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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23
Final Meeting Of the Round Table Club.
Written for THE COMMONWEALTH

On saturday, June l1Cn. 19lO, a
the home of Miss Sally Baker, ir
Palmyra, occurred the final meeting
of the Round Table Club for the
year. The meeting had no literary
features, but was purely a business
one.
In spite of that fact it was not al
all stiff or dry, but delightful ir
every way, from the drive down
(when the heat and glared dust OF
the road were ended in the restful
GOODNESS of the trees and grass of the
Baker place. to the return drive
which was rendered gloriously beau
tiful by the appearance of as perfect
a rainbow, as ever gladdened the eye
of man.
The meeting was called to order
by the president of the club, Mrs.
H. |. Clark.
The first item of business called
for was the report of the committee,
previously appointed to arrange a
course Of study for the ensuing
year.
This committee, consisting of Mrs.
Bond, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Pur-
rington, chairman, submitted the
following course which was adopted
without discussion.
1.-The Renaissance Cross Sect
ion of European History"
OCertain Elements in Civilization
which rendered Rem possible and
necessary and the Forces which in
evitablv produced it..
(2)The Printing Press AS Stimu-
lars to Intellectual Retivity.
(3)Rise of Turkish Power in
Europe
(QArt Italian, Spanish French.
ture.-German, Italian,
French and English.
(6)Architecture.
GOA. Trilogy, The Christian
church.
(S)Florence, Italy.
(9Venice, Italy.
QOGenoa, Italy.
QDRome, Italy.
(12)A Nest of Princelings condi-
tions of affairs in Germany.
. 13)A Coalition which produced the
Spanish Nation.
04)PoliticaI Intregires in France.
Q5)Lights and shadows in English
Life.
16)Maritime Discoveries.
(1ODecay of Fendalism in Relation
to Evolution of Nations.
The report of the treasurer, Miss
Lena Leggett, showded a balance
of one dollar and eighty some cents
in treasury.
An election of officers was held
with the following results Presi-
dent, Mrs. Bradley, Secetary and
Treasurer, Miss Sallie Baker.
Then followed the pleasantest
and most important part of the
program.
The entire company filed out on
the lawn where small tables were
arranged in charming group under
the spreading trees.
After the guests were seated, Miss
Allsbrook, (nee Cherry Miss Maude
Leggett and Miss Hyman served
them with dainty viands while Mrs.
Baker made herself generally gra-
cious.
The members present were Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. White, Mrs. Bradley,
Miss Lena Leggett, Miss Sally Baker,
Mrs. w. H. Josey, Miss Elenor Smith,
Mrs. Alberston and Mrs. burlington,
The club adjourned to reassemble
no more until September.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23

In the development of North Caro-
lina's industries the North Corolina
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts is taking a foremost part. Its
students are giving their lives to
improving our farming, our truck
ing, our dairying and stock-raising.
They are rapidly making their way
to our factories, our electric power
houses, and our shops. They are
helping to build our roads. our
bridges, and our railroads. Indeed
they are just the men needed at this
stage in the States growth. We are
glad to note that more young men
than ever before are seeking.
through this well-equiped institu-
ton, place in our industrial prog
ress. We call attention to the ad-
vertisement in this issue.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23

"You say that you have invented a
new kind of an auto that is bound to
make hit?"
Il say it is bound to make hit
with young people
ct can be driven and steered en-
tirely with the feet, leaving both
arms free. Houston Post
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23

}u~iuates too often, if the urine scalds
flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
" zen it should be able to control the
sage, it IS yet afflicted with bed-wet-
:, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
,y IS kidney trouble, and the first
. should be towards the treatment of
Sc lllPortanto organs. This unpleasant
utlc IS due to diseased condition of
kidneys and bladder and not to a
bit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made tniser-
e with kidney and bladder trouble.
both need the same great remedy.
: mild and the immediate effect of
,amp=RoOt is soon realized. It is sold
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23

Mike (as train passes)-I under
stand that all the bad accidents hap
pen to the last car.
Pat-Phy tn divil don't they leave
| it off?-Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23

is palmistry of any practical
value?"
"WeH," answered the girl address,
ed. cts very good way to get
vour hand held" Washington Her
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-06-23
mc.ROot is sot

druggists, i'll fifty
nj and one-dol1ar
.e bottles. You may
We a sample bottle
mail free, also a
rlphlet telling all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
A Glorious and Safe Fourth.

Dynamite is not essential to pa
triotism, but neither is total abstin-
ence from fireworks necessary to a
sane Fourth" says Woman's Home
Companion for June. Washington
for instance, had, in 1909, municipal
fireworks display conducted by ex-
perts, lasting two hours, Witnessed by
10000 people, and will have another
this year. The money was subscribed
by business men, fireworks bought of
a firm willing to send men to set them
off, and the exhibition held in an open
space where no damage. to life nor
building could, nor did, result. An au-
tomobile parade, with prizes, was ar
ranged by a local newspaper, boat
clubs held regattas, and a general ex-
odus. for a picnic day and day in the
country occurred. For those who had
a mind for it, patriotic assemblies
were held, the declaration read, and
music played its part And Washing
ION found it worth while, as Toledo
mas, and Chicago and Cleveland. New
York city joins the procession this
year. There will be no going back to
the old ways. The new way has been
tried and found admirable.
What Washington has done on a
large scale you, in your family and in
your neighborhood, can do with equal
effect. You may not be able, this first
year. to change public sentiment in
your community, but you can change
it in your own circle. And if you can
not persuade your friends to choose
the right course with you, at least you
can do this much for them: Show
them this article. Make them under
stand the nature Of the danger they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Is Surely Wrong.

Under the Payne-Aldrich law, those
most able TO pay a tariff tax get off
the lightest.
Your wifeaor daughter who buys a
WOODEN or worsted cloth for a dress
pays S9.4O for pattern that cost 81
abroad, or a tariff tax of 135 per cent,
while the rich mans wife or daughter
is only requirej~to pay tariff tax OF
so per cent on the imported silk dress
she buys
The steel buttons on the working
mans trousers carry a duty of 126.SS
per cent, while milady's ivory buttons
pay but $40 per cent,
The cheapest blankets, found in the
homes of the laborer. carry~< tax of
107 per cent, while the fine blankets
used on the beds of the captains of
finance only pay II per cent.
High priced wooden carpets used by
the wealthy carry a tariff tax of but
80 per cent, while the carpets used for
mats, rugs, etc, which are found in
the homes of the common people, are
taxed 122.SS per cent.
Hats and bonnets costing S. or less
per dozen are taxed GO per cent, while
those costing more than $40 per dozen
get in for So per cent!
How long, o Lord, how long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Census Enumsrator's Story.

Census Enumerato- -onklin of Mil
lerton, \. Y, recently reported a curl
Gus incident on Silver mountain. where
people live to be quite old. Finding an
aged man sitting on the front porch
and weeping bitterly, the enumerator
inquired the trouble, whereupon the
man calculated:
my dad licked me-"
''How old are your asked Conklin.
'Eighty-nine," was the reply.
where is your father?'
Hes behind the house splitting
wood"
Conklin found the old man engaged
at the wood pile and among other
questions asked him why he had whip
ped his son.
''Why. the little cuss was throwing
stones at his grandady" the woodchop-
per answered Conklin then inquired,
Where is his grandfather"
The man said as he resumed his at
tack on the wood pile, "Oh. he got hit
on the head and has gone in TO have
his mother put on some sticking pIas-
terri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
World Gathering In Washington Ex-
pected to BE Largest Ever Held.

World Gathering In Washington Ex-
pected to BE Largest Ever Held.
The Worlds Sunday School associa-
ton is to meet in triennial convention
in Washington May 1924. The plans
include so many unusual and spectacu-
lar features that there seems TO be
warrant for the confident expectation
Of the enthusiastic leaders that this
will be the most impressive demonstra-
ton of organized Christianity the Unit
ed States has ever seen.
1t is q far cry from the obscure and
sneered at ragged school, of Robert
Raikes, little more than a hundred
years ago, to the Washington conven-
ton, with a president, governors, SEN
ators, congressman, supreme court JUS
tees and world famous business men
in attendance, not to mention the hun
dreds of representative Christian lead
ers from all climes.
One of the spectacular exhibits at
the Washington convention will be an
array of letters from the foremost pub
lie men in America, reciting their per-
sonal relationship to the Sunday school
This VIII be a rather astonishing
showing, the convention leaders de
clare, revealing a real connection be-
tween Sunday school training and sue
cess in life. A great parade OF mem
bers of adult Bible classes will pro-
coed down Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
is expected that several thousand men
will be in line. A children's parade
for one afternoon Of the convention is
also projected.
A women's mass meeting and a mems
mass meeting are other program items.
The afternoon sessions will be devot-
ed to hearing from the foreigners. and
these will be called "a congress of the
world"
The 1910 gathering in Washington Is
expected to be the largest of all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

summer which la. ueant everything
TO him would linger in her memory
only as an idle seaside Irritation. The
man sighed a mighty sigh. and then
the twisted branches before him were
parted and Beatrice herself stood there
in the opening. She raised flushed
face TO his: her blue eyes shone misti-
~. Il wanted 10 see you so very
MUCH" she said hesitatingly. that
just could not wait 6or you to come"
He stared unbelievingly. Miss Brere-
ton pouted. .'Of course iflyou, are nor
glad TO see me- she was beginning,
when the glorious truth dawned full
upon him
"Glad"' he cried. and the fervor ex
pressed IN that one word seemed 10
quite satisfy the girl After long
silence she>iaughed softly. 1T was
dear little note" she said. DO you
know you have always appeared to be
such a dignified. self contained per
son that really have been a bit afraid
of you all along-at least never imag-
ined that one so calm could write like
that"
The last words were uttered in a
tone which conveyed her entire ap-
prevail OF the note. which had evident
~ been the means of bringing her to
his side. Winston realized slowly that
something remained to be explained
He must be cautious.
"Have You the letter with you. dearT
he asked. She drew a crumpled paper
from her belt and. smoothing II out.
held 1t up before his eyes. The man
took her hands and the note within his
own.
Dearest" he read in his Owl hand
writing. 'T can bear this silence-this
separation-no longer. In pity let me
see you once more" The scrawl end
ed abruptly. and the sheet was torn
of as though in frantic haste. With
perplexed frown Winston recognized
the words with which the hero Of his
latest serial story begins an ardent
epistle to his ladylove.
Beatrice smiled. You must admit"
she said softly, that Billy made a
good messenger. was sitting In the
garden looking sorrowfully out over
the hills and wondering If certain
person who considered himself NOR
tally offended could really be so cruel
as to allow me to go far away with
out one word of goodby when Billy.
the dear. came running down the road.
Aunt Beatrice he called. here Is
letter for you from Mr.. Winston! II
1t had not been such a nice. anxious
letter I might have properly waited for
you to come to me, but as 1t was
well. Billy led me straight to your hid
ing place"
Dearest" said Winston in the phras-
ing Of the letter. 81 humbly apologize
for the many unkind remarks which ]
have made from time to time concern
ing your nephew. He is an angel.
remarkably clever child. There has
never been his equal" Beatrice sigh
ed conkentedly. and Winston. happen
ing to glance over the crown Of her
head at this moment. saw the afore-
said angel seated upon the tree trunk
close by. apparently a very much in
terested spectator.
Say" said Billy YEARLY. "cut 1t out.
won't you? Supper's ready"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

face. Above all, tell them that if your
words and the words of their trusted
physician have no weight on the ques-
ton of denying fireworks to little, un-
skilled dirty hands, at least they must
not neglect the seemingly harmless
powder wound. Or if, in spite of your
own window, your child suffers through
the ignorance of others and is even
slightly wounded, do not try the old
home remedies that close the wound
and shut out the one hope, oxygen.
Take him at once to your physician.
Give him fighting chance for his life.
Give yourself chance to escape the
unspeakable horror of watching him
in the agony of tetanus. Do this much,
at least; do more, if you can. And
you can If you start now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

street the peer of Scotland Yard and
spread the fame Of his creations, "the
dead line" and the third degree" to
the four quarters of the earth.
In his methods there was nothing OF
the Vidocq, but he had traits which
the detective of fiction lacked. His
own story of how he got the evidence
to convict young Michael E. McGloin
Of the murder OF q Frenchman in New
York shows how he effected what ap-
peared to be impossible.
II knew he committed that murder
said Byrnes, but how to prove it was
the question. l even hired u woman
to keep him company for six weeks,
and she would have lost an arm before
she would have given him away if she
had known what l wanted him for.
But all she had TO do was to keep me
informed as to what he was doing,
where he went and whom he asSociat-
ed with. At last, in desperation, |
played my last card. 1 had him ar
rested, and 1 arrested his three &C
completes, each being taken separately
and all kept apart. l took McGloin
q lIIIle TOoIlI out Oh
central court of the headquarters build
ing, and seated him so that he was
facing the window and could see what
went on in the courtyard. l sat fac
ing him with my back toward the win
dow
"All around the room were nooses Of
hangmen's ropes. black jacks and 9th
er things associated with crime and
punishments. / kept him there forty
five minutes, and at the end of each
fifteen minutes one after another Of
his accomplices was taken across the
courtyard as if he had just been ar
rested. Not a word was said by me.
He kept asking me what l wanted of
him and what he had done. AS each
of the first two of his accompliceS was
brought in I could see him start. Then
a pawnbroker came into the room and
handed me the pistol with which the
murder was done. The pawnbroker
went out. and 1 sat there playing with
the pistol. Just then Banfeld. the last
of the accomplices. was brought
through the yard handcuffed to de-
tective. McGloin dropped to his knees
in agony OF terror and begged me to
save him from the gallows."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Hunor and
Philosophy
LEAST RESISTANCE.
By DUNCAN N. .S14iTIg

THERE is really nothing in II
AS you journey day by day
To be fussing with the neighbors
And the folks along the way.
You can as you labor daily
Pull as many dollars down
From the place where they are hiding
With a smile as with a frown-
II you care 80 lay a wager
It's a safe and certain bet
There is nothing for the kicker
That the others do not get.
For in meeting with a stranger
He can very soon depend
On q man who hates his picture
Where he might have had a friend.
It's a rough and tumble mixup
That at best we have TO face,
And a crouch as excess baggage
Wins us neither friends nor place.
When you jolt a fellow being.
When his head you try 10 crack,
You can bet that he Is laying
For a chance to hand Il back
Down the line OF least resistance
II Is easier 10 sail.
Winning with the softened answer
Where an angry word might fail
Tossing here and there a favor
In this world Of give and take,
Casting bread upon the water.
Bread that may return as cake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
BOLD HUNTER or CRIMINALS.

Methods Used by Thomas F. Byrnes
to Convict q Murderer.
Probably no man was better known
in the world of police and none more
feared in the underworld than was
Thomas F. Byrnes, formerly superin-
tendent of police and head of the de-
tective department in New York, who
recently died at his home in that city.
Courage, shrewdness and persistence
advanced him from the ranks as a po-
liceman to the head of the department
and gave to him international fame as
2 bold and successful hunter of crimi-
mails. He it was who made Mulberry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

President Taft has used up all of
his 1910 travelling expense fund, and
still has not been successful in satisfy
ing the American people that the high
cost of living and the Payne tariff are
all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
May 81 in American
History

lSlS-John Albion Andrew, war gov.
ernor of Massachusetts. born; died
1867
1s62-Battle of Fair Oaks; also called
Seven Pines.
1Ss6-General George Jerrison Stan
nard. leader of the countercharge
on Pickett's Confederate column
at Gettysburg, died; born 1920.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Lord Kitchener, England's big gen
eral, knows what good soldering is,
and having seen West Point, he gives
high praise TO the military academy
as one of the best of training schools.
And American history shows his judg-
ment is correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

There are a great many swollen for
tunes in this country, but investiga-
ton will show that very few of them
can be traced back TO the Belgian hare
craze that caught so many hopeful
ones a dozen years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
IneHpensiXe.

at was thinking OF buying an auto
mobile"
Have you changed your mindY
NO: it doesn't cost anything per
think"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Now that one educational institution
has demonstrated that a cigar can be
made to afford a continuous smoke for
one hour and twenty-five minutes, an
other should institute scientific tests
of the maximum duration of a schoon-
er of beer. Thus original research
will bring light into the great issues
of everyday life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Point Of View.

Point Of View.
'He owes lot Of money"
"Poor fellowr
"WhyT
"Debt is so harassing."
'4That isn't the way he looks at t."
"NoY'
mo. He is always thinking what a
good time he had spending it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
A Man Wants to Die

only when a lazy liver and sluggish
bowels cause frish, full dependency.
But Dr. A%1yfS NSZ Lie Pulls exp
poisons froS go system; n=ing hos
and courage, cure all liver. stomach
and kidne. :,oubles; impart health
and vigor T. Nae weak. nervous and
ailing, 25 At all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

"'The Payne-Aldrich tariff bill is only
a scheme to rob the people and to in
crease the holdings OF the gigantic
syndicates. Jonathan P. Dolliyer, re-
publican senator from Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
His Rich Relation.

'He is a distant relative Of yours, 1
believe"
yes"
You are fond OF him no doubt"
mot at ALL"
HE is rich, isn't heT"
Eyes, and. although merely distantly
related. when / came TO make a touch
/ found him too close"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Illusion.

We look into the future,
And just ahead we see
A fine and dandy picture
g., or things that are to be.
The trouble all around US
Has vanished 10 a speck.
Just at that point a new one
Lands right athwart our neck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
One Warm Heart.

81 am the assessor"
81 am pleased to meet you"
''That is the way like to hear
man talk. Most men act as though ]
were the smallpox"
"But, you see. / have no property"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

There's no occasion for jingoism
over the misfortune 10 the United
States dry dock Dewey in the Philip
pines. We do not wish to hear any
war cries about Remember the
Dewey"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
The Smart Alec.

"Did you make the trainT'
Eyes"
Ibid they give you a mint OF mon,
ey?"
"a mint of money!?
eyes"
"What for?"
"Making the train"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Explained

"what a beautiful woman
yes"
"Friend OF yours"
Yes; know her Intimately"
"What is her Manner
"Er-er-I am not certain"
What! How can that be when you
know her so Intimately
"She marries 50 often, you see"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

The republicans didn't revise the
tariff downward, but no one will deny
that the tariff has revised the republi-
can ranks downward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Colonel Roosevelt is resting for a
strenuous welcome homeland he will
be dreadfully disappointed if he does
not get it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Platonic affection is a disguise that
sometimes both the foolish and the ex-
perienced adopt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

When a woman takes no interest in
her back hair there is something seri-
GUS the matter with her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Regrets don't help 10 get the punish
nent ameliorated a bit. but lack OF
chem often stimulates the judge TO
tack on about twenty years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Being a liar doesn't prevent a man
from being several other things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

The reason some persons are living
without working is because there are
such a lot that are working without
living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Driving a man 70 drink is such a
simple matter that a mere weak wo-
man can do IL and not half try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1854
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill [En-
tered at the postonice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31
Tuesday, May 81, 1910.

The calendars promise the opening
of the summer season tomorrow, any
way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

You see as soon as you meet some
persons that no sort Of halo could pos
sibly suit their general style.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

There are some girls smart enough
to solve the servant problem by learn
ing themselves TO do housework.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-31

Catching a cold
is the easy part
Of IL. II f. at
tending 20 the
wants of it after
II IS secured that
keeps one busy.
He is indeed an
unfortunate who
mistakes loafng
for labor because
he has all the men
tai stress of work
ing without the re-
ward Of results.