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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
NEWS FROM WHITAKERS.
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Correspondents to The CoMMoNwEALTHo
WH1rAKERs, N. c., April IL, 1898
The special services at the M. +.
Church on Easter Monday night were
we'll attended and much enjoyed The
decorations we're beautiful, the music
inspiring and the children's part es-
pecially good Those who had the
management of it are to be congratu-
lated upon the success and deserve
credit for the faultless manner in which
the program was carried out. They
have recently had their benches and
windows painted, which greatly i'm
proves the appearance of the church.
And perhaps 1t may not be out OF place
to say just here, that we are church
going people, delight in that kind OF
work, and can boast of three az nice
comfortable churches as can be found
In any town of same size In the State
Mr.. B. G. Holland, the popular sales
man of Baltimore House, was here
Monday shaking hands with his many
friends.
Quite crowd of ladies left Friday
on a shopping expedition. Among
them were : Mesdames Knight, Mann
johnson and Braswell, also Misses AL
lieCutchin and Florida Knight.
Mrs. ]. T. Strickland left Friday to1
| Nashville.
Mr.. J. G. Arlington and son Ernest
were here last week.
Mr.. J. w. Exum lett Saturday fol
Norfolk
Mrs Lawrence Battle spent Sunday
night here.
Miss Mary Battle returned from
Rocky Mount Saturday.
Miss Florence Arlington of Nash.
vile is visiting at Mr.. M. J. Battles.
A birthday party for benefit of M.
E. church will be given here Friday
night 22nd. Everybody invited tc
come and bring as many pennies as
they are years old. Ice cream and
cake will be served free. Music will
be furnished by Rocky Mount O1ches
ira.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
BUTLER TALKED IN CHURCH.

The Washington Post says that Sen
ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
spoke at the Peoples church in Typ.
ographical Temple few nights ago.
His theme was "Duty of the Moral
Forces in Relation to Trusts and Mon
oplies." In the course of his remarks
about wealth in the hands of those who
"toll not, neither do they spin," Mr..
Butler made plea for the good offices
OF ministers of the gospel, college prof
essors, educators and other great nor
NAL forces" to do more fully their duty
in sending better men to Congress. OF
course he thinks all such did the
right thing in what little help they gave
In sending him there; but we opine
that If vote were taken of the real
ministers of the gospel, college prof
essors, educators and other great normal
forces" in North Carolina, there would
be but small tally on his side of the
sheet.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
A LETELHEADED CONTEMPT
RARY.
Wilmington Star Tuesday.

Wilmington Star Tuesday.
Nothing has occurred since Sunday
morning to change our views as to
actual war between the United States
and Spain. Our dispatches this morn
ing indicate that call may be Issued
for $4,000 volunteers, to be followed
by another call for 100000. But it
may be fairly assumed that this il
bluff pure and simple, as, in addition
to the regular army, no such number
of troops could be used in war with
Spain.
A reasonable forecast now OF the
plans of the Navy Department is that
the port of Havana will be blockaded
for a time in order to give Spain an
opportunity to relinquish her severe
eighty over Cuba without war. In the
meantime preparations will be made
for landing troops in Cuba; and as
soon as Spain sees that she Is to be
attacked by our navy in front and by
our army and that of the Cubans IN
the rear she will consent to evacuate
the Island.
We admit the possibility of sort Of
French duel at HAVANA, with the usu-
al understanding that nobody is to be
hurt, but we do not expect even that
w 18th a blockade of Havana the Span
cards can be starved into surrender
in thirty days, and this, we are inclln-
! ed to think, will be the kind OF war
fare the United States will try first.
Spain has made no effort recently to
reinforce her army In Cuba, to strength
en- the defences of Havana, or to pro-
vision it for a siege and the Monitor
Puritan could sink every war vessel
she now has In the harbor. How
then, can she make good her boast
that she will never surrender the
Island?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
CONGRESSMAN WANTED TO
COMP.

Charlotte Oberver.
The Philadelphia times is doing it's
best to cool tho ardor of the jingoes in
Congress, and warns them of the tate
of bellicose Congressman that 1t re-
members. When the late war broke
out and the battle of Bull Run was
near at hand, this particular Congress.
man hurried out from Washington, ar
rayed in about 225 pounds of flesh and
a linen coat, to see the rebels run, and
was very uneasy lest they should all es.
cape before he reached there. When
the fun commenced and the rebels be-
gan to run the wrong way, the Con-
gresham struck the road to Washing
ton at an animated trot. Looking be.
hind he saw a zouave, and thinking
him a pursuing rebel, he increased his
speed to wild sprint. His foot struck
root and he went headlong into the
dust, with the zouave on top of him.
Believing himself to DO in the hands
of the enemy, he shouted "My God
Can't this thing be compromised some
howl"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
CONGRESS- HAS SPOKEN.

The Senate OF the United States
remained in session Saturday night
to finish up the debate, in which as
many as twenty-five Senators particl-
pated, and to take the final vote on the
Cuban resolutions. The vote on the
House resolutions on 18th stood 324
to 20.
The vote in the Senate was 67 to "a.
The two houses of Congress labored
throughout Monday and Monday night
until l o'clock, through conference
committees, trying to get together on
the resolutions. After much weary
waiting the resolutions were finally
agreed upon.
The following Is the full text of the
Joint resolutions:
"Joint resolution for the recognition
of the independence of the people and
republic of Cuba, demanding that the
government of SPAN rellnqulsh Its
authority and government III the island
of Cuba, and to withdraw Its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters, and directing the President Of
the United States to use the land and
naval forces of the United States to
carry these resolutions into effect.
"Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba, SO near our
own borders, have shocked the moral
sense of the people OF the United
States have been disgrace to Chris
tian civilization, eliminating, as they
have, in the destruction OF a United
States hattleship with 266 of its officers
and crew. While on a friendly visit In
the harbor of Havana, and cannot
longer be endured, as has been set forth
by the President OF the United States
in his message to Congress of April ii,
1898, upon which the action of Con-
gress was invited, therefore,
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress Assem- bled,
"Flrst, That the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent.
:Second, That it Is the duty of the
United States to demand and the gov
eminent of the United States does here
by demand, that the government of
Spain at once relinquish its authority
and government in the island of Cuba
and wlthdaw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
'Thlrd, That the President of the
United States be, and he is hereby di-
rected and empowered to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual SER
vice of the United States the militia OF
| the several States, to such extent as
may be necessary to carry these resolu-
tons into effect.
Fourth, That the United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or IN
tentlon to exercise sovereignty, jurls-
dlction or control over said island, ex-
cept for the pacifcation thereof and
assert their determination when that is
accomplished, to leave the government
and control Of the island to its people,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
LOOKED PEACE-LIKE.

Madrid, April 16, Z. m.-The week
closes with unrelieved tension, all
awaiting action at Washington. Unit.
ed States Minister Woodford is still
hopeful of securing it. Important ne.
gotiations were held to-day. It is
learned that if the United States Con.
gress finally agrees on a resolution
that passed by the House OF Represen-
tatives, Senior Polo de Barnabe, the
Spanish minister at Washington, will
not be recalled, and General Woodford
consequently will remain in Madrid.
Furthermore, 1t is not unlikely, in the
event of resolution on those lines
passing, that the friendly Offices of the
United States will be invoked to assist
in the restoration of permanent peace
in Cuba. Another important factor IN
the situation which tends toward peace
is the official news that a conference
has been arranged tor tomorrow be-
tween Maxine Gomez and two Spanish
generals in Cuba.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton, S. u. "Was taken
with bad cold which settled on my
lungs cough set in and finally termi-
mated In Consumption. Four Doctors
gave me up, saying I could live but a
short time. gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if could not stay
with my friends on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. Ny husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. I gave 1t trial, took in all
eight bottles. It has cured me, and
thank God am saved and now o well
and healthy woman" Trial bottles
free at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug
Store. Regular Size Soc and $1OO.
Guaranteed to cure or price refunded.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
STILL NO WAR.

The COMMONWEALTH thought that
by the hour of going topress this week,
there would be something definite to
say about the war situation.
And it does now seem that the crisis
is drawing near. In another article we
give the Joint resolutions between the
two houses OF Congress on the Cuban
question. Those resolutions we're pass
ed Monday night, and signed by the
Speaker of the House and the Vice
President Tuesday.
The following Is how matters stood
at the national capital last night, and
presumably remained so until IL O'Clock
to-day wednesday,: The President
is to sign the Cuban resolutions to-day
and will perhaps at the same time sign
his uitimatum to Spain.
This will have to be transmitted to
American Minister Woodford at Mad
rid. He will then have to notify the
Spanish authorities and reasonable
time will be allowed tor Spain to make
reply.
All this Will take several days al
though some "hasty writers" have said
that Spain must have only twenty-four
hours in which to reply.
In this article, together with the
article elsewhere in this issue headed
Congress Has Spoken" we give our
readers all that has really transplred
since our last issue. There has been a
good deal of 'sclntillating" in con-
gressional eloquence, but we have here
given you the result in small space.
So, really, THE COMMONWEALTH can
give no more accurate forecast of mat
tiers today than week ago but we are
still of the firm conviction that there
will be no war. Some papers say that
hostlllties will probably commence be-
fore the end of this week but we see
signs of longer delay than that, and we
look for no actual or serious hostilities
at all.
Still we believe there will be no war
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
TAXES FOR WAR.

WASHINGTON, April 16--The Re
publican members OF the Ways and
Means Committee OF the House have
practically completed the preparation
of the revenue sufficient to prosecute
the war. The members propose that
the present generation shall bear the
burdens of the war, and proceeding
upon that theory they have prepared
bill that will raise between $lOO,OOO,-
OOOor $l2O,OOO,OOO additional revenue
per annum. The bill will provide for
an additional tax OF one dollar per bar
rel upon beer on manufactured tobacco
and snuff the internal revenue tax Will
be increased from six to twelve cents.
The increase on cigars and cigarettes
has not been absolutely fixed, but 1t
probably Will be one dollar on all classes.
The proposition which the Senate
placed on the tariff bill, but which went
out in conference 60 tax all stocks and
transfers OF corporations is embodied
in the measure. together with pratical-
" all the scheme of internal revenue
taxation OF the act of 1866, which in
cludes stamp tax on all checks, drafts
and all instruments OF businessmen.
cages, and loans and bonds. A tax on
patent and proprietary medicines and a
tax on telegraph messages and express
packages Is also Incorporated in the bill.
This scheme of taxation is estimated to
raise $35, 100000.
The tax on proprietary and patent
medicines will be two cents on packages
or bottles retailing at 25 cents or under,
and four cents on those retailing above
that price. The tax on telegraph mes
sages will be one cent on all messages
which cost 25 cents or less, and two
cents on all above 25 cents. A duty
of ten cents per pound Is placed upon
tea and three cents per pound upon
coffee.
Bottled waters are to bear tax SINH
lar to patent medicines. For the press
Ing needs of the government the Sec
rotary of the Treasury Is given the gen.
eral power to issue certificates of in
debtedness payable in one year and to
bear not to exceed 3 per cent. Interest t.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is also
authorized to borrow on the credit oil
the government by popular subscription
OF loan of S50O,OOO,OOO. THIS loan
is to be placed through the postoffices
of the country, the sub-treasurles and
government Repositories In low-rate
bonds, which are to be sold at par.
They are to bear 3 per cent. interest
and to be redeemable after five years
at the option Of the government and tc
be due in twenty years. The principal
and interest are to be payable in coin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
n BEA UTIFUL AND WELL.DE
SERVED TRIBUTE.

The tribute which Rev. T. J. TAYLOR
paid the late DR.. Flemmlng, OF War
renton, In this weeks Biblical Record
Or, is one of the finest we have ever
read. The life of such pure man as
DIR. Flemming is worthy of emulation,
and it would be we'll for every young man
of the State, whatever his faith or creed
to read the we'll deserved tribute paid
to DR.. Flemming, in order to see how a
man may be emlnently successful in a
business life and yet live under a halo
OF heavenly recognition all the time.
Deep piety and wholly religious life
are the strongest break-waters for q
successful life of any kind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Major Clement Dowd, the biographer
of Zeb Vance, died at his home In
Charlotte last week. He was especially
we'll beloved by the people of his own
town and county, and:: had many warm
friends throughout the State. He had
made good record both as private
citizen and as Representative in Con-
gress.
His last work was the writing of the
life of Vance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Peps1nagogue cures
dyspepsia, Tones up
the heart and steadles
the nerves. Makes old
people strong. Taking
40 to SO drops doses
for several months
cures Asthma. IF your
druggist does not keep
it send SO cents to DIR.
HYATT, Kinston, N. c.,
and get a bottle by
mail.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
The Sure La Grippe Cure,

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful maiady, if you will only get
the right remedy. You are having
pain all through your body, your liver
is out OF order, have no appetite. no
lie or ambition, have bad cold, in
fact are completely used up. Electric
Bitters Is the only remedy that will
give you prompt and sure relief. They
act directly on your LIVER, Stomach
and Kidneys, tone up the whole system
and make you feel like new being.
They are guaranteed to cure or price
refunded. For sale at E. T. Whitehead
q Co.'s Drug Store, only SO cents per
bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
ately. Sold by Druggists in every part
of the world. twenty-five cents q
bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs Win
slows Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind. 4-2l-1y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

EDGECoMBE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
C oNvENT1oN.-TheE dgecombe Demo
cratic county convention will be held
In Tarboro Wednesday, May 18th. The
township primaries will be held on
Saturday before, April 3Oth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
NO CURE-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC for Chills, Fever and all forms
of Malaria. It is simply Iron and
Quinine in tastelees form. Children
love it. Adults prefer 1t to bitter nau-
seating tonics. Price, 5
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21

Try Macnair's Blood and Liver Pills
They keep off malaria. e. T. White
head & Co. have them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED EVERY
TINE.

W1ANTED-TRUsTWORTHY AND
w ACTIVE gentlemen or Ladies -
travel for responsible, established honse
In North Carolina. Monthly S65 m
and expenses. Position steadv. Rasss
ence. Enclose self-addreeeed st.r.,,sa
envelope. The Dominion Comnanv
Dept. w. Chicago. - o q.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-04-21
Scotland Neck Telephone Exchange

We are prepared to furnish telephone
service to the public and solicit patron
age.
RATES FOR SERVICE.
Business Phones, $500 per month.
Residence Phones, 15O +"
Two OF either for 800 "
1t Is our purpose to give good service,
and to this end we ask all subscribers to
report promptly any irregularities in
the service.
~Our signed contracts prohibit
the use of phones except by subscribers,
and we request that this rule be rigidly
enforced.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09
Mental Strain.

There is a great deal of harm done
by excessive urging or overdriving OF
children in school. as the reader must
be aware. Yet, on the other hand,
there are many scholars whose natures
need this urging. and are not properly
developed without it. Ii a given de-
gree OF pressure" seems to the teach
er's judgment moderate, how shall it
be decided to be excessive by persons
who are not witnesses? Who is a
better judge than the teacher Of what
constitutes a fair amount of work?
In reply, it should be said that a pa
rent knows more about a child, in the
generality of cases. than a teacher. 1t
is the parents eye that can best see
when the child is unlike himself: >
and the parent is justified in feeling
anxiety whenever the child loses sleep
and the desire for food and play.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09
WORKS OF ART.
How Business House Has Made 1
Possible for Every One to Possess


Possible for Every One to Possess
Them.
Probably at no time in the world 8
history has so much attention been
paid to the interior decoration OF
homes as at present No home, no
matter how humble, is without its
handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surround
ings more cheerful The taste of the
American people has kept pace with
the age, and almost every day brings
forth something new In the way OF a
picture, draping, piece Of furniture
or some form of mural decoration.
One of the latest Of these has been
given to the world by the celebrated
artist, Muyille, in series OF four
handsome porcelain game plaques.
Not for years has anything as hand
some In this line been seen. The sub
1ects represented by these plaques are
American Will Ducks, American
Pheasant, American Quail and English
Snipe. They are handsome paintings
and are especially designed for hang
ing on dining-room walls, though
their richness and beauty entities them
to a place In the parlor OF any home.
These original plaques have been pur-
chased at a cost Of $4,000 by j. G..
Hubinger Bros. Co., manufacturers OF
the celebrated Elastic Starch, and in
order to enable their numerous GUS
toners to become possessors OF these
handsome works OF art they have had
then reproduced by l special process
in all the rich colcrs and beauty Of
the original. They are finished on
heavy cardboard, pressed and en-
bossed In the shape Of a plaque and
trimmed with a heavy band of gold.
They measure forty inches in circIm-
ference and contain no reading matter
or advertisement whatever.
Until October l Messrs. ]. c. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co. propose to distribute
these plaques free to their customers.
Every purchaser of three ten-cent
packages Of Elastic Starch, flat-iron
brand, manufactured by J. G. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive
one Of these handsome plaques free
from their grocer. Old and new GUS
! toners alike are entitled to the bene-
fits OF this offer. These plaques will
not be sent through the mail, the only
way to obtain them being from your
grocer. Every grocery store in the
country has Elastic Starch for sale. 1t
is the oldest and best laundry starch
on the market, and is the most perfect
cold process starch ever invented. 1t
is the only starch made by men who
| thoroughly understand the laundry
business, and the only starch that will
not injure the finest fabric. 1t has been
| the standard for a quarter of a CEN
/ fury, and as an evidence of how good
! it is twenty-five million packages were
sold last year. Ask your dealer to
show you the plaques and tell you
about Elastic Starch. Accept no SUBJ
stitute. Bear in mind that this offer
holds good a short time only, and
| should be taken advantage of without
delay.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09

company A. OF
the Twenty sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
In the Army of the Potomac our hero saw
much fighting, campaigning in the Shen-
andoah Valley.
In the first days fighting at the battle of
Gettysburg, Schiffen eder received a wound
in the right side, which afterward caused
him much trouble. With portion of his
regiment he was captured and imprisoned
at Bell Island and Andersonville, and after
ward exchanged. He returned to his regi-
iment, which was transferred to the army
of General Sherman, end marched with
him through Georgia TO the sea.
In this campaign Mr.. Schiffeneder's old
wound began to trouble him and he was
sent to the hospital and then home. He
had also contracted catarrh of the stomach
and four 1 no relief for years.
Il happened to read an account of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People about
a year ago. he said, and thought that
they might be good for my trouble. con
Guided to try them. l bought one box and
began to take them according to directions.
They gave me great relief. After finishing
that box bought another, and when had
taken the pills felt that l was cured.
recovered my appetite and ate heartily.
can testify to the good the pills did me.n
Mr.. Schiffeneder is a prominent Grand
Army man in Chicago. whittier he moved
some years ago with his family.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09
The War Is Over.

And now our thoughts are ali Of peace
and home. There are, too often. peo-
pie to be found who have no home,
and it is to them these few words are
addressed. If you really want home
you can easily get one, but you should
act at once before the relapse from
the war puts prices ON the advance.
In Marinette County Wisconsin, the
very finest farming land is TO be had
now at a most modest figure. Excel
lent home markets are at hand to take
whatever the farmer raises, and good
prices are given. These lands are on
the Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul
Railway, and full information concern
ing them will cheerfully be furnished
by c. E. Rollins, immigration Agent,
161 La Sale Street, Chicago.