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The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
JOHN MOTLEY The new BOSS,
M0Pehead Named IS State Chairman
Of Republican Party.

Greensboro, N, c., Aug. 1.-THE
Republican Stat convention yester-
day afterr n named Congressman
John Motley Morehead as chairman
Of the State executive committee by
unanimous acclaim, the other candi-
dates, Hon. E. Carl Duncan, and
Major J. E. Alexander, having with
drawn from the contest after their
names had been placed before the
convention. It h2s a Harmonious
ending OF a contest which at one time
bore evidence OF having in it the
germ OF serious party disruption.
Mr.. Morehead' s speech of accept
ance breathed az intensely progress
sive and eminentiy fair spirit. The
keynote Of his campaign has been
the abolition Of the former referee
system under which the Republican
party has been operated with refer
ence to federal appointments, and
that idea was emphasized in his
speech Of acceptance.
The convention also endorsed and
heartily commended the administra-
ton Of the retiring State chairman,
eX-Judge SPENCE B. Adams, ring
ing resolution Of thanks for his faith
fitness and fairness and eminent ser
vices being unanimously adopted.
The convention was organized for
business by the election Of Hon.
Thomas Settle, o. Asheville, as per-
manent chairman. He received 737
votes to 37S for Hon. II. G. Ewart,
OF Henderson county, and the cleo
ton was made unanimous. T. J.
Harkins, of Asheville, was elected
permanent secretary.
The State ticket as nominated is
follows:
For Chief Justice-T. T. Hicks, Of
Henderson.
Associate Justices-E. w. Timber
lake, Of Wake Forest, and Harry
Skinner, Of Greenvile.
Corporation Commissioners H.
White, of Madison county, and c.
NJ. Hoover, Of Davidson.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
Cancer in Australia.

The war against tuberculosis in
the United States has a counterpart
in the war against cancer in Aus
tralia. where of recent years the
ravages of this disease have been ex-
tending in a manner for which there
is no accounting. At present the
average number OF deaths from can
Ger is $50 in 10000 deaths from all
causes. This is threefold greater
than the proportion ten years ago.
At such rate Of increase the pros
meet for the future is alarming IN
tne extreme, and it follows that all
tho resources Of science are being
hrouoht to bear to trace the source
Of the plague and check its develop
r,ent. Cure is not thought Of.
Cancer remains in the category of
ircnrable diseases, and there ap-
nears to be little hope of the discov-
erv of q remedy. Prevention, how
ever. is another matter. 10 this
end investigators are eXerting them
selves with a certain degree of con-
faence, the Impression being strong
+bat if the origin Of the disease can
be detected it will be possible to
nrovide safeguards and hinder what
threatens to develop into a veritable
endemic. Some steps have been
taken toward conducting like re-
searches in the United States. In
the light of Australians experience.
nrudence dictates the advisabllity OF
n,,rsuing these still further.-Pltts-
burg Telegraph.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
Better Tenant Houses.

Now that crops are laid-by q good
thing to undertake is the building Of
better tenant houses for next year.
We can never get or keep the best
class Of farm labor in the South so
long as the tenant houses are as sor-
~ as they are now. Put a man in
good house, and it will work into his
mind somehow that he ought to do
work somewhat in keeping with the
quality Of his house. And the man
who builds good tenant houses VIII
not only be able to keep his more
industrious and enterprising tenants
but he will find little difficulty in
getting such tenants from other
communities. Raleigh On. Co. Pro-
rressive Farmer and Gazette.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
World Sheep FlOCkS.

Australia leads the world in sheep
farming, according to the following
statement prepared by Vice-Consul
Henry D. Baker, Of Sydney, showing
the number Of sheep in the countries
leading in this industry:
Australia, S7,O43, 1856; Russia, So
SIC, ,523; United States. 4,631 ,000;
United Kingdom. 30,011, 833; New
Zealand, 22,449.953; India, 18,029,-
1S1; France. 17,461 $40; Spain, 49,
119, 9,O51; Cape Of Good Hope, IA, 84S,-
100; Urueuay, 13, 915, 1876; Italy,
1887, 900. Austria-Hungary, 10,-
733, 7O7. The estimated capital value
of the Australian fiocks is 1920, ,352,-
900, and the annual gross output Of
the focks is estimated at Is per cent.
of the value. From Daily Consular
Reports.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
InElcAy EiayS Ahead.

In few years aerOplanes will be as
common as automobiles are now,
and is obvious that the man on foot
will have little show. The auto
scorcher will be harmless individual,
as compared with the speed maniac
overhead. A man who will take to
aeroplaning must be naturally reck-
less to begin with, and his reckless
ness will increase with each flight.
His boilers viii bust, and his engines
will fly to peices, and there will be
showers of hardware, and pig iron
castings will hit the man on foot,
and knock him into the ground up
to his shoulder blades. Every time
he walks around the block a falling
monkey wrench OF claW-hammer will
dot him on the head and make him
sick and weary.
Another prospective evil is the in
crease of insurance agents. There
will be aeropiane insurance, which
will enable you to provide for your
widow and children in case an avia-
tor falls on you had squashes you. In
surance agents of various kinds are
SO thick now that it is impossible to
avoid them, and anY scheme that
threatens to swell their ranks should
be denounced by press and pulpit
FnnOria Gazette
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
The GAME SEA TROUT.
A Careless Cast in Pacific Tide Wafer
Causes Surprise Party.

The sea trout Of the Pacific coast
is the greatest member of the far !y
afoat, according to Richard l.. O.
cock in Recheation. He made the
discovery quite by accident when
fishing for brook trout at the mouth
of a short coast river draining a
large lake.
Getting tired Of catching the
small fish. which seemed to be the
best that the river offered, Mr.. Po-
cock decided to try his luck in the
nearby tide water at the river s
outh-and this is what he says of
his success:
"A parmacheene belle at point and
a march brown dropper were cast
all too carelessly on the water, and
in a moment | was having the sur
prise party Of my life, and making
the acquaintance of very different
kind of fish, the sea trout of the Pa
cific coast, the cousin of the Scots
mans sea trout, the white trout of
Old Erin's anglers and the SEWN,
beloved of Taffy's heart.
At the second cast, if memory
serves, two fish were hooked, and all
the morning as the tide rose the
sport was fine, all the fish landed av-
eraging about two pounds and rang
ing weight from one pound up to
four. | had made discovery; sea
trout were there in plenty, and
would take fly freely, and, having
taken It, would put up a fight of
which no fish need be ashamed and
which allowing weight for weight,
would put the lordy salmon to
shame. "-Exchange.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
SANITARY
Spray Company

| am agent for the F. J. Bob SAM
tary Spray Company, manufacturers
Of Sanitary Spray Compounds, Ato-
mixers, etc. Several of these Spray
ers are being used in Scotland Neck
and are giving general satisfaction
They are endorsed by health boards,
school boards, police boards, hos
pital institutions, merchants and in
dividuals. Their use will prevent
diseases by keeping down the dust
and destroying germs. For further
information call on or write
j. E. WOOLARD, Agent,
Scotland Neck. N. c.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18

is BOUND IN HONOR.
Those Participating in Primary Should
Abide fasul!S.

The Raleigh News and Observer
tells Of an effort in Wake county te
get cut a citizens ticket in opposi
ton to the Democratic ticket noni
mated IN the primary some time ago
Il says the men who entered the pri-
mary are abiding strictly by the &C.
ton Of the primary, no matter
whether their favorites were chosen
or not. Telling of an effort by q
Republican to set 4 prominent Dem
ocratic farmer to go back on the
primary nominees and become an
independent candidate, the News
and Observer says:
The Democratic farmer listened
to the Radical enissary make his
proposition, and then quietly asked
him, 'Didn you know voted in the
Democratic primary last June!'
Yes, but began the Radical
5educer.
" And proceeded the farmer.
don't you know that every man who
took part in the primary is in honor
bound to support the ticket named
in it?'
" Yes said the Radical, but
some Of the men you voted for Were
defeated, and
Stop right there said the
farmer. Every man who voted in
that primary is in honor bound to
support the nominees. Some Of the
men l voted for were not nominated
That does not affect my pledge Of
honor. Indeed, I would have sooner
felt that l could break faith if all my
men had been nominated. When g
man enters into q solemn compact
and tries TO break bis agreement l1e
can no more be trusted because it is
in politics than he could be trusted
in business
But you see, added the Radical,
circumstances alter cases, and
No. replied the Democrat,
when man goes into a primary he
pledges his honor TO abide the re-
suit. There are no ifs and and@
to 2 man Of honor
As tie TELEGRAM has always con
tended the way the former looked at
the matter is the right and proper
way. Once you go into a primary
you pledge yourself to abide by its
action. II there is q candidate be-
fore the primary whom you would
not vote for il nominated, there i
nothing to do but stay out Of the
primary. It is sometimes said that
facts come out on q candidate after
the primary which make it impossi-
bic to support him. But we believe
this is more an excuse than anything
else. In the campaign prior to q
hard-fought primary, it is strange
indeed if all the essential facts about
the lives and records Of the candi-
dates do not come out. But grant
ing that previously unascertained
facts do come out after the primary
and before the election, there is this
thing to be remembered: In the
election one in voting simply does
his part towards carrying cut rhe
policy for the time being) Of his
party. He can very well. unless he
is an unusually contrary and captious
Individual, overlook the records Of
the candidates giving them the
benefit Of every doubt-and vote as
a means Of giving his party cohesive
ness and effectiveness rather than Oh
the individual merits Of the candi-
dates. 1t cannot be emphasized too
strongly that when one votes in a
primary, one is in honor bound to
support the nominees Of the pri-
nlary.-Greensboro Telegram.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
Trinity Park School
A First-Udss Preparatory School.

Certificates of graduation ac-
cepted for entrance to leading
Southern Colleges.
Faculty of ten officers and
teachers. Campus of 7j acres.
Library containing more than
10000 bound volumes. Well
equipped gymnasium. High
standards and modern methods
of instruction. Frequent lee
lures by prominent lecturers.
Expenses exceedingly moderate.
Twelve years of phenomenal sue
cess
For catalogue and other in
formation address
+. S. ALDRIDGE, Bursar.
Durham, n. G..
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
71.32 The E;.HGys Are
"0ai.3nGd By CFoF-YHogs

-,-c2-.hg kidneys Make Lnlyure Blooa,
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are &c
uaLslLle for rIuch Sickness aud suGerina.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18

IN buying cough medicine, don't
IVA afraid to get ChamberIaln's
Cough Remedy. There is no gangs. 9anger
from from it. ard relief is sure to follow
Esnecial!y recommended for coughs,
cojds 30 and whooping cough. Sc!d by
E. T. Whitehead.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18
NEWS FROM The COUNTY CAPITOL.
Happenings in and Around Halifax
During The Week.

at his nome three miles west of thi.
place on August the 8th, remove.
one OF the most we'll known anC
prominent coIorcd Baptist minister.
in Halifax county, and one who
numbered white friends by the
score. Always courteous and oblig.
ing, he was liked much. Deceased
was 50 years Of age, born in Halifax
county, and lived here practically all
his life. He was licened to preach
about twenty years ago, and ordain-
ed something like Is years ago,
preaching IN Edgecombe, Northamp-
ton, and Halifax counties during
this time. He represented his cour-
ty in the Legislature about twelve
years ago. At death he was Presi-
dent Of The Halifax County Sunday
School Convention.
Deceased was buried with special
h0nors Of the society Of Cideonites
there being present from Weldon.
Tillery, Enfield. and Northamptor
a large concour5e numbering be-
tween four and five hundred. TIL,
interment being at the family
cemetery. He is survived by {
widow, and eight children.
Mrs. ". \. Wilcox went Gown tc
Portsmouth 2 few days ago to visit
Mrs. ". D. Faucet.
Miss Frances Safer is spending
some weeks down at Clinton with
her sister. Mrs. Irwin Clay.
Miss Eima Smith, and her sister
Mrs. J. ". HamilI who resides West
Of town. have returned from trir
of several weeks at Wellville, Black
stone, and Petersburg. where they
visited friends and relatives.
| E!r. Frederick Froel:ch spent last
week in Richmond with his people.
| MIR. James Boone, Of Whitakers
spent last week here with his sister,
Mrs. Z. E. Stephenson.
Itr. JOHN T, Gregory, Jr., Of New
Port News, has been spending some
days here with his people.
IL. 80 NJ. -. =. lss--,- -. 3
week for Arcola to see Mr.. Warren.
people, Mr.. Warren will be Of
about two weeks to take his vaca-
ton.
Miss Susie Mountcastle, of Selma.
is here this week to see her friend
Mrs. J. I. Weller.
M. S. T. Currie, Of Norfolk, wa
q caller here last week.
Miss Leona Moore, Of Tarborc,
left for her home Monday after
spending several days with her
friend, Mrs. /. C. Shaw.
Mr.. J. T. Coppedge, OF Scotland.
Neck, has been spending some days
here.
Mr.. James Twi8dale, ST., left
few days ago for Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, to undergo treatment for
kheumat1Sih'
Inc Misses 'u''a h'eln' "llo 'e,.'-'0
SeWall, OF ililely' are |,7''if'S MI
N. l.. otelTnan 'h's week.
Mr.. L. II. "e9tpnaii Is mere thl9
week to see his 1anliy' out VIII
leave in few Gays iof an eX1enoeo
trip out West.
Miss Agnes "oo1eh' 0l H'FIeI'9
vile, N. T., haS beeh mere sever al
days to visit MIS-. ~ Il, . 2oeulilan' A
MI, =. w. bfEah, ol Hco'l"l''
Neck, was welcome Vlsl'or hefe on
Monday. .
Mr. ana MTS' Neo,se DaS7' Vi
lN'o'l',-0-' .o.Io
days to see KlfiS-l)eopi7
Mrs, q. L. Johnson anu cn'Iulen
OF Franklin va, are ''((7 ~ (r'a Iess
TO see Mr. ana MIS- l w. "'s non,
Miss BESSIE ture "ho IS d tia',e'
nurse at Durham, IS al nome Ior lIel
we'll earned vacation.
The commonwealth., 1910-08-18

Any skin itching is a temper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles,
eczema and skin itching. At all
drug stores.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Cure New plseas. ., ca.,la

Logan.--lt is thought that the
mouth disease that made It's appear.
ance among the cattle in pastures at
Harrison. Mills, Montgomery, Mo.
mona and in fact all the counties in
the southwestern part OF the state,
has subsidized The disease affected
the mouth and threats of the animals,
they being unable to swallow. The
cause has not yet been determined
1t is believed that the disease was
caused by fungus growth due to the
extremely dry season and shortage
OF pasture, although where grass was
abundant herds were affected and
the cause could not be attributed to
that.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30

division remained for six ballots, 1t
Is stated, when the one man who had
been holding out for conviction join
ed with the others. ..
Governor Carroll was not in the
court room when Judge Howe receiv.
ed the verdict of the jury, but when
apprised of the action said: 10y,
ITO say that am gratified beyond
measure is unnecessary. After listen
ing to the testimony don't believe
any one would have expected any
other verdict. expected it and was
not surprised when it came. No 9th.
er verdict should have been returned"
John Cownie refused to comment
on the verdict when asked for a
statement last night except to say:
mot guilty! Well, expected as
much"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
lnfantlle Paralysis at GUSHING

Cushings-There is panic caused
by infantile paralysis at Gushing. Five
cases are reported in the family OF
Hans Shubert, near there, and two in
the Naig family. An eighteen-year-old
son of William Bauer also has the
disease, and there have been three
deaths from the same cause, The PEG.
pie have become so alarmed that the
schools have been closed, and all
public gatherings deferred for time,
in order to help the board of health
in its efforts to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Belle PLANE Gets Fire Hose.

Belle Plaine.-The city council has
bought new supply of fire hose for
the fire. department.. This puts the
fire department in excellent shape as
to fire hose, and enables a fire al
considerable distance from hydrant
to be reached. The waterworks sys
tenn put in here few years ago a,
a cost of 100000 has paid for itself
several, times over in preventing the
spread of fires.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
WEBSTER CITY HAS BIG DAY
Two Car Loads Of WatermeIons Dis.
tributed Free BY Commercial
League.

Webster City. Ia, Sept 3O.-The
Webster City commercial league en-.
tertained 10000 people on the occas-
ion of the second annual celebration
of Watermelon day. Two carloads OF
melons were distributed free and q
big free vaudeville bill given in the
afternoon and evening. The parade
of industrial floats was two miles
long.
Watermelon day is a trade exten.
sion idea, and is big free day when
the merchants and business men OF
the city invite the people of this
community and surrounding territory
to be their guests. Leave your peck.
etbooks at home and come" is the
general invitation to all.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Grows Hybrid Apple.

Charles City.-As a result of thir.
ty-fve years experimenting, G. G. Pat.
ton has an hybrid. apple that is a
wonder. It is what he terms Coul.
ard-Hybrid and is cross between a
pippin apple and wild crab. 1t looks
like the crab with the color Of pip.
pin and in flavor takes after each.
The apple is medium in size and the
tree is very hardy, even standing a
much colder climate than this. A
sample has been shipped to the agri-
cultural department at Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
SUMNER CONDEMNS WELLS
Fears Spread Of Typhoid Fever In
Portions Of Cedar Rapids Is Due
to Contaminated Water.

Des Moines. Sept. 30--Secretary
Sumner of the state board of health
has ordered all the water wells in
Cedar Rapids condemned.
This action was taken as result
of reports filed with him showing that
there are thirty cases of typhoid few.
er in Cedar Rapids within radius
of four blocks. Examinations of the
well. water in that vicinity indicate
that the epidemic is caused by the
drinking water from these wells.
Secretary Sumner made the Cedar
Rapids situation the occasion for
sending out general warning re.
garding water wells.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
TEACHERS TO MEET
Northern Iowa Association to Meet
at Mason City, Oct, 1915
IA FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
e'ate superintendent Asks that School
Boards Permit Teachers to At.
tend the Meeting Without
Loss Of Pay.

Mason City, Sept. 2s.-Accord
Ing to the program which has jus,
been issued, the teachers of the north
halt OF Iowa will meet in this city
october ID, IA and Is. On recommend.
alton OF the state superintendent,
John F. Riggs, all school boards are
asked to permit the teachers under
them to attend this meeting without
loss OF pay. The president of the as
ISOLATION is Superintendent A. Palmer
OF Marshalltown; Miss Blanche Goudy
OF Marion, vice president; Miss Jes
sic Rule, Clinton, secretary; Princi
pal Thomas Irish, Dubuque, treasurer
and Superintendent Bruce Francis,
Cedar Fall, chairman of executive
committee. -.-
Among the most noted educators
who have been assigned places on
the program are Prof. ]. R. Bayley
OF Minneapolis, Prof. P. P. Claxton
Knoxville, Tenn, Hon. John F. Riggs,
Des Moines; Miss Holton, Minneapo
lis; DR.. John A. Marquis, president
Coe College; DR.. Henry II. H. Seer
ley, Cedar Falls and Prof. P. J. Hol
den, Ames. ... ..-
Conferences will be held at 2
o'clock on the two first days. On Thurs
day the high school has as leader
Superintendent Hugh M. Gilmore, Ma
son City; penmanship, Prof J. R
Bayley, Minneapolis; music, C. A.
Fullerton, Cedar Rapids; primary and
kindergarten, Miss Jessie Sweeney
Waterloo; intermediate and gram
mar, Superintendent E. T. Armstrong
Charles City; English, Prof. A. D.
Noble, Ames; superintendent and
principals, Superintendent A. T. HUI.
kill, Waterloo.
Friday-High schools, Superintend.
ent B. Dimmitt, McGregor; grammar
grades, Superintendent l.. G. Focht
Eagle Grove; agriculture, Prof. P. G
Holden, Ames; college and normal
work, DR.. c. E. Seashore, Iowa City;
county superintendent, Superintend.
ent E. B. Feuling, New Hampton; in.
termediate grades, Miss Daisy Burk'
holder, Waterloo; manual training
NJ. H. Hepp, Hampton; science, Prof,
NJ. F. Arey, Cedar Falls; mathemat.
.ics, Prof. Ira S. Condit, Cedar Falls,
rural schools, Superintendent A.. M.
.Deyoe, Garner; primary and kinder.
garten, Miss Mary E. Dougherty, Ced.
ar Falls; music, Miss Isabel Loomis,
Cedar Falls,
Saturday will be spent In the gen
eral meeting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
After Forty-seven Years.

Fairfield.-After having been sep.
arated for forty-seven years, George
Stokes Of York county, Pa, and F.
Stokes of near Salem, saw each 9th.
err recently when the former came for
a visit. The two brothers were togeth-
er in the battle Of Gettysburg and
two weeks later were mustered out,
George reenlisting, while his brother
came to Iowa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
An Editors Recollection.

Do men f1irt great deal wit
strange women? The writer of thi
recalls that when a very young mai
he was once riding on railroad trail
and admired pretty girl across tn
aisle. We frequently looked at he
timidly,. and once she winked in
broad, bold, unmistakable way, An,
had she shot at us we would not hau
been more thoroughly frightened
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
To Rebuild Packing Plant.

Fort Dodge.-The decision has been
made that the Corn Belt Packing com.
pany will rebuild their plant, twice
destroyed by fire as soon as con.
struction was completed. The action
Of the Fort Dodge Commercial club
in raising $4,000 for the provision OF
private system for fire fighting has
been the means Of the decision to re.
build.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
Shooting In Minina Camp.

Charlottesville and unusual re.
tribution overlook VIM. Boston, colo.
red, aged 80, after he had shot and
probably fatally wounded Susan Los.
son, also colored, 20 years old, at
Cricket, Pursued by friends of the
woman, who had Tilted Boston, the
man fled through wood and at.
tempted to board a moving train. Out
OF breath and made unsteady by fear
apparently, Boston fell under the
wheels Of the car and was ground to
death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-30
PRINCESS PROFITS DONATED

The campaign of the Committee OF
Eleven for State Publicity Bureau,
received great impetus this week,
when Elbert & Getchell, proprietors
of the Princess Theatre, Des Moines,
agreed to donate the profits of the
house for the week of October to-
ward financing the movement.
"A Little Brother of the Rich is
one of the strongest dramas that will
be presented at the Princess
No raise in prices-25c to 75c. Send
reservations direct to the Princess
Theatre, Des Moines. Iowa. Tickets
mailed on receipt of amount.
Valley Junction has population OF
2,573. >