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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

The latest expert the Chinese write book says
that the Chnaman be turned the most excellent
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

The ship subsidy bill seems be afraid to put its head
out of its hole There IS opposition to It
from the sea-coast states than from the ones
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

Vow General Nnles is lieutenant general snd he has
risen there by expenditure uniform any
man who ever led an army dress parade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

be hoped that while Mrs Nation IS busy N
Topeka Atchisan reallv work determining what
Atchson Nll CD when the time comes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

Beharlt says she never used any lotion or her
face plaa hes water The druggists W.l 3 once
plain hot w1ter the market
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

0ow king E3wara va tn q srare 70 The esvs o. tAs
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

The vorlds writers are gane All the s5-caIed rreat
descriptive writer's srfa3 1hr bands on Queen Ttcto-ls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07

The eastern temperance forces REFUSE 10 commend aIrs
Nations courses They know .ae harm 1t Is atlas
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
AR T:
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IN ARCHITECTURE
Designed and Written Especially for This Paper
THE nine-room residence here il

THE nine-room residence here il
i lustrated and described will cost
81 900 with a foundation of stone.
The size of the parlor is IL feet 6
inches by ~ feet inches; sitting
room, IL feet inches by IL feet 6
inches; dining-room, IL feet inches
by is feet, and has bay window;
kitchen, II by IL feet; chambers, 8
feet by feet inches; 10 by 10 feet,
0 feet by IL feet inches; IL feet by
IL feet inchess 10 by 13 feet, and
alcove, feet 8 inches by Q feet 6
inches; pantry. feet inches by 6
feet inches; bathroom. feet 6
inches by 10 feet. The three large
rooms on the first floor are separated
by sliding doors
A rear stairway leads to the base
ment and second floor. The first and
second stories are Q feet 6 inches
high. All floors are double, having
building paper between finished floors
and sub-foors. The sheathing is of
fence flooring, having tar paper be-
tween it and siding. All siding is A.
inch face; studding, 2 by inches;
joist by 10 inches; shingles, cedar;
ornamental carving; art glass; press
brick chimney; American glass; Geor-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

g4a pine finish; exterior painting,
three coats; galvanized iron cutters
and down spouts; front door, glass
panel. The doors are 3 feet 8 inches
wide by feet high, rs inches thick;
thefront door is feet 4inches wide, by
8 feet high. ~ inches thick. Shingles
are to have one coat of paint. The
attic has a single floor. All exte-
rior walls have one coat of brown
mortar for back plastering, and all
rooms are finished with two coats of
plaster. The hardware is of sub
stantial kind, and properly placed.
The rubble stone wall is 18 inches
thick. end the basement floor is ce-
mented. The house is piped for gas
and furnace. There is q Georgia
pine floor in the hall, parlor, sitting
and dining-rooms, maple floors in
bathroom, kitchen and pantry. The
sink in the kitchen is porcelain lined.
There is a wainscoting in the kitch-
en-, bathroom, dining-room and halls,
made with cement plaster and capped
with wood molding. Laundry, coal
bins, fruit-room and other store
rooms are in the basement. All rough
ing in pipes laid to bathroom.
Catchbasin and cesspool are built in
the yard. Girders are by 10 inches.
and posts supporting girders by 8
inches. Closets are provided with
shelves and hooks. The front stairs,
treads, newels and rfsers are of Geor-
gia pine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
HOUSEHOLD TALKS.
tems Of Information That May BE
of Value to Home
Keepers.


Canned rhubarb for pies is a con-
Venience which many housekeepers
regard as a necessity to their pre-
serve closets. To can it, wash it thor
,ughly and cut into pieces somewhat
.ess than an inch long. Pack it into
jars, fill with cold water, cover and
put in a cool, dark place, says the
New York Tribune.
To avoid infection from typhoid fe-
yer germs in drinking water during
summer Journeys or in country ho-
tells or boarding houses, Mrs. Ellen
Il. Richards, of the domestic science
department. of the Boston Institute
II Technology, advises her pupils to
larry with them small vials of crys-
tals of permanganate of potash. This,
she says, should be added in small
quantities to the glass of drinking
water in hotels, on railroads, at the
spring, well, etc. The water, after
she germicide has done its work, will
oe of a pinkish color.
The best way to prepare pineapple
for the table is to shred it with sill
yer fork. First peel the fruit and re-
move the eyes. Then begin at the
top and pick it apart. Cover it with
powdered sugar and stand it on the
zee for two or three hours before
serving.
The Armenian restaurants serve a
between courses preparation that is
particularly refreshing in hot wealth
er and which might with advantage
be added to American bills of fare.
brands, are rinsed thoroughly and
are then soaked in a quantity of cold
water until they regain their original
plumpness. The water is then turned
off and saved, and boiling water,
enough to cover the fruit, is poured
over it. This is allowed to stand on
the fruit until it is cold, when the
water in which it was soaked and the
juice of a lemon, and sometimes that
of an orange, is added, and the mix
ture is sweetened. It is then poured
over cracked ice and served. The fruit
juice is especially delicious, but the
fruit will also be liked.
Grapefruit marmalade is an excel
lent dessert for the nursery table.
Remove the skin and white pith, cut
the former into shreds and boil it
until it is tender. Meanwhile put into
the kettle sugar equal in quantity to
the weight of the fruit, and add to it
all the juice that can be drained from
the fruit. Let this come to Il boil and
skim. Then simmer the sirup for Is
minutes. Put in the pulp and rind
and boil again for IS minutes. Put
away in jelly tumblers.
Nasturtiums are one of the few at
tractive Towering plants that will
thrive in poor soil. With very little
labor anyone can have them if she
owns patch of ground or window
box. For the breakfast table espe-
cially nothing is prettier than a bowl
of the spicy, rich hued flowers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
NC I,Y 8.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

James Mortimer, the translator into
English of Capt. Dreyfus' book, is a,
journalist, dramatist and an author!
;ty on chess. He is the aut hor of the
Chess Players Pocket~Book and
Manual of Openings"
The honorary degree of doctor of
laws has been rendered by the Univer-
,ity of Dublin to Hannis Taylor, of
Mobile, formerly United States min
:ster to Spain, and author of the
Origin and Growth of the English
Public Law"
A monument to the late Rev. Elijah
Kellogg, the preacher and writer of
books for boys, is projected in Maine,
ard three towns are laying claims to
its location-Portland,t the city of his
birth; Brunswick, where he was edu-
Gated, and Harpswel, the little sea-
coast town where he preached SO
many years and where he died.
The civilian Black Memorial
light" the beacon erected on Quart
Point, Isle of Null, by contributions
from the admirers and friends of the
"a te novelist, Is now flashing over the
waters he so often and so beautifully
described. It is a handsome castellated
structure, As feet above high water,
and visible IL miles away in clear
weather. The cost was $500.
ut is given to few men to be hon
ored by so many literary memorials
as DR.. Arnold (the famous master of
Rugby has been" "saysA Ann@B. McGil1,
IN the Book-Buyer. Coleridge, Arthur
Clough, Matthew Arnold, Dean Stan
ley, Thomas Hughes-ell these have
recorded his wonderful personal in
fuence, his beautiful loyalty to his
friends, his fidelity to great prin-
ciples.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, says
Che Critic, has taken up her perma-
nent residence in San Francisco. She
has built house overlooking the bay,
and filed 1t with memorials of her
husband. Adjoining her, and forming
oart of her house, is that of her son
by her first marriage, Lloyd Osbourne,
and his family. San Francisco was
Mrs. Stevenson's home before she was
married, and there she met her hus-
| oand.
Once in awhile the severity of .
critic does an author a service. An
drew Lang once performed an Office
of that kind for Barry Pain. MIR.
Pains first book, "In a Canadian
Canoe" was u youthful and immature
production, and was severely treated
bv the critics It is said "eyerv edifor
in London felt the punishment too Sc
we're for the crime" and to express
q practical sympathy, orders began TO
pour In on Mr.. Pain, who presently
had more than he could do
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Ants AZ Mushroom Growers.

The growing of mushrooms" for
food by a species of ants Is interest
ingly deserted in the American Natur-
alist by Prof. w. NJ. Wheeler. The
ants first cut leaves into small pieces
and carry them into their under
ground chambers, where they are re-
duced to a pulp and deposited in a
heap. In this heap the mycelium Of a
species of fungus finds lodging, and
the subterranean conditions favoring
such a result minute swellings are
produced ON the vegetable mass.
These are the mushrooms" which
constitute almost the sole food of the
colony of ants that cultivates them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
HER OWN JoKEMAKER.
How q Little Vaudeville Actress Made
Herself and Husband
Popular.

A bright little actress recently In
Detroit was asked how she got the
Jokes that she and her husband use
to brighten their team work. for 1t
was noted that they were almost In
variably crisp and fresh instead OF
the rehash so often visited upon the
public, says the Free Press.
Don't say anything about It," and
she positively blushed. ''but here's
whore they come from. I never knew
I had any talent in that direction. and
none of my friends suspected it. Tom
and I were bad actors when we start
ed out together. Very bad. Our jokes
had gone through the almanacs and
we knew what it was to do our turn
before an audience that never grinned
and sonnet times expressed Its feeling
with hiss or worse.
"We had week in Cleyeland that
made us very melancholy and then
we opened in Pittsburgh. We were
so desperate that we ignored our lines
occasionally and when nothing
seemed to be doing so far as our tick
ling our audiences was concerned,
Tom asked me what we were going
to have for breakfast next morning.
"'Eggs,' retorted.
"'What!' he shouted, eggs at 30
cents dozen"
There's where I first tried to be
funny on my own responsibility. 1t
was a poor little joke, but it was a
beginning. why, in Cleveland satur-
day night I laughed, they let you
have two or three dozen eggs for moth
ing. Pittsburgh ought to do as we'll
"Tom roared, the audience warmed
to little snicker and then big river
man in the gallery, who had not quite
caught on, roarcd: And you kin bet
she will do as WE'LL
. "That brought them and that was
what had been needing all the time.
/ cut loose from my lines entirely.
Even Tom got cute, for him, and ever
since that I've been our joke maker.
Sometimes they are studied and some
times they are impromptu, but we've
been prosperous and happy ever since
the bad egg break.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
The Ideal Motor Vehicle.

Everybody recognizes that the desi-
deratum in a motor vehicle is that it
shall combine simplicity and durability
with cheapness. Public favor is not
won by complicated, heavy and cum
hersome machinery that is liable at
any moment to get out of order. On
the contrary it is a demand of Amer
leans that an acceptable automobile
shall be reasonably light and durable.
They want q machine that will last,
and one that will be cheap enough to
allow of its purchase by the class of
people who to-day content themselves
with horse and buggy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
The Oldest Known Timber.

+ Probably the oldest timber in the
world, which has been subjected to the
use of man, is that found in the an
cient temple of Egypt, in connection
with stone work, which is known to be
at least 1000 years old. This, the only
wood used in the construction of the
temple, Is in the form of ties, holding
the end Of one stone to another.
When two blocks were laid in place
an excavation an inch deep was made
in each block, in which a tie shaped
like an hour glass was driven. 1t is,
therefore, very difficult to force any
stone from Its position. The ties ap-
pear to have been of the tamarisk or
Shittim wood, of which the ark was
constructed
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
cround Rice Cake.

For this take four eggs, eight ounces
of ground rice, eight ounces OF sugar,
eioht ounces of butter, four OF -four,
The mice of half lemon, the rlnd OF
a lemon grated, and half a teaspoonful
of carbonate of sodaj mix the sugar
,r;+h the ground rice and -four and
lemon peel; beat the butter TO cream
add it. and the eggs well beaten. Next
-rt in the lemon juice, last the soda
m;ved with tablespoonful OF milk;
heat all together for q quarter OF an
hour. and bake in a tin or mold nneo
w;th buttered paper. It will require
.hont an hour to bake. The oven must
he very hot.-Ladies' World. New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
tDaily except Monday. tDa.ly ex-

tDa,ly except Monday. tDa.ly ex-
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Yadkin Division Main Line--Train
leaves Wilmington, 9 90 a. M, arrives
Fayetteville - 05 p. M, leaves Fayette-
vile II 25 p. M, arrives Sanford 43
.. IN. Returning leaves Sanford 05
p. M, arriyes Fayetteville 4 90 p. M,
leaves Fayetteville 20 p. M, arrives
Wilmington 8 % r. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Bennettsville Branch-TraIn leayes
Bennettsvile O5 a. m. Maxton 905
a. m, Red Springs 9 50 a. m, Hope
Mills 10 IS a. NJ, arrives Fayetteville
IL 10 a. m. Returning leaves Fayc.te-
vile 45 p. M, Hope Mills ) 50 +. m,
Red Springs b 35 p. m, Maxton 6 ID
o. M, arrives BennettsviIe - p. III.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. IS, at Maxton with the Caro-
lima Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard
Air Line and Southern Railway, ct
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc :land Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 5 :a5 In., HalifsZ
4 II p. H., arrives Scotland Neck ut
5 :09 p. m, Greenv,lle 6 81 p. m., Kins.
ton 7 55 p. m. Returning leaves
Klnston so q. m., GreenYille s :52 n.
M, arriving Halifax at II rs a. M,
Weldon IL 33 q. n., daily except Sun.
day.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington ITO a. IN. and 2 80 p. NJ,
arrive Parme'e 9 10 r. m. and 4 % =.
No., returning leave Parmeje 8 30 =. -.
and 80 p. m, arrive Washington
IL 100 a. m. and Z 80 p. m., daily ex.
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, n. c., daily
except Sunday S 80 +. m. Sunday,
4 :15 .. m., arrives Plymouth Z 10 p.
m, 6 10 .. M, Returning, leaves Ply.
mouth daily except Sunday, ? 80 a. IT.
and Sunday 8 100 .. m, arrives Tarboro
10 10 a. n., ] 100 a. N.
Train on Midland N. G.. Branch
leaves GoIdsboro daily, except Sunday.
5 90 a. M, arriving S:nithfa|d 10
IN. Returning Leaves Suiibiie'd !. 30
a. m. arrives at Goidsboro s 20 a. n f..
Trains on Nashville Branch lea, Q
Rocky Mount at 9 BOA. m, 3 30 p. m.
arrive Nashville 10 30 a. n, 4 :O3 pm
Spring Hope Ii 60 IA. M, 4 20 p. n.
Returning leave Spring Hope Ii 20 C.
m. 4 :55 p. m, Nashville II :i5 a. IN,
5 :25 p. m, arrive at Rocky Mount
II 10 a. m, 6 100 p. M. cally except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily. except Sunday,
IL 40 a. m. and 4 :2J p. m. Rcturn.
ing leaves Clinton at b 10 a. III. and
z so a. m.
Train No. Is makes close connection
at Weldon for all poiuts North daily,
all rail via Richmond.
H. NJ. EMERSON,
Gen1 Pess. Agent.
J. r. KENLY, Ge.lI Manager.
y. II. EMERSOE. -rsain Napag
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Paternalfsm I'm Japnn.

Japan has postal telegraph and
postal telephone system. Postal saw
ings banks are also part ofthe postal
system of that country. In these
banks deposits are limited to 500 yen,
A sum as small as ten yen may be de-
posted. but no. sum greater than
so yen may be deposited in a single
day. The deposits are invested in the
public loan bonds, consolidated war
boDds and war loan bonds. Interest
is paid on all deposits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
RAGING. ROARING FOOD.

Washed down q telegraph line which
Chas. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia, had TO
repair. "Standing waist deep In ICY
water" he writes, "gave me q terrible
cold and cough. It grew worse daily.
Finally the best doctors In Oakland
Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said !
had Consumption and could not nve'
Then / began using DIR. Kings New
Discovery aad was wholly cured by
Al bottles,'' Positively guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds and 81 Throat and
Ling tronbles - Z. " y itehe.d. s. g
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

The parlor is tinted copper color;
sftting-room, maroon; dining-room,
peacock blue, dark; kitchen, straw
color; chambers, colors to suit own
er. The size of the house upon the
lot is % by 40 feet.
The design is very neat and plain,
and suitable for city, suburb or
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Average weight OF oysters.

There are $4,000 oysters in a ton of
the bivalves, but in a good season when
banquets are In order 1t does not take
much time to get away with that meas
ure of the prince of marine food, as
some are disposed to regard oysters.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

country. The lines on which the resi-
dence is planned give large number
of rooms, and all of fair size, as
shown by floor plans.
The veranda ceiling is ceiled with
narrow beaded ceiling of Georgia
pine, finished with hard oil marine
varnish.
Veranda and porch floors are paint
ed four coats good lead and boiled
lniseed oil. The chimney is capped
with stone. Chimney brace is of
wrought from. The outside cellarway
leads to the basement. The height of
first story floor is feet 6 inches
above grade. Stone work above
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

grade Is random range block lime
stone.
Sliding door partitions are lined
with one-half inch ceiling. All ma
terial throughout must be of the
very best. The owner will furnish
bathroom fixtures. art glass and
shelf hardware.
GEORGE A. w. KNIT
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Boom fn Raflroad Bufldinx.

Over 5000 miles of new steam rail-
gay will be constructed in the United
Gates this year. Oklahoma and In
dian territory are in the list for 612
miles.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

A fast penman will write at the rate
of 80 words minute, which means
that in an hours steady writing he has
drawn his pen along a space of about
300 wards.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

Manila's population is found to b:
44,732,e > which: gives it place next be.
low that of Newark, N. j., or seven
teenth from the top in the list of cities
of the United States.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Pope Has . silver Chair.

Pope Has q Silver Chair.
The most costly chair in existence
belongs to the pope. It is Of silver,
is worth $1,000, and was q present
from wealthy admirer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

Railroads may not expect always tc
hold down everything by their exorbi
,ant freight rates. The following from
tie Philadelphia Record is quite sug
sestlYe of the possibilities of other
methods ct transporting oil:
"They have oil in Texas--no end q,
it--5ut Texas is State as big as four
or five Pennsylvania the oil in one
corcer OF it, and the people who would
like to burn cheap oil instead of dear
coal are prevented by exorbitant freight
rates and the lack of suitable cars for
transportation. Pipe lines furnish the
solution of oil delivery by the most
economical means of carriage, and
saoner or later the railway companies
will find it necessary to sdapt their
equipment to the liquid exigencies Of
the situation. 1t the supply of cheap
oil shall prove constant it will be
found profitable to carry the product
to consumers wherever there may be a
considerable demand for it. Oil may
even be piped to the Gulf shore and
brought in tank steamers to all Allan
tic ports at such moderate cost as to
out compstitiye check upon the
price OF COAL"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18

Among the reasons given why young
men could we'll afford to stay on the
farm rather than yield to the dazzle
and attraction of city life, We find the
following pointed paragraphs in the
State Sentinel of Indianapolis
"No element Is gaining more from
the ncatchless progress we are making
than the man who tills thu soil If he
will but cling to The earth.
"And why not? There is no life
mere independent than that OF the
farmer. He need pay obeisance to
naught but God and nature. He is
the commissary of mankind-the one
man upon whose labor the prosperity
If the world depends. He has room
in which to breathe and live and think,
During the summer months be goes
out into the field and wrestles with
nature in the sunshine, until he bali
pursuades and half compels the harvest.
The pure, untainted air OF field and
forest adds a glow to his cheek, a
sparkle to his eye, and elasticity to his
step. To merely live is JOY, and when
after the sowing and reaping. the bar
vest is safe within the granary, who
will say but that the minister Of the
soil, the hero of the harvest, Is not the
most favored OF human kind? Nor If
farm work as severe as in prlmeval
DAYS. The genius of invention Is rap
idly reducing the labor to a minimum
The most severe labor of today would
have been mere play to the last gen
eration."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-18
Ruined Hi. Opportunity.

Eyes, there is no doubt he stole the
hoss. But jest as we wuz goin' to
string him up he said somethin' about
playin' tn concertina for tn last
time. Well, tn boys all liked music
an there wuz a concertina in Ike
Hunken's cabin thet had belonged to
a tenderfoot that passed in his checks
a dozen year ago. The boys fetched
it out an Bill Stump told tn teller
tfet if he'd play Rock q Ages clean
through we'd let him 60. So we all
sat round an the feller started in"
did he play it p
sPlayed It clean through. But we
hung him jest tn same"
"How was that?"
9TH dern kiyote played it in rag
time! Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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