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EDUCATION AND CHARACTER.
Tueaday morning we heard the
splendid address delivered at the clos
ing exercise® of Benson High school
by Mr. Edgar S. W. Dameron, of
Burlington. It gave us a peculiar
pleasure to listen to the uplifting
message of Mr. Dameron for the
special reason that quite a number of
years ago when the writer was prin
cipal of Beaver Dam Academy in
Sampson County, Edgar Dameron was
one of his brightest and most stud
ious pupils. We have taken an in
terest in him and have followed him
as he has gone on step by step
through the State University where
he took a high stand as a student
and as a leader in the work of the
Young Men's Christian Association;
then for two years in Kentucky
where he did Y. M. C. A. work; back
to the University to study law, and
then to Burlington where he has
since practiced his chosen profession
and stood In the forefront of every
uplifting movement. He was the
leader of the temperance forces in
Alamance County in the great prohi
bition campaign of 1908, and carried
his county by a majority of more than
eleven hundred. In Burlington he is
the teacher of the Young Men’s Ba
raca Class of the Methodist church,
one of the largest classes in the
gtate. Knowing all these things wo
were not surprised at the fine mes
sage he brought to the good people
of Benson.
Of course be talkked aUjut Educa
tion. What comm neemrnt speaker
could afford not to do this? But the
address was not liko those of two
docades ago. It emphasized Religion
Two decades ago public speakers,
outside the ministry, seldom referred
to this great subject in public ad
dresses.
Mr. Dameron laid down I lie propo
rtion that the chief aim in educa
tion was the formation of character.
He said character was:
the formation of character. He said
Character was:
Physical Strength plus
Mental Training plus
Moral Stamina plus
Religion,
With this program as a text ho
proceeded to discuss the great ques
tion of Education in a way which
was new to some of his hearers. He
emphasized the maxims of Jesus
Christ and staled that they should be
in every educational program. His
conclusion was a strong appeal tor
Service, the one great thing needed
by all the world. The education that
fits man for service to his follow
man, Ills State and his God is the
education worth while. The message
was an inspiring one which was char
acterized by some of his audience as
“a good sermon”. We are glad Mr.
Dameron came to Johnston this week
with such a message. It is worth
while. It shows the trend of things.
\ It shows that the world is growing
better, when our public speakers al
ways bring to their audiences the
principles taught in the Religion of
Jesus Christ.
URGING the folks TO USE
WATER SYSTEM.
Ait the Fourth Ward meeting last
Friday night a resolution was pass
ed recommending that the Board of
Town Aldermen require all residents
of the town to use the water system
and away with surface closets, whei'e
©ver the sewers were in reasonable
'‘-*'nce. There were about 17 or 18
residents of the warn Present. There
was opposition to the
tion. A bout a dozen voted tor the
resolution and one vote against, white
a few others refrained from voting. 1
(t will be the best thing for the
health of the town for every resi
jAtnoe in it to be furnished with wat
er and sewerage, but it will be quite
awhile before this is done. We be
lter© that the City Fathers should do
all they can in a reasonable way to
induce the residents to ubo the wat
er and sewer system. It will be best
la the long run. However such a
gijOTe might work hardship on quite
a number, and we believe that it will
tp better to more slowly in these
masters and work in such a way that
the movement will prove so popular
Oiat the people will finally equip
their residences with water and sew
erage with being compelled to do so
law.
t
Champ Clark can forgive, but he
■Mjr not have forgotten.—Birmingham
Jvfrtierald.
WHY PASS ORDINANCES?
The Board of Aldermen of Smith
field entered yesterday on a n<-w
term of service. .Five of the pre -nt
Board were on the old Board. This
shows that the people are willing to
risk them another two years with
the town’s welfare. They will have
many problems to face as they have
in the past. We believe that they
are men who are earnest in trying to
serve the town in the beet way pos
sible. But problems will coane be
fore them from time to time regard
ing the enforcement of the town or
dinance®. Last year several ordi
nances were passed relating to the
sanitation of the town. Some of these
are dead letters so far as a large
number of the people are concerned.
Quite a number carried out the pro
visions of the law regarding the
screening of closets, etc. Others went
on in the old way without complying
with the law'. Was any one indicted
for failure to comply with this ordi
nance?
There Is also an ordinance which
prohibits stile of cold drinks, and
other unnecessary things on Sunday.
Why should this ordinance be on the
books of the town unless it be en
forced. The laws of the land forbid
certain kinds of work on Sunday.
Then why should stores be allowed to
sell goods on Sunday except medicine
and goods for burial purposes? Kn
force the town laws or repeal them.
WHAT BOND ISSUES MEAN.
_
Jn another column we print an ed
itorial from The Charlotte Observer
entitled “money marts over-drained”
' which refers to some conditions we
have observed for quite awhile. At
present wo will not try to tell what
bond Issues mean further than to
mention three things which almost
invariably follow.
First the bonds have to be sold at
a sacrifice. They may be voted on
to be sold sit par, but when the sale
is made they go at a cut rate.
In the second place, a bond issue
'means put.lug up labor beyond rea
! son and beyond the reach of many
who need help to do certain work. A
bond Issue for a town means raising
the price of cheap labor for almost
| every <nUTprlse in and around that
town.
| It also means a greater demand for
labor thereby making the attitude of
the laborors towards their employers
imrxre Indifferent and the laborers
themselves lean dependable.
lNsople vote fox bond issues in
. times of prosperity.
real estate company organ
ized.
A long felt want in the business
ecnuminity of Smithfleld and John
ston County hits been met recently
by the organization of a Real Estate
Company amply able and prepared to
too large to interest this company. 1.
transact the business of buying and
selling real estate in any quantity or
amount.
Elsewhere in Ibis paper will be
found the advertisement of The
Smithfleld Real Estate Company in
which it is stated that the Company
will buy and sell real-estate in any
amount, or will handle the same on
a commission. We are informed that
no proposition will be too small or
to large t interest this company. It
will be prepared to buy large tracts
of land, subdivide it into small tracts
and sell these smaller farms at at
tractive prices on easy terms. All
parties having real estate to sell, or
all parties wishing to buy real estate
would do well to get in communica
tion with the newly organized com
pany.
We are informed that the Company
is not a corporation, but is compos
ed of the following named gentlemen
whose ability and experience, coupl
ed with their financial worth and re
sources, will command the respect of
the business world, namely: Messrs.
J. 11. 11. Tomlinson, who is the
President of the concern; F. K.
Broadhurst, Secretary and Treasurer,
and W. H. Austin, J. D* Underwood
and S. S. Holt, Directors.
SMITH-CULLOM.
l^aat Sunday afternoon at the Bap
tist Parsonage in Clayton, Mr. Coy
H. Smith, of Southfield, and Miss
Mary Cullom, -who lives near here,
were united in marriage. Rev. A.
C. Hamby, pastor of Clayton Baptist
church performing the ceremony.
Only the minister’s family and Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Wallace, of Sanith
field, witnesed the happy event. The
trip to Clayton was made in Mr.
Smith’s Ford car.
1 Mr. Smith is a y-oung business
man of Smithfield who recently moved
here from the Bethesda section. His
* bride is the pretty and popular
' daughter of Mr. andMrs. J. H. Cul
> lorn, who liva two miles west of
Smithfield. The young couple are
popular and have a large number of
friends whose best wishes go with
i them as they begin the voyage over
| life's matrimonial sea.
SCHOOL EXERCISES.
There was a very creditable en
tertainment given at Turlington
Graded School Auditorium last Fri
day night by the little folks. Also
another was given Wednesday night.
Both were given under the direction
of Misses Mattie Hudson and Hazel
Doles.
There will be another entertain
ment at the Auditorium tonight.
A GLORIOUS PRIVILEGE.
To be able to move in a world re
mote from his own; to cherish the
desires of a generation almost for
gotten; to visualize scenes that exist
only in the memory of a dimmed and
faded past; to live again through
those events that emblazon history;
to meet those whose names are gild
ed on the roll of time; to feel their
every pulsing heart-throb; experience
•their every Joy and sorrow and tend
er love, and at the same time keep a
firm hand on the throbbing pulse of (
tho present—this is the privilege of
a reader of Good Books.—Anon.
BREAK INTO EXPRESS OFFICE.
Home robbers broke into the South
ern Express Company’s office at the
Smithfield depot last Saturday night,
or rather early Sunday morning, and
stole about six gallons of corn liquor.
They used a crow-bar, or car-mover,
to prize off the iron rods across the
windows of the office. No clue to
the guilty persons has been found.
Nothing except whiskey was stolen,
and they evidently knew that some
whiskey was in the office that night,
and being exceedingly thirsty, they
were willing to run a great risk to
get some of It.
TOWN ELECTION IN SELMA.
The town election in Selma Tues
day resulted in the following .being
elected for Commissioners:
W. T. Woodard, F. M. Hood, B. S.
Reynolds and C. P. Harper. The vote
stood: W. T. Woodard 63 and J. P.
Temple 62. F. M. Hood 23 and P. C.
Worley 9. li. S. Reynolds, no opposi
tion, 14. G. P. Harper 13 and R. L.
Ray 9.
The vote for Mayor stood; J. A.
Mitchiner 40; M. F. Norton 110.
THE VALUE OF THE CHIILD.
The most sacred thing in the com
monwealth and to the commonwealth
ia the child, whether it be your child
ir the child of the dull faced mother
of the hovel. The child of the dull
faced mother may for all you know
be the most capable child in the
State. At its worst it is c pable ol
good citizenship and a useful life,
if its intelligence be quii ktned and
trained. Several of the s rouges,
personalities tha were born in North
Carolina were men whose very fath
ers were unknown. We have all
know'll two such who held high places
in Church tnd State. President Eliot
said a little while ago that the ablest
map that he had known in many
years’ connection with Harvard Uni
versity was the son of a brick ma
son. The child, whether it have
poor parents or rich parents, is the
most valuable undeveloped resource
in the State.—Walter H. Page.
GRIEF AND JOY.
It takes two for a kiss,
Only one for a sigh;
Twain by twain we marry,
One by one wo die.
Joy is a partnership.
Grief weeps alone;
Many guests had Cana,
Gethsemane had one.
—Frederic Lawrence Knowles.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Good Cotton . 11 3-8
Wool . 10 to 15
Fat cattle on foot . 3% to 4
Fat cattle dressed 7 1-2 to 8
Eggs 17% to 20
Chickens . 20 to 40
Granulated sugar . 5 to 6%
Corn per bushel .80 to 85
Feed Oats . 60 to 65
C. R. Sides per pound .... 13% to 14
Fresh pork .
Hams .
Lard per pound
Timothy hay -
Cheese per pound
Butter per pound
Meal per sack ...
Flour per sack
Coffee per pound
Hides, dry fltnt
Potatoes .
Stock peas .
Table peas
.... 10 to 11
17% to 20 <
12% to 15 <
.1.40 <
22 1-2 to 25 <
.. 25 to 30 4
1.90 to 2.00 4
2.75 to 8.00 4
... 20 to 25 4
.... 7 to 9 4
.. SO to 85 <
.1.75 4
2.25 i
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WANTED.
TEN GOOD MEN TO WORK AT
Brick yard near Wade, N. C,
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A : BIG : CATCH
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There will be!no exaggeration in your "fish stories" if
you buy
Our Fishing Tackle.
Our tackle will tempt both fish and fishermen. The
quality and prices account for this. ca,^ ^uo j
prices here because there are so many qualities and
styles, and it’s the quality which shows the correctness
of the price. You will have to visit us to be sure of
getting the best.
Bobs, Hooks, Rods, Lines, Etc., At the Right Prices.
HOOD BROS., Druggists
ON THE CORNER. SMITHFIELD, N. C.
Cotter Hardware Co
Everything in Hardware
If you want Screening done it will
pay you to see us. Our Galvanized
14 mesh wire netting is
Mosquito Proof
and will last for a number of years.
We will measure your windows and
fit screens in with galvanized wire 14
mesh at 75c each.
Our line of Screen Doors is complete. Also
Ice Cream Freezers and Porcelain Lined Re
frigerators in any size.
Cotter Hardware Co.
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
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Underwriters Fire Ins. Co.
OF ROCKY MOUNT
H. D. ELLINGTON, Special Agent
If you want to insure your property against loss by fire, call
on me, or write me and I will call at your home (town or country)
and place your insurance in a good sound, conservative company.
Fire Insurance
Live Stock Insurance
If you own property that’s not insured, whether House, Horse,
Mules or Barn-Remember I insure anything insurable in the best
of Companies.
H. ID. ELLINGTON
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
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