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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10
Bank vultures of New York.

The way in which the banks are
permitted to plumber New York al
most surpasses belief. For the privi-
lege of conducting a city government,
there is paid over to the banks an an
nual tribute of from $2O,0O0,00O to
S25, 000, 900, and it is the established
policy of Wall street and of the sue
cessive administrations that this
amount shall increase just as fast and
far as the law will permit.
There will be raised this year for
taxation purposes in Greater New
York about $13O,0OO,000, says the
New Broadway Magazine. Do you
agine that one dollar of this will re-
main in the city treasury and be paid
out to meet expenses as they accrue?
Not one penny of this will lodge in
the city treasury. 1t is the fixed
policy of the banks that no debt shall
be paid in cash. Shy1ock must have
his bond. and shylock is strong
enough in New York to take good
care that no officials get to the head
of affairs with any foolish no.
tons about checking the stupendous
municipal debt.
The New York city treasury is a
printing office and a branch of Wall
street finance. The money to be
raised each year by taxation is ex-
pended months before it is collected.
Bonds in anticipation of it's collection
have been issued to the Wall street
clique which dominates the city hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10

'She let fall a few remarks"
'Is that why she spoke in such broken
tones ?''-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10

Conductor-Madam how old is your little
girl?
Little Girl-Don't answer him, mamma
It's horribly rude and impolite of him to
ask a young lady's age before all these
people.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10

We've only got a knife or two packed
in the basket with the pie. What shall we
do ?"
That's all right. Up yonder I think
you will find a fork in the road."-Balti-
more American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-10

The man wore a badge with the legent
81 am an undesira BILE citizen.
why go to the trouble of announcir
it?" qlleried an observer. At this troub
Disqualification Public Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

There is no case of Indigestion, no
matter how irritable or how obstinate
that will not be speedily relieved by the
use of Kodol. The main factor in cur
ing the stomach of any disorder is rest,
and the only way to get rest is to ac-
tualIy digest the food for the stomach
itself. kodol will do it. 1t is scien-
tific preparation of vegetable acids con-
tanning the very same juices found in a
healthy stomach. 1t conforms to the
Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by
E. T. Whitehead &, Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing Syrup has
been used for sixty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing with perfect success. 1t soothcs the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cure wind colic, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoac. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
druggists in every part of the world
Twenty five cents a bottle Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing
Syrup. Guaranteed under the Food
and Drug Act, June 3Oth, 1906, Serial
Number 1907.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events

WHILE F COMMONWEALTH would lay single pebble way of
me stream of the perfect jamestown Exposition and
the State of Virginia
prise, free % say that are in sympa-
W with the structures which the laws against
at Pine Beach, which proximity to the Exposition
grounds stated that Pine disregaded by
ose VINO run Slot machines saloons
Inc Dispatch that ordinarily
matter tor the authorities of Norfolk county,
becomes than local from all parts
~ country are at the Exposition making passes
ana ue aWeness at Pine Beach makes bad
stopped for the sake of the good State of v
every true patriot will discounenance it. The
says that were better for the State Virginia Exposition
all than have going from enresen tho
OF the We
hat the press of Virginia will everything possible the
suppression of the evils
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal and Industrial College.

Regular Courses leading degrees of Bachelor of Pedagogy
Bachelor of Bachelor
to the degree of Bachelor of Music.
Board, laundry and
students,
the schools and colleges
special Pedagogy and allied subjects.
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT offers practical instruction
Typewritng Bookkeeping and other business
MANUAL
and family
The Music addition
vocal and instrumental
To board the
term opensS ptemhe
For catalogue and other information, address
j. l. FOUST, PRESIDENT,
@A0H GREENSBORO, N. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
A Wonderful Horse.
New York World.J

tNew York World.J
A horse that can spell, read, add
subtract, multiply, and distinguish
colors among its many accomplish.
ments, deserves to be credited with
as much intelligence as an ordinary
human being. Such a horse King
Pharaoh is declared to be, called by
those who have seen him the most
marvellous horse in the world.
Those who have never seen the
horse perform should not accredit
the act of achievement to the train
er rather than to the horse, as being
the controller of an intelligence rare
and supreme
The semblance of human intelli-
gence in the performance of special
feats by some educated horses is due
altogether to the skill of the trainer
in making the animal understand by
signs that it is to execute certain
acts taught it, but this is the first
instance on record that a horse has
qualified to be taught by reasoning,
and King Pharaoh has demonstrated
abundantly to competent authorities
that the acme of horse sense has
been reached, in his case at any
rate.
King Pharaoh is owned by DR.. D.
E Boyd. veterinary surgeon, of
Columbia, S. c., where the horse is
at present. DR.. Boyd bought the
horse when it was a year old, and
for the last four years and half he
has had him in training King Pha-
raoh is beautiful specimen of the
horse, and stands IA hands and weighs
320pounds. He is from an Indian pony
sired by an Arabian stallion. His
white coat is prettily marked with
spots of yellow and black, a slight
tinge Of blue encircling the yellow
marks. One eye is blue and the
other black. The name is long, and
is streaked with the same colors that
mark the body.
In public exhibition DIR. Boyd has
invited strangers to step into the
ring and write mathematical prob
lens in six figures on a blackboard,
and the horse has furnished the So
luton without sign or cue from its
trainer 1t will pick out a designat-
ed flag from a lot of colored flags
when asked to do so. The horse has
10 trouble in picking out dime or
a quarter or half dollar piece from
a pile of silver coins, and can spell it's
own name or that of any person in
the audience provided the name is a
short one, which it has been taught,
demonstrating perfectly that the
horse understands what it is asked
to do by the sound of the words
spoken.
King Pharaoh has been put to
every known test to prove his Under
standing. DR.. Boyd declares that
the difference between his horse and
other educated horses is that King
Pharaoh does not work by sign or
cue, but really reads, uses his brain
in working out the mathematical
questions, spells and understands
whan SDOkan to
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

Rert Barber, of Elton, Wis, says l
have only taken four doses OF your Kid
new and Bladder Pills and they nave
done for me more than any other medi-
c;nc has ever done. I lam still taking the
nils as want a perfect cure. " MI
Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney ana
RIadder Pills, which are unequaled Tor
Rackache, weak kidney. inflammation
of the bladder and all urinary troubles.
4 weeks treatment for 25c. Sold by
r r. Whitehead q Co,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
Praise.
Praise is the pay that faithful folks

Praise is the pay that faithful folks
deserve
The precious currency
That passes in the realm of honest
men,
The counterfeit of which is f1attery.
Praise is the language of the Upper
Home,
For when, at set of sun,
Gods servants home ward HES ex-
pectantlyJ
He hears loves greeting in the words
"Well done"
Praise is the cordial for detected
minds.
The sedative for gloom,
That drives disease and canker out
of life,
And fills our days with a perpetual
bloom.
This world is staggering meath a load
of blame,
For censure holds the reins.
And men are goaded to despair and
death
By captious critics with unbridled
brain.
Give me to-day the praise that is my
need,
Nor keep approval hid;
rose-leaf in my hand to-day will
please
Far more than flowers on my coffin
lid.-George Whitman n"Ser-
ice"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

terloo road, London, at the advanced
age Of ninety-one years. For many
a year flo servant had entered his
poor attic; his meals wera served
and placed outside his door at stated
intervals. He was never known to
cross his threshold. and he died
alone in the one ill-furnisi1ed room
in which, though he had an income
OF 10000 pounds annually, he spent
SO irtany years of sordid and self
imposed confinement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
Cotton at Six Cents Per Spool.

The fact that the thread trust has
raised the price Of that useful and
necessary article has attracted little
attention save among dealers and
persons who use great deal of it.
1hs addition Of one cent to the price
of spool of thread will not incon-
venience many people and will be
paid without protest. Let us see,
however. what the effect will be
with respect to results from the view
point of the thread Manufacturers.
Before the increased price was
announced the thread manufacturers
priced their goods at 55 cents per
dozen spools. This price, however,
was subject to several discounts
whereby the dealer finally secured
his thread from the manufacturer at
as IL cents per dozen. There are S
1-3 dozen spools to the pound of cot
ton, hence the manufacturer sold his
finished product at the fat price of
ST. per pound.
The new price, which has caused
the retailer to add a cent to the
price of each spool, is given as CT
cents per dozen, but being subject
to the three discounts is finally
found to be 54.97 cents per dozen,
or $2.93 per pound for the finished
product. When compared to the
price of other cotton goods this price
Seems extraordinarily exorbitant,
notwithstanding the fact that the
best thread is manufac, ured from the
grades of long staple cotton. At g.
cents per spool, the present retail
price of thread, the farmer is buy
ing his cotton back at $3.4S per
pound. .-Augusta Herald
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
The Magic No. 3.

Number three is a wonderful mascot
for Geo. H. Paris, of Cedar Grove, Me-,
according to letter which reads
After suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged by the failure to find re-
lief, | tried Electric Bitters, and as a
result l am well man to-day. The
first bottle relieved and three bottles
completed the cure. ;" Guaranteed best
on earth for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, by E. T. Whitehead & Co.,
druggists. so.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
He Fired the Stick.

Il have fired tho walking stick I've
carried over 40 years, oa account of u
sore that resisted every kind OF treat
mcnt, until | tried Bucklnn's Arnica
Salve; that has healed the sore and
made me a happy man." writes John
Garrett, of North Mills. n. G., Guaran-
tccd for HilcS Burns, etc, by +. I.
Whitehead e CO., druggists -.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
The Baptist University For Women,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.


and teaching
including Applied
China painting Course for
Public
giving Voice. Organ
Comfort of students looked after by lady physician
and maon Board furnished literary tuition heat baths and
library $4,000 the
Club $50 90 to 90 less Next September A. 1907
For catalogue and all information, address
6204t r. T. VANN,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
No Secrets.

Dad-"My son, | want to tell you
that the secret of my success, as it
must be of any mans, is hard work.
l."
The Son-"Sh! Dad; | don't care
to hear other peoples secrets, and |
too much Of a gentleman to take
advantage of information gained that
way. Say no more" - Cleveland
Leader.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

This little pig went to market, F"
doesn't amuse tonight.
Baby not well; what's the matter, her
dear little checks are SO white;
Poor little tummy is aching, naughty
old pain go away,
Cascasweet mother must give her, then
she'll be bright as the day.
1t is sold here by E. T. Whitehead &
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

No greater mistake can he made than
to consider lightly the cvcidencc OF dis
ease in your system. Don't take dcs-
pcrate chances on ordinary medicine.
Use HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
33 cents, Tea or Tablets. T.. TWhito-
hnaI G. No
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

Pinculcs are for the Kidneys and
Bladder. They bring quick relief to
backache, rheumatism, lunbago, tired
worn out feelings. They produce nat
ural action Of the kidneys in filtcrin@
waste matter out OF the blood. 80 days
treatment S1.OO. Money refunded ii
Pinculcs are not satisfactory. f. 7.
Whitehead e Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

Kidney trouble causes quick or ,ns+s.d,
1e2F' BEATS, and makes cne feel as tbo~e,{
'Aey had heart trouble. because the baar+ ~ !.
1VeT-wofNlng in pumping thick. kidnev< -
Poisoned blood through veins and arteries
Il used to be considered that onIv nrioo ,oo. W.,
troubles were to be traced to the kidnaIs
cut no" modern sciencA proves that nesyIn
al constitutional! diseases have their heai1
mag III kidney trouble. III
II you are sick you can make no roie+aLa
~ tiLS' coctoring your kidneys. The mia
G!,.l ne cXifaordinary effect Of Dr.. Kilmer's
-o"aFhp=Root, the great kidney rernedv i
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful! cures Of the most d;stressfno cseee
g Il 5sass;: q. i + 5as:;z n,
IS. You may have = sfF73
sample bottle by mali Homo - 9 =
sree, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., BinehaInton. N. 7.
Don't make any mistake. but re-
3nemher the namc, Swamp Root. DIR.
l\limer' swamp Root, and the address
i}mghamton, n. Y, on every bottle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

nc KIulleyS are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
meHSln come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

You are never apt to have to pass
an examination in which an intimate
knowledge of the various brands Of
whiskey will help you.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
Ask For Aliens Foot Ease,

ing feet. Sample sent FREE. Also
Free Sample OF the FooTEAsESANITARY
CoRN-BAD, a new invention. Address
Allen 5. Olmstcd, lie Roy, NY. go It
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

The good we ought to do will nev-
er be done unless we do it.
The man who prays to be nothing
generally is.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

Dora The wretch Topropose to
both of us the same night!
Flora How shall we punish him?
Dora-I tell you-you accept him,
dear. r.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

The devil may sometimes get new
hook and line, but he keeps on fish
ing with the same old bait.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

Pinc,lles for the kidneys strengthen
these organs and assist in drawing poi
son from the blood Try them fol
rheumatism, kidney, bladder trouble,
for lumbago and tired worn out feel
ing. They bring quick relief. Satisfac,
10
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27
over-Work Weakens
your kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Inrure R,oos

All the blood in your Body passes tbroreb
y2Hr Kidneys once every three rninutas 8"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27

In Courtesy Only: "Do you ever
talk back to your wife?" asked the
solicitous friend. Sometimes, "ans-
wered MIR. Mcekson; "a very little;
just to show her that have not gone
to sleep. y Washington Star
The medicine that sets The wnoie world
thinking,
The remedy on which all doctors agree,
The prescriptions all your friends are
taking is
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
E. T. Whitehead d Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-06-27


suppression O. evils.
FEW men in the this any State as to that hv
mad greater and better R. B. Glenn He
G Gpnn Grpat wo,b almost ubiquitous whenve
IL there is service to be fort the State
best interest the interest people, Glenn turns up
time 1t has been stated that Editorial Association
Norfolk two weeks address that oucad the eor
OF President Roosevelt Governor Glens influence
ha much to do in the election of Mr. H president
National Editorial Association And Executive eve
y time He State and the
people Of the State He people very much
since his election Governor Notwithstanding popularity was great
fore About only criticism Governor Glenn has
been by the wh think he is too ardent pro-
onst But he speaks front worthy any states
man. and SO we'll bear the criticisms those
thy with those convictions No Governor of
ouon for civic righteousness and his already
bearing good fruit and will for a long timet to come
WHILE Eastern North thousand ways most favored re-
Tremendous Drain On The make one great mistake They ndusr
Coun,nv - energetic. honest and praseworthy;
they have yet learned how to make
farms take care of themselves They have yet properly the
of raising their supplies every
horoughare leading and from market small
wagons carts pass daily loaded with corn and
hay with which feed plows
fields Thousands and thousands dollars
these supplies which could and should be raised here home
there intelligent
that him and hay
hard for him satisfactory his
gen and thoughtful observers will challenge such
and will illustrations the challenge
independence the farmers who have their supplies
community which has his
and his smoke house well filled with these home products
community which there sales distressed
collector have trouble gathering the
good their public
of the county state.
noble by the citizens of Mount Airy days
which considerable raised lift mortgage
,., D uod from the estate of Rev. Mr. Easter who
' p " ~ killed time at his home in a most
daardly Dunkard minister ardent
prohon Some white of Suy county
charged illicit dy Of whkey Mr.. Easter
prominent after his testimony
door night by
known the darkness and died few
men Seldom end against
was of Mr.. Easter He high toned gentle
mun he did nothing patriot should do The
the would glad to that the murdeers of Mr.
Easter had been appreened brought full Thus far
man has been he denies the charge of the murder but
that that killed Mr. Easter Great
the people that they show their
against contributing the estate of
and worthy family Hasten the of the
time when our land country freed the the liquor
traffic all work. champions of the great
and its needs While with
few such here recorded the
only the number of those who
who nnocenty suffer the loss Of
fathers husbands relatives and friends nothing OF the
untold suffering be named or described
-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-20
the map:

eff the average man picked his wife
as carefully as he does his stenographer,
there would be few proceedings in the
divorce COURTS" says the Norborne
Democrat. "And if the average woman
would pick her husband as carefully as
she does her Easter hat there would be
fewer married men," suggests the
Platte City Landmark. The two re-
marks tend toward one point, that
courtship is gold brick and marriage
is an eye-opener, We deprecate sham
and deceit in all walks of life, and yet
in what relation is it more in evidence
than in that relationship that exists be-
tween the young man and the young
woman prior to marriage. The court
dockets are full of 'gold brick" cases
waiting trial, and petitions for divorce
constitute the majority of them. We
are told that every individual has his or
her affinity, but from the many couples
that want to countermand the order, the
bachelors and maids are bound to con-
clude they are cases of mistaken
identity brought on through carelessness
and want of clear heads and business
judgment.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-20


The Kooskia Mountaineer is jubilant
over the prospect of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad being built
down the middle fork of the Clearwater
river, the paper having learned that the
grew of men working along the stream
now are making the final survey. The
Mining News will allow its Kooskia
brother that that town will take on new
life with the completion of the new rail-
road, but when it comes to growth, real
growth, Elk City is going to have
Kooskia and Spokane pushed clear off
the map.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-20
Keeping Within Law.
judgment

Boise Capital News: Ignorance of
law excuses no man." they say, yet no
man can be supposed to be informed on
all the laws that are in force. Hereto
fore, his safety has been III doing only
those things that his good judgment
and his conscience told him were right,
neither violating public or private
rights. But it is submitted that with
legislatures and the national congress
passing so many laws in addition to
those already on the statute books, no
man can either safely follow his good
Judgment nor his conscience and be
safe.
1t is said that congress at the last
session passed over 4, 900 laws; the legis-
lature of New York passed more than
2, 500 and other states have come within
the same limits. Add these vast num-
bers of new laws to the old ones, and
what judgment or what conscience
could possibly forecast the subjects
treated of?
Moreover, most of the laws enacted
these days are enacted not because
good judgment demands them, but be-
cause of some temporary demand or fad
and not being enacted with good judg-
ment, how can good judgment be ex-
pected to determine that they have
been passed? Lawmakers these days
clearly have no conscience, so how car
good conscience be a guide further il
keeping one from violating some law
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-20
MOTHER LOVE.

Take the glory of the conquest and the
grandeur of the morn,
The splendor of the triumphs out of toll
and patience born,
The beauty of the cities and the armies
of the just
Moving down the golden valleys to the
victories of the dust
But the mother love that wraps around
hayward child its wings
Is sweeter than all triumph and is
stronger than all kings!
The mother love is patience bearing al
the years of care,
With faith to take the burden up and
strength to lift and bear;
The mother love is warder of the rosy
gates of life,
With kiss goodby to little ones who &C
to face the strife,
And arms of old endurance waiting
there to clasp and greet
The loved who wander back again, the
lost with weary feet!
The mother love is gentleness that mel
lows through the years,
With lips to kiss the brow that aches
and song to stay the tears;
The mother love is tireless in the vigi
that it keeps
To guard the couch from danger wher'
the bloom of loyehood sleeps!
Oh, hayward, weak, and weary, and "
who walk in sin,
Be sure the heart of mother love vii
ope and let you in!
Baltimore Sun.