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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
DIR. CLARK AND BEER

he attempt made by the brewers in their
convention at Milwaukee to claim Dr. BILLY ].
CLARK as advocate of their views, was char
acteristic, but based upon a wilful misinter-
probation and misrepresentation that amount
practically to deliberate mendacity. A circular
circulated at Milwaukee, and for which, it is
said the american BrezVeyS' Reviezv of this CITY
responsible, says of DR.. CLARKs first tenn
perance society:
hat 1t was genuine temperance movement
aiming to promote the temperate use of fer
mented drink neither it's abuse nor its disuse.
by pledg1ng the members of the society to dis
continue the use of spirituous liquors and con-
fine themselves to mild fermented beverages
VINE and beer-among alcoholic drinks
The facts are that when Dr. BILLY J. CLARK
and his associates formed the first temperance
society at Moreau, beer practically unknown
IN common use among the American people,
with the exception of the common, homemade
beers, which had hardly been recognized as in
toxicating, even in a mild degree. A third of
century later the per capita use of malt
liquors in the United States amounted only to
1.36 gallons, and it was not until after the Civil
War that the beer habit made itself at all prom
inent Naturally, then when in 1908 the con-
stitution of the first temperance society was writ
ten, no need was felt for mentioning beer or any
malt liquor.
The pledge did forbid the members of the So
ciety to drink wine, making an exception of wine
at public dinners, which in those days were
matters of even more form and ceremony than
today, and occasions where the drinking
of toasts was considered almost as binding as
religious obligation. It is true, too, that the
intoxicating character of wine, particularly of
the domestic homemade wines, was not fully
recognized Fifty years later plenty of people
could be found who asserted, with all confident
belief, that the blackberry and currant wines
which grandmothers used to make,
without Intoxicating properties.
The original pledge, in Article of the con-
stitution, read:
mo member shall drink rum gin, whisky
wine or any distilled spirits or compositions of
the same, Or any of them, except by advice of
physician in case of actual disease, also ex-
cepting wine at public dinners
ton even more clearly, and in 1843 at specially
called meeting of this same society which
brought together widely sundered members, upon
the motion of DR.. CLARK the constitution adopted
in April of 1903 was amended to quote from the
record, "by adopting the pledge of total abb
stinence from all that can ntoxcate"
The original constitution can be found on page
twenty-three of "The Temperance Reform and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
That Virginia Judge.

Roanoke, Va, Nov. 26.-Frank
Butt a painter, Of Bramwell, w. Va,
was shot and fatally wounded; Judge
Owen, police justice of Pocahontas,
Va, was shot through the lungs, and
Lee Carter, of Pocahontas, received
a bullet wound in a shooting affray at
Pocahontas today. The trouble start
ed in Harry Matz' saloon when Butt
and James Lawson, Of Tazewell, Va,
got into a fight. Lawson shot Butt
through the lungs and neck, probab-
ly fatally wounding him. When
Lawson ran from the place Judge
Owen attempted to stop him and the
latter shot the judge through the
lungs. A crowd joined in the chase
after Lawson and number of shots
were fired. Carter received one Of
the shots but who fired it is not
known. Lawson was slightly wound
ed. He was arrested. 1t is believed
Owen will recover. The trouble Is
believed to have been the outcome of
a cock fight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
MISS DUPREE'S HOLIDAY JOY
She Recalls One Memorable Christ
mas Performance In the City
Of New Orleans.

EsYRZ3EHa HENEVER possible, I pre-,
la NAyR fer spending Christmas
AXAH with my family out on
Es&S&3gA Long Island, and unless my
engagements take me too
far away I always make 1t point to
be with them on that day.
There are times, however, in this
profession when the wish must take
second place to necessity, and from
the viewpoint of actual novelty l sup
pose my most interesting Christmas
was the one l spent in the southland.
Our routing took us into New Orleans
at Christmas, and to me, who had al
ways up to that time spent the day in
the colder north, the novelty Of seeing
trees in leaf and flowers blooming was
as pleasing as 1t was unusual.
On Christmas afternoon, when 9TH
ers were home enjoying the big dinner
with the family, was getting ready
for a special holiday matinee. l was
not pleased with myself or with a pro-
fession that demanded Of it's members
that they labor on Christmas day
above all others--and 1t was not with
a particularly light heart that 1
dressed for my part
But when the curtain went up on
the first act and l made my entrance
the welcome l received compensated
for the disappointment l felt.
It was a special matinee arranged
for the poor children of the poorest
nuartor Of New Orleans and the en-
joyment of those childish auditors
soon melted the disappointment out of
my heart,
After the matinee I had arranged
with my manager that I would receive
the little folks on the stage, and the
wise man in his knowledge of childish
hearts sent out a hurry order for
candy and other things that make
Christmas a day of cheer to kiddies.
At the conclusion Of the last act the
stage was cleared and l held the most
unusual reception that ever expert
enced.
Clean as pins, but with their little
bodies clothed in many cases in gar
ments ragged and frayed, they came
I'D on the stage, were introduced and
sent away after a handshake, each
with a box of candy
have spent many other delightful
and out-of-the-ordinary Christmases on
the road, but none that afforded me
more real satisfaction than the one
in Now Orleans.
MINNIE DUPREE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
Marked For Death.

"Three years ago I was marked for
death. a graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fed, when
my husband got DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery," says Mrs. A. G. Williams, of
Bac. Ky. THE first dose helped me
and Improvement kept on until had
gained 5S pounds in weight and my
health vas fully restored" This medi-
cine holds the worlds healing record
for cough and colds and lung and throat
diseases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold
under guarantee at e. I. Whitehead
Company's drug store. soc. and $1.OO.
Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
Sure Enough

"These stocking are so full of holes
that they are worthless, Auntie, y
said lady to an old colored woman,
a pensioner of the family and moth.
er of many children.
Nom, dey ain t" replied Auntie,
calmly appropriating them. "Rastus
and Verbena got such black laigs
dat de holes won't show. nohow, en-
dem chilluns wot got yaller meat kin
wear two pairs at de same time; en-
you know, Mis- 10, dat de holes in
all dem stocking amt gwine ter nit
in de same places.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Ey;s|Si II, Ily happiest Christmasi
haSA VI I did not then realize it, but
z EsS I l recall It now with a ra-
Ess4ssSSa Giaut girw Of delight. 1t
was MY first season upoIi
the stage. I was only a novice, one
day soaring upon the buoyant wings
OF boundiess ambition; the next
plunged in an abysnlal depth of doubt,
despair and seif-deprsciation. It was
a very tiny part that had fallen to me-.
The compensation was but sufficient
for the barest necessities. The route
bristled with all the horrors of the
one-night stands.
At midnight, huddled, miserebIy
worn, detected, and wretched, in the
waiting room of country station,
listening In vain for the whistle of q
belated train, confess to a sudden
flood Of tears. What a mockery this
Christmas day had been. Even the
chimes had sounded like the tolling
Of funeral knell. The cheerless dis
comforts of a cheap hotel, the unsa-
Yory, slatternly served travesty upon
a Christmas dinner, the cold chill of
q shabby, musty dressing room, the
added toll of an extra matinee for q
mere handful Of people, and now the
hungry wait for an accommodation
train Of dingy day coaches.
That was all Christmas had meant
to me. Iowa was blizzard swept
Mails were delayed and tangled wires
hung useless in gathering snowdrifts
No message of cheer, no souvenir of
remembrance. had come to any of u.s.
Our hollow, half-hearted exchange of
Christmas greeting had carried ne
conviction. We were only strollins
vagabonds, outside the pale of SYM
pathy, debarred from the domestic
joys Of living, mere dispirited rain.
bow chasers, with success ever mock
ingly elusive.
But as recall it all now, l am sub
merged by a great wave Of passion
ate, longing regret, for I know that
such a Yuletide will never come to
me again while I am upon the stage
1t was my happiest Christmas, be-
cause the first and only one, since l
began to tread the thorny and tor
tuous path of my profession, that 1
have not been called upon to write a
Christmas story.
GRACE GEORGE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
soapstones are provided for keeping

soapstones are provided for keeping
the feet warm in cold weather.
In addition to the specially con.
Quoted schools several of the states
have required that the important
facts about tuberculosis be taught
in the lower grades of public institu-
tions. Michigan was the first State
to adopt measures of this kind. By
an act of 1895, the public schools are
required to give instruction on the
nature of tuberculosis and other in
fectious diseases. In New Jersey
progressive steps are being taken by
teaching the children in the schools
a set of aphorisms on consumption.
In Massachusetts section on the
nature, danger and prevention Of
consumption, is being inserted in all
of the physiologies. In this District
of Columbia a special textbook has
been provided in which instruction
is given concerning sleeping in the
open air, the dangers of splitting, the
way to prevent consumption, and
other kindred topics. Dallas, Tex,
is the latest city to adopt the meth
cd of teaching children about con-
sumption in the schools, and within
few days a tuberculosis Primer"
will be in the hands of every pupil in
the public schools. In North Carroll
ma a seperate section on tuberculosis,
placed in all the physiologies, is
taught to all the children. In Balti-
more steps are being taken to carry
on a systematic campaign of educa-
tion among school children by means
of lectures and circulars. Many 9TH
er cities of the country are following
this plan. A petition has been sent
to the Governor of South Carolina
requesting that a textbook on tuber-
similar to that used in Wash
ington, be placed in the public
schools. Several of the other States
are also taking along similar lines.
This movement for the popular
education of school children on the
causes and dangers of consumption
is receiving a great impetus, and
experts on this subject conclude that
within five years the majority of
children in the United States will be |
-aught concerning the evils and dan
gers of tuberculosis before they leave
he lower grades of public schools.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Kodol for Dyspepsia, indigestion,
weak stomach, sour stomach, gas or
the stomach, etc. is a combination OF
the natural digestive juices found in a
healthy stomach with necessary veGeta-
BILE acids, and is the only thing known
today that will completely digest all
kinds of food under any condition. 1t
is guaranteed to give prompt relief
from any form of stofrach trouble.
Take Kodol and be convinced. 1t will
cure your dyspepsia. Sold by f. T.
Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
His Wish.

A gentleman standing near jewe,-
ry store in a large city overheard the
following conversation between two
irishmen, who were peering through
the window at a tray Of diamonds and
other precious stones.
"And wouldn't we loike to have yer
pickPat?"
Pat replied, "Me pick. be hanged;
It's me shovel Oh would loike to
have"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
The Football Course.

jim he took the Football Course
Come home stronger nor a horse.
Amt much in his knowledge box,
But the muscle Of an OK.
Sort of like a great big mule
That has been to Boardin'-school-
That's my boy, my old boy jim
Tell ye, am proud O. him.
Ought to see Jim with the stock
Mind him reg'lar as a clock.
Bull got sassy, tried to chase
All the farm hands on the place
Chased 'em too, all 'ceptin' Jim
Jim just waited around for him,
Bent half backward, with a smile
Showed his dimple all the while.
Mr.. Bull come rushin' long,
Jim a-hummin' some old song
Down the Field" or some such bit
l amt sure the name of it
Then they met! never see
Such scrimmage! Jimmie he
Tackled low-fust thing knew
Bull was an hour comm to.
Lot O. tramps came by one day,
Havin' fun" along the way,
Seven on 'em-bad ones-Gee!
Nothin' wuss I ever see.
Fooled around till Jim come out
Just to see what twas about,
Waal, l wish ye'd been out there,
Jim, he walloped 'em for fair.
Tramps lined up down near the hedge
In sort O. human wedge;
Jim he grinned when he see that,
He'd that play down pretty pat.
started for 'em on the run,
Head down, back, full O. fun
Butted through the hull derned bunch
Just where eachone kept his lunch!
Sort of feel, with Jim around,
4eetle surer or my ground;
Kind O. feel if things gifts hot
lin II be there on the spot,
Packlin' 'em and pullin' through;
We and Marthy with him too
Kind o. think there's lots o. force
n that College Football Course.
John Kendrick Bangs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Eat all the good food you like. Quit
dieting. You don't have to diet to
cure dyspepsia. In fact you can not
cure dyspepsia or indigestion that way,
but rather you must add strength to
the weak stomach by taking something
that will digest the food which the
stomach can not digest. Kodol is the
only thing known today that will dc
this for Kodol is made Of natural di-
oost;ve iuices found in healthy stom-
ach, and it digests all food compietely-
Kodol is pleasant to take, and IS guar,
anteed to give relief in any case OF
stomach trouble. Sold BY z. l.
Whitehead Company
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Every case of backache, weak back,
bladder Inflammation and rheumatle
pains is dangerous if neglected, for such
troubles are nearly always due to weak
kidneys .TakeDeWitt's t'sKidney andblad,
der Pills. They are antiseptic and soothe
main quickly. Insist upon Dewitt 8
kidney and Bladder Pills. Regular
size SOC. Sold here by E. I. White
head Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
A DANGEROUS Operation

is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DIR. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't feel them. They cure consti-
patton, headache, biliousness and ma
iaria. Csc Mt F. T. Whitehead Co .
drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Dennis-Hinnisy is the luckiest
divil that iver walked.
Patrick-How's that?
Dennis-Faith, an he promised to
nav me the five dollars he borrowed
next week-an' he up an died yes,
terdav.-Smith's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, 1905
SCHOOLS aid In CONSUMPTION FIGHT.


lut DlSGdSG.
| New York, Dec.-As a result O
the great campaign against tuber
culosis now being carried on through
out the world, many of the publ,
schools in the United States are tax
ing a new departure in teaching tt
the children the nature, causes dan
gers and prevention of consumption
A textbook entitled "Simple Les
sons on tuberculosis or Consump
ton" has just been placed in the
seventh and eighth grades Of the
District of Columbia. The Massa
chusetts educational authorities
acting under law Of the Legisla.
ture of 1908, are establishing courses
of instruction on tuberculosis in all
of the schools of the State. In ad-
dition to these public movements
many of the private organizations
throughout the country have estab-
lished, and are establishing, open-air
schools for consumptive children, it
being estimated that about two per
cent. Of the pupils in the larger city
schools have tuberculosis.
The first public school for consum-
ptive and preconsumptive children
to be established in the United States
was opened in Providence, R. l., last
January. The sessions were held
entirely in the open, and the bene-
fits of the fresh-air treatment were
combined with the teaching and
training of the public schools.
This experimental led to other move
ment, both public and private. The
Brookline Anti-Tuberculosis Society
opened s. school for tuberculosis chill
dren in July which is still successful
ly conducted. In Boston a school
for consumptives was opened under
private auspices in July, it being the
intention to keep it open for the
summer months only, but SO success
full were the results of this work that
the city school authorities recently
decided to take over the work and
set aside permanent building for
this purpose. In Pittsburg similar
school was opened in September, and
the marked benefits which the child
rem have already received from this
training have led to its enlargement.
The Board of Education Of New
York City has just granted teacher
to the Bellevue Hospital Day Camp
for the purpose OF Conducting a |
school there, and a consumptive
teacher has been secured to teach |
the consumptive children. This
school will be conducted on the deck |
Of an old ferry-boat. In all these
schools the children are kept in the |
open air all day long. Most Of the
buildings used are open on three
sides and are so constructed as to
furnish unlimited supplies of fresh |
air without draughts. Desks, black |
boards and other paraphernalia are
provided in these schools just the
same as in the regular institutions.
The children study and recite in the
open air, even during the coolest
weather., and the PERCENTAGE of colds
them is far smaller than chill
lren in the ordinary public schools.
N most Of these fresh-air schools
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve has many imitators. There Is
one original, and the name Dewitt Is
on every box. Best salve for burns,
scratches and hurts. 1t is especially
good for piles. Sold by E. T. White
head Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Hubby-My dear, the girl has left
the vegetables on the hall table.
Wifey-Don't be so stupid. That
is my new fall hat.-Washington
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

"Belle lost her head when Jack
proposed"
"But found it again?"
Eyes; it was on Jacks shoulder. y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Nearly everybody knows DeWitt's S
Little Early Risers are the best pills
made. They are small, pleasant, sure
Little Liver pills. Sold by E. T. White
head Company
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

The man who would climb the lad
der of fame mustn't linger too long
on each round Of applause. Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

cures mads by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine,
teonth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research BY
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Speak as you think; be what you
are; pay your debts of all kinds
hoDtfOrt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
no YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
'lneg Trouble Makes You Miserable

Almost everybody who reads the news
0srs is sure to know of the wonde,f,,,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

.alsrfully successful in promptly c,,rin . .
ne hack, kidney, bladder, uric acid tron.
5 and Bright's Disease, which is the yor~t
+ IN of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kiner's Swamp-Root Is not reo-
,r2entedfor everything but if you havekid
~ liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
t.'tt'e remedy you need. Ithas been tested
50 many ways, in hospital work, in private
r.lcrcA, among the helpless too poor to Dur
..se relief and has proved SO successful in
6, cry case that special arrangement has
Il made by which all readers Of this paper
'ao have not already tried it, may have 8
z-@.?e bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swarnp-Root and how 10
fad out if you have kidney or bladdertrouble
When writing mention reading this generous
char in this paper and e--t0~
se=l your address to s.s'E7s}kaIz cfsszss :sr=.
d. Kmer & Co., ,Bing IL L Il II Z;
k2-2.o0 N. Y. The Asis.: Eal:: :EssszEsEy1 81
regular fifty cent and Home o. swsmp-Roo.
G.. ~ sizes are sold by al good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, DR..
U.mer's swamp Root, and the address
\. V, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Journal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10
MISS GEORGES CHRISTMAS
Happy Memory cf Season When She
Did Not Write One Glad
Holiday Story.

IH, Ely happiest Christmasl
q did not then realize it, but
) l recall 1t now with a ra-
= Giaut glrw Of delight. 1t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-12-10

Use these colpuans Tor resSSts.
An advertisement IA this pAper
will reach a good class OF people.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-18
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

In the Court ofthe Commissioner for the Dis trct Of Alaska. Division No. ]. at Skag- way Precinct, before II. E, LcFeyrc, Com missioner and eNoiilcio Justice Of Che 0 Peace.
 Plaintiff,
 vS. WILLIAM MOORE. Defendant. To William Moore Defendant Grecting;- In the Name of the United States Of Amer lea, You are hereby commanded Co bc and appear In the above entitled Court, holden at Skagway in said Precinct Division and Dis triCt, and answer the compliant He'd against you in the above entitled action on Friday, Sovembcra7, lNlS, at . o'clock in the afternoon and if you fall so tO appear and answer, for want thereof the plaintiff will take judgment against you for the sum Of Sll2N Interest from March 2j. 1906, and the cost and dlS- burSementS Of this action,
 In witness whereof have hcreuntO set my hand and affixed my official seal this l'th day of September, 1907, Commissioners SeaD II. B. LeFevre
 Commissioner and
 cNOGiclO Justice Of the Peace.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-18
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put in steam boiler aud other machinery we are better pre- pared than ever to do frst-clsss work on short notice.
 5-23-tf Skagway Laundry