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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
Death Of Mrs. r. c. Jos5y.

For days her spirit fingered between
the gain of leaving and the bliss of go
ing, and on Sunday morning near the
noon hour came her last experience Of
earth and pains.
The day was bright. and still with
perfect meaning; on the air was the
breath of flowers, and through it all
the mingled notes of birds, and the
subdued sound of worship and song
came floating in from the church one
square away. 1t vas holy hour and
surely fit time for her to quit the
scenes OF her earthly life. That white
stillness-were we not wrong in calling
it death? Rather, was it not some
bright thing that should meyer have
been wronged with so dreary name
She went to rest as flower closes be-
fore the coming night to open with
fresh greeting when the morning
breaks.
Hers has been, in spite of affections,
bright and happy life. Her married
life of twenty-one years has been al
most an unbroken song Of domestic
happiness. She had the untiring at
tentlons OF a devoted husband and
she had right to rejoice in her chill
dren who chung to her with tender at.
lection. 1t was a beautifully happy
circle, for there love reigned as both
king and queen.
For about nineteen years she had
been a member of the Baptist church.
To Him whose she was and whom she
served must be attributed the central
source of the brightness of her life.
For the past year and more she had
been, at times, great sufferer. In
deed, for a number OF years che saw
the inevitable closing down upon her
Her cheerfulDess and courage have
been a matter of perpetual amazemen'
to her friends. As sometimes the sun,
lust as the dark cloud closes down upon
it, filings back its brightest rays, 80 she
looked back with exuItant cheer as she
passed through the dread gates. Some
of us have come away from her pres
ence awed into shame that we ever al
lowed ourselves to complain. May We
never forget the rebuke!
| Long shall we remember the tender
burial service conducted by Bro. Vann
the teacher of her childhood, and to-
many years her pastor. There wer'
few fearless eyes as he spoke beautiful
" of death and the one who had falier
asleep. The gentle sleeper was foldet
away in dower-lined grave, and TIT
finished mound was literally banked
in wreathes built by loves hands, ant
watered with loves hot tears. Will
the Offering of flowers, song and prave
/ we turned away with thoughts of Hin
Who said, II am the resurrection. ant
the life.
| The memory Of the beautiful life
and the tender Fathers grace, will ena
BILE the dear ones to await patiently thu
meeting time and the better under
standing that will come when all tn
mists have rolled away.
i M. L. K.
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School Closed.

Prof. M. E. Bethea, who has been
nrincipal of the male academy here
this wear, closed his school Monday'
He and family have gone to Ports
mouth. Va, to spend some time. he
iii, return to Scotland Neck later.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
Machines and Needles

RE. ALLIGOOD, Agent tor Singer
Sewing Machines, Needles, Oil, Belts,
Parts and attachments. Any part sup
piled or fixed. Sold on easy install
1nent. Old machines taken in ex-
change. Box 2O5,
G-I2-2m Scotland Neck, N. q.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
At Morrisett Brothers

lust Received, a fine lot of Summer
Coats and Vests.
another case of..those 9S-cent Coun-
terpanes.
Full line of Toilet goods.
.3-Cent Lace Hose at - cents.
Remember Douglas, Dorsch and
Just Wright's Patent Leathers.-Latest
Lasts.
Gents Department Complete.
MORRISETT BROS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
Insure Your Crops.

Hiliard and House, Scotland Neck,
are agents for the Tobacco Planters,
Mutual Hail and Fire Insurance Co.,
OF Raleigh, and can give you good
protection against loss by hail.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
SOUTHERN
Comedy Company.
Featuring the Clever
SISTERS.

HAVING closed a four nights en-
- gagement at Tarboro, will appear
at FutrelI's Opera House. Scotland
Neck, Friday night, May 10th, With
High Class Special,ies. anl closing
with the laughable cGmeey, Two
ROSES" Two hours IT solid fun
Admission 25, 35, Soc. II you enjoy
good singing AMI dancing bring the
ladies and enjoy yourself.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14

TOWN OF SCOTLAND NECK.

TOWN OF SCOTLAND NECK,
1872 70 Johnson s sse{ ca chng
Nay Fay. 81 G. L. freight pipe etc. CO.," g." rs
T.3s S Sss5 b R Bss5 xs sSmp 400 o.s,,
s '. Hodges. lamp lighting I7t7s
H. P Chanbee Sons & Co., lamps 1856
G. Bryan, cleaning prvies May lay. 1902 Poo 1919" o"
% %sssS$ feeding ssas s ms!s etc.. iSSS
Ee,eh d Bros c cart hsr 9ssd 1 sa
F. F. E Smith, Smith, % saSysS St town $1,000 SO"
R. NJ. johnson, land in 18th street.
Vine Hill F. A., land in Church street, l25oo
Smyth Bros for mule 10000
Ell: s:; $:: Interest; e: mule @
l. B Lewis Furniture untsa Co.. framing map 80"
c.. Blups & Son, steel SCOOP
v v II. f $Sa}X, police duty, 100
v Ev ;as. rebate s;ee tax tax; "s
Dr. j. E. Shields taxing tax list, $500
Dr.. j. E. Shields act stamps and stationary, 800
HIGHWAYS s pipe pipe ~:
Josey Hardware Co., tools and nails
7. 3. Prtchard, secretary, 300
Balance in treasury, s4o.26
Ss,2so.27
By Cash Cash in a tEssssry May s. 1902 s'a;!"
Street work collections 1tl.7o
Privilege tax collected, ll925o
Municipal tax collected, 2.?3
Privy collected 2l?37
Poll collected 1873 81
$52so.27
May g. 1908. By balance in treasury, Sio26
Privilege assessed, 81, 1920
collected. I.492 so
Municipal tax assessed, 1928
collected, ,95293
Priv tax assessed, 249.37
collected. 249.37
tax
DELINQUENT
Respectfully submitted
r. NJ. JOHNSON Treasurer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
Paint Your Buggy for Is Cents

to 800 with Deyoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint. 1t weighs 3 to 8 ozs. more to
the pint than others, wears longer, and
sives a gloss equal to new work. Sold
by f. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
At Josey Hdw. Co.

Drink water filtered by the Daven-
,.o~t Filter and avoid sickness.
The JOsEY HDW. Co.
screen Door Checks prevent the
.tsnmine of Screen Doors. Sell for
Zoe. 1HE JoSEf hDW. W.
TOBACCO FLUES.-Engage them
NOW. You can get them when you
yre ready for them.
The JOsEY HDW. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-14

commencements a-coming.
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The writer found manager Mr..
Earle Turner, "busy as bee" superin-
tending the great work OF renovatfpg
the Atlantic Hotel, but he was not too
busy to be courteous and agreeable
even to one who was just looking
around"
1t was a new pleasure to stand on
the beach and watch the sureing OF
the wages and hear the roar and teat
of "old ocean" again. One never tires
Of contemplating the mightiness OF
Gcd through the grandeur OF the
ocean. As good and eonsecrsted man
put It'll love to etand here, look upon
this migL t. deep, and learn something
| Of how small / am"
One puzzl5to the fishermen and
people gereraiIy of Morciead was ths
lash iarsi q tiaeek l.ss sgest
"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07

at smaller cost Another evil generally charged to the
trust the maintenance Of ouageousy high prices but
we would probably be able in most to take refuge
In the Of substitutes The gas monopoly the electric
monopoly, find competitors in each other well in
the inventions like acetyene old friends like
kerosene Again, If any trust push its advantage too
far will inevitably stimulate competition Of allied trusts
If 1t demands such high price that there is profit to be
made at this price, then competition inevitably springs up
The existence Of the trust depends its exacng
the public the highest price which could be paid.
1t must be admitted that the trust leads
ing in human effort The great consolidation in the
utilization Of materials. The great factory has much
that it pays establish by-industres Again. 1t
carries out in the competest the principle Of geogph
ica specialization. The school furniture trust for
pe will not call upon the Boston factory to furnish
school building in Omaha, but will give the order to the
particular plant that Is nearest the point Another
vantage promised is greater freedom from Industrial
pancs and depressions Unrestricted competition
is wasefu and often dangerous quiet orderly progress
In crisis there is unity of action 1t leach for
himself" Gigantic combinations naturally enough
steadily. Competition is shut out 1t s therefore,
pretty certain that the industrial cyclone would be
likely Thoroughgong socialists welcome the process
of consolidation among warning industries. One after
another they these industries will be organized into
trusts and these trusts in turn will consolidate until all
industrial activity is united in universal monopoly
wheepon the state will take possession and the socaistc
goal will have been attained Just what form Of regua
ton trust will take 1t is hard predict 1t proba-
BILE that first fairly sharp distinction will be made
tween those industrial institutions which may be left to
the ordinary forces Of competition and those which
regulation. few thoroughly consolidated Industrial
will probably be brought under the direct control
the public The remainder will then be left in the hands
private individuals but will be subjected sharp regua
the safeguarding Of the rights the
public.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07

Oh his career" Thackeray tells that every ought
TO be In love few times and have sharp attack of the
tever 1t is often blessing when ruthlessly
from ones first love. The mad devotion Of college boy
lor woman In the thirties is unlike the steady
name OF his manhood the fare of heap the
warmth OF an anthracite fire. while the nfatuaton Of
girl OF II Is rarely felt for sort of man whom woman
OF 70 would choose for her husband
lhe true philosophy of life contentment In what
soever state ye Herewith to be This is the
victory which overcometh the world. who cries for
the oon and turns his back upon the electric light blazing
overhead is FOOL while the man who has only rush
gnt has still to rejoice that he sits darkness
When one cannot have what wants. 1t the part of
WISDOM to accept what get and make the best of
oentmes that best will be for better than first seemed
possible Most tastes in life acquired the blacklist
bread eaten with hearty appetite has sweeter relish
than the whites loaf of princes If cake bread be
Watered with tears. Heartache is bitter, but memory
readily loses the old in the of the Fever
followed by chill and then The latest love Is
always the one which Is loved
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07

services to the Union cause. No won
der they were called the lighting Nc
Cooks"
Maj. Gen. McCook was born in Ohio
In 1881 and graduated from the Mill
tary Academy on July 1, 1852. From
1853 to 1851 his name is associated
with campaigning against the Indians
upon the plains on which Denver is
now situated.
Gen. McCook obtained a commission
as colonel Of the First Ohio Volun-
teers in 1861, and served throughout
the war, receiving various commissions
and brevets for signally distinguishing
himself in a large number Of battles.
Among the principal battles he was
engaged in were Corinth, Shiloh, Perry
vile, Bull Run, Pittsburg Landing,
Murfreesborough, Stone River and
Chickamauga.
At the close of the war be resigned
as major general Of the United States
Volunteers and became lieutenant col
onel Of the Twenty-sixth Infantry,
regular army. He was stationed at
most of the principal posts Of the
west. He was colonel and staff aide
de-camp to the general in chief July,
1875. He became colonel Of the Sixth
Infantry, December Is, 1880. He was
in command at Fort Douglass, Fort
Leavenworth and other stations up
to July 10, 1890. He became brigadier
general, United States army, July TO-
1890.
IN 1904 he became a major general
and retired from the service in 1895
He married Miss Annie NJ. Colt. OF
Milwaukee, In 1859. Her mother, Mrs
Henrietta Colt, gave much Of her time
and her ample means to the promotion
Of the objects Of the United States
Sanitary Commissions during the war
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07
JOYS OF A VACATION SPENT
UNDER CANVAS IN THE WOODS

NN popular life becoming each year. says
IV With the woods
ALL real
Aon kill But where make these
beautiful spots the shores of Old Neptune
available charming weeks outing beneath canvas In
spirits shall
optimism And let there be them
situation fight all thought
discount with plenty Of shade pleasant sheet
water boughs for bed and drift wood for fire
delicious
smoke Of the fire! How rarely satisfying
sinne
yu the vagabond
become species and Sunshine
are right the beauty Of each absorbed into
orv nature Long
Han and mhap and bells
,nenorv many a me the after months
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s'O'ect Is a big one. 1t means that
mining industry of Arizona will
revolutionized by the introduction
,n power which will cost but one
use. Po"
w.n .ne scheme is Mrs. TUFTS own.
o0n uie on visit to Arizona she dis
Oor,s seo TWO unused water rights which
n,u r.ulu be had at fair price and a
p,Ooa On,lse to organize company and
ana .ed =. with the storage of the water
ron. Tue development Of electrical cur
wa,. MRS. Tut contracted for the
n... ~.er rights, took out her engineering
a. % followed the transit every step
vho we way back to the mountains,
eros ~e'e Few men and no women had
q, nj. gone before. to the head of Fos-
fo,,k 70 creek' and returned with all plans
Work. e prosecutor VI Tue
Wa .. and by no means simplest,
'ue nnancierlng of the enterprise.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07
DEATH OF A NOTED SOLDIER.
Major General McCook, Who Passed
Away Recently.
In the death of Maj. Gen. Alexande

In the death Of Maj. Gen. Alexander
Mcdowell McCook, which took place
at Dayton, o., another old Indian
fighter and a distinguished officer of
the civil war passed away.
Gen. McCook was member Of the
famous fighting McCook" family,
whose earliest ancestor in this coun-
try, George McCook, was implicated
in revolutionary movement in Ire
land against English rule and who
came to America SO years ago, offered
his services to the government and
was commissioned a major. He fell
while opposing Gen. John Morgan in
one of his raids. His ten sons entered
the military service Of the north, three
Of them dying on the battlefield.
John McCOok was physician and
had five sons. John served in the
civil war as volunteer surgeon and
his five sons joined the army of the
north. Thus in that great struggle
seventeen of the McCooks lent their
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The fact that she was willing to risk
her own money in the scheme helped
Mrs. Tut in interesting additional
conital. and two companies were form
sd one to erect 5000 horsepower
plant, the other 1,500. OF both com
M MES Mrs. Tutt is vice president and
general manager, and all that the rest
of the stockholders know about the
work is what she reports to them from
time to time. She has entire charge
of the construction work, with head
quarters at Prescott, Arlz, and the
directorate is so divided that whenever
Mrs. Tut happens to be, whether In
Prescott or Los Angeles, there is a
quorum and a meeting can be held.
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.,,,,vrs IN AMERICA AND EUROPE.
BY Della Austrian.

,,onv American women declare that the trials
n - housekeeping are becoming so manifold that
MI ror few years of arduous labor they seized
18th nervous prostration. To one travelling
NJ hroad It Is interesting to compare the RESPONSE
V t,it,es of the foreign housewife and her Amer
80 s,sters While in Dresden l met woman
bo gave me much information concerning this
N question as 1t appears In Germany One day she
III me through her home, artistic IN It's simplicity The
VOC ful of sunshine and fragrant odors given off
sd plants The place bespoke ease rather than beau
msro were plenty Of comfortable chairs to be found
Inv. , rints and etchings were everywhere on the
"a 10 tho library was well stocked with books After
I'd shown me through remarked that she must have
~ seryants to keep so large a place In order. She
ed az suppose my home would appear a great deal
~ attractive than 1t does If kept more servants You
onv have cook, chambermad, and woman to
With the washing and ironing two days out of the
~ your women have many more interests than
We have no clubs and classes that demand our time.
des making up the bedrooms, keep the sitting room
nv husbands library in order and do the weeks mend
Nv afternoons given to reading and occasional
or Kaffee Katsch' Besides most Of the men in Ger
uv come home at noon, we have dinner at IL and a
simmer in the evening Our husbands lay much stress
their food Though a woman does not always dc her
cooking it is taken for granted that she will superin-
d her kitchen. We do all our marketing and rarely
dr ANYTHING over the telephone The German woman Is
expected attain social position for her husband
IT,
me- and bring up the children
The French is probably the best housekeeper in
world She is devoted to her home and to her family.
household is exceptionally clean and attractive though
manages to do 1t with few servants. If she does not
I in the Kitchen she superntendo it, she that the
bile cloths and napkins white and that the table
set with taste She Is equally particular about her
parance and that of her children.
The English exceedingly simple and unaffected in their
mes They desire comfort than luxury. Still, in
family the husband is considered the head of the house
DID, He limits the weekly expense and no improvement
made In the household without his being consulted first
expenses to be cut it is his wife who is expected
get along with one servant less. An English woman
n live on leg Of mutton served hot Sunday and
armed up in different styles during the week that her
band can frequent his club enjoy oysters and partridge
awhstandng that the English are hearty eaters, they
e simply The household is managed with great econ
ny dinner in the evening being the only elaborate meal
I the day
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garment Of some kind. 1t was rapid.
ly climbing through the limbs Of trees
and escaping from one tree to another
The hunter gave chase and, after a
long race, gained on the. fugitive until
ne could make out the features OF
child, apparently about 10 or II years
old. 1t was thinly clad with gunny
sacks tied about the wrist.
The hunter hailed the child, but only
frightened him. The little fellow scam.
pered the faster down the deep and
dark ravine, where he was joined by
a man and woman similarly attireds
All three of them quickly disappear
ed by going up one of the largest pine
trees. The hunter followed.
The tree proved to be the habitation
Of an entire family. Old pieces Of
burlap had been woven into pecu-
liar nest, shaped like large hat. The
nest was securely fastened to the
limbs Of the tree, while a similarly
shaped basket in another tree held
lot Of dried fish, pine nuts, grain, roots
and other articles of food.
Efforts of the hunter to get the tree
dwellers to descend were Of no avail.
They appeared badly frightened, but
made no attempt to attack the intrud-
er. They retreated as he advapced.
shielding the child from his gaze. They
were smaller than the average adult,
having the dark skin of the Indian
race. They were slim and 1.-THE Of
build, and talked to each other in a
strange language. Their hair was un-
like that Of Indians, being rather short
and Of a tawny color. Their hands
and feet were long and claw-like, espe-
cially those of the child, which re-
sembled in great degree the paws Of
monkey.
The hunter went back to summon
his comrades. When they returned the
tree dwellers had fed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07
STRONG SCOUT.
Carried a Woman ON His Back for
Fifty Miles to Save Her.

Carried a Woman ON HE Back for
Fifty Miles TO Save Her.
Capt. Francis Marion Schell, scout,
plainsman and intimate friend of "Buf-
falo BILL" is dead. He took the first
wagon train to California In the gold
excitement Of 1S49. Capt Schell had
many escapes from Indians, and prac-
tically every trip he made his wagon
train was attacked by hostiles.
He was man Of great strength. 1t
was his proudest boast that he once
carried woman fifty miles on his
back to a place Of safety. Alone he
was making a scout, and incidentally
prospecting for gold, when he found a
woman lying on the trail. She had
been abandoned there by a wagon
train because of her illness. Capt.
Schell picked the woman up and, fast
ening her on his back with ropes, as
she was too Ill to hold on, he carried
her to the nearest camp, fifty miles
away. There the woman recovered.
At the time Of the gold excitement
Of 40 Capt. Scheil, who had just been
discharged from the army, after hav-
ing served in the Mexican war, start
ed for California with his young wife.
The start was made from st. Joseph,
Mo-, and, because Of his army expert
ence Capt. Schell was appointed lead
er. Without losing a man he carried
the party to the California gold fields.
He prospected with ONLY Indifferent
success, and then established hotel,
which he ran for twenty years. He
took a conspicuous part in affairs In
California until he left. He was at one
time assistant doorkeeper of the House
Of Representatives and later served as
lieutenant Of the capitol police. At the
time Of his death he was watchman
In the War Department.-New York
World.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07

Angeles, Cal. Mrs.
Tut has more
beauty than most
women and more
brains than most
men. At present
she is engaged in a
100000 enter
prise in Arizona,
the erection Of two
electric pow e r
plants which will
supply power ex-
clusively for min
inp nurpoaoq The
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07

There quite large number think
professional really know anything about photography there
how distinctly the inferior of
fourth and fifth professional
amateurs be found who skill
equal If
fifth
tered through the land There
matering Of knowledge their craft They
their by rule of thumb
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07
FINDS FAMILY OF WILD FOLKS.
Live In Trees in California and Child
Has Monkey Paws.

Hunters who returned from the up
per end Of Calveras, Cal, report hav-
Ing come upon family Of tree dwell
ers In the wilds Of San Antoine river.
One of the party, while hunting for
mountain lions, came upon what he
thought was lion up in a tree. He
tried to get closer, so that he could
get better shot at 1t, when he no.
ticed that the supposed animal had on
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-07
Knew Her Intimately.

Knew Her Intimately.
Dolly-What would you do, Cholly, IL
you were rich?
Cholly-Well, Dolly, II were rich
enough to be perfectly reckless I think
would propose to you.--Somerville
Journal.
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Tho Author and His Living.

Mrs. Woodby Ruyter-What does
your husband do for living?
Mrs. Kautton (haughtily)-He's an
author.
Mrs. Woodby Ruyter-I know, 30 Is
mine; but / say, what does your hus-
band do for Observation-Disclosures
Press.