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VOL. VI. - NO -2i.
■ DIRECTORY
Towa Officers
Mayor— L» Bw*U.
Otmmoionera —Dr. J. B. H. Knight,
N. a i'wl, Dr. J. I>. Bigga, A. Haaaell,
P. K.. Hodges.
Street Cotuiaiasmaw* F. K. Hodgea,
It. S. reel.
Clark— A. UaaaeU.
Treaaurrr—N. S. Feel.
Auoruer—Wheeler Martia.
Cfeiaf orotic* ■ J..M. I'M*
Lodges
Skewaraca tod)*, Ho. f», A. r. aad A.
M. Basilar meeting evarj.aad aad 4th
Taaaday sights.
Boanoka Ouap. Ho. I*7, Woodataa of
the World. lujpuar Bteeuag ever y »» a
last Friday ulghta.
U or eft of the Adveat
Serricea oa ihe second sad.Bfth.Bua
daya of the month,awning and eieuing.
► aad on the Saturdaya (J p. ui.j before,
aad an Mondays (9 a. a.) after aaid.Sun
day* ol ia« atouth. All ua cordially .ta
med. * B. ». HaeiAa. Better.
Methodist Uirch
Bar. B. B. Be*e, the Methodist J»aa
Mr, baa the fellowihg aypoiuUaaate
Bvars Sunday morning at 11 o'clock aad
eight at 7 c'clock raayectively, except
the aecond Sunday. Sanaa/ Bchoel
every t>uaiUr mora tag at 9:30 o'clock,
frayer-mecimg every Weaaeaday eteu
ui| at 1 o'clock. Holly Syunga jrtt
Sanday ciamug at | o'clock; Varan tat
Sunday avcuiag at | o'clock; Haiailtaa
>nd Suaday, Homing aad Bight; liaaaella
aoa Sunday at J a'clack. A cordial ta-
TitaUua to all to attead tßaae.earrtceeF
Baptist Church
. PraacUiog on ina ul, jud and 4UI Sua
days at 11 a. ni , and , :jo y. ai. Irajai*
IKIT Ttoaiaday night at JJ"'
Saaday School every buuiaj 4 moiuiug at
9:jo. J. LI. Bigga, SupahuUnUant.
Tha yaator yiaachaa at ilaauutou on th«
3rd Sunday in cacti month, at H a. m.
aad 7:jo y. m.. and at Biddicfc'a Oro»t
•a Saturday bafura Ul Sunday at 11
». m., aal on the tat Suuday at |p. m.
Blade «chaol Houaa ou tlte and Sunday
at 3 p. m , and the Bigg* School Houac
aa tha 4UI Sunday at } y. m. Bverybody
aordtaliy invitad.
t a, u. Caaaoi.t. faster.
SKEWARKEE JL
L0 — E
He. 90, A. F. fc A. M. AsJJJA
Diaactonv Voa 1905. _
8. S. Brown, W. M.; W.CManning.B.
W.; He. C. Taylor, J. W.; T. W. Thaai.
aa, S. D.; A. P. Taylor. J.D; S. K. Bigga,
Secretary; C. D. Caratarphcn, Traaaurer;
A. B.Whitmora and T.C.Cook, Stowarda;
». W. Uary, Tilar.
STANDIWIi COMMITTEES:
CnaaiTV—B. S. Brown, Mf. C. Maa
ntng, Mc. G.Taylor.
PiMMica—Joa. U. Biggs, W. 11. Var
aH, k. j. Paal.
Ra»aaa*ca—W. H. Bdwarda, W. M.
Green P. K. Hodjaa,
ASVUCM—H. W. Stabba, W. H. BAK
artaon, H. D. Cook.
MABSHAU.—I. H. Hattoa.
Professional Cards.
DR JOHN D BIGGS
DENTIST
urrica— Main SmtarrS
Psoas 4
W. X. NARKSLb W«. »• WASSBW
DRS HARRBLL * WARREN
PHYSICIANS
AND SURGBONS
OK*ics IN
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QR. J. I'KBBLE PROCTOR
PHYSICIAN
AND "SURGEON>
Ode* la Jfoblay Baildiag
ours: 9:00 to i*:)o a. as.; |toJ p. si.
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Attoskxts At Law
Bank Building, Williathston, N. C.
S. ATWOOD NEWELL
LAWYER
«Maa atalra la Mam Saak Sana,
lac. l«nkasa«Mk. top afatapa.
"VILLLUttTO*. N C.
m >ia»W« vtaimi miMmm an SartfaS.
Special atiaatioa gla»a »• tualiiaiail ■>
las UUa far af llatar aaS liaki
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SaacSal atUattaa wilt ka (Haa to raal artata
axekacgaa If ft* «ak to kay w aatl laaS I
aakatovaa. , „ FIHW«t«
I AH OffIQBUS BILL
if A Smile-Provoking Affair
That Carries with it No
Bitterness, But
a Laugh.
In line with the time honored cus
tom, or a* thincs are wont to be
done wheu legislative enactment is
a-doirg at the period when acts
may or must be rushed through in
veritable bunches, ere the legisla
tors hie them homeward and return
to every-day acceptances—these
prayers are addreased to the Gener
al Assemble of North Carolina. Pje
pareo for a paatime by a group of
CharlotteTawye a as sn ' 'omnibus
bill."
The General Assembly of Nortn
Carolina dp enact:
i. That no lawyer shall be allow
ed to take any case until his client
makes application to him in writing,
approved by five reputable citizens
in the community in which helivee'
whereupon the lawyer shall be com
pelled to take said case. But in no
case shall he charge his said client
more than jo cents ior his services.
That the fees for appearing in the
recorder's court shall not be lsss
than 10 cents, or more than 15 cents,
and that the lawyers of Gasttyi
county shall be compelled to prac
tice law in said county for nothing;
provided they shall be required to
pay a dollar and a quatera year for
the privilege of practicing their pro
fession.
1. That any dog caught running
at lar t e shall forfeit his tail, the
same to be disposed 5f to the city
crematory, for the first offense. For
the second offense, ssid dog shall
be sentenced to live in Providence
township for 30 days, and ahall be
compelled to get up at sunrise snd
chase ' Red Buck's" foxes until he
dies, or becomes otherwise disquali
fied.
j. That all Shanghai roosters
shall not crow before 7 o'clock in
the morning. Any rooster violating
the provisions of this set shall suffer
death.
4. Fleas doing business in Pes
| Vine Church, Pitt county, shall ob
serve the fol owing hours; From rr
a. m to 11.30 p. m„ week days ex
cepted. Any flea working over-time,
contrary to this set, shall be sub
ject to fine and penalties at the
hands of the Charlotte police com
mission
5. Any dog, rooster, or any oth
er animal, having Buffered amputa
tion of his or ita rear appendage,
according to the provissions of this
act ami -hall attempt or connive
~t re phH iug theßame, shall be guil
ty fle tailing without license.
6 That it shall be unlawful for
woodpecker to peck more than
five hours per day; and that on Sun
da it he shall not, under any circum
stsnie* what# ever, be allowed to
do aity woodt'ecking at all, fur any
pur^Oftp.
7. No man coming to this county
f »tn any adjoining county, e*p*cia-
Hy from county of Rowan, who is
crazy, ahall be eligible to the legis
lature for this "Session.
8. No polic man in the > ity of
Charlotte shall be allowed to speak
to or address, or in any way com.
muniiate with any membt-r of the
police commissio , nder penalty
>f o»i g his 'billy "
9. No goose or gander shall be
a.lowed to run at large on penalty
of being im naoited in the lower
house for 60 days, for the first
nffei.se, and for the secoad offense,
far life.
10. No cook »hail be sllowsd to
take any medicine unless he or she
is a member of the union, and
wears the emblem thereof.
11. Ail diseases are hereby abol
ished and m >de unlawful. Bad colda
grip and influenza will be within
the jurisdiction of the recoider.
it. Any person caught ridings
bicycle on the streets of Roper, N.
U shall hts lire punctured.
13. All ground hogs,  xcept sau
sage are hereby prohibited from ap
pearing between the Ist day of De
cember and the tat day of April
hereafter. || *
14. All doctors are hereby pro
hibited from refusing to write and
deliver prescriptions on demand.
Any violation of this atatute will I
WILLIAMSTON, N. 9., FRIDAY, MARCH 10,1905.
•übj*ct the offender to baniahmeat
to Paw Creek.
15. "An act for the relief of Shore,
Williams end Myrtle:" It ahall be
the duty of the clcrka of the court
of the counties in which said towns
are aituated to pay to any person
bora in or becoming a resident sf
said town the aura of f * provided
thia county ahall not apply whea
the said towna reach s population
of i,coo inhabitants.
16. The law granting ths right to
personal reprs entativss to erect
and pay for tombstones and monu
ments out of the estate of the de
ceased be amended by adding
thereto- Thia act shall apply only.
(1) to the members of ths present
General Assembly; (») to persons
who lose their lives running for
office, (j) to persenal repreeenta
tires who are candidates.
17. It shall bs unlawful for any
one to wear sn slcoholic brssth. All
psrsons convicted of this offense
shall b« summarily banished to
Salisbury.(Charlotte Observer.)
How ui What ts Bat
Excess of food directly or indi
rectly ac ounts for a large per cent.
Of the mortality among adnlts and
children. It does not matter so much
where we live as how we diet, cli
mate having little to do with our
health. If a proper amount of food
is taken, the tissues of the body
will be healthy and well nourished.
Thus if the blood it pure and in a
healthy condition, the body trill be
so. but if the blood is charged with
effete matter from the absorption
of excess of food, which is badly
assimilated, this ill formed material
is deposited in the various tissues
and organs, disturbing their func
tions and resulting in disease.
Moet people do not dnnk enough
water. About two quarts of good
spring water shonld be taken in the
twenty-four hours. This Bushes out
and cleanses the whole system, pur
fiying the snd keeping the excre
tory organs active and healthy.
In brief, then, the articles to be
eliminated from our dietary are:
fried things of all kinds, psstry, hot
bread, highly seasoned dood, rich
cakes, lste suppers, snd eating be
tween meals, except a glass of milk
or some fresh ripe fruit. Those
things which we should est are:
Cereals of sll kinds, tresh ripe fruit,
and tresh vegetables in abunance,
dry or toasted bread, meat six or
seven ounces, according to weight,
(a piece about half the sixe of an
individual's hand,) butter, eggs,
milk snd a simple dessert, and a
cup of coffee once a day, and two
quarts of water during the day.—
Dr. E. E. Sill, in the twentieth Cen
tury Home.
The Jamestown Appropriation.
The appropriation of $350,000
by congrcaa to provide for govern
ment participation in the Jsmes
town exposition, has relieved some
uneasiness on that score previously
entertained by those connected
with this interesting enterprise.
Par several years the demands on
the government for similar recog
nition have been steadily growing,
until of late a distinct hostility has
developed against such appropria
tions in congress. In the present
instance, strenuous personal solici
tation on part of the Virginia dele
gstion was necessary to secure, the
vote in the house essential to the
paaaing of the Mil
The government having once
definitely committed itaelf to this
policy, however, and followed it so
lavishly in the past, it would have
savored strongly of discrimination
and inconsistency to hsve refused
the modest request of the James
town expoaition official*. Prom a
sentimental, and hoatoric view
point, too, this exhibition is every
bit ss deserving of govermental
patronage as the ones previously
held. The Chicago world's fair,
was, of course, projected under
peculiar conditions snd it was emi
nently proper that the United
States should be adequately repre
sented at a display st which all the
nationa of the world were present
in their best appareL
The Pan-American expoaition
|Od tnc Milliter OOto Av^UllStlf
; \ ' ...
Charleston and Nashville has their
own seperate and in |
in each Instance govermental par
ticipation waa highly appropriate.
The Loaiaiana Purchase exposition
celebrated one of the most epochal
events in mr 'national progress,
and had the government neglected
its duty there it wonld have been
guilty of a serious error. The
Lewis and Clark exposition, which
is to be opened jnne i at Portland
Oregon, commemorate* a phase of
onr history in its way as important
as the Louisiana Purchsse, and
while, on abstract and financial
tonslderathm, We may doubt the
expiedeacy of holding such mam
moth displays in close succession,
the propriety of govermental con
tribution in the specific instsnce is
not to be questioned.
Now comes the Jsmestown fair,
which mark* the founding of the
first permanent English-speaking
colony on the western hemisphere.
Most assuredly every portion of the
country has s like inheritance in
this momentuous instance. The
displsys named previously may ap
pear to certain contingents or to
our population generally with more
or less force, but the Jamestown
exposition held ou the ground on
which was enacted some of the
most dramatic and fundamental
events st the roots of American
history, should attract universal
inteiest sad patronage
The country contiguous to the
exposition site is also rich in mem
ories dealing with subtequeul
events. Here some of the' most
stirring chapters of the era leading
up to the revolutionary war were
unfolded. The British and colo
nial troops, too, met oftvu in open
or ambushed conflict in the vicin
ity. Later on, in the war between
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—Argonaut.
PASS H, GBNTLBBEN.
The General Assembly must cer
tainly not forget the vagrancy law.
Whatever chance there may have
existed for this bill relating to an
important law being forgotten has
been dispelled by the remaider sent
to both branches of the Legislature
yesterday by the Governor. The
necessity for such a law may not
appeal with the same strength to
( the representatives and senators of
the small places as it does to those
jrom the cities; consequently the
latter should impress the matter
clearly and logically upon the form
er. The small places do nut prove
as fertile fields for the professional
gamblers as do the . cities nor do
they know as many drink-loving
husbands and dissipated sous, who
delight in indulging in idleness
while the mother and daughter pro
vides not only the comforts of a
home for theai at the expense often
of a great physical suffering, but
many a time innocently supplies
money for these human valture# to
"throw away."
City ordinances generally reach
th "nigger' who basks in the sun
while his sweetheart takes enough
from the pantry of her white em
ployer to support him in slothful
utss, but they do not go far enough
to reach tlrnt class ef people with
tiearts blacker by many shades than
the face of the "nigger." That a
'tuan in the full possession of both
faculties and health will live in
laziness on the hard earnings of the
wife, or daughter, who perhaps
either toils with dim eyes until late
at night with the needle, or labors
from morn' uutil night amid the
dangers of the mill, is inconceiv
able.
Yet that is, precisely what is
transpiring daily, direc
tion the law do the th&st good and
it will be good that will send sun
shine into many darkened homes
and that will prevent —by the
knowledge of its existence—clouds
from gathering around many
sides.
Then it will take a bull's-eye
shot at the professional gambler.
It will tear down the shade that
masks him and others of his stripe
from the public gaze and the just
wrath of the law.
Gentlemen of the General As
sembly, you may not pass this bill,
but that will not efface the fact
that you should have done so.—
Wilmington Dispatch.
"He who studies diplomacy rath
er than duty will ultimately fail."
He may furthar his personal inter
est and gain place and even power,
but still it is true that he fails. He
surely fails to be a man. He who
permits truth to be crowded ont of
his life, fails though ne reach the
heights of worldly position. Before
knowing whether a man is a true
success or is a failure we should
have to know what the man is,
what adva cement has been made
in heart-puritv, in heart-power. In
a certain sense any man succeeds
who accomplishes his life purpose,
who satisfies his strong desires. Ia
a much truer sense success is not
possible save in right thinking and
right feeling and doing. A true,
faithful man is never a failure A
man who is untrue is never a suc
cess.—The Orphan's Friend.
Pointed Paragraphs.
Clothes do not make the man.
Man makes the clothes.
It is a wise woman who is able
to convince her husband.
Nearly all men believe that hon
esty in moderation is the best poli
cy. '
Many a young man who thinks
he is stape-struck is merely sou
brette-struck.
It sometimes happens that an ar
tist's pot-boiler doesn't even pro
vide a cold dinner.
Of course it's hard to believe, but
more than likely you were consid
ered a handsome baby.
If a married couple never quar
rells the neighbors accuse them of
being too lazy to start anything.
A woman is spt to accuse a man
of being a flatterer if he call* her
hapdsome; butjshe gats mad if he'
doesn't.—(Chicago News.)
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