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aljc Smittjfirli) Ifrntl&ij ?I0K 0K? DOLLAR PUR TRRR. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." urau nvj ci^V VOL. 2<i. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17.19Q8. NO. 4,i\ CALL FOR STATE PROHIBITION. The Anti-Saloon League wants special Session of Legislature to Enact Law to Dry the State. Raleigh, N. C.. Jam. 14?The Executive Committee of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League had a three hours ses sion tonight and prepared the lollowing address to the people of North Carolina: We, the members of the Execu tive Committee of the Anti-Saloon League, after careful considera tion and after conferring vith leading and various citizens of the State, are of the unanimous opinion that the special session of the General Assembly presents a fighting opportunity of secur ing an act prohibiting the man ufacture and saleofliqour in this State. We believe a majority of the people of this State demand this legislation and the time has come for the enactment of the same. With anything like unanimity among the temperance people of the State, we believe the General As sembly will pass such an act. Patriotic men demand that the whiskey question shall be remov ed from partisan politics and set tled forever in the interest of morality. We, therefor, call upon all friends of temperance, to use their influence with the General Assembly and especially with their immediate representatives and urge them to vote for prohi bition. and we ask all friends of temperance to attend a convention to be held in Raleigh on Tuesday, January 21st, 1908. The crystalization of public sentiment makes this the oppor tunity of our generation for set tling for all time this great moral issue, and one week's activity now may count more than an ordinary lifetime of temper-1 ance work. Let every man do his duty. This address and call I is signed by Jno. A. Gates, chair man Executive Gommitee; Heriot Clarkson, President State Con vention; R. L. Davis, State Or ganizer;W. S. O'B. Robinson, W. H. Sprunt, W. B. Cooper, Clar ence H. Poe, James I Johnson W. N. Jones, Jas. H. Pou, H. G. Fennell, R. B. White W.C. Doug lass, J. A. Hartness, N. B. Broughton, I. C. Blair, JoseDhus Daniels, H. A. London and Q. K. Nimmocks. State Temperance Convention. The temperance people of North Carolina are asked to meet in a convention at Raleigh, Tuesday, January 21st, at 2 o'clock. A night session will be held also, j The convention will be held in j the Academy of Music. Resides other matters of importance which usually come before such a convention the matter of ask ing the legislature to pass a state prohibition law at the present session will be considered by this convention. Johnston County' is suffering greatly from the de bauchery of the Pine Level Dis pensary, and every friend of the temperance cause who can do so,! should attend the convention at Raleigh next Tuesday. Last Monday evening at the! regular missionary meeting of the Epworth League, Rev. Mr. i Brown, of Baltimore, Md., a re turned missionary from Japan, made quite an interesting talk. He dwelt particularly on the so cial life of the Japanese, as a means of reaching them religious ly. His address was a very in structive one. No man in daily life ought to be satisfied witu what his life now is. He ought every day to be looking forward to some of the possible improvements.?E. E.! Hale. Judge Pritcbard has appoint ed Revenue Collector, E. C. Dun can, of Raleigh, to be one of the receivers for the vSeaboard Air Line. The salary will be about] If 15,0J0 per year. What Advertising Does. That Newspaper and poster advertising pays was never more strongly exemplied than here this week in the special sale of the Austin-Stephenson Co., now go ing on. In last week's HBULD they carried a whole page of ad vertising, and in addition used a great many large posters, an nouncing their special sale open ing, Wednesday, January 15th. The people certainly found out that a special sale was on, for they were here in large numbers from far and near both Wednes day and yesterday. A large force of salesmen and salesladies were kept busy from morn till eve, and at times the store would become so crowded that the doors would have to be clos ed for a few minutes so that the clerks could wait on those desir ing to buy. This special sale proves two thiDgs, 1st. That it pays to ad vertise, and 2nd, that there is money in the pockets of the far mers and country people. This sale will be kept up several days longer. Much interest is being taken in the hat throwing that is to take place tomorrow, whtn 100 hats are to be thrown from the roof. Death of Mr. W. W. Butts. On Christmas morning at four o'clock the death angel came and bore (the spirit of Mr. W. W. Buttsito the Heaven of rest. He was eighty four years old and leaves eight children to mourn their loss, his wife having preced ed him to the grave six years ago. He was one of the best of Christ ian men, ever ready to do any thing that he could for the Lord's cause. We shall miss his smiling face and loving songs. j B. Hudson-Hood. On the 8th day of January 1908 at 11 o'clock a. m, Mr. j Parlia Hudson, of Wilmington, N. C. was united in marriage to Miss Mattie Hood, daughter of Capt. .J. B. Hood, of Meadow township, Johnston county, W. N. Rose, J. P. officiating. The attendants were: Miss Hepsie Hudson with Mr. Rod ger Lee, Miss Mary Rose with Mr. W. H. Marler, Mfss Clyde Rose ,vith Mr. J. R. Rose. Immediately after the ceremony all repaired to the din ing room where a splendid dinner was served. After spending an hour or more the groom and j bride with sevpral friends, left for I the home of the father of the groom in 8ampson where a nice supper was had. On the morning of the 9 th the | groom with his fair bride took' the train at Dunn for Jackson sonville, Fla. and other pointsof interest for a stay of a week or j more. After which they will re turn to Wilmington, N. C. where they will make their future home. j Mr. Hudson holds a nice position ; with the A C. L. Railroad and his many friends in Johnston and Sampson counties, congratu- j late him and Miss Mattie and wish for them a happy voyage through life. R. ? Smltbfielq Doctors Busy. Half of the prescriptions the Smithfield doctors write are for troubles that directly result from a weakened stomach. Strength en the stomach muscles and in crease the secretion of gastric juices with Mi-o-na, and you will find that the common afflictions of indigestion, headaches, dizzi ness, depression of spirits, specks before the eyes, nervous ness, sleeplessness and general debility have been overcome. If Mi-o-na did not have an un usual curative effect in stomach disorders, it could not be sold by : Hood Bros., on the guarantee to refund the money unless it does all that is claimed for it. They give an absolute unqualified! guarantee with every 5ocent box ot Mi-o na that the money will be refunded unless the med; cine cures. They take the whole risk, and you certainly can afford to try Mi-o na on this plan. The Gubernatorial Race. "The baby's named," so Kitckln says, The prize lie's sure ol landing. "Stand steady, boys: Preserve your line" Is all he's now demanding. And Craig seems no less confident,. A song of cheer he's singing, While from the "crags" those mountain chaps Just keep Ills name a ringing. But Ashley Home's not saying much. Not doing much loud "tooting" But when the others tire and lag, You'll find Home still a "rooting." Clayton. Beasley-Honeycutt. At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. C. H. Honeycutt, of Elevation township, Mr. Arthur Beasley and Miss Vessie Honey cutt were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Elder J. Huffin Johnson, officiating. The attendants were as follows; Mr. E. E. Honeycutt, brother of the bride with Miss Mattie Beasley, sister of the groom; Mr. Albert Coats with Miss Ina Ennis, Mr. Clarence Byrd with Miss Lola Honeycutt, Mr. W. J. Beasley with Miss Nola Honeycutt. After the marriage the bridal party attended church at Fellow ship and after services were over they returned to Mr. C. H. Honeycutt's where a sumptuous dinner awaited them. Late in the afternoon they went to Mr. Joseph Beasley's, father of the groom, where they enjoy ed an elegant supper. Mr. Beas ley is a generous young man and a prosperous farmer of Eleva tion township. The writer wishes them a life and peace and happi ness. L. F. H. Getting Back To The Sunsets. The old lady eat in front of the old house with her knitting in her hands. Uer surroundings were as unattractive as could be imagined, for the sandy soil bore only a few straggling blades of grass, a vine which had been planted near the "stoop" had long before become discouraged and given up the unequal contest but as the old lady sat facing the western sky, her face was as bright as if her eyes rested on beautiful things. "What a pity that your home should be in such a barren spot!" said an unwise visitor who had chauced to come to the locality. "It would be such a comfort to you if you could have grass and flowers and shade trees." But the old lady looked doubt ful. It was plain that she did not feel the need of sympathy. "I dunno, honey," she replied. "Seems to me there's such a heap of blessin's that you can't sense none of 'em. When I went a-visitin' to Milly'e, there was such a sight o' things to look at that I couldn't more 'n make up my mind that one thing was pretty, before I'd be lookin' at i somethin' else. 'Twas the die- j tractin'est place?vines an' posies an' a fountain an' fruit trees, an' dear knows what!" The knitting needles clicked for a moment, and then the spright htly old voice went on, "it seem ed real comfortable to get back j borne to my sunsets. Bid you ever come across such a place for seein' the sun go down! There ain't no trees to shut it out from me. There ain't no posies to keep j me thinkin' of their bits of buds, when the whole Bky's as pink as a flower, an' there's golden an' purple clouds down at the edge | where the sun's just dropped out I of eight. Sometimes I think we j let a heap of pretty little things sort of distract our minds from the big, glorious ones. I'm thankful that I haven't got any yard so full of green truck as to hinder me from takin' comfort in the sunsets."?Selected. A Higher Health Level. "I have reached a higher health level since I began using Dr. King's New Life Pills." writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my stomach, liver and bowls working just right." If these pills disappoint you on trial,! money will be refunded at Hood Bros, drug store 25c. Educational Notes. AI'POHTIONMENT. As required by law the County Hoard of Education met in regu lar session on January G, 11)08 (First Monday). As the appor tionment of school funds among; the 147 school districts of the | county in an equitable manner is very difficult the Hoard remained i in session till late Tuesday even- j iug. Cards have been mailed out to committees showing the amounts apportioned, the amounts to credit of districts brought forward from last year, if any, or amounts overdrawn. In case of special tax disricts the items of expense of com puting and disbursing special funds are deducted from the amounts apportioned. Also in stallments due State loan fund for building are taken from the apportionments. Thecardsjshow the standing of each district on Jan. 6, 1908, in the county treas urer's books. Let secretaries of school committees take note that orders given by them must have been paid by the county treasurer and entered by him on bis books previous to Jan. Gth in order to appear in the statement on the cards. As a general rule there fore the secretary of each school committee who has kept a cor rect account can better find the exact financial standing to date by reference to his "stub book." Hy comparing the apportion ments with those in previous years it will Jbe seen that there has been a good increase in school funds. This increase means that there is no longer any doubt of a four months school in every dis trict; it means also that teachers can be paid better prices. LONUER TERMS INSURED. With the increased valuation of property there is no doubt but that there will be more funds for future years. This certainly should be a general cause for re joicing over our county and state. In the past we have been hampered at every point for lack of funds. The four months term so long sought has doubtless come to stay; besides there will be somewhat more funds for building. Of course, teachers' salaries per month should in crease as other kinds of work; and the price of labor and build ing material has increased. So that good four months schools are about all we can expect from county and state tax anytime in the future. Therefore districts wanting better houses, longer terms and stronger teachers will continue to vote special tax. A SUGGESTION. In many districts there is a dis position to stop the schools too early. As most certainly the school funds in the future will not be decreased there is no need for the funds to be left over till another year. The children need every day the funds will run now. We can not afford to do "time business" with children's grow ing minds, or with minds that should grow while the bodies grow. In a majority of districts the suggestion to run the money out is unnecessary as they do that already and would like to have still longer terms. There are especially two reasons for urging school terms to be continued if possible. First rea son is that on eccount of the scarcity Jof labor?and in some cases scarcity of teachers, caused the schools to start, from one to two weeks later than usual. It will therefore be necessary for the schools to run later in the , spring to make up for a late be ginning In the fall. Another rea son why urged to continue is that there seems to be a great many contagious diseases in some parts of the county this year [It is often so] as measles,! mumps, whooping cough, itch, etc. The law tries to protect the i schools from these diseases, and so excludes from the schools those who have the diseases or have been exposed to them. In a few exceptional cases con- < ditione may be such as from very 1 small attendance t hat t he schools ! will bave to be stopped a few days. But let it be reuiembet-ed tbat tbe intent of the law is to stop those who bave or who boen exposed to, the diseases from the school rather than from stop ping the schools. The schools should go on if the number of children attending will justify its | continuance. No definite rules can be laid down. The school should go on, if possible; but if it has to be suspended temporarily should start up again and con tinue the end. 1 know committee will do the best for the schools in these cases that they can. I only offer the above suggestions because of frequent inquiries con cerning the matters discussed. In a general way let us remem ber that the time will never come when every boy and girl from the ages of G to 21 years, the school age, can attend school at the same time. From various causes some will be out part of the time; a great many will be out at other times. But all of the time?school season, the school Bhould continue if possi ble to the end of the term. Then if there is money left to the credit of the district it can be spent for repairing and furnishing the house as many committee have been doing. J. P. Canaday. County Supt. Make Them Pay. There is no sense in keeping cows and milking them just be cause they happen to be on the farm. There is little satisfaction in simply takiug care of cows as a chore. If there is not at least a fair remuneration for feed and labor all the sentiment in the thing is spoiled. For the next six monthB prices of dairy products will be higher than for the rest of the year. The work on the farm is not so pressing as during the summer months aud there is ample time to devote to the cows. If it pays to feed and care for them at all it pays much better to feed and care for them better than they are being cared for on the aver age farm. The man who gives his cows a short ration will give them little more than enough to provide bodily maintenance. What Ie saves in grain repre sents the feed that would be used by the good cow in making re turns. It is impossible to induce the cow to give returns before she provides for her own wants. She will use all the food she needs before she will begin to pay for any of the feed she gets. From now on is the time of all the year when the cow should be given plenty of good feed and receive good care. She can rustle for herself much better during the other six months of the year. The wise farmer will make his cows produce just all the high priced butter they are capable of producing.?Northwestern Agri culterist. I Sanders Chapel. Mrs. Maude Chesnut and little Annie Laurie have returned to theit home in "Sweet Sampson" the huckleberry ranch. Mr. James Whitley and wife and a party of Southern Railroad Engineers and Conductors are enjoying a shooting outing at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whitley. Miss Gertrude Powell is attend ing the Draughon Business Col lege at Raleigh during the winter months. Mrs. C. 8. Powell has been con fined to her room with Pneumonia for the last week, but under the skillful treatment of Dr. L. A. Munne, of Smithfield, she is con valescing. Jan. 15th. X. It Does The Business. Mr. E- E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Maine, says of Buck lv'ii's Arnica Salve. "It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Ap pi ed it to an old soro and it heal edf 't without leaving a scar be hirtl." L'5c. at Hood Bros. Drug Sto-e. \ - - ??? \ Benson News. Twenty-five new students eo? tered school here last week. Mr. J. E. Ivey has bought, and moved into, the Bud Allen house. Mr. Festus Hall, of this place ia | now located in Washington, D. jo. Mr. Darius Duncan, of Italeigb, was here Monday on business, and visited his mother. Arthur Goodrich, one of our bright young men, is attending King's Business College at Kal eigh. Mrs. Kaper and daughter, o Lucama, visited Mr. aud Mrs. Lonnie E. Stevens since our last writing. Messrs. J. VV. Benson and E. F. Moore have been confined to their homes for several days by sickness. Mr. Junius Hall, of Washing ton, D. C., is spending some days here with his father and other relatives. Mr. Lewis Fleishman has re turned from a trip to Baltimore. He will move his family here in a short while. Mr. A. B. Hudson has bought the A. H. Slocomb Turpentine Distillery and will operate same in the future. Mr. J. E. Wall has bought the corner lot opposite Britt Bros, shop, and will erect a nice resi dence in the near future. Messrs. J. W. Holmes and sec tion foreman Goodrich left Tues day to attend the Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M., at Italeigb. Tne mother and brother of Mr. J. E. Wall have moved to our town, aud occupy the house re cently vacted by J. It. Denning. The young man has accepted a position with the Wall Hardware and Furniture Co. Benson, Jan. 15. D. A Cure for Small-Pox. Dr. J.J. McElwee, Secretary of the Missouri State Board of Health, gives the following re ceipt for umall-pox. "1 herewith append a recipe which has been used, to my knowledge, in hundreds of cases of small pox. It will prevent or cure though the pittiugs are fill ings. When Jenerdiscovered the cow pox in England the world of science overwhelmed him with fame, but when the most scien tific school of medicine in the world, that of Paris, published this recipe it passed unheeded. It is as unfailing as fate, and con quers in every instance. It will also cure Bcarlet fever. Here is the recipe as 1 have used it to cure small pox: Sulphate of Zinc, onegraiu; digitalis, one grain; one half teaspoonful. Dissolve in a wine glass of soft water which has been boiled and cooled. Take teaspoonful every hour. Either scarlet fever or small pox will disappear in twelve hours. For children the dose must be diminished according to age. If communities will compel their physicians to use this treatment, there will be no need of pest houses. If you value your life use this recipe.?Ited Springs Cit izen. Kills Catarrh Germs. The natural way of curing dis ease is always tne scientific way, and the scientific way of curing catarrh is the simple way, with llyomei. Catarrh is a germ disease and can be cured only by > using Hyomei, the treatment that rea ches and destroys all catarrhal germs. Breathed through the neat pocket inhaler that comes with every outfit, the Hyomei medi cation reaches the most remote air cells of the nose, throat and lungs going after the catarr germs wherever present,destroy ing them and preventing their growth, thus curing the disease. Hood Brothers sell Hyomei under a guarantee to refund the money if it does not give satis faction. Begin its use at once. The cost of a complete outfit is only $1.00,
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