? .1 ! It Pays To A V; TtrougU Tbei The Farnivillfl IT REACHES ? 1 Merchants! Get Wise Let Ua Write You an Ad. and we'll open your eyes WITH INCREASED BUSINESS - - ? ? | ? 1 'n - ? Subscription $1 a Year in Advance. G. A. ROUSE, Editor. VOJj. VI FAHMVILLB. PITT COUNTY, NQBTU CAROLINA, JUNE 4, 1916 of art, its learned scientists and its literature, is under t^ spell of thi* fanatical William. ;? The whole world can nowundeitond He kncw thnt one weft the in will tell the holy Imperial gov ernment ju4l what it may exped from now on. It is the duty of tliis govern ment to outline its plan to tlie Imperial government so Ibat it will know juil what to exped. No hady ad ion, that will cause a war, is necessary, and a firm demand upon the Germans will answer. Then it is their busi ness to either concede to .our de mands, or to openly refuse, and tben the part of ndion rc?ls on Amcrica.? Reflector. PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT IS PUT INTO ACTION. ? We are glad to note the pro gressive spirit of our citizens now being put into real adion. Mr. H. L. Humphrey haf jud let tbe contrad for two brick store buildings to beerededon Wilson Areet, and. the properly owners on Wed Wilson direct are having the side walks paved. The new pavement walk will extend when completed? and work is being pushed with rapidity by the cott tradors? from T. L. & W. J. Turnage Co.'s dore up to and beyond the new Centre Brick Warehouse. This is indeed an improvemeat that will be greatly enjoyed by all pededrians, There has also been n decided improve ment made on the interior of some of tbft business houses. The WhelessDrug Co., has re cently spent some over a thou sand dollars for up-todate fix lures for their flore, including two large and handsome -wall mirrors, show cases, tables, etc. And lad, but not lead,- the Civic Club of I'armville has jud pur chased and had placed on the Greets a large number of garbage cans for all refuse. Tbk body of energetic and untiring wo-i men are to be congratulated for, efforts they arc putting forty to rid our town of all filtb, and* we are glad to say that they are. re ceiving the hearty to operation of all our citizens in this impor tant work. ? Death of Mrs. Welb. ??? p. Mrs. Jcnnctt Elisabeth Wells, wife of Mr. ]oha H. Wells, formeraliy of ^Coldsboro, but now of Kindlon, who came to Farm villa is March to visit 'fc? daughter,' Mis. J. Wells Smith, died Tuesday night, JubeUl, of heart disease, oiler being confin ed to her bed for. about eight weekly She wasin ber sixty-six year and had been in' feeble health for the pnstt two ye?W$.J1 The remains were laid to reft in the cemetery here Wednes day afternoon, in the presence of a large number of grief dlricfc; en relatives and frieods. The funeral services were conduced by Rev. Nathanal Wright, of the M. E. church. She ia survived by her huaj band and two daughters. Mrs. Ji Wells Smith, c? IWville; Mm Ed Newell, of Saratoga; and three sons Mr. John L. WeDs, ol Elizabeth City, and ,Mesanl George and Walter Wells, ol Kinfos^aH of whom were pros KNOW THY COUNTRY '? I 1 J ' II? Railroads In <Bwi?ln lb* commercial achievements of tills ? gre*l age. we ?hall approach Uo (object aa the historian chronicling oventa. This ae ries will eoMkor to record Id writ Ins the supremacy of American men and Industries In the world's affairs and perptuate an appreciation of o?r marvelous Industrial achievements by presenting simple tacts, figures and comparisons that sro overpowering In tholr convictions. America holds her proud place among the nations of the earth today on account of Mr supremacy to trans portation facilities. The mighty mind* of (he .ago are engaged In the prob lems of transportation, and the great est men In tho history of .the world* commerce are at the head of the transportation systems of the United States. In the discussion of transportation, let as consider separately our Rail ways, Telegraph and Telephones, Ex press, Pnblie Highways, Steamships, Street Railways, lnterurban and other forms of transportation, and this ar ticle will deal with railways. Tho Unltod States has tW largasi mileage, the best service, ' the cheap est rates, pays labor the Ugh est wagea, and we have the most efficient ly managed of the railways of the world. They stand as a monument to the native gsalos of cor marvelous boilders. and most of the railroads In foreign countries have been built under American orders. The railroads represent a larger In vestment of capital than any other branch of human activity. The mile age In the United State* exceeds th? accepted distance from the earth to the moon. We bad la Mil. the last year In which figures for all countries are available, on the earth's surface, <30,981 mile* of rail way divided aa follows: United Btatee 141,190, Kurope 107,411 and other countries 191.100. The United States has 18 per cent of the world's mileage, seven per oent of the estimated pop ulation and about Ore per cent of the ana. The total capital Invested In the railway* ofltlM' world Is fM.MO.000. 0M. divided aa follows: United Stales 113,000,000,000 Europe $16, 650.000, 000 and other countries 111460.000,000. Reduced to a mileage basis the cap italisation Is kb follows: The world 178,400, United Slates $M,0M, Europe 1124,000, and other countries $59,000. A comparison of rates la equally aa interesting and the United States takes the lead In economy and aerv- , Ice. The average rata per ton per hundred mile haul la "as follows: United States 7?c, Great Britain (1.51, France $1,44. Germany 11.44, Rusil* tic. Anstrla-Hungary 11.10, Italy 82.80 and Switzerland 82.81. ' The average yearly par of all rail road employes In the principal coun tries Is - as follows: United Btates ' $761, Germany J}}1. IUly_t24&. Aus tria $321. Great Britain $171, Prance $M0 and Russia $204. About M per cent, or 1M.0M miles, of the railways of the world aro government owned. About half the railway mileage of Europe is govern ment owned. A comparison of the ooonomy. In time and money and the convenience fn travel, win be made In a later ?rtlcle GREENVILLE INVITES FARM VILLE TO CHAUTAUQUA Beginning Juno the 22nd, 1915, the citizcns of Greenville, Pitt . county and adjoining towns will have the opportunity o' attend ing the firft Chautauqua ever held in our community. Prac- , tieally every town in North Carolina with over 5000 inhabi- , lants during the pusl few years | have had some Chautauqua cir- , cuit and as evidence of the ap preciation of its citizens, the , towns and cities 'rnve Looked | the Chautauqua ior another visit , this year. The purpose of the Chautau- j qua is to bring here, wholesome . lct'hires, music and entertain- ? meat, That these nrc of high j class can be& be judged by the , intense appreciation of those who have Jjad an opportunity of , attending Chautauquas. The , Ifon. Joseph W. Polk lias said , that "The Chautauqua is one of the mod powerful agencies for j bitter things in the Nation to dflv. Prom Us platform the heart , and conscience of the public , find their truest and fineil ex- , prcssion, and Theodore Roose velt has colled Chautauqua 'The mo& American thing in Amer ica." To get . this Chautauqua lo come to Greenville, 100 of its citizcns have pledged to the Chautauqua a guarantee of $1400. This amount must be in , their bands on the day before the Chautauqua opens on June 22nd. Unless this money ' is , raised from the sale of ticket^ J which are now in the hands of the Ticket Setting Committee, \ these guarantee rs will have (O , make this guarantee good. Th*$ , citizens have been truly patrk \ die citizcns in bringing here this kind of high diss entertain* - ment and a? citizens we mad put our shoulder to the wheel parlies: O. II. Dupree, Cbm., A. D. Dupree, Assi&ant Cbin. 1'. M. Wooteu, leader of the firil ward, , A. B. Ellington, leader of the , second ward, Doauel Gillinm, leader of die third ward, Z. P. ( Van Dyke, leader of (he fourth ward, Uev. f. M. Daniels, leader of the fifth ward, and Mr. S. B. Underwood, leader of the rural []Uiri<5ts. The- town and county bave been divided into these iii'lrkls in order to concentrate tho work in such a way that everybody will know what they have to do and will consequently be able to do it thoroughly. If you arc called on to assist these leaders in the sale of tickets, ! give thein your services, put your shoulder (o the wheel and see how many tickets you. can ?ell. The price of these tickets for Ibe whole entertainment of twelve attractions, is $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. If you buy single tickets for each Individual atlradlioo, the after noon price will be 35c. and the evening price 50c. Tickets sold after the Chautauqua begins docs not apply on the guarantee. If you only attend 4 or 5 of the programs, you will have, spent as much as a seasons ticket coils. These Season Tickets ore transferable and can be given to anyone you may wish. Be sure that you buy a Season Ticket, not only for yourself but for every member of your family. Now let's get busy Farmville people. Every man, woman and child has a duly to perform. All can help. Talk Chautauqua, and if necessary dream Chau tauqua. All of the larger towns around us have held Chautau quas in the pail" year. They have been successful. The com Catnrrh Cannot Bo Cured m unity spirit in Greenville is as good us it is in any town of similar size and a great deal bel ter than some. \Ve have always had the reputation of doing things well, and in this event we are going to overdo ourselves. There will be a parade, the ?lores will be closed on the afternoon of the firfl entertain ment, Let everybody lend a helping hand by talking, book ing, advertising and selling tick ets for the Greenville Chautau qua. FREE TYPHOID VACCINATION On the following dates the County Health Officer will be at the following places for the pur pose of giving typhoid vaccine free to all who.wish il. At the office of Dr. Mosely, Farmville, 10 to 12 A. M*. on June 10 and 21& At ihe office of Dr. Beasley, Fountain, 2 t<T3T.M., on June 10 and 21. At die office ot Dr. Morrill, Falkland 4 to 5 P. M., on June 10 nnd 21. At the office of Dr. Cox, Winter ville, 9:30 to 10:30 A. M , on June 11 and 22. At the office of Dr. Frizelle, Aydeo, 11 A. M. to 1 P. M. on June 11 and 22. At the office ol Dr. Dawson, Grifton, 3 to 4 F. Mr, -on June 11 and 22. At the office of Dr. Jones, Grimesland, 10 to 11 A. M. on June 12 and 23. At the office of Dr. Griffin, Bethel, 9 to 11 A. M. on June 7, 18 and 28th. Three injedions will be given at ten day intervals with a hypo dermic syringe. No scar or ulcer is produced. You lose practically no time from your work and you are protected from typhoid fever for 3 to 4 years. It is free to all. There are three times as many deaths from typhoid fever in N. C. as iu the remainder of the United States. More than one in ten die from typhoid fever, and every one who has it is incapacitated for two months besides the enor mous expense. There are more than 20 people alive in Pitt counly today who will be dead within 12 months from today if they do not take this typhoid vaccine. There is no danger in taking this vaccine. M. T. Edgerton, Jr., M. D. County Health Officer, WAR IN TfiE HOUSE OF GOD We often wonder why there is so much bitter actgonism among the several religious denomina tions of tbe country, when the avowed purpose o( each is the saving of human souls. Tbe rivalry is often so keen atkl the recriminations so bitter that an outsider considers it wise to let them all alone rather than become involved in a religious neighborhood row. j Sorely there should be some means whereby the sincere fol lowers oJ the Namdne CCUid dw?u in harmony and labor side by side in behalf of Chri&ian en lightenment, with the ultimo'e result that tbe world would be come clearer, and purer, and better in nv*ry way. V'hy carry the war into the hovte of God, where peace alone ihould dwell?? Ex. TYPHOID IS SURELY GOING "Typhoid can be Reduced To Minimum", Says Optimistic Health Journal. "Typhoid is going", declared an optirrM&ic health journal recently. "It is on Ihe way to become a relatively rare disease in many parts of the United States." This paper bases its prophecy on the fad tha twenty-four of our target cities had a death rate from typhoid under 10 per 100, 000 population in 1914 agaiod nineteen citics in 1913. Thic low death rate applies >o one-fourth of the country's population and at the same time shows what is possible in tbe reduction of the ? rate as well as in the eiiuituniiou of the disease. Cambridge, Bridgeport, Worcester and Seat tle maintained a rate under 5. These large citie* throughout the country who have so admir ably reduced iheir rates from typhoid, did so, fir&, by main taining a public water supply free from typhoid baderia; secoud, by the increased pract ice of pasteurizing milk; and third, by preventing typhoid through the use of anti-typhoid vaccine. Their methods are nothing s^dacular or unusual, but are Ihe rational and p radical means for fighting typhoid, and for preserving health from many other points of view. The above encouraging note, however, becomes a discord when applied to the passing of typhoid in North Carolina, especially in her several largest towns. In&ead of a rate of 10, or even 17.9, tbe average rate in the United States, per 100,000, she had In& year the lamentably high rale of 54.7. This would hold out disparagement to the mod optimi&ic health worker and sanitarian were it not for the fad that Statistics are show ing a gradual decline in her death rate from this disease. It is believed that with the ef forts that are now being made by the health departments of several of the wide awake coun ties whereby (he people are to be given an opportunity to be come immune to typhoid free of charge, that North Carolina's rate may jgoon be somewhat re duced. But sanitation which in cludes abolishing open back closets, and fly preventiqp, muft play an adiva and lmpo*tant role before there will he any ?reat appreciable difference. It is easier to tear dow* than to build up; to b* an iconoclast than a s^u'ptor. But because a thing ii easy is no reason why it should not be done. The obvious, the easy things are blten left undone, which should be done. When they cry aloud "Betfold theiconocladrwemaft remember the truism thai juSlicc is a natural law, not an emotion. 1 , _ ' Many epigrams afe written in the evening to be erased during tho morning attack of sanity.

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