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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

IL Yorkshire, (England), it is COM
paratively rare thing to find a man
whose sons are scattered through the
other counties let us say, for illustra-
ton, in Kent, Cornwall, and Northum-
berland but of our old American fam
lilies, both rich and poor, there are thous-
ands. conditioned like an editor of my
acquaintance, whose blood relations are
spread from Vermont to California, and
down to Louisiana. The unconscious
influence of such connections works up
on the Imagination of the child SO
situated-they are legion-until its
fervid fancy over leaps the farm fences,
the valley walls, the rolling prairies,
the beetllng mountain-sldes and our
country becomes "My Country ~ to
him in a much wider sense than with
the child whose relations are grouped
closed around him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

Mr.. A. M. Ramsey, of De Leon, Texas,
was a sufferer from Catarrh in it's
worst form. Truly, his description of
his sufferings seem little short of mar
velous. Instead of seeking his couch,
glad for the nights coming, he went to
it with terror, realizing that another
long, weary, wakeful night and
struggle to breathe was before him.
DE LEON, TEXAS.
Messys. Lt1bman Bros, Savannah, Ga,
P. P: P. was afflicted from the crown of my
head to the soies Of my feet. Your ?. P. P.
ing. palpitation Of the heart, and has relieved
ten years. but now can breathe through it
have not slept on either side for two years;
In fact. dreaded to see night come. Now
sleep soundly in any position all night.
to take hold of the pillow handles. feel glad
that was lucky enough to get p ?. p, and
Yours respectfully, " pAuspv
County o Of comanches S.:
Before the undersigned authority, on this
after being duly sworn, says on oath that the he;
foregoing statement made by him relative to
the virtue of p p P medicRe M is R srSsi
Sworn to and subscribed before m. this,
J. M LAMBERT, Mp,
Comanche County, Texas.
CATARRH CURED BY p. p. P,
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other remedies failed.
Woman's weakness, whether nervous
or otherwise, can be cured and the
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woman is a beautiful woman.
Pimples, blotches, eczema and all
disfgurements of the skin are removed
and cured by P. P. P.
p. P. p. will restore your appetite,
build up your system and regulate you
in every way. P. p. p. removes that
heavy, down-in- the-mouth feeling.
For blotches and pimples on the
face, take p. p. p.
Ladies', for natural and thorough
organic regulation, take P. p. P, Lipp-
mans Great Remedy, and get well at
once.
Sold BY al druggists.
LPPMAN BROS. Apothecaries. Sole Prop'n,
hppman's Blec1L, Savannah, On.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 4.1O p m, Halifax 4.28
m, arrives Scotland Neck at $40 p m
Greenville 6.57 p m, Kinston 7.55 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston $50 m,
Greenville $50 a m. Arriving Halifax
at 1l.2O M, Weldon 1l.4O a m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme>
le $50 M, arrives Washington 1I.25
m. Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
5.sop m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, 7.1S M, APO p. M, Ply
MOUTH. 35 p m, 500 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
7.3O, a. m. Williamson 7.3O m,
9.58 a m. Arrive Tarboro $50 m.
11.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville go p
N, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1876 a m, arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 a M. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfeld 7.3O m.
Returning leaves Smithfeld 500 m,
arrive Goldsboro $50 m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at $40 p m. arrives Nash
IT'S pm, Spring Hope TAO p n.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
M, Nashville S.35 m. Rocky Mount
9.15 M, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
at $40 p M, and Ills m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $40 M, and 3.
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Clin-
ton, daily, except Sunday at $40 p m,
and lilo m. Returning leaves Clin-
ton at $40 M, and $40 p M, con-
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and rs.
Trains No. 81 South bound and IA
North will stop only at Rocky Mt,
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. Is makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond and daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE.
). II. KENLY, GENERAL SUP'T
SUP'T TRANS. T. M. EMERSON,
Gen1 Pas. Agt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

As badness makes one look prema-
turely, so full head of hair gives to
mature life the appearance of youth.
To secure this and prevent the former
Ayers Hair Vigor is confidently recon-
mended. Roth ladies and gentlemen
prefer it to any other dressing. For
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scot
land Neck, N. C..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08
Beautiful Truth.
Archbishop Leighton. -;

archbishop Leighton.
Divine grace even in the heart of the
weak and sinful man, Is invincible,
Drown it in the waters of adversely, it
rises more beautiful, as not being
drowned, indeed, but only washed
throw 1t into the furnace of fiery trials,
it comes out purer and loses nothing
but the dross.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08
BUCkLEN's ARNICA sALVE.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money ref,lnced.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
i. T. WHITEHEAD 4 co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08
STILL ONE UNION.
OUR LANGUAGE Is ONE
AND OUR sYMPTHIEs ARE
STRONG.
Some Rambling Thoughts.
BY "NEMO."
(Copyrighted.)
BY "NEMO."

\COpyrlgnteu'j
Our country Is so vast, and its range
of products and of climatic conditions
so extraordinary, that the greatest safe
guard up to this time against fatal
sectlonalism has been the tendency OF
both early and late immigrants to move
from one place to another, sunjugatlng
new territory, and forming new states.
Nature DEGREES that the material In
terests of Montana, tor instance, shall
differ from those of the sea-board states
but the travelled condition OF many
thousands of Montanlans guarantees an
expression of opinion on their part re-
2arding public affairs, distinctly more
national than could be expected from a
population narrowed to views purely
local. For small nation, restricted In
both space and possibilities, great pa
trlotlc results may come from inhabit-
ants who do not choose to wander but
for us, not crowded by neighbors, nor
measured in any direction by less than
ten hundred miles, the best promise OF
endurance is found in increasing knowl-
edge of one another's needs and prob
lens.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

The wise will consider these things
in their hearts as we'll as their heads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08
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For further particulars address the
principal,
MISS LENA II. SMITH.
Tat Scotland Neck, N. G,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08
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we can supply you with any and all
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

Sold By al drugR1St6.
LlPPMAN BROS. Apothecaries, Sole Prop's
ApD0an's Bleclk, Savannah, On.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

great gain from the restlessness OF our
mixed population. Notwithstanding
the fact that the inhabitants OF some
European nations, have come here by
hundreds of thousands it is impossible
to place the finger on any one portion
of our country and say "Here public
questions are entirely settled by voters
who are more foreign than American
in their IDEAS" Regarding our country
as one great body, it is safe to assert
that no condition except this one OF
mixing, would have enabled it to d.
gest and safely dispose of the millions
who have come to 1t from every nation
under Heaven. While there is still
much to be desired in the direction of
unity, nationally, We have accomplished
a task that might well have been re-
garded as impossible the quiet, order
~, practically complete absorption of
over three times as many immigrants as
there were inhabitants at the birth OF
the United States. Each wanderer has
come promptly in touch with persons
who cherished the spirit of freedom
and has become so imbued himself that
we are still one Union inseparable for
ever, let us hope and believe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-04-08

But we have by no means exhausted
the advantages that have arisen from
our restless spirit. Among other things
it has aided in the maintenance of one
language in general use. The children
of immigrants in our public schools
learn the language and the deeds OF
Washington and Jefferson, OF Webster
and OF Clay. The home training in the
tongue of the foreign Fatherland is a
trifle compared with the American in
fuence of school books, and the play
ground tor it ls hard to exagaerate the
ties of language. There have been in
stances in our history where whole
counties in the Northwest are exclusive
~ Scandinavian but the condition
lasts only for time, by reason of the
children's learning our general tongue.
Strange though it may sound, there are
fewer definite dialects in our whole
country than can be found in Great
Britlan-a Kingdom that could be al
most packed away In one state, New
York. Yet in that small country a
Dorset man of low rank could not I'M
derstand Scotchman, and Cornish
man would be practically foreigner
to both but the national life in the
most remote corner of our Texas is the
same that courses in the piney woods
of Maine, and the language is the same.
A wise and travelled Englishman who
landed in this country for the first time
a few weeks ago, stated to me that no
thing impressed him here 80 much as
the fact that a journey Of 5000 miles
The indicator., 1897-10-02
1T IS ON THE BOOM!
All is Life and Activity About
the Steel Works.
The Work of Tearing Ont Goes Rap
idly on Three Engines Engaged
in Hauling Away Material
Soaking pits Being Renovated
Two Hundred New Men ut work
The Mouldcrs Strike Settled.

If there is a man in the city who has
a severe case of the blues all he need do
in order to brace up and be cheerful is
to go over to the big steel works and
take look at what is gong on inside
the fence. There he will see activity on
every side while the good work Of tear
ing out old machinery and material goes
on preparatory to putting IN the new
works.
The soaking pits in the blooming mill
are practically all out and will be re-
placed at once by others, the arrange
ment and size differing from the old.
The end of the rail mill next the con
verter is all torn out, and when the new
arrangement is made the rail mill and
converter will adioin
Work is progressing on the electrical
batteries for the machine shop.
Tho old pattern shop has been moved
back to make more room, and the office
at the converter has been remove and a
new one will be built.
There are about 200 men employed in
taking down machinery and removing it
and other material. and the two dinkey
engines did not suffice to haul the cars
away fast enough. a large engine was,
therefore, drafted into service to help
out.
At the rapid rate in which the work is
going on it will not be later than Jan
uary | when the new mill will be com
plete and the company ready for bust
ness. 1t is customary for rolling mills
in the East to shut down during the
months of January and February, but
the Bessemer plant is not at all likely to
observe the rule but will start up as soon
as ready.
Already we understand that the Santa
Fe has big order in for rails for early
spring delivery. This report is strength
sned from the fact that the Santa Fe is
making preparations to rig up new
boarding train.
The moulders' strike is off; the new
and old moulders will go to work next
week, and there is n strong demand for
pattern makers. These two classes of
craftsmen play no unimportant part in
the work now going on as they will get
out considerable part of the new ma
chinery to be used.
Everything is lovely and Bessemer is
feeling very good over the outlook.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

SENATOR TELLER is catching it all over
the state from democratic and populist
newspapers for coming out in favor of
Charles d. Hayt for justice of the su-
promo court. There is not the slightest
reason why any good silver man Gun not
support Judge Hayt, for he is an out
and out advocate OF silver, contsnded
for the cause in the late national cam
paisn, and makes emphatic declaration
now that he is as staunch friend as
ever to silver. The truth is the twin
parties are tsrred with the same stick
everywhere throughout the state. They
are after the local Offices first, last and
all the time. and using the argument
that they are the only simon pure silver
itss in order 70 catch votsa Such talk
= III bssA = everybody knowa Ths
The indicator., 1897-10-02

TuE Press has the assurance to say
dition at present than they have been
for several years" Tho Press either
knows absolutely nothing about the
horrible condition of the streets in Bes-
semsr or else it makes deliberate and
willful nisstatement OF facts. In either
case it does the residents of Bessemer a
wrong. The fact is the streets in this,
the most important part OF the city,
never were so neglected, as tho debris
and chuck holes all over town testify.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

New YonK's board of education is go
ing to do away with uniforms among
the school boys. They take the stand
that there are parents who can not af-
ford to buy uniforms for their boys and
that the blue coated, brass buttoned
lads think themselves better than the
refused to associate with them, and
therefore the uniform craze is a nuisance
and IA detriment. The board takes the
right position on this question. Military
tactics can be taught in the public
schools without the aid of uniforms.
The uniform fad is becoming tedious as
it is seen in everything, and it is about
time to check the nuisance.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

The outlook for rub with Japan
seems most propitious. The yellow
Yankees OF the Orient are pouring into
the Hawaiian islands at suspicious
rate. They pass as workingmen, but
the Americans OF Honolulu are not to be
deceived by Japanese trick and have
warned the Washington officials that
they arc soldiers in disguise. Some day
there is likely TO be battle fought IN
the streets OF that far-otf picturesque
town, which may be followed by sharp
conflict between the United States and
Japan and her hackers.
The indicator., 1897-10-02
CAMPAIGN BRIEFS.

The remains of the populi,t party
should be preserved in alcohol for future
inspection.
W. l.. Rees is out making canvass
and is everywhere meeting with the
greatest encouragement
The democrats will hold down the old
Board of Trade hall as headquarters,
Don't they know the place is n hoodoo?
Mccarthy block is headquarters for
the republicans. 1t is good location
and the conveniences are Just such as
are needed.
S. A. Abbey is ch airman of tho repub-
lican central COMMITTEES, Mrs Noble is
vice chairman and John Saxton is secre-
tary. They have the sympathy of the
party.
Most of the republican nominees are
experienced campaigners and glide along
through politics with ease and grace.
In this respect they are away ahead of
the fusionist ticket whose candidates
are, generally speaking, either novices or
men who have no political tact what
sSer This difference is going to tell in
the results of the election.
One of the principal reasons advanced
by the fusion populists for their alliance
with the democrats is, that the middle
of-the-road populists wanted to get up
ticket in order that they might be in n
position to sell out. Which is not very
ilatterlng to the anti fusionists, to say
the least The suspicion might have
The indicator., 1897-10-02

WAR with Spain Is considered one of
the possibilities of tho near future, al
though the authorities at Washington
do not think 1t probable. In the event
of hostilties Austria and Germany are
making bluff at helping Spain. The
war talk Of those two worthy allies can
be considered only as bluff for the rea
son that Germany does not dare get into
trouble for fear Of French wrath, and as
for poor old isolated and debauched
Austria, what could she do!
The indicator., 1897-10-02

WIru the exception OF handful OF
party blind individuals, the INDICATOR
is backed up by every man, woman and
child in Bessemer in its advocacy of bet
tor street service. II would not cost
much to send couple of men with a
team and wagon up to this part OF the
town occasionally to keep tho annoying
debris off the streets, and the people are
certainly entitled to such consideration.
Bicycling at night has become actually
dangerous, and horses are frequently
thrown from stepping on round stones in
the street.
The indicator., 1897-10-02
Moulders' Strike OFF.

The meulders' strike at the steel works
has ut last been settled. The men have
been out for SIX months, and last Mon
day six new men arrived in town to take
their places. They were met by IA dele
CATION OF the strikers and consultation
had. Upon hearing the grievances Of
the committee the new men called for a
conference with the management at the
steel works and an agreement was ar
rived at by thich the striking moulders
should be taken back and 90 to work
along with the new mon At an advance
in wages, the advance being a compro-
misc between what the mouldsrs had
been receiving and the wages to which
they were cut. The whole force will be
put to work next week.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

LOUISE MICHEL, the notorious French
anarchist, accompanied by couple of
English anarchists, is expected to ar
rive in this country any day and under
take speech making tour. They will
probably be arrested at the first har
angue, and then a howl will go up about
the pretended free speech of free Amer
ica. What anarchists and murderers do
not dare to do in foreign lands they
think they can do with impunity in this
country
The indicator., 1897-10-02

The Brewers association Of Denver
refuses to contribute dollar toward the
coming carnival because the police board
will not suspend the ordinance rsquir-
ing saloons TO close up at midnight.
But the police board seems to have a
backbone aud the Brewers association
will be given to understand that is is
not Denver.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

STORIES Of hardship and suffering al
ready reach here from the Klondike gold
seekers, and winter only fairly setting
in. 1t is not pleasant to contemplate
the future of the thousands of adven-
turers who will be subjected to all the
horrors OF cold, starvation and sickness.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

TnE yellow fever scare in the South il
on the increase. There are now up
wards OF fifty we'll defined cases, most of
them in New Orleanes and nearby
towns, and the people are feeling panicy.
Strict quarantine measures are to be
adopted unless the plague soon shows
signs OF decreasing.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

been well founded in regard to some, but
it does not apply to such reliable men as
Delegates McFseley ,Crossman, Price and
Crowl, and they have an opportunity to
get back at their accusers by voting the
republican ticket.
Viewing it from a geological stand
point the Standard says that the repub-
lican party Of Pueblo county is true to
its instincts, habits and customs" That
will pass The party can stand that but
the bright young man on the new paper
would do well to keep politics and nat
ural history separated or the next thing
he will be calling the party by the pet
name of bovalapus
The most pronounced democrats arc
the populist office holders and those
who think they see chance to get office.
They ure frantic in their efforts to make
the democratic ticket win almost as
frantic, in fact, as they were TO swallow
the ticket But the populist from
priucipi> is populist still, and will be
found voting the republican ticket as Il
rebuke to the greedy Office seeking ele-
ment.
j. l.. Beaman is not only laboring
man but union man at that, serving as
union printer for term OF years. In
1899 he was made member of the
American Federation of Labor by Cen
tral Labor union OF Ottumwa, Iowa, and
acted as secretary OF the union. He is
now working for wages the same as any
other man employed by corporation.
The workingmen have an opportunity
now of electing one OF their number to
the important office OF sheriff.
The indicator., 1897-10-02
What Will II D02

1t will arrest loss of flesh and
restore to a normal condition the
infant, the child and the adult. 1t
will enrich the blood of the anemic, (,
will stop the cough, heal the irrita-
ton of the throat and lungs, and
cure ineipient consumption. We
make this statement beeause the
experience Of twenty-five years has
proven It In tens Of thousands OF
eases. 3. ssrs ,ou s.f scoTTs E~.isiss
soe. and ei.oo, Ill druggists.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

fact that the democrats nominated j. A.
Gordon, Cleveland goldbug, for the
same place, is sufficient to rrove the in
sincerity OF their claims. Senator Teller
took the only wise course left open to
him in advocating Judge Hayt's candi-
Iar,
The indicator., 1897-10-02
What is
E nnuISion?

1t is a strengthening food and
tonic, remarkable in its flesh-form-
ing properties. 1t contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
digested, combined with the we'll
known and highly prized Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda, SO
that their potency is materially
increased.
The indicator., 1897-10-02

Cards are out announcing the marri-
age Of ]. W. Fitzpatrick to Miss Maggie
Cash, to take place at st. Patrickh
church, October 5.
The indicator., 1897-10-02
PoLIrIcs has become the rival OF base
ball as the great American game.

LEADvILLE's big pumps are going to
start up soon, which means as much to
the Cloud city Us do the putting in Of
the steel works improvements mean TO
pueblp
The indicator., 1897-10-02

james Bsmis, lsssss ct Lake Mime
qua, IL in Denver arranging for . large
net 70 catch ~ H. n NJ lake,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-29

THE UNION COUNTY COURIER go
ably edited by w. T. Buchanan for the
part four years, has been sold to Mr..
Chas. r.. Bruce of Massachusetts. Mr..
Buchanan has made THE COURIER q
strong paper andlhis retirement from
newspaper work is to be regretted, and
it is to be hoped that 1t iss only
temporary. The new publisher has
our best wishes and we hope that his
work may be appreciated in his COM
munity and large measure Of success
melted out of him.-Huronite.
Not Massachusetts, but South Da.
kota, if you please. The roots Of our
being took their beginning in Massa-
chusetts soil, but for the past two years
this vegetable has fourished in Da-
kota air and sunshine. Some Of our
exchanges have assigned US to Iowa,
following the Omaha World-Herald
guess-so. We lived in Iowa for
about ten years, but If you will read
the pop papers you must always expect
to be about two years behind the times