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BE 8TJ [ v K YOU ARE RIGHT: THEN GO A.D.-D Crockett VOL. 86. NO. 42 TAR60R0, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER .15. 1908. ESTABLISHED 1822 HEALTH INSURANCE The man who insures his life is wise for his family. The man who Insures his health Is wise both for his femiiy and himself. You may insure health by guard Ing it. It is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani fests itself In innumerable ways TAKE_— KENNETH KNIGHT WINS DUR HAM BRIDE. M ss Minnie May Walker Married To Tarborian Thursday. Trinity Methodist church, Durham was the scene of a pretty wedding Thursday when Miss Minnie May, daughter; of John B. Walker, become the bride of Kenneth T. Knight, ol near this place, Rev. G. T. Adams, officiating. in the bridal party were W. G. Clark and V. B. Knight, Jr., of near here. B. F. Shelton, of Speed, was best man. The groom is a son of V. B Knight and is employed in the rail road service. They will reside in Durham. Notice to Creditors. Having qualified as Executor of the last will and testament of W. J Cor bett, late of Edgecombe county, Nort Carolina, notice is hereby given to all persons holding claims against my testator to present them to the under signed, duly proven on or before the 18th day of Oct. 1909, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to the estate of my testator must make immediate payment. tqis tne zzna aay or septemoer, 1908. W. W. CORBETT. Executor: R. G. ALLSBROOK, Attorney. Notice to Creditors. Having qualifed as administrator of the estate of F. E. Cobb, late of Edgecombe county, with the will an nexed, notice is hereby given to all persons holding claims against my testator to present them duly pro ven on or before September 24 1909. or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebtedto the estate must make immediate payment. This September 21st 1908. K, C. EDWARDS, Admr. Jas. R. Gaskill, Atty. Notice to Creditors. Having qualified as executors of the last will and testament of Lydia Brown, late of Edgecombe county, no tice is hereby given to all persons holding claims against our testatrix to present them duly proven on or be will be plead for Oct. 15th, 1909 or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment. This 9th of October. H. G. BROWN, G. R. BROWN, fit Executors TAX NOTICE. la person or by deputy I will be present at the following named place on the dates named, for the purpose of receiving taxes for the year 1908: Township No. 7, Battleboro, Sat urday, Oct. 17 th. Township No. 8 Old Sparta, Satui day, Oct. 17th. Township No. 13, W. J. Lancas tor's Store, Wednesday, Oct. 14th. B. F. DAWSON. Sheriff. FOR SALE. FOR SALE.—A FARM CONTAIN ng about 293 acres, 120 acres cleared sufficient timber and wood, a mil and a half from Tar boro, on the rail road, known as the "'Barlow farm, a large eight room dwelling and out houses. An ideal location for an in dustrial enterprise. Apply to W. L. or .Miss Lucy Barlow. ldwt DWELLINGS FOR SALE.—THREE small dwellings in Princeville oyo site ofice of Tar River Mills on main county road. Cheap and on easy term Apply to R. B. Hyatt. 10dw2w FOR SALE—A FARM CONTAIN ang about 225 acres, 4 horse farm cleared. Sufficient timber and wood. Near Hartease farm. Terms easy to right party. Apply or write. R. G. HART, (Hartease) Rocky Mount, R. F. D. 5. WANTED. WANTED-—It CORDS OF DRV piae and 8 cords of dry oak or hick ory wood, to be delivered at the Pub-1 ?la school buildings in Tarboro by Oct 28th. R. G. KittrelL w2 Piano Tuning A SPECIALTY. The Cable Company Tuner. \V\ 3. BUE LEIGH, P. O. Box 33d, Wilfipn, M. G. Violin Lessons. Mrs. R. H. Parker will give instruct tions on the violin, same method taught that is being used in the New York conservatories of music. Special ■attentioan given to preparing pupils £or Orchestra work. WORLD’S REPUBLICS. Some Are Less Democratic Than Oil! England’s Form of Government. There are twenty-four republics in the world, only two of which are in Europe, while ten are in South Ameri The list includes HaytL Santo Do mingo, Panama and Liberia. Broad ground is covered by the designation “republic.” The frequency of crises in Central America, in Venezuela and in Hayti shows that the*democrat ic title is no guarantee of stability. When the dictatorship in Mexico is compared with the generously broad administration of affairs in England it can not be declared that individ ual freedom prospers inevitably bet ter under a president than under a king. National destiny and the pro gress toward it are shaped rather by i the character of the people than by the name applied to a form of govern ment. England Is, in the mere matter of its ruling more democratic than the majority of so-called republics. It represents the best; of that liberal monarchy idea to which the thought of Europe turned in the reaction of the strong republican sentiment of 1848. On the other hand in France, nominally a republic, is realy a cab inet government, with a president elected by the senate. Of all the republics Switzerland |omes nearest to the primitive concep :ion of direct choice and judgment by the people. The United States has maintained thus far, despite expan sions in territory, wealth and power, the weight of its democratic tradi tions. In this respect it has disap pointed its critics and held the loy alty of its friends. LABOR AND DEMOCRACY. Democracy Finds Favor With The Wage Earner Succinctly Told. That labor is supporting the Dem ocratic ticket this year is admitted and why is made clear in the sub joined communication from a Union Labor man. The uemocrauc pianorm does not cover all the demands of organized labor, but a number of planks and these tenets harmonize, not only the injunction plank but also the money plank, which says that the money of the country shall remain in control of the government as stipulated in the constitution. Labor finds so much in the Demo cratic party that it would be strange If it did not support the party. Editor Southerner: I see in your issue of October 7th, an article headed, Will They Do It?” The article is copied from that staunch labor paper, the Labor News, printed at Greensboro, which seems to speak by authority on all matters, pertaining to labor and labor’s move ments. The extent of the organization of labor into unions, taking in all trades, and the efficiency of its official lead ers is little apreciated by the coun try in general and the fact that it has gone to Bryan bodily, and that it is actively at work as a propaganda that will make it a formidable foe to be met by the Republican party in the coming election, has aroused in the minds of all a desire to know more of its demands upon parties, and the principles governing in its organization. We clip from its platform as print ed in the Labor News, the following extracts as applicable to this article: Free schools, freb text books and compulsory education. Unrelenting protest against the issuance and abuse of injunction pro cess in labor disputes. A work day of not more than eight hours in the twenty-four work day. A strict recognition of not over eight hours a day on all federal, state or municipal work and at not less than the prevailing per diem wage rate of the class of employment in the vicinity whpre the work is per formed. Release from employment pne day in seven. The abolition of the contract sys tem on public work. The passage of anti-child labor law in states where they do not exist, and rigid defense of them where they have been enacted into law. We favor a system of finance whereby money shall be issued ex clusively by the government with sue’ regulations and restrictions as will protect it from manipulations by the banking interests for their own pri vate gab*. The initiative and referendum and imperative mandate and right to re call. The above is a partial statement or the demands which organized labor, in the interest of the workers—aye of all thhe people of our country made jippn modern society. These demands constitute the force behind the influence that is being brought to bear on the Democratic party, and the fact that that party has so specially favored them with a plank in their platform in refer ence to ‘the Injunction—popularly known as the anti injunction plank makes the Democratic party the par ty of the people—the so-called com mon people. Yes Labor will support Mr. Bryan. U. L. —When in ne*4 9f 8tore Shelvins large glasses etc,, suitable for stores, I can interest you. I. M. McCabe, at 1 J. Zander's ^ PLAGUE GIRDLES THE GL^BE. The Bubonic Scourge has Travelled Far Since Outbreak In 1894. A startling report on the manner in which the bubonic plague has en circled the world since the revival' of the terrible scourge in the Chinese province of Yunnan in the year 18 94 has just been issued by the Marin Hospital Service. * From Yt nnan the disease reached the coast of Southern China, at Can ton, and from that point it spread out over China and Japan, Formosa, India, Persia, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Egypt antf along the north African coast to Tunis and Algeria, Later it invaded Australia and New Zealand, and then spread to South America ep idemics occurring in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. This year the disease invaded Venezuela, where severe epidemics have occurred at two or three points. It has been present in Honolulu for several years Francisco, where it continued up to a very recent date, if, indeed it has been entirely stamped out yet. There were 156 cases ,of the plague in San Francisco in 1907, and 76 deaths, the mortality being happily much lower than iu other quarters of the world. The only point in Northern Europe where the disease has apearecl i3 at Glasgow, where there were epidemics in 1900 and 1901, and some isolated cases last year. i In India, the ravages of the dis ease have been apalling. There were 1,400,000 cases of the plague in all India in 1907, and 1,200,000 deaths. Western Europe, with the exception of Scotland and the Western coast of the United States, are the only re gions of the w'orld that have escap ed visitations of the scourge during the present revival of the disease. The surgeons of the Marine Hospital Service at all ports on the Atlan tic and Gulf, as well as on the Pa cific coast are constantly on- the to prevent the entrance of far inspires the hope that they will be successful.—Washington Dispatch to Philadelphia Record. WILL OF GRAY BRYAN PROBAT ED. Real and Personal Property Estimat edat $25,000. The will of Gray Bryan, who died Tuesday, October 6th, was probated today. The value of the estate is esti mated at $25,000. James W., Thad deus H, ^Leroy^ and W. G. Bryan are named as executors without bond. The property is divided as follows: To Georgie E. Bryan home she oc cupies now and 2 acres adjoining land. To James W., Thaddeus H. Au gustus N. Georgie E. Leroy, %V. G., Parris P. and Walter C. Gray Bry an’s plantation, consisting of 1250 acres, Old Store lot in Lawrence and 500 acres near Lawrence. To all of the above except Augus tus N. he left his crop, mules, horses, furniture and residue of estate. DO THE PEOPLE RULE? All the Recent Publications Convince the Voters That Trusts Control Legislation. After all the excitement over the publication of the Standard Oil let ters. showing that trusts control leg islation, has reached the stage where the voters sift the wheat from the chaff of sensational publications what will be the logical conclusion in the minds of the voters? It will be: 1. Thai the people do not rule, be cause the national lawmakers legis late to suit the trusts. More trusts exist today than ever, the people suf fer more from them, and they practic more extortion. ?. That the party in power is the party through which the trusts rule. The Republican party is now in power. It writes all the national laws. In a-speech in the last Congress, Mr. Sherman (candidate f<jr Vice Presi dent) declared that the Republican party assumed full-responsibility for everything that has been done and for what has not been done. That is right. The trusts write the tar-iff law passed by -Republican votes. If the magnates are not punished criminally it is because Republican officials fail in their duties. For eleven years, the Democrats have had no power to frame Federal laws or to execute Fed eral statutes. If ’everything in Amer ica is all right, as to Federal laws fch eleven year3, the Republican party de serves the credit. If “evils have crept ip’ the Republicans are responsible. The only hope for a change lies in* the election of Bryan. Supose some individual Democrat has been employed by a trust. He could not get a law passed, he could not give an “immunity,” bath he could do nothing effectively for the trusts unless a majority of the Repub lican Congressman favored the trust measures. The Republican oratprs can not escape responsibility by trying tQ pick out some D^mocr^it who has been employed by a trust. Recent disclos ures prove that the people do not rule, but that the trusts owe their •existence and fatness to Republican laws and Republican officials. C. G. Bradley Succeeds Joe Cohen. C. G. Bradley was elected first as sistant foreman at the regular meet ing of the local fire department, Wednesday night, to succeed Joe Co hen, who recently accepted a posi tion as travelling salesman. A. T. Walston was appointed a member 9f the finance committee to succeed ! Mr. Oofeen, A TALE FROM ROCKY MOUNT. Merry Widow Makes Trouble With Passenger Train Crew. The Rocky Mount Record gives the following of a lady wearing a Merry Widow hat, “Enraged beyond expres j sion and with her modesty terribly I shocked and a raging headache from the smoke, a well-dressed lady alight ed from train No. 49 Wednesday, as she was in the act of giving the train crew a “piece of her mind.” The lady who was a passeDgej* from Tarboro entered the smoking apartment of the rear coach but was unable to pass through the small swinging door into the ladies compartment, owing to the size of the Merry Widov hat, which measured 38 inches in di ameter. The conductor requested her to remove the hat in order to secure a comfortable seat, but this the lady absolutely refused to do. She said “horrid things about the crew and that the railroad ought to be sued.” Evidently the Record is mistaken as to her residence. Undoubtedly the lady with a 38 inch Merry Widow was one of Rocky Mount’s most pre possessing young ladies, and the Re cord should not hesitate to acclaim her as such. WEDDING AT CONETOE. Other Items Of Interest. At the home of Mn W. L. Everett, Miss Jessie their daughter, was mar ried Thursday to Mr. Will Cherry, of Washington, N. C., by Rev. Mar tin. They received many valuable pres ents and best wishes from their many friends. Quite a number of our citizens are taking in the Richmond Fair, among whom are W. A. Thigpen, J. B. War ren, Will Cobb and sister. The farmers of this section are ex erting every effort to save their cot ton crop. John Staton, colored, was cut on the arm by William Winstead. The latter was bound s over to January term of court, by Mayor Rouse. The Conetoe high school managed by Miss Ora Taylor of Raleigh has to the present time been perfectly satisfactory and the students are de lighted with her as a teacher. Rouse & Dawson have a good force of hands making shingles and will be glad to have the pattronage of the public. R. & E. THE REAL OLD RELIABLE. Its Record of Nineteen Years Makes The Title Good. The Edgecombe Homestead and Loan Association on Saturday Novem ber 6th will open a new series, its twentieth. Nineteen years ago it was organi zed and has been doing business steadily and profitably ever since. It has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, a million or more, and during all these years after handling these vast sums of money it has not lost a dollar. An enviable record for its officers, a proud record for the community. Organized to promote home own ing and home building it has been run with this purpose in view. This is the chief reason why it has been so phenomenally successful. We feel confident in asserting that there is not a similar institution in the State that can show as many homes built through its instrumen tality. It has also promoted the in dustrial growth of the community and mills the Runnymede War-Ree hosier mills bear evidence of the fact, owing their existence solely to this asso ciation. It is entitled the name of "Old Reliable.” It has builded many homes And can build as many more, Edgecombe Homestead & Loan. Tarboro Well Represented. Not only is Tarboro represented on the Varsity tennis team of the Uni versity of North Carolina, by^leorge Fountain, but also by Orren Hy man. This speaks remarkable well for our town. A Healthy Family. “Our whole family has enjdyed good health since we began using Dr. King's New Life Pills three years ago,” says L. A Bartlett, of Rural Route 1, Guilford, Maine. They cleans and tone the system in a gentle way that does you good. 15 cents at all druggists. Constancy. The constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone; The constant gnaw of Towser, Masticates the toughest bone; The constant coping lover Carries o£f the blushing maid; And the constant advertiser Is the one who gets the trade. Wahoq Wasp. Where Bullets Flew. David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y., a veteran Qf the civil war, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, says: “The good Electric Bitters have clone ip worth more than five hundred dol lars to me. I spent much mohey doc toring for a bad case of .stomach trouble, to little punose. I then tried Electric Bitters, and they cur ed me. I now take them as a tonic, i and they keep me strong and well.” i 50c. at all druggists. —There are none better than the Florsheim shoe. J. Zander. ROBBED OF $295 AT FAIR. Frank Barnes of Wilson V'ictim Of Pickpockets in Richmond. Several Tarborians who returned to day from the Richmond Fair, report that Frank Barnes, of Wilson was the victim of pickpockets to th-e ex tent of $295. A friend of Hr. Barnes came to him and told that he had been robbed and needed moaey to re turn to-Wilson. Mr. Barnee said he would help his friend and reached for his pocket book, only to find that he also was a victim of the sharks. EDGECOMBE ALLIANCE MET THURSDAY. Invited to Attend Hertford Alliance 3ession In Body. The quarterly meeting of the Edge combe Farmers Alliance ,ir>et Thurs day at Calhoun’s school house in No. 12 township. Many of the members were present and speeches on agri cultural topics were made by Presi dent R. G. Hart, E. L. Daughtridge, Dr. R. H. Speight and P A. Davis. A mong the visitors present were: J. T. Colesom, J. H. Evans, and S. Har rell, of the Hertford county associa tion, who extended an invitation to th alliance to attend their next session in a body. The invitation was accepte Following the business session a dinner was served. The next met ing will be held with the Coakley Alliance. Would Mortgage the Farm. A farmer on Rural Route 2, Em pire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name, says “Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured the two worst sores I ever saw: one on my hand and one .on my leg. It is worth more than its weight in gold. I would not be without it if I had to mortgage the farm to get it.”Only 25c at all drug stores. Stolen Smiles. ‘Til help you to make the desserts mama,” said five-year old Elsie. "You whip the cream and I’ll lick the dish.1 —Chicago News. Bella Poore.—They Bay he doesn’ know the value of money. Bertha Riche.—Nonsense; why, he has proposed to me twice!—New York Telegraph. Laura was playing on th$ ]>orch with her dolls, but was greatly distressed by the song of a locust in a tree near by. Running to the tree, she shouted, impatiently, “Ring off, bird!”—Delineator. “Why do you wear a yachting cap deah boy? It’s your brother that owns the yacht. “Very true, old chap. This is me brother’s cap.”—Cleveland Plain Deal er. An Irishman one day wass told to put up a siga-board on which were the words, “To Motorists: This Hill Is Dangerous.” / Away went Mike with the siignboar and placed it at the bottom of a very steep hill. A few days later his em ployer went to see how the board was put up, and, finding it at the bottom of the hill, sought and found Mike. “you blooming fool!” he cried, ,fwhj didn’t you put that sign in the right place?” ; “Shure and ain’t it?" asked Mike. “Don’t all the accidents happen at the bottom?”—Harper’s Weekly. Leggett Locals. A M. Taylor spent Sunday in Rocky Mount. Messrs. Meadford and Meadford, of Scotland Neck, were the guests of C. H. Spivey, Friday. Patrick Lan^ and Jim Harper spent Sunday at Pinetops. L. H. Fountain is North, purchas ing his Winter stock. Migs Dora Corey, of WilUamaton, is the guest of the Misses Spivey this week. T. H. Combs has gone on a busi nes trip to Oak City this week. There will be a dance at Pittman’s Hall Wednesday evening. Jim Pittman was one of the unlucky oaes at Leggetts Saturday evening, having his hors4 stolen. The horse has been found, but his harness is still missing. A large crowd went frqm Jiere tq the Association Sunday, Miss Vernon Fountain is visiting friends in Rocky Mount. The people throughout this section are busy picking cotton, as most of the peanuts have been dug. E. E. S. Oct. 6th, 1908. Deafness Cannot be Cured, by local applications, as they can not reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution^ remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of t^e mucus lib-, ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed ypu have a grumb ling sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is entirely plosed, Deafness i the result, and unless the inflanaatipn can be taken out and this tub® rector ed to its normal condition, hearing w}U be destroyed forever; nine cases qut of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nqthing but an inflamed cen< dition of the mueus surfaces' We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for cir culars free. F. J. CHENNY & CO., L Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for con stipation. PICKING FORTUNES. Western Fruit Farmers Get Amazing Results From Trees. Much has been written in the past about the wonderful fruit crops of oui Pacific slope, but the amazing figures | continue to appear. There are a few more selected from a recent article of some length. It is almost like the old yarn about money growing in bushels la Rogue river valley in southern One gon, p. H. Hopkins, in 1907 made a profit of $19,000 off 15 acres of winter Nelis pears—$1,187,50 an acre. In the same valley, .G H. Mover bought 10 acres of pear orchard at $560 an acre Fifteen menths later the crop brough him $9,600. Eight years ago J. L. Dumass set out 50 acres of apples near Dayton in j the Walla Walla district of southeast ern Washington. In the summer ol 1907 he bought 50 acres of apple orch ard adjoining his property, at an in vestment of 418,000. The apples he picked from the 50 acres that season sold for 116,000, and the total crop from the 100 acre3 realized $52,000— a return to the owner of $40,000. The statements are incontrovertible but you instantly demand: “What is the explanation?” A climate and soil that are capa ble of rearing such monsters as the redwood trees and the sequoias which render measurements of vege tables growth in other regions of this country puny and scant, account in part for these bewildering figures. But there are obscure valleys, nar row and diminutive, mere pockets, between huge mountains, where in the past no plant worthy of cultiva tion has found so much as a root hold. And it is in many just such spots as these that the returns per acre are the hugest. Irrigation, in such cases, is the remaining factor ihat explains the mystery—irrigation, which brings to the barren soil, full af wonderful potentialities, water ;hat element whicfl is to render it so marvelously productive. SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON. Being the Confessions of the Seven Helen Rowland For The. Washington Herald. I charge thee, my daughter, beware of choosing a husband, for he is as difficult to know as the bargain-coun ter shirt waist, how it will come out in the wash. Even as a Persian rug picked out by electric light will he change coin ?i the • i».-n ins. Marry not worthy man because he seemeth salt of the earth, if thou art going to sigh because he seemeth not the sugar. If thy husband pay eth the bills be satisfied, even though he pay thee no compliments. For the two go seldom together. Yet select not him that calleth thee pet names gi bly and holdeth thy hand with a practiced air, nor him that shineth at the pink tea and lead eth the cotillon; for a husband that adorneth the parlor seldom payeth the bills of the kitchin. Take no heed for thy raiment, once thou art married; fqr a bridegroom knoweth not torchon lace from honi ton and a husband taketh his last look at hig wife at^the altar. Verily, she becgmeth a part of the furni ture. But of thy ways take great heed that they be mysteriously round about and of a fascinating cute ness that keepeth him guessing; for no man enjoyeth betting on a sure thing. And, whatever thou doest, remind not a husband that he hath request ed thee to call him at half-past six in the morning, for he will turn upon his pilqw and pevtle thee; yea, verily, will he give thee the lie. # Gq thou then apd see that the cqffee be hot, that when he riseth he may have no further excuse for taunting thee. For a fed man, like a lion that hath had his fill, ceaseth his roaring Honor thy husband and look up to him, even though thou must get down upon thy knees to do it—but, peradventure, keep one foot upon his neck. Verily, my daughter, never declare tl^at thou bellevest nqt in a personal devii. Some day thou mayest marry one, §elah, . Had a Close Call. Mrs. Ada L. Croom, the widely known proprieter of the Croom Hotel, Vaughan, Miss., says: “For several months I suffered with^ a severe and troublesome cough, and consumption seemed to have its grip upon me, when a friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discovery. I began tak ing it, and three bottles affected a complete cure/' The fame of this life saving cough and cold remedy, and lung and throat healer is world wide. So^ld by all druggist^ 5oc. and $1. Trial bo,tfle f?ep." After the Battle. Home from the baftle, spent and don The Day ^e? lfne of hoor§ drags. Before her face fhe ‘fiery sun Above, the eteudJi lfte tattered | f|a§a. Wounded, and faint, her head unbow ed, She marches to the sunset light; Oh, rest is sweet to those uncow ed, Behind the ramparts of the Night. —The Cavalier. —Crosset Sho^, ^11 styles, easiest and longest wearing shoes on the ma ket. “Makes life’s walk easy*” im R^ersog SiiPj^ Cq 8ATURDAY NIGHT TALK. More Abundant Life, One That is Not Flecked Even by the Shadow of the Grave. (John X:-15.) (By Rev. R. W. Alexander.) Of Jesus it has been written that He brought life and immortality to light, that He is the Lord and giv er of life. He, Himself declares that the purpose of His mission into this world was to bring life more “more abundantly.’ The Aurora illumines the shining pinnacles of the Artie glaciers, but we call it a desolation. The sun gilds with its departing glory the marble columns and carven cornices of Palmyra, and we call it a ruin. Why? Because life is absent. we burry out of our sight the form which yesterday we pressed to our breast in an ecstasy of love, which we would have sheltered from ev ery harm with the tenderest solici tude, whose companionship was hap piness, whose absence seems an ag ony intolerable, and yet today, vfe place it in the cold, dark earth and return alone to ourt desolate hearth stone. Why? Because life has depart ed, because that impalpable, invisible something we call life has fled. Jf life in its lower or temporary form seems so important, so necessary what fullnes of meaning do the word I of Christ bear when He feays, “I am come that ye might have life," end less life, continuing beyond this little span which seems to eqd so of ten just when it should be^in, which but whets our apetites and opens the doors which we may not enter, which casts across the fairest vision the dark shadows*of the grave! But to the house of sickness, to the bed side of suffering, to the charnel hous of death itself He came with life. What boon could equal it? What mighty deed so attests His divine power, or His heavenly origin? But when He further declares, “I have come that ye might have it more abundantly,” it seems as if the Shepherd were leading His flock LL> LUC UIgU IUUUIHcUU yilBLUreUgeB that the Redemer was opening to our astonished sight, visions undreamed of in the past. What is it that to us, constitutes the charms of childhood and youth] Does it not chiefly lie in the daily unfolding of a new face to the bud ding flower? 'A few years ago, I watched the creeping forth of a dull grub from the earth, colorless, ungainly, uncouth It made its way up from the ground, its shell burst with pallid hues and out in breath it came forth. In a little time, it had gained color and strength, its dull eyes became lumi nous, its wings of gauze were spread to the Summer breeze and it sped forth into a new and fuller life. Just, so, only with greater delight, do we watch the child, as each day some new lesson of life is learned, the first step is taken in this world where those tiny feet may wander s widely the first lisping of the tongue that shall fill and thrill some heart with its melody. Just so, for as this is true, arises beside it another truth. We find the world full of limitations. We learn the sad lesson of sin and sorrow and despair. Life unfolds, so does death, if we learn much, we learn moat the vastnes of our ignorance; the limita tion of our aspirations; that much we hoped is, at best only a dream, the sad refrain, “it might have been,” the deep sense of disillusion that what we ought to be and would like to be we are not. Herein lies the bitterness of life, the contrast be tween what we would be and what we are, between that high destiny to which we are called and that humil iating conclusion to which we finally come. Against this despair, Jesus Christ is the only One who has a remedy which meets the case. He has brought life and immortality to light. If this is true, it is reasonable that to those who Receive Him there should be even here, a fuller life, one into which a new wine has entered, a new power is manifested. And is it not so? Can we not find among His disciples a clear proof that to those who follow Him closely and loyally there is an imparting not only of a future life, but here and now a life which, like some stream beginni&g as a trickling rivulet hidden by the fern and the sedge soon swells to a brimming river and sweeps on full banked and majestic until it meets the incoming tide of the infinite ocean ? Humanly speaking what should have been the history of Simon Bar jona? A rude and ignorant fisherman, a common, plodding toiler upoiS ' the waters of Galilee, a calling notorious for poorly rewarded labor, for heavy bodily toil which left little time for cultivating the higher aspirations; a calling which he bad followed up to middle life whejj men usually become fixed in a rut, when they become bent patient toiler! to the treadmill of existence, at the best, taking the piaee oi some necessary cog m the social machine. At such a time was heard the Baptist’s cty across Jor dan, and, as the birds begin ttj stir at the first harbinger ojt dawn, so he went out to seek some alle his heart wa$ stirred by the news and viaticyi of his heavy lot, some ray I ®lf l|pht through the dark cloud of op pression which hung so heavy and lowering oyer his people and his land And ever after, he was moved by neef, impulses and Inspired by new hopes and ambitions. No longer a common toiler on the sea of Gal FOOTRALL AT WARRENTON. Tarboro Represented on Team. Sched ule of Games. The Warrenton High School foot ball team that is to battle against the lines of the Wake Forest College Saturday, Oct. 10th was announced Friday. There were thirty candidates from which the following team was selected by Capt. Cherry and Coach Graham. Griffith, center; Vann, left guard; Parker, right guard; Cherry, (Capt.) left tackle; Martin, right tackle; Strong, left end; Manning, right end; Bonner, quarter back; Hughes, fulback; Sarrat, left halfback; Gra ham, right half back Futrell, sub cen ter; Young, sub quarter; Howell, sub end; Little, sub linesman; Fleming, sub back. ihe two officials which will &ccom* pany the team are Tom Payne and George Howard Jr., For years the teams of the W. H. S. has made a record not only for their athletic ability, but for their gentlemanly conduct and it is fully believed that the}' will defeat the “Baptists” Saturday. The following games have been scheduled, and a few more are ex* pected. • Warrenton at Warrenton, Oct. 14th, Raleigh H. S. at Warrenton, Oct, 24th. A & M. Scrubs at Warrenton, Oct, 30th. Raleigh H. S. at Raleigh, Nov. 5th. Durham H. S. at Durham, Nov 6. Warrenton at Warrenton, Nov. 13. Durham at Warrenton, Thanksgivin The average weight of the teani is only 14614, a very light team to play colleges, but owing to swiftness and head work, they hope to win at least six out of the eight games schec uled. May the best wishes of the Tarboro people be with them as two boys from there hold positions on the team, and one as captain. Accidentally Cut With Penknife, In a frolic with several young men Friday evening at Farrar, Van An drews was severely cut with a pen knife on the left arm. Dr. W. J. Thigpen dressed the wound. —DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are the famous little pills, easy to take, sure and gentle. Get Early Risers. They *hre the best pills made. We sell them. R. E. L. Cook. ilee, he became “a fisher of men." His life was “one grand sweet song," and he stil lives to bless mankind." ‘Tis life of which our souls are scant; Oh, life!not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that we want." 1111011 Headquarters for Canned Goods, , Coffees, Teas, etc. Just received a fresh lot of Hecker and Quaker products, Ontario Buckwheat, White Boiled Oats, Cream Farina, Cream of Wheat, Cream Hominy and Grits, Old Homestead Flapjack Compound, Graham and Hygienic whole wheat Flour. We can supply your every requirement. Satisfaction and pri ees guaranteed. LILES-RtJFFiM 4 CO.j (Unlucky Corner.) The Pare Food Stores Phone Double Threei County Canvass The Democratic candidates for the County Offices will address the voters at the following places on the dates named: Coakley* Thursday, Oct. 15, 3 p m Leggetts, Friday, Oct. 16, 2pm Macclesfield, Sat. Gel 17,*1 n m Speed, Wednesday, Oct. 21 3 p m Old Sparta,* Thurs. Oct. 22, 2 p m Pinetops, Saturday, Oct. 24, 1pm Conetoe, Thursday, Oct. 29 , 2 p m Battleboro, Friday, Oet. 30, 2 p m Precinct 2, Township 12, Satur day, Oct. 31, 2 pm, Rocky Mt. Sat. night, Oct. 31,8 p m Hon. T. W. Mason, of North ampton county, will be with the candidates at the Pinetops ap pointment. Hons. Claude Kitch in and N, J. Rouse, candidates for Congress and Presidential Elector respectively, will be with the can didates at three or more of these, appointments to be announced, later . Prominent speakers will bp heard also at other appointments. All the people are invited and earnestly requested to come out; and hear a discussion ot the issues; of the day. R. O. Allbbrook, ChnPn Dem. Ex. Conn. W, F. Dancy THE HORSE SHOER Every Job and Every Part 0f Ifr GUARANTEED Cor St. Andrews and Gran ville Streets.
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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