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VOL.26. SMITHFIELD. X.C.. FRIDAY. MAY 24,1607. NO. 12.
Bagky Monument.
Raleigh, N. ()., May 20.-The
unveiling on the capitol grounds
here this afternoon of the monu
ment and statue to Ensign
Worth Ragley, a North Carolina
and the only Daval officer of the
United States killed in the war
with Spain, attracted a crowd
of about 20,000.
The only event of the day that
interferred with its full pleasure
was a torrent of rain that fell for
twelve minutes immediately after
the procession reached the capi
tol. but the big crowd stood it
gamely and the sun soon came
out to dry the drenched ones
The statue is a life like resem
blance and stands seven feet, nine
inches on a base of the same
height. It is of bronze, following
the work of F. H. Packer, of New
York, the sculptor, who designed
it, while the pedestal and base
are of pink granite from the Bal
four quarry at Salisbury, N. C.
Ensign Baglej^ was killed in
action off Cardr has, Cuba, being
the deck officer of the torpedo
boat S\ inslow, and with him four
of the crew were killed, Bagley
dying at once.
The statue is the gift of the en
tire Union, contributions of one
dollar paving {or it.
The city was liberally decorat
ed in United States flags loaned
by the War Department and the
unveiling prouer was in charge
of Frederick D. Owen, draughts
man of ttie Lmted States Depart
ment, who had charge of the
unveiling ot McClellau and the
liochanbeau statues in Washing
ton.
The day is a legal holiday in
North Carolina, as it marks the
twentieth of May, the signing of
the Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence in 1775.
The invocation was by Rev.
JohnS. Watkins, of the Presby
terian Church, of Spartanburg,
S. C., who was Hagley's pastor
and in additions to music by
military bands there was chil
dren's chorus of 250 voices, which
gave patriotic music. In the
procession were Confederate,
Federal and Spanish war vet
erans, National Guard troops
ana a thousand school children.
The oration was by Congress
man Richmond Pearson Hobson,
of Alabama, the hero of the Mer
rimac, grandson of the late Chief
Justice Pearson, of this State,
and there was an address by
Leiutenant Victor Blue, of the
United States Navy, who was
born in North Carolina. Each
paid glowing tribute!' to Ensign
Bagley, who had been their com
rade in arms.
in his oration Hobson dwelt
upon the past primacy in the
nation of the South, aud the
promise of the future for its repe
tition brought about by the
Spanish war.
The address of Lieutenant Blue
told of personal incidents of the
Kt'QTrnrit / if UnrvlnTT
uia*c? y wi 1 'tijii, iuy .
On behalf of the alumni of An
napolis a tribute to Barley was
paid by Colonel .John Wilkes, the
oldest living alumni and presi
dent of the Annapolis Alumni
Association.
"Barley and four at Cardenas
Bay," a poem was read by Br.
Hubert Koyster, the chief mar
shal.
The presentation of the statue
was made by Chairman William
W. Buss, of the Bagley Monu
ment Committee, and was receiv
ed for the rjtate by Governor
tilenn, in an eloquent address.
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley,
mother of Ensign Worth Bagley,
was the honored guest of the day
and handsome tributes were paid
her on the valor of her son.
Immediately following the un
veihug of the statue on the Capi
tol grounds Governor Glenn gave
a public reception and over 2,000
persons passed the receiviug line.
In the receiving party were
Governor and 'rs. Glenn, Con
gressman Ric. ond Pearson
Hobson, of Alaba. - Lieutenant
and Mrs. Victor Blue, Mrs. Ade
laide Worth Bagley, mother of
the Ensign; Misses Belle and
Ethel Bagley and Mrs. Josephus
Paniels, hH sisters; Ensign Pavid
Worth Bagley and Mr W H
t
I'-agley, his brothers; Mrs. W. H.
Bagley, Mr. Josephus Daniels,
Captain Thomas Washington,
aud Miss Grace Allen, of Wash
ington, besides many prominent
North Carolinians.?W ilmingtou
Star.
Changes in the Jury System.
In the 'arger towns of the State
the jury svsteui seems almost a
farce at times. In murder cases
the defendant's attorney has so
many legal challenges that he
can throw aside most of the
meu who have strong views of
justice. I think the defendant's
attorney ought to have the |
right of not more than ten
peremptory challenges in a mur
der ease; and in important civil
cases, they can reject aud set j
aside for some cause or other
many, though not so many as
in a murder case.
There are so many societies
like the Masons, Knights of
I'ythias, Odd Fellows and many ,
others, that nearly all the lead
ing attorneys belong to, that it
gives them great influence with
many of the members of those
lodges or societies. What is to
be done? I think things are get
ting worse and the certainity of
punishing a criminal is very
doubtful now. VYe can't blame
the defendant's lawyers; they do
just as you or 1 would do,?that
! is, all they can to clear their
client.
When asked his fee in a cer- j
tain murder case, the lawyer
said, "$250 if you furnish the
evidenceand $500 if I furnish it.'"
I certainly hope that therejs no
lawyer in America who would
stoop to this; but it would be
well to have strict laws that j
would punish bribery.
All cases are decided according
to law and evidence. The judge
gives the law to the jury and
the jury listens to the evidence
as the trial progresses and are
the sole judges of it and construe
it according to their understand
ing. In jury trials it is not a
majority rule. If seven think
one way and five the other, the
five are under no obligations to i
turn over to please the majority.
A juror can beset aside because
he has served in the last two
years and set aside because
he and his wife do not own real
estate. The law ought to be
changed so the above can serve
if summoned, or the commis
sioners should leave their names
out of the jury box, thus saving
the expense of summoning them
and paying tbem $1.50 for at
tending and being rejected.
It is getting so it is almost an
impossibility in some of the lar
ger towns to convict criminals;
they either acquit or can't agree.
And to say notbiug about the
criminal going free, the cost is
enormous to have so many trials
of the same case when one should
; suffice.
Reading, thinking tax-Dayers,
be on the alert and devise some,
means that we be enabled to
; adopt the best meausto the best J
ends. The burden is ou us, the"
men who pay the taxes "To the
patient seaich and vigil long, all
j things are possible, nay, abso
lutely certain."?!). L. Gore,
Wilmington, N. C. in Progreseive
Farmer.
Matter of Orthorgraphy
Lola?I told mamma this
morning that the sun effected my
eyes.
Grace?What did she say?
Lola?She asked whose son I
had reference to." ? Chicago
News
Wonderful Eczema Cure.
"Our little boy had eczema for
; five years," writes N. A. Adams,
Henrietta, Pa. "Two of our
I home doctors said the case was
hopeless, his lungs being affect |
ed. We then employed other
doctors, but no benefit resulted.
By chance we read about Elec
tric Bitters; bought a bottle and
soon noticed improvement. We
continued this medicine until
several bottles were used, when
our boy was completely cured."
j Best of all blood medicines and
body building health tonics.
Guaranteed at Hood Bros. Drne
store. 50c.
Monument Unveiled.
Messrs. Editors: Wayne coun
ty has again invaded Jobnstoiy
county on an errand of love, and
to tenaer the last sad tribute of
respect for one of their departed
friends and fellow "Woodmen of
the World," Paul L Bizzill, son
of I). A. Bizzill who lies beneath
the sod by the side of his mother,
and graud-mother and grand
father. in the neighborhood of the
"Old Union" church. Paul went
to (loldsboro about four years
ago and worked iu the furniture
factory, when his deportment
was such that his associates
recommended him to the order
of the "Woodmen of the World"
for membership and how worthy
a one he made was demonstrated
last Sabbath by the Order of
Camp No. 100 coming thirty
strong to unveil a handsome
granite monument imitation lof
rustic wood at a cost of $ 100
dollars to them.
In the presence of 1000 people,
the beautiful aud impressive cere
monies of the order were perform
ed by the bretheren, led by their
Council Camp Commander I). E.
Glisson, followed by an oliterary
address by the IIon. Geo. E
I rr a _i? _ ? ?
rioou, aiso a memoer, woo in a
pleading and instructive manuer,
told of the exemplorv life of the
departed, as well as the working
of the order now only in its teens
and a membership of half million
This was perhaps the first and
only ceremony of the kind ever
held in this county, and created
great interest. His brother \Yal
ter Bizzill from Floridaaudsister
Mrs. Berta VVestbrook, of New
ton (irove were present.
C. S. Powell.
Cotton Seed for Planters.
Norfolk, Ya , May 21.?At its
eleventh annual convention,
which met at the .lamestowu Im
position grounds this morning,
the Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso
ciation adopted a resolution
sympathizing with the Cotton
Growers of the South, whose
crops face ruin on account of
weather conditions aud offering
support wherever practicable by
furnishing seed for replanting
the crops.
The passage of the resolution
followed a stirring speech by Col.
Joe Allison, who represents Tex
as at the convention. Col. Alli
son said that this year's cotton
crop is threatened with ruin be- i
cause the mild winter failed to |
harm the boll weevil and that
the pest is ready to attack the
budding crop. As a result, he
said, many planters are being
compelled to replant, and he;
urged the convention to assist
them by offering seed for this
purpose.
C. F. Taylor, of Columbia, S.
C., spokeon Col Allison's resolu
tion holding that the majority
of the South's cotton is raised ;
by negroes who are incompetent1
to select good seed. He urged :
Southern planters to be ipore
careful in selecting and develop
ing their seed.
Piles get quick and certain re
lief from Dr. Shoops Magic Oint
ment. Please note it is made
alone for piles, and its action is
positive and certain, Itching,
painful, protruding or blind piles
disappear like magic by its use.
Large nickel-capped glass jars
50 cents. Sold by Hood Bros.
Eight are Fatally Injured In Wreck.
Steubenville, O., May 21.?
Twenty-seven out of twenty
eight laborers on a Panhandle !
work train were injured iu a
wrecR at Holliday's Cove this
morning. The work train back
ed into a local freight that had j
stopped on a curve. Three cars
tilled with laborers were crushed.
Eight Italian and Polish labor
ers were fatally injured, one, Joe
Fisher, dying from his injuries.
A Narrow Escape.
G. W. Clo.yd, a merchant, of
Plunk, Mo., had a narrow escape
four years ago, when he ran a
jimson bur into his thumb. He
says: "The doctor wanted to am
putate it cut I would not consent.
I bought a box of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and that cured the
dangerous wound." 25c at Hood
Bros Druggist
Pointed Paragraphs.
(From the Wilmington Star.)
A financier says: ''Fortune
flirts with all men." ilartily
iiecessary to say that she jilte
most of them, too.
Just a? we suspected. The
more that Rutler aud Adums
chew the rag, ttie plainer develops
the cause?cue spoils.
It is said there is a whiskey
famine out West. Reports like
that are liable to conviuce men
that the Fast is good enough lor
them.
"Rack to the constitution,'
says Fol. Henry Wattersou, of
the Louisville Fourier-Journal.
iNo order of that kiud is neces
sary for Roosevelt aud his party.
They have already got their
backs to it.
News comes from Lorain, O.,
that the muuicipal authorities
are going to put women on the
police force. Ret every married
man in Lorain is afraid his wife
will get on the force so she can
arrest him on suspicion if he is
caugnt down town late at night.
A few towns in tbe State elect
ed local tickets without opposi
tion, aud all was unity and har
mony. If every neighbor were
tu keep his ehikeus tied up so
they couldn't scratch up their
neighbors' gardens we would
have more harmony.
A l'hiladelphiau says be bus
had ob tights with his wile be
cause he could not get out of ex
ercising the right of self-defense.
That man had no tlag to fight
underaud no doubt he had to
come to the scratch ofteuer than
the New York man who died
boasting that he had fought uu
der eighteen flags.
Meteor Falls on Kansas Farm.
With a flash that lighted up
the whole countryside and a
deafening report, a huge piece of
meteor fell on Uoy Farrell
(ireeu's farm in Boltou township
about 4:30 Wednesday morning.'
The piece of meteor is supposed J
by some to be a part of the
comet which has been threaten-1
iug to put an euu to this world
for the past week or so.
Mr. Green was awakened from
his sleep by a shriek as of a doz
en locainotives whistling. An
instaut later there was a Hash,
brighter thau any lightning
flash, followed by a report as
loud as that of a cannon. As
soon as daylight came he began
a further investigation, and
found his neighbors were doing
the same thing. They had all
been awakened bv the flash aud
ttie report and were busy look
ing for an explanation of it.
Green found the huge piece of
rock lying about sixty rods
south of his house and partially
buried in the ground. He broke
off several pieces of the rock and
was exhibiting them in the city
today.
All of those to whom these
pieces were shown c aim they
ncver saw any rock of a like for
mation.?Topeka Herald.
Let me mail you free, to prove
merit, samplesof my Dr. Shoop's
Restorative, and my book on
either Dyspepsia, The Heart,
or the Kidneys. Address me,
Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Troubles
of the Stomach, Heart or Kid
neys, are merely symptoms of a
deeper ailment: Don't make the
common error of treating symp
toms only. Symptom treatment
is treating the result of your ail
ment, and not the cause. Weak
Stomach nerves?the inside
nerves?means Stomach weak
ness, always. And the Heart
and Kidneys as well, have their
controlling or inside nerves.
Weaken these nerves, and you
inevitably have weak vital
organs. Here is where Dr.
Shoop's Restorative has made its
fame. No other remedy even
claims to treat the "inside
nerves" Also for bloating,
biliousness, bad breath or com
plexion, use Dr. Shoop's Re
storative. Write for my free
Book now Dr. Shoop's Restora
tive sold by HooJ Bros.
I I
Advanced Pupils' Recital Turlington
Graded School.
Friday evening, May 24th, at |
8:.'10 o'clock:
A Tender Colloquy?A. Drey
scbock; Miss Lula Smith.
| Autuinu Days?Duet?Chas.
'Lindsay; Misses Mattie Wellons
! and Hood.
Spring Song?Mendelssohn,
The Dreamer?Sherwood; Miss
Amelia Myatt.
The Negro Party ? Heading;
Miss Elotse Martin.
Cottilow Valse?Albeniz, Se
quidilla?U. Dohru; Miss Annie
ihrie Pou.
Le Sylphs?(1. Hochmaun, Cav
allera Busticana?P. Mascagni; \
Miss Irma Stevens.
Tripping Lightly?Chorus?Ed
i Marzo; Class.
Will o' the Wisp? Follet; Miss
| Mary Wellons
If 1 were a Bird?Heuselt; Mies;
! Buth .Adams.
The Dyiug Poet?(iottschalk;
| Miss Pearl Keen.
Bro. Babbit and the Little!
j Girl?Beadiug?Harris; Miss|
| Irma Steveus.
Voices of Spring?Sinding, La!
Cascade?I^eschetizky; Miss Buth |
Sanders.
Agents Swindling.
Mr. Ii. P. Singletary, of Kich
! ardson, in Bladen county, was
in town Saturday. He told us
| that on the 2<>tb of March two
men, named Darlington, and
claiming to be brothers, visited
his home as photographers seut
by the government. They wish
I ed to take pictures of all the best |
farms in the State, same to be
sent to Washington for the ben
efit of the government. Every
one was interested, and scarcely
a house was passed that several
pictures were not taken. They
also said that they were allowed
to take photographs for their
own benefit. Such was their
success that in many places they i
collected from $5 to $10 at a
home. The brothers were treat
ed with warm hospitality by the
citizens of Bladen, who looked '
for their return with the pictures;
they paid for, within two weeks s
as they were promised. The
Darliugtons claimed to have
come from Georgia, and to be on i
their way to Virginia, having j
only ten days allowed them by j
the government in North Caro
lina. Nothing was heard from
the photographers until last |
week it was found that they had I
giveu different explanations of
their work at different homes,!
and an investigation proved |
them a fake.?Lumberton Ilobe
sonian.
Spark from a Drill.
Asheville, N. C., May 22.?Far-1
ticulars of tbe premature dyna- \
mite explosion on the Sunburst |
Railway construction, near Can- j
ton yesterday, received today, j
indicate that the accident was
not so bad as at first reported. I
The explosion, however, will
probably result in the death of i
two men. There were three men,
including the foreman, hurt by
the accident. All were foreigners
and their names are not known.:
Two of the number are so badly
hurt that they will die. The ex-1
plosion was caused by the men
packing powder into a hole with
a steel drill, which, striking the
sides of the hole, caused a spark
that set off six kegs of powder. |
The men were standing directly
ovpr the hole at the time of the
explosion, and were horribly
burned and mangled.
Keep Your Peekaboos Out of This
Church.
Annapolis, Md., May 21.?An
napolis is agog over the plain
words of Rev. Father Thomas
C. Hanley at St. Mary's Catholic
'Church, when he attacked the
much-discussed "peekaboo"
shirt waist.
Father Hanley condemned the
practice of women in exposing
their arms and ueck. tie told
the female members of his con
gregation that they must come
to service gowned oniv in modest,1
and simple clot aug
?
He Favors the Tax.
We are in receipt of a long but
well written article from Mr.
?lohn It. Mozingo, of Four Oaks,
R F. 1). No. 1, in which he calls
on the men of District number 3
in Ingrains township to vote for
1 the special tax on Tuesday, May
2Htb, to build a much needed
school house in their district.
He mentions the importance of
education and the great need of
better school houses. The ar
tide came too late to go in our
educational column this week,
and the election will be over
beiore our next issue. We under
stand that the tax is only to
raise money to bui'd a school
house and will not be permeuant
if the election is carried for the
tax.
StalUngs-Lovclace.
We are in receipt of the follow
ing invitation:
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Green
Lovelace request the honor of
your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Sallie May, to
Mr. Milton R. Stallings, on Wed
nesday afternoon, June the fifth,
niueteen hundred and seven, at
five thirty o'clock, Emanuel
Episcopal Church, San Angelo,
Texas.
At home after the twenty-sixth
of .June, 301 South Person
Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Marriage Invitation.
We have just received the invr
tatiou we priut below
Mr. aud Mrs. ,). J. Bagwell in
vite you to be present at the
marriage of their daughter Eula
May to Mr. Malcom Hezzie Jones
Thursday morning, at nine
thirty o'clock, June the sixth,
nineteen hundred and seven,
Baptist Church; Garner, North
Carolina.
At home after June eleventh,
nineteen hundred and seven,
Clayton, N. C.
Ashley Home's Candidacy.
We are glad to see that Ashley
Home of Clayton has definitely
annouuced his candidacy for
governor. We always rejoice
when a non-politician citizen
runs for office, for it is a good
sign. When the solid business
men of North Carolina begin to
take interest in politics, and
are willing to take the time from
their affairs to stand for election,
then the state will be in its best
condition politically.
Ashley Home is one of the
men who have been at the fore
front of the material progress
of this commonwealth. Success
ful in his own affairs, he has
never been found wanting when
work was to be doue for his com
munity or state. As president
of the North Carolina Agricul
tural Society, he guided the great
State Fair with notable success.
?The Baleigh Times.
Closing Exercises at Turlington Graded
School.
Oa Friday night of this week
Miss Hood's Music class will give
a recital.
On Monday night of next week
the annual contest in declama
tion and recitation will beheld.
On Tuesday night of next week
the exercises of the graduating
class and the annual address will
come.
Hon. T. VV. Bickett, of Louis
burg, N. C. will deliver the ad
dress.
1 cordially invite the people to
come out to these exercises. I
hope the exercises will be good.
Ika T. Ti'rlington.
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to be divorced from your appen
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it if you keep your bowels regular
with Dr. King's New Life Pills.
There action is so gentle that
the appendix never has cause
to make the least complaint.
Guaranteed by Hood Bros. Drug
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500 barrels of Full Patent
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Co Every bag guaranteed.