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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-01-30
The Battle Of Grass and Weeds.

The dominant vegetation existing
In any section Of country. If left to IT
self, usually repels invaders. The rea-
son that certain kinds of plants only
are found growing predominantly any
where is because. for the time being,
they are best fitted to survive under
local conditions. Those lass we'll fit
ted are crowded out. and perish. In
an old plant region. as forest or
prairie, vegetation Of a particular sort
has established itself as the result Of
centuries of competition with other
plants contesting for the same space.
seeds of invading species. however,
may lie dormant for some time In the
soil, awaiting the clearing of the land
to terminate and grow. Notice the
new plants that appear where land is
cleared of trees or sod and left to it
self. So long as the conditions in ma
ture surrounding the wild prairie
grass remain the same, they will con-
tinue to grow in about the same pro-
portions and to about the same extent.
Man, however. changes natural condi-
tons violently. BY breaking sod and
putting in crops he opens places
which afford room for strange plants,
weeds, the seeds Of which are carried
thence to neighboring grazing land.
Even then they will not drive out the
wild grasses if the latter are left to
themselves. On the contrary, If
farm is abandoned, weeds may riot for
a few years in the broken land, but the
sod retakes the soil eventually in the
prairie regions, and the weeds are
crowded out.-H. F. Roberts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-01-30
Sweet Glover as q Soil Ameliorant


Bulletin 1888, Ohio Station: Those
who have carefully observed the hab-
its OF the wild sweet clover (other-
wise known as Bokhara clover or mel
ilot) have noticed that its volunteer
growth is practically confined to road
sides where the surface soil has been
scraped away or where the ground has
been puddled by trampling, and to SIM
liar locations elsewhere, such as the
bottoms of abandoned brickyards or
places In pasture fields where the soil
has been trampled while wet, or hill
sides from which the surface soil has
been washed away. 1t is practically
never found invading pastures or
other lands which have been kept in
good condition. At the Ohio Expert
ment Station the seeus of this pant
have repeatedly been sown on soils
which were merely thin, but not
washed or puddled, but invariably
without success. The only case In
which 1t has been induced TO grow
was where it was sown on the bottom
OF an old brickyard at Columbus In
1888. Here full stand and vigorous
growth was obtained, and the crop
was allowed to stand and re-seed itself
until the fall of 1891, when it was
plowed under and the land sown to
wheat. The result was yield of 269
bushels Of wheat per acre on the land
where melilot had grown, against
yield OF 1876 bushels on similar land
alongside. which had been cropped
with corn and oats the two seasons
previously.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
German Roads.

The Countess Altda Won Krockow
writes from Germany to The Christian
Register Germans find that it pays
to encourage peasants to free their fields
Of stones. The property rises in value
taxing value. The stones, thrown
into heaps by the roadside, are purchas-
ed by the district road repairing conn.,
mission. Poor man, who otherwise
would have to be supported in aims
houses, are hired to break these stones
and then are trained to tho work of re-
pairing the roadbeds. The money to
pay tue men 10 made by auctioneerine
of to the highest bidder the crops 81
the fruit trees that were planted on
both sides Of the highway when 1t was
built and that are nourished well BY
the manure that falls along the road
and Is pushed at intervals by q road
tender upon their roots. The purchaser
OF the crop sees to it that his fruit Is
not stolen. The road commissioners
have no bother about that, and al.
though the sale be by auction, It brings
in considerable. Every burgher knowa
how much, because the sales of high.
way fruit crops are published In the 10.
cal newspapers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Worlds Best Medicine.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
Has Made People Well When
Every Other Remedy
Has Failed.

Paine's Celery Compound cures disease
It has saved the lives of thousands of sufferers.
It has made the weak strong, vigorous, and
Paine's Celery Compound purifies the blood
and builds up the nervous system Is nothing
else can do; it Is pre-etninently the great hie
giver and health maker.
Overworked and tired women stand IN Ut.
gent need of this health giving prescription to
make and keep them well. AL women should
take advantage of the remarkable power OF
this best of medicine for restoring vigor to the
blood and strength to the nervous system.
The all-important thing for nervous, nun down,
and sleepless women is that Paine's Celery
Compound forti6es the whole physical system,
and BY correcting digestion and regulating the
nerves, it insures sound, refreshing sleep. In
Every case Of sickness Paine's Celery Com
pound completely and permanently brings
back health. Mrs. Mary NJ. Myers, Balti.
more, Ohio, saved by Paine's Celery Compound
after the failures of able physicians, gratefully
writes Is follows
81 suffered for eight years with nervous
prostration and the general debility common
to women, and had such pains in my back
that I could not get around the house. used
several remedies and consulted several of the
best physicians without obtaining any relief.
Paine's Celery Compound restored me to
health.
= sI also want to say to al mothefs that
Paine's Celery Compound IS splendid medi'
r;nA fnv their Children -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
STOMACH FULL
Of Mails, Wire. 3 uttons, Etc.

Richmond News Leader.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, Especial. six
! pounds of nails, screws, lead, iron, car
fridge shells and other foreign substan-
ces were taken from the stomach OF
Fred CertoM; Michigan asylum pa
tient, during the post-mortem exami-
nation held today.
For years Cerrow had walked about
swallowing metal, Jumps of coal, small
stones and brick dust with great avidl-
ty. Now dead, his body furnishes ply
sicians with one OF the most remarks
BILE cases of its kind on record.
Cerr0w died of abscess OF the liver,
but this was caused by the foreign sub
STAGES in his stomach, which had drop
ped from Its normal position and set
tied centrally over the bowels. The
stomach contained the following arti.
cles:
One penny spike 4 inches long, 80
1O-penny nails, 70 8.penny nails, %
single nails, $50 bent nails OF various
assorted sizes, 30 pieces of wire of diff
erent sises, one iron washer II inches
in diameter, 4 suspender clasps, II but
tons-assorted, 120 small stones, II
pieces OF tln-yarious sizes, 3 screws,
upper halves of three 20-penny spikes,
three 80 caliber cartridge shells, %
pins.
Many Of the larger nails we're par
TALLY eaten up by the acids Of the stom-
ach. One large 4-inch nail, which
pierced the stomach, Is believed to
have caused the abscess which resulted
in death. The patient was fifty years
of age and had been at the asylum al
most continuously since 1879.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Married Il Years and Now Celebrate,
Atlanta Constitution.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. utiggs, OF tip
shaw, Cobb county, Tuesday celebrated
the list anniversary of their wedding,
which took place in Henry county
March "a, 1882. Mr.. Griggs is some
what the younger, he being born in
September, 1872, and his wife in April
of the same year.
At the celebration, which took place
on Tuesday, thers were five genera
lions. Parents, children, grand-chil-
dren, great-grand- children and great
great-grand-children gathered about
the table at one time. The aged
couple are the parents of fourteen chill
dren, seven of whom are living. These
are so widely separated, however, that
1t was impossible for more than three
to attend. Charles e. Griggs, the we'll
known railroad man OF Atlanta, is the
youngest son, and was present at the
reunion.
Although 81 years old, Mr.. and Mrs.
Griggs are both sound of mind and
body. Their eyesight ls good, and Mrs.
Griggs, being fond of literature, reads
for hours at time. She can also do
the finest of needlework.
Mr.. Griggs W. too old for service
during the civil war, and this made
the fact possible that the couple have
never been separated three months at
a time since they were married.
Mr.. Griggs has never used tobacco in
his life. His wife has smoked pipe
since she was q girl.
The wife was born in Henry county,
Georgia, while Mr.. Griggs first saw the
light in Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina. They were married 10 years
later, and since that time have made
Henry and Cobb counties their home.
They furnished four sons for the Con-
federate army, and an equal number
of sons-in-law. Mr.. Criggs' political
persuasion was the old-fashioned Wing
variety, and to-day he can recite the
political events which occurred three
quarters of century ago.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Coed Times for the Farmers.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
81 am getting from As to SO cents
for the hens that bring to town these
days." said q Hopewell farmer to an
Observer reporter yesterday, land hang
ed If / ever knew the like Of that not
even In war times. 1t is a fact" he
continued, "that the farmers are got
ting higher prices now for their pro-
ducts, except in few instances, than
they haye known since the war. It We
all had plenty OF cotton, plenty of poul.
try, hogs and cattle to send to the
market, we would be as happy as bee
in clover"
What this farmer says is true. The
farmers are getting good money for
their products, but the only trouble is
that they are not overstocked. How
eyer, it lie poor farmer who cannot
send wagon load of truck to market
every few days, and the prosperity on
the farm is about reflex of the general
prosperity Of the country.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
New Beads ii Massachusetts,.

Much Of the new road built in Mas
sachusetts has cost about $5, $50 . mile,
though the average for tho State, oW-
ing 70 the grades met In many sections,
amounts 70 about 1880. The mate.
tial was mAcadam. Maintenance
charges run about 800 Z mile : year.
The commission has suCceedod In keep
ing oosts something under tho levels
ct which they began, and this has
helped to win popular approval for the
work. Concerning the beuefits COM
ing from II, the Massachusetts, folks
Seem to be Of ono mind. Time saved
In travel, .le@ strain on horses and W
hicles, ecomomy Of power In transit
(this last often reaehing IS and even
50 per cent? cheaper and moro expe.
dlti0us access 70 markets and more
trade and benefit from casual yidtdfs
or moro or les permanent residents, At
tra0ted by tho excellence At the roads,
are among the advantages claimed,
and apparently With jnstioe, q the 70
suit Of the comm1eIaonas work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident, is narrated by
John Oliver, Of Philadelphia, as follows !:
81 was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given
me up. Then was advised to use Elec-
trio Bitters to my great JOY, the first
bottle made decided improvement. /
continued their use for three weeks,
and am now a we'll man. I know they
robbed the grave of another victim"
No one should fail to try them. Only
so cents, guaranteened, at E. T. White
head & Cos Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Consumption

The only kind Of consump-
ton to fear is neglected
consumption"
People are learning that con-
sumption is a durable disease.
It IS neglected consumption
that is SO often incurable.
At the faintest suspicion Of
consumption get a bottle Of
SCOTS Emulsion and begin
regular doses.
T he use Of SCOTS Emulsion
at once, has, in thousands Of
cases, turned the balance in
favor Of health.
Neglected consumptio docs
not exist where SCOTS Emul
sion is.
Prompt use Of SCOTS Emul-
sion checks the disease while i.
can Be checked
So
rs
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
A GREAT SENSATION.

There was . big sensation in Leee-
Vile, Ind, when w. III. Brown OF that
place, who was expected to die, had his
life saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. He writes 81 en-
dured insufferable agonies from Asthma
but your New Discovery gave me imme-
date relief and soon thereafter effected
q complete cure" Similar cures of Con-
sumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and
Grip are numerous. It's the peerless
remedy for all throat and lung troubles.
Price 500. and $1.OO. Guaranteed BY
e. T. Whitehead & Co. Trial bottles
freq.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

A disordered stomach may cause no
end Of trouble. When the stomach
fails to perform it's functions the bowels
become deranged, the liver and kidneys
congested, causing numerous diseases,
the most fatal OF which are painless
and therefore the more to be dreaded.
The important thing Is to restore the
stomach and liver to a healthy condt-
ton, and Tor this purpose no better
preparation can be used than Cham
berlains Stomach and Liver Tablets.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead 4 Co.,
Scotland Neck, and Leggettis Drug
Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
ANY CHURCH

ANY CHURCH or parsonage
or institution supported by voluntary
contribution will be given . liberal
quantity Of Longman & Martinez Pure
Paints whenever they paint.
NOTE: Have done so for twenty-seven
years. Sales: Tens OF millions of gal
ions; painted nearly two million
houses under guarantee to repaint IL
not satisfactory. The paint wears for
periods up to eighteen years. Lin.
seed Oil must be added to the paint
(done in two minutes). Actual cost
then about $1.25 gallon. Samples
free. Sold by our Agents, e. T..
WHITEHEAD & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
LET IT PASS.

y .
be not swift to take offense;
Lot It pass
Anger is foe to sense;
Let It paes
Brood not darkly DER wrong
Which will disappear ere long;
Rather sing this CHEEKY song
Lot it pass
Let e pass
strife corrodes the pureet mind
Let it pass 1!
As the unregarded wind,
Let 1t, pass
ANY vulgar souls that live
May condemn without reprieve;
IT'S the noble who forgive.
Let it pass
Let it pass
Echo not an angry word
Let it passI
Think how often you have erred;
Let 1t pass
Since our Joys must pass away,
Like tho dew-drops on the spray,
Wherefore should our SORROWS stay?
Let them pass
Let them pass
IF for good you've taken ill,
Let them pass!
Oh be kind and gentle still !;
Let it pass!
Time at last makes all things straight
Let us not resent, but wait,
And our triumph shall be great
Lot it pass
Let 1t pass
Bid your anger to depart,
Let It pass
Lay these homely words to heart.
"let them pa0i
Follow not the giddy throng
Better to be wronged than wrong;
Therefore sing the CHEEKY song
Let It pass
Lot It passl
An the Year Round,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
A1lERIoA's ROADS.


Selected.
There is nothing which bears moro
directly upon the development of a
country or upon the general inteill-
gence of a community than q good
public highway. The growth and ex-
celIence of the transportation system
Of the United States mark its develop
ment, as it is to that system it is most
due. However the science OF produc-
ton may be advanced, it is the giving
OF efficient and low priced means of
distribution which is tho most efficient
In increasing production, whether OF
factory, field or mine.
True as this il, it Is remarkable that
In this rapidly growing country OF ours
we have long neglected the proper de-
velopment of our highway system, says
a writer in the Boston Herald. We
have, In fact, developed our Transports
ton system in an unnatural way. The
proper development should have been
first the public highways, second the
railroads and waterways.
With the era of railroad building,
which began the country's wonderful
development, the neglect OF the COM
mon highway system commenced.
This neglect continued until a very re-
cent period. It begins to look now rs
if we were returning to the elementary
work in our transportation system.
In taking up this work there is start
ing q new industrial effort which, in
its effect upon tho social life OF the
people and the agricultural and In
dustrial development, Is ~ important
as any tho country has known. In
some respects, though perhaps not 90
notably, the effects will be eyen more
beneficial than any thing yet done to
advance the nations interests.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage. 1t 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 to diseased condition Of the
Kidneys and bladder and not to habit Is
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-R00t is soon realized. 1t Is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar k14z::$9
sizes. You may have III; :; -
sample bottle by mail @G :33| 80
free, also pamphlet tell Home Of swampRooa
Ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmez
h Co.. Binghamton. NJ. r., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-Root, DR..
Kilmeris Swamp-Root and the address,
Binghampton, N. Y, ON every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

Mr.. rimsonbeak-Here's an article
In the paper about your new tight
shoes, dear.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-You're joking.
.Well, i thought it Yves. It's headed
Much In Little"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Bread for the Old Days.
Richmond Dispatch .

Richmond Dispatch.
With good meal and cook following
the lessons and traditions of the old
regime delicious bread may be baked Of
Indian meal. But we have grave doubts
whether It can b baked az well in q
stoye as in an open fireplace; but alas,
of the latter only few remain.
The ashcake, of course, must have
ashes. They are Indispensable. As we'll
try to produce mint julep without
mint. On the other hand, "flapjacks"
need only a well-greased frying pan,
but skill Is required to turn them. This
is done by pitching them out Of the
pan into the air and making them come
down fiat on the other side. The corn
pone may becooked In stove or range.
The hoecake was originally cooked on
hoe In the fields and in the negro
cabin. A skillet viii do we'll enough
for it, but It must be we'll CREASED at the
bottom. So, too, with regard to egg or
batter bread. As tor corn mullins, the
appliances of range are admirably
adapted to them.
We wish some millionaire would fit
up a Virginia country home in ante
bellum style, and among other things
haye In 1t big open fireplace, black
cook in Bingham dress, with red ban
danna on her head and also have a
half acre mint bed, an icehouse and an
old-time garden filed with raspberries
and gooseberries, thyme, sage, currants
and all the ordinary table vegetables.
When one of those old-time homes
and gardend and Kitchens is restored
and the host and hostess haye entered
into possession, we desire to be listed as
frequent guest, with reserved seat
in the chimney corner. Then all we
shall want will be the zeet, the appetite,
the voraciousness which we possessed
when We could eat Is rolls and eggs
for breakfast and consume whole wat
ermelon between meals. But, alas, it
would be easier to restore old walls and
open freplaces than to bring back the
digestion and storage capacity of a
youth that's gone, Of q time that's past
and meyer can returns
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
A DENOMINATION OF WHAT
CHAMBERLAIN's Colo, CHOLERA
AND D1ARRHGA REMEDY CAN Do.

AND D1ARRHGA REMEDY CAN Do.
zone of our customers, . highly 70
spected citizen of this place, hos been
for ten years q sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea," writes Walden & Martin,
druggists, Of Enterprise, Ala. "He had
used various preparations and been
treated by physicians without any per-
manent benefit. A few months ago
he commenced taking Chamberlain
Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and in a short time was entirely CURED.
Many citizens of Enterprise who know
the gentleman will testify to the truth
fulness Of this statement" For sale
by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland
Neck, and Leggett's Drug Store, Hob
good.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
MR.. LAMBS CERTIFICATE.

Ny little son had been troubled with
Ringworm on his hand for . year
We tried various remedies with no ei-
fect. At last we used Hancockis Liquid
Sulphur, and after three or four appli-
cations there was improvement, and
In three weeks It was entirely CURED.
q. LAMB,
Scotland Neck, N. c., Oct 81, 1902.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

If Mr.. Roosevelt could succeed In
bagging that "Iowa idea" on his West
ern hunting trip it might prove worth
the journey.-Newport News Times
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

Fritilla-"Was your dinner a social
SUGGEST" Clorinda -"Yes, indeed.
You SEQ, T was careful to invite only
people who haye the Same kind of ner-
vous proetratiOn.-Bro
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

and cheerfulnesS soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of ofdor
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become 50 prevalent
that It Is not
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
re A.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

My uncle died yesterday, Dir. and I
want you to offieiate. Can you cay
something nice about himf But I
didn't know him. Good You're Just
tho man.-udge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09

Gladys-"she has named her auto
altar her ex-husband, the count! I" Ethel
Why 7" Glad s-"Well, It is
very last and usually broke. Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-04-09
Women as Well a. Men
Are Made Miserable By
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis.
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-10
TO GO BEFORE THE
BOARD OF REVENUE
A COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY-FIVE
WILL PRESS BESsEMER's CLAIM
FOR COURT HOUSE TOMORROW
MoRNING-A PROPOSITION.

At the meeting of the Jefferson county
board of revenue tomorrow morning the
committee of seventy-fve citizens ap-
pointed to work In the interest of the
proposed court house for Bessemer will
go before the board to urge action in
regard to the petition presented several
weeks ago.
T. ]. Cornwell is chairman of this COM
mittee and w. ID. Gum Is secretary, both
being citizens of Bessemer.
1t Is probable that most OF the commit
teemen will be present tomorrow morning
1t is said that the committee will urge
the board of revenue to accept the propo-
sition offered by Henry l.. Badham, pres
ident of the Bessemer Land and Improve
ment company, to erect a building at a
cost not to exceed $4,000 and for the
board to pay rent on 1t until the general
assembly authorizes its aurchase
1t Is understood that in case the board
does not accept this proposition that
others will be urged.
The outcome Of the meeting tomorrow
morning will be awaited with interest.
The people of Bessemer are making every
effort to secure court house and 1t was
for this purpose that so large a committee
to work in behalf of the movement was
selected