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1 vVS t . etvry Thursday by the ' ; foes gouput. j (Incorporated) J. IN. i-f. White W, E. FIN LEY, - - EDITpR. On "Vr tslx. months Thra JVtontha I.OO .SO .2 9 Entered at Meoncf-cfnw maff matter Janm 13. JSIU7, af Me Poitoficc at Marthall. N. C. wider ITu itc q Congrnt a March 3. 1879. THURSDAY, DEC. 16th, 1909. The Manger . The great King did come up on the earth to all the waiting people. .' The worldnad grown so tired that it was beginning to for.get the promise, and just when they least thought of it, lo! it came true. - . On the first Chrfstmas morn- : i ing, before the light had come, the great King came upon the earth. It was the same King that David had sun? of and the . same King that John had told about! The same King the world hsul orn.it.pri fnr! And this is how it came about. Shepherds were watching their flocks by night and they dream ed that their King had come. , Alley ttwuivc suuuciiij "u o a bright light and they heard voices that told them to follow the beautiful star which was .; stan dine hicrh in the heavens. for its light would lead them to - where the King was. They arose in the night and frkltnnroA trio atav a. lnntr wav when suddenly it stopped and hung over the very place where they were to find their . King. And they went in, and, lo! they i. j : t. : i iuuim liUCir yicainuig nits uujjt a tiny babe; its throne was its Mothers Knee ana its palace was a manger. " ' ' - Wonderful stories were told by those who came to the man ger and , found the little child. .. They saw a bright light above it, that lighted its face and al! around it. And they- brought gifts and laid them at the moth ers feet. v called the babe Jtbeir "oy believed it was .At ..aiong tne vaople lull joy and thanks, and told all they met ot tne babe tuat was born to be their King. The little Christ Child lay in o manger bed because there w as no , room at the inns. 1 A great many people journey ed toward tbetJittle town of Beth Jehem that long ago timebefore the first Christmas day; and when the father and mother reached their journey's end at nightfall, every inn was filled with trayellers.--no bed for the sweet young mother, so weary after her days long journey. Bethlehem was filled. There were not houses enough for so . many people, a warm sneiter of the great hillside stable was all the good inn keeper could give; and there with the kind eyed oxen and sheep all around about and the angels hovering American Farmers' Banner - Year . . Secretary Wilson at the agri cultural department is an incor rigible optimist, and there, need be no wonder that he continues so when his report for this year is scanned." It seems scarcely believeable that the value of farm crops in the United States this year is nearly twice that of ten years ago, but such appears to be the truth. In actual figures it is set forth that the farmers' returns for , the twelve months will reach the aggregate of $8,760,000,000, Ihe corn crop alone amounting to $1,720,000,- 000-Hhe highest on record Cot ton comes next with $850,000,000, and the other totals are $725; OOO.OuO for wheat, .'-$605,000,000 hay, $400,000,000 oats,- $212,000, 000, potatoes $100,000,000 to bacco. $95,000,000' sugar beet and cane, $88,000,000 barjey, $36,000,000 flaxseed, $25,000,000 rice, and $23,000,000 rj-e. The returns from live stock',' poultry and other ' products not here named are also much higher than in previous years, and if the fruit crop were included the ag gregate would reach well toward the six billion mark. Some of the crops are not so large in quanity as ordinarily; but the farmer has been profiting by the same era of high prices that has made the lot of the city dweller less satisfactory. J Latest Items of Gent - i1-! r.'evva Corcfully Rich Hen's Gifts are Poor beside this: "I want to go on record as saying that I regard Electric Bitters as one of the greatest gifts that God has made to woman," writes Mrs. O. Khinevault, of Vestal Center, N. Y., "I can never forget what it has done for me." This glorious medicine gives a woman buoyant spirits, vigor of body and jubilant health. - It quickly cures Nervousness, ? "Sleeplessness, :. Melan choly, Headache, Backache, Fainting and Dixzy Spells; soon builds up the weak, ailing and sickly.,- Try them 50c. at Redmon & Roberts. o'er, the beautiful Christ-Child lay asleep in the manger. A great star shone overhead, and the angels sang softly. Thus it was that . the Christ Child brought peace and joy to the world, even though he lay upon a manger bed when he came to Bethlehem on that Christmas night so long ago From Child's Christ Tales by Proudfoot. Pritchard Square - When we suggested that the Square in -front of the Court House should be called Pritchard Square we wished to honor the Square and the town and county by giving the naiie of its most illustrious son to the Edlteid for Busy rws HeaderM. More than 400,000 corporations in the United States will have to make their returns in conformity with the new iorporation tax,";' . Fifty eight lives 'have been lost on the great Lakes in the last week. a is in having cccer-iii hiJ-wko, ana-whire'tFTNow it is lo be i iade constitu- Alcoholism and Crime The Chief Justice of England, Lord Alverstone, at a meeting during the , Congress, gave "90 per cent" as his estimate of the proportion of the crime due to drink; and Judge Pollard, from Police court observation at the other extreme of Judicial ex- h named "eighty five per f ," 1 '? estimate. A paper '.ry Lt. Col. Mc '.urh, based on !ve cases in ,uit 'y cUht,-four '., N. I 1 n., was merely a suggestion at the time we are tempted to make it a principle for which to fight. If there is any other son of the county who has been state rep resentative, U. S. Senator and Circuit Judge, we will suggest something to honor with the name he bears. We admire Judge Pritchard and every one of the county admires him for what he has done and is, and we honor ourselves in giying-his name to the only square of town because he is unique in the history of our county. He may have been the head of the Republican par ty of the county and we honor him for his judiciousness in lead ing the party to victory so many times. We are fully persuaded that he would do nothing dis nonest or tnac couia not be jus titled before the world and there is not a person in the county that believes 1 im anything except the son of honor. His reputation as a jurist is not local but national, and his worth is recognized from President down to the lowliest citizen of our county. To some insinuations we would but use the words .of Benedict in the Taming of the Shrew of Shakespeare. "She speaks poinards and word stabs - . If her breath were as bad as hor ter minations There would be no living- near hor, She would infect theHorth Star." , Leogpld of Belgium very grave condition, suffered a relapse. Zelaya has nlled tne prisons of Managua with prisoners who aie dying of hunger. 1 some French aviators are coming over to give exhibitions in the Uuited States. Beriot the aviator, was driven by a gale against a house and was severely injured. The American Federation will support the striking switchmen in their strike in the Not' th west, In the hope of checking the Powers plan to reform its meth ods of dealing with the Congo natives, the Belgian Government has hinted lo Germany that it will not participate in an interna tional Congress on Congo affairs i nis stops ail investigation or change as all the signatories must consent and Belgium was one of them. Congressman Hamilton Fish was called a welsher by the Poughkeepsie News-Press and has sued the paper for $50,000 damages. , ; 1 The American Ice Co., com monly designated as Ice Trust, is preparing an appeal irom a $5,000 fine which was plac ed upon it for violating the New York State Anti-trust law. ay seeing an accident on a freight train Wm. J. Myers re covered his memory which had been lost at the time of the San Francisco earthquake. ; . '" '."'"'X "'":? ''" '"-'.-''-V'-it-'j.v. -::''.-.tr v,'.v ' v The New Protection is to fig ure very giatly in the, elec- tion-frAustralia. This is' in contra - distinction . to the free trade of Enelf' 1 and . lias been tional. every AJoae lo Saw Mill it Midnifht : . unmindful o( dampness, drafts, stortni or cold, W. J. Atkins worked as night watchman at Banner Springs, Tenn. Such exposure gave him a severe cold that settled on his lungs. ' At last he had to give up work. He tried many remedies but all failed till he used Dr! King's New Discovery, j 'After using one bottle," he writes, 'I went back to work as well as ever." Severe Colds, stubborn Coughs, inflamed throats and sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Croup and Whooping Cough get quick relief and prompt cure from this glorious medi cine. 50c. and 81.00. Trial bottlo free. Guaranteed by Redmon & Roberts. Ir cha; : . A. Y , cr J best schedules, fewest s of c;vrs, and lowest rates ..;..! 3, call on or write to A -rent, Marshall. N. II. ood, District Pass Asheville, N. C. . Americah influence through Roberts College has become very great in Turkey. " Cook is having a hard time of it now and seems to have chosen a bad time' to seclude himself. He should be out defending him self. ..- " , :; -The Insurgents in Congress cannot agree on how they shall strike at Speaker Cannon. Attorney General Wicker sham describes the sugar trust's frauds as "of unparallelled de pravity." It is premature as yet to state, the extent of the con spiracy or the amount of reven ues of which the government has been defrauded. Chas Schwab the man of the steel trust and divorce notoriety has given his Staten Island park to the sisters of Charity for the benefit of the poor children.1" ;:. Sixty thousand pounds of to bacco sold at Madison, Ind., brought 20s cents per pound The English poet Watson, has come to America in order that he may write with freedom against the British prime minis ter Mr. sA.squith, He has been say:ng some very sharp things against " the minister and bis family and claims that he has betrayed his party. Twenty two persons were kill ed in one month by Automobiles in the ciiy of New York. The Annual, Orgy given , by two products of the under world, where tickets are sold for apiece and a stench in the city already full of vice, will take place on the 13tb, ' notwith standing all the efforts to the contiary. . . -" ' Secreta y Meyer of the Naval department is putting into effect an extensive rearrangement- of the system of naval administration. Parliament has been proro gued because of defeat of the ministry and a new election will be held. The campaign is in full heat at the present time. An American, girl who married a Servian, prince' Miss Eleanor Callahan, is pushing the Servo Turkish Canal amongst Ameri can capitalists. . , It will cost sev enty five million dollars and will be an immense benefit to Servia.- Mrs. W;K. Vanderbilt is to devote one million dollars to the fight against tuberculosis. Rear Admiral Kimball is a strong' advocate of the idea that air ships should be added to the ships in war time. Kermet Roosevelt has killed 3 specimens of the Bongo, a rare species of antilepe. His father, although desirous of adding one ox these to his trophies, has not done so as yet. , - A little girl, " daughter of wealthy brewer of Louisville has been kidnapped. She .went to church on Wednesday - and has not been seen since. 1 he Labor chiefs fear a great general strike throughout the country. It is not the best time of year for that. Zelaya's army is being sent to Blueflelds and Americans are be ing placed aboard the steamers to prevent slaughter. In 1896 the production of gold in the United States was $55,088, 000. - In 19Q8 the production in creased to $94,560,000. This was $4,124,300 greater than in 1907, In twelve years the world's coin age of money aas more than doubled. With money increas ing muct faster jfban the things for which monet is exchanged, of course prices they t are rising countries which as in those wit tariff.'- ' . There are in ew York towns entirely diw, less than towns entirely wfc and tho mainder of thef novms of state part wet.pL ft dr ' The breach i rwilL rise, . and iS rapidly in fve free, trade 1 a protective "400 300 re-the . I r ocience unurcn "rrowiang Christian and safest iiotigh V, liildren. At. the nrst svmmuJi-u. ..ulrt. viva its . - - directed and ward off danger ot oroup, bronchitis, sore thrbat, cold in the head, and stuffy breathing. ' It brings comfort and ease to the little ones. Contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Keep always on hand, and re fuse substitutes. I. E. Burnett. . Creameries . The State Boa rd : of A frricul ture has "sent ouCa lottrr warn ing tne tanners aur;-? um))ing into the dairy ' bulintiss without consulting some who know first. In Georgia a Chicago concern has organized Creameries telling the farmers that they can expect each cow to give two gallons of milk a day and make a pound of butter a day, npiilier of which is true. Of the f :ltt , creameries organized by tlicuj' in Georgia four have f;i ,t il in a sWo'rt time and tlie tfst hav been, only par tially snfct'SNiul. . - . It is not a y flattering out look for tn :," ami others should not be u-inpted'to Ir.v 'it without the proper instruction and proper management. Advice will be given by Prof. John. Mitchell, A. A. M, College, West Raleigh, N. Ci The Pro gressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C-7 Hoard's Dairyman,' Fort Atkjn- son, Wis., is. H. Rowe, Chief pf Dairy Bureau, Washington, D. C If you want any j i "information write to one of these men. ".,..: , The letter is signed by J. A Conover, U. S. and State Dairy Demonstrator, and approved by W. A". Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture. . KOTICL! - North -Carolina , ; Madison County In the Superior Court Before the Clerk. , Laurel River Logging Com pany vs. W. W. Gahagan & C. M. Putnam. : C. M. Putnam, one of the. de fendants above named, will take notice that an action entitled as above, has been commenced in the Superior court of Madison county for the purpose of con demning the left bank and one half the bed of big Laurel river where it flows through and over the lands of the said defendants purchased from one R. M. Gaha gan from the mouth of Little Hurricane branch to the i old Stackhouse line, said condemna tion being made for the purpose of floating and splashing logs down said stream to the miils of the said plaintiff; and the said de fendant will further take notice that be is required to appear be fore the Clerk of the Superior court of said county at his office in the court house of said county in the town of Marshall, County and State aforesaid, on the 10th day of January 1910, and answer or demur to the petition in said action or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief de manded in said -complaint. This Dec. 15th, 1909. J. H. WHITE Clerk Superior Court, Reacono for The Bank of French Broad, MARSHALL N. O. lof . . LlabllltU $27,000 : 925,000 912,000 NOTICE North Carolina. . Madison County In the Superior Court Before the Clerk. Laurel River Logging Co. vs. B. W. Gahagan, G. W. Gahagan. jr., Emma Gahagan, Andrew J. Gahagan and Lillie N., Gahagan, heirs at-lawof G. W. Gahagan, deceased. , G. W. Gahagan, Jr., and Emma Gahagan, defendants above named, will take notice, that an action entitled above has been commenced in the Superior court of Madison county," for the purpose of condemning the right bank and one-half of the "bed of Shelton Laurel where the same flows through and over the lands lias Copltc Stock-Hold Accurnylated Profit Making Total of V - . - 8tifOOO which stands, jiot as the total security, but as the airgla of security protecting our depositors. Every dollar of this must be lost before any depositor can lose a penny. ' - .1. This is a.STATE Bank, operated under the strict bank ing Jaws of North Carolina. At least four sworn reports are made each year and this Bank is examined each year by the State Bank Examiner. Its funis are protected by a modern Burglar Proof steel safe and vault, and are insured against burglary and sneak -thieves. " All of these things, coupled with careful, conservative management, assure the patrons of that supreme safety which is the prime essential of a good Bank. ' F. Gahagan, on March 23rd, 1887, and known as a part of the old Oliver Cook- place, for the purpose of floating a'nd splashing logs down said stream, ; and the said defendant will further take notice that they are required t6 appear before the Clerk of Sup erior Coutr of said County at his office in the town- of Marshall, County and State aforesaid on the 10th day of January 1910 and answer or demur to the petition in said action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said petition. This December 15th 1909. ' J. H. WHITE . : Clerk Superior Court s - NOTICE North Carolina, Madison County. In Superior Court. C.J. Ebbs, administrator of I. N. Ebbs, deceased, vs. Mildred . E. Ebbs, W. S. Ebbs, Hattie Brown and husband, Arthur Brown, Lillie Hill and husband D. B. Hill, E. B. Ebbs, Horace Ebbs, Laura Martin and hus band McBee Martin, Dora Ebbs and Mary Ebbs. Mildred E. Ebbs, W. S. Ebbs, Lillie Hill and husband, D. B. Hill, E. B. Ebbs and Horace Ebbs, defendants' above named, will take notice that "an action entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Madison county to set aside and cancel a certain deed executed by the said I. N. Ebbs to Mildred 13. Ebbs on the; 15th day of Jan uary, 1900, which said deed is duly registered in; the office of the Register of Deeds for said county in Deed Book No." 14, on page 361, and to sell the lands .,CoUr-ta0.4describ;ed ,in said deed ior asapfa'edjr ' NOTICE North Carolina Madison County J. H. Reece vs J-. W. Potter and J. T. Hubbard. The defendants above named will take notice that a motion has been made by G. W. Hens ley, assignee of Plaintiff in above entitled action In the Superior Court of Madison County before the Clerk for the purpose of re viving a dormant judgment for $75.00 iri faVor of the plaintiff and against the defendants. Said judgment having deen duly as signed to G. W. Hensley on the 7th day of " November, 1908, which judgment was docketed in the Superior Court of Madison County on the 20th day of Jan. 1900 on J. D. "r page 199 and the said defendants will further take .notice that they are requir ed to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court - of Madison County on the 2nd day or January J U 10 at 1 0 clock p. m. at the Court House in said County . and show cause why said judgment shnnH rt t; to pay the debts ,of the said I. N. them on said judgment. NOTICE OFSl'E W X:CUT OK Mi In r &'.).':, 1 na. . i i.n ty it " court is Be! e if ,ri ( vlo. After exposure, and when you feel a cold coming on, take Foley's "Honey and Tar, the great throat and lung remedy. It stops the cough, relieves the congestion, and expels the cold from your system. Is mildly laxative. I. E. Burnett. Recltol The pupils of Mi.H Hood will give their annual Christmas Re cital next Friday evening Dec. 17th, at the Club Ho e at ,7:30 o'clock. . The paren' nd those interested in music f -t cor dially invited. on di- fron; .ttdison fd ac- 17th 2 o'clock door in highest sfy said title and mid Belle 1 as in the lie a- v j . . S n A. .1 Kent. Ilv 1 i" f til H Coantv ; tion, 1 V day oF J a at 1 if t o . L iy,i said-Couniy "lo i bidder for ann to a execution ah arr-o,. interest wh 1 1 ne Kent, the de h i m following ilesc r ni if.il estate to wit: A certa' 1 ci-. parcel or lot of land lyin; and being in Madison County in No. 7 Town ship and bounded and more par ticularly described as follows: Beginning on a stake, William Worley's corner, In Stokes Brad burn's line, runs due south, then 12 djegrees to a stake in Brad burn's line, then west 12 poles to Little Pine Creek to a " syca more bush on the bank of Little Pine Oeek, then north 12 poles with the meanders of the Creek to William Worley's corner, then with Worley's line east 9 M poles to the - beginning corner, con taining one acre more or less and more fully described in deed exe cuted on the, 12th" day of July 1906 from S. J. Kent and wife L. J. Kent to Belle Kent and record ed in Book 21, page 122, Register of Doe l's O.lice of Madison Coun ty, N. C, r Tl.is the 13th day of Dec' 1909. - G. V. COLE Fieri?. 1 Ebbs, and the said defendants. will further take notice that they are required to appear at the next term of the Superior Court of said county to be held on the 6th Monday before the 1st Mon day in March, 1910, at the Court House of said county in Marshall, N. C, and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This December 6th, 1909. ;j. H. WHITE, ' Clerk Superior Court. 0 .. Hntmethyiaaatetramiu The above Is the name of a German chemical, which is one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Beraedy. Hexamethylenetetramine ia recognized by medical text-hooks and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any Irregularities and avoid a serious malady. I. E. Burnett. . ; . - fen Stomach Tkouu.1 and Constipation This the 1st day of December 1909. ' , . - - ' J. H. WHITE, '. C. g. C. . NOTICE Having qualified as - administra tor of Sidney Lunsford, deceas ed, late of Madison County,. N. G.f this is to notify ' all persons having claims against the estate to the undersigned on or before the 15th, day of November 1910 or this notice will be pleaded in bar, of their recovery' All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 17th day of Nov. 1909. J. H. MASSEY. v ' " - Administrator. Nor Diarillo Proof Jacob Schrall, 432 South St., Danville, 111., Writes: "For over eighteen months I was a sufferer' from kidney and blad der trouble. During the whole time; was treated by several doctors" and tried several different kidney pills. Seven weeks ago I commenced taking' Foley'sKldney Pills and am feeling better every day and will be glad to tell any one interested just what Foley's Kidney Pills did for me." I.E. Burnett. NOTICE OF SALE DH0E1 EXECUTION ; North Carolina -Madisqn County In the Superior Court Before the Clerk. .. ' . J. H. Guthrie vs. George Ga hagan, Jr., By virtue of sn Execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior court of Madison county in the above entitled action, I will, on .Monday the 3rd day of Jan. 1910, at 12 o'clock M. at the court house door in said county sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution, all the right, title and-interest which the said Geo. Gahagan, Jr., the defendant, has in the following described real estate, to- wit: - A one-fifth undivided interest, lt be ing the defendant's one-fifth undivided interest in all the real estate of which G. W. Gahagan, died seized and pos sessed of, situated in Madison county, N. C.j and more fully described as follows: Tract No. V consisting of all the lands belonging to the said G. W. Gahagan, deceased, lying between the YVjJliam King branch and Jewell Hill and being- designated and fcet apart to G. W, Gahagan who was the father of this defendant In division of the lands of G. vV, Gahagan, Sr., ' grand father of the defendant, among the heirsof the said G. W. Gahagan, Sr., and described to a deed executed "on tlw 11th, day of Aug. l&S, and record-' ed to book 2 st page 666 to the Regis ter of Deed's office in Madison' county, N. (X, and more particularly described in said deed, to which, reference is hereby made for full description. And also the following tract of land. lying and. being in the said county Of Jlfadlson and State of N. C, and known as the Matthew Woodson tract, sold to " G. W. Gahagan by R. and J. R. Love -and recorded to the Register of Deed's office to Madison county to which deed reference is hereby made for a full de scription, and Is that portion Of the Woodson tract owned by G. W. Gaha gan at his death, containing by estt-' nation from 150 to 200 acres. Refer- ' ence is hereby made to reooids of r deeds to the Register of Deeds office in Madtsoft Countv, book 23, page 23 for & fuller description) of said land levied upon. This the 1st day of Dee. 1909. G. W. COLE '" .Sheriff Farms To SH Two farms for .sale. One cf 210 "acres wit'.. In tsoas.l re half miles of Mar. 8 1 t's other of 200 acres in t; r; of Marshall, wi'.h l.tx: ' and orchard. LarN ! for burley t acco, f all kir, 1,3 tf p - '::s. I , r and t- rms see C. U. I .. M 1