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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22
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bers who will pay all arrearages and one
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CLIFTON i. whitaker.
Sec. N. G. Conference M. P. Church.

Bobbits' Chill Pills are the best. Cost
less than any other chill and fever rom
edy, and they are guaranteed to cure,
or your money back. Price 25c. per
bottle. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

Ladles-For relief OF women, Ches-
ter's Tansy Tablets, worth their weight
in gold. A safe and certain monthly
regulator mailed.
MURDOCH CURE Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

Write Murdoch Cure Co., Atlanta
Ga, enclosing &c. stamp for Free Sam.
pie OF Murdock's Catarrh Cure or
Hyler's Dyspepsla Tablets. They pro
pose to cure every ease Of Catarrh OF
Dyspepsia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

Every day strengthens the bellef q emil
nent physicians that impa1e blood il the
cause Of the majority Of our diseases.
Twenty five years ago this theory was used
q basis for the formula of Browns Iron
blttsr.. The many remarkable cures effected
sufficient to prove that the theory is correct.
Browns Iron Bitters IL sold By all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

of the east and will haYe many sup
porters in the convention. -
Just as l had finished the above
paragraph Randolph county friend
informs me that his county will also
have candidate for Secretary OF State,
viz Mr.. III. P. Wood. who ho declares
is most excellent and deserving DEM
ocrat.-
MINOR MENTION.
According to the summary, just
! made by the State Auditor, of the ass
essed valuation of real and personal
propert in North Carolina for 1899, the
amount foots up $252,891 1927. The
preceding year the total assessment
was 1924 ,953, 1863, showing an Increase
OF nearly eighteen million dollars dur
ing the last year, which is much larger
than ever before reported in the given
time. The greatest increase was in
Durham and Mecklenburg counties.
The millions of property owned by
railroads and telegraph and telephone
companies is not included in the
above, but is assessed separately by the
Corporation Commission. Neither
Is the value OF the bank stock in
cluded.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

large number of-~oters In the country
in every county in North Carolina-a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22
Mrs. Joe Persons
Remedy.
nUMoR IN TnEeLoop.

1WJo u u VulWUUJE eHOOf4cNle7lt.
Kittrell, N. c., Nov. Is, 1898.
Mrs. Joe Person IL have been for
number OF years troubled with what
seemed to be humor in the blood, which
gave me a great deal of annoyance in
the winter. consulted and tried the
treatment OF five physicians without the
leest benefit, but since beginning to
sfAko sJpuxxemedy am mucf~ianf1ro
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

The One Day Cold Cure.
Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine for
cold in the head and sore throat Children take
them like candy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

great 1of'ow1pg' especlal1y among tue
farmers. "The fact that he is the pres
ldent OF the State Tobacco Growers
Association and is leading the fight
now on, for the tobacco farmers to re-.
celve fair price for their crop, makes
him especially strong with that element
of the party" he added. Mr.. Mclean
is one of the best and leading lawyer
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-22

SECRHIARf STATE.
So far only two gentlemen are seri-
ously discussed here in connection with
the Democratic nomination for Secre-
tary OF State, viz, Hon. J. Bryan
Grimes, of Pitt, and Ho1. D. HI. Nc
Lean, of Harnett, both exceedingly
popular gentlemen and widely known.
A leading Democrat from another
county, visiting in Raleigh this week,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Driving tho Cnrnbno.

The American soldier is equal to all
sorts of transportation problems; but
the strangest one he has yet had to
meet is presented by the ordinary
beast of draught in the Philippine
Islands, the water-builalo. This ami.
nal is called the cerabao in the
Philippines, and the name (pro.
nounced carribow) is retained by our
soldiers; but the Philippine carrabao
does not differ greatly from the com.
mon buffalo of India, China and other
Oriental countries.
II. II. Little, a correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune, says that the
carabao is slower than camel and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

fed, although the dreams Of former
glories sometimes rouse them to
strange flights of patriotic fervor.
Lovers Of Browning will be glad to
learn something about that strange
people utilized by him for one of his
most dramatic poems.
The Germans assert, and have fig
ures TO prove, that the efforts Of their
railroad to Angora and the district
south OF IL, Koniwyah, have stimulated
the people TO renewed effects for the
requirement of agricultural wealth.
DIR. Oppenheim's trip shows that there
is room for similar work all through
Syria, and he has great hopes of the
time when this country will be trav-
ersed by railways running from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Persian
Gulf.
There is no doubt that the district
east of the Jordon River is well
adapted to the raising of wheat, and
IL is only because OF the lack of facil-
tiles for transportation that this dis.
trict has not already contributed a
large proportion of this cereal to the
markets of the Orient.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
SfRkNGEST AM0NG The
PEOPLE OF THE W0RLD ARE
the DRUSES OF SYRIA.

DIR. Max Oppenheim, a distinguished
European scientist and scholar, re-
Gently completed one of the most re-
markable journeys ever undertaken
in the East. He explored little known
and out Of the way parts of the Holy
Land. He penetrated to Damascus,
which is rarely visited, and made
careful observations of the life of the
people now living in that ancient city.
During his journey DIR. Oppenheim
took a multitude of photographs show
ing the daily life of the people he Wis
tied. These have now been devel-
oped aud printed in the New York
Herald and they have excited much
interest among scientific men in Ger
many who have learned of the results
of DIR. Oppenheim's journey.
DIR. Oppenheim made his way with
private caravan from the Mediter-
ranean to the Persian Gulf. The at
tention of the world is fixed upon this
wide domain, for hero lies the land
which Germany, England and Ru ssia
are competing with one another to pos
sess by the building of railways. To
gain any real information of the peo-
pie inhabiting this country a man
must be not merely an observer, but
linguist rs well. He should under
stand Turkish, Arabic, Syriac and
other Oriental tongues, and DIR. OPP
penheim was well fitted for his task,
after residence in Egypt of several
years.
Landing at Beyrout he gathered his
little caravan about him, and worked
his way up through the Lebanon
Mountains. He found mixed null
titude inhabiting these mountains, so
famous for their cedars in Bible times.
The Syrians, he found, were Chris
tians, but there were any number of
sects, Roman Catholic, Maronites,
Jacobites, Greek Catholics and 9TH
ers. He attributes much of the suf-
fering of these people to their divis-
ions and lack of intelligent leaders.
The Jesuits and those coming from
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Proper Churn For tho Dairy.

When it becomes necessary to pro.
cure new churn for the dairy. get
one with a marked capacity at least
one-half larger than the quantity of
cream that is expected to be churned.
We never saw churn of any pattern
that did not do its work better when
one-half to two-thirds full than when
more was put in it. We have some
prejudice against those churns which
have paddles or other arrangements
inside, though the best one we ever
used was built so, and we made good
butter and salted it and worked it in
the churn. But that was before we
ever saw an oscillatipg churn or
swing churn, and when we saw one of
those we quickly decided that they
were on the right principle, easier to
handle, easier to keep clean and
sweet, and less liable to iniure the
butter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

more obstinate than n mule, and has q
hide "like the armor of battleship.'
He "has but one hope, but one am
bition in life, and that is to lie down
in puddle of water with just his
nose and horns sticking out" In
doing this he will, if he can, also give
bath to all the supplies loaded on
the bull-cart which he is drawing.
Consequently wild commotion
rules along the wagon.train when it
approaches stream which has to be
forded. The soldiers, who are walk.
ing behind the carts rs guards, lay
aside their rifles, aud begin to belabor
each animal and objurgate him in
three languages-English, Spanish
and Tagalog. The Chinese drivers
jump off the carts and also pound the
poor carabao, yelling in Chinese.
As the middle of the stream is
reached the excitement grows. The
carabao begins to stretch his neck,
and bend his knees, and grunt-sure
signs that he intends to lie down.
"Hi therep yell the soldiers.
"Chop-c -chopl Prontol Git out of
that Seega, blame you, seega,
pronto, hi there!''
Possibly all this may get the cara
bao over the stream without his lying
down, but this is unusual good for
tune. To keep him in good trim, the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
NnInc nf GnnI Rnainrc.

An English writer tells us that in an
experiment made there, one acre OF
rich pasture made gain of 500pounds
of beef on steers fed there for six
months. On cattle OF same age and
nearly same size, stall fed, it took
$500 pounds of clover hay, 1000
pounds corn and oil meal and 10000
pounds of Swede turnips TO make tho
same gain. The pasture was called
good enough to have cut about three
and a-half tons of hay IL IL had been
mown, but even the pasture feed was
cheap. Very few here would pasture
field as rich as that, and we are not
sure IL would be economy here, but
we are very sure that IL would be prof
table to try to make some of the
pastures grow more grass than they
did.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Where the Stale Eggs Go.

BY saying stale eggs is meant those
that are not strictly fresh or that have
been preserved for very long time.
Many of the eggs that belong to this
class are used by bakers, not only for
the yolks, but for the coloring matter.
1t is estimated that $1,000, 900 are
used by calico printers, and another
100, 10000 go to numerous photo
graphic supply establishments, book.
binders, glove manufacturers and
leather finishers. This estimate may
be exaggerated somewhat, but it gives
an idea of the large extent to which
such eggs are used.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

hammedan inhabitants of the harem
wrapped up to the eyes.
From Damascus DIR. Oppenheim set
out with his caravan. consisting OF
ten persons besides his three camel
drivers, two hostlers, two Syrian SER
wants and an Armenian cook, q Bed
ouin and pupil of the medical
school at Beyrout. He made his way
through the wastes of the desert,
studying as he went the Druses, whom
he had found in the Lebanon district
and scattered east of the Jordan
River.
These, he thinks, form probably the
strangest nation in the world. The
women are beautiful, the men are
brave and intelligent. Their religion
is very curious, being compounded of
Mohammedanism mixed with some
elements of Christianity. II is hard
for any one to say precisely what the
Druses do believe, but their life is q
peculiarly simple and righteous one
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

their summer residences. A hotel
built on European models was opened
here in 1897.
Thence the caravan went to Damas-
Gus, the Oldest city in the world, and
which has been inhabited for thirty
five hundred years. 1t is mentioned
in the Tell Amarna letters found in
Egypt, dating from 1900 b. c., and
has been inhabited ever since, and no
one knows for how long before that
time. Here are ruins thousands of
years old.
But the houses and life to-day
in Damascus are most interesting and
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Pirates Of The Philippines.

The Moros are born pirates The sea
seems more their home than the land.
They fairly revel in the water, for wher-
ever possible they build their houses in
The sea, raising them on piles sunk in
the shoal waters OF the coast This
mode OF building has been followed in
all the Philippine islands, the houses.
even II miles from the sea, being built
on piles. 1t seems to suggest time
when the Malavs were water-dwellers.
In truth. a backward glance through
time shows us the Malay sea-rovers set
tirg ort in their war-praus to conquer
the multitude OF islands in the South
seas and haunting the coasts. so as to
be ready to take to the water again u
a moments notice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
,sJbOOvOVJOCJtJtJ -tJJuS
3 FARM TOPICS /
Saving Fertility.

A recent bulletin from the Vermont
Experiment Station emphasizes tho
Importance OF saving the sources of
fertility, especially nitrogen, on the
farm, before buying commercial fer
tilzer. Nitrogen especially is very
expensive and may easily be secured
on the farm, since II Is found In clover,
beans aud similar crops and is abun-
dant in barnyard manure and in muck
beds. When manure is net imme.
diately applied to the land 1t should
be protected from the weather, since
leaching quickly lessons its value.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
disqualification.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST
nav
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

II is stated that President Kruger's
favorite hobby is gardening.
The pictures OF Sargent, the Ameri-
can artist. now monopolizc attention at
the British Royal Academy.
Secretary Long is looking forward with
pleasure to his summer vacation at his
old home in Buckfeld, Me.
Ruryard Kipling thinks that, though
short stories may be written in youth,
the novel must be the work OF matur-
ity.
The Prince OF Wales says he is happi-
est when he can spend quiet evening
at home with the princess and their chill
drcn.
Speaker Henderson, who lost his left
leg at the battle OF Corinth, has a new
artificial leg, with ankle and knee joints,
and hopes 10 be able hereafter 10 dis
ponse with his cane.
Herbert Spencer has passed the age
OF eighty, and, though never a robust
man, still keeps himself in good con
dtion by the tonic OF steady, intelli-
gently-directed work,
Arthur Sewaii. vice presidential can
didatc with Bryan in 1890. is reported
to be in very poor health and TO have
been ordered by his doctor to go abroad
for the summer.
The health OF the Young king OF
Spain will necessitate his leaving Mad
rid earlier than usual this year. Ac.
companied by the queen regent he will
go to Covandonoa in Asturia.
General Sir George White has been
decorated with the Grand Cross OF the
Royal Victorian Order by the queen. in
acknowledgment OF his services during
the siege of Ladysmith.
This is the official designation Of the
British generals commanding in South
Africa: "Baron Roberts. nj Kandahar
and Waterford. P. C., K. p. G. C. b.
G.. C., s. l., G.. {. I. F.. v C.. d. c.
l.. IL D." And yet he is the shortest
general in the service.
William A. King, the successor in
Congress OF Roberts OF Utah. is like
his predecessor, Norman, but he is not
a nolygamist. He is thirtv-seven wears
old. and has been in politics for fifteen
wears. He has already served one term
in Congress, and was well liked by his
colleagues
General Edward Moody McCook, one
OF "the fighting McCooks." has been
compelled 10 enter the Soldiers home
at Yountville, Cal He was the fifth and
seventh governor OF Colorado. and was
long active in Kansas and territorial
politics
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
An Advantage In Planting Lsgumcs.

II is claimed that to get the very
best results when planting leguminous
crops they should be planted on
rather poor soil. This is big thing
to the farmer who has a field, or a
portion of field, that is not up to
the average of the farm, and il also is
the best means of securing for the
field an average fertility.
Tests have shown that where such
plants are planted on the kind OF soil
referred to that they take up large
quantities of nitrogen and store IL up
in n manner that makes IL available
for plant food which will be used by
the crops following the leguminous
plant. IL the soil is too fertile these
plants will take mp the nitrogen from
the earth instead of from the air, and
this would be OF no benefit to the
farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
a Hint For Summer.

The clogging of waterways under
bridges aud culverts at hoodtime is
the greatest danger that they are ex-
posed to, and the greatest menace to
nearby fields, that may become
Hooded. All such trouble may be
avoided by the plan illustrated.
AS will be seen, protection consists
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Pneumatic Coffee Pot.

A new appliance for coffee pots and
other liquid dispensers has a false
bottom, with valve connecting to
the main reservoir, which closes au.
tomatically when pressure is applied
to an air bulb, connected with the
bottom, forcing the liquid through
the spout.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

the American mission at Beyrout, says
DIR. Oppenheim, seemed to exert the
best and deepest influence upon the
people. They are not prosperous,
and as o result some ten thousand Of
the men. emigrate every year.
Among the women, DR.. Oppenheim
says, he found many remarkable for
their beauty. Some European influ-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

ences, especially French and German.
are now being brought to bear for the
development OF agricultural interests
and industrial arts, but with no great
success as yet. Along the slopes OF
the Lebanon Mountains many Of the
wealthy merchants from Beyrout have
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
INNER COURT OF DAMASCUS DWELLING.

Justice is done at any cost, aud high
sense Of honor is we'll developed.
Like other Orientals, the Druses sit
cross legged on the ground and help
themselves at meals from large dishes
placed in the centre Of the group.
They seem to be industrious and salts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

novel to the traveller from the West.
They exhibit luxury and comfort little
dreamed of in Western lands as exist
ing in Damascus to-day. All sorts of
persons, says DIR. Oppenheim, are to
be encountered on the streets of this
ancient town, from the Christian wom-
en- in their white garments to the Mo-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

carabao must have bath every few
hoNrs.
Often the desire to bathe will come
upon him in the middle of the night,
and he will break his rope and start
out across country in search of water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
The Gait of Soldiers.

1t is computed that in marching
soldiers take seveIty.five steps per
minute, in quick marching 10S, and
IN charging $50 steps.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
Ten Good Points For Poultrymen.

l. Give your fowls dry, comfort.
able, roomy house.
2. Breed only from healthy, vigor-
ous stock; never inbreed.
3. Feed Il variety of wholesome food,
but do not overfeed.
4. Let your hens scratch for part
of their living; exercise is essential.
g. Do not overlook the grit ques.
ton; hens have no teeth.
6. Provide clean water for drink
ing; foul, stagnant water breeds dis
ease.
7. Clean,and disinfect your poultry
houses and coops at least once a week |;
fowls have breathing organs.
8. Look out for lice; let utter de.
struction come upon them.
0. Avoid dampness, filth and cold
draughts; they cause roup.
10. Be sure that you are right
then go ahead; persistent pushing in
the right direction insures success.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
FlFTY-SlxTH CONGRESS
Senate.
NINETY. .sIXrH nAY

BY close vote the Senate rejected
the proposition 20 erect without refer
ence to the price at which the govern
nent could secure arfnor plate for its
warsliips, an armor plate factory. The
vote upon the direct provision was ~
to. "a, and subsidiary amendments were
rejected by about the same vote When
tne committees proposition was about
70 be voted Upon n filibustcr was organ
ized. the quorum of the Senate was
broken and the question Is still in the
air
N1NETY-SEVENTH DAY.
The Senate passed the free homes
bill without word OF debate. DR..
Brosius showed that $268.4Ai 900 has
been appropriated To date. a little more
tlan 20 per cent having been presented
by other than national banks The gen
eral deficiency BILL carrying $5SO3,o2I,
passed the House.
The Senate committee on interoccanic
canals ordered favorable report on the
Nicatagua canal bill, which was passed
by the House.
NINETY-EIGHTH DAY.
The House passed and sent TO the
Senate the last OF the general appropria-
tion bills, the military academy bill, and
WIZ b' lNdIY 10 dNlOUIll us SOOll us Iilt
Senate disposcs OF those il has not pass
ed and the two houses adjust the differ
cnces in conference.
The House river and harbor commit
tee reported an emergency bill appro-
priatinc 100000, to carry on the work
necessary. II contains provision for
work on the Davis Island dam and
other dams in the Ohio and Allegheny
rivers.
NINETY NINTH DAY.
More than 1000 veterans sailors and
marines OF the civil war have filed APP
plications TO the navy department To-
have removed the charges OF desertion,
which now stand against their names.
| This action was taken in anticipation
| OF the bill extending indefinitely the
| provisions OF the act OF 1893. relative TO
| innocent dcscrtons." becoming n law.
| The bill has passed first one House and
| then the other. but has just succeeded
| in passing both in one session. IL now
| goes TO the President
ONE HUNDREDTH DAY.
| Among the bills passed by the Senate
were: To pay the estate OF James
| Young, $40, ,383 in full settlement OF
claims upon the United States for dam
ages done by United States troops near
Middleton, Pa. during 1903; granting
pension OF SIoo a month to the widow
of Gen. Lawton; bill providing that
all honorably discharged soldiers or
mariners, who saw service in the civil
war, in the Spanish war or in the Phil
| ippnc war shall be given prcierment
| in civil service appointments. age or
loss OF limbs not being regarded as a
disqualification.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST
| DAY.
Nearly the entire day in the Senate
was devoted to the pneumatic service
item in the postoifce appropriation bill
| The matter went over without action.
Senator Sewell, from the committee
on military affairs, made favorable re-
port on the House bill approprating an
nually 100000 for the purpose OF pro-
vidng arms and equipage for the militia
OF the various States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23

in the placing of well-braced post
about six feet up stream from the
opening under the bridge, or, if the
stream be wide, two or more. This
will catch any driftwood, which if
abundant will make dam at harm.
less place, the water flowing over, un.
der and through the obstruction to
the unobstructed mouth of the cul.
vert. When the food has subsided
the rubbish may be more readily
cleared away than if choaked into the
narrow waterway under the bridge
M. G.. Kains, in Farm and Fireside.