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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
The PeFniCiOus Habit Should
Be Suppressed.

long been old with whkey people that pob
without proof
, to back it is meaningless The whiskey peoples
ht hS'Wa 'ho"' prohibition does prohibit is
especially when the records against it. Governor Glenn
smoke uberton 10th, the unveng OF the Confederate
thousand people present.
ont that there the crowd Robson county has
one of leading prohibition counties in the State and has been
decreased and the towns have
~ ,7or nrobibiton saloons. What
man in would believe that Lumberton had
~ ars on Nav would have been drunkenness the
town. Prohibition does not absolutely prohibit drinking but is toosn
certain forms. There law in
ana AGAINST murder other Crimes but people
ond the other crimes committed nevertheless Shall
oase the against murder violated shall do with
the law people kill each other without resrc0n oueh ar
would be logical that because prohibition does not
~ the drink habit worthless and of avail Prohibition
even officers of the law not in sympathy with
law and when officers glad to see the law upheld it is much more
effective
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
A WOnan'S Reason.

A certain lady tells story on Ley
husband to demonstrate the infcriori-
ty of the masculine mind. One morn
ing as her husband was sitting down
to the breakfast table he glanced at
the dining room clock and said: I'VE
must be later than usual this morn
ing"
Don't place too much confidence
in that clock. 1t stopped at 5 o'clock
this morning, and | just set it going
by guess" replied the good wife.
Were you up at five O'Clock"
asked the husband.
"Of course not"
"What time did you say the clock
stopped?'
cat five"
eff you weren't up at five, replied
the man, with a puzzled look, how
in the thunder do you know when the
clock stopped?"
"Why, dear, it stayed stopped
was the reply.
The man didn't say another word
that morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Holding White Girl as Slave.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch
prints the following:
"a most remarkable instance of
alleged peonage has came to light in
the case of a young white girl who,
it appears, was traded about ten
years ago to q farmer near Rich
mond for a horse, and who since that
time has slaved as a farm hand. It
is said that when the girl was sold
into slavery by the executor of her
fathers estate she was but a child
and did not know she had right to
object. She was reared in abject
ignorance and required to do the
heaviest kind of farm labor.
'The men who have banded them
selves together to secure the release
of the white slave have consulted
Attorney ]. Kent Rawley, Of this
city, with view to bringing a suit
to restore the girl to her legal prop
erty rights, and to give her liberty
as well.
"Mr. Rawley was seen last night
and asked concerning the matter.
He said that the story was true, and
that he had been consulted with ref
erence to bringing such suit
though no definite steps have YET
been taken.
'It is said that the girl is still IN
der the legal age, and must, there
fore, sue in the name Of her next
friend, as the law terms it.
cat his death the girls father left
her a small estate, and this was IL
the hands of his executor, who was
named as the girls guardian. He
met with financial reverses, and told
the girl that he could no longer care
for her, but would have to farm hel
OUT She offered no objection, as
she did not know her rights. 1t is
alleged that she was traded for g
horse not worth $50, and has since
been kept at hard manual labor by
her would-be owner. Neighboring
farmers, who recently held mass
meeting and decided upon the course
outlined above, have had such actor
in contemplation for several years.
"Mr. Rawley will not disclose the
names of any of the parties, nor will
he say in what location the case ex-
lists.
eff the suit is brought, which now
seems likely, it will be in one Of the
courts of the city of Richmond" "
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Will Present Unique Bill.

Oklahoma City.-One of the first
bills to be presented to Oklahoma's
initial legislative body next fal! will
be unique in its way, but, at the same
time, it will certainly prove Of vast
benefit to the new state.
The legislature will be asked to
create a fund to be used solely for
eliminating, so far as it is possible,
habitual drunkenness.
INDECENT whiskey drinkers will be
treated as sick men and they will be
bundled off to the McKanna 3 day
liquor cure Sanitarium in this city to
be made well again, and cured per-
manently from the desire to drink.
The state will be asked to foot the
bill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Negroes who Owned Slaves.
Washington Herald.

1t doubtless will surprise a good!y
number Of people, more especially Of
the younger generation, to learn that
the negro owner Of slaves was rot
unknown before the civil war. While
not especially numerous there are
well authenticated cases on record
showing that the negro was not
wholly averse, when possessed of the
means and the opportunity, to deal
in his ing own flesh and blood.
Discussing this subject in TIE Co
lumbus Ga, EnQuircr-Sun Mr.. J. j.
Wood, of that city, says:
81 knew free negro man by the
name cf Bob Parker that owned and
worked negroes. This negro lived in
what was known as the N orthen
Liberties. Bob ran a dray line here,
owning his hands and drays. He also
owned negro women and children.
"a negro woman by the name of
Dilsey Pope owned her husband and
hired him out. remember her hus-
band offended her in some way and
she sold him to the late Colonel Sea-
born Jones.
Joe Clark, negro barber, owned
and worked negroes that he bought.
A number Of other Southerners
have personal recollections Of simi-
lar instances, though we never be-
fore heard Of case Of the husband
being the personal property OF the
wife. Under the law, however, this
was entirely possible, and doubtless
the statement here in point is true.
Being free herself, the Pope woman
was entirely and completely within
her legal rights in purchasing, if size
cared to, any negro husband OF her
choice she might find for sale. Un-
doubtedly she had the further right
to sell him, as it appears she did.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Costs to Run a Big City.
Selected.

Selected.
1t cost New Workers $31 a head to be
governed. In Philadelphia and in Chi
cago it costs only $13 head and citi-
zens are provided with police, fire,
sanitary and other projections COM
mon to large cities. In Buffalo, ac-
cording to Broadway, the figure is
S12; in Washington, Bridgeport,
Schenectady and cities of that sort,
$11 per capita pays the tax; in Hous-
ton, Tex, the charge is under $40;
in lively Los Angeles, $3.50; Scran-
ton and Seattle each collect $3.50,
and Nashville, Tenn, is at the bot
tom of the list of progressive cities
with a taxation of about Sc per capita,
less than one-ffth Of New York S
rate.
The average city tax throughout
the country is probably between SIC
and $11 per capita, or almost exactly
the amount by which New York has
raised its per capita figure in only
nine years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
CLOCK FORETELLS DEATH
Whenever 1t Stops Some HaplesS DaR'
bury Hdtter'S Doom is Sealed
THE New York World.

When the eight day clock in the
office OF the Danbury Hat Makers
Association stops the superstitious
hatters who gather there accept it
as sure sign that some Danbury
halter is about to take out travel
ing card to the great beyond. The
hat f1nishers, who have an Office ad-
joining the hat makers, declare that
when the makers brought their clock
here they brought death with it.
The fnishers and the makers have
occupied adjoining offices in the
Opera House block only a few months.
The makers had an office in another
part of the city. For many months
previous to the time when the makers
moved into an office connected with
the fnishers the latter had not had
a death in the association for several
months, according to H. G.. Shalvoy,
the secretary.
When the makers vacated their old
quarters the new rooms were not
ready for them, and desks and clock
were placed temporarily in the finish
ers' office. Within two days the clock
stopped and about the same time the
death of a member Of the Finishers'
Association was announced. The
next week the clock stopped again,
maker passed away. Several times
this coincidence occurred, until it
finally attracted the attention of the
officers of the Finishers' Association.
Even after the clock had been pro-
perly installed in the makers new
rooms and removed from the finish
ers' Office it continued to announce
impartially the approaching demise
of hat makers and hat fnishers alike.
The two Offices are connected by an
always open door. Whenever hat
ter dies death benefit of S100 is
paid by the association to which he
belongs.
Yesterday the clock stopped again
at 1875 a. m. President Simon Blake,
of the finishers' strolled over into the
makers Office and noticed that the
customary tick could not be heard.
1t was then few minutus after noon.
He stopped and stared at the clock.
He was smitten with a sudden fear,
not for himself, but for some poor
halter who was doomed and knew it
not. Solemnly President Blake utter
ed this prediction:
"Within forty-eight hours some
one will be dead"
"Well, you know what to do"
cheerfully responded Secretary P. H.
Connolly, of the Hat Makers Associa-
ton, "Get your hundred dollars
ready
Before night there came to the Of
flee of the Finishers' Association
news of the death of Frederick
Weindrof, Jr., at 2 o'clock p. M, of
pneumonia.
President Blake declares that if
the clock is not removed soon he will
take an ak and smash it. Several old
hatters who have been in the habit
of making these offices a place for
social gathering are never seen there
now.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
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, alays all pain,
cure wind collie and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoae. 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 Both, 1906, Seria
Number 1897.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Big Legal Fees.
Literary Digest. j.

When Mr.. Delmas was summoned
all the way from California to defend
Harry K. Thaw in his trial for mur-
der it was rumored that the amount
Of his fee would be something like
100000. Since then estimates of
the fee have dwindled to about
$25, 900, a figure which falls far
short of placing Mr.. Delmas among
the first rank of heavily paid attor-
neys. Says the Des Moines Register
and Leader: 1.-The late Colonel In.
gersoll, James r. Dill, William Mel
son Cromwell, Senator Piles, and a
half dozen other lawyers have been
paid fees so many times larger than
this as to put them out of the Delmas
class altogether. A list of these
fees has been compiled which shows
the estimated payment of noted
lawyers in big cases. We read in
this paper:
The list is astounding. That
James R. Dill, of New York, receiv-
ed an even million dollars for settling
Steel-Corporation dispute has been
repeatedly asserted as a fact. That
William Nelson Cromwell made
81, 900, 900, or possibly $4,000, 900 by
negotiating the sale of the Panama
Canal is a sub-rosa assertion which
has yet to be denied. Before sem
ate committee Mr.. Cromwell admit
ed having received 100000 and said
he expected more. This is not Mr..
Cromwell's first big fee. For re-
organizing the firm of Decker, How
ell & Co. in 1891 he received from
the court S26O,0OO. He is said to
have been paid a 100000 fee on an
other occasion. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Dill, now judge on the New
Jersey bench, was paid a million dol
lars for Strengthening out the tangle
between Andrew Carnegie and
Henry C. Frick over the transfer of
the properties merged in the United
States Steel Corporation. A fee of
$1,000 is said to have been paid to
a New York lawyer, William D.
Guthrie, for breaking the will of
the late Henry B. Plant, owner of
system of steamships, railways, and
hotels. Another large attorneys
fee recently granted in a courts de-
cision at Seattle was that of Senator
S. H. Piles, who will get S450,00O in
the famous John Sullivan case. In a
contested will case recently closed at
Milwaukee one firm of lawyers was
allowed S1O7, 900, another $4,000,
and third $15O,0OO. For a single
argument before the United States
Supreme Court Joseph H. Choate is
said to have received 100000. The
effect Of the argument was the de-
claring unconstitutional of the in
come tax.
Had Mr.. Delmas received the
100000 fee which it was at first
rumored he was to receive he would
rank among the highest-paid law
yers Of the country, but a $25, 900
fee does not entitle him to this hon
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
As a Little Child.

(E. A. Brininstool in Suns.i Nagazine)
The little child who walks at night,
Affrighted, at the somber gloom,
And clamors for a ray Of light,
To drive the darkness from the
room,
To quiet Dreanland sweetly goes,
Contented, if hand is near
Caressingly, because it knows
There is no terror it need fear.
So we, who stumble through the
gloom.
In aimless manner, seeking the
light,
Will blindly wander to our doom,
If journeying by our own might.
But when in darkened paths we
stray,
And cry aloud, the Father hears,
And reaches out His hand to stay
Our apprehensions and our fears.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Samuel Rdymnnd Clark Drowned
(Littleton TimcS-Herald.

(Littleton Times Herald)
Mr.. Samuel Raymond Clark, of
Marmaduke, N. c., student of the
Littleton High School was drowned
Monday afternoon about four o'clock
while swimming in the lake at Panacea
Springs. He and one Of his school
mates had swum out into the lake
for some distance and were return
ing when Clark seemingly became
exhausted and cried for help.
Prof. Browning and Prof. Beack-
board who were near with a picnic
ing party swan out to his assistance
but were unable to save him. Beack-
board was dragged under in the
struggles but finally managed to
free himself from the drowning man
and came up to the surface exhaust
ed. Browning caught him and sup
ported him until a boat came to their
aid.
It was about two hours before the
body was recognized and the efforts
to resusciate him were fruitless.
Clark was fine young fellow OF
eighteen and well-liked by the stud
ents and teachers.
On the morning Of the same day
on which the accident occurred he
had stood up in a religious meeting
held in the school chapel and testifi-
ed of his faith in Christ in a very
earnest and impressive way. The
body was taken to his old home near
Marmaduke for burial.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events.

NEARLY everybody has enthusiasm and
termination shown the right for good cause The
Enthusiasm The pch Kind those Greenvie and Pitt folks
have after the Eastern Training
School example worthy
o spirit That ought to be county North
to have the school located Geenve hou
and dollar bond issue carried by people without
single dissenting vote Then the
O for the With such school spirit
ignorance would within years. forced to take back seat
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
1t is a Good Investment.

THE Wilmington Star has received book pages
which the author William Henry Hoyt prove that
No MeCkenbuFg Declaration ~ vas " n is Ae'''"ion o IN
Says Prof. Hgt. Ivy argues u"' "na'
the outgroh of of resolves by the Mecenburg patriots
which understanding recollection
in time
tried that Shakespeare the
Homer the Odyssey and that Jesus Christ mpositor
And isn't it about time that
George Washington president Sae
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

Globe that by the Bryan gets
Roosevelt President
,u, . , Booker
" " " " ~ of which propositions will to
possibility travelling boy
some days ago little ticket at the ticket
anything
added he the railroads
nothing nenna Bryans
Roosevelt Tnan nominating Booker Washington
John Temple
notwithstanding.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

unusual in the of the number of homicdes
which leads the Wilmington Messenger remark
. u,.o,, follows the perncious habit Of carrying
"' ~ concealed weapons and the frequent
Be Suppressed ,.4 .4oa -. 49, oe1 .o
judges something this general habit
carrying deaths the habit
should
of the editors
and against the enency shown by the judges toward
those until they such sentiment in the state
habit that will not dare secretly armed
the superior willing the public with the
light of such
offenders"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

When your food has not been pro-
perly digested the entire system is i'm
paired in the same proportion. Your
stomach needs help. Kodol For Indi-
gestion and Dyspepsia not only digests
what YOU eat, it tones the stomach and
adds strength to the whole body. Makes
rich poor blood. Kodol conforms to
the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
The Worst Climate.
Selected.
now


Speaking of rank climates" said
a globe-trotter, as he laid on fresh
log, 81 have experienced the three
worst"
"Of these three unspeakable eli
mates | give the palm to the Straits
of Magellan. There it rains, on an
average, $50 days in the year. The
wind blows hurricane from jan
uary to December. The thermom-
eter never rises much above the
freezing point. A year round of raw,
bitter day of rain and snow.
Next comes Sierra Leone, on the
African west coast. That low-lying
marshy region has an average tenn
perature of 81 degrees, and the an
nual rainfall is 100 inches enormous.
There are, too, the Smokes These
are mists, smelling like oyster mud,
that rises continually fromthe marsh
es, giving marsh fever to nine out of
ten of the white men that breathe
them. A year round Of hot and sticky
DAYS, with vile-smelling clouds of mist
and whirring clouds of mosquitoes.
"Last come the high table-lands of
Central Asia, where the lack of mois-
ture in the air makes the days Saba
ran and the nights Arctic. Days like
ared-hot furnace, nights like January
blizzards- before the range of tenn
perature no human constitution can
stand up.''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Many Children are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders fo1
Children. used Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, Break
up Colds in a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teethine
Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At al
druggists, 25c Sample mailed FREE
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n
v 5-2-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

Cascaswcet fer babies is the best
,.on,odv fnr colo, summer complaints
d;n,T}, ,oea and sour stomach. 1t Is es-
ll'li ,'na;ollv GOOD in eases of teething when
irritation affects the stomach anu f. ~
test;nes. Cascasweet is pleasant saie
rcmadv containing neither oplates nor
,,arnntics. all the ingredients are PRINT,
cd 90, plainly on the wrapper. Endorsed
~ n1otbers because it acts SO quickly.
Co1d bv q. T. Whitehead q Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

DeWitt's Carbolizcd Witch Hazel
Salve does not merely heal on the sur
face; it penetrates the pores and
promptly relieves pain, caused by boils,
burns, scalds, cuts and skin diseases.
1t is especially good for piles. Beware
of limitations. Sold by E. I. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

~ sediment or set
Ek-N-- ia ting indicates an
~ G-l as.5E, n unhealthy condi-
f%Tt --z41zE-E, " ton of the kid
N1.t ~ ~ \ neys; if it stains
~ - e175I your linen it is
B :::::;: & :::::::: ::::: s.: :: :': .;: !:
>-%l-r >--~,~42 pass it or pain il:
the back is also
''"|]"e'aT proof that the kidneys and blad-
--r-ga 9-, Of order.
what to Do.
Tasre IS comfort in the KNOWLEDGE &C
r:.eH expressed, that Or. Kilnler's SWar,n-
-..-:, ne great kidney remedy fulfills everv
s3 in curing rheumatism, pain in the
.c's, Kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
e the Urinary passage. 1t corrects inability
.. to'i water and scalding pain in passing
or o@1 effects following use OF liquor
ne of beer, and Overcomes that UNPLEASANT
@-e5S!ty Il being compelled to 90 often
.--T."s the cay, and to get up many times
r-..n8 'h7 nIght. he mild and the extra
mary effect Of Swanlp-Root is soon
taA.1a@' Il stands the highest for its won
-...t1. cures Of the most distressing cases
= Ok need 4 medicine YOU should have the
- !. Sod BY druggists in Soc. and 81. sizes,
E2- may have sample bottle of this
sco5ertu) discovery fc.f
a-i b2o'l that tells stF.'zzze - zE IT,
q '-r9 aboutit both sent sz s Eth fsss 5Esa
absolutely free by mail, 81 :: .s;sEss5 f.
-Il;sss Or. Kimer & Home Of sZra7nn-poo.
Co.. 653ghamtOn. n. Y. When writing men
to1 reading this generous offer in this paper
Don't make any mistake, but re-
.n""her the name, Swamp Root, DR..
Miners swamp Root, and the address
.-u.hAM.on. Y. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

OF all the fruits there are IN the land,
That grow on bush or tree,
/ would give up the choicest ones
For HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
E. Il. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

Artists have no trouble securing mod
els. The famous beauties have discard
ed corsets and have become models III
face and form since taking HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea Soc Tea or Tablets.
E. I. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

Most people of good
terprse yields good returns And the poness
cood ,,voe,o,. thousand fold for every
Nothing costs less, and nothing yields
returns than being polite polite answer anything that
will indicate good breeding costs nothing
at ALL but yields wonderful not
confined the rich The large certificates
the rich
greater the actions of the
No make too large investment the company polite
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

The under dog may be deserving
of our sympathy, but don't forget
that the small potatoes are always at
the bottom of the heap.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
StousahdFj Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
HOW To Find Cut,

FIJI a bottle or common glass with your
a'ater and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23
Day < Hedges,
Livery
Buggies
Harness
Whips
Robes
Tarhoro. North Carolina


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~. FL BTea;n, -,.a. 'ssSia Goweis, IteaIachN
tacEac1e. It's Rocky Mountain Tea IN 70 20
. t~,a, - cents a l5oz Genuine r7ade by
sHL'IsrgR DRUG CoMPAsT, Madison, Wis
@CLDEN NUGGETS E0R sALLOW PEOPLE
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

Sedlrnent or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence OF kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain il
the back is alsc