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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

THE STOCK SPECULATOR.
HIS Varying Sensations While En-
gagged in E'renzied Struggle
for Wealth

IN the Worlds Work namoless
speculator tells some OF his expert
ences in trading" on the New York
stock exchange and describes the SEN
sations OF winning and losing, and the
ether incidents Of the nervous gam
lie for wealth on margins" He
writes:
The life is one Of earning ones bread
and butter By the sweat CT ones brow.
have found that there is no parGvu-
lar eXultation in winning. but there is
a momentary feeling OF relief and cx-
hilaration in taking a loss.
Many times ! have l0nged 10 be a
worker in more constructive fizld
TO wear a smiling c0untenarca wL.n
YOU lose your money in an upliIl G%It
may be natural to some mea, tn it
was hard for me to acquire the habit
In my first year, | smiled on occa-
sions when the smile panied me as
much as it did when / was u young
ster and had to have the barb OF a
fishhOok cut out Of my forefnger by
half-blind doctor Now it seems like
a good joke.
| early found myself becoming in
Prospective, and anaiyzinS my emo
tiOns and thoughts. do not say that
all spectators do. for some OF my
friends have the successfully reckless
manner of accomplished horsemen.
Often l have enyied them their happy
Go-lucky temperaments, their care
free dispositions
Often before making my first trade
feel the same mOmeutary reluctance
experienced when about to iaAe a cold
water plunge. A shudder and it is all
over After that the Fascination of II
all has grasped you. Men stick to it
after their physicians order them 10
quit. Take --, who contracted tubar-
culOsis. He would not 90 away. but
came to the board every day until he
was too weak to stand Even then. he
came down to his Office, and he almost
died there.
Again, --, too. had tuberculosis of
the lungs. He went to Colorado ana
was getting better. but came back in
the winter against the advice Of his
physician. He was ripe for pneumonia.
and it killed him. stock speculat On
are sufferers from nervous discaA IS.
diabetes and kidney trouble, tie Wall
street kidney, l believe. would be a
joke TO several physicians if it were
not SO very serious a matter
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
Pacific Survey

Rocked in the pillows OF the deep Pa
cific ocean. a wood built. nOnmagnetjc
sailing vessel OF about 600 tons is ex
pected to make a clOclwise spiral course
from San Francisco through the entire
northern part of the ocean for making
a magnetic survey. The total length %
the proposed cruise is about 10000
knots. and the estimated duration is
about three years. The scheme is the
outcome of the recent commercial activ-
ity in the Pacific regions which has
necessitated more reliable values OF
the magnetic elements. Except for
data from occasional expeditions and
such as were acquired in wooden yes
sells years ago, the present magnetic
charts in use depend largely upon oh
servations made on islands and along
the coasts, whose prevalent local dis
turbances make true values difficult tc
determine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
GRIST.

Last call for sowing rye on that bare
ground!
Have less land in cultivation and
that better titled.
"Hew to the line" but let an hon
est man draw the line.
Good fences, especially line fences,
make good neighbors
Give the sheep and pigs a chance
at the small potatoes left in the field.
Draw up a pile of straw near the
chicken house where the hens can
work in it.
Slated bushel boxes are the best in
which to pick up and carry potatoes
from the field.
A great Improvement on many
farms would be to have better and
straighter fences.
Do outdoor work while the sun
shines. and save work such as she'll
ing seed corn, cleaning bins, etc., for
a rainy day.
The manure leakage is the ruin of
many farmers. Liquid tight pits
should be built and the whole pro-
tected from sun, rain and air.
The Iowa Homestead tells of farm
er in Missouri with such a fine corn
crop that he cannot harvest it. He
thinks he will mail siding on the
stalks of the outside rows and roof
the field over"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION.
from Congress Will Improve
Agricultural Districts.

There is a stronger, healthier senti-
ment for national aid to highway i'm
provement ali over the country than
at any time since Congressman Brown
low first introduced his bill providing
for it. AS more and more the subject
is discussed in the press more and
more is it seen that the proposition
simply covers the discharge of ma
tional obligation to the people who
furnish life and sustenance to the
government. There is no family or in
dividual in the United States unaffect
ed by highWa! conditions. Improved
highways in the United States would
save to the people the enormous sum
of $4,000 600 every year. The de
partment of agriculture IS authority
for the figures. Statistics gathered by
government agents from loo counties
show that it costs an average of 25
cents mile to haul ton of produce.
On the level on good macadam road
horse can draw 500 pounds; on the
best dirt roads, he can draw $500 or
not quite half as much; on a muddy
road he can only draw 1000 pounds,
about one-seventh what he can draw
on the level macadam road. Thus
we see that it costs the farmer seven
times as much tU carry his products
to the railroads or the county town
over a muddy road as it would over
a good macadam road. Thanks again
to the department Of agriculture, we
know how much it costs the farmers
Of the United States to get crops to
market, and the figures show that
system of good roads would pay
larger dividend to the country than
our expensive system of railroads.
Briefly, it costs the farmers annually
(the figures are of1ciaD $946,414,
G65.54 to move their products. AS at
least five-siXths of it is moved on
dirt roads and bad ones at that, there
would be a saving to the farmers OF
at least 60 per cent. of this cost il
we had macadam roads. Or, as stated
above, bad roads cost the farmers an
nually 100000 600. This is more
than all the railroads of the United
States receive for freight. 1t is tnia
appalling condition the government is
asked 10 appropriate SLfOOO,oUo u
help cure. The states cannot do it I'M
aided, but with $24,0OO,OO0 distributed
through three years to states and coun-
ties that will accept the conditions of
the Observation-Disclosures BILL such
stimulus will be given to road i'm
provement as will in a very few years
lift agriculture out of the ruts and
save to the country the enormous sum
now lost as the cost of bad roads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
FURIOUS FIGHTING.

"For seven years." writes Geo. w
Hoffman, of Harper, Wash. II had a
bitter battle, With chronic stomach
aud liver trouble, but at last / won,
and cured my diseases, by the use OF
Electric Bitters. l unhesitatlngly
recon- mend them to all, and don't in
tend in the future TO be without them
in the house. They are certainly a
wonderful medicine, to have cured
such bad case as mine" Sold under
guarantee to do the same for you, by
E. T. Whitehead & Co., druggists, at
SOC. bottle. Try them to-day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
WANTED MULE TO KICK HIM
One Time When the Smart Drummer
Was OF IN His Calcu-
leticns.

You know that old game. OF
course" said the Chicago drummer.
You are walking along the street and
a man comes running after you with
a fat wallet in his hand and says he
saw it fall from your pocket. You
want the wallet, but you don't want
to open it in the presence of the man.
Therefore, you go down 10 your pocket
for a couple OF dollars to reward his
honesty. Then you make a sneak for
some place where you can count the
cash, and your knees grow weak as
you discover that the fatness of the
wallet is owing to slips OF newspaper.
I've had them try that little game
on me half a dozen times and always
got the laugh on them. A month ago
however. in ST. Louis, | was walking
about with an Old haySeed when a
fellow presented the wallet and said l
dropped it. l smilingly denied it, and
he rendered it to old hayseed. He bit
at once and gave up a dollar.
Then I opened on him and called
him names and made his heart ache
and | didn't stop talking until we had
reached a hotel where we could inyes.
tigate. Say, | want to hire a mule &c
kick me for the next year. That wal.
let contained ST 500 of as good money
as Uncle Sam ever turned out. and tn.
old chap from the turnip fielus was
just that much ahead. ! tried TO ar.
que an even whack, being we wer
both together, but he stuffed the wad
down into a hind pocket, shook his
head and replied:
g Not any, my friend. Gooseberries
won't be more than half a crop this
year. and this will help me puI.
through nicely
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

The children jubilee of good health
follows the use of Bees Laxative Honey
and Tar, the cough syrup that expels
all cold from the system by acting as g
cathartlc on the bowels. A certain
remedy for Group, Whooping Cough
and all lung and bronchial affections
E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck,
Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

iidjl'aE. IN iLe superior SouIts
Nove:u1ar Term, 1893.
Matte 2. Nichols, plaintiff
vs.
Emma Has-ei!, Mamie Hill, Frances
Y. Hi. Mary + iIiI, ard the possible
issue o! Maltie &. Nichols, Fanny NJ.
Hassell and Josephine g. Hi and
Waiter Z. Daniel, guardian ad lite ~
Of Frauces :. H,.l, Mary f.. Hill, and
the pJS-il lc sue oi Matte b. Nichols,
Fancy u. basel and Josephine B.
Hi.
Ry virtue or lower vested in me by
that decree cf his honor Judge Thos.
! Straw az the January tsrIn, 1906, OF
the Superior Court for Halifax COUNTY
in the actrou entitled rs a5ova, | will
sell for ca.n 20 the highest bidder at
pubuc auction in the town q. scatl nj
%ecl at - O'Clock at noon on the 3rd
day of M.rcn 1905, The following
described iot or parcel OF real estate,
lying, bsin- mi situate IN the IOWA OF
Scot'aua Seek, county Of Ha.if,x ard
State Of North Carolina, to VT:
. Rcriuning & a point On l2lh street
1870 'eet from the west side ut Main
. sira.t tberce q a.ra,uht limo south 5u
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
A BAR FOR DRAIN MOUTH.
How Woodchucks, Muskrats and Sim
liar Animals May Be Kept
from Nesting There.

Woodchucks, muskrats and similar
animals may be kept out Of drains by
this device, says a writer in an east
ern contemporary. Bore three-eighths
inch holes in a piece of two-byfour
oak about an inch apart. In these
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

drive iron rods Is inches long. The
number depends on size of tile, six
for eight-inch tile. Thrust the rods
in the soil at mouth of drain so the
tool bars the mouth. Oak pins may be
used if iron rod is not handy, but
will need repair sooner, unless they
are made larger.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
Work for Rainy Days.

Have a place for empty barrels,
boxes, baskets and poultry crates.
And when a rainy day comes if any
need fixing up, repair them SO they
will be ready for use when required.
Then you will not have to stop and
put a hoop on some barrel or patch
up a box that's needed for shipping
away.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
W W(>1:ry
Almost .Unnerved Mo
Heart Pains.
s hort Of Brc ath,
Faint and Languid.
DR.. r.MileS'Neert Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

at has been five years since was cured Of
heart trouble by your Heart Cure and Nerv-
Inc, and | am just as sound as a dollar in
that organ today. For several years | had
been suffering with my heart. Breathing
had become short and difficult at times
Short sharp pains about the heart, sometimes
accompanied with futterIng would make
me feel faint and lansu,d. The least excite
ment or mental worry would almost unnerve
me. L felt that the trouble was growing
worse all the time, and after trying many
remedies prescribed by physicians without
obta. alng relief, was induced to give your
remedies trial. | was relieved the second
day, and after taking three or four bottles all
SYMPTOMS were removed and have never
showed slgLs OF returning. "-REv. GEO. w.
hI&ACOPE, ChinCoteague, Va.
There are many symptoms Of cart disease,
which so closely resemble those of more COM
mon nervous disorders as to frequently mis-
lead the attending physician. Often in cases
OF heart trouble the stomach, kidneys, liver or
lungs become affected. Again the symptoms
may be those OF weakened nerves, as tired
feeling, sleepeSsncss, tirnidity, the patient is
easily exc!tab.e and apt to worry without
cause. # YOU have the least suspicion that
your heart is weak study your symptoms and
begin the use of DR.. Miles Heart Cure, the
great heart and blood tonic, without days
delay.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
Joak on the Ica1nan.

will you have emmy Use twOday lady,
saws the iSe man two the womun.''
NO. guess mott. she says. Ide ruth
have tun Of kole."
explanation-she ment that it Wa:
getting two kool foar ise & awlmoast
hott enuff for kole this is / of mine
George McDermott. office boy" in the
Boston Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

1t is a pleasure to take DR.. Dade's
Little Liver Pills and enjoy their tonic
effect upon the liver. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, and
Leggstts drug store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS. |
WHEN Tom Dixon opened Liberty
- , The esoutbe in New Yorkw were be people
"'' IA" :, SO crowded theatre. The Charlotte
0" ~ following
"'The Clansman made it's initial the
Liberty sth and PLAYED
standing said all southeer
There York.
standing
put OF and still doing So"
The by they by
bear wealth they rich to-day
known much by of
" " ~ " " by good be money.
folowng to-day may
wlgwam
to-day
who broadly Carnegie but because of their benefcence
brighter upward
change of spirit of The coupty rich of to-day
robes and foe linen is despsed An humble author
prea"he something
and honored the glded Dives
his wealth n millions"
reports
past
n,, 1903 fourteen killed In 1904 thirteen
WV ~ ,andn 1905,
game every
year being nearly
accidents but the and inevitable outcome the
About of people play The under the
deaths OF
persons MANNED accurately
Deaths game
for lie will completely than they thought Whit
the wie stringent laws game,
Is nu general condemnation of its brutality
ttt1
recently
been unusually active this
a. : u:., would permit, preparing for heavy
oe:'o"s hsaAe manupg this year. and exorss the fear that
activity
serious mistake To increase the this
year FALL probability
that the North Carolina and the South held what
productive persue,
limit the number of to the pIow the Halx
Association has mendd If should
the South would doubtless reduce from
good this
increase
Le,'
,, table suggestions In the February number
auth wise conclu lom
meeting in Cologne in 1S4S Karl Marx,
power reputation, meeting
bearing manner Impressed young schu he writes of as follows
meeting a
be who would leader OF must treat the opinions his hearers
morally superior
will influence others humiate
of superiority public will
winning Ignorant respects
their moral
cons from life rich in by has led
thought emulation would
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
Fo.icv.ed Dr.. liartn,aa's Gdyice.

Mr.. John G. Nelson, Dayton, Tenn,
gcologist and mining engineer, while .
Captain in the Federal Army during
the Civil War, contracted q ease Of rhcu-
matism.
This malady vas constant and per
sistent, inducing the Development Of
other ailments. which also became
chronic. After taking & course of
Peruna, Capt. Nelson writes:
"IIavlng been painfully afflicted witA
chronic rheumatis m ana the aGiunctivc
complications for many years, and after
having received many general and
special treatments with only temporary
relief, read your scientific treatise on
catarrhal diseases.
AT my request, you prescribed Tor
me a special course Of the Hcruna rene
dies, which closely followed, ard am
happy to report that my Rheumatism
and complicated ailments are r23dued
and l feel young again at the age OF
sixty-nine years.
"ReasC7 VIII acce1i yonr cizGSffic1'
foB Of c1tsrri7:9i diseases IS scientific
.ci7d true, and the I@S-GIla gehzelseS -
3 standard treatment for tn9r'.
g! than .;-0n heartily your @Li!-ci
and i2GiGai ,dViCe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
+ z-I2 q sUns--lS
Uses Pe-Fu-ga Il7 His Oun
Family as a CataTrh
Remedy.

~EO. w. HONEY, Ex-Trcasurcr Of
~ the State of Wisconsin, is 2 man or
vide acquaintance and extensive ex-
poriencc.
lie has used PerCna in his own family
with the most gratifying results.
lie give5 it unqualified endorsement
ls IN cAicacious catarrh remedy.
1t is just such testimony as ,bis which
has given PcrUn& such a high standard
in the estimation of the American
public.
There is no possible way to gainsay
such frank and genuine testimony.
The only way to account for such tes-
timony is the fact that Peruna really
does what is claimed FOR it.
Rncause il rclieEcs catarrh. il cIear-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

SAL OF VARIABLE REAL ESTATE.
State OF North Carolina. County OF
Halifax. IN The superior Court,
Nove:n oar Term, 1903.
Matte .. Nichols, plaintiff
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

) catarrb, Il cIeAr-
the way for Nature
to rc-asScrt her
sway over the ply
siOlogical forces of
the body and thus
yaa+ MANY IifIpr'aI /
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
His Lunacy Under Good Control.

His Lunacy Under Good Control.
She-Suppose | were to die, whe'
would you do?
He-I should almost be crazy.
would you marry again.
well. | would hardly be as Graz!
as that. Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08
PE-1U-hia
The Reliable
cGtaEgI2 Remedy.

rid tho system OF q great many GlhtfthI
chronic diseases.
Catarrh is the stronghold Of lingering
diseases. once rld the system Of catarrh
and it is very difficult indeed for disease
% linger very long.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-02-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28

poIled but few thousand votes, after a
thorough and expensive canvass. Crowds
gathered to hear him, and alternately
cheered and guyed him. But he was toe
crude for the occasion. His magnificent
promises were clothed in such coarse
garb of slang and ignorance. the people.
even his own people. would not accept them
He enjoyed himself hugely, and was out
some money for expenses, but the prize
proved to be far beyond his reach.
And yet New York today seems to be
giving respectful heed to promises quite as
extravagant as those made by the hero
of the Pump. Mr.. Hearst is playing upon
the public in fashion somewhat similar to
that of Mr.. Devery. The latter. indeed,
was first in the field with some of the cries
with which New York now Is ringing. Mr..
Hearst is doing more with them because
he presents them in better form. And then
in his newspapers he has an aggressive
support which Mr.. Devery lacked. The
newspapers were all against the ex-chief
of police, and used him and his ambition
only for humorous purposes.
In the mayors chair Mr.. Devery would
have been powerless to redeem half the
promises he made as candidate. If Mr..
Hearst reaches Albany will he be any bet
ter off? Will not thousands Of the men
who are helping him today be disappointed
in the result Of his official labors?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28

planetary system, the sun, the moon, Mars,
Mercury Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. From
these sprang the northern European names
of the days, the Morse divinities taking In
part the place of the Latin titles. The
English week is a composite of the Latin
and the Morse mythology. Sunday is de-
rived from the center of the solar system
Monday Is moon day" Tuesday signifies
the day of Thu, or Tyr, the Anglo-Saxon
and Morse gods Of war. Wednesday stands
for Odin Wodin, the god OF storms.
Thursday is the day of Thor, the Morse god
of thunder. Friday is dedicated to Frigedag,
wife OF Odin. corresponding to the Venus OF
the Latin mythology which gave to that
day the name of Veneris dies, or day of
Venus. Saturday Is directly derived from
the Latin day of Saturn.
Thus, it is true, as the Rev. DIR. Horton
asserts. that our weekly nomenclature is of
pagan origin. 1t may be true that the
deities whose names are thus perpetuated
were of very questionable repute. But the
paramount fact remains that these names
have become fixed and no power OF protest
will suffice to change them. One at a time
they might be modified after many years of
suggestion and patient example. But to
wipe out the Whole list at one swoop would
be beyond the power Of the most authorita-
tive body in the world.
Far less is it likely that any serious con-
sideration will be given to proposition to
bestow upon the days the names of even
the greatest of modern Englishmen. Ameri-
cans would have something to say about
that We have a few cherished names on
this side of the water that would sound
WELL better than some proposed by DR..
Horton, IL once we undertook to do addi-
final honor to the dead by immortalizing
them in our calendar.
Remembering our difficulty in creating a
Hall of Fame 1t is not to be believed that
any revolutionists, however intrepid, will
seriously undertake to propose a combina-
ton of seven godfathers for the days Of
the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28
The Names of the DAVIS.

When the French revolution undertook to
change the existing order 1t did not stop at
political institutions 1t sought to eliminate
from the language and customs of the
people all traces of certain influences which
had rendered the ancient regime odious to
the proletariat. II commanded that the
very names of the months be changed. and
SOME OF the more extreme radicals even
advocated changing the names of the days
OF the week.
This spirit of protest and change did not
die with the French revolution. 1t has
manifested itself frequently in all countries
and among all classes of people since the
reign of terror closed. 1t will continue to
propose alterations In the existing order
until the end OF time. Nevertheless. It is
with somewhat OF a shock OF surprise that
one finds an Englishman rising IN a high
place to propose an amendment which will
challenge the conservatism Of the entire
English-speaking race. Here is the news
dispatch from London:
1.-THE Rev Dr. Horton, In a sermon last
Sunday found fault with the names the
days OF the week bear. They were taken,
he said. from heather deities of very ques-
tionable repute. He would name the days
after great and noble Englishmen. Monday
he would like to be identified with Alfred
the Great. Tuesday with Sir Philip Sidney.
"wednesday with Nelson. Thursday with Sir
Herbert Edwardes. Friday with David Liv-
Lnsstohe, and Saturday with James Chal-
Inc present names of the days are derived
from ancient sources. Their origin is doubt
less 10 De found In the Roman attributIor
OF the days to the ruling members of the