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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10
Caleb RogersD0es
ABit of Figgeri1n'
By JOSEPH C.. LINCOLN
Of the Viqilantes.

Caleb Rogers was seated at the little
desk behind the counter of his gen
eral store" at Rogers Corners. His
check book was open before him, and
he was tapping his front teeth With
the end Of penholder and apparently
considering deeply. Daniel Griggs,
who owns the big farm half mile up
the road, entered the store and stood
for moment regarding it's proprietor
with an amused smile.
swell, Caleb" he observed, you
look and act more like a Rockefeller
every day you live. presume likely
you're fggerin' whether you'll invest
this months income in more Standard
lie or use it to buy your wife another
diamond collar?
Mr.. Rogers smiled also, but he was
serious enough a moment later.
"Dan,' he said, Il tell you what /
was figgerin' was fggerin' whether
| hadn't better make the check | was
goin' to give the Red Cross folks a
hundred instead of fifty
Griggs mouth opened in astonish-
ment.
What About Jim Griggs?
"You give a hundred dollars to the
Red Cross, Caleb Rogers - he demand
ed "You! Are you crazy? You sar-
tainly amt worth any more money
than l am, and was calculatin' to give
about ten-nOt more'n fifteen anyway.
The Red Cross is mighty fine thing.
l know that well enough. But if you'll
tell me why folks no richer than you
and me should give
Caleb's foot, which had been resting
over one corner of the desk, came to
the floor with bang. He straighten-
ed, leaned forward and shook his fore
finger earnestly at his visitor.
'"Tell you?" he repeated. Eyes, Dan
Griggs, will tell you. I'll tell you be-
cause you've got Il boy, same as have,
up here at the big camp, and it won't
be many weeks, or even days, afore
they're both over on t'other side of the
big pond fghtin' the most cussed
cruel, INSCRIPTIONS gang of thieves
and murderers that ever rugged up in
uniforms and killed women and babies
for fun. Oh, of course you know all
that you'll say. You know your SOL
hattie. to run his chance along with
the rest of bein' killed or wounded OF
taken prisoner You know it, yes, IN q
general way you do. Such things, the
woundin' and all that, happen to Other
boys every day, but it's amazin' how
slow fellers like you and me are to re
alize that they're just as likely to hap
nen to that one boy we set so MUCK
store by. It's what I've just been try
in to realize,s Dan. I've been sittin
here thinkin' it out.
flake my own boy-or take yours
to fetch it right home-take your Jim
lin left here and he went off to camp
to be trained. And it was colder thar
the northeast corner of all ice chest w
in that camp, and he no sooner LANDED
thar than he realized he hadn't got thu
heavy sweater he'd ought to have
His mother would have knit 1T, blu
tvould have taken time, and he'd have
pretty nigh froze v'aitin'. So the Rel
Cross gave 1t to him. along witt
wristers and comfort kit. On tn
way up to camp wherever that trool
train he was on stopped there wa
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10

Red Cross women with hot coffee and
sandwiches, a-makin' him comfortable,
dom the little kind things you and his
mother are just longin' to do this min
ute.
"When Christmas come who saw
that the bundles from home got to
him? Who gave him things-candy
and smokes and such-on its own ac-
count? The Red Cross, that's who
And when he had the bad cold and
fever who supplied the nurse that did
more than anybody else to fight the
pneumonia off? The Red Cross, Dan
| nobody else
"And when he's on the ship goin'
across, when he's marchin' through
France on his way to them trenches
we read so much about, when at last
| he's in those trenches-who's lookin'
| out for him every minute of the time?
Who's motherin' and fatherin' him,
same as you and your wife would give
all this wide world to be able to DO?
Why, the Red Cross, just the Red Cross
| "And when he goes over the top to
get his first real punch at the Kaiser's
gang of pirates, suppose he gets bull
let through him sOmewhereS. It can
just as likely be him or my Sam as
anybody else's boy, remember that
He's lynn out there in No Mans Land
and it's night and cold and wet, and
he's in pain, awful pain, and"-
Mr. Griggs interrupted.
"For mercy sakes don't, Caleb !" he
pleaded. II can't bear to think of it,"
"Then you ought to. Twill do you
| good to think just little. For pretty
soon who comes crawlin' along through
the hell fire to him and gives him wa
ter-and morphine, If he needs it-and
binds up his wounds and carries him
back to the place where the doctors
are? And whose doctors are they that
gives him the very best treatment
that's possible, and whose hospital
does he go to afterwards, and whose
doctors and nurses take such good
care of him there? Putin it all to-
gether, who makes Jim Griggs a we'll
man again and makes it possible for
his father and mother and sisters to
lay eyes on him once more? Nobody
on this earth but the Red Cross. And
God bless it, say!
What Is Your Son Worth to Your
"And now you wonder why man no
richer than I am is givin' hundred
dollars to a society that's dom all that
and a million times more for my boy
Look here, Dan Griggs. How much is
your son worth to you? If you could
save his life by dom it wouldn't you
sell the farm and the stock and your
house and the last shirt on your back
Wouldn't you give him the last cent
you had if he needed it to save himself
from torture and death? Well, the
Red Cross is dom everything humans
can do to save him from those things
and it's warmin' him and comfortin
him and keepin' him we'll and happy
besides. And what it's doin' for hin
, it's dom for every one of the soldiers
in the fields or the trainin' camps, the
t hospitals-even in the German pris
, ons And it needs money-and yOr
grudge givin' it,
Mr.. Griggs shook his head.
mo, DON'T he said II guess
!, can spare a hundred, tOo-for the
) boys sake"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10
ABOUT RHEUMATIsM

Rheumatism causes more Mains and
suferlng- than any other disease for the
reason that it is the most common of
all Ills, and it is certainly gratifying
to sufferers to know that there is
remedy that will afford relief, and
make rest and sleep possible. It is
called Chamberlain 8 Liniment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10

Always Lead to Better Health
Serious sicknesses start in disorders
Of the Stomach and Liver. The best
corrective and preventive is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. . They prevent Con-
stipation, keep Liver, and Bowels in
healthy condition. Effective, mild.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10
11CHl CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK

~ Using Dangerous Drug Before it Salivates Horrible It's
'"r Horrible!
Won bilious, sluggish conspated and believe you
us ca ome to start your liver and clean your bowels.
Here's guarantee! Ask druggist for bottle Of
s and take spoonful tonight doesn start
~ liver stragten right better than with
gripping making sick want you 90 the store
nd Get money
Take caome today and tomorrow will feel and
seaed Don't lose days work. Take harmless
Liver Tone tonight up feeling great It
ey harmless give children anytime
:te 50 let them eat anything afterwards
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-10

I acdnt to sag to you that no
other organization since the
acorld began has eUer done such
great constructive cork acith the
efficiency, dispatch and under
standing, often under adverse
circumstances, that has been
done by the American, Red Cross
In Frd.1ce.-GenerdIP ershin0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
Has School for
Automobile Mechanics

There is a big demand at the
present time for all kinds Of me-
chanics. Uncle Sam has issued a
call for seven thousand that he needs
at once, both in the aviation section
and automobile supply trains. Skill
ed mechanics are getting scarce and
the openings for them are increasing
year by year.
The Auto Transportation School
in North Cameron street, teaches all
branches of the automobile business.
Certain regular hours ror class work
are maintained, while between these
hours a man can earn fair wages
by working on repair work. The
price of tuition is nominal and with
the bright outlook for this grade
of work it is we'll worth the time to
look into for any young man who
has not just decided what trade he
will take UP.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
NEW HUPMOBILE
BEST OF SERIES
Light Weight and Special
. Carburetion Make For
Low Fuel CONSUMPTION

With the comfort-loving American
public in mind, the Hupp Motor Car
Company has evolved the Hupmo-
bile Series r Comfort Car"
The new series Hup is the result
of nearly two years labor on the
part of the factory, time spent in
building, testing and rebuilding;
months of experiment in laborator-
les and months of testing on the
road under all possible conditions.
Everything about the new Hup-
mobile typifies comfort" said r. j
Church, manager of the local Hup
distributing branch. yesterday. sit
ting at the wheel the motorist first
remarks the deep, soft upholstery,
real leather over real curled hair,
supported by deep, resilient springs
and an air cushion. The tip of the
seats is luxurious. The tonneau is
roomy and the back of the seat un-
usually high, affording the maximum
OF comfort. There are two more
inches of room in the driving COM
partment of the Comfort Car than
in previous models.
"A child can steer the new Hup.
Its gear-shift lever-an exceptional
feature-is twenty-four inches long,
and the knob is just where the driv-
er'S hand naturally falls from the
wheel. The foot levers are adjust
able, the clutch especially soft oper-
ating, while the powerful leverage
of the hand brake makes it operate
with rare ease.
These comfort advantages can
be appreciated while the car is
standing STILL" continued Mr.
Church, but the Comfort Car real
ly spreads herself when the road is
reached The pickup of the Series
r is remarkable, without being jerky.
At no speed, even in excess of fifty
miles an hour, does the rider ex-
perience any unpleasant vibration.
Operations that in other cars border
on drudgery are easy for the Com
fort Car driver. The engine is sim
pie and extremely accessible. The
gas tank is easy to fill; oil is easily
supplied. The 'one-man' top folds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
REPUBLIC TRUCKS
BUILT A CITY
Within Four Years Factory
Has Become Largest De-
voted to Motor Trucks

More than $4,000 Republic inter
nal gear-drive trucks operating in
every line of business have carried
the name of Alma, Michigan. into
each of the orty-eight states and
into every part of the world where
motor trucks are used.
Republic trucks have also built a
city. In four years the Republic
Motor Truck Company's plant at
Alma, Michigan, has become the
largest in the world, exclusively de-
voted to the manufacturing of mo-
tor trucks. The factory buildings
are the most modern type of steel
and reinforced concrete, spread out
over twenty-five acres. AS the or
Ganizing genius of Frank W. Rug
giles, president summoned the finest
ability to the increasing work, the
city OF Alma has grown with the
enterprise. To-day it is one of the
most rapidly developing cities of
Michigan. Hand in hand it goes
with the success of the Republic
truck, and this is the reason why
the greatest goodwin prevails be-
tween the city and its foremost in
dustrial institution. There is a say
ing in Alma that Everybody works
for the Republic"
With the expansion OF the busi-
Eess the company has taken into its
own hands more and more of the
manufacture of parts. Republic has
its own motor plant, where powerful
truck motors of exclusive Republic
design are produced. 1t has its own
ormored radiator plant. 1t controls
the internal gear drive, which has
been such a factor in Republic pre-
c'niuenCe. 1t produces many OF the
wide range of bodies with which
the Republic meets every need OF
trucking.
The company has had a foremost
part in the tremendous upouilding
of commerce, which the motor truck
represents. The Republic has eN-
tended the radius of business every
where for the manufacturer and
dealer as well as the builder. Now
in the need of relieving railway con-
gestion the Republic is the advance
guard of the motor truck freight
service. Already freight service be-
tween cities with trains of Republic
trucks and trailers is becoming !
fact. The day is not far distant
when every highway will see motor
truck freight trains as common as
railway freight trains.
I. W. Dill has placed a great many
of these trucks in this territory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26


and unfolds easily, and with the cur
tains down provides almost closed
car comfort.
Comfort is not the one advantage
of the Series r Hup, however," con-
cluded Mr.. Church. Its appearance
is pleasing. Low hung, with long,
clean lines, its every outline sug-
gests speed. Its performance is sat
isfying to the eXtreme-the Series r
develops more power than any other
Hup ever had. In durability the
new Hupmobile lives up to all for
mer standards. So far as that oft
inquired-about point, economy, is
concerned. the Comfort Car scores
high. Because of our engineers
successful handling of the problem
of carburetion the Hup can use with
a low consumption even the poorer
grades of commercial gasoline.
Light weight also makes for fuel
and tire economy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
AUTOS FILL CHURCHES
Officials Claims Motor Cars Increase
the Attendance

Membership in Methodist churches
ha0 the largest increase in its his
tory during the past year, while
the number of church edifices de-
creased. The change is attributed
by the official statisticiann of the
Methodist Church to the use of auto
mobiles. Almost every family in
the Middle West owns an automo-
bile" he says in his annual report
1T is as easy to go or 10 miles
TO church as it used to be to drive
half mile. A large number of peo-
pie meet together, there is more en-
thusiasm, better business, better
preaching and larger social life. The
effect is to shut the door of the white
meeting house on the hill, just as ii
is to close the door of the red school
house at the cross roads,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
USING KEROSENE
Good on Cold Days, But Tricky
On Mild

4 surprisingly large number OF
motor car owners are using kero-
sene in their radiators this winter,
and many or them maintain that
they are getting good results at a
much lower cost than would be the
case If they had alcohol solutions in
the cooling system. Kerosene, OF
course, will not freeze, and will
doubtless prove satisfactory for a
time, but let few mild days come
along, and the kerosene advocates
find their motors heating up quickly
and smelling to heaven.
Kerosene will soon rot the rubber
hose connections and set them leak.
ing. but this may be obviated to a
certain extent by taking off the con-
necticns and shellacking them inside
When they are replaced a good coat
Ing should be applied to the outside
OF the hose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
Drives Big BUS From Factory

1'NN7 1@Ho H@N9F7 = y VII n ~ VOH ,
That some automobile dealers do
not allow such a thing as poor
freight and transportation facilities
TO upset their plans for a busy sea-
son is demonstrated by the fact
that the Baltimore Studebaker dis
tributor last week secured a six
cylinder 16-passenger bus for a
prospective customer in his territory
by driving the machine over the
roads from the Detroit factory.
Maintaining an average schedule Of
Is miles per hour, and driving only
during the daytime, the big bus
covered the distance of 619 miles
in practically the same length of
time required by light touring car
The consumption of gasoline for the
entire journey averaged liz miles
TO the gallon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
GO HOME FOR LUNCH

In the old days the businessman
loafed at his club, smoked. sat on
his collar button and breathed foul
air. To-day, it is difficult Motor
ing home for lunch and the family,
fresh air and exhilarating rest make
the motor car a business and health
full essential.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-26
KING FINDS MASON
DEMOCRATS FOR HIM
Prof. W. p. King, Who VIII Make Race
For Democratic Nomination For
State School Superintendent
Is Pleased on Visit Here.

Prof. w. P. King, Superintendent of
the city schools of Newport, spent
Christmas with relatives in Mason
county and while here is fixing up a
few fences and feeling out the Mason
county Democrats.
Every Democratic politician in Ma
son county seems to be ready to step
behind Prof. Kings candidacy and the
Newport educator seems very well
pleased with the manner in which he
is being received in all parts of the
state.
The formal announcement of Prof.
Kings candidacy has not as yet been
made, however Prof King sever
al weeks ago let it be known that at
the proper time he would announce
himself He is popular in all parts of
the state and has made good in the
school room. It's going to be pretty
hard for any other one of the several
candidates for this nomination to beat
the Mason county man out of it.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-26
~FELLOw HAS NO CHANCE HERE"

Will Dutch" Yago, former Mays
vile man playing in the Shannon
band, who had not been in Maysville
for thirty years, upon arriving here a
few days ago met his old school chum
Tom Russell on the street and, of
course, the topic of discussion was the
cid crowd in which they both had
moved as youngsters. Yago asked
about Harry Ort and was informed
that he was Chief of Police. He next
asked where Rule Newell was now and
was informed that he was Chief of the
Fire Department. Then he asked
about VIII Watkins and Mr.. Russell
informed Yago that Watkins was a
member of his City Council with en-
phasis on the pronoun. This caused
Yago to ask Tom what the - he was
and when informed that the last of
the quartette named was the city's
chief executive and the other three
honored officials, Yago, asked what
sort of a chance fellow had in this
mans town anyway.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-26
FIFTY FAMILIES
ARE FURNISHED
XMAS Dinner
City Mission and Health League Fur
nish Fifty Homes With Food to
Make Good Christmas Meal
Riddles Also Remembered.

AS Is their custom the City Mission
and the Mason County Health League
Joined this year in furnishing Christ
mas cheer to the poor of Maysville and
community.
Fifty large baskets were prepared
and then delivered to the homes listed
by both institutions as worthy poor.
The Christmas baskets contained po-
tatoes, apples, beans, bacon, beef, can
dies, nuts, oranges and toys for the
youngsters. They delivered to the
homes in automobiles and in each au-
tomobile there rode a Santa Claus,
who cheered the hearts of both old and
young with his baskets.
These two institutions not only
minister to the poor at this season of
the year but every day of the year
their representatives are found going
into the homes of the poor and the un-
fortunate of the community to bring
relief in many various ways. They
arc two of our best institutions and
deserve the hearty support of all of
our good citizens.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-26
PRESIDENT WILSON
RECEIVED ROYALTY
into LONDON TOWN
President and His Wife Arrived In
London This MOrnlng-Extended
Hearty Welcome BY Citizens.

London, December 26 President
and Mrs. Wilson are in Buckingham
Palace this afternoon after a journey
from Calais to London, during which
they were accorded all the honors ever
given royalty. Never has a royal
progress except those of great nation
al ceremonials, excited such interest
here as the first state visit of an
American President.
The drive from the station to the
palace was made through streets lined
with the guard regiments in khaki,
flags hung overhead and covered the
buildings, while windows, balconies,
sidewalks and open spaces were filled
with people, many of whom wore the
American colors. 1t was a brief but
brilliant spectacle. First came the
sovereign escort of troops from the
household cavalry, with helmets and
riages with King George and Presi-
dent Wilson and Queen Mary, Mrs
Wilson and Princess Mary. These
were followed by three others which
passed almost unnoticed, as all eyes
were upon the President and Mrs. Will
son and the royal family.
The trip was through a most inter
esting section of London. From Char
ing Cross the route ran along the
north side of Trafalgar Square, with
the Nelson monument towering on the
left and the national gallery on the
right, its gray walls almost covered
by huge American and British flags
1t continued along Pail Mall. turning
northward at st. James Place and up
! st. James street to Piccadilly-thc
chief landmarks along this stage be-
ing the solid weather-born buildings
of the old London clubs now decked
with the bunting which they keep for
special occasions. The procession
moved westward along the north side
of Piccadily, passing a tract of
clubs, hotels and palatial residences,
notably the home of the Duke of De-
vonshire, with the Red Cross flag over
| it, and the residence of the Duke of
Wellington, at the entrance of Hyde
Park, where the procession turned.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-26
MUCH TOBACCO WILL
Be DELIVERED HERE
DURING THIS WEEK
Maysville Market VIII Open on Next
Wednesday and Big Rush of the
Weed Is Expected During
Balance Of This Week.

Warehousemen announce that they
are practically ready for the big open
ing Of the Maysville looseleaf tobacco
market on next Wednesday morning
and while there are still few vacan-
cies to be filled the warehousemen an
nounce that they will have all of their
machinery ready and properly oiled
before the Supervisor of Sales an
nounces the 1919 season formally
opened.
The floors of the various houses now
have a small amount of tobacco ready
for the sale but they are expecting
great rush of the weed during the
three days left in the present week. 1t
is understood that the growers have
large amount of tobacco ready for de-
livery and from the movement during
the last couple of days it is expected
that the opening sale will be unusual
ly large.
Warehousemen today said that they
had complete assurance that all of the
larger buyers will be on hand with a
desire and a determination to pur-
chase a large amount of tobacco this
season. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the Maysville market will
open as strong if not stronger than
any market in the state for we will
have representatives of all of the
large houses while the opening sales
of the other markets have had some of
the largest buyers absent. 1t is point
ed out that this will make keener COM
petition and therefore VIII make
: prices much better.
There will be meeting of the Mays
vile Tobacco Association at the Cen
trail Warehouse on Wednesday morn
ing when the first sale will be fixed
and then things will begin in earnest.