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u "J ,-'! hi is in f I" 1 Its - 4 til i! v. M 1 Iff I 5 ! 1 1' i H si I THE COMHONVEA1TH. Published Every Thursday nv J. C. HARDY, Editor ami Proprietor. Entered at tlie postoffice at Scotland Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Matter. Thursday, March 14, 1911. OUR FINANCIAL GROWTH. Mr. Ivey Watson, cashier of the Bank of Enfield, has compiled a very interesting statement showing the condition of all bank.? in Halifax County at the cloae of business Feb. 25, 1902 and then again at iha close of business Feb. 20, 1912 a period of ten years. We make a few ex tracts from these comparative state ments as follows: First, ten Jears ago there were only five banks in the County as fol lows: Bank of Weldon, Bank of En field, Scotland Neck Bank, First Na tional Bank, and Bank of Littleton. These five banks had a total capital stock of 958,050.00; cash in vaults, $149,823.08; deposits, $352,481.42; total resources, $495,885.73. Second, in ten years the number of banks has increased to eleven and are as follows: Bank of Enfield, Bank of Weldon, Frst National Bank, of Weldon, Commercial & Farmers Bank, of Enfield, Bank of Littleton, Planters & Commercial Bank, of Scotland Neck, Planters Bank, of Littleton. Scotland Neck Bank, Bank of Roanoke Rapids, Bank of Halifax, and Bank of Hobgood. These eleven banks show a total capital stock of $165,000.00; cash in vaults, $403,154. 75. deposits, $1,188, 895.51; total re sources, $1,581,257.82. The above figures show a pretty substantial and healthy growth for ten years and we are pleased to re cord the fact. THE GOSPEL OF GOOD ROADS. The editor of World's Work, Wal ter H. Pope, preaches a strong gos pel fcr good roads when he says: "In a dark corner of one of the Southern states a county God had forgotten and few men had discov ered, the sparse population arose a year or two ago and said to one an other: 'People go to places where there are good roads. We have bad roads. Few people come here. Let's make good roads and see what will happen.' They went to work build ing good roads from Nowhere to Anywhere. County and township went into debt. Private persons put up money. By great agitation and much service they built road after road through the woods. And the scoffer said that nobody would ever travel them. A lonely, perfect high way through a thinly settled corner of the. world; it did look foolish to in cur a debt for that. But presently people came in motor cars; then more came. Somebody discovered that the land along the highways was good land. It had been taken for granted that because it was not tilled it was of little va'ue. Now its price has doubled in places, quad rupled; prosperous farms already bloom where there was only waste before. "Nor is this all. The people of the lonely and formerly unvisited region themselves had stayed at home for lack of roads that tempted them to travel. Bat, as soon as they had roads they began to go about. The more prosperous of them bought motor cars to fit the roads. They now go to the adjacent States, to the mountains, to the sea wherever they will in their touring cars. They are becoming a traveled folk." President Taft is making a canvass for renomination. Col.Roosevelt says that he is forced to take the stump and personally make the fight for the presidential nomination. The news is now sent out that the South pole has been successfully dis covered. We hope the weather will soon get warmer. Brad Bagley Must Die. The North Carolina Supreme Court has rendered a decision in which it says that Brad Bagley, who shot from ambush W. R. White at Wil liamston last August, must pay the penalty in the electric chair. Gov ernor Kitchin will fix the date for the electrocution. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bears the Signature of Bought HCS. . E. JAiYlLL 0 Garland E. Midyetts Declares he is Tfcs Man For neutsnant Governor. To the Editor: It appears that) the candidacy of the Hon. Walter E. Daniel for the Democratic nomina tion, for Lieutenant Governor is meeting with encouragement from all sections of the State. This in formation is most gratifying to the friends of Mr. Daniel, who believe that he is worthy of the State's high est, honors and that if nominated to this high and honorable position he would discharge its duties with fidel-! ity and efficiency and in keeping with the history of the distinguished gen tlemen who have held this position. Mr. Daniel is easily one of the State's strongest men. In the legal profes sion he is rightly regarded by his brethren of the bar as one of our ablest and most successful lawyers, and for a number of years in his section he has enjoyed a most lucra tive practice and has been connected with some of the most important litigation. He was selected by Gov ernor Glenn as one of the State's counsel in the recent litigation grow ing out of tne controversy between the railroads and tne biae m me matters of the enforcement of the j nassensrer rate act of the General Assembly of 1907, and for three con secutive terms he was the solicitor of this judicial district and was truly ' regarded as one of the State's most efficient and conscientious prosecut ing attorneys. He represented his senatorial district in the Senate of 1907 and in the deliberations of that memorable session of our General Assembly he took a most active part and was conspicuous for the ability and faithfulness with which he served the interest of the people. In the disagreement between the House and Senate he was appointed one of the Senate conferees and his wisdom and good judgment was felt in the harmonizing adjustment of the dif ferences between the two bodies. He is not a politician nor an office seeker. If he were he no doubt would have been more highly hon ored. He is a man endowed with strong natural ability and to this he has added a collegiate training at Wake Forest College and many years of patient and indefatigable re search. He has a broad and com prehensive knowledge of the State, its needs and its varied interests. He would preside with dignity, courtesy, impartiality and ability over the deliberations of the Senate. In the coming campaign he would be a power on the stump, as he is one of tlie State's most effective ana" best debaters. But what is even more than what has been said, he is a man of hie-h ideals and of unsiil- lied character. In his town and county his influence has ever been I fjr morality and those movements i i . ! wnicn nave nan ior their purpose the moral, intellectual and material uplift of the people. Let the people nominate him for this high position and no mistake can be made and the truths of Democracy will be pro- claimed him on every stump in tne btate in sucn a formidable and attractive manner that no man whom the Republicans may n;me would be able to answer them. He (0KOK0KKKK r i I Scotland Neck Gnae CoCf 9 MANUFACTURERS OF I totton deed meal & rish bcrap G Iliivoyou .stopped to consider how important it is that every farmer should know what ingredients constitute the FERTILIZERS that he buys? Youryear's labor, your crop, the support of your family all depends on The Resells ol The Fertilisers Used. i It does not pay to buy a FERTILIZER because it is cheap. Some FERTIL IZERS on the market are made qf low-price material and have very little plant fowl qmutties; hence are costly at any price. We are making- the besi class of FERTILIZERS, in our opinion, that are sold in the South. We give you TWO THOUSAND pounds of the following- material in each and every ton : Cotton Seed Meal, Fish Scrap, Dried Blood, Nitrate of Soda, Hioh Grade Phosphates, Muriate of Potash, Manure Salts and Kainits. Our Goods Have Lasting Qualities Enriches the Soil The little booklet tells you what others think of our COTTON SEED MEAL & FISH SCRAP GUANO. Read it and put in your order for our goods to-day. Prices are low. If your merchant will not furnish vnn mil rm n SCOTLAND NECK GUANO COMP'Y f Scotland Neck, N. C. $ CKHKKHK30K0KKKCK l-as been a 'lifc-lor.g Democrat und Jias ever been active in the promo tion of the party's interests and in every campaign he has contributed freely of his means and talents to the service oi party. Garland E. Midyette. Jackson, N. C, March 7, 1912. Don't Gei Excited Over Politics. ; Both in the State and nation the political not is boiling fast and furi ous. The leader have pitched the campaign on a low plane and "like priest, like people." We could wish that the body of our people would go serenely on their way and refuse to take up the quarrels of the can didates, or allow themselves to get excited over the issues of the day. The year promises to '? our busi ness men a fine opportunity if they will push their business instead of trying to "save the country." We have all a plenty to do ourselves without going crazy over the trouble of otheF-people. The politicians will be grieved, to be sure, if they are left to fight their battles alone, but this is exactly what ought to happen this year. South Carolina sets the tQ do ghe rgd jn theface and foams at the mouth. Neighbor turns aorsinst neighbor and friend; asrainst friend. Factions arise and. fuss and fight and fume and when the clouds clear away, lo, Cole Blease . 1 t IT Tl t i comes out witn a crown; vvnne we people in North Carolina are in no danger of being afflicted with a man like Blease, we are in danger of dam aging the spirit of friendship and fellowship among us by espousing rather too hotly the fortunes of a good man. For all the candidates before our people are decent gentle men. But it is a bad habit to get into and grow excited -and talk .too loud. Keep out the pepper. A lit tle of it is all right for seasoning but too much of it spoils the broth. The gentlemen who appeal to us for our votes have set us a bad example. Let us not follow it, but on the other hand, without yielding a jot or a title of our convictions, let us be charitable and tolerant with each j other and "smile at Satan's rage." Charity and Children. Paint and "Paint." Paint itself costs $2.40 per gallon, Lut remember that Linseed Oii costs only $1.00 per gallon, and that "paint" ready for use consists of 4 puts Paint and 3 parts Oil. Conse quently it is plain that you should buy Paint and Oil separately mix thm yourself and so S ive 45 cents par gallon. Therefore buy L. & M. Paint (prepared in semi-paste form) mix three quarts of Oil to each 1 gallon L. & M. and make 1 galls, of ! Paint rpadv for ika at St fi. a cml! I Cal1 on Hardy Hardware Company, ! .. .- . 1 t 1 - r -cot'ancl iecK, JN. v, Selenium for Burglar Alarms. The property of selenium of tecom irg conducting to electricity when ex rosed to light is to Lo made use of for the coin traction of burglr.r alarms. A selenium ceil la inserted in an or dinary rlactric circuit comprising a Lell and a Lattery. During the day covered sheltered from the light, At ni.lit the cover is re moved. Any lisrlit then falling upon the cell clcse:; the circuit and sounds the alarm hell. (KKOOKH0OH(OOOK S103 Reward, $100. The reu'Ws of til!;; p.-iper will bf .vV-w;l to k;irn thfit there is at lost one dreaded !ise;ie tl hofii able to cure in all it science has : its stages, and thsit is Catarrh, llaii's Catarrh Cure i-i the on!v po.sit.ivi cute now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being ., wt it utinuTii disease, requires a constitutional ttc.it incut. 1I1 C- j tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they oner One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails t.a cure. Send for list of testimo nials. Address, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti pation. To the Tax Payers of Scot land Neck : I have to make final settle ment of taxes April 1st. All taxes n t paid by that time property will be advertised a lid sold to pay same and cost. By order board town commissioners (i. H. Johnson, bltv I ax UoiiOCtOl . i tns .aarctl iz, ul Notice of Land Sale. i By virtue of power vested in me by that deed .of trust executed to trie on the 7th day of March, 1911, by Alvin Tillery, and which is of record in Halifax county in book 223, at page 18. I shall sell to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, in the town of Scotland Neck, N. C, in front of Burroughs-Pittman-Weeler's Store, at 12:00 o'clock, that tract of land lying, be ing and situate in Halifax countv, and Siate of North Carolina, and more fully described as follows: That trac1" of land on which the said Alvin Tillery now resides and bounded by the lands of S. O. Pur vis and N. B. Josey, the Stamper land and by the public road leading from Scotland Neck to Tarboro an1 being on the left harsd side of said road, and containing two acres, mere or less. Date of Sdle: Saturday. April 13th, 1912. Thij 12th clay of March. 1912. S. A. Dunn, Trustee. S. A. & R. C. Dunn, Attys. Administrator s Notice. Having qualified as administrator of Mrs. Delzora Robertson deceas ed, late of Halifax County, N. C, this is to notify f.ll persons bavii g claims against, the estate of the said deceased to exhibit them to the un dersigned on or before tt.e 28th dy of February, 1913, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immed iate payment. This the 28th day of February 1L12. J. vv. ruJBfcKTSON, Administrator. A. Paul Kitchin, Atty. i Administrator's Notice. j Having qualified as administrator of the estate of the la'e Georsre Clapp, this is to notify ail persons owing taid estate to make immedi ate payment to me, and all persons holding claims p.gam-t said estate will file same with me or our attor ney duly verified, before Feb. 28th 1013, or this notice will be pleaded at bar of recovery. ! This Feb. 2Sth, 1912. A. Paul Kitchin, Adrnr. C. L. Staton, Atty. uano TTL-H-H-I A h; IV i3 fa 50 DurHiamDiiplex Den ITIiaf we are Thirty s I Call and ft 11 til V.I CO? c Hardy A STEADY purpose in this life is one of the best aids to success. If th..t purpose be the resolve to save money your success will be SURE and satisfactory. A young man should anchor himself to a bank ac count as the first step to success. As his account grows so will HIS CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF TO MAKE GOOD. The Scotland Neck B Scotland Neck, -' 't-iBB Burroughs-Pittman-Wheeler Co. (Successors to N. B. Josey Company's Undertaking Business.) Coffins A Complete Line of Undertaker's Supplies. HEARSE SERVICE AT ANY TIKE. Burroughs-Piltman-T&'heeier onuments & Gravestones In all First Class Varieties of Marble and Granite Urgest Stock in the South. lilt! cludTdS&i li-ii WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED RAZORS! offering to the remarkably low pric - Five get one while Hardware Cernps - "The Hardware Hustlers." 1 eiirseii TO I i 4 1 anic, North Carolina. 1 Burial Robes. Co., Scotland Neck, N. C. 0 d land to finish it better than otherwk4 1? YouwfW Whenin NorfSklall onu You will find what you want; see and know whai you are buying, and will get it quickly. Tlie Couper Marble Works, fEetablished 1848.)159-163 Bank St.. Norfolk, Va Diifjlic they 1 The Emerscn Tv,-, ny, of VVoiidi-'or1-:, ".., : given away o ti ' , gra;ie, v hcl y . . ,-,"rii.-,rs ria:!. j-: h:.iv' IT' i ( in - " litory the Uaiu-i , may be some in y-v.r .'. are giving them awny cvf- men, women, boys and years of &ue, on zv.v.ni conditions. If you c iuld iiri ro not c- s: ; 'a n .tiler i:; C- i : to Fr.'jnk L. ma' Wodst-.-ck, 11'., pt.;!; me all vour Froc Or '' ilir.i r.::i! jcu . i'Yi-C Oh'o.--,' t : wh-.i hav..; reCi.-.:tiV . . . rt, lies?, stiid y a w e.Hv cond'tioT-' '' 1 whar I ' , one of j away. t . ')' their typ--.?',-r:" Fmcroori Tvi tyj.O vrii-r 7v;-i'? .v; n wm'.i h:u t u . :-()N" j?td o:hi i It I u t - rr:j( wr it. iLou,;:; u . 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