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The Largest circulation OF ANY MM The Largest Circulation OF ANY Halifax County Newspcper J. JtL J. C. HARDY, Editor and Proprietor. 'Excelsior" Is Our Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year VOL. XXX. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1914. NUMBER 7. 00 Peculiar After Effects of Grip this Year. Leaves Kidneys ia Weaken ed Condition. Doctors in all parts of the country have been kept busy with the epi demic of g ip which has visited so many homes. The symptoms of grio this year are often very distressing and leave tho system in a run down c ndition. particularly the kidneys which ieem to suffer most, as almost every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglected, as theoe danger signals often lead to dangerous kid ney troubles. Druggists report a large sale on Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root which so many people say soon hc&U and strengthens the kidnevs after an attack of grip. Swamp Root is a great kidney, liver and b a ider remedy, and, being an herbal eompond, has a gentle heal in; effect on the kidneys, which is a!most immediately noticed in most case.-; by those who try it. Dr. Kii nier & Co., Binehamton. N. Y., offer to send a sample size bottle of Swamp-Root, on receipt of ten cents, to every sufferer who request it. A trial will convince any one who may be in need of it. Regular size bot tles 50 cents rnd $1.00. For sale at all druggists. Be sure to mention this paper. ClIAS. I. Staton, Attorney-at-Law, Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. Dr. A. O. Morgan Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, N. C. Office in the building formerly used by Dr. J. P. Wimberley. D. R. L. SAVACiE OF ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Will be in Scot?HidNe:k,-NL-CL,Jao. the third Wednesday of each month at the hotel to treat the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and fit glasses. Or. O. F. Smith Physician and Surgeon Office in The descent Pharmacy, Inc Scotland Neck. N. C. ). A. C LIVERNON, DENTIST. SjSh Office up stain in White "rff head Building. Office hours from 9 to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. Willie H. Allsbrook UfE INSURANCE Repro-entin.tr the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New York SCOTLAND NECK, 6-13-14 N. C Wood's Maine-grown j otatoes are specially grown for seed purposes. We offer superior stocks of all the best and most 1 productive varieties: Wood's Earliest, Irish Cobbler, Improved Early Ohio, Extra Early Sunlight, -Bliss Triusph, and all other standard kinds. Wood's Descriptive Catalog for 1914, give3 full descriptions and information, and also tells about all the best Farm and Garden Seeds. Catalog mailed free. Write for it. , T.W. wood a SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. ft F3 The Best Ramody Fop ail forms of SHOULD USE 1 sr- ypLU M D AG O. SCIATICA. GOUT. NEURALGIA.X Ct STOP THE PMSiW&W CivaQuickrte!IcW sample "s-bhops" mr.r. cm -?.Ti.'?.-r ... - . STRONG RESOLUTIONS. Adopted by Executive Committee N. C. Anti-Saloon League. Whereas, We believe that a Vir ginian has no more right to sell liquor in .North Carolina than a I North Carolinian, and that it will help the State-wide prohibition fight in Virginia to prohibit sales in this State by Virginians; and, Whereas, We believe that it is the duty of the State to act as a guardi an for the children and mothers of the State and for generations to come, and that under this guardian ship the State ought to do its utmos' to stop fathers from drinking; and. Whereas, The Baptist Si at e Con vention, the Conferences of th Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and other chun hes in the State have memorialized the General Assembly of 1915 to pass an act prohibiting the delivery ot liquor within the Siate; and, Whereas, The reports coming to us from i he eight counties wher such prohibitory laws now operate are that the law is a success; and, Whereas, Evidence comes to us to show that tne biind tigers and l.quor drinkers have joined hands to de stroy the effectiveness of the Search and Seizure Law; and, Whereas, There i3 a great demand from all over the State for this leg islation; now, therefore, be it re solved by the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League 1. That we, in harmony with the action of the churches aoove refer red to, dec'are ourselves in favor of the passage of an act by the next General Assembly to prohibit" the de ivery of liquor in our State for beverage purposes; that we request the citizens of "the State in every voting precinct to call upon their Cind;dates for the General Assem bly to declare themselves on thi question, and we urge the Christian voters to see to it that such mem bers fthe General Assemblyare elected as will stand for this mcas- ure. 2. That we instruct our Superin tendent to so organize the State and carry this campaign into all the counties as that we shall be assured J of the. passage of this measure by j the next General Assembly. 3. That w endorse the action of the Central Committee taken on December 31, 1913, calling for a fund of $15,000 per year for the next five years to carry on our prohibi tion work. Tragedy at D vidson. Charlotte. Feb. 10 Dr. W. H. Wooten. a prominent physician of Davidson, was shot by Monroe Jet ton, aho a prominent citizen of Da vidson, this evening at 7 o'clock and died in 45 minutes after being shot The shooting took place in Jetton' home, who claims that his heme wp invaded, and shot Wooten without giving him a chance to attempt to vindicate himself. There is great exeitement in the section. The men were related and promi nently connected. Wooten naa a daughter, Miss Sarah Wooten, in colb ee in this city. He married Miss Mary Potts, of Davidson. Mis.- Wooten was taken home by auto to night. Jetton married Miss Janie Shipp, of Gulfport, Miss. Dr. Wooten was always neia in high esteem, in Davidson. Jetton was taken in custody. He had nothing to say except that he shot ii- defense of his honor and the sanctity of his home. FEEBLE OLD PEOPLE Are Told . How to Regain Strength and Vigor. As one grows old "tie -waste of the system becomes more rapid than re pair, the organs act more slowly and less effectively than In youth, the cir culation is noor. the blood thin, and digestion weak. Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron tonic without oil is the ideal strengthener and body-builder for old folks, for it contains the very elements needed to rebuild wasting tissues and replace weakness with strength. Vinol also fortifies the system against colds and thus prevents pneumonia. Mrs. Mary Ivey, of Columbus, Ga., says: "If people only knew the good Vinol does old people, I am sure you would be unable to supply the de mand. I never took anything nerore that did me so much good as Vinol. It is the finest tonic and strength creator I ever used in my life.' If Vinol fails to build up the feeble, tirt nnn-nlA. and create strength we will return your money. P. S. Our Saxo Salve stops Itching and begins healing at one. axm E.T. Whitehead tympany MONEY MORE ABUNDANT. Propitious Time tor Municipal Improve ments of all Kinds. The recent strong improvement in the market for municipal securities should be taken advantage of promptly by Southern communities which are contemplating the issuing of bonds for public work. A vast amount of county, city and munici pal improvements of every kind is needed in the South, for which bonds must be issued. At the present dme there is a better market for such securities, and conincident with ;his ability to get money there is a surplus of labor available, and man ufacturers of machinery and exuip ment are in a position to fill orders o better advantage than would be possible if all "business interests were active. The condition, therefore, is exceptionally favorable for the pros e ution of publ.c work. Throughout ail parts of the South and Southwest roads are to be budt, oew streets made and old ones im proved, sewerage systems and water works are to be constructed or en- arged, and public buildings erected. vVhileitis desirable, and often im portant, that public buildings should oe ornate and in keeping with the ife of the community, it is especiai iy important that theysh?uld be ab solutely fireproof. Every court nouse and every city hall ought to be so well constructed as to make thoroughly safe public records of all kinds. These things are important tJut the constructioa of the most modern sewerage systems, and of vater-works to guarantee an ample supply of pure water, and the build ing of good roads and the paving of streets and alleys are even more im portant. These ail take hold of the essential things the healuh of the :ommunity. There ia no greater economic wastefulness than that which by reason of false economy wnich prevents municipalities from providing pute water, the most san .tary sewerage system and well paved streets and alleys, which make possible ciry cleanliness. Every ill ness and every death brought about by failure to do these things is an economic loss due to the blundering of incompetent officials, and this without considering the sorrow and suffering brought by the illness and he deaths which better sanitary mditions woild have prevented. fhe men in any community who rom a narrow and miserly p int of ew, delay tne improvements oi ihis kind, which are essential to the ealth of a community as well as to it-? progress, are responsible for sick iess which other action on their part might have prevented. Every growing town and city in he S-uth needs to improve and keep n improving every day and every j-ar its provisions ior sanitation nd health. These include all such hings as water-works, sewerage systems and weil-paved -streets. The nId is almost limitless. No wiser nvestment can be made by people tiran the money spent, when it is honestly expended, for public wTorks of this kind, These improvements nean material progress, they mean oetter conditions of living, better environment for young and old, and better health and longer lives for the people. It is especially impor- ant, therefore, that the authorities of every community in the South should study the situation in the light of present conditions when money for such work is becoming more abundant and when the labor available for it is in great supply. Moreover, the very doing of these things and the employment of labor in works of this kind would stimu late all business interests and large ly help in bringing about that gen eral' prosperity- for which all are lojking and hoping. Tnis is the South's day of opportunity for work of this kind. If the authorities of Southern communities are not alive ta the situation, the people whose interests are at stake ought to see that they are awakened promptly. Manufacturers Record A Winter Cough. A stubborn, annoying, depressing cough hangs on, racks the body, weakens the lungs, and often leads to serious results. lhe first dose f Dr. King's New Discoverv gives relief. Henry D. Sanders, of Caven dish, was threatened with consump tion, after having pnemonia. tie writes: "Dr. King's New Discovery ought to be in every family; it, is certainly the best of all medicines for coughs, colds or lung trouble." Good lor children s coughs, Money back if not satisfied. Price 50c. and and $1.00. At all druggists. r- H. E. Bucklen & Co:. Notes from tne Uni?erslty Chapel Hill, Feb 7th-The high school activities of . the University for this spiing are gathering in in terest and momentum, as the time for the approching State-wide con test draws nearer. First among these comes the High School De bating Union, which is carried on under the aspices of the "Di" and "Phi" Literary Societies and the bureau of extension of the Univer sity. One hundred and fifty of the leading secondary arid high schools of the State have enrolled in th Union and have beea arranged in triangles. The triangular debatt will be held throughout the State on March 20, and the final contest for the Aycock Memorial Cup will be held at Chapel Hill on April 3. Th query that will be discussed by all of these schools is; "Resolved, that the Constitution of North Carolina should be so. amended as to allow the Initiative and Referendum in Srate-wide legislation." The second annual inter-scholastic track meat if North Carolina will be held at Chapel Hiil on April 3. under the auspices of the Greater Council and the Alamni Athlete Associatioe of the University. Any secondary school in V the State is eligib'e to send representatives to compete' in this meet.t Eleven ev ents inculding the usual field and track features will be held. To the school which wins the; highest num ber of points, a championship cup will be awarded, and J he team win ning the relay rac a cup will be awarded. Every cdntestant win ning a first place in any event will be awarded a silver: medal, and every contestant winxiing a second place will be awared a bronze med al. All who come for the meet will be entertained by the students of the University, . through the coun ty clubs. Among the schools that have already enrolled for this meet are: Raleigh, High Po:nt, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Gatesville, ; Burlington, Edenton . - 'rv--? -The first annual championship contest in basebail for this year is open only to public high schools, city and rural. Any team represent ing a public high school, city or rural, that shall have played and wi n. up to and including May 2, as n any as four games from teams re presenting schools of similar rank, and shall not have been defeated, snau ne eiigao'e to enter the pre liminary contest. The committe at Chapel Hill, through this elimination contest and the preliminary games which shall be arrnged, will settle on the two best teams in the State. These two teams will come to Chapel Hill some time in May to play the championship game. All expenses, inculding transportotion both ways, hotel bills, entertainment on the "Hill", of the two teams thus selected for the final game will be paid by the Alumni Athletic As sociation of the University, under whose auspices this contest is being held. The committee in charge of this contest is composed of the fol lowing members; N. W. Walker, Chairman T. G. Trench ard D. E. Erwin Oscar Leach - Mat.: J- Cartmel E. R. Rankin, Secretary "I took a long walk yesterday," Siid Boreman, as he collapsed into a seat at Busyman's desk, "Take another, old man," sugges ed Busyman; "It'll do us both good." Puck. ON N'T LEI CONSTIPATION RUIN YOJR LITE. It Deadens tbe Brain and Weakens tbe Body. Nature Needs Real gud Harmless Aid to Overcome It. Nature does her best to fight con stiDation and its evil effects. She fights to the last atom of her strength, but usually she has to have assistance. To avoid the sluggish brain and weakened body, the sick headache, coated tongue and biliousness, it is unwise to use unpleasant calomel, a medicine so strong that it leaves most neoole "all knocked out." Don't take chances with your health. A erreat number of people have learned that Dodson's Liver Tone (50c.) makes one brighter, healthier and happier in a perfectly easy and natural way, with no paip nor gripe i and no bad after-effects. E. T. Whitehead Company guar antee it without condition and will refund purchase price if you are not entirely satisfied. Dodson's Liver Tone is an absolutely safe, pleasant tasting vegetable liquid and a won derful liver stimulant which takes the place of calomel, bvt be sure you OLD HICKORY CHIPS Short and Pitby Sayings on Sub)ecls Past and Present. Pass Christian, Miss., is about to have its name changed to "Ichabod," its glory having departed. They do say that Mr. Hobeon, of Alabama, won't allow 8n Under: wood typewriter in his office. The United States navy is begin ning to realize at last that it has a Daniels come to judgment. Mr. Hobson is again absent frrm his place in Congress, but if his psy is being docked there has been noi announcement of the fact. Burglary insurance rates have been raised in New York. The sur prising thing about this is that the companies are willing to insure against burglary in New York on any terms. v Some Americans are foolish those who are still m Mexico. O. wad 8-ime power the giftie gie us to see the bili collectors before i hey eee us. Some surgeons manage to carve out big fortunes. A young man never judges his sweetheart by his knowledge of his own sister. Princeton's gift of a bronze tiger to President Wilson comes just in time. We can heave it at Huerta. Reports of President Wilson's vigorous physical condition indicate that he is in training as a white hope to meet any champion of those na'jghty trusts.. Among the various moral uplifts none is more stimulating than the re-employment by big industrial plants of men recently laid off. Congress ought to feel merry as a lark with no tariff and no reformed currency measures to be put through on or before a given date. Now the oldest inhabitant is say ing that winter has lost its punch. Governmental announcement that there's no alcohol in grape juice skillfully extricates the administra tion from the most perilous diplo matic situation it has thus far en countered. Now that Cornell has added a horseshoeing course to the college curriculum, we may reasonably ex pect the literary center of the coun try to shift from Indianapolis to Ithaca. Climo or be Climbed Oyer. The world moves. Time flies Men char ge. Commerce develop s. Tne opportunities of today are greater than those of yesterday. These are some of the forces that compose universal progress. To proceed you must move. You must keep on g jing, if you are fiiled with the ambition to keep on top. To stand still means to pro back ward. There is no future in the past. . Today is dedicated to you. To day you have the opportunity to keep on going, You even have the chance to speed up and forge ahead, leading the others. You can't ex pect to advance if you loiter or stop on the way to rest. There is no need of looking backward. Cast your eyes to the future. El bow your way along through the crowd. Be one of the pace setters. It is f . lly to depend on the past performances. While you are think ing about some success in the past, a more eager man will come along ana soon get aneau oi you. . j , j. i j You must climb or be climbed ; over. I ou must move wun me world or you'll get stepped on. The world can give you its solid earth and its thousands of opportu nities and privileges of growth as a foundation. But you must be a builder. You must keep in motion. The force that drove you yesterday gave you the momentum that you start out with today. You must continue to supply the fuel. You can't go very far with merely the momentum of yesterday. If you fail to keep up your pace if you fail to keep on moving if you lag behind you are hurting yourself, maybe others who depend upon you. A log splitter got ahead of the race and the world knows him in Lincoln. A farmer boy kept ahead of his time and became the great empire builder James I. Hill. A storekeeper in New York broke away from precedent and became the great merchant A. T. Stewart. Don't make the race . entirely physical. Use your head. Discover your best pace and develop it care fully. Keep advancing daily. In crease your strength. Think! Lan caster News. A GlEMYiAN'S ST m Came Near Losing His Life-How He Escaped The following letter was re ceived by The Feruna Co from Rev. Q. W. Rob erts. R. R. 2, Box 27, Hartsell. Ala bama, under date of April 2, 1904. which Is exactly nine years ago. He says: "I take pleasure In In forming you of what your Pe runa has done for me after three years of REV. a W. ROBERTS. R.R.2.Box27, HartseU, Ala. suffering. I bad tried the treatments of several doctors, also home rem edies, nut they failed and all hope had gone. My friends, like myself. thought i was In the last stages of consumption. "My daughter brought me a bottle of Peruna and plead with me to try it. I had got so weak I had lost my voice, and I thought it no use. That was in Hay, 1902. I began to take it, according to directions. I wrote to you, and you gave me your kind advice. "I soon felt better, my cough began to give way, and the expectoration lessened. I have taken fourteen bot tles. I feel well, eat hearty, sleep soundly, weigh as much as I ever did, do considerable work on my farm, and attend to my other business. My friends seem astonished at my re covery. "I wish to thank you for your kind advice and the books you have sent me. I shall ever praise your medicine and hope that you may enjoy a long life." It will be observed that Rev. Rob erts waited two years after he began to use Peruna, before he wrote the above letter to The Peruna Co. So that his apparent recovery could not possibly have been temporary relief. In a later letter to The Peruna Co., dated September 22. 190 Rev. Rob erta says: T am a great friend of Peruna. By the use of Dr. Hartman's advice I am here to-day. able to be with my family and attend to my business." Tbc Unanswerable Argument When all has been said and done, there is just one argument in favor oXthe abolishing.the saloon that hf 8 never been answered; and that is the argument of fact. Absolutely every fact and factor involved in human safety, security, progress and prosperity are favorable to out lawing the saloon, putting the ban on the liquor traffic. No state in the union has put this fact to the test like Kansas and given prohibi tion a fair trial as she, with the fol iowing results recently given out by AttorneyGeneral Dawson, of that state: "Five hundred and sixteen thous and children in Kansas never saw an open saloon in the state. More than one half of the county jails are empty.. Sixty-five of the 105 coun ties in the state have no inmates of the State penal institution. Many counties have not had a jury try a case in ten years. Eighty -seven counties have no insane. Fifty four counties have no feeble-minded. Ninety-six counties have no inebri ate?. Twenty-nine counties have not a single inmate of their poor farms. Kansas is the richest state in the union, its average wealth per capita is $1.70. Less than the ten of the 786 newspapers in the state accept liquor advertisements, one of them being in Atchison. Christian Sun. Tbe Food Demand. We are now told that the world's meat supplies, from all sources, are unequal to the growing demand. That is, the supply is growing less and the demand growing, more, which must mean that before many years the eating of meat will be a lost joy. The meat eaters are in creasing and the meat raisers are diminishing. This come3 to pass be cause the drift of the people is from the country to the town. This big country is not raising food enough for itself today. It is getting wheat from Canada and beef from Australia. A land that can easily support 800,000,000 peo ple is not now supporting 100,000, 000; and unless it bestirs itself, seri ous consequences will follow, for V3 are detverc&5it W gp Their health men and women is largely established in childhood. If your child is Jap. uicJ, bloodless, tired when rising, with out ambition or rosy cheeks Scot fa Emoimoh is'a "wonderful help. It possesses nature's grandest body-building fats: so. delicately predigested that the t-Iood absorbs Its strength and carries it to every organ and tissue and fibre. - Pin it increases their appetite, then it acids' hech-itrengthena , the bonee makes them sturdy active and healthy. w mm viw" wi wvwbn w 1 1 We quota from another letter, dated December 10, 1906: "I praise Peruna to all the sick. The people know, my case, and they praise It also." In a letter dated November tt. 1909, we quote Rev. Roberts:.., "Pe- ., run a gave me back my life ten years ago. All my acquaintances- know that. I am certainly thankful' to you for your kindness." In a later letter, dated January 1S,: 1910, he says: "I shall ever in the future,' as in the past, be ready to speak In praise of Peruna to, all suf- , ferers. I believe my miraculous cure has been the means of many others ' being cured in this county." From a letter of September 6. 1911, we quote a few wordsi "I am still among the living. As to Peruna, I do not feel that I have words to ex '' press the faith I have in its merits. , I feel that Peruna has been the means, through the kind providence 4 of God, of prolonging my. life for more than ten years." - We quote a still later letter, October 31, 1912. He says: "I took a severe cold three weeks ago. I at once sent for Peruna. Hav been taking it two. weeks. I am now better. Z consider that Peruna has carried me . over ' a ' dozen years of life. I always stand -ready to answer any question in ref erence to Peruna". "We quote from his last letter, dated January 2, 1913: "Dear Friends: I wish this bright New Years to ex- . press my thanks to you. for your kindness. Trusting that you may have a successful and happy year, and that your medicine may prove a blessinar to many as It has to me, Z am yours as ever, Q. W. Roberts, Hartsell. Alabama, R. F. D. 2. Box It la not necessary for us to add any words to this story. The elo quence and pathos of these letters are more convincing than arguments or affidavits. Who can doubt the clergyman's story? Who can doubt that Peruna saved his life? Every home should be provided with the last edition of the "Ills of Life, sent free by the Peruna Co Columbus, Ohio. the number of food-producing States is declining. This country is put, ting industrialism before agricul ture, but thare will come a day when It Yxrill aaI flia Knrrlnn rt ifa Mnrt . v eves Awe VU9 hu VAti V A. im W4 duc Of course, we do not feel the dis comfort of our partiality te indus trialism, but we will one of these days and then we will hurry to plant our waste places and adopt better methods of culture. But it is going: to take almost a catastrophe to get the people away from the blandish ments of the city back to the corn fields and potato patches, but they will have to come to it or this dear old country will have trouble and before many decades pass by. Ohio State Sournal. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chi.df en Relieves Fever ishness, Bad Stom ach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and are a pleas ant remedy for worms. Used by mothers for 24 years. They never fail. At all druggists, 25c. Sample free. Addrejj Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Resolutions of Respect. Resolved, That as it has pleased the Lord and Giver of Life, to call from his earthly home Mr. Samuel T. Brown, another of the "thin gray line", has answered the last roll cell. Mr. L. Brown was a brave soldier and was always ready to go to the front during the four years that he following the "Stars and Bars". He was wounded in the seven days' fight around Richmond, Va., but was again at his post as soon as he was able, and served gallantly till taken prisoner, the day before Gen eral Lee surrendered. "How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes best!" That we extend our sincere sym pathy to the family in the loss of their loved one and bid them re member "it is not death to die." That a copy of these rrsolutions be sent to the bereaved family, the county papers and also incorporated in the minutes of the Halifax Chap ter of the U. D. C. Mrs. Sterling Gary, Mrs. Jno. Fenner, Mrs. W. A. Willcox, Mrs. J. H. Norman, Committee Halifax Chaptes U. D. C. Al! Growing Children on nourishment for growiK. slmwm f '"J - o 13-79 Scotland Neck. W. V. Philadelphia, or St. Louie. get Dodson s