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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
MOST DEADLY OF POISONS.
Certain Kinds That Are But Little
Known and Their Manu-
facture Forbidden.

"The most deadly poisons," said a
chemist, 'are only known to a few
men. Mercury methide, for instance,
the inhalation of whose fumes pro-
duces incurable idiocy. can be manu-
factured by two Italians. and by no
one else in the world.
"DhatoOra is a poison used in In
dia 1t, too, produces incurable
idiocy. A British army officer told
me of sad Casa case of two rival
tailors. one of whom gave the other
a small dose of dhatoora The victim
of the drug remained an idiot all the
rest of his life. He sat and moved his
empty hands as though he were sew
ing. He was q formidable rival no
longer.
"Mercaptan produces a melancholy
so great as to terminate nearly always
in suicide No government would per-
NIT the manufacture and sale Of this
| poison.
'DhatOOra, mercury methide, mercap-
tan and some 20 other poisons are neither
| made nor sold in any public way. They
are only experimental with. Such poi
sons would be formidable weapons in
| INSCRIPTIONS hands. Driving their vic
| Tins to suicide or to insanity, they leave
behind them nothing suspicious or un
toward The giver of these poisons is Sc
| cure from any fear of punishment.
Hence it IS no wonder, is it, that the
| learned men who know such poison>
keep their knowledge to themselves? l!
dhatoora, for instance, were obtainable
| think how our opera singers, our paint
ers. our dressmakers and our money
kings might fill the lunatic asylums with
| their rivals"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
Do Away With Smoke Evil.

Charlotte News.
One of the latest discoveries of the
age and one in which the general pub
lie will feel more interest than any
thing that has been discovered In some
time, is device which will do away
with smoke from locomotives. Officials
of the Chicago Northwestern, after ex-
perimenting for many months with a
harrow arch In the fire box of loco
motive, have hit upon what Is consid-
cred a practical solution of the prob
lem OF smoke consumption. The new
method eliminates the smoke without
regard to the quality of the fuel. The
test is to be carried on still further and
it will be demonstrated in very short
time whether or not the new discovery
is available for general use On all rail
roads. If it proves success in the end
the public will have great cause for
rejoicing at the ending o! an evil that
has long been borne with patience be-
cause there was seemingly no remedy.
The devica will be a great boon to
travellers, who on hot days open car
windows with the hope o! getting re-
lief from the intolerant heat Of the car,
only to get their eyes and noses filled
with clnders and smoke.
This new device will not only give
relief to the public, but it will also be
strict economizer of fuel. Of course
this appeals strongly to the railroads
and If this hollow arch is at all practi-
cal it will be given a full trial. Sew.
eral of the Northwestern's locomotives
have already been equipped for expert
mental purposes, and they have been
tried on all sections of the road, with
a saving of nearly one-third in the
amount of fuel used. Among the
other roads that have experimental
with this arch are the Santa Fe and
the Lake Shore. The method by which
the smoke is eliminated by this device
is sim pie, being thorough mixing oi
air with the carbons, thereby assuring
rerfect combustion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
HOW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Consumption always begins with a
cough that fingers. A cough that
hangs on and will not yield to the
usual treatment,-may not mean con-
snnntion-but too often it does mean
this dead destroyer has gained loot
ing Rydale's Cough Elixir IS very
successful IN checking the progress OF
throat and lung diseases. Even con-
sumption, yields to its powerful 1n-
Auence. if it's use is begun before the
disease is too deep seated. Inis
modern scientific remedy kills the
oarms that cause consumpton'
romoves the cause and helps nature
rebuila the broken down tissue. II
Won hsvea stubborn congh, try by
a.,e,s Cough Elixir, it will not dlsap-
point YOU sro
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
Spinning.

Helen Hunt Jackson.
| Like blind spinner in the sun,
I tread my days;
l know that all the threads will run
Appointed ways;
I know each day will bring its task,
And, being blind, no more ark.
do not know the Use or name
OF what spin;
I only know that some one came
And laid within
My hand the thread, and said, "Since
Are blind, but one thing you can do. :"
Sometimes the threads so rough and
fast
| And tangled fly,
I know wild storms are sweeping past
And fear that I
Shall fall, but dare not try to find
A safer place, since I am blind.
| know not why, but l am sure
| That tint and place
In some great fabric to endure
Past time and race,
My threads will have; 80 from the
| first
Though blind l never felt accurced.
think, perhaps, this trust has sprung
| From one short word
Said over me when was young
So young, heard
1t, knowing not that Gods name
| signed
My brow and made me His, though
| blind.
But whether this be seal or sign,
:; Within, without,
1t matters not. The bond divine,
J l never doubt;
I know he set me tere, and still,
And glad, and blind, l wait His will
1 listen, listen day by day,
To hear their tread
Who bear the fnished web away,
| And cut the thread
And bring Gods message in the sun,
''Thou poor blind spinner, work is
| done"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
Diamonds in Borneo.

For more than 100 years it has been
thought that extensive diamond deposits
are hidden in the island of BOrneo, and
recent rumors have given the old sus-
picions new life. A diamond OF 367
carats. found on the west coast In 1887
and named the Matan, was, after bril-
liant but brief career, denounced as a
mere block of rock crystal. Should 1t
now prove that Borneo can yield dia-
monds in paying quantity the British
empire will be in possession of prac-
tfcally every diamond field Of any i'm
portance in the world-South Africa.
Australia, India and BOrneo.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
J. Y, SAVAGE. Agt. at
Scotland Neck, N. G.

All old.t'me cough syrups were des-
igned to treat throat, lung and bron-
cLial affections without: due regard Tor
the stomach and bowels, hence mot
OF them produce cons ipa,ion. Bees,
the original Laxative Honey and Tar
is the original Laxative Cough Syrup.
Look for the letter 3 in rcd on every
package. Sod by X. I. Whitehead ,S
Co., Scotland Neck, Le.gei.'s G.ug
store, Hohgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31

They were about to go Tor a sail on
the lake.
"Shall we-er-take your chaperon
with us?" queried the young man.
"Will there be any danger?" she
asked.
"Well, the boat might capsize," re-
piled the youth.
"Then let lis take her along by all
means," said the fair damsel-Chica-
20 Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
Janan's Christian Advance.

The following is from an essay on
the japanese written in the recent gram
mar school examinations by a lower
school boy: Until recently the Japan
ese used to fight with bows and arrows,
but now they are equipped with the COM
plete arms of Christian" James
Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31

Dear Gus IL have solved the
mother-in-law problem, just give
her regularly HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. It will make her healthy,
happy and docile as u lamb. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. E. T. Whitehead &
Co.. Scotland Neck, Jno. N. Brown,
IT lifax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
GA 81 TOR Z "a.
R.o-. n. n Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
s::;::': s;;:; :; q: ;S! :, 4; /; :; K:
To Hot SPRINGS, Ark. VIA SEABcARD.

To Hot SPRINGS, ARK. VIA SEABchRD.
Tie Seshoard announces rate oil enc
first class fare pius 50 co from Ali points
in North Care lIa TO Nos Springs, ARK.
and E!do,adu Springs. Mo. Tickets
will lie sold first and tb,rd Tuesdays In
July, August and September, final linn
1t sixty days from date OF sale, but not
to extend beyord October 3l.t.
For inform alton apply to your near
est agent or address,
G. II. GATTIs, I. j. A.
Raleigh, II. G..
Z 90.9
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
THE RAIN CURE.
People in Texas are Trying it and
Say it is a Remedy for Many
Ailments.

| Austin, Texas, Dispatch.
The rain cure is now being tried by
number Of pers Dns in this city when
ever opportunity Is offered for taking
the treatment Some of those who have
taken it say that it is a panacea for all
chronic diseases as we'll as many Of the
lesser ills of the body.
There is nothing complicated abou!
the rain cure. All that is required of
the patient is that he shall stand in
the open, with his body bare of all
clothing, and let the falling rain pour
on him.
The sensation ls said to be very
agreeable Those who have tried the
new treat ment assert that the rain fall
ing upon the bare body invigorates the
whole system and is especially
strengthening to the nerves.
There is no set rule for taking the
treatment. Some of those who began
it several months ago, at the early
break of winter, have stood In the r in
f.,r several hours at time without sui
fering effects OF disagreeable charsc-
ter afterward.
Deyotees of the rain cure welcome
the appearance OF a black cloud which
forbodes terrific downpour Of rain. 1t
is then that they strip to the skin and
get out in the back yards, which are
enclosed by high board fences, and let
the water come down upon them in
tors ents.
1t is declared that the rain cure Is a
sure remedy Tor rheumatism aud that
decided improvement has been noted In
cases OF persons afflicted with tubercu-
!osis. For nervous disorders the treat
,nent Is said to be infallible. OAe treat
ment. 1t Is said, will cure severe cold
The treatment is believed to have
had its origin in Austin. So far as
can be learned, John burst. young
business man of that city, was the first
person to give it trial.
| A few months ago he was suffer z
from severe cold. A rainstorm came
up, and while it was IN progress be de-
cided to strip and get out into 1t and
see if it would help his coid. There Is
high board fence around bis bac< ! 4
After disrobing in the barn he wen
into the lot and let the rain fall up,n
his bare body.
| The experiment Was success. The
one treatment cured his cold. Sin, e
then he never missed taking t.la rain
cure when at home during rain. He
has perfect health.
He related his experience to some ol
his friends and the fad spread rapidly.
It is recommended that weak per.
sons who take the treatm ,nt should not
remain in the rain too long at time
and that vigorous rubbing should fo!'
low the wettlng.
It Is the theory oi tho:a who have
taken the treatment that it's eff cacy
lies in the fact that rain drops contain
peculiar medicinal properties and that
coming through the air as they do
they are charged with electricity ,wh'c
has a direct effect upon the bod.
Physicians who have been question::
on the subject say that the treatmer
may have merit in its application L
certain ills
NOTHING ON THE MARKET EQUAL II
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
CT 81 1905 n

| FD17oEs LR1suRR Hours,
Il OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS.
l------------------- ----J
So have Greenvle Eastern
in early
of o this years crop the
" Greenv market brought in Wednesday
~ ~ by homa Little colored, enanto OF
the farm Mrs Mana Brown miles The bale graded
mdng purchased Speiyht shipped
A NJ Agasto Son. Norfolk The brought the first bale
received this Last
year."
Legislature placed building
him recently
as Raleigh correspondence the
o " ~ ~ Observer that here's great actv
lty in that work in the State Up to the time of
the last Legislature there only orour building and
this stend
many
building
realized
vantage Young
progressive to be association.
blanket speaking
Nv, ~, . have bother
' - financial part this institution,
'' might OF the good
things greatest things
all has thng
10TH He said that
wholly take in governing others And this
speech with what about drunk
great people ought
following throughout politics.
and the correct principle which public servant should
township United Senator
Certainly control himself in the
of expect
other people? The presidents proposition that ad
bound by the habit unsafe, and unworthy
the high confidence which ballot
sovereign Amer citizen emplies
EVER springs question
make good quoted
u,,, textile mills in North Carolina employ
OOo0" H0oro " " exclusively,
'A""'' employer colored mills in has
recently ny negroes
day white In this decl
alton mills Concord cited by the
initiated and managed by Warren Coleman
negro quite little fortune He rked all in the venture
died. Part OF the remaining stock recently sold
at and the whole block OF 95 shares
worthless The Char
lte Observer mill hand The
cottonraiser incompatible failure Some wit
has whirr OF the
nn him to by another
that the negro will building where
nothing the hum just referred to- when
he can have of subsistence the
black looked
oae cotton factory operative reliability the
requisite
HOW CONsUMPTIONBEGINS. A WARNING 70 MOTHERS.
begins with loo much care canno' % d
. o,oh tbat small during the hot weathe
cous" ''"' 'e of the ummerm guard agan
bowel AS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31

The pills th 1T act as tonic, and not
as drastic purge, are DeWitt's Little
Early Rlsers. They cure Headache,
Constipation, B,l;ousness, etc. Early
Rlsers are small, easy to tase and easy
to act-a safe pill. Mack Hamilton,
hotel clerk at Valley City, N. D., says !:
"Two bottles of these Famous Little
Pills cured me OF chronic constipa-
tlon" Good for either children or
adults w. H. Howell, Houston, Tex /,
ssys: "For years have used Little
Early Riser Pills In my family. No
better pill can be used for constipation.
sick headache, etc., than these famous
pills. Scores of testimonials prove
their worth. Sold Ivy E T. Whitehead
e Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31

External Evidence Teacher - Of
what country is the rhinoceros ma
tive?
Willie-England.
Teacher-Ob, no; what makes you
think that?
Willie TIL way his clothes fit im.
cleveland Leader.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-08-31
NOTHING ON THE MARKET EQUAL TO
CHAMBERLAIN COLIC CHOLERA AND

This fact is we'll known to druggists
everywhere, and nine out OF ten wills
when the best is asked for. Mr.. Obe
Wilmer, prominent druggist of Jop'
lin, Mo-, in circular to his customers
says: "There is nothing on the mar.
ket in the way of patent medicine
which equals Chamberlain's Colo
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
bowel complaints. We sell and rec
ommend this preparation" For sale
by all druggists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
MAN PRoPELs A TORPEDO.
IF Successful New Device Will DO
Away with old-Time Sub
marine.

The HerreshOifs of yacht build
ing fame have invented torpedo
conveying and propelling system
which, if successful, does away
with the torpedo boat, and reduces
the submarine i'll its possibilities
The business of the torpedo boat is
to convey the torpedo within strik-
ing distance of the battleship or
cruiser and to discharge the tor
pedo. The HerreshOffs propose,
says Everybody's Magazine, to
construct a larger torpedo than
the present standardized White
head and use it just as a small
whaleback boat would be en-
ployed. Two men wearing life pre-
servers set out with it from shore,
OF from large vessels, and navi-
gate it within striking distance Of
the enemy's craft, point it, lock the
steering gear, slip off into the wa
ter and wait to be picked mp. The
torpedo thus launched with arbet-
ter aim than from tube and with
a larger carrying range, would
scarcely fail to sink its victim. AS
it is now, the percentage of torpe.
does that "arriye" is but one in
twelve. If a man can cross the
North Atlantic in a 16foOt dory,
as has been done more than once,
two men should be able to navi
gate pneumatically sustained
Herrcsholf torpedo in some very
rough weather.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

luqui riesregarding rates, time, ct
addressed to representatives givel
below will receive prompt and cou,
teous attention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
words winch Franco Ike.

The number of English words
absorbed into the French Ian.
guage during recent years with
out any employment of italic type
or quotation marks. is consider.
able. In a rapid skimming of one
number of Paris daily paper, an
editor came across the words Gin
terView," meeting" "dockers, "
"steeplechase," "handicap," "edi-
tOrial," wagon" clown" and
"tramway," -ChicagO Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

r.. p Jefiries, G. p & Il. A., Evansville, La.
8. l.. Rogers, General Agent, Nashville, Tenn.
Bruce Jeffries, a. p. A.. Atlanta, Ca.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
tide THAT Led to Fortune.

There is tide in the affairs OF
men," said the man who quotes
Shakespeare, " Which, taken at
its flood, leads on to fortune.'"
eyes" replied the man who had
married an heiress, 81 remember
the tide that led to my fortune
we'll"
"What tide was thatW
ut was even tide, and we were
sitting in the garden. Chicago
Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
sartorial Survival.

How seldom nowadays do men
and women walk arm in arm. And
yet, says DR.. Dabbs, in the London
Argus, The old custom survives in
the buttoning of a mans clothes
from left to right so that his sword
arm should be free, and of wom-
ans the reverse way, so that her
pocket arm should be at liberty.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

Instances Of Typographical Mistakes
Overlooked by Proofrcader Are
often Ludicrous.

The most perplexing and alb
surd Of these Typographical errors
tried to find its way, but forum
ately was captured on it's way,
into the columns Of Harper's
Weekly, writes Laurence Hutton,
in the Critic. At the time Of the
union of the Aston, the Tilden and
the LenOx libraries, ! wrote long
and hurried paper of several col.
umns in length concerning the
three institutions and their foun.
ders. The journal was to go to
press early on Saturday, and the
article was not finished until late
Friday night. The messenger boy
took it to Franklin square the
next morning very early, and by
the time of my arrival at the ed.
itorial rooms, the long, wet galley.
proofs, unseen as yet by profess
sional proofreaders, were ready
for inspection. Printed on differ
ent presses and in different rooms
they came down in an irregular
way, without sequence, without
head or tail. / skipped from para
graph to paragraph, from subject
to subject, in a most confusing
manner, the printers devil stand
ing impatiently at my elbow, the
typesetters crying for revise ;"
andall went swimmingly along un-
til ] came to the following remark
able sentence: "New York has
never fully realized, until this day,
how greatly it had been enriched
by the receipt Of the vest buttons
Of James Lenoxw
Why west buttons" l had no
recollection of writing anything
about Mr.. LenOx's vest buttons, or
about any buttons of any sort, be
longing to Mr.. LenOx, or to his
| library. And l could not remem
Der, in the haste of composition
what ! had written. But certain
! ~ had not mentioned vest buttons
which could, in no possibility, have
any connection with the subject il
hand. At last, in despair, "copy'
was sent for, when it was discOv
| cred that MIR. LenOx's ''vest but
tons" were the "vast requests" Of
that generous, public-spirited gen
| tleman!
Still find myself quoted as pick
ing up many earnest PERSONS
| instead of 'honest pennies" as
taking a "dOg," instead of a day.
out on my vacation as being pos
sessed of a coach and four, and ga
gold gallOws," instead Of gold ga
lOre;;" as "aiming from the train
instead of CARRYING on the train;'
as arranging myself" instead OF
"arraying myself" in a golf suit
as driving and putting, gold
balls" instead of golf BALLS" as
making the cook garbage" in
stead of "garnish,' the dish with
parsley; as making the dairymaid
"charm the butler" when her bust
ness was to "churn the butter;'
and finally, as speaking of a friend
as being slightly dead" instead
of Slightly deaf?'
| can understand the dairymaid
as being willing, and ready TO
"charm the butler" but again |
ask: Why west buttons"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
E& TIL RR co
If Won are going
NORTH OR EAST

Travel via. the EVANSVILLE
ROUTE" E. & I. H. and C. & e /.
the best equipped and most direct
line 70 Chicago and APPOINTS reachec
via Chicago
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
IS THE PRINCE or PLANTS
Every Part Of the Cocoanut Palm
Tree 10 Put to Use By Man,
Even the Roots.

ThecOcoanut PALMS well named
the "prince of the vegetable king.
dom" declares the New York Her
aid. It has a tall, slender, col
umnar stem, 80 or 100 feet high,
with rich pale yellowgreen leaves
30 to 40 feet high, which rustic
with every breath of wind. 1t
grows only near the shore, where
its roots, penetrating the sandy
soil, may drink freely of the under
ground springs.
The place Of it's first home is IN
certain. It was believed by the
younger Candolle to have first ap-
peared on some of the islands Of
the Indian archipelago, whence it
was carried by ocean currents or
the hand OF man to the southern
coast of Asia, east tropical Africa
and to the islands and shores OF
the Pacific tropical America.
1t was undoubtedly taken by the
hand of man to the West Indies
and Brazil after the discovery of
America by Europeans, although
it has now spread to such an ex-
tent that it has the appearance OF
being indigenous to tropical
America.
OF all the trees it is the most
useful to man, furnishing food,
shelter and employment to thou
sands of the human race. In trOp,
zeal countries, especially in India
and Malaga, the cocOanut supplies
the chief necessaries of life to the
inhabitants.
Every part is useful. The roots
are considered a remedy against
fevers; from the trunk houses,
boats and furniture are made the
leaves furnish the thatch for
houses and the material from
which baskets, hats, mats and in.
Vulnerable articles are made; the
network of fibers at their base is
used for sleeves and is woven into
cloth; from the young flower
stalks a palm wine called toddy is
obtained from which arrack, 4
| fiery alcoholic drink, is distilled
The value of the fruit is well
known.
From the husk which is called
cOir commercially, cOrdage, bed
ding, mats, brushes and other ar
ticles are manufactured. In the
tropics lamps, drinking vessels
and spoons are made from the
shells.
The albumen of the seed con
tains large quantities of oil, used
in the east for cooking and in H.
Eliminating. In Europe and the
| United States it is often made into
soap and candles, yielding, after
the oil is extracted, a refuse val.
liable as food for cattle or as fer
! tilizer.
In some parts of the tropics the
kernel of the seed forms the chief
food of the Inhabitants. The cool,
milky fluid which fills the cavity Of
the nut when it is young affords
an agreeable beverage, and the al
bumen of the young nut, soft AMI
iellylike, is nutritious and of al,
agreeable flavor.
AS might be expected in the case
Of plant Of such value, it is care
| fully and extensively cultivated in
many countries. and numerous va
rieties, differing in size, shape and
color of the fruit, are known. The
cOcOanut is propagated by seeds.
The nuts are sown in nursery beds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
There is
None Better.

The reputation of Gunth
er's Candies is too we'll
known and established to,
require a lengthy spiel as to
their quality. There's none
better on the market, and
we will have a fun assOrt--
ment of packages ranging
from one half to fvepeunds-
Don't pay fancy and exor-
bitant prices for other can.
dies when you can GET
Gunther's for