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Kateretf •( the Pout ofllcr «t Wllll«tiu«oo.
H. C. *• Second Clasn Mail Matter.
Friday. February 4, iqto.
Prosperity has forced the price
o» Bibles tip twenty per cent. Air
is still at the -atue old margin for
the radicals have failed to corner it
so far. Tin re is no telling what
they aiay do later.
Comet "A H)io" has a tail fifty
million miles long. It is in tine
parts and blends in the toiiu of a
question mark It i* then-fore a
many sided question ill several re
spects for astionomers are some
what at sea concerning it. At
least, it has furnished copy tor tli
papers and speculation for the CIIII
otis, and has li id a tendency t
nltrtn tile snpeistiuous
The question of what v\e shall
e-tl or, rather, I o\v sha Iwe p y tot
it, appeals to be a more vi.al jue>
lion at the prts nt time than am
other. From Maiu'i to Texas, troiu
Flotida to O.enon, this question is
uppermost Thousands a e taking
the pledge to e cln-vv moats am
chew otln r It ss costly food until
the [trice of meats shall come d-wn.
If the people en masse, shall puisne
course for a sufficient period of
time more than one good end will
be accomplished for not only will ii
lessen the present cost of living but
it will increase and promote the
health of the people. the e"
veptioh i f the liskimo and the
Knglish, we aie the greatest men
consumers on ihe planet bit with-
out exception we are the most waste
fill of all peoples ill the matter of
food. It has been stated with ap
parent flippancy that thee are
people, who man for man, womui
for woman, and child for child, can
live on what we waste, but in all
seriqusnes. this apparant flippancy
is sober, demonst ratable truth
Kast Indians and Chinese work
for six cents a dav and board tlieni
selves and tlib millet and rice and
othet cheap food eaten 1 v thest
people cost less in a ,wet. l : than tin
cost of w*bat the average American
consumes in a day. We are not
advocating the diet or mode of liv
ing of these uufortutiate orientals
but between our lavish wasteful
ness and their ab-taiuaii.e there
31Q many degrees.
Seed Corn Day
Tim fanners of Martin County
are asked to meet in Williatßston
011 February i)th; and biing some
of their best corn. Experts* from
the Agricultural Department will
lecture 011 the selection of seed corn
and its culture- The crop depends
largely upon the seed and special
care should be made in the stlec
Jirtn. "Every farmer who wants the
best should attend this meeting
and learn from men who have made
a study from a scientific as well as
a practical side. Let each farmer
bring about twenty ears of his best
corn.
Iti connection with this question
of seed selection aud farming gen
erally, to urge the nec
essity of every farmer becoming a
subscriber to THE PKOC.KKSSIVK
KAKMKK, which is doing more to
help the farmer than anything in
the State. You can club with THK
EMTKRPKISR, aud get the two
papers which should interest Martin
County farmers most for $1.40.
Renewals 011 subscriptions to our
paper for Ji.6o. This is the best
opportunity to get two papers al
most for the grice of one. We will
lake jrour subscription and give
prompt returns. - Jx
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Ganderbone's Forecast
(Continued from first page)
around his body twice. We'd all
stand up alid honor Uiiu„ alike with
us liereft, and cheer hiiu with what
little strength the most of us have
left.
St. Valentine will open up
His moving picture show
And run a nickelodecn
For seven days or so,
I It' II show us A 1 k moii tlifc Dude.
And Liitle Wit ill..- Dunce.
And bore us terribly ag tin
With tbo-e unwitting stunts.
And tn i>. he this time we shall rise,
i As we should d\ by gutn,
And put tins while infernal brand
Of humor on the bum
\
We never did know wh*t it
meant, if anything at all, or who
it was that started it, or why we
had to fail for such a custom. Oft
we think the way that we bcha\e
must make the good St. V.dentine
turn over in his grave. ' s a
shame to break his slc p which
else wete (f'liic s ene, and ke p
hi HI spinning ju-t as if there we e
alu ll between 111; it ancient an l
respected lotub of him a long tun
dea 1 and all the wheels there ate
in some foil picture tu deer's head.
At any rate, the country will by
hook or crook sutvive and had the
blessed day that siw Get rge Wa-li
ngtou arrive. As tim-* proceeds
we more and more appre i .te his
makr, an ! wonder if Lis coning
tieie w, s noi a great mi-takey We
can t i;elp thinko'i* tint lie WHS
•upp »sed to K" I" Ma's, oi p »ssibly
io one ot the still older, riper stars
A ni in who will not tell a lie is not
like oii'.- tit us, an 1 \v'e II bet a dollar
he w'as billed to no to IJiantis or
Somew here else where one of us had
een to tlieni as pieer and unl ke
eveiyoiie a-> (Voorge lias been among
us here.
But be ias it haply will,
It soon shall come about
That Lent will hiury up to help .
The poor meat striker out.
And 1 { alley's comet "will as.-ilme
The aspect of a gfirgoii
And se»- what it can do te -ave
Us all'fiuiu Mr Morgan.
It that won't mike liiin loose his
grip it will be tune to wonder if
Mr. Morgan, too, is not a planetary
blunder, and if lie should not have
been horn where others such as he
are and tu> one is so faT~ advanced
in ethics yet as we are.
Ilowev.r, fr. tti the 17th'we shal
be under I'isces, th • svmbol ot thei
Fish, and'the signrticence 01 this is I
that persons bom beu.'ath the sign, ,
thouglmot quite wi 1 j
not be liars like we are, but only i
little on, s
The 111 >Oll will till the -cvL and
the last week will he quiet uulcssi
we have a suffragette or anti tariff i
riot The trusts' big aviation meet |
will see the month out right, and!
beef at 30 cents a pound w ill win I
the prize for height.
And then the welcome Spiitig will
cotne,
'Plui.WintiLj. go a scooting
And March cotne I'in like one of'
what
T Roosevelt is shooting
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Often all a man earns goes to
doctors or for medicines, to cure a
Stomach, Liver or Kidney trouble
that Dr. King's New Life Pills
would quickly cure at small cost.
Best for» Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
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When Editor J. P. Sossman, of
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Sand Ridge Poul
try Farm.
Kggs for hatching from the following
breed-: S. C. Brown Leghorn, Barred
Plymouth Rock., S. C. White Wyandotts,
$1 per sitting of 15. White Holland tur
key eggs f 2 per 10. Satisfaction guaran
teed.
Address,
J. B. McGOWAN
R. P. 1). 3 Williamaton, N. C.
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Higgs Industrial
Institute
PARMELE, N. C.
For the Training of the *
> Colored Youth >
Session hegius October 12th,
Session ends Juve -Mid, 1910.
Rates Very Reasonable
For further information, write,
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President.
Fineman & White
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and
.ORGANS
Grades Highest
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OUR MOTTO .
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Pressing and
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Ladies' Cotton and Wool
Sweaters Cleaned at
Reasonable Prices
Society Pressing
Club, *
J. Q. GODARD, JR.,
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Main Street
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Just Received Car of
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SEE I'S 1 Yl Wollards Combined Harrow and Cultivator
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Robersonvilie, North Carolina, ~ if/
Railway Mall Clerks Wanted'
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The Oovernment pays Railway Mall,
Clerks SBOO to $1,300. and o^ier'
employees up to $2,500 annually.
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ITnrli- Sam will hold spring examtnfi- J
tions throughout the country for Railway |
Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerk* Stt-n- j
Ographers, Bookkeepers Department !
Clerks and oth»r (government Positions.'
Thousands of appointments will t>e made..
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Country can get Instruction and free in
formation by writing at oiice to the |
Bureau of Instruction, 60 M Hamlin
! Building. Rochester. N. Y.
Our Toilet and Perfume
Department
Contains the most exquisite scents of
roses, violets and all the popular odors, i
You will be praised for yotir perfume
taste tf you will let us supply vou. We i
have just put in a complete stock of
Harnoay Perfumes and Toilat Articles
which are so well known for Uieir true
flower fragrance.
All goods made by Harmony of Boston )
and sold by us exclusively guaranteed '
to give perfect satisfaction or your money
will lie refunded.
Harmony Perfumes
Toilet Waters 1
Sachets
Liquid Or-en SoHp
Smelling Salts I
These- and more at
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Williamston, N. C.
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loss. If you have neglected your insur
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Jewelry
for January
"For her who in this month was born,
No gems save Garnets should I*' worn
They will insure her constancy,
True friendship ami fidelity."
The Garnet is found in many
parts of the world. The best Amer
ican tat nets are found in Colorado,
New Mexico and Arizona, and are
as fine as those foond in other coun
tries. Theye garnets are blood-red,
almondtue, yellow and other ccjors.
Our stocks offer many selections
in garnet-stt jewelry for January
birthday presents.
Wild Rose is the January birth
flower.
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I to a Fertilizer I
8 than Analyses E
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HM The mere mixing of
materials to obtain analy
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PI knowledge. The value
M of a fertilizer lies in the
N source from which the #,W
111 plant food is obtained.
Each ingredient in n
Royster goods is selected
with a v iew of supplying *
the plant from sprouting
until harvest. I lie plant
is not overfed at one
time and starved at an
other. Twenty -fi ye
years experience goes with
every bag.
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Storage and Commission Peanuts a Specialty
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Liberal advances made on Peanuts either (or Prompt
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Post Mortem Dividends
• Received from Frank F. Pagan, Ageut Union Ceutral Life In
surance Company check for Thirteen Dollars, this amount being First
Post Mortem Dividend on Policy No 315260 on the Hfe of Samuel R.
Biggs, deceased.
SAU.IE BIGGS.
Received from Frank F. Pagan, Agent I'nion Central Life In
surance Co., check for Six and j2 too Dollars this amount being
Pir.st Post Mortem Dividend on Policy No. 315436 on the life of Mc-
Gilhert Riddick deceased.
.MAGGIE L DANIEL, Admrx. •
% UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
FRANK F. FAC,AN, - LOCAL AGENT, - WILLIAMSTON, N. C.