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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29
DIETING INVITES DISEASE.

To cure dyspepsia and indigestion it
is no longer necessary to live on milk
and toast. Starvation produces such
weakness that the whole system be-
comes an easy prey to disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach
and digestive organs to digest and as
simulate all OF the wholesome food that
one cares to eat, and is never failing
cure for indigestion, Dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Kodol digests what
you eat-makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for 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, and 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, 1903-10-29
BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE.

s. LeQuin, of Cavendish, VT, was
was robbed of his customary health by
invasion of chronic constipation.
When DR.. Kings New Life Pills broke
into his house, bis trouble was arrest
ed and now he is entirely cured. TheH
are guaranteed to cure. 95c at E. T..
Whitehead & Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

"Peruna I E6te used I'm my family
with success. I can recommend IL a.
an excellent family remedy and vcD
good for coughs, colds and caksrrha
affections. "---H. Henry Powers.
John L. Burnett, Member of Congress.
Seventh Alabama District, writes:
81 take pleasure in testifying 10 The
merits of your Peruna. At tho solicitw
tion of friend my wife used it, and IL
improved her condition generally. 1t IL
q remark able remedy. lean chcerfnlly
recommend PerunA ia g good, substan
tial tonic, and very good catarrh
remedy"
re.ru.nn Cures Cntnrrh,
Half the ills Of life are duo to catarrh
and catarrhal derangcraents. Pcr1ins
Is the only internal, systemic catarrI
remedy known to the medical profcssion
Peruna cures catarrh wherever lo'
Gated. Peruna is not q guess nor IN
experiment-it is an absolute, scientific
certainty. Peruna has no substitutes
no rivals. Insist upon having Peruna
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from tho use Of Pcrufla,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable nd'
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

A sign is displayed in the elevators
OF an office building in Washington,
which says: GAS this is a public car,
gentlemen need not remove their hats. Z"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

A socialist paper published in Kan :
sas has half a million circulation al :
other in Missouri, $4,000, and Il mags :
zine now printed in Canada circulate 6
more than 100, 900 copies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29
Fine Farm for sale.

26O acres five miles from Halifax
and seven miles from Fnfeld. hero
farm open land, 25 acres StIl umhe:ed,
and 100 acres Of fac tobacco lsnd.
Good buildlnga, small orchard ard tN.
L~'lant water. Terms O, ,ilid ash
:rIL ia.lce iu c,.e, t"r: three aud
tour yeas.
Price maie known nn arl l,ca:inn.
lllLLlARU Il IiI.EHk,.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

In nearly every street in japanese
cities is a public oven, where for a
small fee housewives may have Dime rs
and suppers cooked for them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

The catching OF snakes and the col
lecting of their venom, which fetcbes
one dollar grain, is new industry
in Australia.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS. i
The oRoArAS county
own and in the Jail which
, different apartments races-whites
croatans and The Jail will be
largest high heated by
steam and modern
the Croatans have been respected in their for
separation from the contemporary
like ubood Indians consider themselves aboe
pe In Robson Indians
berng several hundred
tttt
country dollars Millions
,r,:. in 1898 mi in will be
" in round numbers twenty-five millions.
large impoaion chiefly
southeastern increasing
kinds kid leather
who has made
States making little effort supply
Really would
there demand for proverbily up
porting there the woods old lying
about the But seriously
try cannot supply million dollars
tttt
MIR R. poa publishes paper Moavn
. havetold etimeo he Jacket are-
~ " ~ markabe little enlmonthy Republican paper,
published Moravisn county,
circulation of 6o0oO in three
putting linotype machine
advertisers will $500
employs fifteen people, ten OF whom Mr. Laws carried last week the
Greensboro FAIR and whose The Telegram gives follows L. B.
Barney
Crouch Pier Wallace May soope
Observer make Judy
May sooe and invite Mecklenurg Fair and bring
with her."
PRESIDENT Reserve
Adlert College, contributes Interesting the October
,, n:, Der OF the North American Review college
"A~ training
~ ~ ' argument is that a college training is good
all young
college the
they
trained will have the ad
President
boys
dislike study should for they
becoming pesmst
peril Il becoming unworthy habits
Boys should peril adopting sot
luxurious l
hard of he workaday wordo America"
entered putic life of the States have become
prominent joseph w. Folk the circuit of
Louis He modest unassumlng young
'0ssPn W. So'A' lawyer, and bany wtha
Office which he holds ST. Louis
he would
prejudces stated that Of bis first the % official
though Mr. Folk
himself He literally ceared up"
the CITY his time His
name being possible
and will surely be elected correspondent
cent issue Weekly thus "The learns about
Mr. greater From positive obscurl OF couple OF
wears ago and OF this big
country because impossible He has
purified and alone American m"ncpahty his latest
refreshing than comes to
~ the broad Atlantic" cites OF Mr. Folks utter
e Among The official who would betay his trust
coll mo State nation injured
rid ~ nhvcal 1.-The enemies OF the
bnbes "Nomore serious ques
- ,,r,ns the American people the eradication OF bribery MI
r an because his progressive work In cleans
ing great municipality OF Its corr"p'on on oy ~ M ~ -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

A luxury sometimes develops into q
necessity before we know It.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29
A FAMILY REMEDY.
Pe-ru-na In Use in Thousands oi
Homes.

Congressman H. Henry Powers, Of
Vermont, writes from Morrisville, VT:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-29

Ayers Pills increase the ACTIVITY ar
the liver, and thus aid recovery.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
ASSAULTED WHITE GIRL.

Winston-Salem, N. c., June 11.-A
negro, about thirty years old, whose
name is not known, attempted to COM
nit a criminal assault upon Miss
Claude Pegram, daughter of farmer
residing two miles northwest of this
city, Miss Pegram was at the spring
washing some clothes when the negro
came up, knocked Miss Pegram down,
drew his knife, and told her he would
cut her throat from ear to ear if she
made any noise. Miss Pegram scream
ed, and succeeded in frightening the
negro away before he accomplished
his purpose. The girls father and sis
ter heard her screams ind ran to the
spring. AS soon as the negro heard
them coming he fed.
Officers have been out looking for the
criminal, but they have not been able
to find him. A negro answering the
description of the guilty party was ar
rested and brought before the girl but
she said he was not the right person
There is strong talk of lynching il
the guilty man is found.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
SWANSON TO BE
A CANDIDATE

Washington, June 1.-THE campaign
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Virginia has been definitely
opened by the announcement made to
a correspondent by Representative
Swanson, of the Fifth congressional
district, that he has definitely and de-
cisively determined to be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor
Mr.. Swanson is in town looking after
some business in the department. He
was asked what truth there was in the
report that he had reconsidered his
intention to stand for the Democratic
nomination. In reply he dictated the
following statement:
There is not the slightest founda-
ton for any such rumor. You can
state that l have definitely and decis-
lively determined to be candidate for
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor.
Il have received assurances of warm
support from every section of the state
and many, many people who did not
support me last time. I believe that a
majority of the people of the old COM
monwealth are disposed to crafty my
ambition in this respect. / shall make
an active, aggressive campaign, visit
ing all portions of the state, and adj
dressing the people
This is the first announcement so
far made, but it is likely that it will
result in bringing out others whose gu
bernatorial aspirations are strong
enough to lead them to- make the race
next time.
Of these there are probably more
than there has been for a long time.
Among the aspirants for the high Office
are said to be the present lieutenant
governor, Joseph e. Willard; ex-Attor-
ney-General Rufus a. Ayers, the pres
ent attorney general, Colonel William
A. Anderson; State Senator Barksdale
and State Chairman Ellyson.
The fight will undoubtedly be a very
active one. Already Colonel Willard is
showing his hand in the fight that is
on in the Alexandria senatorial district
for the nomination of a successor to
Senator Donohoe, who refuses to make
the race, it is said, because his relations
with Senator Martin and Governor
Montague are such that he would not
like to make choice between the two
in the Legislature which will probably
choose the successor to Senator Mar
tin.
The contest promises to be a very
lively one. Swanson is strong stump
speaker, and purposes to deliver adj
dresses at every cross roads in the
state. He says that he is going to fight
to the end and that he will contest
every inch of the ground in Virginia.
Hon. J. Taylor EllysOn stated yester-
day that he was not concerning himself
with politics yet, but with college COM
mencements. He is actively identified
with the educational interests of the
Southern Baptist convention. Mr.. Ell
Tyson stated that after the college ex-
ercises were over he would go to Hot
Springs, Va, and rest and recuperate
for few weeks. He has been mention
ed from time to time as a probable as
pirant for the next Democratic guber-
material nomination, but has made no
announcement of his candidacy yet.
The primary will not be held for two
years yet.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
BLAMES FRI
DEPARTMENT

| Norfolk, June 11.-At the Portsmouth
council last Wednesday night, commu-
nication was received from Vice-Presi-
dent Barr, of the Seaboard Air Line,
complaining of the action of Chief En-
gineer Murder, of the fire department,
| in being tardy in responding to the fire
at the Seaboard Air Line Shops also
a letter from Mayor Baird in regard to
the letter of Mr.. Barr. After the
reading of the letters a motion was
made that the matter be referred to
the fire committee.
Captain Hutchins said that the chief
engineer was not tardy, as stated. He
knew that as soon as the chief learned
of the fire, he drove there in a wagon,
and as soon AS he saw the Col ditionS
he ordered the chambers out and the
engine went as quickly as possible. He
thought the loss of so much property
was due to the fact that the Seaboard
Air Line lacks proper water facilities
with which to put the fire out, and
| that it was unjust for Mr.. Barr to send
such a letter, as everything had been
| done that could have been done The
matter of the letter was discussed at
length.
| MIR. Montague thought Mr.. Barr
should be told that the city will do in
future as it has done in the past, and
that it has never refused to answer any
call made by the Seaboard Air Line.
He thought that the chief did right in
sending one engine back to protect
| the city, especially when the sparks
were falling SO fast.
| Mr. Johnson said that it was a bad
mistake on the part of the Seaboard
Air Line to put in plugs to which their
hose could not be connected.
Mr.. Deans thought it would be we'll
to let the matter go to a committee in
|order that some system could be adopt
ed by which the fire department would
know when the Seaboard Air Line
property was in danger in the future.
Mr.. Hutchins objected to Mr.. Bars
remarks, and said that he saw Mr. Barr
at the fire, sitting in his carriage,
while he was working hard and soak
ing wet. He thought that Mr.. Barr
should have fought the fire as much as
he did. He felt very sore over the ac-
ton of Mr.. Barr in complaining as he
did. while he had no one there to help
fight the flames. He would like to tell
Mr.. Barr just what he thought about
his letter.
| On motion the communication was
referred to the fire committee and
chief engineer. q
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
TENDERFooT WAS GAME.

| when l first struck the Snake river
country" said the old ranchman to
Chicago Tribune man, 81 was as green
tenderfoot as ever left the States.
And the boys used to lay it all over
me in them days in way that was
riling.
Zone cold winter day, | remember,
me and Dave Orcutt and Hank Timms
was riding our ponies over to the
Slawson ranch. I had only been in
the country two weeks and this was
my first trip out to Slawson's.
.sThere was a sharp wind blowing
straight out of the north. We bumped
boys pulls UP sharp at the edge of a
wide creek.
"'Great buffaloes,'' says Hank
a tear l wouldn't try to ride across
her for a thousand
"'We'll have to ride around to Har-
|per's Ford says Dave circuit.
How far is that?' l asked.
"Thirty-six miles and blamed poor
road all the way says Dave
| How deeps the water?' l asks.
| Too dang deep for comfort says
Hank. Your clothes ID freeze to your
back in two minutes if you got 'em
soaked
"Well it appeared to me that here
was my chance to show that I was
dead game, even if l was a tenderfoot.
"'I'm going to ride across right
HERE / says.
Don't you do it, pleads Hank,
| You're new to the country yet, you
| linz, ,v,5 L. ~ Il
after you. You'll be foolish if you try
lit. Do you want your clothes froZe
| to your
"I'll take my clothes off, I says,
and stand up on my saddle
"'But the people over to the raneh'll
see you if you strip that way says
Dave.
"'l'll fix it so they won't, I says, and
with that I strips to the skin in the
cold wind and puts on a long linen ul-
ster that l had in my gunny sack. Then
ties up my clothes and bitches them
around my neck, climbs up on top of
the saddle and starts down the bank.
Say, how the wind did whistle
around my bare legs! And standin'
up in the saddle like | was it had
mighty good show at me. That linen
! buster wasn't much protection, either.
Go ahead if you must, says Dave,
solemnly. 1--WE boy'll wait here on the
bank till you get across. An remem-
Der that we warned you that you were
foolish to try it that way
II starts my horse into the crick. AS
carefully as | can steers him across,
and they amt blame spot in that
whole stream where the water is six
inches deep. "-Exchang
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
MANY CATTLE DROWNED.

A Richmond, Va, special to the New
York Sun says: A large number OF
dead cattle are floating in the shallow
waters and inland arms of the Chesa-
peake bay as the result of an unprece-
dented phenomenon along the shores
of the counties forming the end of the
middle peninsula between the York and
Rappahannack rivers.
During the storm of Saturday, when
the low-lying pasture lands were Gov
cred with cattle, the waves rolled in
to an unusual height and as night came
on the waves took on a phosphorescent
glow. 1t is thought that it made the
animals rush into the surf as if it were
a fire that attracted them. The glow
was never before seen in that section
The tide was unusual, but does not
account for the stampede. These cat
tie are raised where the arms of the
bay cut into marsh lands. The cattle
are accustomed to swim from one pas
ture to another. One cattle-raiser near
Fitchetts, in Mathews county, lost
thirty. head out of a fine herd.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
SrOLEDEADMEN'S BONES.
Vandals at Manila Commit Disgraceful
Act.

Victoria, B. c., June 5.-Advices
from Manila tell of disgraceful act
|of vandalism on the part of visitors to
1.-THE recently doated Spanish cruiser
Reina Christina, sunk by Admiral
Dewey, in the surreptitious removal of
bones of dead Spaniards for relics. The
Reina Christina, was reportde to have
had 100000 in gold aboard but it was
not found.
The gunboat Velasco, which was
raised was found to have been sunk by
! her own crew who opened the bilge
Icocks.
| The Ninnku says that with aAview of
increasing Japanese influence in Korea
1.-THE Japanese minister at Seoul, in con
Injection with the British minister, is
going to obtain the consent of the
Korean government to a plan whereby
Korea shall undertake the extension of
| her army and navy and the strength
ening of defenses on the international
boundary. Great Britain or Japan to
lsupply loan if necessary for this pur-
lpOse.
The University Gazette of Shanghai
publishes dispatch from Karin TO the
leffect that an American engineer, arm
led with passport from the United
Estates consul at Shanghai, was ordered
Ito leave the district by the Russian
|consul at Karin, who pronounced his
passport useless. He was sent to Karin
to, examine some mines for a company.
News has been received from the
|Oriet that because of panic at To-
lyima, in the Loo Choo islands, as a re-
|sult of volcanic outburst, the Japan
ese government has sent ship to the
island to render assistance to the ma
|tives.
|. The governor of Loo Choo has advis-
led the residents numbering 600 to en-
igrate to safer place, but they refus-
led to do SO until the present outbreak
occurred. The Uskud Utko volcano. in
|Churi. province. also has shown signs of
|actiyity. -~
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
MUST REPORT ACCIDENTS.

Richmond, June 12.--The state cor
poration commission has issued cir
cular letter to all transportation and
transmission companies doing business
in the state, enclosing a form for
blanks to be used in making returns
for accidents of all kinds. The cor
poration commission act, section 81,
directs that reports of all accidents
shall be made within twenty-four
hours after their occurrence, and shall
give the time, place and nature of ac-
cident as well as names of persons in
jured, whether passengers or employees,
the number killed or injured, whether
due to collisions, derailments, parting
of trains, jumping on or off cars, over
head instructions, or any causes.
The blank forms sent out are very
much ON the order of those used by the
interstate commerce commission.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED.

Norfolk, June 11.-President Gull
laudeu, of the Old Dominion Steamship
company, has arrived from New York
to try to settle the strike of the marine
engineers here.
The engineers remaining out con-
tlnue firm, and none have returned to
work without the full wage scale first
demanded having been met.
The engineers say they had been pre-
pairing for the present strike for two
years, and were not at all disturbed by
conditions resulting.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
PURSUED BY BLooDHoUNDs.

Wheeling w. Va, june IA sue
cesaful Jail delivery occurred al
Moundsville, the county seat of Mar
shall county, in which Robert Richie
white, and Charles Nicholas, colored
accused murderers, made their es-
cape.
George Neville, who also escaped
gave himself up.
Ritchie was confined for Draining
James M. Garden with wrench.
Nicholas killed another negro in a
crap game.
A hole was dug through the Jail
from the outside. A sheriff's posse
with bloodhounds are in pursuit.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12
REPUBLICAN sTATE COMMITTEE

Washington, June 3.-Chairman Ag-
new, of the Republican state commits
tee, has notified the members that the
meeting of the committee is to be post
poned from June II, when it was call
ed to meet, to June 16, owing to the
fact that Richmond will be crowded
next week.
Mr.. Agnew refused to discuss the
probable outcome of the meeting and
what action it will take ON the different
matters brought before it.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12

The Salvation Army is preparing to
inaugurate unique movement. The
project is to make tour of West vir-
ginia, Eastern Kentucky and Pennsyl-
vania, paying strict attention to the
sections wherein feuds exist
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12

Poultney Bigelow is talking again. 1t
seems a little unusual that Poult
doesn't move out to Lincoln, Nebraska,
where the habit doesn't attract much
disparaging comment these days.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-12

Married at Wellsburgs w. Va. May
81, at u. M, Mr.. VIM H. Hart. en-
ploye of the Roanoke Machine Works,
to Miss Mary J. Stoughton. The happy
couple will return to Roanoke within
the next few days and take up their
residence at the home of the groom's
father for the present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
auAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record
Some people live on hope and some on
credit.
All work and no play doesn't apply 10
the musician
Fame is all right IN its way but fortune
Wel=hs more.
Birds of a feather will soon be foeking
to Easter hats.
If you want anything to get around tell
it as great secret.
As a promoter of publicity vice is more
efficacious than virtue.
No. Maude. dear; all Jockeys are not
jocular That's horse you.
The things we do best are often the
things that are not worth doing.
The fellow who eats with his knife needs
nothing to sharpen his appetite.
We don't realize the greatness of some
men until we read their obituaries
adelphia life, but I can't seem TO get much
local color Scra wler-s' What's the mat
ter with the SchuyIkin water2
The politician doesn't get all the plunas
There's the plumber, for instance.
The man who has sense enough to keep
his mouth shut soon acquires reputation
for wisdom.
When men pool their resources they
sometimes realize that a pool and its mon
ey are soon parted.
The average woman IS not half so much
afraid to tell her age as she is that some
oHe else will tell it first
Snlicus-'' Women always go TO ex
treEaes- Cynicus-"Thatss right. If they
are not IN the height of fashion they are
in the depths of despair.