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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
The Printing Telegraph Machine,

A revolution in the sending and
receiving Of telegraph messages IS
gradually taking place throughout
the United States owing to the print
ing telegraph machines which are
being installed III the metropolitan
offices OF the telegraph companies.
As these machines can be operated
by inexperienced girls, they Go away
with the services Of a large number
of trained telegraph operators.
In sending, the messages are
punched" or spelled out in he
Morse characters Oh an endless tape.
The tape is then fed into sending
machine where a wheel moves it
along. The holes in the tape allow
contacts to be made which control
the receiving mechanism.
The receiving machine is some
what like an electrically controlled
typewriter. Electrical contacts
made through the holes iii the tape
cause the proper oars to be struck.
So fast is this automatic working
that the girl operators can receive
and send from two hundred to four
hundred messages in Gine hours with
one machine. The machines work
duplux, two messages being sent at
the same time p opuiar Mechanics.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Notice of Sale.

Acting in pursuance of that power
conferred upon me as Executor of
Of the Will of the late Bette V.
Johnson, of the County of Halifax
and State of North Carolina, which
will is of record in the Clerks Office
at Halifax, | will offer for sale at
Public Auction in the Town OF Hob
good, n. c.. on Saturday. the 9th
day Of February, 1909, at II O'Clock
Noon, to the highest bidder, the fol-
lowing described Real Estate, lying.
being, and situate in the town Of
Hobgood, N. c., and being on the
corner of Commerce and Bay streets
and on east side of the A. c.. L. tract
This property is in very desirable
part of the town. The house con-
sists of Five Rooms and is convent
emily arranged. Terms of sale cash.
The right to reserve all bids is here
by reserved.
This the LIST day of January, 1909.
j. A. WHITE,
Executor of Bette V. johnson.
S. A. DUNN, Atty. 1-7-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Notice OF Land Sale.

By virtve Of power vested IN me
by certain mortgage which is duly
recorded in the Office of Register of
Deeds for Halifax County, North
Carolina, in Book 100, at Page 366, |
will on the 18th day of February,
1903, sell for Cash. at Public Auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, in the
town OF Scotland Neck, N. G. al l.
O'Clock M, the following desc, ibe1
Real Estate: That tract of lane ~
ing and beng in Halifax County,
North Carolina, and bounded as fol-
lows, to-wt: Lying above Webb s
Cid Mill Pond, and beginning at q
small pine on the Mil path, thence
along said path S. 4 IA g., 562
chains to Z large pine on the east
side III said path. thence 5 81 E. TO-
* chains to persimmon tree on
Lees Meadow path, theme along
said path "a % chains to a white oak
Oh the east side Of path near Lees
Meadow Branch, thence up the vari-
ous courses of said branch to the
mouth OF a SMALL branch near COR
|ner black grm, thence S. 10 Sd E.,
$3.50 chains To the beginning, con-
tanning 65 9 10 acres, more or less.
This the II day of January, 1909.
]. B. EDWARDS,
1-l4-4t Mortgage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Land Sale.

By virtue Of the power of sale con-
tanned in a certain mortgage deed,
executed and delivered by George
K. Moore and wife, Julia F. Moore,
to J. Frank Brinkley, on the Both
day of Jany. 1908, and duly recorded
in the Register of Deeds office of
Halifax County, North Carolina, in
Book 1913, page 476, the undersigned
will expose to public sale in the town
Of Scotland Neck, N. c., to the high
est bidder on Tuesday February 9th,
1909, at II o'clock NJ, the following
described Real Estate:
One lot near the corporate limits
Of the town of Scotland Neck, and
beginning on the public road leading
out Of Scotland Neck towards Spring
Hill at q large Water Oak on the old
line Of DR.. A. S. Hall, thence with
said line S. 80 IL Z. to the Railroad
thence down the Railroad Inc eco
feet to q stake; thence S. SO IA 354
feet to the public road aforesaid;
thence up said road IN a Northerly
direction 2O2 feet to the beginning.
Containing one and one half acres.
also one pdTcei or tract OF land
situate IN Halifax County, being that
tract Of land conveyed to said George
<. Moore by J. w Leggett, Execu-
tor of William Hodges, by deed OF
record in the office Of the Register
of Deed Of Halifax County in Book
157. page SO, to which reference is
made, and bounded by the lands of
A. j. Whitehead, Jesse DeBrule,
George K, Moore and others. Con-
tanning sixty acres, more or less.
Said land being sold to satisfy said
mortgage deed. Terms of sale cash.
This the 9th day of Jany. 1909.
j. FRANK BRINKLEY,
Mortgage.
F. G. James & Son, Atty.
Greenville, N. C. 1-14-4t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Land Sale.

y virtue Of power vested in me
b taat Deed of Trust Executed to
" ~ Claude B. Jackson on the 10Th
d J. Of August, 1907. and duly re-
ded in the Office Of the Register
o. Deeds for Halifax County in Book
~ at page 1877, | shall sell for cash
a puolic auction in the town Of Scot
Il q Neck at 1890 P. M, on Satur-
~, he Goth day Of January 1909,
tt following described parcel of
r; / estate, lying, being, ard situate
II -Fle town Of Scotland Neck, Coun-
ty o. Halifax and State OF North
&c ro!ina, to-wit:
A,i1uate in that part Of said town,
k. wv as East Scotland Neck, and
be ~ Lots Nos 5 and on Block 1O1
a. ording to the plat of said East
81 ,tland Neck, recorded in the Office
o. he Register Of Deeds for Halifax
G., ntv in Book 1874 on page 1863. and
bt az the same lots Of land that were
&C veyed to the said Claude B. Jack
SC by Geo. C. Harrell and wife by
de q Of record in said County.
his December 31st, 1908.
ALBION DUNN,
1-7-4t. Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
An Old Sweetheart Of E.;ne.

album all alone,
And muses. on the faces Of the friends
that he has known,
So turn The leaves If fancy till, in
shadowv design,
find the smiling features of an old
sweetheart of mine.
The lamplight seems to glimnler with
flicker of surprise
As turn it low to rest me of the
dazzle OF my eyes;
And | light my pipe in silence, save
sigh that seems to yoke
It's fate with my tobacco to vanish
into smoke.
IT'S q fragrant Misrepresentation the
loving thought that start
Into being are like perfumes from
the blossom of the heart;
And to dream the old dreams over is
luxury divine
When my truant fancies wander with
that old sweetheart Of mine.
Though | hear beneath my study,
like futtering Of wings,
The voices Of my children and the
mother as she sings,
| feel nc twinge Of conscience to
deny me any theme
When care has cast her anchor in the
harbor of a dream.
In fact, to speak ia earnest. | believe
it adds charm
TO spice the good trifie with lit
tie dust Of harm,
For find an extra flavor in men,
ory's mellow wine
That makes me drink the deeper to
that old sweetheart of mine.
\ face of lily beauty and form Of
airy grace
Floats out of my tobacco as the geni
from the vace;
Aud | thrill beneath the chances
of a pair Of azure eyes
As glowing as the summer and as
tenders as the skies.
And again | feel the pressure of the
slender little hand,
As we used to talk together Of the
future we mad planned
When | should be a poet, and with
nothing else 30 do
But write the tender verses that she
set the music to.
When we should live together in a
coy little cot,
Hid in a nest Of roses, with fairy
garden spot,
Where the vines We're ever fruited
and weather ever fine,
And the birds we're ever sing. for
that old sweetheart Of mine.
When | should be her lover forever
and day,
And she my faithful sweetheart till
the golden hair was gray;
And we should be so happy that when
others lips were dumb
They would not smile in heaven till
the others kiss had come.
But, ali! my dream is broken by a
step upon the stair,
And the door is softly opened and
my wife is standing there!
Yet with eagerness and rapture all
my visions | resign
To greet the living presence Of that
old sweetheart Of mine.
james Whitcomh Riley.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

1t requires q proper combination of
certain acids with natural digestive
juices to perfect dyspepsia cure. And
that is what Kodol is-a perfect digas-
ter that digests all the food you eat.
If You will take kodol for a little while
you will no longer have Indigestion.
You then couldn't have indigestion.
How could you have indigestion if your
food were to digest? kodol digests all
you eat. It is pleasant TO take, acts
promptly. Sold by Z. T. Whitehead
Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
FzlSTUDE'S WARNING.
Scotland Neck People must
Recognize a..; Heed II.

.J1ncy Ills comes qu:etlV-mysterl-
G l>l".
Fl. nature always warns yOu.
Notice the kidney serretions.
90 If the color is unheathE-
=; -1eic are settings and sediment,
Passages frequent, Scanty. painful.
Is time Then to use Coan's Kidney
Pts,
70 ward oil Bright's disease and dia
h. t2s.
noan's have done great work in
: ot.and Neck.
tl;ss Lucy Hancock, Church street,
< ofland Neck, n. c., says: Doan' 5
+ iiney Pills have proven OF the great
e. value to me and have no hesita-
t.2n in recommending them. My kid
n@,s were badly disordere>. and | was
l. ;,ereA by a frequent desire to void
tle-sccretions, which were very scanty
a i distressing. Dull nagging back
a, aAs also added to my sutierlngs and
Il times. ! was so lame that | could
+ IDLY set about. Hearing Doan
X lney Pills highly recommended, |
e, ccilded to give them p trial and at
O y procured a box. They relieved
Il pains in my back, corrected the
Il rOyancc from the kidney setretiOns
i acted As tonic to my system.
'pt sale by all dealers. Price 5Octs.
/ NilbuIn Co, Rutialo, New York,
:, agents for the United states.
< member The niMe JoaH'S
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

This is just the time OF the year when
you are most likely to contract seve-
re cold, and you should always have
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
handy, especially for the children. 1t
tastes nearly as good as maple sugar.
1t cures the cold by gently moving the
bowels through its laxative principle,
and at the same time it is soothing for
throat irritation, thereby stopping the
cough. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

determination is good thing
it is indispensable to wel!-orbed
Christian character. But the morbid
man given to introspection keeps his
finger on his spiritual pulse, and be-
comes i spiritual invalid.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Land Sale.

BY virtue of power vested in me
by that Deed Of Trust executed to
me by joshua Smith On the 9th day
of October, 1906, and recorded in the
Office Of the Register o. Deeds for
Halifax County i'll Book $50 at page
409. | shall sell for cash to the high
est bidder at Public auction in the
Town OF Scotland Neck at II O'clock
Saturday, January seth, 1869. the
following described parcel Of real
estate, lying, being, and situate in
the County of Halifax and State of
North Carolina to-wit:
That tract or parcel of land lying
on the South side Of the New Road
leading from Scotland Neck to Pal
nyra, and adjoining the lands of
jim Smith. Henry Smith, Alex Law
renee, Henry James. and others, and
for particular description reference
is made 20 a deed made to TIE said
Johua Smith by W. Ii. jose and
wife or the 9th day OF October, 1906,
and recorded in Halifax County, the
said tract containing eight an 65-100
acres.
This December 31st, 1908.
ALBION DUNN,
t-7-4t. Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

To read without thought is like
pouring water into a sieve. To read
with thought and will. close study Of
phraseoiogy and style, is like the
minor who strains out the water and
sand in order to get the grains of
rOld
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

There are two kinds Of borrow
ers."
And they are?"
THE fellow who borrows s. from
you every week and pays it back,
and the fellow who keeps the first
S. and calls it square. Louisville
Courier journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
GOsi Fin a Penny.

Eva-And you refuse him? Why?
Edna-Iie was too economical.
Eva-But | thought you said that
the young man you accept would
have to be economical?
Edna-But he was too much so.
He actually proposed on a postal
card.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
! member The adTie JoaH'S
aud iahe no other.
Some are C5Glterieils.

said She: | certainly would like
t, .re1t an original man for change.
ii He: Do you mean to tell me
Y. rever met one?
said She: never Gid. Adam, you
k ~, was the only original man; all
+ c>lers are merely limitations.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

Suffered day and night the torment
OF itching piles Nothing helped me
until used Deans Ointment. 1t cured
me permanently. Hon. John r..
Garrett, Mayor, Girard. Ala.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

A soul is soui with God. TIE
man III the tatters of a tramp is to
God as much as the king in his paIaa
ace. God Is no respecter Of persons.
Why should we be?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

Bessie-Are you fascinated by your
fsnce?
Tessie-Fascinatedi You ought
to see the cute way he kisses me IN
der my chin.
Bessie-Yes, it is cute. I taught
him that. Smart Set.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

It.soothes pain, it is cooling and heal
ing. Good for cuts, burns, bruises and
scratches, but especially recommended
for piles-DeWitt's Carholzed Witch
Hazel Salve- Sold By f. T. Whitehead
COMPANY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

Every case OF backache. weak back,
bladder inflammation and rheumatic
pains is dangerous neglected, for such
troubles are nearly always due to weak
kidneys. TakeDaWitt skidney andBlad-
der Pills. They are antiscptic and soothe
pain quickly. Insist upon Dewitt $
Kidney and Bladder Pills Regular
size soc. Sold here by E. T. White
bead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Posted!

This is to notify all persons that
they are positively forbidden to set
steel traps or hunt with gun or dog
on my land, formerly owned by my
mother, the late Mrs. P. j. Madry.
Any one caught tresspassing on this
land will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
l-7-3t X. j. MADRY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

For health and Observation-Disclosures
Little Early Risers-small, gentle, easy
pleasant little liver pills, the best made,
Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
Marked For Dea!ii.

Three years ago [ was marked ior
death. i graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors tailed
to help me, and hope had fed, when
my husband got Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery," says Mrs 4. c. Williams, of
Bac, X. The first dose helped me
aud Improvement kept on until had
gained IS pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored" This medi-
cine holds the worlds healing record
for cough and colds and lung and throat
diseases. Ii prevents pneumonia. Sold
under guarantee at z. T Whitehead
Company's drug store. see. and 81 60.
Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

He's clever with mis- brush"
AN artist, eh?'
No; / was thinking how smooth
his hair always looks. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28

f-7-4t.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
COMPLETED BE-PLANE
WILL RECEIVE TEST
AEROPLANIST ALMOST READY
TO FLY
Feature of New Machine Is Original
Scheme for Steering-A. L. Smith
Expects to Make Public
Flight Soon

A. L. Smith, the Los Angeles aero
pianist who has been finishing his bi-
plane at Ascot park, installed a Cur
tiss forty horsepower engine in the ma
chine yesterday. He started the en-
gine without taking the aeroplane out
side the hall in order to test the work
ing parts. These worked satisfactorily
except that the clutch will need re-
adjustment.
A feature of the Smith aeroplane is
original application of the steering APP
paratus, which is more easily handled
by the operator than is the case on an
automobile. Included in this is a fric-
tion clutch, designed to take up the
sudden jar and rocking of the ma
chinery inevitable on the old style sys-
tenn. Mr.. Smiths trial of his aeroplane
machinery yesterday convinced him
that his application of the friction
clutch will work practically.
improvements found necessary as q
result of the preliminary tests will be
put in this week, after which thor
ough trial will be made. When Mr.
Smith is satisfied everything is rightly
adjusted he will undertake a flight try
out and later will give a public exhi-
bition, probably next Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
WOMAN ALLEGES
DAUGHTER INSANE
MRS. ALICE LEE TAKEN TO THE
COUNTY HOSPITAL
Young and Beautiful Widow of Pasa-
dena Will Be Examined Tues
day as to Mental Con-
dition
Especial to The Herald.l

PASADENA. Aug. 21.-Mrs. Alice
Lee, widow of N. P. Lee, formerly a
prominent member of the younger So
cial set in this city, was taken late last
evening to the county hospital in Los
Angeles in an automobile, accompanied
by Constable Walter c. Austin. Her
mother, Mrs. c. F. Perkins of Belle
fontaine drive, one of the exclusive
residence streets of the city. caused the
detention of the young and beautiful
widow, who has lately developed an
attack of melancholia which it was
feared might lead her to do herself
harm.
Nervous troubles which she has long
suffered have recently been present in
a more pronounced form, and it Is said
she has several times of late threat
ened to take her life. These attacks
have become so frequent as to alarm
her mother. who, because the laws of
California do not permit placing a
person in a private sanitarium without
an order from court, was obliged to
take the steps which ended with her
daughter being placed in the county
hospital last evening.
Mrs. Lee was arraigned before Judge
Wilbur this morning and her eXamina-
tion in the insanity proceedings set for
Tuesday afternoon. If she is adjudged
insane by the court the family will
make arrangements for her treatment
in some private hospital where, it is
the opinion of physicians, she will
speedily regain her proper senses.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
New Patents Granted

Brooks & Lidders, patent attorneys
of Los Angeles, report that Southern
California inventors were recently
granted United States patents as fol-
lows: Los Angeles: w. G. Bloss, for
fuel E. E. Russell, for antiseptic card,
ticket and package delivery case; Ada
F. Waddell, for culinary utensil; H. II.
Boore, for carbureter; e. p. Lynch, for
combined box and writing desk; j. M.
Horridge, for controller valve; j. r.
French, for riveting machine; j. ST.
mons, for conveying and distributing
mechanism; r. M. Graham and H. I.
Hoag, for emblem. Coalinga: +. w.
Cokely, for wire or cord tightener.
Covina: S. A. D. Riley, for swather for
moving machines. Redondo: c. w.
Wilmot for electric curling iron. San
Bernardino: C. B. Robuck, for boot and
shoe hanger.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
DISMISSED CADETS
MAY LOOK TO TAFT
EXPELLED STUDENTS ARE AT
HOTEL AST0R
Discredited Youths Refuse to Talk, but
Confess to Hopes of Reinstatement
Through Personal Appeal to
President

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-John H.
Booker jr., Richard w Hooker, Earl
w. Dunmore, Chauncey w. Devere,
Gordon Letevre. Albert E. Crane and
Jacob 5. FOrtner, the cadets who have
just been dismissed from West Point
for having hazed Cadet Sutton, are all
quartered at the Hotel Astor.
The young men refused to discuss
their dismissal in any way, declaring
that they had been advised to keep
silent, but it is reported that they have
discussed the best method to follow in
order to be reinstated and they have
come to the conclusion that their only
hope lies in President Taft.
According to accounts from West
Point, the dismissal of the seven cadets
was met with a sort of mute protest
at the regular Friday hop. This dance
iss usually attended by from $50 to 200
cadets, but when the grand march
started, scarcely twenty cadets took
part. The remainder of the corps re-
manned away in the camp.
John H, Booker, jr., of West Point.
Ga, the first class cadet, who would
have graduated next June and received
notice of his dismissal while in camp
of instruction at Fort Hancock, Sandy
Hook, was the last Of the dismissed
cadets to leave the academy. After his
departure the cadet camp was subject
to considerable depression.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
RARE BOOKS ON
ARCHITECTUREIN
PUBLIC LIBRARY
WORK OF CATAL0GUING STILL
IN PROGRESS
WILL AID IN REALIZATION OF
CITY BEAUTIFUL
General Public Given Opportunity tc
Obtain Hints for Making More
Artistic New Homes to
Be Erected

Rare volumes whose subject matter
covers wide range in the field of
architecture and art have been re-
ceived at the Los Angeles public libra
ry, and now are being catalogued
there. Until the work is completed
they will not be accessible to the pub
lie.
This notable accession to the works
of reference placed at the service of
the Los Angeles public is made at an
opportune time, and there is no city IN
the world where it would be more well
come or arouse wider and more enthu-
siastic interest. Though for the past
few years there has been a steadily in
creasing public demand that the ele-
ment of beauty be considered in th9
plans for public structures of all kinds,
in the fittings and decorations, in every
considerable city of the United States,
nowhere has 1t been urged with great
er insistence than here.
Not alone to architects and artists,
therefore, will the latest addition to
the reference department of the library
be of interest, but to the public gen.
orally, and even to those who will not
care to devote the necessary time IL
personal inspection of the treasures.
interest Is Far Reaching
The possession of the works by the
city will mean much to the realization
of principles of artistic beauty. not
only in public building and other
structures, but in thousands of homes
whose occupants may never see the
books themselves.
The volumes acquired constitute the
most desirable portion of a collection
recently imported by a New York firm.