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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
A Vacation Reyeerrie.

MARY B. Myers.)
Do you wish some day to be far
away
Near the rocks, the rills, and the
trees,
Where the clover field does its sweet
ness yield
To the droning of busy bees?
Where the sun glows warm, On the
fields and farm,
And the grain waves its tassels
high,
Where the cows are seen, in the pas
lures green,
And the sheep in the fields near
bs2
Would you like to 60 where the tall
ferns grow,
In deep and cool ravine,
And the maiden-hair, dainty fern
so rare,
Woos the breeze with it's gentle
mein?
Where the birds sing sweet, in their
deep retreat,
Praise to him who is Lord of all,
Love swelling their breasts, as they
build their nests,
For "He noteth the sparrow's
fall"
Would you like to float, in lazy
boat,
Ger the lake where the great bass
lie
In the deep blue pool, where the
shadows cUol
Hide them safe from the sun or
high?
| On that quiet lake, every care for
sake,
AS you drift on its bosom pure.
And the lovely shore nlirrorsd o'el
and DER
/ WlleS your soul WITH nature Slui
Till the stately pines, and the grace
full vines,
and the rocks and the birches
CLEAN,
And the squirrels call, and tn
acorns' fall
Seem to blend in tlissful dream
And your spirit stills, soothed b
purling rills,
. Ard the si9hing breeze in tn
pines
Watt fragrant odors Of pine-cone:
7 cloverS,
, Wild roses and blossoming vines.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
Shield Your Nerves.
U,ndon Family I!eral.)

4 beautiful woman gave the foi-
lowing advice to a girl adnllrer'
"Shield your nerves and don't let
them become too sensitive. Make
Yourself take life calmly. II you lose
a train don't pace the platform wilc-
". but inquire when the next comes
in and sit down calmly to wait fer
it. That's just what most women
don't do; they sit down. perhaps. but
they tap the floor with their feet,
c,inch and unclinch their hands, and
are apparently in fever heat OF ex-
citement over the arrival OF every
train that comes in, even though
they have been assured that theirs
ia not due for another half-hour
That half-hour of waiting means te
them a frightful wear and tear o.
nerves, ard they are practieah!
weeks older for it. Try to cultivate
calmness, but if you cannot do tha
all at once you can keep your FAC
still"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
A Few Hygieslc "D;'S."
tSetaAted.)

fGetaAted.)
l. Remember that every organ,
every fiber Of your being, was made
for purpose. Then guard them all
from harmful practices, and use them
all as God intended.
2. Breathe pure air. Use ali your
lungs in breathing. Practice deep
breathing daily. Many CT US go
about half dead, because we are not
getting our share cf the breath CT
life. We cram our living engine full
IF fuel, shut off the draft, and Won
der why we lack energy.
8. Drink pure water. Soft water
is preferable. Hard water is as IN
furious to mucous membrane as 1t is
to the skin. Boiling will improve
hard water, and will destroy bacteria
This takes little time and trouble
but SO does typhoid fever, which Of
ten takes away life. Distilled wa
ter is best.
4. Eat pure food, Make a careful
study Of diet. and eat what is bes
adapted to your case. Don't ca
everything set before you just t.
please yourself or the one who pre-
pared Il,
| S. Keep the blood pure. Keel
poisons out of the system. Don't ca
them, drink them, breathe them
smoke them, chew them, sbsor
them, swallow them, or think them
Keep the eliminative organ in goo
condition by proper care.
6. Keep your surroundings swee
clean and cheerful. Be cheerful YOU
! self. "a merry heart doeth soc
like a medicine" Enjoy your wori
whatever it is, ard Go it with yot
might.
) s. Take time to rest. Whatev'
l your work, divert your mind from
. at times, and let it dwell upon som
D thing else that is good. Specialti
: are a necessity, but they bring
: sanity when carried to extremes. |
e whatever you do as unto the Lor
d and never go beyond your streng
, for fear of what some one may S
or think.
: 3 Read and practice Isaiah SO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
The Gcadn So Wide.
(Selccted.l

(SelccteC.B
The fishermen of Brittany, SO The
story goes, ass wont to utter this
simple prayer, when they launch
Their boats upon the deep: Keep
me, my God, my boat is so small and
Thy ocean is so wide
How touchingly beautiful the
words end thought Might not the
same petition be uttered with as
much directness every morning and
evening Of our daily life: keep me,
my God; for my boat is so small and
Thy ocean is so wide" "Keep ,nc,
my God; keep lie from the perils
and temptations that throng around
me as l go about my daily duties
my boat is so small am Sc
weak, so helpless, SO prone to wan
der, so forgetful of Thy loving kind
ness! | am tossed to and fro at thu
mercy of the world; l am butfetec
about by sharp adversely and driver
before the storms of grief and sor
row. Except Thou dost keep me
must perish. Keep me, my God, fc
"They ocean is so wide"--the journ
ey is so long and the days and tn
years are so many. I'm Thee,
Lord, do l put my trust. Deliver m
in Thy righteousness
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
MEN PAST SIXTY IN DANGER.

More than half Of mankind over
s;v,v wears Of age suffer from kidney
and bladder disorders, usually enlarge
mcnt OF prostate glands This IS both
painful and dangerous. and Foleys
Kidney Cure should he taken at the
FIRST sign OF danger, u. it coTrects irreS-
ularitics and las cured many old men
of this disease hir. Rodney Burnett.
Rockport, No, writes: I suffered
with enlarged prostate gland and kld-
new trouble for years and after taking
two bottles Of Foley's Kidney Cure
feel better than ] have for twenty years,
although | am now 81 years Old. l.
T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

consequence many burglares in Wilson, the town
u... sx white and black, who does not have
Io'""s Ioui''' business work visible of
support Wilson authorities leads the News
Observer make the following wemed editorial com
problem properly dealing with idle and oafers
nneral problem the question of what is to be done
the ides other words the loafers who to be
found various communities for unfortunately they ARE al
with whether times o prosperous and fat or whether
they days hard and learness III the larder Loars
er distinct class in popuation who are not to e
labor if be abundant and there be great cry
help to perform ides and the oafars those
criminal CLASSES recruited for tho time will
never is that the idle brain is the devils
workshop which manufactured great shipments of crime
the urt mankind The loater the corner develops
into the habtual with vicious to be rathed
seeking necessary this acaon CRIME
follows quick heels and he becomes ever increasing
community of brood that peys upon soc
ety. coterie which drawn the that figure on the
criminal In Wilson, III tins State de-
and apparently have been taken to break
this ders Whether it will accomplish Its purpose
of course tell but it such direct blow square
dealt at the idn class that seems III very
truth plan accomplish great results II 1t adhered
to and is not simply the spirit of week i'll that city
have burglars of ate supposed to be
med bv that the has ordered the police to
white or black VINO WI" ho' seeA "oiA anu
who has visible means Of support
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
NUMBER 80.
killing the Dragon.
tSelected.)

tSelected.)
A little boy of four years was much
impressed by the story OF "St.
George and the Dragon" which his
mother had been reading to him and
his sister. and the next day he said
to his father:
Father, want to be saint"
very well, John" said his father.
you may be saint if you choose.
but you will find livery hard woak."
II don't mind that" replied John.
Il want to be saint and fight a
dragon. 1 am sure | could kill one"'
$50 you shall. my boy"
"But when can | be one?" persist
ed the child.
"You can begin today" said his
father.
"But where is the dragon?"
Il will tell you when he comes
out"
So the boy ran off contentedly to
play with his sister.
In the course Of the day some pres
ents came for the two children.
Johns was a book, and his sister
GATHERINGS beautiful doll. Now.
John was too young to care for q
book, but he dearly loved dolls, and
when he found that his sister had
what he considered a much nicer
present than his own he threw him
self on the floor in passion of tears.
His father. who had happened to
be there, said quietly, John, John.
the dragon is out"
Tne child stopped crying. and said
nothing. That evening", however,
when he bade his father goodnight
he whispered: Papa, ! am very
glad Catherine has the doll. l did
kill the dragon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

When the Stomach, Heart. or KID
,.ev nerves get weak, then these cr-
cans always fail. Don't drug the
Stomach. nor stimulate the Heart or
kidneys. That is simply nakc-shiit'
Get a prescription known TO Drusgists
everywhere as DIR Shoop's Restorative.
The Restorative is prepared expressly
for these weak inside nerves. strength
on these nerves, bu;id them with Hr;
~hoop'. Observation-Disclosures or 'i4ui"
aud sce how quickly help will come
Sold by \. G. Te.rrs0n.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events.

FROM almost every locality a
been held this the has out that much good
IT., -, ,,,, has been done by the work of the lee
i"' '"'' ~ turers. It is very clear to any observer
passing that the study agriculture engaging the
minds the people than before. There
era intelligence the farmers than before and
giving their work practical study than As
agricultural of the country keeping
quickened all other industries
the country. North Carolina taking good rank ari
progress still wide and rich fields
greater diligence energy this splendid
ton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
SoEe G GId.1iEe Doctors.
youths Companion.)


When Mark Twin was boy in the
Missouri village Of Florida medical
attendance cost very little, for the
loctor worked by the year-twenty-
i've dollar for the whole family. In
spite of this low price for his ser
vices, there were reasons why his WIS.,
it's were not popular. According to
the Autobiography" with which
Mark Twain is enlivening the North
American Review, the doctor not
only attended the entire family for
that price, but furnished the medi-
cines also.
Good measure, too." says Mr..
Clemens. "Only the largest persons
could hold whole dose. Castor-oil
was the principal beverage. The
dose was half a dipperful, with half
2 dipperful of New Orleans molasses
added to help it down and make it
taste good, which it never did.
"The next standby was calomel,
the next, rhubarb, and the next, ja-
lap. Then they bled the patient and
put mustard plasters on him. 1t was
dreadful system. and yet the death
rate was not so neavy.
"The calonael was nearly sure to
salivate the patient and cost him
some of his teeth. There were no
dentists. When teeth became touch
ed with decay or were otherwise all
ing, the doctor knew Of but one thing
to do; he fetched his tongs and drag
ged them out. If the jaw remained it
was not his fault.
doctors were not called in cases
of ordinary illness: the family's
grandmother attended to those.
Every cid woman was a doctor, and
gathered her own medicines in the
woods, and knew how to compound
doses that would stir the vital Of a
cast-iron cog.
"And then there was the Indian
| doctor, grave savage, remnant Of
his tribe, deeply read in the mys-
teries Of nature and the secret prop
, critics Of herhs; andmost backwoods-
men had high faith in his powers,
and could tell Of wonderful cures
achieved By him.
1--WE had the faith-doctor, too, in
those eerly deye-r Wdmarl; He,
specially wis tootnache. She was {
: farmers old wife. and lived five
+ mile from Hannibal. She would lay
5 her hand On the patients jaw anC
, say, Believer and the cure was
? prompt. Mrs. Utterback. l remem
, per her very well. Twice | rode ou
! there behind my mother horseback
ard saw the cure performed. M,
. mother was the patient.
Zone Of the doctors whom | re
member removed from Florida t.
1 Hannibal and was our family phvsi
e clan there, and saved my life severa
: times. Still, he was a good man an
: meant well. Let it 60.
G Il was always told that l was
: sickly and precarious and tiresom
r and uncertain child, and lived main
ly on allopathic medicines during tn
. first seven years of my life. aske
Y my mother about this in her old ag
J she was in her eighty eighth year
!" | said:
y "I suppose that during ali tina
i time you were uneasy about me?'
O "'Yes, the whole time
d Afraid wouldn't liver
After a reflective pause-ostel
sibly to think out the facts:
"'No. afraid you would. ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
EyccllsRt Health Advice.

Mrs. NJ. II. Dawson, OF No. 397 CIT
ford Ave-, San Jose, Cal, says: he
worth OF Electric Bitters as general
family remedy, for headache, bilious
ness and torpor OF the liver and bowels
j. so pronounced that | am prompted
TO saw a word in its favor for the bene-
fit Of those seeking relief from such
otfl;cticns. There is moro health Tor
the digestive organs in a bottle O.
Electric Bitters than in any other rem
edv I know Of" Sold under guaran'
tee at E. L Whitehead Company
drug store. SOC.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
EOR SORE FEET.

"I have found Bucklen's Arnlca
salye to be the proper thing to use Tor
oorn fcrt ~ well as for heating burns,
sores, cuts, and all manner oi aora'
s;Cn-," writes Mr. w. Stone, OF East
Poland, Maine, 1t is the proper thing
for piIes. Try il! sold under guar
antas ct +. r. Whitehead Company's
dr,,t .fntT or.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
WARNING.

If you have kidney and bladder
trouble and do not use Foley's Kidney
Cure, you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as it positively cures
all forms of kidney and bladder dis
eases E. L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

Miss Pinkleigh (at the reception)
i suppose you are acquainted with
war in all its horrors, Major? Major
primton-No indeed, I'm still in the
bachelor ranks. louisville Courier
JoI,rDal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Is sold
un9cr a positive guarantee to cure con-
stipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form OF Indigestion. 1T
i. fails, the manufacturers refund your
money. What moro can any one dog
F. r. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
announced

Gentlemen" announced the
chairman Of the convention. A re-
spectful silence ensued. IAN auto
ratic cheering machine will now
cheer for 81 minutes. dnring which
interim those Who desire may secure
lunc1. ."-Pittsburg Po't.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

OF course Tom Watson did not at
tempt to prove his charges against
Bryan. He did net expect to do so
when he made them. he knew all
that was necessary was to set the
scandal going. g.-Wil. Star
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

What did father say when you
asked him for mel"
"He didn't say anything. He fell
on ny neck and wept. Chicago
Record Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

"D,an's Ointment cured me of ecze-
ma that had anns yed me a long t'n1o
The cure was permanent. Hon: 5.
w. Matthews, Commissioner Labor
Statistics, Augusta, he
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

No matter how much woman
loves her husband, she would not be
happy il she thought he was having
anything but miserable time while
she is away on avacation.-Syracuse
Pest
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

Weak women should read my Book
No. 4 for Women" 1t tells OF DIR.
Shoop's Night Cure. Tells how these
soothing, healing, an.iseptic srpposl-
tories, bring quicl. and certain help.
The book is free. Address DR.. Shoop,
Racine Wis. Sold by A. G. Peterson.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
-Doan's Regulets. Ask your drug
d;et for them, 25 cente box.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

1nnure blood runs you down
in.'u,u LIZ ro, an easy victim for org: MI
d;aoases i'as Burdock Blood Bitters 1 ru+,-
else41. eos the h,ood-cures the causc-bulldS
you up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20

Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group Il you apply DIR. Thomas Eclec-
tic Oil at once. IL acts like magic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-08-20
Gv1r-&los-ss< 1I'eaxc7s
Your Kidneys.
.,.;a,,ilY kidneys MAKE Impure Blood.

~ - t.ooi IN your body passes through
- L..E:.-..s cncc every tl,ree minutes.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
Order the Courier today.

Order the Courier today.
Rev. E. NJ. Staley was here from
Fulton. Saturday.
Ed Jones, one of Moscow's promi-
nent citizens. was in town Saturday.
Miss Maggie Henry left Sunday
for Bowling Green, KY, to attend
school.
II its in the grocery line, we can
sell it as cheap and as good as any
body. -Betterswor;h & Prather.
Harry Barrett left last week for
Columbus, Ca, where he has &C
cepted a position With a large lum-
Der mill.
Experience has taught us what the
public expects at frst-class .estau-
rant. We can please you.-Perry
& White.
Just received another car load Of
"Square Deal" woven wire fencing.
Better get yours now-its going fast
Farmers Hardware Co.
John Maxwell, /. c. conductor
who was shot by a negro, between
Fulton and Mcconnell, is said TO be
in a fair way to recovery.
Fred Hayden, Fulton County's
Hog King. has two CULTS and one SOW
that have Al pigs, two OF the litter
having died. This is another proof
that it pays to raise thoroughbred
stock.
G. w. Names, of Cayce, was
driving an Alfred G.. colt on our
streets Saturday. which measured
IL hands and 3 inches high and is
only year old, Wonder what R.
A, Tyler has TO say ABOUT that9
J. Ebert Nichols. formerly OF
this city, died at Wingo. KY. Mon
day. Of consumption. Deceased was
member OF Hickman Household
Columbian Woodmen, in which he
carried 81 900 insurance. Nichols
was about % years old, and worked
in Luther Watson's restaurant be-
fore he left Hickman,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
The Dog Tax Law.

Among the good results of the
Croan dog tax law in Kentucky, the
Glasgow Times mentions the follow
ing:
There is now in the state treas
ury something like SOS, 900 that has
not been claimed for dead sheep,
and nearly all OF this amount will be
eventually turned into the school
fund.
1.-The law is playing havoc with
the dogs, however, and the asses
sesor's figures show that thousands
have been slaughtered in the last
twelve months. In 1907 over $780,
600 dogs were reported by the asses
sors; and this year but l42 900 have
been found.
In 1907, SIPS, 1868 were collect
ed under the dog law, and but $50, =
1877 we're paid out for dogkilled
sheep-the remainder going into the
school fund.
1.-The Croan Law is a blessing to
the sheep raiser, and a holy terror
to the sheep-killing dogs"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10

Friday night at the river.
Buy Square Deal" Fence.
Eight weeks till the primary.
And still we have no hitch-racks.
Deputy Sheriff Goalder Johnson is
sick again.
Get the habit-of trading at Bet
tersworth & Prather's.
J. c. Browder, OF near Fulton,
was here on business, Saturday.
Faris Naifeh and wife, of Fulton
were here to visit Hickman rela.
tives, Sunday.
Miss Dora Wiley, of Como, Tenn,
was the guest Of Miss Berah Bow
den, Saturday and Sunday.
The only trouble about Square
Deal Wire" is that it lasts too long
The Farmers Hardware Co., sells
it.
J. K. Terrett, of Stephensville.
Texas, came in Saturday, to visit
his brother, Geo. Terrett. This is
his first visit to Hickman in IL years.
Cement posts will cut down your
fencing expenses. They may cost
more at first, but they will be cheap
er in the end. Hickman Concrete
Company please take notice.
John Czolgosz, a brother of Presi.
dent McKinley's assassin, was SEN
fenced TO the workhouse for three
months in Sharon, Pa. The police
claim that Czolgosz is insane and
his case will be investigated.
A Hickman wom an whose hus-
band has been in the ha bit of sleep
ing late on Sunday mornings, adopt
ed the plan OF preparing something
particularly pleasing to eat for the
Sunday morning breakfast. The
plan worked all right fol- a time. but
now the husband has contracted the
habit of eating Sunday morning
breakfast in his pajamas and then
going back to bed,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
Strayed, Cattle.

Four-year-old muley heller red
with white back. Four-year-old
steer, pale red and white spotted.
Three-year-old heifer, solid re d.
Three-year-old Jersey heifer, pale
red. Two and half-year-old steer
pale red with white spots.
All the above are marked with
crop and under half crop in right
ear and split in left, and are brand
ed with letter ] on left hip except
last one mentioned.
Five dollars reward for each one
brought to me, or information lead
ing to their whereabouts,
J. w. CALDWELL.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
The Piano Contest.

Miss Carpenter leads again this
week with ll43S votes; Miss Stoker
is second with 1920; Miss Stone is
third with S67S. Miss Stone is do
ine very we'll considering this is only
her second week. and must evidently
have some hustling friends. Several
others are climbing slowly but sure
ly. This week the votes is as fol-
lows:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
Racket Store For Sale.

offer for sale my business on
Clinton street, consisting of racket
goods of all kinds, cigars, candies,
tinware, graniteware. glassware.
show cases, gasoline lamps, ETC., at
a bargain. If you want something
that will afford a good living, see
me at once. / will sell at bar
gain. JOHN KIRKINDALL.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-09-10
b With The Passing Of Week.~..

&c lamps'
lean up the streets
NJ. Yates left Monday for May
on business.
-v.r Krisp Cakes and Crackers
II. Moore's.
ure Canadian Sap Maple Syrup,
II. Moore, Tel. No. 4.
Mss Mary Mcdaniel visited
his in Smithland. KY. last week
] you're hungry, go TO Perry q
Ste's restaurant. Regular meals
lunches a, all hours.
Mss Lille Knoerr left Saturday
for Charlottesville, Mo where
will attend school this winter.
D. Cole. wife and children left
BAY for Kenton. Tenn. where
we're called on account OF the
tss Of Mrs. Coles uncle.
he pro,racted meeting. conduct
b. Rev. King and Rev. Gardner.
Martin, a, Sycamore Chapel clos
L., week with 10 additions. They
nov holding a meeting under an
b. a, Blue Pond.
ey King. Of Martin. closed a
successful pro,rac,ed meeting
Sassairas Ridge Sunday. A Bap.
church was organized with about
members. Sunday they had din
on the ground and spent a good
fashioned day.
" { II. Reilly and Miss vir.
Walters. OF Moscow. we're unit
j. marriage Wednesday morning
,. at 10 80 O'Clock by Rev. J
Dean at the home Of Mrs. Laura
The groom is a son OF L. II
ply. who lives in this county near
kcow.
6nov fell in Baltimore Wednes-
and the temperature fell so low
ev York that the thinly clad
y Of New York we're forced TO
; shelter for the nigh, in the op-
charity houses. No such cold
(iher for sixty years had befallen
Atlantic Sea coast people as that
st Wednesday night.
clever, popular Candy Cold
+ Table,-called Preventics-is
& dispensed by druggists every
Pre- In few hours. Preventics
said 10 break any cold-com-
ely. And Preventics. being SO
and tooihsome. are very fine
children. No Quinine. no Taxa
nothing harsh nor sickening.
Of 4S-2Sc. Sold by all dealers.