While introducing Governor Wine ton. at Win ton. Monday.
September S. 1917, at the Patriotic Day Eie'daej, held in honor
of Hertford County'* quota for the World Wai, Hon. W. R. John
eon, of Ahoskie, read his poem entitled the "Soliloquy of ,WII
helm," which was the flrrt time the author made public hie pio
duction. The poem folUnvs:
SOLILOQUY OF WILHELM
I am Wilhelm o4 Hohenxeiler blood,
A ruler brave and strong, ' '
For years the world has thought me good,
But aow I'll change its song.
1 have awakened old sleeping Mars
And made my prayer to him.
And now the earth shall feel Aiy jars,
I'll wear a mask that's grim.
Old grandma Vick is dead and gone,
I am no English son,
Geoige it no cousin that I own
On him I'll turn my gun.
rhe world must bow, low at my feet.
For Wilhelm's in a rage,
I'll make John Bull meet his defeat.
His British Lion I'll cage.
I'll sack the temple of the living ('od,
And rob it of its gold,
I'll mount my steed and ride rough-shod
With a heart that's icey cold.
Evety crown to me shall nod,
I am the ruling king.
My scepter'II be a tyrant's rod,
? ? The walls of hell shall ring.
O/er dying woman I'll raise my heel.
And Crush her to the earth,
And with her blood my oath I'll seal
And curse her very birth.
I'll stop my ears and will not hear
? \ The children cry for bread;
I'll let starvation be their bier.
Where they may lie when dead.
I'll plow the sea with submarine, *
And sink the neutral ship.
On helpless ones I'll vent my spleen
For they'll be in my grip.
I'll feed the fishes of the sea
With victims of my wrath.
And while they feed ?in savage glee
I'll curl my lip and laugh
I'll make my captives work my field
And grow the golden grain;
Defenseless woman I'll not shield,
Whose husbands I have slain.
4 With fire and faggot, I will fight.
Though men may cry out, "shame"
The fire of hell shall be as night.
Compare^ to Kaiser's flame.
Then show the man who'll say me, nay,
! ? Omnountain, hill, or plain.
My reign shall mark a bloody day ,
With countless thousands slain.
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Wheti the histoHan writes my life.
He'll dip his pen in blood,
I will have filled the world with strife
That man's not understood.
But he will wriCe me down some great
On history's page sublime.
The greatest monarch of the State
In hellish deeds of crime.
WALTER R. JOHNSON ?
Ahoskie, N. C., August. 1917.
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HERTFORD AND ADJOINING COUNTIES J?
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The prorietors of this office, pinning their JjJ
? faith in the future progress of Ahoskie, Hert- Jf
it ford County* and other adjoining counties, V
C make this formal announcement to the readers
js of the HERALD and prospective subscribers: fi
?? We have purchased a brand new large Meihle jg
U Printing press and accessories, all of which ff
J? will be shipped within ten days; we are now JV
tl located in permanent headquarters?the same JN
4 stand, back of the post office; with the begin- 2
2 oint of 1918, we expect to occupy the entire
jm building in which we are now located; and, at j|
M ? the tame time, we hope to have a Linotype
M. installed in this office, giving us the very, best V
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Carolina, with no exceptions. M
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9' We believe that it is worth the backing of the jp
people of this County and section, and, with "ff
2 your support We intend and SHALL give you
tL the pest paper that can be given. W\
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I WEEK'S X
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Mr. W. G. Smith, of Snow Hill
"pent Sunday with hi* family here.
Mrs. E. M. Woo ten ia the (fuest
of her brother, Dr. J. A. >PoweII,
of Harrellsville.
Mrs. Walter Sumner haa gone to
Cofield, where she will viait rela
tives for gome time.
Mr. Claude Dukes, of Roxobel,
spent a short time in Ahoakie Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mrs. J. O. Carter spent the wefek
er.d with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Sessoms of Norfolk.
Mr. A. J. Vinson, of Woodland,
was in Ahoskie last Saturday. He
was a pleasant visitor to the HER
ALD office.
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Roger Johnson, who is working
in Portsmouth, spent the past week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Johnson.
Mr. B. N. Sykes, of Harrellsville,
was in Ahoskie on business Wednes
day. He paid his respects to the
HERALD office as well as his fsub
scription.
Mr. Jno. R. Slider, representing
the Dodsons Printers' Supply Com
pany, of Atlanta, Ga., was in Ahos
kie last Friday and Saturday on
business.
You better begin early to do that
holiday advertising. Don't wait
and let your competitor beat you to
it. It is important that you place
your fall advertising with us now.
Mr. J. L. Blythe, rf Harrellsville,
was a caller at the HERALD office
Tuesday. He had his name placed
on our Honor Roll, which is com
posed of paid-in-advance subscri
bers.
Among those who have witnessed
'Ben Hur" at Norfolk this week
are: Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jerni
tran, Dr. and Mrs. George W. Mitch
ell, Mrs. Mattie Freeman, Pem
broke Baker, Sid Wataon and Wal
ter Curtis.
Mr, J. N. Vann left Tnesday for
Richmond, Va., where he will at
tend the Virginia State Fair which
is in progress this week. Several
others from Ahoekie had planned to
attend this fair, but were prevent
ed by the inclement weather.
Mrs. G. W. Mitchell, of Maccles
field has joined her husband here,
who is the guest of his father Dr.
J. H. Mitchell. Dr. George Mitch
ell has not received his assignment
orders from the War Department.
However, he is expecting to receive
his orders most any day.
Miss Iola Wooten, who is attend
ing school in Robeisonville. spent
Sunday and Monday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wooten.
Miss Mary Moore, sister of Mrs. F.
Q. Barbee, accompanied Miss Woot"
en, and was her guest at the Man
hattan Hotel.
Mr. A. P. Garrett/ of Norfolk,
accompanied by Dr. Straton of that
ci'y spent Monday night in the
home of the former's brother, Mr.
J. R. Garrett of thi? place. The
drove from Norfolk on an automo
bile, and left Ahoskie Tuesday to
visit relatives and friends in and
around Colerain. t
Mr. E. White and family, of
Colerain, Mrs. Stables and children,
of Victoria, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Ed
die Ward, of Lewiston, Mrs. Hollo
man, of Union, Mr. and "Mrs. Lee
Jernigan, of Ahoskie, Mr. Jack Hoi
loman, of Victoria, Va., and Mr. T.
L. Holloman, of Union, were guests
in the home of Mr. end Mrs J. B.
Modlin, on route no. 2, last Sunday.
Messrs. E. W. Gaither and Jno.
A. Shaw, of Winton, were in our
town last Saturday. The former
who is County Demonstration Agent
for Hertford County, succeeded in
gathering together a group of far
mers in the Board of Trade rooms,
for the purpose of explaining the
varieties of wheat ad anted to this
section. Mr. Gaither is covering
the County well.
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Training Negroes at Camp Jackson.
A letter just received from Lieu
tenant Hoyt P. Taylor at Camp
Jakaon, says: "Send the HERALD
to my address hera I am attached
to Company of aagroes, and would
n't trade Job* with anybody in
Camp.'.'
Dance Friday Night.
A dance will be given in the Tua
carora Club rooms at Ahoukie, Fri
day night, October 12, dancing to
begin at nine o'clock. Kemp's Or
chestra, of Norfolk, will furnish ex
cellent music for tne occasion. A
large number of visiting couples are
expected to attend.
Damaging Weather for Crops
The weather for the past week or
two has decreased the prospective
yield of cotton and peanut crops in
this section to a degree, which is
becoming alarming to the farmers
of this County. What the farmer
had hoped would be a late fall, with
plenty of good sunshine and dry
weather, has turned into a cold,
wet, and disagreeable period of
weather, which has prevailed for
about two weeks now. The tem
perature h?s been that of Novem
ber, and overcoats have again be
come the style around here.
Cotton, which had gotten an
unusually late start on account of
the late spring foHowing by wet
weather, is now beginning to decay
in the bolls, even before opening.
Prospects were not at all encourag
ing before the present bad weather,
and, now, the farmers are becoming
alarmed over the sure shortage of
crops. Peanuts that are ready to
come out of the ground, cannot be
dug now on account of the condi
tions of the land, which is thoroug
ly water-soaked. As this is wiitten
the heavens are cast over with
threatening clouds, and it is rain
ing intermittingly. The prospects
for a fair yield of cotton and pea
nuts are indeed gloomy.
Aunt Rachel Holloman Dead
Aunt Racial Holloman, the wife
of Graham Holloman, colored, died
at her home here last Friday night,
after several days of suffering from
a heart disease. She was buried
Sunday, the funeral exercises being
held at the local colored church Sun
day afternoon, by Dr. C. S. Prown,
of Winton, and Rev. L. F. Sharp, of
Edenton. A large concourse of
colord and white friends from all
over (this and abjoining counties
were present at the funeral and
burial.
Aunt Rachel had reached a ripe
old age, and during her life time
she was liked by both whites and
colored.
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Ahoskie Red Crosa Chapter.
Ahoskie American Red Cross
Chapter received their charter from
the Central Committee last Monday,
being the first Chapter to comDlete
it's organization in Hertford Coun
ty.
Ahotkfe organized as a Chapter
on August 13, sending to Head
quarters her petition for an Ahos
kie Community Chapter, and with
this seventy-five cnarter names and
seventy-seven dollars. As there
was no Chapter in Hertford County
Ahoskie was given voluntarily, by
the Director of the Southern Divis
ion in Atl*nta,% Hertford County
Chapter with jurisdiction over Hert
ford County, with headquarters in
Ahoskie.
A movement being on in the up
per end of the County for a Charter
Ahoakie has been (riven an Ahoakie
Charterr
Our movements here have been
left entirely in the hands of Head
quaiters, and we have "abided by
their decision from the beginning.
We have been working earnestly
for two weeks and are sending in a
box of surgical- dressings (and hos
pital supplies. Samples of each ai
the articles to be sent have been on
display in the window of E. J. Ger
ock's store, so that our people may
better understand what Jwe are try
ing to do.
Mina Holloman,
Secretary, Ahoakie Chapter
Drives Oat Malaria, BulltsUpSysten
tan. AtnKtoftk. For adult* aa4 chttdraa. to
' B0*ERS-B9WTE
What came somewhat as a ?ur
priae to numerous friends of the
contracting parties was the mar
riage of Mr. S. F. Bower*, of R#x
obel, and Miss lrma Boyette, dauqh
ter of Mr. and Mr*. J. P. Boyette,
of Ahoskie. The couple were mar
ried in a Norfolk hotel in the after
r.oon of Wednesday, October 10f
only a few cloae relatives witnessing
the ceremony. Miss Thelma Boy
ette and Sam Boyette. sitter and
brother of the bride, accompanied
their sister to Norfolk and were
present at the marriage.
Mrs. Bowers has been making her
home with her parents here, coming
to Ahoskie about eleven years, ago
from Mapleton. She atteudea Cho
wan College after completing the
course in the local high school, and
since leaving College she has been
successfully teaching school. She
has a very wide circle of friends in
Ahoskie and Eastern Carolina. She
has always been a willing worker in
all good movements undertaken in
Afloskie.
Mr. Bowers is a native of Virgin
ia but is well known in thia town
and community, having been sales
man for E. J. Gerock for two or
three years He left her about t wo
years ago, and for the past twelve
months has been salesman in a mer
cantile establishment of Roxobel.
His many friends here wish him
well as he begins his journey down
"married road."
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers will make
their home in Roxobel. to which
place the good wishes of many |
friends follow tnem.
FOR SALE
One Overland Touring JCar, 1915
mndel, electric lights and starter,
in first class running shape; brand
new tires with two extras. Also
Chrevolet Roadster and Overland
Roadster. Will sell cheap to quick
buyer. See C. Greene^ Ahoskie, N.
C.
Colored People Delighted
With New Discovery
?To Bleach The Skin
Atlanta, Ga.?Says that recent
tests (lave proven without doubt
tbalswarthy or sallow complexions
can be made light by a new traet
mem recently discovered by a
new treatment recently discovered
l>y a maa in Atlanta. Just ask
vour druggist for Cocotone Skin
Whitener. People who have used
it are amazed at its wonderful ef
fect. Rid your face of that auful
dark color or gieaky appearance
in a few minutes. It costs so little
that you cah't afford to be without
it. Just think how much^orettier
you would look with that old dark
skiu gone and new soft, light skin
in its place. Men and women to
day must care for their conplex
ions to enter society.
If your druggist will not supply
you with Cocotone Skin Whitoner,
send 25c for a large package to
Cocotone Co., Atlanta, tia. Adv
Notice of Land Sale.
By virtue .if authority contained
in mi order of the Superior Court
Made and entered on the Stli day
of October, 1917, in a certain mat
ter pending before Hie Clerk of
Mid Court, entitled: "D. \V. Lew
is, 4dm'r, <>f Giles A. I*wis. de
ceased, vh, W. Ii. Lewis, A. K.
Ijewm, Marti.a .1. Beverly, Marv
L. Lane, James G. Ixiwis, et als."
lo make assets to. pay the debts
tuaihNt the ealate of Giles A. Lew
is, deceased.
The undersigned Commissioners
>vill on I lie 5'.h day of November,
1917. at the Courthouse door of
Hertford County, between the
hours of 12 M. and 1 o'clock P.
M., offer for sale to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following de
scribed real estate: A certain
piece or tract of land, lying and
being in Hertford County, in tbe
State of North Carolina, and in
Ahoakie Township, more fullv de
scribed and defined as follows, to
> wit:
Adjoining the lainds of J. W.
i Dilday's heirs and W. P. Wil
loughby on the North; on the East
by thd lands of J. J. Keen; on the
' South by the lands of Mrs. A. R.
' Harmon and Isaac Newsome, and
- oo the West by the lands of Mrs.
A. R. Harmon, and ia:d to contain
seventy-five (76) acre.", more or
less, known aa tbe old G. A. Lew
- i.4 homestead.
Said sale is made subject to con
. firmation of Court.
This the 5th day of Oct., 1917.
> Ej. T. Snipes and Roswell C. Brid
? . ger, Commissioners.
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1 Fall Stock On Sale!
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I his is to announce we are now in
line for business, exhibiting a very attrac
tive stock?Fall I9i7's best.
You?your friends?everybody, in
vited to see the latest, up-to-the-uiinute
creations?the best-for-money offerings
(conditions considejpd) we have- yet
thrown open to the public.
The pleasure to show all comers to
the Susy Store will be ours for which
thanks are offered in advance.
yf ^ THE BUSY STORE
C/ AHOSKIE-N.C.
'FALL WALK-OVER MODELS!
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The most beautiful shoes ever
offered at our store.
We have bent every effort to make our Fall Dis
play and showing of Walk-Over Shoes?the Classiest
and Cleverest we have ever had.
We have been helped greatly by being one of a
chain of 7000 agencies. You will sie in our store
the same models, patterns and creations as are shown
in New York, Chicago, Frisco, New Orleans or ?
Kansas City. We do feel proud of these clever Chic
styles and we know that every Walk-Over wearer
will share this feeling with a pair on the feet?and
this feeling will grow the longer they are worn.
Your inspection is solicited
Our Buyer is on the Northern Markets Purchasing
Our Tremendous Fall and Winter Stock of Goods.
Uo Yataghan's
"1 he Quality Store99
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
millinery:
, Latest Creations Now on Display. ; ;
The advancn^^Ies in Coat Suits and Long Cloaks. Come and | |
^ee the new Stripe Silks for Skirta. - ? >
Come in and Look Them Over.
i Mrs. E. C. Britton, - AhosKie, H. C. |
For Strength and Durability Buy a
Standard Weber.
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For Sale by
11* Uann $ Bro.
Jlbo$kie, 11. 0, ?
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