Last Edition
WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 31,.
NO. 2(1
THE PROBLEM OF PRIME FORESTRY
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A Plan is Proposed for a General Test by Southern
Lumbermen of Forestry on Their Own Holdings.
New Orleans. La.. April SO.?la ad
drwlng the National Lumbar Man
ufacturera* Aaeoclation today Henry
C. Q raves. cbiaf of tli'e Forest Ser
vice of the U. 8. Department of Agri
culture, diacutsed the problem of
private forestry and proposed a plan
for a genral teat by Southern lum
bermen of the practicability of for
estry on their own holdings.
"The more I study into this sub
ject of prlrafe forestry," said Mr.
Graves, "the more I am convinced
that what Is needed Is not Immed
iate lecHlatlon, but an immediate be
ginning of the practical operation of
forestry, and I am convinced that
the results of such a beginning will
be conclusive evidence that American
lumbermen sre fully capable of meet
ing the conservation problem both
from the standpoint of the perma
nent requirements of the * lumber
trade and from that of the continued
prosperity of the public at large."
Forester Graves held that for most
large owners to Introduce forestry
Immediately over their entire hold
ings would not be practical from a
business standpoint, because this
would involve making a considerable
Investment in the dark. It could not
be told now either what forestry
would cost them or what it would
bring them. Further, a preliminary
working out of the exact methods of
cutting and lire protection should be
obtained. Therefore Mr. Graves pro
posed: (1) That those lumbermen
who are Interested In this mstter
make an Immediate teat of the prac
tice of forestry on their hofdlngs;
<2) thst this be regarded as a be
ginning with a view of ascertslnlng
the posalbllty^of forestry, rather than
an attempt to eetabliah an organised
system of forestry over his entire
holdings; (S) that to accompllah this
object tbey associate themselves to
gether Oltber through their trade as-j
soclation . or by a new aaeoclation.
In order that through cooperattoh
and partnership the expeiisea of for
eatry may tA reduced to a minimum;
(4) that each owner set aalde from
1,000 to 10.000 acres as a practical
demonstration ground; fS) that there
be employed by the aaeoclation a for
yeeter to direct the technical~work,
nls salary and expensea to be prop
erly prorated among all the mem
bers;*^ 8) that each owner employ
suth local guards or rangers as are
necessary to carry out the Are regu
lations. restrictions of cuttings, etc.
Mr. Graves warned the lumbermen
that If they did not themselves move
In the matter they were likely to find
the public taking action to prevent
the Impoverishment of States through
forest destruction. "There is no
qu&?tl6n,'r*fce said, "that there is a
..strong tendency toward 8tate legis
lation looking to some kind of re
striction on private lands. Bills have
..^WJJslly^beeQ.Uktrjaduced in State leg
islatures having in view legal restric
tions as to how'the timber should be
?cuL? <3Ehen .American j people when
.afc^ised. tgihe need of a. given, re
k form are- impatient' to have it- accom
plished at once. My own program
would be for the private owners to
^C?tAtnl*a.that they have a. responsi
bility to handle the property so that
iliyrlil^ot-resalt-itf-<an Impoveclsh
meijj rQf State, and that the State
ehoufr recognise Its responsibility to
the prjv^te ,owners* In carrying
out the. necessary conservative man
agement."
The opening for foreatry with $ar
ly returns through leaving the small
er timber -tint a aecond cut waa dwell
upon, hut it w^s- pointed out that real
foreatry Is net practiced' unless re
i production is provided for. Mr.
Gravea recognized ?ifti_ihe longtime
Investment involved in tree planting
on deforested land is not, under av
erage condltlona at the preaent time,
an attractive one to lumbermen; nor
did he urge It "If you should ask
my advice aa to whether you should
buy denuded landa in the South and
plant them on a large seals as an In
vestment. I should advise agalnat it.
In my Judgment the question of the
. financial returns fcrom private for
estry should not be looksd-at from a
theoretical standpoint of purchasing
land and planting trees, but. rather
from the standpoint of the manage
ment of forests already under timber.
I believe that the average American
lumberman is not much more Inter
ested In natural reproduction than he
ia in plantations. N'svertheleas, I be
lieve that the question of reproduc
tlon it well worth your attention on
practical grounds, even though you
have not the Interest of tbe owners
who are planning a heritage for their
children and grandchildren, or of the
corporations organised on such a per
manent basis as to look far Into the
fete re. Already In the best settled
portions of our country land well
stocked with young growth brings a
higher price than denuded land. Even
the land speculator who has no in
terest In permanent forestry may well
Uk, thl. Into account. Reproduo-,
tlon can be secured naturally In moat
cases where a second cut Is contem
plated. T believe that it la emphat
ically worth while. In the first place,
for the sake of the increased sale
value of natural forest land after the
present stand has been removed. If it
is then well stocked with young
growth. In the second place. I be
lieve that the permanent interest* of
the lumber business ndt only justify
but demand such a handling of your
forestry property." \
THE REVIVAL
Will Preach to the Young People To
morrow Evening.
The main auditorium of the First
Bautist Church was crowded last
night to hear Rev. R.fcA. McFarland.
The subject of his disburse was
"Belshaszar'i Feast." He drew an
analogy between this feast and tbe
feast of sin. The speaker said that
the feast of sin may have a very
auspicious beginning, but a very dis
j astrous close. After the analogy
' with the ancient royal feasts, indul
gence in drinking or any other par
ticipation was entirely voluntary, and
could be given up at any time by tho
guest, so waa It true that those in
dulging themselves in the feast of
sin could break ,*way any time they
so desired. He-emphaslsed the fact
that today many would have the Bible
Interpreted by nice sounding phras
lology, and complimentary terms,
but that when the Jiand ijrjote op the
walls o( tho palh'le hftlC Daniel gave
the meaning Just as it was. So all
men should be willing to lay aside all
creed and dogmatism and take the
Bible plainly and simply for what it
says.
Tomorrow night Mr. McFarland
will speak to young people largely,
and the Sunday school choir will le^d
the singing. One of the bpeolal pieces
they will render will be "My Moth
er's Prayer." *.
Home prayermeetlngs will be held
thiq afternoon and tomorrow after
| noon. Today the service took place
at the home of Mr. J. H. Daveruiort^
on West Second street. The place pf
meeting tomorrow will be announced
tonight. ' ?>
HAS RKTlRXEDi''
Mr. R. ^ee Stewart had returned,
from a tour of inspection ^of.?tM>
watches of the employes of tivo
tl? Coast Line and Wpshlngton and
Vfcndemer railroads for tbl#<di.vlslon.
Mr. Stewart is also the ofQci^T Inspec
tor of the Norfolk and Soetftern fdr
this district. This position iX^fcrto&r
Important one and the fac?'tlmt+ouF
"ytfOng towrrnmatr-ocruptes it i* bitt'tlT
say that It la Oiled with afclflty and
credit. ' ... -'j
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ELEVEN KILLED BY EXPbOfiJQX.
Buda Pest, April 19.?A" boiler In
a match factory exploded today at
Szegenden, killing ten girls and a
man and Injuring several others.
HCHOOL DEBATE.
The debate between the* student*
of the Washington and Greenville
High Schools at the auditorium In
this city on the evening of 'April 2,9.
promises to be an occasion both in
teresting and Instructive. Thp News
learns that the home boys are study
ing their subjects hard and will be
ready for their antagonists on the
date selected. Every cltlsen of Wash
ington should turn out and encour
age the embryonic orators and de
baters, possibly they might learn
somethfog about the Humphrey Bill
thejr are now in Ignorance of.
When a girl gets old enough to.
have sense she quits wearing sensible |
shoes.
SPECIAL SHIgT SHOWING I
of Cluette and Monarch Brands. These brands
are too well known to require any description.
Our present showing includes every wanted
pattern.
MERITS ELATED
The Rrsuh in New York Gives
Encouragement.
AMERICAN PEOPLE TIRED
Tbe DnNcntk Lndm Bay Haren'i
Election to Indication of Murress to
November?Bry?n Says Result to
Cilia It the'
of God." a
Washington. April 10.?Although
the Democratic members of the Con
gress claim the Rochester election to
a party triumph indicative of Demo
cratic victory at the polls throughout
the country In November, the Repub
licans hold that the personal tide of
the two candidates was the leading
factor In the result.
When the announcement of Hav
ens" victory was conveyed to William
Jennlnga Bryan Just before he took s
train for the West tonight he ex
pressed his deep satisfaction.
it to very significant," he said,
'not only as regards the rebuke glv?
enAo the Republican party on the
i/tolm, but It la^rttally significant in
thatlt goea to ahow that Republicans
are displaying a will and Intention to
register their protest against candl
dates when those candidates are not
personally satisfactory. Mr. Havens'
.victory Is a notable one and pregnant
with great political possibilities."
'The result In the Rochester dis
trict," said Champ Clark, minority
leader in the House, "taken In con
nection with the results In the sixth
Missouri -dMtrlct snd the fourteenth
Massachusetts'distrlct proves conclu
sively thst the country to disgusted
with the Republlcsn administration
and the Republican Congress and
proposes to overthrow them."
Representstlve Charlea N. Fowler
of New Jersey, who was depoeed from
the champlonsUp of the committee
on banking and currency by Speaker
Cannon declared that the election re
ault was a "Judgment of God."
"It merely tends to prove." he said
"that the American people are tired
of political plracx snd intend to pre
vent It from now on."
CRIiRRICATKS MARS.
Father Gallagher, of New Bern,
celebrated low mass at the residence
of Dr. J. M. Gallagher. East Main
street, this morning at 8 o'clock.
FEDERAL COURT
The l>ockct to About Cleared snd the
Court Will More Than Likely
Adjourn This Afternoon.
The following caspa have been dis
posed of at this session of the United
States District c6urt:
, '* United States vs. * W. H. Daniels
and Jainife Griffin. Beaufort county.
Illicit distilling! Continued. Capias j
.to Issue. 7"*' .<
United Jjtates vj. F. B. Lewis.
Beauforjt county. Fraudulent use ofl
the malls. ? iury'trials Verdict of
notvfutlty. %*i ??' ..A;
Urfttefr* ^tarts' -vs. ? Japies Corey.
Siartin county: Illicit distilling. Con
tinued. Capias to
. .J'.nlted StaieB vs. John R. Starling,
^eavifort -county* - Larceny of mail
:peuch.' .Not*a tf?e bUJ
United State* vs.fDavld Tredwell.
Washington county. Retailing. Goes
off the docket.
United 8tates vs. Rosa .Wooten.
WjMhington*county. Retailing. Judg
ment suspended and the defendant
discharged.
; United States vs. M. galaey. Wash
ington county. Retailing. Goes off
the docket. *
coimtV. Breaking Into* postofflce.
Will be disposed erf this afternoon.
United States'* vs. James McKee.
Pitt quaty. Retailing. Not a true
bill. ^
United States vs. S. O Roddick and
S. R. Roarh, scl fa discharged.
United States v*. j. Redding Corey.
Martin' eounty. Illicit distilling. Jury
trial. This cause has been heard and
the verdict was still pending' when
the Dally News went to press.
A REQUEST.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
request that -when any Confederate
soldier passes away that some mem
ber of that organisation be notified
so that they can pay proper respect.
Recently some of the veterans have
died and the Daughters were Ignor
ant of the (acU, until the burial had
taken place. If |s to bo hoped that
the citizens will bear this In mind and
govern themselves accordingly.
AUL CAS ATTEND.
On account of the revival meetings
at the First Baptist Church Jthe Ox
ford Singing Class will no\ begin
their program until ft o'clock, Friday
,q*tonlas.*<Thls is done so that those
attending churc]) may have.-lhs op
txirtunlt* Offcfaring the class.
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- Young men who stay otrt all
?tU soon be all In.
nimj
AGAIN ONTHE MOVE
Roosevelt Now Enroutr From
Buda-Pest.
THE NEXT STOP IN PARIS
The Former President Ml Hull..
PeM a^One O'clock Thl. Morning
-Bli Crowd at Station to 8m Him
Off?The City of P*rW WUI Be the
PC tort. I
Buda-Pest. April 10.^?Theodore
Roosevelt was ftreo* a rousing send
off when he left for P?rts on the
Oriental Express this morning, in
spite of the inconventot hour?1
o'clock. Many distinguished persons
whom he had met In the round of en
tertainment here were at the station,
to which Mr. Rooesrslt went direct
from the fins! dinner In his honor.
Ambassador Kerens attended to the
details of the departure. Others
present were Baron VonHelgelmuller,
the Austrian ambassador at Washing
ton, now here.on leavd of absence:
Count Apponyl and <*h?rs. A large
crowd cheered as the triln drew out.
Paris Getting Ready.
Paris, April 20.?-As Theodore
Roosevelt is speeding toward Paris
on the Oriental Express from Buda
pest?crossing the Austrian Alps and
southern Germany?all Paris today
is already on the qui vlve In anticipa
tion of his arrival tomorrow. Not
[the coming of all the monarchs of
Europe could create the stir in every
part of the city and in every serial
| class caused by the approac'i of the
former President of the United
States.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel,
who came here from Avignon sev
eral days ago, have been quietly en
tertained, but with the arrival of Mr.
Roosevelt and Kermlt one of the bus
iest whirls of Its kind Paris has ever
seen begins. Every kind of enter
talnmert has been mapped out. from
the most formal of receptions to a
trip In an airship:' M. Clement, the
builder of the dirigible which is -?oon
to essay the trip to London, has in
vited Mr. Roosevelt to go up on a
trial-spin with him.
Tfiew>omtntttee?--*Wrnngliig Mr.
Roosevelt's program have been more
busy than the police. Prom the time
he enters Franco at Avrlcourt until
he leaves for Brussels a week later
he will be constantly under the guard
of the best detectives of the country.
In Paris, Prefect Lepine, "the ideal
policeman," has arranged to protect
^he city's guest every momer.r. In
Ihls he will have the assistance or the
crack secret service men of other na
tiorfS. The watch on anarchist'} has
been maintained closely for?.wecks.
When Mr. Roosevelt reaches Pari<7
he will be welcomed by representa
tives of the municipality and j>f the
government. Almost his first move
will bcr to call on President Falliers
who Mil return the call and then the
TBtmyAveck will be on in earnest.
Crowds tdday beseiged the Sor
bonne, seeking invitations to the lec
ture Mr. Roosevelt is to give here.
The demand for tickets is a hundred
times greater than the supply.
KNOW IN KKNTUCKV.
fell generally- over Kentucky today. i
It feared that the fruit crops will
suffer heavily.
THUKE HKKI.S TONIGHT.
The Gem announces three reels of
Alas- for tonight. Choosing a Hus
bartU ?!? k' BioRraph comedy dp-ama.
Four JaU^fjl|*ichelor8 each love the
same gtrk-c .She promises each his
answer.sw.J^xorrow. She decides to
test their .sincerity and aets a trap
Her pretty aiater receives them while
she In hiding watches each falls a
victim to little sister's artlessness
and la dismissed.
The Day After Is another Biograph
comedy. The first day of the year Is
a day of resolutions everybody gives
free reign to their hablta until th?
stroke of twelve, when the new leaf
Is turned over. The awful remorse
of the neat morning Is terrible. This
picture depicts clearly seeing the old
year out and the effect it had the day
after.
The Luck Number and A Strong
Ttonic are two fine comedies sure to
please.
The Usurper Is a strong melo
drama with an Interesting love story.
8cenlc qualities and acting are fine.
Kbw Illustrated song tonight.
WORK l'llOGHKHHIXU.
Wprk Is progressing rapidly on the
three^atory fcrlck building fQr the J.
H. Harris .PJumblng & Supply Com
pany. .When finished it will be one
of the largest business houses in the
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'ABOUT COMPLKTBfo.
Tie new building being erected br
the *Va?bln?(on Hone E?>hank? ml
Second atreet la HWWg completion
It win bk M?4 tor ?b?w room, ator
aga, Me.
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STORM GATHERING
Big Cotton Firm M*jr Be Expell
ed From Exchange.
CHARGES AGAINST IT
It U Alleged That Firm PreelpltaUd
the I?rr*U(atk>R Begun bj Attor
ney OeMnl Wickcrvham in the
Hope That It Might Have Itself
From III* I/Onet.
New York. April 20.?While the
government's Investigation of th?
bull pool In cotton was under way to
day, with the Federal grand Jury In
session behind closed doors, a storm
was gathering on the floor of the
New York cotton exchange which
threatened to culminate in the expul
sion from membership of a big cotton
firm which Is said to have precipi
tated Attorney General wickersham's
activities In hopes of being able to
"welsh" out of disastrously unprofit
able contracts thereby. This firm Is
aald to be "short" many thousands of
bales of cdtton which it sold months
ago for delivery In May and July. To
make its deliveries it would have to
go Into the open market and 'buy
heavjly of the May and July options
at a tremendous increase In prices
and even then It Is questionable if
enough of the commodity could be ob
tained to make good Its contracts.
The one hope this Arm Is said to have
to avert loss, and possible ruin. Is
that the government probe may re
sult In smashing the bull pod!.
The contracts of the bull pool are
said to call for deliveries of 600,000
bales of May and July cotton. Involv
ing at the present prices about $4 3,
000,000.
PKB8IPEXT CAIillWKI.L.
Rev. Dr. J. Caldwell, president
of the Atlantic Christian College, of
Wilson, N. C.. Is expected to arrive
in the city tomorrow and on next
Sunday morning and evening will
preach at the Christian Church. Dr.
Caldwell Is one of the State s mOBT
gifted speakers and no doubt he will
be greeted with large congregations.
While here he will be the guest of
Rev. Robert Mope. -
DECREASE IX PRICES o.
STIFFS.
New York. April 20.?The present
sensational drop In the price of pota
toes may mean cheaper food of all
klndft. Farmers are closing out their
supplies or old potatoes for a* little
fts twenty cents a bushel, which is the
lowest price in many years. Other
foods are also cheaper. As a result
of its iuvciti;:a:ions the American Ag
riculturist for April 23 will say:
"A marked decline has occurred in
the prices of certain food products.
If this decline continues inurh longer,
the commissions that aro investigat
ing high prices will Hud themselves
out of'a Job.
"Compared to the high point in
Iwheat last year, the-present market at
j Chicago shows a decline of 17 cents
a bushel. The decline in corn from
the high point of last year is 19 cents
and oats 20 cents. In other words the
j present wholesale prices of oats Is
22 per cent, below the highest pr.ice
of last year, corn 1s off 24 per cent,
and wheat 14 per cent. Cotton seed
meal is off $3 to $4. or S'to 10 per
cent. Cotton itself is a fraction of a
cent a pound lower than In January,
showing a decline of about '5 per
cent.
"Potatoes have not been so low In
years, wholesale prices at present be
ing at 4 0 to 50 per cent, lower than
In November last. Vast numbers of
farmers held on to their potatoes un
til the late winter or spring markets,
and are now glad to get rid of their |
stock at 25 cents a ousnei, wnereaa a I
year ago they yere wholesaling at |
Chicago at tl a bushel at this time.
"Butter has declined 6 per (?ent.;
eggs have gone off as usual in the
spring. Even beef cattle^ave no more
than held their high quotations of
March, arrtl hogs are a trifle off, al
though still very high, and prices of
sheeps and lamb well maintained.
There has been a break in the price
of hay at country points In the West;
beans are also cheaper.
Altogether conditions ' multiply
tfcaf a reaction In food prices has ta
ken place," the American Agricultur
ist says.
With good crops In 1910 we may
expect the price of food to consumers
to be considerable lower than during
the past twelve or eighteen months,
although we do not look for a return
to the phenomenally low prices of 10
and 20 years ago.
HEALTH SUNDAY.
Next 8unday, April 24* will be
"Health Bunday" and It la expected
to be observed by the ministers
throughout North Carolina who are
to deliver specially prepared aermons
on that subject.
<? The Slate Health' Department has
EfclraMrMttt out 40,000 pamphlets to
ministers and others contajnlng data,
etc., to aid In. the furtherance 6f the
purpose. *
"EOucmioN or n great success
Sessions Were Held in the Firstgj|^^odist Church.
Prof. Broolu. of Trinity^' ,.<ge, a Speaker.
Last night at the First
Church. Prut. E. Brool
ber of the faculty >* Trta I
Durham, K. C., holding the chair of
Education. delivered an addreu on
Education before th* Educational
Meeting of Beaufort county. The
people of Washington have never had
the pleasure of hearing this distin
guished educator and those who were
present were charmed, delighted and
Instructed. It was a great pity more
could not have heard this admirable
address, burning aa It did with truths
and -thoughta high in conception.
Prof. N. C. Newbold presided at
the meeting and presented the speslc
er of the evening. From the very be
ginning Mr. Brooks caught the atten
tion of his audienre and held It to the
end. The speaker made his talk so
plain, so simple, even a child could
have understood his line of thought.
He presented arguments on this great
and vital subject that were unique
and yel ?o convincing that after he
had concluded no one present could
leave the building without feeling*1
that he had been benefitted and the
cause of education had in Professor
Brooks a champion wortby^of the
name.
Yesterday morning Prof. Brooks
made an address to the Educational
Meetldg and among other thoughts
presented he said:
Trinity Colleg Is a public Institu
tion, not a sectarian Institution. It is
^mbll
bile b?cauae It draws lu patronage
from the public, prepares them for
the public and sends them back-to the
public to do a public service.
This Is the contribution that the
Methodist Cburch Is making to North
Carolina and the nation. She Is not
a beneficiary of tbe State In thla re
spect that she charges the 8tate any
funds to do this service, for not one
cent of revenue Is drawn from the
8tate; but she Is a benefactor of the
State because she mskes to the State
s free gift of trained men and wom
en, snd all she has ever asked Is the
right to serve mankind.
In her* equipment, teschlng force,
high standard of Instruction, there Is
no part of her work that Is second to
any Institution In the South. This Is
her contribution that an Independent
Institution, a public Institution, Is
making to the State and the Nation.
At the morning session Mr. W. L
Vauglian made an addrens on the
"Attitude of the Home to Elementary
and Collegiate Education." Kis talk
was greatly enjoyed. He confined
himself principally to the discussion
of local conditions, etc! What the
Methodist Church was doing to Im
prove educational conditions In Bfeay
fort county was discussed by Rev. M.
T. Plyler, 'Rev. C. R. Canlpe and
others.
The entire occasion was one that
doubtless will result In much from
an educational standpoint.
THE ORPHANS
A Hinging Vinm From Oxford Orphan
Asylum Here Friday Kvrnlns at
the School Auditorium.
A singing i'Ibbh from the Oxford
Orphan Asylum will be here at the
school auditorium next Friday even
ing. giving one of their Interesting
and delightful entertainments. The
' class Is making a tour of North Caro
lina In the Interest of that most wor
thy institution, under the fnanage
mVnt of the Manonic fraternity. The
performance? i? *eh?d tiled ? to atari
promptly at 9 o'olock. The Admis
sion will be adults 2.1 cents, children
15 cents. This Is a cause that should
appeal to every citizen and the audl
torhkiu shoul^ be well Tilled.
YAIUFVII.LF! AT (iAIKTY TO
XICSHT.
Beginning tonight and continuing
for the remainder of the week there'
will be first-clnKH vaudeville at the
Gaiety nightly. 'The team that has
been procured for this three-night en
gagement Is one of the hem sketch
teams on the road today, nnd it van
I only by a lucky stroke they were
socured. gTb^y will present new acts
each night and (hose who enjoy good
[comedy singing and talking acts will
j have a chance to see atul hear ?>mi?
real "live ones."
r The "picture program tonight is
! headed by a Hlograph only four
[weeks old. entitled "The Love of
Lady Irrna." and when we* say it in
,h fine one you can believe It. for as (
Iall kuo.w this company only make the
I best.* You will have to see this pic-!
ture to appreciate it, for a descrip-1
tion here will not do it justice. There |
are two other fine pictures, "Tommy;
in Dreamland." a child comedy, and!
a beautiful drama, "The I?as* Who
Loves a Sailor." Also a new illus
trated song. "Good Bye Old Red.
White and Blue." Follow the mer
ry crowd.
VIQMCT IX PORT.
The United States buoy tender
-Violet, C*ptaln Outen, In command,
arrived in port yesterday and will
make a tour of Inspection of the light
houses and beacons In the sounds
and rivers in this section of the State.
VIOLIN LESSONS
For rates,and other de
tails address me, inclosing
a two-cent stamp.
L. G. SCHAFFER, I
Washington, N. C.
THE COMET
Two Citizen* Show Their Neighbor*
tl?e Celestial lio?iy in n Novel
War.
A few days apo quite a cumber of
ths citizens In Chocowlnlty got a
glimpse of what they took to be Hal
ley's comet and for a short time ex
citement was intense in the neighbor
hood where the celestial body was
discovered.
For several mornings prior to the
one In question the neighbors hive
been rising earlier than usual In.'
order to catch a vision of the wtm.
der. These early risers were not con
fined simply to the young folk, but
the aged, as well, were Interested and
were always "on J^clc" with the rest.
One citizen, whose beard and hair is
sprinkled with gray, aided by a
younger companion, decided that be
ing aroused every morning long be
fore day by people for no purpose,
had to he stopped. They held a con
sultation and derided to adopt meas
ures to break up the nuisance. \>ry
early the n*-xt inorn^ip. long before
ihe sleeper* had awakened, they
quietly flipped out of their bed and
with a large lamp stole carefully
away in the swamp nearby; placing
(he lamp on un elevation ^hey light
ed it and ttien secreted themselves lu
.the thicket for developments. They
did not have long to wait. Soon the'
; stillness was disturbed by exclama
tions of "Yonder Is t-he cornel, sure
|as you are born; It is here this time."
It was not many minutes before
could be seen young and old. some
dressed, others eo excited over the
news, they left their beds and sought
the yard for inspection of the comet
without stopping to robe. For a time
things were lively In and around
those parts. When they were Inform
ed It was only a lamp lighted In the
woods eyewitnesses say. that If the
party who placed that lamp In the
woods could have been found about
that time he would have "fared com
mon." quoting the expression of our
informant.
HalJey's comet Is a sore subject
with them now unit li may i'ubih inn
It may go. but they don't Intend to
be fooled again.
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