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The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

A subscriber writes us asking
why the sugar man fixed the price
of sugar at IL cents pound. Well.
it was because of the world old
reason-they wanted the money.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

Weather prognosticators say we
will have a warm and balmy Janu
ary. Lay in supply of coal upon
such predictions.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

Something the whole family
can enjoy. a new Bedroom SuiI
in ..,rs OAK finish, a nice Brass
bed stead ~ White Enamsl. u
NICE L,rre C,pboafi. ~ ls'eking
chair. The prices ere. right.
Mrs. FaDhle ~. Williams.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

The promises of reduced prices
are about as reliable as the adver-
tisements of hair tonic to make hair
grow OH bald heads.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

Every good citizen wishes Con-
gress. to put aside politics, but
where is the good citizen who ex-
poets it.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

Everybody in Kentucky wants
good roads. but everybody in Ken.
lucky Is not willing to pay their
part OF tile necessary cost of good
roads. This is why We. haven't
got them. There are two and one :
hall million people in Kentucky, il
each person would pay one dollar
each per year in addition to the an :
iomobile license, we would get
gcoa roads just as soon as they
could be built. The trouble is there
are too mary waiting for the liber-
4 l,earted to put mp the cash then
they run their hand into the cash
drawer a every opportunity.
~77~ =7f~
X01 Coi, ntver get by wishing
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

McAdoo wants to show up the
coal operators by having show
down of their profits.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

Anybody can go on strike. Sup
pose we all get busy at our jobs for
a change.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25
New Line Of Stoves

have a nice line of Coles
Hot Blast heaters and ranges;
Moore's Alright heaters and
ranges and Progress heating
stoves at attractive prices.
Mrs. r. w. Williams.
The Clay City times., 1919-12-25

The ultimate consumer is a piece
of pay dirt entirely surrounded by
profiteers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19

we offer One HUI 1dred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine
Halls Catarrh Medic:..-1 t--as been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood Oh
the Mucous surfaces, expellin5 the Poi
son from the Blooo and healing the dis
eased portions.
After yo,. have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see q
great Improvement in your general
aealth. Start tal-ing Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
Cor testimonials. free.
T. J. CHENEY & CO.. TOLEDO, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
PRESIDENT INSISTS THAT
TREATY BE UNCHANGED.

According to statement made
by Senator Hitchcock, after an
interview with President Wilson,
the President still takes the posi-
ton that the Treaty Of Peace
must be ratified "without the
dotting of an II or the crossing
)of a 't'.'' The Senator said that
the President emphasized to him
the fact that any and all attempts
to amend the text of the treaty
must be defeated, and stated that
even the slightest textual amend
ment to the treaty meant that it
must go back to Germany for re
acceptance.
"The President and | fully con-
Cured in the view, said the
Senator, that new treaty
would have to be made If the
present treaty was amended tex
tually, and that the United States
would then lose entirely the ben
efits accruing under the present
treaty. Other nations, having ac-
copied the treaty, would, OF
course, be enjoying the benefits
all the tine. In case Of rejection
Of this treaty, or if it is amended
SO that it must go back to Ger
many, the United States would
be excluded from access to Ger
man dyestuffs, which would be
available to the merchants and
manufacturers Of other nations.
The United States would have to
go to Germany, hat in hand, and
beg her to accept our peace
terms.''
The President also said, accord
ing to Mr.. Hitchcock, that if the
making of a new treaty is forced
by the action Of the Senate, he
proposes to send Senators Knox
and Lodge to Berlin to negotiate
it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor Of the
last will and Testament Of Dolphin
Toodle. This is to notify all persons
having claims against his estate, to
present them to me on or before the
LIST day of August, nineteen hundred
and twenty, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All per-
sons indebted to his estate will please
make immediate payment. This the
twenty fourth day Of July, 1919.
Executor Of Dolphin Toodle
DAVID TOODLE
A. PAUL KITCHIN, Attorney
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19

Mr.. Jacob Barron left this morning
for Halifax.
O-o-O
Mrs. L. G. Barbour left this morning
for Spring Hill on visit.
O-O-O
Mrs. Maggie Keel and family arr1v'
ed yesterday from Everetts after
spending a few days there mn visit
U-O-C
Mrs. T. L. Worsley and family, OF
Rocky Mount, and Mrs. J. E. Bullock
and family, Of Conetoe, are here on
visit to their brothers, Messrs. h. j.
and J. w. Madry.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
ADMINISTRATORS NOT1UE

Having qualified as Administrator
Of A. W. Outerbridge, deceased, late of
Halifax County, North County, here
by notify all persons having claims a.
gainst the estate Of said decedent to
present them, duly verified, within l
year from the date Of this notice, or
said notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make imme-
Hate settlement.
c.. F.. BURROUGHS. Administrator.
This the 18th day Of July, 1919.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
Tuesday August 10, 1919.
NEW IMMIGRATION PRO
POSAL.

Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont,
in a bill presented by him to the
Senate, proposed an entirely new
system Of restricting immigration
to this country. Senator Dilling-
ham wants to put a definite year
" limit on immigration from Eu-
rope Of 5 per cent Of the persons
Of each nationality residing in
this country. The bill would also
repeal all existing laws relating
to Asiatic immigration. In defense
of his bill the Senator from Yer
mont said:
"While it is believed that the
percentum limit will prove Of
vost Importance in improving re-
lations with Oriental countries
and especially with Japan, by re
moving any possible cause OF
friction over immigration dis
elimination, the primary purpose
Of the bill is to fix a definite limit
to the future immigration Of la
borers, particularly from South
ern or Eastern Europe, thereby
preventing a possible, if not prob
able, repetition Of the oenrmous
influx Of such immigration which
prevailed prior to the war, and
which the immigration Commits
sion found to be highly detri
mental to labor conditions in this
country.
"It is believed that the percen
tum plan will establish the limit
Of the possible immigration Of la
obrers from Southern and East
ern Europe at a little more thar
one-third Of the average annua
influx before the war, but that i
will not materially interfere will
resumption Of the normal fon
from Northwestern Europe.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
MI. Vaughan, Farmer, Tells How H
Lost All His Prize Seed Corn.

'sSometime ago sent away for some
ney sack and hung it on a rope sus-
pended fro mroof. Rats got it all
how beats me, but they did because l
got dead whoppers in the morning
after trying RAT-SNAP.' Three siz-
es Csc, soc, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed
by R. J. MADRY, Wholesale Grocer
Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
REPORTS AS TO KOLCHAK's
REATREAT APPARENTLY
EXAGGERATED.

1t is now stated that the actual
distance covered by Admiarl Kol-
chak's retreat is but $50 miles,
instead of 800 as prviously re-
ported. It is also claimed by
Washington authorities that there
has been no acceler:9 ion in the
sending Of war supplies to Kol-
chalk and that the recent press re
port to the contrary was unau-
thentic. Shipments Of arms and
munitions from America to Sibe-
ria, It IS now stated by Washing
ton authorities, have been pro-
gressini steadily for sevral months
but no extraordinary action has
been taken as a result of the re-
tirement Of Admiral Kolchak's
army It is said that shipments
have been made as rapidly as
transports could be furnished but.
owinf to the incident manner in
which the Siberian Railway is be-
ing operated, the transportation
Of the munitions and other SUD-
plies across Siberia to Kolchak
has been very slow and uncertain
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-08-19
Rows This2

4. PAUL KITCHIN, Attorney
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
,a aI;I11I1 M; sis

The battle of Point Pleasant was
one of the most important ever wa
ged with Indians for it kept the red
men quiet for the first year of the
Revolutionary war. 1t would not be
correct to style the battle of Point
Pleasant the first battle of the A
merican Revolution although the bat
tie was of great advantage to the
American cause in the struggle for
independence. 1t was almost equiv
alent to the winning of the north
west for it had not been possible
to occupy this territory in the days
Of the Revolution it is not imporbale
that the treaty of 1888 would have
fixed the western boundary of the
United States at the Alleghenies.
In this battle LOO whites faced
1000 Indians, the lines being over
mile in length and never more
than twenty yards apart. 1t was
really succession Of single combats.
The whites suffered more than the
Indians and won the battle only be-
cause it was against the entire pol
icy Of Indians to suffer severe loss,
even il victory could be accomplished
by that means.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

Tais newspaper must first OF all De
slseu, it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
ana expressions, and it must, at all
tsx,es. devote itself unflinchingiy and
fesrlessly to the public service in the
inserests of the masses Of the people.
Ii must always combat evil and IN
Justice.
It must always fight for progress
and reform.
IL must never tolerate corruptions.
It must be in sympathy with the
peer and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfsh devotion, for the
achievement OF the finest ideals, of
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undying
leve of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
HOOVER SENDS MESSAGE
FROM ACROSS THE WATER

Nations liberated from the German
yoke are daily and urgently calling
spon the United States for feod The
pressure OF this demand - empha-
sized In a cable received today from
Herbert Hoover, United States Food
Administrator, who is row in Europe
to survey the foreiga situation. After
enc week ia Europe. Mr. Hoover
cables that the situation docs not yet
admit the formulation OF a DEFINITE
program, but that this nation should
be firmly impressed with the neoes-
sity Cor continued conservation, which
Is moro needed new than at any
time since We became aligned with
the enemies Of Germany.
Mr.. Hoover 10 now negotiating with
the Allied Governments regarding
whipping, finances and organizations.
Until these details are finally settled,
It win be difficult for him to outline
q defnfte constructive program. Mr..
Hoover arraaacd before leaving
America for the fnnn9pdiats purchase
ct s7e,Bes toms Of feod to meet the
most urgent calls. The BYst Of the
fest OF ships carrying thess supplies
has, already boen reported at 0ibral
Tar, en- route for Southern BuYope.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
WHERE DO YOUR CHILDREN co
AFTER SUPPER!

II God should call at your home
after supper and inquire for your boy
or girl. How many parents in tho
city would be able to tell him just
where to find the child and what your
charge was doing? It is not neces-
sery that parent be distrustful of
a son or daughter in order to show
true guardianship of the child's vel
fare. 1t is a parents duty and a
parents right to know where that
girl or boy goes and what they are
doing. It is a parents right to
know who the companions are. It is
the home and not the city, the church
and the school that must answer for
the environment of your child in a
large measure and the responsibility
of the child's future is built in the
home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
rheumatism
ReIief--2 Csc.
nature's Remedy (NR Tabists), Are
Helping Thousands Who Tried Ex-
pensive Things Without Result.
tie Guaranteed.

There are three vital processes Of
human existence,-the digestion of
food. the extraction of nourishment
from it and the elimination Of waste
Poor digestion and assimilation
means failure to derive full nourish-
ment from food and that in turn often
means impoverished blood, weakness,
anemia, etc. Poor elimination means
an accumulation. of waste matter
which poisonS the body, lowers vitality,
decreases the power of resistance to
disease and leads to the DEVELOPMENT
of many serious ills.
Rheumatism,-due to some inter
ference with the process of elinina-
ton, failure to get rid of certain body
poisons,-cannot be expected to yield
to any medicine that fails to correct
the condition responsible for it, Could
any reasonable person expect to rid
himself of rheumatic pain as long as
rheumatic poison is allowed to remain
in the body.
Think of this. It explains the sue
cess of Nature Remedy 6NR Tablets)
medicines have failed. Thousands are
using Mr. Tablets every day and get
ting relief Why pay five or ten
times as much for uncertain things?
a 25c box of Natures Remedy (NR
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twenty five days-must help you,
must give you prompt relief and sat-
isfaetory benefit or cost you nothing.
Natures Remedy is not only for
the relief of rheumatism. 1t i'm
proves digestion, tones the liver, reg-
ulates kidney and bowel action, inn
proves the blood and eleanses the
system. You've tried the expensive
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Just try it. Natures Remedy (NR
Tablets) is sold, guaranteed and
recommended by YOUR druggist,
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
FRANCE AND ITALY
HAVE Sa+oRT RATloNe

The signing Of the armisticA lifted
the cloud Of fifty years, and France
broke into joy and color and dane
ing. She walked at last freed in the
sunshine and every good seemed pos
sfble at once. Peace, however, added
nothing to food supplies and hard
ships must 60 on until next harvest.
Victor Boret, the French Feed Con-
troller. announced shortly after the
arnnistice was signed that it would
be impossible to increase the war
tinHe rations to civilians, but pyom-
ised lower prices.
TO Italy, peace drought only in
creased food difficultSes as the newly
acquired territory and prisoners add
Cd about b,oo0.0oo people who must
be fed With admirable foresight
The Government set aside a great
store of food for the immediate re-
lief ct tho redeemed provinces and
returning prisoners, and prepared to
fAee the situation.
Rationing Is vigorously enforced
by the card system and wartime al
lotmoats Of food have been severely
eat Ths new ration provides =
noath allowance Of IL pounds Of
bread and Is pounAs Of other iood
mr. each person. This b only q
poaaA 81 fssa = aay and seems very
zaaeesr n his hsHr Of victory.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly in-
auenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
Internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
in this country for years. 1t is COM
posed OF some of the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
TWO STARS
(By e. ID. Koontz.

10y "a. IL. hOOHtZ.
AS / gazed through the clouds of
mantled night,
Where heavens candles sent out
their light,
I saw two stars in that vaulted
dome,
Which seemed to sit on radiant
throne,
Surrounded by millions of lesser
lights
That CLEANED and glittered from I'M
measured heights.
Like a weighted plummet, from it's
killgly seat,
Straight as an arrow one fell at my
feet,
With noiseless flight through fam
ing space,
Where it kissed the earth it left no
trace,
The grass unscorched by its burning
flame,
AS dark as the spot, from whence it
came;
Where is the light of that fallen star
That fell at my feet from worlds a.
far?
The other star from it's brilliant
throne
Shed shining light that was all it's
own.
But suddenly like flaming light
Across the heavens it sped in fight
Through a million miles Of unknown
space,
Where door seemed open 10 give it
place,
And through the dark of that man
tied night
From its new-found home it sent it's
light.
Perhaps two souls once lived on
earth;
The one returned to its bed Of birth
Lived and repented with sorrows
tears
Fell from its throne Of thousand
years,
Mingled its dust in an age-old tomb.
To be born again from it's mothers
womb.
Back from the circle of Times wide
span,
Evolved and made into life again.
The other star left at will to roam
Through boundless space may guard
some home,
Its task complete; it's lights will end
With the dust of ages its form will
blend
1t may light the path of some wand
ering soul.
Through the aisles of time to a
higher goal,
Through unknown worlds Of Time
and Space,
1t journeys back to the starting
place.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
THURSDAY, JANUARY End, 1919
THE RED CROSS SERVICE
FLAG.

Only Red Cross Members are per-
nftted to display the Service Flag.
The inner blue border indicates
he second year of service, since A
xerica's actual entry into the war.
Small Red Crosses, about one inch
square, are obtainable from the
Chapter Headquarters Tor may be
sat from red paper). One should be
added to the flag for each additional
member of the household who is a
member of the Red Cross with dues
paid for 1919.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
THE STORY OF ESAw WOOD
Esaw Wood sawed wood.
Esaw Wood would saw wood!

Esaw Wood would saw wood'
All the wood Esaw Wood saw E.
saw Wood would saw. In other
words, all the wood Esaw saw to
saw Esaw sought to saw.
o, the wood Wood would saw!
And 0, the wood-saw with which
Wood would saw wood.
But one day Woods wood-saw
would saw no wood, and thus the
wood Wood sawed was not the wood
Wood would saw if Woods wood
saw would saw wood.
Now, Wood would saw wood with
a wood-saw that would saw wood, so
Esaw sought saw that would saw
wood.
One day Esaw saw a saw saw
wood as no other woodsaw Wood
saw would saw wood.
In fact, of all the wood saws Wood
ever saw saw wood Wood never saw
a wood saw that would saw wood
as the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood
and | never saw a wood-Saw that
would saw as the wood-saw Wood
saw would saw until ] saw Esaw
Wood saw with the wood-saw Wood
saw saw wood.
Now Wood saws wood with the
wood-saw Wood saw saw wood.
O, the wood the wood-saw Wood
saw would saw!
O, the wood Woods woodshed
would shed when Wood would saw
wood with the wood-saw Wood saw
saw wood!
Finally, no man may ever know
how much wood the wood-saw Wood
saw would saw, if the wood-saw
Wood saw would saw all the wood
the wood-saw Wood saw would saw.
w. E. Southwick, in Woman's'
Home Companion.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
sseopE MUST sE PED

Draiasd 81 teeA. stripped bars Of
u ksr material wealth, bar towns
ard v1kaess wrooksa, her population
seattSred, Northern France in her
kbsrasiea Prsssnss 4 picture Of desc
hkion. the competence s of which Is
impossible TO imagine. The Same
may be said ct brave little Belgium.
and In fact this picture of despair
might be drawn over the entire map
Of . very largo portion OF Europe.
Famine 10 staring countless millions
OF people in the face, and these
starving people are very largely de-
pendent On the United States for sus-
tenanee and food until normal condi-
tons are re-established in Europe,
and the new harvest is on.
This country has q surplus of
food products, and the people are
urged to continue to produce and in
crease this surplus by economy in
the use Of feodstuffs for shipment
overseas. Twenty million tons is
the minimum amount of food that
has been promised to the European
people,, and this can only be supplied
by the strictest ecoiaomy. The Amer
lean people in the time OF prosperity
with an abundance of food are ex-
pected to eat sufficient wholesome
food to keep up their physical
strength, but they are requested to
save along all lines, and especially
does this apply to the fats, pork
products and vegetable oils, IN
which there is a world shortage OF
about three billion pounds.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Chamberlain's Tablets.

When you are troubled with indi.
gestion or constipation, take Cham
berlan's Tablets. They strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Indigestion
is usually accompanied by constipa
ton and is aggravated by it. Cham
berlan's Tablets cause gentle move
ment of the bowels, relieving the
constipated condition.
Sold by all dealers lady.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
SUBSCRIBERS, OUR THANKS.

To the many who responded to our
call on back subscriptions, we thank
you and express the wish that the
New Year now beginning will be a
prosperous one for all. The few
who are yet back, please show us that
you have not forgotten US. It was
our intention to put the back-sub-
scriptions list in the hands of col
lection agency the first Of this year,
but the number is SO small, that we
have decided not to do this now, and
will wait ten days and see if these
cannot all come in. The amount
each back subscriber owes may seem
small, yet when they're all in, it
helps US mighty well.
THE EDITOR.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
CHRISTMAS, 1918


II slighter fare our tables here afford,
And fewer guests our homely joys
enhance,
Where millions press we spread a
grander board;
This year we hold our Christmas
feast in France.
We shall be host to Nations all who
strive
For deathless right, the greatest and
the least
Who give their best that Freedom
shall survive,
This year we hold nobler Christmas
feast.
Arthur Goiterman.
Copyright Life Publishing Company.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Cured at a Cost of rs Cents.

Eight years ago when we first
moved to Nation, I was great suf-
ferer from Indigestion and constipa-
tion," writes Mrs. Robert Allison
Nation, Ill. 81 had frequent head
aches and dizzy spells, and there was
feeling like heavy weight press
ing on my stomach and chest all the
time. | felt miserable. Every NOR
sci of food distressed me- l could
not rest at night and felt tired and
worn out all the time. One bottle
of Chamberlain's Tablets cured me
and / have since felt like a different
person"
Sold by all dealers (adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
A Negotiable instrument

What you studying there?"
Law"
DRY, amt it?"
Not when you like it. Just now /
Not when you like it, Just now /
am learning all about negotiable in
struments.''
Il dunno much about law" said his
roommate, but | do know you are
offered mighty little when you try to
sell mandolin"