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water front, never suspected the evil spell
tnat possessed the curiosity, even when.
year after year, all sorts of financial re-
verses beset him and he saw his fortune
dwlndling away.
He finally found himself poor, and
opened little saloon with the hope of at
least Keeping the wolf from the door. and
al these years he never parted with the
lnolan idol. The climax came less than
year ago en- poor Llewelyn fell down
night OF stairs and sustained injuries
which caused his death.
In the disposal of Lleweiyn's effects it
happened 10 be the misfortune OF John
Coyne, the tinsmith and plumber. whose
place OF business is at 80 Clay street, to
be the purchaser of the cursed idol. Coyne
Is alive yet, but he attributes his salvation
only TO the TACT that he opportunely got
RID OF the "hoodoo," and that was only a
fortnight ago. During the interim-that
Is, the period of his possession of the
lmage-he had all kind of bad luck.
why, do you know" said Mr.. Coyne
Yesterday, while L had that confounded
thing IN my possession, my business went
10 absolute rack and ruin. Believe me, /
could not get thing to do, couldn't sell
awning and l began to think seriously
OF closing up my shop for good. That
idol sat up on shelf and seemed to grin
all the broader the worse my luck grew.
Finally l took it down and slowed it away
In little closet under the stairs, where
change my clothes. And do you know,
went in there one day. and bless me ii l
didn't see wlld-eyed Indian chief stand
ing right beside that idol. But l am
thanking my lucky stars that l got rid of
1t at last. l am satisfied that it is to blame
for all OF my bad luck. John Bardwell
purchased it from me and tell you it is a
good thing Tor him that he got it off his
hands right away. | felt sorry for those
folks out at the park. What do you sup
pose has happened since got rid of that
thing? Why, have more business than
l can attend TO. / have sold a dozen big
ranges and have to refuse orders for work.
l never was SO prosperous before in my
life"
That's the story OF the ''hoodoo." Peo-
pie who visit the park from now on need
not be surprised if their buttons pop off
their clothes, If they stub their toes. slide
on banana peels, or get knocked over by
bicycles. 1t will be the work of that idol.
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LOOK OUT FOR
YOUR BUTTONS
There Is a Hoodoo in the
Park That Means
Mischief.
1t Is an Indian Idol That Has
Thirty.Year Record of
Deviltry.
The Strange Story of Its Travels and
of the Desolation That Has
Fol owed in Its WAX.

A costly Oriental vase, which had for
months rested snugly and peacefully in
one of the Park Museum inches, took a
notion to wobble the other day and then
tum BILE headlong to the marble floor with
a crash. The shattered pieces were
gathered up and consigned to the waste
bin. Scarcely an hour later another crash
was heard that fairly shook the Egy ptian
structure. This time the damage was
traced to the roof, where it was found that
one of the ornament tai spires had toppled
over and smashed itself into thousand
pieces. And the next day something else
fell off its perch and again the day after
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ALLEGED BIG FRAUD,
Close OF the Important Trial in Regard
to Valuable Alaskan Fisheries
and Canneries.


to Valuable Alaskan Fisheries
and Canneries.
Judge Seawell is engaged in the trial of
the important suit of Bartlett Doe. w. J.
Gray, Thomas Pollard, the Tallant Bank
ing Company, W. S. Thompson, B. H.
Madison, Martin Madison and James
Madison against James Eva, h j. Barring,
the Alaska Packers Association. w. B.
Bradford, J. Pentecost, S. J. Eva, William
Gift and Maria L. Barring.
The allegations in the complaint are of
q sensat onal character and the amount
involved in the litigation is very large.
The plaintiffs allege bad faith on the
part OF the defendants, specifically accus-
ing James Eva, J. Pentecost aud II. ].
Barring with having deceived the plain
tiffs in regard to the amount of the price
OF certain fishing and cannerv property in
Alaska sold by the plaintiffs 10 the Alaska
Packers Association through James Eva
Barring and Pentecost. as a committee.
The averment OF the plaintiffs is as fol-
lows:
That the said statements of Barling James
Eva and Pentecost so made to said board of
directors concerning the price to be paid by
said Alaska Packers Association for said
proper ties were false and untrue; that said
agreement was not q genuine agreement but
was fabricated by said James Eva Rarlinp
said board and concealing from them the real
price which seid Alaska Packers Association
was willing to pay for said properties; that
the said sale OF said properties TO the Alaska
Packers Association had been IN fact ne goti.
ated by said James Eva, Barling and Pentecost
at the price of 100000, instead of $l36, 900,
as reported by them. and the said Alaska
Packers Association was willing to paw and
had agreed TO pay the said sum of $500, 900
for the properties.
A decree of court is demanded for the
purpose of declaring James Eva, Barring
ana Pentecost trustees for the plaintiffs to
the extent OF the difference between $780,
000 and $4,000; mat a receiver be ap-
pointed, and that the purchaser of the
property be required to pay the extra
money into court.
Testimony was closed yesterday, and
pending the engrossment of pleading.
Judge Seawell granted continuance until
the 14th inst, when argument will be
heard.
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LOOKING AHEAD. Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t doesn't work miracles
but it does what other medicine can't do
and what doctors say can't be done-un-
til they see it doIc right under their noses
it cures consumptiou.-Not always to
say that would be an exaggeration, but
in 1large majority of cases in advanced
cases which have been given up as hope
less
The Discovery is not called a con-
sumption cure it is a blood-maker. It
gives energy to the blood making organs
to create new blood, full of healthy red
corpuscles. This rapid supply of pure.
rich, red blood drives out ali diseases that
have their roots in the blood Consump-
ton is che of these scrofula, malaria,
eczema, erysipelas, catarrh-are others.
1t Is absurd to doctor them separately as
lung, or skin, or head diseases. They
must be driven out of the blood. You
can rely on the Golden Medical Dis
covery" to do this every time.
It is not patent medicine It is the
perfected result of so years, practical ex-
perience by one of the most skillful ply
slclans and eminent medical authorities
In this country:-Dr. R. v. Pierce, Chief
Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Ho.
tel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce's 1908 page book. 1.-The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser" reached the
enormous sale of $50, 900 copies at sI.so each.
inns enormous sale having paid him fair profit
pended in producing il, he is now gfS1ng away
absolutely free 100000 copies the recipient only
osing required 70 mail to him. at the above instt
tution II one-cent stamps to cover cost of mail
<n4 0ntv. and the book will be sent postpaid
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PRAISE OF CALIFORNIA

j. b. Spargur, an astern Banker, En-
thused Over His First Visit.
J. B. Spargur, president of the First
National Bank, Hillsboro, Ohio, and wife
are on a brief visit 10 the City and are
guests at the Palace Hotel.
They have visited Los Angeles, Mon
terey and other points and are enthusias-
tic in their praises of the Golden State
Mr.. Spargur will do everything he can on
his return to induce his friends TO visit
the State and will repeat his visit at the
earliest opportunity.
Mr. Spargurs family we're among the
first settlers in the Hillsboro district. He
is a personal friend of Sergeant c. 2.
Wright at police headquarters.
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ELECTRIC POWER
FOR SAN JOSE
Engineers Leave for the
Mountains to Dam Up
the Waters.
Capitalists Developing a Scheme
to Set the Wheels Going
Round.
P.wer May Be Carried Through Los
Gatos as Far as
Aviso.

The train from this City to San Jose
this morning will carry with it party Of
ten engineers. or more properly, an engi-
neering party of ten. The party will be
led by R. Leo Van der Naillen. Its mis-
sion is of the highest interest and import
ance to San Jose, Los Gatos, Alviso and
their neigh bors.
Speaking OF the enterprise yesterday Mr..
Van der Naillen said: 1--WE will 60 straight
to Madrone by train, being joined at San
Jose by certain of the capitalists who form
the company, one OF whom no doubt will
be John Ryland, banker and large holder
In the water company and who has been
one OF the principals in the movement.
They will lead US to the point. on the Los
Gatos creek L believe it is, from which we
are expected to operate. We take with us
full equipment of instruments for max
ing complete tests of atmos pheIic and
other conditions. Our first purpose is to
determine the horsepower that may be
developed by tue natural or artifcially
combined streams of the mountains. We
go Just at this time to get the streams at
their best, enjoying the spring flood. The
plan Is 10 discover means OF turning tn 9
lesser streams into the greater by means
OF fumes or pipes and thus augmenting
the volume. We will measure the horse
power OF the streams as they are and as
they may be strengthened as described.
The los. OF conducting electricity for
long distances is prime factor in any
problem of this kind. This is affected
very greatly by the atmospheric condi-
tions. To gauge these we shall run two
lines of wire and, by means of what is
Snown as the Wheatstone system and the
use OF the fiashlight galvonometer, get the
insulating conditions of the atmosphere
at the highest altitude. This will give us
the practical loss of energy in the trans
mission over a given distance. II it is
found possible and feasible the wires and
power will be carried to Aiviso, where
shipping facilities by water may be had. +"
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PR0MISOUOUS BITTER.
Jumbo, Vicious Dog, Ordered to
ShOt.

Jumbo, Vicious Dog, Ordered to Be
Shot.
Mrs. Annie Hansen, IA Haven street
appeared before Judge Campbell yester.
day morning TO answer a charge of keep.
ing an unregistered dog.
The dog, big shaggy mongrel named
Jumbo, bit Miss Annie E ma on April
and also tried to bite off the right heel o.
Attorney Pistolesi's boot Pistolesi ap.
peared as special prosecutor, and, as the
evidence was complete, the Judge ordered
Chief Crowley to take jun bo to a secluded
spot and there shoot or cause him to be
shot.
The duty OF ending jun bo's life was
relegated to Sergeant Duncan, and he
performed it with all necessary dispatch.
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The Carnival March

The prize for the Carnival March has been
awarded to J. E. Lehritter, who has composed
a very pretty two.step march dedicated to the
Carnival of the Golden Gate.
Ballot boxes for the election of the King and
Queen OF the Carnival, and queen of the
school children. have been placed in the
following places: RaphaePs, Gil Kearny
street; Cagan's drugstore, Callfornia and
Hyde; Troopmsn's drugstore, 425 Sixth street;
Hosmer's, California and Devsadero; Glass
manns cigar-store, California ana Mont.
gomery; Barringtons pharmacy, Market and
Van Ness, and Wynnes' pharmacy, Twenty.
second and Folsom streets. Balloting en- velopes
and all particulars regarding the method oi
voting can be obtained at these places
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JUDGE WALLACE SUSTAINED.
The Supreme Court Denies a Writ of
Habeas Corpus to j. A. Buckley.

The Supreme Court Denies Writ of
Habeas Corpus to j. A. Buckley.
The State Supreme Court yesterday de-
MED the petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus in the case OF Jerome A. Buckley,
convicted OF stuffing election returns and
sentence d 10 five years i'm Imprisonment in
San Quentin. A week or 30 ago in one of
its decisions the Supreme Court practically
determined that Buckley was innocent OF
the crime charged, holding that the evil
dence against the accused was insufficient
practically, though not directly, ordered
the dismissal of the case by the lower
court.
Judge Wallace before whom the case
was tried, positively refused TO dismiss the
case, and he passed severe criticisms upon
the Supreme Court for going beyond its
province in granting new trial, having
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MARRIED IN HASTE.
Tailor Valentine Takes Bride Within
Week Altar Being Divorced.

Richard Valentine. the Kearny-street
tailor did not wait long after the court:
had severed the matrimonial bonds thai
held him 10 his first wife before undertak
ing fresh obligations in that line. He wa:
dIvor ced on March 80 and yesterday m orn
ing took out license to marry Miss Annie
E. Schwartz, a buxom woman of %.
He escaped the restrictions OF The mar
riase law, recently passed by the Legisla
ture, by marrying in haste, for had ht
waited fifty days longer he would have
been compelled 10 remain single for year
During the afternoon he was married t.
Miss Schwartz by Justice of the Peac,
kerrican
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reached it's decision from the facts inste ad
of from the law. Judge Wallace, however,
set the case for its second trial
Buckley attorneys yesterday petitioned
for writ of habeas corpus. Chief Justice
Beatty in passing upon The petition stated
that the former decision OF the Supreme
Court simply ordered a new trial, but
made no provision for the petitioners i'm
mediate dismissal. Thus Superior Judge
Wallace's position was sustained, and
Buckley will have to stand a second trial.
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Held for Arson.

Mrs. Katie Malcomson, 131 Taylor street,
was yesterday held TO answer before the Su-
perior Court in $4,000 bonds by Acting Police
Judge kerrigan on the charge of arson. The
hre took place Saturday morning and Mrs
MaleomsOn was arres led Monday.
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E, FRANK ATTACHED.

A Relative Begins Suit Against the
Kearny Street Furnishing Goods
Bealer.
Mark E. Frank, manufacturer and
dealer in clothing and shirts at 238 Kearny
street, was attached yesterday by Nathan
Frank on claim of $4,000. The suit was
begun on a promissory note, executed by
the furnishing goods dealer several months
ago.
l. was expected some time ago that the
attachment would be levied, as Nathan
Frank, who is relative OF the defendant,
had threatened suit. 1t is bel eyed that
the matter will be Strengthened out and
that Mr.. FRANK will be permitted to con-
tinue his business.
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the association has absorbed the functions
Of the League of American Wheelmen in
this State, more frequent meetings are
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
The Fly-Castine Club.

The Flycas ting Club viii hold contests at
Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park on Saturday
and Sunday, and on Tuesday evening the
18th inst, special meeting of the club will
be held in the Flood building.
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NEW TO-DAY.
If you could look

If you could look
ahead a few months
and see what was
coming from those
spells of weakness,
loss of appetite,
wasting of h g s h
a n d energy you
wouldn't wait for
d is e a 81 e to get a
grip on you. You
would begin right
away to tone up
your constitution
with DR.. Pierce's
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take ls1 ative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
slsts Ietund the money IL IL tails 10 cure. 25c
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07

THEY make specially of Bank Stock paper:
it has the water-mark. Mysell-Rollins. % Clay
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06
Chew Rosebud Tobacco.
ENFIELD NEWS.

Correspondence to The CoAhoNwEALTH.)
ENFIELD, N. c., May 4, 1897.
Executive Committee of County
Sunday-school Association had an in
teresting meeting here last Friday,
Rev. Bradley and D. P. Haskitt from
Scotland Neck, DR.. Savage and w. F.
Strickland from Roseneath were pre-
sent.
Mrs. Case from GAINESVILLE, Va, after
spending several days on a visit to her
father, Capt. Hewlin, has gone to visit
other places and friends in this State.
Mrs. Hewlin has gone to visit her
old home, Buffalo, West Va.
The young people from Halifax gave
an entertainment here Friday night
which was enjoyed and the attendance
would have been larger, but for the
rain.
Since the good rain Friday night and
Saturday the tobacco raisers have been
busy setting out plants.
Election passed off quietly and the
following commissioners were elected /:
G. B. Curtis, II. J. Burwell, G. E. Nc
Gwigan, B. d. Mann, r. B. Britt, S.
Meyer and III. G.. Atkinson.
Rev. w. V. Savage is expected to
preach at the Baptist church next
Thursday night. /.
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NO ELECTION IN WHITAKERS

Correspondents to The Commonwealth
WHTTAKERs, N. c., May 8, ~.
Some one stole the registration book
last Saturday night, and so no election
here today. There is some talk Of
holding an indignation meeting be-
cause some of the old officers will not
offer their RESIGNATION.
In the cyclone near here Saturday
Mr.. Dennis Meltonis house and barn
and every thing around we're left in a
complete wreck. His wife and three
children escaped unhurt In one corner
of the house. He and some OF his boys
had gone fishing. It struck several
other places, but the damage was not
so great. No one killed as have heard
of.
Mrs. Winfield Rufin died near Whit
akers, April Oath. Her remains were
taken to Lawrence's Sunday, April
25th, for burial. She died of typhoid
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06
A HAPPY MARRIAGE.
Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May l, 1897.


BALTIMORE, ND, May l, 1897.
On Wednesday, April 28th, at l p. M,
at the residence of Mr.. r. r. Owens,
l949 Edmondson Ave-, Baltimore, by
the Rev. Mr.. Parker, pastor of the NJ.
E. church of Hamilton, N. c., Mr.. Ar
chibald Sherrod, prominent merchant
of Hamilton, was married to Miss LIZ
zie Snerrod, daughter of the late Henry
Sherrod, of Martin county, N. G.
The marriage ceremony was perform
ed in the presence of family and friends.
The wedding march was played by Miss
Annie Biggs, of Scotland Neck, N. G.
The happy couple, accompanied by
some of the party, took carriages to the
Union Station for New York City, to
spend few days OF their honey moon,
and then return to Hamilton, N. c., as
their future home, to be welcomed by
many friends, ready and willing to
greet them in their new sphere OF life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06

The BEST REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM,
Mr.. James Rowland of this village,
states that for twenty-five YEAS his
wife has been aufferer from rheuma-
tism. A few nights ago she was in
such pain that she was nearly crazy.
She sent Mr.. Rowland for the doctor,
but he had read of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and instead of going for the ply
sician he went to the store and secured
q bottle of it. His wife did not an
prove of Mr.. Rowland 8 purchase at first
nevertheless applied the Balm thor
oughly in an hours time was able to
go to go to sleep. She now applies 1t
whenever she fuls feels an ache or pain
and finds that 1t always gives relief. He
says that no medicine which she had
used ever did her as..much good.-Fair-
haven IN. W Register.
The Is and SO cent sizes for sale bv
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06

Here is diamond, here piece, Of
charcoal, both Carbon yet between them
stands the mightiest of magicans-Na-
ture. The food on your table, and
your own body elementally the same
yet between the two stands the the di-
gestion, the arbiter OF growth or decline
lie or death.
We cannot make diamond we can
not make flesh, blood and bone. No.
But by means of the Shaker Digestive
Cordial We can enable the stomach t.
digest food which would otherwise fer
ment and poison the system. In all
forms OF dyspepsia and incipient con-
sumption. with weakness, loss of flesh
thin blood, nervous prostration the
Cordial is the successful remedy. TAX
en- with food 1t relieves at once. "a
nourishes and asslsts nature to nourish
a trial bottle-enough to show it,
nerit-1G cents.
Laxlo is the best medicine for chill
dnen. Doctors recommend 1t ii place
ct Caastm Oil
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06
Just Look!

Fine Japanese and straw cotton-warp
floor mattings Z, 9, IL, 15c. Lace cur
tains 3x7 feet 18c, 4x9 feet 42c, 4x1O
feet 45c. Curtain drapery yard wide
SC. Mems Numbered shirts with cuffs
and collar 33c, CSC. OIL cloth floor
mats 3x4 feet 25c. Is styles Hamburg
and Laces at two thirds regular prices.
Eight day strike clocks % inches high
$1.98. Good Clocks 45c, 6Oc, 75c. Cur
tain poles complete I8c, zoe.
Ladies' patent tipped shoes 55c, 75c
and up. Unbleached sheeting Sc yd.
Sheeting 38 inches wide 41c. Is styles
OF agate ware at two-third regular price.
Table oil cloth 1Oc, 124c.
Good ginghams 81, &c., Calicos
Spring styles 3, &C., New lot wall paper
3, &C., 500 Black ribbon at half regular
prices, Linen table cloth 60 inches
wide &c.,, Counterpanes 80, so, 75c.
very heavy, Floor oil cloth 20 styles II
and 2 yards wide IL, Is, zoe. New
styles smyrna rugs and other kinds 80
in 25c,, 80 In 65c., 60 In $1.4O. Fine
jute rugs y inch 95c. Felt II feet
wide Zoe. Moquette and brussels
Hassocks or foot stools SOC. worth IS.
Don't fail to get some OF our floor mat
tings. We are selling these 1nattings
for less than the regular wholesale
price. We have hundreds other style
goods in stock and receiving. Our
prices are low. Our profits small.
Terms cash. When you want goods
cheap 60 to cash store when you have
cash to spend.
Remember we prepay freight on ali
goods bought at one time from us
amounting to $500 and oyer.
We are filling great many mail orders
and have never had a complaint. You
buy goods from us and not satisfied
return them and we will refund YOUR
money.
III. G. SPIERS & DAVIS.
March IL, 1897. WELDON. N. G..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06
Chew Alleys Rosebud.
TILLERY TIPS.

Correspondence to The COMMONWEALTH
TILLERY, N. c., May 4, '97.
The town commissioners met last
Saturday and issued license to N. L.
Steadman to open a hotel near the
depot. Mr.. Steadman will start in at
once to put his place in first-class
shape.
The baseball team is getting slowly
into shape and will be ready to accept
challenges In short time. A meeting
will be held this week and captain
and manager elected.
DR.. Fries and wife, Mr.. Won Bernett,
wife and child and Mr.. Pennington.
have returned to New York after
weeks stay in Tillery.
Two new bicycles in town in the last
week. FOUNDER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06
The drandest Remedy,


Mr.. r. B. Greeve, merchant. of Chill
howle, Va, certifies that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical Treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he
could hear Of, but got no relief, spent
many nights sitting up in chair was
induced to try DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry, and was cured by use of two bottles
For past three years has been attending
TO business, and says DR.. Kings New
discovery Is the grandest remedy ever
made, % it has done go much for him
and also for others Ii his community.
D.. Kings Now discovery Il guaranteed
Tor Coughs, colds md consumption.
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