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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07


the barn not n spear was left. the car.
riagc house was piled. chaotic heap
against the bnrn. other outbulldlngs
had disappeared. hnlf the trees In the
orchard we're uprooted. the smoke
house Of the HolcoIms was rcposlnp
very nicely against the Reame kitchen
door. aud for yards around nothing
could be seen but devastation.
While he stood there n thought came
which mnde his cheek grow white.
when bringing up the cows he had
noticed away over In the Reame pas
ture n pink robcd figure. Had Winnie
reached home before the storm struck
Where was she now7 Regardless Of
the rain, which still fell as though the
heavenly faucet had been turned on
full force. he started on a run up the
road. Into the Rcamc house he dashed.
No one was there but ,irs. Rcnmc. and
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07

Its getting dark. and mother win be
SO anxious"
1T isn't as dark as Il was a little
while ago. guess I better 90 to the
house and tell yosr mother you're all
right. When your father gets home
from the village he can come after you
unless you're willing 20 make terms.
what'll you give me 10 help your
She was near crying. but was too
plucky TO show H. II wasn't like him
TO treat her In this way. Wasn't IL
enough that he had chopped down her
trees. and now
what do you WANT she demand.
ed. ''lt's mean Of you 20 treat me so.
II It's money you want
II want you 20 take back what you
said NJ the gate. VIII you marry me
II help you nowi"
Her eyes flashed. "No. l will not.
I'll keep my word II I stay here for
ever. and Ill never marry you until
you own that those hickory and maple
trees are ON my fathers land"
For answer he came under the tree
with arms outstretched. Drop" he
said. "I'll cat gu so you cant get
hurt Just tai Id with your hand
and theft drop down"
1--WE done that many time." she
replied. and IN moment more she
was on the ground.
.yinnie." he said. taking her arm
and tucking II through his. "i've been
looking those trees over since I left
your father this afternoon. and I'm
perfectly willing TO testify that be.
lieve they are entirely on your fathers
land"
Then they went home together. drip.
ping wet. but wondrously happy. But
as they ncared the Rcame farmhouse
Ben stopped and pointed where the
rows OF hickory and maple trees had
been standing. From those his finger
moved to great heap OF twisted
branches and uprooted tree trunks ~
Ing at the corner Of the kitchen porch.
Don't you think. Winnie" he asked.
"that even my father viii be willing.
under the circumstances. 20 confess
judgmentY'
She gave a little cry. "oh, Ben.
there isn't single one left Every
every one Is gone and both our or
cbardsw
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07

tinctness. Then
he sa w her. Over
In the next field
very n ear the
center stood a
solitary elm, the
lowest branch at
least ten feet
above his head.
On that she was
perched. her pink
dress clinging to
her figure In long.
dripping folds.
There wasn't a
bit of dignity or
cloud effect about
her. A great glad
ness surged up
a n d throu e h
him at the sight.
and he leaped the
fence. Fastening
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07


world Those trees are ours. They
shall not be cut down. Until you are
willing to say that they are ours anf
not yours ! will never speak to you
again-that is. In the way you have
asked me to-"
"See here. little girl" interposed her
father. turning her face upward with
his hand. Il have told you that this Is
my quarrel ! don't want you young
folks to mix In. Mr.. Holcolm and
can settle II without help"
THAT doesn't make any difference"
she persi~red. FIJI never marry Ben
or meet him except as stranger until
he says that those trees are on our
land. He's got to say SO before the
lawsuit comes or. or never will"
She did not wait for an answer. but
with head high In air and a poor at
tempt at dignity which had no exist
ence she turned and left them. They
watched until the shrubbery hid her
from sight, and then Reame turned to
Ben, with q smile.
II didn't think she'd take II quite so
much TO heart" he said. but she's
pretty hard hit Those trees have
been her playmates for a good many
years now"
III we had only known" said Ben
perhaps II might have been avoiceS
but father Is set In his way and thinks
he has a right to do as he pleases with
his own. It's making II pretty hard
for me. though. I didn't think Winnie
would turn me down as she has"
"And she'll persist. You're between
two fires now" Reame paused. glanc-
ed around and continued:
The SIR ID hotter than boiling oil.
and unless I'm mistaken wen get a
regular northwester before dark,
There's some tools down at the ex-
press once ! must get up before II
reaches here. 20 I'll 90 along to Jour
place with you. Ben"
They walked slowly on In the after.
noon sunshine. The air was hot and
the sun beat down with Q fervor
which was almost overpowering. Away
TO the west q cloud was hanging. low.
black and ominous. Not q breath Of
wind was stirring. and the leaves Of
the naples hung wilted from their
stems. The birds barely skinned the
earth In their night. and the crows
were keeping up IN incessant cawing
while q peacock on the ran fence
which separated the Holcolm garden
from the barnyard was nliins the aiI
VIII ifs discordaRt cry.
I'VE are TO have Q storm. and that
before Reame gets home again" NUT
tered Ben after his companion had
left him. mo matter. II can't be any
wore than the one we stirred ~
when We chopped that maple down
Who'd have thought II would have
brought on all this troubief Who dc
those trees belong to. anyway Reame
is honest NJ sunshine and wouldn't
put up such q eight II be didn't think
he was standing on sure ground"
He stopped at the fence and looked
at the sky The cloud In the west
was no nearer. the air was sitting
F, while mufilcd erumbling kept sound
J Ing away OF where the cloud hung.
"I'il get the cattle under cover" BIZ
said TO himself. when that cloud
gets 10 moving therell be something
doing. or I'm no judge"
A half hour later the cows wer,
housed. the chores well under way
and he was In the now OF the barr
throwing down hay. when there came
+ sound like the roar OF a breaking
dam. crash that deafened. and nj
was bIack as mid
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07
When the
Cyclone Struck
BY A. +. RANSOM

eooyrishi, 1909. by Amsriean Press Asso-
citation
@HE keen gray eyes of the elder
H man searched the blue ones on
IL the opposite side Of the gate.
In them was certain honesty
strongly tinctured with look OF re-
llei.
II can't tell you how much obliged
/ am. Mr.. Reame.' the young man
said. Il couldn't help but feel that
now this trouble has come you wouldn't
want me around"
1--WE lived right here on this farm
for G..y.sIx years." replied Reame.
.and there's no one above ground who
can say that ever asked man. woman
or child to take part In any OF my
Quarrels."
The young man nodded. There isn't
many men who can say that"
1T isn't that I've anything against
your father In this affair."" continued
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07

was Diack as ftllu-
night. The rain
came In torrents.
beating upon the
roof like pebbles
thrown from a
thousand sings.
The wind whis-
tied and rumblcd
while he stood
quiet. not daring
20 move until the
darkness less.
ened. Thus five
minutes went by
and then he slow.
~. carefully crop.
ell TO the little
In q der built
against the side
OF the nearest
stall. down that
and then 20 the
door to look out.
or the great
stra W stack
which had been
stat,,lIng beside
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-10-07

ooouishi. 1903. by Americas Pssss Asso.
citation
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Fears Shdd is Vanishing.

Owing to its price and scarcity,
the shad, once the despised flood
for the Indians" has become a luxu-
~. In William PENIS day the colo
lists marveled at the shoals that in
vaded the Delaware. But then the
Chesapeake was paved with oysters,
and the slaves of Maryland despised
so common diet as terrapin. The
shad are to-day more numerous on
the Pacific coast, whittier they had
to be transplanted, than in the fish's
native waters, where the fish com
missions of the United States and of
Maryland have narrowly averted
their extinction. BY means of the
hatcherles it is believed that the
supply Of shad can be restored to its
former proportions But it must be
a painful process unless the States
shall pass uniform bills to c9nfine
the fishing to the natural spa wing
grounds in fresh water, where TIE
eggs will assure it's future mainten-
ance. The Federal Commission of
Fisheries has just declared that the
best the central authorities can do
this year is to stock the depleted
Southern waters, leaving those of
the North Atlantic and New Eng
land coasts at the mercy of the fish
ermen and the State Legislatures
New York Times
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Obituary.

A town that never has anything
to do in public way is on the way
to cemetery, and it is not hard to
kill a town. Any citizen who will do
nothing for his town is helping to
dig the grave. A man that curses
his town and the prosperity furnish
es the coffin. The man who is so
selfish as to have no time from his
business to give to city affairs is
making the shroud. The man who
will not advertise is driving the
hearse. A man against a fair and
liberal government is the yellow dog
under the dead wagon. The man
who is always pulling back from any
public enterprise throws bouquets on
the grave. The man who is SO stin-
gy as to be bowling hard times,
breaches the funeral and sings the
doxology, and thus the town lies
buried from all sorrow and care
Winchester Evening Time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
E. 7. Whitehead Company.
There Is No Success for the Man

Who vacillates.
Who is faint-hearted.
Who shirks responsibility.
Who never dares to take risks.
Who thinks fate is against him.
Who is discouraged by reverses.
Who does not believe in himself.
Who expects nothing but failure.
Who is always belittling himself.
Who isalways anticipating trouble.
Who waits for something to turn
up.
Who complains that he never had
a chance.
Who is constantly grumbling about
his work.
Who never puts his heart into any
thing he does.
Who blames circumstances or
other people for his failures.
Who can do a poor days work
without a protest from conscience.
Who assumes the attitude of a VIC
tin whom every one is bent on "do-
ing"
Who expects to eliminate from his
work everything that is disagreeable
or distaseful.
Who is forever wishing that he
were doing something else instead of
the thing he is doing.
Who clings tenaciouslv to old ideas
and old ways of doing things and is
Il slave to precedent.
Who shuts himself within his own
little life so completely that he can
not take interest in anything outside
of it.
Who thinks the times are always
out Of joint, and that he was not
born at the right moment, or in the
right place. Success Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
The FOOt.Pdth to Peace.

To be glad of life because it gives
you the chance to love and to work
and play and to look up at the stars.
To be satisfied with your possessions,
but not contented with yourself un-
til you have made the best of them.
To despise nothing in the world ex-
cept falsehood and meanness, and to
fear nothing except cowardice. To
be governed by your admirations
rather than by your disgusts; to COW
ct nothing that is your neighbor's,
except his kindness of heart and
gentIeness of manners. To think
seldom Of your enemies, often of
your friends, and every day of Christ,
and to spend as much time as you
can, with body and with spirit, in
Gods out-of doors. These are little
guide-posts on the foot-path to peace.
Henry Van Dyke.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
News From Overhead.

Here for a thousand years or so,
men have been doing their best to
get up into the air. But May 1909,
is ushered in by a Mexican in Puebla
who got up all right, but couldn' t
come down. He had built his air.
boat with every sort of device but
that for desert. He made blithe
start on the morning of Maya, climb
ed the blue for fifty feet, and at that
vantage height began to manoeuvre
dexterously. firing Of his perform
ance, he decided to come down and
go home, but found he had omitted
the gear for dropping. So there ne
stuck, while his friends ran about on
the earth and wondered how they
could get at him. Finally boy, re-
Numbering Rahab' S rescue, floated a
toy balloon up to him, with a guy
rope attached to the scarlet thread.
The foater pulled in the rope, and
his friends, with a long, strong pull
all together, hauled him and his air.
boat back to the ground. Their SEN
sation was unlike that of "playing"
large coy fish at the end of a hand
line. Felix Gallo, the too bouyant
aeronant, is the first man in history
to get stuck in the air.
Wilbur Wright, arriving in Lon
don on May 2, says: "In the past
year must have flown between $500
and 5000 miles"
That is a steady rain-or-shine aver
age, Sundays included of seven miles
day. He might consider it in the
light of constitutional, as another
less aerial person looks upon the
morning shower bath or the noon
walk. Seven miles in the air before
turning in for the night.
We can predict his hitting up his
average this coming year to, say,
twelve miles day. And before this
man and his brother, who between
them are bringing in an epoch, have
finished their lofty pilgrimage, we,
shall doubtless be watching them
clicking off long reaches Of space or
their taximeter planes. Perhaps
they will yet triple the yearly dis
lance Of the commercial traveller
crawls along on his 100000 miles g
year in laggard Empire State FIX
presses and Cannonball Specials.
Golfers Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One How
1t Can be Done in Scot
land Neck.

The back aches at times with a duh,
indcscIibable feeling, making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across the region OF the kidneys,
and again the loins are SO lame to
stoop is agony. No use to rub or APP
ply a plaster to the back in this condi-
ton. You cannot reach the cause.
Exchange the bad back for new and
stronger one. Scotland Neck resi-
dents would do we'll to profit by the
following example:
j. Frank Powell, West Tarboro, n.
c., says: Il suffered from severe
attack OF lagrippc which left my kid
neys disordered. Standing SO much
during the day greatly aggravated the
pains in my back and frequently was
forced to sit down. A dull ache across
my loins kept me in almost constant
misery, ard whenever ! attempted to
stoop or lift sharp, shooting pains
dartcd through me. / at length pro-
cured Doan's Kidney Pills, and can
say they gave mo relief in short
time. | have not suffered from back
ache since and my kidneys have been
normal. ] am pleased to recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills to other sufferers I"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster AIilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for tho United
States.
Remember the namc-Doan' sand
take no other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
This is My Symphony.

To live content with small means:
to seek elegance rather than luxury.
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable; and
wealthy. not rich; to study hard,
think quietly, talk gently, act frank
ly; to listen to stars and birds, to
babes and sages, with open heart; to
bear all cheerfully, do all bravely,
await occasions, hurry never; in a
word, to let the spiritual, unbidden
and unconscious, grow up through
the common-this is to be my SYM
phony. William Ellery Charming.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
The States Great Seal.

A publication of the North Carroll
ma Historical Commission, Bulletin
No. 5, by Col. ]. Bryan Grimes, Sec
rotary of State, is a phamphlet of 80
pages, giving in an entertaining style
a complete history of the Great Seal
Of North Carolina, and illustrated
with II splendid cuts Of the various
seals, actual size, beginning with the
seal of the Lords Proprietors and
including all the seals used by the
colony and State until the present.
Besides the narrative account Of the
Seal, various original documents are
printed in the appendix which add
much to the value of the phamphlet.
The cuts shown are as follows: Seal
of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina,
diverse and reverse, Seal of the Gov
vernment of Albemarle and Province
Of North Carolina, used 166 to 1870;
Seal of the Province of North Caro-
lima, 1730-1767, diverse and reverse
(the reverse being the royal arm of
George IL; Seal of the Province of
North Carolina, used after 1867, OBJ
verse and reverse (the reverse being
the royal arms of George IT'D; Great
Seal of the State of North Carolina,
1779-1794, diverse and reverse; Great
Seal Of the State Of North Carolina,
1794-1836; Great Seal of North Caro-
lima, 1S36-1SS3; Great Seal of the
North Carolina, 1SS3-19O9. The
first paragraph Of the phamphlet
gives the reason for its preparation
and publication. 1t is as follows:
THE numerous inquiries received
at the Secretary of States office con-
corning THE Great Seal Of the State
of North Carolina suggest that the
preparation of a sketch giving de-
scriptions Of the various seals which
have been used in the Colony and
State of North Carolina"
The Historical Commission will
place copy of this exceedingly inter
esting and valuable pamphlet in each
Of the rural schools, and other pub
lie libraries of the State. News and
Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Random Shots.

| shot an arrow into the air, it fell
in the distance, l knew not where,
till a neighbor swore that l killed
his calf, and l had to pay him six and
a half.
l bought some poison to kill some
rats, and a farmer swore that l kill
ed his cats, and rather than argue
across the fence, l paid him four dol
lars and fifty cents.
One night set sailing toy balloon,
and hoped it would soar till it reach
ed the moon; but the candle dropped
out on farmers straw, and he said
| must settle or go to law.
And that is the way with the ran
dom shot; it never hits in the proper
spot and the joke you spring, that
you think so smart, may leave a
wound in some fellows heart. Mer-
chant Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Bert r. Lean, of Cheny, Wash.
was saved from frightful death is a
story to thrill the world. "a hard
cold" he writes, brought on des-
perate lung trouble that baffied an ex-
pert doctor here. Then / paid $40 to
S15 visit to a lung specialist in Spo-
kane, who did not help me- Then l
went to California, but without bene-
fit. At last ! used DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which completely cured me
and now ! am as well as ever" For
lung trouble. bronchitis, coughs and
colds, asthma, Group and whooping
cough it's supreme. soc. and $1.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by E.
T, Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

And, of course, indigestion if neg
lected long enough, brings on serl-
Gus diseases in which Kodol cannot
benefit you. Some Of these there
is no help for at all.
There are, in fact, very few all
ments which cannot be traced dl-
rectly to impure blood. And i'm
pure blood is always due to a dis
ordered stomach.
Use Kodol and prevent Nervous
Dyspepsia.
Kodol will effectually assist Ma
ture to secure complete restora-
ton Of good digestion. 1t does
this by at once digesting all food
in the stomach and keeping 1t di-
gested, until the stomach is rested
and can resume it's own work. 10
dol removes the cause-and the
effect quickly removes itself.
When it is recalled that Apo
plexy, Heart Disease, Cancer-and
even Consumption-are due to
poor digestion and poisons thus
transmitted to the blood, and
throughout the systematic impor-
lance of maintaining good diges-
ton is at once realized.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Sometimes you may be told that
there are other things just as good as
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills.
That isn't so. Nothing made is as
good as Dewitt S Kidney and Bladder
Pills for any ailments OF the kidney
or bladder, which always result in
weak back, backache, rheumatic pains,
rheumatism and urinary disorders. A
trial of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills is sufficient to convince you how
good they are. Send your name to f.
G. Dewitt & Company. Chicago, for a
free trial box. They are sold here by
=. L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Weston, 0CeaE-tG.0Cean Walker,

said recently: when You feel down
and out, feel there is no use living,
just take your bad thoughts with you
and walk them Off Before you have
walked a mile things will look roster.
Just try it," Have you noticed the
increase in walking Of late in every
community? Many attribute it to the
comfort which Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes, gives to the millions now
using it. As Weston has said, 1T
has real merit,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Her Nationality.

Little Sigrid was the daughter OF
Norwegian parents who had come to
America before she was born. When
S;cr;d went to school she had to ans
wer the nativity questions that al
WAYS produce amusing information
for the teachers.
what is your nationality, Sigrld!
asked Miss Smith.
Sigrid tossed her faxen braids
81 am an American of Norwegian
design" she said, proudly. Har'
per's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
A Keen Observer.

Ethel, aged three, had been to
visit her cousins, two fun-loving and
ronping boys. She had climbed
upon her fathers knee and was tell
ing him Of her visit. Papa, every
night John and George say their
prayers they ask God to make them
good boys" said she. That is
NICE" said papa. Then thinking
soberly for few minutes, she said,
Gle amt done it vet