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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-15
Boston g. Maine e. r.
N Effect June 81. 1896.
WESTERN DIVISION.


WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains lesye Portland. Union station. TO,
scarboro Crossing. 9.05, 10.00a. m. 1900
l. TO- 900, o.l5, $50, $40, 7.1op. M; Scar
1000 a: M, 1900, LIS, B 3o.3.55. 5.I5 $50,
go, TO, 800 m; OLD Orchard Beach
4;o5, 100, 40, $40, 800, 1000 a. M, 1900,
i2 ~; l,d5 20 $50, 3.55, 5.15, 800, 600,
go, 10, 500 p. m. saoo. 100 $40, 9O5,
1000 m, 1900, 1920, LIS, $50, $3.50, 5.l5,
300, sos, GO, 500 p. m. Biddsford. TOO,
$50, 3.55,. 10. $50, $50. Soop. M; Ken,
nebunk. ZOO 40, 1000 a. M, 1920, g. 80.
g. 9 lo 500; $40 pm. Kennebunkport, 100,
$40, 1000 a. M, IL. 20, $50 6.05, $40 p. m. |;
Wells Beach, .oo, 40 a. M. $50, 5.15 >. m. |;
North Berwick, Dover, 4o5, TOO, $40,
a. m; 1920 $50. 5.l5, COS p. m; somers-
worth. 4 %, 90. $40 a. NJ. 1920, $50
BAY, WoifbOro, 8. 40 a. m. 1920, $50 D. m. {;
Lakeport, Laconia, tYeirs, Plymouth, $40
a. m, 1920 p. M; Wolfboro, Long Island,
Center Harbor, (via Alton Bay and steamer
$40 am, 2 2op. m. Worcester (via somers-
worthand Roehester,) 700 a. NJ Manohes
ter Concord so VIA Rockingham Junctl TOO a.
1920 p. m; Rockingham junction, Exeter,
t4.o5, Zoo, $40 a. m. 1920, $50 1906 p.
1850 4.o2. 7.16, $. so p. m. Leave Boston
for Portlsnd. 80, 500 $50 a. NJ, 100
Alb. SOL r. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Scarboro Crossing 800, 1910 a. M.
2.00,340, 500, 6.15, lis p. m. scarboro
Beach, Pine Point, no 800 1910 a. M,
LOO, 200, $40 4.I5, 500, 6.15, tbs D.
NJ; Old Orchard Beach, 4.05, ITO, 800,
1910 a. M, 100, 200, $40, 4.15, 800 $50,
Clio, Is p m.; Saco, Biddeford, 900, 1910
a. m, LOO, 200, $40, 4.15, 500. $50 6.15,
lib p. M; kennebunk, LOO, AIS, 80 I'm. /;
North Berwick, Dover, 400, a. M, LOO,
lib, $50 p. M; Rochester, Pennington,
Alton Bay, 4.15 p. M. Exeter, Haverhill,
Lawrence, Lowell. Boston, 4.O5 a. In LOO
$50 p. m. Arrive in Boston, 1926 q, M. b29
9.5S p. III.
Boston for Portland, 3.45 a. m.
EASTERN DIVISION
Prom Union Station for Biddsford. Now
buryport Aonesbury, SaleRa, Lynn, 200,
500 a. M; 1890. 500 p. m. Portsmouth,
Boston, 300, 1900, a. M, $3.50, IL. 40 90
Arrive in Boston, s. 58 a. M. 1851 a. 90. A.3O
800 p. N. Leave Boston for Portland, T.3O
500 a. NJ, 1890, 100, 1901 m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
FOR B1ddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port. Salem. Lynn, Boston. 2. 90 a. M, IL. 80
p. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.58 a. M, 400 D.
Leave Boston for Portland, 1900 a. M, 100,
$50 p. m.
tConneets with Rail Lines for New YORK j,
South and West
sConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
western division to North Berwick
sWestsrn Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
Ilr -'gh tickets to all points South and
We1 sale ss Ticket Office Union Station.
D: }. -4ANDERS. G. r. and T. A.. Boston.
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SEBAGO LAKE ROUTE.
Err HAWTHORNE

Will commence regular trips over the beaut
ful lakes and rivers of the Sebago Lake quite
on Monday, June 22d.
Leave Lake Station for Naples, Bridgeton.
North Bridgeton and harrison OH arrival OF
1.26 p. m. traIR from Portland.
Leave Harrison every day except Sunday at
Z. 4b a. M, North Bridgeton at s a. M, Bridge
ton at $50 a. M, and Naples at 9l5 a. M,
connecting at Sebago Lake Station with II. As
a. m. train for Portland and Boston.
Parties can leave Portland on the l25 D. m.
train, make the trip to Bridgton via steamer,
back all rail same afternoon.
Stage connections at Harrison for Waterford
Tickets for sale at Union Station.
Ju16df SEBAGO STEAMBOAT co
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HARpSWELL STEAMBOAT co.
The 365 Island Route.

Beginning June, %, 1896, steamers will
leav Portland Pier, Portland. as follows:
For LONG ISLAND. $50, 900, 10. % a. NJ,
zoo, $50, 6-16 p. m.
For CHEBEAGUE /, HARPSWELL
BAILEY'S and ORRS IS, $780, 1925 a, m.
For HOPE l., 9. 90 a. NJ, 2oop.m.
For CLIFF l.. 1925 a. M, coop. m.
1929 z, M 200, 5;25p; m. a
ISLAND. $40, 90 a. M, Lao, 400 p M
pm. Ly. So. HARpsWELL. 8. 20, 11;25 a. m,
CHEBEAGGE. 6.45, II. 50 a. A., 2. a, so p.
M, 1900, 500, 500 p; n. Ly, CLIFF /. no
m. Lv, LITTLE CHEBEAGUE, 7.25 a. M.
Tao q. M, il. 80, $40. 5.35, Gao p, m. Arrive
PORTLAND $50, 8. is a. m, LOO, 4.16, 600,
1905 p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Lv. PORTLAND for HARPSWELL and in
termediate landings, 1000, 10.4O a. H.. 200 D.
m. Return from Harpswen arrive Portland,
100, $50 p. m.
Sailing trip down the Bay every pleasant
Sunday, leave Portland. 2.l5 p. m. Return
$50 p, hi. Fare only 20 cents.
Daily excursions % miles down the Bay
Round trip tickets only so cts. Sunday ex-
cursions to Harpswell. 80 Cts, other landings,
% cts.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gen'l Manager.
1927 dtf
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MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co.
The Popular Line for Popham
Beach, Squirrel Island,
BOOthbay HarbOr
and Wiscasset.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

81 M NlEh Ak hANCEM ENJs
an and after Monday. June 29th 1896, the
" new and fast steamer SALAC1A will leave
Franklin Wharf. Portland, daily, except Sun
day, at a. M, for Popham Beach, Squirrel IS
land, Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset
Returning-leaye Wiscasset daily, except Sun
day, at 1915 p. M, touching at above landings,
arriving at Portland about $50 p. m.
Connections-at Squirrel Island, for Heron
Island, Christmas Cove and Pemaquid. At
Wiscasset, for all stations on Wiscasset and
Quebec r. r. AT Boothbay Harbor on Mon
days Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays, with
steamer Silver Star for New Harbor, Round
Pond, Friendship, Port Clyde, Tenants Harbor
and Rockland. At Portland, with Boston and
New York steamers.
Sundays-will leave Portland at a. M, for
Popham Beach, Squirrel Island and Boothbay
Harbor.
Returning-leaye Boothbay Harbor at 2
p. m.
Fares, Popham Beach, TOO. round trip $1.25.
Squirrel Island, Boothbay Earbor and Wis
casset 81 90 round trip $1.5O. Rockland $I75,
round trip $500.
Popular daily excursions. Round trip to any
landing, $1.00. Good for one day only.
For further information apply at company
Office, Franklin Wharf.
OC. OLIVER, CHAS. r. LEWIS,
President. Treasurer.
js25dtf
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RAILROADS.
GRAND TRUNK
Railway System.

On and after MONDAY. June 22nd, 1896.
trains will run as follows:
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston ITO, $40 a, m. ::
lilo, 80, 20 and 500 p. m.
For Gorham $40 a. M: $780, $40 and $50 D.
For Berlin and Island Pond $40 a. M; 100
and $50 p. IN.
For G?rham and Berlin Sundays 7.3O "a. m.
For Montreal and Chicago $40 a. M. and
$50 p. nj.
For Quebec $40 a. m. and $50 p. M
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn $40, $50 and
1l.30 a. M; 3.05, 5.15 and $50 D. m.
from Island Pond, Berlin and Gorham 6.4O
and ll.30 a. m; and 6.30 p. m.
From chicago and Montreal $40 a. m.; and
530 p. m.
From Quebec $50 D. m
The $50 D. m. train runs through to Montreal
daily, Sundays included. Attached to this
tram IS a Pullman for Montreal; also a
through Pullman for Chicago daily, Sundays
included, arriving at Chicago the second day at
1.50 p. III.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
s STTGBhfETr o1H ~ III Bon No IL MIDDLE
STREET.
oHAs. M. HAYS, Gen'l Manager.
Portland. June 22n1, 1896. je22u
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Candidate For a Museum.

"Do you see that woman thereP"
"Yes. What about herr"
"Most remarkable case ever heard Of
She got on a street car yesterday, and see
ing vacant seat near the center went, and
took 1t without standing in the door and
waiting for another passenger TO shove
along cleveland Leader.
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Eucklen's Arnica Sasve.

THE BEST sALvE in the world for
Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Chilblains Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to, give
Perfect satisfaction or money refunded
price % cents per box. For sale by Ii. p.
5. Goold, SIT Congress ST., under Con-
gress Square Hotel
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UP THE PRESUMPSCOT RIVER,

On and after this date steamer
SOkOkis will make three trips
daily from Bridge street, West
brook, West End, TO Madison
Falls, leaving landing AT West
brook at 10 a. ma, = and $50 ID.
m., c0mnectins with electric cars
which leave head of PrebIe
street, Portland, at 90 "a. nm,
LILO and $40 p. I'M.
j. H.. r. J.. HezeIton, Prop.
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From One Who Knows

Jules-Let me warn you, my good fell
low. That tall chap yonder is bent on your
best girl. ''-
Bertrand (scornfully)-Bent2 Well if
ne is no richer than am, he'll be broke
on her, too, before the summer is out
New York Journal - o"''
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OTTO LILENTHAL'S WORK.
His Marked Achievements in Aero
nautics.

He Constructed Wings by Means of Which
He succeeded in Soaring at One Time
About a Fifth of Mile-His Idea of
the Problem to Be solved.-others'
Work,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-15
Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'v
In Effect juno e2. 1886

In Effect juno e2. 1896.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. & 100 F. M. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Falls, Bucknsld, Can.
ton. Dxield and Rumtord Falls Also
for Roxbury, Byron, Houghton. Bemis and
Rangeley Lakes points via r. +. and r. L. r.
II.
$50 a. M, 100 ana *5.1op. m. From Union
Station Tor Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
*On Saturdays only train leaving Portland at
8. 10 p. m. runs through to Rumford Falls.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumfurd Falls.
Through tickets on sale for all points
on L. & r.. F. R'y. Also for all
points on Rangeley Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD. Trafic Mgr.
Portland. Maine.
E. L. LoYEJoY, Superintendent
ju:ii2 dit Rumford Falls. Maine
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Perfectly Willing.

"Do you think your mother would let
you have another piece of cake, Williep'
ooh, yes, ma'am. She told me to be
sure and get filed up while had the
chance. detroit Free Press
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STEAMER MADELEINE
will make daily excursions tn
HarpsWelI Center

at a. m. and p. m.
Fare for round trip, SO cents. Fare for
round Trip including first class dinner az Mere
Point House, Mere Point, or Merrlrs restau-
Tant, bustlnS Island or Gem Cottage, Free
port @I'oo. jY10 dH
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.,
CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF
Week Day Time Table.
Summer Arrangements, July 4, 1898.

For Forest City Landing, Peaks'Island,5 45,
$40, 500, 900, 1000, 5000 HOO A. M
1900, $780, *1.45, 215 800, 1916 400
800, $40, 6.15, 200. 100, $500 $50 P. M.
Return-6. 20, 1920 $50, $50. 1920 *l1.OO
11.30. A. M, 1920, LOO, *2.15, 2.45, 800.
*415 800 5.a0 6. 90, 6.3O.*7.3O, $50, *9.OOs
1918 P. NJ, or at close of entertainment.
For Cushing's Island, e. 40, 500 300, *lO. 80
II. 90 a: NJ. 1890, Els, 800, 4.30, els,
200, $500, 9.30P M
Return-7.00, SIS, 9.15, no AS. 11.20 A. NJ,
1915, 2.55, $50. 4.45, GAO, 1920, $50,
For Irefethen's, Evergreen, Little and
Great Diamond Islands, $50, 500, 700,
500, 800, 1880 A. NJ, 1900 NJ, 200, s3.15,
4.2O. 5. 40, Clio, 7.30, 1890 P. NJ,
Return-Leaye Trefethen's, $50, TOO, 500.
$40. 1920, 11.5oA NJ, LOS, 800, *435,
5.25, $40, TOO, $50, SO 25 P. NJ
Keturn-Leave Evergreen, 6.15, 6.55,
7.55, 9.0h, 1915, 1145 A. NJ, LOO 3.15,
1870, 30, 6.45, $50, *1O.2oP. M
Return-Leaye Little Diamond $50 71o.
$40, $780, 10. 80 A. M, 1900 NJ, LIS, $50,
*4.46, 5.3a, 6.55, $40, *1o.35 P. NJ.
Retnrn-Leave Great Diamond, 6.25, 7.O5,
sos, 9.15, 1925, 11.55 A. H., Ito, 1926,
$40, $50, 6.35, $40, 5000 P. M.
For u Ponoe's Landing Long Island. $50.
200, *3.l6 +.20, 5.45, $780, 1880 P. M.
Island. sos, GAO, 7.45, $50. $50, 11.20 4.
M, 1880. ESQ, ~4.o5, $40, 635, 500 *l0.1B
For Mariners Landing, Long Island,
800, 1890 A. NJ, 200, *3. IS, 5. 45 P. NJ
eturn-Leave Mariners Landing, Long
Island, 1000, II 80 A. M, 800, *4.15, 6.45
RIP. M.
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Sunday Time Table.

For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island
800, 800, 1000, 400 A; M. 1920, t*1.3o,
2.l5, *315, 3.45, 40, els, 7.3O NJ.
For Cushing's Island, 800, 500. .O0A. M,
1920, 2.15, 40, 445, els. 7.30 P. NJ.
For Trefetheifs, Evergreen, Little and
Great Diamond Islands. 100, 500, $50,
1890 A. NJ, 12.15, 200, 1915, 4.2o, 5.15,
6.15, E.30 P. NJ.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, TOO,
500, $50. 1890 A. Nj, l2.15, +*1.30,, 200,
IS, 10, 4.20 5.15, II so P. NJ.
For Mariners Landing, Long Island,
$50. 1880, A. NJ, 200, 1915. APO, 5.15 P.
NJ.
sNot run in stormy or foggy weather
4For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island, and
Ponce's Landing, Long Island, only.
Tickets sold over this line to Greenwood
Garden, Forest City Rink and
Pavilion Theatre.
Unavoidable delays excepted and subject
to change without notice.
9. VT. COOLING. General Manager.
july5 diff
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PresumpSCot River Steamboat Co.
STEAMER SANTA MARIA

STEAM Err SANTA MARIA
Will leave Cumberland Mills foot of Warren
Avenue, daily. Sundays included, as foil ows:
For Pride's Bridge, Rverton Park, West Fal-
mouth, Lower Falls and Pleasant Hill at 10 a.
m. and 2 p. m.
To make close connection with this Steamer
take West6rook Electrics leaving Head of
treble ST., Portland. at 90 a, m. and ITO p.
Leave RlVerton Park for all landings down
river, at 1920 a. M, 2.3o, 4.3o p. m.
10 make close connections with Steamer at
R!verton Park, take Deering or Riverten Elec-
trics leaving Head of Pfeble st. at $50 a. M.
l.3O and $50 p. m.
- RETURNING -
Leave Lower Falls, or Pleasant HILL at IL. 80
a. NJ, 80 and $50 p. M
Leave Riverton for Cumberland Mills at
1900 M, 800 p. m.
g. Every Thursday and Saturday evenings, the
steamer santa Maria will leave Cumberland
Mills for Riyerton Park at 7.3O O'Clock, return
ing at close OF Entertainment.
Steamers can be chartered for evening sails
at low rates.
je3odtf c. L. GOODRIDGE. Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16

According to a celebrated anatomist
there are upwards of 100000 little
glands in the human stomach. These
glands pour out the digestive juices
which dissolve or digest the food. In
digestion is want of juice, weakness oil
glands, need of help to restore the
health of these organs. The best and
most natural help is that given by
Shaker Digestive Cordial. Natural, be-
cause it supplies the materials needed
by the glands to prepare the digestive
juices. Because 1t strengthens and in
vigorates the glands and the stomach,
until they are able to do their work alone
Shaker Digestive Cordial cures lndiges
ton certainly and permanently. II
does so by natural means, and therein
lies the secret of its wonderful and un
varied success.
At druggists, price 10 cents to $l.O(
ner bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
He Had The Coon.
1t and StYeamo.

Forest and Stream.
Many of the sayings and doings of
the southern negro that find their way
into print may be apocryphal, but
enough are known to be true to make
good his claim to humor. A gentle
man discussing coon hunting relates
and incident that illustrates this char
acteristic drollery.
The party, consisting OF hunters:
dogs, axes and torches galore, had
been hunting for good part of the
night without any luck whatever.
Finally the dogs treed a coon. 1t
would take some time to fell so large a
tree, and one of the negroes volunteer
ed to climb it and ascertain the where
abouts of the coon.
All agreed to this and sat around tc
await developments. Soon after the
negro had disappeared among the
branches peculir sound was hearc
from the top of the tree. 1t was {
kind of mixture of negro and coor
dialect. Some one yentured the re.
mark:
Bill, have you got that COON"
eyes, sah," was the reply. '!'ve go
dis coon, but l wish you'd send some
O. dem darkies up here to help turn
him loose"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
The Two Ozark Days.
St. Louis Republic.

St. Louis Republic.
There are two "dark days" mention
ed in the annals of New England.
The first occurred on Oct. II, l7l6,
when it suddenly became so dark soon
after noon that the people were forced
to use artificial lights to do their ordi-
nary work. This strange condition OF
the atmosphere lasted about 81 hours.
Again, on May 10, 1850, there was a
remarkable darkening of the atmos-
phere, but the phenomenon did not
come on so suddenly as that upon the
earlier date. The darkness in this lat
ter instance began between lC
and Ii o'clock on the morning OF the
day named and lasted throughout the
day. The darkness extended from the
northeastern part of New England
westward as far as Albany and south
to Pennsylvania. The most intense
and prolonged darkness, however, was
confined to Massachusetts,, more espec
fallv to the seaboard. 1t Is said t<
have come from the southwest, bu
there is no mention of it made In tht
history of Ohio or the Virginias. The
exact cause still remains one OF the un
explained mysteries.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16

Louis. He is little old man. with
a serious black face shining out from
beneath an aureole of silvery-whlte
woolly hair, who cannot speak more
than half dozen words of English.
He owns few fruitful acres, which
he has fertilized and cultivated 50 care
fully that he has waxed opulent, and is
by far the richest man in the commu-
nifty. He works from the early morn
ing until the darkness closes in, ex-
ceptlng when he Is praying He is de-
yotedly pious, and he retires to his lit
tie vine-covered house in the midst OF
his possessions to pray every hour or
two. He raises a succession of veget-
ables, which are marketed by his two
daughters, who carry them into Mobile
in baskets on their heads. AS he has
the earliest and finest vegetables in all
that part of the country, he gets the
highest price for them. When we WIS.,
tied this black truck-garden prince his
small holding was for the most part
devoted to peas. There were six acres
of them, and each pod-laden vine was
carefully tied to a small stick driven
down by it. Not only Is old Charlie
most thrifty and frugal, but also most
generous. He has quite sum OF
ready money at his command, and
when any of his tribe need pecuniary
help he invariably comes to their aid.
The women are no less industrious
and frugal than the men. There are
large saw-mills in the vicinity of the
settlement, and the Princesses Zuma
and Gambia make a regular business of
supplying the mill hands with fresh
ly-cooked dinner, and have grown we'll
to-do on the proceeds.
These Africans pride themselves on
being not light of color, but very black
1t was with unmixed pride that Cudjo
Louis wife pointed to her shining
black sons and daughters and said
"My childrens is all Africans" 1t is
doubtful, Notwithstanding her CONVEX
sion to Christianity, if she would not
be glad to have their swarthy faces tat.
tooed as are the faces of all those who
crossed the ocean in that last slave ship
So strong is racial pride among these
people that they do not often intermar-
ry With the colored people of this
country. immortality is not known
among them. They do not multiply
but rather diminish as the years go on
and some OF the families have already
died out altogether.
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Reform in Criminal Trials.

There is no other country on Gods
green earth, says the Washington Times,
where as many murders are commit
ted in proportion to the population, as
in the United States. The figures are
simply appalling. Within fifteen years
the number has increased over 1000
per cent. In 1880 and the years pre-
ceding that, about LOCO murders were
committed in 1886 the number was
], ,449, ana gradually the horrible list
has swelled until the record Tor 1896
stands at 1922. England, with a pop
ulation about half as large as ours, has
only $50 murders on an average every
year, and Italy has less than one fourth
of our number.
The most natural question Is: What
is the cause? Go into the criminal
courts and into the prisons. Murder
has come to be popular, and the people
have made it so. Not only are assas-
sins treated with great consideration by
prison authorities and sought out by
foolish numbskulls to be loaded with
flowers and dainties, but the law con-
nives at making them feel that they
occupy distinguished position in the
criminal ranks, and by these reasons are
entitled to l1nuSl1aI consideration The
trial of the most brutal murderer, even
though he may have been caught in
the very act of Staying his victim, is
surrounded with such regards as to put
in the shade all other judicial proceed
ures, whether criminal or civil. Delay
follows delay, and In the end but a
small percentage of the murderers get
the punishment they deserve.
Where is it ali to end? What will
be the record half century hence il
we progress at this fearful ratio? What
is to become of our boast that we are
the most civilized and most enlighten-
ed people in the world? The remedy
lies in the hands Of the courts and ju-
ries. It is they who must make the
murderers understand that for theil
crime there is but one penalty, and that
certain, and the extenuating circum-
stances will be but few and far between
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
Did You Ever.

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy fol
your troubles? If not get bottle now
and get relief. This medicine has
been found to be peculiarly adapted
to the relief and cure OF all Female
Complaints, exertlng a wonderful di
rect Influence in giving strength and
tone to the organs. If you have Loss
OF Appetite, Constipation, Headache,
Painting Spells, Or are Nervous, Sleep
less Excitable, Melancholy Or troubled
with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters Is
the medicine you need. Health and
Strength are guaranteed by its use.
Fifty cents ano $1.OO at E. 7. White
head & Co.'S Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manu-
facturer's Agent, Columbus, Ohio, GER
tifies that DR.. Kings New Discovery
has no equal as Cough remedy. j. D
Brown, Prop. st. James Hotel, Ft
Wayne, Ind, testifies that he was cur
ed of a Cough of two years standing
caused by La Grippe, by DR.. Kings
New Discovery. r. F. Merrid, Bald.
winsville, Mass, says that he has used
and recommended it and never knew
it to tail and would rather have 1t thar
any doctor, because it always cures
Mrs Hemmlng, 222 E. 25th ST., Chi
cago, always keeps 1t at hand and has
no fear OF Group, because It instantly
relieves. Free Trials Bottles at E. L
Whitehead & Co.'S Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1896.
THE SLEEPING OF THE WIND.

The great red moon was swinging
Allow in the purple east
The robins had ceased from singing
The noise of the day had ceased;
The golden sunset islands
Had faded into the sky,
And warm from the sea of silence
A wind of sleep came by.
1t came so balmy and resting
That the treetop breathed kiss,
And drowsy oe-bird, nesting,
Chirped wee note of bliss;
1t stole over fragrant thickets
As soft as an owl could fly,
And whispered to tiny crickets
The words of a lullaby.
Then slowly the purple darkened,
The whispering trees were still,
And the hush of the woodland hardened
To a crying whlp-poor-will;
And the moon grew whittier, and by it
The shadows lay dark and deep;
But the fields were empty and quiet
For the wind had fallen asleep
Charles B. Going IN Ladies Home Jour-
7NZ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-16
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

AN OLD AND WELI-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhma. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by Drug
gists in every part of tho World.
Twenty five cents bottle. Its value
is incalculable. BE sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and .Hke
no other kind. (R) y 26 ly