TBOC MALT NOT OOfM.
C CubJTw llgfeuud
"Thou Shalt Not Covet,” was Us
commandment from which Rev. Chue.
L. Greaves, pastor of the Plrat Bap
tist church, preached Sunday evening.
This was the last of a series of ear*
mono Mr. Greaves bee preached on
the Tea Command mootu. However,
next Sunday morning and night Mr.
Greaves will preach on ' what ha
tanas the nth and 12th Command
ments. Sunday morning hie aermaa
will he oo ”Man’s Love Per God,” and
at the evening service he will preach
oo “Loving One’s Neighbor.”
In beginning his sermon Sunday
night Mr. Greaves defined the sin of
covetousness as an elusive sin, ooe
which cannot be legislated against.
Laws can be made against murdsr,
stealing, etc, but it would ha hard
to convict a man for being covetous.
It la a hidden ain; a disease of the
heart and one of which the world may
not know. It is just as sinful to be
ooveteus as it la to be profane, but
It la bend to convict a man, even In
chert* discipline, of being covetous
To covet means to enlarge longing
for the poeaeaslone of another, to
reach out after what the other fellow
has. It waa covetousness that caus
ed Adam and Eve to sin in. the gar
den, It eras covetousness that ceas
ed the first murder A covetous man
never gate satisfied.
We most not covet anything our
neighbor has. If wo desire to buy
what any other has and pay a fair
return for earns this is not covetous
ness. You cannot want the wife of
another man unless you have a cov
etous spirit. The man who desires
to oome in between a men and his
wife commits treason and slut against
hie own soul. Thera it nothing more
dishonorable than to have a desire
to break up a home.
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We are commanded mot to covet
our neighbor's cook. If you are in
need of a cook and a neighbor telle
you about her seek, how honest, nice
sod dependable she is sad you get a
chance and tell that cook if she ever
wants to leave her present employer
you will give her 50 cents more on
the week you have shown a covetous
spirit. You should not try to get an
office boy, clerk or stenographer away
from a neighbor Just because he is
the sort of man or boy yea would
like to have in your business. We
should not covet e neighbor’s custom
er, client, patient, etc. .
Don't try to root somebody else out
in order Jto get their job- or- salary.
You say “bow about a political office?"
Whan a man has served the time out
for which he was elected the office is
then no more hie than it is yoere.
However, it is wrung to start a lie or
use some unfair means to gat a man
out that you may get in. It takes a
good Christian to run a clean, spot
lee* political race. Just the same,
Christians should fill the political or
public offices. If a man wants to run
for an office ha should not leave off
his religion until after ho has won
the office, but taka It into the race
with him.
The preacher declared that covet*
ousneaa was the causa of the present
waring conflicts. It was all brought
about by sinful and unbrothcrly faal
• lags and tbs desire of one nation to
gat what another bolds
A covetous man sen usually And a
way to stool and not break the laws
of man. Money ie not the root of
oil evil, aa soma put it, but rather the
love of money ie the root ad all evil.
The love for money starts saloons, en
courages the white slave traffic, graft,
embatalementa, ate. Men and women
are bought and sold aa a result of a^
covetous spirit, or the love of money.
Puente often play a big part whan
this la the case. A father and mother
may induce a eon or daughter to mass
ry another when there is no lave Just
because the 'one they are to marry
is wealthy. This means that they have
rubbed their child of a life ad pieae
m.
ContouMM lead* to acta of wrong.
Thrift. »tingin«»» and covstonsnms
often go togothor. Tho money devil
ia a hard one to drive out. A poor
man can bo covetous Just tha same
aa a rich man. It ia eovetoosnaas to
hate a man beeauae ha ia rich and
more prosperous than yoa^ A man
eaa gat rich and still not bo covet
ous. Aa an example of this the preach
er mentioned Henry Ford, the rich
automobile manufacturer, who, Ho de
clared, did not aeom to care for money,
although ho had made mprh of it. If
wo remmnher that God has a claim on
wfiat you hsfVs it might help you If
you Wore a covetous spirit. Your un
fortunate brother also hut' a claim
au what you hare. Mgny giro Up
pleasure la tha mad rush for moaey,
forgetting that money aloaa cannot
la sloping his terms* tho preacher
urged bfa paugrcgatiea. whkhlllod
tho large auditorium to overflowing,
to study the life of Christ and follow
him and thereby bo item from tho ate
of iiTitouoaiac—Lumbortea Bobe
Aad wo hope wo get ’em all
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A Muurfwitrn lit Air Aittat
CengMMmea Gardner, of Him
chuaette, cam get his name out of the
■ama of hi* slate. Bs bm omit the
M and step after the three mnrisdltqr
letters Md you here hie name and
smr bar.
Jiu* new he is trying to discredit
BryM. He Is trying te pet eel pote
en—end that is always reprehensi
ble Ha wests Bryan Investigated J
and .intimates that Bryan is getting
paid by sotae great secret syndicate'
to advocate peace.
In a grand stand speech, the bind
he always makes, he suggested that
Bryan should be investigated and j
maybe we would find out eboat bis
seal for peace. Of course there is!
no way to curb a Congressman. Ifj
a men is an ass he cannot help it
1 ut the people shook! not send him
**■ * representative of people of other
states. I
That Is where the rub comas. One
State evolves a lot of freaks—states
like Massachusetts and Kansas andi
those freak house celebrities go to!
Washington accredited te their par-1
ticular state bat they have authority I
to represent all the states. There
should bs a law (hat seek people I
must be confined to certain Latitudes *
—bet it wouldn't work. A safe con-1
aervativa state suffers because'three
or four freak .states send down men
who hold tbs balance of power.
Mr. Bryan la always sincere. He
opposes preparedness end people de
clare he has no right to do so—but
forget that he has the same right to
oppoee it Ihgt they have to booet it.
^It Is the old story of not eoolng the
dope in your, owe eye.—Everything.
Fortify Again* Grig Epidemic.
State Board of Health.
"Fight grip and pneumonia now,”
myt the State Board of Health in a
warning recently issued In anticipa
tion of the groat grip and pneumonia
epidemic that is beaded this way and
that baa already gained a foothold in
the Eastern part of the Bute, if all
report*-are true. The Board offers
severe! points of advice aa a maaaa
of ward lag off this contagious and
serious disease, which is probably the
wont epidemic of Its kind the coun
try has ever known.
"Keep up physical resistance aa the
beat safeguard,1* says the Board, “by
breathing fresh air day and night,
exercising dally in the open air, and
bp avoiding •vsesetiag and undue-ex
posure to the weather. Avoid over
heated and ill ventilated rooms, of
fice* and halls and positively refuse
to be sneexed at or coughed on by any
one. By all means avoid constipation.
Keep up the daily morning sponge
bath, bathing at least the throat,
chest, anas and shoulders. Drink
plenty of water but avoid alcoholics.
Don’t closely associate with people
having coughs and cold*.”
On account of the serious fatality
that la following the trull of this groat
epidemic of grip and pneumonia, the
Board especially emphasises the im
portance of individual "prepared
ness” as the best mode of fortifying
against It and staying off the epi
demic. The Ugh death rate that has
followed it in other part* of the coun
try Is alarming and of serious roeim
qusnoes.
In Nerth CareMaa.
Twelve yean ago—December IT,
IMS—the flrvt successful flight at a
hums* being in an aeroplane driven
by mechanical power waa oeeoenpltab
ed by Orville Wright. Over the bleak
aand donee of Kitty Hawk, N. C,
Wright sailed for SS seconds. It was
not n long flight, bet it served to con
firm the W right* at th.tr vooeeas end
to prove that navigation of the air in
heavier-then-air machinal waa a re
ality
That first flight marked the begin
ning of a new aped in history. Dvr
in* the doien years that have inter
vened rnnch had bean done In the de
velopment at the aeroplane, in the
fees of its pitiful tell of life There is
much yet to be dene, far the naviga
tion of the air la /at fat Ho infancy.
The Wrights, Wilbur and Orville,
had been study In g the problem of
flight for several years before they
had completed their preparations for
a trial trip away from terra firms.
Men of greeter seiaatifte knowledge
end attainments were trying to reach
the same end, but the Americans wen
first at the peat,—Statesville Land
mark.
Big Shea far Hamlet.
Thai new shop* will be huOt by
the ■eabeard Air Idas at Hamlet ead
Raleigh and that extensive improve
ments wilt be amde by that company
during the present year is the an
notuMemeut made by Vice President
W. L. Redden, whs predicts that
191« wffl witness continued end im
provw DutiMti Mtmtj tnmifhovt
the eoeatsy, einvdbig to ms biter
vtow appharlag today to the Vtegtab
en-Pllol,—Nerfalt, V.„ Dispatch.
of Ten, Fifteen, Twenty
and Thirty Days Duration, Cov
ering Many Points of Groat At
traettvoaeoo and Historical In
Wo have a tour at extremely
low coot Including aO axpanaaa to
Florida and Cuba, December 27,
January 7th, SQuarisHy attract
ive and ot unlimited educational
value to Teachen and Students
daring their vocation their on
ly opportunity.
A TOUR OF
Florida, tbe world’s greatest
cat winter resorts, during the
height ef their season; through
the beautiful tropical country la
nearby foreign lands; steamship
voyages in Southern boss; and
the tathmna of Panama, during
Urn winter months at home, af
fording an opportunity for groat
comfort sad pleasure.
Write for Booklet aad Litera
ture.
We are sure oae of our many
attractive All-Expense TnrTiirt
Personally Conducted and Chap
eroned Tears nt • RsssnasMi
Cost will Interest yarn.
GATTIS TOURS,
Tourists Agents, Seaboard Air
Lias Railway Raleigh. N. C.
THE IDEAL PRESSING CLUB. •
Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing, Al- •
taring. •
We make a apeeialty of Dry •
Cl—ring •
Clotkee called for and rrtaraed •
promptly. e
Ail work guaranteed to be sat- •
iefaetory. •
J. H. WOODT. Preprieter. •
. FOR-KENT. •
1X6 acre farm located oa rail- *
road and also oa sand-clay read, *
one mile from town of Aber- *
deen. Equipped to grow to- •
becco, and especially adapted •
to watermelons sad other track *
growing. Has tenant house, *
bsnje and guano boose. *
W. A. BLUE, •
Aberdeen, N. C. *
• FOR SALK •
• •
* Young pig* for fattening or *
* breeding. Meters. Frederick *
* T. Gatos * Sons of Hoffman, N. •
* C„ have for sale a Urge man- •'
* ber of pupa brad Berkshire •
* pigs for fattening, ranging in *
* weight from tfi to TS pounds. ■
* Also a limited member of strict' *
* . ly fancy young Berkshire boars •
* and sows for breeding purpa'am •
* and a ftw successful brood •
* sows, all at satisfactory prices. •
* eeeeeea
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Hiring qnalfflid 11
Of ihj totote of t F, Leggett, de
ceased, notice is hsrsby given to all
parsons having claims .gainst told
estate to present them to mo for pey
tonat an or before the 0th day of Jan
sens indebted to aaid estate will plasae
make immediate payment.
Thl. 0th day efJanaarT. 1916.
W, A. LEGGETT,
• MBS. ANNIE GOODWYN,
• _ _ . Adminletraton.
^^Geo. T. Goodwyn, Attorney.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Raving qualified aa Executrix of toe
•state of George D. Hvertogton, de
ceased, notioe Is hereby given to all
penons having daises against amid
•■tato to present them to ma for far
meet on or before January 4th, fijf,
5 to* a?i ^
ad U said estate will piaoMmaka ba.
mediate payment.
This 4th day of
5ar
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* MONET TO LOAN. «
* Wa are torpor ad to Loan Men- •
* ey on Ron! Estate.- .We leeae «
* fer lean than 11 .PM aad for net <
* has thaa • years tons.
1 tmfed ng, EC. •
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IA REAL MEAT MARKET
—
i with to announce to the people of
latwe have just installed in connection
EAT /V| A
* oar purpose to handle only the
Beef. Every pound of Meat
Mh and wholesome. As
■ refrigerator, is never
e. We expect to carry any and everything that a
nd we are now ready to serve you.
n't forget when yon are chopping tf«tt besides
that is sold in the grocery line that you also get
r meats at all times.
McLAURIN & SHAW |
urinburg, N. C. 'Phone 48. j
commissioners sale op LAND
__ byjtrhM of Um^mwm
men^^mdered by tbr Supenor fcort
to "1WV.‘,".i 0**tr *t the Norembet
IwmB ISIS, and by a flfint signed
V consent of all partita,
FllbrSlaro *7a fa01*!* 7' ^ ^ ^7 of
y*lllP_Ml- *•>*. offar for sale, at tha
cotirtMhooae door la Lauriahtw. N
£, al 11 o’clock Neon, at public aoe
go^It. the W»heat bidder”"^
to “«“• «»*tod by the said
l»d«»aat, aa hereafter stated. tha
toU«*rtac described real estate, to
_JJ lot of lend situate ia tha
•iMFori PdM^ ftrato'and ibna those*
SJ.*!! Western liae at aaid Hdt
i(2Ti#?fft^wY'd,£ & ** Northmi
YFJEAf 1Td* °* to* oatata of A.
*vL ifeSS?5 to«>c* Waetwnidljr with
. Jtorthern Um of the 1st beluor
are
glnnifeg, tout* the same laoda con
525> wnfia c. Cooper, by c. H.
Rn-«U«d wife, Katie C. Biaacil
I Rgtof lot No. 4 ia the dhriaion
91 ofbSuiie"&uSttat
wharu the Seaboard Air Line
Maaa aaid creek and run
—_j >a and with tba canter
i Railroad North 06 Waat U
Z-—2 aad SS links to a corner of lot
y?J Ltil?ye*.T1ft ■. |i,n» <rf it* No.
-JMAlfttssz
$V rfttt£riii ars/rs
to a^d Read; thence south 04*
W ^"ke to a stake
toJS l.Eo-iL£h«?e* »^to 74 asst S
'<• »»toka in aaid Ro^; tfaeace
w VMi 7 chains to the ctvittr
2£ sraaassSj:
r aaid Little Creek to the be
«dD(m todcmwTta herein raferr
to taltoe Hereinbefore da>
an (ha Waat aids of
-_e corner of Main ami
;-=yaTsr? wW.fc* r“ **■ »•
• P*2« tha fans lands 1 «
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*9 be reaai isd to aeU tbaaa
*»»•i tosather with the
to*k*ton tond will ho aoid as a whole,
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N W. H. iTlfpRSPOON,
rV\fnm1aaUraM
(Atiiiru IWaVtlnSTn,
* ' FOR RENT OR LBABR. •
* t|* WniM F. Glbaon Farm, •
* RR# 01 boon hi WUliaamoa •
' * Tarnoblm Oaa Baadrad mm »
* Ftifla Land, daar ad rtampa. •
* tfftlmit Ttnant Hnuaa. Thb •
* J»»a od tha bam farm in Boot- •
Nl Cavity *-nimaiti •
* ■bd ba mada at oaco aad with *
* «V right party. Writ* ar m •
* ; ' moo GIBBON, •
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SCOTLAND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
Laurinburg, North Carolina
We have just re
ceived a shipment
ofMac!±jes and
now have them
on display.
Get yours today.
Mercantile & Machine Co.
Lmd Hill, N. C.
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