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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31

TIE GREATEST EvIDENCE.-of tn e
hangers of cholera MOI bus, diarrhoea
and dysentery is the increase in the
Heath rate during the summer months.
You cannot be to careful, and psrtic-
uIar attention should be paid to the
,liet. A supply of Pain-KiBar should
always he at hard for it can he relied
IN at al times as safe, sure and speedy
4 teas;ncon,ul will cure any ordinary
case. Avoid substitutes, there is but
one Pain Killer, Perry Davis. Price
zoe. and 5Oc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
The Total ECLIPSE IN Scotland Nee!

The people of Scotland Neck saw
the total eclipse Of the sun Monday
morning under the most favorable con-
aitions. Not cloud marred the
heavens. Dew fell, it grew chilly, the
stars appeared and all nature seemed
hushed to rest in the mighty stiffness.
1t was sight most wonderful, grand
and awful, and who could but think OF
the immensely of nature, the power OF
the great Cod, and OF the day when
Will begin a total eclipse which will
have no end.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31

The postmaster here few days ago
informed the COMMONWEALTH that the
morning mail which has been brought
on the O'Clock freight from Weldon
will be discontinued. We wrote and
mailed the following letter to Hon.
c. w. Vlckery, mail superintendent OF
the Third Division at Washington
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., May %, 1900.
Hon. c. w. Vickery,
Washington, D. G..
DEAR SIR:
Information has been received here
that the morning mail which reaches
Us by freight from Weldon at s O'Clock
will be discontinued.
This will cause a great Inconvenience
to our people. At that hour we get
orr daily papers from the State capital
and 1t will be great disappointment
to have to wait for them until O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Besides, much of our mail from all
points north OF us come on the O'Clock
freight in the morning, making it con
ven'ent to reply by the 10 80 passen-
ger train going north the same day.
The proposed change will be source
OF great Inconvenience to the town
which now numbers nearly 1000 in
habitants.
In the interest of the town and com
munity, I write to ask that you ALLOW
the mails to continue in I'll respects as
they have been for some time.
Yours Truly,
E. E. billiard.
No reply has been received.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31

7 OST MEDAL.-On last Sunday
Il night while going or coming from
the Methodist church my daughter
lost gold Declaimer's medal, bearing
the name, &c. L. Bell" The finder
will lie rewarded for it.
J. WHIT BELL,
May %, 1900. Scotland Neck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31

Persons who purchase anything od
vertssed in this paper acM do favor
to both the advertiser and the editor by
mentioning the fact that they sGsc the
advertisement IN The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
r l. {, Oxford
Slippers.

We have just received fu,l line OF
Creighton's hand made $ irpers tor
ladies' Call and see them teiore buy
ing-every pair warranted.
EDWARDS & co.
See orr Gents low cut shoes-made
especially fer beauty, comfort and
ease
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31

Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, o. {:
"Gentlelnen-I have used Fe-ru-na for
short time and can cheerfully recon-
mend it as being all you represent and
wish every man who is suffering with
catarrh could know of its great value.
Should 1t any future time have occa-
sion to recommend treatment of your
kind, rest assured That yours will be the
one. James Lewis"
Wherever the catarrh is, there is sure
to be waste of mucus. The mucus is
as precious as blood. It is blood, in fact.
It is blood plasma-blood with the cor
puscles removed. To stop this waste,
you must stop this catarrh. A course of
treatment with Pe-ru-na never fails to
do this.
Send for free catarrh book. AddI ess
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co.,
Columbus, 0.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
EDWARDS & CO.
Hats. Hats.

We have one of the nohblest lines OF
Hats yet seen in towE-the celebrated
Chesterfield Hat in all colors and styles
sold only By lis. Also complete line
OF Mems and boys straw Hats. Don't
fail to see them before brving.
EDWA RDS & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
EmbrOideries and

Last year with cotton at ) cents t1ese
IN Goods Sold at % cents.
C. This year with cotton at
-SISSN 8 cents these Goods sell at
NSl Is cents.
Such reduction along with the great
increase in the Price of cotton
makes it possible for almost
everyone TO have the incest OF
our goods and practically. as
much 20 they need.
FROM WEEK TO WEEK we tell you
of our bargains in these special
lines and it is no fault of ours
it you do not profit by the in
formation.
COME QUICK after you see these bar
gains quoted or YOU may lose
your opportunity. The first who
come get the best bargains al
ways. We want to please all
aud help all. So all come along.
Yours to serve,
NJ. HOFFMAN & BRO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
Cure Cold In neau.

Kerfnott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy
to take and quick to cure cold in head and ssre
1kxoas~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER.

Gains 12 Pounds on Change OF Food.
When a change in food can reb uild a
man II years of age. it is evident that
there is some value in knowledge
that can discriminate in the selection
of proper food to rebuild the body. A
few months ago the physician attend
ing Warren S. Johnson, of Colfax, Cal.
II years old. told him that death from
old age would soon claim him. He
suffered from general weakness and
debility.
An old lady advised him to quit
coffee and drink Postum Cereal Food
Coffee and to eat Grape-Nuts breakfast
food every morning. He took the adj
vice, and has gained - pounds Says
he is as well as he ever was, and can
take long trips in the mountains,
which he has been unable to do for a
long time.
There is a reason for this; in the first
place. coffee acts as direst nerve de-
stroyer on many highly organized
people, both young and old, and
many people haven't the knowledge
to select nourishing, healthful, re-
building food.
Both Postum Food Coffee and
Grape Nuts breakfast food are made
from selected parts of the field grains
that contain delicate particles of
phosphate of potash and albumen.
These two elements comb ine il the
human body to quickly rebuild the
gray matter in the brain and in the
nerve centers throughout the body.
Direct, sure aud certain results
come from their use and can be
proven by any person that cares to
make the trial. Both the Postum
Food Coffee and Grape Nuts are kept
BY all first class grocers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
A Minister'S Good WORK.

Il had a severe attack of bilious
collie, got a bottle of Cham berlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
took two doses and was entirely
cured" says Rev. A. A. Power, of
Emporia, Kan. MY neighbor across
the street was sick for over a week.
and had two or three bottles of medi-
cine from the doctor. He used them
for three or four days without relief,
then called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and gave
him no relief, so, discharged him. l
went over to see him the next morn
ing. He said his bowels were in a
terrible fix; that they had been run
ming off so long that it was almost
bloody tiux. l asked him If he had
tried Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he said
no. l went home and brought him
my bottle and gave him one dose;
told him to take another dose in Is or
20 minutes if he did not find relief,
but he took no more and was entirely
cured. l think it j. the best medicine
l have ever tried" For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
MEN SHOULD WEAR COATS:
SHIRT WAISTS CALLED VULGAR.

a form of bodice, and it is an integral
part of the outer dress of women. A
mans shirt is a distinctive gar
ment and is not part of his oVersuit.
Aside from these objections we have
the more serious one of appearance.
1t cannot be 'becomingly' carried out.
There are not 10 men in every thous-
and so built that they can go without
suspenders. And unless the suspen-
ders are to be banished there is no
use in talking about abandoning the
coat. In no decent society, decent
company. or properly conducted no.
tells or theaters would man be per-
mitted to appear without his coat.
The coatless man must always be
what he has always been. a com mon.
vulgar. undisciplined being, who puts
personal ideas of comfort above the
ideas Of seemly conventionality."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

The Haberdasher is severe on the
mans shirt waist. 1t says: 'Ad-
vising or sanctioning the abandon
ment of the coat is to give counte-
nance to one of the worst of all bad
American habits. To preserve the
esthetic and artistic in dress one
must leave the units of our outer at
tire undisturbed. To separate them
is to leave them half dressed. The
man in his shirt sleeves is always the
common and vulgar man. You'll
find his kind leaning against public
bars, expectoratipg in public convey
ances and smoking in forbidden
places. We may not discard the coat
and preserve the rules of propriety
and estheticism in dress. There can
be no comparison between the dress
of man and woman.
"a woman's shirt waist is merely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

nothing of v-lue to the world. while
the increase in the value of his hold
ings comes from the improvements
around them or from the labor of the
people. The speaker showed, by an
Illustration, how the operation of the
land tax had discouraged speculation
in real estate in a Kansas township,
and by enlarging upon it showed what
the effect would be if it were applied
elsewhere.
Makes Land Cheap.
He logically showed that, while
taxation makes all commodities,
money included, dear, it makes land
cheap by making it less desirable tc
hold in idleness. This would give Us
more land holders and make men
more independent. The taxation OF
persoDall property, he held, makes
natural monopolies of manufacturing
and furthers the development OF
trusts.
In conclusion the speaker alluded
to the unpopularity of the direct tax
aud the readiness with which the con
sumers of an article will pay an exor
bitant tax upon it under the delusiol
that the producer is standing for it.
= He viii speak again tonight on tn
square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
COUNTY TEMPLE.

Aug. 23-Louis Mosenfelder to ohm
o. Freed, lots 8 and 9, block 2, Black
Hawk second add, Rock Island. $3.50.
Jane Hutchinson to Joseph and
William Hutchinson, swi swi 15, nwi
p, 10, Wv. 81 900.
Aug. 23-Darwin Z. Resser to Frank
n. Resser, part outlot A, Smith IL
Whites add, Moline Heights. $780,
Andrew Kline to Joseph Free, part
lot l, block 9, Thompson & Wells
add, Rock Island, 81, 800.
24-W. j. Entrikin to George A.
Reserve, 800.
Moline Water Power company to
Rock Island & Eastern Illinois Rail
way company, right of way in Manu-
facturers' add, Moline, $l5, 1917.
William McEniry to Adam j. Cor
ham, d! WI set. 5, 10. 5w, $50.
Black Hawk Home Building Loan
& Savings association to Oliver Elk
strom. part lot :, block ?, Osborn's
first add, Moline, 81, $50.
Eva l. Osborn by guardian, to
Henry Hoffman, und3 part lot 2,
block 10, und! lot 2. block 2, Old
Town of Moline. $4,000.
Henry Hoffman to Eva l.. Osborn,
ued4 part of lot 8, block 10, uud J
part lot 2. block 2. Old Town of Mo-
line. IS 600.
Bridget and David Brown by execu-
tor to Ellen Enright. lot 4, block 4,
Brackets add, add, Rock Island
IS 900.
Nels P. Peterson by adm. by John
Thompson, lot 4, block 6, Old Town
of Moline.
John Thornbloom to Ida S. Peter
son, lot 8, block I, Old Town of Mo-
line. 81 200.
Charles V. Swanson to Gust Carl
son, lot 2, block 4, Oak Hill Park add,
Moline, 800.
David NJ. Wighton to George w.
Sarginson, lot IA, block 1911, East Mo-
line, $500.
Edward H. Guyer to George w.
Sarginson, lot 21, block 81, East Mo-
line, $500.
c.. H. Pope to George w. Sarginson,
lot II, block 157, East Moline, $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
AROUND THE DEPOTS.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - -
+. d. Wrenn. of the O., is laying
of.
Fireman George Steelman, of the
q, is off duty.
The Rock Island conductor, A. V.
Rider, is sick.
Harry Wright. fireman on the Rock
Island. is sick.
NJ. F. Reddy. conductor on the c.,
f. /. & F., is i'll.
Tom McGill, engineer on the c., r.
L Il P, is laying off.
Fireman Joe McQuaid. of the Rock
Island, has gone for a 6-months' So
iourn in Denver.
Brakeman Shippey, of the O., has
reported after an illness.
Conductor Bennett, of the Rock ISL
and, has reported for duty
Brakemen Cissell, Harris and Meen-
an are new men on the Rock Island.
Conductor H. Fox has reported for
duty on the Rock Island, after an ILL
ness.
Fireman Frank Newmire, of the
Rock Island, is disabled with lame
back.
Engineer William williams, of the
Rock Island, is visiting at Stuart,
Iowa.
The Rock Island engineer, William
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
Fatality Follows FaiIurs

to use Foley's Kidney Cure in time.
II taken in earlier stages of Bright's
disease and diabetes, it lisa certain cure.
You have noticed the high death rate
from these diseases, and it is not wise
to ignore early symptoms when a sure
medicine like Foley's Kidney Cure
can be had For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
TALKS SINGLE TAX,
J. r. Herman, Lecturer for State
League, Interests Audience
on Market Square.
LAND SPECULATION CONDEMNED
Taxation Discharges Large
Holdings and Makes More
Property Owners. =
LAND SPECULATION CONDEMNED

J. r Herman, state lecture for the
illinois Single Tax league, made the
first speech of series here on Market
square last night. He claims to be
an ordinary workingman who spends
his summ ers in lecturing, supporting
himself while so engaged by selling
literature in line with the subject he
advocates. He had the close atten-
ton of a considerable audience and
made q very favorable impression
with most of those who heard him.
He does not demand the division of
property. for he realizes that ability
to earn and care for property varies
in different persons. He does not be-
lieve in war or the resorting to drastic
measures to enforce the rights of
labor, for he holds that the interests
of labor ard capital are identical.
He began his speech by allud-
| ing to the increase, side By side. of
extreme wealth and extreme poverty,
and commented on the process by
which the increase of wealth always
leads to it's Capitalization and the Ill
innate determination of the people
possessing it. Men are entitled to all
they can earn. he said, but no man
can earn the millions that some men
| possess. Immense fortunes are al
ways made by speculation.
Land speculation. the speaker con-
tended, is the most obnoxious of al
forms, for the holder of land adds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

Rock Island and Gust
Schlegel Davenport Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
BILL is HERE,
Comes With Wild West Show
For Days Exhibition in
Rock Island.
PARADE A CREDITABLE AFFAIR
Many New and Novel Features
Performance interesting
and Exciting.

Mai. G. W. Lille, known to fame as
"Pawnee Bill, lis among US today with
his show.
A commendable feature is the alb
sence of thieves, fakirs and similar
gentry VINO follow in the wake of
many large shows. The parade at
10 a. N. was very creditable affair,
EN- bracing many novel features
At aybreak today everything was
astir, and at 10 O'Clock the parade
moved out. First came a couple OF
buglers. then a Mexican band, fol-
lowed by the redoubtable Pawnee Bill
himself. This celebrated man, who,
in spite of his comparative youth, has
gained an enviable record as a gov
eminent scout, interpreter and guide,
was in turn followed by long line OF
gaily bedecked Indians, cowboys,
Cossacks, Gauchos, Arabs, Mexicans,
Australian bushmen and representa-
tives from heather lands and far
away lands. The old "prairie
schooner" long in the regular freight
service west of LeavenwOrIh, the
shot-riddled stage coach, and the
lum boring Filipino ox-cart were con-
spicuous features.
The afternoon performance on the
grounds on Twenty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue demonstrated the fact
that Mai. Lille has spared no trou BILE
or expense in securing strange aud
curious people from distant lands
who excel their fellows in manipulate
ing peculiar implements Of warfare,
and the fancy riding of the
Cossack contingent was simply
marvellous One bearded Muscovite
actually stands on his head on the
saddle while his horse galloPs at full
speed around the arena. The "mon-
key drill, by detachment of rough
riders, the attack on the Fort Sill stage
coach, the peculiar war and snake
dances of the Indians, the boomerang
and bolus throwing and the military
tournament were all that could be
desired.
Who Mai. Lille Is.
Mai. Lille is quiet and unassum-
ing man of about IS, who, in spite OF
his youth. has long and creditable
record as a guide, scout, Interpreter
and government representative on the
Oklahoma border. He is president OF
the Bank of Pawnee, o. T., founder
of that town and holder Of large tracts
of land and choice town lots in that
locality. Everything about the exhi-
bition, including the sideshows, is
under his personal control. He has
surrounded himself with corps of
gentlemanly and enterprising assist
ants. who are AS far removed from the
old-time coarse and profane "circus
man" as Madison avenue from the
Bowery. The Pawnee Bill Wild West
has proved interesting, instructive
and entertaining to he citizens of
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

Mosely. has a new daughter at his
home.
Wiper John Lucas, employed at
the Peoria roundhouse. has had va
cation.
Brakeman John Weber, of the Bur-
lington, has gone to Burlington on
sick leave.
Engineer Charles Mounts, of the r.
l. & P. is spending a weeks vacation
in Colorado.
Fireman A. Engle. of the Rock ISL
and, is back on 1107, after months
severe illness.
George Battles, engineer on the Q,
has reported after a vacation. which
he spent at Chicago.
Fireman Joe Kali, of the Rock ISL
and, has gone to Valley Junction to
take switch engine.
w. l.. Avres. machinist on the q.
has gone with his family to Fairfield
on 2-weeks' vacation.
Ashley j. Elliott, of Peoria, mana
ger of the Illinois Car Service associa-
ton. was in town Friday.
The Rock Island engine 255, Engi-
neer Clapper, is out of the shop after
| repairing anu painting.
Firemen Pete Fleming and j H.
Fairchhd are among those on sick
leave on the Rock Island.
Engineer W. w. johnson, of the
Burlington. has gone with his family
to Ottawa for couple of weeks.
Fireman Ed Huxley, of the c.. r.
l. 81 P, was taken sick on his run
Thursday night at Valley Junction.
viii Huntley has been employed as
wiper at the Peoria roundhouse in
place of Harry McCandless, resigned.
Engineer Ed Heffernan, of the
Rock Island. is laid up with II burned
face caused by the bursting of lu-
bricator.
William Arnold, engineer on the c.,
+. l. & P. is on a visit at Des Moines.
Tom Robinson has his runs on Nos.
81 and So.
| Fred Gerring has resigned his posi-
ton as day baggageman on the Rock
Island. and Dan Madden, of Des
Moines, has been put in.
l.. w Berry, superintendent of the
St. Louis division of the Beardstowu
road. and +. c. Rice, superintendent
of the Illinois lines, were in town
Friday.
Brakeman j. n. Cullenbine, of the
Q, has reported, after an illness, and
W. Roberts, of Beardstown, who has
been working in his place, has re-
turned home.
With a new time card that goes
into effect on the Milwaukee road to-
morrow the company will return the
trainnow leaving at 7:15 p. m. to the
old schedule. Beginning Monday the
train will leave here at 4 p. m.
The state board of railroad and
warehc use commissioners consisting
of Cicero j. Lindley, Charles $. Ran
nels, Joseph f. Bidwell, and William
Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Chief En-
gineer Dauchy and Division Engineer
| Wick ham, of the c., Z. l. & P, Gen
eral Manager Hughes, of the D., r. l..
IL \. W., and j. r. Lane, of Daven-
port, were in town this morning and
/ took special over the Rock Island
road to view the place where the
crossing of the D., K. 1. & n. w. and
the Rock Island road will be made
east of Moline. In doing this the
board is merely fulfilling the duty for
which it was created; to act as media
tor between the corporations and to
, look after the public interests as well.
The special car was attached to the
noon train for Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
The Grand Trunk Railway system.

VIII serve you well to the choicest
resorts of Canada, and the east.
For fares, descriptive literature. and
general information apply to j. III.
Burgis, city passenger and ticket
agent, 249 Clark street, corner Jack
son boulevard, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

Thou changest not-yet, l am al
ways changing" said the substitute
to Rocky Mountain Tea. Made by
the Madison Medicine Co. % cents.
Ask your druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25

Best Way to Cure BAokache.
Backaches are caused by disorder in
the kidneys. Foley's Kidney Cure
will make the kidneys right. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-25
YOUR EDUCATION

largely of your in lie.
people practical
shorthand training Attend where the instruction
where business is taught business is DONE
methods employed; where
desirable postions where
thorough in the shortest time and at the
GUSTUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Moline, H.,
commercial school in this
the only school hereabouts which
business practice department.; which teaches
touch typewrting and Gregg shorthand. MzwzSs,
This wonderful system of shorthand is PA4SgSaA
simple learned in half the time Irs SssssA
required Of the old Pitmanic 4 -" gSgySEN
styles-its a money II you SsssxGASsI
wish good position spring, enter at s~asgS,
opening, September 4th. Night schools 9ssa&&sa
begin October 1st n YtssSssss2zss "a
information a
elegant catalogue, call address,
GUSTUS Proprietor, Moline Illinois
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-29
RECOMMENDS REFLECTION.
Question Affecting Assessment for
Cost of Water Main,

question Affecting Assessment for
Cost of Water Main.
On behalf of the owners of part of lot 8,
square 1871 Mr.. John A. Sweeney has re-
quested the District Commissioners to can
eel an assessment of $17.7O, with interest
penalties, etc, from July /, 1870, now
of a water MAN, and levied in the name of
John O'Meara. Mr.. Sweeney makes the re-
quest because, in his opinion, the assess
ment was improperly made; was not sign
ed by the proper officer: the description of
the lot assessed was insufficient, and be-
cause if even the assessment were properly
made, yet by lapse of time and laches on
sumo that the assessment was in fact paid.
The matter was referred by the Commits
sioners to the water department, the act
ing chief clerk of which, Mr.. H. L. Kar-
peles, has recommended that the request
be denied. Mr.. Karpeles states that the
water main assessment against the lot in
question was levied July /, 1879, and that so
far as is known it conforms to the require
ments Of the law. The property was adver-
tised, he further states, for unpaid water
main taxes and bought in by the District
September q, 1887. In a similar case he
says. that of Woodbury. Wheeler ct al,
upon the advice of their attorney the Com
missioners refused to grant the petitioners
request to cancel certain water main as
sessments unless so ordered by the court.
present case, stating that there appears no
reason why a party who neglects to pay
his taxes should have the same Cancelled
on account of lapse of time.