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convincing proof that the kidneys and bad.
DER are out of order. o'@"-
What TO Do.
lhere is comfort in the knowledc. ca
0iten expressed, that DR.. Kilmer,s SwsnnrS
Ro9t' the great kidney remedy fulfills everv
H wisn IN curing rheumatism, pain in ~
back. kidneys. liver. bladder and everv ~ s =,
OF me urinary Passage. 1t corrects inabil;tv
:. 20 noio water and scalding pain in PASSING
n IT. or bad effects following use Of iiauort'
WINE or beer. and overcomes that unn,esssnt
necessity OF being compelled to % often
curing the day, and to get up MANY times .
curing the night. The mild and the ertrs@
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root' e Is ex soan
realized. 1t stands the highest for it's w syU.'
1 cures of the most DISTRESSING cs ".
II you need medicine you should have 1 -:
Oest. Sold BY druggists in SOC. and 81 s;7 n.e
.,o lou may have a sample bottle Of this
and book that tells j esE4z
more about it. both sent ;E:;::
absolutely free by mail ss y:
address Dr. Kilner &. @@
t;o., - .ai - n. (. When writing men,
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thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.

How To Find Out.
rli bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twentv-four hours. .
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WE NEED THE RAILROAD.

Scotland Neci. needs nothing mor
than some medium through which on
IpeopIe could get cheaper freight rates
We need cheaper rates Oh both incoln
ing and outgoing freights.
| Few OF the people here in Scotland
meek even, realize the great amount ol
money paid out by our business men
on frelghts. Besides the tremendous
| volume of business dOre in goods ship
ned here, thousands and thousands
OF dollars are paid cut every month Oh
goods and products shipped away.
Think OF the great quantity Of cotton
and peanuts shipped from Scotland
Neck. Then think of the output OF
the three knitting mills and the one
shirt mill here.
Why, with railroad to Roanoke
river so that we could get the advan.
tage of cheaper freight rates by water,
the amount of money saved to the
business men OF Scotland Neck in one
year would be a good per cent. towards
building a road.
Perhaps there may be- some differ
ence OF opinion as to what point Oh
the river such a road ought to touch.
One says the only perfectly safe poin.
would be Hamilton another thinks
1t would be pretty safe to touch at
Hills Jerry near Palmyra; while still
another thinks that going to Edwards
ferry, few miles from Scotland Neck,
would be better than nothing. There
is All argument for each point, but the
main question to settle first is, will the
people Of Scotland Neck take up the
matter at all? Have the business men
studied the situa-
ton? Do they realize what they
might sayc? Are they willing to take
tie time to investigate the matter?
All these questions settled and then the !
point at which to touch the river could !;
be settled.
The last Legislature, as The Com
understands it, granted a
charter Tor such road, and there seems
o be nothing in the way but little
ack OF determination.
What about 1t?
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Notice.
Notice..

Having qualified as Administrative OF L
F. Bell, all persons having claims against
bis estate are hereby notified to bring
them to me duly verified on or before
the 10Th day OF Feb. 1908. All persons
indebted to him are requested to make
immediate settlement.
This Feb. 18th, 1902.
ADDIE r. BELL.
2l3-tf Administrative OF l.. F. Bell,
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A. A.CObQrl&C0.

We have purchased the
stock Of E. w. Hyman, and
have some Special Bargains
which we are Offering daily
to the public. We propose
to make business lively at
MIR. LYMAN old stand. and
respectfully solicit Il share
Of the public's patronage.
A. A. CoBURN 4 Co.,
Main Street, Scotland Neck, n. c.
l-23tf
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EH Tn nEn Sold and guaranteed by all drug
.fSa U'0EG gis;s to CUR = Tobacco Habit.
TILLM4N AND McLAURIN.

The whole nation feels more OF lesl
Inundated at the dlsgracetul scene in
the United States Senate recently be
tween the two Senators from South
| Observation-Disclosures ana McLaurin.
It was intensely undignified and in
sulting to that august body of states
| men fer two of its members, who
| ought to have been working harmon
iousIy together to so far forget them
selves as to come to blows in the very
presence of the Senate. Senator TIL
man ought to haye been more guarded
IN his charges against Senator Nc,
Laurin and the latter ought to haye
been more temperate in replying to
them.
Such scenes tend to lower the re-
gard II the public for the high posi-
ton of national law-maker. It is
shocking to contemplate the possibili-
ties Of what Senator Tlilman charged
against his colleague, Senator McLaur-
in namely, that the latter was in
tluenced in his vote In the body by
anything lower than honest and man
ly convictions Of what was right. And
it is equally shocking to contemplate
the possibility of a member OF that
august and wcrid-famed BODY telling
ont in public speech on the floor a de-
liberate lie, as Senator McLaurin
charged against Senator Tlllman.
The si1nple-minded folk back at
home, in the cities, towns and rural
districts, have been wont to look upon
the high office Of Senator and Repre-
sentative with great regard but il
they are to SO far forget their own
dignity as to engage in fisticuff In
open session o! the body, how can they
hope !or the masses to continue to
think SO highly of the honored Office !?
But there is balm to our wounded
pride in rememberin that such scenes
haye not often occurred and when thew |
have, the participants have promised !
to be good and not do so again, and |
have asked pardon for their grave mis-
takes and ugly manners.
The Senate passed resolutions OF
contempt which were held over them
tor several days. The effect of this
was that neither OF the South Carolina
senators were allowed to speak on the
1oor. The resolutions of contempt
have been raised and the restriction
removed; but neither of the Senators
will again have the influence he had
before their encounter.
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ItisDifh6cultt
To prepare a SAT-
1sFAcToRY Break fas
without Good Flour.
Lard and Butter.

We Have the BEST
Of these goods thai
can Be Had, and
why need accept any
thing not so good,
when the Very Best
costs n ly a trihe
more, and is Always
Satisfactory?
DON'T BE MISLEAD. but
buy where you know the
BEST GOODS are kept.
Taylor's Grocery Store.
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. HOW TO CURETHE GRIP.

Remain quietly at home and take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as d.
rected and quick recovery Is sure to
follow. That remedy counteracts any
tendecy of the grip to result in pneu-
monty, which is really the only serious
danger. Among the ters of thoutands
who have used it tor the grip, not one
case has ever been reported that did
not recover. For sale by E. T. White
head & Co.
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MCDUFFIE's TURPENTINr- & Nr,,n,o,,
ooET LUNG PLASTER is certain cure
Ior whooplng cough, easy and comfort
able, works while you sheep. Is cents
For sale by E. T. Whitehead e RI
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Some New Arrivals.

dIICy HSIIU pIlItS, III
boys shirts, some choice
styles for ladies skirts. Pill
low cases, and sheets for
your bed, pins, needles, silk
and spool thread, ladies'
and children's heavy ribbed
hose, indelible ink to mark
your clothes, suspenders,
combs and toilet soap. Box
paper, pens, and white cot
ton rope. Red blue, violet,
green and black ink, many
other things you little think.
Dates, nuts, cakes, crackers,
and candy, soap, lye, sugar,
and salt very handy; tobac-
co, chewing, smo king or
cheroot, snuff, the most
ofpeople we can suit. High
est price for eggs we pay,
we sell here, or ship them
away. Any hams you have
to spare, we would like to
buy them here. We are in
the swim to stay. Stop in
when you happen this way.
WILSON ALLSBROOK.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
THE TEN ACRE EARN.

Any man who knows how can make
n vastly better living off ten acre
farm situated near some good town.
than he can to work at any of the ordi-I
nary trades which will bring him in a.
daily income of from 50 to SO per day.
You see, when n man is so fixed that
he can keep COW, two or three pigs,
seventy-fve hens, have first class
garden and small fruit plantation he
has got more than half of the living
for his family IN sight right on Ais
place. saying nothing about what he
may be able to sell from it in the way
of surplus products. y good deal OF
money can be extracted from small
piece of land when one goes the right
way TO work. For instance, each
square rod of well kept asparagus
bed will give a return of not less than
Sd, while Il hundred punches of celery
can be raised on the square rod of
ground which would sell in any mar
ket for nearly as much. The hens
furnish all the milk and butter needed,
while the pigs will fill the lard jar
and the meat barrel. We often Won
der why so many smart men are con-
tent to work all their lives bong for
some other man, using about all their
wages up in living expenses. when
they might be independent. be their
own boss and live on the top shelf by
working ten acre farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
HOW LArr SHOULD Hr STAY,

We are asked by a young man, q
farmer. how late it is proper for him
to stay when he goes to see his best
girl. We do not like to tackle this sort
OF problem. for cases differ SO much.
1t all depends upon circumstances. If
our friends case is in the preliminary
stage and he is simply accommodating.
he should leaveibefore the old folks go
to bed, unless they are of the o'clock
breed. but if he is a goner time doesn't
count, and it's all right for him to hear
the midnight whistle of the fast mail
as he goes home. OF course he should
be as economical of fuel and lights
during these protracted sessions as
possible, and he probably will be with
out this suggestion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

OF mace. l bcliCre, u 1jo1rl0 man In
JoaW service named BoSSo DuUdliy"
stealthy order from his prince to fol-
low the matter up and learn what it
all meant
1t was now the hour set by NJ. Sene-
cal FOR the regular examination. Ev-
erybody connected with the case was
on hand-with the exception of the
prisoner.
well, let us see what has been
learned" said the magistrate. "Since
the prisoner is not present, what has
the detective in charge of the case
got to say"
at nod from his chief n shrewd
looking detective stepped forward.
"Well?' interrogated NJ. SENEGAL.
Il have looked up the record of the
prisoner, said he. 81 give this con-
densed as much as possible. Eight
months ago he came. to Paris from
New York. He took art lessons from
Nj. Plaster, the celebrated painter.
lie seemed supplied with unlimited
wealth. He had luxurious lodgings.
Recently he gave up his work on the
recommendation of NJ. Plaster, who
found the young man would never
succeed in artssIIe is an able, prac-
teal, energetic fellow, but no artist.
AT the same time, his money came to
an end. He gave up his lodgings.
Letters taken from his pocket when
he was arrested give this explanation:
He was supported by an uncle in
America who was wealthy. This uncle
had kept him in funds. The uncle.
however, had recently died, and in
stead of bequeathing the young man
anything left his entire fortune.
amounting to something like $4,000, 600
francs, to a family Of nieces."
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(To be Continued.)
The Handsomest Calendar

of the season Tin ten colors) six
beautiful heads ION six sheets, JOKE
inches) reproductions of paintings by
Moran, issued by General Passenger
Department, Chicago, Milwaukee 6,
st. Paul Railway, will be sent on re-
ceipt of twenty-five cents. Address F.
A. Miller, General Passenger Agent
Chicago.
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with hyapprobation of your high
ness" said the captain.
But but = pardon me, your high
ness" stammered NJ. SENEGAL. This
is not the man"
''Well, really" said the price pass
ing his white hand YEARLY over Lis
forehead. This matter becomes more
ineXplicable each moment. You asked
for Captain Duyally. He is here
Then it is not Captain Duvally l
want. This is not the man to whom I
gave the order admitting him to the
jail"
Jail! Jail! 1 have wished to visit
no jail" said Duvally. 1T is easy
enough to get into Jail without solicit
ing the privilege"
1t seems to be Just as easy to get
out said NJ. SENEGAL III voice OK
pressive of exhaustion. Il ask but one
more favor of your highness. VIII you
allow me to inspect the horses and car
riages in your stablcs:"
"Assurcdly. Captain, since you arc
not the culDrit, assist these gentlemen
al in your power"
Il certainly WILL" said Duyally. I'D
like to know who is doing tricks in my
name"
Duvally looked savage and capable
of doing trick or two himself
He led the two investigators to the
stables. After a close inspection NJ.
SENEGAL discovered pair of fine chest
nut horses and a splendid carriage.
THAT is the eq:ipage that came to
my door," he said positively.
Duvally. who had expected nothing
of this kind, was much surprised.
well, now we can get at it. Where
is Wilhelm. the German coachman?"
he asked of a groom.
wilhelm las not been here today"
mot been here? Does he not reside
in the establishments
ooh yes, but he had business away
last night. and the superintendent ex-
cused him.
ask the superintendent to step this
way"
A man with Craftsmanship written all
over him soon made his appearance.
There is mystery connected with
this carriage" said Duyally. TT was
driven to the door of Magistrate Sena-
cal yesterday with person who claim.
ed to be myself"
THAT is strange" said the superin-
tendent of the stables. 81 cannot I'M
dcrstand that. No one left here in the
carriage"
Then why was it sent out?"
The horses had not been used in sew
eral days, and when the prince ordered
carriage for his regular afternoon
drive had that pair harnessed to this
carriage. Then the pr mean the
count-countermanded the order Will
holm, the coachman. came to me and
said the horses needed exercise AS
they were already harnessed. ordered
him to drive them about for two hours.
He did so, returned with them, and OBJ
tanned permission to be away for the
night to visit some friends. He has not
returned
what kind of looking man was this
coachman?" asked NJ. SENEGAL.
"a heavy faced German. You might
know him anywhere by his thick neck
and powerful shoulders. He could
manage any horse"
"The very man. lie it was who
drove the horses to my door,
II agree with his highness that the
matter becomes more inexplicable ev-
cry minute" said Duvally. Bewilder-
ed. staggered by the mystery that con
fronted them, the two investigators re-
turned to the office Of the magistrate.
this time accompanied by the real
Bosso Duvally, who had received
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THEoNLY
Southern Route to californla

southern Route to California.
The great Rock Island route runs a
Pullman tourist car every Wednesday
to Los Angeles via FIT. Worth and Ell
Paso, Texas. Parties leave Ottumwa
at 1926 a. M. This is the only south.
ern route to California. Parties con-
templating trip should call on or ad.
dress undersigned for complete infor.
nation, time tables, maps, etc.
w. S. Parker,
Ticket Agent Union Depot.
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Burlington Route Holiday Excursions.
Date of sale Dec. oath. 25th, 31st,
and Jan. LIST, 1902; good for return
Jan. I'd, 1902 One and one-third fare
for round trip. For particulars call
on or address w. S. Parker, ticket
agent, Union Depot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Wanted.-Some sort of an animal
which viii eat up clean the 80 per cent
wastage on corn fodder fed from the
bundle.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
THE WAR OF THE SUGAR MEN.

The sugar trust. realizing that the
protection-or bounty. as it may be
termed afforded by the high tariff on
sugar is certain to result in the crea-
ton of an enormous beet sugar indus.
try in this country. and as the trust,
which is really sugar refiners trust,
cannot from the very nature of the
case control or absorb the beet sugar
factories, they being each of them
sugar retiners as well as sugar produc-
ers, is now seeking by every means in
its power to secure the removal of the
tariff on sugar, with the sole view of
destroying the beet sugar interests OF
the country. 1t may be said that the
proposition is now before the American
people in this way: Maintain the tariff,
break down the trust. build up great
sugar producing interest at home and
continue to pay high prices for sugar,
or remove the tariff. get cheap sugar.
destroy the beet sugar interest and
continue to be ruled by the trust. The
people will have to choose which.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Kansas comes to the front this year
with an apple crop OF over 20,O00,00O
bushels, worth over $12,OOO,OOO.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

A careful investigation showed that
of 100 patrons of a western creamery
thirty of them kept their cows ut an
actual loss, while one man received
$2.35 for each dollar spent for food for
his cows and another only GO cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Climatic conditions are a little out of
joint in Minnesota when man gets
killed by lightning in November while
husking corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Twenty-six thousand cars Of oranges
are in sight in California. and they will
-be much cheaper than apples the COM
ing winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

The hen which has to scratch for n
living is the one which will fill the egg
basket.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

learned astronomer has lately
made discovery which he claims fully
sustains the theory Of the nebular n.y.
pothesis. To the great mass of human
ity this is of secondary Importance
compared with the price of potatoes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

1t is claimed by scientists that the
value of an acre of ocean harvest may
be made greater than any acre Of land
harvest product.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

It is well for Santa Claus that his
friends are not critical as to the cost
of things.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Twenty ceres of shocked corn hurt
by the drought and yielding thirty-five
bushels per acre were husked and
shredded under the writer's observa-
ton lately at an expense of So per
acre. Il ton and n half of excellent
shredded fodder being secured from
each acre.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

The railway companies OF the coun-
try buy Il good many old horses and
cows during the year, which, curiously.
seem TO have preference for commit
ting suicide on tire track about the time
their usefulness is ended.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

1t cannot well be otherwise than that
If the exports Of the United States
continue year after year to exceed the
imports by SO much as even $500, 000.-
0o0 per annum. this country will grow
rich and other nations With whom we
trade will grow correspondingly poor.
The agricultural products of America
the world must have in order to live
but the present outlook that we shall
also furnish the worlds manufactured
articles is what is creating ccnsterna-
ticn in all European countries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

1t has been no uncommon thing for
corn belt farmers to have sold during
the past year from their hundred and
sixty acre farms hogs to the value
Of $1,000 and over. We have known
this to be done on an eighty acre farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Olives are likely to pass from high
priced delicacy to common and low
priced food product. The olive crop
of California is large. and the price of
the olives has dropped from $40 per
ton to 500 The lady who serves six
course supper at some feminine func-
ton will have to substitute something
for the olive and wafer which so often
make one of the courses
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Fifty dollars worth of paint and a
little labor put on the house and farm
buildings will add $500 to the value Of
a farm when it is offered for sale.
Looks count for almost as much with
farm as with a woman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

AN Iowa boy whose daily work had
been gathering the crop of corn OIL the
farm got up one night in his sleep,
went to the barn. harnessed the horses.
hitched on to the wagon. drove out to
the cornfield and husked' more than
half load of corn before he woke up.
doing the work just as well as though
he had been wide awake.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

The blight is destroying the fine pear
orchards OF Texas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

A cute machine manufactures the ar
tificial comb. and swindler takes it
and fills it with glucose honey, scatter
ing here and there dead bee on the
comb, and the deiuded purchaser eats
It, associating it with apple bloom, the
fragrance of white clover and summer
flowers, while the stuff is made of
paraftin instead of beeswax for the
comb and glucose for filling.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

Don't set price upon your farm
nowadays unless you mean to sell.
Notwithstanding most men are sharp
enough after the dollars. not a few
have been unable to keep up with tho
real advance in the price of good farm
land and setting a price on their land
which seemed to them high have been
picked ur before they could say Jack
Robinson"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

1t seems like piece of foolistness to
make the statement that any person is
crazy when he attempts to beat a fast
train at o railway crossing, but so
many fatalities result from just such
folly that the truth needs pounding in
to the public. 1t is very poor way by
which to exhibit that spirit of bravado
which is so very characteristic of the
American people.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
LIMITATIONS OF THE CORN BELT

LIMITATIONS OF THE CORN BELT.
While there are many million acres
on this continent now unlmproved
which may be made to produce any
of the common cereals except corn. 1t
is a fact worth noting that the limita-
tons of the corn belt are well defined
and established and, what is of more
Importance, such territory is fully set
tied. In other words, the territorial
area upon which the corn plant will
do we'll is now all in use and no fur
Their increase in the country's produce
ton of corn can be expected save as
better farming may increase the yield
per acre. This is fact of the great
est importance as affecting all men
who may be fortunate enough to own
land within the limits of such corn belt.
for corn is the most valuable forage
plant and meat and milk producer
there is in all the world.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02

The difference between some men
and some dogs is that some dogs are so
mean and worthless that they ought to
be killed and are, and some men are so
mean that while they ought to be kill
ed we send them to the legislature.