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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

two dots, space and two dots, or thus
:. =. -. - Now, every time Mr..
Rat went through the groove be step
ped on the open wire, brirg'ng 1t in
contact with the button wire, which
was charged with current. His front
feet would make the first two dots,
then there was a space until his two
hind feet made the other two dots
There was the letter "Y." The open
wire was connected with a battery at
the opposite end and every time 1t bit
the bottom wire there was a complete
circuit, and the sounders in every
cfflce along the line which was $50
miles long we're bound to respond.
That is all very plain isn't it! but
how about the letter "T"? That ir
simple enough too. The letter "T" is
made with one dash. SO, you see, after
making the letter "Y" with his feet, Mr..
Rat necessarily had to drag his tail
after him and in pulling 1t across the
top wire perfect dash was the re-
suit, and there is tho letter "T'' or thus
+, which completes the private signal
of the dead dispatcher "YT." OF course
1t will be understood that the num-
Der of signals depended upon the num-
bsr Of rats that passed through the
groove each night.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
Deadly
Grasp Of Grip Pros
trated Me.
DIR. Niles Nervine
Built Up My
Shattered Nerves and
Gave Me an Appetite.

Of the millions of people, who today suffer
nom nervous or heart weakness, large per
eeentage trace the cause directly to deadly
IaGrippe. 1t is a germ disease, and makes
direct attack upon the nerves, putting an
extra strain upon them at the time their vital
ity is at the lowest ebb. If laGrippe has
left you with shattered nervous system, with
loss of appetite, lack of energy, insomnia,
frequent headaches and morbid tendencies,
you should strengthen the weakened nerves
with Dr.. Miles Nervine. 1t will undo all
that grip has done, bring back appetite. rest
and restore the nerves to their normal activity.
II want to write this testimonial for the
benefit of those who have suffered from that
dreaded disease-LaGrippe suffered sew
eral weeks with it, and nothing IIied seemed
to benefit me in any way, shape or form IL
suffered almost death) and finally my
daughter recommended DR.. Miles Nervlne
to me and can truthfully say from the FIRST
day ! felt better than in weeks. 1t gave me
reiief, built up my shattered nerves and gave
me splendid appetite. l cannot speak too
highly of it and want to say, each and every
one who has suffered from LaGHPpe VIII
find instant relief by getting bottle OF Dr.
Miles Nervine. Insist on having it and take
no other. 1t is simply splendid. Hoping
tbs will benefit S some poor sufferer remain,
Mis-. GEORGE B. HALL, Jackson, Tenn.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for tree book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
HOnOred at Home.

Rev. Parker Holmes, Pastor OF the
1st M. E. Church South, Hickory, n
G., says: IL have used Rydale's
Stomach Tablets for indigestion and
regard them as a perfect remedy for
this disease. / take pleasure IN recon-.
mendlng them to all sufferers from in.
digestion Use Rydale's stomach Tab
let's for your stomach trouble aud you
will JOIN DR.. Holmes in this strong
endorsement.
These tablets will digest the food
your weak stomach cannot, and thre
noarish the body and prevent the pa'-
tial starvation, from which al dyspeI.
tics suffer and which causes the loss IN
flesh and strength all dyspep,ics tx-
perience. These tablets relieve all dis
agreeable symptoms at once. They
will increase YOUR strength and flesh,
almost from tie first days Use and will
soon restore you to perfect health. E.
T Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
NO MORE STOMACH TROUBLES.

All stomach trouble is removed by
the use of.Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
siyes the stomach perfect rest by d1-
costing what you eat without TIC
stomacb's aid. The food builds-up the
body, the rest restores the stomach 70
health, You don't have to diet your
self when taking Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. J. D. Ersklne. OF AiienVi''o,
Mich, says 81 suffered heartburn anu aeu
stomach trouble for some time. NY
sister.in-law had the same trouoie anu
was not able to eat for six weeks. nno
lived entirely en- warm water. a 1el
tskiug two bottles of KodoI DyspePsia
Cnre she was entirely cured. She nov
80 hearfily and is n eDod hes5sn..s - Z
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
TONIC TO THE SYSTEM.

For liver troubles and constipation
there is nothing better than DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little
Pills. They do not weaken the stom-
ach. Their action upon the system Is
mild, pleasant and harmless. Bob
.Ioore, of Lafayette, Ind, says: mo
use talking, DeWitt's Little Early Ris,
ers do their work. All other pills
l I.haye used gripe and make me sick in
the stomach and never cured me. De-
Wits Little Eally Rlsers proved to be
the long sought relief. They are Sim
ply perfect" Persons travelling find
Little Early Risers the most reliable
remedy to carry with them. Sold By
E. T. Whitehead e Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH RENE
DY THE BEST MADE.

"In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Is the best made for colds, says
Mrs. Cora Walker, OF Porterville, Cali
fornia. There is no doubt about its
being the best. No other will cure a
cold so quickly. No other is so sure a
preventive of pneumonia. No other Is
90 pleasant and safe to take. These are
good reasons why itshould be preferred
= auy other. The fact Is that few peo-
ple are statistic d with any other after
once having used this remedy. For
sale by all Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
CURED HIS MOTHER OF kHEU-
MATISM.

"My mother has been q sufferer fol
many years from rheumatism, says w.
II. Howard of Husband, Pennsylvania.
At times she was In .b to move at all
while at all times walking was painful
We pres n ed her with bottle of fCham'
brlaln's Pain Balm and after few appli-
cation: she decided 1t was the most won
derful pain relleyer she had ever tried, in
fact she is..never without 1t and now is at
all times able to walk An occasional
application OF Pain Balm keeps away
the pain that she was formerly troub-
led With" For SAFE by all Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

Possible purohaser-What IL the
title of this pa ainting? Artiet-That ID
"a Ship in a Storm" Possible pur-
chaser-Ils wonderfully effective and
striking. Would h'm-would you
mind telling me which is the storm !
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
Stron9 and Vigorous at the Age Of
EiGhty-el9ht.

Rev. J. n Parker, Utica, n. V, writes
"1n June, 1901, lost my sense of hear
ing entirely. My hearing had been
somewhat impaired for several years,
bttt not so much effected but that l could
hold converse with my friends; but in
June, 1901, my sense Of hearing left me
SO that could hear no sound whatever.
was also troubled with rheumatic pains
in my limbs. l commenced taking Pc
runa and now my hearing is restored as
good as it was prior tc June, 1901. My
rhcuma tic pains are all gone. cannot
speak too highly of Peruna. and now
Ask vO11r DruOo.iSt for Free
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
TIE THREE.

BY Maurice Smiley in Golfers Weekly.
1 saw three walking and OF all / loved
The Second best, the likest unto me.
The First had fellowship with brutes
and on
His brow was stamped the brand OF
| hate and SIN.
| No pain or peniteDce was In his eyes
| No dream of higher things was In his
heart.
He knew no law but Self and never
gazed
Above the mie. With rave, sng hand
he struck
His climbing comrads down and
snatched the prize
OF Life at cost of others pain. He
drained
The cup of pleasure with a swinish
zeet,
Despite his brothers thirst, whom
from the feast
He dashed aside with gnash1ng, snarl-
ing greed
| could not love this First, that never
knew
A throb OF softness nor the kindly
pang
OF pity -eyen tho saw in him
What once / was.-For he was Yes
terday.
But ah, the Second! How my heart
went odt
To him He walked an upward way,
yet oft
He fell, but rose 4 littla higher on
For every fall. Upon his face wero
many tears,
The tears Of sorrow for the i'll he did.
Yet still he evil wrought. But In his
eyes
1 saw the pain Of weakness in his
heart
l board prayer tor strength. He
fixed his gaze
Upon the ekies, yet oft his alances
roved
And wavered to the earth. AMI many
times
He ate the bitter ashen fruit whom
sweet
Was near at hand and often choss the
road
70 needless pain, when blossomed
pathways stretched
Before. And so he staggered, STUN
bled, fell;
And rose and CROPPED and clung and
climbed and loyed
And hated, sighed and smiled and
cursed and prayed
And sinned and sobbed and s4s:ersd
and asplred.
And him / knew for what l am-To-
day.
The Third was nober than the
highest dreath
OF ali l longed to be. Upon his head
There fell the light OF utter good. He
went
Serene and whitley in a way that had
No thorns or stumbling. With
gentle hand
He helped each climber 10 higher
place
And with compassion's tender touch
he halmed
The wounds of falling. In his heart
There was
No thought of ill, for all desire was
gone
And only Loves divine absolving left,
That pardoned every weaker's fault.
He saw
The lower, yet be chose the higher,
path
And longed to SEQ all feet set fast
therein.
He trod the earth yet looked upon the
stars.
And this bright, purged, winged walk
er was
Tomorrow-what l might be but was
not.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
SPEEDY RELIEF.

A salve that heals without a scar is
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. No
RENE iy effects such speedy relief. It
draws out Inflammation, il. soothes, cools
and heals all cuts, buris ard brIi CO.
A sure cure for Piles and skin diseas " .
DeWitt's 10 the only Witch HsHl
Saive. Beware OF counterfeits, tn y
q dangerous. Sold by E. T. White.
head d Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
Danger in Cold Weather.

There is danger in cold weather ',n-
cause it produces conditions favorab .
to the development Of those germ dis
eases known as LaGrippe, Pneumo,la.
Bronchitis, Consumption, etc. Th %
diseases are contracted While 30
mucous membrane OF the throat /; nj
ungs is weakened by Inflammation -
'uiting from cold. 1t is dangern =
70 neglect even slight cold. Heiu
nature 10 ward eff di.easn hy rs. 4.
Rydale's Elixir. This modern scienl fc
remedy can always be relied on IN ~
diseased conditions OF the throat AID
lungs. E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

Gunner-So she has refused you on
account of your poverty! Guyer--
She has, indeed. Gunner-Perhaps
there is another "Richmond in the
field" Guyer-No; there Is another
rich man IN the fisld.-Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
COUGHS AND COLDS.

All coughs, colds and pulmonary
complaints that are durable arc quickly
cured by Ono Minute Cough Cure.
Clears the phlegm. draws out the In
flammation and heals and soothes the
Affected parts, strengtben1 the lungs,
ExsraeD II and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

when ss years old can say it has inv',;or.
atcI Ey whole system. l cannot hut
think, dear Doctor, that you must feel
very thankful to the all loving II her
hat you have been permitted 10 ivc,
md by your skill be such Il h!essil . as
you have been to suffering human ""
-lscr.J J. y. Parker.
A Bishops Letter. I
+. II. LoalaX, y. H., Bishop end i'st.
y. NJ. T., of Charlotte, \. G., :, rites
81 recommend your Pcruiia toa all tho
want q strengthening tonic and a cry
effective remedy for all catarrhal conn-
plaints."-T. II. Lomax-
If you 10 not derive prompt and :: lis
factory results from. the use of rcrina,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, givi. z 4
fun statement of your ease, ard he wi.l
be pleased to give you his valuable id.
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, presidcil CT
The Hartman fSanitarium, Coiun. sEs,
Ohio.
Peruna Almanac for 1904.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

"Wby do those men look so aisrr .
ed!" "They have just read In their
morning papers that the woman who
had five husbands il free again. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

The Minister My dear madam, let
this thought console you for your h'!s-
bands dt ath. Remember that OTHER
AMI better men than he have gc"e,
the same way. Bereaved widow: TLey
haven't all gone have they ?-ri.s. Bis.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05
COUGH RENE.
DY ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS

The fault Of giving children medi-
cine containing injurious substances. Is
sometimes more DISASTROUS than the
disease from which they are stuff ,rirR.
Every mother should know that Cham
herlain's Cough Remedy Is perfectly
ssfe for children to take. Il c1nta,ne
nothing harmful snd for couRhs, coids
and ercup = unQuepao For esla "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

f.! KS -E1S y RE J1oORs'
i OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS. Il
THERE many suggestions place
what do the from the low
,., -. b price reasonable figure
wv ~ but the action of Georgia
pecpae suggested enough
burned with the surplus the what
should be lett might be
farmers few days made bonf
deable excitement in their Doubtless
higher result but do wisdom
have the effect the should held
til the price advances This the farmers could do produce other
Then when the should advance they would have supply
demands folly
then raise right
recently
mistake which types its owns story
session Of a States court In this
Anchea stand, pro-
ceedngs DOCTOR turned and sitting him and
asked him that descendant cid
upon
and said really didn't that he had heed be-
fore the doctor said
classical officer Thinking day.
smart OF the immigrants this country
appeared the Jeremiah mail
postal preacher county, wanting
about them We
Scriptura reference a linotype machine"
tttt
year Clothing gives
poor city year printed
-,. , az. again year,
" ~ 80 ~ advertise the Hub because gen.
displayed Vgnan
9th gave the following interesting of the
"Mo than thousand enjoyed The Hub Clothing
Christmas dinner yesterday
1850 hungry mouths
pec city has
public Christina. dinner and
Of the rising together the for
similar before has of
been thoroughly enjoyed by those present
Joseph Wuburger,
and they with c. L. Fine, fully
much the hungry youngsters If it their intention dpee
such good things home their than fulfilled
table in the
than hundred and the floor assisting
serving OF food The gallery filed with spectators who looked
urohn making turkey
the exhibition fullest degree
however, they derived as much pleasure from looking on as the kids
the
army young large and healthy appetes
up announcing
ready wild scramble for the hail. One had
charity dispensed
home. Soma OF
possessed
All them lcad and showed OF
ing had tule with hard times Rev. G. Blackwell D. D.
pastor Baptist blessing
address by Mayor James G. Riddlck followed The
happy faces before him. and
occasion his auditors good advice Noting
ndminae scramble the tables Mayor
Then proceeded ito outside the
splendid turkey dinner vaudeville
CRANKY
appropriate and pleasing Edward Barnes
Nowky the Punch and Judy performer
the Mobile
buquer aud Fordham Morgan the
Santa Mr. Fine found that
at
those at various little sister,
provide the family with
Tnadd
Mission, who will dinner
with it the City hundred
the Jackson Orphan home the
r,-nav Home
orphanage."
70 MORE STOMACH TROUBLES TONIC TO THE SYSTEM
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-05

Ask your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1909
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Shooting a Rattlesnake.
From Pearson's Magazine.

From Pearsons Magazine.
In this wide world there are several things
that are swifter than rattlesnake, but
they can probably be counted on the fingers
of one hand. One of these things is bullet,
whereby hangs the explanation why 1t is
easy to shoot the head off -attler. al
though marksman finds it difficult to
place a bullet along the fat seven-foot
line between the neck of the reptile and the
tip of it's TAIL 1t has long been regarded
as p curious coincidence that even the man
not famed for accuracy has had no trouble
in blowing the head off diamond-back.
In the diamond-back country only one ex-
PLANTATION is offered for this-it is the snake
and not the man that does the aiming. At
close quarters, the instant the muzzle of a
six-shooter Is thrust toward a rattlesnake
the infallible eye catches the range and In
the fraction of twinkle the deadly head
has aligned itself. AS the gun roars and
darts its tongue of flame, the head of the
creature is torn clean as If severed with
knife and the viper lies writhing. emitting
a defiant rattle even as its grim, relentless
heart ceases its beat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

ever after cherish an incurable homeslck-
ness for the ancient cradle of the race. Is
it a feeling to be deprecated altogether.
May it not have it's wholesome aspects as
we'll as it's relaxing, enervating side? Re-
Taxation, indeed, is as excellent In Its way
as tension is We are indebted to inclem-
ent climates for a deal that is most
precious in the evolution OF clvilizatlon.
But lofty heights Of philosophical calm
have been reached under the more benig-
nant airs of the lesser ATTITUDES. The son
of the north, who whiles under the tropic
sun, remembers that much the greater part
of the hustle and hustle which he left
behind was due to the necessity of keeping
warm and to various adjuncts of civil1za-
ton related in one way or another to that
requirement. Therefore why snoulo
tropical jewellers be blamed for not in
dulging in the more animated phases OF ac-
tivity when there they are entirely super
f1uous? AS our army friend indicates. one
of the most delightful features OF tropical
existence is the perpetual dispensation
from the cold weather penalties of heavy
clothing and the unspeakable delightful
sense of physical well-being that comes
with reduction of the factor or apparel
to the lowest practical terms. correspond
ingly tightening every physical effort and
giving enhanced value to whatever muscu-
lar and nervous activity may be called
for.
reminds us that even in that part of the
world physical activity is not so much at
discount as we customarily believe. There,
as here, youth Is agile and athletic, as at
tested by the extraordinary popularity Of
base bali when introduced by our soldiers
in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines
Moreover in combating the hygienic evils
that modern science tell us can be over
come. enlightened humanity now finds in
the tropics opportunities for the exercise
of hustling activities that for those parts
of the world are at least as valuable for
human progress as the manifold forms of
keeping busy that in higher ATTITUDES in
some way have to do with the multifold
artificial devices for keeping warm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
The Wine Cellars Passing.
m the London Telegraph

From the London Telegraph.
Wine cellars are said to have gone out Of
fashion. Proud fathers no longer lay down
pipes of port for the coming of age of their
infant heirs. and no longer enjoin upon
their successors the sacred duty of keeping
the family cellar replenished They may
leaveInstructions or express wishes about
the maintenance of so many head of deer In
the park, but they care not whether the
wine bins full or empty. 1t is not that
people have lost their taste for wines,
though fashion has greatly changed in
spect of them, and sherry, for example, is
growing as rare as Madeira and Madeira
as obsolete as sack. Whenever n good cell
lar comes into the market the competition
at auction is as keen as ever to secure the
best lots, and fancy prices are often reach
ed. None the less. the day of the private
cellar is practically over. What is The
cause?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
THE TROPICAL LURE.
Men Who Have Once Felt Calm of
Lower Latitude Like It.
From the Boston Herald.


From the Boston Herald
Many who. have spent any considerable
time In tropical lands will sympa thize with
the feelings of an army officer now at one
OF the New York .harbor posts after three
years OF service in fthe Pacific Islands. He
complains bitterly of the Iwinter cold. He
was in the best of health while in Hawaii
and the Philippines, -but-he became used
to what the enlisted men call "the dopy
weather" of the TROPICS. He never wearied
OF his berth in Hawaii. and enjoyed the
first year in Manila Then he gradually
began to weary ofSthe ttppies and every
thing tropical He began to miss the pro-
cesslon OF the seasons in, the north. He
ionged to mix up with hustling, aggressive
men, lively, animated Y women. The
steamy, not redolence of othe tropical how-
ers, even, that had so captivated me when
nrst got into the low attitudes, began to
Cypress me- wanted to see strong, hardy,
cold-reslsting chrysanthemums, late Ameri-
can autumn roses that bloom fragrantly
right In the teeth, almost, of frosts-big
hardy open-air blooms with modest, normal
aromaS."
But now that he was back with the old
sights and sounds of the temperate zone all
around him, he found himself sneakingly
longing, twenty times an hour, to be back
In the tropics He missed the splendor, the
color, of the orient; the world up here
seemed commonplace! He longed to be
back in the little bungalow in Manila.
stretched out in the big bamboo easy
cl air; "a gentle warm drizzle falling
rhythmicaliy on the roof; the plate of man.
COS and plantains on the table, the che
roots and pipes scattered about should
like to be sprawled out in that bamboo
chair, In Jap silk shirt, white lounging
trousers and Chinese straw slippers"
That is an, enticing vision for these bleak
tropics uncommonly well; 1t appeals to
many who have once felt the spell, ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Imitation Antiques.
the Hartford Times

From the Hartford Times
The president of the Wisconsin Areliaeo-
logical Society is authority for the state
ment that the manufacture of imitation
antiques. especially in the form OF copper
and flint Implements" is quite prominent
Industry in that state. His society has
discovered several men who make busi-
ness of producing limitations. and has learn
ed how the articles are treated to pro-
duce marks of age and then buried ready
to be dug up accidentally at the proper
time. He adds that some of the limitations
are so good that there is danger OF their
being kept as genuine in reputable coiicc-
tions and thus furnishing In t!Ile a mis-
leading basis for study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Uses of the Shark.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Those sharks which follow sinking snip
had better keep away. A company has
been formed which converts sharks fms
into jelly and timed soup. makes fine ma
chinery oil from their livers, handsome
leather, equal to alligator's, from their
SKINS walking sticks from their baekbones.
and numerous articles from their jaw bones
and teeth.