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New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

King Lear. grief stricken at the
hea' tiessneSs of his youngest
daughter, fefheS on the ann
of hs jester
From king Lear" as put on at the
Metropolitan Museum at Wednesday
mahnees BY the children Of the Sunday
Story Liuss
museum. Miss Chandler will say
such a thin- is in Gallery 80,
Robert, will you lead US there?"
Without moments hesitation
Robert leads the way, seldom max
ing a mistake. Some times the
children choose certain PICTURES
which Miss Chandler tells them to
find. OFF they go decorously enough,
and pretty soon Miss Chandler fol-
lows along to see if they have been
able to place their picture. Once in
. while some one gets lost, but not
often.
Another time Miss Chandler will
take the entire group to the differ
ent pictures which illustrated the
Sundays story. She tells them
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

self" said Henry, in the tone Of
health inspector.
There was not enough in it. it
seemed The man had fo make nanc'.
more; so he worked in a cigar fac
tory
My Oldest girl" said he, with an
apo,ogetic smile, "she work in
shirtwaist factory"
"How many children have your"
said I.
"We have seven," said the man,
and he sighed.
How much do you all make. to-
gether?" said Loretta, who had
ceased to be talkative all of sudden.
Some week we make sS, some
week 49," said the man.
For nine people to live on?" sid
Henry, severely.
well. you see" said the man.
three of them growing boys-only
seven. five, nine year old-they no
need eat so much food"
But" said Loretta, tell the gen.
tleman why you have so many chill
dren when it is so hard to bring
them up"
''It is the will of God" said the
man, rolling his eyes devoutly. MY
wife. she go to the society for the
baby welfare; she say she cannot
have so many kids; we put two of
them away SOON"
Where Will you put them" said /.
"Oh," said the man lightly, that
is easy. Jimmie, he has. wha' DIV
call!--hip disease-the free hospi-
tai take him; and then there il
Sonya-she silly in the head, she
not quite right-so feebleminded
home take her"
And your poor wife" said |. full
Of sympathy-"she is sick, too.
What's the NATTER"
"Oh, she all right in day or so.~
said the man, with great smile
"she just have twins-two little
girl; one is dead already, but the
other-it fine little baby"
We fled out of the shop and into
the automobile. over which the rain
still drizzled and the elevated roared
like great, relentless beast.
Did you say you were going to p
meeting or something?" SAID Henry
to Loretta.
Loretta. who knew when to be 81
lent, nodded her little head.
well, here" said Henry, sullenly.
getting out his checkbook, "here's
$4,000 to help your league out when
1t gets to Washington and YOU can
make me a member Of the d
thing"
And I never got the brass neck
lace after all.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
ut is the viii of God, Lady"

city, said Loretta, quietly swallow
ing the mouthful of chicken.
"No," said Henry, with equal
firmness. "Go around in your auto.
mobile and tell the workingmen to
stop having so many chldrcn-it's
perfectly simple, if you really want
to do it--why do you need $1,000
to do that?"
I'VE need it for lunches and taxi
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

thing as soon as you get an idea
you want to go deviliny the govern
ment about it. Go down into the
Sums and teach the men and wom-
en- there how to stop having more
children than they can support
There is your field, young lady"
THANK you for your kind sugges-
tons. Senator" said Loretta.
Don't call me SENATOR" said
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
r. y Il ~:

IN teaching all those who cared to
learn.
These are the free things in New
York that / have taken advantage
OF, but they do not begin to cover
the long list that have heard about
but not patronized. This year, hov-
ever Will see Bob taking music les
sons at the Greenwich House Set
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

tlement. Lessons from a graduate
of one of the foremost of European
musical conservatores may be had
for 25 cents apiece.
! wonder if there is any other
place IN the world whqre so much
may be had rs in New York bv
merely knowing about it and reach
ing out to take it?
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
k(THERE's no use," said I to
/ Henry. my husband; "the

s. VIA HNI no uSe," said to
Henry. my husband; "the
thing can't be got. I've
been to ten jewelry stores; I've been
to the upholstery department Of
eight Fifth Avenue shops. One
would think that such simple thing
as brass chain might exist in this
annoying city"
'Why brass?" said Henry. vawn-
ing and unfolding the latest edition
of the "Stock Brokers' Friend {"
"Why not gold?"
Because" said I, wearily, "that
particular dress demands a brass
.}scklace.'
"Nonsense" said Henry. 81 SUP
pose you know that the female YOU
invited to lunch has been downstairs
waiting for two hours"
Now, as matter of fact. althouoh
she is one of my dearest friends.
had IN the stress of shopping for
gotten all about Loretta, and it was
just like Henry to let her sit there.
Henry Dear" said I. in that icy
tone peculiar to a wife and mother,
twill you please cease calling her
'fema e'?"
"W ell, then, why does she act like
one all the time?" said Henry, who
needed his luncheon.
Don't be prude," said I, ring
ing for the footman, for the truth
If the matter is that Loretta, who
has taken up birth control as life
work. causes Henry electric shocks
whenever she opens her mouth,
which she does continually.
1t was just my luck that ha
should select this day to come home
to lunch. However. there was moth
ing to do but see it through.
MY dear, what do you Think"
said Loretta, lifting her pretty chin
out of her furs. and pulling off the
mos immaculate of white kid GLOW s
we're all going down to Washington
next week to see the Senator's
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
The Simplest Way Is
Unconstitutional

"Now, that just shows" said
Henry, waving his fat hand, chow
impractical you women are. Instead
of getting down to the meat of the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

Henry, starting in a confused man.
ner.
But" continued Loretta, 'is it
possible that you do not know that
the Constitution expressly forbids
me to go down into the slums and
give those poor people the informa
tion they should have?"
Nonsense" said Henry, mo such
thing"
YES" said Loretta, sadly, thanks
your friend, Anthony Comstock,
here is a whole clause in the Con-
tltution making it a penal offence,
punishable by Imprisonment, to tell
hose poor, ignorant people how they
can limit their families. Now do
you see why we are going to Wash
ngton to get the Constitution
changed?"
You are not going to discuss
birth control with our United States
Senators, trust" said Henry, now
deeply shocked.
eve are going to discuss" said
Loretta, coldy, "anything which will
cad to the repeal of that law for the
good Of humanity"
There was solemn silence, for
Loretta has a way, in spite of her
curls and tilted nose, of making you
feel that you are vulgar if you don't
agree with her.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
The Senator'S
Dear Cid Codgers

(Which Senators?' said Henry,
coldly.
"Al of them," replied Loretta,
lighting a cigarette, "the dear o d
codgers. We're going to get them to
change the Constitution"
"Bodgetts, serve lunch" said
Henry, and have the Rolls-Royce
ready for me Immediately after"
"Oh, Loretta!' cried. "a new fad
already? Why, you'd just got started
on birth control and now you've
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

r Asst winter l left an editorial
position, happy to be able to
@ devote all of my time to my
home and my two little girls. There
were many things l wanted to do
for them and with them, but felt
dreadfu.ly hampercd by a lack of
funds. My first reaction from this
feeling was when we went for after
noon walks through old New York,
Il trip free to all who have eyes to
see. We lived in the old Greenwich
Village section SO that we had not
far to go to see many old houses,
homes at one time Of the Dutch and
the English. We enjoyed the find
ing of q quaint doorway and learned
to distinguish between those of
Dutch and of English origin.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Discoverie. Reported BY LAURA CATEs sYxonA-

/ what IS remembered about them and
repeated when the children some
other day play what they cali the
Museum game" In this two lead
ers are appointed who choose sides
One side describes picture or takes
the pose Of a picture, and if the
other gide is unable to guess it they
lose member and the winning side
scores one, but if they guess the
picture but are unable to name the
painter or sculptor they lose with
out losing a member. The one who
gains the most members and points
of course wins.
"Acting CUT
Tie Stories
The game children most love,
however, is that of acting out the
stories. Each child is given char
acter, for instance in the story of
King Lear and His Daughters"
which was one of the recent stories
told, one child was King Lear, an
other his jester, and an elfish little
lester she was, three other little
girls took the parts of the three sis
ters, and the biggest girl and the
l.ttest boy were respectively the
Duke of Burgundy and the King of
France
In their own words they ex-
pressed the sentiments of the char
acters they were portraying, many
of them remembering almost the ex- .
act wording of the story. They wer :
not altogether unconscious, but en-
joyed themselves with serious in
.entness. Occasionally suppresse
giggle or a mischievous poke from
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

Immensely from the time we have
spent at the museum. They are, or
rather I should say the eight-year-
old is, familiar with the names of
most Of the we'll known painters and
sculptors and can give some ex-
ampes of their work.
Free Swimming
Lessons
During the summer I was very
anxious for the children to learn to
swim, SO | took them, with fear and
trembling. must confess, to one of
the public baths. The matrons were
very nice and told me how often the
water was changed, what mornings
it was fresh and what days the in
structress was there. watched the
children as they came in. A matron
examines their bathing suits and
their towels, and if they have forgot
zen soap back home they go. They
battle themselves and put on their
suits and are again examined and
they are not allowed to enter the
pool if they cannot pass the inspec-
ton of another matron who stands
by the door So it is a spotless,
wholesome looking lot of lite girls
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Enter the
Brass Necklace

Henry" said /, filling in the
breach with that tact peculiar. it is
said, to wife and mother, Henry,
I've simply got to go down to the
Russian quarter after that necklace.
You know the Bigelow-Breeze's re-
ceptlon is tomorrow and won't
have another chance-suppose we
run along with you now in the car"
very WE'LL" said Henry, strug-
cling into his fur coat. "Miss Loretta
will excuse you, I'm sure"
ooh, that's all right" said Lo-
retta, "1'm coming with you. We
have a meeting this afternoon of the
Bowery branch of the Women's
Auxiliary Of the League for Volun-
tary"--
"Parenthood,' said Henry, wea-
rily.
And so we set out. The morning
had been dull, and now a steady
drizz'e had set in, which seemed to
grow duller and steadier as we left
the shining asphalt ard turned into
the poorer districts of the city.
Inc chauffeur, who had never
heard of the Russian quarter, and
didn't like this excursion anyway,
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
To Be Had
For the Taking

My four-year-old needed q GOOD
kindergarten or Montessori school
and the compan;onship of other chill
dren and needed time for writing
The schools within convenient dis
lance we're all impossibly costly.
"Why don't you send her over to
the Montessori school at the Green
wich HouAe?' asAel a friend. "The
en- ldren there are not different from
those in the public schools, and you
Will find the teacher in charge just
the kind of woman you would like
to have your little girl with"
The next day visited the little
school. The Two rooms were large
and airy with golden yellow cur
tains at the windows, growing
plants, an old fashioned grand piano
with an older fashioned log cabin
quilt thrown over it--a room where
children could be at home. And
they seemed to be happy, busily
polishing brass, feeding the fish and
busting the chairs. Some were spot
less, others not quite so, but looked
as though an attempt at cleanliness
had been made.
My Jean became a pupil there
and enjoyed every minute of her
tine. Moreover, l was never made
10 feel that was accepting any
thing but what was my right. The
whole spirit was democratic in the
broad sense Of the word.
One day when Bob and Jean and
were walking about an old Dutch
mouse we had seen, it seemed to me
that up at the Metropolitan Museum
there must be examples Of old Eng
lish and Dutch furniture. SO we
decided to go there and play that
we were furnishing one of the old
houses. The children were delighted
and we had very pleasant after
noon roaming among the old furni-
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

fares down in Washington" said
Loretta.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

ture. The guards are, most of
hem, able to tell you about the
things in their particular division.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

BY ana by his children were crying for
bread and the poormaster was going
to take charge Of them. Well, who
should turn up there, just in the nick
Of time. but Della and Peabody
Baynes. They fed those children all
winter and kept them In clothes so
that they could 60 to school. The
strange thing about It is this: It was
Dave Ramsey who really started that
story. : He got up In church the other
night and confessed his crime. His
conscience wouldn't let him keep 1t.
He said that he had not seen Peabody
Baynes on that road the day the
money was lost but had only heard
that he was there. He knew now that
he couldn't have been there. Gosh
talmightyl as your uncle used to
say when there was nothing else to be
said"
1t touched me to the soul-this long
delayed vindicatlon Of my beloved
Uncle Peabody.
The senator ate supper with us and
sent his hired man out for his horse
end buggy. When he had put on his
overcoat and was about to 60 he
turned to my uncle and said:
Peabody Bnynes, If have had any
success In the world 1t is because I
have had the exalted honor and con-
sciousness that represented men like
you."
He left us and we sat down by the
glowing candles. Soon told them what
Ramsey had done. There was mo-
ment of silence. Uncle Peabody rose
and went to the water pail for drink.
Bart, l believe I'll plant corn on
that ten-arce lot next sprlng-darned
II / don't" he said as he returned to
his chair.
None Of us ever spoke of the matter
again, to my knowledge.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROOT

Z .'.t L.
Thousands cS women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect Il.
WomenS complaints often prove to be
nothing else nut kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney OF bladder disease.
IL the kidneys are not in q healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am.
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmers Swamp-R Root, o physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle Inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, IL you wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
-Reason for EaIth.

At Princeton they tell Of freshman
who, rs he blithely went his way
whistllng on the streets one day, was
accosted by classmate: "Whither
way7"
I'm going up to Doctor Smiths to
be examined for appendicitis" said
the other.
"Great Caesarl |" exclaimed the class
mate, "you don't seem to be very much
worried about It."
"oh, no." said the freshman, "there
won't be anything doing. I've never
been able to pass an examination the
first time in all my fair young life."--
Everybody's Magazine.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Push and Go.

"Here, boy" said the wealthy mo-
torist, 81 want some petrol, and get
move on. You will never get any
where In the world unless you have
push. Push Is essential. When was
young l pushed, and that is what got
me where I am"
swell, guvnor," said the boy, T
reckon you'll have to push again,
cause we amt got a drop of petrol In
the place."-Boston Transcript.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
DajIv ThotIoht.

When tillage begins, other arts fol-
low. The farmers, therefore, are the
founders Of human civillzation.--Dan.
lei Webster.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
ALLEN,s FooT=EAsE DOES IT.

When your shoes pinch or your corns and
bunions ache get Aliens Foot=Ease,. the
and sprlnkled in the foot-bath. II will
take the sting out Of corns and bunions
and give instant relief to Tired. Aching,
Swollen, Tender feet. Sold everywhere.
Don't accept any substitute.-Adv.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

Some women marry for a home, and
then very seldom stay in 1t after they
get 1t.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

KIN the Flles Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do It.
Kills Thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers,
I5o De Kaib Ave, Brookiyn. n. 7. Adv.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Granted.

"What was 1t that Sherman said
about warp "That shell fire was hell
fire."-Cartoons Magazine.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-05-15
Victory Loan Medals.

In order that the County Com
mittee may know how to award
the Helmets and Medals referred
to in your issue Of May LIST, it
will be necessary for the various
canvassers linen and women),
their friends and members of
Local and County Committees to
furnish us information as to who
are entitled to the same.
This information can be given
to the undersigned either orally
or in writing, the latter being
greatly preferred; and should be
in hand not later than Saturday,
the oath inst.
In so far as the last, or Victory,
Loan is concerned you kindly in
Dictated in your issue referred to
above in what cases the awards
will be made. and I am now ask.
ing for the information that will
enable us to select the persons
entitled to same. Reference to
the Post-Dispatch of May l, 1919,
will show the kind of informa.
| ton desired.
However, in addition to those,
it is intended that every person,
including beth sexes, who rem
dered CONSPICUOUS service in any
of the Liberty Loans, shall also
receive one of these medals,if we
can be advised Of the facts. This
is therefore to request the name
and P. O. address of all voluntary
workers who devoted time ane
effort in a personal canvass fol-
subscribers during any of the
previous campaigns.
! w. L. PARSONS, Chairman
County Liberty Loan Com
naitteee.
| May 18th, 1919.
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IT is vety gratifying to the

IT is very gratifying to the
friends of the respective institu-
tons throughout the State to
note the resumption of athletic
relations between the leading
colleges-the University, Wake
Forest, Davidson, Trinity and
State A. & E. This is as it
should be.
For the first time since 1892,
the University and Trinity met
last Saturday in friendly con.
test, baseball, the game lasting
fifteen innings, resulting meth
|er side scoring. The same team
played again Wednesday, the
University winning 80.
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twin-type, having two sets of
driving wheels. The cause for
the explosion ,isnot known. The
boiler was torn from the trucks
and hurled so yards distant. The
bodies of the three stricken men
were thrown over a hundred feet
away.
Mr.. Benton was 80 years old.
and had been an engineer for
over eight years. He was a nat
i've of Union county and a fine
fellow. A member of Rocking
ham Commandery %, Knight
Templar, he was here on Thurs
day of last week taking part In
the initiation ceremonies of %
novices. And his brother Sir
Knights, as web as his host of
other friends, are deeply panied
at his untimely death.
Mr.. Benton was a nephew OF
our townsman, Rev. Bruce Ben.
ion. !
The funeral was held at Mon.
roe Wednesday afternoon. A
special train left Hamlet at one
o'clock, carrying friends of the
deceased. The funeral services
were conducted by his brethren
of Rockingham Commandery No
%, and fellow-blue lodge mem
bers. The Sir Knights, number
ing 60, and other Masons to the
number of 80, marched from the
Monroe lodge room to the Ben
ton residence at 4::30, forming in
line from the porch steps to the
street. Down this lane the cop
per casket was borne by six Of
his B. of L. E. The cortege Their
proceeded to the Baptist church
where Rev. John A. Wray con
Quoted the service. Then to the
cemetery where the Sir Knights
took charge of the service. This
was conducted by Mr.. ]. lie
Grand Everett, with Rev. Z. Y
Robertson as Prelate. MIR. Car
ter, of Hamlet, was Marshal. !
Nearly a score of Sir Knight
from Hamlet attended; the |!
Knight Templars from the cit.
of Rockingham who attends
, were: J. LeGrand Everett, B. :
Payne, w. N. Everett, Jr., L.. y
Robertson, Bruce Benton, j q
McAulay, Isaac S. London, J. \
Hasty, Geo. S. Steele, B. F. Pa
inner, ]. B. Williams, DR.. w. T
Webb, R. B. Napier, VIM. Littl
Steele, D. T. Hicks.
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Mrs. ]. T. Alderman, of Hen
derson, is in the city this week
in the interest of fire prevention,
She is sent out by the State In
surance Department to lecture
and explain to the people the
various forms of fire danger, and
the prevention for same.
She spoke Wednesday and
Thursday at all the mill villages,
and this morning at the graded
school. Her mission is a most
helpful one, and she most ably
and entertainingly presents to
her audiences the need for greater
care in .combustible and inflam
able materials. Her work is
most important one, and Com
missioner James Young is to be
commended for instituting it.
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SOCIAL.
additional social items page 81

VI
Mrs. Horton Ihrie, of Wendell,
and daughter, Caroline, who
have been in Rockingham visit
ing relatives and friends, return
ed to her home on Tuesday
morning. ,y
Mr.. R. r. Simmons Ruther-
fordton, came by Rockingham
and spent Thursday of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Steele,
on his return from Raleigh. He
returned to Rutherfordton Fri
day.
Miss Mary Alys Lindsay spent
last weekend in Columbia, with
relatives and friends.
Miss Mossie Long has returned
to Rockingham after several
days spent in Duke, on business.
Mrs. J. A. Covington has gone
to visit with friends and relatives
in Mt. Gilead, for several weeks
Messrs. A. G. Corpensng, c. V,
Sharpe and F. W. Frank of Fay
etteville are enjoying Fishing
party down at the Richmond
Club this week.
Messrs. Stansil Covington, E
B. Lilies, P. w. West, Carl Smith
]. S. Covington and Coney Steele
are on a two weeks camp at the
'Have-A-Care" club house. Sew
eral young ladies' will eat suppel
with them this, Thursday, night
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Newspapers Thanked.

Raleigh, N. c., May 18th,
To The Newspapers of N. c.
On behalf of the Central Lib
erty Loan Committee for North
Carolina | wish to thank the
newspapers of our State for their
.unfailing courtesies, their cordial
cooperation and their generous
contribution of time and editorial
space in all of the five Campaigns.
Without the aid which they
so cheerfully gave it would have
been impossible for North Caro-
lima to have even Appropriated
her allotment.
gladly accord to the Press
large share Of the credit for hav
sold $136,000,000 of bonds-ol
nearly $10,000,000 in excess Of
the amount for which the State
was asked.
Assuring you of my deep ap
probation of the many persona
courtesies shown, | am
Very truly yours,
Jos. G. Brown,
Chairman.
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If a promoter tries to sell you
stocks that will double in a year
and promises to pay so per cent
annual dividend, be assured that
somebody is trying to make ar
easy living on your hard earned
cash. Don't bea fool. Lead that
stock promoter to the front door
and gently kick him over into
the next county.