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PRESBYTERIANS ENJOY v.r, SPECIAL SERVICE. Tneteeri of the regular prayer meet ing on Wednesday evening last, the Presbyterian congregation enjoyed a delightful study of Japan, The meet ing w held at the manse and the principal speaker was the pastor, Rev. K N. Fleming, Jr., who told of the progress of Japan, her ambitions and the necessity for hear Christianization. A number of interesting curios from. Japan were exhibited by Mrs. Sarah Hawaii. who has two sobs laboring in the mission fields there. ' * ' ? I' CtTL*- r' ' CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY. * -t,v; ?. Master Roecoe fields, entertained a numer of his friends Saturday even the home ofiiis parents, Mr. and Mm. R. A. Fields, on Church st, m honor of his fourteenth birthday. 4s the guests arrived they were SSkonmi by the host and invited into and Sarah Humphrey from a Miss Rachel Monk Shep pard Smith winning the reward, a beat of sweets. \ At ten o'clock the guests went into Hjp dining room. The white frosted birthday cake decorated with red candles formed the centerpiece for the kdble and hip boo dishes held mints, and sahed nuts. An ke course with cake was served. v A number of valuable gifts attested 4$ the popularity of the young host a -r r : , OVERSTUFFED LIVING . "T ' *? - *.*'?? -? ? 1 yj. I M >?! II I H -IfV ,-u, . "Don't pity the poor; rather have pity on the rich," said a local physi cian the other day. "Name one pear son who starved to death and I will name a hundred who ate themselves to death." In the days of our forefathers men were keen of mind, active of body and raged of honesty. - They ate simple food and not too much of it. 1 The generation of today is not to be compared with that of one hundred years ago, even though the average length of life is longer^ This is. at tributed to better care of the young mid increased, knowledge regarding disease prevention, control and cure, i Any. physician wffl ge the same timony as the one referred to above. We do not measure up physically - to those of a generation ago because there is too much to eat and too much of it is eaten. ^ J. they never originated in lie brains of gourmands. $ The fact cant be denied that we are literally eating ourselves to death, slowly but purely. We eat as our fancy dictates and we eat the wrong, food to exeess. Ifwe really knew the proportion of the population that is afflicted with the ills coming from over^gjdjajgence in the wrong kind.of foe iguri* would be staggering, ? The child that is stnff^HHHMm pered from the time it b^wlKUat solid food will not developqj^^^^ | . .Jim ? ? ? - . .-i"- ??? mind or body. The system cannot properly, assimilate the over-abun^i dance of stuff that it fc permittedto ? eat Mental deficiency and bodily si^l ments axe the inevitable results. ?? * \ ' We may eat ourselves to death if ! we prefer, when we become our own ;? masters, and that is purely our own .affair. But we have no right to stuff a ; child beyond capacity that is injurious ; to a body not yet matured. The child knows no'better but we ! ! do, or should. ______________ a. iVy '( ? ?? ? 1 , y i A Pitt county farmer entered a lo- ; cal hardware store this week, and ; I exhibited an enormous egg, about six ! .inches long/ wbieh he declared had ; i been laid by one of his own hens. I The dealer examined it with the < jrest, and, then said, "Pshaw! I've gvVt ! something in the egg line that *i$j J "I'll bet you a dollar you haven't," A certain young lady would like to ing from personal experience. The editor says that there is pleh- I ty of room in his cash register for good eagles to nest Have you paid your subscription? ?? . ?: -?v ?u; ?''?tl fdr jjmging heme the bacon. If you rive some of them credit they couIigj&?et the bacon to bring home.. By ^jrihar Brisbmy g-ffg Baui?op; AHP SOMBWI^i SEM-FIYUIG MACHIHllfj.': HEAR^a T^ATOBfc roP AFRICAN BLOOD. Igjj & ?conamy T pnuil^^ . That fa not. the - railroad Wegf ^|i es jt| ^ ^ of our Government, although not lifted as such in the ConatSution. The voters, when less prosper oots times make tiUoking noces-. aary, will decide to have ft fovern from the mvAterionA realms flf, tha iSu^ ^ ^iroctod Hi the Locjt Booifffllt | through the jjaughter, not throsffo ?oe eon* a nc new iiroc itooscyett-^ i the spee^Jift, W. Most interesting of all, the cat, is driven; A powerful propel^# cable overhead, pushes the car. ' Wfth power enough, and; a big propeller,'the car might as basily govIOO miles an hour as 50 miles. Then "New York tor Chicago above the railroad, in 9 hours, for $9." abSrt ^Sn.^but'the Th jwouldfj interest^her. like trousers than dries, a sort of silt skirt. PoUtics^attletics and| V. J? i_ tfjjj fights ft* ancflticin of bar fem? to the United Smi supreme R1 o up * AMOQ " We^Waan A jL>; , . ' ?a? U wMke/ A nSn in GMtta itsoin of blood* '-llwf&l jrooldnT t+o &SC3 ?sn tndHB&nd ? ^ o^mojfftot hold noor thorn. of too Qootfsl You are lure to be interested in seeing ^ these newest productions^ Riddle ^ . - :Cyf - . :4.v ' ?'?? ' -.JI yv- y -^HV Wre V- ? -'.. W W'JP - r'" V fc 2$ ' i?5 *? ' '? ?3fc ^ ,-"* ^~~ sy Yl| : *vr*r" ?ir - ^S- ' - '. ? -^fflB^ ' ' ;^::^| ^ii#4 ^AAtj<vjt? ft">? ?? %"V _^j gf/fftf/ /ypr/f ?/ Jr. MM. /^/.y ? .^QB T I ^ ^ A J I ^ We now have them and a good supply. Prices I 50c. Per Peck. Also car of loose Oranges by the j | peck and bushel cheaper thso you csn buy else | Candies from 20c pound up. Nuts and lots of J 2 ; With prices that can't be beat. See us before buying || | keep up tho adwoli build | I Sl'nia ? '' J mumty worui wnuc? | !?'?".'- -??; -'v. '.'--virA^'... ';.*"'.? "'?' >? ? --'I ^2 i s 1
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