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he Largest circulation OF INiY .4-1 fax (.'jiiaty Newspaper. MMONWEAJLl The Largest Circulation OF ANY Halifax County Newspaper I.C. HARDY, Editor and Proprietor. 'Excelsior" is Our Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year VOL. XXX. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 1914. NUMBER 13. jl Inpwtant to all Women Readers of This Paper Thousands upon thousands of wo rvn have kidney or bladder trouble an never suspect it. ' ' Woren's complaints often prove 1 1 he nothing else but kidney trouble or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they mav cause the other o reran to become diseased. You may suffer a great deal with pair, in the back, bearing-down feel ings, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, irritable and may be despondent; it makes any one so. But hundreds of women claim that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by re storing health to the kidneys, proved to be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. A pood kidney medicine, possess ing rl healing and curative value, phould be a blessing to thousands of nervous, over-worked women. Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder' Remedy will do for them. Every reader of this paper, who has not already tried it, by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kil mer & Company, Binghamton, N. Y., may receive sample size bottle by parcels post. You can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at all drug stores. BLIND TIGERS AND TRE SOliAL EVIL. A Statute Which Works Effectively in Guilford Lonnty. Ciias. L. Staton flttorney-at-Law, Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. Ir. A. r. Morgan Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, N. C. Office in the building formerly us -i ty Dr. J. P. Wimberley. D':. a. L. SAVAliE OF ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Will be in Scotland Neck. N. C, on the thir l vVed- day of each month a: the h" treat the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and fit j i asses. 5 a hysiuia asvJ Surgeon ia The Crescent Pharmacy, Inc Scotland Neck. N. C tR. A. if i v.. LIVERNON. DENTIST. Office up stairs m Whit hfad Building. Jffice hours from 9 to i o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. Willie H. Allsbrook LIFE INSURANCE Representing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New York SCOTLAND NECK, , N. C. 6-13-14 Wood's Productive Seed Corns. ! We offer all the best prize-winning and profit-making varieties: Casey's Pure-bred, Bigg's Seven-eared, Collier's Excelsior, Boone County, Gold Stand&rd, etc. Descriptions and information in Wood's 1914 Descriptive Catalog ; You should surely read it before decid ing what to plant for best results. Wood's Ensilage Corns ' are the largest yielding fodder varieties in cultivation, wooas vataiog tens an about them, and all other farm and Garden Seeds. Catalog mailed free. Write for it. At a recent meeting of the North Carolina Conference for Social Ser vice it was unanimously voted that a movement should be started to have the next legislature make State-wide the present Guilford county law "for the protection of public morals." The law is briefly explained by Mr. A. W. McAllister as follows: 1. The enforcement of this law, as in the Stadiem case, makes it im possible for a property owner to rent his property for immoral pur poses. A recent newspaper article states that in such cases, where the renting for immoral purposes is per sisted in, te property is forfeited the city; but this is an inaccuracy. It is not forfeited to the city, but the owner, besides being subject to the heavy penalties imposed by law, has to give bond that the house will not be used for such purposes with in twelve months, and unless he can give acceptaole bond, the house is placarded and. must remain vacant for a period of twelve months. The enforcement of this law subjects any man who knowingly rents his property for immoral purposes to what amounts to almost confisca tion, and therefore renders it im possible for him to do it. 2. It makes it unlawful for an j. keeper ot a house ot prostitution to permit any unmarried femaje undr the age or 18 years to remain in such house. 3. It provides a minute code reg ulating the dealing in cocaine, opium and all similar drugs by wholesaler.", retailers, doctors and others. 4. The statute then provides that the county attorney snail secure from the internal revenue called oi t-e nhms or all persons who nave pdid licence tax fur dealing in intox icating liquors, and such certified jj to fJT-i. y.r.'0 r; irusi f y -ci? "ie?:' .hat uoh persons are violating It law against selling intoxicating liquors. 5. The law also prohibits any from advertising, giving, present ing, or participating in any ubscene, indecent, immoral or impure drama, play or exhibition, show or enter tainment, and provides for the re moval of sheriff, police and other officers who fail to perform their duties, for drunkennes, and for oth er causes rendering them unfit. If properly enforced it ought to be essy to break up gambling, retail ing, and the white slave traffic and ousiness in Guilford county and wherever else it is rdopted. CLAUDE KITGMN'S ATTITUDE. TO THE STATE DEMOCRACY. Reasons Why He Can't Support Repeal Call for Stale and County Coventlons of The Free Toll Act. and Precinct Primaries. TRY Washington, D. C, March 27. In At meetings of the State Demo- a statement made public by Repre- cratic Executive Committee held in sentative Claude Kitchin, of North the city of Raleigh, N. C, on the Carolina, who is slated to succeed to 10th and 25th of March," 1914, it was the position of Democratic House decided as follows: leader upon the retirement of Rep- 1. To hold the State Democratic resentative Oscar W. Underwood at Convention at Raleigh, N. C, on the end of this session, outlines at Thursday, the 4th day of June, 1914. length his reasons for opposing the 2. Saturday, May 16, 1014, was administration bill repealing the ex- fixed as a common day on which all emption clause of the Panama canal precinct meetings, or primary elec- act. tions shall be held for the purpose Mr. Kitchin is one of a group of of ascertaining the choice of the Democratic leaders, among them Democratic electors for the several Mr. Underwood, Speaker Clark and candidates for State, Congressional, Senator O'Gorman who are hostile Judiciatand State Senatorial offices, to this administration measure, and for the election of delegates to While the North Carolina member the county conventions does not make the charge that the 3. Saturday, May 23, 1914, was administration is serving the inter- fixed as a common day for holding a ests of the transcontinental railways county convention in each county in he declares that these railways are the State, for the purpose of de- chieny interested m having tolls clanng the result of the precinct levied on American coastwise vessels meetings, or primary elections, or using the Isthmian waterway. for ascertaining the choice of all Mr. Kitchin argues that there can electors in mass convention, and for be no discrimination in permitting appointing delegates to the State, American coastwise vessels to use Congressional, Judicial and State the canals without payment of tolls Senatorial conventions. for the reason that foreign vessels are not permitted to engage in the coastwise trade, Mr. Kitcnin sums up his argument as fojlows "The President has changed his position. Shall I change, simply be cause the President has? Or shall I follow the Democratic path, where my reason and conscience leads? If President Wilton hid not taken the ;;o?-ition for repeal the proposition would not receive a Democratic vote in the Senate, and certainly not ten per cent of the Democratic vote in the House." Mr. Kitchin recalled that when the Panama canal bill was,acted upon in the Senate, the exemption clause was adopted by a voe of 44 to 11. iiiVtry single Democrat present v ed tor it. twenty-four in number, a d twenty Republicans," said Mr. ivi chin. "An analysis of the eleven vjroiii vocco'io ni.erfcj?ting. Root, Penrose, Oiiver, Crane, Wetmore, iiiande&ee, Lodge, etc., names al once suggestive of the influences of railroads, big business, aiid special privilege, constituted the eieven. Ihese men have been condemned by ihe public generally, and especially Dy tne Democratic party, tor years, as champions, in the Senate, of rail roads and special interests. They opposed it in the name of 'national n.nor. This 26th day of March, 1914. Thos. D. Warren, Chm'n State Dem. Ex. Com. Walter E. Brock. Sec'y. East Carolina Training School. Durham Swept by Big Fire. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va.. Durham, March 24. Damage es timated at noon today at $1,000,000 was caused by fire which originated in the Brodie L. Duke building last night at 10:30 o'clock, fought its way to six buildings and was not conquered until it had destroyed or praztically ruined three entire city blocks. The blaze started on the second floor of the Woolworth Five and Ten Cent, stores. The im mense fire damage is covered b only about one-half insurance. In surance adjusters had not early this afternoon calculated the amount of i lsurance carried on the various buildings and stock. Attention Shriners ! Shrine Special OPERATED VIA Seaboard Air Line R'y TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA And Return ounday, May 10, 14 Lv.Raleigh 6:07 p. m. Wilmington 3:45 p.m. " Chailotte 8:20 p. m. " Payer t.eville(A&R Ry) 4:50 p. m. " Hnmlet 9:10 p. m. " Monroe 10:10 p.m. " Wadesboro.... 9:56 p. m. Winston-Salem (W.S.S.Ry.) 5:15 p.m. Special Train All Steel Equipment Greenville, N. C, March 30. A Chinese Educational Commission. which is visiting the best schools of America and Europe for the purpose of introducing into the schools of the Chinese Republic the best edu cational ideas of the western world, spent three days at East Carolina Teachers Training School. Their viit was the greatest compliment that has ever been paid the school and it brings the school into inter national fame. The commission was scheduled for only one day at the school, but they found so much of interest they prolonged their stay. The United States Commissioner of Education recommended this as one of the best teachers training schools of the country. Dr. Benjamin Sledd, of Wake For est Cohege, delivered an entertain ing and sympathetic address on the evening of March 16th, at the Train ing School. For this great oppor tunity of hearing one of North Carolina's literary men of note the A great professor once was asked To give the reason why He thought the biggest English word Was simply t-r-y. A sedate smile came o'er his face, He bowed his silvery head. Sat upright in his great arm-chair And this is what he said: A little try made Washington A soldier brave and true To drive the British from our shore Beyond the oeean blue. What if the men of seventy-six Had not their flag unfurled. Or tried to gain the freedom they Announced unto the world: Today a nation far so strong No other can compete A dream to milHons would be Submission and defeat. Once when France was almost doomed Her flag was lifted high Because an Orleans maid came forth Determined once to try. She led the nation's bravest men To victory from defeat. And put a crown on France's king A nation at his feet. The learned professor saw the truth Pressed on the college man And looking gently in his face Began to say again: "What might be done to help the world In things both great and good, If we who now stand idly by Would do the things we could? But still my boy, you'll find it true As proved so oft of old The man who digs the deepest mine Will find the purest gold. Success and pleasure never come Or wealth with honor's charm To him who stands and looks and waits With soft hands and folded arms. You'll find it better all through life To not give up or sigh, But face your duties day by day With one teriffic try. Daniel Alton Monroe. tr AteolufelyPure Cakes, hot biscuit hot breads, and flier pastry, are daily necessities in the American family. Royal Bak ing Powder will make them more digestible, wholesome, appetizing No Aiunt tio Lisss Phoipgae8 USE DOGS AS BLANKETS. How French Knife Grinders Keep Warm While at Work. Every visitor to one of the great Paris stores will have noticed counters covered with table cutlery of the char acteristic French pattern broad, curv ed blades and horn or black bone han dles, excellent steel and very cheap. Almost all this is made at Thiers and by hand. But there is no external w'crks Weil. school and community is indebted to but at the same time were the Sidney Lanier Literary Society. serving tne transcontinental rail roads, including the Canadian Pa- cmc, wnose oniy competitors ior a anacontinentai freight will be the coastwise vessels through the canal." Mr. Kitchin insisted that Great Britain, in one of its notes had ad mitted that free tolls to American coastwise vessels was in no sense I violative of any treaty obligations. This is the third annual address by men of literary note that this socie ty has offered this school. Dr. Sledd l,., : j-U j u . - i- l. suuiws vviui case ouu cwaiiu wnicii made it seem more like a warm hearted personal talk than a formal literary lecture. He made his audi ence feel the heroic, knightly great ness of Lanier. He called up scenes and pictures in his life that made Belter Support MaKes Better Paper The Wilmington Star remarks very truthfully that publishing a newspaper these times is a costly piece of business, but no comramii ty can afford to be without its rep resentative paper. The better the In Moore county the useless office of county treasurer has been abol ished and the local banks handle the public funds without cost to the county. The banks receive no com pensation for their services other than such benefits as may -accrue sign of manufacture, and a traveler ; from the deposit of the county might pass through the town without suspecting a great industry. The swift flowing Durolle supplies power at the bottom of a deep and narrow gorge, on the steep side of which the apparently sleepy town is built. At one story below street level we came to the forges of the chief Grm. Ilere, with extraordinary quick ness and skill the knives are band forged blade, hilt and tang from steel bar, then tempered one by one. and two stories lower down, at river level, in a long, dark, damp cellar, they are ground, and it is the method of this process, unique so far as I know, that makes the industry of Thiers worth a moment's description. The river turns a score of emery r Tvhecls abmi rard in diameter, and above each of these is a narrow, slop ing platform six feet long and two paper the more representative it is face dowmvard, iay,a grinder, man or of the spirit and progress of its com-.' woman, grasping-a blade by the two munity. The better it is supported j ends and pressing it by the whole Mr. Kitchin quoted the British note you feel as if you were in the pres of July 8, 1912, as follows: "If the ence of-Lanier. To show the heroic trade should be so regulated as to qualities of a great spirit, he re make it certain that only bonafide viewed briefly his war career and coastwise traffic would benefit by his long struggle with disease and this exemption, it may be that no poverty. At the close Dr. Sledd objection could be taken." said Lanier was the morning star of Tnis was both a diplomatic ad- a new day and urged all to help f ul- mission that exemption from tolls of our coastwise vessels would not vio late the treaty and a diplomatic sug- fill the promise of the new day. . Dr. Sledd remained over a day to visit the school. He delighted the stu- Poor Bloo is Responsible for much sickness and suffer ing because its quality deter mines our resistive power, With poor blood we are lan guid, susceptible to colds, lack natural energy and ambition, and the gradual decline of strength makes prompt and careful treatment necessary. Drugs or alcohol cannot make blood and must be avoided. Scott's Emulsion is nature's grandest blood-maker because of its wholesome medical nourishment, so carefully predigestcd that it assimi- lates without taxing digestion and auicklv increases the red corpuscles Special Train will be parked at of the blood, strengthens the organs gestion to Congress to eliminate the dents by telling .them folk tales, objectionable propositions protested witch tales, which he himself has against, and confine the exemption collected, and Uncle Remus stories. to our coastwise traffic." Dr. Bruce Payne visited the Train- Mr. Kitchin denied emphatically ing School the day after the inau that free tolls amounted to the pay- guration of president of Greensboro ment of subsidy to American coast- College for Women, at which he de wise vessels. livered an address. Dr. Payne is of "The exemption act applies the George Peabody College for teachers same policy to the Panama canal as of Nashville, Tenn., and is one of the more vigorous it will be, and the more vigorous it is the louder it will speak for it's community. The wfde-awake community wants a wide-awake newspaper and the better it is the more worthy it is of support. A well supported Tnews paper is a power in a community, and it is not alone the property of the publishers but it is the com munity's institution defender. With hold support from it and you go back on the community's advocate, Keep it from prospering and it will speak a woeful tale for the com munity. Destroy it and the com munity would have no means of making its existence known and giving publicity to its progress. The wide-awake paper is the right arm of business and through in the man who wants to get business is enabled to reach the public by the swiftest and cheapest medium in existence The business community without a newspaper goes to sleep. The city without a newspaper isn't on the ssap, and the better it is supported the greater will be its power and influence in behalf of the public in terests and community progress. One of the greatest necessities of a community is a newspaper that speaks for it and stands for it. Oxford Ledger. Inman Park Siding on Seaboard. The Safest, Quietest and Cleanest location in Atlanta. Write at once for information and Pullman reservations to F. A. Fes ter, (for committee) Raleigh, N. C. or address JOHN T. WEST Division Passenger Agent Raleiffh, N. C. and tissues and upbuilds the whole system Absolutely nothing compares with Scott's Emulsion to purify and en rich the blood to overcome or avoid anaemia. It is totally free from al cohol or opiates and your health de mands the purity of Scott's. Rcntt Sowne. Bloomfield, N. J. 1VS has been applied since the beginning of the government to every other waterway in the United States," he said. Mr. Kitchin said that following the adoption of the exemption clause in 1912 "it was almost universally pproved by the American people." Contimng, he said: ihe three parties and the three candidates for the Presidency Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt expressly approved and indorsed, during the campaign of jyi2, the exemption provision we are now asked to repeal." The North Carolina member re ferred to a conference with the President in which he informed the President that he could not see his way clear to support the repeal bill "The President understands and thoroughly appreciates my posi- . . - l -K n T7 m.fr Jtion, saia mr. jvucnin. i told him, however, mat wmie 1 would vote against repeal, I would not help organize a fight against it, nor would I encourage in any way a criticism in the House of the administration's position on the question." Wash ington Post. North Carolina's most distinguished sons. He gave one of the most in teresting and inspiring talks ever delivered at East Carolina Teachers Training School. weight of the body against the re volving wheel just below. The long row of stretched out bodies gave a grim impression or sometnmg dc- tween a field hospital and a mortuary. The foreman assured us that it was much easier work thus to press against the wheel by one's weight than to sit and press by the force of one's arms. But to lie thus almost motion less all day long in a dank cellar, far below the ground level, is about as dreary and unhealthy a way for a hu man being to pass his life as can be imagined. The place itself cannot be warmed, but to keep at least a little heat in their bodies and stave off rheumatism as long as possible the grinders have adopted the extraordi nary expedient of training dogs to lie all day upon them dogs of all sorts and sizes. There they lay, curled up on the backs of their owners' thighs, living hot bottles. Sir Henry Norman in Scribner's. funds in the regular course of bank ing. The bill which passed the last Legislature giving the commission ers of certain counties in the State the powpr p.bolish the office cf treasurer requires the bank or banks chosen as the financial agents of these counties to give bonds, just as county treasurers do, for the handl ing of funds committed to their keeping. We do not know what the fees received by the treasurer amounted to in Mcore last year but we do not doubt that the tax-payers of that county will be' at least a thousand dollars better off the com ing year for having made the change. A thousand dollars will run three public schools for a period of six months or more, or it will pay for .the work of a county farm demon- Lrator or county health officer. here are other ways in which the public funds of all counties in the State could be more economically used. For instance, all county offi cers ought to be paid salaries. The t e system is antiquated and vicious. has already been abolished in a number of counties in the State and other counties are ready to abolish It will finally be abolished in all the counties, and many thousands of dollars that go into the pockets of ndividuals under the present way of conducting public business will be turned into productive channel?. Sanford Express. Textile Building Burned. West Raleigh, March 25. The tex tile building at A. & M. was com pletely destroyed by fire during the early morning hours today. The toial loss is estimated at $80,000, a little less than half of this being covered by insurance. Clears Complexion, Removes Skin Blemishes Why go through life embarrassed and disfiguaed with pimples, erup tions, blackheads, red rough skin, or suffering the tortures of eczema, itch, tetter, salt rheum. Just ask vour druggist for Dr. Hobson's Ec zema Ointment. Follow the simple suggestions and your skin worries are over. Mild, soothing, effective. Excellent for babies and delicate, tpnpr skin, stops cnapping. Al ways helps. -Relief or money back. 50c at your druggist. The Reason fewer People Take "Salts" We find the use of salts and other harsh physics is becoming less every year because more and more people are using Rexall Orderlies, which we and they firmly believe to be the best bowel remedy ever made. They taste so much like candy that even the children like them. At the same time they act so easily and naturally that there' is no purging, griping or pain. They promptly remove the constipation, and, by soothing and strengthening the bowels, make it Ipss liable to occur again. We have i ' the utmost faith in them. We know what they are made of and the pleasant, beneficial results that al ways follows their use. You needn't take our word for it. If Rexall Orderlies don't help you if they don't entirely relieve all your bowel troubles come back and tell us and we'll give back your money. In vest pocket tin boxes; 10c, 25c. and 50c. You can buy Rexall Orderlies only at the Rexall Stores, and in this town only of us. E. T. Whitehead Company, Scotland Neck, N. C. BEAU FIELDING A PUZZLE. He Was the Enigma of English Social Life In His Day. Beau Fielding was a young man of fashion in the reign of William III His house was sumptuously furnished his hunters, hacks and racers were of great value, and "he kept a table of princely hospitality." He had no os tensible source of income, yet appear ed to be rolling in wealth. All that was known "of him was that he was the fifth son of Thomas Wilson, an impoverished gentleman of Leicester shire. Evelyn describes him as a very voiinff man. "civil and good natured, but ot no great force of character; and "very sober and of good fame.' All attempts to discover his secret were vain. "In his most careless hours ot amusement he kept a strict guard over his tonsrue and left gossip to conjecture what it pleased." He redeemed his father's estate and portioned off his sisters and when re monstrated with on his extravagance replied that, however long his life should last, he would always have enough to live in the same way. Some said it was he who had robbed the Holland mail, for which another man had suffered; others that he depended nnon the gambling table, though he never played for large sums. He wa the enigma of social life till his career was exit short by a duel. His adversary was at that time a young man about town like himself, John Law, who afterward became the founder of the famous Mississippi scheme by which half of Prance was ruined. When the mysterious Beau died he left only few pounds behind him and not scrap of evidence to enlighten public curiosity. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Clesnie end betrtifie the hiift Vrmtom Inxuriitlt orrowtb. tfever Fails to BeBtore OiJSI Prevents hair falling. mi i si.ou a nr 50? FOR THE GRIP Pemna Is Sometimes Used With Good Results A great many people use Peru na for the grip. Some use it aa soon as the grip begins, taking it during the acute stage of the dis ease, claiming for it great effi cacy In shorten ing the disease, and especially Mrs. Jane Gift. the aftr staee3. Many people take It after they have had the grip. Their convalescence is slow. They have suffered along for a month or two, without any signs of complete recovery. Then they resort to Peruna as a tonic, with splendid results. Mrs. Jane Gift, R. F. D. 1, Athena, Ohio, whose portrait appears above, writes: "I think I would have been dead long ago if it had not been for Peruna. Six years ago I had la grippe very bad. The doctor came to see me every day, but I gradually grew worse. I told my husband I thought I would surely die if I did not get relief soon. "One day I picked up the news paper and accidentally found a testi monial of a woman who had been cured of grip by Peruna. I told my husband I wanted to try it. He went directly to the drug store and got a bottle of Peruna. I could see the im provement in a very short time ana was soon able to do my work. I con tinued using it until I was entirely cured." Mr. Victor Patneaude, 328 Madison St., Topeka, Kas., writes: "Twelve years ago I had a severe attack of la grippe and I never really recovered my health and strength, but grew weaker every year, until I was unable to work. "Two years ago I began using Pe runa and it built up my strength to that in a couple of months I was able to go to work again. This winter I had another attack of la grippe, but Peruna soon drove it out of my sys tem. My wife and I consider it a household remedy." Those who object to liquid medi cines can now obtain Peruna Tablete.