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jSOME OF THE THINGS NORTH '
f CAROLINA EDITORS 2
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Waynesville Enterprise: The (treat
woife undertaken by the Southern '
Methodists of building a lake, beau- I
tifying gfbunds. and establishing the (
greatest arid most complete assein- !
bi v grounds in the world, is going '
steadily on. Parties are on the t
grounds, daily making ready for the
road Guilder, the architect, the car- '
penlKi and the landscape artist. c
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Salisbury Post: How ail county far- 1
-wan will be interested in the sue- (
s? of W. A. Thigpen, an Edgecombe <
??comity farmer, who raises Duroc-Jer- t
ser hogs. Recently he got $60 each ]
for two sows and sold four female (
shoals for 150 each. The six brought <
him $320. The trend of the times I
now is to get rid of all your scrub I
?stock and put In none but thebest. 1
Henderson Gold Leaf: The Char- <
iottt Observer says a single farmer i
An Robeson county has this season i
snipped 7,000 barrels of potatoes, ?
'dirty ears of cantaloupes and eighty
vars of watermelons. He has not i
yet finished shipping his melons and
expects to get a bale of cotton per
acre fTom the land which yielded ,
his potatoes. Think of It, ye folks
who pretend to believe that there
is not money in farming?when It
Is pursued in an Intelligent and sys
tematic manner Just as any other
-business.
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Charlotte Chronicle: Great is the
post card. It is the friend of the
traveler and of the summer tourist
in particular. Postmaster Rollins, f
Ashevllle, tells The Gazette-Newsl that
during the past week, "his office has
dispatched from 20,000 to 2!".,000 post
"ftrds <lally, these going to all parts
of this and other countries." There
is no ground for questioning this
statement. The Vnlted Slates Post
?offlce Department, with an eye to
'ousft.isg, encourages the postcard In
?dusw.r all It can, for the postcard is
Sri) King the t-cent stai; p to the front
? ??. nothing else has evi r done.
'"harlotte Observer: Speaking l
? ??ently of ways and means of ln> i< us
ing the trade of Its_community, The
liurllngton News hits the very cen
ter of the goodroads proposition.
' "What we want to do." It declare
' 'Is no draw trade into the county.
Propt r roads should be recommend
ed that would lead to the center.
Koads that would lead to Burlington
?vould naturally lead to Graham aso.
auu 11111 m 10 nit' cenier 01 in? roun
ty. no that there would be no self
ish ends In view In looking after the
roads.If this spirit animates the
efforts of (irahain and Burllngotn, It
will not be long before Alamance
county will have some great roads
to attract the. trade which The News
desires. t . .
Charlotte Chronicle: There is a
Tight going on between the Demo
crats of Iredell county that is not
attracting as much attention from
the outside as might have been ex
pected?and It Is all about the sal
ary or fee proposition for county of
ficers and a limit of two terms in
i>rfice. have become live one in dif
ferent parts of the State. The Idea
of abolishing the fee system and giv
ing in lieu thereof a stated salary
is growing in popularity and we be
lieve the time is soon coming when
"tilt' Officials of every county in the
State will be on a salary basis. We
loot npon the movement In Iredell
county as a test case. There can
be no doubt of the superiority of the
fired salary over the fee system
anfi whilo opinion may not be so
thoroughly concentrated on the two
term Idea, it Is worth while linking
both of them together. ,
Heaviest Girl Baby on Record.
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A girl weighing fifteen pounds and 1
fourteen ounces was born today to i
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McGinty. <
The weight was made on accurate i
?wales by Dr. H. P. Hammond of 1
Franklin, who says he believes this ?
a Tecord lor girls. The medical re- 1
cortls tell of a few boys weighing <
tfiteen pounds, but no girls weighing '
within three or four pounds of that I
-flim re.
This Is the tenth child In the Me
tilnty family, the others being boys.
The father is a laborer.?Franklin, '
I'V, Special to Philadelphia North '
American.
Frank O. towler, secretary of the ,
Northwest Grain Dealers' Assoclatlor,
reported to the Cai.adi.in Pacific Rail- 1
road Company Friday that this year's i
Not tinrest grain crop will be 106..' 10.- 1
130 busBels. This Indicates an aver
age yield of 12.6 bushels p> r acre un
der cultivation and is ?,000,000 bush
el* more than shown by any previ
-OU8 reliable estimate.
decent Statistics on Hookworm Dis- <
ease.
I
Tli.' discovery of Hookworm Dis- I
sase will mean more for the people <
if our State than any other dis- |
:overy that has yet been made, pro
rlded the state will take proper ac
lon towards Its eradication. f
Hookworm Disease is causing the (
State more loss and doing the peo
)le more harm than all of the other ,
?hronlc diseases combined.
By perusing the following statu
tes some Idea of the prevalence of
his disease may be arrived at:
During the past session, slx-hun
Ircd North Carolina College stu
lents, representing four of our best
itate colleges, were examlnd for
lookworm Disease and more than
>ne-thlrd of them were found Infect
ed with the disease. There has been
ibout twelve-hundred of the State
ntlltia examined for Hookworm Dis- 1.
?ase, with the result that 36 per .
?ent of those representing, the wes
I '
:ern section, and 58 per cent of1
those representing the eastern sec- j
Hon of the State wera found to be ]
Infected with this disease. If the
class of men representing tne soi- |
ilers who are able to bear arms,
and students who are able to attend
colleges are thus so heavily Infected,
we may naturally expect to find the i
condition much worse among the
less fortunate. This Is emphasized
by the examination Just completed
of the Orphans of the Odd Fellows
Orphanage at Ooldsboro. Ninety-sev
en children were examined and fif
ty-two were found Infected with this
blood sucking parasite, which is 53
per cent of the total number.
These infected people keep the
soil polluted with hookworm eggs
passed with the excretions from the
digestive system, which germinate In
to Infecting hookworm larvae. The
skin Is the chief port by which the
larvae (or worms microscopical in
size) enter the system. Ground itch
is the name given to the condition
set up at the point of entrance of
these parasites.
These parasites live In our intestinei
for about eight or twelve years, but l
do not multiply therein. Purlng their
life they drain the system of blood, j
and at the same time Inject a poi
son Into our system which brines
about many untoward symptoms.
The symptoms depend upon the
degree of Infection. The presence ,
of these parasites cause paleness. '
general weakness, a condition of
poisoning, which gives rise to severe i
headaches, joint or other pains, heart I
burn and Indigestion, dwarfed growth
and children make poor progress In I
their school work, et\?Dr. 0. F. '
Strosnlder.
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ONE BIG FOOL.
But He Doesn't Live in Smithfield
Nor Read The Smithfield Herald.
A man In Connecticut Raw a doc
tor, a specialist In catarrh. $50 to
cnrp htm of this common yet most I
obnoxious disease.
The specialist gave him a bottle of i
medicine and told him when and how !
to use It. I
The fool took the medicine home. >
took one dose, put It on a shelf and !
made no further effort to follow
Instructions.
Three months later with the med- j
iclne still 011 the shelf he told a I
friend that the specialist was a fake; |
that he had paid him $."0 and still
had catarrh as bad as ever.
This story Is told for a purpose.
HYOMEI (pronounce It High-o-met j
won't cure catarrh If you don't
breathe It; It will cure catarrh If you
breathe It regularly.
Furthermore, you don't need to
give a catarrh specialist $."0 to cure !
you of catarrh, for the specialist is
yet to he born who can write a bet
ter prescription than HYOMEI.
Hood Bros, and druggists every- I
where guarantee HYOMEI to cure
catarrh or money back. A complete
outfit which consists of a bottle of
HYOMEI. a hard rubber 'nhaler and
simple Instructions for use costs on
ly $1.00. Separate bottles of HYO-j1
MEI If afterwards needed cost but <
JO cents. If you already own a HY
OMEI inhaler you can get abottle
nf HYOMEI at Hood Tiros, for :.0
[?ents. No stomach (losing?just .
breathe it. ]
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A tornudo swept aoathwest Missou
ri and southeastern Kansas Saturday
night and killed two persons, wreck
?d property, and did much damage
to crops. At Galena. Kars.. John
Oobson. a night watchman, was killed.
At Weir City. Kans., an unidenttfi- I
?d woman was killed and several per- 1
sons were injured. Reports from '
other parts of the mining field may (
increase the number of dead. I
The Lash of a Fiend
ivould have been about as welcome
o A. Cooper of Oswego. N. Y.. as
? merciless lung-rat king cough that
lefled all remedies for years. "It
ft as most troublesome at night." he
writes, "nothing helped nie till I
used Dr. King's New Dlscovcrt
which cured me completely. I never
fougli at night now." Millions know
its niatchlot-s merit for stubborn colds
obstinate coughs, sore lungs, lagrippe,
asthma, hemorrhage, croup, whooping
cough, or hayfever. It relieves quick
ly and never falls to satisfy. A trial
convinces. f.Oe. $1.00. Trial bottle
tree. It's positively guaranteed Ly
Hood Bros.
| GOOD ROADS |i
The Mailt and the Roads.
The people in the country have en
enjoyed many advantages since the
establishment of rural free delivery
outes. They have been served with
heir mails promptly without mati
ng long Journeys to distant postofi'l
?es, they have kept In touch with the
>utslde world by this means, and no
>etter argument, it seems too us,
ould be made for the building of 1
;ood roads In a State than the ser
,-ice which is afforded the country ;
people by the delivery of the mails
it their doors.
Of course, If the roads are iinpas- J
ible the Government would be Justl
'ied In discontinuing the service. The
jest way to save the rural free de
lvery of mails Is to build roads over
*hich the mails can be carried with (
safety to the riders. This is a prat - "
leal thing stated in a practical way. ?
?Richmond Times Dispatch.
Stanly County For Good Roads.
To build roads in accordance with
modern ideas calls for right meth
ods and means, and leading up to this
there is a work to be done in educat- ,
Ing the public mind both as to the
needs, the advantages to be obtained,
and an assurance that once the step
Is taken that is to be in the right
direction. This county can construct
roads at a minimum cost, and it is
fortunate for us that this is true. .
Whatever step is taken must be '
through the people themselves. It
is to them that a solution will final
ly be submitted, and the record that
Stanly has made along all lines of pro- ,
gress in recent years gives one faith
to believe that our citizenship will
not remain long behind in the matter
of good roads. Just now, when peop'*
are stirred up over matters of poli
tics, and when neighbors are array
ed one against the other, is hardly
an auspicious time for the right con
sideration of any extraneous question,
and it is not the intention to make
i* a political issue now or at any
other time. It is a question that
touches the very heart of progress
along all lines, and It is a matter of
note that men of all'parties are unit
ing to give Stanly the opportunity
of entering upon the best, tlvi wisest,
the most conservative and most eco
nomical methods of /improving her
highways. Cood roads will come, and
the dawning of the day when Stanly
is to have better roads, better school>
and the better advantages that follow
in the wake of gjood roads is already
iu sight. ?Albermarle Enterprise.
Convicts and Good Roads.
There Is absolutely no ground for I
the contention of some that the em
ployment of convicts on public roads
will interfere with free labor. If
there is any possible work that con
victs may do and not conflict with
free labor it is road work. In the
penitentiary, they must inevitably
conflict, for there is nothing they can
possibly make that is not made by
free labor somewhere. On railroads
they certainly interfere with free la
bor. But on the public roads they
do not?at least, in only the slightest
degree. Moreover, in view of the
fact that they have offended against
society, they should be employed
where they will benefit society the
most, and certainly they cannot serve
the w hole people as well in any work
as they can on the public highways |
of the state. In many gtr-tes the con- i
victs have been farmed out at low
rates to companies engaged in min
ing. brick-making, railroad-building.
L'ic., and naturally these strong com
mercial organizations fight any effort
that is made to get the profitable
convicts away from them. The pt'ople
should demand that criminals be
worked on the roads. It is fair and
just. The state should receive the
profit of their labor, and not a few -
individuals. r
Country people, who would reap the
most direct profit and pleasure from
?ood roads, generally are the most
stubborn opponents of any and every
movement that would result In giv
ing them good roads. They look at
nothing but the tax they would have
to pay. They often do not think of
the fact that a railroad here or some
Kther big commercial enterprise yon
ler. and the rich men of the county
ar township, would pay the bulk of
the taxes. These large taxpayers
usually are the strongest advocates of
lood roads. It Is a sight for the gods
to view through tears when a million
iollar cotton mill company is more |
than willing to pay a heavy tax for 1
Improved highways in Its community,
und a little one-horse farmer whose
lax would be seventy three cent? is
raging like a caged dope fiend against [
the Improvement. The rural taxpay
er Is Indeed possessed of a queer
"reasoner," as one editor put It. The
rule Is that wealth is willing and
poverty Is not. Democracy and lib
erty are priceless blessings, but they
t'orlc mighty slow. Ignorance 1* a po
em factor in shaping our destiny.? .
s'orth Carolina Good Roads.
E. T. WATSON
KENL> . N. C.
Who has served as bookkeep
er the past three years for
Baiiey and Kirby has commenc
ed business for himself. He
will deal In Real Estate and
sell Insurance and work as a
Merchandise Broker
W. J. JACOBS
\RCH1TECT antTBUILDER
Contractor of Wood Brick and
Concrete Buildings. Nice Residen
ces a Specialty.
3elma , - N. C.
A. M. NOBLE
Attorney-at-Law
Smithfield, N. C
Money To Loar)
J R. WILLIAMS
Attorney-at-Law
Real Estate Bought and Sold
Clayton, N. C.
Dr. W. B. Johnson,
Dentist
IPstairs in Sanders' new
building.
SiMlTHFIELK. N. C.
Dr. Paul Fitzgerald
DENTIST
Offce Over D&nk
Selma, : : N. C'
St ves! Stoves!
Hardware,
Tinware,
Crockery,
Glassware.
Galvanized Roofing, any
standard length. Stove
Pipe, any size.
Going cheaper at
S. B. Johnson's
SMITHFIELD. N. C.
LOUISBURG
COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA
53d Session Begins
September 7, 1910.
Application for rooms
Should Be Made At
Once
For full information address
President M. D. ALLEN,
Louisburg, N. C.
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ALWAYS
I PLEASED 1
That's the Verdict
J Of Those Who
Patronize |j}r
I Our Grocery I;
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^ Our stock is complete
Our Clerks Courteous
Our Prices Are Low ^
I Let Us Please $
You, Too
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S. C. Turnage
i NATIONAL ENCAMPNENT GI'T'IT!
1 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. I
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* MB _ ROUND TRIP ^ J
1 $17.22 sMirHfiEL. $17.221
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S WITH CORRESPONDING RATES FROM OTHER POINTS i
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I ATLANTIC COAST LINE !
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i DATES OF SALE-September 15 to 19, 1910, inclusive. 1
? STOP-OVERS?10 days not to exceed final limit will be 5
4 allowed on both the going and return trips at Richmond 5
j or Norfolk and Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, #
3 by depositing tickets on arrival at stop-over point with J
i Depot Ticket Agent.
J Tickets limited to return not later than midnight Sept. 29, but may ?
Z be extended to October 28, by depositing ticket and payment of f 1. ff
Make arrangements for Tickets, Pullman Reservations
J Well in Advance with 2
* J. A. CAMPBELL, : Ticket Agent, : SM1THFIELD, N. C. *
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| WILMINGTON, N. C. #
Last Grand Excursion via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
...TO?
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
On September 20th the Southern Railway will operate its
Last Annual Excursion to Richmond, Virginia,
from Goldsboro, Raleigh, Durham, Oxford,
Henderson and intermediate
stations, including
Jeffreys. Va.
Don't Miss This Opportunity to Visit
The Historic Capital of Dixie
With It's Many Points of Interest while the weather is de
lightful. Very cheap rates will apply as follows:
From Goldsboro, $3.50, From Durham, S3.00
Selma. 3 50. Oxford, 2,50
Raieigh 3 00. Kej sville.2,50
Rates from other stations in same proportion.
This train will leave Goldsboro at 6:45 a. in., Selma 7:40,
Raleigh 8:35, Durham 9:30, Henderson 9:00 and Oxford 10:
52 a. m,, arriving at Richmond 4;I0 p. m. Returing leave
Richmond on any regular train up to and including 10:45
a. m. Sunday morning.
separate cars lor colored peoplo.
For schedule, rates, etc., from other points call on any
Southern Ry. agent or write
W. H. PARNELL, Traveling Passenger Agent. Raleigh. N.C.
ASK ANYONE WHO KNOWS
And They Will Tell You FOUR Things About The
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
AND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
FIRST. Best possible location and an up-to-date"plant
SECOND. Fine faculty and most thorough work
THIRD. Splendid body of students and delightful home atmosphere
FOURTH. Terms so reasonable that they will astonish you
Drop a postal to G. C. VARDELL, President, Red Springs, N. C.,
for a catalogue.
ENGRAVED OR PRINTED VISIT
ING CARDS AND INVITATIONS.
Give Us Your Orders. We Represent Some of the Best
Engraving Houses in the Country. PRICES RIGHT. . .
BE A TY & LASSITER, - Smithfield.
DO YOU NEED
f MACHINERY? %
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* I have secured the agency for the Gibtis Machinery Co. for
5^' Johnston County and bordering territory. Will be pleased
jjf- to quote prices on Gin Machinery, Boilers, Engines, Saw jW
V Mills, Threshing Machinery, Etc. jit
For further information, see or Address
fi C. A. CORBETT, Selma, N. C. g