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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
IMPORTANT RULING.
Ohio Supreme Court Decides That
Divorced Wives Cannot BE In
surance BeneAciariea,

The supreme court of Ohio has de-
cided case that is interesting to all
fraternal organizations. 1t was case
where a member of q fraternal society
died leaving his certificate payable to
his wife, and it so happened that before
the death of the brother, the wife had
procured divorce from him, yet he
neglected to have his beneficiary
changed. He left surviving him three
children, and when the claim was made
for the beneficiary fund by the di-
vorced wife, the grand lodge resisted
the claim. The children were admit
ted into the case as parties interested.
The case did not go to trial upon the
issue between the grand lodge and the
divorced wife, the court holding that
on the case made by the pleading, the
grand lodges answer set forth the fact
that the beneficiary named in the GER
tificate was a divorced wife, and that
not being denied by the plaintiff, the
said divorced wife, the court held that
having procured divorce she was not
party interested in the suit and could
not maintain any action against the Or
ganization upon the certifcate.-Royal
Arcanum Bulletin.
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past, nearer to the times of that an
cient shipbuilder than to the present.
These clubs" can sail with the wind,
if they have plenty of it, and not too
much. If the wind is high, or contrary,
they must put in to some sheltered
nook and wait for favorable weather,
which may take day Or a month, or
even longer. II is not to be marveled at,
then, that there are no passenger junks
running from Hinghua by the sea to
the provincial capital, Foochow. only
70 miles north. 1t takes 4s hours to
travel it by land, taking the ferry the
second night, but that is much faster
than these boats are likely to make it.
A small steamer would make the trip
in one night; but the government has
persistently refused to allow foreign
built vessels to run.
Then these junks are the prey OF
pirates that infest this coast. They
have their haunts on the islands and
inlets of this rough coast. In little
boats, that can be propelled by rowing
they swarm out upon some large junk
that is becalmed. They throw fire-balls
they are armed with muzzle-loading
shotguns and knives and spears. The
crew is slaughtered, or surrenders and il
bound, all the cargo taken, and the boa,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
ELECTRICITY IN CHURCHES
The Most Modern Appliances Are Be
ing Brought Into Use in
These Ediflces.

Electricity is put to various uses in
churches; in no other buildings, in
fact, is it more commonly employed.
In this city all new churches are pro-
vided with electrical equipments; and
many old churches also have been SIM
ilarly equipped. The same is substan-
tally true of all cities and towns in
which there are to be found electric
plants. Some churches have complete
plants of their own on the premises,
but the greater number take the cur
rent from the street main.
Besides it's use for lighting purposes
electricity is now commonly employed
in churches for running a motor TO
operate the organ bellows. This
motor can be set in motion or stopped
by the organist as he sits in his place
at the keyboard simply by the turn
ing of switch, and in operation it
accommodates itself to the demands
upon it, running slower when the bel
lows is full and faster again as it is
emptied.
In the newer churches-and such
appliances have also been put into
provided with electrical appliances by
means Of which the valves of the Dr.
gan pipes are opened. Formerly this
was done by means of mechanical APP
planes that were operated by the
pressing down of the key. Now each
key is connected by wire with the
valve of the pipe to which it belongs,
and when key is pressed down it's
wire is brought into contact with a
supply wire running along under the
keyboard, the circuit is closed, and by
means of the power thus transmitted
along the wire from the key the valve
is opened. It is, of course, kept open
until the contact is broken by the re-
lease of the key. Organs set up in
separate sections in church are con-
nected by wire in the same manner
and readily played from the same key
board; and new organs, however stu
ated in a church. are now likely to be
provided with electrical keyboards.
Church chimes are now played by
electricity from a keyboard like that
Of a piano or organ, at which the
player sits with his music before him.
Chime playing as formerly done by the
pressing down of levers to which cords
running to the bells were attached
called for very considerable exertion
on the part of the player; now the
heaviest as well as the ightest bell is
rung simply by pressing a key.-N. Y.
SIM
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set aGrift. This is often done in broad
daylight. The local magistrate gets his
share of the plumber, and the pirates
are not molested Occasionally the pro-
vincial government makes show OF
putting a stop to it, by sending an 9TH
cial, with soldiers, to the chief CEN
ter of piracy. But due notice is served
when he is coming, and by the time ne
arrives the leaders are conspicuous for
their absence. The less guilty or in
nocent people of the neighborhood are
caught and beaten, or squeezed" the
official and his train go back enriched,
and piracy is soon worse than ever. This
makes transportation by sea very haz-
ardous.
All these impediments to traffic
would be disposed of at once, by the
opening of these ports to steamers;
and the advantages following would
be very great. The pirates would then
have TO quit their robbery. They could
not overhaul steamboat.
River navigation in China is carried
on with great industry, if not skill.
Not only do they use the larger streams,
but the small ones, full of shallow rap
ids over which the boat must be al
most carried by sheer muscle, are used
for freight transportation and passen-
gers. These boats for shallow streams
are made with round bottoms and ends,
20 to 30 feet long, and are pushed by
poles, carried and dragged up the
streams, and float down.
It is life of miserable brute labor
! that these poor boatmen live. A harder
lot can scarcely be imagined. Yet these
little streams must be used until roads
are built for carts and trains. AS long as
! the only competition is the shoulders of
men, even this laborious use of naviga-
ton is the cheapest to be had.
Canals are more numerous in China
than in any other country in the world,
except Holland. The Grand canal in the
north, and some others, were made for
navigation; but the plains of central
and south China are covered, when
ever possible, with small shallow cam
ais for irrigation. The water is pumped
from these by treadmill pumps upon
the rice fields, which must be kept COW
cred with water all the time. But these
canals are also used for transporta-
ton, little fat-bottomed rowboats be-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01

tern. Along the coast and on the
large rivers junks are used in great
numbers. They are built of thick pine
planks, with high stem.
Their tackle is of the rudest, involv-
ing great waste of strength in friction;
thus requiring double the number of
sailors. The sails are generally made
Of bamboo and cane leaves, though
canvas is now occasionally seen. The
ordinary sea-going junk is of about
100 to 200 tonnage; though they make
them as large as 1000 tons. 1t is hard
~ necessary to add that these crude
vessels are about equal in sailing ca
racity to Noah's famous ark, which
was not intended to do anything but
float; and the original pattern, from
which all have since been made, must
have been designed in the dim remote
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child, soitens the gums,
aAays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Dlarrhoea. 1t
will relieve the poor little sufferer I'M
med1ately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. twenty-five cents
bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take
no other kind. 427-ly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
TIME NOT VALUABLE.
Chinese Do Net Sssm to Care Much
for Rapid Transit.
They Travel Ccn:enteLiy in J=EEs
Making Two Three Miles
per Eour-Stca E25O.ts Few
and Far Between.
Ispecial Hinghua (China) letter.

Especial Hinghua (China) letter.
STTA i5E statesmen of the powers are
planning the opening Of China to
II the commerce of the world. The
newspapers are discussing it. The Chi
rese people are expecting it, and the
Inandarins dreading it. Eut not many
people in America have any adequate
idea of what such an opening viii in
yolve, either TO the outside world or to
the middle kingdom itself. How much
China is shut of from communication
with the rest of the world can only be
realized by knowing her means and
methods of transportation. The ma
tive methods, which are the only kind
that have been permitted in the in
terror, beyond the treaty ports,'' and
about as crude and laborious as hui
man stupidity could devise. The
cheapest is, of course, transportation
by water.
But hitherto all this has been done in
boats or junks Of the rudest pattern,
propelled by rowing. towing or sailing.
On what are known as native waters, ;"
being all the sea-coast, rivers and can
ais not opened to foreign commerce by
special treaty with the powers, steam
vessels, both small and large, have
been prohibited. A very few eNcep-
tons have been made in favor OF small
steam launches run under a special
charter granted by provincial govern
ors, who, for this uneXampled LIBERAL
ity, would pocket large share of the
profits. All this will be changed by
the opening of the inland waters to
steamers.
Then, as in japan, within a genera
ton the clumsy old junks will disap-
pear, and be replaced by steamers of all
sizes and sailboats of modern pat
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
A Man. Calls.

A man must think when making q
call to leave his umbrella, overcoat
and overshoes in the hall, though he
may carry his hat and stick to the
drawing-room. He must arise when
ever lady enters the room, and,
whether caller or host, he must never
look at his watch. Except in his own
house he should never find a seat for
another, he must not offer his own
chair to anyone and should remove his
glove before shaking hands.-Wom-
ans Home COMPANION.
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ing seen everywhere upon them, car
rying freight and passengers.
That which impresses the foreigner
most in all this is how utterly obliv-
ious the native methods are to time.
Two miles an hour is fair average
rate upon these canals. and A miles is
medium slow; three miles an hour is
swift dispatch, with strong, fair wind
and light cargo. When we are in a
hurry we walk. Launches of light
draught are sure to take the place of
these wretched RATS for passenger traf-
fic in the near future. These well-wa-
tered plains are all very deEsely popu-
lated, and a swift passenger service
would be well patronized.
WILLIAM N, BREWSTER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Columbia, S. c., has an ordinance
which requires that gates should
swing inward.
The castor-oil tree (Ricinus com.
munis) is believed in Egypt to keep
away mosquitoes.
The value of the imports of pota-
toes into England yearly is estimated
at about 6 100000.
New Orleans represents more than
half the total valuation of Louisiana,
and consequently pays more than half
the taxes.
The Chinese honor their guests by
placing before them the oldest eggs
obtainable, which are considered their
greatest delicacy.
The board of education and the po-
lice department of New York are the
two most expensive departments of
the municipal government. Collec-
lively, their maintenance costs $685.
600, 600 a year.
A resident of Dawson City writes:
"As far as my observations go, the
climate here is as suitable for raising
winter wheat as in any place in the
northwestern or the northern states
of America. From my experience of
the last two years, I see no reason
why this country should not be able
to produce its own vegetables and
grains"
A rooster figured prominently in a
case which was tried in the Coney
Island police court the other day.
The fowl had been stolen, SO the
plaintiff claimed, and in proof of his
assertion, he called it by name
George Dewey" Immediately the
rooster crowed and tapped it's wings,
and it was forthwith turned over to
it's ri ohtfu1 owner
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
4FOPfffm6e.

But" he urged, ''life is not all JOY!
Do you know anything to fortify these
young persons against the sorrows of
life2"
The preceptress of the seminary
smiled a sad, haunting smile.
YES" she answered in low voice,
but distinctly, I'VE teach them how to
weep without making their noses red! !"
Here, again, we were reminded how
lastly the scope Of education had wild
ned since the days Of our youth.-De-
roit Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
To Boil sugar for clear Candy

Put one pound of granulated sugar
in a saucepan with one-half pint of
water and a pinch of cream tartar;
stir well before it boils, so that the
sugar may not settle and burn. When
well dissolved stir no more, but let the
mixture boil till fine bubbles appear,
then begin to try in cold water. If
it snaps like glass between the teeth
1t has reached the crack and is ready
for use, and from this all kinds of
clear candy may be made.-House-
hold Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
Don Neglect Your It-er.

Liver troubles quickly result in serious
complications, and the rnsa who neglects his
liver has !is1le regard for health. A bottle
Of Browns Iron Btters taken now and then
will keep the liver in perfect order. # the
disease has developed, Browns Iron Bitters
vitality viii always follow its use.
Browns, Iron Bitters is sold by ell dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01

*Dally. fDaiiy except Sunday.
Trains No. 49 and 48 solid trains Re.
tween Primers Point and Wilmington.
Train No. 40 connects at Rocky Mt.
with train % for all points South and
No. rs train for ali points North.
G. N. SERPELL, J. R. KENLY.
Genrl Manager Sup't Tains.
T. NJ. EMERSON,
Gent Passenger Agent
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
PREVENTED A TRAGEDY.

Timely information given Mrs. Geo.
Long, of New Straitsville, Ohio, pre-
vented dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. A frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. One bot
tie wholly cured her, and she writes
this marvellous medicine also cured Mr..
Long of a severe attack of Pneumonia.
Such cures are positive proof of the
matchless merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only SOC and $1.O0. Every
bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free
at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'S Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01

equal to the disease and promptly e4FecEed q Gu
spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
beyond doubt that cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence has accu-
mulated which is incontrovertible, of which
the following is specimen
"Cancer is hereditary in orr family. ny father. q
sister and aunt having died from this dreadful
disease. My feelings may be imagined when the hor
rible disease made its appearance on ny sito 1t was
& malignant Cancer eating inwardly IL such way as
to cause great alarm The disease seemed beyond the
skill Of the doctors, for their treatment did 10 gocd
whatever the Cancer growing worse al the while
Numerous remedies were used for it. lat the Cancer
grew steadily worse, until it seemed that was doomed
follow the others of the family, for know how dea
when inherited was advised to try Swifts Specnc ~
day. forced out the poison continued its use unit
bottles when I cured sound and we'll, and have Il
dreadful affection though many years have elapsed.
for Cancer-Mas S. RI IDOL, Winston, n c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01

0MARVAA6 H0SA ~ ADA8 A&Aus
The consul of the United States at
Birmingham reports as an unusual
event in Great Britain the beginning Of
an inquiry by the board of trade of
that city into the shipping trust, which
is said to be injurious to British in
dustry.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
The One Oav Cold Cure,

For cold in the head and sore throat use Ker-
mott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine, the One
Day Cold Cure"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
CANCER I2DEEIA|DLLy!!

This fearful disease often first appears
IS a mere scratch, pimple, or lump in
tho breast. too small to attract any
notice, until. in many cases, the deadly
diseas> is fully developed.
Carer can not be cured by a surgical
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
CATARRH CAN BE CURED
M urdock S Catarrh Cure.
It Goes to Every Part
Sure, Safe and Pleasant

medical
hundreds
public health
worthless
MURDOCKS CArARRH CURE preparaion and
smoked thereby
system affected by the disease 1t
broncnls Colds the Head
what shape and cures where treatment continued
affected
from simple cod! Like all new and valuable preparations
good
WE ONLY ASK TRIAL Mailed to anv sdJes m
paid, " ~ ""' "0N'e'S' -
Fut up In tin boxes, 81 per MURDOCH CURE CO.,
va o'co'neno lor oV Jays Atlanta Ga
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01
Results Fatally IN ||IInlles
Cases Out Of Ton 4
Cure Found at Last.

poison in the blood circulating throughout the SYSTEM and although
the sore the Cancermay be cut away the
poison blood and promptly breaks out afres with
renewed violence. :,
The wonderful S. S. curing obstinate, deeseated
blood which considered incrabe induced lew
spairing sufferers it for Cancer after exasng the skill OF
without delight s. s.
and Dronplv The glad
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-03-07
SamptOntgtebr.

Onsoa9 ben 81 5ebruar par Der ats
ter 6gitibsfeft, ibst lln9farI Is br. Ga
mon en- bIen G9t.biet til Wiis 6 ir.
ten 6onen. paitor 2unb ~forrets
t.oe 8ieIlen % pal9te til letlt SaIme
1876, 80. p9erren bar siort fore
Ting mob os; ri bleu glade" San be:
tOneos fGrIi9t, al 9imIens Os Sosbens
6srre tor, / fin almast os 8erIisbeo,
tiIoeIte Os Wennelfer fine 8eIfsnsIier
baass !escm!is % aanos!;s 3snis'Hos.
sos g. 5on n 8 (Brubens 9iem
par mango unSe 9enner os enDsI samle
til Stsoe 90 bette @leoen meo bet unse
2@stspur uso 4fipn9eIien al en- OeI tri.
itsIise Sanse.
- Stuoent 6br. $ EN-, gru=
osus Brooer, Der par biemme fra Sto.
len blair, p.o b.nne aeili9bsb, talte
ct pu~uminbenoe Orb ON y9ammets
Brpuup," buor til ale uar inobuone,
men bpOr bet sioIot at pare prpost msb
5siu Rstfaroisbeos 6laonins.
- Den 90. 5ebruar reiite 9. Sis
m E n meo 9uitru berfra til oeres
frsmtiOise 9iem / Slap so, Nebr. Wuo
6errens YelfisneIie % 6reb buiIe cue,
benz / oeres npe 9ieml
- gi bar / oenne Glib geiOs uf Rils
w atbttoa Niel en- fra Council
BLUFFS os al Wiis annaBertel I
fra Blair.
- s 6aietioen uil Der bIiue prGoi'
tet 6irten boer 3orsous 6OrmiOOa(
ST. 1O4, os be iaouanoIise O~pbpsSeIies
msoer faIoer bort.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-03-07
Vatimer, ga.

Rora 6anen bar after / aar
paataset fig at uGre SGrerinoe Dor oans
lie 0erneftoIe, Tom ltaI bOIoes 2 Waas
neoer | CONNER.
= SsnSD iren itaI pare Wsni9s
bebens 3ele9at til SGmfunoets aats'
msoe Blair.
Wanous often ben 26 Jebruar
osbe Sens 9aniens 9uitru %
bleu unber tor Delta9eIie be9rauet Qofs
bag ben 1lte Warts. paiior Glems
M en- en- ira lbornton talte fsrif /
airten paa @nseIlt, % oernef paltor
@irte8aaro paa Qanif. 9altor
airfesaarb fOrrettebe SorbpaatufteIisn.
Deben tom iaa at iise lite uuentet, buer.
Ten for ben aibeoe eaer be efterIeusnoe;
tbi for 9obt ct Aar ibsn blep Ulrs.
9anien rant al ct 9ierteilas, iaa at
bun | Iansere Glib iuGpebe meuem Sin
90 Dso; men sanits lansiomt ieirsbs
giuet Dog, og 9aabet pofieoe, Iaa be
trOeoe, at bun snonu / nOsen lib tunoe
baue ferbsbss ibIanot benz; men 6errens
9eie er lite ultio pore 8eie. Ulrs. pans
len ft ct npt SIas os iaa 4 Dase be'
uioitIss ben, inotiI DSoen ffiIbie benbeS
frisjorte SjeI fra 9esemet@ 5. 9ans
len o9 7 Born, buoraf Der er cen uton'
firmeret enbnu, beSrGber labet al en-
~trofait 9uitru o9 en- tGrlis Wo5er.
- Den life STARTS baooe WaoS
@1riftianen o9 Dortbea Ras.
muse 9rpuup. Paltor Stenbp
fOrrettebe 9%ieIien. Gil 9ptte.
gator RirtesaOrb bar bespnOt at
boIbe Saliesubstieneite buer 6reoa9.
paaOr Glsmmen m fortaler
os, at Menisbsben | lbornton bar be-
ilnttet at bpsse en- Rirte.
-Warius9 ane en-, iom fuoerer
ueo Blair Stole, bar | anlebnins Of
fin WObers SpsoOm Os DebsfuIO uarst
biemms / fbie use. 9iseIeoes antom
aIfreb Ssrenfen o. Riels
RieIen, Tom ffuberer ueb iamme
StOle, % bsItOs ! Wrs. Saniens ges
srausIie. Sc reifte tiIbuse issn / Ssns
bags.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1900-03-07
gilbert Sea, Minll.

Sibfe Qerbas Aiten par Son9toyet
o9 @uitartIubben inbbuote af &. s..
Better en-. O9iaa Yaitor Rib.
iss, CO andre 8enner, par til Steoe.
Sfsnt Beiret lite par bet beoite os 6ps
ret nalten uiremtommelist, (ilGr par
Der tire at Selltabet, iom MATTE gem
nemsaa mango 6atuliteter paa geien),
iaa bIeu bet bog burtis CLIENT for ben
sobe liO, ri uae buuoe / Yeterie ems bps-
selise 9iem. Oct meite af 2iben op.
toses naiurlisuIs al Mnlit o. Gang,
mebens Uars. peterien buuoe irault Def
meite Of afteuen meb at opparte fine
@Giter meb 9obs 5Orfrii.ninser. Mr.
Ystctien er 2socr % Sntrutter babe
for Sanstoret os @uitartlubben, og nj
bar siort fore 6remifribt paa Muiitten
o9 Sunsens Omruube / Dor Menisbeb,
nnber WRr. peterlens op9tise QebeIle.
= Sibfte Ssnbas Bitten bapoe Uars.
Q wenben meo fin IaouanIi9e os
alori9 tr9ttenoe @9ffribeb inobubt belle
llnsormmen til at ipile aftensmao efter
aa9oomsmeoet. Baabe Wr. oe Mrs.
Smenbien bar ct uurmt 9lerte for be
nn9e o9 iporer nInris fig leIu nOset for
at fremme oeres Sam.
Baloemar SEMEN oa 6us
ltin er TO npe WeoIemmer Of Dor Wes
ni9beb.
9i ~9ratuIerer Worten a n.
ems / a%nIeonins At en- lille Dotte,,
iom nrriuerebe / fOrrise rse.
= CHARLES &asmusen, Dor
betenote oanIfe WiGIfemano, og bans
Brpbre Robert os 9aurits, bapbe
ale Nor lat 9iuet til forri9e Senbao
often, iost be uforuarenbe forte no en-
aaben gaase paa Ssen. De tom aae
op, og peb 9jelp al ct anbet Spano
9effe fit be or0set 9eite os Globe op
iaa be flap ale meb Stsetten os en-
uaab lrsje.