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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30

Many diseases may be transmitted
by means of water, and some of the
diseases are so uniformly transmitted
by this means that they are known as
"water-borne" diseases. Typhoid, dys-
EMERY and other Intestinal disorders
come under this class of diseases, and
consequently it is of the greatest i'm
portance that every precaution be
taken to insure pure water supply,
says Bulletin No. 81 of the United
States department of agriculture.
Farm water supplies may be divided
into three classes. In the order Of
their liability to pollution these are
surface supplies, shallow underground
supplies and deep underground sup
plies The surface supplies are OBJ
tanned from streams, ponds, reservoirs
and clsterns; both shallow and deep
underground supplies are obtained
from dug, bored, driven or drilled
wells, and from springs.
The investigations of K. F. Keller
man and H. A Whitaker of the depart
with the Minnesota state board of
health, indicate that of 70 carefully
selected and typical water supplies in
Minnesota 20 were good and SO we're
polluted. Of the polluted wells II
were SO located that even extreme
care would not make them safe; 10
were poorly located, but improvements
In the protection from surface wash
and inf1ltration would make them
safe; Is were bad only because of poor
surface protection and could easily be
made safe. Practically all the surface
supplies investigated we're polluted
During these Investigations % of the
farms examined showed a record OF
typhoid fever.
Surface water supplies are those
most liable to pollution, and authori
ties agree that they are the most IN
satisfactory for farm use. Streams
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
COMMUNITY WORK
Of STATE BOARD
NORTH CAROLINA is PIONEER
STATE IN COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORK.
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review of the Latest News Gathered
Around the State Capitol That
Will Be of Interest to Our Readers
Over North Carolina.
Raleigh.


Community health work in the
state took another step forward re-
Gently when the state board of health
announced that one more county had
been added to the list of those which
desired the community method of
hookworm eradication. This county
is Columbus and the particular Sec
ton of the county where this work
will be done is at Hallsboro.
Along with this announcement by
the board comes the one that DR.. P.
w. Covington, OF Wadesboro, who has
been connected with the state health
work as an officer for the past four
years will be assigned to the work Of
hookworm eradication as a member
of the hookworm commission and will
begin his duties in Hallsboro at once.
DR.. Covington will leave Raleigh at
once for the seat of his new work. In
making the choice of DR.. Covington
the state board of health commends
him for his past services which have
been most efficient. He has served
in several departments of the state
~
has done excellent service.
North Carolina is the pioneer state
in the community health work. The
results of it's efforts along this line
are being eagerly watched by other
state health departments. The lit,
erature of the North Carolina state
board of health is being scattered over
the country and a great deal of il
Is sent on request from other states
for information in regard to the work
which is being done in this state
When the hookworm was found to be
so prevalent in the South the variou:
health departments of the South i'm
mediately undertook the discovery o
the most practical method of eradica
ton. The North Carolina board fin
ally determined that the hookworn
dispensaries established at variou:
points for a short time on genera
campaign were not bringing the re
suits which had been hoped for. TIL
intensive method of hookworm Grad
cation was then undertaken.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30

deep underground supplies. Wells
from Is to 80 feet in depth to water
flowing in layer Of gravel or mud,
which rests on an impervious stratum,
are considered as sources of shallow
underground supply.
Both shallow and deep farm wells
are often polluted from local sources.
They are often located for convenience
in the barnyard, under the stable or
barn, close to stock pens, privy vaults,
or teaching cesspools, or close to the
back door, out of which household
Stops are thrown and near which ami
NAL and vegetable refuse is often al
lowed to accumulate and decOmpOse.
The soil surrounding the we'll becomes
saturated with organic filth and, un-
able finally to perform it's useful work
Of filtration and publication, allows
the surface water percolating through
it to carry it's load of contamination
into the we'll.
The well may be located at such a
distance from sources of contamina-
ton that ordinary pumping will bring
no bad results, but IN case of unusu
ally heavy pumping the underground
water surface for a distance around
the we'll may be sufficiently lowered to
reach the zone of contamination. Deer
bored or driven wells are less liable
to pollution than shallow dug or bored
| wells.
The safety Of water supplies wher
near sources of possible surface pollu
ton often depends largely on the char
acter and quality of the material il
which the well Is sunk Surface wa
tiers in sinking through sandy soils o.
surfaces are filtered, and in the fne1
sands much of the polluting matter
which they carry is frequently re
moved. In coarser sands or gravel thu
degree of filtration is less, but waite
taken from sands and gravels at &;
considerable depth may be considered
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Feeds for GROWING Pics.

Glover and alfalfa are too bulky tn
SUIT the needs of the growing pigs. un-
less they are supplemented bv nitro.
genous concentrates Cowpeas heans
ana held peas are all good feeds where
they can be grown. All localities can
produce some kinds Of feed that NAV
De used to advantage. Oilmeal. wheat
m1ddllngs and tankage all have their
pace In economical feeding, and their
use must be regulated by the kinds Of
farm feeds at hand, and their market
value.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Successful Combat Of Army Worm.

The department of agriculture con-
tinues to receive queries concerning
the army worm which is infesting the
crops in this section Of the state and
which has laid waste entire crops OF
certain farmers. Mr.. Franklin Sher-
man, state entomologist, addressed
the Farmers Institute Normal in re-
gard to the methods which may be
used TO stop the march Of the worm.
Mr.. W. A. Smith, Of Neuse, Route 1,
recently forwarded to the News and
Observer a suggestion which he de-
clares has been found successful IN
combating the inroads of the pest.
''To destroy army worms" says he,
take a pitchfork full of pine straw
and put piles of straws in the rows
about twenty feet apart and ahead OF
the worms. Sprinkle one-quarteI
pound of sulphur on each pile OF
straw. Set fire to piles of straw just
after shutdown, when the wind is
calm. This has been found to be
successful remedy"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

The building of the farm life school
at China Grove has begun, the laying
of brick starting a few days ago. Ar
fragments are already under way to
have appropriate and entertaining ex-
ercises at the laying of the corner
stone
The Durham county commercial or
CARNATIONS have stamped their appro-
val on both the routes between Dur
ham and Raleigh the section Of which
has been a bone Of contention between
two sections of Wake county.
Mr.. Walter Clark, Jr., representing
the association Of short line railways
Of the state, went to Asheville to ap-
pear at the hearing in that city being
conducted by the committee appointed
by the governor to inquire itno the
| state railroad rates.
The Patterson Lumber Company
lost 100000 worth of lumber mostly
hardwoods, by fire recently at the
words south of Lexington. The origin
of the fire Is unknown. 1t may have
started from defective electric wir-
ing, as the fire was discovered in the
corner of the yards.
a William A. McKeever, professor of
child welfare in the University of
Kansas, delivered series of lectures
at the State Normal College Summer
school at Greensboro. The first OF
the lectures was given on "a Con.
structive Philosophy of Education p
1.-THE New Social Uplift."
E. S. Millsaps, district supervise,
of farm demonstration work. has ap
pointed R. D. Goodman of No. town
ship, farm demonstration agent fol
Cabarrus county. Mr.. Jackson, of Ten
ressee, was recently appointed to the
position but notified the department
that he could not serve
The committee from the chamber O
comm cree on the tobacco market art
at work advertising Greensboro anon:
the tobacco raisers in this section. In
couraged by their success of the las
two seasons the committee believe
; that Greensboro can be made one O
!. the big markets of the state.
J. B. Pennington Of Tarboro retain
for another year at least the title o
. champion trap shooter Of North Care
t lima, having won the distinction at tn
:. tenth annual North Carolina stat
n shoot at Wrightsville Beach
s The large auditorium at Montreal
Y which seats 1900. was packed to it
t utmost capacity to hear DR.. J. Wilbu
Chapman, whose sermons have mad
deep impression on those who hav
heard them during the past week. H
n took his text from Waymouth's tral
d sition of the Bible. Phil 2:9-"Th
a, name supreme" His subject was tn
TIMETABLE Name"
Representative Pou has called
meeting of the North Carolina del
cation to endorse Judge Walter Cla1
)" for the supreme court of the Unite
I States All of the Tar Heels will e
some cheerfully, but others relue
e antly.
t Patronage of the Shelby wat,
plant, municipality owned, has OF
grown it's present capacity and an a
ditional filter plant is being installt
q at cost of $500.
II The Hon. Willisn Jennings Brv,
II has consented to make an address
= Montreal at an early date, probab
around the first of Augu,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Newton InstaIls White Wav.

The installation of a sixteen-pole
white way around the business square
in Newton has very nearly assumed a
stage of completeness, and when fin
ally installed will place the square
in this city in a competitive sphere
with any city in North Carolina The
white way poles which are construct
ed from metallic substance are 10
feet in height, containing one large
bulb on top, together with four small
er bulbs, hanging from suspended
beams at the top, and situated as the
poles will be, three to the side Of each
part of the square.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
When BIoatinq Occurs.

Feed dry hay before turning cows
on clover or lucerne, and do not pas
ture them when the paddocks are
wet with rain or dew. Cattle should
be very gradually accustomed to
change of feed. Allowing free access
TO mixture of two parts salt and
one part slaked lime will help to pre-
vent bloat. When floating occurs.
tap with trocar and canula high m
and we'll forward in most distended
part of left flank, between last rib
splne' and point Of hip. Give two
ounces Of turpentine shaken up in a
pint OF raw linseed oil, or a quart Of
new milk.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Care for Wet Horse

When the horse comes in wet with
rain, first scrape him, then blanket
him, and rub his head, neck, loins and
iees' II the weather is cold put on
an extra blanket in 20 minutes.
change the wet blanket when tho
morse dries. Do not wash the legs
hub them dry, or bandage loosely
with thick bandages. It is far more
important to have the legs warm and
dry than clean.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Breaking II Gently.

Said the little boy who stood at the
door of the spinster, would you kind
~ let me get my arrow, madam? it
has fallen in your garden"
certainly, my little man. But DO
you know exactly where it fell?'
"Yes-in-the side Of your cat"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Will Be A Record Corn Year.

Mai w. A. Graham, commissioner
of agriculture, said recently that af-
ter a careful examination of reports
from all parts of the state he is sat
isfied that North Carolina will this
year produce more corn than is re-
ouied for consumption within the
borders of the state. Indeed, he esti-
mates that the production will exceed
the consumption by five million bush
els. He estimates the corn crop this
year at sixty million bushels and the
amount of corn NEEDED for the state
at fifty-five millions.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
North Carolina Boys Good Shot

North Carolina Boys Good Shots.
The Newbern division of the North
Carolina naval militia, under COM
mand of Captain Caleb D. Bradham
has returned from a 10-days' cruise to
Bermuda on board of the U. S. S.
Rhode Island. On board of the
Rhode Island were four divisions of
militia from North Carolina and the
militia from New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and the District of Columbia
and out of this entire aggregation the
Newbern division won the highest
honors in the target practice with the
big guns
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
BUILDING Up Run-Out Farm.

One of the surest and best ways to
build up a run-out farm is to keep a
good herd of COWS and to put every
pound of manure back on the land
Quite often farm is judged by the
cows it supports.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Time for Working.

Work right along while you do work.
But don't make too long days. Get
around before shutdown. You want
some time to rest and take it easy
before tho work Of another day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Watch YOUNG Trees.

Young trees should be watched care
fully and the open spaces in the ground
about them, which have been made by
the wind swaying the trees, should be
we'll frmed down. This is important
just before winter sets in.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Farmers Expect Big Meeting.

The program for the Twelfth An
nual Farmers State Convention and
Roundup Institute, to be held at the
A. & M College August 1921, is ready
for distribution and carries a num-
Der of features of special interest to
the farmers of the state.
A number of prominent speakers
from out of the state have consented
to come and address the convention.
The evening programs will be of a
more or less popular nature and with
illustrated lectures and it is hoped
that the citizens of Raleigh will at
tend these sessions. All sessions of
the convention will be held in Pull
len Hall unless otherwise provided
for.
On Wednesday, August 26, the con-
vention will be divided into five sec
tional conferences, to be held in va
rious halls on the campus, each con-
Quoted by a specialist. 1t is the de-
sire of the committee that these con
ferences be made very informal and
that the farmers will join freely in
the discussions Field demOnStra
lions in the early mornings and late
afternoons will be features of the con
yention.
There will be free band concer
on the college campus Tuesday ant
Wednesday evenings from $50 tt
$50.
The college will furnish the dormi
tories free, and meals at Is cents eacl
will be served in the college dinin
hall
The largest convention in the his
tory of the state is anticipated an
1t is hoped that the trainers of tn
state will take a few days off an
come and enjoy this great occasion
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
Work Day and Nioht.

The contractors in charge of the
construction of the Geer building at
Durham have employed a night force
and in the future will use about a
hundred hands on the excavation for
this building during the day and half
that number during the night. Hun
dred watt incandescents have been
stretched across the building site,
and these make the night about as
bright as the day for the laborers No
trouble was experienced in getting
negroes to work during the night for
they like the cool nights better than
the warm days. The construction
forces are using two forces of horses
and are hauling the dirt from the
excavation as fast as the negroes can
get 1t up. Putting on of the night
force was made necessary on &C
count Of the nature of the soil six feet
under the surface. A kind of sand
stone was encountered which made
the progress of the work so slow that
the contractors bad to resort to the
night work in order to get the build
ing completed on schedule time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Not Good Fences,

Thorn hedges are not good fences
for sheep to run against They will
lie up close to them in the middle of
the day, and when they go away they
will leave lot of wool behind them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Battlefield Maps Placed in Hall.

There has been placed in the
North Carolina Hall of History a map
of the battlefield of Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville, this being
drawn with pen by Engineer Officers
w. L. Martin and Claud B. benson,
of the Confederate States topograph-
ical engineer corps in September,
1863. Officer benson referred to was
Capt. benson, so long a resident Of
Raleigh and who at the outbreak OF
the war had military school in Dup
lin county, he having entered the ser
vice in the early spring of 1861.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Work Of Assessing Corporations.

In their work of assessing the taxes
against the 5000 or more corporations
In the staten now under way the cor
poration commission is touching these
institutions in most vital spots" and
that they are squirming considerably
at the probing and assessments that
the commission is making is indica-
ted by the increasingly large number
OF the heads Of these corporations
that are coming to Raleigh from day
to day ''to see the commission on a
little matter of business" This work
will not be completed before Sept. IS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Prepare For Farmers Meetings.

More than 500 well known agri-
culturists and practical farmers from
various parts Of the state and mem
bers of the staff of farm specialists
maintained by the state department
of agriculture were in Raleigh for a
three days conference preparatory
for dividing into special farmers in
stitute workers for the series of farm
ers' Institutes that are to be held I'M
der the auspices Of the state depart
ment of agriculture in all those coun-
ties stretching from Raleigh west
ward to the crest of the Blue Ridge
mountains during the next 60 days.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Mr.. Brouqhton in California.

Mr.. ]. M. Broughton, who is spend
ing some time in California, and who
is now at Mill Valley, suburb of
San Francisco, writes to his son, Mr..
J. M Broughton, Jr., of this city
that he is taking hikes and auto trips
over the mountains. The tempera-
ture there he says is like that we
have here during the Thanksgiving
season One of the interesting fea-
lures of this trip, he says, is the meet
ing of old acquaintance who went
| out there in '49 and remained. He
expects to return about September 1
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
WHAT MAKES GOOD HOSTESS
Ability to Entertain LavishIy Is .
Very Small Part of Her
Qualifications.

A talent for originality is not suf-
fcient to make a good hostess-that
goes without saying. 1t is not the
mOuntebank who wins the genuine
praise Of the initiated, but the real wit
who has the gift of magnetism-that
is, of sympathy with what is human
and lasting-and can touch the heart
Of an audience. Is it not the drama
that can move to tears that remains
on the boards the longest? And is
1t not the woman who loves her kind
who keeps their affection, who draws
people to her whether she is rich in
this worlds goods or fortune turns
its back and leaves her little resource
beyond her delightful personality?
Nine. Recamier received her friends
with the same grace in her shabby,
brick foored little room-all that re-
verses allowed her-as when she had
queened it in her almost royal man.
sion in the Faubourg Saint-Germaine.
Nor did they gather less eagerly there
than in her beautiful home, because
she retained in her poverty the same
charm, the same qualities that had
made her the most sought woman in
Paris.
The essential thing to successful
entertaining is that instructive know-
edge of and sympathy with human
nature which enables one to put peo-
pie at their ease and make them
happy.-From Novel Ways of Enter
tanning" by Florence Hall Winter
burn.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Commissioner Young to Montreal.

Commissioner of Insurance Jas R.
Young left recently for Montreal
where he will spend a short time. Mr..
Young has been i'll and his physician
advised a short stay in the mountains
for his health. Treasurer 3. r. Lacy
has also gone to the summer resort
| to spend his vacation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Arnoy Worm Damage reported.

Reports of army worm damage in
Tyrrell and Currituck were received
by Commissioner of Agriculture Ora
ham recently.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
Hero of Mar of 1912.

One hundred years ago Capt David
Porter, one Of the naval heroes of the
War Of 1872, was given a great pop
ular ovation by the people of Philadel-
phia. Ten days previously Captain
Porter had reached New York after
a long and hazardous voyage from
Valparaiso, where on March 20, he
had commanded the frigate Essex in
her gallant, but unsuccessful fight
against the British ships Phoebe and
Cherub. Upon their arrival in New
York, the surviving officers and mem
bers of the crew of the Essex We're
given an enthusiastic welcome. From
New York Captain Porter proceeded
to Philadelphia, where another pop
ular ovation awaited him. On his ar
rival in the suburbs Of the city the
horses were taken from his carriage
and it was drawn to the hotel by the
pOpulace.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-30
INTERNATIONAL
SUNl6XS0lO0L
LESSON
(By e. O. SELLERS, Director Of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 2
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.

LESSON TEXT-Mark Hill.
GOLDEN TExT-'Rejoice greatly, O
daughter Of Zion; shout, o daughter OF
Jerusalem, because thy king cometh unto
thee" Zech. 90 r. v.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
"Hoch der Kaiser!
THE PEOPLES COLUMN
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

welfare by teaching. why should she
not be permitted to do so? Why not
allow the question to he decided BY
the teachers themselves according to
their individual needs and abilities?
The assertion that only unmarried
women should be employed as teachers
is decidedly reactionary. The fact that
a married teacher may deprive an un-
married one of a position should not
enter into the discussion. Such a pos
sibility is the fault of a system of So
clety which makes an opportunity 70
be useful a privilege to be fought for
and often denied. Some day. with the
help of women, we will reorganize So
ciety along saner lines. In the mean
time mothers should not be made TO
bear the brunt of our social short
comings.
Some of our ablest thinkers have de-
clared that in economic independence
lies the solution of the woman prob
lem. IL is certain that every step
which tends to overcome the idea which
is entertained by some persons that
woman should be a parasite and 10
establish the truth that every woman
should justify her existence by pro-
ductive work Of some kind is step in
the right direction. All attempts to re-
lines are working against real progress
and are entirely at variance with the
spirit of the times.
+. w. VAN VALKENBURGH
East Orange, n. j., Oct. 8, 1914.