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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
Short But to the PtlGt.
THE Progressive Farmer. ]

It was five minutes before noon.
The Mayor and the State Superin-
sendent had spent an hour talking to
the children in an Ohio school, and
jlst before the stroke of the gong
the chairman of the local school COM
rnittee was called upon to follow
them.
"Children," he said pointing to-
ward the window, las you go out
from the school in about two miri-
utes you will see a gang of men who
are now shoveling cinders into rail
way train. They are earning thirty
five dollars a month.
Beside them is time-keepel
earning thirty-five dollars.
"At the head of the train is an en-
eineer getting one hundred dol
lars, and over him is a superintend
ent getting two hundred.
what is the difference between
these men? Education. Get all yor
can of it."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
HGH 10 Get Sleep.
tExchange.l ]

lExchangel
l. If you have anything on your
mind, from sonnet to a soup,
make a note OF it." It is less nerve
expense to use paper tablet than
to use the brain tablet.
2. Relax. Lie as Imply in your
bed as year-old babe. REST re-
taxation, reDose." Station these Del
sarte graces at the approach to your
nerves. If your nerves are over
taxed they will find rest; if not these
three will stand guard against a
thousand so called duties.
8. You are too tense. When you
think, use the brain alone. You can
not have repose Of mind without re-
pose of muscle. A wel'-known au-
thor complained that his knees ached
while he was writing, and that his
arms ached when he was walking. he
broke down. Too tense.
q. Do no mental work after eight
o'clock in the evening.
S. Place handkerchief wet in colo
water at the base of the brain. II
extreme cases the sanitarium people
use the ice-cap-a close-ittine
double rubber cap filled with pound
ed ice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
Mater kUTa Deadly Than Dynamite.
american B1y.)

american B1y.)
Dynamite is very tame explosive
compared with common water. In
one day the wafer breaks up more
earth and rock than all the gunpow-
,ler, gun cotton and dynamite in the
world does in 4 year. Water runs
into soil, freezes, expands, splits the
earth into little pieces. Water runs
INTO the cracks of rocks, freezes and
splits them. Water or sap in the
pores OF a tree may freeze and split
the tree from end to end with re-
port like a gunshot. The water of
the sea is thought by some scientists
to flow to enormous depths into the
bowels of the earth where, meeting
with intense heat, it expands, and.
requiring an outlet, creates great
upheavals which we know as earth
quakes and volcanoes. 1t is a Curl
Gus fact that there is no known living
volcano at greater distance than
$50 miles from the sea.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
Wilderness Fer Spring Brooks.
Progressive Fa,mer.l

Progressive Fa-mer-1
Every man who has spring brook
ought to get wa.ercress SET in it.
since it will give delicious green
rood every season Of the year. A
small amount set out near the spring
will stock the whole brook in the
course Of year. Watercress has a
plea: ant pungert taste, somewhat
milder than mustard or horse ladish
and will take care Of itself if once
planted in spring brook where the
water is clean. 1t may be eaten raw
or be prepared as salad. 1t is as
wholesome as it is agreeable to the
taste. Sprigs with roots may be got
from some neighbor, or the larger
seed houses should be able to supply
the seed. Either setting out plants in
he winter or sowing the seed i'm
bedded in little mad and stuck into
the edge Of the water VIII give a
rood stand.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
SCme Good Advice.

A writer in the Sioux City Journa
gives some trenchant suggestions
10 parents from which we quote:
Do not fail to make allowance for
slight exaggeration when hearing OF
pranks in school.
Do not accuse the teacher of un.
due favoritism. II she is kinder tt
one child than another it's because
that one does not take advantage oi
the liberty allowed him. This is
simple justice.
Do not tell the teacher that Willie
will not lie. She may know better.
Do not condefan the teacher with
out fair hearing. That is accord
ed to even the worst criminal. There
are usually two sides to the story.
Do not send scathing note to
the teacher by Nellie, the contents
Of which she knows. Her aggres,
sive look Of triumph is not soothing
and the teacher is only human.
Do not make unfavorable comment
upon the methods Of the teacher in
the presence Of your child. Send
him to carry i'll wood while you ar,
doing so, if it must be done.
Do not expect the teacher to un-
;lerstand Jimmie's disposition the
irst Gay. You have studied it for
six years, and there are still kinks in
it which you have failed to straight
en out.
Do not plead lack OF time to visit
the school. There is no excuse for
striking a duty.
Do not reproacii the teacher with
tie fact that Tommy has not learn
ed a single thing the entire year
She is not responsible for his lack OF
brains.
Do not send a verbal request tc
have Jennie's seat changed. There
s often no vacant seat. and one
chanse usually means at least half q
dozen.
Do not forget that the teachers
interest in your child is personal.
She will do more to help him than
any one except yourself.
Do not expect the teacher to man.
age without friction a child when
you yourself have rever Eeen able
20 control.
Do not insis+ that the teacher is
keeping your child back through
spite. She will hardly risk her rep
utation as an Instructor to crafty a
personal grIIge. however disagree
able the child may be.
Do not forget that the parents
owe a duty to the teacher just as
surely as the teacher does to the
-hiid.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
The Last Will Be ihs Best.

Henry Van Dyke. in School and Hcmel
Let me but live my life from year to
year,
With forward face and unreluc-
tant soul,
Not fastening to, nor turning
from, the goal!
Not mourning for the things that
disappear
In the dim past. nor holding back in
fear
From what the future wells; but
with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its
tol!
To Youth and Age, and travels on
with cheer.
So let the way wind up the hill or
down,
Through rough or smooth, the
journey will be joy;
Still seeking what I sought when
but boy,
New friendship. high adventure, and
crown,
l shall grow old, but never lose life;s
Zest,
Because the roads last turn will be
the best.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
The Influence Of a Word.
Henri FroGreic kniel !

Henri FrtGreic kriel
How enormously important are
these first conversations Of child
hood. felt it this morning with q
sort of religious terrCr. Innocence
and childhood are sacred. TIE
soWer who casts in the seed, the
father and mother casting in the
fruitful word, are accomplishing e
pontifcal act and ought to perform
It with RELIGIOUS awe, with prayer
and gravity, for they are iaboriny at
the kingdom Of God. Ali seed-sow-
ing is a mysterious thing. whether
the seed fall into The earth or into
souls. Man is husbandrnan; his
whole work rightly understood, is t.
develop life, to SOW 1t everywhere.
Such is the mission of humanity;
and os his divine mission the great
instrument is speech. We orget toe
often that language is both a seed
sowing and a revelation. The influ-
ence IF q word in seasons II not
incacuiab!e? What a mystery in
speech! But we are blind to it, te-
cause we are carnal ana earthly.
We see the stones and the trees 10y
the read, the furniture in our houses
all that is pa9pable and material.
We have no eyes for the invisible
phalanxes Of ideas which people the
air and hover incesSantly around
each one of us.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
NO NEED TO FEAR IT.
LeDrOSy One Of The Least Contagious
Diseases.
LESS DANGEROUS THAN CONSUMPTION
Golfers Week,y.)

Golfers Week,y.)
Few things are more utterly un-
founded than the popular dread Of
laprosy. Leprcsy is ore of the least
contagious Of all diseases known to
be due to bacillus. Ten cases Of
leprosy at large would be lesser
source Of danger to the Common
wealth Of Massachusetts than one
case Of ordinary consumption. In
the great European hospitals cases
OF ieprosy are kept for months and
even years in open wards, with thirty
or forty other patients, to be exkib-
tied to students and visiting phys
clans, without the slightest fear #
contagion. White men living upon
civilized diet seldom contract the
disease even in the tropics, but when
they do, and return home with it.,
they almost invariably recover, and
never have been known in single
illSlCtiiNC " COlIiliiGiIiIdtt the UiSSdSS
to others, not even to members of
their own family. Os!er relates the
case of an eminent clergyman who
was q leper for thirty years without
it even interfering with his work, or
any save his physician suspecting
the fact. A civilized community,
properly fed and housed. is in 10
more danger from case of import
ed leprosy than it would be from
one Of beiibefi, or scuryey. or cam
Ger, or clubfoot. The leper house or
colony is a survivor Of barbarism
and medical ignorance pure an0
simple; and as unnecessary as it is
cruel Instead Of leprosy being
hopeiessly incurable, cases in Earo-
peans, which are recognized early
and given prompt change of climate
and food, usually get well or como
to a stand-stil.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
NUMBER So.
A "MiSef Of Minutes"
(Selected.)

toeIecttO.J
We should count it a very foolish
act to throw into the stream that
flows past US, a useful tool, or an in
structive book. or a bag Of gram, or
pieces of money. It is equally fool
ish 10 waste the golden moments
and hours of time that might be
use1 in making something worth
while with the tool, or mastering
the contents Of the book, or cultiva-
ling the ground that the grain may
produce more grain, or earning
money for our own needs and to
help others.
"Redeeming the time"-this is one
Of tie marks, mentioned by the
Apostle Paul. of those who walk
wisely. Another is that they ''be
not drunk with wine" The two
marks so naturally together; for
every moment of time is wasted.
and far worse than wasted, which is
spent in seeking strong drink. II
any one deserves to be called a fool,
it is the man who squanders on the
pleasures Of wine his precious inher-
itance of time.
A "Iniser Of minutes" the great
Gladstone was once called. And
minutes rescued from foolish and
hurtful uses, to be donated to wise
and noble ends, will build them
selves up into well spent life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
How TO Get Strong.

P.J. Daily, OF 1247 w. Congress st.,
Chicago, tells of q way to become
strong: He says: MY mother, who
is old and very feeble, is deriving so
much benefit from Electric Bitters,
that / feel it's my duty to tell those
who need a tonic and strengthening
medicine about it In my mothers
case Il marked gain in flesh has result
ed, insomnia has been overcome. and
she Is steadily growing stronger.
Electric Bitters quickly remedy stom-
>ach, liver and kidney complaints. Sold
under guarantee at Z. L. Whitehead
Co.'S drug store. SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
A Boys Popularity.
(WesteIn Christian Advocated

tWeSteIn S"Stidh huNSNate.S
What makes a hoy popular? Man.
illness. The boy who respects his
mother has leadership in him. The
boy who cares for his sister is a
knight. The boy who will never
violate his word, who will pledge
his honor to Lis own hurt and change
not, will have the confidence OF his
fellows. The boy who defends the
weak will one day become hero
among the strong. A boy who will
not hurt the feelings of any will one
day find himself in an atmosphere OF
universal sympathy. Shall we tell
YOU how TO become a popular boy?
We will. Be both manly and popu-
lar; be the soul of honor and love
others better than yourself, and peo-
pie will give you their heart.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
The Ar.fGl Squirrel.
(FieId and Stresn,.)

tFieId and Stre&m)
You may find many s1uirrel IN
the course Of your tramp, but TO
two alike exactly in their method Of
attempting escape or eoncealment.
The ways Of the little rascals are
legion. One may hatten himself out
against gray patch on the back Of
a tree trunk, absolutely motionle: s;
and unless in your earnest, steadfsst
looking you can detect an ear or a
shoulder in relief against the sky,
you might as we'll abandon search.
Another may lie along bough fiat
tened at full length; but here tie
te,l.ta!e ears are more easily silhcu-
cited. Still another may crouch
drawn UP in fork; and here the
thing to look for is the fluffy tip of
that little signal flag which alway s
works and waves and jerks and sig
nails 80 bravely when danger is not
in the air. Or one may gather him.
Golf nm in a bunch to initiate knot
or knob; and here he can very well
te,l when you have spied him out.
ua will catch your eye, even as you
catch the eye Of an acquaintance IN
, crowd, and will instantly Timber ur
for headIong flight. leaping from
tree to tree, till he vanishes over the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

Many people suffer a great dea, n,fr; from ""
y; I,at. and Bladder troubles: During
the hn ms? nast few years much Of this eom M
We ~. b,s beon made unnecessary ny
pa t,a ,,sa Of D,,vitt's Kidney and B.ad.
der Pills. They are antieePtlc P,1 anI I'.nk
highly recommended Tor we"a ;m Mamma. n"oa
baekache, rheumatic palns, lnlla,n'nn man nn,
n t;on of the bladder and all other an IN
~ ,,,ncas W due to weak kidneys. Inc,
ara cold by E. T. Whitahead 90
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is an insidious disease
and befpre-th the victim realizes his dan
ger ne may have fatal ma!ady. Take
Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign
of trouble as it corrects irregularities
and prevents Bright's disease and dia-
betes. f. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
A Sure.enOuah Knocker.

J.C. Goodwin, of Reidsville, n. G.,
saws: "Bucklen's Arnica Saive Is sure
enough knocker for ulcers. A bad one
came on my leg last summer, bat that
wonderful salve knocked it out in q
few rounds Not even scar remain
ed" Guaranteed for piles, sores
burns, etc. 25c. Mt E. T. Whitehead
Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
OF Interest 10 Many.

Foley's Kidney Cure will cure ary
case of kidney or bladder trouble that
is not beyond the reach OF medicine
No medicine can do more. L. T
Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

Simplicity in life, simplicity in
death, simplicity in all things is the
great factor IN human happiness
John Temple Graves.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

A specific for pain--Dt. Thomas
Eclcctric Oil, strongest, cheapest mi
ment ever devised. A household r, M
edy in America for 25 years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

reWitt's Little Early Rlsers are
small pills, easy to take, gentle and
s,,re Sold by E. T. Whitehead CO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24
l.va$aa4s have Kidney
.!laElIG aid Mover SESpsCt i,

l5lc-nlCncy sf Kidney Disease.
.,gs. people do rot realize the alarm.
r lIIclsc and remarkable prevalence
nf I'D,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-24

OF kluilcy uiSeaSC
While kidney dis
orders are tn;
most cOUmOr
diseases that PIE
vail, tacy ar
almost the las
recognized /
rat.cit and PLY.
s!c'anS, acho G. !
tent ttcH, SER,
The evening world., 1908-03-20
JURY IS DENOUNCED
BY JUDGE FAWCETT

The members OF n jury who returned
n verdict in a case before Judge Faw-
cett in the County Court. Brooklyn. to-
day will remember for a long time the
scathing words of the Judge. in which
he proclaimed his opinion of their Gcci-
sion and themselves Il was about as
scorching a lebuke as Jury ever got
from Judge.
George IIoltz had been tried on a
charge preferred by a fourtee l-year-old
girl The girl testified against Holtz in
detail. Luke O'Reilly. counsel for the
accused nan. put in no defense. The
jury WIS cut twenty-five minutes and
returned with n verdict OF mot guilty"
Thersupon Judge Fawcet:. his face
nushed and lis voice vibrant with in
dignatio1. stood UP and passed ont a
few remarks.
'Jurymen," he said. you are a dis
grace to this community and to your
selves l hope you have no mothers.
or Y~r &. or daughters. or sisters to
ing such man as this.
His picture is in the Rogues' Gal
lerv. He has boalsted of his crime
against this child. You men have
acted like fools. or worse.
Il will never willingly accept any
of You as juror again. The simple
mention of the fact that YOU served
duty in the future in any court where
! have jurisdiction"
Tho Judge said more of the same
tenor and puaport AS the jurors
sncaked out Of court they looked to
De about foot and half tail each.
The evening world., 1908-03-20
Invalid PLUNGES
OUT OF WINDOW,
SURVIVING HURTS
Lands on Spikes Sixty Feet
Below and Is Terribly
Injured.

although Walter Simpson has pneu-
monia and Is suffering from a COM
pound fracture OF the thigh four
troken fingers a scalp wound. a dis
located shoulder and internal injuries,
he is still alive. after jumping six
floors from an apartment house and
striking a row of iron spikes. What is
more. he has chance To recover from
his sickness and from mis- hurts,
Simpon is an art dealer on West
Broadway. He is for;y-onc wears old
small wiry and slight of frame For
three days he has been in serious
condition from pneumonia at his home
on the top floor ot the apartment house
at No. l2S Bradhurst avenue.
To-day he became widely delrous
and tried to leave his bed. His wife
q slender, litt'e woman. was alone with
him. Mrs. Simpson grapp,ed with the
Invalid. but although weakened by
sickness, he broke hvr clutch after a
hard struggle, aai before size could
reach him and renew the fight. he had
leapeI hcadloas through an open win
dow OF tae sickroom to the sidewalk
Sky feet below.
In his fail the sick man struck the
iron pa!.ngs of the area railing g,anc-
inC blow, which ripped his soap. Mrs.
Simpson tore down the stairs, scream
ing at every step. sac reached the
street level just as Policeman Callahan
ran up. The wife, frantic win grief.
tried to throw herself upon her nus
The evening world., 1908-03-20

until the street was blocked. While
callahan was applying first nid rene
dies to the unconscious victim and
some Of Mrs. simpsons fellow tenants
were trying TO calm her, an ambulance
ton Heights Hospital.
At the hospital II was stated that,
unless his internal injuries proved more
serious than were at first supposed.
Simpson might live.
The evening world., 1908-03-20
PRESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTRY,
BY
ALBERT PAYSDS TERHCSE,
EVENING WORLD

EVENING WORLD
MONDAYS. WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS.
II you have missed the back copies you
can obtain same by ircl0sing one-crn,
stamp for each number to the Circulation
Department, Evening World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15
ALL ARE FIRSTCLASS MEN.

The names of the candidates
placed at the head of the editori-
al columns of this paper present
an ideal lot of men, well qualified
for the several Offices for which
they are candidates on the repub-
lican ticket. They are men we'll
known in this county, and quail
fed for the offices for which they
are asking the people to vote for
them.
For these considerations and
further reasons that the republi-
can party has been identified with
and made the history of this coun-
ty for the last forty-eight years,
the GAZETTE unqualifiedly rec
ommends to the people these can
didates for the respective Offices,
for which they are soliciting the
support of the people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15
Monroe News.

Merle G. Howard came home
Thursday evening to get team
to take part OF the botany class
from OAC to Mary's Peak. DIR.
Howard went with him and re-
ported a fine time with as nice a
class Of young people as he ever
saw go on an outing trip.
Rev. Bryan is conducting re-
vival meetings at the Simpson
Chapel M. E. church.
Henry Hawley is improving
slowly He had his leg broken
recently.
Miss Reta Price of Portland is
visiting at the A. H. Hawley
home.
Mrs. Walters is at her home
near Simpson Chapel. She has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Waggoner,- at Portland.
Mrs. Denning from near june
ton City has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jim Bailey.
Farmers are busy making gar
den.
Mr.. Loomis, the road super.
visor, has done quite a lot Of
road work hereabouts this spring
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15
. CURE The CAUSE.
How to Remedy Much of the Suf-
fering i'm Corvallis.

Half of the sickness and suffering iu
Corvallis comes from weak stomach.
Cure the CAUSE by using Mi-o ma
Stomach Tablets and be well and happy,
Even the most chronic caees WELD to
Mi.o-na. w. O. Worrell, connected with
the Lake Shore Railroad for years, says:
"For fifteen years had acute stomach
trouble and nothing helped me. A friend
recommended Mi.o-na and two boxes
entirely cured me-"
Cure the cause of your suffering and
be we'll and happy.
If the stomach is weak and you have
indigestion, flatulenee, dizziness, head
ache, etc., get 50-cent box of Mi.o-na
from Graham & Wells. They give an
absolute guarantee to refund the money
unless Mi-o-na cures.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15
TWO RuNAWAYs
With Rather Serious Results.
s.No. 90 Injured.

John Lenger, the well known
driver of "No. 9" delivery which
carries the mail to and from the
depot to the postoffice, is con-
fined to his home with numer-
Gus cuts and bruises on his per-
son and with lamed muscles and
stiff neck, and Mr.. Burrows OF
Portland is at Hotel Corvallis
with a broken rib and minor in
iuries, as the result of runaway
which happened about noon,
Wednesday.
Mr.. Lenger was driving along
near the John Smith home, ac-
companied by the two railway
mail clerks, Burrows and Nc
Closky, when the horse sudden
lv began kicking and rnnning.
In going over a rather high
crossing near the M. E. church
the men were thrown out, Mr..
Lenger alighting on his head
and shoulders. The other men
were also pitched out, Mr.. Bur
rows meeting with the most seri-
Gus injury, but Mr.. McClosky
was able to return to Portland
on the afternoon train.
1t is presumed that a strap
broke and frightened the horse
as the accident happened sc
quickly that Mr.. Lenger is un-
able to account for the cause
The animal ran on down Main
street with a part of the rig and
this frightened a spirited team
belonging to Ray Stoner which
stood on Main street hitched te
a buggy. The team dashed
away and was caught severa
blocks southwest of the starting
point, the only damage done be
ing a broken neckyoke and sin
gle trees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15

is elected United States Senator,
(which he will not be- will he
soon thereafter deem it more inn
portant to be president of the
United States and hold on to the
office of Uni ed States Senator
until after he shall be elected and
sworn into the office as President
of this great nation? These
queries naturally arise, because
Georges vision is truly wonder
full.