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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

Bad management keeps more people
in poor circumstances than any other
one cause. To be successful one must
look ahead and plan ahead SO that
when favorable opportunity presents
itself he is ready to take advantage OF
It. A little forethought will 80 save
much expense and valuable ,no. A
nrndent and careful man Will keep
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house,
the shiftless fellow will wait until neces-
sity s compels it and tnen ruin his best :; i
horse going for doctor and have big
doctor bill to pay, besides; one pays
out IS cents, the other is out hundred
dollars and then wonders why MS =
neighbor is getting richer while he u Is
| getting poorer. For sale by = :
IWhitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02
Charlotte Observer Prize Poem.

Follwing is the prize poem for which
the Charlotte Observer paid $50. II
was for the unveiling ceremonies on
May Goth. Rev. Walter w. Moore
D. D., of Hampton Sydney, Va. was
the author and successful competitor.
THE VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION.
To Piedmont Carolina, where virgin
prairie soil
Bespoke abundant harvests to reward
the tiller's toll,
From homes beyond the ocean there
came in days OF old
A band of sturdy heroes, a race OF
yeomen bold.
On all Catawba's uplands-for there
they found their rest,
Those woods and wide sayannas fulfill
ed their longing quest
They reared their modest dwellings,
they built the kirk and school,
For we'll they knew how danger grew
from skeptlc and from tool.
Behind the walls Of Derry their fathers
faith IN God
Had filled their souls with courage to
defy the tyrant's rod;
'Twere folly then to fancy that sons
OF sires like these
Would bear yoke OF bondage or obey
unjust DEGREES.
Their heirloom was volume which
taught the rights of man,
And made the least king and priest
free from despotic ban;
The people are the sovereigns, with
rights inalienate,
The people make the governm ent
the people are the state.
This truth was taught by Craighead
thus Meckienburg believed,
And when oppressive measures passed
her sons were not deceived;
While others talked of redress as sub
jects of the crown,
They boldly broke the tyrant's yoke,
and flung the gauntlet down.
From seven congregations in which
they preached and prayed,
From woodlands and plantations, in
homespun garb arrayed,
These yeomen rode to Charlotte,
these m en- of mien sedate,
While high emprise shone in their
eyes-they came to found state.
And there these dauntless statesmen, in
ringing words and high,
Declared their Independence-"We'll
win it Or we'll die;
With lives and sacred honor, with
fortunes great Or small,
We will serve the cause Of freedom,
we will break the Brlton's thrall."
Next year the nation followed where
Mecklenburg had led,
To all the world, with flag unfurled,
her high resolve she read:
'No more shal! sons OF freemen en-
dure the tyrant's rod.
This land shall be as Freedom free,
or we foresworn to God"
Through flaming broil of battle
where Britain's bravest stood,
On field and flood, by blade and blood,
they made their pledges good.
And now, where'er their banner
floats over land and over sea,
With grateful lays the people praise
the men who made US free.
Then up with granite column, inscrib-
ed with lofty phrase,
Let Mecklenburg's achievement re-
sound through endless days;
Her sons were first to utter the dis
enthralIed word,
Let men proclaim their deathless
name till all the world has heard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

A little boy asked for bottle Of "get
up IN the morning as fast as you can"
the druggist recognized household
name for sDeWitt's Little Early Risers,"
and gave him bottle of those famous
littl pills for constipation, sick head
ache, liver and stomach troubles
E. Z. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

Mr.. John Bevins, editor of.the Press,
Anthon, Iowa, says: Il have used
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy in my family tor tit
teen years, have recommended 1t to
hundreds OF others, and have never
known it to fail in a single instance.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

A torpid liver robs you OF ambition
and ruins your health. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure con-
stipation and all stomach and liver
troubles.-E. T. Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

A few days ago at Wake Forest we
saw farmer taking in check from a
cotton buyer for about 25 bales of cot
ton. On investigation we found that
the farmer was one of those wise tillers
of the soil who always make home sup
plies, and are therefore independent.
This wise farmer found it quite con-
venient to sell his cotton just when it
suited him, and was not under the
necessity OF selling it at the first posi-
ble day to meet mortgage.
If all the farmers in North Carolina
would do likewise, the cry of hard times
would not be so frequent or so loud.
This is the season when sweet girl
graduates from the female colleges and
masters and bachelors of arts from the
male colleges, find themselves con-
fronting perhaps the first question Of
real life. Alter years of toll and study
they come to that period at which
years ago they thought they would be
fully panoplied for the fight of life.
But now they realize that they have
just begun the real preparation for
life's great busy day ahead. They
have simply been learning to prepare
for work; and now they are to begin
their work in earnest. The work OF
the first day is additional preparation
for the next, and so as they advance
into the maze of the years ahead they
will find that they are to be learners
always. The work of today Is lesson
for tomorrow, and so on through the
whole length OF life.
May their present purity OF life be
the basis on which they shall build
characters as pure as their young lives
are sweet and guileless and may their
careers be as great as the prayers and
hopes for them are earnest and strong.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

Stand upon any vantage ground OF
observation you may and cast about
for a view of the good and evil forces
in our land, and when you have cata-
logued the forces, you can easily write
it down that one stupendous evil which
negatives many good influences is the
awful curse OF intemprance. 1t is the
serpent Of evil that injects poison into
almost everything to which men turn
their thoughts and hands. Oh, that
American intelligence and raanh aod
would rise in one mighty effort and
stamp it out forever! It would move
up the progress of this land century
In day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02

''It is an Ill wind that blows nobody
good" they say. The high price of
wheat Will be means OF convincing
farmers this fall that they ought to
raise their own wheat at home. In
most parts OF North Carolina wheat is
already bread crop but In some parts
OF Eastern Carolina there is little or
no wheat raised at all. In Halifax
county the farmers as a rule pay very
little attention to wheat raising.
THE COMMONWEALTH believes, as it
has said all the while, that there is no
good reason why farmers here should
not raise their own wheat.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

There is marked improvement all
through the State in agricultural in.
terests. IL many places farmers are
using much more improved farm ma
chlnery than one supposes who does
not go out into the country often. And
with the use of better machinery the
farmers are improving their lands to a
high state of cultivation. And when
the war with Spain is over and the
Democratic party is reinstated into
power, North Carolina will find herself
moved up considerably in the march
of progress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
A RUB DOWN
Hard For 4 Lazy Nan But Pays For
the Trouble.

One has often read or heard OF the
good effect Of quick sponge bath and
rub down in the morning, but until il
has really been put in practice for a
fortnight the value is not appreciated.
Moderately cold water should be ap-
piled to arms first and these briskly rub
bed with towel and the open hand until
smooth, dry and warm.
Then treat the stomach. back, legs and
feet separately, in the same way.
One is inclined TO feel a hearty. boyish
desire for breakfast. and If the healthy
life Of body thus begun is desirable to
maintain, the person could. with profit.
avoid coffee at breakfast and use Postum
Food Coffee and some whole wheat or oat
preparations
If chemical research is OF any sort Of
value in making clear the food value OF
various articles it has never done q
greater service to mankind than in the
analysis Of Coffee and Postum
The first shows no food value what
ever. but is shown TO contain the same
alkaloids as tobacco opium. whisky, and
to have a similar effect upon the human
producing. in many cases. heart failure
paralysis. stomach ard liver disease and
other serious complications arising from
a daily poisoning OF the nervous system.
True. every one must be allowed the
liberty Of taking into his or her individ-
ual body whatever is desired. but IL Is a
source Of satisfaction 20 the thoughtful
man and woman TO know Just what the
real facts are about any article put into
the human stomach and upon which one
may depend for health
Coffee may be used by some persons for
years and exert 10 particular power over
a strong constitution, but II one VIII
carefully investigate the daily life of say.
twenty-five coffee drinkers. scarcely one
viii be found entirely free from some
physical ache or all directly traceable 20
q siisarranEsd nervous system
People WHO would rather have SOLID
days and nights Of health. and easy
comfortable bodies "a carry around thar
stick 70 a cup II coffee each morning can
find a pleasant way ~ adopting Postum
Food Coffee and having Il made accord
s1c 20 The new directions. which make
the way clear 70 most delicious, crisp
and charming coffee. heavy n nCuriFa-
nent and entirely f-ee from any sort o:
narcotic effect Ike Common coffee
Mr. Curtis. TIE president Il rhe famous
LADIES' Ho--e Journal Co. 1aJ-s he il-es
Postum better than coHee- Many Co taf
probably a larger number consider The
favor of Postum second o-ly 20 that q
choice coIee- But Postum Is delicious.
and xhea SIS powerful ugc-ishs-g quail
ties are considered IN oou5zncfloa With
the piqzani fsyor. i takes SIS place as 4
a-tu-e u tie table CT tsoasht1ui people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
BREAKS LOOSE ON LOOKOUT
Work Train Runs Away and Seven
Are Hurt.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. s.-A work
train on the Chattanooga and Lookout
Mountain railroad was wrecked on the
mountain side about 70 o'clock this morn
ing. The conductor and six negro work
men were badly but not fatally Injured.
The train. which consisted of a locomO-
tive and two cars Of lumber. was coming
down the mountain at a slow rate Of
speed. when the brake chain on the first
car SUDDENLY snapped. The second car
was unprovided with brake chain and
the whole weight was thrown on the en-
CINE. The whole train dashed down the
mountain side az tremendous rate OF
speed
r. c. Race. brother Of the president OF
the road who was on the cars. Conductor
Heslop and SIX Of the men jumped. all
sustaining more or less injuries.
After running some distance the cars
jumped the track and came % = staHdsuH
OF n rising slope. The locomotive broke
loose from the cars and did not leave
the rails. Conductor Heslop i the most
seriously injured but his physicians think
he will recover.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
Get What lou Want

II you want something you want IL
and don't let any one palm on another
article on you made by a different firm.
r. you go 10 a drug store 70 get soda
water yau would walk out in disgust X
the druggist were to t-y and sell you =
glass OF cod liver oil. but yen think moth
sarsapariila. celery compound or some
body's liver pills and the druggist sells
you another brand. saying its just as
good That's substitution And that -
what every legitimate tradssmsn n the
United States is oojscting to.--EveninS
Telegraph. Bucyrus. Ohio.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
IN SOUTH AMERICA.

In Rio de Janeiro, the streets are COM
monty paved with cobble stone and hol-
low in the center. The roads of the vici-
The street car service, on the other hand,
is excellent Thse are not good conditions
for cycling, which is therefore regulated
to the velodromes, of which there are
three or four conducted like Partisan
billiard hall on the betting principle. The
owner pays a number of professional eye
lists to race. The public bets on the re-
Of the wagers. The machines are fur
nished by the establishment and are ante
diluvian, while the riders are mediocre.
In other Brazilian cities the conditions
are more favorable. Para, the shipping
port for rubber, has number of wood
paved streets, but the heat is excessive.
Petropolis has asphalted streets on which
eigners, however. The best market for
bicycles is the great cities of the interior,
st. Paul, where the population is almost
entirely foreign and streets broad and
we'll kept. There is handsome velo-
drome with a cemnted half mile track,
whre a racing game is carrid on Sundays
with an admission price for the public.
The management pays three prizes, usu-
ally of So, IS and 81, and the public is en-
couraged to gamble on the result as in
Rio de Janeiro. American cycles are sold
in ST. Paul at about the same price as in
Europe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
30 ODDa

where goa 20 or when. The Rock Island
service "a always the best Low Rates
Fast Time and Courteous Trestm
GENERAL STEAM SHIP AGENCY
Mo. PAC. TICKET OFFICE.
Ilf North Main Street.
WIch.ta. Kansas
We can sci you through Railway ara
steamship t.cksis 10 al p5ints IN ths
world
We are agents for the following Ines
Of ocean steamship companies. and keep
ne original tickets always on hand. %
.aa: upon purchasing ~s can hand th&n
to you az once
American Line-Nev York 20 sou.h-
srnpt0n.
American Llns-PhladsiDhia 70 LIVER
POOL
Anchor Line-S~w York % Glasgow.
Cunard Lln1-Ssu York 70 Liverpool
NORTH German LtoyS-NsS York %
SoaihaDp;on. Bremen. Ceaoa. Naples.
Gibraltar. Austria. China and japan.
While Eiar Lne-Ss@ York 10 LIVER
pooi. Cape ToSn. Soata Africa AID
Eooth Anne-icaa poiDtk
We also make specially of preoad
OCEAN f!ckets 50 thzf asy one des ring
20 pay ssr uck-; hers % bring over
taelr frIsnIs from the Oid countries osa
o. 80 safely ara ehsaDiy. We sttsaa %
ne delivery % tie t.cks: q he cher
.tl@ Z z BLECRLEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
SCHEDULE FOR This PAGE

ON TUESDAYS:
News of Recent Science.
Amateur Photographic Points.
Notes For the Cyclers.
ON WEDNESDAYS
Woman and Her World,
Of the Latest in Drama
News of Music and Musicians
On THURSDAYS:
Notice of the Latest Inventions
Pertinent Religious Comments
Latest of Good Literature
ON FRIDAYS:
News of the Farm
Notes of the Labor World
Topics of Domestic Circle
ON SATURDAYS:
Points of Modern Hygiene
Of Horses and Horsemen
Latest of Fashion Hints
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
WHITELAW REID's DISCOVERY.

Hon. Waitelaw Reid. OF the New York
Tribune, spend. nearly every winter
with his family at Phoenix. Ariz..
where he finds the climate Unexpectedly
agreeable. In letter 10 the Philadel-
phia Times ne says: Eastern folks will
nave to form new Ideas Of Arizona. /
am keeping house here with great com
fort. My residence has not and cold
water. electric light and telephone. and
the climate is really better than that OF
Cairo" Mr.. Reds health has greatly
improved since his visits 20 the South.
Anyone VINO wishes 20 become fully in
formed regarding health resorts in the
Salt River Valley should address w. ].
Black, G. P. A. A. T. & 5. F. Ry.. To-
peka. Kas.. or c. \. Higgins. A. G. p.
Chicago
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
Notes For the CyclerS
MEND1NG CORK HANDLES.

Cork handles which have become loose
may easily be fastened by the aid of a lit
tie tire cement and hot poker. Take of
the loose handles. then apply light to
a piece of cement, which smear on the
handle bar. You can also drop little
cement inside the handle, heat the poker
or piece of iron and push the end into
the handle bar for about six inches, hold
ing it there until the bar is hot enough to
make the cement melt SO that you can
easily push in the handle. Leave for an
half hour to cool, and you will find the
handle firmly fixed. 1t may be that there
is already enough cement in the handle.
and it only requires heating to make it
run.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
Mr.. Wip.lov'. soothing Sxru,

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHTNG. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1, SOOTHES
the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. AL
LAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLO,
and is the best remedy for
DIARRHOEA. Sold by Druggists in
every part OF the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing
syrup" ana take 10 other kind Twenty
FIVE cents a bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
THE GREAT GOLD YTELD OF THB
SIEETEEN.1~ff CENTTfET

Ts easily reached Va tas Grsa: H.s-
sur Pscinc Eaizsy. s.tbe= ~ uay %
Pueblo o. C2.srssY Springs. or ben.
Colorado express isavss Tieai;a Gs.ly si
sI5 ?. n. arriving a; Pueblo - cssorE1o
Springs ,sr brsakfss. Cfl5Sl. Creek .
onlT few hours Tsss from Possi. o. Cal
crzaa garinEA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
FlRMNESS TOWARDS turkey
Missionary People Want the suitan
DfripIIned

washington. Jan. s--Ez-Secretary Fos-
ter called AZ the White House today IN
company with 2 delegation II New York
representatives q the Missionary and
Evangelical association 10 tax with the
president over The present state % neg0-
tiations with TUrkey. Among the callers
we're Everett = ThesIock. eE-Represent-
alive Darwin James and ~. = Dodge.
The delegation represeutsd 70 the gresl-
dent that Notwithstanding The urgent IN
structions that had beer given % Mn
lister AaEeil when he left = Washington for
hfs post az COnx;antIno7ie. and the rr.n-
ister's Efforts to aGTauoe the negotiations
Initiated ~ his prs5eceEsoT. ~. Terrfu.
practically little had besn accoupIlshe5
towards q settlement % THE claims OF The
American Mission an E8ucatlsnai code
ties. whose properties were tsztrgye1 ds--
inz TIE Armenian troubles Thev urred
STRENGTHENING % the rziulr-er's hands
By TIE presiEeat aus The a6oo,ion q a
u1oTe vigorous poiicy toUzrsIs Turner.
Incidentally. there WAS mention = ne
run0ret exchange of posts between Mn
ister AzEeu AID NJ. Bras. Was has
been noui-afed a. Urltes stafez nslals:er
70 ChIaa bgt i Is sad iha, there r. 20
Disposition or the pzr- @ the pTeEieezf
20 sanction any such ar-z-Eerasn-
ID rot discuss TIE matter WITH tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11

The Standard Dress Cutting ard Dress
Making Academy viii make a club ate
for the month OF January only Of ST.
This rate will enrl,le the scholar 70 q
full ana complete course in all the iif-
ferent departments. Send for circulars
135 N Market street. 36-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
REMEMBER WELL AND BEAR ~
MIND

TIA; ;hs Hiseosrs Fac-ns sanzay - %
soor:sst sna quickest route % al Cob
rsde points Lczgss wichi,a =; IS
.. N. arriving a. Pz~slo - a n. Col
orzto ss;.sr1 al q. n. snt D~avs- az
= nopa. Oas sosr quaker ihap snT
o9nDetlisr- City f.eks: cree Ia Ssrta
Nsa strsss. Tsissh1as 81.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
ENPHASIS

via Santa Fe route and Kansas City IN
GLIDING thirty minutes lay over at Kan
sas City. Is only l5A hours. making shs
actual running time l4% hours. This p
the quickest time 20 81. Louis. Smooth
track, elegant equipment and every
thing for comfort
II going 20 81. Louis or beyond try
the quick time Santa Fe Route.
Phone 1Se. L R. DELANEY. Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11

BY diluting India rubber solution with
benzene ii can be brought to a consisten-
cy which enables il to be applied with
great accuracy with a camel's hair brush.
With the high lights thus water PROCEED
the whole negative can be immersed in
the intensifier until the darker protions
are brought up to sufficient density. The
India rubber can be rubbed of with the
finger when dry
When the glass of negative is cracked
but the film remains unbroken the film
can be removed by soaking a short time
in a per cent. solution OF hydrofuoric
acid. Rubber finger tips should be used
and the tray stood in a draught. as the
fumes are none too agreeable. Have ready
glass size larger (for the film will ex-
pand some) which have coated with a
weak solution OF gelatine and dried. Slip
this glass under the film, carefully press
into contact and rack the plate.
The effect of certain metals on photo
graphic plates seems TO be due 10 vapor
of the metals. Evidence of this has been
obtained by Professor ]. ]. Thompson.
acting on suggestions from Sir George
Stokes, by passing a stream of air be-
tween zinc plates and the sensitive plates,
the air causing a distortion of the photo
graphs.
Dry plate negatives may be made TO
have an effect more like wet plate mega
tives by rubbing them over with n tuft
of cotton soaked in a dilute solution of
potassium cyanide TO which few drops
or tincture of iodine is added. The potas-
SUM cyanide solution may be ten grains
to the ounce of water, but may be diluted
if the negatiev will not stand this, or the
strength may be increased in special cases
by adding more cyanide. The tincture of
iodine is made by taking one grain of
iodine and two grains of iodide of potas-
SUM for each ounce of water. The cy-
anide solution should in all cases be
strong enough to decolorize the iodine as
soon as added. 1t is best to apply the
solution to the negative after treatment
with the usual ferricyanide reducing solu-
ton. followed by a sight rinsing.
A new developer, known as the Bril-
liant developer, is said 70 surpass all
others in covering power. 1t keeps for
weeks after use. and a surprising num-
Der of plates can be developed in the
same solution before it is exhausted.
With equal exposures and equal time Of
development it will give as an average
three times more covering thar other de-
velopers. II is a liquid developer, and is
ready for use after being mixed with a
10 per cent. solution OF carbonate of
potash. 1t is very clean. and discolors
very little even when kept some time
after use. After extensive tests, says
the Photographic Times comparing II
with pyro, ferro oxalate, hydroqinone,
metol, eikonoger, amidol. etc, it has
been aScertaine5 that in using the Bril-
liant developer as an average only one
third Of the time of the exposure re-
puired, compared with the exposure re-
quired when developing with the other
developers. This is an enormous ad-
vantage, especially during dull weather
Thus mucn money time and work can be
saved on plates which would otherwise
have been lost by under-exposure or the
object having moved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11

Take the Kansas Midland railway. and
save from three to five hours time. Train
leaves Wichita at 1885 p. m. arrives in
Denver 4:05 a. m. Sleeping car remains
at depot until 7:30 a. m. and passengers
can occupy same until that time. For
further information call on w W. Pea-ce
city ticket agent. 13S ". Main street. or
MosIey avenue station.