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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

CONCERNING OUR BOYS,
Without Doubt the Boys Should Have
Duties About the House Re
quired Of Them.


The teaching should not be all on
the giils side OF the house There
are lessons the boys should learn,
and learn thoroughly In many homes
where the mother is almost nervous
wreck from Overwork, the boys are
given nothing to do, and run about
the streets out of sheer restlesness.
Ihcy should not be allowed to lie in
bed until called for breakfast, but
should be among the first out OF bed
Teach them that it is but fair 10 wait
on themselves. Teach them to pre-
pare vegetables, to cook simple foods,
to wash dishes, to scour shelves. to
black stoves, to make beds and sweep
and dust, and pat their belongings in
ordeE. Teach them that It Is as much
their duty to keep their rooms tidy
as it is for the sister to look after
hers. A slovenly, disorderly boy is
every BIT as bad as Il slatternly girl,
decl;,res The Commoner. They should
know how to handle a needle and
thread; to sew on buttons; to mend
rips and tears on the sewing ma
chine; to replace the book taken
FROM the book shelves; to fold and
lay III its place the paper they read;
To saahe the rugs; to Dust the fur
nitu:e and dc the fetch and carry
wcT& that every home must have
done. Teach them to be Constderate
OF others, not only as to burden-bear-
ing. but in all work or worry. Boys
should be taught 10 take the part Of
the weaker ones in all the battles
OF life. If the mother would beain
with the boy when he is still in
dresses, allowing him to do little
A1ndnesscs and setting him little
tasks, thus saving herself many a
step. he would hardly be ashamed to
help her when he gets older. Com
pared with mothers weak arms, the
boys strength is magnificent. Do not
wait until he is in his teens to begin
the lessons for he will rebel hotly
against girls work then. no matter
how much yoH may need him. But
teach him that the home is as much
his as it is that OF his little sister.
and that you look to him, even more
than her, for its happiness. and. deal.
mothers, he Will seldom fail you.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
Royal Child Had Her WAY

An amusing story of the little
Grand Duchess Marie is now going
the rounds of ST. Petersburg The child
who is now six and one-half years
old, when walking with her German
governess met white-haired muz
hik, one Ivan Leiken. who complained
Of hunger and asked for aims Hav
ing no money the child applied to
her governes, who, however, declined
to give it, and advised the old man
to go to the Tsaritsa's labor colony
close by Piqued at the refusal, the
grand duchess took off her hat ant
gave it to the peasant, who walked
away. The governess then. being
afraid to take her charge home hat
less, ran after the muZhik and de
manded the hat; he refused to give
it up, except in exchange for a ruble
and got the money.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
Great Tunnels Projected.

Two projects for the construction
of railway tunnels Of unprecedented
magnitude are now aude: discussion
One OF them. which appeals strongly
to the imagination if it does not eli
list much sympathy among practical
men, is NJ. De LobclS plan for tunnel
ing BehTing strait to connect Siberia
with Alaska. The author of this plan
explained it before large meeting OF
the Navy and Military club at St
Petersburg recently. Behr!ng strait
he said, is about 3SE miles broad and
167 feet deep, but it has two islands
50 situated that the tunnel could be
divided into three sections OF about
1212 miles each. The other project Il
older. and relates to tunneling the
English channel between Dover and
Calais. French engineers have recent
ly been studying the enterprise anew
The distance is about 23H miles. The
work would be relatively easy, be
cause the tunnel would run through
chalk.-Youth's Companion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

There is nothing so pleasant as that
bright, cheerful, Representatives.
world feeling when you sit down to
your breakfast. There is nothing SO
conducive to good work and good re-
suits. The healthy man with healthy
mind and body is better fellow, a
better workman, better citizen than
the man or woman who IS handicapped
by some disability, however slight. A
slight disorder of the stomach will de-
range your body, your thoughts and
your disposition, Get away from the
morbidnees and the blues. Keep your
stomach in tune and both your brain
and body Will respond. Little indis-
cretions Of over eating can be easily
corrected and you will be surprised to
see how much better man you are
Try little Kodol for Dyspepsia after
your meals. Sold by E. L. Whitehead
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
Sardinia Once Wild Country

Sardinia was a wild place in the
middle of the last century. A trav,
eler says: The men are clothed In
goat-skins, one before and another
behind, without breecles, shoes or
stockings, and q wooden or skin can
on the head. The women have no
other habilirents than long wooden
gown and a woolen cap. The peas
ants always go armed to defend them
selves from one another; SO that trav-
cling in the interior is extremely I'M
safe without an escort; and it Is even
dangerous for ships to send their peo-
pie on shore for water unless they
are we'll armed, In short. the Sardes
are the Malays of the Mediterranean. .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Beef or mutton reheated in a double
boiler is vast improvement over the
ordinary stew.
For the removal of grease spots
from wooden dresses salt dissolved in
alcohol IS recommended.
To improve the favor Of roast beef
and give a rich brown color add a
tablespoonful of sugar to the water
for basting the meat.
\ piece of coarse net sewed over an
extra large hole in a stocking viii
make it easier to darn, and will make
the darn more lasting.
A small paint brush with long,
strong, supple bristles is the best
thing with which to keep cut glass
clean. 1t is the only means Of reach
ing the dust which lodges in the small
carvings.
Copperware may be frightened by
rubbing with a piece of flannel that
has been wrung out of hot water,
well soaked and busted with borax.
Rinsing and polish should follow the
rubbing.
When frying cToquettes be sure to
plunge the basket in hot fat before
the croquettes are placed i'll it. This
VIII prevent them adherlng to the
wire when lifted out.
The value of wringing clothes well
cannot be oyerestimated. \ good
laundress sQueezes out the last drop
of soapy water. and again rinses the
garment well after sho has thorough
ly rinsed it,
White crepe paper has been found
to be the satisfactory tablecloth az
fetes No one is ever anxious to do
nate one of her own tablecloths for
this purpose and the paper kind is
Just as effective.
Flower baskets are superseding the
more ordinary vase. With fluted edge
and graceful handle they make a most
artistic receptacle for short stemmed
howers.-Brooklyn Eagle.
How many people tumlgate money
that is given to them
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
800 REWARD 800

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catalrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby DESTROY
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars tor any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
King Dictates Trains Speed

When King Edward is about to take
a railway journey his majesty is in
variably consulted as to the speed at
which the royal special shall travel.
Charles Santley. the famous bari
tone who is still singing at the age
of 72. is probably the greatest linguiet
in the concert world, speaking fluent
ly French, German Italian and Span
ish and has wide knowledge OF
Greek and Latin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
GALVESTON'S SEA WALL

n .kes lie now az safe 10 shat city as
on the higher upland. Z, w. Goodloe,
wa0 rusides on Dutton St, in Waco,
Tex needs no sea wall lar safety. He
writes : 81 have used Dr.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption the past
five years and it keeps me we'll and
Sale. Before That time had a cough
which FOR years had been growing
worse. Now it's gone" Cures chronic
Coughs, LaGrippe, Group, Whooping
Cough and prevents Pneumonia
Pleasant to take. Every bottle guar.
anteed st E. T. Whitehead & Coz
drug store. Price SOC and $!00. Tria
bottle Tree.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

conversation With
number Of gentlemen beye predicted that the first
O in this State would come from
''17' w" N' The following from
the Charlotte Of predictions "The first bale
Alorvn
Raf ame o Anson county and
merchant buy
55 and brought Is cents
pound Mr. Iiardson immediately purchasing The cotton forthwith
expressed B. merchants, OF Charlotte
to-day 1t will likely be exhibited the
wharf,"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

q d maids would De scarce and hard tc
find,
Could they be made to see.
How grace and beauty IS combined
BY uaing Rocky Mountain Tea.
E. L. Whitehead d Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

She-What makes you think | would
, "yo5" If yon proposed to me? He
= Because 7 know you always like to
,o On the side OF the wlnner.-Yonkers
- .aenan.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
Not Exhausted

She-Henry, I'm going to give you
a piece Of my mind.
He-1 thought I'd had it all.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

Mice and conclusions are not sy-
nonymous, yet women jump at both.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23

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offending correspondence
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-23
YOU GET UP
A1ir; 4 LAME BACK ?
.~r Trouble Makes You Miserable.

.3.. everybody who reads the news
. - suy4 to know Of the wonderful
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14

trouble with the udder or teats may be
avoided. Most cows can be dried of
without much difficulty.
After good cow becomes dry and
will only remain so few weeks she
should be well cared for. No stinting
in feed should then be allowed There
should be plenty of good hay ami a
moderate amount of light grain feed
to assist in putting her in condition for
profitable production of good milk
when the season arrives.
1t is better TO have cows go dry for
six 10 eight weeks. as this will afford
time for some recuperation, and such
cows will do better thereafter than
those that are dry only three or four
weeks.
There are some COWS that persist in
going dry three or four months. hut
such can hardly be profitable 10 keep
In our New England dairies. Cow
should be in good condition, not fat. at
the commencement of the milking sea-
son. and anything short OF this viii be
OF loss To the owner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14

An English journalist who has made
tour through Holland under the guild
ance of several agricultural and co
operative societies has recorded his i'm
pressions of the dairying industry as
follows:
THE visitor is much struck by the
careful steps taken to use the land to
the greatest advantage and by the
number of cattle kept on the small
acreage of most of the farms. One
case in point There is a capital pas
ture farm of seventy-one acres - all
grass, no arable-and on this are kept no
less than sixty-four cows, in addition
to several bulls and bull calves. Such
close stocking as this is practically I'M
known in this country, and the cattle
have to be literally fed in the winter
upon linseed cake in order to maintain
the fertility of the soil.
1.-THE cattle are pretty well of a type
black and white-and are essentially
Of dairying character.
"At the cattle market at Leeuwarden.
Friesland, every week there are five
or six thousand cows for sale, while in
the spring and autumn this number
largely increases. A peculiar feature is
that many of the cows are wearing
cloths across the loins. The reason for
this Is that the cows are almost invari-
ably turned out at the beginning of
May, at time when we experience
many severe night frosts, and conse-
quently this covering is put on as a
protection until the summer advances
The milk yield Of some of these cows
Is really remarkable One which had
been calved three weeks and just turn
ed out to grass gave between six and
seven gallons of milk containing so
per cent of butter fat
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14

1t is stated with a good show of
verify that there is only one registered
bull to forty farms in this country, says
Hoard's Dairyman. This will show the
extent the farmers take in the improve
ment of their cattle. Thirty-nine out of
forty depend upon the grade bull with
all his downward tendencies in breed
ing for their calves 1t is high time the
dairy farmers in particular wake up
to the importance OF producing better
cows. If they do this they must have
recourse to pure bred males.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14
me Cow aTh.t Does Not E.lst..

The Cow "That Does Not Exist"
The dairy specialist has talked for
years about the COW that does not ex-
list. that Is good for beef and milk. .
and will no doubt continue to talk, but
while he is talking the advocate of
general purpose cows will wonder II
be heard what Mr.. Freshney, our Eng,
lish friend who judged the fat steers
at the international. said In regard to
general purpose. cattle In England. says
Charles Mclntire In Ohio Farmer. Mr..
Freshney was looking over herd Of
high class red Shorthorns. These cat
tie were Of exceptionally high quality,
Of the fine boned. low down blocky
type. with wonderful scale and Of un-
usual uniform type. and among them
were some prize winners. While ex-
aiming these cattle Mr.. Freshney
said: these cattle remind me OF the
red Lincolns. q beef strain OF cattle
in England that are great dairy cat
tie. Their milking qualities have been
developed until they are winning the
prizes It the great dairy shows Of Eng
land"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14

No such collection of cream sep
arators was ever shown on earth as
was gathered together at the national
dairy show recently held In Chicago.
This was the feature Of the great show.
1t Is conceded by all experts and dairy
critics that machinery limits or 1t ex-
tends the capacity Of our dairy herds
with far greater force than does any
other one factor now In this great
field. The national dairy show was a
tribute to labor saving machinery. Not
only were there separators, but every
form of milk, cream. butter and cheese
making and manipulating tool or ma
chine In use anywhere was there
shown.
A frictionless band separator of new
style approaches perfection. Then
there were butter extractors for snatch
Ing the fresh butter from the fresh
milk without your waiting for the slow
process OF ripening or souring and then
churning the cream. The milking ma
chine was there to show what It could
do with the live COW al subject.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14
Dutch Bclted cattle.

These cattle are distinctly a dairy
breed and evidently of the same origin
as the Holstein- Friesians. The prevail
ing markings of all are black and
white. The distribution of color differs,
however. and one branch of this gener-
al stock has been SO peculiarly marked
for century or two-some claim three
AS to fix its name and secure recogni-
ton as a breed. What are known in
Holland as Lakenfeld cattle are called
Dutch Belted in this country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14
why Dutch Belted Cow. Pay.

l first became interested in Dutch
belted dairy cattle because of their Gu
rious color, which shows very clearly
that care has been taken In breeding
them up to standard of perfection.
1t Is wonderful to what extent their
progeny holds to this distinctive mark
Ing. Since becoming well acquainted
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14

with them l like them better than any
cattle ever owned, although to start
herd is rather costly, since good
males are hard to obtain, says an ILL
nois dairyman In Orange Judd Farmer.
As to the milking qualities, they are
better than the average Jersey, and I
think much preferable to this breed,
since they are more Of a general pur-
pose animal. They carry their quality
to their progeny well when crossed,
and know of several half bloods
which are especially good mixers.
The Belts are hardy and stand cold
winters well. They breed large and
make fine steers. The first four half
blood steers raised from my COW sold
before three years old. weighing over
LOGO pounds each. In my opinion,
there IL more profit In them as mixers
because Of their hardness and ability
70 make much from the feed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-14
DAIRY FARM WISDOM

Cows that have aborted should be
washed out with per cent solution
Of creolin or lysol, continuing this
daily until all discharge has stopped.
Pregnant cows should be given sodium
hyposulphite once daily in tablespoon
full doses as a drench.
Setting the Milk.
When milk is set in shallow vessels
earthenware is preferable to tin. If
cream is raised In cans set in cold
water, be sure the cans are not rusted
The sooner milk is set after being
drawn the better. Cream rises fastest
while animal heat is leaving it, When
the milk is disturbed a number of
times before setting all the cream does
not rise, so milk should be set as soon
as possible after milking, cooled quick
ly and not disturbed till skinned.
Keep Cows In Good Flesh.
Dairy COWS in good flesh will give a
more even flow OF milk than thinner
ones under the same conditions. The
reason is that COW having a good
store of fat draws on the reserve when
needed, while the thin COW shrinks in
milk flow when off feed or during Sc
we're weather.
working the Butter.
Working the butter after the salt is
properly Incorporated Is injurious and
causes a waste of salt
Success In the Dairy.
Feed, comfort and neatness are the
foundation stones of success. No dairy
man can afford to forget this. Lots of
folks have never forgotten it, They
never knew it to forget
Best Time For Cows to Freshen.
Cows that freshen in the spring pro-
duce more than half of their milk when
prices are low, whereas those that
come fresh in the fall produce the bulk
Of their yield when prices are high.
Here's simple statement of fact
known to all dairymen. But how many
dairymen practice all they know?
Washing the Churn.
Most folks think that they know how
to wash churn, but great many Of
these very people use cloth when
wiping the inside, says Farm Journal.
They might feel bad II they We're to be
told that this was not right, and yet
when they stop to think about it can
they not see that some bits of the cloth
surely will stick to the wood? Rinse.
but never use cloth. No matter how
clean you washed the churn when you
last used 1t, scald 1t out well before
putting cream into 1t next time. Salt
thoroughly rubbed all round on the In
side Of the churn after 1t has been
rinsed with hot water Is a first rate
way to make 1t clean and sweet. Rinse
the salt out with water.