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ADVERTISING Your money back.—Jndicious advertis ing it the kind that «*>» back to TOO UK money yon invent. Space in this paper assure* yon prompt returns . . VOL. VI; - NO 39. DIRECTORY Tovi oncers Mayor—Joshua L. Bwell. CMnnissioners—A. Anderson, N. 8. Peel. W. A. Ellison, J. D. Uegjjrtt, C. H. Godwin. Street Commissioner—J. D. Lejoftt. Clerk—C. H. Godwin. Treasurer -N. S. Peel. Attorney—Wheeler Martin. Chief of Police—J. H. Page. LodfCS Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. F and A. M. Regular meeting every tnd and 4th Tuesday nights. ' Roanoke Camp, No. 107, Woodmen of the World. Regular meeting every aud last Friday nights. Church of the Advent Services on the second Sun days ot the month,morning and evening, and on the Saturday (5 p. m.) before, and on Mondays (9 a. m.) after said Sun days of the month. All are cordially in vited. B. S. LASSITRK, Rector. Methodist Cnurch Rev. B. B. Rose, the Methodist Pas tor, has the following appointments: Every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and night at 7 o'clock respectively, except the second Sunday. Sunday School every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Prayer-meeting every Wednesday even ing at 7 o'clock. Holly Springs 3rd Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Vernon Ist Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Hamilton ?nd Sunday, morning and night; Haasells and Sundsy at 3 o'clock. A cordial in vitation to all to attend these services* Baptist Church Preaching on the Ist, and and 4th Sun days at II a. 111., and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday night at 7:30 Sunday School every Sunday morning at 9:30. J. L>. Biggs, Superintendent. The pastor preaches at Hamilton on the 3rd Sunday in each month, at 11 a. in. and 7:30 p.m.. and at Ridilick's Grove on Saturday before every Ist Sunday at 11 a. m.. and on the Ist Sunday at 3 p. m. Slade School House on the and Sunday at 3 p. m . and the Biggs' School House on the 4th Sninls) at 3 in. Kveryljodv cordially invited. R. D. CARKOI.L. Pastor. SKEWARKEE JL LODGE - vif No. 90, A. F. fc A. H. / UiRKCTonv FOR 1905. S. S. Brown, W. M.; W.C.Manning,S. W.; Mc. G. Taylor. I. W.; T. W. Thorn as, 8. 1).; A. F. Tsylor, J.D; 8. R. Biggs, Secretary; C. D. Caratarphen, Treasurer; A. K.Whitmore and T.C.Cook, Stewards; R. W. Clary, Tiler. STANDING COMMITTERS: CHARITY—B. S. Brown, W. C. Man ning, Mf. G.Taylor. FIMANCK—Jos. D. Biggs. W. It. Har ell, R. J. Pcsel. RKFKRRNCK ~W. H. Edwards, W. M. Green, F. K. Hodeea. ASYLUM —H. W. Stnbbs, W. H. Rob ertson, H. D. Cook. MARSHALL—I. H. Hatton. Professional Cards. DR.JOHN D. BIGGS DKNTIST OFFICE— MAIW STRKKT PHOMR Q W. H.IiARRKI.L, Wm. K. WARRKN DRS. HARRELL & WARRKN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OFPICK IN BIGGS' DRUG STORK 'Phone No. 29 DR J. PEEBLE PROCTOR PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Mobley Building ours: 9:00 to 10:30 a. m.; 3*to*s p. m. 'PHONE II BURROUS A. CRITCHER, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office: Wheeler Martin's office. 'Phone, 2J. WILUAMSTON, N. C. ———_______________ Francis O. Winston 8 Jastus Everett WINSTON & EVERETT ATTORNEYS AT LAW Bank Building, Williamston, N. C. S. ATWOOD NEWELL LAWYER a~r OOee «v stairs is New Raak Build hw, left haa4 ride, top of steps. 'VILLIAMBTON. N C. WPractltt wherever seisices ars desired •pedal atteaUnn gtvea la examining and nuk •I title lor parchasers of timber and timber lands •fecial attention will be givea to real estate exchanges. If ytm wish to bay or sell land I •a help yon. raas PHONE T4 PROF. MATTHEWS' IDEA. He Says Eating: Will Indefi nitely Protons: Life. Some very qneer doctrines have come out of the University of Chi cago. The big institution situated in the former midway of the World's Fair has seemed to be an incubator for theories and dogmas which tend to shock the man of sober thought, and lend gaiety to the perennial gloom of the nation. There was Triggs, with his freak ish ideas about Shakespeare, Long fellow, the Bible and our gospel hymns; the atmosphere soon be came too torrid for even his fervent exploits and he made his escape to other fields. Then Loeb, a hard working laboratory demonstrator, startled the country by announc ing that he bad succeeded in ferti lizing the eggs of sea-urchins arti ficially; inferentially, an assertion that sooner or later he would be able to create life without the in tervention of sex. Other instances of a similarly bizarre nature have been chronicled from time to time, and the public has gradually be come keyed up to expect the latest word in the matter of scientific or doctrinal experiments from the big school which has been so generous ly favored by John D. Rock feller. This is not, of course, intended to belittle the university. We rather question if the enterprise of its faculty has not been a decided ad vantage so far as development and exploitation are concerned. And now comes Professor Albert P. Matthews, from the same source, with a most interesting declaration. In a recent issue of "The World Today," be expresses novel ideas on the subject—"What is Death." The entire article is distinctly worth the reading, but we have space to deal only with his conclu sions. They are, substantially,, that in time science will abolish death by such a |>erfect system of dietetics that the human body wilt be rebuilt us fast as it is worn away by the present demands of exis tence. Carried to its logical finale, the professor sees no reason why we should go outside of this world for everlasting life—making allow ance of course, for such accidents or acts of Providence as the most cunning planning cannot antici pate. The majority of people will con sider these theories as hopelessly chirmerical. The idea that science can stay the hand of Death and confer practical immortality 011 flesh and blood, is one so broad as to stagger the most credulous. Still, science has done some marve lous things;a few years ago we would have called them miraculous. Yet it seems to us that a more reasonable view is one which takes a middle ground. It is impossible to accept Professor Matthews' de ductions seriatim, but there is much truth in them. It has always been a fad of ours that the majority ot people eat too heartily. The digestive and assimilative organs are just like any of the others which are nearly connected with the functions of life. They may be overworked in such fashion as to permanently affect their use fulness, and nothing is more pro ductive of this sort of mischief than heavy or indiscriminate eat ing. Every body is so constituted that it requires a certain quanity of food for its maintenance. Any thing over and above that propor- • tion simply places useless burdens on the digestive apparatus, weak-" ening its power against a future day. Irregular and hasty meals are another fertile source of indi gestion; and it should be remember* ed that the physicians are begin ning to classify that disorder as one of the most dangerous and insidi ous menaces to bealt h. Enormous and morbid habits of eating are by no means confiued to thl wealthier classes, although we are aware that is the prevalent im pression. Day laborers, people in the professions and those generally engaged in sedentary employment are notorious offenders in this di rection. How much vitality they WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 14. 1905. squander is incalculable. Un doubtedly, for the passing pleasure of food, a large percentage of them barter a good many years of their lives, or impair their own possibili ties for pleasure and usefulness. The fact that they do so, as a rnle, unconsciously, is the saddest part ot the thing. This, then, is the mission of science—the proper education of the modern man and woman in the matter of diet. We do not believe it possible for the most ingeniously balanced system to supply the pro d icts of waste and decay indefi nitely—that is Professor Matthews' hypothesis. But we do believe that one can be devised which, minimizing the tax on the digestive orgatis, will ideally nourish and sustain the body. Under such a regime—and it ueed not be a mo notonous or distasteful one— the present span of life can be prolong ed to something approuchiug the old biblical limitations. There will, however, need to lie other radical hygienic reforms. Other wise, our efforts will be simply in the nature of saviug at the spiggol aud wasting at the bung.—The Sunny South. Naming the Twins. Carl was a boy oi seven years— at least the story gives him 110 more—who lived 011 the Black Buy iu Boston and he was greatly excit ed when he heard thai twins were born in a neighboring house. He asked all mauner of questions of his school teacher about the subject until he had formed a fair estimate as to what twins really were. With great impatience he waited until evening came, iu order td tell his father the wonderful news. He ended his burst ot information by saying eagerly r "I got uames for them! If they were mine, I'd call them "Peter" and "Repeter"!" "That's very nice," said the father pleased with his son's bright ness. "But what if they are l>otli girls?" Carl's ardor was by no meansdanipeued. After awhile lit pulled his fathers evening pui>ei away. "If they were both girls," he said solemnly, "I'd call 'ni 'Kate' and 'Duplicate'!" "But, Carl," said the father, "1 am sorrv, but I understand thut one is a boy and the other is a girl." Chagrined, but by no means daunted, Carl went and curled him self up 011 the sofa to think out the new complication. All at once he burst out; "Papa, if one was a baby boy and the other could lie a baby girl I'd—l'd call 'em 'Max' and 'Cli max'!' '—Selected. The Preacher and The Baker. A baker once came to a preacher who in the course of conversation asked him if he was a member of any concregation, as he professeo to be a Christian. The baker auswered, "I was formerly a member of a congrega tion, but being deceived by the preacher I have since lost confidence in all preachers, and will hence forth join no church." To this the pastor replied, "A certain friend of mine had the same experience with a baker. He sent to him for a fresh loaf ol bread, but the baker sent him a bard, stale loaf, and since then tu bas lost all confidence iu bakers," "But pastor," the baker ex claimed, "they are not all that way The pastor replied, "Neither are all pastors like the one of whom you' speak. You have 110 valid reason, therefore, to stay away from church; and you will not be able to excuse yourself before God with that wicked pastor on the judgment day,"—ReformedChurch Record. A Sirprlsi Party A pleasant surprise party may be given to r your stomach and liver by takiug a medicine which will releive their pain and discomfort viz: Dr. King's New Life Pills. They ate a most wonderful remedy affording sure relief and cure, for headache, dizziness and constipa tion. 25c at S. R. Biggs drug store. HEART DISEASE Modern Rush Responsible for its Prevalence. 'Bad whiskey, rheumatism men tal strain and high living arc among the leading causes of heart diseas es," says Dr. Henry P. I.oomis, of New York. "It is easier, how ever, to admit *-treuiendous in crease in the number of deaths from heart disease than to point out any one reason for the increase. "Here, for iustance, is a chart sent out by the health board, which illustrates the steady increase in mortality from heart disease in this city since 1868, aud it includes a table of figures of deaths result ing from Bright's disease and heart disease combined." This table showed that in 1868 thirteen persons out of every 10,- 000 died from the causes natfted. In 1901 the proportion luidjumoed up to thirty iu every 10,000 or more than double. "There ate cases of heart disease which are not complicated witli Blight's disease," continued Dr. Loomis, "but it is not often that a sufferer from Bright's disease is free from heart trouble. "Many cases of heart disease are diiecily traceable to mental strain aud high living, the heart being indirectly affected through other orgaus. "In nine cases out of ten —well, no, that's puttiug it to strongly, perhaps— I would say rather that the majority of the cases of heart disease which come under my no tice are due to rheumatism in many forms. "Heart disease is not an ailment confined to any one class. It is fatal alTte to rich and poor. Per sons with a tendency to rheuma tism, who are subject to frequent attacks of rheumatism, do much harm often by fighting the attacks instead of giving up to them." SAYS I'ATIKNT SHOULD KKST "How give up to them?" the doctor was asked. ''By going to bed at once and staying there till the disease yields; by avoiding exposure anil remain ing in ail even temperature. Nat urally, the shorter the attack the less strain there is on the heart. "Certain forms of throat trouble common to children are indicative of rheumatism, and they should bt treated accordingly—that is, the patient should observe afterwards the proper precautious. It is safer for a person inclined to rheumatism to wear flannels the year round and use every preventive to starve ofl attacks of the disease if he wants to keep his heart in good working order. "It is true, of course, that one may have heart disease and yet not t>e afflicted with rheumatism, aud vice versa. Speaking generally, I would say that in case of the rich, I believe that rich food and lack of proper exercise, excessive drinking and a persistent mental sirain are the main cause for heart disease. "The strenuous life plus mental anxiety is in these days almost ir revocably associated with the uppei classes. I don't think, though, that there is any increase in drink ing among the rich; in fact, I be lieve just the reverse, and the rich man has this in his favor —he, at least,lean drink good liquor when he drinks ;it all. "Willi the poorer classes it is different. The great army of the niechaiiips_drivers and latiorers who woris-otyt of doory or more or less a prev to heart disease, not only because of prolonged expos ure, which fosters ills which in turn weaken the heart, but tie cause of the drinking habit, which JS often acquired iu consequence of this exposure. "I 'nave known nieu who thought they must take from ten to fifteen dtinks ol whiskey a day to mini mire the bad effects of exposure, and who could hardly be persuad ed to the contrary. Now, even if the whiskey they drank was of good quality, the results would be bad, very bad, but when a man continues day after day, as many a one does, to pour down his throat most adulterated stuff in the market, his fiuuh is not far off. His heart is bound to give out. "I am heartily in favor of Bishop Potter's saloon plan to this extent: Give the poor as well as the rich man pure liquor. If he must and will drink, let him have a brand of whiskey which will do him the least harm. "Worry, fret, hurry and rheu matism," is the way Dr. Darling ton, of tile New Yoik health lajurd, checked of! the causes of heart dis ease. "So far," said he, "the simple life has not become the fashion, and, as a consequence, the hearts of most people have to work over time. Hurry is bad, but not near ly so fatal as worry and fret to a weak heait. " 'Don't run' and 'avoid rheu matism' are among the health re ceipes which ought to be first con sidered by the man or woman who wants (lis or her heart to keep 011 ticking normally for three score and ten years or longer. It is safe to say that a person of temperate habits in eating and drinking, who takes six or eight hours' sleep out of the twenty-four and some exer cise afoot in the open air every day, and who absolutely refuses to worry and fret over his business or anything else, will never die of heart disea-e."—Washington Post. Hot Enough. The elderly inhabitants of a lit tle New Hampshire town delight in stories of the ready wit of the old minister under whose preaching they sat as boys and girls, over six ty years ago. On the occassion of an "associa tion dinner," given in the town to the ministers of the county, there was a liberal feast, to lie followed, as was the custom ill those days, bv a 'social pipe." The minister had taken a spoon ful of the rich pudding which closed the repast, but wheu the SJKIOII reached his lips, he decided that the pudding was too hot to be eaten So he adroitly, aud as he flattered himself, without being observed, returned the spoonful to his plate. But one of his friends had spied him, and called across the table in resonant tones: "Brother Williams what ails your pudding? What are you go ing to do with that last mouthful?" "Save it to light my pipe with, after dinner," returned Mr. Wil liams, not at all disconcerted. —lix. When von want a pleasant lax ative that is easy to take and cer tain to act, use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets. For sale by S. R. Biggs. President Roosevelt is not telling his Panama canal troubles to Sena tor Morgan. Where are you sick? Headache, foul tongue, 110 appetite, lack of energy, pain in your stomach, con stipation. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and keep \ou well, ascents. J. M. Wheeless & Company, Rob ersonville, N. C. You can't always tell a milk train by its cowcatcher. Bui It Nov Now is the time to buy Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you will need it badly— yp\i will need it quickly. Buy it now 8 : It may save life. For sale by S. R. Biggs. Sweden is mobilizing her troops and Manassas is almost in sight. Forced to Starve B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky., says:- "For 20 years I suffered ag onies, with a sore on my upper lip, so painful, sometimes, I could not eat. After vainly trying else, I cured it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's great for burns, cuts aud wounds. At S. R. Biggsdrtig store; only 25 cents. Count Cassini is satisfied the re volt iu Russia will not spread. The Count is the cheerful loser. Good for Stouek Trouble and Constlpa "Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done meagreat deal of good," says C. Towns, of Rat Portage, Ontario, Canada. "Being a mild physic the after ef fects are not unpleasant, and I can recomend them to all who suffer from stomach disorder." For sale by S. R. Biggs. NO AIRY FICTION. The Impervious Mesh of Scot land Yard. Directly a big, mvsterious crime occurs in London, Scotland Yard throws over the metropolis a strung but invisible net, from which only the very lucky or the very clever criminal can escape. When you consider that the London over which Scotland Yard has power has a radius of 15 miles from Char ing Cross, you will understand the wonderful nature of the police or ganization. Within a few hours of the discovery of a sensational crime, the author of which has es caped, the 6,000,000 people in Lon don are more or less under sur vcillauce. Imagine a terrible murder such as that at Deptford a few days ago. The local police immediately com municated with Scotland Yard, giviug the facts —stating, for ex ample, that three people have l»een murdered iu a house and that it fair-haired man of 40, wearing a long gray overcoat, has been seen to leave the house. From Scot laud Yard there radiate to the 21 metropolitan police divisions, from the "A" or Whitehall district to the "Y" or Highgate district, such facts as the authorities in the great central building on the embank ment think it necessary should be known. CHIKK UKTKCTIVIiS AT WORK.. It is theu only a matter of a few hours before the policemen in the streets are keeping their eyes open (or a fair-haired man of 40, wear ing a long giay overcoat. But this is only the l>eginning of the work. One at the chief detectives of Scotland Yard is-on the scene of the crime as quickly as it is possi ble to get there, and possibly the assistant commissioner him sell rushes down 011 his motor car. The chiefs with their assistant make a thorough examination ol the place and take photographs. A piece of glass bearing the marks of two lingers is sent oft" at once to Scotland Yard. Meatiwhile one of the senior detectives of the yard, with a memory stored with the names of each ot the desperate habitual criminals who might be likely to commit such a crime, has set 011 foot a search tor each of these tuen, whose movements will, un known to themselves, be traced for days back. That business-like-looking com mercial traveler who lounges round the book stall or near the liooking office is also probably a man from the yard. The methods vary ac cording to circumstances, but iu every direction there are the strong, unseen meshes of the police net. Up at Scotland Yard the finger prints 011 the piece of glass are be ing carefully compared with some of the finger prints of known crim inals. For years finger prints have been stored * and there are now 011 register more than sixty .thousand sets. Prisoners have had to ink their fingers slightly all around on a prepared slab and theu place them on a piece of specially prepared paper, turning them slowly round by the direction of an official, until an impression of all the skin mark ings has been left 011 the paper. Finally the sets of .finger prints are indexed and stored away until wanted for comparison either with finger prints subsequently taken or with accidental marks made by escaping criminals, such as those left on the piece of glass. OI'TRN FURNISH GOOD CI.KW. Perhaps, the finger marks 011 the glass coincide with those of a crim inal who has not been seen 01 heard of for many months. An independent search is at once made for him and possibly sonic of his old acquaintances are enlisted in the quest. He may have lieen a frequenter of all kinds of low dens Be sure that iu every one of those dens there is an official or unofficial representative of Scotland Yard. The milkman coming up car rying two cans may be a yard man for all kinds of disguises are put in use. And so in a i-core of differ ent ways strenuous Scotland Yard sets its silent machinery iu~motton for the cause of justice. The crim inal who escapes from the ring fence may consider himself fortu nate. Day by day in any particu lar case the ring is drawn tighter aud the criminal is kept within the region of his crime. There is much less undiscovered crime than is supposed. The po lice often luiqw the criminal, but lack sufficient legal evidence to | prove the case.—London Mail. AIDVERTIS/Na , Your money hack.—Julicinu«advertia i"K •* the kind that pays hack to you the money you inveat. 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