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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31
COUNTY.

superior Court Clerk and Probate
Judge-John T. Gregory.
Inferior Court--Geo. I. Simmons.
Register of Deeds. NJ. Grizzard.
Solicitor-A. j. Burton.
Sherif-R. j. Lewis.
Coroner-J II Jenkins.
Ireasurer-E. ID. Browning.
20. Supt. Pub. lnstruction-D G Clark.
Keeper of the Poor House-John Ponton
Commissioners Chairman, on Pres
colt, Sterling johnson, DR.. W. r
Wood, John A. Mortleet, and NJ
Whitehead.
Superior Court-Every third Monda,
IN March and September.
Inferior Court-Every third Monday i,
February. May. August and November
Judge of Iuferior Court-T. N. Hill.
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If my friend asks me why love him..
my only answer, this: Because it
is you, because it is t. We were
looking for each other before we
met. and by mutual affinities-I
think by some ordinance Of Heaven.
Our very names drew US together;
and on our first meeting which was
by chance in crowded throng at a
city party we found curse Ives SO at.
tracted, then so familiar. SD agree.
able. that henceforth nothing was so
near to each other as ourselves.
Our friendship, having so short a
time to last. and we having lost so
much before it began, for we were
both Of mature age, and he the older
by several years, has no time to lose,
and must not be regulated by the
examples of the weak and ordinary
friendships that need so much the
snavities Of long preliminary CONVEX
sations. Such have only the thought
of self. its only food Of thought /:
there Is no need to consider whether
there are z or 5 or 4 or 1000: the
gist of the soul-union, iLdescribable
as it is, has mesmerized my entire
will, plunged and absorbed in an
others, with hungerlng for like
associate said to be absorbed-re.
Serving for ourselves, in truth, moth.
ing tha. was our own, nothing, IN
short, which was his or mine.
Such are some of the thoughts of
Michel Montaigne in his Book nl
Essays. written in the 10th century
His thoughts, at times, sublime,
always, lively yet profound are
thrown together without order, as
Nature scatters her flowers over the
meadows, and in their regular irreg
ularity we see more of beauty than
We would if disposed IN the regular
methudical arrangement of studied
art.
| Though we find in the writings o
Voltaire occasional squibs agains,
the church and clergy, some pleas
an.ries of questionable morality tha,
Voltalre himself would have con
demned in another as an offense tt
good taste; yet we are glad to sa,
. that these bl mishes are too rare anC
of too trivial a nature to tarnish thu
: splendor of a poesy abou nd'ng il
thought, imagery, and feeling.
That his heart was not entirely a,
arid waste, let his apostrophe t.
Friendship tell:
With sordid hearts Friendship has naugh
to do;
Oh Gift divine, thou Friendship, perfect
true!
The only sea whose tides are ne'er to-
. high,
From thee all ills from earth or Heave,
tiy.
& Companion of my steps, my riches
dover,
In seasons changes, yea at every hour.
Without thee, man is one--yet with thee
Live on, though dead-live in anothe
man.
Idol of trusting hearts, pride of the wise
Oh Friendship. lend my task thy favor
IS ing eyes,
King in my heart direct my poet pen.
IS Teach me to know, to tell Good Will
to men.
IS j. "A. y.
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NORTH CAROLINA COAn.

A"o otalc AGRICULTURAL Dep8r
.ment in its attempt to develop tn,
coal interest of North Carolina, the
Greensboro Patriot saws. has unler
taken q work Of vast Importance IT,
the State. The coal fields Of Chat
ham and Moore. and those Of Rock.
ingham and Stokes. are regarded by
scientists as future sources of great
wealth to the State. Much has been
written about them. The outcrops
of the former were traced by Dr.
Emmons for thirty miles, and f~om
indications he judged it extended
ten miles more. Tine Of the seams
is six and half feet thick. Th.
area, as calculated by Emmons, il
800 square miles. The lighting and
heating power o. this coal has been
tested and found equal to that Of til.
hest in the market. Seams Of coal
have been found in Rockingham and
Stokes three and four feet thick. Pro
fessor Kerr saws the outcrops show
the coal is continuous through tht
whole length of the belt in this State.
which is about thirty miles. All
the coal of the Southern States is
distinctly bituminous these latter
are semi i.bitulninous-the nearest ap.
proach to anthracite that is to be
found South Of Pennsy ylvania. We
know almost nothing of our coal
fields except what ie shown by th'
crops, and when we compare thes.
surface indications with the fact
stated by Page in his Economi,
Geology, that the aver5e thic knes>
of seams vnich are worked IN Grea,
Britain is from six tn nine feet. W.
have every rea son to put a very ligi
estimate upon our own coal resourc
e,-to conclu le t.'at they would suf
fee for the support Of manufactures
of national Importance. Yet wha,
these resources are, We are profound
ly ignorant.
To settle the question for all time
the Department has p .rcnased the
Beaumont Diamond Drill which en-
ables the proprietor to form perfect.
ly accurate judgment Of the success.
i've strata through which il passes,
since it brings up 4 mighty ''co1e,'
as it is styled.of each The employ
ment of the drill for the exploration
of our coal fields was recommended
by Prof. 'Olmste0 in his report oi
1924. 1t was affirmed by DR.. Mitchell
to afford the only tests upon which
any reliance could he placed. l;
was urged by Prof. Kerr in his re-
port made in 1876.
Rightly does the Departm ent con
clud, that no way could few thous
and dollars I've so bcneficially en-
ployed by The Board as in this WORK
carried Oh under the superintendent
Of the Geoloeist. 1t cannot bs
doubted that existence Of coal il
what is called workable quantitie.
shall be lie demonstrated. the discover,
woull be followed by q great intlu,
Of capital and population that ou
State would speedily become tn
seat of the great iron and other in
dustries. The results have 10. lowet
such discoveries III every part .
Europe. and in all the settled part
of this country. The springing u
of q great town at Birmingham, Ala
! bama. thin the last few years, is
recent and striking example,"
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NERAL DIRECTOR


Mayor-W. H. Shields.
Crmmissioaers-Noa Biggs. NJ. Hoff
man. r. NJ. johnson. X. Allsbrook.
Meet first Tuesday IN each month at 4
o'clock, p NJ.
Chief of Police-R. J. White.
Assistant Policemen C. w. Dunn. W
E. Whitmore. Z. Speed. Sol. Alexander
Treasurer-R Nj johnson.
Clerh-k. Allsbrook.
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OUR FALLEN HEROES.
nv THE REV. r. w. TODD.

BY THE REV. r w. TODD.
Hail busy freemen OF Colomo'& s..
~. -, vo,r ceaseless maIch-rest from
your toll
For one brief day, and list the pleasing
story
- rec;tes our fallen heroes glory.
v. s;res and matrons-relicts of the slain;
yo,,,o mon and maidens born amid the
reign
Of that dire strife; ye children, whose
gay prattle
Was never marred by din and clang OF
battle
Join al. to-day, to swell the nation S
| chorus
To those who held the starry banner DER
God. home and country holy trinity,
At whose blest shrine the loyal brave
and free
Bring votive off'rings from the hearts
true altar -
God, home and country called, nor did
they fa:ter;
But girt them with the armor of the true.
And f.alty swore. and wore their coun-
try's blue.
Along the Southern sky, by dark clouds
| bounded
Red lghtnings glared-deep thunders
loud resounded;
And threatening tempest swept o er vales
| and mountains,
| " hile wars commissions oped the bloody
fountains
| Of ire fraternal-most of all unbrotherly:
Uf scorn maternal most OF all unnother-
| ly:
Till civil earthquake tore the rocking
| earth
And mid her throes gave freedom sec
ond birth
Thousands who wore the gray in that sad
strife
Were true and manly-pure in heart and
life,
And patriotic blood poured out in death.
And closed their eyes, and yielded up
their breath,
With purpose, though mistaken, loyal
LOVING,
Their lives to noble deeds of valor NOV.
ing.
Full nineteen winters SHOWS have robed
their graves:
The flowers. as oft, have bloomed o'e,
: fallen braves. .
The smiling earth forgets their footsteps
straying,
And We can we'll forgive them--mean
while praying
For needed pardon for our trust betray
:. ing.
Oh Chickahominy the Gray lay dying.
The Blue came dashing by-a bullet fly
ing.
Pierced his brave heart he fell besid,
j.. the other.
They each grasped dying hands, and eacl
-. said. ''trother,
i For all our bitterness we make amends.
We lived as enemies, we die as friends =
v And in the lard where Christian soldier
meet,
r. There's no more conflict foes, As friends
ID now greet,
n And those who wore the the blue or wor
the gray.
Amid the clearer light of heavens day,
" Love equally the flag that still holds sway
~ In olden times, when Rome her vict RE
4 And from the battlefield her brave
" came home,
n With song and shout, triumphal archt
giving,
She lavished all her honors on the livin,
Her slain were dead indeed. and dea
te forever:
Our Christian slain shall be forgotten
Wave on. loved emblem of our country
glory!
Sleep on, brave heroes, in your graves
CORY!
The sward will keep forever green abo
% you. F
N. A nations grateful heart will ever To-
you,
ay And once each year, in spring-time
sunny hours.
IN wen strew your patriot graves wi
''' loveliest flowers
We II join our grateful love with heaven
protection,
I'LL We SHALL greet you in the resurre
ton.
FRIENDSHIP
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NOTICE.

WE have one hundred town lots 70,
w sale in this town. Some of them
sre very desirable. This sis -a~rapidly
growing town, and persons wishing te
secure good places for residences and bus.
meSs stands. and to make good invest.
@ents, will do well to call on us.
I,,. KITCHI.S & DUNN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

:: !"
Costive ness,
HyyiyElXykAS sick Headache.
Chronic Diar-
Z2I rh0s, Jsundice,
&S~ Inpurity Of the
AN Blood Fever and
70 Ague. Malaria,
i39g4&293 :..s and N P,:s;;s. >: S:.
.,,.nt Of Liver. Bowels and Kidneys.
CAPTIONS OF A DISEASED LIvEH.
Rod Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes tne
pain is felt under the Shoudercolaae, mssm Roa"i.
sn.-.llv costive, sometimes alternating with lax;
,ss head is ,roabed with pain. is dull and heavy;
With considerable loss Of memory, aecompahh,so
IN painful sensation ofleavins undone something
Sbich ought 10 have been done: a slight, dry cough
"a A,,shed face is sometimes an attendant, often
ms,akep for consumption: the patient Complains
cf veariness and debility; nervous, easily sta1eo,
e., coId or burn ng, sometimes prickiy sensatlon
" ,hs skin exists: spirits are low and despondent
Snd although satisfied that exercise would be bene-
5csl. vet one can hardly summon up sortieude 70
a.A, ~. In fact. dis,rusts every remedy. Several
~ ,hove symptoms attend the disease, but cases
nave occurred when bu, few Of them existed. yet
.~,n;naton after death has shown the Liver to
have been extensively Dc iansed'
Z, should be used by an persons, old and
Young, whenever any OF the above
symptoms appear.
p.r.on, Travelling or Living in Tn
healthy Localities, by taking dose occasion.
Iv 10 Keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid
4 II Malaria, Bilious attacks, Dizziness, Nau-
sea, Drowsness, Depression OF Spirits: etc;
| toxicating beverage.
/ digestion. or feel heavy after meals, or sleep
Lass a, night. take dose and you Will be relieved
Time and Doctors Bills will be saved
by always keeping tho Regulator
In the House!
T., uha,eyer the ailment may BE-, a thoroughly
s.se nurgative, alternative and tonic can
oeyer be ou, Of place. The remedy is harmless
and does not interfere with business or
pleasure.
PURELY VEGETABLE.
And has all the power and efhe~cy Of Salone' or
OuiniHe without any Of the injurious after ehso's.
A Governors Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
ami.y 70, some time, and am satisfied it is
valuable addition to the medical science -,
J. GILL SHORTER, Governor! Of Ala.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Ga.
saws: Have derived some benefit from the use Of
] Simmons Liver Regulator, and wish TO give i, 4
further trial.
"Ihe only Thing that never fail. to
Relieve."-I have used many remedies tor Dys-
/ pepsia, Liver Affection and Debiiity, but never
have found anything to beneh, me to the extent
Simmons Liver Regulator has / sen. from Min
nescta Georgia for it, and would send further for
such medicine. and would advise all who are SIM
ary affected to give it trial as It seems the only
4 thing that never fails to relieve.
M. JAsNEY, Minneapolis, MINI.
4 DR.. T. W. Mason says: From actual ex-
perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice l have been and satisfied to
and prescribe it purgatiye medicine.
ksPTake only the Genuine. which always
4 has the Wrapper the red z Trade-aIal K
and Signature of j. IL. ZEILIN & CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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JUST THE PAPER THE PEOPLE WANT
ED. OLDHAM'S
WESTERN SENTINEL!
Established 1921
Should be Read at Every Preside in
Western North Carolina.
full Of News. Fun. General Information
and Something to Interest Everybody
SEND so CENTS AND TRY IT THREE MONTHS.
WINSTON, N G.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04

contest since 1875. Three decisions
have been made in favor of Mr.. Jack
man, but in January, 1882. they were
overrnied by Secretary Kirkwood, and
now AIR. Jackman has succeeded in Sc
curing Il rehearing. Secretary Teller's
decision will be rendered in a few days.
The land involved adjoins Bismarck, and
par. of it on which 4 patent has been is
sued, has been offered for sale and re-
Gently been taken into the city limits.
The Deadwood Pioneer, publishes a
complete list of stamp mills and works
for the reduction Of ore. as distributed
throughout the mills, showing that there
ale forty-tour mills and Gre s,nelters, ag-
gregating ] 1898 stamps, or ar average of
81 1922 stamps to each mill. Or this
number the smeltars and sixteen mills
the latter a~ggregat.ng $50 stamps-are
in operation, the remainder being idle
by reason of frozen bitches, impossible
roads, enlargement to or repairs of ma
chinery, etc. The $50 stamps crash an
average of 2 % tons Of ore each, or a to-
tai off 1865 tons every twenty-four hours,
which, estimated at the low average of
$6 a ton, gives q gross yield of Sl4,-
100.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Double murder in Dakota.

LARMoRE. Dak.. Special Telegram, April
24-The cause of the death Of the Ward boys
refers back several weeks ago, a report Of
which was printed in the PIONEER Press, in
which it was alleged they tried to jump a claim
and were driven OF by Lieut.. Creel and some
Of his men. The claim, the cause OF the
trouble, lies between that of one Bell Of St
Paul and Charlie Ward. The boys claiming
that the claim was n1 occupied, built 8 shanty
for Fred, but we're moved of and last Sunday
put the sbanty back on. Sunday night, one
rumor has it, Bell with Q party went to
sleep in his claim, and had q party Of FIVE or
six with him, and when near the shsnty they
were fred on by the boys or q man in their
employ with them. Bell and his party then
retreated to Creel City for aid and returned
with a party Of about twenty men about 3
boys to leave, which sheT refused to do. The
party then retreated q short distance aud fred
into the shanty,
KILLING WARD.
One Elliott, who was with them, tried to escape.
The mob caught him and pounded him severe
ly, ordering him to leave, which he did. Elliott
thinks that Charlie Ward was killed in trying
to escape from the shanty. Charlie WAS shot
twice in the back. Frederick was shot through
the breast Tho crowd then entered the shanty,
throwing the articles belonging to the boys out,
and also carrying the body of Frederick out
George I%aschelle, who was passing between
Creal City and De7irs Lake City Monday morn
ing, discovered the bodies Of tho boys.
and fastened to Creel City and gave
the alarm. The inquest was held
at Minnewaukan yesterday, and the
bodies are now there. II is claimed by q gen.
tleman from CEeel City that the names Of at
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Southern Lumber Resources,

Southern Lumber Resources.
It is computed that the forests of Tex
as will supply the whole country with
timber for 100 years.
North Carolina has an acreage ofgrow-
ing timber amounting to about rs per
cent. of her territory.
The yellow pine forests Of Florida ex-
tend over three-fifths of the six counties
Of Putnam, Marion, Sumter, Polk, Hep
nando and Hillsborough.
L~ouisiana's timber lands cover 15,OOO,-
900 acres. II is said that the lumber
business of Maine and Michigan will uI-
timately.he transferred to = FLORIDA and
Louisiana.
A great zine belt stretches across
Southern Georgia and AlabaH.s to the
rivers that flow into Mobile Bay. The
pine forests of Georgia alone cover an
area of:about IL 100000 acres.
There are immense t.acts of cotton
woods along the Mississippi and its
tributaries. The cottonwood tree reach
es the height ofseyenty feet, and plank3
from four to six feet wide are easily cut
from II. It is perfectly free from knots
and pitch.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Singing an Unknown Tongue.

From the Springfield Mass Union.
If st. Paul could have visited some ,f
orr c;tv .h,,r.,t,s ~ s,,x,dar ana -.
az - az aisu Aotea
me EFFORTS OF tne g choirs to show
that the changes which had been made
were i~ustiiable. we can imagine that in
his perplexity as to what the cho;r w,,
rn - Ia void bara a,o.ad h;maa,sas
~ = a,o quo.eu n,..seli as
aoitoHs: i,sen things Withoat NE, gly-
ing a Voice, whether.pipe OF harp, ifthey
give not a distinction in the sounds. how
shall it be known what il mined or
harped?n Possibly, in his Imperfect
knowledge Of the modern languages, he
might suppose that the choir was airing
it's skill in an unknown tongue, as the
Corinthian church members did with q
good deal Of satisfaction. But what
Paul said 10 them applies to
the modern choir, as
well. There are, it may be. SO many
kinds of voices in the world, and no
kind is without Specification. II then I
know not the meaning Of the voice. I
shall be to him that speaketh a barbara
an, aud he that speaketh will be a bar.
barian unto me.,' Perhaps the choir in
the Corinth church was as faulty as some
oil ours, for Paul limited that if he we're
to sing, he would sing with the snsrit,
and with the understanding also, sd in
closing his criticism upon these barbarian
u~tterances in church, he remarked
that he had rather sneak five
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04

~ - - - - 49, --AaN snLlS
proven true to an extent had the capital beer
located at some town by direct vote Of the leg.
islature. The possession of the capital would
asa big advertisement, land would assume al
Rost a fictitious value, somebody would make
money, and the Territory would have given it's
name to a real estate speculation in one case as
we'll as in the other,
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Business Enterprises in the lille,

Special Telegram, April o5,-The
organization of a large stock raising enterprise for
the bills has been perfected. The compony
Includes several Chicago ca pitalists, besides numer-
Gus moneyed men of the West. Ten thousand head
road to their range. between Red Water and SIM.
down mountains. Preparations are being made for
extensive operations in placer mining, and work
uneasiness is being manifested by merchants IN The
Hills at the great delay in getting their freight
through from Pierre, This must eventually prove
try. unless remedied. The immigration. at nresent.
70 the Hills is IN Passengers for Dead,
wood have to wait over four days for stage room.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
Lieut.. Creel Intervie we'd

Heber N. Creel, who resigned his second
did SO o1ook after his landed interests in the
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
The Huron CapLta. COMMISSION Mcatinr.
Yankton County viii Refund.

iANKToN, OAK, Special Telegram. Auril 25.-
1ankton county held an election to-day 10 vote
upon the question of reiunding the county aeh,
For several days a committee of citizens has been
making a quiet canvass in the CITY and
county, and little opposition was encountered.
The vote in the city was about $50
for refunding.and not a vote against it. This vote is
not quite two-thirds of the regular vote. II is ex-
pected that the country vote will be still lighter, as
farmers are all busy. This will at least settle this
ve1eo question, ana 1ankton county will now step
up to the captains Office and nav its deh,s TVS
disposition of tho matter was largely hroncht
about by Gov. Ordway. who was instrumental in
calling meeting last October, when the
adopted: The debt is now about $3.50. oCD'
of which $4,000 is Gefaulted interest AZ eight
per cent: The new bonds will bear four per cent
that time. II is thought that all bondholders viii
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04
The Devils Lake Land ONCE

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram. April 25.-
In q talk Today with Hon. r. B. Strait regard
ing the Location of the Devils Lake land Office,
Secretary Teller intimated that no was inclined
10 locate the Office at some point on the Mani
toba railroad near Devils lake, as soor as the
line OF the road is determined 1t Is supposed
that this point will Lss be far from Cresl City.
This location will probably be only temporary,
as it seems TO be the purpose of the depart
ment to locate the Office at the junction of the
Manitoba and the jamestown branch of the
Northern P acifc; but as this point will not be
known for some time. and the course of the
Manitoba line will soon be fixed, it was thought
best to settle the question for q time, a t least,
- already stated 1t is regarded as important
that the Office should be organized soon, and
the department seems disposed to start it as
soon as possible. As stated in these dispatches
last night, ex-Representatiye Lord and Mr..
Whipple are to be the new officers Of the land
district, bat the latter is A o. Whipple, an at
torney, and not the son of Bishop Whipple, as
heretofore published.
Inv estfgating Legislative Matters.
YaNKroN, Special Telegram, April 25.-The
grand jury OF Yankton county now In session seems
The last legislature Chief Clerk Henderson, of the
council, was summoned to-day to bring his record,
and WAS questioned in regard to the history Of certain
bills. The object Of this seems to be two-fold.
Certain Yankten county lawyers, with the district
Attorney and his assistant. are very anxions to get
proof that Coz ordway used the veto power to
compel members to vote for the CAPITAL
commission bill, Or other measures. While nothing
Is positively known about the result on this point,
the grazing Is said to have been slight. The other
point Is in regard to a bill making an appropriation
Of 81 for the Springfield normal school
This bill was vetoed by the governor,
md it is claimed by the friends OF the bill that the
bill vas not vetoed until after it had become a law
by limitation. The governors memorandum, how
eyer. is otherwise. and the records show
that the bill was still in the house
when the Springfield people claim the bill was sens
toiae governor. Failing on this point, the Normal
school people admit they were wrong, but still
claim that the bill was sent one day
earlier than the governors memorandum shows.
The council records. however, contain nothing to
show just when the bill was sent to the executive
office. II 1t is q possible thing, however, the grand
jury viii discover something for isdicial action.