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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
tDaily except Monday. tDa,ly ex.

TDaiiy oAcept MONDAY. 4DalIy ex'
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Yadkln Dlyislon Main Line--Train
leaves Wilmington, 9 90 a. M, arrives
Fayetteville II O5 p. m, leaves Fayette-
Vile IL 25 p. m, arrives Sanford 4S
p. m. Returning leaves Sanford 2 3t
p. m, arrives Fayetteville 3 Al p. n..
leaves Fayetteville 3.46 p. M, arrives
Wilmington 6 40 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsville 8 O5 a. M, Naxton . 10
a. M. Red Springs 9 40 .. M, Hope
Mills 10 81 a. M, arrives Fayetteville
10 55 a. m. Returning leaves Fayetts.
vile 40 p. M, Hope Mills 4 5j p. n. :,
Red Springs b IS p. M, Maxton 9 Is
p. M, arrives. Bennettsville 2 16 r. n.
Connections at Fayetteville With
train No. 78, at Maxton with the Care
lima Central Railroad, at Red sprinss
with the Red Springs and Bowmors
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboapd
All Line and Southern Railway, u
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck BrsncA
Road leaves Weldon 3 :55 p M, halifax
1T p. m, arrives Scotland Neck at
5 :OS p. m, Greenville 6 81 p. M, Kins-
ton Z :55 p. m. Returning leaves
Klnston Z so q. M, Greenyills 8 so q.
M, arriving Halifax at IL :18 q. ID, ..
Weldon II :S3 a. m, daily except Sun.
day.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 8 10 a. IN. and 2 80 D. m .,
arrive Parmele 3 10 q. m. and ! % D,
m, returning leave Par me)e 9 8. .. m.
and 6 80 p. m, arrive Washington
IL 90 a. m. and Z 80 p. n. :, daily OK.
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily
except Sunday S 80 p. m., Sunday,
4 :15 p. m, arrives n. month 40 D.
M, 6 10 p. M, Returning. leaves Ply.
mouth daily except Sunday, Z 80 a. m.
and Sunday 9 90 a. M, arrives Tarbore
10 10 a. m, IL 10 a. m.
Train on Midland N. G.. Branch
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
5 80 a. M, arriving Snithfield 6 40 ..
m. Returning leaves SmitbfieId Z :?5
a. m. /; arrives at Goldsboro 8 90 q. d i.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 9 :3Oa. M, J 40 p. 70 :.
arrive Nashville 10 20 a. m. 4 :O3 pm e.
Spring Hope IL 90 a: M, 4 :25 p. n.
Returning leave Spring Hope IL 20 q.
M, 4 :55 p. M, Nashville IL AS Q. m.
5 :25 p. M. arrive at Rocky Mount
IL :lO a. M, :OO p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War.
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday.
Z :45 a. m. and :25 p. m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at b AS .. m. and
10 so a. m.
Train No. 78 makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
all rail via Richmond.
III. NJ. EMERSON.
Gen1 Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, Genl Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
GIRLS WANTED.

The girls that are wanted are good girls
Good from the heart to the lips,
Pure as the lily is white and pure,
From its heart to its sweet leaf-tips.
The girls that are wanted are home girls
Girls that are mothers right hand,
That fathers and mothers can trust in
And the little ones can understand
Girls that are fair on the hearthstone,
And pleasant when nobody sees;
Kind and sweet to their own folks,
Ready and anxious to please.
Girls that are wanted are wise girls,
That know what to do aud say,
That drive with a smile and loving word
The gloom OF the household away"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c.. THURSDAY. JUNE 28, 1900
NO..26
Pumpkins For Cows.

Selected
Judiclous!y planted in the corn field
a crop of pumpkins can be raised az 8
sort OF double crop that will make q
most excellent iood for COWS in winter,
says correspondent OF The American
Cultivator. The value of root crops &
we'll known in helping to regulate the
bowels OF the stock when fed heavily
on grain in winter. Pumkius come
under this same class, and they should
be led for almost the same purpose.
Nature seems to have designed The
pumpkins for the corn field, for one
| can raise just enough feed with the
crop OF corn prod uced on the same
land. In addition to this, the pump
kins furnish excellent food for chick
ems. It is better for the stock to have
the seeds removed, and 1t ia better for
the poultry to have the seeds crushed
ground Or broken. The feeding of
pumpkins will largely decide their
merits. To let the stock eat them in
the field is a great mistake. Gather
them all for winter food and wait until
other succulent food has disappeared.
Then commence to feed the pumpkins
gradually, increasing the quantity until
the full diet is reached.
One large pumpkin or two small one
per day tor each animal is liberal
diet and sufficient to keep the system
In excellent condition. They should
not be fed in large pieces at all, for
there is danger of the COWS gettings
choked with big lump. Cows actual
ly break off and loosen their teeth try
ing to break up pumpkins fed to them
in large pieces. It is no difficult work
to break the pumpkins up and then
chop them fine with sharp spade.
Put them in wooden tub, and in
few minutes free use of the spade will
reduce them to small pieces, which
the COWS can eat with relish. When
first broken open, scoop out all the in
side part, thus removing all the seeds,
which sometimes prove dangerous to
the COWS. Put the seeds and pulp in
which they are buried into sausage
grinder and grind them up in small
pieces. The seeds will thus all be
crushed, so that the chickens can eat
them without danger. They will also
eat the pulp itsolf. This practice is
certainly recommended for the chick
ems, which enjoy the feast and look
forward to the ground pumpkin seeds
every day. Every part of the pump
kin is thus utilized, and one can OBJ
tain winters supply for both stock
and chickens from the corn field with
out much extra cost for labor. Those
who do not plant pumpkin seeds freely
In the corn field lose far more than
they realize and miss a chance to get
a double pr oft from the land.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t sooths
the child. seftens the gums, alIays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the lest
remedy for Dlarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. BE
sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soth-
Ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING
COUGH.

Last winter during the epidemic OF
whooping cough my children contract
ed the disease, having severe caughinx
spells We had used Chamberlain's 3
Cough Remedy very successfully Tor
Group and naturally turned to 1t at that
time and found it relieved the cough
and effected complete cure.-JoHN
E. CLIFFORD, Proprietor Norwood House
Norwood, Ny. This remedy is Tor
lie by r. T. Whltebead 4 Go. druggist
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28

Come, rally round that good old Flag
Ye bows of Southern name,
Our Fathers by it oft have stood,
And we can DO ;iie same.
They fought for what they though
was right,
They've faced the fire and flame,
They've conquered, too, and won tbs
prize.
And We will do the same.
The fee is advancing ON us,
Eark, hear their battle cry:
"Deatb, death to the Amendment
And White Supremacy !"
CHORUS.
lis up and at 'em, Southern lads,
Old Carolina's Pride,
Wen fight and battle for the right,
We'll stem the August tide.
We want an iron .rve, my lads,
Democracy must win,
For If we lose the fight this year
The 'nigger" viii stay in.
SO pull together strong, my lads,
Be steady, firm and true,
Ne'il elect Aycock Governor,
And Ciaudius Kltchin, too.
The foe. is advancing On US,
Hark, hear their battle cry:
'Death, death to the Amendment,
And White Supremacy
CHORUS.
'Tis up and at 'em, Southern lads,
Old Cardinals Pride,
Well fight and battle Tor the right,
Well stem the august tide.
Old Edgecombe stands to do her part,
AS she has always done.
Within her borders white men rule,
Though the foe is two to one.
And when the battles ended, lads,
4 nd victory has been won,
Wen raise the anthem LOUD Of praise !:
"Well done, my $, we'll DONE"
The foe is adv. ;ng On us,
Hark, hear Il 9ir battle cry:
death, death 10 the Amendment,
And White Supremacy
CHORUS.
lis up and at 'en,. Southern lads,
Old Cardinals Pride
" Iii fight and battle for the right,
Wen stem the August tide.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
Cons, Rally Round That Coed Old
Flag"

y stirring campaign song, dedicated to Hon.
Claude kitchin, Democratic nominee for Con-
Sress, Second District
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
CHUNKS OF HARD SENSE
Th, Ministers Work is Never Done,
PRESERVE TIE BIRDS,

"There is no limit whatever to the
minister's work." writes Ian MacIaren
OF The Minister and His Vacation" ;"
ln the June Ladies' Home Journal
1he merchant knows that he can do
so much work in eight hours because
he is dealing with affairs, but the min
lster never knows what he can do be-
cause he is dealing with ideas. It is
the necessity of production, even when
the mind VIII not produce, which
CRATES on the nerves OF minister and
Is apt to break down his health. The
journalist writes every day, but he has
something new to write about the
literary man writes when he Is inclined
the minister has to write on an old
snbject-although the greatest which
can engage the mind-and he has to
write whether his mind Is bright or
dull. 1t Is only by patient reading
and unceasing prayer that lis can ac-
conplish his duty, and then he is ever
strained to the utmost, aud never
knows the rest OF tne man who does
his WORK with time and strength and
Ideas to spare. When ths minister in
active service lies down to die he will
be giving directions in his last con-
sclous moments about letter that had
not been answered, and sending ex-
plantations to a family that has not
been visited, and when his mind be-
gins to wander it VIII he among texts
with which he has struggled and efforts
which he has made in vain"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28

An honest mans the noblest work
OF God.-Burns.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28

The following from the Rocky
Mount Motor is one of the most sen.
sible suggestions to farmers we have
seen:
To see farmers hauling hay, and
sorry old dried up stuff, from western
farms is poor sight, sorry sight
All of July and August they pay labor
ers from seven to nine dollars month.
and vlctuals, to cut up and kill better
hay than they purchase in the spring
If two-acre lot is prepared as for
cotton or tobacco-the manure broad.
cast-and left utterly alone there
alter, enough Volunteer grass will grow
on it to make four or five tons OF as
good hay as can be bought anywhere.
Mr.. 3. III. Bum raises this kind
with other kinds of grasses and vines
and has enough on hand now to run his
farm tor two years. The late Judge
Dossey Battle urged ''hog and horniny'
until Edsecombe fell into line and
now buys neither meat nor corn except
in cases CT few beginning or improv-
ident farmers.
aHard times" forsooth, when olll
lands are teemlng with all that goes to
make fortune. Pluck and skill blend
ed would soon make this section "bios-
som like the rose.'
This writer has heard farmers brag
about having whole great big field in
corn and lots of acres In cotton, etc.,
and vet at fall time they begin to seek
the merchant who will consent at big
nr;ce 10 run them the next year, and
they run them too.
II their fifty acres in corn and nifty
in cotton were reduced to one-fourth
each and the same manure and energy
used on it thus reduced III acreage the
profits would be enough to let Mr.
Merchant run blmseif only.
This is plain talk, and While MOI
written by a college graduate Is
potent fact and If the suggestions are
needed will result IN .uccess.
Tne one Day Gold Cure. 6,
Kermott.s chocolates 3sct L.xss'ves ehfi4rea tai1'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28

euro Cold In s1ead.
Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Ouinine easy
to take and quick to cure cold in aead and sors
th1oak.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28
CHORUS.

It's up and at 'en,, Southern lads,
Old Cardinals Pride
We'll fight and battle for the right,
Wen stem the August tide.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-28

An Exchange
affirm that the practice Of killing
birds IN order to preserve a handful Of
fruit Or feH' stalks CT young corn is
cruel, and should not be done. l Go
not say this Tor reproaeh to MIR. Wal
lace's opinion in the matter, but be-
cause it is necessary to preserve our
birds, as much as to preserve the iar-
t,llty Of our land. Our birds, the
mocking bird, shrike, thrasher, blue
bird, wren and quail, are the
greatest destroyers of worms and insects,
and are blessing, yea, fortune to
the world. Ii one would plant peaches
plums, grapes, etc, enough, the dep
relations Of birds would never be
noticed but where one is meager in
bis inye ,tments and only grows two
or three trees or vines Of sort, they
are liable to missa single specimen.
Birds are as plentiful here as any
where in the world. My orchards are
full OF them, but I never miss the
fruit they eat. In my travels out west
| find that where the prairie chicken
and blue quail have been killed out,
the grasshoppars and cut worms at
times make farming an imposslbility.
Let the birds alone; let them live, for
each one is worth more than Its weight
il gold
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27
Don't Say Mean Things.
Hartford Conrdnt.

successful business man of neighboriDg
city used to say to his clerks, Never write a
sharp letter. 1t only makes the other fellow
mad, and it does no good except to relieve your
feelings. Write brief, firm letter, but don't
try to be sarcastic" There is a good deal of
truth in the advice, and we question whether
a sharp, saucy letter does even relieve the feel
ings of the writer it has the effect of working
him up to a greater pitch of irritation. Es-
pecially in discussing public questions, an OBJ
jurgatory manner is useless or worse
OF all irritating manners, the assumption Of
superiority is the worst. No one in America
can speak as one having authority or dictate
opinion to the people from the standpoint OF
education as an inspired prophet. Whoever
tries to do so raises at once the presumption
that he is not Of u.s. but ali outsider from some
superior sphere, superior at least in his own
estimation His words are of no avail he is
as one preaching in the wilderness.
In saying that polished sarcasm is in Amerl-
ca absolutely useless, If not harmful, in politI-
cal discussion, we do not, of course, exclude
fun or humor, or even wit, If it does not as
sumo the tone of the superior to the inferior.
There is certainly no stronger political weapon
than humor, but it is not in eyerybody's
armory.
An expression of honest indignation is not
out of place in public discussions, if it is not
based on the assumption Of possessing the only
copy of the decalogue and holding monopoly
of the sentiments Of virtue. The people are
continually looking for some one to feel conf
dence in, and they are continually making
mistakes. But they will never feel confidence
in man, however cultured, who tsils Co.,
in epigrammatic phrases that they are mostly
fools" That, as Mr. Dooey remarked, is "a
name thing for any man to say" And 1t has
the additional disadvantage of being untrue.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27
Some Interesting Old Wills.


Messrs. j. Philip Sindall and John w. Nc
Cormick, who are re6ling the original papers
of the Orphans Court in the new Court
House, came across a number of interesting
wills. One was the will of Charles Carroll Of
Carrollton, with three codicils annexed The
will was executed September 3D. 1925, and the
codicils on February 25 1927, January 25th,
1880, and November 18th 1881, respectively.
The will, with the codicils, makes bulky
package. 1t was filed for probate November
18th, 1892 and was recorded February 18th,
1884.
Another interesting will was that of Mary
Cation, widow of Richard Cation and daughter
of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The will is
dated June 18th, 1845, and has annexed two
codicils, dated respectively October 18th, 1916,
and September 10th, 1916. The will and the
first codicil are written on large size blue
writing-paper The second codcil is on white
paper and is dated 'Carrollton Hall.
The will of Captain Charles Ridgely is writ
ten on large,size sheets of parchment paper
and when folded to fit into the filing cast made
a large, square package.
In marked contrast with the bulky wills is
that of Major Samuel Ringgold of Ringgold s
Battery, who was killed in the Mexican War.
1t is not dated, but was admitted to probate
September 4th, 1876. Major Ringgold made
known his last wishes as follows Il by these
presents do intend to make short will and
testament and to give and bequeath every
thing of which l may be now possessed to
my dearly beloved sister, Anne c. Schley, wife
of William Schley, of Baltimore Md" The
witnesses to the will were Randolph Ridgely
and August f. Hammer, who were lieutehants
in Ringgold's Battery.
There are two curious wills in the court.
One is written on the fyleaf of volume of
Heine's poems, and the other was written by a
colored woman in large family Bible. The
books were not mutilated by tearing out the
leaves containing the wills, but were filed in
court intact The will in the book of poetry,
it is said, was written by gentleman who
had been fatally injured in driving accident.
AS no other paper was at hand for the purpose.
it is said, he wrote his will in the book of
M orne
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27
MARYLAND AS A WHEAT STATE.
Baltimore Herald.

baltimore Herald.
The chief statistician of the Agricultural
Departments at Washington has figured out the
total value Of the crops of corn, wheat, oats,
rye, buckwheat, hay and white potatoes raised
in the United States last year to be 81, 666 &c.
1856; he doesn't need to add that it was one of
the greatest years known to agricultural Amer
lea. 1t is needless to say that Washington sta
tistics of crop values, made up sometimes
from conflicting market reports, and often
from estimates do not tell exactly what is the
money the farmer himself gets for his crop;
yet 81, 666, $40, 156 is large enough sum to
permit a merry jingle in the farmers jeans.
The figures Just given out indicate a total
l~shaat o-oV, 81 KAT ana oAe hr,ehnls &c vrolr,o
of $319, 545, 1885, or about 581 cents busher; a.
total corn crop of 2,O70, l43, 933 bushels valued
at 1929 2l0 / 10 or about 30.18 cents per bushel;
a total oat crop of 796, 177,713 bushels valued
at Sl9S 167, 975, or about "a cents per bushel.
Maryland, considering her size, occupies a
very honorable position in the column of
wheat-raising states, in which all are taken
into account but Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Florida and Louisiana. Maryland crop is es-
timated at 10, 10, 1856 bushels and its value at
81, 283, 457, or an average of almost 68 cents
per bushel Only one Eastern State surpasses
Maryland, viz, Pennsylvania, with her TO-
472, 932 bushels. Even the great Empire State
ranks behind Maryland, new 1OIk Wneat
crop being a little over 100000 bushels,
which is valued however, at close to so cents
a bushel. No Southern State reaches Mary
lands figures, either. Virginia's crop is put
down at {, 1880, 450 bushels.
OF course, the great wheat-producing sec
tions are in the Middle West and the North
west Minnesota leads the states, with over
So OO0, 900 bushels while North and South Da-
kota together show total of 100000 BUSH
els The Middle West, Ohio, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Illinois and Wisconsin, in the order,
show 103, O0O, 600 bushels. Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa and Missouri together contributed nearly
81, OO0, 900 bushels. Out on the Pacific Coast
California, Oregon and Washington raised III
100000 bushels, while Oklahoma nearly
doubled Texas crop of 100000 bushels,
which ranked the LoneStar State below Mary
land.
Maryland is seventeenth as wheat pro-
ducer, but twenty-second in corn, and thirty
third in oats Illinois this time led Iowa,
Kansas and all the rest in corn and oats.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27

Burglars Pay Another Visit.-At an early
hour on Wednesday morning last the store of
Mr. John A. Sheridan, at Chase, ?. w. and b.
Railroad, was entered by burglars who bored
a hole in the safe in the Office with the inten-
ton of blowing it open, but no doubt became
frightened before carrying their purpose into
execution. They were evidently professionals
as they succeeded in entering the store without
causing the burglar alarm to ring. They left
without securing any booty. An entrance was
effected by saving out panel in the front
door and then glass panel was removed from
the Office door. A number of burglars tools
were found including jimmy and an auger,
which was stolen from the blacksmith shop of
Howard Brazier, near by. The burglars first
unsuccessfully attempted to bore the safe door
near the handle with a sixteenth of an inch
bit, and afterwards unsuccessfully used three
inch bit The hole was almost through when
they evidently became alarmed and went away
There was $75 in the safe and a number of
valuable papers. The attempted robbery was
discovered by Benjamin Kolb, clerk in the
store
The store of Mr. Sheridan appears to be u
shining mark for burglars. Ithas been robbed
several times within the last few years and
every effort that was made to ferret out the
guilty ones proved unavailing. Even the
burglar alalm which the proprietor put in the
store has failed of its object
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27
A Highly Commendable Action.

A voluntary advance of ten per cent. in the
wages of employees and reduction in the hours
Of labor of men on freight trains give proof OF
the wisdom and humanity of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad management Undoubtedly
the Pennsylvania has been getting its full
share of the food of prosperity-in fact, more
than it has been able to handle comfortably.
II sienalizes the fact by an advance in wages.
But it exhibits a higher motive in reducing
the hours of labor of that class of employees
which it would be most tempted to work over
time in order to move tremendous traffic.
This will necessitate the employment OF more
men and the company can hope for no other
CONDENSATION than the more conscientious SER
vice of men who appreciate good treatment.
1t probably has not considered that factor in q
commercial light, but it cannot be doubted 1t
will derive that benefit as a reward for its hui
name disposition.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-27

First Case Results in Big Judgment
The Baltimore San of Wednesday says: The
first suit tried in the City Court, Judge Richie,
since the court was removed to the new Court
House, terminated yesterday in a verdict for
81, 93l.77 in favor of Mrs. Matte Adey against
Gideon P. Hopkins. Mrs. Adey is the wife of
Rev. Charles Adey, pastor af Sater's Church,
Baltimore county. Her suit was on promis-
sorry note and was instituted against Mr.. Hop
kins and Lewis X. Wright. AS Mr.. Wright
did not defend the action, judgment by default
for 81, 400 was extended against him last We'd
nesday, when trial was commenced before
jury of the action against Mr.. Hopkins. The
question at issue was whether Mr.. Hopkins,
whose name appeared on the back of the note,
which was given by Mr.. Wright to Mrs Adey,
was an indorser or joint maker, the note not
having been protested for nonpayment The
jury found by its verdict that Mr.. Hopkins
signed as security, and not as indorser. Will
liam Cotton and Benjamin Rosenheim, attor-
neys for Mr.. Hopkins, filed a motion for
new trial. ]. Goodman Boyd appeared for
Mrs. Adey."