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FOR SALE Farms, Standing Timber and House and Lot. I have several million feet standing pine and cypress timber lying on Suffolk & Carolina R. R. from Icaria to Gliden stations filling space to Belvidere on Perquimans River giving purchaser the advantage of water and rail road transportation. Quality extra. Logging conditions can’t he excelled. Ample time given to cut and market same. Also Several Farms "■ Located at Center Hill, Ty JL • ner postoffice. Now owned by Gurney 1). Chappell and known as the John Goodwin, deceased, homestead, containing 100 acres. Good two^tory house with cook and d'mng rooms attached, good bams, sta bles, etc., amply sufficient for faim of this site. At edge of village with three stores, postoffice, railroad station, two up-to-date cotton gins, two saw mills, two churches, and one of the best schools in N. C. with three teacher*. The general advantages can't be excelled for home where the education of chil dren will be appreciated. 2 Farm at Acorn Hill, near s Sunbury, containing one hundred and forty five acres in home tract and forty acres wood land near in another tract. Fine farming lands. ill grow' all kinds of crops. Good two-story house and plenty out buildings. Good community. Good water ^ 4J Farm 174 acres, 86 cleired, an up-to-date 4-room 9-atory house, dining and cook room attached, with an abundance oi outbuildings. Fine hog and cattle range. Fine rich Norfolk loam soil. Growi cotton, peanuta. field peas, corn, pota toes, and the finest Irish potato truck lands In N. C. In 9 mile* of Hunbury, N, 0., with 6 teacher Graded whool-room*, 2 saw mills, 9 cotton gins, one water grist mill, 6 stores, one bank, railroad station, post office, all the churches you are looking for. ^ Farm 34 miles Sunbury with v* J. • all of above advantages, con taining 910 acres, 1 60 cultivated. Land is the richest and best all round farnrng and produc ing farina in Gates Co., N. C. Good bouse and ample outbuildings. Also house and lot in Bdenton, N. C., sit uated on Main St. North Bdenton, in the best residential part ol the city. Property belong ing to Mrs. T M Hobbs who resides at Mava ton station on the S. A C. B B. For lu'tocr information write or see me. Will gladly *b‘ow these properties and timbers to prospective buyers. We are going to sell, so get busy and let’s deal. Don't let bar gains go to the other fellow. Tours for business, H. P. WINSLOW, Box 63, E. City, N. C. Sensational Charles A|ainat Supt i. 0. Alderman (continued (font page 'it of drafted man waa peeled hara T A. Taw air, I nailed them up my * •elf Q. Did you hear any one aay (hat Mr. Alderman had them? A Tea. air Cram examination by Mr. Alder man. Q- Mr ftummerel). ware you hara whan I took them down) A. No. e»r Q- Do you know whan I had them orer thara at tba affine? A. No. air. It waa about half paat flaa or alx when they fame to cat! their numbera. Q Do you know how they name to be down? A. No. air Q Too did not bear anybody aay that I tore them down? A. No. air. I don't know who took than down. Re examination by Mr Vann Q- Ton aaw him with soma pa para ■otac toward hie oSSoa? A. Tea. air Q. Ton -heard him aay that ha had them? " A. Tea. air. Re-ocroaa- ax ami nation by Mr Aid Q Tow did not aaa me yoloc with tbaaa paper* alone? A. I do not reran whether thara area anybody aim with you or not. Mr Prtwott waa awom and tdetl Aed: Q. DM you have any ronyaraatlen with Mr. Alderman or lunr aay coo * varaatlon about tha right of this war? A. Tea, air. I waa Is bla oOct and 1 rockon wo talkod for nearly an hour, and ho oaM bo wlobod It would and that bo oooldn-i think about It Uka tha majority did. that ho didn't think wo woro Justified In dor taring war, that England took mall and sunk boats and wa didn’t doctor* war. bot aa anon aa Oat-many did wa dselared war and ha wtahad It would awd and ha thought dtffarontty rrotn moat of us about It. Ha told mo about aotno things ha had board—-aomothing about poopla bolng laaood about llko wmtorme Ilona Ao Croaa aaamlml ton by Mr. Aldor Q What I statad tharo aa happon *»g f-aa bofora America want Into I ha war? A- Tta air Tha discussion waa aftar, but lbs avonia about whloh wa wars talking waa baton Tha following affidavit waa offered Mints of North Carolina Chowan County. < W W 'Mpurrta aftar halng duly awora. aaya That ha knows Raw A O AMarmaa who balds tha pooltWo of County Superintendent of Public Mahoota far Chowan County That to 'ha pro Sanaa of a crowd hf others ha bard a aonvmuatloo botwaaa tha aald Alderman and an old man an tbs man Mated that It Boomed hard ror hla boys to ban to TO aeroan tha ooaar tha aaid Aldermen atAtad to him that Lho boya did not here to go. aa tha law reoulrtnc theta to do ao waa uneon •t It at Iona) Thle oaararnatlon occur rwd dun a* tha month of June. HIT. which waa bafora the tinae sac tor ex amination for drafted man by tha local board of Chowan County, and a crowd of you no man worn praaeot a~t hear I what waa aaid by the aaid Aldarmaa and at the aama tinea ha hold Is hta hand a Hat of tha aamaa drawn for examination by tha local Board. hta (Slewed) W W X Spruill mark Sworn to and eaboorlbed bafora me tbte *tb of Norember. HIT. J. N Ppidrn. Notary Pubtlo Mr Alderman waa awuiu and taatl ftad I do not know how I can better cat at It than Jurt be eta and cl re It fa my own word*. la tha (lrat cane. Mr Prudea'a wate ream 1 waa not thlakine about all thla and I did not aoma prepared to taka notae—I found a blotter Kara on tha table which 1 triad to write on—but I waan't taken ao onawaree that 1 did not coma unprepared Tour fire* proportion waa that I disoouracad ertUatmente and Mated that they ware aaooneMtullonai. la that It. Mr Prudan* Mr. Prndan Tea. air. that la one. Mr. Aldarmaa. And tha eeeand. that II had taken a rota of tha aehool child ran about the war There her bean ao wttnaaa to prora that. Than, that I waa dlaeuaalnc tetacraiae and dla couracinc tha arar. Thera baa bean no proof ode rad far that Tha next that 1 recall waa dleoouracine the draft tf 1 cot K correctly quit* a white and axplaln my position Thar* la na laollnatloo oa my part la 4any that 1 hav* diad hard: that la tha oataat. bafor* war waa daeterad. aa numbar* of yoa dooMtoa* k*ow, I had •ympathte* with tha Oarmaaa. (bar* la no naad to daay that aad 1 would aot tor a mnmant daay n. Aa Urn* waat oa. 1 hatad axeaadJody ta aa* Aomriaa go lot* tha war. t uaad arary •Oort I could la a way, but la a vary modarwm way. t* dlaaauraa* Smart** from com* lata Urn war Safar* ah* waat tats lh* war. I asm tw* tala draata, oa* ta Ur Kltohta aad on* to Mr. Small and i point Maak ta thorn ial*#raaaa aakad tham aa far aa lhay aU«ht Id uss thalr ladaaao* a«aia*t Amarlaa'* xotn* iota tha war.' I did that aad It to aaay to b* aaaa haw a maa that haa aoaoa aptrtt la btm that to not aamtaareUI aad doaa aot sail out would Bed It hard ta adjust Ua salf Immediately Maw. onralnj ta tbs amt tar* bafor* oa I triad ta naaha mrmtr plain that ta tha bmrtaninc I had Oormaa sym pathy. aot booauaa I had Owau blood, but baaaaaa a frtawd that I had knows who ta* twaaly yuars had boaa la Urn Hinid *w aad ted taw la ter. many whan tha wax broke out be nauaa hte father had died and ha waa kept thana. and ha had many expert anoaa. aod ha told ma many expert socaa that ha had thana Ha la a ^•■Ptla* praachar and wa ware together and ha told ma oartain thtaps, perhaps I had bat tar not repeat thaas cs— already a man has hasa brought hare ta taatlfy against aa *-waa 1 had told him aome of thaao thJncs This preacher totd ma thlaca that mads It hard for ma not to hara some Oerman sympathies Now, aa Tims wsnc on I found It sail! hard for mo to ertah in ala to mo Into tbo war. 1 found It hard not ta foal soma at tha time tha other way. and I found It hard to fool that Asurias ouihl to fs into the war. I found It hard to fool that our own aountry os|bt to yo Into tha war; hot whan our country did so Into the war. thane was ona other taia«rem I ant: I sent Mr. Small ona Islsdi am after the Vailed Stelae Cottars ta declared ua la a stats of war aod that waa white the hill waa pandlnc tor consort ptlor I sosit him a tslefram urxios him to rota axatnet eoneorlptioe or draft That waa bafons tha MU was r~~T Now. I am awara of tha fact that whro a poreoe has ad ready Poaa sited ap aa opposed ta certain thtnsa. |t Is hard for people to sea him Jam aa be u It la herd for his words not to ba mts ooDstruod Now. I want to any that so far as I am awara from my owe ac tions I hara never discoursed people frem tha draft Now. had I been on tha watch and keplns-r I could have brousht them as wltnaasaa aa to my conduct Numbers hara east to ma and asked ms If K waa passible to go. and I hdve said to thorn. *No «uriflemen hara Is a law sad thla law la supreme in mu- land. ininga teetUlea Phelpa imUM that we mattOB. we dig, bat that waa thla —tha queatlon of whether or not It la aomacItuUenel te mad men out of America te fight heal been rained by a man ef national reputation and If Mr Hnanla Taylor wan tree In hla tatatnenta. than I’ll go n little farther,—1 did net any title to Mr. Philya but te Dr OriAn—I Mated •hat I thought that the queatlon o««ht td bo tooted Why. I would not for n moment put ay own opinion egulaot Haunts Taylor or Uy one elm. Mr. Pbelpe may hare thought that I meant that 1 would not put any ooa aim •f*1**' Mr Taylor, but my only thought wee that I would not put mymlf against Hanala Taylor or ■dhlasf nay other man of such Import Dr. OrtAa Mated oorreotly, an that day he apeaka ef there were eereral of an I dost hem ember wbe they warn. I but they eald. ’Mr Alderman, what to1 the eeum of Ula wnr V and I mid. "Oonttimin l don't know, but 4morion le In It new. end I would net argue thla maltm < "1 had Jum gotten Mr. Tayi-1 00'S paper and the thing wna right new and freak end It brought up thla the ooumutloualHy ot thla war The thing I euggumed m Dr OrtAa provided a *V I* imwill whether It wua eaa ■tltuuotuU.—trt tba Bupnaa (pun paaa upoa it Wa. Dr. Orif&n and I. had mvami wnwwUou about it. ba Ur gad that It waa oonalltuttonal. and I ■aid. "Dr. UriflUt. I am not oapaMa ad any tag. bat I would hate to ass tha American constitution made a Be rap of paper; thars la a dsflnlts way to nettle tha question and that la far tha Rap rams Court to pass upoa It. and when U>a Supreme Court rami upoa tl that aattlvs It and I bavan't anotbar word to aar " I hava apokao of that la vary faw since Dr. Ortffln and I had that oonvaraatton I think 1 hava aalfl nothing about It to any one alas. 1 thought that It waa wiaa far m to ae eada to tba wtahee and to tha general opinion Now. an to Ihla affidavit, tba/a is clearly a Urtla misunderstanding 1 waa Kara oaa awning and It waa po«. mg late and a numbs r of man were bars, but not ana moment Aid 1 think of any record, not ooa sheet did I tear down, other man took lham down, aad they wart brought bar* to the table, and It got dark. 1 waa trying to help them find thatr number*. U wag dark and I didn't know It waa illegal to taka than away. If 1 am due puaidhxaaat for it. mate It out. It waa getting lata would have to go. I didn't any that It aad the question area* whathar they waa Illegal. I probably mud that sweh a man an Harm* Taylor bad aaid that tl waa uaooaattltrtionai far mao to leave lb# United Staten. but 1 aaid I would act for a minute sett Is tba mat ter Thars la > mi a understanding aa to what 1 aaid for mynah that it wha unconstitutional A* for tlM manor at Mr. Burton. 1 hardly root Uha referring to that, bo caua it waa a clear rsnoinliiwanil tag on Bla part that thought that 1 earn It waa a calamity to tba country for going la war run Germany Joat at that time 1 Board a greet many people au> that tho wai weal Bar waa oaot up on the world because of the war; I may bare on tread In. but no far aa hav ing made any ux.li at alomoal aa Mr. Burton nimi to have understood. I deny point blank that I mad* auch a nalanint. Iwoutd not baaitato to any before the world that 1 did aot behove such things. I aould ■*—-* pray* It by tbs church that 1 did not belle vs auch things, that is contrary to all my feeLLdg about It 1 nave tried freely to give you fuel how 1 Bass felt and how 1 base mat along gradually, tientlsaisu. 1 base been hindered aad hurt la I-g around from the other position be cause several limes I hay* triad to auggaat ways of helping and base had them turn their baaka on dm.—not meet In the country, but men of prominence In the town turned their baaka oa ma and would aot bear me. I am not a lawyer bat I hay* la my pocket same matters that I should like to introduce. I knew only this weak that there wee anything of this kind up. 1 did not know anything shout It until I waa informed that my mu am a at Great Hope had been termed pro Oertnan. Portunaiety. that aumim la la black and white and ataoa tat- turn base alleged against me 1 |—r im i mia la competent testimony. After bear ing this 1 weal back u> Hartford so eee Jinaihcr Joelhh Kijlotl. who la the pas ter of the cchsrah. and with whom f west over this lemon and bare la what be writes It was ruled that II waa entirety com petent to Introduce the eermoe aa svi denoe but aot Mr KUlett'a latter. SBRMON. Nev k 1*1T. Act* I: 1 - ». 1 Tim. I: If. Introductory Tbe world is full of war—alaeebf tt>« satire world. RmU craved Um Dardaaalba or an outlet to tbo Wootern Boo: QuUieny wee reaching acroou Urn same torrl lnr>- end trying to grab tbo irerdonellea and into Syria and on to tb* Pure ten OuIt. Fran** bad for year* deoieud to ragala Abac* Lorraine War broke out. Mach country wao fighting for a material mid Runeta rrbhil an opeo to he Meditunanean—a perfectly not oral wioh—Germany wished to reach tb* Persian Oulf. Franoe wlebed to re gain Alaaor-Lorraine, all material — Finally gtasrlro. wao drawn la. Oor many was making unsafe ^tbe open eea*. America otoed for tba freedom of tho aooa and now abe Is fight lag for world democracy Thpa are material things Bel thorn Is a warfare that to not for material thing* but for eptrtrual thing* for the oaring of tho Immortal ml. If mo shall bleed and dlo free ly for material thing* shall not w* freely and nobly striae for this higher warfare for those higher thingsT Till* te the business or warfare of tba church, of the Christian army. Again, tb* soldiers In this terrible war for tbs materiel things die only to bave behind them the things bltg tooght for; they bare died for their country bat they leave it. la the spirited war tb* soldier glee to go te hi* bom* and his croown; he by dy ing for tb* erne* enters Into uving possession Shall men fight more aob ly for things matortal to bo loft behind than for spiritual things to bo peaoaoo od for eternity T vac* again w* may lam-aa laaao* from tbta war —dwgun baa kaM oa and la atlU puahing on -g-‘— Imlyi •« bar aid* agalnat *orct laa nallltaiw af aoldiorw aaainat h«r an* twwnty four Mil] tea Why 1* into I Why ta aha Itoldlag aw Uinat Banana* at «■ •brilaad ooopacation poaatbty tba araat afftciawt praparatlan and argantaaUoa *r hay paapta Oaraaany with ***** talUlona against Ruaata wtib ala* mil llona atlll bold* Why T Oaraapoy ta a parfact Uloatrmtloa at anudaat or. gantaatioa. Ruaata la aa Uluatrwttaa of disorganisation If th* ahuroh la to rune rail It *1*01 hi liko way bo .ffloi.nt ta organ!** Uira aad onto* Thu la a -- ■ u w* may Uarn from th* hatofal O** gaana. Now In tha organiaattsa of th* church tor affleiaat aarvtaa thar* ara Otbar offloara than tha paator Tha Mario ur ordalnod paator* and laft aa Naatlc atatbod for moltlpBad aaada. •aa TabranarU In Ratal** with Ita *ar tuoa organlaaUona Tha apoatla* fan tb«n**d af halter*. Bo aama tha mat Uag apart at da* con* Th* ApootUa would ar must dorot* ■■--gTir >g ta •tuady aad th* word aad pray* Th* Auction Sale Nansemond County Farm Situated at Kilby's Station, Va., on Seaboard Ballway 178-Acre Nansemond County Farm situated at Kilby's station on the Seaboard Railway where trains atop daily and not quite one mile from Virginian and Norfolk and Western Railways, and only miles from the dty of Suf folk, Va , on the county road and known as the Clyde Barden Place. Farm fenced by a good wire all around same and extra good dwelling with out buildings and a Urge new barn just completed, and soil suitable for the growing of •'»>■ kind of crops About thirty (80) sores ia cultivation and the balance in cord wood and thrifty growing timber. Convenient to schools and churches and passenger train# stopping duly sod being close by church and achoal“iHt it one ol thr most valuable farm* to be had in the cousty. Terms of Sale: °"e *hi,d Ca h ind **« der of purchase price convenient ly ai ranged for the punch iser. The sale take* place promptly at 8 o'clock te front of the National Hank ol Suffolk, in Suffolk, Va., Friday No vember SSrd. Investigate the opportunity far yourself end for further particulars, tee, write Or wire. WALTBB C. RAWLES. Suffolk, Va.. or J. WALTER HISIER, Aictieieer fer the emnr. dmtone became the leaders to leek af ter the temporal end materiel things And ae the eharch grows the a cede grow, other officers ere needful, do pi at Sunday School, teachers of Sunday Cehooi. B. Y. P. U.. AC LMeorganUa - tieo means fallere as In Russia If tee are to succeed let us learn the lee eon of efficient organisation. The office of deacon neenee pernuui aet. Paul who stood hr aed aew Stophec. a deans a. Mooed, was not a Christian. yet later he recegalaed the offloe of deeeoa and gave directions ee to their auaUfloatloea gee 1 Tint. I *f They were elected by Uae whole body of diaoiplae. not appointed by the twelve apostles Mow wbot are I base a uaUf Motions' Men of good report, roll at the Maly Ghost, and of wisdom. Three things, good report spiritual minded, and wise. Not so aaay to secure this combination Mao* men are well thought of. but are aot wise; many may be wtee sod well thought at. but not spiritually minded, •till again, a man may he wise, hut no* well thought at. You doubtless ham* known me* who were wise, but tboy were wla* tar thin live a You doebtleae her* known men wtee enough *• make money, bo pet property and to hold It for tbeceoelvea. hat they were not well thought at. I suppose the most hated mao In ihe world today, the Kaiser, Is pnanlblj the most Intel - tectum, but his wisdom docs not bring him good wUL Id deacons nan to took for rack wladotn aa will oooMdar others and bring good rag art Than, to tbla odd piety of spiritual m tort art nans The duties of tba dSamoa ara to •ootto table- or took after tbo temporal Lula cast of tba cborch. Lot me not# these tab tod: 1 Tha table of the poor They are U> saa that tbs poor do oot suffer They art to report any need to tbo ohorcb and no taring thorn help Lot thorn not wait tor tha paator to find tho poor, ton ho a connecting Uak be tween the paator and tba poor aad aa help tha paator In ministering to tha poor S. Tho table of the Lord. It to appropriate that the deacons should oorvo to tho noaem union. bat this is not their chief business They very appropriately may serve In the offering, bat this to not their chief bueiniee (Haro UU about tba senior fan eon In n certain ehrucb who was tha wealthy' man In tba church and tho stingy man in the eburch Bertie ! County.) Tha table of tba Lord Includes tba Into commission. On ye into all the world, be. Tbla oertala easier dan sea did Uttle to servo tba Lord's table In missions, sad was la tool a clog aad a hindrance I. Tba tabla of tbo pastor Tbo aae nlar matters are to betn tbo hands of tbo deacons. Tho pantor aboidd not be toft In doubt about Ms salary, ho abould not have to took rat hr II A good board of rtssoona will see that tho or to provided tor. Now to otooo: Not a malarial teas porml fight, tow a spiritual warfare tor tbtags stomal; such to tba "raises of tbo oburooh Wo ahoald bo aa aaatoua aad active la thin fight an are tbo sold temporal material warfare To wo noad to bo officiantly or t a Oharob that leaves all ta fares failure (a tba organ isation there a par aubortboal kails lighting other Aad yoe oad la tha iviesn •rut. than school for As ■ atlei lean < either •rtxwl Mm alt's Crsaa Banin the ns^ want of school and nM Mad Ua Sworn to __ _ November, ltlt. L R. Bunch. J. 9. (Bam) ■apt J. o. m—n eMtad on* school during Use Food OeoaurVBZJoa weak and urged that ws da iB we ooold to help win the He was analona far th I Americans of the (««» l» _ -----we do all are could to Up win the war by feeding our aaldUta. Ha Was anx ious for Amsrlonn-1 IS He gig hy ao means alar elthsr the Amerteaas or lbs allies (continued on pofe |)
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