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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

trus' Zeb Vance as fur as any of 'em,
If ye les' let him pass the jedge.'
"Thats the fear that troubles me-, -
said Mr.. Allen. aI believe would be
all right with the jury, if could just
get past the Judge"
Along about this time the party was
increased by the addition Of Senator
Clay and Mr.. duBignon, Senator Clay
was in high good humor, too good, Mr..
Allen thought, for from the depths Of
his memory be dug up story that he
said ouaht-to be told. Though it was
on him, Senator Clay agreed, laughing
~, to the narration.
"You know" said Mr.. Allen, "Steyen
and Flem are pretty good friends, and
they've got it f7ed hB that when Steve
resigns, Flem is to succeed him in the
Senate. / remember when the scheme
had its birth. It was in Washington
and Senator Clay had been delivering
himself OF beautiful little idyl upon
the charms of home. He had already
said Flem was to succeed him in the
Senate; tten he added that when he
resigned he was going home, whers he
wanted to spend the last ten years Of
his life.
"'How old are You now, Steve?' 1
asked him. He told me-48 last birth
day.
Pretty healthy, are you not =
Quite, he said country boy-never had
dissipated-aiways observed regular
hours-strong as an OF.
Mother and father lived to good
old age; t SUPPOSED He said they
had. and that one of them was still
living.
",'Well, Steve,' told him, sit seems
to me that you may reasonably expect
to live about forty years; Flem, you'll
only have thirty to watt
.'That was three years ago." said Mr..
Allen. To-day 1 observed Steye re-
garding bis chosen successor critically,
and / could see that his mind was re-
vertlng to that old promise. John
he finally said; was it the last ten
the last five years OF my life said /
wanted to spend at homer"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

watch pocket. Your tape being I'D
justed in length, your steps will be ex-
actly measured by the instrument"
His most important inyention was a
plow. Mr.. Bacon, his oyerseer, says
"He was very ingenious. He Invented
q p1ow that was considsfed a great in.
proyenent on any that had ever been
used. He got great many premiums
aid medals for 1t. He planned his
own carriage, suildings, garden and
fences and good many o.her things.
He was nearly always busy upon some
plan or model"
Jeffefsof1's plew received a gold
medal In France In 1880. During bis
European tours he had beeh struck
with the waste OF power caused by the
bad construction of the plows in COM
mon use. The part Of the plow called
the "n,old board. !" which Is ABOVE the
share aud turns over the earth, seemed
to him the chief eeat Of error, and he
spent many of the leisure horrs Of his
last two years In France in evolving q
mold board which should offer the
minimum Of resistance. He sent the
original design to the Royal Agricul.
tural Society OF the Seine. The medal
which thev awarded for it followed the
inventor to New York, and eighteen
years afterwards the society sent him
superb piow containing his improve
soapf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09
1T DAzzLEs THE WORLD.

No Discovery ia medicine has ever
created cne quartz: # tie ex"ltmc:'
that has beeu caused by Or. X nx'e
New Discovery for Consumption. 1tt
everest tests have been on hopless
victims OF Consumption, Pneumonia,
Hemorrhage, PIeurisy and Bronchitis,
thousands of whom it has restored to
perfect health. For Coughs, Colds
Asthma, Group. Hay Fever, Hoarseness
and Whooping Cough it fs the quick.
est surest cure in the world. 1t is sold
ty E. T. Whitehead & Co, who guar
snt "a sa isfaction or refund money
Large bottles SOC and 81 90. Tria
Bottles fee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

II people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure 1t would
be used In nearly every household, as
there are lew people who do not suffer
from feeling Of fullness after eating,
belchlng, fatulence, sour stomach or
water-brash, caused by indigestion or
dYspepsia. A preparation such as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which, with no
aid from the stomach, will digest your
food, certainly can't help but do you
good. E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

TO CuNFER DEGREE ON Nc
KINLEY.
B05TON.-The Harvard Unlyer-
sity corporation has expressed itself
unanimously ln f.v)r of granting ths
degree of coctor of laws to President
Mckinley.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09
FOr/4O Years

DR.. Worthipgton's Southern Rem
edy has been SOLD on strict guarantee
to cure cramps, collie, cholera, cholera
morbus, diarrhosa, dysentery and has
stood the test. Price 25c. at +. L.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09
BLOWN TO ATOMS.

The old idea that the body s. me.
times needs powerful, drastic, pnrga.
tive pill has been exploded for Dr.
Kings New Life Pills, which are per
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
aud bowels to expel poisonous matter
clense the system and absolutely cue
constipation and headache. 20: at E
T. Wbitehea & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

You ara much more liable to disease
when your liver and bowels do not act
properly. DeWitt's Little Early Riser
remove the cause of disease. F. y.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

Visitcr-Are you not ailaid to lei
the baby play with that big carvint
knife?
The Mother-Oh, it's an old knife
He can't hurt it.-Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

Contractt r-s'You won't s,ll me q
car load OF bricks on credit"
Dealer-"No; me an my bricks are
very much alike. We're Lard pressed
for cash."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09
(od oil
Dyspepsia Cure

DjgeStS what you eat.
Itartificially digests the food and aids
Nature in strengthening and recon-
struCting the exhausted digestive or.
gans. 1t Is the latest discovered digest
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. 1t in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence. Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Sick Headache, Gastraigia. Cramps and
all other results ofinperfect digestion.
Price5oc. and 81. Large size contains 2H times
small size. Book all labOutdyspen nsia rnaiiedfree
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

A girls brother, if he is alert, is her
best counselor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

"Are you willing to share honest
poverty with me, da1ling?"
"I'm sorry, Mr.. Nocash, butt have
already promised to share MIR. Mil
yun's wealth and no questions asked
New York Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

"Our little girl was unconfciGus from
strangulation during a sudden AMI ter
rlble attack of Group. I quickly se-
cured a bottle Of One Minute Cough
Cure, giving her three doses. The
Group VAS mastered and our little
darling speedily recovered" So write.
A. l.. Spafford, Chester, Mich. E, T
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09
The EDlToRs's LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Ever and anon some one jumps up
and says farming does not pay. To all
g ich we beg to quote the following
from the Roxboro Courier
"When-a farmer can invest 81 600
in a farm and make living he will
have done we'll if he has 5000 at the
end OF the year in cash, or IN the form
OF increase Of stock, as the 5000 repre-
sents 10 per cent. of interest on his in
vestment. In supporting his family
and paying all expenses be reimburses
himself for his labor. There are MANY
farmers who claim that farming does
not pay, but who if they will consider
the investment and keep account with
the farm, will find they derive more, in
proportion to capital and labor invests
ei, than do many who are engaged ia
other occupations"
81 have never printed line in my
paper that a pure-minded boy could
not read to his mother or sister," Such
Is the proud assertion made by New
York State newspaper man who is said
to baye grown old in the work. Truly
it is noble record, and it is gratifying
to note that people all over the land
are looking more and more with favor
upon the newspapers that are free from
or suggestions of wrong to
the young or the old. Sensation and
what sometimes borders on the vulgar
and indie cent catch the ear OF some
readers, like the same things in play
houses please certain parts of almost
any audience; but the paper that is
perfectly clean in all its appointments
is the paper that parents ought to
place in the hands of their children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

A pistol is a dangerous playtbing
anywhere, but it is especially danger
GUS on the stage. Twice in North
Carolina within the past two months
has there been tragedy on the stage
at school commencements by the use
of an "unloaded" pistol. One was in
Harnett county, noted in this paper,
and the last was at Burnsvllle, N. c., a
few days ago. Here is the account:
"While playing the tragedy, Last
Upon the World at the closelng exer-
cises of Stanley Mccormick High
School, at Burnsville, last night, real
tragedy was enacted when r. N. McIn-
turf, one OF the students, was shot aud
Killed by Baccus Bailey, another stu
dent, both representing characters In
the play. When it became necessary
tor Bailey, in his role, to defend HIM
self with a revolver against a drawn
knife in the. hands of McInturf, he
used by mistake a loaded pistol instead
Of the one with blanks, and In the
presence of several hundred people
McInturf was shot dead on the stage.
The boys were room mates and special
friends.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

Some one who thinks he knows a
thing or two has written from Wash
ington to the New York Evening Post
telling about how to cook sweet pota-
toes. The information purports to be
taken from some government authori-
ty through the Agricultural Depart
ment. The writer states the difference
between cooking sweet potatoes slowly
and quickly. He Gays they are better
when cooked slowly. which is about
correct. But if all the information
acquired about cooking sweet potatoes
Is as far shcft Of accuracy as the fol-
lowing, we set no store by single bit
of it:
"The negroes of the South have a
way of baking sweet potatoes in ashes
covered with Goals. The potatoes are
often put into the ashes alter one meal
and left there while the negroes are
working in the field. so as to be ready
for the next meal. Hence their fine
flavor"
The idea OF any one of intelligence
giving such an accurate description OF
now negroes, and white folks, too, some
times cook potatoes in the ashes and
calling it baking" them He may
high-falutinize as much as he pleases
about "baking" sweet patatoes in ashes
and Goals, but We expect to call it
"roasting" as long as we can. That's
what the negroes and the white folks
all have called it 'sdown South" for q
time whereof the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary. $
1nlnu.----a---
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-05-09

TocURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take .Laxatiye Bromo Quinine. All
druggists refund the money il it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
ach box 25c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
HLFKEES CASH STORE

E3eE3oE3ss3sSabssaaS3ssas
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
DENyER'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
The Rough Riders Contest Attracting
More Than Usual Attention.

The Rough Riders contest to
take place at the Festival of the
Mountain and Plain at Denver,
on the 1st, End and Bird of October.
is creating an interest throughout
the entire west, and unless Colo
RADIO comes to the front with her
riders and .bucking horses, the
prizes are liable to leave the state
and go to Wyoming, Montana or
some of the other states.
The belt to be given for this
contest is one of the handsomest
that could be procured and will
cost over $500. It is being made
by Tiffany of New York City Of
solid silver with proper ornamen.
tations. The rider who wins it
three successive years will have
the right to keep it as a trophy.
A photograph of the belt has been
sent on by Tiffany, and shows it
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
Fatal Accident.

Sunday last about Deon Ell Pcnn. q
man who has been nispot lisoky Ford fol
several months. WIS instantly killed neal
the mill. The circumstances wcrc as
follows: SANTA Fc trninincn were max
ing running switch. intending TO throw
lew cars ON the long melon switch. By
mistake the man who worked the switch
threw the cars on the mill switch instead
Of the melon track. on which was car
Of household goods. III. impact was ~
rr,nt M to totally wreck the cnr. As
This ear lay on it's sids lena went mp Ia
II aud wis pecfibg into ono OF the fract.
urcs. The switch engine was approach.
ing and Pcna was warned to move. lie
may not have heard tbs warning, at least
lac did not NOV. out Of danger aud was
crushed between two cars. The body
was taken to Dawley's undertaking par.
lors and prepared for burial.
Monday morning Coroner Green em-
pnpneled n jury compesed OF ). y.
Wood, ". l.. Tuttlr. q. @. Wnsbburn,
W. ). Sharp, q. L. Lane and W. L.
Russell, who returned u verdict in nc.
tcordance with the above staieinent, fniiy
exoporating the railway oompany, the
The employees taking great care, the
death being purely accidental.
The wrecked car contained the house
I,old goods OF Rev. Richard Oates, pas
Tor OF La Junta circnit. Among MT.
Oates goods was u sGOO piano when
was ruined by the severe bump and the
OF the car. TIE car was 30
Lndly damaged that after the goods were
e.noyed the woodwork was burned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
OBITUARY..

.Gertrude A., wife Of X. l.. Inmford'
mud daughter OF $. l.. Lester. died at her
Lore four miles east OF Rocky Ford,
Wednesday, Sept. 4, in her t!iity-htth
>ear. Mrs. Mumford was loving VIE
and, mother and her death is terrible
bIor to her husband and four Young
children. The deceased was hinhly es-
teemed by large circle OF friends whose
sympaihies go out to the stricken family.
Mira. sIumfori was for many years a
wov.l,y and conscientious member 'a' the
Al n. church. Funeral services we're
conducted at the bereaved home by Key.
II. j. Davenport. pastor La Jnnta circuit;
and the body buried in the Rocky sesd
cemetery on Friday.
Miss Ollie Monroe died on Septembar
|, at khe home of Mrs. g. Il. Studebakr.
Miss Monrss, accompanied by her broth
or. ]. +. Monroe, had been IN Colorauo
but eight weeks, coming here from Coun,
Gil Grove, Kans., for the benefit oil
her health, she suffering with con.
sumption. The body was taken home
by Mr, Monroe for burial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
Our Public Schools.

The public schools of Rocky Ford
opened on Monday III thr~s bniidings,
with Prof. !. Is. Bodies IN snpcrintea.i.
cat. III. ATTENDANCE. on tho opsning dag
proved that tho growth of ltocky Hue.i
Inns .t-cn NEST rapid during the pasf Tow
mrsshs. All the fooms were filicJ. ehc
primary grades b-in. ~ cru~t~d thsk mn
additional room may b- n~c-ssary. Tho
-bsuilm.nt shows fifiy pupils ske arc
irs,rstarting TO school Tor tho iissi eime-
mach larger numbvr Of -tradssieel''
thsa nny former year.
Che cours.. of study Inns h~-0 Sslasgesl
b.' tho addition of grade -. making this
hixh school cour1r four y-asa. RTaduA.
saon fitting tho pupil for llss ssato uni.
~s..ity.
The teachers and their ss.sSuments
81. as follows:
iI.ib-rty High school, Prof. Il. u. Elem.
irg, principal: Miss Aunie L. Dwell,
assistant.
Eighth grade-Mn. Bertha Fori,es.
srvrnih graac-Mis. los L~c Smith.
tifih graiis-Mi.s N-lis- Partner.
Fourth grads-Mn. Jasss r. Garden.
ii~r.
Third gra.le-Mrs. Assis u. Eiser.
With Mr. II. J. Spsinkee - temporary
Ssuis~titntc.
Secoud grade-Miss Gosoh.
First Hrsds-Mrs. ltun.ss Taylor. A
first aud Miss Gilim~s. B 6rst.
Washington school. HI. l.. II. Harri.
sou. principal aud teacher sisth grs'ls.
Fiiih nradc-Miss Sylsss brownlcs.
Fourth gra,ie-Miss FJassncr Shaw.
Third gra.ic-Mi.a Clara wcist.
Sccoud srnde-Misa 6.strud- kellogg.
First gradc-Miss GiconA Abbott.
Lafayette school. Mru. Elder.
Special instructors s-l'rof. T. G. Tits.
. worth. vocal music: l'rof. u. +. Drake.
~r,iin. and drawing; Ns-- Filth Butter.
field. clocutiou Rnd delsArtc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
ROCKY FORD COLORADO. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ls 1901

these last days from 10000 to 1000
visitors. have been an Important ele-
meht In spreading knowledge OF the
sfea, resources OF the valley and
thereby materially aiding In the rapid
development of the magnificent Rocky
Ford country,
The years 1900 and 1901 added an
other attraction 10 Watermelon Day.
During these years the American Beet
Sugar company's miiiion-doilar sugar
factory was thrown open To the pub
lie, Its ponderoas and complicated ma
chinery being worth many miles trav-
el to Sec.
This uniqre celebration. the first Of
coiorado's many fall festivals. Is now
recognized as holiday throughout the
Arkansas valley. and its popularity
promises 10 increase with each sue
ceeding year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
to be n most magnificent emblem

to be n most magnificent emblem
Those riders who wish to par
ticipate will need to secure GER
tificate of their ability to ride from
the stock association of the county
in which they work.
Bucking horses are also in great
demand and u premium of $3.50 is
offered for the best bucker. The
horse will be expected to stay on
his feet and buck straight and not
fall over and thereby iniure the
rider.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13

State Veterinarian CO pes, OF Dem
yer, was in Rocky Foru last Saturday,
where he went to investigate reported
epidemic Of Texas fever among the cat
tie. No Texas fever was found but n
disease known us anthrax, u malady
greatly to be dreaded. This trouble in
caused by species Of insect which sucks
tie b'ood, or deposit their eggs in or on
the bodies Of man or beast, causing tum-
ing OF all dead animals is the imperative
order Of the state board.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13

The directors Of district No. 4 on Mon
day visited the western portion OF the
district to receive the new school house
just completed by c. q. Tuttle. The
board are we'll pleased with the job and
the promptness with which Mr.. Tuttle
completed it, being Just thirty days at
the work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
s,pcial Premiums Awarded.

The special premiums offered by the
Americnp Beet Sugar company were
awarded rs follows: %,
On best shaped beet, first, ID: Z; kn-
ble: second. G. A. Guthrie; third, L. ~.
For five beets testing highest in per
centage Of sugar and ia average purity:
First, J. F. Crowell. percentage ll.l'
pnrity s7.4; second, W. Robertson, per-
centnge 1876, purity $50; third; :. Ii.
Crowley, percentage 1875, purity s3.'.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13

The sugar company last week COM
pleted the work OF the Osmore process,
great lake OF molasses being converted
into brown sugar. When the campaign
opens this brown mountain, now in the
warehouse. will be transformed into
granulated sugar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13

The beets are prospering in the nelus
and tons Of sugar are daily growing in.o
the raw material. The growth Oh sne
beets delays ripeninR but more lonhse
and more sugar will bs the result.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13

The new Newdals school house, built
by 3. H. Burnett, was accepted by the
directors on Tuesday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
The song of the Drums.

We are naueht but little brass kettle,
With tight little cover at top
Just a circle of sheepskn and metal
And pair of quick drumsticks a-hop-
And we make quite the poorest of music,
Just a rhythmical rattle and hum;
Yet there's a staye
In the heart of the brave
But resounds TO the beat of the drum.
There's a witchcraft concealed in our hollow;
There's a mystery hid in our round;
For beat and men cannot but follow,
Keeping time with their feet on the ground.
With dream and glamour of glory
Like wave OF the ocean it comes
As We sing and We say,
Come awayl Come awayl
Follow mel Follow mel" say the drums.
We tap and we hum and We mutter;
We throb to the scream OF the fife;
And at every note that we utter
The scarlet blood leaps into life;
We roll and we crash and we thunder,
Like the roar ere the avalanche comes;
And there's many a lad
So gallant and glad,
Who's been caught by the song of the drums
When we rattle lively chorus
To the long shining column a-wind
With the cavalry waltzing before us.
And the foot doing two step behind,
As we pass through the streets of the city,
Not heart to our music but thrums.
And for all the long way
Not a horse in n dray
But will dance to the time OF the drums.
When the guns are unlimbered for action,
And the men for the slaughter a-chafe,
Yet the hell must attend for a fraction,
Till the drummers slowed away safe;
Though the ranks may be reeling and broken
When the charge like thunder clap comes
Though the roads may be red,
And the officers dead,
You can run to the tune OF the drums.
Bertrand Shsdwell.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
New Books Received.

IN AND AROUND THE GRAND CANYON. BY
George Wharton James. Illustrated. Boston:
Little, Brown Co. So.
GRAusTARK: The Story of Love Behind a
Throne BY George Barr McCutsheon Chi
cage: Herbert s Stone 4 Co. $3.50.
SOME HL-USED WORDS. BY Alfred Ayres.
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ORAToRY: Its Requirements and Its Rewards
By John P. Alleged. Chicago: Charles II.
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MEXICO CITY: An oilers Notebook. By Olive
Percival. Chicago: Herbert S. stont & Co
TRAITOR IN LONDON. By Fergus Hume
New York: F. VI. Buckles & Co. Sl25
THE STORY OF SARAH BY NJ Louise Forss-
lund. New York: Brentano's. sl.5o.
MILLY: At Loves Extremes A Romance of
the Southland. BY Maurice Thompson. IL
Illustrated. New York: The New Amsterdam
Book Co. $50.
CHINA: Travels and Investigations in the Mid
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Possibilities. Together With an Accom-. of
the Boxer War. BY James Harrison Wilson,
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HAMLET: A Tragedy The E. H. sothern Act
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THE LOVE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO With
comment by Paul Meurice. Translated by
Elizabeth W Latimer. Illustrated. New
York: Harper & Bros $500.
HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES AND
OF WILLIAM ". By Justin Mccarthy and
Justin Huntly Mccarthy Vols. Ill and ".
81 .25 each.
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New York: Harper & Bros $50
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BY Henry Wood Boston. Lee & Shepard,
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