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?j)e Smitljfirlb Petal b. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies pive cents VOL.23. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 1904. NO. 39 THE OLD TIME FARMER AND HIS I PROTOTYPE. Mr. Clarence H. Poe, the able and talented youug editor of the Progressive Farmer, has a very thoughtful and interesting article entitled "The Remaking of a Rural Commonwealth," in the December number of The Review Reviews. It is very gratifying to Mr. Poe's fiiends to know that he is fast taking rank with the ablest writers of the country. Since the beginning of this year The Atlantic Monthly, World's Work and Review of Reviews have published contributions 1 from his facile pen. These maga zines are among the very ablest! in the country and publish arti cles from United States Senators, United States Supreme Court j, Judges, members of the British Parliament and from the leading j educators and men of letters the: world over. Not only are they glad to accept Mr. Poe's con tributions but they solicit articlee from him. We are pleased to make the following extract from his article in the December Review of Re views: Let us cast a parting glance at the typical old-time farmer. Two or three months in each year, there being practically nothing to do on the farm, he sent his children to the little one room schoolhouse. There the pupils recited inechanicallyfrotn text-books saturated with city ideas and city ideals?books in j which the beauties aud wonders of Agriculture and nature study i found no place. The city allured the more ambitious pupils; the others turned blindly ana stolidly to tasks whose deeper meaning was never to be revelated to them. Ancient and costly farming methods remained unchanged, for the "Man with the Hoe" was content with the way of the farmers. Four or five days in each year, this farmer helps to fill up the larger ruts in the roads, but there was no perma nent highway improvement. | Season after season bad roads kept him from profitable trips to market; times innumerable they kept his isolated family from needed visits to friends and relatives. Once a week, possibly twice, some one went to the little crossroads post-otlice to get the letters and papers?if perchance there should be any; these trips were not regular or frequent, because each one meant the loss of half a day from work. With such a slow and costly system, that the farmer wrote few letters and took few papers is not sur prising. Theu, too, if he wished to summon a doctor, speak to a neighbor, or order from his merchant, a slow horseback trip over bad roads was the only available means of communi cation; the rural teiepnoue was not dreamed of. Hut the tragedy of this man's life was that he was a drudge, a mechanical "slave to the wheel of labor." He was blind to the beauty of rural life and ignorant of the wonderful natural forces with which he had to deal. How different the progressive farmer of todayl Five months in each year his children go to school, and the teaching has given them a new interest in their environment and in their daily work. The old one-room school house has given way to an attractive modern struc ture. Instead of an occasional book bought from the itinerant agent or borrowed from a neigh bor, the school library puts the choicest of literary treasures at the disposal of the whole family. The olu gullied highway is gone and a well gradea road sweeps by the farmer's bouse. Instead < of the weekly paper and the oc casional letter brought from the old post-office, the rural mail earner brings a city dailey each morning, and letters and maga zines In refreshing abundance. To confer with a neighbor no longer means a ride of an hour or two; one or two minutes at; the telephone suffices. Other ad- j vantages have followed. With' better school methods have come more regular attendance and more enthusiastic pupib; better roads and increased travel have developed a new pride iu the ap pearance of grounds and build ings; with better mail facilities there is more thought as to the qualitv of the periodical litera ture. And on this man's farm there is no drudgery. Knowledge has enobled every task, and to him "every common bush is afire with God." His are the advan tages of both town and country. 1'au still pipes by the riverside, while the ring of the telephone and the distant shriek of the locomotive mingle with the music of his flute. Do not understand me to sav that the new farmer here por trayed is as yet the typical rural lst. He is not, by any means. The old-time farmer is yet many times as numerous. But the future is with the new farmer. The modern leaven will yet leaven the whole lump. Rand Parker. The marriage of Mr. N. G. Rand and Miss Ella Parker was solemnized at the residence of the bride's father at 5 p. m. November 29th, Elder ,1. B. Parker, uncle of the bride. officiating. Miss Parker is the clever and efficient Post Mistress at Four Oaks audisthedaughter of Mr. K. 11. Parker one of our leading farmers. Mr. Hand is one of our popular young farm ers and is mail carrier on route No. 1 from Four Oaks, and is the sou of the late Mr. O. R. Hand, Sr., who was one of the most prosperous farmers of Johnston county. Mr. Raud is also brother to Mr. O. R. Hand, Jr., and Mr. Walter Rand of Smithfield. The marriage was a quiet home affair with only a lew relatives and friends present. We wish them much happiness and a long and prosperous married life. Nov. 30. J. W. H. Thompson-Moore. The marriage of Mr. T. M. Thompson and Miss Verana Moore was solemnized at the resi dence of the bride's father at 7:30 P. M. November 23rd. It was a beautiful marriage with many friends attending. Miss Moore is the daughter of Mr. Enoch Moore, of the Glen more section. She is a charming young girl with a host of ad mirers. Mr. Thompson is a mer chant of that section and is a clever young man. A very boun teous supper was served at the bride's fatner's where the bride and groom remained until next day. The attendants were: Mr. C. C. Lee and Miss Emma Strickland, Mr. Ransom Thomp son and Miss Lessie Moore, Mr. Ransom Allen and MissLillie Up chnrch Mr. Parson Itlaekmnii and Minn Geneva Massingill and Mr. Thos. Allen and Miss Martha Massingill. We wish them both a very prosperous, long and hap py life. Nov. 3th, J. W. H. For School Library. The teachers and students of Turlington Graded School will 5ive an entertainment at San er's Hall Friday night Decem ber 9, in the interest of school Library. The programme consists of In strumential Music, by Miss Har i is, Recitations by Miss Webb, Chorus, Drill, Dialogue, and Pantocaine by students. Admission: 25c. children 15c. Exercises begin promptly at 8:00. A Costly mistake. Blunders are sometimes very expensive. Occasionally life itself is the price of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at Hood Bros. Drug Store. HOGS WITH QUEER HOOFS Johnston County Farmer Fetches Round foot Porkers to Raleigh. A Johnston county-farmer fetched a duplicated sample of queer "porkers" to Kaleigh. They were slaughtered aud offered for sale "ready dressed," along with a number of others of the usual cloven-foot variety. Hut the two in question had no part in their hoofs, being as round as the foot of a horse. As there is a jewish butcher in the market wno has customers of the same race who like a leetle pork occasionally, it is presumed that he has bought the round-i footed hogs. Dr. Samuel V. Smiley, of Eleva- j tion township, Johnstoncouuty,' near Benson, had brought them to town along with several other dressed hogs and pigs. In reply \ to questions as to his round-foot ed hogs, he said they were not merely freaks of nature, but were a distinct stock or breed to them selves. He had bought his first sow, he said, from Onslow county several years ago and had been breeding the variety ever since, because there was every indica tion that the species was exempt from hog cholera. Dr Smiley said that his first pig with round feet had been in the pen with otners that died of the cholera, and vet never took it, and at that time the disease was epidemic in that section. And from that time to this he had never known a round-footed pig, or hog to have cholera.? Kaleigh Times, Nov. 30. MURDERER GOES INSANE. haunted by the Vision ot the Man he Slew Thirty Years Ago. Asbeville, N. C., Nov. 2!).?j Sandy Garden, an old tnau from j the northern section of Bun , combe county was brought to Asheville last night and placed . in jail, a raving maniac. Garden, it is said, has gone insane over visions of a man whom he slew many years ago. Garden killed a man named Sheppard in Yancey county some 30 or 35 years ago, was arrested, tried and acquitted, the plea of the defense being self-defense. The crime and the features of the case have about passed from the recollection of those of that day, but to the slayer it was not so. The visions of the murdered man and the continual thought of having taken a human life have so preyed upon Garden that the strain was too great and he has gone hopelessly insane. HOOD BROS. SUCCESSFUL. Induced Dr. Howard company to Make Special Price. After a great deal of effort and correspondence, Hood Bros., the popular druggists, have succeed ed in getting the Dr. Howard Co. to make a special half-price introductory offer on the regular Hftr ppnt U17R of t.hoir nololirafori i ua vj vvu V uauu W A tsaavsAA VUIUV1 LtWU I specific for the cure of constipa tion and dyspepsia. Dr. Howard's specific has been so remarkably successful in curing constipation, dyspepsia and all liver troubles, that Hood Bros. are willing to return the price paid in every case where it does not give relief. Tbelold-fashioned idea of dosing with mineral waters, cathartic pills or harsh purgatives will soon he a thing of the past. The best physiciaus are prescribing Dr. Howard's specific because it really gives the desired result and on account of the small and pleasant dose that is needed. So great is the demand for this specific, that Hood Bros, have been able to secure only a limited supply, and every one who is troubled with dyspepsia, consti pation or liver trouble should call upon them at once, or send 25 cents, and get six doses of the best medicine ever made, on this special half-price offer, with their personal guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure. The date is Dec. 7th when the little Buck Jr. will begiwnuway. An Autumn Wedding. One of the prettiest home wed dings of the fall season occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Booker, at Polenta, at 10:40 o'clock Sunday morning when their daughter, Miss Audrey, became the bride of Mr. W. T. Adams, of Smithfield. The ceremony was performed by Kev. E. W. Souders, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The house was beauti fully decorated in autumn leaves and flowers. The bride was at tired in handsome suit of blue cloth and carried white chrys anthemums. After the impressive ceremony the bridal p~rty at tended service at Oakland, after which they returned to the hospitable home of the bride's father where a sumptuous diuner was served. Late in the afternoon thenewly married couple drove into Smith field where the groom's mother tendered an elegant supper. The bride is a charming young lady of l'olenta, and has a host of friends here who will welcome her to he new home. The groom is the popular young Deputy Sheriff, of Smithtield. They will board with Mrs. D. L. Godwin in Brooklyn. Among those who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. D. L. God win, Miss llosa Peacock and Mr. C. M. Kirkman. of Smithfield. Messrs E. S. Edmundson, C. C. Young, W. D. Tomlinson, Wm. Youug, Willis Smith, Dr. and Mrs. lfooker, Miss Williams, Miss Jones, and Miss Ella Booker of J Polenta. Reporter. PEACOCK S CROSS ROADS. This community was saddened by the death of Miss Ada Altaian who was accideutly killed at Dunn last week. She was the daughter of Mr. .loel Altmau and was visiting her uncle, Mr. William Altman. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Godwin have moved into their new resi dence which was completed last week. It is said to be the best and handsomest building in Meadow township. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Johnson have a boy who is very sick with typhoid fever. B. E. A Frightened Horse, Running like mad down the street dumping the occupants, or a hundred other accidents, are every day occurrences. It be hooves everybody to have a reliable Salve handy and there's none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles, disappear quickly under its soothing effect. 25c, at Hood Bros. Drug Store. Archer News. Mrs. A. F. Whitley is very sick with blood poison in her hands. Prot. Ira T. Turlington, of Smithfleld, was in this com munity last week visiting public schools. The Vocal Union, or Mass Meeting of Singers, will be held at White Oak next Sunday. Several choirs are expected. Mr. Joe T Barnes and family will move to Clayton this week. We regret to lose them from our community but wish them suc cess in their new home. Nov, 29, 1004. S. L. W. Fight Will he Bitter. Those who will persist in clos ing their ears against the con tinual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, will have a long and bitter tight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal teraiination. Head what T. K. Beall of Beali, Miss, has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumpton. She took Dr. King's New Discovery after every thing else had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by Hood Bros. Druggists. Price 50c, and #1.00. Trial Bottle free. Go to Watson's for good shoes. VICTOUIEb COMPAHED. Not as Big as the Democratic Vic tory of 1890 and No Larger Than That of 92. It was a famous victory, but only a short fourteen years ago there was a greater and more signal victor v for the Democratic party. In 1890 the Republican party carried only three States of the Mississippi river. The East Democrats met with no such disaster as that this year. In 1890 the Republicans elected only eighty-eight members of the Fifty-second Congress, and the Democratic majority in that Congress was more than double the entire Republican member ship. Massachusetts, Wiscon sin, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, all traditional Re puulimn States, went Democrat ic and went "hell-bent." Kansas and Nebraska went Populist, and the "pivotal" States?Con necticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Indiana?were overwhelmingly Democratic The South, including West Vir ginia and Meryland, was inten sely solid. There has uot been such a disastrous Waterloo for a political party since 1852 as 1890 was for the Republican party?not even 1872 nor 1904. Pythian Oyster Supper On Friday night, Nov. 25, the Knights of Pythias gave their friends an oyster supper in their Castle Hall on 3rd Street. The, doors were open from 8:30 to 11 o'clock I'. M , during which time more than 150 guests were served with steaming oysters. The pleasures of the evening were greatly enhanced by the presence of so many of Smithfield s beau tiful women. This is the first of a series of entertainments plann ed for the winter by the Pyth ians. There will be much good ac complished by such entertain ments, as everyone more clearly understands the essential princi ple?Friendship?of the Pythian order. K. of P. /Meeting of County Superintend ents. Prof. IraT. Turlington, County Superintendent of Schools, went ? to Raleigh Tuesday afternoon to attend the annual meeting of the State Association of County j Superintendents which was held in the Hall of the House of Rep resentatives, Wednesyday and yesterday. An interesting pro gram has beeu prepared and no doubt the results of this meeting will be of great good to our public schools. The committee on School Reg ister, Blank Reports, etc., of which Supt. Turlington is chair man, met Tuesday night in State Supt. Joyner's office. The mem bers of this important commit tee were: Superintendents Mas Bey, of Durham: Ragsdale, of Pitt; Hays, of Wilson; Atkinson, j of Wayne; Wright, of Wilkes; Foust, of Guilford; and Mebane, of Catawhn. Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in .your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis member the troublesome causes. It never fails to tonethestomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and that is returned if it don't give perfect satisfaction Guaranteed by Hood Bros. Drug gists. ' The date is Dec. 7th when the little Buck Jr. will be given away. Woolen Underwear for babies, ?Watson's. 100 pictures and frames just received. Smithfleld Hardware Co. BUSINESS LOCALS. IA IT. A Gold-coil breastpin on streets of Smithfield Friday afternoon, Nov. 25 Suitable reward for its return to ttfis office. LEAVE WORD FOR ME At this season of the year I try to be at Smithfield as much as possible, but if you should come to see me about a machine and find me awav please leave word at The Herald Office and a machine will be sent to you at once. J. M. Beaty. AT COST. You are assured of getting full value for your money if you will buy of us while we continue to sell at cost. Listen. Boy suits at 65c. Men's $12.50 suits at $8 50. Men's $10.00 suits at T oo. Men's $1.50 pants at $1.00. Men's $8 00 suits at $2.00. Ladies' nice shoes at 85c. Men's $2 00 shoes at $1.50 etc. We invite you to come and get the advantage of these low prices. W. E. Stallin'(i8& Co. Clayton, N. C. BANNER WAREHOUSE. Tobacco is at ill selling well at the Banner warehouse. Below you will see some good sales made in the past few days. J. M. Laugdon, 40, 35, 30, 25, 17',. 15%, 14%, 14!*, 15, 13. 12%, 11, 10, 9%. .1. VV. Easom, 20. 20. 19,10. W. X. Falkner, 23. 17,15, 10%? 12, 8!,,. <> R. Arrington, 20, 12%, 11 %, 10%, 7% ,1. 8. Benson, 20. 10%, 15, 14%, 13%, 13, 11, 9%, 8%, 71,, 7. ?lerrv Pulley, 35, 30, 18, 13%, 13, 12% 11% 10. J. K. Parrish, 22, 10, 12, 7, 0%. II. X. Youngblood, 25, 10%, 14, 8%. VV. H. Laesiter. 28. 25, 20%, 13%, 13%, 10,11,9%. 7%, 7%. VV. H. Lassiter A Harper sold 5 acres for $058.45 clear check. Bring us your next load and we will do all in our power to send you home satisfied. Skinner & Patterson. FOR SALE One good biccyle in first-class repair. L. D. Wharton, Smithfield, N. C. GOOD STOCK FOR SALE. I hereby offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash my twenty shares of stock of fifty dollars per share in the Brooklin Manu facturing Co,, of Smithfield, X. C. This sale will close on January 1st, 1905, and the highest bid I have on that day will get the stock. This stock is paying a dividend of4percent. semi-annu ally. I therefore will not accept a bid for less than 50-100 Get information from S. S. Holt. Correspond with me at Wise, N. C. Xov. 2&th, 1904. W. J. Stephenson. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF partnership. Know all men by this notice that we the undersigned mem bers of the firm of Fred B. Oiiver & to. have this day mutually dissolved partnership in said business, and that said Fred B. Oliver will pay all out-standing indebyiess of the firm. This Nov. 15th, 1904. Fred B. Oliver, I). T. Massey, #ar Owing to the fact that The Austin-Stephenson Co., of Smith field and lour Oaks, have tem porarily withdrawn their adver tisements from Tim Hkkald, the readers of the paper are this week givenjthree columns of read ing matter additional. The above firm believes in Printers' Ink and will renew their adver tising contract after Christmas. Watch out for their New Years' announcement, 123 Doz. Pairs Black Crow Stockings just received at Wat son's. All "lies, all colors and all prices from 5 to 20c per pair.
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