The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-09-14

you ever attempt to select name
for % baby J? $685..
Women will persist in looking for
men under the bed, when there's a
no riot in progress in town.
People say that blackberries are
good for the complexion, but who
wants blackberry complexion
Before marriage she was dear and
he was her treasure, but afterward
she became dearer and he treasurer.
Ey a mother-in-law "You can
deceive your guileless little wife,
young man, but her fathers wife
never
An Arkansas girl refuse d to marry
her lover unless he performed some
heroic deed. He eloped with her
mother.
The sultan Of Morocco has 364
wives. What nice time he must
have when his mother-in laws come
| to see him. .--
The girl who sets her heart on
anything should be very careful that
some young fellow doesn't come
along and steal it.
A Milwaukee woman has kept a
kettle Of boiling water On the stove
every night for the past twenty-five
years III order to seaId burglars.
IN q letter to the auditing board
Dr.. d. ". Bliss asks Hror $4,000 for
his services st the bedside of Presi-
dent Garfield, claiming q direct loss
Of $4,000 in practice and by subse-
quent Ill health.
A rumor is in circulation in
" ashington that Secretary Lincoln
is soon to be replaced by some GER
tain man. While the secretary has
incurred the ennlity of some influential
officers OF the army, the idea Of his
removal is unworthy Of serious con-
sidetat,,r.n' ... ...
S.N. Hill, edlt0s of the Wilson
Nears. who vas present at the Re
publican Convention OF Craven coun- |
ty tells US that the confusion and
disorder were even worse than at the
" .lson Convention that the Mayor
had to be called in to quel the riot;
that two candidates FOR sheriff an q
other offices were nominated; and Il
general pandemonium was witness
d.-A1yance.
The Tarboro Guide tells Of nov
el plan Mr.. Il. D. Telle,of Edgecombe,
has struck on TO secure and control
labor. He contends that there is
not enough amusement ior the laoof-
ing class, and will i'll q short time
erect q dance hall at his farm ~ leeG
long. 1t will be located over CABIN
Branch, and once a month ne pro
nosos n furnish them with music
and lemonade.
.Jeems Madison Leach, says v-a"'
he wants to be q white man again,
and not hog. (His wish is COM
mendable.) He began the campaign
for the rads IS q Leach. but when he
arrived at Washington, this state
and the postmasterre refused to furnish
twenty dollars of which he was IN
need, Jeemes disgustingLy exclaimed
Il shan't carry on this campaign at
nv expense. His appointments at
Plymo1th were allowed to go by de-
fault, and the former ''nigger hater
left for some point North of Mason
and Dixon's line.-Iarboro South
erner. .s .......... ' '....-.......
What the boys have got hold OF
now: "A shutter fell OIL a house to-
day, and falling Oh the tongue OF
wagon. knocked it speechless. A
Jury was impanelled AMI the case
tried, and verdict rendered that the
shutter must be hung "Wen.
what in the world did they hang the
shutter ior?'' anSiously asked tue
listener. ''Oh. just for q bind, re-
plies tha narrator of this nice little
Joke as he Jumps out oi the way OF a
stuffed chair.-kingston Courier
An old-style camp meeting Of the
Methodist Protestant Church was
held at Bethel church, thirteen miles
south Of Graham, commencing on
the I'd inst, and ending on the even
| ing of the 6th. 1t was very success
fu. and largely attended. Over 4.ooo
people were present on Sunday
Among the converts at the meeting
was q boy IA years old. He was nat
uralIy q bright and int ntelligent lad'
but. unfortunately suffered so badly
as 90 prevent his attending school
His speech could only be understood
bv members Of the family. and then
witt, > raa55 difficulty. just at the
momer : Of MS profession he spoke
clearly arti without any lmpadime:it
vhatau er. in every respect as wei
as if he had never had the de feet al
all and continued to do SO untii oui