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n NEW YORK April 80, g RREYEss No

NEW YORK, April 20, -RgEsyE sgNo
GALES. City dressed beef STEADY y a. 7q ssca
$50. City dressed. 7plooc, per pound:
Slow and weak, Clipped sheep. = 1905;
Dressed D mutton, 7laspioc per pound; dress
cd lambs, l0Ql3lac. per pound. Hogsa
Easier; state and PENNSYLVANIA $40;
EAST BUFFALO, N. Y..sApril 3o,--CAT-,
Steady. Veals-S teady. Hogs.
Market, 5@l0c lower, Heavy mixed and
workers., ,s7l5a72o; pigs, S7,ioaI,soi stays,
Top lambs 81 loG7. n; I culls tn good, s4GF,;
yearings, 5000; ewes, s4,bo@4,75,
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Chicago, Rock Island and Pac4 . S. 10 70,
G., c. and st. Louis gen. $751; !.. ~
=. ,i't - y aa,,tro,,,l a a SnN
Goloraao arlq Biz or rrnnde 4s..,,,...... 99is
71taI ..} !, ~ r. ,.,,...... 9Sh
Erie PHI i.st it ~ - Sc y
ERIE SeHeie a. T., :. :, 80. ct,tv fst' 10
Tort MoTLn, NV 1861
4, ,s AND 'aIJnified As 10ola
I,ouigvilie and Mash. Unified 4s:..... l9 "a
Hlexican Ge e,,trni LAT 263s
MeAich ~ stI 100h
MINI ahu 2 =, "a Texas 99M
Missouri. Kan. and Tex "a s....,.... ,S 90
New York Central gen. a's...'.... i i95
New Jersey Central gen. 81 ....'..' 4. i iHS
N Sy III, cac Observation-Disclosures. 71A
NorsentH, t ~ NXVeat arm con. 9SH
= 1 !at,era S,a 97&
g. i = . "a Iron Tountain CON 5s.. 112M
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\ RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond, Va, April 80 1903.
QUOTATIONS
CATTLE MARKET.

Z. CHICAGO, ILL. Il April 30 CATTI1 Il
Heavy Western, o@l5c lower; .. others
steady. Good to prime steers, saq5,6O poor
TO edum, $.256; stockers and fe se!i. =
$3dl4.90; cows 81 90 heite ,t9qlN.2se q
Hogs STEADY to 30. higheri closed easier.
Mixed and butchers se.Sog1 e goodae eo TO
choice heavy. s7@7.o; rough heavy, 70 o hogp
Sheep and I.ambs-Market 10Ql5c, higher.
Good to choice wethers, 81 % $3.50 fair, g
choice mixed s3,75Q4.60; native g y, y lambs.
$460Ql6.75; Western lambs, $4.5OgS1b
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r IT, ~ q II
hardly called for detailed comment. |, - !,
Money, OF course, was easy ~ W vow y
be strange II it$were not,-"ltth IN su l'' =
small market. Il 5.!3s9 Il. Il, !, 5 - H. a
renlIy went above last M onday's 1igure,
When the half million gold was ordered ,l
y II there were "a fast ST Gamer sallii!s
Saturday we should pr badly snip sons
IL. can be hardly said that the market e.
ma ssed any comment on the extraoron,99ry
weather reports from the grain belt. Inc ne
winter wheat Is fortunately In. exceileht
condition to Withstand any test,
The Evening Sun says: There was va
nothing more than q normal. marker ~
day. hit notwithst and Ing the Intense duli-
ness which prevailed a fairly STEADY t t.l
wns maintained. About the sole ma tier
Of importance presented for conslderatioll
during the course Of the business session
was the development Of most unseas u,!a,
able weather conditions In the Centrai
Western States, Freezing Temperatures
were reported in Nebraska. Kansas. MIS- MIS-,
souri,. 10 wa and Illinois,iand there was. n
coneeouence, some natural concern lelt
ms to the result Of this state OF tnings
mon the growing crops, IA Another mater
which perhaps initiated to some extent en-
against animation In the market Wae tne
tf,irthers advance In sterling exchange,
which. together with decline n Lon ION
don OK hange at Paris brought the I ~
feirn exchange market very close TO me
noint with which gold shipments might
he prof1tably undertaken.
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aAtEs.G

300 Att,erIcnn Can eout.t,s.i,,.t.,,a
~ A,neri e Grass Twine,..,,..S
Z 300 American Cotton Oh coris.ssi.s
100 Atneri catl Locomotive oo!n..t..sl
800 American Loco motive pfdss.sts.
300 Anaconda ..,,........,....
Z 200 American ca and Foundry......5
1850 American stgnr,t. l....,.. $1,000
11746 Al, r. and Shhte Re pfa .t.....l
4 400 Al, r, and sailth re pfdn....s
1880 Ari1alganated Copper ...,,..s..
1856 Baltimore and Ohio ..,....,..i.e
1880 Brooklyn Rapid T ranelt.......s
1900 Canadian paclnc.... s....ts..,.....
600 chesapeake and Ohio.l........ss
q 100 Ca.,nda 5outhern............
X 20 Colorado Southern com t.......{
.tl52 Colorado Southern LIST pfd.,...h
( 100 Colorado South I'd apfd.s!..B
IG0O1 c,hlcaRo. Mil. and st. Paul ......4
iSEO0 Chi, Rock Island Pacific.....
1o0 Colorado Fuel and 1rotl.........
K 90b Chicago Great West ertl........s
Ct,, CT G. and st. I<ouls..........3
200 Consolidated Gas .......,.,.Il...
& ZOO Delaware and Hudson. .........,i
} 200 Del, Lnck. and Westerr,.....'',5....l.
$3.50 Erie com ~
5000 Eric 1st pfd .s.s''''1. -
t2l0 Erie I'd pfd....;...
&li0 General ELECTRIC 1893. 1880.
I $50 Illinois Central - I. :. -. !
$50 Leather . = ..t IS
1900 louisville and Nashville ....... \.
.44OO Manhattan .u,..,..,......s.....
COCO Metropolitan ...........t..'
$500 Mexican Cen trail -
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NAVAL STORES

IT'S 3 TTuR iii b. Nothing doing; re-
ceipts, IS casks. RosinaNothing DOING re-
Gutot at So, $3.25 and $3.50; receipts. a bar
rels. Tar-F!rn at sl.S5; receipts. o. bar
rels Z, Il, "a e,r,1, 1, INC
n,f m E-Frm at 45c receipts. 500
casks; sales, 4ss casks; exports, ~ casks
rseepts III i117q b barrels TrO,s sa1es
4oS S MA I .,T;sToN, 8, April a.-TUR-
''iPi0NTiN E,-Nominal at 44c Rosinr-,-,Nl>oe ON
linal. i ,s Is 81 lt53s XXX
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DRY GOODS MARKET,

NEW YORK, April 30.-In the dry goods
market to-day no material iimproymee IS
E ~ pretajieTs state that they are not. as
BUSY u f as might be expected for this time
9" Year, With cotton at Its present level
there Is little warrant for, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3
~ raw terial Is another factor which
adds to the strength OF sellers,
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BALTIMORE, MD, April S0.-FLoUR--
Quiet and unchanged. "A Wheat-Dull and
firm; spot and the month, S0A Gs11sc I;
Southern by sample, 76@slc. Corn-Weak;
spot and the mon tn, COX goose; South
3 white, 4lc. Rye-Dull and easy; No. 2.
SIC. Buttcr, Eggs, Cheese and Sugar
Firm and unchange .553isS I'll itfl ~ x atlt8 s
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q, o,,,s 4 Y, q, !, mo nc,sco rs. ,.... ssa
a. g. Io,,Is ani,t h ,eatern 1sts,...,.. 9sh
g. + o,,tsI Sn;,t hmastnrn 2d,s..,,.,... SO
San Antohio ana Arkansas PISS 81 ..5 o. o. Il
Southern Pacific 4s..................... "a
Southern Railway s. 3 ~ !
Texas and Pacific n. *
irnInn 13a Il caE.A!s III
fInion l5arInn COW ia. J. ON
1unDa al II Al, !. !. I. z. =, II TX
W. w h"ahi 49,. y. 6S 3
W. W 20 81, I1ah' ii 75sss
, WtL.'ss 1o9Ts
Wheeling and Lake Erie ~ " e
~ ,tino, - cn., Il .. B2st
Soinrndn Irnei 84h
s ny, Isio ~ A.. Il . SO y
I fa', -, q =, 90 b
~ y ~ = - coi,n trust 4s.,, 94t
r ~ t trni If Georrin a. 3e%
Va Carolina Chemical Co. com. 20
Va, Carolina Chemical Co. pfd..,.....%lz a
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NEW. " York, April so,-Therey vas 9 fa!rr
inquiry into the cos'f14myeeas a o.
t torda as and d the general market rpls 8
steady. Prime orude, y, y, mills ls,o, SstQp
s5e prime y ysIl5w $s2l%s pFiae
u,f o. asSl47c.; primIs winter vel low. 400
77c AsI brine meal s27DoQ27,5 80 nominal,
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OASIS, L.1fl en-
Broad Street Bank-5o shares at ~ oo
h American Locomotive preferr'ed--ls
shares at s39s Al
B STATE SECURITIES. hid, Asked
Va. Centuries, rs. 6. and R,...y,s 90 s2A
ii CITY SECURITIES.
Rich. city rs, r., 1e9o-19so. Jos
Ell lSAIE,tUAD honda II
g I. 3 81 r. Con ~ TT i4 4s.:,.. s. "
Ca A Southern and Fla 1916 4g',5 4 114h
Ga. and Alabama Con- 's.......t !! ise54.'.
Pe; Glass AXE + & G. 1 1884,. - 80
Pet Class Con Is ast 4 IS 81 is5 5o s. Ss
s R al x Sos'a sTocKs = Par.
Atlanta and Charlotte; , 1SS 1SS
A AlsntIs G eoast Linz Il S IS
Ca, So, and, ria. lat 1oS ~ ~ ;ao
r.. IT, and p. Pc. I i " ~ ~ ia
T, and p and r T. and ~ G ioc ~ "a "a
scahoard AIr Line con pr ,t. .1oS 81 9
BANK AND TRUST COS. - ., 90
American National s............lW ~ o9u
Broad Street Bank g g g
Metropolitan Bank OF Va,.,;;225 SSA zof%
National Bank og Va,...,., l01 ~ s. ss.,..t
Planters National. 10y sa9 x:
S rnistn r,rl,' ~ Vn II. 100 los AZ 1G5 XII
Southern Trust Co. .....,.,...'l0 inaH ieS12
Union Bank Of Rich....,... ,.bo leaHa loe 12
INSURANCE. coMPANIEs.
Va, Fire and Marlne...-,,....25 81
MISCELLANEOUS a
Amer. Tob. co.Bpfd.. PEE, lW lN
American Locomotive. com...loo % y
Va. Car, Chem; pfd. =. ely, ioS . l ss,l
Va, Car. Chem. Collnt i, 5's..2g es es3''.a
| BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
/ Ar Line common, unquoted. do. preferred,
| 42Isl42ss scaboard As, $2A as3. - y, :,
| Atlantic Coast Limo common, lHoDl2J.
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TOBACCO MARKET,
Tho oiintat iopc of tha r lCNmOnu Tobacco

Tho quotations. nIens'. Of the Richmond tobacco
market are as foil oWs: !, y, ~ II n q II
suN-cuRED r BAccoes ~, |, !, u
I iirs Common IL M I, ,t1QD GOO
TIips pnod ~ mira 'js +. 8.25D 500
enf CON Sr nor, 500 8 30
Leaf mcdium - ~ y $500 $50
Ieaf' fime 49, .,,., 050QD 13 90
WRAPPERS y. "a. 600 1850
smo,,ers mm,GiI 4 to0s $3.50
Smoi,sr,' ,nnaImn, ~ 81, 3a g. 600 500
Srnoisers n nn '.,'si .... $500 1000
S,ntf"rs :, cann,n : s. O09j 1000
e,ntters maa, IN ~ 0C6l 1900
Cnffers nne j y, 500 10 90
S,,tters fa;c,' . 600 n 100
iSiiinTs All, ,mn 49, g. 0O6p 100
T!ilers. medium. 7,o@ go
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5 Cotton. steady; middling 1919; net \. re- re,
i7l bales; Stock , Ss,ss2 bales. {,
Total to-day at all aeaports-NelI. y. .a 70.
.ceipts, e.GGl bales; export TO Q 4, Gre %
l59 bales; stock, 333, 1888 bales
mi Consolidated at all seaports-.Net-, ~ ~
Britain, 344G9 bales; to Franco, ivy pales
to the Continent, 4l,OO5 bales. !,
r Total since SeptcmberIlst at all sea.
Iports--Net receipts, z :. 359, 250 bales; export
10 Great Britain, 1880. $40 bales; to France
727,27a bales; to the Continent 2'Goe 4oo
bales, "A Il. 35fiI }5#,5 = t = \
NEW ORLEANS, April so,-coTToN-.
In the spot cotton market there was 9
good inquiry; quotations. uncnangea,
Futures opened unchanged to- Po sd.,S
higher, hut soon thereafter gained UGLY
points additional on q u light Y husine e
During the day July sold up u points, Az,
gust gained 10 points. September u ana
October IL points. The advance. was que
to predictions that there would DO heavy
frosts and freeZlng weather inatne ran
Handle. and possibly light frosts n OF
sections OF the cotto nbelt, Betore w! !ne
close, however. prices ensyed OF ealS
points. showing net gains for the gay OF :
Cotton futures closed steady May,
1925; J,ine, 1881; July, lo;Sadgl0 ~ August
e.s3aoS4: September. s9sgs,ss; October
/ S5?aSb3; November, S,4oqS.42; DECEMBER,
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OFFICIAL RANCE AND SALE OF STOCKS ~ NEW 1Okn 4


E5: y I!
Missouri NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mo- Kan. and Texas com. ts.sl
Mo. Kan, and Texas pfd .s..tt..
New Yorlt Central...,,...tsal..i
n. Y \. ont, and Westeril..a,...a
< Norfolk ana Western ..........$
4 PENNSYLVANIA Observation-Disclosures
\ Pressed steel 4 Car. .......t...
J people's das TRUST ....3.s.......,.:..
Reading com...........t..!.I....t;'.i....'.'y
Reading 1st pfd.......5.'.lsis|.,''i.''..'..
Reading 2d pfd .........;.. t.. -. \
Reptblfc Iron and Steel co;..s..b
Republic Iron and Stcel prom ,i1'|lll. 20. Z.
ST, i. md san F>ranci sco: q.
ST, q, and San Fran. "a pro ..1.5
X Senboard All Line cot1i.....ii...
/. Seabohrd Air Line pfd. .....;: ~
4 St. i, and southwestern pfd ~
K Southern Paclflc...........s...s,sl
Southern Railway cotn......:...'
f Southern Railway pfd......t....s
,'l,entlessee Coal and 1rof.........
Texas Pact fics...... .......s.t.....
Il Union Pacific com...........,..t4}..,...'..s
K Union Pacific pfd.. .........5
Y f1nitcd states Steel coIn........s
1Inited States steel pfd........3
j VA Carolina Chem. com. ..t....,
Va. Carolina Chem. pfd.....s.5.'.. az
(. wabash com. ..s...,.........
= Wabash pfd................,,...3.....3S
yVnstern Union ..................,
Wisconsin Central w.
4 Wisconsin Central pfd. .........
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE Md. April 30,--Seaboard
Air Line common, unquoted: do, preferred,
42Is l42ss. scaboard As $2A @s3. =. =, :,
Atlantic Coast Iine common. l8GplW,
Atlantic Coast Line preferred, unchanged,
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MOVE IN SOUTHERN:
Z There was talk OF move IN Southern
Railway BY Western holders OF the COM
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OIL SELLERS:
se I, especially OF n St. Paul.
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CANADIAN PAClFlc:
There was a Very poor market for Cana
dian pacitic, and arbirage houses report
ed better facilities in London than here
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond Va, April 80, 1908.
SALES IA

Richmond City s's-s2 goo at 4ss per cen :
basis. o., so
Broad Street Bank-5o shares. at ~; ~
shares at q. 10
shares at ea9s
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The Western selling orders In Missouri
Pacific. Union Pacific, ST. Paul and Atch!y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24

Selected.
A writer III the North American r. :
view asserts that manual training l-
almost as good a preventive OF crime
as vaccination Is OF smallpox.
What per cent. Of prisoners under
your care have received any manual
training beyond some acquaintan
with farmlng?" Northern man asked
the warden Of a Southern penltentiary.
"Not one per cent" replied the
warden.
"Have you no mechanics in pris0n :"
"Only one mechanic that IL, one
man who claims to bs house painter" Z"
"Haye you any shoemskersl" asked
the visitor.
"Never had q shoemaker"
"Have you any tatlors'"
"Never had tailor"
"Any printers?
"Any carpenters?"
"Neyer bad a man 10 this prison
~ho could dra~ a straight line"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
NC THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1908

anything is certain ls scmetimes ready
to take chances that anything may te
possible. One sort OF credulity O. NEE
from sheer bucolic ignorance. Anoth.
or sort, far more pernlcious. comee
from distrust of the sx,oms of ex,st
ence, the wilful shutting of eyes to the
restleesness of naeural law and matbe-
matfcal probability and spiritual dee-
tiny. Credulous America is trying to
play a sharp game With the fates but
the fates always win.
But to give them the lesser good he
mother bad robbed them Of the high
er; to "start them we'll lu life" ste
had emptled their earlier years Of
pleasures that might haye been shared
together, and bright, restiul days that
might haye been blessed memory al
ways; she had taken from their young
manhood and womanhood the counsel, i,
the guidance, and the love moro need.
ed then than ever before. Whist were
the acres gained to Gods good gift M
which she deprived them?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24

In . recent letter to DR.. Hartman,
Congressman Botkin says:
my Dear Doctor-lt gives me pleas.
ure to certify to the excellent curative
qualities Of your mcdicines-Perunaa and
Aanalin. have been afflicted moro o.
less for q quarter Of q century with CO
tarrh Of the stomach and constipation.
A residence in Washington has increased
these troubles. A few bottles Of yous
medicine have given me almost com.
plete relief, and am sure that contin.
uation Of them will effect . permanent
cure."-J. d. Botkin.
Mr.. L. F. Verdery, . prominent real
estate agent, Of Augusta, Ca. writess
"lhsve been . great sufferer krom
esfas1absi dyApepsis. Itried many ply.
sSc&1ns, Waited q C0Od many Springs,
but ] believe Penuna has done nsor1
kbr mo than aN Of tho above pul
together. Ifeel like q new person.
l. r. Nendesy.
The most common form of summel
catarrh is catarrh Of the stomach. This
IL generally known asdyspepsia. Peruns
erres these cases like magic.
II You do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable aa-
wise gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The HartmanS anitarium, Columbus, O.
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Return Thanks at all Times.

Rams Horn.
A clerk and bis country father On
tered a restaurant the other Saturday
evening and took seats at table whore
sat telegraph operator and . reporter.
The old man bowed bis head, and was
about to give thanks, whom waiter
few up, saying: "Beefsteak, salmon or
chicken"
Father and son gave their ORDERS and
the former again bowed his head. The
young mans face turned the color OF .
blood.red beet, and touching bis arm,
exclaimed in q low, nervous tone:
Father, 1t lent customary to do that
In restaurants -.
"!tis customary with me to return
thanks to God wherever I am," eaid
the old man.
For the third time be bowed his
head, and the telegraph operator paus-
ed in the act of carving bis beefsteak
and bowed bis head, and the Journalist
put ba:k his chicken and bowed hI0
hesd, and there wasn't q msn who
heard the short, simple prayer that
didn't feel proiounder respect for the
farmer than II he had been The Presi'
lent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
Water fer Dumb Animals.

Evening Times. Bay City, Mich.
A man was driving a beautiful
horse. At the roadside was watering
trough. The animal ewerved from
the road. It's delicate muzzle wat
qulvering, and a short whinny said a.
plain ss horse can talk. "Master. ]
am very Thirsty please can I have a
drink ?"
The answer was jerk on the reins
a blow with the whip, and the rig dis.
appeared in cloud of dust.
That was cruelty-unthinking cru.
elsy-and It brings up the whole ques.
tion OF hot weather treatment of ami.
mails.
Is your horse given water frequent
ly? DO you give your dog and your
cat water rs often as they desire it, or
do you simply guess they will find all
the water they need?
The owner Of any animal, large or
small, who does not think of these
things is not fit to own a dumb brute.
Not to provide for the wants of do
meetic animals and pets is cruelty
that causes torture. 1t is not safe to
trust tn an animals finding food or
d ink. +, q Wild state they wess sble
to do this. D"mesticated they have
learned tn depend ON man, end In
many instances they have met with
b Sc betrayal. Water is as essential a.
fah. In the bot days OF July and
August It really comes before food.
Kindness to animals is more thsn
kindness it Is justice.
The man who beats horse can be
reached by tho law, although too ST.
dom does he meet with his just deserts.
The man who does not beat his
horse and who forgets 70 water him
for long periods can seldom be reached
by the law, and yet bis cruelty 10 far
greater than temporary pain that fol.
lows the feel of the lash.
Think shout these things. Remem-
ber how it feels when your own throat
is dry and parched, and look after The
needs Of your Tour footed friends.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
LIFE.

Selected.
IT can live
To make some pale face brighter, and
to give
A second lustre to tear-dimmed eye
Or cen impart
One throb of comfort to an aching
heart,
Or cheer some way-worn soul in
passing by;
If can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or defend
The right against a single envioue
strain,
Ny life, though bare
Perhaps Of much that seemeth dear
and fair
To us on earth, will not have been
in vain.
The purest JOY,
Most near to heaven, far from earth .
alloy,
Is bidding clouds give way to sun
and shine,
And twill be we'll
If on that day OF days the angels tell
OF me: s'She did her best for one
of Thine"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
SUICIDE PREVENTED.

The startling announcement that Q
preventative Of suicide had been die.
cuyered will interest many. A run
down aystem, or dependency invarta-
bly precede suicide and something has
been found to prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the
hrst though OF self destruction take
Electric Bitters. 1t being . great tonic
and nervine will strengthen the nerves
and build up the system. lie great
Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulatoe.
Only SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed hy
n. +. Whitehead 4 Co., druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24

Mrs. M0llie Alien, of South Fork
KY, eays she has prevented attacks oi
cholera mnrbus by taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Txblets when
she felt an attack coming on. Such
attacks are usually caueed by iDdt1oet'
ion snd these Tablets are just whst Il
needed TO cleanse the stomach and
ward off tho approaching attack, At
tacks OF bilious collie may b prevented
in the same way. For sale BY E. T,
Whitehead 4 o., Scotland Neck. and
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
END OF BITTER FIGHT.

1.-TWO physicians had a long aud
.tubturn fight with an abscees On my
right iunx," writes J. F.Hughes, Vi Du-
punt, Ga land gave me up. Every
oUdy thought my time bad como. Al
last resort tried DR.. Kings New
Disc0yery Tor Consumption. The ben'
eft l received was striking and l WAS
IN my feet again in lew dAvs. Now
I've entirely reKalnsd my hesltb," 1t
conc uers all Coughs. Colds aud throat
aud Lung troubles. Guaranteed By
E. T. Whitehead & 20.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-09-24
The Power Of Prompt Decision.

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The man who makes up his mint
quickly and firmly has an infinitel,
better chance of success than the ont
who is always lowering on the brint
of hesitation and uncertainty. Ths
temp tatlon to open up and reconsider
should be cut off Immediately, for te
be weak in your power OF decision is te
he shorn of most of your strength.
One of the most dangerous habits in
which q youth may indulge is that ol
weighing, balancing, reconsidering,
and making up his mind and yet again
reconsidering, balancing, and weighing
all the arguments, for and against, un-
til the brain becomes confused and in
capable of clear judgment. Such a
habit is one OF the greatest dlesipations
of mental power, and the man who al
lows himself to become Its victim Is
foredoomed to failure.
A young man who starts out to sue
ceed must resolve firmly that be will
not become a prey to indecision, that
he will suffer the consequences Of mis-
takes rather than be forever digging
up matters de novo. He should make
up his mind not to act hastily, or with
out proper consideration of the thing
in hand, but to use his best judgment
in arriving at a decision, and then
without hesitation or reconsideratit n
of the arguments for and against, try
to execute it with all his might. If
be finds he has made a mistake be
must not bs discouraged he has had
a new experience, which will prove
helpful to him in the future, and the
benefit accruing to him from the prac-
tice of self-reliance, prompt, unwayer-
ing decision, will be of infinitely greater
value to him than a successful move
would have been had he hesitated !,
weighed and considered, reconsldered, !,
and changed his mind oyer and over
again before making final decision
Many people Of great ability do not
succeed to any extent because OF the
weakness of their power of decision.
They seem incapable of acting inde.
pendentIy. They must see their
friends and consult their neighbors be-
fore they can tell what to do about the
simplest thing. They must think 1t
over and over until the brain grows
weary of the treadmill round forced
upon it and the more they think it
over, the more consultations they have
about it, the less able they are to
reach any conclusion. So they go
through lie, hating. uncertain, robt-
ed of their strength, deprived Of the
large success they were fitted by theil
ability to win, because of this fatal lack
OF power to decide for themselves, and
to decide promptly.