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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
FLEAS OF CALCUTTA.
Little Green Insects Plaguc of the
Indian City.

One Of the evils Of Calcutta is the
plague of green flies, from which the
whole city suffers at certain times IN
the year, says Answers, The happy
hunting time of these minute insects
is during the late autumn and early
winter. They are q serious nuisance
both in and out Of doors. They wing
their way through ali the open doors
INTO the houses and into every room,
making life unbearabie.
Like most insects, the little green
flies have a great affection for the
fame. On occasions the inhabitants
have found it necessary to put out all
the gas Hgtts-cven at pubic din
neT-and to take their meals practi-
ca'ly in deep gloom, Illuminated only
by ftckering candles.
Naturally, it is not at all pleasant
to 20 on eating with dense clouds or
insects swarming overhead or, roast
cd TO death, falling about one in pat
tering showers.
They seem to spring into existence
from nowhere; perhaps it is almost
dusk when the lights of the street
lamps are becoming visible. Then
suddenly the afr. which a moment
before was quite clear, is full OF
rcyriads OF green flies, drifting in
is5y patches, and obscuring the
s>~eet lamps.
Often the number of insects which
Rave been scorcEed to death IS so
great that little heaps 70 them col
Iect inside the lamps while huc Let
loads have to be swept up from the
Tos Is next II orntng.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Net Contagious.

Waiter J. TRAVIS, goldng at Rye
syIHpathigsd with friends story OF
q drunken caddy.
1T ia amazing" said Mr.. Travis
"bsw people with serious RESPONSE
bility on their shoulders-butl> re
engineers, caddies and SC on-will
get drunk.
"A lady I know" he went "a
came downstairs to see the flowers
on the eve of large dinner, and
found her butler staggering abort
the dining room with red eyes and
disordered hair.
The man dropped a cut glass
bowl and laughed and his mistress
cried indignantly:
Good gracious, Parker, you're
drunk
THE butler with a silly smile
said, sOothingly:
Don't be alarmed, ma an. 1t
amt ketchin'. ''-Washingto Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Seven Years OF Proof.

Il have had seven years of proof
that DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
best medicine to take for coughs and
colds and for every diseased condition
of throat, chest or lungs says w. V.
Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world
has had thirty-eight years of proof that
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the best
remedy for coughs and colds, lagrippe,
asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemo.
rrhage of the lungs, and the early stage
of consumption. Its timely use Away
prevents the development of pneumon-
ia. Sold under guarantee at E. T.
Whitehead & Company's drug store
SOC. and $10O. Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
How Is Your Digestion.

Mrs. Mary Bowling of No. 22S 8tf
Ave, San Francisco, recommends q
remedy for stomach trouble She says:
Gratitude for the wonderful effect o.
Electric Bitters in case of acute indi-
gcstion, prompts this testimonial.
ain fully convinced that for stomach
and liver tronbles Electric Bitters is the
best remedy on the market to-day. y
This great tonic and Alternative medi.
cine invigorates the system, purifiee
the blood and is especially helpful in all
forms of female weakness. SOC. at E.
I. Whitehead & Company. drug
store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Nioht Have Hurt TIE Railroad.

VIII irwin, the writer, tells this
oce CT himself:
Riding recently IN 4 parlor cas-
fell asleep and dreamed that I was
being attacked by band of train
robbers. Springing TO my feet.
leaped upon the nearest robber,
gresped him around the neck and
PROCEEDED to ponlnel him. Sudden
y awakening I was covered vith
conFusion, realizing that ! was at
ticking an ino3celsiye passenger Of
Hebrew extraction. l wes attempt
ing to stammer out my apologies,
when he interrupted me with a cum
ming grin.
That's all right he responded,
1t didn't hurt ne. But he added, in
a confidential whisper, If yo1 had
hurt re, Go You think ! could have
got damages from the railroad COM
Eany?'"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
11-19-4t
Notice..

a LII PERSONS are hereby for
~ hidden to hunt with gun or dog
on the following described tract of
land in Halifax county, and in Pal
myra township, under penalty of the
law, to-wit:
That tract of land lying on Roam
oke river and known as the u. Davis
Reed" land. and bounded on the east
by the run of Roanoke river, and on
the south by said river, and adjoin-
ing the lands of Claude Kitchin, W.
w. Kitchin and J. P. Futrell, and
others, and contains several hundred
acres.
This November 18th, 1908.
THE REED GUN CLUB.
J. E: LEWIS,
ll-IS-4t President.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Golden Sayings.

"The road to the next duty is the
only straight one"
Whatsoever we beg of God, let u:
also work for it.-Jeremy Taylor.
"Those who would go to HEAVIER
when they die must begin their heav
en- while they live"
Running water doesn't freeze,
and working Christians don't grow
cold"
Self-help is the best help. II you
would have a thing done, and done
promptly, do it yourself.
To hold fast upon God with one
hand and open wide the other to our
neighbor-that is religion.-George
Macdonald.
We may live but a short while, yet
the good we do is like the planting
of tree, in the shade of which gen
erations may sit.
l fear nothing in the universe, but
that shall not know all my duty
or, knowing it, shall fail to do it,
Mary Lyon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Not Courage, Eut FooEtaFdiness.


Boys Of certain age OF ten como
IN Ger the influence of others natur-
ally more headstrolg and reckless
AL run away. Not one in thOus-
and escape without a great deal Of
trouEle. The cheap novels and
newspaper accounts stimulate such
7s-2paGes.
Last week a characteristic In
stance occurred. Five boys believed
10 have run away from their homes
II Cincinnati, O., and another boy
from Richmond, Va, got on the top
CT Santa Fe express coach between
Chicago and Joliet, H., che or two
rs ing cared" the rest. The testi
I1ony of cne OF them when they were
sa:1cd by the police was that al
most from the first moment it was
CIV rul. We had 70 lie on our backs
in order to hold Oh and the red hot
|i..ders burned cur faces. The Rich
r2o7d boy, Bullock, could not endure
this, and he stood up. The next IN
slant his head came in contact with
q bridge and he was hurled back On
the roof. We managed to grab him
tesore he rolled CT and chung on
natIl tha frat stop was made, which
US at Joliet"
During every moment efter that
1cc.zent the FIVE who escaped were
n mortal terror lest they should be
brushed Off from their insecure perch
ant meet a worse fate. AS for the
hoy whose head struck the bridge,
i vas believed that his skull was
fractured and he IS now in the hos
nitaI
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Proof oe Japouese Enthusiasm.

The spectators at wrestling match
es IN japan, relt the winner with
t. cir hats. This is q custom with
the Japanese for showing their APP
probation Of the skill Of the winner
The hats are gathered up by the at
tendants and handed"to the cham
rion.
Eventually the owner comes for
ward and redeem their hats with
presents of various kinds. TIE Gus
tom In question. is, 1t is expl, med,
due to recognition Of the fact that
enthusiasm, is likely to cool down
shortly after the event which excited
it is passed. SO to prove the genuine
his hat as pledge to be redeemed In
In his cooler moments.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

The harvest time sings "plenty!"-
There is joy from day to day,
But they've got me stripping fodder
And they've harnessed my to day
An all the autumn singin'
Holiday! Holiday"
They amt no time to rest in
It's always up and go;
They're scarcely done with reapin'
Fore the time comes roun' to SOW
And when cold winter strikes US
They'll have me shoveling' snow.
Atlanta Constitution.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
First Firearms,

The invention Of gun powder is
generally attributed to Berthaldus or
Michael Schwartz. a Cordelier monk
of Goslav, in Germany, about 1920. It
is absolutely impossible for anybody
to say just when the very first fire.
arm was made, but almost immedi-
ataly after the invention Of ganpow-
der men began to experiment with it
as a war agent, and we know that
when gunpowder was first bruoght
to bear on the military operations OF
the English nation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years I have watched
the working Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve;
and it has never failed to cure any
sore, boil, ulcer or burn to which it
was applied. 1t has saved us many
doctor BILL" says A. F. Hardy, of East
Wilton, Maine. Zoe. at E. T. White
head & Company's drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Another Objection.

There's one great objection to
the flying machine" said Mr.. Sirius
BARKER, and that's the question OF
safety appliances
1T can carry a parachute"
Yes, but a parachute looks Sc
much like an umbrella that every
time you want to use it you're sure
to find 1t has been borrowed
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Mary Lyon

You can cure dyspepsia, indigestion,
sour or weak stomach, or in fact any
form of stomach trouble if you will take
Kodol occasionally-just at the times
when you need it, Kodol does not
have to be taken all the time. Ordi-
narily you ouly take Kodol now and
then, because it completely digests all
the food you eat, and after a few days
or week or so, the stomach can di-
gest the food without the aid of Kodol.
Then you don't need Kodol any longer.
Try it todey on our guarantee. We
know what it will do for you. Sold by
r. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
A Meter Eeryiie.

With slight modification the boys
criticism in his essay on the horse
might be applied to the motor-onni-
bus-namely, that the horse is a
noble animal, but he does not always
do So" The Inotor-omnibus is the
servant Of vast numbers of people,
but it is sometimes allowed to be-
have IN manner which is objection
akle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Mind Your Business.

If you don't nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep out
of liver and bowel trouble if you take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They keep
biliousness, malaria and jaundice out
of your system. 25c. at E. T. White
head 6 Company's drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

FeNitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are unequaled in cases of weak back,
bacEachG, inflammation of the bladder,
rheumatic pains, and all urinary dis
orders. They are antiseptic and act
promptly. Don't delay, for delays are
dangerous. Get DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. Sold by K. 7. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Tea is a germicide, according to a
Boston physician, who claims it is an
especially rank enemy Of the typhoid
bacillus.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Lenox, the town of millionaires, is
so hard up for water that folks there
are forced to go to their wine cellars
when they want drink. Isn't that
deplorable. Brooklyn Enterprise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Carnegie says the rich do little to
uplft the world. Yet there are
those who insist that some of them
do their best to hold it Chicago
Intar-Ocean.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Maine woodsnen are now cutting
Christmas tress for shipment to the
cities, and the city jewellers are try
ing to scrape up cash enough for
something to hang on them next
month. Fall River Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

The longest clock pendulum in the
world is at St. Clad's Shrewsbury
England. 1t is % feet in length, and
the ball weighs 200 pounds.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

Pleasant. sure, easy, safe little liver
Pills, are DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Sold by E. I. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

The army will get along, no doubt,
so long as the Great Man doesn't or
der them to eat their meat raw
Rochester Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26

AS to Mr.. Woodruff, the situation
seems to be that he can have any,
thing he doesn't want.-Washington
Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
sPrcIain,ing Cur Faith,

Our faith must be strong enough
to lead t. something. It must lead
to confession, to service, to sacrifice.
'Iait@ful without work is dead. ,"
7 fa;th that sets us to no task. and
th"C leads to no changed and better
lite Is f2lzo and useless faith. say
th's because believe that SO much Of
til faith in Christ Is OF this kind. IL
is vague, visionary, general, half
he-rte3, spasmodic faith that leads
to nothing permanent, and takes us
t. + vas ell represented in that
crJWd that followed Christ, or that
thu garments, or palms IN His way
Or lhat frst Palm Sunday long ago.
--E2ev. Don. o. Shelton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
POSTED!

"A biddannt IS ms are hereby for
on the e.I 1and. to {. hunt with dog or Gun 1u
Connonral lands OF the Patapsco Gnsnn
Sbn; Iipdany. bounded by the lands ' ne
I 7 q and Hancock. James me 'a m OF
w d II and +. w. Hall. 7 p UWfavls'
T,, r., n: Josey and the North C.r ware
, muinoer Co.. and by Roanokea , ,;s
lilo o. me penalty of the law 'e'
w. H. GRAFFI,rN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Gods Love For Us.

The heart that loves and goes
through life with love unreturned
suffers about the most unbearable
conditions that exist. Then imagine
the awful loneliness OF solitary
Cod, with a nature of perfect love,
craving sympathy, and having only
the poor returns that man has been
able to give.-Rev. Chas. Smith, Uni
tartan.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
TIE Future Life.

Scarcely anyone can be found to-
d" "ho dares dogmatically declaim
a inst the probability of future
L This is the more remarkabl
q t Is net twenty years since even
r. --eHt students persuaded them
se,res that they could not discover
t. -c0ctrine Of Immortality in the
G. testament. Though there have
bs-n no supplementary revelations,
" cho-arly men today find the writ
If Of Job, David, Isaiah, Daniel,
7. XII and Hosea scintillating with
b liant prophetic flashes of lie
b '0.d-Rev. Edw. Anderson, Epis-
clna!.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
THE HIGHER LIFE
S.!ectsd Gem, Of Thousht from Press and Pulps
Of Al Seets
Relieving in God.

The conviction of my life is that
Ia higher our knowledge mounts
deeper viii be our faith i'll God.
7 - Iittla knowledge inclines our
hearts to doubt; the fuller brings
II back to Him. whatsoever is afraid
o. truth does not believe in Cod
Poy. H. D. Overton, Presbyterian.
Christ Among the People.
Christ did not hesitate to lay heal
iHg hands on the vile, the fallen ana
tha leprous, and to mingle with ths
O. securing OF the race. He eXer-
cieei His prophetical Office among
sinners and for sinners, and in full
fl ut OF discounted religionists who
h ] previously been wrapped in self
r.zhtaous complacency.-Rev. Chas.
+ rkhurst.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Mind and Body.

Experimental psychologists are be-
ll"giEg to day that there is no reason
t. conclude that the mind dies when
Ii body dies. They say: ''The
evolution of mind has built up men
t.; G-)titudes, and these aptitudcs
nae built up a physical basis for
item to rest upon. The rising scale
OF organic evolution has thus been
de to the development of mind" It
IS the mind that is the man; and
mtnd 5 spirit, and cannot die.-Rey.
{ u Patton praShyt,a rian
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
approaching the Crisis.

Consider how Christ's humiliation
CIV as the crisis increased. 1t Wa.
-c-oration given 20 ritual, and He
Gy-4a2dei morality: they quoted ira
dion and lie taught the truth.
L-anken with inscleIt pride, the
lo~ e"s had waited and watched for
H. hating and were apprehensive
o His growing fame. Now the en-
til slams of the people famed their
al TO flame, and they dotermin ,
e. - pat Las~Fss sisc Is ieGth 2ad
It's remove chief obstacle TO
til defeat CT Je8us.-ReY. john w
Il = Methodist.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Heart ard Brain.

The Bible mentions the word heart
a thousand times, tne word brains
ne once. The reason is plain
c! zistianity stands for great hearts.
nc great minds. It exalts wisdom
and knowledge, indeed, but it sub
CrIin2teS culture to character
an information to Individual excel
ence. Ideas are only arrows; it is
the man OF goodness all compact that
&C trolls the intellectual weapon and
makes it save ox destroy. The in
telect points out the highway, but
II II the heart that hurls the chariot
OF The soul along the appointed path
Tie soul IS not tree, but machine,
aD1 the emotions are the driving
pow eP.-Rev. Chas. Locke.
God Watches Over Us.
The eye of God rests upon the
sell as a mothers eye upon her
child. The heavens are bowed. and
tha divine spirit descends, the wings
OF he unseen brood the man until
SC re- vital spark is kindled, new
lie begins to stir and throb and
suddenly summer lies all about the
seal. From that hour the youth
locks with altered eyes upon an al
tered world. Henceforth God dwells
WI .IA him. Then he goes forth the
kNight OF a new crusade, douAlly
armed, his heart glowing like the
sun. his intellect sparkling with ten
thousand he1eficeut affects IF 4,
sail that the spirit OF man is "the
cacdlo Of the Lord. "-Rev. H. P.
Dewey, Presbyterian.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
The Faith That Counts.

The less our trust stands in need
@ the evidences OF sense, the sturd-
ieg it is. and the more acceptable to
G 1. Abraham believed God once,
al again when appearances were
v oily against him. That faith was
cGul,eA to Abraham for righteous
us. blessed are thou, Simon Bar
Joua." said Jesus to Peter on his
81 lime confession. BLESSED art
t. III, for flesh and blood hath not
revealed It to thee, but my Father
wich is in heaven. Rev. A. Cod
nm CCnereg9 tiOnalist
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-08
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, July S.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of two
points on July to an advance of w
and four points on the later positions,
thus disappointing expectations in view
of the firm showing made by Liverpool.
July and August were relatively weak
under liberal offerings by several spot
houses, July breaking 16 points and
August s points from last nights fig
ures, soon after the opening, while the
later months declined only a point or
two. The relative weakness in the
nearer position was attributed largely
to weakness In the spot markets of the
South. The crop news. while largely
discounted, remained a bearish factor.
Nearing noon the market was more
active and firmer, with the new crop
positions lining up to a few points
above last nights closing, with july
and August also less under pressure
after being sold for foreign account.
and by spot houses which bought Oc-
tober.
Nearing noon the market was more
active and firmer, with the new crop
positions lining up to a few points
above last nights closing, with July
and August also less under pressure
after being sold for foreign accoun and
by spot houses which bought October.
Quotations furnished by Van Schaicl
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-08
SAY ARLINGTON
RESIDENTS CARRY
CONCEALED GUNS
Council Hears Reports of MI
merOuS Violations of Fire.
arms Ordinance.

That a lumber of residents of Ar
lington are in the habit of carrying
firearms in violation of a borough or
dinance was stated 1t the meeting of
the Common Council of that borough
last night The statement was brought
out when Councilman William Bran
denberg asked for a permit to carry
a gun
Whom are you going to shoot ?"
asked Mayor Bayliss
Il don't know yet" retorted the coun-
Gilman. who received his permit after
sc me argument.
William Fleming then sought permits
sion to carry a III on his own prop
erty, because, he said, men frequently
trespassed on his grounds n flour
isheu a gun when he endeavored to
chase them away. The Council old
Fleming to use his own judgment as to
carrying the weapon, but to beware of
shooting Il off.
Marshal Frederick Reipe reported
that a number of persons visited North
Arlington every Sunday and drank beer
in the woods. The Council took no ac-
ton in the matter.
The question of holding a special
election in the borough to determine
what steps should be taken to estab-
lish a water system will be taken up
at an adjourned meeting next Tuesday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-08
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Call money in New York 1892 per
cent. New York sub-treasury was a
debtor at the Clearing House for So
760, 271.
Commercial bar silver in New York
5314 cents. Mexican dollars 46 cents.
bar silver in London "a Sled.
Paris closing rentes, 95 francs 571s
confines. Paris private rate of dis
count. 7-16 per cent; exchange on
London, 25 francs IL centimes. Berlin
private rate of discount, pa per cent.
exchange on London, 20 marks 3SA
pfennigs.
Money OH call in London, l to Ia per
cent. Rates of discount, for short bills,
rs to IL per cent. for three months
bills, IA to 1 5-16 per cent. ConsoH for
money, 81 1880; for account, 81 15-16d
The foreign exchange market held a
steady tone, with rates virtually UNI
changed. Demand sterling was quoted
4.S690 and 4.S695: cables, 4.S710 and
4s715; sixty-day bills, 1856 and Assn
short francs, 5.159s less 1-32, and short
marks, 95 9-16 less 1872.