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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Halifax County.

oIA IE UF NOKTH CAKULINA,
Halifax County.
Notice!
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed and duly qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of Jesse Edwin
Northington, deceased, all persons
having claims against said estate
are notified to exhibit the same before
him on or before the 28th day of
August 1924, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 28th day of August, 1923.
J. w. NORTHINGTON,
Administrator of Jesse
Edwin Northington; deceased.
8-3l ct -jwn.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

Somebody page the local oil
men and tell 'em about the terri
BILE fight raging between the in
dependents and the oil trust.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

The dear old school days are
back again-with, we expect. a
sort of blush tinge in the eyes
of the small boy.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07
Friday, September 7. 1928

But then there are more hard
coal miners than there We're
policemen.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

What Italian would not find it
sweet to die for a passel of
Greek Islands?
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

When doing all this walking
over Greece, Italy had better be
careful she doesn't slip up.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

Much Room on Planet tlafs
There are 55.0O0.OOO square miles -
the planet Of Mars.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-07

NORTH CAROLINA. Halifax County
Notice!
The undersigned and J. E. North
ington, having composed q co-part-
nership trading under the firm name
Of the Northington Grocery Company
at Roanoke Rapids N. C. and the
said ]. E. Northington's death hav-
ing occurred on August 18th, 1928,
Evening star., 1923-06-24
"Slingum'' Is Fun Makers New Game

4 GAME where there's a chance 10
win something-thats the sort
OF a game this is. and any number OF
players may get in it,
The first thing to do is to dig a
hole six inches in diameter and six
inches deep. a ffteen-inch piece OF
broom is then placed in the CEN
ter of this hole and driven into the
ground until it projects only one or
two inches above the hole.
When this has been done. one
player is chosen keeper" and he
places some object of his own on top
of the stick-a marble. a top, or
some other inexpensive toy. The rest
of the players take their station
twenty feet from the stick and. pro-
curing pieces OF broomstick eight
inches long, throw these sticks at
the object resting on the sick already
placed uprigh in he ground
Any player who succeeds in knock
ing the object from the upright stick
in the ground with his own f,ail may
keep the prize thus won. However
the object must fall outside OF the
hole to be claimed as prize 4
player who merely hits the upright
Evening star., 1923-06-24
A Substitute for a Setting Hen.

Those chickens shall hatch" Floyd
said;
And saved them by using his head
When the setting hen died
He tried to provide
A substitute hen in her stead.
l. Rhode Island Red. which was
quite pet of the family He was
delighted when old CIuck wanted
TO set. and his mother promised him
that he might get a setting Of eggs
and raise some little chickens
II got fifteen eggs from Farmer
Rently." he explained. They're his
best eggs. Oh. won't il be fun to have
fifteen fluffy little chicks
His mother laughed. Didn't YOU
ever hear that you shouldn't count
your chickens before they are hatch
ed? Maybe YOU won't have fifteen.
But what could happen to the m ,?
Floyd argued. They're good eggs and
Farmer BentIy said they all ought TO
hatch
However. Floyd soon learned what
could happen TO his precious eggs.
First old CIuck herself stepped on
one Of the eggs and broke it. Then
a rat took one. After that Floyd de-
cided to move the nest. and as he
was doing il he broke another. But
the most terrible thing happened just
the day before the chickens were sup
posed TO hatch.
When Cluck got off her nest "a
have her daily meal. Floyd thought
he would just go and take look 10
see if all the eggs were safe. He
Evening star., 1923-06-24

Poor Frances had injured her hand;
| For months she had eagerly planned
A selection to play
For q master that day
/ Her grief seemed too painful to stand
t0DOES it really. hurt so badly"
DMrs. Lane asked. her voice full
of concern for her daughter. I'm
| sorry. dear, but / don't know what
more l can do for it,
Frances buried her head in the
pillow. "0h. it isn't my hand" she
sobbed. waving her bandaged right
| hand out behind her. ct hurts, but
can stand it. ! won't be able to
play in the recital now. Oh-h-h,'
her voice trailed off into a wall.
Mrs. Lane patted her little daugh-
ter's head and wisely said nothing.
She knew that just now Frances
would not be able to stand any
sympathy All year long Frances had
been counting on this recital. She
had worked SO hard at her music,
and it had been almost certain that
she would win the prize and the trip
to the city with her music teacher to
hear the famous Austrian pianist.
And now, just ten days before the
recital, she had burned her right hand
so badly that she wouldn't be able
to play.
Miss Arnold. the music teacher, was
very sorry to hear of Frances acci-
dent. She was the only real musician
she has in her class. OF course. she
had not told Frances, but there was
no doubt in her mind that Frances
would win the. prize, and she had
made arrangements to have her play
before the famous Austrian pianist
in the city.
HE is very eccentric" the manager
for the famous player had said, but
[ think ] can arrange hearing for
one pupil from each teacher"
Miss Arnold had been SO sure that
Frances would make a good impres-
sion, and it would mean much for her
to have a pupil accepted by the
famous Austrian. She was almost as
Ldisappqinted ETaness herself.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

went right down your throat. He
was in a temper.
Teddy did not like 10 work oh,
dear. Oh. dear" he would grumble
when he was thrust into water and
set to work securing his masters
teeth. My. how | wish | didn't have
to work so hard"
Then when his master had no pity
on him and would just work him all
the harder. Teddy would get mad.
He would shoot his bristles out in
all directions and sputter and scold
until. in disgust. his mater would
hang him back on the hook once
more. Maybe If he has a little rest
he won't be so bad" his master
would say.
But the very next time Teddy was
just as bad sometimes he was even
worse. At last his master could
stand his fits Of temper no longer
Il won't put up with such dis
agreea BILE toothbrush another day
he declared. Hanging Teddy back
in tre corner, he went out and bought
nice new one with sweet dis
position.
Teddy was never no happy in his
life. This was just what he had
been longing for all the time-noth-
ing to do but rest. 1t was just the
kind of life he liked He decided
that a temper was a very handy thing
&c possess.
Teddy hadn't hung there in the
corner for more than a day until
he began to be discontcnted. He
Evening star., 1923-06-24
AYTNTTN He
Il for the Bees

Here's a bee that doesn't believe in
going after his own food. because he
finds it's much easier to wait until
some one else has done the work and
then hold him up. He's the bank rob-
Der of the insect world.
Most OF you have noticed at least
two or three kinds of bees-the little
honey bee, the drone and the great
humble bee. Here is another type. a
bee which kills other bees for their
honey and uses their flesh as food for
its young.
This peculiar raider, philanthus, is
perfectly well able to get honey for
himself from the flowers, but he much
prefers to Kill another bee for his
meal He is rather large bee. and he
will sit idly on the petal of some
flower, awaiting a more Industrious
honey gatherer
When worker bee with a sac full
of honey shows up philanthus makes
his attack. and fight begins. The
worker bee fights desperately. sting
ing here and there. but never quite
catching phinanthus in a vulnerable
spot.
Philanthus on the other hand neyer
Evening star., 1923-06-24
"Foxy Fox" Is Fun.

Good, long running games are just
the thing for TIE summer camp or
hike. Here is one called Foxy Fox
which is a summer time favorite with
the boys and girls of Richmond. Va.
One boy is chosen as the swamp
fox and he is given a tennis ball. All
of the other boys are soldiers. They
also have tennis balls and they are
trying to kill the swamp fox. The
fox is given a ten-minute start to
make a get away and the soldiers
then go out after him.
In order to kill fox, he must be
hit three times with a tennis ball
thrown by one of the soldiers. The
fox. however, has Ito hit a soldier
only once to put him from the game.
If the fox hits soldier when he
throws at him he must be given five
minutes to get his ball again and to
make second getaway. If he misses
when he throws the fox must get
away from the soldiers as best he
can and pick up tennis ball when
ever he gets the chance.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

wished he had something to do.
After all il was better t0 work a
little oEce in awhile. 1t gave you
something TO think about. He wished
he hadn't been so naughty and that
his master would forgive him.
And so Teddy was very much
pleased a few days later when his
master came and took him down off
the hook. BY that time he had de-
cided that brushing teeth was
pleasant pastime. He had had some
serious discussion with Nelly Nail
brush. and it was really dreadful the
way she had to work. 1t was such
dirty work. too. Teddy wouldn't
have changed jobs with her for the
world.
And then his master thrust him
into some soapsuds and set him to
work securing his nails. But poor
Teddy had learned his lesson He
never again had 4 fit Of temper. He
was afraid lie might be put 10 black
ing shoes for a living.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Frances Helping Hand.
The Story of a Wounded Musician.

''I have an idea. Frances" she said
when she was calling to express her
sympathy. Herr Won Berg is the
composer of a really wonderful piece
for the left hand. II you could only
get it in this short time there might
be hope yet. It's very difficult.
though"
oh don't care how dificult il
is," Frances cried. her eyes shining.
She had never worked 50 hard in all
her life. over and over again she
practiced the difficult composition
until she had 1t perfectly.
'Nein. My head she ache; ] weel
not hear these dull exerceez," the
great pianist cried. as he stamped
through the big concert room. Then
he caught sight Of Frances sitting
with only one hand on the keys "Ah,
my dear, thees ees different Do you
play my left-hand composition?
will leesten.'
And that is how it happened that
Frances, of all the pupils gathered
there was the only one permitted to
play for the great master.
Evening star., 1923-06-24
The Leg Kick.
Lesson Two.

can swim faster with his legs alone.
using this kick, than a man can travel
with most other strokes.
After this land exercise, get in the
water. Do the dead mans float. and
as soon as your body is floating
start the legs thrashing. up and down
as they did on land. Be sure to keep
the legs perfectly stiff and kick from
the hip. not from the knee
The tops of the heels should just
barely come to the top of the water
in this kick, as the power of the
movement comes in driving the legs
down into the water. not drivin &
them into the air. When your breath
gives out, come up. take several deep
breaths and try ii again. The arms
are held perfectly still. out in front
OF the head. You will learn how to
use your arms and how to breathe in
succeeding articles.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

left Cluck alone for minute in
the yard while he went into the
coop. A second later there was a
terrible clucking and sauawking and
Floyd ran out just in time to see a
big dog tearing out of the yard with
a horribly limp Ciuck in his mouth
Floyd was heart-broken. He hated
TO lose CIuck. but he hated even
worse TO lose his little chickens that
he had counted SO much on. If he
could only borrow q setting hen from
some one for the day. But
the eggs viii get cold while I'm
gone" he thought. oh. know"
He ran ipto the house and soon came
out with a hot-water bottle He had
filed il with water just medium
warm and now ne laid ii carefully
over the eggs. Up and down the
street Floyd went. inquirine at every
house for setting hen But there
was none to be had in the whole
town. Between visits he rushed
home 10 change the water in his
bottle
AT last he had just about given up
hope. He was changing the water
for the tenth time when he discov-
cred that of the eggs was
cracked. soon the first little chicke n
pecked its way out from its ragged
shell and peeped for it's mother.
What should he do with it? F'loyd
was desperate! But the little chicken
snuggled down against the hot water
bottle perfectly contented and went
to sleep.
Evening star., 1923-06-24

DEFORE starting IN on the eXer-
- else in this lesson. do the dead
mans float. explained in last weeks
lesson. three times. After completing
this, get out of the water and sit on
the edges. so that your legs are pro-
jecting out over the water. Sit so
that your legs are not touching the
water or the bank Of the pool They
should be in the air
Tense the legs, making them stiff
at the knees and hips. Point the toes
and point them in toward each other.
pigeon-toed. Now move them up and
down. slowly al first and then in
creasing the speed. The legs should
not be apart. and they should move
up and down in a thrash about four
teen inches wide certainly no wider.
This is the movement or the crawl
leg kick, and it is the fastest kick
known-so fast that good swimmer
Evening star., 1923-06-24

The other end of the wire is curled
to form the tail.
Twist the leg wires around the
body wire, the front leg one inch
from the head and allow three inches
between the front and hind legs Fill
out the body by winding I-inch
strip OF crepe paper around many
times. pasting in place.
The blanket is made of bright green
crepe paper, Cut strip OF red paper
about u inch wide and paste across
the middle. Paste a band of yellow
paper on each side of the red band
The, ears are made of. the same
paper as that used in winding and
are. pasted on the nut after the face
has been drawn on ii. A little piece
Of red crepe paper may be pasted ON
his mouth for q tonEuel
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Thirty-Love, Forty-Love, Game!


the typical girls
athletic
Or entirely different
The games the thing Jane the athlete and victory
There's sting being defeated by Jane and should
you'll receive her and ready smile.
Tor sh
would through the had
She asks odds because she's
school
athletic. She's hockey
idle round on
mehoe golf making in fortyseven! How girls
there that hold Ianes record
Evening star., 1923-06-24

are put on the nut faces with black
and red crayon.
To make the body of the dog. cut
one piece of wire 6is inches long, and
two more inches long. Bend the
ends of the two longer wires into
small loops to form the feet Cut a
long strip of yellowish- brown crepe
paper "a Inch wide. Cover the wires
by, moistening one end with paste and
then winding around the wire. Leave
II inch unweund at end of shorter
wire. This end is inserted in the
middle of one side Of the almond nut
)1heai1~ Sadfhthe painted end down,
Evening star., 1923-06-24
The Peanut Dog Joins the Family.

q 1ISS HAZEL NUT and her brother
lNl Phil are on their way home
from their western trip. Their Uncle
Wall Nut gave them as a parting gift
a little dog, just like one that had
done tricks with a clown in a show
they had seen
He is cunning little fellow"
Miss Nut writes. "and l am afraid
Mat Pussy will be the only one who
will not be glad to see him when
bring. him home
(ThiH is in a. series of nut dolls which
you car make OF nuts, millinery wire
Nn~rand-crep The featureA
Evening star., 1923-06-24

inserts his sting save in one particu-
lar spot a little unprotected spot on
the under side OF the neck. This
wound causes almost instant death
to the other bee, instead OF the pa
ralysis which usually results when
one insect stinss another.
Philanthus then takes his dead
enemy and squeezes the honey from
Evening star., 1923-06-24
These Modern Girls.

Aunt Lucy: DO you ever do any
nsedlework,"
Modern Niece: mo. we have a
jewel pointed needle on our phono-
graph now and I don't have to
change them"
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Teddy Toothbrush.

Ted Toothbrush was restless and bad;
This working" he sad, "makes me
mad;
change would be best"
But he later confessed
He wished for the Job he had had.
TEDDY TOOTHBRUSH belonged to
J. the porcupine family. He had
stiff bristles sticking out all over
him. and whenever he got angry he
shot them out in all directions Ii
made no difference 10 Teddy II they
Evening star., 1923-06-24

his stomach. eating It, He drags the
carcass home to store as food for The
thing, but honey will poison these
young larvae. and they must have
flesh to start their nourishment. and
that is one reason why philanthus
squeezes all the honey from the body
Of his dead enemy
Evening star., 1923-06-24

You can see by looking a the map.
How many different products can
you find? Put the map away and
then look at ii again. You1l find
each time something YOU didn't dis
cover before
Evening star., 1923-06-24

shawls This is the sunny land in
which the Moors settled and built
their beautiful palaces when the rest
of Europe was crude and barbaric.
These are countries with a picture
past. but they have a present. too. as
Evening star., 1923-06-24
Snood Says

az it's luck you're looking for,
For this advice please tarry:
The only place that q is found
Lo%n-&ha dIetloaas,e,H
Evening star., 1923-06-24

Poor Frances had Injured her hand;
For months she had eagerly planned
A selection to play
For master that day
Her arIef seemed too painful to stsnd
New Britain herald., 1923-02-08
Ends Stubb0rnC Coughs
 in q Hurry
For real effectiveness, this old h1msumade Es,,a d remsdy nh.yr,n ms mo. no easa'.


 You'll never know how quickly a bad cough can be conquered, until you try this famous old homemade remedy. Anyone who has coughed all day and all night, will say that the immediate relief given is almost like magic. I: takes but moment to prepare. and really there is nothing better for coughs:
 Into a. pint bottle, put 2H ounces of Pinex; then add plain granulated sugar syrup to make full pint. Or you can use clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup. instead of sugar syrup. Either way, the full pint saves about two thirds of the money usually spent for cough preparations, and gives you q more positive, effective remedy. 1t keeps per like it.
 You can feel this take hold instantly. soothing and healing the membranes in all the air passages. It promptly loosens a dry, tight cough. and soon you will notice the phlcgm thin out and then disappear altogether. A days use will usually break up an ordinary throat or chest cold, and it. is also splendid for bronchitis. croup, hoarseness. and bron. chial asthma.
 Pincx is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine ex tract. the most reliable remedy for throat and chest ailments.
 To avoid dsappointment ask vour druggist for "2R ounces of Pinev" with directions. and don't accent anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satis. Co.,, It. Wayne, Ind.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-08
Why Suffer From
 Bronchial Asthma?
simple Home Treatment Makes
 Breathing Easy

Just because you start the day tired. life less worn-out from loss of rest and the difficult breathing of miserable Asthma do not think you have to stay this way long.
 Re strong and well, breathe clearly and easily again by using this simple treat n.cnt known as oxidaze. the prescription Of Worcester Mass. physician.
 For any form of Asthma where the bronchial tubes are irritsted. the breathing short and difficult. it's healing. relieving ar- tion Is really wonderful. Sufferers who can't breathe at night and who gasp for good, clear breath will appreciate the re- lief and romfoir Oxidaze gives
 Oxidaze Is tablet made from essential oils which. when the patient d;ssolves in the mouth. almost Immediately soothcs the Irritation. clears out the choked up air and enables the sufferer to breathe easily and get real comfortable nights sleep.
 It Is sold by leading druggists including Dickinson Drug co.. who agree to refund the fuil purchase price of the first pack age to any sufferer who does not obtain satisfactory relief. Asthnatie sufferers should give osidsze a trial It Is harm less and inexpensive.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-08
TO DARKEN
 YOUR GRAY HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color and Ius- ire With Sage Tea and
 Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell. because it's done so naturally. so evenly. Preparing this mixture, though. at home is mussy and troublesome. At little cost you can buy at any drug store the rcady-to- use preparation, improved by the ad- dition of other ingredients called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Con- pound" You just dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at time. By morning all gray hair disappears. and, after an- other application or two, your hair becomes beautifully darkened, glossy and luxuriant.
 Gray. faded hair, though no dis grace. is sign of old age. and as we all desire a youthful and attractive get busy at once with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound and look years younger.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-08
QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets. the substitute for calomel.
 Dr. Edwards, practicing physician for l7 years and calomel's old-time enemy, discovered the formula for Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic constipation and torpid livcrs.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not contain calomel. but healing. soothing vegetable laxative.
 No gripping is the "keynote" of these little sugar r-coated, olive-colored tab lets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally. They never force them to unnatural action.
 Ifyou have dark brown mouth - bad breath-a dull, tired feeling g-sick headache--torpid liver-constipation, you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re- suits from one or two of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
 Thousands take them every night just to keep right. Try them. l5c and BOG.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-08
BEGIN LONG INQUIRY
i2 Years Investigation to Study How Child Grows and Develops Is Plan of Harvard School.

Cambridge. Feb. S.-An investiga- ton which will occupy le years, de- signed to determine exactly how the individual child grows in mind and body, has been undertaken by the Harvard graduate school of education with the cooperation of public and private schools in this vicinity. It is believed to be the first Of it's kind even planned on so large scale
 Dean Henry w. Holmes of the grad uate school of education describes 1t in his annual report as new re- search enterprise of major import ance." It has been financed for the first year by a grant of s1O,0O0 from the commonwealth fund.
 The plan is to take several hundred children and submit them at intervals to measurements and tests over a per iod of 12 years, probably from the age of 6 to IS. This will give an ac- curate record of how each individual child is growing mentally and physi- cally throughout that period.