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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-06-02
You mean they've got q supply
someWher0-hidden?

You mean they've got q supply
omewhere-hidden7"
He nodded. mot only q supply Of
fuel. but Of food. too. You remember
your father also speaks Of having his
larder completely stocked for the win
ter at this time? Well, these fellows
weren't expecting any relief. They
must have stocked their larder, too
OF COURSE" he went on moment
later, II realized vaguely all along
that there must DO stores somewhere
here on the land because men were
living here. but on the theory that
they had abandoned tho beach and
were living in some undiscovered part
Of the mainland, our chance of finding
those stores was almost nothing at An
Finding them would be like trying ~
flnd Point Barrow in a fog. But you
see. II they kept them here in these
huts. and then hid them when they
caught sight of the yacht, while they
may be we'll hidden. they can't be far
away. There wouldn't have been time
to move them far: certainly not over
the glacier and into the interior there.
It must all be hidden somewhere, here
III tAo SO0SI " h0h "o hhu thol hA4Ah8
place. We shall probably find all the
stores We need for the winter"
Then, suppose. the next thing for
On to do II to 90 out and ind it,
Not quite the next thing. Unless
We have exceptional luck. We can
hardly hope to ind It for several
days; It may take . fortnight, and Ne
must have some Temporary security
first. In the meantime there 10 10
telling what sort OF weather We viii
have. RS rather late for these beau
tiful. mild days. I fancy. No. tho FIRST
thing to do 10 to rebuild this fireplace
and bring In . lot Of drift wood and
all those birds that were killed last
night by flying against the cliff. When
We have made this hut habitabls
against . spell Of 40 below zero wealth.
or, such - we're likely to have at any
time. and havo accumulated stores Of
fuel and food for q few days. then
we'll begin our search. had better
get to work at once. think I can r.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-06-02
CHAPTER xII.-contInusd.

And that's what might have hap
psned. oh. 10 easily. to you. Yes. It
might I've been realizing that. And
I sha'n't forget" Her eyes had bright
sned and she pressed her hands to
them for Just one moment; then she
straightened up briskly. Anyway. I'll
not make . scene about It now" she
said. I'll show . little practical
sense and help you with the break
fast"
NO. we're camping out today, and
on such occasions the men always do
the cooking. Go back to your book
while I skin this fowl and dress II"
Then - she still hesitated, he went
on: tho most beautiful garment I
ever saw. anywhere. was on q Chu-
cote Indian girl. It was made Of moth
ing but the breasts of these elders.
But tho process isn't pretty. I'd much
Father you went back to your book"
Seeing that he meant It, she did
Is he asked. A single half page Of
what was written upon those closely
ruled pages was enough to absorb her
again completely. The power It had
over her seemed to grow rather than
to lessen. When Cayley came up with
the big bird which was to serve for
their breakfast. impaled upon a sharp
stick ready to be roasted over the
IRE. she NO more than looked up at
him, with . smile very friendly, but
half-spologetic. and then went on with
her reading. He crouched down near
by her. built q little framework Of
sticks above the hre and began his
cooking.
II was. perhaps. ten minutes after
that when he saw the book drop sud.
denly from her hands. When he
glanced up at her. she was looking
seaward-out over those miles Of
plunging. heaving ice. And. under his
eyes, her face turned white as marble.
Her bioodless lips were parted. They
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II they were frozen. He could not
see that she was breathing. Her eyes
were turned away from him and he
was glad of that. For another moment
more. at least, he need not read the
look in them. For now. at last. he
was sure she understood. He himself
fixed his eyes upon the IRE and
waited.
There's something here" she whis-
pered. here in this book Of fathers.
that-that I want you to read"
It was still open at the page she had
been reading when she had dropped
It. With his FIRST glance at what was
written there he saw how she had
come. SO suddenly to understand.
September 1ssh.-Field-ice came
into the bay last night. Just a. 1t has
come at about this season in the two
preceding years. dense fog and .
whole gale blowing from the east. To
me its coming IL a relief. 1t is. in .
way. the ofncial beginning Of winter.
The tantalizing hope Of q rescue ID
now put away on the shelf to wait for
another summer. After all. to men in
our condition q temporary hopeless
ness IL much more comfortable than
hope itself. The long winter night
gives an opportunity to revive our be-
lief that with another season Of open
water. rescue will come.
II have been very busy lately stock
ing our larder for the next six months.
Fortunately. I have succeeded in kill.
ing bears and walruses enough to keep
Us supplied. I wish I could feel ~
easy about our fuel. We have swept
the beach clear Of drift-wood. but shall
have barely enough to get through
the winter with. For myself. who have
NO real hope at all. It doesn't greatly
matter. greet the dawn Of each OF
these interminable arctic days with
intense WEAKNESS. And I never bid
farewell to the sun for another winter
without an involuntary In manus
Tuas.'"
Cayley read the entry through slow.
ly. I'm glad It happened this way"
he said when he finished. glad It was
your father who told you. All this
past hour I've been wondering how
could tell you. how could make you
understand"
Tho girl had been half-reclinins up
on the great sheepskin. her weight
supported by one hand. While Cayley
read. this support failed her. and she
sank down. rather slowly. until her
head was buried In the arms which
were stretched out a. II in blind sup
plication-
As Cayley spoke. he covered those
clasped. outstretched hands with one
Of his own. The touch and the sound
Of his voice steadisd her . little.
you've known. then. from tho
first7" The words came broksnly.
half.voiced. munied.
He bent down over her to hear
them. Yes. I knew from the first"
He said NO more than that Just
then. but remained a. he was. his
hand covering her two. holding them
tight, his body bending over hers
protectingly.
After little while she ceased shud-
dering. and answered the pressure Of
his hand with a sudden clasp of her
two: then drew them away again and
sat erect
Her eyes. whom they rose to his
face, were still wide with fear-a
deeper-seated fear. really. than her INST
momentary panic. But now she had
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-06-02
CHAPTER XIII.
Captain FlsIdIng's Gospel.

Captain FisidIns's Gospel.
Side by side. upon. that great sheep
skin, they sat. those two people. In
the very lap of death. A reasonable
estimate Of their chances would give
them, perhaps. . week to live. With
exceptional fortune. that week might
stretch itself into q month. The great
blue spirit Of the arctic would darken
to purple. and TO black. The Icy hand
OF the savage polar winter would get
its clutches upon them. They had
nothing to resist It with. No stores Of
ammunition or Of food. No clothing.
except what they wore. No fuel. save
what they could contrive to gather
along the talus before the winter gales
would make further search impossible.
Neither Jeanne nor Cayley was Of .
sort to face tho prospect Of that death
with resignation. They were young.
intensely alive, and with Jeanne. at
least. the best and biggest part OF life
lay. or had lain until yesterday. In
broad open road before her. But
prospect like the one that lay before
them brings its own anaesthetic with
it. It was SO utterly hopeless that It
became unreal. The face OF the future.
into which she had cast Just one hor-
rified glance, was so hideous that to
the girl. at least. 1t was like some
monster mask Of carnival-too gro
tesQuely horrible to be taken ser!-
ously.
That IL partly the reason why she
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-06-02

CTo BE CONTINUED
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
PROGRESS AGAINST ROOKW0RM.
TWenty.One thousand Gases Have Been
Treated Already.

The North Carolina Campaign
against hookworm disease is making
steady progress. The number OF
cases of the disease reported as
treated by physicians has grown
during the past twelve months
from $3.50 to 81 200; the number OF
doctors treating the disease from
1873 to 597; and the number OF people
microscopically examined for it in
the State laboratory of Hygiene
from 500 to %, 312. Seven thousand
two hundred and seventy-six of the
latter number were found to have
hookworm infection, 2,543 showed
others Of the -etigh intestinal para
sites. Though some of these were
found quite frequently the hook
worm infections were found three
times as frequently as all others
combined. Thirty-one per cent. of
the %, 312 examined showed hook
worm infection. Of the number ex-
amined, 1000 were State troops,
1 600 were orphans, 1000 children OF
the State schools for the blind, deaf
and dumb and the reformatory.
Nearly 1000 insanes have been ex.
amined. The.other 19, 900 are largely
made up of public school children
taken at random.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
HIRED APPLAUSE.
A Great Actress Who Was Determined
to Make the Claque Earn
Its Money.

Speaking of applause in theaters,
theatrical man relates the following
concerning the great actress Rachel:
1T seems that upon certain open
ing night Rachel received enthusiastic
applause. but on the second night It
was so noticeably slim that the actress
felt deeply grieved and bitterly COM
planned that the claque was not doing
it's duty. The leader of the hired 'ap-
plause makers on hearing of her dis
pleasure wrote her a letter In which he
endeavored to excuse himself from any
blame.
..Mademoiselle-I cannot remain IN
der the obloquy Of reproach from
such lips as yours he began. Inc
following is an authentic statement or
what really took place: at the nrst
representation l led the attack III per-
son not less than thirty-three times
We had three acclamations. four hilar-
tiles, two thrilling movements, 1our
renewals of applause and two 1nden-
mite explosions In fact, to such an
extent did we carry our applause that
the occupants Of the stalls were scan
dalized and cried out la porte!
my men were positively exhausted
with fatigue and even intimated to me
that they could not again go through
such an evening. Seeing such to be
the case, l applied for the manuscript.
and after having profoundly studied
the piece | was obliged to make up my
mind for the second representation to
certain curtailments in the service OF
my men,
The writer thus goes on at some
length to assure the actress he will
try TO make future amends and re-
quests her to believe In his profound
admiration, "-Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
FIRST POST HOUSES.
Established by Cyrus, the Founder Of
tho Persian Empire.

Established by cyrus, the Founder Of
tho Persian Empire.
The first posts are said to have orig
mated In the regular couriers estab-
lished by Cyrus the Great about 500
B. c., who erected post houses through
out the kingdom of Persia. Augustus
was the first to introduce this institu-
ton among the Romans, 81 B. c., and
he was initiated by Charlemagne about
800 A. D. Louis XI. was the first
sovereign to establish post houses in
France, owing to his eagerness Tor
news, and they were also the first In
stitution of this nature in Europe.
This was in 1910, or about 1900 years
after they were started in Persia.
In England in the reign of Edward
". Q48D riders on post horses went
stages of the distance Of twenty miles
from each other in order to procure
the king the earliest intelligence of the
events that passed in the course Of the
war that had arisen with the Scots. A
proclamation was issued by Charles l.
In 1851 that. whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms of England and
Scotland, the king now commands bis
postmaster Of England for foreign
parts to settle a running post or two
between Edinburgh and London to GO
thither and come back again In six
days."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
TIGHT HATS.
-L.xin,.da Circulation of the Blood
In the Scalp and Invite
Badness.

Ingenious men are continually con-
irving new kinds Of shoes, new sus'
renders and hundreds OF d1Herent
kinds of braces, but so far, says tue
Therapeutic Gazette, no one has taken
up the idea of making hat which Will
hold ON the head and not blow on anu
at the same time not bind the head all
around like a constructing band.
Some men go without hats at times
with the idea that the hair Is Improved
bv ventilation and sunshine. Undoupt-
edly this does improve 1t, but the prime
secret is not in not wearing the hat at
all. The ventilated hat will not pre-
vent badness If this same hat be worn
tightly around the head. II string
be tied ever so lightly around the nm
ger the effect upon the circulation
may be easily marked in the end OF
that finger. A tight hat will AFFECT the
circulation Of the scalp in the same
way.
Hats which are easily blown on
should never be worn, as they will not
STAY on unless damned so tightly upon
the head as to impede circulation. All
stiff. rigid hats should be very light
and one should select a size larger
than the head measurement and cor
rect the over size by inserting feit
strips under the sweat band, thus CIV
ing q cushion-like effect and prevent
ing the construction at that portion OF
the scalp.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
TALKING IN FIGURES.
Sianificance of Certain Numbers In the
TeIegraphers' Code.

Significance Of Certain Numbers IN the
TeIegraphers' Code.
"In the telegraphers' code numbers
have special significance Of which the
general public Is not aware" remarked
a veteran key night the other day.
"Most everybody knows that ~
means good night or the end OF
story, but few outside the PROFESSION
know that 81 is also code sign. Rail-
road operators, however, know that
this call is signal to the operator at
the other end to come back and repeat
train signals to the sending operator.
1t also has another meaning, Train
order to be signed by conductor and
engine driver Nineteen, on the other
hand means that the train order Is not
to be signed by conductor or engine
driver. Twenty-four has also the lat
ter significance on some roads
give is simply an Interrogation
point and in the vernacular could be
translated Anything doing" Thirteen
signifies DO you understand? Twen-
ty-fve means busy but nobody seems
to know how it came to have that sig
nificance unless perhaps 1t means that
the operator is still in the midst of bis
work, being some distance away from
80.
"Seventy-three means best regards.
and newspaper men and operators EN-.
p!oy this expression constantly. OF
course % has come to mean In this
numerical language just what it does
in ordinary parlance. 'skiddoo,' va
moose or butt out or any Of the thou
sand and one other equivalents."-N
York Herald
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
The Active Sloth Bear.

1.-THE sloth bear appears to be the
most active Of all the bears In the zoo.
Whoever misnamed the animal ought
to bestow a more appropriate title
said a woman visitor who sat on a
bench in front Of the bear dens.
"a more betting designation would
be 'Ursus pugilisticus' or something
like that. for he is certainly the most
pugnacious Of all the bruin specimens
here. And he gets away with it, too.
although he weighs only $50 pounds.
I saw him knock out the hairy cared
bear in a fierce fight over piece Of
meat. and he gets the better of the
great Yezo bear of about 1000 pounds
in the adjoining Enclosure. They fight
through the bars. You can hear the
swapping Of the big bears jaws as be
fails to catch his opponent. But the
nervous sloth bear is as quick as q
cat with his long claws and gets in q
dig on the other ones muzzle that
makes him snort with pain."-New
York Sun
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
Escaped With His Life.

''Twenty-one years ago l faced an
awful DEATH" writes H. B. Martin,
Port HARRISON, S. C. doctors said
l had consumption and the dreadful
cough l had looked like it sure
enough. tried everything l could
hear of for my cough, and was under
the treatment of the best doctor in
Georgetown, S. c., for a year, but
could get no relief. A friend ad-
vised me to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. l did so, and was complete
ly cured. / feel that / owe my life
to this great throat and lung cure "
It's positively guaranteed for coughs,
colds. and all bronchial affections.
SOC and $1.0O. Trial bottle free at
E. T. Whitehead Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
Health is Worth Saving and
Some Scotland Neck Peo-
Dle Know how to Save 1t.

Many Scotland Neck people take
their lives in their hands by neglect
ing the kidneys when they know
these organs need help. Sick
kidneys are responsible for vast
amount of suffering and i'll health
health. but there is no need to SUI
fer nor to remain in danger when
most all diseases and aches and pains
due to weak kidneys can be quickly
relieved by the use of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Here is Scotland Neck
citizens recommendation:
Miss Lucy Hancock, Main street,
S Scotland Neck, N. c., says: Il Will
ling'y verify my former endorse
ment Of Doan's Kidney Pills, given
in January 1908. | got this remedy
from E. T. Whitehead Company S
drug store, and it benefited me
greatly when ] was suffering from
kidney complaint. Since then have
used Doan's Kidney Pills occasional
" and they have always brought the
best of results"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's s
and take no other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06

Brown and Jones were having their
usual stroll and had just had a few
minutes conversation with Robinson,
who was accompanied by his wife.
After they had gone on some little dis
lance Brown said to Jones:
Did you notice that Mrs. Robinson
never said q word T.
"Oh, yes" said Jones. You see, she's
deaf and dumb
Lucky chap is Robinson. But sup
pose she can talk with her 6ngers?''
asked Brown.
II think So replied Jones, "for Rob
inson hasn't a dozen hairs left on his
head"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
The Governor's Quick Wit,

While talking to IA former governor
of Illinois. who was noted for the
quickness of his wit, an English tour
ist spoke with special fervor of sight
he had seen in another state.
Il attended a Sunday service for
the inmates of the state prison." he
said. land l learned that Of the POS
persons now confined there all but
twelve voluntarily attend religious
services held in the prison chapel twice
each Sunday"
Most extraordinary" said the gov
ernor musingly. II am sorry to say it
is not so with us. But then" he add
ed soberly, ''in Illinois. you see. most
Of the respectable people do not come
to prison. "-Lippincott's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
A Tribute of Affection,

Something Of the sympathetic kindli-
ness of nature Of the late Frederick
Greenwood came out in little speech
made by J. M. Barrie on the occasion
Of Mr.. Greenwood's seventy-fifth birth
day. when the men who had worked
under him on the ST. James and the
Pail Mall Gazette met to do him honor.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Bar
rie confessed that he had bought his
first silk hat Ito impress" the veteran
editor. Then he added impulsively:
"Oh. Greenwood, it is for your kind
ness to us boys in our first silk hats
that we love your
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
Terrible Train Of Troubles.

Lake Charles. La.-Mrs. E. Four
nier, SIG Kirby street, says: The
months before | took Cardui l could
hardly walk. l had backache, head
ache, pain in my legs, fainting spells,
sick stomach, dragging feelings and
no patience or courage. Since taking
Cardui, | have no more pain and
feel good all the time Take Car
dui and get the benefit Of the pecul-
lar herb ingredients, which have
been found so efficient for womanly
ills. Other people have done the
testing. You profit by their exper-
fence. Try it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
Want of care does more damage than
want of knOwledge.-Frank
Blind, Dizzy Spells.

Wilmington, N. C.-Mrs. Cora L.
Ritter, writes from this place: II
used to have blind dizzy spells, and
weak cold spells went all over me.
Different doctors could not tell me
what was wrong. After taking
Cardui | am all right and in better
health than for 10 years." Cardui
is remedy for women which has
been used by women for nearly a
lifetime. It prevents the unnecess-
airy pains of female troubles, such
as headache, backache, dizziness,
dragging down feelings, etc. Try it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
Salt and the Rom ans.

Splitting Of salt is a superstition still
current among us. 1t is derived from
the ancient Romans, who used salt in
their sacrifices and regarded it as
sacred to Penates. To spill it careless
ly was to incur the displeasure OF
these household divinities After ac-
cidentally spilling salt the ancient Ro-
man was wont to throw some over the
left shoulder-the shoulder Of i'll omen
thereby hoping to call away from bis
neighbor the wrath of the Deity and
turn 1t upon himself.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
EIsphants' LOVE- For F;n.rx

Strange as it may seem, the elephant
Is passionately fond of finery and de-
lights to see himself decked out with
gorgeous trappings. The native princes
of India are very particular in choos-
ing their state elephants and will give
fabulous sums for an animal that ex-
actly meets the somewhat fanciful
standards they have erected. For
these they have made cloths of silk so
heavily embroidered with gold that
two men are hardly able to lift them.
-Pearson's Weekly,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06
Chance of Front,

The Groom-Great heavens, who Is
this coming up? The Bride-Why.
that is Aunt Maria! The Groom
Well, have l got to embrace that old
fairy? The Bride-Sh! 1t was she
that sent us the handsome silver serv-
ice. She's worth thousands. The
Groom kissing her rapturously)-My
darling aunt!-London Answers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, 1aire
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement Of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
,icvs. SwaH1p=eoCt corrccts inability to
hold urine and scalding painir passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
Of being compelled to go often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effec!
:of Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause Of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swa,np-Root is pleasant to take and IS
sold by all druggists i'll ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer s, Co., Binghanton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer i'll this paper Don't make
anv mistake, but remember the name,
.,wa1np- Root, aid don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
= ,ou do you will be disappointed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-06

Cherry Valley, Ark.-Mrs. Carrie
Moore OF this place, says, 81 was
AFRAID to stay by myself. / had head
acne nearly all the time; nv heart
would palpitate, and nv v;taI;+,,
was very low. When | would Eo
down at night l had no hope of LIVING
until day. tried Cardui, and now
feel better than have for s wears ~
l cannot praise Cardui enough for
mnat II DID,. Are you a woman?
~ 70 you need atomic? Try Cardui.
sells it. druggist