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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
H. SCOTLAND NECK, N. c.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 80 1900
NO. 35.

He says: Living expenses in Iud,s
are light. The expense of caring 10,
the Ave hundred thousand orphans
while sturendous in the aggregate, Il
yet easily within reach when considered
one by one. 1t is not to be expected
that any one person should assume the
responsibility, yet every one can dc
something.
Give cents for every working day or
thirty cents week will c!othe, feed,
shelter and instruct Child, and there
are but lew people who cannot under
take the responsibility fer one child
giving part themselves and collecting
the balance from friends and neigh.
bors. To every person 80 contributing
will be given tie name and address of
the orphan for whom they have assum-
cd responsibility, and once every three
months they will receive an English
letter from India, either from the child
or from l:s teacher, reporting the pro-
gress it Is making 1 am sure the
charitable, sympathetic people OF our
prosperous country will still prove equal
to the occasion and tens OF Thousands OF
famine waits will be saved for lives Of
Christian Influence"
THE CuglsrIAN HERAID. Bible Hnnse
New York, will receive all pledges and
moneys for famine orphans, and will
cable the money to India free of ell
expense, and weekly reports OF pledges
received will be cabled at the tame
time. This course will enable the mis-
slonarles to take, promptly and quick
ly, AZ many children as there are pied
9es.
If 1t be desired that the children be
received in the orphanages of any par
ticular denomination, and this wish is
clearly expressed at the time when the
pledge is made, it will be conscien-
tiousIy respected; or If preference for
either sex is expressed, such preference
will also be faithfully respected and
every pledge for one year, and every re-
mittance, however small, towards or
phan support will be promptly ack-
nowledged in public print.
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clothe, feed instruct them, and fit them
for lives of usefulness?
/ have my self just returned from
India, and can truthfulIy write that
OF all the sad sights to he seen In the
famine district, the most pitisble is
the starving child. Not few, but
tens of thousands, are wandering along
the highways, waits Of desert country
living dr,ft-chips on a shoreless sea.
Their mothers and fathers have died
OF starvation, and now they have rot a
soul in the world to turn to, no kith,
no kin, not single heart among their
own people to look aftef them.
II is in the rescue of these crph ans,
waits from the highway OF death itself
that tho missionaries devote a large
part of their working kours. Once in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
FAMINES LEGACY TO THE WORLD.
Half Million Starving and Helpless Orphans
In Need of Help.

News by cable from India's Vlceroy,
the Governor of Bombay, and other
officials, from American missionaries
and from newspaper correspondents,
report general rainfall in the famine
stricken districts and prcspects bright
er than at any time for the past two
years.
This means that the gaunt, wofnl,
hideous figure of Famine Is being lit
orally drowned. River-beds which for
twenty-four months have bsen bared'
to the SKY and baked by the sun till
rock hard, are now gradually softening
into their natural muddiness. Streams
are manifesting signs of life. The
water in the few wells which were not
drained by the long drought, are grow
ing deeper and felds, meadows, farms,
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tDa,ly except Monday. tDaiIy -

fDa,ly except Monday. tDaily sx.
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Yadkln Dlyislon Main Line--TraiD
leaves Wilmington, 8 90 a. M, arrives
Fayetteville II O5 p. m, leaves Fayette-
Vile II % p. tn, arrives Sanford ~
o. IN. Returning leaves Sanford 2 &c
.. M, arrives Fayetteville 3 Al p. n,
leaves Fayetteville B 46 p. M, arrives
Wilmington & 40 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves
Bennettsvllle s O5 a. m, Maxton 10
"A. m.. Red Springs 8 40 a. m., Hope
Mills 10 81 a. M, arrives Fayetteville
10 IS a. IN. Returning leaves Faystts-
vile 4 40 p. m., Hope Mills 4 55 p. M,
Red Springs b 35 p. M, Maxton 8 Is
o. M, arrives Bennettsville Is p. -.
Connections ut Fayetteville with
train No. 78, at Maxton with the Care
lima Central Railroad, at Red Syringe
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the SeaboaN
Air Line and Southern Railway, at
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc :land Neck Branc1
Road leaves Weldon 3 :55 D ln., Halifax
1 IL p. M, arrives Scotland Neck at
5 :O8 D. m, Greenvllle 6 81 p. M. Kline
ton Z :55 p. m. Returning leaves
Klnston 80 a. M, Greenyille 8 :52 q.
M, arriving Halifax at II liz a. M,
Weldon IL :33 a. M, daily except Sun
day.
Washington 10 y. m. and 2 40 p. M,
arrive Parmele 9 10 a. m. and 4 o. p.
m ;, returning Il ave Parme)e 8 :3S =. -.
and 6 80 p. M. arrive Washlnsson
III :OO a. m. and ! 80 n. m :, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily
except Sunday S 80 =. m, Sunday,
4 is D. M, arrives TvmOuth :4O p.
m., 6 10 p. M, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sund.-.7 Z go a. n
and Sunday 8 90 a. m, arrives Tarboss
10 10 a. m, II 40 a. m.
Train on Midland n. G.. Rraneh
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
5 80 a. m, arriving Smithfield 6 40
IN. Returning leaves Smithfield 40
a. m. arrives at Goldsboro 8 :OO ..
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 8 :3Oa. m. 3 40 p. m
arrive Nashville 10 30 a. M, 4 :O3 pm
Spring Hope III 100 a. M, 4 % p. Ne
Returning leave Spring Hope IL 20 ..
m. 4 :55 p. M, Nashville IL AS =. m.,.
5 :25 p. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
II 10 a. m., 6 100 p. m, daily except
sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
IL 40 a. m. and :25 p. m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at b 40 a. m. and
? so a. m.
Train No. 7S makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily,
all rail via Richmond.
H. NJ. EMERSON,
GeuI Pass. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, Genl Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
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side mission compound, the poor
little starveling, If care and food have
not como too late, is supported by
funds sent to the missionaries by the
American people.
Among SO many starving orphan
children gathered in from the fields by
DR.. Taylor and his wife, missionaries
at Ahmedabad, there came one little
girl who lt1eisted on entering the
house. She came into the library, and
after brief look about, lispsd in her
own tongue "please may ! die here?"
and then threw herself dewn on the
floor and went to sleep. 1t is gratify-
ing to add that the long sleep and the
hot milk afterward given to this child /,
saved her from death and she was
added to the fold of orphans in Mr..
Tsylor's care.
Even in the streets OF bombay, there
are hundreds of famine children wan
dering about. With sunken eyes, hol-
low cheeks and indented temples, with
weary, weak, skeleton legs, they totter,
by the dozen, in the footsteps of the
European, crying "Salstn, Sahlb, "
which is their way Of saying "Peace to
you" Then slapplng their hollow and
naked stomachs to emphasize their
need of food, they continue their pite-
Gus supplications, begging for enough
food to keep them alive just another
hour.
Sometimes a mother accosts one, a
babe in her arms, trying its little best
to get food from the dry, parched
breast-and this mother also entreats
you, saying: "Give us something to
eat, and God will bless you with many
children"
The group of waits about her cling
as it BY instinct 70 her scant, ragged
skirt, as If they felt that since this
woman 10 mother to the babe she will
aot also ~ . kind mother to all who
snuggle up to her.
Saving tho children, in famine time,
ia one Of the most encouraging rhases
OF relief work, while to see children
starve, to know that they, the helpless
ones, cannot be helped, that they must
die by inches for want OF food, is a con-
dition OF affairs that wrings the heart.
Thousands Of these orphans are now
In the hands of American missionaries,
having been plucked BY them from
the Jaws CT the famine, but they must
soon be turned out to starve unless tie
mission iaries receive the means to pur.
ohaee cod for them.
Whsmce IL to como the money fol
the su pport of these helpless little ones
4 ple.n fo. the solution Of this problem
has been formed by DR.. Louis Klopsch
proprieto or OF The Christian Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

What a Dreadful Thing 1t is to
wake up in the night suffering from
cholera morbus, and yet cases of this
kind are very common. The trouble
however, will never become serious II
you keep a bottle OF PAIN KILLER at
hand, for it is remedy that never
falls to cure cholera, cramps, diarrhoea
or dysentery. Avoid substitutes, there
IL bat one Paln-Killer, Perry Davis.
Price 25c. and Soc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Chinese are dangerous enemies, for
they are treacherous. That's why all
counterfeits of Dewitt Witch Hazel
Salye are dangerous. They look like
DeWitt's, but instead of the all-heaIing
witch hazel they all contain Ingredients
liable to irritate the skin and cause
blood poisoning. For plies, injuries
and skin diseases use original and gen.
uine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. E..
T. Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

The laws OF bealth require that the
bowels move once each day and one cf
the penalties Tor violating this law
is piles. Keep your bowels regular by
taking dose Of Chamberlainis Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets when necessary
and YOU will never have that severe
punishment inflicted uponyou. Pne,e
25 cents. For sale by =. e. WI f1fte.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

grazing grounds, garden-plots, in fact
the whole parched earth, is giving
promise of generous fertility, as in the
years gone by.
But these are after all, only signs and
promises which, while reatoring hope
to the hearts OF tho stricken millions,
must not be taken as meaning that
the famine is at an end. Famine may
he dying, but she il not get dead. She
still stalks abroad in all the western and
central pro oyincs, and for at least three
months to come she will continue her
deadly work.
As the cause of the awful distress
and desolation was lack OF rain, 1t will
take very long, steady rainfall to res
tore the ground TO condition rich
enough to yield. With the exception oi
a one-hour shower on July 20 of last
year, the present rainfall is the hrst
Western India has known for four and
twenty months. Hence, not until rain
has fallen continuously for weeks and
weeks, will the ground be sufficiently
soaked and softenea to assure the rails
ing of q crop.
Moreover, millions OF head of cattle,
indeed, ninety per cent. Of all the cattle
have died, for want of fodder and
farmers will remain tied hand and foot
till the Government supplies new live
stock to replace the old, whose bones
lie scattered the country over.
Therefore, desperate distress still ex-
lists. Utter desolation Is still the lot
of millions. If the Government were
now to withdraw Its aid, shut up the
relief works and poor-houses, If Ameri-
can contributions were now to cease
and Missionaries to stop their work
ten million homeless, helpless people
would be In imminent danger of starv-
ing to death.
Famine has written her will ON the
face OF the land. She Is leaving Christ
endom legacy In the form of hum
dreds of thousands of homeless, help
less orphans.
The million men and women, who,
after indescribable suffering, have sue
cumbed, since the famine began, not
only to starvation, but to fever, plague
and cholera besides, have left fully halt
a million fatherless, motherless child
rem. When the Government closes
e relief works, ats poor-houses. send
ing millions OF absolutely penniless
people to their desolate homes to be-
gin lilies struggle over again, what is
TO become OF the parentless, ownerless
children? Who is to shelter them,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

/
the Standard Oil Company, are nearly
equal to the com bined incomes of all
F, the crowned heads of Europe. Hero
are the figures:
John y. Rockefeller $3O,OOO,OOO
Gar Of Russia l2O0O,OOO
Emperor O! Germany Gas King
| OF Prussia only) 3,952,77O
Emperor of Austria Hungary 3,875,O0O
King of Italy 2,S5s,000
King Of Spain 100000
Queen OF England l,925,OOO
King OF Portugal 634, 4,44O
| King of Greece 25O,OOO
King of Norway and Sweden SIS. .525
King of Saxony 735,OOO
King OF Wurtemberg $4,000
King of Roumania $4,000
King of Bavaria l,412,OOO
KING OF Belgium 10000
King of Denmark 227,775
King OF servla 100000
Andrew Carnegse, who has an in
come of $2O,o00,O00 year himself,
says Rockefeller Is the wealthiest man
in the world. he may be the richest
man that ever lived. King Solomon's
income, 1t is estimated, was ST., ,5O2,-
4oO, computed in money of to-day.
And yet John D. Rockefeller is a
dyspeptic. He cannot enjoy his
wealth. Fine viands are never served
to him. He has to content himself
with food palmer than that which the
day laborer eats. Crackers and milk
comprise his chief die:. He cannot
take the time to seek pleasure. He
has to work harder than tho salaried
employe with big family to support.
His anxiety is ceassless. He is tied
down hand and foot by the immens,ty
OF his wealth and the in calculab,e
business interests OF which he is the
guiding spirit. He gives away $l,O00,-
600 or 100000 to some educational
ir~+:trt'ons, hat it means less eacrihce
to NIX. 1nan 1t dos3 to the hardwork-
ing man who drops nickel in the
hand of beggar. He Is a man of quiet
taste, and his aboles are plainly fur
nished.
Aside rom his Standard Oil property
Rockefeller has an enormous income
from iron interests in the Messalia
range. He has the controlling interest
in fleet of steamers upon the Great
Lakes. He has large and select blocks
OF stock in gas and electric companies
In the principal cities OF the United
States. His interests in railroad prop
erty are extensive. He practically
owns the Missouri, Kansas and Pacific
Railroad. It is generally understood
that he has stock in the Missouri Pa
cifc, the Chicago Northwestern the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the
Delaware Lackavanna and Western, the
New York Central, the New York, New
Haven and Hartford, the Pennsylvania
the Union Pacific the Baltimore and
Ohio, the Northern Pacific, the Chica-
go and Alton, the Chicago, Burling and
Quincy and the National Transit Com
pany. He also has stock In the nation
al City Bank, the Farmers Loan end
Trust Company, the Amalgated Copper
Company, and scores OF other mining
properties are on his list.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Consoling.-He: Il hear that you
have been talking about me-"
She Nc, indeed, make it a point
never to speak OF my friends unless l
can say something good OF them, and
so have not mentioned you at ALL"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

"Wbst's the difference between
knowlede and wisdom?"
"Ne!l, it takes Knowledge to build
an automobile, but it takes wisdom 10
run it,"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

A lame shoulder is usually caused by
rheumatism Of the muscles, and may
be cured by few applications OF
Chambe.lein's Pain Balm. For sale
by f.. r. Whitehead & Co., Druggists
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

What n ,st people want is sore
thing mild ana gentle, when in need OF
a phvsic. Chalnb el1aiu's Stomach and
Liver Tablets fill the bill to dot
They are easy to take and pleasant III
effect. For sale by E. 7. Whitehead
& Go. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

1t will surprise you to experience the
benefit obtained by using the dainty
and famous little pills known as De-
Wits Little Early Kisers. f. I.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

:Mandy," said her elderly relative
"that young Snoonamore hasn't . cent
to his name. You would be simply
erazay to marry him !"
II am, auntie," replied Miss Mandy.
Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Nrs. Esau-What Is the matter with
that mess of pottage?
Eeau-That is "the kind mother u.s.
ed to meke.-Brooklyn Lille.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Not Her Fault-Aunt "My dear,
you should speak more politely to
your superiors."
Pert Niece II never met them,
auntie. dear"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

"Young America does not like work.
He prefers fine clothes and fast horses
and apes the man before he is a man.. .
So writes an author whose works are
read with eagerness. The same author
SAYS that almost every man nowadays
seeks to acquire wealth by some grand
speculation by some other means than
by the honest ''sweat of his brow"
And reasoning from these premises tho
author says that there is no doubt
about the fact that there is a surplus OF
professional men in this country. The
supply, he Gays, exceeds the demand, !,
but does not point out any remedy.
He simply suggests step in the right
direction as be regards it, and that Is
TO raise the standard of the professions
higher $50 as to exclude mediocrity."
Wide as the world is, he says, it has no
room for idlers or pretenders.
For the m ost part we think his con-
c,nsions are safe; but one remedy ne
DOES not touch upon for the relief OF
the over. crowded professions. is for the
voung men when they complete their
edncatton and leave college to enter
t,e f;eId OF industrial enterprise.
We hope to see the time come when
education will cease to unfit people Tor
,ohor and toll. Many make the charge
now, and we confess that in some cases
= seams to be a correct conclusion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Harmless, efficient, reliable and
pleasant to take is Roberts Tasteless
Chill Tonic for chills, fevers, malaria,
night sweats and la grippe. 25c. No
cure, no pay. ''The best | ever saw,
is what they all say.-For sale by E. L.
Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
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. settens the gums, alIays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
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 Sooth-
Ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Notwithstanding utterly un-
fit tor us but very suitable for our ene-
mics.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

A Very Good Reason.-A: "Why
has our friend G.. become so sad ?"
B.: :"He has just taken the position
of Joke maker with "Laugh and Jest. "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30

Rural free delivery Is vigorously dis
cuezed nowadays. Some very good
people say they do not see much in it,
while others say it would be great
convenience to any community. 1t
has been given out that Congressman
Small from the First district will soon
make effort to have free delivery es-
tablished in certain parts of bis dis
trict.
Some people in the country would like
1t while some would care little for it..
But from the standpoint of common
8 ,nse it seems clear that free delivery
throughout the rural districts would
furnish good and easy means for coun-
trv people to become better acquainted
With passing events, for with the i'm
proved mailing facilities there certain
iy would be more general reading.
And the more people read the more
intelligent they are, provided they read
proper things.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
RICHER THAN KIN GS,

New York, The annual re.
ceipts OF John D. Rockefeller, head of
the Standard Oil Company, are nearly
equal to the com bined incomes of all
the crowned heads of Europe. Hero
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
TIE IDl1ca'5 LEISURE HoUx9
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Pre:ent, Fast and Future.

The atlanta journal says that tie
WaYe ct educational enthusiasm is
sweeping over Georgia with such force
that an audience to listen to a dis
cu.slon Of educational interests can ba
secured moro easily than an audience
10 hesT politics discussed. Trs!y this
IS refreshing. When political interests
give place to educational enthusiasm
IN the heat OF a presidential campaign.
it is sign that the people are locking
ahead and prnposs to raise their stand
ard of citizenship, so far as education
enters into it.
Recently gentleman of much IL
telligence standing with Us and look
ing out over fine stretch OF cultivated
farm lands said that if he were ias.
twenty-one years old, with his present
tastes, be would devote his lie to farm
ing. He has spent his life thus far In
different pursuit ; but after many
years OF constant application in his
chosen work he says that farming
seems to carry with it an independence
that few other pursuits do.
He would, then, advise yoang men
that farm life Is not to be despised,
but loved and followed.
Col. J. S. Carr, of Durham, has sent
out letter to the press Of the State,
d declaring himself candidate fer Office
OF United States Senator to succeed
Marion Butler. The COMMONWEALTH
would not put a ir-breadth's s influence
III the way of Col. Csrr's promotion, tor
he is man of ability and worthy the
confidence of his fellow citizens in tbs
State; but candidly we must say that
we yield to no man in North Carolina
the palm Of wor.hIuess for the support
OF his fe',aw citizens over Hcn E. N
Simmons, who has made a record as G
great political leader outclassed by no
one in like position in North Carolina
for & quarter century past. We believe
that the majority OF the Democrats Of
the State, old soldiers and all, desire for
Mr.. Simmons to succeed Butler.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-29

cnrTnN LETTERS

New, York. Dec. q. Murphy Co. say:
The Ilverpool market was practically I'M
hanged from yesterday's close; sales g.
az. nlddins uplands. ls-32d. The Dc
rsuber option Ia our market h about the
ouIv active one. and trading In it Is rath-
~ limited ana confined principally 20
shorts covering. That option opened al
10 81. and advanced 20 10. he, balance OF
the list 1 TO points lower, but during
the first hour prices advanced TO Q
points Ia sympathy with December INT
provement. while the amount in sfEhs was
larger than expected but nad no infu-
snee on prices. Hester reports amount
In sight $3.50 against 2bs,2se tast year
ana s57 est year before. Estimated port
reaelpts se 600 against 500 New Or
leans expects tomorrow 1890 20 n.e9.
egainst 1887: Houston, ii.0oo 20 1900
against s.7es last year.
New York. Dec. 2s.-Hubbard Bros. q %.
say: In sight movement for the week ~
10000 bales. against A5Vo last season
Liverpool opend quiet az decline, which
was recovered a. che close on the steadl-
ness OF our market, where the December
settlement sustained prices. IL Il esti-
mated that nearly 250oo bales were ten
asred to-day. The movement or the crop
\ unon such a scale es 20 create doubt
a. 10 prevailing small crop estimates. IN
our market the fear OF another squeeze
n January prevents any liquidation on
the movement, and our local trade are
rather buyers on declining markets on
,he local position. A small amount OF
cotton Is already pointing here Tor de-
livery in January.