em coumf am' PUBLISHED wrttKLY ** BT ' W. U. Smith, Witor and Prop. , '4.. r " at AHOSKIE, N. C. | Subscription Price: 1 One Del tar Per Year ip Advance ' Advertising Rates: Very Reasonable and mads known on - request. Entered as second-class matter Feb ruary 26th, 1910, at tne post office ' at Ahoskie, N. C., under the Act of March S. 1679. You can judge pretty accurately of the character of a man by know jog how he uses bis spare time. One great trouble about the high coat of living lies in the fact that too mapy people handle the food before it reaches the mouth; there needs to be more direct com munication between the producer and the consumer. v Many of the state legislatures are in session and the public may expect the usual crop of freak legislators and the passage of some freak bills. However, all that can be endured if the legislature will at the same time enact a good deal of uteful legislation. It's a funny world, especially where politics enters in. No sooner is a measure passed by congress or a state legislature, to remedy some evil or relieve some burden, than another measure is required to correct the defects and "jokers" found in the first measure. One doctrine that events are teaching in the present war is, that combatants have the right to kill non-combatants, but the non combatants have no right to kill combatants. It is simply another way of expressing the old saying that "might makes right." The prohibition of the use of absinthe bv tlje French govern ment is another proof that tem perance is making great headway these days. So rapid is its growth that people who prophesy that this nation-will be under prohibition within a few years may not be such dreamers as many think. Some time ago an influential paper devoted to the trusts wanted to know if "Success has become a crime!" The answer is simple enough. If success has been at tained by legitimate methods it is anytlrog but a crime, but if it has been gained by dishonest and un lawful methods it certainly is a crime, even if the wrongdoers manage to keep out of ^he clutches of the law. More than that, it is not even real success for anything that is evil in itself or made pos sible by evil methods, is a failure, however great may be the finan cial return. f V-i ' ' ' - Giving tbe farm a name is a good thing and the practice should be extended. A name gives dis tinctiveness to a farm (bat is most desirable in that it promotes loy alty to the place, fosters a pride in it, and helos to hold the family together.. How much better to give the farm an appropriate name than to speak of it as the so-and-so place, or as the third or some other farm on some concession road. And appropriate names a^e easily found. Historic associations, es pecially in the older parts of the country, may often determine the choice, geographical location, land scapes, water or some distinctive feature on the farm all suggest , good names. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, aa they eannot reach the diaeaaed portion of the ear. Tnore la only one way to curedeafnaaa, and that ia by eonatitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Ejstachian Tube. When thia tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfoct hearing, and when it ia en tirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless tha inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its bo rata I condition, bearing will be dis troyed forever; nine eases out of ten are caused by Catarrsh, which is noth ing hut an Inflamed condition ef the mucous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ease of Deafness (caused by catarrah) that canaot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu lars, free. Sold by all Druggists. 75c, I! L . ? 1 i* Dtniz.ns of Deep Cause Eicitemeni. 4ume On* Said Math In llous* and Ibe Klood?|ni)'s Opened. Fish io front of them, fish be hind them, fish to the aide of them, into what seeuied the valley of hsli merched the members of the House yesterday. It was fish day without a doubt tnd for two solid hours the House wrestled with this great and migh ty questiou and when adjournment same the matter was just^'about where it started. 'Tis true a couple of fish bill* had pawed oyer the protest of the chairman of the fish committee, Mr. Laughinghouse, one of these applying to Greene county and a glance at the map will show that this county is not a "fish county" not being situated near the coast just why it should need fishing laws is not explained. iat? run atari*. But tbe real fun started when the bill of Mr. Meekins of Tyrell, came up which was to amend the law relating to the tax on fish nets and taking T.vrell out from the general jurisdiction of the State fish law, A motion made to table the same was lost. Mr. Laugliinghouse proceeded to warm up thing and incidentally declared that there was an organiz ed effort to destroy all fish Jegis latitiop* in the State. He lugged in the name of E. G. Duncan, the Republican National Committee man and a former member of the House from G?rtered> but wat ruled out of order. He called pn Representative Davie, to arise in his seat and Mr. Davis with the agility of a squirrel jumpted up and told the Pitt statesman to blaze away. The Greenville man however grew rather personal in his remarks which forced Speaker Wooten to have to read the rule* of debate. Mr. Davis however was nut faze end wanted the Rep resentative from Pitt to have his say. Others by this time were anxi. ous to get into the fray and Mr. Meekins with bis 80 years bearing lightly on bis shoulders admitted to Mr. Gurrie that he believed a State law would be a good thing but he didn't went it for this county. Carrie For Statewide Law. Mr. Gurrie remarked in passing that the people of tbe coast section where the fish abound wanted just enough law to keep tlie pence be tween them and no more and be lieved a State law tbe right solu tion. Representatives Davis and Etbridge bad a pleasent cross-fire for a few moments and latter on a lavman from further up tbe coun try, Mr. Kibg of tfasb, laid all the fisb troubles to the factories who are useing great quantities of the finny tribe for the manufacture of fertiliers. Wlnborne Cool and Collected. Mr. Winborne, of Tyrrell, took a hand in the -discussion saying that the fish question was not a local one,but State-wide and he wanted this bill deferred until a State wide bill could be drawn and passed on by the committee. Iu tbe head of the fight and excite meni Mr. w in borne * cool imp res tive talk seemed like a cup of water in the desert of Sanara. Two o'clock had arrived and some of the members were getting restless and to save the situation, Mr. Grier moved an adjournment which was carried so quickly that that the Spearker forgot to have the notices of the meeting of the commettee rea Henry Riddick, Colored, Whb hired a bicycle of Gopelend and Wllloutfhby, Ahoskie, about two weeka ago and failed to.return Mine, was arrested by sheriff Cooper of Bertie, and after a hearing wee bound over to Court. The bicycre could not be located when Riddick wes arrested, but wae later found and sent to the owner for idenlication. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuta and Bums. Old Sores, Stings of Ioiecta Etc. Aatiseptie Aaedyae, used in ternally and externally. Price 25c. ? -? Wit TEAR BI4 ; GAVE TO MANKIND Chronological Record of Moal Important Events of the Twelve Months. I EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST l Mexico's Muddled Affaire?Pope Plui and Earl Roberta Among the II luetrloue Dead ? Oleasters and Sporte?Financial and I Industrial happenings. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. J POLITICAL j Feb. IS.?House pawed Alaska railroad bill. / Feb. St.?Senate ratified general arbitra tion treaties between United States and < Great Britain. Japan, Italy. Spain, Nor- | way, Sweden. Portugal and Switzerland. March 5.?President Wilson read to con- j tress message urging that the clause In . the Panama canal act exempting Amerl- 1 can coastwise vessels from payment of , tolls be reoealed. 1 March 10. ? Senate Approved Alaska railroad bllL 4 March n.?House passed bill to repeal I canal tolls exemption clause by majority ? of M. 1 June 5.? House passed the three Wilson * antitrust bills by huge majorities. June 11.?Bill to repeal exemption clause of the Panama canal tolly get passed by , senate. , ? f /? J July 1,?Qeorge T. Henry, J*., of San i Francisco and Washington nominated for ambassador to Russia. July 4.?Ira Nelson Morris of Chi cago appointed minister to Sweden. \ Aug. 19.?President Wilson appointed James C. MeReynolds the 8upreme < court and T. W. Gregory to succeed ( MeReynolds as attorney-general. Sept. IB.?Secretary of Btate Bryan I and the envoys of Great - Britain. , France. Spain and China signed the 1 Bryan peace treaties. : 8ept. 24.?Frederic Jesup Stimson ap pointed ambassador to Argentina i Sept. 29.?The house passed the riv ers and harbors bill as reduced to $M?? 600,000 by the senate. < Oct 24.?Congress adjourned after 1 a session"gf 147 days, | . Nov, I,?-In general elections Repub lican party gained over the vote of 1912 1 but failed to oontrol congress. Pro gressive party fell to third place. Wash- I Ington. Colorado. Oregon and Arlaona went dry. Dec- 7.?Sixty-third congress was called to ordar for Its final sessloa DOMESTIC wtleon ord-red per manent government of Canal Zona Into operation April I and appointed Col George W Ooathala the first governor. Feb. 24?Court of appeala re verged death I verdict In oaae qf Charles Becker, former , police lieutenant In New Tork. April 1.?Col George W. Goethale aa tumed hla dutlea aa governor of Canal Zdne. April I?Secretary Panlele laaued order prohibiting use of alcoholic liquors for drinking purposes on vessels and In yards of the navy. April 12.?Four gunmen electroouled In New York for murder of Rosenthal. May 7.?Eleanor Randolph Wilson. Yowwtt daughter of the president, mar ried tu Secretary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo In the White House. May Ik?Colonel Roosevelt returned South America. May tt.?Charles Becker, former police lieutenant, found guilty a second time of 1 murder In the first degree for Rosenthal slaying in New Tork. June 11?Kermlt Roosevelt and Relto WUlard married In* Madrid. July 4.?Twelve persona were killed an?Twsnty-one directors or for mer directors of the New Haven mil* road Indicted by federal jury la New fork for criminal conspiracy to violate the Shsrman antitrust law. Nov. 4?Chicago stockyards ordered , Closed ten dsys to check epidemic of : the foot-and-mouth disease In the ' middle West. Ore. 11?U, 8, senate ratified the Inter national convention for safety at sea, r 1 1 . ??i \ DISASTERS | Jan. 5.?Oil tank steamer Oklahoma sank off Bandy Hook, 25 of the crew per* Ishlng. , Jan 10. ? Great storm on th? Baltic caused submersion of several villages and frowning of many persona- v floods In Belgium did millions of 0*}. law' worth of damage. Jaa- It?Terrific storm hit northwest Russia and 150 peasants lost their lives In snow. Many thousands of persons perished In southern Japan whsn volcano of Bakura Jlma burst Into activity, following re peated earthquake shocks. Large city of Kagoshlma partly destroyed and several villages blotted out - Jan. IS.?British submarine A-7 with crew of eleven. lost during maneuveva off Plymouth. Steam whaler Karluk, flagship of Cana dian government's arctic exploring expe dition under Vllljalmur Stefansson. crushed In the Ice and sunk northeast of I Siberia Jan. IT.?Loss of the German steamer Aollla with passengers and crew of w of the eoast of Terra del Fuego confirmed. Jan. 15.?Three hundred Japanese refu gees from the volcanic sruptlons on 8a kura burled under falling cliff and killed Jan. to.?Old Dominion liner Monroe sunk In .collision with the eteatner Nan* tucket off the Virginia eoast and 41 pe* sons drowned. ? March 8.?flt. Louis Athletic olub do* stroyed by Are: 40 perished. March li.?Quake and volcano killed many on Hondo Island. Japan. March 18.-Many perished In hurricane and flood In Province of Stavropol. Rus sia. Turkeys For Sale. I have home Mammcuth Bronze Turke.va for sale. Apply to W. T. HOLLOMON. R. F. D. No. 4, Aboekie, N. C. t? ; ? tka M*? TM Dm Dot SffMt Tte Hart Beta.at .1 lu to.it .nd tuilin rfftct, LAXA TIVB BROMO OOIN1NB ii bettertha? ordinary SfcSSSwSaSrS Notice of Sale.. By virtue of the power and au. thority given by a certain deed of trust executed by J. S. Law rence and wife Josie K. Lawren ce, to D. C. Barnes, Trustee, which is of record in the office of tfie Register of Deeds for the County of Hertford, in book 55 page 118, default having been made in the payment of the in debtedness secured thereby and at the request of the 'holder ^hereof, I will, on Thursday, the ?th day of February 1915, before the law office of D. C. Barnes in the town of Murfreesboro, N. C. at 12 o'clpck M. offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following property to wit: That house and lot in the town of Murfreesboro, known as the old John W, Harrell place, bounded jn the north by Broad Sreet, on the east by Pine Street, on the iouth by the Rice property here inafter described as Lot No. 2, the lots of Isaac Pipkin and T. VV. Pipkin, and on the' west by the Baptist Church Lot. This is one of the most desirable re sidences in town. 2nd.?That Store House and Lx>t in the town of Murfreesboro, mown as the E. F. Rice Store House and Lot, and bounded on the north by the property above lescribed as Lot No. 1, on the :ast by Pine Sreet, on the south. >y Main Street, and on the west ?y the lot of T. W. Pipkin. This is one of the best business stands in the town. ? ?. These two lots form a block from Main to Broad Streets iu '.he center of town, and make an ideal residence and business pro perty. This the 2nd day of January, 1915_ D. C. Barn its. Trustee. ? r / ' ? ? ] For Sale. Two saw mills, complete, ready For work. Both in Gates County, tf. C. One ;.ear Koduco, the other near Eurc,- N. C. Not junk, but ;ood mill*. If not sold privately, .he one near Eure, will be ?old on .lie mill yard, on Tuesday the 2nd. lay of February 1915, and the one near Roduco, will be sold on the sill yard, on Wednesday tho 3rd. ia.v of February 1915, at noon in both cases. Terms cash unless ?therwise agreed on day of sale. This the 8th. day of Jan., 1915, A. Pilston Godwin 'and B. L. Banks, Jr., Trustees, Gatesville, N. C. Flooring, Ceiling and Siding For Sale by Onancock Lumber Co. Earleys, N. C. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days ?onr dr?nrii| wilt refund money if PAZO MNTMRNT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to 14days, rhe first application gives Kmc and Rest. 50c. 11 1 1 ss-ssssssssesmt ( ? f U. Vaughan's "The Quality Store" MURFREESBORO, N. C. 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