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THE SMITHFIELO HERALD ? Pubtishi'J Every Tuesday und Friday. BEATY & LASSITER Smithiicld, N. C. Editors and Proprietors, Cash in Advance. RATI 8 OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Yeai, $1.50 F.inht M oaths, 1.00 Six Months, .75 Three Month*, ? .40 Entered at the Post Office nt Smith field, Johnston County, N. C., as Second-class Matter. THE PAST WEEK IX THE NEWS. Tbe past week was one that will be long remembered. There were many happenings of such importance that attracteJ the attention of all thought ful renders. Th ? first of the week was marked by the close of warm campaigns in New York City and Ohio. In New York Mayor Mitchel, after a most success ful administration in which millions of dollars was saved 'to the city, was de feated by Tammany's candidate, Judge Hylan. In Now York State the woman suf frage cause won a great victory and in the hext election the women will have the right to vote. In Ohio there were two planks to be voted on. The prohibition amendment to the Constitution was before the peo ple and the latest returns seem to in dicate that the amendment was lost. The suffrage plank was also lost. Prohibition and woman suffrage will have to wait awhile longer in the Buckeye State. Across the water the news has been of a disquieting nature. Russia has been in turmoil and the Kerensky government was overthrown by the Maximalists, or the extreme socialist party. The end of the week brought the news that after all the outlook was perhaps not so dnrk as it first ap peared. It is doubtful if the party now apparently in control will be able to do much with the people. Kerensky is not yet down and out and it is be lieved that enough of the Russian people are still true to him to rally the cause and thus save the nation from going over to the peace party. From the Italian front came the gloomiest news at all. The Austro German armies have been sweeping on toward the Piave river and the : latter part of the week found them still unchecked. One encouraging fea- j ture was the news that the French and "English were getting a hand in the situation and it is hoped that the German wave will be held back before it sweeps over all northern Italy. General Cadorna who has been at the head of the Italian army ever since the nation entered the war has been removed and another man put in his place. The news of the arrival in England of the American Commission headed by the President's confidential adviser f and friend. Col. E. M. House, to confer with the leaders of the Allied cause was one of the important happenings of the week. The news of the first American to die in battle and the capture of others by the Germans was another event of importance. It is only a beginning of what wc may expect when we get our army on the firing line in full force. The Greatest Fair Yet Held Here. * The seventh annual Johnston Coun ty Fair closed last Friday with every body pronouncing it an unbounded success. There were more people here Thursday than attended the Fair every_day last year. The weather was id nl, the midway unequaled here before r.nd the aeroplane man broueht the people here. And the exhibits ? they brought some people too. But to use the common expression oft o"?ted in a late novel, "Anne's Wi>use of Dreams," "believe me," they did not r.ll come specially to see the exhibits. They had heard about the aeroplane man end the midway attractions ? and these were the things that the majority of the people came to see and enjoy. It is amusing to see how the people like to sec the things that tahe away their money without giv ing anything in return. But^such is i he American p?< >j?le. Tiny mus1 be amused. They niu*t have a good time. And "after all, we do not criticise them. They work hard all the year and when the one gala week comes around, they want to attend the Fair and get away from tfMj humdrum every day existence which to many i is one round after round of monotony. Let the people have a pood time, just so long as they do not injure them selves by taking stock in those things that tefcr down and never build up. THE VKUY LATEST NEWS ITEMS. The President made a great speech at IiutTalo, New York, yesterday he fore the American Federation of La bor. In this address Mr. Wilson made it very clear that he wanted peyce but that he was opposed to peace until the war with Germany was won. Ger many must be conquered. o The last news from the Italian front says that the armies on both sides ar drawn up in battle array on the Piave river. The Italians have crossed the river and are ranking a determined stand to hold the An tro-German / armies in check. News from the American army in France says that the American sol diers have had their first experience j ? it h German kh* sh< lis. Gns masks i hud to I e worn. Shrttpnel fir" has : 1 e< n freely used for the ppst day or two. o New:; comes from Russia by way of Stocl holm, Sweden, that Kerensky lending the soldiers has fought a bloody battle with the Rolsheviki forces from Petrograd near Gutchinn. The result is unknown. j A HOY'S LKTTEIt TO I'M' Dear Father: I will write you a ftw lines to let you hear from us. Papa, we are hav ing the worst time that we ever had in our lives. We have picked a right ? smart of cotton, hut we cannot hardly ; get it to th" house. Mama's hurt her hack trying to help us put a sh et full on the wagon, and now she i.< not able to cook nor 'tend to the lit'le baby and I don't know what we are i going to do. If mama don't get _well I papa, 1 am afraid me and little broth er can't go to aahool any. Papa, does your captain think you will all have j to go to France? Papa, if nil the good, amr.rt men like you have to i go to thr> war there won't be any- ( body left to make biscuits and bread I for the poor soldiers to eat. Papa, I : am little and can't work much, but I I will do nil 1 can to help make some- ] thing for the poor soldiers to eat, for 1 I should feel mighty sorrowful to < now that you were hungry. Pana. don't be troubled about us for 1 hope we will live some way, if it is a bad way. Papa, will they let you come home Thanksgiving Day? 1 hope they < will for we all want to see you so bad. Papa, I was twelve years oh' j, lust Sunday. I will closc for this time. Write i soon to your loving son. i STANTON COATS. I'. S. ? Paptf, the baby is not well. Mama carried her to the cotton patch i last week and left her on the sheet while she picked cotton and it mad.? her sick. * < Benson, N. C., October 31, 11)17. Negro Fair This Week. The second Johnston County Nejrro Fair will be held at the County Fair grounds beginning tomorrow and lasting through Friday. The colored people have made much preparation for this event and are looking for a. fine Fair. They had a good Fair last year and are expecting an even great er one this year. J. M. Beckwith of Smithfiold is secretary of the Fair. CLAIMED SEVENTY DOLLARS WAS STOLEN BY GYPSY GIRL.! Last week B. J. J.jrnigan, of Dunn, was here to attend the Fair. Like many others who cr.m# hv' wanted his fortune told, so he called on the Gypsy girl for : revolution of what thj future had in store for him. Soon after ccm ing out of the Gyp^y tent h<- mi sed seventy dollars and claims', tl at the Gypsy j-ir' had t;.k(n it from him. He >t out .. rr.inl f r the Gypsy : rid ?;e I rir i . !? for I). T. Lunch ford, J. P., Saturday. The "ill was held in a hundred dollar bond for her appi arnnce in t! < Recorder's Court. The bond whs furnished in cash at once. However, the Gypsy girl claimed that she was innocent. Later I. aac J rnigan who had bor rowed B. J. Jerrican's overcoat, found the seventy dollars in an inside po<ket of the coat. When this was made known the girl was released from the bond and her $100 paid back. Here is an instance of whi r .? s?riou3 mistake might have been made, for the Gyp3y had no* way to prove her innocence. Double Announcement Party. Chnp-1 Hill, N? v. 10,-VMrs. M. W. Daniel entertained :i? a par'y this i fltmoon announcing th- engagement i f Mi P? il Hildebrand to Mr. Henry B. M.irrow and of Mis : Myrtice Grcen \\( il t Dr. Carnie B. Carter. Ao color seh'mc of pink and v/hile w as carried out in all of the dc?t ra tions Chrysanthemums and ferns bo ng uk <' in artistic effect. The puests v.cr- rec ived at the door by Misses Lottie Glass and Helen Shell. When refreshments were : rved the foMow ing cards, held tog? '.her by sweet poas, were on each plate: P. E. H. and II. B. M. December Twenty-seventh, 11)17. M. R. G. and C. B. C. January First, 1918. Fllowing this announcement little Master Vivan Guion entered carrying two corsage bouquets of sweet peas which he presented to the honorees of the occasion. Miss Hildebrand is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hildc-rbrand, of Morganton; Miss Greenwood is the daughter of Mr. R. L. Greenwood, for merly of Fuquay Springs. Both young ladies have lived in Chap<-1 Hill several years, 'uring which time they haye (rained many friends. Mr. Marrow, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Marrow, of Henderson, is superintendent of the Smithfield Schools. Dr. Carter, the son of Mr. ind Mrs. J. H. O. Carter, of Morgan :on, is a research chemist with Mellon Institute, Pittsburg, Pa. Both are alumni of the University of North Carolina. Found the Hoys Doing Well. Representative J. W. Barnes, of Wil lers township, was in town yesterday. Mr. Brrnes has two sons at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., Luther and Lea mo n Barnes. Mr. Barnes visited them a week ago and found them get ting along well. They are comfortably quartered and have pood and well pre pared food. Mr. Barnes says that they are a hoalthy looking set of men. He spoke favorably of the work of the Y. M. C. A. and thinks that the people ought to bo liberal in their support of (his institution which is doing so much to interest, entertain and e: re for the soldier boys during their loisuro time. County Fair Ball. County Fair Ball given at the Opera House last Thursday evening was largely attended. Th?>re were quite a number of visiting ladies and gentle men present and taking pr.rt in the dancing. The music was furnished by Mver's Orchestra. Punch and ?and wiches were served by those in charge. Auction Sale s . b 0/i Tuesday November 20, 1917 , jj At 10 o, clock sharp at my iesid^nce, i "PINEVIEW FARM" I 5 s On the Clayton roaJ in Cleveland townshiw, I will ? offer lor sale to the highest bidder. for cash: 4 i good mules, 1 buggy and harness, 1 two horse and E 1 one horse wagon, one wheat drills mower, rake, I cider mill, in fact all farming implements, some household and kitchin furniture, also potatoes, E fodder, etc. : ? MR5. C. A. BUNDY R. 1. GARNER, N. C. 9 X X X 1 X 1 1 X X X X X X X X ? * * THRIFT. X X * * Earn What You Can. Spend What * * You Mu*t, (.ive What ^ ou Should X * And Save the Rest. X * ? * X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Governor Bickett has designed No vember as Thrift Month and has set the fallowing specific program for tlie i farmers of Johnston County: 1. .To pay off all deLts, and go on a cash basis next year. 2. To start a saving account in som? bank or credit union. 3. To buy a " Liberty Loan " bond. 4. To buy a milch cow or a brood sow. 5. To install home waterworks and lights. (5. To paint his house. 7. To set out an orchard. 8. If ho be a tenant to buy, if pos sible, a small farm and make the first payment on the purchase price. THREE RULES 1 OR THRIFT. (By Ryal Woodall.) Tli.ifu is an economical management jjy which one may make gain. Th< i arc three rules for thrift. The first is "Buy for cash." This is very. n"cess: ry to thrift. One who buys for cash will know how much he h .s to j'eni d will not be forever getting into trouble by using these two words, ' Charge It." Many persons have ro{ <-n tl mselves into trouble through these two words. A very promising j young business m;>n will often and has r.f'rrt fi iled b. cruse he stretched Irs credit to the breaking point. The man 1 ?vho docs not-buy for cash cannot have 1 ihe same control over his affairs as does the man who stansact& business < on the cash Lasis. ' 1 The second rule for thrift is, < "Make more than you spend." It is : evident that anyone who succeeds i must make more than he spends. The American people spend perhaps more than any people in the world, these- : fore they must make more. To make I money i ne must think. T'.ie average < person does not think of his own af fairs enough. If a person will think of hi:> own affairs for one hour each day he will succeed. Too many 1 persons work too hard \vtith their hands, and not enough with their ( brains. ( The third rule for thrift is, " K< ep The First "Medium of Exchange" of which we have record . consisted of shells to which w ere given stated and generally recognized values. Every man was his own Banker. Mod ern Banking Facilities have kept pace with the Progress of Civili zation until today every self-respecting citizen owes it to himself to have a hanking connection. We offer you every convenience known to Modern Banking. wnm. fit ? ?n accurate account of busini 8 af- , rai-.s." Without such a rccord one doe? V not know f r what purpose he spends ' [lis monry. At the <~r.d of the woek ine m y always know accurately the amount f his business for the previ ous week. A person cahnot remember jvery business transaction and it is >ften imperative that one should have i i record of a transaction, especially if it must pb before the courts. A thrifty man will not let a hen fool him, yet many hens have been fed i lonj? time without paying their board bills. Rubbish and filth is not a sign if thrift. The thrifty townsman will have everything around his place clean, and the thrifty farmer will keep his fence comers free from weeds. Buying for cash, and saving a part >f what you make, and keeping a re :ord of all business are conducive to the thrift habit. T1IE SM1THFIELD MARKET. Cotton 28 Va Cotton Seed i.10 Wool 20 to 30 Fat Cattle 0 to 6% Eggs : 40 Hat cattlo, dressed 11 to 12 Corn per bushel 1.50 to 1.75 C. R. Sides 30 to 32 ? Feed Oats 90 to 1.00 Fresh Pork 12 Ms to 15 Hams, per pound . . . 38 to 40 Lard 21 to 30 Timothy Hay 1.40 to 1.50 Cheese per pound :J5 Butter, per pound 40 to 50 Meal 4.75 to 5.00 Flour per sack 6.00 to 0.25 Cotfee per poun; 1? to 20 Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.50 Cotton seed hull* U-*?? ShipstufT 2.80 to 3.00 Molasses Feed 3.00 Hides, green 10 to 12% Buggi es and Wagons JUST ARRIVED Three Car loads of BUGGIES and one Car of Wagons with another car of Wagons now in transit. We want your Wfagon and Buggy business and remember we will not be undersold. Furniture Our whole up stairs is full and the prices are right. Anything from a 35c. Rug to a $200.00 Bed-room Suit. , Clothing' MISS ANNIE PEACOCK sold one man s.x boys suits of corduroy clothes. We expressed four of these suits to Asheville, and still, we can make the heart of many boys glad. Come on boys we have what you what. SHOES We can sell you to-day cheaper than we can buy; why, because we got our Shoes in the house last February. IN FEED STUFFS, of all Kinds, we make -the low prices; others follow. Come get our prices and we will save you money.. We know your Want3. We want your business Austin -Stephenson Co. SMITH FIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
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