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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Trying Her.

A Kansas City girl who recently re.
/ turned from New York, where she
istudied music several years, was tell.
ing her mothers old negro cook about
/ her work in the metropolis.
, $50 you'se ben studyin' music, has
!yoh?" said the old negress
Oats fine" said the old woman
Strengthening up from her work OF
trolling dough- Now, less see how much
/ you'se learned in New Yawk Wht
writ Bill Bailey, Won't Yoh Pleas,
/ Come Home?' kansas City Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Chance to Fall.
Family Record.

AS family record the following would
be hard to beat: In the town of Thurso
an old man, 81 years of age, still follows
his duties as superintendent Of some
dagstone Quarries. Among the work
men he has seven sons, SIX sons-in-law
20 grandsons, four grandsons-in-law
and two great grandsons. Forty-nine
members of one family, all connected
with the same trade, employed in the
same works, and living in the same dis
trict, is something decidedly out of the
common.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Spanish Macaroni.

Boil the macaroni in sailed water
then melt three tablespoonfuls Of but
tier and add two tablespoonfuls OF
chopped green peppers and one table
spoonful Of finely chopped onion; cook
Ave minutes. then pour on gradually
lthree-fourths cupful brown stock and
,three-fourths cupful stewed and
strained tomatoes; reheat macaroni in
this sauce and season with salt and
lpaprika.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

II you are troubled with Piles and
can't find cure, try Witch Hazel
Salve, but be sure you get that made
by E. G. Dewitt & Co., Chicago. It
is the Original. If you have used
Witch Hazel Salve without being re-
iieved it is probable that you got hold
OF one of the many worthless counter.
feits that are sold on the reputation o!
the genuine DeVitt's Witch Haze
Salve. e. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. II
cures painful, smarting, nervous feet
and ingrowing nails, and instantly
takes the sting out of corns and
bunlons. It's the greatest comfort
discovery OF the age. Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. 1t is certain cure for sweating,
callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
it to-day. Sold by all Druggists and
Shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept any
substitute. Trial package FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Stern Censorship.

Picture postcards are subjected to
stern censorship in some continental
countries. In Russia those bearing the
portrait of Tolstoi have been suppressed.
Turkey forbids any postcard bearing the
name of Allah or Mohammed, or the por-
trait Of Mussulman. France will not
permit the designer to ridicule the cor
pulence Of the king of Portugal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Ioak on the Iceman.

"Will you have emmy Use twoday lady,
saws the Use man two the womun"
mo, guess mott, she says. Ide ruth
have a tun of kole."
explanation-she ment that it wa;
getting two kool foar Use & awlmoast
hott enuff for kole this Is l of mine
George McDermott, "office boy" in the
Boston Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Veal Soup.


Into four quarts of water put three
pound joint Of veal, we'll broken, and
put on the fire to boil In a separte
dish put quarter of pound Of mac
aroni, with Just enough water to GOV.
er it and boil until tender; then add
little butter. Finally the soup should
be strained, seasoned with pepper and
salt. Afterwards add the macaroni
and the water in which 1t was boiled.
1t is an improvement to add one pint
of cream or rich milk and celery fla,
vor.
Southern Fricassee.
Cut up chicken. Dry each piece
and dip in beaten egg and roll in
cracker dust; season with pepper and
salt and fry each piece very brown
in half butter and half lard. When
we'll Drowned add one cupful Of hot
water, cover and simmer half an hour
Then take out the chicken and put on
q platter in a warming oven; have
ready a bowl Of rice (cooked) put II
into the frying pan in which the chick.
en- liquid has simmered, add two toma-
toes chopped fine. a chilli pepper also
chopped fine. Toss all together lightly
with fork. Pile high In the cente,
of a platter and lay around it the
pieces of fried chicken; garnish will
stoned olives.-Philadelphi Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

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 out OF the
throat, strengthens the mucous mem.
branes OF the bronchial tubes, and re.
leves Group, whooping cough, etc.
Children love it. Sold by E. T.White.
head Il Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Reason Enough,

1--WE just been reading that learned
Psychologists account of the funeral
OF Rameses." said Jof ely. Its won
der the whole place wasn't pinched."
WHY" asked CokeIey.
well, it was ?haroah layout
Brooklyn Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

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 a
cathartic 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, 1906-03-15

The best safeguard against headache,
constipation and liver troubles is De-
Wits Little Early Rlsers. Keep a
vial of these famous little pills in the
house and take a dose at bed time
when you feel that the stomach and
bowels need cleansing. They don't
grippe. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Great Floral Fete.


Pasadena, Cal, held its seventeenth
annual tournament of roses recently.
Sixty thousand people participated. The
floral display was magnificent. A long
procession Of fiorally decorated floats.
automobiles and carriages passed along
streets and under arches decorated with
flowers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Boil the eggs until very hard, take of
the shell, cut in half, take out the yolks,
do not break the white; rub yolks to a
cream with melted butter, season with
chopped pickles, pepper and salt and a
little mustard; put the mixture into the
whites, cut slice from the bottom of
the egg so that they will stand on plat
ter; decorate with lettuce leaves or
water cress.-Chicago Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Three little rules we all should keep,
To make life happy and bright,
Smile in the morning, smile at noon
Take Rocky Mountain Tea at night
E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland
Neck, Jno. N. Brown, Halifax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
mCCIUTe's Magazine

In your home is intended to work only
for good. Send $1.0O to-day for one
years subscription, or leave an order
at your bookstore. November and
December free with new subscriptions
for 1906.
S. S. NccLURE COMPANY.
4, East asd SrRsxr, NGw Ys2k,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Indigestion ls much OF habit.
Don't get the habit. Take a little
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after eating amp
you will quit belching, putting, palpl-
Eating and frowniug. Kodol Dlgest7
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Co int Boni admits that he has been
lndlscreet. Quarreling with a wife
who has an annual income OF 5000 900
proves 1t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Work for Rainy Days.

Have a place for empty barrels,
boxes. baskets and poultry crates
And when a rainy day comes II 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 box that's needed for shipping
aWay
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Time for Shelter.

, When the cows begin to look around
for the shelter Of trees at night, 1t is
time to get them into the stable, or at
least under the shed Frost always
.vinches things. 1t will pinch the yield
of milk II you give it q chance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

In the spring time you renovate
your house. Why not your body !?
Hollistel q Rocky Mountain Tea drives
out impurities, cleanses and enriches
the blood and purifies the entire sys-
tenn. 35 cents.
E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck,
Jno. N. Brown, Halifax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
MANY CHILDREN ARE SICKLY

MANY CHILDREN ARE SICKLY.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, break
colds in "a hours, cure feyerishness
headache, stor- 'c. trluh!ea, teethinp
disorders, AM ,-o>;iuy 'suflns. At all
druggists. 25c. Sample mailed tree
Address, Allen q. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

The season of Indigestion is now at
hand. Rings Dyspepsia Tablets re-
lieve indigestion, and correct all stom-
ach disorders. E. T. Whitehead Il
Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug
Store, Hobgood
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Mon av In II

! Money In It.
! Knicker-Strange they didn't name
the baby after its rich uncle.
{, Bocker-No; he looked at it, and
said he'd give them $4,000 not to-
Harper's Bazaar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Gotur Chestnutting,

Mrs. Walker-Has your husband
Teen out chestnutting this season, yet:
Mrs. Torker-No; but he's going te
! dinner where he is to make q speech
i next week, I believe.-Yonkers States
man.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Richmond has just swallowed half q
dozen suburbs and is smacking her lips
for more.-Baltimore Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

The usual fortune of complaint is to
excite contempt more than pity
johnson.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Pinesalve is the best Salve for sores.
burns, boils, letter, eczema, skin dis.
eases and piles. E. T. Whitehead &
Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug
Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Chickens counted before they are
hatched are usually twice as many as
those counted after the Matching.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

A given force applied for given
time upon a given point is bound to
wln.-Napoleon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

In Japan fish is an important article
OF diet. It is the law that they must
be sold alive.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Use of Apples.

A recent authority asserts that the
generous use Of apples will improve
the disposition, removing all disagree
able feelings and making existence
more enjoyable for all. He also de
clares that apples are an infallible
cure for the drink and tobacco habits
and that their use as a daily article
upon the whole system.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

Benevolent feeling ennobIes thu
most triflipg ctions.-Thackery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

His Lunacy Under Good Control.
She-Suppose l were to die, what
would you do?
Hell should almost be crazy.
Would you marry again."
well. l would hardly be as crazy
as that-"-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
w anteQ.

Men In each State to travel, POST
signs, advertise and leave samples of
our goods Salary S75 90 per month,
$3. 90 per day for expenses. KUHLMAN
Co., Dept. s., A tlas Block, Chi capo.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
Graham Gems,

Use two cupfuls of sour milk, three
cupfuls of graham flour. half a tea
spoonful of soda; beat together a few
minutes, drop it into hot creased gen
pans and bake in a quick oven for ten
or 10 minutes.
Chance to Fall.
The Nebraska farmer with whom !
was staying over night grew confidential
enough during the evening to tell me
that he was going to town next day and
begin a breach of promise suit for his
daughter, laying damages at $4,000.
aren't those figures rather high?'
inquired.
eyes, mebbe," he replied. "but you see
I have an object. l begin big so as tc
have chance to fall. If Sally can't get
$75,0 900 she is willing to take $50 in cash
and secondhand bike" -Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15

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The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15

MIR. c. b. FIzER, Mt. Sterling. KY,
1V1 writes:
81 have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
"Last March / commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
I have not used it since, nor have l felt
IL believe that I am well and There
fore give my highest commentator to
the curative qualities of Peruna."
Pe-ru-na for Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. H. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can, writes:
had not been well for about four
years. I had kidney trouble, and, In
fact, felt badly nearly all the time.
"This summer 1 got so very bad L
thought l would try Peruna, so | wrote
to you and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
81 took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now l feel
better than / have for some time.
81 elthatPeruna and Manalin cured
me and made a different woman of me
altogether. bless the day picked up
the LITTLE book and read o your Peruna.'
Ills the business Of the kidneys to
remove from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers. There are
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. 1t has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys ser
vice at a time when they were not able
to bear their w burdens.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
Invested in Amusement Parks.

The estimated investment in sum-
mer amusement parks in this country
will reach a total of 500, 600, 900 this
year, we are told by The Railway n
Engineering Review. Says this paper:
1.-The total number of parks is estl-
mated at 1000, and three-fourths OF
that number are controlled by and OPP
Grated for electric railway lines. This
figure for the investment seems high,
and the more so when it is known that
the many small resorts, gardens
groves ETC., found in every locality
are not included. 1t is probable, how
ever, that the figure may be accepted
as representative, though it will CORE
spond more nearly to the advertised
cost of each specific resort rather than
the actual cost, the two sums fire.
quently being quite different. At any
rate the investment will reach an as
tonishing total, and it calls attention
to an interesting development in trans
portation."
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
'M'CAbE REPORT
GIVEN CONGRESS
BEARS OUT NELL AND REY-
NOLDS IN ALL ESSEN
TlAL PARTS.
Says Many Diseased Animals Are Not
Shipped to Markets Where lnspec-
ton Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. As
serts the Investigations Have Not
Been Finished.

Washington-The department OF ag-
riculture report on packing house con
ditions in Chicago, otherwise known
as the McCabe report, was sent to
congress Friady by President Roose-
welt. While not SO sensational as the
Neill report, 1t bears out the latter
document in all essential details.
John Mobler. chief of the patholog-
ical division; Rice P. Steddom. chief
of the inspection bureau, bureau OF
andimal industry, and George P. Nc
Came, solicitor of the department,
sign the report.
The Advantage of Inspection.
A part of this report is a letter dated
April 8, 1906, from A. D. Melvin, chief
of the bureau of animal industry, in
which he says, commenting OF the
sanitary conditions:
From personal observation l know
that sanitary conditions at abattoirs,
where this bureau maintains inspec-
ton, while not always sanitary, are
much superior to those at the average
establishment without such inspec,
tion."
Further, he says he knows that
many diseased animals are not
shipped to market centers where in
spection is maintained. He advises
the most rapid extension of the in.
spection possible, and says the de
mand for inspection is much greater
than can be supplied.
The Scenes In Slaughter Houses.
ut might be well to state" he says,
that In any slaughter house, no
matter how sanitary the conditions
may be, there is much that is revolt
ing to one not accustomed to such
sights, and one who visits them must
expect to witness scenes of blood and
offal, and to have his nostrils offend
ed by disagreeable odors, as well as
to see finey-dressed beef and mutton
and tempting hams and bacon"
The report bears the date of April II
1t was forwarded to Chairman Wads'
worth of the house agriculture com
mittee, who first requested the pres
ident for further information, with a
letter emphasizing the necessity for
the immediate enactment of thorough
going federal inspection laws. The
president states that his investiga
lions are not yet through.
The report deals with personal in
spection, and tells of conditions
which, in the opinion of the makers
thereof, could be improved.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
TOLD OF TIE TOTS.

The father of four-year-old Bessie
Is a travelling man, and during his abb
sence recently a new baby arrived
Upon his return home a few days later
Bessie met him at the door and ex-
claimed: ooh, papa, you can't guess
who was born while you were away"
Little eig~ht-year-old Ida, attracted
by it's bright binding, selected from the
library a copy of Pope's Essay OF
Man" to read. After a diligent effort
to understand it she replaced the book,
saying to her mother: at may be
easy on man, but it's hard on chill
dren."
"Noah's wife," said a boy in an e1-
animation, was called Joan OF Arc"
water" wrote another, sis composed
of two gases, oxygen and combrigen."
Lava" replied a third youth, "is
what the barber puts on your face"
"A blizzard" insisted another child,
as the inside Of a fowl"
Z A schoolboy in the fifth grade
scratched his head for a long time be
fore attempting to compare the ami
mails of North America with those or
Europe" At last, in his desire to say
something, he wrote: "The animals OF
North America are not as large as
those of Europe, but they get there
just the same"
The mother of a s~ix-year-old young
ster was mending a rip in his pants
while he sat bare-legged on the floor
impatiently waiting for her to finish
the Job. He had been unusually quiet
for a minute, and the maternal ances-
tor asked:
What are you thinking of, my SOM"
81 was thinking what a nice ciags
rette picture I'd make"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15

"We in America are great mixers"
said Andrew Carnegie in his speech
at the corner stone laying of the
ed Engineering building in New York
recently. Great mixers we are, indeed.
That seems to be the present mission
of the American republic, remarks the
Mail of that city. We are mixing
philosophers, political systems, eco
nomics and religions as we'll as races.
A social philosopher who knows us
well, but is able to look at us objec-
lively, must wonder whether we are
really combining things in a new and
useful way, or whether we are merely
taking the old world to pieces as a
child or an idiot might take to pieces
the orderly mechanism of a watch and
jumbling the discovered parts togeth-
er in a useless mass.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
|SOLoNS FIGHT FIRE
LOUISIANA CAPITOL BUILDING
BADLY DAMAGED.
The Famous Painting, "The Battle
of New Orleans" Valued at
$4,000, Destroyed.

Baton Rouge, lathe saving
of the state capitol from destruc-
ton by fire was accomplished in a
spectacular manner by Gov. Blanch-
ard, assisted by many Louisiana legis-
lators in their nightclothes, and by
hundred of citizens, who assisted the
fire department.
The fire started from defective wir-
ing near the roof of the senate cham
Der, destroying the capitol's eastern
wing above the first floor. The loss
is between $50, 900 and 800, 600.
Among the valuables in the senate
chamber, where the roof fell In, was
the famous painting, THE BATTLE
OF NEW ORLEANS" valued at $4o,.
o0o.
Gov. Blanchard directed the work
of saving valuable papers. The legis-
lature now being in session. the SEN
ate is meeting in the Elks' theater.
The capitol is an imposing piece OF
architecture on the bank of the Mis-
sissippi. 1t was first built in 1847 and
was destroyed by fire during the civil
war. The present structure was erect.
ed in 1880.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
PACKER SAYS IT HURTS
TELLS HOUSE COMMITTEE SALES
ARE CUT IN TWO.
Mr.. Neill Reiterates Before the Com
mittee Statement Made to the
President.

Neutrality-suspicious. E. Wilson, OF
Norris Co., representing the big Chi
cago packing houses, was before the
house committee on agriculture.
"How badly has this agitation hurt
you?" Representative WadsWorth
asked.
"The results have been disastrous"
he said. "The sale of fresh and man
ufactured products has been more
than cut in two.
Every country in Europe has taken
I'D the agitation. 1t is hurting us very
materially"
Mr.. NELL Before the Committee.
Mr.. Neill, who made the joint report
with Mr.. Reynolds to the president,
was also before the committee, and
was subjected to severe examination
by several congressman. He said he
was willing to stand by the report.
Among his statements were:
There are floors there which all
the seas could not wash the dirt FROM"
81 saw rubbish go into the meat and
said So"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-15
The Sewage Problem.

Every great city and many large
towns are confronted with the serious
problem of the sanitary disposition of
sewage. The effect of the waste mat
ter of one settlement in the water-sup-
ply of its neighbor, not felt in a wide,
thinly populated country, grows dan
gerous as communities by their IN
crease approach one another. The
problem is complicated by the rapid
increase of knowledge as to the sources
and the distribution of disease-germs.
Some seaboard cities pump their sew
age far out in the salt water, whlch
largely absorbs and reconverts the
dangerous matter or precipitates II TO
the bottom. But some of the waste
poisons sea foods, notably oysters.
Cities on great rivers like the Mlssls-
sippi, observes Youths Companion,
send down polluted water to the cities
below. 1t does not always reach those
cities in a polluted state, for sunllgnt
and air kill the germs in flowing wa
ter, and at a certain distance, depend
ing upon the swiftness of the current
and the consequent extent OF the eX-
posture of all parts of the water 10
light and air, it is purified. Neverthe-
less. the only sure safety lies in the
absolute prohibition of discharge from
sewers into any lakes or streams Win
water connections, however remote, tG
sources of water-supply. 1t is wiser
to prevent pollution than to try TO
purify polluted water by municipal
filtration plants. Prevention is better
than cure. in the proverbial relative
measure or any other, for prevention
is sure, and publication is not. There
is another side of the question. Sew
age is a valuable fertilizer. Long ago
Victor Hugo pointed out the riches
that the sewers of Paris were throwing
away. The discharge from a great
city, properly treated, made n desl-
Gated fertilizer or pumped through IT.
rigation bitches into the surrounding
country. at a safe distance from
streams and lakes, enriches the soil
and at the same time is exposed to the
purifying effect of the sun. The bar
rem plains about Berlin have been
turned into rich farms by the city
sewage. Other European cities have
taken similar measures in the interests
of health and economy.