SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, IjjO.
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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER.
FOLK-LORE STUDY
OFFERS BIG FIELD
North Carolina Society Plans
Publication of Large Col
lection Soon
INTERESTING PAPERS
AT ANNUAL MEETING
Selections By Mr. and Mrs. L
0. Greer, of Boone, Enjoy
able Feature; Oen. Julian 8.
Carr Donates Dictaphone To
Promote The "Capture" of
Ballads .
Publication in book form of it rich
collection of ballads and folk-lorn songs
by the North Carolina Folk-Lore Hociety
. will be undertaken in the near future,
it waa announced at tba aunual meeting
of the association in the Senate chamber
at the State" Capitol Friday after
Boon. The meeting was held in connec
tion' with the State Literary and His
torical Society, and was largely attended.
General Julian 8. Carr, of Durham,
baa generously donated dicta phor.e,
which will ha naed in "capturing
eluaive bulla3s, which- abound perhnps
mora largely in North Carolina than
ia any oC.er etate of the Union. Dr.
Prank C. Brown, of Trinity College,
Duraum, who ' -a been the enterprising
secretary of tho Folk-Lore Society for
eoveral years, made an earnest appenl
ta lha niemhura and through, tluuu ia. tka
rituta for any balladi that anyone may
have in order that they n.ny be included
in the volume which will be issued under
hat direction.
' Sing Native Ballads.
On of the moat enjoyable featurea
of the annual meeting was the ainging
of several native ballada 'rom the moun
tain of North Carolina by Mr. I. U.
Crcer, professor of English In the
Appalachian Training School at Boone,
Air. Oreor accompanying him on the
fltlcimer. To the uninitiated it may not
t amiss tn say that the dulcimer hna
uely nno atring, but this doesn't mean
that it cannot be made to yield splendid
music when played by an artist such a
lira. Greer. '
Colonel Fred A. Olds, who travels the
Stale ia hia tjuest for the original things
tltnt It eontniiis, refused to bo academic
sad Instead of predating S JPr
aa instructive addreaa oar "Some Cus
tom Among the People oa Our Coast.
PaycholeiT f Negro Sengs.
Dr. .Newman L White, of Trinity
College, who has, through several years
of study of negro songs, collected some
800 selections, disenssed the psychology
of these songs. lie finds that the aegro
is not politically minded and heaee does
not offer a fertile field for the radical
agitator, s some have feared they
would. He emphasised the importance
of religious songs among the negroes
and read several that are familiar to
the people of. the South.
"The Cae of Folk-Lore ia Bomans
Literature" was the subject of aa in
structive address by Professor Frederick
A. W. Cooper, of Trinity College, Dut;
ham, who discussed the prevalence of
ballads among the French particularly.
Professor Greer, who has a first hand
knowledge of ballads not only from his
residence of several years in the moun
tains, but through first hand acquaint
ance as a rcaident of the State, pre
sented an interesting sketch of the sub
ject from a practical standpoint. He
urged the collection of these songs be
fore they become tainted with modern
ragtime and vaudeville songs. He re
called the old time community singings
which were held once a week usually,
and believes that they furnished as
much entertainment and as much cul
ture an evening spent at a modern
"movie" theatre.
Officer Are Elected.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Judge
Francis D. Winston, of Windsor; first
iee-preident, Mr. A." B. Andrewi, of
Haleigh, second vice-president, Dr.
Collier Cobb, of Chapel Hill I third vice
president. Colonel Fred A. Olds, of
Haleigh; secretary and treasurer, Dr.
Frank C. Brown, Trinity Colletf, Dur
ham. Dr. Eichard Dillard, of Edenton, who
waa prevented from attending on ao
eontft of illness, was to have read a
paper. Dr. Browa spoke of his splendid
work ia collecting legends of Eastern
North Carolina and urged others to do
likewise.
Engagement Announced.
Charlotte. Nov. 23. Mr. and Mrs.
Franc ia I. Osborne today announced
the engagement of their daughter,
France Kicks, to Mr. Oeorg V. Mol
ten, of Rochester, N. Y the marriage
to take place at aa early date. Miaa
Oaborne ia the daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Osborne, and ia one of the ablest
yonng women of the State. She is noted
for hsr brilliant intellect.
Mr. Holtoa is a member of a prom
inent New York family. The marriage
will be a notable event of North Caro
lina society.
Wllsoa Farmers Meet.
Wilson, Nov. 22. The Wilson County
Farmers' Union held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday and elected
the following delegates to the State
convention, which meets in Greensboro
December 11 and 12: Messrs. F. L. Carr,
D. B. Petway and L. . Bobbins.
At prevailing prices in the shopping
district the buy-ways are the high-ways,
reward."
TOBACCO SALES LIGHT - -ON
ROCKY MOUNT MARKET
Rocky Mount, Nov. 22. Sale havs
beta rather light during the past week,
owing to the dry, cold weather, amount
ing to 776,060 pounds for an-average
of 39.17,, making the total to date lo
118,000 pounis at aa aeerage of VS)1.
Price continue to advance and the
market closed strong and active Fri
day afternoon. All record have been
broken, both as to pound and prices,
to date, and the end seem to be not
yet Every pile of tobacco is closely
watched and the buyer aeem to be
more anxious thaa ever for the weed.
Darham Mill Change Bands.
Durham, N. C, Nov. 22. Announce
ment waa made here today of the sale
of the entire holding of the Bowling
Emory Knitting Mills, a large knitting
plant in this city, to General Julian 6.
Carr and hi ons, Julian 8. Carr, Jr.,
C. MeD. "Carr and A. H. Carr and a
nephew W. F. Cnrr. Although the pur
chase price was not made public Julian
8. Carr, Jr., president of the new eom
Iany, stated that the capital atock will
be 200,000 divided equally between
common and preferred stock.
Engagement Aanouaced.
Benson, Nov. 22. The announcement
of the engagement of Miss Callie Turl
ington to Mr. Festus Turlington, of
Clinton, took place at a ret ,-ptioa given
by Miaa Mary Lee on the Light of the
14th. The wedding is to be on Tuesday
night, the 25th.
BearOilGrowsHair
nt ef he potential Incmlienta or Kutilkn
the htr s senuloe km- ell, v rotund
tiiroavb kuntm at a lam coal. There tin
oiker active inaradlents Bo', found In any
hair preparation. liotalko is aa oinU
BMat It baa aueeeeded in many mum of bald
". falline hair and dandruff h a vary
" ha'' Wloii or treatment aaa proved lu
tihx A U0 sua ran tee ia offered t koulko
Mht become or remain said If yea row
rtirT If other have obtained a new arowtli
Utroush Kotalae, way Rot yea? Get a box at
nay kuay druc ilurei or send 10 rants, stiver or
'"npa. for teatlna parkas. whhrafs, to
John Hart Brlttaio, DX-aul. Htntion , New
k City. Cut out ind show others this ad-
Druggists and Doctors Astonished
At Wonderful iPower :of JUicotol
To Stop the Use of Tobacco
To Detect Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Try These Simple Tests
Ntw Ywrk Mr. Tobacco Uer, any drutvlat
wiii toll you that a roinody to b bucmm
fully aokl muit, abova avary thing, pouta.
merit .othrwbe failure to Inevitable. Niootol,
the fstmoua remedy for tba tobaco habit, waa
a lorcotM riaht from ttw start, adnply barauM
It quickly 4om tha work promUad. Wa publish
a few lattara from aoma of tha baat known
drmnrfaita In tha country to giva you an Maa
of what thay think of Nlcotol, and you may
rait aMurati that thay would not parmit tna
dm of thair nimai unlaaa Nieotol wai o ma
th in v out of tba ordinary. Tha Paoplca Drue
Utorn biva five of tha baat atoraa, l Waah
inrton, D. C. Thay writ. "Sine wa hava
liandlrd Nlcotol tha aaia baa baan vraatar than
that of all tha raat of tba arUclaa of thia
nature which wa hava avar aoWL Tha damand
waa ao arrant that wa wara eompallad to order
It locally nandina; receipt of a shipment from
you direct." Hchramm-Johnaon. who have aix
atoraa In Salt Lake City, aayi Wa Uka this
opportunity of expreaeine; ouraetvea relative to
Nlcotol. Wa have enjoyed a vary large
ante on eame and It haa given entire etiefec
tion to our cuatomera." , Jaeob Brothera of
Phllidelnhta. Pa., have thia to ear: "Our sale
of Nlcotol havapaaaad our aspartattena. Our
flrat order waa pleoed late In March and we
were forced to re-order before the end of
April t the sales have kept up well ever since.
There Ja. no doubt that we are receiving
nany repeat orders from our customers and
many expreeeione of opinion reffardinr the
merit of thia article have been very favorable."
Dr. Conner, formerly of Johns Hopktna Hos
pital, telle how to detect the harmful effects
of tobacco. Hare to what be sayst "Many
men who emoke, chew or snuff tneeesantly
and who are eeemingly healthy are aufferinv
from prowrassive organic atlmenta. Thousands
of them would never have been affected had it
not been for the use of tobacco to excess,
and thousand would soon set well if
they would atop. The chief habit form
Ins principle of tobacco to nicotine, a
deadly poison which whan absorbed by the
ystent, slowly effects the nerves, membrane,
tissues and vital oraans of the body. The
harmful effect of tobacco varies and depends
on circumstances. One will be afflicted with
general debility, other With catarrh of the
throat, indirection, constipation, extreme nerv
ousnese,' sleep less rieae, loss of memory, lack
of will power, mental confusion, ate. Other
may suffer from heart disease, bronchial
trouble, hardening of the arteries, tuberculosis,
blfndneaa or even cancer or the common afflic
tion known aa tobacco heart. If you use to
bacco to excaaa In any form you can eaaily
detect the harmful effects, by making the fel
lowlnaj aim pie tacts. Read aloud one full nam
(rom a book. If In the course of reading; your
voice beeomea muffffled, hoarse and indistinct
and you must frequently clear your throat, the
chances are that your throat la affected by
catarrh and It may be the Winn In of
more serious trouble. Next, in the morn In
before taking; your usual smoke, walk up three
Aighte of stairs at a regular pace, then atop.
If you Unci that you are out of breath, your
heart bent to forced, trembling; or irrcaruiar,
you nay be a victim of functional er organic
heart trouble. If you feel that you must
amok a, chew or anuff to quiet your nerves,
you are slave to the tobacco habit and ar
positively poisoning yourself with the deadly
drug;, nicotine. In either case you Save just
two fterrnativee Keep on with the self poison
tn proeeae Irrespective of the dangers and
suffer the consequences : or give up the habit
and eeentae the danger. You can overcome
the craving and atop the habit In a eery short
timo by using the following Inexpensive for
mula. Go to any drug store and ask for
Nieotnl tablets, take on tablet after each meal,
and In a comparatively abort time you will
have no desire for tobacco the craving will
have left you. With the nicotine poison out
of your system, your general health will quickly
improve."
N'ot When asked about tClcetol tablet ens of aur
.riding druaalU Mid: "It Is truly a wointffful rem
eiy for tha lobsmt habit away ahvad of anything we
beta ever sued 4w.we.. Us ars auUiorised by tlw man
ufactarvere to ifuid tba BMiory to every dlmtbnd
citstomvr. and w mm Ul nut penatt tlie uaa of our
name unless the tvowdy posw-iai'd unusual saerlt. "
Nk-otnl tablets are aotd la this etty tinder sn tron-clsd
auwiay.ba guarantee br all up-to-tiate druggists. t
clutjiitg w. H. king and Umry T. Uicka.
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Rightfully termed "North Carolina's Greatest Market Place," the Classified Page in Ibo
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Friday, November 28th
Sale Start at 11:00 A. M.
The B. F. Langdon Farm
Owned by Alonzo Parrish, situated nine miles from Benson,
seven, miles from Four Oaks, on Benson-Raleigh Road 375
acres, about one-half cleared and in cultivation, balance good
wooded land. Included are three residences and outbuild
' ings. Splendid pasture.
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Saturday, November 29th
Sale Start at 1 1 :00 A. M.
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