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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
Self Relian.e.

Southern Educational Jonrnal.
Henry Ward Beecher used to tell
his story of the way in which his
.eacher of mathematics taught him to
tepend upon himself:
81 was sent to the blackboard, and
vent, uncertain, full OF whimperlng."
"sTbat lesson must be learned said
my teacher, in a very quiet tons, but
with terrible intensity. All explana-
lions and excuses he trod under foot
with utter scornfulness. Il want that
problem F; I don't want any reasons
Why you haven't it, he would say.
"'I did study it two hours
".That is nothing to me. want the
,eeson. You may not study it at all, or
you may study it ten hours, just sui:
yourself. / want the lesson.
"It was tough for a green boy, but
It seasoned me. In less than a mon th
{ had the most intense sense Of intel
ectuai independence and courage to
defend my recitations.
Zone day his cold, calm voice fell
upon me In the midst Of demonstra-
lion, MOP I hesitated and then went
back to the beginning, and on reach
ing the same point again, NO! utter
ed in a tone Of conviction barred by
progress.
"sThe next = and I sat down in red
confusion.
i" He too, was stopped with NO 7
but went right on, finished and as he
sat down was rewarded with Very
well,' Why whimpered l., Il recit-
ed it just as he did, and you said mo ~
"'Why didn't you say Eyes" and
stick to lt7 It Is not enough to know
YOUR lesson. You must know that you
know it. You have learned nothing
all YOU are sure. Ifall the world says
mo !" your business is to say eyes, I"
and prove It.
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began with bottle the FIRST week in
March and il certainly did ME . great
deal Of good. was so well satisfied
that purchased another bottle and fol-
lowed the directions, and can say that it
has cured me."-Henry Distin.
A large per cent of those who are
afflicted With this epidemic, instead Of
getting we'll as they ought to, will have
chronic catarrh as the result. This is
almost invariably the case unlcss Pc
runa is taken as soon rs possible after
the grip begins.
Every one who has observed tho effect
of Peruna during the last three epidem-
ics Of la grippe positively knows that
this remedy will cure it permanently.
The fact is, however, that n great null
titude Of people will not take rcruna,
and foundation for chronic catarrh
will be laid.
Even in cases where chronic catarrh
has affected the lungs, and the early
stages Of catarrhal consumption havo
been developed, Peruna can be relied
upon as prompt and lasting cure. La
grippe and catarrh are at present the
two great enemies OF life in the land.
Peruna is a cure for either.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from tho use OF Peruna,
write at once to Dr.. Hartman, giving II
full statement Of Your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President
The Hartman Sanitariui,, Columbus,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
c.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY l3. 1902.
What Cotton Mills Do.

Wilmington Star.
At first sight it might not seem
that the farmers are much interested
in cotton or any other kind Of mills
unless they raise the raw material that
is consumed by the mills, but as
matter of fact the farmers are moro in
terested in them than any other class
Of people, with the exception of those
who have their money invested in
them or depend directly upon them
TOR employment and livelihood.
According to the report of the State
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
there are in this State 285 textile
mills distributed among So out OF the
81 counties in the State, and varying
from l to rs in county. They give
Employment directly to A ,64 persons.
The wages paid to this army OF en-
ployes, many of whom have families,
is spent mainly for food raised upon
the farms, while all of the raw mate
rial consumed except that by the silk
mills, and that imported by the wollen
mills, ID produced upon the farms, and
the farmers get the money. They
thus supply home market, near the
tarmer, tor thousands upon thousands
ot dollars worth of stuff, for which he
would have had no market without
.nem, or which be would have beer
compelled 10 sell to some midd!eman.
Who shipped to distant markets.
There isn't a farmer within hauling
radius of any Of these mills who has
..ot been benefited more or less by
.hem, not only in the returns from the
.,r.,duce of various kinds sold to them,
out In t.:e enhanced value of the lands,
III account of the homo market and
The numb Der of products that como In
demand. They stimulate land i'm
provement, too, better cultivation,
more diversi6cation of crops, moro at
sent.on to stock, dairying, &C., and
h,s help the farmer ia another way.
These are some of the reasons why
farmers are and should be interested in
textile mills and in all manufacturing
Industries.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
An AWFUL PARODY.
The Old oaken Buoket-A HYgisnic
View.
ABOUT THE LONG AGO.

N. c. Bulletin for January
The truths of science are not often
expressed in verse, and this fact serves
to emphasize the few instances where
rhyme has been employed to convey
fact. The following parody on "The
Old Oaken Bucket" which is not only
amusing, but contains some valuable
points in sanitation, is by DR.. J. c..
Bayles, formerly President of the New
York City Health Board, and was read
by him at a meeting of the Academy
of Medicine. We quote it from the
columns of Engineering News, which
says that the sanitary science conveyed
IN the versas may seem elementary In
deed to our readers, yet it needs but
the slightest knowledge OF conditions
about the average farmhouse and
country village to realize that millions
of people are living amid just such un-
healthful surroundings in entire ignor-
ance that they haye anything to do
with causing disease and death. Tbs
parody Is as follows:
With what anguish of mind ! remem-
Der my childhood,
Recalled IN the light of knowledge
since gained;
The malarlous farm, the wet fungus.
grown wildwood,
The chills then contracted that since
have remained
The ecum-covered duck pond, the pig
sty close by it,
The ditch where the sour.smehing
house drainage fell,
The damp, shaded dwelling, the foul
barn-yard nigh it
But worse than all else was that ter
rlble we'll,
And the old oaken bucket, the mold
crusted bucket,
The moescovered bucket that hung
in the we'll.
Just think of It'll Moss on the vessel
that lifted
The water I drank in the days called
to mind;
Ere I knew what professors and scien-
lists gifted
In the waters OF wells by analysis
find;
The rotting wood fibre, the oxid of
iron,
The algn, the frog of unusual size,
The water, impure as the verses OF
Byron,
Are things remember with tears in
my eyes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
Standard Time.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
"What time Is it?" Few questions
are more common than thi,, and yet
each day the United States government
goes to great expense in giving II an
official answer. To ascertain the in
slant when it is noon on the seventy
fifth meridian and to send that ipfor.
nation all oyer the country is a great
aud a costly task. The astronomical
observatory in Washington computes
the true time. which is thence trans
mitted by electricity to every irptr.
tant city and town.
About five minutes before the Wash.
ington noon the telegraph companies
cut of all their regular business except
on lines where they have moro than
one wire. They then connect all I'M
portant points, from which there may
be nunbeiless ramikcations, with an
electric wire going into the great clock
in the observatory So that all over the
country its tickings may be heard.
For the ten secoDGs just before l2
O'Clock there Is silence, which is broken
by the "noon beat" Regular business
Is then resumed.
In some cities the wires connect with
time hall which drors with the noon
beat. Tn time bell in Washington
over the state, war and navy depart
ment building is three feet in diameter
and can he seen from all parts OF the
city. Crowds frequently gather about
to see it fall, distance OF 81 feet, high
in the air. The man whom some Ut
the spectators suppose to he dropping
the ball IS merely there to hoist j: again
to its place.
In the building beneath are % clocks
which are each day automatically cor.
rec.ed by It. An electrical device
"sets" them, placing hour, minute aud
second hands exactly vertical at tie
instant the bali drops. The hands that
are too fast are pushed b~ck, and those
that are SLOW are thrust forward.
Although Washington is on tho sey-
enty-seventh meridian, the noon hour
is tor convenience computed for the
seventy-fifth, the time standard for the
eastern part of the United States. In
the central belt, which is governed by
the ninetieth meridian, the signal from
Washington means II o'clock, in the
Rocky Mountain belt 1t is 10 o'clock,
and on the Pacific coast line it is 8.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
A SPANISH COUNT CURED OF LA GRIPPE. E.

NEARLY everybody is having Ia
il grippe again. It resembles some
y what in the beginning n severe
cold. A chill or cold spell is followed by
aching bones, sore throat, headache,
cough, and general weakness. 1ts course
may be quite slight or severe, but in
either case it nearly always leaves one
in q miserable condition.
Unless Peruna is taken it will be
weeks or months before q person re-
gains his usual health. II the victim Is
fortunate enough to begin the use of
Peruna at the commencement Of the
attack the course Of the grip is much
shortened, and the system is left in q
natural state.
People who have had Ia grippe, but
arc still suffering from the after-effects,
should not neglect to take Pcruna, as it
will promptly restore them to health.
Henry Distin, the inventor and maker
Of sill the band instruments of the Henry
Distin Manufacturing Co., writes the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

And to tell the sad truth-tho' ! shud.
der to think of it
considered that water uncommon.
ly dear,
And often at noon, when / went there
to drink OF it.,
enjoyed 1t as much as 1 now enjoy
beer.
How ardent seized it with hands that
were grimy,
And quick to the mud-covered bot.
tom 1t Tell,
Then reeking with nitrates and nit!ites,
and shiny
With matter organic it rose from
the we'll.
Oh, had l but realized in time to avoid
them
The dangers that lurked in that pes
tllent draft
I'd have tested for organic germs and
destroyed them
With potassic permanganate ere
had quaffed.
Or perchance I'D have boiled it, and
aiterward strained It
AugOuKu uiI0ISOl CUuISOUI u0O kIdSVI
combined;
Or, after distilling, condensed, and re.
gained 1t
In potable form, with its filth left
behind.
How little knew OF the enteric fever
Which lurked In the water I ventur-
ed to drink,
But since 1've become a devoted be-
lever
In the teachings Of science, shud-
der to think.
And now, far removed from the scenes
I'm describing,
The story Of warning to others ] tell,
As memory reverts TO my youthful i'm
bibing
And 1 gag at the thought Of that
horrible we'll,
And the old oaken bucket, the fungus
grown bucket
In fact, the slop buc&et-that hung
in the we'll.
Literary Digest.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
70 Renew the ''old Black Silk" Dress

February Ladies' Home Journal.
A few little touches applied with
skill will make your "old black sllk"
quite nice enough for many a day.
It will require new sleeves, made bell
shape, with embroidered muslin un-
dersleeves. Trim the bodice with a
small round yoke, q collar, and ruff1e
down the front of the embroidered
muslin. Outline the yoke with narrow
velvet ribbon, and trim the edge OF the
skirt With the same.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
The Tadpole.

OF course most people know that
frogs and toads are evolved from
tadpoles, but there are some very
strange things about these batrachians
that possibly you don't know. Because
this changeling is 50 we'll known to
yearly everybody it may be dismissed
bv saving that it is born with gilIs and
lives entirely under water until it
reaches the transformation period
then lungs appear in place Of tho gills,
the tail drops of, legs sprout out and
an animal fitted to llye on land is the
result.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

The article elsewhere printed in thi,
4sue descriptive of the career of the
.:e James w. Tufts, ought to be sug-
.,-lve to young men. Sometime
.,.,ple are inclined to say that the da.
- passed when vourg men who star:
i,h nothing but character can bscoms
ich or great. It is just as possib:s
ny as it ever has been. and the OF
rtuni,ies are just as numerous
1t lie, ENDS much upon what youns
an starts out TO do and how he doe
s me one has vel said that tbt
or through which every successful;
an passes Is labeled Push"
Frequently persons draw compari-
ms between the successes OF men IL
a South and men in the North. We
ere much interested in conversation
Rocky Mount some nigh,s ago with
Gentleman flom the northern part o'
ne State of Maine. He spoke freely OF
..ndit,ons in the Snuth as be saw
hem and one of his observations was
hat the people down here are too will
;ng to be helped and don't think
.no Ugh of helping themselves. He
,as amused that when be left the train
here was a man waiting to "lug bis
little grip over to the hotel" He says
that up in Maine when man wants
done he generally pulls oh
his coat and does it himself and does
not hinder time enough to do the jot
up some one else to do it.
Doubtless this was largely thu prln'
cipie on which Mr.. Tufts worked when
be was a young man, and it Is the true
principle on which independence and
real prosperity dspeni.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
The Doctor in China.

Selected.
A story is told Of physician In China
who had mlsmanaged a case, wbereupon
the indignant family seized him and
tied him up, hut in the night be man.
aged to free himself and escaped by
swimming a river, which cut of pursuit.
When he reached home, he found
his son, who had just begun to study
medicine, poring oyer his books. He
wrung out his wet clothes, ard, turn
Ing to the student, said gra' ely:
any son, don't be in a hurry with
your books; the first and most i'm.
portant thing is to learn to swim"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

IOAAOWuk ! ! q Al
l4il South Ninth
street, Philadel-
phia, Pa:
II had q had at
tack Of il grippe
st December
which last e Il
more than three
IN o II I hs, and
" h i C h left me
with catarrh, ard
s e v crai Of my
frie n d s advised
~ n %S, <wxp Dn~sS - -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

e. T. Whitehead & Co., the druggist,
will refund you your money II you are
OF satisfied after using Cbamberlsin's
mach and Liycr Tablets. They cure
sorders Of tho stomach, billiousness
nstiration and headache. Price 25c
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

When you want physic that is
mild and gentle, easy to take and
pleasant in effect use Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price
25c. Sample free. Every box guar.
anteed. For sale ty E. T. Whitehead
4 Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
iE EDITOlS's LEISURE HOURS.
oints and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

The directors OF the State peniten.
,ary have decided to abandon all
,tate farm operations except the up.
nds on Caledonia farm where the
rate holds about $500 acres. A con-
act has been made by the peniten-
.ary authorities to manufacture in the
rison goods for the Standard Manu-
,cturing Company, OF Atlanta. Pants
nd overalls will be the goods manu-
,ctured. The News and Observer
says:
For this the State is to receive 624
-nts day for each convict at work.
ne directors are to furnish at least
Oo hands, and upwards to 300. In
1ese are to be included the one-legged
nd otherwise disabled convlcts who
re- not able to do hard work.
"This is q class OF labor not hereto
re used to advantage, so a member of
ne board said last night, and the State
III be greatly the gamer. 1t is estl-
.ated by member OF the board that
he cost to maintain each convict is
: cents per day. aud the difference
nd hn Mt ho
tlanta firm goes to the profit account
he work is to begin on March first"
A number of temperance workers,
representatives of the various denomi-
ations, met in Raleigh few days ag.
ID organized what is to be the "Antl-
4loon League of North Carolina.
State Senator n. B. Broughton, OF Raj
,gh, was made president, DR.. T. N.
vev. editor of the Christian Advocate.
y n>sde secretary and Mr. c. Blai,
asurer Headquarters will r il.
eigh, and the plan is to push tn.
rk. T..e f,,.iowing extrac. from the
'nciples ,f the League were given
the Morning Post:
Article l. This organization shall
e called the North Carolina State Ar
Saloon League.
Article 2. It's purpose is the abolish
nsnt OF the liquor saloon, by any and
i proper means. the creation and crys-
.iization of righteous public senti-
nent ard the proper enforcement OF
II laws against the liquor traffic.
Article 3. The League pledges Itself
q n ainta'n p strictly non-partlsan at
tude and will avoid affiIlation with
my political party as such.
Article 4. All persons who are will
ng to subscribe to the purposes and
nature of the League are entitled tc
membership.
article 5. There shall be three de-
.rttnents OF work l. Agitation. 9
.egislation. 8. Law Enforesment.
Article 6. The ultimate authority"
ne Anti-Saloon League shall oe veste
=, Il convention OF the League.
The men composing this League
re determined and Jealous. They art
zen we'll known in the State and art
,.aders in their denominations. Then
hosen motto is: "The Saloon Nus
TO-"
The article elsewhere printed in thi,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13
4 Certain Caro- for chiibi0ins.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. It cures Chilblains,
Frostbitee, Damp, Sweating, Swollen
teee. All druggists and shoe stofse, 200,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-02-13

fyny.Dala0 Rsljovss Right Away
and uaine Ua6dY end of coughs aa1 cells.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-07-03
WALLACE CIRCUS
WILL BE HERE ON
NEXT TUESDAY,

Those who know say that every act
on the Great Wallace Show, which visi-
its this city on Tuesday July s
is an extraordinary one, and that
there is nothing common or cheap about
the whole show.
Every number on the programme is a
feature, but great stress is laid upon the
Nelson family, as the amusement cater
ers consider this group of premier
acorbats to be the finest ever known
Their act is indescribable. For twenty
minutes they are busy every second Civ
ing continuous performance of hun
dred of most intricate and difficult feats
ever accomplished, and it is all done
with such brush that a light headed
person may become dizzy with watching
them
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-07-03
City will Celebrate with WOnted
VigOr.
o BE SERIES OF RACE EVENTS.
An Unusual Attractive Day on Track.
MANY OUTSIDE HORSES HERE
Other Portions of the County will Have
Celebrati0rs-TO be of the Usual
Fine Cracker Style.

The Fourth of July comes tomorrow
and Manitowoc will celebrate it with
oldtime form. The police regulations
allow the small boy his accustomed
privilege of shooting fire cracker
cannon and sky rocket between sunrise
and midnight, and the fire department
will be alert to watch that no harm
befalls property in this city.
There has been no special programme
arranged outside of the racing at the
track This event will be of unusual
interest, as members of outside clubs
will be on hand and they will be repre-
sented by horses on the track.
President Keith. of the Manitowoc
Riding and Driving club says that ar
rangements have been made for speed
racing that will likely make records as
far as the circuit Is concerned. Should
the day be fine the promise is for very
large crowd, because there will be
large delegations from the outside,
who come purposely to see the racing,
In other parts Of the county the cele-
bration of Independence Day will moi
be lacking in vim or noise. There will
be plenty of both Mishicot is to cele-
brate, so is Liberty ard Reedsville.
Altogether July A will be gala day.
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St. James Congregation viii
Then Move.
TO BE HANDSOME NEW HOME.
The Catholics Will Then Organize
THEMSELVES INTO A NEW NORTHSIDE
PARISH
There is Some Delay in Organization
Owing TO the Transfer of Church
Property.

The new congregation composing the
Northside Catholic church will not be
organized until the latter part of the
present month or the early part of Au-
gust. This is caused bya delay in COM
pleting st. James church, the new
Episcopal structure. The Catholic con-
gregation is to occupy the frame build
ing now used by the st. Jane congre-
CATION, but possession will not be given
the former until the latters new home
is ready for occupancy.
1t is the intention of the Episcopal
church authorities to leave all the furn-
iture and church fixings in place 80 that
the Catholics may have the benefit of
their use. However, the vestments and
altar ornaments which are to be used by
the Catholics are now being provided by
the ladies of the Northside who have
formed themselves into a confraternity.
AT the dedication of the new st.
James church within the next few
weeks elaborate ceremonial will be
used.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-07-03
MISS EMMA MORRISON
BORE AN EXCELLENT AND
ENVIABLE REPUTATION

Miss Emma Morrison of this city, died
one week ago today. From some cause
or other she contracted consumption
about two years ago and her death had
been anticipated by her friends for some
months. She had been we'll known in
the city for years, and was highly esteem
ed for many excellent traits She had won
the friendship of a people and he death
If deeply regretted. The funeral took
place on last Sunday afternoon and was
largely attended. The Rev. d. C. Jones
officiating Mt the bier.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-07-03
MOVEMENT OF PERSONS
TO AND FROM MANIT0WOC.

Henry Mulholland took q trip to
Milwaukee and Ke1 osha on Saturday
Richard Roemel was in Milwaukee
on Saturday.
Chas. E. Estabrook. of Milwaukee,
was here on Saturday returning home
on Monday.
Ernst Wagner is home from the
West. He will remain in Manitowoc
Arthur PITT is at Sheboygan.
w. c. SEEKER left yesterday morning
for Milwaukee, where he assumes his
new position as dean of the Pre-medical
department of the Milwaukee Medical
College.
Oscar Weseman, who has taken a
course in engraving at the Richard O..
Handler School of Engraving, is home
for short vacation. He leaves Monday
for Flint, Mich, where he has accepted
remunerative position.
M. h. Murphy after two weeks
trip In the East, is home again.
DR.. H. L. Banzhaf goes to Milwaukee
on Monday next to permanently assume
the deanship of the dental department
of the Milwaukee Medical college.
Henry E. Murphy is in Maine.
Wh. Jones spent Sunday in Milwau
kee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-07-03
W. c. SEEKER TELLS
FUNNY STORIES AT
ALUMNI BANQUET

The Alumni banquet of the First ward
school took place in Turner hall on Tues
day evening when 200 per sons sat down
at the festive board. The committee of
arrangements has choose W. c. SEEKER
and Hugo Luhmann to talk and both
acquitted themselves we'll Mr.. Luhmann
talked of Harvard and made himself in
teresting, while Mr.. SEEKER expostulated
in humorous vein Mr.. Sieker telling
funny stories with his serious cast of
countenance was the hit of the evening.