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CHOWAN COLLEGE Don't forget "The Merchant of Venice," to be presented by members of the Cotloge faculty, and the Dra matic Club , March 16th in their College Auditorium. Miss Una Robinson, head of the Science Department, attended the Association of Southern Schools and Colleges, which met in Greensboro' last week. Misses Elsie Gordon and Wilmur Durham were in Norfolk Saturday and Sufiday. Miss Suler McCullens of Woodland High School was the guest of Miss Caroline Lane Saturday and Sunday. Misses Myra Benthal, Irma and Sarah Vaughan and Foyd Bridgets spent the week-end at their respective homes. ? , - ? " ' The College B Y. P. U. rendered an instructive and enjoyable program at the regular Sunday evenings church! service. The subject was Medita tion." ^Mf '?? Miss Eva Perry who is teaching' in! Colerain, wag a welcome visitor Sun-, day afternoon. Misses Beryl Souter, Ruth Hollo-, man and Irma Vaughan are attending the Student Volunteer Convention which is in session at the North Caro lina State College, Raleigh, this week. Watch the Hertford County Herald for announcements of recitals to be given by the Seniors in the near fu ture. An interesting program was ren dered by the Alathenian Literary Society Saturday evening, the subjfct being "The Coue Theory." At the " conclusion of the discussion it was unanimously decided that "Every day, in every way" Chowan is geeting bet ter and better. But we didn't need Mr- Coue to teach us that fact. I COLERAIN NEWS Mr. Hubert Askew went to Ahoslde! last Tuesday. Mr. J. C. Beasley went to Windsor' last Wednesday. Mr. Charles Jenkins of Aulander was in town last Wednesday. i Mr. C. A. Northcott went to Win ton last Wednesday in the interest of the telephone company. Messrs. Carl and Stanley Sessoms saemt to Windsor last Wednesday. i Eev. Bristow was called to Chris tian Harbor last Thursday to preach a funeral. Mr. L. D. Perry nade a business - trip to Ahoslde last Friday. 54 j Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Myers and Mrs. Clay 8harp went to Windsor last Fri-' day. The supper at the Ma?onic"hall last i Friday. The supper at the Masonic hall last! Friday night was quite a success, over1 $60 being realised. Mr. Williams from Rocy Mount spent last Friday night in town. Mr.' -C. J. Wiea of Windsor was here last Friday night The Parent-Teachers Association will hold their regular meeting next Thursday night and are expecting a, fine program. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beasley were hwisitdrg in HarrellSville last Sunday Afternoon. Mr. Joe Stokes, Misses Perry and Evans went to Murfreesboro last' Sunday. Mr. J. J. Beasley and son went to AJioskie last Monday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morris made a j busines trip to Windsor last Monday. Mesdames Taylor and Powell of ' Harrellsville were in town last Mon day afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Beasley returned from Baltimore last Monday. She was ac companied by Miss Mitchell who will trim for her this season. Mrs. Beas ley has an up-to-date line of goods. Mesdames L. E. Stokes and E. L. Stokes made a visit to Windsor Mon X. G. M. Holly left last Monday for treatment in a hospital in Nor folk. Mr. J. S. Deans, Mesdames Deans, ??11 and Sykes of Ahoakie were rs in town last Monday. Mrs. R. W. Shields of Merry Hill was a visitor in town Monday. Mesdames Holliman and Hoggard of Christian Harbor were in town shopping last Monday. | - i:. ,i : V IIY : ' , I | NOSE CLOGGED FROM I A COLD OR CATARRH I * Ah I What relief! Your clogged aoa trJi"r h?d I?helw *lr P"*T*utll N? u?Mf| 1"?^^ Struggling for breath at night, ytar cold ' #r catarrh U none. Don't atar atuffed up! Oct a ? bottle of Ely'* Clean Balm (ran yonr druggist now. Apply a Uttlo of thta fragrant, antiaegtie cream in your no* Mia, lot it penetrate through erery afr Oaaaage of the bead; soothe and heal ?a owollen, inflamed roucoua membrane, gteing you inataat relief. Ely'* Cream ?aim la jaet what erery sold and ca tarrh suffer** baa beea seeking. It'a AFRICA'S GOLD COAST On* of th* Pooullar Buttr*s*MI Tr*** of Torrid Africa. s-sr** -? Commodities hare left their names la the geography of western Africa In ascending scale First came the Ivory Coast, followed by tbs Gold Coast and felmv* Coast Kow that the age of coal Is being threatened by the grow ing importance of liquid fuels, the Gold Coast, where important petrol eum discoveries were recently report ed, may take oa a name that denotes a value surpassing all the reet?the OH Coast Columbus Is believed to have done some of his apprentice exploring along the Gold Coast shores before be set sail tor America end many an eman cipated slave of our southland could find his family tree among the na tives of this British colony. The col ony Ues "under the eaves" of Africa, with the Gulf of Guinea due south of It The golden age of the Gold Coast commercially considered, was in the days ?* flourishing slave trade, and the oil fields promise again to ontbuy the entire product of the gold grains winnowed from the sands of the many rivers of this rdglon. When you read that three-fourths of the colony is covered with thick forests you get a vary Inadequate ides of what yon would see could you look upon the amusing fastnesses of Bom bay trees, piercing the skyline at a hundred feet, with columnar trunks, free from branches below the top quarter lergth. The trees you know best at boms era like Icebergs in that their bates, or root systems, are under the surface. These foreign giants re mind you Of your children's Christmas tree, buttressed by what look to be huge triangular Supports. Should you dig beneath one of these buttresses you would, find tiny tendrils, such as those which might* nourish a sapling, to the spaces between these buttresses natives sometimes pitch primitive The Impression of ? forest of tele phone poles la farther conveyed by threat cables sagging from tree to tree. These "creepers" are popularly known as monkey-rope, appropriately enough, since many varieties of monkeys are to he found In these forests. The Gold Coast colony stretches ?long some 270 miles of harbor!ess coast, and extends back for about half that distance to the border of AshantL Its government seat, Accra, which es capes by only a few degrees of having both a latitude and longitude of sero, Is reputed to be especially nnhealth fnl. The entire region Is het and damp, has faro rainy aeaaons, and la awept by that peculiarly dust-laden Sahara wind, the harnwttnn. Along this coat Ilea Kormaatlne. fa moos as the place where slaves Aral were exported, which gave the name, Cormantynee, to the West Indhae slaves from the region. Of the estimated population of a million, fearer than 2,600 ere Euro peans. The moot noted of the native peoples ere the Fantl, whose women of light brown skin are pretty. Their favorite perfume la distilled from the excrement of snakes. Shark flesh, enn dried. Is a favorite edible. Among them, as among many primitive fight ing peoples, mothers are held in high esteem. Property Is Inherited by the oldest son of the oldest sister. Land Is held la a communal fashion, the possession of a gold "stool" being the badge of a chiefs authority to ttas lands over which he holds sway. Areas are assigned to families bat they revert te the community open the holder's death. Insects are found In amusing variety Sera, as in many ether verdant trap leal region*, flowers ere not nearly eo abundant. The animate curiosity of the Gold Coast Is the driver-ant. which also constitutes Its worst pest. The drlver-ants constitute the atandlng army of the Insect world. They base a system of caste and rank, and the natural 1st gravely tells that the work ace are a Quarter of an Inch long, the soldiers about half an Inch, while the stately officers reach eeren-elghths of an Inch. Results of the World War. As a result of the World war. Great Britain added to her Gold -Coast col ony an area of about 12.800 square mllee which was formerly part of German Togoland. A portion twice as large went to France. The new Brit ish edition to the Gold Coast lies along the eastern border and stretches 'away la the shape of a lens far to thelwrfh. ? Germany annexed Togoland In 18M, the year she launched upon her colonial expansion with the acquisi tion also of northeastern New Guinea and the Bismarck archipelago. Togo land was the first colony to dispense with Imperial subsidy. Along the sea coast Togoland'a soil la rich and sandy, Its climate warm and moist. The hinterland Is higher, wooded and drier, bnt Seldom arid. Thus the land la adapted to a wide variety of products, among which the growing of coconuts, corn, rice, to bacco and coffee already has been highly successful. Tlie exports In clude considerable quantities of ivory, kernels, copra, palm oil and rubber. This colony affords a commentary upon Germany's application of bureau cratic methods to her possessions. Despite heavy German emigration to the United States and South America, and despite her effort to divert this flow to her colonies, only about Slit) Germans were to bo found among the million natives of Togoland In 1910. Moat of the 800 were engaged In gov ernment service, either In Uto coast cities of Lome, a made-to-order town which Germany planted on the rite of a fishing village, and Uttle Pop?, or the inland government stations at Miaahqhe or Blsmarckburg. Togoland, too, was aloug the famous Slave Coast of Africa. Til* Dahomey*, native* of the south, present a curious blead of threwd nesa, cruelty, and superstition. Small, robust and athletic, they climb tree* like monkey*, easily become fluent linguists, bat cling to fatlcMsm and still practice cannibalism. The king of the Dahomeys is a tribal deity. He controls the lire* and property of his subject* Pormer'y be was regarded as mere ethereal than human; he waa believed to re quire neither food nor sleep. Be strengthened that Impreasion by hav ing all food served to him In solitude, and hearing petitions from behind a screen. Oonsnltatlon with Ms minis ters was carried on through b' wives, who were state dignitaries. Genutae ?masons formed his bodyguard, sat these warrior women were reputed to be as fearless end brave *s thoee of Greek mythology, and much more craet ; Only the noes of the dads, or queen, were regarded aa heirs. From.among the Amnions the sovereign selected, other wires, but all except the favored few were celibates. The king waa considered the father of all his sub jects. Children were taken from their mothers st aa early eg* and given te other famines so they might farm no ties wMsb would conflict wBh their allegiance to the king. PROFESSIONAL T CARDS J Dr. C G. Powell - DENTIST PKon. No. 10. Ahoakia, N. C. R. R. ALLEN it SON * Dwlan la SASH, D00ES, BLINDS, WINDOW GLASS, HARDWARE, PAINTS, and BUILDING MATERIALS GENERALLY Wholesale and Retail 927 Washington Square SUFFOLK, VA. TOMBSTONES OF ANY Dr; rniPTION See or Write J. B. MODLIN AHOSKIE. N. C. Agent for ?COGGINS MARBLE CO. DR. CHARLES J. SAWYER Practice limited to Eye, Ear, Noee, and Throat Farmers-Atlantic Bank Bids in Office every WEDNESDAY Dr. W. C. Mercer DENTIST Offices over Mrs. Britton's store Ahookie, N. C. JUNIPER HEART SHINGLES ?The Wood Eternal For Sal* By C. B. MORRIS Colerain, N. C. Aak for dolirory, prico* a ad aamplo* DR. ARCHIE SMITHER Practice limited to Examination and Diagnosis of the Eyes and the Fitting of Glasses 7- Suite 506-8-10-12-13 National Bank Building SUFFOLK, VA. W. HOWARD BASNIGHT BROKER Ahoalrie, t N. C. Michigan or Ohio hay in car lota. Get my prices before buy ing. Send me your name and I will post you weekly on the price of hay. MARY F. HUFF Chiropractor Palmar Graduate Orar FarmeiV Bank Tarboro, N. C. Office Hour*?9 a. m. to 1 p. m. 2:30 p. in. to 6:30 p. m. Tuesday and Friday from 7 to 8 p. m. Phones?Residence 612. Office 667. FOR SALE <? Wanna maker-Cleveland ? i. Cotton Seed Specially Selected Privately Ginned Two bales per Acre J. H. JENKINS & SONS Aulander, N. C. J. A. HORTON ' UNDERTAKER * Ahoskie, t i N. C. I am now located in the Hobbs Garage with a complete line of Coffins, Caskets and Steel Vaults Prices very reasonable. Let us hatch four eggs. Be each, H par tray of M eggs. Our modern incubator equipment will hatch every hatchable eggs. PINNER A CO., Isc. Jp Suffolk, Vs. PgOot a cold ?^V I MENTHOLATUM ] clears it '* I Advertisers in the HER ALD are guaranteed a larger irculatkm than any other pa' er in the county. ANCERS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AT THE KELLAM HOSPITAL The Kellam Hospital treats successfully Cancers, Tumors, Ulcers, -Ray Burns, and Chronic Soren without the use of the knife, Z-Bay, adium, Acids, or Serum, and we have treated successfully over 90 per sent t the many hundreds of sufferers treated during the past twenty-three years. KELLAM HOSPITAL, laa. 117 West Mala Street. Richmond, Vs. I ft V You Are Invited To Inspect My New Line of Millinery JUST ARRIVED ? The latest creations for children, misses and grown-ups are now on display. You cannot afford to make a purchase before you see my models. Miss Nannie Newsome Next Door to Mitchell's Drug Store AHOSKIE, N. C. PERSONAL ? ? ???????? * INTERESr When yon feel that your banker has no personal interest in yon?then it is time to change banks. Maybe this is the bank where yon belong. Farmers-Atlantic Bank Bank of Personal Service Backed With Strength AHOSKIE, N. C. ' i i i : t1 1 i 11 ) i I i We Are Proud Of This RecorJ Handling other people's money as our business and making money out of money is our aim. Read these comparative figures, taken from the report to Corpora ation Commission a 1 - JUNE 30, 1022 * Cash in vault and net amount due from Banks, -Bank ers and Trust Companies ..3 J6.710.S7 Expense Account.. 478,15 Time Certificates of Deposit l 115,008.06 Total Resources .. 360,801.80 DECEMBER 29, 1932 Cash in vault and - net amount doe - from Banks, Bank- *? era and frost Companies $163,684.61 Undivided Pro Ate- 2,096.49 Time Certificates of Deposit ? 181,779.28 To^.Jbfources -- 600,143.84 LI' "I . I ? When we My your money is safe here, we are not shooting off our lips?FIGURES TELL Examine this comparison, and see jnst how WMI we are serving our depositors OPEN AN ACCOUNT HERE BANK OF AHOSKIE The Bank That Has Never Charyed Any Person I More Than 6 Per Cent Interest Ahodrie, N. C * " V * ' ''''tit '? "? .? 77 ' . / Pd * -v%'- ,"v,v7,
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