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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-15
THE MARVELLOUS
AIM STORY
Years Of Search Ends on Almost
Foraker Farm in Mississippi
MEDICINAL DISCOVERY MADE
POVERTY STRICKEN FAMILY RICH

Everybody knew iron was good
for people but to find it in
medicinal form like in Acid Iron
Mineral was where the trouble
came, and while chemists were
making tinctures, pills and tonics
from natalie iron" that was
apt to ruin teeth, upset peoples
stomachs etc., a farmer by the
name of Horn, almost destitute,
was barely getting enough to
eat for himself and family on his
little farm down in Mississippi.
The windows to his house lack
ed window panes and in their
place were old bits of rags and
clothing to keep out the insects,
cold and drafts.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-15
C0LORED MAN FOUND 1T

Then one day a darkey, old
and decrepit, blood diseased and
slowly dying with great sores
upon his limbs and body which
it was said could never be cured,
started digging a ditch and came
upon this great medicinal iron
deposit buried beneath marble
like rock and clay covering
which sheltered it from atmos-
phere and water down through
the unknown centuries since the
all-wise Creator put it there.
How the old darkey was cured
by contact with this mineral and
how that poor family near
Hickory, Mississippi suddenly
became rich through leasing this
deposit for ninety-nine years to
the Ferridone Chemical Corpo-
ration forms another chapter of
this wonderful story.
Today this Chemical Corpora
ton, with latest methods takes
the mineral and by process Of
filtering, concentrating, testing
and bottling makes it possible
for anyone to visit the nearest
drug store and procure it for the
home treatment of blood, rheu-
matte, stomach, and digestion
troubles, and doctors, hospitals
and surgeons acclaim it a splen-
did preparation and so cheap, so
powerful, so good and free from
injurious opiates, narcotics and
alcohol, old and young may take
it, Just a half to one teaspoonful
in glass of water makes bet
ter, stronger, iron tonic for you.
The following store has it, or a
large IL ounce bottle will be sent
anywhere on receipt of price by
the Ferrodine Chemical Corp,
Roanoke, Va. sold in Rosemary
by Rosemary Drug Co. and good
stores everywhere. - Advt.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
New Jersey Dentist First
to Fill Tooth With Gold

The first dentist to fill the nerve
cavity with gold was Edward Maynard,
who was born in Madison, N. j., 1O5
years ago. Maynard was also the IN
ventor of many of the Instruments
now used In dental surgery. He had a
varied career. His ambition was to be-
come a soldier. and he was appointed
to the West Point Military academy,
but resigned because Of Ill health. In
1885 he graduated in dental surgery
and settled in Washington, where he
practiced for 55 years. While Doctor
Maynard was experimenting with I'm.
proved filings for teeth, and inventing
new appliances, Doctor William T. G.
Morton, a Boston dentist, robbed sur
gerry of much Of its horrors by intro
ducing the use Of ether in operations.
This was In 1914, a few years after
the first dental college in America was
founded In Baltimore. Doctor May
nard was also the inventor of the
breech-loading Maynard rife patented
In 1851, which was the forerunner Of
the modern rife. He died In Washing
ton In 1891,
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Ten Commandments Adapted
to the Soldiers and Sailors
: in Service of Uncle Sam

The Lake Division News, official
publication Of the Lake division of the
Red Cross, which includes Indiana
Ohio and Kentucky, contains what
it calls "Uncle Sans Ten Command.
mentS" in recent issue. The "com.
mandments," submitted by an Ohio
chapter, follow:
II. Thou shalt not evict for nonpay.
ment of rent soldiers dependents,
under penalty Of $4,000 fine.
"2. Thou shalt not cut off soldiers
life insurance because of delayed pre-.
miums.
'3. Thou shalt not foreclose a mort.
gage on soldiers property.
Il. Thou shalt not take away a SOL
dier's home on which he has made part
payment.
"5. Thou shalt not sell soldiers
property because Of his failure to pay
the taxes, national, state or local.
70. Thou shalt not settle a lawsuit
against soldier in his absence.
''7. If soldier is sued, the courts
shall postpone action until he can at
tend to 1t.
49, If soldier have a mine, timber
or farm claim, assessments on which
are overdue, 1t shall be held for him.
20. Honor thy soldier and thy sailor
that thy days may be long.
40. No man hath greater love than
that he offer his life for the worlds
sake. and it is commanded that law
yers, loan sharks and 1.-THE gatherers
shall not fatten on him."
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Farm Production Grows
Em,d Croa, Value Wealth Produced Farms 1917 Exceeds
Nineteen Billion Dollars

United States
of the wealth produced
divided total Of 1or al
and animals sold OIL laf ~
though they represent
vaues would have fabulous before 1916
$25OOOOOOOO for 1852
1909 and the estimate o
not quanes
production and price and hen
ABOVE or
In must nave ehpseu
upendous gross value OF M
$6OOOOo from lo
to 1909 3700OO and from 1889 to 9o 10
annual o e
not 1917 be reached computed as an
since leo the
anticipated by Fl years. A., o.,u
wear with when compared with
with low production year a
1914 OF
1915 the Of most farm producs
boVe
Of farm production was $"ooooo gam "a
nearly a billion 1918 or 1914.
products and the weighted
December 1916 was oo per cent ABOVE
production IA per cent less the toa
value production 4O8OO cent above 19lo Itself
at that time
1915 farm wealth production large
Of 1917 The index number OF the
factor production that Is IL
that the grand aggregate OF
production Of 1917 and OF $l
as the total of all production -
Of agriculture against accepting this
the farmers cash income and also
duplication and tpaon
be considered and
complicated problem
gross income in vague reduced
to income wealth production by any process
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
FILLING ENGLAND,S lARDER.

INoGNNo 1SnoCrs
The food situation In England 10
greatly improved within the last
month or SO. declare travellers just
returned. Bacon may now be bought
without meat coupon, as may tripe
and certain other kinds of offal. An
enormous acreage OF the fertile Eng
llsh farm lands Is under cultivation
this year, and the heavy crops would
amaze the average American farmer.
The wonderful success OF the allot-
ment system whereby householders
on the outskirts Of towns and big
cities were given plots of land rent
free or for a nominal rental on which
to grow garden truck has resulted In
vast increase OF these family vege-
table plots this year.
England experienced her most try
ing time between the months of No.
vember and February. Those were
the days when famines CHASTITY face
loomed near. But, thanks to the ef-
forts of the British Food Controller.
this terrible danger is done with for
ever. What with the food being
grown in England and the vast stores
accumulated from the United States,
Great Britain could carry on and feed
the fifty millions of population TIL
next winter, even supposing that not
another ship load Of food reached her
shores during that period Of time This
allows America still further to con.
centrate her efforts upon feeding the
other Allied countries as we'll as her
own fast.growing army overseas.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

Native African Kept Eyes on Watch
for Hour, Lest 1t Should Co
"Jump, Jump"

France has many black fighting men
from Senegal in the field; nor are they
the only troops recruited from savage
or semiSavage races that are engaged
in the great conflict. A young British
officer found himself one night by a
mischance to his motorcycle, stranded
by the wayside, and with only little
group of negro stragglers anywhere in
Sight. He was very tired, having had
no sleep for many hours. One of the
Africans talked the pidgn English Of
Il coast town, and this man Informed
him that some motorlorries would be
coming along soon, upon which 1t
would be possible to get lift.
"Soon," in the mouth of an African,
Is an elastic term, but the captain
hour before setting forward on foot iD
search of some other means of trans.
portation. Meanwhile, he wanted
nap-Wanted it desperately-but he
could not trust himself to wake at the
end of an hour. The African could not
tell time, but the captain determined
to depend upon him, nevertheless,
Showing him the dial of his wrist
watch he explained that he wished tc
be walked when the long hand reached
there and the short hand there. TheI
he lay down, with arm extended and
the negro crouched beside him, witt
his eyes on the dial.
Exactly at the right moment the
sleeper was called; and as he opened
his eyes they fell upon the African, if
precisely the same position, witt
something strained in his aspect thai
suggested inquiries. 1t appeared tha'
he had not dared look away during thu
entire hour.
"For sure him clock trabbel slow
massa," he explained "But s'pose hin
stop go walkee, walkee? Spose hin
go jump, Jump
Upon a river steamer in Africa Mis-:
Mary Kingsley, the English explorer
once heard other passengers giving di
rectiOnS to the native steward in tine
adjoining main saloon:
"You savvy six o'clock? When them
long arm catch them place, and them
short arm catch them place, you call
me in the morning time"
An interval of silence, and then an.
other voice:
"You savvy five o'clock? When them
long arm And 50 it went on, until
each passenger had pointed out on tho
clock face the proper relation of tho
two hands to each other at the moment
he desired to be called. The ignorant
native steward, who could not tell time
and could not learn to, was yet suf-
ficienty ohservant to place and re-
member the calls correctly; he never
got them mixed.-Youth's Companion.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
WHEATLESS flEDGE AT END
BUT CID RULES STILL HOLD

The Maryland Food Administration
adds Its thanks to those cabled from
England BY Mr.. Hoover to the hotel
and restaurant proprietors who volun-
tarily pledged themselves not only to
keep within the maximum Of -four al
lowed by the Government but actually
to abstain from serving any wheat
whatever until the new harvest came
In. A number Of hotels, particularly
In Baltimore. gave their word to the
Maryland Administration that they
would make this vital contribution to
the Allied cause and scores OF others
took a pledge to cut down their wheat
consumption to the utmost limit with.
in their powers. Only the proprietors.
the bakers and the Food Administra-
ton know of the thought and time
that were expended to turn out
bread that would be acceptable to pa
irons and still use no wheat even for
binding purposes.
Those who played this game are
now congratulated upon the perform.
ance Of truly national service.
Through their efforts Maryland was
foodstuffs thousands of bushels more
than Mr.. Hoover's rules and regula-
tions actually demanded. 1t was a
free-wiil offering that will stand to
the credit of the State.
The release from the wheatless
pledge, however, does not mean that
the existing regulations are at an end.
BY no means. 1t Is essential that a
tig reserve be built up both here and
abroad In case Of emergency, War
Is not a game to tritie with.
"Mr. Hoover's cable releasing the
hotels from their voluntary wheatless
pledge does not mean for a moment
that the hotels and public eating
places may go back to the serving Of
whole wheat bread" explains Mr.. w. H.
Maltbis, Assistant Food Administrator
of Maryland. "They may serve only
Victory Bread, which means bread
that IL rs per cent. wheat -four and
Is per cent substitute. And only two
ounces of such bread may be served
to a customer at one meal, as for
merly.
"Mr. Hoover's cable doesn't lift the
necessity for the conservation OF
wheat. 1t merely releases the hotel
men from their voluntary pledge to
60 the limit and use no wheat at all
The baking regulations haven't been
changed and they will continue to be
enforced as they stand"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

Every few days one reads in the pa
pers stories about ''match famine"
hut the largest manufacturers assert
that there is no need for alarm from
that source. There is, they say, cer-
tain shortage in 'strike-on-the-box"
matches, due to the fact that all for
eign matchmakers, especially the
Swedes. are having trouble in getting
materials, and are shipping here very
few matches of that sort, while the
United States government has virtu-
ally Communicated the output of that
type of match made in America for
use in the army and navy.
But as for household matches there
are plenty of the well-known brands
to be had, and no prospect of short
age. A few of the small manufacture
ers occasionally have period of short
age in certain materials, but the big
companies are turning out plenty.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

mans mitts, 10000 base bags, more
than 10000 fielder's gloves and thou
sands upon thousands of baseball
guides, score cards, sweaters, boxing
gloves, shoes and countless other ar
ticles. In all, 1t has furnished great
er part of the baseball goods that
have been sent over there.
Clark Griffith's appeal to President
Wilson and the secretaries of the war
department and the navy, as well as
other men of influence Is largely re-
sponsible for the interest that Is being
taken to keep the soldiers physically
fit by athletic sports.
"A soldier is only half soldier I'M
til he becomes athletically trained"
This is the note of thanks that Gen.
eral Pershing sent to Mr.. Griffith for
the work that he has done for the
American Expeditionary forces.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
EE WAS GLAD.

An aching tooth is not the BEST
friend IN the world, and this fact WaS
demonstrated BY conn,ry. justice ol
the peace VIXEN, suffering With the
trouble he WAS called upon to unite Il
rural couple in marriage.
The Justices ilrit;h.ity was not les
sened any when the prospective has
band informed him that he would NOT
be expected in this case to kiSS the
bride.
THANK YOU snapped the justice.
Under those circumstances shall
charge you only one-half the usual
fee"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Baseball Equipment Aids in
Making Athletes Of Soldiers
of the U. S. Now In France

Three months ago an earnest appeal
from second lieutenant Of an engi-
neer regiment doing duty at perma-
nent post back of the lines in France,
for athletic equipment to outfit five
teams was mailed to Clark Griffith. Mr..
Griffith responded to the call.
Up to the present time the Griffith
Bat and Ball fund has given the boys
about $4,000 balls, 1900 bats, 1000
catcher's masks, 1000 catcher's mitts,
1000 chest protectors, 1900 first base
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Provisions of the War Tax
on Parcel Post Packages

The war tax act of October 3, 1917,
imposes stamp tax on parcel post
packages as follows: upon every
parcel or package transported from one
point In the United States to another
by parcel post on which the postage
amounts of rs cents or more a
tax of one cent for each 25 cents or
fractional part thereof charged for
such transportation, to be paid by the
consignor. No such parcel or pack
age shall be transported until stamp
or stamps representing the tax due
shall have been affixed thereto" This
Is not an amendment of the postal
laws but special war tax based on
postage rates. There Is no war tax
on parcel post packages on which the
postage Is less than 25 cents.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
ON THE MIDSUMMER MENu

FISH vegetables, fruits and the dairy
products. with barley, rye, rice -four
and cornmeal, are the foods that must
be drawn upon just now, and II they
are carefully combined and correctly
cooked varied and nutritious set of
menus can be furnished that are not
only particularly adapted to the sum.
mer season, but also help to conserve
those articles of food that we must
all learn to do without.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
What's in a Name?

He was six years old and had been
sent to school. Asked by his mother
the name Of his teacher, he replied:
"Mister Linden"
"Why, you haven't man for teach
er, have your" his mother asked.
"No, Mister Linden is girl" was
the answer.
And it was days before the mother
learned her sons teacher was Miss
Olive Terlinden.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
VV0O-C-{1V-V-V-V-S
Some Postscripts.

A factory for the manufacture
Of alcohol from sweet potatoes
Is planned for the Azores.
For marking tools or other
metal objects an electric etching
machine has been invented.
To support a table for inval-
Ids. bracket that may be at
tached to any bedstead has been
invented.
Using ordinary coal tar as a
basis, factory in Europe Is
turning out about 200 tons Of ar
tificial rubber daily.
In proportion to population
Serbia leads the nations for CEN
tenarians, Ireland ranking next
and then Spain.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
TWO POUNDS OF SUGAR,

A teaspoonful Of sugar per meal 10 Z
little loss than tho amount which
MaryIanders are entitled to use be.
tweon August 1st and such time az the
present strinoency is over. In private
households the allowance 10 two
pounds per person per month, az
against three pounds formerly. In
public eating places the allowance 10
two pounds for every ninety mssIs
served.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Hearts and Flowers.

They were close together. His lip,
after while, seemed sticky.
"Dear," he said gently. 'you use :,
lip stick. Why paint the lily?'
'honey," she answered sweetly, "a
don't. just rouge the two lips. ."-ialr
Record.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
No Comparison.

II was at Il party the other day,
where | heard an old seaman tell Il
thrilling story of his experiences in
lodging a maneating shark"
"Humph. That's nothing to my rX.
perences in lodging man-hunting
shopping wife"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Took a Fall Out of Him.

"Was it muscular rheumatism thar
attacked you?"
81 should say it was muscular. /,
threw me on my back and kept me
from getting up for a month"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
A teaspoonfuI Of sugar contains
about onethlrd Of an ounce Of sugar.
A German shell doesn't contain any.
MAPLE MOUSSE.

One cup maple syrup, four eggs
one-half pint cream, one-Quarter cup
Walnuts.
Heat the syrup and with the egg
yolks make a thick custard Cool IT,
Then add cream beaten whites beaten
and nutmeats broken. Place In mould
and freeze-Mrs J. r. w.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Seemed to BE Both

sir.
Man Of the House-In person or on
the telephone?
"Yes, sir; he's calling in person on
the telephone, sir"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Somethinu Odd in Art.

Henry-lIe may be Il good artist, hut
he has Il queer way of doing things.
Happy-lIOw's that?
Henry-Ile says he painted his great
est masterpiece on an empty stonnch,
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
An hl''?i.

"This scenario wiitl& works for n
firm that floods the market with
wretched photoplayS. Yet he denies
that he Is a hack"
"What does he call himSelfW
"A literary ADVISER
swell, he may got away with that
on the ground that his advice is never
taken"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
ExnIained.

"They say Blinks, the humorist, sell
dom smiles."
"Yes, Blinks seldom sees one of his
own jokes in the papers,"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
SAVE YOUR SACKS.

Save small -four sacks and large salt
sacks to put dried corn in. II the
corr is thoroughly dried b. a session
in he oven, followed by one in the
sun, with a. protecting mosquito net.
tin. over it, you may venture to put
It into tin or pasteboard coffee cans,
but many thin the air-admitting sack
0 safer receptacle.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
SERMONS IN SENTENCE

There will be sleeping enough In the
grave.-Franklin.
Love beareth all things, believeth
all things, hopsth all things, sndureth
all things.-I Cor. :13, 7.
Don't let us make imaginary evils
when we know we have so many real
ones to encountsr.-Goldsmi
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

New wheat Is coming to market
much faster than last year. Early
arrivals Of nearby wheat at Baltimore
were five times what they were In
1917
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

A machine has been invented for
chopping out young cotton plants, at
the same time Che crog, Is being xnlti-
s'Nai.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
PHONE COMPANY PUTS
BAN ON HUN MESSAGES

Brookfield, Mo. - Complying
with the request Of the Linn
county council of defense, the
Bell Telephone company of this
city, has issued an order to all
patrons of its system prohibiting
any other language than English
over the telephone lines.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

Hubby-Why did you pay $io.33 for
that hat?
Wifey-I had to do it to make my
checkbOOk balance.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

One pound Of sugar contains so tea.
spoonfuls.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

BacOn-Ever look for IL needle in 4
hayStack?
Egbert-Oh, yes.
sand never found IT,"
"Oh, yes. | did. 1t was one belong
ing to my wife. 1t was Il knitting
needle, and ii was in one of those
knitting bags. and tn" bag was almost
as big as the haystark.'
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05

Floorwalker-Did you have Il goou
time on your vacation?
Dolly Dimples--Did / have a good
time? Say, 1t was a regular circus. ]
got engaged three times.
Floorwalker--Sort of three-ring
circus, eh?
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
Too Numerous to Mention.

We've raised the cash in various ways
We did the trick with pride.
We've got to go ahead and raise
A lot Of things beside.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-05
orenoorapner ASKS rep.

orenograpner ASKS rep.
"Oh, Maude, dearie, tell me,
honey"
"Uh, huh; shoot, Mabel, I'm listen.
ing"
"Maudie, honey, how many ks are
there in fdiosyncrasyr"
The record., 1918-05-23
Beloved Woman Enters Rest.

Sarah Drake, wife OF Mr.. II. "A
Naviland. died cir home on
Campbell street at so O'Clock last
Thursday afternoon, following an
Illness of some months fir nm rNyn
ptiCatinn Of troubles, and II the
past several weeks there had been
no hope of her recovery. OGr Guy
has lost one of its most loved women
IS her devotion to her chdrCh her
husband aud her many friends was
most worthy and constant. Funeral
services were held at the MethOdist
church at : so Friday afternoon,
conducted by the pastor. Rev. W.
&. Frank, who was assisted by Rev
G.. Z. Dillon, of NJ jacksonville,
formerly located here. A large
gathering of relatives and friends
was impressed with the service, and
In,ermert was made in Evergreen
cemetery.
The record., 1918-05-23
Han Power.

They're ialk;ug bow Of drafting
men whose Years have numbered 80;
and hope springs lii my breast again,
ne prospects ROW seem nifty
hey We barred me out because I'm
tat aud deaf aud broken winted; and
rules responsible for that | hope will
Le rescirded. When first We broke
into the game, Apollos we're demand
sd, 1--WE do not want the old or
!ame"-the officers were candid.
"No man IS fit 10 chase the Hun un-
less he's like Narc1ssus.n And SO |
dropped my sword and gun, and
went home TO the missus. vIhey're
mighty choice" said Jane, tiny lad,
TO turn down beefy writer's; but wait
a while, and they'll be glad to get
such deadly fighters" And now it
seems that Jane was right; the ser
geanps growing thrifty, and he add
'nIts gent may fight who gives his
age as 50 And pretty soon the fat
and bald, the spawned and the
sweepied, will from the pa:hs of
peace be called, by Uncle Sam sub
poenaed. For paths of peace I care
no boot, l burn with martial ardor;
[ long to Stay the kraut fed Teut and
confscate his Harder. Let down the
bars! Let every skate who wants tc
fight GO fighting, though he may
score three hundrcdweight, as l dc
at this wiring. WALT MASON