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The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

The judiciary is a coordinate
branch of the state government, and
the supreme court is generally regard
ed q the most dignifed of the three
branches. The court is the one thing
whose dignity and integrity must not
be assailed. The Democratic party,
now in power in the state of Nebraska,
10 playing horse" with the supreme
court. The tribunal is being kicked
about Is though it were football and
the state is being led up to q position
not unattended by danger. Some of
the Democrats in senate and house
seem determined to write enough polit-
ical history Of an unfavorable kind to
condemn them in the minds of the
people and insure their defeat two
years from now.-Lincoln Star.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

RENEWAL0- The dats opposite yoof name On
yoar paps. q vrappsf shows to what time your
0rheuipkioa = paid. Thus Jan06 elbows that
pavnsnt has bssn received up to Jan. 1. 1910.
1sbeg 70 Feb. I. lSH md % On. When payment
p nada. - dsts. which answers - . rsostpt.
v,.l b CHANGED :oooedinsly.
Dl1CONTNUANCRS- Rssponsibls subscrib-
suviu oonfinno 70 rscsive this journal until The
pahlishMs ~ noEiAsd b. lsttss 10 discontinue.
vhsa IN ansazaess must b paid. II yoo do not
Nh IL Journal continued for another year A.
~ - tine paid for has expired. Jon shoold
,esvioualy notify % 70 disoootinus e.
CHANGE IN ADDRE66tWhsa ordering .
shanoo n ths sddEsss. Subscribers should b sure
70 aivo tAair old - VII - tAs1f nsW address.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Dolls Become Idols.

A lady missionary recently left
Croydon for Qua hoe. on the west
coast Of Africa. taking with her .
large assortment Of dolls to give to ma
tive girls.
On arrival. however. the missionary
already there decided that the intend.
ed gifts should not be distributed. be
cause" 1t IL explained, "the instinct Of
worship would in all probability exalt
the dolls to the position Of idols" So
they are all being sent back to Eng.
land
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Thoughts.

It Is very important to cultivate
businesslike habits. An eminent friend
Of mine assured me not long ago that
when he thought over the many cases
he had known of men, even of good
ability and high character, who had
been unsuccessful in life, by far the
most frequent cause of failure was
that they were dilatory, unpunctual.
unable to work cordially with others.
obstinate in small things, and, in fact,
what We call unbusinesslike-LOr
Avebury.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.
[errett Fuller. nonresident:

To Merrett Fuller, nonresident:
You are hereby notified that ON the 18th day of
December. 1908. Jennie Fuller fled q petition
against yo1 in the District Court of Platte
county, Nebraska, the object and prayer of
which 10 to obtain . divorce from you on the
grounds Of your being of sufficient ability to
provide suitable maintenance for her have
1ected % to do. and that you have become an
habitual dFunkard,
You are required to answer said petition on or
before Monday, the 18th day Of January, 1909.
JENNIE FULLER Plaintiff,
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Another Chicago Novelty.

Eyes. they have q new sort of func-
ton in Chicago that IL quite the
rage"
What is It called?''
Its called moving-in party. When
the hostess learns that the empty
house next door is to be occupied she
calls her guests by telephone and
they come and draw cuts for the front
windows. and then sit there and size
up the new neighbor's stun as the
movers carry II in"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

Poor old John Kern! Defeated for
vice president, and repudiated by his
own party as . candidate for United
States senator, he seems to realize that
his political race has been run-and
lost. He has announced his intention
to retire from politics.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

A good many papers are now attack
ing Mr.. Roosevelt because he is about
to retire from his distinguished office,
and Mr.. Roosevelt is possibly becom-
ing q little out of humor, but all the
same, considering that no great ques-
tions confronted his administration
(great in the sense that war is great,
many believe he has been the greatest
president of the greatest country in
the world. Lincoln was weak in many
ways; under Roosevelt, the Civil war
would not have lasted half as long a.
it did. Lincoln was forced into the
emancipation proclamation. His ad-
visers begged him for months, without
avail, to issue it. And it was the
emancipation proclamation, and his
cruel assassination, that made him
great. Lincoln almost got on his
knees to the South, and said he had no
intention of interfering with the insti.
tuition of slavery. Lincoln was
greater orator than Bryan, and good
man, but he was not a great states
man, and Ae hadn't the nerve that
Roosevelt has. Lincoln happened at
history-making time; Roosevelt
made his fame during commonplace
period. Washington's fame was due
to the revolution; to the Declaration
of Independence, which France helped
Washington to make good. Washing.
toms fame is due largely to the French
who made him successful. Without
the assistance of the French, the
American colonists could not have
won. But nothing unusual happened
during Roosevelt's two terms as presi-
dent, except as he caused it to happen,
and he has set pace that, if followed
up, will do the country more good
than the emancipation proclamation.
He has made public evil, formerly
looked upon with wise winks and mods,
a disgrace. There are few big ras,
Gals left in congress, and, if Roosevelt
will expose them, many others will say
he is the greatest president the great
est country has ever had.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

Spectators have secured title to six
blocks Of land adjoining the state
university and want to sell it to the
state in order that the students may
have more room to play football.
Every "reformer" in Lincoln is in
favor of the scheme.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

The brief letter of ex. United States
Marshal Matthews, attacking Presi-
dent Roosevelt, recently given to the
public, sounds like a voice from the
tomb.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

The county optionists now claim
that they will not receive any help
from Governor Shallenberger in pay
ment for the assistance they rendered
him Last fall.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
ACTED UPON ~ SUGGESTION
That Thought May Produce Blister on
Hand, 10 Medical Fact.

It Is not generally known that
thought may produce a blister on tn"
hand or an ulcer on the foot. as well
AZ many other actual physical
changes in ones organism which are
little short of miraculous. 1 have nc
doubt that st. Francis Of Assist re-
ceived the stigmata of the crucihxion
on his hands and feet as historically
described. l have no doubt, because
its possibility has been put to the
proof within the past few years. and
by a friend of mine whom will name
Prof. Kraft Ebing of Vienna told a
young woman he would place a small
fly plaster upon her which would pro
duce q blister in a few hours. He
actually only put . postage STAMP
upon the skin, without her knowledge
and covered 1t over so securely with
bandages that she could not interfere
with it. The blister appeared as sug
gested.-Frederick Peterson, NJ. D., IL
Golfers.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Capable Of Intense Hest.

The electric furnace IL capable Of At
tanning . heat Of 1900 degrees. This
Il . fearful temperature and will melt
almost everything solid known to man.
In comparison with this heat. q red
hot iron bar would be called cold.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Norwegian Industries.

Notwithstanding the great reputar
tation Of Norway for fishing. only
about sh Per cent. of the population
Of that country i've By the fisheries.
Nearly e0oAax 80 supported By a.
dou1tUO - - 1pro0tA
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

The Oklahoma guarantee law does
not appear to be as popular with the
Democratic members of the legislature
- it was prior to the election last fall.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

Up to the present time no member
of the legislature has brought forward
. revenue bill to replace the one now
In force.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
BOY OR GIRL FIRST?
WHICH IS PREFERABLE TO START
FAMILY.
Many Reasons Why Boy Would Seem
Most Desirable, and Equally
Good Arguments In Favor
Of the Girl.

family should be q boy. Then II the
father dies the post of head Of the
family falls to him naturally. He BE-
comes its protector. Whether or not
the father dies. the Oldest child. II q
boy. can stand between the younger
children and the world, in their play
contact with 1t. True. there are no
little mother" possibilities in him,
and he is an Indifferent nurse; there
fore. in many tenement families. the
birth Of q daughter a. the first child
is preferred.
That is one Of the drawbacks about
being an elder sister. She IL too han
dy to have around the house. She
becomes the maid of all work. We
know Of several charming women.
now well along in spinsterhood. whose
destiny unfulilled may be charged to
the fact that they were elder sisters.
They were always nursing babies
somebody else's babies. The cares Of
the household descended on them pre-
maturely, and their old-fashioned
ways. the SOLDERING marks Of resp0n-
sibility in face and manner, lessened
their appeal to the captious and row
ing fancy Of young men. To the han
dicap Of diminished opportunity was
added the handicap Of diminished
charm.
1t is well. then, for q girl to have
an older brother. 1t is not always for
tunate for her to have two or three
younger sisters. Humanity's natural
sense Of justice has long discerned
this. Jacob. If you remember. had to
take Leah to wife before he was al
lowed to espouse her younger sister.
Rebecca. The feeling, very marked
among the Jews and sometimes stereo-
typed into a custom, has strength
among all peoples. In return for an
elder sisters sacrifices. the family
sense of fair play requires that her
younger sisters shall not become her
competitors. They are expected to
stand aside, to remain in the back
ground. until she has had q chance to
annex a man.
Sometimes pretty often, indeed
the event shows that the younger sis
ter has not kept far enough in the
background. The captious and rowing
fancy Of the elder sisters steady" is
attracted by the vision Of fresher
charms in the same family circle. and
woman's invincible foe, youth, strikes
her down through the arm Of . daugh-
ter of the same mother. Probably
ten thousand novels and plays have
been written about this thene-the
characteristic theme Of "Cinderella"-
and apparently most Of them have
seen the light in England. The riv.
airy of sisters seems to be more def
mite and overt there than elsewhere.
shall the elder sister rule?" then, is
at all times q live and poignant issue.
The rebellion Of the younger one
against q rule represented as tyran-
nical is often a sympathetic episode
and sometimes the oldest daughter hae
general popularity as slight as
stepmother's. The sutton, at any rate.
will not have regard for the claims of
primogeniture- they are re-en-
forced by dowry discrimination
he is q tame lover who will let the
rule first come, first served" deter
mine his choice of a wife. Still, ad-
hitting numerous exceptions. the rule
is good one, as applied to sisters.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

There's one good thing about
college yell," observed the man on his
way to the football game, "and that is
that while they're giving it they can't
sing q college song"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

Reports from Lincoln indicate that
Mr.. Bryan is not running the legisla-
ture. Senator Ransom appears to be
the "boss."
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

French Prov0rb.
An ounce Of favsr goes farther than
IN ounce Of justtc2
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

psrfeetIno the intellect
The intellect is perfected not BY
knowledge but by activity.-Aristotlo
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Senator Tillman's rugged honesty
is rarely mentioned now.

The noisiest man in the legislature
Is Senator Ransom of Douglas.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Miaht Oruanize q Society.

wight OT01nIze Soctety.
We have in this country the mate.
rial for . strong organization to b.
composed exclusively q the gFandnn,
Tiers Of future dukes,
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
The 1umpinQ Place.

Many man has gone to the wall
because he was unable to see the par
tition between enterprise and chi.
canery.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
Real Secret Of Success,

Real Secret Of Success.
Some say push is the secret Of
success" says the Philosopher of Fol-
~. "and some say it's pull But
you've got to get beneath the surface.
The secret is dig"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

The A B C. and xYzof
ADVERTISING
: :s:E: .: : ..: . . on :....ss: No.
story is told Of prisoner who called the judge
fool The judge fined him $40. He paid the fine
but asked: DO you fine people for thinking, your
Honor?" The judge answered in the negative.
"Wen." he said, Il think you're fool STILL"
If should print my personal opinion Of some big
advertisers like not I'd get fined but it is perfectly
safe to think
If traveller came to you and talked of the stuff
him down at once as an idiot.
The talk is unnatural; sounding brass and a
tinklng cymbal; unreal insncere, dead. The reader
feels that isn't the advertiser who is talking that
there really isn't anybody talking that the words
just printing.
OOOO advertising IS SOOO INC udnA, AOueSt
kind that convinces.
An advertisement of one hundred words should
make the reader think five thousand words; and
herein is the whole secret Of good copy isn't what
you say that counts but the chain Of thought which
your advertising creates.
The more you fuss over your advertising copy the
poorer the result 1t isn't job to suer about or to
Soc. An;6 f01 If vOr1
want to make an advertising hit all you need to do
is to talk to the reader Of the newspaper talk
across the counter to a customer.
Two Irishmen chased a wildcat up tree. Pat
went up to shake him off while Mike remained below
to catch him when he fell. Both successful but
Mike and the wildcat soon in a rough and
tumble scrap below. Pat called out Shall Oh come
DOWN an help you how'd him, Mixer "Nawl
Begorra, come DOWN, Pat, an help me let him 60"
Advertising is a wildcat up tree. Once you
have shaken him off, the problem Of Letting 60 is
quite as difficult the problem Of "howldins on"
But what you need in either is nerve; and
reasonable assurance regarding the future.
1t rarely pays to splurge. Make your appropria-
ton deliberately and carefully. Prepare good copy.
Advertise continuously; every day at least every
week. Your store is the seed the plant. The
advertising is the rain and the sunshine You can't
rush the growth 1t may take weeks or months to
produce flowers fruit.
12vmn~att%%
y Company Chirasol
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
EvanaeliStiC Services.

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 31st and
continuing through Sunday. Feb.
7th, evangelistic services will be held
here at the Trinity Episcopal Church,
conducted by Archdeacon VIM. M i.
Jeferies. There will be three SER
vices each day: Holy Communion
every morning at 8 o'clock; Bible
Reading each afternoon at $50; Mis-
sion Services and sermon every night
at 8 o'clock. There will be Mission
services and sermon each Sunday at
II o'clock. Sermon Sunday after
noon, February It'll, at 4 o'clock for
men. Saturday afternoon, February
9Th, at 8 O'Clock, special children
services will be held.
These services will be altogether
interesting and instructive and will
serve as a great stimulus to church
work This will be week of un-
usual interest and the public is in
vited to attend all the services.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Short Term OF Court.

The first term Of the spring court,
which was given up entirely to the
trial of State cases, began Monday,
the 25th, and adjourned Tuesday the
Goth, Judge O. H. Guion presiding.
There were only twenty-seven cases
on docket, and all Of these were Of
minor importance. There was only
one prisoner in Jail for this term Of
court. He was convicted, and sent
to work on the roads for sixty days.
The Grand Jury was composed of
the following men:
J. S. Bowers, foreman; W. E..
Smith; R. w. Barnes; A. B. Crawley;
Robert Shaw; John L. Patterson; P.
c. Gregory: A. a. White; L. l..
Cook; G. w. Green; Louis Shearin;
J. w. KING; w. E. Bowers; J. O..
Wyche; J. w. Warren; w. H. Clay;
J. r. Mohorn; and B. D. Carter.
N. H. Hudson, officer to wait on
Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury reported that the
County Jail and the County Home
were in good condition, and recon-
mended that improvements be made
around the Co1rt House.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Celebration Of Lees Birthday.

Tuesday, January 10Th. the Buck
Kitchin Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans met in the Graded School Build
ing to observe the birthday Of Gen,
Robert E. Lee. Mr.. w. F. Butter
worth, Commander of the Camp,
presided at the meeting. A pleas.
ant and entertaining program was
rendered which was thoroughly en-
joyed by all those present.
The principal feature of the exer-
cises was the address of Mr.. Albion
Dunn on the life of General Lee. 1t
was an able and interesting review
of his life and was greatly enjoyed
by the Old Soldiers.
Major Neal introduced resolu-
ton to the effect that hereafter the
Trustees Of the Scotland Neck Grad
ed School give holiday on Lees birth
day. Prof. Wilson assured Major
Neal that the children of the school
should always be given the oppor-
tunity to attend the exercises held
in celebration Of the birth of this
great man.
After the conclusion of the exer-
cises, the Daughters of the Connfed-
eracy invited the Veterans to par.
take of good and bountiful dinner
which they had prepared for them
and which was served in the hospita
BILE home of Mr.. J. l.. Josey.
Every feature of the occasion was
enjoyed with the keenest delight by
all the members of the Camp, ano
one and all pronounced the ceie-
hration a pleasing success.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Road Board Resolutions.

In the last meeting held in Scot
land Neck, N. c., Jan. 18th, the
Road Board passed the following
Resolutions:
LIST. Resolved: That the Road
Board pay to the Secretary 81. so per
month for his services ard that the
Secretary be fined s1.0O for absence
from any meeting, provided he be
not excused by the Board on ac-
count of sickness or sickness in fami-
ly. That the Secretary notify mem
bers of the Board by Postal Card, in
advance of the time land where held,
and the hour Of Regular and Called
meetings.
End. Resolved:-Tnat the Road
Board pay each member S1O0 for
his attendance at each meeting, and
if any member receives pay for at
tendance upon one or more Regular
meetings, and is absent from such
meetings afterwards unless from
sickness, or sickness in family, and SO
excused by the Board, he shall be
fined 81 90 for each and every alb
sence afterwards, and 25 cents for
absence from any Called meeting
when notified by the Secretary.
We want a full meeting at every
session, as we cannot do our duty to
ourselves and our duty to the Public
if we stay away and do not gather
new ideas from each other in these
Board meetings. We know you are
interested in good roads but you
must attend our meetings to keep in
touch with what we are all striving
for and want to do.
We trust all members will be pre-
sent at all meetings. We want, and
are always glad, to have the Public
attend our meetings, as we consider
it a public trust, and their ide as can
but do all of US good.
Speak to your friends and invite
them to come. We meet the second
Tuesday in each month.
Very sincerely,
w. H. HEDGEPETH, S ec'y.
d. Nj. PRINCE, Chairman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Sale of Land.

By virtue of power vested in me
by that Deed Of Trust executed to
me by A. L White and duly record
ed in the office Of Register of Deed
for Halifax county in Book l95 at
page 1853, shall sell for cash in the
Town Of Scotland Neck on the goth
day of February at II O'clock Noon,
all the right, title, and interest Of A.
L. White. being one-fourth un-
divided interest, in and to the fol-
lowing described tract Of land, lying,
being and situate in the County of
Halifax and State of North Carolina,
to wit:
Bounded by the lands Of W. h..
Leggett, Mrs. Nina Delaney, the
heirs of Minnie E. Taylor, by Deep
Creek, and known as the "Old Capt.
White Place. and containing Five
Hundred acres, more or less.
Much valuable timber on said place.
This January 18th, 1909.
ALBION DUNN,
Trustee
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Sale of Land.

By virtue of power vested IN me
by that deed Of trust executed to me
by Philip Eynum and wife, Amy By
mum on the 18th day Of December,
1908, and duly recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Halifax
County in Book 176 on page $50, |
shall sell for cash to the highest bid
der at Public action III the Town of
Scotland Neck on Saturday the 9th
day of February, 1909, at Il O'Clock
Noon, the following described real
estate, lying, being, and situate III
the County Of Halifax add State of
North Carolina, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point where the
old Halifax road crosses the road
from Kehukee Swamp to Smiths
Landing at stake on the North side
Of said road. thence with r. E. Han
cocks line along the North side Of
said road N So 81 w 2 30-l00 chains
to line described in certain deed
from Noah Biggs to r. Z. Hancock
as a New Made Line, thence along
this New Made Line s 10 81 " 4
73-1OO chains TO stake K. h. Han
cocks and Jim Davis corner) thence
r. E. Hancock line S 10 T, 70 37-100
chains to the said road from Kehu-
kee Swamp to Smith S landing, thence
along the road 80 - E l chain, N
441-2 E9 7-1OO chains to the begin
ming and containing thirty-three and
49, 100 acres. more or less, and being
the same tract Of land that was con-
veyed to the said Philip Bynum by
Noah Biggs and wife by deed Of re-
cord in Halifax County.
This January 9th, 1909.
ALBION DUNN,
2S-5t. Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Notice..

As assignee for benefit of the
creditors ST S. w. and j. G. Morri-
sett. formerly trading as Morrisett
Brothers, hereby notify all persons
having claims against said parties or
firm, to present them to me for pay
ment on or before December 22d.
1909. All persons indebted to them
will kindly make immediate settle
ment with the undersigned.
This January 9th. 1909.
F. p. SHIELDS,
l-2S-1t Assignee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
How TO
Gain Flesh

lkrsons have been known to
biz a .2o.arda dayby taking an
nnce of SCOTS Emulsion. It
Strange, bur it often happens.
kmehow the ounce produces
3 pound; it seems to start
E digestive machinery going
koper!y, so that the patient is
DE to digest and absorb his
rdinary food which he could
DIT do before, and that is the
by the gain is made.
certain amount of flesh is
ecessary for health; if you
Ave not got it you Can get it
y taking