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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16

FD1roEs LEISURE Hours,
OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS i
disease
perhaps he) Will be helped following
u H. r., the disease by exchange "Goszlp
humming bird with eagle wings and voice
like ohorn 1t heard
trouble than all ticks grasshoppers bugs
rattle snakes sharks cyclones
yellow fever gout and Indigestion than United States
begins In
other up yelling
for ice water"
THE Richmond News College, worcher
Mass principles college proposes
U. .,4 duce "nnovation," ese 1.
That students shall pass pass mt
grade to another the strength entire record
the result o! cramnng" for particular examination Athletes
shall be under precepos purely
for the Development body
thinks that the completely
colesas and competitive and will smuggd
professionalism practically
gethe OF excitement and too often which fail
and does fail demoralzs distract the legitimate
nomnay
fit youth for the duties and responsibilities of lie into training
places experts rowing bpayng" contemporary
this Will appeal let students think they
regarded leading
Carolina in good and worthy enterprises and adds another laurel
80 ,,:. in the o a oman s
joke, either, for the good OF that
good already organized which
objects something than the of existence 1t proposed
that the shall hand Identifying the city, keeping the
places highly praiseworhy
of hutsa
Klnston might be sufficiently alive relieve
responsibility could devote their
ergies things be the Of Knson
tuay helpwa which did need the
touch than they and calling
think speaks well for the where have
to public We have take all this
Scotland Neck yet havs Woman Club help beauy
that
such things diff renuy
The Iowa ,ssuy
tanced the drinking
will with whsn they the following
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tener Mississippi The latest exploit ofthls Iowa
tightening for
in day Hs has the
verbal finish within shadow
celebrated Chn coal mna shaer several mine acc
dent drowned youth and
has been in two fell from the
shoner ana oaro escaping Dng
ed and lay all night long
One fourth of July 20 while
prema!uraby
nod and high the air. down minus
an vs and picked dead rmro had
struck for his life lay in the fact
e had strong standing his yard other
h when bat he proof against the shock
t married has large family hard woernd with the stub
avn his fingered travels all country
~ ,nk hanng kind manual
, called Single Wing Hawk, has fends by
ba score happy king and he does not drink
this section 1N1O fOOh oHOES
If the country than all other diseases
MT ocether until the last lew Aliens FuotEase powder
oars was supposed be ncnraoe painful min nervous
For great doctors pro and ;noouinp nails and
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16
Climates for Long Life.

More people above 100 years ole are
fund in mild climates than in the higher
attitudes. >:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16
A ROOF GREENHOUSE.
How an inexpensive But Practical
Greenhouse May Be Es-
tablished,

For those who desire an inexpensive
but practical greenhouse, she arrange
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16

First insurance F,nancier (aiser tes-
tif,ing, reryously)-How did / acqnlt
mvseh? Second Insurance Flnancier
(fiercel> )-1here was no jury.-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16

ment here out
lined may be made
satisfactory. sug-
gests the Orange
Judd Farmer. The
roof or porch of
anv yeranda which
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-16

It is a pleasure to take DIR. Dade .
Little Liver Pills and enjoy their tonic
effect upon the liver. Sold by E. l.
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, ana
Legg-tts drug store, Hobgood.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22

Her head dropped silently down on
his shoulder. And then followed that
blissful moment. moment that stands
out IN ones life forever after-the mo-
ment OF life when loves dream is re-
allied. and to these two it was as II
the chorus Of unseen saints was chant
ing their happiness. Suddenly she rails
ed her head. There was a mischiev-
Gus twinkle in her eyes.
you have forgotten something. "
she said.
mo, / haven't" he replied triumph
antly. Misunderstanding her, 81 have 1t
here" He produced a tiny object that
glittered in the dim light and sent out
tiny shafts OF lambert fire. Your
Christmas present" he said Two
days ahead, none but less real.
didn't know what to give you. until
thought OF this"
He slipped It on her finger.
1T is beautiful" she said at last,
beautiful"
There was a moment OF silence, in
terrupted by a sound like the chirping
OF joyful birds. Then she spoke again.
when said you had forgotten
something" she said, the twinkle com
ing back to her eyes, Il wasn't think
ing OF this" She held up the ring ad-
miringly. 81 was thinking OF the 9TH
ers-why, they may be here any min
ute"
Van Story caught her hand in his
once more.
mo" he said smlingly. You see,
dear, II was my only chance. ! just
had to do it. l sent word to all the
others-wrote them each a note. you
know, that this thing was postponed
until tomorrow night, on account of
an important engagement. You didn't
mind, did you? 1t was the truth.
wasn't It? I wanted to be alone with
you. 1t was our only chance. Don't
you see 1t was?"
she dropped her hands by her side
suddenly. The color left her face and
then came back again.
you did that2" she said. How
could you? How dreadful Oh, why
did you do it1 What can ever say
TO them? You wrote and told them not
to come to-nlhht-did you do that?"
He caught her hands again in his
Above, the stately old church bells in
the splre chanted out the hour.
Yes, dearest" he said. II did IT,
and I'm glad OF 1t. Nothing can ever
make me sorry. l wrote the whole
bunch of 'em not to come"
She raised her half-mournful, half.
merry eyes to his.
80 did l." she said.-Wayerley.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
OLD CALIFORNIA NO MORE
Great Change Has Taken Place on the
Pauiae Coast of Late Year,.

Pauiae Coast of Late Yeara-
That was an interesting-nay, epoch
marking-item OF news buried In a re-
cent treasury department budget, TO
wit. that heavy and unprecedented
shipments OF copper cents have been
made to San Francisco and other
Pacific coast cities. These shipments,
coming as they do on the heels of a
bill introduced into congress by a
California member OF the coinage OF
1-cent pieces at the San Francisco mint.
leave but one opinion possible, an end
has come to that fine largeness Of Pc
cunlary view which 50 long forbade
any son, or even resident, OF the
coast" seeing any coin smaller than .
cents
An irresistible force for conformity
is irohing out the peculiarities which
one time pleasingly differentiated re-
gions and peoples. Everywhere even
In the remote islands OF the sea, women
are wearing hats and dresses fashioned
according to Partisan models; the tall
hat and the frock coat encircle the
globe; mankind. except where China
has successfully fenced out progress,
eats alike, drinks alike, thinks alike;
journey around the earth and you will
find no port where you cannot use
your golf sticks, no retreat where the
prevailing mode has not penetrated, no
land which has not been touched by
the hand of uniformity. A new COM
mandment has been given to the sons
OF Adam and 1t is that all men shall
approximate to pealike similarity and
repcse in ordered rows in the same
kind of pods.
California, which started out with
the theory that there should be no
money of account smaller than the
"two-bit" piece, persisted therein dur
ing the brave days of the argonauts,
but grugingly granted admission to the
nickel and viewed this was the limit
Of concession. For more than a gen
Grafton II stood its ground nobly and
barred the intrusive penny with con.
certed opposition. With what fine
sarcasm did Californians ask, whats
that?" when tourists ventured to lay
a copper coin on counter. I'VE make
only even change" was the answer
when allen thrift, even when 1t bought
a postage stamp. sought to give OF
received its copper due. 1t passed into
tradition that It was dlsloyalty but
little above anarchy to recognize the
existence of the coin which bears the
visage and carries the color OF the
Indian.
But the tides of change have beaten
on California and its resistance has
crumbled under the insidious advances
The women, 1t appears, have betrayed
the state. When the department store
came their virtue was not proof against
the allurement of placards such as
This size for 81. 90" The disintegratior
OF the once robust custom once begun
II soon crumbled, with the unhappy re
suit noted above, that all the coast
Is now clamoring for copper. while the
present day San Franciscan demands
his penny change with all the energy
Of New Yorker who splits a nicke
to buy a penny paper.-New Yorl
Commercial Advertiser.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
TWO YEARS IN SOLITUDE.


on the coast OF Newfoundland lies
small island known as the Isle OF
Demons. which holds within its rocky
shores a romance as thrilling and a
tragedy as real as any told In fiction.
About 154O Marguerite de Roberval.
niece Of the French viceroy, fell In love
with young cavalier and promised
him her heart and hand. Her uncle,
the viceroy, considered the youth IN
worthy Of his niece's proud position.
and angered by her refusal TO give
up her lover he passed a sentence of
exile upon both OF them A vessel car
ried the couple to the Isle Of Demons.
leaving them there alone, with an old
nurse who had attended the lady Mar
guerite from her childhood. and who
wished TO share her exile.
At first the Punishment did not seem
30 dreadful a thing; the young mans
strength stood between his wife and
suffering, and for two years all went
well. A child was born, and the pa
rents began to plan for the establish
ment Of colony which might thrive
in this island home. Then came trou-
bic. swift and terrible.
Disease smote the little family, and
the young wife and mother saw her
husband, child and faithful nurse all
sicken and die. with her own hands
she dug their graves and buried all
that was dear to her; and then began
a life alone, life In which the mere
question of existence became a prob
lem hard indeed for a frail woman to
solve. BY means OF the gun that had
been her husbands. she kept herself
provided with food and with skins for
her clothing.
For two years she lived a Robinson
Crusoe life, this gently nurtured, high
ly bred girl. Once a boat nlled with
Indians came near the shore, but the
painted faces and fierce aspect Of the
savages frightened her, so that she hid
instead Of haillng them. She spent
weeks OF labor in making a crude ca
noe, but her hands were unskilled.
and when she launched her craft IL
would only tip over.
At last she was rescued by some
fishermen who ventured on the island,
half-frightened at nrst By what they
thought was an evil Rpparition.
Marguerite was sent to France, but
her uncle discovered her whereabouts
and continued to prosecute her. She
finally found refuge in small
French village, where she hid until the
viceroy's death. After that she came
into the world once more and lived to
good old age.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
QUEER SroRitS

The velocity Of the wind at tho
height OF one mile above the earth Is
four times as great as at the surface.
A man worth 100000 to-day is
no richer. as related to the aggregate
wealth OF the United States. than a
man worth $4,000 in 1850.
IL is not generally known that the
FUR seal was once land animal. The
baby seals are actually afraid Of the
water. they would drown. II thrown
into It. and have to learn TO swim by
repeated efforts. When once they
have been taught to swim. however.
they soon forget to walk.
The largest room in the world, I'M
der one roof and unbrOken by pillars,
is at st. Petersburg. II 10 $40 feet
long and 100 feet in breadth. BY day.
light 1t is used for military displays.
and whole battalion can completely
mRneuver in It, By night twenty thou
sand wax tapers give 1t a beautiful
appearance. The roof is a Elngle arch
OF iron.
There have been thirty-three Speak.
ers Of the national House of Represent
atives. Eleven Of them became Unit
ed States Senators and one OF them.
James X. Polk, OF Tennessee. Presi-
dent of the United States. The posi-
ton has been filled by only one mer-
chant, one physician. one preacher,
three editors, while twentyfour Of
them have been lawyers.
Koreans wear full mourning for
their fathers. The dress is Of hemp
cloth, with hempen glrdle. A face
shield is used to show that the wearer
one unless addressed. The costume is
retained for three years. the shield for
three months This is worn for a
father only; secondary mourning is
worn for a mother, and no mourning
at all for a wife. The hat Is of wicker
Most animals are afraid of fire and
Will fly from 1t in terror. To others
there is a fascination about a flame
and they will walk into 1t even though
tortured by the heat. A horse in q
burning stable goes mad with fear
but dog is as cool In fire as at any
time He keeps his nose down to the
floor, where the air is purest, and sets
himself calmly to finding his way out
Cats in fires howl piteously. They
hide their faces from the light and
crouch in corners. When their rescuei
lifts them they are. as a rule, quite
docile and subdued, never biting oil
scratching. Birds seem to be hypno
tlzed by fire and keep perfectly still
even the loquacious parrot in a fir,
has nothing to say. Cows, like dogs
do not show alarm. They are easy t.
lead forth, and often find their way
out themselves.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
FOREST FIRES.
Warning Issued by the General Land
Office at Washington.

Warning Issued by the General Land
Office at Washington.
Every summer and autumn large
areas Of public and private forests are
devastated by fire. This destruction is
a universal injury. 1t not only de-
stroys a valuable asset in the list OF
the country's resources, but is pro-
ductive of floods. The forest is the
most effective means OF preventing
floods and producing a more regular
flow Of water for irrigation and other
useful purposes.
To prevent the mlschievous forest
fires Congress has enacted law which
forbids setting fire to the woods, and
forbids leaving fires Camp fires and
others without first extinguishing the
same.
The law provides a maximum fine
OF 5000. or Imprisonment for two
years, or both. II the fire is set mali
ciously, and fine Of $1,000, or impris
onment for one year, If the fire is due
to carelessness. 1t also provides that
the money from these fines goes to the
school funds Of the county in which
the offense is committed.
Commissioner w. A. Richards of the
general land Office has issued circu
lars, warning the public against care
lessness, inasmuch as many fires star
from neglected camp fires, and make:
the following requests:
1. Do not build a larger fire thar
you need.
?. Do not build your fires in dense
masses Of pine leaves, duff and othei
combustible material, where the fire IL
sure to spread.
3. Do not build your fire agains
large logs, especially rotten logs, wher,
1t requires much more work and tim,
to put the fire out than you are willing
to expend. and where you are rarely
quite certain that the fire is really anC
completely extinguished.
4. In windy weather and in danger
GUS places dig a fire hole and clear of
a place to secure your fire. You vii
save wood and trouble.
8. Every camp fire should be com
pletely put out before leaving tn,
camp.
@. Do not build fires to clear Off Ian,
and for other similar purposes withou
informing the nearest ranger or tn
supervisor. so that he may assist you
AS hunters, fishers and campers will
soon haunt the woods and streams. /
is hoped that newspapers everywher
VIII circulate this warning and infor
nation
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22

Skimpton-I said to my wife. just
before Christmas. and insisted upon
it, that it was my belief that in select
ing holiday presents one should choose
the useful instead Of the merely orna-
mental.
Bimpton-A commendable belief,
too.
Skimpton-That utility should be re-
garded above the simply beautiful or
pleasing.
Bimpton-Sound doctrine. I'm sure
Skimpton-That In gift-making one
should consider future as well as pres
ent needs.
Bimpton-I don't see how anything
could be truer.
skimpton-But I've changed my
mind.
Bimpton-Whatl
Skimpton-Changed my mind. Re
canted. Taken it all back.
Bimpton-Incredible Some strong
reason there must have been. then. for
such a change!
Sklmpton-There was My wife
made me a present of a snow shovel
and a lawn mower.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22

Homely and pretty 10 a sketch iron
the Washington Post. II will tax
many people back TO the days OF hi
red apples and little red schoolhouses
A tidy little silver-haired lady Fl
black was riding toward Georgetowl
in the front seat OF an open car.
handsome, blooming matron OF 80 o
30, carrying a basket stuffed with goo
things from the market, boarded tn
car and took a seat directly behirr
her.
The handsome mntron studied IN
back Of the little white-haired lady
head for some time. and then move,
along to get side view Of her face. Til
apparently satisfied her for she bega'
to tumble in her basket-Emiling in
reminlscential way, and FINAL
brought out fine big red apple, whlc
she polished for half a minute wit
her silk gloves. Then she leaned foi
ward and danced the red apple in from
Of the little old lady's eyes.
AN apple for you, Miss 'Liz'beth.
she said, laughingly.
The little old white-haired lad
turned about with smile, looked 70
an instant at the features Of the hand
some matron, and then held up he
hands and exclaimed:
"well. well, il it isn't my little Vii
giniaw
Little Virginia" nodded her hea
up and down delightfully."-. And tn
last time gave you an apple. Mis-
'Liz'beth. was in school in 1871"
$50 1t vast
The old school teacher and little Vii
ginia smiled at each other, and tire
prosperous grizzled men who wer
watching them smiled. too, and the
fell to talking about the way tim
does slip away.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
MISSOURI EDITOR ON DECEIT.
Says IL IL Practiced Almost ExcIu
slveIy by Men and Mules.

Says IL IL Practiced Almost ExcIu-
siveIy by Men and Mules.
Deceit often undermines the fabric
of the home. and it also sometimes
disconnects a man from a good horse
and leaves jaded, broken.
stump sucking steed in its stead.
Deceit is practiced almost exclusive
ly by men and mules. Men are ex-
tremely deceltful. and occasionally a
woman is found who is handy at pull
ing the Angora goat hair over the
eyes. while a mule will maintain a
sleepy. docile attitude for months and
months for the blessed privilege of
kicking its driver into the next town
ship.
The 'possum is very deceitful except
when parbolled. baked down and sur
rounded by sweet potatoes.
People say that girl says no when
she means yes. but married men have
not found 1t that way.
Some men are so deceitful that they
lie to their wives. lie to their Off
spring. lie to the editor, lie to the
preacher, and even lie to the candl-
date after they have the hog faced dol
lar in the apertures of their trousers.
There are men in Missouri who are
so deceltful that they try to deceive
themselves. They reason that a dull
headache and the dark brown taste is
simply pleasant specimen of innocent
enjoyment. Such men, II they are ever
fortunate enough to get in mailing dis
lance Of the pearly gates. will try to
palm themselves off as class leaders.
II there is anything that brings more
woe and misery into the world than de
ception, Noah Webster has overlooked
It in his unabridged. Yet we go right
along deceiving our wives. our neigh
bors and their wives. ourselves and our
posterity. and If 1t was possible we
would palm Off a deception on the God
Who made us and will save us. II we
can drop our Internal deception.
Deception Is the rat trap that
catches the entire human family and
then turns right around and puts a
nice piece OF fresh cheese on the trig
ger in an effort to catch the man who
made the trap.
Beware of the base deceiver. and be
careful that you don't stumble and
fall over yourself.-Nevada (Mo) Post
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-22
DIVORCE MILL IN CANADA.
Publicity of the Proceedings Is a Guar
antes Against Any Fraad.

Publicity OF the Proceedings Is Guar.
antes Against Any Frsad.
The divorce mill does not grind its
grist so rapidly or 20 easily in Canada
as II does in the United States. There
are no star chamber proceedings
wherein the details may be smothsred:
on the contrary, from the first to the
last there Is absolute publicity OF all
the matters which lead to the appllca-
ton for divorce. The notice OF the ap
piicsnt must be published for six
months in two newspapers in the ter
ritory wherein the defendant resides,
which notice must give the name Of
the applicant and the defendant and
the ground upon which the application
Ia based, and a like notice must be
printed in the Canadian official news.
paper.
The matter does not then 60 to a
court, for no Canadian court has the
power to annul a marriage tie. It
goes to the Dominion Parliament.
The Parliament has committee
known as the divorce COMMITTEES, and
| ~ thlA NOluHAAAeo Ano uAAltE ~ re-
feTed, and before its nine members
all the facts in relation to the case
are brought. This committee has no
set rules and the matter OF preceden,
does not control its actions. II may
admit such evidence as It sees At, and
may exclude such as, in its judgment
ought not to be admitted.
Before the matter is referred to this
committee, however, II must undergo
first reading in the Senate, where tn
salient facts In the case are set forth
Then II goes to the committee, and
from the committee it is returned to
the Senate. The Senate reviews the
action Of the committee, and that body
passes on It In committee OF the wholr
II the action Of the committee be con
nrmed by the Senate. the bill is ther
referred to the lower house OF Parlia
ment, which reviews both action Of
the Senate and the divorce committee
New Orleans Times Democrat.