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Hymn of Thanksgiving.
We thank Th'.?, O Father, for all
thai is bright,
The gleam of the day and th> stars
of the night,
The flowers of our youth and fruits
-of our prime,
And blessi: * e'er marching th I
pathway of tlmo.
Wo thank Thee, O Fat hi r, for all I
that Is drear:
The sob of lli ? tempest?the 'low t<! I
tho tear;
For never In blindness and never i i
vain
Thy mercy permitted a sorrow or
pain.
We thank Thee, O Father, fi r song
and for feast?
The harvest that glowed and the
wealth that Increased;
For never a blessing encompassed
Thy child
But Thou, in Thy m. rcy, look' down
and smiled.
We thank Theor O Father of all, for
the power
Of aiding cadi other in life's dark
est hour,
The geuerous heart and the bouutl
ful hand
And all the soul-help that sad souls
? nderstand.
We thank Thee, () Father, for days
yet to be?
For hope that our future will eall us
to Thee;
That all our eternity may form
through Thy love
One Thanksgiving iJay in the man
sions above,
, ?Will Carleton.
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The fearful loss of life eaused by
the nilno disaster at Cherry, Illinois,
is appalling to contemplate. Nearly
400 wage earners have been eut off,
leaving hundreds of widows and or
pilaris who were dependent upon i
them for a living. Such disasters
are entirely too frequent, but how
they are to be stopped Is an unsolv
able question. They should, howev
er, impress upon the minds of all
the great importance of being ex
ceedingly careful at all times.
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Print t'aper.
Print paper Is t thing of the first
necessity. The spruce wood from
which such paper Is mainly made is
getting in very short Mipply in the
United States. There Is, however, a
great store of spruce timber in Can
ada. Under such circumstances it
would have seemed prudent to in
vite importation from Canada by re
ducing the duty ou pulp and paper.
This course was recommended to
Congress after exhaustive examina
tion of the whole field by a specially
appointed committee of the House of
Repr<?< ntatives; but such recommen
dation was without avail In temper
ing the final scheme of tariff revision.
A Canadian paper manufacturer says:
"The present duty on our paper sent
into the United States Is $ 1.67 a ton,
and to this the revised tariff bill adds
twenty-five per cent, ad valorem,
which means an additional $G, mak
ing the netire duty $G.G7."
It will be seen that in order to pro
tect the print paper makers In the
United States we have cut ourselves
off frjm our natural source of thief
supply; put a premium upon the de
struction of our remaining spruce for
ests; needl -ssly qffended a neighbor
ing Country, one of our best custo
mers, and imposed a tax on the dis
semination of knowledge. This is a
spec imen of the downward tariff re
vision accomplished at the extra ses
sion of the Congress.?The Philadel
phia Record.
Parrish-Mitchener.
Last night at 8:30 o'clock at the
home of the bride's father, Mr. N. R.
Mitchener, near Wilson's Mills, Mr.
Joseph W. Parrish and Miss Eliza
Mitchener were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. '
Mr. I^ane, pastor of the Christian
church at Dunn. Mr. Walter Parrish,
of Smithfield, brother of the groom,
was best man, and the maid of honor
was Miss Mary Mitchener, sister of
the bride. The contracting parMes
?re both popular and have hosts of
friends who wish thfm much happi
ness on life's journey.
TO CLOSE ON THANKSGIVING.
j Smlthfield Merchants Have Decided
to Close Their Stores Next Thurs
day, the Day Set Apart by the
President as a Day of Thanksgiv
ing.
The President of the United States
has designated next Thursday, No
vember 25, as a day of National
Thanksgiving. It is a fine custom
and one that should engage the
ininds and attention of the people to
a greater extent than has pr? vailed
heretofore. People are too prone to
forget the source of all good things
and go on reveling and boasting of
their own success. It Is well, now
and then, to call a halt and take
an Inventory of our blessings; then
we shall be r< arty to exclaim as did
I one of old, "Ulet s tho Lord, O my
. soul, and forg? t not all bis benefits."
The merchants of Bmlthfli Id tak
ing heed to the President's procla
mation have decided to clote^ their
;? ores i! ::t Thurtfiay, Thanksgiving
:>a; , :? 1 enjoy a day of rest. The
following ha bf.i handed us whicb
how.-; how (rally the day will
! e oV erved by our business men:
"We, tho undersigned merchants
of Si: ithfl ld, a e to k ? p our
;to: s closed on Thursday, Novem
ber 2j, 1909, Thanksgiving:
Signed: W. L. Woodall, W. M. San
dera, Smitlifield Hardware Co., N. li.
Grantham, Spier liros., S. C. Turn
age, City tiroc( ry, II. P. liutl L.
E. Watson. Cotter-Vnderwood Co.,
Johnston & Holt, Cotter-Steven Co.,
Austin-Stephenson Co., The Ellington
lluggy Co., S. It. Johnson, Davi.i Bro .
It. I. Wallace. Hood Pros., T. Kra
mer, Peedln & I'eterson."
In the Courts.
Only two tasi s were tried before
bin Honor, J. A. Wellons, Mayor, thin
week, and ono before Commission r
J. A. Nnrron.
The first that of Soney Sanders,
which was tried last Saturday. The
evidence brought out tho following
facts,
Ono (lay (luring court week Soney,
who Is a darky living in Neuse Rlv
er Islands, came to town and began
to cuss things out. A warrant was
Issued for him but ho skipped before
it could be Bervcd. On arriving in
town with a bale of cotton for sale
Saturday he wap accosted by Chief
liarham, who took him beforo Mayor
Wellons, who after hearing the facts
fined Soney $10.00 and costs $5.95.
Tho second case was that in
which Sallie Spence Indicted Mary
Smith and Louisa MacDonald for
the larceny of $4.75. When the ease
came on for trial it was proven that
Sallie was very mu< h under the in
fluence of blind tiger liquor at the
time sho alleges tho larceny took
place, and could not swear which of
tho defendants took tho money from
her. Whereupon Mayor Wellons dis
charged tho defendants and taxed
Sallie with tho costs of the case; to
wit, $7.05. Thus Sallie by reason of
her spree Is out $11.80
lu the Commissioner's Court before
J. A. Narron, John Turner Uatten
was bound over to the December
term of tho Federal Court under a
$200.00 bond for aiding and abetting
in the blockading of corn whiskey.
Tho Evening Day.
Tbat bright star in tho west these
nights is Venus, the brightest of nil
the planets. It is the nearest to us
of all the planets. It is the nearest
to us of all the heavenly bodies, ex
cept tho moon. It is nearly the size
of the earth, being 7,700 miles in di
ameter. Its density hi about the
samo as the earth's, slightly great
er. There are signs of an atmos
phere, but there cannot be much.
It always presents the same side to
tho sun, and it shows to us phases
like that of tho moon. It presents
a smooth surface, across which arc
some irregular and peculiar m:trk
ings. It never seems to cross the
sky, like Mars, Jupiter and t'aturn.
because it Is between the earth and
the sun. It. will rise higher in the
sky till December 2, and then sink
slowly to the west, and thereafter
rise above the sun as a morning star.
Venus is the planet of love, ami
there is no sight anywhere that s.i !
starts tho tender emotions as that
of Venus. Hut if this should not
happen, gazing at the beautiful orb
for a few moments takes one's
thoughts so far from earth that, he
feels that there is an upper world,
indeed, and that it is very fair.?
Ohio State Journal.
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D. P. Evine, an employee of the
constructing force now engaged in
building the Southbound Railway, be-!
tween Winston-Salem and Wadesboro.
was killed last week by a premature
explosion of dynamite.
Miss Maggie Hutchlns, the tenth 1
victim of p-llagra In Durham, died ,
Friday night. It was the second cn e !
among the whites.
TO DRIFT ACROS POLE.
Captain Amundsen to Spend Foui
Years in the Arctic Regions.
New York, Nov. lC.-~Capt. Koale
Aiuundst n, the disco vt n r ,, of tin !
Northeast Passage, was the star pas
senger by the Scandinavian Amerl
can liner United States, In totfay
from Copenhagen and Christiansand.
lie ?ald that while he beliveed that i
Dr. Cook reached the l'olc, he wan
1 reluctant to say anything more a
bout the subject except to Teller
ate his faith in Dr. Cook.
Captain Amundsen said that he had l
come here to make preparations for
an expedition to the Arctic which !
lie calculated probably would ke> p
liim away from civilization somewhat
' more than flv<t years. The primary
object of the expedition will be U;
1 explore the o< > an depths of the r< -
Hon, to study the currents and tern
peratures and the character of the
Arctic ()< -an bottoms. He will ?t;:
rotn San Kr^r.' i < n in July, It'll, ii.
the 400-tcn auxiliary gasoline nchoc.
r -Kraut, whli : v.as us 1 by Nan i
in his trip to the North and which |
i ij now in the N< rweglan Navy Yard.
Captain Around"-i tald that ti e
secondary obj t cf the trip was to
; ;;et a peep at the North Pole, in
fact, to drift acruts it. He might
fall in this i xpectution, but he be
lieved the drift will take him th re.
Asked if it were true that he was
going to Greenland to Ret proofs In
support of Dr. Cook s declaration
that he had discovered the North
Pole, Captain Amundsen. said: "I
haven't time for that." He said he
had read only a few lines of Dr. |
Cook's story. Ills cxpcrlence with
Eskimos was that they were general
ly truthful, but he doubted their a
Mllty to understand maps, especially
if the maps marked expanses of wa
ter. Sextant observations in Polar
.ihservatlon were valuable, but the
intelligi nt man could master the art
of making them in three months.
The truth of all polar claims to dis
covery depended finally on the ve
racity of the explorer. He did not
see why Dr. Cook was not competent
to make observations as well as any
other scientist.
SELMA NEWS.
Selma, Nov. 18.?On Wednesday,
November 17, at the residence of the
bride's father, Mr. Nathan Wall, Mr.
Philips Wiggs and Miss Rosa Wall
were married.
Mr. John A. Mitchener's new ho
tel, which it Is rumored will be
named "The Inside lun," will be
opened about the first of December.
Mr. W. II. Stallings is having a
heating plant installed at tho Mer
chants Hotel. Then the guests will
never have to complain of wet wood.
Improvements come slowly but stead
ily.
Mr. N. E. Ward has purchased
some nice mules from the Wilson
Live Slock Co.
Mr. N. E. Edgerton's nice gray
mare died Sunday. It was a heavy
loss, he having been offered $350.00
for her about three weeks ago.
As an object lesson as to what
good roads will do for a community
wo call attention to the road from
Selma to Smithfield. Before the
good road was made a load for a two
horse team from Smithfield to Sel
ma was from three to four bales of
cotton. This week wagons have been
hauling cotton from Smithfield to the
Cotton Mills here and bringing from
six to eight bales at a load?just
twice as large a load as formerly.
New Telsphone Subscribers.
Subscribers of the Carolina Tele
phone and Telegraph Company will
please note that, the following sub- '
scribers have been added to the list.
Mr. S. M. Jones r< sldi nee No. 15 L.
Mr. J. C. Ennis market No. 47.
Mr. S. C. Turnage Store No. 4^.
Mr. A. M. Noble residence No. 2 J. '
HENRY I'. HILL. Manager,
Smithfield Exchange.
Oyster Supper at Wilson's Mills.
We are requested to announce that !
an oyster supper will be given at
Wlh-.on'd Miiis on Wednesday night.
November 24. The proceeds will be
given to the Haptist Orphanage at
Thomasville. The public is cordial- ,
ly invited to atend.
On the farms of England last year
there were 1,494.089 horses employed.
FOOTBALL GAME CANCELLED.
The University of North Carolina and
Virginia Will Not Play Football
Next Thursday.
The Thanksgiving gain*' of foo'
baii which wan to have been play
h<1 between the teams of the Univer
sity of North Carolina and the Uni
versity of Vlrgiiiia next Thursday
has been cancelled at the request of
the Virginia team on account of the
death of Archer Christian, Virginia's
half back, who was so badly injured
at Washington last Saturday In the
game with Georgia University that
he died twelve hours later. Young
Christian was from Richmond and
only 18 years old. Unless th^re can
be some modifications in the brutali
ty of the game football ought to go.
Deaths resulting from Injuries receiv
ed In the grime are getting to be too
frequent.
VERDICTS, 120; HANGINGS. 3.
Northumberland County's Fourth
ExoMtion Probabls This Week.
Suubury, l'a., Nov. 14.?This coun
ty, which lias had 120 first .d t;ree
murder verdicts in the 13U years of
i s existence ,is to have its fourth
execution next Thursday unless there
should intervene a reprieve in the
meantime?a contingency that is un
likely. Tho condemned man is Stan
ny Marcavltcli", who murdered a fel
low-countryman, and he has practi
cally giv? n up hope of escaping the
gallows.
Northumberland ranks second in
the United States for unatoned mur
ders, being exceeded In this unen
viable record only by Hardin county,
Kentucky. Of the 120 who have been
sentenced to death here over half
found refuge in Insane asylums, a
few were pardoned, several commit
ted suicide and a number died in
Jail pending retrials and longdrawn
out appeals.
Over 75 per cent, of the murders
In this county have been committed
by foreigners in the coal regions,
and the 120 first degree convictions
represent but a small percentage of
thchomicides, many of the murder
ers having been acquitted and a
large number getting second degree
and manslaughter verdicts .
New Advertisements.
The Cotter-Stevens Co. makes an
interesting announcement about the
Buck Junior Range in this paper,
page eight.
Butler's Bargain House has some
attractive prices in this issue. See
ad on page four.
NO REASON FOR IT.
When Smithfield Citizens Show the
Certain Way Out.
There can be no just reason why
any reader of this will continue to
suffer the tortures of an aching back,
the annoyance of urinary disorders,
the dangers of diabetes of any kid
ney ills when relief is so near at
hand and the most positive proof giv
en that they can be cured. Read
what a Smithfield citizen says:
Mrs. \V. L. Stevens, Third street,
Smithfield, N. C., says: "I have no
hesitation in recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills as I know them to be
worthy of the highest praise. I suf
fered from backache and dull pains
across my loins for a long time. This
trouble made me very restless at
night and as a result of the loss* of
sleep. I arose in the morning feeling
tired and with but little energy to
commence the day's duties. The con
tents of one box of Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me entire relief and
since using them, I am able to elecp
well, arising in the morning refresh
ed. Doan's Kidiicy Pills proved so
beneficial to me that I advise others
afflicted in a similar manner to use
them."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50c.
Poster Milburn Co., Buffnlo, N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other.
A handsome new jail In Iredell
?ounty has Just been completed. The
jailer and his family moved into the
]ail last week, and have as fine resi
dence quarters as can be found in
Statesville.
Docs Not Stimulate
Ayer's Sarsaparilla docs not stimulate. It does not make
you feel better one day, then as bad as ever the next. It
is not a strong drink. No reaction after you stop using it.
There is not a drop ofalcohol in it. You have the steady,
even gain that comes from a strong tonic and alterative.
We wish you would ask your doctor about this. He
knows. Trust him. Do as he says. JxTa^TCq , /.???<>//, A
What are Ayer's Pills? Liver Pills. How long have they been sold? Nearly sixty
years. Do doctors recommend them? Ask your own doctor and find out.
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1 DO YOU WANT A f
COAT SUIT CHEAP?
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We have a few suits left. All wool. Satin
lined, Colors Blue and Gray, tailored in the
latest fashion.
?2.* These suits have sold and are cheap at
$17.50 and $19.50 per suit, but as we have
only a few suits and Jsizes lleft, your choice
$14.98. L
Men's and Beys' Clothing j
pi Men's Ovcrcoats S5.0C t:p j
Men's Suits S5.90 up
Coys' Ssuits S1.2T tip '
Boys' Overcoats S2.00 up
r~i Men's I'anis SI.25 i p
Boys' Pants ? 25< t.'p
No old stock
to show you.
^1! n? w ijoods
bought this ( II.
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I SHOES FOR THE WHOLE;F/JrtLY, 25c TO US.GO PAIR. '
Ladies'Misses'end Chi-ic.en's Hats, 5Cc. to $3.E0 Each
Everylhirg in Dress Core's 5 ccrts to $1.(0 per yard
But ier's Bargain House jp
Smith field, N. C.
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-"^![5!?fall \F=: EEEEEIE:!!
Pay up and get a Tnrner's Alma
nac for 1910.
I LISTEN! LISTEN! I
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SThe winter weather is here and we 99
are prepared to show you the most
jQ extensive line of fall and winter JO
Dress Goods and Wearing apparel ev- r*
? er brought to Johnston county. Not- TO
Jjjj withstanding the high price of cotton "j*
jO and the continued advance in dry TO
I?! goods, we can sell you goods at old IjL
nf prices as I purchased my fall stock M?
K early and bought very heavy. If j?!
H? you are in need of a suit or over Mi ?
ItA coat be sure to see my line before SL
Kt purchasing. My departments are all ff
g complete. Come in to see my line j?!l
of Ladies Coats, Coat Suits and ff
g Sweaters or any thing else you need Mk
to wear. Remember the big cash flr
g store sells you better goods cheaper. jto|
Yours Very Truly, JJjt
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| PRESTON WOODALL J
30 Benson, N. C. ^
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1 39-inch, aH wool, striped, very 11
handsome Coat Suit, striped
jS tico lining, all colors, $10.00 ^
p 40-inch, all wool, striped satin ^
$ lined, jet buttons; a handsome g
garment, all colors, $12.50 ^
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Sg some higher priced. B