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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
STOLEN MULE FOUND

Thief Got Frightened and Refused to Re-
turn to Collect for Sale.
3 After having been missing from the stables
since last Monday night. valuable mule
belon ging to- Captain John Cussons. OF Glen
Allen. was located in this city yesterday. and
upon identification was turned oyer to the
proper owner.
tried to sell It to prominent contractor in
this city The mu1eswas left In the latter's
stables. but the thief became frightened and
did not return. Learning that Captain Gus
sons had lost mule answering to the de-
scription Of the one in his stable, the con-
tractor notified the policc-The animal was
Identified by two negroes sent here for that
purpose, and was taken back .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
DYNAMITE UNDER PORCH
Workme n Alarmed Until Assured That
II Ilnd Lost It's Strength -

, While engaged yesterday in repair
Ing the house at No. 3227 Grove Road
recently purchased byIJohn r. Wilson.
the contractor. J. 3. Wilson found three
porch, which had probably been there
Tor years. On account Of its mouidy
appearance 1T was impossible to tell
whether the dynamite was OF a hiph
the 5opinion that It was a low explosivas
probably about so per cent. THE diva
mite had probably been under the
porch for years, and had apparently
lost most Of Its Eength. The color
had changed from the usual bro wn to
almost black Wprkmen who found
the stuff and called Mr.. Wilson'S at
tention TO u Were at first considerably
alarmed. but they shortly went back
TO work, and have so far discovered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
NEW LIQUOR RULES
Revenue Department Receives New Instr1c-
lions as to Branding, ss5t{E

lions as to Branding.
4 New rules adopted by the governme emit for
branding lquors in accordance with the
opinion rendered by Attorney General Bona :
parte and approved by secrstafy OF the
Treasury cortelyou have been received at
tho local office OF the Internal revenue de :
partment, and are already In effect.
According TO instructions all distilled spir
be CLASSIFIED rs high wines" "alcohol" or
spirits. and are 10 be so branded on the
internal revenue stamp. Blended whiake. .
VIII pc marked nalcohol," Mixtures viii he
branded as compound OF such spirits' ana
spifits which have been manipulated ~ TX /.
aia q artificial flaYors, colors or extrac, 5
spirits. preceded by the word limitation J.
Ihe new rules are very con,pcated, ana
Z VII REQUIRE tbs services OF an expert Il
osaad them all in the proper aanpsn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
RUSHING WORK ON CODE.

City Attorney VIII Send II to Committee on
Monday Afternoon. ,S3sg
city Attorney Pollard said yesterday that
by working a part Of The Fonrt hof July
hes.thought he could have the building code
ready FOR final action by the Finance Conl-
mittee an, Mon ays afternoon. In which case
Ii will he sspresentodN to- he Council Monday
night. There iass a general feeling that the
and II defects nppear later It can be read
ily5 amcnled. ~ NJ f 5Iy tt5G u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
on "a Spend tile FourtI,

a EomlnIssioner w. III Rhea, Y tho Corpo-l
ration Commissions, with Executive IN Clerk
George Mundy, az 4 the Governors office,
left Yesterday afternoon for Irrington,
In tile absence Gnf the Governor. Secretary
Ben m. Owen Is III, charge OF The executive
dtfiesT and lis attending q 70 important mall
Land yaAttpa MAJ tskk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
City Hall to Close for Day.

BY proclamation OF Mayor Mccarthy all
City offices will be CLICKED to-day. and 1t
is not expected that any business will be
transacted at the City Hall. In each de-
partment only as many men Will be kept on
as the eaigencies 2of the day require for i'm
mediate work. such as operating the Gas
Works and water pumps. z.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
CAsEssIN .HENRlCO

Charles Brancl, to Answer CllntE 80 sHanRlnis
Over Him for Two Years,
Charles Branch. alias Shine, charged With
threatening to kill w. l.. Bass, will be tried
before Squire Lewis lthis}mornlns. a chargl5
rtfelonious assG ult has been asa inst Branch
for two years, and q he warrant Nil b.
served on him at the sjail, t6a
= Herbert Preston colored vas convl ota6
OF stealing lead from, the Richmond gChemlf
cal Works and aned i2o Nkt& costs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04

This picture, from the Philadelphia
North American, shows what happens
on every celebration OF Independence
Day, With tho burning OF fireworks
valued at s10,0000O0, IT necessarily,
tolioWs that many lives are sacrificed
Ihe young American Is generally the
victim.
Though he endeayors TO he careful,
me records show that he is not and
Wien the returns are In tonight there
VIII be hundreds Of accidents. May
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Summer Normal Schools Have Larger At
= tendance Than Ever Before.

tendance Than Ever Before.
Reports received at the Department OF
Public Instruction show that all records
have been broken In the matter of attend
yance on the Summer Normal Schools. The
summer school at the universit yof Virginia.
which opened Its session on June 18th. has
enrolled IT'S up to this time. The other
schools for white teachers opened on June
csth. So far as heard from their enrolment
to datetis as follows: Covington, 200: Fred :
tcricksburg. 253; Big Stone Gap. 2s4: Nor-
folk. 80; Galax, 102. a
There are in operation eleven white and
four uoored Normal Schools In different
sections of the State, and unofficial reports
show that all hare large attendance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
HOLD MusICFEsT
Local Gesangveretn Have Enjoy able Evening
~ on Etrecker'H Hill. -

s The local Gesangveren held very enjoy
night, There were Two bands, one Tor the
Young people who danced IN a cleared stable
99fr; the Other FOR The oldesi people who
1rpntenied themselves with singing. Adj
president OF the society; The Roy oscar
inthe. nastor Of the English Evangelical
n Church; MIR. William II. zimlu ermann, and
ny Mr.. and Mrs. b. IN. Hasseil.
N r. freshrnents were served IN The grounds
which we're beautifully decorated With Jap.
spEes 10 lanterns. 5s,s " 9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04

Iof which viii be fatal Hs
y 5lacerated hand, blistered5 with
powder, means tetanus; tatanus gen
orally means death, 3g Sssi s
The police OF Richmond have orders
10 arrest all persons who violate the
ordinances relating to shooting fire.
works on the street.
The police cannot undertake TO prp-s
tect those who take chances with
drath,, The police canuot end the old
story. 81 July the ath. ,.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
WANTED IN WILLIAMsBU RG

UtLtCtIVck UIUhUn R1ItI I10IIcy ltaFtuTe WHY
Brown (Colored) on Charge of Larceny.
Mary Brown. alias Mary Harris tcolored),
was arrested yesterday morning by Detec-
tive-sergeants Gibson and Bailey at the
request OF the Williamsburg authorities.
who want her on a charge OF larceny. She
is alleged to have stolen $50 worth OF
clothing from Mrs. Emily Buckner.
She was turned over to an officer from
williamsburg. who took her back to the
one-time capital of the State. on the
O'clock train. - g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04

dwelling at o1a West Main Street, by
! erecting an addition in the rear. cost
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
PUNi0HiHo NGHT qICER0.

Tar Heels may be depended
upon in almost every place of
trust News has gone out
from Lonoke county Arkansas,
that sheriff N. c. House, a
North CarOlinian and an ex-
Confederate Soldier who served
in Company II, Eight North
Carolina Regiment has done
his adopted State good service
in promptly using the powers
of his Office to suppress disturb
ing might Let his ex-
ample be emulated by the
sheriff in every county in which
night riders disturb the peace
and qneit of their communities
and this high handed violation
Of law will soon effectually be
suppressed. 1t is true that the
farmers of the South are not
getting enough for the products
of their fields, but "night-rid-
srs' cannot form the medium
through which to secure just
and better prices. They should
be made to feel the heavy hand
of the law in full penalty for
their crimes against the State.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05

wasted, which is spent in piling, heap
upon heap, those things which minis
ter merely to the pleasure or the body
and to the power that rests only on
wealth. Upon material well-being
as a foundation must be raised the
structure of the lofty light of the
spirit, if this nation is properly to
fulfil its great mission and to accom-
plish all that we so ardently hope
and desire. The things Of the body
are good; the things of the intellect
better; but best Of all are the things
Of the soul; for, in the nation as in
the individual, in the long run it is
character that counts. Let US there
fore as people set our faces reso-
lutely against evil, and with broad
charity, with kindness and good
will toward all men, but with I'M
flinching determination to smite
down the wrong, strive with all the
strength that is given US for right
eousness in public and private life.
Now, therefore, l, Theodore
Roosevelt. President of the United
States. do set apart Thursday, the
26th day of November next, as day
of general thanksgiving and prayer,
and on that day | recommend that
the people shall cease from their
daily work, and, in their homes or in
their churches, meet devoutly to
thank the Almighty for the many
and great blessings they have receiv-
in the past, and to pray that they
may be given strength 80 to order
their lives as to deserve continual
ton Of these blessings in the future.
In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this thirty-first day of October, in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and eight and Of the
independence Of the United States
the one hundred and thirty third.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the President.
ALVEY A. Adee,
Acting Secretary Of State"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
Notice of Land SAX

By virtue of power vested IN Y.
by a certain deed Of trust exec
to me on the 9Th day Of Oc:9 ts..
1908, by Mrs. Olivia Savage al anu
band, F. J. Savage, Mrs. be.gs !. =
Harrell, Mrs. Nina DELANEY anu am =,
husband, J. H. Delaney, ana T. T. :
White, | will on the list day o. -. \
vember, 1908, sell for cash d, p-, h.
auction to the highest bidder u r, :.
town of Scotland Neck, Norm p ,,,:-,
lima. at 2 O'Clock p. m, the l'"0""'
described real estate: Inn q
LIST. That tract Of land Know" 4.
the James Place" bounded , OIL
north by the lands of F, ). o"i ~.
on the east by the county r9aa d Il a.
Scotland Neck to Hobgood, @ E,....
west by the Main Run Of DeeP y 'ssri
on the south by that tr ;, % vsss
formerly belonging to M W., p,s,s.
Ballard, known as the 'LllI! a:.,
containing 10 acres, NOR H., ,rr q
End. That tract Of lana n hi' Nv b.
the Lilly Place" bounce w ,re.y
north by that tract Of lana nal,Io,I al!
belonging to Mrs. Vests i;;. Daj"', a b:
known as the james rag e., Set
east by the county road lf9 tba va:
land Neck to Hobgood' on a. ,nS 81.
by the Main Run of Deep I' II Sg.
on the south by the Ia iD;Si M -
renee Whitehead, conIaII'"'
acres, more or less. ,d rJr
3rd. That tract OF ,,I:a- l.r, b.
as the Everett Place, Bals4
longing to Mrs. NeSt%o GRO BEL
bounded by the lands OF eaton V,,S 81.
Benjamin Bell and ia "a, o'I more
others, containing TO acres
less. .o..,ber lae
This the Goth day Of oc' Ty5,ts
w. L. HARRELL, -
Kitchin & Smith, Attorney"
1U-29-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
Catafrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts dir
ectly ON the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this coun-
try for years and is regulars prescrip-
ton. 1t is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Roosevelt has issued the
following proclamation for a nation
al thanksgiving November Goth.
"Once again the season is at hand
when, according to the ancient Gus
toms Of our people, it becomes the
duty Of the President to appoint a
day Of prayer and Of Thanksgiving
to God.
Year by year this nation grows
in strength and worldly power. Dur
ing the century and a quarter that
has elapsed since our entry into the
circle eff independent people we have
grown and prospered in material
things to a degree never before and
not now known in any other country.
The thirteen colonies which stray
gled along the seacoast Of the At
lantic and were hemmed in but few
miles west Of tide-water by the In
dian-haunted wilderness, have trans
formed into the mightiest republic
which the world has ever seen. Its
domains stretch across the continent
from one to the other Of the two
greatest oceans, and it exercises do
minion alike in the arctic and tropic
realms. The growth in wealth and
population has surpassed even the
growth in territory. Nowhere else
in the world is the average of indivi-
dual comfort and material well-being
as high as in our fortunate land.
For the very reason that in ma
terial well-being we have thus
abounded, we owe it to the Almighty
to show equal progress in moral and
spiritual things. With a nation, as
with the individuals who make up a
nation, material well-being is an in
dispensible foundation. But the
foundation avails nothing by itself.
That life is wasted, and worse than
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
REASSURiNG NOTE.

The Raleigh Times philosoph-
ically viewed the political stu
alton on the day of election in
the following timely editorial
expression.
sit is indeed good to know
that in a few hours it will all
be over and out Of the temper
airy fit of insanity election day
brings upon us, the country
will emerge strong, sane and
level-headed. No matter who
is elected, the good old ship of
state will roll on peacefully and
in perfect safety. Prosperity
is here. The little panic of
1907 is already passing, despite
the many serious drawbacks
that election year inevitably
brings. Prosperity is here
not merely coming. Bryan or
Taft-it makes 20 difference.
scheming demagog',es; and
howling fanatics 70 the con
trary notWi.As15a lls4l::. We BE-
lieye in Bryan. We believe in
Bryan's policies, but above al.
we believe in the people"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
Land Posted.

The public are notified that l have
the following lands posted: Mrs.
Jas. N. Smiths Home Place, Ed.
Smith Home Place, River Farm,
Light-Neck Farm. All persons are
forbidden, under penalty of the law,
to hunt, trap, fish or trespass in any
form on the above named lands.
This is meant for everybody, no ex-
ceptions.
w. E. SMITH,
Scotland Neck, N. c..
10-15-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05

This paragraph is written
before the results of TUESDAYS
election are known and it goes
without saying that in this as
In all other elections there is
great disappointment to the de-
feated party, but whether Mr..
Bryan shall be President or
whether Mr.. Taft shall be our
Chief Executive it is the part
of wisdom to accept results in
the best grace possible. We
are all American citizens and
loye our country whoever may
be our President.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
FEWER ELECTIONS.

For many years this paper
has declared in favor Of fewer
elections both National and
State. At this writing perhaps
a half million ballot boxes are
open in this country into which
the ballots of great free peo-
pie are being deposited as a
registration Of their will as to
who shall be rulers of this coun-
try.
This is no new experience for
American citizens; for ever
since our declaration of rights
and independence as a Nation
this has been the prerogative of
every free and properly quail
fed American citizen. 1t is a
high privilege accorded to eve
ry man alike, and in the exer-
else of it there is a sort of king
ship, because each man who SO
exercises the right of ballot so
far partakes of the rulership of
his country, and is to that ex-
tent his own king. The histo-
nv of the world has never shown
a more ideal form of govern
ment, and it is one which chal-
enges the admiration of all
nations through all time to the
present.
But in the excellence or this
great system there are some
features which we believe
might be improved upon, chief
of which is the frequency of
our National, State and Coun-
ty elections. To one who has
made any observation at all it
need not be argued that the
frequency of our electionsis the
cause of many things which in
themselves are undesirable and
hurtful. 1t is impossible for
men to agree about anything,
and it seems easier for them to
disagree in politics than in al
most anything else. And for
the most part disagreements
which arise in matters political
are the bitterest, most sense
less and of longer duration than
from any other cause. With
fewer elections, that is, only
once in four years, men could
exercise just as accentuatedly
their rights of citizenship as
they do now, and many I'M
pleasant experiences would be
eliminated from the life of
many a good and true man who
now passes years under regrets
that make him more or less
miserable.
We believe the country would
prosper just as we'll and the
people would be just as happy,
yea, far happier, with the dis
lance between our election
days doubled and in some cases
quadrupled.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
Yesterday DUET, TO-DAYA SOLO

It's the same sad song with a
change of tune. Before the
election both parties have big
majorities, and to spare, but
ele ction day changes the tune.
r he duet has now become a
sO1O
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05

The business of the country
should not be materially affect
ed by the results of the cleo
ton. Good energy put into all
enterprises of the land ought
to keep the country in good
condition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05

Cotton should bring a better
price, and we believe that those
farmers who can hold will get
better prices after a while.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05

that pio otsa, scratches, sores and b,rn.
u viu' other things have failed 70 ourns
YOU use quickly a3y and completely when e
n riamel salye; It is especially oo mitch
plies' Sold by E. T. Wb; .nSy good Tor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-05
TUESDAYS ELECTION.

no means yet complete and i
is impossible to give anything
like an accurate report, ane
certainly no tabulated repor'
of either National, State Of
County. The latest intelli
gence indicates that Taft il
elected over Bryan.
The county vote seems to be
badly split up and divided
The vote in detail cannot be
given at this hour, but it seems
that the results will be as fol
lows: The regular county
Democratic ticket received
about LOO votes, while the in
dependents received about $50.
The State ticket received about
1890 votes. The difference in
the two votes seems to be due
to the fact that the Republic
cans, about 159 in number,
having no ticket in the field,
supported the independent
ticket.
A full tabulated report will be
given in next issue. 1t is i'm
possible to hear from all the
townships in the county before
going to press this issue.
The following taken from the
News and Observer gives the
best summary obtainable be-
fore going to press:
civilian H. Taft, the Re-
publican nominee, in all proba-
bility, has been elected Presi-
dent of the United States.
"While returns from Indi-
ana, Ohio, and West Virginia
are coming in slowly, and it is
yet impossible to state with
any degree Of certainty how
r1oce @5a-es Erjn go, yet Mr.
Taft $ overwhelming .ory in
New York STATE and his sue
cess Il other Eastern States in
which returns are practically
complete, indicate that no such
landslide as Mr.. Bryan predict
ed has occurred in favor of
Democracy.
"Illinois is safely Republic
can. Indications late tonight
were that Taft carried the State
by ITO, 200 with Deneen defeat
ing former Vice-President Ste
venson by 100000. The Legis-
lature will be strongly Repub-
lican.
'Governor Hughes has prob
ably been reelected over Lieu
tenant-G Governor Chanler by
about $4,000 majority. Taft
has probably carried Greater
New York by a small majority.
"The New England States
went solidly for Taft, and the
Republicans claim a landslide
in New Jersey. Republican
Chairman Hitchcock is claim
ing Maryland by from 10000
to $4,000. The Republicans
have probably carried Michi-
gan but the Democrats have
elected their nominee for Gov
ernor.
--latest indications are that
Taft has carried Indiana by
about 10000, but Watson has
probably been defeated for Gov
ernor by Marshall, Democrat.
''Bryan has overturned nor
NAL Republican plurality of
1,6oo in his home city of Lin
coin, and estimates are that
Taft will carry that city by
not over 200 plurality. The
@
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-04

These were from the fire chief. cleo
trician and marshal The report of
the latter showed that during Nav
929 arrests had been made. of which
200 were white and 269 colored. The
cases were disposed of in the record
er 8 court by O. being DISCHARGED AZ
found guilty. Il sent 10 the criminal
court, II continued, and 20 mol pressed.
FINES assessed amounted TO S2.Ol6.
while collections segregated $I.3I7. 30.
The report further Showed that .O91
meals mad been served city prisoners
at a cost OF o - cents per meal. or
a total or Sl36.3I for the month.
The applications of Geo. Hail and
w A. Beall, approved by the marshal
and favoraDly reported upon Dy the
city physician. were received and
both applicants elected
The matter of renting horses for
use OF the police and fire departments.
owing 10 several animals in these de
partmentS being sick. was discussed
at length, and resulted in one horse
now IN service in the patrol wagon
being ordered sent hack to the owner.
The board then ordered that the
horse. which was placed at the ser
vice Of the marshal. De used in t.
patrol wagon. leaving ne marshal
without a team of any description.