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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Words Fifty Spoken.

FROM time time the question another whe
public
There School Enthusiasm? often the question comes up there some
that enthusiasm in public schools
marked of the leading State officials and
those who have with public school affairs
school work obtain the Schools the
teachers and the Whatever be the enthusiasm
higher up
be transmitted to the schools themselves 1t largely with
teachers good enthusiasm with their school
their If teacher loves the for the works sake
accomplished, enthusiasm
teacher attracted the for
little chance for enthusiasm in the work
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Rising From the Grave.

4 proln':,Hnt manufacturer, VIM. A.
Fcrtwcll of Lt,cnna, n. c., relates "A
most remarkable experience. He says;
After taking less than three bottle of
Electric nittcrs, feel like one rising
from the grave. My trouble is Bright =
disease, in the Diabetes stage. / fully
believe Electric Bittcrs will cure me
permanently, for ii has already stopped
the liver and bladder complications
Hliich hove troubled me for years.
Guaranteed rt T.. T. Whitehead 4 Co,
druggist. :'rcc only 5nc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

Your money refunded if after
using three-fourths (3) of a tube
of ManZan, you are dissatisf-
ed, return the balance of the
tube to your druggist, and your
money will be cheerfully re-
turned. Take advantage of this
offer. Sold by E. T. White
head & Co., Scotland Neck,
Leggett Drug Co., Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

produce about $50 pounds of rubber.
When the manufacture of rubber
from this new source was first begun
the product sold for seventy cents
gold a pound, one tons extraction
bringing SITS gold. This price has
not been maintained, however, but
the independent manufacturers say
that it will be reached again soon. -
Selected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
RICHES In MEXICAN RUBBER.
Fortunes Being Made 0u: Of a Once
DeSpiSed Shrub.

The excitement which followed
the discovery Of oil in Texas few
years ago has its parallel in the craze
Which exists throughout northern
Mexico over the discovery thai ths
guayule shrub contains valuable
rubber properties.
The utilization of the shrub is no
longer an experiment. Mcrr TRAN
s3,OOO,OOO has been invested in the
erection of guayule rubber factories
in this region in the last eighteen
months and the investment Of sGv-
eral millions in the industry is in
prospect.
The guayule shrub covers many
million acres OF land upon the plat
eau of northern MEXICO 3tid IRA habi-
tat extends into southwest Texas for
a distance of $50 miles. The shrub
grows to height Of about four feet.
II has been heretofore considered
a nuisance to the landowner, as il
interfered with cattle grazing. 1t
grows upon land worthless for agri-
cultural purposes. This land had
very little value before the discovery
was nade that tite gtavule shrub
was worth something.
Much of the land could have been
purchased for thirty cents an acre
two years ago. To-day each acre of
the land is producing at least two
tons Of guayule, which is selling for
as high as si0o Mexican currency or
$50 American money a tor The
revenue from one acre of the land is
therefore equivalent to 500 Ameri-
can money. Many ranchmen who
were land poor are now rich.
The despised shrub has become an
object of the greatest attention.
Much care is taken in cutting the
growth so that the shrub may re-
produce itself from it's roots. Il is
said it will bear cutting evc:y ;s,-:i
years.
Many landowners made contracts
with guayule rubber manufacturers
for the sale of the shrub at from $50
to $5C a ton. This was several
months ago, in the early days Of the
excitement. Few sales are now be-
ing made for less than $50 M axican
money ton.
Francisco Madero of Parras, Mex
leo, is the owner of 100000 acres
of guayule producing land. He is
said to be the largest individual land
owner in northern Mexico. He esti-
mates that his land will produce at
the first cutting not less than 5000,
900 tons of guayule.
At $50 gold ton the shrub would
bring him S25O,000,O00. In the
opinion of experts who have gone
over much of this land it will yield
at least two tons of the shrub to the
acre. That being true, its value is
$4OO, 100000.
The product Of the guayule shrub
is not the equal of Para rubber but
it is valuable for many uses, particU-
larly in the manufacture of automo-
bile tires. The manufacture of these
tires has caused an enormous in
crease in the demand for rubber.
One ton of the guayule shrub will
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
A I;o,,id cold relief with a laxative

A liquid cold relief with a laxative
principle which drives out the cold
through copious action Of the bowels,
a healing principle which fingers in the
throat and stops the cough-that is
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.
Safe and sure in it's actions; pleasant to
take; and conforms to National Pure
Food and Drug Law. Contains no
opiates. Sold by f. T. Whitehead &
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Hunting for Trouble.

''I've lived in California 20 years, and
am still hunting for trouble in the way
of burns, sores, wounds, boils cuts,
sprains, or case of piles that Buck
len s Arnica Salve won't quickly cure, !"
writes Charles Walters, of Allegheny
Sierra Co. No use hunting, Mr.. Wal
ters; it cures every case. Guaranteed
at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

Her Husband If u man steals
70 matter what it is he will live to
regret It. His Wife During our
ecurtship yvu used 20 steal kisses
FROM me. Her Husband Well, you
heard what ] said Chicago Daily
NepS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
A Valuable Lesson.

Six years ago | learned a valuable
lesson" writes John Pleasant, OF Mag
nolia Ind. Il then began taking Dr..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer !
take them the better | find them. j"
They please everybody. Guaranteed by
E. T. Whitehead &; Co., druggists, 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
NeiqhbOfS Got Fooled.

II was literally coughing myself to
death, and had become too weak to-
leave my bed; and ncishbors predicted
than ! would never leave it alive; but
they got fooled, for thanks he to God,
was induced to try Dr. Kings New Dis
covcry. 1t took Just four one dollar
bottles to completely cure the cough
and restore me to good sound health. "
writes Mrs. Eva Uncaphcr, of Grover
town. Stark Co., Ind. This King OF
cough and cold cures, and healer OF
throat and lung, is guaranteed 10y +.
T. Whitehead d Co. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

The coincidence of Great Britain
and Senator Tillman apologizing the
same week, tends to give color to
Horace Johnson's predictions that
more earthquakes may be expected
at an early date. .-Hartword Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

"a fifty spoken like apples of gold pictures Of lveAnd
" have people press the regarded
g, ru o. Mrs Sonewal Jackson in declining the S1O0
" ' f month pension proposed by the present Gen.
Assembly, Many pleasing
of the State and by Others concerning the fine spirit which
her decline pension money
things said and hold
life have the people of the State long towards supply
her mind with which will her
declining She but feel assured that people of the
of her life will be golden
action consideration those who
than she does.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14


wonderfully successful in pror1r,tly curing
anne back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
olcs ana Bright's Disea5e, which is the wors.
@2-:n Of lsidrey tr1uble.
d. KlTes's Swagap-Roo1 is not rec
c-nrnende&for everything but if you have kid
'lcy, l.Ecr or bladder troub,e Il Will be found
<;ls' the remedy you 7e:1. Ithas been tested
IL 50 manv Ways, IN hospital wok, in private
practice, ary0ng the hell plcss too poor to pur-
chase fei;ef and has proved SO successfu! II,
e,vas5 Gaze that special arrangement has
G.en made by which all readers OF this paper
who have not already H.cd it, may have
sample b0ttla son, fsee by mail, also a book
telling EHoYe about Swarnp-Root and how to
lind oUt ify0u have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and loF-
send your adde's 10 q
Dr. kilner & Co., ,Bng- i z So. 80.
hamton. N. Y. The =ss =: zaLs. ~ .sssssEsEl r.
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Root.
dollar sizes are sold by ali good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, Dr.
kilmer's swamp Root, and the address
Binghamton, \. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

There is real pleasure in chewing
the best tobacco grown-where the
best tobacco grows-in the famous
Piedmont Country.
Only choice selections of this
well-matured and thoroughly cured
tobacco is used in making
SCHNAPPS. That's why SCdNAPPS
and others of the Reynolds brands,
as shown by the Internal Revenue
statistics for fiscal year, made the
wonderful growth of six and one
quarter million pounds, Or a net
gain of one third of the entire
increased consumption of chewing
and smoking tobaccos in the United
States.
Evidently, chewers cannot resist
thefavor and they cheer SCHNAPPS
because SCHNAPPS cheers them
more than any other chewing to-
bacco, and every man that chews
SCHNAPPS passes the good thing
along one chewer makes other
cfewers- until the fact is now es-
tablshed that there are many moro
.s:.s< Sold at Soc per pound in SC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events.

the the railroads
the disastrous the people
, w, would feel interested in pro-
' ~ ~ posing more safety n travel than they do in
passenger
their meator their families
paying high the Legislature will
get hold of the right of the string.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

"You don't mean to tell me you
called jim Jeffries liar?' That's
exactly what | did" What did he
saw" Il don't know. He was in
San Francisco at the time. | was
in Chicago. Cleveland Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
Chew What You Know About and
Know What You Are Chewing

chewers and pounds Of tobacco
chewel, to the population, in those
States where SCHNAPPS tobacco
was first sold than there are IN the
States where SCHNAPPS has not
vet been offered to the trade.
SCHNAPPS is like cup Of fine
Java coffee, sweetened just enough
to bring out its natural, stimulating
qualities. SCHNAPPS pleases all
classes of chewers: the rich, be-
cause they do not find a chew that
really pleases them better at any
price; the poor, because it is more
economical than the large 1Oc. or
15c. plugs and they get their mon
ey's worth of the real snappy, slim
ulating flavor SO appreciated by to-
bacco lovers. All limitations con-
tain much more sweetening than
SCHNAPPS They are made that
way to hide Door tobacco improp-
er1y cured. =
For the man who chews tobacco
for tobacco s sake, there is no chew
like SCEINAPPS.
IS. Strictly roc. and ,5c. Plugs
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great meGi-
cal triumph OF the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
Dr. kilmer, the eni
ilent kidney and blad-
<T@y-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
0apers is sure to know of the wonderful
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-14


breaking week called back old time weather which fathers
u. and grand-fathers told about. There is
'1 ~ ~ ~ prevailing opinion with farmers that a
with good crop So
he felt like 1907 will be good Let all
Mr. GILBERT T. STEPHENSON of Northampton county, of the
making strong
ooo v,. -. n display the Exposition He
O' ~ - " lays his plans before the people of the peanut
the Rich Square carry plans
for the display will seventy
five thousand yards of He that
length they will
strung Stephensons
and will be calling great
Virginia North Carolina
mainly the
Virginia but includes counties North
which may profit by the work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17
Old Story RetoId.

Charles Francis Adams was escort.
ing an English gentleman about Bos.
ton. They were reviewing the different
objects of attraction. and finally came
to Bunker HILL They stood looking at
the splendid monument, when Mr.. Ad-
ans remarked:
This is the place, sir, where War
ren fell"
"Ah." replied the Englishman, evil
IDENTIFY not very familiar with Amer-
can history. WAS he seriously Eurt
by his fall?"
Mr.. Adams looked at his friend.
Hurt" said he. HE was killed, sir"
"Ah, indeed' the Englishman re-
piled, still eyeing the monument and
commencing to compute its height in
his own mind well. | should think
he might have been-falling so far
Harper's Weekly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17

At Jenkintown, Pa, Oct. p, four
members of one family whose ages ag-
cregate $50 years gathered at a re-
rnion. when Isaac Mather. the oldest
of two brothers and two sisters, cele-
brated his Tooth birthday. There
were also present two sons and one
daughter of the centenarian whose ag-
precate ages totalled 206 years 1t is
not believed that anywhere else In the
United States will be found a family
that can present a like showing.
The four persons whose ages total
led $50 years were: Isaac Mather.
100 years old; Mrs. Rebecca Michener,
his sister. 81 years old; Miss Ann Ma
ther, his sister, 20 years old, and
Charles Mather, a brother. 81 years
old
The children whose ages totalled
no6 wears are: Miss Martha Mather,
laughter. 75 years old; Israel Mather,
con. 73 years old; Isaac Mather, son,
I9 years old.
Isaac Mather. the centenarian, lives
on the old homestead, built on the
original tract of land granted to his
ancestors by William Penn. at Cheltcn
Hills. lii this region he is best known
as the "Grand Old Man of Chelten
Hills" He is a Quaker and attends
services regularly on Sunday.
He attributes his long life to sim
ple habits. Never In more than half
century has he retired later than 8
O'Clock at night. and he is up with the
sun In the morning. His brother,
Charles, at 81, is still in active busi-
ness.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17
MONARCH OF THE SEA.
Battleship Vermont Is Able to Whip
Any Ship AnOat.
Sun.

The Standardization trial OF the bat
tleShip Vermont took place Off Rock
land over a measured mile. This was
to test the screw revolutions at varying
speeds, that is, to find out how many
revolutions of the screws per minute
were required to cover mile in given
time.
lncased in ice from stem to stern,
the new battleship came into Boston
harbor from her trial trip and dropped
anchor off the navy yard She looked
like huge specter as she came up
through the narrows, for With the ex-
ception of the tunnels there was no part
OF the vessel that wasn't coated with
ice and the bow and forward part of
the battleship We're burdened with tons
OF the frozen water that had been
thrown up as the huge war vessel plow-
ed through head seas az a 17.4kno
clip.
But the trial board is satisfied that
the Vermont is the queen Of the Ameri-
can navy. for they say that she behav-
ed beautifully through it all. She was
required tn mako eighteen Knots but
without forcing her she made 1888
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17
oPENAlR RESTORES SKIN.
Hospital Physicians Test Plan Which
Makes Grating ynnecessnry.

Hospital Physicians Test Plan Which
Makes Grating ynnecessnry.
How the city hospital physicians
avoided the necessity Of the delicate
operation OF grating live cuticle on
Johnnie Cottle's scalded breast and
saved his mother, who had volunteered
to furnish the skin from her own body,
the pain Of the sacrifice form an inter-
esting chapter in the history Of pain
less surgery.
About two months ago the S-year-old
boy sustained burns so serious that his
life was despaired Of. The skin cov-
erng his entire breast was destroyed
and phyicians at the hospital first
thought that in order to save the life
OF the child the cutcle Of live person
would have to be grated on his body
Mrs Cottle. who lives at 1918 Arm
strong street, offered to furnish the
required amount and was ready to I'M
dergo an operation every day until her
boys breast was covered and healed.
Day after day Mrs. Cottle went to
the hospital prepared to undergo the
operation, but each day she was told
that the boy was not ready. She final
ly became worried and then the secret
was revealed to her.
On the third floor of the hospital,
with nothing but the sky above him,
the patient, his breast exposed to the
open air, was lying on cot, covering
which was a thin gauze to keep away
dust and impurities Of the atmosphere.
For two weeks the raw breast OF the
boy was thus exposed to the action Of
the air until a perfect scale was form
ed over the wound. Then the boy was
taken indoors, nutritive salves We're ap-
Piled and now he Is all but ready rs
be discharged.
For long time physicians at the city
hospital have realized the curative pow
ers Of oxygen and other components of
air, but the case OF Johnnie Cottle is
the first successful demonstration Of
he theory. Basing their contention on
The successful experiment. the physi-
clans now declare that instead of band
aging a wounded member they will ex-
pose it to the open air, taking care to
keep from the wound all impurities
st. Louis Republic.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17

shrink with horror from some of the
methods used on the sensitive child, but
in this case 1t resulted in splendid stuff
Mrs. Opie is quoted in book on
Quaker Worthless
was n creature OF fears, tears and
screams. My first terror was of black
beetles then Of frogs, skeletons, black
men and madmen.
My mother made me take beetle
in my hand and hold It, AS her word
was law, l obeyed. but with awful
shrinking. l gradually became accus-
toned to it, and was frequently told
to take one up and put it out Of harms
way. | soon overcame that terror.
was made to hold frogs in my
hands, and was taught to nurse a skele-
ton as | would doll. l acquired the
love Of the African race by hearing
Of it's wrongs, and l became an eager
advocate Of emancipation. Mother
compelled me to listen to her kindly
converse with two poor old lunatics.
and | grew to pity them instead Of
fearing them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17

At that time the opal was very unpop-
ular, and some noticed that when a
victim of the disease was dying the
opal on the finger frightened and when
he was dead it became dull OF course.
this took the popular fancy and at
once opals became "unlucky." and have
remained so ever since. Very likely
they do not change at all on the fingers
of dying person. and the whole mat
ter is like that question which once
caused so much discussion in the sci.
entific world. |. e., isuiiuIDlAgug1gl
VI. .as. - = bowl of wat water rtn' tn
! weight OF the bowl Is not increased
Many learned answers were given, bu
finally one duffer weighed bowl o
water with and without the fish in IL
and thus settled the matter.-Kansa,
City Journal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17
Rpbby's Joke.

"Pa,' said Bobby, as he leaned over
the deck rail, what kind of a boat is
that out on the lake,"
That" replied pa, as he raised his
glass, 'is sister ship to the one we
are on"
Bobby watched the big tunnels for a
while and then said:
PA, think that must be brother
ship"
why so. my son?'
"BeCauSe il smokes so much"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17


- - fo.epart Of the great liner, and
we heard the shout of terror which rose
from those on the decks. Then men ap-
peared at the signal-mast Of the pursuer.
and rapidly made signals in the common
code
Then there was activity on the deck of
the nameless ship, and men were swinging
off a launch. which dropped presently into
the sea and with a crew Of some half doz-
en- men. Again | got glass full upon the
man who walked the bridge; and | knew
him. He was the man | had met at Paris,
the one styled Captain Black by my friend
Hall.
The last link in the long chain was
rrelded then. The whole truth of that
weird document, so fantastical so seem
ingly wild, so fearful was made manifest ;
the dead mans words were indicated
There on the great Atlantic waste, had
lived to see one Of those terrible pictures
which he had conceived in the midst Of
his long dreaming.
MARX said Roderick. Its time to go !;
we'll be the next when that ships at the
bottom. Remember we have Mary on
board"
Indeed, she stood by US as we spoke,
very pale and quiet, looking where the
two ships lay motionless, the boat from
the one now at the very side of the black
steamer. whose name, the Ocean King, we
could plainly read
Don't you think you're better below,
Mary asked ROderick
Not until you go; and why should |
make any difference? | overheard what
you said. Am to stand between you and
those mems lives?"
81 am for standing by to the end" said
I: eff we can save one soul"
Gentlemen" said the skipper. ''it's
your yacht, and these are your men: if
you care to keep them afloat, keep them.
If it's your fancy to do the other thing,
why. do it. It's a matter of Indifference
TO me-"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17

easily over the fOurmile course. The
boat will soon be ready for active ser
vice in the North Atlantic fleet.
Naval Constructor BAXTER who has
had charge Of the competition OF the
Vermont. said: Here goes out
ship which demolishes ALI records or
the world in naval construction. Not
even Great Britain. the leading country
in shIpbulding. has ever sent one or
its battleships to sea witlout pre'imi-
nary deep water trial. But | know
enough about the condition Of the yes
sci to say that she is ready to whip
any other battleship in
Of co.ESsli co.Ei's at''1 asr ..lt,e practic
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17

- lrca, Captain Ross, her commander,
greeted us with great thanks. lie took
US to his chart room, for he would have
all particulars about uA
Twenty years" he said, with tears =:
anger in his eyes, Il have crossed the
Atlantic, but this is the first time that 7
ever heard the like! It's piracy on the
high seas; and thev shall swing. if there's
only one rope in Europe. What does it
mean? Are we at war? You saw the
Ch.lian flag. Is there no treaty of Paris?"
The first of the American ships came
up with us, and the commander of her
put out a boat, and having gone aboard
the manned cruiser, he came afterwards to
the Black Anchor ship, and joined us in
the chart room.
ITS an international question, l
guess" he said "and if he doesn't pay
with his neck for the twenty men dead
on my cruiser, to say nothing of the twen
ty thousand pounds or more of damage to
her, | will-why, We'll run him down in
fourand-twenty hours"
| heard it agreed between them that
the second cruiser of the American feet
should start at once in pursuit. while the
ironclads should accompany us to New
York. so making a little convoy for safe
tvs sake.
With this arrangement we left the ship
and regained the Celsis. Paolo stood at
the top of the ladder as came on deck,
and listened, thought, to our protesta-
tons that the danger was over with
something Of a sneer on his face. In
deed. | thought that heard him mutter,
but | did not know then how much the
laugh was TO be against us, and that we
should leave the convoy long before we
reached New York.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-17
Fixing the Blame.

Stern parent--No, sir, I'll u, .rr give
my consent TO your marriage With my
daughter Until You are able +. SUPPORT
her.
Young Mau~-Oh. very We If yon
want lcr 10 die an old uIa "a | have
nothing more % say