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The Washington times., 1909-04-11
CROWN OF JAPAN CREAM SOUP


/ pound Crowns Japan
? tablespoons tapioea pearls o Japan.
l large tablespoon butter.
quart milk.
pint
yolks eggs.
(salt and pepper.
Wash pound Japan place sponge
well Put large tablespoon of butter
Japan slowly
color
back
Salt and pepper boiling tablespoons tapoca
stir minutes keep sticking together
cooked mix gill with the yoks eggs pour
pan and stir ali well together; then
The Washington times., 1909-04-11
SLAVERY.

MRS ". G. GREEN.
100S oath St. y. ".
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
A Trusted W0Fd.

There were half dozen drummers
on the train, and they were talking
about another drummer who travel
ed in the same territory with them
selves.
One Of them said: 'He is straight.
He's Christian. Whatever he tells
you about an article you may know
is just so. He can go all over his
territory without a single sample,
and sell goods to every man he calls
on. His word makes samples unnec-
essary."
All the others said, That's So"
Il know it," And this was said of
their successful competitor. They
felt no jealousy, they admired him
this Christian salesman, whose words
made samples unnecessary.
a man offered to lend another
$500. "What security do you want?"
asked the latter.
Il do not want any. Your per-
sonal note is enough - The man
back of the word, back Of the name,
stood for honesty and good faith. No
additional backing was desired.
A farmer met a man Of another
neighborhood and said to him: 81
have an extra span of mules this
season. They are five years old, are
gentle, will work in single or double
harness, and are without blemish.
want $500 for them, and they are
we'll worth it. Come over some day
soon and look at them"
'No, don't care to see them. |
have to buy a span and I'll take
them. Bring them to town next
Monday and I'll give you check for
them. Just consider them sold
That is an ideal way to do busi-
ness. And there is a good deal of it
in the great business world.
A trusted word is much easier to
carry than a sample case. So do
business that after awhile you can
leave your sample case at home. Aim
to become a sampleless salesman
| Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
In MeM0ridm.

Young as the youngest who donned
the gray,
True as the truest that wore it
Brave as the bravest--he marched
away,
(Hot tears on the checks of his moth
er lay)
Triumphant waved our flag one day,
He fell in the front before it.
Firm as the firmest where duty led,
He hurried without falter;
Bold as the boldest he fought and
bled,
And the day was won but the field
was red,
And the blood of his fresh young
heart was shed
On his country's hallowed altar.
On the trambled breast of the battle
plain
Where the foremost ranks had
wrestled,
On his face not mark Of pain
(His mother dreams they will meet
AGAIN.
Like child asleep-he nestled.
In the solemn shades of the wood
that swept
The field where his comrades found
him,
They buried him there, and the big
tears crept
Into strong mems eyes that had sell
dom wept,
(His mother pity her smiled
and slept,
Dreaming her arms were around
him.
A grave in the woods with the grass
o'ergrOWn,
A grave in the heart Of his mother
His clay in the one lies ife!ess and
lone,
There is not a name there is only
stone
And only the voice of the wind
maketh moan
Der the grave where never a flower
is Strewn,
But his memory lives in the other.
Father Ryan.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Paragraphs OF Wisdom.

No one ever heard of the time
when the best fruit would not sell at
a fair price somewhere within a
days drive of the grower.
The primary object of cultivating
crops is to keep the soil in good con-
dition, but if it were not for the weeds
lot Of farmers would neglect this
important work. Sometimes our
blessings come in disguise.
The sunrise farmer will scarcely
know hard times if they come, say,
ten years hence; but the never-get-
busy-till-afternoon chap will be ca.
lamity howling about every day.
Keeping a cow because she is pret-
ty may be all right as far as it goes,
but is not good business.
Farmers are the only producers
who allow the buyer to fix the price
OF their property. But they are ra-
pidly changing this state of affairs
by organization.
An old mower run up and down
the sides of the public road around
the farm will get away with the
weeds. Not your business? Perhaps
not, strictly; but the satisfaction of
a clean highway will be yours.
A dentist said recently that if teeth
were cared for just as they ought to
be he and every other dentist would
have to go out of business. That is
worth thinking about.
It tries mans eyes and his hon
esty as we'll to see all the worm holes
when packing his own apples. The
Farmer and Mechanic,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
The Beauty OF Gid Age.

There is an old age that is not
beautiful. 1t is found in the man or
woman who has spent life in no coed
purpose, and as they reach the sum
set there is no halo to envelop it, and
no brilliancy to mark it's departure
On the contrary, it is penury, broken
health, sour disposition, fault find
ing, and complaint. An old age of
this sort is GepIorable. yet we find it
now and then as we journey to and
fro III the world.
But bright, happy and cheerful
old age is a blessing to the world. 1t
comes as the result Of having spent
life to a good purpose; and out of it
there is a consciousness of having
made the world better as you have
passed through it. With it there is
no useless murmuring, no repining,
no complaints Of neglect. Neither
does this sort of old age linger amid
the scenes Of other days merely to
recount unpleasant experiences, or
to magnify the times of early life as
the better times as compared with
the present. Happy and pleasing
old age still looks to the future, feels
a keen interest in what is now trans
piring and contributes something to
the veal Of the passing day. Peo-
pie, young and middle-aged, love to
fall into the company of such an
aged man or woman, and they are
made welcome to all circles of life.
Their smiles brighten, and their
snatches of conversation enliven the
experiences of to-day. To look into
their faces, to hear the sound of
their voices, and to sit under the
spell Of their presence is an inspira-
ton. They have grown old grace
fully, and as they approach the end
there are no clouds in their sky, and
no shadows over their pathway, and
no mists are hanging round their
evening horizon. And old age like
this is a benediction to mankind, and
! it extracts from the vision of three
score years and ten the forebodings
that otherwise gather around them
through decrepitude and intirmity
Nav heavens sunlight fall with re-
newed luster upon the declining days
of the aged !-Selected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
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The Ideal Woman.

The ideal woman must discard all
shoes the size of which makes walk
ing we'll nigh impossible. She must
not consider her hands when it comes
to question of work. She must take
exercise and let paint and powder
go if she desires red cheeks. She
must not be the servant of the milli-
ner and dress maker. She must not
change the styles at the dictation
of men in Paris. Her home must be
her palace, and she must be indust,i-
Gus, sympathetic, enthusiastic, moth
erly and true friend.
Woman's idea of modern industry
is playing bridge whist morning and
night. Her idea of modern life is to
be supported by some one else.
The ideal woman does not consid-
er work unwomanly. She believes
that whatever concerns her husband
concerns her. If the ideal woman's S
family finds fault with her cooking
she does not blame the cooking, she
blames the food and changes it.
Woman was meant to be mans
companion, and if the idea were
properly carried out there would be
no affinities. Rev. Lyman Abbott,
of New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
The Mad Dog Law.

IF the owner Of any dog shall
know or have good reason to believe,
that his dog or any dog, belonging
to any person under his control, has
been bitten by mad dog, and shall
neglect or refuse Immediately to kill
the same, he shall forfeit the sum of
$50 to him who will sue therefor;and
the offender shall be liable to pay all
damages which may be sustained by
any one, in his property or person,
BY the bite Of any such dog and shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and fin
ed not more than fifty dollars or i'm
prisoned not more than thirty days.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Economy Against Si!ngilesS.

Everybody ought to be taught the
value of dollar. The bane of the
present day is extravaganza. Peo-
pie who owe their grocers for the
food they have consumed sometimes
ride in automobiles. Young men
who ought to be placing their sur
plus earnings in the bank, spend all
they make for livery rigs and fancy
clothes. A habit Of careful economy
is one Of the best lessons a youth can
possibly learn. But while all this is
true there is danger in the other ex-
treme. Economy is one thing, stin-
einess is another and a very differ
ent thing. We doubt whether Ben.
t'ranklin's philosophy has done the
world more good than harm, and we
are quite sure Mr.. Rockefeller's
Sunday-school talks on saving are
neither inspiring or very helpful.
Nobody ought to hoard his money
FOR the sake of getting rich. If he
does, he is sure to develop into
miser. He ought not to spend his
money foolishly because it is wrong
to do SO, and he certainly ought not
10 create obligations that he cannot
meet, for that is downright dishon-
esty. But we all know how worth
less an old skinfiint is to the commu-
nifty who has spent his life boarding
his gold merely to crafty the greedy
pleasure Of having it. We ali ad-
nire the man who is willing to put
his money in public enterprises for
the development Of his town and sec
ton. Nobody has a word of praise
for the hard and selfish and saving
miser who refuses to invest a dollar
that will bring a return to a soul
outside himself. We have this class
Of characters in the church some
times. The greatest attraction hea-
ven holds out for such men must be
that everything is free up there.
They allow brethren much less able
than themselves to bear the burdens
Of the church while they enjoy its
privileges and think they are getting
only their just dues. AS between
the two the proAigate spendthrift
is the more admirable. This is
a point in the training of a boy
that greatly puzzles the average
parent. Exactly where to draw the
line between economy and stinginess
is difficult to decide; but of the two
evils to which we are exposed, ex-
travagance or stinginess, the former
is the lesser. Charity and Children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
No Use Trying.

An old darkey wanted to join
fashionable city church, and the
minister, knowing it was hardly the
thing to do and not wanting to hurt
his feelings. told him to go home and
pray over it.
In a few days the darky came
back.
"Well, what do you think of it by
this time?" asked the preacher.
well sah," replied the colored
man, "Ah prayed an prayed, an
lie good Lord he says to me, 'Rastus.
All wouldn't bodder nah haid about
dat no mo-. Alive been tryin' to
git into dat chu 'ch mahse'f for de
las twenty yeahs, and All amt done
had no luck. '"-Christian Register.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Women who are ERYicd.

Those attractive women who are
lovely IN face, form and temper are tie
envy Of many, who might hc like them.
\ weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation or kidney
poisons show in pimrlcs, blotche-,
erustions and wrctcGed complexion.
For all such, Electric Bittcrs work
wonders. They regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys, purify the blood;
give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure
breath. smooth, vclvcty skin, lovely
complexion. Many charming women
owe their health and beauty to them.
SOC. at E. L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
From The Senate Archives.
While Daniel Webster was one

While Daniel Webster was once
addressing the senate on the subject
of internal improvements, and every
Senator was listening with close at
tention, the Senate clock commenced
striking, but instead of striking
twice at 2 ?. NJ, continued to strike
without cessation more than forty
times. All eyes were turned to the
clock, and Mr.. Webster remained
silent until the clock struck about
twenty, when he thus appealed to
the chair" Mr.. President, the clock
is out of order. l have the floor. .
Iudqe
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Confidence and Trust Made Many
Great,

The one way in which you may
best help a person is to show that
you believe in him. The great Edi-
son says, 'If it had not been for my
mothers absolute, cheerful faith in
me at critical time in my exper-
ience,I should very likely never have
become an inventor. | was always
careless boy and with mother Of
different caliber | should probably
have turned out badly. | never was
able to get along at school. | don't
know now what it was, but | was al
ways at the foot Of the class. | used
to feel that the teachers never SYM
pathized with me and that my father
thought that | was stupid, and at
last | almost decided that | was a
Ounce One day | overheard the
teacher tell the Inspector that was
stupid, and it would not be worth
while keeping me in school any long
er. was SC hurt by this last straw
that | burst out crying and went
home and told my mother about it.
Then | found out what good moth
er was. She brought me back to
school and angrily told the teacher
that he didn't know what he was
talking about, that | had more brains
than he had and a lot more talk like
that. In fact she was the most en-
thusiastic champion d boy ever had,
and | determined then and there
that | would be worthy of her and
show her that her confidence was
not misplaced
The testimony Of great men from
Pericles down, seems to be along
this same line. 'To save thee to me
means to save me to my art, wrote
the famous author of the Tristan to
the lady Of his heart, who always be-
lieved in him.
Wordsworth's definition of faith
as passionate intuition, "well BELTS,
too, the story Of the wives and
sWeethearts who discern the great
things their heroes are to Go in the
world, and by their loving faith hold
them to it. Thou art the only per-
son in the world necessary to me-"
wrote that reserved and solitary
Haw thorne to his wife, the while he
declared US all shadows till the heart
is touched, and the story Of the wife
who sent him forth to write the
matchless romances that electrified
the land when his government posi-
ton failed, confirms the truth Of it.
1t is idle to look for special cares
in so trite a claim as virtue in
woman's faith where mans achieve
ments are concerned, for the story is
at every fireside where pure love
reigns. The days of old when knights
were bold for the fair lady Of their
allegiance may have passed away;
but, to redeem the high faith reposed
in him by the woman Of his heart is
as much part of the true man n'sna-
ture now as ever, even though he
may not storm castles nor lead cru
sades in the path Of it.
To believe all things and hope all
things for that divine spark within
the human breast, is part of both
love and religion, however, which
more than the home should glorify.
To trust the good and appeal to the
divine in every man is the law of
life and salvation laid down by every
great sage or sacred teacher in hu-
man history. FIX.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

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. 35c., Tea or Tablets.
f. L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
# Yen are a Trifie Sensitive

about the size of your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes a size smaller by sprlnk-
limo Aliens Foot Ease into them. Just
the thing for Patent Leather Shoes
and for breaking new shoes. Sold
everywhere, 25 cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

The largest ltenl TnenCOHeu, 4O3,-
92O for clerk hire, includes not only
the salaries Of Secretary Loeb and
tive assistants, but those of about a
score Of clerks, stenographers, mes
sengers, some Of whom are telegraph
operators, others Of whom attend to
telephones connecting the executive
Offices with the various government
al departments. Selected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
Trouble Makers OuSted.

When sufferer from stomach
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Life Pills
he's mighty glad to see his dyspepsia
and indigestion fly, but more--he >
tickled over his now. fine appetite,
strong nerves, healthy vigor, all he
cause stomach, liver and kidneys now
work right. 2jc at +. 4. Whitehead
Comrany's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Mothers, have you tried HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea? It's a great
blessing to the little ones, keeps away
summer troubles. Makes them sleep
and grow. soc, Tea or Tablets. T..
I. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

There are many limitations OF De-
Wits Carbolizcd Witch Hazel Salvc-
DeWitt's is the original. BE sure you
get DcWitt's Carbolizcd Witch Hazel
Salvc when you ask for it. 1t is good
for cuts. burns and bruises, and j.
especially good for Piles. Sold by f.
L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

The Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposi-
ton is on. President Taft in the
White House last week touched the
button that put in motion the expo
sition wheels. The exposition cost
$4,000, 900, and was built in two
years. 1t was financed by the
Northwest.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Feel languid, weak, rundown?
Headache? Stomach off? Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock Blood
Bltters tones liver and stomach, pre-
NOTES digestion. purities the blood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

81 suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulct's relieved and
strengthened the bowels, SO that they
have been regular ever since. "A. +.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

We do not know OF any other pill
shat ! ~ good ~ DcWitt'S Little Eur
~ Risers, the famous little liver pills
small, gentle, pleasant and sure pills
with a reputation. Sold by +. I.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without scar. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, any jtching-
Doan's Ointment. Your druggist
sells it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
The Presidents Cost.

According to figures given out in
Washington, the cost Of maintaining
the President during the fiscal year
amounts to S229, ,430, including his
present salary. The various items
included in the budget are as fol-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
What is TranSpifiDg in North Carolina
and Other States.

The Florida House Of Representa-
tives has passed a bank guaranty
bill very much similar to the Okla
homa bank law.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Maud Don't you think they are
well matched? Mary Rather; he's
vegetarian and she's a grass widow.
-Pick-Me-Up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Stella-Will your graduation the
sis be long? Bella-Long enough,
but can hardly walk in it.-Ncw
York Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

1t is understood that the town Of
Littleton is soon to have a system of
electric lights. 1t is also rumored
that there will be an ice plant in
connection with the lighting appa-
ratus. The Sterling Manufacturing
Company, of Littleton will enlarge
it's present equipment, and furnish
all the necessary power.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

What does your husband like for
his breakfast" Anything haven't
got in the house. ."-Cleveland Lead
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

The agricultural monthly, Modern
Farming, paper that was published
in Richmond, has been consolidated
with the Progressive Farmer, a
weekly paper published in Raleigh,
and hereafter in conjunction with
the Progressive Farmer will be pub
lished weekly. The new paper will
be known as the Progressive Farm
er and Modern Farming"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10
:A332sa1ss Hare E;;daey
Trouble and HIeYcr SUSPECT it.
Gcw &c Find Cat.


Ecw &c Find Cat,
Fill 4 bottle or common glass wifi, vo,,r
vater and let it stand twcnty-f four hours:
S7r=77f gI@Sa brick dust sedi-
~ 8s7o :9ss': .:ssasS St55'''.nS; 95 a':'*;
WA fJI@@7XT5 4 appearance often
~ ArE1ST { / indicates an uu-
II ZTE2Jf JfN~--)>7el~~i healthy condi-
n ! r ~ y tion Of tie kid
~ " II fF>IT-1[~} 1leys; too fre-
t7t~2rSlL l. W. IUert desire to
<-=--'r-ans .as.-.,rs pass it Or pain in
ne PACK are also symptoms that tell YOU
Ire kidneys and bladder are out of order
and ueed attention
What TO 10.
There is comfort in the KNOWLEDGE so
ottcn expressed, that Or. KiI1fler's
,'+Ta11lp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
tulhIlS almost every wish in correCtitlo
IheHnlatis1n, pain il the back, kidneys,
LIVER, bladder and every part Of the urinary
Iassage. Corrects inability TO hold water
"1d sca!dl1g pain i'll passing it, or bad
elects following use OF liquor, wine or
beer, and overcon1es that unpleasant ne
"essity OF being compelled to 80 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
Immediate effect q Syya.rp=Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause ofits remarkable
health restoring prop t755EsFai..i 80 -
critics. IF you need
medicine you should s.ssa:.s
lave the best Sold by 4.ssAEes s-g .-l So
druggists ii fifty-cent ssts.5z sgs=ss33
and Onc-doilar sizes. H. =
You may have sample bottle sent free
t'ymail- Address d. Kiltller & Co., Bing-
llalntor, n. y. Mention this paper and
rerne1nberthcna1ue, Or. Ki1mer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Biugharlton,
\. x, OF every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

PUT me off at Twenty-third street
conductor" 'I'd much rather you
get quietly off Yourself"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

He-How is it you are always out
when | call you? She Just luck.
ife
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

Governor Kitclin, in response to a
request made to him, has furnished
his picture to be placed in an excur-
sion steamer that runs out from
Chicago, and has sent as piece of
wood to be used in United States
map to be placed on the ship section
of curly poplar. The steamship is the
United States" The pictures of
the Governors of all the States will
be framed and placed in the cabin.
The United States map, made of
wood, will also occupy the cabin.
Governors of the several States are
sending pieces Of wood with which
their States will be represented on
the map. A picture of the map will
be sent to the Governor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

The city of Asheville has planned
for splendid and excellent scheme
Of municipal advertising. From
twenty-five hundred to ten thousand
dollars is spent every year in
order the atural and other ad-
vantage neville may be made
known, nus attract people to
it's borders and cause the city to
push rapidly forward.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

t2S back are also symptoms that tell Won
Ire kidneys and bladder are cut of order
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-06-10

On the 18th of June the conven-
ton Of the Cotton Manufacturers
Association of the State of North
Carolina will be held in Charlotte.
Thus far fourteen conventions of
various kinds have met in Charlotte
since the first of January. On the
Fourth Of July the annual conven-
ton of the Rural Letter Carriers of
the State will meet there.