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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-06
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Elizabeth City, Oct. I, 1900.

Elizabeth City, Oct. 1, 1899.
The firm of G. NJ. Scott & Co, hav-
ing decided to retire from the Insur
ance business, have transferred the
same to Messrs. Culpepper, Griffin,
Old & Grice, of this city.
All of the companies formerly rep
resented by lis are low in their hands,
and we bespeak for them the same
patronage SO kindly extended to us,
feeling assured that they will treat you
fairly and honestly.
Thanking you for the patronage so
literally and satisfactorily glen US
and regretting to sever our relations,
we are, Yours very truly,
G.. M, SCOTT & co
Referring to the ABOVE, we are now
in a better position than ever 10 han
die the Insurance business in Eliza
beth City, and shall use our best eff
forts to reduce rates and give salts
faction 10 ou1 customers. Hoping to
be favored with a continuation Of the
patronage heretofore given us.
Very truly,
CULPEPPER,G GRIFFIN, OLD, GRICE
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-06

Educate Your Bowels with Cascareus.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
~" 25". &c c. 9 fail. druggists refund money
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-06
WM. n. GREEN.
Attorney
And Counsellor At Law
Elizabeth City, N. c.

Practice in all the State, Uni.
ted States and Supreme Courts.
Will lend and borrow money
for you, and will lend you mon
ey on good sureties, and will
sell your land.
Will look after your pension
or any matt of law. Will adj
wise you well-in fact will give
all business clean and sober at .
tention.
Office over Leigh's Barber
Shop, No. 4S Water street.
Will be at Roanoke Institute
from $50 O'Clock a. III till $50
O'Clock p. m, every day except
Saturday.
P. S.-Have 200 lots FOR sale
in Sawy er Town and about the
city.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-06

GEORGE TAFT & SONS,
Seed Growers and Merchants.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-06

Wash away the filth and waste
that have accumulated during
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
BORE CRONJE TO EXILE.
Captain Webster, Now in New Or
leans, Talks of His Trip.
(New Orleans Times-Democrat. )

NEW Orleans TimeS-DenOcrat
Captain J. w. Webster, who will pass
into history as the man who took Gen
eral Cronje to St. Helena, is having a
weeks rest il New Orleans while his big
transport, the Milwaukee is getting
ready Tor another trip TO South Africa
with cargo OF horses Captain Webster
mas one GIT not common among men OF
acuon-th6 git OF deSCuptiOn-and, chaJ-
ing over an after bred kfaSt cigar the
other morning, he told some interesting
thlngS about his distinguished prisoner
General CrOnje is little, griZZled man.
ne SAID, who would attract no attention
IN a crowd on account or any striking
feature He StOOpS a good deal. carries
ms head low down between his should
ers and looks like a plain, stolid farmer
VINO has worked hard all his life. his
wife is pathetic old woman. about 81 [
would say, with a pinched, care-WoTn
lace W hen they came on board the
Milwaukee they were in a bad condition.
Ihey mad been Tor days in that terrible
lager without proper food or means tor
cleanliness, and one of the first things
We did was to give them fresh linen ana
comfortable clothes.
In addition to the general" continued
Captain Webster we carried d number
OF captured officers, making a party of
ABOUT twenty IN all, and | treated them
exactly like saloon passengers. They
took their meals together at one long
| table in the forward cabin, and at an
other table of about the same size l
| seated Colonel Leefe and the officers OF
/ the imperial guard, who formed the mill
| tary escort. The strictest etiquette Was
/ observed and things passed off very
/ smoothly. We We're well provisioned on
/ the Milwaukee. and the fare at the two
/ tables compared very faVOrably with that
/ of any good hotel | could see that our
| formal dinners OF a dozen or so courses
/ aStOniShed our prisoners, and one day
! General CrOnje asked me, through the in
/ terpretef, how We managed to obtain so
! many delicacies. | told him there was
nothing phenomenal about our larder
/ and he opened his eyes wide. The story
| had been industriously circulated
! throughout the BOer army that our ships
were short of food and coal-One of the
many lies told TO hearten up the bughers
and the lavish equipment of every sort
| was a revelation to our charges
| But less than half of the 400 and odd
| prisoners we carried were Beers. The
! rest were soldiers of fortune from here.
there and everywhere, Swedes predomi-
mating. I am sorry to say that four OF
| them were Englishmen, and one of the
four was an ex-cOlonel of HussarS. He
had been cashiered from the British
army and had gone down TO hide himself
in the TranSVaal service. He had dis
carded his old name with his old uniform
and called himself Schmidt, but there
was no question about his identity. and
the officers of the escort treated him with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
The Girl Saved a
Nation That the
Chevalier Lost and
Thus Was Benedict
Arnold Convicted as
a raitor.

scarcely reached the river road when
the stranger came along. He was hum
ming lively air and switching at the
dusty bushes. AT the cry of Halt:
he stopped in his tracks. He saw only
the three men at first. A troubled look
came into his eyes, but 1t passed swift
ly away and he smiled as he said;
Il had expected to meet you further
up the road. but it is we'll. Have you
encountered any rebels this morning?
''Then-then you are a kings man!
asked Paulding.
''Of course, and you are sent TO meet
me-"
The three men looked at him in 81
lence, and with very serious faces He
was still smiling when the girl stepped
out into the road. Then his face went
white in an instant He had wonderful
seIf-control, however. The pallor dis
appeared and was replaced by smile,
and bowling in cOurtly way, he said:
ST am charmed that we meet again
Men, here is gold to divide between
you, and bid you good day"
Not so fast said Williams, as he
blocked the way. "We must know all
about you before you can pass on.
surely he is a soldier and an Eng
lishman," said the girl to herself, but
aloud
File. friends. you are over-particu-
lar this morning" lightly answered the
stranger, as he again displayed his
gold Take this and let us part in
peace
But he had fallen into the hands of
yeoman whom gold could not tempt.
When they Sternly demanded informa-
ton his hesitation and confusion arOuS-
ed suspicion. They insisted on a, search
of his person, and under the soles of
his feet were found the documents
which told the world that Benedict Ar
mold was a traitor, and which were to
encompass the death of the possessor
within a few weeks. He said no word
when they were discovered, but he
looked at the maiden and bowed and
smiled. In his inherent gallantry, he
| had praised and complimented, and in
return she had sent him to the gal
lows as a, spy. The girl did not under
stand this at first. The men had the
written proofs before them that a trust
ed general had bartered his honor for
gold, and would strike at the life of
liberty, and that the stranger in their
grasp was a spy. But they were slow
witted and 10th to believe. It was
hours before they realized the full mea-
sure of the crime, and then they had
less nerve than the one accused. AS
they led him away from Pauldings
house, he knew every step he took was
towards the gallows. but. bowling to
and smiling at the fair-faced daughter,
he kindly and courteously said:
81 thank you for the favors you have
extended, and l wish you happiness"
II did not mean to do it," cried
the maid, with tears in her eyes and a
sob in her throat.
Il have forgiven you. he answered,
| as he bowed again. "Good-day, once
more"
And they remembered him only as
Major Andre. the soldier--the gentle
mantle chevalier.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
MADE $500 FROM 81.
Poolroom Bet of the Seedy Man and
the Money it Brought.
(Chicag go News


A stout man with broken but highly pol
ished shoes. frayed but spotiess line. dent
ed but carefully brushed derby hat, fringe
at the bottom of his trousers, and a self
contented. manner, gave the naughty
money taker behind the desk of a pool
room several opportunities for thQgght on
Wednesday afternoon a week ago. The
man got into the upstairs poolrOom with
out the usual card of introduction. He
walked through the saloon behind a man
whom he probably knew was going up
stairs to the poOlrOom. The lynX-eyed
watchers at the top of the stairs were
off their guard for the moment, and the
man with the hard-luck story In his raj
ment stuck right behind the privileged
man in the van ana passed in without
question as 10 who stood for him.
The betting was just in on the first race
at Morris Park when he arrived. He stood
and looked at the card and the blue-pen-
ciled odds thereon Tor moment. grlnned
deprecgti ngly, walked over 10 the EARNEST
corner of the room. sat down by Swiss
curtained window, and stretched his arms.
There he sat for three straight hours
without ever getting mp either to look at
the shifting odds on the races or 10 get
near the youth who was calling off the
results as the races were run. lie spent
most Of his time in reading a paper-bound
dog-ea red copy of 'DOmbey and Son
that he produced from his inside coat
pocket. After a couple of hours, when he
wearied of ''DOmbey'' he pulled a large
bundle of dope from another coat
pocket. Some OF his charts took him back
to races run away last spring, and most
of them were charts of races run on the
western tracks. He spent an hour over
th4 s'dope" and then it was o'clock
First line o. bettin' on tn Mt race at
Lakeside sung out the youth who calls
ont the results. placing the card of the
NTH race at Lakeside in the rack
The man whose apparel was eloquent of
hard luck rose slowly from his chair. put
away his dope" and walked over TO the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
COACHED A COWARD.
How Gen. Chaffee Broke in a Man
Who Was Afraid.

It was at Ell Caney. Several companies
were detailed to dig trenches, and the
Spanish sharpshooters We're pOtting at
them from the treetops and ciurhps of
bushes on the hillsides. Presently the fir
ing became so severe that the men were
ordered to drop their tools and return it.
About this time General Chaffee came
along on foot, looking over the situation
In the bottom of one of the trenches. says
the Philadelphia Times, he saw a soldier
lying fiat on his face, while the man next
to him kicked him in the intervals of fir
ing. ..
whats the matter with that MANI
asked General Chaffee. rs he wounded?''
NO. sir said the soldier. saluting. The
PROSTATE man made no motion.
Sun, them asked the general, for
there were many cases of collapse from
heat under the bitter glare of the Cuban
afternoons.
Il dent know, sir replied the soldier
in embarrassment.
All this time the bullets were whistling
around. and the soldier had risen from his
crouching posture, and was standing at
salute.
Don't stand there and expose yourself
my man." said General Chaffee, kindly,
although he himself had been standing in
full range all the time. Now he walked
over to the groveling soldier, took him
by the collar and hauled him to a sitting
posture.
What do you mean by lying there?''
he said sternly: Get up and fight with
your company"
NO, I can't" whined the fellow
Cant" said the general We'll you're
a fine SOldieri What business have you
got here? What's the matter with you
anyhow
nm afraid; that's what's the matter
with me- said the soldier, doggedly, try
ing TO wrest his collar from mis- grasp OF
the other. and trying in vain, for General
Chaffee has muscles of steel
Beg pardon, sir, said the mans neigh
Dor; s s3d1l again Il think the kids
He twisted his captive about to get a
good look at him, and his face, which
| had grown set and angry, softened al
what he saw.
Now. see here" said he kindly. ''yoU
can't help being frightened, l suppose
| But there isn't nearly so much danger
as you think there is. You Just pick ur
your gun and take your position and fight
and I'll stand here by you till you gel
used to it,
Shaking like a leaf, the boy seized his
gun and fired shot almost straight uI
| in the air.
That's a little high" said his instruc,
tor. Try 1t lower and take little more
| time to aim. There's a Spaniard in thai
green thicket straight in front of you, J
! think.
| After three or four shots the young sol
der got his nerve, stopped trembling, anC
began TO shoot with some accuracy anc
| judgment.
That's BETTER" said General Cheffee a;
he moved away. Stay there and do YOU
| best"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05

rack where the betting cards were on ex-
hibitiOn.
Thirty to l." he muttered, as if to him
self and he'll limp in
Then he Slouched over to the room
where the naughty money taker sat en-
throned. He pulled four quarters out of
his right hand vest pocket and put them
Oh the counter.
Dollar on Owensboro,'' he said. push
ing the four quarters toward the naughty
man.
The naughty man looked I'D from the
tail stack OF fifties and hundreds that he
was engaged in counting. When his eve
fell upon the four quarters he looked like
Chuck Connera IN the act of saying, Fer
mo dollars" he said. grufiy.
Hey?' asked the man with the denied
Don't take no dollars" said the
naughty money taker, distinctly. Moth
in lessn two.
That SOP said the man with the hard
luck makeup Real ehesty about it,
amt yOu?"
Go AWAY" said the man behind the
desk
The man with the broken shoes picked
up his four quarters and walked into the
front room again. He got his eye on the
young man who attends to the Serving of
drinks from the dumbwaiter, and ap-
preached him from behind
Hey. Reggie" he said to the dumb
NelAtNA occupant Stl illlS dCC uOMn on
Owensboro for me. will you? I'm shy the
other one, and the white chips here cost
two, 1t seems. / guess they'd let you take
a flyer Tor a one-spot, wouldn't they?"
The young fellow at the dumbwafter
gOodnaturedly took the four quarters
"Oh. maybe they'd pull off the limit for
me If | whimpered a little,' he replied
OWenSboro, You want, hey? That's 80
to 1, amt it? Say you'd better 90 and
get your laundry out with the white chip
chum. Owenshoro'n be smothered.'
You get it down for me, Louie, and I'll
huneh him home. He'll limp" said the
hard-luck looking man, passing over the
four quarters. The youth in charge of the
dumewaiter took the four pieces of silver
stuck them into his change pocket, pulled
where the naughty money taker sat en-
thrOned.
Guess I'll pike this one. boss" he said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05

quired, much mystifed. The
Germany and England he SO var oetves,
told confdentially that it 5ls We v.rss
commenced. That story had he bas1a already
la5eq IN he3 Inc BoeT lines and was yar e
dozen equally ridiculous 'Ae Out Of =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
Worms May Turn in Hot Weather.

Mama exclaimed the little fish. chat
worm just Sneak ed off the hook seemed
20 me to be quite sour
well, my dear replied the mama fish
1.-The weather's quite warm and the worn
will turn you know"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-05
MEN OF
THE MINING CAMPS.
AS doc" Faust Sees Them,

90 o. .sIs-. {: .: G: {: {?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
SUPERIOR COURT.
Many Cases Continued.
ONE DAYS TERM.

Superior court was in session in
Halifax Monday, with Judge Henry
Starbuck, of Winston, presiding.
There were many cases on the
docket, but most OF tt en- were disposed
OF soon or continued.
By agreement of all the lawyers,
Judge Starbuck was asked to allow the
entire calendar to be continued. After
calling over the calendar the cases
that were not otherwise disposed of
were continued.
Judge Starbuck said to the attorneys
that he was ready to try all the cases
and that continuance of the calendar
was no favor 10 him. The attorneys all
understood 1t and assured him that
they assumed all the responsibility
for the action of the court. Among
the cases disposed OF we're several d.
vorco cases by colored persons.
Judge Sta. buck, while quite young,
is regarded as one Of the best judges In
the State, and his demeanor on the
bench is always firm but pleasant tow
ards suitors, jurors and witnesses, and
the people of the county are glad when
he holds court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
Sunday School Convention.

The 18th convention Of the Brink
leyville Sunday School is to be held q:
Bethesda. On June Is to open at 10 a.
m, and hold until 4 p. N. The pro-
gramme is being arranged, and a cor
dial invitation is extended to all inter
es:ed in Sunday school work and pro-
gress. The WORK needs reviving: so
we ask you to come and help make
this pleasant and profitable day.
Some Of the subjects are: Welcome
address and responses, Bible reading,
Reports from schools IN the township,
Election Of officers, Sunday school lit
erature, Helps and H.ndrances to Sun
dav School Work, Temperance, Sun
day Observance, Missions, The Home
Department, etc.
J. E. HUNTER, Sec'y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
The Morning Freight Mail.

In reply to our letter sent last week
to Superintendent Chas. w. Vickery,
of the mail division, We have received
the following reply
WASHINGTON, D. c., May %, 1900.
I. E. Hilliard, Esq,
Scotland Neck, N. G.
Sir Replying to your letter Of the
22nd inst, I have: o advise yo,: nat II
changes in tho dispatch of mail for
and from Scotland Neck were made
upon the Recommendation OF Asst.
Supt. Carr, Of this service who person
ally Investigated the matter. I will,
however, look further into the case ard
it il Is found practicable will restore
tho former service or make such raodi-
fication of existing conditions as the
circumstances of the case will justify.
Malls from Raleigh by train No. 4C2
have not been discontinued though
they may sometimes fail to reach Scot
land Neck on account OF failures to
connect at Weldon.
Very respectfully,
CHAS. w. VICKERY.
Superintendent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
Death Of Mr.. Eugene Staten.

On Thursday OF last week Mr.. Eugene
Staten, while working at Mr.. A. S.
Dunns eaw-mill near Enfield, was
badly hurt He was working at the
edger and piece Of lumber was struck
by the saw and he received from it a
blow in tie stomach, whose results
lroyod fatal. A physician was sum-
1noned from Enfield, and after Mr..
Staten was rendered somewhat COM
Portable he was brought home near
Scotland Neck. He was cared for
we'll but on Saturday evening he CON-
menced to grow worse and died about
8 o'clock Sunday morning.
The body was inferred in the Bap-
list cemetery Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Rev. r. T. Vann held serv-
Ice at the grave and then the cere-
monies were concluded by the proper
officials Of the Odd Fellows, of which
order Mr.. Staten was member.
Mr.. Staten was 81 years old and
leaves an orphan child about 8 yes r.
old, his wife having died year or two
ago. He was strong and vigorous, a
good and quiet citizen, Industrious and
honorable. His cad and untimely
death was shock to tho community.
THE COMMONWEALTH joins in sympa-
thy with the stricken family.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07

Mrs. e. G. Everly, sos Diamond Street,
Philadelphia, Pa, says: az feel we'll,
never felt better; thanks for your at
tentiOn and Pe-ru-na. I will be glad to
do all can in the way of advancing the
sale of your valuable medicine. I do
think Pe-ru-na the best medicine have
tried at any time. Since began taking
Pe-ru-na we have never been without it,
Read what an elderly woman says-a
woman who has passed through all the
phases, crises and experiences of girl
hood, womanhood and motherhood: 5" I
really believe that every woman in the
all the time; for, if she gets tired, Peru
na refreshes her; if she gets nervous, it
soothes her: If Respondent, it cheers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07

Miss Hettie Porter, who has been
here some time visiting Miss Maggie
Bowers, left Tuesday for Holly
Springs.
Mr.. J. L. Scott was in town short
while this week. He is now secretary
and treasurer of the Burlington Coffin
Company.
Messrs. Hugh Johnson, Reginald
Gray, L. T. Vaughan, Roy Vaughan,
Albion Dunn, Sam Dunn, and John
Bagley returned from Wake Forest
last week.
DIR. J. r. Pope and two daughters,
Misses Grace AID Eva, Bruce Futrell
and sisters, Misses Kate and Bessie, left
Tuesday for Raleigh to attend the
commencement OF the Baptist Female
University.
Rev. E. e. Glenn, VINO has been here
two weeks holding a meeting in the
Methodist cL.rc.s, left Monday for
Sanford, where he will commence q
meeting this week. While here Mr.
Glenn greatly endeared himself to our
people irrespective OF denominaticnal
distinctions, aud his preaching had the
elements OF conviction snd attracted
crowds from the first to the close Of
the meeting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
Scotland Neck Temperance
Association meets the first
and third Tuesday evenings
III each month at S:15.

Miss Foy Aliens singing at Vine
Hill commencement last week wa.
greatly enjoyed. She was repeated,
en- .ored.
LICENSED 80 MINUTES AFTER DIvoICT
"A colored man secured a divorce IN
HALIFAX court Monday, and within
thirty minutes had license to marry
another woman.
AT THE Mills Mr., ]. S. Bowers
has taken charge oil his work at tie
SEQ Land Neck knitting mills in which
be has recently purchased large stock.
He Is secretary and treasurer Of the
mills, ana says he finds the work very
pleasant, and sees very good prospects
for the mills to do we'll.
THREE-HEADED CABBAGE.-Mr. B. l..
Al|shrook brought to THE COMMON
WEALTH office Saturday cabbage with
three heads all fully developed, headed
up and hard. The stalk separated just
above the ground and grew in three
parts on each Of which Was good cab
bage. It was grown on Mr.. Allsbrook' S
farm on the river.
CURES DYsPEPsIA.-"They say" that
the new we'll in the court yard at Hall
lax is proving great blessing to dys-
peptlcs. The water is used freely BY
the people Of Halifax and many say
it has curative properties-especially
tor dyspepsia: The well is 375 deep
ana furnishes a fine supply of water
which Is light and palatahle.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.--The infant
child of Mr.. Bsrjamin Burgess died at
his home IN Greenwood Tuesday after
noon. Complications set In with the
from which the child died.
j'he remains were ints-rel at Deep
Greek cemetery Wednesday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. The stricken family
have the sympathy OF the community.
OUR BOYS AT CoLLEGE-It is graft
fying to THE COMMONWEALTH to learn
OF the stand the Scotland Neck boz
generally take when they go away to
We note especially that at
Wake Forest the commencement pre-
gramme showed that Mr.. L. T. Waugh
an had missed no duties during the
spring term, and Mr.. Albion Dunn bad
missed no duties during { past two
years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07
Land Sale For Taxes.

I shall sell at the conrt homo IN
Halifax Monday, July the 1T the TO-
loving !a.,,: III PIN, r, tbs. sh!.'. Il!
Halifax county, for ia xes a,.d cost for
the year 1899, according 20 the pro
vision OF law.
Dempsy Higgs. 80 acres, Mesklrs land,
: 1856
w. c.. Hardy, 222 acres river lard, l4.7G
A. j. C:'rres, 33aa acres piney
woods, O2
Ned Clark, s. acres p pey woods, 2.93
Stuard Bowers, 81 acres, AIsbon
Hauna Purvis, 200 acres Drew
Long $50
John E. Hare, acres, plney
woods .G3
Jordan Jones, GO acres, home
tract $40
Robert Tavicr, 81 acres. home
tract ~
bryant Smith, $50 acres, Burue:i
land S.5S
A. J. Staten T A., home tract ~
Kennt III Baker, Il acres, piney
woods 1.SS
Henry Spru'l, 3 acres, Dixon
tract ESQ
J. w. ii .ary. Hobgood lots 2.1O
N. c.. Fleming, saw mill, 6.3O
r. H. WHITE.