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ADVJS8TISINQ TO BUSINESS n HAT STEAM IS TO .MACHINERY Great Propelling Power. ;lf You Are a Hust r II ffl EAL YOU UJLIV Advertise-' .... YOUK Business - Send in Your Atl. No E. E.HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. "EXCELSIOR IS OUR MOTTO. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $r oo VOL. XXII. New Seri.t Vol. 10.-6-18 SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1906. NUMBER 51. COMMONW i 0 v re B Or ft E ijds Rave Kidney Trouble and Don't Know it. How To Find Ont. ; 'ottle or common glass with your i.nd let it stand twenty-four hours; a f r rf sediment or set v' ZrT' tling indicates an ""Jif0,- 1 v neys; it tt stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in ' - the back is also proof that the kidneys and blad . ..: of order. What to Do. is comfort in the knowledge so sn -vpie-sd. that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-.-:reat kidney remedy fulfills every 'i v. curir.j rheumatism, pain in the .v, ..IJncrs. I'.vir, bladder and every part "..-.!' passage. It corrects Inability - r and scalding pain in passing i effects following use of liquor, . c:, and overcomes that unpleasant f being compelled to go often v v.e day, and to get up many times ,e night. The mild and the extra-,- effect of SwampRoot is soon It stands the highest for its von ces of the most distressing cases. : -td a medicine you should have the . .-;.!d by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. . .my have a sample bottle of this -.'?.-u' discovery a th?t tells - :ut it, both sent ,i.::-,'y free by mail, , e l T. K.Umer & Home of Swamp-Root . L ..amton. N. Y. When writing men r; aaing this srenerous offer in this paper. .-!: make any mistake, but re r. ?r the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. n r's Swamp-root, and the address cLatnton, N. Y., on nverv bottle. PROFESSIONAL. O. F. SMITH, M. D. 'HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. C. :c Formerly Occupied by Dr. Hmssell. LL H. JOSEY, ctJERAL INSURANCE A N.D AC E N T, Scotland Neck, N. C. . J. T. WIMBERLE i , OFFICE BRICK HOTEL, SCOTLAND NECK". N. C. A. & A.LBION DUNN, .MTCnKYS AT LAV, Scotland Neck, N. C. -ael'co wherever their services are ired. W. MIXON, Refracting Optician, rc '-.Maker, Jeweler, Engraver Scotland Neck, N. C. A. C. LIVERMON, Dentist. ;r:-Over New Whitherd Building ! hoars from 9 to 1 o' -l :ck : 2 to p. m. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. VSD L. TRAVIte, ton?y and Counselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. "V-raty Loaned on Farm Lands. Livery Buggies Harness Whips Robes Tr iro, Nnvth Ramli JEWELRY -ry DIAMONDS MATCHES Our Stock 7a.s never so large, and r variety it is unexcell ! It also includes other Precious Stones '' combination with the ' amends, making OUR : i'OCK the most attrac " ve we have ever placed ofove our customers. t An up-to-date line of Cut la-ss, Silverware, etc., ex ihitod the year round. 2. T. Whitehead & Co., Xmas Wedding resents. Presents. -j.'f Ms lis DITOR'S JEISURE JioUFS, OBSERVATIONS OF There is originality in all schools Neck has its share. A spelling class definitions. Definition of "Epitaph" The child spelling but the definition was a little off. The spelling and definition by the child were as follows : 'Ep-i-taph, epltah ; emigrating on a tombstone," tut It is a pleading contemplation that we come to the end of this good year of 1906 with the whole world in good spirits. The white winged Blessed Peace. nowhere known. To be sure, there may be some little matters of conten tion in some quarters of the earth, but nowhere is there any heavy tread of armies or carnage of battle. It is a consummation devoutly to be wish ed that this blessing ol peace may be long drawn out to all peoples and times and climes and that the clash of arms and the ravages of war may be known no more at all. Hit Mr. Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Aaaoaiatlon, saya that the government estimate of the cotton crop is too high. He says that Estimate too High. tire crop, the number of bales cannot exoeed more than 12,700,000. He argues that there is not as much cotton in the South now to be gathered and ginned as there was at this time in 1904. He ears further that if there should be as much cotton ginned this year after December 1st as there was In 1904, the crop could not ba more than 12,200,000. Attention is called to the large amount of cotton which was cut off by the unusually early frost this year. All told, Mr. Jordan thinks that holders of spot cotton need not be alarmed about the price. He thinks there Is not more than enough cottton produced to last until the next harvest, and so urges farmers to bold ppot cotton for good prices the balance of the season. Perhaps there may be some difference of opinion amongst some good and wise people about the matter of making Christmas gifts. But there is one thing In making gifte Better Than Gifts. and that is to pay our debts and square accounts with those who depend on us for what we owe them. It Is worthy of praire that so many people generously remember others at Christmas time, but it is a better thing to discharge an obligation than to expend as much energy in some other di rections and leave the obligation disregarded. The truth Is, Christmas gifts should not be regarded by their intrinsic values any way, but should be given and received In the spirit of good will on the part of the giver and due appreciation of it on the part of the person who receives the gift. There are few things which can worthily take the place of the discharge of an honest obligation, and no one can better celebrate Christmas, from a material view-point, than by paying his just and honest debts. 1 t t t Many people make strong and strenuous effort to accomplish something great just for the sake of the notoriety or fame it will give them, regaidles3 of what good kind. Such All in the Purpose. Burr. In the "Romance of Aaron Burr" by Alfred Henry Lewis, In Tear son's Magazine, the writer describes a conversation between Burr and Washington in which there are some sharp pa3ses, and he makes Washing ton eay to Burr : "A man Is bo much like a gun that, to carry far, he must have some elevation of aim." And continuing hia admonitions to the young soldier Washington said : "Give purpose. Make yourself the Incident, mankind the objeot. Mergo egotism in patriotism f lorget self in favor of your country and your flag." Such admonition in substance would well apply to many in our day. Too many people fall In their ef forts for something great because they cannot forget themselves and can not "merge egotism" into something beyond their own interests. t t I f In the death of Major John W. Moore North Carolina lost one of her most intelligent and useful citizens. Moor's history of North Carolina has Our Historian. dered better literary service so far as his efforts extended. Major Moore was a quiet, retiring man and never at all sought notoriety or speolal pop ularity. For many years during the latter part of his life he spent his time on the farm living close to Nature, where all great souls are glad to stay. Major Moore's life and influence are a benediction to the people of his State which he loved and highly honored by his great service to her people. While there have been no great eulogies written and printed about him, the people of the State win loDg cherish his memory and we shall all call him our historian and rejoice in the information he has left for posterity in what he has written of the State and her people. It is good for any people to be able to point to the work and example of such men as Major Moore. Added to his good service to the State, be lived the life of a consecrated Christian, which is the crowning glory of it all and casts the brightest halo around his declining years as life's Interests faded out into the assurance of the great and blessed Immortality that awaited him beyond the grave. A TEXAS WONDER. There's a Hill at Bowie, Tex., that's twice as big as last year. This wonder is W. L. Hill, who from a weight of 90 pounds has grown to over 180. He says : "I suffered with a terrible cough, and doctors gave me up to die of Consump tion. I was reduced to 90 pounds, when I began taking Dr. Jong's New Discov ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Now, after taking 12 bottles, I have more than doubled in weight and am completely cured." Only sure Cough and Cold cure. Guaranteed by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Druggists. 50c and $1. Trial bottle tree. PASSING 'EVENTS . and the Graded School in Scotland was being exercised in spelling and The teacher gave ont "epitaph." to whom it was given was correct in dove of peace hovers over all the world and bickerings and strife and blood shed and war are allowing the ginners report of something over ten million bales to be 85 per cent, of the en which we can all do better than CiirittiuiHa giiLo oi any other kind such effort may work out for man seemed to be the purpose of Aaron long been a text book In our scbuola, awl lew citizens have lived in the State who have ren Floods the body with warm, glowing vitality, makes the nerves strong,quick ens circulation, restores natural vigor, makes you feel like one born agian, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. E. T. Whitehead & Co. Your money relunded if after using three-fourths (f) of a tube of MaDZan you are dissatisfied. Return the bal anca of the tube to your druggist and your money will be cheerfully return ed. Take advantage of this offer. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co , Scotland Neck, and Leggett's Drug Store, Hob-good. SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS. BY r. E. DAVISON, RUTLAND VT. pro THE INVISIBLE PRESENCE. Dec 23, '06 (Lule 24:36-53.) Ko sooner had the first disciples become satisfied th.il Christ had really risen from thedead, and were filled with joy inen-ossible, than they were dumbfoin-Jed with the Announcement that Hi v.-ta about to bid them farewell. Tiny y.n throvp. into consternation, .tast at the su preme moment, wL.-a fhey needed tlim the most as the; supposed, they were to be left alo.ic, to fa :e an un feeling vorld. And tie strange thing about it was, He clamed it was the best thing for then. "It is expe dient for you that I gc away." For three years h? had beei their guide, teacher, Comforter, ah4 ieadcr. lie had straightened all .heir tangles, and settled all their dilicultics. And now he was going away, and ho had left no successor. "Vhn Elijah was translated Elisha took his place, but when Christ ascendid He had no Successor, Nothing bit ftri indefinite promise of a coming Holy Spirit wh-:? r.:ission they ould not com prehend. , And yet the event proved that the lleparturd of the Chrfct was th very best thing for the church and the world. For it meant for one thing, omnipresence instead of presence. While Christ was in Palestine he was local, the moment he ascended he became universal. Then, he could be in only one place t n. tlmf. Nowi there is no foot of t!-e planet where he is not. Then only those in Beth any, Jerusalem, or Nazareth could touch Him. Now, "The healing of His seamless robe, I" by our bsds of paint We touch Him in lire's throng and press, i And are made whole again. It is easy enough to see that a Presence, who can be said to bo with all disciples, always, is infinitely to be preferred in trc who i subject to tho limitations of fteh ryid blood, and the laws of the material world, as we are. When those disciples were driven out of Jerusalem, and scattered as autumn leaves are scat tered by every wind that blows to every quarter of tha earth, what n inspiration it must have been to every fleeing disciple, that he could leave his Master in the home of his friends, take him with him on his otherwise lonely journey, by land or sea, and find him waiting his arrival in the place cf hi3 exiie. After all, there is nothing strange about this-. TM artist who Is to pro duce matchless works, must not al ways sit at the feet of the master. If he is ever to originate anything ha must be thrown upon his own re sources. The rudiments qf an edu cation may be taught; the applica tion must be worked out by the ptl pil. The leaners never amount to anything in this world, the lifters show the value of their training. Those apostles had been called for the express purpose of planting the banner of the cross on every hill top and in every valley o the earth, and not one of them had ever set foot outside the boundaries of little Pil estine. It was time they were about it. They were to be teachers of men; it was time they began to speak. They were to be leadsrB of men; it was time they blew the trumpet of alarm. They were to be the antago nizes of hoary institutions; it w&3 time they begun to unllmber their batteries. They had been sheltered, protected, vouched for long enough. It Is always a trying time when a man faces the world for the first time. Graduation day is to many the most serious day of life, for It pushes him over the threshold, to sink or swim, according to what he is. It seems rather a hardship when tho old eagle tears Its nest asunder, leaving the fledgings homeless, but without It, the eaglets would never learn to fly. The Ascension was the grandest thing that ever happened to the apostolic college. They straightened up and took the responsibility. The first time a young pilot is entrusted with the steering of a ship, laden with precious freight, he is not flippant, nor frivo lous. When he was a mere assistant, ho may have been careless, but he will not be careless now. He sees ever3r signal, he feels every throb of the engine, responsibility wraps him as a cloak. The marvellous history of the church in those early years is to be attributed to the fact that every actor in that great world drama felt that there was an unseen Trcsence ever at his side, depending upon him to do his best under all circumstances. It is not always wise to do things for others, that they can do them selves. They may not do it at first quite as well as you could, but they never will improve unless they get a ch?nce to try. When Christ turned his disciples loose upon the world to preach, to teach, to witness, to bap tize, to make others disciples, he multiplied himself a thousand fold, and the results demonstrated the wisdom of his plan. Endued with supernatural power they scattered the seed of the kingdom on every hillside and in every valley, the har vest of which Is being gathered into the granary to-day. The Great Com mander's Headquarters are in the skies, but Ho manages the cam paign in person, and is every whore present on the battlefield of life. A good man does good mere'y by living. Socd Cheer Girl. The wind was east, and the chimney smoked, And tbe old brown house seemed dreary, For nobody smiled and nobody joked The young folks grumbled, the old folks croaked, They had cottio home chilled and weary. Then opened tbe door and a girl came in; Ob, she was homely very ; Her nose was pug, and hera cheek was thin, Tlieia wasn't a diftiple froc; brow to chiflj l3ut ht sWile was bright and cherry. She spoke not a word of tLe cold or dump, Nor jet of the gloom about her, But mended the fire and lighted the laffip, And she put on the place a different stamp, From that it had without her. They forgot that the house was a chill cid place And emoky from ba33 to rafter And gloom departed from evdry face As they felt the charm of her mirthful grace And the cheer of her happy lartgh ter. Ob, give me the girl that will smile and sing, And make all gkd together ! To be plain or fair Is a lesser thteg, But a kind, unselfish heart can bring Gocd cheer in the darkest weather. Woman's Life. Close Critic of tha Csw. He was a well-known artist and he was standing near the offspring of his brain thoee original expressions flow from us sometime in the picture gallery, when n o'd gentleman whose attire suggested a country tailor suffer ing from neuralgia approached, inspect ed the picture and burst into a paroxy sm of laughter. "Seems to amuse you sir," said tbe iirtist huffily, "It do that." "It isu't meant to be funny 1" "Noa? Well' I never?" "I've been offered $500 for that pic tufe. Probably you don't think it's worth it ; probably you think you know more about it than all of the best critics, who have praised tbe work eh?" "Don't know anything about art, mister," said the old fellow wiping his eyfS, "but I be dead nut on cows. Where did you see thai cow rhat you've painted there getting up form tbe ground forefeet first? I've had fifty yesrs of farmin' and I have never seen a cow get up that way yet. Lon don Answ"fn. Forcing tha Millsnuium. Thomas A. Edison, celebrating his fifty-niuth birthday, proDbet-ied tbat the world would poon have flying ma chines, cheap automobiles and a dozon other marvelous things. 'Do you think, sir," sdd a young lady reporter, "that the world will ever be Cbr'6tianied?" Mr. Edison smiled. 'Not only do I think so," he said "but I think we ahall both live to pee it. Just look at the way these big Improved machine euns are wiping out the heathen." Baltimore Ameri can. ManZan Pile Remedy put up in con venient, collapsible tubes xith nozzle attachment so that the remedy may be applied at tbe very seat of the trouble, thus relieving almost instantly bleed ing, itching or protruding piles. Sat isfaction guaranteed or money refund ed. Sold by E. T. Whitehead fc Co., Scotland Neck, and Leggett's Drug Stors, Kobgood. "What's the matter, dear?' the doctor's wife. "Are you Asked worried about Mr. Poorly,s case?" "Yes," replied the doctor. "And is there no hope?" "Very little. He says he doesn't ex pect to leave enough to pay more than one-third of my bill." Answers. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollar's Re ward for any case or Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chenney & Co, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known K. J. Chenny for tbe last 15 years, and helieve hiw perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firn. Wlding, Kinnan, & Marvin, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, Hall's Cataarh Cure is taken intern ally, acting directly upon the blood anl mucous surfaces of the system. Testi monials sent free. Prlca 72 cents per bottle. Sold by all Drugg'sts. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. AFFLICTED WITH CATARRH LIFE HAD BECOME A BURDEN Pe-ru-na, Used As a Last Resort. Affoi Complete Relief? MRS. The Relief Experienced By Mrs. Carr Through the Use of Pe-ru-na, After Having Tried the Best Pro fessional Treatment In Vain, Is a Matter of fto Small Wonder Among Her Many friends. Mrs. I Carr, Vincland, Ont., Can., writes: "for several years I was afflicted with catarrh -hn-.h inade life a burden. "The coughing iih& hacking which accompanied thodisease watS terrible, "TLa complaint finally extended to the stomach and 1 was in a wretched condition. "t tried different remedies and the best professional treatment all in vain. "Finally, as a iast resort, I tried Peruna upon the recommendation (t my sister in Hamilton. "I could see steady improvement and after using four bottles of that precious ttedicine I was feeling well again, iuy Ask your J)rUgi?t for Free Peruna Almanac for 1007. A good Excuse A Manayuuk Fchoul teacher rcvod the othr d ty thl on at the fnnch of a small hoy ; "Dere mi-s pleze excuse son Willie 6cratchin ghuna!f as he hn gmt put CtH Wl "wter fl nnens." Cincinniti Eequirer. LONG TENNESSEE FIGHT. For ttfenly ??3-a W. L. Rawls, of Bells, Tenn., fuuht ndsal catarrh. He writes ;"The swelling and soreness In side my nose was fearful, till I began applying C'icklsn's Arnica Salve to the ecre smicc : tbis caused the soreness and swelling to disappear, never to re turn' Bestsalva in eistenoo. 2f- at Sfi. T. Whitehead it Co. Mother-In-Ltw Did tbe oiiug man who paved my Ii fa yesterday call on you tod;iv ? Son-a Lw Yes, he came to apolo gize. Translated for Traus Atlantic Tales from Fiiegende Dlaetter. E C. DeWi tt& Co , of Chicago, at wbofe laboratory Kodo! is prepared, assuro us that this remarkable digostant and cor rective lor the stomach conforms fully to all provisions of the National Ture Food and Drug Law. Tbe Kdi 1 labor atory is a very large one, but ll all the sufferers ficra idigeetlon end btumach troubles cru'd know tho virtues ol Kodol it would be impossible for the manufacturers to keep up with the de mand. Kodol is sold here by E. T. Whitehead & Co. In converse o'er tbe telephone Upon my heart she scored ; Rut when I met her face to f.-ce Oh, Lord ! Oh, Lord ! Oh, Lord ! I'uck. For chapped and cracked hands nothing is quite as good as an applic ation of Da Witt's Witch Hazel Slve. Put it on before going to bed, use an old pair ot gloves and see what a dif ference the morning will bring. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. MOUNTS ID GRAVESTONES tot? PAY THR FREIGHT. r. CARR. old trouble being completely a thing tha pst. "To-day 1 would not tako one tboust, dollars for what tbU grand medic! has done for me." Many women owe their lives Peruna. A great many more owe tli health to Peruna. A multitude of women through Canada are using Peruna as a preverr tive and a relief from catarrhal cou and colds. We have in cur files a great nam' of letters frcn grateful women w have been benefited by Peruna, w! permission to use these letters in pub print. Catarrh would not bo such a curse . the human race if peo2le thorough understood its nature. Catarrh Is a disease which never . proves ot Its own accord, but becom d:c;;er seated the longer it is neglecU It should be treated at once to pr vent it from making inroads upon vl: organs. YOUR EYES D.) they trouble you in any whatever? If mo, ee me at tho folic ing places on d.itcs named, nnd h; the defects corrected. Wo oxami FREE and FIT GLASSES ut reaoi b!e prices. Ma-Jc!cfield, Nov. 22, 23. Crisp, Nov. 24. Old Sparta, Nov. 2, 27. Tarboro (Hotel FarraO, Nov.28,20,'; Palmyra, Dec. U Hobgood, Dec. 5, 0. Scotland Neck, Dec. 7, S. Jlo.inoko Pnpld, De-i. U, 12, 13, i En field, Dec. 17.18. Ti, 21. Halifax, Dec. 19, 20. 2f. Whitakers, Dec. 20, 27. Uattleborn, Dec. 28. 2'J. O. W. MEWP.OKN, P.. 8 , j 11-8-tf Doctor n! Optic. English Kitchen On American find European Plan. Established 1890. i A nice Koast Beef Dinner io 25c. . Fish, Oysters and Crabs i: season. . We also have a few nicel. furnished rooms for our p; trons. Ui Main Street, SoifoIR, Va. 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