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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
DIED SUDDENLY.

Correspondents to TIE CoAMoSwEAITa.'
WILMINGTON, N. c., June 2Sth, '97.
Mrs. A. J. Parker is quite sick with
tvphoid fever. Her condition, how
ever, is not considered dangerous.
Mr.. Crump1er and wife OF Washing
ton we're here last week as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Keith.
The many friends OF Mrs. John u.
Biggs who has been quite sick for the
past week or more, will be glad to know
she is improving.
Mrs. r. A. Glenn died very sud-
denly last night. The burial services
were held this afternoon, conducted by
Rev. A. J. Parker. A husband and two
small children are left to mourn her
loss.
Mr.. J.Gus GODDARD of Windsor is in
town.
Miss Carrie Alexander of Palmyra is
visiting the family of Mr.. John D.
Biggs.
Rev. G. l.. Finch lectured in Parmele
last night.
The meeting which has been in pro
gress in the Disciples church during
the past two weeks came to close last
Sunday. Quite number united with
kthat church as a result of the meeting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
AN IMPORTANT CASE.

There is now an important case pend
ing in the Supreme Court of the United
States in which the Patapsco Guano
Company is plaintiff and the Board OF
Agriculture OF North Carolina Is de-
fendant. The question involved in it
is whether or not the fertilizer tonnage
tax is constitutional. In May, 1896,
this case was argued before the Su-
preme Court of the United States by
Thomas N. Hill, Esq, of Halifax, tor
the plaintiff, and Mess. F. III. Busbee
and r. H. Battle, OF Raleigh, for the
defendant
The Supreme Court held it under
advisement, without rendering any de-
cision, until May "a, 1897, when re-
argument was ordered. This will take
place on October II, 1897.
This is one of the largest cases ever
tried in this State, as the amount in
volved is about fifty thousand dollars
per annum.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will, be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires con-
stltutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mocous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprletors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure.
send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo
Ohio. - Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
WISELY SAID.

The North Carolina Baptist recently
gave expression to q very clear truth in
the following paragraph:
"Partlsanry in public education is a
crime getting to be quite common, if
we read the events of the day Alright.
Within the past few days we have been
treated to some most nauseating doses
OF political trading In the administra-
ton OF sacred trusts. To begin With,
the first Monday in June, was a red
letter day for the paying of political
debts and the making of new contracts
in North Carolina. Under the new
school law the Commissioners, Register
and Clerk were made Board for the
election of County Board of Educa-
ton, and the work done by some OF
these electing Boards was partisanry
gone to eed. Men wholly incompetent
were chosen as members of school
boards. Men whose only recommends
ton was party loyalty, were set over the
county schools. Such action can but
condemn the actors as unfaithful in the
administration of q sacred trust. And
whenever men go far forget the require
ments Of honesty and decency as to
sacrifice the well being OF the helpless
children OF co1nty to the advance
ment OF party interests, these men are
untitled from the standpoint of honor
to touch in any form the public schools
Of the State"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
YES, THEY NOTICE 1T.

This paper two weeks ago said some.
thing about the Inconsistencies OF East.
ern Carolina people Dragging about
their section and then advertising it as
unhealthy by going away from home
every summer.
People notice such Inconsistencies
Webster's Weekly, published In Reds
vile, commenting on our observations,
suggests that people worry too much
about the heat. Our contemporary
wisely suggests that worrying about the
heat lengthens the term, but taking it
quietly shortens it. This is all too true
to need comment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01


Pepsinagogue cures
dyspepsia, Tones up
the heart and sreadies
the nerves. Makes old
people strong. Taking
40 to so drops doses
tor several months
cures Asthma. IF your
druggist does not keep
1t send SO cents to DR..
Hyatt, Kinston, n. c.,
and get a bottle by
mail.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and Is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by Druggists in every
part OF the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take
no other kind. l211v
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
COL. IA TIE DEAD.

Col. Samuel Med. Tate died sud-
denly at his home in Morganton last
Friday. He was Treasurer of the State
two years, from 1892 to 1894 and was
held in high esteem as a good citizen
and faithful public servant.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
TAR HEEL APPOINTMENTS.

The Washington correspondent to
the Richmond Dispatch Sunday men,
toned the following appointments for
North Carolina:
"The delay in the appointment OF
Collector and District Attorney for the
Western North Carolina District has
caused some anxiety among those who
are expecting minor appointments UNI
der these officials. The delay Is with
out significance, and is due only to the
pressure on the clerical capacity Of the
departments. The first of the appoint
ments named was made to-day, and Sem
ator Pritchard says the second will be
sent to the Senate on Monday. He
got this assurance to day from the
President. Chairman Holton who will
be named for District Attorney, left to-
day for home, and Colonel Harkins,
who was nominated for Collector to-
day. arrived today, prepared to make
the necessary bond and take charge of
the Office in Asheyille on July LIST. A
number Of North Carolinians (appli-
cants for deputy collectorships in the
different districts) are here.
Mr.. XII Gutger is slated for CONSUL
ship in China, and the appointment is
now in the White House incubator.
The appointment Of q postmaster at
Charlotte is again held up, with the ex-
pectation that a new candidate will
be produced who will harmonic the
warning factions. At present the
contest has assumed the proportions
OF an all-summer row, and the indef-
mite retention Of the present capable
and popular Democratic incumbent is
a strong probability"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01

"kast summer one of our grandzehil-
dren was sick with severe bowel trou-
ble," says Mrs. E. Gregory, of Fred
erickstown, Mo. "Our doctors remedies
had failed, then we tried Cbamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhma Remedy,
which gave very speedy relief" For
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scot
land Neck, n. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.

The Sanford Express which recently
has been purchased by Mess. P. III. st.
Clair and A. L. Mcintosh, last week
gave a most extensive write up of San
ford and its advantages. The edition
was we'll illustrated and showed COM
mendable enterprise on the part of the
publishers. We venture to predict
that every dollar which Sanford's citi-
zens expended In assisting the publish
ers to send out such paper will come
back to them with a large interest,
ly or Indirectly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
THURSDAY, JULY l, 1897.
DON'T, DIR. K7NGSBURY.

The Wilmington Messenger made an
editorial clipping from this paper and
credited it to the Scotland Neck Dem
ocrat." Once more (and we shall do
it again if necessary 1--WE call the atten-
ton of the brethren of the press to
the fact that there is only one paper
printed in Scotland Neck, and
that is The COMMONMONwEALTH
It has not been "The Democrat"
since June III, 1896. The next issue,
June Is, 1896, it was The COMMON
WEALTH and will remain so.
We hope the brethren will get us
straight after awhile.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
STATE GLEANINGS.
ONLY ONE IN THE STATE.

Gastonia Gazette: There 1s only
one deaf and blind person known of in
the State, so we learned recently in
conversation with Prof. Jonas Costne1
and Supt. John E. Ray, of the instltu.
ton for the Blind. We had thought
that the afflicted of this class were com.
paratively numerous and are rejoiced
that the contrary is true.
GENIUS IN HARNETT.
Dunn Union: A young man named
Mathews living in Neill's Greek town.
ship has novel way of catching hawks
He places small steel trap on the end
of long pole which he sticks in the
ground. The hawk alights on the trap
and is caught. He has caught 20 Of
the chicken eaters this spring.
RALEIGH,s GOOD LUCK.
Last Fridays News & Observer stated
that the people of Durham few days
ago subscribed $4,000 for st. Mary'e
School in Raleigh, and Col. J. S. Carr
had previously given that Institution
$1,000.
Also Mr.. d. L. Gore of Wilmington
gave $500 to the Baptist Female Uni.
versity of Raleigh.
WILL MOVE SOUTH.
The Charlotte News said few days
ago:
"Mr. Joseph Bamford, Jr., of Pater-
son, N. j., is at the Central. He will
probably spend several days here.
"Mr. Bamford is silk manufacturer
from the silk metropolis of New Jersey
He contemplates moving his silk fac.
tory South, and is inspecting Southern
cities with that end in view. His
plant is said to employ a thousand op-
eratives, and this would be large &C.
QUESTION to the industrial population
OF any CITY,.
ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
Winston Sentinel: A joint stock
company is being formed to build 9
railway line from Morganton to Blow
ing Rock, to be run by electric or com
pressed air morton power. Already
much of the stock has been subscribed
and capitalists at Morganton, Raleigh
and New York are engaged in the pro
motion of the scheme. Among those
actively interested in the promotion OF
the plan is Mr.. T. K. Bruner, late
secretary of the State Board of Agri
culture.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
Notice,

SPECIAL ELECTION.
In pursuance OF an Act #
lslature of lS97,'.as apnp.,, u !. ~
lie Laws of 1897 Chan 4Sl II 4 n
ifax county, hereby give nss \
have called an election IN I !.
each and every School dis,, %
county OF Halifax On Tuess ss !,
second Monday in Aug, i IN y
1897, upon the question Il !" y VI
a special district tax Of 70 ss W..
hundred NJ Dollars worth Of p ,yrs
3Octs. on the poll, for the r r,HN]
OF said district. '''''
This the Sth day Of June le|
Mon. FURGEsJ|
Clerk OF Board Of Comns
6 II At.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
A SLIGHT WRECK.

|
ago near Plymouth
"On Wednesday morning as the 7 so
mail and passenger train on Atlantic
Coast Line pulled out from this city
on her South bound trip, it was wreck
ed at the first curve.
ut seems that the engine passed the
Y switch, but the tender and cars
switched, thus giving the engine such
a jerk that she was thrown several feet
from the track. No serious damage
was done and no one hurt. The wreck
train was telegraphed for and came
In behind the IL o'clock freight
and by two o'clock the wrecked
train was on the track and pulled out.
The damage to the road having been
repaired the wreck train started out
but was derailed at the same place. No
damage is reported, only few minutes
delay"
DEATH AND HAIL STORM.
Greenville Reflector Mr.. Thomas
Carson. who lived hear Parnele, died
on Sunday. Mr.. Carson was very old
man and for year or more his mind
has been impaired. On Saturday he
in some way got hold of box of con-
centrated I've and drank some of the
contents, from the effects OF which he
died next day. It is believed he drank
the I've without knowing what he was
doing.
The Kings x Roads section of Falk-
land township was visited by a severe
wind and hail storm Saturday afternoon.
For space about two miles square
great damage was done and at some
places crops were entirely destroyed
and have been abandoned. The wind
was terrific enough to uproot large trees
and after the storm had passed hail
could be raked up by the bucket full.
JOKES ARE DANGEROUS.
The Kinston Free Press of Saturday
said:
we heard yesterday of shooting
the day before in the Atlantic Hotel
bar-room at Morehead City. It seems
that young man named Siocumb, Of
Goldsboro, and Mr.. Sam Wooten, Of
LaGrapge, roomed together, and were
paying attentions to the same young
lady. During the night Slocumb stole
note written by the lady to Wooten
out OF the lattefs pocket. Next morn
ing Wooten missed the note and asked
Slocumb about II. slocumb acknowl-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
BARN BURNED.


The Tarboro Southerner says:
Saturday night about eleven o'clock
Mr.. Jos. w. Philips, living near Battle
boro discovered his barn to be on fire
and in little while the building was
entirely consumed together with its
contents which consisted of $50 barrels
OF corn and some farming implements.
There was no insurance. Mr.. Philips
is satisfied the fire was of incendiary
origin but beyond certain suspicious,
has no proof. It is stated by some
that there is an organized gang of in
cendiaries In that locality. If so they
should be found out and made to feel
the hand of the law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-01
Best Engagement Rings.

Why not write BELL The Jeweler
about that engagement ring you need ?
He always carries very large stock of
them and can suit you exactly. His
prices are as low as frst-class rings can
be sold for he engraves every ring free
Of charge. TRY him once and if the
ring Isn't the kind you wish he will
return your money.
Address YOUR letter to
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28

COME DO wv, BROTHER.
The editor of the Mason City
Ia.) Republican is a malevolent
ass as will be seen from the follow
ing editorial which appeared in his
paper:
The woman who takes her life into her
own hands mot in danger from the negroes)
and goes down to live in the south to teach
the colored pc ople how to read and write, to
prepare proper meals, to be tidy in. dress and
ting the social condition of that section.
She should be met with cordial welcome
by the whites of the place in which She
iabors. She does not come to enter into
afternoon teas. lawn parties and the like
and does not expect it. She ought, how
ever, in civilized community to be treated
as lady. No word of reproach should be
put upon her in public private. She is
sacrificing home and friends in her love to
mankind in a desire to uplift the poor and
downtrodden, and yet to the shame of the
White people Of the community sssa,nS in which
cast, a person to be insulted if OPP
portuni,y offers. But after all, it is no
wonder that people who have advanced SO
little in true christian civilization should
have a natural aversion to things pure, high
minded, self sacrificing and Cody in ambi-
ton.
If the editor of the Republican
has such an undying love for the
negroes, The Gazette will advise
him to sell his print shop and come
down to Louisiana and engage in
the philanthropic work of teaching
juvenile coons 'sto be tidy in dress
and industrious in habits" He
should also take along his wife and
daughters, who, having advanced
so far in true christian civilization"
as not to have ssnatural aversion
to things pure, high minded and
self-sacrificing," will be able to join
him in the work of uplifting the
colored race. They will have a
/ sweet and odorous time of it, pre-
pairing proper meals for negroes,
/, but such esthetic folks will hardly
object to it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28

It seems fashionable among GER
tain class of newspapers and politi-
clans to ridicule the idea of negro
supremacy which they are pleased'to
call "spook." The Gazette
agrees with disable contemporary, the
Baton Rouge Advocate, that SO long
as the negroes remain a political
factor those who believe in
Caucasian government should not
allow themselves to be deluded by
this ssspook' business.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28

The Gazette IS informed that there
is movement among the reform
editors in this State to hold con-
vention for the purpose of canoniz-
ing Dominick O'Malley of the Item.
It is proposed to dub him Saint
Dominick. 1t is not yet positively
known, but it is generally believed
that our friend Bob Bienvenu will
omciate at the canon1zation.
O'Malley may not have labored
abundantly, but he has undoubted-
ly suffered much on account of his
ZEAL
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28
WONDERFUL COTTON.

Montgomery M. FOlSOm, a
writer in the Times-Democrat, tells
of most wonderful cotton plant
grown by Mr.. Jackson, a farmer
near Atlanta, Ga. The seed of this
extraordinary cotton was brought
to Georgia by Adolph Kyle, an En-
glish Jew, who found them in Cen
trail Africa. 1t was while camping
with party of prospectors that
Mr.. Kyle's attention was attracted
by the abundance of the fruit and
the strange appearance of the plant,
which appeared to him more like
young tree. He conceived the hap
py idea of cutting off a section
from the plant, which was more
than twenty feet in height. He
wrapped it carefully and stored it
away. Some time after he
made up his mind to visit America
and he carried his African cotton
with him. Some time during the
autumn of 1894 he arrived at At
lanta and after telling all he knew
about the seed he gave them to
Mr.. Jackson who planted them in
the spring of 1895. The plants
sprouted out in due time, and soon
surprised the people of that section
by attaining height of twelve to
fourteen feet. Farmer Jackson
was more than compensated for his
trouble and in 1896 he had enough
seed to plant half an acre from
which he subsequently picked over
1000 pounds of seed cotton, and
although not carefully ginned, it
yielded 800 pounds of lint cotton
pronounced by experts to be the
finest ever gro wn in Geor-
gia. Well-1nformed gentlemen have
agreed that it was equal to the best
Egyptian cotton Should this cotton
continue to grow SO we'll, it will re-
volutionize the industry in the South.
Speaking of the fruitfulness of
this plant Mr.. Folsom says:
esSome idea of this prolific cot
ton, as compared with the old sort,
may be had from the fact that ten
bolls to the stalk is considered a
fair crop of the latter on Georgia
uplands, and will yield 1000 pounds
of seed cotton to the acre, general
ly two and half to three acres be-
ing required to produce 500
pound bale. This cotton, on the
other hand, promises to yield from
three to four bales to the acre with
careful cultivation, and very sim
pie calculation will show the diff.
ference between planting 1000,
900 acres to secure 5000. 900 bale
crop and the planting of 4, 900, ooc
acres to secure the same result.
One of the stalks grown in 1895
was fourteen and half feet high
and bore 185 bolls. Speculation
is wild in regard to the possibilities
of the new cotton, and that little
patch of ground is the most fasci
mating spot in Fulton county
these summer days.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28

Sam Jones says neither Demo
Gratis nor Republicans will be found
in heaven. Sam will never know
if he is telling the truth about this
matter.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28
THEN AND NOW.

In the municipal election OF 1898
the Vigneaux ticket was returned
elected. The opposing ticket
charged fraud, instituted contest
and asked for an investigation by
the courts.
The Vigneaux ticket, through its
attorneys, Immediately proceeded
to take steps to prevent the case
from being tried on its merits.
It did not want trial. AS is
usually done the lawyers had re-
course to technicalities and the
contestants were denied an opror-
tunity to show that they had been
Ifraudulently deprived of their rights.
It claimed that the court had no
jurisdiction and its claim was
maintained. The case was dis
missed. -
Last May this little bit of NUM-
cipal history repeated itself. But
this time the boot was on the other
leg.
The Peoples Ticket, which was
nominated by the same element that
supported the Vigneaux ticket in
1898, failed to be elected, and the
Democrats, who were denied trial
in 1909, were victorious.
This year it is the turn of the
Peoples ticket or Vigneaux party
to contest. They cry fraud and
they tell US that they want the
"search-light of judicial scrutiny
thrown upon the whole matter"
The same means which they en-,
ployed in 1898 to evade a judi
cial investigation are used by the
Democrats in 1897, and it is to this
that the supporters of the Peo-
pies ticket object.
In 1898 they denied their oppo-
nents a plain judicial investigation
and in 1897 they have the unquali-
fed gall to prate about ''the search
light of judicial scrutiny"
Four years ago they used every
bubble and technically because
they were in office and did not care
continental AO1 inc 4ISuIS "a
others, and to-day they have che
superlative nerve to assume sort
of bogus purity and pretend to
want a .tfair and full investigation
of the matter"
The whole thing in a nut shell is
that the Democrats are using al
most the identical means employed
by their opponents in 1898, and the
pretensions of the Peoples ticket
are the veriest rot. They are made
for political effect and will deceive
no one.
The sudden conversion of our
friends is enough to make the very
angels weep. Had they gone
through the ordinary process of
evolution before attaining such
ethereal sanctity the mind would be
able to grasp the metamorphosis,
but such an instantaneous transfor-
nation is beyond the ken of the
ordinary mortal.
COME DO wv, BROTHER.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28
f. 81, VORDENBAUMEN


to kinds
rates.
Pine Cypress Lumber,
Nails
and
Church, with md ons
erecting buildings plans
prices to suit he time
D. MARTIN, Agent,
Box 1853, Lafayette, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-28

1t strikes US as particularly strange
that Democratic papers should be
opposed to the organization of 4
Democratic press club.