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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
SPRING FLOWERS.
Those That Bloom In Scotland Neck
And Elsewhere.


And Elsewhere.
Miss Mary Anthony went to Kinston
Friday.
Mrs. Anna Manning went to Conoho
Friday.
Mr.. J. E.. Woodland is in Baltimore
on business.
Miss Matte Brinkley Is home from
visit to Tlllery.
Mr.. J. L. Shearin went to Rocky
Mount last week.
/ Miss Matte Nichols went to Rocky
Mount Thursday.
Rev. J. E. Underwood, of Littleton,
came Wednesday.
Miss Sarah Hyman came over from
Tarboro last week.
Mrs. r. G.. Allsbrook was over from
Tarbcro last week.
Mr.. Charles Wilcox, OF Halifax, was
here Monday night.
Miss Bette Hill is In Rocky Mount
visiting her relatives.
Mrs. J. E. Bowers is in Kinston Wis
iting Mrs. George Smith.
Mrs. George Smith returned to her
home in Kinston last week.
Mrs. Mollie Haskell returned Mon
day from a visit to Conoho.
Miss Margaret Bowers came home
Monday from a visit to Enfield.
Mr.. J. Fl. Fenner, of Halifax, was
here one day last week on business.
Mrs. w. III. White has returned from
visit to relatives in Roanoke Rapids.
Mrs. w. F. Gregory, of Crowells, was
down last week visiting Mrs. G. w.
Dunn.
Miss Addle Braswell, of Whitakers,
is here visiting Mrs. J. G. Williford' 8
family.
Miss Mary Gotten, OF Dawson, spent
some time here last week visiting
friends.
Mr.. John e. Boyette came Saturday
from Newport News to visit relatives
here.
Mr.. II. E. Ray returned to his home
in Williamson last week after visiting
his sons.
MIR. III. w. Nixon went to Washing
ton last week on visit to his relatives
and friends.
Mr.. w. w. Green, OF Raleigh, spent
Tuesday here with Mr.. J. J. Rogers,
of Kinston.
Mrs. Perry returned to her home in
Norfolk Friday after visiting Mrs. w.
F. Butterworth.
Mr.. S. W. Morrisette went to Balti-
more Monday to purchase additional
spring goods.
Mrs. w. D. Tillery. of Roanoke
Rapids, is here visiting her relatives
and many friends.
Miss Eva Burroughs, of E:veretts, was
here this week visiting her brother,
Mr.. G. F. Burroughs.
Miss Kathryn Brinkley returned
Monday from an extended visit to re-
latives in Urbana, Va.
Mr.. Johnnie Howard left Friday for
Richmond, where he goes to enter Mas
sey's Business College.
Miss Mary Phelps returned Saturday
from Durham, where she has been at
tending the Conservatory Of Music.
Mrs. F. F. Bingham returned to hel
home in Ashland, Va, Tuesday after
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs
G. w. Phelps.
Mrs. J. E. Hancock returned Friday
from a visit to Rocky Mount. She
was accompanied home by her sister
Miss Fannie Gray, who has been sick.
Rev. w. D. Burkhead, of Richmond
was here Sunday and preached to the
Presbyterian congregation in the opers
house. His sermon pleased the audi
ence, we'll.
Mr.. Will x. Coley, of Henderson
was here last week representing th'
Morning Post, of Raleigh. Mr.. Cole,
is himself good newspaper man ane
knows how to represent a. good pape
for others.
Rev. J. III. Shore, OF Burlington
came down Monday. He is assistin,
Rev. 0. Ryder In revival meeting il
the Methodist church. His sermon
Monday and Tuesday nights made
oor,J ~ o~oo,io., ~, hia cHnOrop9ti0n
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
Wantedl

A Flrst-Class Plastersr Employ
ment all tbs time. Address:
S. T. DUNN,
41I-tf Scotland Neck, n. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
OPEN LETTER.

Scotland Neck, n. c.,
April 18th, 1901.
Futrell-Hardy Hdw. Co.,
Please send me 10 gal
Ions White Stag Paint for
my house and yard fence.
The Stag Paint is good
enough for me.
s. T. WOMMACK.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
Wanted!

Eggs end chickens in abundance
Don't be afraid OF overstocking us with
fresh eggs. u Ill take al you bring
highest market price.
St TAYLOR GROCERY STORE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18

MOCICE.-Persons in this communi
Al ty who have business of any kind
with DR.. J. E. Pope, Or who owe HIM
any accounts, will please settle same
with me. J. ?. FUTRELL,
2-7.tf Scotland Neck, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18

MISS ANNIE DUNN has taken
AA charge Of Edwards 4 Co.'S Dress
Goods and Notion Department aud will
be glad to have her friends call to see
her
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18

HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR
IA Chickens and Turkeys at Tayior's
Grocery Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
Notice.

Having qualified as Executors upon
the estate OF the late r. A Pittman,
we hereby give. notice to Ill creditors
o: said estate to present their claims to
IA on or before the fist day cf April
1902, or this Do,Ica-wili be pleaded in
bar OF their re csye,y.
All persots indebted 10 said estate
are requested 10 come forward and
settle at once.
This 23rd OF March 1901.
JOHN b. PITTMAN.
BERTA PITTMAN.
1885,.
W. T. PARKER.
~ WELDON, n. G..
Corn ..... 81
Oats. 40
Salt, per sack. ............ 81 rs
Early Rose Potatoes. p'r bush. $l.Q
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-04-18
Bible Bargains.

Tndexed International Teachers BIZ
bic, usually retail for So so, our special
price only $50 tor the next ten days.
This is special bargain for those who
NAV want this beautiful book.
ID. RAY & co.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16

able. however. that good system of curing and packing would get rid of this sirup and leave the dates in a condition like the dates from the Per sian Gulf. which are the sorts com monly sold in America. The palm of the Rhars vaSiety grows rapidly and fruits when young. IL Is said to be easily propagated by offshoots. large number of which were obtained in 1900. part being sent to California and a part to Arizona. Another early date which can be dried without much diff iculty Is the Tadalla This variety was brought into notice by Nj. Yahia ben Kassem. It Is very large date. often three inches long. and ripens about the same time as the Rhars.
 Most Valuable Variety.
 Undoubtedly. the most valuable va riety which has yet been sent into the European and American markets Is the Deglct moor. or date of the light" as the name signifies. This sort Is cultivated throughout the Western Sahara. wherever the season Is long enough to enable 1t to mature IL being one of the later varieties. and requiring much more heat to ripen than does. for example. the Rhars. which 1t somewhat resembles. IL Is q mcdium- sized date. amber -colored and translucent when ripe, with soft flesh of the highest flavor. very important property of these dates Is that they do not become sticky. as do most of the soft dates In consequence of this they may be served as a dessert along with other fruits and eaten without soiling the fingers. It Is practically the only va rIety of date which Is regularly SO served in the best hotels and at the tables of well-to-do families In France. Some few of these dates reach the United States, where they sell at retail for from 25 to 70 cents for box containing about three quarters of pound. It is hoped that t---s valuable sort will ripen properly in Salt River Valley and in other parts ! of Arizona. In California it will al- most certainly succeed in the Colo rado Desert. but is likely to fail in other parts of the State. Unfortu- nately. 1t is not a vigorous variety. and does not fruit we'll unless well fertilized and irrigated. 4 consider able number of offshoots of the Deg let moor date palm obtained in North ern Africa are now growing at Tempe. and within a few years 1t will be pos sible to know definitely what regions in the Southwest are adapted to the culture of this superb sort.
 Thousands of Varieties.
 There are in all some thousand of named varieties of dates growing in the oases. scattered in the deserts from Morocco to India. Many of these sorts are of superior quality and should be obtained and tested in the United States as soon as possible. About twenty-five of the best known varieties which grow in the Western Sahara are now grown in the date garden at TemDe Ariz
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16

 the origin Of the date palm. although everything points 10 its being native in some of the canyons bordering the deserts of Northern Africa
 Introductiou to California
 The Moors undoubtedly introduced the date palm into Spain. and indi- rectly brought about it's introduction into the New World. since the first dates in America were grown from seeds brought by the missionaries who accompanied the Spaniards on their voyages of discovery and con quest The first planting ot the date palm in California was prob ably by the friArs lmostly Franciscan and Jesuit by means of seeds. doubt less obtained from the older missions in Mexico. which. when the missions were founded in the eighteenth and early in the nineteenth centuries, was controlled by Spain and Included ali the Southwest
 The second era in the introduction Of the date palm was a result of the settlement of the Southwest by the Americans and its annexation after the Mexican war.
 The third epoch in the introduction of the date was inAugurated by the bringing in of a few rooted suckers from Egypt, Algeria and Maskat- This was first attempted by Gen Charles r. Stone in the seventies. He was then in the khediylaI army. and sent a few small onshoots of Egyp- uan sorts to Southern California These lived and grew. but unfortun- naiely were afterwards allowed to die through the neglect of the property owners. The most complete collection comprising sorts from all three regions was sent to Yuma. AFiz-. only to be washed away and com pletely lost during the unprecedented Those sent to New Mexico were un- able to stand the cold winters. and those sent to California suffered much from cold al the sub-siations of the State experiment stations. while oth- CTS sent 10 warmer regions were neg lected by private growers to whom they were intrustsd.
 The fourth epoch began with the organization of the Section of Seed and Plant 4ntroduction in the De- partment of Agriculture in July. lssS- Attention was soon directed to the de- sirability of securing a large assort- ment of correctly named ofishoots, particularly from the Algerian Sa- hara. whence are exported the best dates which reach Europe and America.
 Date Garden in Arizona.
 The University of Arizona and the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Sta ton meanwhile offered to provide a special date garden. and 10 set out. irrigate and cultivate the palms. if the Department of Agriculture would furnish a collection of onshoOts of the best sorts of dates grown in the Old World. This offer was accepted. and in the winter and early spring of 1899 the writer visited. under instrue-
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16

iions of the Secretary of Agriculture, the only successful date orchard near the Algerian coast tat Orleansville). and also the oases in the Sahara Des- ert about Biskra. \ few offshoOts were secured and forwarded as a trial shipment and a large number con iracied for. to be delivered the fol- lowing spring.
 Amount of Water Needed.
 AS before ns;ed. the date palm re- quires that the earth be kept con stantly moist about the roots. and therefore needs a continuous supply oG water IL does not, however. need as much water as ordinary fruit trees growing in the same situations
 How Many Per Acre.
 Although the Arabs plant the date palm very close together. the French have found IL advisable to plant the trees wide apart. and many of the French colonists regret having placed the trees only 20 or 25 feet apart, their opinion now being that the date palms should be planted at least 5O feet from each other. It has become common practice. copying 10 some extent after the Arabs. to plant garden or field crops between the trees until the palms become large enough to shade the ground.
 The Male Plants.
 IL has been found In the date plan ,ations of the Sahara that for every hundred date palms there should be one male tree to furnish pollen for use in fertillzing the flower clusters in spring. IL often happens that many of the male plants flower too late to be of any use. IL does not interfere with the usefulness of a male date palm 10 have its bloom too early. since the bunch of male flow CTS can be preserved for some weeks without serious deterioration.
 Age for Bearing.
 The age at which date palms come into bearing depends much upon the climate and soil; where planted in rich soil. watered abundantly. and where the summer heat Is intense and Iong-contlnueu. the date may begin to fruit when very young. Trees have been known to bear in Arizona within four years after the seed had been planted: however. such palm trees are too small to bear more than very few fruits. and seedling trees are gen. orally considered not to yield paying quantities of fruit until they are al least six or eIgnt years old. When date culture is practiced scientifically. practically no seedlings are grown. but instead orchards are started by planting fairly large offshoots. which soon strike root. and which often bear abundantly four or five years after being transplanted. However. in the large plantations made in Algeria by the French. it Is not considered ad- yisable to allow the palms grown from offshOOts to bear fruit until six years after they are transplanted. and the trees are not in full bearing until .NE
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16

are hundred or more years old. a good tree producing an average of from loo to 200 pounus of fruit a year. al- though some trees have been known to produce as much as 100 or 500 pounds when grown in rich soil and abundantly irrigated.
 Pollination.
 In wild state the date palm Is un- doubtedly pollnated by the wind and about one-half of the trees are male. It Is probable that pollination would be incomplete unless the proportion of male trees was something like one half, for. although enormous quanti- ties of pollen are produced by the male trees, only very small part ever reaches the female flowers If the pollen Is carried by the wind. The artificial polination of the date palm was doubtless discovered by the an cient Assyrlans. and has been prac- ticed probably for three or four thou sand years at least. Because of the great economy of pollen. brought about by artificial pollination. one male tree sufiices to pollinate one hundred females.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16
Development of the Fruit.

The flowers of the date palm are perfectly white. as are the young fruits a few days after pollination. but within a week they become green and begin to grow rapidly. About the end of June. by which time the fruits are of some size. three fruits will have developed from each flower. Then occurs a remarkable phenomenon. If the flowers have been pollinated. two of the three fruits fall. leaving a sim gle date for each flower. If. on the contrary. the flowers have not been pollinated. all three dates remain at tached and continue to grow, becom- ing closely crowded together and somewhat defoTmed. Such dates never properly mature. are without seeds and are entirely valueiess. . '.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16
Varieties of Dates.

VI DaNN'"
 Of the three principal types of dates cultivated by the Arabs. only one is exported to Europe and America. This comprises the dates. so familiar to us. called by the Arabs. soft dates. They contain sometimes as much as 60 per cent. of their weight of sugar. and are. in fact. candied on the tree. be- ing preserved from decay by the enor- nous amount of sugar they contain. They contain more or less sirupy juice, which is in some varieties so abundant that it must be allowed to drain of before they can be packed. There are at least two varieties of the first category, that is. dates that can be dried without difficulty. which are very early and which may sue ceed towards the northern limits of date culture. Of these. the most im- pOrtant is the Rhars. which is ex- tensiyely cultivated both by the Arabs and by the French colonlsts in the Arabian Sahara. IL is date of good quality, but is so full of sirupy juice that 1t is difficult to cure. and Is usually packed closely in skins or boxes for shipment It is not improb-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07

Pekin. November 7.-L Hung Chang Is
dcad tie died at ~ o'clock this morning
Az O'Clock yesterday afternoon. While
Earl 10 WAS stili alive. the court yard "
The yamen was alied With life size paper
horses and chairs with cpoae bearers. when
mis- friends cent 20 accordance vitn Chiu-
csc customs. 90 be buried when he died ia
order 90 carry bis soul 20 heaven.
The euiucse officials are somewhat un-
easy concerning .he effect bis death viii
haye GA the pop1.are aud go guard against
% "osslbie autiforcisu demonstration, tAe
chinese generals haye placed thsLr troops
about the city IN such % way as TO COM
mand rhe situation Trouble. however. is
extremely imprelabge.
Robert Coitman, au American. WAC was
one Of The physieiIus attending Earl L.
told the correspondent OF tine Associated
Press today that when he was called 10
act with Dr. Velde Of the German lego
tlou November l. he found the patient very
weak from q severe hemorrhage, due to
liberation Of the stomach
The hemorrhage was readily controlled
said Dr.. Coltman, shut. owing to the m
DERIVING conditions Of chronic gastrids'
with persistent nausea. oniy the mildeSi
liquid food could be taken. Yesterday he
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07
ANOTHER INTERFERENCE.
SIMPSONS COUNSEL AGAIN MAKES
A PROTEST TO COURT.
Objected to Cantain ParkeIs Reference
to the Admiral During His Presenta-
ton for Admiral Schley.

Washington, November 6.-E. s. ThaiL
acting on behalf OF Slayton < Campbell.
which firm was retained by Admiral SamP-
son to look after the latters interest be-
fore the court OF inquiry today sent 4
letter 10 the court OF inquiry protesting
against the inclusion In the record Of GER
tain argument deemed to reject upon Ad-
miral SIMPSONS conduct az santiago. The
letter is addressed Ga Admiral Dewey as
PRESIDENT OF the court and is as follows
l, While fully coguizant Of and abiding
by the decision of rho c0urc that Adm al
W. 7. sampson. United States navy Is not
party Interested and that notice viii
be given the admiral when the court so
considers him. ! have ths honor 20 make
the following request on Uenah Of the All
mjCal.
>. Arguments by counsel being matters
Of record In the case and receiving wide
circulation vita tia public, II Is respect
fully submitted that argument by counsel
upon matters regarding official acts OF
Admiral simpson, which he has NOT been
permitted 20 defend aud which the court
hy an expressed ruling has excluded from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07
SUPPOSED TRAIN ROBBERS
MAN AND WOMAN FOUND WITH
LOOT IN ST. LOUIS,
Over $1,000 Of the Money Taken IN the
Recent Montana Hod-Cp was
Recovered From Them.

& Louis. No. November 6.-The police
have In custody a man and woman sus-
pacrsd OF completely IN the robbery Of an
cvp-sss car on the Great Northern near
Wagner. Mont. July last, when the safe
was blown open with dynamite AMI d con
sigunent of unsigned notes for the Ma
u5nal bank cf Helena, Nsut., amounting
d, between $4,000 and S1e9,Ooe, was stolen.
or rhis amount $500 In new bahA uctee
On the Helena bank we're recovered, hANes
been fond in possession o. the man aaa
woman. who were FesisteIen ~ "
Clede hotel Friday as NJ and Mrs J. w
Las, nigh. the man was taken into Gus,
tody and today tae woman was arEestsI
iusT as she was about to leave the CITY
Their arrest followed the passing or sew
sral notes on tAs Helena National bauE
thar were supposed &c have Oeeh S-Qlel
were tskea before Caief Desmond today
and .'sweated." photograph was takel
and measurements made according % lIe
Berrilion system TArolsh LAese anu Cls
culars giving description OF tae r9oDe.s'
the police identified Rose as Harry LoIsl-
baugh alias KID LAug1bsuEh altss dNl-
~ Aleuzo Lillian Rose is the name given
ahmed az some length. but very Ayt.e vas
learned from either Late this afternoon
Lzugbsuzh admitted % Chiet Of Detectives
Desmond under the sEsstihg process
thar ali Of the money, $500 taEeu from
him and Lillian Rose belonged 70 him,
/ but he would not say whe.e Ne ~ ured iI.
This money has been identified from de-
Northern train robbery in Montana on
. Julv last.
Chief Desmond searched the trunk which
was captured with the woman and found
therein Z small pocket dictionary, on t1l
cover OF which was written Wagner,
Mont" on the fly leaf was Inscribed g
note supposed av the police 70 have beer
hts $
signed 70 H. The prisoners are being held
10 await information from the Montaus
authorities who have been telssraphec
. about the arrests.
rae wcman. lare tonight told the Off
GERS what she claimed % be her real nam
and said that her home vas az kdcr.y
1ocbeN Texas she clS0 stated cbdt Lt
grandparents lived IN Arizona. In note
book found among her personal eject
were several letters wrttten to her tro1
sherman. rexas.-ani PoLaI Ctr, @. 7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07
TO RENovArE THE PARTY.
Democrats nti-TarTany Forces WIN
5udeayor 70 Renablhtate.

Democratic Anti-Tar'rany Forces WI,
5rdeayor TO Renablftate.
N4w York. November Elm commenting
90 the election. the Times tomorrow viii
say one Of ;he results wilt be The fun
mediate attempt OF the democratic anti
rarnDany forces to rebabilitaJs the party
In this section. To brIlS this about ex-
Senator Jacob A. Cantor. presidenteIect
~ the borough Of Manhattan. faYors. If
necessary. the rrvocauon Of the charter Of
the THmnany society
lae tireat5r New York dcmccrlcT pAr.
roses % undertake the reorganization or
-ba democratic party here and 20 mt b :
tle frorr forthwith secure 90 tue exclusion
n Tamuauy. recognition 81 the state ana
National conventions .,. "a.
Tue FIRST steps .n this wovem"ht "ut 'e
taken al wratius t0moIrnw ntElt. "aleA
utU be attended hv PROMINENT represent,
atIve- ~ an democratic bottles opposed
tr Tamm9Uv hall
Nav7r.al-r. Low received the following
dt-rafrl from ltrA-ileuf No"sas ~
,ansraJulate The city even more taau az
Won Vuoa the cverv ha.llia- triumph ol
faa forces M iRrnury
Nlr Low rvpijri ls follows
'lauc hearty sprerl tuiai Ions nave ioEf
me good
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07

TIE directors OF tAe s. and " College
nat az Fort Worth aad listened 70 claim
ants for the new experiment station
A negro arrested az Marguez has Goa
feszed 70 the murder Il Dock stephens.
The court CT criminal appeals handed
down decisions IN i few eases
The Baptist women are in session st Fort
Worth.
The adjutant general is now ready 10
pay or she Fourth regiment % volunteers
Many thousands Of people are in attend
ance On the street fair a. Ts1kum.
The South Texas truck growers wound
IN their session at Alvin aa4 adjourned
Attorney General Bell viii be a candidate
Tor reelection
For the ave working days q Noyemoe
2ss cars OF petroleum have been move
from Beaumont.
A nsw gasssr is now giving an s1hInItfo'
at Beaumont
Mrs. Psasley was convicted IA the Fed
eral court at san Anto1io Of smuggling
ard was Gnsd 81.