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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
SAVE THE CHILDREN.

Nlnety-nine OF every hundred dis
eases that children have are due to dis
orders of the stomach, and these disor-
Aers are ali caused by indigestion.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is just as good
for children as it Is for adults. Chill
.ren thrive on it. Keeps their little
stomachs sweet and encourages growth
aud Development. Mrs. Henry Carter,
7O5 Central street, NasL willie, Tenn,
says: "My little boy is now three
years old and has been suffering from
indigestion eyer since he was born. ]
have-had the best doctors in Nashville
but failed to do him any coed. After
Using one bottle of Kodol, he is a well
baby. recommend it to all sufferers
Kodol digests what you eat and make.
the stomach sweet. Sold by e. T
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
Borax Regions.

Mines and Minerals.
OF all the land over which our star
flag floats there is iione more litter
" desert, lonely, desolate and forbid
ding then the borax regions OF Nevada
and California. In the summer months
the heat Is intense and unbearable, with
very little water, grass, or fuel to supply
the wants Of man and beast, in winter
high winds carry clouds Of dust ACROSS
these deserts, and at times the cold 10
a. bitter as. summers heat is unbesra-
BILE. The favorable regions for its ex-
istence, in paying quantities, occur
most generally where old; dry lakes ere
found, situated in volcanic regions. A
strange feattirs about bora1 is that re-
gions producing it have in no cases
AZ vet been exhausted, the mineral In
the old lake regi~ MS continuing to send
M borax from below us ae alkalOid and
where worked this year it may be work
id aga,a the year following. Especial
" ii there bs any precipitation ofsnow
Or rain at any time OF the year, the wa
ter will penetrate the soil and produce
chemical action that brings the borax,
! in either a powdered or crystal!zed
state, to the surface.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
QUIT WHINING.
A Plea for the Cheerful Soul Whe
Lives to be Happy.

Medical Talk.
There isn't anything in the world
more disagreeable than whining per-
son.
He whines if 1t is hot. He whines
if 1t is cold. He whines at this, he
-.hites at that; be whines at every.
thing. Whine, whine, whine.
1t is just habit he has fallen into.
There is nothing the matter with him.
1t is just bad habit.
The wilmer is generally an idle per-
sou or a lazy one. What he needs is
to be set to wofk-at real hard work,
mental CT physical. Some work that
will interest him and engage his WHOLE
attention and he will not have time TO
whine.
We know two women; one OF them
does her own housework and takes care
of her horse besides. She is happy and
singing all the day long. The key
board of her life sounds no whining
note. It is pleasure to be with her,
a good, wholesome tonic to watch her.
The other woman is so situated that
she does not have to work. Nothing to
do but amuse herself. She has no zest
in life, no interest in anything. She
is bunch of selfishness and whines at
everything. Whining has become such
a habit eth her that her n Ost casual
remark is tinged with whine. She il
miserable herself and makes everybody
else in her presence miserable. She il
weakllng, parasite, drag, heavy
weight on somebody all the time.
Get the whine out of your voice OF
1t will stop the growth and develop
ment of your body. It will narrow and
shrink your mind. 1t will drive away
your friends it will mako you unpopu
lar.
Qui: your whining; brace up /; 60 te
work be something stand for some
thing fill your place in the universe
Instead of whining around exciting
only pity and contempt face about and
make something of yourself. Reach
mp to the statue OF strong, ennobline
manhood, to the beauty and siren 9Th
of superb womanhood.
There is nothing the matter with
you. just quit your whining and 60
to work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
Pay Ct Farm Labor. \

Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore for August
The tendency among tho best farm
ers is to pay wages to their laborers.
and to pay promptly, and then super
wise and direct them No man can
get the best service without prompt
payment and no man should employ
labor. without having provided the
means before hand to pay for it. 1t
will not do to anticipate the proceeds
OF growing crop. To do this one
must secure an accommodation from
bank or an individual. There can
be no more thriftless practice than for
farmer to be compelled to borrow
money tc meet his daily or weekly OBJ
legations. 1t is paralyzlng in it's ef-
fects. It destroys hope and invites
dependency. The farmer to be pros
perons must get meny ahead. He mus.
have working capital. He must
have bank account. With this be
feels all the bouyancy of successful
man. He becomes, in fact, a more
useful citizen, because he is a more
helpful. citizen. If. he can resist the
temptation to go into outside matters
or speculation, he is on the high road
to competency, if not to wealth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
For Sale and Rent,

A good farm for sale in IT,
county p miles from Macon y ''
400 acres. 200 acres cleared T.,
in woods we'll tlnaered with co-4
Good land for Tobacco. clt,. ~
Corn. Tenant houses and ,a,s '''
Terms: One-fourth cash. ,,, >"
one, two, three and 'orryra,s,
RENT.
One lot on west side Main .,,
to the Howard house sUA 2f, to,, a
One lot corner Fifth and ~,
streets, 1OO520O. ~
One 5.roosn hou c on Main x,,,.,
One 4-room House on 9Th s,,o.,
One Groom House On sih ,,,o.,
One 4-room hou-e on Stb stroo,
One 4-room honse on lo,h stus,
Terms made known on apple,,i
Apply to HILLiARD & HOUSE
Scotland Neck. n, G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
x-RAY MADE EDISON SICK.
Caused Lumps in Stomach and
Crippled His Assistants.

NEW YORK - L he In url =
Gus effects upon himself which have
followed his recent experiments with
the X-ray affect Mr.. Edison's health
seriously, but he believes he has made
a discovery 6 Importance to medical
science.
He is firmly cnnylnced that the de-
stroyiug process of the X-ray that has
necessitated the amputatlon OF the lett
arm and the fingers OF the right hand
OF Cksrence Daily, one of his assistants,
and is now threatening the lett hand
OF Charles Daily, his brother, is the
direct result OF the killing or paralyz-
ing of certain white blood corpus c 'es
known is phagoeytes, whose function
is to circulate through the blood and
INFO the tissues, carrying away all for
eign substances that disturb the bealth-
ful condition of the flesh and blood.
These energetic guardians Of the hu-
maa body were discovered by DR.. Nets
chikoF, OF the Pasteur Institute, Paris,
recently.
"l'm Sorry" SAID Mr.. Edison IN his
laboratory at Lewellyn Park, "that the
story has gone out that | have been
made blind by the X-ray, for that is
wholly untrue. / have suffered from
it much more in other ways. The vio-
lent light has upset my digestion and
put me in bad way. Lumps have
formed all through the region of my
stomach, and none of the many special
isis have consulted can do anything
to relieve me. They say it is a new
condition of affairs to them.
II have been examined by one man
who has discovered more than 1000
bodies, and it puzzles him as much
as the others l know it is the
result OF the X-ray, because l held the
tube close to my stomach when /
worked. The only thing that saved
my eyes was the fact that used very
weak tube, and, as it was, my eyes were
or. of focus for while. They are all
right now"
Charles Daily, young assistant OF
Mr.. Edison. was called and the inventor
took bis lett hand, holding it up to the
light. The flesh was scared and in
filmed, the skin in places being dry
and presenting the appearance OF Sc
we're burn from oil or hot water that
has begun to heal.
1--WE were deeply interested in GER
tain experiments / was Making" said
MIR. Edison, s'ani were shut up with
the X-ray several hours each day. FL
naIly it began to take hold of US and we
had to stop and we gave our attention
to other things. The years went by
and now comes this result.
~ am now satisfied these conditions
are entirely due to the action of the
rays Oh the phagocytes. There is a
story that the rays paralyze the active
principles OF the phagocytes without
actually destroying them, but whether
they are raralyzsd or killed I am salts
fed to permit other Investigators to
determine. For the present I am keep.
1iag just as far away from the X-ray as
[ cam
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
SUICIDE PREVENTED.

The startling announcement that a
preventative OF suicide had been dis
covered will interest many. A run
down system, or dependency invaria-
bly precede suicide and something has
been found to prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the
first though OF sell destruction take
Electric Bitters. It being a great tonic
and nervfne will strengthen the nerves
and build up the system. It's great
Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator.
Only Soc. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Il. T. Whitehead & Co, druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

Mrs. Molfie Allen, of South Fork,
Ky, says she has prevented attacks OF
cholera morbus by taking Chant err
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when
she felt an attack coming on Such
attacks are usually caused by indieest-
ion and these Tablets ire just what Is
needed to cleanse the stomach and
ward off the approaching attack, At
tacks oil bilious collie may be preYented
fl she same way For saie 81 3.
a elead So -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
EAT ALL YOU WANT,

Persons troubled with Indigestion or
dyspepsia can eat all they want II they
will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure This
remedy prepares the stomach for the
reception, retention, digestion and as.
sanitation OF all the wholesome food
that may be eaten, and enables the d.
ges!ive organs to transform the same
into the kind OF blood that gives health
and strength. Sold by E. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Wlnslows Soothing Syrup has
been used tor sixty years by millions OF
mothers tor their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, alias all
pain, cures wind collie, aud Is the best
tremedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by Druggists in ever part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
POTENT PILL PLEASURE.

The pills that are potent In thei1
action and pleasant in effect are De
Wits Little Early Risers. w. s. Phil
pot of Albany, Ga, says: "During .
bilious attack took one. Small as II
was it did me more good than calomel
blue-mass or any other pills
ever took aud ct the same time 1t ef
fected me pleasantly. Little Early
Risers are certainly an ideal pill" Sold
by T.. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.


There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
M-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result OF kidney
disease If kidney trouble is allowed to adj
vance the kidney poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, OF the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood-the albunen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilner's Swamp-ROot the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney bladder
and urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar Sizes A sample bottle sent free
by mail. also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Dr.. Kilmer & Co.. 3inghamton. N. Y. and
mention this paper
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-Root, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghampton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

Windig: "Sir, ! understand you
said was an unmitigated liar"
Biffkins: "You have been misin.
formed. I did not use the word un-
mitigated.'
Wlndig: "Then accept your spol-
oyy."-Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
Greatest Of All Physicians.
Eminent Discoverer Of
PAlNE'S CELERY
COMPOUND

Prof. Edward E. Phelps, NJ. D., IL. D.;
was bonn in Connecticut and graduated al
Yale. 81,
His unusual talent soon brought him reputa-
ton and prominence. First he was elected to
professorship of anatomy and surgery IN
the Vermont University. Next he was aP'
pointed lecturer in Dartmouth College, me
following year he was chosen to the mos'
important professorship in the country, q
place that he occupied when he made his
world famed discovery of Paine's Celery Com
pound.
result from an impaired nervous system and
impure blood, has endeared the great docto'
to the world.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
FOR ECZEMA,

Plmples, Danruff, and all skin d iseases,
use Harcock's Liquid Sulphur. In
such cases az Scale Eczema, and sores
OF any nature, when the skin becomes
dry and harsh, you should use Han
cocks Sulphur Ointment in connection
with the Liquid. A few applications
OF Hancocks Liquid Sulphur will cure
the worst cases Of Prickly Heat. For
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

"Hate you any i3ea when you1
mamma will be in, Bessle?" eyes
tna'am. I think she'll be In as soon
rs you're gone."-Chicago American.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
A Dangerous Food.

we believe tDo uuSuTOOIu W Uo
dangerous food. Our reason for that
is the difficulty in telling the poison
Gus ones from the innocent. Eye
ry now and then a newspaper account
calls our attention to the fact that
some one, perhaps whole family, has
been poisoned by eating mushrooms.
In the first place, we consider mush-
rooms very doubtful TODD from any
standpoint. Mushrooms contain little
or no nutrition. They are practically
tasteless and serve>only to absorb some
tOothsome juice or gravy added to
them. A person dying OF starvation
would hardly be relieved if ne had
nothing else to eat but mushrooms.
There is no reason on earth for eating
them except to tickle the palate.
The mushroom is of quick growth
and it always marks the spot where
some decaying organic matter exists.
The mushroom is fungus, not le-
Ultimate vegetable. Why one mush-
room is poison and the other ls not,
nobody knows hence it is that it is q
sort of lottery to venture to eat them
at all. No one can be quite sure that
he is not poisoning himself wnen be
eats them. OF course, he may 60 on
for years eating mushrooms and re
celve no injury, and then for some I'M
known reason the next one he eats
proves to be poisonous.
We would, therefore, warn our read.
ers against INDUCING in this sort oil
food. Surely, from the abundance Of
vegetable food, something besides dis.
eased growths may be selected. Mueh-
rooms are innutritious, expensive
tasteless, and altogether mysterious
Let them alone. Eat something that
you know won't kill you. Something
that has strength and nutrition. Mush
rooms contain neither the one nor The
other.
Some one addicted to the use O
poetry has written the following truth,
concerning the mushroom
| HOW TO TELL A MUSHROOM.
To tell mushroom from the stool.
Named from the pensive toad,
Snail be the subject Of this verse,
/ This short and mournful ode.
| No scientist can surely tell,
Though skilled in toxic art.
The killing from the harmless kind,
/ OF these two kinds apart.
| But eat the fungus heartily.
Il The coroner will cali,
| And his rost-mo.tem carefully,
Will briefly tell 1t all.
! --Anonym.,us.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
I: IS only too evident that the South

I: IS only too evident that the South
will have to raise reliet fund to en-
able the negroes living in the North to
escape from that section and come back
to the place where they will be sale
from m0bs as long as they behave
themselves - Memphis Commercial
Appeal,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

Gen. Miles retired as commandment.
chief of the u. s. army last Saturday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

HIS. Lizard, G. P. A., Raleigh, N. G
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13
S. A. L.
FLORIDA AND WEST INDIA
SHORT LINE.

DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta,
New Orleans and Points South
and West.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-13

Note.-fDaily Except Sunday.
central Time. eastern Time.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25
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COLORADO POWER
COMPANY FORMED

Denver, June 22-The first step in a
project to utilize the Shoshone falls as
means of supplying almost unlimited
electric power. was taken yesterday,
when the Colorado Power and Irriga-
ton Company filed articles of incorpo-
ration in the Office of the secretary Of
state. The company is capitalized at
So. .000, 900.
The company expects to derive its
power from Shoshone falls. nine miles
east OF Glenwood Springs on the DEN
yer 4 Rio Grande railroad. The falls
at the present time show a minimum
force of 10000 horsepower and by a
system of storage reservoirs the COM
pany expects to secure 10000 horse
power. When this time arrives, power
from the plant will be transmitted to
Denver.
The company intends to begin work
soon on plant which will furnish
10000 horsepower. 1t is estimated that
two years will be required to complete
1t and 1t will, when finished, cost $2,-
100000. To provide for pressing de-
mands at preser" the company will at
once erect an auxiliary plant to fur
nish 5000 horsepower This will be
completed within nine months, and will
cost about $750.O00. The cost of future
installations will not exceed 500 for
each horsepower put in operation.
The company expects to furnish
Leadville and other mining fields along
the range with power which will cost
fifty per cent. less than at present. This
will enable mining men to greatly in
crease their operations.
Power furnished in the Grand valley
will, according to the prospectus, open
thousands OF acres of arid lands which
may be irrigated by pumps worked by
electricity.
Albert Sherwin of Leadville is pres
ident of the company and e. Il. Lucas
of Glenwood Springs secretary.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25

half of the year. The total for the
spring and summer months is ten
inches, or just five-sevenths of the an
nual fall, leaving only four inches, or
an average of only two-thirds Of an
inch, for each of the fall and winter
months-quite the opposite from that
which our eastern friends generally
infer. May, the wettest month. has
an average of 2.61 inches, and April,
the next in order, FOG inches.
"The average number of days with
0.01 of an inch OF more precipitation
Is eighty-one, against III at ST. Louis,
12O at Chicago, 121 at Boston, 122 at
Washington and 127 at Jacksonville.
This is an excellent showing in view
OF the fact that this number repre-
sents in the case Of Denver. not days
with continuous rain, but principally
days with showers of short duration
'Of sunshine we have sixty-nine per
cent. of the possible, as against sixty
five at st. Louis, fifty-nine at Washing
ton, fifty-four at Boston and fifty-three
at Chicago. 1t is of interest to note
that in these cities the greatest
amount occurs in the summer months,
while with US the winter months
bring the highest percentages. Thus
for the winter months our average
Is above seventy. while the lowest av-
erage for any month-sixty-on per
CENTS for May. Only twice in
twelve years has the monthly amount
of sunshine fallen below fifty per cent
in May, 1891, and May. 1892. Occa-
sionally the monthly average is as
much as eighty-nine per cent; this
was noted in October, 1894, and Sep
tember, 1895. On the other hand, we
have some days without any sunshine.
There are not many such days, how
ever, the average is one day month;
two, the highest average. is for April.
as against none for August.
"The average relative humidity is
slightly below fifty per cent. 1t is
highest in February, fifty-fve per
cent, and lowest in June, which has
an average of forty-six per cent.
Twice during my residence of twenty
one years in the state have l OBJ
served humidity as low as one-half
of one per cent. The annual relative
humidity at st. Louis is seventy per
cent, Boston seventy-two, Washington
seventy-three. Chicago. seventy-seyen.
and Jacksonville eighty and for the
warmer months-June. July, August
and September-at ST. Louis sixty-six
per cent. Chicago and Boston seventy
four, Washington seventy-six, and
Jacksonville eighty-two. 1t will be
observed that in the Atlantic states
the humidity during the warm months
is greater than the annual. just the
reverse of that which obtains at Den
yer.
In brief. our summers are charac-
terized by warm days and cool nights,
the heat of the day not attended by
the usual debilitating effects; our win
tiers by an abundance of sunshine, and
the general absence of snow and of
severe and long continued cold:
IF. H. BRANDENBURG
District Forecaster."
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25
ALASKAN RAILWAY ASSURED
AND WORK WILL SOON BEGIN

Chicago, June 22.-The gold output
Of Alaska, now 100000 per year,
will be greatly increased by the early
building Of new railroad from the
southern coast Of Resurrection Bay
northward to the Tanana river, def
mite announcement of which was made
to-day here.
The Reward Construction Company
of Chicago has secured the contract
for building and equipping Alb miles
OF the Alaska Central railway from
Resurrection Bay north through the
Cook Inlet country and up the Sussit-
ma valley to the Tanana river, $50
miles, above its junction with the Yu-
kon. The construction company Is
made up of Illinois, Michigan and Ohio
capitalists.
The company has placed an order
for 70-pound steel rails. which will be
shipped via Seattle and Vancouver. Lo-
comotives and cars also have been Sc
cured and will be forwarded with the
rails. Construction must start before
July Is and be pushed with all possible
speed.
The new railroad is projected by
prominent men of the Pacific coast.
The headquarters are at Seattle and
the financial Office is in Chicago. The
president is George w. Dickinson, for
mer general manager of the Northern
Pacific.
F. Augusta Heinz also is heavily in
terested in the railway company and
is one Of the directors. John E. Bal
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25
state epworth League officers.

Denver. June 21.-Oficers were
elected by the Epworth League yester-
day as follows: President. b. f. Scrib-
ner. Colorado Springs; first vice presi-
dent, w. w. Hamilton, Denver; second
vice president, w. A. Berry. Denver:
third vice president. 0. A. Reinhardt.
Denver: fourth vice president. Mrs. 4.
w. Smith, Grand Junction: correspond
ing secretary. J. w. Pennington. Colo
RADIO Springs; treasurer. Margaret e.
Beck. Aspen; recording secretary. l. J.
Kator. Denver; superintendent Junior
League. Ida Davis, Pueblo.
An amendment to tho constitution
was adopted providing for q biennial
state convention instead of annual.
This convention will be held In June.
during the alternative year Of the BIZ
ennial national convention. 1t was
provided that the fiscal year OF the
league should end ON June LIST.