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Radish Growing.

Virginian-Pilot.
Although the season is oyer, the fol-
lowing item taken from the Country
Gentleman" is of interest:
To most of your readers the radish
crop may be in their minds something
as the peanut crop was few years ago
rather ''small and insignificant CROP"
BY looking oyer some old reports l
notice that In the year 1870 the section
around Norfolk Is credited with haying
shipped all of 10000 punches of rad
lshes, and all Of $4,000 barrels of po-
totoes and other truck crops in proper
tion.
This year it is estimated by one OF
our largest radish growers that the acre
age In radish reached / 500 acres. The
number of growers is not lar from 500.
One of the largest growers had neerly
fifty acres of radish, and used nearly
one ton OF radish seed.
The round radish is the kind grown
generally The hands pull and tie the
radishes in bunches while others take
the punches and wash them carefully
and pack them in half-barrel bs skets
for shipment. II the weather gets very
warm nice clean square or oblong
block OF artificial Ice is bedded in the
middle of each package, and the rad.
ish gees into the Northern market
clean, bright, fresh and crisp.
It is estimated that the present crop
reached, when finished, the grand total
of 20, 600, 600 punches, wllch is quite
respectable incease oyer the moderate
little 10000 bunches shipped in 1870
Our informant stated that this section
was the largest radlsh growing section
in the entire country. As fast as the
radish crop Is pulled and shipped, the
land is prepared for tomatoes, melons
or other late crops. The land, as a
rnle, is made to "tote twice." SO to
speak, and often ''totes thrice"-that
is to say, made to grow three crops
per year.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.
iDa!ly except Monday. tDmly ex-

fDal'y except Monday. tDmly ex-
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Yadkln Diyis,on Main Line---Train
leaves " Nilmlngton, 9 90 a. m, arrives
Fayetteville y Is p. M, leaves Fayette-
VILE II 25 p. IN, arrives Sanford l 43
p. n. Returning leaves Sanford 30
y. m. arrives Fayetteville 5 Is p. m.,
leaves Fayetteville 3 80 p. m, arrives
Wilmington 80 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Benneit>viIe Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsvll,c s - Il. M, Maxton 8 20
a. M, Red Springs 8 53 a. NJ, Hope
Mills 10 42 IL, m, arrives Fayetteville
10 55 a. IN. Returning leaves Fayette-
vile 4 40 p. IN Hope Mills 4 55 p. M.
Red Springs b So p. M, Maxton 6 10
p. N arrives Bennettsvilie Is p. IN.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. 79, at Maxton With the Caro-
INA Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford uith the Seaboard
All Line and Southern Railway, at
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc :'and Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 35 D M, Halifax
10 p. m, arrives Scotland Neck at
) :0S p. m, Greenvllle 6 :57 p. M, Kins-
tor 80 p. Ii. Returning leaves
Klnston 7 so a. M, Greenyille 8 80 a.
II; arriving Halifax at III :lS a. m,
Weldon IL :33 a. M, daily except Sun
day.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington s 10 a. m. and 2 30 p. M,
arrive Parmele 9 10 Il. m. and 4 100 p.
n1., returning leave Parme]e 8 30 a. m.
ali;i 6 80 p. m, arrive Washington
| / 90 II. m. and 7 80 p. n., daily ex-
cept Sunday.
| Train leaves Tarboro, n. G., daily
except Sunday 5 80 p. m, Sunday,
is p. m, arrives Plymouth 40 p.
m., 6 10 D. M. Returning, leaves Ply
month daily except Sunday Z 80 a. m,
and Sunday 8 90 a. m, arrives Tarboro
10 :05 q. M, II 90 81. m.
Train on Midland ". c.. Branch
leaves GoIdsboro daily, except Sunday.
05 a. "a, arriving sinilhfe'd 8 :l0a
IN. Return,nc leaves smithfeld 9 90
A. M; arrives # Goldsboro 10 20 a. n
| Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 80 a. m, ) 40 p. m
arrive Nashville 10 10 "A M, 4 :03 pm +
! spring Hope lO:i0 a. m, I 20 p. m
Returning leave Spring Hope ii 90 a.
m.. 1 80 p. m., Nashville Ii % &. M,
5 :25 p. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
II :45 a. n, 6 100 p. H., daily except
Sunday.
! Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
S:i0 a. n. and 4 Is p. II. Return
Ing leaves Clinton at Z 100 a. m. and
| 10 20 a. m.
| Train No. IS makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily,
all rail via Richmond.
II. NJ. EMERSON,
Genl Pass. Agent.
J. i. KENLf, Con'l Manager.
! T. II: E Il ER5Oet. Traffic Manager.
i
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NO.. 80

IN the public prints. Slurs upon his
family are said to touch him nearly
yet to things said against. himself he Is
| Indifferent. One can readily credit that
upon hearing that by his own order
scrapbook was made for him contain
| ing American opinions about the tac-
carat scandal. The royal patron dear.
est to clipping bureaus is the Gar ol
Russia. He has shown himself eX-
ceedingly well disposed toward them.
Some Of their notable orders have
come from him. A New York bureau
man has made Tor him sumptuously
bound scrap-books, all Russia leather.
and gold clasps and gilt edges, first
about he death and obsequies of his
father, Alexander Ill, then about his
oa II marriage and coronation cercmon-
les, and later in regard to the Ameri-
can journey oi Prince Hillkoff, his
Minister of Railways. The same house
has now in hand clippings about the
Peace Conference, which are to form
another in the series of imperial scrap
books.
Uncle Sam himself has taken the
clippings idea, and keeps at the White
House corps OF clippers and gov
eminent scrap-book. President Cleve-
land is said to have looked at the
scrap-book just once in his last term
that was in the course of the VENUE
Ian crisis. Mrs. Harrison subscribed
to bureau on her own account, aud
her daughter has many books full of
things printed about Baby Mckee.
Mrs. Cleveland had scrap-book O!
personal notices-not, however, OF her
self, but of her husband. The wives
Of many Of other prominent men have
similar books. Almost every man in
public llfe Is a bureau subscriber.
The government has just ordered q
scrap history of the war with Spain.
L is Ia twenty big volumes, though
most Of the war pictures were left out.
The volumes are bound in morocco
cloth, and cost the government 81 600
That sum, indeed, hardly covered the
cost of making, but the bureau man
has gathered a duplicate set OF clip
pings and looks for his profit in them,
whenever rich and patriotic citizen
decides to give familiar history to
West Point or Annapolis. Stanford
University has already monumental
set Of scrap histories, bearing Oh ev-
erything American, aDo partlc dlarly
the life and works Of its founder.
John l.. Sulllyan gets clippings
subject not specified. Lord Randolph
Churchill ordered Everything unfay
orable," and was forced by the size OF
the first months bill to reverse his
order. Nikoa Tesla wants "electrical
Inventions" Edison Is more com pre-
henslvc-he orders clippings upon
above twenty subjects OF living Inter
est. W. D. Howells subscrihes inter
mittently for real incidents going with
whatever story he may have in hand.
One man who Is said to haye a plot
factory patronized by both noyelists
and dranatists when Imagination lags
wants all sorts OF hairbreadth hap
penlngs. "Storles OF elopement" was
another order. The maker OF 1t,
strange to relate, was not a realistic
novelist, but a luckless lover, who
hoped thus by vicarious example to
persuade his sweetheart to defy her
parents and make him happy. The
Cramps get every line printed in any
part of the world about any one OF
their ships.
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SCOTLAND NECK, N. G. THURSDAY, JULY 90 1899.

to bring to pass better day OF cleaner
politics for he Is to declare that man
who Is morally unfit for his compan-
ionship or the courtesies of his home
is politically unfit to receive his vote.
He understands that Notwithstanding
those who see with him are few at pres
ent, yet their strength Is not to be
counted by numbers for he has the ut
most faith in the pervasive power of a
right idea. The Increase of his kind
will bring back into political life men
of strong character and of leisure. He
will demand as time progresses more
and more real trust of the people, SO
that we shall hope to see as part of the
machinery of future government the
referendum vote, by reason of which
all important actions OF legislature
shall be referred back to the people
themselves for final decision. And
his contention will be that while-alas
bad legislation can be bought by
schemes among few men the purchase
Of the majority Of the voters In state
would be out of the question. But run
nlng along beside his efforts to give the
people real voice will be a constant
effort to educate our mixed classes up
to better realization OF their privl-
leges as men and as Americans.
Finally, the new man, ass citizen,
will dispose of the universal suffrage
question in this way-woman by her
physical contour and by her maternal
functions is unable to do all that men
can do. In short, she is different
creature, with different ways of looking
at things, with different modes of
thought. All these differences being
the new man will also con-
cede that the very differences go to
prove that men do not understand fully
all that women want consequently in
some form Or another woman's voice
will be increasingly heard in the affairs
of the future.
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
,een nsed for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children WINE
teethlng. with perfect success. -
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind conc, anu III, -
the best remedy for Dlarrhoea. ~ WI
relieve the poor little sufferer lmneu., :,
ately, Sold by Druggists IN every par.
[of the world. Twenty-Five Genus -s
bottle. Be sure and ask Tor -
,..,.as.s :. s..s., !. "a A. -, D E27-1y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

This is the season in which many a
Young man will reach the final decls-
ion as to whether or not be Will be
educated. Some will haye presented
to them the question Shall try to
90 to college and get the advantage OF
a college training, or shall l take
chances in life with what / know and
can learn by myself? Well, If it -ls
possible, in any reasonable way young
men ought to take college training
It is true there are some men who
measure a man in this world by the
money he can make and when they
see a college graduate who has nVeo
a moor man and does not seem "cu'
ont" to make money, they say he Is
failure and the money spent ON hls
college training was lost. Ihat Il
very poor logic; and it is dangerous
influence amongst young men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

Inun Many golden opportunities
LUDI. have been lost by those
who suffer from rheumatism. By
taking Rheumaclde now they will be
permanently and positively cure1.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20


Good water is very essential to
health. and from the work that Is be-
ing done in sinking deep wells in Eas-
tern Carolina, it looks like the people
OF this part Of the State are beginning
to realize the advantages Of pure wa
tar. Too much care can not be given
the matter. Eastern Carolina is not
a grave yard" as many people away
fcom here sometimes seem to think,
aud plenty of good water will be a
means Of correcting the false impress
sion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

The Dispensary system Of handling
splrituous liquors has commenced op-
Grafton in several towns in the State.
Quite a number of towns had the Dis
pensary system before and by act OF
the last Legislature others in the State
vent under it July 1st. It is proving
satisfactory In most places. The
Smithfeld Herald says:
1--WE believe that the system will
become popular after the public
learns its workings. 1t has already
shown Its effects towards preserving
better order on the streets at night"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Francis Murphy, chaplain to the
Fifth Pennsylvania volunteers, and
the world famous apostle of temper
ance, writes an interesting article Tor
the July number of the National Mag
azlne on "Thirty Years Temperance
Reform" He says that the temper
ance cause has gained much ground
during the past thirty years, and that
there Is a brighter day coming for
temperance workers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

While there are many drawbacks to
the farmer-not SO many, perhaps, as
he thlnks-he will soon be in the sea-
son OF the year where he can take a
breathing spell. He will soon have
his crop laid by and then he can rest
i little and regain some Of the
strength he has expended during the
hurrving season of work. "It's long
lane that has no turning" they say
and while the business man and the
professional man must stick to their
desks and counters the live-long year,
the farmers resting days between sum-
,ner and fail give him chance to
have little enjoyment besides In hard
toll.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

"a sTo oEEA
the The Kind You Have Always Bought
ass.,''' lN2gtzM
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

CAsro7IA.
R..r. Il. The Kind You Have AIxays Bought
as,:;''' : A<2Zzezx
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-20

The meeting of the B. Y. P. U. in
Richmond last week was indeed a
great meeting and Richmond did the
handsome thing in the royal enter
tainment. The Richmond Dispatch
of 18th presented the appearance of
a photogra ph album in some OF it's
pages. Pictures of many able Baptist
ministers and prominent Sunday
school workers were shown in the pa
per. The Sunday-school work OF the
country is a great and mighty ,nfu-
ence for good which is too lightly re-
garded by some church mem bers of
all denominations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-03-20

Ia a suit by Supt. Sherrard OF the
Children's home for possession of a child
at Pierre belonging to a woman of ques-
tionable character. named Henderson.
the woman resisted vigorously and be-
fore the trial was over the husband
OF the woman. now living IN the Black
Hills, interviewed n claimed possession.
The man and VIE. 1t turns out, are suing
for a separation or divorce. and g Judge
Smith had to play the Solomon act in
the case and ordered the child placed IN
care and custody of Sheriff Logan OF
Pierre until the divorce proceedings are
determined IN Lawrence county, when
the Sherrard case will be taken up and
settled.
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Iankton Press and DakOt8D. l.

lankton Press and Dskotan, II: Cen
eral W. H. II. Beadle OF Madison, S. d.,
who is 10 iankton, says that the snow
which beauties the surface Of Yankton's
Streets to day, is but a divine handful
compared with the thousands upon
thousands OF the silver lining of the
clouds which were heaped and piled on
tae same streets % years ago to-day, st.
Patrick's day 1870. The snow storm OF
March l3. 1t and IL, 1870, was by far
the most remarkable visitation OF wintry
precipitation ever heard Of in these parts.
Snow was more IT, an three feet deep on
the level and was drifted around the
caves OF buildings. Mr.. BeadIe and Phil.
X. Faulk were housed up in the sur
veyor generals office which stood on the
corner Of Capital and Second streets,
during those three days and they will
never forget the experience. The wind
was high and snow fell for y hours
without intermission.
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Prof. Knapp who was sent to the
Philippines by Secretary Wilson to make
Investigations along agricultural lines
has returned and on the side makes some
very interesting observations on the
people of those islands. In answer to
what Americans ought to do there he
says:
II will say that any government, to be
successful in the orient, must recognize
the ~peculiarties of the people. They are
quite submissive to any authority, pro-
vlded the peoulisrties which have be-
com a part OF their life and religion are
not interfered with. I find upon investi-
cation that all nations governing Asiatic
races have had to respect native pecul-
~iarties. England tried about fifty years
to introduce English methods of govern
ment in detail into the Pacific colonies,
but failed. She does not now attempt
to interfere with the common people,
and retains for her W protection an
appeal to British courts. and is satisfied
with collecting taxes and exercise ig the
more impor' ant administrative fun.
ctions.
"ln my opinion, the best thing tor our
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THIS MISSED THE CENSOR.
story From Hong Kong That Paints y
Different Picture,

1 'O III -
Different Picture.
HoNG koNG. March aO.-The follow
ing general view of The situation is
from a correspondent Of the Associated
Press at Manila. and has evidently not
been subjected to censorship:
The most remarkable feature of the
situation is the inability Of the Amer
leans and residents to estimate the
numbers, and plans of the
Flllpinos. Prominent generals think
two or three disastrous battles will
break their spirit and make them sue
for terms. A majority Of the English
and other residents are of the opinion
that the determination Of the Tagalis is
the only guarantee of peace, that they
can easily be whipped if they give
battle. but that they will dodge a meet
ing with the Americans in force. Some
people think they will risk battles at
Malabon and Paranque where they are
strongly e~ntrenched, and that if thew
are defeated they will resume bush
whacking as long As any of them are
left"
United States Consul Williams says:
II don't expect to live to see the end of
the war
The rebels shift about so much that it
is impossible to estimate their mum bers.
The correspondent questioned several
generals as TO the number of the rebels
and the replies ranged from 20. 900 to
100000. The estimates Of the quantity
OF arms possessed by the rebels are
equally uncertain. The best authorities
say 10000. Large sections Of the armed
natives are ignorant Of the use Of their
waa,ouc
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Two Divisions Of Three Brigades
Each Have Been. Formed at
Manila.
Major General Lawton Has As.
sumed Command of the
First
And General Macarthur of the
Second = Minnesotans in
the Latter.
Twentieth and Part of the TWEEN
ty.third Regulars on Pro.
vOst Duty.

MANILA, March 20.-10:2O a. m.-The
entire American force has been reor-
ganized, two divisions Of three brigades
each being formed. General Lawton
has assumed command of the first.
which consists of the Washington. North
Dakota and California volunteers under
General King: six troops of the Fourth
cavalry. the Fourteenth regulars. the
Idaho volunteers. and a battalion of the
Iowa troops, under General Ovenshine:
the Third and Twenty.second regular
infantry and the Oregon regiment, UNI
der General Wheaton. and Dyer's and
Hawthorne's light batteries.
General MacArthur's division consists
of two batteries Of the Third artillery.
the Kansas and Montana volunteers.
under General H. G.. Otis; the Color
ado, Nebraska and South Dakota regi-
ments. and six companies of the Penn
sylvanians, under General Hale: the
Fourth and Seventh regulars. the Min
nesota and Wyoming volunteers, and
the Utah artillery.
A separate brigade will be assigned to
provost guard duty, consisting of the
Twentieth and eight companies of the
Twenty-third regular infantry.
General Anderson, now in command
of the first division of the Eighth army
corps, will return to the United States
in accordance with the order of Jan. ~.
An attack was made by the rebels
upon the battery at Lima church. but
was repulsed by the Pennsylvanians.
with heavy loss. Lieutenant Thompson
and Privates McNey and McCans of
Company {. were wounded.
\ gunboat with a company of the
Twenty-third regulars on board is now
on the lake attacking the small towns.
She was last heard Of off Morong and
Santa Cruz.
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ALASKA BOUNDARY.

Russian Marks Discovered by F~inlapdera
Said to Give Is the klondike.
SEATTLE. Wash. March 2O.-News
has reached here that five Finlanders
claim to have discovered evidences of
the origin Of the Russian boundary line
inscribed on a series Of old mounds.
which. If established, will place the
kiordike country within the United
States. It is said that United States
Consul McCook, at Dawson, will com
municate with the Washington authori.
ties regarding the matter.
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WANT TO COME HOME

situation Of spaniards ut Manila Very
Uncomfortable.
MADRID. March ga cable message
received from General Rios. the former
commander OF the Spanish troops in the
Philippines, says the situation Of the
Spaniards at Manila is so critical that
they all desire to return home. tho
Americans, the general adds, rendering
their %sojourn in the Philippines limos.
sible. The Spanish steamer Luzon ieft
Manila for Carthagena, taking a mum.
Der of Spanish soldiers and 1870 officials
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a NpAMisll Rrnlesf.

W~AsHIsGTnS. March 2O.-The Span
lsh government, through the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon. has presented
= the state department "A representation
ito the condition Of the Spanish pris-
olers held by the Philippine insurgents.
setting forth what they consider the Sc
nous results arising from General Otis
recent prohibition Of efforts by the Span
lsh authorities to secure the release OF
the prisoners
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Illinois Colored Troop. at CHICAGO

CO'0roU 1r0Ops NJ OnIcAK0.
CHICAGO, March 2O.-The Eighth ILL.,
inois, colored, regiment, Colonel Mar
shall commanding, Chicago's last vol
unteers to return, arrived home over
the Big Four railroad. After q parade
of the business district, the soldiers,
ercorted by the Lincoln Guards, the
colored Knights Templar and the COL
cred Knights of Pythias, repaired to the
Seventh regiment armory where dinner
was served and speeches were made by
Mayor Harrison and Governor Tanner.
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TO BY CYCLE PLANTS,
syndicate iieing Formed ut Chicago For
THAI Purpose.

syndicate iieing Formed at Chicago For
That Purpose.
CHICAGO. March GOV. !. Kiser
president Of the Monarch B.cvcle Manu-
featuring company Of Chicago. said that
a syndicate had been formed which pro-
posed TO buy cut the plants Of the Lead
ing bicycle makers of the country.
which will all be conducted under one
head, although each company will Q n
tinue TO operate its own plant under its
WI name. The syndicate will market
the wheels. In this way a vast amount
spent for travelling men, etc, will be
saved. 1t is said it will take at least
$25, DOC, 900 to buy the various plants.
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Dewey Says His Health Is Good.

RUTLAND, VT, March 2O.-George
Dewey has received a letter from his
father. the admiral, in which he says he
is in good health. although somewhat
fatigued. The admiral expressed the
hope that his task would be finished be-
fore long. Charles Dewey expects that
his brother will arrive in Washington
on or before June ], and will soon there
after visit his old home in Vernon.
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government would be TO employ men
who have been in the administration Of
colonial affairs, under England or other
nations, who have lived among them and
know their pecullarties. They have
very marked pe%culiarities, which the
ordinary American wants to correct the
first thing. II he tries it he will create q
row. The F.lipinos seem to be beaten.
II they are, they will recognize the
master until their little p%ecullarties are
interfered with. Ii we could arrest
.Aguinaldo and their other leaders the
rebellion would probably collapse"