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Hobo in the Presidents Private Car

were so crowded that they couldn't
have looked healthy to the most on
timistic OF tramps. But there was :
Pullman. and It looked nice and dark.
and SO the wanderer strolled In ana
hid himself.
1t was Letcher. one Of the porters.
who found the visitor crouched in :
dark corner Of the tiny kitchen. He
made dive for the man and got him
In clinch. Then he called his fel-
low porter. Anderson. The two 81
them had the tramp SO scared that he
could hardly see By the, time, the
secret service men came. in and put
him under arrest. ca AKA, ~
At Bridgeport the tramp was turned
over to the police. He tried to say
that he was a brakeman on the New,
York, New Haven q Hartford road.
but the trainmen knew better. Mr.
Taft slept right through lit. and never
Knew thing about 1t until the NEXT
morning.
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Laying Of the Foundation.

The accompanying illustrations and
description of a silo built on a CO.
ment foundation are taken from bulle-
tin 1876 of the dairy division United
States department of agriculture.
To lay out the foundation, drive a
stake in the ground at the center of
the proposed silo. Saw off this stake
at the height desired for the founda-
ton wall, which should be at least
one foot above the ground on the high
side. If the ground is sloping. One end
of straight 2x4 inch scantling, lit
tie longer than is necessary to reach
from the center of the silo to the out
side of the foundation wall, should be
nailed on the outside of the stake
with 40-penny spike. This spike
then marks the exact center of the ST.
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TWELVE years ago, when Senator
] elect William O'Connell Bradley Of
Kentucky, was governor of that state.
a youth who at Is was carrying the
editorial burden of a weekly newspa-
per in a country town In Illinois drift
ed into Frankfort on a bicycle trip.
There wasn't much to see In Frank
fort except the state capitol, so he
went up there.
1t was the young editors first in
spection of state capitol, and his
eyes were open for everything.
Naturally the sign Governors Of
flee" interested him. and he quickly
decided to call on the governor. He
sent in his card and presently the
ioorkeper returned and said: THE
governor will see you"
Then did the visitor really wish
that his curiosity about the governors
office hadn't got the better of him. II
would be manifestly improper to in
trude on the governors time with
out some motive. and still the young
editor couldn't think of any motive.
On the way to the inner ONCE he de-
cided to take the governor into his
confidence and confess that there
wasn't any cause for the visit, except
small matter Of editorial courtesy.
Prompted, no doubt, by that spirit
that has made him the head of his
party In the state and that enabled
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SCOundrel
By NJ. BERTIN
Copyright, by Short Stories Co.. LTD

And again today, like yesterday,
like every day. he found the envelope.
the feminine angular hand writing.
and 1t was marked Personal" and
Important
AS usual Aladjev's first impulse was
to throw the letter unread into the
burning log-fire; but, also, as usual,
he only burned the envelope after he
had looked into every corner of the
observed. The letter itself contained
the only and ever-same word "Scoun-
drel."
How long since he began to receive
day by day, wherever he might be,
such letter, rough oblong en-
velope. bearing his address, in the
corner the words Personal and I'm
portant," and the letter itself contain
Ing the one word "Scoundrel."
These letters affected Aladjev in
peculiar way. Some outraged soul
kept track of him day by day. followed
him with undated hatred and persist
emily threw in his face that terrible
insult. Aladjev started under this ac-
cusation; he felt keenly its painful
sting, he hated to think of 1t, was al
ways expecting it, everlastingly fear
ing ii. He tried to throw the letters
away unread, but force stronger
than his will. compelled him to open
the envelope with trembling hands, to
take out the letter, and to search in
1t for the solution of the riddle that
tormented him. In vain. The letter
consisted always of the same single
word "Scoundrel."
The letter in the obolong envelope
dominated Aladjev's life. An insig-
nificant incident nearly overthrow him.
One day he met and old friend who
insisted that Aledjev come out in the
country with him and spend the night
there. Upon arising in the morning at
the home of this friend the guest
found on his dressing-table the oblong
envelope. His heart almost stopped
beating. He pulled himself together.
opened the envelope. "Scoundrel," the
one word. nothing more. Even here,
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10. From it, measure of on the scant-
ling the distance to the inside and
outside of foundation wall, and, hav-
dalton.
The thickness of the wall should
vary from 10 to is inches, depending
upon the size of the silo. the material
of the foundation, and the ground on
which it is located. The inside of the
foundation wall should be at least two
inches nearer to the center of the silo
than the inside of the slaves Where
the ground on which the silo is to be
located is not level, the markers can
be heightened by holding a longer
board against either marker moving it
up or down to keep it touching the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

WASHINGTON housekeepers are In
w clined to think that T. B. Wither-
spoon of st. Louis was romancing re-
Gently when he told of negro serv-
ant who has been in his employ for
Is years. 1t appears that the negro
was given ten days leave and money
to spend for a trip down to New Or
leans, but in three days turned up
again, and here is the way Mr.. Wither.
spoon explains the negroes return,
quoting the servant:
You see, sub. 1t done get mighty
niserably cold night after l lef'
YOU. and knows dat Miss Kate
imy wife) amt got no business tryin'
0 work dat furnace, and know you
Int gwine to bother with It, Nary one
# you got emmy business With a dirty
furnace. least Of all Kate, who
mt got no right to so8 her little
ms. ] cculdn'f sleep sod thinkin'
bou; il. an rs why gifts back
srksr'n
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a TRAMP got into President Taft's
~ private car recently, and a very
surprised tramp he must have been.
for he was pounced upon by two of
the most muscular Pullman porters he
had ever seen and then arrested by
Secret Service Oficer Sloan.
1t was on the Federal express. run
ming from Boston to Washington, on
the rear end of which the presidents
private car Mayfiower was coupled at
New Haven.
The tramp got on somewhere along
the line. There were two day coaches
ahead of the presidential car, and they
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down straight, and to leave the bot.
tom level
The concrete should be made of one
part cement, three parts sand, and
five parts broken stone. The broken
stone may be Of all sizes, up to pieces
that will pass through two-inch ring
Washed gravel. broken brick or
screened cinders may be used in place
of broken stone. If the gravel con-
tains sand, the amount contained
should be estimated by screening
some of 1t. and the proportions of
gravel and sand should be so adjust
ed as to conform approximately to the
above formula. i
For mixing the concrete, box
about four feet wide, eight feet long,
and one foot deep. may be used. or a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25

simple floor or platform six by ten
feet will suffice. To measure the mate
rails an empty barrel preferably a
cement barely with both ends
knocked out will be most convenient
First measure up sand enough for a
batch of convenient size, and spread
it on the floor or platform. Measure
up the cement, spread 1t over the
sand, and with hoe or shovel, mix
them until no streaks appear. This
mixture is then built up into a low,
circular pile, with a crater-like basin
in the center, Into this crater" pour
water, and, by drawing in the dry
mixture from all sides with hoe, mix
thoroughly, adding more water If nee
essary, until the hoe will leave the
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In the home where he was by acct
dent, and where he remained for one
night only. this implacable enemy had
reached him. Shivering from cold he
lay in his bed: an inexplicable dread
seized him. He was unable to subdue
his excitement. incapable of collecting
his thoughts.
The explanation of this incident was
simple. Before he left his home Alad-
Jev had mechanically put the freshly
arrived letter into his pocket; when
the servant was cleaning his clothes
the letter dropped to the floor, and the
servant put it on the dressing-table. In
spite of this obvious explanation.
Aladjev was deeply impressed and
could not forget the incident.
Years ago Aladjev had begun to
write for a liberal newspaper. His
writings bore the stamp of purely
Russian liberalism. and were perme-
ated with a far-of idealistic, high
minded altruism. They reflected a
vague longing toward the good and
the true. and an instructive hatred of
the evil and the false. And he was
daring almost to foolhardiness. This
daring pleased the readers in the
provinces and gave Aladjev the repu-
tation of the banner-bearer and leader
Gn the fight for freedom. But besides
some sort Of reputation in regions
where even the foxes bid each other
goodnight, and i've kopeks a line,
these writings brought no return to
che author. However, he did not be-
come embittered; he merely deter
mined to make q fortune for himself
along different lines. A small mort
bund paper fell into his hands. Be-
ing a clever man. Aladjev compre-
hended that high-mindedness would
not make him prosperous. And so
he changed his tune.
To those in power he spoke in an
apparently daring, critical, unpreju-
diced vein; but it always happened
that after his strongest attack the
mighty ones shone far more resplen-
dent than before. For the weary and
heavy-laden he had words of fatherly
benevolence. With a show of COM
passion and love he pilloried their
failings and vices. He discovered
new formula in writing-a cringing
flattery, clad in the garb of high
minded unselfshness, combined with
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ground while the scantling is held lev
ell. If the ground Is very uneven. 1t
may be difficult to make the line con-
tinuous, in which case points can be
marked every few inches, and these
Joined afterward.
For concrete foundation, ditch
must be dug before any of the earth
in the center Is removed. The earth
between the two lines that mark the
inside and outside of the foundation
should be taken out, until firm ground
below frost line is reached. care be-
ing taken to cut the sides of the ditch
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
Plymouth Rocks.

Plymouth Rocks are an American
production, and seem especially suit
ed TO our manner of growing poultry
They are easily fattened for market
and are not inclined to be wild; IN
fact. they possess almost all the good
qualities and have very few faults "a
defects. The very fact of their being
raised in such numbers Is suficien,
proof of their popularity.
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mortar without the mortar clinging to
1t, after which the mortar is spread
out on one end of the platform. Now
measure up the broken stone or
coarse gravel. Drench it with water
to wash on all particles of dust. and
dump it on the wet mixture of sand
and cement. The final mixing is done
by shoveling the material back and
forth until it is thoroughly mixed. It
should be shoveled at least three
times. The concrete is now ready for
use, and should be put In place with
as little delay as possible.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-25
Imnroxed MACHINERY

No man can afford to pitch hay b,
hand No man can afford to pillow
with walking pillow IL 1t is practica,
BILE to use a sulky. No man can af.
ford to use a double-shovel cultivate,
If it is practicable to use double cul
tivator Improved machinery pays |,
good profit on the investment
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This Kind of Servant at a Prem;,,m

There is specimen act of an old
time, true-hearted darby. whose first
thought is OF the comfort, of his EN-.
pioyer If Witherspoon could find
ABOUT thousand like that !. servant.
the st. Louis man could make a good
commission BY shipping them to Wash
ington.
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SCRATCHING SHED
8X8

main part and one foot of dust in the
scratching shed gives plenty of exer
else. This house gives all that can
be desired in the way of hen-house
and at little cost; it is battened tight
and covered with metal roofing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
Remember The name-DOdn'S
and take no other.
Sale of land.

By virtue of power vested IL me
by the laws of the State Of North
Carolina as executor of w. A Dunn,
Trustee, in that deed Of trust exc
cuted to him by Bryant Smith and
wife on the 18th day Of May, 1904.
Of record in the office of Register Of
Deeds for Halifax County in Book
AS on page SIS, / shall sill for cash
at Public auction in the Town Of
Scotland Neck to the highest bidder
or Saturday the 1st day Of May 1909.
at 4 nrrch No5r, ths following
described parcel of real estate lying,
being, and situate in the County Of
Halifax and State of North Carolina.
to wit;
Beginning in Whites Mill. Shields
corner. thence with Shields line N.
+, SO Z to. g corner. pine to which
Shialda' wire fence is fastened. thence
S Is E 20 II poles, thence S 76 y
w to the run OF the Mill Swamp,
thence along the mill-run to the be-
ginning. and containing fifty acres,
more or less. and being the same
land that wns conveyed to ths said
Bryant Smith by J. 3. Edwards and
George Johnson On the 24th day 81
March, 1904, to which reference is
made.
This March 20. 1909.
Moan BIGCs, Executor.
Of w. A. Dunn. Trustee
Albion Dunn, Atty. A-l-5t
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4vac!3ineaE.ada NG"ts:nea.

fortune telling by machinery is as
satisfactory as any other, II the
VIII q operates the machine keeps
But if Ills attention is dis
49,. .n I'e,.' he has been out over
''-~,'u are liable TO be some
>-'rious credit. --'
Oracle. young married
The other uigtA n prophecy de-
r-o-nan had aing'N Yorks Coney
,.,aI-era to her at ,>e~ . place her
Ts,,nd She was told = two glass
, ,,@',4s naIro downward, ca a little
, ,'''. md then look fNoaly - cred,
E s'.,.-,, r.,,5rr ravolvea and de%N her
" ''e7 't++1a trough, . card beart"S .
III d ,..'- What was her "urpf~
on nicking up the card to Fe"0 S'<''N
thing like this: On bciress.
nroson+ Won Ike champagne 'oo
rAou and are careless IN your O': :s,,
49,, ,aethods. You VII be fi: -,
...t4ovor before you aTo - ana " ~
.,'>r ,,,errv the Girl Of your cAo1ee'
-, ,lI,a Young nan who lad j,tsJ PIE
o,5a1 the young raatroo at we l,,.'
oht1a was doieflny reading " p'o
n+orv which declared that ne ~. ~.
p--o. 20 marry an aGod 12illiol'al. :
lie asked the To1.a.5 ''-.-' VA
change fortunes WITH El-'i'
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II WOMEN ONLY KNEW
EEhzR
..-. 6 Heap C Happiness it W0u!d
isr:nq TO Scotland Neck Homes.

Hard to DO housework with an acl-
ing back.
Brings you hours Of misery at leisure
or at work.
If women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Deans Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys,
Scotland Neck people endorse this:
Mrs. ice All~brook, Ninth ST., Scot
and Neck, \ c., says: l suffered
rom kidney weakness for some time.
The kidney SccretiOns were highly col
ored. too frequent in passage and caus-
ID me great annoyance. | also had
severe pains through my loins, and my
back ached almost constantly. was
hardly able to do my homework and
1t times it really felt as if my back
". uld break / finally learned OF Doan' :
Kidney Pills and am glad to say that
a short use banished the backache. |
have not suffered from any symptom
Of kidney complaint since and feel SO
much better III every way since using
Doan's Kidney Pills that | am glad to
give them my accommodating,
For sale by all dealers. Price Scots.
| Foster AIiihurn Co, Buffalo, New York
| sole agents FOR the United States.
Remember The name DOdn'S
and lake Nc 0Ih4f.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
Swept Over Niagara.

This terrible calamity often happens
because a careless boatman ignores the
rivers notwithstanding ripples and
Easter current. Natures warnings are
kind. That dull pain or ache in the
back warns you the kidneys need at
tention if you would escape fatal mala-
dles-Dropsy, Diabetes or Bnght's dis
ease. Take Electric Bitters at once and
see baclache fly and all your best feel
ings return. 'Afterlong suffering from
weak kidneys and lame back, one 81 90
bottle wholly cured me- writes J. r.
Blankenship, Of Belk, Tenn. Only SOC
at +. T Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
Laying Age OF Hens.

.. According to Thomas I Mairs If
Pepnsylvani*., hens over two years of
age are seldom good layers. Leghorns,
Minorcas, etc, are sometimes good
during the third and fourth years. but
generally speaking the Plymouth
Rocks and such fowls dre Of little or
no use as layers after their second
year; being much iilrifnaa ID i.ec5f..c
excessively tat For summer egg pro-
duction the lighter breeds and later
Matched pullets Of the heavier i-eeds
are best. A hen that has laid ", I ali
winter should not be expected tc lay
exceptionally we'll during the summer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
All Grain Diet,

A diet OF al rralns is the most o.
I,ensive which can We leu. Green food
..i.i not only reduce the cost of feed,
but will also keep the chickens In
health. At least third Of the winter
ration should consist Of green food of
some kind Litter in the hen house
is of little use if there is nothing il,
1t to reward the hens for the trouble
A hen won't scratch for the fun OF
it. A light grain feed at noon and an
early afternoon feed of cracked corn
will Keep them busy and happy most
of the day.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

You should not delay under any cir
cumstances in cases of Kidney and
Bladder trouble. You should take
something promptly that you know is
reliable, something like DeWitt's Kid
ney and Bladder Pills. They are I'M
equaled for weak back, backache, in
fammatlon of the bladder, rheumatic
pains, etc. When you ask for Dewitt s
Kidney and Bladder Pills, be sure you
get them. They are antiseptic. Ac-
cept no substitute; insist upon getting
the Right kind, Sold by F. T, White
head Co,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
NOtlCg.

BY virtue Of power vested in me
by deed of trust executed to me on
the 18th day of March. 1907, by NJ.
C. Thomas and Susie Thomas, and Of
record in Book 1873, page Ia, in the
office of Register of Deeds for Hall
fax county, l will sell for Cash to
the highest bidder. IN the town of
Scotland Neck, N. c., on the 3rd day
of May, 1909, the property describ-
ed in said deed, to wit:
One acre of land-one good four
room house and stables etc., on lot.
This the 1st day of April 1909.
G. S. WHITE,
4-o-4C. Trustee
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New Laid.

r,e woman who vas doing her
,:S Was 1ificuIt 70 please.
g q. had overhaale7 every oon~s 't,,1s
IN '~ the shop and insisted on se(s ,,a5
r. best in stock at twopence " p0o and
cheaper than tie .nafh5' ''iNN'
nov it vas question O es7S.
Are YOU quite sure these E
fresh" she asked.
They are, maoar
You VIII + ~arantce tnem2"
Il VIII, .naGan."
Bn-. how am to kno% nat yor
know they are fresh?''
1iy dear lady" sa.1 the exhaust
81 shonman, with incisiye emphaeis
If you VIII Kindly step to the tele
phone and ring Up our farm, Vol
viii hear me hens that laid saenc still
"a, Inns I'm afraid cant say (; y
~more than that"
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TICl4lEN HER FOOT
t.racl.smau.s I.cvc OF Joki:ts Robbed
Him OF His EoOt.I


Him OF His Eootx-
YOUNGSTOWN, C.-.E'ive pretty pink
tootsies peeping out from meath the
coverlets as Mrs. ,Fotli Enuan, tosse q
u her sleep caught tie eye,of hoid
burglar rs he was tiz toeing through
the room. Tia was On his way to
the window with $500 IN inc,oey and
a b:rch Of jewciTy "a! tied up in a
bag. But on seeing Mrs. Rouan s
5ainty foot proJrutiing from Enaer
INC bed clothins The burglar stopped.
lie Uttered.
Such Il Joke It would be: yes. III
90 it." he chortled. and Carefully
placed his bag of swag Oh the floor.
= 'owIy crawling in the semi-darkness
v. the room. he reached a point
he cou!G. reach he dainty
u..;as Thaa with his finger he
o:..@; ~. ,d tici,.ei Mrs Rouan S
,-,. littic toes. She sat ip III bed
found i.erseAs staring into the
,,co If mashed II an. fier snrlehs
'.,.,rfned her husband and fIlShten-
the burglar so he led lie lett
= booty behind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
Every Woman Will Be Interested,

There has recently been discovcre,
an aromatic, pleasant herb cure TO
woman's ills, called Mother Gray
iustralian-Leaf. 1t is the only Ger
tair regulator. Cures female weak
nosscs and Backache, Kidney, Bladde
and Urinary Troubles. AT all druggist
o: by mail SOC. Sample free. Address
The Mother Gray Co. Leroy, n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
american Horses for Brazil.

James r. keene and J. 3. Hagsin
recently sold in Buenos Aires Is thor
oughbreds from their racing and breed.
ing farms in the United States. The
sales were only fairly successful be-
cause American horses were previous
~ unknown there
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Mrs. Gillet- So there is a tablet in
your transept to her memory. Did
she do anything to bring people into
the church? Mrs. perry-Wel, /
guess She wore new hat every
Sunday for three years. Harper's
Bazaar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Lon1ay Say, let's promise to marry
each other when we grow up. Ora
cie-Oh, no; l might like somebody
else better then. Lonny-Me, too.
Oracle (hastily)-0h, yes; let's do
promise. Kansas City Time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Ambling Armand Was the man
you ran down injured for life?
Plrouetting Pierre No; for dam
ages. Kansas City Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Don't let the baby suffer from ccza-
ma. sores or any itching OF the skin.
Doan's Ointment gives instant relief,
cures quickly. Perfectly safe for chill
q EN-. All druggist sell il,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15
Room At the Ton

There is plenty OF room at the
top quoted the moraNzer.
Yes, rejoined the demoralizer
"and there always will be unless facil.
tiles for getting there are imrravcd Il
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

He Bacon-Didn't | notice you
were moving s.p at your house to-
day? EgacIt Yes; all but the hired
man gonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
hest known pills and the best pills
lnadc, and are cas- y to take and act
gently and are certain. We sell and
recommend them. f. I. White
head CO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Sinai paH OF G1Sh, explains Farm and
Home The sy'up will seep out
through the rag sround the edges of
the jar just fast esough for the bees
to keep it cleaned upf
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-04-15

Never can tell when you'll
.;,. -or ~ suffer a cut, bruise,
.,.ajd Be prepared DR.. Ihon'nash =
iretric Oil instantly relieves urn o.
,,ros the wour IS Ec
quickly Cuio9 W , rh> -,