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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-15
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-15

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-15
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Johnnie Jones and his sister Sue ate a
green apple and didn't know what to do.
Ask your druggist for Il bottle Of Bunsens
Favorite Prescription. 1t Will cure collie,
summer complaint and tluX. Harmless for
children. l.. n. Meadows Il Co., agents
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
Avoid Coughing.

Scientific American.
A physician who Is connected with
an institution in which there are many
children SAYS: "There Is nothing
more irritable 10 cough than cough
ing. For some time I bad been SO
iully assured of this that I determined
for one minute at least to lessen the
number OF coughs heard in certain
ward In hospital OF the institution.
By the promise of rewards and punish
ments / succeeded in inducing them
simply to hold their breath when
tempted to cough. and in little while
/ was myself surprised to see how some
OF the children entirely recovered from
the disease. Constant coughing is pre-
cisely like scratching a wound on the
outside of the body; SO long as 1t is
done the wound will not heal. Let a
person when tempted to cough draw a
long breath and hold it until 1T warns
and soothes every air cell, and some
benefit will soon be received from this
process. The nitrogen which is thus
confined acts as an anodyne to the
mucous membrane, allaying the desire
to cough, and giving the throat and
lungs a chance to heal"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
Make me a Child Again.

New York Mail and Express.
I'd like to be boy again, without
a woe or care, with freckles scattered
on my face and hayseed in my hair.
I'd like to rise at four O'Clock and do q
hundred chores, and saw the wood and
feed the hogs and lock the stable doors.
And herd the hens and watch the bees
and take the mules to drink, and teach
the turkeys how to swim SO that they
would mt sink and milk about hum
dred COWS and bring the wood to burn.
And stand out in the sun all day and
churn and churn and churn, and wear
my brothers cast-oH clothes, and walk
ing four miles to school, and get lick
ing every day for breaking some old
rule. And then get home again at
night and do the chores some more,
and milk the cows and feed the hogs and
curry the mules galore, aud then crawl
YEARLY up stairs and seq my little bed,
and hear dad say, THAT worthless boy
-he isn't worth his bread !" I'd like
to be boy again--a boy has so much
fun Ibis life is just round OF mlrth
from rise to set of sun. guess there
Is nothing pleasanter than closing
stable doors and herding hens and
chasing bees and doing evening chores" !"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
Cigarettes.

Harpers Young People.
Suppose boy has lot of cigarettes
and smokes few of them every day.
Is there any injury in this? I can tell
you, for have had such boys for pa
tients. Such smoking, even in So
called moderation Gas if there was any
such thing as moderation in stimulants
for the young y Will do three things
for him: l. It will run his puiae up
to one hundred or more per minute.
2. It will reduce his weight below the
healthy standard. 3. It will reduce his
strength and general vitality, as will
appear in his pale complexion and his
diminished appetite. Cigarette smoking
is ono OF the worst habits physically
that a boy can form. It Injuries the
heart and digestion, and it tends to
check the growth. 1t gives lad false
and silly notions, and it. does not bring
him into good company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
tDally except Monday. tDally ex-

cept Sunday.
| wilmington and Weldon Railroad. :.
Yadkin Diyislon Main Line-Train
leaves Wilmington, 9 90 a. M, arrives
Fayetteville IL IL p. In, leaves Fayette-
vile IL 25 p. M, arrives Sanford l ~
p. IN. Returning leaves Sanford 2 80
p m, arriyes Fayetteville 3 Al p. M,
leaves Fayetteville 3::46 p. M, arrives
Wilmington 6 40 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad :,
Bennetteville Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsvll'e 8 Is a. M, Maxton 9 20
a. M, Red Springs 9 So a. M, Hope
Mills 10 AZ a. M. arrives Fayetteville
10 55 a. IN. Returning leaves Fayetts-
vile 40 p. M, Hope Mills 4 IS p. M,
Red Springs b 35 p. m, Maxton 8 Is
D. M, arrives Bennettsville Z Is p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. IS, at Maxton with the Caro-
lima Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard
All Line and Southern Railway, At
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc -:land Neck BrancE
Road leaves Weldon 3 :35 o M, Halifax
1 :l5 p. m, arrives Scotland Neck at
5 :O8 p. M, Greenvllle & 81 p. M, Kins-
ton Z :55 p. m. Returning leaves
Klnston Z so a. M, Greenyille 8 :52 .
m, arriving Halifax at II :18 q. M,
Weldon IL :33 a. M, daily except Sun
day.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 8 10 a. m. and 2 80 p. M.
arrive Parmele 8 10 a. m. and 4 90 p.
m, returning leave Parmele 9 :35 a. n.
and $50 p. NJ, arrive Washington
L 100 a. m. and 7 80 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., dali;
except Sunday 5 80 p. M, Sunday.
4 is p. M, arrives Plymouth Z: 40 p.
n, 6 10 p. NJ, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sunday z 30 a. M,
and Sunday 9 :O0 a. M, arrives Tarboro
10 :O5 a. M, IL 90 a. m.
Train on Midland N. C. Branch
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
z :O5 a. M, arriving Smithfield 8 10
IN. Returning leaves Smithfield 9 900
a. m. ; arrives at Goldsboro 10 :26 a. !.
Trains on Nashville Branch Ieass
Rocky Mount at 9 80 a. M, 40 p. N :.
arrive Nashville 10 10 a. M. 4 :O3 pm
Spring Hope 10 40 a. M, 4 :25 p. no .
Returning leave Spring Hope IL :OO 9:
M. 1 :o5 y. n., Nashville IL 20 q. m.
5 :25 p. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
IL As a. m, 6 100 p. m, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
IL 40 a. m. and is p. m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at 7 100 q. m. and
2 so p. m.
Train No. 78 makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily,
all rail via Richmond.
III. NJ. EMERSON,
GenI Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, Genl Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
PREVENTED A TRAGEDY.

Timely Information given Mrs.
George Long, of New Straitsville, Ono,
prevented dreadful tragedy and
saved two lives. A irightful cough
had long kept i.er awake every night.
She had tried many remedies and
doctors but steadily grew worse until
urged to try DR.. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle wholly cured her, and she
writes this marvellous medicine also
cured Mr.. Long Of a severe attack O1
Pneumonia. Such cures are positive
proof OF the match!ess merit of this
grand remedy for curing all throat
chest and lung .tronbles. Only 30:
and $I0O. Every bottle guaranteed
Trial bottles free at E. T. Whitehead
& Co.'S. Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
ONES own MASTER.
A Great Question to be Decided by
Our Young People.
GUARD AGAINST MISTAKES.

Youths Companion.
He was a moody, quick-tempered
young man. He resented authority
and was always talking about the time
when he should be independent Al
last he reached his twenty-first birth
day, that period when the law recog
nized him as no longer child. With
eagerness he had fer years looked for
ward to this day of freedom from con,
straint and authority. No one could
be more excited or pleased than be-
While he was congratulatlng himself
he met friend that morning.
"At last" he said, II am my own
master. No one can order me about
now. / shall do as I please"
II do congratulate you," said his
friend, "but are you sure you are not
making a mistake in your acceptatlon
OF the word master?"
"A mistaken" repeated the young
man in surprise. "There can he no
mistake about it. am of age to-day,
and am absolutely my own master"
Then, said Richard Miller, who tells
the story from his own experience, the
young mans friend blandly suggested
"In that case vcu will certainly never
lose control of your temper"
The young mans color rose as he
heard this Interpretation of independ-
ence. His outbursts of temper were
we'll known.
81 don't know that I have thought
OF 1t in that light" he replied.
Then there is the matter of cigar
ettes," continued his pitiless friend
"You told me the other day that you
did not see how you could give them
up. But nov that you arc absolutely
master, suppose you will smoke them
no more"
The young man made no response.
GAS one who is absolutely master OF
continued his friend, lis
never led by outside temptations to do
of which he disapproves, I
saPeoeo you will sivo up the scmewnar
questionable company you have been
keeping, which has proved a source CT
anxiety to your father aud mother?"
The young man did not reply. He
was surprised and stirred by this view
OF the kind of master that should gov
ern his conduct. Fortunately be had a
and 1t was touched.
After a few moments of silence he
looked up and said:
~ thank You for your frankness. /
see that haye been an awful fool. I
shall not say anything more about be-
ing my own master until am reasona-
bly, sure that I am better able than !
am to-day to restrain and overcome the
defects of my own nature. [ have
taken altogether too narrow a view Of
the responsibilities involved in being
ones own master"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
A LESSON.

A certain mother in one OF oul
smaller cities was very fond Of playing
progressive euchre. One evening she
received a fine silver cup for being the
most successful player. She was much
delighted with her success, and, on
showing it to her family the next
morning, her son,~tn his early teens
said: "Heh / can beat that. for !
made $40 at the pool table last night J!
Immediately the eyes OF the mother
were opened in more senses than one
for, in the first place, she had no ldes
that her son had thus been spending
his time, and, In the next place, part
ners in Elm, how could she condemn
him. 1t taught her lesson once fol
all.-Selected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

CASE o. BE ANCHORED.

The mule stood on the steamboat deck,
Thesland he would not tread
They pulled the halter round his neck
And cracked him on the head.
But obstinate and braced he stood,
As born the scene to rule;
A creature of the hold-back brood,
A stubborn, steadfast mule.
They cursed and swore-he would not
Until be felt inclined;
And though they thundered blow on
blow,
He altered not his mind.
The deck-hand to the shore complain
ed
''The varmint's bound to stay ~
And still upon tho critters hide
The sounding lash made play.
His master from the shore replied:
"The boats about to sail
As other means, In vain you've tried,
Suppose you twist his tail
sits likely that you'll make him land" "
The deck hand, brave, though pale,
The nearer drew, with outstretched
hand,
To make the twist avail.
Then came a kick of thunder sound
The observation-disclosures was ho?
Ask of the waves that far around,
Beheld him In the sea
A moment, not a voice was heard
But winked the mule his eye,
As though to ask, to him occurred:
'Now how was that for high?"
"Just cut his throat" the captain
rOared,
And end the cursed brute;
But the noblest soul that persisted there
Was he who tried to do il.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
The Proof Was Clear.

! Selected.
Recently the evangelist, r. l.. Hyde
was conducting revival meeting al
B., in New Jersey, and in the course
| of his remarks, said he could prove to
the satisfaction Of any infdei within
| ten minutes that he was ,ool, little
thinking that he shonld have occasion
or opportunity of doing so. The next
morning, while walking, a gentleman
accosted him very abruptly by saying,
"Aren't you the evangelist preaching
up here at the church"
eyes, sir"
"Well I supposed you were a gen.
tleman."
II claim to be one."
"Wel!, I don't think you are one.
Didn't you fay last night that you
could prove to the satisfaction of anY
one within ten minutes that all lniids!s
were foo!sf 1t you don't prove it to
my satisfaction I shall publish you lr
all the city papers as the most consu,a-
mate liar that ever struck the city"
Seeing there was 40 possibility of
reasoning with the man, Mr.. Hyde
said, ''Where is your :nfide!?"
Il claim to be one," was the rep!y
"and I want you to know am no fool,
ether
"You don't mean to cay there is no
reality in Christianity"
Il do, sir. I have studied all phases
of the subject, and travelled and d..
livered lectures against Christianity tor
more than twelve years, and I am pre-
pared to say there is nothing in it,"
"You are certain there is nothing In
it?"
eyes, sir; there is nothing in it,"
"WlII YOU please tell me-" said Mr..
Hyde, "if a man who will lecture
twelve years against nothing is not a
fool, what, in your Judgment, would
constitute fool?"
He turned away in a rage. Mr..
Hyde, drawing Ga. his watch, insisted
he still had SIX minutes, but the infidel
wonid not hear him. Neither did he
publish Mr. Hyde as liar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

After meeting many people at the
League, Colonel McMichael suggested
that Lieutenant Hobson should haye q
drink, to which the hero responded, that
he never drank anything. When asked
to have cigar he also replied that he
never smoked. However, he suggested
to Colonel McMiehael that he would
like to have a shave.-Philadelphie
Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup Las
been used for over ilty years by mil
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 I'M
medlately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. twenty-five cents
3 bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mre,
Wipslow's Soothing Syrup, add take
no other kind. A27-ly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

Do You SUFFER from lunbagO,
rheumatism or swollen muscles? II
so, procure at once bottle of Pain
Killer and follow the printed directions
The relief is instantaneous as we'll as
lasting. No necessity to suffer when a
remedy such IS Pain Killer is to be
had. Sixty years of success speaks for
itself. Avoid substitutes. thera is but
one Pain-KilIer, Perry Davis Price
25c and SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

My son has been troubled for years
with chronic dlarrhOea. Sometime
ago / persuaded him to take some OF
Chamberlain,s Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two
bottles OF the 25-centslze he was cured.
1 give this testimonial, hoping some
one nmilarly afflicted may read 1t and
be benefited--Thomas c.. Bower,
Glencoe, O. For sale by E. J White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
PRESENT DAY THOUGHTS
Washington Clear Understanding
And Judgment.
HIS GREAT TITLE
BY "GRosvENoR., u


Washlngton's Great Title 1t de.
lights people to speak of him as the
Father OF His Country. The title is
merely fanciful unless we limit the Pc
riod of his life to which the term is ap-
piled. His lmpulsive youth certainly
did not entitle him to 1t. His farming
career merely ranked him high as an
agriculturist. His generelship placed
him among the greatest Of the great
warriors of the world. But in none of
these was iatherhood. The period when
such term of affection applied to him
with its fullest, deepest meaning was
from 1888 to 1889, when no war was
being waged. The war had ended and
with infinite relief the gray-haired en-
feebled man allowed his narrowing re-
sponslbilities to slip from his shoulders.
Others were like him-only too glad to
rest back with a sigh of comfort az
though the thing sought had been
found and the thing desired had come
to pass.
Washington was the first to wake up
to clear understanding that the reyol-
ution had failed to cement the thirteen
colonies into oneness of aim and of
governmental theory. We find in no
other correspondence of that time any
such breadth of vision or depth of
feeling as were in the letters of Wash
ington. Constantly, in all directions,
he was sending out to others his seed
thoughts of what ought to be-endeav-
orlng to arouse them and finally sue
ceeding. He saw that the eight years
of travail had resulted in scarcely the
feeblest sign of national life. His
soul became wrapped up in the absorb
ing purpose of nurturing that feeble
life into strength. Then was he "Fa-
ther." At times he became absolutely
respondent oyer the serious condition
of affairs, as when he exclaimed, "It is
we'll that Greene General Greene> is
dead, so that he should know none of
these things"
Finally, however. his labor was not
IN vain, the ago1i, OF his soul was re-
garded and the constitutional conven-
ton became a fact to materialize his
faith that this nation was not to become
the laughing-stock of the government
from which it had broken away. For
four months Washington presided over
the convention, watching every move
and influencing every act. His labor
was lncessant-presiding every day
from four to seven hours, and working
between whiles to shape the thought
or purpose of those who where there
with him. Had the nation been flesh
OF his flesh, aud bone of his bone, his
feeling could not have been moro pa
ternal toward it.
The Declaration of Independence
was thrilling summons to life. It was
the beginning of things and not frac-
tioD. Its power was great to arouse,
but not sufficient to sustain. The con-
stitltutiOn was the instrument needed
to give the new life perpetuity. The
Declaration could not even stand the
strain of its own success. The consti-
tuition has withstood the expansion and
change and readjustment of century
and is still yirile. "Father" Washing
ton is the one above all others to credit
for this great lasting nation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

'They call me a grass widow, sup
pose," said the still young and hand
some woman bitterly, "pecause l don't
wear weeds !" "No," replied the en-
vious nelghbor, looking around the
cheerful apartment, ':it's because you
seem to be In clover.'-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of Joy. Bucklen's Arnlca Sa!ve,
cures them, also Old, Running and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chllblains.
Best Pile cure on earth Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 25cts. box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by E.. T.
Whitehead, 4 Co. Druggist.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
PRACTICAL GIRLS.

We believe girls should be educated
lust as high as their ability to learn
and that of their parents to paw Tor 1t
will admit. But in addition to keef-
ino their hands soft and white and theiI
toilet ND to the latest fad, they should
be taught that there is something e'sf
in life, a stern, practical side. that they
shonld be familiar with.-Ex.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
BISMARCK'S IRON NERVE.

Was the result OF his splendid health
Indomitable Will and tremendous
energy are not found where Stomach
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out oil
order. If you w..nt these qualities and
the success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop every
power of baain and body. Only 25c at
E. T. Whitehead, & Cos. drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

"I wonder how that Utah man man
aged to defeat his popular wife, against
whom he ran for Officer" Mr.. Oldwed,
"Simply by Issuing circular to the
voters asking how they would YEe to
attend to the children while their wives
we're attending to official duties"-
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

Il wonder if all men are fools, snap
ped Mrs Enpeck during little domes-
tic tiff the other morning. "No Indeed
my DEAR" replied her husband, Il
know number oil men WAC are bachel-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

Ladles-For relief of women, Ches-
tar's Tansy Tablets, worth their weight
in gold. A safe and certain. monthly
regulator mailed. .xs.......... 4. u. i.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

"What are you looking 50 glum
about?" "Oh I was trying to make
a man take S5." s'You don't mean to
say be wouldn't take it?" eyes I do.
You see he's my tailor, and I owe him
$5O."-Philadslphia Recos1.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

II ARMLESS, efficient, reliable and
l L pleasant to take, is Roberts Chill
Tonic for chills, fevers, malaria, nigh,
sweats and la grippe. Csc. No cure,
No pay. "The best I ever saw" Ii
what they all say. At e. T. White
head & Co.'S
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

DR.. BULLS COUGH SYRrP cures
any case OF bronchitis, lung affection
and grippe Physicians prescribe thi.
reffapIe remedy, and druggists rec
ommend 1t; because 1t never fails to
cure, and costs but 25 cents a bottle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

Nearly Correct: Teachsr-"What'.
the meaning of 'eiocutlon.' Harold ?"
Pupil-"It's the way people ara put to
death in some States"-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
( Sleh COId
~
Easily !?

Are you frequently hoarse7
Do you have that annoying
tickling in your throat? Would
YOU feel relieved if you could
raise something? Does your
cough annoy you at night, and
DO YOU raise more mucus in
the morning?
Then you should always keep
en- hand bottle of
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14
nnILH COUGH sYRI

DIR. BULLS COUGH sYh1r
vill proye . quick ana sure cure Iol
cronp Mothers, when your children
are attacked with that dreadIul uls'
YOU can depend on this marveious Is..-
sdv. It mover fails 70 cure q ono9s
Price 21as i. :. /, ss.s.. u =. !. i-.s's
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-12-14

The mule stood on the steamboat deck,
Tholland he would not tread
They pulled the halter round his neck
And cracked him on the head.