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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15
ct Koneeriee tiliaIss.

Der er iibetinget life Den Sornsi'
eIie peb at bore Sprite | bore 9oge,
iom Der bar tioligere. aaigepel er
oct noget ubpre ~iieIoent, of en- 5prite,
meloer fig fra 9eitilinsen os letter
Srcue oe belle Serlisbeben til guf.
ton. @en BET bar en- aonee siort /
bisie Gage. @anife utit en- fort Som
ge.
gboibi err Serifer oper agbosmi
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15
"SnfeI Sobn" ioa paa hom o. ri.

"SnfeI Sobn" ioa paa bam oa rp.
Itet liot paa Sopebet.
"Men ON Srtanen | Connecticut
bar on bel bsrt? 500 Suie reiite."
"Snfel Sobn" bare ei9ipet. Sligt
interesierte bam life oct minoIte.
"Saa bar on fanIfe beaeriffe bsrt,
at Sbio'elpen i9aar Iteg oper 200
SOB, og at Cincinnati reiite meo
Strsmmen. Suiinber % otter Su.
timber @enneifer miitet 2ipet. On
bapoe moaife Sleatninger ber2"
Gen tiltalte rpitet bare ltot paa
Sopebet. San bapoe bel ingen
SlGgtninger paa De 4anter, og ON
Slommen bapoe ban intet bort.
"Sg belle Staten gennipIpania
bolber paa of ipnfe," fortiatte Sr.
Si,rbere. "SSmorgen bill Der bisielig
bli en- Of 8erbens itsrIte Snbiiser,
bpor 5 q 6 Mtlioner MenneIfer le.
peoe."
Gen Splpsning bapbe ingen 8irf.
ming paa "Snfel Sobn", Der bsiet fig
neb efter en- SopIimefpiIt bnormeo
ban roliet og ~foriigtigt begpnbte at
pirfe operblepne 9epninser af Sfraa.
tobaf og Wab no at fine bule Sen.
Der.
"gd, bel, Suffer- Der iprang Der
Ell bigger Rotte ino urtber 9orbitabe.
len paa andre SIDE @a6en. Ga os -
-"
Ears Surbers fit life iagt mer, for
Sobn bar fommeu bort til goroita.
belen. Oct fog life "Snfel Sobn" ii
Winuter at faa fat | en- &lribbe, rioe
neo gorbitabelen og flaa libel 8ot.
ten. sSnfel Sobn" eioroe mel o.
bebre arbeibe paa De ii Rimlter, emo
9ars 9iirbers bapbe funnel gisre
paa en- balp Dag. Sobn bopbe piit.
NOT ingen bsiere Srtteresier; men
Der bar BOG noget, ban frnoe bli in.
teresieret | ogiaa!
Eaa Woen. "gda, 26, er De iii.
ireoS meb Waoen9"
"Sssa, Sr. 8apteinl"
"Wfener 9e MI ogiaa, bpao Se Fl.
9er?"
Hnn. Gr Gnt,tn;, ~
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

llbesribelist.-9a for en- fort 9io
iioen ben prastise 8psnins "MasaSin
be grintempsA nebbrenbte | 9aris.
iaa en- Dame albeles f~Orbauiat paa
Sampiprpiten.
"Spab er bet, Der iprbauier big iaus
lebes?" ipurste benoes Manb.
3amen iparebe: :
Seq fan life besribe boorior 8ranb'
~fOlfene betsper Of fOse SanSet for al
iprpite meb Bet"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

GanS. pill. Splm fonot forIe6eu
Rat ba ban git biem fra SinoIi, pau
at itiue fig op paa Stortorpet og
~ifroale iaa bsit, bans 2un9er for.
mnaooe. en- ififfelig &onitobel fom
for at tpsie paa bam.
- Staa Dog life Der og LAB Spef.
.tafel!
- SpeftafeI, Speftafel! Seq itaor
10 bare os raaber paa min 9ror.
- Nen oerfor bebsner 9e bel life
at ifriee Zig Cpl
- ffe BET? Iaar min 9ror mt
er bsp og bor noe pao 9orbItronb!
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

Sper i'm Sur. Srefenen: "Si9
mig, Sigre, er pirfeIig Ell Rono iao
raienbe, bper Gang ban fommer
biem, og Maoen life er fGr0ig /
rette Sio?"
Sriten. "Sa, oct er BAN omtrcnt
affurat Iigeiao raienbe iom en- Some
er, naor bim bar Raben fGroig, og
ban life fommer biem / rette Sto."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

alt bette uiI Song gboibi opgi for
at fune bli ! Garis iom YripotmalO.
Sg ban bar enbnu life opgit Saabet
ON, at bet ifuloe frnne friite en- eler
anoen, iaalebes at ban ieIu flipper for
oftere at feroes peo 9ortaflooen iom
flpoer gieunem bans 9ongerise. Chi
ban ~foretr9ffer ubetinset Seinen.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

Mrs. Style II want a hat, but it
must be in the latest style"
Shopman-"Kindly take a chair, mad
am, and wait a few minutes; the fashion
is Just changing"
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1907-10-15

ONS " FTS~TVF CFoT0T'
Seq bar itauet Der en- Sime oe prspet
at reene no, bborIeoes benne 8aIpen
er fommet inc giennem oct lille Sui
LET.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Fire Out OF The Water.
(Wilson Times, 10TH }


While Messrs. Patrick Baily, Frank
Windburn, Buddie Windburn, and
others were fishing in Turkey Creek
one night last week with nets, pc
culiar occurrence happened that
frightened them and made them leave
off fishing unceremoniously.
While Mr.. Bailey was wading in
the water up to his neck and taking
fish out of the nets, fire was seen to
come up all around him which he
says felt warm, and Mr.. Bud Wind
burn, who was close to him, says he
felt the heat. The party is of the
opinion that the fire was caused by
dynamite which the railroad com
pany had been using in the creek to
kill fish, but others are of the opinion
that it was a mass of phosphorence
in which Mr.. Bailey stepped, and ris-
ing, settled upon him and the water
around him. OF course, il he lad
stepped on a lot Of dynamite and it
had exploded, he would not have liv-
ed to tell the tale. Though dynamite
would hardly explode in the soft mud
from the jar OF a man stepping on
it, there could have been no fame
without an explosion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
May a Girl Work Her Way ThrGugh
College?

Undoubtedly it is possible for "a
girl to work her way through col
lege,' writes Margaret E. Sangster
in the October Woman's Home Com
panion, ''if she have exceptional
brain power, exceptional pluck and
exceptional health. To accomplish
this difficult task without pecuniary
aid from relatives or friends is a
very formidable undertaking, and it
is hardly wise to attempt it unless
one is sure of having the requisite
physical capital and Of being able to
stand the strain Of a long, hard and
Wearisome pull. Girls have done
this, girls are doing it now, and girls
will continue to do it, but the race
is encumbered by heavy weights,
and the rowing is upstream.
In college there are many open
ings for earning money, and it may
be remarked that nobody loses caste
Or is treated with condescension be-
cause she is frankly poor. A girl
with knack for sewing may use her
needle and receive pay from students
who do not wish to sew or mend.
She may make shirt waists, trim
hats. mend stockings, sew on but
tons, repair skirts and do number
of useful things that will help her
along.
In a Western college | met sever
al young women who had paid their
way by sweeping, busting, washing
windows and cleaning paint, by tax
ing hold, in short, Of anything that |
whether it was hard or easy.
In this particular college the expen-
ses were less than in more luxurious
in the East, and | al
most thought that the students had
a more insatiate love Of learning and |
an intenser personal ambition than |
had seen elsewhere
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Observations of Passing Events.

IL IS often the case that when define tf 90
VIII say am Soand-So Democrat Republican, meaning to
What say that So-andSo his
/. Uncle Remus Magazine gives the FOLLOWING
editorial on the subject John Sharp Williams recently do
democrat as man who sane middle ground
e"ee puocracy and mobocacy addition to the cron Of
aC mas sprung the York Worlds eno, dooc not h
uc' IL take IN too many people. We man who
"ouo ADMIT that he had with either obs or
" "he the patient and pathetic ass has ee bacd
ce corner and compelled he doesn't know , b+ h
~ oe zeora or spotted all it seems unfair not -
" attention to the fact that the
~ MINUS "th their organizations. answer the question
""a' IS fepublcan? If President
~ morning before breakfast eing
lpuocan what then is Senator Adrich? low.
uoca what IS Uncle Joe Cannon,
revision monsous one If Secretary who would like h eao tho
rpnoS nave an American products is Rocon
a are the representatives opp that inst n9
Deocra3s Republicans Popul far as we can make ont
~ nave all cheWed up their John Graves who is pro
ooS S Mr. Roosevelt looks like pretty good
D n Tom Watson
Democrats exance; don't believe him he
prove IL TO you by Thomas Jefferson Tom Watson h
oy T. H. Harmon thinks Mr. Roosevelt Socialist and an
o cue Mr. Bryans Democrats will such men as Alton
D. arke and Grover Cleveland Republicans
tan most Republicans And the
ord IN San francisco but Boston
oVers tunes and places by divers
oe by every edged adjective in the
some oouot concerning Mr. Fairbanks for while
IKE Lincoln IN most respects
at "Son naughty cutup Mr. Box Of the Journal
oaa hesitate to print It becoming almost pertinent What
S party? as is to ask, What Dcmocrat?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Color and Light.

The peculiar simplicity of the
country darky in the South is illus
trated by story told by Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams.
An old negro had gone to a post
office in Mississippi and offered for
the mail a letter that was over the
weight for single stamp.
"This is too heavy" said the post
master. You will have to put an
other stamp on it,
The old darky's eyes widened in
astonishment. "Will anudder stamp
make it any lighter, boss?" he asked.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

A weak Stomach causing, dyspepsia,
weak Heart with palpitation or in
termittent pulse, always means weak
Stomach nesvcs or weak Heart nerves.
Strengthen these inside or controlling
nerves with DIR. Shoop's Restorative
and see how quickly these ailments dis
appear. Or. Shoop, of Racine, Wis,
will mail samples free. Write for them.
A test will tell. Yourhealth is certain
ly worth this simple trial. Sold by A.
c.. Peterson,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
HIS DEAR OLD MOTHER.

My dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old, thrives on Elec-
tric Bitters" writes w. B. Burnson, Of
Dublin, Ga. She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excellent
appetite, feels strong and sleeps well. -
That's the way Electric Bitters effect
the aged, and the same happy results
follow in all cases of female weakness
and general debility. Weak, puny chi
dren too, are greatly strengthen by
them. Guaranteed also for stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, by f. 7.
Whitehead & Co., druggist sec.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

TINE out of mind the world stricken whenever there
has been suggestion of proximity epros have read
Ben I1ur remember the
eprosy there presented. olier's prints the
following interesting editorial eprosv s net
only truth that crushed to earth will rise again. especially
ancient enough has the When the dscov
case OF lepro In Russian
onced recently the Of the land ared
of horror and dread
goad over the of the dread and
wondered coous what the when the crop Of
infected victims began to show itself Similarly last year, Syrian
exile found to have mild We'd
with one another in the with which they drove
borders and when he length starvation in
the hut into which he had been driven rifles
with occasional bullet sent through the roof keep
that could happen him. These but cruelty
which born Of owardce and founded the
Few things utterly unfouned than popular
eprosy The prevalent conceptions oequey mis-
taken the famous definition of crab
little red fish that walks Backward The professor you
member smiled quietly and remarked Very good
fish, is not red until has been boiled and does walk
ward dw The three features the prevailing idea
intensely absolutely incurabe inevitably
almost thorough of the actual fact Lepry
of all diseases known
osy at large would be lesser of danger
Commonwealth of Massachusetts than of ordinary consumption
hospitals of eposy kept months
with thirty forty other
and visiting physicians without the slightest
conagion White living civilized diet seldom contract the dis
invariably have been known
the disease Others members of their
family relates the of eminent clergyman who per
for thirty years interfering with his work.
the civilized community,
and danger from of imported lepro than
would be from berber cuboot
colony survivor Of barbarm and medieval ignorance
pure and simple as it is cruel.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Turn the Guns Back on them.
(Smithfieid Herald.)

Since the temperance people be
came active all over the county i
their work for temperance there ha
been a great deal said against then
by the drunkards and liquor sellers
1t has been said that the temperate,
people were trying to take away tn,
liberties of the people and interfer
ing with things which did not con
Germ them and that they were insin
cere and hypocrites.
Why were these charges made
10 try to hinder good influences, anC
for no other reason. If they woulc
admit it, the liquor advocates know
that the temperance people are work.
ing for nothing except general wei
fare Of the public. They know, OF
at least most of them do, that these
charges are absolutely false when
they make them.
The time has now come when false
charges should be resented and the
guns turned back on the liquor crowd
They, by 7upholding liquor, cause
most Of quarrels, fuses, fights, mur-
ders and law suits. They ruin indi-
vlduals, destroy or paralyze the good
influences, of the home, the school
and the church. They kill fathers
and make orphans, many of whom
we have to support. They do the
main work which fills to overfowing
our asylums with insane people to be
supported by heavy taxes levied on
the masses. They fill our jails and
penltentiaries with criminals, there
by imposing burdens and shame on
our civilization. Sometimes one mur
der trial caused by liquor costs the
tax payers four to five thousand dol
lars. This is the kind work which
the drunkards and liquor sellers are
doing.
Who will be foolish enough to say
hat such men are entitled to the
'eopect III a community as others?
Who will say that they are entitled
o patronage in business when their
influence is to break doown instead |
If building up civilization? Who is
here to stand up and defend their
:ause IN this day Of enlightenment
md progress? The time has come
o call a spade spade. 1t is now in
rider to class all criminals together.
he man whose influence or whose
usiness debauches the father, the
the brother or the son does
1ore harm to the community than
he petty theft or the common liar.
The people need to go upward and
OF downward; they need to do for
'ard and not backward, they need
Improvement and development in
,ead of destruction and debauchery,
nd the man or men who undertake
block the wheels Of progress should
e kicked off and made to stand
ack.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
A Man Has Failed Though Rich.


When he is coarse in his manner
and brutal in his instincts.
| When he is constantly reminding
others that the brute still fingers in
him.
| When there is evidence of mental
penury in his conversation.
When he radiates soul poverty.
When he is moral pauper.
When he does not carry a higher
wealth in his character than in his
pocketbook.
When he is narrow and bigoted in
his opinions.
When he is living mean and stingy
life SO far as his charities and mag
nanimity are concerned.
When he has fed others on hopes in
1stead of on adequate salaries or lust
dues.
When ne does not in his prosperity
help those who helped him in his
adversely.
When he goes on the principles Of
getting all he can and giving as little
as possible.
When he carries about his business
a vinegary face instead of a sunny
one.
When he has not enriched the lives
OF others and made the world little
better for living in it.
When he has not helped to push
civilization a little higher.
When he over-emphasizes dress
and pleasure-gives them his first
thought, his best time.
When his wealth has left others
poorer.
When he has robbed another of op-
portunity; when. in amassing his
wealth, he has cramped, dwarfed or
another's chance.
When his career has not an up-
ward as well aS an onward tendency.
When he has piled up books, paint
ings and statuary with his wealth,
but IS a stranger among them, knows
of their meaning
When his soul has shrlveled to that
Of miser and all his nobler instincts
are dead.
When the best part of him has
gone to seed.
When his brightest brain-cells have
gone out of business and he only lives
n the base Of his brain, down close
% the brute faculties.
When his wealth is obtained at tie
acrifice of character.
When he has never wiped tear
rom sad face, never kindled a fire
N frozen heart.
When there is dollar in his pock-
It dishonesty gained.
When the blood of youth or orphans ,
+ spoiled years of precious lives and I
ost opportunities of others stick to
is millions.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
OUT OF SIGHT.

"Out of sight, out of mind, " is an old
saving which applies with special force
TO a sore, burn or wound that's been
treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
rs out of sight, out of mind and out
Of existence. Piles too and chllblalns
disappear under it's healing influence.
Guaranteed by E. 7. Whitehead Il Co.,
druggists. Zoe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Conceit may puff man up, but it
can never prop him up.-Ruskin.

Don't get out of patience with the
baby when it is peveish and restless,
and don't wear yourself out worrying
night and day about it-just give it a
little Cascasweet. Cascasweet is a cor
rective for the stomachs of babies and
children. Contains no harmful drugs.
Sold by E. 7. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

Stomach troubles, Heart and Kid
ney ailments, can be quickly corrected
with Il prescription known to druggists
everywhere as Dir. Shoop's Restorative.
The prompt and surprising relief which
this remedy Immediately brings is en-
tirely due to its Restorative action up
Oh the controlling nerves OF the Stom-
ach, etc Sold by 4. c. Peterson.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
THE OLD HGME.
A Dfunkard'S S0lileQay.

(Selec.ed.)
Backward, turn backward, O Time
in your fight,
And make me man again, Just fol
tonight;
Let me shake off these vile rags thai
| wear,
Cleanse me from all this foul stain
that bear,
On, let me stand where | stood lone
ago,
Freed from these sorrows, unknown
to this woe;
! Freed from life that is cursing nv
Unto death while the years Of eter-
nifty roll.
Backward, turn backward, O fast
flowing stream.
Would that my life could prove only
dream!
Let me forget the black sins of the
past;
Let me undo all my folly so vast;
Let me live over the dark life that is
gone;
Bring back the dark, wasted years
that have flown.
Backward, turn backward, o Time,
in your flight,
And make me man again. lust for
tonight.
Back Yes, turn backward, ye swift
rolling years!
Why does your memory bring forth
these hot tears?
Why comes this vision of life lost in
sin?.
Why am | thinking of what might
have been?
Where is my home, once so happy
and bright?
Where is that face whose own pres
encc was light?
Where are the children who climbed |
Oil my knee?
Back, flowing tide! Bring them
once more TO mel
Yet the tide rusheS on, this wild
flight of years,
And the days only deepen my sor-
rows and fears.
call, but no answer comes back to
me now,
Taught but an echo as weak as nv
vow;
or meath the sad cypress tree, low
in the sod,
les the body whose soul has gone
back to its God,
md out of the silence no child voices
come,
s in days long ago in my sweet,
happy home.
ackwad? Nay time rushes onward ,
and on; !
lis the dream that comes back of
the days that are gone;
yielded my strength when | could
have been strong.
would fly, but alas !! l had fingered (
too long. 5
he hell-hound had seized me-my 4
will was not mine, d
estruction was born in the spark
ling of wine 4
}, in weakness | totter, through !!
gloom to the grave, a,
sovereign at birth, but in dying
a slave. .-t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

You never have any trouble to get
children to take Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup. They like it because it
tastes nearly like maple sugar. Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is a safe,
sure and prompt remedy for colds
and coughs and is good for every mem
Der Of the family. Sold by +. T.
Whitehead & Co,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
The fathers virtue is the child's
host observation-disclosures Proverb.

If YOU take DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills you will get prompt re-
lief from backache, weak kidneys, IN
fammation of the bladder and urinary
troubles. A weeks treatment 20 cents.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Administrator Notice.

Having qualified as the admins
traitor upon the estate of Mrs. Pattie
+. Hamlet, deceased late of iIalifax
county, n. g., / hereby notify all
persons having claims against the
estate OF said deceased to present
them Tor payment to me on or be-
fore the 7th day Of August, 1908, on.
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make inn
mediate settlement.
+. c. HAM!.ET,
Administrator.
S-15-Gt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
heys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
Decome SO prevalent
mat 1t IS not uncommon
tor a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
atcS too ofiAp ;f IL
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able ~
control the passage, it is yet afflicted With
hed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the firS.
sep should be towards the treatrrnt ~
these important organs. This unpIeaesnt
trouble is due to a diseased coasition of ~.
Kidneys and bladder and no. to a habit '.,s -.
most people suppose CD
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cable with kidney and bladder tronbls
md both need the same great renedv
The mild ard tie immediate effect ~
s"an'p-s<oos is soon realized. 1t is sold
cen: " oss5d7'5i ana oas IN doiizr l,iis szs=44s
st-es. You may have s:::,.is
sample bottle by mail -ss:sl. s<s. IL. ssssst sst
tree, also pamphlet tell Home O, svann,noo.
ing all about it, including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kline,
4 Co., B!nghamton, N. Y, be sure an.
MENTION this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root. DR..
klImcr's Swamp Root, and the address
n. Y, on every bottle,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator
OF the estate OF Rofn II. Bryan, de-
ceased, late of Halifax county, N. G..
this is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or be-
fore the 22nd day of August, 1908,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This August 20, 1907.
e.. w. BRYAN,
Administrator.
S-22-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable hv
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis.
CcurageS and lessons ambition. beartv ,,o.e
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-10-03

e 'he case that when wishes define himself as
an ne Will say, i am So-and-So Democrat or Renubca -