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VOL. VI. - NO 32.
DIRECTORY
Town Officers
Mayor—Joshua L. Swell.
Commissioner*—Dr. ). B. H. Knight,
N. S. Peel, Dr. j. I). Biggs, A. Haaaell.
P. K. Hodges.
Street Commissioners—P. K. Hodges,
U.S. Peel.
Clerk—A. Haaaell.
Treasurer —N. S. Peel.
• Attorney—WheelerJMsrtin.
Chief of Police—J.;H. Page.
Lodges
Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. P and A.
X. Regular meeting every and and 4th
Tuesday nights.
Roanoke Camp, No. 107, Woodmen of
the World. Regular meeting every aud
last Friday nighta.
Church of the Advent
Services on the second sud k6fth.Sun
days of the month .morning and evening,
and on the Saturdays (jp.m.) before,
and on Mondays (9 a. m.) after said Sun
days of the month. All are cordially.iu
vited. |. B. S. I.ASSITRK, Rector.
Methodist Caorcb
Rev. E. K. Row, the Methodist Pas
tor, has the following appointment*:
Kvery Sunday morning at II o'clock and
night at 7 o'clock respectively, except
the second Sunday. Sunday School
every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
Prayer-meeting every Weduesday even
ing at 7 o'clock. Holly Springs 3rd
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Vernon Ist
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Hamilton
'ml Suuday, morning and night; Haaaells
2nd Sunday at 5 o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to alt to attend these services
Baptist Church
Preaching on the Ist, 2nd and 4th Sun
days at 11 a. nr., anil 7:30 p. m. Prayer
meeting even- Thursday night at 7:30
Sunday School every Sunday morning at
9:30. J. D. Biggs. Superintendent.
The pastor preaches at Hamilton on the
3rd Sunday in each month, at li a.m.
and 7:30 p. m.. and at Riddick'a Grove
en Saturday before every Ist Sunday at 11
a. m., and on the Ist Sunday at * p. ni.
Slade School House on the 2nd Sunday
at 3 p. m.. and the Biggs' School Houne
on the 4th Sunday at 3 p. m. Everybody
cordially invited.
R D. CARROLL. Pastor.
SKEWARKEE V
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No. 90, A. F. kA. M. AnJ/A
DIRECTORY FOR 1905.
S. S. Brown, W. M.; W.C.Manning,S.
W.; Me. O. Taylor, J. W.; T. W. Thorn
as, 8. I).; A. F. Taylor, J.D; S. R. Biggs,
Secretary; C, D. Carstarphen, Treasurer;
A. E.Whitmore and T.C.Cook, Stewards;
R. W. Clary, Tiler.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
CHARITY— S. S. Brown, W. C. Man
ning, MC. G.Taylor.
PINANCI—Jos. D. Biggs, W. It. Har
•ll. R. J. Peel.
RHFKRKNCK—W. H. Kdwsrds, W. M.
Green, P. K. Hotlgea.
ASYLUM —H. W. Stubbs, W. H. Rob
ertson, H. D. Cook.
MARSHALL—I. H. Hatton.
Professional Cards.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office: Wheeler Martin's office.
'Phone, 23.
WILUAMSTON, N. C.
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Bank Building, Williamston, N. C.
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TILLIAMSTON. N C.
Practice wherever aerrlcm are deairea,
Special atteatton givea la esamiatag aad auk
ag title for pareßaarra of timber aad tlaibei
liad«
Bpecflal atteatioa will Be givea to real eatate
•mcßaagca. If yam wiaß to bay or aell laad I
aa Belp yon. m re
ft
The Elm Tree.
The farmer stood by the carriage
house door,
Surveying with pride his home
stead o'er.
"I wish I had planted one more
tree,
Just here on this side, by the
vines," thought he.
Then he brought to the spot that
""" sweet spring day,
A young, strong elm, from over
the way.
And placed U there by the carriage
house door,
Just where it was needed so much
before. 'I 1 *
Lo, the years went by, till ninety
were told—
One sows, nor reaps, 'tis the
story old—
When a fanner, young, stood by
the door,
Surveying with pride his domain
o'er.
Said he, "The most beautiful thing
I see
Is the grand, o'er-arching, old
elifltree.
Who planted it, boy? His name
we must read
In the loving thought, the lov
ing deed.
—S. B. B. Merrifield
Croup is quickly relieved, and
Whooping Cough will not "run its
course" if you use the original
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar.
This Cough Syrup is different from
all others because it acts on the
bowels. You can not cure Croup
and Whooping Cough uutil you
rid the system of all congestion, by
working on the cold through a
Copious action of the bowels. Bee's
Laxative Honey and Tar does this,
and cures all Coughs, Croup,
Whooping-Cough, etc. No opiates.
Sold by. S. H. Kliison, & Co.
James Monroe's Popularity.
No man except George Wash
ington has ever actually received
the unanimous vote of the electo
ral college for President of the
United States, and yet to one
other is really due the glory of
such an election. While he did
not receive it actually, he did, vir
tually.
His first four years had l>een so
eminently satisfactory to the peo
ple; they so thoroughly approved
of his course in all essential points;
he was so much the popular idol
of the people; his political enemies
so rapidly melted from view and
from every existence during those
years that formed a part of the
"Era of Good Feeling," that when
the time for election came, every
body with one accord seemed to be
shouting. Monroe! Monroe!
Monrne! And it was the same
later, when the electoral college
met; vote after vote was registered
for the President, until he had re
ceived two hundred and thirty one,
and there was one vote left. Mr.
Blumer of New Hampshire arose
when his name was called and
asked the privilege of making a
statement. The privilege granted,
he said that he desired to have it
known that he considered that Mr.
Monroe had earned a re-election;
that he was entitled to it; that he
had brought prosperity to the
country and honor to the Presiden
tial Chair; that he (Mr. Blumer)
would rather see him in that office
than any other man then living;
that be was greatly pleased to see
him receive such a large vote,
but, he went on, he wished to an
nounce that he intended to cast his
vote for another, for it would
break his heart to think of anyone
else being given a unanimous vote
and thus being honored on an
equal with "our dear Mr. Wash
ington," so he cast bis ballot for
John Quincy Adams. —Exchange.
WANTED 10 men in each state
to travel, tack signs and distribute
samples and circulars of our gtods.
Salary $75.00 per month. $3.00 per
day for expenses. KUHLMAN Co.
Dept. S. Atlas Building, Chicago.
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It's the weakly man Who often
carries the heaviest life insurance.
The pessimist sad the amateur
photographer both seem to take
the wont view of everything.
ffije (fktnyxw.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C„ FRIDAY, MAY 26. 1905.
What Becomes Of The Corks?
"What becomes of the pins?" is
an old and unanswered question;
but "What becomes of the corks?"
admits of a pretty complete reply.
Cork is one of the most indispensa
ble articles; yet, useful as it is, and
harmless as it appears, it is mhde a
means of danger to health by trade
competition. Not that anything
noxious occurs in the original
growth or preparation for market
of the corkwood, or even in the
process of charring the surface and
closing the pores bv extreme heat,
which is said to give the elasticity
and flexibility known in the trade
as "nerve." When it comes on
the market it is without any dele
terious qualities. It is after the
cork, in its finished state, has serv
ed its purpose in the neck of a bot
tle that it begins its degenerate
course.
A cork once drawn, and the hot
tie and contents disposed of, is
thrown away generally as waste,
especially in private houses, though
in the liquor trade they are often
preserved for sale to itinerant deal
ers, who purchase them for a trifle.
Those which are thrown away
gravitate to the ash and garbage
barrel, the dump, or the gutter,
and possibly the sewer. From
these odorous and offensive recep
tacles, as well as from liehind the
bar, they eventually reach the bag
of the peddling collector, and are
all placed in one mass, to undergo
the process of so-called "cleaning"
which makes them appear to the
untrained eye as good as new, and
prepares them for sale to the
economical bottler of wine, liquors,
pickles, or what not, who has a
strong eye to the main chance.
The corks look all right, and secure
the bottle as well as new and clean
ones would; so, even if there is a
little poison or worse in them, whai
does it matter? thinks the careful
dealer.
Thousands of corks float about
the coast, and thousands more,
which have been thrown out from
passing ships, mingle with tlieui,
and are finally cast onshore, where
they are collected by the agents ol
the dealers and shipped to the cit>
to be "cleaned" and sold.
Nothing will really clean them,
but they can be whitened or bleach
ed by the action of a powerful acid,
and this is what is done. Th»-
acids used are chiefly sulphuric
and muriatic or hydrochloric.
Vitriol is also sometimes employed
The trade is quite a large one, and
is said to be very profitable, many
having grown rich at it, qnd carry
ing on big establishments, with
agents at all main points. It is
conducted mostly by foreigners,
and has representatives in nearly
all the cities, though, of course,
this city lioasts of the greater num
ber.—New York Post.
When e'er you feel impending ill,
And need a magic little pill,
No other one will fill the bill
Like DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
The Famous Little Pills EARLY
RISERS cure Constipation, Sick
Headache, Billiousness, etc. They
never gripe or sicken, but impart
early rising energy. Good foi
either children or adults. J. C. P.
Jones, Chief Burgess, Milesbugli
Borough, Pa. says "I never used
-pills in my family during the forty
years of housekeeping, that gave
such satisfactory results rs De-
Witt, s Little Early Lisere." Sold
by Anderson Crawford & Co.
A Matrimonial Record.
Bigamists and Mormons have
done better, but so far as the re
cent court records of New York
furnish statistics Mrs. Mary J
Crowther, with seven legal hus
bauds and freedom to marry again,
has surpassed all competitors.
Rivals for the matrimonial record
may find fault with Mrs. Crow
ther's early beginning. She was
married first at the age of fourteen
and had five husbands by the time
she was twenty-four, and at thirty
five has seven to her score.
In every case Mrs. Crowther has
observed the law and modern pro
prieties. She was never married
to two husbands at one time.
They all either died or weie di-
VOTV ed.
With >ll this experience she is
not opposed to other matrimony.
There are many millions of men in
the United States whom she has
not, married, and with a wide
enough range of experience it is
quite likely that "she will find one
that will suit. Her matrimonial
ventures must have made her com
petent by this time in the art of
securing a husband.—Selected.
What AilSf Mother.
Last summer a famous specialist
in nervous diseases visited a small
village. One day u tail awkward
young man called on him. He
had a weak fi«ce, which bore signs
of dissipation; he wore cheap
clothes, cut in the latest fashion ;
there were rings on his tinkers,
and .a gold chain swung ostenta
tiously over u grey waistcoat, lit*
came tif consult the doctor about
his mother, who had some obscure
aud, as he leared, mortal ailment,
lie spoke with much feeling, but
Uid not torget, to adjust his chain
or twirl his mustache as he talked.
"She has been a very active
woman," he said. "Had tremen
dous energy all her life ; but now
she seems to have gone all to
pieces. She has no pain, no, dis
ease ; bu'she can't eut nor sleep
much, and she is so week she can
hardly walk, she cries if you look
at her. What is the matter ? 'Jan
you help her?"
• What work did she do?'' asked
the doctor.
'-she wes a tailnress, and she
worked harder than was nece-sary,
said the young man reluctantly,
ohe used to sew until two or three
o'clock in the morning,''
"What is your trade—your busi
ness f" demanded the doctoi.
'•Well—l—l'm not in business
at present. It's pretty ditlicult to
make a start you know. I've con
sidere 1 several different occupa
tions, but 1 have not found any
thing suited to my peculiar abili
ties yet. but I came to see you
about mother. What do you think
is the matter with her ?"
"Vou I said the doctor. "Noth
ing else, Jjhe has snapped her lift
for you ; and no.v when you should
be supportiug her and bringing
comfort and honor to her old age,
you are a dead weight and a dis
grace. If she dies, you, and you
only, are to blame.''
When he was gone, the doctui
said: "It is a common enough
case. A woman is unselfish and
energetic. She gives her life to
se T ve a husband or a son. llei
devotion only encourages them in
idleness and selfishness At mid
die age her vitality is exhausted.
Her nerves give way under the
long strain, and tonics are of no
more use than putting wood on a
fire that has gone out."
Poor, unhappy husband or son
whose eyes open too late to the
fact that "mother is sinking undei
some mysterious disease," and
who must hear from the doctor the
frank verdict: "It is you, and
nothing else. -Ex.
The new woman feels that she
should stand up for herself every
where except in a street car.
The fellow who pays compli
ments sometimes doesn't pay any
thing else. •
About 173,000 persons are em
ployed in the postal department of
Great Britain and Ireland.
Sued by Dvnaalti
Sometimes, a flaming city i,s
saved by dynamiting a space that
the fire can't cross. Sometimes, a
cough hangs on so long, you feel
us if nothing but dynnamite would
cure it. Z. T. Gray, of Calhoon,
Ga., writes- "My wife had a very
aggravated cough, which kept her
awake nights. Two physicians
could not help her; so she took Dr
King's New Discovery for Consum
ption. Coughs and Colds, which
ea«ed her cough, gave her sleep,
and finally cured her." Strictly
scientific cure for bronchitis and
La Grippe. At S. R. Bigg's drug
store, price 50c and $1.00; guaran-
I teed. Trial bottle free.
Relations of Johnnie Shrimp.
This's a bov's essay on hfcrfam
ily relations:
Mi is mv mother. lam her son.
Ma's name is Mrs. Shrimp, and
Mr Shrimp is her husband. Pa is
my father. My name is John
George Washington Shrimp.
Therefore pn's name is Shrimp, so
is ma's.
My ma has a ma. She is my
grandma. She is mother-in law
to pa. I like gr.iiidina better than
pu does. She brings me dimes and
bolivars. She don't bring any to
pa. May IK- that's why he "don't
like her.
Aunt Jerusha is my aunt. When
pa was a little bov she was his • is
ter. 1 like littlf sisters l)ickv
Mopps has u little sister. Her
name is Rose. I take her out rid-
itiU o« tny sled. Aunt Jerusha
don't like her. She calls her ' 'that
Mopps girl." I think Aunt Je
rusha to lie ashamed of her
self
Aunt Jerusha lives with us.
Aunt Jerusha has a state of
health, too. On washing day she
has the headache, and does her
head up in brown paper and vine
gar, and I have to tuake some toast
at the kitchin fire. I make some
for myself, too.
Aunt Jerusha says nolxxly knows
what she has done for that bov.
That lwy's me again. I told pa
what she said. Pa said it was just
so—nobody,did know. Ma says
Aunt Jerusha means well, and that
she is pa's dear sister. I don't see
why that's any reason she should
scold me when I eat cabbage with
a knife —Selected.
Strawberries and Rheumatism.
Strawberries are excellent in the
.treatment of rheumatism and gout,
and in this statement we voice a
I popular sentiment. There is not
a garduer who will not state this
assertion is well founded and that
all verities ot berries are good for
this disease, Much time has been
taken in seeking to discover the
nature ol the remedy and two
chemists have just succeeded in
clearing up the difficulty. M. M
Portes and Desmouliers have dis
covered in the savory juice of near
ly all the varities of the berry one
of the most efficacious remedies
for the relief of rheumatism, name
ly, salicylic acid. Rheumatics and
gouty absorb the very thing that
they need in eating as many as
possible of the luscious strawberry.
—Green's Fruit Grower.
Pointed Paragraphs.
Politeness oft makes liars of hoii'
est men.
Maiiy a man robs himself by act
ing as his own lawyer.
Occasionally a man falls in love
with his wife after marriage
Language isn't capable of paint-
ing a woman as she paints herself.
A woman's idea of happiness is
to share the troubles of the man
she loves.
There is too much water in Wall
Street to interest the average Ken
tuckian.
The w«man who is an angel in
the parlor may be something else
in the kitchen,
If a man ever wants the earth
it is shortly after he starts on his
tirst sea voyage.
When two girls are in love with
the same young man they always
smile as they pass by—then grit
their teeth.
There are times when a man
should lead and there are times
when he should follow, but he
shouldn't lead a fast life to follow
ey,il inclinatians.—Chicago News.'
Tirrifle Riei Wltl Dutk
"Death was fast approaching."
writes Ralph F. Fernandez, of
Tampa Fla., describing his fearful
race with death, "as a result of
liver trouble and keart disease,
which had robbed me of sleep and
of all interest in life. I had tried
many different doctors and several
medicines, but got no benefit, until
I began to use Electric Bitters.
So wonderful was their effect, that
in three days I felt like a new man
and today I am cured of all my
troubles." Guaranteed at S. R.
Bigg's drug store.
New Use For Sawdust.
Scientific men have long been
engaged in the study t»f methods of
utilizing waste products, such as
sewaerge garbage, and m.tny 4 other
tilings, loiiucrly Uuovwi away as
•trcrthlebS. .After it is ascertained
just what these materials contain
that can be uti i/cd, ingenious
men set their niu to work to in
vent machinery and de\ise pro
cesses by which the valuable com
modities may be extracted. In
this way many million dollar*
worth of oils, lertilizers, and other
useful subs an us aic nmv saved
and the worMiaso much the richer,
A great deal of awdust hi.s al
ways gone to waste, thoi.Jt many
nulls bate useu u to auppU-ment
Unit luci supply. Chemical anal
ysts have been at work on the saw
dust piubleiii and H lias been
shown clearly that it contains very
useful elements that are worth
saving and now machinery has
been invented to extract these ma
terials.
The experiments have proven
that 1,000 pounds of sawdust will
yield about 160 pounds of char
which is practically the same as
chaicoal and equally serviccble;
Ibo pounds of acids, 16j pounds ol
tar and a quanity of gasses that
have been tested for heating and
illuminating and found to be excel
lent for both purposes. While the
acids, tar and char are the pro
ducts particularly uesired, it is
said the gases are of commercial
value.
A machine has been invented in
Montreal for the purpose of distil
ling sawdust and obtaining the ue
sired products. Consul General
llittenger writes that the machine
treats about a,OOO pounds of wet
sawdust ail hour. As Canada
manufactures enormous i|uamties
of lumber it is expected that the
utilization ot sawdust 111 that coun
try will be an important scource
of valuable commodities.
I here are twenty places in Eu
rope where oxalic acid is extracteu
from sawdust, lu Scotland sa'Vv
dust is used to make floorcloth,
coarse wrapping paper and mill
board which is a kind of paste
board used by bookmakers 111 the
covers of books. 1 hus sawdust
once thougt to be a good deal ol
a nuisance, is beginning to be con
sidered quite a uselul article.—
New York Sun.
"No Parting: There."
. "Uncle Joe" Cannon sat in the
rear seat of an F street car looking
happily at the world and singing
softly to himself the old hymn,
"There Will lie 110 Farting There."
Representative Mann sat beside
him, reading a paper.
"Hello, Joe," said Mr. Mann.
"What's this—a conference at the
White House last night on tariff
revision ?"
"There will be 110 parting there,"
sang "Uncle Joe," melodiously.
"What do you think of that?"
asked Mann.
"There will be no parting there,"
warbled "Uncle Joe." Then he
said, suddenly :
"Conundrum: If it takes six
mouths to pass a Cuban reciproci
ty bill, how long will it take to
revise the tariff? There will be
no parting there," continued
"Uncle Joe," full and strong and
sweet.
"There will be no parting there, "
mumbled Representative Mann,
with his big bass voice, and then
they both lapsed into silence.—
Washington Correspondence of the
New York World.
Every poor man feels that he
can give a rich man points on how
to enjoy his money.
v A Creeping Death
Blood poison creeps up toward
the heart, causing death. J. E.
Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minn., writes
that a friend dreadfully his hand,
which swelled un like blood poison
ing. Bucklen's Arnica salve drew
out the poisou, healed the wound,
and saved his life. Best in the
world for burns and sores. 25c at
IS. R. Bigg's drug store.
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" Rocky Mount 35 -j
" Scotland Neck aj m
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