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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
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Witness said the sub-floors We're lnlo
n 6 thoGtwork progressed ana before l'ia
roof was put on. Witness said that y
was better to walt until the foot wa
on beforealaying the floors
TO Save Money,
Chairman sadler asked # when the
floors were laid before the roof was
put on, was i not done by Nee me eoh'fuo
| tor to economist and save MONEY
| Witness said 1t was, q, ~,
Witness then said that Mr.. John WI
son. tho contractor, had come to MN
! and nsked him IL he could put down the
floors beforh the roof was put on
Witness told Mr. Wilson that he was
not employed to supervise the work and
could not advise him..
Mr., Wilson then told him that some
ono (witness thought Mr., Wilson said
Mr.. Pebasco or DR.. Foster). had told
him he could put down the floor.
| Witness declined to discuss the matter,
| He stated again that he was not ems
Moved to supervise the work or the
material used, His firm was ,eWployed
to draw tho plans and furnish the as.pee-
| ficatIons for 10 per cent?, that after7
| wards the board employed him at q per
| diem to come to see the work OCCASION
Witness said he was on one OF his
per diem visits when the building was
accepted, ~.
/. Chairman sadler then read from the
minutes of the board, which stated that
Mr., baskerville recommend the prov's-
(, ionnl acceptance of the building, but say
Ing that Mr., Wilson. the contractor,
should be held responsible II defects were
| found later,
4 Thirty days, tho witness said was tho
| usual time for discovering defects.
! . Witness said that the buolding commits
tee was composed of Messrs' Cole, GAR
rett AlcCracken and Foster.
Witness said his recollection was that
his contract was made with the whoo
board, and that later the building COM
nittee was appointed.
/ Wituess said that his frm prepared the
plans and specifications at IL per cent
| but that II he had Inspected the work
tho charge would have been 5 per cent
A Witness said he had nothing to do witt
A the construction. as the board had EN-,
ployed another to look after that
After the chairman had read the resolu
4 ton OF the building committee accepting
the Montague building and surrenderint
the contractogs' bond. Witness sald ina
~. L J.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
1T WAS JUST LIKE HIM.
A Hopeful Employees Expectations
Dashed by His Close
Employer.

In banking Office in New Orleans Is
an aged bookkeeper who began his con-
nection with the business the day II
was established. AS the years went by
the proprietor, who had started with
little, but was extremely "close,
amassed an enormous fortune. The
bookkeeper piled up but small amount
of savings, relates the New Orleans
Picayune.
At last the twenty-fifth anniversary
Of the firm and of the bookkeeper's
service came along. He remembered it
but thought no one else would. II ms
surprise, the proprietor spoke of 1t a
once.
Williams" he said, "do you know
what day this is?"
Our tweuy-fifth anniversary, sir"
tIt is indeed, Williams. And now
have thought fit to commemorate the
event, and | have put in this envelope
for you small gift to express my ap-
probation of your faithful service
The bookkeeper, his hopes raised
high, took the envelope from his en-
ployer and opened it. The token" was
photograph of the employer.
WELL" demanded the donor, as the
other hesitated What did you want
to say about it?'
"It's just like you!" murmured the
bookkeeper. 'Its just like you!"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
FAMOUS BELGIAN SCULPTOR
First of His Calling to Give to Labor
the Precious Baptism
of Art.

Just year ago (April 4, 1905), there
died in Brussels, where he was born
and where he lived and labored nearly
all his days, one of the worlds great
est sculptors, writes Christian Brinton,
in "A Sculptor of the Laborer," in
Century. In his reticence and simple
ruggedness and sincerity, Constantin
Meunier recalls the master craftsmen
OF other, sturdier times. He passed
away at "a, in the fullness of effort,
for he was one of those who mature
but slowly With the exception of a
brief sojourn in Spain, he scarcely left
his native land. Il have never had
any adventures" he once said; Il
have only dreamed and worked"
Though modern in feeling, his art is
both Gothic and Greek, both restless
and serene. 1t is, above everything,
an art that typifies the spirit of the
hour. All the fierce energy, the mate
rial progress and inventive genius of
to-day are reflected in Meunier's min
ers and foundrymen, his puddlers and
glassblowers. He was the first sculp-
tor who saw plastic beauty in the
workman, the first to give labor the
precious baptism of art.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
THE UNSOPHlSTICATED MAN
Thought to Have for Himself a
Drawer in the Bureau, But
ALI in Vain.

Once wise man built a large house
He said:
Il will place in this house many bu-
reaus. There shall be bureaus on all
sides, in all the rooms. They shall be
large, reaching from the floors to the
ceilings, ard in these bureaus there
shall be hundreds and hundreds OF
drawers. Then l shall say to my wife:
This one little bureau drawer down
here in the left-hand corner Of the Gel
lar, under the stairway, is mine. All the
rest of the bureau drawers, my dear
are yours"
And the house Of the wise man was
finished, and in it were one mile of bu-
reaus, and in the bureaus there were
IA 1000 drawers, relates the Denver News
And it was late Saturday night when
the last load of furniture was moved
into the house and put in place.
Sunday morning this wise man arose
with light heart. He tiptoed to the lit
tie drawer down under the stairway in
the cellar to get himself a clean shirt and
a change of underwear. He paused and
exclaimed:
cat last | have a private drawer!"
He stopped and pulled the drawer and
looked in.
There were wells, feathers, ruching,
hairpins, red ribbons, blue ribbons, safe
ty pins, petticoats, silk stockings, pow
der puffs, corset covers, trading stamps,
chewing gum, shoestrings and other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
The wise man dug out his stiff shirt,
his underclothes and clean collar and
carefully wrapped them in an old news
showed them under his bed.
Then he went out doors and meditated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
PEWS THAT CARRY A VOTE
Queer Custom of a Parish Church in
England Dates Away
Back

The parish church of Chertsey pos
sesses curious anomaly, says the
Sunday Strand 1t has several pews in
it's gallery which are bought and sold
by auction, just like table or chair
and these pews give their owners for
the time being legal right to vote at
parliamentary elections in the division.
Moreover, the owners of the pews have
to pay the poor rate of G2 a year
into the bargain-a privilege they are
not so eager to use as the former one.
Many years ago the church wardens
of Chertsey were at their wits end
in order to raise money for the restor-
alton and repair of the sacred edifice,
and they could finu no solution to the
question until some parishioners sug-
gested that they should sell the gal
iery pews to the highest bidder. They
accepted the idea and obtained a spe-
cial act Of parliament allowing them
to do this, and also giving the privi-
lege of a parliamentary vote. A pew
was recently sold at Tokenhouse Yard
for $50
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
HOBBIES AND PASTIfAES,
National Occupations of People with
Time to Spare in Various
Places.

Parrots and minas afford never
failing source of occupation to those
gifted with sufficient patience to un-
dertf Ike the task of teaching these
birds 20 speak. A favorite method
with tird trainers is to lower the cage
down well, and, seated on the edge
Of tEs coping, to pour forth for a cou-
pie OF hours nightly a monotonous
repetition of Pretty Polly" etc.
Others seek the seclusion of a dark
room fer the same purpose.
Various places lend themselves to
particular hobbies. In the Andaman
islands mother Of pearl is plentiful,
and everybody goes in either for pol
ishing shells or making rings and
bracelets from them.
GibEaltar has it's staple hobby in
rock ornaments made from a beauti-
fully ycined stone which abounds, is
easily worked and takes a high polish.
This IS very profitable hobby as
brooches, crosses, paper weights, Bible
and r~ayer-book markers and other
knic:.,-lacks find a ready sale among
tourists
In H--rma, the land of teak, the carv-
ms ct elaborately decorated photo
frames enables many a man to while
away hours that would otherwise be
droary. And at Bhamo pleasure may
be combined with profit in fashioning
ornaments of serpentine
In India soldiers recovering from
serious illness are usually sent to hill
stations to complete their cure, and
can find plenty of wood to whittle into
walking sticks. For one Of these
sticks which the writer has an offer of
52 los. was made. It's actual value as
a stick might be about one shilling,
but it is covered with most elaborate
carvings of birds and flowers, and
represents four months work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Fuel W as.e

Every new rumor OF coal STRIKE
gives added significance to the work
which the United States Geological
Survey is doing in the study of tues
and fuel waste.
The most improved methods oi
! burning wood, oil and coal are amaz.
ingly inefficient. In the ordinary
locomotive only from three to five pei
cent. is utilized. From the blast fur
naces of the country gases are now lost
which, if they could be saved, would
yield two and one half million horse
power.
Every year forty million tons OF
coal are converted into coke. The by
products of this conversion, if they
could be isolated and used, would be
worth more than the coke Itself. They
include enough ammonium sulphate
to fertilize most of the farms, creosote
enough to preserve all the timber, and
pitch enough to brlquet the slack Goals
to root houses and repair roads. The
combustion OF fuel in the heating and
lighting of house is most wasteful Of
all.
The government work inst now is
directed to the discovery Of methods
of using the llgnities aud low grades
of coal which have heretofore been
considered hardly worth mining and
already 1t has been found that some
of these dsspised fuels are especially
adapted to the economic production
of power. But tbs field Is enormously
broader than that. The man of sci
ence who shall find a way to utilize
fifty or twenty-fve or even ten Per
cent. of the actual energy In fuel will
prolong the life OF the earth as the
home Of the human race by thoussn Is
o. years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
What the Spider Toli

81 was spinning web on a rose
vine," aaid the spider, "and the little
girl wcs sewing patch work on the
doorstep. Her thread knotte6 ard her
needle broke, and her eyes were full
of tears. ] can't do it, she cried Il
can't l can'tn
Then her mother came and told
her to look at me- Every time spun
a nice thread, and tried to fasten it to
branch, the wind blew and tore It
away. This happened several times,
but at last | made one that / did not
break. and fastened it and spun otbe r
threads to join it, Then the mother
smiled.
"What patient spider 7 she said.
"The little girl smiled, too, and
when the sun went down there was a
beautiful web in the rose vine, and
square OF patchwork on the step.p-
Babyland.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Queer Almanacs.

Selected.
The boundary-rlders of the great
Australian sheep ranches have each
district to look after, In which ore
must keep the wire fences in repair
aud see that the sheep come to no
! harm. 1t is a hard AID lonely life,
living as each boundary-rider does.
quite alone In the wilderness.
A writer tells of some of the curl
Gus ways in which these solitary men
keep count Of the days.
One old man, who had lived in TIE
back country tor thirty years, used two
jam tins and seven pebbles. One tin
as marked "This week" On Mon
day morning he would take a pebble
from "Last week" and drop it into
"This week" and on every subsequent
morning, till "This week" had swallow
ed the seven. They were returned tc
"Last week." and the old fellow knew
that another Sunday had passed.
Another man had tried and failed
with several plans. At last he hit q
new lde. He made big danpeT Lcske
of flower and water) on Sunday night,
and marked it Into seven sectors
each section being a days allowance,
SO that every time he picked up the
camper the grooves would remind him
of the day. Unfortunately, one Tues
day there came a visitor with raven
Gus appetite. The host stinted him
sell that the hungry one might lie sat
l>fied with the days section. But hr
wasn't. With anxious eyes the host
saw the KNIFE clearing the boundary
line, and the hungry man ruthlessl}
carved into his almanac.
"Stop, stop :" he cried, as he grabbed
the damper and glared at it.
There" be said, "you've eaten
Toosday and Wednesday, and now
yer wanter slice the best O Thursday ;
an | won't know the day o. the week" F."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
COMPASS OF LITTLE USE.
The Instrument on Submarine Boat
Ceases to Point North
Under Water.

Talking with young naval officer,
learned something about submarine
boats that astonished me, says Brook
lyn Eagle writer. He had been down in
one of the Holland craft several times
and made light of the dangers, but he
ridiculed the value of such vessels for
warfare. Then he told me the strange.
inexplicable fact that after the boat
is entirely submerged the compass
ceases to point to the north. 1t flies
around any old way and cannot be re-
lied upon for steering Even when the
water is clear and still the man at the
lookout cannot see more than 20 feet
in front of the bow.
Rough water on the surface has the
effect of giving an opaqueness to the
sea underneath-the opposite of the
Ory. The approach of a submarine eau
be detected by the masthead that stands
out of the water. The vessel rarely de-
scends more than ten or twelve feet
below the surface. The general suppo-
sition that the boat founders about in
the mud is erroneous.
But the impossibility of steering by
compass destroys the practicability of
this weapon for actual warfare. In an
engagement the submarine would be as
likely to torpedo friend as enemy. All
manner of strange currents exist under
the surface of the sea, and as they have
the boat wholly in their grasp she
might be turned entirely around in a
quarter miles run. Many of the most
expert men in the navy are frying to
divise means to overcome the effect Of
submersion upon the compass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

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 membranes 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 harmles
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

A dose oil 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.
Plne-ules contain neither sugar nor
alcohol--just gums and resins obtained
from our own native pine forests, COM
bined with other we'll known bladder,
blood and backache remedies.
E. T. Whitehead & Co Scotland Neck,
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
SCOTLAND NECK, N. G. THU RSDAY MAY 81, 1906
The End Of the World

M'Landburgh Wilson in N. Y. Sun.
The Palisades had disappeared,
The most of earth had crumbled,
And naught remained where long ago
Nlagara's waters tumbled.
Commercial greed had one by one
The mountain peaks demolished,
And in scheme for patent drinks
The ocean was abolished.
The Last man trembled on rock
A hammar slowly swinging,
He had a moneymaking scheme.
With gold his ears we're ringing.
He stood upon earth's final verge
Worn small by mans persistence.
Clipped out the chunk beneath his
feet.
And fell from out existence.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
POSTMASTER ROBBED.

G. w. Fouts, Postmaster at Rlyer-
ton, Ia, nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter, which says: "For 20 years |
had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such severe case of jauudice
that even my finger nails turned vel
low when my doctor prescribed Elec-
trio Bitters which cured me and have
kept me we'll tor eleven years." Sure
cure for Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weak
ness and I'll Stomach, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder derangements. A wOn.
derful tonic. At E. t. Wnltehead &
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
The tar that is contained

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-thus eX-
pelllng 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.
E. T. Whitehead g. Co, Scotland Neck
Leggett's drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
New Nomenclature.

1t is the opinion of the London
Daily News that with "All-of-a-sud-
den Peggy" we may be entering upon
a new era of nomenclature, and
that critics may shortly expect in
vitations to "More-or-less William"
Day-after-to-morrow Dolly" ''Delib.
erately-and-of malice aforethought
Julia" and so forth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Publications.

Newspapers published in the United
States at the close of 1905: Weeklies,
14,455; semi-weeklies, 499; tri-weeklies,
54; dailies, 2,215; total newspapers,
1928. Periodicals, published in the
United States at the close of 1903:
Monthlies, 2,710; all other periodicals,
$50; total periodicals, 3,262; total news
papers and periodicals, 20,4S5.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

Any one suffering from Kidney
pains, backache, bladder trouble or
rheumatism who will take dose of
Plne-ules upon retiring at night will
he relieved before morning. L. 4.
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, Leg
gett's Drug Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

All old-time Cough Syrups bind the
bowels. This is wrong. A new Idea
was advanced two years ago in Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. This
Remedy acts on mucous membranes
ofthe throat and lungs and loosens the
bowels at the same time. 1t expels all
cold from the system. 1t clears the
throat, strengthens the mucous men,
branes, relieves coughs, colds, Group,
wbooping cough, etc. Sold by +. L.
Whitehead d. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

/ don't see the sense in speaking of
a man as "blind drunk" "Why not9
1t simply means he's so very drunk
tnat ne can's see." Bat no man IL
ever so drunk that he can't see. II
he's very, very drunk he can see
snakes. ."--Catholic Standard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Old Barrel Organ.

The parish church at Tobbing, Eng
land, which dates back to the thir-
teenth century, and was recently re-
stored possesses a remarkable ancient
instrument, a barrel organ, which has
three barrels and can play SO tunes
1t is turned by the usual handle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

In Kentucky.-Major Plublud--
Well, sub, and what are your habits,
sub?
Daughters Lover-Well, Major, l
gamble occasionally, play the races and
drink whiskey.
Major Blublud-H.m-m And
have you any bad habits, sub ?-Life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

The season OF Indigestion is now n
hand. Rings Dyspepsia Tablets re-
lieve indigestion, and correct all stom-
ach disorders. E. II, Whitehead &
Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug
Store, Hobgood
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

Rachel-Here is your ring, Solomon.
can never marry you for l love
another.
Solomon--Vere iss de man you love?
RacheI-Heavens You won't kill
him, will you?
Solomon--No but | viii sell him do
ring sheep-Ex.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

Her Husband--I thought you were
going to visit your mother? His wife
And so | am. Her husband--Well, /,
you had better begin to pack your
trunk at once. The tralr leaves
in 4S hours--Chicsgo News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD

could not bring as much happiness 20
Mrs. Lucia Wilke, Of Caroline, Wis,
az did one 25c box of Bucklen's Arnlca
Salve, when it completely cured a
running sore on her leg, which had
tortured her % long wears. Greatest
antlseptic healer of Plle', Wounds,
and Sores. 25c at 2. T. Whitehead
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

Have you pains in the back, ,inflam-
nation OF any kind, rheumatism, faint
ing spells, indigestion or constipation,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea makes
you we'll, keeps you well. 80 cents,
Tea or Tablets.
F.. T.. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31

This is the season Of llstlessness. head
aches and spring disorders. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea is sure preven-
tative. Makes you, strong and vigorous.
35 cents. Tea or Tablets.
f. r. Whitehead e Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
:: \ - X
f Jaws
J. .sf Fl
Tightly Locked From
Nervous Spasms.
Ply siCians Coul d
Not Prevent Fits.
DIR. Miles Nervine Cured
Ny Wife.

Dr. Miles Nervine has been successfully
tried in thousands of cases of nervous disor-
ders, but never.has it made better record than
when used in the treatment of fits or spasms.
Thousands of testimonials prove this, and III
nearly every instance the writer has stated
that the fits ceased after the first dose of Ner-
vine was given. The statement is repeated
In the following:
Seven years ago my wife commenced
having spasms or fits and l called in my
home physician and he said she was para
lyzed He rubbed her with salt water and
gave her calomel and she eventually got
some better but in short time she had
another attack. She confined to her
bed tor three months and the doctor could
not help her. She had fits frequently, some
times very severe. Her hands would cramp
50 we could not open them and she finally
got so her jaws would become locked.
Finally saw the doctor was doing, her no
good and ordered a bottle of DR.. Miles Re-
benefit from the first bottle that got some
more. She has taken a number Of bottles
but has never had fit since taking the first
dose. She also thinks very highly. of DIR.
Niles Nerve and Liver Pills and is never
without them. If there is any way of max
of the good the DIR. Miles Restorative Nerv-
inc did my wife."-WM. Y. ALLEN, P. NJ,
E!kville, Miss.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DIR. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The New Cough Syrup-the one
that acts as mild cathartic on the
bowels-is Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. 1t expels all cold from the
system, cuts the phlegm ont OF the
throat, strengthens the mucous mem
branes OF the bronchial tubes, and re
ileves Group, whoopipg cough, etc
Children love it. Sold by e. T.White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Knows Him.

Flim-Does your wife work?
Flam-Well, l should say so! She
works mel
Gee! Hardest kind of labor, eh?''
Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
A CERTAIN CURE FOR ACHING
FEET.

Shake into your Shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t cures Tired, Ach-
ing, Callous, Sweating, Swollen f@t.
At all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 80.
Sample FREE. Address, Al'en 8.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-31
Shutting Him Off.

Touchly-I say, old man, I've got a
good short story to tell you.
Wiserly-Never mind about it. I'm
short myself to-day.-Chicago Daily
News