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Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 3.55 p M, Halifax 4.3O
D m, arrives Scotland Neck at 500 p m
Greenville 6.57 III, Kinston 7.55 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston $50 m,
Greenville $50 a m. Arriving Halifax
at Ills NJ, Weldon 11.33 a m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $50 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme~
lie $50 a M, arrives Washington 1928
m. Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albelnarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemafle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday.
5.3Op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, us M, APO p. M, Ply
MOUTH .35 p m, $50 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
| 7.3O, a.. m. Williamson 7.3O M,
9.58 NJ Arrive Tarboro $50 a m.
| 1l.20 m.
4. Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville go p
pn, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1886 m. arrive at
Fayetteville 9.l9 a. m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
500 m, arrive Smithfield 7.3O m.
Returning leaves Smithfeld SEQ m,
arrive Goldsboro $50 a m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at $40 p m. arrives Nash
7.l5 p NJ, Spring Hope TAO p NJ.
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 $50 a NJ, and 8
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Gin
ton, daily, except Sunday at $50 p m
and 11.l5 m. Returning leaves Gin.
ton at $50 M, and $40 p NJ, con
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and Is
Trains No. 81 South bound and IA
North will stop only at Rocky Mt
| Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. ie 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,
}. K. KENLY, GENERAL SUPP
SUP'r TRANS. 7. M. EMERSON
Genl Pas. Agt
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The Population Of Spain.
Norfolk Virginion.

Norfolk Virginian.
NJ. A. Lane, writing in the Chicago
Times Herald, gives some interesting
facts concerning Spain. For example,
he says 1t is interesting to know that
the total population Of Spain is II, $50,
632. Many people, without looking up
the matters, would say at guess that
SPANS population was IS, 100000 or
100000. But it Is really not is, 900,
600. Spain has an area OF 1877 $40
square miles. The area OF France is
only few thousand square miles great
er. and yet France has population of
very nearly 100000. Texas has an
area OF 274,356 square miles. Spain
could be laid out on Texas and Texas
would have 1866 square miles lett
over. The States of Pennsylvania,
New York, Illinois and Alabama have
more population together than has
Spain, and are immensely more wealthy
These States could borrow enough
money, with their whole field of COM
modities, men and capital behind the
loan, to pay off at one coup the whole
national debt of Spain. They could
raise, pay and maintaia bigger army
than Spain could. Their natural re-
sources could outlast SPANS ten to one
Their steam power is infinitely greater,
and as man power can always be gagged
by steam power you can imagine the
difference. These four States could ex-
ist If they sequestered from the rest of
the world. Spain could hardly live a
day.
Mr.. Lane says that Of all the popula-
ton of Spain only % per cent. can read
and write. Four per cent. can read
only, and 68 per cent. can neither read
or write. OF the whole population of
the United States only 6 per cent. can
not read and write. This is the diff
ference from an educational point of
view between the two countries.
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A Word Of Warning.
Selected.

Selected.
/ wish to offer my protest against
the all too prevalent custom, especially
IN country places, of allowing children
to 20 from home to sleep with friends
or schoolmates. When "boardlng
round" on the frontier, in my early
days of teaching, was often panied and
surprised to hear through the unfinished
walls of the settlers new homes strange
revelations of prurient knowledge from
the lips of my pupils, whose parents
supposed them to be sleeping.
remember hearing the most OBJ
scene language from a boy whose
parents were more than ordinarily
high minded and religious. His COM
panion, a boy of his own age, had been
allowed to ';stay all night" with him,
and was being tutored in manner
which must have pleased his Satanic
majesty. The visitor, whose mind re-
tanned much of childish purity, made
some feeble protests against the filthy
communications of the other boy, but
his preceptor IN vice parted them with
the cunning art of a sophist. The pure
mothers of each never would have be-
lieved their darling sons guilty of bad
language Or practices.
There are, of course, other opportuni-
ties for evil communications, but none
so DANGEROUS as the seclusion of the
bed chambe in the uight hours. Aside
from this danger, there Is no good ex'
cuse for children going from home tc
sleep. Let them occupy their own beds
and sleep alone If possible.
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Pearls Of Thought.

Next to excellence is the apprecia-
ton of it-Thackeray.
The best teachers of humanity are
the lives of great men.-Fowler.
Poverty wants some things, luxury
many, avarice all things.-Cowley.
The secret OF making ones self tire
some is, not to know when to STOP
Voltalre.
The readiest and surest way to get
rid OF censure is to correct ourselves.
-Demosthenes.
All false practices and affectations
are more odious than any want or de-
feet OF knowledge can be.-Sprat.
Common sense is'the knack OF see.
ing things as they are and doing things
as they ought to be done.-c. E.
Stowe.
know of no manner of speaking
SO offensive as that of giving praise and
closing 1t with an exception.-steele.
What are the aims which are at the
same time duties? They are the per.
fecting of ourselves and the happiness
of others.-Kant.
Consider how much more often YOU
suffer from your anger and grief than
from those very things for which you
are angry and grieved-Marcus An.
tonius.
If good people would but make thei1
goodness agreeable, and smile instead
OF frownlng in their virtue, how many
would they win to. the good cause.
Usher.
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THE FARMER.

The King may rule DER land and sea,
The lord may live right royalty,
The soldier ride in pomp and pride,
The sailor roam DER the ocean wide,
But this, or that, whate'er befall
The farmer he must feed them all.
The writer thinks, the poet sings,
The craftsmen fashion wondrous things,
The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads,
The miner follows precious leads,
But this, or that, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
The merchant he may buy or sell,
The teacher do his duty we'll,
But men may toll through busy days,
Or men may stroll through pleasant
ways,
From king to beggar whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
The farmers trade is one OF worth,
He's partner with the sky and earth,
He's partner with the sun and rain,
And no man loses for his gain,
And men may rise and men may tall,
But the farmer he must feed them all.
The farmer dares his mind to speak,
He has no gift of place to seek,
To no man living need he bow,
The man that walks behind the pillow
Is his own master, whate'er befall,
And king or beggar, he feeds us all.
God bless the man who sows the wheat,
Who finds us milk and fruit and meat I;
May his purse be heavy, his heart be
light,
His cattle, and corn and all go right.
God bless the seeds that his hands
let fall,
For the farmer he must feed us all.
LILLE E. BARR.
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HOW'S This :!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lleve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALD1NG, K1NNAN MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
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FARM HINTS.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING
ON THE FARM.
SUGGESTIONS for Prudent Plcwmer.

Phil. Record.
Willingness to work is not the only
qualification of good farm hand.
The man who Is to become member
of the family and a companion for the
household should be required first OF
all to be a manly man-clean IN speech
and upright in conduct.
The number of farms on which Ice
houses are to be found and the Ice
crop is regularly harvested Is lncreas-
ing as the farmers become better &C
oualnted with the advantages OF hav-
ing supply In hot weather, and the
fact that it can be stored and kept
conomically.-Farm Journal.
The full streams of spring will wear
away much good soil unless the banks
are protected. A few posts driven just
above the weak points will serve
to collect rubbish, and thereby protect
the bank. Stick few willow sprouts
along the bank their roots will hold
the soil together, enabling 1t to resist
the entertainments OF the water to a
remarkable degree.-Rural World.
In all horse feeding the aim is to
maintain the force and endurance
which the horse already possesses, and
to develop these qualities when posi-
BILE. When it is desired to have a
horse increase in weight and size and
take. ON well-rounded appearance 1t
should be done by adding to his mus
Gle rather than to increase greatly the
amount of adipose MISUNDERSTANDING
land Station Bulletin.
On most farms in this country either
clover hay or corn stalks will be the
main ration for foddering farm stock
during the winter. These are, every
thing considered, the cheapest foods
that the farm can produce, the advan-
tage of the corn being that it will grow
a greater bulk than can be grown OF
anything else. The clover has an
equal advantage in the fact that wher-
ever it Is grown the soil Is increasing
in fertility. It is economy to feed
clover and corn stalks together, as each
will supplement the Deficiencies Of the
other, and more Of both will be eaten
and digested.
Coarse food is cheap and helps won
derfully, but 1t must not be depended
upon to give good results unless more
concentrated articles are added. When
feeding any kind of food watch the
COWS and notice if they are falling off
in milk. The way to observe the
mode of feeding is to keep an eye on
the contents Of the milk pail.
The best preventive of rust on i'm
plements is kerosene. If cleaned and
sponSed once week with kerosene
all iron and steel Implements will be
less liable to rust than when oils OF
any kind are used. When stored away
for winter mixture OF one part rosin
melted in six parts of lard will be
found excellent. Early in spring, if
the implements and tools are to be
cleaned, it may be done with gasoline
and two or three hours after they may
be lightly sponged with kerosene.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie. and is
the best remedy for Diarreoea. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Be sure and ask for ''Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take
no other kind. 2 II st.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

Success is the reward of merit" not
OF assumption. Popular appreciation
is what tells in the long run. For fifty
years, people have been using Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and to-day it is the blood
purifier most in favor with the public.
Ayers Sarsaparilla cures. For sale by
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

On the morning of Feb. 20, 1895, I
was sick with rheumatism and lay in
bed until May 21st, when / got bottle
of Chamberlaln's Pain Balm. The
first application of it relieved me al
most entirely from the pain and the
second afforded complete relief. In a
short time was able to be up and
about agaln-A. T. MoREAUx, Luverne,
MINI. Sold by e. T. Whitehead 4 Co.
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When the hair begins to fall out or
turn gray, the scalp needs doctoring,
and we know of no better specific than
Halls vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

The man is usually In the right who
owns himself in the wrong.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

The dullest man has in him some
thing original. 1t Is sin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

The sweetest flower OF the gospel il
charity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

Some guns kick revenge is one OF
them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

A poor picture is not helped by be-
ing put in good light.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-24

"No man can help his belief" I'm
less he has brains.
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Pretty Wall Paners1

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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-
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pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction Or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
E. T. WHITEHEAD & co.
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but failed. We called
several physicians but
the spasms continued,
her tongue became
partially paralyzed
and the doctors said
she would never talk
again. Night and day
we watched the poor
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-08-06

first important town on the road to
San Juan. The inhabitants, crazy
with delight met the troops with
home made American flags
Mr.. Hanna is busy In assisting TO
adjust local conditions to the new
state OF affairs lie is endeavoring TO
establish American post offices IN all
the important centers OF occupied ter
ritory, and he has frequent interviews
with merchants and bankers on the
question of money premium, an awk-
ward question that is giving the Amer
lean and local financiers much trouble.
Prices Rising at Ponce.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. = 2-Business
in the city has enjoyed a great boom
since the arrival of the Americana
The merchants are eagerly engaged
in competition for the American dol
lar. American gold is at premium OF
100 per cent The natives imagine that
the pockets OF the Americans can emit
a countless flow Of eagles and double
eagles There is plenty Of provi-
sions in the city, except rice, one OF
the staples, which is quoted at very
high figure for this country. Our
army will not lack for fresh meat in
the march across the island. The
broad savannas which lie between the
undulating hills swarm with cattle al
reasonable prices and of excellent
quality.
Miles WIN wait Awhile.
Ponce, July 80, via St Thomas, d
w. l., Aug. 2.-No forward movement
of the army is expected for several
days. The transports with Gen.
Brooke's army corps and the remainder
of the First corps are arriving slowly,
Our troops will probably remain here
quietly until the bulk of the army has
disembarked. Gen. Miles will retair
his headquarters at the custcn hous'
at the port of Ponce, while Ten. viii
son will be In immediate command o
the troops in the city.
Captured Another City.
Key West, Fla, Aug. lon Wednes
day the cruiser Nashville entered tia
harbor of Gibara and, meeting with n
resistance, took charge Of the city with
out firing shot. The Spanish garri
son discovered the intention of tn
cruiser and evacuated the town tn
day before, leaving the Cubans i
possession. Officers from the Nasf
Vile went on shore and hoisted tn
American flag.
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THE TROUBLE WITH GARCIA.


Washington, Aug. 1.-The war de-
partment has received the following:
Santiago de Cuba, Jolly 29-Hon. r. A. Alger,
Secretary OF War. Washington: Have the Sun
OF Saturday, July %, in which comments are
made as to my treatment Of Gen Garcia
desire to say that Gen Garcia was invited by
me personally to go into the city Of Santiago
at the time entered it, but he declined upon
the ground that tho Spanish civil officers
were left In power, 1t was fully ex-
planned to him that those oficials
were continued in power until IL was
convenient to change them for others. Gen.
Garca's assistance to me has been purely vol
untary on his part and he was told at the be-
ginning that did not exercise any control over
him except as he chose to give The trouble
with Gen. Garcia was that he expected ia
be placed in command Mt this place; in
other words that we would turn the
city over to him explained TO him fully
that we were at war with Spain and that the
question Of Cuban independence could not be
considered by me Another grievance was thai
finding that several thousand men marched Ia
without opposition from Gen Garcia ex-
tended my own lines in front OF him and CLOSED
up the gap as saw that had to depend on my
own men for any effective investment OF tn,
| place -ShAfter
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EXTRA SESSION RUM0R.
Washington Paper says Congress VIII he
Convened a. Soon as Peace Terms
Are Accepted.
Washington, Aug. s,-The Post to

"oshAhb eShi hAb. - AhS aS9N ~
day says:
President Mckinley will call an extra ses-
sion OF both houses OF congress as soon as
Spain accepts the terms OF peace offered by the
United States 1t has always been understood
that the senate would he convened as soon as
the treaty Of peace was ready to be acted upon
by that body The attention OF the president
has been called. however. to situation which
makes the assembling OF the entire congress
necessary. This situation can be explained in a
few words Under the law which provides for
the raising OF the volunteer army. that army
goes out OF existence as soon as the war ceases
When this law was framed. II was not for q
moment supposed that after the war had
ended. there would be any necessity Of keeping
the army intact The developments OF the war
make IL very evident that, instead OF sending
the army back TO cvil life fully 100 900 men will
continue to be needed, It is the present inten-
tion TO distribute no less than 50,OO soldiers
throughout Cuba with s1OlO Ia the Philippines
and probably 5000 In Porto Rico
Under the law. as soon as hostllltes cease
the volunteer army is disbandcd and the regu.
lar army goes back to its peace footing thus
leaving only u, 90 men In the service. This |,
total far too small for the work that will b,
required Consequently. the aid Of congrcs,
will be needed TO frame new laws which viii
keep an adequate army for garrison purposes
In addition TO this, laws must be- passed u
meet the new requirements Of governing thu
| Philippines and probably ZOO In Porto Rico
| The president Is naturally averse 10 callinl
/ congress together during the hot weather, ant
1t may be decided that the war is not ended un
| I'll the senate has ratified the treaty Of peace
| In this case congress will not meet until tn
middle of September. Us It will take at least
month or six weeks for the full details OF tn
treaty to be discussed and framed The pres
ent outlook Is however. for an extra session
at much earlier period. in the hope that IL
work can be concluded before the fall campaig
/ has reached its height
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FOR OCCUPYING CUBA.
Fifty Thousand American Volunteers, I'm
der Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, VIII he Sent
to the Island Soon.

Washington, Aug. .. Anticipating
Spain's probable acceptance of the
terms of peace, Secretary Alger has
instructed the war department officials
to begin the work of preparing for the
military occupation Of Cuba 1t is es-
timated that at least $4,000 American
soldiers will have to be sent to the
island within the next three months
II peace is declared. They will have
to garrison all the cities and towns to
do military duty until the form of
government to be allowed the Cubans
is created and in running order A
good sized army will be required for
Havana alone, and Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee is expected to be placed in COM
mand in Havana. IL is proposed to
use in garrison duty volunteer soldiers,
who have not yet had a tasteof mill
tary life outside OF the great peace
camps at Chiclsamauga and Camp
lUpr
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HAPPY PORTO RICANS.
Inhabitants Greet Americans Troops with
Delight--Mllea Proceeding Cautious
ly-Prlces Rising at Ponce


Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 2.-ln spite
Of the brave words of the pronuncia-
mento OF Capt Gen. Macias, Spanish
power in Porto Rico is rapidly crum-
bling. Mr.. p, G. Hanna, United States
consul ut San Juan until war was de-
clared, gives the Associated press the
following text OF dispatch received
by him from Spanish official in the
northern part Of the island; Resist
ance is impossible. The volunteers
have refused TO march and we have no
ammunition" Mr.. Hanna has all along
insisted TINT the native Porto Ricans
we're eager for change from Spanish
TO American rule, and that the only
danger In the island was from the
Spanish regulars under the direct com
mand OF the captain general.
Gen. Miles has not yet directed
general forward movement In advance
OF the arrival OF the main body OF The
troops. Col Hulings is still at the
] front and has occupied Juan DiaE, th'
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Warts.

Our attention has recently been at
tracted to an interesting series of as
icles in French medical publication
dealing with those unsightly excre-
sceuces-warts. It appears to be now
fully established that the common wart
can be easily removed by small doses
of sulphate of magnesia taken Internal
". NJ. Colrat, of Lyons, states that sew
eral children treated with three-grain
doses Of EPSON salts, morning and
evening, were promptly cured. NJ. Au-
bert, another French authority, cites
the case of woman whose face was dis
figured by warts, and who was clSed in
month by IA drachm doses Of mag
nesia taken daily.-N. Y. Ledger.
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WILL SPAIN ACCEPT?
Official Note Naming Peace Condi.
tions Handed to NJ. Cambon.


Washington Aug. i.-Events Of a
momentous character occurred at the
conference at the white house Satur-
day afternoon between the president,
Ambassador Cambon, of France, and
Secretary Day, carrying the peace ne
gotiations far beyond the mere sub
mission OF terms Of peace by the
United States and reaching the point
OF preliminary basis OF peace be-
tween the government Of Spain and
the government Of the United States,
needing only the acquiescence of the
Madrid cabinet in what was done 10
bring the war to an end. This was ac'
complished on the part of Spain when
Ambassador Cambon presented to the
president credentials he had received