i C(W.
• fifth
ataraC
North
at *00
o4n at
ooaatr ppr M yuan ago:
“Don’t drink. It k a moat p«r
fMtm habit, mi. if you follow
U, aoooer or ialar it will utterly
*^oym,ta haafth, ia fortune.
iri55!2,ia*ris^sr*r' aji
Iaay untoyoo, latU alone.
Who m the gnat Priiliteate
of the United States, beginning
wfth Washington ud ending
with W« eirow Wihoi? Precise
If thaee who, recognising the
public needs sod keeping in touch
•temped their individuality and
their Influence upon national leg
tetetloo; those who, perceiving
the needed s giver, policy, have
had the eeorege to advise end to
direst it; those who have prompt
ed Congress to the performance
of their duties as outlined in their
pobpik dpelerationa and as de
waded by the pubbe need*;
tea who have proven their
claim to leadership bar wisely and
—twtef —wrting it We
asad hut asms Andrew Jadtaon,
Abraham Lineoln. Theodore
Rooeevsh and Woodrow Wilson
M types of those Presidents, who
booping close to popular senti
ment, have nmrssliii wise and
needed legislative reforms, and
have commanded, because they
have earned, the popular approv
eh
I «kry to the feet that the
President at the United States
keowa whet the people went,
communicatee with Coo men up
on subjects of national concern,
and reminds ita members at the
doty which rests ttpoa them, and
oalla upon them them to perform
It- The President, in calSag our
attsotkm to needed legislation,
heaping aa in oommunieatiOB both
with what we were elected to ae
eomptaish and what popular opin
ion demands, is always abreast
of the time. He is abreast with,
bat oorsr behind, the people
•so nan withaaceee composure
that eritidam and dsoandation
which pronounces him a tyrant
and a usurper and which re
proaehes a Demdcratie Congress
for complying with and conform
ing to a common purpose. It is
a happy circumstance that we
hare a rotor who keowa bow' to
roto, end a leader who dose not
hoshato to toad. Sacha man,.!,
far one, am wiMeg to fallow and
to aid as my poor abilities will
mmm doty. We have had
Pwdh>t» of tha Uniud Stataa
Who have been UBOgaal to tbeoe
■pwai reqairexnenta. Presi
dents who have ateinterproted
popular sentiment and ran coun
ter to the declarations upon which
tear «ara elected; aad the peo
ple, always joet, have never fail
ed to relegate such executives to
the oblivion which they have
justly earned.
8o long aa the Preeidant of the
United Stataa keep* lactone ooo
tact with tho people. ao long ao
ho nooks to Interpret aad obey
tea popular srprssrinn of the
popular wilt, so km* as he leads
la . the devulopmeat of Beaded
legislation for the popular good,
jpot ao kmc will tho people sun
tain. aad hint ao. bag will the
and follow him. Tbasferfaafaao
kept tho faith aad abowa ao algae
ef weariness b well-doing.—By
U. & Senator Char. 8. Thomas,
of Colorado.
•twin,
.. I..U 1111-g=
Lwt—A Hf.
- Not kidnapped by bandits and
hidden in a cava to wasp and
*W Marching! Wars that the
ease, one hundred thousand nan
would rise to the rescue if need
be. Unfortunately the toeing of
the lad is without any draade ex
dtemeot, though eery aad and
vary rial The fact is that hie
father lost him! Beside beta
too busy to eh with him at the
fireside and answer tririal ques
tions during the yean when fath
.«■» en the great and only heroes
of bays, he lot go hie bold upon
him. Yea hie mother loot him I
80 modi engrossed la teas, din
nan and dub programa she let
the maid hear the boy eay hie
pnyata and thuther grip elinped
and toe boy was lost to hie home.
Ays, his church lost hi ml Baing
so much occupied with sermons
for tho wiss and sKlerly who pay
the bills, and having good care
for dignity, the ministers and ei
der* were unmindful of tho ha
nun feelings of the boy in the
P«w and made no provision in
aaraaon. in song or apart, and so
many md-hearted parents Am
looking earnestly for their lost
boy.—Ex.
jtitiul ifittat
Mr. U. R. Shnpkina, manager
of the Zeb Pete farm near Old,
Hundred, was la town Monday,
and it eon learned from him ttmt
twenty ear loads of watermelon*
had been shipped hy him. netting
a thousand and, fifty dottara.
They were ready to gather their
seed melons. A fine crop of pee>
vinaa and cnbgnsa are growing
on the land. Thh will product a
too or more of hay to tbs acre,
which will easily be worth twen
ty-firs dollars and the land'left
in fine condition by the pearine
roots for another crop. Mr.
SfapMns is brother to the men
who originated tbs famous Simp
kins cotton seed, sod is setting a
fine example in reining cotton,
corn and other crops in the Old
Hundred neighborhood, — Ham
Iw| IM
Henry Blount loved the world,
though the world lavished no
love on him. He had a herd time
aa be went Ida way scattering
roeee in everybody's path. The
Greensboro Nawsaays of him:
"Every goose waaa swan to him
and every bna a queen. ” And
this was true. He died in the
Soldiers' Home, blessed re
fuge of old age and infirmity.—
Charity and Children.
In JUntt inn M*.
London-How ft Zeppelin air
•hip draw bomba it thus deecribed
by a refugee from Belgium:
‘The dirigible hover* above its
objective at an altitude cot of
range of the enemy*! can* and
lowers a steel cage attached to a
steel win rope 2.000 or 8.000
feet long. This cage carries ooo
man wboos doty it Is to throw
down the bombs. Tbs cage is
ssflilaatly atroag to make rifle
fire agaiast it ineffective, and be
came of ha small aixe and the
feet tint it Is kept constantly in
notice It Is very dMfodt for
heavy guns to hit it **
Nothing bat the intervention of
tbs Prafdant saved thseoubtry
from a pobUe flamer la the
shape of a great railroad strike
It belaarly eoatrary to public
welfare theta Urn mm aboold
hats It la their power to bring
ownership sod management of
sor traeeportetioo systems is
•mtmuwr
tamtam Mr tit Vital MM
b* Csastf Mr.
No IflM than six indictments
Mad ooovietioos have be so se
cured within tbs kst two wssks
oodsr tha oaw law requiring tbs
registration of births and deaths.
AU these pcoseeutioos were made
•Cknst doctors who for one res*,
oo or another had failed to r*
Mar births. In most eases tbs
doctors acknowledged that it waa
a matter of Yaegligeoce on their
part, pure and simple, and ax*
Pnaaed an appreciation of the
value and importance of the law
and promised not to be delinquent
ineuch matters hereafter. In
cases an effort ha> been
®nde • to secure tbs minimum
fine.
The doctors caught in the mesh
of the law are as follows:
Dr. A. A. Bulla. David toe
county; Dr. R. H. Morefleld,
8token eoooty: Dr. J. P. Hoe.
kine, Edenton: Dr. Chas. E
Cheek. Wake oounty and Dr. H.
H. Caable; Kannapolis.
This law has now been in very
•ucceteful operation for the last
eight months and all doctors, un
dertakers, midwives and others
having to do with U have bad
Ample opportunity to become ac
quainted with its provUioos. It
will be readily sew that a partial
compliance with the law gives
only incomplete and inaourmte
statistics, which render the work
of ell the others of littlq or no
vaIac. Hence the need of fully
Complying with the law from
start to finish.
fee Cored 1*4 to t4 Days
1*S '-wfcit wo—re mso
PiUitatiN of Sunn $
NORTH CAROLINA.
oOOTLU® C9UKTY.
Im twb Bomtni Cocrr.
Intaratate Land Company. Plaintiff.
▼a.
John Blac, at aL.'Dafacdanta.
To Mia. Naan in Smith and hTrtuni
WwUuSJKSV' uSrVarstai Rar
int( aad husband, D. T. Hunoti:
fin, Alice McRae and hosbaSd, A.
C McRae: J. Murdock McKinnon,
and Mr* Mamie Myera and kaebaart,
Lewis K Myers:
Yea aad each of yoe will take notice
that aa action, entitled aa above. has
boon commenced in the Superier Court
of Scotland county. North Ceroliea, be
fore the Ciart of said Coart. to parti
tion aad allot in severalty, certain hands
la Scotland ooaaty, foraorly owned by
Daniel Btaa. deceased, aad fally (W
scribed in Iks petition, aarw oa die ia
mid eeaae. ia which sash of yea haws
aa lakmt
Yen and oaak of von will Author take
Duties that each efyou are required to
anpmr before H. H. periacton, Clerk
ef the 8operior Court of Scotland coun
ty, at hie oOoa ia the Court House, in
tee town of Leartoburr, N. CL, on Sep
tember 18th. ISM, and answer or£
Bur to the petition or complaint In auM
action, or the plaintiff w01 apply to the
Court for the relief demanded In said
ThiaUd day of IgnaLllti
H. H. COVINGTON,
^ dark Superior Court.
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The PVactic* of Marfieina. Spocial At
tention to Eyo-wwh and Okam-flute*.
• Offlco. bwiagton’a Drop Stora.
Katobdabod 1880. (
FIRE DJ8URA|VCE
JA8. U MCNAIR. Apant.
Wo R. SUTHERLAND, Manager.
Fall line beet companies. Ydur boat
eee vIH be appreciated and care tally
bandied. •. 21.
"notice.
Hiteinir VteUJUd a» Kxacotor and Ex
oeotrlx of iiva Mat Will and Toataaant
2* ?• L. laab-aon. doeoaaod, lata of
8ectinnd CwatyrNortk Carolina, tfcia
AU JjaTtag ciataaa
•fiwt the eetate of eaid deeeaaed ta
■xbOHt them to the and eioigned, dal/
wtiAad. on or boforo tbo l*ifc day of
Aogyt. ms, or tUa do tit. will bo
SliSTSS;«!
JOHN C. JACKSON.
_ . banter.
ELIZABETH JACKSON.
___ _ _ . Exacotrix.
toaajn * W.athorapoon, Attorneys.
■ -rnre~iA.*v‘,wa4»-wi>».w «
No* Wall
ktb* beat all-mod - iHrlaa
*•** "aed," writes J.A.
Stactaaa, ot PattonvtNe, Texas.
“I anficred terribly wttb hw
troubles, and could get oortlM.
The doctors said 1 had con
—aigHaii. I contd not weak at
Ok. nmiritried
Tnrars
BLACK
DRAUGHT
aad t* ay surprise, I gat betkr,
aad aa to-day at wed aa aay
aaan.”Tbed ford’s Black*
Draught is S general, cathartic,
vegetable liver ■*■»»««•<*» Mat
has been regelating krtgaitri
bawek. tor over 70 years. Oat
a package todgy. lasWoaM*
Thedtord’a. B-70
Boggan Sella
Natir* and Western Beef.
**»■ J>ork* Sausage Pad
8ooc^ Ham.
Oyatera.
Chickens. Eggs, Butter and
in faet anything sold in an
op*to-date market. Phone
o* your order*. Quick de
nrery,
E* M. BOGGAN & SON
J. PLUMMER WIGGINS.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Oitea in Bank of If ax too
MAXTON. N- a .
CEO. T. GOODWIN.
ATTORNEY AT LaW.
OIKm nxt door to ExoAsog* Oflko.
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WOOD, COAL AND ICE
Every Day in The Year
•
. Shingles and Brick for sale
as cheap as can be bought
• . •
Home-Made Meal ground -
by us.
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Buy your stove wood from
us now, because we keep it
for ypu when the other fel
, low won’t
’Phone 54.
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CONSUMERS WOOD COAl
RND ICE COMPANY
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