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"r iff" JO'. ' k li iT 1 ;T '. -;.. i ' ' . . . i . . . . , - -ft. . t," I I v. - ' , Vol. -1. No. 5. NORLINA, C, FRIDAY, AUGUST !&9154 Subscription, S1.00 a year PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DR. F. S. PACKARD, .fr - NORLINA, N. C.-Y Office Hours: 9 to. 11 a. m !-. Office in' Bank of Warren building. N.-D. MORTON; Ml D.;: " Norlina, N. C ': ' - -v- r, ; Office in Bank of Warren Building. , Phone No. " or -Walker'a dug store.; G. H.; MACON, M.D., - "NORLINA, N. C." At Walker's" Drug Store every day at 11 a. m. and 4 p. ra. . V - Phone 4S and Walker's Drug Store B. B. WILLIAMS. . r ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Warremton, -" N. C. Application for Pardon. . , State of- North Carolina v s . Warren County-" - , - ( To his Excellency, Hon. Locke Crai Governor -of the State of North Caroh: na: --' - ' ' We,1 the undersigned members of the jury, who tried the case of State again st Harry Durham on a charge of Incest at the June Term 1913 of Warren Supo rior Court, respectfully petition " that a pardon be granted said Harry Durham. We make this, petition because of new facts and circumstances which' have come to fight since his trial and convic tion, which ereate grave doubts ,in our minds as to his guilt. "' T. A. Riggan, ; R. H. Rudd, . W. T. Duke, B. H. Hawks, -' H. P. Mayfield, R. R. Roberts, . , J. C. Hudson, . : W. T. Felts. Administrators' Notice. Having qualified as administrators of the estate of J. W. Wimbrow,, deceased, late of the county of Warren, State of North; Carolina, 'this 4 is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of $cud deceased to exhibit them vto Tasker Polk, attorney," at hisof5ce . iriv 0 towXsf ,Wrrejatcaj,v N.U.; CLw on ox -. before "the"31stT day of ' July; 1915, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted .to said estate will make immediate payment. This 24th. lay of July, 1914. JAY WILLIAMS, . . , DAVID J. WARP, v Admrs. of J. W. Wimbrow, deceased. Tasker Polk, Atty. for Admrs. ; hotter to (Editors. John Wr. Wimbrow,. of tha partner ship firm of Wimbrow, .Ward & Co having died on the 26thi day of ' May, 1914, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said x partnership at the time of the death of the" deceased partner, Joh W, Wimbrow, to exhibit the same to the undersigned surviving partner at his' office in the .town of Warrenton, N. C., or to Tasker Polk, attorney, at his office in .' the town of Warrenton,. C, on or before the 31st. day of July$ 1915, or " this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery,- V. F. WARD, Surviving Partner. Tasker Polk, Attorney. WAR BOOSTS POSTAL SAYINGS. New York City Deposits Quadruple Bajiy During Last Week. . The European conflict has .giv en, a great impetus to the United States Postal Savings system, ac cording to statements made to day by Postmaster General , Bur lesonr? Large numbers of wage earners of foreign birth are tak ing their savinhs i to the , post offices, thus releasing- enormous sums for commercial purposes when .there is an uagent demand for every . dollaV. s Many new ac counts are being opened daily and the withdrawalsialready be Iqw normal, have rapidly dimish ed. - , - i ' -"X" - - During the last week in New York City the deposits paadru-; pled daily, whjle scores of other cities show surprisiing gains; t r A; Greeks in railroad rconstruction gangs have asked, to deposit im mediately $36,000 inX small ' Illi nois town. Washington Disp atch. ; . "- . :Drf Land Fishing. He aked her to go ifiShing; ' - She coyly answered"' 'Yes" ; So met him in the morning . 5 In a yeryv fetching dress, j. ' They: sat till nearly sundown,":; But never got a bite, r ' c' And as the shadows lengthened She took a sudden fright, : . If I put my arm around' her ; u - waist.'- - ' 1 , - 'Twill quiet her, v he guessed, And just to stop her frightened cries, - T. . . . His ljps on hers he pressed, -r Now while all this was , happen ing, .s " , His line had caught him tight 'Round armsand legs 'twas twis- - s-.t, . - - ted , ' , ' - O, he was a pretty .sight! . And holding to the end of it ; f ' i Was the maid with j fetching way. ; Said she, "I've caught the? )ig ' gest'fish That has been caught today;?' Philadelphia North American. Henderson People in War Zone. Mrs. J. T. Alderman and Mrs. B. G. Allen have had cause for much anxiety the past two weeks on account of their sister. Mrs. W. H. Alston, 'and husband, who received a letter from Mrs. Als ton about two weeks ago, and her family was. then in Switzer land. ' Mr. Alston represents the American ' Tobacco Company in the East and he and family spend most of the time in the foreign countries. Gold Leaf, - British Religions Opinion. I What is the enemy? We wer without hesitation,; there is only one Gaesarism, and we have only one objective to destroy it. Only thus can we enable the na tions of the world to Jive togethf. er m:ig$ce&d good . wng:, 4 j rThisr is iror- -war of z peoples andjiiot the restilt of a mad out burst of man-passion anywhere. No democracy wanted it;- no in- I ternational hatreds have been at work; there is no material greed or ambition among the impelling motives which cause' , us to ac cept the dread arbitrament i of war. ; The conscience of" Great Britain, -France and heroic Bel gium is an absolutely clear one) and the only foe is the military despotism of the German people with the kaiser as their war lord. ! German military caste has mis understood every human factor with which it has to deal, and has counted on - the unreadiness of 1 Russia, the supposed worth lessness of France, and the spirit lessness and political divisions of Greist Britain. Methodist Times, of London. , ' : A Big Asset. If there is one thing that Rep resentative Anderson, of Minne sota, hates above all else it is ;. a demagogic: fraud in politics--one of those pious, friend-to-the-peo-ple type, who - spout and spout but never do anything.' j He tells a story of two voters who were discussing a candidate for Congress: : - , . 1 4 I'm blamed if I: can see any reason why anybody should wanf a man' like that fas representa tive," growled the first man. ! 'He is one of those Jong-Jiaired ranters who f has 1 neve'r- done ' a thing in his life but criticise oth f er persons. He is, bluffer and a shyster' S yt' ' , J- The friend rioclded. f ; l- "Xcp," he agreed, tl 'I guess thats all-true. - But' 5 you - must admit that when he gets , ori ; his "frock coat and string tie he . cer tainly does look th e part. " . 'And Representative concludes invariablyg . . ... 'We' U have better government when f ewer people continue , vot ing fornien who look the part. r- wasnmgion ouir. , - . WHISKERS HIS UNDOING Wife, Deceived by Shave; Kicked BImC3yerniMat;aRd8rts' Figure on , Jrora Bedand Over.Fence. "; yf .; f Atout ,O,c6o,00O. : Lem Huichms is m bed .witn a smooth face and & sprained 7 jhip Lem read'somewfiere that whis kers were insanitary," and forth with, without consulting Mirari dy, walHed to the. village barber and had a nuarter section- of. al- falfa, removed. Lem meandem6TT j Majority Leader Oscar Under- home in the ; moonlight, , feeling like a picked, hen and sneaked to hpd without awakenmff Mirandv. ia She awoke at dawn and npticed'taiallyi as Vl result of the : sweep- an unfamiliar face on: the - pillow;.ifl;pmV.frbmthe:seto of practi- beside her. ced her" feet- in the middle of Lem's back, and followed this up with l a -kick that rolled Lem downstairs. Then she threw him over the fence, Where he lay un til he told a neighbor who he was ; Enfield (Me,.) Dispatch to Newitaxable than are now reached Bessie W. Wilson. 0n Saturday night, Aug. 8th, 1914, at 8:30 'o'clock the- angel called and in obedience to thef summons the soul of Bessie Wil liams Wilson gave up its earthly tabernacle of clay and went to dwell in that eternal city where 4 suffering and sorrow- are no more. - v She was the second claijghter nf John A, and Lima R. A Wilson 'ti decead. She had ust.pkssedir - ' ..- f - 7-. T .7 s i, v, ' just on the threshold 01 - young womanhood when Jife seemed so promising and , ;f air. , She . -had aris-i11 m feeble health for.' several months, but hopes for her recov ery were- entertainedr until, quite recently.. ' . Her .final si6Hne?& ''and : deathl occurred at her tutcle-s home near All tnat loving nanus ana a skilled 'physieiah could do was done ior her. " - ' " ' f : " Although she suffered greatly she bore it all, patiently and ne ve r complained. Bessie was ' a very lovable girl. She had ;,won her way into the - hearts of all who knew, her ly her sunny dis- position, strengtn 01 cnaracter and kindness of heart: and we will say. to know her was to 'love The funeral services were con ducted at Mt Auburn Chri: fan church where she had been a member for some years, by the pastor, - Rev. J. W. Patton. Iii the. cemetery here she was laid to rest by her mother's side . to await the ressurection morn. . C The large assemblage was ah evidence of the esteem in which she was held. ' Our hearts go out in sympathy , to the' . bereaved 1 ved ones.N Mayx the peace of God i comfort the many hearts that have been saddened because of her departure. - -' . S ie is ' gone ovir precious loved . one : .'. . ; Never more we'll see her. face, Till we meet her over the river. In that happy dwelling place. She is gone but not forgotten v ; Never will her memory fade; Sweetest thoughts will ever ling Around the grave" where 'she is Jaid. A Friend. EIr. Hayes Was Not a Preacher - One of our exchanges annouiic- ing the fact that 'H. A Hayes, late, superintendent of our Child ren's Home, had been sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years, states -that he was "a . minister; This is a mistake. Mri Hayes was never anything.. but ; lay man, but hi position and his oft repeated visits 7 to the churches and the active and efficient :t part he took in religious services caus ed, many people to ' believe that he was a ministeiv N.. Chris tian Advocate. -'- . t?:y..s.i?iW-thtee Weeks feitim. 3..'mw&&ySt CCSMO THE; INHED STATES. The European war will cost the people' of "thor United States $1; Op0,000,000,;in the opinion of the Government ' and financial , ex iperts here!" v "To-meet this condi tion it is' believed Congressmust levy a special tax.- .Wood of the House expects cus- torn receipts will drop off from i SlOa.000.000 to 5RH0 000 000 to an- callv all the commerrpi on ? whih -ijiis; country - has been collecting 1,900000 a day for many years. juis renieuy is an increase m ine rte,'r or lowering of the exemp tion line in the imcome tax' law. ? By - making - smaller . incomes . j. uuuer uie. iaw, xiniuoiis wouiu ve auueu , to tne in auonai l reasury eack year. But if' would be a year before there could be a cash' realization oh the income tax, it isipomtea out, ana. an emergen cy! tax. may be "expected, say the leaders in Congress. This is ex-J pected to take the form of a com pulsory stamp 'purchase, the stamps to be put on all their pa-; per$. by :wnters of checks, mak ers of notes, con veyances'of land, and;r persons transacting: such bu- oim Ann , ifeptetive Undenyo be- jlieyesthat Congress . should act on, a measure of . an, emergency character' before adjournment of th present; 'session. - Washing - ton Dispatch... Ike's Ddg Tale. ; The fact: that1 a,dog has a keen sense of , humor is shovn yby the Siler.Cityu Mr. Eld wards, bought a tar two months ago, and; the pup came near v running himself to death trying o keep up with iti he would be chained but would get loose when he heard that mo- tor start and with nose to the J ground would trail the car, either by gasoline." smelK or : the tire tracks, until he found it, nor could any' other car fool -him: One day Mr. Edwards found him perched upon the runningrboard of the car and this has since be come his regular seat. The car never starts but the. pup, is on his running-board, and no mat ter the speed; the bumps or the curves, his dogship sits secure, unruffled apparently by his sur roundings. And now he has be come so proud that in passing other dogs he, from his vantage seat, with a sardonic grin, furi ously . bids them defiance. His bark must' convey a "peculiar sting, for every " dog he passes returns it with interest and with tongue lolling and body distend ed vainly pursues. ; Our hero, the pup, then grins into his master's face with a wink and a knowing look, and as much as to say, We're the stuph; they're7 not our kind. '-Siler City Grit. ; - Carload of Melons from Halifax. .. r- -r' ' -T , . - . - f- v-?' '.. 'c.-i ' -. C B. J. Vaughart,.ohe of our most progressive iarmers, , islsz weeK shipped a solid car load of water melons to Jockson. , This was the first carload of melons ever ship ped from Weldon and Mrl Vaug- han has the honor of .being the first Halifax-county-farmer to ship a carload" of "melons. Mr. Vaughan' always 'grows.fine melr ons of the very; best and we are sure that every one who gets one of his melons will be found' call ing for more -Roanoke News , Every time a man" sows - wild oats he gets a lot or innocent people -to help crop..- 1 J him harvest the ; CEBIATION F0 SOLDIERS. , . , Jt ' , v Gprmaa, Army to Use Km Portable - Incinerators' on Battlefields. Portable . incinerators, to -be used " for the " cremation ' of v the dead "on the battlefield, ane to be used' by th Germany army , in tne present war, according to ad vice's -just received by Dr.Hugo Erichsen of Detroit, President of the Cremation Society pf i Ameri cav . - - ' r - . - "Cremation; as practiced in the conflicts of the past, has -been of the crudest possible description, " said Doctor Erichsen. ' 'The i gen- eral staff, of the German Army. however, has adopted a; portable cremator that will be used on the battlefield and is capable of in- cinerating 25. bodies an i;ihour. The ashes, whenever possible, will be'returned to Germany :for burial. ' ' New York' Dispatch. Didn't Need the Hoe. Some time ago a hobo meekly tapped on the back door of su burban home and asked for some thing to eat. The good house wife responded that she would feed him on the back step along along with Fido provided he was willing to earn thfemealbv clean ing out the gutter. : The tramp agreed, and' when he had ; eaten: his way through several sahdwitches the house wife "came, out with a reliable looking hoe. 1 41 A - K. " ' ' -TIiaam' SST e ihbor. ' ' ner se ,f hoB m '.r i.,.: . . . , 4.,eveir, use a nue, saiu Lne woman. What do you use, then a shovel?" " . -. ,( V' w- r ! "No,, madamf , sweetly 1 re' plied the. hobo, starting for -the back gate, , my ' method is ' td tiser.- ,--'- .;:' The State f , Trade; . Dispatches to the New York Times from 7 most .,pf the coun try Ts commercial ; centers show" that the European struggle has hot materially, affected .business except at some Eastern 5 seaports which have had to bear the brunt of the ; initial, shock. All reports from Southern and West ern cities are optimistic. The only bad feature of general scope is the' action taken by dealers in- advancing foods uffs. The Times correspondents without except ion declare these -advances- un warranted and proceeding as by a common signal from desire ; to take advantage of a psychologi cal moment to put on the screws. In most cities, it is stated retail ers : are chargins steeply above whatever advances, if any, pack ers or other ' distributers have made: Otherwise the tempora ry unsettlement is much less than one might ; suppose: Charlotte Observer. - . , Tobacco Men Unalarmed. Tobacco men who are looking over the Hoke county market do not appear to bev worried . much over the war with Europe. , While some of the concerns that buy. South Carolina, tobacco are stand ing back a little the buyers who have been in the last .few days say there will be no scarcity of buyers for the Hoke county leaf; and theyt predict that the crop will go at about 25 to 30 cents on the average. The total crop to be marketed in the Roef ord ware- house is estimated by. some at " as high as a million and a -half pounds. .Hoke County Journal. - The First. : : - '.'This towel is : disgraceful, " declared the drummer at the' mi ning camp hotel. -; V -Boss, " said thecplored porter g75 men- done wiped dey ban's on dat towell dis mawnin-, - an' you is de - first to Denver News. . , complainl", conos coksu::ftic;l Censns Bureau Reports 448,269 Baie : V Consumed During July. ..'.:'......,.'.:. -..--.. ".--1. s'-o -- - . ;:. " : - : ':.V.'-.' h ; .-" -" i - r"-" -' W : 4 L '! J r' ' . Washington, Aug. 14. Cottom consumed during"July was - 448,- 269 bales exclusive of linters, compared with 462,242 in July last year, the coirsus bureau announced- today. 'Consumption for the 11' months ending July 31 was 5,193,659 bales against 5, 050,971 last year., t Cotton on hand July 31 in man ufacturing , estabhshments ' was 904,414 comparbd with 957, 561 a year ago and in independent warehouses 424,216 compared with 381,739 a ear ago, ; Exports , were 136,173 bales against 140,710 last; year ; and f or the 11 months 8,903,315 ; against 8,543794 a year ago. : . Imports were 23,743 bales against 9,496 last year and for the 11 months 253, 139 against 219,860 a year ago. : . Cotton spindles, v active, ? num.-, bered 30;676,955 against 30,022 654 a year ago. ' . - , Linters consumed were 23,452 bales against 24r750 a year agor. and for the 11 months 2GLJ&JT bales against 276,379 lasf year on hand 'in .manufacturing estab lishments 82,928 v bales against 72,393a year ago, and ,in inde pendent v;warehouses 33,444 against 29,148 a year ago. " Linters - exported were 9,644 fo.the 11 months 258,;996 bales- Fun Ahead For Bubbyi- . "'Have you any smokeless pow der here?" she inquired as she made her- blushing ; way to the-' cigar 'counter in the drug stores ! "Nor?' replied the polite cigar clerk,,. ve don't, keep smokeless. powder here." V - O, dear!,thafs.too - bad? 'Dc- fSOme?" ' . " ' ' 1 '.At a gun st6re, perhaps; but' would you mind telling me what v you want it for?" - '1 want to mix it with my hus- band's tobacco, , so he won't, smoke up the house with that old pipe of his," she replied, with .the air of one who had solved av great problem. The SpringfieldL Uniom Killing Men. ' : There were 9,000 homicides in the United States last year. Just think of this unorganized slaugh ter in connection with the Euro pean" war and then try to imag ine the lives that would , be lost if Americans went into the-killing game, on a governmental scale! Jn' twenty years there will be more killings in the Uni ted States, at this rate,' than, will result from a year's war in Euro pe. The horror, of the European war is intensified because more men are killed at a time, but is it any more real ?r-Raleigh Times., . There is just y. about as much Apolitical wisdom packed into - the followinig paragraph : from- the? , Wilmington Star as in ; anything we haveebme acrbss lately (Our people should make it a -rule to v send no man; to. the Legislature unless he stands for definite ;prm-'-cipals for State orCounty upbuild mg. As the Star says; -"When a man wants' to go to the Legislature he ought to want to go to do somethmgf or the peo ple instead of sOmething,f or him self. ,, A man who does not know v what he wants to do or does not konw what he ought to do when, he: goes to the Legislature, gen- : erally does what the 'crowd wnntsjiim to do That means that sometimes f he does things -he ought not. to do. ' A man who hasv no program of his own is generally r persuaded, to "take a. minor paat in z the program of some other, fellow. ' ' The. Prog-; ressive Farmer.. 0,
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