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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
HIS FIRST CHECK.
The Way the Piece Of Paper Worried
Thomas A, Edison.

Success.
Thomas A. Edison once told friend
the story of his first acquaintance with
any big sum OF money. 1t was when
he was struggling with his earlier in
ventlons, and he had about as clear an
idea of the value of bank check as
the man in the moon. lie had finally
sold his patent on the gold and stock
indicator to the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and had called at its
office to close the deal. After few
preliminaries he was given a check
for $4,000. He eyed it curiously and
appeared to he puzzled what to do with
it. Observing his perplexity. General
Lefferts, then president Of the Western
Union, told him that if he would 60 to
the Bank of America, in Wall street,
he could get the cash on his check.
$50 1 started" said Edison, cater
carefully folding up the check. and
went toward Wall street. So uncer-
tain was 1 in regard to that way of
doing business that thought while
on the way that ii any man should
come up to me and offer me two crisp
1000 bills for that piece Of paper I
would give him the check very
quickly"
On his arrival at the Bank of Ameri-
ca he half tremblingly showed his
check out to the cashier. The latter
scrutinized it closely, gave him a
piercing glance and said something
which Edison, being hard of hearing,
failed to understand. That was enough.
He was fully convinced that his check
was not worth $4,000 and again
thought as he rushed out of the bank
that any man who would give him
$4,000 for it could have it. He hur-
ried back to the office of the Western
Union and said he could not get any
money. A clerk was sent to the bank
with him to identify him.
"Thls man." said the clerk, "is Mr..
Thomas A. Edison, to whose order the
check is drawn"
"Wby, certainly, Mr.. Edison" said
the cashier. "How would you Ike
your money-in what shape?"
"Oh, any way to suit the bank it
doesn't make any difference to me, SO
long as I get my money"
Edison was given $4,000 in large
bills. After dividing the roll into two
wads of $4,000 each he stuffed one
into each trousers pocket and made
all speed out of Wall street. The
next day he began work on his fret
New York laboratory.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
A SURE THING.

1t Is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption is sure cure for
all lung and throat troubles. Thous.
ands can testify to that. Mrs. G. v
VanMetre, of Shepherdtown, w. Va.
says, 81 had a severe case of Bronchitis
and for year tried everything / heard
of, but got no relief. One bottle OF Dr.
Kings New Discovery then curq1 me
absolutely" It's infallible for Group
Whooping Cough, Grip, Pneumonia
and Consumption. Try it. It's guar
anteed by E. T. Whitehead & Co..
Druggists. Trial BOTTLES free. Regular
size SOC, $1.OO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
A STARTLING TEST.

To save life DR.. T. G. Merritt, ol
No. Mehoopany, Pa, made a startling
test resulting In a wonderful cure. He
writes: "a patient was attacked with
violent hemmorrhages, caused by ulcer
alton of the stomach. I had offer
found Electric Bltters excellent fol
acute stomach and liver troubles, so ]
prescribed them. The patient gained
from the first and has not had an at
tack in IA months" Electric Bitter
ale positively guaranteed for Dyspep
STA, Indigestion, Constipation ard Kid
ney troubles. Try them. Only 5Os
at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'S.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
l.. & M. PAINT.
Mess. E. T. Whitehead & Co. j:

N1cSSs T.. L. w uIt0utdO " w.
Dear Sirs oyer fifty years ago, on.
firm began selling paint throughout
the South sales have continued unln.
terruptedly, and ten times greater than
any other brand of paint.
Read the following:
"Have used the L. & M. Paint TWEEN
ty years houses painted with it eight
years ago show better to-day than
houses painted with other paints with.
in two years. "A. B. Edgell, Alachua,
Fla.
"Have used all brands of paint, l.. &
NJ. Pure Paint stands better, and wears
longer than any other paint / have
ever used in my ten years experience. u
III. F. Smith, Painter, Concord, n. G..
II painted Frankenburg Block with
L. & NJ. Paint; stands out as though
vanished. Actual cost was less than
ST. 20 per gallon.''-W. B. Barr, Charles
ton, w. Va.
L. & M Paint twenty-slx years ago.
Not painted since; looks better than
houses painted in the last four years
with other paint" S. Scoield,
Harris Springs, S. G.
"Used the L. & nj. Paint for sixteen
years. Painted three houses with it
fifteen years ago they have not needed
painting since. u. E. Webb, Hicko-
ry, N. C.
Respectfully,
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ,
This celebrated paint Is sold by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
A CURE FOR PILES.

81. had a bad case Of piles" says G. F,
Garter, of Atlanta, Ga, land consulted
a physician who advised me to try a
box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. ]
purchased box and was entirely cured
1t is splendid for piles, giving relief
instantly, and I heartily recon-.
mend it to all sufferers" DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve Is unequalled iol
it's healing qualities. Eczema and all
other skin diseases, also sores, cuts
burns and wounds of every kind are
quickly cured by it. Sold by F.. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
CURED HIS MOTHER OF RHEU
MATiSM.

"My mother has been sufferer for
manyl years with rheumatism"
SAYS w. III. Howard, of Husband, Pa.
cat times she was unable to move at
all, while at all times walking was
painful. I presented her with bottle
of Chamberlain Pain Balm and after
few applications she decided that 1t
was the most wonderful pain reliever
che had ever tried, in fact, she is never
without it now and is at all times able
to walk. An occasional application OF
Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with" For
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co, Scot
land Neck, and Leggett's Drug Store,
Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

One of the greatest blessings a mod
est man can wish for Is good, reliable
set of bowels. If you are not the hap
py possessor of such an outfit you can
greatly improve the efficiency Of those
you nave by the judicious use of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are pleasant to take
and agreeable in effect. For Sale by
e. T. Whitehead & Co. Scotland Neck,
and Leggett's Drug Storo, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
MADE YOUNG AGAIN,

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again." writes D. 81.
Turf or, of Dempseytown, Pa. They re
the best in the world Tor Liver, Stom-
ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never grippe. Only Csc at E. T.Whlte-
head & Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Three miles Of telephone wire be-
tween a man and the fellow he is
talking to often makes a brave man of
a coward.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

IT you think it takes sixteen ounces
to make pound, get pair of scales
and weigh your sugar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matisrn come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

A politician changes with every
wind, and statesman does not. That
is why we have more politicians than
statesmen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Sometimes man is bachelor be-
cause he cannot get his own consent to
marry, but generally is is the girls that
is lacking.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer' S
Swamp-R00t, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Ek
by all druggists in fifty 4 -
cent and one-dollar siz- ~! |!
es. You may have a <E2=l!a @keG
sample bottle by mail Home Of swampRoos.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. kilmes
& Co., Binghamton, N. 7.
Don't make any mistake, but re
member the name, Swamp-Root, DR.
Kilmer's swamp Root, and the address
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
TO MOTHERS IN THIS TOWN.

Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. They cleanse the stomach,
act on the liver making sickly
child strong and healthy. A certain
cure for worms. Sold by all druggists,
25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen
S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
ARE YOU USING ALIENS FOOT
EASE?

| Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
.. Ease, a powder. 1t cures Corns, Bun
ions, Painful, Smarting, Hot, Swollen
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Children cannot understand why
their parents are so contrary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

When you have nothing else, have
patience.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Anxiety is almost always equint
eyed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Where there is smoke there is apt to
be man about the house.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12
'Over.WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-12

Respectfully,
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ.
This celebrated paint Is sold by E. T
Whitehead & Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11
THERE TO TAKE DEGREES.
New York University Has Arranged
10 Distribute Eoncrs.

New York University Has Arranged
TO Distribute Honors.
Chancellor MacCrackea OF the New
York university aRouuccs that at the
seventy-second commencement honor
AIRY degrees will be conferred upon
Elihu Root. Mr.. Russell Sage and
seven Others. To Mr.. Root. who grad
uated from the university's Law school
in 1867 ana has served as president Of
the law school alumni. Is to he given
the degree of doctor OF laws. and to
Mrs. Sage. VINO is member of the
women's advisory board of the uni
vcrsity ana for many years has been
president OF the Emma Willard asso-
citation. will he given the degree of
master of letters. Justice Willard
Bartlett of the appellate division OF
the supreme court. graduate of the
law school in 1868 and a former asso-
ciate Of Mr.. Root in practice. il also
to be honored with the degree of
IL. ID.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

book agents. They found Uncle Sans
agent just leaving his place of bust
ness. and started tn ask him where
They started well. but never got be-
yo1d the starting point The consul
said he was awfully sorry: that he was
busy: that lie couldn't spare a mo-
mcnt: that he had something enor-
nous TO DO right away: that they
must sit down in his office and wait
for him TO come back.
All this was let ont like shells from
a rapid fire gun as the consul came
ont of the yard on the double-quick.
ard headed for the postoffice to mail a
letter. for shat was what he had to do.
The visitors trailcd him for half a
block. trying To get their question in
edgeways. but they never succeeded.
They had 10 get their information
from a hack driver. These fussy.
Grabbed old fellows are the ones that
cause the demand for consular re.
form.
After it was agreed that the consul
might be forgiven his peevishness lie.
cause he had TO live in Antofagasta.
which is really quite as bad as its
name. By right it is no place for
white folks 10 live The huge bulk
oi a naked mountain overshadows it.
and the sun fairly shrivels IT, II is
blistcred. dust.riden transfer station
between Tie desert aud the ocean. The
few sickly looking green things to be
seen are kept alive By constant nurs-
ing with water that comes through
pipe $50 miles long. 1t is said no
other place in the world has such a
long aqueduct as Antofagasta. The
hack drivers carry feather busters in
tho whip sockets OF their cabs because
they need them more than whips. and
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

great deal fer their energy and their
thrifty qualities. They do look bet
ter and move faster than their neigh
bors. The foreign element here is
responsible for this improvement. but
l. is likely to prove disastrous in the
cad. because it has made the native
ambitious beyond his possibilities. He
is making more show than he can
afford. The country Is being rented
oGi TO the foreigners; its resources
are being leased and the REM is being
scent faster than it comes in. Some
da- there won't be any more re-
sources. Then the foreigner Will go
bacl where he came from and the ma
TIE xill find himself sitting up with
ccrase.
Chill is living over the history OF
Perm Its northern part is desert. its
'cr.ffa1i portion is VINEYARDS. and the
southern region agricultural lands and
Forests. Tie nitrate deposits in the
northern desert are yielding the coun-
try Is per cent of revenue. The for
cigncr is making the bulk of the profit
from these rich fields. and he is send
fns II home. When he winds IN his
FORK and goes away. as he must even
tlaily. the native will find himself
without means of subsistence. lie is
making no provision whatever Cor the
rainy day that is certain 10 come 10
al aien and all nations.
Years ago Peru had golden goose
in us guano islands and nitrate fields.
Il derived millions from them and
spent those millions recklessly and
without thought of the future. One
dsr The guano deposits gaze out. and
tnen. as If to prove that Disfortunes
neyer come singly. along came Chill
as1 took away the nitrate fields BY
m3il strength and awkwardaess.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES'
OFFERS TRIP TO THE NORTH
Commander Peary Has Room for
Thirty PASSENGERS

Commander Peary Has Room for
Thirty Passengers.
Commander X. +. Peary. in com
pleting the plans for his 1905 Polar
expedition, will make a preliminary
voyage to his furthest nsrth sailing
station. He offers 10 take thir.y pas
sengers-hunters. scientists or ordi-
nary tourists.
The auxiliary ship will sail for the
Arctic about July l. to return early in
September. IL will visit points in
Newfoundland. Labrador. Greenland.
Ellesmere Land and the Bafiin's Bay
.OaSt.
The real purpose of this prelimi-
nary voyage is to place a depot OF
coal. to arrange with the White
Sound EsquimauX to collect meat and
other provisions for the main expe-
lition the following year
Commander Peary found he would
rave room Tor more than the ships
company and cargo in this voyage
and conceived the idea OF arranging
accommodations for passengers to
help pay expenses of the preliminary
trip
Commander Peary says that those
who desire to take this trip for scien-
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SLELLLF=T 9
PERSIAN FANATICS
&1lLlL WAkNCLLlkZ2ENE/

Awaiting myself of the influence OF
Turkish friend. who procured for
me a privilege seldom accorded those
who are not followers of the prophet
] have just Witnessed what IS probably
the most grewsome aud bloody exhi-
bition of self.inflictel punishment and
torture on a wholesale scale. that can
be seen anywhere within the confines
OF civilization.
III you thinl; that Your nerves can
stand it, said my friend to me. Il
will show you something that guar
antce you will remember as long as
you live: but / warn You that it may
cost you one or two bad Dreams"
So. by appointment. few days Ia
ter--it Glanced to be Palm Sunday
we met in STEAMBOAT and wendell our
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

Stree that time Peru has been in sack
cloth and ashes a year for every one
51e lived in riotous opulence And
1ow Chilli Is making poor Use Of her
l'-sOtten gains.
American money does not circulate
n Chill. II is not accepted in either
'anks or stores. 1t must bc traded
On 20 brokers. much after the fashion
u unused railroad tickets at home In
either instance one has to take what.
ever is offered. The money changers.
lie the ticket scalpers, have au agree
nent. and one Of them viii MOI give
more than another.
Il is said that Americans arc very
proud and boastful. and il is doubtless
rue. because they have a young ana
growing country. and youth is general.
" vain of rs strength. but it takes the
giad out of MIR. Yankees sail the frs,
,.ine his pretty gold money is pushed
back al him. ] was with a party
y hen this happened. II was at Anto-
Fagasta. ore of the nitrate ports of the
north of Chill.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

time to the music. and utterins in
chorus the mournfud refrain. Has
san, Hus-scin, Ait" each name be-
ing punctuated by cruel blow.
Round and round the square they
march with what seems exasperating
slowncss to one who feels for the
pain they are enduring. voluntary
though it is. Black welts soon give
place to red streaks, and then the
blood flows freely. but for an hour
they keep it up. showing no abate-
ment in the fervor of their self-in-
flicted penapce. with each repetition
of the sacred names shifting their
raw flesh and allowing no sign of suf-
fering to show itself on their set and
stoical faces.
Nov comes another procession. but
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

this time all the figures in il are clad
in white. Following the banners are
two superb white horses OF purest
Arabian breed. each led b. two men.
Two crossed swords adorn the Shout
ders OF each horse. Behind the
swords are perched pair of white
doves. The long white trappings OF
the horses are smeared with blood
wSS:h affords sinister hint as &c
the purpose of the 200 men who fol
low behind them. armed with yata-
shans. which CLEAN in the light OF
torch and lamp as they whirl them
around their heads. wailing as they
advance. "Has-san, Hus-sein, Ait"
Headed BY some dozen men who
carry aloft gigantic flaming torches
the procession slowly moves around
the square. Before it has made the
circuit once. to the oft-repeated cries
of ''Has-san, Hus-sein, A-li," an old
white-bearded priest receives an ugly
cash in the throat from one of those
whirling, cleaning yataghans But az
he is being carried away my Turkish
friend assures me that il was "a mere
accident that there was no inten.
ton Of offering him up as vicarious
atonement for the 1320-year-old crime
of the Persians.
The cries OF "Has-san, Hus-seini
ALL" grow fiercer. \ note of denun
citation appears in the wailing tone in
which they are rendered. The muir
derous yatashans cleave the air more
viciously as the second circuit nears
completion. And then. suddenly. by
what preconcerted signal I could not
discern. the cry of ''Has-san, Hus
sein, All" WIS delivered with re
doubled volume and energy. and i'm
mediately. so quickly was il done
did not SEE one of the seif-infiictec |
blows delivered. each face of those /
600 fanatics was drenched with blood. |
and their white robes were dyed red. I
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

bearing on STATS surmounted b. silver
hands pointing hcayenward. banners
OF purple. green and black silk. with
inscriptions upon them OF pious i'm
port. One of the banners il white.
Then follows a band. Il consists only
of a few fageolets. drums and GYM
balls. and it's music is restricted to six
bars. repeated again and again with
monotonous insistpncy. but despite it's
lack Of melody its effect Is as mournful
rs that Of the Dead March"
Behind the band follows large
number OF men. walking two and two.
bare shouldcrcd. but for the rest clad
in the all.pervadinS black. Each right
hand wields a shor' stan. to which
lunches OF STEEL chains are attached.
As they march. with the pendulum
like regularity Of some gymnastic ex-
ercise they smite themselves over
each shoulder alternately. kceuing
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11
SEES FAULTS OF AMERICANS.
German Observer Writes of What He
Considers Failinqs.

Or. Reich. German observer of
American character and customs, has
published some interesting views OF
us, which are discussed at length in
the current Harper's Weekly. The
doctor believes that we would be BET
ter. as nation. If we had some neigh
bors to fight with in the European
way. Every nation in Europe. he
argues. owes its progress to the ne.
cessity of resisting the aggressions Of
its immediate neighbors and he thinks
that Americans, having no such in
centiye. will presently lose their snap
and cease 10 go ahead. DIR. Reich
also believes that American women
are too aggressive. too ambitious
that they weary of family life and
tend to break out OF bounds.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

way to the Vallede Khan. or Mothers
House. where live most OF the elect OF
the Persian residents OF the capital.
vaulted passage. which was guarded
by strong detachment of Turkish
troops; but my companion produced a
document which their leader carefully
scrutinized. and at a word from him
the soldiers made way for us.
black-sarbed individual. sitter in
speeding something like q ticket which
my friend showed him. gravely con-
Quoted MS to an upper room in one Of
the houses. and when we had squatted
on the floor. Turkish fashion. before
the iron-barred window, and pushed
aside the black drapery sufficiently to
let us see all that went on. my Tur-
kish companion explained what II all
niSanf.
Know unbeliever." he said. that
this Is the Mouharrem OF the Per
slams. the season when Persian Ma
hometans mourn the death OF Ali and
his two sons. Hasan and Hussein. true
successors of the prophet. Misled
and deceived by the devil. they slew
them 1920 years ago. and to-day. the
anniversary OF their assassination.
having prepared themselves for IL by
twenty.four hours OF fasting and la.
mentation. praying and weeping. they
expiate the terrible crime OF their an
cestors by undergoing selfinflicted
punishment and torture"
At this moment a stir among the
silent throng announced the arrival OF
the Persian ambassador and his suite.
who were conducted to a kiosk at one
side OF the mosque. Then the square
was cleared and the priests gathered
on the steps of the mosque.
The dirge-lihe wall OF funeral music
reaches us and relieves the tension
OF silence. Black robed men appear
marching with slow and solemn steps.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-11

The man who selected the site and
laid out the town of Valparaiso played
costly joke on future generations.
lie must have been crazy or drunk.
although the records do not offer any
such suggestion by way of explanation
Or apology for the rash act Valparaiso
means the valley of Paris and that
Is where the joke comes in. Instead
OF being valley. the place is located
on hills that are so steep they make
cne's head swim. Several long streets
ra:nble aimlessly along the water
front. and then. to get anywhere else.
one must take to row boat or an ele-
vstor.
The Chilenos are called the Yankees
of South America. and are praised