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be- NO better this morning.
.-, n.y., ne far eaiyan;zed root
49,, ,,,bherizel roofing. id
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Mr.. Il. q. Moore returned 10
STATE '"41'@e In i';t'e'sh ''''s mora
NC.
s. rNuF E@ur gardens, rlon"
<u""'J~ atN company a1N
Mr., /. -. Norwood lett GA the
ta2>>.
Va" AchaE Stalk t't''rfs: s;'l'S
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Mr. A. =. hp"oeh, cashier 81
..<, mi, morning on business.
Mr. Baker. II Tarsoro. m9,ured
....., be@.. Yesterday afternoon a.
p.l..4 ta~a l, ~
suffered from 2 RELAPSE.
MI &Ieu : Women and Child
rt', vinttr shoes reduced in price
t.n.tv five n4r cent for cash at
Mrs. i. b. Edwards. Miss Emily
Edward, and Miss Elizabeth Har-
rin4ton left or the morning train
fat. Baltimore Md.
ported ia have had a chill last CIV
t-.rg ana j. st Ii under the doc
ta.~ vars.
Mrs. IIassen returned last ey-
,a.,... from I.avisteln ana ranorts
t.. 4u,. ,.,..,,,1c.., :,
covered.
:
Me~>r> Jim Tiller1 and w. II.
White Captain Clark and Rev
Reuben Meredith are spending .
4...:
Misses Margaret and Ellen Ner-
edith lett this morning for Nor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18

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,..,I> and COMPANY. adv
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18

Mrs. !. $. Wri CHIT is reported to
1.c no better this morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18

Mr., X. q. Moore returned To
~rate college, i'm Raleigh this mora
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18
PERSONALS

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18

Mr.. Robert Josey, whose t,m-
i'''"'nre was very high last even.
r'I, ''tl""mg relapse, rested
,nt. last night and he seems much
'''f 'h'> morning. The doctc,
~ "> '@'' alarmed oyer~his setba.];
~, ''''a-i'f II Was brought abnu,
ro,,. ,'''. t@Hrr not having run is
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-02-18

Mrs. r. II. Gray IS getting along
very nicely and yesterday had 30
temperature. It is also reported
thar she is rid OF neJraIg ia.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06

NIoU perch round rock the wild loneliness Ountanake
Shore Teroot in the pney brush by and listen
to the low talking Of water and watch it. far out struck into
answering silver fire by the white kiss of the
o things The of
rumble trucks wnging by house military
folks door with brand from their boy
Mh the strange golden blossom the red and white flag
the vanda the street, wapantgs the windows Fifth
and FoecOnd street closed to traffic while voice
hOarse emb under the slender whipping flags that bOomed
around the Library the negb
gh-to match the faces
suddenly found hero when you'd
ovable-but just ordinary iii
Mrs
fron"-n behind-"eighteen
day. the boy namedmsng the walkedgone to
arms for cvianwoman and manwakd
oetero romance indifference "Geat Adventure
the white eutan light of sacrifice gayty exalted
looking of their faces painting them
kind of glory.
I've the wild
still pen away hetorn roads nagina
deeds laughter andcro rowwhy
The Washington times., 1919-09-06

back The War; there
November isn't long
This August dream beside blue and silver kyOur ole self
again, that minds let the tail
IL trudging the road again o
Somewhere the shimmeEng
Of the mOOnshn laughs broken girls laug-from high
You sigh with ontenta big lifts your
ground swell lifts the little lazy ship and The
On the veranda singing pines song
thing about ust little gold"
back and forth light wdeopen After
black storgod sunshine After nghthe wde d splendid
After waF-peace.
Suddenly drifts by without except
OF drops from the blade of paddle In the bow is
shadowy shape with watery its Maybe
and it's only moongow where think
fancied-Ero there himself
haoed pilot Of a real
Somebody else the round rock peak "DyOu boy
leaning his paddle and apurousy and gratefully
eas hand He cleaned out machne-gun
LEY
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
HO OUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

To clean a white straw nat, well
brush it, then rub over with a cut
lemon until all the juice is died up,
Put the hat in the sun until dry; il
will then look like new.
If hot grease is spilled on a board
floor, pour a little cold water on IL
Immediately. This will harden II
and prevent it sinking into the
wood, and it can be scrsped OF with
a knife.
To clean white paint put into a
bucket OF hot water two tablespoon
ful each of vinegar and paraffin.
Wash and apply with a soft brush
soap mixed with whiting. This has
been used with excellent results.
A grease-stained crate may be
greatly improved by rubbing SCOT
over the greasy parts. Afterwards
it may be polished in the usual way.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06

proud Of him and do something for
little sister and help little brother
TO have an easier time than he has
had?
Oh, they have dTeams-make no
mistake about it-bright dreams,
these boys and girls that live in the
mouse with us and that we don't
half understand.
DREADFUL dreams, too-humiIia-
ing pitiful dreams-and 1t is when
they're under the spell Of one Of
them that they kill themselves.
On, let's be thoughtful and kind
and sympathetic; let us never by
one look or one instant's mood put
despair In place Of hope in a young
and ardent heart. For if we do we
are something very close kin to
murderer.
Copyright. 1919, Newspaper Feature Ser
vice Inc. Great Britain rights reserved.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Puss in Boots
.Jr.
.040
By David Cory.

N phPTH-BUAPT bump! went
the wagon, as the good gray
horse trotted. along, VERY
poor springs on this wagon" cried
Puss, his teeth knocking together
as they crossed a rough bit of
road. You are not used to farm
wagons, my good Sir Cat" the lit
tie old man replied.
"Fou are right" said Puss
did you ever hear the conun-
drum in rhyme about:
Now they tramp, now they champ,
Now they all stand still?
"Do you know what the thirty
white horses are and, the red hiIl?'
asked the little old man.
NO" replied PusE. But who
ever saw a red hiIlF"s
"Ha, ha!" laughed the little old
man, showing how very few teeth
he had TO chatter. why, the thir-
ty white horses are your teeth,
and the red hill is your gums, ha,
ha."
@%NG AG. AAuBAGu 4 US 1lNTa p
my good gray horse. Let US rattle
the thirty white horses; upon a red
hill, let them tramp and champ, but
never stand stiIl!" And then away
went the wagon cIattering after the
gray horse, bumpty, bumpty, bump!
Hold on" cried the little old
man; If have but few teeth.
yet have old bones! Do you wish
to shake me to bitsT'
Whoa" cried Puss, but the good
gray horse evidently thought it
great fun, for On he went at a still
faster clip. The boards in the bot
tom Of the wagon few up and down
and the wooden seat swayed back
and forth. Up and down, bumpty-
bumpty bump! went the little old
man and Puss Junior.
Pull him in" cried the former,
pull on the lines! Don't let him
runaway"
. So Puss tUgged away at the reins,
but the good, gray horse had the
bit between fis teeth. He stuck out
his head and tail and let his feet
fly. over the stones and over the
bumps bumped the wagon. up on
one side and then down on the
Other. Poor Puss had all he could
do TO keep from falling out, and so
did the little old man, He cluBg
on TO the side-bOards and yelled,
pull on the lines"
Il am" painted Puss, but it
doesn't do any good"
Pull harder" yelled the little old
man.
Cant" replied Puss. breathless
with his exertions and the humping
Of the wagon. Cant pull one lit
tie bit harder"
Turn him in yOnder lane"
screamed the little old man. That's
my lane! II leads into the barn
yard"
We'll. Il was nightly lucky that
PuEs mana ged to turn up the lane,
and in another moment they were
racing into the yard. but before
Puss could stop the good gray horse
he went head first into the haymow
and then, Of course, Puss and the
little old man went headlong into
the soft hay. And in the next story
you shall hear what happened after
that.
Copyright, 1919. David Cory.
TO Be COntiHued.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Let's Help the Children

oh. you can tell easily enough
you can tell a happy child by the
walk and by the carriage OF the
head and by the clear, happy eyes
and you can tell the miserable
child, too, as far as you can see
them.
No, it isn't all dress, or money.
or the look OF good food often
eaten, that makes the difference
Some OF the most miserable child
ren l ever saw in my life are the
children Of rich parents. And some
or the poor little things who look
as II they wanted 10 die belong to
really weIl-tO-do people
How would you like to live in
house with a tyrant, somebody
who Watched every breath you
draw and listened to every word
you whisper. and uasgcd and criti-
cised, and seolded and complained
from morning till night?
What II everything you did was
misuhderstood -- every look you
gave misintcTpreted? What IL you
were bossed and ruled, and slapped
just as Y you weren't a human be-
ing at all, but just a kind OF little
mechanical top to be the sport and
pleasure Of some capricious grown
up?
How long would you Iive-how
long would you like 10 live?
There - terrible story in that
statement OF the average age
seventeen and thirteen-dOn't you
see what IL means? When a girl
IS thirteen she is just half-girl and
hali-child-all teeth and ears. and
ankles and elbows-uGIy, unattraC-
tive awkward. timid, sensitive,
measuring herself by every stand
ard OF which she hears.
The boy OF seventeen-no, he isn't
funny. II his feet are too tig and
his head too little and his hands
look as If they belonged to some
body else-he's pathetic, that's
What he is, and beautiful and
touching, too, If you will only try
to understand him. He's just find
ing out what life is and what's eX-
pected of him.
Lives Of Dreams.
He's just going TO be turned loose
In great big, puzzling, strange,
rd-to-understand world. How's
he going TO make good? VIII he be
a fallure-the sport Of every evil
m'nued tool who sees him-or will
ne DC success and make his family
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
About Shaving.

Early records state that the prac-
tice of shaving originated in the
fact that the beard afforded to,
good hold for the enemy in battle.
This is the cause assigned for the
origin of shaving among the Greeks
about the time of Alexander. In
other countries the practice was
hrst adopted by military men. His
torians mention the alarm in which
some Roman emperOrs lived because
Of the fear that their BARRIERS might
cut their throats. For the sake of
eoRcealing a scar on his throat the
Emperor Hadrian wore a heard
This fact brought the custom again
int fashion.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
FiVe-Minute
Desserts
By Loretto o. Lynch.
In Authority On All Matters HaVy
inE 70 DO VIII fha Han.a.

ing 70 DO With the HOme.
MYTH so many things to be
w done by one pair OF hands,
the housekeepeF is often at
her Wits end a. to how to provide
a quick dessert to satisfy the fam
lily desire for sweets. And unless
the sweet tooth is satisfied at home
the various members OF a family
often expend more in the sweetshop
than their incomes warrant.
II has always more or less shock
ed me to see a girl earning $40 or
S1z a week, pay a 81 fer sixteen
ounces OF candy. True, abe may
buy it in IS cents quantities, but
with 10 or Is cents for a cut Of cake
and anywhere from IS to. 40 cents
for a suda or sundae, this girl Is
spending an enormous sun. com
paratively speaking, to satisfy her
sweet tooth.
Yet, the unthinking housewife be-
comes shocked IL a writer suggests
the use OF two or three eggs for a
dessert to serve six or eight per-
sons and is shocked when you sug-
gest the purchase Of some OF the
attractive accessories that the
sweetsheps use to tempt the aver
age consumer.
One California housewife tells me
that her i've bread winners dFOp 10
cents a week into the Extra Good
Dessert Box" and each week she
eHpends the 81 for whipping cream
or cherries OF, r,nuts or marshmalloW
whip or eggs or whatnot for extra
good desserts. Yet she is busy and
making.
In this article I have tried to
collect some give Minute Des-
ssTts." The actual preparation so
far as the housewife la concerned
should not take much over ave
minutes II one has everything at
hand and the gitchen is convent
emily arranged
Here is an excellent cake, light,
hpe grained and fiaky, TFy Il and,
II you IKE IT, commit the recipe to
memory. II takes me not more
than ten minutes to prepare ana
ten minutes to bake when il is
done in two layers or a shallow
pan. If you are busy. set the
alarm clock to remind you when
the allotted time for baking Is up.
Grease and hour your pans. Ar
range to have the oven hot lust
when you will need It, Assemble
and measure the materials you will
need. Now begin to time yourself.
All measurements are taken level.
A standard half-pint measuring cur
Is used. Sift together one cup OF
hour and one teaspoonful Of baking
powder and ope-fouFth Of a tea
spoon OF salt. Into an empty bowl
break three eggs without asparat-
ing. Beat we'll with Dover egg
beater; gradually beat in one cup
ful Of sugar. Flavor with vanilla
extract, grated orange or lemon
peel, almond extract or any other
favor you desire. Add four table
spoOnfuls Of cold water and beat
vigorously a full minute longer.
Toss the hOuF mixture into the
egg mixture q couple Of sposhfuls
al q time, beating we'll until all the
-four is used. Pour ihto pans and
bake
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
The RhyminR
OptiInist
By Aline Michaelis.


IRON earliest dawn OF nornlnI
sun until the day shall eeaao
4 there's mighty little can be
done without ssEns elbow grease.
Some idle fellows live in hopes of
what their luck will bring; but
those who really know the ropes
say there Is no such thinE. Ne
royal pathway has been fonRd q
any goal at all, and II you want -
cover EFound you'd better hit the
ball. II wealth is what yeu thihk
you need to bFiRg yeuF cares auF-
cease, fire up, put on some extra
appeed with lots OF elbow grease
IL love is what you seek, ~ fame,
I'D have 10 understood no matter
what may be your aim, this elbow
grease ia good. Few folks who
play the waiting part and hope f0P
fortunes smile will ever get 20
where they start they're not worth
fortunes while. II you would be .
movie star or captain OF police, o.
own a ninety-heFsepOWer car, get
out your elbow grease, Think not
II is an humble thing, unWeFthy ~
your nOteI this elbow grease where
Of ! sing can get the idlsF'a EOaE
Don't ever think the time viii come
when you can put II BY; lose II, and
yau are on the bum, yeu'Fs gFaund-
ed high and dry, When you have
stoFmed Success door and laurels
fair have won. don't. think you san
sit down and pore Ger how the
trick was done. For foFty-BeNen
other guys are waiting for your
shoes, and II you dare to close your
eyes, they'll grab 'em while yeu
1snooze. Because you have Success
today, don't think that you cen
cease the tickle jade's full price
pay-keep using elbow grease
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
A Great Relief.

An old farmer. upon waking up
in the night. saw what he believed
to be an apparitiOn at the foot Of
his bed. Reaching for his gun, he
promptly perforated the ghost with
a bullet To his surprise the fol-
lowing morning he discovered that
it was his own coat OF which he
had made a target He was relat-
ing the experience 10 a friend, who
asked him. What did you do when
you discovered what il was?" "Oh,"
replied the farmer, Il was only
thankful that l was not inside itw
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Putting It Plainly.

a judge, whose personal appear
ance was as unprepossessing as his
legal knowledge was profound. in
terrupted a female witness Hum
bugged you, my good woman" said
he. What do you mean by that?"
well, my lord" said the witness.
81 can't explain it exactly, but il a
girl called your lordship a hand
some man, she would be humbuR-
giQg your
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
The Awkward Truth.

Counsel and witness were getting
on capitally, for they were both on
the same side. Everything was go
ing swimmingly, and the case
seemed already won. Now. will
you tell me once more" said eouR-
sci, suavely, "the exact words used
by the defendant in the libel you
complain Off" Certainly re-
sponded the plaintiff. He said he
defied me to find a bigger liar than
/ was" And what did you rsPly?'
inquired counsel. why" answered
the witness innocently, II told him
/ should go straight on and see my
solicitorw
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Nothing to Worry About,

The village shop was very fun
when the dusty youth, with a paqs
on his back, entered.
ANY OF you drive up in a cart
with a white hoFseF' he asked the
crowd casually.
Il did" said one burly farmer.
was there an old woman on -
seat?' asked the youth.
"Yes. yesI" exclaimed the faFuaP
eXeitedly.
"Can she manage that hossFs
Course she caR!"
Then that's all right" said tha
youth, settling hia pack more eetp-
fortably on his shoulders ne
hoss has boltsd, and the old woman
Is hanging on TO the tailboaR9
screaming like mad, But n she ca
manage the hoss, there ain't no
cause to,Eet excited, IL there? Geoa
moFning!"
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Twice-ToId Tale
of Washington
By Francis de Sales Ryan,
The Lucky Case No
Thirteen. +" IS

eENASE No. IS, murder % tie
hrat degree" entered ~
the books % tha Seventh
precinct TO the credit az P0lieem q
william II. Harrison on July &
1895. The case, In spite of its
number, was not an unlucky ons
for the officer, who % now Caot.
william II. Harrison, In commard
Of No. 8 precinct
On that memorable Indspendencs
Day, Harrison was assigned toath8
evening trick Of duty on the
that included Frog Island
fighting district near Thirty e1
and ~ streets northwest. Cole
tions on the beat had been rlto-
Gus All day. Thirty-two baFFooua
had been dispensing holiday 81
since early morning, not only % ne
Inhabitants Of Frog Island. hat
also TO scores OF visiting negroes
from Maryland and virginia. ho
were taking part in carnivaf af
GEORGETOWN. Flights were pceuFFlE
every few minutes, and holdsuc
were being pulled Off thFough-
out the precinct.
Kept Busy Frapa start
Within half an hour after gong
on duty Policeman Harrison e1
made twelve separate arrsatre
twelve trips to the patrol box with
prisoners. Grand larceny, highway
robbery, drunk and disordeFly, and
assault and battery were among
the charges against his twelve
prisoners. He had just sent No. -
to the station house. and was 80
turning to ThiFty-fifth and -. when
the spotlight turned It's glare -
Case No. rs.
There had been a heated atu-
ment IN Browns barber ehqp
among q crowd OF intoxicated me-
gFoes. II finally dWindled doWn 10
q row between Walter Cady and
Joseph Andrews. The crowd had
drawn back for . fight when Cany
reached toward his hip pocket
Andrews Immediately took q
flight. with Cady in bot pursuit
Andrews ran into the hallway -
q store, and was about 70 run up
the stairs when he fell. cady Wag
on him in q moment and hg e
PROSTATE man pleaded for fT
eoldly hFed three shots into go
heart.
.Gave Chase ~ SlayeFs
hAfflspu nearQ the 8nato ana p
rounding the corner as cady emeFg-
ed from the hall With smoktnE
"gat" The officer swiftly get hini-
self into a seeond-geaF shift ard
bore Down on the murderer, Who
fired a warning shot ct HaFFigon
and then dashed down ~ street.
The chase covered eight blocEA
ending at TWenty-aeventh and N
streets. There Cady uuknoWinGlg
ran into a blind alley, and finding
himself stopped By . stone WAiA
turned like a rat in q corner. nEe-
pared for battle with his pufsueF.
He sent the last two shots o. MS
gun at Harrison. but aimed badly
and the officer closed In on him
quickly Harrison was badly fag-
ged from his twelve preceding
scraps" but he suhdued his thtr-
tsenth man, Though the murderer
fought with the Viciousness Of q
man whose strength WAS augmeQt-
ed By dread OF the galloWs.
The final entry in the record
case No. Is, at No. 2 II that Walls
Cady was convicted OF murdeE D
the first degree and executed
November. 1895. at
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
False Analogy.

Visitor-Well. my little man, and
what are you called?
First boy-Jule, sir.
Nisitor-YOu should say Julius"
turning TO another b5y-W ell,
and what is your name?
Second boy-Billious, sir.
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
BY Winifred Black.

whose Writings Have EndeaFed
Her To Hundreds Of Thousands Of
Readers All Over the Country.
- NE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
TY-FIVE children committed
suicide in the United states
during the last six months. The
youngest boy was ten years and
the youngest girl thirteen. The
average age was boys seventeen
and girls thirteen.
Read that paragraph over again
and read it carefully. Whom you
have read il, think about it and
then commit il to memory and then
think about il some more.
Don't let yourself forget it for
q while.
Pleasant? q course it isn't
1t is dreadful and depressing be-
yond belief But il is something
every man and woman in this coun-
try ought TO understand and to
realize.
Happy childhood? Carefree days?
Oh, yes, we've all heard about
them in the poems, and sung
about them in the songs, and II we
are lucky We've known about them
ourselves.
l wouldn't give my memories OF a
happy, good natured, Iight-hearted
laughing, fUll-Of-Tun childhood for
all the money in the world. 1t
has kept my heart likht when
everything around me was dark
and II has made me believe there
is good in the world when / was
with people who showed nothing
but evil.
How many children are there
who are not happy?
Think H. ovcr-remember the
children YOU know-look at the
little fellows you see in the street
car and the little girls you meet
ia the street
You Can Tell.
Do they look happy. well fed.
light-hesFted? Do they look as II
somebody loved them and petted
them, and told them stories and
made candy for them, and baked
little heart-shsped cookies with Il
raisin in the middle for them. and
loved them when they were naughty
and huGged them when they were
good, and foTgave them and cuddIed
them-and understood them?
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
This Day IN Our History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the burning Of New London
by British troops under the traitor Benedict Arnold
and the of the troops in Fort GrisWold after
their surrender This infamous deed sdded another biol
to the hated name of Arnold
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
Sacred Bangles.

one of the oldest of industries is the making of
braceletS called bangles from the chank, or sacred
shell Of the Hndoos This conch is found in the Gulf of
Manaar and about two millions of the shells exported
annually to Calcutta
The Washington times., 1919-09-06

'WhiEe dOWH the TiUeF LOe float on forever
Speak Rot-Gh, breathe not,
There's peace on the deep"
The Washington times., 1919-09-06
When a Girl
Marries
Neal Is Slapped by
Phoebe, Asks for
EVelye's Phone
By Anne Lisle.
By Anne Lisle,
(WhOBe neWpapeF serials are
unique On PoFulnF appeal and cleV-
eRnena Of eoAAtFuetlOn.)

~ My q minute after I had con-
veyed myself into the bed
room and safely out Of the
way Of interfering with the hoped
for ''malIiHE-up" between Phoebe
and Neal Neal came striding in after