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The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

May they learn to be content with less
money, and may we who refuse to
worship a golden calf also refuse to
worship gold in any form"
The chaplain of a populist CONVEX
ton in Arkansas prayed that the state
might be delivered from democratic
control. In the Colorado legislature
Dean Peck prayed that the populists
and democrats might be resigned to
their fate. A populist chaplain in
Kansas prayed God to palsy the brain
and still the heart of the reasonable
conspirators," to-wit, the republicans.
In a Massachusetts campaign a min
lister prayed for the triumph of right
~eousness, and then broke out: "Oh,
Lord, what's the use of beating about
the bush? Give us Briggs for gov.
ernor."
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22
SOME POLITICAL PRAYERS.
Singular Sup~plicatiOns Attributed to
ChapIains of Several Legis-
lative Bodies.

The Philadelphia Record recalls
some political prayers made by chap
lains of legislative bodies. 1t was
i~noffensiye, but in poor taste, when a
chaplain in the Delaware legislature
prayed. "Oh, Lord, Thy servants are
sn a deadlock. Give them the key"
During the last Cuban insurrection a
chaplain in a legislature prayed: THAT
the United States might supply with
arms, if necessary, those in Cuba who
were struggling for liberty" and that
we might insist upon unfolding the
Monroe doctrine" The chaplain of
the Illinoisshouse prayed God to soon
tract the capacious nav of the penal
reformatory institutions OF Illinois.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22
INTELLIGENCE OF FISHES.
Fisherman Sees Evidences of 1t In an
Acre-Wide School of
Menhaden.

"You will see birds flying in great
focks and never touching WINGS" said
old fisherman, according to the New
York Sun, land it is just the same way
fishes about their fins.
sThere might be a million menhaden
moving along in one school, but they
keep their distance SO perfectly that
they eve touch fins. Let bluefsh
get after the menhaden, or anything.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

happen to brighten them, and then
they will mass up together in their
efforts to escape, and bruise and jam
and hurt one another, just as, coming
back to land again, frightened cattle
will mix up and get thrown down and
get their legs broken and get trampled
on when they are scared.
"But with things going smoothly
around them the million m%enhaden
will swim along close enough together
seem to the eye like n great solid
blanket of fish, but really far enough
apart so that every n of them has
room to work its fins in. The fishes
are just as intelligent about hat in
the water as the birds are in the air.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

of Sir Walter Scott. Consequently,
when | had to take a name for myself
l chose his, and when my first son was
born | called him Walter, after the
great writer whose works gave me so
much pleasure during the days of my
civilization"
When l asked her if she had never
longed to return to her civilized life
she replied to the effect that, while DC
c~asionally a little longing would come
into her heart, she had no real desire
to leave her w people. With them
she was %contented to live and die.
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

Always look for this Trade Mark: "The
Klean. kool Kitchen Kind" The Stoves
without smoke, ashes or heat. Make COM
Portable cooking.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

Mrs. Clubman-''WM you be home early,
jack Mr.. Clubman-'We-ell, yes; but
don't wait breakfast for me."-Brooklyn
Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

A Still Hunt.-Nervous Wife-'I near a
burglar" Nervous Husband-"Woo! III
crawl under the bed and see if he is tba.e."
M Y. Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

Wood Pulp Yarn.
Yarn from wod pulp is now an ar
ticle of commerce in Germany.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

Stops the Cough
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

A mule kicks back because he can't
swear.-Detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

wy way " II
Is fallen into the sere. the yellow leaf,
And that which should accompany old age
AS honor. love, obedience, troops of friends
1 must not look to have; but In their stead
Curses, xot loud but deep, mouth-honor. breath,
Which the poor heart would fain deny, but daer
not"
But she had no one to blame but
herself. If we desire friends, we must
be friendly. We cannot go through
this world swinging a club and then
expect people to love us.
The other was a spiritual queen
silent as to words, but powerful in
the exaltation of the sentiment of
love. She was as mellow as any rip.
ened peach, and beautiful as any au-
tumn leaf. Her passing in and out,
her modest and retiring manner her
deeds of sympathy and helpfulness
were like the perfumes of an alabas-
ter box. And in her notably long ca
reer, spanning with its wide arc nine
ty-six years, down to the angel calm
that closed her eyes and made silence
| golden, she was always winsome. al
ways serene, always hopeful. AS in
a calm and beauteous eve in summer,
the sur rolls slowly down the west
ern hill, clothing clouds and mountains
with amethyst and gold, so, with equal
serenity and glory, this grand old
saint passed below the horizon only
to shine elsewhere immortal and un.
dimmed.
Is it not a blessed thing to reach
the autumn vale of life spanned by a
rainbow and at peace with all the
world? What is death to such lovely
souls but rebirth and infinite expan-
sion, and at evenitde it shall be light?
May we learn to live as ions and
daughters of the Almighty. Let ev,
cry autumn find us better men and
women. Let us aspire after holi.
ness. AS the colorings of ripened
leaves and fruit are beautiful. so are
souls, when arrayed in the soft colors
Of spirituality.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-22

| Of life to teach meekness and gentle
ness-qualities as rare as opals. The
most heavenly and Christlike OF vir.
tues do not belong to Towering May.
or luxuriant June, but to the autumn
Of life. when
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
Paine'sCe1
Compound
Permanently Cures Sick and
Nervous Headaches that
Make Life Miserable.

Sick and nervous headaches are amongst
the worst ills of life. The man or woman VINO
is subject to headache at irregular intervals
goes through life bearing load OF misery
and wretchedness that is terrible TO tnhk
of. :. s.
Headaches as rule, result from ols-
ordered condition of the nervous system.
Mental excitement, loss of sleep, bodily
fatigue, and disordered digestion are exciting
causes. When the brain becomes tired ana
debtated, the whole nervous system IS weak
cned, and headaches result. If the liver IS
sluggish, the kidneys inactive, and digestion
,erangc., headaches invariably follow. 10
CIR. and prevent headache, the nervous sys-
I'm must lie strengthened and vitallzed!
The most persistent cases of headache' nervous
f..clicness, and sleeplessness, are permanently
cured l,y psine's Celery Compound; 1t IS the
Great reconstructant of the nervous system.
Mrs. Henry Westrick, St. Clair, Mich, tells
Of her release from suffering as follows:-
81 have been troubled with dyspepsia and
.;ck headache for number of years. Abo9s
every week would have bad spell Of scs
l..adachc, but since 1 began using Paine;
Celery Compound, my dyspepsia is gone, snd ,
I do not have any more headaches. 'ee'
letter than have for years."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
Don't Dream, But Do.

By Richard Burton.
IT'S an easy thing, If won want to know
How sweet the summer is, just to 60
Down in the fields,or desp in the wood,
Or faln toward the swssh OF the SEA.
For they all will teach you how neav-
emily good
Such wholesome places be.
If you seek the souls warm summer,
too,
Don't dream, but do!
Don't sit at home with your brain-born
book
And balance questions, and pry and
look
Askance at this, or wonder how
That SQUARES with some ancient
doubt;
But get in touch with the tbrobblDg
now,
And let your heart 60 out
To your fellow-men who are spent and
blue.
Don't dream, but do!
Work in the world for the folk thereof
With every deed that Is done in love
Some crisscross matter is smOOthed 1o'
age;
The spirit sees straight and clear
And heaven draws close that was fal
away,
As you whistle off each fear.
Work, for the days are fleet and fews
Don't dream, but do!
You may worry over Gods grinding
laws,
You may probe and probe for tht
first great cause
But an hour of life with an honest
thrill
OF seli.forgettlng Joy
Will esse your mind Of its moody Ill
And make you blithe az boy.
The plan is simple; then see i
through:
Don't dream, but do!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
Not So Fast.

Selected.
Tell your friend you mean to spend
your life fighting tor money and power,
aud he will, If he be an average man,
applaud your decision tell him you
mean to dwell in the country, gaining
a simple livelihood from your labor
and he will either not believe you
mean it, or will conclude that you are
beaten competitor in the city's race
Most people do not know they are
slaves Of our modern improvements, &C
called. They build houses larger than
they can occupy-for show they pinch
and scrape year after year to pay for
them, and after that continue pinchine
to pay taxes, repairs and other main
tenance charges. A large house de.
mands expensive furniture. Then
fine dress. And the demands increase
The man keeps his nose to the grind
stone, the woman wears herself out tax.
ing care of fine feathers. No time te
just live and enjoy it; got to make .
show first-golng to take real rest
and cut off all the little vanitles mex,
wiater-next summer-some Of b
time, when matters are not quite *
pressing. am not exactly a loafer
but like Walt Whitman best of al
our American writer's, because he had
sense enough to ''loaf aud invite hi
soul" once in awhile. l am tired o
hearing the everlasting preachers o
the strenuous" life. Go slower, an(
you'll 60 further and enjoy it better
Don't live to work; work to live
Rread and butter work, I mean. Leave
little time for the sort of work yor
find your chief pleasure in.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

done. He fastened home. went into
his dark closet, prepared his solutions
and in a little time had developed and
cried his plates ready for printing.
A few days later there came light
tap at the door of the Office OF the
PRESIDENT of the railroad company.
When it was opened by his secretary 1t
WAS not indeed q mailed and armed
warrior who greeted him with threat
ening mien, but a neatly dressed and
pleasant faced boy. carrying in his
hand kodak camera, who made this
modest request
"If you please, sir, may l see the
president of the company just few
moments? l haye some photographs
of the railroad which am sure he will
want to see."
"Why, yes; suppose you mig ut
show the boy in" said the great man
II know his father, ard presume it j.
all right. What Is this you have J"
His own lace reflected the serious
look upon the lace OF the boy 40 he
looked upon the pictures and heard
explanations.
"Why, can it be possible" he said
"that things are as bad as this? I had
no idea Yes, certainly this must be
stopped. / will give orders at once
| about the cars and stock, and to the
engineers. Thank you, my lad, fo1
service you have done in behalf of the
poor creatures"
And when Jack went home that day
I am sure his heart beat as proudly
and his step was as high and the lool
IF victory on bis face was IS complete
az it would have been had he salliet
forth sword in hand to avenge the sui
ferings of the dumb animals in thu
waIrior-like spirit of knight of old.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
Honor Above Curiosity.

Charlotte Observer.
One family in this county certainly
holds honor higher than curiosity snd
has not the least desire to open seal
ed package that has been in Its posses
sion for over 30 years.
IN 1869 man who gave bis name %
Madison M. Tyler and said he was from
Brooklyn, N. T., came tc the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh NcAuley. who live
near Huntersville, and leased vacant
store room that was on the premises.
There was an air of mystery about the
man. He never, or rarely ever, spoke OF
hi. past life, and he conducted all OF
his correspondence through the post
office at Harrisburg, which was some
distance away. BE managed his etore
successfully and seemed to be making
money.
In the second year Of bis life at
Huntersville Tyler borrowed $3OO
from Mrs. McAuley. Six months later
sbe saw him making some preparations
that indicated his departure. Before
abe bad time to get uneasy about the
discharge of the debt, Tyler walked into
the house and paid her the money
with interest. Then he gave to her
the sealed package and asked her to
keep it for him. He said the package
vas valuable and that he would Ger.
tainlv return for 1t. This happened
in 1871.
TYLER left and has never been heard
Ifr,,m since his departure. Some years
ago Mrs. McAuley died, but before she
died she gave the package to her sister
Miss Martha Black, and asked her te
keen it until Tyler returned for it Of
sent for it.
The parcel is now In the possession
Of Mics Black. She still holds 1t fol
the owner. Not even the paper that
covers the box has been touched harth
" by curious hands. The package il
18 inches long, 3 inches thick and quit
, heavy that much Miss Black and be
relatives know, and no more.
The future OF the mysterious parcel
, Why, the reputation of the McAuleys
and Blacks was established long ago
, Unless the owner comes or sends tina
, box will be held in tact through tn
centuries.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

A good farm for sale in Warren
county D miles from Macon, n. G
400 acres. 200 acres cleared, tao,oo
in woods we'll tim oered with cord yoG,l
Good land for Tobacco, Cotton ard
Corn. Tenant houses and good wafer
Terms: One-fourth cash, tslanco y,
one, two, three and four years.
RENT,
One lot on west eide Main street nov.
to the Howard house 5Ox2OO feet
One lot corner Fifth and Church
streets, 100000.
One 5-rocm house on Main street
One 4-room House On 9Th street
g One Groom House on 8th street,
One 4-room house on Sth street.
One 4-room house on 10th street
Terms made known on application,
Apply to billiard & HOUSE
Scotland Neck. n. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
SAVE THE CHILDREN.

Nlnety-nine of every hundred dis
eases that children have are due to dis
orders of the stomach, and these disor-
ders are all caused by indigestion.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ii just as good
for children as it Is for adults. Chill.
dren thrive on it. Keeps their little
.tomachs sweet and encourages growth
md development. Mrs. Henry Carter
7O5 Central street, Nashville, Tenn.
says: "My little boy is now three
years old and has been suffering from
indigestion eyer since he was born. ]
have had the best doctors in Nashville
but failed to do him sny good. After
using one bottle of Kodol, he is a well
baby. 1 recommend it to all sufferers.
Kodol digests what you eat and make
the stomach sweet. Sold by e. T
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

Some musicians dispense music BY
measure, but tho drummer works it off
by the pound. It Is Tar easier t. get
thousand soldiers together than it is to
discover one good general.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

When you want q physic that is
mild and gentle, easy to take and Ger
tain to act, always use Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale
by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland
Neck, and Legeett's drug store, Hob
good.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matisrn come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
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FOR OYER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used Tor eixty years by millions OF
mothers Tor their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It spothes
the child, softens the gums, alias all
pain, cures wind collie, aud is the best
tremedy for Diarrhoea. Ii Will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately
SOLD by Druggists in ever part Of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
sure aud ask for 'Hfrs. Winsiow'e
Snothiug Syrup, and take no other
Girls, don't marry romantic youth
who is willing to die for you. Select !
man who is willing to earn a livln(
for you.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
Over-MOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood

All the blood in your body passes through
vour kidneys once every three minutes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06
you KNOW WHAT you ARE

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
Taking when you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic because the formula
is plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
IN tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay.
Soc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

Owls acquired their reputation ior
wisdom by saying one thing and stick
ing to it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The milo
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy i:
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for it:
wonderful cures of the most distressing case:
and is sold on its merits EE
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one dollar siz- "a 4:
es. You may have l s1:ls:zis@
sample bottle by mail Home Of swamp Root
free, also pamphlet telling you how to tim
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kline
ACo., Binghamton. N. 7.
Don't make any mistake, but re
member the name, Swamp-Root, ID
Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the address
Binghampton, N. Y, on every bottle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ia b
lets. ALI druggists refund the money
IL It fails to cure. e. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. DC
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

H. s. LIZARD, G. P. A., Raleigh, N. c
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-08-06

Note.-fDaily Except Sunday.
central Time. eastern Time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-08
Grief Over Husbands Death
Causes Mrs. Fischer to
Take Her Life
WAS ONLY NINETEEN YEARS OLD
The Young Woman, Resident of Vic
tor, and Whose Life Was Full of
Romance and Tragedy, Had Been a
Bride and Widow Within Last Two
Months-Husband Killed on Railroad.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Victor, July S.-The suicide OF Mrs.
Emma Fischer here last night ends a
young life that had been full of ro-
nance and tragedy. Mrs. Fischer killed
herself with a revolver at her fathers
home. She was only 10 years old. but
had been a bride and widow within
the last two months. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes.
living two miles north of the city. Her
father is a wealthy farmer and stock
raiser. The girl, who was general
fevorite among the young people, be-
came engaged to Willie Fischer and on
the first of May was secretly married to
him at Davenport. Fischer is only ~
wears of age and shortly after his mar
riage secured a position Us brakeman
on the Rock Island system. On his
first trip out he was instantly killed at
West Liberty and the bride of month
became a widow. Eischer's body was
brought home for burial and his heart
broken wife went to her fathers home
to live. Her grief over the loss OF her
husband is believed to have made her
temporarily unbalanced and in her de-
spair she decided to end her life. Ihs
funeral will probably be held THURSDAY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-08
Alteration Between Eldora
Couple Results In Hus-
bands Disappearance
WHERE HAS N. F. eoLLY GONE?
This Is tho Question Mrs. GollyIs Now
Anxious to Have Answered-Wife
Went for Walk to Recover Her Com
posure and Upon Her Return Found
Husband Gone.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, July s.-Wha, has become OF
N. f. Golly? Mrs. Golly is anxious te
set an answer to the above question
Monday evening about o'clock Mr.
and Mrs. Golly. living In the west par;
OF town, got into an alteration ir
which Mrs Golly contradicted her liege
lord, whereupon he intinated that he
thought it time they should divide uf
and quit. Mrs. Golly gave him to un-
derstand such a proposition would be
acceptable to her and left the house
FOR n short walk to collec, her compos-
IRE. Upon her return she found Mr.
Golly had bundled his clothes into a
valise and departed. Mrs. Golly spent
most of yesterday trying to discover
the whereabouts of her wrathy spouse
but without success. 1t appears to be
the old saw of "act in haste and repent
in leisure"