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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-03
RURAL LIBRARIES.

News and Observer: Twenty-one
new rural libraries have had their
vouchers made out in the last few days
by the State Superintendent of Public
instruction. These are Rutherford ton,
6; Pasquotank, 6; (three white and
three colored) Wilson, 5, and Harnett,
4. With the ninety-nine previously
reported these make 12O rural Libraries,
of which tour are colored, to which the
State has given $40 each.
HATCHEcHuBBEE, ALA, June 80, 1875.
DR.. =. J. MoFFETT-Dear Sir can
assure you that your TEETHINA
(Teething Powders) is indispensable to
us, and in no single instance has it
ever proved failure. We have tried
soothing medicines. and everything
known to us and cold women" and
your Teething Powders are pre-emi-
nently success and blessing to moth
ers and children. Yours truly, etc.
J. M. DELACY.
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POSTMASTER KEEPS A TIGER.

Raleigh Post Winston, N. c., Sept.
27.-Special.-In Stokes Superior
Court this week the grand jury re-
turned true bills against Postmaster
Moore6eld of Walnut Cove, charging
him with retailing liquors without
license. Solicitor Mott says there are
about twenty cases against the post
master. The sheriff of Stokes reported
that he had not been able to find the
defendant; hence his trial had to be
continued until next term of court.
Mothers everywhere praise One Min
ute Cough Cure for the sufferings it has
relieved and the lives OF their little
ones it has saved. Strikes at the root
of the trouble and draws out the in
flammation. Tho children's favorite
Cough Cure. E. T. Whitehead 4; Co.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Chatham Record: A white youth
named Larkin Tysor, attempted y to
hang himself in our county Jail on last
Monday morning. We put an~interro-
cation point after the word attempt
ed" because it is very doubtful If he
really intended to commit suicide.
When the jailor went to give the pris-
oners their breakfast he found Tysor,
who was by himself in a cell, standing
In a corner apparently unconscious and
with rope around his neck with one
end tied to bar at the top Of the cell.
The jailor cut the rope and laid Tysor
down and called in DR.. Taylor to ex-
anime him. An examination quickly
showed that Tysor was in no danger OF
death, and it is thought that he was
shamming. The rope used by him was
ingeniously plated by him out OF
strips from his blanket.
A TYPICAL South african Store.
0. r. Larson, OF Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts store
typical Of South Africa, at which can
be purchased anything from the pro-
verbal "needie to an anchor" This
store is situated in valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
about twenty-five miles from the near
est town. Mr.. Larson says: II am
favored with the custom Of farmers
within radius of thirty miles, to many
of whom I have supplied Chamber
laln's remedies. ALI testify to their
value in household where doctors
advice is almost out of the question.
Within one mile of my store the pop
ulation is perhaps sixty. OF these.
within the past twelve months, no less
than fourteen have been absolutely
cured by Chamberlain's Cough RENE
dy. This must surely be record. .
For sale by e. T. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-03

THE STOMACH OF MAN is subject to
dozen such common but painful al
tections as cramps, cholera morbus, and
dysentery, that, by neglect, may be
made chronic and dangerous. The
best, handiest, surest, and quickest
remedy is PAIN-KILLER, a medicine
which has been tried for more than a
half of a century and never failed to
give relief. Avoid substitutes, there is
but one Pa,n-Killer, Davis. Price Csc
and SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-03

IALsO FURNISH IRON a-Av.
FENCING, VASES, &C. kas
Designs sent to any address Tree !.
writing for them pIeitc give &c Of do
ceased and limit as to price. '''
I Prepay Freight on all Wor.
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us to rescue IncZ and then slip out or
the harbor before the Span!ards had
| made up their minds to strike. 1t was
desperate chance, though.
The boat was already on the bul.
| warks when Alec shouted; Hold on,
all!'
TOO late" he said. "Thcrc's a feet
Of boats putting out from the shore
now, each one crammCd full Of sol
diers. We must leave the other ships
to shift for themselves, I'm afraid, and
make bid for OR own freedom. That
big fellow there, coming up before the
wind, seems to have been told off to
look after u.s."
We were we'll armed of course, as
the most peaceful ship has to be when
there are so many sea thieves unhang-
ed, and though the Spanish galleon was
five times our size we would have
.'i,'-.--'.+--, - ';',-. of taol;ling her. five
no means crushing odds, but there
were three other ships outside of us
evidently waiting to pick up stragglers,
SO we were to all appearances hopeless
ly shut in.
The men looked at one another in
COuSteTllOtlOH. IL.
Alec, however, had made his plan
put back the POWDER" he cried, land
| buckle on your side arms. Not shot
must be fred, mind, or we shall have
| the whole nest Of wasps buZZing round
| our ears. Every man of you take q
pike or ak and hide under the bull
| warks. We must make that fellow
think he has caught us mapping"
! Our preparations were quickly and
| quietly made, and long uerUie <hn big
! Spaniard was near enough to see what
| we were doing every man Of us was
under cover, and the decks looked quite
deserted. But when he sheered along
side and hove his grapnels into our rig
| ging Alec gave the word. and with a
ringing cheer so lusty English lads
rushed from" their hiding places and
were hacking and prodding away
among his crew before the unsuspect-
ing Spapiard knew that anything had
happened. They were taken complete
ly by SURPRISE but after the first min.
ute or so they recovered and fought
like wildcats. They were about three
to our one, so counting one English
man to five Of them the odds in our fa
vor We're overwhelming. The Span
iards fought desperately enough unit
about half of them had been killed
then the rest threw down their arms
called for quarter" and scramble
down the ladders in utter rout. w
clapped the matches on them, and tn
, big galleon Of Spain was ours.
Leaving me with 20 men to take car
Of our prize (whose sails were all set
Alec tumbled back with the others t
our own ship and set about maxim
sail as quickly as he could.
fro Bx CONTINUED IL.
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By Weatherby Chesney and Alick Munro.


ours. Acc made th2n get In agai'.
and drive Oh at once. daring them to
turn their heads as long as they were
in pistol shot.
When they We're gone. we turned to
the lady for an explanation.
"Eow can | thank you. gentlrmcn?"
she exclaimed.
Speaks En2lsA-' muttered. And
a pretty girl too! Woader what those
two scoundrcls were up to-
"Madam." said Alec. with n courtly
bow, 1--WE are only too glad to have the
good fortune to serve you. Where may
we have the pleasure CT cscortinG
you"
"Madam" she laughed. You meet
not to be so cercmoM!ous Captain Ire
land.''
Alec stared With aS;onshmcrt. but
had recognized the voice.
"IneZ" / cried in delight.
| "Ah, you haven't forgotten me.
though Alec Ireland has" she said and
1 saw that she was glad.
Forgotten you!' cried. NO. How
could /? But / thought you We're In
Whitby."
apparently it has not bee1 worth
your while to inquire. left Whitby
more than year ago."
II never heard It,"
"Did you ask?"
I was thrown into confusion by her
question and was at loss for a reply,
when Alec spoke for me. I'VE have
been at sea ever since we last saw
you," he said.
"Ah, then I forgive you" she re
piled graciously. But you must come
/ with me now to my fathers house.
don't promise that he will he pleased
to see you, but as you are my gallant
rescuers he is bound to be polite"
Don Miguel here. too" asked.
"Yes," replied Inez. "You don't sup
pose lived alone"
mo, but l thought perhaps ther,
was some one else," said sadly.
Inez blushed. "Who elseP sh,
asked.
"Your husbandH l ventured.
I haven't found one yet"
"Then Whitby lad has a chanceT
J "Who knows"
And again she blushed, and l wa
just going to say something more whel
j Alec broke In.
r "Where were those two men takin
you" he asked.
T don't know" she answered. wit
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fro Bx ooyrNUD.I
Must Have Had Experience.

when Dr. Thompson, Il distinguished
Scotch clergyman. was minister or
Markinch. be happened to preach from
the text, Look not upon the wine
when 1t Is red In the cup" from which
he made most eloquent and Impress
i've discourse against drunkenness.
stating its evil effects on the heart,
head and purse. Several Of his OBJ
servations were leveled ut two cronics
with whom he vas well acquainted
who frequently poured out libations to
the rosy god. At the dismissal of the
congregation the two friends met. the
doctor being close behind them.
"Did you hear, Johnnie!" Quoth the
one.
"Did heart? Wha' d!dna heart? /
ne'er winked an e'e the hall sermon"
"Aweel, an what thought ye o'tF'
"Adeed, Davie, think he has been a
lad in his day, or he couldna sea weel
about It, All. he's been slee hand,
the meenister." - Kansas City Inde.
oandsnt.
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Jonas SIyInk viii be Tried at the
Next Term of Court for Assault
and Battery.

Jonas Swinb. wko at the last term
i sessions court for this county, was
acquitted bya jury of twelve of his
cpnn'fymen on the charge of the mur.
Der Of Mrs. Wilhelmina Pearson. at
Woodruff. will be tried at the an.
proaching term Of sessions court for
assault and battery. Prior to the
!ea'h ct Mrs. Pearson and directly
after the whipping administered to
her by Swink about the first of Sep.
agsiast him by the husband of the
deceased woman, S. NJ. Pearson,
charging him with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. This is the
avcGment which the Solicitor will
push for prosecution at the approach
ing term of court. Yesterday several
prominent people Of this county were
bound over as witnesses in the case.
Spartan burg Herald 4th.
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After Il few unimportant adventures
wtSnrrived liz time at Bristol. AMI there
the emptiness OF Or purses compelled
AIS to take ship once mere. We got
berths OH beard the Severn at bristol.
but our vessel had rot got clear OF the
rcd, waves OF the Bristol channel when
opposite Bidcford II my memory
does not fail mean accident happened
to her Which gave US another step up
the, ladder OF fortune. Our captain
died OF stroke, and Alec. who had
been u deep sea pilot. stepped into his
shoes. and became the second In COM
Jiapd., So far. 1T least, we could not
gIunhlc lGt. tlie way fate had treated
us. -
Our cargo was mixed enc for Nigo
Bay. and after q good voyage out we
" landed II there and took In Spanish
wines In return. While the lading was
going on we had plenty Of time to
spend on shore and in one Of our ex-
cursIons we had an adventure.
A sailor is always fond Of ride on
horseback. and as Alec and were no
exceptions to the rule we had hired
couple Of very fair mounts and went
for n ride into the country. We had
left the town about half league be-
hind us. when we met carriage con-
thtfiing two men and a girl. One Of the
then had his arm round the girl and
Mas holding her fast, as though to pre-.
vent her from jumping out. and as we
passed she gave cry and waved lTer
hand to us. whereupon the man who
was holding her swore ut her and call
ed to the other TO whip up his horse,
Something wrong here, Alec" l eX.
claimed. but, Alec had already turned
anu was riding hard after .iin. ! fo!-
lowed, and after chase Of about q
mile we came up with them. We whip
ped out our pistols and shouted to them
to stop or we would fire.
Now" said Alec when they had
pulled up. "out you get. bota Of you"
Yielding to the eloQuence Of the two
cooked pistols. they obeyed.
"You with the reins, hold the horse''
head" n you move q yard farther on
I shoot. And yeu ether sooundrel
hand the lady out. Quickly, now"
They were unarmed or at least hat
no firearms. so they had to do as the.
were bid. AS soon, as she was out o
the carriage the lady turned and face,
the two rufsans with a defiant snee
lowering round her mouth, and the
covered under her glance like whippe
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CHAPTER vi.

We returned to Vigo Bay in less than
four months and with us a large COM
pany Of other ships, all bearing grain,
for which the failure Of the Spanish
wheat crop promised a profitable mar
ket. We neither sold our cargo, how
ever, nor did succeed in carrying of
my sweetheart. And this Is how 1t
happened: -.------.--..-..----------
Scarcely had we anchored when a
negro page came off to the ship in a
small boat. bringing me q note from
Inez.
She was in sore trouble through her
love for me, for Don Miguel had for
bidden her to have anything more to
do with me and had locked her in her
room to make sure ;hat his commands
were obeycd. And there was even
worse news than this In the letter. Or
ders, she told me. had been received
from the court to seize all the English
shipping In the bay, to confiscate the
cargoes and to imprison the crews. AS
a captive in the town dungeon l should
be farther from her than ever; but,
still n free man, | might some day re-
turn and carry her Off, and so by the
love bore her she entreated me to be
gone at once.
Here was pretty piece Of news!
We questioned the page. but as he ell
| ther did not know or would know moth
| ing we sent him Off ashore In his boat
what are we to doY asked Alec
"T'm going ashore" replied decid.
edly.
what for?"
ITO rescue Inez."
"Jack, it's useless. You would be AZ
rested long before you reached her."
II mean to try all the same"
"Itn be foolhardy, I tell you. Much
better take the advice she gives you,
escape now and come back again to
carry her OFF,"
"Alec, 1 can't so away and leave her
in that scoundreYs power I must &c
ashore"
Alec shrugged his shoulders. 'Well
II you must, you must. I'll go will
you, of course. and try to see you SAFE
through. but 1 quite expect we shal
both be locked up for our pains. W.
will spread the warning among TIT
other English ships on our way"
We went on deck ut once and beSal
to lower the boat. We were lying I
good two miles farther out than tn
other ships, so we had a stiff pull be
fore us.
Night was just beginning to fall, AM
there was some hope that the darkness
might cover our movements ana efans
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Wide Tires in Massachusetts.

The wide tire law for the protec
ton Of the streets of the cities and
highways of the state goes into effect
today. it prescribe that all tires OF
iron or steel shall not be less in width
than one and half times the diane
ter Of !he axle measured st the shoul-
der thereof, but in 10 case shall tire
oj more shan four inches be required
Wooden or hollow sxlos must have
tires rot less in width than the diam
eter of the axle at the shoulder.
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The Mothers FapOrife,

Chamberlaia's Cough Remedy is
the mothers tsvorite. 1t is pleasant
ard safe frr Children to take and al.
ways cures. 1t is intended especially
tor Coughs, cod, Group, and whoop.
ing cough, and is the best medicine
made for this disease There is not the
least danger in giving it to children
for il corisins 10 opium or other in.
iuriou, drug aud II ay be given as con-
Fl ientiy to b b.,s:oGn a'glt. For
sale by F. G. Duke Druggist.
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a shudder. Perhaps to murder me-"
do you know them:"
IL refused to marry one of them
the other day"
"Thc scoundrel~ cried savascly.
Il wish I'd thrashed him"
''Why. Jack?" she laughed. "IIp's
not the only one who has asked me to
be his wife,
"Confound their impuGcnce!" NUT.
tered.
"What?" she cried mischievously. ~
seem to have rccollec;ions of some one
else's impudcnce, too-at Whitby. for
Instance. But suppose you have for.
gotten"
''Inez." l replied solcmnly. "you
didn't refuse meat WMtbyT'
Didn't l? Perhaps It is who have
forgotten then. But come. a truce to
this banter. Aren't you going to see
me hCnc?"
"Of cUarsewc arc" said Alec. land
we shall b< delighted to rrucw our ac-
quaintancr with Don Miguel. though
our/laSt meeting was rather 4 stormy
ono. it rriurmDcr rightly. How is the
alchemy proSrcssing!"
"Oh. he has given that up!''
"In favor Of wlaty'
"Fighting. He's n soldier now"
"Hn." said. without thinking.
THAT'S an honest trade enough"
Incz laughed gayly.
"And the other Is not?" she asked.
II should not have said that"
She looked at L:c for 4 minute, with n
teasing smile playing round her mouth.
Then she held out her hand to me.
eyes, Jack" she said swectly; 81 do
forgive you. You see, am not quite
sure that you were wrong"
And then she began to speak hurried
ly Of other things.
Our reception by Don Miguel was not
a cordial one, but in view Of our rela-
tions with him in the past it was per.
haps hardly to be expected that he
would be overjoyed to see us again.
Our rescue Of Inez from the hands of
the ruffians who were carrying her off
gave us, however, n claim on his graft
tude and an excuse for calling very
frequently to see how she was, and as
Inez encouraged our visits we took
every advantage of the opportunity
which chance had given us.
Inez and had many long walks to.
gether through the beautiful country
round Vigo Bay, and on those occasions
Alec always insisted on marching some
10 or II fathoms behind us, for my
sweetheart's beauty had won her many
admirers, who were naturally not in
clined to submit quietly to the success
Of a heretical Englishman. l had found
favor where they had failed, and but
for Alec's precaution n vengeful dagger
between my ribs would In all probable
ity have been the reward of my WOO
ing
We saw very little Of Don Miguel,
but l don't think either Alec or felt
inclined to quarrel with him on that
score. l pressed my suit with his
daughter. however, and by the time
our ship was ready for sea had won
her consent to marry me. | wanted to
do so at once, but the Spanish padres
Eefnsed to ne1;ji their souls hv -nnInbr"t-
Spaniard with heretical Englishman,
and neither bribes nor threats would
move them.
l had to set Off to sea, therefore,
without my bride. But We arranged
that I was to come back Mt once to
Vigo Bay, when Inez promised to be
ready to sail back to England with
me. There we hoped the parsons would
not be SO particular.
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Beat Ont of an Increase of His
Pension.

\ Nexiaa0 War veteran and promi.
. crt editor writes: Seeing the adj
occ! cement rf Chant er'ain's Collie,
Cholera and Dicrhpea Remedy, ! am
sDmindgd that as a s)iisr in Mexico
ia II aoi '48, | contracted Mexic IN
i arrhcea and this remedy has kept
no from gsttipg an increase in my
pension for on every renewal a dose
of it res ores me-" ltis unequalled as q
quick cure for diarrhoea aud 10 pleas.
ant and safe to take. For sale by F. @,
Duke Druggist.
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a prominent Chicago Woman
Speaks.

r:Gf' Noza Tyler, of Chicago viou-
President Illjncin Woman's Alliance.
~ sp"aking Of Chamberlin's Cough
hemtdy, Gays: Il suffered with
acYete cold ti'is winter which threat.
nnPd 70 run il pneumonia. l tried
iii"TaDt remedies but seemed to
grew worse and the medicine upset
my stomathe. A friend advised me
:" try Cham bcrlain's Cough Remedy
aud found il was pleasant to take
ard 1t relieved me at once. lam now
entirely recovered, saved a doctors
OIL, time and suffering, and 1 will
never be without this splendid medi.
cue again For sale by::F. G. Duke
Druggist.
ANOIHE;k AkI1AIuIvluE,.
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P4t Croye has been identified in 30
may places at orce that he seems To
fl TIC 6eliAiiion of the Ir,shman, VIII,
dec 'arsd that ID man cJui Int bs in
t"o Ilsccs at lnce, barrin' he was
biG." Clcwe IS certainly bird.
The Bourbon news., 1901-10-29

SWIFT CHAMP, EDITOR AND OWNER.
The Bourbon news., 1901-10-29
Attention, Democrats.

The Republican party of Bourbon
county have at last secured a candidate
for the Legislature in the person of Mr..
U. S. G.. Pepper, lately resident of
Bracken county.
They first nominated Robert Corey,
who declined the nomination; they then
rendered it to Mr.. G. Alexander, Jr,
who respectfully declined to offer him
self as a sacrifice in the interest of the
small coterie of Republicans who are
seeking to keep in touch with the Fed
eral pie-cOunter.
But Mr.. Pepper secured the signatures
of 119 Republicans, composed in a
great part of negroes, who draw pen
sions, and Fedesal office holders. and by
chat means, got his name printed on the
ballots.
If elected. Mr. Pepper viii vote for
Senator Deboe, or some other Republi-
can, equally as bad, for United States
Senator; for the repeal of the present
election law, and in favor of an election
law that will give the Republican party
Ccontrol Of the election machinery of the
State; for gerrymandering the State so
as to secure more Republican Congress
men, more Republican members of the
Legislature, more Republican Circuit
Judges to turn loose Republican crimi-
mails, more Republican Judges of the
Court of Appeals, to grant new trials to
Republican murderers; for higher tax
alton to rob the poor and make 9the rich
richer
Mr.. A. S. Thompson will vote against
all these iniquities, and will represent
the good old county Of Bourbon in
manner that will reflect credit on him
self and his constituents.
1t was hoped that Mr. Pepper would
refuse the 'cold potato" nomination,
after it had been peddled around and
rendered to so many others, like Law
renee Horton did the nomination for
Jailer, but he has not done so. 1t now
remains for the Democrats of Bourbon
to bury him under deluge of ballots so
deep that he will never attempt such a
hopeless task again.
The Bourbon news., 1901-10-29

Besides electing United States Sena-
1sor, two Parison Commissioners and a
State Librarian, the next Kentucky Leg
jslature will be required to redistrict the
State into Congressional, Judicial and
Legislative districts; hence every Demo-
~crat in the State is vitality interested in
+he political complexion of the Legisla-
tive body which is to be elected next
Tuesday. Walk up to the polls and cast
.ponr vote for Albert Thompson
The Bourbon news., 1901-10-29

WHEN the simple tiller of the soil
realizes that HE must pay the price
fixed by the plow trust for plow and
can obtain only the price fixed by the
grain trust for HIS grain he may begin to
think. The simple tiller of the soil is
now up against just such simple pro-
position. He should be able to under
stand it without the aid of a diagram