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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
THIS IS TRULY NEW.
Fertilization Ii Western North
Carolina.

Charlotte Observer,
The Carolinas beat all sections CT the
country for petrlfied specimens, but
North Carolina beats her sister. There
were Greeks before Agamemnon and
there were petr,factions in North Caro-
| lima before the mortal rsmasns OF the
pat.ified gentleman CT the Saluda river
country oil South Carolina were ever
heard Of. A Judge OF the Superior
Court o. this State, who has lately
.,een riding the thrice. tn circ u't sends
The Observer story which bears on
tie general subject. He had heard
that Captain Joe Todd Of Ashe. told
ii St the conclusion o: ~, argument be-
lore the Supreme Court OF the State
is:r.e Wears ago, and induced Capt.
Tod to tel. It 10 him. 1t runs this
,sea.
Some years ago Information was re-
caived by the citizens OF Boston that
there was a considerable deposit of pet
rfs.ction in Wyoming, and the mana
, gsrs of the museum in Boston sent a
man to gather up soEle to deposit IN
the museum as curiosities, and as Joe
Bowers says, when he got to that coun-
try he was exploring certain creek
locking for petrlfactions, when he met
uu with denizen of that region, who
by the way, was a suffering man. The
b ston man says; care you acqualnt
e.. with this country?" The denisor
is.id: "I-I-I-I-l a>a-am.'
The Boston man then said ~ have
! 1,sen sent here from Boston to gathe
= III specimens of petrlfactions which
s.n informed exists in this country
Can YOU tell me their whereabouts?'
The de,lizen replied "There a-a-ain
.:n-none on t-thls creek, but there
~ p-plenty over about a m-mile OF
: p.p-petrified c-c-creek.'
.:Well I'll give you two dollars to g
ever there and show them to me" say
m lie Boston man.
M M e! c-c-can't g-g-go at no p-p-price-
M N, I'm at-af-afeered.
m "N7hat are you afraid Of"
m I'm af-f-feered I-I-I'll p-p-petrify."
m "Ch, there's no danger OF that"
m ooh y.y-yes there is. A f-f-fellt
m last y-y-year went h-h-hunting Il
m t,:l-ph-pheasants over there and /
n, :=p-petrifed, and he's. st-st-standin
: there yit. And, h-h-he sh-shot
. :,h-ph-pheasant as it f-f-few ov'
= 2.P-PetrlGed Or Greek, and his g-g-gu
m it all p p-petrlGed, and the sm-smol
:" o: his g-g-gun it ali p-ppetrified; ar
=. is fright sm-smoky there yit, and
n * killed the ph-ph- pheasant, and
M st-st-started to t-fail and it got abo
m hal. way to the g-ground and
m ;, p-petrified, and it's h-h-hangi1
m there yit."
mi The Boston man said That Cal
- 10 so. When the pheasant started
- Ill the law of gravitation would bri
/ m to the ground
! M M The deniaen said: 0, O., o, bib
! m NY f-f-friend, you DIDN'T understa
~. W-W-Wby the l-l-law of g-g-gra
, m ;tion its all p-p-petrified too"
80. Completing his narrative, Capts
N Todd gathered up his papers and
a NJ 80 I'LL. tu,x. ~ oo,,.+ roo,~, Ia.
, Ing the dignifed justices in tears.
!; % 81 .-on his case He had done what '
a m ..robably never done before: Comb
- I'd the counsel on the other side
p m cling story.
u m
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
EFT. wHITEHEAD 3 ca. on 7rn
GETS DRUG STORE WILL
BUY 1T BACK.

You assume no risk when you buv
ChamberIain's Collie, Chluera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy. E. T. Whitehead &
20 Scotland Neck and Legeetts Drue
store Hobgood, will refund your mon.
ey II you are not satisfied after using
II. 1t Is every where admitted 10 e
the most successful remedy In uee "a,
power complaints and the only on
that never fails. It il pleasant. ~
and reliable. '.'s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH

THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH
Ncurlshment is the foundation oil
health-life- strength. Kodol Dyspep.
sia Cure is the one great medicine that
enables the stomach and digestive or.
gans to digest, assimiiste and transform
all foods into the kind of blood that
nourishes the nerves and feeds the tbs.
sues. Kodol lays the foundation fol
health. Nature does the rest. Indi
gestiou, Dyspepsia, and all disorders Of
the stomach and digestive organs ar,
cured by the use of Kodol. Sold by
e. T. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
Cow Pea for Hay.

c. w. Burkett of Experiment Station IN rrogfes-
sive Farmer.
There is a great deal OF land that will
be lying idle during the summer
months, as the result of cutting wheat,
oats, etc. What can we do with this
land 80 as to improve 1t, and at the
same time secure a cropf
/ believe there is nothing better Tor
the farmer to do, than to follow his
wheat land or oat stubble with COW
peas. The labor required to do this
work is not great, and when hay sells
from SIS to $40 per ton, as 1t does
throughout the greater part OF the
State. ia seems reasonable that 1t IL
wisdom on the part of the farmer, to
devote a goodly area to this magnifi-
cent crop. It is not at all too late to
do this work.. II one does not care ia
dispose of his hay to the trade, the best
practice is to secure enough cattle OF
sheep to consume all the hay raised on
the farm. Then too, there is nothing
better az food tor horses than COW pea
hay.
Why can we not start q move.
ment throughout the State to follow
all OF our oat and wheat stubble with
cow peas, and build up the livestock
industry in our State? There is nj
hay superior to the COW pea, either FOL
the dairy or for the beef herd, and
there is no crop that will more cheap
ly and moro quickly improve land
The humus that is left In the soil, t.
say nothing Of the great quantity o
nitrogen that is stored there from grow
ing cow peas, will more than pay to
any effort that may be used in growin
the crop. l am confident that its valu
to the soil will compensate any farme
for every bit of time and labor deyote
to the growing of COW peas. The hig
commercial value, be it either for tn
market or for feeding purposes, Il
therefore, clear profit to the farmer.
Il Think what it would mean to OF
, State to have large areas each yes
given to this crop. Think Of the liv'
stock that could be fed, and the M
|, nure that could be made, that is wort
so many dollars, and hundreds OF dc
: lars, aye, thousands of dollors to Il
3 land devoted to this purpose. / thlr
I that the good gospel Of cow pea cultu1
. should be spread far and wide. 1t
. the most important practical matt
+ for us, and we all should be earnest .
J. vocates of the practice OF growing &C
) peas.
!. trust that we all may adopt this
}, one of our mottos: Grow COW peas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
ELEPHANTS IN BuRNAH.
rha arsat Beasts somstimss Wrrk
without Immediate oversight.

Forestry and Irrigation. :.
Aihsrlaa presents varied scenes ana
contrasting methods in It's Iumberlne
industries, and while modern invention
makes use 81 endless cablts and i'm
proved leg tramways, there can %
found in identical camps with these
the most primitive power OF skids ana
steers. Even moro than most persons
re.lize. the use of these slow animals
ia still adhered to aud the yoke OF oxen
| is in reduisition fr'm tbe Maine woods
to the redwood forests OF California.
The sole use Of the d& in. lumber
camp, however, is that OF the draught
the animal.
| In Burmah the animal generally
used in numbering operations 's the
elephant. While "my lord the eie-
phant" solves IN q unique way the
TRANSPORTATION profile m-always q
yexatlous one in numbering operations
l-be does mors than that. The stolid
and slow moving OK can haul load
from one place to another, but the load
has to be made ready tor him in the
, first place and after it has arrived at it
destination it has to be unloaded
The elephant takes care OF all these
operations. Not only is he
draught animal, but In some instances
at a word from bis dryer, he picks ul
timber, carries it to the designated
! point, and then not only deposits i
r where it belongs, but does 80 with pre-
J, c,sion and comparative ease, accom-
g Pushing result almost impossible Will
Q hand labor, and with less expenditur
OF time than would be required by
+ steam crane.
g In most cases an elephant driver, o
' mahout, is required for each elephant
Is but human labor Is 90 cheap as not t
d he a factor in the expense. The ele
. phant furnishes the labor which !
Q paid tor, and the driver Is looked upo
10 as necessary, though not altogethe
o desirable, concomitant, as the nativ
+ helper is not 80 much to b
o relied upon as his big charge. Oplur
o and the strong brews Of native root
It work ON human frailty. but th
" elephant has no desire for any OF thee
q In many big numbering oper'
g tions tho elephants are seemingl
"a sstold" what they are to do in tt
morning, and in some degree left
, carry on the work during the day a
" cording to tn cir own devices. Very r
b markable are the stories told of the
X sagaclty. One of these stores, vouche
10 for as true, concerns numbering, ar
II tells OF an elephant that was about
ID pick up log just as the great gor
p which signaled the close of the day
d. work was sounded. To the surprise
to the mabout, the log, only little larg
Of than others which had been carrie
" proved too heavy for the elephant
Or lift from the ground. Another Ell
ng plant was requisitioned, but the t,
no together failed to make any headw
or with the heavy timber, and the I
ed tempt was gwen up. In the mornil
Oh the first elephant went Immediately
he the timber, lifted it with appare
Is, ease, aud carried it to the required re
ing place.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
FOR ECZEMA,

fimples, Danruff, and all skin diseases,
use Hapcocks Liquid Sulphur. In
such cases - Scale Eczema, and sores
OF any nature, when the skin becomes
dry and harsh, you should use Han
cocks Sulphur Ointment in connection
with the Liquid. A few applications
OF Hancocks Liquid Sulphur will cure
the worst cases Of Prickly Heat For
sale by &. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

"Mrs Talkyerblind can say some Of
the most cutting THINGS" Eyes. I,
she could only keep her mouth closed
for five minutes you could have he,
arrested for carrying concealed wean.
ons. Life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
CHOLERA INFANTUM.

This has long been regarded as ono
OF the most dangerous and fatal dis
eases to which infants are subject. It
can be cured, however, when properly
treated. All that is necessary is to
give Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil, az
directed with each bottle, and cure
is certain. For sale by E. T. White.
head & Co., Scotland Neck, and Leg
gett's Drug Store, H0bgo0d.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

When the Shoe Pinches: Mamma
Come, Willie, walk faster! Lattle
"iihe-Huhl You wouldn't b IN
hurry to get to the dentist,a II II -.
your tooth wot was goin' to b pulled
out -Harpers Baxar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

Mamma" queried little Florence,
SHOULD I say pants or trousers?''
Trousers, my DEAR" replied the moth
Or. "Then," said Florence, ~ must
give Fido some water, for he trousers
Just awfully. "-Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
FOR F0ME USE AND ECONOMY
Diamond
Make Old Clothes Look leW
NAS dyed samples free.
10 DIAMOND DYES,
! - Burlington, VT.
How the Mind Rules the Body.

more and more at its proper value IL |
the work OF the world, material aud
moral. By people of views, varying
GREATLY IN detail, the power of thought
ia stated to be almost omnlpotent III
human affairs. Practical demonstra-
tons of seemingly marvellous results
are convincing unthinking and mate
rjal minds. Scientific experiments, In
stead of destroying the claims
of the thinkers; substantive
them, and give scientific explanations
Professor w. G. Anderson, OF Yale
university, lately succeeded in practl-
cally wei Ching the result OF thoughts
action. A student was placed on a
"muscle-bed," poised Oh balance so
that the center ct gravity OF his body
was exactly over its center. Wien lie
was set TO solving mathematical prob
lens, the Increased weight of blood at
his head changed his center OF gravity
and caused an Immediate tip OF the
balance to that side. Repeating the
multiplication table of mines caused
greater displacement than repeating
the table of five,' and, in general, that
displacement grew greater with greater
intensity of thought. Carrying the ex-
pertinent further, the experlmenter
had the student imagine himself going
through leg-gymnastics. AS he per
formed the feats mentally, one by one,
the blood flowed to the limbs in suffi-
cient quantities to tip the balance &C.
cordlng to the movement thought OF.
By purely mental action the center OF
gravity Of The body was shifted foul
inches, or as much as by raising the
double arms above the shoulders
These experiments were repeated on
large number of students with the same
results.
To test still further the mastering
influence OF mind over muscle, th'
strength OF the right and left arms o
eleven young men was registered. Th'
average strength OF the right arms wa
one hundred and eleven pounds; o
! the left arms ninety seven pounds
The men practlced special exercises
with the right hand only for one week
{ Tests of both arms we're again made
T. and, while the average strength of th
right arm chad increased six pounds
u that OF the unexercised lett arm had ir
% creased seven pounds. This show
4 clearly that the brain action connecte
4 with the gymnastics developed nc
~ only the muscles put in action, but ais
+ other muscles controlled by the sam
20 portion OF the brain. This could onl
g come about by sending blood an
70 nerve force to the proper parts by pur'
"a ly mental action. Professor Anderso
'e says of the result:
IT can prove by my muscle-bed TIL
u the important thing in all exercises
IN the mental effort put forth. l can l
ss down on this muscle-bed and think
%. jig, and, though apparently my fe
CT do not move, and actually the muscl
'st are not active, the musc;e-bed sinks t
II. ward my feet, showing that, if l d
At dance jig, the muscles would be We
nj supplied with blood under the ment
'ai stimulus"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
JUST ABOUT BEDTIME

take Little Early Rissr-lt will cure
constipation, blliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are different from other pills. They
do not grippe and break down the mu-
conss.membranes of the stomach, liver
and bowels, but cure by gently arous-
ing the secretions and giving strength
to these organs. Sold by E. T. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

Customer-To what do you attribute
the great cleansing power OF your soap?
Deaier-To judicious adyertising.-
Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

B:ngs-There goes particular
friend Of mine. Bangs-Fr,end OF
yours, Ell !. Well, he cant be over
Observation-Disclosures Bliletin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

She-1 consider that Miss Sp,ightly
lacks repose. Prof. Slowbow - No
doubt about it. She yawned FIVE or
SIX times during the course OF my call
last evening.-Chicago Record Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

disappear when the kid
news are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble ha.
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
70, a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
ates too often. If the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
you KNOW WHAT YOU ARE

Taking when you take Groves Taste
IS Chill Tonic because the formula
is plainly printed on every bottle show
Ing that it is simply Iron and QuInine
in tasteiess form. No Cure, No Pay.
Soc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-07-23

urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause OF
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due .c diseased condition OF the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
esable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sesd
by druggists, in fifty fsG
cent and one dollar a a: y: s::E
sizes. You may have
sample bottle by mail s7s G@e8-~
free. also pamphlet tell Home of ,toot
ing all about it, including many OF the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilme'
4 Co., Binghamton, N. T., be sure ans
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re
member the name, Swamp-Root, DIR
Kilmer's Swamp-Reot, and the address
Binghampton, n. Y, on every bottle
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tCentral Time. eastern Time.
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S. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald.
There 10 . world of joy in her heart 70
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
GOOD ACTIONS.
A DUTY WOMEN OWE THEMSELVES.


rGood actions speak louder than
words" so too, does the testimony of
many thousands of women during third
of a century speak louder than mere
claims not backed by guarantee of
some kind. That is the reason why the
proprietors of DR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scnption are willing to offer $500 re-
ward for women who cannot be cured.
Such remarkable offer is founded on
the long record of cures of the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women. If
there is an invalid woman, suffering from
female weakness, prolapsus, or falling of
womb, or from leucorrhea who has used
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with
out complete success, the undersigned
propretors and makers of that world
famed medicine would like to hear from
such person-and it will be to her advan-
tage to write them as they offer, in per-
feet good faith, a reward of $500 for any
case Of the above maladies which they can
not cure. No other medicine for wom-
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curative properties that would warrant
its makers in making such an offer
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, at
their convent, sour Lady of the Woods, !"
Carthage, Ohio, use great deal of Dr.
Pierce's MEDICINES; they say, in a recent
letter to DR.. Pierce: awe beg to assure
you Of the great Benefit these medicines
give our ailing ones. We cannot sufficiently
recommend their excellence"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-29
BORROW THEIR
FINE CLOTHES.

Very few people in or out of society,
says the Chicago Chronicle, are aware
of the extent to which many sup
posedly fashionable women are in
debted to the renters of costumes for
their rich and stylish garments. In all
large cities there are people who make
a good living by renting costumes to
those who are anxious to put their
best foot foremost at the social
functions of the season. Then. again,
there are women, and many of them
very wealthy who make a regular
practice of having elegant garments
sent to their homes on approval, wear
ing them once and then returning
them to stores or costumerS. Some
women will wear a dress or cloak to
the opera and send it back next morn
ing. Or they will get a hat or wrap
and go driving or visiting in it.
The average person would be as
tonished to know all the things, from
handsome umbrellas and fans of great
beauty to jewelry and clothes, that
some women borrow from the shops.
Of course all these, women are not well
off, but they all dress well and go out
a great deal, and, although the shop
keepers often discover the manner in
which they are being deceived they
do not always like to make fuss for
fear of losing a good customer, says
the Washington Star. Besides, they
know that if they incur the enmity of
such impostors the women are quite
capable of abusing their goods and
robbing them of other and more hon
est customers
Strange as it may seem, these wom-
en- generally mingle in pretty good So
ciety, or the fringe of it, and have
some influence in the matter of dress,
since they have won the reputation of
always dressing elegantly and in the
newest things.
This sort of imposition had been
carried on so often by a customer of
certain large firm that it's members
determined to put stop to her fiaunt-
ing about in borrowed plumage, at
least when the plumage belonged to
them One Saturday this woman had
a superb wrap sent home on approval
and on Sunday one of the head clerks
of the firm, who knew Mrs. Blank, as
the offender, stationed himself near
her pew in the fashionable church
which she attended. When she sailed
down the aisle after service resplend-
ent in the borrowed cloak this man
stepped up to her and said:
''How do you do. Mrs. Blank. l am
delighted to see that you like our
cloak well enough to keep it,"
OF course after that she could not
return the cloak.
Still, with all the efforts put for
ward by shops and customers to break
I'D the pernicious habit of forcible
borrowing on the part of sundry ferni-
nine customers, the practice goes mer-
rily on and many a fair dame with an
enviable reputation for exquisite
dressing appears but once In garments
and hats that when next seen are be-
decking another woman or hanging in
the showroom of some smart shop.