IF YOU ARE A HUSHLh roc witi ADVEIlTlfch JTOt B Business COMMO IB?" u J 3 1 H S S lylcichmery, O - ED NWEAX E. E. HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. "EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00. -o That Great PRorEtLiso Power VOL. XXI. New Scries-Yol. 7. (7-18) SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1905. NO 4 8SSI fOVR ADVESriPEMEKT IN c 1 ers 'ling hair means weak hair, en strengthen your hair; d it with the only hair food, ers Hair Vigor. It checks ing hair, makes the hair Tl, 1 11 airV grow, completely cures dan druff. And it always restores color to gray hair, all the rich, uaia i.uiui vi tuijy inc. Mr hair ras fallina ont badlv and I was afraid I would lose it all. Then I tried Ayer's Hair Visor. It quickly stopped tlie failing and xiiaue my liair all I coul1 wish it to be." llEUECCfc. K. ALLKN, Elizabeth,??.,?. Sl.nOa bottle. .T. C. AVER CO., Lowell. Mass. Alrirnctrisis. for Falling Hair PARKER'S B"S23 HAIR SALSAm 5jKVg'5sJs3 Cleanses and beaoiifiea the hair. SP'flrrouicics a luxuriant growth. rSlr2!tf S-NfcVfr Pails to Bestore Gray 2 '-"- g . J Curea ecalp diseases & hair falling. r'i8&3l5 ji fiOa.andl.Wat Droggiita ou. A. O. LiVEKMON, tl I Dentist. JFFics-Ovsr IN aw Wnithead Building ;:fbe hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to 5 clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. n R. J. P. WIMBEKliKSt , OFFICE BSIGC HOTEL, SCOTLAND NECK. N. C. fOHN G. DANIEL, Attorncy-at-Law, Halifax, N. C. Practices wherever his services are recj lired. Special a'.tentioa given to collections and prompt returns. f" DWAfiU L. TRA V Is, r HI Attorney and Counselor at Lair, HALIFAX, N. C. Honey Loaned on farm Lands. f A & ALBION DUNN, ill ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Kcotlaxd Neck, N. C. Pr! c "ce wherever ibeir services are required. Did Not Close For a WeeR. Heart Trouble Baf fled Doctors. Dr.Miles'Heart Cure and Nervine Cured Me. There is nothing; more necessary to health thau sleep and rest. If these are denied yon, if vou rise in the morning' more tired than when you went to bed, there is an affection of the nerves plainly present. 11 your heart is weak, or there is an inherited tendency in that direction, your weakened nerves will soon ; o affect your heart's action as to bring on serious, chronic trouble. Dr. Miles' Ner vine is a nerve tonic, which quiets the nerves, so that sleep may come, and it quickly re stores the weakened nerves to health and strength. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure is a great blood and heart tonic which regulates the ac tion of the heart, enriches the blood and im proves the circulation. "Some time ago I was suffering severely with heart trouble. At times my heart would seemingly stop beating and at others it would beat loudly and very fast. Three to four hours sleep each night in ten months was all I could get. One week in last September 1 never closed my e3'es. I got Dr. Miles' Nervine and Heart Cure at a drug store in Lawrence burg, after spending 300.00 in medi cines and doctors in Louisville, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Cincinnati and Lawrenceburg, and in three days have derived more benefit from the use of your remedies than I got f rom all the doctors and their medicines. I think everybody ought to know of the mar-vi-Ions power contained in your remedies." YV. H. Hughes, Fox Creek, Ky. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, I nd. Dai k Helps, Livery Buggies Harness W hip s E 0 b e s Tarlioro, Norm Carolina. HOLLISTERS Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Buy Medicine for Busy Ftopla. r Bruura Qoldan Health mad Bawwed Vir. A, Stifle tor Constipation, Indijrertlon, U r, si s . .... it igor n Jditois J,eisure Jiouis, OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS. Grumblers and Fault rinders. SOME things should be criticized because they are too fla grantly wrong to be allowed to pass unnoticed. So me things are grumbled at that might as well be left alone. The Roxboro Courier prints a pungent paragraph for grumblers which may well be heeded. It says: "Grumbling and fault-finding are two of the most unneces sary things in the world. Many people seem to think and act as if their lot was harder than anybody else's, but to come right down to the question, is it? All of us will at times get stuck by thorns as we pluck the roses, but this is nothing more than can be expected. "This world that we're livin' in Is mighty hard to beat; We get a thorn with every rose, But ain't the roses sweet?" t t t t Not So Bad. OF illiteracy in North Carolina the Concord Times takes a hope ful view, and the following from that paper is interesting reading: "The census of 1900 shows that there are seven States in the Union which have a greater percentage of illiterates than North Carolina. The percentage of illiterate population in North Car olina then was 28.7 and the following will show the percentage in the seven States below our own: "Alabama 34; Arizona 29; Georgia 30: Louisina 38.5; Miss issippi 32; New Mexico 23.2; South Carolina 35.9. "In view of the great campaign of education which has been waged in this State since the above figures were compiled, there can be no doubt that our State has moved up several notch es, and that several other States are beneath her in illiteracy. In this connection we call attention to the fact that in the per centage of population enrolled in the public schools, North Car olina stands high in the list. It will no doubt surprise a great many people to know that the percentage of pupils in the com mon schools of our State is higher than in Ohio, Indiana, Illi nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland and every one of the New England States. tut Encourages Cowardica. If UCH is said in print, ever and anon, about the carrying of "J- concealed weapons; but about the clearest thing we have seen is the following by the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot: "It is generally agreed by those who have investigated the subject that the carrying 01 hre-arms constitutes in itself an in centive to use them, not only by the professional criminals, but in sudden brawls and fights. The concealed weapon habit has also a pernicious effect, not unlike one phase of the opium hab it, upon respectable citizens, which grows insidiously upon him, and is illustrated by the western saying. 'As helpless as a cowboy without gurr or lariat.' Any artificial method of re placing Nature's resources will, in time, surely weaken or de stroy those resources. Persons whose circumstances require them to go armed habitually, acknowledge that whenever alone without the weapon upon whose aid they have come to rely in stead of upon their own courage they feel uneasy and nervous. The statement may be safely made, that there is nothing which so contributes to the making of a coward and bully of an other wise brave man as the habitual reliance upon a concealed deadly weapon." U U Over-Crowded Colleges. NEWSPAPER readers are familiar with the facts of the troub le at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Va. Recently there lias been serious friction there, and Rev. James Cannon of that place is quoted by the Norfolk Landmark- as saying: , "Vrnm norcrmnl lrn n wl fid 0- of the acre and DreDaration of j. j Vlll JV uviami - - O - r f V10 ctnlonT.s nnd frnm the writer thought it likely that the students at .Blacks burg ougnt to De in nign scnoois or train ing schools. They are not prepared for college, or the freedom of a college. Boys in high school ered together in such large numbers tnat tne president ana iac ulty of the institution cannot come in close personal contact with the individual boy." The Richmond Times-Dispatch quotes Dr. McBryde, presi dent of the institution in question, as follows: "I am profoundly disappointed, but I have no idea of re signing at this time. The Sweet Briar offer is still open to me, and perhaps this accounts for the rumor. I have been unable of late on account of arduous duties and on account of the large number of students to see as much of the boys as I used to do. If I could have seen them, I do not think the trouble would have occurred." . The Times-Dispatch then adds: "Dr. McBryde has put his finger on the source of the trouble. There are too many imma ture, poorly trained students at Blacksburg Blacksburg should either cut down the size of the student body, or should decline to take any students of high school grade. There should either be no more students than can come in personal touch with the president and faculty, or there snouia De entrance re quirements to keep out students of high school grade." Also the Norfolk .LandmarK ing clear cut sentences: ' "Beyond a certain point, numbers clog rather than assist the progress of a school or college. There has been too great a .w to fisti mate the importance of an institution of learning by the number of students who attend it. Some of the most famous universities in the country are seriously con sidering the advisability OI declaring mat me y nave "il l students as they can properly instruct, and that they will ad j. nT(.ont ns vacancies are created by the gradua-: tion or withdrawal of students NO MORE STOMACH TROUBLES. All stomach trouble is removed by t itvsvI TWanAnsia Cure. It gives the stomach perfect rest by di- . . ' mithnnt the gestlog wnai you stomach's aid. The food builds up the body, the rest restores the stomach to health. You don't have to diet your- self when taking Joao. -n" fiure J. D. JfirsRine, o '"" OUre. . h..rlhnrn and Mich., says : a bui "t-Za Mv stomach trouble for some time. My sister-in-law dhu uo - S not able toeat for .ix weeks, 8be lived entirely tn warm water. After rtMMl . Hhe now o A. A the statistics of nrevious vears. from one-third to two-fifths of classes should never be gath gives its opinion mme iimu vy already on their rolls. TONIC TO THE SYSTEM. For liver troables and constipation there is nothing better than De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little Pills They do not weaken the stom ach. Their action upon the system is mild, pleasant and harmless. Bob Tifoore, of LaFayette, Ind., says: "No use talking, DeWitt's Little Early Ris ers do their work. All other pills Ihaye used gripe and make me sick in the stomach and never cured me. De Witt's Little Eaily Risers proved to be the long sought re!tef. They are sim ply perfect." .Persons traveling find Little Early Risen the most reliable remedy to carry" with them. Sold by E. T. Whitehead St Co. IP X SHOULD DIB T0-NI3HT. Seleated, If I should die to-nigh f My friends would look upon my Quiet face Before they laid it in its resting place, And deem that death had left It almost fair; And, laying snow-white flowers against my hair, Would smooth it down with tearful tenderness, And fold my bands with lingering caress Poor hands, po empty and so cold to night ! If I should die toniftht, My friends would call to mind, with loving thought, Some kindly deed the icy hand had wrought Some gentle word the frozen lips bad aid ; Errands on which the willing feet bad sped ; The 'memory of my selfishness and pride, My hasty words would all be put aside, And so I should be mournad and loved to-night. If I should die to-night, Even hearts estranged would turn once more to men, Reca'ling other days remorsefully, The eyes that chill me with averted glance Would look upon me as of yore, per chance, And soften in the old familiar way, For who could war with dumb, uncon scious clay? So 1 might rest, forgotten of all, to night. Oh, friends, I pray to-night, Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold brow. The way is lonel3T, let me feel them row. Tninic gen-ly of me, I am travel-worn, My faltering feet are pierced with . many a thorn. Forgive, oh, hearts estranged, iorgive, I plead I When drearclPM rest Is mine t shall not need The tenderness for which I long to night. Books for the Young. Exchange. Ask yourstlves a few pertinent qnest ions, such as, "Do I know what my chili is reaiing?" "Is what he is reading worth while, or totter, is it of most worth?" "Is U varied enough to make him an ell round man?" "Has my child a library c.ird?" "Yes" yon say, "be has one and gets what he pleasas on it." May your guardian an gel preserve you from your just dua if such be the cas-0. Mothers, are you letting teachers take j-cur place in guiding your chil dren's reading? If so you are simplj letting slip out of jour hands one of the most potent means of governing your flock. Go to the teacher and ask her to make out a list of books that she thinks best suited to your child. Make out a list of your own, compare them, weigh them and call in a third list io help decide which is of most worth. "Much ado about nothing," some one will say. Not at all. Pray do not misunderstand me when I speak of books of most worth and think I mean those that give most in formation. Far from it. Let the child rev,: I in good fiction, dream in fairy land, wander among the fables and myths and dance and sing with the poets. But let it not stop there. See that he lives over again the lives of our good men and women, fights again the world's battles, knows intimately the ."creepin', crawlin' things," the birds of the air and the plants of the field and highway. But, whatever he reads, guide it yourself. Know exact ly where -your child is in the great realm of literature. Tha Soma Doctor. Selected. If an artery is severed tie a small cdrd or handkerchief rightly above it. F.tr cold in the bead nothing is bet ter than powdered borax snuffed up into the nostras. BroVen limbs should be placed in a natural position an i the patient kept quiet until the suigeon arrives. Hemorrhages of'the lungs or stom ach may be promptly checked by tak ing small doses of salt, the patient be ing kept as quiet af ponible. Nose bleeding may be stopped by snuffinx lemon iuice into the nostril from wbiob the blood issues. It has long been known to physicians that lemon juice is a most powerful styptic- Powdered rosin Is the best thing to stop excessive bleeding from cuts-' Af ter the powder is sprinkled on 'wrap the wound with a soft cotton cloth. As soon as the wound begins to feel fever ish keep the cloth wet with cold water. CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REME DY ABSOLUTELY HARMLESg. The fault of giving children -medicine containing injurious substances, is sometimes more disastrous than the disease from which they are suffering. Every mother should know that Cham herlain'a Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children to take. It contains ofI-jnamfnl and tecoogha, Hd ! CONSUL Ex H ON JAMES M. MORGAN, 17S5 Twentieth Street, Washington P. C, Ex-Lieu tenant U. S. Navy, Es Lieuteaant Confederate Navy, and Ex Consul Ocnfrr.1 tn Anstrnlift, writes I Psruna Medicias Co., CoIumbuS, Ohio: Gentlemen :--"Tbe use of j our The Peruna as a remedy or cure fr ' catarrh by many cf my friends who hive been benefited by the same, as well ss my own ex pericnCe as io its efficacy and good idtite prop' eriiss causes me to recommend it and you are at liberty to use this if it wiil give any fores to same." Ask yoar druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1905. showing amsHG ii? t a IS STATE. A Crop Worth $210,000 an Acre, Says Senator Tomr. Moraine Post. A new industry in this State was un earthed yesterday by Senator Toms ot Henderson when he had passed a bill to protect a crop which he declared would jield 240,000 an acre to the growers. This plant which appeared to"po9seps such fabulous value is gin seng, an herb grown only In Manchu ria, China and certain mountain sect ions of America. There is no demand for ginseng save in Cbioa, and the en tire product is shipped there, where it is esteemed as an invaluable medicine "The genera! opinion ot American doctors is that the plant is of little val ue, but the Chinese doctors regard it as everything, " said Senator Tcms. "I am attempting its culture on my place in Henderson county, and I have half an acre in ginseng, the plants now be ing four years old. Ginseng is planted in beds about 50 feet long and 5 feet wide. The plants are in rows a foot opart and the plants are 3 inches dis tant. The beds are made of the' richest woods mould and are artificially shad ed. Two years are required for the seed to germinate and seven years for the crop to mature. Ginseng has a beautiful green top, red berries, and the roots are yellow like carrots. The roots are used. They are dug up and dried and sold to parties in New York and Baltimore and from there export ed to China, the sole market for the plant. It is estimated that there are less than 25 acres of ginseng in the United States and probably less thqn two acres in North Carolina. "My bill seeks to protect and foster this industry in our State. It provides for placing a wire fence six feet high around the beds and any person steal ing gensing from thee enclosures shall be guilty of a felony. This la will apply to the whole State." COUGHS AND COLDS. All coughs, colds and pulmonary complaints that are curable are quickly cured bv One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the phlegm, draws out the' in- flam-nation and heals and soothes the ffeetwl -parts, atrengtlwni the lungs.' 4mdti;aMt GENERAL TO ALSO i5xLieutenaiit United States Navy and Ex Lieutenant Confeder ate Navy Uses and ee cinmends Pe-ru-na. Pe-ru-na Is a Safeguard Against the Ills Inci dent to Inclement Weather. to all person, endorsenver.t and ry photcgrap c lasses M. Morgan. just bob Yora now. North Carolina Baptist. There's a lot of things, my friends, You're never gwine ter git : An' if you've got the grumbles, t "Vm, ioaf. ob u-a1 1 lar ft lift Jist hoe the row btfo-.e you, With a sure an' stiddy gait, And trusting tn the Lord, Learn to labor and to wait. More'n half the pesky worries That's botherin' uv your mind, Are 'maginary troubles, You ain't er gwice ter find. There's light a plenty shining For every one of us, .Thout setting in the shadder With an everlasting fuss. The world's a hunting sweetness To stir Into its cup, An's disappointed sorely When fumpsin' else turns up ; So pitch your song of livin' Upon a higher note, An' nelp your struggling brother Hi load ot sorrow tote. Jut roll your sleeves up higher, An' pitch Into the fight, A heavin' out the darkness, An' a fetchiu' in the light ; Ef yru'll jist take a whistle, When things go sorter wrong, The world will stop its gnevin' To join you in your song. IN THE MERRY SPRINGTIME. In the merry springtime the festive malaria microbe goeth forth determin ed to colonize eyery human organism, it this arch -foe has invaded your sys tem allow us to suggest Rydale's Tonic. Thin remedy trees the blood from ma laria micdobei', eliminates poisonous matter from the system, strengthens the nerves, and re tores robust health. Rvdale's Tonic is guaranteed. . T. Whitehead & Co. A woman would like to be rich so that everybody in church wo: uld waieb like a cat to see bow large a contribu tion she puts. in. the plate and then sbe r j 4,. I would do it in an envelope. to any otner. lbe fuel U that few ie m m, m p!e are satisfied with any other a(( r onse having used this "remedy. F r CURED HIS MOTHER OF KHEU- sde ry all Drtiggistp. MATISM. I "My mother has been a lufferer for j Peop'e can be much moresweet tei l many years from rheumatism," says W.J pered after a fist fight than an ar i- n. nowara ci nusoana. Pennsylvania. t times she was unable to move at all, while at all times walking was painful We presented her with a bottle of Cham brlain'a Pain Balm and after a few appli cations she decided it was the most won- derful pain reliever ene had ever tried, in factOw? is never without it and now U at Ubwi able ta walk. An occasional T4a Bln keepa away 4 Catarrh cf the. fund Which Affe Hearing Cured 2sy Pe-ru-na. Mr. J. Kniile Taijj;ur.y, No. , Kt., (i;o!ky, is Seeretery of the .T::c Curlli:: flab cf Qnehce, one cf 1 he Bixirtinc; el it lm in the city. 1 U r ! crs are composed of ycwr.j- i" -lii??t families. lie writer- : "Last winter I caught :i severe v.lslch doveloncd iiila a revere cr catHrr!'. of the liea-.l, r.ire.l:liir vy I i:ig especially. y eye:? ran, n:y torn teemed to Ik uenera'Iv clni':r( d si i.n l "4 j'.I i I' I was aiiVi'ied by a chil friend to tr 1 -rana, and did no at once. To my de! 5 I found a chnne sl in for the h. l.r within three c'ayp, alid in eiir.M d: s was entirely wcM.''J. En:ile T.:":;;:: ". Mr. Adolph Koc!i!er, President f .ha 3?orlh H'.C.iy Turcernchnft, wriies Clark and Lehinil Ave., CSiiea-o. 1 11 "It i wilh pleasure 1'iat 1 cm i--.' Peruna as a iirst-eliss niedieiue c: j ! aliy 'cr catarrhal afTeetIon ol t lie t h . t and lunp;s. J have used it villi v. . ! l enentand several uf my friends ! been cured cf catarrh Mif!i'.-!y : ro i'eruna wan u -e!." Ad Ipli Koe.l" ";oth!n2 Hcltcr Thai Pe ni-nJ for Ciitarriul frm-Vcz" Says Cor. fcr-sitiCM 1 . r. i-si 1. C. P. Porr, Hotil Jii?m.-oii, Wash iilt- Virginia, -.vrites : "I can cheerfully roeo:n:nenl P' n to anyone who wrnts a nafo and pel -nent cure for catarrh. For throat,!' 1:1; Z:-. catarrlial trouhlo Uiere ! e.otl.. Letter than Poruna." C. P. lrr. A common cold is acute catarrh, wl li quickly becomes chroiiie cntari'li i.l ! jv, d to remain. P. very cold tmap leave in it i :.A thotirnndit .f caM-jof ralariii, man; f whom for want of im cffivtive rem .y, w:lln:or Iron: IhU Uixuase the r of llicir lives. is tl-ere r.nythlng that can be don to prevent cil t!ii.--7 I:i thel'.rt plr.ee, I'eruna iired at Im j-roper time v.iii prevent (;iU;ti i.l. In the pecond place, Perun.i will eu : a cold in from two to Jive d;iy.. Again, Peruna will cure catarrh qui 1y in the first f-ta;re, and finally- Pi r 1 will also cure chronic catarrh, if 1 J properly and persistently. Pentna kept in the house and pr :; crly used wilt therefore not only act -it a safeguard against the aitt-eni m7; v .f result from sudden cold waves, t Ylll also prove a sura remedy tor t if class o f ailments. It you do not derive prompt and ki ; factory results from the use i f Pert; writo nt onfe to Pr. llartnian, plvin full statement of your cr.se a!id ho . ill no pleared to give you his valuable vice gratis. Peruna can he purchased at any fi clr.f-3 dims store for $l.n per l.t 1 1 . Addrii" Ir. llarm:in, Pnvii':c:it The llartxiian Kauiturium, Cohiu.hu.-. t- Thinking cf Death. Suggestions. Thousands of people actually th ik themselves to deth every year by Ijwing their ixinds to dwell on tnor :d t objects. The idea that one has tome ir,c' "i eot disease in one's sjstem.the thuu.jnt of financial ruin that one i getting .n in life without improving prcpr cat any of tbeee or a thousand sim ;t thoughts may carry a healthy tmtn o a premature grave. . A melatich 'y thought that fixes itcelf upon oi i'. mind needs as much doctoring phyfitcal'diretise. It needs to he er. , tated from the mind or it will I, : i jst the sme result hs ne!e,nel ' e ise would hare. Every melancholy lh.,tmhr, v ".' nvrbtd action and every ni gging u i ry should be resisted to the utmost,! .1 the patient should he pr drcteJ cheerful thoughts, of which there i.- bountiful Btore in every on' pos- -.--sioo. Bright c nap.iUio:is arc chenj r than drugs and plasters. The morbid condition of mind p -du;cs a morbid condition of b dy i l if the disease does happen to he in j' ) syt?m it receives every encourn---ment to develop. We need more im . tal therapy. Too many quarrels ar j j icked bffc 9 " they are ripe. , C HAMBERL AI N'ri"cO U(7r7R EM .3- DY THE BEST MADE. "In my opinion Chamberlain's Con T 1 . . . 1 I . . r i xwsujeuy is me ueii mane ur coias, 8:i 1 Mrs Cora Walker, of Portervilk, Ca : I.. . . j . , . iuiuia. lueie ia no uouui aoout . being the best. No other will cure cold 80 .uckly. No other is so sure preventive oi pneumonia. .o other so pleasant and rafe to take. These g0d reasons why it should be preferre i ment with toniruM. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. Tts Kfed Yea Havs Abays Cs:gM Bears the MS E. 2 S iJ B l! S ' i' si M'md. Bad BraMbTsltvUiVl am Backaclte. IfsBoo. ?