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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

In the Back Counties Olive
(of st. Louis)-We get absolutely pure
milk in st. Louis. Miss Wabash cot
Chicago)-Yes; that's one advantage
of living in . country village. Each
family can keep q COW of its own
Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

She-"Don't jump 60, dear; that's
only the cuckoo clock In the hall"
He-"Oh, is that all7 I thought 1t
was your father coming down the
stairs. You'll tell me when he comes,
won't you, dear?" She-"Oh, 1t will
not be necessary, love, to tell you
you'll know it when papa comes. -
Philadelphia Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

DeWitts Little Early Rtsers never
disappoint. They are safe, prompt,
effective in removing all inquiries from
the liver and bowels. Small and easy to
take. Never gripe or distress. e. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

Lewis Ockerman, Goshen, Ind Ode
Wits Little Early Risers never bend
me double like other pills, but do their
work thoroughly and make me feel
like boy" Certain, thorough, gem
tle. Z. +. Whitehead 4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not mere
stimulant to tired nature. It affords
the stomach complete and absolute rest
by digesting the food you eat. You
don't have to diet but you can enjoy
all the good food you want. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure instantly relieves that
distressed feeling after eating, giving
you new life and vigor. e. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17
STEPPED INTO LIVE GOALS.

"When a child / burned my foot
writes w. II. Eads, of
Jonesville, Va, (which caused horrible
leg sores for 80 years, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve wholly cured me after
everything else failed" Infallible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and
Piles. Sold by e. T. Whitehead & Co.
Oko
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

The South has done wonders in in
dustrial development during the past
decade, but its chief strides are now
being credited to its educational devel-
onment. The Saturday Evening Post
says:
"Giying full credit to the South's re-
oarkable industrial Development, the
fact remains that its best work is In
education. More is being done than
most people suppose. The Peabody
fund Of So, 500, GOO, in spite of the loss
OF 81, $780, 900 in the repudiated bonds
of Mississippi and Florida, has furnish
ed within thlrty-three years nearly
three millions OF dollars for educating
teachers for the public schools. The
million dollars given by John F. Slater
in 1882 for educating the negroes has
increased to ST. SOC, 600 and has done
great and growing good. OF the scores
.
IT colleges and universities, Wander
b,,t in Tennessee and Tulane in New
Orleans have endowments OF over a
million dollars each the University
Of Texas has $2,6OO,O0O; Washington
and Lee in Virginia has nearly mil
lion. and others have from one to sew
an hundred thousand. In the various
collegiate institutions there are about
20 600 students. Add TO all these
figures the 5000, 900 pupils enrolled IN
the public schools, and the SHOWING
becomes impressive. Hero is not only
the hope but the assurance OF Tue
south's progress and prosperity"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17
DECLINE Tn
- TDlVIDUhLlSM. NJ
Especially in Newspapera


Charlotte Observer.
Ono of the most marked characteris-
tics of old-time journalism was the
Identification of the newspaper with
the personality of it's editor. This was
intensified by the great and bitter con-
test over slavery IN the first half of the
century. Since then the tendency
has been TO swallow up the individual
ity of the makers of newspaper In
the paper itself. The personality Of
Charles A. Dana, however, clung to
The Sun until his death within recent
years, and Henry Watterson, of The
Louisville Courier Journal, is left as
the last of the great editors who were
greater than their papers. This ten
dency is less prominent in Southern
journalism. Clark Howell's name
comes to mind with the mention of
The Atlanta Constitution, Estilli . is
coupled indissolubly with The Savan-
nah Morning News, Hemphill's with
The Charleston News and Courier and
Gonzales with The Columbia State,
but, with the growth OF Southern
cities, the tendency is toward securing
good, reliable newspaper without a
care or a thought for the editors per-
sonalty. It is the result of the impe-
tusi in modern life toward concentration,
and Is not altogether a reassuring or
gratifying sign of the times The ten
dency is most noticeable in journalism
but Is not confined to that profession.
The editor of "Success" in recent
issue says:
"One of the worst features of the
concentrated life of modern times is
the loss of individuality and personal
characteristics.
eve do not find in our national life,
at the present day, the striking, strong
individuality of early history. The
hewing, polishing process of modern
civilization seems to grind away all of
the sharp corners of individuality, and
everything tends to assume a conven-
tional form. People seem to be run in
the same mold.
"a strong, striking character IL a
rare thing in these days. The indivi-
dual is lost in the mass. Cities grind
away and erase Independence. Unfor-
tunately, there is many man who
seems to be content to be one Of the
crowd, and not leader of the crowd.
"With some notable exceptions,
newspapers lack individuality. Their
opinions are impersonal, and the edi-
tors are lost. Few people know who
writes the editorials of the leading
articles. The days Of Dana and Greedy
and Bowles seem to have gone forever.
Nobody in particular Is responsible for
any opinion or policy. Everything is
referred to the stockholders. Not only
do the editors lose their individuality,
but 80 also does everyone who is con-
nected with each paper.
Concentration in large centers is
largely responsible for this. The dis
semination of knowledge through
newspapers, and the multiplication of
books, magazines, and libraries, has ad-
ded very materially to this unfortu-
nate loss. The strength of a nation
lies In the stalwart individuality OF its
citizens. When this is lest, civiliza-
ton becomes insipid and powerless."
True and we'll said, and yet If this
decline of individuality be an "unfor-
tunate loss" IL is likewise All irrepara-
BILE loss, for there is not the slight
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

"Those who live in glass houses must
not throw stones," they say and yet it
has been observed that a good deal is
said about lawlessness in the South by
those who are surrounded by a pretty
thick atmosphere of it. For instance,
it has been given out that New York
City has had a grand jury this year
which had to investigate thirty-fve
cases of homicide. Meanwhile some
people up in that part OF the country
talk glibly about lawlessness in the
South.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17
THE EDIToRS'S LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

It really is deplorable that so many
serious wrecks have occurred on the
Soaboard Air Line railroad in so short
time. Whether it has been by reas-
on OF carelessness we are not disposed
to guess, even but one thing is cer-
tain If wrecks continue at this rate
much longer the travelling public will
get shy OF that railroad.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

Much has been spoken and written
from time to time in the way OF adyice
about debt. Many persons will tell
you meyer to 60 in debt at all, while
others will tell you that it is all right
to 20 in debt just SO you think you can
get out at the proper time and in the
proper way. Well, perhaps both these
positions should be regarded with
some caution.
The truth is, going in debt has
made some men and ruined some-and
the latter class is by far the larger.
1t depends upon mans ability to do
certain things as to whether or not he
ought to go in debt. It is good mas
ter for some and bad master for
others.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-17

Free rural delivery continues to COM
mend itself to the public. A gentle
men of fine observation said to us few
days ago that the system is destined to
do great coed to the districts in which
it prevails. Persons living along the
lines will have as easy mailing privil-
eges as many of the towns. AS we
have hinted before, it will 60 long
way towards making many content to
live in the rural districts who hereto
fore have chafed under it simply be-
cause they lacked the mailing facilities.
It would seem that party prejudices
are weakening in more places than one.
President Roosevelt recently appointed
q democrat to an important position
in Alabama; Governor Crane, Of Mass
achusetts, had the appointing of
Judge recently, and while most of the
applicants were OF his own party he
appointed Democrat because he
thought he was the best man there is
q fight on against Tammany in New
York, and the ticket contains names OF
eleven men who are regarded as DEM
Ocrats.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

Anecdotes without end are told Of
feats and intelligence Of the lower
animals. but very few careful expert
ments have been made to determine
just what thy can really do. In this
direction. DR.. e. L. Thorndike. Of
Columbia University. seems to have
done the best work. He has published
experiments showing that dogs. cats
and chicks not only do not reason.
but only learn as it we're by chance.
They cannot be really taught even
the smallest trick. In IN article In
the Popular Science Monthly. Prof.
Thorndike describes recent expert
ments with monkeys. He thinks that
they may be included with man in .
special mental genius. owing espe-
cially to their enjoyment Of physical
and mental activity. They cannot
however. learn By seeing other AMI
mails do the same thing or by being
put through the movements. In spite
Of the common nocion to the con-
tzazy. thsy Do not really imitatA
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
CUBAN RAILROADS.

London.-The English financieso
who now control all the Cuban rail.
roads except Sir William Van HorneJ
forty miles, have sent Governor Ger
erat Wood through the Castenada q
Havana. q protest against the pre-
posed revision Of rates, pointing o.
that the new Cuban government viii
soon be established and will prof.
ably desire to deal with the questioe
The Van Horne interests, in CO.
structing the new railroads in Cub
have reached "a foil understanding
with the English people interested
regard to the future working Of q
roads
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

Gseet Of Customs oey aud immigrant Inspector Arrested
Cinnamon Paid From $50 to $500 to Cross.

scented q certificate marked with the
letter A were allowed to proceed
without question, while those having
certificates that did not bear this
cabalistic mark were turned back
without ceremony.
Later on it was developed that the
letter A ON o certificate indicated
that the amount demanded had been
paid. Several Cinnamon were sent
through with the requisite "a" mark
on their certificates made by one OF
the secret service men. The utmost
cafe and secrecy was maintained from
the first to secure positive proof
against each man under suspicion A
special United States attorney will be
detailed to prosecute the persons ar
rested. Hoey was appointed about a
year and a half ago. His home was
in Munice, Ind.
Jossey came from the state of Wash
ington. When Hoey received his ap-
pointment he came to Washington
to receive instructions as to his du-
ties, and at that time Secretary Gage
took occasion to talk with him on
the subject of the duty of public off,
cials. He was cautioned to avoid ev.
cry temptation Of wrong-doing and to
o certain limited extent the honor of
the government was placed in his
hands. Secretary Gage explained that
his predecessor at Nogales had been
displaced because Of certain alleged
violations of the civil sevioe laws and
and warned him that his
of the office must be at
all times clean and above suspicion
for his own honor and that of the
The number of Cinnamon who have
bought their way into the United
States though the alleged connivance
Of the Nogales officials, is not known.
but it 10 believed to be large. A
special agent has been ordered to No.
gales to take charge of the Office if he
finds it necessary.
indianapolis, Ind.-Wilham H
Hoey, arrested at Nogales, Ariz., in
with Chinese frauds, was
appointed from Munice, Ind. He Is
widely known among Republicans of
the state. Before he went to Arizona
Hoey was foreman in . steel mill, and
his appointment was regarded as q
recognition Of the labor interests.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
KILLED HIS AsSAILANT.

Eureka Springs, Ark.-James KisG
ex-pcliceman, was shot to death
DR.. l. d. Fuller, q resident phl
stefan. While DR.. Fuller was drsQ
ing water from Calef fountain,
Main street, he was assaulted
Kiser. who felled him by . blow fro
behind, and then using his heel Kie
mangled the face of the prostzz
man in q terrible manner. The lseo
regained his feet and shot and kill
Kiser. DR.. Fuller is perhaps fata|
hurt. DR.. Fuller had refused Kiso
claim for s.. so for services a. sped
policeman, and Kiser had swoFn
venge.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
GIGANTIC FRAUDS
Unearthed On Arizona and Mex.
lean Border..Many Officials
Are Involved.

Warrington, d. O.-Probably the
00t important arrests ever made in
osnmection with the smuggling OF
Ohinese across the Mexican border
TITO the United States were made last
Vosk in Arizona. when Hoey, collec-
11nr of customs at Nogales; B. f. JOS
~, IN immigrant inspector; Frank
Howe. Chinaman living in Nogales,
WsFe taken into custody by special
ogonts of the treasury and secret SER
vics operatives. Other arrests are ex-
Dscted to follow within day or two.
It II stated that with two or three
exceptions the whole customs and
1nmigration administration at No
oAles are involved Some time ago an
o0cial Of the treasury department,
having Nogales as his headquarters,
wrote the department that he had
Heasons to believe the official force at
tlhat point was corrupt and that Chi
49, in large numbers were being
Wuggled across the border for con
alderation. A secret service operative
Uas sent there ct once and plans laid
- secure evidence against the per-
suns under suspicion Several China
Rm were furnished with money and
0sat on to buy their way through the
-o0oial Gordon. This was accom-
Hlished without difficulty. the price
Asaanded being from $50 to $500.
Ihe scret service men also arranged
With one or two employees whose
Amesty has been rested, to go into
the collectors Office at . certain time
0nd demand . share of the money be-
~ received from Cinnamon and to
- admitted into the combination so
~ they might get their share Of the
gruoeeds of future deals.
This was reluctantly agreed to, and
considerable sums Of money were
1nnded over in the presence and full
hearing of secret service man, who
alad previously secreted himslf In q
nenr-by ONCE closet. The o63cials
mon found that Cinnamon who pre-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
A RACE WITH DEATH.
Apostle Young's Wife Speeding Home
to Die.

Helena, Mont-Mrs. Zina Young.
first wife of the late Mormon apostle.
Bringham Young, passed through
Helena Saturday en- route to Salt
Lake City. Mrs. Young is in o dying
condition from q stroke of paralysis
and it is doubtful If she will be able
to reach Salt Lake City alive. She
was stricken at the home of her
daughter near the Canadian border
and her last request before losing con-
seriousness was that she be taken ia
her old home to die. She is nearly
eighty years of age and for NOR
than fifty year has been prominent il
the Mormon church until recently Be-.
ing the head Of the Mormon relic:
committee.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

The government Of Venezuela,
which considers itself much maligned
in connection with the misunder-
standing between that republic and
its neighbor, Colombia, it is said, has
decided to place the facts in the az
fair before the state department. at
Washington. Senior Eduardo Blanco.
minister Of foreign affairs, is report
ed to have cabled from Caracas that
President Castro has instructed him
to secure every detail of the invasion
into Venezuela BY Colombian troops
and draw mp report from this data
for presentation to this government in
calling this matter officially to the
state department. could not be learned,
but it is said President Castro wishes
to place all the information relative
to the controversy between the.
United States government to ward Oh
possible Intervention in favor of Co
lombia.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Weekly Correspondence From the Nations Capital
City.

of war moves the department COM
mander to recommend that the sem
terce be committed, and this is done
by fixing the sentence ct imprison-
ment for fifteen years.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
NEWS CONDENSED
Ard Put Together in Readable
Form-.Happeoings BY Land
and Sea-.Pers0naI and Notes.

Cardinal Gibbons landed Saturday
ut New York. AZ
The Abbot win Try to lower Ores
-ssas' trotting rsoord.
The London Times 10 making . cru
Hnde for clean prisons.
There 10 great homeward rush Of
-Americans in Europe.
Serious disturbances are reported to
lave occurred ct Aush. Armenia.
European scientists are eudeavoring
= nnd . preventive and . cure for sea
aiekness.
Mn. zins Yosns. first wife Of
brigham Yoapg. u dying Of para
lysia.
Henry n. Flaglsr. the multi mil
lasaairs, and Nis Mary Keenan, were
narisd Saturday.
= citiseno Committee has warned
III negroes not Of Greek blood to
Save sapalpa. L T.
Senator Dspew sAys the Sohley-
4nn1son matter l. attracting great
snstsntion and interest in Europe.
Engliah Ananoisrs have protested to
0overnor 0ensEal Wood against the
psopoeed rsvision a railroad rates in
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
LATEST NEWS In MINIATURE
News of a Busy World Told in Short, Terse
sf1,f3Nf TO- Paragraphs. ss9st
Paragraphs.

1.-THE structural iron workers Of San
Francisco have won their strike for
shorter hours without reduced pay.
! The state department has received
copies Of numerous reform edicts is
sued BY the Empress Dowager Of
China.
The National Army Spanish War
Veterans have elected officers and
chosen Detroit for the next annual
convention.
II is believed in Europe that the
Turko-French incident will amour.
to nothing more than has already oc-
Cured
An English gentleman sport has
wagered 1000 pounds at 4 to Oh the
Shamrock II. against the Constitu-
tion.
The British royal yacht Victoria
and Albert rolls 20 badly that King
Edward probably will never use her
again.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury cele-
brated his silver wedding Friday ut
the age Of eighty years.
The new Hungarian telegraphy has
proved . success. Il transmits 20, 900
words m hour BY . combination Of
the telephone. telegraph and photo
graph.
The cylindrical boilers appear to
have proved better than the water
tube boilers in the test conducted by
the British Admiralty with the cruis.
ers Hyacinth and Minerva.
New York City, westchester county
and New Jersey were swept by Sc
we're rain and wind storm Saturday.
A church and . theatre were damaged
1t Jersey City. Floods did great
damage in Pennsylvania. Four per-
sons were drowned.
: Mn. James Brown Potter has snub- |
bed the Dowager Duchess of Man.
refusing to rent the latter |
her houss II Bray, and alleging FORM
e. unsatiafaotory bushes transac-
tions With the MAnchesters a. the
oause. London 10 asasp
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

Economists who have been studyina
the social and industrial problems Of
eastern Asia predict that the Chinese
VIII soon become bread-eating In.
stead Of rice-eating people. The presi.
dent Of the San Francisco chamber OF
commerce said at the rate Of the pres
emit enormous increase In -four exports
to China there will. within three years,
be employment for 40 nrst-class mer-
chantmen carrying Hour from Pacific
coast ports to the Orient
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

The navy department is advised
that the gunboat Machiss has left
Kingston, jamaica, for Colon.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

Signor Branchi, the Italian consul
general here, has written to the Tri-
buna at Rome protesting against that
journals attitude on the Panama
question. He defends the United
States, which, he declares, has the
right to prevent rebels from stopping
communication on the isthmus. He
adds: "Italy should remember that
3, 900, 900 Italian subjects live in peace
and prosperity in the United States,
and that Italy has 10 national inter
esss in the Isthmus of Panama. ,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

4he Indians who sold Manhattan L.
land TOR the price Of . beef stew were
the hrst in thee parts to put into
practice he theory that to dis rich
49, d. disracea.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06

Washington, d. C.-In report to
General Gillespie, Major Rosselle Of
the Corps Of Engineers says that the
damage by the recent storm at Fort
Morgan, in Mobile, (Ala.) harbor,
was very slight and confined almost
wholly to few old buildings Lit
tie damage was done to any Of the
new works.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-06
PRINT CLOTHS GO UP.

Fall River, Mass. q
prices are marked up another
teenth and the asking prios ID ne
5-S for regulars and on that basisl
odds. At the figures manufactu
are parting with but small lots e.
is evident that they are simply {
ing the strength Of the buying =
ment with . view to ascertaining :
how imperative the needs Of b
are and what tie figure they VI
finally able to obtain for the G.
here.