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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-13
The Dangerous Age

Little Ella went shopping with her
mother. Stopping in front OF a toy
shop. mother pointed out Santa Claus
to her.
Mother" Ella decided, At don't be-
lieve that is Santa Claus at all
wish he'd take that face off so I could
see If 1t really is him. or just a man.
NJ. NJ. S.
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Prima Facie Evidence

Jacky, age 5. came in with his face
much the worse for contact with
dirt. His uncle told him, Why,
Jacky, you must have gotten your
face wet. 1t looks as if it We're badly
rusted."
No" the lad replied solemnly,
my face hasn't been near water for
"a long time G. B. r.
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Triumph

When Ellen came home from school
I showed her the new dress 1 had
made her. ''Oh Mother" she ex-
claimed. 81 bet Georgiana will like
me better than she likes herself when
she sees thisr' Mrs. G. c. Swartz.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
NEGRO DOOR KEEPER
CHANGES HIS MANNER
He Now Bows and "Slops" Over
With Poltieness When senator
Simmons Appears

Washington. Dec 25. A shift
in colored d0orkeepers sent a new
one to the portion of the capitol
where Senator Simmons and Frank
A. Hampton have their range. Day
after day this negro watched Sena.
tor Simmons go in and out Of his
room. but spoke no word TO him. As
the senator passed the doorkeeper sat
like most Washington government
doorkeepers sit, stolid and uninter-
ested. Finally however there came
radical change One morning
when the senator appeared, the ne
gro rose bowed and almost fell
over with his poiteness. The sena-
tor noticed the performance but new
er tried to learn the cause for the
sudden and startling change. The
next day "a capitol police officer
stopped him and told him this story.
THE conre1 doorkeeper asked me
IL | knew the imperial wizard of the
Ku Klux Khan | told him that
did. and that YOU, Senator Simmons,
was the man"
"You don't mean the quiet llttle
man that goes in and out there.
said the negro, pointing TO the open
door.
Yes, sure"
The next day the republican ap
pointee made his gracious bow.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
NOTICE OF SALE

North Carolina-Union County.
BY virtue of the power of sale con-
ta!ned in a deed of trust executed by
5. f. Hamilton and wife, Lille A.
Hamilton, on the 18th day of March,
1921, and duly recorded in the office
Of Register Of Deeds for Union Coun-
" in Book AL, page PSI, default
laving been made in the payment
# the obligation therein secured, the
Undersigned trustee will sell at pub
ic auction to the highest bidder for
ash at the courthouse door in Mon
'e. n. c., at 12 o'clock noon, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2sth, 1928,
he following described real estate,
wing and being in Marshville and
ew Salem townships, Union County,
h Carolina, and more particular
described and defined as follows:
Adjoining the lands Of T. A. Ross,
". G. Long, estate lands of NJ. W.
am l.on and others-beginning at a
white oak stump and stone in the
1orth side of the College road and
runs thence the said road y. s3i9
\. 46 poles to an iron stake; thence
y. 7Gi2 Z. 1lla poles to a stake;
thence N. lSA w. 33 poles to a
white oak in a branch; thence down
said branch n. &c W. 2 chains to
a stake; thence N. 63W. ; chains to
a stake; thence N. % W. 10 chains
a hickory; thence n. SO f. 1874
1oles to a pine knot; thence S. Sc f.
SO poles to stake; thence S. II
Y. AL poles to a stake; thence S.
II f. 47l2 poles to a pine knot;
thense S. S2l2 w. 1914 poles to
.. oak; thense S. 331a w. 32A poles
% a stake and a stone; thence S.
IN W. $3.50 poles to a pine knot
and stone; thence S. 36% w. Is poles
stake and stone in a branch;
hence down said branch N. 81 w.
u poles to stake; thence S. 81 W.
? poles 70 stake end some stones;
thence N. 81 w. 100 poles to the
'eg'nning, containing 240 acres and
'iaown as the Stanly Hamilton place.
Xcepting, however, 117.22 acres con-
eyed by S. f. Hamilton and wife to
Z. T. Nance by deed dated Sept. 7th.
922. recorded in Registers office in
J. 60. page lbs. Sold to satisfy
PROVISIONS OF said deed Of trust.
--iic December pad. 1922.
W. s. BLAXEN--v, -.1stee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
Novel Shooting Feat.

An interesting experiment In freak
rife shooting was described recently
by an English officer II have fired ar
ordinary wax candle through foui
deal boards placed foot apart" he
said. II used six inches Of wax candle
and thirty.three grains of powder with
The usual wads The shot was removed
by cutting of the top half-inch Of the
case. and candle weighing one and
q quarter ounces was inserted. fired
1t a range Of about five yards. Each
plank was perforated. There were
plenty Of pieces of dry wax on all the
boards. but the first When fired
against planks placed Immediately back
10 back. the candle went through the
first and was brought up by the solid
weight Of wood Of the other three.
Major Hardcastle added that a ertait
gamekeeper won many bets by shoot
ing candles through a spade.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
TRU STEE'S SALE OF CITY PROP.
ERTl

BY virute of the authority vested
n me as trustee in certain deed of
rust executed to me on the 23rd day
OF March, 1920. by Festus Cuthbert-
son to John c. Skies, trustee. which
deed of trust is recorded in the office
Of Register Of Deeds for Union coun-
y, North Carolina, in Book Az, page
102, default having been made in the
payment of the notes secured by said
deed of trust, and at the request Of
he holder of said notes, will on
Monday, the 29th day of January,
1923, sell at public auction at the
.ourt house door in Monroe, North
Carolina. at twelve o'clock, NJ, to the
highest bidder for cash, all that piece
or parcel of properly described as
ollows:
Beginning at the intersection of
Windsor and jackson Sts.. and runs
thence a northernly direction $50 f..
m Jackson st. to Alley d; thence in
A westerly direction along Alley ID 50
#. to a new corner; thence in a
sou'hernly direction, and parallel
with Jackson St., $50 #. to Windsor
St., new corner; thence in an east
ernly direction 81 fl. on Windsor st.
to the beginning corner and contain
ing 50 $50 square feet. and being
the property decided to Festus Cuth-
bertson by \. NJ. Redfern and ID. l.,
Middleton.
This December 26, 1922.
JOHN c. SKIES, Trustee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
CoUE's AUTO SUGGESTION

tkale gn News and ObSerTerl
The New York World Is printing
en- har.zed tran lation Of DR.
t.wia.e C0le's book, "Self-mas,sly
through Conscious Au,0-sugsys-
ion. He diseased how The mag
nation enslaveS the W I. forcing orr
CONSCIOUS sell 10 yield 10 tae uncon-
s.iouS. He tells of the struggle be-
tween the will and the imeg iratiOn
ard claims the latter is complete mas
er and motivates all human action.
HIS theory is that criminals act ~
spite Of themselves. Here are the
conclusions he reaches after numer-
Gus experiments he has made during
tweaty-years:
When the will and ths imag na-
tion are antagonist.e II - always the
Imagination which wins. w.t. oGt any
exception.
>. In the conflict between the will
.rd the imagination The force Of the
mag nation is in direct ratio TO The
square of the viii.
3. When the will and the In. q
nation are in agreement one does no.
add 10 the other but one Is multiplied
by the other.
4. The Imagination can be direct
ed.
The resul; is that If you think you
are well you are apt TO throw otf the
sickness and are entitled to say:
Day by DAY
In every way
| am growing better and better"
If you are threatened with influ-
enza try DR.. Coue's method.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Under and by virtue of the powers
in certain deed of trust
executed by V. W. Walters to the un-
dersigned trustee. which said deed of
trust was given to secure certain
notes mentioned therein. and default
having been made in the payment of
said note, will on SATURDAY,
THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY,
at II o'clock NJ, at the courthouse
door in Monroe. y. c., offer for sale
The following described tract of land,
wing and being in Marshville Town
hip, Union County, North Carolina,
bounded and described as follows;
Beginning at a stone in Mrs. Crit
ms line, and runs thence y II 81 W
iO39 chs to stone by a holly bush.
Wild cherry and pine; thence S So +
29l5 chs to an iron pin in the
Marshville Road; thence with the va
% Gus courses of said road as follows:
list, s 80 W SIS chs; %, S 81 W II
.hs; Sd, S - f 1880 chs to an iron
)in IN said road; thence n 81 81 W
iS5 chs to the beginning, containing
.tty-one (5l) acres.
This being the same tract of land
by the said V. W. Walters
?. H. Johnson and A A. Secrest
d of trust securing the purchase
rice thereof, recorded in Book AK
y.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH
This December 23d, 1922.
W. B. LOVE, Trustee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
Three Times and Out.

Diner-Waiter. do you mean to "a,
this Is the fish | ordered?
Waiter-Yes, sir.
well. II looks like the same fish
that the gentleman ut the next table
refused TO eat three minutes ago"
"Yes, sir; We always try II th-et
times before We gives II up.'-Lop
don Answers
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
Card of Thanks

We take this means of thanking
our friends and neighbors for their
acts of kindness during the illness
and death of our little son, Emmett.
The love and sympathy which our
friends showed us in our grief has
made TIE burden so much l,gA.e-.
We are grateful to all.
y. and Mrs. Buryan Can
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

"Now I've had my revenge" said
the shoe-shop proprietor to his
friend, as a customer left.
Revenge? How so?"
well. the young lady who Just
went out is a telephone operator. l
gave her the wrong number.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
Trade IL Out

"How about that five | loaned you
last month? You promised to pay it
in a week"
"Yes, but l have been away. | just
get back from Canada today"
Fine. I'll take bottle instead"
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
KISTuRY'S.
MYSTERIES.
-. - - - .-..r.- % 1890. .-....r
THE FEMALE STRANGER
VISITORS 10 the cemetery attach,

VISITORS TO the cemetery attached
TO -. Paul's church In Alexandria.
Va. seldom leave without examining
the Inscription upon handsome mon
umen; which Is one Of the outstanding
places of Interest in the city as well
us one Of the most battling riddles OF
idenr'ty which the passage Of more
th.n a century has failed TO solve
This Inscription comprises within q
few lines all that the world knows of
the woman in question. for II reads:
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
Special Notice.


LOST-Between Monroe AMI Char
lotte a 3iX5 United States Royal
cord tire on rim. Please return
10 JUffre Hotel.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

FOR RENT-Good 5-room house near
graded school; on paved street; wa
ter and lights.-P. p. ". Plyler.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

GET MAGAZINES at the Union Va
riety Store.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

AT C0ST-For the next ten days We
will sell our stock of Furniture.
Hardware. Shoes. Notions, Grocer
les at cost. This is a genuine cost
sale IN order to reduce the stock
TO make some changes in the bus
iness.-Starnes, Thompson 4 Pres
ley. Indian Trail. n. c.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

FOR SALE-or will swap for horses,
cattle, etc. two good passenger
Buick automobiles in Al condition.
Reason: Have bought closed cars.
Fowler & Lee.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

FOR RENT-Four living rooms and
one office room in Belk- Bundy
building. Apply to G. B. McClel-
Ian. at Belk Bros.'s clothing depart
ment.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26

FEMALE STRANGER
Whose mortal suiterinss terminated
on the fourth day OF October. isiG
AGED twenty-eight years and eight
months. this stone 10 erected by her
disconsolate husband In whose ARM
she breathed out her last sigh. and
who. under God. did his utmost to
soothe the duh. cold ear OF death.
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part of parents and guard
ians of the young, and gave
the industry a setback to
that extent. T h en- the
adults themselves became
weary of the stuff mas
querading as screen-drama
and ceased to go. At any
rate, this may be one of the
contributing causes of the
decline.
1t is to be hoped that the
convention in Washington
this week will result in a
healthy Improvement and
toning-up of the movies
generally. If this be the
case we have no doubt the
people will respond as gen.
erously as heretofore. For
our own part we believe
them to be a fixed and per-
manent institution and that
they will eventually be one
of the chief educative forces
in modern life. The lesson
to be derived is that the
general public cannot be
humbugged for any pro-
longed period, Likewise
that the best in either the
spoken or the silent drama
is none too good, while the
inferior and unworthy is al
ways sure to be a losing and
improbable venture.
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Present Rates For
Current Will Continue
Continued from page onel

Continued from page one)
purchase pistols for the three new
policemen, and the committee on pol
ice was authorized to make the pur-
chase. Permission was granted Jacob
Sporting to erect gasoline tank at the
northeast corner of Franklin and Pat
rick streets, tank to be placed on
Franklin street.
A resolution that the commission of
the commissioners of revenue be based
on the 1920-1921 rate and compensa-
ton allowance be increased from $3.50
to $500 per quarter was adopted.
Resolution authorizing the corpor-
alton attorney to institute condem-
nation proceedings OF proceed other
wise in order to lay a pavement on
the north side of King street west of
the railroad bridge to Mount Vernon
avenue, was adopted. Petition of
Charles L. Ewald for permission to
erect gasoline tank in front of 70l
North Washington street was refer
red to the street committee. A letter
thanking council for the $500 ap'
propriated for a float for the city If
the Virginia Historical Pageant wa;
received from Miss Helen N. Cum
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20 Then charged he his disciples
that they should tell no man that he
was JESUS the Christ.
Fl From that time forth began
Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how
that he must go unto Jerusalem, and
suffer many things of the elders
and chief priests and scribes, and
be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
% Then Peter took him, and began
to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from
thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
% But he turned, and said unto
Peter, Get the. behind me, Satan:
thou art an offence unto me: for thou
savour4st not the things that be OF
God, but those that be of men.
"a Then said Jesus unto his dis
ciples. If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his
cross and follow me.
25 For whosoever will save his lite
shall lose it: and whatsoever will lose
his life for my sake shall find it.
rs For what is man profited, II
he shall gain the whole world, ant
lose his own soul? or what shall
man give in exchange for his soul?
p For the Son of man shall come
in tn, glory of his Father with hi
angels; and then he shall reward
every man according to his works.
Is Verify | say unto you, There b.
some standing here, which shall no
taste of death, till they see the So
of man coming in his kingdom.
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KIDNEY TROUBLES
Conquered or Money Back

For 40 years, says DR.. Carey, |
have been prescribing my PRE-
SCRIPTION No. TT for Kidney and
Bladder sickness on the money back
if dissatisfied plan.
If you are tired, miserable, tortur-
ed with nagging backache. lameness,
acute. darting pains; subject TO dir
ziness, headaches, sallow skin, puff
rheumatic pains, and Bladder disor-
ders, look to your Kidneys. Don't wait.
Get your health back while you can;
Drink lots of good, pure water and
start at once taking DR.. Carey's PRE-
SCRIPTION No. III. Liquid or Tab
lets. 1t has wonderfully benefited
tens of thousands. Results .guaranl,,
teed. Recommended and sold by all
druggists. Insist on genuine.
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BACK TO THE BIBLE
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
ST. MATTHEW
CHAPTER 16.


The Pbarisees also with the Sad
ducees came, and tempting desired
him that he would shew them sign
from heaven.
2 He answered and said unto them,
When it is evening We say, 1t VIII be
fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, it will be
foul weather to day: for the sky is
red and lowring. Q we hypocrites, we
can discern the face of the sky; but
can We not discern the signs OF the
times?
4 A wicked and adulterOus genera
ton seeketh after sign; and there
shall no sign be given unto it, but
the sign of the prophet Jonas. And
he left them, and departed.
And when his disciples were
come to the other side, they had for
gotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take
heed and beware of the leaven OF the
Pharisees and Of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among them
selves, saying, 1t is because we have
taken no bread.
8 Which when Jesus perceived, he
said unto them, o We of little faith,
why reason we among yourselves, be-
cause We have brought no bread?
V 9DO we not yet understand, neither
remember the five loaves of the five
thousand, and how many baskets ye
took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves Of the
four thousand, and how many baskets
We took up?
II How is it that we do not I'M
derstand that | spake it not to you
concerning bread, that we should be-
ware of the leaven of the Pharisees
and of the Sadducees?
II Then understood they how that
he babe them not beware of the leaveu
of bread, but of the doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
IL When Jesus came into the coasts
of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men say
that | the Son of man am?
II And they said, Some say that
thou art John the Baptist: some
Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one
of the prophets.
Is He saith unto them, But whom
say we that | am?
IS And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.
II And Jesus answered and said
unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Bar-jOna: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father
which is in heaven.
IS And | say also unto thee, That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock
| will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.
10 And | will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven: and whatso-
ever thou shalt loose on earth shall be
loOsed in heaven.
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FOR GREATER ALEXANDRIA

Ferry to Maryland Shore
Belgian Blocks replaced on Washing
ton HigkVay by asphalt.
North Alfred and Columbus Streets
improved to Washington Boulevard
Washington BoulevGrd made safe 81
AUDITING strips.
More Fairgrounds for the children
Public Park.
Reduction Ia Gas Rates.
Reduction Ia City TaSes.
lD0 HoHses or Apartments.
Municipal Pier
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving remembrance of AGNES
H. DOLAN, who departed this life on
May 10, one year ago today.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved so well is stilled,
A vacancy in our home,
Which never can be filled,
God in his wisdom has recalled,
And though her body slumbers here
The soul is safe in Heaven.
By her loving Mother
Hip NJ. II. u
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mings. The Parker Gray School, in
vited council to attend the annual
commencement exercises of that school
which will be neld at O'Clock Sun
day afternoon May q and same was
received. In the absence of Clerk
Stansbury, Councilman w. C. Bag
gett was elected clerk pro TEN.
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MOVIE CONGRESS

The owners of the motion
picture theatres are assem-
bled in Washington this
week in what may be term
ed a Movie Congress. Most
of the 5000 owners are rep
resented, and they are met
to consider the many and
serious problems now con-
fronting tn at industry.
These people stand between
the public and the producer.
There is a general complaint
on their part that the rental
prices charged for films
are exorbitant. This is a
matter in which the theatre
goer is interested and it is
to be hoped that the rates,
if indeed excessive, may be
made propOrtionate to the
reasonable charges now de-
manded by the great major
ity of theatres.
But there is another mat
ter that is coming up for dis
cussion that is fully as in
teresting; and that is the
falling-off in attendance
noticed all over the country.
1t may be that the novelty
has worn off and that people
no longer have the interest
at first displayed, or it may
be that other forms of
amusement have taken their
place. Or, again, it may be
a general wave of economy
that has perfOrce swept
over the country. But as to
novelty the screen play has
long ago ceased to be that,
and up to this year had be-
come a fixed institution,
seemingly impregnable in
its permanence. The legiti-
mate drama, SO-called, has
not been the gamer, nor
have other forms of amuSe-
ment sprung up to replace
the films. AS to economy it
would seem that the prices
charged for picture plays
make them the cheapest
recreation before the peO-
pie today, and INDUCED in
moderately, wit MN the
reach of every purse.
We can see no reason,
therefore, for a diminution
in attendance, unless it be
that the public has become
much more discriminating,
and educated up to a higher
standard. Formerly, most
anything went, and the re-
suit was the throwing on the
market of a vast lot of trash,
that was not only uninter-
eSting but actually deleteri-
Gus in its effect on the audi
ence. This led to a prohibi-
+iOn Of attendance IN tho
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You Can Walk in Comfort

If YOU Shake Into Your Shoes some
ALIENS FOOT-EASE, the Antisep-
tic, Healing powder for shoes that
pinch or feet that ache. 1t takes the
friction from the shoe and gives re-
lief to corns and bunions, hot, tired,
sweating, swollen feet. Ladies can
wear shoes one size smaller by shak-
ing Aliens Foot-Ease in each shoe.
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THEODORE HARRIS, President.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES
Bryant, Griffith and Brunson'
us Fifth Avenue, New YORK
Peoples Gas Bldg, Chicago
2O1 DevOnsbiFe ST., Boston
t07 Grant Bldg. Atlanta Ga.