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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
commissioners Land SALE.

BY virtue Of authority conferred up
on us by decree Of the Superior
Court OF Halifax county enterr@ ir that
Special Proceeding wherei" .Ir'r q.
Powell, Administrator 1T NJ rhr T. -,
md other are l,l;.in;i;f-, a,.u J. L. '',rs.
samuel Pore. and othes are de'enc,. nv.
we shall sci! at auction IN the t,wn at
Scotland Neck en- the 7,h day ri Ap-
ri, 1900, TIE land hereinafter described.
II, wit -
First Trsct = y parcel Of land lying
On the Eas: slhenf ConuconAra Swamp
ard he2il.nny III 81 stake IN the west
,re of tho ,i:'ht 81 way tie Scotland
Geek Ki"sl. II Branch Of the "'i)rnlrK.
N ana Weldon i'ailroad 13l feet nUr.
hNest tf IL" rle post and running
:. arca across Ire night ct way north
SO ! L IG. SO, 20 M iron post BY
/. ma ! l,, c3 :sei from sand railroad
r .ct, si,eiu.e, Nor :. 90 I 4. $50 feet
t,a-. pni,:, oak, t!ence North Is K.
so fee 10 Il sweet u:D, an iron stake
~ the Old P'iae line, thence with said
90 line ~.,:, /, 50 T.. 1902 feet to
the WIS, line ~ tbs rght OF way Of
sad RI cn lice ''erce with said
o', ~ su, ',,,a{ ) feet from the track
South ~ j N. 1851 fret to the b.
i A j, ,'''t.tatDiug ~ acres, more
o. itsv
mt The ,s-,'i ainder Of the
rae .,..s:t az en,,raced in tract NJ
I'D t..untitd :, be lands Of the No ~
C,rnliu, her COMPANY. A. Nor
fleet. ". II Ea's'O!pn, and others, aud
confirming $50 ..cres.
Term of sale - For the tract first dee
rr,h.r-- rash. For the second tract,
Oar forth C4-b, balance in three
ee,,nl animal in-i"',ments with note.
3f r,.ei.,.>ar bearing ;nterest from iSy
nf sale, AID t.iIo retained till whole q
.,;irri asp money Is paid.
This NJ rch the 9th, 1900.
w. A. Dunn & David Bell. Com
nlishoners.
) 81 St.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29

II troubled with rhesirf.a:3~.r, A1.e
Cham ber!ain'~ Pai1i-E m :: ia Il
WI. not cost you cent It II Coz
good. One aspiration will rei.c,.. tf.e
pain, It also cures s,ra'ns ard 'f'.l-. :
in o..s-:i.i.l the time Ieq led y, 30
other treattief}t Gus, tlst. :,
bi Or. quinse. "a, s'n re see Ht
chest, granular Hsl1 ..Gh-c r@i
are quickly cufef }.v
Every bottle war; ied s',.@s -
aud 50 cts. al E. I. Wa chez &
Dug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
NO RIGHT TO Ut,I:INE

The woman who is lovely III IL:
form aud temper will al says a., Il
friends, hut Ona VIII 80 IA IL. ttEr e W
must keep her heath + s'as' i Ys9k
sicklv and run d,wn, she vii b
nervous ana irritable II .ehe has coz
st;pation or kidney t,onbe, her I'M phi {
blood will cause pimples, hiotci,es, skin
eruptlons and wretcted complexion.
Electric Bltters-1s the best MEDICINE in
It world - regulate s-f'tnaefle. i!ter
and kidneys ana t., s,lssfs "a l,faoi. Il
gives strong nerves. bright ese~, ssaeni b
veivety skin. rich cnrnt,i-xi..n. 1t viii
make good looking. charming woman
of a run down invalid Only 50 cents at
E. L. Whitehead & Cos Drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
Scotland Neck Temperance
Association meets the first
and third Tuesday evenings
in each month at 8:15.

LOST A Cow.-Mr. B. e. Hancock
had fine COW to die a few days ago.
Lost A HoRsE.-Mess. Biggs and
johnson lost 4 pretty nice horse last
week. He died of pneumonia.
A LARGE Eaa.-Mr. E. A. Lilly
brought hen egg few DAYS ago that
weighed three ounces. It was about
one third heavier than an ordinary
egg.
HORSE BROKE HIS NECK.-Mr. J.E.
Condrey went out Monday morning to
the stall whore his buggle horse was
tied to Ind him dead. The horse had
In some way wound himself up and
had broken his neck.
DIED.-At her home In Scotland
Neck. Wednesday morning, March %,
Mrs. Mark c. Hyman, aged about As
years. She had been In feeble health
for some time. She leaves a husband
aud 5 children. The remains will be
taken to Conoho this afternoon and
will b inferred In the home burying
ground. THE COMMONWEALTH Joins in
sympathy for the bsreavsd father and
children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
Line OF

Girdles, Belt Buckles. Purses Cyrano
Guards, Bead I'd Collars. Back o bs,
Brooches stick Pine, Hearts and OTIS
OF other pretty thing just arrived It
T, WHITEHEAD /, COG.pA.uI'S.
Watches, Clocks, Siyerware aud Diamonds
Always Hand.
Scotland Neck, N J. D. PERRY, Manager
WATCHES. nhr a5p JEWELLERY.
ENGRAVING.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
Photograph

/ will give you good photographs for
little money. Call at my tent on Main
street and be convinced.
Photographs enlarged in Water Col
ors, Crayon and Pastel. Ali work guar
anteed. s. G. RAY, :
15-tf Scotland Neck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29

SCOTLAND NECK PRIMARY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

HIAL Prices on ". q. Pine SASH
kors aud Blinds at r. G. JOSE4
4S Hardware Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29
VOLCANIC lsRUPrIOEi

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-03-29

but come and spend your money whore
you can make it go farthest.
Our Mr.. Hoffman bought much At
the best OF prices and We must sell 1t
all at corresponding figures.
COME! CONE
N. HOFFMAN l. BRO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

llsh clergyman, visitor in Washing
ton, the other day, to Post reporter
when the conversation turned on the
funny experiences of clergymen and
the humor that crept into matters
connected with the church,
II was assisting an old friend of
mine, the rector of church in Ireland,
one Sunday, and before the service we
were in the vestry-room putting on
our robes, with the old sexton, shriv-
elled-up Irishman of the perfect type,
assisting. My friend, who was some
what old, was little testy that morn
ing, and somehow the sleeve of his
surplice got mixed up. Notwithstand-
ing the assiduous efforts of the old
sexton to direct his arm to the right
hole, the two would not connect.
Finally losing patience, my friend said
sharply: 'Ach, the divil's in the thing
"The old sexton frightened up, and.
looking over at me with twinkle in
his eye, said, as quick as lightning:
Not yit, your riverince.'
"It restored the good humor of the
situation, and the. vestment was prop
erly adjusted"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
HERMs. Shopper year, in advance
Six Months so cents,

man, l am glad to see you home again,
and now that you have sowed your
wild oats, stay here and let us work
the farm for father and make man
of yourself ?"
Well no he didn't for it seems that
he was not that kind of a brother. The
minute he was Informed that his broth
er had returned, he became angry and
made selfish exhibition of himself,
showing such lack of brotherly love
that the old gentleman had to go out
and entreat him to come in, and this
entreaty was ct no avail until he said
to him: "'Thou art ever with me and
all that have is thine"
What kind OF welcome he gave his
brother when he went in the house 1
do not know, for the parable does not
state, but [ believe it was not one
prompted by brotherly love. Probably
the thought in his mind was, "Well I'll
have to give him welcome, as father
says he will leave the estate to me, and
If he does | can fire the boy out to do
for himself"
Now this may be an extreme view
to take of the elder brother. l admit
that he was industrious and was per-
haps what most fathers call an ex-
emplary son, but he exhibited one of
the worst traits in character and that
is selfishness. [ do not attempt to
apologize for the prodigaps actions in
leaving home, nor do I know the mo-
tive that prompted him. Perhaps he
had witnessed his brothers sel6shness
at home and did not get al with
him. At any rate penitent p 'igal
son is better than an angry selfish
brother and believe that the Master
meant to teach lesson from the ac-
tions of the elder brother as well as the
younger. BALDY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

lated it means Sport was sick tran
silently and went to glory Monday
morning.
After one last long lingering look at
the mound of earth meath which nv
silent partner lay, I started east, and
struck Omaha just about the same
time that blizzard landed on the
solar plexus of the city. l was nearly
frozen, having rode for ten hours on
the q. p, Limited, limited to fourteen
cars and the caboose My finances, like
the train [ arrived on, were also
limited, consisting of one lonely %
cent piece, the donation of a young
telegrapher infused with philanthropy
l was hungry, 1 was exceedingly
thirsty, so [ tossed the coin to see
whether [ should purchase solid or
liquid refreshment. "Heads" won, so
| took a beer sandwich, i. e. whisky,
then beer, then another whisky; and
before the sandwich had time to lose
its exhilarating effect, I entered Mr.
DIS office, made application for a posi-
ton, and upon recommendations
written by self-was appointed night
telegrapher at B. at the muniicent
stipend of $50 per month.
In those days the manager at B.
was an angelic relict, with an abun-
dance of golden hair and $50 per
month. 1t was a case of love at first
sight, on my part at least; and being
vain of my personal charms, l thought
that it would certainly develop into an
illustration of "Two souls with but
single thought" and so forth ad infini-
tum. When 1 suggested that she take
my name in exchange for her $50 per
month, she, without any circumlocu-
tion, spurned my proposition, drawing
herself up to her full height feet IL
inches-like the heroine in a novel,
then had me discharged for insubordi-
nation. / never did like red-headed
girls anyhow. FINIGAN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
Written for The Prison Mirror.
The Price of Greatness.
younger.

The last two evenings I've spent in
mingling my life and sympathies, as it
were, with those whose very existence
could not have been other than of
supreme origin. Handel, Haydn, Mo-
zart and Beethoven lifted humanity to
a higher level by the divinity of their
music. The rulers, the royalty of ma
tions bowed before them overcome by
the impulses of rapture. Yet these, to
whom all Europe paid homage, were
not without sorrow and privation.
Broken-hearted, Handel passed to the
great beyond, because his achieve
ments had not reached his expecta-
tions. Haydn felt the pangs of frugal
means and an unsympathetic wife.
Nothing need [ tell you of the mis-
fortunes of Mozart when you learn
that he was buried in paupers grave.
Beethoven was happy to dispose of the
crowning efforts of his life for a mere
pittance each. That which impresses
me most in the lives of these whose
infinite harmOnies have astounded the
world is that their native lands
frowned upon them, scarce gave them
recognition until fame abroad forced
formal bestowal of honor None of
these were Englishmen by birth; but
ere their ability was fully recognized,
the English people-who by nature
seek out tranquil genius and lavish
gifts thereon-frst accepted, marveled
at, and sought to develop these musi-
cal peodigies. The world showers
vaunted praises and revels in profu-
sion of pomp over those who have
reached the acme of genius, some
times think for vanity's sake, rather
than out of real sympathy and ap-
proval of the one who is the recipient.
Let genius totter or capabilities scarce
ly reach the estimate of public opinion,
then the one, who perhaps last night
was born on the wings of exalted
ceremony, may be hurled to the dust
and there in squalor and want be
bereft of place to- lay his head.
When l behold earth's greatest, begin
to realize how short-lived, how 'unsatis-
factory are the plaudits man bestows
upon man. J. NJ. F.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

here bubbles over with sanctimonious
slobber and are loud in their condem.
nation of the use of tobacco or any
liquid stimulants. 1 would have no
fault to find with the arguments of
these men if they practiced what they
preached, for l honestly and conscien-
tiously believe that more men find
their way to prison by the liquor route
than any other.
But [ have been close observer of
men during my sojourn here, and
have taken particular notice that it is,
with few exceptions, our cold water
advocates who are the very first on the
day of their release, to bury their face
in a can of beer, and with the suction
power of big Dean pump, partake of
a drink that would give he mule the
blind staggers, then smack their lips
and lick the froth off their whiskers
after the manner of the taby cat who
licks the down from his feelers after
A1O hoo llChiCO LIS PdldIc Will Iu0 pet
canary.
1t is the same type of men whom we
read about attending some whirlwind
revival, and in public testimonial tell
their audience what bad, bad men they
have been, the pockets they have
picked, the safes they have blown and
the many daring Jail deliveries they
have made. Now the truth about this
matter is, that these same men could
not get their hand in tub, work the
combination on box of arnica tooth
soap, or escape from the inclosure
of a canvas-covered wagon with the
aid of a buzz saw.
During mans stay here he has
much time for serious thought and
reflection, and no doubt the majority
of men here have formed good resolu-
tions and intend to lead honest and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
Written for The Prison Mirror
Bumps of Morality.

Since my arrival at this institution,
which dates back several moons, l
cannot recall the time when we did not
have in our midst local Anthony
Comstock or Francis Murphy. When
the above mentioned type of fresh fish
are caught in the meshes of the law
and dumped into the social swim of
our cow-fsh aristocracy, they are COM
PEELED to take bath, change their
clothing and submit to a hair cut.
After the barber has deprived them of
their Della Fox curls they are then
ready to undergo the Bertillon system
of examination.
The officer who conducts these ex-
aminations frequently interrogates his
subject as to the cause of such and
such a scar, or he may ask him how he
came by the abnormal lump on his
head. In answer to the latter ques-
tion he not only tries to impress upon
the officers mind, but upon the mind
of every one with whom he comes in
contact, that the lump in question is
not the result of an accident or an
unnatural growth, but a highly de-
veloped bump of morality. But it is
altogether more likely that the afore-
said bump was acq quired by coming in
collision with some unmovable OBJ
stacle in making getaway after rob-
bing henroost.
do not claim to be versed in the
science of phrenology. But without
any bumptious conceit on my part, l
do claim that can distinguish the
difference between a natural bump of
morality and one that owes its origin
to policeman's club. 1t is this type
of men that during their confinement
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
Written for The Prison Mirror.
Nonresistance.

While the doctrine Of nonresistance
is very nice as theory, it works very
poorly when put into actual practice.
The day has not yet arrived when men
shall lay aside the sword and buckler,
and settle their disputes by means of
peaceful methods. While the world is
progressing and, no doubt, growing
better every day, we have not come to
that stage of affairs where we can dis
pose of military force altogether.
There are some nations who, as ma
tons, are so thick-headed that the only
way in which they can be convinced
that other nations are entitled to ex-
ist and pursue their own course in
search of happiness, is by means of
shot and shell.
To love your neighbor is quite right.
l love my neighbors as much as any
one can, but when my neighbor comes
rambling across my border, with due
intent to seize upon and carry away
my filthy lucre and other worldly sub
stance for which. I have toiled hard,
and to put me into slavery, perhaps,
then, [ am going to make a very
vicious and ungodly resistance, and if
he smlte me on one cheek, [ shall en-
deavOr to return it with compound
interest
Armies have existed since the dawn
of history. No nation has ever been
without them. How long would Ger
many, France, England, or any other
great power stand in these modern
days, without the vast ornaments that
are constantly in readiness to smite
with iron hand any invader? How
long would the American republic
stand without its enormous reserve of
fighting men?
The American republic would never
have existed if our forefathers had
relied upon "gift of CAB" instead of ye
good old-fashioned mimic ball and ten
or more inches of bayonet. If we
should disband our troops and do
away with our navy today, ere the end
of twelve months our great country
would be overrun by foreign armies
and divided among the powers, even as
China yet may be.
The only way in which universal
disarmament will be effected is when
human nature is changed, and centur-
les hence it may be effected. AS long
as men are willing to sacrifice their
fellow men to sordid ambition and
selfishness, just so long will we need
fighting men.
The days of the "world conquerors"
are over. No more shall new
Ghengis Khau, or Caeser, or Ma
poleon, overrun the entire civilized
globe with their countless hordes. Let
one arise now and the advanced ma
tions will combine against him, for
men have come to realize that these
conquerors do more damage than all
other causes combii.ed.
Let one arise now and the Christian
nations instead of turning the other
cheek" when he smites them, instead
of this, the tramp of the armed
millions will shake the globe, and he
will beat out his brutal strength
against the mighty bayonets and quick
firing guns. And the maxims and
mausers, and dynamite and lyddite,
will eat up his savage legions, even as
the immensity of the sea swallows up
the foaming rivers. LEO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

Sport Davis and I had been nearly
six months excavating for gold and
silver, at any old ratio, in what subse-
quently turned out to be an abandoned
coal shaft. Becoming disgusted with
the assayer's report of our shipments,
and our grub stake nearing its tinis,
we hit the trail Christmas day, leaving
forever the place that was to have
made us millionaires.
About the seventh day after leaving
sour mine," Sport complained of a
severe congestiye hyperemia of the
bronchial tubes. [ asked if it was con-
tagious? "Oh no." he replied, sit is
simply an hypertrophy of the seso-
moids, superinduced by excessive pc
destrianism, and a years vacation in
the haunts of men, and 10! Richard is
himself again.
Sports prophecy was not in accord
with events, as two weeks after reach
ing Cheyenne, all that was mortal of
my erstwhile mining partner was laid
in rough pine box. Sports best suit
of clothes were of the lawn-tennis
variety, and it was his request that he
be dressed in these, on this, his last
long journey, saying he was going to
join the Celestial Choir.
Sport was evidently laboring under
a slight hallucination in regard to his
route, otherwise he would have re-
quested to be swathed in asbestos. He
undoubtedly held a ticket calling for
one first-class continuous passage to
that place which is said to be paved
with good intentions.
1 expended the entire assets of the
never. .go-further mining and I'm
provement Co., Limited to put Sport
over the Divide in a style commen-
surate with his mundane fastidious-
ness. The Theologian who officiated
wound up the obsequies with, "sic
transit gloria mundi." n. B. Trans
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

sober lives after their release. But
keep your good intentions, like your
troubles, to'yourself. Go to work, be
industrious and shun the saloons, and
the friends you had before your fall
and disgrace will be quick to recognize
the change in your life, without you
peddling the fact from the housetops.
SPIID
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
Paper Read Before the ChautauQua Circle
The Elder Brother.

Whether read from spiritual or an
intellectual standpoint the Bible is the
most interesting of all books. do not
believe in the verbal inspiration of the
Bible: that is to say 1 believe it has
errors in it, but l believe that the
thought which runs through it was
inspired and that it is an inspired
book.
Who can but admire the love of
John, the zeal of Peter, the wisdom of
James, the patience of Job, the cour-
age of Daniel and the eloquence of
Paul? and who is there that cannot be
benefited by the teachings OF the
Master? Even the man who does not
believe in His miracles must admit
that if the lessons taught by His par
ables were applied to our actions there
would be little to regret. To my finite
mind there is no parable in the Mas
ter's teachings so exhaustable as "The
Prodigal Son. Strange as it may
seem, if you read this parable in the
10Th chapter of Luke and give it very
thoughtful consideration, you will get
many lessons from it. 1 have heard
many sermons preached from this par
able and in one of them the statement
was made that the prodigal son was
tramp. While 1 do not defend or ex-
cuse his action, l think the statement
was libel
The prodigal son was not tramp in
the common acceptation of the term,
for when he began to be in want he
went to work feeding swine. He was
evidently Jew, and as Jew will not
eat pork, his occupation was a menial
one. But let us look for moment at
the elder brother. The parable says
that when the prodigal asked his
father for his portion, "and he divided
unto them his living" So it is reason
able to suppose that the elder got his
share or it was put aside for him. We
infer from this parable that when
man goes out to SOW wild oats he is
not himself, either that or else he be-
comes not himself while he is sowing
them, for the parable says: "When he
came to himself he decided to 20
home" Well he went, and the father,
with tender love, met him on the way
and gave him kings welcome Now
the elder brother was in the fields at
work. That was good thing, think,
for if he had seen his brother on the
way home his subsequent action justi-
fies the opinion that he would have
tried to influence the father against
him. He heard music and dancing in
the house and called one of the SER
wants and asked what it meant. When
told that his brother had returned, did
he drop his hoe and run to the house
to greet him? Did he say in the YER
nacular we use nowadays, "Well, old
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02

can Irishman of the full blood can
not resist an opportunity for repartee,
no matter how solemn the occasion or
what his surroundings" said an Eng
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
Vol. XIV. No. 2.
A REMINISCENCE.
Written for The Prison Mirror.

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