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PAGE SIX —7 * Fortune and Misfortune A REAL SHORT STORY * .—— By A. Subscriber Fred Traywick was a happy man at last. Not that he had never felt the thrill of happiness, for his boy hood had been glorious. But with the advent of manhood his lucky star had become eclipsed, and until some thing like a year ago, the spirit of blessedness had eluded him like a will 0’ the wisp. Today his heart was filled witn consummate joy. Like his father before him, he was serving his fellowmen in the capa city of a skillful physician; a year ago he had married -Jenny, the sweetheart of his dreams; and now, Jenny had presented him with a nine pound baby boy. Little wonder that his "face glowed with joy—a joy made intensely poignant because happiness had been long denied him. Although he would never know ex actly how, even his misfortunes had conspired to bring him happiness. His ill luck began when he and his brothers, John Junior and Sam, upon the urgent insistence of their father, had joined the A. E. F. and sailed to France to help win the war. This had interrupted and delayed his own medical education. Neither John nor Sam had returned, and Sam’s body rested in some unknown spot under the poppies of Flanders Field. One year after his own return his fath er’s financial resources had vanished in an inexplicable market crash and there had been barely enough left to complete his last two years of train ing. Finally, after he had begun to practice, his failing father had be come his first patient. Fred’s father had worshipped a trinity: service to humanity, service to his country, and service to his fellowman. He was one of the few who followed an ideal with the fan atical tenacity and whole-hearted de votion of a pioneer or a martyr, as indeed he was to the cause of other people’s happiness. The loss of his two sons and the subsequent financial reverses had been too much for the old gentleman’s mind. Fred first noticed it when his father showed a tendency to become psychic. He be gan to pay regular visits to the par lors of clairvoyants in vain efforts to get in touch with his lost sons. He could not sleep at night and often Fred, upon returning late from a date with Jenny, would find his father missing from his bed and sit ting alone in some out of the way spot. Once when Jenny and he were sitting on one side of an old unused well discussing the subject nearest their hearts, they had been surprised to find his father on the other side listening intently to the echo of their voices in the hollow shaft of the old well. They were both frightened and wondered how much of their conver sation he had overheard. Fred re membered that he had said, “Y’ou know I love you, Jenny. I love you too much to ask you to share the struggle we should have in caring for my poor father. Perhaps some day—” And Jenny had replied, “I know you do, Fred, but it has been such a long wait since we promised.” Fred hoped that his father had not heard that part of their discussion. They both had led the bewildered old mian home and put him to bed, but he could not sleep and insisted that Jenny read to him. Whereupon Jenny went to the book case, took down a copy of Stevenson’s “Master of Ballantrae,” opened the book and read at random; “This was a dream. I beheld you riding, I know not where, yet I think it must have been near Rome, for on one hand was an ancient tomb and on the other a garden of ever green trees. The road brought you to a desert place among ruins with a door in a hillside, and hard by the door was a small pine. Here you dismounted, tied your horse to a j pine tree, and entered resolutely in by the door. Within it v/as dark; but in my dream I could still see you, and besought you to hold back. You felt your way along a right hand wall, took a branching passage to the right, and came to a little chamber, where was a well with a railing. At this I seemed to have screamed myself hoarse with warn ings, crying for you to turn back. To all my outcry you paid not the least attention, leaning the while up on the rail and looking down in tently into the water. And then there was made to you a communi cation, I do not think I even gath ered what it was, but the fear of it plucked me out of my slumber, and I awoke shaking and sobbing.” Jenny glanced up to find the old gentleman sound asleep. She laid aside the book, kissed Fred good- ! night, and tip-toed gently out the door and across the street to her home. *”'• Some days afterward Fred and his. father were riding among the hills near Tiis home, for horseback riding was one of the few diversions that his father seemed to enjoy. By ac cident they came upon an old aban doned mining camp where was dis closed in the side of the hill an opening hole partly hidden by Small pines. Fred hardly noticed the spot, jjfcfris father’s face I *- —— denly very white, and he appeared greatly excited. Fearing that they had ridden too great a distance for his father’s health, he turned the horses about, and they rode silently home. That night when Fred re turned from Jenny’s, his father was again missing. Nor could he be found on any of the premises near by. The neighborhood was aroused and a thorough search instituted, but no trace was found until next morn ing when it was discovered that his horse was missing. A hurried race over the previous day’s riding route revealed the horse tied to one of the pines outside the open shaft of the old mine. Broken hearted, Fred was led from the scene while they raised the bruised body of his father from the bottom of the pit into which he had fallen. The coroner’s inquest pre sided over by Jenny’s father was complete but brief. His simple ver dict was “death by accident.” Another List of Civil Service Examinations The L’nited States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as follows: Senior extension agriculturist (county agent work), $4,600; senior extension agriculturist (boys’ and girls’ 4-H dub work), $4,600; exten sion agriculturist (extension re search), $3,800; associate extension agriculturist (extension research), $3,200; senior extension economist, $4,600 a year, office of cooperative ex tension work, Department of Agri culture. College graduation and cer tain experience required. Closing date, October 4, 1934. Associate chemist (insecticides), $3,200 a year, bureau of entomology and plant quarantine, Department o t Agriculture. College graduation and certain experience, or post graduate work in lieu of experience, required. Closing date, October 4, 1934. The salaries named are subject to a (ieduction of not to exceed 5 per cent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, as a measure of econ omy, and also to a deduction of 3 1-2 per cent toward a retirement an nuity. All states except lowa, Vermont, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia have received less than their quota of appointments in the apportioned departmental service in Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtained from the secretary of the United j States Civil Service Board of Ex- j aminers at the post office or custom j house in any city which has a post office of the first or the second class, or from the United States Civil Ser vice Commission, Washington, D. C. OPERATIONS RESUMED AT Z. W. EVANS’ WATER MILL Z. W. Evans’ water mill at Ben nett’s Mill is now in operation and in first class condition, after having been closed down for some time. Repairs and reconditioning were done by Harrison Spruill. School Days Are Almost Here Why not have your clothes cleaned while the Extra Special Price on Geaning is still on? We operate one of the largest and best equipped plants in the Albemarle section. Extra Quality Work For Less Money } ! For One Day Service Call 156 FREE CALL AND DELIVERY IN CITY All Work Strictly Cash Upon Delivery Men’s Suits ag Overcoats C Ladies* Plain Dress or Coat w DRY CLEANED AND PRESSED Special prices given on Children’s Gar ments at plant. We specialize in Altering and Repairing. Odorless Dry Geaning ED. HABIT THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934. U. S. MAIL SERVICE I TO LITTLE AMERICA CLOSES NOVEMBER 1 If perchance there are any stamp collectors in this community, the fol lowing information from C. B. Eilen berger, third assistant postmaster general, relative to the closing date of the Little America mail service, may be of interest: “The attention of postmasters, em ployees of the Postal Service and others is called to the fact that the mail service to Little America, Ant arctica, will close on or about No vember 1, 1934. This is the last op portunity to secure a second can celation cover with the United States official postmark placed thereon at the post office at Admiral Byrd’s camp. “Covers will continue to be received by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, in care of Postmaster, Washington, D. C., until about November 1, which is approximately the latest date mail can be forwarded to Dunedin, New Zealand, in time to reach the relief ship before its departure to Little America to return the expedition from the Antarctic. “Collectors desiring the Little Am erica second cancelations should send all covers to the ‘Byrd Antarctic Ex pedition, in care of Postmaster, Washington, D. C.’, accompanied with postal money order remittance at the rate of 53 cents per cover, payable to Byrd Antarctic Expedition (post age stamps will not be accepted in payment). The outer envelopes or wrappers containing the covers must bear the proper postage. “The covers should not be stamped, as covers beating stamps of the regular or other commemorative sues will not be forwarded to Little America. The covers should be ad dressed in the usual way, either to the collectors themselves or to the persons to whom they are to be re turned. “When the covers are received by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition at Washington, the 3-cent United States Little America 3tamp will be placed on them, after which they will be forwarded to Admiral Byrd’s base camp at the bottom of the world, where they will be appropriately post marked and returned by June, 1935, after traveling approximately 25,060 miles. “The Byrd Antarctic Expedition II will place an attractive and unique cachet on the second cancelation cov ers to distinguish them from the first cancelation. These final covers from the Little America post office will serve as official souvenirs of the ex- Dr. J. W. Selig OPTOMETRIST Will be in his office on j the third floor of the Citizens Bank Build ing, Edenton — 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 V.. -j . c ■—— —k Timely Questions On Farm Answered •¥ Question; How should land be in oculated for growing alfalfa. Answer: A good crop of sweet clover, burr clover or black medic grown within the past three to five years is sufficient inoculation for most soils. Where these crops have not been grown, soil from a field that has been planted to them may be used. From 200 to 400 pounds of this soil should be applied to each acre of land seeded to alfalfa. Dampen the seed with a mixture of equal parts of water and molasses and sift on a small quantity of the soil from the inoculated field. Stir the seed until they are well coated with the soil. Commercial inoculat ing materials may also be used if inoculated soil is not available. Question: When should develop ing pullets be taken off the develop ing mash and placed on laying mash ? Answer: It is best to let the birds come up to about 25 per cent pro duction before the change is made in the mash. The laying mash stimu lates egg' production which may cause the immature birds to stop pedition and in future years will, no doubt, increase in value and interest to stamp cover collectors. “As stated in the original notice of September 22, 1933, concerning the issuance of the Little America post age stamp, the foregoing procedure for having covers" postmarked at the Little America post office is neces sary because the department has no means of transporting this philatelic mail to the Little America post office other than through the facilities of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.” | - iiiimiinii Money - More Money! FOR YOUR TOBACCO AT THE Farmer's Warehouse Williamiton, N. C Where Tobacco Is Selling Higher and Higher Every Day We cordially call your attention to the listed below, and strongly urge you to bring a load of tobacco to our house with out fail. i . ■. , Holliday & Mendenhall J. E. Waters James & Beach 60 at 39 $ 23.40 32 at 26 $ 8.32 20 at 38 $ 7.60 g 4 a t 33 27.72 26 at 30 7.80 162 at 38 61.56 JOO at 40 40.00 40 at 42 16.80 36 at 40 14.40 3g a t 42 _ 15.96 44 at 39 17.16 64 at_ 45 28.80 74 at TUI 44 I 32.56 96 at 48 46.06 64 at 48 30.72 92 at —44 40.48 178 at 49 87.22 168 at 48 80.64 44 atTTI 50 22.00 100 at 70 70.00 4 » 2 $202 ‘ 12 Average $44.08 614 ?293 ‘ 72 Average $41.07 - Average $47.67 A. L. Oakley , Mrs. O. S. Coltrain & 136 at 29 $ 39.44 Daniel 123 a t 47 60.16 Mrs. Isadella Hardison 130 at 29 $ 37.70 60 at 45 27.00 104 at 32 $ 33 . 2 8 46 at 31 14.26 104 at 45 46.80 174 at 34 59.16 114 at 40 45.60 102 at 45 45.90 15g at 39 61.62 70 at 45 31.50 152 at 42 63.84 n 0 at 45 49.50 88 at 50 44.00 114 at 40 45.60 136 at 50 68.00 126 at 51 64.26 32 at 37 11.84 574 $237.32 §2B $340.58 Average $41.34 Average $41.13 Average $39.81 C. T. Lawrence—3oo lbs. $115.48 Ave. $38.49 E. M. Todd 472 lbs. $174.13 Ave. $36.89 P. D. Manning—6s4 lbs. $245.10 Ave. $37.47 J. W r . Cowan—32o lbs. $115.08 Ave. $35.96 John Edmonds—69o lbs. $281.20 Ave. $40.75 Roy Culliphei—ssß lbs. $228.09 Ave. $40.87 A. L. Owens & Harris —536 lbs. $192.20 T. C. Wynne—sß4 lbs. $232.28 s Ave. $39.77 Average $35.86 Roebuck & Beach—49o lbs. $181.59 — Holliday & Cowan—346 lbs. $128.72 Average $37.05 Average $37.20 Bell & Baker—3o2 lbs. $107.34 —Ave. $35.54 Herman Moore—7oß lbs. $273.28 Ave. $38.60 Bell & Brooks—39B lbs. $176.78 $44.66 L. B. Harrison & T. F. Savage—sl29.7o J. R. Cowan—4sß lbs. $164.92 J *. $36.00 Average $36.22 W. S. Phelps—6l4 lbs. $226.54 -f ft $36.88 Similar Sales Are At Your Disposal Always At The J Farmers Warehouse / I Barnhill, Ingram and Phaup I PROPRIETORS WILLIAMSTON, N. C. 1 Second Sale Monday, September 17. First Sale Tuesday, Senk t ber 18. /third Sale Wednesday, September 19. II growing and it is better to have a flock with high vitality than to have a high egg production at the expense of body vigor. Be sure the birds are fully developed and producing about 25 per cent before making the change. Question: How may cow peas be stored to protect them from weevils? Answer: Thresh the peas as soon as harvested and then mix them thoroughly with air-slacked lime at the rate of one pound of lime to one bushel of peas. After the peas are mixed they should be stored in closely woven sacks to prevent other weevils from getting in from the outside. If the peas are stored in a bin a layer of lime about one inch thick should be spread evenly over the top. Where large quantities of peas are stored the peas and lime may be mixed with a shovel but at least ten pounds of lime should be used to the bushel of peas. PASTOR’S ISLAND MYSTERY When the Rev. Dr. Lauchlan Mac- Lean Watt announced recently in Glasgow, Scotland, that be had pur chased Eilean a Chait, a Rosshire i I Edenton Electric Shoe Shop | Best Materials Expert Workmanship | <♦> 'n JULIAN WARD, Prop. ' f $ % f WE PAY POSTAGE ONE WAY <£ §> S island, he created a mystery because no such name appears on the ord nance survey maps of Scotland. Fol lowers of the clergyman and others sought in vain to find its location. Then the pastor revealed that it is one of the two Cat Islands, and lies off the southern shore of Loch Car ron, near the rocky peninsula as Dudha Mohr. The islands are connected by a sandspit at low wa ter, and the one he acquired has a lighthouse 35 feet tall, which once was a very familiar beacon in these waters, but has been out of use for many years. Dr. Watt’s home is surrounded with some of the most enchanting scenery Scotland has to offer. REVIVAL SERVICES CLOSED AT WARWICK SWAMP CHURCH Revival services closed at War wick Swamp Baptist church Satur day evening. The preacher, Rev. Frank Cale, was assisted in the meet ing by the Rev. Mr. Cole of Florida. Baptismal services were held Sun day morning at Cannon’s Ferry with immersion in Chowan River. Six persons were baptized.
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