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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.
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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.
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Death of Mrs. Welb.
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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
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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.
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Many epigrams afe written in
the evening to be erased during
tho morning attack of sanity.