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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-08-14
Who IS that BERTHE Preacher 7

Wilmington Me sscngcr 6t'
Yesterday boy went to the post
office and got the G. w. Polvogt Cos
mail. While walking along the street
the boy dropped a letter ard turnea
around to pick it up whereupon I"
white man heat him to the letter and
picked it up. 1t was addressed to Mr..
J.C. Loftin one OF Mr.. Polvogts clerks
and the boy tried to get the man to-
give him the letter but be refused to
do it and started 10 open the letter ;
The boy told him not to open 1t bus
the mantore off the.:end of the envelope
and pulled out check fora consider
able sum of money.
The boy could not induce the man
to give up tie letter. so went On 70 me
store and told Mr.. Loitin the clrcum'
stances. Presently in came the man
with the letter. Stepping up TO MI.
Loftln he said: a.
~ sm the Rev. - from BERTHE
county. I'm an honest man. found
y lett ,r aud check belonging to you,
and demand reward for it," ,
Mr.. Lottin took the letter and the
roasting he gave that so.calle1 preach
ar was done in language never hear.
in a BERTHE Suuda y.school. The man
beat a hasty retreat and was glad to
get out without reward. lie was
lucky not to have been seized by DO
liceman, and he may yet fall Tito the
hands of the law for opening letter
which he knew wasn't his.
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Children, Cure Feverishness, Bad
Stomach, Teething Disorders, Break
up Colds, move and regulate the bowels
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Sample mailed FREE. ADDRESS Alien
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THREE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
Worn Out And Nervous Regained
Their Health And Beauty
By Taking Peruna.

Miss Florence Allan, . beautiful Chi
|cago girl, writes the following to DR.. 8.
B. Hartman concerning his catarrhal
tonic, Peruna: !
rs Walton Plsce. Chicago, Ill., I
"AS q tonic for . w0rn.0uf system,
Per1sna stands sf the head In my este I
nation. It's effects are truly wonder.
fui in rcjuvcnaficg fhc entire system. I
I keep IL on hand aN .he time, and
never have that 'fired feeling as q !
few doses always make nc feel Hkc .
different woman. '..-Fl0rence Allan.
Thousands Of women suffer from sys-
tenic catarrl,. This is sure to produce
such symptoms as cold feet and hands, Z
sick headache, palpitation Of the heart
and heavy feelings in the stomach. I
Then begins series Of experiments. !
They take medicine for sick headache.
They take medicine fer nervous rrostra-
tion, for palpitation of tho heart, for
dyspepsia. None of these medicines do !
any good because they Go not reach the !
cause Of the complaint.
Fcr,1na st once mitigates all these
symptoms by removing the cause. !
Systemic catarrh is the trouble. Sys-
teniic catarrh pervaslcs the whole sys-
tenn, derangcs every organ, wcakens
be expected until the systemic catarrh
is removed.
This is exactly what Pcruna will do.
Miss Cullen Was Exhausted Trcm Over :
study.
Miss Rose Cullen, President Of the
| Young Woman's Club, Butte, Montana,
writes:
92l Galena street, Buttc, Mont.
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gsntlemen-"Pcrunah has many Ericnds
IL Butte. cannot say too much IL praise I
of it. While finishing school ] became
very nervous and exhausted from over
study. was weak and sick, and could
neither cat, sleep nor enjoy life. 4
couple bottles Of Peruna put new life in
me. ! find by having it ia the house and
taking a dose off and Oh 1T keeps me In
fine health. A large number of my
friends place Peruna at the head OF all
medicines Rose Cullen.
Peruna is especially adapted to pro-
tecting against and curing nervous dis
eases of rundown women, as the tcsti-
lmonial of Miss Cullen indicates.
Miss Blanche Myers, 1920 Penn street,
Kansas City, Mo-, has the following to,
say of Peruna:
aDuring each OF the pass four seasons
lI have caught severe cold, when sud-
ldeniv chilled after al evening party,
land catarrh for several weeks would bc
the result. One bottle Of Peruna cured
me. and shall not dread colds any moro
ploucba Mvpr9.
An Ancxcellent little treatise on Health
and Beauty" written especially for wo-
men, by Dr. Hartman, will be sent frec
TO any address by The Pcruna Medicine
Co.. of Columbus, Ohio.
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Ny Country.

Ny country is the world count
No son OF man my foe,
Whether the warm life currents mount
And mantle brows like snow,
Or red or yellow, brown or black,
Tne face that into mine looks back.
My nativs land is Mother Earth,
And all men are my kin;
Whether Of rude or gentle birth,
However stepped in sin;
Or rich or poor, or great or small,
[ count them brothers, one and all.
My birth place is no spot apart,
claim no town or State;
Love hath shrine in every heart,
And wheresoe'er men mate
u do the right, and say the truth
Love evermore renews her youth.
My flag is star-spangled sky,
Woven without seam
Where dawn and sunset colors lie,
Fair as an angels dream;
The flag that still unstained, untorn,
floats over all of mortal born.
My party is all human kind,
My platform, brotherhood
l count all men Of honest mind,
Who work for human good;
And for the hope that CLEANS afar,
My comrades in this holy war.
My heroes are the great and good
Of every age and cline,
Too often Knocked, misunderstood,
And murdered in their time;
But, spite of ignorance and hate,
Known and exalted soon or late.
Ny country is the world scorn
No lesser love than mine,
! But calmly wait that happy morn
| When all shall own this sign;
And love OF country, as Of clan,
Shall yield to world wide love of man.
Robert Whitaker, in the American
Israe'ite.
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cllnging to Moving Trains.

H. E. c. B., in Charlotte Observer.
The devil should have his dues.
The railroads of North Carolina need
protection from the small boy who
steals ride every chance he gets. II
there is law that prohibits swinging
on to moving train, 1t is not enforc-
ed as it should be. Somebody is at
fault. I wonder that the death rate
from moving trains in the State is not
greater, for there Is scarcely day pass
es that do not see one or more boys
clinging to the side OF running cars.
I have seen it at Charlotte, Salisbury,
Newton, Statesville and other places
The conductors and trainmen try to
prevent it but are helpless at times. l
have seen the steps OF cars so full Of
urchins that it was Impossible to leave
or enter the train. The little boy kill
led in Charlotte the other day was
trying to board train. He had no
business there.
Two years OF more ago I faw the
mangled remains of fourteen year
old boy who was sent hurting to death
by an engine running into a passenger
station at Salisbury. The boy was
stealing ride or south bound pas
seDger train when he dropped into the
track behind him and went to sudden
death. It was said here and then, be-
fore the fragments of the body were
cold, that the boy was noted Tor his
ability to bound on and off moving
trains. On that particular night he
had started up the street with spec
(! ial request from his sick father not to
loaf about the station. All the aboye
facts I gathered myself at the time.
Later, relatives Of that boy brough,
suit and were given a verdict, by q
jury, for $4,000. It may be right, but
If SO my training Is at fault. II par
ents cannot keep their children from
such dangerous practices the State and
! the town should help the railroads
The youpgster who makes a habit O
boarding and leaving moving train:
! should be locked up until be know!
better. I have seen the results o
railroad accidents. I have seen th:
angled remains of seyera
bright faced boys. 1t is sad spec
tacle. I wish there was sume way t,
teach the little fellows better before i
J is too late.
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Cabbage Snakes.
<

Last year considerable was said in
the State IN regard to cabbage snakes,
in the cabbage sections OF
the western part OF the State. Recent
ly an item has been going the round
OF the newspapers concerning suppos-
ed poisonous cabbage snake" found
in head of this popular vegetable by
a lady In Swain County, North Carolina.
The alleged snake was sent to
the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture for lden-
tlfication, and proved to be the.
common and inoffensive "Hair Snake"
or water worm-gordius uariabiis.
This is not a snake but a nematode
worm which during some part OF lts
life is an intestinal parasite of the cab
bage caterpillar, grasshopper and some
other Insects. It is often found in
samples Of water from shallow wells,
horse troughs and ponds. Its presence
in water indicates that the water is
not fit to drink, but the worm itself is
not poisonous nor in any way danger
Gus to human beings. The popular
name "Hair Snake" is given to this
worm onaccount OF its great slenderness
which has given rise to the fancfful
idea that a horse hair has been traDs-
formed into a worm Or snake.
Though this worm is often a foot IN
length it is never as thick as a knitting
needle. Its color In water is usually
drab, but when it lives secluded from
the light it is generally white, hence
the specific name, rariabilis.
Snakes properly so-called, belong to
the backbone or vertebrate series OF
animals; whereas the true worms be
long to the backboneless or inverte.
brate series. We have no snakes as
slender rs knitting needle, or in any
way resem bling q slender worm. We
have no nematode worms which are
visible to the unaided eye that are par
asitlc on human beings. Neither are
they venomous or poisonous. The,
are, in fact, useful, in so tar as they
destroy noxjous insects like. cabbage
worms and grasshoppers. Even shoule
such a worm te lett in cabbage, cook
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ing would render it unnoticeable, and
as it is not poison no one need be
afraid to handle or eat cabbage on ac'
count OF the mytchical cabbage
snake"
GERALD MCCARTHY, Biologist,
N. G. Department of Agriculture.
NoTE.-The Station will be pleased
to identify further specimens, and
would be glad to have any assistance
or suggestions that will enable it to 90
tain definite information regarding
cases of poisoning from Cabbage
Shakes"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-08-14

The management of the State Fair
was criticised last year fol the many
indecencies which greeted almost
every one who entered the grounds
The Executive Committee of the State
Agricultural Society recently passed
the following resolution looking to
wards Improvements at the State FaiI
this year:
"Resolyed: That no gambling, de-
vices, Illegal games OF chance or inn
moral exhibitions will be allowed on
the grounds of the North Carollns
State Fair, and the following are ex-
pressly excluded, such as plate boards,
spin1les, pickouts, fish ponds, card
games, slot machines, book making.
etc, etc. Hoochee coochee or Orlen-
tial dancing, or other degrading exhibi-
tions, within or without booths OF
tents, will not be allowed.
Cali worthy and interesting shows
or amusements are invited and will
receive a cordial welcome.
"Notice Is hereby given that the
above will be strictly enforced.
"JosErH E. PoGUE, Sect'y."
To one who would surrender himself
to contemplative mood, there is food
for thought in drive through the c0un
try. At this season the fields in thii
region always show to good advantage
especially if rains have been abundant
and cultivation good. And notwith
standing there has been considerable
drought in many places this season, the
crops are beautiful and promise plenty
And truly to look Upon the fac3 o
the earth covered with growing crops
corn, peas, potatoes and other things t.
furnish food cotton, peanuts and to
bacD to bring money-one Is amazet
that there should be the unceasing CT,
of hard times and scarcity OF bread ant
meat. Truly natures part is well done
and from all appearances the laborers
part is we'll done also. Then why tn
cry OF scanty living? Surely some
thing must be wrong.
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JUST LOOK ATHER.

Whence came that sprlghtly step,
faultless skin, rich, rosy complexion,
smiling face. Here's her secret. She
uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Result, ALI organs active. digestion
good, no headaches, no CHARGE for
ssblues." Try them yourself. Only
csc a W.hltehead e Co,s.ss
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. . - . . .

There are many things to make
even the poorest of us feel grateful
that we live in this land of plenty.
The following from Vienna under date
of Aug. 7th, tells sad story from that
far off land:
CATER special investigation am ong
the agricultural laborers in Eastern
Galecla, the Neue Erie Press draws a
gloomy picture of the miserable con-
diticns which led to the existing
strike. The average mortality from
famine for several years past, according
to the Neue Erie Press, aggregated
$4,000.
"Laborels' wages range from eight
to sixteen cents day, and women earn
from four to eight cents day. The
peasants rarely taste bread and ex-
ist chiefly on soup, the principal in
gradients of which are water and
herbs'
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THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Past, Present and Future.

Work all you ought and eaye all
you consistently can and keep it up
as long as you can, is about the only
safe rule for clean and honest accE mu-
lation. An exchange hints as No uch
IN the following paragraph:
Russell Sage has celebrated his 86th
birthday but did not lose an hour
from his work. The creed of the sac
cessful man of today is undoubtedly
work His work must come above
all else and with this constantly in
view he will reach the coveted goal"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-08-14

McDuFr1E's Turpertine ard Mutton,
Suet Lung Plaster is certain cure ior
woooping corgh. easy and comfortable
works while you sleep.
Trv the new remedy Tor ccs.ivcnes.
, 1902-12-12

arms arouno lnem poIn. uei wal
ing to keep from doing both. Then
he put little Jim down. and without
noticing that his clothes were covered
with the white powder that had made
the boys tights look like marble he
folded Del in his arms.
Jim-big Jim, 1 mean-seeing
through a crack In the pantry door
that the plan had been a success, came
into the room, and pa put out his
hand.
That was the happiest breakfast par
~ any of them ever sat down to. l had
taken pains to have a nice breakfast,
though l diun't believe Del's present
to her father would break through his
crustiness, but hoped 1t would and we
would all take our Sunday morning
meal together. After the breakfast
we sat In the library and talked while
pa and Jim smoked.
Ma" said pa to me, didn't you
say something about a family party
going for a drive? l reckon we'll have
u the horses"
Pa and Jim went u to the stable
while Del and | got up a lunch. Then
we started for the country. There
was room for Jim and Del on the
back seat, while pa had little Jim
with him in front. Jimmie hadn't ever
ridden behind horses before and was
wild with delight, talking to his grand
pa and begging him to let him drive
Gill pa consented.
i Who got up the statue2S Why, the
artist. who used little Jim for a model.
After the reputation and money he
made out sof his picture he couldn't
DO enough for Jim and Del and exer-
Ased all his skill on the boys make
Up and In posing him.-Indianapolis
Sun,
, 1902-12-12
THE LAND OF PoPPlEs.

Where, blue and silver In the sun,
The broad Pacific swells,
And, king among the forest trees,
The giant redwood dwells;
And frosty winter never smites ;.
The smiling earth with gloon
In all their gay and glowing +
The languid poppies bloom.
The hills are rich with yellow ore,
And in the wales below
The luscious fruits and fragrant flower,
OF every climate grow;
And by the ruined missions walls
And from the wayside sod
And all along the garden walks
The drowsy peoples nod.
Bright, crumpled blossom, silken pink,
Pure white and crimson deep,
And vivid scarlet, everywhere
They tell a tale of sleep,
When purple shadows long and cool
Among the vineyards lie,
And apples ripen into gold
Beneath a turquoise sky.
While Louisiana on her shield
The sweet magnolia shows,
And Maine displays the brown pine cone,
New York the queenly rose,
And Delaware prefers the peach
To garland her renown,
The Golden State elects to wear
a regal poppy crown.
-Leslie's Weekly.
, 1902-12-12
Scotland and Ireland.

1t is noteworthy that for the first
time in the history of the British Isles
The Scotch population now exceeds that
Of Ireland, the returns for the latter
country for 1901 being 4,456,546, or
1857 less than those for Scotland. In
1871, when Scotland had a population
Of 1920, 1874, Ireland contained 1885,
b97. Since then Ireland has declined
almost one-half in the number of her
inhabitants, while Scotland has prac-
tically doubled.
, 1902-12-12
sssoss ~
Hnw are Won goihg to send It?'

~ How are yong gong to send itT"
"Jim and l are going to get up early
and take it round. You are to let us
In. Well place 1t right where pa will
see 1t the first thing when he ome
into the breakfast ROOM"
I didn't believe 1t would do any
good, but l told Del | would help her
in any way l could, so it was all ar
ranged that they should bring their
GIFT the next Sunday morning. On that
day we breakfast at o o'clock and pa
does not have to go downtown to bust
ness. When Sunday came, the sun
was shining bright and beautiful, the
birds were singing in the yard, and
there was a delicious freshness In the
air. 1 was thankful, thinking that If
anything could put pa in a good humor
1t would be this beautiful morning. A
little before 8 Jim and Del drove up
to the side gate, which was hidden
from the house by trees, though that
wasn't necessary, for pa was shut up
In his shaving room, where he couldn't
ace anything, and Jim carried an OBJ
long box about three feet In length up
to the side entrance. l let them In,
and they went to the dining room,
while | went upstairs to keep an eye
ON ma. He had finished shaving and
was sitting by the front window, look
ing out, but instead of being happy,
the bright morning seemed to make
him all the more melancholy.
"What a pleasant day." | said. fol
a family party to 20 for a drive in the
country"
..There's no family party except you
and me- he said.
knew that he was pining for Del.
Int 1 didn't say anything more for
fear of making him ugly. l saw by
the clock that 1t was fy minutes to
q and | went to the banister and
eoughed to give Jim and Del warning,
then told pa that breakfast was ready.
He got up with a sigh, and we went
downstairs together.
we both stood mute, looking at
what we saw In the bay window at the
end of the dining room. The marble
hrs+ that always stood on the pedes-
tai had been removed, and in Its stead
was the statue of a little boy about
< wears old. 1t was of white marble
that is. so far as we could Judge-and
held out q neir Ct l!ttiG arms to us.
"Great guunsv' pa exclaimed.
little darling!' said 1. What q
pity it isn't aliye!
How do, grandpa?" cried the
statue, and, tearing off its white face
1t displayed the rosy features of DePs
little Jim. jumping off the pedestal
all in his white tights he ran up to his
grandpa, who bent down and o o
him in. his arms.
[ never saw pa so overcome IN my
life. He Rugged the boy so tight thai
1 thought he would crush him. Then
Del came frem the pantry and put hei
, 1902-12-12

She was a daughter of a sister OF
George Ill, who married Napoleon's
brother Jerome, and during her child
hood, on until Queen Victoria's children.
we're born, there seemed some chance
that she might succeed to the throne Of
Great Britain. Her royal highness,
however, became one of the greatest
women Ia her own land, acting as host
ass for her cousin, Napoleon III. during
the first year of his reign, or until his
marriage with Empress Eugene. To.
lay Princess Mathilde and the ex-Em.
press, both venerable women, are the
only survivors of the first rank Of the
empire.
, 1902-12-12
A Daughters Gift
17 on know, pa wouldn't consent
~O~~O~O~

0y7 on know, pa wouldn't consent
w to Ders marriage with Jim.
wouldn't allow the wedding at
the house or allow either Del or Jim
to come here a%fterward. This was be-
cause Jim had been wild and hadn't
settled down. 1t was hard on us all,
for Del was my only child; she had
always been her fathers pet, and his
treatment almost broke her heart.
The years went by, and pa. instead
Of s~oftening, appeared to harden,
though Jim made Del a splendid hus-
band and grew rich. They had one
child. a boy. the prettlest little chap
you ever saw. One day an artist saw
him in his bath and was SO struck
with his slender little form that he
asked leave to copy him into a picture
he was painting. The picture was a
success and brought the artist a fine
reputation, all or account, everybody
said. of the little figure in the corner.
One day Del said to me: Ma, I'm
going to send pa a present"
I'm afraid, my dear. he'll send it
right back to you"
Maybe he will. and maybe he
won't Anyway. I'm going to try it.
I'm going to put 1t in the little dining
room SO that he'll see 1t when he
comes down the first thing in the
morning. He's always In a better hu-
then than at any other time of
day. Don't you remember how he
used to toss. me in the air every morn
, 1902-12-12
DEPTH OF OCEAN CABLES.
Interesting Information Regardin
Submarine Territory.

Interesting Information Regarding
Submarine Territory.
SThere seems to be no logical reason
why cables cannot be laid across" any
section of the oceans of the world, no
matter how great the depth. Some
nprtions of the Atlantic cables are
oyer three miles below the surface,
aid this Is not necessarily the extreme
depth, for the cable may, and probably
does, pass from the top of one sub
marine hill to another without droop-'
ing materially into the deep valleys be-
tween. The greatest known dept Of
the sea is 40,236 feet, or seven and
three-ffths miles, found in the South
Atlantic about midway. between b
island of S9rrisffanf d'Kcufnifha and TIE
mouth of the Rio de la Plata.
Sotndlngs have BEEN made to the
depths of 27,4S0 feet in the North At
lantic south of Newfoundland, and
about $4,000 feet. or nearly six and
a half miles, is reported south of the
Bermudas. Even such enormous
depths as these need not hinder cable
laying so far as the theory is con
cerned, but In practice, for reasons of
economy and otherwise. it is found
, 1902-12-12

ditions in the - bed. To Illus
ltrate, all Of the cables between b
United States and Europe run up along
our coast until they reach the neigh
bornood of Newfoundland before start
ing across to their destinations In Ire
land and France. The reason for this
is found In the range of ubmarine
table lands, forming an ideal cable bed,
which lies between the three latter
countries.
In past years immense portions of
this submerged territory have been
plotted and mapped by various govern
mental and private expeditions and
this knowledge is constantly being
added to. 1t becomes particularly val
liable in economic cable-laying. Ex-
cept In extreme cases the electric con-
ductor is not dropped overheard hap
hazard. On the contrary the subma-
rine mountains, valleys and plains over
which it Is to take its sinuous course
are accurately selected beforehand and
their general co~ntiguration, soil COW
ering Of any and other peculiarities
properly taken into consideration. Spe-
cial varieties of cable are manufac-
tured to meet certain conditions known
to exist where they are to go. Like
men in all trades, the cable layers
must adhere closely to the speciica-
lions given them in starting in order
to perform the right kind of work.
The steamship, therefore, while 60
ing ahead and paying out the cable
over the stern pulley, is under the
guidance of skilled hands, following
a certain path, which has been point
ed out for her by sages on the main
land as being the best adapted for the
comfort and ease of the electrical con-
ductor she is acknowledgements
Magazine.