BE SURE YOU ARE RflfOflT; THEN 0-0 AKEAD.-D Urockett
VOL. 86. NO. 25
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TARBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.
ESTABLISHED 1822
SICK HEADACHE,
cause the food to assimilate and nottr*
i>h the body, give keen appetite.
DEVELOP flesh
and solid muscle. Elegantly sugar
Take No Substitute.
\ > i !< i: The R. B. Peteis’
Givvoei \ < -> • has moved its whole*
sale grocery stock from the waie
jjQus'e into the Lewis bHilding.
R. F. P ET R 8
liKivEEY COMPANY.
Phone 227.
The North Carotin i
College g! 'griculture an3 Mechanic Arts
Puictira! in cation in Agriculture;
jnCivil, K tt trical. and Mechanical
i;nu n i si in Cotton Manufactu
ring !'\t ing and Industrial Chem
i<ti \. T •itioa $45 a year; Board
sic a ir.imth. 120 Scholarships.
I Xil! i;uiii ms Tor admission at
Count\ sea’s on July *»,
Add: os
THE PRESIDENT,
West Raleigh. N. C.
The Busy Bee
A lies aurant For Ladies and
Cent t ine'), at Popular Prices,
(.oeil e joking of all Seasonable
Fo ds.
All White Help
Give it one trial—the B B
vi.i do the rest.
208 IYI ?in Street
The Finest Mules
We lxdieve that we have
just received the.
FINEST MULES
that we have ever receiv
ed for sale on this market.
< oine and see lor yoursitf
We are alse showing some very
(1 cm ruble riding and driving
horses.
Ihiwson k Wilson
8ale and Feed Stables Next Jail.
Tarboro N. C.
MICE
lO GTS
A POUND
P one 34. — Phone 34 j
Xcu Goods Arriving Daily.
A SPECIALTY AT THE
UNLUCKY
CORNER
‘•rth Carolina Roe Herring 15
cents per dozens.
Pi'iTlug Roe 10-cents per pout d.
All Fresh and Fine.
>’ v are headquarters for anything
in the Heavy and Fancy
Grocery Line.
Cus your orders, satisfaction
guai uteed.
LlLES-RliFFIN & CO
l he Pure Food_Store.
Phone Doubli^Tbree.
NOTICE.
ilaving q alified
>1' E '.gecombe,
as adrafnistra
a the estate oe I*. H. Pittman
notice is hereby
all per?oi s having claims
■'list said deceased’s e tate to
" nt them to me for appioval
payment on or be fore, the 30th
of April, 19u9, Or this notice
be pleaded in bar of their re
"' t.v. those indebted to said
itf will please make immediate
uient. ,
i bis 2Sth nay of April 1&08. v
J. J. Pittman, Admr.
“ONE SAD DAY.”
One sad fay when the sun's go’d
crown
Jeweled the desolate, dreamy
west,
f canu .. ith a burden a*d laid it
down v
Under the lilies and leaves to
rest;
And weeping, I left it, and went
my way,
^ ith the Silence whispering,
‘ God knows best!”
One sad day—it was long ago ‘
* And thorny the waj s my feet
have piest
Since with tears and kisses I. laid
it low—
Soul of iny soul, and life of my
breast!
And kneeling now in the dark to
, pray,
Tl. nr lorues with a song from
the sunless west "*
The same sweet voicedhat I heard
that «lay—
The Silence whispering, “God
knows best!
—Frank L Slaoton.
THE PESTIFEROUS HOUSE ELY
Birn in Filth, it Carries Filth, and Spreads
Typhoid Fever and Consumption.
If thej>eople had only a dim
comprehension of the havoc
wrought by diseases disseminated
hy the common house fly, the light
Co exterminate this pest would be
unrelenting. If they ouly knew
that • this insect disturbs their
health more than it does them
when they take a rap iu the Bum
mer, the days of this pest and
nuisance would be numbered. It
carries the germs of many diseases,
but it is mostly ta bfe dreaded for
conveying.!hose of typhoid fever
and consumption.
Flies breed in filth, chiefly in the
manure of horse stables.
The following rules for thtfCrad
ication of flies, taken from Country
Life in America, will prove
effective:
I. Do not allow any decaying
organic material of any sort to
accumulate on yonr premises.
Abolish aU ai tiquated sewerage
systems and install new. •
II. If your cellar is damp, clean
out the dark corners at frequent
internals and apply lime.
III. Pour keiosene into the
drains and on all waste material
not intended for fertilizing pur
poses.
IV. Kitchen waste intended
for food for flogs or other animals
should be removed and used daily.
V. If kitchen waste is deposited
in large cans, it should be collected
at least once a w* ek.
Vlf Haul out the manure and
spread 'it on the soil every day or
at the outside, ev^ry week.
YU. If iucotrvebient to haul
the manure out at short intervals,
screen thepilesbas to exclude fles,
or treat it with kerosene or lime.
VIII. Keep up the work of
destroying adult flies by the usual
methods.
Our Fires a $sgrace.
One conflagration destroying
$4,000,000 or *5,000,A00 worth of
property makes a great display in
Ac newspaper-*, and yet fire losses
aggregating that every we3k occur
in this country year after year.
Last year the fire losses were not'
qu te $4,000,000 a week, Hie year
round, but for the past f ve years
the average Joss has l>eew yo,000,
000 every week, a totfS for five
years of $1,500,000,000. That
owneis of property were partially
indemnified by insurance does not
affect the fact that the country-as
a w hole suffers this enormous and
preventable waste. Most of our
building is a gamble between the
owner and the insurance company.
The enormous fire losses amount
to a national disgrace, for other*
countries do not experience any
such waste.—Philadelphia Record.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE DETERIORATING.
The tax list takets say that
household and kitchen furniture
have greatly deteriorated in value
since last-Inne It is ungenerous
to iutiniatethat a higher tax late
has.bad any depressing induencc
HELD DANGER SIGNAL
A headache from .exposure to
sujfs rays is almost a danger Big
n«l, and should immediately be
heeded, says Dr. Charlotte West
in the New Idea Magazine for
July. It means over taxation of
the' machinery, and is nature’s
cry for rest. Do not take any med
ieine to relieve the headache, but
go at once to a coo!, dark room,
j undress, and if possitde get into a
! cold bath. If this is not available,
j lie down and have Deface, hands
• and arms, bathed repeated h with
cold wafer (ice water biit uo ice)
to the head. Remain quietly in
bed, without 9, particle of food -un
til the following day.
PRAISE FOR LA FOLLETTE.
The full report of Senator Lg
Follette’s great filibustering effort,
as set forth in the Congressiom 1
Record, makes mighty interesting
reading, especially for those inter
ested in the intricicies of parlia
mentary procedure. Whatever
one’s opinion ot the merits of the
inaiu (piestiou involved may be,
there can be no two opinions about
the plucay and resourceful man
ner in w hich the Wisconsin man
stood his ground almost single
handed against all the other
Senators, barring two or three who
grtVe him bungling assistance.—
Boston Herald.
WAGES AND THE TARIFF.
I say to you that the superior
wages of the American laborer are.
due not to the republican party,
are due not to theprotective tariff,
are due not to the Federal Gov
ernment. The superiqr wa.es of
the Ameiicau laborer arc due to
superior intelligence, the superior
skill and the superior indu try of
the American laborer over all the
laborers of the world. It but robs
the American laborer of the credit
and the glory which is his own
when any party arrogates to itself
or any of its policies credit for the
high wages enjoyed in either pro
tected or unprotected industries
in the United States.
As to carpenters, masons, brick
layers, clerks, cooks, boilermakers,
barbers, bartenders, according to
the report of Carroll D. Wright,
an auiuoniy wmcn win com in ana
respect on the other side, the
wag** in lhose lines of iudustiy in
the United States are just as much
higher than abroad as they are in
the protected branches of labor in
this country.—Senator Gore in the
Speech of May 30.
THINKS IT SAVED HIS LIFE.
Lester M. Xelsoo, of Naples,
Maine, says in a recent letters “I
have used Dr. King’s New Dis
covery many years, fur cpughs and
colds, and I think it saved my life.
I have found it a reliable remedy
for throat*"and lung complaints,
and would no more be without a
bottle than I would'be without
food.” For nearly forty years New
Discovery has stood at the head of
throa* and lung remedies. As a
preventive of pneumonia, and
healer of weak lungs it has no
equal, Sold under guarantee by all
druggists. 50c. and $1.00.
MOST^PROFITABLE ACRES.
The possibilities of profitable
gardening in England are exem
plified Jbv an acre of land culti
vafced on the French sjstcin of
intensive culture, which ia the,
last completed year is said to have
yielded 625 pounds in gross re
turns.
This (probably constitut- s a
record- for England, the nearest
approach known tefthe writer
being an see of land, the prop
erty of a seedsman1 ou the Great
Western line between Loudon and
Oxfoid, which has yielded in one
} ear flower seeds to the value of
270 pounds. f .*
In Samoua 60 pounds to 80
pounds is the average yield an
acre of land planted in c coa; in
Georgia, 8Q pouuds worth of egg
plants have been picked from a
single acre, and pineapple farms
in the West Indies often pay as
much as 100 pouuds an acre.
Such yields as these, However,
are trivial compared with that ol
an acre of vineyard in the Moselle
wine crowing district which was
sold a few yeaisago for nearly
24,000 "“pounds, and which pro
ducts a crop worth 2,500 pounds;
< r with that acre of land in Tibet
on which grow's Jthe sacred “tree
of a thousand imagej»>,, the leaves
of which yield aounnital revenue
exceeding 3.000 y^uud 815,000.
—VVestminster Gazette.
ATTEND, PENSIONERS ' *
The law requires that the
County Pension Board .meet on the
first Monday in July, to certify
to the auditor, the pension list.
Those drawing pensions^hether.
Confederate soldiers or widows,
should he represented in pAson
or bv a^ent or letter, that the
Board may be advised that the
pensioner is living.
Those wjio wish to make amfii
Cition for pensions, must, if aole
be present in person, if unable, by
agent with application, that the
board may act intelligently on the
merits of eaqh case
Thk County Pension Boakd.
KUCHIN IN THE LEAD,
J. S Mannirg. manager for
W. Kitcbin puts his mania tEe
lead In the triangular contest for
the gubernatorial nomination;
Kitehin, -309; Craig, 274, and
Horne, 108. , .
j The “lilly white,” office ho’dinj
Southern Republicans have secui
ed the I'ominatian of Taft. Thej
arfe as persisteut a set of politica
crooks as ever lived, but they ge
results.
POISE.
The man of line poise is always
a delight. He pats one at ease.
He keeps his head cool and his
heart warm. He sees things, feels
their impor*, gets. interested, but
not rattled. Poise is not c Id
blooded uess; it is warm hearted
ness, that looks out serenely upon
wh<»t is going on. It is a coroloit
to look at a man who bends over
youdike a blue sky. It is one of
the fairest graces of human nature,
where one looks into another’s
eyes with a feeling that, though
there are confusion and disap
pointment around, it is better to
look on them calmly, and with a
faith that God reigns aud is run
ning the world a great deal better
than we could possibly do.
The man of poise is not upset by
every little unto ward.cireu instance
that appears. He does not get
excited if things go wrong. He
kuo^s there is as much harm ny
in things that aredisappomtiug.as
in things that go smoothly by; .-o
he stands bis grouud and never
whisper.-. Such a man will speak
to you kindly because the world
hasn’t got the better of him auu
made him impatient and peevish.
It takts poise t * do this—that
gentle equilibrium between good
will and intelligence w hich const i
tutes the grace of conduct.—Ohio
State Journal.
The Kentucky Tobacco Situa
tion.
If determination on the part of
the tobacco planters could have
brought about an end of the strife,
it would have been settled long
ago, but aside fr. m tbe lawless
element, tt ere are scons of men
who have suffered for mon hs as a
result of holding their tobacco in
pool in hope of securing tire price
demanded. The toba go trust in
sists it has made' no attempt to
monopolize the market. Jt declaies
that where / the most violent dis
orders have occurred it does not
buy the bulk of the tobacco, but
thav the Italian Regie, the Imper
ial Tobacco Company an l the
American Snuff Company hive
been the chief buyers. Ou the
other baud, the growers d clare it
is'known that 4U thesp c mcerns
are but other names foj the Amer
ican Tobacco Compagy or are in an
agreement in the matter of buying
and tixiug the pTice. The trust
maintains it is offered wore tobac
co than it needs, and as the growers
have no actual means of knowing
just how much their buyer has on
hand the Burley people have con
cluded that the absence of one
year’s crop would be safe at least.
Accordingly they have formed
their, “no crop” agreement and
have secured two thirds of the
acreage of Burley through signed
contracts on the part of the
planters. If this agreement is
strictly observed, it will mean that
on 100,000 acres ot the best Blue
grass land there will be other
crops than tobacco grown next
summer, and that the Burley crop
will be short about 100,000,000
pounds in 1908. At an average
price of $10 a hundred, which
would not be a high estimate, this
-would deprive the planters of
Kentucky of $10,090,000, practi
cally all of which comes from the
trust. But here another problem
has arisen. The tenant classes, or
renters, declare they cannot make
a living on any other crop in their
limited space; and a few weeks ago
one of the large plan ers w ho had
informed his men that there would
be n > crop in 1908, found some of
his most va ualbe cattle poisoned,
while on their d.cad bodies was
placed the warning, ‘’No crop no
cattle.”—J. Slaughter Carter, in
Uuc e Bemuds—The Home Maga
zine for Jupe.
BEST COTTON IN EDGEC0M3E.
Dr. Lloyd Williams of Houston,
Texas on his way to New York,
stopped over here to see old friends
of his native county. Heltells the
Southerner Yaan that from the
Lone Star Sta e to Edgedoipbe, the
the best cotton he tr^s seep, is op
the John Best farni in this county,
about four miles from here.
J)r. Williams <has found many
friends in the State of his adoption
and i&jrinniug .'uccess iu bis pro*
fessiou. He is the samtT*jovial,
genial Lloyd Williams, that we
all remember so pleasantly.
CASTOR IA
Jk. KM Ym Hm JUiip BN{ht
For Infants and Children.
Bears the
Signature of
«
THE OLD TIME BREAKFAST
The diary of Manasseh Cutler,
the founder of Ohio and the au
thor of the ordinance of ’l?? gives
j an account of a visir he made to
Mount Vernon two years afer
General Washington's death. We
say “General” Was ington, for
that was what Mrs. Washington
was pleased to ca'l him—a copy
for all those good women who.‘e
husbands have won them Ivnor ou
the field of war. Mr. Cuth-r sa\s it
was the desire of their party tc
arrive at Mount Vernon in time
for breakfast (7 o’clock) with Mrs.
Washington, but the bad r ads and
worse horses detained them, so
they did not reach there until
about 10, which Mrs.JWashingtou
regretted, but she said: “break
fast would be ready in a few
minutes.” The diary goes on to
say:
In a short time she ar se and
desired us to.walk into auother
r oid, where a table wa« elegantly
spread with ham, cold corn beef,
cold fowl, red her ring ami cold
mutton, the dish s orna rented
with sprigs of parsley and other
vegetables from the garden. At
the he id of the tabl- was the tea
and'coffee equip.ge where she
seated lit r.-eli, and t-ent the tea
nid coffee to thp.company.
The |oint of iute*«st is that
b'eadfa&t menu—live ki ids of
meat, decked with sprigs «f para
ley and ^ccouipani^d by divers
veg> t bles. Isa’t tkerean trppeiiz
ing array and doesn’t theheait
long for just such- a see-e’ Ol
course, the mere feeders, the fel
lows that hanker for hot things,
m;yuot think so, but the very
mention of cold luMh> C‘*l * chicken
cold mutton apd cold corn beef,
all in the same bp. ath, |s %u appeal
to a cqnseienfiouq appetite that is
uu.es sti g. And' that was a
break fpst of the long ago. Most
generous prpyidersthtse well to ^o
peop'e lu the early days! How
good everything must have tasted!
That roast chicken, and roast
mutton, and that- great tender,
dean chunks of it, that we would
uot darn say whiigh was beSt for
each was best. Compare it with
our latter day breakfasts—a roll
and an e.-g and a cup of coffee! Of
course, we lik6 our way, but that,
is, possibly because these are de
generate days./—1Ohio State Jour
nal.
LIEUT. BARLOW AT FORT CASWELL.
Lieut. W. L. Barlow, of the
Edgecombe Guards, has written to
Capt. Paul Jones in glowing terms
of the encampment at Fort Cas
well, aud gives a complete descrip
tion of the sham battle against
the Germans, in which the artil
lerj is supported by the infantry.
Lieut. Barlow states the Guards
are awakened ataoy time during
the night and early morning to po
on duty and says it is a strenuous
life.
DRILL OF EDGECOMBE GUARDS.
Capt. Paul Jones will drill the
Edgecombe KJuatdg on the Com
mons,-'each Saturday until July
1st. All members are requested
to attend these drills, in prepara-,
tion for the atinual encampment
at Chicamauga Park. The Guards
will leave Tarboro, July 1st.
BLOOD POISON FROM COTTON STALK.
'Doc. Knight, colored, who is
employed on E. E. Knight’s farm
is coufined to the Pittman hospital,
g lifering with blood pois<»n as the
result of a cotton stalk penetra
ting his foot. He unde.Went an
operation Wednesday to prevent
further complications fr m the
wound. Knight was plow ng when
he accidently stepped ou a pointed
stalk.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The Wilsou Democrats ii
County Convention have unani
mously endorsed John E. Woodard
of that county, for Attorney Gen
eral. There is no man in the
State, that would enjoy the posi
tion mo^e.
THE BEST PILLS EVEB SOLD
<‘After doctoring 15 yesjrs for
chronic Indigestion, and spend ii g
over two hundred dollars, nothing
has done me as much good as Dr.
King’s New Life Pills. I consider
them the best pills ever sold,”
writes B. F. Ayscue, of Inglqside,
N. C. Sold under guarantee by all
druggists. 25c,
How do yon enjoy the remarka
ble prosperity and the full dinnfer
pail that republican policies are
giving you!
NONESENSE VERSES.
Miss Marcella had a eat,
• The cat she had a feller;
Their backyard concerts so annoy
Ma made Marcella sell her..f
Mis.<rLena weighed an awful lot—
Pudgyf You should have, seer
her—
But in r new gown striped up and
down,
Seemed to make-Lena leaner.
Louise a pair of b Oiies bought,
Thought they w< re number
threes;
They pinched and so she changed
them for,
A pair that gave Loo ease.
Miss Boxana wed a man _
Whose cognomen was Hanna.
Their babe was* named for grand*
ma, so »
Boxana now rocks Anna.
Hepzibah is a mannish girl,
Kitty’s more like her ma,
With Tony Kate I’m deep in love.
But as for Hepzi—Bah!
—G. H. W., in Boston Transcript.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE
WINS.
Tom Moore, of Bural Boute 1,
Cochran, Ga., writes: “I had a bad
tore come on the instep of my foot
and could find nothing that would
heal it until I applied Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve. Less than half of a
25 cents box won the day for me
by affecting a perfect cure. Sold
under guarantee by all druggists.
CURTAILMENT TO CONTINUE.
The most important business
transacted by the North Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers at Wrights
ville Thursday, was the adoption
of the recommendation of the pres
ident, B. M. Miller Jr., to^ curtail
production till September, as Mr.
Miller expressed it, “letting the
demand get hungry before feeding
it and at the same time let some of
the commis.«ion houses and buyers
remain hungry for some time.”
C0UN$& VARNELL.
It is with a sad and grieved
heart that I attempt to writes few
words in memory of my dear and
loving cousin, Counsel Vaypell, son
of Jac&sgn $n4 William Ann
Varnell, ^
Counsel waA born November
8th, 1884 and departed this life
Friday, June 5th, 1008, making
his stay on earth, 23 years, 6
months and 28 days.
Counsel was taken seriously ill
Tuesday, May 26th with that
d'ead disease, pneumonia, living
only 11 days, but alP ihe while,
bearing his suffering wi h much
patience, and was never heard to
murmur or ooiffplain, although
those who nursed aud tended him
said he was the worst off person,
they most ever saw.
Counsel was always such a good
and kind boy, it seemed as though
he would not stay with us; long.
He was loved and admired so for
his kind deeds and smiling face.
I think I can truly say l never
met with a better person than he
was, always greeting anyone with
a smile and kind word. He was
never heard to speak ill of anyone
and was always good aad-ebedient
tn all.
He never professed any religion,
but had great frith- in, God,
und was a true and firm believer
in alt things right and good. "■
He was not as most young men
are, he never eared for a ‘‘big”
time and pleasure, always
stayed at home and looked after
the welfare of home and family.
He seemed to prefer to talk with
old people more than with the
young and seamed to loye his
mother and brothers better than
ill else.
He is survived by a' loving
mother, six brothers and a host of
loving friends and relatives to
mourn his sad departure.
In the dear old homestead, they
will miss him, __
Miss tho e s uny smi'es of his
face,
And of those glad . and cheerful
No one csfe can fill his .place. ,
The pearly gates were opened'
wide, *
And a gentle voice said “€ome.,>
Alid whe i »lie Saviour bade him
«Weloome,,? ,
Hec.ilmly e. te:cd home.
Sleep on dear one and With
Youf Baviotir remain,
For I hope on that beautiful shore
We shall meet and love again.
- - Lucie Pitt.
So Taft is to r* tire from the
Cabinet July 1. and the prospects
are fair that for, at least, four
years he will have a rest from
public business. If he was hot so
fat he could join Teddy’s hunting
party in Africa. /
CASTOKIA
A BattleDoro Picnic,
There are poiuts of similarity
in all picnics, but in some par
ticulars a picnic given and man
aged by the good people of Battle
boro township always seemed ,to
the writer to stand well to the
I head. In the first place a neigh
bor at odds with another is a
rarity in this township. The
people are sociable, genial and
broadminded. This is seen in
their social gatherings. Even a
stranger is impressed with the
the good nature, the kindly feeling
that exists and is evident at pic
nics and all gatherings,
This was the case on Wednesday
10th, at the picnic given to mark
the closing of the Wrendale school
presided over by Miss Ida Buffin.
The merry time that all had, the
good cheer, the cordial greetings,
and the toothsome viands in pro
fuse abundance will long be
remembered, as will the delightful
music furnished by the Juvenile
Band. It will be also remembered
for passing off as Battleboro picnics
io without the slightest untoward
word or act to mar the occasion.
There was a crowd,- buggies
oegan rolling into the grounds
ibont 9 iu the morning, and con
inued to do so, till noon, when
;here was a thousand on the
grounds of all ages, from babies to
grandparents. The babies cooed
and oried, the young people
danced and flirted or made love,
their eldeis looked laughingly on,
enjoying the merry gathering.
Rocky. Mount, Wilson, Sparta,
Pinetops, Battleboro, Whitakers,
and Tarboro were well represented,
while a number of more distant
towns had their quota. *
The table arranged for 600 was
covered with good things, barbe
cue, slaw, ham, chicken and all
kinds of cake aud bread, pickles,
and all so nice and tempting that
one was at a loss on what to start
and when to quit. This crowd was
fed orderly and without haste.
There was enought and to spare.
Out of twenty pigs barbecued,
three remained untouched.
The managers were J. H. Ruffin,
William Bnlluck, Jr , J. K. Law
rence, John Bailey and Ruic
Gammon. '*
- I PRIMARIES.
The State Convention may adopt
the primary plan of selecting can
didates in all the counties. It is
the fairest method. Legalized pri
maries with , expense paid by the
State are the best..
So far as the Southerner can
judge, the primary platf of choos
ing county candidates was the best
that Ras been tried. Yet all those
who had been objecting to con ven
ation methods, of trading and the
like were among the first to vote
to go back to selecting by conven
tion in this county.
VALUED SAME AS GOLD.
' B. G. Stewart, a merchant of
Cedaj^ V4ew, Miss., says: “I tell
my customers when they buy a
box of Dr. King’s New Life Rills
they get the worth of that much
gold in weight, if afflicted with
constipation, malaria, or bilious
ness.” Sold under guarantee by
all druggists. 25c •
ro GRADUATE FR6M PITTMAN HOSPITAL.
Miss Waid is another trained
aurse to 'be graduated from the
Pittman hospital. 8he completed
tier three year course of study this
week and passed all examinations.
Miss Waid will remain in Tarhoro
until September, when she will go
to the home of her sister in Mis
maippi to enter a hospital. Miss
Waid is one of the most popular
nurses at the hospital and has
made many friends during her stay
in Tarboro.
A GEANH E AMILY-M EDI CIN E
“It gives me pleasure to speak a.
good word for Electric Bitters,”
writes Mr. Frank Gonlan of No.
486 Houston St.fNew York. “It’s
a grand family medicine tt>r dys
pepsia' and iivef. complications;
while for lame back and weak
kidneys it cannot be too highly
recommended.” ’Electric Bitters
regulate the digestive functions,
purify the blood, and impart re.
nejved vigor and vitality to the
weak and^ debilitated of both sexes.
8qjd under guarantee by all drug
gists. 50c.
-^
The Ealeigh Times and other
anti-Bryan papers have already
defeated Mr. . Bryan and elected
Mr. Taft. They seem to be utterly
oblivious to the fact that the man
they, prefer to Mr. Bryan can only
btjeteJtedin thier imagination Mr,
i 'iryau may be defeated, which we
! do not believe, but he will poll
more votes than any other man is
‘ the party,
i The condition of W. E. Shearir
^as slightly improved today.
thewagesT
to'gibber °’er*,,6r
Her golden sonls, to waste;
il a bitfe mh f0r *■" Kod-men
is a bitter cup to taste.
Wh°ki^ the Syves that bind man
And strives to strike them off
Sh foolT the venoraed ^te of
Thorns, and the iingrate’s scoff.
Who^storms the moss grown Write
And beats some .falsehood down
Shall pass the pallid gates of death
Sans laurel, love or crown;
For him who fain would teach the
world §
Tfeg world holds hate in fee—
For Socrates, the hemlock cup
T ™ Chnst, Gethsemane.
—Robert Perry, in ' Undo
Remus’s—The Home Magazine for
DIED. j .
Jn Norfolk June 10th, Varona,
infant daughter of Jack and
and Mollie Harrell, aged 1 year,
11 months and 12 days. The re
mains were brought to Tarboro for
interment. Mr. and Mre. Harrell
are natives of this place, and they
have the sympathy of their many
friends in their sad bereavement.
• Thursday in this place,-Mrs.
Mary Hatein, aged 30. She
leaves an infant about 2a months
old, and a husband in her native
country, Syria, She is a sister of
Mrs. S. Hatem, of this place.
SALE OF FERTI LIZER "TAGS.
The fact that the sale of ferti*
lizer tags this year, exceeded those
of last year only $5,'000, is cited
as evidence that there has been
little if any increase in cotton
acreage this year. But another
fact is omitted from the reasoning
equafion. In one half of the State,
the cotton erop was large, in the
other half it was much below the
average. Less fertilizers were
purchased in the latter section,
while more for the former. It is
not unlikely that the farmer who
made a good crop ‘last year, is
striving to make a larger one this,
in acres and on acres, the supply
of labor limiting the number. <
In this county, the opinion is
that the increase in the quantity
of fertilizing material is greater
than is the increase in acreage.
Here and there some damage has
been done by washing from heavy
rains, but the condition of the
cotton crop taken as a whole, is
better than it h^s been in years at ^
this time.
HEAVY COTTON PURCHASES.
W. A. Hart has bought last
year’s cotton crop of the State
farm in Halifax, 750 bales. He
and his son, Mabrey, drove over
there today to w eigh it up. 0
The sale was m#ule a day or two
prior, when a half a dozen buyers
were present bidding. The price
paid was not stated, but it was
over $40,000. •
Cards of Candidates
FOIL ,COUNTY TBEASUBEB.
Subject to thS decision of the
Democratic County Convention I*
am a^ candidate for the office of
County Treasurer.
J. El Cobb.
fob begisteb of deeds
Subject to the approval of the
Edgecombe Democracy I am a
candidate of the office of Register
of Deeds. H. 8. Bunn.
POE SHERIFF
Subject to the decision of the
Edgecombe Democracy. I am a
candidate for the office of Sheriff.:
B. F. Dawson.
FOE SHEEIFF
Subj ct to the wishes of the ,
Democratic Convention I. am a
candidate for sheriff of Edgecombe
^county." *. J. D. Jenkins.
• in* u v.
Funiral WrecUrs aod Embalmers.
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