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Sunday Dinner.

1t il p well-known and deploi alb le
fact that many honsekeeper breads
the arrival of Sunday because the
preparation of an elaborate course din.
nar upon that day MT only mars hel
peace OF MUD and makes impossible
her requisite momonts OF quiet and
rest, but oftentimes converts her into
an unavoidable backsidsr from practi-
c,l religious duty. The mother or ell
der sister Of large and exacting lam
lily is m ost frequently the victim OF
! Sunday dinner slavery, because the
bulk OF the cooking and of setting the
table and house in order usually de-
wolves upon them, while the others idly
Ioll around either reading The papers
or fussing with their toilets for church
appearance. If the order o. duty was
Systematically reversed so as to let
"mother" or "big sister" read a little
and make themselves presentable for
Church service, the rest of the family
would soon learn why the regular vic
tins OF Sunday cooking and "picklng
up" SO often looked grumpy and ex-
h!usted and apparently ''irreligious."
Every memb Der Of family, even the
males, who cannot afford serv ants, can
help in little ways to lessen Sunday
drudgery by dong CHI or marketing,
preparing fuel and other necessary SER
vice on the day or night beiore. Bread,
pies, and buildings aud meat may be
cooked and baked the day previous,
and warmed up, if desired, after Church
service. All members of the house
hold should help to air and arrange
their own rooms and avoid careless
distribution of papers and other reading
matter around rooms and verandas, or
of leaving has aud other Wearables
about chairs and tables. Again unless
special company is invited or the Sun
day dinner is the only meal of the
week whereat a full supply of mate rial
comforts can lie supplied, would lot a |
simple rapast be just as pa atable and |
less OF slavish effort for mother" and |
''big sister"?-Chrlstla Work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

SAN FRANCISCO.
april, I906.)

april, 1860
Queen OF the west, by proud Pacific's
Enthroned in majesty saw thee sit
Thy reign upon that coast was absolute
And n man questioned it.
Treasures were thine that Babel could
not boast;
Splendors were there that Egypt
could not show;
Ships thronged thy bay, a vast and
mighty host,
From all the lands men know.
Men gazed upon thy beauties and
were dazed
Men saw thy spiendor and thy pride
with awe;
Thy glories dazzled and thy wealth
amazed
The eyes OF all who saw.
There spake a voice--an unfamiliar
tongue,
But ocean heard it, and the noun
tain peaks;
Men herd 1t oftener when the earth
was young,
But now it sometimes speaks.
Then straightway all was changed
before my eyes
Crashed down thy pillars of the
Golden Gate
And wrapped around with murky
mysteries
Lay prone and desolate.
Would'st know the sequel? Ask OF
Him whose hand
The Babylonians' ruined cities show;
Who humbled Thebes and of old cast
down
The walls of Jericho
ARTHUR GooDENoUGH.
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zszXS(SSS
Of Smoking Affected
My Heart
So I Had To Sit Up
To Breathe.
DR.. Miles, Heart Cure
Cured Ne.

Ihere IS nothing that has a more deleter-
iouS effect upon the cariac or heart nerves
man t.2 exCcsslr e use Of tobacco. Pain and
tTHtcintaS around the heart, an oppressive
ii5e"ag IN the chest, choking sensation in the
tafo2t, discomfort from sleeping on the lett
Sqe and Smotherlng spells at night when the
sufferer has to It up IN bed to breathe are
t'e most common symptoms of weak heart.
11m"EeTS Who eel these symptoms and who
20 not understand their meaning should be
"aihed IN time, by the following experience:
/ i was greatly troubled with an affection
VI lie heart, due think to excessive smoking.
.1 oh "H!'ng to You for advice l was directed
~ pegin a course of treatment which in
SSioue1 Dr. Miles Heart Cure, DR.. Miles
-' nGI'ihe and Nerve and Liver Pills, together
T.h %!.h i4thlng, etc. faithfully followed the
rascli'nS given nd am pleased to say that
fy cure Is complete and permanent Be
,, wy hcI'nnlng the use Of your remedies l
,tiI %GI 80 nervous J. could not keep my hands
.rl SUI ana suffered greatly from severe pains
a.. no the heart Many times at night
'1.I ne forced to assume sitting posture
,~~II my breath, and for the time being it
o."a s-cl1 S though my heart had stopped
lung From the splendid results achieved
"ay csc can checriully recommend DR..
80 Heart Cure, Restorative Nervinc and
,ntr remedies 70 all sufferers from heart or
'hII, Dothan, Ala.
~ III druggists sell and guarantee first bot
Df' Niles Remedies. Send for free book
H. NWeTIyoIs WIoIs and Heart Diseases. Address
~ Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
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POSTMASTER ROBBED.

G. w. Fouts, Postmaster at Rlyer-
ton, la nearly lost his Lille and was
robbed of all comfort. according to his
letter, which says: "For 70 years l
had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such severe case Of jaundice
that even my finger nails turned yel-
low when my doctor prescribed Elec-
trio Bitters which cured me and have
kept me we'll tor eleven years." Sure
cure for BlIiousness, Neuralgia, Weak
ness and Ill Stomach, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder arrangements. A won
derful tonic. At E. I. Whitehead u
Co.'S drug store. so cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

Don't tie cough or cold up in your
system by taking remedy that binds
the bowels. Take Kennedy,s Laxative
Honey and Tar. 1t is different from all
other cough syrups. 1t is better. 1t
opens the bowels-expels all cold from
the system relieves coughs, colds, Group,
whooping cough, etc. An ideal rem
edy for young and old. Children like 1t.
Sold by E. T.. Whitehead Il Co. drug
glst.
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Reports Her Cure.

Reports Her Cure.
After continuing the treatment q
short timc longer, Mrs. Kaiser reports
her ccro, as follows:
81 must drop you o. line to let you
know that 1 am well now and cured
with your medicine. l must thank you
for the advice you gave me.
''The medicine is some ling WONDER
full. cannot praise it enough for tho
good it has done for me and / hopo
many others will be freed from their
suffering.
81 have advised others who are suffer-
ing as did to consult you and many
are taking my advice. ii ever l need
medicine again, know that Feruna
will help ne"
Dr.. siarsnan'5 Advice.
To every woman suffering from inc
symptoms above indicated, Dr., Hart,
man extends an earnest invitation 20
write to him fc- medical advice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17
Not G1Od on His Road

An official Of rail way once got
leave to get married and was given 6
pass over the road. On his way back
he gave the ticket collector his mar
rlage certificate instead OF the pass
The latter studied it carefully for 6
few minutes, and then said. "My mar
yon have got a ticket for long
wearlsame j)urLey, but not on this
railroad d"-Fxcharge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

The best way to rid the system OF :
cold is to evacuate the bowels. Ken
ned5'e Laxative Honey and Tar acts as
pleasant, yet efectuaI cathactic or
the bowels. 1t clears the head, cuts th,
phlegm out of the throat, streng; hens,
the bronchial tubes, relieves coughs
and colds, Group, whooping cough, etc
Sold by. e. L. Whitehead e. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

The season of Indigestion is now al
nand. Rings Dyspepsia Tablets re
lieye indigestion, and correct all stoE
ach disorders. E. L. Whitehead &
Co, Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug
Store, Uobgood
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

This Is the season OF llstlessness, head
aches and spring disorders. Hoilister'r
Rocky Mountain Tea is a sure pceven-
tative. Makes you.strong and vigorous.
35 cents. Tea or Tablets.
E. L. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17
Why Buy Mclure'S2

McClure's Magazine Is bought and
read in homes not because 1t is maga-
zine, but because i: is THE magazinr.
Why?
FIR5T-TIIE PRICE. 1T cohs
but one dollar year, or less than ten
cents a number, for over thirteen hun
dred two-coinmn pages of reading
matter, This amounts In actual bulk
to twenty or twenty-five books costing
anywhere from dollar 10 two dollars
II voInme.
SECOND-QUALIIY. The read
ing matter is within by Americas
leading wiitCrs-the hest sEult s.ory
writer's. the best writers On timely arr
ncies, the best writers oil inpC rant
serial, such as SciIurz's "Reminiscences
or Bakers Railroad ar'lc!c,
rHIED--TIMELINESS. The read
ing matter III NcCinre's is not only
good it il not only entertaining, IN
strucilve, am nuslng and inspirlng-lt il
also about be subjects which you and
all Americans aTa most inteses cd al
the time No subjects in the rext
Twelve months are going 10 he 50 i'm
portant as the question of railroad
rates ard rebates and the question q
life instrance. Both OF these questions
viii lie discussed by authorities in an
imrariial, careful. in!eresting way.
i o L tT Hits CHARACTER.
McCiure's M1gaMno 's not edited for
chijdien, bat 1T the sane time, tLere
Is never line IN ii that any young
gi!l might not read. It's advertising
p2ge. are as clean a. lis editorial ages
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD

could not bring as much happiness to
Mrs Lucia WiIke, of Caroline, Wis,
~ did one 25c box of Bucklen's Arnlca
Salve. when it completely cured a
running sore on her leg' "hlcn hau
tortured her % long years. Greatest
antlseptic healer Of Piles, Wounds,
and sores. 25c at E. L. Whitehead
e Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

Have you pains in the back,'nham
nation OF any kind, rheumatism, falnt-
ing spells, indigestion or constlpa'n'n
HoIlister' Rocky Mountain lea makes
yon we'll, keeps you vel. 80 GEMS
Tea or Tablets.
E.T. Whitehead & 90.
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profession calling highly esteemed
Tor their merit and the credit they fleet their professions
They accordingly by various
W ~ ~ institutions outside OF State, where they
papers
alumni meeting reunion the Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery Coinians chosen Tor peakerD
Fld of Rocky Mount DR. Carr Of Durham Dr.
Of Ctodboro; and Dr. J. E. Wyche 0 Greensboro
tttt
The Wilmington Messenger mentions the strides journal
ism in the following pleasing Journalism the south
taking strides. The is the running
o III 'o"'""s' pecia newspaper from Montgom-
cry, order Advertiser of the former
delivered the early
hour in the by this leaves Montgomery
every day 30 making
Gus connections route We believe this the first exclusive news
the This the beginning of in jour
nam the south and shows what progress has made last few
No doubt will follow the mple of
the Montgomery Advertiser"
will not be profitable this because oveducton 1t had
be a calculation with people of the State
Again generally business be
manent and that those engaged in industry could feel
devotng their energies entirely But little that
IL probable there been
against the berry farmers besides overpoductn
opinion that there plenty the Noh and they fond of
berries Perhaps
the price OF the berries besides overpOucn should
that the berry good
front
In this
and urged that better TIE question timber
n,. r ~ ,, destruction ard the of
T, ' Der has led the consideration planting
for railroad In commenting
the subject the Wilmington Star closes editorial follows wh
timber growing and the railroads facing problem for
people North app
cae the value Of hg little We observe that the Pennsylvania
Railroad planting
trees, and yet while we have them growing reckless
with them, both and forest fires Every we'll
your money
mbered we do not preserve our forests and protect timber
will look
badly BOTH"
opeus para
graph living
luton referred to in the able and pleasing
o" A"o"' i0 Ao industry
truly the fact that the statement
progress indeed greamost dazzng Theels re-
qulckenng throughout the country and
that the strides in industry and Invention
wild Is moral development the times keeping pace with the
educational development? particular
the moral influences they are count we'll
no this difficult
ton questions industrial ard educational de-
and that scarcely knows where to the nve
CATION and
M feel the electric power OF the various influences at work
to build up community perhaps Do
iee corresponding thats lifting and helping
me- morally? the mad rush for money and that which
money will give, do remember to maintain
the moral force, dill forefathers? In
traes in education do men take pains
av Is considered development the young?
teaching Of scen:, mathematics language aud the like
there these truths shall IN making
the well more prosperous
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

SCOliI4Clll vi SCI
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17
Thousands Eaye Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Eiud Oct.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let if stand twenty-four ho!rs; a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-05-17

FaoVgiff,S Witch Sa2ve
For PiIee, BuE.saes Sores.
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Mcf|uTe'S Magazine

in your lone Is intended to work only
Tor good. send SlC0 to-day for one
years subscription, or leave an order
at YOUR bookstore. November and
December free with new subscriptions
for 1906.
S. S. MCCLURE COMPANY,
.ar ,,d Grrrl.1. Nt.,,, NnRr
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convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out of order

What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kiirler's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fu!fils every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back. kidneys, liver bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. 1t corrects inability
to hold water and scald;ng pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Ct being compelled 10 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect CT Swamp-Xoot is soon
realized. It stanls The highest for its won
derful cures OF the most distressing cases.
II you need a medicine you Should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and ST. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery ft..D~-
and book that tells eTs's-r2;z5~-5z zi 9s I: "a "a
more aboutt both sent IL : 8 s::1
absolutely free by mall ssz3zAa-1 =ss=a-ts.szsza-
address DR.. k!lmer & Home of sva,np.Root.
Co., Binghamton. N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offe, in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
mem ber the nane, amp-Root, Dr.
Kilmer's Syamp-root, and the ad iress
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-11-01
Shelly at Eton.

Among the more celebrated of the
names of Elton in my time I have a
slight recollection of Shelley. He was
captain of tie Oppidans, I think, in
1914 fair lad, who, l think, boarded
at Bethel's.
I remember many odd freaks record
ed of him. He bought a large brass
cannon at an auction in Windsor and
harnessed many lower boys to draw
it down into college. 1t was captured,
I think, by n of the tutors and kept
till the holidays at Hexter's.
I also remember that Shelley wrote
a small book in one volume in which
he collected together all the horrors
he could think of. 1t was a farrago Of
what in those days we called pamph-
let's, little thin sixpenny books of ro-
nance, which the boys in want of
reading used to purchase. I quite for
get the name of this work Of Shelley's,
nor have 1 ever met with it in after
life.-Nineteenth Century.
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IT WAS A CLOSE A

Thought the Clerk Was Talking About
Another Girl.
The confidential clerk approached
his boss and said:
I'D like to marry, SIR"
What" exclaimed the employer. II
am surprised at your lack Of judg.
ment, Bjornes. You are too young to
marry. and, besides, your salary is not
sufficient to support a wife. You I'M
derstand, Of course, that l am talking
for yer own good. I hate to see an
enterprising and ambitious young
man like you throw himself away
But the girl says she will econo-
mize, and"
Nonsense! Don't believe her. Her
father has probably given her extrava-
CANT ideas, which she can't keep up if
she marries you. 1 wouldn't advise
any young man to marry. By the way,
who is the young LADY,"
"Your daughter"
Take ter!" exclaimed the boss, and
as the clerk closed the door, the old
man muttered: Gracious, that was
a narrow escape"
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Monitor With Guns.

One of our public teachers relates
I very amusing incident that occurred
recently in one Of our well known
schools in the center OF the city. It
seems that for several days the pupils
had been unusually prompt in return
ing after recess. No boy was late or
!ardy. and, in fact, the boys were as
good as though Christmas were only
= few days off. The principal was con-
graduating herself upon having the
best school in the city, when n day
he mother of one of the scholars COM
planned to the principal that the mont
:or Of the class was t%erriorizing the
pupils with a pistol and frightening
them nearly to death. The principal
:hereupon investigated the matter and
::ound that the monitor had gained pos
session of his fathers revolver, and,
n true western style, "held up" the
Boys and compelled them to fall in line
and do as he commanded. While he
lid 1t with good intent and with a
sincere desire to help his teacher,
yet she was sorrowfully compelled to
censure the boy and discipline him
or his conduct.-Chicago Inter- Ocean.
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kino of Gum Corner.


Way up in Northern Oxford county.
Me-, along the route of the P. & R. F.
railway at the entrance of the Range.
ley Lake region, is a prosperous little
settlement known all over the state as
Gum Corner, says the Boston Globe.
Byron is the township and the sta
ton, but from the time A. o. Reed
made the little village synonymous
with spruce gum it became Gum Cor.
ner, and the shrewd Yankee the gum
king, and such they remain to-day.
Mr.. Reed collected gum for twenty.
five years.
For three or four years previously
he dug the gum himself, bringing in
from fifty to seventy-ive Wounds every
good day. On rainy days he cleaned
and marketed gum.
after three years." said Mr.. Reed.
II struck in on a larger scale and
bought gum of other diggers as far
north as the Magalloway region. They
brought it along in four-horse loads.
For twenty-five years I bought on an
average of forty tons a year. The
clean Jumps I sold around the state
for 81 a pound; the rough gum l
shipped to Elgin, ILL.,. where l received
SO cents a pound for it. Success?
Well, it built the little house you see
under the elms here, and I look pretty
healthy myself"
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ADMITTED HIS oousLE LIFE.

City Policeman Greatly Astonlshod
His Superior Officer.
Officer Martin, who had been on the
force for six months or more, was diff
ferent in some respects from many Of
his fellow policemen. He never went
in q saloon, never swore, never idled
and shirked. He was also un-
communicative, and a suspicion that
all was not right and that he had
something to conces. was aroused.
The chief called him into his private
Office one morning.
"Oflcer Martin" he said, $50 far as
I know, you are one Of the best men
on the payroll, but there are rumors
that you are not altogether what you
seem to be, and that t. ere is a chapter
In your life that none Of us knows
anything about"
II don't deny it. sir" responded the
policeman, somewhat surprised, but
not abashed.
"You confess it, them"
eyes, sir"
"Would you mind telling me what
it is In conf1dence?"
mot at all, SIR" said Officer Martin.
II sing in a suburban church choir on
sunday."-New York World.
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Women in Government Employ.

Women in Government Employ.
An official Of the government print
ng office was talking the other even
ng of the personnel of the women
employed in tae big printery. He said
he civil service rules went into effect
1t the Office Just ten years ago.. The
'esult has been to- give the office a
much better class of women workers
than those who were appointed prior
% that time.
"The women In the folding rooms
he bindery and the press room now"
said the official, ARE largely Of the
educated class. Some Of them are
'ormer school teachers, stenographers
Ind the like, and I will add they are
! credit to the government service"
The statement was added that It
frequently happens that these workers
n the printing Office are transferred
o important clerical positions in the
'ther departments by reason of the
high percentage they make in CON-
,etitive Observation-Disclosures
Star.
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London,s Biggest Landlord,

The London county council is one Of
he largest proprietors of working
lass houses in the kingdom. The
.welve estates it possesses cover an
rea of $50 acres. or forty-four times
he space occupied by the House of
Parliament; the total accommodation,
eady or planned, will provide for
6,435 persons; and the total cost is
stimated at fully a5,000.0O0 In
'ther words, the county council is be-
'oming the landlord of houses cap
!ble Of accommodating a population
learly equal to that Of Brighton.
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Water as a Nerve Food.

IF nervous women would only drink
more water they would not be SO nerv.
ous," remarked a trained nurse the
other day.
Nearly every physician will recon-.
mend a woman who is suffering from
nervous prostration or nervous exhaus-
tion to drink lots Of water between
meals, but many women who do not
come under a Doctors care would feel
better and look better If they would
drink, say, a quart of water in the
course of the day. Water is a nerve
food. 1t has a distinctly soothing ef-
feet when slipped gradually, as one
can test for herself"
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No. 1895
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
Washington. D. c.. October 8, 1909.
WHEREAs. by satisfactory evidence present.
GO 70 the undersigned. it has beer made to an.
peas that ~ ap
THE HOPE NATIONAL BANK"
10 the City Of Hope. in the County OF Steele
e state OF North Dakota. has compiled with
~ the provisions OF the Statutes of the limited
states. REQUIRED to be complied with before
IN association shall be authorized to commence
the business of Banking.
NOW T~HEREFORE I. Thomas F. Kane IA.
putty and Acting Comptroller of the Currencv
90 hereby certify that The Hope National
6ank' in the City Of Hope. in the County OF
steele and State OF North Dakota, is authoriz.
ca 70 commence the business of BANKING as
provided In Section Fifty one hundred ana nd
slxty nine OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States. P" ~
~ TEsTIMoNY WHEREOF witness my hand
1905. " oc'oper'
SSEAL) T. +. KANE,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller
OF the Currency.
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Sarcasm.

Many years since, Jed Hollis had q
'tore in Cornish, N. H., which was
'ery prosperous and a great rendez.
'ous for story-tellers. One wild win.
Ter afternoon, when there was q
quorum present, and each had We'd
With the others in romances, "Lish"
Skinner had the floor and said:
zone time I was out a-hunting in
Croydon woods, and I see an ALFRED
zig squirrel. Well, I'd tramped all
lay and hadn't found no game, so
ust follered and follered till l freed
lin in a big dead hemlock. Then
let her drive-bang. 1 shot him and
ore him all to bits"
Ben Miller spoke up and said: did
'ou kill him?"