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I Good Adverticing rr Good AdrcrtMcn Use the solimaa Jbr im monw: FTa TT TT I to Bminws what Steam is to Machinery, that great propelling powar. This paper gives results. An advartiMmAnt in this will reach a good claas of peopW. E. E. MILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. Excelsior" is ur Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year. i r VOL. XXIV. New Srie.Yol. 11.-6.18 SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TH1RSDAY, JUNE 25, 1908. NUMBER 25. I 1 5 t I I I DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? I Mduey Trouble Makes You Miserable. Aiinost everybody who reads the news ..pe;3 is sure to know of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. rg. ins me great meai cal triumph of the nine- ill it teenth century; dis- in;p .net jrcws o; JiJ!' scientific research bv Dr. Kilmer, the emi rent kidney and blad der specialist, and is vnndcrfuily successful in promptly curing ! ::.io back, kidney, bladder, uric zcid trou 1 !-;s and Bright's Disease, which is the vorst f;rm of kidney trouble. Dr. Kil'ner's Swamp-Root is not rec c : imended for everything but if you have kid r.v;,', liver cr bladder trouble it will be found j i-t the remedy you need. It has been tested i i .w i.iany ways, in hospital work, in private ri actice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase reiief and has proved so successful in r very ca-a that a special arrangement has t ;m made by which all readers of this paper v: have r ot already tried it, may have a f -lapia bottle sent free by mail, also a book ; more about Swamp-Root and how to f:nitui if you have kidney or bladder trouble. V. he:: writing mention reading this generous c'.'.tr in this paper and $ersd your address to Dr. Kilmer &. Co., Bing lsr.rr.ton. N. Y. The rerv. ?.r utty cent and Home of Swamp-Root. doiUr sizes are sold by all good druggists. Pon't make any mistake, but re-m-tnber the name, fiwamp Hoot, Dr. Kilmer's .Swamp Root, and the address ' ichaai'on, N. Y., on every bottle. R. MILLS Land Surveyor Scotland Neck, X. C. 5-li-tf J QR. J. P. WIMBERLEY, FlIYSICIAN AND SUKGEON, Scotland Neck, X. C. O.Tiee on Depot Street. R. C. LIVERMON, DENTIST. Office up stairs in White - head Building. OlTice hours from 0 to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. 4 W. M1X0N, Refracting Optician, "Watch Maker, Jeweler, En graver, Scotland Neck, N. C. r i ill r-v i 1 3 McBRYDE WEBB, 1 $Attorney and Counselor at I Law, 2n-221 Atlantic Trust Building Norfolk, Va. 1 f Notary Public. Bell Phone 7G0 DWARD L. TRAVIS, I Attorney and Counselor AT I Law, I Halifax, N. C. I Money Loaned on Farm Lands f - -. : WILL H. JOSEY, General Insurance Agent, 1 Scotland Neck, N. C. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM CHeuuci and li.intti.- the bait. Proinrtci ft luxuriant (rrowtn. Market I am prepared t0 serve P my OIU cuaiumci a aina nit public generally with the very best of fresh Beef, Pork, Sausage, &c. All orders filled promptly, and I every customer's wants regarded. 1 Main St., next to Prince's Stables. l-2-2m eumatism 1 hive fonnd a tried anfl test euro for Rheo fnatism! Not a remedy that wl straighten the riistorW limbs of chronic cripples, nor turn hony F-owthi back to flosh again. That is impossible. I'.i.t I can now surely kill the pains and pangs of this deplorable disease. . . .. . i,. ...... o rtmmlct. In thA City or fcnrmstadt I fonnd te last Ingredient wita Which Dr. Snoop's Kheumatic Remedy was mwie b perfected, dependable prescription. Without iri; mmjt t .iiooe.tfiiiiT treated many. b-'mv r.noc. rtf T WilimaHcTTl Hilt. flW. &t lftfit. it Ulli- f ormly cures all curable cases of this heretofore fcrn h droadp.d disease. Those sand-like granular wastes, found in Rheumatic Blood, seem to dissolve onrt pans way under the action of this remedy as freely asdoijs supar when added to pure water nd then, when dissolved, these poisonous wastes frfmlv Tm os from th avstm. and the cause of KM-mmitism is gone forever. There is now no ; tv,i ii-ed no actual excuse to suffer longer witn : cut hU. We sell, and in confidence recommeaa Dr. Shoop's I ii5SS -kitfrtt Fails to Besforo Orsy' I --4 ,-' ? Ycutbfal Color. I f lx'-Vt- iciiCuis im p 1 fe it hair laMinf. I Mew B Rkuniatic Remedy THE EDITOR'S LEISURE HOURS. Observations of Passing Events. In this issue we print an interesting article sent out from Washington by the Forest Service. It is somewhat long, but Preserve The Wealth. ntains v,aluf le readins- For rears this paper has been urging the preserva tion of our forests, and we regard the subject as one of great concern to our State and the country, and so give good space to ) it this week. Commentinsr on Michigan and Minnesota, the "Washington Messenger makes the following pointed observations: "The heavy inroads made in the timber resources have been too much for the great for ests. Six million acres in Michigan, known as 'pine barrens,' Iui"c been thrown on the delinquent tax list, although under proper regulations they might still be yielding lumber annually. It is from just such conditions in other sections of the country that this section of North Carolina should take warning. Mil lions of dollars have been made out of the forests of Eastern Carolina within ths past decade. The ease of this money mak ing has as usual brought about profiligacy and waste. There has been the haste to make quick returns and much timber has been destroyed that with a little care could have been held for future cutting, and been of increasing value every year. It is where nature has been so lavish, that man seems to prove his weakness. The now 'pine barrens' of Michigan prove a good illustration of this. Are North Carolinians, blessed with great natural resources, to prove equally wasteful and so cause bar ren land to come where forests should be preserved or crops be grown ? It is the fatal mistakes of others that should prove warnings and be seriously considered." Quite frequently we hear it said and see it declared in print that many of our public offices carry such small salaries that d..ku ni a oii men of talent and real ability who are Public Oflice and Salaries. . . , . . . . . making money by their business or pro fession, cannot-afford to hold office. It is said that Governor Hughes of New York will decline reelection because of the great sacrifice he is making to hold the office. The governor's salary in New York is ten thousand dollars a year, and Govern or Hughes is said to be making a sacrifice of from sixty to seventy-five thousand dollars a year. Not that he spends that much more than his salar3r, but he could make that much more in his profession as a lawyer. There are two sides to this ques tion of salary for public office holders. Some think that in many cases the salaries are so small that men of groat powers and commanding ability can not afford to hold office. On the other hand others think that if salaries were larger there would be a. fiercer scramble for office than now. Then still others look at the rank and file of the citizens of the country, who in the fieldg suppijed the hay and grain for main are poor or men of quite moderate means, and think they the winter feed. Oxpastures are are -already taxed as much as they can bear, and in many cases not known today, yet Ihey were corn taxes are burdensome. We should say that reasonable salaries mon in the days gone by. ought to be paid office holders, and if such salaries are not large ' Today, farming hai moved west- enough to attract the men who there are generally men enough who are not rich to manage the affairs of the country pretty well. And then for men who have a competency or large in come the honor of an office should go a long way towards com pensating for the service. Truth is, it is not always the salary that governs a man's course, but his inclination to enjoy honor and preferment; and here and there doubtless a man holds office purely through patriotism. Those who hold office through this motive do so because they think they can serve to good purpose their day and generation. Would that we had more such men of ability and capacity. More than once have we said in these columns that a man's money should not be the index to his true worth. It is a sad fact that too many men, and women, Ml TdB Dollar MarK. toQj range their estimate of others ac cording to the money value of their estates. The question up permost with too many people is, not how much .good a man is doing or how strong a manly character he has, but how much money has he made ? What is ho worth ? Such is the lowest standard by which a man should be estimated. To be sure, a man should not disregard altogether the matter of building an estate, for by proper accumulation of property one can do great good; but that is not the only proper standard by which to judge men. Charitv and Children has which is well-timed: "The foremost statesmen of our time and of all time are not the men of to make money. They did not it 1 i.! .f money, nor tne quanncaiiuns who has accumulated a fortune his own interest only and always. The very fact that he has surpassed his fellows in the accumulation of wealth is proof of the fact that number one rather supreme object of his life. Run your eye over the history ot our country for a moment. Who established our institutions and blazed out the path for our government ? Who laid the foundations of cur society and started us on our glorious career ? Were they rich or poor men ? Were they business successes, or failures? We have need to pause lest we place too high an estimate upon the p-hn.tt.fils of the earth. There is ment. We have followed too nrpmanv that of late has filled North Carolina has forged to the front in the development of her manufacturing interests, but there is something worthier than that to her credit. She has gone forward in education, in temperance, and we hope in every element; of moral manhood. ri1p mn not afford to pause in if Rhp must age IV a guiuvu " Tt is a trreat DCC3 inn C3 lmpnt is not in control. That crowd would u f Vi?q Htnp.ss. is yet dominating and brains and character are still at large. wr,i;ptinnof ManZanMeRem - , 11 forms of Piles, relieves pain, sooths reduces inflammation, soreness and itching. Trice 50c. Guaranteed siniA in? "E. T the result of timber waste in already are making money, of real ability amongst those this to say about tne matter, fortune. They did not have time have the disposition to make . nlrivKV M r-T '"P V C TVl O 11 iui making . mau has trained lumseit to iook atter than number two nas Deen tne raking together ot tne gooas ana danger of that thing at tnis mo far the spirit of commercial su- the air. It is gratifying that her upwara course ami pay umi. recoernize the man before she .- " . blessing that a certain business make a man's The common sense of the State ! Sick Headache and Biliousness re lieved at once with Kings Little Liver Pills. A rosy complexion and clear eyes result from their use. Do not ' eripe or sicken. Good for all the fam- OH, THE TtEES. Ad Important Matter Tat Should Con cern All WASTE LAND AND FOKST GROWTH. (The Forest.) The writer of a pop lar tree book once stated that the white pine of our northeastern state was destined to disappear except f r ornamental purposes. There arenany reasons to believe that that tme will never come, yet the nature and habits of the tree and the shortsightedness of the people make the STxtement more than a mere suspicion. Not a great many yars ago with in the white pine regbi, there were magnificent stands f old growth pine. Every old inlabitant today will tell you how thty stood on his father's farm when h was a boy, their clear, straiglt trunks and gnarled flat tops high above every thing else. Many an od house back in the country has flocr boards and cupboard doors that ae more than three feet wide whicl were made from such trees. These old monarchs f the north ern forests are gone nov, except for isolated trees or clum3 scattered widely over the region. A woodlot owner recently guided me several miles back into the hill in order to point out three magnficent pines which have been standng probably for more than 250 yeats One could never mistake them fnm others of a later generation. Before the advent of tV.e portable sawmill, it was unprofitable to cut and haul logs any great cistance to market. The trees were felled, rolled to gether, and burned whei new lands were cleared. "Log rdling" days are still pleasant memories to New England's oldest inhabitants. Those were the days of the large farms with great herds of cittle and many oxen. Sheep roamed the hills in far greater numbers than they ever do today. Immense areaswere requir ed for pasturage, and extensive ward, and large farns in the hills have been reduced or abandoned en tirely. It is true, cf course, that men have learned to cultivate email areas oiten as pron;aDiy as tneir fathers did larger tracts of land. Every industrious farmer went over his pastures each year and removed every chance pine that had seeded rom some adjacent tree. Now every wise farmer leaves the young pines to grow. j It may not be ve-y strange to know then that today there are more IS I 1 1 1 . acres actually growing trees man there were 50 or 60 years ago. There is not more timDer, oi course, ior much of the valuable forests have been removed withh the last fifty i , j years, csucn iana is now covered with a poor quality of hardwoods. The valuable forests today are the old fields and pastuies which have grown up to pine. Everyone knows that broadleaf trees, such as birch, naple and oak, usually take the place of pine when it is cut. The pines do not sprout as a rule, and when a pine forest has been cut over withoit leaving any trees for seed, there is no chance for vnnnc nines to afrain occupy the land. Worthless birch nd maple, with their light seeds, usually take possession of the cut.wer lands, This type becomes Known as sprout growth and is of little value to man kind. White pine, deprived of its right to cut-over lands is, however, the predominating tree of the aban doned fields. The ovmers no longer cut down the young pines, but en courage their growth. In a suitable soil, with sufficient light and with occasional mature trees to supply the seeds, the abandoned fields alone are providing for oar future com mercial timber. A southern New Hampshire lum berman recently stated that if he had left a few sturdy pines for seed trees on the woodlots he has lumber ed during the last thirty years, the nresent value of the young growth ..rulrl Vp worth more than all the timber he has cut during his life time. There are thousands of acres of land, once growing pine, which are now producing nothing better than eray birch and maple firps have been allowed to burn over the ground until the only growth re- ra;nino- is scrubby ana wortniess, But fires are not the menace they used to be. Farmers are learning the value of young pine growth and ,rf,vr at fires to clear land if not common. Fires set along rail roads and by careless boys are now the most serious ones. With increased safety to forest growth, planting becomes more and more a desirable investment. Every acre oi land should be producing something of value to its owners is the general opinion of every land owner in this era of progress. The planting of white pine is often the only means of getting an income from some lands. All the vacant and and pastures cannot seed them selves and the cost of planting them will soon be paid for by the increas ed value of the land. But - many people say, "It will never do me any good. I will never ive long enough to realize anything from my labor and expense." Ex perience of hundreds has shown that this is a grave mistake. One does not have to wait until their planted ands have grown merchantable tim ber. n.verywner people are seeking to invest their money in young tim ber,,and they are willing to pay good prices for it. Many farmers are planting all their vacant and worthless land with pine and chestnut and are buying similar land of other people for the same purpose. Where the expense of the operation is ten or twelve dol- ars per acre, in a few years the and will be worth forty or fifty dol- ars. Such investments easily bring 5 to 7 per cent interest to the owner on his money invested. It is little realized that growing trees on the rough New England hillsides can with a little care be made to accum ulate a cord of wood per acre annu ally. Such is the case, however, and it is needless to say that one does not have to invest his earnings in copper or other doubtful stock from which he may never see any re turns. There are many ways by which an owner may seed up his waste land with pine. Some people have met with fair success by gathering the cones early in the fall before they open, drying them out, and scatter ing the seeds during the winter or early spring. It is better still to drop the seeds, a few together, in spots previously cleared of grass or turf and then press them into the soil with the foot. Successful planting of wild seed- ings is often done by transplanting ittle trees growing in thick bunches or in the shade where they can never mature. The most successful plant ing is done with trees two or three years old bought from the nursery men and set out five or six feet apart each way. This should be done in the early spring before the growth starts. Chestnuts should be kept in moist sand over winter and planted in tne spring. They grow rapidly. The advance in prices of lumber and the extensive box and cooperage mills throughout the northeast have made sad inroads in our timberlands. Not only is the old growth timber argely gone, but lumbermen even find a profit in trees that are scarce- y six inches in diameter. The time is past when trees can be allowed to grow to immense size. It is figured that pine yields the greatest returns or the money invested between the ages of 40 and 60 years. Chestnut requires even less time. Those who have studied the mat ter say that the time is at hand when the forests are to be considered as crops to be planted, thinned and harvested like other crops. . When this practice becomes more univer sal and people learn more clearly the value of growing timber, there will not be thousands of acres of unpro ductive land in every State, a con afnnt evesore to the people, and yielding no returns to the owners. The United States Forest Service mm m 0 at Washington lurnisnes iree ot charge pamphlets and other infor mation on the methods of planting flpsirnhlp. snecies. and where the seeds and young plants may be ob together with range of prices. Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or burns without a scar. Cures ec mar r;if salt rheum, anv itchine. Doan's Ointment. X our druggist sens it. "I understand his engagement to the heiress is still a secret." "Yes, only his most intimate credi tors are aware of it." July Young's Magazine. Weak women should try Dr. .Snoop's Nisrht Cure. These soothing, healing, antiseptic suppositories go direct to the seat of these weaknesses. My "Book No. 4 For Women" contains many valuable hints to women, and it is free. Ask Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis to mail it. Ask the Doctor in strictest confidence, anv questions you wish answered. Dr. Shoop's Night Cure is flotd by A. C. PetenKm. A WONDERFUL POWER. Electricity In Boot and torles. Shoe Fac- BOW THE POWEK IS USED. (Electric New.) The sandal is the most ancient form of foot covering. The "ehoes" mentioned in the Old Testament were sandals. It was not until the days of the ancient Greek and Roman aristocracy that shoes of fine leather were introduced. These shoes were without extra soles until some in genious person, who keenly felt his insignificant height, added thick soles and high heels. It is said that the first boots were invented by the Ca rians. These early boots were made of thick leather armored with iron or brass. They were worn by the javelin soldiers and the bowmen to protect their limbs from the flying steel. From that day on, both boots and shoes enjoyed a most wholesome growth until they are now worn the world over. They suffered many odd changes in style and material until developed into the boots and shoes so common in this day. The boot and shoe industry wu brought to this country in the May flower in 1629 when Thomas Beard, a shoemaker, came over and set up a shop under the auspices of the colony leaders. Seven years later the in dustry, which has since made Lynn, Massachusetts, world famous, was established in that city by Philip Kertland, a native of Buckingham shire. He began the manufacture of shoes in 1636 and in fifteen years his shoemakers were supplying the city of Boston with footwear. In 1648 tanning and shoemaking was established in Virginia. Tn Connec ticut it was an established industry in 1656 and in New York previous to 1664." Shoemaking was also profitab ly conducted in Philadelphia in 1698. The most of the shoes for the patriot army in the Revolution were made in Massachusetts. In 1700 the business took on the dignity of a manufacture; sizes were adopted to a certain standard and the work was systemized. "Prior to 1815 the shoes were mostly hand sewn. The shoemaker sat at his low bench and cut, sewed, hammered and worked away until each shoe was completed. Most of the soles were 't sewn on and a few fastened with copper nails. The heavier shoes were welted and the lighter ones turned. n 1815 the wooden shoe-peg was in vented and in that year began to be j extensively used, in fastening thej soles of boots and ehoes. Appren- j tices in those days served seven years to thoroughly learn the shoe busi ness. The shoes, from the tanning of the skins to the blacking, were made in one building or at one plant. Machines for assisting in the man ufacture of boots and shoes, were first introduced to the trade in 1845 when the leather-rolling mill was in vented which "would do in one min ute the work which formerly took a man half an hour with lap-stone and hammer." The wax thread machine came next, followed with a buffing machine for removing the grain from sole leather; then a peg-making ma chine and a peg driving machine. Die machines were later introduced for cutting soles, tops and heels of standard size. In 1860 the McKay sewing machine, which has done more to revolutionize the shoe in dustry than any other thing, was pat ented and found instant favor in the trade. Other machines followed quickly in their turn until to-day very little of the work about making a shoe is done by hand. With the advent of machinery m the shoe industry power was neces sary. At first water power was uti lized and later steam engines were used. Electricity, however, best meets the demands f the manufac turer who ha3 made a study of the business and finds that good results are only obtainable under perfect conditions. The shoe industry needs plenty of heat and power which elec tricity furnishes under ideal condi tions Asa source of power it is more economical than anything else. Nearly all the heating devices and about a shoe plant are now heated by electricity. During the year 19C5, when the last manufacturing census was pre pared, the boot and shoe industry was valued at $320,107,415 and em ployt-d 150,000 hands. It took near ly 65,000 horse-power to turn the shoemaking machinery in that year. This power has since increased at the rate of 20 per cent, annually which would make the power required for last year approximately 86,000 horse power. One of the latest ideas is an elec trie heated kettle for melting wax A GOOD REASON Scotland Neck People Can Tell You Why It U So. Doan's Kidney Pills cure the caum of disease, and that is why the cure are always lasting. This remedy strengthens and touts up the kidneys, helping them to drive out of the body the liquid poison that causes back ache, headache and distressing kidney and urinary complaints. Scotland Neck people testify to permanent curen. Turner Allsbrook, living on Green wood street, Scotland Neck, N. C, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills have proven of great value to me. I suffer ed severely from a lame back and at times, 6harp pains through my loint would make it imjxwsible for mj to turn over in bed. When the attacks were at their hieght I would be so Iam and sore and could hardly get around when morning came. If I attempted to lift anything or straighten after stooping sharp pains would catch me and I would suffer the most intense misery. The kidneys themselves were in a disordered condition, the secre tions being too frequent in action, and very unnatural in appearance. I used every remedy that was brought to my attention, but received no relief until I procured Doan's Kidney Pills. They banished the lameness and pains through my lnck, corrected the disor dered condition of my kidneys and at present I feci better in every way. I gladly commend Doan's Kidney Tills to anyone suffering from Kidnej' com plaint. For sale by all dealers. Price 50c. Fotre-Milbnrn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name DOAN'S and take no other. to be applied to the wax pot on a shoe machine. These are used about tanneries also. Instead of running a steam pipe to a remote corner of the shop to heat a kettle, electricity does the work without any loss of power in transmission. Electric tree ing and finishing irons are in daily use in shoe factories. Electric irons are also used for finishing leather. The electric vamp creaser is a new device. All the modern electrically heated tools are equipped with rheo static control so that the operator can regulate the temperature exact- y as required. The health of workmen needs ser ious consideration in every plant and it has been proven that the em ployees working in an electrically equipped shoe factory where th air is not befouled and vitiated with ker osene or gas stoves can do more work and do it better than they did under the old conditions. Gas or oil flames comsume large amounts of oxygen and make the air bad; this impairs the health of the workmen, lowers his efficiency and decreases the stand ard of the product. The electric tool improves the sanitary conditions of the workroom and the electric ventilation fan insures plenty of clean and fresh air. The electric blower is also of great advantage to the tanner to keep a current of air through the drying loft. As the temperature of the electric tools is constant the workmen waste no time in heating the implement and can give all their attention to the details of the work. When elec tric tools first came into use they produced such an excellent finish that it was attributed to the electric ity itself but the engineers say this was only the result of placing a per fect tool in the hands of skilled men. With the rheostatic form of control the temperature cannot change and the greenest hand cannot spoil the leather. The shoe industry is one of the lat est to be conquered by electricity and the model shoe factory of to-day is fully equipped with electrically driven machinery, electrically heat ed tools; is lighted by electricity and fully equipped with every modern convenience from the telephone to the electric elevator. "I suffered habitually from consti pation. Doan s Kegulcts relieved and strengthened the bowels, so that they have been regular ever emce. A. E. Davis, grocer. Sulphur Springs, Tex. Knicker Are you interested in crrp rotation? Bocker Ye3; would the snakes be pink? New York Sun. Operation for piles will not be nee- esary if you use Man Zan Pile Remedy. Put up rcadv to use. Guaranteed. Price 50c. Try it. Sold by E.. T. Whitehead Oo. The population of the world aver-, ages 109 women to every 100 men. Big cuts or little cuts, small scratches or bruises or big ones are healed quick ly by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is especially good for piles. Be sure to get DeWitt's. Sold by E. T. White head Co. When a man plays for sympathy, he loses if he wins. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, are sold bo E. T. Whitehead Co. tO Rive BUB1!m;hv. J - . WhTtehel Co. a1 wmthel Co. 141V vwo v A. C, PETERSON.
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