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The times., 1898-04-11

The heated controversy that has been on
for weeks between Tommy Ryan and Tom
my West has produced no definite action
yet. West says he is not averse to fight
ing Ryan. and that he is confident ne can
beat him. But he declares that under
no circumstances viii he meet him at
Syracuse. He points TO what he calls the
deal Kid Mccoy got there from Ry-
ans friends, and says he does not propose
to give them the opportunity for admins
tering like dose to him. West may be
sincere when he says he wants to fight
Ryan. But his excuse for not going to
Syracuse is a. rather fiimsy one He is
about the only man other than Mccoy
himself who believes that the latter was
unfairly dealt with in his contest with
Ryan. In fact. there are many who con-
fidenJly assert that that event was con-
Quoted entirely in the interest of Mccoy,
and that Ryan is the man who got the hot
end of it. IT is not likely, however. that
Vests refusal 10 go to Syracuse will end
matters. Ryan will probably fight wher-
ever a good purse is offered. That is, he
will if he is not bluffing.
The times., 1898-04-11

Mysterious Billy Smith and that very
hard-headed and hard-hitting gentleman
from Boston, Joe Wolcott, come together
al Bridgeport, Conn, on Thursday night.
Both men are reported to be in fine fight
ing trim This event should prove a
scorcher. Smith has fought some of the
best and hardest battles of the past five
years. If he is anything near right in
form he should give Wolcott a very tough
contest, if he does not defeat him. This
is contrary to the notions Of many OF the
boxing experts, who think Wolcott will
win easily. There is no need for comment
on Wolcotts fighting ability. That he is
a hurricane is admitted. But in Smith,
unless reports that he has gone back sor-
rowfulIy recently are true, Wolcott will
meet a fighter much after his own style,
and one who can give and take many
very hard knocks before he yields.
The times., 1898-04-11

Col. Fellows, Of the Coney Island Jock
ey Club, believes in long-distance races.
and IL is more than probable that they
Will be seen at the Sheepshead Bay track
81 enough owners can be found who will
train horses for them. II Is not likely
that longer races than the Belmont
Stakes in the Spring and the Municipal
IN the Fail viii be seen at the West
chester track this pear. In the beginning
OF the early season there there are very
few horses fit 10 go a couple Of miles.
and unless a big inducement Is held
out owners viii not be tempted TO pre-
pare horses for long races. When the
meeting opens at Sheepshead Bay the
horses are in the pink OF condition. and
il IS likely that long races would iii well.
The times., 1898-04-11

zone OF the features OF the New Or
leans races, which has served 10 attract
large crowds TO the race course. is the
institution Of ladies days - remarked
Frank Regan yesterday. ''On these oc-
casions a fine string band is stationed in
the grand stand. which IS decorated in
gorgeous style with flags and bunting,
and large palmetto palms. Each lady in
attendance is presented with a program
printed on satin Of various cuors. You
cannot imagine what a beautiful sight
the grand stand presents on these occa-
sions. and once seen viii never be for
gotten" Mr.. Rcgan is the owner Of Sir
Florin, a two-year-old chestnut gelding
by s.. Florin. out Of Prosperity, and said
to be one Of the most promising young
sters al the Benning course.
There is a turfman out at the Benning
track who has become a confirmed pessi-
mist NoJhing appears TO come his way.
Here are a few specimens Of his com
plants: Il have moral cinch on the
Brooklyn Handicap, but if I bet in the
future books and win. the man ! bet with
s. sure 10 welsh ! have been burned
up twice by 'weIshers' already. ] ought
10 cult the turf. anyway. ! never get
decent odds, but have TO take 10 ] when
all my friends get to ]. II is just the
same in Wall Street. II / 90 long on
stocks. the market is sure to break. and
81 ] 30 short. everything goes sky-roclSet-
ing upward. II / carry an umbrella or
wear macintosh, il never rains: but
II ] come out unprotected, there Is either
a cyclone Of d blizzard. Nobody ever had
such luck as ] have had. Where ! be-
long Is on some farm, wnere ] can spend
the remainder Of my days threshing
cranberries and husking pumpkins ] am
not cut out for a sporting life. and !
know Il"
The times., 1898-04-11

"If the owners and trainers Of race
horses viii consent, ii is probable that
the public's desire to see longer races
VIII be- gratified," remarked a we'll
known horseman yesterday. These
races are undoubtedly popular with the
public, but they do not receive proper en-
couragement from the owners"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

who gather from every tribe and nation
under Heaven joining hands with us
in devotion to freedom,-all, from the
least to the greatest-may serve the
cause that Washington and the Revolu-
tionists brought into our history. For
saking the straining of our necks,
looking backward to the beginnings,
let us look around and forward. Let
US grapple with evil, wherever we find
either the designs of wealth or the
worse crime of indifference threaten
ing our heritage and let us further
more understand that sincere watchful-
ness is the only way to insure for our
children's children, and theirs after
ed measure based upon the will OF the
people.
The lives OF great men, when they
fail to stir us ordinary ones, are waste
and Improbable, so far as we are con-
cerned. But in every noble resolve
that great life inspires in lesser life,
there is the living again of the dead.
May the dogged devotion Of Washing
ton be resurrected by each of us in
these perllous times, when. men would
seek to confuse us by loud warlike
noises that almost drown the gentle
plplngs of peace.
The wld'nlng river that towards the
sea
Reslstless runs, still swelling constantly,
Does not derive Its force and fullest
flow
From any sudden sweep Of storm or
snow;
But draws Its certain strength from
constant wells,
Graded on stainless heights where
stiffness owells.
So doth Columbia's eyer-swelling tide
OF lusty life and freedom, spreading
wide,
Take inspiration from that noble force,
George Washington, and shape its
steady course
From him whose tireless soul stood firm
for peace,
And planned and fought only-that war
might cease.
Let us then rightly judge our great
ideal,
And love his tender thought for public
veal;
Leaving the mighty warrior to inspire
Only when threatened hearths our
spirits fire;
Mindful that foods, though they may
purify,
Leave in their wasting train dark dregs
of misery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
Wisdom From a Prisoner.

Selected.
The Connecticut state prison has a
monthly paper edited by convict. A
recent Issue is very readable. It con-
tains one article giving rules of conduct
which if universally adopted would be
a benedlction to people both outside
and inside prisons:
Il. If possible, be we'll and have a
good appetite. If these conditions are
yours the battle of life is already half
won. Many soul and heart troubles
arise really in the stomnch, though it
may seem strange to you.
%. Be busy. Fill the hours 80 tull
of useful and interesting work that
there shall be no time for dwelling on
your troubles that the day shall dawn
full of expectation, the night full of re-
pose.
SO. Forget yourself. You never
will be happy if your thoughts con-
stantly dwell uqou yourself, your own
shortcomings, what people think of
you, and SO on
81. Expect little. Expect little OF
life, but not too much of your friends.
So. Trust in God. Believe that
God is that he really knows what Is
best for you. Believe this truly, and
the bitterness Is gone from life"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
A Cucumber in a bottle.

Selected.
When I was little boy, remarked
an old gentleman, somebody gave me a
cucumber In a bottle. The neck OF
the bottle was small, and the cucumber
so large that it wasn't possible for it to
pass through it, and was greatly puz-
zled to know how it got there. But
out in the garden, one day, came up
on bottle slipped over a little green
fellow that was still on the vines, and
then I understood it all. The cucum-
ber had grown in the bottle. often
see men with habits that I wonder any
strong, sensible man conld form, and
then l think that very likely they gerw
into them when they were young and
cannot slip out of them now they are
like the cucumber. Look out for such
bottles, boys!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

A few months ago, Mr.. Bryon Every,
of Woodstock. Mich, was badly affl1ct-
ed with rheumatism. His right leg
was swollen the full length, causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to trv Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The
first bottle Of it helped him considera-
bIy and the second bottle effected a
cure. The 25 and so cent sizes are for
sale by e. r. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

the maids of honour scramble for them
and of the great and wise Sir Walter
Raleigh wearing on court days seven
thousand pounds worth of precious
stones on his shoes, having his armour
of solid silver, ana his sword.
Thus the ostentatlon of former times
was far in excess of ours. Nevertheless
there is still vast room for improve
ment. From the highest to the lowest
the practice is much too prevalent of
living beyond ones means; of making
a grander show than ones position
warrants of dwelling in houses out OF
proportion to income and, generally,
of aping those who are superior in
wealth and rank. 1t Is not the rich
alone who are thus guilty. The mid
die classes and the poor are equally,
and often much more, ostentatious.in
their way. We are told that coster-
mongers wear the most gorgeous and
most expensive silk handkerchiefs that
can be obtained to adorn their manly
necks. He who has the costliest is the
most "killing" in the eyes Of his fair
ones. The poor prefer snowy furniture,
cheap and fragile, to the humber but
more substantial articles. They had
rather sham veneer than solid
reality. 1t is the same in dress. Good
woollen material is the cheapest, most
comfortable, and most healthy in sum-
mer and winter. Yet snowy, fimsy,
unhealthy fabrics take Its place. The
stomach Is often starved that the back
may bear finery. Education and par
entail training are made subsidiary to
appearances. The young are early
taught the important lesson that to
seem" ia of more value than Ito be-"
This sordid and paltry hypocrisy per-
meates society from end to end, and Is
the source of much ignorance and
crime, folly. and all sorts of prostitution.
People are afraid to acknowledge
their position, and ashamed to be
thought poor in these days when any
clever rogue may become rich. Is 1t
any wonder that peculation of all kinds
is so common as it is; that among
thousands of the honest there are hum
dreaa Of the dishonest that boys in
their teens gamble like hoary sinners
and that madens sell their virtue for a
paltry jewel or a snowy article of
dress.
Notwithstanding all these things
ours is splendid race, full OF energy
and ambition, but the latter should be
tempered always by modesty and
'. straightforwardness. We do not need to
appear greater than we are. In this,
as in all things, honesty is not only the
best, but is the best policy, and osten-
tation proves itself an insdious vice
! which degrades whatsoever and whom
soever it touches. An excellent motto
for all of us is "Essee guam videri."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children
while teetbing, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie. and is
the best remedy for Diarreoea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents Q
bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take
no other kind. 217 St.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
What a Boston Lady Did.

Our Dumb Animals.
A lady dressed with excellent taste
was passing up Washington street re-
Gently on a very cold day, when she
noticed a horse whose blanket had
fallen off. Many other ladies' and gen
tlemen were passing and it required
some moral courage Gas the world goes)
for her to stop, take up the blanket
spread it over the horse and tuck 1t
nnder the harness. But she did it, and
did it we'll. Her mercy was thrice
blessed, for it blessed not only the glver
and the receiver, but the stranger who
witnessed the act.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Frederlcks-
town, Mo-, was troubled with chronic
diarrhoea for over thirty years. He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only a question of short time until
he would have to give up. He had
been treated by some of the best ply
sicians in Europe and America but got
no permanent relief. One day he
picked up newspaper and CHANGED to
read an advertisement of Chamberlain g
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy.
He got a bottle Of it, the first dose
helped him and it's continued use cur
ed him. For sale by e. T. Whitehead
& Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

for the sleeves a pair of Manchester
fine stuff breeches, without money in
the pockets; clouded silk stockings,
but no legs club of hair behind, lar
ger than the head that carries it !; hat
Of the size OF sixpence on block not
worth tarthing."
Milk and wine have each been used
tor the bath of beauty. Poppea bathed
in asses milk. Modern young ladies
have had to be satisfied with that OF
COWS. But when the wrinkles begin to
appear they have bathed in wine, white
wine by preference, because its astrin-
gency reduces these tell-tales LORD
Shrewsbury demanded an increased al
lowance from the Government when he
guarded Mary Queen of Scots, because
of the great expense to which that
royal lady's wine baths came.
In vain, from age to age, have sum-
ptuary laws been leselled against os-
tentation and luxury in food and cloth
ing. The love of liberty has proved
stronger than the love of monopoly.
cit Is no ones business how l spend
my money" say the persons who own
it. This is quite true if we make one
exception. The moralist has the right
to criticise their method If it should
appear to be against good taste and
public morality. Liberty allows us to
do many things that are not for the
common good. And it is from the
lash of the satirlst and the increasing
good sense of the community, and not
from legislation, that moral improve
ments are brought about. Vices are
killed by scorn and rldlcule and public
disapprobation, and not by Act of
Parliament.
It is competent, therefore, for any
one who can afford it to spend thous-
and guineas on orchids to adorn a
single banquet, but it is also within the
right OF the moralist or political econo-
mist to require if extravagance such as
this is for the public good or evil.
One of the many proclamations OF
Queen Elizabeth against "the excess OF
apparel" mentioned "the wasting and
undoing of great number OF young
gentlemen, otherwise serviceable F.; and
that others, seeking by show Of apparel
to be esteemed as gentlemen, and al
lured by the vain show of these things,
not only consume their goods and
lands. but also run into such debts and
shifts, as they cannot live out OF danger
of laws without attempting unlawful
acts" And SO she threatened to have
them rated in the subsidy books accord
| ing to the costliness of their dress. Yet
while Elizabeth bade everyone else to
set a good example, she had in her
wardrobe three thousand dresses that
had only been worn once. We read in
Stuart times of five hundred pounds
for knights cloak OF embroidery for
lady's gown at fifty pounds yard ;
of one lady wearing over hundred
thousand pounds worth of jewels at a
time Of gentlemen in crimson velvet
and beaten gold - of duke one blaze
of diamonds from head to loot, and
these be often shook from him to see
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

That the blood should perform its
vital functions, it is absolutely necessary
it should not only be pure but rich in
iife-giying elements. These results are
best effected by the use OF that we'll
known standard blood-purifer, Ayers
Sarsaparilla. For sale by f. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
NO CURE-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC tor Chills, Fever and all forms
of Malaria. 1t is simply Iron and
Ouinine in a tasteless form. Children
love it. Adults prefer it to bitter nau-
seating tonics. Price.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

Dandruff is an exudation from the
pores of the skin that spreads and dries,
forming scurf and causing the hair to
fall out. Halls Hair Remover cnres II.
For sale BY e. T. w hitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

lerandfatfer's hat! And within 1t you see,
Grandfather's favorite cough remedy.
Whether twas Asthma, Bronchitis or
Group,
Or baby at night walked the house with q
whoop,
With Ayers Cherry Pectora1 Gran'ther
was sure
That no cold or cough would e'er fail of q
cure.
In hats the styles change, but the records
will show
Coughs are cured as they were 5Oyears ago.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has no equal as a remedy for
coughs, colds, and lung dis
eases. Where other soothing
elixirs pailiate, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral heals. It is not
cheap cough syrup, which
soothes but does not strength
en-; it is physicians cough
remedy, and it cures. It is
put up in large bottles. only,
for household use. It was
awarded the medal at the
Worlds Fair of ninety three.
It has q record of
SO Years of Cures.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck. n. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
uuDSoN'S ENGLISH KITCHEN,
1877 Main St., NORFOLK, VA

1871 Main ST., NORFOLK, VA.
Is the Leading Dining Room in the
CITY for Ladies and Gentlemen. Strict
lv a Temperance Place. All meals 25c.
G1Hudson's Surprising Coffee 9
Speciality. 40 ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

Some time ago 1t was thought that
the running of electric cars and tele-
phone lines into the rural districts
would have tendency to stop the
hocking of young men from the coun-
try to the cities. The young men in
rural districts frequently get notion
that the city has many more advan-
tages than it really has and they leave
certalnties in the country for uncertain
ties in the cities and towns. But the
electric car lines and telephone lines
into these districts, it is said, where
these haye been tried, do not lessen the
desire of the young to go the cities.
Country life may be simple and plain,
but many \ young man has died a
wreck through city dissipation who
might have lived to be grand old gen
tleman had he remained IN the coun-
try.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

The fact has crept from hiding
where it has been sometime concealed
that England breads the competition
that American manufacture lays down
This country is so rapidly growing in
manufacturing Industries that Ger
many does not. trouble England as much
IN the matter of competition as we
do. And the South is destined to be-
come most inviting and remunera-
tive field for this work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-24

The following bit of news by the Asso-
ciated Press from Shanghai, China, in
dicates that the missionary there has
a hard fight for the immediate future
at least "In view OF the fact that
treaties are soon to throw sections OF
Japan open to foreigners, there are In
teresting reports of Buddhist and Shin
to priests assembled in one of the prin-
cipal provinces to discuss the situation.
They have promulgated the following
four resolutions, and request all Japan
ese to be governed by them.
IL To cultivate feeling of abhor-
renee of foreigners, and to refuse on
principle to sell or buy of them any
thing whatsoever.
"2 To refuse absolutely to rent their
houses or lands to foreigners.
"3. To refrain entirely from using
foreign terms in speaking and writing.
~ To positively decline to listen
to Christianity"
In a choice of vocation for life many
things are to be considered. Among
the most important is the matter OF
personal independence which one will
have an opportunity to enjoy in his
chosen vocation. A gentleman said
to us a few days ago he was glad that
when he cast about for vocation
for life he chose the farm. He says, be
enjoys a freedom and an independence
there that he could not possibly enjoy
anywhere else. He was not speaking
about the privilege of lying down and
taking nap when he pleases or resting
a day as 1t suits his convenience. He
was speaking of personal independence
In a higher sense-that he was not
bound to any ones views or whlms, as
matter of policy on which depends
his meat and bread. He can plan
what he chooses, trade where ht
pleases, espouse whatever good cause
that enlists his sympathies and refuse
to link himself with whatever does no
seem to him good and worthy. and nj
one can coerce him. His sustenanc'
comes from the earth and be works i
himself independently. And there i
| ~, ,1oh II, If
The Dickinson press., 1898-06-18
Mexican Dollars for Manila.

The peculiarities of different moneys
are proven in one of the reported pre-
parations being made for the Philippine
expedition. A press report says One of
the most interesting preparations for the
Quitting of the Manila expedition has
just been announced. The government
has purchased 100000 Mexican silver
dollars, which General Merritt will take
along to defray the expenses Of the ex-
petition. This amount is not expected
to last long, but more will be sent him
from time to time. BY purchasing Mexi-
can dollars a great saving is made. 1t is
possible to obtain Mexican dollars at 46
cents each, thus obtaining for n Amer
lean dollar two Mexican ones, and leav-
ing eight cents over toward the purchase
of a third: In other words, Uncle Sam
was able to buy 100000 MEXICAN dollars
for $4,000. They were bought in San
Francisco. In the Philippines a Mexi-
can dollars will buy more than an Amer
lean dollar, SO that the expenses of Cen
eral Merritt's expedition after he lands
in Manila will be less than onc-half what
they would be otherwise. AS to the SOL
diers, they will fare cxcellcntly under
this arrangement, fonthey will, of course.
be paid, according to law, in American
money. The paymaster will give each
soldier two Mexican dollars for every
American dollar due him on pay day.
The Dickinson press., 1898-06-18
Our Volunteers.

George Gallagher, son of Rev. C. w,
Gallagher is a member of the Minnesota
volunteers at Camp Merritt. He visits
the Cox bows frequently feeling quite
at home with them on account of his
fathers acquaintance in Stark county.
Masons of the North Dakota First
have organized a lodge at San Fran.
cisco.
Capt. Frame has been appointed
major. Capt, Aud is next in line of
promotion.
Fulton Burnett has been promoted to
first sergeant.
The last order read was that the first
company mustered in was the ranking
company of the regiment, making Capt.
Mudgett ranking captain.
Our boys are in the fourth brigade by
the redistribution.
Vaccination wa in order at Camp Mer.
rift a few days ago.
A Washington telegram of June "a
says; L. A. Simpson, states attorney OF
Stark County, North Dakota, and a
member of Grigsby's regiment of rough
riders, arrived here today from Chicka.
manga on. a leave of absence. He says
the members of the regiment, officers
and privates, have no complaints to
make. They desire active service, how
ever, as Don as possible. Colonel Girls
by's cowboys have received their full
equipment of horses. The clothing and
guns for the regiment are expected be-
fore the end of the week.