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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-19
INDIANS WILL
NOT LOCALIZED
Probate judge Evans Files a
Decision Against Sam'l
Smiths Will.
Testator Not Competent and
Signature to Will Not
Legally Valid.

Last Thursday Judge Evans rem
dered his final decision in the matter
of the validity Of the alleged will of
Samuel Smith, the aged Indian who
was given an opportunity to dictate
his last will and testament during
the closing hours of his pilgrimage
and was too weak to talk or write.
AS previously reported, this case
was started at the time of the hear
ing ordered on the will was set, last
March. Testimony was taken at
that time showing that Smith was in
a very weak and more or less dazed
condition when, on behalf of the
widow, an effort was made by Messrs
Human, MCGOWAN and others to
have the dying Indian make a will
The will was drawn up by Attorney
MCGOWAN and an effort made to get
the dying man to indicate by replies
to questions whether or not he
wished to bequeath his estate, con-
sisting of a small tract of land and
about $500 cash, to his wife. 1t is
fair to concede, we think, that these
men had no further interest in the
matter than to help the widow, and
nothing in the decision reflects on
their motives The language Of the
decision is, as to the gist of the mat
ter, That said instrument was not
executed and attested as required
by law, and the evidence presented
does not satisfy the court that the
instrument is the last testament of
said decedent, or at the time of its
execution said decedent was of suf-
ficient mental capacity to make a
valid will, or that said instrument
was signed by the express direction
of decedent, and made, executed
and witnessed in the manner and
with the formalities required to
make the same entitled to allowance
and probate.
The effect of the decision, if final
ly sustained, would be to throw the
estate into the hands of the legal
heirs as decreed by the court. the
same as if no will had been made.
Monday following this decision
Attorney Dalzell of Morton filed
notice of appeal from the decision
of the court, with the usual bond
and request that the widow .be al
lowed thirty dollars per month for
maintenance pending final settle
ment of the matter.
Here the matter rests for the
present, and we would only add that
the plain moral of the incident is
that people who have property
which they wish to leave to their
families, should act while in good
health or at least not put OFT action
until near death. The testimony at
the hearing leaves no doubt as to
the extreme weakness of the old |
man at the time the will was drawn,
and it is this fact that evidently
directed Judge Evans in his decision.
The heirs of the decedent, Smith,
by his first wife will be the ones to
profit by the decision of the Judge
in case it is finally sustained, and I
they are sufficiently interested to
have employed Judge Laudon and a
Nebraska attorney to protect their
rights in the estate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-19
DEATH CALLS THREE.
Mrs. D. R. MCCOrquOdale, Mrs. Mary
Winniatt and James HemphiII.
SARAH j. McCORQUoDALE.

The report that Mrs. D. r. Nc
Corquodale of Delhi was no more
came as a surprise here last Satur-
day, her death having occurred at a
late hour the night previous, after a
short illness that was at first sup
posed to be of very simple nature,
the change for the worse develop
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
Have You Found Your Place?

If there be one man before me
who honestly and contentedly be-
lieves that, on the whole, he is doing
that work which his powers are best
adapted, | wish to congratulate him.
My friend, | care not whether your
hand be hard or soft; | care not
whether you are from the Office or
the shop; ! care not whether you
preach the everlasting gospel from
the pulpit, or swing the hammer
over the blacksmith anvil; | care
not whether you have seen the in
side Of a college or the outside
whether your work be that Of the
head or of the hand whether the
world account you noble or ignoble;
if you have found your place, you
are happy man. Let no ambition
ever tempt you away from it by so
much as a questioning thought. |
say, if you have found your place
no matter what or where it is-you
are happy man. give you joy of
your good fortune; for if you do the
work of that place well, and draw
from it all that it can give you of
merriment and discipline and devel-
opment, you are, or you will become,
man filled up, made after Gods
pattern, the noblest product of the
world-a self-made man. DR.. Hol-
1opI
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
Won't Slight a Good Friend.

If ever / need a cough medicine
again know what to get" declares
Mrs. 4. l.. Alley, OF Beals, Me-, for,
after using ten bottles OF DIR. King S
New Discovery, and seeing its excel
lent results in my own family and 9TH
ers, / am convinced it is the best
medicine made for coughs, colds and
lung trouble" Every one who tries
it feels just that way. Relief is felt at
once and its quick cure surprises you.
Fer bronchitis, asthma, hemorrhage'
Group, lagrippe, sore throat, pam III
chest or lungs it's supreme. soc. and
S1.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by e. T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
One.IIIne Ad Doesn't Pdy-Keep at 1t.

One must figure in advertising
that if he gets one or two new Gus
toners this month, next month ad-
vertising will bring three or four new
ones, and the next months advertis-
ing multiplying the previous month,
each month showing an increase
The first new customer is still with
you and has spent a lot Of money
with you. Those who have followed
this customer are still with you and
spending money all the time, and
new customers are being added to
your list as each new ad. makes an
impression upon some one. That S
the way to figure on advertising
One cannot expect to spend a few
dollars and see everybody come to
his place to buy.-Interstate Trade
Bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909.

proved roads. The bond issues vary
from $4,000 to 100000. Some of
these bond issues are directly auth
orized by the Legislature and for the
others there is to be an election held
in the county or township. Some Of
/ these elections have already been
/ held and the bond issue authorized
Others will be held at very early
date. The Survey, which has made
thorough study of the good roads
problem, is confident that it will be
able to save to the counties who are
inaugurating a system for the con-
struction of improved roads, consid-
cradle money that other counties,
who have taken up this kind Of
work, have spent unwisely on ac-
count of lack of experience. An i'm
proved road represents a permanent
improvement for the township or
county in which it is constructed.
In considering an improved road,
one is meant that is properly grad
ed and drained and which has
been surfaced with some mater
ial or combination Of materials or to
which some preparation has been ap-
piled, resulting in a reasonably
smooth, firm and desirable surface.
In North Carolina there are three
types of these improved roads now
being constructed: macadam, gravel
and sand-clay. In determining the
kind of road to be built, certain i'm
portant conditions must be consider
ed: 1) availability and suitable
road building material; (2) estimat-
ed amout Of traffic over the road;
(3) wealth Of the county which is to
pay for the road AS the cost of
road materials willvary very greatly
in different portions OF the State, it
is often necessary to use one form of
improved road in one county and an
other in another. In deciding these
questions, the Road Engineer or the
Geological Survey should be Of great
assistance to the townships or coun-
ties, and before these communities
begin the construction Of improved
roads all these questions should be
given careful consideration and
the system planned out before
the work is started. In doing this
there will be little chance of locating
the road in the wrong place and the
money available for the construction
of improved roads Will be spent to
the best advantage. All township
and county authorities are cordially
invited to write to the Geological
Survey office for information on any
subject relating to improved roads
and for engineering assistance if
same is desired, or for some member
of the Survey staff to visit the county
and address their people on the sub
iect of good roads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

III settlement OF ali civil claims
arising out of the fraudulent weigh
ing Of sugar on the dock of the re-
fners in Brooklyn and Jersey City,
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, Of New Jersey, and the New
York corporation of the same name,
have paid into the treasury Of the
United States S896,00O, which COM
pletes a payment ggregating over
s., 134, 900. The settlement does not
prevent the bringing Of criminal
prosecutions against the men respon-
sihle for the use Of the fraudulent
device, through the use of which
false weights were recorded.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
Manv Women Praise This Remedy.

Ii you have pains in the back, urin-
ary, bladder or kidney trouble, and
want a certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
tralian-Leaf. 1t is a safe and never
failing regulator. At druggists or by
mail 80 cents. Sample bottle Free.
Address, The Mother Gray Company,
LIE Roy. n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

Some days ago the remains of Ma
jor Charles L'Enfant, the man who
planned the city Of Washington,
were laid away in the National Gem
etery in Washington. Major Len
fant was born in France in 1855,
came to America at the age Of 22,
having already reached the rank of
lieutenant IN the French Army. In
America, he cast his lot with the re-
volutionary forces, and served
through the war, coming out with
the rank Of major of engineers. The
city Of Washington was constructed
according to the plans he sketched
Major L'Enfant died it poverty, and
was buried on farm in Green Hill,
Nd. Here his body had rested for a
hundred years in a neglected grave
until, the result of an appropriation
from the Congress of 1908 for its
removal, it was placed in the Arling-
ton Cemetery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

Sluggish livers and bowels are the
cause of nearly every disease. Cleanse
your system and regulate the bowels
and liver to healthy, natural action by
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. The
surest remedy known. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. E. I. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
GumptiOn on The Farm.

1t is the farmer that keeps things
stirred up that raises the best crops.
Very fire flower seeds can be east
y and evenly sown by the use of a
dredge box.
It's the sign of hard year for the
family when the wife carries the
stove and the husband the pipe.
Some men marry a girl because
she is great t;:lker. Better get a
talking machine; you can stop it
when you get tired.
Don't leave an AK sticking where
someone will fall on it, or stick
scythes, hatchets or tools overhead
to fall and hurt someone.
Plant trees, plant flowers, plant
roses, plant smiles, plant good deeds
every day, and above all plant the
feet III the way of right doing.
Farmers, do not be discouraged
by failure, the sunshine is on our
side. We are promised seed-time
and harvest while the world remain
eth
Keep the rounds of the ladder all
good and stout. When you get to
trimming fruit trees or hunting
worms nests you don't want to fall
and break leg. Things that snap
under you often take the snap out
of you.
If you want to know just how good
farmer man is, go way back on
his place where few eyes ever rest
and see how things are going on
there. If everything is neat and
shipshape there you may depend up
on it that the man is good farmer.
The best investment farmers can
make is giving children a good start
in life. But that doesn't mean a
big farm and fine money-outft
alone. They will need some help,
some courage, some hopefulness,
much truthfulness, clean hearts and
pure minds considerably more than
money.
Here is the most approved method
of treating seed potatoes to prevent
a scabby crop: Soak the whole seed
for two hours in q mixture Of one
half pint of formalin (often called
formaldehyde) and fifteen gallons of
cold water; dry the seed, cut, and
plant in ground that has not recent
y grown potatoes.
Bad roads and scrubby stock go to-
gether. The farmers who set out to
nave better stock set out at the same
time to have better roads, better
crops, and more improvements and
conveniences on the farm. And in
neighborhood where there are
good roads, improved stock and
farms, we find a development of in
tellect and fuller, better apprecia-
ton of life.
Tarring corn: In coating seed
corn with coal-tar as protection
against crows and blackbirds, put
the grain in a pail and pour on
enough warm water to cover it. Add
a teaspoonful Of tar to peck, and
stir well. Throw the corn out on
sieve or in a basket to drain, and
then stir in few handfuls of land
plaster (gypsum). Do not pour the
tar on the dry seed.-Farm Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
Kills to Stop the Iiend.

The worst foe for l. years Of John
Deye, OF Gladwin, Mich, was run
ming ulcer. He paid doctors over
$4OO. 90 without benefit. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve killed the ulcer and
cured him. Cures Fever-Sores, Boils,
Felons, Eczema, Salt Rheum. Infalli-
bic for Piles, Burns. Scalds, Cuts,
Corns. 25c. at f. I. Whitehead
Company's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
The Origin OF a Famous Song.

The Weekly Record, of Bardstown,
KY, says Of MY Old Kentucky
Home: The song was written by
Stephen Collins Foster, resident Of
Pennsylvania, while he and his sister
were on a visit to Judge Jown Rev.
an a short distance east Of Bards-
town. One beautiful morning, while
! the darkies were at work in the corn
fields and the sun was shining with
splendor in the waving grass first
giving it the color Of light red, then
changing it to & golden hue there
were seated upon bench in front Of
the Rowan homestead two young
people-a brother and sister. High
up in the top Of tree was mock
ing bird warbling its sweet notes.
Over in the hidden recesses of a
small bush the thrushes mellow song
could be heard. A number of small
negro children were playing not far
away; when Foster had finished the
| first verse Of the song his sister took
it from his hand and sang in a sweet
mellow voice:
The sun shines bright on my old
Kentucky home;
'Tis summer. the darkies are gay;
The corn tops ripe and the mead
owls in the bloom,
While the birds make music all
the Gay.
The young folks roll on the little
cabin floor,
All merry, all happy, all bright;
By-m by hard times comes a-knock-
in at the door
Then my old Kentucky home good
night.
On her finishing the first verse the
mocking bird descended to a lower
bough The feathered songster
drew his head to one side, and ap-
peared to be completely enraptured
at the wonderful voice of the young
singer. When the last sweet note
died away upon the air her fond
brother sang in deep bass voice:
Weep no more, my lady; oh, weep
no more to-day;
Well sing one song for the old
Kentucky home,
For the old Kentucky home far
away.
The darkies had laid down their
hoes and rakes; the little tots had
placed themselves behind the large,
sheltering trees, while the old black
women were peeping around the
corner of the house. The faithful
old house dog never took his eyes off
the young singers. Everything was
still; not even the stirring of the
leaves seemed to break the wonder
full silence. Again the brother and
sister took hold Of the remaining
notes, and sang in sweet accents:
They hunt no more for the 'possum
and the coon,
On the meadow, the hill and the
shore;
They sing no more by the glimmer
of the moon
On the bench by the old cabin
door.
The day goes by like shadow Ger
the heart,
With sorrow where all was de-
light;
The time has come when the darkies
have to part
Then my old Kentucky home, good
night.
The head must bow and the back will
have to bend,
Wherever the darkies may go;
A few more days and the trouble all
will end
In the fields where the sugar canes
/ grow.
A few more days to tote the
weary load
No matter, it will never be light;
A few more days till we totter on
the road
Then my old Kentucky home good
night.
AS the song was finished tears
/ flowed down the old darkies' cheeks;
the children crept from their hiding
places behind the trees, their faces
wreathed in smiles; the mocking
bird and the thrush sought their
homes in the thicket, while the old
dog still lay basking in the sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

And did you enjoy your African
trip, Major? How do you like the
savages?" "Oh, they were extreme
ly kind hearted! They wanted to
keep me there for dinner" London
Opinion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

Some days ago the Florida House
of Representatives adopted resolu-
ton indorsing 1.-The Democracy
of the matchless and peerless leader
of the Democratic party, William
Jennings Bryan" This is in the
nature of rebuke to Congressman
Clark of Florida, who recently criti-
cised Mr.. Bryan in a speech in Con-
sress. AS announced in these col
omns last week, Mr.. Bryan has ac-
cepted an invitation from the Flori-
da legislature to make answer tC
the criticisms of Representative
Clark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

If you expect to get the original
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salvc, yol,
must bc sure it is DcWitt's Carbolizcd
Witch Hazel SaIvc. 1t is good for
cuts, burns and bruises, and is especi-
ally good for piles. Refuse substitutes.
Sold by +. +. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
What is TranSpiriDa in North CaPOIins
and Other States.

Some days ago Mr.. M. l.. Ship
man, Commissioner of Labor and
Printing, received a request for
literature and reports concerning
North Carolina from the American
Jewish Society for the Regulation of
immigration Of New York. The
Society desires to persuade Jewish
immigrants 60 come South where the
sections of the country are less thick
ly populated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or
protruding piles after years Of suffer-
ing. At any drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

In an issue of the Boston Herald
OF recent date appeared the first and
exclusive announcement of the in
ception Of a movement to commem-
crate the tfree-hundredth anniver-
sary of the Landing of the Pilgrims
and the Founding of New England
by q Worlds Tercentennial Expos
ton in Boston in 1920. New Ems
land alone, of all parts of the Union,
has never had its Worlds Fair; and
it is believed that the national and
universal interest in the historic
event which the Exposition will COM
memorate will command the enthus-
iastic approval and support Of the
American people of all sections and
Of ali classes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

The MorningStar which has been
published in Wilmington for the past
forty years by Major w. H. Bernard
has been bought by a stock company.
The purchase price was $26, 1000. The
new company will take charge the
first of May. Some of the leading
business men of Wilmington are
among the stockholders, and many
improvements are contemplated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

E. c. Duncan, the purchaser of the
Industrial News, has paid over to
the trustee in bankruptcy, the pur-
chase price of the paper, S8,162.66,
and has taken possession of the prop
erty. Publication of the paper will
be resumed shortly under the name
of the Greensboro Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

&# Fill ho1ti1o ar -otuiIon glass with Your
4 ,ystcr anl 1t il lc-la tlyenty-four hours:
Fl 1-4 -, (. brick dust sedi-
hi NL+f~ -T-g i 1nent, or settling,
II ~ telEfzE</y strlngy or milky
"A = ! i.-Iz@7/Ci \ appearance often
- #Lrt-IE~T / / ! indicates an un-
[>775l~f healthy condi-
- Il r ggj - ton Of the kid
- " ~ tr-tr[.7 ucys; too fre-
{-r~2GLL ~ quent desire to
-@s-.~.=-y, pass it Or pain il
tie 5idneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
Wha= 70 10.
There IS comfort i'll the knowledge so
#often expressed, that Or. KilT,ler's
4 : S7yanp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
sfulflls almost every wish IL correcting
Iheu1natis1n, pain IL the back, kidneys,
sllVer, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain i'll passing it, Or bad
seiTects following use of liquor, wine Or
beer, and overcOnles that unpleasant ne-
cessity of being compelled to go often
Through the day, and to get up many
times during the night The mild and
Immediate effect Of .SyazDp=RocG is
soon realized. It stands the highest be-
SdL!oS o. Us iG-litiI GEIG
heaIth restoring prop s77Tg!;: II 35;z5s.s.s
serties. If You need s..:Ese. Is /; . g y
smedicine You should .3.s ~ i. q q r.
have the best Sold by !. 1s sg gss
druggists III iftv-ccnt 5sssl f. s ri 5ssspsM
Rand one-doIlar sizes. Ha-le q ,a,59n'is
II lcu may have = sample bottle sent free
by mail. Address Or. Kiltner & Co, Biug-
shaInton, n. Y. Mention this paper and
8renle1nbertLen name, DR.. KiImer's S Swamp
sRoot, and the address, Binghamton,
IN. V, OH every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06
,Thoassais Hare Kidney
l.o15ia end Newer Suspect il.
Eo-- - E-:.E Cnt.

Fill r bottle or -orlIlon glass with Your
vstcr ai. 1t il 5l-1la tEyenty-four hours:
r~' = brick f7tS+ sedi
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

X. '-N IN : tiIp y II ILJElS LiliL tGTt VOl
ft.2 Eloneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-05-06

1llent, OF settling,
7tringy or milky
appearance often
indicates an un-
healthy condi-
ton Of the kid
ueys; too fire.
quent desire to
pass it Or pain i'll
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
A CITY Clerks Garden.

A city clerk never misses a chance
of expatiating on his garden to his
colleagues, who, however, were never
taken home to see it, but were
under the impression it was of enor.
nous size. Five of them resolved
to have a look at it, discovered his ad-
dress, and called one Saturday after
noon to see the hundreds of roses all
a-growing and a-blooming, On being
taken to the rear of the house, judge
of their surprise on seeing a back
yard about II feet by ten feet. One
bold spirit ventured that it was not
very big.
"Big!" replied the proud owner,
pointing to the sky. why, man. alive,
look at the height of it!"-Chicago
Daily Socialist.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
STARTED THE TEARS AFRESH
Thoughtless Act Of Little Eben That
Reminded SorrowfuI Widow of
Her Loss.

Mr.. Jefferson had not been alto
gether an exemplary husband and ia
ther, but he possessed certain engag-
ing qualities which secured him many
friends and made his death the cause
Of sincere mourning to his widow
Mis- Jeff'son, she's done broke up
over Eb'nezer's being took off firm
pneumony," said one of the neigh
bors.
"She sutt'nly is" said another.
"Mournin' round de house all de time
she goes. Why, day befo' yist'day
was thar helpin' her. an she only
stop cryin' once, an dat was to spank
little Eben for takin' mlasses out'n
de jug right into his mouf when her
back was turned.
when she spanked him good an
set him down, she say to me: He
makes me t'ink OBJ his pa so much
cyan't bear it, and bus right out
cryin' agin." Youths Companion.