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WTAIE & HACflf GRAHAM 6QWNER. POLLI WOG'S THOUGHTS. "Well," said the Polliwog, "I can't really take any interest in the other fishes around rue. L am too interest ed in something else." "What are you Interested in?" asked the gold fish. These fishes were living and swim ming in a pond in a beautiful garden. There were gold fish, silver fish, snails, fish with beautiful tails and one polli wog. They had all splashed, waved their fins and opened their mouths as they had met the polliwog in their swims around the pond. For instead of tak ing walks like animals, or people, they swam about when they needed the ex ercise. Why won't you talk to pie?" ^one of the silver fish had asked. You are nothing but a Tadpole. Why you should be honored that I speak to you. I am a silver fish." "I don't care," said the Polliwog dreamily. "Well, you must care about me," said one of the gold fish. "Think of me ! I am gold ? beautiful and bright. They love me and all my family ? peo ple do." "Maybe they do," said the Polliwog. "I can't help it if they do." "No one wants you to help it," said the gold fish. "I like being gold and beautiful." "I art glad you do," said the Polli wog. "I try to be kind and so I am glad you are happy." "But why can't you talk to us?" asked the silver fish, who had been speaking before. ??We all want to be friendly," said one of the snails who had just reached the place where the talking was going on. Of course a snail is always be hind time. "Yes," said the silver fish. "Now, Mr. Snail, here keeps away bad in sects ? bad things that would make us very 111. lie does a great work. So do all his family. They bring us health and that makes us happy." "How beautifully you talk," said the Snail slowly. "Thank you," said the silver fish, splashing politely. "But you do a great deal of good," said the gold fish to the Snail. "Thank you," said the Snail. "I'm Thinking," Said the Polliwog. ? "I don't do ar 1$ harm, do I?" asked the Polliwog. "Oh, no," said the gold fish. "You don't do any harm. But you're not so ciable. You won't splash and talk and have a good time with us." "I'm thinking," said the Polliwog. The rest of the fishes were laugh ing. "You don't look like such a great thinker, Mr. Polliwog. Your tail is long and ? well ? you don't look just like a thinker ? that's all." "Maybe," said Mr. Polliwog, "I don't look like a thinker, but I can assure you I am. My long tail has nothing to do with my thoughts ? except that I shan't have that tall some day." "Oh," said the other fishes, waving their fins and getting most excited. "Have you a fever, Mr. Polliwog? You live in water, as we do, so we can't put water on your head such as I've heard Grown-Ups do. But you must be very ill. Shall we call a doctor? The idea of saying you will lose your tail. Oh terrible, terrible thought !" "But you don't know who I am to be ? that is ? what I am io be." "What?" they all asked with a great and terrific splash. "I am going to be a FROG," he said, with his eyes bulging happily and proudly. It was then that they saw a little likeness to a frog in the Polliwog's throat and eyes and face. "Oh !" they all said. "You're to be a Frog. You will not be a Polliwog any more. Who will be a Polliwog in your place. "The children," said Mr. Polliwog. "There will bo the Tadpole and the Polliwog children. But I will be a Frog. That's why frogs have so much to be proud of. They come from some thing! They've not always been frogs ! They've been Polliwogs and Tadpoles." And as Mr. Pol 11 wo I said this he was quivering with Joy. I can't talk often as I am busy thinking of the glorious day when I'll be a frog and will croak like one. I haven't time to think of anything but my great fu ture and the wonderful family I belong to. Ah, Joy !" And he swallowed with pride. Solid Food. Clarence ? Oh, I say, father. Why do you suppose the man in the Bible gave the "people a sfone when they asked for bread? Father ? Oh. probably so they could whet their appetites. Photo by American Press Association. Chief of Militia Affairs William A Mann. BIG AMOUNT FOR GOVERNMENT Income Taxes Reach $330,565,628. Of <he Total Collections So Far Reported $170,037,039 Came From Corporations. Subject to a slight increase between now and June 30, the total revenues from the income tax this year is $160,528,588 and from corporation taxes $170,037,039. Thus the total re ceipts from income tax, socalled, re ceived this fiscal year, according to the reports telegraphed to the Treas ury Department since the close of of business Friday, are $330,565,628. Under the provisions of the Income Tax act of September 8, 1916, pay ment of the tax was required to be made on June 15 rather than June 30, as formerly, and a penalty of 5 percent, with interest at 1 per cent a month, is imposed on all unpaid tax es after June 15. These penalties do not Become effective, however, until after a ten days' notice from the col lector. There is no way of telling what these delayed collections will amount to, but it is expected they will add several millions to the total now announced. ? Washington Dis patch. - An economical wife and an indus trious husband make a good team to plow the furrows of life. POINTS OH SOLDIER LIFE ARE EASILY HAD By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER. Every Ito j- scout or national guard gathering or military school or mili tary class of any public school fur nishes countless points to teach a be ginner how to prepare to be a soldier. A novice can witness marches and drills somewhere within reach and go to the nttlc or barn or pasture to re hearse what he saw others do. Progress In the home guard training is slow because the members drill only at Odd hours. However, they begin at <_ __y " Photo by American Press Association. LEFT SHOULDER ARMS. the foundations, and their awkward squad furnishes good patterns for the novice who doesn't know even light from left In a line of men. A beginner must take his new trade seriously. Glory may lie In paths ahead, but the (list steps are tedious. Fortunately they are of the kind where one dovetails Into the next, higher, so to speak, and once learned they arc not forgotten. All training is now done on United States army models. The national guard drills and the work at the national training camps proceed from the start according to manuals used in the regular army. Manuals for the preliminary stages of soldier life are prepared in the sim plest form, and these are textbook* In all drill halls and camps. Thus uni formlty is secured for the whole couu try, aDd the recruit trained in one state will feel at ease in ranks traiued in another state even a thousand miles tway. COMMOM AMERICAN BIRDS *, :NtERESTP,G INFOf.MAT ONI AS >UT thfmI SUrPLlED THE 8UKEAU OF BIOLO" .AL| SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE : MOCKING BIRD (Minus polyglottos) I Length, ten inches. Most easily dis tinguished from the similarly colored loggerhead shrike by the absence of a conspicuous black stripe through the eye. | Range: Resident from southern Mexico north to California, Wyoming, Iowa, Ohio and Maryland; casual far ther north. ! Habits and economic status: Be cause of its incomparable medleys and imitative powers, the mocking bird is the most renowned singer of the west ern hemisphere. Even in confinement It is a masterly performer, and former ly thousands were trapped and sold for cage birds, but this reprehensible practice has been largely stopped by protective laws. It is not surprising, therefore, that the mocking bird should receive protection principally because of its ability as a songster and its preference for the vicinity of dwellings. Its place in the affections of the South is similar to that occu pied by the robin in the North. It is ?well that this is true, for the bird ap pears not to earn protection from a Btrictly econotaic standpoint. About half of its diet consists of fruit, and many cultivated varieties are at tacked, such as oranges, grapes, figs, strawberries, blackberries, and rasp berries Somewhat less than a fourth of the food is animal matter, and 1 grasshoppers are the largest single ele ment. The bird is fond of cotton , worms, and is known to feed also on I the chinch bug, rice weevil, and boll worm. It is unfortunate that it does not feed on injurious insects to an ex tent sufficient to offset its depreda tions on fruit. * Photo bv American Press Association. i Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. I * I | Suez cr.nal rates have been ad vanced. Meeting of Hoard of Education. ! The Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, July 2nd. This meeting will be the regular time for the election of County Superin tendent and Supervisor of Rural Schools. A school committeeman for each district will be appointed. I All applications and recommenda tions should be made as early as pos sible to L. T. Royall or W. G. Wilson. W. G. WILSON, Chairman. L. T. ROYALL, Secretary. m ? , * BUSINESS LOCALS ?, ? * TURNER'S NORTH CAROLINA Almanacs for 1917 now on tale at The Herald Office. Price ten cent# | "TEN NIGHT IN A BARROOM" for sale at Herald Office at 5 cents a copy. By mail 8 cents. LOOK ON YOUR LABEL, AND IF your subscription is in arrears re member the printer. He has to pay weekly for the cost of getting out the paper. Paying up when your time is out helps us. PLENTY OF HIGH GRADE FER tilizer on hand in Smithfteld and Four Oak&. Austin-Stephenson Co. BINDER TWINE? IT'S GOING fast. Get your needs now. Roberts Atkinson Co., Selma, N. G, ONE CAR COTTON SEED MEAL for fertilizer. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfteld, N. C. FRESH JERSEY COWS FOR SALE by E. F. Boyett, Smithfteld, N. C. SEE US FOR FRUIT JARS? COT ter Hardware Co., Smithfteld, N. C. WANTED? A SLIGHTLY USED Ford car. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfteld, N. C. MOWERS AND RAKES ? THE Walter A. Wood and MeCormick makes, unquestionably the best and most satisfactory machines on the mrrket. Also repairs in stock for same. Roberts Atkinson Co., Selma, N. C. OUR SUPPLY OF MOWERS IS half sold. Come quick. Austin Stephcnson Co., Smithfield, N. C. PLENTY OF OLD PAPERS NOW on hand at The Herald Office at t cents per bundle. SEE US FOR FRUIT JARS? COT ter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. FOR SALE CHEAP ONE REAPER. Come quick. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. WE HAVE THE WHITE CROWN Fruit Jar Tops, the kind Miss Pick ens advises you to use. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. FRUIT JARS AND JELLY GLASS es. We bought these in large quan tities, and can save you money. See our stock an prices before you buy. Roberts Atkinson Co., Selma, N. C. WE HAVE THE WHITE CROWN Fruit Jar Tops, the kind Miss Pick ens advises you to use. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. TOP DRESSER? HURRY WHILE you can get it. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. ICE CREAM FREEZERS AT? Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. ONE CAR COTTON SEED HULLS in bales. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. G> THE SMITHFIELD BUILDING At Loan Association has helped a number of people to build hornet. It will help others, and maybe you. New series of shares now open. See Mr. J. J. Broadhurst. WANTED? A SLIGHTLY USEI) Ford car. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. ICE CREAM FREEZERS AT? Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. WE HAVE THEM? THE OLD RE liable Walter A. Wood and McCor mick Mowers and Rakes, bought before the advance. Roberts At kinson Co., Selma, N. C. SEVERAL CHEAP MULES AND horses on hand for sale* cheap. Aus tin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. LARGE LOT OF SCREEN DOORS and window Screens at Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. SHINGLES AND LATHS FOR sale. Roberts Atkinson Company, Selma, N. C. LARGE LOT OF SCREEN DOORS and window Screens at Cotter Hardware^ Co., Smithfield, N. C. WANTED? YOUR MEAT, YOUR corn, your produce. Austin-Stephen son Co., Smithfield, N. C. SEE US FOR TOBACCO FLUES? We have them. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. HOW MANY? ? DEWBERRIES next week at $2.25 per crate of 32 quarts. C. S. Powell, Smithfield, N. C., June 15, 1917. DID YOU EVER READ THAT great little story "Ten Nights In a Barroom?" If not get a copy at Herald Office. Price only 5 cents. By mail 8 cents. SEE US FOR TOBACCO FLUES ? We have them. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. A BOOK FOR THE CHILD IS ONE of the finest things you can give him. See our stock of children's books. Herald Office. PLACE >OUI ORDER NOW FOR Tobacco Flues. Cotter Hardware Co., Smithfield, N. C. LAST SHIPMENT OF SODA Ex pected the first week in June. Send your order now. Austin-Stephenson Co., Smithfield, N. C. HAY BALERS ? ONE MORE IN stock, of International Harvester Company make, at old price. Who will take this one? Roberts Atkin son Co., Selma, N. C. IF YOU NEED BRICK COME TO see me at the Brick Yard across the river, half a mile from Smith field. A large lot of nice brick just to suit you, all the time on hand. A few months ago I bought the interest of Mr. Joe Walton in the Brick Yard and we are now pre pared to serve the public. C. W. Beasley, Smithfield, N. C. NOTICE. Under and by virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Johnston Coun ty, made in the special proceedings entitled, A. M. Noble, administrator of Willis Powell, deceased, and D. H. Durham vs. Bost Joyner, et als, heirs at law of Willis Powell, de ceased, the undersigned commission er will, on the 30th day of June, 1917, in front of the postoffice in the town of Princeton, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, that certain tract of land lying and being in the town of Princeton, and de scribed and defined as follows: "Beginning at T. P. Farley's cor ner, then north 116% feet to Eugene Holt's corner; then west 116% feet to John Reed's corner; then south 116% feet to Georgianna Reed's cor ner; then east 116% feet to the be ginning, containing one-half acre, more or less." This 28th day of May, 1917. A. M. NOBLE, Commissioner. Notice to Pensioners. The Johnston County Board of Pensioners will meet the last Monday in June and the first Monday in July to hear applications for pensions. All those interested will take du? notice. JOSEPHUS JOHNSON, Chairman. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Administrator on the estate of L. S. Tart, deceased, hereby noti fies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 1st day of June, 1918, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 29th day of May, 1917 H. M. TART, Administrator. For Sale by Creech Drug Co., Smithfield, N. C.; R. C. Lassitcr & Co., Four Oaks, N. C., G. G. Edgerton & Son, Kenly, N. C., J. R. Ledbetter, Princeton, N. C., and all good Dealers. Why That Lame Back? Morning lameness, sharp twinges when bending, or an all-day back ache; tach is cause enough to sus pect kidney trouble. Get after the cause. Help the kidneys. We Americans go it too hard. We ov erdo, overeat, and neglect our sleep and exercise and so we are fast becoming a nation of kidney sufferers. 72 per cent more deaths than in 1800 is the 1010 census story. Use Doan's Kidney Pills. Smithfield people recommend them. A Smithfield Case. I ?#? ff.i G. R. Turner, chief of police, Smithfield.says: "My kidneys were in a weak ened condition and at times they bothered me very much. 1 had pains in my back and across my loins and my kidneys acted irregularly, causing me much annoyance. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me of all symptoms of kidney trouble and I am glad to recommend them." Get Doan's at Any Store, 50c ? Box DOAN'S Foiter-Milhorn Co., - Buffalo, N. Y. 25 Cent Books At Special Prices For the Next Few Days We Will Sell Any Book in the List Be low for 20 Cents; Any 3 Hooka for 50 Cents; Any 7 Hooka for $1.00. The Boy Scouts with the . Motion Picture Players. The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squad ron. A Fpol for Love. Wallingford, by Chester. Trolley Folly, by Phillips. The Motormaniacs, by Osborne. Chimes from a Jester's Bell. Th? Princess Elopes. Four in Family. The Fifth String, by Sousa. Eccentric Mr. Clark. Four Years of Fighting. Flower Fables, by Alcott. Camping Out, by Stephens. Pretty Polly Pemberton. A Modern Cinderella, by Alcott. Bertha's Christmas Vision. Wood's Natural History. The Water Babies, by Kingsley. Greek Heroes, by Kingsley. Coming Back with the Spitball. Poor Boys' Chances, by John Hab berton. The Young Editor. Frank's Campaign, by Alger. The Boy Scouts with the Geological Survey. Folly in Fairyland, by Carolyn Wells. Hospital Sketches by Alcott. Adventures in Frozen Seas. Left on Labrador. Merle's Crusade by Carey. The Boy Geologists ... .by Houston. Story of John G. Paton. Andy Grant's Pluck by Alger. Another Year With Dennis and Ned Toodles. Moods by Mrs. Alcet. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill. Charlie Codman's Cruise. See Kings and Naval Heroes. Friends Though Divided Henty. In the Reign of Terror Henty. The Lion of St. Mark Henty. Through the Fray Henty. LIST NUMBER ONE OF 35-Cent Books. Any book in this list for 25c., or any four books for 90c. Endurance Test; or How Clear Grit Won the Day. Under Canvas; or The Hunt for th? Cartaret Ghost. Elsie Dinsmore. (3 copies). The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle. Her Senator, by Gunter. Under Two Flags, by Onida. The Camp on the Big Sunflower. The Rivals of the Trail. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island. Lost in the Great Dismal Swamp. Caught in a Forest Fire. Chums of the Campfire. The Chouans, by Balzac. Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skat??. Mr. Potter of Texas, by Gunter. The Schonberg-Cotta Family. Larry Dexter in Belgium. Larry Dexter and the Stolen Boy. Tales From Shakespeare. The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook. Dora Thome, by Braeme. The First Violin. LIST NUMBER TWO OF 35-Cent Books. Any book in this list for 30c.; any two for 55c.; any three for 80c.; any four for $1.00. The Pioneer by Cooper The Deer Slayer by Cooper The Last of the Mohicans, by Cooper, The Spy by Cooper. Treasure Island by Stevenson. Louise deValliere by Dumas. Memoirs of a Physician, by Dumas. Barrack Room Ballads, by Kipling. Toilers of the Sea by Hugo. Cast Up by the Sea by Baker. The Adventures of Daniel Boone. The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island. The Boy Scouts on the Trail. The Boy Scouts Through the Big Timber. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods. The Boy Scouts First Camp Fire. The Boy Allies on the North Sea Patrol. The Boy Allies Under Two Flags. The Boy Allies with the Flying Squadron. The Boy Allies with the Terror of the Seas. The Boy Allies at Liege. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks. Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Turkey. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battle fields. The Boy Scouts with the Allies in France. The Boy Scouts at the Panama Pacific Exposition. The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island. THE HERALD OFFICE, Smithfield, N. C. ED. A. HOLT Dealer in High Grade Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes, Princeton, ? North Caroliaa