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THE $60,ooo STOCK OF THE: Davis Department Stores To be distributed among the people of Johnston and surrounding Counties at ONCE. Rush and get the bargains while they are going as sale lasts only a few more days. Let nothing keep you away. Come--Everything in Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Ladies and Gents Furnishings. Remember that our Two Big Stores and Warerooms are loaded with seasonable goods and you can get them at your own price. Every time you come to Smithfield with your tobacco don’t fail to visit The Davis Stores as we have just received a Solid car Load of Shoes for men, women and children and you can get them at your own price. Just Received a big lot of Ladies Sweaters—all sizes and colors—Get them at Your Own Price. A Big Special lot of Men’s Pants in all colors, take your choice at - - 98c Men’s and Boys Work Shirts and Overalls now going at - - 4:2 and 48c Best Grade White Sheeting at 4 7-Se Next Best Grade -4 l-2c The Davis Department Stores Smithfield, N. C. Panama Ships and Carso***. A year of the Panama Canal has now passed into history. The Canal was opened to commerce on August 15, 1914, when the stalwart Ancon, a Panama Railroad liner, that was a transport from New York had borne a notable part in the construction of the waterway, went through from Cristo bal to Balboa. There followed the next day the great Arizonan of the Ameriean-Hawiian Steamship Com pany, and the first foreign craft on a foreign voyage came on August 22, the Daldorch, of Glasgow, with wheat I from Puget Sound for Ireland. Sud- j den war had broken out; ships of bel ligerent flags were flying for shelter, i and the best of them were being com I mandeered by their governments. Twelve of the fourteen vessels that traversed the Canal during the first week were Americans. In the Review of Reviews for May, 1913, beginning an article on “American Ships at Panama," the present writer had ask ed: “Is the American flag to be a stranger in the Panama Canal when it is completed? Will all maritime nations be prepared and ready then to make use of the Canal except the nation whose money and energy have built it?” The year since August, 1914, has brought its clear and grati-! fying answer. The Stars and Stripes i have led all other national colors; the merchant fleet that has made best use of the new waterway is the fleet of the United States. AH told, the new canal tonnage, on j which tolls are based, of vessels tra ? I which tolls are based, of vessels tra ; twelve months ending July 31, 1915, was 4,404,364, of which by far the greatest single element was the whol ly American coast-to-coast tonnage of 1.416,294. In addition to this coast fleet, other American cargo vessels made a certain number of foreign voy ages, particularly in the trade to and from the west coast of South Amer ica, where they were employed be cause of war-effects upon European tonnage. Throughout the Govern ment fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, the tolls paid at Panama by the ships of all nationalities in all trades amounted to $4,343,383, while the actual cost of operation for the same period was $4,112,550. Thus, super ficially ,the Casal was self-sustaining, but it must be remembered thnt in this statement no allowance is made for interest on the capital invested, depre ciation, etc. For the time being, and an til normal conditions ara establish ed, the Canal must be regarded as a great. permanent public work, the value of which cannot be measured by the commercial standard of divi dends. Ships from Australia, the nearer edge of the Far East, and the west coast of South America for Europe and the Atlantic Coast of the United States, and ships outward bound from Europe and the Atlantic Coast on the reverse routes have constituted the chief foreign tonnage passing through the Canal. These have been “tramp” vessels or the pioneers of small freight lines as a rule; few passenger and small liners were among them. Crude materials and foodstuffs have made up a large part of the cargoes eastbound and westbound,—sugar, coal, copper, flour, iron-ore, lumber, oil, nitrates, wines, and grain. But manufactures of iron and steel, ma chinery and railroad materials con spicuously figured in both coastwise and overseas commerce. As to “gen eral cargo” including much highly finished and valuable merchandise, it is significant that out of IOO,©27 tons carride through the canal from the At lantic to the Pacific, in June last, 42, 929 tons were in the American coast wise trade, and out of 38.814 tons from the Pacific to the Atlantic 83,576 tons were in the coastwise trade, whose ships made up more than one-third of the entire trafic of the new water way.—From “The First Year at Pan ama,” by Winthrop L. Marvin, in the American Review of Reviews for Sep tember. Novelist’s Estate $340,000 The will of Mrs. Braddon, the nov elist (Mrs. Maxwell), author of “Lady Audley’s Secret” and seventy other novels, who died last February at the age of 77, has been proved at £68,112, says the London Chronicle. She left all her books and manu scripts (but not copyrights), her residence. Lichfield House, Richmond, and her household stores to her son, William Dabington. After bequests to nieces and grand sons and a legacy of £50 to her coach man, she left the residue of her prop erty equally among her four children. Italy has declared cotton contra band of war. The Craven County people are not ready for Stock Law. They defeated the proposition by a vote of about three to one in the election held Tues day. The Tongue. “The boneless tongue, so smalt and weak, Can crush and kill,” declared the Greek. “The tongue destroys a greater horde.” The Turk asserts, “than does the sword.” The Persian proverb wisely saith, “A lengthy tongue—an early death.” Or sometimes take this form instead: “Don’t let your tongue cut off your head.” “The tongue can speak a word whose speed,” Says the Chinese, “outstrips the steed.” While Arab sages this impart: “The tongue’s great storehouse is the heart.” From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung: “Though feet should slip, ne’er let the tongue." The sacred writer crowns the whole: “Who keeps his togune doth keep his soul.” —Philip Burroughs Strong. Life’s Ideals. To talk with God before I talk with man; to do my daily work with sun shine in my face and honey on my tongue; to be strong in the presence of temptation, alert in the presence of opportunity, open-eared to the call of conscience for service or sacrifice, open-minded to views of truth which differ from mine; to make duty a joy, and joy a duty; to work and not wor ry; to be energetic and not fussy; to be true to myself and false to no man, deligent to make a living and earnest to make a life; to cherish friendships and guard confidences; to be loyal to principle at the cost of popularity; to make no promises 1 cannot keep, and to keep no foolish promises; to be faithful to every honest obligation; to be sweet-tempered under criticism, charitable in my judgments, discrim inating in my adjectives; to honor no one simply because he is rich; to de spise no one simply because he is poor; to be respectful, not cringing, to the great, sympathetic with the sorrowing, gentle to the weak, helpful to the fallen, courteous to all; to be simple in my tastes, quiet in my dress, pure in my speech, cherish inspiring thoughts, and to keep my body on friendly terms with water and fresh air; to fear nothing but sin, hate noth ing but hypocrisy, envy nothing but a clean life, covet nothing but char - acter—and at last to leave the world a little better for my stay, to face death without a tremor, with faith in Christ, who tunnelled the grave that I might walk into the larger and per fect life.—Daniel Hoffmar. Martin. Stockholm has a Russian news paper. Ohio had 6,384 industrial accidents in June. Sell Me Your Seed. I have arranged to buy cot ton seed at Pine Level and Princeton for the Charlotte Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., or will exchange meal for seed. Mr, W. J. Massey will aid me at Prince ton. Car lots of seed will be bought at any point in this coun ty. I ask you to see me or phone me before selling. B. L. Strickland Pine LeveL N. C. Millinery | And Notions I returned Friday, September 3rd, from the Northern markets where I bought my Fall Stock of Millinery and Notions. My goods have arrived and I invite the ladies to call and see them. Mrs. Anna C. Creech Benson. N. C. OWN^Qi^HOME . j CUT OUT THE RENT paying on your monthly living schedule. You can do it! In stead of making some landlord rich, pay your rent to yourself— make it buy you a well-built, cozy home. Others have done it; why not you? A little cash secures possession—the balance is within your means, if you start soon. Better inquire at once. ABELL & GRAY Insurance and Real Estate Smithfield. N. C. The Farmers Warehouse Let us sell your next load of Tobacco. \\ e are taking the lead in high prices and best averages. We give below list of prices: W. J. Price 40, 15, 14%, 11, 10%, 9% and 4. S. G. Ward, 22% and 13. E. J. Mitchener, 22%, 16, 14 and 8%. SUdS ,16’ }5' 13’ U- 10- 91/2, 5% and 414. W. P. W oodard, 13%, 12%, 10% and 9%. R. S. Best, 18, 15, and 1214. C. R. Spivey, 18, 18%, 10, 8% and 3. J. R. Holloman, 14%, 13 and 9%. S. W. Barber. 16. 14%, 13% and 10. G. H. Hall, 16, 13%, 11%, 8% and 7%. J. M. Martin & Holt, 14%, 12%, 9% "and 8%. Garey Ue 14. 12, 10, 13:%, 15, 9, 10 and 5.30 James Bell. 16, 14%. 13% and 1014 * R. L. Edgerton, 20, 17, 15 and 12. " f P. P. Youngblood, 13%, 13 and 5. D F Peedin, 17%, 15%, 14%. 12%, 9 and 9%. Manley Johnson, 15, 12 and 9%. Mrs. Manley Johnson, 14%, 12 and 8%. H. E. Mitchener, 15, 13%, 11% and 5.20. H. B. 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