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VOL. VIII: - NO 32
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■NHJ AN UNSEENDANGERI
TO OUARD SHIPS against the unseen danger* at M,
t c the United Sutes Government maintains lighthouses.
To guard your home against the un-
I J seen dangers of food products, the Govern? I
); ment has enacted a pure food law. The
H I law compels the manufacturers of baking
£ «. powder to print the ingredients on the
f label of each can.
The ° overnmcnt has made the label your protection— * I
*° that y®" can avo * d slum—read it careAilly, It tt doe* not
aay pure cream of tartar hand it back and
Say plainfy- I
ROYALrawSn I
ROYAL ia a pure, cream of tartar baking powder—a pure
■Mi product of grapes —aids the digest on add* to the health- I
fulness of food.
ThciPublic'Bulldinfs of Williamston
Nine-tenths of the children hav
ing the opportunity to attend the
Williamston Graded School know
nothing of its founding and earh
struggles. It was founded in
1804, and was known as the Acad
emy. Tire land was gkeu by n
Mr. Hymau with the understand
ing that it should be used always
for school purposes only. The
Academy got in debt but the citi
sens succeeded in fighting off the
debt. In 1902 they built a grad
ed school which is the one now in
use.
The first Martin County Court
House was built before llie Rev
olutionary War.
It was so high from the ground
that people drove wagons uuder it.
During court week ginger
cakes, persimmon beer and cider
could be bought uuder it and it
was nothing unusual io see the
judge or some of the jurymen re
freshing themselves there during
recess. The second court house
and jail were made of wood and
were very clumsy andplain.
The most exciting trial of East
ern North Carolina was tried there.
was the Parker trial. Parker
was said to have shot General
Bryan Grimes.
The negroes were imprisoned
here during Nats insurrection for
fear of plotttng against the whites.
Both court house and jail were
burned in 1884 and were replaced
by brick ones. The brick court
house has five rooms up stairs and
fivr down. It has a large square
bell tower which is four stories
high. BILL HAKKHI.L, 4
The Roanoke River.
The Roanoke River rises iu
Virginia among the Blue Ridge
mountains. It is called the Dan
until it reacheUhe point where the
Stauton River joins it. From
there it is called the Roanoke after
kn Indian tribe. It forms the
north-eastern boundary of Martiu
County and flows into Albemarle
Sound. The Roanoke i* a very
swift river. If it were straight,
6wi Wirls fir Claalirliia'i Coif!
Rtaiiy
People everywhere take pleasure
in testifying to the good qualities
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mr*. Edward Phillips ot Barclay,
Md., writes. "I wish to tell you
that I can recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. My little
girl, Catherine, who is two years
old, has taken this remedy when
ever she has had a cold since she
was two months old. About a
month ago 1 contracted a dreadful
cold myself, but I tooC Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and was
soon as well nsever." This remedy
it for sale bjr S. R. Biggs. . j
1
the current would be so swift that
it would take an extra strong vessel
to cotue up it. About three years
ago the river was blocked with ice
from the mountains for nearly a
week. This river is verv dangerous.
It does not slope down gradually,
but out for five or ten feet it -goes
down all of a sudden. You never
know when you are going to get
in an eddv. and be turned around
like a top. When you are once
turned over there is no getting out.
The scenery down the river,is> very
pretty. Most every kind of tree
grows ou the banks, and they are
covered with gray and green moss,
which hangs in festoous and makes
a Very pretty pictnie. A few
ducks can be found on the river.
L,ast summer two eagles were
caught there. Pknnyk Biggs.
Surplus Stock.
In the use of your dollars agaiust
those the retail mail-order houses
employin your neighborhood, it is
true you have the overwhelming
advantage of being right on the
ground where the battle for trade is
taking place—so far as it concerns
you.
But it behooves you to spare no
effort to make every dollar of
yours play an active part in the
contest. Every dollar you bury in j
surplus stock, or otherwise permit J
to be where it is not immediately
available, is bv so much a weaken
ing of your forces.
Your capital, big or little, is
probably a fixed stun. Either you
cannot 9r.will not put in more. It
is clear that if you invent ten dol
lars where five would have done,
you have five dollars less to invest
iu other goods.
Buy sjnall and often to the end
that a given investment may- cover
the widest possible range of items.
Never buy two dozen where one
would do. Buy one dozen each of
six articles rather than six dozen of
one article.
You may not save the small extra
per cent off for the quantity, but
multiplying sales without increas
ing the investment will more than
1 make up the lost "saving."
Until you have all the lines you
can sell to advantage, begrudge
every cent tied np in a slow mover
and thus made useless in your
struggle with the retail mail-order
bouses.
Besides could there be a more
practical and definite way cf learn
i
1
Fof stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation try Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab-
I Uts. Many remarkable cures haye
been effected by them. Prices *5
cents. Samples free. For sale by
R. Biggs.
Cjrt (Mtxym
WILLIAMSTON, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 10 IQO7
ing the likes and dislikes of your
customers than to watch the re
sults of placing l*fore them Rood*
iu the greatest possible variety?
Work? Of course it means
work. But—to repeat again and
again—what can you hope to ac
complish against retail mail-order
houses if you are not willing to
work for the trade of your own
community, say, half as hard as
they do? —Merchants Journal.
Artists have 110 trouble in secur
ing models. The famous beauties
have discarded corsets and have
become models in face and form
since taking Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. J. M. Whiters & Co. at
Robersonville N. C,
*Si vj'3'3 &
I Big Auction Sale of Valuable JJ
REAL ESTATE |
At Hustling Washington, N. C. &j
MAY 23, 1
200 Magnificent Building Lots at Beautiful Wash- W
iugton Heights, to he sold at Auction, to the V
highest bidder, on Thursday May 23, 1907
Sale begins at 11
Your Last Chance J
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* At These Valuable Lots at Auction Prices. Prices on all lots advanced after this 9
osale. Any lot in the. property is worth double what it was one year ago. Every
lot will double in value within another year. This is your opportunity to buy souie
I I of the best property in Kastern Carolina. There is one large mattress factory on £
* J the property, a sand and cement brick plant, and we are now endeavoring-to locate ,
a $200,000 cotton mill 011 it. The survey for an electric car line to this property will
4 k begin during this month. All these conditions are the reasons why it will pay you •>
jpjl to drop your busmiess one day, at least, and attend this big sale, where you will
g make more money in an hour than you could 011 the farm in a year. Rememl>er the
K 1 date HAY 33rd, 1907.
|| TEKPIS OF SALE— One-third Cash; One third Six Months, and One-third
K, Twelve Months after date, with interest, or 10 per cent, off for all cash. J*
§ fe| More people have gotten rich in real estate than in any other way. This is your
opportunity Tickets will be given away and soyie one will get a LOT FREE,
jj Sale beginf*\t 11 o'clock, Thursday, May 23d, 1907. Money in real estate wont \| Jf
burn, it can'f run away, and it works while you sleep.
II Washington Investment Co., Q
Washington, N. C !!
THE TIMBER SUPPLY.
Three Times as Much Timber Used
Each Year aa the Forest Grows.
Kvery person in Ihe United
State is using over six titnes as
much wood as he would use if he
were in Kurope. The country as
a whole consumes every vear
between three and four times more
! wokl than at! of the forests of the
j Uuited States gfow in the mean
time. The average acre of forest
lays up a store of ouly. 10 cubic
feet annually, whereas it ought to
l>e laying up at least y> cubic feet
in order to furrish the products
taken out of it. Since 1880 more
than 700,000,000,000 feet of tim
ber have been cut for lumber alone,
including 80,000,000,000 feet of
coxiferous stuuipage estimate of
the Census in 1880.
These are some of the remark
able statements made in Circular
97 of the Forest Service, which
deals with the timber supply of
the United States and reviews the
stumpage estimates made by all
the important authorities. A
study of the circular must lead
directly to the conclusion that the
rate at which forest products in
the United States have l>een and
are beipg consumed is far tco
lavish, and that only oue result can
follow unless steps are promptly
taken to preveut waste in use and
to increase the growth rate ol
every acre of forest in the United
States. This result is timber fam
ine. This country is to day in the
same position with regard to for
est resources as was Germany 150
years ago. During this period ol
150 years Such German States as
Saxony and Prussia, particularly
the lattfcr, have applied a policy of
government control and regulation
which has immensely increased the
productivity of their forests. The
same policy will achieve even bet
ter results in the United States >
because we have the advantage of
all the lessons which Kuro]>c has
learned and paid for in the course
of a century of theory and practice
I,e«t it might be assumed that
the rapid aud gaining depletion of
American forest resources is suffi
ciently accounted for by the in
crease of population, it is ]>oiuted
out in the circular that the increase
-BACKACHE
"I wrote you for advice," writes Lelia Hagood,
of Sylvia, Tenn., "about my terrible backache and
monthly pains in my abdomen ano shoulders. I
had suffered this way nine years and five doctors
had failed to relieve me. On your advice I aook
Wine of Cardui, which at once relieved my pains
and now I am entirely cured. I am sure that
Cardui savi?d my life."
It is a safe and reliable remedy for all female
diseases, such as peri- . "
odical pains, irregulari- ADVICE
4 J.. j % Writ# u« a l*tt«r denrlblnf all
ty. dragging down son~ js" ur *yn»pto«n«. «nj ** «m »*nj you
, » t i «. AJvkt, In plain envelope.
sations, headache, diz- OE&2SffiKr
ziness, backache, etc. I " u " l, '' n "' Ju
At Every Drug Store In SI.OO bottles. Try It.
-7 CABDIII—
in population since 1880 is bately
more than half the increase in
lumber cut in the same period.
Two areas supplying titnl>er have
already reached and passed their
maximum production—the North
eastern States in 1870 and the:
I.ake States in 1890. To-day the
Southern States, which cut yellow j
pine amounting to one-third the
total anuual lumber cut of the
country, are undoubtedly near their
maximum. The Pacific States will
soon take the ascendency. The!
State of Washington within a few
years has come to the front and |
now ranks first of all individual
States in volume of cut.
At present but one-fifth of the
total forest area of the United
States is embraced in National
Forests. The remaining four
fifths have already passed or are
most likely to pa«s into private
hands. The average age of the
trees felled for lumber this year is
not less than 150 years. In other
words, if he is to secure a second
crop of trees of the saitie size, the
lumberman or private forest owner
must wait, say, at least oue hun
dred years for the second srop of
trees to grow. As a rule, such
long-time investments as this
waiting would involve do not com
mend themselves to business men
who are accustomed to quick re
turns. But the States and the
Nation can look much farther
ahead. The larger, then, the area
of National and State control over
woodlands, the greater is the like
lihood that the forests of the
country will be permanently pro
ductive.
When your food has not been
j properly digested the entire system
is impaired in the same proportion.
| Your stomach needs help. Kodol
I For Indigestion and Dyspepsia not
only digests what you eat, it tones
j the stomach and adds strength to
the whole body. Makes rich, pure
blood. Kodol conforms to the
: National Pure Food and Drug
Law. Sold by S. R. Biggs. Wil
liamston, N. C,, Slaile Jones. &
I Co. Hamilton, N. C.
DIRECTORY
Methodist Church
KKV. C. L. RKID, Paator,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
VVilliatnstou and Hamilton Charges.
Services as follows.
Willianibtou—Preaching on the ist 3rd
ami 4th Sundays at 11 a in and 7:30 p 111
Sunday School at 9:30 a in, W. A. Kl
lisoti, Supt.
I'rayer Meeting eacli Wednesday at
7:30 p 111.
Hamilton—Preaching on the 2nd and
sth Sundays at 11 atn and 7:30 p 111.
Vernon—Preaching the Ist Sunday at
3 p in.
Holly Springs—Preaching the 3rd Sim
day at 3 p 111.
All friends of the church and the pub
lic generally are cordially invited to at
tend all the services.
Christian Church
Services at the Christian Church, Wil
liamstou,
Preaching third Sunday 11 a 111 and 7 pin
Sunday School 3 p m every Sunday.
Muceduiiia first Hundlfys 11 a m ami
Saturday 11 ain and-7 30 p 111.
Old Hord- Second Sundays and Sat
urdays nam.
Jamesviile—l'ouitli Sundays 11 a ni and
7 p ui„
J. K. TINGLR, Pastor.
Baptist Church
CiKO. J. DowitU, Pastor.
Preaching every Sahhath morning
and evening, except the first Sabbath
evening, at 11 a m and 7:3o]* m.
Sahhath School, S. Atwooil Newell
Superintendent; every Sahhath at 9:45
The lord's Supper every first Sahhath
Church Conference every Second Sah
hath.
Preaching at Reddick's Grove the
first Sahhath in every mouth at 3 p ni.
At Bigg's School House every 4th
Sabbath at 3 p 111.
The Ladies Missionary Society, Mrs.
Justus Bverett, Pres., meets every firs
and third Monday at 7:30 p in.
You are very respectfully and earnest
ly invited to attend these services.
Church of the Advent
RKV. ROHT. STRANGK, Itishof).
Rev. B. S. I.ASSITKR, Rector.
Church of the Advent, Williamston.
Sunday School, 9:30 every Sunday.
Services on the second aud fifth Suddaya
at 11 a m and 7 p m.
On the Saturdays before those Sunday*
at 5 p ni.
On the Mondays after at 4:30 p 111,
Bible class at time of Sunday School.
All are cordially invited.
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Professional Cards.
HUGH B. YORK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGKON,
Office: Jeffreaa Drug Store.
OFPICK HOURS: 8 to IO A. M.; 7 to 9 F. M.
Willinmston, N. C.
Office Phone No. 53
Night Phone No. 63
DR. J. A. WHITE.
DENTIST
OFFICE—MAIM STRUCT
PUOHK Q
I will be in Plymouth the first week in
every other month.
W. E. Warren. J. S. Rhodes
DRS. WARREN & RHODES,
PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS.
OL'FICK IN
Bioos' DKUO STORK
'Phone No. ag
BURROUS A. CRITCHER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office: Wheeler Martin's office.
•Phone, 23.
WILLI AMSTON, N. C.
S. ATWOOD NEWELL
LAWYER
Office formerly occupied by J. D. Biggs.
Phone No. 77.
WILLIAMSTON, N C.
*#-Practice wherever services are desired
Hprcial attention given to examining and auk
ng title for purchasers of timber and timbar
lands.
Special attention will he given to real estala
exchanger*. If you wish to nuy or sell land I
on helpyou- rT PHONI4I
F. I). WINSTON S. J. EVBRKTT
WINSTON & EVERETT
ATTOR NK YS-AT-LA W
WLLLIAMSTON, N. C.
'Phone 31
Money to loan,
lA. R. DUNNING
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
ROBKRSONVILLH, N. C.
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HOTEL BEULAH
O. C. MOORING, Proprietor
ROBKRSONVILLK, N. C.
Rate«j#2.oo per day
Special Rates By the Week
A I'irst-Closs Hotel iu Every Partic
ular. public will find it
a most convenient place to stop.
In Gase of Tire
you want to be protected.
In case of death you want
to leave your family some
thing to live on. In case of
accident you want some
thing to live on besides
borrowing.
let Us Come to Yq4r Rascu*
We can insure youjagainst
loss from
Fire, Death and Accident
We can insure your Boiler,
Plate Glass, Burg
lary. We also can bond
you tor any office requir
ing bond
Norn But But Coipailit Rurisiitit
K. B. GRAWFORD
INSURANCE AGENT,
Godard Building
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Williamston Telephone Co..
Office over Bank of Martin County.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
Phone Charges:
Messages limited to 5 minutea; extra
charge will positively be made for longer
time.
To Washington *3 cts. *
" Greenville *j "
" Plymouth 25 "
" Tarboro as "
" Rocky Mount 35 '•
" Scotland Neck 25 "
" Jamesville 15 •«
" Kader Lilley's 15 11
" I. G. Statou 15 '«
"J. L. Woolard '... I 5 ««
" O. K. Cowing &Co 15 " I
" Parmele 15
" Robersonville 15 "
" Everetta "
" Gold Point 15 " Vj
" Geo. P. McNatigbton ij •« .*1
" Hamilton 30 "
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For other polnta in Eastern CaroHj* 1
see "Central»» where a 'phone wIU ba |
found for of aoa- tabacribara.