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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12
oTHE MORAL SIDE"

III + shhANsAAs nAiffs
And the farce comedy IS COM
pleted by the resolution for the
honest dollar" presented by ths
universally loved philanthropist and
high toned mOralist and gentleman. ". 9.
4. Breckenhridge The moral side Of this
question has been worked 10 a finish by
Napoleonc financiers, whose title TO dis
tinction has been the wrecklng OF banks
and enterprises TO the undoing OF widows
and orphans. and magnates who have
stolen whole railroads.&c. Is enough 10
make the Tobacco Indians on the streets
smile and sncer-it suggests the devil
quoting scripture and skulking behind
the Ark OF the Covenant. When a moral
movement IS cologued in hell. II is time
for the angels on the starry battlements
10 throw up new breast-works around the
celestial heights. Democracy Is sought 10
be stlfrcd In the embrace Of men who laud
its name and forget its principles, who
show their Democracy by aiding in the
success of Kepublicansm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12

then arose and IN nominating Major !
HOge Tyler for Governor said:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12

For the future there will be no dodgins'
no hesitation no evasion. no shutting. no
ambiguous platforms. but We VIII pro-
nounce in favor Of the immediate estao-
lshment Of bimetalism. by the indepen-
dent action Of the United states through
the free coinage Of gold and silver AT a
ratio OF l6 10 L.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
WINNING A WIFE IN GREECE.
Sponge Gatherers Engage in Sub
aqueous Contests for Her Hand.

Sponge Gatherers Engage IN Sub
aqueous Contests for Her Hand.
In many Of the Greek islands diving
for Sponges forms a considerable part
of the occupation of the inhabitants.
"A visitor to this unfrequented region
describes the following rather startling
custom. He says: "Himia, which is a
little island directly opposite Rhodes,
is worthy of notice On account of the
singular method by which the Greek
inhabitants of the island get their liv-
ing. On the bottom of the sea in this
locality the common sponge is found in
greater abundance than in any other
part of the Mediterranean. The natives
make it n trade to gather these, and
their income from this source is far
from contemplate; their goods are al
ways in demand among the Turks, who
use IN incredible number Of sponges in
the additions prescribed by the Moham-
medan ritual. A girl in this island is
not permitted to marry until she has
brought up a certain number of sponges
and given proof of her skill by taking
them from a certain depth. But in
certain of these islands this custom is
reversed. The father of n marriage
able daughter bestows her on the best
diver among her suitors. He who can
stay longest in the water and bring up
the biggest cargo of sponges marries
the maid"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
DECAY OF ANIMAL MATTER.

1t II Something More Than q Simple
Chemical Change.
A great many proofs, now more or
less familiar to most people, show quite
clearly that the decay of animal or veg
etable matter is not a simple chemical
change, inevitable in the nature of
things, but a violent interference with
the natural curse ON the part of hos
tile organisms, says Longman's Maya
zine The bacteria, which produce de-
composition, are very minute plants,
which grow, like mushrooms or molds,
upon organic matter, and which repro
duce their like with incredible rapidity.
Tyndall showed long ago hat the
spores of these plants exist in myriads
in the air, floating everywhere around
US; that they occupy all crannies and
empty places On the surface of the
Garth, and that they swarm in their
millions in all ponds and puddles. An
easy way of proving that these spores
alone, and the plant colonies which
spring from them, are the cause of
putrefaction may be obtained by boil
ing beef tea in q test tube, so as to kill
the bacteria, and then, while the liquid
is still steaming, closing up the mouth
of the tube with a plug Of cotton wool,
which admits the air but strains out
the germs of the p~utrefactive organ
isms. Under these conditions the beef
tea will keep good for years, but if you
remove the plug it will begin at once to
putrefy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
SATURDA Z. 1897
Japan's Dream.

Looking on the map, we find that
Japan occupies a position with refer
ence to the Asiatic coast and our Pa
citic Coast s%iaailar to that which Eng.
land occupies to the European coast
and our Atlantic coast thus securing
to her the advantage of insularity and
the opportunity Of developing her
power ON the @ a Her population is
about the same as that of England
and her resources Of coal and iron
upon the juxiaposition Of winch
much of England's greatness has
rested, are about as great. She pos
esses a population of remarkable ap
titude. training for centuries in the
quickness of eye and defines OF
hand 30 essential in the industrial
arts. She las Il people possessed of
untiring atIence anu all the quail
tiles which go to make up success in
the arts OF peace, and yet a people of
gre 1t pride and dignity and patriotic
impulse, capable Of holding their owl
in almost any international compiled
ton Free from domestic strife or
dissension, contented and self-con6.
dent, Japan has 4 rare opportunity Of
individualizing herself in information
al affairs. and has entered upon the
work with great spirit and energy.
That she is bent upon rivaling the
career of England is apparent. She
intends tn fight for manufacturing su
premacy, for the enlargement OF her
experts, for the development Of her
9 power, for the expansion Of her
merchant marine, and thus by cheap
production, by cheap transportation
and by the maintenance of a naval
power sufficient to Inspire respect, to
secure for herself us much as possible
Of the worlds trade and commerce.
The Hon. Francis G. Newlands in The
Illustrated American
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
THEY AELpED jim.
He Was 0nly-0 Little BootbIaek ana
Had Been III.

He Was Only-S Little BootbIaelk ana
Had Been HI.
The rich men who build hospitals are
not the only benevolent ones. Thels shoe
black of whom Dr. TAlmage tells this
story showed a spirit of sweet I'M
selfshness:
city hall benches and whistled to one of
the sinners. The boy came up to his
work provokingly slow, and had just
begun, when n larger boy showed him
aside and began the work, and the re-
porter reproved him as being a bully,
and the boy replied: oh, that's all
right. I am going to do it for i'm. You
see, he's been sick in the hospital more'n
4 month; so us boys urn in and give i'm
q lift
"'Do all the boys help him? p asked the
reporter.
Eyes, sir; when they amt got no
job themselves and Jim gets one, they
turn in and help i'm; for he amt strong
yet, you see.'
How much percentage does he give
your asked the reporter.
"The boy replied: L don't keep none
of it. 1 amt no such sneak as that.
All the boys give up what they get on
his job. I'd like to catch any teller
sneaking on a sick boy, I would
1.-THE reporter gave him a 25-cent
piece, and said: You keep ten cents for
yourself, and give the rest to Jim
"'Can't do it, sir; it's his customer.
Here, JIM"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
Drinks for the Miners.

The Canadian authorities have is.
sued permits for the entry Of over
l3 600 gallons of liquor into the Kion-
dyke region this season. In Alaska
nc liquor is supposed to be allowed.
except such as gets in under special
authority and to be used strictly for
medicinal purposes, the object of the
st "mgent regulations being, OF course
to prevent the sale of intoxicants to
the Indians. Sometimes efforts are
made to smuggle whisky across the
line rom British territory. but when
such attempts are detected the Unit
ed States custom officer knocks in
the head OF the barrel. 1t is said to
sometimes happen that the liquor is
found to be frozen and cases are cit
ed where 'yStanders have promptly
seized on the broken chunks. loaded
them on the sleds and carted them
away.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
Afraid OF Appendicitis.

The appendicitis scare has struck
Wayne county, New York. and ber-
ries are a drug on the market. Mer-
chants cannot dispose of berries. and
farmers. being forced to ha Wk their
produce from house to house, exper-
ienre great difficulty in selling the N
Everything in the line Of sickness
above tootache is called appendicitis.
and all deaths are credited to the
berry seeds. Farmers are forced to
either evaporate their berries or con-
YER them into wine, thus ~depFiving
the IL of ready cash. which berries
are usually depended upon to bring
at this time of the year. Housewives
are refraining from canning rasp-
berries and blackberries.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07

Millions Of UnwelcOme Passengers.
When the schooner Golden Sheaf ar
rived at her moorings the other day
with a cargo Of logwood, everybody
on board, from the captain down to
the cook, rushed frantically ashore as
though pursued by some unseen en-
envy.
AS a matter of fnct, the vessel was
literally swarming with hordes of
hungry Jamaica ants. The little
pests had invaded he lockers and
divea headlong into the sugar barrels.
After finishing the contents of these
they proceeded to bore holes through
the supply Of hard tack, and ate
everything before them, until it was
feared that the stock of provisions on
board would N short. There was u
cessation from their attacks during
the voyage. the vessel having been
caught i'll a West India hurricane,
which flooded the cabin and drenched
everything below. It was supposed
that the intruders had all been
drowned, but after the storm had
cleared away they began their attacks
with renewe energy.
Captain Chandler, who commands
the vessel, stated that there are mill
lions of the insects still on board, and
he thought the cargo mnst have come
from the vicinity of ant hills, for
which Jamaica is noted. He stated
that the ants were in all parts of the
vessel. and that in all HE experience
at sea he had never before met al at
tack like the newcomers waged aginst
him.-PL lila lelphia Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07

Ann Arbor. Mich. has dealt with
the tramp nuisance quite effectively.
For a long time it was overrun with
tramps, as the people we're generous
givers. But the citizens banded to-
gether and arranged to send every
tramp to the wood yard, where he
could get a good meal and lodging by
cutting one-sixth of a cord of wood.
AS a result, scarcely a tramp is seen;
and, at has required the past year
but S45 to run the corcern,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07

Journal:-The. New York papers
made quite Il talk about a Reno man
losing his hotel not long ago, but a
later incident on the same line oc
Cured right at home a few nights
ago, when prominent citizen
knocked at the door OF a residence
on the outskirts OF town and when
asked what he wanted, no said that
be was looking for Reno. He was
told that he was in Reno, but after
looking about him for a moment or
two he muttered, "No. Ill be damned
il I am" and meandered off.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07
The Obesity Record.

Daniel Lambert, the famous fat nan
and the most noted example of obesity
recorded in medical annals, was born
in ITO, and died at the age of40, of ex-
cessive fat. His weight was 73o pounds.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07

Health Means a perfect condition
of the whole system. Pure blood is
essential to perfect health. Hoods
Sarsaparilla makes pure blood and
thus gives health and happiness.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-08-07

HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic and liver medicine
Prioe 25c.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23
RULES FOR CANDY-MAKING.

Mrs. S. r. Rorer tells how to make
candies at home for the holidays in the
Ladies Home Journal. and gives the
fowwing rules. which insure the success
OF the work; Never stir the sugar and
water after the sugar has dissolved
Wipe down constantly the granules
forming on the side Of the saucepan.
Do not shake or move the saucepan
while the syrup Is boiling. As soon as
the sugar begins 10 boil watch IL care
fully. having in your hand a bowl of Ice
water 50 that you may try the syrup al
most constantly. Have everything in
readiness before beginning. II the sugar
grains use It for old fashioned cream
candy or sugar taffy. 1t cannot be used
for fondant. Use only the best granu-
lated sugar for boiling and confection-
ers' XXX for kneading. If your fond
ant grains witiou, apparent cause you
may have boiled il a little too long \
few drops Of lemon juice or a little
cream OF tartar will prevent this. Fond
ant is the soft mixture which forms
hoih the inside OF the French candles
and the material in which they are
dipped, and It is to obtain this that the
sugar is boiled
After the sugar has reached the 'sott
ball a sem-hard condition. Il must be
poured carefully into large meat plate
or on a marble slab. Do not scrape the
saucepan or you viii granula,e the
syrup Make your fondant one day and
make it Up into candy the next. Never
melt fondant by placing the saucep
Immediately on the stove Prevent the
danger Of soorchiDg BY standing the pan
containing it IN a basin ot water. II
the melted fondant is too thick add
water most cautiously. a drop al time.
half teaspoonful more than is necss-
sary vii rum the whole. To cool candy
place it IN a cool. dry plaoe- To keep
candy. put Il in between layers OF waxed
paper in In boxes II the day Is bright
and clear the sugar loses lis sickness
quickly. therefore seIec, a fine day cor
your caniy-making
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
THE SANTA FE RorTz

One fare for the round trip TO all points
within distance of eG0 miles.
Tickets on sale December II. 25 ana 81.
1897. anj Jan. l. 1895.
Can or address L. R. DELANEY.
Phone 1Ss. Assn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23

Pond as the hart in the Good Book is
said to have painted for cooling streams.
In fact, if it was an ordinary hart, the
probabilities are that Taxter outpanted
it.
The simmer of the water gave him
his idea. Instantly his feet were lower
ed. They felt skillfully for the flying
pedals and found them. Afire as he was
Mr.. TaXter was 10 a certain extent his
own man again. The road swerved. it
is true, but there was water on the side.
Behind lay the Goblin hill. Flying
over the last fifty yards Of 1t, Taxter
saw (you can see what chance two boxes
of matches had against a man with luck
like this) a gap in the fence surround
ing the pond. No need TO dismount. A
bump or two, which nearly unhorseI
him. and Taxter was launched, wheel.
blazing coat and all, and the fire was
out
His side, arm andcoat were scorched,
and his matches were as useless as burn
ed money. But Sackett's Pond had de-
feated the fell designs which the
matches formed on Goblin hill. and Tax
ter went home dripping, but happy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23

Dear me- exclaimed the fond father.
nxloasly NhsTever can be the matter
NTH the baby. 1t .sn't eryins!"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23

To Topeka and back for the price .: a
one-Way ticket Ticke,s on sale Decen,-
Der >. . and SO 1897. via Santa Fe route.
50 " ]. BLACK. c. p. \.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-23

THE LAST LOW RATE EXCURSION
OF THE YEAR
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
Saved by a Kind Word.
Scottish Reformer.

He had lost all responsibility, and
was common gutter drunkard. His
family had disowned him, and would
not recognize him when they met him
Occasionally he would get a job at the
stables where DR. Davis kept his horses.
One morning the doctor laid his hands
on his shoulders, ana said, "Jim, wish
you would give up the drink" There
was something like CULVER on the
mans lips as he answered, eff thought
you cared, l would, but there is gulf
between you and me-" "Haye made
any gulf. Jim? ?" "No, you-haven't."
eff you had been a millionaire could 1
have treated you more like a gentle
mani" ''No, you couldn't" 81 do
care, JIM" There were tears in the
eyes OF the man now. II do care, Jim :"
with tender little emphasis on the Jim.
CDR. Davis, TIL never touch another
drop of liquor as long as live here's
my hand on it," This was fifteen years
ago, and Jim is to-day a respected man,
and an earnest Christian.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
Would not Work On Sunday.
Selected.

DEtECLCU.
The following story is going the
rounds which should find place in
the scrap-book of every young person :
"Stephen Girard, the lnfdel millionaire
OF Philadelphia, to whom statute was
dedicated some days ago, on one Satur-
day ordered all his clerks to come on
the morrow to his wharf and help I'M
load newly arrived ship. One young
man replied quietly, 'Mr. Girard, I
can't work on Sunday You know
our rules Yes, I know. l have a
mother to support, but I can't work on
Sunday We'll, step up to the desk
and the cashier will settle with you"
For three weeks the young man could
find no work, but one day a banker
came to Girard to ask if he could re-
commend man for cashier in a new
bank. The discharged young man was
at once named as a suitable person.
But said the banker, you dismissed
him. Yes, because he would not
work on Sundays. A man who would
lose his place for conscience sake would
make trustworthy cashier And he
was appointed"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
ORDER QUICK!

| Ladies' Oxtords IS, 40, SOC. Mosouit
netting yard wide 3, d, SC.
Ladies' shirt waists Is, Is. 4Oc
Zoe Brocaded satteen clock I2c.
Mems good standing and turn owe
collars 5.
Aprons 40 inches long So wide Zoe
Curtain scrim SC.
Ladies' spring style sailors 9, -. I5c
Dressed 20, 25, Soc.
Mems and boys wide Grim hats SC
Ladies fine dressed hats Soc. nm.
Croquette sets and hammocks 65o
up.
Fine japanese and straw cotton-warr
floor mattings Z, 9, IL, 15c. Lace chr.
talns 5x7 feet 1Sc, 4x9 feet 42c, 4xIC
feet 45c. Curtain drapery ward wide
&c. Mems laundered shirts with cnffs
and collar 33c, Csc. OIL cloth floor
mats 3x4 feet 25c. Is styles Hamburg
and Laces at two thirds regular prices
FL Eig ga day strike clocks % inches high
pi.9o' Good Clocks 45c, 6Oc, 75c. Cur
tain poles complete I8c, zoe.
Ladies' patent tipped shoes Soc, 75c
ana up. Unb]eached sheeting Sc yd.
Sheetlng 80 inches wide 4d5c. Is STYLES
OF agate ware at two-third regular price.
Table oil cloth 1Oc, 12ac.
:, Good ginghams 81, &C., Calicos
Spring styles 8, &C., New lot wall paper
5, &C., 800 Black ribbon at half regular
prices, Linen table cloth 60 inches
Wide 39c., Counterpanes 50, SO, 75c.
very heavy, Floor Oil cloth 20 styles Il
and 2 yards wide II, Is, zoe. New
styles smyrna rugs and other kinds 80
in 25c,, 50 IN Csc, 60 in $1.4O. Fine
]ute rugs y inch 95c. Felt a. feet
wide Zoe. Moquette and brussels
Hassocks or foot stools 39c. worth rs.
Don't fail to get some OF our floor mat
tlngs. We are selling these mattings
tor 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 go to cash store when you~haye
cash to spend.
Remember we prepay freight on ali |
goods bought at one time from us |
to $500 and oyer.
We are filing great many mail orders |
md have never had complaint. You
ouy goods from us and not satisfied
eturn them and we will refund your
money.
III. C. SPIERS & DAVIS,
May ~, 1897. WELDON, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
All Known to Him,
Henry Ward Beecher.

1AcnTy " NTA DceCHcT.
Once when boy 1 stood on Mount
Pleasant, at Amherst, and saw sum.
mer thunder storm enter the valley oil
the Connecticut from the north. Be.
fore it all was bright; centerwise II
Was black as mldnlgt, and I could see
fiery streaks of lightning striking down
through 1t; but behind it agaln-for
I could see the rear-it was bright. In
front of me was the mighty storm
hurting through the sky; and before
it saw the sunlight, and behind tt I
saw the sunlight; but to those that
were under the center of it there was
no brightness before or behind it.
They saw the thundergust and felt the
pelting rain, and were enveloped in
darkness and heard the rush of mighty
winds but /, that stood afar off, could
see that God was watering the earth
and washing the leaves and preparing
the birds for new outcome of jubilee,
and giving to men refreshment and
health. So conceive that our human
life here with its sorrows and tears, as
compared with eternity that we are &C.
ing into, is no more than the breath of
the summer thunderstorm and if God
sees that our experience in this world
is to work out an exceeding great re-
ward in the world to come, there Is no
mystery in 1t to him-(Rom VIII. 49,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
The Grandest Remedy.

Mr.. r. B. Greeve' merchant, of Chill.
howie, Va, certifies that he had con.
sumption, was given up to die, sough,
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies be
could hear OF, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in chair was
Induced to try DR.. Kings New Dlscov-
cry, and was cured by use of two bot
ties. For past three years has been
attending to business, and says DIR.
Kings New Discovery is the grandest
remedy ever made, as it has done SO
much for him and also for others in
his community. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is guaranteed for coughs colds
andconsumption. It don't fail. Trial
bottles free at E. T. Whitehead & Co 3
Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healty vigor is Electric Bitters. Tors
medicine Is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres In the
stomach, gently stimulates the liver
and kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bltters Improves the appetite,
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier aud nerve tonic. Try 1t
Sold for Soc OF 81. 90 per bottle at f. T
Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
ARE YOU OUT OF SORTS.

Who Is not at times, during this sea.
son OF the year? How can one helm
being out OF sorts when one is CARVING
around in his blood all the impurities
that have accumulated during the long
winter? No wonder you can hardly
get up the steps. But there Is relief
Tor this sort OF thing. The blood can
be relieved of its load. What will do
1T Davlds Sarsaparilla. Sold at DR.
Whiteheads Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
MANUFACTURED BY
PARIS MEDICINE CO..
ST. LOUIS. MO
For sale and guaranteed by
E. T. WHITEHEAD & CO.,
ON Scotland Neck, N.
Notice.
SPECIAL ELECTION.

In pursuance OF an Act of the Leg.
lslature OF 1897, as appears in the Pub.
TIC Laws OF 1897 Chap. 421 Sec. 2, the
Board OF county commissioners of Hal.
lax county, hereby give notice they
have called an election to be held in
each and every School district in the
county OF Halifax on Tuesday after The
second Monday in Aug. in the year
1877, upon the question of levying q
a special district tax of 10 cents on the
hundred Dollars worth of property and
SOcts. on the poll, for the public schools
OF said district.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-06-17
HOW DID YOU GET UP THIS
MORNING.

With bad taste In your mouth?
Good for nothing feeling?
All run down in spirits?
eyes," you say land what does il
mean.
"Well, 1t means that nature Is serv.
ing notice on you, that's all. The i'm
puritles which have accumulated in
your blood through the winter and are
there yet, and it is notice for you to
get up and get them out and save
trouble.
"What will do It," you will ask.
"a first class blood purifier"
"And what is first class blood pur-
ifler?"
"David's Sarsaparilla."
"Where can get it,
s'Dr. Whiteheads Drug Store.