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Graham guardian., 1901-01-04

FOR SALE-A good sewing
machine, inquire at Lou Birdno's
residence, west Of town. If
Graham guardian., 1901-01-04

Look out for the bargain CONT
er at Layton, Alfred & Cos. 46iH
Graham guardian., 1901-01-04

prosperous career.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24

My regular work kept up
and a full supply of
Watches, Clocks and Jew
elry all the time.
III. w. NIXON.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
Notice.

State OF North Carolina-Halifax
county
Berry Baker
Va Notice to be Published.
Alice Baker.
To the defendant:
You are hereby notified that an &C
ton entitled Berry Baker vs. Alice
Baker has been commenced in the Su-
perior court of said county against you
The purpose of this action ls to obtain
an absolute divorce from you by the
plaintiff on the grounds Of adultery.
Therefore you are hereby command
ed to be and appear at the next term
OF the Superior Court to be held for
said county at the Court House In
Halifax on the 18th Monday after
the first Monday in September, 1901
and answer or demur to the complaint
which will be flied in said action dur.
Ing the first three days of said term O,
before that time, and you will take no
tlce that If you fail to answer or demu1
to the complaint within the time re-
quired by law, the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded il
the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
OF said Court this the "a day of Sept
1901. SrFR11Nc NJ CIV
Clerk Superior Court
Ote
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
THAT WHITE HOUSE DINING.

About week ago Booker Washing
ton, the noted colored educator Ct
Alabama and president OF Tuskeegse
Institute, dlned with President Roose-
welt. Nothing has stirred such general
Indignation for long time.
It had been hoped by many, yea by
all the people Of the nation, that Mr..
Roosevelt would continue the pleasing
career IN his administration which
marked the first few weeks.
In every part of the country there
Aad been favorable comment on his
policy and most kindly feelings towards
him but when he took colored man
to his table in the White House he at
once forfeited his claim to large part
OF the admiration which he had enjoy
ed for time.
The entire country, the South fully
included, was taking quite kindly to
the new President but his idea Of
social equality, so strongly accentuated
by sitting down at his own table with
the colored man, is so repulsiye to
people in all parts Of the country Re
has lest with many what he can neve,
regain. Mr.. Roosevelt went beyond
all precedents in such action, and lie
has in one hour opened breach thai
will be hard to heal.
Pity it is that he did not have bet
ter judgment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
FARMERS MET IN HALIFAX.

Cor. to The Commonwealth.
HALIFAX, N. c., Oct. Fl 1901.
Halifax county planters met today,
every township being represented, re-
porting organization and enthusiastic
support of schedule fixed by State
Convention, Sept. 25th, demanding 25c
per bushel for cotton seed, and 1889
lbs. of cotton seed meal in exchange
for one ton of seed.
The following resolution prevailed ::
Resolved, That the farmers of Hall
fax county will abide by the decision
of the North Carolina Cotton Farmers
State Association, but it is the sense OF
this meeting that cotton seed ought
not to he sold tor less than Csc. per
bqshel or exchanged for less than 1900
lbs. cotton seed meal, analysing 81
per cent. ammonia, the freight to be
paid for by the Cotton Oil Company
on both seed and meal.
The following delegates were elected
to attend the State Convention by
townships:
Brinkleyville-W. V. Bobbitt, DR..
G. E. Matthews.
Butterwood-T. G. Aston, E. A..
Carter.
Conoconara-J. III. Pope, N. L.
Steadman.
Enfeld-W. III. Clark, A. L. White
head, T. J. Jolly.
Faucetts-T. H. Taylor, T. e. Pen.
der, w. r. Nevill.
Halifax-E. L, Travis, w. E. Bark
ley.
Littleton-J. w. Bobbitt, T. F. Nc
CURE.
| Palmyra-J. T. johnson, B. T. Har-
rell.
Roseneath-W. T. Whitehead, W.
r. House, D. K. Moore.
| Scotland Neck. A. Kitchin, r. E
Hancock, DR.. r. M. johnson.
Weldon-Robt. Ransom.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
STARTLING FACTS ABOUT SU-
GAR.

AS good deal has recently appeared
in print regarding the consumption of
sugar, and as the importance of this
article as food, in which every indi-
gidual is concerned, Is apparently not
sufficiently understood, the following
ACTS and figures furnished to us by
he wellknown sugar statisticians,
hessrs. Willett and Gray 81 Wall
street, New York; who are the pub.
fishers of the weekly Statistical Sugar
Trade Journal, must necessarily be OF
great interest to all our readers:
"The total consumption of sugar in
The United States last year was 2,219
S47 tons, and based on the average in.
crease OF 6.34 per cent. during the past
10 years, the consumption this yea1
should be 1850, 585 tons. Of this
quantity 100000 tons in round
figures will come from American sour.
,es, say Louisiana being able to pro.
luce $50, 600 tons, United States beef
factories 10000, Hawaii, $4,000 and
Porto Rico 10000, all being free
If duty, leaving !, 36O, 585 tons to come
rom other sources and on which duty
is paid. The average duty assessed j,
S36 per ton, or total OF $4S, 1881 900
The price of all the sugar consumed
however, being EXCHANGED to the ex
yent of the duty of $50 per ton or
.otal of $84,981 900, it is evident tina
$50, OCO, 600 additional is paid by tn,
people in order to provide the Govern
ment with 40 millions for revenue, o
which the Government is not now il
need. If the duty is taken off Cub
sugar, the benefit Ut IS millions zoe
70 the people.
"On October 9Th, the quotation 70
Cuba was 1.96c per To-, duty on sam
amounts to 1.685c-equlyalent to "
per cent. adyalorem."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
WINTERVILLE NEWS.

Cor. to The Commonwealth.
W1NTERv1LLE, N. c., Oct. 22nd 1901.
send in orders for Tar Heel carts
and wagons. We are prepared to ill
orders promptly.-A. Il. Cox Mig. Co.
Or N. 3. Josey.
A first class second hand moving
machine almost as good as new can be
purchased cheap by applying at the
itice of the A. G. Cox Mig. Co.
Miss Rosa Cox and Mrs. w. III.
Rouse spent the day in Aycen We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Henry Dixon went to Ayden
Wednesday and returned Thursday.
III. 3. Phillips, OF Halifax, general
manager of the Beaufort County Lum-
Der Company, was here yesterday on
business connected with his company.
A. G. Cox has 1000 lbs. pork 10,
sale at 81 cents per pound gross.
A Special Offer-For the next &c
days we will give a nice present with
each buggy we sell, provided We sell
for casb.-Hunsucker Carriage Co.
d. S. Rollins, of Carolina township
spent Thursday night here visiting his
sister, Mrs. NJ. G. Bryan.
Thomas Bailey, of Everett. spent
Thursday evening in town on business
Land For Sale.-One tract of land
lying about miles Of Ayden and
miles Of Ridge Spring. 1t il flne to
bacco land and Is known as the Allen
Jackson place. Apply 70 A. G. Cox.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
A Proclamation }, .i9G'r':l'''
5000 Reward.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, official Information
has been received at this Depart'nen'
that at Scotland Neck, HALIFAX county,
one George Stranger waylald bis WIG
and shot aud cut her desperately t..
And Whereas. 1t appears thai ln'
said George Stranger has fled the slae'
or 30 cOnceals himself that the ol0.
nary process of law cannot be sef'''
upon him:
Now, Therefore, 7, Charles b: Aa
cock, Governor OF the State OF No. aa
Carolina, by virtue of authority ~ n ~.
vested by law, do issue this my I r,
iamation, Offering reward OF i"n
Hundred Dollars for the apprehenS.unn
and delivery of the said George sl'aIo
or with sufficient evidence to COMA ,sa
to the Sheriff OF Halifax County al ,m'
Court-house In Halifax, and % III
Join all officers of the State ana .' =.
good citizens to assist in bilntios Co."
criminal to justice. IN
Done at our City of Raleigh lne ~,
day OF October, in the year o. ~. U
Lord one thousand nine hundred a." nd
one, and in the one hundreu IN.
twenty sixth year of our America" -
dependence.
CHARLES B. AYco'"
By the Governor
2. M. PEARSALL, lar
Private Secretary
IN 1nAA
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
Execution Sale.

By virtue OF execution by judg-
ment rendered at Spring Term, 1899,
of the Halifax Superior Court, in an
action entitled Nathan Ulmap, w. r.
Boykin and Morris Oppenheimer, trad
ing as Uiman, Boykin & Co., VS.. T. L.
Purnell ct ais, have duly levied on and
will on Monday, Nov. 25, 1901, at the
Court House door in Halifax, N. c.,
expose to public sale all the right, title
and interest of the said Z. L. Purnell
in and to the following described tracts
or parcels of land lying, situated add
being In the county of HALIFAX and
State of North Carolina, and described
as follows:
One tract lying on the public road
from Weldon to Halifax, being lot No.
Ia in the survey made by E. T. Clark
which was registered on page 25S OF
book 81 in the Office OF the Register o!
Deeds OF Halifax county, and therein
described as follows: Beginning at
the corner of lot No. Is on the said
public road, thence N. II w. ISL poles
to stake the corner of lots No. IL and
Z, thence s. IL w. As poles and 13
links to stake in the line of No. s
thence 8. II E. 21O poles and 13 links
to the public road, thence along said
road N. Is w. "a poles, N. 26 w. q
poles to the first station, containing Sc
acres, the came having been conveyed
Q Il. B. Purnell and w. G. Purnell BY
deed of Thomas N. Hill and Mary A.
Hill, executors of N. NJ. Long, deceased
dated October 81, 1891, and recorded
in book SO at page 1S1, Register of
Deeds Office for Halifax county.
One other tract, to-wlt: Lot No. ID
on q plat or map of real estate belong.
ing to the estate of N. NJ. Long. de-
ceased, made for the EXECUTOR OF said
N. NJ. Long by Edward T. Clark, sur
veyor, embracing the land belonging
TO said estate between the Halifax and
Weldon road and the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad, registered at page 25e
OF book 81 In the Office of the Rapister
OF Deeds Of Halifax county, beginning
at corner of lot No. IL, John ?. Wal.
laces line on said public road. thence
N. II w. 1876 poles and IL linz. 70 a
stake, thence 8. Is W. so poles ~ :
stake, thence IS. II e. ISL poiea tn .s,d
road, thence tn first station n. 30 w
" poles and 6 links, containinp m
2S-l6Oth asres, the same having been
conveyed to B. B. Purnell and w a
furneli by deed Of Thomas N. Hill .n1
Mary A: Hill, executors Of N. M. Tnns
deceased, dated January 9, 1894 and
recorded In book lO2 at nsoa DOE
county. 'oF Haiilax
one Other tract lying on the ro.d
nom Halifax to Weldon and das.r;S sJ
as follows. to-wit: Beeinninc IN ~
Po1!ic road leading from Weldon ' ~
haliia3: W. A. Pierces corner tho 20
a'ong Pierces line N. asa E "a : 7S1So
CHAINS TO q stake, thence N. RI ~
I p to the road leading To y
8 ogp - 81 near ditch, themes n 1e ' w v
80 '9-1o0 chains>to the fork that Po o ~.
; ;cso makes with the Weldon and I ~,
, ,,ax public road, thence along the the H Ha'-
s % .. and Weldon public road Sa9 u W
~ oa-loO chains s. ~ e. ~ ,nc -;
I * 1o Il to the beginning. con,.; Tioo
This Oct. u, 1901.
me- !. J. 4. HOUSE.
8 6horfR Helss.- -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
HOW 1T WORKS IN NORTHAMP.
TON.

Rich Square Times.
Owing to the great advance in the
price of cotton seed products since the
oil mills cold out 10 the trusts. Mr.. J.
T. Bolton, the largest dealer in live
stock in this part of the State, has gone
out of the business, as he was depend
ent upon the products OF the oil mills
to fatten his cattle for market. This
is loss to large section of country.
Mr.. Bolton built extensive pastures
and kept large number of cows the
year round, and also bought up the
surplus stock from other farmers, which
he would fatten on cotton seed meal
and bulls and ship to market by the Car
load. The advance in the price OF
bulls and meal knocked out all his
profits in the business unless he lower
ed the price he has heretofore paid
farmers for their surplus stock, and
rather than do that he has sold his
breeding stock aud gone out of tie
business.
Last spring when the Times was
urging our people to build an oil mill
1t Rich Square, Mr.. Bolton offered to
invest a thousand dollars in tho mill,
md several other farmers offered to
invest from five hundred to one thous-
and dollars each in the enterprise, But
our business men, with two exceptions,
would offer no encouragement what
aver, so the mill has not been built,
and our farmers and stock ralsers are
at the marcy of the trust which has
secured control of the oil mills since
last spring and is now trying to buy
cotton seed from our farmers at about
half their market value
Let the farmers of Northampton Or
ganize, like those of Halifax and other
counties, Tor mutual protection and
benefit. In no other way can they
protect themselves from the merclless
trusts that now attempt to rob them of
the products of their labor. If our
farmers organize they can secure the
cooperation of the merchants. Now
the trust fixes the price of cotton seed
and gives the merchant or other agent
a commission fer buying. The buyer
gets the same profit out of the transsc-
ton whether IL or 25 cents per bushel
is paid the farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
KEEPING MONEY AT HOME.

Every town and community depends
more or less on the business at home
for it's prosperity and growth. The
.aerchant who builds or rents store
n Scotland Neck, and does business
aere, depends upon the trade and pat
ronase OF his home people to support
ais business and, generally, if he does
not receive the custom of home people
ne cannot succeed. =
In some towns, considerable money
is sent away from home that ought to
5e spent with the home merchant.
Generally it would seem that we ought
to be able to get almost anything need
e1 in the home town.
There are several reasons why the
nome merchants should have the pref
crence in these matters. They pay
taxes in the town for the privilege OF
doing business, and they are entitled
to the patronage of the public among
whom they pay taxes as long as they
20 a square and legitimate business.
Every business man IN Scotland Neck
.ears his share of the town govern
rent through which the home of every
man and woman in the town is made
safe by police protection.
Then, every dollar sent away from
be town for what might be purchased
here is lost to the business of the town.
4 dollar spent in Scotland Neck may
soon find its way back to the person
who spent it, but when sent to New
York, Chicago, Baltimore, or other
where away from home, there is little
reason to hope that it will again ci1cu-
late in local business channels.
Again the home merchants help
keep up the schools, churches, and
make expenditures for various enter
g,rises that benefit every person in the
Gown, and when an article is needed
hat they can furnish, they are entitled
% sell it and make profit on it.
But some one may say that some
times the merchant does not have tie
particular article desired. In that case
the merchant is generally only too glad
to accommodate a customer by order
ing the article in question, and many
times at no profit to himself.
So, from whatever point the matter
IS viewed, it is at least thought!ess and
inconsiderate OF the best interests Of
home and home people to send money
away instead of spending it with the
home merchant.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
"CITY CROP" CUT OFF.

The farmers roundiap bale doesn't
have to be sampled every time it is
sold. One of the foremost cotton au-
thorlties in this country estimates that
square bales lose an average OF Eve
pounds OF lint per bale, thanks to
sampling, THEFT, and other losses in
cotton yards. at congresses, and on
railroad and warehouse platforms.
This means yearly loss OF loo, 600 Eve
hpnured pound bales, worth, at CENTS
. pound, $3.5O0.O01; every bollar ef
rbi1 omss olt q tte lsTlpsE, !.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
PARMELE POSTMASTER ARREST
ED.

The following news item is taken
from the Raleigh letter to Sunday e
Charlotte Observer:
civilian Powell, postmaster at
Parmele, was arrested on a train
last night on his way home from
Tarboro by Post-office Inspector
Davis and taken to Williamson to ap.
pear before United States Commits
sioner. Powell is held for the Federal
Court at Raleigh in $1,000 band
The offence charged is making false
returns of stamps cancelled and
illegally selling stamps. The dlscrep
ancy is understood to be very large
Inspector Days to-day turned thu
Parmele postofice over to POWELL
sureties and it was placed in the hand'
OF an acting postmaster. It is under
stood several arrests for the same OF
fence, padding" of cancellations, have
been made by the inspectors this yea
and that vigorous steps are being tax
en- by the Postof6ce Department t,
eradicate this evil. Postmasters VIII,
commit this offense generally dispos
of the surplus stamps to wholesale mer
chants. The contemplated ruling o
the Postofhce Department intends t,
prevent this by allowing merchants t.
purchase Only certain amounts from
outside post masters. Merchants wb,
do 90 buy are usually reticent, so a
to not dlscloee the wrong doing OF thei
customer, who is often a country store
keeper and fourth-class postmaster, AMI
for this reason it is thought the De
partment will aim to reach both side,
Of the transactions in illegal use O
postage stamps"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

Henderson Grimett, of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis and
completely lost the use of one arm and
side. After being treated by an emf
nent physician for quite while with.
out relief, my wife recommended
Chamberlain Pain Balm, and after
using two bottles of it he is almost en-
tirely cured.-Geo. r. Mcdonald, Man,
Logan county, w. Va. Several other
very remarkable cures of partial pa.
ralysis have been effected by the use
Of this Eminent. It Is most widely
known, however, as cure for rheuma'
tism, sprains and bruises. Sold by e
Z. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24

State OF North Carolina-Halifax
county
Berry Baker !
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-24
Palmyra Farm TOT
Sale.

Good farm, $50 acres, with eoouh ,e.
ter. good dwelling, barn and sl"pd
A 5O-acre pasture enclosed. i'en'! !,il
timber for farm use and scine s"me
timber. Land highly improved acre.
making bale of cotton to Inc s,r
Price ard terms made known y"
plicationio
lQatf " PALMYRA,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
CHANGE IN SIGNALS.

New England Railroads Adapting
 System Devised by G. W. Beach.
 The Chicago Tribune has the follow ing to say about the change in the signal code of lights by railroads in New England:
 Railway men in New England and other parts of the east have begun making a change in their system of signal lights. It is a change that de- serves to be adopted by all the rail- ways of the United States, and proba- ply this will be done at no distant date The improvement consists In using a green light instead of a white light as the safety signal. Since the earliest days of railroading the ordinary white light has been sign of safety, the red light a sign of danger, and the green light has been hung out at the rear end of a train. Some roads have varied this system somewhat but the general usage has been as stated The reason why the white light is now to be aban- doned as a sign of safety along the tracks is not that it is more difficult to see than green light, but that 1t is used by the people everywhere for oth- CT purposes, and is liable to confuse the trainmen at dangerous points. Ev- cry lamp in a farm house or city cot tage window looks the same as the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

light that shows safe track ahead for
 the engineer, If one of these ordinary
 lights happens to be In a line with the
 switch light or the track semaphore it
 is difficult to tell the one from the oth- CT, and If the glass of the signal lan- tern be broken and the light extin- guished, an engineer easily may be lured on to death by seeing what he takes to be safety signal at the ac- customed place. The substitution of green for white will guard against this danger. If the lantern happens to be broken so that the engineer sees neith- 1 CT green nor a red signal he will at
 least know that something is wrong,
 and will not be misled by some other
 light. The growth of the population
 and the corresponding increase of
 white lights, especially in cities, makes
 the change to the green safety light advisable.
 \ The green light as above indicated
 was in use by the Naugatuck railroad at least twenty years ago. The ire quent stoppages of trains when pass ing through the mill yards at Ansonia, by watchmen and others going to and from the many factories, led Superin- tendent Beach to adopt 1t. No other road in the country was using it at that time After the lease of the Naugatucls to the New York New Haven and
 Hartford this signal was removed, as it
 was an innovation from all others in the system. Some five years ago the
 green light was placed over tine entire
 system.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
the flfty-sixth year of her age"

the flfty-sixth year of her age"
 In memory of Mrs. Mary Cole, wife of Captain Thomas Cole, who died Jan uary 9, 1903, in the eighty eighth year of her age.'
 Tn memory of Captain Thomas Cole, who died March 1, 1S05 in the eighty sixth year of his age.'
 Tn memory of Captain Thomas Cole, who died January 1923, aged sixty-two years"
 Tn memory of Susanna Cole, relict of Captain Thomas Cole, who died De- cember 21, 1884, aged eventy-three years"
 Tn memory of Thomas Matthews, Esq. who departed this life September B. 179S, in the ninety-eighth year of his age"
 Who for the pace of forty-fve years filled the seat of justice of peace until his resignation at ninety years of his life.
 Here also lies inferred Eunice, wife of Thomas Matthews, Esq, who de- parted this life May 2, A, D. 17S3, in the seventy ninth year of her age.'
 Here lies Abel Doolittle, who died of the smallpox"
 "This stone is erected in memory of Isaac Woodruff, who departed this life March 31, A. D. 17s2, in the thirty sixth year of his age" The sweet remembrance of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
MAGIC LANTERNS FREE.

Fascina ting Prizes Offered by J. John
 son & Son to Purchasers.
 There's not younster in town who will not feel keen interest in the ad- Syertisement of J. Johnson & Son print cd in this newspaper This well known and thoroughly reputable firm an nounces that 800 beautiful complete mag ic lanterns imported from Germany are to be given to purchasers of cloth ing to the extent of S5 or over. Every child is interested in magic lanterns; there is wonderful fascination in their novelty for the young, and doubtless many parents will be glad of this op- portunity to secure so charming and profitable form of amusement on terms so very generous.
 Needless to say J. Johnson & Son keep a remarkably fine line Of clothing for children. The firm makes a special ty of this department and has won an enyiable reputation. Suits which go on sale to-day are particularly attrac- tive. both in value and in price. Full lines of fall goods have just been open ed and the styles are new and novel in design Prices are quoted which make the bargains very convincing, and with the fine magic lantern literally .'thrown in the opportunity for economical investment is one rarely presented. Johnson X Sons reputation for honorable dealing is well known to all in New Haven, which accounts for the loyal and ever-increasing patronage of this enterprising house which sue cessfully caters to so large a proportion of the public of New Haven and vicin- ffv