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of any
Halifax County Newspaper
Established 1882.
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VOL. XXX.
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914.
NUMBER 47.
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i
Numbers of People
-ARE
How I Account For The
Continued Growth
-OF-
My Business
Well, I advertise a great
ileal; tut SCORES of satis
fied custo liers are advertising
ess every day. A
customer beats all
is of boosting.
satined
j ! am trulv grateful for
the kind word sai about
all
rr.v ousmess, ana win always
1 1 Ml
.1,
try to please my customers.
Highest Quality
Best Service
Lowest Prices
CALL ONE-SEVEN-FOUR
Goods Delivered Promptly
Clee Vaughan
CIni3. 1 Siaton
Attorney at Law
Scotland Neck. North Carolina
Practices wherever his services
are required.
Ashby W. Dunn
Attorney at Law
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Money to loan on approved secu
rity. Dr. T. D. Kitchin
Physician and Surgeon
Scotland Neck, North Caro'in:-?
Office in PostoffYre Building over
Nortn E-id Drus Store. Telephones
Offi :e 10, Residence 3t.
Dr. A. D. Morgan
Physician and Surgeon
Sco? lp.n l Neck, North Carolina
Offi v in b-jilijinar formerly used
by Br. J I Wimberley.
Dr. 11. 1L, Savage
cky Mount, North Carolina
Will hi in Scotland Neck on the
Vvr l Wd-ie-sdav of each month at
t tret the diseases of the
v.-u Thronf ni fit- gla-seg
v
Dr. O. F. Smith
Pnyician and Surgeon
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Ooica in the rear of the Crescent
Pharmacy.
Dr. A. G. Liiverraon
Dentist
Scotland Neck, North Caralina
' Office up-stir in the Whitehead
4 Buildinsr. Office hours from 9 to 1
and 2 to 5 o'clock -
G. Speed & W. II. Josey
Fire Insurance Agents .
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Will look after your interest, rep
resenting the strongest and most
liberal companies. All business ap
preciated. Willie II. Allsbrook
Life Insurance
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Representing the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., of New York.
M. T. Walston
Livery
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Teams for hire, prompt attention
quick service. Bowers &
Jones
.
Astame Me
J
stables.
A LESSON FROM NATURE
FOR THE FARMERS
The Unnaturally Limed Lands of Vir
ginia and North Carolina as Shown
by Government Records.
When wash day came around old
Mrs. Sims filled her tubs from the
water barrel that caught the rain
from the roof of her cabin, down
near North Bend way, on the Big
Miami river. Rutin drv wpthpr !
she had a bad time. The boys had
to ferch water from the river.!
Miami river water is hard as blaze3
and washing in it ia some job. In
the drought of '17, the bi ys had to
go to Cincinnati and they filled the
water butt for her before they went.
It Was three fiavs hpfrrp wash r?v
Next day Jimmie and Sam Slick !
were fooling 'round the yard. They
nad chated the chickens, walloped
snoas and gotten a licking from
Mrs Sims for general devilishness
ffiey were m d and bound ihy
Aould do "mom" a turn. To when
he was raking a snooze, they up
an;l sh'.wied a lot -f dirt in th
water but to fix f:er aainsJ wk?'
da- My, as:i'i s ;e mad w1 en s!
saw it! The boys duin't come n g
her. Weil, wash day came, the u.u
has settled and Mrs S.ms vas"hi. ;
Ivcareiul ho.v the dioued in o ih
boi rei ,'o as not -o stir it up. The
boys vure still keeping pretty quiet,
but tr.ev saw that ' mom" was look
ing sei nble p-eased over the tub
"Boys," sa.vs she, "wasn't t.iU here
waer liver water?" "Yes'm,"
sys Jim. "Wall, I declar," says
Mrs Sims, "it's plum soft like rain
waier. I do believe that mud you
'uns put in huve took up all the
hnrdness."
Now, this is true, and every old
farmer in Ohio and Indiana knows
it. But there is much more to it
than the mere softening of water
for wash day. Though it is this J hat
tells the story, which is, that a hme-
i fiWVkl v ouii w iii " tciO llrtltj" Xi Oiii 'ix
natural water and leave it soft.- For
it is lime and magnesia in solution
that make waters hard. Wherever
you find section?, with river bottom
lands, that have a great reputation
for fertility, you can be sure that
the river waters which overflow
them in the spring freshets are very
hard waters, bearing a fairly good
percentage of lime and magnesia.
These waters str-nding m the land,
lose a part or ali their lime and
magnesia, which are then retained
bv the soil beneath. This n true of
al! these lands in the &.1isissippi
Valley, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and
the Valley of Virginia. The flood
waters standing on these bottoms
iime them and it is easy to show it
chemically.
Now why is it that such lands have
no sneh rpnn ration in Virginia east
.Trl .f tV,c QVicina.-.rlciVl onrliDafg
Potomac flood plains? A mere
glance at the analysis of the river
wateis of the country, published by
the government tells the story. 1 he
waters of the Miami, Maumee, Ken
tucky, Muskingum, Cumberlard,
Missouri and Cedar rivers of the
middle west contain six to twebe
times the j-mount of lima and mag
nesia as that contained in the Dan,
the Neuse, the Pedee, the Roanoke
and the James rivers of Virginia
and North Carolina.
The Presidents Messag
Jt is under stood that in the mess
age he is now preparing, President
Wilson will deal with thi Philippine
indtpendance, conservation, Gover
nment ownership of m- reliant m irine
the Mexican trouble and the effect
of the European war on the United
States That does not indicate how
ever that the message will be a long
one. The President has the faculty
of saying a good deal in a few words
The message will contain nothing cal
culated to disturb business and it
will not take long in the reading for
it is to be suppose the President will
adhere to the excellent custom he
set in getting close to both branches
of Congress with what he has to say.
HEALTH PAST FIFTY
Careful diet is of utmost importance to
men and women past fifty years of age;
it keeps up their strength, and the oil
food in Scott's Emulsion is a nourishing
food, a curative medicine and a sustaining
tonic to regulate the functions.
It contains the medicinal lats ot pure
cod liver oil and science proves that they
furnish twice as much energy as other
foods then too, it creates pure blood,
,t. otu iwa rTieuma.
tism, strengthens the body and alleviates
the SSLt
! Scott's is tree trom wines, aiconoi or
I harmful drugs. Beware of substitutes.
GOT THE WRONG MAN
Policeman Jones Captures a For
eigner Instead of an Escaped
Convict
News was received here Friday
night that five white prisoners had
made their escape from the State
farm at Tillery and the officers were
instructed to be on the lookout for
them. Among the prisoners was
Earl Cotton' who is servin2 a 8fn
tence Ior ine muraer or a traveling
a.n near Raleh at a rock Quarry,
Thls ls the second time Co"on has
maae nis escape, having gotten
away some four months ago, but
was captured ia Weldon next day
after robbing a house there.
Saturday morning Chief of Police
H. B Jones received a telephone
mesfaee from sPri"K Hill, the first
station norm or Scotland XMeck. u
meet the freight train when it a
rived here, as one of the convie
beating his pa-sage this way. I
b-ing mos time for trie arrival .
the freight, Chief Jones put off in
run to the station and got there just
as the freight arrived. He took u
pos tion on the opposite side frcn
e depot, thinning his man woulu
;ght. from ;hat bide
;on nfter the train stopped Chief
.nes says a strange man got off the
rain and started up town. Feeling
ure he had his man under cover,
rhe chief followed at a quick rate,
and the man seeing he was followed
put on more steam, and he and the
chief had quite a pretty race for
some distance, the chief command
ing him to s'op. but the stranger
paid no attention to him. The
chief, thinking he would frighten
the stranger into coming to a halt,
fired his "persuader" the ball tak
ing effect in the ground just a few
'eet ahead of the policeman.
The man was finally captured and
it was discovered that he was un
able to tell who he was or where he
came from in English. Chief Jones
: ".'e rt. msn was nnttino nn
a bluff, started to carry him to the
State farm in an automobile, but
the machine refused to work so the
prisoner was taken before Mr. L.
Waxman, one of our leading mer
chants, who speaks fluently several
languages. Mr. Waxman, speaking
to the man in Russian, soon found
that he had been in this country
only a few weeks and had wandered
this far in search of work.
Mr. Singleton Returned
The following are the apppoint
ments made by the North Carolina
Methodist Conference in session at
Washington last week, for the War
ren ton district:
R. H. Willis, presiding elder.
Battleboro and Whitakers, M. W.
n.
Bertie circuit, L. D. Hayman.
Conway circuit. E. E. Rose.
Enfield and Halifax, J. L. Mc
Neer. Graysburg circuit, M. Y. Self.
Harrellsville circuit, J. A. Morris.
Henderson, First church, R. C.
Beaman.
Li tieton, S. A. Co t.on.
Murfreeboro and Winton, B B.
Slaughter.
Northampton circuit, E.H. Davis.
North and S'U'h Henderson, W.
G. Lowe.
Rich Square circuit, W. C. Mer
ritt. Ridgeay circuit, J. E. Floldea.
Roanoke circuit, Ruf us Bradley.
Roanoke Rapids, William Towe. -Scotland
Neck, L. T. Singleton.
Warren circuit, R. W. Bailey.
Warrenton circuit, R. H. Brown.
Weldon and South Weldon, J. A.
Hornaday.
Williamston and Humelton, J. T.
Stanford.
Littleton Female College, J. M.
Rhodes, president.
Missionary to Japan, J.W. Frank.
It is a pleasure to note that Rev.
L. T. Singleton has been returned
to Scotland Neck, where he has
served faithfully for one year. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Singleton have made
many friends here who are delight
ed that they will remain in Scotland
Neck.
Thanksgiving Services.
Remember that the regular
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Baptist church at 11 O Clock
(Thursday) morning, instead of
, ,.Q o
at night as heretofore, bpeciai
music appropriate for the occasion
will be rendered, and everybody is
invited to be present.
SANTA GLAUS MAIL
TO BE CARED FOR
The Postmaster General Issues an
Order for The Benefit of The Lit
tle Boys and Girls.
At last Santa Clau3 has an official
status.
You can write letters to him and
mail them with the i assurance that
the old saint or one of his numerous
authorized personal representatives
will secure the letter and attend to
the request.
For many years youngsters here
and there have sat them down in
the early days of December and
indited a missive to the giver of all
Christmas gifts specifying their in
most desires. If these letters are
entrusted to elder brothers or sis-
ers or even parents for transmission
y some mysterious adult commui
i i n witn St, Nicholas all has here-
fore been well and good. The
resents then arrive on time.
But thare are many adventurous
hildren who conceive the idea of
c mmunicating directly with the
onh Pole dweller without taking
heir relatives into their confidence,
f hee. write the letters .-ecretely, ad
diess them to "Santa Claus" simply
and drop them in the nearest mail
box in sublime confidence that the
postman knows exactly where Santa
lives. But the postman dosent know
where the child lives in all cases, and
so complication result, and a disap
pointed child wonders why Santa
left him a pair of new shoes when
he expressly asked for a billygoat.
No longer are these youthful plans
to go agly, witness the followiug
regulations issued from the office
of the Postmaster General:
Office of Fourth Asst. P. M. Gen.,
Washington, Nov. 7 1914. called to
the Post Master General's Order No.
7670, of Nov. 19, 1913. amending
sec. 594 of the Postal Law and Regu
lations by the addition of a para
graph which reads follows:
3. Posmasters are authorized to
deliver all letters on which the post
age has been fully prepaid arriving
at their respective postofflces dur
ing the month of December of each
year, which are addressed plainly
and unmistakably to "Santa Claus."
with any other terms of expression
identifying the person for whom
such letters are intended, to responsi
bl charitable institutions or reputable
individuals in the town or city cf ad
dress who may desire to use them
exclusively for philanthropic purpo
ses. Letters of the character de
scribed addressed for local delivery,
on which postage is wholly unpaid,
or paid less than one half'rate, also
may be delivered to such institutions
or individual, the postmaster shall
distribute them in such proportion
as he may deem proper. When no
voluntar request is presented, post
master will forward with out deUy
all "Santa Claus" letters to the di
vision of dead letters, in accordance
with sec 543, Postal Laws and Regula
tions.
JAS. I. BLAKSLEE,
. Fourth Asst. P. M. Gen.
At The Palace Monday Night
Th? first episode of "Lucile Love,
T if Girl of Mystery," was shown at
the Palace Theatre Monday night,
and the house was filled to capacity.
Everyone who saw this wonderful
picture was highly pleased and will
eagerly await the appearance of
"Lucile Love" every Monday even
ing. You can read the story in The
Commonwealth each week, and see
the pictures Monday night follow
ing, which makes the story more in
teresting, both to reader and spec
tator. Read the two chapters today
which covers the episode for next
Monday night. Should you fail to
get your paper don't hesitate to call
at the office for one, as we will en
deavor to al ways have a limited sup
ply on hand.
Engagement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coombs Rob
bert announce the engagement of
their dough ter, Miss Fannie Grego
ry Robert, to Mr. Hubert Haw
thorne, the wedding to take place in
Macon, Ga., early in February.
Miss Robert i3 a sister of Mrs. J.
L. Dunn, of this community. She
has visited here many times and has
many friends in and around Scot
land Neck.
Who Was the Good Samaritan?
Guess!
On Friday morning, the 20th, as
people were busy with their accus
tomed duties, going to and fro on
the streets, intent on making the
dollar, the shrill whistle of the loco
motive was heard 83 the freight
train neared the little town of Scot
land Neck. On looking out a gen
tleman of small statue (chief of po
lice) was seen rushing towards the
station with pistol in hand, hand
cuffs in pockets, and there might
have been other warnig imple
ments not to be seen. He arrived
n time, ready to do and dare. As
the train slowed up a man, tall, un
kempt, hungry looking, steppeu
t'rom the freight, searching largely
for someone with a sympathetic na
ture thai would perhaps give him a
loaf of bread or better still, work
that he might buy bread, but oniy
he gleaming steel of the muzzle of
'he gun did he see. "Hands up!"
Up went his hands, and headlong
he rushed, realizing his life was en
dangered (self preservation bein
the first law of nature) down tin
street, across the field he rushed.
Chief of Police firing as fast as gui
would fire. The foreigner rushed
into the yard of one of our neigh
oors, thinking perhaps here he
would find mercy and protection,
but out ran the son of the home
with pistol pointed. He was se
cured, manacled, led down the
street, and he was searched (for he
might have had arms concealed and
it wasn't safe for such a ferociou
looking person to be at liberty)
Between two policemen he was car
ried to the lock-up and thrust in
The question arises, what bad he
done? Why this unwarranted ar
rest?
The night before several convicts
escaped from the State farm. So
any stranger was supposed to be a
convict.
Three men with the police were
detailed to take him to the State
farm. With much pride by his cap
tors he was hustled into an automo
bile to be taken to Tillery but just
a few milps out the machine refused
to aid in this persecution and re
fused to move, so back to town they
came and later they found out that
the State farm never knew him.
Imagine if you can the crest fal
len police and deputies. Was he as
s'sted? Yes, by one who took him
home, fed him and gave him work.
Another said "I'll take him home
add see that he is cared for." Neith
er of these claim to be Christians,
but "I was a stranger and you took
me in. I wa3 hungry and ye fed
me, inasmuch as ye have done it ut -to
these ye have done it unto me."
Where are the Christians of our
town? Is this a civilized communi
ty? Who was the good Samaritan?
I leave it to the community to an
swer. One Who Observes.
Oak City Items
Oak City, N. C , Nov. 17. (De
layed) The young folks of the Oak
City High School organized a liter
arv society last Friday. Prof. Dim
mette, as temporary chairman, called
the meeting to order. The follow
ing officers were elected: Miss
Clyde Jordan, president; Miss
Beatrice Daniels, vice president;
Miss Clarice Cartwright, secretary;
Miss Mae Harrell, treasurer. The
members assemble every Friday af
ternoon when music, recitations,
readings, debates are in order.
T. E. Brown, State manager of
the Boys Corn Club gave a lecture
at the school building last Friday
afternoon.
Mr. Joe Early left last week for
the hospital in Richmond.
Miss Lela Philpot spent Monday
in Hobgood.
Miss Carrie Pippin spent the week
end with Mrs. T. C. Allsbrook.
Misses Gertrude Savage and Lucy
Graham returned to their home in
Speeds Monday after spending sev
eral days with Mis ses Pearl and Jef
ferson House.
J. C. Ross spent Friday in Rober
sonville. Marion Burnette and sister were
in town Saturday.
MissArlette Bascom Dushan of
Atlanta, Ga., is the guest of her
mother Mrs. J. L. Hines.
Misses Belle Morton, Annie Pur
vis and Miss Riley and brother of
Robersonville, attended the dance
last Friday night.
The dance given by the club last
Friday night was largely attended.
FARMERS SHOULD RAISE
MORE LIVE STOCK
Has Meeting Called to Discuss the
Subject. Notable Speakers to be
Present. Everybody Invited.
Mr. J. Harper Alexander, Jr.,
ha3 sent out invitations to the far
mers and business men throughout
this section to attend a mass meet
ing to be held here on Wednesday,
December 2, for the purpose of dis
cissing the question of raising more
live stock in Halifax and adjoining
counties. Mr, Alexander has for
some time had this matter under
consideration and has had a grest
deal of correspondence with men
who have studied the question, and
he is thoroughly convinced that this
will be a big asset to the agricul
tural i ndustry of Eastern North
Carolina.
Mr. C. A. Maull, advertising man
ager of the Atlantic Coast Lire
Railroad has promised to be here
at the meeting and deliver an ad
dress to the farmers, showing them
wnere it will be their advantage to
engage in this industry. Besides
Mr. Maul, Mr. Maull, Mr. Alexan
der says there will be several other
speakers who are deeply interested
in the question.
The primary object of this meet
in? is to get the farmers . and busi
ness men interested to such an ex
tent as to make the emp'oyment cf
a live stock expert to come here and
remain throughout the year, where
he will be at the command of every
person who will need his services
either to treat diseases of stock, or
to advisa upon what to plant to
maintain them and how to prepare
the lands for the purpose.
Mr. Alexander says he expects a
large crowd to be here on that date
for he has talked to many farmer?,
and they all agree that a live stock
expert will be a splendid thing for
the community.
Where He Fell Down.
TT
xiarvey ta. uannan, private secre
tary to Representative Rucker, was
once a newspaper man, but got dls
couraged early in hia career.
"I worried along as a reporter for
week," says Mr. Garman, "I didn't get
anything very startling into the col
urnns of my paper, it's true, but at the
end of the first week I thought my
fortune was made. One of my friends
told me of the intended elopement of
a girl of a prominent family. She was
going to marry a man much below her
in social position. It was an event that
would set the town-by the ears, and
told mv citv editor T had a spnanff
to spring on a set date. After the
date had passed he asked me about
it.
'"Oh, it's all off, now,' I answered.
'The story is dead.
"'What's the matter?' ho asked.
'What was it about?'
"I told him of the projected elope
ment and added: 'But there's nothing
in it now. The girl's father showed
up with a shotgun and spoiled the
story.'
"After the city editor had finished
commenting on my 'news sense,' " Mr.
Garman said. "I determined to forsake
journalism for politics." Baltimore
News.
Two Expeditions Saw Eclipse.
So far as is now known only two of
the many expeditions that had been
organized to observe the eclipse of the
sun on August 21 reached their desti
nations. These were the observers
from the Royal observatory, Green
wich, consisting of Messrs. Jones and
Davidson, who were stationed at
Minsk, Russia, and the expedition sent
out by the joint permanent eclipse
committee of the Royal society and the
Royal Astronomical society, consisting
of Fathers Cortie and O'Connor and
Messrs. Atkinson and Gibbs, who took
up their station at Hernoesand, Swe
den. Both parties had perfect weather, a
clear sky and secured fine photographs
of the corona and chromosphere. The
Greenwich party paid special attention
to the ultra-violet spectrum of the
chromosphere, and Father Cortie'a
party restricted itself to the yellow
and red regions of the spectrum. So it
is hoped that a wide range of the
chromospheric spectrum will have
been obtained.
Tungsten In the United States.
The tungsten resources of the Uni
ted States are probably considerably
larger than have been generally rea
lized. Many new deposits have been
discovered in various parts of the
Western states, according to the Uni
ted States Geological survey, and,
should prices advance, it is probable
that the output could soon be in
creased much above the record year
of 1910, when 1,821 tons were market
ed. Most of these new discoveries are
not sufficiently developed to show how
large an output can be expected from
them; but it is probable that some
will prove to be of considerable ex
tent, and one or two new large pro
ducers would make a noticeable dif
ference in the American market. Sim-
liar discoveries may also be expected
I In other parts of the world.
H!
TO OLD & NEW
CUSTOMERS
I wish to lhank each and
every for your liberal patro
nage, and will show my ap
preciation by handling noth
ing but THE BEST.
Tenderloin and
Round Steaks
Beef Roasts,
Liver,Pork, Sausage,
And everything kept in
a First-Class Market
Your orders will receive
our prompt attention, and
be delivered on time.
OLD TIME BARBECUE
EVERY SATURDAY...
Norfolk Oysters Every Day
T. E. BUTLER
Telephone 18
Next to J. V. Allsbrook's
Store.
Fresh Fish
Daily
CJGood prices paid for coun
$ try produce, Chickens, eggs.
$ JGood prices paid for nice
$ ripe Scuppernong Grapes.
f CJGood prices paid for old
tvnAn -1 ! i V.VS1. ( nil Lin J.
uiaas emu iuuuci ui an miiua.
CJA11 kinds of hydes and skin
2 bought at the highest prices.
I E. A. ALLSBROOK
0 IhehishMan V
6 Per Cent Loans
Obtainable on Farm, Ranch or City
Property. To improve, purchase cr
remove incumbrance; liberal op
tions; 5 years before making pay
ment on principal, etc. For the
roposition address: Assets Dept.,
at 1410 Busch Bldg.. Dallas, Texas,
or 422-423 First National Bank
building, Denver, Colorado.
Administratrix Notice
Having qualified as administra
trix of the late J. H. Hopkins, this
is to noti;y the persons having
claims against hie estate to file same
svith me on or before the 10th day
of August, 1915, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons owing said estate will
nlease make immediate payment.
This 10th day of August. 1914.
Martha Hopkins,
Administratrix
. Paul Kitchin, Atty. 8-13-6t
Clee Vaughan,
DEALER IN
Monuments
AND
Tombstones
Italian, Vermont and Georgia
Marble of highest grade, and tt e
best grades of granitt. Will save
you money and guarantee quality.
J. E. Woolard
Transfer
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Cars for hire. Cars repaired. Po
lite attention. Quick service. Tel
ephones Residence 45. Office 66.
J. J. Pittman
Livery
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Automobiles and livery team for
hire. Quick service at reasonable
prices. Telephone 73.
Allen Allsbrook
House Mover
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
If you are thinking of having a
house of any kind moved see me at
once. Prices reasonable.