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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Every Price Should Have a Reason.

1t must be rendered always that
it is not the price of an article which
is important, but the reason for the
price.
The bankrupt sale, the fire sale, the
manufacturer remnants, the annual
clearance, the removal sale, the dis
solution of partnership saIe-what
are these and many more but argu-
nents for the price? And note this
point that without the argument
the price is powerless. Reduce fur
lined overcoats from 500 to $50 and
your liberal discount attracts little
attention. Why? Because there is
no reasonable explanation for the re-
duction. Why should you present
overcoats to the public? But an
nounce that owing to an expiration
of your lease and the imperative COM
mand that you vacate your present
store within two weeks you will re-
duce the price Of your fur lined over
coats from 500 to $50 and you may
sell easily all you have to offer. In
stinctively the public sees the whole
picture the proprietor's anxiety,
the inevitable removal, the lessening
days, the final sacrifice and the store
full of eager buyers, quick to seize
such an opportunity. This is only
half the reduction previously consid-
cred. But one is business without
imagination, and the other is busi-
ness with it. -Lorin F. Deland, in
Atlantic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
The -Four Qualities Oi Drunkenness.

When Adam first planted the vine,
Satan came and killed a peacock ov-
er it, and the vine drank its blood.
When the vine grew and put forth
it's leaves, Satan came and killed an
ape over it, and the vine drank the
blood Of the ape also. When grapes
first formed on the vine, he killed a
lion over it, and the vined drank up
the blood of the lion. When the
fruit was fully ripe, Satan came once
more and killed a pig over it, and
the vine drank up that blood also.
Hence, he who drinks of the fruit
of the vine imbibes these four quail
tiles. When he first tastes the wine,
and it begins to crawl in his limbs,
the color blooms in his face. and he
becomes gay as a peacock. When
the first signs of drunkenness come
upon him, he plays, clasps hands,
and dances like an ape. When the
wine grows stronger, within him ne
grows violent like the lion, and chal-
lenges every one else. At last he
wallows like pig in the mire, desir-
ing only to sleep, and his strength is
gone.-Ex.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Vacations.

There are three good reasons why
all employees should have vacations.
One is so that the employer can see
how easily anybody's and every
body's place can be filled; the next
is so that when the employe returns
he can see how well he can be spar
ed, since things go along without
him; the third is SO the employe can
show the employer, and the employ
er can understand that the employe
is not manipulating the accounts or
engineering deals for his own bene-
fit.
Many a defalcation could have
been avoided had the trusted man
been sent away two weeks each year,
and an outsider put in his place.
Beyond these, the vacation has lit
tie excuse. As a matter of recuper-
alton, the vacation does not recuper-
ate, since, as a rule, no man needs
vacation so much as the man who
had one. The man who is so run
down that he needs vacation can
never adjust or reform himself in
two weeks. What he really needs is
to retransform his life.
To work during the year at so ra-
pid pace that in August ones vital
ity is exhausted, and a rest is de-
manded, is rank folly. What we all
need is enough vacation each day so
that we can face each new morning
with health sufficient to do our work
in gladness. That is to say, we need
enough of a play spell every day to
keep us in good physical condition.
The man who is done up and fag-
ged out has not found his work. And
the man who lives during the year in
anticipation Of vacation does not
deserve one, for he has not ascertain
ed that it is work, and not vacations,
that makes life endurable.
The only man who can really enjoy
an outing is the man who doesn't
need it. And the man who keeps
his system SO strong and well bal
anced that he don't need a vacation
is the one who eventually will marry
the proprietor's daughter and have
his name on the sign. Before you
manage business, you better learn
how to manage your cosmos. How
ever, this does not mean that | never
take a vacation myself l do, other
wise how would | know the facts.
By Ebert Hubbard, in New York
American.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
The Morals Of High Protection.

Some time or other Soon, maybe
it will come home to the American
people that high protection has an
ethical side which deserves their at
tention. That side of it was put
forward in few words the other day
by Senator Dolliver, when he said in
a speech in the Senate:
LAS the result of my observations
upon the different tariffs Of the
world land | do not pretend to be
wise or deeply read about this mat
teri, find that wherever there is a
protective tariff it has built up sys-
tenn of morality of its own, and |
never found that its rules Of morals
were in accord with any other rules
of morals, religious or secular, ever
framed in this world. 1t has built
UP a system Of morality in this cOun-
try that not only is wicked, but it
allows to be done by authority OF law
what the man who does it would new
er do in his private capacity as cit
izen. 1t permits man not only to
covet his neighbor's goods, but to
take them away from him by force
of law. When we consider that we
collected little over $500, 900, 600
last year, and the people Of this coun-
try pay in taxation to these protect
ed interests 81, 100, ,000, 900, think 1T
is about time we are considering
whether we are not taxing the Am
erican people little too far"
Senator Dolliver has done a great
deal to help the country to see high
protection as it really is. Whenever
the country does see it so, revision
downward will become moral issue
of q sort that the American voter
can understand Hampers Weekly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
The Climax.

He was telling a thrilling story
out of his wallet Of thousand and
one hairbrcadth escapes over in San
tiago, doncherknow, and his pretty
listener was leaning anXlously to-
ward him, hanging on his every ut
terance.
"The wolves were upon u.s." he
said, believing and roaring as |
have so often heard them. We fled
for our lives. | don't deny it; but
every second we knew the ravenous
pack was gaining on US. At last
they were so near that we could fee
their muzzles against our legs
"Ah!" gasped out the lady. "How
glad you must have been they hao
the muzzles on.-Answers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
CanDibaliSm.

Though cannibalism used to be
practiced to a great extent in Papua
it has now given place to Pig
Feasts," which are extremely popu-
lar. 'The preparation for these
feasts," says writer, "often takes
days before hand, for they are moth
ing if not movable. The feast is
announced for certain day, but at
the appointed time all necessary pigs
may not have been brought in, or
some expected visitors may not have
arrived, OR a pig already present
may have struggled free from its
bonds and have to be hunted for a
day or two. But no one ever seems
to mind the delay. With well bred
calmness they wait until every thing
is quite ready and then the feasts be-
gins.
"On one occasion there were near
ly 900 people present, and SO pigs,
1000 cocoanuts and hugh piles of
taro were distributed. The feast
givers got nothing; that is univer-
sal custom. The recipient, likewise
neither cooked or ate a morsel until
they got home, for it is considered
good form in Papua to eat nothing,
but to carry away everything, thus
practically reversing our notions OF
hospitality. There was a great heap
of dismembered pigs lying on the
ground, and the presiding genius of
the feast, with his assistants, threw
these violently to the guests. Each
important man had retainers, who
ran forward and bore the joint off,
while the less fortunate ones kept
up a running fire Of commentators
tifying pigs head as having been
the contribution Of some particular
man, or reproving the hillfolk for
their awkward gait, telling them not
to fear precipices on the coast, and
so on"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
North Carolina Fish.

The General Assembly of North
Carolina passed a resolution relating
to the promotion Of the fishing in
dustries of North Carolina, as they
realize the great value of the fish
cries to the State of North Carolina;
that these fisheries are being rapidly
depleted; that some measures are
necessary to prevent this depletion,
and that steps should be taken to
foster and perpetuate these indus
tries. The resolution called for the
appointment of a committee of seven,
who should thoroughly investigate
the fisheries Of North Carolina, in
Guiding fin fish, oyster, clam and
other mollusca, crab, lobster, terra
pin, ETC., and report on what, in
their judgment, they consider best
for the building up of these fisheries
in North Carolina. The personnel
Of the committee is as follows: Lieu
tenant-Governor, w. c. Newland.
chairman; Senator John A. Barrin-
ger, Guilford county; Senator f. l..
Travis, Halifax county; Judge A. w.
Graham, Granville county, Speaker
of the House; Mr.. j. II. Currie,
Cumberland county; Mr.. Harry
Stubs, Martin county; Mr.. K. A.
Doughton, Allegheny county, and
DR.. H. F. Moore of the United States
Bureau of Fisheries. State Geolo-
gist Joseph Hyde Pratt has prepar-
ed the itinerary for the committees
inspection trip next month"; Manu-
facturers' Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
GO SOUTH, YOUNG MAN.
Some Mighty Good Reasons Why Farm
eFS Should Turn Toward Dixie.

Last year the nine cotton States
produced SCI, 1O3, 900 bushels Of corn,
against 2,625, 600 grown by the
eight Northern States of Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan, Wisconsis, Mime
sofa, Kansas, the Dakotas and Colo
RADIO, and the Territory of New Mex
ico. Deleware, Maryland. the Vir-
ginias. Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri, the last three important
grain States are not computed among
the cotton States in the foregoing
calculation.
This year the cotton acreage at the
South is less by 3.5 per cent. than
last year; but the land devoted to
corn exceeds that Of last year by
100000 acres. This is good sign
When the South grows its own grain
and produces its own meat, some
thing it has not yet done, it will have
become the most prosperous agricul-
tural community on earth.
But there is another advantage.
When the South devotes attention to
grain growing it will necessarily lead
to better farming. There will fol
low conservation Of the soil through
crop rotation, and peas and alfalfa
will enter largely into the farm econ
omy. This will necessarily bring
about cattle and hog breeding and
feeding, and ultimately the dairy,
the cheese factory, sheep husbandry,
and poultry farming. Already truck
gardening and fruit growing are
prosperous industries of the South,
where numerous successful canning
establishments are located.
Cotton will some day be the sur
plus crop, and grown on land that
will produce two bales an acre.
With intelligent crop rotation and
careful seed selection, it will be an
easy matter to raise u, 1000, 900 bales
with less labor on half the acreage
planted last year that produced some
13,O00,0O bales.
The word in Iowa is ''go to Cana
da, young man." and thousands
swarm into the dominion and volun-
tarily become subjects Of King Ed
ward. The cotton Soutl4, even that
region of it east Of the Mississippi
River, is an infinitely more inviting
field. The climate is all that can be
desired, and the diversity of crops
it admits of affords advantages to be
found nowhere else on the North
American Continent grain, cotton,
the grasses, tobacco, sugar, rice,
truck patches, fruits, such as peach
es, melons, berries, figs, and in some
sections the citrus varieties. Later
will come livestock breeding, dairy
ing and vrool-growing
Go South, young farmer of the
Middle West! Her soil and her sky
invite you. So do her people. -
Washington Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Women who are EnVied.

Those attractive women who are
lovely in face, folm and temper are the
envy oi many, who might be like them.
4 weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation or kidney
poisons show in pimplcs, blotchcs,
eruptions and Il wretched complexion.
For all such, Electric Bitters work
wonders. They regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys, purify the blood;
give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure
breath, smooth, vclvety skin, lovely
complexion. Many charming women
owe their health and beauty to them.
SOC. at T.. L. Whitehead Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Virginia to Make Study Of Forest Con-
ditiOnS.
Washington, June.

Virginia is making good progress
in the movement for the preserva-
tion Of its forests. A cooperative
agreement for scientific study of
the forest conditions Of the State has
just been entered into by Governor
Swanson and the United States For
est Service.
Governor Swanson is much inter-
e3ted in the different forest problems
and enthusiastic in his desire to i'm
prove the forest conditions Of the
State. Last year he appointed a COM
mission of seven members to investi-
gate and consider the needs of the
State along forestry lines. In the
estimation of the Governor there are
specific and technical forestry prob
lens of great Importance to be con-
sidered in this cooperative study.
The mountain forests, already cut
over, and the level coastal plains,
now in cultivation or in forest
growth, present number Of prob
lens for investigation. The great
need in Virginia is to bring before
the farmers the Importance of car
ing for and maintaining their wood
lots. In many places little or no at
tention is paid to second growth and
consequently no attempt is made to
protect it from fire or give it proper
treatment. 1t is common practice
to cultivate the land for tobacco a
few years, and then when the soil is
worn out, allow it to seed up to pine
or other tree growth. When the
land is rejuvenated, it is often
brought under cultivation again. In
this way a splendid growth Of young
pines is often cleared off, when with
proper treatment and care for few
years longer the timber would be of
considerable commercial value.
These woodlots, especially on slopes,
are necessary to prevent soil eros
ion.
In a letter addressed to the Asso-
ciate Forester, received by the For
est Service, Governor Swanson says:
II am deeply interested in encour-
aging the preservation of the present
forests and the growth of new for
uo 70 W. .i.... ~. 0,;..,. From cbcer-
vations it seems to me that this
State, if properly and scientifically
treated, would very rapidly reforest
itself, much to the advantage Of the
entire State and to the profit of the
owners of the soil. | am desirous of
having a scientific examination to
ascertain the best means Of accom-
plishing this; the best places where
new forests should grow; the best
means of preserving them, and sug-
gestions as to general scientific treat
ment. l believe incalculable good
could be done in this State if this
subject was taken up in a broad and
scientific way. l look forward with
much qualification to this work, and
feel sure the results will be very
beneficial to the State"
This study will begin in July, and
will be in charge Of w. w. Ashe,
until recently Forester Of the North
Carolina Geological Survey. Mr..
Ashe is a skilled forester, resident
Of Virginia and exceedingly we'll in
formed on the forest conditions of
the State Virginia and the Forest
Service will share equally the cost of
the examination.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Home,

Home is place to lay ones head,
A quiet room and simple bed,
And the God of Comfort overhead.
A place Of peace and a place of rest,
With cozy corner for friend or guest,
And love and hope in the human
breast.
For, be it palace or be it cot,
That is not hcme where love is not,
And where Gods mercies are forgot.
The patient heart a home will find
be,
where'er it dwells, among mankind
Remembering, too, the ties that
bind.
More dear, perchance, for absent
hours,
The tender thought Of vines and
flowers
That bloom and twine in homestead
UOWcIS.
O world, how lonely wouldst thou
But for the gentle ministry
0 sweet home heart that dwell in
thee.
Sweet hearts, that take the stranger
in,
That pity those in want and sin,
And strive for good their world to
win.
Some day the universe will be
A glorious home for all who see
The Lord in loves enternity.
Bessie Bland.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Could Not be Better.

No one has ever made a salve, ONT
ment. lotion or balm to compare with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the one
perfect healer of cuts, corns, burns,
bruises, sores, scalds, boils. ulcers,
eczema, salt rheum. For sore eyes,
cold sores, chapped hands it's su-
prcme. Infallible for piles. Only 25c.
at Z. L. Whitehead Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

The town of Warrenton is soon to
have cotton factory. Thomas D.
Peck, a wealthy manufacturer of
Massachusetts will invest $4,000 in
the factory, and the citizens of the
town will invest 100000. A charter
has already been granted by the Sec
retary of State, and work on the
building will commence by July.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

To relieve constipation, clean out
the bowels, tone and strengthen the
digestive organs, put them In natur-
al condition with HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea, the most reliable tonic
for thirty years. Soc, Tea or Tablets.
E. T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
EVePV Woman will be Interested.

If you have pains in the back, urin-
arv, bladder or kidney trouble, and
want certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
tralian-Leaf. 1t is a safe and never
failing regulator. At druggists or by
mail so cents. Sample package Free.
Address, The Mother Gray Company,
Leroy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

the flesh or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, 1t is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, dependupon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
-tep should be towards the treatment of
-Aese important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made tniser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
.SWamD=ROOt is soon realized II Is sold
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
If You are a Tfifle Sensitive

about the size OF your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes a size smaller by sprink
ling Aliens Foot Ease into them. Just
the thing for Patent Leather Shoe,
and for breaking new shoes. Sold
everywhere, - cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

sIThcre are many limitations OF De-
Wits CarboliZed Witch Hazel Salvc-
DcWitts is the original. Be sure you
get DeWitt's Carbolizcd Witch Hazel
Salye when you ask for it. 1t is good
for cuts, burns and bruises, and is
especially good for Piles. Sold by f.
r. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

In recent trial of a "bottlegger"
in Western Kentucky witness tes-
titled that he had purchased some
squirrel whiskey from the defend
ant. Squirrel whiskey?" question
ed the court eyes, you know; that
kind that makes you talk nutty and
want to climb trees. ."-EverybOdy's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
What Is TranSpiriDg in North Carolina
and Other States.

The trustees of Erskine College at
a meeting last week conferred the
honorary degree Of LII D. on Mr..
j. P. Caldwell, editor of the Char
lotte Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

Mothers, have you tried HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea? It's great
blessing to the little ones, keeps away
summer troubles. Makes them sleep
and grow. 3jc, Tea or Tablets. f..
T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

The Confederate veterans at Mem
phis rejected the design for the
monument to the women of the Con-
federacy because the sculptor had
created a militant woman, armed,
belted and waving a flag. 1t was
unanimously agreed that this was in
no sense a fitting memorial to the
tender, gentle and devoted women
of the South.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

The twenty-sixth annual session Of
the North Carolina Teachers As
sembly was held in Morehead City
last week. A large crowd was in at
tendance. DR.. d. H. Hill, of the A.
& M. College made the opening ad-
dress of the meeting, after which he
introduced Gov. w. w. Kitchin. The
Governors remarks were brief and
humorous and made a hit with the
audience.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

:. Home OF SwampRoot.
including many of the thousands of testi-
lnonial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing Dr. Kilmer
s. Co., Binghamto1, N. V, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
k1lner's Swalnp-Root, and the address,
Binghanton, N. Y, Oh every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
r C,,f4nred bahitually FIR

I suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doans Regulet's relieved and
strengthened the bowels, SO that they
have been regular ever since. "A. E.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

The work on the New Rex Hospi-
tai in Raleigh is progressing rapidly.
1t will be one of the largest and most
modernly equipped hospitals in the
South when completed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

Last week the Pomona Cotton
Mills, of Greensboro, bankrupt, were
sold by trustee, bringing S285 600.
E. P. Wharton, representing the
syndicate which had purchased the
claims against the concern, was the
highest bidder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

Feel languid, weak, rundown?
Headache? Stomach ''of'"? Just
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock Blood
R,tters tones liver and stomach, pro-
notes digestion. purifies the blood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

v1gor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out Of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that 1t is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, Ifthe
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

If the Senate leaders, as they say
they will, finish up the tariff bill by
the end of this week, Congress will
probably adjourn by the fifteenth of
July. Many are hoping for adjourn
ment as early as the tenth, but, says
the News and Observers Correspon-
dent at Washington, Mr.. Aldrich
will have to do a lot Of yielding to
bring about SO early an adjourn
ment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

The Poet Poets are born, not
made.
The Girl know. | wasn't blam-
ing YOU. Boston Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
SWamp=R RO(

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
lave a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling ali
abOut SWanp-Root.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24
Women as Well as Men are Made Miserable
BY Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
dlscourages aud lessons ambition: beauty
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-24

81 found hair in my soda water"
81 guess the boy was careless about
that ice. Washington
Herald.