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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17
ATTORNEY GENERAL BEGINS
FIGHT OVER LANDS AT FLATS
Secures Temporary injunction Re-
strsiring Commission From Is
sumo Cert ificates To Holders

PORT HURON Mich. Dec. All
toruey Lincoln Avery has instituted
proceedings in the circuit court on b'.
half o. Nttorney General Bird go re-
strain the - clair Flats commission
from issuing any certificates or deed
20 any claimant OF Flats lands un'il
the rights OF the state have been De
rrrwined by the court
Attoruey-Geu,ral Bird is the con-
plaiuant n This important su!t, which
j. brought in behalf OF the state
Judge Law granted the temporary IN
junction asked TO restrain th" board
of control from issuing any certificate
or deeds.
Acknowledgement Bird declares IL
the information that the supreme
court has not vet decided whether
the state has such an interest in the
Flats lands that II can convey them 20
persons filing claims The lands were
secured. according 10 the attorney
general by the state in the year lsa7.
whom the state was admitted TO the
union and he AYERS that the me 10
these lands Is not the same as the
title 20 the mainland and mat M
state has no right TO sell or barter
the lands away
At the present time the Venice OF
America Land company claims large
portion OF the Flats lands and there
j. an appeal made bv the company
from a decision handed down In the
Macoub county circuit court The
land company claims the property was
acquired from Jacob Harsen and that
tho latter secured the land from the
British government
on the final hearing At,orney-Cien-
eral Bird asks that The court enter
Us perpetual decree enjoining the
board Of control and the commissioner
Of the state land office. and their sue
cessors in Office. from issuing To the
claimants the certificates or deeds az
provided !or In act no. 2l5 OF the PUB
lie acts OF 1909 II Is stated In the
I lii OF complaint that + would be an
Injustice 10 The claimants TO issue the
certificates or deeds
TIE injunction issued by Judge Law
restrains the board of control from
/ issuing the certificate TO George Samp-
son a. decided upon 10 the mectinc
! az Pee 6. and from issuing certificates
/ " deeds 20 any other person or per
SONS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17
FAMILY LIVES IN FILTH.
ealS Children Are Ordered Kept In
Shelter Home.

Sylishlv dressed women from IN"
north Woodward district to0k m"
stand i'm Judge Hubert. court Friday
TO tell ~ tho begging habits of Anna
Ealk sometimes known as Anna
HAYES and Anna Helm Pitiml stor
ies were told 81 the manner In "hiro
a babe o. two years was dragged alI
over Tho city on the coolest la 80
invoke sympathy The woman was
followed to room at 30. 25s 81 ont
~ nu one occasion. and sad state
of depravity and Aith revealed vh.'h
was called 20 the attention ~ th" :.
p. &. &.
Living In one room were found the
rareuts OF three little children. VINO
.iairnrd .omctimes 20 be- married. AMI
al other times they said they Neft
NO; married Living with them. also.
was girI of ~ The six persons
.lont Ina one room ami the girl was
kent running fur beer.
Judge Hulhert directed that the
children nc kept I'm tho Shelter lioh"
for go DAYS. to give thr parent "a
chance To- CLEAN 800. fnd suitable
nome and get 10 work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17
YALE AND PRINCETON
UNDER BAN OF THE A A. q.
College Teams Played Ineligible 6se
Setbsi Elves and Have Been
Suspended

NEW YORK. Dec l7-Yaie and
Princeton basketball players have
fallen under the ban OF the \ \. T.
Chairman Obertuheoing 81 the regis
ration committee. announced TODAY
tGe Isp"u,ion OF he Yale team
which played he second signal corps
I'VE aud the Princeton team which
played against the Crescents Neither
Tho Cresceuts nor the second signal
corps team us registered anu COusr-
QUeutiy The game. We're not sanction
eH Vale ana Princeton cannon br
prohibited from finishing their
schedules with rival colleges
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17

An Italian scientist sends pictures
5y eleagapn D, fncomposiug fhen.
rs s. wore. into elementary signs. lr-
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which are transmitted in the ordinary
WAY and retranslated into copy ~
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-17

Business-ttke Printing. -, fuss ana
no nthers The plain. neat Kind that
looks rtgf'. Times Printing 10. 40
lohn R.-sI PM. t39s.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Land Sale.

BY virtue of power vested in me
by that Deed Of Trust executed to
ne by Jno Horton and wife, Anne
Horton, on the1irst day of March,
1906, and recorded in the Office Of
the Register of Deeds for Halifax
County, in Book 1T, at page 4O7. |
shall sell for cash at Public Auction
in the Town of Scotland Neck at II
O'clock on Wednesday February Bird 4,
1909, the following described parcel
of real estate. lying, being; and stu
ate in the County of Halifax and
State Of North Carolina, to-wit:
Beginning on the path which di-
vides the lands Of J M. Tillery and
A Strickland, and which leads from
from the Main Street of the Town
of Scotland Neck to the A. C. L.
Railroad, at William T. Hills corner,
thence a southerly direction along
William 7. Hills Line a straight line
los yards to A. Strickland's line,
stake, thence in a westerly direction
d straight line AS 1-3 yards to stake,
thence in northerly direction a
straight line los yards to said path,
thence along said path in an easterly
direction straight line as 1-3 yards
to the beginning.
This January 2nd, 1909.
ALBION DUNE.
1-7-4t Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
DAIRYiNG IN WINTER.
Good Barn, Good Feed and Fresh
Water Necessary to Success.

Calves dropped in September and
October are most desirable because
they thrive better at the start and can
quickly be converted into veal at
time when baby meat" is at the high
est price. Another advantage is the
when flies are bad and when the
weather is warmest To make winter
dairyirg success it is necessary that
the COWS have a comfortable barn and
plenty of good feed and fresh water.
In the winter the farmer or dairyman
during the summer months, says the
Journal of Agriculture, and in spare
time Improvements may be made in
the stables and outhouses. The fall
cow can start into the winter in good
condition and with proper attention
can be kept in shape all winter. Cows
that milk heavily should be fed freely
from the silo. 1t will be found that if
calves are kept for breeding the win
ter calf will do better than the one
born in the heat of summer when flies
are bad and grass is short. In the
summer raise plenty of feed of all
kinds for winter and when the COWS
finally are placed in winter quarters
make them comfortable and they will
Weld milk in the exact proportion in
which they are housed and fed. Calves
may be given skim milk with grain
and hay.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
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 of Deeds for
Halifax County in Book 1870 at page
489. | shall sell for cash to the high
est bidder at Public auction in the
Town Of Scotland Neck at IL O'clock
Saturday, January 3Oth, 1909, 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
myra, and adjoining the lands of
Jim Smith, Henry Smith, Alex Law
renee, Henry James, and others, and
for particular description reference
is made to a deed made to t said
Johua Smith by w. H. JOSE and
wife on 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,
Lat. Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
THE ROAD DRAG.
Advantages Which Are Gained from
Its Use.

The advantages to be gained from
the persistent use Of road drag may
be summarized as follows:
l. The maintenance of a smooth,
serviceable earth road free from ruts
and mudholes.
2 Obtaining such a road surface
with the expenditure of very little
money and labor in comparison with
the money and labor required for 9th
er methods.
8. The reduction of mud in wet
weather, and of dust in dry weather.
There are also several minor bene
fits gained from the use Of a road drag
besides the great advantages which
always accrue from the formation OF
improved highways, Of which may be
mentioned the banishments of weeds
and grass from the dragged portion Of
the road.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
FARMERS AND IMPROVED ROADS,
Success of the Latter Movement De-
ponds Upon the Farmer.

In an address before the Good
Roads convention at Buffalo, N. Y, a
few days ago, the Hon. n. j. Bach
elder, master Of the National Grange,
put the good roads situation in nut
shell when he Observed
1T is true that all industrial inter
ests are affected by the nature and
condition of the roads over which the
products of our farms are transported
to market, but it is the farmers who
suffer most from the inferior roads
which constitute SO large percentage
of the road system of the United
States And I am confident that it is
to the farmers that we must look as
the active force and influence that will
secure the enactment of the legislation
needed to bring about that improve
ment in road conditions that we all
DESIRE
That is right. eXclaimS the Prairie
Farmer. 1t is to the farmer that the
public must look for the solution.
When he becomes thoroughly satisfied
the road question will be settled right.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Poetry Worth Reading.

Broke, Broke, Broke.
Iroke, broke, broke,
On the hard, hot stones, New
YORK.
And I float on thy sweit'ring pillows
Is fraii and as light as cork.
o., we'll for the sons Of gold
That they glide up the Great
White WAY.
On. we'll for the coddled rich
That they sail in their yachts UP
the bay!
And the terrible tides surge on
At the sick mad pace that kills;
And it's oh. for the sight of an hon
est friend.
And a glimpse of the good green
hills.
Froke, broke. broke.
On thy Grim, gray stones, New
York
Tct It's back 10 the rlls. and the
fields and the hills.
I'll go IL l have to walk.
Edwin Coolidge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Marked For Death.

Three years ago was marked for
death. \ graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fled, when
my husband got DR.. Kings New Dis
coverv," says Mrs. A. c. Williams, Of
Bac, Ky. The first dose helped me
md 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 +. I. Whitehead
Company's drug store. 30c. and 81 co.
Trial bottle free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Path Of the Soul.

If every soul must find it's lonely
way.
Tod grant the winding, upward
path be long.
Ari somewhere through the gloom
heartcning song
My vibrate to the dawn Of new
day.
AID may a lily sometimes burst its
sheath.
And some far echo Of dear mortal
speech
Smite through the loneliness, until
| reach
TIE open space where storms rage
far beneath.
Bat best of all, o Father give me
light
AID let some inner glory flood my
night.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
DAIRY DOTS AND DASHES.

On most American farms it is not
necessary to keep the cows in crowd
ed quarters, yet we often see small
dairy barns on big farms. and the
COWS crowded close together.
The prejudice in favor of beefy
cows is still a great obstacle in the
way of the progress of dairying.
1t is easier to keep big barnyard
clean than it is small one.
The best buttermakers say never
10 pour water on butter when washing
it, but around it, then move the but.
ter in the water
A hand separator is the motive
which keeps the right hand from
knowing what the left hand is up 30
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

Ee calls himself your friend
Who comes to you
With visage blue,
And begs that you will lend
Him just few
Dollars. because his rent will soon
be due.
He also is your friend
Who. when be meets you,
Thusiy greets YOU:
why. how your shoulders bend!
And. really. Bill,
] never saw you looking quite so Ill.,
and It's your dearest friend
Who tells you that
You're getting fat.
And cures will recommend
TO make YOU thinner;
Ara says: 'You're almost bald. you
gay old sinner"
We all have cheerful friends
Who love to call
tnd tell US all
Our faults When Fortune sends
Is friends like these
IT'S not go hard to love our enemies.
j. Adair Strawson.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Keep Cows Off Pasture.

Gctting down to dry feed is trying
time in the cow lot, for the herd can
not persuade themselves they want it
when they need it, The milk flow is
frequently less at this time than later
on, when the weather is cooler. A
better plan is not to let the milk cows
have the run of a half-rasture at all.
but to keep them away from the
taste of that which does not furnish
them enough in itself.
Keep ever in the path Of duty, hut
fail not to climb The steep of knowl-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
RusireSs-Omce Verse.

A merchant had of goods a lot
But no one came to buy,
o. . tine an inch of space he got
A little "ad" 10 try.
Il r. goods he sold IN half day,
End ever since he cries
Tt everyone who comes his way:
Il. pays to ADVERTISED"
T. Is verse is bUsiness-like, I know,
and has no soulful throb,
B then the cashier it will show
That I am on my job.
or this he entertains no doubt,
At least, SO surmise,
But I will grind my MARBLE OUT
It pays to advertise
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

On the plantation the dairy hand
were accustomed to do the milking
squatting down in primitive fashion
until the owner introduced milking
stools along with other modern i'm
The boy who first sailed forth
with the stool returned bruised and
battered with an empty pail.
Il done my best, sab" he exclaim.
ed. Dat stool looked all right to ME,
but de blamed cow she won't sit on
it."-Uncle Renlus's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Glow He Loved Him.

The Ills we see,
II mysteries of sorrow, deep and
long,
The enigmas of permitted wrong
Have all ore key:
Tbis sad, strange world is but our
Fathers school;
Al! chance and change His love shall
grandly overrule.
Ey cloud of battle dust may dim,
lis veil Of splendor curtain him:
And, in the midnight Of my fear,
7 may not feel him standing near:
Brt, IS I lift mine eyes above,
H banner over me is love.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

\ great many people have kidney
and Bladder trouble, mainly due to
neglect. Of the occasional pains in the
back, slight rheumatic palms.. urinary
disorders, etc. Delay i'll such cases is
dangerous. Take DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are for weak
back, backache, rheumatic pains and
all kidney and bladder trouble. Sooth-
ing and antisepitic. Regular size soc.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Medicine That Is Medicine.

II have suffered good deal with
mr. aria and stomach complaints, but
l + We now found remedy that keeps
me we'll, and that remedy is Electric
BIZ ers; a medicine that is medicine
for .tomach and liver troubles, and for
rul down conditions" says w. G.
XII tier, of Halliday, Ark. Electric
BIZ ers purify and enrich the blood,
tor up the nerves, and impart vigor and
en-. " to the weak. Your money will
be efunded if it fails to help you. SOC
at Il. 7. Whitehead Company's drug
store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

Mamma Ito Bobby, who has spent
his first day at schooD-What did
you learn to-day?
Bobby-Didn't learn nothing.
Mamma Well, what did you do?
Bobby-Didn't do anything. There
was woman wanting to know how
to spell cat, and | to her. Boston
Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

The minister had just been wing
the class lessen on the Prodigai Son.
At the finish, to test what attenti N
had been paid to his teaching, he as
ked:"Who was sorry that the Pro
digal had returned?." The most
forward youngster in the class breath
lessly answered: The fatted calfn'
Home Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

You may eat all the good sensible
food you like If you will let Kodol di-
gest it for you. Don't worry about dy-
spepsia or indigestion, for worry only
tends to make you more nervous. Be-
sides you don't have to worry any
more about what you eat, because Ko-
dot for Dyspepsia and Indigestion will
digest any and all food at any and all
times. Kodol is guaranteed to give
prompt relief. Sold by E: T. White
head Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Tell the Children the Why.

Little children like to see, under
stand. and enjoy farm operations and
the working Of farm machinery. AL
low them to see these things and ex-
plain their workings. Make them feel
that ali parts of farming is fun to you.
and il will be to them. They will grow
to love the occupation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

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 10y +. f. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

write me an example of simpli-
fled spelling, Children" said the
teacher, and Tommie wrote: The
man who carves monuments urns
his living"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Maxine Ii Easv.

Daughter-Ma, l think you'd better
let pa smoke in the house.
Mother should like to know why?
Daughter-Every Christmas we have
trouble trying to find a present for
him-Everything is so expensive, you
know; but we can always get very
pretty ash-trays at 25 cents,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

Every case OF backache, weak back,
bladder inflammation and rheumatic
pains is dangerous if neglected, for such
troubles are nearly always due to weak
kidneys TakeD Dewitt skidney andBlad-
der Pills. They are antiseptic and soothe
pain quickly. Insist upon Dewitt s
Kidney and Bladder Pills. Regular
size soc. Sold here by Z. I. White
head COmDany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
The Neglected Garden.

\ neglected garden is an eyesore on
! farm and next to a dilapidated and
Weed-SmCthered road fence.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

Kind Lady-Js your husband con
valescent after his illness?
Mrs. Johnsing indeedy,
ma am; he am gettin' right bettah.
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

"The man | marry must be both
brave and clever" said the sweet
girl.
when we were out sailing" re-
turned the adoring youth, land up
set, | saved you from a watery
grave"
THAT was brave, | admit, but it
was not clever"
Eyes, it was; | upset the boat on
purpose"
"You darling Home Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
The Market.

F rguson watches the ticker
: d eagerly scans the slip.
7 &c creature of bargain and decker
Y hose gods are Cotton and
Snip"
4 (. it troubles him so
Y nen Lead" sinks low: :;
( II II grieves lis eye
V Ten Gas goes high:
Fer the ticker to him is a iuggernaut
wheel
t crush him or carry, for woe or
for veal.
Y Il and I look at the ticker
y tie innings come one by one,
F viii hardly an eyelid flicker
r oueh the cIa5 be doing or done.
v a may feel our thanks
F - tie visitors blanks;
V may smile the more
II the home club score.
E the ticker to US is a loom which
spins.
AID we're glad Of the yarn, no mat
ter who wins.
I'd rnund Vance Cooks, in Success
Ma cazine.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

For health and happiness-DeWitt' S
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, 1909-01-14
Dairvino Paws the Year Round.

Dairying is often referred to as the
harvest that never ends. This is cor
.ect, if the COWS are good mixers: II
hey are not, it ends soon after it com.
nenceS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

Maud You are singular man.
II! bet you never marry.
Jack-Ill take you.-Boston Tran
script.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

No" replied Dr. Wise, meaning
ly, what you need is not stronger
glasses, but fewer ."-Catholic Stan
dard and Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

'sThe inner side Of every cloud is
bright and shining;
| therefore turn my clouds about
And always wear them inside out
To show the lining"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
Be Merry,

Make your own Christmas merry by
making merry Christmas for others.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14
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. 2. J. Madry.
Any one caught tresspassing on this
land will be prosecuted to the full
extent Of the law.
1-7-3t r. J. MADRY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

'I'm troubled a great deal with
headaches in the morning." said
Perhaps it's my eyes.
Do you think need stronger glass
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-14

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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-10-28
Marriage of Miss Pearl Morri-
son,of McColI,S c.. land Mr.. c..
E.Pennington, of Tarboro.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. French
returned last night from McColl,
S, c., where Mrs. French went
Monday evening to attend the
marriage Of her cousin, Miss
Pearl Morrison, and Mr.. Geo. E.
Pennington, of Tarboro. Mr..
French went to McColl yesterday
from Charlotte. The marriage
took place at 6 o'clock last eve
ming in the Methodist church at
McColl. It was attended by a
large crowd from Maxton, Tar
boro, Columbia and Spartanburg,
S. c., Brunswick. Ga, and other
places. The bride is a beautiful
and charming young lady who is
we'll known in Lumberton, Max
ton and elsewhere throughout
the county and State. the groom
is a representative Of the Scot
tish Fire Insurance Co. of Char
lotte, but has headquarters in
Tarboro, where they will make
their home. Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
nington left last evening for a
ten-days' trip to New York.