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Authorized Dealers For— Packard Franklin DARLINGTON MOTOR CO. , Darlington, S. C. COULDN'T BE HAPPY. ' “Tour wife says she is entirely ^ happy," said the spiritualistic me dium. “I don't see how that ca i $>e,” re- plied-the man. “She is in heaven,” replied the me dium. “There she would naturally be happy." “I don’t think so,” replied the man stubbornly. “I don’t see how she bould ever be entirely happy without me being around to tind fault with." ‘ . mofB Before Starting Work. “Well, come down to the shop to morrow morning and I will put yoi; tg work.” ! '• , “To-morrow T I couldn’t possibly come /intil the day after.” “Why?” “Why, tomorrow’ I must take part in the great demonstration of protest of the unemployed.”—Life.' The Formalities. “Obscurity has some slight advan tages.” “For iustanc*?” "So long as a man remains incon spicuous he doesn’t' have to bother about composing a letter of resigna tion. He can simply quit and look for another Jok’ r r it?'* V'* IN DANGER. “Do you believe that kissing trans mits microbes?” “No, but if my fiancee doesn’t quit fondling that dog I expect to. got fleas.” , “ : I.etii" Manner of Expression. The diplomat plays tit for tat. Emotion he conceals. The more polite he seems to writ# The angrier he fjels. (Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.) PERSHING WRITES TO SCOUTS General John J. Pershing has always been a strong friend of the Hoy Scouts of America. He knows to the full the value of the many-sided service they gave in the war. He fcpows ihe value of scout training in producing a well-equipped manhood, fo;j there wore a hundred thousand former scouts in the army In France. General Pershing has sent this let ter to the president of the Boy Scouts of America, urging them “to 'remem ber’* : “On July 2. r >th, last year, While we were in the midst of the desperate bat tle of the Marne, I sent a greeting to the Boy Scouts of America from our ‘soldiers in France, and urged them to keep fiflth with the scout laws. “Those were days when old and young realized the necessity for every one to serve the country. “Today, without the pressure of a great war to hold our attention upon the necessity of good citizenship, it is ‘Important that the lessons of the war in patriotism and devotion be always borne in mind, ns Hie obligntfons in pence time are as urgent as in war. Let there be no relaxation In your efforts.” HOW SCOUTING AIDS PARENTS. COTTON GINS CORN MILLS FEED MILLS WOOD SAVite PUMPS We also have listed with us all sizes and types of second hand machinery. Let us figure on your requirements. HYMAN SUPPLY COMPANY !; i •, Mill Supplies and Machinery For Art's Sake. “Ah, tiiis is a Kemhrandt, Helen!" “Isn’t it wonderful! What is that one?” % “That is a Rubens!” . “How perfectly marvelous! Were they both painted by the same, man?”— Cartoons. WILMINGTON, N. C. NEW BERN. N. C. \\ 11 ***##****«****•*«**•. Going Her One Better. “Jack Gribble has invited me to take a ride in his airplane,” said Misa Blobbs, gayly. - " * v “Indeed?” replied Mi«j! 8Ubbs, ip her coldest manner. "I have been in vited to cruise with a party of frieiidi for 30 days in a dirigible.” - r Here are two sample leinarks made by a Boy Scout mid by Ids father, each without tlie knowledge of the oilier, after a father and son hike. The scout said: “I never knew what a darned good fellow my father was till he came here and Camped with me. He always seemed like a stern man, whose big idea was to punish me when 1 was not good, and then I did not want to he feoml. But now lie lias been here, ami we have been fishing together, and he Inis shown me a lot of Interesting tilings that,! never knew before, and that I never would suppose he knew. Now all of a sudden lie seems like a chum of mine. I hope he'll*keep rigid on coming up.” Within an hour the father of the same boy had said: “I’ve just realized my boy for the first^ time. Say, he isn't a baity any more, and I’ve been handling him like one. I’m going to change my* tactics nnd’Heep on know 1 ing him better.’’^, . . > On these ld*<” s . the hoy entertains his fatlier at the enfitp and at the other doings. He prfpnres the tent for him, sharing his own, which no other may s)iare ,but ids father. Aji indbor golf clhb for wpmen is a new and flourishing institution in London. Agreed. “The difficulties of y<TtTr“IBTrgflll*« are very great,” remarked the cul tured foreigner. “I get you,” replied the slangy Amer* can. “Every day some bird springs a new word on you that you nera( heard before.” • 1 S' A Gentle Hint. “You are a pronounced type ol blond." “I lioiie you like blonds.” “I do, but science says they are I disappearing.” “Better speak up then, if you want! one.” JHt»*«**«»«*#************««»«»****«ft*ft«««««««#«.*««MMHHr S SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION ▼ i * I When He Goes Home. Maw—Why does that young man stay so bite when he calls? •Paw—I think it is so that he can do some daylight saving at the othei end of the day. . A Handicap Race. The Sire—You Loaf too much. If you hustle prosperity will be sure to follow. r The Son—But I don’t want pros perity trailin’ after me all the time. I’m givin’ it a chance to catch up. WASHINGTON, D. C.’ MAY 12th TO 18th For the a6ove'occasion tickets will bn sold to iioidni s of fcfott- tification ceitificates prescribed by the tariff from points on the ATLANTIC CO^ST LINE • The Standard Railroad of the South.., AT ONE AND ONE THIRD THE REGULAR ONE WAY FARE Tickets will he sold for use from starting point on . n * MAY 8th TO 14th INCLUSIVE limited returning to reach, original starting point by or before mid-, night of May 24th. 1920. but must be validaitM at Wutuhliisiouri from May 12 to 21. inclusive. For schedules, tickets and further information; apply to JOS. POWELL, Ticket Agent, Florence. S. (’. W. J'. CRAIG. # T. C. WHITE Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent WILMINGTON, N. C.‘ ft-******-*^*********#**********************##**#*^##; THE TOILER. She—Does a farmer have to work hard? * lie—Yes. But. not as hard as the average person who has to buy what ue fanmers raise. T , V We Handle the Best in Our Line The Victrola Talking Machine Something He Didn’t Have. He is a millionaire and yet Today I can rerall with glee, , „ He wished to light a cigarette And had to beg a match from mt. i Abrasive Knee-Work. Hewitt—He wouldn’t rent you th« flat, eh? | Jewett—No; he snid that I was so bowlegged that I would lie continually rubbing the paper off. tlie walls. 1 Letting Him Down Easy. “Rill is lazy, isn’t he?” “Well, I wouldn’t say that exactly, j He just seems to have the^improssion j that work is patented and he’d get into ; trouble if he used it” The Ivers & Pond Kranich & Bach Steinway Kurtzmann Shoninger Pianos . COME TO US FOR VICTOR RECORDS HE C* $■ TJtLK flpR MILES. Moves Often and Quickly. A. —That fellow is a huslter. Ht stays in one place only long enmgh to ' borrdw rionoy. _ | B. —I see. A case of toacb aud goes.—London Answers. 44444 4444444444444444444444444444444444444-« DARGAN - HARLLEE # v V* \ REALTY SERVICE ■ OFFER THE LARGEST AND MOST EXCLUSIVE LISTINGS IN RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS PROPERTIES. 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One of the n*ost interesting letters that-have ever come to Ihe national headquarters of the hoy Scouts of America contained Ihe applications ot five troops of boys employed in cotton mills in Georgia. Southwest l.aGrange is the post of fice cqpter for the four communities where these great mills are located. There is one troop eayh in the Unity Cotton mills, tlie Unity Spinning mills and (lie Elm City mills and two troops for the Hillside Cotton mills. These^ lads who would be scouts have a vision of tlie future good Citi zenship upon which America must rely. Tlie Fuller K. Callaway company lias provided nn auditorium, to be arranged in five separate compartments, one for each troop. About 20 of the men in the mills will give time to helping the boy scouts ir tlie program. Rum* of McCoy Half, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Mery lend Allstec! Safe as found in 'the ruins of the Johns Hopkins fire. Same AUs’eel Safe after be ini opened, with even the Liberty Bonds unharmed. SCOUT'S DAILY GOOD TURNS. Tlie boy scouts in Troop No. 21, of New Haven, Conn., cleaned the church, took up the carpet and carried out the accumulation of ashes in the cellar. In Paducah. Ky., there are six large inonutnenis. Boy scouts, noting that they looked rather crusty, took It upon themselves to clean and polish these and keep them clean In the future. Special troops have been assigned to each meuument. One troop is reepom sthle for painting the city flagpole and keeping It shining. In Finland fifty years ago there was not. a single high school for girls ami now most young women whose parents can afford it are given a uni versity education. WliC&teei Safes A Typical Interior Arrangement of an Allitcel Underwriters' Class B Ssfe. Every hour of everjfl^y someone’s valu able * records are destroyed by fire —simply because of the lack of proper protection. Don’t take chances on losing your records. 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