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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
WASHINGTON TOURS.

Preliminary announcements of the
series OF tours TO Washington, leaving
Boston, February Q, March g, 10. and 80,
April 10 and "a, aud May II, under the
personally conducted tourist system CT
tho Pennsylvania Railroad, are now ready
and may be obtained Of DIN. Ball, Tour
list Agent, s95 Washington street., Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
STATE POLICE FOR NEW YORK.

New York, November se-9ovsrno
Roosevelt and Senator Thomas Platt had
. conference today on the proposed ct ite
oonstsbulary bill by which control 81
the police In cities Of the frat and second
classes Is TO be vested In state commits.
sion appointed by the governor. After
the conference II was reported that the
gov ernor had agreed to sign the meas
ure II 1t should pass the Legislature by a
good majority. Should the bill become
a law 1t would take from ths municipal
authorities and give to the state govern
ment full control OF the police forces OF
New York city, Buffalo, Rochester, Al
bany, Syracuse and Troy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
FUNSTON DEFENDED.

San Franc,so. November aa-Rev Faith
er McKinnon, chaplain In the U. s.
army, defends. Gen. Funston and Col.
Mstcalf fropu the charges that have been
brought against them. He says that
churches in the Philippines were not
decorated by American troops, but by in
surgents and Chinese.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
DOES WORK TIRE YoUs

A dislike to make any sort OF sfYort-t1
work, to play, over even to Thinks a
sign Of nervous and physioal exhaustion
which is ominous Of evil. IL will do you
no good to stimulate yourself What you
want 10 the best medical treatment you
can get. and the sooner the better. Man
IN impending physical and mental col
lapse Is indicated by weakness and disin-
clination for work. Ask DIR. Greene, dis.
coverer OF that greatest Of all remedies.
DIR. Greene's Nervura, to tell you what
IL the matter. He can bs consulted free
of cost, personally or BY letter. at his
offloe, "a Temple Place, Boston. Mass 1t
will b great satisfaction to get the ad-
vice Of the worlds leading specialist In
curing nervous and chronic diseases, aud
DR.. Greene certainly enjoys this distiuo-
tlon. II you cannot call on DR.. Greene.
write him letter. and you will receive a
prompt and satisfactory rsply.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
Cures
Without
M edicine.

Is little instrument the application of
which enables tho system to take on oxy-
gen freely from the atmosphere. This
addition of Natures Own Tonic increas-
es vitality, tones up the nervous system,
purities the blood, and by expelling the
morbid matter and diseased tissues, re-
stores tho body to its normal condition
health. Quite frequently II has effected
cures where other remedies have proved
powerless.
The vaiue of this remedy is Endorsed
by w. III. DePuy, A. NJ, d. D., Ill. D.,
Assist. Editor n. Y. Christian Advocate:
VIM. ii. Morgan, NJ. D., DDS, of Nash
Vile, Tenn; Robert J. Kellogg, PHI. D.,
Instructor In Richmond College, Va;
Judge Fullerton, of n. Y, Ex-Associate
Justice, Court of Appeals; and Miss
Clara Barton.
An illustrated book describing the
treatment of disease without medicine,
and containing over 300 letters from
those who have been cured, will be
mailed to you for the asking. Also on
request will mail 12-page treatise on
Rheumatism and its cure.
Price reduced from $3.50 to 5000 If
the instrument does but half that Is
claimed for 1T, it will save this amount
In drug and doctors bills many times
over.
The Electropoise will last n lifetime
and is always ready for instant use.
7. c. N. JENCKES, Agent,
50 Morning Street,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
povi7 Tu. Th&Sdim
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
SdIsCELLANEoUs.
Stronger than
Carbolic Acid
-
AS A CERT DESTROYER
-
Made from the Fresh Green Leaves Of
the Tasmanian Blue Gum Tree,
NO DANGEROUS INGREDIENTS I
The Most Perfect Skin and Toilet Soap Ever
Manufactured.
HARMLESS. FRAGRANT. STIMULATING
Is A CERT DESTROYER
NO DANGEROUS INGREDIENTS
The Most Perfect Skin and Toilet Soap Ever
Manufactured.
HARMLESS. FRAGRANT. STIMULATING.

That Soap could be manufactured
without the use of fats and oils conf
bined with an aikali has been a great
surprise to chemists. The base Of all
soaps from the cheapest laundry to the
finest toilet having always been made
in this way. However, their surprise
was not so great as the pleasure of the
medical profession when it was found
that perfect soap could be made from
the fresh green leaves of the Tasmanian
Blue Gum Tree these leaves furnish
ing a product, which, although three
times stronger tan carbolic acid as a
gerinicide. Is perfectly harmless. For
years these leaves have been the only
cure known to the natives of Tasmania
for skin diseases, wounds, etc., and are
to-day used in the principal skin disease
hospitals of Europe, to the exclusion of
all other remedies. Now that 1t is posi-
BILE to incorporate them In toilet soap
and yet retain all their medicinal quail
ties, skin diseases can be treated more
successfully than before, application
of the medicant being made in this way
without the use of ointment which
naturally clogs the pores of the skin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23

-sae- - rS6REAsx.
Laforest Voter. PhilIips. $40 t. si2;
Frederick ID. Forrest. Soldiers Home,
Togus, Ksnnebec, % to ts; Ava K. Head,
Detroit, Is to $40; Delos W. CLARK, Rock
land. 90 to %; Thomas Walsh, Knight
willie, IS TO $40
$50 REISSUE. =.
Moses r. Norton. Kezar Falls, Sl2.
cpIoINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
(Spscisi accrued, Nov. 100, PheDe A.
Decker, North Waterford, IS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, November 22.-The follow
ing pensions have been granted Maine
people:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23
HYOMEI SKIN SOAP
Cleanses, Heals, Purifles, Beauties

Price, as cents.
Sold by all druggists or sent by mail.
THE a. 7. BOOTH COMPANY, Ithaca, ny.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-23

FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
such as wind and Pain in the Stomach,
Giddiness, Fullness after meals, Headache,
Loss of Appetite, Costiveness, Blotches on
the Skin, Cold Chills, Disturbed Sleep,
Frightful Dreams and all nervous and
Trembling Sensations. The FIRST ONE
WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES,
Every sufferer VIII acknowledge them to be
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
Pleasures Of Country Life.
Norfolk Pilot.


The person who does not loye life in
the country has lost the best part OF
his life by being cast out OF the Gar
den of Eden at an early period OF life,
to be artificially reared on the sights,
sounds and smells of the streets, alleys
and sewers of some city. He knows
nothing of real home llfe-citles have
very little, as rule, only number 20
and so, such street. He has very
little sense OF home joys and affections,
the pure air and water Of the country ;
it's holy quietudes and gentle appeals
to all the senses; its solitudes, where
tumult and mob never intrude; its
delightful woods; its sports and pleas
ures its loves and friendship, unde-
filed by the dust and CRIME of crowded
tenements and thronged throughfares i;
its sacred privileges and seclusions Its
leisure its freedom and independence
from the lntrusions and demands OF
hurrying urban life and its sacred ex-
emptions from the gross contacts of
the bustling and shouldering streets
all these, and more akin to them, make
the rural existence perpetual delight,
undefiled by the conditions that at
tend the constant pressure OF mixed
and crowded population.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
A Neighborly Act.

An interesting story is told by two
men of some squirrels and flock
of sheep near Bar Harbor. These
men we're hunting. Suddenly they
heard squirrels chirruping in thlcket
The noise seemed to have peculiar
effect on some sheep grazing near by.
The squirrels left the thicket in which
they were first heard, and went into
an orchard, climbing tree near the
meadow where the sheep were grazing
Hero they chatted. The sheep all ran
to the tree and stood. as many az could
under it. The squirrels gnawed off the
apples, for which the sheep scrambled
like boys. The squirrels scampered to
a tree further away, where the sheep
followed them, falling over each other
in their haste to reach the tree first
Here the squirrels again gnawed of
apples for their friends below. The
squirrels, the hunters say, evidently
enjoyed the struggles Of the sheep tc
get the fallen apples. They watched
them long after they bad stopped
feeding them, then scampered from
tree to tree until they had reached the
thicket in which they lived. The
sheep went slowly back to the field
The Outlook.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH.

SENATE.-The Senate, whose pol
icy from the first has been to work
and not talk, devotes three and b all
hours of every day, on an average, to
the purely routine work OF introduc-
ing, hearing reports on and passing
bills. When 1t is remembered that
the Senate sessions represent only a
uthe of the work that the members
are called upon to do 1t is plain what
burden they are required to carry.
The danger IS naturally that under the
pressure from various localities for the
passage of local measures there will
not be left at the fag end of the session
sufficient time to give due consideration
to those measures intimately engaging
the welfare of the whole State.
So far, however, the crush of local
bills has not delayed more important
legislation in the Senate, as the calen-
dar is kept clear, but In committees,
where the real work of every legislative
body Is done, the necessity for passing
on 60 many bills requires much time
and labor that might possibly be de-
voted to matters of larger significance
otherwise.
As it is, the finance bill, still in the
course of preparation In committee,
will require, it is estimated, eighteen
days for its passage through both
Houses, go that it tls hard to see how the
General Assembly, with the other work
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH.

SENATE.-The Senate passed plenty
of bills and had an abundance of fresh
material supplied, largely matters of re-
lief or incorporation. Nothing of i'm
portance was passed.
Senator Mason introduced q bill to
change the qualifications of jurors by
the mandatory provision that no one
of the panel who has formed or ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt
be allowed to sit as a Juror on the
case.
Senator Speight introduced bill car
rylng total appropriation of S276, 600
for the the various insane asylums OF
the State.
On motion of Senator Brown. Mr..
B. w. Ballard was elected director of
the State prison from the Third Con-
gresslonol district In place of Mr.. r. w.
Kicks, who declined to serve.
We note bills passed.
S. B. 655, HI. B. LIB: To proceed
to the election of a member of the
board of directors of the State prison
in place of r. I'll. Kicks who declined
to serve.
S. b. 479, H. B. 656: To pay the
expenses of Sugg $l7O. in contest with
Mithell.
HOUSE.-The House took up
much time on the Scotland county
bill. 1t finally passed by vote of SO
to 13.
Other things done in the House
we're of local nature.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
A Great Year.

Selected.
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press contends
hat the year 1898 was one OF the
most wonderful in the history Of this
country and sustains the statement
with the following bill of particulars
l. The largest wheat crop except
that of 1891.
2. Highest price recorded for wheat
except in 1888.
3. Largest cotton crop.
4. Largest export Of breadstuffs.
5. Largest export of manufactured
goods.
6. Largest aggregate exports OF pro-
duce and merchandise.
Z. Largest production Of iron ore.
Largest production Of pig iron.
8. Largest production of coal
TO- Largest production OF copper.
IL. Largest production CT silver ex-
cept that OF 1892.
II. Largest production OF gold.
13. Largest gold holdings.
IA. Largest per capita circulation OF
Ill forms of money.
ID. Largest aggregate Of bank clear
ings.
Is. Largest aggregate OF railroad
earnings.
II. Largest aggregate sale o. bonds.
Is. Largest aggregate sale OF stocks
on New YORK Stock Exchange since
1882.
49, Smallest number OF failures and
smallest aggregate liabilities since
1892.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
Who is to Blamel

Kidney trouble has become SO prev
aIent that it is not uncommon for u
child to be born afflicted with weak
kidneys.
If the child urinates too often, if the
urine scalds the fe>h, or if, when the
child reaches an age when it should be
able to control the passage, and 1t is
vet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend
upon it, the cause OF the difficulty is
kidney trouble, and the first step
should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleas.
ant trouble is due TO a diseased cond,-
ton of the kidneys and bladder and
not TO habit ss most people suppose.
If the adult has rheumatism pain
or dull ache In the back ii the water
passes in irregular quantities or at
irregular intervals or Las bad Odor
if 1t stains the linen or vessel tie color
of rust if the feet swell !; If there are
puffy or dark circles under the eyes
vour kidneys are the cause and need
doctoring. Treatment Of some diseases
may be delayed without danger, not go
with kidney diseases.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy,
promptly cures the most distressing
cases. Its mild and extraordinary ef-
feet Is soon realized. Sold by drug.
glsts In fifty cent and dollar sizes. You
may have a sample bottle and pam
phlet telling all about it sent free by
mail. Address DR.. KiImer & Co.,
Binehamton, N. Y. When writing
mention that you read this generous
offer in The COMMONWEALTH, Scotland
Nack. N C..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16

Nature takes the time when one is
lying down to give the heart ree:, and
that organ consequently makes ten
strokes less a minute than when one is
in an upright posture. Multiply that
by sixty minutes and it is COO strokes.
Therefore in eight hours spent in y ing
down the heart is saved nearly 900
strokes, and as the heart pumps six
ounces of blood with each stroke 1t
lifts 10000 ounces less Of blood in a
night of eight hours spent in bed tina
when one is in an upright position.
As the blood flows SO much more slow.
ly through the veins when one IS lying
down extra covering is needed to sup
ply the body with the warmth usually
furnished by circulation--National
Recorder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
A CLEVER TRICK.

It certainly looks like it, but there Is
really no trick about it. Anybdy can
try it WHO has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself away by
taking Electric Bitters. THIS medi.
cine tones up the whole system, acts as
a stimulant to Liver and Kidneys, Is Il
blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures
Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells, S!eeplessness and Melancholy.
1t is purely vegetable, mild laxative.
and restores the system to its natural
vigor Try Electric Bltte4s and be
convinced that they are miracle
worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
soc. bottle at e. L. Whitehead &
Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16

The kissing of the Bible by witnesses
and others in court and elsewhere, is a
curious survival of an old custom which
seems to be about to pass out. The
consideration of the subject by our
present Legislature brings to mind
some things relative to the custom that
are worth thinking about. 1t is we'll
known by physicians and bacteriolo-
glsts that by touch of the lip upon 4
surface touched by the lip of another,
or by the touch OF the lips in kissing.
some diseases may be communicated
from one person to another.
Commenting on this the Scientific
American tells how some New York
magistrates have advised witnesses not
to kiss the Bible which has been kissed
lndiscriminately DO other witnesses.
THE COMMONWEALTH thinks that the
custom should no longer prevail, but
that solemn avowal by holding up the
hand is just as impressive.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
"WHO HAS SEEN CHRIST IN
YOU TODAY?

"The parson asked a strange ques
ton this evening"" said John SeweIl t
his wife, Ann, ON his return from
church on Sunday.
"W hat was it, John?"
"sWho has seen Christ in you to
day? I wish you had been there te
hear him, Ann. He made it pretty
plain that all who love Christ ought
to show by their conduct that they are
In earnest"
"That's true, John. know that ]
often fall short of what a Chris. ian
should he."
I'm sure that you and the children
have not seen Christ in me to-day. II
I'd remember to be like my Master, l
should not haye been SO cross with you
because you wanted to take your turn
this morning."
"And I shouldn't have snapped you
up, and been so vexed," interrupted
Ann.
"Then I used Tom roughly because
he worried me and when he cried, !
boxed his ears, when a kind word
would have made him all right. There
are plenty of things should have
done even to-day, it had acted up to
the parsons question"
"Well try to begin afresh, John
You're quick, and get vexed. We've
both deal to learn. We must pray
that the children and our friends may
see Christ in u.s."
Monday morning came. John wac
up early, and before he went to work
be asked that Christ might be eeen In
him that day. Ann did not forget that
she, too, wished that Ch,lst might be
seen in her and at breakfast time the
children were told how Christ might
be seen in them, and they were eau
toned to be kind and loving towards
one another and towards their COM
panions-Selected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
Dangers of the Grip.

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of it's resulting in pneumonia. Il
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chamber,ain's Cough Remedy taken
all danger will be avoided. Among the
tens of thousands who have used this
remedy for la grippe we have yet tc
learn of single case having resulted
in pneumonia which shows conclusive.
ly that this remedy is certain preyen
tive of that dangerous disease. 1t will
cure la grippe in less time than any
other treatment. It is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by E. I. White
head & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
NO.. z
"Chain Letter" Fad.

The following letter in the States
vile Landmark shows up a side OF the
"chaln letter" fad in the matter of ex-
pense that few who haye received q
"chain letter" have thought ot--and
who is there that has not received a
"chain letter.?
The correspondent writes:
While the matter of "chain letters"
Is IN agitation aud this method of So
llclting is becoming so common, 1t Is
perhaps we'll enough to let the columns
OF the THE LANDMARK be the medium
OF laying the whole case before the
public and let 1t be disposed of at once
and for all.
have heretofore invariably broken
the chain when presented to me- But
very recently case was presented to
me to which responded and as it IS per-
haps leading" one, will give il to
your readers in full.
A letter came to me stating that 1t
was No. OF nickel chain oil letters
started for the purpose of building n
Baptist church at Blowing Rock, N. c..
and requested that forward a nickel
to the building management of the
came and then In turn request three Of
my friends to do likewiss on letter
which would be No. 4 In the chain, and
also request each OF them to make
similar requests of three of their friends
on letter No. 5, and so on until No. 10
yo u,h Ia
The letter was accompanied by a state
ment of a most worthy Baptist minis
ter-a native of Iredell-that the man.
agement was all right and perfectly
safe. The nlckle was forwarded and
my "three friends" promptly requested
by mail as the cheapest method BY
which could reach them. The post
age on these three letters was six cents /;
the postage remitting the nickle was
two more cents, making eight cents ;
and then the four envelopes, four sheets
OF paper, perforated card board and
time consumed was at least two cents
more-making total OF ten cents ex-
pense to get five cents to the place.
These we're all small amouts. But let
US now examine the aggregates. II
the chain reached the end unbr oxen
there were contributions made by 29,-
524 persons. amounting to 81 ,476.2O.
The aggregate of the expense was then
$2,952.4O minus $780, 80 at the "Dig
end" OF the chain, exclusive of the
contribution. These are the
facts in the case. His honor, the ed
itor, can give the law, and the jury can
take the case. w. E. WHITE.
Avilla, N. c., Feb. l, 1899.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16
SCOTLAND NECK N. G.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1e 1895
yet on its hands, can get away much
before time is up.

before time is up.
| The Senate finally disposed of th'
Fayetteville dispensary question, which
has been 80 hotly fought on both sides
by passing the House bill and ther
tabllng the motion to reconsider. Sen
ator Williams, of Cumberland, statet
on the floor when then the bill came
up for It's final reading that he had re
ceived kilograms asking that he oppose
the passage of the bill, but that II
was too late for him to take action
He had undersood the night before
that no further opposition to the bill
would be expected by those opposed
to it.
| The bill providing that the insane
and inebrlate of the Croatan Indians
shall be cared for at the Insane Asylum
in Raleigh was passed. They will be
cared for, ii the bill passes the House
in wards seperate from the white pa.
| tients.
The pure TODD bill was passed with
out debate. Senator Haiston merely
making a brief statement of the pur-
pose and scope of the bill.
The quickest work of the session was
on Senator Browns bill to take away
from the Agricultural Board the power
to erect buildings. Holding in his
hand a copy of the News and Observer,
Senator Brown, at 10 80 o'clock, said
that he noted from the morning paper
that bids for new building for the
Agricultural Department were to be
opened at noon. He introduced a bill
to take away the power of the board to
contract for the building, stating that
the assembly at this time knew what
disposition to::make of the States money
In one hour the bill was back in the
Senate and was ratified, with half
hour to spare before the time for OPEN
ing the bids arrived.
FEW BILLS REFERRED.
S. B. 585, Senator Ward: To incor-
porate the town of Columbia in Tyrrel
county. On Calendar for Thursday.
S. B. 586, Senator Wilson: To
amend the Mecklenburg road law and
make it apply to Guilford county.
Of bills passed third reading we note
A joint resolution to notify the new
directors of the State Prison of their
election and that they are called to
meet in Raleigh on February 10th,
1899.
S. B. BIO: To amend the charter OF
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
pany, and to authorize it to consolidate
with other roads.
s. B. 533, II. B. 1874: To prevsnt
the sale of adulterated and misbranded
food.
/. S. B. 449: To provide for the care
and treatment of insane and inebriate
Croatan Indians at the Raleigh Asylum.
S. B. 1922: To drain the lowlands Of
Muddy Greek.
HOUSE.-In the House nothing
transpired of special Importance. Local
bills and resolutions took up most of
the time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16

Horrible agony is caused by Piles,
Burns and Skin Diseases. These are
Immediately relieved and quickly cur
ed by De Wits Witch Hazel Saive.
Beware of worthless imitations.-E. T.
Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-16

These are dangerous times lor the
health. Group, colds and throat trou-
bles lead rapidly to CONSUMPTION. A
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure used
at the right time will preserye lite,
health and large amount OF money.
Pleasant to take children like it.-E.
T. Whitehead & Go.