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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
THE OEvIL.s OWN DRINK.
Hon, Elijah MOrse's Attack on AIeO'
hOl in Congress-.

Hon. Elijah MOrse's Attack on AAeO-
hol in Congress.
Hon. Elijah Morse in debate IN con-
press on the bill to regulate the sale
of drugs in the District OF Columbia,
moved to amend the bill by adding after
the words .oxalic acid'' "any pretscrip-
+;on containing over two per cent. of al
cdhol'
Mr.. Richardson-Whatp per cent.
Mr.. Morse-Two per cent.
Mr.. Richardson-Wou not that IN
clude cologne?
Mr.. Morse-Wait till you hear me.
Mr.. Chairman, chemistry ranks alconoi
among the deadly poisons. This bill
recites the names of poisons. why
should it not include alcohol? Alcohol
is the fruitful source of pauperlsm,
crime, insanity, disease and death. IL
is a matter susceptible of proof that IN
our country, in consequence OF the use
of alcohol, over 1000 men annually go
down to dr-unkards' graves. Five hun
dred CHASTITY suicides are annually COM
mitted in consequence of alcohol; SUI
murders are. annually committed; 1OO,-
600 men crowd our alInshousess and
swell our taxes in consequence OF alco-
hol. 1 do not see, therefore, any reason
WHY the committee should not consent
to my amendment.
Alcohol is a poisonous, dangerous
drink It is the DEVILS own drink. VI
all the engines the devil ever invented
to destroy the body and souls of men
and the peace of families, alcohol beats
them all. / believe not few OF the
appalling suicides which have recently
taken place under the very shadow OF
this capitol are directly traceable to
the poison known as alcohol in some
one of it's various forms. Surely, Mr..
Chairman, alcohol is a poison, deadly
poison, a brain poison that turns man
into a beast and a brute, a criminal,
murderer and suicide. 1t should be
labeled 'Poison!" and it's sale inter
dicted. 1t should certainly DE included
in this bill with these other poisons.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 40 p m, Halifax 4.28
o m, arrives Scotland Neck at $40 p m
Greenville 6.57 p m, Kinston 1856 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston $50 m,
Greenville $50 m. Arriving Halifax
at 11.2O M, Weldon 11.4O = m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $50 m, arrives at Par
mele $50 m, returning leaves Parme>
lie $50 M, arrives Washington 1I.25
m. Daily except Sunday. Connecls
with trains on Albelnarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
5.30p m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, 7.18 p M, 4.2O p. M, Ply
MOUTH .35 p m, $40 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
7.3O, a.. m. Williamson 7.3O a m,
9.58 m. Arrive Tarboro $50 m.
II. 20 m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville $50 p
p1, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return
ing leave Rowland 1856 m, arrive al
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfeld 7.3O a m
Returning leaves Smithfield 500 m
arrive Goldsboro $50 m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at {. 20 p m. arrives Nash
7.15 pm, Spring Hope TAO p n
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 &
M, Nashville 8.35 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 11.15 m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $40 M, and 3
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Gin
ton, daily, except Sunday at $40 p m
and lib m. Returning leaves Gin
ton at 500 NJ, and $40 p m, con
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and Is
Trains No. 81 South bound and Il
North will stop only at Rocky Mt
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No Is makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily
All rail via Richmond, and daily excep
Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun
day, with Norfolk and all points nortl
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE,
J. r. KENLY, GENERAL Sup
SUP'T TRANS. T. M. EMERSON
Genl Pas. Agt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Raw. Sam Jones Dinner to Young
Men.

Rev. Sam Jones entertained at din
ner, Christmas Day, at his home, Car
tersville, Ga, seventy-five young men
of that city. The rooms we're beautl-
fully decorated with holly, mistletoe
and ferns, the tables were laden with
a tempting and sumptuous supply OF
eatables. Big turkeys had been
slaughtered for the occasion and every
detail to make up an elegant Christ
mas feast was on hand. The dinner
was made more interesting by having
as walters several pretty young ladies.
The dinner was delightful because of
its informallty.
Before leaving the table Mr.. Jones
made brief talk to his young guests.
He asked them to keep their seats for a
few moments, and then in eloquent
words he told them of his warm love
for them and his hopes for their sue
cess. He said:
"Beforeywe part want to say few
words to you. I love boys, and the
young men of Gainesville I love better
than any others.
81 will tell you my ideal of the
greatest and best young, man. He is
one who never steps upon his mother g
bleeding heart. He is one who loves
and obeys.. her, and who would yield
his life before. he would cause her pain
have asked you here to-day so that ]
might be with you and tell you some
things. Boys, I want to tell you two
things you should not do. You should
not drink. Drink has dragged down
the best OF our land, and grieve to say
that 80 many young men are In the
grasp OF this terrible appetite.
"Don't gamble That is but another
step that carries you straig to the
devil. Let cards alone and you will
never regret it. Many young mer
have been ruined by an innocent game
of cards. You might be drummer
with $40 of your employers money ir
your pocket and some night engage il
a game with your friend. You woulc
gamble his money away, and that woule
be sure step toward hell.
"There are some things you ough
to do. You should work. / like ar
industrious young man. Work a
something, no matter what it is. I
you have nothing else why start up a
tar kiln and TIL warrant you if yot
just keep on making good tar som,
man will say you are too good for tina
work and he will offer you somethin,
better"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
This is True.

Goldsboro Argus.
A newspaper has 5000 readers for
each 1000 subscribers. A merchant
who puts out 1000 bandbills gets pos
sibly 800 or 400 people to read them
that is, if the boy who is trusted to dis
tribute them does not put them under
the sidewalk bridges The handbills
cost as much as an advertisement in
the newspaper. All the women and
girls and halt the men and boys read
the advertisement Result The mer-
chant who uses the newspaper has g.
500 more readers to each 1000 of the
handbills readers. There is no estimat-
ing the amount of business that adver-
Using brings merchant, but that each
dollar invested brings 500 to 500 worth
OF business there can he no doubt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Has No Right to Exist.

A traffic that is prolific in producing
shortened lives, accidents, misery, pau
Perism, crime, insanity and insidious
hereditary evils of an appalling nature,
to such an extent as the liquor traffic,
cannot be successfully defended in the
name of liberty. In the interests of
true liberty to all citizens, and especial
ly in the interests of liberty to the
weaker elements of society, the liquor
traffic should perish. It'belongs to the
broad road that leads to destruction,
and many there be that go in thereat.
Liberty does not flourish in the broad
way.-Christian Guardian.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

A young man in Lowell, Mass, trou-
bled tor years with constant success
sion OF boils on his neck, was complete
" cured by taking only three bottles
Of Ayers Sarsaparllla. Another result
OF the treatment was greatly improved
digestion with increased avoirdupois.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
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 for
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 David's
Sarsaparilla. The great blood purifier
and strength builder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
About Tobacco Barns.
Snaithfeld Herald.

Snaithfeld Herald.
People differ as to the size to build
barns. Sixteen or eighteen feet square
are good sizes. A barn 16x18 feet is a
tavorite size with many. Barns can be
built with either logs or planks. If
planks are used they should be
doubled. If logs are used, select as
straight as possible, from six to eight
inches in diameter. It will take from
eighty to eighty-four longs to make a
barn the proper height. Cover with
boards or shingles; of course shingles
make the best cover, but board roofs
will cure the best In warm weather.
Most farmers prefer board roofs as Civ
ing best results. Chink the cracks
thoroughly with wood and mortar. It
is best to use lime mixed with clay, as
1t will save the expense OF daubing over
every year. Make the barn as nearly
air-tight as possible. Put the first set of
tiers about seven feet from the ground.
If the logs are large, put in tiers for
every three logs; if small, skip tour
nail on to the rafters until you reach
the top. Put door in south side. if
possible. You may put window in
both or one of the gable ends. If you
use double furnace put two arches In
one end make them of brick. Extend
arches about eight feet inside, one or
two feet on the outside. Twelve-inch
piping is as good size as you can use.
If you use single furnace put one in
the center of one end of the barn. and
let the brick work extend to within
foot and half OF the other wall.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

The one true blue blood purifier
Dav1d's Sarsaparllla.
The one true blue blood purifier
David's Sarsaparilla.
The one true blue blood purifier
David's Sarsaparllla.
The one true blue blood purifier
David's Sarsaparllla.
The one true blue blood purifier
David's Sarsaparilla.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Are You Weak1

Weakness manifests itself in the loss of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
watery; the tissues are wasting-the door is
being opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course of medicine.
Browns Iron Bitters il sold by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
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-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money ref,1nced.
Price 70 cents per box. For sale by
E. T. WHITEHEAD & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Pretty Wall Papers!

We can supply you with any and all
kinds OF Wall Paper in the latest and
prettlest designs, at astonishingly low
prices. 1t is direct from the great man
ufacturers, United States Wall Paner
Co., OF Cincinnati, and Is the latest and
most up-todate paper on the market.
e. T. WHlIRH1An 4 On
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10

In cases where dandruff, scalp dis
eases, falling and grayness of the hair
appear, do not neglect them, but apply
. proper remedy and tonic like Halls
Hair Remover. For Sale by e. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
NO CURE-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC tor Chills, Fever and all forms
of Malaria. It is simply Iron and
Qufnine in tasteless form. Children
love it. Adults prefer it to bitter nau-
seating tonics. Price. s.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
SPRING PARK HOTEL,
TT CLAW D
J. l.. SHAW. Pr

J. L.. SHAW, Proprietor.
LrTTLEToN, N. G..
Good accommodations near Shaw's
All-Healing Springs at $3.50 per day.
Sunday Rates $l.OO. l-27-6m.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
Makinx Rapid strides I'M Noru.x

NOTW0V.
Total abstinence is making rapid
strides in spite of the naturalization
of the liquor traffic. Associated with
the Norwegian Total Abstinence So
Getty there are 915 local unions, having
membership of over 10000 persons.
In 1895 the membership increased by
10000. In 1894 the Morse storthing
passed law comforting local veto upon
the people. All citizens over rs years
of age have vote and no s'samlag''
may be continued against the vote of
the community. During 1895 this vote
for and against the continuance of the
cut of the Is it was summarily abol-
iShed
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
VARIOUS NOTES.

A jag of whisky costs more tnan jag
of woodlands Horn.
Man should be a little lower than the
angels, and not good deal lower than
the beasts.-Ram's Horn.
Man is liable to commit any sin when
infamed with intoxicating drinks
National Temperance Advocate.
The dean of the medical department
of the Syracuse university disapproves
of alcoholics and is following the lead
of the famous Sir Benjamin Ward Rich
ardson.
At quiet looking farm near Somer-
set, n. j., officers of the law seized lot
of milk cans. The cans were full OF
whisky, and the farm was the seat of
fourishing illicit still industry.
New cures for alcoholism probably
help the victims along for awhile, but
after all the only sure cure is the old
resort. which consists merely of a
strong injection of will power.-St.
Louis Republic.
A workingman tried to pawn his
Bible for liquor, but was refused.
'Well,'' said he, "if they won't take
my word or Gods, it's time to give up
the drink" And he signed the pledge
and kept it.-Lever.
The editor of the Commercial Journal
of Chicago says: ''The fortifying of
wines in Europe with beet root and po-
tato spirit has ruined the wine trade
there and made wine-growing coun-
tries, which used to be the most tenn
perate and sober on earth, the most
drunken
\ thousand smallpox hospitals in
every state would not so endanger the
health and the life of the people as does
the saloon. A thousand lotteries in
every state would not so thoroughly
corrupt the morals of the people as does
the presence of the saloon.-National
Temperance Advocate.
Lady Mcdonald, widow of the late
premier of Canada, was asked: did
you not set out wine when you enter
tanned the marquis of Lorne?" She
replied: Never She was asked if
she did not apologize. Certainly not, -
was the answer; wine is not a natural
beverage and should rather come in
than go out with apology"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-02-10
OF KINGSTON, N.

bat 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 n00r
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
STATEMENT OF DIR. souCHoN.
He Resents the Misleading PrOcIa-
nation of Gov. CuIbersOm.

He Resents the Misleading PrOcIa-
nation of Gov. CuIbersOn.
New orleans, Oct 1S-President Sou
chon, of the Louisiana state board of
health, has answered Gov. Culberson's pro-
ciamation regarding yellow fever in Lou
isiana and Mississippi as follows:
ITO his excenency, Charles A. Culber-
son. Governor of Texas.-Sir: Sheer justice
to my state and TO the sister state of Mis-
ssspp compels me to resent the mis-
leading statements of your proclamation
Of Oct. y, by which you closed the state
Of Texas TO aA communication with the
states Of Louisiana and Mississippi.
In this you state that the disease now
injecting Mississippi and Louisiana is of
a violent and malignant nature
THE following figures prove conclusive
ly the true state of affairs. The state of
Louisiana has fairly complete record up
TO Oct Is. for the following localities:
Franklin, $40 cases and 10 deaths; Will
son, 1903 cases and Z deaths; Baton Rouge,
176 cases and 4 deaths; Clinton, 40 cases
and no deaths; Jackson, 10 cases, no
deaths Stillmore, II cases, 1 death. Total,
925. cases, a deaths.
THE figures for other localities are not
here taken into account, because believed
to be Incomplete and unreliable.
According to an official telegram dated
Oct Is, 1852 q. M, the total cases in
Mississippi, including McHenry, are 1876
and As deaths, this includes Jackson's 129
cases and six deaths. Total number of
cases in the two states is 1861, and the
total number of deaths r.
The mortality, therefore, is 4.S3 per
cent This most surely is not a quaran-
Unable disease and much less so than
grippe, influenza, typhoid fever or scarlet
fever.
Certainly it is not of a malignant and
fatal type Very truly yours,
Edmond Souchon, NJ. D.,
president Louisiana State Board of
Health"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19

deck in te sweltering heat and gasped for
mis- feeble breath The civilian person
picked him UP and carried him down 10
the rickety jolting cart The driver jump
ed down from his place and helped
'Mucho Malo, senor,'' he said
They started awtsy. u got my pay yes
terday" whispered the soldier. u wish
| could get some, commissary things" 1t
was long way to the soldiers company
and the civilian person had work to do. A
Filipino pony makes slow time a. best
but this one must walk ,thpserlong two
miles. The civilian person thought of
these things, and lied again.
Lets go by the eommissary s." he
said I've got lots of time"
IL was almost uoorh when they reached
the SALES from to 12'' sign, and the
civilian person asked what the soldier
wanted. There's a large list of good things
in the commissary's stores. Most of them
are not for sick men but they were what
the soldier wanted. The civilian person
bought what he dared give the sick man,
and came back to the cart with his arms
fun of cans. The soldiers look made him
think it would be all right, somehow.
Two miles at a mile an hour takes two
hours, and the work of the civilian person
that would brook no delay was drifting
away to another day A boy came by the
carriage selling the frozen cholera that
passes for waterloo in Manila.
Wait" said the sick man, 81 want
some of that"
The civilian person put his arm further
around the soldiers shoulder 10 give him
an easier rest and said: mo you can't
have that But come UP TO the drug store
out here and I'll get you a bottle of soda p
The drug store was half a mile out of
the way and the street was crowded with
carriages and porers bearing great bun
dies on their heads or on their backs
"Ah,' said the soldier, when at last he
had drained the glass that's the best
drink I've had out of America
They made IL at last, every foot at
walk and every stone iolting the sick man
further from his grip on himself 1t was
man of his own company on guard ar
teh regimental gate. He saw his sick COM
rade and violated the articles of war
"Hullor' he said, as he left his post ana
came forward 10 greet his friend have
they let you off? I'm mighty glad. need
ed relief. Here, take my gun. IN give
you the orders.
The sick man dropped his head on his
hands, and his heaying shoulders wrinkled
his brown canvas coat He had got back
to his friends The civilian person dropped
out of the carriage and started away. An
officer standing by the gate said to an
other:
who is that big fellow walking so fast
over there?"
That fellow" said the other in sur
prise, don't you know him? That's Egan
of the Chicago Inter Ocean and San Fran
cisco Chronicle"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
Continued from Thlrd Page.
ron sALE-NIsCELLANEOUs.

~~-~~~-~-~~-~-~-~~~-~
HOGS, HOGS, FOR SALE; WELL
bred native sows in pig. S. III. Zoucks.
manager.
500 BUYS A PIANO ON $500 MONTH
ly payments, at Ludden & Bates.
CYPRESS SHINGLES, CALL ON US
for best manufactured cypress shingles at
prices ranging from $50 to So. 25 per thou
sand. according to grade. Boats can load
at the mills. Vale Royal Shingle Mills.
$500 BUYS A PIANO ON $500 MONTH
ly payments, at Ludden e. Bates.
LAUNCH FOR SALE. THE. NAPHTHA
launch ida" yawl-rigged; length q feet.
beam feet. draft feet inches. A splen-
did pleasure boat and safe cruiser Cabin
and commode; bow enclosed; commodious
cockpit, and a plenty Of lockers Hard
wood finish and brass locks and fittings.
The launch is almost as good as new;
everything on board in the best order. II
is now in boat house of Savannah Yacht
Club, but can be made ready for cruise
In an hour. Price $1,000. Terms easy to re-
sponsible parties. Only reason for selling
is that owner has no time 20 use the boat.
Inventory and picture sent on application.
Address Naphtha Launch, Box Letter C..
Savannah, 2. 0.
$50 BUYS A PIANO ON $500 MONTH
ly payments, at Ludden & Bates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
FLOUR AND TEETH.
Effect of the New Process of Treat
ing Wheat.
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
1T is said that the invention of the new
processes for making flour has done more
for the average dentist than all things
else combined" explained the dentist to
reporter, land there is a great deal of
foundation for the statement. The miller
has found that he must make -four that
will please the eye rather than satisfy the
stomach. To get his flour as white and
fine as possible he has to discard the COW
erings of the grain of wheat, thus remov-
ing the phosphates. 1t is the phosphates
that give strength to the teeth, and with
them OUT of the flour 1t is not in any way
wonderful that peoples teeth wear out
and decay.
THE miller knows this better than the
neople who eat his -four but he has found
that they will not buy flour that IS not
white Should he use the darker portions
of the wheat he could not produce white
flour. and so he makes what is demanded,
regardless Of the consequences, and in
doing so he is just pouring money into the
nockets of dentists, though he may be
shifting the aesthetic tastes of the present
dav. The miller knows that he is throw
ing away the bone-producing and nour-
ishiug qualities of the wheat, but the
miller, IKE every one else III tills WoItot
Is out for the dollar and his share of them
PeoDle can't buy flour, the use of which
win strengthen their teeth, for the reason
that that kind of -four is not made any
more. The family dentist is now as much
of a factor in life as the purchase of shoes
for the family, and frequently gets more
of the earnings Of head of family than
is required to provide shoes for them, for
good teeth are a rarity.
'Tf people knew ii they can make up a
great deal of what is thrown away in the
making of -four by eating the skins of
potatoes., | would advise every one to
eat the skins of baked potato especially
The skins OF boiled potatoes do not con-
tain much of the phosphates, for they are
dissolved in the water in which the pota-
toes are boiled, but in baked potatoes they
are nearly all saved. l don't know that
n is aesthetic to eat potato skins. though
am satisfied it Is beneficial to the teeth
10 do so.''