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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
4 New Year DaEce.

A most auspacious beginning Of
the New Year for the social life of
Scotland Neck was the brilliant ger
n1ansgiven on the evening of Jan.
the 3rd by the IroGusis German
Club. Dancing to the music of the
Italian Band, Of Greenville, eighteen
couples, guests and members Of the
club formed the beautiful figures led
by Mr.. W. H. Kitchin. More than
usual interest was shown in this
feature of the german, and due to
this and the ability Of the leader the
figures were an exceptional success.
Those taking part in the evenings
pleasure were Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Herring, Miss Rebe Shields with Mr..
Leland Kitchin, Miss Rosa Biddell
with Mr.. J. A. Pittman, Miss Laura
Powell, of Tarboro, with Mr.. L. L.
Cherry, Miss Harrison, of Enfield,
with Mr.. Hall, of Enfield, Miss Davis,
of Tarboro, with Mr.. Chas. Lamb,
Miss Hattie. Leggett with Mr.. Henry
I. Clark, Miss Woodward, Of Nor
folk, with Mr.. w. H. Mcdowell,
Mifs Emma Purvis with Mr.. Joseph
House, Miss Wilkerson, Of Enfield,
with Mr.. Paul Whitehead. of Enfield,
Miss Anna Clark with Mr.. E. Il.
Leggett, Mrs. j. E. Bowers with Mr..
w. II. Kitchin. Miss Estelle House
with Mr.. O. J. Moore. Miss Margaret
Bowers with DR.. J. E. Shields, Miss
Pattie Leggett with Mr.. Harvey
Lewis. of Tarboro, Miss Kate Whit
aker with Mr.. Newsom Riddick,
Miss Cleve Andrews with Mr.. Joe
Gotten.
Stays: Messrs. Mills Kitchin, S. B.
kitchin, Jr., Royal, of Richmond,
and Mayo and Sherrod, of Enfield.
Chaperones: Mrs. w. II. Josey,
Mrs. G. Hoffman, MIR. and Mrs. R.
z. GRAY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
GLENViEW NOTES.

There has been right much moving
SO far, but most of it among the
colored people, and all seem to be
going to Nash county.
If reports are true there will be
very little tobacco planted in this Sec
ton this year.
Rev. G. w. May filled his regular
appointment at Hickory Chapel Sat-
urday and Sunday. He is good
preacher.
Tuesday night, 4th. inst, little
Robert, the 5 year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. King died of diptheria.
Miss Annie Lawrence, of Dawson,
re-opened her school here this week.
Rev. G. S. Bearden, pastor of the
Battleboro and Whitakers circuit,
preached his first sermon a Central
Cross Sunday. He has changed the
appointment from the 3rd. to the
End. Sunday in each month.
The members and friends of Hick-
DRY Chapel Baptist church have COM
p!eted the repair work on their
church. It looks just like a new
house.
Since the death of his father, Mr..
G. G. Viverette, has moved to the
home place to live with his aged
mother,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
HOW'S This I?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, @.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his frm.-Walding, Kinnan &
Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists,
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
Will Celebrate Lees Birthday.

On Wed. 10Th inst, that being
Gen. Lees birthday, Rey. R. A. Nc
Farland will deliver an address to
the Buck Kitchin Camp, in the Ora
ded School Auditorium, at 11:3O
o'clock. The public is cordially invi-
ted to attend tn exercises and hear
the address. The members of the
Camp will assemble in their hall
promptly at 1920 that day. The U.
D. C. will serve oysters to the old
soldiers Immediately after the speak.
ing. w. F. BUTTERWORTH,
Com. of Buck Kitchin Camp.
|. H. SMITH, Adjutant.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13

There has been a fight started to
prevent the placing Of a statue of
Gen. Robt. E. Lee in the Hall Of
Fame at Washington D. G.. This
country is going to honor the mem
DRY of General Lee and these little
insignificant fellows had just as vel!
keep quiet and stop offering resolu-
tions against placing it in the Hall
AS a general thing it is the little fel-
lows that has never done anything
that has the most to say about things
that does not concern them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
New Officers.

The Masons have recently elected
officers for the ensuing term as fol-
lows:
Chas. H. Herring. w. M.
0. j. Moore, S. w.
r. F. Coleman, Jr., w.
Sam Hoffman, Sec'ty.
G. Hoffman, Treas.
K. L. House, S. D.
Ray Boyette, Jr D.
r. L. Joyner, Tyler.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13

Senator Money, the recently elect
ed leader of the democrats in Senate
has been severely criticized for ap
pointing members of his family tc
good paying positions under him
While it is all wrong and he ought
not to have done it, yet he has acted
on the principle of look out for self
and family first.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13

This section starts out the New
Year in good shape financially
While the crops were rather short,
yet the high prices brought by cot
ton and peanuts helped to bridge
the farmers over the rough places
and left them with some ready cash.
The merchants enjoyed a good fall
and Christmas trade. With reason
able good crops and fair prices for
farm products this year, we expect
to see this section prosper.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13

The convicted ice King, Charles
W. Morse, of New York City, has at
last been carried to the Federal pris-
on at Atlanta, Ga, to serve a Is
year sentence for violating the Nat
ional banking laws.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13

There are 312 cotton, wooden and
silk mills in North Carolina. These
mills employ IS, 1913 people. CASTOR
County leads with As cotton mills
and Mecklenburg comes next.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-01-13
Thursday, January IS, 1910.
Publishers Announcement.

nisA settled point in newspaper ethics that
editors and publishers not responsible Tor the
views of correspondents, and the publication OF a
communication does not mean that the editoI or
publisher endorses the communication. 1HI[
ComnoNwRALTH adheres to these general pric'-
pies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
ITO Be USED IN
REVISING TARIFF
Statistics Taken From Cor
poration Tax Returns.
FIGURES ARE TABULATED

Industries Claiming That = High Tarlfi
10 Necessary to Permit Them to Do
Business VIII Be Confronted With
Their Corporation Tax Returns.
Less Than One Hundred RefusaIs to
Comply With Provisions Of Law.
Washington, March S1.-Industries
claiming that large tariff is neces-
sary, to permit them to do business
will be confronted, when the tariff in
next revised, with their returns under
the corporation tax If their state
ments are found to be true the returns
will be accepted as evidence that a
high tariff is needed, but if they are
not true 1t will discredit their tssti-
mony and result in drastic action.
This was one of the chief complaints
during the taking of testimony by the
house ways and means committee by
manufacturers asking revision upward
In the last congress and the fact that
President Taft and his advisers saw
In the corporation tax this particular
phase for its use has been made pub
lie by officials in the treasury depart
tment. At the present time forty men
are working on the returns from cor
porations under the corporation tax
law, about ,315,000 having been re-
,ceived to date. Approximately only
about 1000 known corporations failed
to comply with the law, many of them
saying they had dissolved before the
end of the calendar year. The num-
Der of cases of fragrant refusals to
comply with the law for other reasons
numbers less than 100 at the present
time, say the officials.
About 100000 has been paid to
the treasury on account of the corpora.
ton tax.
Forty-two clerks are at work ex-
aiming the 315,0OO returns made and
are disposing of them at the rate of
10000 day. Their labors will be
completed by May 10. Many blunders
have been found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case Of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Pro 8
trud1ng Piles In TO IA days or money re
funded. SOC. f-~s ... - - - -. !. -. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
FIGHTING GROWING SERIOUS
Conditions in Liberia Said to Be
Alarming.

Liverpool, March 31.-Advices re-
ceived here state: that the fighting be-
tween the natives and Liberian troops
at Cape Palmas, Liberia, continues
and is growing more, serious. Rev.
Mr.. Speare, a native pastor at the
mission in Cape Palmas, has been shot
and killed and the lives of the white
residents are said to be in danger.
Hostile natives appear to be getting
the better of the troops. The latter
were sent to stop the native trade in
French territory. It was their ex-
cesses that caused the outbreak. The
natives are said to be anxious to have
a few Englishmen killed., with the OBJ
ject of bringing about Intervention by
Great Britain.
The Liberian gunboat Lark, temper
arily commanded by a German officer,
has bombarded the native villages, but
done little damage A German gun.
boat arrived and its commander Of
fered to lombard Hoffman station, but
the authorities declined assistance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
MISSING VOLUNTEER !.
OFFICER RETURNS:
St Paul Man Tells Startling
Story Of Being Kidnapped.

st. Paul, March 31.-Captain limo
thy Murphy, missing head OF the St.
Paul corps of the Volunteers. of Amer.
lea, has returned home.
He did not bring back the $3.50
OF the Volunteers fund he took away
with him, but tells startling story Of
having been kidnapped and robbed
and held prisoner ever since his dis.
appearance week ago last Monday.
Murphy says two men in an automo-
bile pulled him into the machine when
he left the Woodland Park Baptist
church with the money in his posses
sion and drugged him. He says when
he recovered consciousness he was in
a dark room somewhere near the rail.
road tracks. He said the men took
the money away from him and re-
marked: -.
"This is easier than Carling's,", indi-
eating that they were the CARING hold
ups. O.
Murphy had s11o in Canadian money
In his pocket. -T 49,,
Captain Murphy was arrested short
~ after his return and at the Central
police station was thoroughly ex-
amined to ascertain his condition. At
the conclusion of the examination Po-
lice Surgeon Dohm said:
There is absolutely nothing the
m q # orruuifh him ovoo,,+ Tint IN &, n,,e
fering from the nervous effects of
drinking. He first feigned injury and
complained of pain in his back, but
there is no trace of any spinal injury.
Then he changed his tactics and
feigned sickness. Our. examination
was thorough and am sure that there
is nothing wrong with him. sit looks
to me like. a pure fake. There is no
trace of any drug" .... ..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
.. NATURE Tells YOU
As Many Bemidji Reader Knows Too
Well.

When the kidneys are Sick,
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is NATURES calendar.
Infrequent or too frequent action;
Any urinary trouble tells Of kid.
neysills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid
ney ills.
People in this vicinity testify to
this.
Jacob Scheerer, of Park Rapids,
MIMI, says: Il do 4 great deal Of
hard work and I believe this,
together with being in stopped
position, brought on my kidney
trouble. Ny back ached severely
and there was 4 soreness across my
kidneys. The kidney secretions were
at times very unnatural. i tried
several remedies, but did not ger
much relief until friend told me Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. i procured a
supply and the contents Of two
boxes removed the pain in my back
and restored my kidneys to a normal
condition.
For sale by I'll dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan' s.
and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
PlNCH0T KEEPS UNDER COVER

Deposed Forester Cannot Be Located
~ in Europe.
Cuxhaven,- Germany, March 31.-If
Clifford Pinchot, former chief of the
bureau of forestry Of the United
States department of agriculture,
sailed on the steamer President Grant
to meet Mr.. Roosevelt in Europe he
could not be found when the vessel
locked here. The purser's private list
of passengers does not show that he
was aboard.
Many letters and kilograms awaited
Mr.. Pinchot and stewards went
among passengers at the customhouse
calling out his name, but no one re-
sponded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01

state Ras Tesame, tho regent, With
the approval Of the principal chiefs,
took over the rsins Of government.
Al the same time Empress Taitou was
deprived Of all power Of interference
In the government.
Prince Ldj Ejassu was proclaimed
heir to the throne on May IS last. He
10 fourteen years of age and little less
tnan year ago was married to the
seven.year-old granddaughter Of the
late Emperor John.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
WILL QUIT WURk
ON APRIL FIRST.
Arm, Of BltunlIn0us Miners to
Lay Down Their Picks.

Cincinnati, March 31.-No general
strike is to follow the failure Of the
miners and operators of Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Indiana to reach basis
Of agreement on the questions Of
wages and improved working condi.
tions.r,5
Striker will occur, however, in indi-
vidui idistrictsaand when the miners
delegates left here for their homes it
was estimated that from l5O, 900 to
100000 men would lay down their
picks on April 1. ....s.. ..-,. Il
Chicago, March 31.-Even If a com.
promise should be reached by the coal
miners and operators in Indiana,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and strike
should be averted Illinois coal opera
tors declare that 1t will be practically
impossible to prevent q strike in Hi.
nois3 Friday. s 1. ..:
Unless some agreement is reached
$1,000 men will quit in Illinois on that
day. ~. ~. .... -. .-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
BIG ASSESSMENT. SWORN OFF

Taxes on Rogers Estate Reduced by
Fifteen Millions.
New York. March Sit was an.
'nounced at the Office Of the board of
taxes and assessment that the visitors
at the boards Office included IA. III.
Rogers. son Of the late H. H. Rogers,
Standard Oil millionaire.
Mr.. Rogers swore off q $4,000, 900
assessment levied against his fathers
estate on the personal tax rolls of the
department. II.
He declared that the bulk of the 'es.
tate was invested in stocks and bonds
exempt from taxation and that the
liabilities and debts exceeded. the
amount of taxable securities held.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
STOPPED TO PUT ON SHOES
Delay Causes New York Man to Lose
Life in Fire.

New York, March 31.-Alfred Payne.
q clerk, lost his life in tenement fire
here because he stopped to put on his.
shoes after he had been awakened by
the cries of tenants below. Firemen
found his body seated upright on the
edge of the bed. He had been pulling
on his shoes when smoke and flames
swept in through the air shaft and
suffocated him.
Eight other tenants were injured In
the course Of the fire. which did only
$500 damage. AS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
.F0URTEEN-YEAR-OLD RULER

Prince lidj Ejassu Succeeds Menellk
on Throne Of Abyssinia.
Adds Abeba, Abyssinia, March 81.
-Menelik H., king Of Abyssinia, is
dead at the age Of sixty-six years and
In the twenty-frst year Of his reign.
Prince Lidj Ejassu, grandson Of the
late monarch, Is heir to the throne.
The king was stricken with apo
plexy last fall and never recovered his
health. For many weeks his death
has been expected. When he was no
LONGER able to carry on tho atiairs Of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
Senator Daniel No Better.

Daytona, Fla, March 31.-The I'M
provement which has been noted in
the condition of United States Sen
ator John w. Daniel during the past
four days has ceased, according to
physicians, and, while there has been
no relapse, marked sluggishness is
apparent. d. Il ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
NotSAoreslf.

Farmer to medical man)-If you rel
out my way any time, doctor, wish
you'd stop and see my wife. I thinl
abe amt feelin' well. Doctor-What
makes you think sol? Farmer Well
this mornin', after she had MIXED thu
cows, an fed the pigs, an got break
fast. for the men, an washed thu
dishes, an built a fire under the cop
per In the wash a'ouse, an done a few
odd Jobs about, the house, she com
planned O. feelin' tired-like. a.. fancy
she needs dose O. medicine Londor
Scraps. ... -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
Thirty Million Eggs Received.

New York, March 31.-Over 80, O00,-
900 eggs have been received In this
city in the last three days. Receipts
are usually heavy at this time of year,
but the above figures are believed to
break the record. The market holds
fairly firm at the recent decline, as
the demand is enormous from cold
storage houses, which are stocking
uD for fall and winter
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-01
AFFECTS MANY THOUSANDS

Pennsylvania Railroad Grants General
q Increase in Wages.
: Harrisburg, Pa, March 31.-An in
crease of per cent in the wages of
every employe on the Pennsylvania
railroad system whose salary does not
exceed $500 month will become ef-
fective on April 1. More than 100000
men are affected.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02

5. The Results Achieved for its
Pol1cyholders in the past, its total
payments to them plus the assets on
hand on December 31st, 1909, ex-
ceeding the premiums received by
So,115,622.22, after payment of all
expenses and taxes, as stated above.
8. Its Care for the Interests of
its Policyholdc7s, to whom several
years ago it voluntarily extended
the right to vote at the annual cleo
ton of Directors. This action was
commented upon with much favor
by the Superintendent of Insurance
of the State of New York, as a step
whose Justice and wisdom are be-
vond question"
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02

7. Its Liberal Treatment of its
Policyho1de7's and of their DEEPEN
dents, one instance of which is that
it spares no effort to locate the
be%nefciaries and make payments
under paid-up policies, where fire.
quently the insured is found to have
died years ago, and where no one
but the Company knows of the ex-
istence of the policies.
8. Its Record of Dividends to
P0licyholders increasing from year
to year for the past sixteen years,
during which period most Compa-
MES materially reduced such divi-
dends.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02
n Fw Reasons NY to Hpp Tor Insurance TO he 6enmama Life Insurance Cpmpanv

I. Its Great Financial Streneth,
its assets on December 31st, 1909
being S367.-for each $1,ooo.-of In
surance in force and its income from
investments being considerably more
than sufficient to pay all death
claims
q. Its WeW defined Policy of
moderate but steady growth without
.extravagance or waste, and its abso-
lutte freedom, as again shown in the
recent New York Legislative Investi-
cation, from any and all speculative
and syndicate transactions, political
contributions and other objection
able practices.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02

g. Its Unequalled Record in
Foreign Countries, it being the only
American Life Insurance Company
which since 1868 has been able to
comply, and which has complied un-
interruptedly, with all the rigorous
requirements of the laws of Germany,
Austria and Switzerland.
10. The Attructiveness of its
Policies, embodying all the features
desirable from a Policyholder's view
point, such a low premiums, high
guaranteed values, annual dividends,
freedom from restrictions, incontest-
ability after one year, automatic
non-forfeiture, reinstatement and
other privileges.
The Dickinson press., 1910-04-02

3. The Conservatism sh0wn in
its Investments, more than half of
which consist of first mortgages on
frst-class Real Estate, yielding a
good rate Of interest and but little
liable to huctuation or loss.
4. The Careful Selection of its
Rishs and the non acceptance of
impaired lives as attested by its low
rate Of mortality.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
GOVERNOR Has A CLOSE CALI

The old story of Santa Claus.
candles and whiskers, came near
resulting seriously to Governor
Dickerson Saturday night. The
Governor acted as Santa Claus at
the Mansion for the edfcation of
his own youngsters and the little
folks in the neigborhood. He
dressed in the full regalia. furs
flowing beard and on top of it all
had scattered cotton over his dress
TO represent snow.
In distributing presents to the
kids he leaned over one OF the small
candles on the tree and in a second
he was covered with flames. By
prompt action on the part of
others in the room who smothered
out the flames. he received only
minor burns about the hands and
face. 1t was a close call. AS it
is the Governor is tr raveling about
with abbreviated eyelashes and
eyebrows. Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
MR.. CREIGHTON APPOINTED

AS we we're abOu to leave the
office Tuesday evening dispatch,
announcing the appointment of
John Creighton as coun ty COM
missioner by the governor, was
recei' ed from the Carson Appeal.
In giving this choice plum to a
republican, Governor Dickerson
overlooked his democratic boosters
in this county. He evidently
thinks their support of less value
to him than the support he received
from republicans. This is
doubtless gratifying to the Dicker.
son republicans. but what is it to
the Dickerson democrats whose
mouths waterd for the juicy meat?
Well draw the curtain here as it
is not our funeral.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
The AIRSHIP LIMITED

Regular passcngc service be-
tween Boston and Washington is
promised for carly next summer.
at speed mucu greater than that
no" given by trains. The Aerial
Nav igotion company of Boston will
be the promoters Of the enterprise
and have asked for plans for big
dirigihlc, to accommodate at least
twenty passCng ers. which will
make the trip from Boston to
Now York, Philadelphia, Raltimrc
aad Washington. The route
contemplated covers 458 miles, the
greatest single stretch being be-
tween Boston and New York, 233
miles, which is to be made with
out stops. From New York to the
national capital two stops will be
made, Philadelphia and Baltimore a
distance Of 225 miles. The aerial
liner will be about the size of the
famous diriGIblc. thc Zepplin,
which is a. feet long, has a
capacity for 10000 cubic feet
Of gas and is equipped with motors
having a total of 400 horsepower.
On August u last tre Iepplin flew
from Frcdrichshafcn 20 Berlin. a
distance of 400 miles, the return
trip being finished in one day,
September |. Last month dirigiblc,
The Clementc-Bayard II flew from
Paris to London with six pas cngrcs
in six hours. II distance Of 60 miles
which were covered at the rate of
fOrty-Onc miles an hour. 1t takes
ten and half hours to go from
Boston to Wa hing on by rail and
it is expected that the air line will
cover the distance i'm mrch less
time. Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-12-30
NO f. AND P. RAILWAY NEWS

The Sentinel was in hopes that
it would be able this week to
give its readers me definite news
from the interested Tarties
regarding the rebuilding of the
Eureka & Palisade Railway, but so
far we have been unable to learn
what progress. if any, has been
made toward securing the releases
from the old stockholders of the
road from the six months re-
demption clause, which must be
obtained before any work can be
started. If these releases are not
secured, nothing can be done in
the matter until the first of next
June, when the time for the re-
demption of the property will
expire. Eureka Sentinel.