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??l)r ^mitljfirlii 3Hcrali>. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies pive cents. VOL. 24. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1905. NO. 10 MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED Speeches by Hon. E. W- Pou and | Col. E- J. Holt?Graves Decor ated With Flowers and Flags. Memorial Day was fittingly ! observed here Wednesday with appropriate exercises. The initia tory step towards the memorial service was taken by the Henry Wyatt Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy of Selrna who 'were present in full force, bring ing with them lots of beautiful flowers and many confederate flags to decorate the graves of the unknown soldiers who sleep in our cemetery. v Owing to a light shower of rain just before the hour appoint ed the service was held in the court house. Adjutaut C. S. Powell, of W. It. Moore, cant Con federate Veterans, presided over the meeting which opened with the song, ??America.' Itev N. j, E. Coltraue, pastor of the Metho dist church then led in prayer. , Then "When the Itoll is called up Yonder" was suug. Mr. I 'owed then introduced congressman E. W. I'ou whose:] elegant address was an appro- , priate one for the occasion. , Mr. I'ou Began his speech by: paying a fitting tribute to Mrs. , K. F. Webb who decorates the soldiers' graves in the cemetery ( here each Memorial Day, whether ( there be any public exercises or ( not. In tnis way she has for , many, many years sUown her . devotion to the memory of the heroes of the "Lost Cause." . Mr. I'ou said iu part: "The brave soldiers who sleep in these graves laid down their lives for us. It is therefore |. most propel tuat this beautiful festival should be observed. If , this little monument were build- . ed so high that its summit 1 touched the clouds it would still be iuadquate to do sufficient honor to the memory of these heroic souls. How the memories of the past come rushing down upon us! Here umoug the shades of our dead; their wonder ful achievements behind us; a mighty people rent in twain; a dozen battles greater than Aus terlitz of Marengo; millions of men in deadl.\ conflict; tens of j thousands going dowu in honor j to the grave?w ho can tell such a tale in one short hour? "As we stand here by the graves of these dead heroes rev- j ereutly should we thauk God that, so far as they are concern ed, history is at last vindicating j their acts and is to-day declar > ing to mankind for all time to j come that they died for a right vouchsafed to them and their posterity by the Constitution 01 ; their country." * * * "Beautiful custom, that loving j hearts and gentle hands should gather each year Spring's , choicest offerings and reverent- j ly place them upon these graves , in testimony of our love for the j brave and true! "The war left only a few with- | out their sorrows. The happy ( family circle broken; the fond ' mother who saw her boy for the last time as he left the old home: t the wife left widowed in a pitiless t world; the little boy here today ( in mature manhood who has never been able to recall the face ( of the father upon whose knee he ( prattled; the young woman who j told her betrothed farewell and ;, watched and waited for the letter , that never came?these are the heritages of war. Sleep on brave J soldier 'till the resurrection j, morn.' No victor'scrowupressed down upon your brow, but a brighter crown, woven from tlod's | perennial flowers awaits the awakening of him who died for : the right. Palsied be the hand j j that would write one line, cloven be the tongue that would speak one word to profane the names or memories of these heroic | souls." 1 The speaker then spoke of the right of secession under the con- < stitution, defending that right in 1 strong terms, proving that j' history has vindicated the po- ' sition taken by the South. Continuing, Mr. I'ou told of the part plaved by the North Carolina soldiery decl aring that none are braver. The famous Light Brigade at Balaklava lost 17 per cent, of its noble 600, yet the 26th North Carolina Regi ment charged up the heights at liettysburg and 86 per cent, were left silent on the battlefield. Sir. I'ou then said: "My friends, the daughters of the South were just as brave as her sons. With tidelity born of love they suffered and died for the honor of their native land If the benedictions of a dying soldier are sweet; if his prayers shall avail, then know, Oh Mothers of the Confederacy, that for four years from a thousand hospitals the prayers of the brave, were sent up for you like a sweet offering of incense to the great white throne of God." M r. I'ou then 'told of the battle of Cbaucellorsville and the great Stonewall Jackson. After nar rating the circumstances of the great hero's death in beautiful and touching language, he con- i eluded as follows: "When the last confederate! soldier shall break ranks here| and cross over the river which divides time from eternity, God grant he may find upoutbeother shore every one of his comrades iu unbroken columns, under the command of the Great captain, with foot-steps keeping pace to the music of the Eternal Morn." Col. E. J. Holt was then intro duced aud spoke of the life and character of John Gaston Creech if Co. A, Seventh North Carolina "avalry. (This speech will be published in full injour next issue.) At the close of this address the audience marched to the cemetery where the soldiers' graves were ! covered with flowers and flags. The thanks of the people here are due the Henry Wyatt Chap ter of the Daughters of the Con eracv, of Selma, for their earnest md successful efforts in arrang ng for these memorial ceremo nies. KILLED IN TORNADO 26 Lives Lost In a Kansas Town? 44 Persons Were Injured Marquette, Kane., May 9.? Wheu darkness fell upon this stricken town tonight it wan known that 2G lives * had been to-!, in the toil). U: t . ' wo ? . ? 1 [>Hrt of Marquette early today, md did much damage in this 1 vicinity and that 44 persons had been injured. Of the injured 35 were seriously hurt and some of them may u !Hiring the day two victims died >f their injuries. I Several of the others are suffer ng from broken limbs and inter aal injuries. In several cases entire famljes aave been killed. A man named 3witzer, a night watchman at, the railroad yards, lost his three ? ?hildpen. N. P. Nelson, with his vife, and three children, were ound dead. The other children were not at home and escaped njury. Tonight order had practically , aeen brought out of tne chaotic \ condition that prevailed today, and a relief committee had be i i;un dispensing aid. Among the . relief committee sent from out ude were 25 pupils from Bethany College, who acted as nurses. i The tornado struck the south- j ?rn end of the town and cut a ?lean swath one hundered yards n width through itseutire length. 1 Joining as it did at midnight all , the people were caught without , a moment's warning. A heavy rain storm had preceeded the wind. When daylight broke , over the town it found the entire , population in a state of panic. 1 Business was entirely suspended ( and every one who escaped in- , ury turned his attention toward aiding the wounded. ?????? j Cleared tor Action. When the body is cleared for iction, by I)r. King's New Life fills, you can tell it by the bloom bf health on the cheeks; the , brightness of the ej'es; the flrm aess of the flesh and muscles; the buoyancy of the mind. Try them. \t Hood Bros, drug store, 25c. REFUTES THE CHARGE. Rev. J o. Guthrie. Pastor ,M. E Church. Declares Selma Citi zens are "Covenant Keepers." Mk Editoh: 1 bear it reported bv parties who are evidently no L ?i ? r toWQ" that sdma aot for prohibition even though a majority of our CIt,^n?hip has pledged .1 ,? 8Uck a cause. It is c iarged that the wholesale whis ?ey men have raised a corruption Kind aud that certain tobacco neu have pledged Selma the rn,!T?,f,A,1KKT of Johnston county, it her citizens would vote tor the retention of the dispell " \ and that our people were considering the bribe. The idea oi any one saying that such men as Clarence VV. Uiehardson. VV Iw nre'. ^ ^"ver, J. VV. utrell L. l), Debnam, J. R. ii uv ? Caiues. A. V. Driver, Whitley, U. L. Ray, T. H. r f/'u Wr Vick. C. B Ellis, L. W. Richardson, I . H. Ltheredge, H. B. Pearce, R. v i.?V. ' ' *'? 1>r'ce, I). 0.Price H i; 1{> K Snipes, VV.' tl. Stalhngs, R. ,m. \owell, M. c. instou, Um. Uiehardson, M.! iv it Uiehardson, I. T. Hood, R. E. Richardson, W 1) Anderson O. A. Tucker, Alex | Strickland, Simeon R. Eee .J \ Spiers \V. L. Talton.S P. Wood, n w !.nnx*u,V J- H Parker, S I . Hood, N. E. Edgerton, E VV Vomack, VV H. Call, Peyton! r <'ove , * eal' ?' u - O'Neal, Ed.ONeal, A. C. Batten, J. D. ?'ell ley* J no. VV. Liles, Young .1. Eee and J. I'.. Person would write out and sign a statement which leads as follows: "We the undesigned citizens of the towJ of Selma, honestly believe that if hinithtield votes for prohibition fh? "kohshes the dispensary that Selma will abolish the dis pensary at the eiectiou to be' held next month. "We also believe that prob.bi-! I ?n w'lf f>c carried almost with out ad is cnting vote aud pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to that end. This April 17th. .and after thus pledging <? l.cinscives failing to keep the! piedgeis.au imputation that I will not sit idly by and bear oo VnRmDHt IUJ ?eefc ''"ends t mi fellow , townsmen without resenting it with all the strength that is in me. These men are, our best citizens and a,re not Covenant Breakers" but covenant keepers" and men vv ho in I have found true to everv trust I have imposed in them whether ?ffriendship or business. say this in view of the charge that has been made and in justice to the true men whose names ap pear above. f u , ,, fE (rl'TlilllE. Selma. .May 8th, 1D05. ARCHER DOTS. Mr. .Jno. I. Barnes was home Sunday. We are sorry to note that Mrs. Jane Bovett is again in very feeble, health. Mr. George N. llinton, of the Dounty Home, visited friends and relatives here last week. Miss Hattie Wall returned home Sunday from Selma where she had been spending some time the guest of Miss limmie Batton. Several of our young people went to Flower Hill Sunday. They report a day pleasantly1 spent midst the fragrance of the' sweet smiling flowers. The entertainment given by the Misses Batton last Saturday afternoon was a most enjoyable occasion..The guests were hospi tably entertained till the silvery chiming of the "Great Old Clock" announced the eleventh hour when they began to leave with many good wishes to their fair hostess. May 8. S. L. W. Don't let the children suffer. If they are fretful, peevish and cross, give them Ilollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. The best baby tonic known. Strength and health follow its use. 35 cents. A. H. Royett. Selma DrugOo. SELMA NEWS. Reasons Why you Should vote tor Prohibition?Local and Personal Items of Interest' Ou Monday, the 15, our people will vote on the question of "Dis pensary or Prohibition" and the indications now are that Prohi bition will win bv a large majori ty?as it should to our mind. \Ve would like to give to our readers a few of the reasons why we think prohibition should win. 'Tie true that 'tis said prohibi tion does uot prohibit; but that is no reason we should keep whis key before our boys. One of the ten commandments, as well as the law of our laud, says, "Thou shalt not kill," but, how many men violate that law. Every man wants his boy to be a better man and to have uu easier place in life thau he has. Every man wants his boy or girl to start in life as well off as he is now, that is he wants them to have as comfortable a home and as nice a horse as he has. Is there a man who wants to see his daughter marry a man who was never known to come home sober'.' Within three miles of Selma two men have died from the effects of whiskey since Christ inas?can their widows and or phans think of whiskey except to bate it? Doth men were useful citizens but for whiskey. Three mtn from Selma have lost their minds fro in the effects of whiskey aud whiskey has caused the death of four other men within 5 miles of Selma in the past four years, and on o'cc of them the curse of whiskey followed his widow aud orphans t ill tljev have drank the dregs of sin and are now outcasts. Are we not responsible for such things? Won't every man who votes for whiskey have to answer to his God for bis vote? Will he; uot be r- sponsible to his God for t e -xample he sets his son aud for the destruction of his son's soul? Think well before you vote tiud vote as if you had to appear befoi your God and answer for it on the day after the election Do you want to go empty hand-: ed to Him? Is there a man in Johnston county who wants to set his sou it drunkard or who w ould vote for whiskey if he knew this boy of his would be a drunk ard? if there is, God pity him. .Vow remember if you vote for whiskey and that boy becomes a drunkard that you are respousi-' ble for it and will have to answer for it. ' Pis said the school will suffer and my tax will be increased if the dispensary is abolished. Well what is the use of educating a boy if you make a drunkard of him. Is not an educated drunk ard a worse nuisance than an uneducated one? 'Tie time and money thrown away to educate a drunkard. W'e hear it said that trade will be lost on account of men not,, being able to buy whiskey when i they go to town. How many women are now kept from going, to town with husbands because they know their husbands will get drunk as soon as they get to town? W ill not the little trade that is lost because a tnan will not visiUa town where whiskey is not sold be more than gained by one life that is saved and one mind that is saved from being a blank? in other words how much trade will it take to balance the six lost lives and the three minds that are blank? Now vote for the best interests of the com munity and you will vote to move liquor out. That is why we are for prohibition. Miss J vela l'aterson is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. G. Creech. Mrs. C. Wr. Richardson is visit ing Mrs. Berry Richardson near Kenly. airs. vv . 11. ureen, ot washing-; ton, D. C., has moved here with ( her son Mr, W. A. Green. We are glad to have them in our town. Her late husband. Capt. Green, was a great favorite in our town j and all are glad to have her and her son with us. Mrs. Mattie Gardner, of Ral eigh, visited Mrs. W. H. Hare Sunday. The Masons of Selma will en I * tertain the class of Orphans from Oxford at the Merchants Hotel here Saturday on their way to Smithfield where they will give a concert at night Mr. Albert Noble is at home now. His school at Hobgood i closed last week. Mr. Charles Talton went to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. II. B. t'earce, Jr. has mov ed into his new home on Ander son street. Mr. II. D. Hood went to Salis bury Monday to attend the con- j vention of Funeral Directors. Mr. James Jeffreys, of Wilders township, visited Mr. .James D. Jeffreys last week. Mr. M. \V. Nash went to Rocky Mount Tuesduy. Mr. James Jeffreys made a Hy ing trip to Wake county Tues day. Mr. M. C. Winston spent Moil- ; day in Raleigh. Mr R. L. Ray is having his house papered and repainted. R. R. Whitley, Esq., spent Wednesday in Clayton Messrs It. E. Richardson, grund representative, L. D. Debnam, E. W. Vick and W. B. Driver are attending the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellow* at Raleigh. Miss Hattie Wall, of Wilders township, who has been visiting Miss Jimmie Ratton, left for her home Sunday. Robert Millard Nowell, Esq., spent Sunday at Wendell. Mrs. M. C. Winston spent Tues day in Raleigh visiting Mrs, C. J. Hunter. Miss Lucy Sanders, of Smith Held, visited her sister, Miss Ret tie L. Sanders, Sunday. 'Tis said that one of our popu lar young men is to be married in a week or two and that he "asked for her" Just Sunday. Mr. S. T. Honeycutt, of Smith Held, was in town Tuesday, tak ing his mother, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Driver Home with him Mr. J. A Black man s many friends will be pained to learn that he is no better. Mrs. E. 1 >. Ford, of Louisburg, who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. J. A, Spiers, left for houn i Tuesday. Wednesday being Decoration Day a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen met at the cemeterv to pay honor to the t'.uif >.!? i >: j dead. After the first song, Prof. : Ned F. Brannock Jecf in prayer j which was indeed a very appro priate one. After another song the ladies marched around the cemetery and placed flowers -op the graves of the old confederate soldiers. After this there was another song aud then Prof. Brannock pronounced the bene-1 diction. The services were veryj impressive Mrs. L D D b on spent Tues day aud W'ednee lay iu Clayton. Rev. C. W. Blgmlai !ofClayton was in town Wednesday. May 10. R.J.N. PINE LEVEL DOTS. Mr. J. E. Gurley, of Selma, was in town Sunday. Messrs. W. H. Gurley and W. L. Evans went to Keuly Sunday. Miss Esther Peedin has been visiting her brother, Mr. E. V. | Peedin. Messrs. Ernmett Price anp George Watson visited friends in the country Sunday. The Sunday night prayer meet ing was conducted Sunday night by Mr. W. H. Davis. Miss Flora Pool spent Satur day night and Sunday with friends in the country. We are delighted to hear so many of our people speaking for prohibition and the abandon ment of the dispensary. Quite a number of our young people attended the birthday party that was given Friday night by Mr. and Mrs. Peedin in honor of their daughter, Miss Esther. M. ?We return thanks to Messrs. II. E. Austin and I). W. Vinson for a handsome invitation to the commencement exercises of <>ak Ridge Institute May 21-2.'$. Col. Robert Ringham, of Asheville, N. C., will deliver the literary ad dress at two o'clock May 2.'$. FEELING BITTEU. The Japanese Believe that France Rescued Rojestvensky From Com plete Failure to Reach the China Sea and That the Final Aid Given Inlndo-China Amounts to an Act of Belligerency. Tokio, May 9.?The ieeling of resentment against France tor the assistance given to the Rus sian second squadron continues to run high and is finding expres sion in a variety of ways. The nearness of the Russian squadron and the nature of the prepara tions which Admiral Rojestven sky is known to have made in French waters seem to have sud denly convinced many people that it would have been impos sible for Hojestvensky to come to the far east without outside as sistance, which has given a sin ister tone to the popular senti ment. In the crisis many eyes are turned towards Great Britain for assistance. It is argued that France rescued Hojestvensky from absolute failure to reach the China seu and that final aid given to the Russians in Indo China amounts'to an act of bel ligerency and there are many demands that Japan invoke the ulliauce with great Britain, "he Japanese government has not taken the people of this country into its confidence. Since the Kamranh Bay incident nothing has been officially made known except that the government was making vigorous representation at Paris while proceeding careful ly aud cautiously, not desiring to resort to extreme iheasures while a hope of an adjustment exists. Fleet /Must Leave French Waters. Furis, May !).?Orders have been Bent to the civil and naval authorities in French 1 ndo-China not to permit thejunetion within French waters of the Hussian naval forces under Admiral Koiestvenaky and Hear Admiral Nebogatoff. Instructions have also been sent to Admiral DeJon ijuieres, the French na val com mander, to see t hat Uojestveusky fully observes the promise he has already given to leave French waters. These orders resulted from the receipt of a detailed dispatch giving anaccouut of Admiral De Jonquieres meeting with Rojest Veaakv. The dispatch .ys the Russian squadron made a four days cruise on the high sea out side the three mile limit and then returned last Saturday, anchor ing at Kong-Hai bay, coast of Annam, to take on provisions and fresh water. When Admiral HeJonquieres was informed of the Russians return he proceeded to Kong-Kai and requested Ad miral Rojestvensky to immediate lv withdraw outside the terri torial waters. The Russian ad miral gave Re.Ionquieres his word that he intended to lpave his anchorage and take to the open. He also informed Rtylon quieres that in his communica tions with the land he had not vio'aied any of the neutrality regulations and that the stops of the Russian squadron along the inno-Cliina coast were for the purpose of resting the crews. The Russian admiral said he would depart the following day. The French admiral returned to Kong-Hai yesterday to see whether Rojestvensy's promises to go to sea had been carried out and found the Russian warships still at their anchorage but pre paring to depart. Admiral Ro jestvensky assured him that the entire squadron would leave dur ing the night. A Creeping Death. lllood poison creeps up to wards the heart, causing death. J. K. Stearns, Mclle IMaine, Minn., writes that a friend dreadfully in jured his hand, which swelled up like blood poisoning, liuckleu's Arnica Salve drewout the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life, best in the world for bums and sores. 25c at Hood Mros., drug store.
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