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The ' Ummk&G:.2wmi Times ANDREW J. CONNER, PUBLISHER. "CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S .BLESSINGS ATTEND HER." SUBSCRIPTION Ar-NVH. $1.00 Volume XX. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COT7NTY. iNy' C., THURSDAY, --DECEMBER 21, lvn cnKer 51. MASON & WORRELL, ATTOBNBYS COUNSKLLOE8 AT LAW, t r; : JACKSON, N. C. V ; r Practice fa all Courts. BoBinesa promptly and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor bank building. - BAYMOND G. PARKER, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Jackson, N. C , Practices in all courts. All business rrvan prompt and faithful attention. Office 2nd Floor Bank Building. a a, Fhu. r. b. umtt PEEBLES & HARRIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. JACKSON, n. c hractke in all Courts. Business bromotlv and faithfully attended to. DR. C. G. POWELL DENTIST, POTECASI, N. C. Caa be found at his office at all times xeept when notice is Riven in this paper. W.H.S.BURGWYN JR. : Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Jackson, N. C Practices where service desired. 8. T. STANCBJLiIi Attorney and Counselor at Law Law Building Norfolk. Virginia Prac being in all Courts in North Caro lina and Virginia am. & Wnreoure. &tajot Wmaoam, WINBORNE & WINBORNE, Attornevt at Law, MUEPRBESBOBO. N. C Phones Nos. 17 and 21. a:a.ow aB.MUir.ti. i GAY JkJA IDYGTJE. Attorneys & Counsellors at Iaw JACKSON. Na C. Practice in all Courts. All business promptly and faithfully attended to. Office 2nd floor. New Bank bnilding. DR. J. M.JACOBS DENTIST, ROXOBEL. N. C. . Extracting from children at same price as adults. Dr. W. J. Ward, DENTIST. WELDON. N.C- Dr. E. Ehringhaus DENTIST Jackson, - - N. C. Dentistry in all of its branches. Crown and Bridge work a specialty. Office in New Fly the Building overPostoffice. Sale of Valuable Real Estate. , On Monday, January 1, 1912, at the court house door in Jack son I will sell at public auction ' for cash to the highest bidder that certain tract of land situated in Roanoke Township, the same be ing the land purchased by me ,. from. J. C. Boone and adjoining the lands of John L. Odom and the Henry Grant place, Potecasi Creek and the road leading from r Jackson to Potecasi and containing 81 acres more or less. T ' This land has $500 worth of marketable timber on it and lots jpf growing pines, etc. E. J. Gat. Tailor-Made Suits! . I have about 1000 LADIES' . TAILOR-MADE S 01 TS, this v seasons styles, that I am going to close out at a sacrifice bythe first day of January at ' ( V 1-2 Actual Value!. ' $30.00 Suits, $15.00; $25.00 Suits, $12.50; $20.00 Suits, $10.00; $15. 00, 7.50. James Scull. . Jackson, N. C. should quit farminb. Slate Convicts Should be Pot ti fori Building Inads-Noi Is Tb'e Tims to Act. ' ' Greensboro Daily News.' The question that is presented in the following from The Kins- ton Free Press, is not a now one. but a revival of a subject that has been frequently discussed by the state press before. We quote: "Ihe state farm," says the Roanoke Chowan Times, "is a source of revenue to the state. but it is hardly the proper thing to do to work the convicts in competition with the farmers. It would be better to put them to road building and work of that kind." With this state the News and Observer agrees adding: "It is a business af a state to build highways and not to farm. It is all right to farm as an ex penmen t and to own a farm where certain convicts can be best employed, but the great need of North Carolina to-day is to put the convicts at work making good roads." "That is right. The state has no business farming, except where it limits iteelf to the sup plying of products for the use of its charitable or public institu tions. ''Generally speaking, that's as far as it should go. But in the building and maintenance of good, roads the state should go to the limit Good roads are the most public of public improvements, and they should, receive all the nelp and encouragement possible at the hands of the state, county and town. The use of convicts on the public roads is one of the easiest ways of the state's help ing this great work; and the leg islature should work out a plan for putting its convicts on this important piece of public work." But in addition to its duty to the public, the state sins against private industry when itengages in competition therewith. It matters not whether the -state's farming amounts to a drop in the bucket. It matters not whether its competition affects the stand ing of farming or not, the fact remains that such state activities are wrong in principle, inev tend to stamp out individualism and enthrone socialism." When the matter is reduced to a sensible analysis, there is really no question ss to the truth of what is said in the foregoing. The state has no business crn ducting a farm for profit in com petition with the farmers of : the State who make their giving that way. But how are we to remedy the wrong? It will notrbe done until the people elect enough brave men to the legisla tureand send them up commis sioned to build good roads to change the system, and put the convicts to doing the work, in stead of farming. The small guaged politician who goes to the egislature with no definite com mission from his people, except a sort .of understanding that he will not let their taxes be increas ed, is afraid to do anything worth while.- 0 ' :'v. t;'r V:;-- It is high time the people were getting warmed up to the task and duty of electing a good roads legislature. If the legisla ture could be induced to put the convicts to work, under a strict system, of constructing good highways throughout the state, we would soon have such an in crease of population and of taxa ble propertyand, therefore, in creased revenues, that the ' for- , lixltj lo Debt Paying. The Lenior Topic says: "The laxity which is displayed by too many people m paying debts is appalling. Unless the practice is checked, it will force the adop tion of a universal pay-as-you go system. There are many folks, whose honesty you are not sup posed to question, who buy what ever they want on time and dis regard any request for settle ment. How much worse is it to steal than to deliberately make a debt and then make abso utely no effort to pay?" The Salisbury Post says: Delin quency ic paying debts is indeed appalling and appears to be grow ing worse. What is more distres sing, the man who owes another, if for food which sustains his life. the clothing that covers his nak edness or the paper which brings him the daily news, gets furious ly angry if sent a bill oris "dun ned" for the amount. He con eiders it an insult Just how this man expects business to run with out money or why others should support him we are unable to understand." Scbools Tbat Pay. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Germany is going into the world markets and underselling the United States. This Is due in great measure to "the num ber and excellence of her indus trial schools." according to a bul letin lately issued by the Feder al Bureau of Education. Com mon consent, it is said further, ascribs the marked advance of Germany along industraV lines to these schools. Statistics show that German sales in the Unitee States have increased almost 100 percent, since 1900, while to the whole world German products are going in a great and overwnei- ing stream. Germany makes a strikingly heavy investment in industrial education. Nearly every small village has at least fine industri al fchool Often there are, two in small cities. Theae exists very generally correlation between in dustrial conditions in the cities and towns in which these schools are located and the industrial schools. Manufactures and work ing people take great pride and interest in these schools and watch their development closely. The Germans believes in get ting the very best teachers and cutting off waste by giving them good salaries. Every means has been used to set the right kind of teachers,' says the bul letin above referred to. - hc teachers in industrial schools are paid higher wages than teachers in the ordinary schools. "In al most every place one sees men teaching in these schools who are usuaujr musw ill lucu hvia. Special schools have been estab lished for teachers in industrial teaching. mer profits' from the state farm would appear insignificant. This is a vital question and it should not be allowed to drop back into indifference after a little- newspaper notice. If tie press of North Carolina will take it up in earnest a good roads leg islature can be elected next fall. We need a real progressive, con structive body of men to take the reins of state af fairs. The state is struggling to go forward. Cut the galling bonds of antiquated' procedure, and let the old ' com monwealth swing out upon the highway of progress. :, A years .subscription to the New York World and the Roa- noke-Chowan Times for only $1,65, old or new subscribers. - SEABOARD L0CAL1 -'.; . v' Harrfage of Claik-Beamon-Cbrlst Das EotenalomeBts-Iocb Cot (too io Fields-Penooals. Mr. 'r R, D. B. Maddrey left Sunday morning for a two day's visit to his nephews, Messrs. Henry and John Maddrey, of Norfolk. Va. X Mrs. Sarah Reese has rented her farm to Mr. VT hit Harris for 1912 and will make her future home with her neice, ' Mrs. Jno. Wal . This community deplores the oss of such a good friend and neighbor ' Miss Lottie Stephenson, a senior of The Southern Female College, Petersburg, Va., arrived last Fri day 5to Bpend the holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. R. Stephenson. MisB Norman Barnes was an esteemed guest of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs, Sam F. Kee, the past Saturday and Sunday. - Mr. Beamon, an employee of The Camp M'f'g. Co. and Miss Nita Clarke, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 'Clarke, of theMt Carmel vicinity, were happilv married at Galatia Bap ti8tfchurch last Sunday morning at ip o'clock. ' Rev. Dancv Cale performed the ceremony. Many friejids unite with us in wishing forth is young couple many vears of usefulness and happiness. Mrs. Alice Darden was gladly welcomed home last Thursday aftef an absence of several weeks visiting .relatives in Blackstone and Petersburg, Va. The bad weather of the past week did not seriously interfere with work on the High School building. The exterior work is nearly completed. Work on the interior will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible. The com mittee are confident that school work can begin in tr.e new build ing January 1, 1912. Mefc.dames.Chas. Pruden and Lucy Edwards returned Sunday from a visit to Mrs. Addie (How ell) Wheeler, Roanoke Rapids. Mrs. Wheeler is in a serious con dition from the effects of dropsy. Her recovery is despaired of. Concord M. E. Sunday School will give an Xmas tree on the evening of Xmas day, doors will be opened promptly at 7 o'clock. Thelpublic cordially invited to this entertainment and also a similar one at Mt Carmel Bap tist church on the afternoon of Dec. 28. Doubtless Seaboard will be well represented as neither of our churches give Xmas trees this year. A party of farmers in the Tay lor's mill vicinity arranged for a hunt and muddle, in the open, last Thursday. Mr. Azariah Hasty, one of the 'huntsmen; re ports 55 lbs. of rabbit, two squir rels in the muddle, and 86 fried partridges. Twenty-two farmers partook of this ample meal. They expect to repeat this occurrence some time during the holidays. Misses Helen Futrell, Bashie Sykes and Lillian Taylor of Gum beiry were welcome guests of Miss Marguerite Maddrey the past Saturday and Sunday. , Rev. Lloyd A. Parker filled his regular appointments here. Sat urday End Sunduy. The people from far and near come to . heftr Bro. Parker preans regardless of the bad . weather. , The Sunday evening service, participated in by several laymen, was devoted to Thanksgiving for the blessings of the retiring year. It was a meeting of deep earnestness and many silently pledged that the Innnminff vatr ahmilri ha mnra wisely and usefully spent " Bro. ' IbBD You Feel Men',' S.nMr. Standard. The best way in this world to get along is just io keep sweet and keep moving. There is al ways an open door to the fellow who smiles. When we go about with a frown on our face this busy, plodding old world of ouas has business across the street. The secret ot' why some people are always welcome is because they awavs have a smile to spared They are always hapny, and as welcome as blossoms in May "Laugh and the world laughs with you" needs no com mentary. The sour man may have his place, but as yet we have been unale to locate it; and we certainly will not wasce much time looking for it We have no time to waste on his entertain ment It is a great deal nicer to lie in your hammock and listen to the song of the oriole overhead than to be tortured with the rasp of treefrogs or of katvdids. Who cares to goon vacation with some old grouch whose toes are stick ing out his shoes by reason of overmuch kicking and his mus tache Bcorched with the mean things he has been saying about the beautiful world. That's the sort of a fellow you want to see miss his train. We see men oc casionally who never have a good word to say ox anvbody.Iand we feel sorry for them. i m Lending and Selling The Supreme Court of North Carolina refuse to give its sanc tion to the dignified performance of whipjAg the devil 'round the stump. George Mitchell, a Winston negro, was charged with selling a pint of whiskey to Jack Currv Curry testified that he paid 50 cents for th liquor and owed 25 cents on it, while Mitchell testi fied that he loaned the pint of whiskey to Curry, who said his whiskey would arrive next dav that the agreement was uiat Ur ry was to cancel the loan by re turning a bottle of his whiskey, The lower court found Mitchelll guilty under the statute An ap peai was taken to the supreme court; and now our highest court affirms the decision, declaring that a loan of whiskey was a sale and this whether the offender be street corner loafers of the colored persuasion or a gentleman of the upper ten who belongs to clubs and things. Kinston Free Press. Parker will not be at Mt Carmel next Sunday as this church gave him permission to spend the hoi iday with his parents. Our town has been . full of Christmas shoppers the past few" days. Our merchants are well supplied with holiday goods and there is no need of going else where to have your wants sup plied." Much -cotton and many pea nuts can be found in the fields of this vicinity. Our farmers have made such abundant crops that many are predicting that much of it will be 'still in the fields at planting time. The Seaboard State HiglfSchool will close next Friday for the Christmas holidays. School will be suspended for a 'week only, ooening again first Monday in January. The fall session has been especially prosperous. The enrollment has not been as large ha should be as many of the chil dren have been kept at home harvesting the abundant crops. The number will be considerably increased with the opening of the spring term. . . ' Old Zick. 1 WUBiD'S I R'lDIl Till W COAL. United States Exceeds AH Other Countries In 1910 Ureal Bri tain Second. The total coal production of the world in 1910 was approxi mately 1,300.000.000 short tons, of which the United States con tributed about 39 per cent This country has far outstripped all others, and in 1910. according to the United States Geological Sur vey, it exeeeds Great Britain, which ranks second, by over 200, 000,000 tons. Great Britain's production in 1910 was less than 60 per cent of that of the United States, and Germany's was less than half, the increase in both of these countries in 1910 oyer 1909 - was comparatively small, whereas the increase in the Uni ted States was nearly equal to the entire production of France and was more than the total pro duction of any foreign country except Great Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungry, and France. The United States has held first place among the coal-producing countries of the world since 1899, when it surpassed Great Britain. In the 11 years since 1899 the annual output of the United States has nearly doubled, front 253.741,192 short tons to 501,596 378 tons, whereas that of Great Britain has increased only 20 per cent, from 246,506.155 short tons to 296.007,699 tons. Sunday Scbool Work. Kinston Free Press. The American Christian Mis sionary Society has sent out a chart showing some interesting facts. The population of North Ameri ca, including the united States, Canada and Mexico, is given as 109,000,000 souls. Tne Sunday school enrollment is 17,000,000-. Thus there are 91,000,000 or some thing over the total population of the United States, not in the Sunday school. This showing indicates that great work is to be done by those interested in the advancement of the Kingdom among men. Sta tistics show that 80 per cent, of all additions to the church come through the Sunday school. How powerful, then, is the Sun day school, and what a areat force it is in the advancement of Christianity on earth! As Maricr Lawrance says, "there is no bet ter agency for soul winning than the Sunday school, because we come face to face with God through a study f His word." But Sunday school work is not rated at its true value among us. We are prone not to look upon ft as ieal,3arnest work.of a charac ter similar to tbat performed by the day school. The average Sunday school in America has 0 teachers and 82 students, it is housed in quarters totally unfit for the accomplishment of tl best work. It is either not at a , or at best very poorly furnishec With those teaching accessories bo needful to good work in shore, it is not taken seriously. As the most important part f God's work, it should be taken very seriously, and should re ceive the hearty support of a'l His people. ' Aoctb' Ss!s! I will offer for sale by public auction to the highest bidder for cash on Thursday ,v December the 28th at my home place on East Main Street in Rich Square all ht my household and kitchen f arm tare.' Sale will begin at 11 o'clock a. m. Johx Bauqbau."
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