North Carolina Newspapers

OLD SOLDIER WAS CONSTIPATED Says Black-Draught Cared Him of His Troubles of 12 Years Standing. Scottvllle, N. C. —Mr. James Dick ton, an old resident of this place, and j Civil War Veteran, recently made the following statement: "I am 67 years ' old, and am an old aoldler of the war j of *6l. I had constipation for 12 ; years. The doctors said 1 would ( never be any better, but now I can ; tell them better, I had taken dollars and dollars' worth of blo9d tablets, bat they got so they didn't do me much food. , . Then I got to taking your Black- Draught, and I had not taken one full package until I found that It relieved ; the constipation. I took two or three , packages, and It has cured me, and I praise it to all of my friends- Thousands of people In the past 70 j years have found help for constlpa- 1 tlon In the use of Thedford's Black- Draught Many families keep Black- Draught In the house all the time, and use It at the least sign of constipation, indigestion, biliousness, or other liver troubles. Black-Draught Is purely vegetable reliable and without bad after-effects. i Good for young and old. Get a pack- i age from your drugglsft. today, and 1 take a dose tonight. You will feel bet- ' ter tomorrow. Price 25c a package. J Coats only one cent a dose.—Adv. Expediency. "A'wlse man may change his mind." "Yes." replied Senator Sorghum. "But a man sometimes gets credit for changing his mind when caution has caused him to shift his line of talk." Whenever Ton Need a General Tonic Tske Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tooic is equally valuable as a Gen- 1 era] Tonic becauae it contains the well I known tonic properties of QUININE and ' IRON. It acta oo the Liver. DriveSsont Malaria. Enriches the Blood and BailQs Bp the Whole System. 60 cents Didn't Like the Idea of Christmas. There is a story In Woman's Home Companion In which this pnssage oc curs: " 'Fun I' snnrled Grandfather Merri- TSle, though the tire danced frantically and snapped Its long fingers In his face to distract his attention. Grand father -Merrlvale had a habit of sing ing out one word from a speech and dwelling on It, and coming out with It, sooner or later, and worrying It in his teeth. 'Fun! What's the sense In fun? What's the use of fun? Here we are I in a hard winter ; taxes are high, wood | Is high, coal Is high, food Is high. And you talk about fun 1' " Trench Humor. A soldier In a ScottlsH regiment tells ' a good .story about a German soldier I who threw a Jam-tin Into the British i trenches one day. On examining It ' they found the following message: "Dear Jocks —I have a wife In Fal- ' kirk; what would happen to me if I caine over tonight?" The reply went promptly: "There ! would another widow In Falkirk to- I night 1" New Fire Alarm Box. Breaking the glass In a new fire j alarm box Intended for hotel office j building rooms permits the alarm to j be sounded and frees a Are escape i rope arid harness. Roumanian oil wells have been de- I ■troyed. j Instant Postum fit* the spirit of the times per* fectly.. It is Pnrely American Economical /wfeWloeeY w pleeewrm) Convenient , (iHtat 1 ") and is a pleasing, wholesome, drug- i free drink good for both young and old. . . - •—^, , i 1 "There's a Reason" t t —a Hang Up a Jar Instead of A Stocking [i 1 aO LITTLE Mexican boy or girl ever thinks of hanging up a stocking. They have some thing far mora Interesting. Three or four days before j XT Christmas stands spring up i ® about the alameda, or open I m park, without which no Mcx j £& lean village Is complete. All X about these shops are hung I VfiJ the plnatas, which take the W) place of Christmas stockings. oK These are apparently great jjC dolls 2or 3 f?et tall, dressed In tissue paper; with papier maclie faces and dangling 0 legs and /& their flowing paper garmests conceal earthen Jars for the S? holding of candles, i m Sometimes the plnatas are 0A In the form of angels or j JST ..fairies, but usually tliey rep v resent some person proml -60 nent In Mexico. President and fyQ Mrs. Dins used to smile from SC every stand. The Mexican J®! child may live in a hut built (8/ of flat stones piled together (m In a putUlc lot. but he has his /S pinata at Christmas time, j JSJ In the better homes the VS7 plnatas are strung on a rope Q0 across a room. They are al- Kjf\ roady heavy with their load I of dulces, or candles, and they ji? dangle somewhat dangerously I Q0 over the heads of the behold en ers. Finally, the tallest man SC Is blindfolded, given n stout cane and turned round and 00 round. Leaping up, he strikes 0 at the suspended figures. /TV Amid shrieks of laughter and directions he keeps striking 00 until he hits one of the Jars. 00 "Crack!" go Its sides, and, being made only of baked clay, they crumble away and V? the sweets come pouring, out. I @ Nobody Is too dignified to Q0 scramble for them. The older SC people are on their knees I jS* with the children. Everybody 00 gets at least a mouthful. Then n0 another Is blindfolded, turned about and told to strike for Tk 'another sugary deluge.—L. Qtf Crozer in McCall's Magazine. What Others Like to Eat at Christmastide SPAIN loves h£r turkeys. Nor does she find It necessary to run them to death on the farms In order to make their meat tender, for the fowls are driven Into town from long dis tances, and their 'feet are tarred to withstand the hardness of the roads. For three days before Noche Buena i the streets of the cities villages | are thick with squawking poultry and j bleating lambs and kids that are des tined for the slaughter, j Cuba fattens up her turkeys on wal nuts to make their flesh more tooth ; some. Mexico grinds the cooked tur j key to a paste, which Is mixed with chill, raisins, currants, wine and a few other Ingredients Into what Is called | mole de guajalote. Frunce, too, al j though she shows her partiality for j turkeys by cramming them with truf i ties, coquettes with her Christmas I menu. Now she throws her scarf to i blood rod sausage, fat and Juicy; now ;to stewed hare with unfermented | wine; again to pheasants, to hazen j hens, to heath cocks. In Brittany the home cured ham I gives savor to the rye bread and to the chocolate porridge, especially dedl | cated to Noel. In Cuba baked bams, preciously boiled-In champagne and well sugared, vie for favor with a Spanish piece de resistance called "Mors and Christians," In reminiscence of a page In Spanish history, and made of black beans and rice. In southern Italy eels, curled round with tall In mouth, defy time on the Christmas board by the emblem of eternity. In the smaller Italian cities on the day before Christmas the air la shrill and cries of kids being brought to market in panniers swung from donkey backs. Chickens, pigeons, tripe, boiling hot, are other dainties appro priate to the season, as well as tur keys, geese and calf's head. German and Scandinavian countries are noted for the bounty of their Christmas cheer, in rural neighbor hoods the tables are spread from Christmas to Epiphany. England, too, offers wide and varied hospitality. In Warwickshire, for instance, they serve roast crab apples with chine of pork and elder wine. Yorkshire has Its frumenty, its Tule cakes and plum pudding. Scotland boasts one dish all ier own—haddock, stuffed with oat meal and onions—Chicago Tribune. Not Until "Next Christmas." It was said the other day by an old southerner in Washington that no home loving Virginian ever would move "until after the next Christmas." The next Christmas comes and goes, but there Is still another to come, and the moving is put off and happily will be pot off until the holiday spirit has gone from the South, a spirit that will go when the South goes.— New York Eve ning Post. - ■' \- v.«. v*" . &. L »- THE ENTERPRISE, WTT.T.TAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA How to Adora The Church For The Holiday CHURCH decoration should be started at least a week before Christmas. Better be early and do the work deliberately rather than leave It and rush and alight the un dertaking at the last moment. Have decorations light and use color sufficient to make them cheerful. Work In plenty of red and white. Everlasting flowers are good for the purpose. Bunches of Immortelles can be broken up, wired Into small bunch es and used in various ways. These cun be had in white, red, yellow and other colors. Work color Into the garlunds at prop er intervals to relieve thfe ef fect of the heavy dark green wreath ing. Pampas plumes are excellent where they can be used away from gus-liglits or danger of Are. Holly bruuches are most useful and appropriate. Laurel, boxwood, wild t suillax, brunches of evergreen Mrees , and tissue paper wreuths, bells and 1 garlands all work in together effec tively where a little taste and Judg ment are used In the arrangement. Buy material without deluy us dcul ers usually sell out completely before Christinas. Letters for mottoes can be cut from gold, silver or colored puper or sheet j wadding. For covering mantels In the home evergreen boughs, wild sinllax and | holly ure generally used; also for estall' railings. t Ground pine garlands ure | used for festooning around the wulls j and celling, over doors, stair rulls, etc. Outside decorations may consist of j garlunds over the front door, wreathes on the door and on the gateposts ut the entrance to the yard. In plants the Norfolk Island pine, aruucurlu, palms, large ferns, aspldls tru, bay and box plants In tub are use ful where they can be had. Churches oftentimes are ahle to borrow some of these from members. Where this is done arrangements should be mode to keep the building sufficiently warm all the time the plunts ure In the church to prevent damage, Plants well wrapped in paper will curry quite n distance without Injury In very cold weather. A closed car Is used by florists for cold weather plant deliver ies.—New York Sun. The Wondrous Beason. Christmas— the same old story; Hweel with Its aweet old way; The gifts snd the songs and glory. The spirit of youth and play. Chrtstmas-the fabled Bunta, The tree with Its magic light. The star* and the drums and trumpets. The toys and the tinsel bright. Christmas-no change forever; The letters to good old Kris, The arm* of the little children And the Hps that are sweet to kiss. Christmas—the changeless beauty. Older, and still so young With Its glory of childhood spirit And Its tales of the fairy tongue. Christmas—the streets to show It. The ahops with their brilliant sight; The windows of charm to glow It, The featlve and magic light. Christmas—and still appealing With It* utter glory to men As over their Kray hearts stealing Their boyhood comes again. Christmas—the same old blessing, Ths holy and lovely spell Of tenderest trust and confesalng. And the glory of nil things well. Christmas—the wondroua reason. As freah In Its Joy today A a It wag In the vanished visions Of the childhoods far away. Baltimore Bun. j ® Mr. Santa Claus ® I Man t/ I d* J\/T R - HAN T A OLAVHL 09 2VI HAN, won't you Q0 please tell me tvhv You come with your reindeer out of the skyt I Do you get from the stars I ftp those bright, shiny toys That you bring us down here T /jx if we're good little boys f fa | Mr. Banta Claus Man, won't j J*. you please tell me why X Y You don't fall straight down \S when you come from the T ® tkyT ft) Do the clouds hold you up or 1 does old Mr. Bun ® Watch over your sleigh till (7 your journey is donet m Mr. Banta Claus Man, aren't A you ever afraid A Your sleigh won't hold all X the toys you have madet And aren't you afraid you'll J 0 let some of them fall, | Perhaps my new sled 0/ my y 1 sister's new dollt I Mr. Banta Claus Man, do the W I birds ever fly ® As far up as you Uve up the skyt Jv And are you great friends X with the man in the moonf 0 Does he ride in your sleigh or isn't there roomf y /i\ Oh, please, Mr. Banta Claus y Jfon, let me know y I About all these things that I (w *• have puzzled me so. 0 Can't you manage it, some- [ . t A • how, my mind to relieve, *s' When you come down our vp chimney on next Christ- I (g) mas evet gg —Pittsburgh Press. | .1 • ~ .. ;. . A... . Man and Lion Die In Battle. Lion and man, lyfug alongside one another both terribly mauled and both quite dead, told a silent story of a titanic struggle "somewhere In Afrl cu." The deceased was Trooper Nor man Slnclulr, a native of Prestonklrk, and while on inllltrfry duty his body was found lying beside the king of beasts which he had killed. A remark able tribute to his memory has been puld through the devotion of native troops. There Ims now been placed on his remote grave tin Iron cross, which weighed two hundredweight, bearing his name, the date of his death and the words,. "Died for King and EmplpV" For the lust 3H) miles the cross was borne by carriers over u practically unknown country. HEAL ITCHING SKINS With Cutlcura Soap and Ointment— ( They Heal When Othera Tall. Nothing better, quicker, safer, sweet er for skin troubles of young and old that Itch, burn, crust, scule, torture or dlsllgure. Once used always used because these super-creamy emollients tend to prevent little skin troubles be coming serious, if used dally. Free sample each by moll with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Further Army Plane. Ambulance and escort wagons) for an army of 2,1X13,000 men will require I the expenditure of $ 10,000,000, accord ing [to the recently published urgent deficiency estimates. This sum Is ex ■ pected to cover the Acquisition of 55,- tKX) escort wagons, (U),(HH» water wnf ans, 8,100 ambulance wagons, 10,000 j medical carts and 5,000 small amis ein -1 munition wagons. These, figures nre I all additional to the Increased esti mates ftw mo{or transport.--Army and Navy Journal. ■tats of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County—aa Prank J. Cheney makes osth that he Is senior partner of the Arm of K". J. Cheney A Co., doing bualness In the City of To ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN DRED DOLUARI for any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the uae of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE, FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me end sjibscrlbed In my Drenence, this th day of December, A. D. 1»M (Best) A. W. Olesson, Notary Public. HALI/8 CATARRH MEDICINE la tak en Internally and acta through the Blood on the MucoOs Surfaces of tne Syatem. DruggUta, 76c. Testlmonlale free. F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio. The Reaeon. Bishop Colfelt of Troy said at a din ner recently: "The reason why some people get no comfort out of their religion on Sunday Is that nobody else gets uny comfort out of It during the week." Important to Mothora Examine carefully every bottlo of CAHTOKIA, that fatuous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature In Use for Over 80 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria A multitude of smacks follow In the wako of courtship. Tke Osialse That Deea Not Effect Ht.d ■mm of lta tonla anil laxaUTu alt*ot, Laxative Bruiuo Quinine can be taJien bj anjune without pausing SarronanM* or ringing In tb* bead. There If only one "Bromo Quinine." B. W. UUOVM'S signature la on box. Mo Australia Is a heavy of American automobiles. . A ainde doae of Dr Trrry'a "Dead Shot" j will «ipel Wormi or Tapeworm No arcond 1 dogs or after purgative neceaaary. Tonea I up th« atomach and Bowila. Adv. Wise men bump Into a fool's game now and then. Dr. Pierce's Pellets nre best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet j for a lazati ve, three for a cuthartla Ad. | A sure sign Is one that reads, "No | | Trust!" I Backache of Women^l How this Woman Suffered ///ill 111 IJ and Was Relieved. [IkUM I I Fort Fairfield, Maine.—"For many ill/ - [l^o^/ aI/M months I suffered from backache caused JV T | JJij/if ■ by female troubles so I was unable to do ST jl\ \ % my house work. I took treatments for it (/' ll\ lV but received no help whatever. Then \ w/lK I I some of my friends asked why I did not \ TlAlr .'////K 11 MA. H try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- y Ngw/ /' J/ / / pound. I did so and my backache soon „ 111 l \ Nll MA xNtt//M I disappeared and I felt like a different J J I l/Mpj I woman, and now have a healthy little A \ | iJmMi Iji, I baby girl and do all my house work. I " TH* IB I will always praise Lydia E. Pinkham's L- Vegetable Compound to women who suf- T^WBHWI for as I did."— Mrs. ALTON D. OAKXS, Tjl * I . The Best Remedy is 1 1 ' I LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S I VEGETABLE COMPOUND I V Thousands of women have jMroved tkis I "Wkf doritjwtrtry it? I Always 1 Have PERUNA Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 1399 Kentucky 6L, Memphis, Tennessee, writes: * 1 h&vA been a frlendof Peruna for many yeara. I have used It off and on for catarrhal complaint* and found It a very excellent remedy. I have a small family of children. Times are. hard with us, but I can scarcely afford to do without Peru na, especially during the season of th* year when coughs and colds are prevalent. We always recom mend Peruna to our neighbors, for the benefit it baa been to us." Illustration. ""Birds of a feather flyck together." "That's so; a number of swallows generally accompany a Jolly lark." MOTHER! Have you ever used MOTHER'S JOY SALVE for Colds, Coughs, Croup and Pneumonia, Asthma, and Ilead Ca tarrh T If you haven't get it at one*. It will cure you.—Adv. Things you try to keep dark will come to light sooner or Inter. Anoint the eyeltda with Roman Ky« Bal aam at night, and In th« morning obicrvr the refreshed mid strengthen** aenaatlon in your eyea. Adv. ■ Australia Is buying California lum ber. . SELF DEFENSE Defeat Backache and Kidney Trouble With Anuric Many people In this aootlon have suffer ed from rheumatism and kidney trouble and have found that Anuric was the most ■uccesaful remedy to overcome these painful and dangeroua ailments. The lucky people nre those who have suffered, but who are now welt because they heeded nature's warning aignal in time to correct their trouble with that wonderful new discovery of Dr. Pierce's called "An-u-rlc" (double strength). You ahould promptly heed theso warnings, aome of which ure dizxy spells, backache. Irregularity of the urine or the painful twinges of rheumatism, sclatlcn or lum bago. To delay may make poaalble the dangerous forms of kidney dlHeaae, such aa atone In the bladder. If you want quick relief buy Anuiic now («0c n paok age)~or send Dr. Pierce 10c for trial pkg. This will prove that "Anuric" eliminates uric acid aa hot water melts sugar. TU|HTERSMITH' S "(HILLTONIC Bold for 4T years. F*or Malaria, ChlUa and Fever. AIM a Fine Qeneral Strengthening Tonic. BOc uU 91.00 at ill Drag Stem | Little Liver Pills Great ia"' Make yon feel the joy of living. It la impossible Every I LLL>> '" PP]r or ' ee ' ' oM * w^en y°u «re IIFER CONSTIPATED I PILLS. This old remedy will set you right over night Genuine bear* denature 1% ATT TT\ DfAni f U»M»Hy Need Iron in the Blood. Try RALLILF RLURLL CARTER'S IRON PILLS mm ' '^o and Colds L-f J in the •. Home. Recommend It to Our Neighbors. Thoa* who object to liquid medl* cine* c«n procure Perun* In the Trenches. "HI, Kill! Here comes u pis wave!" "Tlinnk Heavens ! This toothacb.'S almost kllllu' mo." —Cartoon's Maga zine. tAmk for mnd Oct CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT Tha Original Cough and Cold Remedy STOPS THE WORST COLD IN 24 HOURS Host for Colds. Coughs, Crovf^ Soro Throat, Whooping Coufk 1 25c and BOc at all Druggists WOMEN OF VIRGINIA Basic «'lty, Va.—"l was in bad shape with womanly trouble and wai all run-down and confined to bed. Ths doctor was attending me three times a day but I was getting worse. I heard of 'Favorite Prescription' through • friend who had been benefited by It. I could hardly raise my hand and could not sit up In bed. I began tak ing the 'Prescription' and the first bot» tie gave ine streiiKth. I kept It up until six bottles were used. I was then able to do all my work. I doubt not that the use of It saved my Ufa, When 1 begin to run down now I tak« a little and It always helps me and builds mo up at once." —MKS. J. W. I'AIM.KTT, Commerce St. This herbal tonic for women Is mad* up In liquid or tablet form, and enn b# obtained In any drug store. Contain# no alcohol or narcotic, and Its Inxredl* onts are printed on wrapper. Send Dr, V. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., 10 cents for trial package tablets. —Adv.