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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
THE ROUNDLAP BALE.
AN IRRESISTIBLE DEMAND EXISTS Eop
COTTON PACKED IN THE NEW WAY.
Some Facts About the Methods of the
American Cotton Company and Its
Campaign-Profts in the New
Method of Baling.

The South is still conservative. I'm
1t is no longer "slow." It Is sharin,
IN the wonderful prosperity of the res
OF the country. 1t is passing through
revolution that is giving new life anf
vlgor to every branch of the cotton in
dustry, excepting those members which
haye been hurtful, instead of helpfu
to prosperity. It is simplifying
strengthening and using a new econo
my In the packing and handling of the
staple. The Roundup method of bal.
ing cotton is growing rapidly In favor
adding to the prosperity of the planter
whether he raises two bales or two hun.
dred, and giving the gin owner an CD.
portunlty to double the earning cana
city OF his plant without increasing his
| Investment.
The opposition to the Roundup bale
on the part OF the compress owners and
the mlddlemen, whose business has
been burdensome tax on the cotton
planter, has not prevented the steady
Introduction OF the machinery for
making the Roundup bale, and the
satisfaction OF the farmer, the ginner
and the mill owner. The attacks on
the American Cotton Company. own
ers OF Roundup baling machine. have
been bitter and INSCRIPTIONS. They
haye been accused of attempting to
gain a monopoly of using "trust"
methods, but gradually the facts are
gaining Roadway that the American
Cotton Company is only one of three
concerns engaged in making round
baling presses, and that it cannot eniov
any monopoly.
Then again, objection was made to
the policy adopted by the company OF
leasing Its machinery to the gin owner
instead OF selling it. The lease is. in
effect royalty, the amount of the
rental being based on the amount Of
cotton haled in the press, thus making
the profit and prosperity of the com.
Pany depend on that OF the ginner.
Under the leasing system, it is found.
the ginner runs no risk, tie ,,p none of
his capital, and makes as much profit
out OF the leased attachment to his gin
merry as from the glnnery itself, in which
his capital is invested.
The advantages of the Roundlap hale
over the old style bale are so MANY and
so great that it general introduction
Will be rapid, and the greatest sharers
In the profits will be those who per-
celve earliest the tendency of the times
ana prepare themselves to supply the
new demand. The greater simplicity
OF the bale, saving ties and bagging.
It's greater security from fire and con.
sequent lower insurance, its saving in |
shipping and its rapidly growing pop |
ularity in the mills at home and abroad
al make up situation that creates a I
demand for the Roundup bale which
must be supplied.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
WILL 1.-THE POST EXPLAIN2

The Raleigh Post has greatly injured
its chances for a large circulation III
this community. In speaking of Scot
land Neck few days ago it said "our
friends of the Neck" Now, the people
of Scotland Neck are a sensible people
and also, Sometimes, a sensitive people
and this is one of the things about
which they are sensitive as an aspen
leaf-the name of the town. Why,
sometime ago the United States gov
eminent undertook to abbreviate the
name of this town and have it written
and printed simply Scotland, but one
breath OF indignation by our people
swept it away like morning mist be-
fore tornado.
And now to our good and wise and
and able and ever welcome
contemporary, The Morning Post, we
submit that it our people will not bear
for the Government to call US ascot
land" much less will they tolerate the
attempt to speak of them as tsthe peo-
pie of the Neck" They nip it in the
start, are in high dudgeon oyer it, and
our contemporary would do we'll to
send down at once powerful disclaimer
Of any malice aforethought, or its sub
'cription list will, in the phrase OF the
wag, "catch it In the neck"
What say you, brother editor of The |
POst2
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
A CARD OF THANKS.

1 wish to say that feel under last.
ing obligations for what Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has done for our fami-
~. We have used it in so many cases
OF coughs, lung troubles and whoopinp
cough, and it has always given the
most perfect satisfaction, we feel great
~ indebted to the manufacturers Of
this remedy and wish them to please
accept our hearty thanks-Respectful-
y, Mrs. s. Doty, Des Moines, Iowa
For ale by p. I. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
WOULD NOT SUFFER so AGAIN
FOR FIFTY TIMES ITS PRICE.

l awoke last night with severe pains
in my stomach. I meyer felt so badly
In all my life. When l came down to
work this morning felt so weak I
could hardly work. I went to Miller
d McCurdy's drug store and they
recommended Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t
worked like magic and one dose fixed
me all right. 1t certainly is the finest
thing l ever used for stomach trouble.
shall not be without it in nv home
hereafter, for 1 should not care to en-
dure the sufferings of last night again
Tor fifty times its PRICE,. HI. Wilson.
Llveryman, Burgettstown, W Washington
Co., Pa. This remedy Is for sale by E.
I. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
County Commissioners Meeting.

| The county commissioners were in
session Monday. ALI present The
| following accounts allowed:
Roanoke News, printing $ 5 90
l.. H. Hale, goods for county co
e. L. Trayis, F." +" 2 IS
McMahon & Son I" 4" 95
T. R. Bowers, lumber for county 6 co
r. III. Pittman, repairing bridge 20 90
w. E. Rosser, removing raft 8 go
Jno. Fenner, WORK at court house Is
J. B. Bayler, meridian post ~ so
J. ]. Woods, feeding prisoners Ii 65
Dock Shearin, collins paupers 90
Sallie brewery, work at co. house 6 81
W. B. brewery, supt. co. house 43 GO
D. B. Zollicoffer, goods tor county ] so
n. Braswell, Inn Der for county 399
w. r. Shaw, work at May court 6 90
S. M. Hale, goods for county 843
Jas. Hines, coffin pauper 2OO|
|. NJ. Parker, election register 1898, 6 90
j B Hunter, conveying prisoner 275
Eastern Asylum, trsp'ty lunatic &C. 60
J. w. Northington, goods for co. SIS II
Womack & Bunch, repr'g bridge go co
Israel Robbins, coffin pauper 200
Jno. N. Brown, drugs for CO. 2OOl
Commonwealth, sta AIRY and notices 8 Is |
DR.. I. E. Green, quarter salary
supt county health 100 90
Wilcox Bros, goods for county 25
S. NJ. Gary, ex'g lunatics 40
w. G. Purnell, prisoners to Jail 4 90
]. A. House, conveying Iunatlcs % IS
:" ioil account 29O 80
" May or. court SO 70
W. NJ. Cohen, drugs for county 2SOO|
Lot Sanders, repairing bridge SOO
B. L. Allsbrook, supt. co. fence 25OI
B. F. Moore, working road 10 Is
3. F. Bryant, l" 1OOOl
J. H. Hopkins, &c g 1OOOl
R. J. Staten, repairing branch 7OOl
L. II. Hale, conveying prisoner 25O|
". E. Bowers, bal. in settlement 779 80
{. R. Hendricks, conv'g prisoner 2 so
7. H. Norman, recording orders 2l SO
smry & Pierce, goods for county 81 26
". r. Shaw, waiting on board $50
). W. Dunn, conv'y prisoner 16 so
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

The subject of pure water is engae
ing the attention OF the people OF the
State generally. This is a matter that
ought to interest the people of Eastern
North Carolina very much, as much OF
the malaria that prevails in some parts
OF this region doubtless comes from
drinking water.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
FARMERS WILL YET WAKE TIP

LILO A6uAOo WAICu 4dE OOMMON
WEALTH gave last week about th
amount OF money sent away from Scot
land Neck in one year for corn, meal
meat, hay ETC., have already been tn,
subject OF much comment. Quite +.
number of persons have talked of til.
matter to US personally, and farmer
were discussing 1t at the court house
Monday.
But If there is any interest awakened
in the subject, let us take the true
view OF 1t. We only gave birds eye
view of the matter last week.
The figures were given for Scotland
Neck only and they applied simply to
what has been shipped here over the
Wilmington and Weldon railroad
When it is remembered that large quan-
titles OF meat and the like have been
shipped here by water to PALMYRA and
then wagoned from that point to Scot
land Neck, the amount will be seen to
be much larger.
Then there was nothing said about
the enormous amount of money sen.
away from Scotland Neck for fertilizers.
One man OF conservative estimate has
said to us this week that taking al,
these things into consideration Wa
might truthfully make the estimate
not sixty-two thousand dollars, but one
hundred thousand dollars a wear
sent away from Scotland Neck and
community for what farmers ought
themselves to produce and for manures
which they ought themselves to
raise.
Then, as well suggested by the RAJ
eigh Post, which has taken up the sub.
]ect at some length, if so much money
has been sent away from Scotland |
Neck for these things, what a vast sum
must have been sent from Halifax
county as whole!
The truth is, no agricultural region
IAN prosper and develop as long as the
farmers have to buy so much upon
which to cultivate their crops and bear
other expenses. The present system
II farming here is little better than
paying tribute money to some other
part of the country for the sake of be.
ng allowed to exist and until our
'eople find some way out of the diff
'ulties under which they are operating
hey will never be able to eniov tho
Independence to which they are en-
tiled.
Our lands are reasonably fertile; our
easons are nearly always almost ideal
ur climate is az fine as can be found
nywhere our crops and products can
q as varied as the demands of any
market may dictate, for we can raise K
nything from a pecan to pumpkin
nd with terrible shaking up as to
hat they ought to do, our farmers :
lay yet see their grand and unbound
! possibilities ana even grow rich in i
heir own Independence. K
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

Memorial exercises were held in
Greenville Baptist church la st Sunday
Tor the late Rev. j. III. Lambeth of Rox-
boro, who few years ago was pastor OF
the Greenyiiie church Ex-Governor T
j. jarvis spoke of Mr.. Lambeth as IN
Preacher" Prof. w. III. Rapsdale
spoke of him as "a Pastor.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

Greenville held its first election
un1er It's new charter Monday. The
result was the election of white men
entirely. The colored people had the
majority in two wards but voted for
white men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
RED HOT FROM THE GIN

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman
OF Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. II
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat.
ment helped for twenty years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Bolls
Feions, Corns, Skin Eruptlons. Best
Pile cure on earth. Is cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by E T. White
head & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

The postoffice at Elizabeth City was
robbed Sunday night. The safe-blow-
ers caused an explosion that shook the
town for some distance around. They
stole $780,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

Why vcr5 20, 900 BOTTLES OF ROE
ITS TASTELEsS 2,c. CHIEF, TONIC
Is. the first year OF its birth? Answer
;oaausei It is the BEST AT ANY PRICE
guaranteed to cure, money refunded if ii
fails, pleases,.st. ! take, csc per bottle. It
Is sold and guaranteed by
E. I. Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
H0Qse all Tot For Sale!

will sell cheap for cash-pri-
yate sale the residence Of the late }
e. Boyette on Church street In Scot.
land Neck. Also nave Tor sale one ex
ira building 'ot Eli private bids Civ
Ell prompt attention. Address
JAS. L. HARRISS,
May 17th 80. Spring Hope, n. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

ircoE o. tslts pudding lies in the eating
ii i. Proof OF ROBERTS TASTELESS
Chill TONIC lies i'll the taking of it.
COST NOTHING if it fails to cure e5
cents Per bottle if it cures. Sold strictly
CT its merits by
E. I. Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

The "Jim Grow" car Is in evidence
throughout the State now. At first it
caused little confusion, but already
the people, white and colored, are
learning the places and we have no
doubt that 1t will relieve the colored
people of much embarrassment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
Sale of Land for Taxes:

TO whom it may conceln
| 1 shall sell at the court hore n
Halifax, Oh Monday. the 5rt d3g q
July, 1899, the fol!owing '-se.s p'I
GELS OF land to satisfy taxes a1d cda a
same:
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP.
Mary Savage, "a acres, 6 savage VS.
Susan Smith, 6 acres, pin{ woods q
Simon J Smith, So acre, Uacea =.
port II
Fender - acre piHy gooasl"
Luke johnson, $50 acre, PAL Il
myra township 9%|
Lewis Knight, 81 acres, G Savage NJ
VIM Callwell, 12b acres, Cbulef.on!i q !.
David Clark, 60 acres, Ausa7n ~.
Ned CLARK, 81 acres, piny DIS @3-|
Jas A Currie, 33t acres, 2 woods y"
Louiza Gotten, 10 acres, Charles 81,
ZENITH Baker, Ii acres, Chrie.- s
ton .B|
NJ B Ballard, 125 acres, Dawson o.:
Jude Bennett, 5 acres, Jones 80,
Mrs Julia Bell, o455 acres p @o1l' o%
Harkley Williams, q acre Oh ION a y
Granville Jones, 203 acre., La.e
Jno f Black. 160 acres, riy ara !
Miss M E Hyman, lib ace-e .e.- o
Palmyra i5a.
Pennle White, 10 acre, y weeds
Alex Anthony, l57 acre 4 a
n b Bryant, 80 acres. Y -.r .
) J Burgess, rs acre. pee =;
) G Cain, 10 ,,cres, plny
Ihos Davenport, Il aee. Aa :
Hobgood %
VIM Drew. 95 acres. ying woods !
Berry Drew. So ac,cs . woods
w j Early, 775 acres, {,
Mill pond '
Miss S A LYMAN. o,e
Alex Lawrence. 81 acres, ~0atoe
Drew Long estate, 220acre-
q yman Little, 100 acre. BurN2i a
4 Staten, ) acre. bomss'o 4
: > Strickland, ) acres, Cs'"
Mrs Clara Allsbrooll, GU ~ .m
home
c. +. WHIT. t5a-''o'
ROsENEATII T0WN .
Yrs NJ NJ Hardy, Il acre a,
sph Nuts, ag't, 4 ac's, Ais.yt I'll
lawrence Howard, 7 ac's, o 81
as Seasons, 81 acres, piuy No5-s
irs Lucy A MinsheW, 210rt 40
piny woods
Walter Gray, 100 acres, Edmoal
O. = W IL II1.' - --gLo-.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

CAsEoRIA
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
PNEUMATIC BAGGAGE HANDLER.
Travellers VIII Welcome a Device
Recently Designed.

Travellers VIII Welcome a Device
Recently Designed.
This new invention is a novel applica-
ton of compressed air. 1t is a device
designed by. Mr. G. H. Wall of Cadillac.
Mich, and has been lin operation on the
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad for
several months. 1t consists OF pneu-
matte cylinder resting upon the sill OF the
car. The upper portion is tube to which
drop frame and platform are attached,
so that when the air is admitted to the
lower cylinder this will be raised and with
it the platform and such baggage as may
be placed upon it. There is cam at
tached to the Device SO that as 1t rises 1t
is swung around and the baggage put in
the car. The air is drawn from the train
pipe and is stored in a special reservoir,
from which it is drawn when piece OF
baggage is to be raised. With an air
pressure OF seventy pounds per square inch
it has lifting capacity of about 500
pounds.
In actual service 1t has been found that
this apparatus will lift baggage into the
car with greater rapidity than can be done
by hand and that, moreover. there is no
liability to damage the baggage when it is
so handled.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
|uEgf THE MARKETS.
o,hca Of The Post


Houston. Tuesday. August s.
\ trket today was a good one.
nth receipts and a majority of the
~ icf Ill II was worth. Stocks
" NIL cleaned up and there is a
n moderate shipments tomorrow.
Y chickens were fair and sold
~ ulus There seems to be a
nj Y present for poultry than for
3nit specially for large flyers.
sa Nople report an increased
= ~ sist two days In all lines.
~ decline Of 10 points In bacon
sss tsdsy. but Il had no effect
Alrutst.
~ rhenpson q Co. unloaded a
Nds stbbags today and are ex-
" q California evaporated fruits
cents per gallon is noted
aas y = shortage in produc-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
THE coNFEDERATE PENSIONS.
Some 500 or 600 Applica lions Already
Asked For I'm This County.

Some 500 or 900 Applica lions Already
Asked For I'm This County.
County Auditor Kavanaugh says that
he has already given out upon application
some 500 or 500 Confederate pension ap-
having been given to widows of veterans.
These applications when properly filled
out and witnessed are to be presented
to the county commissioners court at Its
meeting next Monday.
The queations that have to be answered
on the application are: Your name? Age?
Place of residence? Time of residence In
county? Have you previously applied for
pension and been rejected? Your occupa-
ton, II able to engage in one? Your
physical condition? ii impaired, what
caused disability? Name of company and
regiment in army and time of service?
If in navy, when and where and time Of
service? State whether or not you have
received any pension or veteran donation,
land certificate under previous law. II
so. What? State your real or
personal property, giving value
and description OF same? What
property have you sold or conveyed within
two years prior to this application? What
income. II any, do you receive? Are you
in INDECENT circumstances. that is, are you
in actual want and destitute of property
and means of subsistence? Are you able
by your labor to earn a support? Have
you transferred any property for pur-
pose of becoming beneficiary under this
law? Did you ever desert the Confed-
eracy? Have you been continuously since
the 1st of January, 1880. bna fide resi-
dent OF this State?
These questions have to be satisfactorily
answered and attested by not less than
two nor more than four witnesses.
This application has also to be accom-
panied by an affidavit of reputable
physician as to the disabilities OF the
applicant, also certificates OF the county
Judge and county commissioners that
satisfactory proof has beer made by the
applicant to entitle him to the pension
asked for.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
RATE WAR FEARED.
Cutting Tariffs ON n Big Wool Ship
ment the Cause.

SUttbnB IuThue ON n BIG wool snip.
ment the Cause.
special dispatch from Denver, Colo,
under date of Sunday, says that the inter-
state commerce commission is to be In
voked In an attempt to maintain tariff
rates in Colorado territory. A trainload OF
wool left Denver yesterday. Parties who
have been working for some days to dis
cover who has been doing the underquot-
Ing OF tariff rates claim that they have
placed the blame on big trunk road
The wool In question, about 500, 900 pounds,
was billed to Eiseman & CO. of Boston.
stillhunt for the business was legllN by
the Mallory line in connection with the
Santa Fe, and the Frisco line in connec-
ton with the Colorado and Southern, the
Missouri Pacific and the Burlington. The
regular rate of Sl.54 1-2 per 100 pounds
1t is asserted, was slashed until at bid
of $1.34 1-2 the Santa Fe secured the ship
ment. A large part Of the wool was loaded
into Santa Fc cars, when suddenly and
without warning its billing was changed
and 1t was ordered shipped East over the
Burlington. The remainder, estimated to
be 100000 pounds, is now on its way to
Denver over the Denver and Rio Grande
The shipment is worth $4,000, Freight
men predict that, the fight over Eiseman &
Co.'s wool will pfecipitate rate war that
will be far-reaching in its effects unless
the interstate commerce commission steps
in, making an example Of one of the lines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
Notes and Personals.


j. d. Bone. commercial agent Of the Cot
ton Belt, is In East Texas rustling up bus
mess.
The Galveston Houston and Northern
VIII change the name Of the station now
known as Hebron to Edgcwater.
r. E. George, travelling passenger agent
OF the Houston and Texas Central has re-
turned from trip up the road.
c. T. Smith, chief clerk in the Houston
East and West Texas freight department,
is attending tariff meeting at Shreve-
port. La.
e. d. Wolfe, travelling freight and pas
senger agent OF the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis. headquarters in Dallas, was
In the city yesterday.
A. r. Atkinson, general freight and pas.
serger agent OF the Fort Worth aud New
Orleans and Central Texas and North
western, headquarters at Waxahachie is
In the city.
r. H. Innes, superintendent Of trans
portation, headquarters at San Antonio;
w. ]. Graves, assistant superintendent Of
transportation, and w. Berry, superintend-
ent of maintenance of way, headquarters
at San Antonio, all of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass, were in the city yester
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
LATE SUNDAY TRAINS.
The Bay Shore Line Puts on Two
Specinl Trains.

The Bay Shore Line Puts on Two
Special Trains.
Effective Sunday, August 10, and every
Sunday thereafter, the Bay Shore line
will, In addition to their regular trains
run Sunday late special out OF Gal
weston for the convenience OF Its patrons
taking advantage of the Sunday rates to
Galveston This train will leave Galveston
at 1890 p. m, and will be flyer" max
ing but one stop. and that at West La
Porte, to accommodate passengers at that
point. This schedule will give the Gal
weston excursionsts the latest train out OF
Galveston. Tickets will also be good TO
return on the Bay Shore line train leaving
Galveston at p. m.
In addition to the above special train
will be inaugurated between La Porte ana
Galveston. This train will leave La Porte
every Sunday at 7:45 p. NJ. reaching Gal
weston at $3.50 p. m.