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?s?!saBSB9aB99na= ' Hertford County Herald Published Ertry Friday by VINSON * PARKER . Ownan and Publisher! J. Ray Parker , Editor. in l \ Sabecriptioa Piles. Oaa Taar - 11.10 Sbc Months .T6 Three Maatha 10 AdT.rti.ini Rate*. Vary reasonable and made known on Bii tared as second-class matter mraary 25th, 1010, at the post effice at Ahockie, North Carolina, aadar the Act of March 8rd, 1878. 1 1 ? the^amb^STpSss association* Friday, Jan. - 13,1922 THE STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD KNOW ? V 1 At least once a year the stockholders of well regulated corporations garner m a meet ing, primarily to hear a report of its condition and to'become acquainted with the business methods of the organization in which they have invested mon ey. With a working knowledge the condition of affairs, the Stockholders proceed to elect officers whose part it is to con duct the business of the corpo ration until the next meeting. It is only by knowing how the ?Ulcers of any organization aye conducting business that the stockholders are enlightened to the point of wisely and judi ciously selecting the officers. It is a poor business pereon who never inquires into the efficien cy of the business in which he has placed his hard earned cash. It is no less true in municipal corporations; the stockholders should know. With ever increa sing?never diminishing? tax es, even the small 'country vil lage" has become a large cor poration whose business should be conducted in a well regulat ed manner, even as private bus iness. Secrecy breeds suspicion; and especially does secrecy in u. i -1 1 * s matter wnere several nun dred persons are interested, to varying degrees, cast a halo of doubt, suspicion, and someti mes, semi-slander. We do pot believe in foment ing trouble where none is like ly to arise; and, it is foreign to our purpose when we suggest that the Town Council of Ahos kie invite the stockholder^-? the taxpayers?of the town to a fuller knowledge of the fin ancial affairs of their own bus mess. It is now and always has been a popula pastime with some people to "cuss" out the public officials. More often, the officials thus abused are honest men, with honest purposes; but nevertheless, the "cussing pro-! cess will not be downed. How ever, it is also just as true that more frankness and openess in the matter of handling public finances will, in the greater number of cases, smother the knocking process; and will nev er fail to satisfy and appease the open-minded. The finances of Ahoskie have grown to that proportion that demands careful busines scrut iny. The taxpayers are annual ly investing money in the mu nicipality; and it is a natural dpsire, albeit a reasonable'one, to want to know how their mo ney is being expended. 0 Winston-Salem's new hotel, the Robert E. Lee, is one of the most modern commercial hous es in the South. / ?. 4 Hertford County lags behind in the co-operative marketing associations. But that is just an other example of a role our County seems to have assumed. Winter had been kind to our county roads during the latter days of 1921; but 1922 is now playing havoc with the idealis tic hopes of the wary traveler. 0 The Ahoskie town council announces its weekly, detour bulletin: Pedestrians keep off Church Street, East; automo bi lists drive with exceedihg care in all of the streets of the town. 0 The financial reports of the county banks will be published next week; and, a comparison with statements of one year ago is expected to reveal a more healthy cohdition for all of the banks. 0 'Time business" has been and is a curse to this eastern section of the State. Charge accounts are wholesome so long as too much time is not extended. The trouble with the cYedit business that is done in our section is the time feature; meaning, so many times, "any old time." 0 ' The HERALD reiterates its conviction that Ahoskie needs a community library?an insti tution where the mind can be fed upon those things that make life. Too many of us are engrossed only in those things which net us a return in dollars and cents; and, the^result is, we often neglect the very things that make life richer and bet ter. 0 The HERALD is not partic ularly interested in who gets the lease for Uncle Sam's post office at Ahoskie; but, if allow ed to make a suggestion, it would surely be in favor of re quiring the next lessee to place the sidewalk around the most public place in town in better condition than has been the sidewaljc around its present lo cation. 0 A measure has been introduc ed in the Virginia Legislature making violation of the pro hibition Jaws a barrier to hold ing public office in that Com monwealth. Governor Davis recommended this piece of leg wlsitinn ? diiH nn Hnuht hvHnintr so, completely surprised the prohibition leaders, who have consistently lambasted the gov ernor for his wet leanings. 0 They are complaining now about "them newspaper fel lows," because, they say, you can never believe what is writ ten by them. Josephus Daniels says a prominent man recently remarked to him that he had always been taught to hate and to abhor all things Boies Pen rose, until Penrose died, when, said this man, every newspaper man in all the country tried to outdo the other in words of praise for the same personage, who alive was the incarnation of every thing bad.. J 0 The Atlantic Coast Line R. R. is, at least, amenable to the law although suggestions seem to bear little upon its mind. The town ordinance requiring all of the trains to enter the town limits at a low rate of speed is a .good ordinance, and it has, to some extent, eliminated the dangers of street crossings in the town; and it is an excellent ordinance so far as it goes. But, a flagman on duty at the two principal street crossings would be a much better solution. And, speaking^f the A. C. L? there yet remains for it the duty it owes the town and community, in relieving the congested con ditions passengers are subject ed to in boarding and alighting from trains at the local depot. 0 ' Tanlac will overcome that rqp down debilitated condition and make yon feel jnst like your old self again. C. H. Mitch ell.?Advertisement. QUEER CUSTOMS IN NEW HEBRIDES Strange Rites Over Shark Whioh Natives Bury Annualty in Their "Sing-Sing." CHIEFS HONORED i EFFIGY Make Crude Statu* ef Clay anal Fibre and Hold Faatlvitio* Around It ?-Number of Skirta Indieataa Woman's Rank. Washington, R. C.?"A proposal of the French society of the New Ho brides to sell to Australia their con cessions In the Islands which font d large' X In the South Pacific, north of New Zealand and wast of FIJI, recalls the strange rites over the shark, which the native men of Kanno island bury annually In their 'Sing-Sing* or cere mony grounds," says a bulletin of tho National Geographic Society from its Washington (O. O.) headquarters. "The inhabitants of this interest ing archipelago, composed of 12 large and 100 smaller islands, believe In witchcraft and all aorta of signs and omens, particularly In the spirits of their departed ancestors and In gods which are thought to he Incorporated la certain atones or animals." Rvarv village baa Its dancing ground. Hare the natives meet on moonlight nights and perform wild and fantastic antics to the booming of their deep drums, soma of which, six feet or more In height and carved from the trunks of trees, are capable of making terrible noises. Hener Chiefs in Cffigy. "One fantastic rite among them la the memorializing of their chief* in effigy. A crude statue of day and flbre, representing the flesh and hair of the chief as he looked In real life, la mad*, his actual skull being uaed for the framework of the head, and around this the festivities take place., "For years the natives of the is lands were the pre.v of the 'Black birders,' or labor pirates, because tbey are generally considered more In dustrious and sturdier of build than the average kanaka. Tbey are-reputed to hare cannibalistic tendencies, to be treacherous and of uncertain temper, facta probably due In some measure to 1 the treatment to which they were subjected by these traders. They are of Mdaneatan stock, below the medium in stature, and accentuate the ugil naaa In tbeir broad. Mack faces and receding foreheads by sticking coro nal fiber in their hair and adorning thnlr ears sad flat noses with rings. They pride themselves upon thair weapons?spears, dubs, boars, and poisoned arrows?some of which are Ireaotifnl In design and sinboratn in pattern. "Tb* women baid a degraded peel lion among them, tbe wives of the mere important members of the race increasing the number of skirts which they wear at one time an an indication of their rank, the 'pooh Mill Wire wean UK as many u w if thetu. The 'better hair of ? man a sometime* burled alive with her nuaband upon his death. "Qulroa, th^ Portuguese navigator, u l?06, was the first white maa to ?ae the rugged outline of the ttmin if the Islands, which rise abruptly out nf the deep sea in the hurricane sone ?f the tropic*. Believing he had dls covered the great southern continent which was at that time the dream nf navigators, Qulros may be comimred to Columbus. who thought he' had found u route to India when he si girted ihe pnl:n fringed shores of the West Indies. "He eallod his discovery Australia del Kspiritu Santo, which has Itecn shortened hy traders to Santo aud la implied to the largest Island of the group. Isle af Monster Fruits. "Countless streams cut Kunto, which is 04 miles long and XI miles wide. Into broad, fertile valleys. From Its "bores and those of the neighboring islands tons of coprs are sent to Hvd nay, Australia, and shipped from there to soap makers the world over, Cti.fep. cocoa and vanilla, as well as tropical fruits, grow In abundance. Oranges ore said to grow so large that both a man's hands can scarcely span one of them, and the pineapples of the islands sometimes weigh 20 pounds. So rich is the soil and luxuriant the vegetation, that in many places 5.00C ~beap cms be kept on two thousand ueres of land. ' : Y I1 Vila harbor, which 1* set between ' jountaln peaks and gemmed with i? lands. Is the most Important coiniaer ? dally among the many eomraoClou* tod strategic harbors, which the Is 'and* afford. The scattered little vil lage, which doaee under the shelter of Its palm trees, has built no pier to en '-ourage Ita shipping. The cargoes must lie loaded by the natives In small boats Though the progress of conquering na Hons has left It* mark in the Catholic and Presbyterian churches and the large wireless station the town la as sentlally native la character with It* ihatch-roofed houses sat amid the color ful hibiscus Moaaonts, and sometime! fortified with Stone walls" Kills Duck With Relvolvsr. Harrtsburg. Pa.?Policeman Komlr lias qualified as the champloo marks mon of the Harrlshurg fores Rom I; was detailed to do police duty oa is land Park. As he walked around th? isirnd he discovered a dock dovta th? Husquenaana rivar. Bomtg fired hh RED PEPPER FOR RHEDU PUR Red Pepper Rub takes the "ouch" from tore, Miff, aching joints. It can not hurt you, and it certainly stops that old rheumatism torture at once. When you are suffering so you can l ardly get around, just try Red Pepper Rub and you will have the quickest re lief known. Nothing has such concen trated, penetrating heat as red peppers. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Pub you will feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warms the sore spot through and through. Pain and sore ness trigone. Ask any good druggist for a jar of Row'Tcs Red Pepper Rub. Be sure to get the genuine, with the name Rowles on each package. - , IF BACK HURTS BEGIN ON m Flash th* Kidnap at onotwkanBM* schy or Blsddtr bothtn?Msst forma uric acid. ? No nu'or woman who ?ti moot regu larly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys oooaaionally, > aaym a well known authority. Meat forms uric add which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood, then yon get sick. Nearly all rheuma tism, headaches, Hear trouble," nervous ness, constipation, dimness, alasplesaaeas, bladder disorders some from sluggish kid neys. The moment yon fee] a dull ache in the kidneys or year bask hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi ment, irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scalding, get shout four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tabiespoonful U a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your tdtnqyo wfl' then act fine. This famous salts is mads from the said of grapes and lemon juios, com bined with lithia and baa been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neu tralise the acids in urine ao it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder dis ordera. Jad Salts is inexpensive end can not injure; makes a delightful effer vescent litliia-water drink which all reg-" ? ular meet eaters should take now and U ?n V Wi> the kidneys clean and the i,,,.. ? avoiding serious kid if ?ft&j*'''*-'" '? ? ' * 0 ( i ?For immediate results, try HERAVD WANT ADS. v BANKRUPT SALE OF REAL ESTATE & PERSONALTY h Mm District Court of the United State*, for Mm Eastern Dis trict of North Carolina IN THE MATTER JDF J. J. PILAND, BANKRUPT Under the power vested in me as Trustee in Bankruptcy of J. J. Piland and in pursuance of an order made by Marshall C. C. Staton, Referee in th eabove entitled matter, I will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for caah. at the Courthouse door in the Town of Winton, N. C., on -Monday, the 23rd of January, 1922, at 12 o'clock, A. M. the following de scribed real estate?freen from liens?and the personality on as the J. J. Piland Home Place on King Street and con taining eight acres, more or less. (2) That certain tract of land in the Town of Winton bound ed by the land of E. L. Banks, C. D. Nickena and being the same lot of land conveyed to J. J. Piland by deed from J. H. Jenkins and known as the Jenkins lots| (3) That certain lot of land in the Town of Winton adjoining "" the lands of Mrs. W. R. Daniel and others and lying on King Street, and being the same lot of land conveyed to J. J. Piland by deed from C. W. Jones and known as the Taylor lot. (A) That certain lot of land in the town of Winton adjoining the lands of W. H. Lassiter and Mrs. Rosa Brown and oth ers and known as the Matthews lot of land, ^containing five acres, more or less. (5) That tract of land in the Town of Winton adjoining the lands of Turner Anderson, the did Sarah Eliza Weaver Home Lot, J. B. Gatus heirs and others, and containing nine acres, more ot less. (6) that certain lot of land in the Town of Winton adjoini ing the lands of Geo. Keen's heirs, J. H. Lee and others, and known as the Martha Keen lot.? (7) That certain lot of land in the Town of Winton, on Main Street, known as the Vinson Store Lo tadjoining Mer chants and Farmers' Bank and others. (8) That certain tract of lind in Maneys Neck Township, of Hertford County, N. C., known as the Myrick tract, ad joining the lands of Sallie Warren Camp Mfg. Co., and others, containing 400 acres, more or less. Belonging to the bankrupt estate of J. J. Piland. Terms of sale on each tract to be announced-at sale and the deposit re quired. Sale subject to confirmation of Referee. This 27th day of December, 1921. W. D. BOONE, Trustee.^ Let Us BeTdur II Business Partner I Your partner has a knowledge of your business and you look to him for advice and , . I counsel on important matter*. You are en- I titled to all the hdp he>can give you. Do you get a partner's hdp on your printed ? matter? Do you get the moat from the special ized knowledge which we have regarding I printing and paper, and above all the service I which a combination of the two can render? I Our job department has every modem equip- I ment for doing woric on rush orders. For letterheads, billheads, and all kinds at form* . I we carry in stock, recommend and use I *0tSZ?** , I The Utility -Business Taper m Let Us Serve You asaPartnw" I Hertford County Herald I Ahoskie, N. C.
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