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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08
The South the Land Of Young Men

teslie's Weekly.
The South has come into its own
again. A few years ago we were saying
that the Scutherner was not and never
could be business man. Ever since
the Civil War the business OF the
South has been carried on by Yankees,
Germans, Jews and scattering Scotch
and English. The Jews, always alert
in business, have been in the majority
in the retail trade, and with Germans
and Yankees, ,aave controlled the whole
sale business, the financial institutions
and the manufactures, By a tallacy
which time is disproving the failure OF
the native Southerner to achieve ousl-
ness silccess was set down to In
berent lack OF capacity. His failure
was really due to causes extrlnslc ana
accidental. At the close OF the Clv''
War. only the few Jewish residents o.
the South had much money. Ine
Southern soldier was not discharged
when sent home to conyalesce from
wounds and disease. Upon recovery
he was again in the ranks. he oie
not serve three months, nine months
two wears. He served tour years. INT
larger part of the men who fought II
the Southern army carried lead AM
disease ever after. It was this 1mpoV
erished, discouraged strlckened, peopi
that the outsider distanced In the rae
for money. Unused to commerce, ID
Southerner not only cav the propert
represented by his slaves pass utterl
away, and his lands ravaged ana n
houses burned, but he saw men allie
to his region anticipate him In IN
dawning opportunities OF tard'ly n
turning prosperity. He became an OF
locker In the land his blood had waite
ed. Others garnered as result OF h
impoverlshment.
But not so now. For the your
southerner is forging to the front
fast that it now is more likely that
will crowd the strangers out than tn
they will seriously rival him. He n
taken q leaf out of the book OF {
rivals, and by the tactics which ha
been at least;as great factor IN the
success as any other in arriving at pr
perlty. TIE Southern tandem wed
is boring holes In the lines OF the
position. The young Southern mt
often mere boys OF twenty-one a
TIVE nty-two years, are running I
banks, the stores, the hotels. Ihey
exhibiting great tracts of land, feedi
vast forests ir to the saw mills. IL
are the railroad men, the promote
the brokers. OIL wells gush at To
!, behest, towns rise at their comma
Bv men under thirty the greater p
IF the business of the South is be-
done. The Northerner who thinks
emigratlng to the South because
believes he can surpass the natives
business capacity, will find foen
worthy of his ..steel-keen, untir
land full of the nerve and enthusls
of youth. The South Is the new
the young part of our domain.
West has become staid and mid
aged. The young man has come
the front in the South, ard Wltn
T. the South comes into its own 9
Il more.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

Tired out, worn out woman cann"
Ian eat or work seems as u sne
would fly to pieces. HOLSTERS noSas
Mountain Tea makes strong nerves. ~"
rich blood. 35c, Tea or Tablets f.
Whitehead & Co. Scotland Neck ANU
J,hu y Brown, HALIFAX.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

Didn't Smugley leave any thing az
all?" "Oh, yes but it was dlss'pa'e u
immediately" "You don't say SO!
What was it?" "A good reputation
but two widows presented themselves
tn claim t.'--Philade!p ph,a Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08
T don't believe in suicide.

81 don't believe in suicide. II
should hone not" "No, of course
but every time I meet man "h<
brags of being self-made I can't h"'I
wishing he'd finish himself" ."-Phll'
delphia Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08
,D 1,uIInPEN,S FAYORITE

THE CHILDREN'S FAVOR1TE
For Coughs, Group, Whoop,ng Cough
etc, One Minute Cough Cure Is .ne
children's favorite. This Is because ~
contains no opiate, is perfectly hai m
less, tastes good and cures. Sold ny T.
T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

"Croaker seems to feel great SYM
pathy for any one who is ILL.," "Huh
his idea OF sympathy is to get son 9
moor invalid off in corner and tell
him how miserable he's looking -
Philadelphia Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

Mr.. stoplate-I like Western men'
Thew have some "go" to them. Miss
Roar,le-You are an Eastern man, arc
YOU rot, Mr.. Stoplate?-Cleyelano
Leader.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

Aide MustarG-Yous wife's costume
tonight is charming. 1t simply
teegars description. Justin de Bunch
And that reminds me OF a conundrum
Why am I like descrlp'ion?-ohio
State Journal. :.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

Makes digestion and assimilation
nerfect. Makes new red b'cod and
bone. That's what HOLSTERS Kock
Mountain Tea will do. A tonic fo1
the sick and weak. 35c, Tea or Tab.
let's. E.T. Whitehead & Co, Scotland
Neck, and John N. Brown, HALIFAX.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08

FD1roEs @E1suRR fouRs'
| OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS t
Orr game laws are Important regard them
but the law seems instance there is re-
strction against killing squirrels at any hme'
oiufe' A1'" and kill squirrels inds
ermney parent killed from the young sur
r aud they are the killing squirrels Tor
certain onthssay be humane a" 70
say the least and squirrels plentiful
for the proper hunting kill the parent squirrel and
leave the ought be willing
to refrain certain might be plentiful
THE Fayetteville speaks follows of the great battle be-
the Jars the Russians:
thought-whch is never
Ucatest Victory Ill 50 needful early
lOo 1ea's reduces great Japanese naval victory from
place greatest that OF the greatest In oo years. na'
Trafalgar But it big enough in all con-
science of the onsummate appears
Togo that Togos victory para
does not have appeared to any ono else TO
mention battle of Manila which was but small al
fair AS such things producing results At the e
lin Navy battle Saturday in the Korean Straits aeo
the greatest Trafalgar, and cassed
being the Adac fight OF 1866 the naval
battle Santiago Navy Department Washington is
had waiting Tor the husah l 'or
some asampho bay southeastern coast OF Korea
tttt
THE referred the wisdom keeping
cotton dry market Some farmers leave cotton out in
all kinds of and months
ffeSef' protection 1t that
any could that such course Is u
we No one full price tor
we recently made observation which WI"
perhaps readers we saw cotton ooyer
examine two bought both lots One lot was per-
good shelter kept house. This cotton brought
the highest gained Its last TALL weights from TWO "
lett weather all
winter 50 the buyer We him tear the baggng
from bale and least ten twelve
inches twenty pounds had be taken OIL
e the and white 1t should not be hao 'or
nv one better keep cotton dry han 10 o"
it to take rather late to offer these 'ns
be pay
m bear these suggestions until they pick and pack cotton
~ - nrint things that are instance, it
a some dv ago that Ellen Lease the former Kansas ect
f- urer and politician recently robbed in her
Draught Creduy sitting room in New York In the broad open day
the 1ront ooor
two who saw the window she reading in
. sitting room demand for her money 1t wa" related tnat
~ nreentsd pistol ordered her to stand without
word while packed lverwae and och o'ner " "
~ to take and with the pistol ordered MIS- Lease
hor money without which she did, Now ali OF this story
~ ne literally and punou but it is rather hard to oeeSe
heard Mrs. Lease speak Rocky Mount years ago "he1
a was introduced great crowd by j. Ib Hoover as inc " "
,d a her belt John j. Ingalls, Any one VINO neao n
,rson voice. changes on her yenenen' oecf'os %
~ uuld roll all who opposed her cause oopu
~ hardly imagine Mrs Lease tameiy submitting TO Jus
% 81 ~ oen, order stand peechies while 'ney 'ou ~ away ~
~ belongings they Laurence sterne wrote: "od mper To
X wind to horn lamp 'oS - ~
S. the aubo the wind.
n ,,pp4oEA ! HOW CONSUMPTION BEGIN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08
If YOU want a pretty face and deligh
ful air,
Il dIX3
.he:ks and lovely hair,

Ros, checks and lovely bair,
Wedding trip across the sea,
Pat your faith in Rocky Mountain
Tea. E.T Whitehead 4 Coz
Scotls.d Neck. and John N. BROWN
Halifax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-06-08
SPECIAL RATES
VIA
Atlantic Coast Line
VETERANS RE-
UNION, LOUISVILLE, Ky,
JUNE IA to lG, 1905.
OxE CENT PER MILE FOR DISTANCE
TRAVELLED PLUS =. CENTS.

Rate from Scotland Neck Sli 90
for the round tip. Tickets on saIe
June 18th, 18th, 14th and 18th, with
final limit June 18th. Extension f
final limit to July 10th may be obtalA-
ed by depositiug tickets with JOINT
Agent, Louisville, KY, and payment OF
fee Of 80 cents on each ticket stop
over will he allowed at Petersburg,
Richmond, White Sulphur > prirSs
and Covlngton, Va for Hot Springs
Special train service ard through
Pullman cars Will be operated irom
convenient points. For other inform
alton see the agent, or cons".. Inc
"Purple Folder"
WRIGHTsVILLE BEACH, N.C.
On account OF Summer School June
18th to 2lst, 1905. Tickets to WIZ
mington, N. G., will be sold June llh'
18th and 17th, with final limit June
9th. for one first class fare. plus "a
cents, for the round trip. Rate from
Scott; nd Neck, n c. to Wilmingt H.
i n. c. and return, $40. Fer Az.
other irformaticn, write II. NJ. Emer
son. Traffic Manager. w. j. Craig
General Passenger Agent, Wilmington
N. G..
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
Generous Railways.

According to DR.. Nansen. $4,000
electors, about 90 per cent Of the total
in the country, voted recently on the
question of Norwegian independence.
The liberality Of the railways contribut-
ed to this result. Free return tickets
were issued to all applicants willing
to sign a declaration that they were
proceeding to polling place. This is
a striking instance of generosity on the
part of tile Norwegian railways, which,
however have long been noted for their
liberality in the matter Of free passes.
Until recently the list of persons en-
titled to travel for nothing included
not only government officials and mem
bers of the stOrthing, but also journal
lists and persons on their way to deliver
lectures at workmens Institutes. Some
of these privileges have now been
withdrawn, but provision is still made
for granting reduced fares to poor
children travelling to schools or going
on a country holiday.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
The Greek Army.

Greece's army on peace footing
consists Of 22,OOO men. Every young
man is expected to serve in this ca
pacity except oldest sons. The sol
dier's pay is equivalent to about $3.50
a month. A typical days rations is
said to be about as follows: Break
fast. black coffee and bread; dinner,
soup, meat and wine; supper, bread
and cheese The wine issued by the
quartermaster's department is said to
have been treated with rosin and the
resulting mixture reminds the uniniti-
ated Of the juice of green persimmOns.
Almost every soldier smokes, and, in
spite Of the ubiquitous and iniquitous
cigarette a few survive their enlist
ment No provision is made for their
leisure. We are told that they spend
their time reading posters on the dead
walls. walking about the streets or
drinking a few sous worth Of wine at
one of the sidewalk cafes as they
watch the street procession.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
Tailor,s Life Saving Coat.

A London tailor has invented a new
life saving coat and CATERS, with
which it is possible for person cloth
ed therein to maintain an upright po-
sitiOn when immersed in the water
even if not possessing any knowledge
of swimming.
The coat resembles in appearance an
ordinary pilot coat, but it is fitted with
an air belt, which is inflated with air
through a tube. The CATERS each
weigh two pounds and are fitted with
two brass wings or blades fastened TO
the back of the heel. As the wearer
moves his feet in the water these
wings open and shut and not only pro-
pei the wearer along like oars, but en-
able him to maintain an upright posi-
tion from the waist upward in the
water
[ A practical demonstration of the
utility of the invention was recently
undertaken in the river Thames by
the inventor and its efficiency and life
saving qualities clearly shown. even
when moving against the tide.-Scien-
titic American.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
Limited Bathlng FaciIIties.

At one Of the fresh air homes by the
sea. where New York tenement chill
dren are taken for a few days of every
summer. a young Woman stood one day
beside a little fellow who sat digging
his toes in the sand as he watched the
other youngsters splashing in the surf
Don't you want TO go into the wa
ter?" she said to him coaXingly.
"NO. ma'am," he answered.
you're not afraid, are you? Don't
YOU battle at homer"
''Yes. ma'am." he answered proudly.
II get an all-over every week in the
washtub."
"G'wanw said a bigger boy who had
run up dripping and shivering just in
time to hear the little fellows answer.
"Yez means the dishpan."
Whichever the boy meant-and he I'M
doubtedly meant one or the Other-he
is no worse off than a hundred thou
sand other children of the tenements.
There are Districts in New York where
among $500 families there are but thir-
ty-six baths. where in a single block
there are as many as 500 families with
out a bathtub Of any sort.-Outlook.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
Edinon,s onIninn of New York.

Edison despises New York city. Il
loathe its artificial way of living" he
says, "its mannerisms, its ways of
Thought 1t has but the one redeeming
feature that it is getting so impossible
that people must leave it or become
crazy. A man in New York gets down
to his office at 8 o'clock. works until
- or 1 o'clock, goes out, takes cou-
pie Of cocktails, eats hearty luncheon,
hurriedly goes back to his desk and
works until . or 6 o'clock, hurries up
town, stopping off for one or two more
drinks, goes out somewhere, eats an
enormous dinner, goes to the theater
and then supper afterward and finally
tumbles into bed. 1t is that type Of
man who often says to me, I don't
see how you stand the strain Of work
ing the way you do day after day and
night after night in the laboratory
Work? Why, my work is play com
pared with his"
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
An Isolated Colony.

One of the most isolated colonies OF
civilized human beings on the face
of the earth is that on the island of
Tristan d'Acuuha, which lies almost
midway between the Cape of Good
Hope and Cape Horn. This lonely
island lies in such a position that it
misses both eastern and western ships.
and the islanders receive only the rar-
est visits from a whaler and OCCASION
ally from a British warship. The in
habitants number about seventy and
are descendants Of sailors, castaways
and handful of soldiers left on the
island when it was garris0ned by a
company Of British artillery during the
time of the great Bonaparte's exile at
st. Helena. When L. G. Kerry, Il
British capitalist visited Tristan
twelve years age he found a sailor
named Green installed as the chief
man. The islanders have no laws,
church or money. but they have plenty
of cattle and raise potatoes and even
grapes. Grain they cannot raise, as
this island is infested with rats. The
people are coarse skinned and rather
childish in manner. but very honest
and hardworking
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
BeneroIence on a Yacht.

The Rev. J. Antle, a Canadian mis-
eionary, is a smart yacht skipper. DR..
Hutton, formerly of the Garfield Me
mortal hospital in9Nashington, knows
engineering. Together they are con
ducting a benevolent quest in the log
ging and fishing camps about Van
scouver.
Mr.. Antle had a craft built at a cost
of $4,000 to serve as a floating church
and hospital Her cabin holds con-
gregation of sixty She has two hos
pital beds, medicines and operating
tools. If these are not sufficient, the
Columbia can carry i'll or injured men
to a base hospital at Rock bay. The
skipper is the preacher; the doctor is
the engineer. One deck hand and
cook complete the crew.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
mThe Rreadwinnera..

A communication in a recent issue
Of the New York Times says:
Regarding the authorship of "The
Breadwinners" we desire to say that
probably the nearest that John Hay
ever came to affirming that he was its
author was his correction Of the very
full biographical sketch that appears
in volume IL. page ,, of the National
Cyclopedia of American Biography.
In that biography it is stated that he
is credited with the authorship of 'The
Breadwinners." A typewritten copy,
and later a galley proof, were submit
ted to Mr. Hay for the purpose of cor
recting any errors Of fact. and, while
he made some changes in his family
history and eliminated some state
ments regarding his relation to certain
world politics. he allowed the above
statement to remain.-James T. White
& Co.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
F.eHTINa PLAQUES.
American Doctors open a Campaign
Against Tropical Diseases.

Notwithstanding the outbreak of
yellow fever at New Orleans this sum
mer. with its long list of fatalities, the
leading American authorities ON mala-
rial diseases are united in the opinion
that considerable progress has been
made in the mighty task of subduing
this worst of all the tropical epidem-
ics. Since the successful campaign
against yellow jack" in Cuba the
medical profession of the United States
has realized most keenly the advantage
as well as the necessity of graphing
systematically with the problems still
to be solved in southern climates. A
movement is now on foot and being en-
ergetically pushed to establish at the
New York Post Graduate Medical
School and hospital an endowed chair
for this urgent work.
1t is somewhat strange that up to the
present there has been no special in
structiOn in this branch Of medical
science in this country, for Americans
have done larger share than any
other nation undoubtedly in successful
ly combating tropical plaques Dur
ing the "house cleaning" of Cuba it
was conclusively shown that yellow fe-
yer is spread by mosquitoes. Dr. La
gear, a graduate of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, heroically proved the accuracy
of the theory, then much in dispute, by
allowing himself to be stung by mos
quito that had previously bitten fe-
yer patient. A few days later he died
of a virulent attack of the disease. but
his sacrifice was not in vain, for act
ing on the evidence gathered during his
illness the American military and med
icai authorities reduced the death rate
Of the island 70 per cent
The British, with their long expert
ence i'm colonial affairs, have come to
realize fully the need Of training ex-
perts and specialists to fight tropical
diseases. Two years ago the London
School of Tropical Medicine was
founded as a department Of the Uni
versity of London. Sir Patrick Man
son. its head, is now delivering in the
west series Of lectures on the branch
of medicine with which he is so prOmi
nently identified, having come to this
country for that purpose. The urgency !
of the undertaking of the New York |
Post Graduate Medical school is en- |
phasized by his declaration that the |
Panama canal presents the biggest |
medical problem of the age.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
ii tI,e Rnsh nf 1n1n.

The owner of the great dairy was
showing visitor around the plant.
'All these thousands of cows" he
said, fare MIXED by machinery. The
milk is conveyed into an immense res
ervoir from which it is carried in un-
derground pipes at a speed Of a mile a
minute to all points within fifty miles
Of here. The system works perfectly,
and yet there is one great drawback"
"What is that?v asked the visitor
"WeH. Of course, there's no cream
any more. 1t is impracticable for us to
separate It here, and in this age of the
world nobody has time to wait for it
10 Chicago Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
St. Georges. Hanover Square.

Says the London Chronicle: "The
name of st. Georges. Hanover square.
seems to be well known to every Amer
lean who comes to England, not so
much because it is the fashionable
marriage church in this country as
because President Roosevelt was mar
ried in it. A few years back an Amer
lean dropped into the vestry and look
td up the marriage register. in which,
under date of Dec. ,, 1856, he found
the signature of Theodore Roosevelt,
IS, widower, ranchman, and that Of
Edith Kermit Carow' Till then even
the clerk. J. Moicey, did not know that
the American presidents signature was
in the book Very soon. however, the
fact became public property in the
United States, and ever since Ameri-
cans have fiocked to st. Georges to get
married"
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29
MOST TELEPHONES.
Los Angeles Has the Largest Number
of Any city In the World.

OF ANY AAAy IN AME WDAA1e
Los Angeles, Cal, has more tele-
phones in proportion to its population
than any other city in the world.
Somebody has been claiming that dis
tinction for Stockholm, Sweden, but
actual figures show that the American
city has twice the percentage OF de-
velopment, as telephone engineers call
it. that the Swedish capital has Te-
lenhony is an American invention and
has been developed in this country at
least ten years ahead of anything to
be found abroad, as foreign observers
generally recognize. SO the statement
that has been circulated about Stock
holm was absurd on its face, to start
with.
In the Swedish capital there are
about 1900 telephones to an estimated
population of $4,000, which is one tele-
phone to every "A persons. In Los An
geles, with an estimated population of
12G.OOO there are something like $4,000
telephones. or one to every 81 persons
Besides Los Angeles at least half
dozen other towns in the fIr west ex-
ceed Stockholm in telephone develop
ment
It is a striking fact that the use of
this modern convenience, which has
become almost indispensable in the
daily lives Of twentieth century Ameri-
cans. has spread even faster in the
newer communities than in the older
ones. No doubt this is due in cOnsid-
cradle measure to the differences in
the character Of population in eastern
and western cities, the former having
naturally larger foreign element,
while in the latter there is a larger
Of well to do people.
The cities with the largest percent
age of telephones to citizens almost in
variably show the largest percentage |
Of residence telephones too. OF the |
ten places that head the list and the |
number of instruments they employ |
six are also among the ten places with
the greatest proportion Of residence
service. Besides, only three are in the
list of cities and towns that have the
greatest number of party line stations,
showing that the fullest efficiency Of
telephone service is what is sought.
Milford chronicle., 1905-09-29

-. W. -. hss raiarnea % centEevIIIslOOI1'
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15
One of the Best.

One of the best entertainments
ever witnessed in Ceredo was that
given last Friday evening at
Wrights Opera House by the pub
lie schools of the town. The pro.
gram consisted principally of reel
tations, drills and marches aud
from start to finish was exceedingly
entertaining. Nearly all the pupils
of the schools participated in the
exercises and each acquitted himself
Tor hersei0 admirably. The build
ing was iull to overlooking with an
audience that could not help but
give vent to lis appreciation of the
exercises by repeated applause, al
though requested at the beginning
not TO applaud.
About fifty dollars were realized
which will go towards paying for
an organ recently purchased for the
schools.