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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-01-13

Every man owes It to himself and his family
to master a trade or profession. Read the dis
play advertisement of the six Morse Schools of
Telegraphy, in this issue and learn how easily
a young man or lady may learn telegraphy and
be assured q position. 7-224m
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-01-13

Diamondfeld is the one town of the
district where lots are cheap and are
bound to increase in value. Buy
now before the rise. JACK DAVIS,
Diamondfield.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-01-13

L. S. Finnegan, townsite agent
Goldfeld. Write him for prices. =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
TAKING CARE.

We clip the following out OF letter
by some writer to the Progressive
Farmer and it is worth the attention
OF every farmer.
81 either shelter my tools or burn
them. A thing not worth sheltering
is not worth saving.
"My wagon hasn't stood out four
nights in ten years. | nave harneesed
my team for no other purpose than to
draw the wagon Into the barn.
after thirty years of farming |
have the same wagon l began with.
The same with my horse-rake. 1t
cost SAL thirty years ago, and still does
good work. A new one can be bought
for half the sum.
Il have never owned a reaper because
l haven't room to shelter 1t.
Besides keeping my buildings and
contents insured every hour, l use tn
greatest care in regard to fire. A
chimney or stove-pipe that isn't rlgh'
is Immediately seen to. No Old stove
pipe in the kitchen garnet for me.
my horses do lots of work, but are
not banged up.
81 stop them often when drawing
load up hill"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Sale Of Valuable Real
Estate.

By virtue OF power vested In me by
the Helrs-at-Law OF the late Jesse
l.. FIemming, shall sell for Cash to
the Highest Bidder in this town OF
Scotland Neck at IL O'Clock noon on
the the oath day of November, l9Oo,
the following described Tract OF Real
Estate, lying, being and situate In the
county of Halifax and State OF North
Carolina :o-wit:
That tract OF land bounded by the
lands of the heirs OF B. c. Dunn, the
D. NJ. Dunn land, the Stallings Tract,
the Noah Biggs land and by VIII Far
Tin, jim Branch, and others, and
known as the Jesse l.. Flemmine
Home Tract, and containing two hun
dred and twenty-four acres, more Of
| less.
There are some two to three hun
dred thousand feet OF pine timber stand
ling on this land ALSO a great quantity o.
cord wood and other timber. Some sixty
acres OF cleared land, l tenant house,
d yelling house, barns and stables. Fine
apple and peach orchard. The famou
Flemming Spring goes with the land
Graveyard containing J acre reserved
Land lies 8 miles from Scotland Neck
10 miles from Enfield, l mile iron
DawSOn's church.
A wonderful opportunity for prof
table Investment.
This November 3rd, 1906.
ALBION DUNN, Attorney
| HOB
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Sale Of Valuable Property,
SATURDAY.. Dec, |, 1906.

mt IL 80 o'clock on Saturday, Dec. l,
~ 1906, in front of the offices OF The
Scotland Neck Bank in the town OF
Scotland Neck, the following property
will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash
The we'll known "Cotton Farm
1U-horse farm--sltuated near Roanoke
river, 6 miles from Scotland Neck
Halifax county, N. c., said to contain
400 acres arabic and pasture land and
800 acres timber and wood land. -Four
room oyerseer's home, splendid set
stables, good COW barn, large two-story
gin house with cotton press, gin, en-
CINE and boiler, three corn cribs and
good tenement houses. This is one OF
the very best farms of Its size in East
ern Carolina, we'll arranged for stock
farm, ard soil adapted to growth OF
cotton, peanuts and corn.
The Cypress Swamp Farm"-lO
horse farm-adjoining the Cotton
Farm" located near Roanoke river and
miles from Scotland Neck, Halifax
county, said to contain 500 acres arabic
and pasture land, and 600 acres timber
and wood land. The right man car
take hold of this farm and make it {
fine property. 1t contains four-roon
overseer's home, fair stables, COW barn
corn crib and tenement houses. Ever
such wet year as this we are picklDt
bale of cotton to the acre on on
, wages crop.
!, The "Gall Berry" Tract, said to con
tain Is acres arabic land and 3O-acre
wood land situated about l mile iron
Scotland Neck.
One Town Lot, 80 feet by $50 feet
, situated on the west side OF Churc'
I street between Thirteenth end -Four
, tenth streets in the town OF Scotlan
j. Neck. M. A d +. L. SHIELDS,
q 10 1S-tS Ex'rs Jas. G. Shields.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
HOW TO BE GREAT.

(smithfield HeraldS
Here is little clipping that we
found in one of our exchanges few
days ago that we take pleasure in pub.
fishing for the benefit OF some of our
criticizlng friends:
"If you don't just like everything
you see in your home paper, 60 around
the streets and howl. The editor is
never supposed to make mistake and
OF course cannot 10 80. Other people
can, but the editor is ubiquitous ON
niscient, "omnipre.ent." If you can't
see a good point, don't fail to see bad
one. If a thousand pleasant thing,
are said Of people, hunt for something
unpleasant. II you don't fnd 1t, how
some more ii you do, howl anyway
Never mind your own business watch
for something to find fault with ir
some other mans business-this VII
make you great"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Repair County Jail
Sealed Bids.

Whereas, The grand jury of Halifax
county have recommended certain Inn
provements and repairs to be made to
the jail in Halifax county:
Now, therefore, to that end the clerk
OF this Board will advertise for sealed
bids for making OF said improvements
and repairs to said jail, said bids to be
sent to 7. w. Fenner, clerk to this
Board, at Halifax, N. c., on or before
the frs. Monday in December, 1906,
and will be opened by said Board on
said day at II O'Clock M, said Board
reserving the right to reject any and
all of said bids. The bids will be made
for putting in thorough repair. good
and safe, all the cells on the first floor
of said Jail and to thoroughly repair
said first floor.
By order of the Board of Commits.
sioners of Halifax county, N. G.
T. w. FENNER, Clerk.
1O-lS-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Election Returns.

TIE election passed off quietly. Inc
following is the results as nearly as can
he had at this writing by townships:
Brinkleyville--Not heard from.
Butterwood--Dem. so, Rep. Is.
Conoconara-Dem. 50, Rep. none.
Epfiel4--Dem. 1879, Rep. 7.
Fauce.ts--Not heard from.
Halifax-Dem. 1879. Rep. 4.
LittIeton--Dem. 116, Rep. 40.
Palmyra--Dem. IS, Rep. 2.
Roseneath--Dem. 125, Rep. none.
Roanoke Rapids--Dem. 1876, Rep. ~
Scotland Neck-Dem. 237, Rep. none
Weldon-Dsm. 224, Rep. IL.
There were about 40 Republican
votes cast in the county, and about 81
per cent. of the voters did not 60 te
the polls.
Democratic majority about l,6OO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
SOUVENIR EDITION.

The Rocky Mount Record has just
Issued beautiful souvenir edition OF
1O7 pages 6x9 inches,printed on pretty
glazed paper and in most artistic
manner. The WORK was done in the
Record Office and would be credit to
any printing plant in the State. I,
gives an extensive write-up of the
many and varied Industries of Rocky
Mount, with numerous cuts OF factor.
les, business houses, residences anG
Interesting scenery In and about the
town. Also the pictures OF man!
prominent men OF Rocky Mount art
shown, and every line OF the work i
we'll done. The work shows the grea
progress OF the town of Rocky Noun
as we'll as the commendable enterpris
ana fine facilities of the Rocky Noun
Record,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Posted Land.

ANY aud all persons are hereby for
hidden under penalty of the law to
hunt with gun or dog on the lands oil
Mike Hardy, ]. P. Futreli, ]. Davis Reed
w. w. and Claude Kitchin, Mrs. Ar
mold, Mrs. Patterson. E. T. Clark. Miss
Selly Clark, Miss Lucy Clark, Frank
Ballard, Judge Walter Clark, w. ID
Josey, F. P. Shields, j. b. Edwards
estate of C. 7. Lawrence, Mike Hardy's
Dawson Tract, Bryant Smith and Hy
man Little, being all the lands be
tween the N. & c. R R., Whites Mil
Run and Roanoke river, bounded Oh
the north by N. d c R. K. on the wes
by Whites Mill Run, on the south ant
east by Roanoke River.
CLARK's GUN CLUB.
1O-25-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
THAT EXTRA PtSSENGf II
TRAIN.

The North Carolina Corporation
will meet in Williamson
Wednesday, November 18th, to hear
petition by the Williamson people for
double daily passenger train to that
point. This involves a like interest
tor double daily passenger train over
the road from Weldon to Kinston by
Scotland Neck.
As we'll as we understand it, the
Williamson people are asking that the
train which now runs from Plymouth
to Rocky Mount continue on to Spring
Hope, making one trip for the Spring
Hope train, while the Spring Hope
train shall continue from Rocky
Mount to Plymouth in the forenoon
and return to Spring Hope in the al
ternoon. They are asking also that
the train which now runs from Tar
boro to Kinston and return shall run
from Weldon to Kinston and return.
This would give a south-bound passen-
ger train for Scotland Neck some time
in the forenoon and a north-bound pas
senger train sometime in the afternoon
When looked at from every stand
point it really seems like it would not
he much more work than the railroad
crews do now, and 1t certainly woule
be a great convenience for Scotland
Neck travel.
| It has been suggested by some tina
those who feel interested about tn
matter see to it that Scotland Neck i
represented in the bearing at Williams
ton on November 14th. 1t is not
bad idea and we hope the people c
Scotland Neck will take it up and &C
, upon 1t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
Letter to 8. ]. Stern.
Scotland Neck, n. G..

Dear Sir: A pound # good meat and
no hone ls worth mora than a half pound
OF meat and half-pound Of bone but
there are, as you say, great many
people who won't pay more than a
certain price by the pound. Give 'em
bone that's right give 'em plenty of
bone
There are people who won't pay more
than 81 so a gallon for paint give 'em
bone
There's no better school than expert
e1ce cost IL high but the lesson Is
never forgotten.
Let man paint two houses alike
same size one Dsvoe, the other thai
$3.50 paint. He buys 10 gallons of each
and pays 50 day for labor-$3 day
is So gallon, easier reckoning.
He has to buy two gallons more OF th'
81 so paint and has two gallons left o
Devoe; IL gallons 81 80, $18, 8 gallon
81 Is; $14 81 more for "cheap" paint
He pays So gallon for painting (
gallons $24 /; IL gallons $36 $12 NOR
for painting "cheap" paint.
He'll buy the less-gallons paint ate
that. If people are slow to learn, 1t
because they keep-on buying bone
meat. Give 'em plenty OF bone.
Yours truly,
III F.W. DEVOE 4 CO.,
New Yorl
p. 8. e. T. Whitehead Il Co. sell GU
paint
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
North Carolina, Scotland Neck Town
Halifax County ship.
H. l. CLARK

AWFUL 0o'AoA~ A'OSO AO"A
Halifax County ship.
H. /. CLARK
VS.
The Cable Company.
The defendant above named will
take notice that a summons In the
above entitled action was issued against
the said defendant on the Bird day of
November, 1905, by J. E. Shields, a
Justice OF the peace of Halifax county,
North Carolina, tor the sum of ten dol
lars, due said plaintiff TOR services rem
dered in making the sale OF one piano,
which summons is returnable, before
said justice at his office at Scotland
Neck, N. G. in said county and town.
ship, on the 3Oth day of December
1906; and said defendant will further
take notice that warrant of attach
ment WAS issued by the said justice on
the Ord day of Novem Der, 1906, against
the property OF said defendant which
warrant is returnable before said JUS
tlce, at the time and place above
named for the return of the summons
when and where the defendant is re
quired to appear and answer or demu
to the com plant, or the relief demand
ed will be granted.
This the 3rd day of Der, 1906
| j. E. SHIELDS,
Justice OF the Peace
11-S.4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
YOUR EYES!

Do they trouble you in any way
whatever? IT SO. see me at the follow
ing places on dates named, and have
the defects corrected. We examine
FREE and FIT GLASSES at reasona-
BILE prices.
Pinetops, Nov. 20, FL.
Macclesfeld, Nov %, %.
Crisp, Nov. "a.
Old Sparta, Nov 26, II.
Tarboro Hotel Farrar), Nov % ,29 80
Palmyra, Dec. 4
Hohgood, Dec 5, 6.
Scotland Neck. Dec. 7, s.
Roanoke Paplds, Dec. IL, II, Ii, IA
Enfield, Dec. II, IS, %, "a.
Halifax, Dec. 10, 20, Fl.
Whitakers, Dec. 26, 81.
BattlebOro, Dec. %, %.
G. w. NEWBORN, B. S.,
IL S-tf Doctor OF Optics.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator
unon the estate of Charles Turner, de-
ceased, late of Halifax county, North
Carolina, 1 hereby notify all persons
having claims against said estate OF
said decedept, to exhibit them to me
on or before November 9th, l9O', or
this notice will be pleaded in bar OF
their recovery all persons Indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
settlement.
| w. E. BISHOP,
Administrator
November 9Th, 1906.
I1-S-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administratrlx
upon the estate of the late w. b.
White, OF the county OF Beaufort,
North Carolina, 1 hereby notify all
persons having claims against the es-
tate of said decedent, to present them
to me, or to my attorneys, Kitchin q
Smith, at Scotland Neck, N. c.. with
in one year from the date OF this no.
tice or said notice will be pleaded in
bar OF their recovery all persons
indebted to said estate will please
make Immediate settlement.
Deborah ROBERTSON,
Administrative
This the 9Th day OF November
1906. 1855.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
HORSE BIT OFF COWS IONdU

Littleton Times-Herald.
A singular coincidence happened a
few days ago. Mr.. E. A. Daniel Ted
his horse, when his fine Jersey COW
came up and licked her tongue through
the crack of the stables and the horse
bit her tongue off. Ths cow had to be
killed at once Mr.. Daniel would mol
have taken $40 for the COW.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08
20 PRINT OR NOT TO PRINT.

Perhaps no other question is more
perplexing to country editor tnan |
that of deciding what be shall print.
And perhaps no class of persons is so
taxed az the country editor In bis
afforts to be fair to all and give offense
to as few as possible. An editor OF
this class was saying recently that II
two persons OF prominence engage In a
6sticuff, fight or difficulty OF any kind
in his town he must not print 1t Tor
fear of giving mortal offense to the
"families OF prominence" He said,
however. that if two men OF slower
rank" should engage in fsticutt,
fight or difficulty of any kind 1t would
be ali right to print it, and If he should
not print it perhaps those same men OF
"prominent families" would be the
first to say that the newspaper man
does not give the news. And 1t Is
even 80. Many persons engage In
things which they think their names
or their prominence ought to over
shadow when they would take delight
in reading similar things concerning
those whom they regard OF less i'm
portance.
Now, let US reason together, kind
readers, and see if we cannot look at
the matter in its clear and proper light
Do YOU not suppose that the man Of
lower rank, which some choose tc
designate, Is Just as much Interested III
reading about the mistakes prom
nent man makes az is the promlnen
man interested in reading about The
mistakes the man OF lower rank makes
Bnt one says that people are not In
tsrested in reading about the mistake
OF others, anyway. That is not true
While it Is a sad thing to say, it Is
truth nevertheless, that the ma ort'
of newspaper readers scan more closel.
81
crime than they do the columns tina
discuss tanner things
We are writing nigh to bed tim
after busy day and many obserys
tions, and already we haye been IT
ouested twice since the curtain {
night tell about us to suppress certai
items that perhaps ninety-nlne reader
out of every hundred would regard
spicy news and would read with kee
relish. Sometimes one teels like til
motto, "Print all the news that's fit
print" is good enc, whoever it ma
concern The newspaper which pu
sues such policy cannot be charge
with being partial.
All these observations refer especis
The city daiiles are to a large e
ten: freed from the Walls of censu
which are often emptled upon t
head of the country editor. In t
city-the great mass OF population
people are unknown to each ctt
largely and there Is little thought
SURPRISING news. Many news lite
which would be sensational ard une
ban IN Scotland Neck would be 20
tiers of course even in Raleigh, "
mington, Charlotte, Greensboro or q
of the larger towns and cities. And
one who has had no closer observat
than that OF a general reader has
real conception of the demands MI
on the man who chronicles the pass
events In each and every community
It may be set down for good that
country editor has far more regs
and shows it, for the feelings
whims OF other people than they b
for bis.
SOUVENIR EDITION.
The Rocky Mount Record has
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08

Pinesalve cleanses wounds, is highly
antiseptic, unequaled for cracked
hands. Good Tor cuts. E. T. White
head & Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett
drug store, HobgoOd,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-11-08

Need a good cathartic? A pill Is best
Say pill like DeWitt's Little Early
Rlsers. About the most reliable on the
market. Sold by E. T. Whetehead d
Co
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-08


 Washington dispatches say that Mr. Cortelyou. now postmaster general. is to be appointed secretary of the treasury. There are a great many people who believe that Mir Cortelyou should be retired from the cabinet rather than advanced to a more re- sponsible position than the one he now holds. The part played by MT. Cortelyou in connection with the policy holders money, misappropriat- ed and traced to the political commit tee of which Mir Cortelyou is chair man. has never been satisfactorily ex- plained. To advance Mir Cortelyou to the treasury portfolio is. under the cir cumstances. 2 very poor way of "bacly- ing words with deeds" when words display the purpose to maintain pub licity with respect to public affairs and to trust funds. and the purpose, also. to maintain "a square deal' by requiring men who wrongfully acquire money to make restoration and other. wise pay the penalty.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-08
THISTLES AND DANORUFF. An Interesting Parallel and Valuable
 Deduction Therefron1

Cutting down thistles no more re- lieves the land of thisties than does securing the scalp cure dandruff. In each case permanent relief can only come from eradicating permanently the cause. A germ that blows up the scalp in searching for the hair root where 1t saps the vitality. causes dan druff. falling hair and badness. If you kill that germ. you'll have no dandruff but a luxuriant suit of hair. Newbro's Herpicide is the only hair preparation in the world that cures dandruff and falling hair by killing the germ. Destroy the cause you re- move the effect"
 Sold b! leading druggists. Send 10c in stao ps for sample to The Herpicide O., DStroit. Michigan.
 BIsBEE DRUG CO, Special Agents.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-08
THE NATIONAL ELECTION.

Returns received from the states. where congressional elections were held. point to the fact that Democrats have made slight gains. but not in sufficient numbers to give them con- trol of the next House of Represen- tatives &
 The new state of Oklahoma gives evidence of being safely Democratic and can be depended upon to sen two Democratic senators and Democratic representatives to congress as soon as the, state government Is put into effect. The Democrats in the new state will completely control the framing of the new state constitution.
 In New York. where the great i'm terest was centered. Hearst. the Dem ocratic and Independence League can- didate, ran behind the ticket. Demo- crats resented the brutal manner in which Tammany forced the nomsna- ton of Hearst on the state ticket. and his defeat practically removes him as a presidential possibility in 1908. The attitude of Bryan towards Hearst in his gubernatc-iai campaign leads to the conclusion that Hearst is in honor bound to support Bryan for the nom- ination two years hence for the presf- dency.
 The Republicans are secure in the control of national Legislation for the succeeding two years. but several of the Republican leaders were retired notably. Joe Babcock. of Wisconsin
 The Democratic gains do not point to a Democratic victory two years hence. although there has been turn ing of the people against the stand pat policy of the Republican party and unless Roosevelt and his Repubii- can congress give the people of the country some relief from the burdens imposed by the high protective tarih' a Democratic victory is not among the impossibilities.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-08

thought when a republican senator uses this language. Can any one doubt longer the truth of the demo- cratic indictment of republican mis- rule? Where are these multi-million- aire whose fortunes menace the ccun- try. Are they to be found among the farmers. who have been enjoying "a home market?" Are they to be found among the working men for whom the republican party has, seemed so soiicitious? Are these fortunes in the possession of the country merchants who have been voting the republican ticket with great regularity? No. Miliionaires do not grow in the coun- try, or in the villages. They are the product of hot-house legislation. They have been bufft up and pampered by the republican party which. fUf a dt,af. ter of a century, has acted upon the theory that if the corporations were mase prosperous come of their pros perity would leak through on the peo- pie. Bonuses have been voted te man ufacturers and trust magnates on the theory that they would generously dt
 vide with their employees. It is for tunate for the country that we arc al the end of this delueton and that the people at large are getting their eyes open to the fact that predatory wealth
 must be checked and the opportunities of the average man enlarged.
 The remedy proposed by the repub licans is an inheritance tax. Al though better than nothing. this is
 sn inadequate remedy. Instead of al
 lowing these commercial highwaymen to spend their lives plundering the
 public. and then grabbing a part oi
 it when they die. the democrats pro pose to enforce the doctrine of equal
 rights to aTl and special privileges tt
 none This will put all on an equa
 fcoting and give every one a fai,
 chance. When the beneficiaries of re
 publican legislation afe stripped oi
 special privileges aAd made to carr their living Ike the farmer and the
 :aborer their fortunes will rot be SC
 swollen as to require heroic treatment
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-08

At Alexandria. Ind. on the night of September IS, 1906. Congressman James E. Watson. republican. of the sixth Indiana district. said in a public speech: "Mark my prediction; before
 he end of the Roosevelt administers
 lon the strong arm es the United States will reach out and take over Cuba, as we did in the Phifippinee." Ask the fathers and mothers whose sons have been sacrificed. in the Philippines on the altar, of imperial Ism and sordid commercial if the want the sons Of other fathers an& mothers similarly sacrificed in Cuba for the benefit of the sugar and to- bacco monopolies. Do the people or the United States want to annex an- other bunch of trouble in violation of solemn pledges and in violation ei common justice? asks Bryan's Coni- moner.