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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-03-12
Notice.
} Halifax County,

Lula Staten) Halifax County,
VS..
Joe Staten.) North Carolina
Action for Divorce in Superior Court
Joe Staten, the defendant above
named, will take notice that an action
entitled as aboye has been commenced
In the Superior Court for Halifax
county to dissolve the bonds of matfi.
monv now existing between the plain.
tiff and defendant, and said defendant
will further take notice that he is re.
quired to appear at the April term Of
the Superior court of said county to be
held at the court house in Halifax on
the fifth Monday after the first Mon
day in March, 1908, and answer or &C.
muir to the complaint in said action or
the plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint.
S. M. GARY,
2-126t Clerk Superior Court.
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AN ABLE JUDGE.

Judge Moore, who has been holding
court In Halifax two weeks, has greatly
endeared himself to the people OF Hal
flax county. He is an able and impair
tial Judge and a most affable and
agreeable gentleman.
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LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs.

The Legislature adjourned Monday.
Every one seemed to go away In good
spirits, glad at having been member
of the body and glad to 60 home. We
have no space this week to refer to its
work. We may do so later.
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| COLORED MANS GOOD COUN.
GIT
COMMONWEALTH :

EDITOR COMMONWEALTH !:
I have observed, and with unfeigned
regret, the growing tendency of the
colored boys to abandon the healthful
farm life, and crowd the towns. It
simply shows growing weakness. In
the towns we are subject to difficulties
and temptations, which, but too often
we are unable to over come. 1t is per-
Ilous habit of parents to allow the boys
to idle and loaf the streets when they
could be out on the farm preparing for
q "rainy day." Too often we see boys
who have just entered their "teens"
taken to court to answer for crimes
which they have committed. In these
towns the negro boys are submerged in
the angry waves of temptation and
hurried on to their final ruin. Think
of the number of colored men who are
spending their lives in the dirty, filthy
prisons of the State who would have
been saved but for the foolish desertion
of the farm where they could have made
an honest living for themselves and
family. The negro must consider the
fact that if he wishes to be respected he
must first be respectable. It is shame
for us-surroun6ed as we are by class
of men noted for great enterprise, in
dustry, frugality and for all that goes to
make up noble manhood, to remain as
dead bodies on the frozen sea-" Our
first effort should be to purify our
homes and thereby improve the COM
munity in which we live. Going North
to better our condition is too irrelevant
to be considered. Our best interests
are in the South because our best
friends are here. Let us infuse into our
spirits the good habits and principles
of our surroundings. A moral safe.
guard is habit of industry. This pro
notes our happiness, and so leaves nc
cravings for those vices which lead on
and down to sin and it's untold miseries
A good home is worth more to us than
thousand Presidential dinings and
receptions" We have allowed our.
selves to be pulled up with too many
empty honors, and simple, foolish ideas
to consider well our own interests. We
liye in too many air-castles to get down
to business as other men. These all
built hopes will not elevate the race
one iota. We should now begin tc
provide homes for our families. Run.
ming up North only tends to weaken
the race. Our best interests are In the
South. Our advantages are better here
than elsewhere. Our real friends are
in the South. Then let us stay here
Being shut out OF politics has not
harmed US. It simply has done US
good. We have made terrible blunderl
and these should be a lesson to US. Be
good, law abiding citizens and all will
be we'll. g. T. HILL.
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DIR. WIMBERLEYs CERTIFl-
CATE.

This is TO certify that / have used
Hancocks Liquid Sulphur in my prae.
tice and haYe tested It sufficiently "a
know II to b remedy Of great merit.
Have used It with curative results ii
cases that nothing else would benefit.
.ses P-.Wu1BERLEY. II. y.
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The Virginian-PIlot says that several
well-to-do families last week arrived In
Norfolk from North Dakota. They
have come to Norfolk to engage in
farming. It they had come little
further South to Scotland Neck they
would have found the ideal Southern
climate and good place for farming
operations.
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FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. W1nslow's Soothing Syrup has
bean used for eixty years by millions of
mothers TOR their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
tho child, softens the gums, alias all
palm, cures wind collie, and is the best
tfomedy for Diarrhoea. II will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold BY Druggists IN ever part Of the
world. Twenty-fv cents : bottle. Be
.surs and aak for Mrs Winslowas
Hoo syrssr, md take ~ q -
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A Petersburg correspondent to the
Richmond News Leader writes that
capitalists OF KinstoD, N. c., have pur-
chased and are now in possession OF
the Swift Greek Cotton Mills, in Chest
erfield county, Va. Besides The cotton
mills property proper, there Is a tract
OF land OF LIT acres belonging to the
purchase.
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LETTER FROM THE LAND OF
FLOWERS.

EDITOR The COMMONWEALTH
This is most beautiful and pictur-
esque resort, situated on the Atlantic
ocean, Southeast Florida, $40 miles below
Jacksonville. This place is considered,
by those who have travelled much, one
of the loveliest and most enhancing
resorts in the world. It is an island
broken from the main land and sepa-
rated from it by sheet of water, pos
sessing the fascination of an inland
wood-bordered lake, while the opposite.
shore is bathed in all the grandeur of
the open sea. On this choice site
stands the Royal Poinciana Hotel
and opposite it the Breakers. This
smaller hotel has the ocean view, with
its smooth, splendid beach, and around
all sides are wide and spacious piazzas,
while half mile away, westward across
the island stands the mammoth and
luxurious Royal Poinciana, said to
be the largest hotel on earth.
The time of the gay social season is
from the LIST of January to April LIST
I am told there have been more than
fifteen thousand tourists since January
LIST, and they are still coming. The
air is so wonderfully bracing here, and
full of vitality, the atmosphere so calm
and balmy that fatigue and WEAKNESS
are seldom known. Besides all this
there is famous spring, claimed to be
that historic one so eagerly sought by
Ponce deLeon, that dispenses youth
and beauty, go that Palm Beach for the
tourist is paradise. These great ho-
tells both under the same cleyer man
agement, are examples of executive
ability and show how host fulfills all
the wishes of his guest. Between these
two wide spread-out inns is a broad
asphalt promenade, decorated on either
side with palms and other tropical
growing plants, which at night is gor-
geously illuminated with hundreds of
electric bulbs.
One of the popular features is the
salt water swimming pools, where often
two hundred people are in action at
the same time. There are different
amusements for the guests. Some de-
vote part of the time fishing, hunting
or boat-riding, while others visit the
orange and cocoanut groves, pineapple
plantations and other tropical fruits
growing. Another diversion, which
claims much attention, Is the alligator
farm where are to be seen thousands of
them of all sizes and ages. Some of
the guests devote much of their time
in prize contests-such as eating hot
mince pie, diving for the dollar, and
many others.
Some Of the most prominent people
in the world visit this place. Mr..
Flagier, the Standard Oil magnate, has
a beautiful residence here. It is sur
rounded by beautiful palm trees. Elk
President Cleveland has just left. He
spent about two weeks. Fishing was
his sphere. He says this is the finest
place in the world for fishing.
Very respectfully yours,
w n PrNDrp
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Monday /, last day.

Monday, last day.
SENATE AND HOUsE.-Not much
work was done in the General Assem-
bly, further than passing upon some
leftover bills, making farewell speeches,
presenting canes and the like.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-03-12

CERTAIN CURE for CHILBLAIN3.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. It cures chilblains,
frostbites, damp, sweating, swollen feet.
At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-03-12
70 CURE \ cold IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II It fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig-
nature is on each box. Csc. Z
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OUR LEGISLATURES
[Continued from First Page.
Friday, Sind day

was spent on the revenue bill. Many
private bills were disposed of and the
work of the day counted long way
towords closing up the work of the
session.
HoUsE.-The House passed on its
third reading the bill for closing sa-
looms at o'clock, Representatives Par
ker and White, of Halifax, both voting
tor it.
Senate bills to provide short forms
of crop lien for Halifax county and for
fire commissioners of Halifax county
passed third reading.
Saturday, 53rd day.
SEnfATE.-The bill to close saloons in
the state at 8 o'clock was lost in the
Senate.
The last vote on the bond bill placed
1t at 100000.
There as a rush of work putting
through many bills in closing up the
Senate's work.
HousE.-Speaker Gattis was the re.
cipient of very well-timed, gracefully
and deserved compliment from the Re
publican minority of the House, in
the shape OF resolution of respect, as
follows:
cit IS unanimously resolved by the
Republican members OF the House oil
Representatives that we are unwilling
to see the Assembly dispense without
first openly paying tribute of respect
to our worthy Speaker, Hon, S. NJ
0attis, and assuring him OF our deep
and lasting appreciation of the manly
upright, fair, impartial, patient and
courteous consideration which he has
accorded US. We have found him in
all respects worthy of the position
which he has so ably filed. In his de.
cision Of parliamentary law, we have
found no cause OF complaint, and after
we have considered his acts under the
scrutiny Of partisan eyes, we are pleased
to say of him, as Hill said in his tribute
of Lee: That he is man who knows
how to wisely use power
"Benbow for the Republican mem
bers of the House."
Salary Of superintendent public in.
struction was raised to 600.
The bill for the correcti on of youth.
full criminals, introduced by Mr.. Smith
came up as special order. 1t gives
judges discretion, instead Of sending
criminals under II to the penitentiary
they may order them bound out to re-
liable persons.
It was passed on second and third
readings without discussion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12

any length and his first formal speech.
lie said:
II believe in the Monroe doctrine
with all my heart and soul, but
would Infinitely prefer to see IL
abandoned than to see us put II for
ward and bluster about it and yet
fail to build up the hghting strength
which alone in the last resort can
make us respected by any strong for.
eisn power whose interest IL may hap.
pen to be to violate it,"
At Milwaukee he spoke on the trust
question and at ST. Paul on the tar.
In.
Minneapolis claimed him for part
OF a day and then he started for South
Dakota. There the President felt at
home. jamestown. Bismarck. Man.
dan. Medora were familiar places to
him. especially Medora. where he
made his home eighteen years ago.
when he owned n ranch there. The
cowboys and all his old friends turned
out to greet him. But he didn't have
much time for conversation. because
he had to make speeches. To an old
friend he said that he would give n
hundred dollars for an hours chat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12

made as many speeches. Denver was
the next important stop. II was about
this time that the President began TO
foregather with former Rough Riders.
II was at Pueblo that Mr.. Roosevelt
deserted the train to take breakfast
with cowboys. lie saw cook wagon
drawn up meas the train and he hus'
tied forth In a hurry. showing that he
knew the ways OF camp breakfast.
He liked that breakfast. and the cow.
boys were amazed at his skill in
spearing pieces OF steak and the
amount OF coffee he consumed.
The sacrifices that the former col.
onei of the Rough Riders made to
meet his old comrades were amazing.
Whenever he heard they We're walt.
Ing to see him he would remain up
to any hour. no matter how tired he
was. The reunions gave him tho
keenest pleasure. At Santa Fe and
Albuquerque there were cowboy
sports. OF which he never seemed to
tire. and at Albuquerque he acted as
godfather for Theodore Roosevelt
Amijo. whose father was sergeant
In the Rough Riders.
He had u day In the Grand Canyon
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
CLAIM OF WAR VETERAN.
Applicant Honestly Tells Cause Of His
Injuries.

Pension Commissioner Ware recent
ly received an application for a PEN
sion from civil war veteran who
does not hesitate to tell the truth
about his claim on the nations graf
itude. When requested to specify the
circumstances under which he in
Cured physical disabilities he sent
the following detailed explanation:
1.-THE way got my war ingery was a
ketchin of hog. The hog war SOW
hog and our captain wanted her for
forege. He was chasin the SOW and
she crawled threw hoal in rale
fence. 1t war big hoal and I thot
war about the sis of the hog. and
tried to crawl threw, but I stuk and
trim to wigle out trode the rales off
and one hit me on my he'd and nocked
me senseless. I do not think the SOW
mig had nothing to do with my line of
duty, for did not ketch the hog.
Wich she never war caut." Mr. Ware
is OF opinion that such candor as this
should entitle the writer to unusual
consideration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12

Mr.. Roosevelt on April 0 entered
Yellowstone Park for two happy
weeks. Accompanied by John Bur.
roughs and small escort the Prcsi.
dent cut himself OF from the world.
lived In tents and enjoyed communion
with nature. He travelled over the
deep snow on skis. he remained In the
open for hours studying the ways of
wild things. little birds ani big beasts.
but not shot did he fire at n living
thing. He made twenty mile tramps
through the wild land and rode n big
cavalry horse for hours. He loafed
around the camp fire and listened to
the talk OF the old days.
The President came forth from the
Yellowstone on April 20. bronzcd.
overflowing with good spirits and i'm.
mensely strengthened and refreshed
by his outing. Reluctantly he quilted
the park and started on the dash for
st. Louis, where he arrived on April
90. There he was the guest
of President Francis. of the
Worlds Fair. rs was also former
President Cleveland. Both took part
in the dedication exercises. He put
In part OF a day In Kansas City. and
then passed into Kansas. where In one
day he stopped ut eighteen towns and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
Marvellous Career Of Scotch Boy,
Now British Peer.

The life of the Scotch boy. Donald
Smith, now Baron Strathcona and
Mount Royal, would read more like
romance If 1t were not so studded
with improbabilities. People like
their romances to be possible; 1t is
only from reality that will be en-
dured the touches of extravaganza
which turn standard fiction into fairy
tales. says the Cosmopolitan. Young
Donald Smith. dreaming in his
Scotch village of the stirring adven-
lures of fur-trading uncle In the
wilds of North America, and after
ward becoming fur trader himself,
first as clerk of the Hudson Bay
company in the bleakest corner Of It's
vast territory, "pitiless Labrador"
then climbing after years Of hardship
and fidelity to be a chief factor of tho
company and resident governor In
America and finally in his old age
governor of the home company In
London, high commissioner for Can.
ada and peer. Of the realm--that II
romance.
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and the glory OF It filled him with
delight. From the desert and the
sage brush he rassed into the land OF
flowers. California greeted him with
open arms. At San Francisco he was
the guest of NJ. II. DE Young. He
had strenuous time there, and he
was ready for the four days In the
Yosemite valley. two of which ho
passed with John Muir and woods.
man high up on the mountain. where
they all slept In the open. wrapped
In their blankets. The big trees
filed him with amazemont and he In.
dignantly ordered the cards dcfacing
one of them to be removed.
The President then crossed the state
line in Nevada. where Gov. Sparks
compared him to Andrew Jackson.
and called him Young Hickory"
After trip through Oregon and
Washington he turned his face east.
ward.
He passed Sunday in Cheyenne. He
again Travelled across Nebraska and
on Tuesday entered Iowa. wednes.
day and Thursday he was In Illinois.
where he made eighteen stops In ono
day. Friday he Travelled through
Pennsylvania. reaching Washington
at 7:05 d. IN.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Grand Temperance Champion.

Sir wilfred Lawson. who recently
won a fiercely contested parliamentary
election on his old platform of tenn
perance. is known as Englands Grand
Old Man OF Temperate" lie is sew
enty-thrce years old and has been
prominent in every parliamentary cri-
Sis for quarter of century. and il is
said that there is little doubt that.
had he not identified himself with the
cause of temperance, he would have
been many times a miHister. As l, is.
he has never been member OF a Cab
met. lie has fought with and against
Disraeli. Paimerston. Bright and Glad
stone.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
CUT|CURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap.
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
Sale Greater Than The World'S Product
Of Other Skin Soaps.
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions of tho worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre-
serving, purifying and bcautifying tho
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts,
scales and dandruir, and the stopping Of
falling hair, for softcning, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands,
for baby rashcs, itcllngs and chahngs,
for annoying irritations, or too free or
offensive pcrspiration, for ulccrativo
weaknesses, and many sanativc, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially moth
crs, as well as for all the purposes Of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combincs delicate
emolllent properties derived from Cuti-
cura, the great skin cure, with The pur-
est of cleansing ingredients and tho
most refreshing of flower odours. No
other medcated soap ever compounded
Is to be compared with It for preserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the skin,
scalp, hair and hands. No other for
egn or domestic toilet soap, however
expensive, is to be compared with 1t for
all the purposes OF the toilet, bath and
Thus II combines in one soap
nt one price the most effective skin and
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Bold throughout the world. Cuticura Reso,vent. snc.
SSa.s a. Fs boSn bh.s@Sn Il
Ss5 aa q, gt9z XS, a., ,Serr so's Pop: u.,
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NEW INFORMATION BUREAUS.
George n. o.nieis. General Passenger
Agent Of the New York Central.
Booming Retofts.

To boom pleasure anu nealth resorts
along the New York Central and asso-
cIated lines and thereby Increase the
earnings Of his department. George IL.
Daniels. general passenger agent Of the
Central. has installed Information
bureaus throughout the country. He Is
trying this plan Of advertising for the
first time.
The function OF thesc bureaus is to
convey Information concerning the
Central and the pleasure resorts. and
also to sell tickets 10 any one who
may wish to buy.
These bureaus have been establish.
ed In this city. Brooklyn. Syracuse.
Rochester. Buffalo. Niagara Falls.
Montreal. Toronto. Cleveland. Detroit.
indianapolis. Cincinnati. Louisyilie. ST.
Louis. Chicago. Denver. Los Angeles.
San Francisco and Portland. Ore
From the New York Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
Sentiment and Reality.

Before he wrote his rondels on baby
hood Algernon Charles Swinburne
made systematic study of young
children. One day the bachelor poet
tiptoed into the nursery of n friend
and sat down to watch a sleeping in
fant. The child smiled and the poet
was moved to rapturous awe. But
the matter-of-fact and experienced
nurse spoiled it all by whispering,
TITS wind, sir. Whenever they smiles
in their sleep you may be sure it's
wind. Bless his little heart" Swim
burne scowled and withdrew, but he
never wrote his contemplated poetry
on the subject of baby's dream.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-12
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.

President Roosevelt finished his ten
weeks tour of the West June at Z
y. IN. at which hour his special train
arrived at the Pennsylvania station at
Washington. Nothing In the way Of
q demonstration had been planned
and there was no formal reception.
Mr.. Roosevelt will ind much less
work awaiting him than might be
Imagined from the length of his alb
sence from the white House. All I'm.
portant communications have been
forwarded to him. and by means OF
Tho telegraph and mail he has kept
right up with his osficiaI duties.
On the Tuesday following his re.
Turn the President goes to Cleveland.
o.. to attend the wedding of Senator
Hanna's daughter on June 10. lie
Is to speak nt the National Saenser.
fest nt Baltimore on June Is. and
the next day he will attend the Uni
versity Of Virginia commencement
exercises ut Charlottesville.
II has not been decided when the
President will 70 to Oyster Bay for
the summer, but he probably will 20
before the end OF June. Mrs. Roose-
welt and the children have arranged
to move to their summer home about
June IL. and II is thought the Prcsl'
dent will soon follow them.
Never before has President Of the
United States made swing round
the circle" like the tour OF President
Roosevelt. During tho trip. which
lasted fifty.aix days. he covered up
ward OF 1900 miles. and addressed
upward of 100000 people.
II hns been remarkable trip In
many ways To begin with, the worl;
mnppca out by Mr.. Roosevelt was
such that no ordinary man could hope
TO 20 through with Il. when Prcsl'
dent Nicholas Murray Butler Of Col
umbia University. left the President
about fortnight nEo. he estimated
that Mr.. Roosevelt had made about
$50 speeches up to that time. a study
OF the itinerary shows that before he
returned TO Washington the total
reached about 400.
Another remarkable phaFc OF the
tour Is the fact that twice the Prcsi.
dent of the United States has been
cut on from the world--for two weeks
while he was in Yellowstone Park and
afterwards for two days. while In the
Yosemite. Only once before has n
President of this country hid him.
self. President Cleveland had that
distinction. and there was excuse for
Il. He went TO Deer Park. Maryland.
for his honeymoon. and only his most
intimate friends knew where to And
him.
The other trips which President
Roosevelt has made have been nf.
fectcd by accidents. When he was
in Connecticut last summer he mar
rowly escaped death in n trolley col.
lision. Later. when he went on n
tour. he was compelled to abandon II
in Indianapolis because of an abcess
which developed on his leg. But
nothing has marrcd Mr.. Rooseve!t's
grand tour. although he narrowly cs.
capped injury in the Yellowstone. when
n detective revolver cartridge explod.
cd while he was shooting ut a mark.
and n piece struck him over the eye.
Altogether Pres,uent Roosevelt had
n most magnificent time on this trip.
He left Washington on April 1. In
Chicago he made his first stop Of