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! ? Y*>'AJBaB hit f. I ^S.Royg Norfolk, Va Tarboro, N. C. Columbia, S. C Macon, Ga Birmingham, A X????? ED. HOWE'S FAVORITE STORY |! Weil-Known Kansas Editor Takea I Pride In Effectual Way He Squelcned Bore. E. W. Hmve of Knnsas lins been something of a traveler. He made a J number of trips abroad and went i twice around the world. It was on c his first trip abroud that he encoun- i tered one of the seu hounds whose s chief boast Is concerned In the num- c ber.Of times they have crossed the At- 1 lantic. Mr. Howe tell* the incident as his favorite story. > "Is this your first trip'" the sea hound asked Mr. Howe on the occn biud or meir nrst meeting. Mr. Howe > admitted that it was. "Well," said 1 the' seu hound, "I've crossed the Atlnn- < tl<^ 40 times." On the second day the sea hound a Rain put the question to t Mr. Howe and ngain vouchsafed the i same observation. lie repeated It at frequent intervals during the trip. t It was on the sixth day, after the < sea hound had again spoken of the number of his crossings, that Mr. Howe snid to him: "By the way, have you ever been to Oinaha?" The sea hound said he never had. "Well," re- ? torted Mr. Howe, "I .go there every week."?Philadelphia Public Ledger. I < M" Sunburned Steel. \ i A marine outfit was undergoing inspection in a tropical region. Tl?e in- 1 spectlng officer wus "hard-boiled." ' * Seining Private Murphy's rlfie like a lion going after a round cf raw beef, i he. bellowed: "What's this, rust?" 1 "Oh, no," said Murphy. "That's sun- I burn."?From the Bulletin, organ of ] ,the D. C. Branch of the Second Dl vision Association. Slow Process. "Does your wife practice economy?" "Oh, yes. she practices It. But she doesn't seeni to learn very fast!"? \ Judge. I the II The o 18 With enough tnont II and enough luck, a mi III ?W. k?1tU U. U 1 ? I It takes patience, to Hi And then there ma; BJ or only a little. |j| It's better to save v I than hunt for what i the most successful | will tell you. I Much of the loss of faulty, careless diet. 1 I all times and right i Oj times load th^ long-si: I Gra jjj Mad# by I C. is ' i^MM^eg^^yan ^ ^ .* ' ^i/Se^C TOAOI HARM "ifSk" REOISTCRCO rER GUANO O Richmond, Va. Lync Charlotte, N. C. Was s Spartanburg, S.C. Atlai Columbus,Ga. Mon la. Baltimore, Md. Tolec SHOULD BE FINISH TO THIS: 'robably Some Readers Would Like to Know Just What the Lieutenant 1 Colonel Said. Private Washington Lee Johnson hnd ust come up with the replacements j j ind, not never having had no luck i-tall, went on sentry duty the tirst light In the new camp. In the wee. una' hours along blew the lieutenant ' olonel who had a reputation for be- ^ ng one hard-boiled guy. "Halt! Who goes dar?" bellowed Prlrate Johnson. 1 "Ofllcer of the post." i There was a long and painful silence while the sentry racked his brain 'or the proper thing to say. Then the I ifllcer snarled: * "Well, why don't you say someliing? Are you going to leave me standing here like this all night?" I "Nossuh." answered Private John- , ion In relief as a Hash of inspiration nine. "No, -Indeedy, sub. At ense!" ?American Legion Weekly. ( These Post-War Days. Representative Frear of Wisconsin laid at a dinner at Milwaukee: "There has been a lot of talk tobe contrary, but nevertheless the cost , jf all kinds of wearing apparel keens I unreasonably high. "A rich Milwaukee banker sat at ' luncheon thp other day when a servant entered and said: 'There's a second-hand-clothes man at the hack door, sir.' " 'Good !' said the rich banker. 'Ask liini If he can let me have a secondhand pair of shoes at a reasonable price.'" Oetaila Desired. "He pressed his cheek to hers. The color left her cheek." "You mean he rubbed It off?" One quail on toast Is worth two In the other fellow's game bag. bird in hand? thers may be hard i ry, enough time organs with eler in may get back or starve the tit t?or part of H. needed elements. o. Grape-Nuts is i . which has the t / be no success, ^ nutrition. It supi of those splendid i what you have malted barley, to you've lost?as mineral elements, health-restorers foods. Served wit Grape-Nuts givi ' health la due to without ?ver->?? Wrong meals at A splendid tl meals at 'wrong or lunch, for th< iffering digestive health ? pe Nuts?the Body Builc "There's a Reason" Postern Coroal Company, Inc., Battle Croak, I * 0 ' " Tl i H A I K I v . s DMPANY ;hburg, Va. ;hington,N.CX ' ita, Ga. tgomery, Ala, io, Ohio 1 > Artificial. "Her cheeks arc like roses." "Aren't >ou laying It on pretty thick?" "No; Uut she Is." Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, thnt famous old remedy Tor Infanta and children, and see that It In Dee for Over 80 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Why is the business in which we know we could make money always monopolized by other people? A girl thinks the wisdom of Solomon nslgniflcnnt when compared with the unurt sayings of her first beau. A man Is usually embarrassed whtyi tie proposes marriage to a woman? dther financially or otherwise. The girl who sings Incessantly ?lther has a sweet disposition or a jrudge against fhe neighbors. The first tlilnc a man fines n??i making n fool of himself Is to try to sxplnln how it happened. Some men are like elevators?they come down In the world every time they go up. Personal opinion is a mighty club when It Is also public opinion. Notoriety pays as well as fame, but fame goes on after death. . Nor is the world getting better when there are fewer "beg pardons." To live to a ripe old age, one has to devote a good deal of time to It. If you are wise todny you can risk being otherwise tomorrow. \ "V ul to catch I pent a of destruction, 1 isues and glands of | a delicious cereal food lualities of scientific I plies the full richness Food grains, wheat and gether with the vital , so often ladcing from h cream or good milk, j] ss full nourishment j] ding the stomach. j lought for breakfast i >se who would keep jjj ler I Michigan jjj i ! - f- ?->'t a? rOBT MILL (S. 0.) TDOB NATIONAL BANKS RESOURCES GROW CONDITION OP BANK8 IN DECEM* BER DESCRIBED A3 "VERY SATISFACTORY." INCREASE OF 1406,000,000 Shows the "Most Satisfactory Turn In Financial Affairs" of tho Country Since 1919. Washington.?Resources of the na tional banks of the country, exclusive of re-discounts amounting to $19,420,-< 000,000 at the last call on December 31, showed an increase of $406,000,000 over the previous call in September, according to an analysis Issued by Comptroller of the Currency Crissinger. The condition of the national banks in December, he declared as "very satisfactory" and called attention to the fact that until September their resources had more or less steadily declined from their peak of $22,711,000,000 in December, 1919. Conditions of the national banks, as reported by Mr. Crlssinger, were said in a formal statement issued by the White House to show "the most satisfactory turn In the financial affairs of the country that has been registered by a bank statement since the conclusion of 1919." V "It demonstrates,'' the statement continued, "that the process of liquidation has been proceeding at Buch an excellent rate that It may fairly be said that we are well on the road to getting the "frozen credits" thawed out. In this regard. Indeed, it is by far the most satisfactory showing that has been made since the phrase 'frozen credits' was invented.'' "It must be borne in mind." th^ statement said, "that the national banks represent considerable less than half of the total banking capacity of the nation. It i's therefore safe to assume that the state savings and private banks and trust companies have experienced the same turn in the tide that is noted in the case of national banks. "We may, therefore, conclude that the figures for national banks may safely be doubled in order to get an approximate representation of tho situation as to the entire banking establishment of the nation. "Under any analysis, the figures Indubitably demonstrate that the peak of liquldatton and consequent depression was passed somewhere between September 6, last, and December 31. last, antf that the tendency has been steadily toward improving business and less reliance of business upon the support of the banks. "Of precisely like tenor are recent advices from the war finance corporation, wnicn reports a progressive liquidation. of its loans and a general improvement of conditions in ?he agricultural industry. Recent stabilizations of prices for agricultural staples have brought the farmers to the point where they are able to realize something at least approximating costs of production, nnd can look forward hopefully to still further improvements in no very distant future." Refuse Extradition of Bullock. Hamilton, Ont.?Extradition of Matthew Bullock, negro, to the United States, to stand trial in Norlina, N. C., on charges of attempted murder of Rabey Taylor during race riots there, was refused by County Judge Snyder on the ground of insufficient evidence. Judge Snyder decreed that witness ea must come here from Norllna to testify against the negro. Bullock recently won a fight against deportation to North Carolina chiefly through the intercession of the negro population of Toronto and the commission of immigration holding that the negro's conduct had been good during his stay here. Bullock was re-arrested here on a United States extradition warrant. He was taken in custody as he was about to start to work for a contractor by whom he had been employed prior to his first arrest. Three Killed In Wreck. Chapel Hill, N. C.?Three boys were killed and three others injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a switch engine at a crossing in the eastern part of this city. With the exception of the driver of the car, who was killed, all were students at the University of North Carolina. News of the fatal tragedy has brought sorrow to the university and the entire community. The reports reached the village several hours after the accident occurred. Kidnaped Unionist* Returned Home. Belfast.?Return to their homes of a large number of the kidnaped Unionists has had a stimulating effect on public opinion in Ulster, but the situation on the border continues to be one of danger owing to the proximity of rival forces at some points. News of the arrangement for liason commissions on each side of the frontier also was received with satisfaction and the hope is widely expressed that they will become operative as quickly as possible. Moonshine War Now Raging. Louisville, Ky. ? Tumbling price moonshine whiskey has resulted in a bitter war between big business and the ordinary bootlegger here, according to Edward Vols, prohibition officer. The "business man" has entered the field, Mr. Volz said, with quantity production and low prices. He is being fought by the smaller operator, whose chief weapon is the law. and who is seeking to maintain high prices by furnishing "tips'' about large stills to prohibition officers. iinpyr f> ;? v. ." ': \ y? - : , . '.J*'-* " v-, ;y . v v *'* ' " * ' \) ' ' \' V' I PROVED UNIFORM OflUtfUllONAl. Sunday School ? Lesson' iBy Rl. ?. f. u. ai iiiit, L>. , IX, Teacher of English bible in the Moody Bible institute of Chicago.) Copyright. till. Western Newspaper Onion. LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 26 ELISHA'8 HEAVENLY DEFENDERS LESSON TEXT?41 King* 6:8-3. GOLDEN TEXT?The angel of the Lord encumpeth round about them that fear Him, and deltv6reth them.?Pa. 34:7. REFERENCE MATERIAL?Dan. 6:l-?; Heb. 1:14; 11:87. PRIMARY TOPIC?God Takes Care of EllAha. JUNIOR TOPIC?"Ellsha and the Armlea of Jehovah. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC ?Our Un??en Defenders. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC ?What Faith In the Unseen Can Do for Ua. 1. The Syrian King Sorely Troubled (vv. 8-12). 1. The King's plan. (v. 8). His method was a kind of guerrilla warfare ?armed bands made incursions Into the enemy's territory. He determined as to where camps should be located so as to Intercept Israel's army. Ills plan was clever, but his greu' mistake was that he left God out of his calculations. There is one' place where all plans and movements are known (Heb. 4:13). 2. The enemy's movements disclosed (v. 9). The man of God, knowing the enemy's movements, was uble to tell the king about them. Kllsliu's advice was more than a match for the wily plans of the shrewd Benhadad. Israel's safety lay more In the man of God than In their warriors. 3. The king of Israel heeded Kllsha's word (v. 10). This was true wisdom. By obeying the prophet's words he saved himself and army many times. Those who are truly wise heed the divine warnings. Great blessings would come to men If thev would heed the warnings of Scripture. 4. The Syrian king's perplexity (vv. 11, 12). In ills perplexity he assembled his servants and demanded that the traitor be made known, lie believed that some were playing Into the hands of the enemy; therefore he would put an end to the treachery. This Was denied, and one of his servants declared that the king's movements were reported by Ellsha the prophet, even telling to the king of Israel what Hen-hndad spake in his bedchamber, lten-liadad was worried not because of his sins, but bceuuse his plans miscarried. II. The Syrian King Tries to Trap Eiisha (vv. 13-18). 1. lie sent an army to capture hint (vv. 13, 14). Upon learning that Eiisha was making known his actions, he determined to put an end to the matter by trapping him and tanking him a prisoner. How foolish to put human cunning against divine wisdom. llorses and chariots ure useless when God Is ugulnst us. God's purposes cannot be thwarted. If God be for us, who can be against us? 2. Ellsha's servant frightened (v. 15). When he awoke one morning he saw that an armed host was en camping about the city. Viewed from the human standpoint, we do not wonder that ho was affrighted. 3. Ellsha's encouragement (v. 10). lie .assured ids servant that,'though tltey were surrounded by the Syrian army, there was a mightier host or heavenly defenders round about them. Klisha did not sltut ills eyes to the real danger, but looked to lite helpers of God watching about them. 4. Klisha's prayer (v. 17). He asked that the Lord would open the eyes of his servant so as to see spiritual things. When the Lord opened the eyes of the young ptun he saw that "the mountain was. full of horses and chariots of tire round about Ellsha." Round about .us all tlie while are angels guarding us from danger. The reason we do not see them is that we luck spirltun! sight. Christ our Defender Is uearer tin i hands and feet. Let us trust Him. True religion is a belief in the supernatural. Lord, open our eyes! The Holy Spirit Is a reality and is ever with us. f>. The Syrians smitten with blind ness (v. 18). The same God who opened the eyes of the young man, blinded the eyes of the Syrians. God deals with iften nccording to their moral attitude. When men will not have the light, God sends darkness. III. The Syrian Army Trapped (vv. 10-23). The would-be trappers are now trapped. 1. Army led by the man soqght by them (vv. 19, 20). Kllsha led them to Samaria and asked the Lord to open their eyes. When their eyes were | open they saw the man whom they I sought, but not ut the place where they sought him. Instead of seeing him at Dothnn as they expected, they saw him In Samaria. 2. The generous treatment of the Syrians (vv. 21-23). The king of Isrnel wanted to smite the captives, but Kllsha forbade him and ordered instead that they should be fed and sent back to their master. 3. Peace between the nations (v. 23). The mercy shown to the Syrians had such a profound effect upon them that they came no more to make war .upon Israel. Whnt n fine thing If we could have such humanity shown today ! The Harvest of the Earth. And I lnnkert nnil lichnlil u cloud, and upon the cloud one eat like unto the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and In His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud. Thrust In thy sickle, and reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.? Revelation 14 :14,15. Infinite Protection. AVhen thou passest through the waters, I will lie with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overtlow thee; when tnou wulkest through the tire thou ahnlt not be burned; neither shall the flames kindle upon thee.? tsaiuh 43:2. ^ S ! - $ nicvunn n "I htTt BN4 I^K ktutlly recomir M^MBPMCTsKjB^iijBW entire ajretem. I and *r|P 11 "tuI one like a n B. r. D. No. S. 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