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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
An Irishman's Doctor.

Selected.
The story given below carries its own
splendid application
"You can't make a man sober by
act OF Parliament"
So they said. I thought it over. It
didn't seem to me self-eyident propo-
sition.
"Why not?" said I. Then came a
crusher.
"You might as we'll try to cure the
toothache by act of Parliament"
This made me reflect. had been
troubled with toothache, worried by it,
maddened by it, KEEP. from my work,
my meals, my happiness by it. My
health was failing in consequence.
My temper was gone. My mind was
going. I was invited to try various
remedies.
"Stop it," said some.
"But how?" inquired.
"Fill the tooth with gold,'' they ex-
planned.
The tooth was thus primed, but the
toothache went on.
"Clear 1t out" said others.
"How1 How?" was my agonized in
terrogation.
"Cleanse the blessed thing" they
said.
did. Got inspected, illuminated
syrlnged, fumigated, made beautiful
with camphorated chalk, bath-brick,
plate powder, and f1oriline.
"Give 1t rest on Sundays" said a
clerical friend.
I tried this. Even on Sundays there
we're some hotel guests twinges; on
Mondays it was as bad as eyer. What
was 1 to do?
"Be extra careful what you let into
It," advised civic functionary.
Nothing could exceed my care.
Three magistrates certified to the good
harmless, excellent character Of all
Put into my tooth. / felt safe. Not
for long. / soon felt sold The res
ults we're Disappointing, distressing,
excruciating. Somehow the certificat-
ed application lost its virtue tie
moment 1t got in side.
"Hold a drink OF water in your
mouth, and sit on the ire until it
boils," urged knowing one.
1 began to think this was the only
remedy. at last l took the counsel o.
a fanatic.
'Try the Parliament cure" said ht
"What's that?" said I.
"Have the tooth pulled out a short
act will do it."
| This seemed drastic. 1t would
leave gap in my social system.
should miss an old friend. The tootct
has vested interest. I hesitated.
took courage.
"Let the operation cost what 1t ma,
it must come" cried.
So summoned the dentist.
II am ready tor the Parliamentar.
cure," said 1.
It took strong pull. 1t was done
The tooth was gone. So was tht
toothache. I was happy.
Once more I reflected. Extraction
cures toothache. I had meyer realize
this before. No tooth, no toothacht
This was strange, but true. And ye
YOU can not make a man sober by Al
act of Parliament?
, Let US see. No tooth, 10 tocthacht
Granted. No drinking traffic, NJ
drink. Eh, what Is that fact
No drink traffic, no drink? I neve
thought of that. No drink, no drunk
enness. / see. A mule with no hin
legs doesn't kick. He is quiet. 1t
man can get nothing to drink, b
doesn't drink. He is sober. An az
of Parliament can make him so. B.
whitewashlng the saloon? Not quite
: Sanctifying it on Sunday and electlo
days only? Scarcely. What, thel
: do YOU want Parliament to enact
Prohibition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

If you would have an appetite like a
bear and relish for your meals take
Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets.
They correct disorders of the stomach
and regulate the liver and bowels.
Price, % cents. Samples free, at E.
L. Whitehead & Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
State news.
Happenings Noted In A Week.
CULLED FROM EXCHANGES,

A special to the News and Observer
from Gastonia says that on 28th at
Gastonia, Page & Company's planning
mill was burned at that place. The
loss was $4,000.
The Great Eastern railroad from
Fremont to Snow Hill is progressing
we'll. The rails have been shipped
and tracklaying will soon commence.
Snow Hill is expecting fine prosperity
by reason of the coming of the rail-
road.
The Winston Sentinel says:
A youth named Isaac Smothers
sixteen years old, was accidentally shot
and killed by his companion, Will
Rankin, aged eighteen, while the two
were bird hunting near Reldsville Sat
urday. The dead boy is son OF 8
prominent farmer, while young Ran
kin is the son OF the Sheriff of Rock.
lngham.
News was sent out from Reedsville
several days ago that there is a small
pox epidemic in Caswell county, near
Yanceyville. One death was reported
and twenty-five CT thirty families had
been exposed. A returned negro from
West Virginia brought the disease
County physician DR.. Molloy handled
the disease successfully last winter
and it is thought he will do SC
again.
| Tarboro Southerner
Tuesday night somet went to the
house OF Reuben Cloman who lives or
G. w. Howard's farm not far from
Coakley, called him out and shot him
striking him in the hin and abdomen
The shoe. eISei id
night. The assassin IS no
known.
After shooting him the scourdrel
left, but fred three times more as h'
departed. Cloman's wounds are very
serious.
A special from Wilkesbarre, Pa
said few days ago:
Word was received here tonight o
the tragic death at Mebane, N. c.
today OF George F. Nesbitt, son Q
Abram Nesbitt, president of the Sec
ond national bank of Wilkes barre, an
probably the wealthlest man in thi
vicinity. Mr.. Nesbitt left here a weel
ago on a hunting trip to North Care
lima. The dispatch conveying tn
news of his death says he had left
colored attendant in the carriage il
the woods and started off with his tw
dogs. Not returning as soon as expec
ed the colored man became alarme
and started to search for him. II
found Mr.. Nesbltt's body short dis
tance away. The two dogs were stant
ing over it. The supposition is tbs
he fell and his gun was discharged
the load of shot entering g his le
side, causing instant death. Youn
Nesbitt graduated from Yale in 1887.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

There never was Il bright woman
who had not some k;strioaic in
stlncts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

We cannot all achieye greatness
but none of us need be mean.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
METHODIST ORPHANAGE.

MEIdODlSI OtEaANAdEs
News and Observer Nov. 3Oth:
The Methodist Orphanage, OF this
city, was formerly opened for the re-
ception of inmates yesterday.
Bishop III. c. Morrison conducted
the services. They we're very simple,
consisting of a chapter read by the
bishop, prayer, followed BY song
and talk.
Bishop Morrison's remarks were very
appropriate. He congratulated the
church upon the completion OF the In
stitutlon. He spoke of the good that
would be done by this work.
The exercises took place in the or
phanage building. The dedication
will take place upon the completion OF
the new building.
The building which has just been
completed ls a handsome brick, two
story structure. In addition there is
a basement and the building Is sur
rounded by spacious porches. 1t has
eleven rooms. On the first floor are
the parlor, or reception room 2Ox2O
feet, school room 2Ox28, and library
and reading room and matron's room
The rooms are finished with natural
pine and are nicely furnished.
The girls dormitory is 20x39 feet
and the boys dormltory is on the sec
ond floor. The rooms are furnished
alike, and are of natural pine, hare
finished. There are already about fit
teen or twenty applicants for admission
to the orphanage, and blanks hav'
been sent to the applicants, but NJ
children have yet been finally accepted
| No children will be admitted VIII
have relatives who are able to care TO
them.
Rey. J. w. jenkins, president OF tn
board OF trustees, will act as superin
tendent.
Zachary and Zachary, of Raleigh
were the contractors.
Mrs. Ivan Proctor and her Sunda
school class will furnish the parlor.
The dormitories are fitted with whit
enamel iron bedsteads and woven-wir
mattresses.
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

The dumb man is safe from susplc-
lon of babbling.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS,
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

BILL ARP has been to an old town
In Mississippi named Tupelo which he
finds prosperous and lively as against
state OF being "pretty dead", as he puts
1t. when he was there twelve years ago.
Ho says cotton mill in the town and
ten-cent cotton did the work for the
old town, ana that Mckinley has had
nothing to do with it.
Well, a good cotton mill and a ten
cent cotton market ought to hustle up
any town.
So much for the presence of COT
ton mill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
ono 0av ee,lel eure.

The Ono Day Cold cure.
Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine ios
cold in the head and sore Throat Children Taxa
Sa.am like candy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

Use nothing but Macnair's Blood
and Liver Pills.
W. II. MAcNAIR, Tarboro, N. e..
or E.T. WHITEHEAD & Co.,
% tt Scotland Neck n. @.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxatlye Bromo Qui nine. Al
druggists refund the money II 1t falls
to cure. E. w. Groves signature Is on
each bxo. 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

The One Day Geld Cure.
ro1d in head and sore throat cured by Kef.
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quinine: Az easy 20
1oS~ as.ssssn- .Children cU fog fho0s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

rh;a Signature is on every box of the genuine
LAXATIVE BrOenO-Q Quinine Tablets
the rsmedy that cures e0Ed - - va.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

Senator Beverldge writes in the Sat-
urday Evening Post that you cannot
do much with people by giving advice.
He says children have been advised for
thousands and perhaps millions OF
years not to put their fingers into the
fire; but children still persist in burn
ing their fingers In the fire.
So some grown-up children will not
allow you even to suggest to them what
is good for them to have or to do.
The spirit of true wisdom and worthy
magnaminity is seen in tn. willing
ness to learn something new and good
from any one.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

During the long and whitening
drought of last summer many people
feared that the crops would come in
vary short. But the observation that
has frequently been made, that the
results from drought are not so disas-
trous as those from too much rain, is
true this year. Crops have averaged
up much better than three or four
months ago many thought they would !;
and with the good prices realized
for them farmers are really in much
better condition than they anticipated
during the latter part of the summer.
The farmer who has adhered to the
policy urged by The COMMONWEALTH
for dozen years-raised all home sup
plies needed-is now in good condition.
10 those who have not adopted this
plan we say it is not too late. Let
every farmer in the face Of good prices
for cotton and peanuts, set his plans
tor raising plenty of corn, potatoes
wheat and the like next year; and
when the year closes he will have the
money Tor his own crop and will not
need to spend it for these things the
following year.
Self-sustenance and self independence
are the first and most important plncl'
ples for the ordinary farmer In thl'
region to be guided by.
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

Perhaps partially in jest and per-
haps partially in earnest the Goldsboro
correspondent to the Wilmington Mes
senger writes as follows about the pos
slbilities of bear grass:
"W. G. Hollowell, who remembers
the August cyclone, was in town today.
He says he scared high, but hit the
grit making a discovery. Finding no
consolation in weeping oyer his defeat
for the senate, he gathered himself to-
sether and put on his thinking cap.
The result of his "think" he was dis
playing today. It was nothing more
or less than beargrass fibre, which he
claims is the thing for cotton bagging
and splendid substitute for the old
hair mattress. He claims no land is
too poor to produce beargrass, which,
while natural growth, can also be
cultivated with great profit If reduced
to fibre and put to the uses suggested.
Lionel We'll and W. o. Gattis, it Is
thought, are in luck, for it Is said they
own a DupIin county beargrass farm,
but didn't know what to do with it. !"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

The story OF the South's advantages
and opportunities is one that never
gets old with TsE COMMONWEALTH.
Oae OF the very best features about the
South's opportunities is its fine climate.
Almost every day in the year work can
be done in the open air. Barring q
few sharp cold spells now and then,
the people of this region are able to
work out doors almost ali winter.
These things considered in connection
with the fertility OF our soil, give encour-
a2emeLt to nope for yet greater and
more rapid development. Southern
resources are practically unbounded,
and our people are already realizing it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
DOGS SAVE HIS LIFE.
Bull Pups Pull Intoxicated Man
Out of a Trench Filled
with Gases.

Waukesha, Wis, Oct. ID Special
Peter Laney of Wales owes his life to
two small bull pups who saved him from
death this morning. Laney is Demo
crat, and thought that today. being q
Republican day, he would celebrate the
cause. While walking down West ave-
nue. he fell into an open sewer trench
about five feet deep. He was intoxicated
to such a degree that he could not call
for help, and falling face downward, re-
manned that way. Two bull pups saw
him fall, and running after him jumped
into the trench and began paving and
pulling him around until they got him up
on his feet and then jumping out began
pulling him in play, but their play was
so strong that they finally succeeded in
getting him clear out of the ditch and
dragged him into the yard adjoining.
The affair was witnessed by several peo-
pie. The trench into which he fell was
dug to repair a sewer leak. and the place
was filed with poisonous gases which
would probably have suffocated Laney if
he had not been rescued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
MAY GO TO KENOSHA.
Moore Organ Company Of Chicago
Considering Removing
Its Plant.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct 13.-[Special.]-
D. w. Williams of Chicago, treasurer
of the Moore Organ company, was in
Kenosha yesterday seeking for a site for
the removal of the big factory Of the
company from Chicago to this city. The
company does a large business with the
Chicago Brass works in this city and
they are contemplating the move in order
to be near the base of their supplies.
At present the company is employing 300
hands, but if the factory is moved to
Business Mems association is offering
inducements to manufacturers to locate
in the lake town just over the Wiscon-
sin line
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
BIG LUMBER DEAL.
Syndicate Of SaWmIl Men Buy a
Billion and a Half Feet of
White Pine.

New Richmond, Wis, Oct. 15.-[Spe-
cial Some of the most important de-
tails Of a lumber deal Of considerable
magnitude and Of the deepest interest
ard consequence to Saltwater and other
ST. Croix and upper Mississippi valley
lumbermen have been arranged in this
city and there remains to be accomp
lished nothing but the formal signing of
the deeds for the option were given some
days ago. Through this deal a syndicate
of sawmill men buy billion and a half
feet of white pine stumpage, mostly IN
ST. Louis county, Mimi, above Duluth.
The sales of the tracts in which New
Richmond parties are interested have al
ready been consummated. Logging camps
will be established at once and the logs
will be delivered by rail this season,
mostly to the saw1nills in Saltwater,
Mimi. The plan is to deliver not less
than 10O,OOO,OOO feet Of logs each Win
ter. The hauling of logs by rail this dis
lance, something over 200 miles, is
something of novelty in this part Of the
country, but the lumbermen have al
ready secured freight rates that seem
satisfactory to all concerned. The Chi
cago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
and the Northern Pacific will haul the
logs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE Flour-Steady. Wheat =
Dull; No Northern, on track, 7Sc. Corn
No ? white Oh track, 25Ac; No. 3 white,
on track, 231s@25c Barley-Steady; No. :,
on track, 5sc sample on track, 44@3sc.
por No $780, tE ard $50 $50
Flour is steady at 4.15M4.25 for patents;
bakers. 3.2O@3.3O. and 2.95@3.1o for rye:
for bran, i425 for r Standard r middings and
1880 for Milwaukee, dour middlings
7a Close s Wheat octo d1s
37i4@375sc; December, 351Sc; May. $3.50
sc; oats-oetober, 21Ac; November, 21s
@21hc; December, PIG; May, 23%a237sc.
Lard-October, 600; November, 6.s5; De-
cember 6.72; January, $50. Ribs October,
$50; November, 637; January, 600. Flax
May. i.65. Rye-october. soc; December,
51he; Barley S Ss@5sc Timothy
MINNEAPOLIS = Close Wheat-October,
75Ac; December, 75A@757sc; May, 1880
7S15c; on track, No. / hard, 781ac; No. 1
Northern, 761hc; No. Northern, 7212@
SOUTH OMAHA-Cattle Receipts $500;
shade lower; native beef steers, 4.25@5.6O;
Western steers. 4.Oo@4.60; Texas steers,
ceipts, 34o0: market 1Oc lower; heavy, loo
4.S5; mixed 4.sO@4. 50; light, 4.S21a@s4.90.
Sheep-Receipts, IA, 500; market active,
steady; Western muttons, 3.65@4.2O; lambs,
4.OOG5.OO.
NEW YORK-CIose-W Wheat = December,
791sc; May, S27Ac. Corn-December, 421sc;
May, 41Rc.
Observation-Disclosures 1ssd lower;
December, 6s11sd; February, 6s2d Corn
Quiet, A@sd lower; November, 4s3d De-
cember 4s2kd; January, 3s11Bd.
ST. LoUIs1 &C. 1000; mar naro
800; stockers and feeders, 2.45@4.75 cows
and heifers, 2.0O@5.O0 Hogs-Receipts,
$500; market 10c lower: pigs and lights,
4. 100; packers, 4.SOtl5.O0; butchers 400
as. 10. Sheep--Recepts, 1900; steady; ma
tive muttons, $500. 10; lambs, 42o@5.25.
KANSAS -Cattle--Receipts, $4,000:
steady to Zoe lower: native steers, 455M
$50; Texas steers, 3;o0a4.5o; COWS and heif-
ers 1.75@5.O0:, stockers and feeders, 2.25@
40. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; weak to loo
lower; bulk of sales. 490@4.95; heavy, 400
800; mixed, 4.75@4.95; light 4.S5d5.oo
pigs, 4.SOG4.9O. Sheep-Receipts, 10000:
strong to 1Oc higher lambs, 3.50@5.15; NUT
TONS 2.5OG4.1O.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
COMMISSION HEARS
FOREIGN COMPANIES
Asked to Recommend that no Dis
elimination be Made Against
Outsiders.

Madison, Wis, Oct. Special !
The state tax commission met at 2
o'clock this afternoon to hear representa-
tives Of foreign fire insurance companies,
who were not fully prepared with
their arguments at the meeting,
couple Of weeks ago, and asked for
more time. There were present George
w. Law, one Of the Law brothers,
American managers of the Royal Fire
Insurance company of Liverpool; B. &
L. G. Stark of Chicago, special agents of
Il company; Alfred James, president
D. the North Western National of Mil
waukee, and j. e. Friend, attorney and
director Of that company, appeared in
behalf Of the home companies. In his
address Mr.. Law asked that no law be
recommended that would discriminate
against foreign companies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
PLENTY OF TIMBER.
VIII be Good Volume of Lumber
Sawed on Menominee
for IS Years.

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 15.-[Special. J.
There viii be good volume Of lum-
Der sawed on the Menum1nee for fifteen
years yet and there will be several mills
running here thirty years hence" This
is the statement made by eX-Mayor
Francis A. Brown, general manager Of
the Marinette Lumber company. He is
quoted to contradict and nudity a report
sent to a Milwaukee sheet that there
would not be sawmi4l running on tn"
Menominee in 1910 and most Of the mills
will cut all their timber in five years.
The above statement, which may do con-
siderable harm 10 this city, is not con-
trmed by any OF the leading lumbermen
of Marlnette.
Isaac Stephenson said this morning
that the n. Lud.ngton company had more
than timber enough for ten years and
would be cutting long after 1910. An
official of the Hamilton " Merryman
company stated that the company had
more than timber enough for Ten years
and would be running after that time
And neither of these concerns are count
ing on the timber which they buy from
time to time.
The Sawyer-Goodman company has
timber enough to last at the present rate
of cutting for thirty years and is con-
stantly adding to this stumpage. The
MaflneCCo LulnDef cOlUpduy mas uoN
stock enough for three years, but Fran
els A. Brown stated that the mill would
run a number of years after that time.
The end of lumber-sa wing on the Me-
nominee is not in sight yet by any means.
Twenty years ago the wise prognosti-
Gators had the Muskegon lumber indus
try dead, but at the present time there
are two mills operating there, cutting
large amount of lumber.
Another paramount fact is that al
though the figures given by the other
two local papers show that the amount
of timber cut in Marinette is not as large
as six and eight years ago, the number
of men employed is fully as large. In
former times the log went in one side Of
the mill and was shipped away from the
other side in the form of lumber. Now
it is graded, piled, shipped by rail- planned
and worked up in other ways, which
gives employment to a large number of
hands.
And another fact: 1t is probable that
before long timber may be shipped to
this city from the Superior district. Last
year one Marinette concern had arrange
ments nearly completed for saving a
large amount of timber to be brought
from the north shore of Lake Superior.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-17
A MYSTERY IN KENOSHA.
Believed that an Evanston Girl
Drowned Herself in Lake.
NOTE SIGNED "EDNA''
Letter and a Pair of Woman's Shoes
Discovered on Beach Near
Kenosha.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct 15.-[Special.] j
Old Lake Michigan has furnished an
other mystery for the solution of the Ke-
nosha police for yesterday afternoon pc
destrians, walking along the shore of the
lake, south of the city, found evidence
that some young woman, presumably
from Evanston, Ill F., had sought death by
casting herself into the waters of the
lake.
In one Of the remote corners of the
beach, just south of Kemper hall, note
which is alleged to have been written by
an intended suicide, was picked up
by the fact that pair of tan shoes was
found a few feet south Of the point where
the note was discovered
The note is written on a small piece OF
cardboard and, while it had been in the
water for some time, the message, which
it would convey, is still able to be read
It was deciphered this morning and was
as follows:
My Dear Mother: Owing to troubles at
home | can stand it no longer. Father
is not kind to me and the boys are worse
When you hear of me again my body VIII lie
in Lake Michigan. Wishing you happiness
in this world, 1 remain your child,
EDNA.
When the letter was found the people
on the beach thought little of the clrcum-
otdLCe Uul wien tHe oHooS "0ie ui7So'
cred, a short distance further on, they
began to put serious light on the finds
and the matter was referred to the police
The shoes evidently belonged to one OF
the better classes. They are tan in color
and about a number four in size. The
only mark. which would serve as an iden-
LITIGATION mark. is on the interior of the
shoes where the name Of the dealer who
sold them appears The name is G. +.
Wiswali dealer at Evanston, Ill.
This morning officers were sent out
along the beach to see if any body had
been discovered floating in the lake, but
nothing was found. No one bearing the
name of Edna is reported as missing at
the police office and it is thought that.
if suicide had found death in the lake
off Kenosha she must have come to Ke-
nosha from Evanston for this purpose,
The police of Chicago and Evanston have
been notified Of the find.