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clever So Sammy had no idea what
Granny's real feelings We're and he
wondered and wondered. There were
others who wondered. too, what Gran
ny would say. and one of these was
Reddy Fox himself. The fact is Reddy
was little afraid OF what Granny
might do or say. You see Reddy and
Granny had lived together and hunted
together in the Old Pasture and on the
Green Meadows and in the Green For
est so long that Reddy was more than
little fearful that Granny would
not like it at all to have to share the
hunting grounds with another
Reddy knew that he ought to hurry
right home and tell Granny that now
there was to be a Mrs. Reddy he would
have 20 leave Granny and make a
home of his own. But he dreaded 1t
so that he kept putting it off and put
ting it off. 1t was Mrs. Reddy herself,
who you know. used to be Miss Swift
foot. who finally got Reddy to do what
he knew that he ought to do.
Don't you think. my dear: that we
and that she and 1 ought to become
acquainted? You know l never have
met her." said Mrs. Reddy.
Reddy agreed that they ought to.
but even then he hung back. Finally
he started for home. Mrs. Reddy go
ing with him AS they drew near the
house of Granny Fox Mrs. Reddy
hung back shyly. You go ahead and
! tell her" said she.
| So. while Mrs. Reddy waited timidly
at a little distance Reddy went on.
| Old Granny Fox was sitting on her
/ doorstep. Now Reddy wasn't the least
| bit ashamed. In fact, he was very,
very proud. But if you could have
you would have thought him ashamed.
/ You see he was uncertain how Granny
would act and SO sort of bashful, that
instead of staggering up as he usu-
ally did he looked sheepish- Yes. sir,
that is the way he looked Granny
keen old eyes twinkled as she noted
| his torn coat and the marks of teeth
and claws on his face.
| "Reddy" said she. looking as severe
as she knew how, you've been fight
ing"
"Yesm," replied Reddy very meekly
! what for?" demanded Granny
sternly
Acknowledgement" mumbled Reddy,
and stopped at a loss to know just
what to say
| Grannys eyes twinkled more than
ever, and she began to chuckle. Out
with it, you young scamp, out with
! it," said she. You fought for lady,
didn't you? Don't be ashamed to own
| up to it. I know all about it. You
could have had no better cause for
fighting. Your grandfather fought for
me just the same way, and your
| father fought for your mother If you
/ nadn 1OuSnl dS YOU uiu "ouiuIi
have had anything more to do with
YOU No. sir, | wouldn't Now where
| is my new granddaughter? Why don't
you bring her to your old Granny so
that l may give her a welcome?'
| Reddy could hardly believe his ears
He gave Granny one long grateful look,
then away he bounded with little
bark of joy and two minutes after he
was back with Mrs. Reddy shyly fol-
lowing him.
welcome my dear" said Granny
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VACANT SPACES
| TO Be CULTIVATED
Campaign to Promote Garden
Movement to Be Discussed
Tuesday Night.
CHILDREN TO DO WORK

Plans for campaign to promote the
nome and community garden movement
in Washington this spring and to get
owners of vacant lots to lend them for
cultivation will be discussed Tuesday
evening at a meeting of the Community
Workers Conference at the Wilson Nor
NAL School
William Baxter CloSson of Boston
and Mrs. Lyman F. Kebler director of
the Wilson School social center activi-
ties. already have obtained promises of
cooperation from officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture. from Mrs,
Susie Root Rhodes, director of play
of the Comm mssioners. school officials
and of the United States bureau of edu-
cation. Mrs Kebler also has conferred
with Miss Susan b. Sipe. secretary of
the Peoples Garden Association. and at
the conference Miss Sipe Will outline
the work for the coming summer which
the schools will undertake in co-opera-
ton with that association.
A plan will be laid before the con-
ference Tuesday looking to the forma-
ton of a central committee, which will
have charge of obtaining the use of
vacant lots from their owners and as
signing these lots to the use of groups
who wish to raise vegetables on them.
Blank cards have been prepared, by
which owners grant permission for
such use, agree that the persons rails
ing the crops may have the full rights
to them and provide that the owners
operations are begun before the crops
are gathered
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LI1IILES1oRIEs LI1IILE
%BEGDTInTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
tCopyrighted. 1917, by T. W BurGcss)
Old Granny Fox Welcomes Mrs.
Reddy.

Sammy Jay didn't know what to
think. He had been sure, absolutely
sure. that old Granny Fox couidn' t
possibly know about Reddy and Miss
Swiftfoot. who was now to be Mrs.
Reddy. and that he would have the fun
of telling her the news and seeing her
surprise. The truth is Sammy thought
that Granny Fox would be quite upset.
But Granny appeared to have known
all the time what Sammy had to tell
her and had seemed neither surprised
nor upset. Sammy suddenly felt new
respect for old Granny Fox. She must
be very clever indeed to know things
which had just happened when she
herself wasn't present.
OF course. the truth is Granny had
artfully led Sammy on to tell her the
news while pretending that she already
know it oh, yes, indeed, Granny is
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Many a man who isn't quite sure of
the Bible has unlimited faith in the
almanac.
Do not hurry to reach the top of the
ladder if you are going to fall off when
you get there.
Don't be stingy with kind words They
are worth nothing till you scatter them
about.
Not everF widow calls for help when
a man attempts to kiss her Sometimes
1t is the man who needs help.
There is an element of success in every
man. yet he seldom utilizes it until some
smart woman takes him in hand.
Did you ever notice how cheerfully a
woman gives her order in a restaurant
when there is a man along to pay the
freight?
When man waits to make sure he is
right before going ahead he may fine
himself distanced by less conservative
individual who was willing to take some
chances.
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FLOOD LIGHT EFFECTS
FEATURE ILLUMINATION
Capitol, Avenue and Court of Honor
Ablaze in Dazzling Shafts.
Tested Last Night.

Ila, -.
mlnatlon arrangements in connection
with the second ina,yura+;on of praei
49,. ,,-., -,
ueit "iiSoh- Inc Capitol, pennsylvania
avenue, at several points, and the Court
of Honor ,vara eoodad with d,,,1;o
'n "Niie
beams OF light. Searchlights and clus-
ters of incandescent lights were used
70 nroduca tho efec+ u,hic, j.; +,,,I
mn " III iui'
blast for the first time last night. Green
and red fire are to be used at only one
noi,+ w.. fo,,, co,,so or, .+o. o,d
po-'''' 'He iou' 'e9oi d. ''i s'i ee' anu
pennsylvania avenue.
The first of the minor courts is at
Al. s,raa+ o,a po,,.,,,,o,,;. ,,on,a ~,
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HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

tween Representative Mann ana Rep-
resentative Fitzgerald only rev days
ago Representative Mann was ra1s-
ing a rumpus because the SENATE had
done something or other ana repre-
sentative Fitzgerald pleaded the ex-
cuse that the Senate had to take such
and such action and was asking the
House for help.
That's a good excuse" retorted Rep
resentative Mann, but If the senate
needs the help of the gentleman from
New York it should elect him an ad-
visory member.
At which Representative Fitzgerald
grinned and answered:
We'll. it probably wouldn't do the
Senate any harm"
Evening star., 1917-03-04

There was large-oh, very large
and dark pusson, standing near the
wharf He had a little wagon on which
were several piles of fried cells and
greasy, smelly fish. on the sides OF
the wagon were announcements call
ing attention to the fact that the
large and dark pusson dealt in oysters
clam and sea food in season.
Now. he was a most engaging pusson,
Had he been visible to. the naked eye
in the reign of Primrose and Dock
stader he probably would have been
rich by now, because he had deep and
mellow minstrel basso of great pro-
fundity and excellence.
And he stood there singing in a bass
chant:
"Bo-hone-less catfish san'wiches'
Ro-hone-less catfish san'wiches, Bo-
homeless catfish sanwiches. Bo-hone-
less catfish San'wiCheS!"
He would snap out the "bo" and delve
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but that the moonshine and bootleg
whisky encountered in the dry states
is worse than poison.
"And there is more drunkenness and
more insanity in these dry states than
anywhere else" he shouted. More
insanity, 1 say. Mark you. more in
sanity in dry state than in wet
state. And why?'
Before he could answer some one
volunteered from the back row:
They go insane from thirst"
In the Speakers lobby there hangs
q fine portrait of Henry Clay. Oppo-
site the portrait for a large part of
each day sits Bill Gormley of Boston,
doorkeeper and general wit.
member He stood in front of the
Henry Clay portrait for moment, and
then remarked to Bill:
when my friend Sulzer was here he
used to stand in front of this picture
a long time every day and then go
look in the glass.
"Yes, indeed. said Bill Gormley,
''that's why Henry Clay got to look
like SulZer."
Who remembers the time when the
House of Representatives treated the
Senate with respect? In those days 1t
was courtesy never to mention the Sem
ate by name in House debates. When
necessary they used the vague term,
another body and sometimes went as
far making waveHke motion to
the tnorth, indicating the direction in
which the other body" could be found.
But, like the English soldiers plaint
in "Mandalay," all that is showed be-
hind me, long ago and far away" To-
day the House actually rips the Sem
ate up the back, right out in meeting.
Witness the sarcastic comment be-
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the Department Of Agriculture, who
its president.
Thrift Garden idea Outlined.

In the bulletin sent out from the ma
tional cleanup, paint-up bureau, at
st. Louis, the thrift garden idea is out
lined in detail: Allen w. Clark, chair
man and founder of the campaign,
has been working since last August
on the thrift garden feature
The bulletin states:
"A thrift garden, in the back yard
twenty-five by fifty feet, will. at a cost
not exceeding So for the best seeds.
and s. for fertilizer. if properly culti-
waited. very materially reduce the cost
of living. 1t can be made to yield
produce in cash value. from $50 to
800 per season."
The only government appropriation
now available for this work in Wash
ington is the $1,000 annually appropri-
ated for the last few years and con-
tanned in the District bill again this year
for the use of the school gardens. This
money is used to bug fertilizer and
tools.
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deep into his vocal organism for the
proper tone for the hone, and wind
up quick on the last two syllatles:
"Bo-h-o-o-o-nelesS catfish san Wlch-
es""
That second syllable was deep and
rumbling, like something exploding
with terrific force away down deep in
the secrets of the earth.
Up the street came short little yal-
Ter pusson He heard the rumhling of the
basso profundo. and stopped to listen.
1t seemed TO him to bid fair TO promise
a feast. So he spoke in high gallery,
squeaky tenor:
Gimme one them homeless catfeesh
sandwiches.
At this the basso stopped and his ef-
forts turned to the practical matters
of making sandwich. which the little
WALLER pusson took in his hand. eN-
amined carefully. and then crammed
head-on into his mouth. which was
about as large as the entrance to the
Hoosac tunnel
There must have been mistake. be-
cause as the yaller pusson closed down
his Jaws something stuck him in the
throat like a bayonet. and he set up a
coughing spell He appeared to be
strangling his eyes bUlged, his chest
heayed and he bent double in his ef-
fort to extricate the sharp thing in
Whereupon the basso who had just
resumed his song about his ''bo-hone-
less catfish" took on most injured
air:
-'Looky h'yah." he said. does yo'
wanna ruin nah bizness? When All
is engaged in sellin' bo-honeless cat
fish san'wiches. why doesn't you go on
down street and do yo' chokin >?
Before the District committee of the
House a few days ago man from
Cincinnati. with a real Cincinnati ac-
cent, was making an argument in favor
of the breweries. He said that the
drinking of beer never hurts any one,
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NO ACTION ON LINERS SALE.
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Held to
Await Damage Assessment.

BOSTON, March 3.-Judge James NJ.
Morton. jr., of the United States dis
trict court announced today that no
sale of the North German Lloyd liner
KronprnZessin Cecilie would be or
dered, pending the assessment of dam
ages in suits brought by the National
City Eank and Guaranty Trust Com
pany of New York against the owners
for failure to deliver a shipment of
gold to European bah&ers at the out
break of the war Robert G. Dodge, a
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local attorney. was appointed an asses
sor to determine the damage.
Judge Morton also refused to order
the release of the vessel from the GUS
tody of the United States marshal until
the owners had filed bond for S2,Son.-
00o. representing the full claim Tor
damages made by the banks. Counsel
for the owners told the court ii would
he impossible to obtain S2,30o,hoo
bond. but agreed to pay for the care
and maintenance of the vessel while in
the marshaIs custody.
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Former Head of Hoo-Hoos Dead

LAKE CHARLES. La. March s.
George Lock of this city. wealthy
pioneer southern lumberman. former
president of the national organization
of Hoo-Hoos. died at Hot Springs. Ark,
today. according to dispatches received
here. Mr.. Lock was born in Kent, Eng
land. in 1899.
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Fox. "Come here and let me look at
you. Reddy has shown better taste
than I feared he would, for you are
very beautiful. my dear. I think we
are going to get along together very
nicely OF course. you and Reddy vii!
make a home of your own now, ana
If I can help YOU at all shall be very
glad to. Reddy looks to me pretty
well used up. He must have had
hard fight. What do you say II you
and l go hunting together tonight and
get his dinner for him?"
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All Interests Invited.

To the meeting Tuesday evening will
be invited representatives of the
schools. the Peoples Garden Associa-
ton. all citizens associations, parent
teacher bodies and mothers leagues
which are interested, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and of the United
States bureau of education.
Circulars are being prepared looking
TO formation of potato clubs as one
phase of the work. These circulars
make this appeal: DO your bit. Cut
the cost of living by cultivating piece
Of unused land"
Mrs. Ann B. Sloan will be asked to
address the meeting on the possibilities
of school farms, a subject she has been
Investigating. Until the formation of
the central committee the work will be
developed by the recreation and the
public school committees of the con-
ference. Mrs. Rhodes is chairman of
the former and DR.. Lyman F. Kebler
heads the latter
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New Impetus Expected.

new impetus to the gardening effort
in Washington is expected from the
workers for Washingtons annual clean
up, paint-up campaign.
The national bureau of this cam
paisn. from headquarters in st. Louis,
it was learned here today, intends to
broaden its work to include the en-
couragement of both home and vacant
lot gardening. A. H. McGhan. Wash
ington member of the clean .up-paint
up committee, yesterday visited the De-
partment of Agriculture to learn what
cooperation could be expected from
that source. He announced that he
was ready to help develop this phase
of the work in Washington this spring
Miss Susan B. Sipe, in charge of this
school garden work, which already has
been extended to back yards. as indi-
Gated by the purchase of 10000 pack
ages of seed by children last spring.
today made public plans by which this
work will be broadened. Effort will be
made by the school officials to have
each school have a garden. which will
serve as a demonstration place for
children who will be urged to have
gardens of their own in their back
yards.
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Illuminated with incandescent lights.
and flood lights on the roof play on
the dome of the big building. The ter
race lights throw the main part of
the building into relief
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Asks Associations to Help,

Miss Sipe has requested the parent
teacher associations of the Petworth
and the West schools. the latter in
Saurs addition, to aid the work by hav-
ing gardens which can be used as OBJ
ject lessons for the rest of the city.
Teachers will be provided it is
planned to visit the home gardens and
give advice and aid to the children in
their home work. These teachers have
been paid in past years by the People s
Garden Association. Miss Sipe is secre-
tary of this organization. A meeting of
the association will be held upon the
return to the city of David Fairchild of
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The following list, arranged by subjects
includes some of the latest additions to
the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each Sunday are reprinted, at the end OF
the month. in the Library's monthly bull
letin. Copies of this may be obtained
free at the Library will be sent by
mail for Is cents a year.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

deep into his vocal organism for the
proper tone for the hone. and wind
up quick on the last two syllables:
"Bo-h-o-o-o-neless catfish san wlch-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
Nelson Case Set
For Wednesday
Showing

Tarboro April 7-Nelson called yesterday
and the the defence the
denied by Whedbee
the judge Immediately ordered the sheriff special
$50 and these outside Of No. townh
The lntl clock
Wednesday morning, which the will
anticipated that it will take all Of
the which sheriff Hyatt and deputies Edge
The accused is represented by Mr. F. S. Sprui Of Rocky
Bount Geenvle and g. T. NJ Fountain
the will be handled by Solicitor
Mr. Walter Daniel Of Weldon and Mr.
Don Gillian Of Tarboro.
people in yesterday though t
probably to the fact that all Wh
take the early hours Of the tra
if the had gone to trial.
all the days during the trial OF the case tn
with Of people who cUlousy I'D
terested in the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
Torpedo Fired by Enemy
at American Destroyer
(BY UNITED PRESs)
(BY UNITED PRESS)

17-German torpedo launched at an Amer
II 20 N. today This the
according wireless received from the
The torpedo missed and the submarine
Smith which the torpedo
ndadmaged but unable to the submarine
is the first Of the beigerent submarine 1Am
erican United States entered the
wireless Fire Island Of Eastern Long island
here by Chester
positions latitude forty and longitude 73.
fired this morning about three thirty by
submarine lurking Island The destroyer Smith
managed evade the torpedo and the
marine disappeared and escaped.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
Diplomacy at Work
on Neutral Nations
No Credence Given to the Pl2@5 by Nations
who Know German Tactics
BENSTORFF AT SWEDISH COURT
(by William G. Shepperd Special Correspondent

(By William G. Sheppert, Special Corresponlcu)
Clrlstlana April 17.Germany ncura1s
statement OF their
tons TINS fumor emanates from diplomatic circles
The report from to be
German officials though the
come known 1t believed anv concessions
from the plan outlined in the previous suggestions peace which
were given to Washington in December
American diplomatic formally adyi>p,
many IS behind the Pseudo-Socaist
The OF
considered IN line with the attempt senaatc peace with
/ Russia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
French Have Consolidated
Their New Positions
{BY UNITED PRESS)
(BY UNITED PRESS)

April 1.-THE French still driving anead on ue
ground conquered in the first smash OF offensive
it is officially asserted.
between Sossols hhefs were
pulsed, suffering heavy losses
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
News From The
State Capitol


Raleigh April 1.-THE recruiting elsewhere
the State report apprecabe increase the number of enlisted
men for and and it that the 400 re
s from navy that the President
and Secretary the called for will be enlisted by May ls
The recruits for the number greatly outnumber
list in the One for the tarlness is
believed which largely prevailed that
recruits seriously needed There no lack Of patriotism
in North that the young begin to realize the
need er services the to the ca to the coos
will be more prompt general.
.raroic parade and meeting in Raleigh the
night the biggest and the most enthusiastic
pulled off fifty The big aud
where the speaking and music took place. could not accom-
Of the crowdathough 5000 people gained
hundreds who secured only standing
exception of few Knoxville, Tenn, visitors (who
furnished several Of the sneakers they were all RALEIGH people and
lined the principal while the several
the parade marhedrough them Some 5000 negroes
the and the lie to the sensational yellow
paper stories rejecting their loyalty
OF Carolina
country especially part
effectively Important results by joining the
Besides only small percentage needed IN the war at
present.
the patriotic way the country and
the appeal made Washington
and Raleigh plant and food down the amount
patriotic thing do this
Will prove profitable
pursue. If they call, likely
the Southern people Farmers families included be
c Of o nrices Of western Grain and other food cron and the
scarcity South The mil
lion dollars worth Of food supplies from the
including could all home The will be
called France and England than Of
this and most of the wheat and hay and meat
will and tremendous will be paid
grows much this year will
reaches 25 because pounds Of cotton
much provisions pound OF
cotton did last fa--or
A through Proclamation by President Wilson
othe the South expected to be issued few days. al
this T. Agriculture departments have al
ready
and
Raleigh ewspaperthe Weekly Union Herald Ia
Dor of organized labor and erors
County c. F. chief
police Raleigh the head Of the enterprise ard f e. Morris
both labor OF ard
sndng The starts out well and will probably s'ccee
Rddck of College Of Agriculture and En-
gicering ST. Louis called by
the agriculture situation There
important action and discussion fol
lowed should decrease their tobacco
tobacco will not be profitable this Oh
high the special tax tobacco Put
the land hay and more live stock
That acreage should be increased normal
methods should be used But above al
going the highest stars
the Of life, II be
Raleigh winding municipal campaign and the
Monday It looks like Mr. b. NJ Uzzel will the
nation Of Public Safety the field OF five aspl1
He will the best officials the city has had an<
he will do needed up around the city hall and
the city efficiency his department of government
WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 9Th.
Temperature, Highest April 18th, degree
Temperature, lowest, April 1Oh degree
Rainfall 20 18th.
clear days for the week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-17
Cuba to be Represented
at Conference Tomorrow
lRY UNITED PRESS)
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Washington 17-Cuba will send commission here 20
and American commissioners VINO
are this today the White House toor
considerable