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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-04
Fruit for the Fans

Daniel Baugh. who broke his arm while
playing baseball recently. had sunicientiy
racovered to-day TO celebrate his one hun
dred and seventh biTthday.-W ashinSton
Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-04
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Every department is now
at its best and filled with the
completeness of style and
quality that is priced within
the scope of reason. Some
Spring suggestions:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-04

The price OF The Times is two cents per
copy and ten cents per week. delivered
within the limits of Richmond and hanches
fer. Sunday paper three cents.
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WASHINGTON BuREAU. A &lN.sIIo no
SWEEN, MANAGER, " As"
JNGTON. ID. {.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-04

Your best girl will not recognize you
Faster unless you have on one Oh o"'
nets Hats or Ties. ...,.,,,,.
MUSCOE II. GARNET
Eighth and Nam.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
~. Watson at Littleton.

Cy. Watson at Littleton.
The Raleigh and CASTOR Working
mems Relief Association last Friday
came on their annual excursion to Lit
Teton They made their excursion al
the more attractive by taking wltn
them Hon. Cy. Watson, the Democrat
ic nominee for Governor, who spoke to
a large crowd of citizens OF HALIFAX ana
Warren counties, besides the excursion
ist, that we're present. The News q
ob>eryer's staff correspondent wrote
in quite complimentary terms OF Mr.
Watson's speech. It was no doubt
good speech, but Halifax county Dem
ocrats Will not be content with this Wis
It. They must have Mr.. Watson II
the county again.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Answered the Preacher.

While the following story is not ex-
actly local news, 1t comes so close home
to business men sometimes, THE CON-
MoNwEALrH gives It space in the local
column:
"a certain merchant, it doesn't make
any difference what his name is or
what his address Is, is man who be-
lieyes thoroughly in advertising, and
the result is he has the biggest bust
ness in his town. So much, indeed,
that he works so much on week days
that when he goes to church on Sun
day, as he always does, he generally
goes to sleep as soon as the preacher
gets we'll started into his sermon.
Not long ago a visiting clergyman
filled the pulpit, and our friend, being
unaccustomed to him, slept rather un-
easily, starting up every now and then
as the minister grew emphatic aud al
most shouted the words of truth at the
congregation. When the sermon was
about two-thlrds over the preacher cal
led out:
'Bretheren, why stand We here al
the day idle?'
"sBecause they don't ADVERTISE sung
out the ha]f-awakened merchant, and
the way his wife grabbed at him and
shook him into a sense of his situation
almost broke up the meeting"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator OF
Wesley Johnston, deceased, late OF
Of Halifax county, n. c., this Is to notl-
f. all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned On or before
the list dav OF August 1897, or this
notice will be plead In bar OF their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment
This 9th day of July 1896.
A. G. WILCOX, Admir-.
Brinkleyvllle, n. G., ~ "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
The Heat Hatches Chickens.

Nobody cares especially to be in the
hottest place when the mercury is play
ing up and down the scale above 100 !;
but after the heat subsidies it some
times furnishes topic Of conversation
as to who was In the hottest district du-
ring certain days Of certain month.
The month Of July, 1896, with some
days of the present month Of August,
will be remembered by most people in
North Carolina, at least until the first
frost; but it matters not what any
bodyis thermometer registered, nor
where, The COMMONWEALTH claims
that the heat in Scotland Neck dis
counts the record of any precinct heard
from to the present writing.
Mr.. G. w. Bryan, our clever. depot
agent and telegraph operator, man
we'll known here and in other parts OF
the State for his unvarying veracity,
says that the heat Matched chicken
at his house and the chicken is now
living. The eggs had been in the
house in one place at least two weeks,
and he found one dipped" from
which there came a chicken that still
lives.
The popped corn and barbecued pig
elsewhere mentioned in this issue are
hereby discounted.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
.RINITY COLLEGE.
. DURHAM, n. G.

Trinity offers courses in Mathemat-
ics. Philosophy, Latin, Greek, German,
French, English, History, Political
Science. Political Economy, Social
Science. Chemistry, Astronomy, MIN,
eraIoey, Geology, Physics, Biology ana
Bible.
RFATTIFULLOCATION, BEST ED
TCATIONAL ENVIRONMEN
aNDTHOROUGH INSTRUCTION.
ISL to 1920 pays all College ex-
penses per year.
.Neu Session opens Sept. 9, 1896.
For catalogue, address
John c.. K1LGO,
- 9,, President.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Death of a Young Girl.

Death of Young Girl.
Miss Eleanor Moore, daughter OF Mr..
Henry Moore, of Battleboro, died Sun
dav and the remains were brought here
on the morning train Monday and in
tered in the Episcopal cemetery at 4
D. m. The cause of her death was
hemorrhagic fever.
Deceased was a neice of Mrs. E. 2
Hyman, of Hobgood.
The remains were accompanled~Ry
her father and Rev. CASTOR Battle Of
Rocky Mount. Cut down like How
or in the spring-time of youth, the be
reavement is peculiarly sad one II
parents and relatives aad friends.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
BrlstIing Inpudence.

The most cheeky piece OF impudence
We have read abo ut was the attenpt VI
Southern Newspaper Union agent 10
buI-doze editor Manning OF the Hell
derson Gold Leaf. He tried to sell his
'-patent outside" to the editor OF tne
Gold Leaf, who declined to use IT,
whereupon the agent of said newspaper
union proceeded to threaten eol.oi
Manning with the establishment OF a
paper in Henderson with free dlstrlDu-
ton until the Gold Leaf would be COM
pelIed to use the patent sheet.
Mr. Manning bore 1t all, as 1t was IN
his own Office and he did not wish &C
he impolite at home but gave 1im
few remarks of q nature sultabae :
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20

Where Visitors to the Convocation VIII
be Entertained.
Delegates and visitors to the meeting
of the Convocation OF Tarboro will be
entertained as follows:
The Rev. N. Harding, of Washing
ton, and the Rev. B. s. Bronson, o.
Warrenton, at Mr.. P. E. Smiths; Mr.
and Mrs:sJ. 7. Applewhite at Mr.. J. Y
Sayage's; Miss Mary E. Homer, of Ok
ford, Miss A. G. Parker, of Tarboro, Mr.
and Mrs. F. w. Gregory and Miss Ma
ry Lewis, of Crowells, at the Rev. w. J
Smiths; Mrs. George Gillian and Mis-
Susie Gillian, of Halifax, at DR.. J. B
Halls; Mr.. r. III. burlington at Mis-
Rebecca PurringtonIs; Mrs. John w
Gotten, of Tarboro, at Mr.. E. w. Hy
mans; the Rev. &. w. Phelps, OF Lit
Teton, at Mr.. G. Lambs; the Rev
William Walker, of Raleigh, at MIR. S
r. Dunn's; Miss Lou Whitfield, o
Jackson, at Mr.. w. F. Butterworth' 8
Mrs. T. N. Hill, of Halifax, at Capt. A
B. Hills; Miss Maude Phelps, of Lit
Teton, at Mr.. R. III. Smiths; Mr.. S
M. Gary, of Halifax, at Mr.. T. w. Fen
ner's; the Rev. Stewart Mcqueen, O
Goldsboro, and the Rev. G. J. Wingate
of Wilson, at Mr.. w. III. Josey's; Mis-
A. E. Smith at the Female Academy
Mrs. M. c. Flemming, of Edgecombe
at Mr.. w. HI. Bells; Mrs. B. b. SherrOt
and mother OF Hamilton, at Miss Sa
rah Hyman's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Warning 70 ?'ssgssss's

s~ALL PERSONS are notified that
trespassers upon the lands and timber
Of this Company will be prosecuted. 1t
wonId be we'll for those of whom tim
her has been bought to examine their
contracts before cutting anything.
Tho law is strict and can be found IN
Acts of 1889, chapter 16S. The Com
many has instructed its attorney to see
that it is enforced.
The n. G.. Lumber Co.
a % 6m Tillery, n. "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Don't Stop Tobacco.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF
WHILE USING 1T.

The tobacco habit grows on a man
until his nervous system is seriously 1T
fected, impairing health, comfort and
happiness. To quit suddenly is too 80
we're a shock to the system, a. tobacco
to an lnveterate user becomes q stimu-
liant that his system continually Graves.
"Baco- euro" is a scientific cure for the
tobacco habit, in all its forms, carefully
compounded after the formula of an
eminent Berlin physician who has used
it in his private practice since 1872, with
out failure. 1t is purely vegetab.
and guaranteed perfectly harmless. You
can use all the tobacco you want while
taking "Baco- Curo." twill notify you
when to stop. We give written guar
antee to cure permanently any case with
three boxes, or refund the money with
10 per cent. interest. "Baco-Curo" is
not a substitute, but a scientific cure,
that cures without the aid OF will pow
or and with no inconvenience. It
leaves the system as pure and free from
nicotine as the day you took your first
chew or smoke.
CURED BY BACO-CURo AND GAINED TFIIR-
TY POUNDS.
From hundreds OF testimonials, the
originals of which are on file and open to
inspection, the following is presented :
Clayton, Nevada Co., Ark, Jan. %, 1896.
Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Cross,
Gentlemen: For forty years 1
used tobacco in all it's forms. For twen-
ty five years of that time I was great
sufferer from general debility and heart
disease. For fifteen years I tried to
quit, but couldn't. took various REM
edies, among others "No-To-B "The
Indian Tobacco Antidote," "Double
Chloride of Gold," etc., etc., but none
of them did me the least bit OF good.
Finally, however I purchased box of
your "Baco- euro" and it has entirel J
cured me of the habit in all its forms
and have increased thirty pounds in
weight and am relieved from all the
numerous aches and pains of body and
mind. I could write quire of paper
upon my changed feelings and condi-
| ton.
Yours respectfully, P. II. MARBURY.
Pastor c. P. Church, Clayton, Ark.
Sold bv all druggists at Sl.OO per box ;
three boxes, (thirty days treatment),
$3.50 with iron clad, written guarantee,
or sent direct upon receipt OF price.
Write for booklet and proofs. Eureka
Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis,
and Boston. Mass. l6 Am
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
-. po,,.d nv the suns Heat.


Somebody at Greenvllle the other
day got off a joke on the weather by
saving that the sun barbecued a pig
inst 40. But the Durham Sun prints
the following in good faith:
~. M. Lewter, who lives on Chap
ell Hill street, sent to the Sun office to
day an ear of pop corn which shows
the effect of the hot weather In very
decided way.
Il i, lust a common ear OF red POI
corn. the grains Of which popped
while it was upon the stalk.
There ia no catch about this. /
can be seen here In our Office by any
one wishing to look ct i, and y quit
lsa curiosity. s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Scholarships to Southern Female CO

Scholarships to Southern Female Col
lege.
The Southern Female College o.
West Point, Miss, has issued SIX schoi
arships to North Carolina. They arr
Given to worthy young ladies who ap'
nlv for them. Misses Viola Camp
Raw Camp and Maggie Bowers OF Scot
1and Neck have applied and have beer
oooonted. The other three scholar
shins have not been placed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
onens Wednesday August 10th.

Vine Hill Male Academy opens Its
roxt session Wednesday, August 10th.
Mess. Prince and Wilson, the progress
I'VE principals, have pretty thoroughly
.duartised their school this summer
and their prospect is good for full
opening.
Th;a school ranks as one OF the best
in the State, and the many testimonials
the nrincipala receive are good evidences
$, - 1,loaiY ..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
RTCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The best saIve in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons. and positively cures Piles, or NO
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
Terfect satisfaction Or money refnnced
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
7 T WHITEHEAD & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
MANUFACTURED ONLY ~
the ATLANTA CHEMICAL CO., s sagSsssI|s
Write for 4opags Book. Ma1lsd free.
Use GERMETUER PILLS and
GERMETUER COUGH SYRUP.
SO 1y (h)
FAYETTEVILLE MILITARY
ACADEMY,
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c..

FAYETTEVILLE, N. q.
Recognized as school of the very
best rank. Thoroughly prepares fol
any college or for the practical duties
OF life. Endorsed by patrons from ev-
cry section, four States and nearly ev-
cry college in N. c., Va, and S. C.
Number of boarders limited, hence
the individuality of the student is con-
stantly kept in view. Teachers and ru-
pills form one household, thus making
the home element very prominent. Dis
cipline is-strlct but parental. Not a
single case of serious sickness since It's
foundation. Terms very moderate.
Next session begins September 2, 96
For catalogue, address,
Col. T. J. DREwRY, g. E.,
7 Is I'm Principal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
9Th. Commonwealth" Since June 18th

.The Commonwealth" Since June 18th.
Let the Wilson Advance make a
note that this paper chaged name June
18Th from s.THE DEMOCRAT to 1.-THE
COMMONWEALTH" Credit to the Scot
land Neck 'sDemocrat" is no Longer
correct.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20

Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic
cures every time. Cost so cents bot
tie if it curces not one cent if it does
not. Fc- se'o ~ =. T. Whitehead &
Co
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
Cotton Gin For Sale.

have first-class secondhand cot
ION Gin for sale. 1t is In good repair
and / will sell 1t cheap.
BID. WEBB,
S127t Scotland Neck, n. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
For SALE.

Ten first class milk COWS for sale.
For further particulars apply to Mrs.
" p. Edmondson or r. G. JOsey.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
0R. KING'9
RoYALGERNETuER.
Iheseaeds Of Certificates ettest tie tece.

16000ood0 Of Certt15cofoo ottoot DO 10ce.
Mr.. L. T. Collier, Kosciusko, Miss,
says: "My bowels would act from ton
to twenty times q day, of q bloody,
mucus nature. My kidneys were very
badly out of order. I was treated BY
the best physicians, and they said I
could live but q short while. / then
commenced using Royal Germetuer.
In three weeks I could eat anything,
and do as much work as ever. I con-
tinued the Germetuer, and can testify
that I am entirely cured, and that
Germetuer did the work."
D0-lt Is as pleasant to take a
lemonade, and builds up from
the first dose. It cures die.
ease by removing the cause.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20
,x5.... 30
SUMMER &&
DISEASES SOW

The Ideal Remedy toe ao
diseases Of the stOaeoc6 ed
bowels, such a. Djarrh0a,
Dysentery, Indigestion, Dye
pepsia, Cramps, Loss Of Appe-
tite, etc, d that standard q
All medicines.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-20

I611AOAAOAo'
Miss May Barnes of Baltimore, &C
companied by her sister, Miss Hattie,
is visiting Mrs. N. B. Josey. Miss
Barnes is we'll known here. havingbeen
in the millinery business few years
400. and her friends are glad to see
her. Her sister, though::a stranger, hat
made a good impression and those who
have met her are pleased with hel
acquaintance.
i Prof. G. E. Brewer of Wake Forest
College spent Sunday here on a vlsl'
IN his sister, Mrs. N. B. Josey. FIJI
teen wears ago Prof. Brewer was a stu
dent here in Vine Hill Academy unde
Prof L. w. Bagley. He Is now Pre-
lessor of Chemistry in Wake Fores
College, and his department is one
tho most thorough In the institution
Rev. w. r. Cullom, who was recen'
" elected to the chair of Bible stud
} in Wake Forest College, was here Sa
urdav and Sunday. He preached
: the Baptist church Sunday morn'n
, and night. After the sermon at nigh
r ha administered the ordinance OF bal
/ tism. His congregations were dellgh
al with his sermons and we're glad
{ Goa and talk with him again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-29
The states Farming Interests.

Commissioner Nesbitt of the agrlcui-
tural department of the state, in his an
nual report, says that the farmers OF
Georgia are acting upon the advice that
has been given them for a number OF
years to devote more time and attention
to food crops. and as a consequence, the
amount Of western grain and provisions
that comes into the state is small in COM
parison with what 1t used to be. The
corn cribs and smoke houses are now
filled with home products, and therefore
the farmers have not so much reason to
complain of hard times. Cotton is the
money crop, but the money received for it
does not now go to the west for supplies
with which TO make the cotton.
1t is quite certain that the farmers of
the south are better off than those of any
other section. While the cotton crop Will
not be large one, the price which cot
ton is commanding is a pretty fair one.
The farmers who grow their own sup
plies are therefore able to pay their
taxes and other obligations and have con-
siderable left to meet any unexpected
demands that may be made upon them.
There is one thing, however, that the
great majority of the Georgia farmers
have not learned, and that is the advant-
ages of a garden. Most farmers think
that time spent in making a garden is
time wasted. There was never a greater
mistake. A garden inteligently planted
and carefully kept will supply a farmers
table with vegetables for a large part of
the year, and vegetables are not only
necessary to an inviting table, but are
also conducive to good health. A farm
er's family whose diet is confined to
bread and meat is very apt to be siclly
and bad tempered and where those con-
dltions prevail there cannot be a great
deal of happiness.
There Is still another thing that farmers
neglect We refer to fruit. In this To-
eality peaches pears, figs. plums and ber-
ries of all kinds can be grown with very
little trouble. 1t is strange therefore why
any farmer is without an abundance of
fruit. The agricultural commissioner,
while advising farmers to adopt DIVERSE
fed and intensive farming, should also
impress upon them the Importance of gar.
dens and fruit trees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-29
ELECTION Fignres.

Is there anybody who gets satisfaction
out Of the election estimates? If there is,
we haven't seen / i'm. No confidence is felt
in the estimates of either the Bryan or the
Mckinley managers. Each party is claim
ing the election. and the nearer the cleo
ton approaches the more amazing the
claims appear TO be.
Tuesday, Chairman Campau OF the
! democratic national committee. sent out
an estimate in which he claimed that Mr.
| Bryan would carry thirty-one states, hay-
| ing two hundred and eighty-three electoral
votes. Mr. Campau, In connection with this
! statement, said; THE democratic national
committee waits the result of next weeks
election with serene confidence. William
Jennings Bryan will be elected by the
largest popular majority given any Presi-
dent In a quarter of a century. He will
have more than 300 votes in the electoral
college. Our reports from the middle west
ern states show the effects of his wonder
full campaigning tour through them"
From this statement we turn to that Of
Mr. Hanna, issued the day before that of
Mr.. Campau. Mr.. Hanna says that Mr.
Mckinley will have thirty-three out of the
forty-hve states and 361 out of the All cleo
toral votes. A claim of this sort practically
amounts to blufing There is certainly
good grounds for thinking Mr.. Hanna is
not sincere. especially as he says, in con-
nection with the above estimate, that the
republicans have hopes of carrying Geor-
gia, Texas, Virginia, Montana and Idaho.
Why doesn't he say at once that the re-
publicans expect to carry every one of the
forty-fve states? He certainly cannot be
well informed, and yet sincere, when he
says the republicans have hopes of carry
ing Georgia and Virginia. What ground
is there for thinking Mckinley has a ghost
of a chance for carrying either of these
states? No well informed republican in
Georgia expects Mckinley will carry this
state.
1t looks as If both the democratic and re-
publican estimates were given out for one
purpose only, and that is to influence the
voters who have not yet made up their
minds but who want to vote the winning
ticket. But do the estimates accomplish
that object? The hesitating voter who
reads the estimates of each party is just
as much in the dark as he was before he
saw them.
The party managers ought to deal frank
ly with the public. They ought to give the
situation as it is, as nearly as they can
or else they ought not to give out any es-
Inmates at all.
The republicans are not so sure of Nc
Kinley's election as they pretend to be. On
Tuesday the New York Tribune, in an edi-
torial article, after showing to its own
satisfaction apparently that there is no
doubt of Mr. McKinley's election, ended the
article with the question what if?" That
little 'if'' makes it quite clear that in the
minds of the best informed republicans
there is considerable doubt as to whether
their party will be victorious.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-29
why Drummers Get Hot.

'Look-a-herer' snorted a disguised
drummer in one Of the hotel corridors last
night, says the Philadelphia Record, "if
] were sure that the popocrats would re-
form these iniquitous railroads I'd vote
for Bryan as sure as I'm a pillar of the
church. What's my kick? Why, the in
fernal, billybe-dashed baggage smasher,
that's what. A steel-framed, steel-walled
trunk dissolves before his fiendish assaults
like SNOWFALL in Hades. A railroad COM
pany receives less than one cent a pound
per 100 miles for carrying a box of freight
If the box weighs 100 pounds it is seldom
moved about by less than two men, and
they handle it as gingerly as new daddy
totes his first baby. But when it comes TO
baggage, that's different. The railroad
gets from two to three dollars a hundred
miles for transporting $50 pounds of man
(who loads and unloads HIMSELF and $50
pounds of baggage. Now the only reason
two men ever handle trunk is that they
may throw it to the very highest point
of a baggage truck. But when they come
to unload it one of them goes off to talk
politics to brakeman, while the other
yanks the truck out just far enough that
it may drop to the platform with that
thud you've read of. The more your trunk
is shattered the greater the glee Of the
fiend. Oh. it's a wonder every drummer
in the land isn't bowling, wild-eyed an
archistr'