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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-30

Among the more serious works to come from the same house are a new volume by Charles Wagner: Trusts of To-Day" by Gilbert Holland Montague; "The Shame of the Cities, by Lincoln steffens; Human Work" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Making Home,'' by F, P. Powell; Russian Literature" by Prince Kropotkin, and in the "Contem-. porary Men of Letters" series Charles Dudley Warner by Mrs. James T. Fields, and William Butler Yeats and the Irish Literary Revival" by Horatio Sheafe Krans.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-15
Lewiston
Property
For Sale!

Hotel lot and about lG
acres of valuable land all
in the town of Lewiston. Der.
tie county, N. c.
Some nice building lots
fronts two streets. One acre
next to M. E. Church i OK.
cepted. Terms easy.
For further information
address,
A. F. HANCoCk.
Scotland Neck. y. {.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-15

D Webb road acct PALMYRA zoe
e III Hale goods for jail 200
6 c Fits carrying prisoner to Jail 2 90
b D Webb S Neck lb'r for roads &C
Rent tor pillow on roads 500
L A Wynn for building foot way
Enfield 5M
q W Dunn carrying prisoner to jail 2 sc
Carrying Meekins s Neck 27C
d b Harris carrying pris'r to Jail 5 90
TW Russell building chapel at
90 home 400 90
a ID Green road acct Weldon SO 90
G G Hamlet I'd acct BrinkleyvilIe 81 ID
5ul'ding bridge 1000
farks w'k on r'ds Conoconara 25 60
ii Hale hale hauling for roads
tools etc 9 M
b Dickens supt roads acct for
self guards and cook 279 Is
Gid Williams repairing bridge 8 100
X A Carter carrying pris'r to Jail 3 90
w Smith bldg bridge over
Marsh swamp 70 90
L Barnes receiving bridge 100
J A Withheld wood tor J r
Dickens roads $50
Il w Brown ons day as con- 100
Fosburgh Lumber Co relief from
double tax 'O3 726
Boien johnson carrying lunatic
to Jail am
w 4 Harvey J yrs salary as pur-
chasing agt for co looking after
bridges % so
One day as com and mileage 20
Melvin Durant carrying prisoner
jail 36O
3 Parks w'k on r'ds Conoconara Is 90
The Commonwealth printing
notice letter heads etc reg Office z 90
. NJ Gary coal acct for CO q sol
Z W Dunn carrying pris'r to Jail 80
Weldon Gro Co g'ds for CO home ITO rs
Goods tor road hands 226 76
DR. E Green acct tor VISITING
road hands 50 COL
b A Pope day as com d mileage 2 so
Looking after roads 1000
Visiting lunatic at Jail 800
w b brewery supt acct for self
labor cook etc 70 20
DR. A Collins examining two
iunatics 4OOl
Roanoke News publishing notice 3OOl
. NJ Dickens carrying prisoner
to jail IA 2O|
w B Tillery goods for Jail and
road hands 20 TX
Weldon Brick & Land Improve
ment Co brick for co home 48OI
r n Stainback hay for road team Is 20
w 4 Shaw work at ct house and
waiting on board 6 QOI
John Whitehead hauling coal for
county col
III Norman for making IL stub
tax books for collectors $50 90
For recd'g tax col & I'd bonds
making corporation bank stock
and railroad road taxes 81 70
J F Whitehead carrying prisoner
to Jail 265I
)" NJ Cohen drugs tor co homo q 90
road hands 81 IS
l. ID q NJ G Hale goods for Jail 10 O5
N Mcmahon & Son acct for John
Green etc 1eb
W F Parker work on roads In
Enfield 5sO7
Pierce Whitehead Hwd Co goods
furnished roads 32l3I
L Harris goods for roads % IL
T w Fenner costs in case state
vs. Julius & Wilson SOL
J II Norman clerk day for bird 9OOI
Total for Noysnbsr S;556 81
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-15

North Carolina
Halifax County
Joseph Scott, Thoma- Scott,
Adelia Solomon, Jame, scott,
Rebecca Hodges, NJ oses DeyrCaux
VS..
James H. Jones, Heirs OF F. b Key
The defendant aboye named will
take notice that an action entr,e| q
above has been commenced IN the 81
perior Court OF Halifax county le'oN
the Clerk for the partition oi land. ,itu.
ate in Halifax Co.. Faucets tow hip
and that the said defendant vii, iarh.
or take notice that he Is requlrei 10
appear before the Clerk OF the ,lpe.
rior court OF said county on the 18th
day of December, 1904.
This November Z, 1904.
s. NJ. GAkY,
CLARK Superior Court.
JOHN G. DANIEL, Attorney.
11-1O6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-12-15
MARSH HERB.

Sure and permanent cure for Nala.
ria, Chills and Fevers. SOC per lottle
Every bottle guaranteed. For sale nv
E. T. WHITEHEAD & co
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
With skill and Gentleness the Mother
Rescued the YOunGster.

with skill and GentIeness the Mother
Rescued the YOungster.
II was very much amused and very
much instructed recently" said a man
who lives In the country, "by the an
tics of mother squirrel In my section,
and while have grown up, as l might
say, among squirrels and cypress
trees, It was q revelation to me. The
squirrel had nested In a low, dumpy
cypress tree close to the edge of lake,
and the nest was probably thirty or
forty feet from the ground. The
mother squirrel happened to be In the
tree at the time, although | had no
occasion to notice either the old squir-
rel or her young until something trag-
ical happened In the family. In some
way one of the little fellows scram
bled over the edge of the nest and
fell to the ground heard the noise,
and, looking In the direction OF the
sound, saw the baby squirrel
squirming around In great agony and
lOlhllJ uuuDAe W kSl Ou llb letl, Inc
mother squirrel rushed down the side
Of the cypress like a streak, and al
most in an instant she was by the
side OF her offspring. She took in the
situation at a glance, and set to work
to get the youngster back In the nest.
She switched the body around and
turned II over and then grabbed II
with her teeth just under the smaller
portion of the back. Instinctively, |
suppose, the young squirrel threw It's
arms around the mothers body, and
after she made sure that the hold
was good she started cautiously back
to the nest, She reached there safely,
and saw no more of the distressed
mother nor the youngster. l was very
much impressed with the gentleness
and skill she displayed In handling the
injured baby squirrel, and really 1t
was an Inspiring scene."-The Mail
and Express.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

In making this contribution II per1ecty Lnal
much should be through groups around certain cners
that have definite ideals The groups being formed the
school, however still has the right to exact the things
from them that 1t does from the individuals IT, now, the
fraternes and sorories contributing If they
welding influence that tending to blend all the diverse
interests Of the school towards end the social upf of
ALL how does 1t happen that in schools where these societies
exist the class and corridors hronged with those
who shiveng under the frost of ostracsm? Here is
system masquerading social which, best is nder-
the good Influences which great numbers OF the pupils
might exert and at the worst deliberately about
preventing the individual from giving his best to the school
Whether the fraternity out of It, there is difference
IN principle The good that the fraternity seeks Is the good
small coerle composing tit is distinctly selfish and
narrow. To anything else Is ridiculous, for II 1t
really the good Of the whole 1t could not and would
conhne its membership to few. 1t is essentially ars-
tocrahc and It must therefore, into direct conflict
with the proper organization of the school, which Is
TALLY democratic.
The spirit Of the American parent is against the spirit Of
the fraternity When contrasts the effect upon the
character of his child that school will have which is
up fraternity factions with the effect which
training for a similar length Of time would have In
institution founded upon the principles that govern Hull
House which dominated the Cook County Normal School,
there simply but conclusion possible The trains
the pupils at this most teachabe period of their lives in all
the old social preudces and traditions that the
doing its best slough Off the other broadens and deepens
the sympathles schools the older in the of
younger and 1t teaches the younger to trust the older 1t
trains the strong look after the weak that the strength
Of the latter may be surely conserved In fine 1t
educates into that broad citizenship which constitutes the
true democratic state.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

roogist Willis in the seventeenth century found only
In countries with speculative commercial atmosphere The
influence of such atmosphere is exceenty shown in
the fact that parec demena is far more frequent among
the negroes Chicago than those in New York, and is
practically unknown among the negroes in the South This
s due the fact that the negro in Chicago is treated
equal in and politics and Ia thoroughly under the
influence Of the speculative atmosphere which permeaes
the of the city, The influence is shown
In the undue proportion Of parec demena among the
Irsh which is much greater than In New York City And
this arises from the Irish in Chicago being much ad
dicted to speculation than those in New York To my
personal knowledge Irish women who in New York would
simply hoard their money and keep away from all specua
ton, here deal in options wheat and pork
Not every organism take paretic dementa in spec
uave atmosphere since there must likewise be acquired
predisposing causes generally what h euphemsticay
called blood poison which whether lnnocenty acquired
not creates tendency to paretic dementa All other
things being equal the Of strong constitution is
likely to be attacked by paretc dementa the weaker
breaks down In prostraton Fortunately the pa
tent rarely lasts over four and the disease is
hereditary II however the danger signal Of commercial
civilization
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
He Could PLAY,

1t Is related that stranger once
entered cathedral in Sicily and
begged to be allowed to try the organ,
which was new and very fine lnstru-
ment that even the organlst did not
understand. With some reluctance the
organist allowed the stranger to play,
and soon the cathedral was filled with
sounds that its walls had never heard
before, As the stranger played, pull
Ing out stops never before combined,
and working slowly up to the full or
gan, the cathedral Allied, and 1t was
not until large congregation had
wondered at his gift that the stranger
told his name, He was Dom Lorenzo
Perosl, the young prieSt-composer,
whose latest oratorlo, LEO" was per-
formed at the Vatican during the cele.
bration of the Pope's jubilee.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

II At last she weary steps were climbed
anud she stood painting on the broad land
ing, just beloH the upper windows Of the
place. 1t was standing on this landing
that her part Of the ghostly work was tc
be performed.
Taking then long handled torch, with
which the colored lights above were to be
touched In order to light them, she ap-
piled the candle to 1t, and reaching up
soon had every one Illuminated and fam
ing away In the usual unearthly looking
glare.
In doing 50 she never observed the
tall, silent figure Of the man who had
crept after her and now stood In the
shade below, intsntly watching her every
motion.
The stuffed form before her was next
to be attended to. Taking, therefore, the
lamp from within the head she lighted 1t,
and putting 1t back almost exclaimed at
the effect the colored light gave the eyes
Winding the crang slowly, she saw
that II worked as she supposed 1t would
and soon the impish figure was swung
aloft and stood dancing to and fro, to
the terror and dismay Of all outward be-
holders.
With tears still falling over her pale
cheeks, Ethel stood with her eyes fastsn-
ed above, upon the swayins motions Of
that frightful looking image, when her
heart almost stopped within her. and
Wild cry burst from her lips a. these
words fell upon her ears:
ia 1t possible that this Is the occupa.
tlOn Of Miss Ethel Neyergsi this stormy
night"
Turning, she saw advancing towards
her, and fully revealed by the lights
above, the form Of DIR. Elfenstein.
"0h, DOCTOR" she walled, as she buried
her face In her hands, and burst into low
sobs Of shame and dlsmay, "how came
you here to witness my dsgraceful
work."
Then suddenly remembering her
charge, and true to the interests of her
employer, she again seized the crank and,
lowering the Image, extinguished that
head lamp, as well as the others, leaving
everything In darkness but for the feeble
fare Of the one little candle she had plac-
ed upon the floor Then turning, she
faced her accuser.
II came, no mabter how; suffice It that
| was determined to unmRsk this daring
fraud, and so allay the fears Of timid
women and children. Certainly In doing
this never expected to discover that
Miss Neyergail was the prime mover In
this outrageous piece Of work"
Ethel listened to the cold, hard words
In utter despair, then Auttering Ike
wounded bird to the eide Of the indlg-
nant man, she laid one small, white hand
on his arm, which was shaken off in dis
daln before she could utter one Of the
following words,
1T Ia the first time ever did this
thing. Oh, believe me; surely you must
remember that was in Liverpool when
you saw that sight, the time when It last
appearedT
"Yes, that Is true; had forgotten. But
that does not absolve you from to-night's
ghastly deception" was the still cold re-
ply,
ITO be continuedl
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

Fred! Fred! come, Fred, get up!
1t was my wife calling me, and how
glad | was to know that the awful
disaster was only a dream.
"The next day our child was very
sick, and had but little sleep, and
consequently was hardly fit for my
duties that night. l asked to be ex-
cused from duty, but there happened
to be no one to put In my place, so
had to work.
About o'clock l began to feel
sleepy, and found 1t hard to keen
awake. A few minutes later, however,
when received an order to hold train
II until train 69 arrived, l thought of
my dream, and was wide awake In an
instant.
II placed the book where the order
could not possibly escape my eye, and
sat down to wait. But was soon nod
ding again. This would not do, de-
cidedly so l got up, bathed my face,
and took a turn around the platform
In the cold air, and for a short time
felt better. But Nature was bound
to have her way, and found l could
not keep awake. The awful dream
was constantly before my mind, and |
exerted my will to the uttermost to
keep my eyes open, but they would
close. l took another turn around the
platform. and then a thought struck
me. l entered the Office again, found
a piece of strong wire, and with it
secured the safety signals so that it
was impossible for me to move them.
Thus protected, l sat down and gave
up the fight, soon falling asleep.
The first l knew shriIl whistle
sounded in my ears, causing me to
jump up In excitement and alarm and
grasp the signals. The next instant
the train dashed past and then, too
late, thought of the order.
"'Oh, God groaned, as l watched
the receding train. Then came the
headlight around the curve, the sharp
calls for brakes, followed by the awful
crash.
" Toot-tootv
Il awoks with a start, grasped the
signals and tried to work them, but
soon remembered why they were fas-
tened.
What's the matter, Fredr cried
Tom Watson, from his engine. What's
the danger signals set forr
4 have got order to hold you here
until train 6S arrives l answered.
Train No. II took the sidetrack;
the headlight of No. 6s was soon seen
dashing around the curve, and a mo-
ment later the danger was over. Then
| took my wire fastenings from the
safety signals and allowed No. II to
go on.
That IL all. unless add that
never again received an order of that
kind without fastening my signals so
that they could not be moved. For. al
though 1t happened once, l might new.
er again be saved by a dream."-The
Hearthstone.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

But you may be sure did not intend
to let such mishap occur.
But how sleepy l wasl Before
was hardly aware of 1t was nodding
in my chair Seeing the order before
me all the time, however, and know.
ing its awful Importance. | tried hard
to Danish sleep from my eyes | got
up and paced the floor, bathed my
face with water, opened the door and
stood In the cool night air, and then
at length | sat down again and took
up book to read, read for some
time, but at last the words commenced
to dance before my eyes. reused up
several times with a sudden start to
find that had lost my place, and had
been almost asleep; my head fell slow
ly forward, my eyes closed, the book
dropped from my hands, and soon |
was asleep.
'Toot-tootv
1T was the train. l sprung up with
start, grasped the safety signals and
allowed it to proceed, and then
oh, my Godl the orderr
I was wide awake then, and great
drops of perspiration rolled down my
face as l watched the lights of the
swiftly receding train. The engineer
of that train, Tom Watson, was one
of my best friends, and to know that
he was rushing on to almost certain
death was terrible. His home was in
Brlcksburg and as the train passed
his house | heard him sound his whis-
tie signal to his wife to let her know
that he was on time and all right.
ut is impossible for me to explain
the awful horror that l felt know
ing that | was the cause Of what must
soon prove terrible disaster | could
only wait and watch, almost breath
less, hoping that the engineers might
see each others headlights In time to
stop their trains.
"A short distance from the station
there was a sharp curve in the track,
and as looked | saw the headlight of
train IS dash into view; heard the
short, sharp whistles for brakes, and
the next instant came an awful crash.
"Hatless, coatless, l left my office
and ran TO the wreck, which was soon
all ablaze, and when | reached the
spot almost tainted at the horrible
sight that met my view. The engines
were both piled together in a heap,
bright tongues of fame were darting
up toward the sky, while the screams
and groans of the unfortunate pas
sengers were awful to hear.
"HesitatIng only for moment,
sprang to the rescue of those whom l
could reach and assisted them out OF
danger, but could not stand 1t long.
To see men, women, and even little
children all crushed and bleeding, and
to hear their cries for help to save
them from the cruel flames, were more
than | could bear, knowing that my
carelessness was the cause Of 1t all. |
The river was near at hand, and with |
a wild scream ran to the bridge and |
jumped OF. falling down, down, down,
with murderer" ringing In my ears
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
SAVED BY A DREAM.


WAS sitting In a certain railroad
office one evening not very long
- AGO when telegraph operator re
lated the following incident, which |
win try to repeat In his own words:
"speaking about Dreams" he said,
"remlnds me Of dream that | had
once while | was working at Bricks
burg, on the o. c. & B. 1t was the
most remarkable dream l ever had,
and have no doubt It was the means
of saving a great many lives. But |
will relate the Incident, and you may
then Judge of that for yourself.
~ dreamed l was In my office. Big
-B'g-B'g,' heard the sounder click,
and hastily taking up my pen | open
ed the key, answered the call and re-
ceived this order:
Operator:
Flag and hold train seventeen 40
until train sixty eight (6s) arrives.
"91 ALLISON
when had repeated 1t back to the
sender and received the signal that
my understanding Of It was correct, |
placed the order-book before me on the
table In such a position that the order
could not escape my eye, thus making
it almost impossible for me to forget
1t, even for a second
Having recorded my understanding
Of the order and pronounced II correct,
or %. X the train-dlspatcher then
sent an order to the conductor and
engineer Of train No, 50 to run to
Bricksburg regardless Of train No. II.
This will show the responsibility that
rested upon me. If allowed train
No. II to pass my station collision
would be the almost inevitable result.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21

entirely to his liking Now, any person who SHALL with
good cause abandon his wife, and neglect or refuse to
maintain provide for her; who shall abandon his or
her minor children shall be punished by fine Of not less
than 500 than $780, by imprisonment in the
county JAIL house Of correction workhouse not than
month more than twelve months by both
fine and imprisonment and should a fine be imposed 1t
be directed by the court to be paid In whole part
to the wife to the guardian custodian of the minor
child children
Men who abandon their families without good cause
may be divided into four The includes those
who from foreign shores. They leave without any
premedated thought Of final separation In time however
with thousands Of miles between the picture of loved ones
dim In the distance The grow like the ways
of country New ties formed which, unfortunately
supplant the old.
second class those who lack the moral courage to
face temporary dsappolntments troubles Men go AWAY
under pressure Of circumstances conscious In some in
stances that their presence is Of hndrance than
help to their families. They we'll aware that relief
agencies will not help long the able bodied men are
about and so they leave, knowing the community will as
sumo the duties which they cannot carry.
third class includes those who deliberately plan to
leave their families and known the criminal type
The fourth class the who their wives and
children but who fair livelihood in the CITY and
make at leaving It, Moral suason goes great
way in adjusting the difficulties In cases of this kind
The man who commits theft has comparativelv ut+Io
chance to punishment II we find 1t essential to
punish the who steals $40 worth of merchandise he
who deprves his wife and helpless children of their nat
ura rights to his protection and support thus robbing the
home of Its sancy and society of its morals should not be
allowed to atone for all his sins mere promise He
should not be dealt with lightly before tribunal that
stands for justice and the enforcement of the law
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
A SPRING SONG.

When Love comes to my garden
He walks with dainty tread,
The lilies blaze before him,
The moss-rose lifts Its head;
The trim-kept lawns grow greener,
The borders blush with pride,
The buds burst into blossom
When Love walks by my side.
When Love leaves my sad garden
The roses petals fall,
The jasmine's scented clusters
Fade, dying, on the WALL
The lawns grow dock and thistle,
The paths are rank with weeds,
And all the dainty borders
Are Strewn with fallen seeds.
Sweet Love, stay In my garden,
Rest In its rosy shades,
Bask Ia its scented sunshine,
Dream In Its leafy glades;
Sing to the strings Of pleasure,
Through all life's penllune;
Make every season summer,
Let every month be June.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
CHAPTER w

After DR.. Elfenstein had asked per
mission Of Sir Reginald Glendenning to
search the Haunted Tower he felt eX-
ceedlngly puzzled over his future course.
Resolved as he was to penetrate the mys-
terry of that place. he could not under
stand how the thing was to be accom-
pllShed.
In. all his visits to Sir Reginald, al
though reserved In manner, his every
nerve had been on the alert. He had
been told that the room occupied by the
present baronst vas the one where Sir
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Wanted 10 See JefTerson Act,

On several occasions last summer
Joseph Jefferson had with him as a
guide an old colored man, to whom
had reached dimly, and from afar, the
fame of Rip Van Wrinkle. One day
when the two were out fishing in a
rowboat, he hazarded a few remarks.
BOSS, is 1t circus you are IMP
mot exactly circus" said Jener.
son.
WAS, sar, Ye can act, can't ye?"
MFR. Jefferson made a modest reply.
"Well, sar, | never git to New York,
but I'd powerful like to see ye act,
sar, and I'll give fifty cents II youIl
cut up right noww