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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30

value of Peruna. 1 have used it for years
and have found it to he most excellent
family remedy. For colds, catarrh
and similar ills, it is unsurpassed."-
HARRY NJ. STEVENS.
John l.. Burnett, Member of Congress,
Seventh Alabama District, writes:
81 take pleasure in testifying to the
merits of your Pcruna. At the soliclta-
ton of friend my wife used II, and 10
improved her condition generally. 1t 10
q remarkable remedy. can chccrfully
recommend Peruna as a good, substan'
tial tonic, and very good catarrh rem
edy."
Peruna cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Peruna is not q guess nor nm
experimental is an absolute scientific
certainty. Peruna has no substitutes
no rivals. Insist upon having Peruna.
II you do not derive prompt and satis'
factory results from the use OF Pcrunn.
write Mt once to DIR. Hartman, giving n
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad'
vice free.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
VERY CLEVER SW1NDLE.
How a Frenchman Outyitted the
Customs Officers of Paris with
His Vegetable Cart

For some years little wagon has
come into Paris daily from one of the
suburbs and in accordance with the
regulations it has been exa xamined at
regular intervals by custom house of
ficers, says the New York Herald
Their task, however, was easy, for
they never found in it anything but
fruit and vegetables, which are free
of duty, and so they naturally re-
garded the driver as an honest
countryman, who was taking to mar
ket the produce from his little farm.
The other day through mere ac-
cident, they found out their mistake.
A brewers wagon came in collision
with the little cart, and as it's heavy
shaft shattered one of the sides, a
stream Of rich oil gushed out on the
sidewalk. AS there is a heavy duty
on oil the custom house officers ar
rested the innocent looking country
man and discovered, TO their amaze
ment, that there was false bottom
in the cart, and that concealed from
view was tank capable of holding
several quarts of oil.
Subsequent investigation showed
that oil had been brought for a long
time m this surreptitious manner to
a dealer in Paris, and the authorities
are now carefully examining every
little wagon that enters the city. in
order to find out whether it also has
q double bottom or not.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
wHYAMERIcANs STAY ABROAD
Not So Much for Sightseeing and
Historical Interest as for Eco
nomical Living.

What charm, one asks ones self in
wonder, makes people remain for long
years wandering firesideless from Cai1 9
to Cornhill? It cannot be the climate,
for our own is quite as good. His
torical associations, we are assured,
compensate many of those people for
the absence of kith and kin. Experi-
ence, however, has taught me that the
majority of them are as splendidly in
different to history--and art, too. for
the matter of that, unless as it is ap-
piled to the decoration of the human
form-as they are to the Rosetta
stone, writes Eliot Gregory, on Roll
ing Stones,' in Century.
The families that one finds residing
in Italy, for instance, long since abaI-
That useless fatigue is left to the
newcomers; the habitues l have met
no more dream OF visiting the vati-
can galleries or of reading in the IL
brary of Lorenzo the Magnificent than
they do Of settling down seriously to
study Italian.
One hears, especially in the less ex
pensive little cities, some twaddle about
culture: but you may take my word
for it, in nine eases out of ten, the real
attraction of the place lies in the fact
that a victoria can be had for $50 a
month and a good cook for one-tenth
that sum-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
NO FOREIGN REPAIRS.
ships of the American Navy No More
to BE Inspected at VIII In
Alien Ports.

The navy department has come to
the conclusion that it is not a proper
thing for foreign officers and others
to have the privilege of examining our
ships in all their details while those
vessels are on foreign stations, says
the Army and Navy Journal. At a for
eign dockyard ship is open to inspec-
ton and comment and all information
desired can be readily obtained. The
bureau of construction and repair has
brought this matter to the attention of
the secretary of the navy and has
pointed out the inadvisa bility of ths
policy of permitting American men-of-
war to be extensively repaired abroad.
In the future, therefore, all repairs
of any moment required by our vessels
cruising abroad will be carried out in
home dockyards where it is practica-
BILE.
The San Francisco has been sent to
the Norfolk navy yard in furtherance
of this new policy, and it is understood
that our naval vessels as fast as they
require overhauling will be promptly
sent to a home station for the purpose.
It is felt that the time has come when
secrecy in detail may be of prime inn
portance to our naval authorities.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
BETRAYALS OF CHARACTER
There Is Much Of . Persons Temper
ament Revealed In the Walk
smd Carriage.

That ones ehirography betrays
more or less the idiosyncrasics OF the
writer is generally accepted bclief.
but there are many other little things
that show character even more unmis'
takably. Take a persons walk, fer in
ttance. 1t is apt to be very TYPICAL
Gays an exchange. The way Mrs. A.
plants down each foot as she walks
along, wit b a decided little swish OF her
gown, does not only show decision,
but il is indicative of temper as well.
Miss 3, who walks rapidly and then
slowly, and accelerates her gait only
TO moderate it a few minutes latcrs
expresses variablencss by her walk.
One can see at glance by Miss C---'s
swipgirg, boyish stride that she IL
bit niaInish, and equally by the mine
ing step and bend of the body that
Miss D. is self-conscious and proba-
bly, coquettish. The high-hcld head.
stiff shoulders and unbending knee are
never the accompaniments of gen.
tie, yielding nature, while the gliding,
sinuous movement almost always in
dicates what in feminine parlance IN
called "catty" disposition. Although
the walk of man might also be an
alyzed and found to express decided
characteristics, women show their pc
culiarities in this way in a much more
pronounced fashion, as their drapery
is a part OF them and has way OF
accentuating their individuality.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
OLDEST MAN IN RUSSIA.
A scrf, WHO, at the Age of TT Years
Retains Many Of His Faculties
Umimpaired.

The czar of Russia recently received
in audience man who, from personal
knowledge, could tell the ruler about
the times of Catherine the Great, the
Napoleonic invasion and the war of the
Crimea. His name is Snip (when he
was born Russian peasants had no
family name). lie is 1.7 years old, and
his former owner, Prince Wolkowski,
was able to furnish the following au-
thentic data about him from his own
archives: "Sinip was born 1775 as
serf, and drinks vodka and smokes rs
long as he can remember" reports "a
London paper. Three pints are his
limit, but he never was drunk In his
life" As the czar was able to perceive
himself, Ships eyesight and hearing
are perfect to this day. Every Sunday
he walks eight miles to church and
never has required charity of any
kind. He still earns his bread by knit
ting and sandal making; also tends to
the horses and poultry. The old fell
lows memory is most remarkable. lie
told Nicholas several facts regarding
the Napoleonic invasion not contained
in general history. Ships father died
Ct so; his mother at 120, working as u
field hand up to few days before her
death. and Snip himself never had
day IL illness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
VOGUE FOR WHITE.
Cloth Costumes That Are Right In 1t
with the Lenders in Fash
iOnable Dress.

The readers of fashions are insured
one style at least this year which is
not likely to be initiated by the COM
mon nerd; that is the white cloth
costume, reports the New York Post.
Nothing is more ultra fashiona BILE
Just now than white broadcloth or
zibeline gowns, and among the most
elegant cloaks are those of white
cloth. Innocent of other decoration
than stitching or elaborated with the
costliest lace, embroidery or fur mat
ters nct, for either may be made
equally chic. An example of the
more elaborate style is shown in
carriage gown of white cloth. The
lower half of the skirt is formed of
an applique of the cloth in lace pat
tern upon ground Of white net un-
derlaid with black chiffon. The
bodice in blouse effect and the full
lower sleeves are of the same net
and applique, and there are sleeves
caps and yoke of cloth. AS rich in
it's way is an evening cloak in three
quarters length. A broad band of
Irish lace insertion heads the hem at
the bottom. From yoke OF white
tucked taffeta falls a cape of cloth
and lace Fastening this cape to the
back are two large green buttons,
from which depend streamers of silk
cord ard taffeta. The effectiveness
of the lace is increased by being un-
derlaid with black chiffon and a
touch of the chiffon shows beneath
the full sleeves. A natty little shcr;
cloak OF white cloth is made very full
with collar shawl effect and all the
edges scalloped. Hungarian embrold-
erv is a smart decoration for gowns
of white cloth. Two Of these 1n-
tended for house gowns were simply
made with full sleeves gathered into
deep embroidered cuffs and blouse
with embroidered fronts. With one
a bright red leather belt was w".r
and with the other one of Whit
leather.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
500 REWARD 500.

The readers OF this paper will be
Pleased to learn that there is at least
me dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous eurfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature II,
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith In It's curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails TO cure. Send
Tor list of Testimonials.
Address, F. J. Chenney & Co.. Tole-
do, O.
I Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills ara the best.
=
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
WOMEN AND JEWELS.
E. I. Whitehead & Co.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that is
ne order Of q woman's preferences.
levels form a magnet OF mighty pow
to the average woman. Even thai,
greatest OF all jewels, health, Is often
tulred in the strenuous efforts to make
save the money to purchase them
Il woman will risk her health to get
coveted gem, thin let her fortlf,
,erself against the irsiduous copse-
luences of coughs, colds and bronchial
.ifec,ious by the regular use DR.. Eos
nee's German Syrup. Itwii! prompt
arrest consumption in Its early
stages aud heal the affected lungs ard
.ronchial tubes and drive the dread
l.sease from the system. It is not a
,ure-a!l, but it is a certain cure io'
coughs, colds and all bronchial troub'
les. You can get this reliable remedy
f. T. Whitehead & Co.'S, Drug
Store.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
BRUIN LIKES THE CAMERA.
A Colorado Bear That Pausea and
Poses Whenever He Sees One
Leveled Mt Him,

Bears have exhibited many strange
characteristics, many of which have
been described by persons who are
intimate with bruin in his native lair,
but State Game Warden Harris,
through Deputy Warden James Bush,
has found a bear in Routt county that
is vain of his appearance. He is a
silver tip, too, but he is quite time,
and never strays from the property of
Elliott Hawarden, the strange hermit
who refuses to allow anyone to harm
any of the wild animals that live on
the two sections he owns, relates the
Denver Post.
This particular bear has had his pic
ture taken so often, says Warden
Bush, that he knows just what is re-
quired of him, and tourists who stop
at the Hawarden ranch have only to
find Old Graybull to get frst-class
bear picture. The old fellow stops
short and poses whenever he sees a
camera poised at him.
No one knows just how old this bear
is, but Warden Bush declares he is at
least old enough to vote. By associa-
ting with some dogs few years ago
he caught the mango. Hawarden dur
ing that same season was obliged to
feed him to keep him from starving to
death, and at length he became so
tame he would come right up to the
cabin door. While bruin was eating
the old man sprinkled him with fluid
which is cure for mango and the
bear has ever since been most CRATE
full for his care.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
WOULDN'T SPEAK FIRST.
They Had Been Mad at Each Othel
and She Let the Bear "Chaw''
Dnmiel.

"Yes." said the mountaineer's wife
with a sigh, according to the Detroi,
Free Press, Il dun lost my old man
two vars ago, am hev bin widdel
woman ever since. Powerful tough t.
be widder woman VIXEN thar's sc
much to be DONE"
did you lose your husband by sick
ness?" | asked.
''No, sab. No, Dan'l died befo' he
had time to be sick. He was cut down
like flower, as they say"
Meaning that he met his death by
accident?"
II don't reckon yo' could call it an
accident, sab. He didn't shoot hisself
and no tree. fell on him. We was sit
ting right yere on this doah-step when
we saw bar out thar by the mewl
shed. Seem bar hain't an accident
take it,"
NO"
"Danl had lent his rife that day
and so he gifts up ard starts fur that
bar with his knife. Would yO' say
that tacklin' bar with knife was
an accident?"
Hardly"
SWELL, the bar was mad and ready
to be tackled. Dan1 was purity
hefty man, but not hefty huff fur tha,
bar. When he found it out it was toe
late to git away. He fit and fit, but
it was no use. When man gifts
chawed up by bar they don't cal
it an accident, do they?"
"Not always" ] said, but did yo,
sit here and see it all:s'
EUR shore"
"And DanI was killed?"
Fright out thar, sah."
''But you got the AK or club ant
tried to help him out, didn't you?"
mot at all, sah--not at ALL"
''But it seems to me that wife shoult
go to her husbands rescue when shs
sees that his life is in danger"
''Yes sab, but yo' don't understand
the case. DanI and me had bin mad
at each other fur fo' days and neither
wanted to speak fust. / allowed thai
when he wanted help he'd yell out, ant
he allowed that he'd see me up tree
befo' he'd be the fust to speak, ant
between me and Danl and the bar W.
made widder woman Of me and al
angel of DanI!"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
CIRCUS PEOPLE LIVE WELL.
The Food Provided for Tn Is of tn e
Rest, and They Travel in Style
ana Comfort.

.IIcss~ does a circus man or woman
live while on the road?" said circus
man, according to the Kansas City
Journal. s'Why, they live better than
ever before. We carry almost 1000
people. and I doubt if you can find one
of that number who is discontinued
with his or her lot. Several years ago
it was customary with the ma .jority of
circuses to provide inferior cars for
their business staff and performers
and compel the laborers to sleep under
the big red wagons on the fiat cars
The passage of time has changed the
order of things. Circus folk now travel
as well, if not better, than the ma jority
of men and women who are continually
moving from one portion of the United
States to the other in search of pleas
ure.
''Our business staff and performers
live in spacious Pullman ears. The
beds are soft and roomy, and the bed
clothing is always fresh and clean. The
circus has 12 Pullmans of this kind,
and on each one is porter, whose
duty it is to polish the shoes of all the
occupants each night, look after the
laundry and make the beds and sweep
and dust the cars. These cars are
vestibuled and at the head of the train
is an extra long dining car, where the
majority of the people are fed. This
diner is looked after by competent
steward, with a staff of good cooks
and walters, and breakfast and dinner
are served there each day. The per-
formers take their luncheon on the
circus grounds Immediately after pa
rade
1.-The laborers, including the drivers.
canvasmen, hostlers. property handlers
and animal men, are served with three
meals on the grounds. The food pro-
vided is of the best, and there is always
plenty of it. Every laborer has a bed
The drivers and hostlers have swing
ing hunks in the cars directly above
their horses; the animal men are ac-
commodated in coy little state rooms
fitted up in the big elephant cars, while
the property handlers and canvasme1'
sleep in coaches that greatly resemble
tourist cars. Every one has good quar-
ters and splendid food, and in conse-
quence, it is seldom .hst com:-:a;--t
is hea-..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
BRAIN FOOD NONSEN SE.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most competent
authorities. They have dlspelled the
silly notion that one kind OF food is
needed for brain, another for maecles,
and still another for bones. A correct
diet will not only nourish particular
part Of the body, but it will sustain
every other part. Yet, however good
your food may be, Its nutriment is des
troyed by indigestion or dyspepsia
You must prepare for their appear
ance or prevent their coming 10y tab
ing gular doses of Green's Angus
Flow ,r, the favorite medicine OF tn.
healthy millions. A few doses aids d.
gestion, stimulates the liver to healthy
action. purifies the blood. and make
you fs3, huoyans and vigorous. Gou
can gat this re;iAb.e remel, It r. !
Which sad & Co.'S Drug S-,r.
Get Gre ems Special Alm:nae.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
cold STORAGE X-RAYS.


X-ray apparatuses, not = few OF
which have been installed in New Or.
leans. are little cranky about eli
matte conditions, in this section, and
during the ho6 season the owners OF
some OF the finer and more highly
tensioned machines have been forced
to use a considerable quantity of ice
in order to keep these wonderful ma.
chimes from sweating themselves to
death, says the Times-Democrat.
The main trouble, meteorological.
ly. is with the humidity.
The instruments are in the habit
of becoming too moist, little watery
bulbs accommodating at points where
they interfere with the delicate mech
anism of the apparatus. Drying
processes have been resorted to in
order to protect the instruments
Chloride of calcium has been used
extensively, but in some instances it
has been found unsatisfactory.
Ice has been found to be much
better. By refrigerating processes
the temperature is equalized and the
apparatuses are kept in a normal
state. The use of ice protects the
powerful X-ray producers from be.
coming too moist and has solved a
problem which perplexed local opera
tors no little when they found that
chloride of calcium did not answer
the purpose. The ice is put into tae
cabinet with discretion and in prop
er quantities, and the results in
every instance have proved satisfac-
tory.
The mechanism of an X-ray appa-
ratus is incased in an almost air
tight cabinet. This is needful in the
generation of electricity, and just so
much as is needed and no more is
allowed to flow into the easement
where the mechanism is stored.
What may be called breathing points
are established at convenient places.
but only small quantity of air is
allowed to pour through these tiny
and haif-closed openings. Small as
these openings are they are sufficient
" large TO allow somewhat of the
airs dampness to flow iii with it,
and hence the need of resorting to
drying processes.
Local operators have overcome this
disadvantage, and they have no more
to fear now than X-ray machine own
ers in other sections of the country
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
Taxation in Colombia.

A story of the Colombian idea of
taxation is told by Peter Mcqueen, the
Boston traveller, after a visit to the
seat of the South American revolution.
s.Some American friends of mine,' he
said, swere visited by the city officials
of Colon. 'Senor,' said the leader OF
the delegation, we have come to collect
$12 in gold from you, your share Of the
cost of collecting the garbage for this
year. But, my dear sir said the Amer
ican, in surprise, you have not collected
the garbage once during the whole
year. That's true said the collector,
scratching his head; well, lets r. X g
= sssS dollars, uncn.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
Why PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT.


The interest of the Delhi and Be-
mares observatoriesSl lies for us in the
fact that they recall time far in the
past when astronomers sought for ex-
actness by the erection Of huge strnc-
lures of stone. OF these the great pyr-
amid is by far the greatest and most
perfect example. Britain has its own
monument - Stonehenge = which has
been claimed as, if mot indeed an as
Economical observatory, at least an as
Economical temple, ana many attempts
have been made to determine the date
at which it was erected. The difficulty, =,
not to say the impossibility, of solving
this problems in the. present state of
the monument may be inferred from
the fact that the dates which different
careful observers have deduced for its
erection extend over a period of more
than 1000 years, says q writer in
knowledge.
The real work of astronomy was
never done in edifces like these. Nor,
indeed, does it require much knowledge
of human nature, essentially the same
5000 years ago as to-day, to see that
the true secret of the pyramid, the
amply sufficient cause for it's build
ing, was the vanity of the ruling Pha-
raoh. Alike at Delhi, at Ghizeh, and on
Salisbury Plain, as by the Euphrates,
to make name" was the exciting mo-
tive. Astronomers may have been en-
ployed to superintend the work, as
tronomy, or the cult of the celestial
bodies, may have been the excuse, but
the real object was advertisement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-30
OVERORAWN ACCOUNTS.
The Capital of Physical Strength II
Often Absorbed I'm Fruit
less Effort.

You have a deposit of nervous en-
ergy placed to your account in the
bank Of your body. 1t may be large,
IN which happy case you are mill
Ionairc in strength and accomplish.
ing power. Or it may be SO micro
scopic rs to need careful outstanding
and little expenditure to keep it
from dwindling out altogether, says
the New York Herald.
But many millionaires become pau.
pers and some ''dime savings" swell
into millions. It depends upon the
way the capital is managed. You
may think you have so much that
there Is no need to be economical.
You get up in the morning and feel
the bleed bounding through your
veins Ike mountain cataracts, and
you think you can turn the mill
wheels of the world.
You work day and night, or you
play day and night, which is some
times more exhausting, and go at the
limit of your speed all the time. You
are ovcrdrawing your bank account
of energy, and that needlessly, for
you probably have enough to last a
long and useful lifetime. 1t pays to
sit around and sharpen your tools,
and it adds cent per cent. to your
body ,ank deposit.
Another with not half your, brains
or hustle will get ahead of you in
the end, for he makes every act
every thought, go straight to the
mark. He wastes no effort. Every
thing he does means something; it
helps toward some given end. You
spend a great deal OF ammunition on
your quarry because you are over
anxious. He keeps cool, takes steady
aim and wings his bird.
You get wrinkles and frost-tipped
temples and become bankrupt in
vitality when you should be in your
prime. You have overdrawn the best
and most valuable bank account the
Lord ever placed on the books of life
the ability Ito love and to work
and TO play and to look up at the
stara"