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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
STIRRED UP A HORNETS NEST

Rev. J.. G. Massee, pastor OF the Bop
tist Tabernacle in Raleigh, seems In
clined to the sensational. Some month.
ago he declared from his pulpit thai
the negro does not get justice in the
South, or words to that effect. The
press of the State gave him 4 little
turn in the way of slight roasting,
and the incident closed.
Last Saturday in the Baptist State
Convention, at Charlotte, he made
what some one referred to as a neat
speech on publications, but before
closing his remarks he declared that
the press of the country is welding too
much influence over the public mind
and that the day will come when the
government will haye to clay the strong
arm OF the law on the press and re-
press abuses"
This raised a sudden burst of excite
ment and a number of persons arose at
once for recognition to reply to Mr..
Masses structures upon the work of
the press. Rev. H. w. Battle, of
Greensboro, was the first to receive
recognition by The president of the
convention, and he administered such
kind but powerful rebuke to the
declaration of Mr.. Massee that his very
name in North Carolina will hence
forth be synonym for defense of tho
press.
Among other things DR.. Battle said
II do hope that / misunderstood the
trend of that brothers bright Speech"
said the venerable DR.. Battle, "but
must protest against the views as ex-
pressed. We Baptists of all people rec
ognize the liberty and freedom OF tho
press as fundamental of religious and
civic liberty for which we have always
fought.
eff ever this beloved government at.
tempts to lay it's heavy hand upon the
press columns then the liberty-loving
Baptists, with that same spirit that
fired the breast of their Baptist poet
Milton, will thunder protest that will
shake America to its foundation. Much
as We love our dea: country we would
rather see tho ocean waves rise noun
tain high and sweep away every YES
tige of american civilization and leave
this continent an irredeamab!e waste
than to see the voice Of public opinion
stif1ed and the press throttled.''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
WINTERVILLE WHITES.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth,
WINTERv1LLE, N. c., Dec. Is, 1903
Joe Frank, of Vanceboro, was here
Wednesday looking tor a place to 10.
cate. Winterville needs more dwell.
ings, and needs them badly.
A. G. COX MFG co. have just got
ten out neat little catalogue illustrat.
ing and describing the various articles
OF their manufacture. This little book
with prices marked is free for the ask
Ing, or simple request on postal card
will bring it to you. Don't delay ;
write now. It is no small matter to be
we'll posted.
Nathan Purser is visiting his daugh.
ters here, Mrs. R.. G.. Chapman and
Mrs. J. III. G. Dixon.
Our reason Tor having 20 much to
say about wire fence Is that we have a
fence worth talking about. Ten years.
experience in the business, and a care
full consideration of the merits of differ
ent kinds of fence should, we think.
make our opinion worth something.
Facts and figures speak for themselves.
We are prepared to give them to you
on our Electrically Welded Wire Fence.
It would do no harm tor you to also
haye little talk with some of our heat
farmers who do their own thinking
and are using the fence. Yours in the
fence business, A. G. cox MFG Co.
NJ. P. Sturgis, a photographer from
Ayden, pitched his tent here yesterday.
HUNsUCKER buggies don't grow
on honeysuckle vines. If SO thew
would doubtless be pulled before ripe
As 1t is Hunsucker sees to it that no
job leaves the factory before it is
thoroughly ready to do 60.
Lots of Xmas toys at all the stores.
We were panied to learn that Samu-
81 Mumtord had severa stroke of pa.
ralysfs last Thursday. Mr.. Mumford
Is one OF our very best citizens and
should his affection prove fatal it will
be serious blow to the community IN
which he lives. Our sincere hope II
tor his speedy recovery.
Some people seem to want a low
priced article regardless OF tho quality.
Ia order to cater to that class A.G.COX
AF'd Go. now carry in stock Vest
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17

1t has gone cut through the papers
that at Butler. Pa, there is a great
scourge OF typhoid fever. More than
fourteen hundred cases have been re-
ported With a death rate of nearly
per cent. In discussing the question
OF money expenses to fight the plague
1t was stated few days ago that Ii
would take hundred thousand dollars
to meet the demands. Truly such a
scourge is terrible to contemplate and
those suffering people will receive the
sympathy of the entire country.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
THE PRESIDENT CRITICIZED
BY REPUBLICANS.
Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,

Correspondence to The Commonwealth
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
December IA, 1903.
The Republican national commit.
tee il in session here deciding upon the
time and place to hold the coming par
ty convention. Some time in June is
the most favored date. and Chicago
the most likely place, although St.
Louis is making a strong bid for the
convention. Conspicuous members of
the committee are Perry s. Heath who
is involved in the postal scandals and
saved by the statute of limitations, and
James Edwards Addicke, who repre-
sents Delaware in the committee but
not in the Senate. Heath refuses to
resign his position and has not been
asked to do go. In fact, he will have
two votes, as Senator Hanna named
him proxy for Mr.. Shevlin, of Mime
sofa, who Is absent.
The committee was received by the
president and there was much COM
ment over the fact that Mr.. Heath
did not attend this reception. For the
good OF the party the president wished
him to resign, but Senator Hanna
insisted that he should stay.
Senator Hanna declared In his open-
Ing address that all that was necessary
for the success of the Republican party
was Ito stand pat upon the principles
and policies of that party" From the
applause with which this statement was
received by the committee, 1t is safe to
conclude that "stand pat" will be the
main plank In the next Republican
platform.
Criticism of the presidents Panama
policy is not confined to the Demo-
cratic party. Senator Hoar, senior
Republican senator from Massachu-
setts, has introduced a resolution in
the upper branch of Congress asking
for all the information in the presi.
dents possession regarding the estab-
lishment of tae Republic of Panama.
The resolution requests the president.
unless in his judgment it is incompati.
BILE with the public interest, to send to
the Senate all facts in his possession
which will show whether at the time
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17

Some one has said recently that with
cotton bringing II cents, butter worth
30 cents and eggs Is cents farmers
ought to feel in high spirits. But
along with this observation comes the
statement that throughout the country
there is great dearth of eggs. So il
turns out that the high price for eggs
10 not worth 10 much to the farmers as
long as their hens are not yielding a
sufficient supply of eggs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
REVOLUTION EMINENT.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble In your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness and stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the troublesome causes. II
never fails to tone the stomach, regu.
late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate
the Liver, and clarity the blood. Run
down systems benefit particularly and
all the usual attending aches vanish
under its searching and thorough eff
fect'veness. Electric Bitters is only
Que, and that is returned if it don't
give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed
by r. L. Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17

The Greenville Daily Reflector il
thirteen years old. It has grown
from very small sheet at first to 9
lively afternoon daily, and the people
OF Greenvllle haye cause to b. proud
OF their paper. Editor Whichard is 4
tirelees worker, and is also one of the
most reliable newspaper men of the
State. He stands fat-footed on the
side of Right always.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
HIGH COMPLIMENTS.

The Charlotte Observers splendid re-.
port OF the Baptist State Convention ir
that city mentioned Friday two mer
of Eastern Carolina who are 30 vel
known that their friends in this regior
will appreciate what was said. One O.
the gentlemen mentioned is a layman
Hon. G. w. Mitchell, OF Aulander, and
the other is minister, Rev. B. Craig
OF Rocky Mount.
The Observer said:
&C. w. Mitchell is one OF the strong e.
est men in the Convention. He served
in the last Senate, and there be such n
think that he is by all odds better ma
terial Tor Lieutenant Governor than
any man in the field. He is the popu.
lar leader OF great people, amongst
whom he has lived the life of an hon.
est and level-headed man. His long
service as moderator of the biggest
Baptist Association has made him a
master presiding officer, and very
likely he will rise to the presidency OF
the Convention.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
LESSON FOR YOUNG MEN.

News and Observer.
Nearly every paper in the State haf
paid a tribute to the memory of the
late John r. Morris, OF GoldsborO, who
was cut down In the prime of his life.
He was successful drummer, good
business man, an agreeable companion,
a genial friend, a writer of ability.
These characteristics of the dead man
haye all been touched upon by his
friends.
There is one lesson that his lie
teaches to boys and young men that
needs to be emphasized. 1t is the val
We of wisely employing time in learn
ing. Most boys who go to work early
say they have no time to read or study,
though many of them deyote hours
70 reading dime novels, and unprofta-
BILE conversation. Young Morris, as q
mere boy, began life in his fathers
small hotel at Goldsboro. He went to
the depot az porter, he was chief clerk
and bell boy-did any and everything
that came to hand. Afterwards he be-
came clerk in a hardware store and
sold axes and stoyes and plows Just
like hundreds of North Carolina boys
have done and are doing. While other
boys were at school and college he was
attending the university of hard work.
But though he never left the hardware
business, becoming leading and we'll
paid hardware drummer, he was not
satisfied merely to master his own bust
ness. He did that, but all his life he
was studying and improving his mind.
As boy he spent hours listening to
the talk of the smartest men In Colds
boro, asking them questions, and read
ing the best books. Though he did
not thus learn the rules of syntax or
the double rule or comic sections, his
companionship with intellectual men,
bis wide reading, his contemplation and
his power of abstraction were marked.
He would go into town, sell a bill OF
hardware, go to his hotel AID read Shake
speare and others of the masters and In
the evening charm men graduated from
colleges and universities by his brilliant
conversation, and in his leisure hours
he wrote poems of merit and prose that
delighted many.
How did Mr.. Morris learn? By i'm
proving his odd moments. Instead OF
sitting about gossiping with empty
headed and silly boys, he sought the
companionship of those from whom
he could learn something of value and
whose conversation would stimulate in
yestigation and study Instead OF
wasting precious time reading sensa-
tional novels and degrading publica-
tons, he read the works of the masters
of literature and went to hear great
preachers whenever opportunity per-
mitted. He meditated as he travelled
from town to town, upon what he read
and the sermons and speeches of great
men. Such employment: of his time
and such contemplation made him
wiser, happier and more useful.
More and more the exigencies of bus
mess compel men to travel much. The
natural tendency for men whose lives
are spent largely on the road is to read
only the news and light literature and
to leave little time for study and re-
Election. The example of Mr.. Morris
ought to inspire his fellow travellers to
seek and to find tho pleasure and
strength he found in reading and pom
dering upon the inspiring thoughts of
the greatest men who eyer liyed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
YES. 4 NOBLE EXAMPLE.

Elsewhere on this page we print an
editorial clipped from the News and
Obssrver which holds the late John 4.
Morris as a noble example to the young
men OF the land.
Few men have passed out of life in
North Carolina in a decade moro gen.
orally beloved than Mr.. Morris. He
was living example Of what can be
done il The cultivation OF the mind by
using odd hours snd moments in study.
His business was to travel and sell
goods, but he did not waste the time
that was not taken up with his bust
ress. AZ is pointed out in the article
from the News and Observer, he spent
most OF his spare time in his room at
his hotel reading alter he had done
1itE Wa III a tONu anu WIS NHlttDS
for his train. In this way he acquired
a great store Of information. The
writer of GA Variety Of Idle Comment"
IN the Charlotte Observer in MONDAYS
issue said Of Mr.. Morris:
"He used to drop in here and sit
across the table and one never knew
whether he would discuss the art Of
the 10th century, the weakness of a
United States senator, or the poetry OF
Walt Whitman but he showed exact
knowledge in whatever he talked about.
He knew the history of the Booth fam.
lily, dates and all; laughed at passages
In Chaucer found the discrepancies in
Josephus had intense admiration for
st. Paul could have written a biogra-
ply OF Charles Fifth and was very
much interested IN the boil weeyll.
And be looked up from some obstruse
Hebrew doctrine to say that he liked
John Halifax Gentleman more
than any book he had ever read"
And all this wonderful store OF
knowledge came to him, by using his
spare hours. We know good
young man who visits Scotland Neck
three Or four times year in the capac-
ity OF a travelling salesman who reads a
great many good books-and he does
a great deal of good. He said recently
that he tries to have a plank or al
brick in every new church that is be-
ing built in his territory.
So many travelling men are in the
habit Of hanging around hotel lobbies
and wasting their spare hours in listen
ing to vile and vulgar talk! They
might employ the time in far better
way by reading and studying like Mr..
Morris did. The high esteem in which
he was teld ought to be stimulus to
all who can find the time to read and
study as he did.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17

."One of the most successful of the
Younger ministers is Braxton Craig, oil
Rocky Mount. His Asheville brother
Locke, is no adler speaker than he, and
probably if Locke had Braxton's capac.
lty for personal work and organization
he might haye led his mountain SUP.
porters t9e victory. Bra1ton Craig is a
church organizer as we'll as a preacher
He goes out and compels the people to
come in. There is man in Eastern
Carolina, Noah Biggs, who says that
Craig is more like the Apostle Paul
than any man he as ever known"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
Almost Unnerved Me
Heart Pains.
S hort Of Bre ath
Faint and Languid.
Dr.MileS'Heart Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

ut has been FIVE years since was cured of
heart trouble by your Heart Cure and Nerv-
Inc, and l am just as sound as dollar in
that organ today. For several years l had
been suffering with my heart Breathing
had become short and difficult at times.
short, sharp pains about the heart sometimes
accompanied with duttering would make
me feel faint and languid. The least excite
ment or mental worry would almost unnerve
me. l felt that the trouble was growing
worse all the time, and after trying MANY
remedies prescribed by physicians without
obtaining relief, was induced to give vour
remedies trial. 1 was relieved the second
day, and after taking three or four bottles ali
symptoms were removed and have never
showed signs of returning."-REv.G GEO. w.
AIRACoPE, Chincoteague, Va.
There are many symptoms of heart disease,
winch SO closely resemble those Of more COM
mon nervous disorders as to frequently mis-
lead the attending physician. Often in cases
OF heart trouble the stomach. kidneys. liver or
lungs become affected. Again the symptoms
may be those of weakened nerves, as tired
feeling, sleeplessness, timidity, the patient is
easily excitable and apt to worry without
cause. 1t you have the least suspicion that
your heart is weak study your symptoms and
begin the use of DR.. Miles Heart Cure. The
great heart and blood tonic, without dav's
delay. Wy
All druggists sell and guarantee first hot.
tie pr. Miles Remedies Send for free hooi-
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addrcss
Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
T KEEPS THE FEET WARM
AND DRY.

Ask today for Aliens Foot Ease. a
powder. 1t cures Chllblains, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet.
At ali druggists and shoe stores, 26e.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
TO CURE A coLDuN oNEp DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
it 1t fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
/ nature is on each boz. 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17
Notice!

~ avlng qualified as administrator c.
I. A. of the estate Of TIE late ].
5. Medlin, all persons are hereby ro;i.
fled to present claims again,; the 6.
tate to me or to my attorneys kitch!n
u Kltchip, on or before December lst,
1904; otherwise this notice will lie
pleaded in bar of recovery.
All persons owing the estate vii
please make immediate settlement.
This Nov. 3, 1903.
r. T. NEIIlS.
ll-l2-6t Adm G. ia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-12-17

kodo1 Dyspepsia Cure
heat1 what ven eAf>
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06
With Variations.

The way of the philanthropist, of
whom the author Of "a Third Pot
Pourri" tells, seems unduly hard. The
philanthropist, who was a gentle old
lady Of Exeter, England, got hold of a
MANNED sailor, who moved her to
great pity. To help him along she pur-
chased tray on which he was to ex-
pose gingerbread for sale.
She gave him start in gingerbread,
also the privilege Of standing before
her most respectable residence to cry
his wares. In addition. she composed
and taught him the following words
to repeat at intervals:
'Will any good, kind Christian buy
some fine, spicy gingerbread of a poor,
afflicted old man.
The first morning the sailor sold a
shilling's worth of gingerbread in a
short time and his success went to his
head. Pretty soon, from his station
on the pavement in front Of the gen.
tie old lady's house, his voice foated
in to her in this appeal:
"Will any poor, afflicted Christian
buy some good, kind gingerbread of
a fine, spicy old MANI"
Despite this sadly mixed cry, trade
became very good-so good. indeed.
that when the philanthropist again
heard her words they ran:
''Will any fine. spicy Christian buy
some poor, afflicted gingerbread Of n
good, kind old man.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06

very Interesting conference with the
General commanding the corps, and the
General commanding the division, and
that the corps commander agreed with
him as to the movement over the
mountains.
AT one of the reunions of the Fifth
Wisconsin. L. c. Ryan of company G
told a story to illustrate the character
Of the private soldier. On a night
march just before the evacuation of
Yorktown, the darkness was almost i'm.
penetrable, and the mud was, in places
knee deep. The men splashed along
the road covered with water. Stewart
]. Fay was marching at the side of
Ryan when the man in front of him
stepped in hole and fell down. Fay
fell forward on top Of him and the
man began to swear. calling Fay all
sorts of names for his carelessness.
Instead of gettingf angry, Fay replied,
"You blamed hog. you don't want all
Of the hole yourself. do your" Chi
cagO Inter Ocean.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06


There Is what may be called q stone
forest ON San Nicholas Island. OF
Southern California. This weird for
est is the result Of some awful erup-
tion that must have taken place long
ago and is described thus. The orig
inal condition Of the land was that of
a huge forest, when an eruption Of the
Mont Pelee order swept down upon it
blasting of the verdure and leaving
only the long stumps of what were
once beautiful trees; then the out
break, as is often the case, caused the
sea to rush in on the land. The action
Of the water and chemical remains OF
the eruption Combined lime and Laval
transformed, after long years, the
stumps into solid stone. The general
condition Of the country now is a wild
and barren tract of land. It consists
Of hilly and sandy stretches of dead
forest, all the timber being stricken
to the ground and the trunks rarely
showing more than 8 feet or feet
above the earth. Here and there o
large mass Of timber Is seen cluster.
ed together as though for protection
against the inevitable.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06
How Friends Are Provided For.

now crfen0o are Frov10eo For.
Another assistant attorney has been
appointed to represent the government
in suits and cases before the Spanish
treaty claims commission. There are
ten other attorneys holding the same
positions. Some Of these attorneys are
in Spain. some in Cuba, and others
elsewhere supposed to bc looking up
facts and testimony. How long the
commission will be doing business is
unknown, but it is safe to say 1t will
continue at the job as long as there is
an appropriation available. Congress
made a provision that the President
should continue the life of the COM
mission for periods of elk months
until he was certain the commission
had finished its labors. The appoint
ment by the President of an additional
attorney indicates one of two things
either there must be more business
before the commission than was ex-
pected, or such soft snap, with large
salaries and an ample travelling ex-
-rense fund. Is loadstona that attracts
epublican politicians. and the mag
..etism is go great that they cannot be
shaken from their hlld when once fast
10 1t. A little strenuous advice by Il
thoroughbred reforIner might hasten
matters, or Congress might stop the
supplies. which would have an imme-
diate effect
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-08-06
What was 1t?

Friarpoint. Miss, Aug. 3.-One of
the strangest cases ever reported oc-
CURED here recently. The son Of Mr..
G. L. Butler was very i'll. The doctor
said he had some disease of the spinal
cord, and treated him for two months,
but he grew worse all the time, and
finally the doctor told Mr.. Butler that
he did not know what was the trouble.
The boy would wake up in the night
and say that he was dying. He would
be nervous and trembling and want to
run out Of the house, saying he saw
ugly things which frightened him.
His father was very much discourag-
ed till one day he saw a new remedy
called Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised.
and he at once bought some and began
to give them to his boy.
He used altogether eight boxes be-
fore he was entirely cured. He has
not been troubled since. Mr.. Butler
says:
II feel it my duty to tell what
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for my
boy. All this remedy needs is a fair
chance and it will speak for ITSELF"