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Institute Law Amended.
At request of the State Superin
tendent of schools I give below a
brief summary of his letter relative
to the institute law as amended by
the last General Assembly. As the
regular biennial institute was held
in Johnston county in the year 1908,
of course, the teachers who attended
then will not be required to attend
another before the year 1910. But
there are other features about this
law that all should know.
There must be a biennial institute
of at least two weeks in each county,
conducted by teachers selected by
the State Department of Education.
The State Department of Education
has selected Professor J. A. Bivins
who will give his entire time to the
teacher-training work. Bulletins con
taining outlines of the work and di
rections to teachers will be issued
from the State Department for their
assistance. The work of the county
institute will be so arranged as to
prevent duplication and repetition of
work by teachers attending from year
to year.
The law contemplates an active
.teachers' association in every coun
ty pursuing carefully arranged cours
es of professional reading and study.
This work will be correlated, as far
as possible, with the work of the
county institute, and with the work
of the State Normal Schools.
Through the institutes and associa
tions it is hoped to arrange and car
ry out a progressive and continuous
course of home study in professional
training. Certificates will be issued
to those successfully completing the
course and passing a satisfactory ex
amination thereon that will be rec
ognized by county superintendents in
their examinations for certificates,
and will aid the holders in securing
better positions and better salaries.
What we in our county can get
out of the law is to have regular as
sociation meetings and keep up the
professional study contemplated there
in. We can start this course of
home study when it is outlined by
the State Department and direc
tions given out for the work.
County Superintendent.
Reducing His Salary.
A professor who has been teaching
mathematics in Albany College, Ore
gon, for seventeen years has taught
the whole State something more im
portant than mathematics. It came
about in this way: The professor
heard that another professor on the
college staff was about to resign be
cause the board of trustees could not
afford to increase his salary. One
hundred dollars a year was the in
crease necessary?but the trustees
did not have it to give. Upon this
the professor of mathematics?David
Torbet was his name?appeared be
fore the trustees with a very simple
and beautiful mathematical solution.
He had a salary of eight hundred
dollars a year. He wished to reduce
his salary to seven hundred dollars.
That left the one hundred dollars
which they needed, available for the
other professor. Professor Torbet did
not offer it as an act of selfsacrifice,
either; he simply said that he was
willing to do it because he "was so
grateful to God for his prosperity,"
for he been able, out of his
earning!, to save several thousand
dollari.
An Incident like this, in dollar
worshiping America, does good to
everyone who hears of it or reads
it. It seta up anew the standard
that is above any money standard
ever invented?the standard of a
high, independent, unselfish soul.
Money cannot tempt, cannot rule,
cannot divert from his purpose such
a man as this Oregon professor; and J
there are many like him. unknown,
unapplauded, but steadfast?the salt |
of the earth, the unselfish children :
of God, preferring others before them
?elves. All honor to Professor Tor- J
bet, and may every student of Alba
ny College learn character as well
as mathematics from his teaching.?
Seleo'ed.
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The Deepest Well.
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The record for the deepest well in (
the world is claimed by a French f
newspaper for France. Situated at ?
Ronchamp (Haute-Saone), the Buyer s
oil well is said to be the deepest j
that has ever been sunk for Indus- ,
trial purposes. It reaches a depth ,
of 3310 feet. The temperature at ^
the bottom of the well is never less f
than 115 degrees Fahrenheit when it j.
Is 50 degrees Fahrenheit at the .
mouth of the well. Apart from wells, ^
the deepest boring on the earth's f
surface is probably that of the Faru- (|
schowitz mine in Upper Silesia. It
attains a depth of 6408 feet.?Ex.
nfliuaiiic preparation
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ww **???? antiseptic ,
For Sore Throat, Colds,-Crotap, Cooihs, Asthma, Bums, il
Sprains. Bruises Sunburn, lo*ct Bites. Rheumatism, 0
Swelling. Reduces Ferer. DroUlstt, 25c. to J1 001
A Trip to Charleston.
On Wednesday, April 21st, Messrs.
L. H. Allred, J. B. Waddell, J. A.
Spiers, Dr. O. D. Vlck and myself
boarded the A. C. L. Fast Mail for
Charleston, S. C.. to attend a meet
ing of Omar Temple, A. A. O. N.
M. S. on the 22nd?That is all of
us except Dr. Vlck who went to see
the Mayor of Charleston on business
?at least that is what he said and
we had no right to doubt his word.
We were met at the depot In Charles
ton by Shriners who gave us need
ed directions. After breakfast Shrin
ers began to meet at the Temple
where they registered and were giv
en a souvenir and told to be at
the wharf for a boat ride to the
isle of Palms. We call a candidate
for the degrees of the Shrine "Fresh
Meat" and we had a ' plenty of
"Fresh Meat" at the boat. There
were sixty candidates, and when we
met at the boat the fun began. A
Shriner takes all sorts of liberties
with "Fresh Meat" and "Fresh
Meat" takes all in good part, and
without a murmur for when a
Knight Templar makes up his mind
to join the Shrine he also decides to
take everything coming to hitn for
he will have a chance sometime to
even up. It was a delightful ride on
the boat; a little crowded but a Jolly
lot of Shriners, their wives, daugh
ters, sisters, sweethearts, and "Fresh
Meat." We landed on Sullivan's
Island and took the cars for The
Isle of Palms. There was a fine
breeze from the ocean which made
the trip very pleasant.
On arriving at the hotel which is
only, about 100 feet from the ocean
at high tide, a short business meet
ing of Oasis and Omar Temples was
held. While the Temples were in
session the "Fresh Meat" was duly
prepared for the occasion. When
they came from the preparation
room the fun was on in full blast.
I have never seen such a get up in
all my travels. Some of the oldest
stores in Charleston had been ran
sacked for old ladies' hats?hats that
were worn from fifteen to twenty
years ago?these were put on the
candidates who had coats and pants
made of yellow, green, red and blue
calico. Some had overall suits?two
were dressed as convicts. One big
fat fellow had a little hat like Hap
py Hooligan, and was blowing the
bass horn, to the "Fresh Meat"
band. The bass drum was carried
by four and beaten by the fifth. The
kettle drum had only one head. Such
a fuss was hardly ever heard. One
very dignified fellow had two cow
bells tied around his neck and If
they did not ring enough he was
told to shake himself. One of the
most prominent physicians of South
Carolina, a large portly man, had on
a coat with half of the back of one
color, yellow, the other red; half of
arm green, the other half yellow;
the front of the coat yellow and
green; his pants black patched like
Happy Hooligan's. An oldtime silk
hat with a white band, trimmed with
a piece of palm leaf fan and chicken
feathers tied under his chin with red
strings. He was put in an old de
lapidated top buggy drawn by an
old bull, and made to drive at the
head of the procession. The old
bull did not enjoy it so he would (
make breaks for the high lands?once
he came very near turning the bug- (
gy over and it was fun to see that j
fellow jump out of the buggy. All ,
sorts of stunts were gone through (
by the "Fresh Meat"?sack races,
three legged races, boxing on the ]
horizontal bar and a great many
things that I can't remember?one of
the funny things was to see two fel
lows fishing for sharks?an anchor
with a pulley was put in the ocean -
some distance out, there were three
of these anchors put out and ropes
put through the pulleys?the outer ,
anchors were about one hundred ?
yards apart and the candidates told
to take hold of a rope which was I
sailed a shark line. He was told ,
that as the shark would pull so hard t
that the line might burn his hands ^
so he had better tie the end around j
lis body. Some BO feet of rope was a
left by him as slack. After stand- i
lig with the line in his hand for ]
some half hour two or three Shrin- j.
Its walked to them and one slyby 0
:ied the rope so that there was not
>ver 2 feet of slack; then he got a g
)ite and before he knew what was t;
lp he was pulled In the water waist e
leep. One Shrlner who told a a
'Fresh Meat" to carry him across a
l small place of water was dropped y
n the water by the "Fresh Meat."
Ill this fun was kept up till 2:30 P. a
J. when the "Fresh Meat" was w
lountifully fed on roasted oysters, ti
ried fish and sandwiches. All went a
iack to Charleston at 3:30 and at o:
:30 P. M. the secret work began and tl
>*as kept up till 11 P. M. when an
legant lunch was served. It was
iiposslble to have the usual ban
uet as a hall large enough could
ot be had. At 12 o'clock all were
bed except those who left for up
tate (S. C.) at 2 A. M. The meet
lg was voted by all to be the best ^
ver held.
?v'e misse* several ot the old I
members who had answered the last
roll call for It seems no one can be
secured to fill their places. They
fitted the parts filled by them. We
reached home Friday at 2;00 P. M.
tired but happy. All of us?even Dr.
Vick, who said his meeting with the
Mayor was very satisfactory.
R. J. NOBLE.
Selma, April 29.
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OVER TEN INCHES OF SNOW, i1
Railroads in Western Pennsylvania 1
Experience Trouble.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 29.?The heav
iest snowfall of the wluter In North
western Pennsylvania began shortly
before last midnight and at 9 o'clock
this morning, at Bradford, the snow ?
was over 10 inches. Snow shovels,
stored away for the summer, had to
be brought out again to clear the
tracks of the Western New York and
Pennsylvania Traction Company. All
traffic is experiencing delays. Trees
are loaded down and many telegraph
and telephone wires have been brok
en by the heavy snow. In Pittsburg
the weather is mild, and two thun
derstorms early today were sugges
tive of summer.
Mesdames Curry and Eversole.
It is hard to find a remedy suit
ed to the ills of children, yi Mrs.
Curry of Trowbridge, 111., ai. Mrs.
Eversole of Hindsboro, 111., c . ..in to
have found it, and they are i .rally
anxious to let the rest of tl: world
know. They say this remed. Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, th .reat
laxative, tonic and regulator. t is
one of the few remedies us. .! to
children that does not contact nar
cotics. It will do all that is i ai:: >d,
and if you want to try it befi ty
ing, send your address for . ve
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrt.) o.,
119 Caldwell Bldg., Monticelli u It
is sold by Hood Bros, at 50v .aid
$1 a bottle.
SOME FACTS ABOUT LVMiER.
The Protective Duty Is in Excess
of the Cost of Production.
The figures published in the News
Tribune Sunday showing the cost of
certain dressed lumber and the rates
in the tariff bill now before the Sen
ate were rery illuminating. In all
but one of the ten instances cited
the additional tariff for planed lum
ber was shown to be above the en
tire labor cost of dressing the lum
ber, and in some instances the tariff
was double the labor cost. For ex
ample, the mill price for planing a
two-by-four and wider sizes is $1 a
thousand; the tariff is $2 a thousand;
the mill price for planing two sides
and one edge of lumber is 75 cents;
the tariff rate is $1.50. Of course,
such rates exclude planed lumber
from importation; it is absolutely
prohibitive.
These figures on the cost of dress
ing lumber were furnished the News
with the information that in some
cases dressed lumber could be ob- <
tained for even less than the publish- >
ed rates, so that in fact tariff rates
were three times the labor cost. If <
these rates stand, it means that '
Michigan must pay more for its .
dressed lumber, and without any ber- 1
efit being derived from having the 1
work done on this side of the bor- t
der; for Michigan's mills will not 1
3o the dressing. It stifles competi- ?
tion and socks it to consumers of 1
lumber. But what do Michigan's 1
Senators care for consumers??De
troit News. 2
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?kG?NTS WANTED: MEN OR WO- t
men to work in Johnston county, j
Can easily make $15 to $25 per j.
week. Address "V," Drawer "A,"
Raleigh, N. <?. '
rry the Money-Back Cure For Indl- 9
gettion. h
Nine times in ten stomach derange- C
nents are responsible for sallow C
complexion, dull eyes and thin body. >
It is the stomach that supplies a
lourishing blood to the muscles, the 1<
lerves, and skin. If the stomach is h
lealthy, plenty of nutritious matter
rill be absorbed by the blood. If it S
s not healthy, the food will ferment, tl
ind undigested, will pass along
hrough the bowels, furnishing so T
ittle nutritious matter that the blood N
lecomes impoverished, and the glow
T health vanishes. O
If you suffer from nervousness, t<
lck headache, belching of gas, sour
aste in the mouth, heaviness after
ating, or any other miserable stom- A
ch disturbance, you need Mi-o-na, J C
nd the sooner you get it the quicker j
ou will be healthier and happier. {
It will relieve any distressed stom-1 I
ch condition almost immediately. It
ill cure if used according to direc- J
ons. Hood Bros, sell it for 50 cents
large bo*, and they think enough
r it to guaran,"'? it to cure indiges
on.
Sold by HOOD BROS.
HYOMEI
? I <mmuK(o mcH-O Mc) I
tires catarrh or money back. Just
?eathe it in. G>mpli'te outfit, including
iluiler $1. Extra bottles 00c. Druggists.
Very Attractive opeuci i.aies
Via Southern Railway, to
Points Named Below
And Return.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Account Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association. Tickets on
sale May 16-17 and 18, final re
turn limit to leave Memphis, not
later than midnight of May 22nd.
SAVANNAH, CA.
Account of General Assembly Pres
byterian Church in United States.
Tickets on sale May 17-18 and 19th,
with final return limit to leave Sa
vannah, not later than midnight of
June 2nd.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Account of Southern Baptist Con
vention. Tickets on sale May 10-11
12 and 13th, with final return limit
to leave Louisville, not later than
midnight of May 22nd.
LOUISVILLE, KY,
Account Annual Session Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine.
Tickets on sale June 5-6 and 7th, fi
nal return limit to leave Louisville,
not later than midnight of June 17th.
MOREHEAD CITY, N. C.
Account North Carolina Teachers
Assembly. Tickets on sale June 13
14-15-16 and 17th, final return limit
to leave Morehead City, not later
than midnight of June 20th.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Account International Convention
Baraca and Philathea. Tickets on
sale June 17-18 and for trains sched
uled to arrive Asheville before 3:00
p. m. June 19th, final return limit
to leave Asheville not later than
midnight of June 25th.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Account Dramatic Order Knights
of Korassan, Biennial Meeting. Tick
ets en sale July 8-9-10 and 11th, fi
nal return limit to leave Asheville,
not later than midnight of July 26th.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Account National Association Trav
elers Protective Association. Tickets
on sale May 28-29 and 30th, with
final return limit to leave Asheville
not later than 30 days from date of
sale.
DENVER, COLO.
Account General Assembly Presby
terian Church in United States of
America. Tickets on sale May 15-16
17-18 and 19th, with final return lim
it to reach original starting point not
later than midnight of October 31st.
For further Information regarding
rates schedules and Pullman accom
modations, address R. H. De Butts,
Traveling Passenger Agent, Raleigh,
N. C.
S outhern Railway
Schedule
N B These figures are publish
ed for information and are not guar
anteed.
No. 21?Leaves Goldsboro, N. C.,
3:45 a. in.: Selma, N. C., 7:40 a. in.
rhrough train with Chair Car to
ksheville, connecting at East Dur
iam, N. C., for Oxford, Henderson,
Xeysville, and Kichmond, at Univer
lity for Chapel Hill, at Greensboro,
'or Charlotte, and all points South,
ilso for Danville, Lynchburg, Char
ottesville, Washington, and all
>oints North.
No. 139?Leaves Goldsboro, N. C.,
!:05 p. m." Selma, N. C.? 3:00 p. in.,
or Greensboro, N. C., handles
hrough sleeper Raleigh, N. C., to
Ulanta, Ga., connecting at Greens
loro, for all points North, South, and
Vest
No. Ill?Leaves Goldsboro, N. C.,
:40 p. m. Selma, N. C., 10:38 p. m.;
landles sleeping Raleigh, N. C., to
?reensboro, N. C. Connects at t
Ireensboro, for Charlotte, Atlanta, I
Jew Orleans, Asheville, Knoxvllle, i
lso for Danville, Lynchburg, Char- <
ntesville, Washington and all points
forth. 1
For further Information ask any ]
outhern Ticket Agent, or address t
ie undersigned.
R. H. DeBUTTS, i
raveling Passenger Agent, Raleigh,
C.
W. H. TATLOE,
eneral Passenger Agent, Washing
>n, D. C. ^
THREE dwelling houses for rent,
pply to Davis Bros., Smlthfield, N.
Suilding
Material
We manufacture and sell
Rough and Dressed Lumber,
Shingles, Brackets, Porch
Trimmings and turned work.
Heavy Turning a Specialty.
Come ana see our Material.
Four Oaks
Lumber Co. t
We snail give away $1,000,000 worth
of 50c boxes of Bloodine Blood and
Kidney Tablets
to sufferers of diseases that they alone can cure. We have spent a for
tune to obtain the rlnht to manufacture liloodlne Blood and Kidney Tab
lets In America, and we shall spend several fortunes to quickly get this
wonderful remedy to people who need It. If you need it, let us buy a
50c box for you?
We shall pay your druggist for a
large 50c box of Bloodiue Blood and
Kidney Tablets, and give it to you
to try. Simply fill out the coupon
below and send it to us today, and
we will send you an order on your
local druggist. This is our free gift
and we make it because it seems the
quickest way to convince you of the
merits of these tablets. Then our
only request will be that you tell
your sick friends what they have
done for you. When we, at our ex
pense have helped you to get well,
we wish you to help us by telling
your friends about it. too. Do this
for the good of suffering humanity.
In this way we have seen one cure
lead to hundreds of cures, and that
is why we make this remarkable of
fer.
If you are suffering from any of
the following discuses, you should
send to us today for a 50c box of
Bloodiue Blood and Kidney Tablets
FKKE, as these diseases yield at
once to their wonderful curative pow
< rs. We have seen thousands of
these troubles ended in a week,
though they have resisted every oth
er remedy known to science.
Bad Blood. Kidney Complaints,
Highly Colored Urine. Brick Dust in
Urine, Tube Casts, llemorrage of
Kidneys, Bright's Disease, Urinary
Troubles. Sudden Stoppage of Urine,
Gravel, Stone in the Bladder, Irrita
tion of the Bladder, Dribbling, Stain
ing after Urinating, Ketention of
I'rine, Pain in Urinating. Frequent
Calls, Weak Kidneys, Uric Acid,
Pass Blood or Muous In Urine, Back
ache, Pain in Urethra, Catarrh of
Bladder or Bowels, Ulceration of the
Bladder, Rheumatism, Pain In Joints
or Hips, Diabetes, Scanty Urine,1
Thick or Sluggish Urine, Dropsy or
Swelling of the Feet, Lobs of Flesh,
Liver Complaint, Gall Stone, Gas
tric Acid, Torpid Liver, Enlarged
Liver, Headache, Foul Hreath, Loss
of appetite. La Grippe, Coated
Tongue, Weakness, Tired and Sleep
less, Nervousness, Catarrhal Acid,
Malaria.
If you need Bloodine Blood and
Kidney Tablets and have never used
them, please sign the coupon below.
I>o this in justice to yourself and we
will help you to get well. This offer
itself should convince you that Blood
ine Blood and Kidney Tablets do
what we claim. Certainly, we would
not buy them and give them to you
if we had any doubts of results. You
certainly want to be well and should
in justice to yourself send us this
coupon today.
Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets
cost 50c a box.
Cut out this coupon at once, fill
out tl?> blanks and mail It to
THE BLOODINE CO, Boston, Mass.
My disease Is
I have never used Bloodine Blood
and Kidney Tablets, but if you
will send me a box free of cost, 1
will Iry them.
Name
City or Town
State
My Druggists' Name Is
(Give full address Write plainly.)
Any hospital or physician not yet
using Bloodine Blood and Kidney
Tablets, we will gladly supply for
test.
BLOODING OINTMENT CURES PILES. 50c A BOX.
We Have Them!
Cole Combination Planters, Guano Distributors,
Hoosier Corn Drills, Deere Corn Planters, Cox
Plantern, Cox Distributors, K P. Distributors, Led
beter one seed Combination Planters, Syracuse
Chilled Plows and all kinds of (arming tools. Paints
and Oils of all hinds.
Furniture! Furniture!!
Our Furniture store is full of well selected goods at
lowest prices. Latest styles and designs in Mattings,
Rngst, Art Squares. Pictures!, Etc. We can frame
an^ size picture yuu have.
? Yours obediently,
Hall Hardware Company,
Benson. N. C.
\Cheer Up
Y.When in need of anything in the Job Printing line call
feon'or write Beaty & Lassiter, Smithfield, North Carolina
When
In Benson
Don't fail to viBit the Jewelry store
af J. W. Whittenton, where you wil
Find anything from a bone button t(
i diamond ring, including a full lini
5f silverware, watches, clocks, etc
you can buy a good 8-day clock foi
(2 or a gold filled watch with a 2(
rear case for $10, with either Wal
ham or Elgin movement.
Spectacles
am fully prepared to test your eyes
Lnd fit Klanses. Am a membe1* of
>oth th) BUte and National Optical
IsaociAtion. -also ? member of
he N. C. Jetaetar's Association.
9i no
Musical Instruments
You will find full line musical in
struments, including violins, banjos,
guitars, auto-harps, etc. All kinds ot
repair work done on short notice. I
8 have been in business here for 14
1 years and desire to thank my many
> friends for their patronage in the
? past and assure them that I ant now
? better prepared to serve them than
r ever before.
)
J. W. WHITTENTON,
BENSON, N. C.
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A Modern Water System
Fair banks-Morse
Domestic Outfits
Give the most reliable and economical water supply
lor farm or suburban homes. No more fear of fire.
No pump handle and water carrying drudgery if yon
o*n a Fairbanks Mor>.> outfit. Always ready to
fauppiy an anunaance or wafer for your stock. garden and domestic use. The
engine also runs your churn, separator, feed mill, wood saw. in
fact does more chores than three mrn at nn^ thirH nn<> III r.-.. ' #*> I
Operates on gas. gasoline, kerosene or distillate.
Cut out complete advertisemrnt and Jt*nd for lumping A
Catalog No. W A 855 C
Fairbanks, Morse ?) Co.
CHICAGO, ? - ILL.