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SUPERINTENDENT'S NOTES. TEACHERS' MEETINUK. L"t teacher*, school commit teemen, and other* interested in education remember the Associa tion Meet inn* Tile law r? quires teachers to attend and a cordial invitation is extended to the public. Benson, Monday, Nov lDtb; Public School House in Diet. No. 7, (white) Elevation, at He hoboth Church, Tuesday, Nov. 20 th; Clavton,Wednesday, Nov. 21st; Public School House at Wat kins'Chapel Church in One.l's Township,Thursday. Nov.22ad; Kenly, Friday, Nov. 2.'Jrd; Smithfield, Saturday, Nov 24 th; Princeton, Monday,Nov.20th; Public School at New Hope Church, Ingrains Township, rues day, Nov. 27tb. These meetings will be held at 11 A. M. each day. SCHOOL HOOKS. Lists of hooks adopted for use in the Public Schools for the next five years wil 0- found in each school register infract and exchange pr'opa are given in the lists. Below are the principal changes in the school books: Spellers?Foust A Griffin's Spell er is adopted in placeof Harriug ton's. Readers?G raded Classics, First ami Second Headers, and Classics, Old and New Third, Fourth and Fifth Headers take the place of Holmes' Headers. Language and Grammar Smith's Our Language, Second Book is added to those now iu use. Arithmetic?Colaw and Duke's Intermediate Arithmetic is adopted to come iu between the Primary and Advanced now used. History ? White's Beginner's History of the United States takes the placeof llansell'sSmall er formerly used. Physiology?Culler's Physiol ogies take the place of Steele's and Overton's formerly used. Agriculture?Hill's Agriculture for Beginners has been adopted. Other Books?Texts on Civil Government, History of North Carolina and Pedagogy will be reported shortly. THK NEW HOOKS SHOULD HE USED. The school law provides (Chapt. 1 Sec. 2 Pub. Laws 1901) that these books shall be used in the , public schools but allows a rea sonable length of time in which to change from old to new books (Sec. 18 of above Chapt.) The Spellers and Headers in large measure will be the princi pal ones to be changed?as quite all the pupils iu all the grades spell and read and as none of the old Spellers or Headers were re adopted. RECOM MENDATIONS. Iq order that the changes may ?ot work hardship on parents who have to buy these new books for their children I recom mend that where classes are well started in the old books teachers allow pupils to finish the books. Just here, I will say, is a delicate point to advise upon, and the matter of changing to new books will have to be left largely to the direction and convenience of the teachers. Certainly it will not do to have too many classes as may result from having classes of like grade in different?as, for instance, a class in new third readers and a class in old third readers when for the advantage of pupils and teacher all third reader pupils should be together. The same difficulty arises in the 1st, 2nd, 4tb and 5th readers old and new, and iu the speller and histories old and new, and all others re cently adopted, in fact. Multi plicity of classes renders it impos sible to do good work in school. The truth is the better plan where it can be done is to ex change these old books for the new ones near the beginning of the session. Bv exchauged rates the old books pay half the price of the new; with the old books and a few cents the children are in possession of the new books, and certainly much better books. True, the exchange price on all books will be in effect until Sep tember 1st, 1907, but the school term now beginning will be the only term before the time for ex change expires and unless these books are changed off soon they will be left on hand as worthless. TO DEALERS. Especially since the profit on school books is so small it is a matter of much regret that no provision was made in the law or iu the contracts for the pub lishers of the books now used to take from local dealers the books now in stock and formerly used at cost. Coless some arrange ment by local dealers cau be made with publishers to take these old books at something like cost our local dealers will suffer lose. The State Superin tendent has submitted my letter about this matter to ttie differ ent publishers, and I liope tnut our dealers cau arrange with publishers to take toese old books off their bauds I am sure that our 1<>c il deal ers will advise those buying school books t?. get the books re cently adopted, since these books will be used for the next five years Those buying the old books will do so at a loss, as j such books at most can be used only a few weeks or months?just j long enough to makethechauge. All school books bought from uow on should betheonesadopt ed only. PRESENT HOOK LAW NOT A TRUST. Since the law requires the Hoard of Education to recom mend book dealers in the differ eut localities at convenient points in the county, uud since the law requires that only certain books shall be used some people call this school book arrangement a trust. As to the dealers J wiil say as i am informed that although dealers have been appointed to make special contracts with pub lishers still any other merchants cau buy the school books at Ral eigh aud other towns in the State at wholesale rates and sell at the regular prices also. The object of appointing dealers as contemplated in the law is not to prevent others from selling, but to make sure that school books are kept within reach of ail the children iu the State, aud this end is made secure iu many places only by special contracts ?hence the general law. As for the law prescribing cer taiu books only to be used that is true and the law is in perfect accord with the Constitution of our State (see Art !), Sec. 2Cons. of N. C ) wherein the General As sembly shall provide for a uni form system of public schools. The system cauuot be"uuiform" unless the books are uniform that is, alike iu all the schools of the State. 14y using the same books in all tbe State the books are much cheaper, before this book law enacted almost every teacher that came along wanted differ ent books from the teacher that preceded him. This caused un told expense and confusion. Un der the present law no book is changed under five years and a large majority of the books are re-adopted for another five years. When a change is made a book Commission composed of the ab'est educators of the State get the best books for the least mon ey. book making, like other things, is progressive?gets bet ter; then the better books are adopted. Under the present book law it is estimated that several hundred thousands of dollars are saved to the children ?not to book dealers?as the law now allows 10 per cent, prof it. The old law allowed 25 per cent profit. Under Under the Old Law Present Law Miury'a II, Oeof nphj ooet do 411 " Manual " " 1.85 H8 Chamber's 1st U.S. Hist. " 00 40 ?? l.oo 70 Hiwrher Arithmetic " 75 40 Second " **86 Ji4 The other school books were in the same proportion. Com pare the above prices and you will see that our present book law is far better than the old .1 1'. Canapay. For Bronchitis TAKE VUMOli it heals the bronchial tubes and remedies the cough For centuries old-fashioned cod liver oil haa been prescribed by phy sicians the world over for coughs, bronchitis, weak lungs and consump tion, but many could not take It on account of its useless fishy oil. Anyone can take our delicious cod liver preparation, Vinol, which con tains all the medicinal and curative elements of cod liver oil actually taken from fresh cods' livers, but no oil, and wherever old-fashioned cod liver oil or emulsions would do good, Vinol will do far more good. Try it on our guaran.ee. Hood Bros., Druggists. flADE FROH NATIVE ROOTS. ? SAFE AND RELIABLE. That the root* of many native plant*, (rowing wild lu our American forest*, isissess remarkable properties for the euro of human maladies is well pruveu. Even the untutored Indian had learned the curative value of some of these and taught the early settlers their uses. The Indian never liked work so he wanted his squaw to get well as soon as possible that she might do thu work and let him hunt. Therefore, he dug "papoose root" for her, for that was their great remedy for fe male weaknesses. Dr. Pierce uses the same root?called ltlue Cohosh?in his "Favorite Prescription,* skillfully com bined with other agents that make It more effective than any other medicine In curing all the various weaknesses and painful derangements peculiar to women. Many atlllctod women have been saved from the operating table and the sur fi'on's knife by the timely use of Doctor 'lerce's Favorite Prescription. Tender ness over the lower pelvic region, with backache, spells of dizziness, fulntneas, bearing down pains or distress should not go unheeded. A course of " Favorite Pre scription " will work marvelous benefit In all such cases, and generally effect a permanent cure if persisted in for a rea sonable length of time. The "Favorite Prescription" Is a harmless agent, being wholly prepared from native medicinal roots, without a drop of alcohol In Its make up, whereas all other medicines, put up for sale through druggists for woman's peculiar ailments, contain large quantities of spirituous liquors, which are very harmful, especially to delicate women. "Favorite Prescription" con tains neither alcohol nor harmful habit forming drugs. All its Ingredients are printed on each bottle wrapper. It Is a powerful Invigorating tonic, Imparting health and strength In particular to the organs distinctly feminine. For weak and sickly women, who are "worn-out," or debilitated, especially for women who work In store, ofnee, or school-room, who sit at the typewriter or sewing machine, or boar heavy household burdens, and for nursing mothers, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription w ill prove a priceless benelit because of Its health - restoring and strength-giving power. For constipation, the true, scientific cure Is Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Mild, harmless, yet sure. The Free Seed Farce. Those who are conducting the anti-free seed campaign, to break down the custom that has grown up in Congress of appropriating large sums yearly to distribute common garden and fiower seeds, have received a powerful object lesson from Brooklyn, New York. A short time ago a bonfire was made of more than ten thousand packages of the free seeds that had been sent out, but for which no nee could be found by the re cipient. He was burning them to get them out of his way. Be fore they were all destroyed a busnel or more of the packages were taken to a seed dealer in New York. He became interest ed in looking up the history of the varieties represented, as un der the act of Congress, they were classed as "new, rare and valua ble seeds." A searchiug of seed catalogues developed that one variety of parsnip,two of lettuce, three of turnip, one of tomato, one of onion and two of radish had been catalogued as long ago as 1879. One of the lettuce, one of tomato and one muskmelon came into use in 1884. Five other varieties of lettuce were in troduced between 1875 and 1890. The newest variety of seed were an onion first introduced in 1899, while the oldest was traced back thirty years, and its first intro duction is lost in antiquity. Not one variety was found that was either "new," "rare," or "valua ble " Most of them had long since been abandoned by dealers to give place tor improved varie ties. 1 armers' organizations in all parts of the country are taking active and decisive steps to ex press their disapproval of this farce of pretending to favor the agricultural class by distributing common varieties of garden seeds. Farmers would welcome the in troduction of new and rare seeds, that they might improve their own productions, but they look upon the attempt of Congress to palm off on them as new, varie ties that have been discarded for a score or more years, as an in sult to their intelligence.?India na Farmer. The Poor Old Horse. We have a friend in Irvington, who recently gave away an old horse to ajfarmer, who he had reas on to think would take good care of the animal, rather than ac cept $25, offered for it by a city express man who he thought l would abuse aud half starve it. The horse is strong and good for several years' service if properly treated, but could not endure cruelty. This is an example worthy of imitation by many who have such animals. It is a pity to see an old horse, or one having some blemish that rend ers him unsalable, put into the hands of some irresponsible,cruel, ignorant or stingy driver, to be overworked, unsheltered, beaten aud starved till death comes to ? his release. Farmers having such animals to dispose of would bet ter shoot them than send them to the city. The few dollars they will briug will not compensate for the stings the deed will indict upon their conscience, if they have any.?Indiana Farmer. Notes and Comment. North Carolina will have a handsome buildiug at the James town Exposition next year. The building will cost ?15,000, <iud ?15,000 more will be spent in preparing an attractive displav of North Carolina's resources in addition to this building. North Caroliua will have ample space in the general exposition buildings According to Itun's report, liv ing expenses for the average fam ily in the United States have reached the highest point in twenty years. The country is in a prosperous condition and this is the day of the laboring man Never before in our history could the laboring man get so much money tor his labor, and never before would a dollar buy so lit-! tie of the necessities of life as at the present time, unless it be in times of war. News has been sent out fiomj Home that an effort has been j made to prepare for excavation j of the ancient city of Hereula neum. This city was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in the year A. D 79. Efforts havej been made from time to time since 1738 to explore the ruins of the ancient city, but nothing definite has ever been accom plished, and it seems now to be a very difficult job to excavate the ruins, because the town of Resina with 20,000 inhabitants stands on the location of ancient Her-; culaneum. Last week just before President Roosevelt left on his trip to Pan ama, he reiterated the declara- j tioc that he would not be a can didate for the Presidency again. | The elimination of President Roosevelt from the race leaves Secretary Taft, seemingly in the lead. Since the election last j week, Governor Elect Hughes, of New York, has been spoken of as ! a probable candidate. Speaker Cannon, although much advanc ed in years, has a strong follow ing for the position. Whoever the candidate may be, it looks now like the Republicans will have an interesting pro-conven tion fight for the Presidential nomination in 1908. Nothing is so expensive as glory.?Sidney Smith. It is estimated that the cotton mills in this country annually consume about four million bales. As the tare on each is es timated, bv the manufacturers, at about $3 50, they claim that tnev annually lose about ?14, 000,000 in the price of cotton, for which they get nothing but torn bagging, iron hoops and other trash. Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char lotte, N. C., will be in Smithfield at Tuscarora Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 8th, for the purpose of treating diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and fitting Glasses. Ask your physician about Dr. Wakefield. W. G. Yelvington has put in a full stock of nice Clothing of the latest styles?all colors?for Men, Youths, and children; all sizes and prices to suit every one that wishes to buy cheap. Give him a call before you ouy if you wish to save money. Anybody wishing to buy a Mower and Rake will do well to see The Ellington Buggy Co. before buying. Call to see The Ellington Bug gy Co before buying Buggies. If you want a Fine Surry or a nice Top Buggy see Cotter-Un derwood Co., for they have just unloaded a large car of them. Have you been to look at that store full of Fine Furniture at Cotter-Underwood Co.'s? If not, it will pay you to go and look. Go to W. G. Yelvington's store for your Pat. Colt and Vici Calf Shoes, Boots and every day work shoes. All styles and at lower prices than to be had else where. If it's fancy candies, fruits or vegetables see J. O. Johnson. ??????????????????????? !f Your Chewing Tobacco is Too Sweet Call For REYNOLDS' SUN CURED TOBACCO CONTAINS LESS SWEETENING THAN ANY OTHER, BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF THE SUN CURED LEAF USED IN ITS MANUFACTURE NEEDS LESS. REYNOLDS' SUN CURED IS THE HIGH-CLASS CHEW THAT YOU FOR MERLY GOT, COSTING FROM 60c. TO $1.00 PER POUND. SOLD AT 50c. PER POUND IN 5c. CUTS; STRICTLY 10c. AND 15c. PLUGS, AND IS THE BEST VALUE IN SUN CURED TO BACCO THAT CAN BE PRODUCED FOR CHEWERS. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C. THE JOHN A. McKAY MFG. COMPANY Dunn. N. C. Founders and Machinists Machinery and Mill Supplies One and Two Horse Stalk Cutters. Best made. Sold by W. M. Sanders, Smithfield, N. C. ^??? MLAUUUAHI ERS FOli AMERICAN FIELD AND HOC FENCE ?r-r-p?pn^ zjzizpz^Kzffi I I ? ._J_?>?4J it ? as[ IN. j ? I r ?* ?:???;i :?r?1; t Z 4=I ?-?- k- -f >' 'r K Hjf-* Regular Style Stays 12 in. or 6 in. apart 53 INCH _ ? 1 r-. . ^47^ ' j j j ! ' ' 1 1 a? i tN. 'til* ^ ). i "riTT| jE I in. ! i I * ? to ? ' U i ' .J 3 n? p.. i. o?s?..>^3^ _j_4_^_;=ps^a j ,r =ti==P3=ti:ite' ? 1 ? j" U.1?I?;^pS 1 ni? Uin' ?rWx^at f J Special Hotf, Horse and Cattle style Stays 12 in. or 6 in. apart Made of large, strong, high-grade steel wires, heavily galvanized. Amply provides for expansion and contraction. Is practically ever lasting. Never goes wrong, no matter how great a strain is put on it. Does not mutilate, but does, efficiently, turn cattle, horses, hogs and pigs. EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED by the manufacturers and by us. Call and see it. Can show you how it will save you money and fence your fields so they will stay fenced. Cla.ytoi\ Hardware Co., C. W. CARTER, Proprietor. Clayton, N. C. Raleigh Tobacco Market Is The Best Raleigh has worked a long time to establish a good tobacco market here. We have at last succeeded in establishing a market that Raleigh is proud of. Ral eigh has the best market that it has had since a mar ket was established here. You can get the highest market prices for your tobacco here. Mr. T. F. Cheat ham at the Farmers Warehouse and Mess. Wiggins, Hobgood & Co., at the Capital City Warehouse are working hard for every farmer that sells on their floor. Everybody who sells here, go away well pleased and say Raleigh is the best market they have been to. Ral eigh is to be congratulated on having the best corpse of buyers that can be gotten on any market intheState. Mr. H. I. Glass, representing the American Tobacco Co., Mr. W. P. Henry, representing the Imperial Tob. Co., and others representing the independent manu facturers are the best buyers that could be gotten on any market. The farmer who sells his tobacco in Ral eigh this year will certainly be pleased. Tobacco is selling high and still advancing. So come on to Ral eigh with your tobacco and get the very highest prices and also get one of our many valuable premiums of fered by the Chamber of Commerce here. All grades of tobacco are selling high from your scrap to your tiiieet wrapuers. We would be very glad to have you come to Raleigh and bring your tobacco and get the high prices. Your friends, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RALEIGH, N, C.
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