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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
MuIching Potatoes.

Seven years experience ut the Ne
braska experiment station indicates
that mulching is fairly satisfactory
way of growing potatoes on small
scale. although the method Is prac-
ti.able only when the mulching mate
rial can be Obtained very cheaply. Old
hay or straw should be spread about
four inches deep just before the plants
appear and after the ground has been
narrowed once or ;wi.e after plant
ing. Rather lar"e seed pieces should
be planted iwo or three inches deep
and the hills ShoGll he placed 1Sx18
or .ax24 inches
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
FINEST CLIMATE on EaR+a.
Travellers with One Accord Award
Palm to Porto Rico.

What the north knows as delightful
s,.rmer warmth prevails in Port" Rico
the wear round straw hats with mus
lins and shirt waists are as suitable
and as much worn in December as in
August. In that statement the climate
can be better understood than from
even reliable figures showing the mean
temperatura: figures III sucb An in
stance generally convey an lndeiinlte
idea to the average mind. The eli
mate is not tropical, it is semi-trop-
icai, neither enervatingly warm nor
chillingly cool; it is just right, and
therefore delightful.
Every variety CT person in every sec
ton of Porto Rico says advantages
have come to the natives from Amer
lean occupation Of the island. Busi
ness men assert that business has re
ceiyed new vigor, their field of opera
tiOns has heen extended SO that fre5i
markets are opened to them, markets
that have this early proved profitable
and are yet unsatisfied and unsupplied
ready for more than Porto Rico pro
duces ard can be made 10 produce.
Beyoni this American occupation
has added to the prosperity of the ra
! tives by bringing to Porto Rico a NUM-
Der OF large American concerns tha
/ have csta blished permanent busi
! ness houses.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
Words to Freeze the Soul.

Your son has consumption. His
words were spoken to Geo. +. Blevens,
IL leading merchant in Springfield, NC.
by two expert doctorS-onc lung spe-
cialiSt. Then was shown the wonder
ful power of DR.. King New Discovery.
After three weeks use, writes Mr..
BlcvcnS, The was ~ well as ever. |
wotsh not take all the money in the
world for what it did for my boy" In
falliblc for coughs and colds, it is the
safest, surest cure of desperate Lung
diseases on cart =. = Whitehead
Co. Guarantee satisfaction. Trial bot
| tie free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
BUTTER-MAKING ADVICE.
Practical Suggestion from Woman
Who Is Experienced Hand.

Mrs. A. Joseph, woman farmer.
has written very interesting article
on butter making She writes as fol
lows:
When butter is high, why should We
buy 1t When it can be made at home
with very little expense and trouble?
With two good COWS one can nave
all the milk and cream needed for
the table and cooking and at the same
time make enough butter for family
IF six, seven or eight
Never keep COW that gives less than
200 pounds of butter fat pcr year, as
it will take about 80 pounds Of but
ter fat to keep her, and you want
some profit.
Alfalfa. meal and middlings are by
far the rest and cheapest food, and
of course she should have hay food
also. 1t is we'll to give her sonie green
feed, too, such as grass and carrots,
and if near a cider mill and the pulp
can he procured it will make excellent
! food
Do not keep Il COW in dark barn
or shed that does not admit the sun
! light. Put windows in it that will
! let in the light and sunshine to every
| corner. This will help keep off the
dread tuberculosis t" which many
COWS are subject.
The milk should be kept clean, and
after straining Gf one has no sep
! arator, should be poured into ordi
nary milk cans and kept in a cool
dry place.
Some claim that if the milk !:
warmed slightly before straining the
cream will rise more quickly. 1t |!
also remarkable that if the pantry
milk house or wherever the milk i!
kept is light the cream will rise bette
and be a richer color.
when the cream becomes thicl
enough skim 1t carefully and see tha
no milk is mixed with It. Set it in ;
+. large crock to sour. When it become!
thick ana soir it is ready for churn
ing. A little over two quarts Of cream
will make two pounds of butter.
If one has no churn very mex
pensive way of churning is the fol
lowing:
i.iacr The cream in a cool mill
crock. Then with 2 very. heavy wir
egebeater beat the cream With long
quick strokes-just the stroke yol
would use in beating eggs.
Do not stir around, as it spoils tn
grain of the butter. Continue bea'
ing ,intii ths cream becomes thick an
forms into little grains.
Remove the beater and stis III
cream with a small-sized butter pat
; die until all the grains are Saihere
, together.
Save the buttermilk. as it can b
Dsed for a good many things if on
has no pigs t. enjoy it.
Drain the butter well; press in se'
eral places with the paddle and plae
under a faucet Of cold water, or POI
tho water over it, repeating sever;
timex and taking care to drain
much of the milky water ont as po
5 sible each time.
(, When it is thoroughly drained was
p the paddles in cold water and sprink
with salt. The butter should also
sprinkled with salt. about tabl
: snoouft, to each pound of butter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

An old lady, travelling for the first
time in a large city. saw a g!aring
sign on the front of high building,
which read, "The Smith Manufac-
ing Company.
AS she repeated it aloud slowly
she remarked to her nephew:
Laws "a mercy! Well, I've
heard tell Of Smiths all my life, but
never knew before where they
made 'em ~ London Tit-Rits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
Swept Over Niagara.

His terrible calamity often happens
because careless boatman ignores the
rivers warning--growing ripples and
faster current. Natures warnings are
kind. That dull pain or ache in the
back warns you the kidneys need at
tcntion ii you would escape fatal mala-
dics-Dropsy. Diabetes or Brlght's dis
ease. Take Electric Bittcrs at once and
see backachc fly and all your best feel
ings return. After long suffering from
weak kidneys and lame back, one 81. 90
bottle wholly cured me, ~ writes }. r.
Blankcnship, oi Bclk, Tenn. Only SOC
ut f.. r. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
Automatic Eog-Soiiar.

The automatic electric egs boilers.
like those on he Lusitania and Mau-
retania, are able TO cook 200 eggs at
once. a clock arrangement causing the
basket containing the eggs TO hop out
of the water al any half-minute up 10
six minutes Another novelty is a self
dumping oyster cooker for stews. AT
the expiration of a given time the
cooker pours its contents into a soup
electricity
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

Kodol insures good digestion ny
absolutely duplicating Nature >
normal process. in perfectly digest
ing AL food taken into the stom-
ach. Az. +ha
While Kodol is doing this, the
stomach is resting-and becoming
strong and healthy. A strong ana
healthy stomach guarantees q
sound and active brain.
The man with sound s.onacl
"A stomach that is doing for the
body lust what Nature intended
II to dos the man who is AWAY
nrepared for any emergency. lie
IS there with the goods ;.
The man with a sick stomach, Is
a man sick all over. Nhen the
stomach is irritated by unoiges'e..
food. the blood and heart are al
rectly affected. Then dullness, un
natural sleepiness, sick-headaches
vertigo and fainting spells. an'
even serious brain trouble develop
Kodol will prevent these. ;.
Squirting the stomach and prail
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
When Rui,beFs Become Necessary

and your shoes pinch. Alien Foot
Ease. a powder, to be shaken into the
shoes is Just the thing to use. Try 1t
for Breaking i'll New Shoes. eoid eve
rvwbere, o5c. Sample free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. \. Don I
accent any substitute.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

Correspondent Do you know,
Senator, that the crack in the liberty
bell has extended several inches late
ly? Pessimistic Statesman No, |
hadn't heard that. But ! know
there's hole in the Constitution big
enough to drive an elephant through.
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

MIX the salt in thoroughly with the
paddles, place ii on cool plate or
mold into whatever shape is desired
Wooden butter molds are good and
small stamps can be bought for
small sum. but Cnc can form the but
ter nicely with the naddies
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

William j. Bryan has accepted the
invitation rendered him BY the Flor
ida Legislature to address that BODY
sometime within the near future.
Owing to present engagements 1t
will be impossible for him to 40 SO
until sometime next month.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

Don't let the baby suffer from ccza-
ma. sores or any itching OF the SKIN.
Deans Ointment gives instant feiieI'
cures quickly Perfectly SAFE Tor cfnl-
,,rcn. All druggist sell IT.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

The Florida Senate last week pass
ed by vote of "a to 7 the Hilburn
bill for submission Of Statewide pro-
hihition to the voters Of the State.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

WAS your father college BRED
Eyes. but we never mention It. Inc
college he went to had rotten loot,
hall team. Chicago Record-H Herald
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

In Turkey there are two fac
tions lined up against each other,
each faction fighting with all its
strength and power and influence to
accomplish the end that is its cherish
ed hope. The conflict between these
two factions is spoken Of as the con-
fict between Musselman piety and
Western ideas. and it is one that, in
all possibility, will end in war.
The advocates Of Musselnan piety,
who are the believers Of the ancient
teachings of the prophet Mohammed,
declare that nothing else will suffice
than that his teachings be the faith
of the Turkish peopls. On the other
hand the advocates Of Western ideas,
who demand that the teachings Of
Western Europe be accepted, declare
that they will make no compromise,
and nothing less than what they de-
mand will satisfy them. From pres
ent indications it seems that war is
inevitable.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

The growing demand for the in
come tax, as proposed il the bill in
troduced by Senator Bailey, is
thoroughly alarming the Republican
leaders in the Senate. They see in
it great menace to the protective
tariff principle. It ;s estimated that
the bill will raise from $60,00O,0 600
to 500. GOO, 600, an amount something
like one-third or one-fourth of the
amount usually produced by the
duty on imports. If the bill is pass
ed, the various schedules Of the tariff
will inevitably be reduced, and this
the Republicans do not desire. In
opposing the income tax bill which
bears particularly upon men Of great
wealth, they are also fighting for the
life Of the principle Of protection
hence their concern thdt the. bill
shall not pass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
What is TranSpiriDg in North Carolina
and Other States.

At a recent meeting Of the North
Carolina Press Association it was de-
cided to hold the next annual con-
vention at Hendersonville June %
and oath, 1909. The program has
not been gotten up yet, but it is be-
ing prepared and will be announced
in due time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
The Value of Good
Digestion
.., Kodol keeps the stomach at par value,
~ ;nsur;nq good digestion Kodol cures Dyspepsia

TO special effort by "tonics ana
"stimulants" doesn't cure anytnihs,
or accomplish any good. Neltner
does dieting. Indigestion ana tne
serious ailments which 1T lnduces
can be averted and corrected only
by natural means.
Kodol supplies this naturai
means. 1t performs the stomachs
work for it--iust as the stomach
should perform it-while the stom-
ach takes little rest, FOR tho
stomach's sake.
Our Guarantee
| Go to your druggist today and get COL
| lar bottle Then after You nave useo INC
| entire contents OF the bottle II You can
| honestly say that IL has not done YOU any
| good return the bottle 10 the druggist anu
| he viii refund your money without queo
tion or delay. We will then pay the orug,
| pist for the bottle. Don't hrsitnte' az
druggists know that our guarantee - gooe.
This offer applies to The large bottle on,y
and to but one in a family. Ihe large M oot-
flo contains 2Ia times much as the nity
cent bottle. ,.h..
Kodol is prepared at the iaDorS
tories of f. C. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

A cotnr.r:scr Of the exports OF
the United States to Japan with the
imports of Japan to the United
States gives the following interest
ing figures:
Our exports to Japan for 1909
were S:5}3 :s:53, t'24 ,7s1. as compared with
SAL ,O68, ,5O8 for 1907. The imports
from Japan to the United States for
1908 were S63,918,330. as compared
with S71, ,753, ,379 for 1907.
The ..ii1ports Of tea from China
continue to decrease, while those Of
japan remain about the same.
Japan supplies the United States
with 60 per cent. Of its silk imports
md v~hiIe the Imports in silk to the
United States have detrcesea censld
erably, Japan has hardly been affect
ed by it. figures showing that I'M
ports Of tea from Japan have de
creased only about 81 900, 900, Wher
the tote! decrease has been abou
so,Oo0,O00.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

Mans life on earth is a temptation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29

Beginning June 8th and continuing
through the 10th, the Confederate
Reunion is to be held at Memphis.
Memphis will give the glad hand to
all the Confederate veterans, and the
in this year is expected to be
most notable one. North
Carolina will have fine representa-
ton at the Reunion, and the gather
ing. of the men VINO III gray fought
battles that astonished the world
will be an occasion of much com
radeship and enthusiasm.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
pod Advertising

+ 10 business what steam Is to
Machinery. that great propelling
mower. Til paper gives results.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-29
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E. 7. Whitehead Company.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08
WANTED
A Pagan Renaissance.
(By Norman Murray

(By Norman Murray
"Convince man again his will and
he is of the same opinion still''
The prominence given all over the
Englsh-speaking world to the Centenary
of Thomas Paine's death ought to convince
all thoughtful people of the trend of the
thought of the present day. The history of
the French Revolution and the place Vol
tare holds in the minds of all intelligent
French people ought also to suggest the
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08
INGERSOLL MEMORIAL PICNIC.

Following his annual custom, Mr. f. b.
Moffitt, of Newton, Iowa, will, on Sunday,
August 8, the date of this publication, cele-
brate the life and work of the late Col
Robert G. Ingersoll, with picnic, speeches.
etc, in his own magnificent grove These
annual memorial meetings are usually at
tended by large number of Iowa Free
thinkers, and there are no known reasons
why the celebration Of this year should not
be the equal of its predecessors in point
of attendance and interest
The principal address will be delivered
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08

lines of organization that will appeal to the
people. In view of the fact that 1 am de-
termined to continue this winter the attack
on Christianity which commenced last win
ter | am pestered with advice to give it up
as Improbable to myself and of no use to
anyone. Then the remark is passed that
there must be some power higher than our
selves and that the vicious are curbed by
fear to be more useful members of society.
Now to all this | answer as follows:
Why should I go to the Jews for a re-
ligion? How does an old Hebrew patri-
archal scoundrel like Abraham, or Jacob,
or Moses, or Joshua, or David become bet
ter models than the famous Greek philoso-
pliers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, etc. ?
The great trouble with modern free
thought is that there are too many light
weights who think themselves heavy
weights. They think they know more than
Voltaire or Thomas Paine or Ingersoll.
Now my suggestion is that we start begin
ming next year to celebrate the birth of
Robert G. Ingersol-11th of August The
question of god and a future life we
should wisely leave as J. C. Watkins left
it in the Blade of 25th July.
Sufficient for us in our day and genera
ton if we can abolish Semitic superstition
the Bible and the Sabbath. Freethinkers
should be more acquainted than they are
with the beauties of Pagan philosophy
This is rich mine of which unfortunately
English-speaking Freethinkers appear to
know very little. Then we should take
more interest in modern reform movements.
Priestcraft is not the only evil of our day.
There are the evils of gambling, drunken
ness and prostitution. Freethinkers have
not yet put themselves very strongly on
record against these evils.
Then we have allowed too many loose
living people to become associated with us
such as free-lovers and anarchists.
The force of Ingersol consists as much
in his noble clean, bameess life, as his
Freethought Let us make him our patron
saint and organize pilgrimages to his grave
every eleventh of August
Montreal, Canada.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08
WHY MEN SHOULD TALK SENSE.
(By May Beals-Hoffpauir.)

by May Beals-Hoffpauir.)
The article in recent issue of the Blade
"Why Women Should Not Vote" is quite
the most ridiculous 1 have ever read on
that subject. No one has ever asked that
any woman be compelled to vote. Are
men compelled to vote? There is world
of difference between being compelled to
vote and being forbidden to vote. Any
high-spirited person should resent the
former as much as the latter. l am sur
prised that freethinker can so confuse
and distort the real issue.
All who write against woman suffrage
and most who write for it fail to make
any distinction between the two separate
questions: "Should women vote?" and
"Should women be forbidden to vote?'
The former question is one that every wo-
man should decide for herself, according
to the dictates of her own conscience. The
latter is shameful question; question
that any man, since the days of Paine and
Jefferson, should blush even to hear.
The idea of compelling women to vote
has never been advocated in any land Mr..
Booher is equally mistaken in imagining
that his so-called arguments are new. The
"woman S sphere" prejudice was rdiculed
many years ago until it retired from the
field in shame. ] have never seen it adj
vanced except in old, old books and never
thought to see it in modern print
I intended to write more on this subject
but it occurs to me that Mr.. Booher must
be humorist whose sole sim in writing so
foolish and antiquated an artirle was to
stir up hornets nest among the suf-
fragettes. IF not ! advise him to read some
of the articles or books published about
the middle of the last century when the
wOman's movement was not considered
worthy serious argument and was forced
to answer this sort of drive
Rafter, Tennessee.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08

A FREETHINKER NOT A MATE
RIALIST.
(By j. Frantz.)

reminded of Brother Wades criticism; and
although Comrade Doctor Hausman has
been kind enough to answer my critic in
so able a manner, | still find | have a few
words to say. l would first advise Brother
Wade to kindly re-read my criticism in
criticism of the criticism which was criti-
cised by our great critic, Mr.. John Mad
dack. Then to kindly read my answer to
the criticism of the editor of the Humani-
tartan Review, which will be found in the
July issue; and if he will compare the two
and think, no further answer, | am sure,
would be necessary.
He makes a statement that we are not
open to conviction. / shall begin with this
statement, which is positively untrue. Mr..
Wade does not know us Materialsts. He
does not know that we will not accept a
thing as true until thorough investigation
has been made and we find it to be so.
When a thing is demonstrable, it can no
longer be fable. We are open to convic-
ton, and we admit that we don't know
things when we don't But we don t fear
to make Investigations. / have read all the
books which Mr.. Wade mentioned, and a
considerable number of others similar to
them. / have not however swallowed their
contents. / did little thinking in connec-
ton with their subject mat Ter, and further
more | have investigated that field long
before Mr.. Wade thought of it. / don't
go to the above mentioned books for facts,
but for fables. Ny facts / get from my
surroundings, observations. plain common
sense and from the reading of real scien-
tifc works by sincere scientists and in
vestigators. (Not those Of the Mrs. Eddy
type.)
| don't wish to repeat Comrade Dr.
dausman' s answer in reference to Brother
Wade's so-called facts the Doctor having
made everything so clear that no further
ymment is necessary. But / wish to men,
hon once more that we are not narrow sec
tarians: we know that we do not know it
u, and we are open to conviction Only
ring us your spirits so that we can ex-
anime them, and if we find them to be true
pirits, we will accept them, and so with
anything else.
Why should we affiliate with Christian
dentists, spiritualists, dogmatists, or any
other lists? We shall go on advocating
what we think to be true, and let you 90
Sour way We will not affiliate with you
until we are convinced of the truth of your
theories, and we do not expect you to af-
Nate with us until you are convinced of
y soundness of our position. You ex-
Sss your theories and I will express
Blue-grass blade., 1909-08-08
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

mine, and our readers can be the judges
as to which are most worthy of acceptance
San Francisco, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
MATERIAL CUT IN
WESTBOUNO RATES
Average Reduction of 10 Cents
Per Hundred Pounds on All
Commodity Tariffs

WASHINGTON. April 26.-An impor-
tant series of rates was today filed with
the interstate commerce commission af-
fecting westbound traffic to Pacific
coast terminals. The rates. which are
to become effective June ;, make an
average reduction of 10 cents per 100
pounds on all commodity tariffs from
the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific
coast
On January 1 the transcontinental
railroads put into effect rates to the
Pacific coast to which the western
shippers strenuously objected. 1t was
evident that complaints were to be
made to the interstate commerce com
mission unless some equable adjust
ment of the question could be reached.
In February at Chicago conferences
were held between representatives of
the shippers and railroads, at which a
tentative agreement was reached. The
result of that agreement is embodied in
the tariffs just filed. No reduction has
been made in the eastbouaS traffic from
the Pacific coast, but it is expected that
tariffs soon to be filed will make a cor
responding reduction on such traffic.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
TWO ADMIRALS TO PASS
Upon OSBURN-EVANS KISS
Court of Inquiry Meets This
Morning at Mare Island Yard

VALLEJO, April 26.-Two admirals
wiz sit upon the board Of inquiry or
dered to Investigate the famous os-
burn-E Evans kiss. with them viii be
TWO lieutenant commanders. The gov
ernment, it appears. is sparing no
tasent to learn when a kiss ceases to
be merely a kiss. The board of in
o,iiry will meet tomorrow morning.
1t viii be composed of Rear Admiral
Louis Kempn. Rear Admiral William
q wise. Lieutenant Commander T. w.
Eberle and Lieutenant Commander W.
Blamer.
The hearing will be behind closed
doors. Lieutenant F. w. Osburn viii
be invited to explain TO his brother
officers why he bestowed a caress upon
the wife Of Naval Constructor Holden
A. Evans. Osburns defense, as far
as can be learned. will consist of the
counter query, why does any man
want to kiss the lips of a pretty
wonian2"