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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Prohibition In Kansas.

Chicago, Ill.,, March Ex-Governor
Walter r. Stubs, Of Kansas, IN a
speech tonight, put his foot on the
necks" Of those who maintain that alb
solute prohibition would bring COM
mercial ruin to a community. he
cited the experience of Kansas as
showing how Statewide prohibition
precluded trace suicide" and encour-
aged savings bank accounts.
"Prohibition in Kansas is not re-
suit of atmospheric conditions said
Governor Stubs. Reason was at
the bottom of it ALL AS result the
Kansas people today are better fed,
better clothed, have finer houses, lar
ger families and bigger bank account.
81 have proofs by which, figura-
lively speaking, l think | have my
foot on the necks Of those who cir
culate anti-prohibition talk. 1t was
said three years ago that the wiping
out of Wichita's AZ saloons would
ruin the town. Today with no saloons
that town has doubled it's population
more than doubled its bank accounts,
has better people, less crime, more
schools and more intelligence.
Il have just received letters and
kilograms from the mayors of 20 cit
les and towns, from % district judi
ges and from chiefs of police; and
they all agree that the day State
wide prohibition went into effect IN
Kansas was the brightest day in that
States history"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Saved a Soldiers Life.

Facing death from shot and shell in
the civil war was more agreeable to J.
A. Stone, of Kemp, Tex, than facing
it from what doctors said was consum-
ption. i contracted stubborn cold"
he writes, that developed cough.
that stuck to me in spite of all RENE
dies for years. My weight ran down
to $50 pounds. Then l began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which com
pletely cured me. l now weigh IFS
pounds" For Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Hoarse
ness, Group, Whooping Cough and lung
trouble, its supreme. SOC, 100 Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by e. T.
Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Good.Morning, Merry Springlime.

Good-morning, merry Springtime!
Where have you been so long?
We've missed the cheerful little
birds,
And long to hear their song.
You walked all the birds and bees
And flowers on your way;
You open wide the closed up doors,
And let the Children play.
Good-morning, merry Springtime!
So bright and fresh and gay,
You've melted off the winters
snow,
And scared the cold away.
You bring again the ripping brook,
You break the''frost-king's chain;
And icy paths for slippery feet
No longer do remain.
Good-morning, merry Springtime!
We hear. your welcome voice;
All nature teens with life and
growth,
You make the earth rejoice.
The farmer tills the fertile fields,
And sows his needed grain;
You aid the labor Of his hands,
With sunshine and with rain.
s. c.. Watson in Farm Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
How Good News Spreads.

am 20 gears old and travel most
of the time writes B. F. Tolson, of
Elizabethtown, KY. Everywhere l go
recommend Electric Bitters, because
owe my excellent health and vitality
to them. They effect a cure every
time" They never fail to tone the
stomach, regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate
the nerves and purify the blood. They
work wonders for weak, rundown
men and women. restoring strength
vigor and health that's daily Joy
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction is
positively guaranteed by E. T. White
head Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Crimsonbeak It is said that
the five great original forests Of the
United States covered 1000, 900
acres and contained $4,000, 600, 900
feet of lumber.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak- In those days,
you see, there was some place for a
man to go when his wife cleaned
house. -Yonkers Statesman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Fully nine out OF every ten cases Of
rheumatism is simply rheumatism of
the muscles due to cold or damp, or
chronic rheumatism, neither OF which
require any internal treatment All
that is needed to afford relief is the
Tree application of Chamberlain's Lini-
ment. Give it a trial. You are certain
to be pleased with the quick relief
which it affords. Sold by E. T. White
head Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

most successful. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy acts on this plan. 1t loosens
the cough, relieves the lungs, opens
The secretions and aids nature in re-
storing the system to a healthy condi-
ton. Sold by E. I. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
No Substitute.

Accept no substitute for Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t is the best and
safest remedy for coughs, colds, throat
and lung troubles. Contains no opiates
and no harmful drugs. Remember the
name, Foley's Honey and Tar, and ac-
cept no substitute. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Kate Hall says: Il have kept
house Is years, am the mother CT four
children, and | would not keep house
without HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea Wise woman, why? Drives
away sickness, brings health and hap
piness to the whole family. It's the
worlds health preserver. E. T. White
head Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
A Night Alarm.

Worese than a alarm of fire at night
is the metallic cough of cough. Care
full mothers keep Foley's Honey and
Tar in the house and give it at the
first sign of danger. Foley's Honey
and Tar has saved many little lives
No opistes. Sold by F. T. Whitehead
COmpan
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Two Irishmen fell from the scat
folding Of the Singer building, and
as they passed the second floor Pat
said to Mike:
Say, Mike, dye think the saints
are With us?"
And just before he struck bottom
Mike replied:
"Well, Pat. if they are, they're
going somen'- Columbia Jester
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

He-1f you dislike me, why did you
permit me to kiss you last night?
She-I felt that l really ought to
make one Lenten Sacrifice. Boston
Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Dropsy
Given up byDoctor

II had dropsy, and was told
by my family physician that
there was no chance for me. My
family also gave me up. My
limbs and body were swollen
one-third larger than natural,
water collected around my heart
and I had to be propped up in
bed to keep from smothcring. l
took DIR. Miles Heart Remedy
until / was entirely cured. This
was in 1902, and l am now able
to do any kind Of work on my
farm. My cure was certainly
marvellous.
L. TURLEY CURD,
Wilmore, Ky.
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy has
been wonderfully successful in
relieving heart trouble. It's tonic
effect upon the heart nerves and
muscles is a great factor in
assisting nature to overcome
heart weakness.
Or. Miles Heart Remedy is sold by
all druggists. II the first bottle does
not benefit, your druggist will return
your money.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Ind.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Would Have Cost Him His Life.

Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, KY, writes
| have used Foley's Kidney Remedy
and take great pleasure in stating it
cured me permanently of kidney dis
ease which certainly would have cost
me my life" Sold by E. T. Whitehead
COmpany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

1t expels all poisons, stimulates the
organs, cleanses the system
and 1.urifes the blood Such is Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, the most
preventative and cure of bad
blood, constipation and sluggish liver.
E. T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

with all your wealth you are not
afraid Of the proletariat?" asked the
deliver in sociological problems.
mo, / ANTI" snapped Mrs. New
rich. eve boil all our drinkin' wa
ter" Philadelphia Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Timothy Woodruff seems to have
made up his mind that, if he is to
take his place in the list of extinct
species, it is to be among the verte-
brates. New York Evening Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut, burise, burn or
scald. Be prepared. DIR. Thomas
Eclectic Oil instantly relieves the pain
quickly cure the wound.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
If You are a Trifle Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes a size smaller by sprink-
ling Allen's FOOt-Ease into them. Just
the thing for patent leather shoes, and
for breaking in new shoes. Sold every
where, % cent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31
Every Woman will be Interested.

If you have pains in the back, urina-
ry, 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 regulation. At druggists or by
mail so cents. Sample package FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Le-
Row. N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

A Meger.-Regular custo-I7u
There used to be two or three little
bald spots on the crown of my head,
away back. Are they there yet?
Barber-No. sir; it amt SO bad as
all that. Where those spots used to
be, sir, there's only one now-Chica-
90 Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Judge-Are you sure that the pris-
oner was drunk, officer?
Mulcahy- Dhrunk, is it! Sure,
yer honor, if he'd spoke through a
tiliphone the BIRTH av him nd av
made the poles sthagger. Boston
transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Don't let the baby suffer from eczema,
sores or any itching of the skin. Doan's
Ointment gives instant relief, cures
quickly. Perfectly safe for child. All
druggists sell it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

The prodigal son came hesitatingly
to the front gate.
His father saw him recognized him
and rushed out to welcome him with
joy.
'1'm glad to see you come home in
rags!" exclaimed the father. "The
neighbours boy got home yesterday
in his college Clothes" Chicago
Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Incredible What's the matter
to-night?'
Trolley car accident"
Heavens! What happened"
Il got seat. "-Cleveland Leader.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Here's the doctor again, miss.
Don't you think he comes more often
than he needs tor
'It all depends; he may be very
poor, Marie!" -Frou-Frou.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Constipation causes headache, nau-
sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpita-
ton. Drastic physics grippe, sicken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. % cent, Ask youl
1r,,OoiSt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

will your son take a full college
course?"
mo, not quite. He will have base
ball, football and track athletics, but
he fears there won't be time for bas-
ket-ball. cleveland Leader,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

Is there a word in the English lam
guage that contains all the vowels?
Unquestionably! -Lippincott's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

81 guess | made a mistake. l
wouldn't paint doorstep for the old
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

"Well?"
And now I've got to paint the en-
tire house for new tenant. LOU
isville COurier-J Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-03-31

druggist.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

real tang dnO DunuS III IL.
Oats is one of the easiest crops TO
grow, and in the WILDLY island coun-
try the yields are enormous, often
going more than 125 bushels per acre,
and sometimes as high as $50.
1t has been demonstrated by the
Bureau of Plant Industry of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture that
Northwest Washington is destined to
rival Holland as producer of flower
bulbs, especially tulips, hyacinths,
gladioli, narcissus, etc. For the last
three years the. government has main
tanned 1lO-acre eXperl mental flower
bulb farm in Wnatcom county and
tie result has been highly satisfactory.
1t is now considered inevitable that
fortunes will be made in the flower
bulb industry in Northwest Washing
ton. At the present time Holland
supplies the world. For many gen
erations the same soil has grown these
bulbs and in Holland, and the con-
is soil by the Hollanders has filled it
with disease. so that each succeeding
year increases the percentage of dis
eased and worthless bulbs.
Puget Sound soil is virgin and is
dOoOluOClt llOC IL Jill 'hC ulSCdOCo
which attack bulbs. At the same
time, it has all the elements required
to perfectly mature flower bulbs. The
tests made by the government amply
prove that the Puget Sound bntb is
superior to any other grown in the
world 1t is theI efore a question
only of time to witness the develop
ment Of this industry, the value of
whose crop is rivalled only by such
unique crops as ginseng.
Ginseng is another crop that is
highly successful in Northwest Wash
ington, and the principal growers in
this state at resent are on Fidalgo
island, Immediately north from Wild
by island, where several acres Of the
famous medicinal roots are grown.
China offers the principal market for
ginseng, the Chinese using the root
as medicine and to make kind of
tea. In Northwest Washington gin
seng grows very large, a single root
often weighing three or four pounds.
-Four years growth are required to
mature the plants and all the. while
they are partly kept under cover
shielded from the sunlight by lath
covered frames. 1t is estimated that
an acre of ginseng in this country is
worth $50. 900. so the possibilities of
making money out of the business
may be readily appreciated.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01
Lecture Courses at State Fair.

A lecture hall is being provided for
the State Fair, September 26-Octo-
Der /, in which fifteen minute illus
trated lectures will be given on topics
that inter ests the fruit grower, farm
er, stockman, and ''the average citi-
zeu." The topics will include horti-
culture, it's pests, treatment, packing
etc. The agricultural courses will
include talks on soil, irrigation, and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

One of the peculiarities of the Puget
Sound country is the almost endless
variety of products that can be sue
cessfully grown in its soil and climate.
A IL kinds of grain, grasses, fruits,
nuts, many kinds of medicinal herbs
and roots, and many kinds of seeds,
shrubs and flower bulbs are grown
pIofitably and in merchantiIe quality
and commercial quantities.
Northwest Washington, Island,
Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan coun-
ties are particularly noteworthy for
their unusual exploits in PASTORAL in
dustIy. In Skagit county, right
across the inside channel from Wild
by island, are grown practically all
the cabbage seed used by American
gardeners and farmers. The crop is
always a success, the business is we'll
established and the Northwest Wash.
ington cabbage seed is recognized the
world over as the very best grown in
the world; it is Ian ger than its east
ern relative and has far more vitality.
About 800 acres of Skagit county s
rich soil is devoted to the growing of
cabbage seed for the seed houses of
America.
1t is under stood that the farmers of
WILDLY Island, having all the soil and
climatic conditions that have made a
success of the business in Skaglt
county, intend soon to engage in the
seed business also. There is plenty
of room for growth in the business,
because the supply has for years heen
far short Of the demand. There is also
no reason why WILDLY island should
not be fully as successful as the Skag-
it flats county, as the soil is ca silly
as rich and AS much of 1T mas exactly
the same composition and general
character.
There is also another seed DEPART
ure that is interesting some OF the
progressive farmers of WILDLY island.
That is the growing clover, timothy
and field peas for seed. Nowhere else
in the country do these seeds mature
so perfectly and with such we'll
rounded vitality, and all the condi-
tions of soil and climate are ideal.
Such a thing as failure in the crop
has never been known, and the seeds
ripen and ill out with remarkable
uniformity, fact that makes Puget
Sound field and garden seeds partic-
ularly acceptable in the markets of
the east.
1t takes two years to mature cab
bage Seed That is the seed is plant
ed in boxes in the spring; in the sum-
mer the little plants are set out in
the field; during the following winter
they are usually covered with
straw or hay and in the fol-
lowing August or September the
crop is harvested. This is done in
the time honored way of cutting the
ripe stalks off close to the ground, or
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01
Profitable Crops on Puget Sound.
(By Frank Carleton Teck)

actually pulling them up by the roots.
The threshing is done with a fail.
The crop is spread on a large piece
of canvas right in the field and the
seeds are failed out in the good old
fashioned way. An acre of cabbage
seed usually yields the grower a net
income of about $500.
Market gar dening is Of course one
of the best methods of getting full
returns out of Puget sound land. The
markets are always good and there
is rarely an over supply of any variety
of produce. In fact, much of our
fresh food comes from southern Ore
gon and California, and at that time
when our own garden truck should be
ready for market.
| know one man who has a single
acre of celery that Yields him annual
ly 81, 800. He has market garden of
fifteen acres, and his annual income
is SO, 900. He was not a gardener
when he secured this property, nor
was the land then fit for market
gardening, nor In truth for anything
else but scrub grass. He went to
work and drained the wet lands and
then put in little water system OF
bis own and irrigated the dry lands
by erecting a large water tank where
it could be tapped conveniently. To-
day he has one of the most desirable
market garden properties to be found
on Puget Sound. Anyone with in
dustry and intelligence can do the
same thing.
AS market garden outlook, WILDLY
island seem to have the best of the
regiment at this time. 1t is SO situat-
ed that the best markets on Puget
sound can be reached readily within
few hours time by steamboat, the
cheapest means of transportation, and
in Seattle, for instance, WILDLY is
land produce can be delivered at the
wharves within block from the
market places of the metropolis, at,
probably less cost than gar deneI
of the nearby suburbs have to stand
in hauling their produce to the city.
The island has ten different kinds
of soil and enjoys more sunshine
than any other district of the sound
country, so that it's garden and or
chard products are usually early and
are entitled to command the highe st
prices in the markets. WILDLY island,
on account of it's blessing of sunshine
raises remarkably fine fruits-apples,
pears. peaches, prunes, Elums, april
cots, ounces, cherries and all kinds
of berries.
Long experience and training arr
not required to make success of
gardening and fruit growing in that
country. Many of the best gardeners
and fruit growers in the Puget Sound
country were carpenters, plumbers,
machiniStS, engineers, or merchants
Common sense and reasonable
amount of industry will win success
on any Puget Sound land that has the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

The Washington State Fair. Sep
TENDER 26-October l, has seven new
buildings for exhibits and of live
stock. The most imposing of the
new structures is the Woman's Build
ing. replica of the Yakima county
building at the A.-Y. p. E., as to ex-
terror, but with new intel ior ar
rangements.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

kindred important subjects, while the
students stock judging contest will
be the essence of a complete course
of lectures by educators of state and
national repute. The state college
faculty and state superintendent
Dewey are working out the details of
the lecture course.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-29

lands now called Roswell bench. But
the ditch had a provoking habit Of
breaking and finally the money and
the patience of it's hackers evaporated
and things came to a standstill. At
that time the leading family at what
Is now called Roswell was the Ross
family.
Eventually a young eastern man
came to Boise and, in a short time,
seeing the possibilities of the fat pur-
chased the old Methodist ditch, got
some eastern parties interested in
the idea of watering the bench and
the trick was done. A community
OF farm houses sprang up down there
and the necessity arose for a post
office. The government was petition
ed and a postofflce was established,
but when it came to naming the place
there was a hitch. Friends OF the
Ross family wanted 1t called Ross
and friends Of Lowell wanted 1t call
ed Lowell and both names were back
| Gu up ny 6OON SbAOA6 FSSANAS
then the sapient manner of new post
Offices cut the gordian knot by TAX
ing part of each name presented and
called 1t Roswell. And Roswell It
was and Roswell it is, and now the
bench is called Roswell and the wat
er way to 1t is called the Roswell
canal.
Roswell is a farming community
with some of the finest farms in
the country. Roswell itself has two
or three general stores, a couple OF
churches, a postofice and a school.
In a short time 1t will be connected
with Caldwell by an inteFurban line.
The soil is very fertile and in fruits,
melons and farm products 1t Is
world beaten. Its people are cultur-
ed, prosperous and up-to-date-a SOL
i'd. substantial people-native Ameri-
: cans who came there from homes In
: Illinois and Minnesota and made
t Parma and Roswell to rank among
3 the rich farming communities of the
world.
: Roswell and the Big Bend country
: an arm of the Snake River-are
;. tributary to Parma and contribute
r not little to the substantial growth
y of the latter place. These people are
n. an upright, intelligent, Woodworking
! social body, who do things.
d G. J. SHORE.
q July "a, 1910.