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DOGS KILL TWENTY-THOUSA

Wilson Advance: We have over
four hundred thousand sheep in North
Carolina, of which twenty thousand are
killed by dogs every year. This is
about five per cent. and counting the
sheep at two dollars each the loss is
forty thousand dollars per annum.
Only worthless dogs are sheep killers.
A strict collection of dog tax in the
country as we'll as In the town would
20 far towards wiping out the worth
less dogs.
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WITHDRAWING.

particularly interesting:
WITHDRAWING.
When it ls considered that the body
is made up very largely of water it can
readily be understood how important
to health is constant supply of this
fluid. Many people have notion that
the drinking of water in any amount
beyond that actually necessary to
quench thirst is injurious, and acting
on this belief they endeavor to drink as
little as possible. The notion, however.
is wide of the truth. Drinking freely
of pure water is a most efficacious
means not only OF preserving health,
but often of restoring it when failing.
All the tissues of the body need
water, and water in abundance is neces-
sary also for the proper performance OF
every vital function. Cleanliness OF
the tissues within the body is as neces-
sary to health and comfort as cleanli-
ness of the skin, and water tends to in
sure the one as truly as it does the
other. It dissolves the waste material.
which would otherwise collect In the
body, and removes it in the various ex.
cretions.
These waste materials are often act
ual poisons, and many headache
many rheumatic pains and aches, many
sleepless nights and listless days, and
many attacks of the "blues" are due
solely to the circulation in the blood
or deposit in the tissues of these waste
materials, which cannot be got rid OF
because of an insufficient supply O
water.
Water is accused of making fat, and
people with tendency to corpulenct
avoid it tor that reason. But this II
not strictly true. It does undoubtedly
often increase the weight, but it doe
so because it improves the digestion
and therefore more of the food eater
Is utilized and turned into tat and flesh
But excessive fat, what we call corpu
lence, is not a sign of health but O
faulty digestion and assimilation anC
systematic water-drinking is often EN-.
ployed as a means of reducing the su
perhuous fat-which it sometime does
with astonishing rapidity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
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, 1898-01-13
GOLD AND SILVER FOR CHARLOTTE.

Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 4-The pro-
duct of the gold mines of North and
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
Is assayed IN this city. The Charlotte
assay office to-day reports the years
production OF gold at $247 ,237. The
silver bullion assayed amounted to only
ST. 49.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
SCHOOL AT w1NToN BURNED.

Murfreesboro Index: The Winton
Normal Institute building, at Winton,
was burned Friday night. The fire Is
supposed to have been caused by a
defective flue. There was no insu-
rance. Prof. P. E. Shaw, the princi-
pal of the school, has moved his school
to the Masonic building.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
PASTOR woorEN RESIGNS.

Plymouth Beacon: Rev. F. L.
Wooten has rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Baptist Church OF this
town to take effect about Feb. LIST, he
having accepted call to Salem church,
at Ora, Sampson county, and pro-
fessorship in the Salem High School.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13

The one true blue blood purifier
Davld'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
Davidls Sarsaparllla.
The one true blue blood purifier
David's Sarsaparilla.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
A CURE FOR LAME BACK.

"My daughter when recovering from
an attack Of fever, was great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips" writes
Louden Grover, OF Sardis, KY. cater
using quite a number of remedies with
out any benefit she tried one bottle of
G hamberlain's Pain Balm, and 1t has
given entire relief" Chamberlain's
Pain Balm Is also certain cure for
rheumatism Sold by E. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrators Of
II the estate Of j. III. Bell, deceased,
all persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present
same to me ON or before January 10,
1899. w. p. WHITE,
6 st. Administrator.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
Notice..

Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate OF j. B. Spier, deceased, all
persons having claims against said
decedant are hereby notified to present
same to me on or before December 9Th,
1898.
This Dec. 1st., 1897.
CLAUDE KITCHIN.
IL y st. Administrator
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STATE GLEANINGS.
NEWS FROM VARIOUS PLACES.
Happenings Of a Week.
600 RABBITS.

The Statesvllle Landmark gives ac-
count of the killing OF 600 rabbits in
one community during the holidays.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13
Vine XII Female Academy.
INCORPORATED 1912.
A BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS.

Careful instruction in every depart
ment. Music department under a
skillful musician from New England
Conservatory of Music. Elocution and
Physical Culture under student from
New England Conservatory College of
Oratory and Emerson School of Orato-
ry, Boston. Terms very moderate.
For further particulars address the
principal,
MISS LENA III. SMITH,
Z Is If. Scotland Neck N. G..
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NOTICE.

I have qualified as administrator OF
the estate of Mrs. M. F. Pope before
the Clerk of the Superior Court for
Halifax county.
All persons having debts against her
are notified to present them to me on
or before the first day Of January, 1899,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar Of
recovery.
This Dec. 18th, 1897.
JOHN G. POWELL,
IL 70 Ut. admir- OF Mrs M. F. Pone.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13

and could not sleep
Other complications
peculiar to my sex set
in and our physician
called another in con-
sultation. They de-
cided 1 had consump-
ton and must die. I
commenced taking Dr.,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 40 m, Halifax 1928
p m, arrives Scotland Neck at $40 p m
Greenville 6.57 p m, Kinston 7.55 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston 7.5O a m,
Greenville 8.52 a m. Arriving Halifax
at l1.2O a m, Weldon LAO q 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. Connects
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
5.3Op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Viii
liamston, 7.18 p M, APO p. M, Ply
MOUTH .35 p m, 500 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
100, a. m. Williamson 7.3O M,
9.58 m. Arrive Tarboro $50 m.
11.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville $50 p
N, arrive Rowland I'll am. Return
ing leave Rowland 1856 a m. arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, N. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfeld 7.3O m
Returning leaves Smithfeld 500 m
arrive Goldsboro $50 m.
Train on Nashville. Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 20 p m. arrives Nash
Ills p M, Spring Hope TAO p NJ
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 8
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 11.15 m. Returning leaves Gin
ton at $40 M, and $40 p NJ, con
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and 7e
Trains No. 81 South bound and Il
North will stop Only at Rocky Mt
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. 70 makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily
ALI 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'r TRANS. T. M. EMERSON
Gen1 Pas. Agt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13

The columns of The G COMMONWEALTH
have frequently presented the matter
of drinking much water. The follow
ing from the Youths Companion Is
particularly interesting:
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-01-13

The doctor went and paid the paint
or ten dollars on his old account for
painting a gold standard populistic
banner last fall.
The painter hurried off and paid the
brick mason ten dollars on an old &C
count that had been standing ever
since the society for the benefit of FIRE
eating-dyed-in-the wOOl-DemOcratlc
signers of bonds for negro post masters
held their third grand juggle under
the cellar of the old guano factory.
The brick mason went out and paid
the milliner ten dollars balance on his
wife's last years summer hat.
The milliner went across the street
and paid the dentist ten dollars balance
on her last summers set OF store teeth
The dentist remembering that only
few days ago he had found himself
too weak to hoist one OF Bill Jones
grinders without calling in the black
smith to help hin went oyer and paid
the grocery man ten dollars on an ole
stale moth eaten account.
The grocery man went ont and PAID
farmer ten dollars balance on an ole
debt that had been standing ever sincl
before the bottom fell of the old Al
lance temple. s
IT, 11ll q +
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

know what they want and are 90
ing to have it. When the above
clause is carried out to the letter
Minneapolis will become Social
istic city. The "power to acquire
all property, real or personal, nee
essary to maintain and operate"
markets, electric lighting and pow
er plants, transportation, etc, is n
function of endless scope and is as
radical a declaration in favor of
scientific production and distribu-
ton as has yet been made in this
country by a duly commissioned
body. The fight is almost won.
All the hosts of ignorance, bigotry
and endangered corporate wealth
cannot long keep the people from
their own.-The New Time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

ALGER-the civil war coward
thought he had Teddy Roosevelt
at long range and safe fighting dis
tance-when he gave the lattsr's
private letter to the public. 10.
gether with tho insulting reply.
But Teddy is fighter-and has
proved that on both bloody and
bloodless fields-and he is now
going to demand al investigation
and prove that the deaths and suf-
fering OF soldiers at Santiago were
caused by Ayers total lack Of
ability. Now watch the republi.
can papers-that have been prais.
ing Roosevelt to the skies-turn
on HIM and revile and denounce
him, because he had the manhood
to protest against the wilful and
objectionable neglect and slaugh.
ter Of thousands OF our volunteer
soldiers.-Great Falls News.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

Our old friend Durham, late OF
the SaSuache Herald, went back
to Kansas Il few months ago and
started an Independent paper.
But he felt so lonesome and ont OF
place that he has finally decided to
hoist the Populist colors. Mr..
Durham has been too thorough a
populist for 90 years to drop out
of the harness for any great length
of time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

Search all history, and you will
find no age when robbery of just
earnings of the masses WAS more
systematic, more shameless and
less resisted than today. There
WAS never time when the worship
Of great riches however badly ac-
quired, WAS more open than now.
Judge Clark, of North Carolina
Supreme Court.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

HE man who goes into the next
General Assembly pledged to some
local or special bill becomes q prey
TO every corrupt measure or bill
proposed. Every man who has .
job to put through will oppose tho
man who is pledged to work for .
certain bill until he will agree to
support the vicious measure. Any
man who knows the history of leg
islative doings in Colorado siuce
the Sixth general assembly 10
aware that more vicious bills arc
introduced than any other. Tho
next general assembly will bs no
exception, from the present out
look.
What the dear people OF this
state must look to, is to elect good
and true men pledged only to kill
all vicious bills introduced aud
work for bills Of a general nature
that will be beneficial to the peo-
pie. Above all things beware Of
the man who is branded for . cer.
tain measure. especially il it be oe
q local nature.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS. son of

STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS. sou of
the statesman who was Lincolns
opponent in 1860, has formally re-
nounced his allegiance to the l:e-
publican party, declaring that its
tendency Is to fasten the Govern
ment under th. control of the
money power, trusts aud corpurx-
tions. For nearly generation he
hns been leatier hi Chicago re.
publican politics. His actiou cre-
ated sensation and WAS followed
by the deser,ion of several others,
prominent in Illinois politics. Not
the least significant of his utter
ances in making this change was
the following:
The referendum ia the proper
thing, and it will bring many
thousands of votes to the Demo-
cratic platform. The time has
never been and never will be when
the people of this country cannot
be trusted."-The New Time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

IT Is rather good joke on the
republicans that exactly what they
condemned Bell for as Il pnpulist
they must also condemn Shafroth
rs republican. This causes the
claim of the Grand Junction News
"elect republican and get what
you want" to fall with dull sick
ening rattle.-Montrose Enter
prise,
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

MAN can tell us what Q Sill.
YER Republican is We will be glad
to undertake the job OF telling him
what q gold Democrat ia Both
are on q par and should pair Of
and quit business. Mr.. Teller i
a Silver Republican because the
various cooperative interests he i
now serving, and has 70 faithfully
served in the past. forbid him e.
voring 30 broad a document a. the
Omaha platform, or 30 decent Q
proposition rs the Chicago plat
form. Teller has been fooling the
people Of this state for twenty-five
years, and like all who plan to de-
ccive, sooner or later finds that his
deeds come out in the wash. We
hope the Silver Republicans will
deny him seat in the convention.
The Times one day this week
whined out the following:
"Scna,or Teller is the recos.
nized head Of the Silver lsepubli.
can party throughout the length
mud breadth Of the land. II was
his action ut the st. Louis convcu.
tlon which brought II into exist
encc. To him the silver leaders
"f all parts Of the country look Tor
guidance. counsel aud advice.
80 deny him . ssat In tho Sil.
yer llep1blican convention Of bic
own slate is to deny aud rspudiaes
the Silver Republican party itself.
Tie New Road.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

THE rnpidity OF the growth OF
sentiment ia favor OF municipal
ownership is shown in the draft OF
n charter which will soon be sub.
mi,,el to the people OF Minncapo.
lis. The committee WAS not made
up OF radicals, but were for the
most part representative business
men. Among them WAS Charles
A. Pillsbnry, tho greatest miller in
ths world. Here il whnt they
have provided for the people OF
that progressive city:
The city OF Minneapolis shall
hnve power Snl authority TO nc.
quirc by purchase or condemns.
ton, or TO construct markets mud
market houses. subwnys and con.
dui,s, aud n plant or plants for fur.
nishiug to the city and it's inl,nb.
tnnts transportation, wntcr, light,
heat. power or telegraph or telc.
phone services, aud to acquire all
property. real or personal. neccs.
sary therefor. aud 10 maintain and
operate the snme.
No power on earth can stop III,
movement for this reform. The
people have ceased 70 be afraid ol
the cry Of Socialism" They
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
TIMBER CULTURE, FINAL PROOF.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land once.

Notice II hereby given thnt Jerome q. ts,-
Almond has Med notice Ot his Intention Ia
make nnai p!v1f before the Register and Ne.
kortc. Colornsto. on Tuesday. the ath day 0f
tept.mbrr. i.ass. on Timber c,ltnrr mpplicsiIon
u. n township No. ~ N. kanEc No. y. X. n. n.
Ne names ~ witnesses; Ja,n~s Dunbar A.
Colo. aud l~c iiarb of Monte Vista. C,,io.
JAAtS u. bAxrtit. itrsi-tcr.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
NOTICE yoR PuDLIcArIoN.
Land oncc =, ~! xor,c. ,c.eraao. /,

Land OfAcr at Del Nov,c. tHlnraao.
Ausuat y. ipsN.
Notsnr h hereby styca that the following
named sssti~r has nl~sl nspett~ of his intention
~ make dnAl prvos N suptntS ~ his ciaiti, and
tes ard nsusives. Y. 4. Land once. Al bci
NOrtr. Colorado GU NeptDaYtcr N. lrea, visl
1AsreHBp II. cNp,hA u t0wsn y. a. fOlo.
ihs =. y. af A:tSion =. TOwnsh,p r.. North
10 naiass the sOiiowtae witnrs.rs 10 provr
~ cnnftau0ua Frsti~ese upoa and cultivation
Of pAtd eAn1. MAI
nSeus z knnn44y aaA ktrosr tlpsebr,,,xh
q t0weWi Hlitin,n Tsts1s. Monte Vistai VIM
JAHW II. NATTER. Register,
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

IT Is generally supposed that
Alger, the secretary of war, has
formed a syndicote Of Michigan
capitalists, who are to invade Cuba
and take possession of desirable
property" Under the flag, and
with the war office behind it, they
can occupy the land aud drive out
the heather, as they have done the
American Indians, and tn. wage
slaves of the union. These capi-
talists will be the stable govern
ment rs they nre in Hawaii. but it
is not war for conquest.-Pueblo
Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
UNITY. COLORADO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER TO- 1898 WHO

The populist papers that are
fighting Senator VIM. V. Allen,
could find place to do some goud
for humanity, il they would fight
the enemy of the people.-Ex.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

WE would like to see the popu-
lists of this state stand by first
principles nominate or endorse
none but true and tried men for
Office and, with such candidates.
win or lose. 1t never hurts par
ty to suffer defeat with such can
didates, but it sometimes kills n
party to succeed in electing unfit
men to Office. AS far as it is pos
sible let the Office seek the man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
TIE SITUATION.

The coming state campaign is
destined TO be attended by more
corruption than has ever marked
the politics of this state. So far
the party leaders seem bent on Sc
curing the spoils of office, even at
the sacrifice of principle. And
behind them all stand the known
tricky politicians of the state
boodlers and betrayers of the peo-
pies confidence.
One doesn't need to 60 to Dem
yer and watch the Vaccinations of
the Tramway gang to see evidences
of this; the friends of Senator
Wolcott are sin the saddle" in this
county and in Saguache county
and We presume IN more than half
the counties of Colorado. They
all pretend to De silver republicans
and they are-but they are more
attached to the senior senator shan
to the white metal. They are now
at Colorado Springs pretending to
be anxious to cooperate, but de-
mand terms that no self-respecting
populist or democrat can accept.
The spoilsmen are in evidence.
They have conceived great nd
miration for men of large wealth
especially those who are dis
posed to be bled.
The Independent Reform Press
of Pueblo takes the following view
of the situation:
Evidently Ed Wolcott Is now
in the open market for help. The
public understand that he has en-
ployed numerous workers, from
the democratic side, has secured
the assistance of some very jealous
populists, and is engineering some
old friends in the silver republican
ranks. Evidently he expects to
have his influence felt in all three
silver state conventions, and will
probably send some double.head.
ers to the silver republican con-
vention.
For years We have contended
that Teller and Wolcott have a
complete understanding. We be-
lieve Teller is promising to fight
Wolcott, but helping to arrange
matters so the republican party
will get together; but it looks as
though Teller must now show his
hand. We have looked upon the
professions Of the leaders of the
silver republicans as political
herders; while the mass OF that
party are honest. We believe
that Teller. Wolcott, Stevenson,
and the host Of manipulators they
lead are only spoilsmen; and that
they simply mean to shape all the
state tickets to benefit the Denver
politics; aud in the interest of what
Is called the "trSmway machine"
This was the motive power that
silenced Henry NJ. Teller Inst year
a fear that All honest man would
get onto tho supreme bench, and
might be in the way OF some OF the
Denver corporation grabs.
ave have been looking to see
the silver republicans come to Col.
orado Springs, offer the "co. opern.
ton" n candidate that they know
the two other elements will not nc
cept-one selected by tho Lord OF
Wolhurst When he is not nc.
cepted, they will then withdraw,
place him in nomina,ion--ns ~
real, red hot silver mAn-thcn til.
Wolcott men endorse him, aud III.
united party fight TO elect the scn.
ntors, and all M "silvcr men" +"
Guggenheim seems to have been n
Johp tho Baptist, aud has been
calling out the fellows who work
for tho dough. II In possible tina,
there ate a whole lot Of republ,.
cans that Wolcott can not play for
suckers: and tho mass of ,i..,no.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

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rr-s IN their avn and nearoy couotS0o. 1e =
n,s,niy .fnc- wwk conducted = h0Gso. 0n116Y
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Ocpt. ". Ga.e w.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
Shaw's Magnetic Springs.

Shaw's Magnetic Springs.
Everything Mt these celebrated
springs has been put in first class
shape for tho accommodation OF
the public. Hot aud cold baths nt
any hour. Refreshments vt rea.
sonable prices.
Mis-. II. p. HoBKlEK,
Manager.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10

~ Firvt clas. fouBdry and Machine Rl,o,,s In
connection. Mining machincry for sale. built
~ repairsd