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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
SLEEP FOR CHILDREN.
Value of Complete Rest Inestima BILE
to Child and Lack Sure to Re-
suit in Ills.

The real value of sleep to growing
boys and girls can scarcely be overes-
timated. If parents felt the import
ance of goodly number of hours
sleep to their growing children it
would mean the establishment OF a
new habit of living in many cases.
The babies and little children In a
well regulated household generally
have their maps or sleeping time sys-
tematically arranged for them, and a
good habit is established which gives
a basis for sound nerves and whole
some bodies; but as a child grows
older his nervous activity increases,
and even though he may feel bodily
exhausted his will together with his
intense interest in life and surround
ings combine to keep him awake. He
will beg to remain with his elders
and to enjoy late hours even when
his weary head is nodding and his
tired eyes are half closed and heavy
with sleep. When a parent consents
to allow a child to disobey nature in
this way the overburdened strength
must pay the penalty. In many cases
irritability develops when the tired
body and strained nerves are over
taxed, and the child is brought under
a strict discipline and maybe severe
ly reprimanded. The result OF the
punishment under such conditions
merely aggravates a bad nervous
state, and a long line of evils follow.
Almost any child is reasonable and
manageable if he is in normal condi-
ton, and there is nothing so vital, SO
necessary in promoting a natural
healthy state of existence for boy
or girl as plenty of good sleep.
The public school of to-day neces-
sarily makes very strenuous demands
upon it's pupils. A great deal is ex-
pected and demanded from these
young minds and bodies. Time is
passing. New pupils are coming in
every year. Those who now occupy
the room must move along to make
place for others. A certain amount OF
work must be finished. Sanitary con-
ditions are not always of the best Or
der in our school rooms. Overwork
ed teachers and overcrowded rooms
all have their effect upon individual
work and individual constitutions.
Each child bears a part of the strain
and feels the evil consequences both
physically and mentally. These les
son days are not the easiest days to
conquer, after all. The children strug-
gle and battle with probably as great
difficulties (taken proportionately) as
their elders find in the conflict with
life in a broader sense. Many a tired
little body succumbs to disease sim
ply because nature has been on a
constant strain for the few years of
the child's life.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
REAL FLOWERS IN HAT.
A Fancy to Ornament Various Ar
ticles with Fresh Blossoms
Fad That May Grow.

eve trim hats with real flowers"
said a Broadway florist. "A fine law
ender chip adorned with purple orchids
and asparagus vine in one window
brought us orders for many like it.
Our mode of trimming Injuries
neither flowers nor hat. Hats trimmed
with real flowers have been used in
weddings in place of bridemaid's bou-
quets. They have also been popular
as choice cotillon favors.
eve trim parasols, too. Customers
may buy our parasols or bring their
own purchases to have them florally
decorated.
IAN exquisite pale green parasol
was brought here lately to be en-
HANGED with green orchids and
maidenhair fern. A more charming
gift could hardly be thought Of
ut looks to me as though it would
become fixed fashion-to have gifts
made more beautiful and giftlike with
flower trimmings, which can be re-
moved by the recipient of the present
and set in water or worn, as the case
may BEN. Y. Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the dleeased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an lEflam
ed condition OF the mucousing of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed, deafness is the result
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, bearing will be des-
troyed forever nine cases out OF ten
are caused by Catarrh which is moth
ing but an inflamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
tor any case of Deafness(caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Hal, +
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars Tree
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, 0
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
TAX Halls Family Pills for constipation
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
CARRIAGE Etiquette.
Proper Procedure of the Lady Who
Goes Calling in Victoria
or Auto.

Carriage etiquette is rigid and pre-
else. Take the matter of getting into
victoria, for example, says the New
York Sun.
The footman stands on the sidewalk.
He may have the lap robe over his
arm, or it may be over the front of the
carriage.
The lady steps into the victoria with
out noticing the respectful way in
which he touches his cockaded hat.
She settles herself comfortably down in
the cushions. Then her part is done
and his part begins.
1t is his task to tuck the lap robe
about you, and then pass back of the
carriage and see that 1t is properly
adjusted on the other side. All this
must be done with the greatest DELHI
Grafton.
The footman finally finishes his
work and places himself on the side
walk by the victoria to receive his
mistress orders. 1t is then that his
mistress for the first time says where
she is going. To be really elegant,
the lady must show no signs of hurry.
Slowly and deliberately she turns to
the footman and mentions the destina-
ton to which she will be driven. 1t is
regarded as a shade more elegant for
the lady to look directly in front of
her and, not noticing the waiting foot
man at all, to speak her wishes as If
she we're addressing the wind, and as
if it ought to be glad to obey her.
In calling the lady does not leave
her carriage until the footman has
rung the doorbell and learned If the
lady of the house is at home. If she
is out, he leaves the card and returns
to the vehicle for orders
The same thing is required of the
chauffeur Of a private motor. The ar
rival of a private motor in front of a
house has indeed come to be an occa-
sion of ceremony.
The vehicle hurdles up. The chauf-
feur alights, opens the door and re-
ceives the card.
He goes up the steps and rings the
bell. The lady is at home. He hands
in the card and returns to the motor.
Its occupant then alights. If there
is footman, he accompanies her up
the steps to ring the bell again if nee
essary. In any case, he must extricate
the occupant of the vehicle from her
rugs before he allows her to alight
! from the motor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
NOTES ON FASHIONS.
Resurrect Your Old Crochet Work
and Make Use Of It on the New
Lingerie Blouse.

The tailor's secret /of making a
bodice belt defy the sagging effects OF
time and frequent wear is very
simple one. Whether the belt be
made at home or be purchased in a
shop, the little finishing touch may be
applied with excellent results. Those
that are bought ready-made have
usually the whalebone in the back
sometimes there are even three, con-
verging to "V' at the waist line ana
widening at the top. There is also
one on either side in front, where the
belt fastens. These should be sup
plemented by a bone half way be-
tween the front and back, just where
the gathers begin to widen. But the
real stay that will make your belt
shapely throughout its lifetime is the
waistband-like that fastened inside
any ordinary bodice. This is fastened
to the belt just where those three
bones are placed in the back. 1t fits
snugly, bears the strain and saves the
soft silk or satin from the stretching
process certain to come in the course
of few wearings.
Have any of the housewives old
fashioned crocheted tides which they
have concealed in the dark recesses of
their closets? If so, now is the time
to bring them out, but for dress trim
ming. Fashion has set the seal Of her
approval upon handmade lace, and
there is nothing more modish than
the pretty crocheted lace with which
every woman was wont to occupy her
spare time a few years ago. Women
folk were especially fond of making
tides Of the little round wheels of
crocheted lace. Row, while these
tides were hideous as ornaments for
chairs they are really lovely when
taken apart and set in dainty waists
as medallions. A tour of the shops
will show many beautiful lingerie
waists with yoke and other fancy eff
fects formed of lace medallions. One
clever girl who found an old-fashioned
tidy in the attic brought 1T to light OF
day and after washing and separating
the wheels put half a dozen on the
front of her new lingerie blouse. The
effect was charming and the girl is
now receiving congratulations on her
Waist.-Chicago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
FEEDING ORANGE TREES.
Growers Able by Proper Diet to Make
the Fruit Improve on
Nature.

| The biggest and best oranges are
not grown on good soil. Fruit grow
ers are finding out that they can i'm
| feeding up tree.
If they want to get the finest fruit
they no longer pick out the rich, al
! luvial soils. Very fertile land pro
duces citrus trees of rank growth
which often bear enormous crops; bu,
the finest and highest priced fruit
| grows on nearly sterile soil.
This strange state of affairs is thus
explained: In fertile soils plant
food is seldom properly bal
anced Neither is it present in just
the right condition for producing the
best fruit.
For some reason, too, it isn't pos
sible to influence fruit through the
medium of a rich, fertile soil. 1t
for chemical fertilizers, whereas a soil
which is almost sterile makes the
right base upon which to build UP
ideal conditions. Trees may be start
ed in 1t and then fed with just such
chemicals as will produce the finest
quality of fruit.
Old-fashioned fertilizing with muck
and barn manure is being abandoned
in favor of modern chemical fertil
izers. The old method produced
coarse, thick-skinned oranges and
often disease in the trees. The de-
partment of agriculture, in strongly
advising the use of chemicals, gives
the following definite rules:
ITO obtain a fruit with thin rind,
use nitrogen from inorganic sources
in moderate quantities, with consid-
cradle potash and lime. To sweeten
the fruit, use sulphate of ammonia
in considerable abundance, decreasing
the amount of potash. To render the
fruit more acid, increase the amount
of potash and use nitrogen from Or
ganic sources.
eff it is desired to increase the size
of the fruit apply a comparatively
heavy dressing of nitrogen in some
organic form and slightly decrease the
other elements.
"Die back, a serious malady, is in
all probability the result of overfeed-
ing with nitrogenous manures from
organic sources. These manures If
used at all should be applied with
great caution Foot rot, although not
primarily due to improper methods
of fertilization, IS no doubt consld.
ersbly Influenced by this cause. In
sect diseases are also apparently in
fuenced by the use of fertilizers, or
ganic manures rendering the trees
more liable to injury from this source
than chemical fertilizers"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

A dose OF Pine-ules at bed time will
usually relieve backache, before morn.
Ing. These beautiful little grobules
are soft gelatine coated and when
moistened and placed in the mouth
you can't keep from swallowing them
Pine ules contain neither sugar nor
alcohol--just gums and resins obtained
from our own native pine forests, com
blned with other we'll known bladder
blood ana backache remedies.
E. T. Whitehead & Co Scotland Neck
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
FORTUNE IN FISH BAIT.
Maine Florist Able to Retire on
Money Made by Raising
Earthworms.

BY far the most popular bait for
all kinds Of fishing in Maine is llv'
ing earth worms, which have the odor
of the ground about them and which
seem to be choice tidbits, not only
for trout and landlocked salmon, but
also for pickerel, perch, black bass
and, indeed, every species OF food
fish that swims in fresh water. AS
the Maine soil is deficient in humus
and lacking in decaying vegetable
matter, angleworms are not plentiful.
More than ten years ago, says the
New York Sun, Carl Beers, florist
of Bangor, went into the business OF
rearing earth worms for the purpose
of selling them to the local fishermen,
as we'll as for shipment to Boston.
He imported a breed of dark purple
worms from Belgium, which were
prolific breeders, though coarse and
strong favored, and later he secured
a box of giant angleworms from In
dla. In the course of a few years
he was able to supply live worms by
the millions to his customers.
Those shipped to Boston were sold
in job lots for IS cents pound. To
the home customers he sold worms
of average size for ten cents dozen.
Though his greenhouse was a small
one, and though his trade in flowers
was never extensive, he made money
rapidly from the sale of worms, until
last year, when he retired and went
to his old home in Sweden a wealthy
man.
Sidney Cook, of Pressure Isle, the
inventor of several diving appliances
used by men who work in deep wa
tiers, was the next man to attract at
tention as public benefactor in the
bait line. Mr.. Cook says his inven-
ton was made possible through hav-
ing watched the Indians of Canada
when they sought worms for bait.
"All earth worms come to the sur
face at night" said he, "and feed on
the grasses and rotting leaves near
the entrance to their burrows. While
the worms were busy eating, the In
dams of Canada had habit of drag
ging a blanket with its under side
smeared with bird lime along the sur
face of the land, thus picking up the
fat worms, together with sticks and
Jumps of earth and small pebbles.
After dredging the land for a time
the Indians carried the blanket to the
camp. picked off the worms and added
another coating of bird lime. Though
] have been praised very much for my
invention, it is not mine by rights, as
I gained the idea from Indians.
''The only change l have made is
to 20 out with light giving forth
violet color and allowing 1t to shine
for few MINUTES upon the land to be
visited with the smeared blanket.
Most lights frighten earthworms and
drive them underground, which is the
reason why they feed in the dark,
but a light that carries blue or
violet blue shade seems to soothe the
creatures and makes them careless of
danger.
"Or perhaps the worms are hypno-
tized by the strange glare and can
not get away. That is the way a
dash lamp acts upon deer at night,
and l think a deer should know as
much as an angleworm"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
NAVAJO SUPERSTITlONS.
Sacred Meal Necessary to Bring Luck
in Hunting and Protection
to Home

The mother-in-law joke must have
originated with the Navajo, for after
marriage NAVAJO dare not look into
The face of his wife's mother, says the
Albuquerque Indian. If by chance he
catch a glimpse of her 1t takes much
fasting and many prayers to feel Sc
cure against dangerous results. It Is
no uncommon sight to see the most
grave and reverend chief walk back
ward, run like scared dog, or hide
his face In the depths of his blanket
to avoid the dreaded sight
To have luck in hunting it Is neces-
sary to scatter the sacred meal before
the house, to place a small stone on a
heap beside the trail and to offer a
plume to the mother above.
To comfort one in distress or to
ward off prospective distress the wom-
en- and children wear red wristbands
If they wish to be protected by
those above on entering their home
they take pinch of sacred meal from
a bowl kept in a niche in the wall and
scatter 1t to the north, west, south,
east, up and down, meanwhile saying
some prayers.
To bring harm to the guilty it is
only necessary to bury two punches Of
owl or raven feathers near the place
where the suspected one sleeps or lives
after presenting 1t to the six regions.
The third bunch of feathers is buried
near the owners fireplace In the
kitchen to protect him or her from in
vasion of enemies.
Dark colored or blue corn is con-
nected with evil magic. The power of
speech is attributed to it. This corn
belongs to the witches, and is said to
speak in absence of it's owners and to
tell their whereabouts or doings.
Should person suffering from a.
snake bite look upon a woman fur
nishing nourishment to an infant
death would be the result
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
FORTUNATE MISSOURIANS.

"When was druggist, at Livonia,
No." writes Il. j. Dryer, now of
Graysville, Mo-" "three of my Gus
toners we're permanently cured OF con-
sumption by DR.. Kings New Dlscov-
cry, and are we'll and strong to day.
One was trying to sell his property and
move to Arizona, but after using New
Discovery short time he found it nm
necessary to do so. / regard DR..
Kings New Discovery as the most
wonderful medicine in existence"
Surest Cough and Cold cure and
Throat and Lung healer. Guaranteed
by Druggist. sos and 81. Trial
bottle free.
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
A FEW HINTS ON BAKING.
To Keep Pie Crust in Shape, Cookies
from Burning, Fruit Pies from
Getting Soggy.

When baking a shell for a lemon or
cream pie, try this plan to keep it in
shape. Line the deep pie tin in the
usual way, then after Touring the bot
tom and sides of another tin exactly
like it, place it in the shell that is
ready to bake. The empty tin keeps
the crust in perfact shape, yet does
not hinder it's baking nicely.
When baking cookies, hermits or
anything of that nature, instead of
placing them in pans in the ordinary
way try placing them on the bottom
of the pans when they are inverted.
There is much less danger Of burning
them on the bottom, and being farther
removed from the heat of the bottom
of the oven, they will rise more before
becoming set, and are therefore much
lighter and better.
When baking custard in cups, set
them in shallow pan of hot water.
The custard bakes much more evenly
throughout, and is less liable to sep
arate, and the steam rising from the
water makes it impossible to scorch
the top even with quick fire.
To bake fruit pies so that all the
juice is retained yet does not soak the
bottom crust, try this plan: Put stale
bread through the food chopper, and
place a layer of it, a quarter of an
inch thick, over the bottom crust after
it is placed in the tin and before the
fruit is put in. The crumbs absorb
the extra juice, and cause 1t to be-
come like jelly, which improves the
pie but gives no hint of bread crumbs.
This is much more satisfactory than
using flour, which so often leaves a
raw, pasty taste when the pie is done
Ohio Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

A liquid cold cure for children thai
is pleasant, harmless, and effective il
Bees Laxative Honey and Tar
Superior to all other cough syrups o.
cold remedies because it acts on The
bowels. An ideal remedy for Coughs
Colds, Group, Wnooplng Cough anc
all durable lung and bronchial affec
lions in child or adult.
Pleasant to take.
E. L. Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck
Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
Used Old Ice Chest.

A writer in House Beautiful de-
scribes the conversion of an old ice
chest into useful piece of hall furni-
ture THE possibilities of an old ice
box, the kind that opens from the top,
are wonderful. l sawed the legs off
mine, put rollers on and after scrub
bling, stained it weathered oak. l put
on black iron strap hinges and big
paddock; then took the zinc lining out
and refined with green picture mat
ting, and had handsome chest for my
hall"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
Americans on the CONGO.

Consul McNally, of Liege, gives an
other illustration that Americans are
abroad in the world by citing the fact
that the recent census of the white
population in the Congo Free State
shows 4S Of our people there Of other
nationalities there are 81 Germans,
1872 English, 1,400 Belgians (many be-
ing government officials), 33 Danes, As
French, 6 Austrians, 4 Spaniards, 2
Greeks, 100 Dutch, 23S Italians, 81
Luxemburgers. "a Norwegians. 13C
Portuguese, % Russians, 1873 Swedes
and 80 Swiss, making a total of $500
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

One would think the laxative idea
in cough syrup should have been ad.
vanced long before it was. 1t seems
the only rational remedy for Coughs
and Colds would be to move the bowels
and clean the mucous mem branes of
the throat and lungs at the same time
Kenney's Laxative Honey and Tar
does this. 1t is the Original Laxative
Cough Syrup, the best known remedy
for Coughs, Colds, Group, Whooping
Cough, etc. Tastes good and harmless
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
To the Trustees of the Scotland
Neck Methodist Church.

Gentlemen -
Always have your church buy lin
seed oil at barrel prices. Don't let
them pay 81 SO gallon for canned
oil, which ought to cost but 90 cents a
gallon. Ready-mlxed paint Is about
half oil and bali paint. Buy oil fresh
from the barrel, and add 1t to the l. &
M. Paint, which is semi-mixed, and
you then have full gallon of paint at
the lowest price.
gallons L. & M mixed with 3 gal.
Ions Llnseed OIL will paint moderate
sized house.
l. & M. costs only 81 20 per gallon.
q. s. Andrews, Ex-Mayor, Danbury
Conn, writes, painted my house Is
years ago with L. & M. Looks vel
to-day"
Sold by E. T. Whitehead e. Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

Now is the time to guard the health
and strength of the lungs. The best
remedy to use for coughs and colds is
Bees Laxative Honey and Tar. The
only cough syrup that does not consti-
pate the bowels, but which on the 9TH
er hand, expels all cold from the system
by acting as pleasant laxative. Best
for coughs, colds, Group, whooplng
cough, etc. E. T. Whitehead d Co.,
Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug Store,
Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teeth
Ing, with perfect success. 1t sootbes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

Living indoors so much during tt g
winter months creates a sort of a stufty
ant-Of-ozone condition in the
blood and system generally. Clean
up and get ready for spring. Take few
Early Risers. These famous little pills
cleanse the liver. stomach and bowels
and give the blood change to purify
itself. They relieve headache saIlow
complexion, etc. Sold by E, I, White
head & Co. druggist.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10
The tar that l. contninoc

The tar that is contained in
bees Laxative Honey and Tar Is
harmless. 1t is not coal tar, but is OBJ
tanned from the pine trees of our own
native forests. Bees Laxative Honey
and Tar. is the best remedy for colds
because 1t acts on the bowels-lhus ex-
peillng all colds from the system
Bees is the original Laxative Honey
and Tar, and Is best for coughs, colds.
Group, whooping cough, lung and
bronchial affections.
=. L. Whitehead & Co Scotland Neck,
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-10

1t is not difficult to relieve blind
itching or prOtruding piles
with MaDZan, the great pile remedy.
1t is put up in collapsable tubes with
nozzle, and may be introduced and APP
piled at the seat Of the trouble. Stops
pain instantly.
E. L. Whitehead e Co., Scotland Neck,
Drug Store, Hobgood.