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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06

Happy indeed Is he who has no mis-
takes to look back at, but his happi-
ness is merely the happiness of an
animal for to have really lived, and
,worked, and strained is inevitably to
have made mistakes. Happy also is
he of unreflecting spirit whose memory
is short for the past and whose hope
carries him ever onward toward some
future imagined good without stopping
to estimate how that good is to be
reached. His is the happiness of a
child. But thrice happy is he who
has lived and erred and risen again !;
who looks backward with eyes not SUI
fused with, tears but alive with ques-
tloning as to how to avoid such mis-
takes in the future, getting wisdom
from the experiences Of the past, from
mistakes plucking courage, and from
dlsappolntments wrenching free; who
looks onward with calm gaze believing
that what the spirit of man has done,
1t can again do and more also, since
the present is based on the deeds
of the past and the deeds of the
future will be possible by reason of the
deeds of the present-all ever cumula-
tive.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
Free to Our Readers.

Our readers will be pleased to learn
that the eminent physician and scien-
tist, DR.. Kilmer, after years of research
and study, has discovered and given
to the world most remarkable reme-
dy, known as Swamp-Roo for the cure
of kidney and bladder troubles; the
generous offer to send bottle free that
all may test its wonderful merits with
out expense, is in itself sufficient to
give the public confidence and desire
to obtain it. Swamp Root has an
established reputation as the most
successful remedy, and is receiving the
hearty endorsement of all up to-date
ph ysicians, hospitals and homes. If
our men and women readers are in
need Of a medicine of this kind no
time should be lost in sending their
name and address to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. and receive q
sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent
absolutely free by mail. The regular
sizes may be obtained at the dug
stores. When writing please say you
read this liberal offer in The COMMON
WEALTH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
A Cheerful Soul.
Exchange,

Exchange,
How different it Is when one is hat.
itually cheerful! Wherever such a
person goes he carries gladness. He
makes it easier for others to live. He
puts encouragement into the heart Q!
every one he meets. When you ask
after his health, he answers you IN {,
happy, cheerful way that quickens
your own pulses. He does not burden
you with list of complaints. He does
not consider it necessary to tell you at
breakfast how poorly he rested, how
many hours he heard the clock strike
during the night, or any of the details
of his miserable condition this morn.
ing. He prefers only to speak OF cheer
full things, not staining the brightness
of the morning for you with the recital
of any of his own discomforts.
The cheerful man carries with him
perfumery in his presence and person
ality, an Influence that acts upon others
as summer warmth on the fields and
forests. 1t wakes up and calls out the
best that is in them. It makes them
stronger, hraver and happier. Such a
man makes little spot of this world a
lighter, brighter, warmer place for 9th
er people to live in. To meet him in
the morning Is to get inspiration which
makes all the days struggles and tasks
easier. His hearty handshake puts a
thrill OF new vigor into your veins.
After talking with him for few min
tes, you feel an exhilaratlon, quicken
ing of energy, renewal of zest and in
terest in living, and are ready for any
duty or service.
The blessing of one such cheerful
life in a home is unmeasurable. 1t
touches all the household with its
calming, quieting influence. It allays
the storms of petturbed feeling that are
sure to sweep down from the mountain
of worldly care and conflict even upon
the sheltered waters OF home.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
SCOTLAND NECK. N. c., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898

Thus would even rest and recreation
have purpose and dignity.-And d
some of you have tried to do, but have
failed to accomplish ard you envy the
many great and the many good who
have excelled in efforts Cease repln-
ing and turn once more to the task !;
tor the greatest have never had more
than your own measure of time,-
twenty-four hours to the day. And
some of you have sorrowed and buried
the heart right out of your work. God
pity you and show you way out into
some measure of sunlight during the
year to come. Remember that as long
as you live, you have duties to others
and that the awakening Of your social
conscience has in it the power to gath
er up broken threads u life. Effor,
for others is wondrous salve.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06

Some of you have wasted much time
the past year. You spendthrlfts Re-
solve and act against this for the year
to come. Wake up to the fact that
time spent is tt me irrecoverable. flow
much of it do you think you have
Not more than thirty gears, probably.
And If by reason of strength some re-
main effective for fifty years, what a
petty span of time even that is. Too
often definite lines are not decided on
until after we are thirty, and failing
powers weaken us before we are fifty
Thus all the products of all the ages, as
far as they influence US, are. e.crowded In
to twenty or thirty years. We should
be miseqs Of time rather than wasters
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
YEAR..

Turn away from the noisy, thought
less crowds and bend your ear to the
summons of life. The world moves
Forward" human growth is ''F.r-
ward" the mighty swing Of the uni
verse in all Its unmeasured extent is
'Forward." Let your feet fall into the
marching time of imperishable con
quering power, Forward and Ur-
ward"!!
Last in the march OF months there
December,
A solemn stately sage who says, ere.
member,
[ sing, alas, the dreary dirge OF death
bear the pail; yet, with my dying
breath,
Another year is born, and, ere go
I shed my silent mantle of pure snow
To hide times scars and wrinkles, and
to make
A gentle cradle where the heir car
wake, .
And hear the soft receding strains thai
cheer
The final feast that speeds the fadips
year"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06

Persons who are troubled with in
digestion will be interested in the ex-
perience of VIM. I'll. Penn, chief clerk
in the railway mail service at Des
Moines, Iowa, who writes: cit gives
me pleasure to testify to the merits OF
Chamberlain's c. Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. For two years.I have
suffered from indigestion, and am sub
i.ct to frequent severe attacks Of pain
in the stomach and bowels. One or
two doses OF this remedy never fails to
give perfect relief. Price % and 5O
cents for sale by E. 7. Whitehead &
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
A HAPPY NEW YEAR,
TIME IS ALWAYS NEW.
A CLEAN SLATE TO MAKE.
Some Rambling Thoughts.
BY "NEMO."
copyrighted by Dave & Tabor.)

copyrighted by Dave & Tabor.)
It seems strange that Time should
ever be represented as an infrm Old
man. Rather, he is youth, sprightly
and hurrying beyond all imaglnings.
lime never grows old. When childish
plans are as many as our minutes and
our whims innumerable, then he does
Indeed lag little and ou. violent hands
come near numbering him sometimes
but as soon as we get definite purposes
in life, the rascal takes to his heels,
and eager though we may be to catch
up with him, we nevermore see any
thing but his twinkling feet in the
distance. And at last as our steps be-
gin to drag and falter, he circles round
and round so fast that we are sick with
dizziness and eager for rest. Old
Father Time, fOrsooth I! Those who
call him odd know not that Time is
ever young. What we call the olden
days we're the new days to those who
lived in them and our day Is in ad-
vance of theirs, and theirs was in ad-
vance of those who preceded them, for
progress in some form has been the
order since the beginning. All who
pine with backward looking eyes miss
the present TOR each new moment is
as bright as any that have gone before.
1t Is full of new opportunities, strug
giles, appointments, triumphs. A
charm fingers around the new new
chances have not been spoiled, new
toys have not been broken, new knowl-
edge has not become trite, new hopes
are still full of huoyancy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
North Carolina's Lost Colony.
Philadelphia Enquirer.

Philadelphia Enquirer.
The New England families which
have lately formed an association for
self-glorification by claiming an Ameri-
can origin older and more important
than that claimed by anv of the Re-
volutionary or Colonial societies do not
reach far enough back, after all. Down
in Robeson county, N. c., are still liv-
ing the descendants of the members of
the lost colony sent out by Sir Walter
Raleigh in 1887. No white settlement
was made in New England until the
next century, and the North Carolin-
ians, if they choose to form society
and press their claim, are entitled to
precedence by reason of their older
American lineage over all similar
American organizations.
An atmosphere of sentiment also
surrounds the "lost colony" of North
Carolina which, if properly worked,
would rebound to the social prestige of
the colony's present day descendants.
The story of the colony, as ordinarily
told, il as artistic and inconclusive as
Mr.. Howell's tale of the Shakers court
ing. The Governor of the colony was
John White. Virginia Dare. the first
child of English parents born in the
New World, was Governor Whites
grandciiild. The Governor sailed for
England, and returning a year later
could find no signs OF the colony, ex-
cept the word "Croatan" traced upon a
tree. The wonderings, the searchings,
the reflections. the moralizings that
have been expended upon that lost
colony would equip great number of
sentimental stories. As matter OF
fact, the fate of the colony was most
natural one. 1t was absorbed !y the
Indians. The members intermarried
with the natives, al;d their descendants
of mixed white and Indian blood still
bear the first English names ever
spoken within the United States.
It does not matter that the records
of some OF these "CrOaiui,s," as they
are called, have heen umsavory. and
that some of the CrOatans" have been
outlaws. 1t was of the Mayflower
voyagers themselves that New Eng
land Adams said "a few wore known
favorably still more were known un-
favorably the great majority were
never known at all" \ ,reat ,n'jority
of nearly all II The .lcscendants Ut the
first Engllshnen to settle in tie U nlted
States have never heen known as all.
Shakespeare was still a Young nian
when those Englishmen came 10 North
Carolina. Fng!and's glcry and imwcr
were still in the future. England hef-
self was young country, just assimi-
lating the culture of the Continent.
The North Caro!inian mixed Lreeds
who can show association with time
now 80 remote can have no rivals in
the hereditary society line oi business.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06

The progressive ladies of Westfield,
Ind. issued "Womanis Edition" of
the Westfield News, bearing date OF
April 8, 1896. The paper is filled with
matter of interest to women, and we
notice the following from acorrespond-
ent. which the editors printed, realiz-
ing that it treats upon a matter OF
vital importance to their sex: "The
best remedy for cronp, colds and bron-
chitis that l have been able to find u
Cha.nberlain's Cough Remedy. For
faIciiy use it has no equal. gladly
.rocommend it," 25 and so cent bot
ties for sale-by r; T. whitehead & CO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
A CURE FOR LAME BACK.

"My daughter when recovering from
an attack OF fever, was great sufferer
from pain in theback and hips" writes
Louden Grover, OF Sardis, KY. "After
using quite a number Of remedies with.
out any benefit she tried one bottle OF
Cha m mberlain's Pain Balm, and 1t has
given entire relief" Chamberlain
Pain Balm Is also certain cure for
rheumatism. Sold by E. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
To KEEP OFF THE GRIP.

Some people imagine there's no use
trying to keep off grip, but the only
people who are peculiarly liable to grip
are those whose systems are run down.
If you have built up your system Tor
the winter, all you will need is to take
proper care OF yourself; but If your
blood is thin or impure the thing to
do is to take several bottles of Davids
Sarsaparilla. The great blood purifier
and strength builder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
A $12,ooo,ooo Will.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

Philadelphia Record.
A certified copy of the will of w. L.
Winans was filed in Baltimore recent
ly. The certificate attached to the will
states that the gross value OF the estate
is f2,522, 2,OO5, lis. Id, or about $12,
100000. Owing to the absence OF the
seal of the United States Consul On the
certified copy OF the Will, it will be sent
back to England to have the seal at
tached, as required by law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-06
Sleep 1nducer.

1t is said that If two or three dan
dellon leaves be chewed before going to
bed they will induce sleep, no matter
how nervous or worried one may be-
Elk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
.HIDBARD,
Ell REV.,
LARENiA,
and
AJOL.

to them. They knew that they
were attempting 10 steal a NOM
nation and for thai reason they
dare not have their doings eS
posed and SO they resorted 20
the most question bic me hods
to attain theie end. Such Gets
make Democrats instead OF Re
publicaus. We put the question
squarely to the Republicans OF
this distri {. Which do you
want: the s.heming unsoupuious
politician who attempts 0 de
fea. the will OF the people 10y
threats, bluffs or thefts or the
fair minded men who wish JUS
tice above everything else;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
HORATI0 SEYMOUR,
Marquette, Michigan
Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee In
dnstrial Exposition, TO be held
September 10 10 October 10.

Via the Northwestern line. will be sold
nj reduced rates. For rates, dates Of
sale. limits, etc, apply to agents Chica-
40 4 NORTHWESTERN Ry.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
North-western Time Table
TRAINS ARRIVING.

No. 32...1O.Jo A. IN ui''ly eN''P' ~'
Ne. s.....3.35 p. m.
No. 3s...4:25 p. IN.
No IA. .9:45 q. N. Sunday only
TRAINS DEPARTING.
No. ..0.07 an, daily except SUNDAY
connects mt Stager Tor points wesp r"'
a, oowers for nus north and s"nlh.
Ne ai....11:In = ~ daily except '""
day. Connects AZ steger Tor po''.
between Stager and Waie,smeet.
n. a3......50O D. m, da'is except
dav 'or Escanaba and points South :
P1 yers.
Nc s4.....l:55 p. IN, daily except ;
day Tor Amesa.
No Id CPS =. m, Sundays cn'J
Ea.anaba with connection at Iowf
Tor points south.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

tice above everything else;
--
The Iron County Reporter
compla MS Of the ACTON Of Coun-
ty Chairman Coni.n il appoint
ing S. G. Bennet. temporary
chairman OF the county conyen-
ton at Iron River We have
no excuse TO make for our action
and viii say that under like cir
cumstances we will not hesitate
TO do the same thing again, The
appointing of temporary bar.
man is a prerogative OF The coun
ty organization and one That
should be exercised at times
when INSCRIPTIONS methods are
being uesd TO defeat the will OF
the people 1t was known TO |
the chairman that handful OF
Republicans acting under the
orders OF Chase Osborn and Carl
Sheldon were scheming TO send
a Sheldon delegation from this
county Notwithstanding the TACT
that twelve of the sixteen dele
gates were for Stephenson.
The chairman was justified IN
resorting TO any honorable
methods to preserve the will OF
the Republicans of this county
from being thwarted. The edi
tor of the Reporter need have no
fear OF disruption in the party
over the action Of the county
chairman. The chairman holds
the VII OF the Republican party
. above any personal consider.
, alton aid had he been q sup
portet OF the minority he would
have been as arbitrary IN aiding
, the carrying out ofthe VIII Of the
! majority as was he at The con.
. vention in question Arbitrary,
ness is blessing when i is used
! in the right time and place II
becomes a curse only when
+ used without discretion We
!. sincerely hope that the occasion
:. of its use may never present IT.
4 self again ia the ranks OF the
4 party Of this county.
y The editor of the Reporter
q did grert injustice TO Messrs
: Waite. Cole and Boyington il
If the last issue Of bis paper. he
. intimates that Mr.. Cole received
/; the nominating vote through IN
e fair means. and further insinu
: ates that the vote was cast bS
y Phil Boyington at the sugges
! ton OF Mr.. Waite. In the frs
place the vote was not east by
Ie Mr., Boy lgton but By one o. th'
70 Atk 'nson delegates end aSaii
D. Mr.. Cole had The promise o
n second choice from At insol
l. township. The p.om'se wa
5. given Capt. Der c,t a week o
rs two before the convf 1,ion an'
n the Reporter editor has cei,a
re " done Mr.. Coe un'7thomabl
at harm in accusing h m IS he did
ir Mr.. Waits name should no
in have been mentioned a this con
at nection as he was no party 4
r. the affair. TIE accusation o
ht Mr. Boyington was sprung a
i, Sheldon capital the perpetrator
IA of the lie hoping thus 10 MUIR
10 Mr. Boyington's chance of cleo
We ton as a delegate to the count.
ut convention.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
Land for Sale.

THE MICHIGAN LAND & IRON COM
PANY (LIMIrED) OFFERS FOR SALE
$50 900 ACRES OF lands ut terms and
- quantity to suit the purchaser.
The . afe good hardwood lands carrying
heavy crop o. Maple, Birch Cedar,
rnss wood, him. Hemlock and Spruce
,mber.
The prices range from 25cents 70 5000
nm acre Including the timber. Long lime
md moderate down payments asked
On settler, These lands ere near The
eat mineral fields 81 the north, the
Marquette and Menominee iron rnaces
nc the Keweenaw Peninsula Gopher
Country. They are contiguous 10 the
I,uiath South Shore q Atlantic Rai'-
road. Che CHICAGO, Milwaukee x 81.
Pac RAILWAY and the Chicago & North
Western Railway 40
For further information inquire Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

Essanaba with connection az io"f
Tor points south.
1t is not our purpose TO add 70
the confusion that exists ct pre-
sent in the Republican ranks
in this congressiona' disef's ana
for that reason we refrain from
exp ess;ng our feelings towards
ceria,n participants m the ais
grace eul affair ~ lsnpeming last
Thursday The scene enacted
and the performances that Wee
gone through with by those who
STYLED themselves The supporters
OF Hou. c. of d, Sheldon Will
ever live in the memory OF those
present and a lasting disgrace 20
the Republican party OF TINS
peninsula. Whatever may nave
been the purposes sought, what
ever may have been the necessl
ty for prompt and vigorous
action. whatever may have been
the tactics of the opposition, the
means decided upon by the Shei
den forces was that OF the rabole'
ANY crowd Of school boys could
have done the same thing Will
the same percision any moi
could have reigned supreme
with just an much confusion ano
lawlessness. any gang OF rob
bers could have attempted
steal with as little hesitancy
as did they so that shewdedness
mastery OF purpose or pc'lOica
honor is not with them men
tionable virtues,
We do not believe that Mr.
Sheldon was the originate
OF that plan. We do no
believe chat he was per
fectly cognizant of what he wa
doing. In fact we have positiv
Information that the schem
originated with the disreputabl
political trinity OF which Chas
s.. Osborn is the fountain hea
and leading infuence. Gee
Hayden, the ty .oics oifspl ing c
political piracy, the second men
Der and Jim Russell, the ovel
shadowing spirit of rejuvinate
Democ tic gal, number three
the trio which had set out
steal this district. The blam
which rightfully belongs TO NJ
Sheldon is that he allowed himse
to be made a tool by which tw
scheming Democrats could d.
rupt the party for the good
Democracy nd the other men
Der Of the trio could plan
carry personal "a ! out o. poll,
cal pc ammonium.
But it is not the fate OF Il
aspirants for Office that we hay
in mind The future of the r.
publican pa ~ is paramount
the interests of present cano
dates or OF prospective one
AS long as the Republics
of this district permit SUE
work just so long will the
be trouble. We believe tn
there were majority of ia
minded. just and upright men
the Ishpeming convention. TIL
they went there with the dete
mination of doing what was rig
and just between the contel
ants and that had the Sheld'
crowd submitted their case
the convention they would ha
had the utmost fairness dealt Q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

Our keg and bottle beer popular wherever tried Our
Nuenbergor fifteen months old aud prescribed by
physicians Health Tonic Our new "Silver Brand"
Is fast gaining popularity family drink Try
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
Acetylene Gas.

Universally conceded to be the
best light yet invented.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
A REVOLUTION.

Not in Cuba but in the lighting
systems of the country brought
about by
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-03-31
Governor Sadler Stands Firm.

The cattleinen of ElkO county are de-
termined that no deceased cattle from
California shall be shipped into Nevada
if they can prevent it, says the Elko In
dependent. They are on the alert, and
every move made by the California cat
tlemen is checkmated. 1t is a question
of self preservation with them and they
are determined that the ranges of Elko
county shall not be overrun by diseased
cattle from California or elsewhere. In
this they shOuld nave the active support
of every man in the State engaged in this
great industry. With it they will sue
coed in not only protecting Elko county,
but the whole State as well.
To offset the efforts of the cattlemen OF
California who are now doing their level
best to raise the quarantine now being
enforced by the Secretary of Agriculture
the Elko county cattle Association sent
Governor Sadler the following dispatch
yesterday:
ElkO, New, March y, 1898.
Il. Sadler, Eureka. Nev.-Elko county
Cattle Association protest against allow
ing cattle from California. We had a
dose four years ago. We expect you to
stand firm.
JAMES RUSSELL. SR.
President.
To this dispatch Governor Sadler re-
piled as follows:
Eureka, New, March %, 1898.
James Russell, President Elk County
Cattle Association, Elko, Nevada:-No
diseased cattle will be allowed to come
into the State by my consent. The peo-
pies interests are mine.
f. SADIER.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-03-31
DiED.

At Mound House, New, March 30th
1905, George II. Teesland. aged 10 years
5 months and - days. The interment
will be held at Reno on Friday.
The lad has been attending the State
University for the past three years and
was regarded as among the brightest in
his class. Although he has been in fail
ing health for some time past his death
comes hard on his parents and friends at
the same time, as he was nearing man
hood. The sympathy ofthe many friends
of Nh. and Mrs. TeaSland is extended tC
them in their hour of sorrow.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-03-31
Maine Monument Fund.

Professor Meder is moving n the mat
ter of getting up an amateur musical
dramatic and spectacular entertainment
for exhibition in Carson and this city.
The proceeds of the entertainments will
be donated to the Maine fund, each town
in which they are given to be credited
with the amount realized. A realistic
representation of the sinking of the
battleship in Havana harhor will be in
cluded in the show. 1t goes without
saying hat the Comstock will exceed
all other Nevada towns in its liberal
patronage of an entertainment for so
patriotic a purpOse.-Chronicle.
Ifthe Comstock beats Carson she will
have to hustle.