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V THF 21 21 il 2jL2I i i LARGEST CIECULATION of aay Halifax County Newspaper Established 183& WEALTH ADVERTISING Z1EDIUZXJ in EASTERN CAUOXOTA lu MILLS KIT CHIN, Editor aad Proprietor. "EXCELSIOR," IS OUR MOTTO SUBSCRIPTION PSICS, $L00 PER YEAR. VOL. XXX. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914. NUMBER 34. COMMON i KHL 4 0 ! Mm i i 08 " j Hf qUK Developing and Printing Is a specialty with us. We are equipped with all the modern appliances for this work and each print possesses our "Hall mark of quality." Write us for sample picture and price list. Optical and Photographic catalogues fur nished upon request. G. L. Hall Optical Co. Succetore to TUCKER, HALL & CO. Opticians of The Best Sort 146 Granby Street, Norfolk. Richmond. Lynchburg. It Makes You Sweet and Clean Start the day right and you will be right all day. For the morning wash up, use a soap that makes you clean and it is also refreshing. Violet Glycerine Soap is a charming delightful soap, daintily perfumed, pleasing, cleansing and refreshing. It's a leading soap with us and a popular favorite with all who usoi it. . 10c per cake, three cakes in a box "5c. The North End Drug Store ) Store 96 Room 96 Phones Clee Vaughan DEALER IN Monuments AND Tombstones Italian, Vermont and Georgia Marble of highest grade, and the best grades of granitt.. Will save you money and guarantee quality. A NEW SHIPMENT OF FINE Salt Mullets Just Received. lry some or these t .1 for Breakfast We also have a limited quantity of the famous Old Virginia FISH ROE which we will sell at loc per can as Ion- as the supply lasts. Phone us your order. Fresh Bread and Rolls ALWAYS ON HAND W. B. Strickland, Jr. Phone 83. Polite Service Executor's Notice Having qualified as executors of the estate of Handy Todd, deceased, late of Halifax county, North Caro lina, this is to notify a'J persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to' the undersigned on or before the 16th day of July, 1915, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. This July 16, 1914. Ashby Dunn Edward Byrd Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Weeding or Protruding PUes in 6 to 14 days. The lirt application gives Ease and Rest. 60c MR. KITCHIN REPLIES TO MR. DARDEN'S LETTER d n i u.TT. w By Declaring His Position Mr. Kitch- in Says He Has Done What Should Have Been Done Before the Pri mary Election. My communication relative to Mr. Darden has caused him to do ; what he ought to have done before ' the primary. He stands on the ; Democratic platform, as he con strues it. I do not construe the! platform as declaring for any amend ments to the prohibition law HOW EVER DRASTIC THEY MAY BE. Of course, every good citizen wants the present law enforced, just as the platform declares, but every good citizen and Democrat does not want an anti-jug law passed, as Mr. Darden has committed himself to. I did not assai! Mr. Darden's per sonal character, and would not, as I like him personally and have been his friend, although he says I have not. I have never tried to dicta' e to him in any way, and he knows his statement as to that is without even the semblance of truth. He ssys he never posed as a prohi i bitionist in one part of the county and as an anti-prohibilio list down here, and puts the blame for such on his friends. One thing is certain the antis down here voted for him ss an anti, and he was voted fjr in other precincts as a prohibitionist. This is the charge I made and it can not be denied. His information as to my havirg his letter before election day is un true. The first time I saw the let ter was about ten o'clock on election day, when it was handed me. I ret d it in the presence of perhaps a dozen voters, including Mr. Darden's po litical friend and adviser, who st; y ed at the polls all day and har.ded out Darden tickets, Mr. J. E. Bow ers. After reading the letter, I then said that Darden had commit ted himself to prohibition and under his letter he would vote for an anti jug law in the legislature. Mr. Bowers said then and there that Darden was not a prohibitionist and would not vote for the anti-jug law. If Mr. Bowers had said, "Yes, he is for prohibition and will stai d by his letter and vote for an anti jug law", I am sure his vote m this end of the county would have been much smaller than it was. His statement that I fought him with much tenacity is untrue. I asked no ens to vote against him. However, I have heard a great many voters say since the primary that if they had known of the Shaw letter before they voted they' would not have voted for Darden. Ain't it a little strange Mr. Dar den didn't think the anti-jug matter was an issue, afcer it had betn threshed out at the Democratic county convention at Halifax cn a resolution introduced by C. H. House and after much discussion was over whelminsrlv voted down? He was present at that convention. Whyj did the Anti-Saloon L.eague sound him on that very matter if it was not an issue? Why did that very same League send broadcast, to its members over the county a letter requesting them to scratch N. L. Stedman because he was not a pro hibitionist if it was not an issue? It seems that his friends did him a rank injustice on election day by proclaiming him a wet man and saj ing he would not stand by his letter, and are still maintaining that he is no prohibitionist, even in the face of his own statement that he is. His extended, active, powerful pnd influential work for the party must deserve recognition whether wet or dry. Now, inasmuch as he says he is done with this con'roversy, I am, too, as I believe in refoimation, however sudden the conversion, and I leave it to his conscience to guide him in the future, with the sincere h-ope that it may lead him to be as consistent a prohibitionist in the future as he has been an anti-pro hibitionist in the past. Yours truly, A. Paul Kitchin. What would have happened at Liege if Belgium had been devote d mii;tn,.;jm nil thf'so vears inste; d of to neutrality and peace? We Americans in our fixed deter mination to be neutral should be careful in hotels to stifle preferences for "French fried" or "German -;anrl" Tint.at.oea and Order thfm - w served plain. on the jump. outline of One Week's Work of Whole Time Health Officer. . No county is so poor it can't afford a health officer and no county is so rich it can afford to be without one. The trouble with counties having health officers is they try to kill their health officer. They seem bent on working him to death. Here is a part of a personal letter from the Nash county health officer which shows how they appreciate health work there: "I am still busy with my typhoid vaccination campaign. The oast week was the busiest I have ever spent I believe. I will mention some of the things that I did. On Moo-J day I spent the day in the Mount Pleasant community trying to or ganize them so as to obtain the com munity work being done by the Rockefeller Commission. On Mon day night I gave an illustrated lec ture at Middle sex, 28 miles away, getting home at 2 o'clock the next I morning. On Tuesday morning I spent the time preparing advertise ments for new dispensary points and on Tuesday evening I read a paper before the fourth district medical society at Tarboro. On Wedneseay I'held my dispensary at Middlesex and on Wednesday night gave an illustrated lecture at Momeyer. On Thursday morning I conducted the dispensary at Spring Hope, in the afternoon spoke at the joint annual meeting of the Juniors and Wood men of the World, held at Rocky Cross, 19 miles away. On Thursday evening I had a dispensary at Mo meyer. On Friday morning I con ducted the dispensary at Rocky Mount and on Friday af ternoon vis ited Red Oak to attend a meeting of the health committee of the com munity. Today I am conducting a dispensary at Nashville and hope to go to Sharpsburg this evening." At these dispensaries the principal work consists in giving anti-typhcid treatment, :n c amini r. g f o r h d c k worrA and giving the treatment, in vaccinating against smallpox, lec turing on health matters and ex plaining details of sanitation, such as construction of sanitary privies, anti-malarial work, etc. Time never hangs heavy on their hands. It has been shown that if these health officers did nothing but wipe ryphoid out of the State or greatly reduce it, which is an easy possibili- ty now that we have the anti-typhoid vaccine, they could save at least! 1,200 lives annually. These 1,200 human lives valued at $1,700 apiece would be $2,040,000 or over 409 times the cost of a good first class health officer for every county. Every county should have a health officer. Does yours have one? With both a vast supply of grain and a demand for it insight, thej c ilamity prophet cannot expect a very sysmpathetic audience. You haver't heard of any of the Russians in this country trying to get back home, have you? You needn't rejoice Johnny, for although a number of teachers have been stranded in Europe there will be enough to run all the schools this fall. -XpsK.U.. TvM.xm TT7 , 1 , r - i i ail j i i Y . I 111' ).LHrih"Wi. Ill C Copyright, 1914. by Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. COLOSSAL GLASS DOME FOR PALACE OF HORTICUL TURE AT WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSITION. HE photograph above shows i the Panama-Pacific international axposiuuu at m.-. in 1915. The building will be constructed almost entirely of i to ii in isc. fppt in heicht and 152 feet . a 4- imwi in uiarueifr- . r. fho iiiidP of the magnificent soap bubble, iridescent The building will cover five acres. MASTER JIMMIE LAWRENCE AWARDED HERO MEDAL Given by The Ralston Purina Hero Commission, St. Louis, Mo., for Rescuing Drowning Companion at Smith's Mill Last May. Reported to The Commonwealth. Friday evening at 8 o'clock quite a party of citizens and members of the local council of Boy Scouts as- sembled in the office of Mr. Ashby Dunn to witness the presentation of a bronze medal to Master Jimmie .Lawrence awarded by the Kalston Purina Hero Commission, of St. Louis, Mo., the presentation address being delivered by Mr. Dunn, after which the young hero was showered with the hearty congratulations of i cvcijr uiic jjieseiiL. ixxi . uumi m nib address counseled the youth that it was as much of a deed of heroism to refrain from low and dishonest and cowardly things as it was to risk his life in rendering service to another, and that true heroism consisted in being uncowardly in all things and under all circumstances. On May 28, 1914, while bathing in Smith's mill pond, a few miles east of Scotland Neck, Enoch Davenport, a youth about fourteen years of age, became exhausted in the middle of the pond, and was fast disappearing irom view wnen tne otner Doys, a large majority of whom were Boy Scouts, noticed the dangerous posi tion of their companion and heard 1 1 ms cries ior neip. An alarm was sounded and Jimmie Lawrence, who was some distance away and out of sight of the drowning lad. hastened to nis rescue witnout giving a thought to the great risk he was taking. Other boys started to the rescue, but Jimmie being a rapid swimmer outdistanced them and was first to reach his companion, succeeding in getting him to safety before the other boys could render assistance. Being a Boy Scout him self with the assistance of the other Scouts, they applied the "first aid" remedy, in which the boys had been drilled, and soon had the unconscious lad out of danger. The incident was published in sev eral of the State papers and one of them fell in the hands of some one connected with the hero commission above referred to. A few weeks t afterwards Jimmie received a letter ' from the commission with instruc ; tions and enclosing an application blank. The full particulars of the occurrance were given with the date and signed by three reputable citi zens of the town and returned to the commission. Some days ago Dr. A. D. Morgan, who is the Scout Master of the local council, received the medal with in structions to present it to Jimmie Lawrence. It attracted much at tention among the citizens of the j town, this being the first medal ever awarded a Scotland Neck person for a deed of heroism. On the obverse of the medal is the following inscription, "Hero medal awarded James Lawrence May 18, 1914, by the Ralston Purina Hero Commission, St. Louis, Mo." On the converse is the embossed figure of a woman standing with an out 1 stretched hand holding over the head of a kneeling hero a laurel wreath, and an inscription, "For service to others." the huge Palace of Horticulture at KP.irrh Meats Dlaced within the building . - dome, giving it the appearance of a with all the colors of the rainbow. COLLEGES FIGHT TYPHOID. College Presidents all Over State to Offer Free Anti-Typhoid Treatment. An open letter has just gone out to all the college presidents in the State calling attention to the in creased danger from typhoid at this time of the year and to the value of the anti-typhoid Vaccine nOW f Um- ished free by the State. The college authorities were quick to see the importance of this preventive meas- ure and by return mail over twenty replies were received, while others are arriving in every mail. With- out exception every college presi- dent thus far has agreed to arrange to offer the treatment free of charge in their respective colleges this fall to all students who can be induced to thus protect themselves. President E. K. Graham, of the University, writes: "We shall be glad to avail ourselves of this oppor- tunity to secure anti-typhoid vaccine for the University students next year. Last year I think half the students took the treatment and during the past summer several hundred summer school teachers were vaccinated." President D. H. Hill . of A. & M.. writes: Our institution arranged nearly a month ago to have every thing in readiness to offer to all new students the anti-typhoid treatment and to do this free of all charge. The college physician will adminis ter the treatment as part of his official duty. We thank you for your kind interest in the matter." ! Rev. Geo. W. Lay, of St. Mary's School, says: "I shall take p'easure in offering this treatment to our students and urging it upon them. I am both grieved and angered when I hear from time to time of the death of some person in the prime of "life and vigor with promise for a useful future being taken away so unneces sarily by typhoid when the sure means of prevention without pain or sickness is so easily at hand." President R. II. Wright, of the East Carolina Teachers Training School, writes: "I will not only be glad to have every stndent take it but I will talk to them about the importance or it and insist upon their taking it. I feel that the stu dents should take this treat ment and that they should spread the news throughout the State." President W. A. Harper, of E!on College, says: "I thank you for the offer to furnish us anti-typhoid vac cine for our student body free of charge. I will appreciate your send ing the vaccine to our college phy sician." President Julius I. Foust, of the State Normal and Industrial College, writes: "I am sure our college phy sician will be glad to offer anti-typhoid treatment free of charge to all our students." This represents the general tone of all the replies received thus far in resrard to the State's offer. No ore appreciates more than these men the responsibility of having under their direction the young people of our State nor do any class of people except physicians and health officers have a keener 'sense of the danger and utter needlessness of this pre ventable filth disease than these col lege presidents. Parents sending their sons and daughters to college should if possi ble have them take the anti-typhoid treatment before they go or at least know that they will receive the treat ment after reaching college. Free Vest PocKet Booklet. We are pleased to announce that iny of our readers can secure an in- tjrestmg vest pocicet booklet and alendar by sending three one cer t stamps to u. bwiit cc company. Washington, D. C. This book!, t states the popular vote cast in t-:u h State in. 1912 for Wilson, Roosevelt and Taft. the number of Democra's and Republicans elected by rach State to the Senate and House, ai-j-. gives the result of the Prtsidtntiil and Congressional elections of 1903 and 1910, a synopsis of the life of each President from Washington to W7ilson. it alsj gives much other j useful information, such as house-1 hold receipes, business laws, iha! population of each State in 1890, 1900 and 1910, and the population of the six hundred largest cities in the TTniteH States. this handy iittie booklet would sell for twenty cents at a book store Even the militants couldn't have brought about a greater smash than the one in Europe. NOTICE TO FARMERS OF HALIFAX COUNTY Probability of There Being Larger Quantities of Bad Clover and Othrr Seeds This Fall. Should Have Them Tested. The European war is likely to cause much old seed of crimson and other clovers, as well as of hairy vetch, rape, and so on, to be thrown on the market this fall. You must be careful, therefore, to have your seeds tested before sowing in order that you may know how much more of these old seeds to sow to get a normal stand. Better look out for poor seed oats also. Better let us germinate them for you before sowing. Many com plaints came to us last fall and spring from failures to get a stand of oats due to poor seed. Address all seed packages to the North Carolina Seed Laboratory, Raleigh, N. C, and put your own name and address inside the package. , Jas. L. Burgess, Agronomist and Botanist. Result Certain. Foote could not bear to see anybody or anything succeed in the Haymarket theater but himself and his own writ ings, forgetful that a failure of the new scheme might possibly endanger the regular payment of his annuit5r. His pique broke out sometimes in downright rudeness. One morning he came upon the stage during the re hearsal of the "Spanish Barber," then about to be produced. The actors were busy in the scene of a piece when one servant is under the influ ence of a sleeping draft and another of a sneezing powder. "Well," said Foote to the mana ger, "how do you go on?" "Pretty well," was the answer, "but I cannot teach one of these fellows to gape as he ought to do." "Can't you?" replied Foote. "Then read him your love comedy, 'The Man of Easiness,' and he'll yawn for a month." London Tit-Bits. Vaccinate Against Alt Diseases. A discovery of the highest impor tance as to a substitute which con fers Immunity against disease was communicated to the Academy of Sci ence of Paris by Professor d'Arsonval a few days ago. Since Bucchner in 1890 gave the name of alexins to this discovery a great amount of investigation has been devoted to the subject, but the active principle of the serum had al ways remained unknown. Doctor Tissot of the Museum of Nat ural History has succeeded in analyz ing its elements, defining accurately its action. This opens the wray to the realiza tion of immunity from such diseases as tuberculosis and syphilis, as well as greatly improving the efficacy of the serums already in use against lockjaw and diphtheria. IN EMERGENCY REMEMBER THE NORTH END DRUGSTORE We maintain an Emergency Department that is fully equip ped with all of the aids you may desire in a big hurry. Bear in mind that when acci dents arise and you need real and efficient help, we can sup ji'y your unusual wants. Rubber Bandages Stomach Pumps Air Cushions Bandsges Plain Gauze Mfdicated Gauze" Absorbent Cotton Rubber Sheeting Oil Silk Ligatures Sterilized Gauze Everything, for the doctor, the nurse, the patient. The North M Drug Store S Store 9G Phones Room 96 Administrator's Notice. j j i Having qualified as administrator of the late J. C. Bass, this is to no tify the persons having claims against his estate to file same with me on or five; before the 6ih day of August. 1915, Or tlllb IIULH-C Will aautu in ic.i of their recovery. . All persons owing said estate will please make imrae into navment. This 6th day of August, 1914. 8 6-6t H. C. BASS, Administrator. at The Model Barber Shop has moved to its new quar ters on Main street in the new Munici pal Building. Clean Modern Sanitary Polite attention is given children. tfCome in to see us in our new quarters. JYour patronage is appreciated. J.D.SI PROPRIETOR HI it
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