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Tuesday Evening, Sept 22, 1914.
The Free Press has received a copy
of the Elkin Tribune's industrial edi
tion. It is splendid paper, filled
with good business and copiously i
lostrated.
France alone of all the warring na
nninomiinir navies, has lost no
battle ships. This is not due to the
fact that the French naval boats have
been kept under cover, for they are
reported to be rendering splendid as
sistance to the fighting craft of her
ally, the mistress of the high seas.
The Congressional Record will be
rather more voluminous than usual
with Senators Burton's and Kenyon's
filibustering time killers are printed.
We are glad that there is no compul
sory reading of these volumes for" if
there was any such affliction to be
meted out to us, we would be tempted
to "cease" publication for a day or
two until the copy could be lost.
Advertising is good for the salva
tion of souls, says a well known local
minister. He avers that the publi
cation in The Free Press of the act
ivities of his congregation, and par
ticularly the account of those, who
bad recently put in their member
ship, was responsible for three oth
ers coming and doing likewise. This
If by far the greatest tribute to
advertising that has come to the no
tice of the editor of The Free Press
or perhaps any other newspaper in
all the world.
WHISKY CAUSES SERIOUS
BREACH OF PEACE
The conduct of a magistrate, of the
Falling Creek section, Sunday after
noon in holding up people on the pub
lic highway because he was under the
influence of whisky, as it has been
reported, was a very serious offense.
It certainly furnishes a splendid ar
gument for the complete banishment
of liquor.
The lives of women and children
were endangered for a time, accord
ing to reports, and they were sub
jected to the indignities of profane
language used in their presence. The
man's wife and child were included.
A sad spectacle, aside from the seri
ousness of the offense against the
peace and dignity of the community,
and the influence of liquor cannot ex
onerate the offender from culpability.
ANTI-SPITTING
ORDINANCE.
The Free Piess is simply "ilelight
mI" (with due rt'Kjiect to the Colonel)
to call attention to the city's an
nouncement that spitting on the side
walks and in the public buildings of
the city must be stopped, and that
the ordinance, outlawing this disgust
ing habit, which has been on the books
for some years, will be resurrected
and invoked to make Kinston's streets
suitable walkways and not cuspidors.
In this connection the recent issue
of the bulletin, issued monthly by
the State Hoard of Health, has a very
apt illustration of the situation in
which two men are pictured as mur
derers. One is a regular cut-throat
assassin, who slips up and kills his
enemy in the dark; the other is the
careless spitter, suffering from tu
berculosis or some other equally as
terrible disease, sitting in a chair and
expectorating at random. The illus
tration draws the further distinction
that the real murderer kills his ene
my, and the spitter is most apt to
lull his nearest. and dearest loved
The public. at large should not be
alow to respond ta efforts of the city
authorities ta dean up the streets
mad make them more sanitary. On
tfcs other band, a& has been luggeited
in tnese columns ueiore, inc a-i
Press does not think it necessary to
take too drastic steps to enforce the
ordinance at the outset. A system of
warning the offenders should be tried
out and if the custom is continued in
the law should be invoked and the
p;ui!ty ones brought to task.
The throwing of fruit skins and
other litter upon the streets and side
walks should be gi en attention along
with the crusade against spitting.
TRUTH IN
ADVERTISING
The cardinal principle of successful
advertising is truth. A strict adher
ence to the facts in the case. The
American Association of Advertisers
has frowned upon all advertising that
smacks of untruthful and exaggerat
ed statements. In many places, where
advertising clubs, composed of the
representatives of the business firms
and the newspapers, has been organ
ized, influence has been brought to
bear upon the city authorities and or
dinances have been drafted making it
a violation of the law and the offend
ers subject to a heavy fine for any
statement to be contained in an ad
vertisement either in public print or
in the show windows of the advertis
er, which is not backed up by the
goods in every particular. In some
states this law has been enacted as
a state-wide measure. The result is
that the faker has been largely elim
inated and the public has gotten faith
in the advertising matter coming to
its notice, consequently advertising is
becoming more of a factor in the mod
ern business life than it has been
even in the years that are passing.
The business concern which is build
ed on truth and fair dealing is a gi
braltar in its community. Mr. Busi
ness man, keep the fact in mind, when
you prepare your copy for the news
paper, that truth must be the con
trolling principle and just as you in
sist on your clerks making true rep
resentations to your customers, see
that your great auxiliary salesman
your newspaper space makes no misrepresentations.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
SPEAKING GENERALLY
Durham Herald: "There are per
haps several gentlemen who would
like to be governor, yet it would not
be safe for any of them to throw up
a good job in order to take a chance
at.it."
A WEAK (WEEK) PROGRAM
Durham Sun: "From the Petro
grad advices it seems that the Aus
trian army is attacked each Monday,
fights until Friday, is defeated Sat
urday, retreats in a rout Sunday, sur
renders that evening and begins the
same thing over again on Monday
morning."
MIXING IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS
Greensboro News: "Should Carran
za run for the presidency his oppon
ent in the perfectly fair election that
has been promised would have about
as much chance as would a Republic
an to be elected governor in South
Carolina. And he would experience
a good deal more discomfort, if per
mitted to live ut all."
PROHIBITION PAYS
Raleigh News and Observer: "The
foes of prohibition in Virginia set
great store by the financial end of the
question. As a matter of fact prohi
bition nukes a State materially rich
er, but if it didn't the reasons for its
adoption by a State would not be
weakened. Prohibition is a practi
cal way of promoting a sound public
policy and should prevail whether it
pays in a pecuniary way or not."
Children Cry for Fletcher's
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DON'T GIVE IP FIGHT.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
Last week The Commonwealth ap
pealed to the merchants of Scotland
Neck to close their stores during the
fall and winter months at half after
seven o'clock. Thus far nothing Has
been done by them toward that end.
Have Scotland Neck merchants got
to be run down and dragged into
closing their stores after working
their employes twelve hours?"
MEDIATION ONLY "SHORT"
COURSE
Wilmington Star: "Several con
flicts like the series of battles from
the Marne to the Aisne will make
ihem all sick of war. The one hope
if preventing a prolongation of the
agony Is mediation. There isnt any
use trying to guess at the final re
sult. The world will sooner or later
apen its eyes at the marvelous fight
ing resources of all the combatants
for maintaining hostilities for an in-
The Kind Yon Have Always Booght, and which has been
la use for over 30 years has borne the signature of
j9 and has been made under his per-
fj s-i&Yrf-t-d1- onl supervision tslnce Us Infancy.
j-CUcuM Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good " are but
Experiments thr.t trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrnps. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Xareotio
substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty year9 it
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
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Grandmother's Day ' ,
The styles of Grandmother's day in
furniture are wiih us again and more
popular than ever. The general demand
lor the old ideas is kecging the manu
facturers busy filling orders.
Our Stock of Quality Furniture
is Decidely JJeyond Compare.
EVERY KINSTON WOMAN SHOULD VISIT THE STORE,
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
definite period. The only bright side
of the situation is the hope of media
tion to put a stop to a terribly ex
hausting calamity."
MR. BICKETT AND
AMENDMENTS
Winston-Salem Journal: "Demo
crats of this county heard with much
pleasure, we are sure, that Attor
ney General Bickett would speak in
the campaign here on the night of
October 16. Our opinion is that there
is no superior of Mr. Bickett as a
public speaker appearing in the po
litical arena of North Carolina to
day. Also Mr. Bickett can be de
pended upon to satisfy our Republic
an friends once and for all as to the
position of Democracy on the propos
ed constitutional amendments."
ALL TALK, ANYWAY
Charlotte Observer: "Because Ma
jor Graham, Commissioner of Agri
culture, has made a stand against
opening the. strong box of the depart
ment without warrant of law, there
is talk of running out a man to beat
him in the next election. It might be
that the very reason for which he is
opposed would be the reason why the
people would vote to keep him in. Be
sides, Major Graham, being on the
regular Democratic State ticket,
would be a little more than ordinar
ily hard to beat."
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tru are ratlix'il br ('..tnvrh. wlilo;. in lu.tblnc but
an hiHanH'il rtitulltt.ii . f tt:r imii.um mirfiii'is.
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of KrafiiF-s ('mbfi'iI br i'. ta-rfcl that . ninii t b
cured br llall'c Ciitar.h Cure. S ml fur circu
lars free.
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("old by Drupelet. ",
Tike Hall a Kaoiilr I'iIIi for constlpatks.
KKl'ORT OF THE CONDITION OK
The Farmers Bank and Trust Co.
At I.aUrangt", N.C.. in the State of North
Carolina, at the close of busioes Sept.
I -J, 1!)H.
RKSOt Kl ES
Loans and Piscouuts, $2;i.l.".(i9
Overdrafts secured, i;it;.3i
Uankinir house, furniture and
tli tines, ;i"'L'.fO
lemand loans, 40;mki
Puefrom I'.anks and Hankers. 1 ::-U.77
Cash items, HI. tie
Silver coin, including all minor
coin currency, i'UO.Ori
National bank notes and other
U. S. notes 1,9'.0.00
Total
LIAI!1LITIS
Capital stock paid in, U1U0.00
tndivuteU pronts. less current
eipenses and taxes paid.
Hills payable.
Time Certflcates of lepcit.
I e posits subject to check
SaTioffs Deposits
Dae to Banks and Hauliers
222.06
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1.017.94
Total fas. 721 8
state of North Carolina. County of Le
noir, as:
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abSTe-eamed bank, dq solemnly swear
that the alove statement is true to the
best of my kno ledge and belief.
SAMCEL ABBOTT, Cashier.
Subscribe! and sworn to before me,
this 2Ut day of Sept. 1914.
UEO. L. TAYLOR, Notary Public.
Mt commission eiDirea Jan. 29. lQlfi
Correct Attest:
P. W. Wood,
O. TitLoa, 1
11. W. Brothim,
Directors.
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OFFICE AND HOSPITAL
Telephone 533
Dr. J. F. Foley, Veterinarian
In rear of Stroud Bros.' Store
Diseases of all Domestic Animals
Treated.
EAST C ARC LIN A i EACH ERS TRAINING SCHOOL
A State school to train teachers for the public schools of North
Carolina. Every energy is directed to this one purpose. Tuition
free to all who agree to teach. Fall Term begins September 22,
1914.
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