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The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
The Story Of a Bell

TN THE north of Germany there is a
quaint little town called GrosslaswitZ,
in the church tower of which hangs a
bell with a history. On the bell
~ there is basrehef representing a
six-eared stalk Of corn, with the date
October 10, 1929, and this is the story which
it tells:
At the beginning of the last century the only
bell of which the town could boast was so
small that its tones could not be heard in all
the houses. Another bell was badly needed,
but where was the money to come from? The
townspeope were poor and, although they
offered to give what they could their united
subscriptions did not amount to nearly enough
for the purpose
One Sunday, as the schoolmaster, Gottfried
Hayn, was walking to church, he saw growing
out Of the churchyard wall a hourishing green
stalk OF corn, the seed of which had doubtless
been dropped by passing bird. The thought
came to him that perhaps this one stalk OF
corn could be made the means of obtaining
the bell which was wanted so much. So he
watched the green stalk day by day, and when
autumn came and it was ripe, he plucked the
six ears on it and sowed the seeds in his own
garden.
The next year he gathered the little cror
thus produced and sowed it again Soon he
had ont room in his garden to raise a
crop, and he divided the corn among some
farmers in the neighborhood. They kept or
planting it, until, in the eighth year, the croL
was 80 large that, when it was put together
and sold, the tOwnspeople found that there
was enough money to buy a beautiful bell.
So the bell was placed in the tower, with
its story and its birthday engraved upon it
and cast Of the cNER stalk to which it owed
its existence.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
Shells of Land and Ocean

RI ELL ilfc is probably the oldest form
OF animal lite upon the globe Its
study IL an interesting one, and even
~ people VINO are not, of scientific
- turn OF mind find pleasure in look
ing on the exquisite coloring and
delicate beauty OF many varieties of shells and
on their wonderful mechanism.
There Is nothing, which more delights chill
dren than to wander along the scashorc and
gather the little shells which have been wash
cd on the beach by the restless waves And
then, too, when some large specimen is found,
with what eagerness the finder, whether Young
heal, from within its murmurings, whereby,
in the words of the poet, it expresses "mvs,
terious union with its native sea"
In the, Smithsonian Institution, at Wash.
lngtOn, there Is collection of fifty thousand
shells, many of them of huge size, others
strangely formed, and some of irdcscent col
ors which rival the hues of sunset
In examining, thcse, there come to mind
many fables and traditions about shells. There
is the conch shell, which was made into a
horn and blown by old Triton and the attend
ants of Neptune. Then there is the nautilus,
of which Pope says
'.Iean of the little nautilus to sail
Spread the thin oar and catch the driving
gale"
Many. years ago, a Dutch naturalist went
to the Indian seas to study shells. When he
came back he told the story that the nauti.
lus sailed in troops over the sea, and We're
able, when they wished, to fill themselves
with water and sink to the bottom.
This, it has been found is not true. The
nautilus commonly inhabits the bottom Of
the sea, where it creeps about, by means of
a large muscular disc with which the head is
furnished, and it rarely rises to the surface,
or is seen floating there. The interior of
the shell is divided into chambers, connected
by little tube, which affords air The shell
has most exquisite coloring, from pearly white
to varied motley.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

Tommy the matter with your eye,
jimmy"
JIMMY looked to see why my cannon
didn't 90 off yesterday"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
COPYRIGHT BY JAMES ELVERSON

VERY year in the month of April
there can be seen, going out from
ports along the Atlantic coast, a fleet
of vessels bound for a point in the
lee of Cape Desolation, on the south
east coast of Greenland.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

HE'LL life is probably the Oldest form
OF animal life upon the globe. It's
study is an interesting one, and even
people who are not of a scientific
turn of mind find pleasure in look,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
How to Get Rid OF Nut.GgaSS.

A friend wants to know if | have
conquered the nut-grass in my gar
den. Yes, | have nearly finished it,
and this summer it is the rarest
weed in my garden. Last year was
the first year the garden was cult
vated. as it had been lying out as s
vacant lot. One end of the lot was
we'll set in nut-grass, and | determ-
ined that it should go. | did not
dig it out except what turned up in
the plowing of the land and was
raked out. Then every day | chop
ped off that nut-grass. Cut off to-
day it was up tomorrow, but | knew
that no plant can long survive if not
allowed to make green leaves above
ground. So | chopped it off daily.
It got thinner and thinner by frost,
and as none was allowed to seed,
find few plants this summer and
have simply been pulling them out
as fast as seen, and have not even
had to use the hoe on them. This is
equally applicable to any persistent
weed. Keep them chopped off and
they must die. The same is true Of
sassafras sprouts. These will simply
increase if dug and the roots cut,
but chopped off or mown off regu-
Iarly with the moving machine they
soon give up. The mower is the best
implement to rid land of sprouts
and briers. Progressive Far
mer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Parcels Post.

Parcels Post to Foreign Coun-
tries" So says a big sign in our
postofice. You can indeed get a
cheap parcels rate on anything you
wish to ship outside Of the United
States, and why should you not have
the same privilege if you wish to
ship inside the country? The farm
ers of the United States are getting
tired of being denied privileges that
the japanese and the Hindus. not to
mention the people of European
countries, have long exercised as a
matter of course. Use one of that
quarters worth Of postals to tell
your Congressman and Senators to
vote for the parcels post.-The Pro
gressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
The Most Wonderful Thing.

Il have been down in a subma-
! rine boat; | have sailed in an aero
plane, and l have while hundreds Of
miles from land received wireless
messages.
Have your" the fair girl sweetly
replied.
Now" he continued, there's
just one more wonderful thing that
I'd like to do.''
It seems to me that you have done
all the wonderful things there are
to do.
"No, there's one more wonderful
than any Of the rest, that Ia like to
dc. | wish l might tell you what it
is.''
"Oh, is it something that you may
not tell me?"-
1T is something that | may do if
you will give me your permission" ]"
How strange. | can't imagine
what it could be-"
Cant you-are you surc?'
'I'n afraid not"
Think. Would you despise me
if | asked your permission to do this
most wonderful thing Of all?'
How can / tell before | know
what it is
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
The New South.

it is not twOyears since this paper
began to try to call public attention
in a conspicuous way to the fact
that the South is the coming West
that there is now going on in the
Fouth the equivalent Of that impress
sive expansion which took place in
the West i sm five to thirty years
ago. The difference is only in man
ner; the booms in various parts of
the West were always spectacular
and sometimes ,.nhealthily feverish;
the South's development in every
material aspect is steady, substan-
tial and permanent. This change
in the Southern States is, in it's pres
ent and future, SO much the most
important economic phenomenon
now occurring on the continent Of
North America that it justifes the
occasion for reiteration furnished
by some recent census figures deal
ing with agriculture. The Southern
States, which ever since the civil
war, have been producing the least
per capita in farm values, are now
beginning to produce the most. The
Central Western States, long the
synonym for the abundance Of the
soil, in the last decade show a 55-
per cent increase in crop values;
the South Atlantic States show an
Increase Of 1873 per cent. South
Carolina, only 26th among the states
in population, has become 18th in
crop values. One other interesting
fact shown by the recent census is
that the rural South is becoming
white; in the last decade the whites
in the rural parts Of the South in
creased 15.4 per cent, the negroes
only 6.S per cent. This tendency
will grow more marked with the
coming in of farmers from the Cen
trail West, who are just learning
that they can sell their present
farms for hundred dollars ar acre
and buy Southern land just as good
for twenty Golfers Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
E0W to Make Fig Preserves.

Select figs that are not over ripe,
soak in cold water for IL hours,
then stand them on dish to drain
thoroughly. When we'll drained.
weigh, and to one pound Of figs put
: pound sugar; put sugar in kettle
with just enough water to melt it,
then put in figs and let come to a
simmer; take out figs, but let syrup
boil for few minutes. When figs
are COO! put back into syrup and let
come to simmer; take out again
and let syrup boil until it thickens;
put in figs and boil until figs are
we'll cooked. One tablespoonful Of
apple vinegar to each quart Of fruit
prevents them from sugaring and
should be put in before preserves
are done. Raleigh On. CO. Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Winter Cover Crops Pay.

"Will it pay to sow rye IN Gotten
at last cultivation, the same land TO
go in cotton the next season. 1t
will always pay to have green crop
Of some sort on the land in winter.
You might SOW rye at last cultlva-
ton and later sow crimson clover
among it, and the rye will shade the
clover and YOU will have far better
winter cover than rye alone. But
the land should go into another crop
the next season and a good rotation
established. Keeping the same land
in cotton year after year is not the
way to improve the productlveness
Of the soil.-Professor Massey, IN
The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Children and Divorce.

If you will study the origins OF
marriage you will find that it was
instituted in all probability at the
instance and pressure of women tc
protect the rights and secure the
maintenance Of childfen. The Re-
man law term "matrimonium," or
matrimony, which is the Latin for
marriage, bears out this contention
Yet the Roman word for marriage
has distance reference to mother
mood. In fact, it means no more
and no less than legalized mother
hood. Thus at the base of marriage
lies the idea of motherhood. The
Sinclair crew, in their riot Of selfish
ness, have chosen to neglect this fact
1t will arise in its might to destroy
them. This inclines one to ask about
the child of this marriage. In all
this lunatic jabber about soul mates,
poems, freedom, aspirations, lyrics,
Kansas railroad engines, Aegean
seas and temperamental adjust
ments-they soon get disgusted-
neither parent even the poet
Kemp-has the slightest regard foY
the interest Of the future of that in
nocent and helpless atom Of humani-
ty.
In nine cases out of ten divorce
means the ruin Of the lives of chill
dren, the tainting Of their future,
the blasting of their careers. The
children of the divorced are the un-
happiest in the world. The cruelties
OF life Cypress them when they have
not the moral maturity to be able
to bear them. They make their en-
trance into life crippled, lonely and
bewildered The furies Of their
parents wrongdoing pursue them
to the end of their lives. The ghost
of the ugly and sordid past haunts
them to the last syllable Of their re-
corded time. A tear trembles on
their eyelids forever New York
telegraph.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
CATARRi SUFFERERS.
If lou Don't Know about Hy0mei Try 1t
ate. 7. Whitehead C9'DDany's Risk.

Nearly every reader Of The Com
monwealth has read about HYOMEI
but many Of them continue to suffer
from catarrh just because they do
not exactly understand just what
HYOMEI is.
To these sufferers E. I. White
head Company says you don't have
to know anything about HYOMEI
except that you breathe it and that
it does not contain cocaine or opium
or any harmful drug.
You can find out all about HYO-
MEI without taking any chances
whatever. Just get an outfit today,
read the simple instructions, give it
a fair trial and then if you are not
willing to say that it is the best
remedy for catarrh you have ever
used E. T. Whitehead Company will
gladly return your money.
A complete HYOMEI outfit costs
| but $1.OO. Extra bottles so cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14

In travelling through the South
one is more and more impressed
with the fact that the very best land
n nearly every State is not yet in
cultivation. 1t has not been dram
ed. Into these wet bottoms the
fertility of the hills has leached
down, and yet our people have too
often baked at the little extra work
of canaling and ditching that would
make these lowlands out yield the
prairies of the West. Very likely
on your own farm, Mr.. Subscriber,
there are branch bottoms or creek
bottoms which if cleared and ditch
ed would give you So for your labor
for every 81 the poorer hillside will
pay you? And in that case isn't it
folly to keep hiring yourself to the
unappreciative feld.-The Progress
sive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
RIGHTS OF THE AUTOMOBILES.
The Law With Reference 10 PASSING
Vehicles.

Some Of the automobile folks com
plain that in travelling the public
highways, decently and in order, ir
the peace of God and the State, the,
are not infrequently held up b.
teamsters who hold the middle OF
the road and refuse to permit then
to pass, and the automobile man is
thus delayed and iuconvenienced
where the road is not wide enough
for him to get around the team. In
view Of these circumstances and con-
ditions the automobile folks ask The
Landmark to print Section IA of the
State automobile law, which is as
| follows:
"Section IA. If vehicle drawn
by horse or horses or other draft
animals or motor vehicle by over
taken by any motor vehicle, and the
person in charge Of such motor We
hicle expresses desire to pass, it
shall be the duty of the driver of
any such vehicle or motor vehicles
SO overtaken as aforesaid to turn
either to the right or to the left of
the center of the wrought or trav-
eled portion Of the highway and
give the person so making the re-
quest an opportunity to pass; but, il
passing, the person in charge of
such motor vehicle and the other
male occupants thereof over the age
Of fifteen years shall give such as
sistance as they are able to the &C.
cupant or occupants Of the vehicle
they are passing if assistance is ask
ed, and in thus passing the chauf-
feurs, drivers or operators shall use
all due care to avoid accidents
Having never failed aforetime to
say what it thought Of automobile
drivers who disregard the rights O.
others, The Landmark is willing to
print the law to show that these
people have some rights in the
premises. OF course the teamsters
who refuse to give the road have
more than likely been irritated by
the smart automobile drivers who
s'ec'o ~ hch:r1.! -: .... az... ..on fo1
them to get out Of the way in
form and manner which intimates
that the teamster has no business
there and is a trepasser on the track.
1t just naturally riles a man for
to run up behind him and
order him to get out of
the way. There is proper way to
do these things and all automobile
owners should not be made to suffer
because a few play smart.
Teamsters should remember, too,
that automobiles have the same
right to the road as any other vehi-
.ic and they are not excusable for
acting ugly or violating the law be-
cause a few automobile drivers show
IN utter lack of good sense and good
manners. -Statesville Landmark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Director Cooperative Experiments
n. c.. Department Agriculture.

For bowel complaints in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil. 1t is certain to effect q
cure and when reduced with water
and sweetened is pleasant to take.
No physician can prescribe better
remedy. For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14

tack the vital organs, causing cata,rh of
the bladder, bricls-dust or sediment il.
the urine, head ache, hack ache, Lar,
back, dizziness, slceplessness, nervous.
ness, Or the kidneys themselves brcak
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidrievs ard
better health ii shat organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
neys. Swarnp-2Cot corrects inability ia
mold urine and scaldiug pninin passing Il,
and ovcrconics that unpleasant necessity
OF being compelled to go often tllrouol,
the day, and to get UP many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
or Swanp-Root, tile great kidney re,rely
IS soon realized. It stands tLc highest le-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swafnp-Root is pleasant to take and ia
sold by all druggists in tif.y-cent arI
one-dollar size bottles. You may have n
sample bottle and bool, that tells al
about it, both sent free by mail. Addrcsz.
Dr. hilmer & Co, Biughamton, II. y.
When writing mention reading this pen-
erous offer i'll this paper. Don't make
anv mistake, but remember the maine.
,watnp-Root, ard don't let dealer sell
you something i'll place Of Swamp Root
= yor do you Will be disappciuted.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14

Mrs. Doty (reprov;ngly) Mrs.
Enpeck told me today that her hus-
band always keeps her photograph
on his office desk.
Mr.. Doty-I guess that explains
why he's always late getting home
to dinner.-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
!he Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

FlSNdiiiilS IN this
us because SO decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-licart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy aye cflcn
Tie result Of Lid
ncy disease. II
kidney trouble is
allowed to advance
tie ekidney-pciscn-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Are You
Going to Build

You Will need Sash, Doors
and Blinds, Porch Columns,
Hardware, Paint, etc.
Clark Sash Z Door Corporation
FRANK T. CLARK, Pres,
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
Cottage Hotel.

The latest industrial move among
the young colored men of Springfield
is the leasing of the old Ambidester
school by Mr.. Charley Anderson, head
waiter at the Illinois Country Club,
for a hotel. The structure is large
one, something over twenty-five rooms,
1t has been remodeled and thoroughly
piped with gas. Mr.. Anderson has a
wide experience as hotel man, and
he expects to make this a first-class
cottage hotel for the accommodations
of our colored people who may come
to Springfield expecting such. 1t will
be operated strictly morally and first
class. Young married people and
older ones, too, who are not housekeep-
ing will find it very desirable loca-
ton and prices the lowest.
The Washington-Beecher Progress
sive Club, newly organization of
some of Springfield's fore-thinking
young men, have already engaged a
suite of rooms in the hotel.
The hotel will be ready for business
about the 9Th of March. 1t will be
konwn as the Cottage Hotel.
We wish Mr.. Anderson a success,
and If the hotel is properly conducted
which there isn't the least doubt, there
will be no chance for failure.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
Grand Musical Entertainment

On Monday evening, February 81,
there will be high class recital at St
Pauls A. M. e. Church, assisted by
the Prof. Chocei and Lembke. The
entertainment will be given for the
benefit of the trustee department. The
program has been arranged and we
present you the names of some of the
participants:
Invocation-Rev. ]. H. Sydes.
Observation-Disclosures. l.. B. Lee.
Voice-Mr. William Smith.
Recitation-Mrs. Marguerite Hub
bard.
Instrumental-Miss Ethel White.
Reading-Miss Alice Walker.
Voice-Miss Blossom Barton.
Instrumental-Miss Zephra Sydes.
Paper-Miss Ethel T. Adams.
Instrumental-Miss Eloise Ford.
Recitation-Mrs. e. l.. Rogers.
Voice-Mrs. Leota Alphons Gonzalez.
Instrumental-Miss India Harris.
Rev. J. H. Sydes, pastor; Mrs. Alice
White, manager; Mrs. M. Jackson, as
sistant manager. Admission, 15 cents.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
Woman 8 Club Notes.

The Mothers section of the
Woman s Club met Monday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. c.
II. Morgan. A program consisting
of the three sections celebrated
the birthday Of Mrs. M. d. Law
renee.
The mothers section will have a
meeting on Sunday afternoon at
4 p. m. The meeting place of the
Sunday meeting will be at the
Union Baptist Church. The object
of this meeting is to organize a
club for the girls and boys. | hope
all the people will take an interest
in this move. All are requested to
be present.
MRS. F. JOHNSON,
Chairman.
MRS. CLARA KITTRELL,
Secretary.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
Frederick Douglass.

When Americans of every race
point to their great and celebrate
in speech and song the virtues and
achievements that have moved the
world, the negro may offer with
out blush his own unmatched
product, Frederick Douglass.
No praise can add to Douglass
fame, nor does boast increase his
stature as a man. He was born a
slave, and wore the badge that
stamps a man son of struggle,
yet he won a place high in the rec
ords of the great and wrote his
name first in the books of his race.
Howl By toll, faith, persistence,
character and by turning his dis
advantages into opportunity.
Let us place in the hands of
every negro child two books, a
life of Lincoln and life of Doug
lass. Two slaves; but they broke
their chains and served their fell
low-man.-New York Age.
You are right, brother. Among
the brightest lights of America
none outshine the illustrious Doug
lass. "He was a lily of the valley,
"a bright and morning star" His
name is written indelibly on our
hearts.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
MIR. H. o. McGRUE
For Commissioner.

Mr.. Harry o. McGrue, who has re-
sided in Springfield all of his life,
worked up a substantial planning mill
business, 25 years at 9th and Adams
streets, represented the people of the
city as Alderman from the Fifth Ward
for number of terms, is one of the
most available men out of the host.
He is too well known as a business
man to need much comment, but as
we close the campaign, we are bring
ing before you the best men to choose
from, men who know what and how
to govern, and men who have some
thing at their back. We are not nam
ing the men for you to support, but
we are pointing out this man as a
capable, honest and reliable man, who
is not afraid to give every man his
rights, and has been tried and proven
always for equal rights.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-02-25
JAMES QUINN.
Sixth Ward Man very Popular.

Sixth Ward Man very Popular.
Mr.. James Quinn, Twelfth street and
Capitol avenue, candidate for Com
missioner, is gaining popularity as the
election day approaches. Mr.. Quinn
has never been mixed up In any politi-
cal fights, but merely a good, quiet,
successful business man, and for that
reason he is said to be the best man In
that end of the city for the place. He
Is well known and highly respected
by the white and colored people over
the entire city. 1t now seems that the
voters In large numbers will rally to
him on the account of the factional
fight between other Sixth ward men.
We will say for Mr.. Quinn that we do
not believe a more honest and fit man
could be found. He is highly endorsed
by the better element of colored peo-
pie all over the city. The Forum glad
ly endorses such men and hopes that
Mr.. Quinn's record and candidacy will
be given consideration.