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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-12

town Thursday, visiting friends and rela-
tiyes. Quite q few in town now as the
tax collector is around OLp MAID.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-12
silver standard a Drawback

Much wants more and loses all.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
Buffers Charges Against Ewart.

A. Washington Dispatch few days ago
said:
About twenty witnesses have been sum-
moned from North Carolina by the Sen
ate committee on judiciary to testify
in regard to the charges filed by Senator
Butler against Hon. Hamilton G..
Ewart, renominated to be judge of the
Western District of North Carolina.
The first OF them Will be heard by the
subcommittee having the investigation
In charge next Saturday. In his charg-
es against Mr.. Ewart, Senator Butler
says that he has neither the native
ability, nor the legal requirements to
quality him tor judicial position"
and adds that"even if he had sufficient
ability and legal learning. he is want
ing in the equipoise of temperament to
qualify him to fill this important life
position" He says that Mr.. Ewart is
without experience as a lawyer, and IN
his specifications declares that he never
argued case before the Supreme
Court of his State, nor before any court
of appellate jurisdiction, Federal or
State. He also alleges other disqual-
ificatlons, and attacks Mr.. Ewart's rep
utation as a public official, and also as
a private individual. Among the other
accusations, is one that while member
OF Congress Mr.. Ewart sold his public
documents, and that while on the bench
of the State courts of North Carolina
he rode on railroad passes, notwith-
standing there was State law to the
contrary, and at the same time accept
ed his $3.50 annually appropriated by
the State to pay his expenses of travel.
Similar charges have also been filed
by other persons. The subcommittee
In charge of the investigation is COM
posed of Senators Spooner, Thurston
aud Grav.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
Instances Of Longevity.

The New York 1ndepend dent, in re-
minding its readers that Mr. Gladstone
when he rounded his 87th year tie
other day, surpassed any OF his pred
ecessors in the premiership, speaks OF
it as tact deserving to be chronlcled.
Yet it is noteworthy. as that sheet re-
marks, what ripe age many OF the
British statesmen who have filled that
position have attained in spite OF its
exhausting and tremendous responsible
tiles. Addington, Lord Sidmouth,
reached the age of Sc before he died.
Earl Russell died at sc, the Duke OF
Wellington at 81, Lord Palmerston and
Earl Grey at 81. Of the other prime
ministers of Queen Victoria who are
dead. the + arl of Beaconsfield's age was
rs, the Earl Aberdeen's rs, the Earl
of Derby's 80, Visconnt Melbourne's
and Sir Robert Peel's 62.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

standing of children's rights, the many
still live without realizing the debt
they owe to the future on behalf OF
their progeny. They snatch at Ma
ture's pleasurable bait, trying every
means to avoid the hook, so that chill
dren receive heritage of life That was
unitended, and appear on the scene OF
their life unwelcomed. Is this their
right? I seem to hear the voiceless
ones, who are yet to live, pleSding in
tones of unuttered sadness for share
of life that is ungrudged and that de-
liberately represents the highest and
the hoIiest and the best in those who
give it. These little ones whose hands
are to grapple with works that we shall
not see, whose eyes are to behold the
growing wonders and duties OF a new
century, whose minds are to be the in
heritors OF the wisdom Of all the ages
whose shoulders are to be clothed with
majesty. dominion and might undream-
ed of,-what are they to us! Every
thing that is worth esteeming. The
gentle spirit of a mother, purposely
held in gentleness and in restraint.
enters Into and aids the child to a-good
and wholesome career. The self-con-
quest and self-denial of a father is a
vantage point for the child that is yet
to be. These are rights that are rights
indeed and they outweigh all other
rights even as the whole outweighs the
part for all other rights are involved
In paying heed to the race that ls yet
to be.
Although the golden age is DER,
As legend lore relates,
And angels dwell with men no more,
And closed are heavens gates;
Yet music, flowers and children show
Some light on earth's dark way
And still reflect an after glow
That bodies brighter day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie. and is
the best remedy for Diarreoea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme'
diately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and TAXI
no other kind. IL 6t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

deslre to attest to the merits OF
Chanfberlain's Cough Remedy as one
of the most valuable and efficient pre-
parations on the market. 1t broke an
exceedingly dangerous cough tor me in
"a hours. and in gratitude therefor, l
desire to inform you that ] will never
be without 1t, and you should feel proud
of the high esteem in which your
Remedies are held by people in general
It is the one remedy among ten thous
and. Success to Ito. r. DowNEY
Editor Democrat, Albion, Ind. Fol
eale by e. T. Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

It lis, or should be, the highest aim
of every merchant to please his custom
ers and that the wide awake drug firm
of Meyers & Eshleman, Sterling, ILL.,. is
doing SO, is proven by the following,
from Mr.. Eshleman: "In my sixteen
years experience in the drug business
I have never seen or sold or tried q
medicine that gave as good satisfaction
as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

but points.
And now how can more appropri-
ately commemorate the two thousandth
publication than by speaking of the
newspaper press as an ally OF the pulpit
and mentioning some of the trials of
newspaper men?
The newspaper is the great educator
of the nineteenth century. There is
no force compared with it. 1t is book,
pulpit, platform, forum, all in one.
And there is not an interest-rellgious
literary, commercial, scientific, agri-
cultural or mechanlcal-that Is not
within It's grasp. All our churches,
and schools, and colleges, and asylums,
and art galleries feel the quaking of
the printing press.
The institution of newspapers arose
in Italy. In Venice the first newspaper
was published, and monthly during the
time Venice was warning against Soly-
man. The second in Dalmatla-it was
printed for the purpose of giving mil
itary and commercial information to
the Venetlans. The first newspaper
published in England was in 1888 and
called the English Mercury. Who can
estimate the political, scientific, COM
merclal and religious revolutions rons-
ed up in England for many years past
by the press?
The first attempt at this institution
in France was in 1881, by physician,
who published the News, for the amuse-
ment and health of his patients. The
French nation understood fully how to
appreciate this power. So, earlv In lS2O
there we're in Paris 169 journals. But
in the United States the newspaper has
come to unlimited sway. Though IN
1775 there were but 81 in the whole
country, the number of published
journals is now counted by thousands.
and today-we may as we'll acknowl-
edge it as not--the religious and secular
newspapers are the great educators Of
the country.
EARLY STRUGGLES OF THE PRESS.
But, alas, through what struggle the
newspaper has come to its present de-
| velopment Just as soon as it began
to demonstrate its power superstition
and tyranny shackled it. There Ii
nothing that despotlsm 80 much fear'
and hates as the printing press A
great writer in the south of Europe de
clared that the king of Naples hat
made it unsafe for him to write on an!
subject save natural history. Austrl'
could not bear Kossuth's Journalistic
pen pleading for the redemption o
Hungary. Napoleon l, wanting t
keep his iron heel on the neck OF ma
tions, said that the newspaper was tn
regent of kings and the only safe plac
to keep an editor was in prison. Blu
the great battle for freedom of the pres
was fought in the courtrooms OF Eng
gland and the United States betor
this century began, when Hamllto
made his great speech In behalf OF tn
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

freedom of J. Peter Zenger's Gazette in
America, and when Erskine made his
great speech in behalf of the freedom
to publish "Paine's Rights of Man" in
England. Those were the Marathon
and the Thermopylae where the battle
was fought which decided the freedom
OF the press in England and America,
and all the powers OF earth and hell
will never again be able to put upon
the printing press the handouts and
the hopples of literary and political
despotism.
It is remarkable that Thomas Jeffer-
son, who wrote the Declaration of In
pendence, also wrote these words, "If
I had to choose between a government
without newspapers and newspapers
without government, would prefer
the latter" Stung by some new fabri-
cation in print, we come to write or
speak about the "unfair printing press"
Perhaps through our own lndistinct-
ness of utterance we are reported as
saying just the opposite OF what we did
say, and there Is small riot of semi
colons and hypens and commas, and
we come to write or talk about the
"blunderlng printing PRESS" or we take
up newspaper full OF social scandal
and of cases of divorce, and we write or
talk about "filthy, scurrllous printing
press" But this morning l ask you
to consider the immeasurable and ever
lasting blessing of good newspaper.
find no difficulty in accounting Tor
the worlds advance. What has made
the change? "Books," you say. No,
sir. The vast majority of citizens do
not read books. Take this audience or
any other promlscuous assembiage,
and how many histories have they
read? How many treatises on consti-
tutional law, or political economy, or
works of science? How many elabo-
rate poems, or books of travel? Not
many. In the United States the peo-
pie would not average one such book q
wear for each individual. Whence
then this intelligence, this capacity to
talk about all themes. secular and re-
ligious this acquaintance with science
and art this power 10 appreciate tho
beautiful and grand? Next to the
Bible, the newspaper, swift-winged and
everywhere present, flying over the
fence, showed under the door, tossed
into the counting house, laid on the
work bench, hawked through the cars.
All read it-white aud black, German,
Irishman, Swiss, Spaniard, American.
old and young, good and bad, sick and
we'll. before breakfast and after tea,
Monday morning, Saturday night, Sum
day and weekday. 1 new declare that
1 consider the newspaper to be the
grand agency by which the gospel 10
to be preached, ignorance cast out, op-
preston dethroned, crime extirpated,
the world raised, heaven rejoiced and
God glorified. In the clanking OF the
printing press, as the sheets fly out, l
hear the voice of the Lord Almighty
proclaiming to all the dead nations Of
the earth, lazarus, come forth J" and
to the retrea ting surges OF darkness
"Iet there be light" |" In many Of ouI
city newspapers, protesting no more
than secular information, there have
appeared during the past thirty year
: some of the grandest appeals in behalf
!, of religion and some of the most effec
, tive interpretations of Gods govern
!, ment among the nations.
To be continued neat Week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

Badness is either hereditary or
caused by sickness. mental exhaustion,
wearing tight-itting hats, and by over
york and trouble. For sale E. L.
Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
How TO GET THE SYSTEM READY FOR
THE SPRING.

THE SPRING.
"I always dread the Spring" he said !;
cit makes me feel go bad / wake up
with bad taste In my mouth and a
sense of goneness, and some days l can
hardly pull one foot after another"
OF course any man who does not
look after his system and starts into
the Spring without getting bis blood
cleansed from the impuraties that have
accumulated through the long winter
will have the same experience. The
thing to do Is to begin early with
bottle OF Davldis Sarsaparilia and use i
faithfully until tha entire system y
cleansed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10
VOL. XIV. New SerieS---Vol. Z
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

The Norfolk Pilot said Friday that
strawberries had been shown its rep
r.sentat1ve and that from the Western
Branch section of Norfolk county they
ara being shipped to New York.
These are the first reported from Vir-
ginla or North Carolina, perhaps, and
it is certainly early for this climate.
There is a general good outlook for
truckers this year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

In this time of depression In agricult
ural pursuits there is more or less a
tendency amongst people who live in
the rural districts to move to towns.
The small farmer seldom gets reported
in the papers, it may be, for some
special yield of corn, or cotton, or to-
bacco !: and at last he concludes he is
too obscure, and If he could get into
town he would be compelled to move
no a little in dress and style, and so
feel better. While we are glad to see
everybody make changes for the better,
we do not like to see people move from
the country into the towns unless they
have some definite work to do. Many
nersons move to town under entirely
wrong Impressions, that town life is
easier than country life. That greatl,
depends upon what one has to make
life out of. Living In town without
money or employment is hard job TO
honest people.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

Mr.. R. Tillery, of Tillery, went
down to Wilmington last week, and on
his return he said that he was greatly
surprised at the enterprise displayed
along the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad between Goldsboro and Will
mington. He says that every town
shows enterprise and thrift in the new
buildings and the outlying well cultl-
waited fields. Mr.. Tillery says that q
few years ago no one would have dream
ed that that waste-like section could be-
come so prosperousin in so short time.
All of which proves what THE Con-
MoNwEALTH has long contended Tor,
that the South Is great country and
North Carolina is the best part OF the
South.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

Some editors sponge and some do
not. We find an original par ragraph
clipped from this column of our issue
OF Feb. "a repeated word for word in a
contemporary of March 3,
without any credit or quotation marks.
We give our neigLbor the benefit of
the doubt as to whether or not it was
an oversight but such oversights are
rather unsightiy to the one who first
8 scratches them down for print.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

There was a sad sight before the
Criminal court in Halifax last week.
Half dozen youths, rangl ng in age
from II to 20, were brought before the
court to testify against liquor dealer
for selling them liquor, contrary to the
law in this State. In giving evidence
against him they made a sad confes-
sion against themselves, that they were
under the influence of strong drink.
And yet some people say that law to
out the evil out of reach would be an
abrldgement of personal rights!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

Virginia wheeI-men have some ad-
vantage over Tar Heel cyclists now.
In North Carolina bicycles cannot be
carried on railroad trains as baggage.
The following from the Norfolk Pilot
informs us that it is different in Virgin
la since the Legislature of that State ad-
iourned:
delegate E. w. Saunders to day test
ed the law just passed bv the Legisla-
ture requiring bicycles to be carried as
baggage. When he left for his home
in Franklin county to-day, Via the Rich
mond and Petersburg railway, he pre-
sented his silent steed to be checked as
baggage, and when the baggageman
demurred he was informed that the
Legislature had just passed a law cover
ing the case. And the bike went into
the baggage car"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-03-10

The child has a right also to be we'll
horn. To be weh-bred is mere surface
detail: but to be well-bo1n affects every
tissue, every thought, every impulse.
But to make a declaration of rights
(this has happened quite often in hu-
man history by no means assures those
rights save by long years, long centuries
If strain to secure them. Thus does it
happen that though we-a few-are
coming more and more to full under
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20

NOT FOR EVERYTHING

But if you have kidney, liver or
bladder trouble you will find Swamp
Root just the remedy you need. Peo-
pie are not apt to get anxious about
their health soon enough. If you are
mot quite well' or half sick' have
you ever thought that your kidneys
may be the cause of your sicknessf
1t is easy to tell by settin gaside your
urine for twenty-four hours; sedl-
ment or settling indicates an unhealthy
condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is evidence of
kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate, scanty supply, pain or dull
ache in the back is also convincing
proof that the kidneys and bladder
need doctoring.
There is satisfaction in knowing
that the great remedy, DR.. kilmer's
Swamp Root, fulfills every wise in
relieving weak or diseased kidneys
and all forms of bladder and urinary
troubles. Not only does Swamp Root
give new life and activity to the kid
neys-the cause of the trouble, but by
treating the kidneys it acts as a tonic
for the entire { 80 Ii you
need a medicine you shouiu -sSe the
best. Sold by druggists, price fifty
cents and one dollar, or by mentioning
the PALLADIUM and sending your ad-
dress to DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Bingham
ton, N. Y. you may have sample
bottle of this great discovery sent to
you free by mail, upon receipt of three
two-cents stamps to cover postage on
the bottle.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20

Thousands suffer from catarrh or
cold in the head and have never tried
the popular remedy. There is no
longer any excuse, as a 10 cent trial
size of Ely's Cream Balm can be had
of your druggist or we mail it for 10
cents Full size 80 cents.
A friend advised me TO try Ely 5
Cream Balm and after using it six
weeks | believe myself cured of ca
tarrh. 1t is a most valuable remedy.
Joseph Stewart, GA Grand Avenue,
Brooklyn, y. Y.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20

Oue-half dozen dried apples, one-haf
dozen dried apricots, one-haf dozen
dried peaches; wash well and boil until
almost done in granite pan four or five
inches deep with just enough water 10
keep from sticking and searching Then
add three fourths cup granulated sugar.
one teaspoonful lemon juice, two table
spoonfuIs New Orleans nolasses. but
ter the size of an egg Stir well. then
add dumpliDgs made as follows One
egg, one-half cup sweet milk. a lit
tie salt tnot quite one-fourth teaspoon
full, one heaping teaspoonf1l baking
powder Mix so as 20 drop with -four
and drop over the top OF fruit Boil %
minutes, Just in time TO serve sreaning
hot
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
RiQht In II.

That's where DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin is. The greatest remedy for
the stomach that was ever put together.
vegetable with the excep-
ton of the Pepsin. Are you consti-
patedi Then try Syrup Pepsin. Have
you indigestion or sick headachef
Then use Syrup Pepsin, Spend Zoe
for trial bottle and you will be con-
WINGED. Large sizes soc and 81 90. A
true family remedy. For sale by A.
6. Luken & Co.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
DOUBLE DEALING
10 the Gauss Of Many Heart Burninos
A Richmond Case That Has
tbs Opposite.

Double dealing. ike so many other
expressions IN the Anglo Saxon lan-
guage. has different meanings. The
above heading does not refer 70 the
deeeitful specimens Of manhood who
curry favor for their own ends and
keep a community in ferment by re-
failing scraps of confidence. THIS
time It's the double dealing OF the Lit
tie Conqueror, or Doan's Kidney Pills
to be more correct the double deal
ing. One member of the family tests
them like disease the infection spreads.
another trles them, IN acquaintance or
friend maybe. Result the same.
Cure. Read the statement made by
Mrs F. Heater of 6o1 north thirteenth
street. who says: : | suffered severely
from kidney trouble for the past ten or
twelve years. and at times was so bad
that could hardly get mp or down
without assistance, and even had 10
use crutches 70 get about the house:
every Joint and muscle of my back felt
as though they would break when [
would move. Kidney secretions wero
unnatural and Irregular, and / could
not rest well at night, bat always felt
more tired and used up in the morning
than | did the night before. I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills recommended and
got box at a. G.. Luken 4 Co.'S. drug
store aud started to use them. They
soon fixed me up, and | am now better
in every way than for long time be-
fore. My son was also troubled badly
with his back and he took Doan'
Kidney Pills at my suggestion, and
si.s .assais of his case was Il thorough
relief from his misery. We can RECON-
mend them highly as we know their
merits from personally testing them"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, price so cents. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N Y.
Sole agents for the L S. Remember
the name Doan's aud take no other.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T.. j Blackmore, of Halter & Black
more. Pittsburg, Pa, says: a short
time since | procured bottle of
Mystic Cure 1t got me ont of the
house in twenty four hours. took to
my bed with rheumatism nine months
ago and the Mystic Cure is the only
medicine that did me any good | had
FIVE of the best physicians in the city,
but received very little relief from
them. know the Mystic Cure to be
what it is represented and take pleas
ure in recommending it TO other poor
sufferers" Sold by a. G. Luken x
Co., druggists. Richmond 5
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20

lone of my sons had scrofula. My
husband ssked the druggist for a
good blood purifier and he recommend
ed Hoods Sarsaparilla. We began
giving him this medicin and when be
had taken il a while all signs of scrof-
ula had disappeared and he has not
had il SINCE MRS. MATTE Town
sLEY, Chalmers. Indiana.
HOOPS PILLS are the only pill to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy
and yet efficient.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
Try Grain-OI Try Grain-o

Ask your grocer today to show you
a package of GRAIN-O. the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without in
jury as well as adult. All who try it,
like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomach receives it without dis.
tress. the price of coffee. 15c. and
25c. per package. Sold by all Gro
GERS.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20
How to Cure Badness.

An old time but good remedy to pre-
vent the hair from falling out, says The
Wonan's Home Companion, is wash
made by sleeping large onions in a
quart Of rum or until the strength Il
drawn from the ysgeta bles and applying
it 10 the scalp every second day. The
odor of the onion soon passes off. but If
found disagreeable 10 drops of lavender
oil and 10 grains of ambergris viii
overcome the scent