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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
RIFLE AGAINST
BATTLE-AZE
War is Dstestable t. All,
DAY-DAWN FOR PEACE.

Norfolk Vlrglnlan- Pilot
The trouble that England, a worlt
power, Is having in crushing the twt
small Boer Republics of South Africs
will not fail to be suggestive to those
who have followed the development O.
the art and science OF war.
1t is pretty clear that if we still had
the day Of the battle axe and
battering ram with us, the war by this
would he over and Presidents Kruger
and Steyn would be keeping the re-
doubtable Cronje company at st.
Helena. The English would have
smashed the Beers by mere brute
force, If the issue had rested on hand
to hand contest; for one man is not a
match for. FIVE in that kind OF warfa,e
where there Is little difference in the
courage of the one apd the five.
But the Mauser has put different
face on the situation. The man be-
hind 1t does not have to contend hand
to hand with his five enemies. He
gets on the lee side of rock ana
shoots at the five, at his leisure, and
experience In the Boer war has shown
that where he knows how to shoot,
the chances are all that he will be able
to drop one or two of his enemies be-
fore they can reach him, il they charge
up in front, as they are frequently
compelled to do. As actual tests have
shown no army, however brave, will
stand that sort of slaughter. The ad-
vantage is all with the army that is
acting on the defensive, and 1t is so
enormous that small body of cour-
ageors men, firing from a concealed
position, can hold a vastly larger body
OF men at bay, through effectiveness Of
modern arms. Thus 1000 Beers, ac-
cording to Hon. Webster Davis, kept
General White from marching out of
Ladysmith with $1,000 men to ,oin
General Butler, and Butler from march
ing in with $4,000 to join White.
The tendency Of the ever-lncreasing
efficiency of modern weapons of war
fare is to minimize the advantage Of
the mere prepcndelance of numbers.
There does not appear to have been
such meterial increase in the mere
destructiveness Of war as was expected |
and predicted from the use OF long
range arms and high explosives. But
this is due to the mere TACT that the
combatants avoid exposure and fight
at greater intervals. 1t is possible to
charge and take trenches still. but it
1oes not pay, and strategy has to be
Employed instead. The nature of war
are has changed, and the change Is to
,he advantage OF right, rather than
night.
The end OF war, If we may Judge
rom the struggle in South Africa, Is
likely to come, not SO much through
mans increasing adherence of human
laughter (though that Will play a
,art), as through the great disadvan-I
age at which modern arms place the
ttacking nation. War lie becoming
90 costly and the lesre too uncertain.
4arge nations can no longer aft ord to
ttack small nations, if the latter are
repaired for resistance. The chances
re that England will have lost more
zen before Roberts reaches Pretoria
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
g "a - IT. - R e a..
Bsara the The Kind You Ha:s Always Dough,
''ssss''' "a &xX4z@

"Such ostentatlon l never saw in my
life," declared Mrs. Nugget, of naw-
son City, after her return from church
on Easter Sunday. "What was it, my
dear?" asked Mr.. Nugget, who had re-
mained at home. "Why, that odious
Mrs. Placer had her new bonnet les.
tooned with strings OF dried beans"
Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

Doctor-Did you follow my instruc-
tions and take those powders in water?
Finnigan-Oi did that, but sure,
whin Oh got in de bat'tub de wather
WAS thot cowld it was afthef givin' me
chill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

KEEP your blood rich and red by
taking ROBERTS TAsTELEss CHILL. Ton
&c. 25c Pleasant to take. Cures
chllls by purifying the blood, and pro.
ducing appetite, health and Wig or
Try it and get the genuine, with red
cross on label. For sale by, E. I.
Whitehead & Co. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

NIGHT SwEATs, loss OF appetite, and
impoverished blood, colds, la grippe
and general weakness are frequent res
nlts Of malaria. ROBERTS TAsrELss.
CHILL Tonic eliminates the malaria
purities your blood, restores your appe-
tlle and tones up your liver. 25c per
bottle. Ia ;ist Oh having RoBERTs
10 other ':.s good"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
BISMARCK'S IRON NERVE

Was the result of his splendid hea lth.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found. where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. If you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power OF brain and body. Only
25c at E. T. Whitehead & Cos. drug
store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26


The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
OF order. they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess OF uric acid in the
blood. due to neglected
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

You may depend upon it that he is
q good man whose intimate friends are
all good and whose enemies are charac-
tiers decidedly bad -Lavater.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

Every unkind treatment to the COW
polsoEs the milk-eyen talking unkiEd
10 her.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26

hiAAOJ uOuDlC.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
put now modern science proves that nearly
ming in. kidney trouble.
IT. you are sick you can make no mistake
oy first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
ana the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy !.
soon realized. 1t stands the hiohest for ;ts
"onoer1ol cures OF the most distressing cases
and is sold on it's merits e~SEne
by all druggists in fifty ii3 1sEsH,
cent and one-dollar siz- Eees:
es. You may have a >ss-zsssss.sls Hsss: EE90
sample bottle by mail Home Of swann'po0,
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, NJ. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-26
NO.17.
Over=WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Picnic at Long Bridge.

=
mic at the New river "lOng" bridge
on Friday, June 10Th, the grounds
selected being on the east side of
the river on the Starke and Lake
Butler road. Preparations will be
made for county candidates to
speak, and an able speaker will be
there to tell you why your taxes
are so high.
There will be dancing, and or
gan and violin music. Please re-
member that this is a free picnic
and lot a two-sided one, as the
last one was. Everybody is in
vited to come and bring full
basket and enjoy the day.
COMMITTEE: J. L. Hill, chair
man. Lake Butler; J. P. Bowling,
Lake Butler; JOS, Bowling, Raj
ford; S. B. Denmark, Starke, and
J. H. Moore, Theresa.
Mr.. VIM. A. Bailey and Miss
Ida Hilton, of Sampson City, were
married at the home of Judge w.
F. Malphurs, in this city, Thurs
day morning. Mr.. Bailey and his
bride are among the most popular
young citizens of Sampson City
and a host of friends wish them
much happiness
Mrs. James Kelley, who has been
very i'll for three weeks past, is
improved at this time.
For two or three days past her re-
covery has been almost deSpaired
of, but DIR. Wills, the attending
physician, reports a favorable
change at this writing, Thursday
Messrs c L. Peek. J. NJ. Tru-
bv, B. ]. Farmer, P. w. SnOwden,
f Z. Johns, J. F. p. McMurray
and Moan Jones went to Sampson
Lake for a fish fry Wednesday
night. With one haul of the seine
they landed about $50 fine fish.
Mr.. +. R. Morgan, of this city,
and Mrs. Alice M. Polk, of La
Crosse, were married at the home
of Judge w. +. Malphurs, in this
city, Thursday afternoon.
w. b. Haynes. John Dohm, w.
H. Underhill, J. S. Griner and R.
f Foxworth have been enjoying
the week fishing at Smith Lake.
The party will break camp today
Friends here will regret to learn
that Mrs. S. M. Crews is i'll at
Decatur, Texas, to which place
she went several weeks ago for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. ]. w. Hodges and children
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
A Good Bridge.

The citizens of the Fl. Call sec
ton are greatly pleased with the
bridge recently built across Olus-
tee creek under the supervision of
Commissioner R. G. Ware. The
following letter, regarding the
bridge, has been received from A.
II. Williams, a leading citizen Of
that section, by the clerk of the
board of county commissioners:
"DEAR SIR have been
down and thoroughly inspected
the bridge across the Oiustee creek
at my place, and | am pleased to
tell you that it is the best built
bridge | have seen in the county
The posts, caps and sleepers are
OF black cypress, which | am well
satisfied will last for years.
"lf the commissioners would al
ways personally superintend the
building of the bridges we would
evidently have better bridges. Mr.
Ware superintendent this work and
put in the posts right.
"YourS truly,
"A. H. WILLIAMS"
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
SUCCESSFUL EXAMINES.
List of Those Who Passed the June
Examination.

Messrs. E. A, Kennedy, G. F.
Scott and D. J. Shaw, the grading
committee for the June examina-
ton, completed their work We'd
nesday evening at 6:3o o'clock,
after several days of arduous work.
Following is a list of the sue
ceSStul examines:
FIRST GRADE-E. r. Poppell,
Misses Olive Ray, Cora Sessions
and Mary Hall.
SECOND GRADE-Jesse Lewis,
VIM. Poppell, J, A. J. Pinholster,
Misses Emma Futch, Ola Brook
ing, Mittie McMurry, Florence
Jones, Lille Matthews, Lula Lid
don, Beulah Clyatt. Sarah Dukes,
Far ME BeSsent, Isabel Roster,
Retta Mansell and Omie Atkins.
THIRD GRADE-BalouS Edwards,
J. c Adkins. Misses Alice Lewis,
jamie PiDholster, Carrie Reinoehl,
Edith Moore and Beulah Knight.
COLoRED-S. B Wilson, second
grade.
Taken as a whole the second
grade examines made the highest
general average ever made in the
county. The first grade averages
compare most favorably with the
records of former examinations,
and the third grades are likewise
good
There were thirty-two examines
and tHenty-Seven were successful.
The showing made by the pu-
pills of the Bradford County High
school is very high compliment
to Professors A. Hercules and G..
F. Scott. Twenty-four pupils of
the High school took the examin-
alton and twenty-three of them
passed. Of this number three
secured first grade certificates, iif-
teen got second grades and five
made third grades. This is a
splendid showing and fully justifes
all the praise that the TELEGRAPH
haS.s fit to bestow on the
school in the past.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that |
have this day sold my grocery bus
mess, with all assets and liabilities
thereto, to Mr. l. o Prevatt, who
will continue the business at the
same stand. Bad health has forced
me to seek more outdoor life. |
wish to thank my regular custom
ers and the pubic generally for a
kind and liberal patronage, and
solicit for my successor the same
kind treatment they have given
me. My oldest son will remain
with Mr.. Prevatt and assist him
in giving the trade polite and
prompt attention. All persons
owing accounts past due will great
y oblige Mr. Prevatt and me by
paying up promptly Please do
this, friends, Yours truly,
II. F. PHILIPS.
Starke, Fla, May 10, 1900.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
MATHUSHEK
PIANOS.

The Mathushek Piano of
to-day is incompatible from
many standpoints, Mechani-
cally perfect. The embodi-
ment of everything artistic.
Mathushek Pianos wear and
please for a lifetime. May cost
a little more money than many
"so-called" pianos, but in the
end prove by far the cheapest.
AS a consequence the Math-
ushek Piano is a piano for a
lifetime and gives satisfaction
every day, and therefore they
are recommended by many of
Americas greatest pianists.
LUDDEN & BATES S. n. H.
Fred Kann. Hsnsger. 40 East Bay Street,
Fla, General Southern Agents
Mathushek Pianos.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Ward City.

The heavy rains have damaged
the oat crop to some extent
The ice cream supper at the res,
idence of J. S. Lewis was enjoyed
by all present.
A new mill and a new warehouse
will add much to our town.
Miss Clara Moody, of Lacrosse,
is visiting friends here,
w. Z. MOBILES has just returned
from a pleasant trip to Jackson
vile.
DR. Tomlinson was here Tues
day to see his patients, L. J.
Knight and H Thomas.
J. 7. Reaves has returned home
after lengthy stay in Jackson
vile.
There will be a picnic at Ward
City on Monday, June 18th, and
everybody is invited to come. Re-
freshmentS will be served by c. B.
Tillis.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Village overrun with skunks.

Clinton, n. Y, furnis hes good trap
ping ground for fur hunters. On and
near the premises of one residence in
Prospect street six large skunks were
recently killed. In fact, the whole vii
lage seems to be overrun with the nui-
sanCe. Pedestrians avoid some streets al
together in fear Of meeting the odorous
Nocturnal travellers. 1t has been suggest
4 that the village fathers offer boun
y ON every one killed. The skin brings
a good price, and those who care to
make a little money could find a chance
in trapping-UticaO Observer.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
LAKE BUTLER.
All the News of West Bradford's
Metropolis.

By Our Regular Correspondent.
DR.. Wills with his family, of
Starke, was in town on profession
al duty last Sunday, and viii here
were guests of d. F. Mcdonald.
r. H. BASS, of Jasper visited
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guilford Roberts,
of Guilford, attended services at
the Methodist church Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c Odom. Jr., of
Providence, are visiting friends in
Lake Butler.
A. S. York, we regret to an
nounce is still confined to his room
with a most painful illness,
Mrs. J. B. Downing. who has
been at the bedside of her sick
daughter. Mrs. James Keney, of
Starke, returned home Sunday.
w. J. EpperSon had a sudden
!; attack of illness Sunday but is now
improving.
Miss Ada Barheld was the guest
of Miss Bailey Sunday.
Cards are out for the marriage
of Mr.. John Wells, of this place,
and Miss Alice Yonge, of Crystal
River, which event will take place
on the 10th inst
Miss Salome York, of AlaChua,
is at the bedside of her sick broth
er, A. S. York.
Services will be conducted both
Saturday and Sunday at the Bap-
fist church by Rev. r. F. Rogers.
Duncan & Dempsey, livery men,
have added to their business sew
eral buggieS and other vehicles
and some fine horses.
The lumber has arrived for the
Methodist parsonage and work
will soon begin. I
Mr.. Frazier and his son bot
celebrated their birthdays on Sy
day. Miss Esth,e Williams
Mrs. Frazier, of Providence,
invited guests. Aw-
Miss Winona Goodwin, of. NJ.
thorn is the guest OF her W
F. Moore, this week Kellev
Friends of Mrs. Jam. GUYS Of
are sOrrowtul over the s. NE IN
her serious illness at hE "
Starke. ,oss. OF
Hagen, was a guest &-t3e s:,r N,
House Tuesday night.
John Clemens. a prosperous
farmer of Ward City section, was
in town Tuesday buying goods.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
-aA ANHul small Boy.

Mrs. Cakebread was entertaining
some ladies at select little O'Clock
tea, and Bobby. who had been excep-
tionally well behaved, was In high
feather.
MA" he said, as cake was being
handed round, may / have some
tongue, please?"
"There isn't any tongue, Bobby"
THAT'S funny" commented Bobby.
81 heard pa say there would be lots Of
t. London Tit BitA
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15

w. B. Haynes. John Dohm, w.
II. Underhill, J. S. Griner and R.
f Foxworth have been enjoying
the week fishing at Smith Lake.
The party will break camp to-day.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
The PhIInnnnhH NJ Enifh.

Do you remCmber how broken hearted
you we're when You found out that your
patrcn saint, your dear, mysterious Santa
Claus. Was myth: You spent days and
nights wondering how he could get down
UEr chimney without covering himself
with SCOT and pOwdcrinS all the presents
he mist drag down with him with cOaI
dust and smoke. You examined as care
fully aS you could the length and breadth
OF tie chimney, you specialized as to how
be cCI.d Mike the GeSCCEC without drop
ping suddenly, since there was nothing
Inside the chimney TO which he could
cling Did he Use a tiny LADDER Perhaps
But your wise father and mother had
never seen tie ladder, and, besides, there
wHsn room enough in the chimney for
Santa. laUGcr and packet But, then.
Mat matteIed all these perpleXing, trOu-
oleSome questions, since Christmas morn
ing your stocking was full to overllOwin
ard net The slightest trace of SCOT on q
single gilt! Once upon Il fateful day you
discovered that your new doll, bearing the
cuphunlUus naIEe of Minnie Christmaa
gas cIud in a Irock of blue and white, ex.
aCtly like your little sisters cloak. Here
NdS lgSJ6ry no" ulu SaDJa ClhuS get
that piece OF the new ClOakr You appe Ned
Immediately to your mother, who admit
ted that II WAS a singular coincidence, and
from That moment the suspicious Of the
truth haunted oUr troubled heart When
the next Christine dawned, with your
maturer Knowledge you announced
mOusnfully, Il CUES. won { hang up my
stUcklng-there Isn any Santa Claus.
and he never did G ne down the chin
eyr'-WAshinVton "a {
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
In tho Wrong Order.

"He was married and went crazy, ="
6he said, referring to q statement in q
morning paper.
"Grtntins that be had any sense in
the first place, be returned, you d est
have got the statement reversed"
"hOw do you mean" Ehe demanded.
He went crazy and narrit u, makes
1t seem more plausible, he answered
-ChlcaRo Post
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
MORE

we call your attention to the
many fine features of the new
styles of
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15

Mrs. J. w. Hodges and children
departed Thursday for Welborn,
where they will visit relatives for a
week or ten days.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15

Miss Cornelia Peek is attending
the commencement exercises of
the Normal Institute at Jasper.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Me..nEe Of the Girls, Child.
The elias. .rI horn.

At GiaStnLnuI, - -. = Somerset
shire England m.." - morn tree
which. II l. saI0 go. 'rrv Christ
mas morning 7. tentIc &C.
count of II ever -'-'. ~ lGI2 by
vISItCr VIII" tel g., ne account
of hl~ visit II IL; -.
The Keeper ass e.: TAT St Jo-
Eeph Of ATImath,u Il far from
the tpwn. az p tiere Was
formerly an oak til. a8n planted
TO his memory taa. u rIs com
pAnlDDs marched t. a rested
themselves. ami nat tuck his
staff IN the ground f.,n" thI staff was
a common drv haU;; Ia r.ick but Ir
grew and first casme mo full flower on
Christmas day AYE ward the uee
which Las thus crown ~ ,udded like
Aaran's rod. always - led on the
day Of our Lord ia; ' aud upon no
other DIV thp flower tt those OF the
nlRnI UIoOmIng Cereus. lasting but q
few hours
Many queer stor;,c have been told Of
the miraculous thorn of Glastonbury
1t was said that Il the chips from it
were planted they would sprout and
grow like potatoes; that the leaves
CURED all IDflammatlons. swellings, ETC..
and that rods cut from it would new
er leave marks ON the children corrected
bT their use-
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15

Friends here will regret to learn
that Mrs. S. M. Crews is i'll at
Decatur, Texas, to which place
she went several weeks ago for
visit with relatives.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
Both Awake.

First Burglar-It's no use tryin tibet
place t'nigbt, Bill. Their man all his
wife went in bout an hour ago, an 1
heerd him tell her he'd buy Der a
di'mond necklace termorrer.
Second What's tibet got t.
do wild it?
First Burglar-Plenty. She won't be
able t sleep fer t'inkin bout it, all he
won't sleep fer t'inkin how he's got t.
pay fer it.-London Fun.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-13
REOPENING THE BLACK BEAR.
Probability That 1t Will Enter the
List of Paying Mines.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer.
LOOMS, Jan. 12.-That haste makes
ings of the Black Bear and War Eagle
mines, the two first locations ever made
Oh Palmer mountain. The. desire for quick
sary outlay and ill-advised methods of
opening up the ground, while good ore was
passed over in the search for anything
ing sent out. Then came. the closing of
the mine by reason of differences among
owners When the property. was trans
ferred to new ownership this past sea,
Mines Company incorporated, organized,
Mr.. John Boyd was asked to take the gen.
eral management OF the, properties, and IT
the amount of personal attention be would
be obliged to give them, he would have
declined the job. He has found that the
whole work was practically to be gone
over again, and that the obstacles could
have been better overcome by starting en-
tirely new. However, he has now gotten
the mill will be dropping stamps regularly.
There are now several thousand tons Of
ore blocked IN the Black Bear ready for
keep the mill busy this year. while the
shaft Is nearly down to the $50 level, where
drift will be run TO the three parallel
blocked both at the loo, i5o and 200 Levels
The shaft on the War Eagle will be sunk
to 100 feet at once. and the vein fully
proven. Inc improvements made by Man.
ager Boyd include the installing of gaso-
line hoist, mine building, ore bunkers, ov-
erhauling and almost building new the
stamp mill, and practically the rebuild
ing of two and one-half miles of fiume to
Conduct water to the mill. The mill, as
revised, will be up-to-date and modern
in every way. A wire tram from the mine
to the mill will be one of the improve
ments for This year, to save a two and
one-half-mile wagon haul.
Great Northern surveying party. are
Brewster to the boundary line, while a
third party has left Wenatchee making
the final survey from there to Brewster,
and by this time 1901 LOOMS and Seattle
will be connected by rail.