KEEP THE GARDENS GROWING.
Fight Weeds, Cultivate, Water, and
Fertilize.
This is the time of the season
when the gardener'is likely to allow
the weeds to get a start in the gar
den. Right now the plants need ev
ery drop of water, and weeds should
not be allowed to rob 'hem. Weeds
grow much faster than cultivated
crops, and if not destroyed will rob
the plants of the moisture they need
for forming fruit. Those fortunate
enough to possess a private water
works, or who have city water should
make use of the hose to supply the
crops in the home garden with need
ed water. The watering should be
done in the evening and by the time
the sun rises the next morning the
water will have soaked in. The soil
should be cultivated about 24 hours
after each watering in order to pre
vent the formation of a crust on the
surface. Nothing retains soil moisture
like a finely broken surface. Never al
low soil in the garden to become
baked, as moisture is being lost.
It is an excellent plan to water egg
plants, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers,
melons, celery, and other crops need
ing highly fertilized soil, with man
ure water. Have a barrel covered
with fly screen in which to prepare
and store the manure water. Give
each plant an occasional watering
with this and the added growth will
repay you. ? Government News Letter.
The Story of a Dead Duck.
On the 27th of last April, Carl Mc
Gee, who lives on O. H. Mundy's
farm two miles from Terrell, in Lin
coln County, on the Catawba river,
killed what was supposed to be a
wild duck. And thereby hangs quite
an interesting and unusual coinci
dent. A small silver band encircled
one leg of the duck, on which was
stamped in plain letters: "If killed
or captured notify Henry W. Connor,
Charleston, S. C." The killing of the
duck and the finding of the band was
reported to Mr. T. F. Connor of Ter
rell, Catawba County. Mr. Connor
wrote a letter to Henry W. Connor
at Charleston, and in due course of
time it developed that Henry W.
Connor, lawyer and banker at
Charleston, is a full cousin of T. F.
Connor of Terrell. The duck was
killed on the plantation formerly
owned by their grand father, Henry
W. Connor who was a member of
Congress from 1818 to 1840. It tran
spires that there were three sons of
the late Henry W. Connor, one of
whom followed the course of the Ca
tawba and landed at Charleston,
where he gained prominence as a
business man and fame as a war gen
eral. This Henry W. Connor now liv
ing is interesting himself in the nav
igation of ducks, and through this
novel way he has found kinship at
the old family base which had never
been known to him. It is singular in
deed, that the duck should be the
means of opening up a new branch
to a family tree rich in history of
ante bellum days. The Connors both
in North and South Carolina are in
fluential 'and foremost in the affairs
of state and nation. ? Mooresville En
terprise.
LITTLE CREEK NEWS.
Messrs. Matthew and Ray C^sey
spent the week-end with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W Pecdin,
at Pine Level.
Mrs. Bitha Kennedy is spendmg a
few days with her son, Mr. J. W. Ken
nedy.
Miss Nona Green spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in Smith
field.
Paul Southerland and sisters,
Misses Anna and Myrtle, of Wilson's
Mills, attended services at Little
Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Peedin, of
near Selma, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. Adams..
Miss Nancy Ferrell is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Earby
Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Adams, of Wil
low Springs, spent Sunday with rela
tives in this community.
Mrs. Anna Jones is spending this
week near Wilson's Mills with her
daughter, Mrs. J. L. Southerland.
Mrs. Louis Stephenson, of Smith
field, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Batten.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Parrish last week
and left them a fine boy. A visit was
also m.?,de to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Kennedy where another
fine boy was left. Everybody smiles.
F. L. C.
Its Kind.
Maude ? And so he has finally won
you?
Alice ? Yes; it was what one might
call a crushing victory! ? Puck.
More than forty-five thousand
clerks in England have been replaced
by women.
Death of Ira L. Woodard.
The angel of the Lord came to Mr.
Ira L. Woodard on Friday, July 6th,
1917, and relieved him from the suf
ferings of this world, by translating
him to the Heavenly Kingdom, He
had been confined to his bed about 3
I months with pneumonia, but he had
I born his sickness with the greatest of
patience. Not a single murmur was
*ver heard to come from his lips. His
hope was firmly fixed in his ever pres
ent Saviour in whom he had the ut
most confidence and affection.
Just a few days before the last*
came, he called them all to his bed
side and bid them good-by and said
not grieve for he was going to his
home, sweet home.
Mr. Woodard died at^ the age of
28 years, 9 months. He leaves a wife
and two little children and a heart
broken mother and sister to mourn
his departure. The remains were laid
to rest Saturday afternoon, July 7th,
in the family burying ground. May
the blessed Saviour comfort, protect,
bless and save every one of them
with an everlasting salvation.
1 A FRIEND.
ITEMS FROM FOUR OAKS.
Four Oaks, July 18. ? Miss Sirena
Olive is spending the week at New
port News, Va., the guest of her
brother, Mr. W. E. Olive.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Moore, of Ben
son, spent Sunday in town with rela
tives.
Mr. Lenzy Cole, who has been at
Petersburg, Va., for the past year, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Flora Strickland has returned
from a two weeks' visit to Mrs. Fred
E. Royal at Emporia, Va.
Miss Pauline Creech, of Benson, is
the guest of Miss Clyde Sanders.
Rev. and Mrs. R. B. John, of Max
ton, motored down Sunday and were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B.
Adams while here.
Mrs. R. M. Von Miller and family
are spending some time with relatives
in Sampson County.
Mr .G. K. Massengill is breaking
ground for a new brick store on the
Dr. Young site.
Hawk Barbour, eldest son of Mr.
Joe Barbour, died last Thursday of
typhoid, after one week's illness.
Hawk was 23 years of age ? just in
the prime of life ? but the grim
Reaper is not discriminating.
Mr. Hubert Johnson and Miss
Irene Strickland were quietly married
last Tuesday evening, leaving at once
for a northern trip, after which they
will be at home, Smithfield, N. C., R.
No. 1, Miss Irene was one of Four
Oaks' most popular young ladies,
while Mr. Johnson is a successful
farmer, son of Mr. W. B. Johnson. We
wish them much happiness.
READING MATTER FOR
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
Washington, July 17. ? Magazines
and newspapers bearing one-cent
stamps hereafter may be posted, un
wrapped and unaddrossed, by per
sons other than publishers, and will
be forwarded by postal authorities to
American soldiers and sailors in Eu
rope.
In announcing today plans for
gathering reading matter conveying
home news and fiction to the boys
abroad, Postmaster General Burle
son suggeste'd that magazines print
the following in the upper right-hand
corner of their front covers:
"Notice to the reader: When you
have finished reading this magazine,
place a one-cent stamp on this no
tice, hand same to any postal em
ploye and it will be placed in the
hands of our soldiers and sailors at
the front. No wrapping ? no address."
The publications will be carried
under parcel post classification at one
cent each, regardless of weight. A
concentration station has been desig
nated in each State for assembling
of the reading matter.
What Bobby Said.
"Bobby, your mama tells me you
are a very bright boy and she ex
pects you to be a great man," said
Mr. Blossom, as Jie sat in the palor,
waiting for Bobby's sister.
"Ma never does 'spect nothin' right.
She doesn't know what she's talking
about. She told pa she 'spected you
and Flossie would be married soon,
andy that was more'n a year ago." ?
Pearson's Weekly.
Coal operators of four eastern
States, at a confcrence in Washington
Sunday, assured government officials
they would meet all the government's
coal needs, and that they would fur
nish amounts allotted to them by any
agency the governmnt might name.
The question of prices was not con
sidered, although Secretary Daniels
in a speech appealing to their patri
otism declared the operators should
come forward in the srme spirit as
shown by the m.?n who don uniforms
and go to France. The prices finally
to be determined will be fixed after
the federal trade commission has
completed its investigation of coal
production costs.
How North Carolina Supported the
Red Cross.
Reports from all the cities in North
Carolina taking part in the Red Cros*
$100,000,000 campaign compiled by
the Red Cross war council show the
following subscriptions to the war
fund to date:
Asheville $ 34.908.00
Charlotte 47,000.00
Concord 8,700.00
Durham 38,000.00
Gastonia 10,000.00
Goldsboro 7,250.00
Greensboro 10,000.00
Hamlet 705.00
Hickory 4,040.00
Kinston 2,027.10
Lexington 2,238.10
Louisburg 962.00
Morrisville 824.79
Newton 500.00
Oxford 3,375.00
Raleigh 32,000.00
Reidsville 2,200.00
Rocky Mount 10,055.00
Rowland 354.00
Salisbury 1,276.25
Shelby 1,750.0<>
South Bend 3.65
Tarboro 4,T)00.00
Tryon 1,025.00
Wilmington . . . . . 40,500.00
Winston-Salem 50,155.00
Total $260,048.90
Money doesn't always lead to hap
piness, but it helps materially in the
search.
God Still Rules Among Kingdoms
Of all the European sovereigns, the
Star last week, in an editorial, had a
good word for only "old man king
Pete" of Serbia, as Brother Clawson
characterized him. Surely, the Star
man has forgotten that King "Pete"
got his throne through the treach
erous murder of his predecessor.
Verily, we cannot help feeling that
both Serbia and Belgium have paid
retribution for crime condoned. Old
King Leopold and the Congo; King
Peter and the crime of sixteen years
ago! Truly has it been said, "Whatso
ever you sow that shall you reap" and,
further, "Be sure your sins will find
you out." Belgium and Serbia, mon
uments of God's retribution! But their
sins do not palliate the ruthelessness
of their destroyer. Germany, too,
must pay the price. God is not mock
ed. He still rules among the king
doms of men as Nebuchadnezzar dis
covered 3,000 years ago. ? Clinton
Democrat.
WHEN THE SOLDSER
BOY HAS "ARRIVED."
By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER.
Some day, suddenly perhaps, like a
revelation, It will dawn upon the re
cruit, after weeks and months of toll
and setbacks, that he bas "arrived"
and is a soldier. lie needn't be told.
Among other lessons he has learned
to be true and square at all times
with officers above him and comrades
his equals? true and square to duty's
9
Photo by American Press Association.
INSPECTION.
demands: no shirking tbe risors of
camp and field. It Is well, then, for
the novice to brace up the moral and
spiritual man as well as the physical.
All this comes to the fore In train
ing. Nerve and muscle need moral
backing to endure. The nrmy must
get at the enemy. Now. the enemy's
flr^t play is to block that game. He
puts h deep river to be crossed or a
mountain barrier to be scaled between
his camp and the foe.
Amateurs can tackle no better Job
than improvising a bridge, wading and
swimming to put in place material
that they must back from a distance
to the shore. Hill and mountain
climbing Is simpler In details, but
harder on a man's powers. All good
training of recruits from towns and
cities Includes mountain work.
Bridge building calls for skill and
courage. Mountain work tests endur
ance and push. In campaigns cannon
and machine guns, ammunition and ra
tlons sometimes have to be hauied up
steep mountain sides bare of roads by
sheer man strength. Horses and mo
tors can't go there. But men can and
may have to do it on "all fours." In a
flght they do it on three limbs, keep
ing ono hand free to clutch the rifle.
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Books at Bargain Prices
We have a few books, slightly Shelf worn, which
we are offering at prices that should be attractive. Any
book in the following list for
15 Cents, or 4 for 50 Cents
The Boy Scouts with the Motion
Picture Players.
The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squad
ron.
The Boy Scouts with the Geological
Survey.
Wallingford, by Chester.
Trolley Folly, by Phillips.
The Motormaniacs, by Osborne.
Chimes from a Jester's Bell.
Four in Family.
The Fifth String, by Sousa.
Eccentric Mr. Clark.
Four Years of Fighting.
Flower Fables, by Alcott.
Camping Out, by Stephens.
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.
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.
Jimsy the Christmas Kid.
Little Dick's Son.
The Story of Livingstone.
The Children of the Valley.
The War Lords.
Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles.
A Book of Golden Deeds.
Andy Grant's Pluck .by Alger.
Another Year With Dennis and Ned
Toodles.
Moods by Mrs. Alcot.
Charlie Codman's Cruise.
See Kings and Naval Heroes.
Friends Though Divided Henty.
The Lion of St. Mark Henty.
Through the Fray Henty.
Endurance Test; or How Clear Grit
Won the Day.
Under Canvas; or The Hunt for tht
Cartaret Ghost.
Elsie Dinsmore. (3 copies).
The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock
and Thistle.
Her Senator, by Gunter.
Under Two Flags, by Onida.
The Rivals of the Trail.
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.
These Books Are Great Bargains
THE HERALD BOOK STORE
Smithfield, N. C.