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sL bo? For the Children Dog Knows Hit Mat ter's Favorite Music MA8TEI! TOMMY WITH HX8 PET OOU.IH. Most of you children bare seen the advertisement of a certain talking ma chine which shows a clever little fox terrier dog listening to his muster's voice as It comes through the trans mitting horn. Well, here's a splendid, fine collie pappy who not only recognizes hts young owner's voice, but Is perfectly familiar with the music played on the piano by his talented master. There Is a spirited march that makes the dog come from under the piano and walk about the room to the stirring ( Btnilns, sidestepping and prancing about in wonderful dog fashion. Be never whines and yelps as so many of his kind do at the sound of music, but seems to appreciate It In a remarkably Intelligent manner. Master Tommy Is something of an all round sport, and he and the 'dog have many an exciting wrestling match In which it is hard to find out which la the winner. Consequences. One of the most popular games at a party Is consequences. It Is an old favorite, but has lost none of Its charms With age. The players sit In a circle. Eiich person is provided with a half sheet of note paper and a pencil and to asked to write on the top (1) one or more adjectives, then to fold the paper over so that what has been written cannot be seen. Every player has to pass bis or her paper on to the right hand neighbor, and all have then to write on the top of the paper that has 'been passed by the left bund neighbor (2) "the name of the gentleman." After this the papor must again be folded and pnssed as before; this time must be written (3) one or more ad jectives; then (4) a lady's name; next i where they met; next (6) what he f gave her; next (!) what he said to her; I next (8) what she said to him; next (0) the consequence and lastly (10) what the world said about It BS careful that every time anything has been written the paper la folded I down and passed on to the player on your right When every one has written what the. world says the papers are collected and one of the company proceeds to read out the various papers, and the Mat !t may be something like this; (li Tho horrifying and delightful (8) Mr. Brown (8) met the charming (4) Miss Phillips (S) in Westchester park; (0) be gave her a flower (7) and said to her, "How's your mother r (8) She aid to him, "Not for Joseph." (9) The consequence was they danced the horn pipe and the world said, (10) "Just what we expected," A tittle Bird Told Me. Mr. and Mrs. Robin have Just return- ad from their annual trip to Florida. The newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thrush, have been looking for furnished apartments in the Grove. It Is to be hoped that they will soon be settled and give u all a "house warm ing" party. Oar friend Mr. Blue Jay haa laid In a lot of horsehair and straw for building purposes. Be will sell them to the highest bidder. Come early and void the rush. Friends of the Wrens will And them at home hereafter In their new quar ters at the junction of Old Fence and toe Stone Wall. Mr. Robin Is organizing a polios ' force to drive out the unruly sparrows who have taken op their summer bode In the Park Trees. Good for Mr. Robin I . The Kind Word. Borne of the older boys and girls doubtless studied cancellation In school last winter. But there Is anoth er kind of cancellation that can be Dsod by boys and girls of all ages, aaya Apples of Gold. For example, two ys were speaking of ( another boy. N "?." replied the other, "but be al wayn plays fair." "He to so stupid la school," said the Brat hoy. "But be always stadias hard," an swend the second. Thus, you see, every unkind word spok) by the first boy was canceled ay a kind word from the second. NEW RETAIL GROCERY FIRM ; A new enterprise that has just started in business here is the Parker Grocery Company of which E. L. Parker manager. The store is located at 105 Eau Front street Mr. Parker has been with the Duffy Grocery Company He announces in an advertisement to lay that he has an entirely new stock an i solicits the patronage of the public ' 'I B Woman's World Prstty Qirl Appoint ed Game Warden. MISS NORMA FREDERIC GIBBONEY. I have already made two arrests for game violations. I had no trouble with the prisoners. I carried a re volver and u shotgun, and the pot hunters knew that I could use either of them." Which anuouncement goes to show that Miss Norma Frederic Gibboney didn't become game warden merely to wear a bright badge. Miss Gib boney was appointed warden recently by Governor Emmet O'Neal of Ala bama. She probably Is the only wo man in the United States with this sort of commission. When the news of her appointment was made public the pothunters In their huts along the Mobile bay marshes thought it a good joke. "one s one of these society women," they laughed. "She never would come out on a rainy day for fear of getting her feet wot- On with the killing." They were fully convinced of their mistake when the handsome warden came upon two of their number slaughtering ducks and marched them in with one band resting significantly on the blnck butt of the revolver at her hip. Miss Uibboney's borne is Aloha. It stands among acres of forest and foil- age. Mobile bay stretches away to the east, and at the back is the Dog river. She Is a deadly shot with a rtile and can bring down the mallards from behind a blind with the best shots In Mobile. It was her love for animals and not the passion for hunt ing that led her to become one of the Alabama game police. "It is the birds that I particularly want to protect" said Miss Gibboney recently when speaking about her work. "We seldom realize how much good they do. If they didn't prey con stantly on the Insects we would be without vegetation before very long. I anntamilinr with every bird of Ala bama. Ten years ago you could see Socks of beautiful blno cranes in the edge of the water out there. Now they are curiosities. I have recently fitted out n log cabin In the midst of ten acres of forest that la Just as nature made It. I Intend to spend the rest of my life there." Miss Gibboney is well known over the entire south. She Is a frequent visitor to New Orleans. She Is a de scendant of Zack Taylor, Patrick Hen ry and the Virginia Sheltons. She la prominent in society. From now on she won't see much of receptions and pink teas. Concerning Women. Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons of New York has written a book which she calls "The Old Fashioned Woman." Mayor Gaynor, who generally to cred ited with saying what he thinks, de clared that It is a most Interesting book, but suggests that the title might be changed to "Primitive Fancies About the Sex." Mrs. Metcalfe resides at the station at Socket t Harbor, on Lake Ontario, and looks after the buildings, which are old and worn, for $1 a day. She to therefore the only woman "com mandant" In the United States and was present when the monument to commemorate the victory In the war of 1812 waa dedicated recently. Miss Elizabeth O. Berdan In "Remi niscences of a Diplomat's Wife," by Mrs. Hugh Eraser, Is described as a former friend of the grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Upon one occasion one of the princesses gave her a ring and excused the fact that it wua not a more expensive one by the remark, Bat you know, Granny Vac to so stingy." Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, librarian of the League of American Penwomen, to a member of the school board of Washington and baa been chosen by the commissioners to represent the District of Columbia at the interna tional congress of school hygiene to be held in Buffalo the last week In August She Is one of the editors of cookbook now in the press. NOTICE. Beginning September 1 we will have to charge 25c, for all packages n Blue Mineral water where I have to fill same. This charge ia necessary as the demand is so grc it it takes must of my time with horse and wagon to de liver this water to depot. Water is free to anyone that calls for it themselves. W. D. Ipock, Asldn. V ? HHM l "-SssB LasssBssSfI LOVE'S HORRORS By LOUISE B. CUMM1NG3 The loveliest, the most barbarous, the simplest, the strangest nets com mitted by human beings find their mo tive in love. And there is no country in which love In its greatest Intensity lias flourished as in Italy. It is the soul of Italian poetry. It is the motive of Italian crime. One of the oldest fair Mies of Italy la, or, rather, was, the Contls. Me dieval Italy was ruled by great fami lies, and their power lasted with va ried decree for centuries. Beatrice Contl, a beautiful girl who lived in Rome a hundred years ago, when the Contl family was still, at least In name, prominent, loved Caesar Brandlni, and her love was returned. Beatrice was a superior girl, and Brandlni was a prominent young man. He was very accomplished, especially iu those many arts pertaining to war, being the best fencer as well as the best shot among the patrician set of Rome. But he was nothing of a bully or u braggart and had only once hud occasion to punish any man. That was for abusing a de formed child. Sclplone Brescinl, a man about Cae sar's age, was one day seen by the latter to cuff a crippled beggar who got in his way while crossing a street Caesar was so Indignant that he cuff ed Brescinl. Sclplone did not return the blow, and the matter seemingly ended then and there. Sclplone was a rejected lover of Beatrice. To have been struck by his successful rival turned his soul Into a fiery furnace. Had ho not feared the superior skill of Caesar ho would have challenged bltn. As It was, he found himself In a contemptible po sition, with no way out of it Strange to say, he not only 'coveted revenge on Brandlni, but on Beatrice. He brooded and brooded till he- conceived the idea of striking the girl through her lover. One night as Caesar was passing through one of those medieval Roman streets, too narrow for even a side walk, an arm was thrust out of a win dow, end a knife entered his back, piercing the heart He fell and died In a few minutes. Beatrice, knowing that her lover had only one enemy'ln the world and that was Sclplone, felt assured that he was the miirderer,but when a stiletto was left at her house on a dark night when the person leaving It could not be rec ognized she knew that It was the, weapon with which Caesar had been stabbed and that Sclplone was his mur derer. No more fiendish revenge Is to be conceived. Beatrice was at once changed by It from the gentlest of women to a dendly fury. The new Beatrice differed f rem the former Bea trice in proportion to the strength of her love. It did not even occur to her to punish Sclplone through the courts. She had no proof that, he was tho guilty person, and if she bad she would not have produced It The blood of the Contls ran pure in her veins, and the Contls of the past had not been In the habit of troubling the courts with their disputes. The men relied on their swords; the women one of them was a Borgia. She did not meet Sclplone Brescinl for some time dftor the murder and When she did surprised him by appear ing not to suspect that he had any thing to do with it She even asked him if he could not think of some one whose enmity Caesar had aroused Moreover, she did not appear to take her lover's death to heart so much as be hod expected Sclplone gained con fidence. Ail might yet be well between him and her. True, for a time he had hated her, but her presence rekindled love. The two met often. Sclplone did not need to go tn see her at her house, for at that time every one In Rome met socially at all sorts of open air fes tivals. Beatrice always greeted Scl plone with a smile a smile that never had and never could fall to win him. And this la an effect of love. Like liquor, It steals a man's brains. And so Sclplone drifted to his ruin. He renewed the offer of his hand to Beatrice and was accepted. Before their marriage Beatrice in sisted on making a trip to India. She had heard of something in that coun try she wanted. Sclplone was loath to part with her and could not under stand her going. She told blm she wished a flower that grew there and was nowhere else to be found with which to decorate her bridal veil. What a singular woman's whim to go all the way to India for a flower! Beatrice was gone a long while on i her journey. When she returned she fixed a date for her wedding, but pre ferred that It should be In private. After the ceremony she sat In her wedding dress, decked In the fresh plucked flowers of a plant she had brought from India. Her husband sat beside her. "For my sake, Inhale the perfume of the flewcrs I was at so much pains to get for our bridal," she said. She held one of them to his nostrils, and be drew In Its perfume. When be was about to turn away she pat her ' arm about his neck and pressed the i flower to his nose. Presently be made i nnother effort to turn away. He could I not he was paralyzed Then where he had seen Its loving wife he saw a ! demon As bis senses faded the face 1 hafitr. him fnwnr ntAM KirHhla 111 death came to his relief. He had inhaled the odor of the poi son flower of India. "BOYD TALKS FACTS." Five cents dally will mature a JO payment lire policy in the UONIN CENTRAL LIFE NSURANCE CO th best company in the world. Large dividends and big cash sur render valus make it better Invest ment than savings or building and loan accounts. Insurance for young and old, 16 to 65 years. Its a crime not to Insure. W. G. BOYD. A Preparatory Test By OLIVE EDNA MAY "Harry," said Bess, "I've been think ing what an awful thing it is for a girl to trust her whole future to a man, not knowing whether he's going to make a good husband or a horrid one. I've a good mind to break our engage ment" "Strange, Isn't it? I was thinking the same thing about a man's tying himself up for life to woman My uncle eays a man runs an awful risk when he marries." "How should he know? He's never been married. "I've no doubt that your aunt who is ap elderly maiden, put all this dis trust into your head. I've often heard her say she wouldn't marry the best man In the world." "Aunt Martha has a very clear Idea of men's faults. "So has my Uncle Jim of women's shortcomings. But af I said a mo ment ago, I've been thinking myself that it's like taking a cold plunge to be married. If yoa think you don't care to risk it perhaps we'd better break it Off. She pouted at this and bent ber eyes down on a locket she was toying with. "Uncle Jim says," be continued, "that marriage Is all very well so long as the spooning lasts, but just as soon as a couple come down to the real thing the girl discovers that she hasn't got exactly what she wanted, or the fellow finds he's made a bull, or both do, and the fracas begins. Now, sup pose we stop spooning and treat each other in that friendly way married people do. We'd find out the cause of future dissatisfaction and could make up our minds with deliberation wheth er we'd better risk it or not" "That's n good ideu. When shall we begin now?" "No; the next time we meet." Ho didn't core to begin now, because it was only 11 o'clock at night and he was quite sure he would wish to spoon till 1. So they sat locked in each other's arms till 2, when they made preparations for parting, which required half an hour more, and final ly succeeded In dragging themselves away from each other at 8. They were to begin their humdrum matrl- mnnlnl trnntmont n t f-hatr novf niont. ing, and in order to be well prepared he was not to call again for three lifiva Wluwi tho firtm tuna nn ha hint nerved himself to act like a man who had been married ten years. He gave her a perfunctory kiss and, throwing himself into an easy chair, asked if anything now had turned up since he saw ber last. She gave him a scorn ful glance, made no reply and, tak ing a seat In another part of the room, took up a book she had been reading. He yawned and, taking a cigarette from a box, lit It, leaned back and smoked. There was a long silence. It was only a few minutes, but It seemed long. "Been to your aunt's today?" hs asked. "No. Is your uncle well?" "Very." Another silence, during which he took up a magazine from a table, turn ed over the leaves and threw It down. Then he glanced in her direction and saw that the book she was reading, or, rather, pretending to read, was upside down, pictures and all. "Been a big storm lately?" "Not that I know of. Why do you ask?" I "Oh, I see a picture of a capsized ship In the book you're reading." This called ber attention to the in verted position of the volume, and she reversed It. There was no sound ex cept the turning of Its leaves, which occurred so rapidly that she must have been capable of reading a page every ten seconds. Finally he said with a yawnr "I shall have to go to bed early to night. I've been up till late for several nights." "I'm sorry you most go early." He took out his watch. It was a quarter to 9. "I think I'll go now," be said. "I'll drop into the club for a few minutes before I go to my room." "Good night" Since he had not risen this was some what unexpected He arose with i scowl on his brow and without say- et in the hall and was hunting for hi.! bat and cane when he heard a sob di rectly behind him. She was there,' i m hatF Tin nff lpAiAh1n . h.. ..trail I Ho clasped her in his arms, and bat, head fell on his shoulder. There was an Impressive allehee for some mouls, which be broke. "I don't believe this tost plan to at all necessary." '.. N . "I-don't-thlnk so." "I'm sure there are no disagreeabva features about you that would cause me to wish myself unmarried." "Ton won't treat me badly, will you, Harry, dear?" "No." Tbe promise was sealed with a Must you go so early?" "By no means. Now that we havs proved that we love each other there's. no possibility of oar -being dissatisfied with each other after marriage." He was not so sleepy as he had sap posed At any rate, it was half past 8, In the morning when, he took his de parture. He has now been married ten years, and he wonders what they said to each other between 8 p. m. and S a. m. dor-j rtons, back of the subject V this rag their sittings when they were an- ftry bad furnished a murderer ted pairpA Craven CountyJFarm Life School For Boys and Girls Vanceboro N. G. A High School emphasizing Agriculture and Domestic Science. J. B. TURLINGTON, Superintendent G. A. MARSH LL, High School Principal A Blighted Hope By WILLIAM BLAKEMAN Here is a story suggested by the present Interest In eugenics. There are a number of elements that enter Into the condition of criminality, but they are Inextricably mingled. For instance, heredity plays an impor tant part, bat since there ure two par ents, the ancestors of each reaching back Indefinitely, It does not neces sarily follow that a child begotten by them will inherit a criminal tendency. Moreover, criminality may be a disease or an Imperfect working of the bodily functions. Then there Is environment which many experts in criminology consider by far the most important of all causes. In England many years ago there dwelt a family named Ball. Johnrall, one of these people, at twenty years of are became a parricide. That was the time when the fovgl'sh government "w sending criminals to Botany bay, m Australia. Tboso transported were trealed according to their condition, some of them bttag allowed full lib erty within bounds, L live In their own houses and earn their own living John Rail, to all outward appearances, was a perfectly good man and soon earned tho right to be treated as such within the limits of the law. In the penal colony was a young wo man named Mary Coolldge. She had stolen money to keep her widowed mother and younger brothers and sis ters from starving. It would seem that this act was only on the border of crime and should have met with a light punishment But the act was committed nt a time, when there was but little mercy under the Ena-llsh jaw, and Mary was sent to Botany Day These two, John Ball and Mary Cool ldge, met after they had been members of the colony eight years. There was an inclination among John's associates to consider his crime as the result of a temporary insanity. As for Mary's, It was simply an overstrain of human endurance. The two became attached to each other and were married, each obtaining a ticket of leave to ro any where on the Island and build a home for themselves. Bach had saved some money and, putting their funds together, had can ,.tl .enou?b to 80 ,nt0 BhecP raising, t that time land was cheap In Aus- tralia. and they were enabled to buv Jg5 wuld now be considered a large trnct, be? Prospered and as they ac- cumu,"ted more capital put It Into neeP Bnd "hat was required for their uocks- protection. A son was snnn born to them, and be was followed by two daughters. Johnny Ball was a fine little fellow and the apple of his father's eye. At an early age ho learned to ride on horseback and made frequent trips with his father over bis ranch. They were enjoyable rides over acres that they owned, well stocked with their sheep. The family was a happy one notwithstanding the reason for their being where they were, though the children were brought up In Ignorance that their parents had been criminals. John Ball, Sr., became quite wealthy, and his wealth and bis sterling quali ties did much to eradicate the effect upon his fellow men of his having been transported for crime. He had excel lent Judgment and before Important ventures were entered upon by his as sociates they usually consulted blm. Ball's family grew op under entirely different conditions from other de sceudnnts of criminals, who even to day constitute a class by themselves. They are called larrikins and are noted for their wortblessness and fur nlsh their fall quota of Australian f f lna Th0M biwlre,1ob?ef!,I18 iiaiujcu tiro tuuu ui iuv oau cuiiuren indicated that environment was mora Important than heredity. Their father had been enabled to raise them far above that association which produces criminals. John Ball, Jr., grew ap to be a man with the same Judgment the same character, as his father. It was be lieved that he would furnish an exam ple of tho son of a criminal who, far from being the usual larrikin, would be an honor to Australia. While he manifested a disposition to continue sheep raising, at which his father had KAAn ma ... 1 K 1 -1. M the political Held. Bat one morning this optimistic structure that was being built upon the case of tbe Ball family fell with a crnsh- Tho mother and the children. except John Junior, who was now twenty-two ywra old were away on a visit, leaving father and son in the ranch bouse. In the morning a servant went to their rooms to call them to breakfast and found tbe father mur dered in his bed and the son gone. I The matter coat a gloom over those who had drawn such hopeful conclu sions' from a case which it seemed had been proving and would continue to prove that hereditary crime waa of minor Importance and could be over come by an Improved environment Toe widow shut herself up with her f00 Mre. 1 appeared In public again An Australian friend of this tin r tunate family who was Interested In wlentlflc petat, connected with the crime committed by both father and on, on making a tripo F)n"i-n1 lu vestlRatod the record of tv Bail faml ly. He found that two dtnVent gen ' HO were cues qi irarnriiie. PINELAND SCHOOL GIRLS (Incorporated) Fall Term Opens Sept. 9, 1913. A large, mode.. Ick building, steam heated, hatha, running wa.ter in all the bed rooms, elegantly lighted. Furnished with the beat furniture. Good board prepared under the direction of the Domestic Science teacher. Excellent courses in Domestic Science, Music, and Voice. A Lit erary Course which prepares for College and life. A Faculty of Eliht. Rates reasonable. Girls wishing to accommodations in the Club. For Catalogue, Address REV. W. J. JONES, Salemburg, N. C. - - - - Sampson County. TRINITY PARK SCHOOL ESTABLISHED 1898 Location excellent. Equipment first-class. Well-trained Faculty of successful experience. Special care of the health of students. An instructor in each dormitory to supervise living conditions of boys under his care. Excellent library and gymnasium facilities. Large athletic fields. Fall Term opens September 16. FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE ADDRESS W. W. PEELE, HEADMASTER. - DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Great Sale in Full Swing Our Big Summer reduction sale is now in full Swing Prices 25 to '35 per cent, lower than they have ever been offered for in New Bern before on our entire stock of dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, caps, furnish ing goods, notions, trunks and traveling bags. ggtQ 63 Middle Street, C. L. SPE1SCER Dealer in Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hominy Seed Wheat and Seed Rye. Brick for Sale. Mail Orders Given Careful Attention. Lower Middle Street, New Bern, N. C. , THE KOLA NUT IN AFRICA. if. Plays an Important Part In the Lives of the Natives. In the parts of Africa where it pr.'ows the kola nut Is much esteemed I y the natives 03 account of Its stim ulating and other properties, and it occupies a large place In African lo :;vik1s, as well as In ceremonies and t'Ults. These tribes have been aware nf Its power as a stimulant from time immemorial, and it Is also used as a remedy for marsh fever and other maladies. It Is used as a pledge of friendship or affection, as an offering to fetich rain and also ns money or for paying tribute. In the Bambara and other regions a young man sends a basket of white and red kola nuts to the fa ther of a young woman whom be de sires to marry. If the father consents ho keeps all the nuts, but If not be keeps tho white ones and returns tbe red.. Tho kola tree Is much respected, and tho belief Is strong among the natives that If ono of them plucks a flower It will bring him bad luck. Among the ftagas a tree Is planted at each birth or notable occasion Iu the Dlorugu region when a chief goes through the 'eremony of naming his child he plants a kola tree, and this afterward belongs to the child. In tbe whole of tho Sudan region the kola nut Is a symbol of frlend--' Ip, and as It la an article of luxury the act of offering It as a gift Is taken ns a mark of the wealth of the giver, (toting the kola nut together Is a sign of friendship, and It would be a great offense to refuse to do this. Treaties, vows or compacts are made binding In tbe same way. Chicago News. Illii ssa mm an Kij Awtal'eeparioiilhrAs-' i simitalingtfienwdaiiJKw'iila HH ,(nB u,c Stocuiis andBcb cf aT ness and RretJContains netor ; Opium. Murphinc nor Mineral 11 1 Not Narcotic. ' Sir Hn Aperfw toaedy forConsfht isHH ?bCbctm Comas riLb&SJ Exact Copy of Wrsw - live at actual expense will find good Sugar New Bern, N. C The Old School at Its Bast It was In the early days of tbe rail road and Aunt Ruth had boarded tbe train for ber first trip. Her maid bad neatly arranged her carpet bag, band box and reticule around her, bat there was some trouble with the engine, so that the train did not start at once. Aunt Ruth had spread oat her ample skirts like an open fan, and her little feet were daintily perched upon a foot stool. Just then tbe conductor passed through. Touching him lightly upon the arm, she said. "Too may tell them I am seated and am ready to go now." Woman's Home Companion. Biggest Thing In the World. " 'Fighting Rob' Evans," said a naval veteran of Washington, "had like most fighters, a tender heart " 'Fighting Bob' bad a specially ten der heart toward children. I once heard htm say as he held his little grandchild's hand: " 'A child Is tbe biggest thing In the world. A ragged, emaciated hungry child is to me bigger than a battle ship.' " Exchange. Anaesthetics. "The anaesthetics dont seem to have any effect on old Battersby, air. He won't drop off." "Hum! Ah, I have Itt Send for his pastor and his barber. Between them they ought to put him to sleep." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Not Fully Tested "What an absurd little watch!" 'i "It keeps very good time." "Ah, It may do now, bat wait tin tbe longer days come." London Puuch. Truth to oar oaly armor In an aages of life or death. Emerson CUSTOM Tot Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of In Use For Over MS. Thirty Years CASTOR! 1 1 ivr 1 1
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