THE HERALD. I*UBUIIBK1> RvKKY K Kill AY MoBNIHQ. BKATY, HOLT & LASSITER, proprietors. Kuteied al the PontofHce at Smith field, Jobnaton County, N. C., a? aeeoud-olaaa matter. bate* or snmrHipnos: One year, caah In advance, . . - $1.00 Six months, rath In advance. ? ? .60 Friday, December 14, 1900. COCNTY TEACHERS' MEETING. Holding a County meeting in honor of the great work Prof. Turlington has done for the edu cational interests of Johnston County is one of the most fitting things that the teachers could do. Almost his whole life has been spent in trying to advance the cause of education in our midst, and the teachers honor themselves and their county in meeting to honor him. Supt. Can ad ay is working very hard to have a good meeting and has arranged an interesting program. Several addresses will be made by the teachers of the County and those who were for merly teachers or pupils of Prof. Turlington. State Supt. Joyner has been invited to be present and make the principal address Mr. Joy ner says that he would not have accepted this invitation but for the tiitrh regard in which beholds Prof. Turlington. The meeting will be held next Saturday, December 22, begin ning promptly at 1L o'clock. Let every teacher and friend of education in .lohnston County who possibly can, come together on that day and make the meet mg a great success. Tue Baptist people of North C iroliua have started out on the campaign of raising one h indred and fifty thousand dol lars for the endowment of Wake Forest College. Last week at Greensboro $89,000 of this amount was raised. As Boon as $112,500 is raised the General Education Board will give the College $87,600. President Kooseyelt, who re cently visited Porto Kico, iu a special message to Congress re commends that the Porto Kicaus should be given American citi zenship in full, lie says that under the wise administration of the present Governor aud Coun cil, marked progress has been made in the difficult matter of granting the people of the island the largest measure of self gov ernment that can, with safety, be given at the present time. Dr. Wallace NY. Ruttrick, Sec-j retary of the (.leneral education Hoard, visited Raleigh this week. Speaking of education in the South, he said: "The aroused iuterest in education in the South is such that more money can now be raised for higher educa tion in the Southern than in the Northern States. The North depended upon large gifts from very rich men and men of small means have given nothing for higher education. The South has learned to gat her small sums from everybody," The United States courts are looking after those corporations that accept rebates from the railroads and also the railroads who give them. In New York the other day the Sugar Refining Co. was fined $80,000 and the Co-operate Co. $70,000. If the law does not now allow it, it should be so amended that the heads of these corporations who violate the Anti-Rebating Act should be imprisoned. Just so long as fines only are imposed, the law will continue to be vio lated. When a large fine is im posed, corporation* immediately rsi-e the price a little, and make the people pay the fine. A Major John W. Moore, the au thor of School History of North Carolina, died at hie home in Hartford County a few days ago, aged 72 years. Major Moore al so wrote a History of North Car olina in two volumes which had a large sale. His mother was a sister of John W. Wheeler, the leading North Carolina bistori au of bis day. Major Moore took great pride in his State aud did what be could to bring the great facte of her history prominently before the people. The two greatest religious de nominations in North Carolina have just closed their annual meetings ? The State baptist Convention at Greensboro and the North Caroliua Conference at Kocky Mount. The report of the w irk of these denominations show that each has been making great progress for the past twelve months. The spirit of ed ucation and evangelization is being more firmly rooted in the minds of the people year after year and interest in i and love for the work of lifting; up humanity to a higher plane of living is being more aud more iutensitied. Some of our learned Congress men have become convinced that the government in paying them $.">,000 a year, is not paying them enough for their valuable services. So a bill has been in troduced increasing the salaries of Congressmen from $5,000 to $7,000 per year. There are many men throughout the country who believe that Congressmen are fully compensated at $5,000 per year, aud there will no doubt be much opposition to the proposed raise in salarv. Even at the present price paid, bhecouutry is able to get the services of its most able men. Then what reason is there for the increase? In the English House of tommouH there are niauy of the ablest men in En gland, aud yet the government does not pay them a single penny for their services. Death of Mrs. Benson. Afe learn that Mrs. J. YV. Hen son died at her home in Benson last Moanday afternoon after a long dluess. Her funeral was held from the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon, and was couducted by her pastor, llev. J. M. Daniels, assisted by Rev. I). F. Putnam The interment was made in Benson cemetery. She leaves a husband and three chil dren to mourn their loss. He fore her marriage she was a Miss flogan, oi Chapel Hill. TSbernacle Has 971 Members. Between 400 and 500 of the * members of the Tabernacle Bap tist Church were preeent last night ou the occasion of the au nual business and social meeting on which occasions only mem bers of the Church are invited. At this meeting the ordinance of baptism was administered to 16 persone who became candi dates during and as a result of the recent revival meetings by Mr. W D Upshaw. < At the business meeting the annual report of the pastor, Rev. J. C. Massee was received, which shows that during the year there have been 211 accessions to the church?117 by baptism, 83 by letter, eight bv restoration and four by relation This is the beet showing the church has made in several years. The report shows the present membership of the church to be 1)71. The treasurer's report shows that the total contributions of the church during the year, not including those of the Sunday School, have amounted to f8, 100 43 The contributions to missions beyond the State have i amounted to $700 ?News and ' Observer, 13th. i A Western Wonder. ' There's a Hill at Bowie, Tex., ( that's twice as big as last year. | This wonder is W. L. Hill, who from a weight of 90 pounds has j grown to over 180. He says: "I ( suffered with a terrible cough, j and doctors gave me up to die of Consumption. I was reduced,to < 90 pounds, when I began taking j Dr. King's New Discovery for J Consumption, Cough and Colds, j Now, after taking 12 bottles, 1 J have more than doubled in weight 1 and am completely cured." On , ly sure Cough and Cold cure, jj Guaranteed by Hood Bros., i druggists. 50c. and s|>l.<>0. Trial ij bottle free. ji Card From Mayor Holt. j To Whom it? May Concern: Complaint by citizens of the town that the drinking of Cuban > Ade and another preparation of ji malt now being sold in this town ! doeH make people, who drink it, drunk and is a violation of the > State law, j Therefore all dealers of the above two articles are hereby 51 notified, that after the 20th of this month, they will be prose cuted for violating theState Law,; if evidence can be obtained to' convict such dealers of making I such sales. K. J. Hoj.t, ' Mavor. Smithfleld.N.C., Dec. 12,1900. Our almanacs are going fast, j If you want one free renew your J subscription for another year. | Best stock of fire works ever exhibited in Smithfield at R. C. Peacock & Co.'s. s Draft books, Note books, and Receipt books for sale at The < H f.uald office. i A Christmas Dinner Bucks Cooks Preparedron a Buck's Stove is boundlto be well cooked and there fore satisfactory both to yourself and invit ted guests. An Ideal Gift For Mother and one the entire family can enjoy. Cotter - Stevens Company. Christmas Bazaar. The ladies nf the Woman's Hontp Mission Kocietv will hold a Bazaar on Friday, Friday night and Saturday, December 14th and 15th, in the vacant "tore on Market Street formerly occupied by Mr. L E Watson. All kinds of fancy articles suit able for Christmas presents will he sold and refreshments will be "erved. On Friday night a spec ial musical program will be ren lered. The public is cordially invited. p?g j From Factory ) To Fireside 3 9 ? StiefT Pianos are not sold w (I to retailors, but direct from W J the maker to the people, jj a As the business is too great * K to handle entirely from the M J factory, we have branch jj a houses, but the prices at n K tlie branches are just the * j same a> at the factory. No y J commissions are paid to a anyone, so when you buy a W J STIEFF piano you pay the y 3 maker's price only, and get jK his easy terms. Write us * J for Catalog and special Q K prices. Don't fail to have X j a piano for Christmas. 3 9 5 CHAS. M. STIEFF j | 66 Granby St. Norfolk. V'a w GEO S NUSSEAR. j Manager Q l| After Jan 1, 112 (iranby Street.^^| Several mounted cannons for sale at K. C. Peacock & Co.'s. Full line of Dress Shirts, Cutfs, dollars and Ties at W. G. Yel ring ton's. T PiohtKind of a Grocef\\\ I will hand you ROYAL even if you go Blindfolded into his ^ store and ask for Baking Powder. Any maker of ALUM Baking Pow der would like to Blindfold the house wives, so that they could not see the label on the can. . AVOID ALUM I Sap plainly- ^1 I DIWJAI BAKING I IfUlAL POWDER < j ROYAL is an absolutely pure, Grape Cream of Tartar ? Powder. Aids Digestion-Adds to the healthfulness of food. I l 1WOTICF* Y-'n may want to know?if tome certain brand of Baking Powder contains f f iw" ? ALUM or Phosphate of LIME, tend ua the name and we will (without coat to i | you) adviae you from official reports. H ROYAL BAKING POWDCR CO, NCW YORK CITY Christmas' Is Coming and we have a nice line of Holiday Goods to offer: Photograph Albums, Come and Brush Cases. Military Brushes, Mirrors. Vases, Beautiful Box Papers, Bibles. Testaments, Gift Books, Nice Case Pipes, Small boxes good Cigars. I Hood Brothers Druggists CHRISTMAS - CLOTHING. *25 2T ST Lots of pretty suits still in stock. Prices range $5 00 10 $12.50 with a liberal discount off dur ing December. ** ** ** Guilley & G ulley Clayton,, N. C. I SPIERS | jf s ? ??- - B y. We have now received our large stock of ? holiday Goods. Hundreds of articles ap- JQ propriate for Christmas Presents. We in vite our friends to call and see them as early as possible, as they are selling fast m already. ug 8 ==^_=_==^=== 5 | Spiers Bros., | Jfj Smithfield. ^ North Carolina