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The Wheat Problem.

Sir William Crookes of England, In
a recent address said that the greatest
problem of the times is the wheat de,
mand and supply. Sir William IS much
afraid that we shall soon be obliged to
eat something else-not so good-as
substitute. In late years the consump
ton of wheat in the lands inhabited
by whites has increased both actual
" and relatiyely--that is, not only has
the population demanding wheat IA
food increased greatly in numbers, hdt
there Is also an Increase in the aln1tat
Of wheat demanded by each COM onen
of that population. In 1871. Accord
to the undisputed figures here giNfa.
there were 81, 100000 Lread-eaters in
the world. In less than thirty yea.
that large figure has grown to lie
enormous total OF 51G,500.000 =
last sum is increasing ut the rat u
$500 600 year Since 1885 a SID. l..
and smaller addition has been Ia:i,!e
10 the total wheat acreage Of the
world year by year
Great Britain Is at the mercy OF her
enemies unless she can master the
seas In order to permit the free impor
tation OF grain into her territory from
America in ease of a war with Europe
from Russia. India and Egypt In
case of war with America. All mum
lions of war fade into complete insis-
nificance in comparison with the most
important of all-food. Ships and can.
non, infantry and cavalry, are alike
powerless if the men are not properly
fed. II the enemies of England were
ever able to put an efficient blockade
upon her coasts she would have to
surrender through starvation in Il few
mouths
The United States Is little less in.er.
ested in the question. If some relief Is
not found, the present low rate of IN
crease in the wheat production of the
country and the high rate of increase
In the population and consequent
wheat consumption of the country
must soon equalize one another From
that 1t is only matter of months be.
fore America too. must depend upon
Importation of her supply. Slight tenn.
porary relief can be found In Alaska,
In British Columbia. In the higher al.
titudes of Mexico and In irrigation
within our own borders, but the great
part of the land which is suited to
what is already pner cultivh-
ton and all such relief can only be OF
the most temporary nature. What Is
true of wheat IS true of ell the other
grains grown for human food in a
slightly less degree. Indian corn, rye
barley and all the rest of the foods
from which bread Of one sort or an.
other can be made are In precisely the
same predicament
The remedy lies Ia better and less
wasteful farming. The mean average
yield OF wheat TO the acre In the Uni
ted States is only twelve bushels, In
the united kingdom 1t exceeds twenty.
nine bushels, and in Denmark 1t Is
nearly forty.two bushels The use OF
fertilizers must increa in order to 10
crease the yield In America.
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4 EAlnI MT Iaaun

Several OF the lawyers had told their
stories, some OF which rldiculed the
continued use of legal yerhlage and the
absurd lengths to which members of
the profession sometimes go In taking
advantage OF technicaltes.
"a rank outsider" announced the
member of the profession who had
been u good listener, "a client Of mine,
supplied the best Instance of literal in
depreciation that ever came to my
knowledge. He was executor under a
Will that, among other provisions, re
qulred the payment OF an annuity TO Il
venerable aunt of the testator. But
proof of her being alive must be made
before each payment, and this IS the
rock on which the executor struck.
'rhe old lady proved herself in the
flesh. drew her money and went to Cal
ifornia, where she spent two years
without putting In her claim. On her
return she went IN person and demand
ed the double allowance due her
THE conscientious executor got out
the Will, studied 1t, scratched his head
uuu uudhS uullICu doNh his ulllhlul.
Madam, you are alive now. There
can be no reasonable question as to
that. for have the conclusive evidence
of my own eyes. But l am possessed
of no legal proof that you were alive Il
year ago. | am. MS you know, within
the restrictions of the will. | Will pay
the annuity for this year, but must in
"a. H.. Al. .
you were not dead when the preceding
annuity was passed.
at took me the better part of Il day
10 convince him that he should settle
In full Detroit Free Press
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Our Holland Trade.

We take off our hat to Holland.
Last year she took nearly S65 100000
worth of our products-mostly agri.
eultural-aAd returns US her cheese.
which Is good, her diamonds, which
are good for those who can afford
them. and Holland gin and Sumatra
tobacco, which we could all worry
along without.
She takes n large amount of bacon
and oil, Holland being large con-
sumner of American petroleum, and re.
qulring, to an increased amount each
year such American provisions as
ham, pork and bacon. BY the last
official census in Holland the number
or cattle returned was 100000, of
pigs 100000, of sheep 6S0.000, and OF
horses 100000. The shortage of hog
products in Holland offers to the
United States Il profitable market, the
stability Of which would seem TO be
not only well established, but on
basis of permanence. The chief
Dutch exports are now sent TO
Germany and England. Germany
being the chief customer for Dutch
goods and produce, and the imports
are Variously distributed, IS per cent.
coming from Germany, 16 per cent.
from England, 16 per cent. from Rus
sla, II per cent. from the United
States, Is per cent. from the Dutch
colonies, 10 per cent. from Belgium,
and less that 2 per cent. from France.
Dutch merchants, though few In num-
Der compared with those of some
other European nations, are very self
reliant. They transact business with
other countries directly. and the com,
merce of Holland is carried on almost
exclusively in Dutch ships
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A Good Idea.

movement is on foot, engineered
by well-known firm of freight brok.
ers and express carriers OF London and
New York, looking TO the establish
ment of an institution for the per-
manent exhibition of American manu-
featured goods, the depot to be locat-
ed in the heart of London. This en-
terprise is designed to do away with
the individual expense incurred by
firms on this side exploiting their mer-
chandise in foreign markets thousands
OF miles away, or the sending of rep
resentatives to get business where
they have never had even a nucleus to
work on. Several decided advantages
are claimed for this innovation. A
public exhibit will be made of the
goods In central place in the city OF
London; the manag cement of the estab-
lishment will personally represent ex-
hibitors and TO whom they can refer
all foreign inquiries. distributing price
lists and printed matter. transmitting
orders, dispatching circulars-in short.
rendering any and all service that
would be given If the exhibitor had
his own representative on the spot.
fixed nominal sum per annum will
be charged exhibitors on the basis of
$3.50 per superficial foot of floor space
used.
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MAN. It's Me-

She was pretty child OF four or I'VE
summers, and she knew 1t. says the
New York Tribune. Her mother took
care that the fact should not escape
the observation of others and in this
she was ably seconded by the ill.,
tie miss. The other day the child was
on dress parade in Central Park, and
was naturally piqued at her failure 20
attract the attention OF man who sat
reading on one OF the benches In the
Mall. Two or three times she passed
him. and still he regarded fer not. She
looked at him In amazemeat, and then.
with look of mingled Incredibly and
determination. she went up to him
stamped her little foot on the pavement
and said, Man, it's mel"
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NAPOLEoN'S TROUBLES!
His Royal Physician Diagnosed His
Trouble AS stGaIe Repercutes."

1fOuDit AS 'NuAt6 htptrcuLeSa
Napoleon Bonaparte, as First Con-
sui and as Emperor, was the victim or
a malady which caused him to seek the
advice OF the most distinguished ply
sicians of Paris. 1t is little shocking
to modern sensibillties to read that
these physicians, except CorViSart.
diagnosed the distinguished patients
malady as gale repercutee"-that is
to say in idiomatic English, the itch
Struck in" 1t Is hardly necessary TO
say that no physician of to-day would
make so inconsiderate diagnosis IN
the case of royal patient. IL by any
chance distinguished patient were
afflicted with the itch, the sagactous
physician would carefully hide the fact
behind circumlocutions, and proceed TO
eradicate the disease with all dispatch.
All of which goes to show how easy
1t may be for a masked pretender to
impose on credulous humanity; for
nothing is more clearly established IN
modern knowledge than the fact that
gale repercutee" was simply name
to hide a profound ignorance; no such
disease exists, or ever did exist. Gale
itself Is a sufficiently tangible reallty,
to be sure: but it Is Il purely local DIS
ease of the skin, due 10 u perfectly
definite cause, and the dire internal
conditions formerly ascribed to 1t have
really no causal connection with 1t
whatever. This definite cause. as
every one nowadays knows, is nothing
more nor less than a microscopic insect
which has found lodgment on the skin,
and it has burrowed and made itself at
home there. XIII that insect, and the
disease is no more; hence it has come
to be an axiom with the modern physi-
clan that the itch is one of the three or
four diseases that he is positively able
to cure, and that very speedily. But
it was far otherwise with the physic-
ians of the first third of our century,
because to them the cause of the dis
ease was an absolute mystery.
per's Magazine.
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RENTS COLLECTED.
MONEY LOANED.
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

No. 50 Elm st, rooms and attic, desirable
brick dwelling.
Nos. 2i9 and shi North Main St, double
frame'dwelling. Very cheap.
No so York street-large 9-story brick dwell
ing with large lot-hot water heat Terms
easy.
Nos. 47-49 South Franklin street. Frame
dwelling houses. Easy terms
No; ~ South Main street. three-story brick
dwellings rooms and cellar.
No. 81 South Main street, brick dwelling,
three stories, rooms
No. 50 South Main street, : rooms, three
story brick dwelling
Cottage Hill, frame house and barn with
large lot, house has 10 rooms,
Nos IS 81 Wilson street, three frame
houses, easy terms,
Franklin street1yacantlot near Swan street.
Nos. 9Ss e85 North Union street, double
frame dwelling with large lots. Always rent
and pay good interest on investment.
Nos; ss Swan street, ele story brick
dwelling
Dee. IS, 1870
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The Foreign Trade.

Our trade with Japan and China 10
gaining rapidly. During the year 1899
the value of the merchandise ex-
changed with these two countries, in
Guiding the port of Hongkong, reached
as high as $S7 ,305, 6SS These figures
were decidedly in excess of any pre-.
yious record The value for 1889, tea
years before, was little more than half
as large, amounting to only $i6,294..
167. The four years following 1889
witnessed a steady increase that final
ly eliminated In 1898 with a record of
$50, 2S1, 1856. the highest up to thar
time. In the fiscal year 1894, during
which our importaions were greatly
curtailed as result Of the prevailing
financial depression the trade dropped
to So1, 513. 149. During 1895 there was
recovery to S57,509.S59 and for each
subsequent year the returns showed
an important increase.
OF the $S7,S05,6SS valuation placed
upon our trade with japan, China.
and Hongkong during 1890. SAT, S15..
035 represented the imports into the
United States and S39,490.653 the ex-
ports from this country. The excess OF
imports over exports amounted to S..
324, 1872. Formerly the excess was
much larger.
BY comparing the figures for 1889
exports have increased much more rap.
idly than the imports. In the decade
ending with 1899 there was gain of
S2s, 1893, 156 or 25o per cent In export.
alton, while the Increase In importa'
ton amounted to only S12, 365, or
SO per cent. During the last few years,
in fact. the imports disclosed an actu-
al falling off the value for 1899 being
81, 164, 131 less than that for 1896.
which was recorded at S4s. 1919. 166.
Our exports, on the other hand.
amounting to S19,302,s were more
than doubled during the next three
years, showing gain of $40. 1877 1874.
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uia Gnnd Wiic

Gilbert-I believe in man being the
master OF the house. He should have
the say in everything,
Mason-How about the naming Gf
that baby OF yours
Gilhert-My wife gave way TO me in
very proper and wifely manner. She
said she didn't care what name | gave
the little fellow so long us II was Hen
ry, So that's the name | gave him.
You know l felt, after the hearty man
ner in which she deferred to me, l
ought to yield single point merely
out of appreciation Of her humility. -
Boston Transcript,
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The Rubicon.

The great Caesar drew near to the
Rubicon falteringly, and when he was
come at last to the banks of the noted
stream he hesitated to cross.
How different it would be If were
a college graduate" he exclaimed.
with emotion.
This incident In the life of the IA.
nous Roman admonishes US to take
advantage of every opportunity to OBJ.
tain liberal education.--petroit Jour.
nal
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF BRIDdEr RYAN, DECEASED
Pursuant To the order of Paul A. Queen,
Surrogate of the county Of llunterdon made
on the Twenty-tirst day of January, A. D., one
thousand nine hundred and one, notice is
against the estate of Bridget Ryan, late of the
county OF Hunterdon, deceased, to present
the same, under oath or affirmation, to the
subscriber, Administrator of said deceased,
within nine months from the date of said
order; and any creditor neglecting to bring
in and exhibit his or her claim (under oath or
anirmAtion\, within the time so limited, will
he forever barred of his or her action therefor
against the said administrator
Dated January 2l, A, ID. 1901,
THOMAS T. RYAN, Administrator
INN. ". loot
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF MARTHA MtrrlsoN, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the ordel of Paul A, Queen,
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the Twenty-tirst day of December, A. D..
one thousand nine hundred, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims against the
estate of Martha Mattisou, late of the County
of Hunterdon, deceased, to present the same
under oath or Affirmation, to the subscriber,
administrator of said deceased, within nine
months from the date of said ORDER and any
creditor neglecting TO bring in and exhibit
his or her claim under oath or atirmationl,
within the time so limited, will be forever
barred of his or her action therefor against
the said Administrator
Dated December et, A d, 1900
LEVI BROWN, Administrator.
Dee "a 1900
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They All Renant.

The Mohammedan religion" said
the Sweet Young Thing, with a pur.
pose of starting something, says
every man shall have four wives"
We'll, retorted the Savage Bache-
ior. what of 1t Did you ever know
OF religion from which the idea of
repentance was absent" -fs-~~'-~sse
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wANrEp-ACrIyE MAN OF G,

wANrEp-ACrIyE MAN OF GOOD
character to deliver and collect in New Jersey
for an old established manufacturing whole
sale house. 1900 year, sure pay Honesty
more than experience required. Our refer
ence, any bank in any city Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope, Manufacturers
Third Floor sss Dearborn St, Chicago
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Dyspepsia Defined,

Are you seriously III" asked the
well-meaning friend
ooh, no." answered the dyspeptic,
with Earring, sarcastic laugh. hurt
all over and don't care whether the
sun rises tomorrow or not. But I'm
not seriously Ill. I'm loosely, Flip
PANTY and farcically i'll. I'm going
through all the symptoms, but l don't
mean one of them" -Washington Star.
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A well defined movement is on foot.
tnaugurated by the proprietors Of the
big department stores. to have the
government issue new coin of the
denomination Of half-cent. Signatures
to document setting forth the need Of
such coin have been secured from
prominent retail merchants Of Phila-
delphia, and other cities have also be.
come interested.
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, 1901.
UNAWkRES.

song weIlcd up in the singers heart
(Likc a song in the throat Of bifd).
And loud he sang, and lar 1t rang.
for Ia, heart was strangely stirred
And he sang for the very Joy Of song.
With ne thought Il one who heard.
Within the listeners waywari soul
a heavenly patience grew,
He Jared on his way with benson
On the singer, who never knew
How the careless song Of an idle hour
Had shaped a life anew.
- licc Williams Brothefton in Poets and rnetr
u Indiana i"
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Tonic Hypophesphites

A Nutritive Stimulant and Tonic
to the BRAIN and NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
Stimulates and tones up the AP-
PETITE, improves NUTRITION,
and gives strength and
vigor to the body.
OF great value in CONSUMPTION,
BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CoUGHs,
COLDS and other diseases Of
the LUNGS and THROAT,
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION,
GENERAL DEBILITY,
and otheraffections
characterized by
impaired nu-
triton.
Large Size, 75c.
Small Size. 45c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-06-13
VIII Work for The Commonwealth

For the next three months Mr.. w.
L. Vaughan will have charge Of the
collecting and soliciting for The CON-
MoEwEALTH. In one way or another
he will call on our delinquent subecrib-
ers and others who owe this office ac-
counts, and we bespeak for him cour-
teous consideration and payment of ac-
counts where it Is possible
We have served our patrens as faith
fully as We have known how, and now
we hope those who owe us will do the
best they can to settle with Mr.. Vaughan
By paying your accounts and giving
him new businessSyou will not only do
us favor but Mr.. Vaughan as well.
He is a worthy young man who is
making his way through Wake Forest
college, and business thrown, into his
hands will bo worthiiy bestowed.
Give him news items and any inior-
nation that would be of interest to the
readers Of this paper.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-06-13
Mrs. Rose Parker,

MIS-. Rose Parker, President William
Downs Woman's Relief Corps No. 4S,
also chaplain Northwestern Legion of
Honor, writes from 24l9 Central avenue,
Minneapolis, Mimi, as follows:
/ ':0or several years suffered with q
severe hackache, and constant drag.
Ei1g pains. Some doctors gave II one
name and some another, but none gave
relief. Several Of my friends urgcd
me to try Peruna, 50 7 was finally
persuaded to try II and tbs first bottle
brought blessed relief L have used it
off and on for three years. 1t keeps me
in excellent health"
DR.. Rachel A. Magaw, G. W. jefferson
street, Springfield, O., says: "Your PEI
runa is worth its weight in gold. feel
like new woman"
The coming of what is known as the
"new woman" in our country is not
greeted by everyone as il she were q
great blessing. But there is another
new woman whom every body is glad TO
see. Every day some invalid woman is
exclaiming, II have been made a new
woman by DIR. Hartuian's homo treat
mont" 1t is only necessary to send
name, address, symptoms, duration Of
sickness ard treatmen tnlr eady received
to DR.. Hartman, Colun bus, O. ,and direc.
tions for enc months treatment will be-
promptly forwarded. The medicines
can be obtained ct tho nearest drug
store. G.. q
"Health and Beauty" sent free to anv
address by Iyle Perlna Medicine Co.
Columbus, Ohio. :,
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KEEP YOUR

4 EDITOR The COMMONWEALTH 1t
! is gratifying to learn from our Roanoke
/ farmers that tie damage to crops from
the freshets III Nay Is comparatively
small. Most Of the crop OF cotton over
flowed was not Killed and IS putting
out nicely. How different Is the case
with our people in the western part of
the State Not only have their crops
been totally destroyed but In many
cases their houses and stock have been
swept away. Appeals for help are
preaching us from that section. Many
OF the PEOPLE of Mitchell county are
ssu(Terlng for the necessities of life. I
would suggest, Mr.. Editor, that you
be appointed a committee of one to
received contributions from such OF
QUE citizens rs are willing 10 aid our
brsthren in that section.
| notice that this Is being done in
other sections OF the State and believe
that the Scotland Neck community
will not let suffering psople call III
vain toT bread.
CITIZEN.
Scotland Neck, n. c., June s, 1901.
THE CoMMoNwELrH gladly becomes
the medium through which any an
all who So desire may contrib te to the
Mitchell county sufferers. Our bIeth
rcu Oh CAR western borders have Ger
tainiy suffered great losses, and 1t will
Il coed II VIC can help them and that
soon. We shall be glad to acknowledge
through these columns all contribu-
lions that may be sent.
CitIZen," whose comm unicatlon we
print above, heads the list. Let US
h've responses q-iica'y if at all.
tlslZen, % cents
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A WRECK AT oREENvILLE.
Defective Switch Caused Engine to
Jump Track.

Greenville Reflector.
The Atlantic Coast Line passenger
train between Weldon and Kinston wal
wrecked about one hundred yards from
the depot here Saturday evening. The
train had slowed up Tor the station and
was only running about 20 miles an
hour. When it reached the switch TO,
the side track which runs by Jordan's
Tobacco Factory, the engine jumped
the track ard smashed into a freight
car which was standing ON the side
track. The engine tore up part of the
main track and side track and plunged
into the sand about 20 yards from
where it left the rails. The baggage
coach also jumped the track but the
two passenger coaches remained partly
on the side track and partly on the
main line.
As soon as the train left the track
the fireman jumped off the engine but
the engineer. Capt. Geo. Smith, stayed
at his post and put on the emergency
brake to stop the train. Capt. Smith
had bis back badly wrenched and
bruised by the wood falling on him
from the tender of the engine. He
was attended by the doctors and taken
to the home OF agent ]. B. Moore.
None of the passengers we're hurt, and
the mail and express clerks only re-
ceived shaking up.
Immsdiately after the wreck a
wrecking train was telegraphed for,
which came from Rocky Mount, and
cleaned away the wreck enough to get
the passenger and baggage cars on the
track. and they were taken to Kinston
by an engine that had come from
Kinston about 10 O'Clock for that pur-
pose.
After working for some time on the
wrecked engine it was got on the track
and taken back to Rocky Mount for
repairs Sunday morning about Z O'Clock.
The switch where the engine jumped
the track was an old spring locksswitch
and it is thought that the jar of the
train caused the switch to fly open
Just as the engine reached it and
caused the wreck. The engineer says
that the switch was closed before the
engine reached it. Capt. Geo. Smith,
the engineer, was taken home on the
train about 2 O'Clock Sunday morning.
Capt. Geo. D. Hawks, the conductor,
did everything possible for the COM
fort of his passengers and the care ct
his train during tho delay.