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HAD TO WAIT
FORTY DAYS
Long Time Before
England Got News
of the Battle of
Lexington
IT SEEMS strange in these days
when news of the battles in far
away Europe is cabled to America
within a few minutes after they oc
cur when flying machines equipped
with machine guns are fighting each
other in the clouds when advocates
of preparedness are arguing that the
ocean is no barrier to a foreign foe
because of the swiftness of their
steam cruisers to hark back to the
battle of Lexington. April 19. 1775,
and try to realize the length of time it
required for the news of that conflict
to reach England.
There were no telegraph wires, no
telephone, no dispatch boats or "spe
cial correspondents" with each regi
ment A steam vessel had not then
been dreamed of. There were no
cables, no flying machines, no machine
guns. Only Bailing vessels, of small
size, were available to cross the ocean,
and as a consequence it took a long,
long time for the shot to be "heard
around the world."
Dependent on Sailing Ships.
Journalism in America was then
In its swaddling clothes. The race of
the eaterprlslng Journalist to outfoot
fleet-footed Time had not then begun.
There was not the intense rivalry of
today between metropolitan papers,
with their specials and war extras to
say nothing of baseball extras. There
was, too, a similar lack of activity on
the part of editors in London.
The newspapers in Boston and oth
er .nearby towns at that time were
published weekly, usually on Monday.
News of sanguinary events, If they
occurred during the week, was neces
sarily held for publication until the
following Monday. It was not sur
prising, therefore, that the news of
the battles of Lexington and Concord
was not printed in Boston until April
25 for the Idea of issuing an "extra"
in such emergencies was not then in
vogue.
In the Essex Gazette.
The Essex Gazette, published at
Salem, had by far the best report of
the events of the day, with an almost
complete list of the killed and wound
ed. The news of this first encounter
between the provincials and his majes
ty's troops was many hours In reach
ing the other colonies, although post
riders and expresses were started im
mediately for Hartford, New York,
Philadelphia and the South.
In two days nearly all the scattered
peoples of the young nation had been
Informed of the result, and the spirit
of the hour had inspired the raising
of troops.
To the king, the parliament and the
people of Great Britain the days had
been filled with anxiety. The main
question discussed was "How far
dare the colonists carry their resist
ance?" "Will the provincials stand
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By WILBUR D. NESBIT
my Flag! And oh,
my land secure within its folds!
my
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my rlag a blessing
my hope It never
land and half the
before the British regulars?" was also
a mooted question.
Didn't Anticipate War.
In the face of the steady inpouring
of grenadiers, dragoons and infantry
from the mother country, and the rap
idly Increasing fleet of vessels of war,
all heavily manned, it was believed
that the Americans would be cowed
and the whole attention of Great Brit
ain was centered upon her rebellious
children across the seas.
Day succeeded day. March became
April, and April in turn was left be
hind in the rush of time. May grew
old, with no word of decisive action
from the colonists.
Not a single word from the conflict
of April 19, 1775, had reached Eng
land until the 'bright, clean page,
labeled "June," was about to be
brought into view and king and sub
jects were leaving London to escape
the summer heat.
Forty Days to Reach England.
It was on May 29, 1775, when the
first sailing vessel to arrive from the
colonies after the skirmish at Lexing
ton reached Bristol, England. Even
at this early day Journalism had
shown its superiority over govern-
UR father God!
from out whose
hand
The centuries fall
like grains of
sand.
We meet today,
united, free.
And loyal to our
land and thee,
To thank thee for
the era done,
And trust thee for
the opening' one.
Here where of old
by thy design,
The fathers spake
that word of
thine,
Whose echo is the
gtad refrain
Of rended bolt and
falling chain,
To grace our festal
time, from all
our guests we call.
Ths zones of earth
B9 with us while the new world greets
The old world thronging all its streets.
Unveiling1 all the triumphs won
By art or toll beneath the sun;
And unto common good ordain
This rivalshlp of hand and brain.
Thou who hast here in Concord furled
The war flags of a gathered world,
Beneat.i our western skies fulfill
The Orient's mission of good will.
And freighted with love's golden fleece,
Send back its argonauts of peace.
For art and labor met In truce,
For beauty made the bride of use.
We thank thee; but withal we crave
The austere virtues strong to save,
The honor proof to place or gold.
The manhood never bought nor sold.
Oh m ike thou us, through centuries long,
In peace secure, in justice strong:
Around our gift of freedom draw
The safeguards of thy righteous law;
And cast In some diviner mold,
I.et the new cycle shame the old.
John Qre.nleaf Whittle.'
A TJC Jlllp,
TfrMymrb
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ment methods, for the vessel brought
copies of the Essex Gazette of April
25, containing the brief account of the
engagement.
Post haste, they were carried to
London, and on the following day the
news was printed in the London
Chronicle. Thus, 41 days after the
shot was fired, its reverberations
were heard in distant Britain.
With but a simple headline
"LONDON" the Chronicle, printed
the important news, prefacing it with
the statement:
"Tuesday, May 30, 1775.
"Yesterday morning some dispatches
arrived at Lord Dartmouth's office
from General Gage, at Boston, brought
by a ship arrived at Bistol, from that
Province. They were forwarded by a
messenger to his majesty at Kew."
These dlspntches contained no news
of the skirmish, being dated several
days before it occurred.
Country True to Its Ideals.
How truly the United States has
pursued the ideal of ftuman progress
set forth in the Declaration of Inde
pendence has been shown since the
orld war began by our steadfast
stand for the rights of humanity.
Here we stand, drawn from the four
corners of the earth, a great people
united in a common purpose, leading
t2e world toward a realization of the
brotherhood of mankind and pointing
out to all nations that man's real and
enduring aim should be the conquest
of himself and of the vast forces of
nature, to the end that all may get
the best out of life and ever advance
in the pursuit of happiness.
God's Hand Upheld Patriots.
If the struggle for independence
teaches anything it Is that mysterious
and mighty unseen forces co-operate
with those who are working out God's
plan. Had it not been for the help of
such forces the result, of that struggle
would have been entirely different.
Christian Herald.
LONG MAYJT WAVE
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LATE
NORTH CAROLINA
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
Western Newspaper Union News Servioe
Prices Paid by Merchants for Farm
Products In the Markets of North
Carolina as Reported to the Division
of Markets for the Week Ending
Saturday, June 17.
Ashevllle.
Corn, 96c bu; oats, 51c bu; peas,
?1.25 bu; soy beans, ?1.25 bu; Irish
potatoes, $4.75 bbl; sweet potatoes,
85c bu.
Western butter, 32c lb; N. C. but
ter, 31-32c lb; eggs, 20-21c doz; spring
chickens, 23c lb; hens, 12c lb.
Charlotte.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 95c
bu; oat3, 63c bu; peas, $1.15 bu; soy
beans, $1.50 bu; Irish potatoes, $3.25
bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu.
N. C. Butter, 33c lb; eggs, 22c doz;
spring chickens, 25c lb; hens, 15-17c
ib.
Durham.
Cotton, middling, 12V4C; corn, 95o
bu; oats, 53c bu; peas, $1.25 bu; Irish
potatoee, $4.50 bbl.
Western butter, 35c; N. C. butter,
33c lb; eggs, 23c doz; spring chickens,
20c lb; hens, 10c lb.
Fayettevllle.
Cotton, middling, 12 Vic; corn, 90c
bu; oats, 53c bu; peas, $1 bu; soy
beans, $2 bu; Irish potatoes, $3.25
bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu.
Western butter! 32c lb; N. C. but
ter, 35c lb; eggs, 20-22 c doz; spring
chickens, 20c lb; hens, 10c lb.
Goldsboro.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 85c
bu; Irish potatoes, $3 bbl; sweet pota
toes, 75c bu.
N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs, 20c doz;
spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 15c lb.
Greenrboro.
Cotton, middling, 13; corn, 90c
bu; oats, 50c bu; peas, $1.25 bu; soy
beams, $1.55 bu; Irish potatoes, $3
bbl; sweet potatoes, 70c bu.
Apples, $4.50 bbl; Western butter,
35c; N. C. butter, 35c; eggs, 20c doz;
spring chickens, 22c lb; hens, 14c lb.
Greenville.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 82o
bu; oats, 60c bu; pe&9. $1-40 bu; soy
beans, $1.50 bu; Irish; potatoes, $3
bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu.
Eggs, 20c doz; spring chickens, 45c
each; hens, 50c each.
Hamlet.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, $1
bu; peas, $1 bu; Irish potatoes, $4
bbl.
N. C. butter, 30c Ib; eg-gs, 22c doz;
spring chickens, 2Jc lb; hens, 15c lb.
Lumberton.
Cotton, midling, 12c; corn, $1 bu;
sweet potatoes, 60c bu.
Western butter, 32c lb; N. C. bu.
ter, 32c lb; eggs, 20c lb.
Maxton.
Cotton, middling, 1240 ; corn, $1
bu; oats, 57c bu; peas, $1 bu; soy
beans, $1.50 bu; Irlsa potatoes, $4
bbl.
Western butter, 35c lb; N. C. but
ter, 35c lb; eggs, 22c doz; spring
chickens, 22c lb; hens, 12c lb.
Monroe.
Cotton, middling, 13.05; corn, 95c
bu; oats, 55c bu; peas, $1 bu; eoy
beans, $1.40 bu.
N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs, 18c doz;
spring chickens, 25-30c lb; hens, 40-45j
each.
New Bern.
Cotton, middling, 12c; com, 90e
bn; oats, 60c bu; peas, 95c bu; soy
beans, $1.10 bu; Irish potatoes, $3.50
bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu.
Eggs, 22-24c doz; spring chlckeni,
25c lb; hens, 20c lb.
Newton.
Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 95c
bu; oats, 60c bu; peas, $1.25 bu: soy
boa-ns, $1.50 bu; sweet potatoes, 60c
bu.
Eggs, 18c doz; spring chickens. 20c
lb; hens, 12c lb.
Raleigh.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 92c
bu; oats, 55c bu; peas, $1 bu; Irish po
tatoes, $4.25 bbl; sweet potatoes, 90c
bu.
Apples, $5 bbl; Western butter, 37c
lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs, 20-23c
doz; spring chickens, 25c lb; hens, 14c
lb.
Salisbury.
Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 90c
bu; oats, 65c bu.
Eggs, 18c doz; spring chickens, 30
40c lb; hens, 50-60c each.
Scotland Neck.
Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 91c bu;
oats, 56c bu; peas, $1.25 bu; soy
beans, $1.40 bu; Irish potatoes, $3.75
bbl; sweet potatoes, 7 5c bu.
Western butter, 35c lb; N. C. butter,
35c lb; eggs, 15c doz; spring chickens,
21c lb; hens, 12c lb.
Winston-Salem.
Corn, S5c bu; oata, 50c bu; peas,
$1.25 bu; soy beans, $1.35 bu; Irish
potatoes, $3.50 bbl; sweet potatoes,
65c bu.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton, middling, 12c.
Chicago, III.
No. 2 white corn, 72-75c (delivered
in Raleigh 87-90c) ; No. 2 yellow corn,
74-79c (delivered in Raleigh 89-94c).
Butter, 25-30c (cnamery); eggs,
20-24c (firsts).
New York.
Irish potatoes, $3.25-$3.75 bbl;
sweet potatoes, $75-$1.30 basket.
Butter, 29H-30Hc (extra); eggs,
24V2-26c (extra fine).
New Orleans
Butter, 32c (fancy creamery);
eggs, 17H-lSc (fresh).
INIEMIONAL
smMSaa.
Lessof
(By EX O. SELLERS, Acting Director ot
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright by Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JULY 2
PAUL AT THESSALONICA AND
BEREA.
LESSON TEXT Acts 17:1-15 (cf. I
Thess. 2:1-12).
GOLDEN TEXT Him did God exalt
witn his right hand to be a prince and
a Savior. Acts 5:31.
To place a modern war map by the
side of the ancient one will help to
make the places Paul visited more
real. In both of the events of this
lesson reference is made to the read
ing and use of the Scriptures, and
teachers should use that to emphasize
the reading of the Bible by both old
and young. There is real patriotism
as well as safety and a liberal educa
tion In Bible study. Paul reached
Thessalonica about twenty years after
the establishment of the Christian
church, remained perhaps five or six
months and then went on to Berea.
Modern Salonlki has been since the
Roman days of Thessalonica an im
portant center, thriving and prosper
ous of later years till the recent Balkan-Turkish
war.
I. At Thessalonica (w. 1-9) (1) Rea
soning (w. 1-5) (a) The place. On
thla second Journey Silas and Timo
thy (v. 14) were Paul's companions.
Recently driven from Philippl (I
Thess. 2:1-2) they at once repaired
to the synagogue upon reaching the
city, knowing that there they could
gain a foothold with both Jew and
Gentile. It was Paul's usual means
(v. 2 Am. R. V.). Doubtless during
the two weeks the disciples used every
opportunity for discussion. Paul made
use of the Sabbath day of assembly al
though Christians met on the first day
of the week for their own distinctive
service (Acts 20:7). He also reasoned
from the Scriptures which the Jews
so highly revered. The best agent
for doing personal work la the word
of God (Eph. 6:17; Jer. 23:29; Jas.
1:18; I Pet. 1:23). (2) The method.
Paul employed three, (a) He rea
soned that Christ must suffer. Why?
(See Isa. 53:6; Math. 26:28; Heb.
9:22; John 19:36). Paul had only the
Old Testament We have also the
New to bring to our aid. (b)That
"Christ must rise from the dead" like
Peter at Pentecost Paul proved this
from the Old Testament. If we will
allow the Holy Spirit to "open the
Scriptures" to us we will find things
new and old and exclaim that where
as "once I was blind now I see." (c)
He "alleged and affirmed' (set forth),
e. g.. gave testimony that "this Jesus
whom I proclaim unto you is the
Christ" Paul knew that the histor
ical Jesus was the glorified Christ, for
he had met him "in the way" to Da
mascus. Paul'a manner of life in the
city as he lived and preached Jesus
was much that it contributed greatly
to his success. His "manner of life
was blameless" (Acts 26:4); he sup
ported himself (I Thes. 2:9; II Thes.
3:8). (2) Reception (v. 6-10). At
first these men were received as from
God by large numbers (v. 4. See
I Thess. 1:6-10). But the gospel then
as now causes divisions. Not all pro
fessed followers of God know or ac
cept the gospel. Paul's success
aroused the envy of the Jews Just as
every successful servant is envied by
those of lesser light. The charge
brought against Paul and Silas (v. 6)
was in large measure true, and it was
a good testimony and tribute to their
effectiveness. It was also in accord
with Christ's prophecy. (Math. 10: 34;
Luke 12:53). It is the business of the
gospel to accomplish Just such re
sults. We need more of such as shall j
turn the wrong side down and the
right side up. These men were ac
cused of "saying that there is an.
other King, one Jesus."
II. At Berea. (v. 10-15). The dis
ciples', departure by night was an act
of prudence (Math. 10:23), and Paul
continued his great interest in the con
verts he had left. See the two letters
addressed to that church. Reaching
Berea Paul began as usual to preach
Jesus first of all to the Jews. The
citizens of Berea were "more noble"
and have continued to this day as a
great inspiration to Bible students
(witness the Eerean series of lesson
helps). (1) They "received the word
with readiness of mind." There was a
hunger for spiritual food and they
partook of it with a relish. Some re
ceive truth under compulsion while
others hunger for it. (See I Thess.
1:7; 3:10). (2) "Searched" (exam
ined) the Scriptures daily. (2) Each
day they sought the mind cf God.
Much of our present day Bible study
is Interesting and enlightening, but is
not energizing nor evangelistic be
cause It looks upon the Bible merely
as literature.
We need to study the Bible as did
the Bereans to know love and obey
Jesus as our Savior and king.
We need to study it as our guide
and counsel through life.
Those who "believed" as the result
of such preaching and study were
well grounded (I Thess 3:10).
After several weeks of such blessed
ministry the Thessalonlan Jews in
terfered, "stirring up and troubling the
multitude" (v. 14 Am. R. V.), and
Paul again moved on, this time tc
Athens in Greece while Silas and Tim
othy remained for a further ministrj
in Berea,
170IW AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.
Astoria, N. Y. " For two years I
was feeling ill and took all kinds of
tonics, i was get
in g worse everyday.
I had chills,my head
would ache. I was
always tired. I could
not walk straight
because of the jpain
in my back and I had
pains in my stom
ach. I went to a
doctor and he said I
must go under an
operation, but I did
Jjnot go. I read in
uiv paper bdouc
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it I
said 'I know nothing will help me but I
will try this. I found myself improv
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time I was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus
band, which I had not done for two years.
I am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation." Mrs.
John A. Koenig, 502 Flushing Avenue.
Astoria, N. Y.
. Every one dreads the surgeon's knifa
end the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do ; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
thev are not Letter after letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or,if performed, did no good,
tmt Lydia RPinkham's Vegetable Com
poundvas used and good health followed.
If you want advice -write "to
Iiydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidential), Lynn, Mass. '
CAUGHT IN GARDNER'S NET
Tramp Expected to "Land," but as It
Turned Out He Was the One'
"Landed."
They are telling a story about Rep
resentative Gardner and his fervent
preparedness campaign.
It seems that a begging tramp ap
proached a group of congressmen, and
one of them pointed out Mr. Gardner
xnd said:
"Nothing doing here, Weary, but that
gentleman there is very charitable,
and if you tackle him you'll be apt
to make a haul."
"T'anks, boss," said the tramp hus
kily, and he hurried to Mr. Gardner,
while the others looked on with Inter
est The tramp and the statesman were
seen to talk earnestly together for
some time. Then their hands met a
piece of money plainly passed between
them and the tramp stepped Jauntily
away.
"Well, did you land him?" a con
gressman asked the tramp.
"No," the tramp answered cheer
fully. "No; I gave him a quarter to
ward his splendid national prepared
ness campaign.".
The Citre.
"My doctor has ordered me to Palm
Beach for my health." ,
"What seems to be the matter with
you?"
"I've been worrying too much about
money matters."
"Well, you won't have anything of
that sort to worry you if you stay
flown there long enough."
Tat. .
"What do you think of my comrades
Riiom I introduced to you?" said the
naval officer to the pretty girl at the
naval ball.
"I think," she answered, glancing at
the comrades mentioned standing
around her, "that you have got me in
a nice mess." Baltimore American.
Nothing puffs a woman up more
than to have a seventeenth cousin sud
denly become near-fnmous.
In this Matter
of Health
one is either with the winners
or with the losers.
It's largely a question of
right eating right food. For
sound health one must cut out
rich, indigestible foods and
choose those that are known
to contain the elements that
build sturdy bodies and keen ,
brains.
Grape-Nuts
is a wonderfully balanced
food, made from whole wheat
and barley. It contains all the
nutriment of the grain, includ
ing the mineral phosphates,
indispensable in Nature's plan
for body and brain rebuilding.
Grape-Nuts is a concen
trated food, easy to digest.
It is economical, has delicious
flavor, comes ready to eat
and has helped thousands in
the winning class. m
"There's a Reason"