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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
SO cents and $1.OO.
THACHER MEDICINE co.
Chattanooga. Tenn.
SO cents and $40
A Man Shot,

S nithfed Herald.
Marshall Howell, who lives about
three miles south of Princeton was
SHOT last Monday morning while look
ing after his hogs. The gun was fired
In small piece OF woods and be says
] 'seph and Hardy Pierce are the men
he saw as soon as the shooting was
done. The gun was loaded with buck
slot. One of them entered one of his
eyes and went through his head. An
other struck his breast and went
through his body. He was still alive
when last heard from but was not ex-
rected to live. 1t is said that the par
ties are all bloc: aders and have not
been friendly for about four years.
L .e Pearces are here in jail to await
c urt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
EMERGENCY MEDICINES.

1t is great convenience to have al
hand reliable remedies for use In cases
OF accident and for slight injuries and
ailments. A good liniment and one
that Is fast becoming favorite, if not
household necessity, Is Cbambe
lain's Pain Balm. By applying II
promptly to cut, bruise o. burn it
allays the pain and causes the injur;
to heal in about one.tbiId of the time
usually required, and as it is an anti.
septic it prevents any danger of blood
poisoning. When Pain Balm is kept
at hand sprain may be treated before
Inflammation sets in, which lnsures a
quick recovery. Fur sale by E. T.
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, and
Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
IN PRAISE OF CHAN BERLAIN'S
collie, CHOLERA AND DIAR-
RHOEA REMEDY.

"Allow me to give you a few word.
in praise OF Chamterlain's Crlic, Chnl.
era and n'arrhoea Remedy" says Mr.
John Haml@tt, of Eagle Pass, Texas
81 suffered one week with bowel troub.
ie aud Took all kinds # medicines
without getting any relief, when my
friend, MIR. G. johnson, a merchan,
here, advised me to take this remedy
Alter taking one dose felt greatly re.
ileyed and when bad taken the third
dose was entirely cured. thank YOU
from the bottom Of my heart for put
ting this great remedy In the hands OF
mankind" For sale by E. T. White.
head & Co, Scotland Neck, and Leg
getts Drug Store, Hohgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
CAVE FULL OF SKELETONS.
GrewsOme Discovery by Explorers in
Cavern In the Mountains Of
West Virginia..

Prominent among the many land
marks in West Virginia is what is
known far and near as the Bandits
cave. situated in a desolate spot in
the mountains of Randolph county.
This was once the abode of the fiercest
band of outlaws that ever infested the
southern states.
The history of the place is we'll
known to the Inhabitants of the neigh
borhood, but 1t was not fully explored
until recently. when several men who
had no faith in the wild stories cir
culated went into it.
Surrounding the cave, which begins
with hole probably 20 feet in diam
eter, were discovered many traces Of
life. Several rusty knives and flint
lock carbines were found strewn about
the entrance, besides long metal pipes,
chains, copper vessels Of various shapes
and other implements suggestive of
the wild life Of those who once inhab-
tied the cave.
On entering, which they did by
means of a cable ladder, the explorers
found themselves in a long hall which
led to different compartments.
It was decided to send two men of
the party to follow each passage and
make what discoveries they could;
and it was agreed to meet at the en-
trance after exploration. They rea-
soned that the cave extended for sew
eral hundred feet in every direction.
Then came startling discoveries.
Skeletons of human beings were found,
some in the position they occupied
when death Claimed their souls. On
some Of the withered frames hung bits
of clothing not yet rotted from them
or torn away by the wild beasts, evil
dence Of which was discovered by their
bleaching skeletons, piled one upon an
other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
THE STOMACH IS THE MAN.

A weak stomach weakens the man,
because it cannot transform the food
he eats into nourishment. Health
and strength cannot be restored to any
sick man or weak woman without first
restoring health and strength to the
stomach. A weak stomach cannot d.
gest enough food to feed the tissues
and revive the tired and run down
limbs and organs of the body. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure dlgests what you eat,
cleanses and strengthens the glands
and membranes of the stomach, and
cures Indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
FROM 14S TO 90 POUNDS.

One of the most remarkable cases of
cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus-
ing pneumonia, is that of Mrs Ger
trude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind, who
was entirely cured by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. She says: "The
coughing and straining so weakened
me- that ran down ii weight from
14S to % pounds. I tried a number of
remedies to no avail! until I used One
Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles OF
this wonderful remedy cured me en-
tirely OF the cough, strengthened my
lung and restored me to my normal
weight, Lealth ana strength" Sold by
EFT. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

as far as it will go, and tugs at the air
brake with all his strength. 1t is all
done with one motion and, despite her
tremendous weight and momentum, the
express comes to a halt within few
yards. The jar breaks the glass in the
cab, throws the fireman to the floor, and
shakes up every one in the train.
Trembling as though from chill, they
carry Black Mike to one OF the coaches
and endeavor to make him swallow stim-
uiants. To crafty what they think is
W him, they send brakeman on ahead
with lantern, and discover that they
have come to a stop within a hundred
yards Of the foaming Benson river, and
that Of the bridge there is nothing left
but the pillars.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
90 WV NEED A
MEDICINE?
IT COSTS y0U K07HlWc TO INVESTIGATE:

There is no one who does not need
Liver Medicine occasionally.
The symptoms Of Liver Complaint are
well known to 1-'cly one, such as eonst1-
patton, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, sleep,
lessness. head iche, tired feeling and
many others CT similar nature.
Thousands die annually by not needing
the warnings of nature.
Many acquire some chronic disease
from which they never recover.
Many of these could be spared for years
of usefulness, by keeping in the home
some reliable remedy.
We believe that we can convince any
fair-rninded person that there IS no bet
ter remedy for the Liver known, than
Dr. TEACHERS Liver and Blood Syrup.
The formula is known, consisting OF:
Bnchu, Hydra,;gea, Mandrake. Yellow
Sienna and Iodide of Potassium. You
know lust what you are taking. How
MANY other formulas of liver medicine
are pubiisl,ed1 Ask your druggist about
this 1t is already prepared and can be
taken Immediately.
The strength is extracted in the most
skillful manner, certainly superior to any
powdered preparation known. 1--WE also
man ufacture a Liver Medicine in pow
dered form, with which any druggist can
supply you, but this, like all other dry
Liver Medicines requires preparahon.)
Dr. TEACHERS Liver and Blood Syrup
is pleasant to take, does not lose its
strength, as Liver Medicine in dry form,
and will keep in any climate:
Your doctor. however skil1ful, could
prescribe nothing better.
There is no opportunity for doctor
to make mistake in writing prescrip-
ton, or drug clerk to make mistake
in compromising the saline, (besides a
doctors bill and the cost of the medi-
cine.) You can be absolutely sure of the
proper proportion being in every dose.
DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup
has been used with the greatest conf
dencc and success in thousands of homes
for SO years, and is prepared by phar-
1nacist of IS years experience, in labo-
ratory equipped with the most modern
appliances for the most perfect safety.
If Ao. do not understand your case,
tcr;fe today for a Free sample bottle and
DR.. Th0cRes's Health Book" Giva
xyn. ptoms for udvice. We simply ask that
goa try it at our erpense. We kn0sc sch0t
It eciLL do.
FOR SHE BY ALL DRUG G1STS.
SO cents and $500.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
fo TEST FOOD CONSUMPTION:
-s s.,..~sne school VIII Ex.
veriment On Twenty Regular {:
Army soldiers.

A souad of volunteers from the United
States army at Washington recently ar
! lived in New Haven, Conn. to subject
themselves to experiments by Prof. Rus
sell II. Chittnden, director OF the She1-
field Scientific school. who will try to
demonstrate that the American people
eat too much. In discussing the plan
Prof. Chittenden said:
"Through thu courtesy of Secretary
Root and Surgeon General OReilly, OF
the army, tho war department Will CO.
operate with the she@eld laboratory in
a physiological study of the minimum
amount of proteid and albuminous food
required for the maintenance of health
and strength under ordinary conditions
of life.
1.-THE scientific school has fitted up =
house where the men will be housed and
cared for during the period of the ex-
periments- for about nine
months.
I'm this study there are no special
theories involved and no special system
of dietetics, but the object especially
aimed at is to ascertain experimentally
whether physiological economy in diet
cannot be practiced with distinct bet
terment to the body and without loss OF
strength and vigor.
There is apparently no question that
people ordinarily consume much more
food than there is any real necessity for
and that this excess of food is In the
long run detrimental to health and de-
feats the very objects aimed at. 1t is
with view to gather - many facts as
possible on this subject that the study
is undertaken.
'This investigation is merely a con-
tinuation on q large scale of earlier OBJ
servations made in the Sheffield Scien-
tific school last year and bears directly
upon the question Of . possible physio-
logical economy in nutrition"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Twas Kittie, who wanted to save
the passengers and to give me warning"
said Black Mike, and in this belief he
persisted. He would not take out anoth-
er engine. and died within a week of
heart disease.
The engineer of an express train is
particularly liable to the attacks of heart
disease said the company doctor.
But Dan Meagher, who has an engine
OF his own now, never passes the spot
where the Cannon Ball was brought to
SO sudden a halt without crossing him
self, unostentatiously and in all rever-
P-lce
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Eight years and tour years ago when
q Populist was spoken of by Republi-
can newspaper be was either "crank"
or an Anarchist" or an "idiot." But
this year it happens that the Republi.
cans have agreed to finance the Wat
son & Tlbbles campaign and it Is not
regarded as becoming to abuse an ally.
Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
A STITCH IN TIME.

This old adage applies to disease as
we'll as to dress. One dose OF Rydale's
Elixir will arrest cold or an attack of
Pneumonia or LaGrippe aud prevent
their development. Keep a bottle OF
Rydale's Elixir in the house, 80 the
"stltch" can he taken in "time." f..
7. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Mrs Where's Maude ?"
Mr.. SUR mers-"Out fishing" Mrs.
Summers.-"What Why I saw her
just few moments ago on the pc rch
with th Dec young men," "Mr. Sum-
mers-''Y Yes, She's fishing for compli-
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E.C.De-
Witt & Co., OF Chicago, discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching.
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases, DeWftt's
Salye has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counterfaita
Ask for DeWltt's-the genuine. Sold
by E.T.Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Binks--"I see that the law gravita-
tic n has been repealed" Jinks-"What
are you talking about? Who could
repeal it?" Blnks-"The Beef Trust.
Although the strike js over it has de.
cldsd that what has gone up ehall not
come down."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

However it be explained, the disaf-
lection, bordering on revolt, in Pana-
ma toward the United States, is high
ly discreditable to the Administra ton.
There is nothing gained by Shaking
the big stick" even at little fellow,
as Russia has found eut.-Brooklyn
Citizen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

First Fiat Dweller-"Why is it that
Showoff's wife tries onions for dinner
every day now?" Second Flat Dwe:ler
~ think they want to make the
rest of US believe they baye beefsteak
on the other side. "-Houston Chron-
Gle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Mary-Sponge the pimples with
warm water. You need blood tonic,
would advise you to take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. It drives awsy
all eruptions. IS cents Tea or tablet
form. E.r.Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
Tts Last Inn.

Theodore Roberts.
Some day I'll come to that stil} place
And bid the vltner smooth my bed
No hurry of departure there
No waking when the morn IS red.
The same kind trees will sing to me
Day alter day, night after night;
The wind that wanders In the grass
Will bring no tidings OF the fight.
From that still Hostelry of Rest
I'll mark the seasons pass along,
And clean forget the things unwon-
The pain Of unfinished song.
No man will come when dawn is chill
(The false hopes OF my dreams to
break)
To tell ne that the horses wait
Or of some bert that I must take.
Night will not find me journeying
(Where pallid roads In dusk are set)
On some fools errand down the world
Hag ridden by an old regret.
Noon will not find me clustering
About the ante-room of kings
A meddler, caring not what comes
But junketing with many things.
Some day I'll turn my horses head
To that still Hostelry OF Rest,
And 'yex no more the South and North
With matters Of the East and West.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
A REMARKABLE RECORP.

Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment
has made a remarkable record as a
cure tor stiffness of muscle and joints.
1t matters not whether the trouble was
caused by sprain or strain, rheuma-
tism or other causes. It Will relieve
the soreness and pain at once and soon
reduce the swelling and remove the
stiffness. Every bottle is guaranteed
Full half pint bottle rs cents. E. T
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

President Alderman welcomed to the
University Of Virginia on its first dav
q larger number of matriculates than
ever before in Its history. In the num-
her was son of Richard Croker and
son OF John Sharp Williams. They
Will educate democrats in Jefferson's
college.-News and Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

"Have care, madam" said Mr..
Meeker, summoning up little cour-
age. "Tha worm will turn !" did
you ever know the worm to hurt any,
body when it turned 2" calmly asked
his wife.-Stray Stories.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
HAS SOLD A PILE OF CHAM.
BERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY.

l have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for more than twenty years
and it has given entire satisfaction.
l have sold pile OF it and can recon-
mend 1t highly.-JosEPH MCKINNEY,
Linton Iowa. You will find this rem
edy good friend when troubled with a
cough or cold. It always affords quick
relief and is pleasant to take. For sale
by f. T. Whitehead 4 Co, Scotland
Neck, and Leggett's Drug Store, Hob
good. -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Sign Painter-I don't see anv suit
able vacant space on your walls. Where
do you want the motto, Terms Strict
ly Cash." painted? Barber soap
Proprietor-On the ceiling, of course.
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Mrs G.. H. Jennings, Boston-"Our
babies (twins) wers s'ckly. Had sever
al doctors. but no results. Hollister'e
Rocky Mountain Tea made them strong
and robust" IS ceats. Tea or tablet
form. E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Westward the orb of glory takes its
Way,
Wisconsin is the state you hear every
body say,
It's made itself famous by one great
stride:
Rocky Mountain Tea has made its
name world wide.
E.T.Whitehaad e. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

Results Of the British Tlbetan expe.
dltion justly the original comments of
thereon in these columns. The Rus
sian plot to make Tibet bass OF attack
on India has come to naugh* and with
the approval of China, the British be-
come the protector of the Buddhists
instead Of Russia.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALvE

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salye,
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Boi!s, Sores, Eel
ons, Ulcers letter, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin Erup..
tioEs; Infallible for Piles. Cure guar
anteed. Only 25c at EFT. Whitehead
& Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

The doing operator at Mertonsville
was aroused as the Cannon Ball swept
by. and walked TO his instrument to re-
port her as passed.
MI! MI! MI" his station CALL came
over the wire. and when he signified
that he was on hand, came. the message
from the chief train dispatcher:
Flag express all hazards Bridge
down"
Express passed before message re-
ceived. Trying to report her when you
cut In on wire" he answered..
There was no other station between
Mertonsville and the bridge over Ben
son river, SO the chief dispatcher had
done all III his power to prevent the i'm
pending catastrophe. Immediately up
on receipt Of wire from the operator
at Ordway, on the further side of the
Benson river, he had wired to Merton
vile in the vain attempt to stop the ex-
press. The dispatch from Ordway
read:
Track walker reports bridge down.
Cannot get flag man across"
With quick, sharp orders, the dis
patcher had special made up to carry
doctors and nurses to the scene of the
accident he now regarded as inevitable.
They were ready to start in an hour and
a wrecking train was only a few mo-
.ments behind them.
Picturing the track in his own mind,
the dispatcher could see no escape for
the express. There is a sharp curve and
heavy cut just before the approach to
the bridge, and, with orders to make
up lost time, Black Mike would be run
ming at the utmost speed of which his en-
CINE was capable.
1t was the fault Of no one. Everyone
had done his duty-but 1t is horrible
thing to sit iInpotent1y in a chair and
feel that over hundred people are ap-
preaching their death.
Darkness and storm around them, the
beat of the rain against the windows of
the cab drowning even the noise of the
engine, Black Mike and Dan were both
trying to keep a sharp look out ahead of
them.
For little distance the headlight half
penetrated the rain and darkness, which
closed in black and impenetrable hum
dred feet away.
Black Mike Is not on his seat. He is
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
What Black
Mike Saw *
By ". ~. HINES
Copyright, 1903, by Daily Story Pub. co..

BECAUSE he was surIy, the men
Is called him "Black Mike" Riordan
Yet those who knew him best swore his
heart was one of the kindest.
Whatever the verdict Of others, 1t IS
convincing enough proof that he had
his good side, in that kittie Donoughue
loved him better than all the world
They were to have been married just
before Lent, and Black Mike wore his
scowl no more. Kittie was never strong
and a cold just snuffed her life out, SO
Black Mike became blacker than ever
before.
Some would have tried to comfort him,
but his fireman. Dan Meagher, who knew
him better than any one else, said:
Leave him be. He likes it best SO.
And after period OF mourning, Black
Mike, with a blaclSer scowl than ever,
came back TO work on the Central d.
vision There had never been but one
love in his life, that for kittle Don
oushue, who was dead. but there was
sincere liking for young Dan Meagher.
who had been his fireman, and fer en-
CINE 126, on which he had pulled the
throttle.
With silent hand clasp Meagher well
coined him back, and he could feel that
No 126 was glad again to feel the touch
of his hand at the throttle. So he
climbed up on the right side of the en-
zine and the Cannon Ball express pulled
slowly out of the brilliantly lighted
station, with its first stop So miles away,
and II minutes Of time to be made UP in
the worst storm and the blacklist night
Of the year.
Rain came in sheets, driving before
the heavy gusts Of wind and beating
against the glass sides of the cab as
though it would drive them in Even in
the yards it took sharp watching to
make out the signal lights, but there was
time to be made up. and even engineers
have to take chances of the safety of
their train in such an event. Schedule
time is q sacred thing in the eyes of the
men Of the Central division.
On the whole, Black Mike was CRATE
full to the storm. There was a wild tu-
multi in it that struck responsive note
in his heart, where pain was eating like
a live, mad thing. gnawing and rending.
The Cannon Ball express has the right
of way over everything, and only acct
dents can detain her
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-11
MARINE
INTELLIGENCE

baltimore Bound Vessels Warned.
All vessels bound for Baltimore are
being warned to lookout for the
schooner Gardiner G. Deering, which
was run into and sunk Monday night
in Chesapeake bay by the Merchant
and Miners steamer Essex. Capt john
son from Baltimore for Provi-
dence.
Smiths Point light bears eleven miles
south from the sunken vessel, whose
masts stand above the water. The
Deering has often visited Savannah and
sailed from this port less than a month
ago. The schooner was one of the
finest of it's class and was valued at
$95, 900.
Commander John NJ. Hawley, in
spector of the Fifth Lighthouse Dis
trict, accompanied by Commander Nc
Crea, have left Baltimore to locate
the wreck of the Deering, which is in
the fairway of vessels bound up and
down the Chesapeake bay. Command
er Hawley will place a gas buoy on
the wreck, one of which is ready at
the lighthouse depot at Point Look
out.
The schooner Isabella Gill, which
sailed from Savannah Feb. 90, with a
cargo of Lumber for Newport News,
which grounded on Willoughby Spit,
Hampton Roads, in a fog Monday night,
was fioated yesterday after discharg-
ing deck load. The Gill was loaded by
the Granger Stubs Lumber Company,
and carried a cargo of 415,776 feet of
yellow pine lumber.
The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf dredge
is now stationed on the north side of
the river at the foot of Bull street.
The dredge will remain in the harbor
for several days.
Mr.. Edwin P. Gill, a prominent lum-
Der dealer of Baltimore, was in the
city yesterday and called on the lead
ing lumber dealers on Bay street.