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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
Notice.

Having qualified as administrator,
cum testamento annexo. of the estate
Of the late Frances M. Mizell, hereby
notify all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same TO me
ON or before September s, 1898.
This Sept. /, 1897.
r. N. MIzELL,
s. 96 st Admr. g. T. A.
By Claude Klfchin, Atty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
BOY'DS WAREHOUSE.
ENFIELD, N. G..
To The Farmers, Greeting:

The season Of 1897-1898 has opened up
under most favorable auspices.
Our large floor room, just increased by the
addition of SO feet in length, Our first class
no and OF Ss t6 G
same experience, pluck and vim in the man
agement Of our house, leave nothing for our
patrons to wish to secure them the best
attention and best prices
We are determined to maintain our Lead for
High Prices and Big sales, if close personal
attention will count.
Thankful for past liberal patronage, we urge
you TO COME again and find the same courta-
GUS treatment and diligent and earnest SER
vice in YOUR BEHALF which we have
HERETOFORE SHOWN
Yours very truly,
BOYD & YOUNG.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

- Your attention is called to the
NJ" aa. elsewhere, of BELL the TAR
g. Soho JEWELER. He guarantees
ll;:'lslactlon to his customers. Try
null 225 If.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

Use Macnair's Blood and Liver Pills
for ali Blood and Liver complaints. For
sale by e. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

Mr.. G. 0. Green who graduated at
Trinity College last June winning the
Wiley Gray Medal, the highest prize
given by the College, was prepared at
Whitsett Institute.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

Dtori Boarding Halls Supply Stores Post Office &c., o" sc"oos
called Farview Institute Literary Norman
25 Free Scholarships dro"9
representing States ocoo"
Expenses
reasonable For eamdoh address
THORNTON WHITSETT, Ph d, S"pt,
7291m WhHset, Guilford Co, North Carolina
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
Brick For Sale.

have one hundred and fifty thous-
and flrst-class brick for sale at Hob
s0od Bargains for any who need
brick. q x .Moopr
~ I'm. Hobgood, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

V000 Pairs of Scotland Neck
lo.UUU Mills stockings (Ladies
sl!es) at cents pair.
y tt. n. B. JOsEY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
Situation Wanted.

As salesmen in Dry goods, Grocery or
Hardware store or both combined.
N9-4t. App]y at this Office.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
THE RISING
STATES.

Mrs. Askew has been told that it is
perhaps valuable, and she prizes it
highly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
Remarkable Bill of Money.

Mrs. j. D. Apkew exhibited in THE
COMMONWEALTH Office Saturday a most
remarkable fifty-dollar bill of money.
It is North Carolina currency, dated
August 8, IT'S. It is printed on ordi-
nary thin pulp board and was originally
So inches long and p inches wide.
The edges have been worn by handling.
1t is printed on both sides. On
the front side is printed Fifty Dollars.
Printed by F. A. Davis, 1778."
On the other side is printed
Gritty DOLLARS.
No. 80.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
"This entities the Bearer to receive
Fifty Spanish Mild Dollars, or the
value therefor in Gold or Silver, agree
able to the Act of Assembly passed at
HilIsborough the 9Th day of August,
1778.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
House For Rent.

Good dwelling with six rooms. Good
water. fruit and good garden lot. Two
squares from Depot.
Apply to E. E. billiard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

Miles Restorative Nervine and the second
night obtained the first nights real sleep In
four weeks. know that DR.. Miles Restor-
alive Nervine saved my life.
DE-. Miles. Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits OF money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

and could not sleep
Other complications
peculiar to my sex set
in and our physician
called another in con-
sultation. They de-
cided I had cOnsump-
ton and must die. I
commenced taking DR..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

NrAMnnD 4 Second hand Cotton
WIN lJU. Press. w. III. JOsEY.
S26 If. Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
The Commonwealth.

rurRsDAY, AUGUST 26. 1897.
--r--07->|0-~
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26
SUMMER VISITORS.
Some Come and Some Go.

AND OF OTHERS WE DO NOT KNOW.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26

Miss Lucy House who has been
away a month visiting her parents in
Raleigh, has returned to her place with
Mess. M. Hoffman & Bro. where she
will be glad to wait on her friends.
Rev. J. A. Mclaughlin of Halifax
was here Saturday. He has just re-
turned from trip to the western part
of the State, and was going to Dawson's
where he is holding meeting this
week.
Mess. w. F. Butterworth and J.
Frank Brinkley, with their families,
returned last week from several days
pleasant stay at Ocracoke. They had
a good rest and fine sport fishing.
Mrs. w. o. Bullock OF Rocky Mount
and Mrs. J. E. Bullock of Conetoe, who
had been visiting their mother, Mrs.
P. J. Madry, returned to their homes
last week.
Miss Mary HMham, who had been
visiting friends here, continued her Wis
lit to Tarboro last week, where she will
spend some time before she returns to
Henderson.
Mai. P. st. George Bauaud Of Rich.
/ mond came down last week to visit the
family Of his moth ein-lalv, Mrs. Nor
|feet Smith. lie many friends herr
ara always glad 70 go him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-08-26


are kind, clever and obliging and we
commend them to our readers. See
their handsome advertisement else
where.
APPROACHING MARRAGEs.-THE
COMMONWEALTH has just turned out
hand some invitations to the marriages
of two of Scotland Neck's good citizens.
The first was for Mr. John T. Brinkley
who will be married on September LIST.
to Mrs. A. S. Reid at her residence in
Valdosta, Ga. The second was for Rev.
Rufus Bradley, who will be married
Sept. 9Th to Miss Lillian Essie Hart, al
Clarksbury NJ. E. Church, Southamp.
ton county, Va.
COMPLIMENT TO MISS PRESCOTT
The Greensboro Evening Telegram
said few days ago: "Miss Kate Pres
colt, of Weldon, and the Misses Badger
of Raleigh, passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Worthwhile, to at
tend house party at the charming
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Worth
I; Their brief stay in this city gave grea
pleasure to some OF our young gentle
men who were 10th to see them taxi
| their departure. We know the star
will shine brighter and the birds sim
sweeter ID that section Of old Randolph
by their angelic pre1euce. S
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-28

One Copy. one year. S8 10
One Copy, six months ................. 90
For any period under six months, one dollar
per month. Payable In advance.
Delivered by carrier in Elko at twenty five
Aents per week
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Published every Sunday and sent to any 40.
dress, postage paid), at the following rates,
payable in advance.
Sne year. "a %
ok months ........................25 so
For any period under six months, fifty cents
per month.
Entered at Elko, Nevada, Posto1ice for
transmission through the mails as second
GLASS mai matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-28
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING PAPER.
issued Every Day. Sundays Excepted.
". w. BooHER. EDITOR and Pro-
prietor.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low ,as is consistent with
solid business principles. App y at the of
foe for terms.
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
Hoods Pills SFi %a5 sff Hooay only gRaF.aSst Rls fS &
relephones For Farmers, wives.

No longer need the farmers wiv-s
of the middle West go mad of lonel
ness, if the plan of some of those in
Kansas is put into general practice.
The farmers in that section, where the
distances from house to house are
greater than in the Middle States,
began experimenting with telephones,
and have introduced a system of local
communication The railroad station
is the Central" and the connection
is made chiefly by means of the barbed
wire fences, no insulating process be-
ing used, the only care taken being to
see that there are no broken fences
and to carry the wires across the roads
by means of high poles, connecting
again on the other side to the fence
wires. The cost of the instruments Is
SO each, and this constitutes the CHIEF
expense. Mornings the women hold
regular social gatherings by talking
with one another over the lines, an'
the farmers themselves use the tele
phones for business purposes. On
farmer woman manages a cheese factor,
chiefly through the medium OF he
telephone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
Fashion Notes.

Strings of pearls are undoubtedly
the most fashionable throat dressing
at the present time.
Long lace ties will be deemed the
correct finish ON all dressy evening
bodices this winter.
A sort of autumn costume compro-
mise is found in the white pique skirt
aud brilliant red silk shirt waist.
The daintiest evening gowns are
made of net trimmed with founce af-
ter founce, each edged with satin
ribbon.
The wasp-like waist is again in ev-
idence, and with it a suspicion that
hip pads are used to accentuate its
| slenderness.
Jeweled belts are dreams of delight
and costliness. The very newest are
not made with silver or gold back
ground, but the jewels are incrusted
on an elastic band of white or some
pale tint
Silk embroidery is running the
mania for ieweled embroidery close
second. A compromise just now is a
design worked in silk flowers and drops
ON the leaves and is intended to be
worn on ball gown.
Fringes are said to be coming in as
decorations for mantles and capes.
They are nuisances, as everything
catches in them, but probably the
fringe manufacturers think they have
been sighted too long.
The latest buckles for belts ar,
heavily ieweled Some of the new
belts are of finished silver gilt, Will
large jewels, about the size of marbles
} set two inches apart. These Jewels
are set in filigree silver gilt and con
: nected by two braided ropes of silve
gilt.
Light silk skirts either in black ant
; white stripes or some pale color vii
be worn with fancy bodices. This i
more artistic than the black skir
which for a season has boen worn witt
every kind of waist. Abroad on
> never sees a woman in black skir
and fancy waist, for the two bear n
relationship to each other, though n
. one denies that the black skirt is eco
y nOmical
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10

Freight car numbered II, 2,345, of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad, passed through Darlington,
Pawtucket, one day last week on the
branch railroad What that cor con-
tanned, where it was from, or where it
was going, is of no consequence. The
number of the car, II, 345, is all that
is of special interest.
This number on freight cars is the
fortunate number to find. A few years
ago, and perhaps until to-day, COM
mercial travellers and whoever else
was travelling much, or was much
about the railroad, were all the time
looking for this mngic number, in the
belief that to see it was q good omen,
aud wonderful were the stories told of
good fortunes which fell to those who
were so happy as to see it. 1t is a
simple matter, and it is not often a
car with this number comes into view
1t is very likely that had any other
| particular number been chosen il
would have been as difficult to find it.
A gentleman who saw this car last
week had been looking for it continu-
ally for more than half score ofyears,
and during that time had Travelled
thousands of miles, but his eyes had
not been blessed with a sight of it un.
til Tuesday. He is not so superstitious
| Providence Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
A KIonalI,e Mntch oman.

Joseph Holland, just returned from
the Klondike, is walking placer
mine.
His broad and manly person is deco
rated by watch chain constructed of
nuggets taken from the world-famous
gold fields.
Mr.. Holland recently placed this
unique piece of iewelry on exhibition
in the Office of the Alaska Commercial
Company in San Francisco. At other
times it is to be seen adorning Mr..
Hollands equator and you cannot see
him without noticing his golden charm.
The chain consists of sixteen mug
gets, fifteen of them about the same
size and one occupying the central po-
sition larger than the others
The chain is valued at about $3.50
and is fine advertisementfo for the Klon-
dixie. Nuggets are not supposed to
be numerous there and they are just
what attract the imaginative inexper-
fenced crowd to new field. If one
could pick up plenty of little nuggets
like these, a trip to the Klondike
would be both pleasant and profitable
MIR. Holland received the watch
chain as a present from number o.
prosperous miners TO whom he hat
made himself agreeable
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10

The liquor trafic is the greatest criminal
known to civilization.
The easiest time to let strong drink alone
is before the llrst drink is taken.
The man who drinks champagne at night
generally feels real pain in the morning.
Work onl sail onl the morning comes,
The port you yet shall win,
Aud all the bells of God shall ring
The ship of Temperance in.
There are lots of cures for drunkenness,
lots Of so-ealled scientific ways Of overcOm-
ing the habit; but there are none 50 eifec-
tual as the total abstinence pledge.
Whom every teetotalcr becomes an earn
est Christian, and every protesting Chris
tian an aggressive teetotaler, the days oil
the liquor traffic will be numbered.
The st. Petersburg brewers arranged tC
place large number Of barrels of beer In
one of the public parks for the free use ol
the French sailors during the visit OF presi
dent Faure.
During the teaching OF the Temperance,
Sunday-schOOl lesson, an Indian boy, ter
years old, was asked, "Nhat does aleoho
do 10 mans brainY' He answered II
makes him think crooked"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
A Phenomenal Island.

A most phenomenal island is that Of
Bornhohn, in the Baltic. belonging to
the kingdom of Denmark. 1t is famous
for its geological peculiarities, consist.
ing as it does almost entirely of mag
netite, and its magnetic influence is
not only very well known to the navi.
gators of those waters, but also much
feared by them, on account of its in
huence on the magnetic needles, which
makes the steering of a ship correctly
a matter of much difficulty. In fact,
this influence is felt even at a dis
tance of miles, and so palpably that,
on the island being sighted by marin
ers on the Baltic, they at once discon-
tinue steering their course by the
needle, and turn, instead, to the we'll
known lighthouses and other holds to
direct their craft Between Bornhohn
and the mainland there is also a bank
of rock under water, which is very
dangerous to navigation, and because
of its being constantly submerged,
vessels have been frequently wrecked
at that point. The peculiar fact in
this case is that the magnetic influ.
ence of this ore bank is so powerful
that magnetic needle suspended
freely in boat over the bank will
point down, and, if not disturbed
will remain in a perfectly perpendicu.
lar line.-Scientific American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
Tho Sunday Saloon.

As a Nation, there Is not among us GUS
tom more fixed and distinctive than the al
most universal regard Tor the Christian
Sabbath. It has been so from the settle
ment of the country. One OF the principal
reasons assigned by John Robinson, the
pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers, for his littlo
hock resolving to quit Holland, their adopt
ed country---whither they had fed ten
years before from England---for America,
was, "that they could not bring the Dutch
TO observe the Lords day as n Sabbath.P
Ono OF the chief cares OF these Pilgrim
Fathers on their arrival here was the OBJ
servance of the sacred rest. In the earliest
records of the Dutch colonists In New York
there are decrees of the most stringent
character intended to guard the infant
community against the demoralizlng ten-
denotes of Sabbath profanations, and even
to-day, so far as the Sunday laws require
the suspension OF business, most Of the peo-
pie very cheerfully obey.
Our mechanics rest from their labors on
that day, vast manufacturing establish
ments are closed and quiet, and even our
schools, our courts, and our Legislative
bodies, bowling to the majesty Of law, close
their doors and adjourn over so as to leave
this day unbroken.
But there is class OF men who demand
that these laws, so far us respects them,
should be repealed And who compose this
class7 Rumsellers. And why SHOULD they
be eXempt2 What is there so much more
precious, or pressing, or peculiar In the
liquor traffic than in those other kinds OF
honest business that 1t cannot stop as well
as they2 Who is 1t that has constituted the
whisky seller a sort of titled nobility
among us, who are not to be subject tC
such laws as we poor plebians patiently
obey2
Is it not more dangerous to the public
peace for the rumseller to dispense his
poisons ON the Sabbath day than for tn,
manufacturer to keep his establishment go
ing on that day, or the butcher TO keel
open his stall2
What, we ask, is the rumseller's specia
claim on us to be allowed to do so2 On wha
ground shall the traf1lc in beer, with nois,
and immoral accompaniments, claim
/ practical and recognized exemption from
| the operation of these laws and a vlrtua
monopoly of Sunday trade? Was It go
man." as an animal, as r-drlnker, tina
! "the Sabbath was NADER"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
spani.h women Bun rirhters.

American women would find it diff
cult to imagine one of their sex in the
arena where bulls are butchered to
make Spanish holiday, but such
there are. Three pets Of the bull-ring
in Spain are women-one a Spaniard,
the other two Germans. Donna
Piedros, the Spaniard, is u matador,
the others are toreadors. 1t is the
duty of Donna Piedros to finish the
fierce brute after it has been torment
ed aud wounded by the others. She
is handsome wOmdn of twenty-three,
and has been in the bull-ring since she
was seventeen. When first she made
known her intention of entering the
arena there was howl of protest, but
she persisted, and when she made her
first appearance she was showered
with flowers. Since then she has been
in the ring once every month, and on
several occasions has been more or less
injured. Great danger is incurred by
matadors when giving the quietus to a
bull, because the savage brute gener-
ally makes last desperate rally. In
this way Donna Piedros has been face
to face with death more than once.
Her two competitors are the Pretel
sisters, Lola and Angelica. Pretty
blondes, scarcely out Of their teens,
they are brilliant and daring riders.
Their exploits in the bull-rings have
been the themes of Spanish poets
they are the pets Of the populace, and
for their achievements in the arena
they receive great financial reward
They were originally circus riders
Their manager, being struck witt
their equestrian ability determined t
make bull-fghters Of them. He tool
them to Seville, where there is 1
school devoted to the fine art os kill
ing a bull. There the two girls killeC
a stuffed bull three or four times a da.
until finally they were allowed oprac
tice on a live bull From that the,
were graduated to the ring proper
aud quickly won fOa-y1 by their dar
ing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
a Temperance sermon.

My dear boy, writes Bob Burdette, men
have fought, bed and died, but not for
beer. Arnold Winkelried did not throw
himself upon the Austrian spears because
he was ordered to close his saloon at nine
o'clock. William Tell did not hide the ar
row under his vest to kill the tyrant be-
cause the edict had gone forth that the
free-born Switzer should not drink a keg Of
beer every Sunday. Freedom did not shrek
as Kosciusko fell, over whisky barrel.
Warren did not die that beer might flow, rs
the brooks murmur seven days week.
Even the battle of Brandywine was not
fought that whisky might be free. No
clause in the Declaration of Independence
declares that u Sunday concert garden
with five brass horns and one hundred kegs
of beer, Is the inalienable right of u free
people and the cornerstone of good Gov
ernment. Teavmild, harmless, innocent
tea-the mueh-sneered at temperance
beverage, the feeble drink of effeminate
men and good old women-tea holds u
higher place, 1t fills a brighter, more
glorious page and is n grander figure in
the history of the United States than beer.
Men liked tea, my boy, but they hurled it
into the sea rather than drink1t until they
made it free. 1t seems to be worth lighting
for, and the best men in the world fought
for It. The history of the United States Is
Incomplete with tea left out. AS well
might the historian omit Faneuil Hail and
Bunker Hill as tea. But there is no story
Of heroism or patriotism with rum for its
hero. The battles OF this world. my son,
have been for grander things than free
whisky. The heroes who fall in the strug
giles for rum fall shot in the neck, and their
martyrdom is clouded by the haunting
phantoms of the jimjams. Whisky makes
men fight, it is true, but they usually fight
with other drunken men. Tho champion
Of beer does not stand In the temple OF
fame; he stands in the police court. Honor
never has the delirium tremens, glory does
but never takes one.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-10
Gossip.


Connecticut has twenty-four living
daughters of soldiers who fought in
the Revolutionary War.
Safety pins are said to have been
used by the bellies of Pompeii and
Herculaneum thousands of years ago.
Thirty women are employed by the
United States as lighthouse keepers.
Their salaries range from S400 to
Sl400.
The rage for colored shoes and
stockings is virulent in France, where
the women are wearing pink shoes
and red hosiery.
A beautiful skirt for evening is made
of fine lawn hung over white silk, and
trimmed with two wide ace-frilled
fiounces set one over the other.
Young ladies of Corsicana, Texas,
met at the armory of the Clarity Rifles
last week and organized female mill
tary company, with Miss Amy Talley
as Captain.
The Countess of Strafford is at the
head of au organization known as the
Flannel Shirt Club. The aim of the
society is TO seek out the shirtless and
supply them with warm garments.
DIR. Frieda Lippert has been APP
pointed physician of the new girls
high school in New York. She will
have the chair of physiology, and will
also give attention TO the needs Of the
young women.
Long years ago widows used to wear
their plain gold wedding rings on their
thumbs. The wedding ring is of Saxon
origin, and is one of the few never
changing customs handed down for
generations. 1t is always plain gold
band that typities union.
The Laymen's Association of the
Central Illinois Methodist Conference
has resolved that, "as woman is now
recognized as leader in all depart.
ments of church work." she should be
admitted to a seat in the general con.
ference, and the association will con
tinue earnestly to advocate her cause
until she is so admitted.
Mrs. Kaye, who has just died neal
Leeds, England, invented the meta
boxes i'll which fares are still deposited
by passengers on omnibuses and horse
cars in Great Britain and her provinces
Before them turnstiles were used il
entering cars, and Mrs. Kaye, being
Inconvenience by them, as she wore
crinoline, set her wits to work ant
devised the box.