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WHERE PICKETT GOT OFF

was first married, and how chummy
they'd always been.
she was the most charming woman
says he, ana That is why IL is my uuIy
ana pleasure TO stay here, where l can
see her at times"
See her!" says Chandler. why
why, what do you mean by that, Uncle
Lyman
Then, just as straight as il he'd been
teilin' OF visit from some or the
neighbors, the old Judge goes on TO tell
how the spook of his dear departed had
got into the habit of payin- midnight
calls about once month. Honest, he
was SO calm about IL. and seems SO
pleased over breakin' the news TO Chan
dIer. that you'd almost think he was
tellin somethin' that was really SO,
l could see Chandler was all eur up
at f1ndin' the old boy so nutty all at
once; but he humors him along and
asks for details. Where did he usually
see Aunt Elyira? And was he sure IL
was her? Uncle Lyman gets real elo-
quent then. OF course it was his dear
Elvira-her figure, her hair, even the
way she had of holdin' his head.
The place she always appears was in
the long hallway upstairs, the che lead
IN from the new L into the main part
OF the cid buildin No, she never
stopped long enough for him to swap
conversation, or ask her how she liked
the climate where she was. Her spe-
c1alty was dom the swift, silent glide
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past a stony stare, that's all up to
you
Well, he hadn't overstated the facts
any when he said it was a gloomy place
Coin up the front drive was like ridin'
through a tunnel, from the trees that
shut IL in; and although it was long
after dark when we lands on the door,
mat, there wasn't light shown any
where in front But after we has ham
mered the panels and rung the bell for
awhile, we hears some one comm. The
gas is lighted in the hall, and the door
is swung open the length of a tramp
chain.
That's Fickett,' whispers Chandler
Maybe you never saw a toad with
side whtskers. Well, neither did I; but
If ever do I'll say, Hello. Fickettr'
His face had that dead white look: and
the pop eyes, and the wide cut mouth,
and the tubby shape around the mid
die finishes off the likeness.
He'd look real cute" says I-"under
a cabbage leaf
Pickett, he squints out into the dark
and sees Chandler: but 1 reckon he
overlooks me. for after he's grumbled
some and took off the chain. he seems
mighty surprised when 1 trails in, too.
The judge doesn't care to receive
strangers, Mr.. Chandler" says ne.
decide that for himself" says Chandler,
real crisp.
Now Will you say dada for papa:
eh. Fickett?" says /, just by way of
shown I want crushed.
AS a matter of fact. the old gent
didn't have a word to say one way or
the other, and by the hazy look in his
eyes l doubt If he knew whether there
was two or Us or only one. We finds
], Il
in a kind of study room. sittin' in big
Morris chair. readin And, say, Ieav-
in out the slump to his shoulders, and
the ragged growth of white hair on his
face and head, he was a fine lookin' old
relic. You could easy see he'd been a
sport in his day.
But now he acts like he was doped.
He don't take any notice of me at all,
and not such a whole lot OF Chandler.
either. 1t want until he'd been re-
minded that this was his birthday, and
that we'd come out TO cheer him up a
bit, that he seemed to shake his trance
at all.
And I've brought out bottle of
your favorite old Tippecanoe bourbon,
uncle, says Chandler. openin' up the
bag and prOducin' quart size with a
funny label on it. Il propose, SIR he
goes on, that we pun the cork and
drink to your health
Say. You should have seen the change
IN Uncle Lyman'S deep set eyes as his
fingers closes around the neck of that
bottle and he holds it up TO the light
SiXty-four Tippecanoe, That is cor
rect, Chandler" says he, pattin' the la
bel. why, / haven't tasted that since
chandler my boy. would you mind
turning the key in that door,"
Who il was he was barrin' out he
didn't say; but it want until the door
was locked and the shades pulled thai
The glasses was produced and they goes
through the ceremony. That's What if
was. a ceremony. Not bein' in on the
proceedin's, l sets back in the shadow
and watches.
Must have been more or less kick to
that old juice, for after Uncle LYMAN
mad put away three or four fingers he
stralshtens up his shoulders, lights a
cigar, and begins to ramble on about
old times like this was a family re-
union. He has good deal to say about
Elvira, and how she looked when they
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THE SURRENDER

1 knew by the look in the boys eyes
hurt him keenly Yet to show that
knew il meant TO twist the dagger in
the wound, for ne was trying with all
the might of his sensitive little pride
and loyalty TO hide it from me. SO 1
waited automatically for him TO speak,
but the moments dropped one by one
into the sea of silence and were drowned
and I could not countenance longer this
slaughter of the innocents.
"Well?" / said. interrogatiyely.
It's all right. father He tried to
say it heartily. but 1. listening with the
ears of love, detected pretense, a note
in the heartiness that did not ring quite
true.
1T will make no difference between
you and me. lad" 1 said hastily, de-
fensiveIy, as though he had condemned
me. Again that swift, hurt look. and I
knew my words fell on unbelieving
ears.
mo, sir of course it won't" He met
the suggestion calamity. but his eyes
carefully avoided mine. His glance
strayed along. the sloping hillside to an
old rail fence where a curious chipmupk
had paused to investigate US. watched
his face breathlessly-my heart stopped
beating, and then throbbed on again
with a dull ache as the fluff of brown
fur brought no answering light to his
troubled eyes. I realized roignantly,
then. that the hurt was deeper than
even I suspected and that he had drawn
further than ever before away from me
into that holy of holes of his inner self
where l could not follow him
1T will distress me very greatly not
to have you approve of it," l said, going
cautiously, for would not let him see
that / had looked into his sacred sane
tuary
"Of course. it's all right he repeated
sturdily, AN I'm awful glad If you are
happier" But still that false note in
his brave little voice that tugged at the
strings of my parent heart
See here, SON" the name sounded
strange On my unaccustomed lips To
me he had always been just Boy" but
the last half hour. put my hand on
his shoulder. man to man. not daring to
cuddle him as usual. '.She is going to
strengthen the love between us. not
take from it, l said. ''She is very
sweet. and she'll give you what you've
needed all your life-a mothers love
and care
But l haven't ever needed anybody
but you. father" he broke in hastily.
resentfully, and I fancied his throat
contracted on a sob and killed it, though
never a ghost of it appeared in his val
liant little voice.
Il have always tried TO be mother
md father to you BOTH / went on
reaching desperately for his coincidence
IS l felt him slipping further and fur
ther away from me- You We're such
little. wee thing when your mother died
"a man can't grow very big in twenty
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MILNE RYM ANA.

(New York Times.D
Did you ever see such sights?
Such frizzly. frazzly frights
As now the lovely fair
Insist that they must wear?
And. say,
Did you ever. in your feeble way,
Attempt to calculate
What il must be to keep one on straight?
Heavens to Betsy. no slob
Could get away with such Job
That's why no man
Could wear the hat a woman can
And does, and thinks
She's not at all gezinX
Wow
Amt they the dOwdydow?
The hats. mot the women
The Autumn Lid.
Deliriously displayed.
Has got the Merry Wild
Screaming screams for aid
Police, Police,
CAN out the cops
To save the ladies
From their tops.
Oh, woman. in your hours of ease.
Uncertain, coy. and hard 10 please
Who ever gave YOU lids like these?
Who is il has designed
Such cover for your mind2
This framework in a rag?
This millinery jag?
Who done it? Who
Should get the fearful due?
However. it's no matter
Who is, the women's halter
They wear the goods,
And say,
On the level.
Don't they
Look the. dickens?
Gee WhiZ.
Why look pazziz
When a woman is as pretty as a woman
What?
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MEDICINE FOR MISER.
CPhiladelphia Record

philadelphia Record)
The celebrated French physician Kicord
was one day walking along the bouie-
wards In Paris. when he met an old GEN
ueman who was very rich. but who was
at the same time noted for his extreme
stinSiness. The old man. who was some
what of a hypochOndriac. imagined that
ne could get some medical advice from
Ricord without paying for it.
Doctor, l am feeling very poorly"
Where do you suffer most?"
I'm my stomach. DOCTOR
An, that's bad Please shut your
eyes Now put out Your tongue so that
can examine it closely"
The individual did as he was told After
he had waited patiently for about ter
minutes ne opened his eyes, and found
himself surrounded by crowd who sun
posed that he was crazy. Dr. Ricord in
the meantime had disappeared
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MNEMoNIc SYSTEM AT FAULT.
Lippincott's Mayazine

I1ItlIIIDVtt ; Nd 5EZlnP-l
An official OF the department of com
merce and labor, who had been direct
ed bv his chief to draw up a surnmarv
of the conclusions OF certain distinguished
authorities on engineering, met with dis
aster not long ago when he had occa-
sion TO refer TO certain statements Of =
r. Colquhoun. the British engineer
The official had been told that after
Mr.. Colquhoun'S name there should he
placed the letters M. /. c. e. (rneanin1
of the institute of civil engineersD.
That's easy 10 remember" the official
had said. adopting an easy system in
economics NJ l. C E spells mice -
This memory system was of little avail.
however. for when the official handed in
his summary the letters after Mr.. Colqu-
houn's name were r. A 7. s."
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AUTUM NAL.
indianapolis News.l


Pleasant the days of the fall with an
atmosphere hay,
Though ripened verdure may change I'M
TO hues brown and yellow
Ere the frosts touches have painted it
scarlet and blazy
Ere the sweet pawpaws are blackened
and luscious and mellow.
Keen is the chill of the morn when You're
reused from your slumber,
Reused by the faithful alarm of the
clock on the table
Reused with feeling the darned thing
has struck the wrong number
And that 10 rise from your couch your
surely not able
Shivering into your clothes YOU make
progress toward breakfast
Thinking of coal in the bin. and the
need soon to burn it,
How that old furnaces rantrunls vii
then make a wreck fast
OF the sweet temper you've gained il
the summer. Oh. durn it,
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By NEVA LILLIAN WILLIAMS.

four hours-and felt so helpless when
i looked at the tiny bundle of clothes
which was you. Somehow 1 have never
gotten over that helplessness, and there
are times when you make me feel
have been all wrong in my ideas of
bringing you up. You remember-we've
talked il over so often-that unless you
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05
Prof. Wilson Pleased Viii. his Trip.

Prof. C. ". Wilson, superinten-
dent of the Scotland Neck graded
schools, returned from Washington,
D. c., Saturday. He was pleased
with the trip and so We're ali the
thirty-fve North Caroliana school
men who made the trip with him.
He went in attendance upon the
annual meeting OF the North Caro-
lima City School superintendent AS
ISOLATION, which met in Washington
with the Department Of Supeinten-
dence of the National Educational
Association.
The meeting continued through
three days, and besides the general
sessions there were special meetings
Of the North Carolina Superinten-
dents. No other State was repre-
scented by meeting OF school Super
intendents. The North Carolina
men were addressed by 3. C. Gre
CORY, superintendent Of the schools
in Chelsea, Mass, and Christopher
Gregory, superintendent Of the
schools, Of Long Branch, n. J.
The school men from North Caro-
lima were given a special reception
by President Roosevelt, the recep-
ton being arranged for by Senator
| Overman.
| The officers of the North Caro-
lima Association for this year are:
President, J. C. Griffin, OF Salisbury;
LIST Vice-President, L. G. Brogden,
of Kinston; End Vice-President, Har-
ry Howell, of Washington; Secretary,
C. w. Wilson, OF Scotland Neck.
Prof. Wilson says that the school
men had good time generally and
that the meeting was very fine and
helpful. He regarded the personnel
of the body more striking in appear
ance and strength than that Of the
House of Representatives in Con
gress. There were about nine-hun-
dred men in the body.
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Broke Into Hr. Rays Store.

About Il O'Clock Tuesday night as
Dir. Clark was passing Mr.. J. D.
Rays store he heard noise inside.
He went and woke mp Mr. Ray VINO
came to his store and went in at the
front door while three persons went
to the rear. As Mr.. Ray went in
some one ran out the back door, but
those who We're waiting for him by
mistake stopped at the rear Of Josey
Hardware Co.'S hardware store, and
50 only glimpsed the man as he ran
away. One pane of glass was broken
from the transom Of the door in the
rear end of the store and it is
thought the burglar used q crooked
stick OR rod through the opening to
pull away the crow bar that fasten-
ed the door on the inside. Mr.. Ray
did not miss any goods.
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EIl9PGVG.Islfs at the Court House.

There have been considerable i'm
pT0veme2ts in the court yard at Hal
lax. A concrete wall about thirty
inches high has been placed around
the south and east sides of the yard,
and concrete walks have been laid
from the east and south gates to the
court house door. Also a walk has
been laid from the south walk to the
vault building which contains the Of
fees Of the clerk of the court and
register of deeds. Also in front of
the court house door is nice con-
crete pavement. The improvement
is quite marked and attracts the at
tention Of all who enter the court
yard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-03-05

HANDSOME CALENDAR.-We are
under obligations to Mrs. Sidney St.
Clair, (nee Miss Matte Allsbrook}
Of Trinidad, Col, for handsome
calendar, showing some fine and at
tractive western scenery.
THE DUNNING BRICK Co.-To
those who never studied the question
Of the difference in brick, the ads Of
the Dunni1g Brick Company will
prove interesting and instructive
This week they tell about burning
brick"
A LETTER FROM JERUsALEM.-Mr.
G. W. Bracy some days ago exhibit
ed a letter from Jerusalem to a man
in Rocky Mount. The letter was in
the Hebrew language and was sent
Mr.. Bracy by his son, Mr.. Otis
Bracy, who lives in Rocky Mount.
Mr.. Bracy is collecting many kinds
Of stamps and this letter bore a
stamp that interested him.
SOUTHERN AMUSEMENT CO.-The
Southern Amusement Company have
had good patronage every night last
week and this week at their moving
picture entertainments. Almost
every family in town has been rep
resented in the audiences, including
many ladies and the children gener-
ally. and all have been pleased. The
kaleidoscope and the graphophone
are truly wonders.
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Road Board nee,IDg.

There will be a joint meeting OF
the Justices OF the Peace Of Scotland
Neck, Palmyra and Roseneath Town
ships in Scotland Neck Tuesday,
March 10th, at l o'clock p. m.
Matters OF Importance concerning
the county roads will be considered.
Let every member be present.
D. M. PRINCE, Chairman
Scotland Neck Township.
JNO. w. House, Chairman
Palmyra Township.
W. D. LEGGETT, Chairman
Roseneath Township.
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Notice.

By virtue of authority vested in
me by an order for a resale entered
in the Special Proceedings in the
superior Court OF Martin County
entitled Lyman, Ausbon ct ais VS.
Ssauper, Allsbrook ct ais, I shall sell
to the highest bidder for cash at
public sale at the court house door
n williamson, n. c.. between L
0 clock NJ. and / o'clock P. A., dur
ing noon recess Of Court on Wednes-
Day March 18Th, 1893, the following
described property to-wi5:
Being in the edges Of Martin and
Halifax counties, known as the John
Frosty Hyman land, lying on and
near the road leading from Palmyra
to Hobcood, said tract OF land adj
Joining z. ?. Hyman, George James,
j. 3. Stevenson, Mizell place and
others, containing $50 acres more or
less. The lard is well set with pines,
the timber being cut from same
about twelve years.
THIS February 18th, 1868.
S. J. EVERETT,
Commissioner.
williamson, n. c.
2-27-3t
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Coming, Going end Whereabouts of Our
People and Other Felix's.

Mr.. T. W. Fenner, Of Halifax, was
here Tuesday night.
Mr.. Jno. Applewhite, of Rocky
Mount. was here Monday.
/ Hiss Susie Knight has returned
frc1n e visit to Nl1itakers.
Mr.. B. F. Wilkerson, of Charles
ton, S. C. is here visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. B. F. Weaver went to Pin
ners Point, Va, last week to visit
relatives
FIR. Sam Hoffman left Monday
for the Northern markets to pur-
chase goods.
Mrs. L. r. Cherry has gone to
Edenton to visit her daughter, Mrs.
J. C. Martin.
Miss Ellavine Pittman, of Rocky
Mount, has been here some days on
a visit to friends.
Miss Alexander, of Norfolk, has
been here some days on visit to
Mrs. J. B. Hall.
Rev. C. A. Jones was called to
Ahosllie Tuesday to conduct the fu-
neral of Mrs. Goodwin.
Miss May Bachrach, Of Roanoke.
Va, has been here some days on
visit to her aunt, Mrs. G. Hoffman.
Mr.. S. W. Edwards who has been
on visit to relatives in Virginia for
some time returned q few days ago.
Miss Helen Edmondson, Of Hamil-
ton, has this week visited Mrs. Clio
Darden and her sister. Mrs. Pittman.
MIR. J. H. Harris was called to
Jacksonville, Fla, some days ago to
see his sister, Miss Rosa Harris, who
is quite i'll.
Miss Mary Lawrence was called to
Cary last week to nurse Mrs. S. A.
Hooker and daughter, Miss Bessie,
who were very sick.
Miss Mamie Brinkley came down
from Weldon Saturday and spent
Sunday and Monday on a visit here
with friends.
Miss Hettie Joyner, who has been
visiting her father, Mr.. NJ. D. Joy
ner, for some time, has returned to
her home in Richmond.
DR.. D. B. Zollicoffer, Of Weldon,
was among the visitors to the Mis-
sionary Institute in the Methodist
church this week, and delivered an
interesting address Tuesday.
Rev. J. E. Hutson who has been
supplying the Badtist pulpit here
for few weeks, went to his home
in Richmond Monday, but expects to
return to Scotland Neck next week.
4 dispatch from Winston-Salem
said the following Of Rev. G. T.
Lunpkin's first Sunday as pastor Of
Broad Street Baptist Church in that
city: "Mr. Lumpkln's initial SER
mons yesterday were well received
and the congregation is convinced
that it has pastor that will produce
results. This charge is now build
ing a beautiful and modern house of
worship and upon its completion the
charge will be known as Brown Me
mortal Baptist Church"
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Rir. c. J. Terrell Bead.

The Warrenton Record gives the
following concerning the death of
Mr.. G.. J. Terrell, who some years ago
was for a time a resident Of Scotland
Neck:
1.-The many friends Of this highly
esteemed gentleman will be surpris-
ed and grieved to hear Of his death,
which occurred in Miiledgeville, Ga,
Tuesday morning, February tie %.
He was buried in the Baptist GENE
terry at Warren Plains Thursday
evening, Rev. T. J. Taylor conduct
ing the funeral services. A large
number of sympathizing friends fol
lowed him to his last resting place.
His father and mother and seven
brothers preceded him to the spirit
world; and five brothers and two sis
ters survive to mourn their loss,
among whom are Capt. W. S. Ter
rell, Of Warren Plains; and 3. 7. Ter
rel, Of Warre;lton; Mrs. Pattie Perl-
inson, Of Wise.
Mr.. Terrell was a native Of this
county. He was born and reared at
Warren Plains. In early life he made
profession Of religion and united
with the Baptist Church in Warren
ton. When he left this county be
took his membership with him, and
wherever he lived united with the
Baptist church in that place.
mir. Terrell was by inheritance
and training a railroad man, and
spent much of his life in the employ.
ment Of the Seaboard Air Line rail.
road. During the last few years he
has devoted himself to journalism
and published a weekly paper in
johnson, South Carolina.
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Notice
Public Sale Of Land.

BY virtue Of power vested in me
by that Deed of Trust executed to
me by c. f. White and wife Dudley
White, Of record in the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds for Halifax County
in Book 1874 on page 81, I shall sell
for cash at Public Auction in the
Town Of Scotland Neck on the 18th
day Of March, 1903, at II O'clock
Noon, to the highest bidder, al Of
the right, tide, ana interest Of the
SAID C. T. White and Dudley White
in and to the following described lots
or parcels OF real estate, lying, be
ing and situate in the County Of
Halifax and State Of North Carolina,
TO wit:
list lot: Lying on the North side
Of Ninth Street, according to the
map Of the Town Of Scotland Neck,
and beginning at va point on said
street, the SoutheSt corner Of the lot
on which is situate the Methodist
Parsonage, thence a. right angles q
straight line along the line OF SAID
Parsonage lot, in q northerly Girec
ton 100 feet, thence at right angles
and parallel with said Ninth street,
straight line in an easterly direc-
ton so feet, thence at right angles
in straight line in a southerly dir
ection 100 feet to Ninth Street,
thence Up Ninth Street to the
beginning;
2nd Lot: Lying in said town on
the West side Of Main Street, and
beginning at J. d. Rays line on Main
Street, and running North with Main
Street so feet, thence running in a
westerly direction 100feet to stake,
thence running in a southerly direc
ton so feet, thence running in an
easterly direction and parallel with
Ninth Street 100 feet to Main Street,
the beginning.
This February 18th, 1903.
ALBION DUNN,
2-27-lt. Trustee.
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Bs. {. P. EyRan Hurt.

Mr.. Don Eyman was called to
Hobgood last week On account Of
his father, Mr.. e. P. Hynnan, a sue
cessful and prosperous farmer,
having the hand and arm injured
By being caught in the machinery
Of g cotton gin. Mr.. Lyman was
aiken to Tarboro hospital Friday,
as it was thought his arm would
nave to be amputated, but we are
clad to say amputation was not
necessary and at last account he is
doing we!l-R0cky Mount Echo.
Mr.. Lyman has many friends
throughout Halifax and Edgecombe
counties who hope for his speedy
and complete recovery.
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EzlOnsDA~CUDA
During these Cold winter Months
a!riD vic Atlantic CoaS; Line

Would be just the thing to
make life worth living. SD
Jerb trains. excellent sched-
ules and tickets which offer
every advantage pcssiblef for
20 pleasant and attractive
trip. For full information
or pamphlets call on your
nearest ticket agent, Or
write,
W. J. CRAIG. p. II. NJ.
Il. &. WBITE, 6. p. \.
Wilmington. N. &.
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Expect 1t Next Week.

Some people object to receiving
a statement of subscription dues.
If you are one Of these send US re-
mittance of what you owe us by 10th
Of this month, or we shall have to
send you the statement.
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The EyiiGHcG il the Case.

80 years use is evidence-Millions
of consumers is evidence-saIes made
by $1,000 agents is evidence. You
buy 2 gallons L. & III. Paint and 3
gallons Pure Linseed Oil lat so cents)
mix them and make z gallons best
paint ready for use-cost only $3.50
per gallon-Done in two minutes.
Z. & II. Paint Agents.
E. T. Whitehead & Co, Scotland
Neck.