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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
POLICE GET NEW REVOLVERS
London Officers Are Being Armed With
Latest Automatic
Guns.

London.-In a short time London
will cease to be a paradise for swift
footed and pugnacious burglars. This
week the metropolitan police received
from the Home Office the first con-
signment Of automatic revolvers, and
in the future at least two thousand
"bobbies" will not depend upon fleet
foot and trusty fist to capture and sub
due malefactors.
The new revolver is an automatic
gun Of American design and carries
nine cartridges, which can be fired in
five seconds. An extra magazine hold
ing eight shells will be carried, SO the
next policeman who is compelled to
besiege an anarchist will be able to
fire seventeen shots at range of 200
yards before calling for the aid of the
military. The weapon will be carried
under the policeman's tunic, and owing
to it's fiat shape there will be no bulge
to betray it's presence. The men will
be armed gradually, the first to re
ceive guns being those on special de-
tails and patrolmen stationed on dan
gerous beats.
1t is believed that in time the whole
force will be armed. No provision has
yet been made for the arming OF the
city police, but it is known that num-
Der of the men have bought guns at
their own expense and are carrying
them with the full approval of their
superiors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
DOG R0BS MANY HEN BOOSTS
Animal Had Been Agent of Band Of
Thieves in Stealing Chickens, Tur-
keys and Other Poultry.

Hampstead, L. lone of the bold
est thieves ever encountered by the
police of Valley Stream, L. l., was
captured after a consultation among
officers, was tied to a stake outside
the station and shot dead. He was a
dog known as "Black Fox
According to reports the animal had
been the agent of a band Of thieves
in stealing several thousand chickens,
ducks and turkeys.
Policeman Ryan saw the dog 60 to
one chicken yard eight times and each
time leave with a fat chicken in its
mouth Tracing the dogs footprints
through the mud to clump Of woods.
Ryan found two large gunnysacks fill
ed with 40 chickens. The owner Of
the dog had disappeared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
AMERICA TO RULE
New Dean of St. Paul Sees This
Country Supreme.
VISION OF YELLOW PERIL
Dr.. Inge in Address Declares Great
Britain Is Rapidly Becoming Ex-
hausted of Her Coal Supply
and Good Labor Is Scarce.

London.-A grim picture OF the de-
cline of the British empire, with a Wis,
ion Of America as the ruling power
in the industrial nations Of the world
and the shadow of the yellow peril
lowering over all, has been painted
by Dr. Inge, the new Dean OF st.
PauTs.
"The nineteenth century, he said,
in addressing the Women's Diocesan
association, was in many ways the
most remarkable century since the
beginning Of history. During that CEN
tury the United Kingdom collected a
population of forty-six million people
on two small islands. That was done
while Englishmen were making Eng
land the workshop of the world. Great
Britain has enjoyed certain exception
al advantages, of which they have
made the fullest use, but some OF
these are passing away inevitably and
others are being wantOnly sacrificed.
America is already, and must be
lar more decisiyely in the future, the
center of the worlds commerce. Eng
land is no longer the most favored ma
ton geographically. It's coal supply
is being exhausted with criminal
reckIessness, labor is no longer very
good and is becoming extremely high.
The twentieth century is spendthrift
heir to the nineteenth, while the Jap
anese and the Chinese workman is
content with third Of the Europeans
wage.
'When the British fleet ceases to
pa.fol the ring fence around Austria
liza and New Zealand the yellow man
will soon make short work of the trade
unionist, and in England it will be as
bad. When Englishmen cease to out
work and outsell other nations, the
working classes must emigrate or
starve."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Advice to LAWYERS.

To a counsel arguing before him at
Clerkenwell (Eng) county court,
Judge Edge remarked: "Let me tell
you a story of a case in which as
counsel appeared before Mr.. Justice
Mellor. I had used my strongest ar
guments, and thinking I was not con-
vincing him I used some weak argu-
ments afterward. Mr.. Justice Mellor
said to me: Now Mr.. Edge, don't put
too much water in your brandy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
MANY Cats Abandoned.

st. Paul, Minn.-So many cats have
been abandoned by the residents of
surrounding summer resorts that the
st. Paul Humane society has decided
to appeal to the next legislature to
make the abandonment Of a cat q
crime. At present the society is
obliged to kill the cats. Massachu
sets has a law that deals with the
problem in that way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Monarch,s Odd Menu.

Peter the Great loved, and most fire.
quently ordered for his own special
enjoyment, a soup with four cabbages
in 1t, Cruel, pig, with sour cream for
sauce; cold roast meat, with picked
cucumbers for salad; lemons and lam
preys, salt meat, ham and limburger
cheese. He began dinner with cab
bage water, and closed the banqueting
with goblets of burgundy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

old document Of the tenth century in
the Meteroron monastery a short
time ago. He sent it to Prof. Har-
mack, who decides that it was writ
ten to Origen, one of the earliest
church fathers. The manuscript it.
self dates from the third century, and
consists of a commentary on the book
Of Revelations up to Chapter xiv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Truth About an Author.

Hardy's secret, it seems, is like that
Of Richardson. Both are famous as
anatomists of the feminine heart, and
each in his youth wrote the love let.
ters Of many humble and illiterate
young women. Literary biography, like
history, repeats itself.-Boston Tran
script
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
RIaht Giving.

Our giving must be such as truly to
enrich bcrh giver and receiver. But
we can all Judge these things fairly
well for ourselves; If We make mis-
takes sometimes those mistakes will
be forgiven to us where the motive
was right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

New York.-Only one woman in 100
in New York has clean face, accord
ing to a beauty specialist who told
500 women attending her lecture to
go home and get busy with hot soap
and water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Why Not?

Mr.. Brown preached fearlessly and
with power, and many in the audience
were visibly affected. Rev. Mr.. Ross
did fine work with the chorus, and he
sang as solo: why Not Say yrfipm-
fwgkjgkjbkg. "-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Discovers Old Manuscript.

Berlin.-Prof Harnack, the famous
church historian of Berlin university,
has announced the discovery of an old
manuscript of much interest to stu
dents of the history of Christianity.
A Greek professor of the University
of Athens, DR.. Diobouniotis. found an
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Dirty Faced Women.

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
n. c.. Dept. Agriculture.
Philippine independence Looms Ahead

Speaker Champ Clark believes
that the United States should grant
independence to the Philippines,
''both for their good and our own. y
Furthermore Mr.. Clark advocates
early action on the subject. This
is in contrast to the attitude Of Pres
ident Taft, who takes the position
that PHILIPPINES should not be given
independence within the time of
the present generation, which the
PHILIPPINES interpret as meaning
never. Here is what Speaker Clark
wrote to friend on the subject:
1.-The Philippines should be given
their independence guaranteed by
the United States and such other
powers as are willing to join us. #
no other powers are willing to join
us think our own guarantee would
be sufficient, but | am for freeing
them regardless OF what the ether
powers do. My friend, Judge Cline,
Of Indiana, has introduced bill
providing for their independence.
think we will pass it next winter,
and then it will be up to the Senate
and the President
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
THEIR new SCHEME.
LIguoP Interests Trying to SubSidIZe
The Country Press.

The liveiiest people in the United
States to-day are the folks back of
the liquor business-the liquor in
terests. They are the hardest folks
to down. They are determined that
they shall help to run affairs. Some
times they are defeated but that
does not freeze them. They get up
and come again. Their recent vic
tory over the prohibition forces in
Texas gives them encouragement for
the time being They constantly
keep up a campaign Of agitation and
education. They are wise. Let 9TH
ers learn Of them. Just at this time
they are trying another scheme Of
education. 1t is this: They have
arranged with a certain company
that furnishes newspaper plates to
send out their matter free to all
newspaper who will accept it. The
Herald has been offered these plates
lFGt, t5Ct even " IiCFC 81 pay CA-
press charges. The plate company
says: pilates Of the matter shown
in this proof will be sent you free Of
charge upon the order Of interested
parties" The proofs sent us show
matter designed to prove that pro-
hib;tion is failure. The object of
the LIQUOR interests is to subsidize
the weekly papers and get them to
carry on their campaign Of educa-
ton and agitation. What will the
country press of North Carolina do ?
We hope that not a single one will
use the free plates offered them by
the LIQUOR interests through GER
tain plate company. .'-Smithfield
Herald.
We received the offer to furnish
the ''free plates referred to above,
but it soon found its way 10 the waste
basket as soon as we found out what
| it was. 1t gives US pleasure to note
that only one of our large number
of North Carolina exchanges has
used the free plates or any part
of it. This speaks well for our
North Carolina papers.-Editor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
committee thus far shows a terrible

committee thus far shows terrible
state Of affairs in the Agricultural
Department, and the Secretary ard
his Solicitor, McCabe, are placed in
the position Of preventing the appli-
cation Of the pure food and drugs
act to violators and hdIping them to
sWindle the people. The conditions
in the Agricultural Department are
the most rotten, and the President
will be derelict in his duty if he does
not uphold DR.. Wiley and call for
the resignation of Secretary Wilson,
Solicitor McCabe, and all those
chemists in the Department who
have done the dirty work of McCabe
in attempting to discredit DR.. Wiley
before the people. We miss our
guess if the President does not sus-
tain DR.. Wiley and administer
singing rebuke as we'll as dismiss
his detractors from the service Of
the government. This investigation
but emphasizes the need for thor
ough and searching Investigations
into the workings Of all government
departments and bureaus, Let the
good work go on. Turn on the light.
Turn out the rasca!s.
OBSERVER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
DUST DEALS In DEATH.
Consumption Spreads in Dusty Trades.
Government Making STUDY.

A warning against the dangers OF
dust was issued in a statement made
recently by the National Association
for the Study ard Prevention of
Tuberculosis, in which it is shown
that the percentage of deaths caused
by tuberculosis in dusty trades is
more than double that for all en-
ployed men in the registration area
of the United States.
As a result Of the dangers from
consumption to these exposed to
various forms of dust, and at the
| request of the National Association,
the United States government has
recently appointed a commission to
work in cooperation with State au-
thorities in making an investigation
into the conditions of the metal
mining industries in the United
States. with special reference to dis
eases OF the lungs. The work of the
commission engaged IN this special
task will follow lines somewhat SINH
liar to those worked out by the Roy
al Commission in Australia, whose
report was recently received il this
country.
"Dusts are of three kinds" says
the National Association; factory,
street ard house d'lsts" The state
ment refers to the results obtained
through Investigations made for the
Bureau of Labor. by Frederick L.
Hoffman. While among males gen
orally in the registration area of the
United States 145 per cent Of all
deaths are from consumption, the
mortality among g: inders from this
disease is 49.2 per cent, and in hard
~ any of the dusty trades is it be-
low Is per cent. The percentage of
deaths from tuberculosis among all
those exposed to metallic dust is 369
per cent; to mineral dust, 2S.6 per
cent; to vegetable fibre dust. 2S.8
per cent; to mixed animal and other
forms of dust. 321 per cent; to
street dust, 25 5 per cent; and to or-
ganic, or dust coming from articles
being manufactured, % per cent.
The statement speaks also of the
dangers from house dust, especially
in rooms that are not well ventilated
The Association warns against dry
sweeping, and against the use Of the
feather duster, CT other devices that
scatter but do not take up the dust.
Since the ordinary dust blown
about in the streets is impregnated
with disease germs, the National
Association urges the adoption Of
methods that will prevent the furth-
er dissemination of such bacilli. 1t
also urges for the coming months Of
fall and winter, more open windows
and more fresh air in house. shop,
and school room.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
The La:g as 10 Vine.

Raleigh. n G. Some question has
arisen among the farmers as to the
extent that the near-boer bill passed
by the last legislature in an effort TO
stop some Of the leaks in the state
wide prohibition law gees on the
question Of home made wines and
elders. The section that applies to
this esds:
Provided further, that this act
shall not apply to the sale Of domes-
tie wines when sold in quantities Of
two and one-haif gallons in sealed
packages or Grated, on the premises
where manufactured, or to the sale
of cider in any quantity by the man
ufacLurer from fruits grown on his
lands within the State of North
Carolina, or to any sale Of wine to
any minister Of religion or other
officer of church when said wine is
bought for religious or sacramental
purposes, ETC.
The only otherques'ion that might
arise is whether the Buncombe coun-
ty search and seisure law would
make man who possesses more
than three gallons Of said wines gull
to Of retailing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
NUMBER 80.

and Levi Bible. Pursuing them
closely are Edward Vice and Conrad
Sinner.
Then psychological few: En-
dearin Johnson, Charles Kiss; Kiss
brings Henry Hug; Hug brings John
Wedding. and Wedding provikes
John Bridegroom. Afterward come
Robert Bodkin, Jacob Needles. Viii.
liam Fuss, Hugh Cry and Mary
Sobbs.
Then a high and mighty three:
John Emperor, Moses Sovereign an |
Edward Thorne.
And a nervous bunch: Olive
Jumps, Andrew Bump, Simon Dar
Ger, james Waltz, Peter Tripp al d
George Gallup.
And an lnwelcome few: Jessie
Toothache, Edward Dentist, Georg,
Bo1ebreak and James Bonekiller.
The manner in which different
parts Of the human anatomy are
scattered about might be sufficient
ly suggestive Of battlefield to in-
duce the government TO grant pei
sions, for there are James Lega,
Thomas Foote, Hiram Head, Samuel
Nose, William Face, James Cheek. ,
Adam Shanks. Samuel Hand, Ste
phen Bach and f. G. Lipp, and Mary
Body, Joseph Boil and America
Corns, who are not feeling so well.
Picking out enough of these to make
Thomas Mann there are plenty of
clothes 10 array him in: jerry Cuff.
Mary Collar, Ford Cravat, William
Corsets and Robert Bonnet.
Then Thomas Bathes, for Tim
Tubbs ard james Towel await him.
Having bathed he goes down to
breakfast and finds on the card
Isaac Quail, Aaron Drake, Hester
Pigeon and William Grow.
Then merrily he go,s on his way
TO business singing. along with Peter
Highnote, Jane Melody, John Far-
mony. John Songster, John Harp
and D. 2. Ditty.
Down town he associates with
David Dollar, Jacob Shilling, Will
liam Million, George Thousand,
Thomas Pence, William Farthing.
a. Hapenhy, and perhaps with
Wiley Wise, William Clever, VIII
liam Swindie and K Rogue.
- 49, -..> . .,- ~
liam Proper, James Polite, John
Harmless and Lafayette d. Favor
ite, and mayhap, with Washington
Silyman, Henry Gump, Blooming
May and Mary Grasshopper.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
And The Next Day 1t Showed.
She entered the room hastily.
He was waiting for her.

| ol1S lteIeu Ciie IoCIH Hastily.
He was waiting for her.
Il was afraid you would be think
ing | had forgotten she said.
"No," he responded, calmly, in
the tone Of one who is master OF
himself. AN engagement is an en-
gagement with me-
She was beautiful girl. A
wealth Of chestnut hair rippled be-
low the wide hrim Of her bonnet.
Her close-ftting tailored gown
yielded to every movement Of her
supple form.
He was a bit above the average
height, a clean-cut square chinned
chap, whose every expression be-
spoke self-reliance.
AS he looked at he his glance was
deferential, yet not timld.
1t has been a long while since we
saw each cther,' . he remarked
Eyes, nearly I yaaI,' she replied.
But do you remember when l left
that time you said would have to
come back?"
eyes. You should have come
sooner than this
"But l have been so busy-going
and coming, dances, dinners, the
theater and ALL
Il know. And you were married,
too?"
His voice did not tremble as he
asked this, yet across her face there
flashed a quick tinge Of humiliation.
II would rather not speak of
that" she observed, almost coldly.
"That is all over. We-We-it was
to be expected. The truth is, we
were not meant for each other, so l
i got a divorce.
cit was better SO, no doubt" he
responded, gently. Won't you sit
DOWN."
She took the chair he indicated,
and as he looked down at her she
flashed him a sudden smile
Il was afraid Of you the last
time" she said, merrily.
"But-yoa are not afraid now?"
His voice seemed to give her as
snrance. She smiled again.
"No, indeed
He put his fingers beneath her
dimpled chin and tilted her bonny
head back, then gszed at her earn
estly. Her limped eyes looked up
at him trustingly. The rosepink Of
her cheeks came and went fitfully.
The white of her throat throbbed
with, each breath. He bent nearer
to her, still with that fixed gaze.
her lips were parted.
He raised his head and she looked
out Of the window silently.
There was pause At last she
spoke.
"What are you studying about?
What have you decided?'
81 think I'll have to fill two of
your teeth" he said quietly. THE
rest are all right. You have taken
better care Of them than most Woln-
en- do. Life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
: Paint Lick Sick Lady.

Paint Lick, Ky.-Mrs. Mary Free
man, of this place says: Before |
commenced to take Cardui. suffer
ed 50 much from womanly trouble,
was so weak that ! was down on
my back nearly all the time. Cardui
has done ne more good than any
medicine ever took in my life. }"
You reed not be afraid to take Car
dui. II is no new experiment. Com
posed Of gentle acting, herb ingae-
dients, it has been found to safely
relieve headache, backache and SINH
lar female troubles. Try it for your
troubles.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
Att1ck Lie T;lerS.

In fighting to keep the blood pure
the white corpuscles attack disease
germs like tigers. But often germs
germs multiply SO fast the little
fighters are overcome. Then see
pimpies, boils. eczema, salt rheum
and sores multiply and strength and
appetite fail. This condition de-
mands Electric Bitters to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
expel poisons from the blood They
are the best blood purifier" writes
C. 7. Budahn, of Tracy, Cal. Il have
ever found" They make rich red
blood. strong nerves and build Up
your health. Try them. soc at 4.
7. Whitehead Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
TO IMPROVE POOR LAND.
The Necessity Of Organic Matter in Tie
Soil AID How to &c!

! We Go not advise the use Of any
leguminous crop in the treatment Of
these poor lands the first season.
You will do well to get good growth
Of rye on the land and in order to DO
this you many have to use one or
two hundred pounds of some good
grade Of commercial fertilizer. Be
gin in the fall. If the land is rather
heavy break it as deeply as your
teams can pull it but do not sub-soil.
Sow a bushel and half of rye per
acre and use home grown seed if you
can possibly get them, at any rate,
get seed grown in North Carolina.
In the spring, if the.season is good
and the rye is growing of nicely, it
might be well to clip it when it first
comes into head In order to let it
make second growth. Your main
object now is to secure q large
amount of vegetable matter to be
plowed under. Therefore, leave the
clippings on the ground while the
rye makes its second growth. When
the second growth begins to bloom
run heavy roller over the ground;
follow this roller with a good sharp
disc harrow, and disc the land until
the rye is cut into bits Then turn
it under as deeply as your teams
can pull it, provided, the land is not
too wet. The plowing should be
about eight inches deep. After
blowing set the disc harrow at
slight angle rnd run over It another
time in order to break cloGs and
pulverize the surface. Let TIE land
lie about month and seed it to cow
peas, using, if necessary. about 100
pounds Of acid phosphate TO tie acre
When the peas have made their
growth, roll and run the disc harrow
over them about twice; cut them to
pieces and plow them under deeply
and let the land lie until it is time to
SOW rye again. Sow rye ard Grim
son clover after the peas. The fol-
lowing spring treat the rye as you
did before clipping, rolling, disc
ing. ploWing. You should clip just
before the crimson clover colnes
into head, or be sure not to clip the
the clover when you clip the rye.
The second growth Of rye is likely
to come off about when the clover is
ready to turn under. Then roll,
disc and plow as above directed.
Now wait for a good rain and disc
the surface twice and prepare to
plant corn.
You have now worked this land
one year without getting q crop
that is, you began last fall year
year ago, planted it to crops this
summer and fall, plowed them all
under and this spring you are grow
ing corn on a piece of land which
perhaps has not been farmed in ten
years, and you are going to get more
corn off of it this year, in all proba-
bility, than you have been getting
off of your best acres in other parts
of the farm, and ycu will have done
it all by deep blowing and green
manuring, with the addition Of
little cheap commercial fertilizer
Your land is now brought up. The
value has changed from say $500 an
acre to $4,000 an acre for rctual
farming purposes.
J. L. BURGESS,
n. c.. Dept Agriculture.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
Terrible Picture of Suffering

Clinton, Ky.-Mrs. NJ c. McElroy,
in a letter from Clinton, writes:
"For six years | was a sufferer from
female troubles. [ could not eat.
and could not stand on my feet
without suffering great pain. | had
lost hope. After using Cardui a week
1 began to improve. Now | feel
better than in six years" Fifty
years of success in actual practice,
is positive proof. furnished by those
who have tried it, that Cardui can
ALWAYS be relied on for relieving
feynale weakness and disease. Try
Cardui, today, now!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17

Ashley-Until the last was conf
dent that the painless dentist was
absolutely truthful in saying he
would cause me no torture. Sey-
mour-What did he do at the last?
Ashley-Gave me the bill.-Chicago
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