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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
SCOTLAND NECK, N. g. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15 1900.

ling of the better-paid class of govern
ment civilian employees. At no table
is the drinking slow. Peanut-women
and acwer-giris pass in and out, and
frequently become the target tor lewd
sallles. Bar efooted Filipino walters
dart about, bearing on ira Us the stuff
that is qulckening inebriation. All
the time these little walters are silently
thinking on the visible traits OF the
American conquerer.
On the porch of the "Paris restaurant
overlooking the river are little groups
in which the commissioned officers of
the army and navy are conspicuous.
Every now and then a reveler, in un-
lfCrm or in civilian dress, breaks into
hilarious song, or abuse, as the mood
seizes him. Laughter or oaths follow
and the turbulence grows. Then the
little Filipino waiter winks slyly, and
says: Gel Americana tient mucho
vino !" The American has much wine.
A simple thing this may appear by it.
self, but if the average Filipino could
be induced to frankly tell what i'm
pressed him as the greatest character
lstlc OF the American, be would say
that 1t was the American 8 fondness and
capacity for liquor.
Over in Santa Cruz, under the very
nose OF the police station of that dis
trict, are to be loud some OF the most
degraded sal oons run by the natives
them selvs Here hard liquors are
much cheaper than in other places;
they are correspondingly vile, for Man.
ila has as yet no standard in the pur-
ity OF liquors. Here the sort of stuff
is sold that sets mems brain on fire
twice as quickly as a better grade of
liquor would. Here fights are not un-
com mon.
So far as nv observation went, l
found that the military authorities of
Manila were not on record as having
done anything to abate this crying dis
grace. Indeed, one American officer,
fairly nigh in councils at the p,lace,is
the putatlve head OF the concern that is
doing the most to encourage and sup
ply the thi rst of Manila.
We tried to civllize the Indian, and
incidentally wiped him off the earth by
permitting disreputable white traders
to SUPPLY him with ardent liquors.
Are we to repeat this disgrace, tentold,
as we at present seem fair to do in the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
A Neighbor's Estimate Of Dwight
L. Moody.

| National Magazine.
From the time of Mr.. Moody's birth
on a small farm near Northfield Feb
ruary 5, 1887, until his eighteenth year
he gave no special promise of being a
successful man. The school days were
| not filled with learning, as he loved the
open air too much to give any great
attention to his books. His ouly dis
tinguishing traits were his ready wit
| and his intense love for his mother.
President Lincoln made his only
Sunday school address at Mr. Moody's
Chicago Sunday School, and sixty OF
the boys were among the first to volun-
teer when the President issued his first
call for troops.
Mr.. Moody was conducting a prayer
meeting in young Mems Chri ristaln
Association convention at India napoi,s
when Mr.. Sankey came into the hall
and took part in the singing. "I've
been looking for you Tor eight years !;
you must come with me to Chicago"
said Mr.. Moody, when the singing was
finished, grasping Mr.. Sankey's hand.
There were some practical objections to
be disposed of, s,ut eventually the mat
ter was settled, and their wonderfully
successful tour of Europe followed.
More than $4OO 900 mas been reali zed
from the sale of their gospel hymn
books, all of which has been devoted to
church work.
Mr.. Moody's evangel,stic Work which
brought his name most prominent be-
fore the public he did not consider
his greatest effort. The schools
he mas esta hIlshed with christianity
as the foundation Will perpeuate his
name.
Mr.. Moody placed great stress On
the power of music to arouse the soul
and much of his wonderful power over
great Assem- blases is undoubtedly due
to this fact. He was not an eloquent
speaker In the ordinary acceptance OF
the term, but his earnestness and per.
suaslveness were almost unequaIed.
The llstner never thought Of Moody,
but OF what Moody was saying, and
his pictures OF the love of Christ were
certainly not paralleled In rostrum or
pulpit results.
Of the hundreds of thousands 0: col
lars given to Mr.. Moody outright or In
trusts ali has gone Into the schools Of
religious work. When he died, DEC
ember %, 1899, he was poor mar, as
far as this worlds goods are concerned
but q soul-saving millionaire. What
John Wesley was to Engiand Mo ody
has been to America.
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IRA ms GOING NORTH.
tDally except Monday. tDa:ly cx-

|s'ii! eAtSpU -ioACa}. ba''y CA
eept Sunday.
WILMINGTON and Weldon Railroad,
Ead!Sln Division Main L,ne--Train
ieaves y Wilmington, 9 90 a. M, arrives
Fayetteville II G5 p. m leaves Fayette-
:llie u % r. m, arrives Sanford 43
>. III. He.urning leaves Sanford 9 30
. nl., arriyes Fayetteville 3 Al p. M,
caves Fayetteville 3. 10 r. m, arrives
Wilmington 6 40 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Bennett, Vile Brancli-Train leaves
3ennett5vi'c IS a. M, Maxton 9 20
/. "a, Bed Springs 8 53 a. M, Hope
ills 10 - Il, N arrives Fayetteville
10 IS ii. IN. Returning leaves Fayette-
ville DO p. M, Hope Mills 4 55 p. m,
Red Springs b Be p. M, Maxton 6 Is
,. M, arrives Bennettsville Is p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. IS, at Msxton with the Caro-
ina Central Railroad, at Red Springs
With the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard
All Line and Southern Railway, at
Calf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc -.Iand Neck Rranch
Road leaves Weldon 3 :35 m., Halifax
1 :l5 p. M, arrives Scotland Neck at
:OS p. M, Greenvllle 81 p. M, Kins-
ton 7 so p. III. Returning leaves
K,nston 80 a. M, Greenyille 8 :52 a.
N, arriving Halifax at IL :18 a. m,
Weldon IL :33 a. m, daily except Sum
day.
Trains On Washington Branch leave
Washington 10 a. m. and 9 30 p. m,
arrive Parmeie . 10 a. m. and 4 100 p.
m, returning leave Parmcle :35 a. IN.
and 6 80 p. M, arrive Washington
Ii :O0 a. m. and 80 p. m :, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. G., daily
except Sunday 5 80 p. m, Sunday,
4 :l5 p. m., arrives Plymouth :4O p.
NJ, 6 10 p. M, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sunday, 80 a. m,
and Sunday 8 100 a. m, arrives TarbOrO
TO-: 10 a. m., / 90 Il. n.
Train on Midland N. G.. Branch
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
:O5 o. m., arriving Sini,hfield 8 10 a
IN. Returning leaves Smithfield ECO
q. m. arrives at GoIdsboro 10 :25 q. n
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 10 :00a. M, } 40 p. m
arrive Nashville 10 10 ii M, 4 :O3 pm
Spring Hope 10 40 a. m. :25 p. 10.
Returning leave Spring Hope IL 30 a.
M. 80 p. M, Nashville IL lisa. M,
> 90 p. m, arrive at Rocky Mount
IL :45 a. NJ, 100 p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Train Oh Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
IL 40 a. IN. and :02 p. m. Return
Ing leaves Clinton at 7 :O0 a. m. and
2 80 p. m.
Train No. 78 makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily,
all rail via Richmond.
II. M. EMERSON,
Geu'l Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, GenI Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
SALT RHEUM CURED BY
JOl1nston'S SarSaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
JUST SEEN IN TINE.


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JOINSTONS SARSAPARLLA highly
praised tried bottle Of began to right and when had
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

increasing the acreage in cotton thi
year. 1t is highly important that the.
consider this matter carefully. Woule
| it not he better to produce no more cot
| ton than usual and get even more mon
ey for it, than to produce more cottcr
| aud get even less money for it?
::The Sheldon Idea. is a curren
phrase in newspapers generally now
| To those who have not read ain His
Steps," book published by Rev. Chas
NJ. Sheldon, the now famous preach
! er of Topeka, Kansas, it IS rather vague
in meaning. The facts III brief are these
Mr.. Sheldon wrote book entitled "In
His Ste.s ;" and the prominent idea in
the book is "What would Jesus do?
That is to say, it seeks to get the read
er to look at everything he does from
the probable standpoint OF Jesus Christ
were he here on earth now engaged in
the affairs Of life as men are.
The book represents the pastor of a
fashionable city church suddenly awak-
ing TO the fact that Jesus would not
do things as even Christians do them,
we:e he here On earth and at the end
of a most unusual and Impressive SER
vice on a Sabbath day, he called for
volunteers from his congregation to
jOin a club whose members for one
week or month would do things as they
believed Jesus would DO them. The
book relates how there were wonderful
changes In many places OF business the
following Monday morning. Among
the volunteers to the club was the edi-
tor Of city daily paper. The stor;
recltes wonderful changes in the man
agement Of the paper because the edl-
tor suddenly commenced to run the
paper as he thought Jesus would run It,
Now the sheldon Idea" is the arrange
ment between Mr.. Sheldon, the auth
CT of s'In His Steps" aud Mr.. J. K. .Hud-
son, editor OF the Topeka Capital, a
daily pa.er published in Topeka, Kan
sas, whereby Mr.. sheldoa is to have
the entire editorial and business con-
troll of the paper for certain period in
the month of March to show his idea
OF how a Christian daily newspaper
should be run, Or "NVhat would Jesus
do?" as the editor Of secular paper.
The scheme has been roundIy criti-
cisei by some and commended by 9TH
ers. Some say that Mr.. Sheldon is un
dertaking to assume the place OF Jesus
Christ On earth, and therefore renders
himself and his project ridiculous.
Such conclusion is erroneous. AS we
understand it, Mr.. Sheldon is only &C.
ing to try to run and manage daily
paper as he beIleyes Jesus would were
he in charge of it. This we regard as
neither Ridiculous nor unreasonable
for Mr.. Sheldon can have his own opin-
ions as to how Jesus would run a news-
paper without assuming to take the
place Of Jesus on earth.
Others call Mr.. Sheldon dreamer"
Well, one Of the greatest and most pow
erful addresses we have eyer heard was
~ Rev. 3. II. Carroll, the great Bap-
list preacher OF Texas, who gave great
to "dreamers."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
A LOOK At LINCOLN.
A Good Thing For Any Young Man.
A NOBLE EXAMPLE.
BY "GROsvENOR.' .
Written for The Commonwealth.

/
| Lincoln Reflections :-Whea a great
public character is dead, History, like
the Almighty, does not look on the
outer appearance any longer to judge
thereby. Lying, man may be as
gawky in appearance as Lincoln and as
ill-clad. Short-sighted little men will
call him buffoon. Dead, as the out
er appearance OF his body falls away
from his llfe-work as mans outer frame
falls away from his soul, leaving both
bare to the closest scrutiny. The fur
ther away we get from the living days
OF Lincoln, the clearer is our knowl
edge that giant-every way great
lived and worked and joked and sorrow
ed when he lived.
To us young men IN the full hurly
bur]y of life, no matter what our poll
tics or what our relation to the Mason
and Dixon line, there is good for us III
look at Lincoln and 3 thought about
him. Mincing fools dressed like ami
mated fashion plates lose the lessons
from him that are real to some of us.
10 have a great heart is better than to
have fine clothes. To have cheerful
word that hides our own heartaches
and heart burdens is better than to
stalk among men with a look of gloomy
and repellant abstraction. To be rail-
splitter with the whole heart and frou
that point up be everything and Go ev-
erythlng as from the heart Is to make
deep lines OF character in ourselves
even If those outside fail to recognize
it. 1t is better to start low and end
high, than to start high by some accl-
dental parentage and end low. There is
more OF gain to our Inner selves and
therefore more Of profit to the dear
world to be forced into struggling for
every vantage point that We gain. Poor
rich Lincoln had face scanned more
than any mans with the struggle from
boyhood onward and then to deepen
those seams and test the metal Of him
came burden such as NO OTHER
MAN has ever borne III the history OF
this country. He swung to 1t like
man ; the keen axe of youth needed |
meyer to be keener than his sorrowlng
mind, when there was misunderstood |
ing and reviling south of him, and |
treachery and slander and Judas kisses
of betryal back of him. He has his re-
ward the petty men OF his day are lost |
to sight !; the North loves him and The |
South honors him. His way would
have enriched the South by paying for
its property ; his way would have en-
riched the North by making its eApen-
dltures OF blood and treasure needless.
We shall not, cannot all be president,
but we can all be right, just where we
are. If we are that, what we shall be
does not yet appear. To be sincere,
purposeful- and helpful, without sp3.l-
ing ourselves with dreams of "if I were
this or that or the other. [ would do |
this or that or the other great thing"
is to live we'll and to be Lincoln like. |
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
WIVES WORTH 81.

Mas. Nageett-This paper says that
IN some parts Of the Philippines a wife
can be bought for 81. Isn't that out
rageous?
Mr.. Naggett-Oh, 1 don't know
Probably soma Of them are worth it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP iur-
nlshes most substantial comfort and
relief to consumptives 1t workes most
remarkable cures, Don't despair, re-
lief can certainly be had a cure Is pos
sible with this wonderful remedy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

If it was only health, We
might let II cling.
But it IS a cough. One cold
no sooner passes of before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it'S the same, cid story,
too. There IS first the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
ncnia Or consumption with the
long sickness, and life trenlb-
ling in the balance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

Some people talk about everybody
else In order that nobody may have
time to talk about them.
The man who purchases his popui-
arit; s,osl discovers that the market is
liable to fluctuatlons-Gre lie Re
fector.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
TIE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Thin gs
Present, Past and Future.

With cotton selling at eight cents,
there is great danger that The far
mers of North Carolina and other
Southern States will act unwisely in
increasing the acreage in cotton this
year. 1t is highly important that they
consider this matter carefully. Would
it not he better to produce no more cot
ton than usual and get even more mon
ey for it, than to produce more Gotten
aud get even less money for it?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
FOR MALARIA

Use nothing but Macnair's Blood
and Liver Pills.
w. II. MACNAIR, Tarboro, N. C..
or E. Z. WHITEHEAD & Co.,
9 % # ScotanA Neck. ". C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

BISMARCK'S IRON NERVE

Was the result Of his splendid heath.
Indonitable VIII aud tremendous
energy are not found where stomach
liver, kidneys and bowels are out of
order. If you want these qualities and
the success they bring, DR. Kings new
life pills. They develop every power
of brain and body. Only 25c at E. T..
Whitehead &Co's Drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

"Hew straight to the line and let
chips tall as they NAV"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
The one cav Cold Cure.

Cold in head and sore throat cured by Ker
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quinine. As easy 70
takea candy. "Children cry for them"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

nppe witt, Rol erts' Taste
T"a,:. 2j;. Delightful to
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

"What we call little things are
merely the causes of great things"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

The One Day Cold Cure.
For colds and sore throat use Eermott's Choco-
1ates Laxative Quinine. Easily taken candy
and quickly cure.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

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s,ars tho q liz Kind Ysa Hays AIHays Bought
Signature sf ~MzG&zm
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
|l1k 7o|1lllas Ez!h,ngg| q

fepared to furnish telephone
be public and solicit patron
ES FOR SERVICE.
homes, $500 per montl /.
Ehones, 1.5O 8: "
Dr for 800 " "
nrpose to give good service,
Ind we ask all subscribers to
ptiy any irregularities in
signed contracts prchibi:
homes except by subscribers,
est that this rule be rigidly
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-20
The kentz Santiey $.

The Rentz-Sautley troupe had a pretty
air audience at the opera house last
night, mostly men, There seemed TO be
an impression that the show was de-
cidedly warm number. Perhaps it is,
where il turns itself loose. But as given
last night it was very tame. The cos
tunes are quite rich, and brief enough
10 suit the least iastdious, and there are
lot OF big, fat, cow.like women who
gambol over the stage with an clephan-
tine playiulness. There are also a
couple OF thin ones with crooked legs,
but n0nc are very graceful or bright.
The specialties are nothing TO brag of,
though the ventriloquest did elicit an
outside response from some big dog ON
Court street.
The oEly part oi the show that was
really worth while was the concluding
pantomine, "An Affair OF Honor" That
was something really fine, and was en-
acted in a manner worthy OF all praise
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-20
AUGUST FISCHER.
Body Found at Foot OF Spencer Butte
This Morning.

Body Found at Foot OF Spencer Butte
This Morning.
Four weeks ago yesterday August
Fischer, a well-known farmer residing
south OF Eugene, started out from his
residence ostensibly for the purpose OF
hunting. lie carried gun and num-
Der Of cartridges. Failing to return fears
were entertained that Mr.. Fischer had
made way with himself. Searching
parties went out and hunted Industrious
ly over the foothills number OF differ
ent times, but failed to find any trace
OF the missing man. One searching
party of over one hundred men from
Eugene went out and spent the day in
going over the hills again, but this
search ended as did the others--without
results.
Friday morning another party started
ont and about 10 o'clock ON the south
eastern side of Spencer's Butte about
three and one-haf miles from Fischer's
home the body was found. II was lying
on one side in slightly crampcd posi-
ton with his gun across one arm. From
hasty examination made by the
searchers it was evident that Fischer
was shot through the lower part Of the
chin, the ball coming out at the top Of
the head about the center tearing q
large hole. His hat has been blown
into the tree above him. The body was
in good condition, being but slightly de-
composed.
The former searching parties had been
within probably 20 feet of where the
body was found, and it is simply by a
strange circumstance that they failed in
their work. The foot OF the hills where
the body was found is very rough ground,
with rocks and thick underbrush
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-20
PERSONALS

Morris Wiprut is in Portland for the
day.
A. n. Gilbert was Portland visitor
yesterday afternoon.
l.. r. Stenson started for The Dallas
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. n. H. Looney is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. S. G. Dyer.
Miss Lora Stump, of Monmouth, is
visiting Mrs. G.. A. Roberts, at No. 81
Thirteenth street.
Ohas. Minner, who has been visiting
relatives in Salem, left this morning
for his home in Portland.
Mrs. +. Phillips and daughter, Mrs
Baker, with her young son Roy Baker,
all of Xena, were in the city today on
business. Mrs, Phillips is well ac.
quainted in Salem, and although in her
eightieth year, and in the best OF health,
she enjoys seeing her friends when in
the city, Mrs. Phillips still looks after
all her large business interests.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-20
J. R. WILLARD
HANGS HIMSELF
Succeeds in Ending His Life This
Morning.
The Second Attempt 49, Was Awaiting
Trial Tor Killing r. ID.
Perry.

Joseph r. Willard, confined in the
Marion county Jail on the charge OF
shooting T. d. Perry, hung himself this
morning about 10 O'Clock. end when he
was discovered life was extinct.
Willard had just recovered from
wounds inflicted by himself in the early
morning of December 10, when he
gashed himself in four places with a
pocket knife and nearly bled to death
before he was discovered.
Since that time hc has said that he
must have been temporarily insane
when he made that attempt. For sever.
al days past, however. he has been in a
very despondent frame of mind, which
was noticed by Deputy Sheriff John
Estes, who told Sheriff Durbin that in
his opinion Willard was contemplating a
repetition Of his attempt at suicide. A
very close watch has therefore been
kept on him, and whenever he has had
a visitor either Estes or Goliath has
been Immediately present throughout
the interview,to guard against Wllard's 3
getting anything with which to injure
himself.
There are hall dozen persons now
confined in the Jail, and they are re-
leased from their cells about seven o clock
each morning and allowed the freedom
Of the corridor through the day.
This morning they were all in the
main corridor, as usual, some being en-
gagged in game OF cards. Willard was
pacing the floor near them. Finally he
walked around the turn Of the corridor
toward the water closet.
A few minutes afterward. one OF the
prisoners, Geo. Gray, went over that
way and discovered Willard hanging
high above the floor, he Immediately
raised the alarm which was heard by
School Supt Jones in his office over
head
lie ran to the sheriifs office and called
Deputy Sheriff Goliath, and they went
down into the Jail. They found the
other occupants supporting the limp
body, but unable to cut il down as there
was no knife available.
Mr.. Jones was lifted up on the should
ers Of others aud cut the rope, but il was
too late. Physicians were summoned,
but found Willard's neck broken and
life extinct.
Willard had taken sash cord from
one Of the windows and climbed up the
water pipe in the northeast corner Of
the building, after tying one end OF the
cord around his neck Then he tied the
cord around the horizontal pipe next
the ceiling. lie must have then thrown
himself downward with considerable
force, enough 10 disIocate his neck, and
death was probably instantaneous.
LAST WORD TO ms WIPE.
In the pocket Of Wizards coat was n
small memorandum book, and on one
page Of this was the following, evidently