$br imitJjfifli* HrralDi ,u0k oki dollab pxb yeab. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." binqlb copies nvi oim I VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1908. NO. 8 JUDGE PRITCHARD'S ARGUMENT. He Declared That the Issue Is Not a Political On?\ Nearly Eight Hundred People Hear This Advocate of Temperance Answer the Objections to Prohibition. Yesterday was a red-letter day ' for the prohibition cause in Johnston county. For several; weeks it had been advertised that Hon. Jeter 0. Pritcbard! would speak in Smitblield for prohibition and the temperance forces in the county had arran ged for a big rally. Between seven aud eight hundred people gatherediu the ltiversida vVare house yesterday uiorniug at 11 o'clock. An opening song, "Stand Up for Prohibition," was sung which was followed by prayer by llev. D. F. Putnam, of Benson, Then the audience sang "When Christians Vote as They Pray." Mr. L. H. Allred, of Selma, then introduced Judge Pritchard.who spoke for an hour and a half in his usual forceful manner. He opened by saying that it was a J very unusual sight to see a Fed- j era! Judge making campaign j speeches. That this however! was not a political campaign, j else he would not be here taking part in it. He said it was onei time in which both parties were; fighting a common enemy aud ' lighting together. That he had left his work aud was going over! the State doing battle for the cause of prohibition in the inter est of the women aud children and the homes of our grand old Sit.ft.ttt He said he was sick of the cry that the voting out of whiskey would ruiu business in the State. He took the prohibition towns of Charlotte, Fayetteville and Greensboro and showed that they were moic prosperous and in better condition today under the reign of prohibition than they were under the reign of whiskey. The Judge said he had loDg thought we had not issued the right kind of licenses to whis key dealers. That we not only j licensed them to sell liquor, but' licensed them to destroy annual- j ly 20 per cent, of our boys and girls, licensed them to make widows and orphans, licensed them to fill our poor houses with men who are unable to make a living, licensed them to wreck homes and fortunes, and said the license should read some thing like this: "Whereas the people of county are anxious to realize a little money and in order to realize this money, are willing to sacrifice so many of j their men, women and children, &c." Hecommented 01 a paragraph in the News auri Observer rela tive to the progress of Greens boro which said "44 new resi-' dences have been erected (dur j ing the last year; at .a cost of j $440,980.00. He sail that three fourths of these did not j nnn 47 dl ill} XtT ! mil (fDOU UtIDU U?CI V ? J\J " * " >??vu to show thai the n. n at bere tofore spent theii ar i.mgs in the bar rooms v,ere r ? * investing it in permanent h i s for their families. Judge Piitcban! -a d the pro hibition bid was a -d the nerve and courage to ha v ? swept the liquor business out of the State by Legislat ve e-iacfcm nt and not put the good people of the State tothe?ork and worry of the campai ,'n. He sf.id tb v ;? ? people of the West* re c< j. ining that the people oft- ' t were treated more liberally than they, by permi ting thn to manufacture wine, whereas they could not mam 'art re i raody. That he thou Jit hat wiue should be put I in tt ' Jie class as brandy and | whiskey, and that if all prohi bitiom'sts were like himself, the nex f -gielature would do this. I'e reiterated his state nifut that the prohibi biJon movenient was no Demo or '? "ck. That it was a trick 0 i dece it people of North 1 . jc that politicians had I had little to do with it. He said that certain Democrats and cer tain Republicans in North Caro lina were trying to get this issue into politics, but they could not doit. That it was asfarabove poli ticsas the Heavens are above the infernal regions ana that any man in either party who was opposing this measure is already too dead to skin as a politician. As to the local self-government argument, Judge Pritchard said that the people of Asbeville had as much right to say whether liquor should be sold in Wil mington as the United States had in sendiug experts to New Orleans to stamp out the yellow fever or any other epidemic, or as a man would have to tear down another man's fence to save other property. The speech was a strong one and it is believed that votes for prohibition were made by Judge Pritchard's visit to Johnston. At the close of the speech the audience sang "There's a Great Day Coming?The 26th of May." The meeting was closed by prayer by Rev. O. R. Mangum of Selma immediately after the close of the exercises the large crowd was Invited to a table nearly 200 feet long heavily laden with good things to eat. Many said they bad never seen such amaguitlceut dinner at any public gathering. Taking it all in all yesterday was a great day for the prohibi tion cause in Johnston. State News. Editor Julian of the Salisbury Post, who represented Rowan in the last legislat ure, is a candidate (or renoniinatiou. It is stated that the amouut of money raised in the State the past year by local taxation for school improvements is 107.4 per cent, greater than for any previous year. There 375 new rural school houses erected, at an average cost of 600. Governor Glenn made a great speech for prohibition at Wind sor, Bertie county, Monday, it is estimated that 3,000 people | were present. The people closed their stores and turned out to j hear the great issues discussed. The county is safe for temper 1 ance. Mr. Henry A. Grady, son of I former Congressman Grady, who had announced his caudidacy for the Democratic congressional nomination in the third district, has withdrawn from the race. So far it appears that all the North Carolina Congressman will be renominated this year. The catalog of the North Caro lina University for 1906 7 shows an attendance of 788 students. There are 74 members of the fac-1 ulty and the University now comprises the following depart ment: Collegiate, grauuate, ap pliedjjsciences, including chemical, electrical, civil and miuiug engi neering, law, medicine and phar macy. Mr. J. B. Sparger of Mt. Airy, who is in position to know about such matters, says that; the prospects for au immense ap ple crop in that sectiou this year j is the huest he ever saw at this season of the year. Never in the history of apple culture has the bloom been as heavy as it was this spring. The crop will excel! any crop in ten years. The Lumberton Kobesonian deposes and says that a yountr woman of the tribe of Croatan Indians in Robeson county, who is only 26 years old, is the moth er of 11 childreu. As if this was J not enough, the Robesonian fur ther adds that one Jo. Lock lear, an uncle of the woman, was the father of 25 children aud an aunt was the mother of 17. Evi dently race suicide is unknown among the Croatans in Robeson. The Sundry Civil Service bill as reported Saturday to the House carried $105,715,369, a much larger amount than usual. It contains an appropriation of $27,672[000 for the Panama canal and also makes restric tions as to general use by the governt -rt of secret servf"* n?n of the t: a ify. ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION. For Home tor Governor A11 the Time. Pon Gets a Very Nice Vote. Johnston County Democrats held an enthusiastic convention here last Saturday. It was the most largely attended of any early convention held here in re cent years County Chairman F H. Brooks called the convention to order and asked She-iff Ellington to take the chair as temporary chairman. On motion Mr. Ell ington was made permanent chairmau and Mr. L. H. Allred secretary. After some discussion the townships retired to make up their lists of delegates to the various conventions. After the list of delegates (which will be published later in this paper) were read Col. Eg! Holt, after a brief speech, presented the following resolutions: "Whereas the County of John ston, for many years the banner Democratic county of North Carolina, has never yet had the honor of having one of her citi zens upon the State ticket of the Democratic party, and "Whereas the Hon. Ashley Home, one of her most worthy citizens, a veteran of the Confed eracy, a life-long and loyal Dem ocrat, a practical farmer, an honest business man and a suc cess in all his undertakings, has announced his candidacy for the high office of governor of North Carolina, and vy nereas no m ?n in more oe serving ol this honor or more capable of a creditable execution of the duties of that office, there fore, "Be it resolved that the Demo crats of Johnston County, in convention assembled: "That the delegation from Johnston county to the State convention be instructed to cast its solid vote for Ashley Home for governor first, last and al ways, aud to use all honorable means to secure his nomination." These were unauimously adop ted by a rising vote. Mr. Ed S Abelltben presented the following resolutions: "Resolved, by the Democratic Convention of Johuston County, assembled this, the 2oth day of April 1908. "1st. That it is with enthu siastic pride the Democracy of Johnston County again recom mend to the Fourth Congress ional District Hon. E W. 1'ou as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in this district. "2nd. That in this recom mendation we invite the closest scrutiny of his private life as his public record. "3rd. That we honor him for his faithfulness to duty and nis devotion to Democratic princi ples "4th. That the delegates from Johnston county to the Congressional Convention are hereby instructed to cast the un animoui vote of Johnston county for Hon. E. W. Pou for Con gress." Mr. Abell asked that the roll of townships be called aud their vote recorded as cast. Every township, save three, cast its vote solid for Mr. Fou These were Cleveland 1-20 vote for Kuss, Elevation 4-5 for Kuss and Beulab 1% for Kuss The vote stood 50 49 60 for Pou and 2 11-60 for Kuss. After the vote was announced Mr. Fou was ealled for and re sponded in a short but eloquent speech. The World's Best Climate. is not entirely free from disease, on the high elevations fevers prevail, while on the lower lev els malaria is encountered to a greater or less extent, according to altitude. To overcome climate affections lassitude, malaria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the most effective remedy is Elec tric Bitters, the great alterative or blood purifier; the antidote for every form of bodily weak ness, nervousness and insom nia. Sold under guarantee at llood Bros drug >tore. Price 59c. GET VENOM TO CURE DISEASE. New Supply Obtained From Most Poisonous of Snakes. New York, April 26.?Today for the first time in 80 years aud the secoud time iu the history of the science of medicine the oper ation of extracting venom from the deadly lance head viper, said to be the most poisonous of all known reptiles, was performed ; at the Bronx Z ntlugical Park. The operation which was di reeled by 10. W. Kuuyan, of this city, through whose efforts the snake was captured aud brought (to New York, was a complete success aud science once more I has a plentiful supply of the se j ] rum which has beeu found al- s most invaluable in the treat ment of extreme cases of insan ity and also of many malignant diseases. The extremely powerful nature of the lance-head's venom can be no better described probably than by the declaration of one of the scientists who witnesssed the operation. When the peril lous task had been completed I aud the precious fluid had been carefully weighed and found to be less than a third of an ordina ry teaspoouful, heaunouced that the supply was ample to meet the demands of the world for at j least half a ceutury. He explain ed at the same time that this would provide for the most wide | spread use of the serum iu all | malignant diseases, such as ty phoid aud scarlet fever auddiph theria. ho powerful is the action of the poison that it is prescribed on lyiu the most minute quantities, the largest portion commonly used containing not more than one ten-trillionth of a grain. From that point the tritura tion continues down to where figures would be useless iu at tempting to describe it. Today's operation was the cul mination of years of painstaking effort, iu the course of which many obstacles that appeared almost insurmountable were fi nally overcome. So great is the dread of the reptiles among the natives arouud the head waters of the Amazon, where it is to be found, and among sailors who know of its dangerous character that only with the utmost diffi culty was a specimen captured and broughtto New York. Those who participated in the operation were Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars, curator of reptiles at the park; Dr. St. Clair Smith, one of tne leading homeopaths of the country; Head Keeper Charles B. Snyder, of the reptile house, aud Dr. Itunyan. Those who had gathered about the table expec ting to see the deadly viper brought into the room securely j caged were thrown almost into i panic when Head Keeper Snyder appeared at the head of the pas sageway with the writhing rep tile at arm's length on a slender piece of wire. They were re-as sured a moment later, however, when the serpeuthad beeu placed upon the table, his head cleverly pinioned and l)r. iMtrimrw seized tiiin in a firm grip. Holding the reptile close to j his body witu the head pointed outward, Dr Ditmars gave the signal and Keeper rtuider thrust into the snake's mouth the re ceptacle which had been prepnr I ed to receive the venom. It was glass, of unusual strength and the wide aperture at the top had been covered with a piece of med- j icated gauze, securely fixed in place. When the receptacle was at a point less than half an inch from the viper's nose, the reptile made a lunge forward, so quick that the eye scarcely could follow it, the mouth was thrown open, the lips which covered thecruel fangs were curled back and with I a snap the fangs tore | through the cloth. The jaws closed sharply and the poison, enough to kill a dozen men, spurted harmlessly into the glass. The snake will be kept in cap tivity and if he survives it is ex pected that other operations will be performed from time to time and the future supply of the rum made secure possibly for ceuturies. it is hardly likely . the viper will live loan however. 1 This specimen has not eaten sine11 its capture in the wilds of Brazil more than a month ago and the experts at the Zoologi cal Park say that unless it soon accepts nourishment it will soon languish and die. General News. Ten square miles of timber have been burned over iu Penn sylvania. There was a slight fall of snow in the central part of Missouri early Monday. (Jreat Britain last Saturday experienced a snowstorm of the force of a blizzard. ? The Panama Canal has thus far cost the United States a grand total of f 129,008,508.58. A cyclone swept through two Nevada counties Thursday, wrecking many fences aud killing several persons. The Senate Monday voted down the Piles amendment to in crease the number of battleships from two to four. Winston Spencer Churchill, one of the members of the Asquith Cabinet, has been defeated for re election to Parliament. A landslide in Labelle county, Province of Quebec, Sunday, buried more than a score of houses and cost BO lives. I ioil tnrio I. t nlhnnti ' liiuuKriiaut i nuiaun , nun ui ex-Senator Faulkner and who was the first to scale She wall at Pekin in the Boxer troubles, died last week. The damage by frost laHt week to the orchards in the Arkansas and Grand Valleys and other fruit-growing regions of Colorado is estimated at $1,000,000. Because the 17-year-old hus band of a 17-year-old girl in Salem, Mass., could not get work, they agreed to die by shooting and thus ended their lives. Twenty-eight persons were killed and fifteen seriously iu- ]! jured iu a collision between a j freight train and an excursion special on a Mexican railroad last Sunday. The Duke of Chaulnes died suddenly Thursday night at j Paris of heart disease. He ex pired in the presence of his wife, who is a daughter of Theodore P. Shonts, of New York, whom he married last February. 1 The Secretary of the Treasury has announced a further call upon the national banks for ap- I proximately $45,000,000, $'20,- ? 004,000 to be paid on or before ' May 9. and the remaining $25, 000,000 on or before May 23, j 1908. , The new itinerary around the j world for the battleship fleet has j been announced at the navy de- | partment. It embraces trips to , China aul Japan and will total i a journey of 42,500 miles the scuedule has been approved by the president. a a. a. i xt xt 1_ l i j 1_ a seat ou i>ne new lurK mock i Exchange Hold Monday for $70,- | 000 Thin was an advance of 15000 over the last previous ?ale, late in March, and repre nentH a gain of $19,000 since last 1 November, when an exchange 1 membership was sold for $51,- 1 000. ] President Roosevelt on Mon- | day sent another message to < Congress, urging certain legisla- t tion. It was received by the < Senate, but could not be read. ( The House was in such parliam- i entary tangle with its new rules < to prevent filibustering that it could not eveu receive the mes sage. Reports from Hector, Pope county Arkansas, a town of 200 i inhabitarns, say one-half of the I town was blown away by a tor- < nado, 18 houses, 4 stores and a t gin being destroyed. Melville ! Story. John Heincbie and Sam- I uel Austin, all farmers, were ? killed. About 30 persons were 1 injure. I COMMENCEMENT DAY MAY 15. Programme of Flag and Bible Presen tation to Wilson's Mills High School, By Smlthfield Coun cil No. 102, Jr. O. U. A. M., May 15. Exercises will commence promptly at 10 o'clocka. m. witti opening remarks by chairman. Prayer by Rev. (i. F. Cuthrell, of Dunn. Song by School. Speech of Welcome by Mr. D. 0. Uzzle. Commencement address by Dr. E. C. brooks, of Trinity College, with introduction by Mr. C. M. Wilson. Song by School. Address on.Juuiorism by Col. Z. P. Smith, of Haleigh, with in troduction by Mr. VV. G. Wil son. Presentation of Bible by Rev. J. H. Shore, of Smithtield. Acceptance of Hible for School, by Uev. (J. It. Mangum, of Selma. Presentation of Flag by Mr. L. H. Allred, of Selma. Acceptance of Flag by State Superintendent, J. Y. Joyner, of Raleigh Patriotic Flag Drill by School. Raisiug of Flag, with song by School. Prayer and Benediction by Bar. .i. 11 Shore. Dinner will be served in regular f old fashioned picnic style upon the grounds. Game of Ball in afternoon by Selma and Wilson's Mills, whicb promises to be very interesting. This is commencement day of school and the public is earnest ly invited to atteud these exer cises for we promise you a day of pleasure and profit. All members of this order are invited to be present and take part in the parade. Music by baud. W. C. Harper, Ilec. Sec'y. Archer Items. Hurrah for Johnston County Democrats, llorue and Pou! Mr. George Hinton, of near Sinithtield, was in our communi ty last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Darnes were the gueHts of Mr. Harne's father, Mr. J. W. Barnes, Sunday. Miss Leta Lassiter returned Saturday from a visit to rela tives and friends in Clayton. Miss La Hue Williams, of Clay tou, arrived Saturday to spend some time with Miss Leta Lassi- . ter. ' Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield, passed through our community Sunday on his way to Clyde's Ubapel. We are glad to see Mr. O. G. Barues, post-master at Archer, out again after several days con finement. The Misses Parham delight fully entertained a select party of friends Friday night from 8 to 11 o'clock, l rot. .J. l\ (Jan ad ay and i'rof. J. 11. Williams and others will speak on the subject of a special tax (for the purpose of buildiuga uew school house at Archer) rhursday night, at 7:30 p.m. A very severe wind, hail and rain storm passed through our community last Saturday even mg. Mr. Joe S. Medlin's farm is almost washed away by the heavy raiu. The hail did com paratively no damage. The cloud was followed by a minia ture cyclone or whirlwind doing considerable damage to or chards, timber and tences. Fort unately the path of the cyclone was very narrow 8. L. W. Archer, April 28. The closing down of the cotton mills of North and South Caro lina on July 1st which was de cided upon at a meeting of repre sentatives of all mills held at Spartanburg Saturday will throw 30,000 or more people out work. It was resolved that the mills accept no further order* for cloth at present prices.