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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Chapel Hill Chatf

When went on an automobile
trip into Chatham county with
DR.. Brack Lloyd last week I was
positively amazed by his fami-
iarity with every nook and cor
ner, every, man, woman, child
and dog, in the country we pass
ed through. He called every
living thing, hounds and hu-
mans by name. 1t seems that
DR.. Lloyd's fondness for turkey
hunting is famous throughout
all this region. Several of the
people we met began to talk Of
turkeys right away. One of
them joked Brack about not be-
ing a good shot; but / won't go
into that might offend some
body's sensibilities.
The atmosphere was solemn
at Phi Beta Kappa meeting |
attended the other night, when
the door opened and there burst
upon our view the smiling faces
of Miss Jane Toy and Miss
Adeline Denham. The gay col.
ors of their frocks lit up the
room and introduced a not un-
welcome leaven of springhtliness
into the proceedings Of this
scholarly body. The reason Miss
Denham and Miss Toy ere in the
Phi Beta Kappa is because they
made high grades in their stud
les; but if no co-eds qualified in
that way I should be in favor of
admitting at least two or three
such personable specimens in
order to raise the average of
looks in Phi Beta Kappa.
| was about to publish a
paragraph last week concerning
Mrs. Kluttz' inability to walk
because of trouble in her hip
Joint. This was on information
I got from her while she was
lying on a couch in her living
room. But next morning | saw
her frisking about her garden
with hoe in her hands, display
ing much greater nimbleness
that I myself possess: and so,
as they say in newspaper shops,
I killed the story.
Frank Haronian, of the
French faculty, has taught his
15-months old son to give the
yell that is known as "splitting
Carolina. This the boy does
wit h m mai as4FeelllleeHss effect waving
his arms in the manner Of a
cheerleader and shouting words
which are fully as intellibihle
as any cheer leaders,. Mr..
Haronian is an Armenian. I do
not know any native born North
Carolinian who is giving his
progeny so good a start in pat
riOtism.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Bailey in HiIIsborO Monday

Josiah w. Bailey, candidate
for Governor in the Democratic
primaries, will speak in the
court house in Hillsboro next
Monday, May ~, during the
noon recess of the court. A com
mittee of Bailey supporters, in
Guiding some of the leading citi-
zens of Hillsboro, haveArranged
the meeting. A big crowd is ex-
pected.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Infant Found Dead near Road

The body of - infant was
found about half mile from
town, beside the PitNboro Road,
Tuesday morning. JIM. Whita-
ker was appointed coroner to
hold an inquest, and the cOro-
ner's jury brought in a verdict
that the child had met its death
by violence. There is no clue as
to who killed it. The physicians
said it had evidently persisted
shortly after birth, probably
several weeks ago. It is thought
that, being so near the road, it
amay have been thrown from an
automobile.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Peace Girls Visit Hill

Girls from Peace Institute in
Raleigh-two white busses full
Of them-came to see Chanel
Hill Monday, escorted by Col.
Fred A. Olds. They were met
by M. c. s. Noble, dean of the
University's School of Educa-
tion, who guided them about to
the Alumni Building, the Arbor-
etum, the Tin Can and other
points of interest. He pleased
them greatly by taking them to
Memorial Hall during the
chapel period.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Tax Election in Emo
Township Will Vote on Special Levy
For Schools

Emo township is to have a
school tax election. # will take
place within the next few weeks
ms Is the decision which tho
board of education made at IT'S
regular monthly meeting in
Hlllsboro on Monday.
Fart of Emo is already operat.
ing its schools under a local tax.
Inc present proposal is that the
entire township be brought I'M
der the same system.
BY the terms of the order of
the county board, the special
school tax, if approved, shall
not exceed 20 cents on the S1O0
OF assessed valuation.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08

He has three children and
II grandchildren, of all Of whom
he is even more proud than he is
Of the treasures Off his book
shelves. | do not see how a man
of So can have such unbounded
energy as he displays, and some
how he seems to transmit his
vitality to everybody around
him. | believe he works more and
gets more enjoyment out of
life and shares his happiness
more literally with others, all
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08

Miss Harriet Berry has moved
to Raleigh for a few months.
She is going to the Democratic
Convention in New York as one
of the delegates-at-large.t
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08

William M. Dey was in Wash.
ington and New York recently
interviewing prospective teach
ers for the University's depart
ment of romance languages.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-08
Ellis Ames Ballard. I'd.

Inc owner of the most valu-
able Kipling collection in the
world was in Chapel Hill Satur-
day on a visit. He is the same
man to whom the famous Phila-
delphia collector, A. Edward
Newton, alluded in the ESSAY,
Hints to Booksellers" first
published in the Atlantic Month
ly. Mr.. Newton said that any
bookseller who was making a
special Kipling display ought by
all means to try to get the loan
Of a few of the rare editions in
the library of Ellis Ames Bal
lard.
The name of Ellis Ames Bal
lard is little known in this part
Of the country, but it is a cele-
brated one in the legal profession
of the North. He is probably
the foremost lawyer of Phila-
delphia today, He has made a
lot of money and spent it freely ;
and the taste that he has in
dulged most lavishly is collect
ing. His particular hobby is
Kipling.
He was first seized with the
fancy in 1898. At that time,
although Kipling was becoming
famous, his books were not vet
being sought by collectors, and
Mr.. Ballard picked up first edi-
tions, and manuscripts in the
authors own hand, which have
since increased fifty and a hum
dredfold in value.
= =
He has littleepaper-b back books
that used to be sold on railway
trains in India before the writer
was known in England and
America. He has an early book
which contains an autograph
poem written on the fly leaf in
Kipling's hand and adressed to
Kiplihg's mother.
One of his treasures is a note
on the back of a proof page, a
memorandum to an English pub
Usher about a collection of stor-
les soon to be issued, saying:
"The advertising arrangements
are damned bad-study the
American method" Only the
other day he paid several hun
drcd dollars for a copyright
edition one of four copies exist
jing-nf The Muse aud the
Motorists.
Mr.. Ballard came to Phila-
delphia from Ohio in 1875, at
the age of fourteen, a rather
raw country boy. He had never
seen a street car before he reach
ed the city. Zone of the things
my parents had taught me" he
said while on his visit here,
"was to take my hat off in the
house. The street car had
floor, windows, and a roof, there
fore was a house to me; so, when
| entered it, | promptly took off
my hat. My father logged me
with his elbow and said: Put on
your hat, you little fool So |
put it on. But | had performed
the only act Of courtesy ever
shown toward the street rail
way company in Philadelphia,
and in return for this, 20 years
later, the company made me it's
general counsel"
He has three children and
II grandchildren, of all of whom
he is even more proud than he is
of the treasures OF his book
shelves. | do not see how a man
of So can have such unbounded
energy as he displays, and some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
CHAPTER 6 SYMPATHY

nNE day, toward the end of May, there crawled into Carlisle Bay a
 wounded, battered English ship, the Pride of Devon. She had been in action off Martinique with two Span ish treasure ships. One of the Span- iards had fled from the combat.
 Steed, after the fashion of most colonial governors, gave the Pride of Devon shelter and every facility to careen and carry out repairs.
 But, before it ca-.e to this, they fetched from her hold over score of English seamen as battered and broken as the ship herself, and, together with these, some half-dozen Spaniards in like case. These wounded men were conveyed to long shed on the wharf, and the medical skill of Bridgetown was summoned to their aid. Peter Blood was ordered to bear hand in this work, and, partly because he spoke Castilian land he spoke it as fluently as his own native tognue) and partly because of his inferior condition as a slave, he was given the Spaniards for his patients. They were summed however, by all those charitably dis posed inhabitants of Bridgetown who flocked to the improvised hospital with gifts of fruit and flowers and delicacies for the injured English seamen.
 Rising suddenly from the redressing of wound, task in which he had been absorbed for some moments, he
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Listening In On Foe

[ to be, though and the saving on the eyes is worth considering"
 Nobody saves anything any more,' said the Out-of-town customer, "so ] suppose there. won't be any heirlooms in few years. My wife learned her handiwork from her grandmother who used to make bead purses and samplers and embroider linen in great quantities Alice is always enthusiastic about my wife's work and writes her charming letters of thanks every year for the beautiful Christmas gift"
 Its great to have your work ap. preciated," said Wilkinson. T imagine that your wife would not take hall the pleasure in making the gifts if her friend did not so enjoy and delight in them. It's rather nice to have the friend so appreciative."
 "She's appreciative, all right" said the out-of-town customer, with a laugh There's no doubt about that. And really she isn't the only one that real ises that my wife does good work"
 T should imagine not" agreed Wilk inson. Probably the friend calls in the neighbors and shows her gift with great deal of pleasure. can just see her."
 "She shows her gift, all right" said the out-of-town customer. "As I was saying, tried to get my wife to SC with me to the fair, but she felt tired and went alone. I felt so sorry tC have run off and leave her that wher I came back to the hotel I bought hel the best bit of new style embroidery could find, hoping to please and amaze
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at the Red Lion had become so famous the house was crowded each night, and it was resolved to continue the dinners wherever the future meetings of the as- sociatiop were held.
 The society, taking its name from the inn sign, proved an immediate success. It was an informal affair, without president, secretary, treasurer, minute book or subscriptions. Its sole en- trance fee was good fellowship. When the members were pleased they rOared with delight, as lions should do, and wagged their coat-tails; when offended they growled. Forbes wrote many songs for the amusement of his fellow lions. So did Professor Rankine, whose best contribution described how A mathematician fell madly in love
 With a lady, young, handsome, and
 charming; By angles and ratios harmonic he strove Her curves and proportions all fault
 less to prove,
 As he scrawled hieroglyphics alarm ing
 no doubtes of the fate of his suit made him pause,
 For he proved to his own satisfac-
 ton
 That tho, fair one returned his affection because,
 As everyone knows, by mechanical laws
 Reaction is equal to action." Said he, If the wandering course of the | moon
 By algebra can be predicted, The female affections must yield to il
 soon."
 But the lady ran off with a dashina
 dragoon,
 And left him amazed and afflicted.
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her. I confess I wanted her to be quits astonished at my geherosity."
 And she wasn'tT
 "She acted queerly," laughed the out-of-town customer. T couldn't tell whether she thought me good husband or not, but I succeeded in one thing. had reused her interest in that fair and she got me to stay an extra day and take her out to the fair grounds in a machine the next morning.
 "She went right over to the em- broidery section and she made friends with the chairman of that division and had a long visit with her, talking em- broidery and stitches and all that sort of thing, while I picked around the rest of the place. 5o
 Halfway back to the hotel she be- gan to laugh and she laughed until the tears rolled down her cheeks, with me sitting there wanting to laugh, too, and not knowing what the joke was."
 There's nothing more irritating" said Wilkinson. ~ know how you felt. Didn't she tell you, all the way back"
 "Yes, she did" said the out-of-town customer, taking a cigar. Ut seems that she found sixa pieces of her own handiwork there, four of which had taken prizes for her friend Alice. The piece brought her was one that hadn't won prize and she had recognized it at once. A fair is surely great place to study folks"
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So Raggedy Andy cut a large stick so that if MT. Gooly tried to hit him with his cane, Raggedy Andy could fight duel with him. And with the large stick, Raggedy Andy went through the bushes.
 Raggedy Andy was gone long time, and Raggedy Andy began to wonder what had happened to him, whcn sud denly she felt herself seized from be- hind, and Walter also felt himself seized.
 Aha r! Mir. Sanky and Mir. Gooly cried, for it was these who had cap tured Raggedy Ann and Walter. This time you shall not escape, for we shall fasten you to the table leg with chains and then you can not cut them with a knife."'
 And MT. Sanky and Mir. Gooly started dragging Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy towards MT. Sanky $ house. Mrs. Sanky will be glad to see youv" MLr. Sanky said, "For she will make yo7. get dinner in hurry can tell youw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
The WeU-Dressed Man
does not perform a de- serving deed, because there's
 " ..nlnl ,r.n;t;nn Nathan d0pS the
BU BeGunGSI

COURAGE does not perform a de-
 serving deed, because there's
 medal waiting. Neither does the well dressed man expect any attention or admiration except the invisible pat on the back administered by the con sciousness that he is true to the tradi- tions of a gentleman, "the name de famed by every charIatan and soiled with all ignoble use" Once you have absorbed this fundamental principle of correct dress-that it may show taste, but not show off-you have grasped the big thing, yes, the whole thing.
 Style is pursuit in which the major ity is always trying to overtake the minority. Thus, the man who likes to keep ahead of the crowd and the cal endar has to revert to long vanished modes and revamp them. Take the straight-back fall sack, portrayed in the accompanying sketch. This has been exaggerated in effect to show the drop from the shoulders. It is really semi-straight, with just a trifle of an incurve at the sides to trace the figure. Such a model was in vogue many years ago and it's return upon the heels of English styles is symptomatic of how fashions, in the span of time, come right back to where they started.
 Such model is most flattering to young men of slender figure to whom it serves to give an appearance of more breadth. There are usually two but tons, a back vent and flap pockets. Sometimes the back has short vents, another revival which, however, has not vet risen to the dignity of recognized fashion. =.
 As n rule a mans figure shows off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
The BiIIet.Doux

Two men with the same name were members of certain club. One day letter addressed to one of them was left at the club. The wrong man opened it first. It was dun fro ma tailor.
 He knew the missive did not belong to him, so he put it back in the letter rack.
 The next nig both men happened to cone to the club at the same time. Both went to the letter rack, the man for whom the letter was intended reaching it first.
 He read the epistle very carefully Then he tore it into bits, which he tossed carelessly into waste paper basket.
 Poor little girl' he said. How she loves me !'-Tid Bits, London.
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i saw, to his surprise, that one lady, de- | tached from the general throng, was placing some plantains and bundle of succulent sugar cane on the cloak that served one of his patients for a cover let. Peter Blood stood at gaze mo- ment. The lady, turning now to con front him, her lips parting in a smile of recognition, was Arabella Bishop. 'The mans Spaniard," said he, in the tone of one who corrects mis- apprehension. She frowned and stared at him moment, with increasing haughtiness.
 'So perceive. But he's human being none the less" said she.
 Your uncle, the colon, J, is of diff ferent opinion," said he when he had recovered. He regards them as vermin to be left to languish and die of their fostering wounds"
 "Why do you tell me this?" "To warn you that you may be in- curing the colonel's disple.sure. If he had had his way, should never have been allowed to dress their wounds"
 And you thougl. of course, that must be of my uncle's mind?' "I'd not willingly be rude to lady, even in my thoughts" said he. But that you should bestow gifts on them, considering that if your uncle came to hear of it," He paused, leaving the sentence unfinished. "Ah, well there it isw he concluded.
 First you impute to me inhuman- | ity, and then cowardice. Faith For a man who would not willingly be rude to lady even in h:s thoughts, its none so bad" Her boyish laugh drilled out, but the note of it jared his ears this time.
 He saw her now, it seemed to him, for the first time, and saw how he had misjudged her.
 "Sure, now, how was to guess that that Colonel Bishop could have an angel for his nieceY said he recklessly, for he was reckless, as men often are in sudden peuitence.
 You wouldn't, of course. I shouldn't think you often guess aright." | Without another word or so much as another glance at Peter Blood, she swept out of the place. i Peter fetched a sigh.
 .(Continued tomorrow)
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 Peter Blood, a young Irish physi- clan, Is arrested and accused Of tree- son for treating wounded in the bat tie between Monmouth rebels and the soldiers of King James. He Is brought to trial before the bloody Lord Jeff reys and is sentenced to death after a prejudiced travesty of justice. King James, however. realized the need of man power in his colonies and he or- ders the convicted rebels sent to the Barbadoes Blood, with his friend Jeremy Pitt, is placed in detsch- ment and shipped to Bridgetown. When the rebels-convict are drawn up for inspection in the slave market, Arabelia Bishop, niece of Colonel Bishop. the military commander, draws his attention to Blood and he is purchased for the sum of ten pounds because of his skill as phy- aician. Later with Blood given the run of the town as a doctor, Ara-bella and he meet. but Blood, in his bitter ness over his position. mfsunder- stands the character of the niece of his master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
By Branner

"Oh! She will, will she?" Raggedy Andy cried, as he gave MT. Sanky a crack upon the top of his hat with the large stick.
 Mir. Sanky let go of Raggedy Ann and sat down in the center of the path and howled. Then Raggedy Andy said to Mir. Gooly, 'Now we must have duel. for I see you carry a large cane" So Mir. Gooly dropped Walter and tried to give Raggedy Andy a thump with his cane, but. Raggedy Andy jumped to one side and gave MT. Gooly a crack just as he had Mir. Sanky. Then with a laugh, Raggedy Andy lifted Walter and Raggedy Ann to the back of the Magical Hobby horse who came walking out of the bushes.
 .Why where have you been?" Rag gedy Ann asked the hobby horse as they sped away from MT. Sanky and MT. Gooly who was still bowling. Tt is such long story, we will have to wait until we come to a nice soda water fountain !" the hobby horse re- plied
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cape, Walter said, Il spect we had better be running ava! from here, for I am sure the Sankys will awaken and find us gone, then they will start to follow us! And Mir. Gooly will soon find out that you have escaped and he will start to follow you. And, he may catch all of us."
 "Walter is quite right" Raggedy Ann said. Perhaps if we can find the duck boat, we will be able to fly wa, up over the tree tops so the Sanky's and mean MT. Gooly will not be able to tell which way we have gone"
 'Listenr' Walter whispered, T heard something going, 'scritch scratch in the bushes there! Do you think it is the duck boat caught again in the vine?'
 You two stay here and l will see what it is" Raggedy Andy said, May be it is MT. Gooly, or Mir. and Mrs. Sanky sneaking up to capture us again !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
SCIENTISTS MADE MERRY
British Association In 1880 Formed Se
 cret SOciety Called "Red Lions"

cret Society Called "Red Lions.
 The British Association for the Ad- vancement of Science used to have within itself a sort of secret society known as the Red Lions, instituted in 1859, when the association met in Bir- mingham.
 That was in the era before Chamber lain, and the hotel accommodation of the town was limited to various more or less obscure inns and taversn, depend ing mainly on commercial travellers. Certain members of the association put up at an old-fashioned commercial house known as the Red Lion.
 Then, when the serious business of the day was over. that brilliant young scientist, Edward Forbest, Professor Wilson and kindred souls foregathered to dine and keep good cheer. Before the end of the meeting the night gatherings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
THE CAMERA ADDICT
All addicts are dangerous.
 1or,o,o oJJ;ok want biU r,o r,f

All odNANtS
 A camera addict went big game hunt ing in Africa last year. One of his companions was chased by lion, and fled for camp with the lion at his heels
 As the poor fellow fled he heard Il shout, and looked hopefully towards the thicket whence the sound came, for he thought salvation was at hand.
 But it was the camera addict instead The addict came bounding forth with his camera raised.
 Hold on, there," he yelled savagely "Slower! You're too far ahead. cam get you both in."-Pittsburg Chronicl Telegraph.
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to better advantage in a coat which curves slightly inward at the sides than in a model which has the straight, square appearance customarily described as boxy. However in this, as in all questions of dress, becomingness to the individual must be the sole guide. To determine what is most becoming to you, try on different style models and do not grudge the time and trouble this takes. Only by making the most of his gifts and the least of his shortcomings can a man be well dressed.
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SOME HAT.

My friend" asked the missionary, ''are you travelling the straight and mar row path?"
 In silence the man handed over his card which read: Signor Ballancio \ Tightrope Walker. Square Deal.