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A TWO LANGIHGE DOG. Rev. J. 0. Guthrie Discovers a Rarity in Johnston County Here's a story about a dog. It's a good one, and Rev. J. O. Guthrie, of Selina, is responsible for the facts. Said heyesterday to this writer: "Say, what do you think of a dog that understands two lan guages?" "Is it a joke?" I asked. "Not a bit of it," he replied. "It's the truth, for it was demon strated before my eyes " I looked at the calendar hang ing near to see if the first of April was at hand. It was two days off. Mr. Guthrie looked like he wus in earnest, so I sur rendered while he unfolded the matter after this fashion: "The dog I speak of," said he, "belongs to Mr. Conrad Kempil, Sr., in Johnstou county. 1 don't know whether the dog is a cur, a pointer, a setter or a hound, but 1 know he is a dog. Mr. Kempil speuks English and German. He told the dog to 'get out' and spoke English. Out went the dog. I saw him go out. He called the dog back, using En glish again and the dog came back. I saw him go back. Then he told him in German and the dog obeyed. He also told him to do other things, using English and German alternately and the dog obeyed. There's sense and understanding for you. 1 regard it as wonderful." "Does the dog bark in English or German?" solemnly I asked. Hut Mr. Guthrie looked at me with reproof in his eyes so 1 subsided, and contented myself with this story. By the way, whatis"bow-wow" in German??News and (ibserver. A Great Gathering of Sunday School Workers. The annual State Convention of the North Carolina Sunday School Association, which meets in (ireeusboro, April will if present indications mean any thing, be the greatest gathering cf Sunday School workers ever assembled in the State. A strong program has been arranged aud the leading Sunday School work ers of the State will be present aud speak One special feature of the convention will be the large chorus jchoir of 150 voices led by Messrs. Tullar and Mere dith, of New York. The sessions of the convention will be held in the new Smith Memorial Hall, the Sunday School room of the First Presbyterian Church. This is probably the most modern Sunday School building in the country, and it will be well worth the while of any Sunday School worker to attend the convention in order to inspect this great building. A memo- t tiM leadimr sneakers I who are expected to be present ure Rev. R. VV. Spilman, Field Secretary of 'he Sunday School Hoard of the Southern Haptist Convention; Hev. S. M Johnston, of Chicago; ltev. Grant Colfax Tullar, of New York; Mr. H. N. Sinitus, President of the State Association, and others. The President of each organized county in the State should see to it at ouce that delegates are ap pointed to reureseut the county id the convention. Thedifferent coun ty delegations should he organized betore they reach the convention so that the county may be represented as a unit. Those who wish to attend from this county should send their names at ouce to Mr. W. A. Kdgertou, Smithtield, President of the County Association, who will issue the proper credentials. Names should be sent also to Mr. Lee 11. Battle, Chairman ol the Entertainment Committee, Greensboro, N. C., so that homes may be provided. This should be done not later thau one week preceditg the date of the con vention. Sunday School work ers throughout the State, of all denominations, are cordially in vited to attend this convention. Free entertainment will be pro vided for all. Any further infor mation may be secured by ad dressing S. M. Smith, General Secretary, Raleigh, N. C. ? To Have And to Hold. To have and to hold a beauttfnl com plexion i? desired b.v every woman, or old Jew women are blessed with nature's most eslred gift?a g .od coin plection; but i very woman can Improve tier complexion by the judicious use of Ilydale'g Liver Tablets. These Tablets prevent the blood becoming ladened with bile which deposits in the skin layers, causing that mudify appearance called a bad complexion. They make the skin clear and white, the eyes bright, the step bouyant. They are pleasant I > take, pleasant in effects Fifty Choco late Coated Tablets in each box. Price, 25 rents per bo*. Hood Bros, J. It. Led better I I HOW TO CUPE THE BLUES An Attractive Method Prescribed tor Escaping from the Doldrums. It is well know i that every mental mate has a physical basis, hut it has remained for l?r. Albert Abruius, of San Fran cisco, to discover the cause of that distressing affliction known ; as "the blues." According to this physician, who has published a book of proofs of his theory, the blues are merely what he calls "splan chnic neurastheuiu," tliat is, u congestion of the intra-abdo-j initial veins. The tonicity of tile abdominal muscles, l>r. Abrame says, becomes impaired by too tight clothing, lack o. exercise ami fresh air, aud a sluggish con dition of thedigestiveapparatus. Congestion of the veins follows, ' and the victim has an attack of the blues, us a result of reflex ac tion upon the brain. That this theory is correct we may be sure when we consider; that children who are looselv ! clad, get plenty of exercise and fresh air, and in consequence have good digestion, never suffer from melancholy. No more do sava ges, or golf players, or hodcar riers (unless too much given to beer aud its invariable conse quence, socialism), or profession al athletes, or anybody else who leads a health v. normal life Who are the people that have the blues? Women who lace ami j keep themselves stuffed with sweets and take uo exercise but j getting into and out of a car riage; men who overeat and j overdrink and sit close in stuffy ; rooms, aud take no exercise. ] These, and these only, are per petually enduring what the French, more aptly than our ' selves, call "ies idees noirs." Therefore, if you are depressed, j if you think the world is all against you, that you are unap | predated or oppressed, thatyour sweetheart's refusal makes fur i ther existence unendurable, that the country is going to the dogs, that Hearst is going to tie nomi nated, that Roosevelt is "unsafe," | that a universal panic is at hand above all, if you enjoy Ibsen (and this is an infallible symptom) ? you may know that you need to tone up your abdominal muscles. If you are in that unhappy state, put everything to one side for a while, get out into the open air, cut down the food and cutout the drink, and play golf or take some other means to exercise your abdominal muscles, and then life will assume an altogeth er different aspect to you. As a matter- of fact, this is 1 really the best of all possible 1 worlds, provided one's intra abdominal veins are not con- j gested.?Chicago Journal. I : The Fountain ot Happiness. The fountain of happiness lies in the spirit of man; its flowing ? out through his being depends upon the condition of the heart aud mind aqueducts. If they areclogged with the mud of gloomy thoughts, or the de bris of petty aims or aellish de- i sires, the divine fountain cannot tiovv and happiness cannot be ex perienced. Pleasurable emotions of a temporary nature can reach j i the mind from the outside, but i this is not happiness. A new costume, a new house, new equipage or a journey will produce a passing delight and gladness, but these feelings sub side when the costume loses its freshness, when the house and the equipage become old stories, and when the journey is over. Indeed, with the average mind, which depends upon "things hap pening" foi its enjoyment, the pleasure lies almost wholly in the anticipation. . The moment the longed-for event arrives, disappointment j arrives also. Men toil and hoard their earn-1 ings, living in impatience until the day they have accumulated enough to go forth and pur chase what they believe ?v ill bei happiness. After it is purchased they sigh aud say there is ho such thing as huppiness, but they | are mistaken. A woman longs for a fine house. , aud tires of it; then she longs for a hotel life, and tires of it; and! again she seeks happiness in i travel aud does not find it, aud | says that there is no such thing; j but there is. To obtain it we must clear the mind and heart of all obstruc-1 tions, and look into the clear fountain of the spirit. It does not matter what vour religion or your belief may. be?Jew, Chris tian, Pagan, Catholic, Protest ' ant, Buddhist?so you realize your oneness with the great cause i and kuow that cause is love, and J i that from love you came and in love you live, uud to love you must return. Once this consciousness takes possession of you the fountain of happiness is s~t in action and will flood your being, both in time of sorrow and in hours of puiu. l'leasurable events, success, material gains or gratified de sires will add to your means of enjoyment, but are you deprived of all these things you will feel only passing disappointment; the watt rs of the fountain with in will flow ou and lave you with their gladness. Though you fall asleep in tears you will waken in joy. Though you meet with a thousand dis appointments and are encom passed with cares, yet will you feel hope rising iu your heart and the rapture of life tingling in your veins. ? Solitude will be a delight to you, jTet will you love to mingle with your kind, knowing all are one kin And as you walk down the western slope of life you will find happiness growiug sweeter and deeper, realizing that life is eter nal and that you are entering into a wider experience.?Maurice Maeterlinck. "Heathen Chinee " "After all,"remarked the great observer, "1 believe the China men are our friends." "Well," responded the man with the glossy shirt bosom, "thev must be our bosom friends."?Chicago News What Might Have Been. An undertaker and a certain girl were engaged to be married. For some unknown reason; like many cases of first love, they drifted apart, and both married in different directions. fears rolled on. One night the under taker was officially sent for, and found himself in the home of his former sweetheart, who was weeping over the remains of her husband, who had just died after a long illness. He stepped softly to her side, and with hand on her shoulder offered his sympa thy in the most serious loss that can befall woman. She ceased carving for a moment, dried her eyes, looked up in his face, and said: .lust think. Charlie, this might have been you.?Cleveland Leader. "After all, I believe the China men are our friends." "Well," responded the man with the glossy shirt front, "they must be our bosom friends."?Chicago Daily News. The buildings of the Thomas vilie Female Seminary, formerly a school of some prominence, are to be converted into a chair Eactorv. The school has not been in operation for several years. The Delineator for May. iu addition to an elaborate portrayal of current fashions and other matter of special interest to women The Delineator for May contains literary and ar-j tistic features of the highest ex cellence. in fiction, there are two short stories: His Fiancee, by Virginia Woodward Cloud, a de lightful tale of a girl and her ad viceful cousins and awesome mother-in-law, and The battle to the Strong, by John H. Whitsou, a college story; also a dramatic chapter ol the Evolution of a Club Woman, by Agnes Sur bridge. Thefstory of Catherine Sevier, conspicuous in the early history of Tennessee, is the first of a series of Great Women of l'ioueer Times. Among the present day great, .Mine. Setn hrich, the famous soprano, is the subject of an interesting article by Gustav Kobbe, the illustra tions of which are of special value. Iu Around the World in Eighty Pictures the reader is taken into a field of greatest interest?Japan and Corea. Eittle Hamilton French's remarks on Mothers and Marriageable Sous will be greatly enjoyed, and Dr. Murray's instructions in regard to the care of the mouth and teeth will be found helpful to everyone. In addition there are engaging stories and pastimes for the lit tle ones, and timely information for almost every department of the home. It's bad luck when a inau loses, but good judgment when he w ins. Some men become crooked! when they get in straitened cir -u instances. Don't put off the sure thiDg of today for the uncertainty of to morrow. Small Potatoes result from a lack of Potash in the soil. I'otash pro duces size and quality. ; We have v a 1 u a b 1 e books which ^ explain more - fully the fer- I tilizing value 4 of Potash. We will send them free to any farmer who 4 | writes for them. ^ UKRMAN KALI WOKKS, New York?!>8 Nusotiu Hrvet. ur Atluntu. (iai. <2'.. So. Hroud M. Another Case of Self Defense. I When, in the city police court Monday morning, he was charg ed with killing and stealing a hog. Tom Sanders, colored, said : that he killed the animal in self defense. The hog had belonged to Dr. Sanders, of Diddle Univer sity, and was taken Friday night. Torn said that he got in the pen | to get a spoon and that he was attacked by the hog and he had to kill it. Then, knowing that it would make the owner mad, he rook it home. Tom was bound over to the superior court and i was ent to jail in default < f a $100 bond.?Charlotte Observer. Best Cough Medicine tor Children. When you buy a cough med cine for small! children you want one in wlib h you can place implicit confidence. You wmit one that notonly relieves but cures. You want one that is unquestionably harmless. You want one that is pleas ant to take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets all of these conditions. There is nothing so good for the coughs and colds incident to children. It is also a certain preventive and <ure for croup, and there is 110 danger whattver fro n whooping cough when it is given. It has been used iu many epidemics of that disease with perfect success For sale by Hood Bros, Benson Drug Co, Bel ma Drug Co. Professor (beginning lecture) ? "Now, gontleineu, we all know; that we are here to get out of our work all that we can."?(Chorus of joy from class.)?Harvard Lampoon. Pneumonia May be Prevented. If a cold lingers, there Is danger of pneumonia. If LuGrippe leaves tne' lungs in an inflamed condition there is ' great danger of pneumonia Prevent this faial disease by using Kydale's Elixir; it cures colds quickly' and leaves the throat and lungs sound. It is the best remedy for that peculiar inflame \ condition of the lungs that so frequently follows LaGrippe This modern scien tific throat and lurg remedy is a safe remedy for young and old, in all throat and lung diseases. Ilood Bros, J. K I Ledbettcr. There are now 487 free rural j routes in North Carolina and thej number is expected to reach 500 this month. The pay roll will this year go over $150,000. Sciatic Rheumatism Lun a. "I uave been subject to sciatic rheuraa tism for years," says E II Waldion, of Wilton Junction, Iowa ' My joints were Stiff and gave me nVucli pain anil discomfort. My joints would crack when I straightened up. I us d Cham berlain's Pain Bah ami have ben' thoroughly cured Have not had a pain or ache from the old trouble for many months It is certainly a most wonder ful liniment." For tale by Hood Eros, j Benson Drug Co. Sclma Drug Co. Real friends are our greatest joy and our greatest sorrow.? Fenelon. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everybody who readr the news papers Is sure to know of the wonderful cures maae t>y Ur. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, j the great kidney, liver ? and bladder remedy. It Is the great niedi Scal triumph of the nine teenth oentury; dis covered after years of 1 scientific research by ? Dr. Kilmer, the emi nent kidney and blad der specialist, and is nwiiutiiuiij ou^caoiui in yiuuijjiiy 'Juring lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec ommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found Just the remedy you need. It has been tested In so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful In every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trr I When writing mention reading thi: offer in this paper and send your address to gjf ~ Dr. Kilmer & Co.,Blng- Bl hamton, N. Y. The regular fifty cent and Hon. ?t. | dollar sixes are sold by all good druggists. Great spots on the sun. Small Spots in Calico, Lawn, Percale, Linen, G-ingham, and Mercerized Goods is all tlie rage. We have theni in all shades and styles, etc. Our Clothing cannot be surpassed in style or finish. Every garment abso lutely guaranteed to give satisfaction in wear and color. Our Wear-Well Pants are perfect in workmanship and material. ?? You can get a Keystone hat in any Stvle, Shape or Color. C\twf, i?Anpif'ir Line has never been more complete. vUI vll v)V/Cl j If we do not advertise what you want, come and see our line anil you will see that we have it. Just received a big lina of Men's, Ladies and Children's Oxfords and Sandals, at from $1.00 to $.'5.00 per pair. Agents for Buttrick's Patterns and Publications. "JOHN S. BARNES & CO., CLAYTON N. C. Mules ?.Horses WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. We have a lot _ Extra Fine Young Mules. Which We Will Sell For Cash or on Time. Remember we keep a Good Supply on Hand All the Time. Come and See Our Stock Before You Buy. B. M. ROBERTSON & CO., i sc.,f Clayton, North Carolina. Desirable Goods ! If yo i trade at Clayton we want you to ri'-rifinber that we keep a full line of CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, SHOES, GROCERIES and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Nice line of Spring Hats, Americus Slippers and other summer Shoes. We are agents for the Puritan Corset. Every one of thern warranted. Call and get a " Puritan Girl L)ieam Hook." W. E. STALLINGS & CO., Clayton, IN. C. Complete Stock. We have one of the fullest and most complete stocks of Hard ware ever shown in this county. We carry Stoves, Guns, Ammunition, Builders' Material, Carpenters' Tools, and anything else you want in our line. 5,000 lbs. White's Genuine Norfolk Plows and Casting. Genuine Norfolk Poi t 90c doz. Devoe's Paints; Fewer Gallons, Lasts Longer. |44 Guano Sowers now in stock. Come to see us, CLAYTON HARDWARE COMPANY. ^?^C. W. CARTER, Proprietor. ? ? ? ? "T.i , ' =1 (VIRG^^^lIHA) J I ?' I H, 11 . 1 ?
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