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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
The suit is entitled j. L. Love vs. the

The suit Is entitled j. L. Love vs. the
Carolina Central Railroad Company,
and the plaintiff claims 500, 900 dam
ages. HIS attorneys are Mess. William
J. Bethany, Herbert McCiammy and
Bellamy & Bethany, and they have had
copy Of the complaint served on the
railroads attorneys, Mess. Meares &
Ruark. The complaint alleges that on
the Goth of Deem Der, 1901, J. L.
Love, while conductor on the Caro-
| lima Central, was running a freight
train from Wilmington bound west );
that nsar Cronls the cabOOse of the
train by reason of defective coupler.
became detached from the train while
going down grade and that when the
train stopped the caboose crashed into
the box cars ahead causing the plain
tiff Love to be thrown violently against
the side of the car and onto a stove
containing coal fire. The complaint
la Ieges that he received such injuries
ami burns that be is inca acitated from
ordlnar, work, and therefore he sues
for $4,000 actual damages and $4,000
punitive damages.
| STRANGE SUICIDE NEAR CHARLOTTE.
| Charlotte Observer: Mr.. ]. M.
1 II a. II
on the Lawyers road, three miles from
Charlotte, yesterday afternoon, by
hanging himself to one of the ra'ters
IF his wagon shed az the barn. Mr..
! Henry lett the house at 80 O'Clock
and went to the barn. His wife. who
was in the house when he went out,
fearing that something might betall
him, as he was sick and crippled, fol
ed after him within about 20 minutes
But she Was too late, for when she
PASSED by the main part of the barn
and looked under the wagon-shed she
beheld the lifeless body OF her husband
dangling in the air. He had picked
up piece of old pillow line that lay in
the back vard, gone to the shed, pulled
up by the aid of his crutches to the
hounds of the wagon that was there,
tied the cord around the ratter, then
around his neck and jumped If The
toes of his shoes touched the ground
The ground about where they touched
was marked as if there had been the
least bit of struggle for life alter the
fatal leap was taken. When found
the body was dressed as usual and
everything intact. Death had come
from strangulation.
Mrs, Henry called to George Wilkes.
an old negro man, who was passing,
and he hurriedly cut the rope and laid
the corpse out on the ground. Though
the body was still warm and the pulse
still beating death had claimed his
victim.
It will be recalled by Charlotte peo-
pie that Mr.. Henry fell from wagon
load of cotton at the platform here one
day about three years ago, and sus
tanned serious Injuries. He meyer fully
recovered from thu results of that acct
dent, but was able to go about and do
his work. Last October he was thrown
again from the wagon and had leg
broken. He had been unwell ever
since, and his mind Was affected. He
used crntches and was very feeble.
But with all of his illness he had not
limited at self-GeStructlon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16

Enclosed please find 50 cents IN stamps
for a bottle of Laxakola. used your
sample bottle and 1t did all you claim for
it, as it helped my baby wonderfully.
MRS. JOHN FAsNAcHT,
Union Deposit, Dauphln Co., IA.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16

Cut this out and take it to E. T..
Whitehead & Co.'s drug store and get
free sample OF ChamberIain's Stomach
and LIVER Tablets, thu best physic.
They also cure disorders of the stomach.
biliousness and head &C 1e.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
STATE NEWS,
Happenings Noted During the Week.
cuLLED FROM OR EXCHANGES.
DROWNED BODY FOUND

DROWNED BODY FOUND
Southport Standard The body Ct
Corporal VIM. A LaClair, who was
drowned the day before Christmas, was
found on Friday last by some cc!ored
men who were searching for it. 1t
Was found on the bottom near whe:e
the boat overturned and was not
mutilated at all.
The body was taken to Wilmington
where it was embalmed and sent to
the home of the young mans mother
at Unlontown, Pa.
SIX WEALIHIEsT COUNTIEsT IN THE
STATE.
Winston Sentinel: Forsyth sias d.
fifth In the list of the wealthiest coun.
ties in the State, according to the tax
Lists. Wake is the weaithiest, with q
valuation of $11,794,8O6; Mecklen-
burg second, with $11,697 ,242; Dur
ham third, with $l0,347,l3S; Bun
combe fourth, with 1O,116.S61 For.
syth fifth, with So, 5S3,690; Guilford
comes next with over a million sbor,
OF Forsyth, or $S,274,817. No other
county has as much as six million dol
lars. Forsyth leads in the increase
over 1900, the amount being 81 $685.,
736 more in 1901 than in 1900. SO,
1t will be seen, we stand close up to
the highest financial, notch. Popula.
ton considered, Forsyth would hold
first or second place, We should judge
without taking the pains to compare
population of the counties.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Davidson Dispatch: Another wreck
occurred on the Southern Railway
last Friday and again the scene was n
Davidson county and the place only a
lew miles distant from whers Buffalo
Bills show train was wrecked a short
time ago, and also where a slight acct.
dent occurred the day before Christ
mas.
The wreck occurred about 9 Is
O'Clock Friday morning and caused by
Freight train No IL and work train
scolliding. Both trains were running
at a low rate OF speed when the coils,
ion occurred. A section of track was
torn up, five cars were deraiIed and
two men were injured. S. Perry, the
engineer of the freight, had his RICH,
arm sprained and c. c. DoweIl, a
young man from Woodleaf, who was
learning the road as fireman jumped
from the train and was seriously In
jured. Dowell was carried to salisbury
and placed in a sanltarium. He
will recover.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
Tillman en- the Liquor Problem.

Monroe Journal.
In his interesting defence of the
South Carolina dispensary system,
Senator Tlllman sums up the case
in Franz Leslie's Popular Monthly for
January as follows:
What is there about this method OF
selling liquor which makes it superior
to prohibition OR to the license system
First: Liquor is the only article OF
commerce in general use that is con-
sumed at the time and place of Its
purchase. It is safe to say that three
fourths of it Is thus disposed of. The
dispensary law enforces different
method by requiring the purchaser to
take 1t away as he would a package of
shoes or sack of flour He must go
somewhere else than to the place where
he buys it to consume it.
Second The element of personal
profit which lies at the root OF the
>,;lo,n evil is destroyed. The dlspen-
sers receive fixed salaries proper
iionate to the amount of work they dc.
They don't get commission on sales
and have no incentive to push them.
Third: Treating is destroyed, and
his does more for sobriety than posi-
My any other features of the system
The man who has bought a bottle at
he dispensary may treat one or a half
i.,zen Of his friends, to one drink and
that will be all. The inducement and
obligation to reciprocate which are SO
we'll understood do not exist.
Fourth At sun down the diispels-
sary closes. 1t opens at eight o'ciock
in the morning The legitimate de
mand for wh'skey is supplied durins
daylight and the dispenser having
closed up his place of business has DO
incentive to re open it to make sale.
Under no form of license Is this posi-
BILE. Besides it is a misdemeanor Il,
make sales In any way or at any time
except as the law provides.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16

"Some time ago my daughter caugh,
a severe cold. She complained of pairs
In her chest and had bad cough. l
gave her Cham berlain's Cough Rene
dy according to directions and In two
days she was we'll and able to go to
school. I have used this remedy in
my family for the past seven years and
have never known it to iail," says
James Prendergast, merchant, Annato
Bay, Jamaica, West India Islands.
The pains IN the chest indicated an
approaching attack of pneumonia,
which in this instance was undoutted-
ly warded OFF by Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy. It counteracts any tendency
of cold toward pneumonia. Sold by
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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Ar. Lv.
6 IS II so Rocky Mount l SIS 6 II
p. III. P. NJ. p. NJ. A. NJ

sDaily. tDally except Sunday.
Trains No. 40 and 48 solid trains be-
tween Primers Point and WILMINGTON.
Train No. 40 connects at Rocky MI
with train % for all points South and
No. IS train for all points South and
No. IS train fer all points North.
q. NJ. SERPELL, J. r. KENLY
GenrI Man. Sup't Tains
T. NJ. EMERSON,
Gen' Pas. Agent
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EH
send your address to fsss;ztk 1s[sS%3s:a
DR.. Kimer & Co., Bng z
hamton, N. Y. The asssEssslaAss 9 sEsEfE@{
regular fifty cent and Homo Of swamp-Root.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilrner, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
I4~ e~Ao;a l3ek ~~I -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16

Fruit Deaier-"Yes, I 60 on the
principle that there is always room at
the top."-New York Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
UPRIGHT.

Customer-"Why, you've got all
your best apples at the top OF the has
l. ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-01-16
BIG DAMAGE SUIT.

Wilmington Messenger On yester-
day there was filed with Colonel John
D. Taylor, clerk of the superior court
of New Hanover county, a complaint
In probably the largest suit for damages
ever brought in New Hanover county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Social

Writing in the London Graphic. Sir
Harry Johnston. X. C. B., has much
to say about strange monkeys, Chin
panzees and balloons found by him in
the Uganda pr~otectorate. His special
pet is Miss Eleanor Maltravers. Elean-
or is almost human. The natives told
the explorer a great deal about the
chimpanzee's habits, such as it's build
ing houses (shelters) in the trees.
They said that it is the male chin
panzee's habit to sleep with his back
to the tree trunk. The natives of Toro
assert that the chimpanzees are
rather fond of beating with their hands
hollow tree trunks which they find in
the forest, and of shouting in accom-
paniment to this primitive music. The
chimpanzees are certainly very noisy
when they believe themselves to be In
Observed.--Chicago Post.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST,

One acre of sage palm yields as
much nourishment as 1853 acres OF
wheat.
1t is said King Edward will not go
to see plays in which soyereigns are
burlesQued.
The microbe of tuberculosis may
live on a book 103 days, as has been
shown by experiment.
The king of Greece only uses Greek
when absolutely necessary. He gen
orally talks in English.
A New York man saved 1900 pen
MES during many years, and then had
the bulky treasure stolen.
The Germans of Chicago-490, 900 in
all-outnumber every other national
ity, even the Americans, by 1000.
General Oliver O. Howard says that
of the twenty-seven commanders of
Union armies during the civil war
only two surviye-General Schofield
and himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

From the regions around the north
and south. poles there are perpetually
starting on journeys, which may be
long or short, according to the cur
rents of the ocean, a great number OF
icebergs. Many of these ice hills are Of
large size, and wander far before they
are at last melted by the heat Of the
tropical seas, into which they have
been carried. Bergs setting out from
Baffin's bay, up Greenland way, have
travelled as far as the Azores before
vanishing forever-that is to say,
some $500 miles, O. even more. Some
times they are a source of serious dam
ger to vessels, because they cross
the track of many of these steamers.
1t is no joke to run into a berg at dead
of night, and close watch has con
Stantly to be kept at certain seasons.
Bergs setting out from near the south
pole have occasionally reached close
to the Cape.of Good Hope ere disap-
pearing, a %jOurnel that is almost as
long as that undertaken by some
of their northern relatives.-Chicago
Post.
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NUGENT GOES TO JAIL
Committed on an Indefinite Sentence Be-
cause of Failure to Pay His
Father Creditors.

Louisville, Ky, March 24.-In ac-
cordance with the mandate of the Unit
ed States supreme court, w. T. Nugent
of this city has been committed to Jail
Indefinitely by Judge Evans in the fed
eral court on account of his failure to
pay $4,000 to the creditors Of his ia
theirs, the late e. B. Nugent, formerly
a dry goods merchant of this city, who
failed several years ago.
At the time of the failure young
Nugent, it was charged, sold goods to
the amount Of $14 600, and failed to
turn over the proceeds to the creditors
when ordered to do SO by Judge Evans.
He was ordered sent to Jail by Judge
Evans for contempt Of court, but the
federal circuit court of appeals re-
versed the decision. The United
States supreme court, however, sus-
tanned Judge Evans, and recently re-
fused to grant a rehearing of the case.
When the final mandate of the highest
court was received Nugent tried to eff
feet a settlement with his creditors.
but failing in this, has just been ser
fenced.
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Quite a Royal Compliment.

Perhaps no artist has ever been the
recipient of a more amusing and unex-
pectedf compliment than that paid by
the late king of Holland to Auguste
Van Biene, the famous cellist and &C.
tor, when he gave a performance be-
fore the Dutch court some years ago.
Being under the impression that the
king liked music of a vigorous and dra-
matte character, Mr.. Van Biene gave
a selection which required more than
usual energy and effort to play. At
the conclusion the cellist was warmly
thanked by the king, who, after ex-
pressing himself as. highly delighted
with the music, added: 'Of all the
%cellists / have heard, and they include.
many artists, you"-here Mr.. Van.
Biene politely bowed, naturally ex-,
pecting to be told he was the. greatest
-'you, Mr.. Van Biene, perspires the
most. "-Chicago Record Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

."They try all kinds of lodges on
you in a boarding house." said the
man who had fifteen years experience,
sand it is seldom you can find a land
lady who hasn't a card up her sleeve.
MY present one has good rooms and a
good table, but at the beginning of the
winter she began turning the gas off
in the daytime. I happened to want
to use it one day to heat my shaving
water, and a little later / spoke to her
about it.
"'Mrs. Tompkins,' I said, Il see you
have the gas turned off in the day.
time?
"'Yes, SIR she replied.
"T have been figuring it out, and
do you know how much you save per
month by the move?
az can't say
"sYou save just i cent a month";
"'Do I? Well, then, / shall surely
turn it off every day for the next year
and save a whole shilling."-Chicago
Daily News.
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Rival cover

1t is rather amusing to notice that
Mr.. Tesla is among the unfavorable
critics of Mr.. Marconi's announcement.
When MIR. Tesla made the sensational
statement about a year ago that he
had received some mysterious signals
which he believed to originate from
consciousness outside our planet alto
gether, Mr.. Marconi was careful to
warn the public that atmospheric cleo
tricity was quite able to produce all
the effects on which Mr.. Tesla was in
clined to base a new theory of "other
worlds than ours" Now Mr.. Tesla
suggests a meteorological explanation
of NE. Marconi's message.-London
Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Cambridge Defeats oxford.

Putney, Eng, March 24.-The Cam
bridge crew fulfilled the expectations
of the prophets and won the f%fty-ninth
boat race with Oxford as they liked.
The time was ION 9s. At no time
throughout the race did Oxford in the
slightest degree fatter the hopes of
the supporters of the dark blue.
ANY possible chance which the
OXonians might have had was shat
tered by the result of the toss giving
the light blues Cambridge all the adj
vantage of station. Immense crowds,
as usual, turned out to view the cen
test and weather, though showery,
was not so Indictment as it had been
most of the previous years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Luck.

Up to the present Iceland has been
without telegraphic communication
with the outer world, partly owing to
the poverty of the island itself and
partly owing to the disinclination Of
the Danish government to provide the
necessary funds. The Icelandic al
thing has voted a sum of $4,000 for
the purpose, but as the Northern Tel
egraphic company refuses to lay a ca
BILE with subsidies from foreign pow
ers the project has not resulted in any,
thing tangible. The Marconi syndicate
has approached the government with
a view to the establishment of wire
less telegraphy.-Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

sidration of them was postponed until
oil the facts in the matter became
known. Whatever intentions the pres
ident had with respect to the treatment
to be accorded General Miles, his fu-
ture action will be somewhat in1u-
enced by the fact that General Miles
statement before the senate committee
has been represented to him as being
privileged. The president proposes to
read the testimony given at the hear
ing, and to consult with different
members Of the committee on military
affairs before finally announcing what
he proposes to do.
1t is significant that long after the
cabinet meeting adjourned Secretary
Root and the attorney general were
closeted with the president. The pres
ident is known to have stated that
hc was tired of the friction in the
army, and whether it is decided that
General Miles statement was a priv
LEGGED one or not, he will at no distant
day take action looking to his re-
tirement.
The printed testimony Of General
Miles has not yet been made public,
and it is understood that it will be
OAO11ilCCCo " hIh AVI dpPIONoA' 10
we'll understood that a great deal Of
what the general said will not appear
in the record. Members of the COM
mittee say the report published yes
terday was correct in substance in
every particular. At the same time,
these senators do not agree that Gen
eral Miles "a be punished for his ut
terances before the committee, whether
they appear in the record or not. OF
course, the committee could take no
action to prevent the retirement of
General Miles. That, under the law,
is purely an executive act and needs
no confirmation nor approval of the
senate.
Secretary Root was in consultation
for some time with President Roose-
Welt at the White House last night
regarding the statement of General
Miles before the military affairs COM
mittee of the senate. Senator Spooner
also was present. Root declined to
talk for publication concerning the
matter, saying that he had not read
the testimony given by General Miles
before the committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
MILES IS OUTSPOKEN
Relative TO the War Department
Bill for the Reorganization
of the Army.
WOULD NOT SERVE HEREUNDER
Preferring tt Throw Up His Commits
sion-Sharp Talk in a Senate
Committee.

Washington, March 22.-General
Miles made statements in a heart-to-
heart talk with the senate military
committee yesterday that is the SEN
sation of the day here. He was giving
his views of army organization to the
members, and the committee was in
secret session. The committee and the
general were considering the following
provisions of the war department army
appropriation bill: THAT from and aft
81 the passage of this act the senior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Investigating the Chances.

"For a woman-and especially a
young woman-she has a wonderful
head for business" *H@f~
"How is that?" ~
"Old Richman wanted her to marry
him, and the prospect of becoming his
widow certainly was a temptatiOnIf
she didn't have to wait too long. So
she made him apply for g life insur-
ance policy"
"Well?" e
"Well she reasoned that if he was a
good risk for a life insurance COM
pany he was a poor one for her, and
vice versa. If he gets the policy she'll
break the engagement. if he doesn't
she'll marry him. "-Chicago Post.
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general officer of the army shall be
assigned to command such portion OF
the army as the president may direct.
or be detailed to duty in the general
staff corps. All duties. prescribed by
law for the commanding general Of
the army shall be performed by the
chief of general staff or other general
officer designated by the secretary OF
war"
Great Commanders in Opposition.
General Miles said that if this pro-
vision should become a law it would
have the effect of destroying the utility
of the army, and he read numerous
authorities, including Napoleon, We'll
lington, Washington, Cass and Grant,
to show the necessity Of having one
head to the army and of controlling
authority. His own experience and
observation had, he said, had the effect
of confirming these views, and he gave
an illustration of it's beneficial effect
in time of emergency, instancing the
beginning of the war with Spain
II heard at midnight he said, that
the Spanish fleet had been located def
initely at Santiago, and | FASTENED to
the home of Secretary Long, where
the news was confirmed. Shafter was
then at Tampa, and I sat down there,
in the secretary's house, and wrote a
dispatch directing him to start imme-
diately for Santiago, with the result
that the army was soon on it's way to
the point where it's presence was
needed. Suppose l had been compelled
to get around to a dozen or more ma
jors, as many colonies, and any num-
Der of generals, constituting a genera
staff"
Warming up somewhat he asserted
that the bill was calculated to accom-
plish no purpose except to allow the
secretary of war and the adjutant
general to promote the interests of
their personal favorites. In the course
OF his remarks General Miles told the
committee in confidence that, with the
bill a law, he could now name the
men who would hold the places of
honor provided under it, but the COM
nlittee did not ask for the names. He
also declared that if the bill became
a law he would decline longer to hold
his commission.