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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
A WOMAN PAYING TELLER.
One Whose Skill In Counting Money
Has Gained for Her . Good
Position.

A woman paying teller is the novelty
that has been introduced In q Milwau-
kee bank. The woman is young. pretty
and expert. In her new position che
is succeeding wonderfully. aflrms a
correspondent.
This woman" said the cashier OF
the bank, was hired by me because
by actual test she proved that she could
count money faster than any man l
know. She counted 81 1000, In q mixed
packet Of silver and notes. in flve min
utes. It took our best man teller six
minutes to count a similar packet.
In the treasury department at Wash
ington women do all the money count
ing. They were introduced into the de-
partment by Gen. Spinner in . season
when men were scarce. It did not take
them long to prove that their slender
and supple fingers could count money
with a speed that no man ever equalled
and eventually. In this line Of work
they ousted the men altogether.
A certain sheet Of paper-the sheet
out Of which bank notes are made-ii
counted in the treasury department by
women 81 times. An expert can coun,
$4,000 Of these sheets day.
Our woman paying teller her<
learned to count in the treasury de.
partment, and she learned we'll.
"Often, for a joke, she has q count.
ing contest with one Of the men. II
not one Of these contests has she vel
been beaten"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
he HAD TO SHINE THEM.
Spxinkhng Cart Driver Had His
Little Joke, But It Was
Turned On Him.

1T was in the early days in Montana,
when COW punchers with hi8h-heeled
boots, big s0mbreros, and . regular ar
senal Of six shooters were plentiful ~
said the veteran travelling man ~ he
cooked his foot up on his knee and took
. puff at = black cigar. ''8omething
went wrong with the engine OF tho train
l was on, and found myself in q small
frontier town. with several hours to
spend and nothing in particular to do. I
started out to see the town. As I walked
down the main street cowboy dressed
in his Sunday BEST and q shine on his
high top boots that would have put q
plate glass mirror out Of business came
saunteFing down the street As he start
ed over a crossing the only sprinhling
cart the town could boast Of came along.
The driver eyed the boots, and with q
sly smile pulled the string Just In time
to drench the boots from top to bottom
and completely spoil the shine.
Quick as q flash the COW punche1
pulled his 'forty-fve' from fts holster
and ordered the driver to crawl down
from his perch. Calling bootblack, he
made tho driver get on his knees, take
the shining outfit, and shine both boots
from the soles to the tips The driver
didn't seem TO fancy performing the
mental servica but the muzzie of that re-
volver didn't look good to the practical
Joker. and he got busy in q hurry. When
the Job was finished the cowboy made
the driver pay the bootblack 80 cents for
the backing he had used. Showing his
gun back into its holster. the cowboy
sauntered leisurely down the street. a
satisfied simle playing on his counter
ance. The driver mounted his seat and
drove away, . sadder but wiser man"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
he WAS ONLY A PRISONER
But the Caller Ascribed 70 Him N.
Dignity Of the sheriR's
Assistant.

The primitive way In which legal pun
ishment 10 administered in some local.
ties had a funny illustration not lone
since, when I visited a country town
within q comparatively short distance
Of Boston. As had little time on my
hands, relates the Saunterer in the Bud.
get. I thought I would inspect the iail
and 50 knocked at the portals OF that
place of iron bars for admittance. Nv
summons was not Immediately an
swered, and began to think that all the
inmates Of the institution were asleep
but finally . door opened and a head
was thrust out, with the query:
What yer want?"
'I'd like to see the sheriff. please. y
was the answer.
mot in, gone down to the wharf
Won't do ~ well?"
Eyes, I suppose you will, for onlv
want to look over this building. "A I an
gathering some prison statistics"
Come along. them" said the man, u
he let me pass in.
It did not take long to see all tia,
was to be seen in the gloomy building
and when l had completed my investi.
CATION, I said to my guide
II suppose you are the sherifr's assist,
ant"
Guess again" was the reply.
That would be only q waste Of time
What are you, anyway" .
WELL" drawled the man In Temporal,
charge of affairs, I'm only . prisoner"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
Easily Explained.

Among the members OF the fashion
able Metropolitan club In Washington
are two young physicians who are great
personal friends but extreme profess
sional rivals. During . recent converse
ton between the two considerable
chaffing had been INDUCED in with re-
spect to the respective merits of allo-
patty and homeopathy.
well, SIR" declared the allopath.
"ten Of my patients have recovered dur
ing the last two weeks"
Indeed" exclaimed the homeopath.
Then, after q moments pause, he added
wickedly: II had understood that you
were spending more Of your time at the
club than usual!"-N. Y. Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
The Good Ct Books.

Harry Wan Dync, in Harper's Magazine.
want books not to pass the time,
but to fiji it with beautiful thoughts
and images, to enlarge my world, 10
puify M ideals and make them clear,
to staow me the local color of unknown
regions and the bright stars OF inmor.
tai truth.
wish 10 go abroad, to hear new
messages, to meet new people, to get a
fresh point OF view, to revisit ether
ages, to listen to the oracles OF Delphi
and drink keep OF the springs OF Pleria.
The only wri:er who can tell me any
thing OF rea! value about my familiar
environment is the genius who shows
me that after all it is not familiar, but
strange, wonderful, crowded With Sc
crets unguessed and possibilities unreal
lied.
The two things best worth writing
about in poetry and fiction are the Gym.
bols of nature and the passions of the
human heart. want also an essayist
who will clarity life by gentle illumi-
nation and lambent humor philoso.
pher who will help me see the reason
OF thinss apparently unreasonable a
historian who will show me how peo.
pies have risen and fallen, and a biog.
rapher who will let me touch the hand
OF the great and the good. This IL
how real books help to educate in the
school of life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
THE PASS WAS LIMITED.
What a Heartlsss Joker Caused an
Illinois Man to 90 Through 1t
the Worlds Fair.

A worlds fair commissioners, once
considered Of good character, Is boastine
OF the champion dirty trick OF the year.
He was in Kansas City lately and told
about it at every opportunity. SAYS the
Star.
.:Just % 1 was going through pass
gate into the grounds one day lass week.
he said. "a man behind me said Say.
my friend. l see you're using . pass
Yes I said; i've got q concession on the
Pike Well, I've got . pass. too-i'm .
member OF the Illinois legislature-and
don't know just what it calls for
"'Calls for!' l said. haH jokingiy. It
calls for everything food
drink, shave. balloon rides-anything.'
II wasn't sure It was only for the
gate,' he said, as he went into barber
shop concession. I decided needed .
shave, too, and before sat down gave
the barber 50 cents. telling him 1t was
for me and my friend. I was putting on
my collar when he arose from the chair
and drew out his pocketbook containing
his pass. That's all right said my bar
Der. All paid for
CYOW, 1ul6uIy uAGo Va SAAOoS
people, he said. putting his pocketbook
back. I s'posed . pass was good for
meals, all right, but wouldn't although
1t would get you a shave. Might - well
have had my hair cut
"An saw him do after that was to 90
into ono Of the highest-priced reetau-
rants on the grounds. waited nearly
an hour before heard noises from the
inside. Then went away; I didn't
want him to see me. The manager OF
the cafe told me about 1t that afternoon.
The man from Illinois had ordered 1910
worth Of food, had eaten It, and. showing
his pass. started to go out. We got his
coin. all right the restaurant man eaid.
but he put up IN awful boiler. and said
he would see francis about It, 1.wonder
what was going on in his head?'"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
HOW WECATCH A COLD.

A cold is sometimes contracted while
remaining inactive for . while in an
uncomfortable room, or q cold draft,
or by falling to sleep under like condi-
lions. But most colds are caught by
sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep
cauees sluggish circulation which rem
ders the system susceptible to change
Of temperature. To prevent co'os
sleep under plenty OF cover: 10 ou1e
colds use Rydale's Elixir, 1t lessons sne
duration OF Z cold and prevents Fneo-
monia. Bronchitis and Consu9Rtson.
r. :, YRlllb,ad 4 Q0t =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
LOYALTY OF THE JAPANESE
Fir.t Duty Of tho Subjects Of the IL
kado Il Always to Their
Emperor.

When we consider japanese patriot
ism. we must never lose sight OF its
great concomitant, loyalty to the en-
peror. These two passions are 20
closely united in the breast OF IN
ordinary japanese, that he can hard
" conceive of one without the other.
says Nobushige Amenomori. In At
lantfc. When q japanese says: 4
love my country" the great or even
the greater part of his idea OF his
country" is taken up In importance
by the emperor and the imperial fam
lily. His duty to his country. ~ con-
ceived by him. includes. FIRST Of all.
duty to his emperor. Moreover. to
him his country does not mean simply
a group Of islands with about bO.O00,-
600 of people living on them. His
forefathers and descendants are also
taken into account. To him the past.
present and future generations are
commingled into one. And the
ancestors he loves and reveres were ali
loyal to their emperors In their days;
80 that he feels that he must be loyal
to his emperor. as they were to
theirs, II he means to prove himself
worthy OF their race. This IL q SEN
timent born with him. It Is owing
to this deep-rooted feeling In the
people that, although several daimyos
fought with one another during the
sixteenth century for the aggrandize-
ment Of their powers. yet none OF
them dared to aim at the imperial
throne. They obtained their ranks
and titles from the emperor then
refgning. The hereditary loyalty
Of the people 10 the emperor. with
whose ancestors are associated their
own forefathers, IL too stubborn .
sentiment to be trifled With and no
intelligent shotgun attempted 10 dis
regard II.
In many other countries kings and
empefors have 20 keep their pomp in
order to uphold their authority. Not
90 In Japan. The lower the i'm
perial pomp dwindles down. the
warmer and deeper is the popular
sympathy. The people cannot bear
seeing the chief Of their race In
wretchedness. They will eventual.
rise up for him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.

II was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. tried all sorts of medl-
cines, none of which relieved me. One
day saw an ad. OF your Electric Bit
tiers and determined to try that. After
taking a few doses felt relieved, and
soon thereafter I was entirely cured
and have not been sick q day since.
(Neighbors of mine have been cured Oi
Rheumatism, N Neuralgia, Liver and Kid
ney Troubles and General Debility
This is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont, n.
c., writes, Only Soc At E. +. White.
head 4 Co, Druggists,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
THE EXACT THING REQUIRED
FOR CONSTIPATION.

"As a certain purgative and blood
purifier Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets seem to be the exact
thing required, strong enough for the
most robust, yet mild enough and safe
for children and without that terrible
gripping so common to most purga-
tives," say r. s. Webster & Co., Udora
Ontario, Canada. For sale by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
1aby Mouutaineer.

A sturdy baby girl Of three years OF
age, named Alice Jacqueline. accom-
panied by q Chamonix guide. has made
her debut az a mountaineer by crossing.
almost unaided. the dangerous Glacier
des Blossoms Of Mont Blanc. The infant
record-breaker received an ovation from
q large crowd Of spectators, and seemed
very proud Of her performance.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
He-Has he college education? She
oh, yes he plays football, golf, and
he's a crackajack at tennis.--Yonkers
Statesman.
A RUNAWAY BICYCLE

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg Of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill.
1t developed stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured. It's just as good for Burns,
Scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c
at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug
Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
HERB w. EDWARDS INJURED

Herb w. Edwards, of Des Moines,
Iowa, got fall on an icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and bruising
his knees. The next day." he says,
"They were so sore and stiff I was
afraid would have to stay in bed, but
1 rubbed them we'll with Chamber
1ain's Pain Balm and after a few an
pilcations all soreness had disappeared"
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD COLD

You want remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect a per.
manent cure.
You want remedy that will relieve
the lungs and keep expectoration easy.
You want q remedy that will coun-
teract any tendency toward pneumonia.
You want remedy that 10 pleasant
and safe to take.
ChamberlainsC Cough Remedy meets
all theserequtrements and for tho speedy
and permanent euro OF bad colds stands
without = peer: For sale By F.. T.
Whitehepd = c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
No Germs at North Pole.

A Russian medical man proposes to
establish a sanatorium for consumptives
in the polar regions. He has observed
that the members of exploration parties
returning from the polar regions are al
ways in perfect health owing to the pur'
ity of the air and complete absence OF
all harmful microbes. In the polar re-
gions bronchitis, laryngitis, influenza
and other contagious diseases are un-
known.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for sixty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teeth.
ing, with perfect success. 1t sootbes
the child, softcns the gums, allays ali
pain, cures wind cplic. and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. L. will relieve
the poor little sufferer meiiateIy
Sold BY druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows Sooth.
ing Syrup.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

"Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins after her husband had been
playing social game, "why are you so
often without money!" cit Is due to
the way I was raised" "You mem
reared, don't your" "No; I mean
raised. "-Washington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
In Trouble.

"They have no pennies out In Cali
fornia at ALL" said the man who was
noted for being close, just home from a
trip.
what in the world did you do when
the collection plate came around -
asked the parson, who was on.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

"Some people insist on referring to
flats as apartments cts wrong"
answered the disconnected man. 'They
are compartments. "-Washington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

"Our firm has acquired the Bozanza
gold emine." "Why that mine was
worked out long ago." No; not yet.
Two thousand suckers have answered
our ads. Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
To Silence Typewriters.

Several inventors are now at work
on a noiseless typewriter, as the sound
of a large number In an Office CRATES
on ones nerves. One man as made
. rubber device to kill the noise, and
the second has made a glass case
which incloses everything but the key
board and the roller.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
PROFIT

The matter of feed is of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer: Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children /?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped. a
flesh and muscle food if thew
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in il
makes flesh, blood and muscle.
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

The need Of divine aid was recog-
nized by the Democratic state con
yention at BelIngham. II was OPP
cned with prayer. II is probable
that the asscmblagc included many
more or less astuta politicians to
whom the novelty Ct participating in
deliberations opened in that manner
was greater than the novelty of sit
ting around a jackpot opened by a
pair of deucCS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

An article in the ISLANDER two
weeks ago gave the total cXpendi-
lures for road purposes in the three
road districts Of the county during
the preceding three months and the
amounts paid to the district super
yisors, together with the percentage
of such payments, viz, p per cent
in the San Juan and Lopez districts
and 80 per cent in the Orcas district.
The figures given having occasioned
some comment, especially on Orcas
island, it is perhaps well to state
that the amount paid the Orcas SUI
pcrvisor, $273.S0, included $12l.50
for his team. For his personal work
he drew $1j2,30, or about lG8 per
cent of the total expenditure Of 1913.
Thus il appears that the percent
age cost of supervision alone was less
in the Orc&s district than il either of
the others during the quarter end
inc June 80.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

The county commissioners conclud-
ed their work as a board of equal
ization Wednesday. As usual there
were very few protests made against
assessments and few changes we're
made. The total assessment as
eoualized aggregates $1,0l8, 600,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06
SAN JUAN VALLEY

Mrs. Calhoun and daughter, OF
Kent, are visiting Miss Mary Firth.
Miss Mabel Williams, Of Seattle,
arrived Monday Tor a visit with the
AcklcyS,
Mrs. Derrinberg, of Turgose, b.
C., Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Il. w. Gaines.
Mrs, Fe-cruhcr and children, Of
P-ros,er, are visiting her parents,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

Marquis Ito warns the Japanese
that they cannot win on American
sympathy alone. TO probably under
stands that American, as well as any
other kind of sympathy, goes only to
the point at which it begins to cost.
money,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

The fall term Of school here is to
begin September 3, with four teach
ers
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The quarterly examination of APP
plicants for teachers certificates will
be he'd at Friday Harbor August II,
Il and u y fee Of 81 is required of
al applicants.
Mrs c. B. BUXTON.
Supt. of Schools.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

). II. CULVER, VI. Editor and Manager
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06
The LEADER

ThMew we've benp promising you torso ONE time every stock is hmotc complete now, and herenN
III right. along; but ew want you understand ato ur old 6vorte stWeB as veil equipped to fill you
q been tg gratifying to to eo r Did friends come back so quickly Youc couldn't give Wa hghT
n it. We want you to emenOTH that what you buy Tem utb be satisfactory. ftNntt tell US hu
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-06

THE ISLANpr3 CO.. Publishers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-26
FOREIGN FACTS.

There are 147 children born in Ger
many TO every 13 In France and every
l16 in Great Britain.
The Spanish cabinet has decided te
undertake important works at the
Nortresses OF AIelilla and Ceuta.
The metric system has been adopted
by the parliament Of New Zealand. 1t
is to go into effect in three years.
DenmSsls has reason 10 be proud of
her system of education The number
of people who cannot read or write ia
less than per cent
Servia Is only thirty-slx hours by rail
from Paris one can get there without
changing trains. but II is still in the
middle ages stage Of development
Venice has 493 bridges for crossing
the canals. A recent project for a new
bridge to connect ne city with Mestre
wt9 not approved by the authorities
partly on artistic grounds.
Wages in northern Italy are Labor
ers, 40 to 80 cents; bricklayers, 50
cents TO 81: stonecutters and carpen-
ters 80 10 40 cents; painters and fres-
coers. 40 to 30 cents; experts, 60 to 75
cents a day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-26

land which he loved so dearly. thrown
open 10 settlement
Throughout all his life. q is said
he had always shown his tenderness
and common sense When he was
cap ured and tied and led by negro
soldiers from Rock Falls to- Texas. he
acted the true captive ye' returned to
his followers in true hero style on
one occasion when he was taken from
his followers by the soldiers A. Is said
several Of the negro soldier wept, yet
he said: Soldiers do your duty You
may feel The pangs of pity, but you
cannot afford to turn me loose You
owe your country This much loyalty
He was soldier, statesman. patrio.
and martyr A whole souled genial
gentleman and one of the most popu-
lar men Of his time He was brave
courageous, and died breathing the
senuWents for the land Of The fair
God"
One of his sayings now pmnted I'm
bold ype I'm many OF the territorial
papers. and displayed on the lester
heads Of The memorial association IS;
"The boundless spirit of the Oklahoma
boomer goes marching on forever. II
viii never stop"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-26

$1.oo Round Trip Sunday 10 El Reno.
Leaves Santa Re depot $3.50 a. m, re-
turns same evening al $50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-26

Groweiis-I have given up drinking,
chewing and smoking TO please you.
still you are not satisfied. Now what
else do you want me to give upT
Mrs. Growels-W Well you might give
up $50. 4 need q new tailor made suit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-26

The Visito.--It's heartrending TO hear
your baby. He has been crying for the
last hour,
The New Mother-Oh, yes; but it's a
strictly scientific, hygienic, lung expan-
sive and noa-ussue destroying cry
Life.