The Carolina Home and Fan Eastern Reflector. If. The Carolina Home and Farm and The Eastern Reflector. OUR AYDEN DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF C. L. PARKER Agent of The Carolina Home and Farm and The; Eastern Reflector for Ayden and vicinity. Advertising rates furnished Ayden, N. C July Stokes, of Houston, tells us that sec- witnessed the heaviest rain fall Saturday evening since last also said he had a fine crop of tobacco, the white leaf Orinoco that would average leaves to the stalk after being topped. Mr. Stokes is an exceptionally fine to- farmer and gets good prices. Rev. J. W. Fulford, of Bunyan, rived Monday and will locate here and serve the following St. John's Ayden and Holy We extend to him and his wife, a most cordial welcome in our midst. Miss Fannie Tucker, of Greenville, is visiting Mrs. R. W. Smith. What was left of our ball team re- turned from Kinston Sunday morn- The game played Saturday resulted to in favor of den. We have heard of him who would take your money and good name, as the meanest in the scale of humanity, but ex-Judge J. L. Hob- good was in our sanctum Saturday and tells us that a man by the name of and his daughter are both down with typhoid fever, his wife barely recovering, and some non- scrupulous wretch went in his kitchen and stole the last mouthful of his meat, which was 141-2 pounds, just purchased the evening before. This family are honest and hard working people, and we feel like that the thief who their meat should have the hottest corner and the brimstone should grade No. at the last day. Work is progressing finely on the Seminary and dormitory. Our Free Will Baptist friends have surely en on new life. Messrs. J. J. Hines and F. Lilly left Saturday for Black Mountain. They will spend some time recuperating. We hope they will feel much proved after inhaling the pure air of the of the Mr. W. Rollins has been on the sick list of late. Mr. Harry G. Burton has returned from Wrightsville. Mr. Hart has returned from Morehead City, where he at- tended the pony penning. While there he purchased one, about the size of a yearling, and the expense of getting him home was Miles Cannon, colored, who for a long time was a station hand here for the Atlantic Coast Line, has lost his health and job, and is now an object of charity. The Masons and Eastern Star in which he holds his membership, are loyal to him and family. Miss Rosa Skinner and her broth- Dock, Ned and William, of Farmville, were In town Sunday. They report good crops in their sec- Mr. Jesse and wife have moved to the Guthrie building near the Baptist church. Capt. Britt, who for many years was conductor on the local freight by here, but who for some time has resided at Wilmington, will move his family here in a few days and occupy the Stokes house on Lee street. Capt. Britt in still in the employ of the A. C. L. and has many warm who will welcome him and family in our town. He will also buy cotton for Alex. Sprunt and Company, k N. C. Mr. John S. Hart returned Mon- day from Morehead, where he had been visiting his brother, Mr. W. F. Hart. Uncle Jack said he went in bathing thought the pond was too wide to swim across, and was over his head. He had a delightful time fishing. We are sorry to note that Mrs. Ed. is again on the sick list. It is impossible for Governor Kitchin to give every body an office and keep them in good humor, but we say this much, he has dignified the office since his inauguration, and we dare say no one has dictated to him what he should do. This is Mr. W. H. Smith, who has been real sick for some time with fever is proving. Prof. H. H. who has been taking orders for fruit trees this sea- son, is moving his family to Green- ville, having taken a position with Taft and Boyd Furniture Co. Miss Lillian Bunting, of Bethel, is visiting Misses Hattie and Janie Kit- Mr. L. L. Kittrell, who bought the mill of J. R. Smith and Bro. some months ago, has greatly improved property, employed good work- men and is turning out beautiful mantles, columns, banisters, wire doors and windows, tobacco trucks, and will repair your carts wagons and buggies, saw your logs, dress your lumber, make grind your corn, sell you a coffin or and furnish you a hearse. When needing anything in this line call on L. L. Kittrell, will treat you Miss Ethel Hill, of Kinston, and Misses Mamie Turnage and Bettie Herring, of La Grange, are visiting Misses Lucy and Jennie Turnage. Miss Lucy Turnage, who has been visiting friends in Kinston, returned home yesterday. We are sorry to learn of the sick- of Mrs. C. L. Parker. Hope she may soon recover. CROWD AT Visitors A View of a Water Spout At Sea. Wrightsville Beach, N. C, July The many visitors at the beach were treated to a rare concert on Sunday last, when two special events were rendered, which greatly pleas- ed the large number in attendance. As a delightful surprise to those who gather every Sunday to listen to the music at the Seashore, Manager Bin- ton invited Mrs. Pearson, who is now filling an engagement at the Grand, and whose splendid voice is well known in Wilmington and on the beach, to render a solo, to which she graciously assented. She was ac- companied on the piano by Mrs. Harry Linden and on the violin by Mr. Linden. Mrs. Pearson's vocal were a fine feature of the con- cert, and added much to the pleas- of those who were present. The visitors and residents of the beach, who were fortunate enough to be up at that hour, witnessed a wonderful sight on Friday morning about seven o'clock, when only a few miles from the coast a remarkable phenomena was in the form of a water spout. Differing ma- from the average water spout that has been observed off this coast as it was not a perpendicular tower of water, but it arose from the water in an angle, leaning far to one side near the middle. It extended from the surface of the ocean far up into the clouds, its crest being entirely A short distance above where the column arose out of the sea it commenced to bend until at what appeared to be the middle, it resembled a bow. From here on up towards the clouds, it appeared to straighten out again, and where it disappeared into them it was almost in a straight line with the bottom. Many of the have never witnessed a water spout, though from time to time they have appeared off the coast, so those who got up for an early morning dip were particularly fortunate in being able to witness this wonderful spectacle. The concerts at Sunday and evening proved to be as popular as ever, when hundreds to this attractive The music was exceptionally good, and was greatly enjoyed by the large number present. Runaway Marriage. For some time Mr. J. H. Melton, engineer at the electric light plant and boarding with Mrs. Lucy Rives, had been paying attention to her Miss Louise. There seems to have been some objection to the match so yesterday Mr. Melton and Miss Rives took a to Washington and returned on the train this morning as man and wife, having been married at Washington, and are receiving congratulations from their friends who were greatly surprised this morning. SIMPSON ITEMS. Personal Notes and Oilier News In That Section. Simpson, N. C, July W. A. Winn, of Richmond, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L. Wootten. Miss Leona Tucker has returned after a visit to Mr. J. W. Tucker made a trip to Norfolk and other cities last week. There seems to be a plenty of drummers around Simpson. The rain has helped the crops very much, and the farmers are all glad. Miss Annie Wootten, who has been visiting Miss Lizzie Cox, near Win- has returned home. The force of the Norfolk Southern painters have repainted the depot here. Mr. W. L. Wootten went to Green- ville Monday. Mr. Arthur Corey passed through our town selling gasoline irons. We were glad to hear that he had been so successful. Agricultural Census. Figures of the 1910 agricultural census for Southern States in to those already reported in these columns show the following increases between 1900 and North acreage from to or per cent.; value of land from to or per cent.; value of buildings from to or per cent; av- value per acre of land from to or per cent, and value of implements and machinery from to or per Record. Fly Killing Contest. The Raleigh Health League, with the cop-operation of the News and Observer and the Raleigh Evening Times, is offering in prises to any girl or boy, under eighteen years of age, in Raleigh township, for the largest number of dry, dead flies, caught in the township and brought in during a three contest, to begin Monday, July 17th. The first prize is the second the third There are three prizes of each, five of each, and twenty-five of each. There are thirty-six prizes in and Observer, fell on Horrors Of The Forest Fires. Porcupine, Ont, July P. manager of the Philadelphia mine, who lies terribly burned in an hospital, thus describes the never imagined anything so horrible. The wind drove the flames toward us with hurricane velocity. Most of our men began to run through the woods, but I darted for the pond with C. E. Adams, our cook. It was a terrible race. Adam's heart gave out and I had to carry him. In the pond we were safe, but I had to keep Adams on my shoulder, and soon he died. For over half an hour I had to stand with the dead man on my before the flames had passed and I was able to reach land again. left Adam's body by the side of the pond and began my long walk to South Porcupine. Charred bodies lay all around me as I walked, frequently stumbling over a dead body, and rec- it as that of some friend. Finally I reached what remained of South Porcupine and fell Oh, He's Guy Hawkins, a brought here about a month ago from Pitt county, to be kept in jail to await trial at Pitt court, on the charge of abandonment, has developed violent insanity, and is giving Sheriff Nunn to much trouble that he telephoned the Pitt authorities that they would have to send for him. Hawkins is an epileptic and has had several spells since being confined jail Free Press. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having duly qualified before the Superior court clerk of Pitt county as administratrix of the estate of W. W. Perkins, deceased, notice is here- by given to all persons indebted to the estate to make immediate pay- to the undersigned; and all persons having claims against said estate arc notified to present the same to the undersigned for payment on or before the 19th day of July, 1912, or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. This 19th day of July, 1911. VIRGINIA H. PERKINS, of W. W. Perkins. CROPS ARE GOOD IN FARMVILLE SECTION SOME DAMAGE DONE BY WIND. Another Interesting Story of The Long Ago. Farmville, N. C, July 1911. Editor The is at last broken and at this time we are threatened with a superabundance of water. Ono extreme usually begets another, even in nature. This part of the county did not suffer as badly as other portions from dry weather. Our cotton, corn and tobacco were fine and are now, but they are somewhat damaged by the wind which accompanied the rain Saturday afternoon. My boy of has a very fine piece of late corn which the wind did not injure. From the of his corn now he may be as successful as those who planted earlier. Intensive farming is fascinating and sometimes profitable. It is also risky and a course of much anxiety. After having gone to very much trouble and expense upon a crop to see your prospects for a fine or yield blighted in a mo- is indeed tar from reassuring. The wind not do damage to more than one-third of Farmville township. Only a few are curing tobacco this week,, which is unusual, as we are generally two-thirds done by the third week in July. Where were the parents of your Hanrahan correspondent when the clerk was binding out a nice boy, at their very door, to such a cruel and unfeeling man I enjoy read- his sometimes I feel sad. I once heard of a town that was kept clean by every man keeping his own premises clean. How any man who had ever read the parable of the Good Samaritan could have permitted such is a wonder to me; unless in his opinion the Good was a single man and there- fore the principle did not apply in his case, I cannot realize. I once knew a man whose name was Felix, who was so afflicted with hook worms that no one wanted him around them. So he went in the woods a mile or so from any road or cleared land, built him a log hut, did not even skin the logs, covered it with boards and had only a make shift for a floor, no windows and a very poor door. In this shanty he and his sister Annie lived or existed. In the summer time they would berries and Annie would beg. In the winter or fall I suppose they picked cotton. do not know about Once they came to our house and mother bought some of their huckleberries, though she was nearly afraid to eat them, even after they had been washed. He then asked for something to eat and mother gave him some fat meat and corn bread in the kitchen. His fat meat began to drip and mother said to him, not spill your grease upon my He replied, me some lean meat and I will not spill any Poor fellow, he and his sister had a hard time, as most beggars do. The saddest part of my tale is to come. Just as the war was ending and a hope held out for him to better his life, he went to his wife's house. His wife was occupying an old deserted dwelling near the public road, and begged for something to eat. She said that provisions were not at her house and that he must leave, whereupon, seeing a griddle cake of corn bread upon the fire about done, be snatched it up and out of the house he ran, followed by one of his wife's children. She had a gun in her hand. Shortly after- wards some of the neighbors heard a report of a gun. The maiden re- turned to the house, all serene. In the morning someone passing this place saw a man lying prostrate, when he was called to he did not answer, poor fellow, he was dead. He was a worthless fellow that no one ever inquired into the cause of his death. Whenever one boy wanted to insult another he had only call him Felix. Whenever a parent unmindful of his real re- to his child, wished to humiliate his child, he told him that he was as trifling as Felix. Many and many times have the hearts of the little ones been almost broken by being likened to Felix. The con- that produced Felix have been removed, I hope never to return. Wonderful to relate, Felix's children are self-supporting, respectable and one of them, at least, is a land owner, and she who is suspect- ed of killing him in old age is a very useful person. A. J. Bitten By Mad Dog. Last Sunday while a crowd was at Sunday school at the Nichols house, district No. Deaver Dam township, Mr. James a young man grown, was bitten by a supposed mad dog. Several others had narrow es- capes, and Mr. would have escaped, but for the fact that in try- to get out of the way he Then the dog bit him. Dr. E. A. cauterized the wound and sent Mr. to Raleigh for treatment. The crowd was coming out of the school house when the dog was seen acting strangely. Then it was said, the dog a wide berth, some- thing ails But the dog rush- ed at them with the above result. The dog then went off and bit some hogs at Mr. a dog at Mr. Alfred Nichols, some hogs at Mr. and there are reports of other dogs being bitten. Later a dog supposed to be the same one was killed at Mr. John store. His head was sent to Raleigh and the analysis showed well developed hydrophobia. Another Plague. A most peculiar plague, which is leaving death in its wake and is as- alarming proportions, is re- ported in Mitchell county. Clerk W. S. of the United States court, stated to a Citizen re- that he had recently talked with citizens of Mitchell who are greatly alarmed at the rapidly spreading epidemic in their midst. Mr. stated that to his knowledge, Dr. F. P. had to the disease and that Dr. Charles Buchanan is now under med- attention at Johnson City, Tenn., as a result of the malady. It is stated that several have died in the last few weeks and that the number afflicted with the deadly dis- ease is increasing regularly. It is said that the trouble is first discovered by one or more fingers becoming blood-shot, without the slightest puncture or abrasion of the skin. The effects pass through the arm to the body, at which time death follows. So far it is said no re- lief has been found those suffer- from the disease, and that the nature of the malady has been here- unknown to medical science as far as investigations of the present trouble has disclosed. The plague has been spreading for about three weeks in Mitchell county, it is Citizen. After Bear. Saturday morning early, while Mr. and Mrs. Hopewell, who live on the land of W. J. Riddick, near the A. C. L. bridge over the creek, were fish- some one coming up the stream in a boat fired a gun and the shot entered the limbs of Mrs. Hopewell. York and Saunders were sum- hastily and found that the woman was not seriously wounded. There is a suspicion that a thinking that he was looking at a bear, fired where Mrs. Hopewell was sitting on the banks and wounded Enterprise. When John Chinaman Dies. For the Chinaman, however in actual life, becomes a man of importance as soon as he dies, and his grave must be carefully looked after. The finest place I saw in Can- ton was the Mortuary where the dead bodies of wealthy Chinamen are kept until burial. The handsomer coffins I saw ranged in value from to Mexican, or half amounts American money. The lac- surfacing accounts for the high cost. Nor are these departed Celestials kept here for a few days only. Some- times it is a matter of several years, my guide told me, the or fortune-tellers being employed all this time in finding a suitable site for a grave. These miserable pretend that the soul of the dead man will not rest unless he is buried in just the right spot and in the right kind of soil. Perhaps no professional man earns as much as these fakirs. Sometimes it happens that after a man has been dead two or three years, his family suffers a series of misfortunes. A frequent explanation in such cases is that the wrong site has been chosen for the dead man's burial place. Another is then hired and told to find a new grave where the soul will rest in peace. Of course, he charges a heavy Poe, in Pro- Farmer. MAN INFECTED BY COWS. of British Commission Ar- Tuberculosis Investigation. After investigations extending over ten years, the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis, appointed in the first year of King Edward's reign, today issued its final report, which shows that contrary to the theory of Koch, who declared in 1901 that in human beings and in cows was not the same disease and there- fore not from one to another, both forms of the malady are for all practical purposes There may be minute differences in the bacilli, but the Royal commission pronounces decisively that children can be and are infected by milk from diseased cows. While Dr. views never met with general acceptance, it has been held by a large number of to be partly correct in that the was only one sided. The Royal Commission decides that the and man can infect each other either way. After investigation of the cases of persons suffering from sis the commission declares that the disease germ in adult consumptives, especially in lung cases, is nearly ways the human germ, and not that from cattle, but with children the case is very different. Among young who died from the wasting of the intestine the germ from the cow was the cause in nearly half the cases. Further, a large proportion of cases of diseased neck glands in both children and adults were the to the same cause. Fatal results in children do not ways follow, though all the intestinal cases examined were fatal. In adults experiments tend to dis- count the extent of the danger not only of the milk of tuberculosis cows but also of their flesh. adds the report, have found cases of tuberculosis in adult man sufficiently extensive to the patient for the ordinary ties of life, and in two instances end- fatally, in which we were able to attribute the disease solely to the of the bovine tuberculosis The commission urges a variety of to guard against infection from tuberculosis. Snakes And Cows. We know very little about snakes biting cows or their fear of cows. But it is generally known that snakes especially black snakes, are very fond of milk and never miss the to get it when they can. Finding a cow lying down the snake proceeds to do the nursing act and the cow remains as still as a statue while the snake drinks to its fill. The evidence the milkmaid finds of this is that when she goes to milk that cow she finds the milk bloody and then it is best to not use her milk for a few days. It is also said that cat fish are fond of cow's milk and that some- times when a cow wades into water and stops to cool, if she is in deep water, if some cat fish finds her, he hastens to do the milking act to per- Every son of us hag rel- he doesn't like. Snake And Rabbit Cumberland, July snake and rabbit story worthy of the season and the weather comes from Mountain, near this place. The story goes that while Harry L. Welch was cutting wheat in N. R. Taylor's field he observed a bit apparently engaged in a with a large black snake that had invaded her home. The snake had swallowed two of bunny's lit- ones and was dispatching the third. Mr. Welch struck the snake a stunning blow, rescued alive third rabbit, cut the reptile open about eight inches and removed the two bunnies that had been swallow- ed. About an hour later he returned and found that the snake was again swallowing the third little rabbit. It did so repeatedly, but each time the little animal came out of the slit cut in the reptile's anatomy. We should have but few regrets if people didn't find us