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COMM Ik A I TH The Largest Circulation OF ANY Halifax County Newspaper OF ANT ix Cauafy Newspaper. "TW-dY, Editor and Proprietor. "Excelsior" is Our Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year SCOTUND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1913. NUMBER 36. 1 - The Largest Circulalion 1 1 HE Doctors Said He Had Dropsy. itp-ie so I had an attack of 1 which "tTnally settled in my Hr'" . on i bladder, l aoctorea k-nt'; Wtors and they claimed I v;tn!-L ' i 4,.iPr) other remedies l-:?.'i(-':''t,Y!-'i'' fim anv of them. 'liWnwas such that I was J w-to v.Virk fur about two months r.noyms.-.-. v V r s nara- Seeing ded to xy 4- n tS.. i. ; mpr s oviiuiM-ivuuw a P1' , t,,'-fv inking several bottles tr!h'e'Vc-oume my work again. Itwtpo much in praise of I-Iiootas the results in J!? truly wonderful, ni.' l" Vn:irc vnrv rru v. Ycr.ERT Ballard, Mansfield, Pa. c- m rnd subscribed before me, (,av of May, 1912. 1 K VV C. LONGBOTAUM, Notary Pubiic. rTwV,: Swiins-Rooi Will Do For You. t0 I);. Kilmer & Company, Bamton. N. Y...for a sample k will convince any one v " "-:U a'--o receive a booklet of ..iUd irf-nv.ation, telling all jut . A N. DUBOIS (wHin Analytical Textile and Sanitary Chemist. t Office find " Laboratory SOS N. Sth St., Wilmington, N. C. AIv?i3 of anything, particular r:ention to IVuilizers, Cotton Seed J-fStton Seed Oil Products. Well Viier, Spring and Mineral Water, Crne.1 IV-. j Products, Dairy Fro Urine and Earth, etc.. Farmer-; nave their Well Y'dter exaniirwd at least once a year, E.,i a-1 that part ri their land that g'ves poor crop:, analyzed to find riatismis.-!nr," so it can be added t .their Una to make it good aad p-iiuC1 vj. Ask for my price of analysis, which is aot !ih, and may save you lots e: tr:''i'r.:-' rfiSr f1rw.fi csii teenies the hIs.l Jr-'-vc? Tails to Bnatcre OrjyJ DR. a. L LIVERiiON, DENTIST. 0 Htsiiih in White if r- 1 . . i r:ii;- Oificc hour?; from P to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. A. I). Morgan Physicirjn snd Surgeon Scotland Neck, N. C. 0So in th1 building formerly by Dr. J. P. Wimberley. Cii.vs. 1. Staton, ittornev-at-Law, :! Nck, N. C. "ae ;3 v;'.i-.-rover his services arc Ashjjy i?!ornev onl Counselor at Law Scotland Neck, N. C. P:aiios whorover his services are required. Jl 'n !')-n on approved security. B- 8- L SAYAliC Or' ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. llbjin S-,tiand Neck, N. C, on Mmrd V.3dnf;sday of each month we note; to treat the diseases of Lar, is.j.se, Throat, and fit a. O. f. Smith W'sitiw ar.d Surgeon --'.ii ne crescent rharmaev. Jnc Scotland Neck, N. C. Notice. "Sis to notify all persons having t.tp f t C1'i'i'j against me esr o'Hoi-11-Lc'vi'. deceased, late t county, North Carolina, f present them to the undersigned l Payment. 7io5theh dayof Jn?y. x13- Wi!!ie H. Aiisbrook Life Insurance. p.. nting The Metropolitan Life - vvj., m new luin. Crd'nary and Industrial Policies written. jtotlan-l Neck.'N'. C. hi... !?r WAiafFie5cr!pt'on prepared especially r: .''t ot j" vj't-i-s oi. r cv en. I ' 0!keQih 3 brea any case, and I t 'dun. .en a a tonic the FVr will not . md."j8 cn the iver better than na doc. not gripe or ricken. 25 Letter to "Dr. K:tef & Cf-' Siujtbsoion, X i- L v-r;r in c, be sure and mention TiJconinvv.-ealfh. . Regular fifty it and one dollar size bottles for sr.le at ail drug stores. PRESTER JOHN. Lescnda of an Elusive Warrior of th Twelfth Century. Tho famous if somewhnt phantom pcrsonago Prester John, who for two or three centuries occupied so promi nent a place In tho historic annals of Rtirope and In the snlnda of Europeans, was, from the nioet reliable accounts, e Christian conqueror of enormous power and great Bplcndor, who com blucd the character of priest and king and ruled over vast dominions in tho orient in the middle ages. He had. It was re-!ated. established a powerful em pire either in Asia Or Africa, and won derful stories were told of his victo ries, his riches and his power. His mode of warfare, which was unique and entirely effective, indicates an iutlmato acquaintance with ex plosives nud combustibles. lie pos eoRsed nn army of 11 fo sized cop-per soldiers nvxinted on brazen horses, which were charged with explosive Materials, projextiles and poisonous gas. Thl formidable array vas mnr phaUvl to tbo front and spat forth Its deadly fumes and dangerous projec tiles with horrid effectiveness, making havoc in the ranks of the enemy. The Erst mention of this extraordi nary man. who apiears and disappears from historic annals at long intervals, occurs in the Chronicles of Otto. Bish op of rriesenpren. who narrates Pies ter John's conquest of the-Persians at Iljrbatana. In the extreme orient, in the year 1H5. Hoston Herald. CREATING NEW STATES. Work That Connrass May Do, but, Cnce Done, Canr.ot Undo. Several ti:nes It has bwn proposed to make two states out of the state of New York. In fact, resolutions have leen introduced In the etnte legisla ture once or twice, bnt have died in committee. The purpose has been to Include all of the present state south of Westchester county in n new state to be tailed (In oi:e lnrtance) the state of Manhattan. North of the Bronx 5istrk-t tile numo of IXttW York "wai BtiH to be retained. Tho surrounding islands of the south-all those of Longt Island sound. Luiis Island completo and nil of the counties comprising New York city were to be embraced" within tho new state of Manhattan. The creation cf a now state confers a' riht that cannot later be abrogated cnl in this respect is unique in tho establishment of political areas. After tho people of the district In question I..-.V-. c (' iv o.'r t'lnt h corrv. in.? out of a new state Is desired, con gress passes upon the application. Up o this p slut congress Is supreme. Once, however, congrer.s agrees to tho new state creation arid tho new snte becomes an established faet. then no power of the republic can undo what ... - A. has been done oy legislative aci. io repeal can .revoke the privileges of a law abiding sovereign state. New York Fun. Ball a Girls' Game. Of all the tram os ball seems to be f oculiarly a girl's gar.io throughout the nges. The itoman girls used to strike hq'ls with the palm of the hand to k-oon them bouncing or would fling them against tho wall to drive them bnck on tho return or would pass tno ball from hand to hand in tho ring or In a row. The ball of tho olden times wrns mm t, like the ouo now in use. It xsrns Roft or hard, as occasion demand ed; it was phi I n with painted or em broidered cloth; it was n hollow mrgo hniinnn or a smali light sphere. Tho Cierman poets make frequent allusion to ball a firl's game. It was de- Bcrll)cd as a tirst siort of summer. On., writer obr-erves, -vhen I saw tne frfris ..jPtlw stretH playing ball then came to our ours the song of birds." rni. M-ns !i favorite one witu t7.,h nn.d maids, who Would contend for the Uill. that the one who gained It might throw it to tlie one loved best. Kansas City Times. An Artiet at Six. A v-.rmfT imlnfers the prodigy of prodi gies was Jir Thomas Ln-wreueo. One of 1-H esirUest pictures, it la sold, was produced In 1T7. quite early enough. for tho lovely cherub wno pamreu ik waK then six years old. He was get-.- t in- toffprintf on the vergo of twelve, when the quality crowded his studio t n:ith- 1 Iie rntes ua lnf.nnt nrotlitrv when they made his father landlord of the Black o,u iwiKori. five Inn where rasmou- ubV men and women called for rest and refitment on their way to jue waters. At the Black Hull the prodigy .i . i.:.. r,r.-f .!mi:iin!ance with the great world which nattered him in aft er life and which ne nniteruu w Tas--St. James' Oazette. A Pertinent Que-y. Do anirnmer had been bragging about Ms achievements for a goodly time, and finally the meek Utile man in the corner pUed up. "Excuse me," ho suid. "but perhaps you can tell me why you gentlemen are culled drummers?" MnaA "Well whv shouldn't we be so called? We drum up trade, don't we?" was tho re"irtknow," said the meek little man, -but tho drum is not a wind instru ment' Ilorper's. NURSING MOTHERS ;,,TrIv need the pre- aiffetted nourithment in SCOTT'S EMULSION. It create, strength and rich, active blood. Itin.ure abdantnouri.hmentandkeep. bmby grpwing. .. a-t goott & Bowne, Hlooranem. . FOR ALFALFA Object of the Work and Results Obtained Some of tho Prominent Features. GOING TO THE FARM HOMES Thirteen Campaigns Have Been Car ried on In Michigan, Ohio and Illi nois Holden's Plan Meets Warm Reception With the Farmers. Prof. P. GL ridden, director of tho Agricultural Extension Department of the International Harvester Company of Now Jersey, has planned and put Into operation a new method of ex tending agricultural knowledge. Holden was the originator of agri cultural demonstration trains-; of ag ricultural short coureea, and many other effective plans, through the agency of which millions of dollars have been added to the agricultural wealth of this country. - The latest plan of Holden Is te place alfalfa upon every farm. There are three prominent features in his plan: (1) The introduction of a compara tively new crop into the Corn Belt, Southern and -"Eastern states. (2) Going direct to the homes of the farmers, where meetings are held In the fields, and success and failure discussed according to local conditions. (3) The use of that most modern ve hide the automobile. Purpose of Campaign. The primary purpose of the Cam- oaten Is to show the American farmer .tUai alfalfa is the most profitable crog he can grow; that it can be grown profitably upon every farm; that it en riches the soil: Increases farm values; stimulates live stock growing and dai rying; produces, double that of othei hay crops, and Is better feed. Thirteen campaigns have thus far been successfully conducted in Mich? igan, Ohio and Illinois. 8ome of tho Results. Icampaign are: Six thousand farmers visited at their homes during a five-day i campaign. (2) Thirty-two meetings held. (3) Three hundred and seventy-flvfl mlle3 traveled by the Alfalfa Au ! tomobile Train. (4) One hundred and thirty-six alfalfa talks made by the Holden stafl of alfalfa lecturers. (6) Many applications for similar cam paigns from all parte of tha j United States. The Kent county campaign has been followed by campaigns in Allegan, Barry, Grand Traverse and St Claii counties Michigan: Van Wert, Marion, Pulton, Williams and Champaign coun ties, Ohio; and Sangamon, DuPage and Kane counties, Illinois. Great Meeting In Ohio. At one meeting in Ohio upon the farm of Joseph E. Wing, near Mechan Icsburg, nearly 4,000 people gathered from all parts of Ohio and adjoining states to learn more about alfalfa. At this" great meeting the Ohio State Al falfa Growers' association was organ ized. Over 300 automoilea made up the alfalfa train. It is recorded as the greatest agricultural assemblage in the history of Ohio. Other Ohio counties where the work has been taken up report success on every hand. Sangamon and Kane counties, Illi nois, have both conducted great campaigns- At one meeting In Wllllama vllle. 111., over 1,200 farmers came to hear the alfalfa lecturers. In all of these campaigns which were conducted within a period of about two months nearly 50,000 farm ers have been reached with the gos pel of alfalfa. As a result also of the campaign work it is conservatively estimated that 200,000 acres of alfalfa will bo seeded during this and the coming season. Such is the result of the initial work of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly more than this tangible result has been accomplished. Every farmer throughout the region where the work was conducted is v taiiung aDoui-ai fnlfa. The co-operation of the schools in the territory is a very important niA effective feature. School officials, from the highest to the lowest, have never failed to appreciate tne oppor tunity. Professor Holden has expressed himself as considering it the most dorfnl exnerience and the most heneficial trlD from the farm stand point that he has ever taken. Tint this is not all-rwherevw tho farmers of any community are inter ested in the growing ol aiiaira, wnen possible a follow-up man, thorough in i Vnnwledee of alfalfa culture, will bo sent out to assist them in getting a start. He will live with the farmers and aid them. In solving tho problems at home. He will go from farm to farm upon re quest and study success and failure. Before the coming of 1914 cam paigns will have been conducted in every part of the United States and Canada. Interest is growing eo rap idly that many counties have organised campaigns and undertaken the work without assistance from the outpjtfrv The Commonwealth is $1 a year. At The Stale Farm. Mr. H. B. Varner, chairman of the State prison" board, made in spection of the State farm in Hali fax copnty last week, and he was very much pleased with what he saw. In his paper, the Lexington Dispatch, he says: "This farm contains 7,300 acres, and it is probably the finest farm in North Carolina. There are some thing like 6,000 acres in cultivation. There are nine miles of dykes on the farm, seven and a half miles on the Roanoke river. These dykes are built to prevent the river from over flowing and destroying the crops on the farm. They are 100 feet at the base and about 20 feet on top, from 30 to 40 feet high. Sometimes the rains becomes so heavy and the river gets so high that it breaks through the dykes. When it does the crops are destroyed. "Captain C. N. Christian, a native of Stokes county, and Captain C. J. Rhem, of' Eastern North Carolina, are in charge of this farm. They are most excellent farmers and they say that the prospects this year are the finest they have ever been. They have 2,400 acres in corn, which will produce 100,000 bushels; they have 1,800 acres in cotton, which will produce a bale to the acre; 350 acres in peanuts, which will produce 40 to 50 bushels to the acre; and 400 acres of cow peas and soja beans. There are on the farm 200 head of cattle; 300 hoga, 240 horses and mules, 1,000 chickens, 150 turkeys and about 2,500 pigeons. "There are 450 convicts doing the work on the farm. Of course, it takesa considerable numler of guards and overseers to look after these convicts. It is a little world all to itself and is a very, interesting place to visit. No North Carolinian would regret spending the time and money sufficient to visit this won derful farm and see these wonder ful products. me Boy and tne Hgaretle Also, tiie Law. It is against the law in North Car olina for any boy under 17 years of ii rr ane to smoke cieareties. js.now that? So, and what is more, any, person who gives the boy a ciga rette, or cigarette tobacco, as well as any one who sells the same to a boy, can be fined for the offense. Still further, the law requires the officers of the law "every police officer in the State of North Caroli na," it reads to ask the boy caught smoking to tell where he got the ci garette, and on being told, to forth with issue a warrant for the arrest of the party so offending. If the boy refuses to tell, he shall be haul ed up before a magistrate, mayor or recorder, as the case may be, and tried for a misdemeanor. The old cigarette law was amended in this stringent manner. Of court no at tention is going to be pa d to it. The streets of Charlotte are filled with urchin-smoking cigarette fiends every day and the enforcement of this law would paralyze the delivery service cf the whole town, and might even break U3 some of the Sunday schools. But all the same, the pa rent who is worried by his boy smoking cigarettes has it in his pow er to give painful trouble to both the boy and the one who gives or sells him the cigarettes. Charlotte Observer. He Had an Avlul Habit. According to the evidence II. Clay Grubb met his" just deserts when he was shot dead by his wife. A man of Teputed wealth, he attained con siderable prominence as a citizen be cause of his wealth. He i3 said to have had some good traits wa3 generous and public-spirited. But he had also the meanest of all traits the habit of getting drunk and abusing his wife and children. He had, it seems, been at this for years, and his conduct was most brutal. a loot tVio -nntipn t wife, goaded to rl-neration bv fear of her own life j quantity of work is necessary to pro-a3.-perauon uy ic j cortain quantity ct good or any iV,a livpa nf her children, shot i auce 8 ' .. t,.i her husband dead and was exoner ated, as she should have been. The world is better for the passing of a mnn of the Grubb type. No man who mistreats his family can be model citizen enough away irom home to make up for it. states- ville Landmark. Safet Laxatiye fcr Women. Npnrlv every woman needs a good laxatfvey Dr ?King'c New Life Pills, are good because they are prompt, safe and do not cause pam. Mrs. M P Dunlap of Leadill. Tenn. says: "DrCKDingiPNew Life Pills helped her troubles greatly. Get a box today. Price. 25c Recemmended by E. T. Whitehead Co. A, C. L EXHIBIT CAR. Advertising Tbe Soutb's Agricultural and Horticultural Resources. The Atlantic Coast Line's especial ly equipped exhibit car left Wil mington Monday night, the 18th. with one of the very best Southern exhibits that has ever been sent out, with a view to attract settlers to the Atlantic Coast Line territory, viz: Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala bama. The first stop will be the Canadian National Exposition, which will be held at Toronto, August 3rd to Sep tember 8th. Then the car will double back and the exhibit will be displayed at various fairs in New York State and the New England States, until November 1st. The exhibit consists of sixty-three gless jars of fruits and vegetables; seventeen glass jars of grain, pea nuts, peas, rice, etc.; fifteen glass jars of pecan nuts; Georgia and Florida cane syrup; three large cases of grain in straw, forage grasses, tobacco, corn; peanuts and miscel laneous products; grape fruit, pine apples, watermelons, sugar cane; twenty small bales of different kinds of hay grown in the South; cocoa nuts; a small bale of cotton; cotton on the stalk; sweet potatoes; corn on the stalk, showing the prolific varieties with four to six ears to the stalk. A great deal of time was consum ed in getting the very best products grown in the South in preparing and putting up this exhibit in an at tractive manner. A fact which the Southern farmer should be proud of ?s that this ex ceptional exhibit was secured from regular farms and not a single item from an experimental farm. In addition to their regular "Na tion's Garden Spot" booklet, thty prepared a very handsome booklet containing twenty-five beautiful ag ricultural and horticultural views along the Atlantic Coast Line, espe cially for distribution on.this trip. Tha exhibit is in charge of two experienced men who will take spe cial pains to explain the exhibit and the conditions in the South to all visitors We think this kind of advertising should certainly attract settlers to this unexcelled country if they can be attracted. Crop Moving Koney Ready. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has just completed his plans for placing $50,000,000 in the south and the west with which to aid the farm ers in the moving of their crops. This has proven to be one of the most popular moves ever made Vy the government at Washington and so pleased were the President and Secretary McAdoo at the prompt response at this offer, that Mr. Mc Adoo has announced if $50,000,000 nnottnoujrh with which to move the crops the treasury stands ready to double the amount if necessary. This act on the part of President Wilson and Secretary of the Treas ury has had an electrical effect in aiding business in all parts of the country, by easing the money mar ket, and the business men are expe riencing prosperity of a very satis factory character. As soon as the tariff bill is out of the way there is no doubt whatever that wave after wave of the most solid prosperity will sweep over the entire country. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured. "I was taken with diarrhoea and Mr. Yorks, the merchant here, per suaded me to try a bottle of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. Alttr taking one one dose of it I was cured. It also cured others that I gave it to. writes M. E. Gebhart, Oriole, Pa. That is not at all unusual. An ordi nary attack of diarrhoea can almost invariably be cured by one or two doses of this remedy. For sale by all dealers. Nature's Lev. r, mot nf nnmre Is. that a certain irir, nhntfivfir ir you want kdo i edge, you must tell for It; ir food, you must toll for It: and If pleasure, you must toil for it Ruskln. "Mv child was burned terribly Kiit tVo fucp. neck and chest rir Thomas' Eclectic Oil. The pain ceased, and the child sark into restful Bleep." Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y. Watc lepnant. The water aJftphant Is a newly dis severed enlmal found In central Asia. nhvsics. The re r.hp bowels, leads to . . .:-flat Vrar' a chronic consiiyauun. Regulets. They operate easily. Zbc at all stores. Don't Let Baby Suffer With Eczema sod Skin Eruptions Babies need a perfect skin-covering Skin eruptions cause them not only intense suffering, but hinder their growth. Dr. Hobson's Eczema Oint ment can be relied on for relief and permanent cure of suffering babies whose skin eruptions have made their life miserable. "Our baby was afflicted with breaking out of the skin all over the face and scalp. Doctors and skin specialists failed to help. We tried Dr. Hobson's Ecze ma Ointment and were overjoyed to see baby completely cured before nr! hnr was n.a1" wrlf-oa IVfre Strubler, Dubuque, Iowa. All drug gists, or Dy man, ouc. ne:ner Chemical Company, Philadelphia, Pa., St. Loui3, Mo. Stork Partial to Miner's Domicile. There Booms to be an especial af tnlty between tho stork cd the fanv ly of Frank Dartofskt, a miner a Dickson City, Pa. In ten years tho drd has brought 12 babk.s, Including hree peira of twins, nnd one set of rlpletB. Ten of te children aro li- nrr. Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your clothing. Dean's Ointment, is fine, fnr skin itchintr. All druggists sell it, 50c a box. Best Form of Prayer. When the hearts of men and wom en are filled with heavenly love, a power which makes for righteousness constantly emanates from them. Those who pray witho their lives cf tzr the most effective prayrr . .n though they do cot utter i. Chauncey Giles. Can't look well, eat well, or feel well with impure blood. Keep the blood pure with Burdock Blood Bit ters. Eat simply, take exercise, keep clean, and good health is pretty sure to follow. $1.00 a bottle. The next rent bir races for will ne held in via Ttarsiay, . The track has been put in tlie very Dent condi tion, and arrangements are now lieing made to make this occasion one of the most pleasant of tho sum mer. The purses and races will bo tis follows: frec-for-AII, $209.00. 2.30 Class, $150.00. 3 Minute Class, $100.00. Five horses to enter and four to start. The nnroo ill 0l oli imi'o will bo diviclod as follows: 50. 15 and 10 per cent. Five per cent to enter and 5 per cent added to winners, Entries to close on 23rd. The racing will begin fit 1:30 and finish in time )) fnr nil visitors tn Ifin.vfi on the afternoon trains. If V the dav named should b'3 be held the next day or th-j first fair day. Get ready to attend these races. For further in formation address lJLo a: SCOTLAND NECK, - QK0-CK OOOOOO 00HK0-C- 9 SANITARY arber Shop! (All That The Name Implies.) Two White Barbers, W. C. Smith & M. A. Bradford Mr. Smith has had charge of the shop for past sixty days, but the work was too much for one man, so we secured the services of MR. BRADFORD, who comm to us well lveommemh'd, ha ving s rvod years at the trade in the Lorraine and Lyniihaveii Hotels, Jim-folk, Va. Mr. Smith is an artist when it comes to Ladies' Shampooing and Massaging, also Cutting and IJobbing Childivn's Hair, as he lias had s.-veral years' experience in Ladies' Hair Dressing Parlors. Any ladies desiring work of any kind done at their homes will please call Telephone Number Ninety-Seven. For those pimples and bad complexion you should try an Electric Massage Sanitary Barber Shop, Scotland Neck, (Hotel Building) North Carolina ooooooooo oooooo oooooooooo vi H Good Pictures require skill in the making, and best quality materials handled by experts to merit your approval. Our photo finishing department is thor oughly equipped our men are skilled experts our materials the finest procurable and your pictures have the HALL stamp of quality. Send for price list and give ua a trial order. Kodaks all price?. SncceKore to TUCKER, HALL k CO. Opticians of The Best Sort 146 Granby Street, Norfolk. Richmond. Lynchbnrg. USE RU8-MY-TISKU2 Will cure 'your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cttts and Barns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in ternally and externally. Price 25c. Eastern North Carolina bcotianu iec it 1. k on Sept. 25, 18. 1 .... iy rainy, why, tho races will 0 t vjlj. w INORTM UAKULIINA, RACES !
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