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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
NUMBER 81.
North Carolina Expensive Fer Rail.
roads.

New York August 17.-John M.
Daley, of Chicago, an accountant,
was witness today before former
Judge Montgomery, who has been
appointed by Judge Pritchard, of
| North Carolina, to take testimony
that will determine the constitution
ality of the 2 Ii cents Passenger
Rate law of North Carolina.
Mr.. Daley gave various figures
showing the cost of running a rail,
road. He said it costs three times as
much for local hauling trains over a
direct one hundred mile stretch or
longer distance.
Former Congressman Woodard,
one of the representative Of the
North Carolina Corporation Commits
sion, cross-eXamined Mr.. Daley,
who said that North Carolina was
one of the most expensive States in
which to operate railroad. He said
there were few large cities in North
Carolina, and, consequently, there
was no very large volume Of business
either from freight or passenger
standpoints.
Mr.. Daley said that in Illinois, 8O,-
900 pounds of grain or 100, 000pounds
of coal were loaded on car, while
in North Carloina 1,600 pounds of to-
bacco constituted a car load. The
witness said he thought about 70 per
cent. of railroad business in North
Carolina was in hauling lumber.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
His Mothers Songs.

Beneath the hot midsummer sun
The men had marched all day;
And now beside a ripping stream
Upon the grass they lay.
firing of games and idle jests,
AS swept the hours along,
They called to one who unused apart,
Come, friend, give us song"
Il fear | cannot please" he said;
1.-The only songs ! know
Are those my mother used to sing
For me long years ago."
"Sing one of those" a rough voice
cried,
There's none but true men here;
To every mothers son of us
A mothers songs are dear"
Then sweetly rose the singers voice
Amid unwonted calm:
Am | soldier of the cross.
A follower of the Lamb?
And shall l fear to own his
cause?"
The very stream seemed stilIed,
And hearts that never throbbed with
fear
With tender thoughts were filled.
Ended the song; the singer said,
AS to his feet he rose,
Thanks to you all, my friends; good
night,
God grant us sweet repose."
Sing us one more" the captain
begged
The soldier bent his head.
Then glancing round, with smiling
lips
You'll join with me?" he said.
"We'll sing this old familiar air,
Sweet as the bugle call,
All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels PROSTATE fall"
All! wondrous was the old tunes
spell
AS on the singer sang;
Man after man fell into line,
And loud the voices rang.
The songs are done, the camp is still,
Naught but the stream is heard;
But, alb! the depths of every soul
By those old hymns are stirred,
And up from many a bearded lip,
In whispers soft and low,
Rises the prayer the mother taught
The boy long years ago.
Our Dnmb Animals.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
Pearls AT PanaCed Springs.

The Enfield Ledger of last week
said:
'"rhe county read hands have
been employed at Panacea Springs
some days and recently whi,e
opening a ditch leading from the
spring Mr.. Cal Braswell noticed a
mussel shell and decided to open
it to look for pearls. Upon doing
so he found seven small pearls in
side. Others were opened as they
were dug up and other pearls of
considerable size were found. Some
of the pearls have been sent to Tiff
any, New York TO polish and appraisc.
The stream below the springs is said
to contain many mussel shells and if
the pearls found are Of sufficient
value DR.. Harris, the owner of the
land, will have it Systematically work
cd ~
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0VeF.Edting.
(SclcCted.

(Sclccted.
The stomach may justly be COM
pared to a furnace and foods we eat
to the fuel which is burned. We
eat in order to supply our bodies with
nourishment, or in other words, to
make blood, as that is the life-giving
fluid; hence the quality of our blood
depends upon the kinds of food we
eat and their proper digestion. The
stomach should be quite as carefully
guarded as the furnace. not only as
to the kinds of food used but the
quantities as well. There is much
greater danger of eating too much in
most cases than too little, for the
best stomach, like the best furnace
can be over-stocked, and when an
excessive amount of food is taken,
even if it be the proper kind, it clogs
the system and bad results follow
which may easily become serious. /
VcIlly UCllCfC IlldI IilOlC Il-ilCttlI I'll
comes from over-eating than over
drinking Of intoXicants. | am leav-
ing out the moral question entirely,
for the gourmand does not become
the moral degenerate that the drunk
ard does. No absolute rules of diet
can be made to suit all conditions,
as we are not all situated alike and
what might be quite healthful for
one might be wholly improper for
another, and, moreover, various oc-
cupations require different foods.
The purely brain worker needs some
thing of different diet from the
outdoor laborer; the hearty wood
chopper needs different rations en-
tirely from the lawyer, the author,
or the bank manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
WeId0n'S Sl00,GG0 Cotton Mill.

Fridays Raleigh Evening Times
gave the following item of news.
which will interest all of Halifax
county:
"A 100000 cotton mill, located
at Weldon, was chartered today, the
name of the corporation to be known
as the Shaw Cotton Mills. This con-
Germ, besides manufacturing cotton
goods, may manufacture wool, silk.
hemp or other fibre substance. The
corporation may begin business with
$25 900, which has been subscribed
by w. 7. Shaw, so shares; w. A.
Pierce, 100; A. G. House, so; w. f.
Daniel, So"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
THE LIMIT OF LIFE.

Tho most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
tbe generally accepted limitation Oh
human life is many years below the
attainment possible with the ad'ahco''
lnowlcdg of which the race is now pos
sossed The critical period, that oe'
tcrmines it's Duration, seems 10 ,o ov ~ .,
tween so and 60; the proper pma. care Il" U'
the body during this decade oli c;'nnot .her ol
too too strongly urged; carelessness i,'ea hns,
Se;no toG o fatal to longevity. Nature $ oesl @
helper alter so is Electric tbat b'tt'1s, rcvita t
scientific tonic medicine tha1 n les..,o.
iu ;zes every organ Of the body. r, e"nram. nr''a
tex teed by f. I. Whitehead q CO.. Drug
c;stc N}C
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

eve never repent of eating too little, ="
was one of the ten rules of life of Thomas
Jefferson, president of the United States,
and the rule applies to every one with
out exception during this hot weather,
because it is hard for food, even III
small quantities, to be digested when
the blood is at high temperature. At this
season we should eat sparingly and
properly. We should also help the
stomach as much as possible by the use
OF a little Kodol For Indigestion and
Dyspepsia, which will rest the stomach
by digesting the food itself. Sold 10y
f, I, Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
He married money, didn't he?
He thought he was marrying
money, he merely married something
else that talks.-Philadelphia Press.

Get free sample of DIR. Shoop's
Health Coffee" at our store. If real
coffee disturbs your Stomach, your
Heart or Kindcys, then try this clever
Coffee imitation. DIR. Shoop has close
ly matched Old Java and Mocha Coffee
in flavor and taste. yet it has not a
single grain Of real Coffee in it. DIR.
Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation is
made from pure roasted grains or
cereals, with Malt, Nuts, etc. Made
in a minute. No tcdius wait. You
will surely like it. Sold by w. T. Tyler.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

IHE great mediums through which the world
and confidence Money value with
TIM y,,o n, Co,us. ed what desired
derce is current value for the things
with all who exercise and afford
people place the value confidence either
others that which others place em So the worlds
action of
form another than the basis of cash.
financial consideration confidence
mate it, Confidence sustained everything will have chance
starting out on fe should mark well the
value of confidence The who begin sr
gard things early life such that confidence they
will be shaken, will
which would their confidence be discounted
which themselves indicate little whether
kept broken to be index Of what broaden after life
breaches which fraugh with fearful
All should be careful about making
promises and when made they should be kept unless there
breaking in the The proposition
be however paradoxca Many
bghed in the life of who well simply
confidence the word the With
maintained all people this world would be different
life would be multiplied into thousand times
would be transformed of intense happiness
amless inactivity Oh that all could be able
confidence which good and noble life entitled
and with every life might doubly bless the world
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
ENDORSED BY THE COUNTY.

"The most popular remedy in Otsego
County, and the best friend OF my fam
ilv," VIM. NJ. Dietz, editor and pub
Usher of the Otsego Journal, Gilberts-
Vile, N. Y, is DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t has proved to be an infal-
lible cure for coughs and colds, making
short work of the worst of them. We
always keep bottle in the house.
believe it to be the most valuable pre-
scription known for Lung and Throat
diseases,'' Guaranteed to never disap-
point the taker, by E. 7. Whitehead
& Co.'S Drug store. Price SOC and
S1.OO. Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
IRREGULAR AS THE Sun"

is an expression as old as the race. No
doubt the rising and setting OF the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action OF the
liver and bowels when regulated with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Guaran-
tccd by f. Z. Whitehead & Co., drug
pistS. 23c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

Bull the voni whose stroke
strains of his music had to practice constantly
"""' 'n Aoo' " keep equal the demands
has that he neglected his practice day he
before audnce he neglected practice two
skilled musician like himself could detect it, and if
he neglected practice general audience
could something like this to-day it
relates nects read pretty carefully and closely
by day. he losses the connection OF current
events and nsby when the for him to decide
semiweky weekly And he does not read closely
those who are skilled making for
his with events
the times to read about what happening
ORIOLES and what and writer's his read
will soon feel that dull perhaps without knowing the cause
and if this neglect aen itself the editor too long he
will lose his readers they will something interesting
~ nople in general have the antest conception OF the vast
reading editor has do order to keep IN touch with the
&C e saw and no one had observation expert
IN the work has conception the grnd there is in this read
o IF Won should the editors anctum some sweng
dow and see him opening and scanning the columns OF his ex-
and would perhaps envy him his ease
Nine times much fatgued as the who
following the showing the plane And should you chance
~ into his his home night when most mems work
H. ~ for the day would think he just reveng IN ease with MS
ono side and piled about hbut even then perhaps
enced three task of preparing copy for his printers
; brain and aching brow while most people are turning
=: - ,,1oasant dreams and refreshing slumbers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Observation. of Passing Events,

ANDREW CARNEGIE has made sufficient
counsel class Of
youno uo, ought to be glad
become shining example in age not only
OF financial success but of philanthropy
the moral side of e on morals full Of o
and wisdom LIQUOR drinking the curse
the age Recently address
most seductive peril and the destroyer young drink
ing OF liquor am temperance lecturer Disguise but
knows and tells what observation
that likely fail acquiring the habit of
drinking liquor than from all other temptations likely
You yield temptation reormay brace up
and ground race and and
maintain respectable position
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

Berlin reformers now have race
suicide" agitation another instance
Of how closely Imperial Germany
watches and patterns after the
American President.-N York
World
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29


wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back. kidney. bladder. uric acid trou.
bles and Bright's Disease, which Is the worst
fern Of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
Rcy, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in 50 many ways. in hospital work, in private
r-actIce, among the helpless too poor to Dur
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
wao have not already tried IT, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
Iad out fyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
otter in this paper and EE@
send your address 10 4sHE71kI4zSS43a
Cr. Kilmer & Co., ,Bing ss; 5s;2
hsnton, N. Y. Tho S&asl.15. !. .al4tE0
regular fifty cent and Home Of svamp-Root
collar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, DR..
Eimcr's Swamp Root, and the address
Einghamton, n. Y, ON every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

II you suffer from bloating bclching,
sour stomach, Indigestion or Dyspepsia,
take Rings Dyspepsia Tablets after
each meal, and overcome the disagree
able trouble twill improve the appe-
tite, and aid digestion. E. 7. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

cures made by DR..
kilner's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t Is the great medi-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

1t is the CHEEKY worker that sue
ceeds. No one can do his best, or
even do well, in the midst of worry
or nagging. Wherefore if you work,
work as cheerily as you can. If you
do not work, do not put even straw
in the way Of others.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29

DeWitt's Little Early Riscrs don't
sickcn or gripc. Small Pills, easy to
take. Sold bv T.. Il. Whitehead & Coz
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-08-29
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
kjdney Trouble Makes You Miserable

Almost everybody who reads the news
rapers Is sure to know of the wonderful,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
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Charles Ring and wife to Otto
Mikkelsen, lots 90 and 81, block
s, o'Hara's addition to warrentor
and lot 4, Holiday Park,..,,.... $st
4, J. Klafrki and wife to John ].
Rupp, las acres In sections 6 ana
4 T, 4 N. r. Z w.......,....,.. 500
@, s. Brown and wife and tho
Wilkinson Real Estate CO., to
A. Booth & Co, lots s to s, block
90, Adair's ID
H. @. Van Dusen and wife to b.
Van Dusen undivided half Of
22s,S7 acres in section II, a..
N, R, o W,................. sO7
Lloyd g, West to Grand Rapids
Oregon Timber Co., 1850 acres In
section 10, T. 8 NJ r. s w,..,.. 1000
United States to Lloyd q. West,
100 acres In section 10, 4. s NJ,
r, 5 W.; patent. .............--
A paper was filed with the county
clerk yesterday giving the power
Of attorney to Francis d. Cham
berlain to sell so acres Of land
more or less, In section II, +,
8 In clatsop county for wn-
liam Doyle .............---
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
IAN HONORED RESI-
DENT dies
MRS. AusTENA sEAFELDT DE
PARTS THIS LIFE At NOON
YESTERDAY - DEATH CAUSED
BY PARALYSIS.

IN the death Of Mrs. Austona r.
seafeldt yesterday Astoria has lost
in honored resident who has made this
city her home since 1889. In that year
she came from her home in Germany
10 take up ner residence with her son,
Albert scafeldt, long one OF Astoria's
business men.
Mrs. Heafeldts death was caused by
paralysis. She was stricken by the
dread disease last Thursday and did
not again recover consciousness. AT
tho time Of her death deceased was
nearly SO years Of age. She was born
In Germany. September 25. 1895.
Mrs. seafeIdt passed away at about
the noon hour. She leaves four chill
drcn. two daughters and a son In GER
many and Albert seafeldt. Of Astoria.
The numerous friends OF the family
sympathize deeply with them In taeir
great loss.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
HOUSEHOLD CARES.
Tax the Women Of Astoria tho Same
AZ Elsewhere.

Hard TO attend 10 household duties
With constantly aching back.
A woman should not have bad
back,
And she wouldn't II the kidneys were
we'll
Doan's Kidney pills make we'll
Kidneys
Mrs. A. 8. Cummings. Of 2A clacka-
mas street, Portland. Ore. says:
kidney complaint and backache chung
70 me for long time and often suf-
fered very severe attacks Of II. Some
times II was q dun heavy aching over
the kidneys, and again snarp acute
pain In the small OF the back. The
kidney secretions passed too frequently
and often with pain. ! had tried sew
eral remedies with poor results and
was finally induced to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They helped me very quick
~ and continuing / soon found relief
from the aches and pains. The action
Of the kidney secrctions was also
strengthened TO great extent. rec
commended Doan's Kidney Pills In our
papers three years ago. / am always
pleased to say good word for this
remedy and am glad OF this oppor-
tunity to confirm my former testi-
mony"
Plenty more proof like this from
Astoria people. Call at chas Rodgers
drug store and ask what customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United
States sls'EWfEM
Remember the -Doan's-and
take no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
VIII entertain

The iadiea Of the Congregational
church win have sale OF useful and
fancy articles on the afternoon and
evening o. Friday, May isth, AZ the
home Of Mrs u, u. Allen, Dainty re-
fteshments win be served both after
Moon and evening. A program. in
eluding both vocal and instrumental
music, win be rendered. Come one
and all and enjoy yourselves ana also
help good cause.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
NEW PLAY At ASTORIA.
Howard. Dorset Company Presents
"The Man From Mckee,

The Howard Dorsey Company pre-
scnts The Man From Mexico" At the
Astoria theater tonight, This Is the
play written FOR and made famous by
Willie Collier, Its author is the famous
playwright Desouche. The part Of Ben
jamin Fitsheu Is played by Mr.. How
ard. Astoria playgoers, who nave at
tended the many clever productions OF
the Howard Dorset Company. are look
Ing forward to Mr.. Howard's presenta-
tion Of this part as an especial treat
as II Is said to afford exceptional OPP
portunities for the display of his re-
markable character dellneation.
Miss Raxcto who has made such a
hit In "The Young Mrs. winthrop" as
Mrs. Cheswlck. win play Mrs. Benja-
min Fltzheu in tonIghts performance.
The other members, II is asserted. are
happily fitted to their parts.
The Howard Dorset players are a
first class company and one Astoria
may well be proud to have. The class
Of plays they present, are extremely
moral and furnish the assurance that
the most fastidious may witness them
without fear of beholding auRht that
would be offensive to their finer sens
Utilities.
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Asked Fer Further Time

The Chamber OF Commerce met last
evening in adjourned session to hear
the report Of the special committee
appointed 10 look up the railroad prop
osiIion Of tho Portland. Oregon q Sea
Coast Railroad. who desire the services
OF the Chamber 10 assist them In So
curing the right-of-way. Tho COM
mIttce reported that they had COM
munIcated with the president. william
Reid, at Los Angeles. by wire and
the answer they had received was not
entirely satisfactory and they asked
for further time to fully investigate
which request was granted,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
70 Establish Uniform sys.sn,--

A. M, Hagen, chief inspector OF The
oregon Il Washington Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association, with headquar-
ters at Portland. Ia In the city. Mr.
Hagen NJ eonferring with the millmen
here and having them adopt d uniform
system of grades and uniform stand
ard OF manufacturing lumber The
adapting Of a universal standard win
be of great benefit 10 ali He win NJ
10 wArrsnton today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
Headworks Dam

W. u. Chase, consulting engineer
OF Portland. arrived on the noon train
yesterday 1T the request Of the board
Of water commissioners. He leaves TO-
day accompanied by two members OF
the water commission 10 visit the pro.
posed headworka dam, After his In
NyCstlsation. be win no doubt return TO
Portland and win submit his report "a
10 tho ndvisabllIty of building wood
en- dam toi the proposed storage reser-
voir.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09

Governor George u. Chamberlain,
state Treasurer George A. Steel and
Tom Richardson passed through As
;oria yesterday on the Alliance for
Marshneld and tho Rogue River on a
tour OF inspection Of the salmon hatch
cries along iae coast Especial atten-
ton will BE- paid 20 the hatcherics and
spawning grounds maintained BY n. %.
Hume. the salmon king OF Rogue
River.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09

The body OF Martin Antonsen. the
seaman on the bar tug Tatoosh. who
died q. st. Marys Hospital On May l..
of typhoid fever. win be buried in
Ocean Grove cemetery today, The
fanerai services win take place from
Glibau'r undertaking pariors nj o
oelock. The address win be delivered
by Rev r, NJ Eilcfsen. the sailors
chaplain. The body nas been held for
word from a sister ia Minnesota.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
Oysters Arrive

A carload of seed oysters arrived
yesterday over The A. q 9. from the
Atlantic Coast consigned 10 the North
en Oyster Company At shoalwaief
nay. Thia company which IN one Of
tho largest oyster companies of the
Pacific Coast. IN improving l,a beds
by the addition OF large quantities Of
eastern seed oysters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09

ON Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Carl
NJ Jensen. of Portland. and Miss
Mabel Jensen were quietly married at
the residence Of itey. e. %. Moore.
house, eel Irving ayonue. by the pass
Tor Of the congregational church of
this city Dr. Moorehouse. Tho happy
pair boarded the evening express for
the metropolis,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09
A Marrow Escape.

G. w. cloyd, merchant, of PUNK,
Mo, had a narrow escape four years
ago, when he ran a jImson bur into
mis- thumb, He says: "The doctor
wanted to amputate It but would not
consent ! bought a box of Bucklen's
Arnlca salve and that cured the dan
gerous wound" csc at Charles Rodgers,
druggist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09

The case Of the state W. Hunt.
which was called In Justice court
yesterday morning, was postponed un-
III Saturday for the reason that the
attorneys in the ease were unptcpared
10 10 ahead with the trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-09

One Of the painters on the Warren
residence suffered q painful accident
Tuesday that will ineapacitato him
for work for several days, While
painting the side o. the house his lad-
der slipped and he was thrown 10 the
ground. aIlshting upon his back No
permanent injury Is feared but the
muscles Of the back were severely