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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
WRECKED LIVES.
Husband Drinks Himself Into thu
Grave and Leaves His Wife
DeStifute.

Sitting in the veranda of our bunga-
low one evening in the early twiligh.
and watching the black clouds that
we're fast gathering and the lightning
as it shot beams of light across the
stormy sky, I was startled by seeing
handsome brougham driven at a
furious rate enter the inclosure. Stop
ping before the veranda on which
was seated, the liveried servant quick.
ly dismounted and, throwing open the
doors of the brougham, a lady, young
and exceedingly delicate in appear
ance, with a face blanched with ter
ror and trembling in every limb
stepped with difficulty into the house
though supported by the arm of my
husband
When sufficiently composed to speak
She asked pardon for the intrusion and
explained that leaving home while the
sky was yet cloudless she had conveyed
her husband to the club to spend the
evening and on her return the storm
had oyertaken her. For her, she add.
ed, such storms had always peculiar
terror, and as from time to time the
room was lit up with the lightning's
glare, she moaned and shivered pite-
ously.
She was most exquisitely dressed anG
the sparkle of her jewels contrastec
painfully with her terror-blanched f a.
lures.
The storm clouds at length passed
away and our visitor expressed &c
sire to return to her home, though
suffering still from the terror into
which she had been thrown.
The lady was, at this time, a stranger
to US, but we afterwards learned some
particulars of her history.
She was the wife of a man occupying
a high social position and in receipt
of a considerable income Social in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
ARISTOCRATIC PRISONERS.
Thousands of NOb1emen Among the
COnvicts of Russia and Euro
mean Countries.

A Vienna paper states that few peo-
pie have any idea of the large num-
Der Of men and women of noble birth
undergoing penal servitude on the con-
tinent, says the London Express.
It estimates That Russian prisons
alone contain $4,000 aristocrats, while
there are several thousand noblemen
in the penal establishments of Italy.
Two dukes Of Notarbartolo are, for in
stance, at present undergoing penal
servitude for life in the Italian prison
of Les Maddalena for the brutal murder r
Of a young officer whom they had
swindled at card playing and who had
threatened to denounce them as card
sharpers.
Among the convicts in Belgian priS-
on are Prince Charles dc Looz-Cos-
wa rem, who committed a number of gil
rantic frauds and one crime of vio-
Ience. and the marquis of Varela, for
the murder of his own mother.
In France there are several hundred
tit fed artist ocrats in prison. and though
no statistics are available regarding
Austria and Germany the same state
Of things is said to exist there also.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
TRICK OF A SHREWD BROKER
F1Oated LiptOn's Shares of Stock on
the Market and Made Himself
a Fortune.

One ct the shrewdest and most sue
cessful of London's S stock brokers was
Panmure Gordon, recently deceased.
lie was known as one of the best
of good fellows, as he was one of the
most Gandiacally lavish of brokers
who ever made shrewd bargain for
clients, or shrewder one for them
selves. In the early days when the
glamOr of Panmure Gordon's flota~
tion of Lipton's was still over the
city he figured often in the newspa-
pers, with his horses, his chariots
and his necl<ties. But of later years
the great firm of Panmure Gordon,
Hill q Co: has been steadily amass-
ing wealth without achieving any
such sensational coups. An illustra-
tion of his methods is given in an ac-
count ct how he did the brokering
in the Upton fotation. There was,
of course, fierce competition for the
work. One day Mr.. Gordon, dressed
to point beyond perfection, as he
ever was, dropped in on Sir Thomas
Upton and hailed him with the fol-
lowing:
'.Give me the job and I'll put a
quarter of a million in your pocket" !"
The offer was terse and to the
point.
'How?' queried Sir Thomas.
'By charging 'em five shillings a
share premium was the significant
reply, and the deal was made there
and then. So, too, was the promised
e 25O OOO of sheer nrOfit
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
| A STRONG; VIGOROUS MAN
Is Liable to Break D0Wn-Pe-ru-na is
Sure to Restore.

IT TONIC is medicine that gives tonc
ii to some part of the system. There
are different kinds Of tonics, hut
the tonic most needed in This country,
where catarrh is SO prevalent, IL
tonic that operates on the mucous men,
branes.
PcTrna IS a tonic to the mucous MEM
branes Of the whole body. 1t gives tone
to the capillary circulation which con-
s:itutes these delicate membranes.
Peruna is a specific in its operation
upon the mucous membrane. It is q
tonic that strikes at tho root OF all ca-
tarrhal affections. 1 gives tone to the
minute blood vessels and the tcrminsl
nerve fibres. Catarrh cannot exist long
where Pcruna is used intelligently.
Paru:ia seeks out ca!arrh in all the hid
den parts OF the body.
Paul Landrum writing from Atlanta,
GA, says:
"In January last began The use Of
your Pcruna and Manalin for what was
termed organic heart trouble. At that
time l could scarcely walk to my place
of business without stopping to rest and
on arrival felt completely exhausted.
Had severe pains in my heart and general
dizziness. After using the first bottle Of
Peruna began to improve and today
feel that am sound man aud work
fourteen hours day without any bad
feeling" Paul Lantirum.
A. NJ. Ikcrsl, an cMploycc Of the G. r.
q G. r. r., West Burlington, Ia. writes:
81 had catarrh OF tho stomach and
small intestines for Il number of years.
went to number of doctors and got
no relief. Finally one Of my doctors
sent ne to Chicago and l met the samo
fate. They said they could do nothing
for me, that I had cancer OF the stomach
and there was no cure. l almost thought
! the same, for my breath was something
awful. l could hardly stand il. IL was
so offensive. I could not eat anything
without great misery, and I gradually
grew, worse.
"Finally got one of your books, and
concluded would try Peruna, and thank
God, found n relief and Il cure for that
dreadful disease. l took five bottles ct
Peruna and Two of ManaiiI, and now
feel like new man. There is nothing
better than Peruna, and I keep bottle
in my house al! the ti,nc.'-.A. NJ. Ilerd.
If YOU do not derive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use ot peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giviE:
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable AZ
vice gratis.
! Address DR.. Hartman, President vt
The Hartman Sanita:ium, Columbus,
Oi,io.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
ONE MINUTE COUGH Cur:

.s the ri. harmless cough cure ;ss::,
gives usick re!iet. Ca,ss Coughs, f.-i.:~.
iour, Bronchitis, WI oopl :. C.n.st,,
Pneumonia. Asthma, LaGri;.s,s al & III
Ihroa., Chcs; and Lung tro;it!e got
soaked hy ralE,, says Gertrude + Fen,
ner, Mu' Gle, lad. ard contracted. i. Sc
we're cnld and cough / iailed rapidly
lost 4S It's. Ny druggist recommended
One Minute Cough Cure. The first
bottle brought relief; several cure.t the
I sm back to my old weight, l4S los
One Minute Cough Cure cuts the
Pblegm, relieves the cough at once
draws oft inflammation, cures Group
An ideal remedy for children-E. T
Whitehead s. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06
Illiterate Voters.

Some Of the Virginia applicants for
registration as voters give queer an
swers to the questions asked them
One negro thought the general assem-
blv was ''You three gentlemen sit
ting there''-with a bow to the regis
trars. Another thought it was "a place
in the woods where they went to wor-
ship the Lord" A third negro was
asked to explain the freedom of the
press. ''When you get in a crowd,
shove as much as you please" he re-
nI;al.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

"Does a draft give you cold chil!s
down ycur back ?" asked the lhi!oso
pLer. at does" Iepl:el the, Wise
Guy, "when my bank account is over
rawn."-B:ook!y !yn Lille.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

For sick headache try Cham berlain' =
Stomach aid Liver Tablets they wilt
ward of the attack il taken in tine.
For sale by E. L. Wbithead & Co.
Lcsget's Drug Store, Hobgoot.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

"a man seldom dcceises himsalf. .
eaid the large-waisted philosopher
.un.ess he thinks be WI! profit by 1t. .
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

The chap who inyents flying ma
chine doesn't care about leaving any
footprints in the sands OF time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

The Politicians Version: Be sure
ycu'ie right and then get down off the
fence.-pGck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

Connecticut has seven former Gov.
ernors iiving. Massachusetts has but
three
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

Always lose your temper. You are
Tar better without il.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

It's only ratural that there should
be springs in the ted of river.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-11-06

Some wealthy men show their sharp
ness b.; cutting their sons off.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08
Railroads Heavily Taxed.

The great increase In sales Of agricul-
tural and grazing lands out west means
but one thing, that is, that the half-set-
fled areas of the Northwest are filling up
more rapidly than ever before. As a re-
suit the passenger and freight facilities Of
The railroads are heavily taxed and despite
the energy and efforts of these roads they
cannot keep up to the growing demands
OF their districts. The demand ,lor goluen
grain belt beer Is also growing greater
day by day and year by year. The purity
and healthfulness Of this brew wins a
place for it wherever it is once tried. II
you don't keep it constantly on hand you
should do so. Better order to-day and
start right. =z-S..ltiaeE
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08
LAKE MlNNETONKA

The special dinner and ball given last
night at Hotel st. Louis in honor of Mana
Ger Timberlakes birthday was a very sue
cessful and much appreciated social event.
The table dhote dinner from to 8 O'Clock
was served on tables made very attractive
with arrangements OF ferns and flowers, and
the Ladies Philharmonic quartet played
program of music during the dinner hour.
Many guests arrived especially for the oc-
casion.
The guests from about the lake for the
concert and dance began to arrive early and
thronged the halls and parlors. The Park
quartet sang an admirable program. AT $3.50
the doors of the ballroom We're opened and
the program of twenty numbers was begun.
The music was furnished by the Philhar-
monic quartet. The house was brilliantly
lighted and the parlors halls and ballroom
were adorned with palms, ferns and flowers
The party was full-dress affair and the
number OF handsome costumes was very
noticeable. .--E .Eb Z
This evening the dancers will hie them
selves to Hotel del Otero, where the enjoy
able series of dancing parties will be con-
tinued There will be the usual number of
boating and driving parties present. -
One of the prettiest events of the season
was musicale given by Mrs Clarke Lin
wood at her home, Shadynook, Tuesday even
ing, in honor Of her guest, Miss Harriet Lin
wood of Chicago. Miss Blanche Kelley sang
IA Dream,' by Bartlett. with much feeling,
and replied to an encore with ''Leonore, by
Troten. George Smith of Chicago gave sew
eral readings, which were much appreciated.
Lunch was served on the broad verandas,
which were lighted with japanese lanterns.
After lunch a strnged orchestra played for
q program Of dances
Mrs. S. Christian gave luncheon to-day
at her Ferndae cottage to a number, Of
friends from the city. There were present
Mrs. J. F. Tourtellotte, Mrs. Bradford Ames,
Mrs. j. M. Robinson, Miss Robinson, Mrs
Luther Sowle, Mrs. w. d. Gregory, Mrs.
Frank Crowell and Mrs. Charles Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian will entertain Mr..
and Mrs. e. NJ. Christian, Sunday.
Mrs. J. E. Glass gave luncheon to-day at
the Minnetonka clubhouse for Mrs. John
Nicholson Of St. Louis.
Mrs. Fred Shuler of Breezy Point enter
tained party of friends from town yester-
day at her cottage at Breezy Point. Luncheon
was served at a table decorated with sweet
peas and in the afternoon launch ride was
taken. The guests were Mines. Rhodes,
Laird, Robertson, Paege Fiske, Hayford.
The children at the White House gave a
very enjoyable concert and recital yesterday
afternoon. Miss Sue Martin recited: Julia
Martin and Jimmie Anderson gave a cake
walk, and Mary Ruby and Florence Dunmire
sang.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08

in church circles and ! favortte among young
people. Mr. Harris; like his BRIDE, was a
student in Huron college and Is assistant
cashier Of bank a: Platte. A pretty cot
tage furnished and equipped throughout,
aWaitsSthe occupancy. 80.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08
End of the Week ExcursiOns-Low
4 Rates.

! Tickets on sale ever Saturday and Sun
day via Chicago Great Western railway.
good to return by any train on following
Monday. Rates for the round trip; Red
Wing, $1.52; Cannon Falls SLIT; North
field $1.16; Faribault $1.57; Morristown
s1.89; Waterville $1.96; Elysian $2.14;
Madison Lake $2.35. For further infor-
nation inquire OF L, c. Rains, agent Cor.
sNicollet ave. and Fifth st. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08
II You want to Sell

Anything remember a little want ad in
the Journal will get you a buyer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-08

The children at the White House gave a
very enjoyable concert and recital yesterday
afternoon. Miss Sue Martin recited: Julia
Martin and Jimmie Anderson gave a cake
walk and Mary Ruby and Florence Dunmire
Gang
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

Sixty-seyen head. weighing 1,27O
at s5.65 and two car loads for 1855.
Previous to this season the record
price paid for rangers on the Chicago
market for twenty years was $3.50,
and when the Bloom shipment reach.
ed that figure two weeks ago IL was
thought that the top price had been
touched. Last week. however. the
Conrad-Price outfit was on the marke;
with two car loads and received the
unheard Of prices Of 81 and S715 for
the shipment, so tha. the stock OF the
company has headed the market two
weeks in succession. and the figures
are recorded ones for the market
since rangers have been shipped from
Montana. The cattle OF the Conrad.
Price outfit are native "dogy" stock
from Nebraska crossed and have been
bred up with a view TO uniformity.
though not thought 10 be as we'll bred
az some OF the stock on adjoining
rarges, the Conrad-Price beeves have
easily led for the season and the
showing made by Hst weeks sales is
one unheard OF heretofore. though II
the market keeps up II is promised
to lie at least duplicated during the
Eeason.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

lodging and breakfast. He believed
him to be the man who robbed the
Harlem stage. Soon after the strang.
er left the house a snow storm set
in. developing into a blizzard. He
was never heard of again.
John Lynch, who guided the jury
to the body, testified that he first
discovered the remains more than a
year ago while hunting coyotes.
Thinking the body that of an Indian,
he said nothing about 1t, but later
when he heard that the body had
been found but could not be located
again he was sure he could find IL.
He knew nothing of the identity of
the body. An employe of the Auld
ranch testified that he had often rid
den through the coulee but had never
seen the body before. He had tried
to drive pinto horse out of the cou-
lee several times ut the horse always
returned to the spot.
The jury found that the dead man
came to his death by some means
unknown to them.
There was no evidence given at the
inquest that would throw the least
light upon the identity of the dead
man. The Plaindealer has secured
authentic Information, however, since
the inquest was held that the body is
none other than that of the outlaw
breed. Louis Shambo, one of the
pioneers of northern Montana, knew
Blue Bird well and remembers the
incidents connected with his taking
off distinctly, and has passed the
place where he fell many times.
Shambo and Blue Bird were govern
ment scouts at the same time.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20
MERELY A PRETExT.
Tariff Removal No Remedy for Beef
Trust Extortlons.

Some OF the trustophobists haSt
urged that as a remedy for the evil:
OF the beef trust" the tariff should
be taken from cattle and the stock oi
Mexico and the Argentine be allowed
to come into this country free of duty
The Dingley tariff law has wisely pro
vided duty of 1915 on foreign cat
tie. which has proved prohibitive and
has thus saved our own markets for
American cattle, at the same time al.
lowing the American cattle raisers Ia
supply three hundred and twenty-fyo
million pounds of beef and three hun
dred thousand head OF cattle to Eng
land and other foreign countries.
II the big four or any other pack
ers have been violating the laws ol
this country they will be brought to
book and receive their punishment as
they should. The matter is now In
the federal courts and the people OF
the country may rely upon justice be.
ing done and the rights OF all. people
and packers. being protected.
This Is as Ii should be. If the pack.
ers have transgressed the laws they
! should be the ones 10 suher the con.
sequences. but no one desiring jus
tice will demand that the stock rails
ers and farmers Of the country should
be punished because the prices OF beef
have advanced. II we were unable IL
supply the demands OF the people OF
the country In this direction 1t might
be desirable TO open the gates and al
low the cattle frou Mexico and the
Argentine to be brought In to supply
the shortage. But the present situ-
alton is not due to the tariff on cat
tie. England has free trade and yet
beef is higher In London than In New
York.
The real thing is that every free
trader In the country is looking for
an excuse, however small, TO advocate
the abolition OF tariff. The trust
swatters. without rhyme or reason.
have urged that the tariff is the moth
er of the trusts. and that to kill the
trusts II was only necessary to enact
free trade laws again. The remedy
would be worse than the disease; 1t
would be like burning the wheat neld
to get rid Of few thistles. and fully
as wild and expensive policy as
that would be. The country had four
years of disastrous experiences with
free trade and wants no more OF IL.
II all the industrial combinations
were really trusts they could not do
so much harm TO the people OF this
country as would six months OF vii.
son-Gorman law.-IIelena Record.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20
CHINESE TARIFF TREATY.
Interior of China viii be Thrown
Open to American Trade.

open 10 american Trade.
Washington. d c., Aug. 1.-THE
state department has received a dis
patch from T. S. Sharretts, the treas
ury expert who was commissioned by
the state department to negotiate q
tariff treaty etween the United States
and China, stating that the treaty was
signed on the 18th, and that he would
sail for the United States on the first
steamer.
The announcement contained in Mr..
Sharrett's rief dispatch to the state
department brings to a successful con.
clusion negotiations that have been
In progress for many months for a tar.
III treaty between China and this coun.
try. 1t was stipulated as one of the
features Of the peace agreement be.
tween China and the foreign powers
at the close of the Boxer outbreak,
that an entirely new fabric to trade
treaties should be made. This car
ried out the purpose Secretary Hay
had maintained throughout the pre-
ceding negotiations for an "open
door," the desire being to open for
eign communications with the inter
tor af China and time oain aonae. 20
the vast markets of the empire. Fol-
lowing the conclusion of peace, Mr..
Sharrett was selected to carry on the
tariff negotiations in behalf of the
United States. This selection was
due to his long familiarity with tariff
affairs, as he assisted in the framing
of the recent tariff legislation before
congress, and had also served as one
of the general appraisers of New
York. He went to China about a year
ago, and has since been engaged in
working out the details of the tariff
agreement. 1t was announced about
a month ago that the higher commits
sioners of Great Britain had conclud-
ed tariff treaty with China and II
was understood at that time the Brit
ish treaty would serve as a basis for
similar treaties with the United States
and other foreign countries. The
state department was advised at the
time that the rates on imports enter
ing China were 12A per cent and the
export duties 71a per cent. One Of
the most important provisions of the
British China treaty was that abol-
ishing the Likin tax. 1t is presumed
that similar rates are made in the
American treaty and that the Likin
tax is abolished, SO far as 1t relates
to American goods in transit. The
1fkin tax has been one of the most
burdensome exactness Of the antiquat-
cd Chinese system. as it was levied
by the officials at various points
through the interior. without uniform.
ity and often with less regard for COM
merciai ends than for the enrichment
OF the unscrupulous local officials.
The abolition of the Likin tax will
go far toward encouraging foreign
trade and traffic in the interior of Chi.
ma. Mr.. Sharrett's dispatch is dated
Shanghai, and does not go into de-
tails regarding the treaty he has sign.
ed.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

evening. when several more witnesses
were put on the stand by the defense.
All testified that Haynie's character
was good. County Attorney Gibson
opened the arguments for the state.
He was followed by Mr.. Hathhorne
for the defense. Mr.. Sander closed
for the state.
Haynie was discharged the justice
deciding that there was insufficient
evidence to hold him TO the district
court.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE.
General Aloer May Succeed the Late
James Mcmillan.

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 15.-The News
this afternoon says: At the meeting
OF the advisory council of the State
League of Representative clubs at
Hotel Cadillac at noon. President
Fenton announced that Monday. Gen.
R. A. Alger, former secretary of war,
will come out with a formal announce
ment as a candidate for the Unite !
States senate to succeed the late
James Mcmillan.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

The ARGUS Job department 10 com.
pIete. We have spared neither expen-
se nor effort to secure the best line Of
paper stock and the newest, nobblest
line Of type faces We have the men,
the machinery and the material to do
fine work and do II promptly. All we
ask 10 q trial.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

" you are not already a subscriber
to the ARGUS you should send In
your name at once.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

few years have the country overrun
with the pests again"
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

Leader Letter files are the best We
have them.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20
ONE HUNDRED PER HEAD.
A Record Breaking Sale Of Montana
Rangers on the Chicago Market.

Five car loads OF the ConradPrice
cattle. out Of train load shipped to
Chicago last week, brought the start.
ling price OF sl0O57h per head.
The figures received for the Con-
radPrice shipment were as follows.
Fergus County argus., 1902-08-20

Henry L. shattuck of shellsburg,
Iowa. was cured of a stomach trouble
with which he had been afflicted for
years. by four boxes OF Chamberlain 3
Stomach and Liver tablets. He had
previously tried many other remedies
and a number Of physicians without
relief For sale by C. II. williams.