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The Washington times., 1918-06-19
PuSS in Boots
T.
By David Cory.

NOV, one day a. Puss Junior
N rode upon his wonderful
white horse. that same white
horse who walked upon the wires Of
the draWbridES In the last story.
you remember. ne came across an
old man sitting by the way side. He
had q large basket near him covered
with a black cloth
Good day. my little traveller
said the man. looking up at PuSA
who had drawn rein
Nay I ask you what is In the
basket inquired Puss with a grin.
for Ike every traveller he was
euriouA.
That is a secret" replied the old
man But II you will come with
me to my humble cottage you shall
see So Puss followed the old man
and By and by they came to a small
cottage near the edge Of the wood.
A soon as the old man had closed
the door, he took on the white cloth
and lifted the lid OF the basket. and
out jumped q snow white goose.
Lay, lay" said the old man. and
Immediately tire great white goose
laid q golden egg.
Take this egg" said the little old
man, and II at any time you are In
trouble, crack the she'll" And then
he opened the dQOr and led the
goose TO the brook which lowed
near BY.
Now. Of course. PuBs was puzzled.
because he saw no reason why the
old man should give him this won
derfUI egg. But. nevertheless. he
placed Il carefully in his pocket and
then remounted his white horse and
rode away. And by and By, after
q while. he came to the ocean. So
he sat awhile on his great horse
and looked across the water. And
then, all of a sudden. he heard =
sweet voice singing:
Under the oceans restless tide
Il the mCrmen'S kingdom far and
wide,
where the coral grow on beautiful
trees
And the sea moss waves like the
And the sea shells sing the same
A. they rest on the hiIly sandy dune.
For 1 love my kingdom under the
foam
And after that a pretty mermaid
swan up to the shore and smiled al
PusG Don't you want to como
with me 10 my beautiful kingdom
under the seal
what shall do with my horss7-
asked PuEL
''Oh. I'll wait In the meadow yon-
der" said the obllEing animal. and
As soon a. PuEs had diBmoUnted. he
tTotted away.
Car yoI swim asked the mer-
maid. and she looked doubtfully at
PuBs Junior. And then all Of a sud
den. he thought Of the golden egg.
So be took Il out OF his pocket and
broke the she'll. and inside was =
little boat which as soon as Puss
placed in the water Increased in
size until q was large enough TO
hold him
Jump In cried the mermaid.
and / will push the boat for your
And pretty soon Puss was sailing
away over the oceans sparkling
Epray. ana iE the next story I'll tell
you what he die In tire kingdom
under the sea
COVyr'Eht. 1918. DSrid COZ.
TO b Continued
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Do You Know That

A steam trolley. fired AutonlAtI-
caIly with coke. has been under test
IN omnibus service for a year. and
II appears that on a run of 2lS
miles. with a load Of az tons. the
coke consumption was only about
four pounds per mile.
A movement has been started In
Poland for increased technical sdu-
cation in chemistry. electricity and
other branches Of science after the
wax,
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TN an old country.
Far and far away,
A woman went a-weeping,
On a fresh Spring day.
A woman went a-Weeping.
For she heard birds singing,
And under the hill
There was new grass springing.
He loved the new grass,
And all the BIRDS" she said;
He loved the sparrows,
And threw them bread.
How can live,
And my own lad dead?"
To know that he waited
In Gods own town
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In the province Of Murcia, Spain.
there are a number OF sulphur de-
posits. One Of the most important
Of them is that OF La Surata de
Lorca, near the town OF Lorca, the
bed OF which extends over a length
OF ten kilometers and a width Of
one to two kilometera
II Is estimated that not less than
100000 Is invested In the trout
breeding industry, and that about
s.o00,ooo,o0o trout are Matched every
year.
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The PlOtters
SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
John Butler Arrives at the Wade
Farm and Is Received by the
Chapins and Elizabeth.

not quite satisfied. 7 think it's
queer he remarked Z hope he's
not got some idea Of selling the
farm to this chap
I am sure he has not Elizabeth
re3oined quickly.
Well" Amos observed, I suppose
Il G none Of my AFFAIR. But don't
see any use in trying neW-fGnEled
notions on this farm. It won't
make Il any more valuable. I've
lived here long enough to know that
you can't get much out Of this soil"
Scientific Farming.
But" EliEabsth tried to explain,
what iS known az scientific farm
ing works wondsra There are new
ways Of doing old things all the
time"
There's only one way Of doing
old Adams Job" Chopin objected.
It's just the same now that it's
always been"
-@NNNA AhH" Nn4L ~ kumeuI
would be useless so said no more.
Il would be foolish to antagoniEe
Chaplin. and would make the work
ing out Of her scheme more DIM
cult Mrs. ChApin'B entry relieved
the situation.
7 like that young man" she an
nouneed- Hes got real nice man
ners. He asked me how many folks
were living here. I told him my
husband and myself and my young
cousin felt queer when said
that I told him, too. there was =
Polish farmland. 1 told him my
son might be here for 4 little visit
later. He smiled and said he was
glad to get miles away from fusEy
women and doctors. ! guess he
must have had some illness that
made him dislike doctors. Ny. but
he's different from my Clifford!
Clinord's 80 fond Of society and the
ladiesw
CTO BE COntinued.D
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4 Cheap Man

TIL make him be satisfactory
Amos said. 7 can get him cheaper
than could get q man with more
sense. And hen DO for my pur-
pose. He can dig and harrow and
cultivate under my eye. I say
the young gentleman-farmer that
your brother sent on here don't
look oveT-GtronE-does her
I had only a glimpse Of him
from the window" Elizabeth
svadsd. -Tou will remember
won't you. Mr.. ChGpIn-that he does
not know I am related to Douglas7
Be sure to call me Lizzie when he's
Ground-Li@zis Moore. you know"
sure. I'll remember. all right
enough. But I don't know what
your brothers idea "a"
Elizabeth shrugged her ShouiderL
'oh. its some notion he haS-and 1
have faith 70 believe It's \ good one.
Perhaps he thinks Mr.. Butler viii
feel more AZ ease TO DO Gs he pleases
4 be does not know that the sister
q the owner Of the farm Is here
Amos Chaplin looked dubious and
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I'm glitter Of his helm the light
Vu Of his swords been burning
'A few days-and longer too before he
Now long June and
rivalry Most she
Broadway scured and soul
daring But faith her chee
circle Of the spotlight and
curtains play her nymph and
filing light with left for
snip of a maid:
bathinggr years? pushing the
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Mary's Pity.
Repu6Ltsked By Special Permission Good HOusekeep-
ing for June.
By Mary Carolyn Davies.

: Was little comfort TO her.
Slowly down
The road to the village,
With her sobs to smother.
All on q Spring day
Went Mary, His mother.
Now Ger q dark world
War holds sway.
And there is sound Of sobbing
This fresh Spring day.
To all weeping mothers
She bends low.
Stretches cut her hands to them
And says, Il know"
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MENUS FOR
WAR TIME

CTAess nlsHHs, planned to conserve
time. labor and money. to save fhS
foods that are scarce and use those
Of t1hIeh there 70 an abundance are
Victory menus IN more senses than
one. They are prepdrsd By the De-
partment Of Home Economics Of the
State College Of Agriculture and d.
Sued BY the RetD York State Food
COmmtSSSOH.)
BREAKFAST.
Pinhead Oatmeal vita Chopped
Dates
Fri CornmeAl NuEh with
Lunch OR SUPPER.
Fish Hash Dreamed PotatoeS
'Rics Sponge Cake Cherries
kidney Bean Roast with Tomato
Sauce
Brown Bread Cabbage
Green Pepper Salad
Rhubarb Sponge with CUstard
SDIay be omitted and stiI leave
q balanced meaL)
MIX for the children TO drink At
each meal
summer, with the naturally faded
appetite, together with a war food
programme. puts the housewives
wits to tide test Hers seems an
undramatic part but she has bur-
dsns as real as many otE-rs who
are sharing In the big machinery
OF war. Fortunately. with the Sum
mer comes an abundance Of vege-
tables and from these. because
thew cannot be shipped. she may
al the gaps made by the lack Of
other accustom foods. Fish. too.
wherever available. may help TO
vary tn. days meal Day in and
day out. choosing the foods which
II is patriotic 20 use and eliminat-
ing those needed to ship abroad.
without Funnin~ into the shoals Of
extravaganza. yet keeping her fam
fly wei that surely y No small
var task
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ADVICE TOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Character and Education
DEAR MISS FAIRFAx:


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going about with
young man, whose education Is
not all I would like It to be. In
his speech he often plumbers and
writes poorly. ] care a great deal
for him. but get so discouraged
that imagine will not he happy
with him unless he takes hts
English and lsttsr-writlnE more
seriously. I have called this to
his attention. and he has only
answered that he knows he Is
careless at times and that I ex-
pect too much. I have also asked
him to read books and tried in
different ways to show him how
much that means to me. but have
not been successful as yet.
ROSALIND.
MENTAL eonEenialIty means far
more than most young people
in love stop 60 realize. OF course
an ignorant and uncouth man Is
likely often to shame the woman
who loves him-but a little lack Of
culture Is far more endUrable than
a little lack OF character! Your
sweetheart is in service. you say.
Suppose you give him the loyalty
and the faith that VII keep up his
individual hopes and so do your bit
to aid the morale of our lighting
men. II is very likely that he viii
bring back from service a largeness
OF vision. a richness OF experiences
and a greatness OF soul that will
make up for his inability to write
a good letter or phrase a sentence
W0uI
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This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the battle off Cherbourg in
1854 between the Kearsarge of the United States Navy
and the Alabama the notorious Confederate commerce
raider. After spectacular fight the Alabama sunk
and Captain SemmeS her commander was rescued by an
English yacht
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cOpynEAG 1873, Intsrastiooal NsvS ssErieN


and shelhocked vanity melting
struggling for her place the sum-" Junes turn she
owy and then IF you'll Just look the American
bathing Ad0azn Indian Harbor
would could uade MOVE
limelght for a turn"
And takes his
rumble tide America
vo this showing
NELL BRLNKLEY.
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Removing Coffee Stains.

TEA and coffee stains be removed from embossed
parts Of china cups and jugs by the of little salt
made damp and rubbed with small brush the stained
parts China should be washed in the ordinary way with
strong soapy- laher, which wiz make it beautifully
bright
The Washington times., 1918-06-19
BY Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER VI.


y Copyright Is1S. Star O.
-HE sound Of = football on the
back porch OF the kitchen
4 made Elisabeth wade look up.
She started slightly a. Amos Chap
las Polish farmland appeared In
the door.
The man had seen her nervous
start and spoke Erunly:
~Tou needn't be scared. IT'S only
ne. I Amt a-GoIn' to hurt you"
Elizabeth smiled Z aid not sup
pose you Wsrs," she said. lightly.
But your coming % suddenly made
ne jump
The man stood watching her and
she felt vaguely uneOmrOrtGbls- She
ala not like this feIloE-suloV Ia
lax. By name. She had always had
q sensation Of repulBion with re-
gard to him She ehidsd herself now
for her unreasonable pre5udIes- The
man was not evil He was only
seemingly sub-normAL On this Ae-
count Amos Chaplin had been able to
secure him at WY low wages. Born
IN Poland, he had been brought to
this country as a child. yet spoke
English with a strange accent
whose dat Gamer he asked At
laSt. nOddInE toward the front of
the house.
'Lr. Butler professional farm
Or," Elizabeth replied
he work hsrsT' TAlak inquired
3ealouHly.
He win direct the work. and do
some Of It himself. too. I suppose"
abe answered.
Hes not needed" the laborer de-
eiAred bluntly. The boss don't
want him. And he's a fool II he
works for the boEs- He'd work any
man TIL he was dead"
Not Very Welcome.
Elizabeth spoke EraTely. -Tou
must not talk like that OF Mr.. Cha
pin" she rsproved Hes your en-
ploysr. and you should respect him"
The Pole said nothing, but
fr0Sned darkly. At that instant a
black dog came up on the steps, and
the man bent and patted him.
"Nig wants his supper" Talak
remarked. Gs the animal pushed past
him into the kitchen
Ellsabsth's tone was sharp. call
SfE out Talak"' she ordered. See
how he has tracked up Nra- ChapIn's
nice clean hOor with his muddy
Before 6hs could enforce her com
mEnd. Amos Chaplin came into the
room from another door than that
Gt which Talak waited.
Get out Of hsret" he exclaimed
60 the dog, who was now nOsing
about the stove ,'-TalAk! What do
you mean By letting that brute into
the houssT'
He do no harm" the Pole pro-
tasted
Get out Chaplin repeated,
stamping his foot anErily.
The dog obeysd, showing his
teeth In an ugly Gnarl At the
farmer.
I'll have that dog shot II you
don't keep him down at the barn or
somewhere from under my feet"
Chaplin threatened. Go down ana
unharneEs the team. I left them
under the shed What are you
hanging about here for anyway"
when the man had shunlsd OF
IN the direction Of the stables,
Amos Chaplin spoke his thought 10
Elizabeth.
You have to keep those foreign
folks in their places. That fellow
has TO be jsrked up pretty sharp
now and then"
els he not satIsfactory?- Eliza
beth questioned II not, why keep
himT'
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25
FOOD CROP Is THE
IMPERATIVE NEED
south Must Provide Its Own Food
and Feed or Suffer Privation.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.-"If the
South neglects this year to provide
her own food and feed, she is likely
to suffer serious privation, and she
will put burden upon the Nation
which may prolong the war and even
imperil our victory" says Clarence
Ousley, Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture.
81 am aware that these are strong
words" continues Secretary Ousley,
"but they are none too strong. I am
not expressing an alarmist personal
opinion. | am seeing through the eyes
of 4S agricultural colleges and of
county agents in nearly every agri-
cultural county. l have recently cross
ed the continent from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. l have studied the re-
ports gathered by the department s
$4,000 representatives and as many
more employees of the agricultural
colleges. | have considered the con-
clusions of the International Institute
of Agriculture at Rome which has re-
ports from all the world.
''The plain, hard truth is that with
40 million people withdrawn from pro.
ductive industries and engaged in the
business of destruction, it is not hu.
manly possible for production OH the
whole to exceed normal demand. The
question is whether production car
equal necessitious demand.
England, France, and Italy mus
be sustained or their populations ca-l
not stand the strain. They have beer
on scanty rations for more than thre;
years. The chief cause of Russia
collapse was hunger. Soldiers canno
fight when their wives and children
are starving.
Secretary McAdoo has given warn
ing that transportation may be lack
ing in 1918, to haul food and feed t.
States and communities that do no
provide for themselves. Many cattl
have been sacrificed in the drouth re
glons of the Northwest and the Sorth
west during the last few months, be
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25

cause railroad cars could not be OBJ
tained as needed. Military movements
must have first consideration, and
military movements will be gre ,ter
in 1918 than in 1917. The prime ques-
ton for the farmer is not what pro-
duct will bring the highest price, but
what products will insure food for his
family and feed FOR his live stock, and
the answer is: vegetable garden, a
milk cow, brood SOW, poultry flock,
ample corn, oats, peanuts etc., and
then as much cotton or tobacco as he
can cultivate well.
ut is the highest demand of pa
triotism--it is the first requirement of
living-that in 1918 every State, eve
rry county, every neighborhood, every
farmer, be as nearly self-sustainirg
as possible.
"For the South to plunge on cotton
crpo and to depend upon the corn belt
for bread and meat will be for the
South to engage in a gamble which
may cause privation to it's people and
disaster to the Nation. For any man
now to determine his business opera
tions from the standpoint of profit
alone, without regard to the .Nat.on's
needs, is for him wilfully to profitee,
in the blood of his fellows who are
| fighting in France for the preserva-
tion of the republic. No man can be
| excused for not taking his share OF
| the responsibility.
My whole life has been spent in the
| South. I know the Southern farmer
He will do his duty as he sees it.
am appealing to every man in the
South to make known these facts-t
consider it his business to make thco
known-and l shall have no doubt o:
the results. If they are not made
known in a way to impress the crisi!
that confronts us, there may be hun
ger in this bounteous land or hunge
over yonder in Europe, where it will
spell ruin for all that is worth Will
in America"
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25
YOU CAN'T EAT YOUR
CAKE AND HAVE IT
But You Can Poach Your Egg and
Eat the Hen Later.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-Appre
citation Of this fact, the poultry spe-
cialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture say, will add
150,O00.00O eggs to our food supply
this year without reducing our sup
ply of chicken meat. Investigators
have found that because poultry
brings cents a pound more in win
ter than in late spring, many farmers
in the South have been throwing away
cents more per hen. They believe that
if farmers will keep their laying hens
and sell their eggs and then market
the birds in the late spring, they will
not only add to the food supply, but
actually increase their profits so cents
per hen.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25

annual net income during the year
1917 equaled $4,000 to withhold their
report on Form 1881 and make re-
quest to his Office for excess profits
Forms 11O3. The corporations liable
for excess profits tax must make out
that report before making out the
income tax report on Form 1881, as
the excess profits tax due is ieduc-
ton in computing the corporation in
come tax due.
The time for filing these reports
has been extended by the commission
er until April 1, 1918. 1t is desired
| however, that all reports be filed as
soon as possible, as no further exten-
sion of time will be allowed.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25
NET INCOME RETURNS.
Forms Being Mailed Outline Fol
Filing Reports Extended to
April l.

Collector j. W. Bailey, of the fourth
district of North Carolina, in which
this county is located, is now mail
ing out Forms 1881 on which all cor
porations are required to file their
annual net income returns for the
year 1917 to his office.
He is also mailing Form 1886 and
lO99 for the use of corporations in
reporting the names of EMPLOYEES to
whom was paid $4,000 or more dur
the year 1917. These last named
forms should be sent to the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, at Wash.
ington, D. C.
Collector Bailey states that in view
OF the fact that the blanks for excess
profits tax have not yet been re-
leased by the department, it will be
necessary for all corporations whose
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25
About Consultation.

Certain articles of diet tend to check
movements of the bowels. The most
common of these are cheese, tea and
boiled milk. On the other hand raw
fruits, especially apples and bananas,
also graham bread and whole wheat
bread promote a movement of the
bowels. When the bowels are badly
constipated, however, the sure way is
to take one or two of Chamberlain
Tablets Immediately after supper.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25

Bud Cosby, a negro, was lynched
Sunday night by mob of Fayette
county, Georgia, citizens after he had
attempted to rob the home of Mrs.
Barney McElwaney near Aberdeen
and had kidnapped her two-year-old
baby. The child was found by men,
bers Of the mob Sunday morning in
| q briar patch uniniured.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25
Fruit Supper at Bethel Hill School
March End.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rennert, R. 1, Feb. 21.-There will
be fruit supper at Bethel Hill school
house Saturday night, March End
The public is invited.
G. E. SPAULDING,
Principal.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-25

n tdf OF GrGat Pr0SpGFItY.
The year 1918 should be a year of great prosperity
for all citizens of the United States. We have made
great plans for the good of farmers We sell all kinds of
fertilizers Acid Phosphate, Nitrate Soda Cereaite Ma
nipulated Guano Cotton seed Mea etc. We aim to fur
nish our customers the bestgrad of fertilizers Guano
as they are at this time.
We have the celebrated Oliver plows, 900 plows and
castings for Them The people OF Robson county be-
ieve in Oliver pows, some think they better than
any other make we know, they sell like hot cakes
Don't forget the old reliable "Bounts true blue" plows
aso we have never known these pows to fail to please
purchasers.
We have the old time "Dxie" plows steel shovels and
good line of farm tools generally.
Our stock of general supplies is unsurpassed. We
did the largest volume of business last year in the his
tory of our business, we pleased our customers
We have car load of sheet iron for tobacco 1ues and
call tobacco farmers to place their orders for to-
bacco 1ues at that have them made and
ready to deliver in full time to cure tobacco Place your
orders at once.
Come along friends, and trade with this year if you
have never traded with for years time before If we
do not please you of course you will trade with some
other merchant next year, but we will try very hard to
l hold you as customer
With hearty thanks for favors shown, we aim to
i tnue to please all customers.
II. d. Caldwell & Son, Inc.