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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
y SCOTLAND NECK, N. c.. THURSDAY April. 5, 1906
MILLIONAIRE TOILER
NEW JERSEY SILK WEAVER
FALLS HEIR TO 100000.
Working at Eight Dollars Per Week
as Foreman in Plant When JOY
full News Arrives from Ire
land-Plans Celebration.

New York.-The happiest silk weav-
Hughes, of Garfield, N. j., who has re-
| ceived word that he has fallen heir to
81 100000
Hughes is 48 years old and has never
known anything but the hardest kind
| of toll. He came to America from Ire
land when he was a boy, and as he
grew up he learned the silk weaver's
trade. Day after day he toiled, with
but few pleasures and no prospect, 50
far as he could see, of ever lettering
his condition.
Like all men of his trade, he was
peculiarly the slave of his business,
for when work fell slack he dared not
take employment at rough-and-ready
jobs; for hard work never fails to
make ones fingers stiff and rough, and
it is absolutely necessary for silk
weavers to keep their fingers soft
BY virtue Of intelligence and indus
try Hughes was promoted to be a
foreman. His pay was IS a week. He
managed to keep his head above water
and bought little house. Day after
day he went to the mill and there
toiled all day long, spinning fineries
for the adornment of the rich. Seem
ingly this was to be his face until the
end of the last chapter.
But he received formidable look
ing letter written In a clerkly hand on
legal paper. The writer's, a firm of
solicitors of Belfast, Ireland, begged
to inform Robert Hughes, Esquire, of
the town of Garfield, state of New Jer-
sey," that he was one of the three
heirs of John Hughes, Esquire, leav-
ing fortune of $500, 900, equivalent to
So, ,000,0 900.
Mr.. Hughes directed in his will that
his estate be divided equally among
the children of his deceased brothers,
two of whom are living in Ireland, the
third being Robert Hughes, of Garfield
The silk weaver was dazed. His
wife, modest little woman, was dazed,
too. They had both heard of bunko-
letter writer's, and they feared there
might be some trick. So Robert took
the letter to City Attorney A. D. Sulli-
van, of Passaio who said that the let
ter seemed genuine and he would take
care Of Roberts interests
Robert finished his daily stint of
weaving, went home and ate joysome
supper with his wife, and then went
out to make festal evening for many
worthy friends, that they might re-
joice with him.
Don't think I'm excited, now" he
said, for I am not. I am only happy
to hear the good news Do you blame
me?
Il tell you 1 never expected such a
thing as this. l was only boy when
| left Ireland. We heard very little
from the relatives at home, though
father always said Uncle John was rich.
l never saw Uncle John nor heard
from him until the letter came telling
me I'm rich man. Phew! No more
hard work, glory to God! I've worked
hard all my life and l intend to take
1t easy now.
and will 1 go to Ireland to live?
l will not. The United States was
good enough to give me a living and
its going to be god enough for me to
spend my money in"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
FINDSCAMELR REMAINS
EXPLORATION OF CAVES UN-
EARTHS MAMMALIAN.
During "Quaternary" Period Animals
Are Declared to Have Been Plen-
tiful-Proves a New Source
of Information.

Berkeley, Calm a geological bull
letin issued by the University of Cali
| fornia there is described absolutely
new mammalian remains found dur
| ing the exploration in the "Quater,
! nary caves of northern California
during the last three years. The
writer is William ]. Sinclair, young
scientist, who spent one summer in
| excaVating the Potter Greek cave in
Shasta county. The specimens stud
| led were most of them obtained from
this cave, although much new ma
terial was also found in Mercer's cave,
situated near the town of Murphys,
| in Calaveras county. The fossils are
not complete, but the bones are well
preserved in the limestone, and their
study has been a comparatively easy
task.
Perhaps the most interesting discov-
cry, from a popular standpoint, is
that of cameFs teeth. Sinclair, in
speaking of his find, says: "Camels
were abundant in California during
the Quaternary period, but they did
| not play very important part in the
fauna of the region about the Potter
Creek cave. Three molars of a camel
| were found in this cave, but their
| fragmentary condition makes it i'm
possible to determine their genera
Sinclair states in the text of his
report that the cave explorations con-
Quoted by the department of anthrop-
ology of the state university have
10 fI0 4o1n
source of information regarding the
Quaternary vertebrate fauna of this
state. While occasional scattered
| teeth and bones from valley alluvium,
clay beds, stream gravels and asphal-
tum deposits of the Quaternary age
occur in various mammalian species,
| it has been impossible to group them
into a fauna which might be regard
| ed as chronologic unit, owing to
more or less variation in the age OF
| these beds.
The agencies involved in the ac-
cumulation of most of the bone bear
| ing deposits have proved destructive
| to all but the larger forms. On the
contrary, the caves, having acted to
| a greater or less extent as receptacles
| for the accumulation OF surface ma
| terial, afford a more complete faunal
record, as the condition governing
preservation are more favorable.
Besides the remains of came1s.
above mentioned, Sinclair found
large number of species of the
| Quaternary mammals. The greater
| number of the species were found
at the Potter Creek cave, but some
| new material was also secured from
the Mercer cave, situated near the
town of Murphys in Calaveras county.
A list of the species found and de-
scribed by Mr.. Sinclair in the bulletin
is as follows: Thomamys microdon,
closely resembling the Thomamys
mazama, Potter Creek cave, Shasta
county; Aplidonita major fossils, nu-
! merous lower jaws found in Potter
Creek cave; Tenoma sepianea, some
| what resembling the Teonima cinerae,
Potter Creek cave; Platygonus, three
specimens found in Potter Creek cave;
Euceratherium collinum, Potter Creek
cave
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
Mother
Lost Reason After
LaGrippe.
Daughter Had Free
quent Spasms.
DR.. Miles Nervine Cured
Them Both.

DR.. Miles Ncrvine is specific for nervous
disorders. 1t removes the cause and effects
speedy and permanent cure.
Il feel it is my duty to let you know that
your medicines have cured my little girl OF
nine, of spasms. She commenced having them
at the age of three. Our family doctor said
she would outgrow them but she did not.
We took her to another physician who said
her trouble was epieptlc fits in mild form.
He did her no good either. She was SO
nervous she could hardly walk. AS | had
already used DIR. Miles Nervine and found
1t good remedy for myself / commenced
giving it to my child. l gave her in al! ten
bottles Of the Nervine and one of the Blood
Iurhcr That was over two years ago and
she has not had an attack since we, COM
Inenced the treatment. She is no longer
troubled with nervousness and we consider
her permanently cured. | enclose her pic
ture. My mother in law lost her reason and
was insane for three months from the effects
Of LaGrippe Six bottles of DIR. Miles Ner-
vine cured her My sister has also taken It
tor sick headache with good results. we all
thank you very much for your good medl-
cines and kind advice. [ don't lhlnk there
is any other medicine half 50 good. L send
my daughters photograph SO that you may
see what sweet little girl lives out IN
Arkansas. Mrs. HANNAH BARKErr,
Springdale, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
LIVES ON WOOD DIET.
INMATE RELISHES
IT IN FINE-CUT FORM.
Englishman Looks Like Human Os-
trich to Fellows-Declares Chips
Are an Especial Delicacy-Re-
ceives Medical Attention.

London-Without wishing to start
a tropical correspondence it is conceiv-
able that Newton would have discov-
cred the laws OF gravity by other
means if the legendary apple had not
happened to fall at that particular
moment. He could hardly have avoid
ed doing SO, for instance, If he had
taken up skating.
In the case Of John Maginn, how
ever, sometime inmate of Mile-end
workhouse, and, like Newton, prophet
of new discovery, fate seems to have
played a larger part.
For had John Maginn not been put
to work in the woodshed of the work
house it is conceivable that his great
discovery might have been delayed for
some centuries-nay, perhaps never
have been discovered, and Maginn
been spared many severe internal
pains which he must undoubtedly have
suffered in the early experimental
stages.
But these be vain imaginings while
the great discovery is still unan-
nounced.
1t is that Mr.. Maginn has found that
1t is possible for the human body to
subsist on wood. Perhaps in the
somewhat unusual circumstances his
own words on the subject are bes-
In letter to the Times he says:
working in the tirewood depart
ment l have discovered that common
deal wood is a valuable food and med
icine if cut small and eaten. Brown
bread is not in it for Its tonic and in
vigorating effect"
At once Leader representative, who
is, by the doctors orders, unfortun-
ately limited to four square meals a
day, posted off to Mile-end, but he was
too late.
The night before Mr.. Maginn had
risen upon wind of prophecy and
with tin box of firewood tablets in
his wallet had taken his discharge and
issued forth into the darkling night to
spread his great idea abroad and to
find disciples.
But though he has, alas! gone, there
are those remaining who witnessed the
birth and progress of the great dis
covary and who ccn certainly tell some
remarkable stories concerning it,
One or two old acquaintances who
were questioned assert that Maginn's
remarkable powers first came to light
through a strange shortage being no
ticed in the wood department. Bun
dies Of firewood seemed to disappear
in mysterious way and at the same
time Maginn was seen to be putting
on weight at a remarkable pace.
1t was not, however Cat least so tn
tale goes), until he was actually seen
slipping some pieces of wood into his
ordinary fare that the real state Of af-
fairs was discovered.
After that, SO far as the other in
mates were concerned, Maginn became
the human ostrich, the man with the
iron stomach and the whole of the
other Barnum freaks rolled into one.
So far as Maginn himself was con-
cerned, bundles of firewood were what
he really fancied. AS a special deli
cacy nothing pleased him better than
a piece of old oak wainscoting or a
railway sandwich, though the latter
frequently gave him nightmare. And
now Mr.. Maginn is in the workhouse
infrmary, where he will receive the
careful attention of the medical staff.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
Hear Taft's Speech by Phone.

The televent, James F. Lands de-
vice for use in connection with tele-
phones, was given trial in Detroit
and Grand Rapids, Mich, and a num-
ber of guests of Dudley E. Waters
gathered in Grand Rapids office and
heard the speech delivered by Secre-
tary of War w. H. Taft before the
board of commerce in Detroit. A
transmitter was placed in front of the
secretary in Detroit, and each of the
auditors wore on his head headband
and receiver such as is used by tele-
phone operators. The entire speech
was heard perfectly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
KILLS LIKE LIGHTNING.
Eow DEADLY RHEUMATISM OF The
HEART CONES On.

Those pains you feel when you first
arise in the mcrning-achlng pains in
the joints, shooting pains In the muscles
are signs of warning. Hey are dai :
ger signals, evidences of II deep-seateo
trouble that ii not removed may affect
the entire system and cause chronic
disease, or ii the cause Is noG removed, j,
they may develop suddenly into the
deadly Rheumatism Of the Heart,
which kills like lightning.
Better get rid OF the cause at once.
rheumatism and its kindred diseases
are caused by the accumulation OF
poisonous ACIDS OF the blood. F ub9ing
with oils or linirnents viii not cure i, |;
it is an internal disease, and can he
conquered only by an internal remedy.
There is just One complete cure--
RHEUMAEIDE. RHEUMACIDE
neutralizes the poisonous acids, sweeps
all the dangerous germs out OF the
blood and makes YOU well all over.
RHEUMACIDE CURES because it is
the only remedy that "gets at the
Joints from the inside"
Mr.. w. r. Hughes, CT Atkins, Va,
writes:
-Four bottles of RHEUMACIDE
have entirely cured me OF long stand
ing case of Rheumatism, and greatly
improved my general health. | was 4
total wreck, having had rheumatism
for twenty years. | spent several
weeks and much money trying spe cial-
lists in New York, but RHEUMAClDE
Is the only cure | have found. When
l began to use it weighed 40 pounds.
Now L weigh $50 pounds, my normal
weight"
For sale in Scotland Neck by f. T,
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
NAV Toss Coin for Office.

John j. Williams, of Nanticoke, Pa,
one of the candidates for the Office of
tax collector, has proposed to Richard
R. Jones, his rival, to toss coin, draw
lots, or adopt any fair way to deter
mine which shall withdraw from the
fight. Jones has replied that he is
willing to have each man select six
others, the jury of II to determine
which shall remain in the field.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
Not Cut for Such a Deal.

A car cleaner at Camden, N. Y,
found package of bills amounting to
S., 900 on the hat rack of car while he
was at his work, and at once turned it
In to the lost articles department of
the railroad. 1t is plain that this man
was not cut out for high finance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
Russia Plans Insurance.

The Russian government is plan
ming a system Of life insurance. Rus
sia needs nothing so much as life
insurance against the arbitrary and
cruel reactionary satraps who have
been killing people with or without
provocation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05

After the jamestown exhibition,
Atlanta will have the exposl ton
spotlight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05

The New Cough Syrup the one
that acts as mild cathartic on the
bowels--is Kennedv's Laxative Honey
and Tar. 1t expels all cold from the
system, cuts the phlegm out OF the
throat, strengthens the mucous mem
branes of the bronchial tutes, and re-
lleves Group, whooping rongb, etc.
Children love it. Sold by Z. T.White-
head q Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05
Femed Meteorite Sold.

The famous Willamette, Ore, me-
teor;te has been sold to a New York
scientist who will present it to the
American Museum of Natural History.
The price paid was $2o,60o, which is
said to be the highest amount ever
given for meteorite. The huge mass
of ore is one of the best meteorites ever
discovered, weighing about Is tons. 1t
was found near the banks of the Tual-
itan river in Clackamas county, Ore
gon. After It's discovery it was the
object of litigation among those who
claimed to have found 1t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05

Disinfect, clean up, scatter lime
ard prepare for spring.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-04-05

Indlgestion Is much OF habit
DON'T get the habit. Take a little
Kodol Dysf epsia Cure after eating amp
you will quit helching, putting, palpl-
tating and frowning. Kodol Dlgests
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. Sold by II. Whitehead & Go.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15
Notice.
ADOLF B GlRSON

ADpLF E GIBSON.
 Before the Judge of the Fourth Civil Court on the bench; Liccutiutc Manuel R I-rruchiIr. ,u nPPcArGd nN attorney for the "Mexican Gold HlIVtr Recovery Company, Limited" |" show. 'tIE ihul you aH represents t3ttiYc Of the FlOni, .o'H Mlhhg Company" have transferred to bl' company which the petitioner represent, ne.ordlnE to written agreement dated tnril -Hih or l'" present year, in the city of Valdez i"'ENpFy oi Alaska. United States of ATucrira .l,c hllcS named "Thc Colorado" and .ThC iiamO, located in the district of Altar Stute "I sonora, as also the mine named ..Thc Nirbi gan, located m the same district of Alfsr. "HlCH you acquired res pcrtiuliv from L. W Niv ahH ms associates, aud from Louis T.. Serrauo &c',"' .tIlS To lh" written agreements dated the me mage oI NOgaIcS, and the 24lh uI March IS"S, btIofc the judge of the First instance oi Int lI!hEc Ot Altar, both acting aS NofurirS tNDic by FFlu" of lnw. It having been sho,yl. eN -JuuicIuiE to the petitioners that the first authcr ucutlUn of the iIiSt StrumcutS of transfer in favor ol yourself have been lni,lgid won r,,, come before tho court praying in acrOrtau.r With ArtrIe 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure una! uppha nearing the preparation of a second du'HeIIlc4uon Oi the instruments mentioned n' OT''Icl An.t that publication be made in thr'c newspapers oi the greatest circulation in tht HliF oi HIdCH, Alaska; in the city of Wash. iuGlpHb TT me nltcd States of America and in Y" "Ildtcf"r paper may be designated in this ca mi Il!' "hiT petition IS granted by the judge in cOhiprW " With the dCCrcrs Oi Sept pg l,st an4 th" hf! and thc.l0th of the present month and hc d"sjgnatcs "Ln Tatria," as inc nnve. RAPor III which publication shall be made in
 Nolc. Whq-cof is hereby given by these prss. the iaW. ''''''' VI
 Mox.co october 25th. 1905
 AGCSTIN PALACIOs,
 Notary Public
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15
Notice Of Forfeiture

To Bcrgc Nielsen:
 You are hereby notified that the under signed has expended $i0O in labor sand i'm pr"vement, on tho four Lode Mining Claims, sltualed near Flcming'S Spit, bctw cen Orca ana Eyak, Alaska, known as the OrCa Key stone. Obstacle Cor Obstacle) and Oregon in order to hold said mining claims under the proNlSionS oi section 232i of the Revised Stat u'cS oi the lmled States, being the required amount to hold said mining claims for the year t@o5 and ending December 3lst, 1905. And II Wlthln ninety (9N) days from the service of this notice, or the complete publication there oi, you lnll or refuse to contribute your propOr- toil CT Halu expenditure aS CO-Owncr. vOur one SlN'h interest in aaid claims will become the property ol the undersigned under and purvu- an ot Sald section 232l of the Revised Statutes ot the United states.
 Said amouHt may be paid within the spcci- lied time at OrCa, Alaska
 Dated at Orcu Alaska, this 10th day of Octo- Der, 1906.
 w. ]. SHEPARD Date Of first publication October H. 1906 Date oi last publication January To- 1907
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15
Additional TelegramS.


 Congress that half million dol lars be granted to assist the Alaska exposition at Seattle in 1909. Resolutions were also adopted ask ing the government to provide the coast of Alaska with lighthouses, bell buoys and headlights and to build roads and bridges needed to insure the safety of travellers iii and going to Alaska.
 Seattle, Nov. 70 The reports of the lawless practices carried on in the north by traders and whal4rs have become so numerous that special United States Grand jurv will be given the task of inveati- gating the matter. Evidence will be taken from members of the whaling fleets and from others who knew of the conditions in the north.
 San Jose. Nov. 12--The South ern Pacific Sunset express out bound from San Francisco to New Orleans met with an accident at Sergeant station last night. The boiler exploded, tearing up the track and blowing the station to pieces. Two were killed, one fatally injured and many of the passengers were badly cut. Several trampS who were riding under the ears are believed to have been Killed, but their bodies have not been recovered. The dead are Engineer Gillespie and Signal Construction Foreman Goodfeller.
 Seattle, Nov. 12--Onc of the fea lures of travel between Valdez and Fairbanks this winter will be an aut2 stage line, which will be op- crated by T. E. Straven. Mr. Stra ven has been running a stage line of this kind in Nevada and hag made such success of the venture that he IS enthusiastic over the possibilities of autos on the Valdez Fairbanks trail. His idea is to have autos fitted for use on snow and 3uppJant dogs and horses. He has gene 10 Portland to arrange for the autos and will ship them to Valdez in time to get in on the heavy travel from there during the winter. Further details of the plan will be announced later.
 Seattle, Nov. l2-Thc Portland sailed from here for Valdez on the flth with q light passenger list.
 seattle, Nov. 12-The steamer saratoga sailed from this port for Valdez, Nov. 10.
 BakerGeId, Calif.. Nov. 12- Major General " R. Shaitcr's life hangs by mere thread and he k not expected to live another day. He has had another attack of acute pneumonia and althouqh heroic efforts have been made to keep him alive he is sinking grad rtaIIy.
 Seattle, Nov 12-Thc Corwin. while coming from Nome struck a rock last night in Johnston strait and hung up all night. This d}ofning at high tide she succeeded in backing off and made it into port. She is the last boat of the Nome feet this year.
 Seattle Nov tJ--Co,a,1 f, ,,,,
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the payment of taxes upon property within the limits of the town of Valdez for the year 1906 are now due. That said taxes will be de- llnquent on the first Monday of December next at seven o'clock pm. and that unless paid prior thereto, ten per centum will be added to the amount thereof.
 Payment of said taxes may be made at the store of A. L Levy & Co.,. Mckinley St.. between the hours of l pm. and : pm. of each week day until December 3rd, 1906.
 k. B WHEAT
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15

The Nome Nugget thinks that Alaska is destined to become the greatest copper producing country on the globe.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-11-15

k. B WHEAT
 Town Treasurer November 1, 1906
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-17
Testing the Cars Food.


Victor Hirtzier, who served two years
in the cars kitchens at the Winter pal
ace in ST. Petersburg, has given some
interesting details as to the cuisine Of
the perial'househeld- and the Precau-
tiOns taken against any attempt to poi
son the autoerat Of al. the R2ssiss. The
head chef Of the imperial kitchens
holds thesrank Of general in the Rus
sian army, receiSes a salary of more
than $4,000 a'yeaE and is an important
official of the state. Under him there is
an army Of some 800 men as chefs. IN
derchefs and subordinates and also the
keepers of the wine cellars. Every dish
that is prepared for the imperial table
must first be partaken Of by a major
of the army: the food is then placed in
a closed shaft, which the major also en-
ters, and itiascends to the dining room
of the czar. where the major again par
takes Of it, and, no i'll effects ensuing,
it is then served to the imperial house
hold. The menu is ordered each day by
the car, who Is hearty eater and who
occasionally demands that new dishes
he invented by bis chef. The dining
room in which the regular meals are
taken is small, made of cast iron. is
bOmbproof and is sealed like a bank
vault between meals.