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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
0YERWORKED GOVERNMENT.
Inability to Cope With Growing Labor
Should Force States to Do Their Part.

This gowing uneasiness about the
ability Of governments to cope with
the labor thrown upon them is really
worldwide. Parliament and Reich
stage, Duma and Cortes and Depu-
ties, all confess that they are not
equal to the demands for legislation
incesantly made upon them.
In England, both parties are for
"devolution" of imperial powers. in
England itself as we'll as Ireland, so
the county councils and municipali-
ties may do part Of the work which
it thrust upon Parliament, and with
which it more and more hopelessIy
attemps to grapple Decentraliza-
ton is one of the crying needs of
Russia. With all the official bust
ness of a vast empire concentrated
in St. Petersburg. so that a man de-
string to build a house IN Vladivos-
tok has to get the plans approved by
some department in the capital, the
result is that everything is halted and
inspected, but nothing done.
We are perilously approaching
that condition in Washington.
The President showers Congress
with recommendations, but it, like
the man in Anatole Frances latest
satire, who was buried under the val
liable material which he had collected
is simply overwhelmed and does
1t is close observation of
this spectacle that leads Mr.. Root
to issue his summons to this state,
and to others, to exercise its pow
ars. New York Evening Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
CLOUD PICTURES.

Oars pictures in de papers,
Dar's pictures on de wall,
But de set OF illustrations
Dat | likes de hes of all
IS dem dat comes at evenin'
When de breezes softly sigh
An de twilight colors gather
Making pictures in de sky.
De white folks say denis muffin
But the mist dat go an come,
But Oar couldn't be no pictures
Wifout things TO take 'em frum
And my tolls made light by hop'n'
Dat I'll visit by an by
Dem places represented
BY de pictures in de sky.
Washington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
An Artist In Carving.

This is not written to advertise the
artistic carving of that splendid
Southern gentleman, MIR. J. d. Chris
tian, of Rocky Mount, for his work
in this line is Labor of love" for his
friends, but it is to give some little
expression Of their appreciation of his
kindness to them, and this writer is
proud to be numbered among the
hosts. Mr.. Christian was one of the
chivalric followers of the immortal
Lee and the battle flag of the South
from the day it first waived over the
walls Of Sumter till it was furled at
Appomattox? He has been loyal to
the righteous and holy cause since
81 and treasures his experiences in
that mighty struggle as the choicest
Of the "reminiscences OF his life. He
has carved more names. monOgrams,
designs, pictures, and verses on canes
and umbrellas, we venture to say,
than any other man in the South and
often his love for his Southland and
his patriotic impulses are found carv-
ed on these umbrellas and canes.
He is great adnlirer Of the Hon.
Claude Kitchin, the able and bril-
liant Congressman from the second
district, admires him because he is
one of the truly great sons Of the Old
North State, always loyal, faithful,
true to bis party and people in every
struggle and crisis notably, Of late,
the great tariff fight in Congress
and at the National Capital and ev-
eryWhere he is constant and vigilant
and one Of the boldest and most elo-
quent champions Of the South and
his Carolina. AS a small token Of
this admiration Mr.. Christian has re-
Gently made walking cane for Mr..
Kitchen that has attracted the adn1i-
ration Of many members of both
houses Of Congress, for it is beauti-
fui indeed in patriotic sentiment and
artistic finish. Carved on this cane
near the toy, is q large Confederate
battle flag, with the setting sun (of
the Confederacy) sinking below the
horizon, its last, soft, lingering rays
radiating from behind the flag, while
below, in the foreground, in bold re-
lief, is perfectly carved picture Of
Gen. Robert E. Lee, with his auto
graph signature underneath. Then
running down the cane this quota
ton from Father Ryan:
"The world shall yet decide
In truths clear, far-off light
That the men who wore the grey
and died
With Lee were in the right"
There are other inscriptions, all in
raised letters, the name of Mr.. kitch
in and by whom and when the hick-
ory was cut and carved into the beau
tiful cane that it is. Mr.. Kitchin
prizes it highly and will hang it
upon the walls Of his home in Scot
land Neck and preserve it among
his household treasures. And
long may John d. Christian, gallant
old Confederate soldier and elegant
gentleman, live to honor his South
land and to preserve its traditions
and halloWed memories.
So mote it be.-Rocky Mount
Echo.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
ANTI-WONhE PROVERBS.
Tae American Man Rejects and Re.
SeEtS Them InSlilctively.

Some Of the things which are
said "against women" would stick
prehaps, and qualify the pre-emi-
nence as q woman above man, il
hey happened to be true. Things
said against an individual woman
may stick and harm her infinitely,
even when they are false as
bat the untruths which are general
izations against q whole sex DO not
count, because every man general
izas the sex from what he knows of
his mother and sister, and his wife
or sweetheart, or the woman whom
he wants (but maybe cannot get) for
his sweetheart.
We fill the world with sayings a.
s~2,nst women, and believe not one
! II them. "Women are deceivers
=var,' says proverb; and the man
,3a tre street hears it, and maybe as
sauts, and straightway goes and ac-
cepts rs gospel what ever is told him
~ he first woman he meets. ''To
al@6a q woman love you, beat her."
saE5 2nother proverb; and ninty-nine
noT hearts out of a hundred will
@egs: '2it1l unspeakable indignation
i e|-t q woman is struck by a man,
e.e. i Ire law says the man has the
'rl.A." 70 strike her.
E-ery woman who is not depraved
i >h.VaIrous; chivalry is the answer
Of the whole race of men to the
SANDERS which trip from one idle
tongue to another about women in
general.
IL this age and country, although
cynical proverbs about women are
still common enough, one hears them
;ass and less. They must be fading
away. Let us hope that they are.
Let US leave them to the most ig-
oorant and degraded of peoples, who
re really the only ones who have
uses for them. The Neapolitan peas
ants, and the Chinaman, and rude
Norman hoor, and the coarse louts
described in Zola's LA Terre," are
rich in but one thing and that is in
t1e body of their proverbial litera-
lure uttered al the expense of women.
They are the people who harness
A woman TO wagon with All OK OR
q donkey, and drive the pair with a
whip. Let US leave to them their
proverbs, as we leave them to their
means Of locomotion.
In enlightened lands. and especial
ly in America, the cynical quip at
Women's expense is no more at home
than the Chinese foot, bound with
tichE bands to make the women un-
able 10 walk away from her house,
- the ugly eastern European wig
to render the married woman, for
The safety Of her husbands property,
l.Is.us in the eyes Of all men. The
al. where women are freest is also
h land where they are most respec-
ed. Instinctively we discredit ali
he anti-woman proverbs. Having
them, let us bury them
sad forget them forever New
FORK Mail.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

1t i, in time oi sudden ni.hap or
accident that Chamberlain Linimcnt
can be relied upon to takc the place OF
the family doctor, who cannot alway,
be found at tie moment. Then it Is
that Chamberlain Linincnt j. never
found wanting. In eases Of sprains,
cuts, wounds and bruises Chamber
lain's Linmcnt takes ont the soreness
and drives away the pain. &olj by T..
+. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
The Bed.RGCk Of Success

lies in a keen, clear brain, backed hy
viii and resistless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitalizc every organ and
build up brain and body. ]. a. Har-
mon, Lizemore, w. Va, writes, They
are the best pills l ever used" 25c at
E. L. Whitehead Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Returned Explorer-Yes, the cold
was so intense at the Pole we had to
be very careful not TO pet our dogs.
Miss Youngthing Indeed! Why
was that?
r. E.-You see, their tails were
frozen stiff, and if they wagged them
they would break off. Boston Tran
script.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

The pleasant purgative effect expe-
rienced by all who use Chamberlain S
Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition of the body and
mind which they create, makes one
feel joyful. Sold by E. 7. Whitehead
Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

You need not be troubled in any
way with the stomach. ii you will SIM
ply take kodol at those times when
you feel that you ncod it. Kodol is
guaranteed to relieve YOU. If it fails
your money will be refunded to you by
the druggist from whom YOU purchased
it. Try it today on this guarantee.
sold by +. r. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Cook says he did it. Pcary says he
did it, but the chances are neither one
did it unless he took HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 1t is the most search
ing and finding rcmcdy-thcrc is no
doubt after takinG--as sure as you take
it you get results. DO il tonight. +.
L. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Have you city directory" ask
ed the lady, entering the drug store.
",Io, [ have not,' replied the pill
man; land | must say you've stump
ed me-"
How sou
why, | can't truthfully say I've
got something just as good. ."-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

"How did you get the money to
buy paints to finish your picture?"
asked the sympathetic intimate of
the struggling artist.
"PaWned my coat
"Oh. And how much did you get
for your picture?''
NEARLY enough to get nv coat
out" london Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Dyspepsia is cur national allment.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it. 1t strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow of digestive
juices, purifes the blood, builds you up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Anv skin itching is temper-tester
The more you scratch the worse 1t
itches. Doan's Ointment cures pnes'
eczema-any skin itching. At all
drug stores.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate MEM
branes of your throat if you want to
be annoyed. But if you want relief,
want to be cured, take Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy Sold by E. T. White
head Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21
FriGhiful Fate AVertpd.

Il would have been cripple for
life from terrible cut on my knee
cap" writes Frank Disberry, kclliher,
Mimi, without Bucklen's Arnica
-alve, which soon cured mo-" Infaili
bic for wounds. cuts and bruises, it
soon cures Burns, ScaldS, Old Sores,
BoiIs, Skin Eruptions. Worlds best
for Piles. 25c at +. I. Whitehead
Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-10-21

"See how's tn thermometer, Den
n.y."
Its stopped. Sure it's tn same
as 'twaz wan hour ago. Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
CAUGHT IN AUTO TRAP
n w. Hume of Brooklyn N. ", AID
mits Speeding at Middebury

Middlebury Sept 1S.-The first pro
secution of an automobilist for speed
ing as a result of the telephone
watch system inaugurated by Cor.
Joseph Battel came Wednesday when
II. w. Hume of Brooklyn, a summer
boarder at Hyde Manor, Sudbury, was
arraigned here and paid fine of $50
and costs, amounting to S37.
Col Battelrs System" consists of
telephoning from the Bread Loaf inn
in Ripton, when an automobile passes
that point to another point in Ripton
Hollow, having the speed of the car
estimated between the two places.
Hume's speed failed to correspond
with the law and he was arrested at
Hyde Park Manor by Deputy Sheriff
Noble Sanford of tnis town. Hunt
pleaded guilty when arranged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

in all M life. | recommend Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends. - Mrs. WILL YOUNG, 6
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
BackacEe is symptom Of female
weakness ~ arrangement. If you
have backaLSe, don't neglect it. TO
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
tressing aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs has restored health to thou
sands of women.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to he alth free of
charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
REAL DAUGHTER" THERE
Mrs. Elizabeth Sears Cobb Honored
by D. A. r. at Springfield

Springfield, Sept. 1S-The tenth
annual conference of the Vermont
chapters, Daughters of the American
Revolution, which opened Thursday,
closed Friday; delegate being present
from all parts OF the state. Officers
were elected as follows:
Regent, Mrs. c. n. North; vice re
gent, Mrs. j. J. Estey; treasurer Mrs
}. G, Kinds; secretary, Mrs. F. l.
Smith; historian, Mrs. j. E. Buxton;
chaplain, Mrs. Loren B. Lord; audi
tor, Mrs John e. Weeks; vice presi-
dent general for Vermont, Mrs. E. p.
S. Moore.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sears Cobb of
Charlestown, n. H., a real daughter
of the Revolution was the guest of
the conference. According to tne
custom of the national chapter she
was presented with a handsome gold
spoon by Mrs. e. NJ. Roscoe of the
local chapter. Mrs. Cobb is nearly 80
years old and feeble. She apprecia-
ted the honor deeply.
In the afternoon the delegates en-
ioyed trolley ride of four miles to
Cheshire bridge and tae Crown Point
road. where a marker was unveiled
under the auspices of Gen. Lewis Nor
ris chapter, showing where the road
starts in Vermont.
The delegates and guests were vel
coined by Miss Mabel E. Davis, regent
of Gen. Lewis Morris chapter, respon-
SEES being made by Regents Miss Jen-
ME Stacy of Burlington, Mrs. c. H.
Lane of Cornwall, Mrs. C. w. Hath
orne of Ludlow and Miss Cora Allen
Smith of Addison. The state regents
report was followed by addresses by
state regents Mrs. C. c. Abbott of
Keene, n. H., and Mrs. William Cum
mings of New York
A reception was given the delegates
Thursday niglt at the residence of
James HARNESS, over 1875 persons at.
tending.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
TRAIN ROBBERS BOLD WORK
Dynamite an Express Car but Fail to
Secure any Booty

Secure any Booty
1.eadWlle, Col, Sept. 1S-Sherif
Campbell and posse are in pursuit of
the five men who late Thursday night
held up and tried to rob a train on the
Denver and Rio Grande railway, four
miles west OF Malta. The robbers
climbed on the engine of the train at
Malta and when a short distance out
side of the town held up Engineer
Smith and his firemen with revolvers.
Smith was taken back and ordered to
ask the express messenger to open the
door but the latter refused The ban
dts then placed dynamite under tae
car and blew the side out. Several
charges of dynamite were exploded
under the same, but without doing
any daamge, except to the interior of
the car. The robbers then fed in the
darkness.
The train, which is known as the
Chicago-San Francisco express usually
carries muca valuable express matter
and gold shipments to the coast
banks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
WILL REMOVE PRISONERS
Government Finds Pennsylvania In
stitution is lntolerable

Washington, Sept 1S.-Conditions
at the Western penitentiary of Penn
sylvania at Allegheny have been
found so distressing and intolerable as
to require the immediate removal of
all federal prisoners whose transfer
is practicable and to demand the most
serious consideration of the proper
public authorities. This is disclosed
in the report of c. II. McGlasson of
the department of prisons and prison
ers TO the Encouragement
Al the direction of tne attorney gen
eral, Wade Ellis acting head Of the
department of justice made known the
results of the investigation which Mr..
McGlasson conducted The federal
authorities are guarded in their state
ments for it is not their desire to re-
fleet on the state officials of Pennsyl-
vania or any others who may be re-
sponsible for the conditions at tle in.
stituticn
THE population on the first of this
month was 1901 says Mr.. Ellis in his
statement "Of this number more
than half are at all times idle and
more than half are confined, two in
cell The cells are unusually small
and the cots take up almost the en-
tire length of each, the room for NOV.
ing about being a space eight feet long
and Is inches wide. There are more
than 800 prisoners suffering from tu-
berculosis and 70 cells are now occu.
pied by those showing advanced sta
ges OF this disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
REv. STICKY IS IN JAIL
Charged With Abductine 10 Year olo
Girl.

Waukegon, H., Sept. 1S.-Rev. Wal
lace NJ Smckey, pastor of the Christ
ian church of Williamsburg, Kans,
and an editor of the Williamsburg
Star. is confined in the county Jail on
the charge of having abducted Lorena
Sutherland, 16 years old daughter Of
wealthy farmer of williamsburg,
from her home. The girl originally a
brunette but now a blonde, also is in
custody. She will be returned TO her
parents and be used as witness
against the accused preacher
In every principal feature tne case
is like that of Rev. Jere Knode Cooke,
pastor of tae st. George Episcopal
church, Long Island, n. Y, who DIES
erted his wife and children and fed
to San Francisco with Loretta Whal-
ey
The accused preacher who had been
pastor of the Williamsburg church for
six months, disappeared from Will
liamsburg on July 12tn last deserving
his wife and four children. Two
weeks later the Sutherland girl dis
appeared and it is now known that
she joined Stuckey in Chicago.
The girl bleached her hair in an
effort to disguise herself. The first
of their troubles occurred when
Stuckey was struck by a Chicago
street car and suffered the fracture OF
three ribs. When he recovered from
the injury he found that he and his
child companion had been reduced to
the point of starvation.
Stuckey tried playing a cornet at a
cheap Chicago theatre and then came
to Waukegon to work in a brass foun-
dry He brought Miss Sutherland
with him, introducing her as his
daughter, calling himself Mr. Nor
gan. The relations of the father
and daughter" aroused suspicion and
Sheriff Griffin arrested the pair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
TO DESTROY MONUMENTS
Agnostic Inscriptions of Lewis Knapp
TO be Broken to Pieces


Kenosha, Wis, Sept. 1S.-Lewis
Knapp a late pioneer resident of Ke-
nosha, who erected a series of inscrib-
ed monuments in tne Kenosha city
cemetery to hand down his derision
Of the Christian church will fail OF his
purpose as it is announced that eight
monuments which have stood in the
cemetery for more than So years will
be taken down and destroyed and the
razing of them will be done in such
manner that not one of the 2O.004
words of inscriptions on the metallic
columns will remain
For years Knapp worked on the
composing of the agnostic inscriptions
on the monuments. and when they
We're completed they made up one of
the most remarkable arraignments of
the Christian religion known to his
tory. Men have come thousands of
miles to read and copy tne strange
inscriptions, and it is declared that
when they were sent to a foundry to
be cast upon monuments of a metal
which would withstand fire as well
as the natural effects of the elements
the men working in the foundry went
on a strike because they feared thai
the handling of such matter would
call down tAe wrath of God upon
them.
The surviving relatives of Knapp are
not in sympathy with many of his
beliefs and they have signed an agree
ment that the monuments be taken
debris either burned or thrown into
the lake
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

To the Taxpayers OF the Village OF Ben
ningtOn
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows:
65cents on the dollar for the Village Tax, 20
cents on the dollar for the Highway Tax Oh
the Grand List of 1909.
/ hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that / will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock a. IN. un-
til 4 O'Clock p. m.
There will he a discount Of per cent. on the
Village Tax if paid within 80 deys
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July /, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
NOTICE

To the Taxpayers of The bennington
Graded school District!
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
rs follows; 20 cents on the dollar on
the Grand List of 1909.
l hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that / will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock until
O'Clock p. IN.
There will he a discount of per cent. on
above Tax If paid within 80 days.
CHI. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington. VT. July !. 1903.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

NIHNINIAs
Go:d Medal Flour makes delicious 5aked
Itu6. RHODA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
A Narrow ESCAPE

Edgar N. osyliss, a merchant of Rob
insonville, Del, wrote: About two
years ago 1 was thin and sick, and
coughed all the time and if l did not
nave consumption, it was near to it.
commenced using Foley's Honey and
Tar, and it stopped my cough, and l
am now entirely we'll and have
gained twenty-eight pounds, all due
to the good results from taking Fo-
leys Honey and Tar.-Quinlan Phar-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

way. l doctored
until l was dis
couraged, an d
thought 1 should
never get well. l
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
thought L would
try it. After TAX
ing three bottles l
was cured, and
never felt so well
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

ABIGAIL;
Your mother used Gold Medal Flour
You can't and better Don't try. MARTHA.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION
Reported to Have Killed 1000 People
and Injured as Many More

Tangier, Sept. 1S.-As a result of
a powder explosion in the market
place of Eligh in Tararoult province,
200 persons are said to be killed while
like number are injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20

To the Taxpayers Of the Town of Rem
ningtOnt
Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of 1909 has
been placed in my hands for collection, as fol-
lows 90 cents on the dollar for the Town
Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for the Town High
way Tax. 30 cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
/ hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that ! will attend at the Benning-
ton County Savings Bank from o'clock a. IN.
until O'Clock p. IN.
There will be discount of per cent. ON
Town Tax if paid within 80 days
G.. III. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July !. 1899.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-20
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILL YIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every