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Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

MatheWsOn Is Tied with LeeVer In the
percentage column of pitchers in the Ma
tional league. yet has earned the title by
lar season, es the premier pitcher of the
world. He pitched In the regular season
nine shutout games, the only no. hit game
in the National league, one two-hit game
and six three-hit games Pitching aver
ages:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
TannehiII of Boston Americans Makes
Great Showing.

a remarkable coincidence is that the
leading pitchers IN each of the two big
leagues had a tie. Tannehill of Boston
and Coakley of Philadelphia were tied with
percentage of IA each. Taunehill de-
serves the more credit because he won his
games with team behind him which
barely finished in the first division. Pitch
ing
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

in stomach. back or bowels are signs OF
certain dangers which Electric Bitters are
guaranteed to cure-5oc. For sale by Sher-
man & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
IOWA ROUNDING INTO BETTER FORM

Time OF halves; Twenty and fifteen min
utes. Referee: Curran. Umpire: Talbot.
Touchdowns: Coad 90, Mcmahon. Roche.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF MATCH
Eight Players Remain So Contest for
the Individual ChampiOnship.

legiate golfers were still In the race Tor the
Individual championship OF the Intercol-
legiate Golf association al the close OF to-
days play on the Garden City links. OF
these four are from Yale. three from
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
An Open Letter to John A. Mccall
President New York Life Insurance Company

Every nov dy mM ~ @ am m
eyh is m A. he N o
Nemprm dEeymys read the MetdM Lms letters uq and Lawson p
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

CREIGHTON JUNIORS ARE vIoToRs

Substitutes: Omaha, Thomas, owen,
Cramer. Whinnery. South Omaha, Snyder,
Steinberg.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

Of the nation have been turned into your
Golfers. with this money you have
been rigging syndicates, debauching legis-
latures, manipulating stock markets and
doing other things which will be proven
later. Instead of employing the vast power
and the immense wealth intrusted to you to
conserve the interests Of your policyholders,
you have made yourself a part of the cruel
robbing machine which the System" has
created to deprive the American people Of
their savings.
Yet today you describe the investigation
being conducted into your operations as
an impertlnence you are unre-
pentant, unashamed and defiant
One Year ago, in Every body's Maya
zine, 1 saidT
THE officers, trustees and officials of
the Big Three life insurance companies
have been and are now squandering their
policy holders money. They are grafters-
mean, contemplate grafters."
gave specific instances of their thiev-
cries.
You replied, not by hauling me to court
but by:
Circulating throughout the world docu-
ments by the millions, disparagng my rep
utation by advertisements and news" and
editorial" statements from your subsi-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
STANDING OF BIG LEAGUE PITCHERS

being expected to take advantage of the
low rates offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
Sendon nd LincoIn.

When the team left Lincoln in the after
noon over 1000 Nebraska students, accom-
panied by the university band, assembled
at the station and gave them a rousing
sendoff. big band wagon, draped in
scarlet and cream, the Nebraska colors,
was used to transport Booths men to the
station, the motive power being supplied
by fully 200 students, who pulled the vehicle
through the streets. The enthusiasm dis
played outrivalled any similar demonstra-
ton in the history of the university. A
signal practice this afternoon lasting over
an hour was the final chapter in the prac-
tice preparations for the Michigan game.
Scrimmaging was not attempted, but the
running OF signals was at a faster pace
than at any time this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

and johnson. ends; Cotton and Weller,
tackle Nelson and Taylor, guards; Captain
Borg, center; Morse, quarter; Wilson and
Little halfbacks; Mason, fullback. The
average weight of this lineup is III pounds.
Michigan's average is believed in the Ne
braska camp to be more than ten pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20

died insurance press, denying my charges.
attacking my character all at the expense
of your policy holders and without their
approval.
You employed James NJ Beck, ex-assst-
ant attorney general of the United States,
then and now chief attorney for Henry
M. Rogers the Standard Oil Company, the
System" and the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, to ridicule my utterances and
asperse my honor in addresses in the cities
of Philadelphia and Boston.
You employed James II. Eckles. ex-comp-
troller Of the currency of the United States,
now president Of the Commercial bank and
representative of the System" in the
west. to attack my arguments and distort
my motives in Chicago.
You ordered Vice President Perkins of
the New York Life Insurance Company
to perform similar service in Philadelphia;
and
The burden Of all these documents adver-
tisements and disguised advertisements
and addresses was: Lawson is an un-
mtigated liar and scoundrel, whose sole
reason for attacking the insurance com
panies is that we refused him insur-
ance."
Today you and your fellow plunderers
stand convicted in the eyes of the world,
not only of juggling the moneys of the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
BOOTH LEADS HIS men EAST
Nebraska Foot Bail Squad Off to Keet
UnOOnquersd Wolverines.
ROYAL BATTLE SET DOWN FOR SATURDAY
~Ornhuskers in Good shape and Each
Man on the Team Confident of
winning from YOsts
Warriors.

jimmy" Booth and HIS nineteen husky
-ornhuskeT warriors passed through Omaha
last night their way from Lincoln to
Ann Arbor to meet Yost's wolverines on
the grldiron Saturday afternoon. When
their train pulled into the Burlington sta
ton they were greeted by the swinging
"U-U-U-n-i" from the throats of twenty
i've former Nebraska students. who were
there to meet them. They were not expect
ing any demonstration. and when they
heard the old familiar Nebraska yell, they
hastily piled out of the sleeper upon the
platform. Coach Booth among them. Then
ensued a jubilation that sent the Corn
huskers across the Missouri river feeling
that the heart OF all Nebraska was with
them.
There was not one doubter in the lot.
Every man on the team thought Nebraska
would win, Assistant Coach westover
hoped on one foot as he shook hands with
Dean Ringer, Nebraska's old right guard,
who was down TO see the team.
Booth, the coach, said: There is no use
20 boast. Nebraska is going up against a
hard proposition. Besides being unbeaten
for the past hve years Michigan has a
heavier team and also will present more
veteran players. Either Of these is a big
advantage. But / do not admit defeat. and
n Michigan wins II will he by virtue Of
hard foot ball, for the Cornhuskers are
keyed up to offer stern resistance. and /
will be sadly mistaken II we are run over
or defeated by a one-sded score. l think
Nebraska's defense is stronger now than at
any time during the six years I have
coached here, and II there are any weak
spots in Miohigan's defense there ought 10
be something doing on our part"
WestOver is SanEuine.
saw those fellows play last Saturday"
said weStover. and they have got to do
better than that next Saturday if they want
TO win. feel sure that Nebraska will take
the game. We have the best team in the
history OF the university. and every man
is going into the battle with all the strength
and ginger there is in him"
Benedict will play end. He is still suffer
Ing from an injury 10 the knee received in
the game last year with Iowa, but IL is
thought that a good bandage will allow MIN
10 play In his old-time form. Borg has a
weak ankle. Aside from these injuries the
team is in the pink OF condition.
The squad includes the following players
Borg, Benedict, Johnson, DenslOw, Cotton
Weller, Burns. Taylor. Rice Nelson. Morse
Eager, Wilson, schmidt, Little. Mason
LantE, Lundin and Beekley. The Nebraska
lineup for the first half will be: Benedict
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-20
DIR. Lankton's Address.

The remarks of DR.. Freeda Lankton
aroused interest. Her remarks bore upon
the imperfect development Of our girls Z"
She said in part:
The most important thing we have to
consider in this day is the lack OF deyeIop-
ment in girls, and this lack of develop
ment is largely due TO our school system.
which so crowds the child that nature Is
not able to do its work. the nervous ex-
cltability OF the child and the resultant
diversion to the brain OF those energies
that should go to the physical upbuiding
OF the child. The consequence that follows
is that from those nervously developed
mothers, the child becomes an invalid from
| childbirth, and the resulting nervous
symptoms prevents nature from doing its
work from the strain. The period Of the
development of the physical body parti-
cularly Of our girls lis from IS TO IS years.
While the body is in process OF develop
ment the brain should be rested. It is not
possible to produce a perfectly developed
body and compass an education in the short
Ieriod OF twenty years. Hence owing TO
the strain upon our girls during the years
/ of physical development, we are creating
/ a race OF women incapable OF producing
normal children and this will surely tell
on future generations.
Club WOmen's Life Beneficial.
1T was said yesterday iE the discussion
Of club life among women that club life
| was interfering with normal births. ]
| differ with this proposition completely.
| Club life gives to women that intellectual
| development that nothing else can give
| them. II Is a diversion from the excuses
brought out by the social strain. The capa-
| bilities OF literature and art are thus given
a stimulus from club life and without cost
from bright minds and pleasing assooi-
atoms that contribute 20 the greatest de-
vslopmsnt Of Womanhood IN this century
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
GRADED SCHOOL.
Honor Roll for Ninth Month.

First Grade-Virginia Tillery, Mary
Whltehurst, Katherine White, Mary
Lamb, Lillian Harrell Daisy Allsbrook
Ennis Bryan, Bonnie Hancock, Rob
ert Madry, George Register.
Second Grade-Elmyra Jenkins
Irene Whitehead, Thad Mangum, } esse
Bowers.
Third Grade-Myrtie Parrisher.
Fourth Grade-Mattie Josey, ..Laurs
Clark, Mary Weeks, Ernestine Cherry
Allison Mcdowell.
| Fifth Grade-Louise Josey, Stells
Hoffman, Louise Futrell, Cornells
Josey, Danford Josey.
Sixth Grade--Saille Josey, Richard
Josey.
Seventh Grade-Eula Shoulders
Mary House, Lila Hancock, Annie
Cherry, Frank Cherry.
Eighth Grade-Rebe Shields, Ann'
Kitchin.
Ninth Grade-Helen Hilliard, Tn
dine Futrell.
Music Class--Hattle Leggett, Jim
mie Shields, Louise Futrell, Stell
Hoffman, Louise Josey, Edward Wool
ard, Kate Condrey, Mary House, Es
telle House, Lucy Vaughan, Reb
Clark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
DEATH OF MIR. JOHN ,. BIGGS.

Monday morning Mr.. n. Biggs re-
csi+ed Il message that his brother, Mr..
j. d. Bags YVES critically i'll at his
home il Williamson. IL the ear!y
afternoon BE received another message
that his brother died at l o'clock.
Mr.. Biggs was ia bis usual health
Saturday He was seized with violent
sickness and in his commissions OF
nausea lie burst blood vessel and
socn sank into stupor from which he
never rallied. He was in his G6 h
wear, and leaves wife, three sens, Mr..
Dennis Bisgs, DIR. John D. Biggs and
Mr.. Harry Biggs and two daughters,
Mrs. A. T. Crawford and Miss Carrie
Biggs.
Mr.. Biegs was brave Confederate
soldier and was captain Of Co. III. in
the 6Ist Regiment Of n. G. Troops. He
vas wounded about the close OF The
battle at BantonsvilIe.
He was princeiy gentleman IN
courteous treatment OF every one, a
business man OF rare tact and talent
and gentleman whose presence was
benediction to other people either
singly or collectively. In all his
dealings with men and in all his affairs
he was as gentle as woman and always
showed the highest Difference to others.
In the army the private soldier was
always welcome at his board and he
lost no opportunity for helping and
protecting his men ; and tor his kind
considerations they held his memory
dear
Mr.. Biggs accumulated handsome
estate by persistently attending to his
business and for integrity and charac-
ter no man in the State stood higher,
The poor and the needy and the
worthy he always rendered with kind
and tender solicltude. His death Is a
great less to Martin county, first of all
and then to the State, whose faithful
and efficient servant he had been fO1
several years as member of the board
of directors for the Insane Asylum a!
Raleigh.
Truly it may be said of him that in
his death all have lost friend, for he
was the friend of all. His life Of strict
business integrity on the high plane o.
honor and his great spirit of charity
and kindness will serve as noble ex
ample to those who know him and
who shall come after him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25

1t Is difficult to cure a cough or free
yourself from the dscomforts of cold
unless you move the bowels. Bee Lax
atlve Honey and Tar acts On the
bowels and drives all cold out of the
system. Then comes its soothing
effect and strengthening influence upon
The throat ai.d lungs. For Group,
Whooplng Cough, Colds, and all Lung
and Bronchial affections, no remedy is
equal to the original Laxative Honey
and Tar. Sold by E. T. Whitehead q
Go Scotland Neck, and keggett's drug
store Hobgood,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
EXPLANATION.

In my article OF "Thanks and Re
grets" the printer seemed not to get the
official positions held. l was mem
Der OF the Enfield Blues which wa,
Co. J. in the LIST n. G.. Volunteers
Bethel Regiment, and was Capt. Park.
.er's orderly Sergeant and when he was
elected Col. of the 3Oth Regiment ]
was elected Jr. End 1t. After the reeu
lar time was out I helped form Com.
PAW which was put in the Oath N. G.
Troop, and I was LIST It. Commander
of this Company "B" at the battle O.
Drewry's Bluff when 1 was SO badly
wounded I could not use either hand
for months and I was discharged from
the army.
7. L. WHITKER,
Enfield, n. G., May 23rd 1905.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25

It is a pleasure to take DR.. Dade's
Little Liver Pills and enjoy their tonic
effect upon the liver. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, and
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
MOTHERS! MOTHERS !
MOTHERS!

How many children are at this eea-
son feverish and constipated, with bad
stomach and headache. Mother Gray
Sweet Powders for Children will always
cure. If worms are present they will
certainly remove them. At all drug
gists. 25cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
n. Y. $50 Ut
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
THE BIG DUMPING AND THE
OLD-TIME ELECTION.

Correspondence to The Comm onweath.
Other papers copied the big dump
ling story from ''THE COMMONWEALTH"
last year and added to it, until l did
not believe all OF 1t. MY good old
friend and kinsrnan. Mr.. z. E. Smith, ,
made some historical mistakes which
some OF us thought ought to be cor
rected at the time, but l think it was
never done. He mentioned Scotland
neck as the voting precinct, when 1t
should have been Greenwood, for Scot
land Neck was not precinct until
1865, aud there was not any voting
precinct named Dumpling Town, but
this was a section of county about
HaywoOd's church, and as you could
vote at any precinct in the county in
those days, some of them would vote
at Crowell's X Roads, some at Enfield
and some at Halifax. suppose most
of the Wings voted at Crowell's as that
was strong Whlg precinct. Sixty
years ago Scotland Neck, which was
sometimes called GAINESVILLE, had only
one store, little P. E. church, Vine
Hill Academy and several residences,
one OF which was my grandmother
Greenwood had one stOro and several
residences.
In the years between 1850 and 1860
it was very close in the county be-
tween the Wings and Democrats and
both sides would be apt to put on the
ticket drinking and treating man,
as they could carry good many Of the
floating voters with whiskey. About
fifteen days before the election both
parties would make frolic of 1t by
making men drunk, and taking them
to some place where they would be
guarded, fed and kept drunk until
election day when the Wings would
take their men to a strong Wing pre-
cinct and the Democrats theirs to a
Democratic precinct, and vote them
and let them 60. l was told that on
one occasion the Wings stole an old
Irishman who lived in Dumping
Town and carried him down to a pen
in the lower part of the county, but
when election time came he would not
agree to vote the Wing ticket, so they
sent him across Roanoke river and
left him, 50 ne couldn't vote at all. In
many of those years the late Mr.. R. H
Smith was sent to the Legislature and
was one of the best representatives the
county ever had. / don't think Col. A.
Joyner was ever defeated for the Sen.
ate. II this doesn't get into the waste
basket may write more OF the olden
times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
REDUCTION go PER CENT.

From the best information that we
have been able to get it seems that the
cotton acreage In North Carolina has
been reduced 20 per cent. 1t has also
been given out that there has been
considerable reduction in Texas and
other States.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
SAVED BY DYNAMITE.

Somet!mes,a flaming city is saved by
dynamitlng a space that the fire can't
cross. Sometimes, cough hangs on
so long, you feel as If nothing but dy-
Mantle would cure it. Z. T. Gray, of
Calhoun, Ga, writes "NIy wife had a
very aggravated cough, which kept
her awake nights. Two physicians
could not help her; SO she took DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds, which eased
her cough, gave her sleep, and finally
cured her." Strictly scientific cure for
bronchitis and LaGrlppe. At E. T.
Whitehead & Cos drug store, price SOC
and 81 90; guaranteed. Trial bottle
free
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
Enfield, N. c., May Is, 1905.

While bilious attack is decidedly
unpleasant it is quickly over when
Chamberlaiu's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are used. For sale by all
druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
No Gloss Carriage Paint Made

Will wear as long as Devoe's. No others
are as heavy bodied, because DEVICES
weigh 3 to s ounces more TO the pint.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder. uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-RoOt is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney. liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EoE~
send your address to A3llfsR.kf{1 s::$a
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bng e !s:s
hamton, N. Y. The zaslsA ssseIE3Eaa@
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-Roox
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-root, and the ad iress.
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILW'Y

SPECIAL Low RATES TO THE PACIFIC
COAST.
SeabCard announces the sale of one
way second-class colonlst tickets from
all points in North Carolina to the Pa
cific Coast, commencing March 5th
and continuing on sale until May 31st
Rate, Raleigh to San Francisco is
$4S-25, Wilmington to San Francisco
is $48.25; corresponding low rates
from other stations will apply to all
principal poinls on the Pacific Coast.
For full particulars, timetables, etc.,
apply to
CHAS. III. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
RALEIGH, N. c..
3-23-to 81
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-05-25

cures made by Dr..
kilzner's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years OF
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

husband More than that this witness wife had 90
big man runn ug hard past the back the guard
face either.
The prisoner gave evidence on his behalf after the
usual caution the judge. remember distinctly how
great impression there created boy his appearance
n the witness box. with what careful sol,mu'y H kissed
the book and Of how. during parts of his evidence. the
tears steamed down his large face all uuh,gd,d lE him.
admitted with the quarrols they bad been
OF his seeking His wife. whom he had deeply loved had
been of hystecal nature and of Jealous nature
well He had given her cause for jealousy. however
the night of her death difficulty had arisen between
them regard his attendance % race meeting
which she had strongly objected He the Point of
giving mp the project when she made am unuaIgu for
mark concerning his former mode of life and flung of
the house lie follow I'd rapidly he could but missed
her % the darkness his stumbled into bush
his hands and his which had
been made much Of by the prosecution. when ha exc
riclted himself he towards the but failed to
his the shrek, but did definitely
it with her. lie positively that from the
moment Of the hotel he her again
until ho looked her dead In awful voice and
despite the protest Of the Judge he called upon his God
To- strike him IL ne did speak truth
He was cross examined strongly concerning his be-
havor to the womani concerning. above ALL the bruises
upon wrists She bruised easily, he said touch
upon her flesh left its mark. He had used undue
during her hysericaI ouburss with the OBJ
ioc controlling her preventing her murine herself
There were other men OF big stature out and about that
night doubt and he certainly had been the man
who headong speed past the guard station.
proof his collected condition he called people
the hotel who asserted that although deeply agatod
his failure to find the woman. he not bro'thoss nor
heated.
when finally the jury retired they were absent for
nearly hours ana during that time various couioc
made by the people i'm what tho verdict
would be Undoubtedly the had made deep impress
sion by bis by his apparent sincerity and
IT nothing of surprise when the jury returned and
stated they could not agree.
Certain matters made clear them 10y the judge.
and they sent back to return i'm less than half an
hour with surprising verdict Of Not guilty"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
THE GHOST OF YOUNG MRS. POWLINC

posed him and took several pictures had little general
converse with h. ami just politely dsmis-ne him
when \'Er, came n. Mr. Noluc seemed much interested
t. know chat the photograph h1d been taken and thanked
the big man m"r. ..Hn uuu. uu my behalf
lost nn time In -DiinE Goo work wanted the pictures
printed H- rapidly as possible. lest hy any chance some
other rn'.Istug photographer should get hold of the
man. devoted 'hr next morning to the business. and
found tHt hHd secured some remarkably good results
showed them to Eu1.h oyyu who examined them close
N and nodded to express his satisfaction
is this aiI. hr asked in that sharp manner of his
"AN that are of amy usc' I replied "oue plat, was
spoiled IL has curious mark upon it Tim sorry. hy-
cause from the glimpse had of as was developing it, it