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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-18

CASTELBERG. the reliable Jew
eler, now at 1903 Pa. Ave, will re-
move to o35 Pa. Ave. May 23d. I'm
til then discount of 20 per cent is
allowed on all Diamonds, Watches
and Jewelry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-18
Hoover & SNYDER,
1911 + STREET.
Solid Comfort for Men.

Those OF you who have
been paying So for yonr
shoes should call md
examine our 50 and
$3.50 grades. 7 h e v
equal many sold about
town at SIS.
OOur IS Russets and
S. and Sc Patent Lea:h-
ers are the best produc-
aI in Amarica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-18

The section Of the bill providing for the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely, receptacle for the
urine, and as such it is not liable to
any form of disease except by one oil
two ways. The first way is from i'm
perfect action of the kidneys. The sec
ond way is from careless local treat
ment of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder trou.
bles. So the womb, like the bladder,
was created for one purpose, and it not
doctored too much is not liable to
weakness or disease, except In rare
cases. 1t is situated back OF and very
close to the bladder, therefore any pain
disease Or inconvenience manifested In
the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary
passage is often by mistake, attributed
to female weakness or womb trouble of
some sort. The error is easily made
and may be as easily avoided. To find
out correctly, set your urine for twenty
four hours sedement or settling in
dicates kidney or bladder trouble. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kid
ney and bladder remedy is soon applied
If you need a medicine you should
have the best. At druggists fifty cents
and one dollar. You may have sam
pie bottle and pamphlet, both sent free
by mail, upon receipt of three two-cent
stamps to cover cost Of postage on the
bottle. Mention The COMMONWEALTH
and send your address to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietor
of this paper guarantees the genuine
ness OF this offer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
oVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
John B. Dungee, a Full Indian
Lives at Guilford Battle Ground.

Winston Sentinel.
John B. Dungee, iull blooded In
dian, over 100 years old, resides In the
vicinity of Guilford Battle Ground. He
says his parents were thoroughbred In
dams. His father and grandfather
came to Guilford from Prince Edward
county, Virginia, with Greene's army
and were engaged In the hostflities at
Gu1lford Battle Ground, and later re-
turned to Virginia. Mr.. Dungee says
he fought in the "Norfolk" war, or the
war of 1912, and also the last war, and
was never wounded.
He married an octaroon and has but
one living child-a son about 20 years
of age. Mr.. Dungee is very lively for
one of his years, talks plainly and says
although he has seen three generations
pass away he can shoulder a bushel Of
corn and carry 1t to mill with all ease
His eyesight Is remarkably good, as
he does not have to use spectacles. He
is about feet 10 inches tall, has a
pleasant address and wears long hair.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
NOTICE.

NORTH CAROLINA, In the Superior
N Halifax Co. Court, April 4, '98
Samuel G. Daniel, administrator with
the Will annexed of Isom Banks,
Plaintiff,
Sterling Banks, Wilson Banks, Ma
tilda Jones, Samuel Banks, William
Banks, Penny Banks and Martha Ann
Banks, Defendants.
This is an action brought in the
Superior Court of Halifax County by
Samuel G.. Daniel, Administrator with
the Will annexed of Isom Banks to
sell certain tract OF land in Halifax
county, containing sixty-two acres,
bounded by the lands OF M. E. Newsom,
J. G. Glas gov, and S. Johnston, to pay
the debts of the said Isom Banks.
And it appearing to the Court that
Samuel Banks, William Banks and
Penny Banks are non-residents of the
State OF North Carolina, and that per-
sonal service cannot be made upon
them. It Is therefore ordered by the
Court that notice to said defendants be
published IN The COMMONWEALTH, a
newspaper published in Halifax county,
for six successive weeks, notifying said
defendants to appear before me at my
Office in the town of Halifax on the
3rd day of May, 1898, and show cause
if any they have why an order for a
sale of said land should not be granted
Given under my hand at Office in
Halifax, this the 4th day of April, 1898
STERLING M. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court.
j. NJ. GRIzzARD,
Atty for Plaintiff. ~ St.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
The Hymn Saved His Life.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
The Presbyterian prints war anec-
dote of an unconventional sort. Diff
terent readers will read more or less in
to it, according to their different habits
of mind, but all will find it interesting.
Some Americans who were crossing
the Atlantic met in the cabin on Sun
day night to sing hymns. As they
sang the last hymn, "Jesus, Lover OF
My Soul,' one of them heard an ex-
ceedingly rich ana beautiful voice be-
hind him. He looked round, and al,
though he did not know the face, he
thought that he knew the voice. So,
when the music ceased, he turned and
asked the man if he had been in the
Civil War. The man replied that he
had been Confederate soldier.
"Were you at such place on such a
night?" asked the first man.
eyes," replied the second man, "ano
q curious thing happened that night
| which this hymn has recalled to my
mind. I was posted on sentry duty
near the edge of wood. It was dark
night and very cold, and l was little
frightened, because the enemy were
supposed to be very near. About mid
| night, when everything was still, and
was feeling homesick and miserable
and weary, ] thought that would
comfort myself by praying and singing
a hymn. l remember singing these
lines:
"'All my trust on Thee is stayed,
All my help from Thee bring
Cover my defenceless head
! With the shadow of Thy wing.
"Aiter singing that strange peace
came down upon me, and through the
| long night felt no more fear"
"Now," said the other, "listen to my
story: was Union soldier, and was
in the wood that night with a party Of
scouts. saw you standing, although
I did not see your face. My men had
their rifles focused upon you, waiting
the word to fire, but when you sang.
"tCoyer my defenceless head
With the shadow of Thy wing,
l said, Boys, lower your rifles; we will
go home.'"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Great Electric Light to Guard the
Chesapeake.

Baltimore American.
The greatest electric searchlight in
the world, now being erected at Fort
Monroe to guard the entrance to the
Chesapeake, as already reported exclu-
siyely in the American, has beam OF
light 9 feet In diameter. The glass
lenses are also 8 feet in diameter The
light is SO binding that it cannot be
looked on at short range, and it even
hurts the eyes when they are closed.
1t will illuminate an object 100 miles
off, and can be seen on the clouds at
even greater distance. When the
light was on exhibition at the World s
Fair in Chicago it was seen in Mil
waukee. The lamp, lenses, and sup
porting frames weigh 20 tons. but the
adjustments are so deiicate-they in
clude the poising of the mechanism on
hollow steel cylinder floating in mer-
cury-that the whole mass may be
revolved by the push Of finger. The
lamps have interchangeable carbons OF
different sizes, so that the light may
be varied in intensity according to the
density of the atmosphere. One-inch
carbons give power of from 5000 to
10000 candles.
The light is gathered into a 9-foot
beam, which has an estimated intensity
OF 100000 candles. The light re-
wolves six times minute. It was
manufactured in France, but American
generating apparatus has been sub
stituted for that built abroad, and the
dynamos, engine, and boilers are to be
duplicated in case OF accident. The
beam of light from the lamp will
illuminate newspaper at distance OF
100 miles. 1t will turn day into night
around Hampton Roads. Its location
at Hampton Roads Is especially appro-
pirate, as vessels passing in the Chesa-
peake for Baltimore or Washington
cannot be seen from Hampton Roads
during the night Or hazy weather, and
they are barely visible in daytime. The
distance from the fort to sea is fifteen
miles. Vessels bound up the Chesa-
peake do not pass within miles of the
fort, and this is probably the reason
why the channel leading up the Pa
tapsco to Baltimore is to be mined with
torpedoes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
SORRY FOR THE MINISTER.

Many things look queer the first
time we see them.
Five year-old Freddy was showing
the young minister about the place
His eyes frequently glanced up at the
kind face, and then rested with a look
OF troubled inquiry on the pointed toes
OF the PlccadilIy boots.
Finally he blurted out his anxiety
in the question "Aint you got but
ono toe ?-Babyhood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Sounded Like It,
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Two Englishmen, who were recent.
~ guests OF Admiral Kirkland, at the
Mare Island maynard, were halted
one evening by sentry on their re.
turn to quarters.
The password that night was "Ida.
he" but the visitors had neglected to
post themselves on this point. So
they were at loss when the magic
word was demanded.
whats the countersign?" repeated
sentry.
II dunno" admitted one of the Lon.
doners, hopelessly.
Proceed" said the condescendina
maine, who thought the admission
sounded like "Idaho."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Some seeds have very hard shells
and should be soaked before planted.
Parsnip, satisfy, carrot and parsley seed
should be put In hot water and allowed
to remain "a hours. The seed can then
be mixed with dry plaster, or fine dry
earth, but if large plots are to be plant
ed it is better to use the seed without
soaking, owing to difficulty of using
it in drills, planting when the ground
is damp.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
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-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
e. T. WHITEHEAD 4 co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Oats sown for forage should not be
overlooked. The crop should be cut
while the seed is in the milky stage, as
the stalks are then in the hest condl-
ton, containing the elements then on
the way to complete the grain. Oats
cut at such stage and properly cured
are highly relished by stock.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Try using single stake tor tomato
plants If trellis or ether support Is In
convenient for each plant. Simply
drive a stout stake, about four feet
long, into the ground and set out a
tomato plant at each stake. Nip OF
the bottom branches and allow the
plant to grow so as to make its branches
near the top, which will protect the
fruit from rotting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Fire and Life Insurance.

The very best fire companies repre-
scented. The Aetna Life so we'll known
in this community is still here giving
the best policy Of the day and has in
creased its dividends annually without
interruption for the past Is years. 1t
has paid out over $4,000 in this com
mun1ty during the past 25 years. There
is none better or more reliable company
than the Old Etna.
J. H. LAWRENCE, Agt,
Office over w. l.. Harrell & Co.'s store
2.3-1y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
1oe Years Old.
Charlotte Times-Dem ecrat.

A young man from Cabarrus county,
who was in Charlotte last week while
speaking of his ancestors, said that his
great grandmother, old Mrs. Smith, was
LOG years old on her last birthday.
Mrs. Smith IS the mother of Mr.. w.
A. Smith, of Concord. She is now liv-
ing in lower Cabarrus county. She Is
stout and hearty and in full possession
of all her faculties.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

If the wheat looks weak broadcast
100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre
over it, and change in its appearance
will be noticed in a few days after the
first rain comes from time of sowing.
The wheat plants will become green
and make rapid growth. The cost OF
the fertilizer Will be about $3.50 but it
will increase the yield Of grain and
straw more than to repay for its use.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

A little boy asked for bottle of "gel
up IN the morning as fast as you can,
the druggist recognized household
name for ''DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
and gave him bottle of those famous
little pills for constipation, sick head
ache, liver and stomach troubles
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

l have qualified as administrator up
on the estates of John T. Lawrence,
Ann r. Lawrence, w. J. Lawrence,
Geo. p. Lawrence and r. E. Lawrence.
All creditors of either of said estates
are hereby notified to present their
claims to me, or to my attorney, w. A.
Dunn, Scotland Neck, N. c., on or
before the first day of April, 1899, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery. This March 10th, 1898.
8 "a ct. NOAH BIGGS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

1t is not always that the entire crop
of peaches or plums are destroyed be-
cause Of a sudden change to cold
weather. While large number Of
buds may be destroyed, yet enough
may remain to pay profit, as it is
well known that during those years
when crops are short the prices are
much higher. Light crops do not ex-
haust the trees and lands as much as
do crops from overladen trees, hence
the cost of production is lessened and
the profits greater.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
A SEA FANCY.

Frank Dsmpster Sherman.
The bugling winds their solemn dirges
blow
Across dreary waste of foam-white
waves.
Here is the ocean cemetery. Lo!
The phantom head-stones of her
myriad graves.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Children like 1t, it saves their lives.
We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the
infallible remedy for coughs, colds.
Group, bronchitis, grippe, and all throat
and lung troubles.-E. T. Whitehead
& Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Nervine and I thank God that it has bright
ened my days. heightened my life and saved
me from the horrors OF nervous prostration."
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gfsts under positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Even on the best pasture a daily
feed of bran will pay we'll. The heav-
lest bran is not always the best, but
that which weighs Is or 20 pounds to
the bushel.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Thirty-five years make nation.
That is how long Adolph Fisher, OF
GAINESVILLE, O., suffered from piles. He
was cured by using three boxes of De-
Witt'sWitch Hazel Salve.-E. T.Whlte-
head T. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

A torpid liver robs you of ambition
and ruins your health. QeWitt's Little
Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure con-
stipation and all stomach and liver
troubles.-E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
w ACTIVE gentlemen or ladies to
travel for responsible, established house
In North Carolina. Monthly $500
and expenses. Position steady. Refer
ence. Enclose self-addressed STAMPED
envelope. The Dominion Company.
Dept. W. Chicago. 81 st.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

and be at rest. One
physician said I had
consumption: for I had
a cough that gave me
no rest. But q good
old physician whose
medicine had failed.
advised me to use DE-.
Miles, Restnrativ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Pain

"If a price can be placed on pain, Mothers
Friend is worth its weight in gold as an allevi.
ator Nv wife suffered more IN ten minutes VIII
either of her other two children than she did al
together with her last, having previously nSed
to any one expecting to become a mother" says
customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Druggist,
of Carmi, ILL.,, to the Bradfeld Regulator
Company, of Atlanta, Ca, the proPr1e-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
Friend" This successful remedy is not
one of the many internal medicines adj
vertised to do unreasonable things, but
scientifically prepared 1iniment especially
effective in adding strength and elasticity
to those parts of woman's organism which
bear the severest strains of childbirth.
The 1iniment may be used at any and
all times during pregnancy up to the
very hour of confinement. The earlier it
is begun, and the/1onger used, the more
perfect will be the result, but it has been
used during the last month only with
great benefit and success.
It not only shortens labor and lessons
the pain attending it, but greatly dimin-
ishes the danger to life of both mother
and child, and leaves the mother in con-
dition more favorable to speedy recovery.
Mothers Friend :" is sold by druggists.
at $1.oo, or sent by express on receipt OF
price.
Valuable book for women, Before
Baby is Born,'' sent free on application.
THE BRADFlELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
NOT ALL THE GOLD IN KLON-
DIXIE.
Selected,

Selected,
Within my little cottage
Are peace and warmth and light,
And loving welcome waiting
when I come home at night.
The polished kettle steaming,
The snowy cloth is spread
And close against my shoulder
There leans smooth brown head !!
Her eyes are lit with laughter
(They light the world for me)-
"For how much would you sell me?
Now tell me, SIR" cries she.
IT'S then / answer somehow,
Between a smile and tear:
"Not for all the gold in Klondike,
The gold in Klondike, dear.
When the coy tea is over,
With many a frolic fond,
l sit and read my paper,
And from the room beyond
l hear the cllnk of china,
The tread of nimble feet,
And broken bits of singing
That somehow ripple sweet.
l hear rush and rustic
Behind my easy chair;
Short, chubby arms enclasp me
And choke me unaware
Into my arms is tumbled
A crinkled, golden head,
A bail of fluffy whiteness
That ought to be In bed.
She asks her mothers question:
/ KISS the answer clear
"Not for all the gold In Klondike
The gold in Klondlke, dear"
In dim and dusty Office
dig my bits of gold;
suffer not with hunger
Nor perish with the cold.
Ny nuggets need be tiny
Il dig them with a pen),
But the gold of Yukon's gravel
I leave tor other men.
My treasure lies exhaustless,
NY claim is staked with care;
What Is all the gold in klondlke
Since I'm loves millionaire?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
ABOUT THE FARM.
USEFUL HINTS FOR FARMER.
Things Worth Knowing.
npiled from Philadelphia Record.

Compiled from philadelphia Record.
We have more than once been saved
serious accidents, simply because colts
were broken to stop at the word
sswhoa !'-Farm Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Pretty Wall Papers!

We can supply you with any and all
kinds of Wall Paper in the latest and
prettiest designs, at astonishingly low
prices. 1t is direct from the great man.
ufacturers, United States Wall Paper
Co., of Cincinnati, and is the latest and
most up-to-date paper on the market.
e. r. WHI11HHAD 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

~ COUGH does not always indicate
IA consumption. Mr.. W. H. Palmer, of
Waterloo, Iowa, writes: II was taken
with nervous structure of the bronchial
tubes, which developed into nervous pros
tratiOn, I was SO weak could not sit up.
got no sleep for days except when under the
influence OF opiates. For four months suf-
fered agonies and prayed that might die
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

The story is told of an Iowa dairy
man who skinned his milk at home
by hand, and satisfied himself that
there was not enough butter fat left in
it to give even a smell of butter. A
separator man challenged him to bring
a sample OF his skim milk for analysis.
The challenge was accepted, and the
test showed that per cent. of butter
fat bad been left in the milk. In other
words, nearly one-half of the butter in
that milk had been fed to calves and
pigs. This is pretty expensive pig feed
ing, even at the present low prices for
butter. 1t was certainly an eye-opener
Tor that dairyman. The human hand is
superior to many machines, but when
it comes to skim1ning milk no hand
skinner can beat the separator for
getting the butter fat out of a given
weight of everyday mllk.-Indiana
Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Seeds are being introduced into this
country from Asia that may prove OF
much benefit. A species Of alfalfa,
superior to any In this country, has
been secured, as we'll as muskmelons OF
extra large size and of superior quality,
some varities of which are winter keep
ers. Cherry trees that thrive in loca-
lions where the thermometer goes 40
degrees below zero may also be men
toned, and also variety of raspberry
which is large and endures the cold, as
well as large number OF other fruits
vegetables, grains and grasses.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Subscribe to The ConnoswrArrH.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-31
Sunday Trains leave

ments had taken possession of a small vii
lage, the natives having fled to high
cliff near by, from which they poured
down heavy fusillade upon their enc
mics. While volunteer force of Ghurkas
under an English lieutenant were scaling
the cliff under cover of the bush to make
a flank movement the rest of the COM
mand returned the natives fire from the
village streets.
Leaning against the doorpost of hut
stood young English officer smoking a
cigarette and giving occasional orders to
his men. Within the hut the surgeon had
established small hospital An unusual
shower of whistling, singing bullets caused
him to raise his eyes from the bandages to
his friend in the doorway.
The officer had just taken the cigarette
from his lips with his right hand. The
surgeon saw him change it suddenly to
his left and heard him give calm order
to his men. A few moments later loud
shouts from the cliff announced that the
scaling party had routed the enemy. The
surgeon joined the officer in the doorway.
He was blowing the last puff of smoke
from the cigarette still in his left hand
the right, shattered by q bullet, swung
quietly at his side.
This is a true story, and it is perhaps
unon this that Err. Gillette founded one
of the most effective modernism the tele-
graph office scene of his ''Secret Service"
New York Tribune