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The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Quickly Cured.
You May Have Sample Bottle of the Great Discovery Dr. Nmers
Swamp-ROOt, Sent Free by Mail

Men and women doctor their troubles
80 often without benefit, that they get
discouraged and skeptical. In most such
cases serious mistakes are made in doc
toring and in not knowing what our
trouble is or what makes us sick. The
unmistakable evidences of kidney trou-
BILE are pain or dun ache in the back,
too frequent desire to pass water, scanty
supply, smarting irritation. AS kidney
disease advances the face looks sallow
or pale, puffs or dark circles under the
eyes, the feet swell and sometimes the
heart acts badly. Should further evil
dence be needed to find out the cause OF
sickness, then set urine aside for twenty
four hours; if there is a sediment or
settling it is also convincing proof that
our kidneys and bladder need doctoring.
A fact often overlooked is that women
suffer as much from kidney and bladder
trouble as men do.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is the dis
covery Of the eminent physician and
scientist and is not recommended for
everything, but will be found just what
The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12
successFuI PhysIcIans.

We heartily recommend DR.. Hathaway
g. Co., of 70 Dearborn St., Chicago, ILL.,,
as being perfectly reliable and remark
ably successful in the treatment OF
chronic diseases of men and women.
They cure where others fail. Our read
ers, II in need Of medical help should
certainly write these eminent doctors
and you will receive a free and expert
opinion of your case by return mail
without cost; this certainly Is the right
way to do business. They guarantee
their cures. Write them to-day.
The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12

out of the business and pay fine OF $1OO
each.
Under the new salary law the Probate
Judge is allowed to retain druggists per-
nit fees which amount to about $40 per
month.
w. F. Ellison ]. M. Wilkerson and M.
H. Williams are all claiming the reward
for the conviction Of M. 3. Lowe for
grave robbery.
The funniest, the State annual meet
ing Of the Turner societies, will be held
here in September instead Of in June as
az first intended.
The City Council has cut down the
bills Of the police force TO the amount
necessary for such a force as Judge
Hazen holds that the city is entitled to.
Judge Foster has gone to California to
spend the remainder Of the winter. He
hopes to improve his health. Judge
Williams will hold court in his absence.
In the suit of Dr. McCurdy against
Mrs G. S. Sutton for the balance due on
a livery bill for rigs used in connection
with the floral feature Of the Fall Fes-
tival, judgment was given in favor of
Mrs. Sutton.
John Guthrie has been appointed post
master. A. X. Rodgers will be his as
sistant. The other places are civil SER
vice jobs. Mr.. Guthrie was an early and
enthusiastic supporter of Charley Curtis,
and this is the latter's first chance to
return q substantial favor. The new
postmaster has been very prominent in
Kansas Republican politics for thirty
years.
The Committee Of Fifteen has reor-
ganized. Major T.. ]. Anderson is Presi-
dent, e. G. Baker, Secretary pro tenn, and
D. j. Greenwald, Treasurer. The di-
reCtors are A. w. Dana, r. s. Brigham,
J. B. Marshall 7. B. Brown, I. w. Doo-
little, John F. McManus, F. P. Edison,
c. w. Kouns, w. o. Rigby, G. ]. Drew
and G. s. Downing The committee was
much in favor Of making the auditorium
work the feature of the season, and MAX
ing the festival secondary considera-
tion.
The Kansas Democrat Flambeau Club
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent J. E. Schmidt; first vice presi-
dent, d. ]. Callahan; second vice presi-
dent, e. E. Mulholland; financial secre-
tary, w. J. McGary; corresponding Sec
retary, ]. ]. O'Conner; treasurer, J. D.
Hanley; sergeant-at-arms,C @. H. Perkins;
captain, II. M. Steele; lieutenant, w. L.
Havens; trustees, A. A. Vogel, w. H.
Hanson, w. R. Bradfofd campaign
board, First ward, J. D. Hanley; Second
M. Heery; Third, r. B. Kepley; Fourth,
D. j. Callahan; Fifth, H. G. Fraser.
The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12

sued without the consent Of Congress
and then only to meet some great public
necessity that the increase Of the pub
lie debt be prohibited and that the gov
ernment use its option as TO the kind Of
lawful money in which its debts shall be
paid and that such option shall never be
surrendered.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
An Old Deed.

Chatham Record.
Mr.. Waddy McClenahan, of this
place, has several old deeds made before
the Revolutionary war. One of them
is deed executed in 1853 to his great
grand father, Philip Taylor, for some
land in Granville county near "Duke's
mountain" This old deed is we'll pre-
served and the writing is still very leg
ible. The price of the land, rs recited
in the deed, was "eight pounds current
money OF Virginia" It seems rather
strange that land in North Caaolina
should have been paid in current mon
ey of Virginia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Sensible Heir.

Youths Companion.
A pretty little story is told of a young
clerk in a dry-goods shop who has re-
Gently come into possession OF large
fortune through the favor of an old
gentleman distantly related to him.
The young fellow listened with
amazement to the news impaired to
him by his employer and the old gen.
tleman's executor one afternoon.
"I suppose I must not expect your
services as clerk any longer" said the
dry-goods merchant, with a smile. II
shall be sorry to lose you"
"Oh, shall stay my month out, OF
course, sir" said the boy, promptly. II
shouldn't want to break my word just
because I've had some money left me. T"
The two older men exchanged
glances. The money referred to was
nearly three hundred thousand dollars.
"Well," said the lawyer, stroking his
mouth to conceal his expression, II
should like an hour of your time be-
tween ten and four tomorrow, my
young friend, as it will be necessary fol
you to read and sign some papers"
eyes, sir" said The clerk II always
take my lunch at quarter before
twelve I'll take that hour tor you in.
stead tomorrow. If 1 eat good break.
fast, can get along all right till six
o'clock"
The two men again exchanged
glances, but neither said word to spoil
the Boys inconsistencies that he was
taking his good fortune in an unusual
way.
"Well," said the lawyer, when the
door had closed on the modest heir tt
thousands, call can say is, if that boy
ever uses his money to anybody's disad
vantage, miss my guess !" And ths
years that have elapsed since then have
gone to prove the truth of his words.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
The Greedy Bottle.
Selected

Selected.
A poor, undersized boy, named Tim,
sitting by bottle and looking in, said,
II wonder if there can be a pair of
shoes in it," His mother had mend
ed his clothes. but said his shoes were
so bad he must 60 barefoot. Then he
took brick and broke the bottle, but
there were no shoes in it, and he was
frightened. for it was his fathers bot
tie. Tim sat down again and sobbed
80 loud that he did not hear step be-
hind him, until voice said:
"Well what's all this?" He sprang
up in great alarm it was his father.
"Who broke my bottle?" he said.
II did," said Tim, catching his
breath, half in terror and half between
his sobs.
"Why did your" Tim looked up.
The voice did not sound as he had
expected. The truth was, his father
had been touched at the sight of the
forlorn figure, 80 very small and 90
sorrowful, which had bent over the
broken bottle.
"Why" he said, II was looking for a
pair of new shoes. / want a pair of
new shoes awful bad-all the other
chaps wear Shoes"
"How came you to think you'd find
shoes in the bottle?" the father asked.
"Why, mother said so. asked her
for some new shoes, and she said they
had gone in the black bottle, and that
lots of other things had gone into it.
too-coats and hats, and bread and
meat and things, and 1 thought If I
broke it I'd find 'em all, and there
lain't thing In it I'm real sorry I
broke your bottle, father, I'll never do
it again."
"No. I guess you WON'T" he said
laying a hand on the rough little head
as he went away, leaving Tim oyer
come with astonlshment that his fath-
or had not been angry with him. Two
days after he handed him a parcel,
telling him to open it.
"New shoes New shoes !" he shout
ed. 30, father, did you get new bot
tie, and we're tbeyy IN it,"
"No, my boy, there amt going to be
new bottle, but you see getting them
out is no easy matter 80, God helping
me, am going to keep them out af-
ter this"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
We Cant Tell.

Dunn Union.
their was A Acidence happen the first
daye of the yeare their was four Men
that went out to ketch Bar one man
went with his Gun hit skeared
him so Bad that he Run home and be
Got four Men to Go with him to catch
the Bear they heard him make his nois
and they Rushed on him catced him
and he would A waid A Bout 10 or Is
lbs and he was as black as smut and
had heair like A Dog and feet like A
Dog and Barked like A Dog But it was
not A Dog now Plese tell Me what II
was they carried it home with them
and hit Got A waye the second Daye
and their is 500 Rewardt fore it eny
Body will catch it the Man Run with
Gun was A valiant Man was ]. w. Jones
the other was M. F. Gainy and the 9TH
er Man was Y. s. Jackson and the 9TH
Man was J. B. Barefoot
and he was in the Run of Hengo
swamp on A Root Bound Bye Water.
The above was handed to us several
days ago and we haye set it just as it
was written to give our readers some
idea of what an editor Is expected to
make news of. This Is only one Of a
great many that are worse that we have
got. It is not put in this shape to ex-
pose the writing or spelling of the au.
thor but to show the idea OF fun and
sarcasm in it.-Editor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Dixie Your Farm.
Snsithtield Herald.

SMITH field Herald.
Now is the time to lay off and make
dikes or hillside bitches in all places in
your fields where the land is liable to
be damaged by washing when heavy
rains come. Many an acre of good land
has been ruined by neglect at this
point. In 1897 there were very few
heavy rains but it may be different this
year. You should prepare for them so
that when they come you will be ready.
Some think 1t necessary to wait until
the ground is broken up to lay them of.
This Is a mistake. You can do the work
any time when the ground is not frozen
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

have given Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fair test and consider it one
of the very best remedies for Group
that l have ever found. One dose has
always been sufficient, although I use
it freely. Any cold my children con-
tract yields very rapidly to this med
icine. / can conscientlously recon-
mend It for Group and colds in children.
GEO. E. WoLFF, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Fernandlna, Fla. Sold by E.
T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Fredericks-
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 chanced to
read an advertisement of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy
He got a bottle of it, the first dose
helped him and its continued use cur
ed him. For sale by e. T. Whitehead
& Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

~
Without slavish imitation OF thil
pine-knot student, this hat-boat lawyer
this rail-splittine president, let us learn
from him.
It is a sign of greatness to do the next
thing that comes to hand, without
wasting time longing for greater things
to do to be eyer larger than our task
and yet cheerful withal while doing 1t
to be ready to acknowledge error in sell
and to render praise to those who excel
us to be magnanimous to those who
bitterly thwart us in our noble pur-
poses. ALI these did Lincoln and more
also.
Debtors are we to the men who have
fought for us,
Debtors to those who stood firm for
the truth,
Debtors to those who through trial.
have bought for us
Freedom to cherish our strong. sober
SoIemnly, solemnly, keep we their
memory.
In proud blazon of names great in his
tory
Foremost our slmple-souled citizen
see,
Clearing the pathway to honor, from
mystery,
Showing how god-like the humblest
may be-
Joyfully, joyfully, keep we his
Like some pink shell in distant scene
muttering
Songs of the. ocean that moulded its
life,
Many lonely heart, Lincoln's praise
uttering,
Echoes his steadfastness, strong amid
strife -
Faithfully, faithfully, keep we his
memory.
Long may his spirit engraited, victori-
Gus,
Grow in its fullness until, like the
sun,
Spreading at evening its treasures all
glorious,
Heavens light meets it as earth g day
is done.
Prayerfully, prayerfully, keep we
his memory.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

settlement of its coffee lands, by small
and thrifty farmers, hence the amonnt
of land granted to one person is limit
ed. This prevents the power of mon
opoly being granted to the detriment
of the people.
CT. CuRR1E.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

A few months ago, Mr.. Bryon Every,
of Woodstock. Mich, was badly aff1lct-
ed with rheumatism. His right leg
was swollen the full length, causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The
first bottle of it helped him considera-
bly and the second bottle effected a
cure. The 25 and so cent sizes are for
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

Any tendency to premature badness
may be promptly checked by the use
of Ayers Hair Vlgor. Don't delay till
the scalp is bare and the hair-roots
destroyed. If you would realize the
best results, begin at once with this
invaluable PREPARATION. For sale by E.
T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
A. WHITEHEAD,
)N's ENGLISH KITCHEN,

/ Main St., NORFOLK, VA.
3 Leading Dining Room in the
Ladies and Gentlemen. Strict
Place. All meals 25c.
|Hudson's Surprising Coffee .
kv 1 16 1y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
OUR GRANDMoTnERs' REMEDY.

Cough medicine will not cure con-
sumption, but DR.. Davld's Cough Syrup
Will cure the cough which, if neglected,
will end In consumption. Pure pine
tar, hoar-hound and Wild cherry-Our
grandmothers' remedy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
SCOTLAND G, {.

traits of humanity kindred to yours
and mine, who too often have no great
ness to vary our pettiness-are no long
or existent, and he stands before US as
great MAN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

The Railroad Commission recently
passed a resolution "that corn in car
load lots, 25, 900 pounds the minimum,
be changed from class D. to class K,
commissioners' standard tariff, shipper
to land and assignee to unload all ship
ments over tho whole or part of TWO or
more roads to be the Same as IT on ono
road, this rate to apply to all roads,
effective February TO-" It is quite a
sharp reduction.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

Norfolk, "the City by the Sea-" pro-
poses to do the handsome thing in the
entertainment of the Southern Baptist
Convention next May. We learn from
the Landmark that already committees
have been appointed on Transporta-
tlon, Homes, Finance, General Com
fort, and things are being admirably
arranged for the occasion. As Norfolk
is largely made up OF Eastern Carolina
people, our people will take as much
Interest in the occasion as they did in
the same meeting In Wilmington last
year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

Some OF the good people OF virginia
have recently given expression to the
desire to have the whipping post es-
tablished for the punishment of cer-
tain crimes.
Among the Improvements argued
were the Iessening of the number of
convicts, many of whom
are sent to the penitentiary for petty
crimes for which they would be more
adequately punished by the whipping
post. Then 1t was argued that the
whipping post would have a better
moral effect than imprisonment. One
writer to the Richmond Dispatch de-
clared that "the lash is the most deter
rent agency known among men,"
The days of persecution may not be
entirely forgotten in North Carolina,
as the following from the Raleigh cor
respondent to the Charlotte Observer
would indicate:
"It has been a sort of rumor here
that horrible punishment was in store
tor Vice President Andrews, of the
Southern that Governor Russell would
seize Roanoke Island and imprison him
there for contempt of the railroad COM
mission, keeping the palatial steamer
Lilly on duty as guard boat, and al
lowing no one ON the island excepting
Rev. DR.. Babb, as chaplain, but per-
mitting Henry Miller to get as near as
Nag's Head, whence he could commu-
nicate with his chief by hellograph
signals"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

There is not one great modern char
acter more thoroughly human than he
is. In fact in his day small men reach
ing no higher than his ankles could see
nothing but the mud on his shoes, and
failed utterly to raise their eyes to the
noble head, with its face scanned more
than any mans through the frlghtful
soul-straining weight that was laid by
the people upon this man of the peo-
pie. As the ropes fall from statue at
the unwilling, 10 all his llttleneee-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

or safe by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
Scotland Neck. n. G..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-09

gent investigation report was made and
,hs finding was as follows; THE court
has been unable TO obtain evidence fixing
the responsibility for tho destruction OF
the Maine upon any person or persons"
In transmitting that report 20 Congress,
tho President said: II have directed that
tie fpdings OF the Court of Inquiry
and the views OF this government thereon
be communicated TO the government OF
Her Majesty, the Queen Regent. and 1
do not permit myself TO doubt that the
sense OF justice OF the Spanish nation will
dictate course OF action suggested by
honor and the friendly relations of the
two countries
Now II the President OF the United
States is the mouthpiece of this govern
ment in an affair Of this character, the
government has conft ssed that as there
was no evidence TO show that the Span
ish government was responsible for the
Maine disaster. 1t was not casus belli; and
We think 1t not illogical to mention in the
same breath the emphatic disavowal OF
the Spanish government, for whatever be
the delinquencies Of that nation. 1t Is hard
to conceive that a civilized government
would have been vicious enough 20 COM
init such an act and mean enough and
oowardy enough to lie about 1t. There
fore 1t is not to be presumed, but TO be
reluctantly admitted I'm the face of indis-
putable evidence. that the Spanish gov
eminent was telling a wicked falsehood
when it disavowed any responsibility for
the Maine disaster.
We say that when the Presidents mes
sage was sent ia it was an accepted fact
by this government that the destruction
Of the Maine was a subject for arbitra-
ment and not casus belli, and that the
conclusion was that il war should come
at all, II would be in the name Of hu-
manty; that this government would re-
lieve the distress in Cuba whether or not,
and that If in so doing it provoked the
Spanish 10 war, 50 be it.
That was the situation on last Sunday
a week, and it was so given out by an
Associated Press dispatch, which was
undoubtedly inspired by the adminisira-
ton.
But the Spanish government revoked
the order of RECOMMENDATION and voted
an appropriation 20 relieve the distress.
Then it was that he situation changed en-
tirely, the cry for war for humanitys
sake" was dropped. and the Maine dis
aster which little while before had
been disposed Of by the government as
a matter for arbitrament Is new seized
upon again as casus belli.
The contention of The Times is that
our own government has eliminated the
Maine disaster from the discussion, until
further evidence is produced, that Spain
has undertaken 10 relieve the distress in
Cuba, and that il we go TO war with
Spain it vii be upon the generic plea that
the Spanish flag in Cuba Is offensive 10
the people OF this country and must be
removed .t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-09
WHAT Is OUR CAsUS BELL?

The Richmond Times says that las the
case now stands the destruction OF the
Maine is not casus belli for the reason
that Spain disaVOws any responsibility Tor
the act and no evidence has been forth
coming 60 show that she was respon-
sille." The Philadelphia Bulletin says
that Captain Slgsbees testimony makes
the chain of proof conyicting the Havana
officials OF responsibility FOR the oisaster
absolutely complete and convincing The
same paper says further that the ac-
countability of Spain for the death OF 200
American seamen is beyond denial. III
her officers did not fire the mine them
selves, they furnished It, and they did not
prevent its explosion. after the Maine, by
their orders, had been anchored over It's
deadly contents. These are facts which
the whole nation has in mind to-day They
mark ont the course of honor and justice
for the government of the United States.
The Chicago Tribune says that the Unit
ed States received a cruel and unpardon-
able insult and injury seven weeks ago
If has not been avenged yet. The people
cbafe nj the delay Every day which
passes by with that insult yet unavenged
is to the people a day Of humiliation
The conservative view Of the Maine trag-
edv and the responsibility of Spain in the
PREMISES is expressed in one of 4 be above
ouotatiOns-Shat from the fhiadelphla
Bulletin-while the other two represent
the opposite extremes Aihough IL mas
not been proven that the internal &c.
was perpetrated with the knowledge or
consent OF the Madrid authorities or OF
General BlanCo, quite enough has been
nroVen 10 fix the responsibility on
Spain. We believe there is no nation on
the globe possessed of power 10 enforce
lust demand that would not, II situated
as we are in this matter, insist on lul
reparation from Spain for this dark deco.
our Richmond contemporary has some
thing like a monopoly OF the opinion that
SPANS disavowal relieves her OF respon-
sibility-W Washington Post.
We arc surprised to be classed hy the
esteemed Post among the extremists
Throughout this entire discussion 1t has
been the earnest desire and endeavor Of
The Times to take the conservative view
and TO deal with tho facts without fear or
favoritism.
We have said as emphatically as we
knew how that II II had been proven
that the Maine was destroyed by the Of
fciai act or connivanee of the Spanish
government II would have been as pos
sible to intercept a cyclone and turn 1t
back as TO have prevented the American
people from rushing TO arms against the
Spanish, and that The Times would have
been no laggard in the fray.
But what are the facts? AS soon as
posslble after the vessel was destroyed u
court of inquiry, duly appointed by the
government undertook to inquire and did
inquire into the cause Of the disaster. Az
ter weekE OF patient earnest and intelli-