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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-07
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speech Jefferson Memorial Association at
Washington April 18Th Jennings Bryan pleasing
r.x.... w. things concerning press
reoited high regard for press and
his confidence in the Bryan great
Ills eferson willing
have presented
opposed censorship
strongest euogy of the
said that he must choose
newspapers without would prefer
without government He said that public
things public ee
the opinion despos
The bank official Sims, with
which years in
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matter between the Raleigh and the
1eenve The Times The State of Georgia.
Carolina governor good as we'll big
BRAIN He is capable making par
dons we'll young will
just pdoning
board Georgia The Greenve Reflector
"ust nothing sentence
being served by this criminal The
well bred Times savings
pardoned serving hour of
his maudlin sentiment nothing else"
Seldom does read of appalling disaster
CURED week Turtle Mountain,
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tain which hung was blowno O by
Tons upon egg
shells The debris damned Old
The chrote tho aisac
village
midnight thousands by ssure
shells grinding powder their Not with
accident by
placed jeopardy Johnstown
part
the shaft enobng number of miners who had
their which they fortunately do for aid could
Rockide,
in triple disaster that breaks the record"
gives
Judge CLARK written edited Volumes
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which editions time
larged
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the complete treatise
that subject Besides he has annotated 30 volumes of the su
preme issued State thus bringing
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young lawyers
which the
counsel His the Supreme
reports bench would I'LL eight vol
He Constants
Memoirs Napoleon
has edited compensation
Carolina OF State Records
preparation He has
leading
magazines His magazine fill
tn large Volumes
asae the National
and the State Bar Topeka, Kan.
SURE THING.
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-07
FOR TWENTY YEARS

I have suffered with Eczema on my
hands and by using One Bottle of Han
cocks Liquid Sulphur I have found
great relief. j. III. HARDEN,
Spring Hill, n. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-05-07
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 Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
COL. $. KlRKMAN DEAD
WIDELY KNOWN AS COTTON
 CROP sTATISTICIAN.
Graduate of Harvard, !, 4ere He was Q Pupil of Longfsllow and . ts Classmate of Coudext.

Florence Jan. 3o.-(special. )-CoioneI Samuel Kirkman died at o'clock this afternoon at the residence of his son-in- law, Hon., Emmet 0Neal.> He was 7t years of age and was a native of Flor ence. He was graduated from Harvard when he was IS years old and was pa bil of Longfellow and belonged to the Phi Beta Capa Fraternity. While al Harvard he was a class mate of Fred erick R. Coudert. the great New York at 'torney. s
 E Before the war Colonel Kirknai con ducted a commission business in St. Louis and when the war broke out he went to Tuscaloosa and established q plant for the manufacture of cotton goods which was burned. He was conceded to be one of the most expert cotton cror statisticians in the country.
 Colonel Kirkman married Miss Elixa- beth hsWood of Nashville. who died many years, ago. His two daughters survive him, they are Mrs. Emmst oNeai and Mrs. Susie Kirkman Vaughn both of Florence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
LACK OF REVERENCE.
 lIe--I"g If@-3 A Quality Sadly Lacking in the . Youth of Today. 5

Milwaukee Journal 3E-- Reverencesis a quality sadly lacking in the youth aof today. There is prevailing an exaggerated idea of the I'm as good as anybody, b'goslf' sentiment. So you are ''as good as anybody" son, if you make yourself so. But, being as good as anybody, you will not need to thrust that information on any one. Nor will you need to despise others. If you are really worthy. respect you will not have to make laff effort to exact respect. And it is a mistake to imagine that treating others with lack of respect elevates yourself. Re- spect will be paid to real worth by those whose opinions are worth the while. If your goodness does not meet appreciation by people of worthy character there is something the matter with your goodness. quiry and locate the trouble.
 The habit of treating sacred subjects with levity Is bad one. It kills rever- ence in our hearts and thus lowers our standards of goodness. We need to nour- ish high ideals of right. of goodness, of holiness, or our own characters are de- graded. When reverence goes out greed selfishness a.Id 'Ihhumanlty comes in. Be- sides the wrong done to our own natures when we fail to reverence things held sa cred, we do gffevous wrong to others. It Is evil enough to lower our own stand ard of right. but when we cloud the sense of purity, of sacredness, in others, 1t is doubly wrong. If we fail in ourselves to keep some ideal holy for our aspirations let us not drag the ideal of others in the dust under our feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
HoRToN-cRENsHAw.
Pretty Church Wedding is Solemn
 iZed in Athens

ized in Athens.
 2 Athens, Jan. aO.-Athens has witnessed many weddings but none of tiiem as beautiful as that yesterday of Miss Laura Boiling Crenshaw to Eugene Walton ,Hor- ton. which took place at noon at the Methodist Church. The church was pack ed by the friends of the contracting par ties who desired to witness their union
 The church had been profusely and beautifully decorated by friends of the bride and presented one of the most beautiful effects ever witnessed by those present. The waiting congregation was en- tertained by two selections by Mss Edith Mason of McMinnville. Tenn. At noon the wedding march was sounded and Mas ter Thomas Sanders entered from one door with little Miss Rebeccas Chandler, two of the most attractive children in town. and they marched with stately tread to the altar, followed by the ush- CTS. J. Wright Frost. Henry M. Cain, William Pcebles and Carl Cartwright. Following these came the maid of honor, Miss Robie Chandler. who wore a beau tiful creation of white and carried bride roses. Then came the beautiful bride with her matron of honor, Mrs. Robert M. Rawls, and the groom and his best man., James E. Horton. Jr. .N
 They were met at the chancef by Dr. D. l.. Parrish. who after the ritual of the Methodist Church. united the waiting couple in the holy estate of matrimony. The bride was handsomely gowned in a travelling suit of red. while the matron of honor wore a richly made gown of gray and carried bride roses ImmeSi. ately after the marriage the bridal party left for trip to Southern cities. They were the recipients of many costly and beautiful gifts. The bride Is an accom- plished and beautiful young woman The groom is splendid type of the South's wealthy young planters 2!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
ENTERTAINMENT AT TROY. Was Given in Henor of Mrs. Henry
 Trawick.

Troy, Jan o--tSpeciaD "Wednesday af- ternoon from to 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs. I. S. Beard. the. ladies of the Methodist Church entertained most de- lightfuily at reception in compliment to Mrs. Henry Trawick. The. interior of was rendered more 30 ;on this occasion by an artistic decoration of palms, cut flow CTS and the light Of many tapers. The guests upon arriving were greeted most cordially by Mrs. Henriette Hunter and Mrs. A. c. Craven, who conducted them into the parlors and presented them 10, Mrs Beard. who in turn. introduced them to the lovely guest Of honor. Receivtng with Mrs. Beard. beside Mrs. Trawick. were Mrs. J.. B. Knox. President of tho Ladies' Aid Socisty; Mrs. w. g. Wade. wife of the Presiding. Elder; Mrs. A. B. Campbell. wife of the Baptist ministsr,, and Mrs. J. F.. Gilnartin.
 In the dining room into which the guests wera next invited there awaited { treat to the eyes as well as to the palate The table was O.. poem in green and white. Soft sprays of asparagus fern ac- centuated the snowy wilderness of the. dAmask and formed d pretty background for the wealth of white Roman hya- cinths. Tn the center was laid q lunch cloth of Battenburg lace of. rare beauty of texture and upon it rested q mirror lake refiecting the freshness of the green and white flowers. Wax candles, burutnG in silver candeiabra, shed soft light over the ravishing scene. Here were ssrv-. ed dainty salads and here were met with some of Troy's most notable matrons of society. Mrs. Fox Henderson, Mrs Ram dolph Brown, Mrs. w. c. Starke. Mrs Tobe Martin, Mrs. Charles Walden. Mrs- Adoiphus Brannen. Mrs. James Marks Mrs. Lawrence Gelistead, Mrs. C. B Jones and Mrs. J. w. Hollan.
 The guests were ushered next into the reception hall where were ensconced In artistic corner and alcove the coffee and tea tables, Mrs. WA B. Folmar with her usual graciousness of manner. presided over the steaming coffee and was assist ed in serving the guests by Mrs John Williams and Mrs. s. A. Daniels. The tea was charmingly served by Mrs. Lou ise Jackson, assisted by Mesdames F. J. Cowart. H. l.. Soloman and F. J. Borufn.
 Mrs, Trawick. whom most of the guests had the honor of meeting for the first time. is the wife of Troy's- new Metho- dist minister, Rev. Henry Trawick. She Is a woman of culture and charming personality. Her pleasant manners and sweet smiles have alfeady won for her a place in the hearts of the people of her new home and she bids fair to become fayorite in Troy's social circles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
PENToN-PARKHR.
Two PopuIr Young Persons are
 Married in Equality.

Equality, Jan. 3O.--(Special)-Dr. John A. Penton of Goodwater and Miss Mildred A. Parker of Equality were united in marriage here Tuesday evening in the Methodist Church, the Rev. J. c. Francis of Goodwater officiating.
 The church decorations consisted chief ly of palms banked about the altar and three appropriately located arches in which were set with most artistic effect pretty pink and white roses and lighted wax tapers.. The whole presented bow CT of loveliness which was highly cred
 able to the skill and taste of the af- fectionate friends who conceived and ex- ecuted the plan. The bridal party entered to the strains of the wedding march in Tanhauser. rendered by the accomplish ed Mrs. Jennie Holloway of Alexander City. who presided at the organ. The ushers were Sam Day. Nicholas Parker, Pierce Baker and Roy Gillian. Then came the queenly bridesmaids and handsome groomsmen. who. with marked ease and grace. moved along the aisles through the arches to their, ,respective places about the altar. The bride came in upon the arm of her lovely maid of honor. Miss Ethel Gillian of wetumpka, the groom being accompanied, by his best man, J. O. Thomas of Alexander City, and as the manly groom joined his lovely Driue beneath the central dfCn dt tne dl- tar and while the Rev. MT. Francis in graceful words toned above the soft notes of the organ. pronounced them man and wife, scene of beauty was presented that truly thrilled the hearts of the large audience. NThe bride was elegantly gown ed in crepe de Paris trimmed with pink and green panne velvet af4dAreal lace, and carried an arm cluster of brides roses. "
 The bridesmaids and groomsmen were Miss Mae Pennick of Wetumpka and R. l.. Grimm of Goodwater, Miss Mary Sedberry of wetumpka and George Me Donald of Rockford. Miss Eleanor Gill lam of wetumpka and Lotion Thomas of Nixburg. Each of these charming young ladies was beautifully gowned and car ried bouquets of carnations. the young gentlemen being neatly clad in conyen- tional black. The bride Is the only daugh- ter, of MT. and Mrs. James M. Parker of Equality and by her many sterling vir- tues and womanly graces has won host of friends and admirers The groom. pr. Penton, is young 'ysician of great promise. having airs established an.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Politics Stirring.

The outlook for ast exciting municipal primary grows brighter and today there has been talk of opposition to those now in office.
 The Fifth Ward Is regarded as a scene of contention for the ofYices of the two Councilmen representing 1t. These have always been plenty of candidates in the ward and 1t Is expected that this years 2 election will bring out several more.
 An interesting turn is given the proba- ble contest by the influence exerted by tho saloon question. Recent agitation against the maintenance of saloons in any part of the city except within tho fire limits resulted in the closing of several bar rooms but those in the Fifth Ward were allowed to remain. Citisens of tho Fifth Ward who were opposed to having saloons in their ward will run two can didates for the Council who will be in structed to close, if possible. the saloons in their ward. A mass meeting of these citizens will be held next week and the selection of candidates will no doubt preciritate a hot campaign.
 Councilman Peacock who represents the First Ward Is shortly to move into tie Second Ward, which will leave his ofilce vacant. It is possible his colleague, Mir. Phillips, may not be a candidate for re- election. In the Third Councilman schweizer will retire and his colleague Mir. Meyer. is regarded as a candidate for the presidency of the Council. With these changes to be made it is probable that the campaign will be warmer than usual.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
The NewI of Selma.

who was shot and killed in a timber camp near Ridervine Wednesday; was brought to Selma this afternoon. It IS said Morrissette was shot by negro whom he owed 9 cents, but accu- rate detatis are not obtainable here. The
 shot was fired from behind Morrissette.
 the ball taking effect in the back of his
 head. < 7t Morressette was a step-son of Tom Dukes well known negro living on the stevenson place near Cahaba. Local and Personal. Miss Rose Gillespie, who has been the charming guest of Miss Mary Howard on Mabry Street, has returned to her home In Meridian. Miss. Miss Gillespie has many friends and admirers in Selma
 and her departure Is greatly regretted. The many friends of Joseph c. Parrish learn with pleasure that he is rapidly re- covering from appendicitis. the opera tion which was performed on him having
 proven successful. %N Miss Grace Halls who is attending school in Selma. is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. George H. Halls, in Mont gomery. -'.>. P. C. Jones, who has been the guest of his parents. Dr. and Mrs A. w Jonesl
 has returned to his home inu Birmings ham.
 Miss Mary Boggs of Annistsn is the guest of Mrs. John A. McKinnon on Ala bama Street. 1 Col F. M. Abbott has returned from a
 pleasant visit to his old home in West
 Point, Miss. l Jeff Penn. a popular traveling man of
 North Carolina. is stopping at the Korne- gay Hotel. -s q, President Robert c. Patrick of the Jud-
 son Institute at Marion was in. Selma | yee.c-tc~. 1 H.. F. Wyiy. travelling agent for the
 Mallory steamship line, is in the city. | H. e. Warren of Montgomery is stop-
 ping at the, Hotel Albert.
 A. M. spessard of uniontown is regis
 tered at the Hotel Albert.
 Dr. c. B. Whitfield of Demopolis Is | spending today in Selma. J. E. Hendley of Pleasant Hill lis at the
 Kornegay Hotel
 1 L, Lamar left yesterday for Cooks | Springs.
 R. E. King of Faunsdale is in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
TnloalEs ABeUT eATaaan.
Peculiar Ideas Regarding Common
 Disoase.

Mark Twain's cure for cold. in the Bod was simple, but he claims very ef- fectives sin his own case; his plan was to eat nothing whatever for tweuty,four hours or presumably until the trouble disappeared. q
 Although not able to speak from per- sonai experience as to the effectiveness of this treatment. 1t certainly has the merit of extreme economy, but it occurs te us that the application of 1t to case of nasal casrrh might be attended with difnculties. ! Catarrh. al everyone knows, is . chronic cold in the head and MT Twain's treat- Msnt. if 1t should become . fad, would make of us sa nation of fasters: an army emulating the example of the immortal Tsrrer who achieved wide fame by fast ing forty days.
 catarrh is certainly becoming a na- uoEal disease. and there Is little doubt but that errors in diet. particularly over eeting, is very common cause.
 Most people. however. are moro inter- ested in the cure of the trouble than in the cause. and modern medical science heroic remedies than MT. Twain's.
 Aydrastin is . new remedy. very ef- festive in soms forms of Catarrh. Red Gum ts another which on account of its antiseptic properties Is very valuable, while many severe cases of Chronic Ca tarrh have been entirely cured by the sanguinaria or extract of Blood root alone.
 Within a year an contemplating chemist has combined all of these remedies in tab let form, palatAble and convenient, and the superiority of this tablet over other catarrh remedies is 50 apparent that all druggists now carry them in stock to supply the popular demand.
 They are called Stuartsg Catarrh Tab lets and 1t is doubtful if any medicine has achieved national popularity in so short time as this.
 Gtvart's Catarrh Tablets are used by thousands of travelling men because they can be carried in the pocket and used any time and in any quantity. being free from Cocaine. opiate or any poisonous drug.
 They clear the head and throat from the disgusting secretions of catarrh, very often in a few hours time.
 For nasal Catarrh they are far superior to any wash lotion or ointment the use of which Is often as incoRvenient and an- moving as the disease itself.
 For coughs, colds, bronchial catarrh and catarrh of stomoch these tablets give immediate relief and a permanent cure where lotions, douches and inhaIers make no impression whatever.
 This preparation is a boon to catarrh suffer CTS. and any druggist will tell you that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets is a rem. edy that has come to stay.
 thu-sat-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE.
A Commercial Club is Formed by
 Evergreen Citizens.

Evergreen, Jan. 30-(Special)-A call signed gy upwards of one hundred citizens for meeting to organize a Commercial and Industrial Club was responded to by a large and enthusiastic audience at the court house, when partial 4organi- zation was effected by the election of Hon. J. NJ. Sims President. The organi- zation will be completed for immediate and active work There are current ru- mors that several enterprises backed by Northern capitalists will locate in the vicinity of this city the coming year.
 There is a large contingent of Chicago visitors here for the winter. Some of the later arrivals are MT. and Mrs. W. J. Wyman. MT. A Fl. Hopkins and family, Mrs. J. l.. Slannedy and daughter Flor ence, Miss Helen Ryan, Mrs. Holman and Mrs. pr. Babcock, son and daughter. Many Northern persons are deterred from visiting this section of Alabama on ac- count of the lack of hotel accommoda- tions.
 The streets present an unusually busy appearance for this season of the year. Farmers who are not discouraged by the partial failure of the cotton and corn crop of last season are buying liberally of fertilizers and other commodities for the approaching farm work. In addition to this trade several merchants transact a wholesale business with the merchants of outlying towns.
 The dispensary question is the leading topic of discussion among the people and 1t is said that 70 per cent of the business men are in favor of 1t. The city has d prohibition act in force which has proved a failure in preventing the existence of numerous blind tiger drinking places.
 Probate Judge Hon. F. J. Dean has ap- pointed the following. delegates to the Good Roads Convention to be held in next week: O. R. Knight, T. B. Williams, John w. Brown, J. H. Kelley and H. J. Whitcomb.
 It is reliably reported that ndicatons of oil have been discovered in this county and that a development company wll soon begin, the work of sinking wells.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Croup.

The peculiar cough which indicates croup is usually well known to the moth CTS of ctoupy children. No time should be lost in the treatment of it, and for this purpose no medicine has received more universal approval than Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. Do not waste valuable time in experimenting with un- tried remedies, no matter how highly they may be recommended, but give this medi- cine as directed and all symptoms of croup will quickly disappear. For sale by all druggists. '-adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Cheap Rates west vias.E. is 6 N. R. E E

Cheap Rates West via asL. 6 N. R. R. month, up to and including April ziet.. iyoo, Homeseekers excutsion tickets will ue sold at one first class Fare plus S2vl or the round trip, to all points in Texas indian and Oklahoma Territories. and to .lnd missouri. Tickets limited g days for .sturn journey. with Sstop-over privileges tt afl points within homeseekers' terri
 For further particulars. calL.on 8. T. .,aratt. T.. A., or call on or write w. l. Beasiey. Pass. Agent. Union" Station. Montgomery. Ala! adv-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Miss Smith Sponsor for Varsity.

Miss Eloise Smith of Selma has been chosen sponsor for the University of Ala bama baseball team when 1t plays Au- burn in this city May 1 and 2.
 Miss Smith is the pretty and charming daughter of M. s. Smith. a prominent merchant of this city, and has host of friends who will be pleased to learn of the honor bestowed on her. Miss Smith has not yet chosen her maids of honor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Jury Term Extended.

Judge J. W. Mabry of the City Court of Selma. announced today that he had added two jury weeks to the regular term of the court. The extension of the session was necessitated by the large number of criminal cases to be tried.
 In accordance with Judge Mabry's or- der that the term should be extended, the Jury Commission met today to make provision for the extra jurors who will be needed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
MUTINERs REMANDED.
Accused of Mnrdering Captain Shaw
 of Steamer Brunswick.

. Liverpool. Jan. 30.--The four seanen of the British bark Veronica. brought here by the British steamer Brunswick. were remanded today on the charge of rnur-s dering Captain Shaw. two of his oficers and four seamen of the Veronica.
 Two of the prisoners have made state ment duplicating themselves and others. Another of the accused men. William Smith, an American. who shipped at . Mississippi port. declares the statements to be untrue
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31

ciimen are termed the wet ticket.' when in fact there are two dry" members. while -ons the '.dry ticket there are three ftwet'' men and one "dry'.@ ono What the dry, ticket proposes to do if elect ed has not been sascertained by.your corr respondent while the wet ticket pro- poses to be governed by the wishes of the people. Ai, g.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
Sudden Death of Mrs. Claybrook.

Mrs. W. c. Claybrook was found dead in bed this morning at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. J. Thomas, in East Selma. It Is thought heart trouble was the cause of her death.
 Mrs. Claybrook was 30 years of age. She was a consistent Christian and was highly esteemed in Selma where her death is deplored by many friends.
 The remains were shipped to Montevallo for interment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31
WARM CAMPAIGN ON.
Bitter Fight in Wedowee for Munici.
 pal Offices. .

wedowee, Jan. SO.-(Special.)-The mu- nicipaI campaign Is waxing warm. There are two tickets out and this promises to be the bitterest fight in the history D oi Wedowee. The present Mayor and Coun-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-31

Sunday last William Thomas Huckeba and Miss Katie Haynes were united in matrimony at the resideneeaoft the bride. Only few friends of ther contracting parties were present. ass