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New-York tribune., 1905-06-19
leyelry and Watches
GIt-Ne4vs

Stf AN( W.
A Commencement month. A wedding monIh'
Not to mention birthday and unbirthday pres
ents.
Jewelry is always fitting. Once for Its in
trinsic worth; now for it's elegance and beauty.
These exquisite gift-tItimgs haze been Specially
chosen by experts:
JEWELRY
Solitaire Diamond Rings, at $50 to $500.
Twin Ruby and Diamond Rings, at $l0O TO
Twin Emerald and Diamond Rings, at $72 to
Cluster Ruby and Diamond Rings, at SIS to
s235. s-o
Cluster Emerald and Diamond Rings at s62
to 1885, 90
Cluster Sapphire and Diamond Rings at $50
Cluster Turquoise and Diamond Rings, at $50
to $165. .-o !.
Cluster Opal and Diamond Rings, at $50 to
Diamond Crescent Brooches at $50 to $500.
Diamond Brooches at $50 to $500.
WATCHES
women's 14-kt gold plain open-face Waltham
Watches, at $215O.
Women's l4-kt gold fancy chased hunting
case Waltham Watches, at $lS.75 to S2s,5o: so
Watches, at SIT.
WaItham Watches with fancy chased case
at SIT. x,.,
Mems 14-kt- gold open-face Walllan w WdtcHes'
Mems 14-kt gold engine turned hunting case
Waltham Watches, at S31
Mems 14-kt. gold plain hunting case Waltham
Watches. at $3.50.
Mems 14-kt gold open-face Geneva Watches.
'"Wanamaker Special" $50.
Jewelry store, Broadway, Tenth st.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23
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Notice.

BY virtue OF power ves'ei iH re .1
that Deed II Tru>t eEle.ri
ne by William Howell and wl's,Nti' ~
Howell, Of record IA the 'h''e II 80
Register of Deeds for HalifaN ecu '
in Book Us at page 5I2, J >t
tor Cash at Public Auction lu ,A.-l ID
OF Scotland Neck, on the go gig"
March at -: 10 O'Clock, the 'a"" =
described tract of LAND, iNju-
and situate in the county 81 5FN
and State OF North Carolina. t'-Wt
That lard convey ed to the "'c We
liam Howell by j. p .Wimbe''r. aa'o
OF q. T, Lawrence, Oh the .3id day H,
December, 1903, being the same .@i
that was conveyed to the SAID & d"
Lawrence by deed of record I'D -
registers office for the county 'I' '
lax In Book 143 at page 1872. and O.. .
Lot No. in plat OF the Bur0r' 70
TO which reference, AID tcui ded go
follows, beginning at AN oai, oi W. 70
aker's, lire thence :. 80 ". ! l'o
Dawson's mil! run, thence ~ 70 t.'
vlolng lines Of Lots No j.! and '.s 70
n; 40 E. l2C poles. thence ~ ~ 3d.
30 poles to. the beginning. ard r"-
talnlng siSty-fve acres, moro .r '0.
ana also the following descri,s ''
sonar property, to-wit: one g. t...
morse named jim.
1hls February "a, 1903.
wv w. a. DUN, Trustee
W. A. d ALBION Dunn.
oo Attorneys.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23
Special Excursion Il Cuba
VIA
Atlantic Coast Line.

Special rate of one fare plus So co tn
Havana, Cuba and return, the ,ate
from Scotland Neck, N. G.. Al 40,
includes meals and berth on the steam
er. Tickets will be sold March Goth
for trains which will reach Port Tam
pa, Fla. the night of March 3Oth, con-
Meeting with P. u 0. S S. Cos steamer
leaving that night. Tickets will be
good returning on any steamer leaving
Havana until 18th inclusive, with final
limit to reach destination April 18th.
On the return journey, stop-over will
be allowed at any point in the State Of
Florida, south of Jacksonville, within
final limit of ticket.
Take advantage of this opportunity
to visit "The Queen OF the Antilles"
at reasonable cost, which will afford an
excellent chance to investigate the
business situation of our sister repub-
lie. The party will be limited SO make
your reservations promptly. For res
ervations, pamphlets or any other In
formation, call on your nearest ticket
agent, or write,
H. M. EMERSON, T. M.
w. J. CRAIG, G. P. A.
16-2t Wilmington, n. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23

Mr.. Paul Kramer painter of Ni1ldber. Pa. writes:
Has taken Sager's Sarsaparia, and i i building
up his down system; before commencing to
take it he weighed 1sS lbs. after first bottle TX, h
ed IA lbs; he is rapidly rcgai1l, I,is hc:.l}.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23
having more home supplies.
obi UAK1 OF MRS. VIRGINIA
2. SMITH,

After long and trying illness, under
which she was very patient, Mrs. Flr-
ginia Z. Smith, at her home near Scot
land Neck, at seven o'clock p m j,
March 10th, 1905, passed peacefully
a:say into eternal life.
Mrs. Smith was the daughter Of Mr..
Nathaniel Cooke and his wife, Virginia
a. Cooke, and was horn at Aberdeen,
their beautiful home on the James
river, Prince George county, Virginia,
September 18th, 1850. She was a
truly refined and educated lady.
On the 12th Of February, 1875, she
was married 10 Mr.. William Edward
Smith, The son OF Mr. Jatles n. smith.
Of Scotland Neck, n. c. Their mar
rage was celebrated in St. Paui's
church, Petersburg, Va, by Rev. John
H. d. WIngiield, d. D., afterwards Rish-
OF of northern California.
Irs. Smith was devoted wife, a
tender mother, gentle and patient with
her children, and her expressed wish
for them was that OF the Apostle John,
in his third epistle, fourth verse,
IL have no greater Joy than to hear
that my children walk In TRUTH
She left large family, sons and
daughters, some grown up and married,
and some, not yet grown, to mourn the
sad loss of their affectionate mother.
Mrs. Smith was member of the
Episcopal church, steadfast Christian
and faithful to the communion of
the body and blood OF Christ, of which
she last partook a few days before her
death.
On Friday, March 18th, 1905, at hall
after five O'Clock, p. m, with the SOL
emn and impressive services OF the
Episcopal church the body was laid to
rest in old Trinity Church cemetery,
Scotland Neck.
A large number OF people stood
around the grave in solemn silence as
the last rites were performed, and it is
easy to conceive what might have been
the feeling of some present, that it Is
the lot OF each and all to pass through
the same door into the spiritual world
G. ". P.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23
THE rRUCIaL TINE.

Will the farmers all through the
South stand to their agreement to re-
duce the acreage in cotton % per cent. !?
This is question which one hears on
all sides. The season has come when
their sincerity is to be tested. Already
lands are being prepared for the plant
ing Of the cotton seed, and much de-
perds upon the keeping or tie break
ing Of the pledge for reducing the
acreage. The next few weeks will set
tie It. II the farmers keao tho ritdge
and make full reduction OF . per
Get. In the cotton acreage, We halieve
they may well expect good price for
cotton next fall {; and even those who
have held part Of last years crop we
think will get a good price for the
cotton they now have on hand. If, on
TIE other hand, the farmers fail to
keep the pledge for reduction and the
acreage report in June shall show
that they have not kept their pledgdes,
we believe they may expect low prices
next fall.
There ought not to be any question
as to whether or not the pledges will be
kept, and We believe that in the main
the farmers will do what they have
said they Will do, and that they will
re luce the acreage. Now and then
there may be farmer, large or small,
who will not be true to his pledge hut
we believe that most Of them Will stand
to It. IT they dc they will score a
great victory If they do not they will
lose a chance that they may not have
a.5,tin in generation.
let the farmers keep their pledges
fo. reducing the acreage, a.; we believe
thy will, and they may expect good
prices for cotton: and even ii they
should not get high price for cotton,
they will te IL all the better condition
for having more home supplies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23
REMEMBER ABOC I THE SOUTH
ERN AGRICULTJRIST.

Let all our readers remember that
those who pay mp ali arrears and pay a
dollar il advance will get the South
err Agricutrrlst year tree. These
who have received t like 1t. You
WI! like it too. We have some other
subscriptions to give away as prem iums
to The COMMONWEALTH
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23

No''ce Is hereby given that ne e|
pai'nership formerly existing between
- W. Staten and H. II. Jout-, o
',oosood, N. c., under the fra u.no
=. .ones and Staten, by mutua e"-
=. SAD partners is this day .--. re
49,, -. W. Staten assumes at tie
and 's ~ 81 The firm of Jones ard ter.
Jones .ue accounts due the tirm N
w. Staten. are 70 he pa'0
This Feruary %, 1905,
4t Signed H. H. JoNr
E. w, SrArrN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-23

=: s,E'ETC ao@~ ;cture OF the
81 q man ana Ssh ia the trade
IL c. lfi;3l ! ut.'eott Emulsion,
ANA IS tie synonym FOR
strength and purity. Il is sold
in almost all ia >irillzed coun-
tries OF the globe.
If the cod fi4i. became extinct
it would lie q worldwide calam-
itv. because the oil that comes
from it's liver surpasses all other
fats in nouris!ling and life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors Of scott's Emul-
sion found q way OF preparing
cod liver Oil SO that everyone can
take it and get the full value OF
the oil without the objectionable
taste. SCOTS Emulsion is the
best thing in the world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions OF
wasting and lost strength.
| SEND for free sample.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, CHEMISTS
4co-&1c PEAz1 s-1EET. NEW YORK
Sc. aat = - - LraSgists.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
PICTURES OF ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL 5
( JONES ARE MANY AND VARIED

He who desires to confirm his opin-
ion of John Paul Jones, Americas
distinguished naval. commander, can
do so in the library of the Navy de-
partment at Washington, be that opin-
ion unfavorable or favorable to the
great sea captain. In a score of old
prints gathered during past decades
from various sources John Paul Jones
is depicted as a bloodthirsty pirate,
which was the view taken of him by
the British, whose coasts he secured
in the gallant Ranger; as bluff sea
captain, which is the opinion most
schoolboys have gained from reading
the account of his plucky. victory over
the Scraps, and as the cultured gen.
tleman and accomplished naval officer,
which is the opinion held of him by
practically the entire American naval
service to-day.
Mr. Charles w. Stewart, superin-
tendent of the Naval War Records Of
fee and Library, has arranged these
old prints in highly interesting col
lection. Many of them purport to be
engravings from pictures made during
the lifetime of Jones. All that is
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
,Strainer for Waste Pine,

At stated intervals in every family
something happens to the waste pipe
n the bath tub or sink and a plum ber
las to be called in to open it up. Tiny
PARTICLES will find their way down the
Train pipe and it would be very hard
% find a way to prevent this. AS this
seems almost impossible, an ingenious
inventor has designed the device
shown in the illustration, which will
serve to clean out the waste pipe when
t does get stopped up, being very sim
3le in construction and of general util-
ty. In an ordinary basin having a
waste hole leading into a waste pipe
groove is inserted in the back wall
ind bottom, in which is seated a flush
ng pipe leading direct from the sup
ply pipe into the waste pipe, the
groove being for the purpose Of sink
ng the flush pipe out of the way.
When the drain pipe becomes clogged,
stopper is inserted into the waste
hole, being firmly held by means of
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
HON. | ! | :
J. ,.1.S .1:.ss 5 AND s:. i. + +


New Theory: Of Life Advanced. :
Another scientist offers another. ex-
PLANTATION of life. 1t begins with an
explanation Of chemical decomposition.
All chemical compounds decompose
At az certain critical temperature and
pressure, says Mr.. ,Geoffrey Martin, B.
SC. Lond., and the number and kind
u atoms in the molecule decide the
legree of temperature. He tells us
Nhat would be the composition and
properties Of a substance whose crit
cal temperature and pressure. coin
eide with those now prevailing on the
sarth's surface, and comes to the con-
;lus1on that living protoplasm posses
IS in every respect the. properties of
such a compound. Some parts of the
2rotoplasm decompose more rapidly
han other parts, and, corresponding
more sensitively to certain influences,
hus develop into different organs. He
oravely suggests that since the tenn
oerature of the worlds surface was in
ormer times extremely different from
What it is now, the modern proto-
3lasm is simply the product Of evolu-
Ion of older kinds of protoplasm liv-
ing at high temperatures in which the
heavier elements, such as silicon,
3hOsphOrous, sulphur, etc., replaced
he lighter elements which now prin-
cipally compose it.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09


us that it: is Capt Paul Jones, from
an original drawing taken from the
life, on board the Scraps, published
London, Oct. o., 1779."*: The date is
less than month after he captured
the Scraps, and if it was really drawn
on that ship may be considered possi-
bly, an accurate portrayal of the great
American naval commander in the
hour of his greatest victory. l. J..
The picture in which John Paul
Jones is shown boarding the Serapis
from his own victorious but riddled
and sinking Bon H0mme Richard is a
thoroughly heroic conception; but the
features and figure of the victor bear
little resemblance to other portraits
and drawings. This picture, which
is by A. L.. Stephens, is somewhat
more recent than most Of the items
in the collection.
Chappel's original painting of Jones
has often been called the George
Washington picture because of the re-
semblance of it to we'll known por.
trait of the Father of his Country,
whom Jones, incidentally, knew well,
they both having lived in Virginia.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

sired to return the plate. He pro-
posed not only to restore his share
Of the prize, but to purchase the share
owned by his crew for the purpose of
giving it back to the Selkirks. Lord
and Lady Selkirk were much surprised
to get this letter, which; regretted the
fortune which caused him to make an
expedition against their home. Lord
Selkirk wrote a reply but not know
ing how to get it to Jones, sought the
counsel of Lord de Spencer, postmast-
er general of England.
Lord de Spencer was evidently not
much impressed by the favorable
tendency of the Selkirks toward
Jones, for he returned the letter to
Lord Selkirk with the remark:
Il cannot help doubling, in the sit.
uation I am in, the propriety of my
forwarding a letter to such a rascal
and rebel as this Jones. A letter di
rected to him, of course, must be
opened at the postofice.'
The foregoing extracts from letters
copies Of which were recently obtained
for the navy department by the Amer
lean embassy at London, shows the
view taken of Jones by nearly all the
people of England, but it also shows
that the persons with whom he came
in contact were disposed to recognize
the virtues which he possessed anG
to acknowledge the finer sensibilities
OF his character. 1t would undoubt
edly have been a great pleasure tt
Jones, who knew the bitterness of feel
ing against him in England. to have
received the letter which Lord Sci
kirk wrote, but which Lord de Spen
Ger prevented from reaching it's des
tination.--New York Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Projecting Automatic Stoker.

In a recently invented projecting
automatic stoker pusher in the form
of small inverted open box rests at
the mouth of hopper placed in front
of and above the firebox AS this
pusher is withdrawn by the action OF
a cam on it's outer end the pusher
slide is filled with COAL When the
cam passes far enough to release the
pusher this is shot forward by a
spring, thus projecting the coal into
thesfurnace. By the action of another
cam the tension on the spring is in
creased throughout the cams revolu-
tion, thus varying the distance to
which the coal is thrown. A line OF
these pushers extends across the fire.
box and an additional one, arranged
on a, ball joint, may be turned in any
direction for filling up holes and even
ing up the fire. An adjustable bridge
wall by which the length of the CRATE
may be adjusted to varying demands
completes the arrangement.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
. Rock Drilled by Liqhtninu,

90 lightning, when in the mood, has
an ugly habit of drilling" writes an
English observer ''It will drill the
hardest rock-rock which would turn
cold steel; and hot only drill, but
vitrify it. , They have found in Cum
berland channels thirty feet deep and
from two to four. inches in circumfer-
ence. Z, The. interior was hard and
glazed where the solid substance had
been melted: by the, stabbing flashes.
Artificial experiment has shown that
a powerful shock from a battery will
vitrify finely powdered glass, but not
feldspar or quartz. The lightning,
however, does it in the manner de-
scribed-not in one place, but in many
showing that before striking the
ground it divided into several branches,
each strong enough to penetrate and
liquefy the solid rock"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
RouQh on Americans.

Andrew Carnegie tells this as one of
his experiences at Skibo. Soon after
he had bought Skibo there was a cir
Gus exhibiting in the neighborhood of
the castle, and one of the main at
fractions was an orang-outang. One
night the orang-outang got out, fell
over the cliff, and was killed.. In the
morning two of the keepers looking
over the grounds ran across the body
of the dead orang-outang. One of
them scratched his head and said:
"He amt no '1lander, that's sure -
The other said: HE amt no Lowland.
er, they amt got so much hair on
EN-" After awhile one CT them pro.
posed to the other as follows:
"I'u go up to the kirk and see the
parscn, and you go up to Mr.. Carnegie
and see if any of his American gentry
is missing" New York Times.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

In this picture Jones is standing
dignifed pose, his left hand sligh
ly outstretched from the body an
clasping telescope. I
/: And row turning over the picture
in this collection is found mes
startling creation in boldest black an
white. Paul Jones, the Pirate," i
the legend, but it is unnecessary, fC.
the dashing, bearded figure wears a
uniform emblazoned with skull and
crossbones. A CORY cutlass in one
hand, smoking pistol in the other,
he is the incarnation of all that is
demoniac in fancies of piracy, while
the idea is helped out by portrayal in
the background of his men ruthlessly
cutting down the brave tars of Old
England This picture is an engraving
published by A. Park, Of London, and
is apparently very old, as Is another
old English print, apparently only a
trial proof copy. It shows Jones with
demure side whiskers and immense
poleon, with tassels pendent from each
side. The crowning glory of this uni
form is pair of striped trousers,
which give sort of Uncle Sam at
mosphere.
A head and shoulders engraving
also from an unknown source, shows
Jones as mild and sedate appearing
man, with white hair (or is it white
wig?), who, one would think, might
pass for substitute merchant in the
colonies.
Very old and deemed very good by
students Of John Paul Jones lore is
an engraving from a drawing by Va
rim, French artist, This shows in
Jones' countenance something of the
shrewdness and humor he inherited
from his Scotch ancestry. It is a
quizzical but the same time a pleas
ing countenance.
With curly hair and chubby face
Chapman endowed his portrait of
Jones, which was engraved by act of
Congress. :
OF the thousands in, the British
Isles who thought harsh1y of Jones,
Lord and Lady Sellxirk, whose country
seat still stands at Dumfries, Scotland,
were about the only persons of quail.
ity and discernment who came in
touch with the American naval com.
mander. 1t was on April %, 177s,
that the American privateer Ranger
put into st. Mary's isle and sent an
armed party to surround the house OF
the Selkirks, demand their plate and
capture Lord selkirk if possible. He
was not at home, SO the party took
the plate. ~ zat,l 1s% *4s.'s
f. When Jones arrived later at Brest
he wrote to Lady selkirk that he de:
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

A-Horse stable 1S it. wide. B-Box,
stall Okla it. CC-Cowstalls ft. long
by IT. 3 in. wide. DD-Passage behind
COWS 8 it. wide. E,-Cistern. F-Door s
TT. wide. G-Doors 4 it. wide. HH-
Feed alleys it. wide. I-Feed room.
J-Roothouse 14x16 it. K-Gutters 1 it.
in. wide and s in. deep. M-Mangers. N
Windows. Oslo. P-Driveway to barn
floor.
is not pushed in by the frost The
plan shows the position of the cistern.
The position of the mixing room is
also shown.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

known of the man confirms the Opin-
ion that, not unlike some fighting men
of his day and since, John Paul Jones
was something of a dandy. Certainly
he was a favorite in Paris in that cir
Gle of imperial society which gave fire.
quent employment to artists and sculp-
tors. That the skull of the body re-
covered from an abandoned grave
yard in Paris, by Gen. Horace Porter,
American ambassador to France, cor
responded to the precise measure
ments Of Houdins bust of John Paul
Jones was accepted as the final proof
of Identification. Houdin was an ex-
ceptionally painstaking sculptor and
a copy of his bust of Jones which
stands in the Office of the Secretary
of the Navy at Washington is consid-
cred most probably a true likeness.
One of the best pictures in the col
lection is an engraving by Carl Gutten-
burg from a drawing by c. J. Notte,
French artist. This rather reflects
the favorable opinion which the
French had of Commodore Jones, for
it depicts fairly young but deter
mined looking officer, standing behind
the shot-riddled rail of the Bon
Homme Richard, with a. sword swing
ing easily in his right hand, while his
left rests upon the butt of one of
half a dozen pistols in his belt The
legend of this picture says:
John Paul Jones, Commodore in
the Service of the United States of
America, as he appeared in the en-
gagement of the twenty-third of Sep
tember, 1879, against Commodore
Pearson. His vessel mounted forty
guns. The English ship Scraps, for.
ty-five guns, had, moreover, the ad:
vantage in caliber and range. Com.
modore P. Jones entangled his ship
with the bowsprit of the enemy and
continued the enga cement side by side
for two hours and three-Quarters The
action lasted three hours and and one.
quarter. The Bon Homme Richard
sank the next day."
TON" Ochiltree, Of mellow mem
ory, during one of his sojourns in
Paris, in 1883, picked up an old print
of John Paul Jones, which is now
much priced in the collection of the
Navy department. 1t potrays bluff
sea captain type, far removed from
either conception that he was des
perate buccaneer or a naval dandy
The figure is that of a man probably
forty-fve years old, which is some
what further advanced in age than
Jones was attthe time he commanded
the Bon Homme Richard, attired in
seafaring dress, including, wide, loose
flowing trousers, He: rests the point
of cutlass upon the rail Of the ship
and the legend under this picture tells
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Older the Better.

"Yes," said the old man to his
young visitor. .*'1 am proud of my
girls, and would like to see them com.
fortably married; and as I have made
a little money they will not go pen
niless to their husbands. There is
Mary, 25 years old, and a really good
girl. l shall give her $1,000 when she
marries. Then comes Bet, who went
see IS again, and shall give her
$1,000. And the man who takes Eliza,
who is 40, will have $50,ooo with
her" J.. . , Is. +, - a>>>'.<. :.
The young man reflected a moment
and then inquired: ... = - ,:s.... :Si Il
: t'You haven't one about 50, have
your Judge. ..1 @ :s y. f..t. >:*s. i. f
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Mailing SHINGLES,

A correspondent who claims the
qualification of master mechanic,
says that in no case should shingle
receive more than two nails and these
should be driven about half an inch
from the edges. When nails are driv.
en- an inch or more from the edge the
shingles are liable to have a joint
broken over, the head of the nail.
When this occurs water will rot a
hole round the nail in a very few
years. If the zshingle is held down at
the edges there is no danger of the
center rising. E5E -