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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
Big Facts About The World,

Great Thoughts.
There are 3,O64 languages in the
world, and Its inhabitants profess more
than 900 religions. The number of
men Is about equal to the number of
women. The average of life is about
thirty-three years. To every 1000
persons, only one reaches 100 years OF
life; to every 100 six reach the age of
slxty-five, and not more than one in 600
lives to eighty years. There are on the
earth 1,OOO,OOO,OOO inhabitants. OF
these, 33,O33,O33 die every year, 9l,-
824 every day, $3.50 every hour, 60
every minute, or one every second.
The married are longer-lived than the
single, and above all those who observe
sober and industrious conduct. Tall
men live longer than short ones. Wo-
men have more chances of life in their
favor, previous to fifty years of age,
than men have, but fewer afterward.
The number of marriages is in the pro-
portion OF Is to 1000 individuals.
Those born in the spring are generally
OF a more robust constitution than
others. Births are more frequent by
night than by day; also deaths. The
number OF men capable of bearing arms
IS calculated at one-iourth of the pop
ulatlon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

on by the current which he is power
less to resist.
Henceforth he is an outcast, and he
concerts with the human fotsam and
ietsam-the wreckage of that monsoon
that leaves none with the power to
reach shore without the proper help.
Up to this time the man: for the
sake of others, has made brave effort,
but now he thinks only OF himself, or
if, in the few moments of his torturing
sobriety, he gives a thought to those
who have sent him adrift. it is to curse
them with fierce defiance, and to
blame himself that he had not drank
more when he had the money-and so
lost a good chance.
To drink becomes now the one OBJ
iect of the wretched mans life. He
hangs round the vilest of the bars beg
g;ng for whiskey, or he sollclts on the
s rect for the same purpose. He be-
comes familiar with police courts, and
serves bis time in warehouses, only to
return to a frlendless world, more de-
faint, more shameless, and thirstler
than before.
And so the inebriate goes down,
down, down, till one mig t the light OF
his blasted life goes out in the gutter,
aud the machine charity of the county
consigns him to the Potter's Field.
ga MODERN MIRACLE"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
Fire and Life Insurance.

The very best fire companies repre-
sented. The Aetna Life so we'll known
in this community is still here giving
the best policy of the day and has in
creased its dividends annually without
interruption for the past 25 years. 1t
has paid out over $4,000 in this COM
mun1ty during the past 25 years. There
is none better or more reliable company
than the Old Etna.
J. H. LAWRENCE, Agt,
Office over w. l.. Harrell & Co.'s store.
2-3-1y.
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(For the Children.)
BOY B Q 7 1 VIPH ct MOTHERS.
A CHICAGO LAD BREAKS TIE
RECORD IN THE MATERNAL
LINE.
Two Years Ago He Was a Wait.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
John Victor Thompson, in the Ill
inois Agricultural and Training School,
at Glenwood, is the proud possessor OF
u mothers At the school, says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean, he is known to
his comrades as "the boy with hum
dred mothers" but this is an exaggera-
ton OF juvenile fancy. There are only
81 of them, but all of the mothers are
young and good-looking, and most OF
them are unmarried.
When John Victor Thompson has a
birthday he is the envy of his fellows.
The expressman brings q separate
boxes filed with enough cakes and cam
dies and toys to set up shop on a
small scale. He pens off one corner of
the dormitory on these festive occasions
and launches into business.
"Twenty choice neckties at greatly
reduced rates."
eighteen AL jackknives below COM
petition"
zone dozen mufflers at simply ruin
Gus figures box of candy given with
each"
These are few of the signs display
ed in John Victor Thompson's BIRTH
day shop. This is what 1t is to have
q mothers moving in the most aristo-
cratic circles OF Kenwood. The q
mothers of John Victor Thompson are
the q members of the Thursday Club,
an organization OF young women living
for the most part on the south side Of
town. They have adopted the boy
legally, and, in fact, and are bringing
up the little fellow in the way in which
they think he ought to GO.
The Thursday Club first "found'
John Victor Thompson, as they ex-
press 1t, at the WATTS Mission two
years ago. The motto OF the club Is +:
"The Betterment of Poor Children y
aud with this purpose in view the club
visited the mission to entertain and
help care for the helpless boys and
girls. John Victor Thompson's father
had died recently, and his mother was
in the hospital suffering from an In
durable disease. The five brothers and
sisters Of the boy had been adopted in
private families, and the bright little
lad alone was lett upon charity.
John Victor Thompson will be at
Glenwood two years and possibly three
years longer. Then he will be sent to
academy and College. The club is
somewhat divided now upon the seri-
Gus question of whether the boy s5al!
work his way through college, partly.
Or whether he shall depend entirely
upon his young mothers. Some insist
that he Will not develop the proper
stamina unless he earns bit OF his
bread by hard work. 1t is very pleas
ant and most amusing to note the
earnest and "little motherly" way In
which the club members debate the
lads future. II the boy had twenty
seven real, own mothers he could not
be the object of more thoughtful care.
In fact, every one Of the 81 mothers
loves John as If he were her own son.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
Scotland Neck Telephone Ez!h.ag,

We are prepared to furnish telephone
service to the public and solicit patron
age.
RATES FOR SERVICE.
Business Phones, $500 per month
Residence Phones, 1.5O /"
Two OF either for 800 &c
It Is our purpose to give good service.
and to this end we ask all Subscribers 10
report promptly any Irregularities in
the service.
- Our signed contracts prohibit
the use of phones except by subscrihers
and we request that this rule be rigidly
enforced.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

A little boy asked for bottle OF "get
up In the morning as fast as you can"
the druggist recognized a household
name for "DeWitt's Little Early Risers,"
and gave him bottle of those famous
little pills for constipation, sick head
ache, liver and stomach troubles
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

NJ. L. Yocum, Cameron, Pa, says !:
II was sufferer for ten years, trying
most ali kinds of pile remedies, but
without success. DeWitt's Witch Ha-
eel Salve was recommended to me. I
used one box. It has affected a per-
manent cure" As permanent cure
for piles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye
has no equal.-E. T. Whitehead & Co.,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

A crop OF crimson clover offers a
great temptation to the farmer to NOW
1t, but it Will be more valuable to him
for turning under and planting corn on
the land than to cut 1t. Crimson
clover, like rye, makes rapid growth
before other plants start, and that is
why it should be given a place on the
farm. It grows at season of the year
when the land cannot he utilized and
enables the farmer to grow his nitrogen
for use on his spring and summer
crops.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
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-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
T.. T. WBTTEHEAD f. co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

liza COW Goes not enjoy the operation
she Will soon retire from the business
OF giving milk. Do not milk her out
in the cold, nor in hot stable, nor
where the flies torture her, nor in a
muddy barnyard, nor where she will be
annoyed by the dogs or the children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

Sweet potato plants cannot be trans
planted until the warm weather opens,
but they require attention in the hot
beds. Should signs of the ''rot" appear
on any of the plants in the hot-bed it
will not pay to use them. The whole
lot should be destroyed and plants pro-
cured elsewhere.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

Earthworms and many other I'M
desirable forms of life in the soil may
be destroyed or driven away by an aD-
plicstion of a mixture OF one part
common salt and ten parts air slaked
lime. If young chicks have gapes it
is frequently due to the contamination
of the soil, and when air-slaked lime
is used on the surface of the ground
the difficulty may be removed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

The best preventive OF disease in
plants is to rotate the crops. 1t should
be rule never to grow two crops Of the
same kind on plot until an interval
OF several years. Diseases are fostered
and perpetuated by supplying the con-
ditions. and there are many diseases
that exist in the soil which are dis
seminated from one field to another.
While rotation Of crops may not pre-
vent the appearance or spread of all
diseases yet 1t will prove system that
will largely assist in mitigating such
evils.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

The improved condition of farmers
the country over is shown by the in
crease In numbers of farm animals and
their increased value as estimated by
the statistician Of the Department of
Agriculture. During 1897 the farm
horses OF the country increased In value
over $4,000, 900, the mules over &c.
C0O,00O. mich cows over $65,OOO,OGO,
other cattle over $1O4, 100000, sheep
over $25 900, OC0, and swine over S.
100000; making total increase in
value OF farm stock during the year of
more than 1896, 100000. There is not
a single State or Territory in the Union
that does not report AID Increase in the
average farm price per head of cattle
and sheep, and in most cases the in
crease includes all farm animals.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

All weeds are not enemies. When
land has been cropped until it becomes
unproductive there will always spring
TAP some kind of weeds that will thrive
On it when nothing else will exist on
the land. These weeds are natures
restorers of fertility, Tor they send down
their roots to the subsoll to bring up
mineral matter and the nitrogen car
riea down by the rains. As these weeds
perish they add the substances thus
derived to the soil, providing the suc-
ceeding growth with more abundant
supply OF plant food, gradually enrich
ing the soil and rendering it capable
OF producing crops. As soon as a crop
IS planted, however, the weeds are then
undesirable and must he kept down.
Being indigenous to the soil, they are
persistent and must be prevented from
keeping possession OF the land by con-
slant work and watchfulness,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28

Always pay as you co." said an
old man to his nephew. But, uncle,
suppose I've nothing to pay with"
"Then don't CO."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
CHIEF CAUSE.

CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder trou-
bles. So the womb, like the bladder,
was created for one purpose, and it not
doctored too much is not liable to
weakness or disease, except In rare
cases. It is situated back OF and very
close to the bladder, therefore any pain
disease or Inconvenience manifested In
the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary
passage is often by mistake, attributed
to female weakness or womb trouble of
some sort. The error is easily made
and may be as easily avoided. To find
out correctly, set your urine for twenty
four hours sedement or settling in
dicates kidney or bladder trouble. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of DR..
Ki1mer's Swamp Root, the great kid
ney and bladder remedy is soon applied
If you need a medicine you should
have the best. At druggists fifty cents
and one dollar. You may have SAM
pie bottle and pamphlet, both sent free
by mali, upon receipt of three two-cent
stamps to cover cost Of postage on the
bottle. Mention THE COMMONWEALTH
and send your address to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietor
of this paper guarantees the genuine
ness of this offer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
AROUND THE FARM.
USEFUL HINTS 70 FARMERS.
Valuable Suggestions for Gardeners.
From Philadelphia Record.

Weeds will spring up very early in
the rows of Young Strawberries. Pull
them out as fast as they appear. The
keeping of the strawberry bed clean
the first year will have much to do with
its usefulness the second and third
years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
II and 10 Roanoke Square,
NORFOLK, VA.
Correspondence Solicited.
3 3 3m.
NO1ICE1-

l have qualified as administrator up
on the estates OF John T. Lawrence,
Ann R. Lawrence, w. J. Lawrence,
Geo. P. Lawrence and r. E. Lawrence
All creditors of either of said estates
are hereby notified to present their
claims to me, or to my attorney, w. A.
Dunn, Scotland Neck, N. c., on or
before the first day of April, 1899, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery. This March 10Th, 1898.
1924 Ct. NOAH BIGGS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-28
One OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely, receptacle for the
urine, and as such it is not liable to
any form of disease except by one of
two ways. The first way is from i'm
perfect action of the kidneys. The Sec
ond way is from careless local treat
ment of other diseases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05
THREE ALMOST POISONED.
WHISKEY DOCTORED WITH ATROPH1NE
SENT By AN UNKNOWN HAND.
ENOUGH OF THE POISON ~ 1T. a PHYSICIAN DE
CIAREs. TO HAVE KILLED A DOZEN PEo-
pr.r-THE POLICE INVESTIGATING

ENOUGH OF THE POISON ~ IT. PHYSICIAN DE
CIAnEs. TO HAVE KILLED A DOZEN PEo-
PIE THE POLICE INVESTIGATING
Tbreo nersons came close TO death yesterday
afternoon when they drank part Of the contents Of
a bottle OF whlskey which had been sent to them
by unknown person. As II Is. they are not ye'
out Of danger. The three are John HIS. his WHO
Margaret and his sister-in-law. Mary Condon.
They live in Aathouse at No. 81 secondst Hills
Is ice-dealer conducting prosperous business III
the foot Of East Twclfh-st
A week ago there came the fat. sent by mes
eonser a small glass flask OF whisky. NO MEM
Der Of the family knew whom II came frofn' as
there was no messagc with It. The hottie WIS put
I'm a closet on Tuesday second mask came IL
was marked pure rye This was also put AWAY
uroncned The next day another TASK cam" THIS
ono was market "Slveri,z" which Is Hungarian
drink The label was o, white paper, pre'tily oec"
rated with lead-pencr scrolwork. This mask was
placed with the others BY this time the Ia''"'
began TO wonder who was sending all the nqu"''
hi, they did not think very hard. as me ice-ue"
has many friends and It was believed that some o'
1 ,oro concentrating him on Friday still an
other flask arrived. which had the appearance u
having been in usc for some time ,
None O, the lGuo- was tasted until yes'erua'
afternoon Then Hills opened the last oo'''e 70
his wife and hts sstcr-in-law each tooN n ','"
arirk--a very small one they explained W ''' w
a.
,,roo drink because small one "ou'd nav.
,e,lisd n man quickly An hour afterwarn eao" u
~. .bree persons felt I'll Each had the ta'ne
s,rn,o,,s Mains In tho stomach. palptation OF inc
hear, flushed face and coiorless hns'
Uls bccam, Al once alarmed ana hurr'edN sem
Tor n doctor lie sn the sufferers ana quicNs
orr,lov4a hero.a measures with the result WA.
Eils and his wife soon pronounced ou' "a
danger though the doctor said that Mary 'on'on
ne hung by a thread. The physician. ailer ne ~,
,,,opAAd the sufferers examined the bo'''' -
uouor and decided ttnt oacn contained "'''f,'
noisou Each. he thought. contained enough p"-
son to Kill dozen persons. The doctor '"oN w
oosps 10 the Fifth-s'. police station. ana TWO D'-
,.,,,vas were sent out TO make an inXesugaauo'ii
Tbs nouors viii be sent 10 the chemist oil NV "
MI. uas :ar enough recovered 10 81 up az,
,,gb, lie Was all AZ as to VINO oou' ""'' SUN
me 20 he ,c rnenles" he said I suppose Iiia'
~ ,,ho carries on business does nav" M =
g.. troo ~ none with FEELINGS bitter .nDNF -
nfsr 80 vim out my entire family 3'S ~ NJ
~ noltro wu help me In this matter anu "'' "''
~ reyondocker said. y am CONVINCED nm 49,. 80,
,,,.,r abo sent that liquor was human No.
re "a no question but that murder Vas - a.
:, "a a miracle that any OF those WHO ui""" -
cd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05
uR. BAYARD'S coyDrIcy CRITICAL
THE INTENSE HEAT AFFECTS THE EX-sEcKE-
rAeY OF STATE rNrAvoRABLY


Dorhsm Mass SEPT a-The condition Of Thomas
i. Bayard former Ambassador I" England VINO
e ut Karlstein the hor..e OF his daughter. Mrs
Warren. was critical to day. 90 pronounced mas
been the change in the last tvo or three daEs thh
II was thought the patient will not survive many
days
Mr. Rayar1 came 70 Karlsten. the summer nome
Of Mr. and Mrs s. F Warren. about three weeks
ago. His health not good, ana CURING the
first two weeks 1t did not improve. week ago
change came. which appeared 10 he graouai
breaking up Of the system. combined with kidney
trouble. At first II not thought nkely that his
case would prove serious. although II was admitted
by those in attendance that the end of prominent
career not far of. The extreme heat OF the
last few days has had a depressing effect upon the
patient. and on Friday anxiety was keenly felt a
consulta ton of physicians was held Dr. Cabot. OF
Boston. the family physician DR. Andrew H. Hodg-
don. of Dedham. and another from out OF town.
in attendance Late on Friday favorable
turn noted. bat yesterday the change was for
the worse To-day he semconscous. with a
fair pulse to give hope that favorable turn might
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05

cooperation OF slatin Pacha, But II does rot al
ways follow even when good information Is abun,
dainty available. that II Is properly collated ana
fully utilized. In the case Of Sir II. Kitchener
opera tons throughout II is difficult 10 nnd weak
spot In this important respect. AS regards the re-
cent advance. sort OF loopho'e seems 10 nave
been left for possible through lack of mill
tsry intelligence The OF spies has evidently
been free. bur commercially discreet and MAPS
have been issued to the troops In which even the
streets OF Omdurman have been clearly Indicated.
As regards such details as the preparation OF time
tables and the fitting In OF dates. the system pur-
sued is proved TO have been perfect by the result
Weeks ago the Sirdar announced that ne hoped 10
complete the concentration Of his force al Wad
Habeshi on August 90 and on that date. az we
have seen. the thing was done. Such triumphs no
more than inspire faith IN Renera!S luck.
They are absolute. irrefragable testimony to his
capacity as master OF the art Of war Yet some
may complain that even the Sirdar Is not infal-
lible. His early estimate was that he might capt
ure Omdurman about the middle 81 September
This anticipation ia likely 10 be raslned lot un-
less something unforeseen occurs sir h. kItchener
will have avenged his brother officers murder even
before then. But mlliiaryor any other critic IS
likely TO quarrel seriously with him on that ac-
Coun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05
THE GorERNoRSHIP MOTIVATION.

ore rhine seems 10 he accepted by tho leaders
n, the Republican machine that Theodore Roosevelt
clll le the party "omlnee FOR Governor AZ the
Oriental Hoto AZ Manhattan Beach. yesterday Colo
mel RooseveIts nomination was treated ~ a GER
talnty auI al political tax involved this as n
fnc,or There were fcw politi'aus there and Ii
vas a qule; day. Senator Plat. state Chairman
OdcIl l. + Quleg ana william Barnes. jr.. chair
man o, me Executive Committee. talked long ana
earnestly over the situation. They were Joined later
by George II. Roberts. jr. OF Brooklyn. who went
down 10 discuss the chances o. Timothy l.. Wood
rum FOR a denomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Woodruff is IN the Adrondacks. and 1t is said
that he has now abandoned all hope OF securing a
denomination. lie stuck TO Governor Black until
the last. and Il was only upon assurance from sen
afor plau and others that Colonel Roosevelt would
he nominated and that he would thus be terri
torally disqualified. II was said. that Mr.. woodruff
fellnqulShod nope. The machine leaders feel sorry
Ter Mr. Woodruff but they theS see no way
OUT OF In. matter. Most OF the talk yesterday was
az 10 VINO should he nominated In Mr. woodruff 5
Mace Among those seriously considered were SEN
ator Ellsworth and Senator suanahan. No de-
cision go tar as -ould be learned was reached
There was some talk about She reported confer
ence In Albany to-day between Governor Black
+ f. Pawn and George w. Allridge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05
Mr. s7PAyAHAy's BODY BROUGHT HONE
THE FUNERAL OF BROOXLYNs FIRST CITIZEN
TO BE HELD Oh WEDNESDAY.

THE FUNERAL OF BROOKLYNs FIRST ClIlHE"
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY.
The body Of J. s T. Stranahan. who died AZ MS
summer cottage at Saratoga. little after noon on
Saturday was brought to his home, at Chh'on anu
Union SITS Brooklyn. at 9:So o'clock yesterday
morning Mrs Stranahan. Mr.. Stranahans dauSH-
ter Mrs Mary s. CroxsOn. and her nephe" ). .
Burke. and Miss Clark. the family nurse arfNeu dt
the Grand Central Station with the body at ~"
O'Clock a hearse and coach were In waiting. am
when the body had been placed in the n"ar@e W.
driven 10 Brooklyn The funeral Will be neiu az
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon at the thnrcn "a
the Pilgrims. Henry and Remsen SITS Inc pastor
the Rev. Dr.. Richard s. Storrs and MS assistant
the Rev. Mr.. RyingtCn. Will conduct the service
j. Z Burke one OF Mr.. Stranah0ns nepheWs, VINO
has charge OF the funeral arrangements, hopes 70
have the following men 10 serve as pt.lhearels
General Stewart l. Woodford. Andrew H. bIeel'
Alexander r. Orr. General Benjamin +. Tracy, BEN
tamin n Slliman, William FIerri and ). V White
A large number OF kilograms and letters Of regret
OF these opened. Mrs Straratan and her
daughter feeling we'll after their long
journey Only a few friends called at the house
yesterday
II Is expected that Park Commissioner Browec
will be asked TO grant permission for the funeral
procession 10 pass through Prospect PARK on us
way TO Greenwood. The route would be through
the Plaza entrance. near which stands the statue
OF Mr.. Stranahan, which will probably he draped
AT present funerals are not allowed 10 pass through
the Park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05
OBITUARY..
ROBERT ALLAN FORsYTHF.

Robert Allan Forsythe died yesterday al his home.
NJ the Montevidco No >3G Scyenth-aye Mr. For
svthc born I'm Detroit In 1882. In early life
he spent several years AZ sea. ana afterwsrd was
guido 10 General ORD lie lived IN the West for
many years and took part In putting down numer-
Gus Indian uprlsines. During the Civl War he was
wagon ami forage master In the Kentucky Division
81 the Reg MAR Army. In recent years he con
nectei with the West Shore branch OF the Wagner
parlor car service He brother ~ Colonel
Louis chs. Forsythc and cousin Of General
James Forsythe. His father. Robert \. Forsythe.
was At ono time plymaster IN the Regular Army.
In las Mr. Forsythe married Miss Virginia Gar
land webb. daughter OF the late Major stephen
H. webb. or Cleveland. ohio. Mrs. Forsythe and
two children Robert 4. F0rsythe. Jr. Of Cleve-
land. Ohio. and Mrs. Louisa Forsythe browne. OF
this ci;y. survive him.