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The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

Many man who talks nice In
church will go RIGHT home and hnd
fault with his wife.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

II You wish beautiful. clear. white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Largo ? CD.
package cents.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

II IL hard 90 ind q man who docs not
put the blame FOR his misfortuncs upon
his wife
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

The Chinese launch their vessels side
ways and mount their horses from the or
side
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

Rapid growth ~ the finger nails 4
considered 20 Indicate good health.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

Concentrated pain-Rhcumntism.
Concentrated linmlin's Wiz
ard oil.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

To Cure n Cold in Ono day.
Take Laxative BrOmo Ouinine Tab eta. Al
dru srists refund money IL IL fails tOcure A.,
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

a man coward gets only abuse. but n
woman coward gets cuddlcd and cncour-
aged.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

a drop OF Ink Is black. buth serves
70 onlishten many.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

Many have led sober lives because
they were shocked 10y the vicious cX.
ample of drunkard.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09
$50 A WEEK AND FNPTNsFs

20 men with ric 10 introduce our Poultry goods
Scndstr JaNollc Mfe Co, DcIt ID. PufsIns. kan.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

The devil probably feels that he o. not
"a bad sort Of fellow when he hears some
preachers preach.
Whenever "a man is converted. God has
given hts nclghbors another proof that the
Bible ls true.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

There women who devote their whole lives ,s
home duties many Of whom know what Il u % dras
along day after day Suffering intensely. The symr-
toms spinal vctkne.s difrincss. crctahiliy bear
only taie and psrmlasut cure Coz tbs u voreef's
Curative Compound. which acts dirccsy the Stom-
ach, Liver, kidneys. aud vital organs Of the hcdy. II
removes an impurities from the blood Il inrrart
strength, vitality, ani vguuf In al eases from which
/" hons ponsn suffer
free sample bottle ~in be seat On aF4,liesson ~
S. Jacobs Oii. La. baltimore.
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

AHE YOUR CfOTWES FADTDT
Use Red Cro-s Ball IlhIe and maze th@-,
white again. Large oz. package. cents
The Yale expositor., 1902-05-09

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup
Tor chdrCn trnthinE HOitrus tue Fufus reduces IN.
Elimination, alays pan cures Wind cuiic - bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Notice..

By virtue OF power in me vested by
the will Of William Hodges which Is
Of record in the office of the clerk OF
the Superior court fer Halifax county,
I shall sell for cash at auction in Scot
land Neck, on the 10th day OF January,
1903, between II and l O'Clock, the
following described real estate, to-wit:
That tract Of land known as the
Hackney tract, containing sixty acres
more or less; that part of the tract OF
land known as tie Strickland tract not
heretofore set apart to the devisees ct
the said william Hodges; and contain
ing one hundred and fifty acres, more
or less, and seyenty-seven acres OF lard /,
part of the William Hodges home
tract, beginning at Il snail sweat-sum
thence South fifty-fve East thirty,
thence South eighty-six East thirty,
,hence South six West forty five, North
s;si,tv-one West twenty-eight to the
beginning. Also the mill, gin house,
press and engine now On the Hodges
plantation.
This December llth, 1902.
J. W. LEGGETT,
Executor Of William Hodges.
l2-1S-tG-1-S.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Excess
OF Smoking Affected
My Heart
So I Had To Sit Up
To Breathe.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure
Cured ne.

There is nothing that has a more deieter-
iprs effect upon the cardiac Or heart nerves
than the excessive use of tobacco. ram ana
tenderness around the heart. an Oppressive
feeling il, the chest, choking sensai on IL the
throat, discomfort frcni SIC ping On the !;.t
side and smothe:ln spells at night when the
sufferer has to sit up IN bed to breatne are
the most common symptoms OF weak heaIt.
Smokers who feel these symptoms ana VINO
do not understand their meaning should De
warned in time, by the following experience:
81 was greatly troubled with an affection
Of the heart, due Think to excessive smoking
On writing to you for advice | was directed
10 begin a course of treatment which IN.
cluded DR.. Miles Heart Cure, Or. Miles
Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills, together
with bathing, etc. l faithfully followed the
directions given and am pleased to say that
INV cure is complete and permanent, be.
fore beginning the use of your remedies
was so nervous | could rot keep my hands
still and suffered greatly from severe pans
around the heart. Many times at night
would be forced to assume sitting posture
to get my breath. and for the time beng 1t
would seem as though my heart had stopped
beating. From the splendid results achleyed
in my case can cheerfully recommend Dr;
Miles Heart Cure, Restorative Nervine and
other remedies to all sufferers from heart or
nervous troubles truly, ELIJAH
HALL, Dothan, Ala.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Notice..

By virtue of decree oil the Supe rlor
court of Halifax county rendered on
the Goth Gay OF November 1902 in a
special proceeding to cell land for div.
ision wherein N. III. Shearin. j. w.
Bobhitt ard others were plaintiffs and
r. Il. Norris and VIM. III. Morris were
defendants, 1 will on the Goth day
of December, 1902, sell tn the highest
bidder tor cash in tbs front OF r. III.
Morris store in the town Of Littleton
the following described land
One lot IN the town CT L!ttleton
bounded Oh the north by New street,
Oh the east by Olive White, on the
south by Mrs. Jackson, on tho west by
J. J. Williams, being the residence Of
tie late J. J. Bobbitt, consainlning !
acre.
Gee other lot in Littleton township
in the aforesaid State and county
bounded on the north and east by the
Halifax road, on the south by Howard
Browning, on the west by the Aston
Road, containing 81 acres known as
the J. j. Bobbitt field
This the Goth day Of Nov. 1902.
S. G. DANIEL,
Commissioner
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
500 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages, and
that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Curesis
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutionai 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 In
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in Its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. Cheney & Co.. TOTE
do, 0.
90 Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family PILLS are the best.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS TINE.

Tur COMMONWEALTH will not ap-
na,, next week. We give holiday to
n-io..rs. an 50 week in advance we
tealar Chr,s.,n,> greo:io, IS 20 all our
rea le.s.
We sincerely wish evo:y oae
".aelry Chris: ms" All trust that
while all make II, 3rry daring this fas-
tive season, we may all keep constant
" IN raverent remembrance Him In
whose name the day and season are
celebrated.
1t is a sad reflection that 90 many
people have fallen into habits and
practices at the Christmas time which
dishonor God aud insult the very name
of Christ. The real significance o;
the dav and the time has been forgot
ten by SO many. ReyeIry aud drunken
ness. disorder and Dad conduct general
" Is the only thing that some put into
or get out of Christmas.
May there be less OF such this season
and may the people all remember tht
glad tidings OF great joy and the peace
on eart!, to men which the birth o
the /, )Iy child Jssns brought to earif
ulne.een hundred ye,rs ago!
With this wish aad this hopo we 70
peat "Merry Chri .tmas" 70 all p!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
CAUTION !!

This is not gentle word-but when
YOU think how liable you are not to
purchase the only remedy UNIVERSAL,
known and a remedy that has had the
'a:gest sale OF any medicine in the
world since 1868 for the cure and treat
lnent OF Consumption and Throat and
Lung troubles without losing its great
popularity all these years, you will be
thankful we called your attention to
Boschee's German Syrup. There are
so many ordinary cough remedies
made by druggists and others that are
cheap and good for light colds PER
i,aps, but for severe Coughs, Bronchl-
It's, Croup-and especially for Con-
sumption, where there is difficult ex-
pectoration and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The % cent SIZE
has lust been introduced this year
Regular size IS cents. At all druggists
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
LETTER TO e. T. WHITEHEAD
& COMPANY.

Dear Sir: You have taken the
agency OF Devoe Lead and ZINC pain,
the Fewer gallons; wears-longer"
paint.
1t IS .air to tell you that it is going
to lessen the amount of paint sid in
your town for each job but it is 60
Ing to more-than-double the satisfac-
ton that people have found In other
paint; and you are going to increase
your business by getting more jobs.
1t has meyer Jailed to do 1T. w. b.
Arnold & Co., Waterville, Mama,
bought $lO5 OF Devoe lead and zinc in
1898. Ia 1901 they bought $ll55
D.lg Brothers cf Iowviiie, n. Y,
bought 500 IN 1899. In 1901, 1891
Fowler 81 Sellers, White Pains, n. Y
1888, Sl66; 1901, $l762 Legget,
Il Peddie, G'ens Falls, N. Y.-1S99,
1882 1901, 1896.
Write to them.
You can't know too much aboct Il
paint that's going to increase bushes.
like that, and do so'much for the PEG
pla o! your town. Yours truly,
F. W. DEvoE 4 Co.,
New York
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
): III GIVE CHRISTINA 5.

ub.er,:.:. the custom which has
urayai.ea ~ this Office every Christmas
pu: one since the paper passed into the
present management, we shall give
printers holiday next week. Ihers
all nc No other issue of this paper,
therefore, until January LIST, 1908.
I: takes mighty close aud faithful
work even in a weekly newspaper Office,
to get out a paper .egu'ar!yon schedule
time for a whole year: aud tie lrlnt-
ers who do it are enti.i,d to a little
xurcease frnI1 tbs r.n,nis .: daily to!i.
l.: the summer tie iernisi ia. . hy his
crop 81! can ta4e ursa.h1ng spell
Likewise tbs merchant, III the eunsne'
nl ,nths. wien traGs grows dull, cal
t..ke some weeks off ard 90 to the bills
f seasIlore 10 rest aud recuZ:sEate, bu'
:,e newspaper paorie must Keep al
.erk all the time telling wha. happen;
.ud where others 60. But at Ch:lst
nas time, 50 many things are done
Sise AMI otherwise, and so many Eco
,,.e 60 and come, it is we'll nigh lmpos
bile to chronicle al; the events, SD we
night Id we'll pass owe: it all.
Meanw hile we wish happy Christ
has TO all on; readers and hope t
erect them on tue on the first day o
ne new year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor Of the
estate of Miss Emma l.. Howard, de-
ceased, before the Clerk of the Super
Tor court for Halifax county, all per
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present them to
me at Scotland Neck, n. c., on or be-
fore the both day OF November, 1903,
or this notice VIII be pleaded in bar OF
recovery. All persons indebted to the
estate are requested to make immediate
settlement.
J. P. KIMBERLEY,
Executor.
Nov. is. 1862. 11-2O-6t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Three
Reasons

Why you Sh Id
PatrOnlZe your home
Optician:
/. You do not have to pay
his expenses from one town
to another, high price hotel
bills, etc.
?. If you find that your
glasses do not suit you
after wearing them awhile
Or that the frames need a
little adjusting, you do not
have far to go to find him
and pay another price to
get what you want.
3. The foregoing is proof
enough that | can sell you
the same lenses for les $
money, or better frames for
less money than the travel
ling optician can. | use
nothing but the Best Lens.
~. w, NJ XO n.
Scientific OptiCian.
Scotland Neck, n. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause OF
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition OF the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same great remedy:
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp=Root is soon realized. It is SOLD
by druggists. in fifty f;Ez zs;:...;.A
cent and one dollar S5 E3 g X \:
sizes. You may have :
sample bottle by mail azs:asz:::sz=
free, also pamphlet tell Home of swaup, Root .a
ing all about it. including, many OF the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured In writing Dr.. Kilmel
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, be sure ano
nent;on this paper.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Good farm in Warren,

A good farm TOR sale in Warren
county . miles from Macon, N. e.
400 acres. 200 acres cleared, balance
in woods we'll numbered with cord wood
Good land for Tobacco, Cotton and
Corn. Tenant houses and good water.
Terms: One-fourth cash, balance In
nne, two, three and four years.
Apply to HILLIARD & HOUSE.
Scotland Neck, n. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
IN SUPERIOR COURT.

Armica sanders }
against
;rph1e Sanders North Carolina
alias HALIFAX County
denry Thomas
Action for Divorce
Oruhie Sanders, the defendant above
FAMED, will take notice that al action
entitled as above has been COM enceo
n the Superior court for HALIFAX
county to dissolve the bond OF matri-
nony now existing between the pIain-
.lff and defendant, and the said defen-
liant will further take notice that he is
:equired to appear at the February
ERIN of the Superior cour: OF said
county to be held at the court house
n Halifax county on the sixth Mon
lay before the fifth Monday in March
1908, and answer or demur to the com
olaint In said action, or the plaintiff
~lll apply to the court for the relief
lem anded III said complaint.
S. NJ. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court.
12.11-6t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

and CheeTfUINCSS SOOlI
disappear when the kid
neys are out OF ORDER
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
news. If the child urin-
,+ee ton often il the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Sick
B5zOOd

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
nc reasons why SCOTS
emulsion restores the strength
nd flesh and color of good
,ealth to those who suffer
rom sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full Of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
'teens are permanently cured
Of the peculiar disease Of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weakness andnervous-
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
IF the blood sickness from
which so many young women
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Fine Farm for sale.

26O acres five miles from Halifax
and seven miles from Enfield. 5-horse
farm open land, 25 acres we'll tlmbered.
and 100 acres OF fac tobacco land.
Good buildings, small orchard aud ex-
ceilent water. Terms One third cash
and balance i'll one, two, three and
four years.
Price made known on application.
HILLIARD & HOUSE,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
Women as Well a. Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
coura9es and lessons ambition; beauty, vlgor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
BETTER THAN A PLASTER.

a piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberialn's Pain Balm ani bound
ON the affected parts, is better than
plaster Tor lame back and Tor pains In
the side and chest. Pain Balm has no
suDerior as a linlment for the relief OF
deep seated, muscular and rheumatic
pains. For sale by E. T. Whitehead
& Co., Scotland Neck, and Leggetts
rrug Store Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
]. w. Perry Co.,
COTTON FACTORS.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 16, 1902.
Cotton-Steady
Strict Middling s ZIG
Middling 8 DIG
Strict Low Middling 3-16
Low Middling u
iinges
Stains
Blues
Peanuts-Steady
Fancy p
Strictly Prime y
Prime q
Low Grades II to 2
Machine Picked to p
Spanish 723 bushel.
e. Peas $2.75 per bag
Peanut Bags, in bales-6S in-71c.
Begging, Ties and Peanut Bags for
Sale.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18
NEW SPARKLES.

EFT. whitehead& Co.'S
A NEW SUPPLY of every
thing in our Jewelry Depart
ment.
We have Fine New Clocks;
Watches, Scarf Pins, Ladies
Lace Pins, Babies Pins, Cut
Glass, Birthday PRESENTS,
Wedd ing Presens, a Big
Lot of Silverw e, and Full
Ira Us Of ma h er Spark
ing Beauties.
All pretty, attractive and
CH ZAP.
E. T. WHITEHEAD.& co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

suffer.
We will be glad to send
a sample TO airy sufferer.
He sure tia. this picture in
the form nf label Is on the
wrapper OF every bottle OF
Emulsion YOU buy.
SCOTT &: BOVINE.
Chemists,
400 Pearl ST, New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-12-18

cA8ro AT "a.
-. :. J, Iha I'll yM am As.ls lf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11

good many times about the Grout bill and the cow
ardce Of the congressman who were browbeaten
into its support is further stated that the Bailey
forces are favorable to the substitution OF an
other man for Scott Another falsehood in this
correction set ahoat is to the effect that the dairy
men Of Kansas have systematically put their men.
the county delegations TO the state convention,
to be held at Wichita. until they have clean ma
jority OF the entire convention. or upwards of FIVE
hundred dairymen delegates. For bad mixture OF
two or three kinds of bosh all OF this would be hard
to beat. The who could swallow it should iden-
tfy himself with the Pop party. II fight is con-
templated on Charley Scott On any such grounds,
the men who to back it would do wise to look
about them for some safe place on which to fall No
doubt there will be number of rnanipulators and
partisan pullers in the state convention but ma
jority Of that convention will be neither Grouers nor
fools AS for the Grout bill. as good men as ever
owned COW or ran a creamery, or manufactured
process butter. have been beseeching President
Roosevelt TO veto the bill as piece of fragrant class
legislation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
Why EnuIishmen Love = Lord.


Does it amount a admission that the majority
o EngiishmeR snobbish? IF there must be
some virtue snobbishness But the fact is that the
word "snobbish' been abnominably resused There
undoubtedly plenty Of snobs among Engishmen,
Just are among Americans but the real word
describe the attitude Of the majority Of English
toward possessor Of title would be tho word
respect" Ii the nation a whole snobbish or
servie. which would also that it was stupid in
regard to the possession OF title, the nations
schooboys would be snobhsh in that respect which
they No schooboy cares twopence whether his
neighbor duke of cheese-nonger he looks
him as a school-fel0w, whom he kick II he de-
sres bowling he hi. Or whom he can beat
running or rowing. for that matter indeed, in
writing verses The boys for whom be feels re-
spect are those who the eleven the sixth form
matter what their But when he grows
older and these accomplishments become minor mat
consideration of the larger issues Of Ire then
since certain respect he fnds himself
respecting who beat him n larger issues. The
possessors either have beaten him themselves
have beaten his forefatheFs and
that reason respects title in he abstract and
until any the forfeits that respect stone
has got certain ancient polish it which attracts
him. 4 wall three hundred years old always inter-
ests wai built yesterday one does not
worship Tie wall or cal il down II it IS too
much in the way but 1t would be foolish 70 deny It's
power to take hold OF attention
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
49, &c LeoIess vetsrans.


number OF veterans are endeavo-ing - call atten-
ton 10 the needs OF class OF soldiers in The cl war
who suffered unusual manning II limbs There living
today seventeen soldiers who lost both LEGS or ooh
feet in the war Of the rebellion. There aye - living
vrt have lost both arms Especially the aTuless
are bslrless 70 uitiful ODD adds 70 their
hepessness and makes and more necessary assist
auce which is often secured hyNIaying an attendant
for services rendered. that movement IS under
v for Increasing the pensions ~ tose who have last
one arm OF one leg the CT those depTvee y both
arms or both legs are being resortea To- Those Wh9
have lost both hands or arms eet sc month Te
those yrbo have lost both iegs ger 81 \ Dill
reported 20 the senate by M Ganger prps cts pen
siou OF So month those who nave lost one hand
or one foot and 81 those who have been ospTFea
~ both a hand ard a foot. this legislation goes
through congress many veterans thns that IN order
- make the BENEFITS II the pension leS1sf,i7n eazl
he loss OF bash fes should pension q zoe