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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

The following interesting description of vast parkwood
San Francisco is taken from Golfers Weekly MIR Will
uon. oto, ,,o liam Kent of Chicago, has just shown
~ ~ ~ Z" that brains may be made to count for
than in phianrophy By gift whose present
value be three hundred thousand dollars he
has bestowed the public benefit whose future worth will
foundations endowed with
He has decided the United States of hundred and
of redwood forest the seaward slopes Of
Tanapais miles from San Francisco and the land
be proclaimed National Monument, under the Of
Muir Woods The declared by the Forest Service to be
in absolutely prieva condition. not much scratched by
the hand of within hours of San Fran
doors of hundreds of thousands people
twohrds of the entire population of California live with
about fifty miles of it. 1t will give to San Francisco
suburban park that other city in the world match
There only thousand miles of redwood forest
the entire globe and they all i'll California Some of the
the which the enlightened beray of Mr. Kent
has saved the that has beaen all it's
diameter nearly three hundred feet high
thousand fifteen hundred years old. There
why they should still be standing greater and
than thousand hence when the
ing metropolis of the Pacific shall have made Muir Woods
Park in the ctys heart The redwoodfrst cousin
pararcha Big Trees of the Serrasseems die
and and fire be kept the giants
of Tamapas will be Mr. Kents monument through unnum
bered generations"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

the shade somewhat by thrifty
trades-people. And it is largely his
own fault that his home is not as
beautiful, complete and comfortable
as theirs, for he has the ground
whereon to build, and the means
WhereWithal to embellish and make
his home place of pleasant resort.
The trouble lies mainly with the
inner man-the spirit that prompts
and moves the outer man to act.
When this inner man really desires
something it is most certain to so
move the outer man that he will get
it.
Had the more tasteful, esthetic
and resourceful sons of farmers re-
manned at home instead of drifting
to town and city where they could
more easily crafty their tastes and
their longings for the things that
come of culture and refinement,
things would be different.
But, never mind, the farmer will
get there in good time. The city
and town will not always demand
the brightest and the best of the
floclls of boys and girls, and instead
Of leaving the ruder farmhouse for
the dingy city. these bright, busy
fellows will devote themselves to
the interesting and profitable task Of
converting the farm into country
place with all the comforts of town
place, and more, besides making the
fields bloom and bear as they have
never done before. He is coming
the farmer is sure.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
Who Was 1t?

Who was it who taught my wife tc
bake
A loaf of bread or fancy cake,
And appetizing dishes make?
My mother-in-law.
Who was it, when my wife was i'll,
Bestowed upon me care and skill,
And saved me many a nurses bill?
My mother in-laW.
Who then my little ones prepared
Each morn for school, who for them
cared,
And all their little sorrows shared?
My mother-in-law.
Who was it when their prayers were
said,
So snuggly tucked them into bed,
And, till they slept, beside them
stayed?
My mother-in-law.
Who Of my clothing then took care,
Who overlooked my underwear,
And kept each garment in repair?
My mother-in-law.
Who oft to me her aid has lent,
To buy the coal and pay the rent?
Who'd gladly see me President?
My mother-in-law.
A loving grandmother is she:
A generous friend she's been to me;
Forever honored let her be,
My mother-in-law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Is the Time When You Most Need
PurCharePS for Your Goods.
(The Editor and Publisherl

eve continue to do things-ri-
diculous things-because our fathers
did them" remarked a man today.
"and we go on doing them year af-
ter year without asking ourselves
why we do so. A case in point is
the matter of advertising, which to-
day is thing of necessity in the bus
mess world. If you will notice it
you will find that the average busi-
ness man in periods of dullness and
financial depression begins to re-
trench in the matter OF his expense
account by curtailing his advertis-
ing. He does it because his father
did it and because he argues that he
can lop it off and restore it again
with less inconvenience than he can
other expenses. But if he will think
for moment and weigh the matter
as cold business proposition involv-
ing dollars and cents he is bound to
admit his retrenchment had best be-
gin at another point.
'If advertising is a good business
practice at any time surely it is most
valuable when the people are buying
least, for if it's object is to attract
the purchaser and get him into the
store, naturally there must be great
er effort expended in that direction
when the public is buying least. No
matter how severe periods Of depres-
sion are, and how stringent the
money market may be, people will
spend what they must, and natural
ly they are at such times more quick
ly attracted by the offerings Of ad-
vertisars, as they are eager to have
their expenditures bring the best re-
suits"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
Encouraging The Lawyer.
Lippincott's Nlarazine)

A North Carolina lawyer says that
when Judge Buxton, of that State,
made his first appearance at the bar
as a young lawyer he was given
charge, by the States solicitor, of
the prosecution of a man charged
with some misdemeanor.
1t soon appeared that there was no
evidence against tine man. but Bux-
ton did his best, and was astonished
when the jury brought in a verdict
of guilty"
After tEc trial one Of the jurors
tapped the young attorney on the
shoulder. Buxton" said he, Eve
didn't think the feller guilty, but, at
the same time, didn't like to dis
courage young lawyer by acquitt-
ing him"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

The Legislature has passed the bill submitting prohibition in
the State vote of the people, May Goth being the date fixed
IT,. ~, ,,o r, for the election The date, believe,
~ ~ ~ NS" is late enough in the year, and will be
better than August November IF the election had been
fixed for August perhaps of the county primaries and
conventions would have been held the question prob
ton would have the naming OF the candidates. If
the date had been fixed for November the election
places would have become complicated and perhaps the
result Of the election might have been clear and saac
tory held apart from all other And that
the has been settled by the Legislature behooves all
who State prohibition do their part we'll in bringing
about the results for which they have been wishing perhaps for
And those who have SAID various places that they do
not favor local option but would support State prohibition
chance to make good practice what they have
preached Doubtless who have said this will stick to it
and vote for prohibition but change their minds and
that they do favor State prohibition but would
gladly vote for law that would apply to the entire nation On
all sides there the general conclusion that prohibition will
by great majority Doubtless this will be true if tenn
all the State will work earnestly for it,
it might well be understood first that it is going to take
and work the victory, and
the victory will balarge in proportion the work is general
win and have fair trial because seemingly majority of the
people Of the State desire it, and will not be satisfied until it
shall be thoroughly tested.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
The Explanation Of II.
(The Charlotte Observer

(The Charlotte Observer)
There is much comment on the re-
cent remarkable pedestrian tour of
Edward Payson Weston from Port
land, Me-, to Chicago. Now sixty
nine years old, he made it in a day S
less time than he made the same trip
forty years ago, averaging more than
forty-three miles one day arriving at
his destination fresh and unfatigued.
His remarkable performance is ac-
counted for by his habit of outdoor
exercise and by the fact that he is a
total abstainer. In the latter fact no
doubt lies the real reason. No man
who drinks liquor is capable of great
feats Of physical endurance. 1t is rig
idly withheld from prize-fghters in
training and the downfall of John l..
Sullivan, when he "went in the ring
once too often" as he himself ex-
pressed it,was due to the fact that he
had previously lowered his powers by
his Incorporate habits. Thus Old
Adam, when Orlando, his young
master, protested his going with him
in his fight:
Let me be your servant;
Though | look old, yet | am strong
and hIsty:
For in my youth | never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my
blood;
And did not with unabashed fore
head WOO
The means Of weakness and debili-
ty."
The man who exploits liquor as a
food and as affording nourishment
doesn't know what he is talking
about. There is no more effective
devitalizer and the Individual who
desires to husband his pysical as well
as his mental strength will leave it
alone. This is the practical view of
the subject, all apart from the moral
wrong of drinking to excess. One
cannot drink even moderately, if at
all regularly, and retain his physical
vigor. He may appear to do so but
he knows better himself, or if he
does not, he has only to put his en-
durance to the test. 1t is all round
bad business, my masters, and liquor
drinking is one Of the best things in
the world-not to indulge in.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
NEIGHBORHOOD FANORITE.

Mrs. f. d. Charles, of Harbor, Maine,
speaking Of Electric Bitters, says: 1t
is neighborhood favorite here with
US" 1t deserves to be favorite every
where. 1t gives quick relief in dyspep-
sia, liver complaint, kidney derange-
ment, malnutrition, nervousness, weak
ness and general debility. Its action on
the blood, as thorough purifier makes it
especially useful as a spring medicine.
This grand Alternative tonic is sold un-
der guarantee at E. 7. Whitehead &
Co. s drug store. 3Oc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
THE JUMPING OFF PLACE.

Consumption had me in its grasp; and
/ had almost reached the jumping of
place when I was advised to try DIR.
Kings New Discovery; and | want to
say right now,i it saved my life. Improve
ment began with the first bottle, and
after taking one dozen bottles / was a
we'll and happy man again. "says George
Moore, of Grimesland, n. C. AS a RENE
dy for coughs and colds and healer OF
weak, sore lungs and for preventing
pneumonia New Discovery is supreme.
soc and $1.OO at +. I. Whitehead &
Co.. druggists Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Grippe is sweeping the country. Stop
it with Preventics, before it gets deeply
seated. TO check early colds with these
little Candy Cold Cure Tablets is surely
sensible and safe. Prevcntics contains
no Quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh
or sickening. Pneumonia would never
appear il early colds were promptly
broken. Also good for feverish child
ren. Large box, IS tablets, 25c. Vest
pocket boxes cents. Sold by A. C..
Peterson
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

There is no joke about the farmer
feeding all of us and boarding him
self.
Have you ever stopped to think of
the part the farmer plays in this
glorious country of ours?
Possibly you have, at some time,
regarded the farmer as lout, or as
a foolish sort Of fellow who didn't
know enough to go to the city and
enjoy its frivolities and indulge in
the fast living it offers.
Or, when visiting in the country,
you may have felt pity for the poor
fellows who work day by day in the
hot sun, wear old clothes, lounge
about among horses, feed pigs, milk
cows, and do things which you
wouldn't think Of doing.
Or possibly you have simply re-
garded him as one beneath you, a
servant who tolls that you may live
and grow fat.
How far will you have to run your
ancestry back before you find your
forebears working early and late in
the woods, chopping, grubbing, and
clearing up the ground that became
the homestead in which your father
Oy, mother was raarpG3
1t isn't very far from the native
born American, and he should be
proud Of the fact, since the best men
of America have come from Ameri-
can farms or from nearby.
You have only to go back a little
beyond the scope of your memory,
perhaps, to discover that the Ameri-
can gentleman was an American
farmer. George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Patrick Henry and a large
majority of those who led in the es-
tablishment of the nation were
farmers.
And if you read history you can
hardly help knowing that from the
very beginning the men who made
the nation and that those who now
constitute its most dependable sup
port were farmers.
All this every American citizen
knows, or should know, and appreci-
ate, for just as the farmer is appre-
ciated so will the country prosper.
When you come to figure the thing
down to dots you will discover that
the farmer is the only Independent
man, really, in the country. He it
is who is first served with the fruits
of the earth, therefore the last to fear
death or disaster through the failure
of the ground to produce abundant
ly.
The fact that the best, the wisest
and the greatest of men were farm
bred and farm raised ought to cause
everyone of US to regard the farm
and the farmer with great respect.
1t is true that in the great hurly-
burly that has been raging more or
less furiusly in commercial and man.
ufacturing circles the farmer has
been forgotten in a measure-has
been under a cloud, as it were, a
cloud Of smoke.
But there is no milk, nor honey,
nor wine, nor corn in these clouds,
save as drawn from the land over
which the farmer presides.
And, by and by, when the clouds
of smoke become less dense, with
riffs here and there, we shall all be
looking for the farmer, and looking
to him for our bread and milk.
The farmer has been thown into
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
SUFFERING & DOLLARS SAVED

f. S. Loper, of Marilla, n. y, says: ::
Il am a carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen' Arnica
Salve. 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. 1t is by far the best healing
salvc | have ever found" Heals burns,
sores, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles. 25c at L. L. Whitehead & Co.,
DRUGGISTS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Listen.
This is about poor but worthy
shoemaker in large city.
He was twice widowed before he
married his present wife.
For time their married life was
happy. Then clouds came.
The shoemaker was going to di-
vorce her. Then he changed his
mind.
In other words, he decided to stick
to his last.-Louisville Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
FEEDING us ALL.
No Joke About the Farmer.
HE WILL GET THERE YET.

erasmus Wilson in Pittsburg G&zette-Tmes)
The king may rule DER land and
sea,
The lord may live right royalty,
The soldier ride in pomp and pride,
The sailor roam o'er oceon wide
But this or that, whate'er befall,
The farmer has to feed them all.
The writer thinks, the poet sings,
The craftsmen fashion wondrous
things;
The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads,
The miner follows precious leads
But this or that, whate'r befall,
The farmer has to feed them all.
The merchant, he may buy and sell;
The teacher do his duty we'll;
But men may toll through busy
days,
Or men may stroll through pleasant
ways
From king to beggar, whate'er be-
fall,
The farmer has to feed them all.
The farmers trade is one Of worth;
He's partner with the sky and earth;
He's partner with tie sun and rain,
And no man loses for his gain
So men may rise and men may
fall,
But the farmer has to feed them
all.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Gov. Hoke Smith says he joined a
total abstinence society when he wa%
p, has been d Presbyterian elder for
years, and has never seen the bar in
the Atlanta hotel Of which he is part
owner
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Il want you to known that | never
swore a profane oath in my life, and
| wouldn't say damn to mosquito
if it bit me-" Thus spoke Speaker
Cannon to reverend gentleman who
recently intervied him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

DR.. J. II. George, president of
Drury College, Springfield, Mo-, has
announced another professorship will
be added to the college next year,
the chair to be devoted to romance
LANGUAGE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
THIS MAY INTEREST YOU.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, so just remember that Folcy's
Kidney Cure viii stop the Irregularities
and cure any ease Of kidney and blad-
Der trouble that jsnot beyond the reach
nf mcGicine. 4. L Mhiiehcad d Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Frank A. Vanderlip, an alumnus Of
Illinois College, has secured for his
alma mater the promise of gift of
$75, 600 from Andrew Carnegie. Last
year Mr.. Carnegie gave $4,000 to
the college.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Stops carache in tWomiuutes. tooth
ache or pain ol burn or seaId in five
minutes; hoarsene-s, one hour; mus
cleachc, two hours; sore throat. twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Erlcctric Oil, mon-
arch over pain.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

THERE all quantities and all kinds of free advice given by
classes of people for the benefit of various other classes
vr,, r ,o Josh Billings said that there
""' ' ''' advice enough floating around
several worlds this The of the famous lIr
Billings have been true, but that did not alter the fact
that the much advice that floats about good and
worth heedng Some perhaps many-have limited,
said plainly that they buy large quantities
of fertilizers credit in the spring their profits will be
responngy small in the fall And while it that many
worthy farmers compelled buy their fertilizer credit
buy ALL it also that farmers depend
much commercial fertilizers and pay little attention
raising their horse stables stalls mule lots and
the like Only few days drove up to the mule lot of
of the best talking farmers this community where we
expected things apple pie order from what had
heard about his farm But surprise the mule lot which
spendidy located for raising manure, did contain
load of outside of the STALLS and not much inside
Mules walking around the bare ground 1t did ap
that there had been load of trash of kind the
lot in six months year. That farmer is missing fine op
pouny for raising nice quantity Of lot through the
winter But did give adviceony suggestion
Will farmers learn buy less fertilizer
credit and raise stall and lot
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or
protruding piles after years Of suffering.
At any drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

II you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, DoaG'- RugIcts will prevent
constipation. They induce mild, easy,
healthiuI action OF the bowels without
gripping. Ask your druggist Tor them.
y ccnts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

1t will be unnecessary for you to go
through painful, expensive operation
for Piles if you use ManZan. Put up
in collapsible tube with nozzel, ready
to apply to the soreness and inf1amma-
ton. For any form of Piles, price, SOC,
guaranteed. Sold by E. I. Whitehead
& Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Most disfguring skin eruptions, scro
fula, pimples, rashes, ETC., are due to
impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters
is cleansing blood tonic. Makes you
clear-eyed, clear Drained ,clear-skinned.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

A Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal overcomes indigestion, dyspepsia
and other stomach ills. Two dsys'
treatment free. Ask our dealer. Sold
by E. L. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations Of Passing Events.

general thought given the subject Of
railroad travel and the safety of the Travellers Not only is
Inoy Road Reds Etc. there much general thought given to
0h'0'" ~ ' ~ such subjects, but much specific thought
also The following bit of from Washington January
39h illustrates Representative Lamb, of Virginia. to-day
introduced bill require all railroads engaged in Interstate
establish uniform within
five abolish all grade crossings within five such
railroads that shall attain certain volume of traffic double
track their roads within five all railroads to
system of blocks and signals within year.
providing that hereafter all passenger shall be
structed otherwise constructed shall
be kept after years from the passage of the bill By
penalty the bill provides for each violation by the rail
fine and for each violation by Off
cial fine of 81 900, imprisonment both
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Why is it that people who say dis
agreeable things to ones face are
called honest and people who say
pleasant things are called fiatterers?
-Atchison Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

Time flies so fast as a man grows
older that it seems to him he has his
Sunday clothes on all the time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06
thousands Have kidney
Trouble and Never SuSpeCt Il.

PrcVE4ency Of kidney Disease.
lost people DO not realize the alarm.
ing il crease and remarkable prevalenCy
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

OF kidney disease
While kidneyd dis.
ord erS are the
: most common
diseases that pre-.
vail, they ar.
almost the las
recognized hy
patient ard ply
siCiaEs, qcH0 cen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-02-06

THERE all quantities and all kinds of advice given by
people for the other
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-28
VIRGINIA THORNTON
IN ROLE OF "zAzA"

Rarely in the theatrical history Of
Honolulu has an actress received
such an ovation as did Miss Virginia
Thornton in the part of "Zaza" at
the Orpheum last night. The audi
ence, although small, was most en-
thusiastic, not being satisfied until
Miss Thornton was called after each
act to bow her acknowledgement of
the peoples appreciation of her great
acting. To say the least, she equalcd
If not excelled Florence Roberts and
others who have been acknowledged
as being in the premier class in this
part. To miss seeing this actress
as "Zaza" is missing a great treat,
and II should be borne in mind that
the play will run but two nights,
tonight and Saturday, with Il matinee
Saturday.
Great credit is due Mr.. Richard
Butler for the staging of the play.
The first act, Behind the scenes at
concert hail." was as true to the
real as 1t could possibly he, as was
the last act, The extension Of Cafe
Tiboli in the Champs Elysee. Paris"
No expense has been spared by the
management in giving a frst-Class
production in every respect, and they
are to be congratulated.
Mr.. Richard BUTLER, as Bernard
Dufresne, showed his usual careful
study. and he played one of the best
roles he has undertaken since he has
been here. It was an excellent rep
Fascination of the part.
All the members of the company
acquitted themselves with great
credit in their respective parts, help.
ing to make "Zaza" the greatest sue
cess the Lumley Company has yet
met with in Honolulu.
"Zaza" will be repeated this even.
ing. at the matinee tomorrow. and
at night. Monday evening next the
comedy. 1.-The Marriage of Kitty
will be put on.