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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
TWO WOMEN TOO MANY
FOR THREE WEDDINGS

Willie Sisk, young Shelby man, was
married three times but he never had
but two wives and as a result of
the unusual matrimonial tangle he
was sentenced to Is months on the
roads by Judge Schenck in superior
court. The odd mixup develop
ed when Sisk remarked his first wife
without ~divorcing his second wife.
Some years ago he married Quilla
Green Of thil section. Later he div
orced her and went to Georgia. There
he married again. After the passing
of some time he came back to this
section and, apparently figuring that
the first wife had been a pretty good
ONE, married her again.
When wife No. ;, who had also
been wife No. 1, learned that wife
No. 2 in Georgia had not been div
orced, she preferred a charge of big
amy against her remarked husband.
In court the bigamy charge was mod
flied to one of immortality and the
Is months sentence melted out.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
Insurance Paid
In 1881 To North Carolinians

Life insurance companies paid
North Carolina p%olicyholders and
beneficiaries $34,40o,oo0 in 1881,
according to the special life pay
ments number issued recently by The
National Underwater weekly insur-
ance Newspaper.
North Carolina ranked 23rd in
life insurance payments, while it is
18th in population among all states
If the payments had been divided
equally among all people living in
North Carolina in 1881 each would
have received $10.S4.
Winston-Salem led all North Car
DINA cities in 1881 with $1,S15,o0o
in life insurance payments, com
pared to $1,0S5'o0o the year before.
Charlotte was next with $780,
900 compared to $2,35S,10o in 1880,
followed by Greensboro with $747,-
600; Durham $4,000; Raleigh,
$6o5,ooo; MorgantoA $653'ooo;
Asheville, $5O4,60O; Wilson, $404,-
400; High Point, s37S,ooo; Whining
ton, $318,7O0A Kinsron, $4,000;
Tarbor' $4,000; Gastonia $751;
600; Rocky Mount,$2 $4,000; Gold
sboro, $4,000.
The largelt individual life insur-
ance death payment paid in North
Carolina in 1881 was on the life of
Andrew Elton Kistler, of Morgan
ton, for $560,920. Other large pay
r1ents were: Ernest c. Watkins,
Ramseur, $119,500; Robert Wilson
Gorrell, Winston-Salem, $4,000;
Alexander T. Austin, Marshville,
$4,000; Charles Eugene Neisler, ST.,
Kings Mountain $79,75S; Leon Muir
rill Ham, Greensboro, $79,157;
Charles Eldridge Quinlan; Waynes-
vile, $4,000; Bolivia Jack bn Dob
bins, Rutherfordton, $4,000; Pres
ton Bright Johnson, Benson, $4,000
Henry Bascom Heath Charlotte,
$4e,737; Luther P. Tapp, Kinston'
$4,000; Garlic Pennington, Harris
vile, $4,000; Hugh Parks, Asheboro
$4,000; A. L. Thompson, Gastonia,
s36,500;! Frost Terrence Gastonia'
$4,000; Percy R. Ashby, Raleigh,
$4,000; Geo. Miller Hinshaw, Glenn
mons, $4,000; George B. Daniel,
Rocky Mount, $4,000; Samuel
Henry Hackney Charlotte $4,000.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
BIack-Draught
Clears Up Sluggish,
Dull FEELING

II have used Thedford's Black.
Draught for constipation for a
long time, and find it gives relief
for this trouble" writes Mrs.
Frank Champion, Of Wynne, Ark.
II think it is good for spells
caused from gas on the stomach.
If 1 get up in the morning feeling
dull and sluggish, a dose of Black
Draught taken three times a day
will cause the feeling to pass away,
and in a day or two I feel like a
new person. After many years of
use we would not exchange Black
Draught for any medicine"
P. Psf you haze CHILDREN, give
them the neto, pleGsant-tastin0
SYRUP of Thedford's Black-Draught,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
OWN BOOTHS PISTOL

Edingburg, Texas-The pistol with
which John Wilkes Booth fatally
wounded President Abraham Lincoln,
is one Of a curious collection of
weapons exhibited here by William
W. Wyman. 1t is a Colt made in
1850. The date 1851 and the name
John Wilkes Booth are engraved on
the stock.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05

STATEMENT AMERICAN COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW YORK CITY
Condition December 81 1881, As Shown By Statement Filed
Amount of Capital paid in cash IS Iooooo 90
Amount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year S., S2O,66960;
Decrease pid-up Capital, $4,000; total -~--~-~~--~- 4,57o,669.6o
income-From poievhoders, s721,s66.42; Miscellaneous,
Dnbursements-To PoHcyholder, $s63,72eo; Miscellaneous;
Fire Rhhs-writ~n or renewed during year, s256,694,47o; ''''''
In Force -197,266,315.co
All Other Rsks-wrtten or renewed during year, $37,5l3,,
Mortgage Loans o N Real Estate S $4,000
Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks, or other collateral 2,os5.2s
Value of Bonds and Stocks 3,4o5, 1882
Cash IN ComPanys Office 12,652.94
Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks o interest --~---~-s 9,3so45
Agents balances, representing business written subsequent to
Agents balances, representing business written prior to
October 1, 1851, $3.50 4o,3277s
Interes and Rents due and accrued 12,523.5s
All other AsetI as detailed in statement ------~------ H,s24.3s
Total 3,s12,53sz9
Less Assets lot admitted 940,63076
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims S 169,3,loo
Salaries rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees etc, due or &C.
Estimated amount payable for Federal State, county and mum
Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued -- 100000
All other liabilities, as detailed in statemen 3N,S64.oS
Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital --- l,435,z769o
capital Capital actually aan ny paid up in & d, IS I}e'oo0oo
Surplus as regards Poicyholders l43s,65113
Total Liabilities 2:7sl9o8.o5
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1881
Fire Risks written, $19e4oo; Premiums received ---- S 1874
All other Risks written $112773; Premiums received - 1897
Losses incurred-FIre 1896; Paid --------- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 23,40e
Iosks incured-AI other. $137: Paid ------------ 2,107
President, Cecil P. Stewart; Secretary, Robert L. Stewart; Treasurer John
R Van Horne.
Home Office go John St, New York City.
Attorney for service: DAN c. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh,
N. C.
Manager for North Carolina, Home Office
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
Raleigh, April 18TH 1882.
(SeaD l. DAN c. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct abstract of tn edatement of the Amerl
an Colony insurance Company of New York City, filed with this De-
pntment, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31t day of Dec
ember, 1881.
Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above written:
DAN C rooney insurance. Commissioned
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FARM BOY, Is, WEBS

FARM BOY, Is, WEBS
A 4s
Springfield, Mo.-Leslie j. johnson
Is, and Mrs. Iva Lightfoot, 48-year
old grandmother with three married
children, were married. Johnson has
been employed on Mrs. Lightfoots
farm,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
MY FISE1IN' OUTFIT

You may talk of stylish raiment',
You may boast of broad-cloth fine
And the price you give in payment
May be treble that of mine.
But there's one suit I'd not trade you
Tho it's shabby and it's thin,
For the garb the tailor made you;
That's the tattered
Mud bespattered :,
Suit that l go fishin' in.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05
PASSING

A lot of people have thoroughly
enjoyed living who never got their
names in the social register.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-08-05

INTERESTING
Will Vail lives on Wall Street
Toledo!
Evening star., 1932-01-21

should any one assume that Just be-
cause a woman has wedding certifi-
cate she also has a husband who can
support her and her children? In times
like this, when there are not enough
jobs, every case ought to be investi-
gated individually.
If in an Office there Is a married
woman whose husband ts able to sup
port her comfortably and in the same
office there is a single girl who sup
ports herself, and one of them must
be let go, then the married woman
whose husband is able to support her
comfortably should be glad to give up
her job for the sake of the single
woman
But there are thousands of young
girls whose parents can support them
well and comfortably It's fashionable
for the extremely rich girl to take a
job. On the other hand, many, per-
haps most, married women help to
support other people, or contribute
board that is absolutely needed to pay
the family rent. In such cases 1t Is
the single girl who should be laid off
and the married one who should be
kept on.
1t is queer thing. but there really
seems to be sort of resentment on
the part of men In offices against mar
ried women who work It is hard to
understand When you talk to men
about it, they tell you that they think
married woman ought to be supported
by her husband.
Evening star., 1932-01-21

Well-"ought" Is a great big word,
though 1t has only five letters in 1t.
Whatever they ought to do. q great
many men do not-and cannot-sup-
port wives.
I wonder If the objection to married
women comes about because men are
jealous when they think that some
other man is lucky enough TO have a
wife who can work and earn money.
And, of course, many men feel inferior
when they see woman doing well in
business.
What's the good of having personnel
managers If they cannot make an in
dividual examination Of each case? 1t
ought TO be simple matter to find
out the situation of each individual
woman worker, to find out whether her
husband Is working and has enough
| to support her. Or, If she Is unmar-
ried, to find out whether she Is sup
porting herself, whether she is helping
to support other people, or whether she
is working only for amusement and
| pocket money.
There Is no reason why each case
should not be considered individually,
and it is not only cruel on the part of
big organizations to make q blanket
rule of this-it Is positively stupid
As for the girls themselves, the finest
social gesture q well-to-do girl, married
or unmarried, can make today Is to
give up her job to some one who needs
the money.
| (Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-01-21

than entertain. Immediately players
suspect that instruction is the intent
the games lose the power Of pure pleas
ure. The one given today Is an adap-
tation Of an old English game, and 1t
cannot fail to quicken the mind. Next
week another game or two which will
be described cultivate other faculties.
Winding Your P's and Qs.-The name
OF this game is Significant, as upon II
the whole game relies. Questions are
asked to which no replies can be given
in words whose initial letters come be-
fore these two in the alphabet Or the
reverse can be the rule and no word be-
ginning with letter which comes after
p and @ can then be allowed. These
lesters mark the alphabet into two dis
Einet divisions.
Tne questions can be geographical or
general, or they can pertain TO definite
things such as botany, birds. etc. The
.arst one is the favorite. A count OF 10
should be given as the time limit for
answers. Here are examples Of ques-
tions and answers, which begin with
letters after P and @:
0-Nsme city in Massachusetts.
A-Salem.
Q-Nane river in New Mexico.
A-Rio Grande.
The same answer cannot be given
twice. Should botany be the subject OF
birds, one question can sufflce, such as
name a plant or name D. bird, but the
replies must not be identical. When
rose has once been given, 1t Is barred
out, or when wren among the birds has
been named, it is out.
= When questions are general the ques-
Evening star., 1932-01-21
N A T L II E S
C. III IL ID X f n
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
CROW

thOW
Cornis Americanus.
- ROWS are said to be very clever
creatures and are believed TO
spend much of their time
" thinking up schemes to defeat
the farmer
The scarecrows placed in the corn
fields would not indicate that the crow
had very high I. @. They are sup
posed to know the shortest route TO
reach q destination, and they can sit
on the topmost branch of tree, watch
ing the farmer plant his corn, later
going to the very spot to get titolts.
They make friendly and amusing
pets and will swallow anything from
mushrooms to tin whistles. Their
voices have ever been hoarse. II may
be that this results from swallowing
sharp-edged articles. :,
With all his willingness to be adopted
into the family circle, he does not
trust you. His family is placed in the
highest crotch of the tallest tree. Buy
many boy has climbed up, peeped IN
and lifted out crow or two.
Early in the Spring the newlyweds
are to be seen seeking tWlgS, straw, halr,
wool and soft grass. They are buslly
engaged in constructing roorny pent-,
house for their coming family. AT last
it is completed, cozy affair with an
interior decoration of a yelloWiSh
brown, obtained by using hair. In TINS
dwelling will be placed eight eggs,
pale blush green with brown and gray
spots. Later little nude crows, with
very little down on their topknotS and
large mouth leading to red-fiannel
colored throat, will be demanding food.
The parents from now on lead hectlc
life. Eight children screaming for
food. A farmer with shotgun handy,
What Is a crow to do? 1t takes
chance and sweeps down for wee
chicken. The farmer Is too enraged 10
get good aim and the haraSsed
mother makes good her escape.
But what is one chicken among so
many? Again she sallies forth. This
time she seeks plump grasShopper or
even q mouse. If luck is with her, she
picks up small snake. There Is no
rest daytime for the parents, but the
crows have an unwritten law ABOUT
little crows going to sleep at curteW
time. Early the next morning they
are awakened by their lusty children
Demanding breakfast. The amount OF
insects eaten, the mice and snakes and
toads, would seem to show that the
crow was a benefactor and not an
enemy. We have served larger chickens
to guests giving far less in return for
their meal.
The crow is known all over the world.
He has been written about and ma
Evening star., 1932-01-21
Travelling Man
Endorses .Au-Bran
Says 1t Brought Relief From
Constipation.

st want to take this unsolicited
means to tell you what ALL-BRAN
has done for me.
'I am on the road all the time,
and this has a tendency to consul
pate me, or any one who travels all
| the time. 1 used to suffer a great
deal from constipation, until some
one told me about Kellogg's ALL
BRAN. Since I have been eating THIS
cereal, I have been cured of con-
stipation. I heartily endorse IT 10
any one suffering as did. ."-Mrs'
B. r. Pollard, Marion, N, G.
Constipation Is caused by lack OF
two things in the diet: Bulk" 70
exercise the intestines. Vitamin d
to tone the intestinal tract, Labora-
tory tests show ALL-BRAN proVldes
both. At the same time, 1t supplies
iron for the blood.
The bulk" in ALL-BRAN Is SINH
lar to that of lettuce. Within tne
body, it forms a soft mass, when
gently clears the intestines OF
wastes. Being a natural corrective
ALL-BRAN is not habit-tormlng.
How much better than risking
pills and drugS-so often harmful
Two tablespoonfulS daily VIII over
come most types of constipation.
seriots cases, with every meal. II
you have intestinal trouble not re-
lieved this way, see your doctor.
Serve ALL-BRAN as q cereal with
milk or cream, or Use IN cooNng.
At all grocers In the red-ano, ceh -
package. Made by KelleSg In Sas1ae
Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1932-01-21
'WINTERTIME
By ID. G. PEArTIg.

It is a matter of common complaint
that astronomers have taken the 1r1snd-
illness out of the stars. In place OF the
cheerful diamond glitter OF little TWIN
king chips upon the Winter night SKY,
magical and inconsequential as snow
flake or frost crystal astronomers give
us a picture of fiery suns OF appalling
temperatures and sizes that are rusn-
ing through space at 1nconceNaple
speeds and upon destinations ABOUT
which we can never know anytnlne ex-
cept that all roads lead to ultimate
death and destruction.
If you don't want to come to an un-
forgettable realization Of this TACT, tnen
don't look through telescopes; tney
change ones notions Of the universe
irrevocably be 1t only such uninstructeo
looking as you and I might try.
But there Is one comfort in all this
welter of freezing cold and i1candescent
heat, this furious gyration and velocity,
and that Is that by naming the stars
astronomers gave them odd indlv1dual-
ity. and we can almost feel intimate
with them. 1t is just possible TO tnlnk
with fond affection OF Betelguese ana
Aldebaran and Castor and Pollux ana
Vega and Capella and Rigel, but when
we meet with mere serial numbers to
represent the stars they suddenly lose
their friendliness. In short. we nave the
old-time astronomers, Arabian shep-
herds and Greek philosophers to thank
for the real names, and modern astroH-
omerS to blame for the numbers, just
as we have simple country FOLK TO thank
for the common names OF flowers, ana
science, since the publication OF Lin
naeus' Species Plantarum" in 1853, to
blame for the Latin system of binomials.
I have said "blame" in both cases,
but this is unjust. You would nave zone
the same yourself If you had been at
the helm of astronomical or botanical
discovery when the barks Of science be-
gan to sail out upon the immensltles
and left the ports of home, where moth
ing further remained to be discovered.
With millions of stars to name there
was nothing to do but number them;
no other nomenclature but would swift
ly have broken down under the load,
and common names likewise proved per-
fectly hopeless as soon as the voyages
Of discovery brought plant specimens
from Africa and America and Asia and
Australia back to European students.
The Greeks, 1t is noted, named stars
for gods and goddesses, nymphs and
heroes. The names given by the Arabs,
watching their fiocks by night have
less meaning for us. since we are the
cultural children of Greece and Rome,
not of Arabia. Arabic star names
meant such things as solitary" arm
pit" faithful" "hindmost" neglect
ed" lend Of the river" "trusty," just
os our own cowboys invented whole
astronimical nomenclature Of their
own. Like too much else in American
folkways, this tradition vanished
swiftly before the onslaughts OF stand
ardized culture, and when we search
the clear Winter heavens we must use
the names Of old-time Greeks and
Arabs for what we see.
Evening star., 1932-01-21

Paddy the Beaver, swimming under
the ice Of his pond deep in the Green
Forest, had carefully wedged stick,
from which he had eaten the bark, into
his dam. 1t was at place which his
experienced eyes had shown him was
not quite so strong as 1t might be-. IL
was q good way to use the food STICKS
after they had been stripped OF their
bark. Thus nothing was wasted. PADDY,
who is nothing If not thrifty, cannot
bear the thought of waste.
When the stick was placed to suit
him Paddy swan to an air hole near
the dam and thrust his head out for
long breath of fresh air. He always
did this when he visited the dam. He
could get air under the ice, but there
was nothing like good fresh air above
the ice. Besides, he enjoyed having a
look around Occasionally a neighbor
would be near with whom to gossip q
bit.
There was one this time, one for
whom Paddy had no liking, but OF
whom he now had no fear. 1t YVES
Old Man Coyote. The latter had been
making his way across the dam when
Paddys head popped out of the water.
Old Man Coyote stopped and sat down.
Hello, neighbor!" said he and grinned.
How do you like these hard times?"
"Are the times so hard?" asked
Paddy. "I don't find them SO. I never
have spent a more comfortable Winter.
Each to his own taste" replied Old
Man Coyote. Now should think that
being kept a prisoner would be any
thing but comfortable. 1t wouldn't
suit me at all. No, sir, it wouldn't
suit me at all. I couldn't stand it.
"Who Is kept a prisoner" asked
Paddy, pretending not to understand.
why, you are, aren't you?" retorted
Old Man Coyote.
Evening star., 1932-01-21


enough to eat at one meal that T have
quite forgotten what it seems like"
You do look rather thin, Yes, sir
YOU look rather thin" said Paddy
"Are the times really as hard as have
worse" declared Old Man Coyote
Much worse. You cannot possibly
have heard how bad they are. You
really ought to see for yourself. Why
not come out and take little WALK
with me just to see how things really
are In the Green Forest? would love
to show you around" =,
1t was Paddy's turn to grin. II don'i
doubt it. I don't doubt it In the least
I tell you what, you come with me
first and let me show you how COM
Portable Mrs. Paddy and I are undel
the ice, and then I will go with yol
to see how matters are In the Greer
Forest" said he.
THAT wouldn't be fair" replied Ole
Man COYOTE. you know perfectly wei
that I cannot live under the ice. bu
you can travel on land"
True enough" replied Paddy. "Tru!
enough. But isn't it also true that
couldn't live long on land travelling II
your company"
you don't know that that is SO
you never have tried it," retorted Ok
Man Coyote.
II don't intend to-" said Paddy
What makes your mouth water SOP
Once more Old Man Coyote grinned
81 was just wondering what a goot
dinner would taste like" said he.
I'm sorry, but can't help you fine
out really can't" replied Paddy, anc
then he grinned as he added, "unles
you will join me at dinner Of bari
down in my house"
(Copyright, 19S2)
Evening star., 1932-01-21
Game for Young Players
By LYDIA LIE BARON wALKEE.

toner should be particular to make his
questions restricted, as
Q-Name cooking utensil.
A-Saucepan.
Q-Give an article of footwear.
A-Tnis may be stockings. SOCKS,
shoes, slippers, rubbers, rubber tips, etc.
Biographical Before Ps and Qs)-
This is as prolific as the geographical
game and can be restricted in similar
manner For instance, persons can be
grouped into discoverers, scientists
scientists, statesmen, writers, artists
astronomers, chefs, etc, and questions
be put as follows:
Q-Name man famous as an In
ventor.
ADDISON, Bell, Marconi, etc.
Q-Name q well known illustrator.
A-James Montgomery Flagg, Jessie
Wilcox Smith, etc.
This game of remembering your Ps
and Q's has in itself so much latitude
that a mother has the opportunity to
suit it to the children playing and
their special interest at any time, as
history whsn 1t is an absorbing topic
in shchool, for example. Also hostess
can use the game to instill interest into
a party when the hunor Of the oc-
casion seems to be getting dull, and 3
change of topics is desirable.
Evening star., 1932-01-21

ligned. The large bird, who is fully 20
inches long and glossy black, with
large bright eyes and strong legs. has
a black record to clear up. With the
investigating scientist on the JOB, no
doubt we will get the true story of Jim
Grow. 1t is said that crows prefer the
corn that has had time to sprout and
when it is in the milk stage" They
are very fond of the poke berry and
the wild grape, and their bills Will be
stained with the berry juice for as
long as there is berry left.
They are very fearless and put up
a great bluff, which Is extremely anus
ing. In March you will hear them an
nouncing that they have returned be-
cause Spring 1t here.
In spite of reputation, the crow has
many things in his favor, and who
would not part with mice and snakes
for a crow or two?
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-01-21
"BONERS"
Humorous Tid.Bits From
School Papers.

THE CZAR OF RUSSIA WANTED
TO RULE OVER THE CHRISTIAN
TURKEYS.
The Pilgrims were opposed to the
weather and many Of them died.
The way they created a knight was
to give him bath and put on his
knight clothes.
Oliver Goldsmith thought America
was wild country where he might
run across snake in the jungle or
be detained by tiger.
Minneapolis is in the crease OF the
book.
One Of the good laws Of the road Is
always keep on the right side OF every
one.
tCopyriEht, 1ss2)