EDUCATIONAL
V
AND RELIGIOUS
Edited by Rev. W. R Ccppidje,
M., County Supcrintcn-
dent of Schools
The report of -xhe StateSuper
intendent of -r Public -Instruction
will soon be issued from rRal
eigh, and will contain informa
tion that affords encouragement
fn those who are interested in
v . . . . . . t . .
that great cause.. In the past
six years nearly 1900 ;schoor
have been built in this state in
accordance with pians approved
by the State Superintendent
and prepared by competent
architects. These houses have
been constructed according
to modern principles of t school
architecture, have in view com
fort and utility as well as neat,
ness of appearance. . .Twenty;
'seven of these schoolhouses are
in Richmond county. Many oth
er school buildings have been
greatly enlarged : or improved,
and thirteen times as many; "rural
scbohlkare supplied with patent
desks as there were five years
ago The value of public school
property has increased from a
little over one million dollars to
over five million. !The number of
special tax districts "has increased I
from thirty to six hundred and
twenty -five. Five hundred and
fifty of these are in distinctly ru
ral districts. ' " . -
Within the past year one hun
dred and fifty-six were establish
ed, two of which are in Richmond
county. -
Fifty-one counties now employ
superintendents for the .whole of
their time, and nearly alLof the
others are securing more of the
superintendents' ..time than was,
formerly the case.
A decided advance along edu
cational lines has been, made by
the pupils of the : Roberdel higji
school in the establishment of a
debating society. 0 The society
meets every Friday afternoon
and is ably conducted by the pu
pils. They select for themselves
the subjects for discussion, and
have "the management of all their
business affairs. -The principal
of the school attends-the meet-
ings and renders such aid as the
officers call on .him for., " " x
All the larger schools should
have debating societies. Tttey
would enable k the .pupils : to ac
quire ease in public speaking, to
become familiar Ywith parliamen
tary law and would :stimulate
such research as would broaden
the scoDeof their education-
Besides the exercises ,. Woufd)e
exceedingly interesting. -r
RELIGIOUS
The Lord Reigneth -
At the close of the civil' war
southern gentleman whohad ha
a prominent place in the struggl
had occasion to write to a frien
on the state of the country. Of
course the outlook, for the south
was anything but bright, and fie
letter was as blue, as were tpe
prospects. -The si tuation seemed
to be desperate . and the writer
expressed himself; accordingly
On readinsr his letter over and
noticing that ,itwaa too pessi
mistic to have emanated-from a
christian, he 'added as a post
script the words, :'The Lord fcfod
omnipotent reigneth." This scrip
ture seems to have afford ed him
the only ray of hope that pierced
the darkness - of; these trying
times.- If tit was not enough'it
ought to have been. The jcc-
trine of God's . omnipotence
should afford consolation in the
greatest, trials. " It- means-that
however dark the way 'may seem
it is the right way,. If it is, the
I, way that God leads us. Afflictions
may -come bub they are 'God's
means of bringing. ,ui ':. blessings.
Iniquity niay seem to; triumph,
but God will make it-redound to
rHis glory bv its -overturn in tr
greater wickedness. , When Ju
das acctHnplishedV the betrayal of
the s Savior " it , seemed as ' if his
wicked deed r had accomplished
the overthrow of Christ's cause;
but it was a deed that was i "over
ruled to , tie Establishment of
Christy -kingdom; The wicked
may defeats their own ends by
being allowed 5 to" goon v in their
evil, ways.-! We should Qeyet for
get that k GodV is in authority
supreme authority and that
His : power is coextensive, with
His authority ; .?
y This doctrine means the .tri
umplof righteousness, the over
throw of iniquity, the vindica
tion of right, ; the security of
God's people, and the success of
the church militant; ; It shoula
afford us armour-against every
danger, and encourage us to
overcome the most insuperable
difficulties. . If wes really believe
it we are invincible. Let us keep
it always in niind, and all ob
stacles will disappear.-
-Don't cough your head off when
you can get a guaranteed remedy
in Bees Laxative Cough Syrup.
It is-especially recommended for
children as its1, pleasant to take,
is a gen tle- laxative thus expell
ing the phegm f rbm the; system.
For coughs, colds, croups whoop
ing - cough, hoarseness ; and all
bror chial. ti ouble Guaranteed.
Sold by Ludolph G Fex., :
The Rain Monday Night.7,
; Monday night between If- and
1: o'clock there was a regular
leilley-washer,', V street-cleaning
rain, fell here. It was accdm
panied by .heavy thunder and
plenty of lightning, i V ;
el There were two or three storms
following each'other reminding
ycu of a regular aog ngnt - Jine
first cloud had . nearly f passed
when the second storm ' crept
up behind and there was a fight
right. - The lightning flashedjand
the thunder roared jand growled,
but the first storm escaped when
the third one came up and got
mixed up r with the v affair. " It
soon had things going its way, it
seemed, as a peace maker, for" it
was not long before all -were
'gone; leaving a steady down pour
of rain,- which lasted the balance
of the night.' Some , say - the
lightning ' flashes weie grand ,
but we do not care to , be mixed
lip in such grand things.
. Ijjine, Jucy Peaches, f '
- Mrs. Kate Smith, wife of Ex
Sheriff Smith,' has the : honor of
havingThad the firsj? ripe peaches
of the season for her dinner; l?st
Sunday. They came from, a tree
she planted, several years ago,
and are of the Japan early Var
iety. She has gathered nearly
vaif tiprir from the tree since
then. -They are a large, juicy
peach and will make your mouth
waterto look at them', ."especially
this early in the season. t " ' v
A strange thing about the tree
4
5 7u
ij rnpre are a iwu
. I 4-
oi smaller
Reaches growing right along be-
sidQ tho big ones.
; - -A Newr Erjterprise.,' f
A stock company has4 been or
ganized here for operating motor
cars 'betweDn 'Mierpe ppri"&,
Rockinghamand Hamlet. Cars
wiir be run on a daily schedule.
wilt; MM- -
Lnrr -nprcjATis has been order-
with a seating; capacity
Pd"md this car will Be pui' on as
coon as it is received. . ;
THE COUHTY
CORRESPONDENTS
Social Personal and News Notes
, from Richmond County - -?
, (Postoffices ' ' ;T
r CORDOVA .
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EvervthinP" Trthviricr alnnfr nirAi
ly down here and the goose hang-: l
mg high:. 4 Some say wetland
some say dry.,-1 ' V ' -4 -t ;N k
There - was W musical enter
tainment at Mr. : Ingle's Saturi
day night that was simply fine.
.0 Sorry tp note that Uncfe ?illy
Afeacham is veryfeeble, , ; '
"Why is it that a little whiskey
shipped to 'this state from Vir
ginia and other states has 'be
come suchari awful bad-thing
just fori the last few months,
when we have had ;bafrooms all
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over the state evei; since we were,
born. Most ; of ? the people can
see where the pig went out. : .
Steele's mid is running in full
blast and ..we hear have plenty
orders for goods,
n It is actually a shame to : all
concerned that we haven't a de
pot or a waiting room here for
the protection; of the i good peo
ple,, especially the ladies who
have to;jstand in the cold and
rain at the railroaol to meet the
trains , , ' - -
Sorry indeed to note that Ellis
Morse's baby is very sick. '
: Gardens at Cordova are look
ing fine, but if you get a few
cabbage, chickens or eggs out in
the country your pocket book is
emptied at once. You can taste
money in the cabbage you buy;
The schooL at Cordova closed
last Friday.. .Misses Dockery
and Cole gave the students as pic
nic at "The Rocks.? Mr- Ham
ilton furnished lemonade for the
occasion. The little tots all re
port ' a delightful time and they
all thinkwell, of Miss Lottie and
Miss Lizzie. K ' - . ; .
We saw - one man a- few days
ago frorna certain part of this
county and he said three-fourths
of his section would vote' wet in
the prohibition" election. It is s
fortune fordrug stores to have
prohibition. .We are a 'iprohibi
tion st, but we are in favor of
Wilmington" and other towns that
have whiskey to 5 do their own
voting and let them vote it out ef
their towns if : they don't want it.
Richmond county ' is., getting
albn er : all rieht as . it is. ; -What
little whiskey comes from Vir
ginia to RockingKam-is not injur
ing anybody or any business. 'Bet
ter watch as well as pray. : We-
-have voted for things before that
hurt us. . , 'Gobbler.-".
V , LDBETTERS
. Rev. A. : J. Groves ; filled his,
regular appointment here Sun
day. -" ; '
Byron McRae McRae, of Elier
be Springs,' was a pleasant visi
tor here, last unday. r ;
Jonn R. Crowson; of this place
has recently moved to his j farm
near-RberdelNo. 2. ; ;
..'Last .Friday was ths hotest
spring day of1 the season. '.The
thermometer registered8 de
grees:" i , f. '-
Children's day services will be
h eld here on the 3rd Sunday in
June' ,Wehope'to have , a jaice
time'
rx: Miss Eugenia launders a and
Miss Jewel Henry, of Lilesvillei
we're visiting at Mrs. Juli a Saun
ders Mast :Stinday. O J ; ,
, I .M M.sChance was in the, vil
lage atst Monday. v He says that
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crops are doing well,
the cottpn
- is only a half a stand on his farm,
LiThe young people of this place
turned, out in full f brCe lo the re
union at Ellerbe last: Saturday.
They "report a 'most pleasant
tim,e, ' . r ,'
We understand that there is to
be a trash-mover 5of a speech de:
liver ed here towe block heads
so me time during; this week. Ha,
ha ; ' x
; cThe farmers of this section are
pressing their workjnicely They
have succeeded in getting a fair
stand; on their; land. Corn is
small; but their work . made a
- telling effect; during the dry per-
iod. Since writing the above we
have had a good , rain, and -all
kinds ' of ; vegetation is looking
lively, : . ' . ;
" SlfBSCRIBER. -
; .WOLFPIT '
, Dri J H. Williamson is spend:
ingthis week in Washington,
Mrs. George Landis Brandt,
who has been spending sdme
time witkher sister,4 Mrs. ; A. C.
Everett, will K leave " Friday for
her home in Wilmington.
Mr.-Frank B. Peues and Dr.
A C; Everett, attended the Mon
roe, Wadesboro and Rockingham
picnic at BIcwitt Fall last Wed
nesday. X r- ' - . .
: We are to lav6 a prohibition
rally t St. : Paul ; cKiirch next
Sunday. -A numbed of addresses
win oe maae. . iiiX-yrovernor Ay
cock was invited to address the
people, but owing to previous en
gagements ould i not .accept
Horn Alfred Settle Dockery will
be one among the speech makers.'
There-will be a dinner served 'on
the yard. Every one is- inyited
to attend- ':':'' y . ; " '
. Our largest rain came Monday
night; it ; was purely a gulley
washer and trash-floater. - "iAl rd
had a large train Tuesday and
Wednesday.
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Pike.
- Old Wells.
Mr. Editor: - v N "
' Many 'old wells abound- in
Richmond county , , and we sup
pose in various other places in
North Carolina and elsewhere!
We wish ta call, attention to the
fact, that that these "old wells
ought to be filled up. Of course,
we do not refer to wells ,v in u se,
biit old wells at abohdond places
and some times i in the. woods,
near, roads - .They, are left ' with
but enclosure or covering, suffi
cient to make them v safe, c W e
think there ought to be a law to
compel people on whose lands
these old wells are found to fill
them up,- or enclose -them, suffi
ciently to mahe them safe. . Im
mense numbers'ot insects of
pestiferous characteristics, and
delecteripus malaria laden va-.
pers, emanate f rom Jihem; to the
disquietude of thepeople Many
valuable animals have; been lost
in these old-wells. I knibw .
mah.who misred his dog. :;Aftef
searching for him, very diligent
lv. found him in an old well. The
dog was taken out alive, 'having
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been in the'Vell ten days; Cows,
hogs, and horses have been lost
in this way. r
Not only are these - wells . dan
gerous to stock, but many people
have , fallen into them Who
kriows how, many' cashiers who
have been bitterly denounced for
absconding . with bank - funds,
may. have wandered off and been
- (Continued on Pae 8r- ,: .
Human Filters.'
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: The function of thkidneys is
to strain out the impurities of
the : blood which is constantly
passing 1 thrugh1 them. , Foley's
Kidney Remedy makes the kid
neys healthy so they will strain
out all waste matter from the
;.blobd,r Take Foley's" Kidney
medy- at once and it
ako you VelL-rL. G. Fox.
will
THE GROUTH
OF OUR Tfitvns
The Next Government 'Census is
i Going to Reveal Some Re
markable Facts Ir: j
Raleigh1, Times.5 , '
The Charlotte directory that is
just compiled an d. The Charlotte
Chronicle, Twhich wrote! upthe
directory from the proofsheets,
seem to have had a bad effect on
the: truth and veracity of certain
mathematicians of " other - North
Carolina cities. The padded pop-:
ulation ; stories are coming with
regularity. Greensboro, which
We i admit - has a rare . prowthof
latef is; claiming1 42,000. -Dur
ham, supposed to Le good for
22 000, is positive she ought to
get credit for -hot less than 30, -000:
souls."And i every j Winston
Salem man you meet is eager, td
at the smallest insinuation; that
his town, generally placed some
jvhere. in the low ; twenties; can
now show. 35,000 vwithm the cor
porate, limits of the doubled city
and more than that if all the Win
ston-Salem, neighborhood is made
to stand up and be counted-:
We have heard no population
brags J f rprrT Wilmihgtoni which
led the state in the- last' census
with 21252, but Wilmington is a
conservative old seaport settle
ment which keeps r still and lets
other cities, do the talking.-. For
all this banter, the fact is indis
putable that North- Carolina cit
ies' are v growing as they never
grew before The 1910 census
y will tell a tale that will open the
eyes of people unfamiliar with
the growth of North Carolina in
the past hal- decade;; i And Ral
eigh4 will double the censusus fig
ure of eight years ago. The Tar
Heel capilal ought ..to hi good for
30,000 in 1910 It will be if he
present rate of growth is main
tained for a couple of years more.
lit-.'.'!- i : f. - : , , . I "
Here comes the spring winds
to' chap, tan and -freckle. Use
Pinesalve Carbolized, (acts like, a
poultice) for: cuts, "sores, burns,
chapped lips, hands and face. It
soothes and heals. Sold by Lu
dolph G. Fpx. ; , v I , .
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. - NT C. University. :
(We have just received the cat
alogue of the University of North
Carolina for the session 19071908.
It shows an -attendance of 788
students. " The faculty numbers
74. The-University now cqmpri-t
ses ' the rtoiiowing departments :
Qollegiate, Gradute, Applied
Sciences : including' ? Chemical, ,
Electrical, Civil . and Mining En
gineering,; 'Law, . ! Medicine and
Pharmacy. . x .! ;-
The lvUniversity , has grown
steadily in strength and influence
and stands: today for all that is
highest in : education and train
ing for useful -manhood. .
N, The Summer School for Teach
begins June 10, and the Cramer
Law School June 17.; The next
session opens September 7, 1908.
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, . Serious Results Feared. ' -
- You may well fear serious re
sults from a cough or ;cord, as
pneumonia and - consumption
start witha xjold.: Foley 's Honey
and Tar cures the most obstinate
coughsbr ' colds and . prevents
serious results. . Refuse substi-tutes.r-L.
G. Fox. 1
; Mr. Joseph iLampley, of JMid
wry V had the misfortune to get
his hand against'a rip saw Satur
day and lost two fingers.
- Col. W. M., Kelly stumped the
county this week in opposition to
the proposed prohibition bilL He
had large audiences and good at
tcntion. - O. ' : -
PER-FECT-LEE AW-FULL.
The Trials ofa Man yho Court
' eda Girl Here.
. . One day this week while reclin--
ing m our cusnionea cnair in ino ,
Anglo-Saxon office, looking over,
Sunday's' Raleigh New sand Ob
server to see if we could find any
prohibition he wsMri jt, in walked
a gentleman of some 20 summers
and-20" winters. Although -40
years, of age he Wasa courting
character.'' -!. ' ' ..'
There seemed to be something
hot on his mind besides politics;
After the general talk of the day; x
began: ::.. '?! -
; ' Let me tell you something. '
""Well, go On," the Saxon man
told, him, taking, out his pencil. ' .
i. nave traveled some in my .
day, and I have seen n some few
things in my trayels. "I J Have
been;to every tqwn in North Car- :i:
olina i nearly. v. I "have . been to
Goldsboro in the:bottest part of "
thev summer, when it was so hot '
that; neople fried meat, baked,
bread and boiled eggs right 4 out
in the sand. I have been to Wil
mington . where , the ' mosquitoes
L were so numerouns- and .large
f.Viaf; TTi fVcm '. win .Vioi-f ".
vuuv VIIW VIA UU1U vvsuiu. . X UUVll
bills through a man and connect
them jn 'the middle of him.v I
have been to Raleigh, and -while
there ..was caught in one of jthe
worst storms the town ever , had.
Thewirid blew at least four , miles ; '
an hour. - It blew up the street
and it took ten policemen ten days
to, pull it down; blew ydown the v
-4.1 ' -
a iig-a cuuxoe : auu icxu luwu, r
It was ter-ri-b'iuV I have been to'
Durham, whenyoii could see noth
ing but tobacco, drink tobacco,
eat tobacco and chew; and smoke
tooacco. i nave oeen 1 to states-
ville where I saw Col. Joe Cald-
-well in his younger days editings
the Landmark by the sweat of his .'
brow and not his scissors, y have
been, to Charlotte and heard the .;
editors of newspapers there talk- ,
ing nothing: but Charlotte dirt, ?
eating Charlotte dirt, sleeping on
Charlotte dirt talking Charlotte
dirt at every turn. V I haveiived ' .
here ; in Rockingham,' whea the
town was so slow the cars would
get through.. I have drank block-f
t.it pftm x ; Tirtnrvr : en' mlSon Kof ' a. '
bottle "'left uncorked in a roorm.
would 3 rive out every fly and bed-
;bug in the house. - A pint of it-
piaceu in an open vessel and leit
on top or tne nouse; would drive
away every English sparrow with
in a quarter of a mile.-- But I
am still living, and let me tell you .i
something I'd 01153,
y es7 more-r-I ' d gp to Hamlet , and
t ' t t 1 ... V. 1 '
burrow a hole in the sand' and
live the' balance ofmy days be-
tore I'd sit ; two uours m a; room
again and talk ' to a ' girland a
red headed girl at thatrwhen all
you could get but of her .was.some-.
firing like this: , ? J 4 ;
"Thei-de-er'ror VIts per-fect-'
ly b u-uti-lul,?'.or "It's really be
witching' 1 ahd. similar express
ions. . ''Man," he continued, I'it'js
sim:ply ' aw-f uU" I xjan't" 'stand'
I those girls any Ionnger. They;
are ter-n-Die. v- .
from the gentleman's face. v He
reached up and got the office tov
el and wipedit off. rhe devil W
gan to laugh at him." He looked
in our piece of glass hailed on the
side of the wall His face was
blackV He commenced to swear."
Hejvent y out the door cursing
women, cu rsing theu - prohibition
party, . the democratic party,, thb
republican party, the iiegro par
ty all in one breath." y: :v -"
Poor jfellow, we are sorry for
him. It (is pef-fect-ly aw-fu!l,
and the girls should chano their
exclamation?. . .. -.
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