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oFFICE-MASONIC BUILDING
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A W hitmore
"a or. Sunday School $50 a. m. DIVINE
Services alternate Sundays, 1o;5O am ana
7:45 p. m. o.. ,,;,
Guild every Sunday evening, Gas. Mid
week services, Wednesday Tao.
Lutheran Church-Rev. W s. T. Metzgcr'
castor. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and s,oo r.
In. Sunday School,2 p. NJ Prayer Meet
ng, Wednesday, pm.
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
L. Martin, Pastor. Regular Services ny
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at ~ a. H.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening"
Sunday School 2 I'm.
Mite Society S 'mi,monthly, Wednesday
evening at s O'Clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Morayiau Church: Rev. NJ. F. O"rter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,9 Il; III
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
W, L. Orem Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. M and 700 7. Nj.
Sunday School at A. NJ Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 73O M. Ep
wcrth League at $50 evcrv Sunday.
S. Stcphcn's Church, Protestant Eplscoal
Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400, p. M, at Walkers
vile at 1880 Il. m, at Thurmont,
Service Saturdays at 400 p. m.
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gDOOls and Thread.

The spool mills use about $4,000
cords, or 100000 feet, Of birch an
nually, turning out sOO,0OO,0Oo spools,
each spool large enough to carry 200
yards of thread. The amount Of
thread that could be wound upon these
100000 spools would reach $500
times around the world at the equator
md leave q little for mending
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Great Southern Pig. & Mfg. Co.
FREDERICK. MD.

ACCIDENTS will happen; by the pay
ment of very small sum of money we will
sell YOU an Accident Policy that will guar
antee you from IS TO $25 per week should
YOU be disabled by accident.
July 22if CASSELL " WA Alhno
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1887 THE sun. 1901
BALTIMORE, MD.
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From now on the news oftbe world prom.
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Extravaganza is not always alto
gether bad. 1t leads a people who are
making money to thrust it into circn-
lation instantly and thus give the
needy grab at it.-GalvestOn News.
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He Liked II.

Wife-Iow 10 you like my new hatF
Husband-The idea Of paying big
prices for
Wife-Blg prices! Why. made 1t
myself.
Husband Um-yes-er-as was say
ing, the idea of paying big prices for
such monstrosties as the milliners are
showing! Now. your hat Is work Of
art. Looks as II II came from Paris.
Beautiful, my dear!-New York Week
w.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

The Best Family Newspaper.
All the news of the world in attractive form
An agricultural department second to
none in the country, Market reports
which are recognized authority;
Short stories, complete IN
each number; An interesting
woman's column and 3 varied and attractive
department of household interest.
One dollar year. Inducements to get
ters up of clubs for the Weekly Sun. Both
the Daily aud Weekly Sun mailed free of
postage in the United States, Canada ard
Mexico. Payments invariably IN advance.
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Baltimore. Mi.
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TO MAKE LIFE HAPPY.

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and lightens many of life's burdens If you
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The Steger factories thoroughly equipped
with the best and most improved machinery,
ocated at Steger, ILL.,, are among the largest
n the West.
Intending Purchasers will find it profitable
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will be mailed free upon application.
STEGER & Co. (Estab lished 1s79) Cicago.
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The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-16
Ah,,.lnlan. E.pert at ThatehIng.

In describing Ahyssinia and its strange capital writer In Pcarson's tells of It's mushroom growth as fol- lows: X crowd of workers appears with loads of sticks some 10 feet high. These age planted In the ditch to erect the walls. and few more sticks are twist cd In and ont Co keep them together Now comes the preparation of the roof A number of men climb mp Inside and bind together more sticks like the frame of an umbrella. As soon as these are la position they chamber outside like monkeys and set Co work Co thatch For thls purpose they bring great bundles of hay and twine it between the sticks They are not an artistic na- ton. and they have next Co no indus tries. but at thatching they are really expert. and they turn out work which would call for admiration even In a civilized country. They do not trouble to produce am elegant finish, but this often adds Co the picturcsqueness of cottage.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-16
IN HE FORUM oE JUSTICE.

fiss. rse'. rasi Thou has, had thine hour ro SOW In and reap. s Co thistle or dovcrf 'Tis Che sccd is at hult. though loves hand
 rtiii Che showCr
 Mik, way ior tby comude with double thy dosef. Hllt. hait. halti rhcrc vas given thee grace To begin with ,he bsst and their rccorda cdacs, Had thy sandals bcsn wtngsd Step dosn mom
 Che ncc.
 One rsifter than thou art would run In th5 Plaee' Ceasc. cgase. cctssI Thou haat had thy chance. Must a ralias attend thec Co ward od mie'haneet krt hn thy vlin vcapcn. "a thcu1and adtanes e. ruah on and conquer with thy or9ken lance-
 -Gr.co p,uio IltchAsld To Ccntwy.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-16
THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE

Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company British Columbia Yukon Railway Company.
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13
IsngtA 81

&
Three physicians were discussing the
matter Of the length Of dreams 4 day
Or two ago, when one Of them related q
strange experience.
Yesterday afternoon" he said, II
called to . a patient, and, much to
my s~atisfActiop, / found him sleeping
soundly. I at BY his bed, felt Of his
pulse without disturbing him and walt
ed FOR him to awaken. After 4 few
minutes q junk dealers cart with dis
cordaut ringing bells turned into the
street. and az their iirst tones reached
n my patient opened his eyes.
Doctor he said. I'm glad to see
you and awfully glad that you woke
me. FOR have been tortured by a most
distressing dream that must have last
ga for several hours. I dreamed that /
was sick. i / am, and that my boy
came into the room with a string Of
most horribly sounding slelghbells and
rang Thorn n my ears, while i hadn't
power to move or speak to him. / sur
fered fortunes for what appeared to be
m intermirable time. I'm so glad you
woke me-
The ringing Of those bells for one
second had caused all OF that dream
and inst at the waking moment"
New York Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13
The Elaw Lanc...l.

She doesn't 20 TO her clubs and GIL
chres half as much as she did. Pep
pie used to say this charming woma n
spent most of her time at these gather
ings. One day she called on a dear
friend to reprove her for her slacken-
ing interest in the club. believe 1t
was a club for reforming the gas met
er or something-anyhow it was a re-
form affair.
Look here, Lizzie" said the enthu-
siast, why on earth don't you come
to the meetlngs2 Here you are paying
your dues and never showing up. You
owe it to the club to take an interest
In the work"
"But I can't come" explained her
friend. there's the baby, and Henry
doesn't come home sometimes till late.
and supper must wait, and II he wants
to 90 ont I can't 60 away and leave
the children. I would worry myself
to DEATH
sWell, I must say Henry II inconsiA-
crate" said the caller. "Why, there's
my husband and children too. They
give me no trouble. Every time I want
to 60 to the club Charlie says he win
be glad to stay 1t home with Bridget
and keep IN eye on things till I come
back. He Dever objects"
Maybe" retorted the amiable host
II sif I had . housegiri as handsome
and young AZ Bridget Henry would be
glad, to stay at home. too. but mine ID
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13

County Judges. 8. Lockhart.
County AUDITOR. E. Truran.
Register Of Deeds-E. p. Brockman.
County Treasurer-Nils Forsberg.
Sheri6-A. x. Crawford.
Clerk Of C0urts-W r. Rabbit.
States Attorney-Ber.in D. Gamble.
County superintendent-M. n. Kramer.
Surveyor-W. 8. Crowl.
Coroner-C. e. Daniels.
County Commissisners-First District, George
Mitchell; Second District John o. Nelson; Third
Julius Fenner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13
CITY OFFICERS

Mayor-W. b. Saunders
Alderman First Ward-K. =. HUSKY, c. w.
Martens.
Alderman Second Ward-J. 8. Farley, George
Empson.
Alderman Third ward--E. johnson, E. W.
Phelan.
Treasurev-L. N. Kaercher.
Auditor-J. E. Truran.
Attorney-Thos. L. Bouck.
Assessors-H. J. Benedict.
xArshal-Charles Sutclife.
Night Northumberland Merry.
Regular meetings OF city council held on the
drst Monday Of each month.
Board Of Edncation-J. G. Wood. chairman,
August Mittelsteadt, J. p. Jones, A. j. Hits,
Henry Schafer, Chas. Cannon, W. W.. Downie.
s. s. Lockhart, secretary. Regular meeting last
Friday of each month.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13
An Unreliable Guide

An Unreliable Guide.
Freddy-Ma. according to my appe-
lite It must be nea dinner time.
Mamma-Yes. but Jour appetite 10
usually fast-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
BRAVE BOYS SHOOT A NEGRO

One night last week sone boys OF
Mr.. Ben Whitley and another boy
name Shirley, were LETT at Mr.. Whit
ey's alone near Speed. About s
O'Clock colored man went into the
lining room and ate what he wanlcd,
and went to the wood pile, secured an
axe AMI started to the house. They
concluded he was going to break in
IN them. They barred the door the
best they could, and seized what weap-
o1s OF defence tE.ey coull find. One
BOY took a lstol an as the rnsn sent
On the porch, he ieveJea on him from
.ha window aud brought I.',:. down.
The i-an who was III 1t di not Gle
i'm aced ately but was taken to Tarbcro
jail. A 'phcne message from Tarboro
avs BIZ did SATURDAY night.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
CHRISTMAS OF 1900.

The asst Christmas of the 10Th cen
tury has come ard gone and Is in the
past forever. It has been gay season
OF fun and frollc perhaps the civil
lied world over. Many things have
transplred to make large proportion
of mankind happy. The "Christmas
gilt" has brought the throb OF JOY to
the heart of old and young in the
homes of the rich and poor alike, and
the many pie asing evidences OF kind
remembrance one of another have
strengthened the ties Of affection Tor
thousands.
Properly, Chri. tmas is regarded as an
appropriate season for ali these things,
Tor it is otservel in remembrance OF
the birth OF Jesus Christ, whose COM
ing into the world was to redeem it
from sin.
Scotland Neck has had good share
OF the pleasures and snjoyments Of the
Christmas time, and for the most part
al have enjoyed the season well. II
is fact for which all should feel CRATE
fu! that there were no serious CASUAL
ties of any nature to mar the pleasures
o. the town AMI community.
There was enc innovation, doubles
thought fun by some. which was Sc
verely condemned by the good people
Of the town who we're annoyed by it
The innovation was to approach front
doors at two o'clock in the morning,
tie a chain of bottles to the door knob
and by the pulling OF long cord or rope
suddenly pound tho door to the great
annovanca, anu in some case, fearful
fright, OF the inmates Of the homes.
The sentiment of reasonable and
| sensible people is generally lenient to-
wards innocent fun, but those who
we're annoyed a few nights ago by
such rude awakening and frightening
OF their families at the uncanny houl
| Of two O'Clock In the morning, felt tina!
it was outrageous fun, il fun at all ano
The COMMONWEALTH has every reason
10 believe that the good people OF thu
community are practically OF the same
opinion. The mildest construction II
| that such CO 1duct at that hour of the
night was rude and to be condemned, l
being too late for any boy or young mai
to be making fun so seriously ;and Their
is little doubt that it those who ergag
in such things live to reach tho year
set5,ed manhood, they will at least
be ashamed OF it
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
JOHN PARKER STAYS ALEX.
LITTLE,

Sreenville Reflector
We do not bellavs Pitt ounty hes
had a more cold b!oodei and unplo-
volsad murder than one that occurred
at Falkland Saturday, when John Par
ker wifu.ly slew Alex. Little, both ar
ties white.
Saturday morning John Parker wss
sworn in as a special police officer st
Falkland. During the day he heard
a noise in Nichols bar and went In to
tell the parties to make less noise.
Alex. Little was in there quietly tettl-
ing some bills. Parker said to Little
"YOu are the very man / have been
looking for, understand that you
said no Falkland policeman could
arrest YOU"
To this Little replied, 81 haye made
no such remark and had no occasion
to make it, for / have done nothing
to be arrested for"
"Come, take drink with me then, >
said Parker.
Little agreed to take the drink with
Parker. They went up to the counter
and the drinks were poured out, whe1
Parker stepped back and said: "Be
fore re take this drink I want to know
if you take back what you said.'
Little again replied, 81 have said
nothing to take back. What is The
matter with you"
Quick as fash Parker drew hi
pistol and emptied it into Little, kill
ing him almost instantly. Parker
made his escape.
Coroner Lsughinghouss went out Il
hold an inquest and found the abov'
particulars of the murder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
FOR 1901.

THE CoMMoNwEALTH greets Its read
ers again after one weeks rest, and
wishes for all happy New Year.
With the same good wishes for all
and the deep seated desire for the wei
fare of North Carolina, Halifax county
and Scotland Neck in particular, We
step scross the line OF the new year
and the new century with the firmly
set purpose to be in the front rank
with all whose efforts are for the pro-
motion of the best interests of the PEG
PIE.
THE COMMONWEALTH trusts and be-
l;eves that it's course in the past and
Its attitude in favor of whatever is wor-
tny and good and against what is un-
worthy and bad, can be taken by its
readers as an earnest of what it will
strive for in the future.
Turning from whatever of dis
appointment or unpleasantness that
may have come to us in the past yeal
and years, In our endeavor to please
the reasonable and be profitable to all
we look out upon the far-stretching
years of the new century from the
vsry topmost hilltop of hope, and
speak out glad greeting to all. May
the new year and the new century ope1
to all with the very choicest tokens O.
all good! May those who have beer
good and done coed become better anc
be able to do more good. May thos;
who have not been good but hav,
done bad, learn true wisdom, turn tt
the right and practice it henceforth.
May those who have prospered t,
their owp coed and the good Of othe,
prosper yet more abundanuy, to TIT
end that they themselves may be NOR
blesse and may b,
better able to bless 9th
ers and Eaay those who have not pros
pered in happiness and contentmen
and other things as we'll find their line
this year falling in pleasant places il
which they shall be made to feel gls,
and rejoice. A happy new year to al
and the best Of wishes to every one, ]
our greeting to-day and for every da
of 1901.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03

kidney trouble.
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,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you.can make no mistake
by first doctoring yo.t kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilner's
Swanp=Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. Ii stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Ess(f
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz
es. You may have a - z=- ssszs.s s =
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp-Root-
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. kilnler
& Co., Binglta1nton, N. T..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03

golf or tennis only puts greater strain
upon his system. If he says he needs
fresh air, oxygen, he can get it in bis
Office, If the latter be properly ventilat-
ed. He doesn't need to exercise to
breathe fresh air.
ROCKEFELLER CITED.
"John D. Rockefeller drives fast
horse. That gives him air, but it
doesn't give him exercise. Joseph
Chamberlain takes no exercise except
what he gets from stepping from his
office to his carriage. He is never
sick. Senator William M. Evarts IS a
very old man. He meyer exercised.
That IS his boast.
"But business men say, But I need
exercise. do not feel well unless
haye it. That means generally that
they eat too much. You can poison
your system by eating too much, put
ting into yourself more than the kid
neys can eliminate. Now Cham ber-
lain, who takes no exercise, I have no
doubt, is light eater"
WHAT We HAVE ALWAYS SAID.
We are pleased to note that scientists
OF reputation are coming to share the
views held by the prorrietors of War
ner's Safe Cure Tor the past twenty
years, viz. that the kidneys are the
great eliminating organs of the system.
Nature made them SO and man never
has nor can improve On nature Ii
the poisons of tho system are driven
out as nature intended, health is as
sured, but if these great organs are
overworked, sick, and breaking down
allowing the poisonous, waste-mat.er
to be retained in the system, Ill health
is certain and unless help is given
death will result.
The sensible course to pursue is to
put the Kidneys In good working order
by the uee of Warmers Safe Cure-a
vegetable specific for ali kidney dis.
orders cure that has been put to the
severest tests in all parts OF the civiliz
ed world and never failed If doing all
that was claimed for it.
It is not physical exercise that men
and women want, but that the great
organs of the system exercise thei,
natural functions and Warmers Safe
Cure is the aid needed to put them
and keep them in perfect health. A
free sample of this great remedy will
be sent % any one applying for same te
Warmers Sale Cure Co., Rochester
IN. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
Chicago Hygienic Expert Propaunds
a New and Startling
Theory.

Especial to the New York Worldly
Chicago, Dec 2-Dr. Albert II. Hoy,
a ter years of patient research, says ex-
ercise IS positively untea!thiul fer men
past thirtyfive years OF age. Or. Hoy
has published book on Eating and
Drinking" which IS praised by the pro-
fession. He is a si,eclali>, iii i.;''ele.
Il SAY that exercis !,,r he + :sinrss
mas, or men rsst middle age is ce;ri-
mental. / exclude the young and the
| sborer. Every action, whether oi the
b.ain CT Of the muscles, destroys eeiis,
u ,es up tissue and creates waste matter
to be taken up by the blood and to De
eliminated from the system.
"Now, unless such waste Is eliminat-
Ell it becomes SO much poison In the
system. The great eliminating ma
chine of the hun1vn body is the Kidneys.
Uales: the kidneys do their work the
system, IS saturated With poison.
SENATOR DAVIS A CASE IL POINT.
"For instance, there is the sad case
of Senator Davis. His toe was poison
ed by his stocking and refused to heal
Kidney complaint developed, or rather
the kidneys for long time had no,
done their full work, and the sys.em
was SO poisoned that the toe became
gangrened.
e:The kidneys work easily during
youth-up, say. to thlrty-five years Of
age. But after fifty they become slight.
iy atrophied, they shrink little. This
is not disease, but a simple effect Of
age. Consequently, as man advances
In years he should ask his kidneys to
perform little less work, instead of q
little more.
"But, suppose man Of business moi
only uses his brain during bushes.
hours, but also puts strain on hi;
muscles aiterward. There is waste
then to be carried off, mental waste
and physical waste, the brOken-down
brain cells and those of the muscles
likewise. Thus the kidneys are forced
to do doubts duty, to eliminate poison.
resulting from, t,uo sorts of action.
"a business man should get all the
exercise he needs from the requlrmentl
Of his business. A long walk only
further calls upon his reserve. Violent
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03

No one can reasonably hope for good
health unless his bowels move once
each day. When this is not attended
to, disorders of the stomach arise, bill
iorsness, headache, dyspepsia and piles
soon follow. If you wish to avoid
these ailments keep your bowels regu-
lar by taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets When required.
They are so easy to take and mild and
gentle in effect. For sale by E. T..
Whitehead & Co. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03

This season there is large death
rate among children from Group and
lung troubles. Prompt action will
save the little ones from these terrible
diseases. We know OF nothing so GER
tain to give Instant relief as One Min
ute Cough Cure. 1t can also be re-
lied upon in grippe and all throat and
lung troubles of adults. Pleasant to
take. E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-01-03
AUDITOR MORRIS MURDERER
DIES.

Washington, December 20. Samual
Macdonald, who one week ago shot
and killed F. III. Morris, auditor for
the war department, died this morning
at the emergency hospital from the
seliinflicted wounds he received at the
time OF The murder. Macdonald, after
killing Morris cut his own throat and
shot himself near the heart.