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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR CITY PRINTING.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the City Clerk until
Saturday July 18th, 1903. at 4 o'clock
p. N. for doing the city printing for
the fiscal year ending July LIST. 1904:
Postal cards, per 100 per 1000.
Stamped envelopes per 100 per
1000 -cent-return card.
Licenses per book Of 100.
Saloon licenses per book of 100
Receipts per book Of 100.
SubpOenas and warrants p sheet
one side per 800.
Same printed on both sides per
500.
Burial certificates per 500.
Birth and death certificates.
Justice complaints and warrants
printed on one side per 800
Same printed on both sides per 500.
Assessment sheets per 1000.
Tally lists election poll books per
book, Q6) books
Election tickets per 100 per 1000.
Rules and regulation of council
pamphlet form per page
Printing not listed to be rated the
same as that listed Of like class.
Bids should be marked, proposals
for City Printing and addressed to
R. P. Reynolds City Clerk.
R. P. REYNOLDS,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13
THE GRAND PIANO.

Will be here until Monday morning
in Walla Walla. The beautiful Chick
ering Grand piano sent here for the
especial use of Mrs. Barlow-Dierke
at the Saengerfest for sale at an es-
pecially low figure at the Stanley
Music House, % Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
HORSE HOERS WANTED.

THIRTY HORSESHOERS WANTED
at once. Wages So and $3.50 per
day, steady job. Address Pioneer
Shoeing Co., 1919 Firse Ave, Seat
tie Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13

J. W. Cookery. licensed embalmer
and undertaken Babcock block. ~
First street. Telephone Black S91.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13

Worth & Lamb, bargains in city
and farm property. Rooms l and 2,
BreChtel Bldg, Walla WalIa.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28

top. You may have seen fence like 1t
but more likely it was woven instead
of welded.
Alonso Moye accompanied by DR..
B. T. Cox took the train here for Bal
timofe hospital where he will have an
operation performed for appendicitis.
Elder Armstrong, Primitive Bap-
fist brother from Rocky Mount, preach
ed at the Baptist church Wednesday
night. He gave us the good, old-fash-
Toned gospel. He was the guest of Mr..
Josephus Cox.
Strikes would be fewer throughout
the United States IT all corporations
had the interests OF their employees at
heart as has the A. g. Cox Mig Co.
On the 18th inst when our educational
Governor, Charles B. Aycock, delivered
the address to Wintervi;le High School
the above named corporation gave all
it's employees a whole holiday with full
pay. think / can voice the senti-
ment of all the employees when say
We heartily appreciate their generosity.
K An Employe)
Handy Tobacco Trucks and the best
Tobacco Flues ought to 60 together.
They will if you get them both at the
A. &. Cox Mig Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
WINTERVILLE NEWS.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
WINTERv1LLE, N. c., May 26, 1908.
Among some scrap iron which Har-
rington and Barber are purchasing Jo-
sephus Cox last week found an old
fashioned mortar which he explains to
those of us who never saw one be-
fore was used by our great grand-moth.
ers to beat coffee, pepper, etc., in be-
fore coffee mills were introduced. 1t
holds about one halt gallon, and resem-
bles IN shape the mortars used by
druggists, only it is made OF cast iron.
Mr.. Cox will keep it for further exhi.
bition.
Miss Stella West came Thursday
night from Oxford Orphanage to enter
the home of F. o. Cox.
T. G. Nelson has a Plymouth Rock
pullet which was Matched about Jsnu.
airy 10th last, and laid her first egg the
18th of this month. It seems that
chickens are becoming educated as
we'll as every thing else.
In addition to their own make OF
wire fencing the A. G.. Cox Mig Co.
now keep on hand all styles of the
Pittsburg.. ElectricWeld, square meshes,
small at the bottom and large at the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
,SACRIF7CING FOR AN EDUCA-
TION.


On the fourth page of this issue we
print an article headed "Thomas Car
lyle," describing some of the discourage
meDts which met the great Thomas
Carlyle as he set out to acquire an ed
ucation. The prospect of walking
eighty miles to college was not the
greatest difficulty in his way. He
could walk that distance easily enough
but there were other discouragements
in the way of sacrifices which oyer
matched the fcot-journey which fol-
lowed tie parting with his mother.
AS one reads such thrilling story
now of the nerve and energy and in
domitable will of small boy who. by
dlnt of his own perseverance and ener-
gy, developed into the great man whose
name and writings will live yet long
upon the earth, one wonders If there
be many lads in this land to-day who
are willing to do as did Carlyle.
Often do we hear the question :
care young men to-day making sacri-
fees as great and fighting difficulties
in the pursuit of education as did the
young men of former times?" We be-
lieve that the question may be answer
ed readily and truthfully in the mega
tive. There is tendency among the
boys and young men of the present
day to think more of ease and fine
dress than of the accomplishment of a
we'll trained mind.
To be sure, much is being said about
education and the papers tell US OF the
rapid strides which are being made in
educational development. That is all
we'll enough; but in most cases the
seeking and acquiring of an education
is left to those who can make some
kind of comparatively easy arrange
ments. They just don't walk eighty
miles to college now. Yea, few walk
even eight miles to college, and we re-
member hearing father say not a
great while ago that mile across town
was too far for his children to walk to
school every day.
While much is said of our education.
al progress and many hopes are express.
ed for brighter day in the early fu-
ture, there are many young men
throughout the land who ought q
know many things which they never
will know. If the South needs any
one thing more than another to make
it the ideal section of which so many
have fondly dreamed, 1t is deeper and
broader culture and this can come in
Its best and highest form only through
the sacrifices OF our young men and
yOnng women.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
DUMPING NEWS.

Correspondence to the Commonwealth.
Halifax, N. c., May rs, 1903.
Miss Helen Daniel, of Halifax, who
is teaching at Crowells, visited her
home people Sunday.
Mrs. e. E. Hargrove and sister, Miss
Bessie Fleming, visited Miss Rosa
Bachelor last Monday.
Mr.. J. G. Moore, of Dawson, and
Mr.. Herbert johnson, OF Scotland
Neck, paid Mr.. G. III. Dickens a short
call Friday.
Mr.. James Stephenson, of Dawson,
visited his parents yesterday.
Mr.. B. N. Jennings and little son
Master Willie Bryan, paid us quite a
pleasant call Sunday.
Miss Ella Bradley, of Bethel, Visited
the Misses Fleming Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Moore, of Dawson, spent
the week with her father, Mr.. E. s.
Hargroye Of this place.
Rev. A. S. Gotten, Mr.. Frank Shaw
and sister, Miss Maggie, and Mr.. Alex.
Hunt, of Enfield, visited the family Of
Mr.. Rufus Shaw Sunday.
Miss Lucie Sugg, of Sparta, who hai
been visiting her sister, Mrs. I. G.
Shaw, returned home some days ago
She was accompanied back by hel
brother, Redden, and little Miss Leno.
"a Shaw.
We had nice shower OF rain Satur
day and also Sunday which was great
ly enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Jim Ellen's school closed las
Wednesday. Miss Fannie Phelps was
teacher. We regret to haye so many
of the nice young ladies leave us.
Misses Matte and Lizzie Hargrovl
of this place, went to Dawson Sunday.
There was preaching at Haywood NJ
E. church yesterday morning. Rev
A. S. Gotten preached an interesting
sermon. There were people from Hall
fax and Enfield and this place also.
A NORTH CARoLINIAN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought OF using
else for Indigestion or Bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermen-
tation of undigested food, regulate the
action Of the liver, stimulate the nor
vous and organic action Of the system,
and that ID all they took whom feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need few doses OF
Green's August Flower in liquid form,
to make you satisfied there IL nothing
serious the matter with you. You can
get this reliable remedy at e. T.
WHITEHEAD 4 cos. Price 25c
and The.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
A LITTLE EARLY RISER

now and then, at bedtime will cure con.
stlpation, biliousness and liver troubles.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
famous little pills that cure by arous.
ing the secretions, moving the bowels
gently, yet effectually, and giving such
tone and strength to the glands of the
stomach aud liver that the cause of the
trouble is removed entirely and if their
use is continued for a few days, there
will be no return OF the complaint.
Sold by 2. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
DAWSON FUN.
Correspondence to The Commonwealth.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
DAWSON, N. c., May %, 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Benson, OF War
rem county, spent few days here last
week visiting Mrs. Benson's brother,
Mr.. J. J. Partine, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Vanlandin9ham
spent Sunday at Spring Fill, visiting
relatives.
Mr.. Horton Kimball, Of Scotland
Neck. was in this locality Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, of Scotland
Neck, we're in this locality Sunday.
Miss Matte Hargrove, near En-
field, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Frank Moore, yesterday.
Mr.. Wiley BarnhilI, of Enfield. was
among our many visitors Sunday.
Mr.. Thurston Davenport, Of Scotland
Neck, was among our welcome callers
Sunday. He was accompanied by Miss
Bonnie Belle knight, who was the
guest OF her cousin, Miss Minnie
Fleming.
Mr.. Noah Minshew, of Mullens, at
tended services here Sunday.
Mr.. Emmstte Stephenson and Miss
Minnie Bradley, of Crowells, were Wis
itors at Mr.. ]. w. Fleming's yesterday.
Mr.. w. Ed. Fleming, OF Neal, was &C.
companied to Dawson Sunday by Miss
liver Weeks, of Spring Hill.
Messrs. O. P. and E. E. Stalllnge
visited their parents here yesterday.
Mr.. Jim Pope, of Spring Hill, was q
caller here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrence, Of
Whitakertown, made a pleasant call te
Mr.. J. T. Lawrence and family Sunday
Mr.. L. E. Deberry was fortunate
enough to kill large gray eagle in hi
grove Tuesday afternoon measuring
five feet and three inches from tip te
tip.
Mr.. Bonnie Partine went to Spring
Hill Sunday and ''fetched'' Miss Arms
Marks here to church. Now, cellars
Jane," don't you think he is a favorite
with the CroweIl and Spring Hill-ites
too.
Mr.. w. E. Lawrence, of Hamilton
spent Sunday here with his parents.
Mr.. Geo. Gardner, of Scotland Neck
attended services here yesterday.
Rev. G. L. Mer1ell, OF Hobgood, gave
us quite a good sermon Sunday morn
ing. The weather being unfavorablt
he did not preach Sunday night.
After very sultry day We are blessed
with a gentle patter OF rain on oul
window panes, which is greatly vel
coined by all, especially farmers. Cot
ton that has been planted for quite .
while has not come up. Tobacco settini
is not yet con. pleted owing to the dr.,
season. We have not had q rain befor,
since the fourth Sunday in April, an(
you can imagine it is not very muddy
here. But, like I tell you, our farmer
will come all right.
LOVES OWN.
Love shall lead me where he will,
Never more to sever;
Let him kiss or wound or kill,
But will love forever: .
Blood red thOrns-hoWer or vine,
Still through life Love is mine.
Be a wilderness my lot,
So that Love may share it,
Kind would be savage cot
With Loves roses near it.
Golden dreams or storm-swept day,
Still through life Love finds its way.
DOOH
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
WIDOW BLINKS AGAIN.

correspondents " uC SO11lAAhSAWS
Roanoke Rapids, N. c., May %.
Dear Mister .Kommonwelth:
Bein as how I promish toe rite yu
at sum fucher time I thort / wood drap
yu fu lines at this time an tel yu
bout that ole mades' konvenshun whut
thay had at the Rozemary skule hous
las Frydy mite, but kan only tel yu
whut sum gals tole me, bein as I dyd
knot git invite. I had sposed that
widders an ole mades wux bout the
saim but it du seme that are mlsstakin
an whin axed ole made whut wuz
the Difference, she sed as how this was a
heep, an in the first plaice if she kuld
jest be a wilder thout gittin marrld
she wood knot kare a sent bout the
man in the kase. Butt judgin from whut
wuz tole me bout that konvenshun
them ole mades dyd knot SEINE toe
want nuthin but a man, an wanted
hymn bad. Them gals sed thar wuz
mo deterrent kines of ole mades thar
than thay had ever hearn tel Of. Sed
thar wuz long ole mades, short ole
mades, big ole mades an little ole
mades, yung ole mades an ole ole
mades, kwiet ole mades an phrisky ole
mades, an wun in purtickular semed
toe TICKLE EN- moast to deth, she be-
in deph, but thsy sed as how she kuld
sing to beet the ban, an so kuld awl
them uthers, an thay wreckined thay
must to hav larned toe syng afor emmy
tunes wuz invented. sho duz wish I
kuld bin thar, but I here thay is goin
toe whole that konvenshun mex Fry
dy mite at the haul hear, an am sho-
~ gwine. 1 spoee thay has got sum
unphinished bizness toe tend toe, an l
wood knot be sprized if thay doant pas
a phew laws regardin the ackshuns of
sum OF our toun kommishuners an
uthers, restrainin them from traidin
for awl the klkin mules in the Stait, an
from bralkin up the livry bizness in our
toun by furnlshin HOSES an rubber
tyered buggys phree of charge, but l
sholy thynks he are nice man an ort
toe be lowed sum traidin an lendin
PRIVILEGES. Should tend that kon-
yenshun I viii rite yu bout it in mi mex.
Thar is to be gran phlag rain at
the schulz howse hear mex Wensdy
mite, an awl specks to hav big TYNE,
of which I will rite yu when the rain
hay bin dun.
heres that sum foaks has bin sayin
sinse my luther letter KUN out that I,
"Balinda Blinks," is a man, an uthere
goze 30 phar as toe say is too men.
]es wisht I node hoo sed it, wood CIV
EN- peece of mi mine. Sum, two,
has bin krittersizin mi spelin, but !
noze that am al rite, .kauze when went
toe schulz in Weldun when I wuz q
gal, mi teecher sed as how I wuz the
CRATES speller she ever seed, an kuld
spell words In mo deterrent wais than
emmy skOllar she had.
Now, Mister Kommonwelth, i wish ]
kuld rite yu sum cytty nuze, but on,
toun is rite kwiet now, cept tits In The
koatin bizness which semes toe bee
on q hume. Hoapin that these fl
lynes mai fine w the saim klose
YOre fren
BALINDA BLINKS,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator OF
c. T. Lawrence, all persons having
claims against his estate are notified to
present them to me or to w. A. Dunn,
my attorney, by or before the 10th day
OF May, 1904. or this notice will be
plead in bar of recovery. All persons
are earnestly requested to present their
accounts at once.
This May IL, 1903.
J. p. W1MBERLEY.
5-14-6t Admir- G.. T. Lawrence.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
FIRST PATRIOTIC SONG.
The Generation Preceding the Rev
OlutiOn Produced "a Musical
Tanner.

The Puritans Of England held
music in no very high esteem. They
held in adherence piping with o.
gans, singing, ringing and trowling
of psalms from one side of the choir
to the other as complained Of in
their protest to parliament. In fact,
writes Helen Brown, in American
Queen, their fana;icism bred so much
hatred for such things that they
came to look upon music ms posi-
lively unchristian. So the pilgrims
brought to America with them the
style Of music that prevailed when
they left the mother country, which
ocs without saying that it was not
of the most inspiring. cheering kind.
The generation preceding the revO-
luton i, referred to AS the psalm
singing generations" The colonists
were absorbed in the task of reviH-
ing and repubilshing the psalms.
In 1913 an organ vas introduced
into Boston, but the prejudice was so
great that the instrument remained
unpaclted in the porch Of the church
for seven months.
Up to this time there had been no
native compositions, but IA little later
on the first compositions were the
work Of one William Billings, "A tam
ner by trade. As psalm-singing still
prevailed his first production was The
New England Psalm Singer" which
was followed by singing Masters
Assistant" and Music in Miniature"
His later works were Of a patriotic
order and il is due to this fact that
they became so popular. His La
mentations Over Boston" breathrd
the spirit of the revolution, as also
did his "Retrospect," "Indepsnd.
ence" ard "Columbia."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
A CONpESCENSION.

Gwendolcn Jones was chubby and sweet,
And her age was half-past three;
And she lived In IA house on Wellington
street,
In the yard with the walnut tree.
Harold PerCival M~arInainkc Smith
Was almost half-past four;
And he said. when they gave him a base
ball and bat.
That he'd play with the girls no
more"
Gwendolen Jones she sazed through the
fence,
At an end were all life's joys,
As she saw the friend Of her youth depart
"To play with the great big boys
Harold Percival Marmaduke Smith
Up to the field marched he:
But his eye was BACKED, and his head was
whacked.
And his ball no more did he see.
And the boys called him "baby" because
he cried.
Did Teddy and Willie and Tim,
And they chased him away when he
threatened to tell.
And said they'd 'no use for HIM"
Gwendolen Jones came down to the fence.
And her face wore n joyful smile
When Harold Percival M~armaduke said
He'd play with her ''once In a while"
st. Nicholas.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Wnsps Devonr Spiders.

DR.. Dallinger describes the ruthless
destruction Of spiders by the ichneu-
nor ny and by certain wasps. The
young of some wasps can live only on
live spiders and the mother wasp,
therefore, renders the spiders power
less by her sting-after which it a
live a m%onth-and then deposits it in
the coo where she has laid her
egg. On Matching out the wasp grubs
feed on the bodies Of the living spl.
ders. Another wasp deposits her egg
in the body of the SPIDER, which IL
then buried alive and is fed upon by
the NuSD grub.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
A GLIMPSE OF GIBRALTAR,
Disnpp"inting After h First Glance
because of Denaeaning
A~asOciatiOns

1t 10 just possible to be impressed
by the first glimpse of Gibraltar; but
soon the recollection of the innuner.
able paltry and criminal uses to which
1t has been applied, in literature and
in picture, crowds in to disenchant and
belit,lc. 1t is hard to keep yourself
to the thought of what must have
been its effect on those who saw it
first. It is a rock which cOnceals .
town in II of its folds, and contains
a fortress which is still formidable;
participate in the greatest sea fight
that ever the world saw. And yet
there seems to be something little
about Gibraltar; so vast for u rock, it
is not much for a mountain.
| much prefer to stand upon Gibral-
tar and look across the strait toward
Morocco. land of hidden treasure, mys-
terry and danger, and so lovely to tho
eye that it fairly makes the heart ache,
writes Julian Hawthorne in the Book.
lovers Magazine. And then turn to-
ward the east and sail on in magma
ton down the matchlcss, distorted,
immemorial sea, with a coast on either
hand which nature and man nave com
binrd to make the most attractive on
earth. The glory that was Greece and
the grandeur that was Rome, the
Arabs, the Carthaginians, the un-
known progenitors of our race, the
Gothic invaders and destroycrs and
rebuilders-all came from yonder.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The latest guy is I'm going to
Boston" When n man cannot say
"NO,' and does not want to say
"Yes," to an invitation. he compro-
misses by expressing the ~profoundest
regret and announcing almost in tears
that he is going To Huston.--N. Y.
Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The present home of the kiowas is in Indian Territory, where
they occupy a reservation with the Comanchcs. When they were first
known by the white men they lived along the hcadwaters of the Platte
river. They were at that time, $50 years ago, as now, neighbors of
the Comanchcs. the two tribes occupying the territory between the
Black Hills and the Yellowstone river. The kiowas arc invetcrate
gamblers. their favorte games being monte and duncan. They will
stake everything they own on the turn of a card, and if they lose
they leave the game without a word of complaint. The Kiowas we're
great buffalo hunters and did not give up their wild life on the plains
until 1867 when they were removed to their present reservation.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Prof. MOsso calls attention In the
NOuyelle Revue to the curious fact
that whereas in Italy the educated
classes are physically greatly inferior
to the peasants. In England members
Of the learned societies are physically
superior to the laboring classes.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The inspector general shows that
! n London the losses from unsuccess
full companies during the last ter
years have exceeded $500, 900, 900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
nnnNna'a Consent.

The Count Gold enough to De n grand
father and after Miss Munryton)-I
her consent; and now Ter
Mis- Nonry'On-l am 50 glad, But
won't i, be funny I" cal! yom papu?-
L~ippinco'''. MagaHinc.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

ALlSnc

"Gracious,' exclaimed Miss Elugore.
a. the zach, went about. this breeze
makes ne feel quite uncomfortable"
NO w%'"dcr," replied Mis- Toady; II
just heard one Of the sailors say it was
4 trade wind "-Philadrlphia Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Sunday school Teacher-How many
commandments are there Willie?
Willie Ten.
Sunday School Teacher-And sup
pose you were to break one of them?
Willie-Then there'd only be nine
p~hiladclnhin Bulletin.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Manager-Here, John, why are You
always late? You never arrive until
after ! get here.
Office Boy-Well, sir, they told me
at grandmother's always to wait for
older folks to enter first, an that'a
why ! don't like to come too early
Boston Globe.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

He-l love you, Miss Peach, ardent
ly, pa~ssionately, madly.
She-Nonsense. Mr.. De Sever; you
are hardly acquainted with me.
~ know; but then-why, perhspA
that's the reasou."-Stray StogieA
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Certain species of mosquitoes hi
bernate in the adult state, others in
the larvae state ana some in the egg.
Larvae live through u winter in solid
ice.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
The Normal Eye,

The normal eye can read letters
seven-twentieths of al inch high Ut .
distance Of 20 feet.