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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
WITHOUT A PLA TFORM.

When was Halifax county Democracy
without platform?
Thinking over the county conven-
ton which was held two weeks ago, it
has just dawned upon US that there
was not word said in the convention
about platform
Perhaps no convention has been
held in the county in many years
when the "leaders" knew SO little
about what was going to be done.
This is about the colloquy that occurr-
ed between two leaders from different
townships before the convention Was
called to order:
"How Is your delegz tion?"
cit is solid"
"Solld for what?"
II don't know"
And there it was aud that was it.
One thing Is sure-there was nc
"rlng ticket" nominated.
But Why did Halifax Democrats not
say something about platform?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
Mr.. CLEMENT VAS NOT /
CANDIDATE.

In the report OF the Halifax county
convention which was given in these
columns last week; it may have appear
ed to some that Mr.. w. T. Clement
was candidate before the convention
for the Legislature. Mr.. Clement was
not candidate and insisted that bis
name be kept from before the conven-
ton but in one of those enthusiastic
humors that sometimes sweep into a
convention, his friends began to vote
for him and persisted in voting for
him several ballots.
He was not candidate, and the bal
loting for him was quite against his
wishes, although he appreciated the
preference shown for him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
THE DITORCE QUESTION.

Much is being said now, through
the press and otherwise, about the oil
vorce laws of the State, Special atten'
ton was given the subject in pubic
meeting during the Episcopal conven'
ton in Raleigh last week, and sentl-
ment strong and effective rang cut iol
sore curtallment of the divorce evil.
The State seems aroused On the sub
ice. and Doubtless the next General AS.
sembly will take cognizance CT this
voice OF the people.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
THE sOUTH'S OPPORTUNITY.

Richmond Times Dispatch.
The enormous money value OF the
cotton crop and the obvious need for
hands to produce it leads the Chicago
Tribune to say that the Northern
farmers, who are looking so longingly
at the Canadian wheat fields, would do
we'll to consider Southern cotton fields
before they decide where they will To-
cate. The negro, as the Tribune we'll
says, is practically the sole source of la
Dor in the South and must continue 80,
unless the tide of white immigration
is turned southwark. When we con-
slider that the white farmer produces
SIX hundred and seventy-nine pounds
Of rice to the acre. while the negro
produces four hundred and fifty-three
pounds, it is easy to see what an enox.
nous increase of revenue the South
could obtain if higb-class white labor
could be obtained for work in the cot
ton fields.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16

0AsTo7EA.
B.a,a III. a The Kind You Have Always Beagtt
s's, :; A<A2zMx
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
DAWSON NEWS.

Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
Dawson, June -, 1904.
After spending the past week here
visiting relatives Miss Pauline Tlllery
has returned to her home in Scotland
Neck.
Rev. ]. K. Henderson spen: several
days at Gethsemane last week on a
visit to friends.
Messrs. w. B. and L. w. Barnhiil
and J. D. Lawrence went to Halifax
Friday on business.
Mr.. George Harris has returned from
visit to relatives in Glover, Va.
Mr.. r. E. Alligood and little daugh-
tiers. Kathleen and Ruby, spent Wed
nesday here visiting the family OF Mr..
G. E. Pope.
Mrs. Jim Weeks, of Crowell, spent
Sunday here on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Weeks.
Mr.. w. A. Quincy went to Enfield
Sunday to visit his sister, Miss Mar
garet.
| Miss Iver Weeks is visiting relatives
In Edgecombe.
Miss Ella Stallings went to Whita-
kertown Thursday to attend picnic
on Fishing Greek. She remained
until Sunday to attend services there.
Mrs. w. ]. Partine went to Scotland
Neck Friday to have dental work done
by DR.. A. G. Llvermon. He being
absent DR.. johnson did the work.
Little Marvin Lee Quincy has been
very sick for several days.
Miss Leila Weeks will 20 to Crowell
to-day to spend few days with Mrs.
George Fleming.
| Mrs. Charlie Parks, of Cro-,sll, spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. J. T.
i Lawrence.
Miss Minnie Parks is here visiting
the Misses Willy.
| Mr.. Kelly Weeks and Master Dainta,
OF Epworth, visited Mr.. w. J. Part,ne
Sunday.
Our farmers are rapidly progressing
on the crops. Everything looks -four.
lshlng for an abundant crop. Grass
has once moro become scarce around
old Dawson to the delight OF the
farmers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.

Ibis is the greatest thing I have
ever SEEM" remarked one to us some
days ago, as we passed mail box on a
free rural delivery route. And truly it
Is a great thing. The people in the
country now have the mall advantages
OF town or city at no effort or ex-
penee except the purchase for two dol
lars OF mail box that will last gen.
Grafton.
The system is completely revolution
izing the mailing interests of the coun.
try. Besides the three routes that now
60 out from Scotland Neck one comes
out from Hobgood to within short
distance of Scotland Neck and men
who live almost in sight of Scotland
Neck now have The COMMONWEALTH
sent to them at Hobgood because the
mail carrier will bring the paper te
their own doors on Thursday morning
whereas they formerly did not get il
until they came to town, which wa.
sometimes as late as Saturday evening
1t may be somewhat costly 70 tn,
government, but nothing has ever beer
done which has put such a valuet
and desirable convenience right at tn,
doors Of the people in the country
And the patronage of the system j
growing. At almost every farm hom
you can see the mail box.
All this means an advanced step il
intelligence Some country peopl
now can afford to read daily paper
and many PEOPLE in the country vii
now read weekly paper, whereas he
fore the free rural delivery was opene
they read no paper at all.
The system ought to be SO enccu1
aged that it will be made a part of th
convenience of every community.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16

THE LADIES favor painting thei1
churches, and therefore we urge every
minister to remember We give liberal
quantity OF the Longman & Martinez
Paint toward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold.
Don't pay $3.50 gallon for Linseed
Oil (worth go cents) which you dc
when you buy other paints in a car
with paint label on it.
8 and 6 make IA, therefore when
you want IA gallons Of pint, bug 8 o.
L. & NJ, and mix 6 gallons of purt
Linseed Oil with 1t, and thus get pain,
for less than $1.20 per gallon.
Many houses are we'll painted will
four gallons Of L. & M. and three gal
Ions OF Linseed Oil mixed Herewith.
These Celebrated Pasnts arc sold 81
E. r. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
GLENN AHEAD.

In Sundays News and Observer, Mr..
A. II. Eller, of Winston, who is. manager
! OF Col. Glenn's campaign for Governor,
gave an estimate OF 113 votes thus far
for Col. Glenn over any other candf-
date. The COMMONWEALTH believes
that the mciority Of the voters OF
North Carolina today want r. B.
Glenn for Governor.
TIE following estimates appeared
in Tuesdays News and Observer:
For STEDMAN.
"Mr. John G.. rrewry stated last
night that he had made a careful IN
yes.igation OF the returns from the
counties which had held conventions
no to date, and that his estimate OF the
strength Of the gubernatoria! candl-
dates thus tar was as PILLOWS:
NIcOmal tCc
Glenn-. -4oA
Turner LID
Davidson .--...-------.G ICY
Edgecombe county, Mr.. Drewry said,
was not included in this estimate, but
Nash was, with Stedman s and Glenn
H."
FOR GLENN
"Mr. George P. Pell, Of Winston,
who is in the city, and who is very
sanguine of Mr.. Glenn's success, said
last night that eighty-two counties had
expressed themselves. In seven oil
these neither Stedman nor Glenn have
received vote. The remaining seven
ty-five have given
Glenn 0Zz
Stedman- 1871
Mr.. Pell has not kept accurate &C.
count OF the Turner and Davidson
| VOTE"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
TO THE COLLEGE BOY.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
Commencement are again over and
the days of undivided rest have come
to the many students all over our State.
Invigorated by the prospects of sum-
mer's outing in the mountains or on
the sand banks, his heart beats with
new life and the beauties OF nature
were never before so attractive and en-
ticlng. Their young spirits are glad,
and from their minds they have put
away. the cares of the past nine months,
have sealed up the door of the disa-
greeable recollections, have forgotten
for the time duties unfulfilled and
dues unpaid, and are out for the pleas
ures of youth and. the joys of freedom.
1t is natural that such is the case. and
that the practical side of life is yet d.
vi2ely discerned, yet they are not too
young to reflect for a moment, and to
ask themselves ii all is we'll done. Have
all our accounts been balanced, and
are we really free to enjoy our prospect
i've rest? Young men, think Tor mo-
ment of the "men behind the guns"
the merchant who stood behind his
little counter from 7 in the morning
until IL at night and waited on you
and credited you with your fruits, your
cigarettes, your pads and pencils. Ask
yourself Is it right for you to ]eaye
these accounts unpaid and allow them
to drag along as best they can through
the dull summer months, watching
every mall for an overdue remittance?
In college in North Carolina there is
to-day man ruined by his "friends" -
the boys. His dust-covered ledgers are
flied with unbalanced accounts under
the names of prominent men all over
the State. For fifteen years be has
served their wants, and such has been
his reward.
He is gentleman, every inch gen.
tleman, and too much of gentleman
to do business with such class. He
Is only one out of many, and he is to-
day the best friend student eyer had.
Remember again, young men, the men
and women who provided you with
food for the past nine months, who
barely earned livelihood in this bust
ness. and whom some OF you today
yoked to poverty by withholding from
them the money sent by your fathers
to settle your beard bills, and invested
it in trip to some ball game, or in q
social society fee, or what not. This
is matter that should be Investigated
by the authorities of our colleges and
universities, and an order should be
issued to the boarding houses instruct
ing them to report any such irregulari-
ties. There is hardly an alumnus of
the University of our State vino did
not know John Watson. or has heard
OF him, but few know that his llberali-
ty with "the boys" sent him to bis
grave poor man, even though in bis
day there was fair profit In taking
student boarders. There is passing
appreciation for these "heavy lifters''
and that is all.
| It IL to be hoped that the fathers and
mothers OF our dear boys will bear in
their hearts the reflections herein set
forth, and will have care Tor those
who haye been friendly toward their
absent sons. AN OLD STUDENT.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
TO PUNISH OR NOT TO PUNISHs

On the principle that every one may
be left to work out his own problems
unless be asks counsel, we do not pro-
pose here to offer any suggestions to
teachers as to how they should disci
pline their schools. We do not say
which is better, an occasional applica-
cation of what some used little
coarsely to call ''elbow grease" or
the more polite modern remedy called
"moral suasion," but the following edi-
torial by the Richmond News-Leader
interested us, and we give 1t to our
readers:
"The New York school board has de-
ciled to permit the use OF the rod
when teachers think it necessary in
the public schools of that city. This
is reform much needed, but it comes
too late for the two or three genera
tlons o. school children who have been
brought up lacking an occasional sound
thrashing when it was needed. The
fundamental defect of the whole mod
ern method of treating children is its
attempt to handle them by rigid uni
versal rules and to ignore the fact OF
individuality. Nothing is more pro-
foundly foolish or more wearisome to
practical people thar to hear scientific
persons of, both sexes discourse with
infinite gravity on the management OF
children, proceeding on the theory that
one child is exactly like another child
and that the system good for one is
good for all. The folly is not new
one. These many years alleged ex-
perts in child culture have been going
about the country blandly drawling
and mounting p'atltudes and mush
and telling teachers and parents, actual
and prospective, how to deal with chill
dren just as they would tell us how to
SOW and cultivate wheat.
I'm old times the average teacher
held the belief that whipping was good
for all children. Consequently many
life was ruined and many child
who needed coaxing and encourage
ment was beaten, blistered and cowed,
many a fine mind was stunted and left
useless. Then we swung to the other
extreme and these latter years have
been going on trying moral suasion,
dement's and honors on boys and girls
who needed nothing in the world but
occasional good, sharp tanning of their
young hides and who could not be in
f1uenced otherwise. There are chill
dren whose backs fairly ache for cor
poral punishment almost from the time
of birth and there are others to whom
such punishment would be brutal and
injurious. Usually it Is hard to dis
Germ. A very little experience ought
to teach q teacher which indlviduals
can be aroused to their best work by
ambition, pride or affection and which
can be moved by nothing but good
old-fashioned hickory or a suitable
leather strap promptly and vigorously
laid on. It is good to see, however
that we are about to abandon the ides
of trying to apply to thousands of indi
vldual children, each different from all
the others In physical, intellectual and
emotional construction, the same in
flexible system of government and in
structiOn."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-06-16
What is "TEETHINA"? Well, tits

A tasteless powder that will kiss
From baby's brow the fever glow
That teething always brings, you know.
"TEETHINA" Overcomes and coun-
teracts the Effects of Summer Heat,
Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels,
Gives rosy cheeks, health and happi-
ness to babies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
Korean Prince Eui- VIVA
NOW Almost an Exile
Homeless by Burning of Palace, Detected by
Affairs in East, He Now Lies Ill at
the Legation.

Homeless. I'll. and with his title Of roy
atty trembling in the balance. as the re-
suit of the war in The East, Crown
Prince Eul-wha of Koress mas arrived in
washington and is confined TO his bed
in a room at the Korean legation on
Iowa Circle suffering from an attack Of
measles.
Though his illness is not serious, it
has been aggravated by feeling Of de-
preston which possesses the prince over
the strange and unhappy fate which has
recently lost him his palace by destruc-
ton from fire and which threatens to
lose him his throne as well
The prince has recently been staying
at Salem. Va. in almost complete Sc
clusion. When the news reached him
that the imperial palace at Seoul had
been burned he exhibited great distress
and anxiously inquired after the fate Of
his father, the Emperor, who was re-
ported in the dispatches to have fled
mysteriously TO some unknown place
Immediately afterward he came to
Washington to get further information.
He was then taken down with the meas
les ~
Prince Eui-wha's apprehension as to
losing his title is based on the opinion
now generally expressed that whatever
The outcome Of the Russo-Japanese war.
II VIII almost certainly result in Korea
helms attached 10 either one or the other
u the powers and losing its indepen-
dence as an imperial government IN
view of the fact that Prince Eui-wba
had every reason 70 expect that he
would eventually ascend the throne IN
the mysterious Inner court" of Seoul
&c rule the Land OF the Morning Calm,
recent events in the Far East have
been watched with great con-
Germ by h3m. His life has never been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
THREATENED EACH OTHER;
ASK FOR Jury TRIAL

Joseph Martin and George Strauss
burg, negro BARRIERS. appeared before
Judge Kinfball in the Police Court this
morning to answer a charge of carrying
deadly weapons. Each demanded a Jury
trial, and the case was postponed in
definitely
Martin and Strausburg are employed
IN barber shop in + Street, between
Thirteenth ana Fourteenth. They be-
came involved in a quarrel yesterday
afternoon, and were threatening each
others lives when Policemen Levi and
Strausburg entered the place Martin
was armed with a blackjack and
Strausburg with razor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22

very happy one. and the cause for
mis- departure from Korea was parity
- escape the plots and conspiraeies
which We're being woven about him by
SONS Of she ministers at the court de-
string 10 have him out OF the way, so
lho- there might be no danger OF MS
getting the throne instead OF his Older
brother who is an imbecile, and wOuiG
be an easy tool n the hands of the con-
spilatOrs.
For four years he has. remained in
America, and most Of that time he has
devoted 10 earnest study though being
young man-nOW tygeI-tst-tIrfee- years
old-he has not escaped from being in
vOlved in some of the pranks of the-xa-
r1ous colleges which he attended. At a
college in Delaware this tOok-a THore Sc
rious character. ana through no fault
Of his own Prince Eui-whe became I'M
popular there One OF his roommates
pretending 10 De q burglar climbed into
his apartment at night, and the prince,
II IS said. threatened to shoot him.
From Delaware he went to Roanoke
Va. 10 attend a school He is said to
have formed a romantic attachment
there for the daughter OF one OF the
professors More recently Prince Eui-
Wha has made Salem, Na5 his home He
has been living there IN such absolute
SecluSiOn that at one time eVens the
legation officials here. seemed 10 be IN
doubt Of his Whereabouts and a re-
port was started that the prince was IN
hiding in New York for fear that plot
was being Matched against him TO bring
about his assassination.
This was before the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war, when il was said
that the Korean Emperor was about to
abdlcate. The young man is now fairly
proficient in the English language. He
dresses in simple attire. he still gets
his allowances Of money from his father
In Korea, but the amount Is said TO be
by no means '-princely| and IL is even
limited that the heir to the throne Of
Korea may very soon have TO apply
himself TO plebeian labor in order TO
earn his living
IN his present plight Prince Eui-wha
Is almost an exile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
FOSTER RECEPTION
OR CASSINI FETE?
Society Thrown Into State
Of BeWiIdeEment.
BY CONFLICTING DATES
Posters for Red Cross Bazaar, Obtained
BY Countess Through Contests
Judiciously Scattered.

The fifty posters submitted for the
$50 prize offered by Countess Cassini for
the best poster for the Russian Red
Cross bazaar are judiciously scattered
all over the town, where they will best
advertise the fair.
The countess is a good little business
woman, and got more posters for $50
than anyone else could possibly have
obtained. OF course, some of them rep
resent gruesome lot of stricken sol
diers. with gaping wounds. and homely,
mournful Red Cross nurses. but they at
| tract no end of attention. There were
some really fine conceptions and excel
lent executions among them. and con-
siderable doubt exists as to whether the
prize winning poster was the best.
The lucky artist signs his poster sim
ply with the initials. r. 5. c." and it is
argued that modesty had much to DO
with the awarding of the prize. Now
that the show is well advertised. an
other complication appears, and so
ciety is thrown into a perfect state
Of bewilderment by the conflicting
dates for the magnificent reception TO
be given Tuesday afternoon by ex-Sec-
rotary OF State and Mrs. John w. Fos-
ter. for Prince Pu Lun, the Chinese
imperial commissioner to the ST. Louis
Fair. and the notable Cinnamon why
accompany him. and Countess Cassinrs
Russian Red Cross bazaar. which opens
on the same day, with. If anything,
odds on the countess winning the race
for patronage.
Real Live Prince.
OF course. there is the real live prince.
with his pointed eyebrows, his delec-
table queue. his magnificent robes and
jewels. and his lofty Importance. but
there on the gentle slopes of Belmont 5
hills is the most charming foreign wo-
man in America. holding the most va
ried and brilliant show ever seen In
Washington. for the sake of wounded
soldiers in a PARKWAY land
one gains in social glory By meeting
the who's who" of society in Wash
lngton at General Fosters. and no
shekels are lost; but in a brilliant
throns Ike that, ones identity is likely
10 be lost
Countess Cassini had he- invitations
out and her advertising done for the ba-
zaar Tuesday, and, besides, there is the
adorable chance never TO be lost of
posing in graceful and unique costume
and environment, for the sake OF char
lly. General Foster Is the most far
sighted and astute diplomat in lAberica
today. More delicate international al
fairs have been left to him n IN TO any
one other man, and who knows but
that the conflicting date was judiciously
CHOSEN TO give nervous diplomats an
excuse for not attending Russia's big
snowZ Or course no one says it was
for there is Mrs. Roosevelt.s musical
Monday, and il is a weIl-known social
mandate that no large or important So
cial functions shall occur on the dav.
or rather conflict with her plans.
! anyway, ODDS are ont on Countess
tass.ni.e She always wins. and. be-
sides, e &ould be Just like her 10 IN
once the prince and his whole suite TO
take q ieok at her show at Belmont.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
HAY AND CASSlNl TALK
OVER RUSSIAN NOTE

Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor. and Secretary Hay had a confer
ence yesterday, at which Russia's or
der concerning wireless telegraphy was
discussed. In reply TO Count Cassini' s
note announcing that all correspondents
using wireless telegraphy in the wire
zone viii be treated as spies. Secretary
Hay sent q note acknowledging the re-
ceipt Of the Russian communication and
reserving for American subjects all
rights they may have under interna.
tional law. tf
Russia's action has caused mich corr
ment ia diplomatic circles. The dis
patch boat which inspired the Russian
order against wireless telegraphy is IN
waters where the Russians have lost
ali power.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
HUNTING FOR A THOUGHT;
BROTHER HUNTS HIM

Captain Boardman today received a
dispatch from James Conley. Of Chica-
60. announcing that Albert 5. Conley.
who was taken into custody by the To-
cal police several days ago on account
Of his mental condition. is his brother
and had until recently resided in Chica-
20.
AT the time OF his arrest Conlev told
Detectives Peck and Pratt that ne had
been hunting for thought that had
come u him many years ago while Ave
doctors were performing an operation
on him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-22
CLASSMEN OF HOWARD
ELECT TIER OFFICERS

The council of upper classmen Of How
ard University met last night and elect
ed the following officers:
President, Charles J. Carter, law de-
partment: vice president, A. Z. Beatty,
medical department; general secretary,
7. c. JORDAN. college department; first
assistant secretary, J. Q. Logan, peda-
gOgical department., second assistant
secretary, George II. Debut. law depart
ment; treasurer, John II DOdd. college
department; chaplain, j. w. Manony
theological department; sergeant-at-
arms, Gen. w. Oates, college, depart
ment; corresponding secretary. George
NJ. Cathrell dental department; tellers,
a. Il. Beatty, medical department; Cliff
ford Jeter, theological department; c.
C Lathers, college department.