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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
A Faithful Negro.

The Raleigh Evening Times prints
the following account of locally
eminent darkey.
"An old darkey by the name OF
Dad" Brown died in Darlington. S.
c., the other day and was buried
with military honors. The old man
was drummer, a veteran OF three
wars, says The Charleston News and
Courier, and was faithful to his
white friends throughout the yet
more trying days which followed
these conflicts. The Darlington
Guards attended in full uniform,
taps was sounded and the guard
fred a salute over his grave.
He had earned this tribute.
Dad Browns skin was dark, but
his character was spotless in its
whiteness. He has long been ia.
n2iliar figure in Darlington, especially
at the annual reunions of the Con-
federate veterans. 1t was upon these
occasions that old Dad was in his
chiefest glory, and nothing delighted
him more than to hold aloft his ole
drum sticks while he told over anc
over again to his friends, the veter
ans, how he captured 'em fun d.
Yankees at the battle of Seconc
Manassas. Dad loved his white
folks the manner Of his burial yes
terdy was eloquent Of the esteem il
which he was held by them. II
such men as he was, race prejudice
is, and always has been, thing I'm
! known"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
Sale Of Land
By virtue Of mower ,.-..

By virtue Of power v-...1
by that mortgage cz.n. . ia ne
William Staten and .l.. " aag
and duly recorGe5 j.. H. n23.at,a,
the Register Of i.u. D,. ~ d
county III Book IIo d.. ,... lax
shall sell for Cash q. ]>..se 'I /
ia the town cf S1at...1 =" altm
Friday the 9Th day Of Nag ,,..& On
1907, at y o'clock noon t t',o' ssN..,9er,
ing described tract or rsS ,.,y II. .s.or,
estate, lying, being, and .;,1 ~ real
the county Of Haiifax and .'Ss- -,e IN
North Carolina, to Wit. ''~'a q
Lying in the fork of thu orl -,
boro road and the Rivar rn wa az
ing from Scotland Nee; to - al
bounded by said roads and .I '.',i..'sy
of Mrs. w. NJ. Crump. Er(, ,,s .s1d
Grove Place, and benz . ra ,,.' q g he lie
Beaver Dam tract, and y.ba -, -, y, ,as
said William Station resided WI a l5e
9th day Of December, ls35. and nd Il. lie
tanning tWenty-threc aeras ''.' loa,
This Oct. It'll, 1867
r. c. JosEY, 1lor.,sc.,
ADELiNE STbrg& 49,
ALBION DUNN, Atty. rGI "y: =
4 H=4N
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
THE New PURE FCOD AND DRUG LAW.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley Honey and Tar for cough, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug Law as
it contains no opiatos Or other harm
full drugs, and we recommend it as a
safe remedy for children and adults
E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
Money is merely supposed to be
more plentiful in the golden autumn
time.

Mothers with little children need no
longer fear Group, colds and whooping
cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup
tastes good. 1t works off the cold
through the bowels, cuts the phlegm,
clears the head, For young and old.
Guaranteed. Secure bottle at once.
Sold by Z. L. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Dom worry about your kidneys when
you can obtain 50 days treatment OF
Pineules for 500. These little gle
bules bring relief i'll the first dose.
Backache, lumbago and rheumatism
yield quickly. Ii not satisfied youl
money refunded. This is a fair offe1
you can't lose. Sold by f. L. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

The Postmaster of Gasconade, Mo-,
Daniel a. Bugh, says of DeWitt's Kid
ncy and Bladder Pills, Il am doing 50
we'll and improving SO fast in health,
that [ cannot say too much for your
Kidney and Bladder Pills. l feel like
u new man. DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills are sold by L. I. White
head e Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
Bankers and business men every
where insist that all's we'll with the
country.

1t is healthful, wholesome. It's as
good for one as the other. A little
dose will make you sleep and eat.
Makes people happy. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c Tea or Tab
lets. e. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Oh, dear, exclaimed the society
woman, | feel so wretched, and this
is my receiving day too! do hope
nc one will call, for I'll be in misery
all the time.
Well, remarked her husband face
tiously, l always understood that
"n2isery loves company Catholic
Standard and Time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Do you know that Pinesalvs Carbol-
lied acts like poultice in drawing out
inflammation and poison? 1t is antise-
ptic. For cuts, burns, eczema, crack,
ed hands it is Immediate relief. 25c.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Employer Ito his clerk)-Is it true
that when the clock strikes 6 you
put down your pen and go, even if
you are in the middle of a word?
Clerk--Certainly not, sir. If it gets
50 near 6 as that, / never begin the
word at all.-Rire.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

It comes put up in collapsible tube
with a nozzle, easy to apply to the sore
ness and inflammation, for any form
of Piles; it soothes and relieves pain,
itching and burning. Man Fan Pile
Remey. Price so cents. Guaranteed.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Oficers-We have sad news to
bring you. Your husband fell after
the first shot of the enemy and died
without a sound.
Wife-Yes. The man was always
very taciturn. -Lustige Batter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
What's the use to make such a
row about it, worse things than
lemons might be handed out.
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS A COLD

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough,
heals and Strengthens the lungs, and
prevents pneumonia. E. t. White
head & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
THIS is WORTH REMEMBERING

As no one is immune, ever person
should remember that Folcy's Kidney
Cure will cure any case of kidney or
Bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach of medicine. f. T. Whitehead
& Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Harsh physics react, weaken the bow
els, cause chronic constipation. Doan' s
Rcgrllcts operate easily, tone the stom-
ach, cure constipation. 2oc. Ask youl
druggists for them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

The less man understands what
he's voting for the madden he gets
with anybody for voting the other
WaY
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

4 comfortable thing about a big
family is you never have any money
to lose in panics.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

1t is not your duty to so live that
you will be satisfied with yourself,
but to so live that your wife will be
satisfied with you.-Houston Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

1t is we'll know fact that persons
living in pine forests do not suffer from
kidney diseases. One dose OF Plneules
at night ususally relieves backache.
80 days treatment for 81. 90. Youl
money refunded if not satisfied. Sold
by f. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

A lot Of people have religion the
way they do their best clothes-tc
show off in public.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Trial Catarrh treatments are being
mailed out free, on request, by Dr..
Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are
proving to the people-without a pen
ny's cost-thc great value OF this scien-
tifc prescription known to druggists
everywhere as DR.. Shops Catarrh
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

What 3 grand thing the phone
graph would have been III the days
Of the liqNidation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

wish you'd try to cure yourself
Of looking cross-eyed, my dear.
Cross-eyed! Why, before we were
married you said my eyes were like
diamonds.
Did l? Well, even the finest dia-
monds are not always set to advan-
tage.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Dear Willie Taft is far away,
Around the globe he's trotten',
And though he's gone he's got il
fixed
So he'll not be forgotten.
W. J. Hampton in N. 7. World
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

King Cotton to King Frost:
you've put the finishing touches
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

4 healthy man is king in his own
right: an unhealthy man i an unhap-
py slave. Burdocil Blood Bitters builds
I'D sound health-keeps you well.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

a woman calls it very romantic
to find an Old letter she can't re-
member who wrote.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14

Farewell to mint, viii be the CLOS
ing song in Georgia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

heavy sword whistling some rude
melody on his way to his work. The
forest was not to be deceived; there
were mysterious sounds in its tree
tops, as of a prayer murmured by a
thousand voices, and the birds sang
AT the castle the lasting holiday
spirits harmonized with those of the
forest though Ferber had gone to
work and had the inevitable visits to
make in L. on being installed in his
office. Frau Ferber and Elizabeth
had obtained through Sabine abund-
ant work from a linen house in Lr-,
and pusied themselves in the garden
besides, which was to yield tribute
this year. so far as possible. That
holiday atmosphere prevailed in the
Ferber home, in spite-of the activity.
was due to the exalted spirits of the
family, who still felt the influence of
the favorable change in their circum
stances, and were stimulated anew
at every turn to compare the past
with the present. The life in the
forest, so unaccustomed, so new. al
most intoxicated them all.
The loving parents had given Eliz-
abeth the room with the gobelins be
cause it had the best outlook, and aC
the first survey of the connecting
building the young girl had declared
it to be the finest and cosiest. The
unpleasantly suggestive door which
led to the great wing they had walled
up again; the high oaken doors, with
brass locks and bolts, covered the
masonry and gave no hint that be-
yond them the wilderness began.
One of the renovated sofas had filed
up the background of the room.
Near one of the windows stood the
antique writing desk and on it, be-
side the set of writing utensils. were
two pretty little vases of fresh
flowers. On the outer window sill
surrounded by the top sprigs of
syringia-bush stood the yellow brass
cage, the home of Hans, the canary
bird, who, with the whole aplomb of
a prima-donna, tried to surpass the
artists of the forest with his bravuras
and thrills
While the room was being put liz
order, and Frau Ferber was bringing
some new object every moment, to
decorate it as daintily as possible,
Elizabeth's father, going up to the
longest wall, spread out his arms
over it and banished the little divan
which was about to be pushed into
position. Halt, this space I reserve
for myself" he said, Iaughingly He
brought large bracket and fastened
it to the wall, which happend to pre-,
sent strong joist just at that point
Here the Unique shall have his
throne, he continued, placing a bust
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

lief and considers Lindhof and all
the other pretty properties in Saxony,
and God knows where else, as his
own inalienable property"
Has he claim upon it?' asked
Frau Ferber
"Ol course; he is the son of Bar
oness Lessen. Except herself, this
brother and sister have not relation
in the whole wide world. The bar
oness married first a Won Hollfeld
and from that marriage sprang the
young man down there, who beca-ne
by the early death of his father,
master of Odenburg large estate
beyond L.. The pretty widow
thought she must make the speediest
use of her freedom to mount at least
one round of the ladder of human
happiness and perfection So she
married Baron Lessen. His fame
was a trifle uestionable-some facts
attached to it which people of lower
degree narrow-mindedly call dishonor-
able but that did no harm he was
chamberlain, and the key on his coat
button opened the paradise of court
life. and before that even the keys c.
Holy Peter must make way. The
baron left his wife widowed again
after two years of marriage, and pos
sessed of little daughter and end
less debts. l dare say she is glad
enough to be at Lindhof and act as
absolute sovereign, for I hear she has
no place Or voice on her sons estates
A maid from the lodge interrupted
the conversation at this point, by ap
pearing with pail and scrubbing
brush and giving unmistakable signs
that her rule must now begin. The
spy-glass was put speedily into its
case, and while the forester set about
freeing the outer window-sill from
creeping plants. Frau Ferber and Eliz-
abeth attacked the furniture to re-
store its original brilliancy with
brushes and busters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

it does make me, when people carry
their piety around on a tray in that
fashion. Down in the castle the bell
rings so many times a day. Then
the people in the neighborhood say.
for the bell is heard far and wide,
How the dwellers at the castle are
praying. The small room in which,
according to Gods command, they
ought to pray to him, is too little ror
their taste. But it is not only this
trufpet-blowing that incenses me;
it's regularly blasphemous, to be
dragging what is hottest into every
bodys daily business. Now l ask
you whether the girl who has just
taken hot iron from the stove OF
the cook who has a difficult roast on
the spit, can rejoice at hearing the
bell begin to ring?"
Il confess I have my doubts as to
the quality of the worship said
Frau Ferber, with smile.
''Or can her ladyship herself, take
such heap out of the mundane into
te celestial, if she is In the middle
of an exciting novel, or has her head
filled with the last new court intri
que? For these things are all re.
concilable with the utmost piety. Yes,
yes; there do these worthy people
run full-tilt, unwashed, and purified
into the kingdom of God, and think
now pleased he must be that they do
Him the honor
rs Baron Won Wade satisfied with
Frau Ferber.
According to all that hear of him
in this connection, probably not But
what does that help matters? He
may be climbing over the pyramids,
to get some new light on antiquity
That his worthy cousin is busy blow
ing out the Objectionable light of the
present with all the Christian fervor
at her command, he cannot know.
Besides, he may have his own crack
ed notions. The Prince of L, who
is his very near relation, is said 20
have most eagerly desired marriage.
years ago, between Won Waldo and a
young lady at court But they say
he declined because she had not the
requisite number of ancestors"
Then it may very we'll happen
,lat he will some day establish fair
daughter of a fellah, who finds her
among the mummies of
Memphis, as mistress of Lindhof"
said Elizabeth laughing.
Il do not think he will marry now"
responded the forester, he is no
longer young, is devoted to his roam
ing life, and is said never to have
cared much for women. / will bet
my little finger that the fellow down
there under he linden shares my be-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01
HE FELT THE SENTIMENT.

Gentlemen, am q man of the world, ="
said the man who had nearly finished a
bad cigar, "and l confess that l haven't
beel inside a church since childhood; but
the sentiment of Easter has peculiarly ap-
pealed to me for the past 10 years
Or course, we all wanted to know why,
and after lighting another cigar worse
than the first, he continued
Fifteen years ago l lived In a town an
Connecticut 1t became necessary for nae
to 60 to Brazil on business. In fact, I
wished to transplant 10000 rubber trees
from that country to the Nutmeg State.
You know how 1t Is when a man starts
or en- a long journey like that-the falter-
ing words, the farewells, the tears
He was assured that we had all been
there, and he expressed his satisfaction
and went on:
ION landing in Brazil / had the misfor-
tune to run against the then dictator. 1t
was In q narrow street and we were both
in q hurry. He was man who feared
assassination, and he at once had me ar
rested as a would-be assassin. For over
four years / was a prisoner in q A1thy
dungeon. Then q change of government
took place. and was given my freedom
and told to get out OF the country at
once l got"
"And during all those long years you
must have thought of your wife many
thousand times. suggested the short man.
who had been trying to get up game of
poker
Eyes, thousands nd thousands of times
After many trials ! finally reached New
York. 1t was on a Saturday. | was rag
ged and penniless, but l beat my way to
my home town on a freight train. Yes.
next morning ! was there, but as walked
the street no one recognized me. In
vending my way to my home l passed a
church just as a bridal party entered.
Curiosity impelled me to follow"
Sand you found that the to-bs bride was
your wife, who thought you dead and
herself a Widow said the short msn.
'tJust So.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01
HE HAD NO SENTIMENT.

The grocer had just set bushel basket
| full of eggs outdoors and marked them
''Easter Eggs" when a tall and melan-
chiefly looking man came along and paused
! TO say:
Easter eggs, eh l heard there was
going to be a great scarcity this year,
but you seem to have plenty"
Yes, SIR was the reply. II made 1t
my business to look ahead. Do you wish
for dozen or moreT
How much a dozenT'
only IS cents"
"Um! I'm! Forty five, Ell! There was
a time, sir, when l would have taken
the whole basket at 60, but, alas, that
time has passed never to return. / was
ruined when Honduras repudiatod her
bonds. l don't suppose you care to hear
the story2"
mo, sir-no. SIR" replied the grocer
as he bustled about. mo, / have NO
time to listen to your mlsfortunes."
II thought you wouldn't have, but
femme call your attention to the fact
that l have lost my wife"
$50 have II
''Then l lost two children by scarlet
fever
Yes yes; but please don't block up
the way here.
Then two more were drowned leav-
ing me only one to cheer my old age"
TOO bad-too bad; but don't interfere
with business
Grocer said the old man as he
lodged about haven't you any senti-
ment about your"
Not a bit, sir-not a bit / pay cash
and sell for the same. You are blocking
up the doorway ngan!"
Il want an Easter egg for my little
Willie, but | haven't the money to pay
for 1t. If l don't get one 1t will break
his little heart. He is sitting at home
and waiting for me, and / dare not face
him without the egg. Think of Easter
Sunday! Think of my motherless boyI
Think-
Say, you old dead beat-but you get
along with yoG!' roared the grocer, and
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OF Beethoven upon the bracket
But NAT looks miserable, OBJ
I jected Frau Ferber.
Do but wait. Tomorrow, or the
day after, you will convince yourself
that my arrangement is not so great
| Iy to be scofed at, and that for Eliza
beth the discovered furniture Is an
immense advantage"
The next day-it was Whitsun eve
he accompanied the forester to
th city. and when they returned III
the evening it was through the little
portal in the wall. The great gate
opened, and four men carried large
object through the ruin. Elizabeth
was standing close to the kitchen Win
dow, busy preparing the first neal
to be eaten in the new dwelling when
the men entered tn garden with their
burden.
She uttered a loud cry OF delight.
for it was a piano, a beautiful square
instrument that was forwith carried
up into the connecting building AMI
put in place under the BeethoH \.
Elizabeth laughed and cried all IN
one breath, and threw her arms
around her fathers neck. He had
spent the whole of his small capital,
the proceeds of the sale of the furni
ture in B. to obtain this Joy of
her life. Then she opened the piano,
and filled with mighty chords the
walls which had so long suffered tue
embraces of silent death.
The forester was there too, for he
wished to see Elizabeth's JOY and
surprise He leaned in silence
against the wall as the wonderful
melody issued from beneath the girls
flying fingers. At that moment the
glowing. mighty soul which dweit
in this attractive young figure re-
vealed itself to him, for the first
time, it's full power This finely
formed head how wonderfully
thoughtful and inspired it arose
above the delicate frame, enveioped
in the chart of al that is maidenIy.
Hitherto only teasings and jests
had flown hither and thither be
tween uncle and niece BY reason OF
her rapid movement and quickness
Of wit which latter never left her at
a loss for an answer, he called her
his butterfly, but more often she was
his Gold Elsie, for he insisted that
her hair was so golden that he saw
it cleaning and glistening through
the densest Fart of the woods as
young Roland once saw the jewel IN
the giants shield
To be continued
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01
CHAPTER VI.

Whitsuntide was past, the brazen
bells had returned to quiet life. and
looked out from their loop-holes as
though they were the tombs, silent,
black, and motionless, of the musical
life which, during the holidays, had
centered about the towers. But the
varigated bells in the forest hanging
from their green stems and con-
scious of their solemn office could
not forget the festival. They had
chimed in brayely when the air vibrat
ed tremendously and rang now, until-
ingly at every breeze that penetrated
the underbrush 1t did not disturb
them in the least that the wood-cutter
leaving Sunday and festal array at
home, threatened them with his
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

And Of course you made yourself
known, the ceremony was stopped and
your wife went home your arm? Same
old story
But 1t didn't end exactly that way"
smiled the other. mo, | didn't make my
self known. No. the ceremony was not
interrupted. 1t went right on. and my
wife was married to an old bunker"
'But--but-"
ut was cheaper than getting a divorce,
you see. In fact, it didn't cost me q cent
All ] had to do was to keep quiet and
marry q rich widow later on. Equal to
the card system 10 business. Try 1t once
and you will take no other"
JOE KERR.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

at the same time he made q grab at the
old man. Ia evadIng the clutch the lat
ter stumbled and went down into the
basket with a crash. The grocer's wife
came to the door and screamed. His
clerk came to the door and yelled. The
grocer himself ran for an ax-handle, but
before he could secure one the old man
struggled mp and took to his heels say
ing as he went:
willie, ! come, and bring with me
the yolks of about four dozen fresh
exgsr' JOE KERR
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

Harry H Schwartz of South Dakota
was appointed chief of the special
field service division OF the general
land office
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-01

CHANCE FOR A FALL
8pinks- Booser IL making 9 asn@w
effort to keep sober during the fsgay 60
Of Lent.
Winks-That may not be dinacuaa-a@
hNw shout the nizhtsi