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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-26

Resolved 9Th. That we recognize

Resolved 9Th. That we rocogniz
that the only permanent insuranc
of better prices must be found il
confidence that next years crop viii
not be another bumper yield. w
wish to present as the most impor
ant matter to come before the Gov
ernors' Conferences and the mos
important matter for our Farmers
Union, is to take steps at once al
over the South to effectually reduc
the 1912 acreage. To this end we re
commend for consideration and
amendment with legal advice) the
following plan. presented by Presi
dent A. J. McKinnon:
THAT in order to protect the in
terest of the South that it is neces
sary for the acreage in cotton to bt
reduced next year to size that will
avoid the possibility Of surplus fol
the future and to accomplish this
result we recommend that the Farm
ers' Union sign themselves and get
the farmers in their respective com.
munitives, who are not members OF
the order, to sign the following
agreement:
For value received we, the un.
dersigned farmers, land d-owners and
tenants hereby agree that we will
not plant, or permit to be planted
exceeding sixty per cent Of the open
tenable land | now own, or may
hereafter acquire, in cotton and |
further agree that in case three par
ties to this agreement that they may
have a competent surveyor to survey
and make the calculation at their
expense, and if have violated the
agreement l agree to pay all expen-
ses for said survey and pay $1,000
per acre for each in excess of sixty
per cent of my total open land de-
VOted TO COTTON.
ct is further agreed that said
debt shall Immediately become due
and payable to the treasurer Of the
nearest local union by the land-own-
er on whose land the excess acreage
is found, and said landowner shall
have power to recover from any ten
ant violating this agreement $1,000
per acre in the same manner he
would collect any other amount ad-
vanced by him for said tenant.
ANY funds. thus collected shall
belong to Farmers Union, and SO
much as necessary shall be expend-
ed to enforce this agreement. If any
balance, it shall be used as directed
by the order.
"This agreement to become effect
i've in January, 1912, and to continue
in full force and effect until the
average price of middling cotton at
the local towns shall have remained
at IL 1-2 or higher for two success
sive seasons.
The delegates elected to attend the
at New Orleans were:
First District-R. B. Gotten, Cot
tendale; ]. Bryan Grimes, Raleigh.
Second-John F. Bruton, Edge
combe county; E. L. Daughtridge,
Third. E. Cameron, Kinston; J.
A. Westbrook, Mount Olive.
Fourth-J. M. Templeton, Cary;
C.. E. Johnson, Raleigh.
Sixth-Joe A. Brown, Columbus
county; A. j. McKinnon, Robson.
Seventh-H. G. Dockery, Rocking
ham; A. L. James, Laurinburg.
Eighth. P. Allison, Concord;
w. B. Gibson, Statesville.
Ninth-H. @. Alexander, Mat
thews; w. S. Pharr, Charlotte.
1t was resolved to request that all
government reports as to the size
and condition Of the cotton crop
should give the amount of cotton on
hand and by whom held.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-26

Wife What darling YOU are to
admit that you are in the wron"
Hubby Yes: my mother taught m
that it was easier in the long run =
give in to woman than to argue.
Toledo Blade.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-26

''The editor returned my poem IN
ten days" You're lucky. He return
ed mine in ten minutes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-26
.2z5e Ct AGany
Sudden Deaths,

there j. 4 disease prevailing in this
.--- most dangerous because SO decep-
"l II s-s-NAA tive. Many sudden
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-26
When to Hunt In HalifaA C0E3iy.

For the information of our read.
ers we give below dates regulating
the hunting and killing of game in
Halifax county as provided by law:
Quail or partridges, from Nov
18th to March 1st.
Turkeys, from Nov. 1st to March
1st.
Robins, from January 1st to April
1st.
Deer, from Sept. 18th to February
1st.
Oppossum, from October 1st to
February 1st,-Enfeld Progress.
The new era., 1911-11-02
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

II, the undersigned, cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura Rem
edies. l had been doctoring for at
least year for eczema on my foot. I
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When a young girl l sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little or no attention to it, when five
years ago small spot showed upon
my left ankle. l was worried and sent
for doctor. He said 1t was eczema.
He drew a small bone from the ankle
about the size Of match and about
an inch long The small hole grew
to about the size of an apple, and the
eczema spread to the knee. The doc
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle. The whole foot ran water all
the time.
"My husband and my sons were up
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope of giving
me some relief. l would sit for hours
at a time In front of the fireplace
hoping for daybreak. The pain was
so intense l was almost crazy, in fact.
l would lose my reason for hours at
time. One day friend of mine
dropped in to see me. No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura Rem
edies!' Being disgusted with the doc
tors and their medicines, and not be-
ing able to sleep at all, I decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment trial. After using them
three days that night l slept as sound
as a silver dollar for eight long hours.
l awoke in the morning with but very
little pain, in fact, / thought l was
in heaven. After using the Cuticura
Remedies for three months l was per-
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
will be sixty-four years of age my
next birthday, hale and hearty at pres
ent." (Signed) Mrs. Julia Finnegan.
2234 Hebert St, st. Louis, Mo-, Mar.
Z, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each.
with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura."
Dept IL X, Boston.
The new era., 1911-11-02

that nowhere in Palestine, outside of
exclusively Jewish colonies, are the
leading business men Jews. There is
more successful business enterprises
among Hebrews of any one of hun
dred streets In New York than in all
Of Palestine.
One reason for the bitter complaints
Of the Syrians at the presence of the
Jews is that the latter are not depen-
dent upon their labors for liveli-
hood, and are also able to exist on a
very low scale, and SO are able greatly
to undersell the natives in their little
shops.
Ghettoes In Jerusalem.
The crowding of the colonists into
ghettoes outside Of Jerusalem is an in
teresting example of the force Of
habit. There is no need here for over
crowded quarters; each family could
have its own vine and fig tree by ex-
tending the Jewish quarter little
further outside the city. Generations
of congested living in the ghettoes of
Europe, together with the necessity
for crowding close together for mutual
protection, are hard to escape. So the
Holy Land today contains state of
affairs such as it never before wit
messed in its long history.
Nor are the Jewish quarters Of the
cities of Palestine such as would in
cline one to optimism concerning
Jewish state. Tiberias, for example,
is predominantly Jewish, yet 1t is one
of the dirtiest and least attractive
towns in all the land. This is not
racial fact, but rather an illustration
of the statement that 1t is the eccles-
iastically earnest, and the aged and
the sorely stricken, who have fed to
the haven of the Promised Land.
In Galilee I heard the lament that
the most ambitious of the young men
are leaving Palestine to go to Amer
lea, that other Promised Land OF all
the world. The younger generation,
was also told, have not the interest of
their fathers in religion. The most
from the American standpoint, was
traveller from New York City. At
Jaffa he ran across an old woman who
was having trouble with her transpor-
tation. He took her in hand. with gen.
tie insistence, saw her aboard her
boat, changed her third-class ticket
for first. and had her put in
cabin alongside his own. in all re-
spects caring for her as tenderly as
a wealthy son could do. Yet she was
of different land, race and religion
from himself. prefer to regard him
as typical Of the future OF his race,
rather than the ill-fed strangely-clad
zealots whom one may see any Friday
afternoon at the trailing place." by
The new era., 1911-11-02
The Briuht Side.

"But we must always look on the
bright side," said Mayor Grice of Fort
Wayne, discussing a party setback.
I'VE must all take a lesson from
Hiram Husk.
Hi Husk, you know, visited Long
Island last week. and had his pocket
picked at side show.
"T should think" his wife sneered,
on his return home, that you'd have
purity poor opinion OF Coney arter
bein' robbed of your purse like that!
"'Yes, that's right said Husk; but
come out better'n some folks did.
Why, Maria, the old bankers ward in
the piece. beautiful That's. had all her
jools swiped, and the bankers wife
throwed vitrol in his face durin' the
same act l had my wallet stolen.'"
The new era., 1911-11-02
steadily increase. AS one said to me.

steadily increase. AS one said to me,
rather cynically, "There is as much
bribery as ever in Turkey. only the
prices come higher" This hasten to
explain. at least in part, on the ground
that the Young Turks are obliged to
work with the tools that they find
ready to their hands.
The natural increase of the Jewish
population of Palestine must be COM
paratively small, as 80 large percen-
tage Of the colonists are old people
who have come here to end their days.
These are the more religious element,
and they are largely Spanish and Rus
sian and German Jews. The number
Of old persons to be seen in Jerusalem
Is sight full Of significance and
pathos.
Jewish "Portions" and Paupers.
That religious zeal is prime factor
in the Juuaizing of Palestine Is evil
dent at a glance. The men wear dis
tinctive garb. Of which the round felt
hat, worn in the hottest weather, with
a white cap underneath, is the most
characteristic feature. This Is also
WoAh W th0 bOyps GNCu AAOl0 bIl IA
ing is the curl in front Of the ear.
which is in compliance with a rabbi
nical teaching against trimming the
hair. 1t must be confessed that this
gives a decidedly other-worldly ap-
pearance to the male Jews, especially
since they generally affect the long
cloak or gaberdine.
Most of these persons depend upon
aid from outside of Palestine for their
maintenance. 1t is very small al
lowance, and SO most of them live In
very meager style. The statement has
been repeatedly made to me in the
Holy Land that Zionism has pauper-
lied the Jews. Certainly their ply
siognomy does not reveal the traits
of alertness and aggressiveness which
characterize the American Jew. II 1t
be true. as commonly stated, that ev-
cry Jew here receives his portion"
from abroad, the effect has been mani
festly deleterious. Able to subsist on
pittance, the incentive to indepen-
dent labor Is removed, with the result
The new era., 1911-11-02
the stones of the old wall of the
Successful Jewish Colonies.

Successful Jewish Colonies.
Both the Zionist movement and the
Jewish Colonization Society have es-
tablished colonies in various parts of
Palestine. Their contention that some
what of the ancient fertility and pros
perity of the land may be restored is
doubtless correct. Better government,
and better agricultural methods will
revolutionize conditions here. as else
where throughout Turkey. But thus
far there has been no conspicuous
success attending the purely agricul-
tural colonies. The Jew has been too
long away from the soil for that. In
the best Of the farm settlements. near
Jaffa. the colonists make use of Arab
labor. Their own aptitude is for
trade.
At Zamarine, In Galilee, one OF the
old Jewish settlements. which has
been in existence for more than twen-
ty years, the people, mostly Rouman-
ians, are on a basis of self-support,
except for some slight assistance for
the school. Their industry is wine
making. They have quite an Euro
pean community in the midst Of Syria.
The order and cleanliness Is in sharp
contrast with the conditions In IT.
berias. However, the latter is deeply
religious, whereas one old Hebrew
told me that the Zamarine colonists
have no religion. Surely, though.
there was nothing less than a relig-
ious motive back of the words Of the
village druggist as he told me that
the people made modest living; mot
SO good as we could make in America.
but then. We are In the Promised
Land, you know"
There are now about two-score Of
Jewish colonies in Palestine, not to
mention those in adjacent lands. The
most successful of all Is in the Island
of Cyprus. The leaders are giving
more and more attention to the crea-
ton of self-supporting bodies, in an
effort to restrict the hurtful effects of
indiscriminate charity. These leaders
are too powerful to have all that they
The new era., 1911-11-02

one day of the wonderful cures made
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and decided to try 1t.
and 1t has made me a well woman.
My neighbors and friends declare it
H9d worked q miracle for me. Lydia
- Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is
worth its weight in gold for women
during this period of life. If 1t will
help others you may publish my
letter. Mrs. NATHAN B. CREATION,
81 N. Main Street, Natick, Mass.
The Change of Life is the most criti-
cal period Of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there Is no other remedy known
to medicine that will SO successfully
carry women through this trying
period as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write n cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The new era., 1911-11-02
ADRUGGIST'S FAVORITE KIDNEY
REMEDY HIMSELF.

Fifteen years ago had an attack Of
acute kidney trouble. consulted .
physician who gave me medicine
which only relieved me for time. Aft
er discontinuing his medicine my
trouble returned as severe as before.
Having heard Of Swamp-Root gave
1t trial and can honestly state that
three dollar bottles cured me. never
having any sickness in fifteen years.
have sold DR.. Kilmar's Swamp-Root as
druggist for many years and can
give the very best Of recommendation
at all times.
You are at liberty to use this state
ment any time you wish.
Respectfully,
w. c. SUMMERS.
1919 Central Ave-. Kansas City, Kans.
With Grand View Drug Co.
State Of Kansas l.,
County Of Wyandotte 3D.
On this 11th day Of August. 1909,
personally appeared before me. w. G.
Summers, who subscribed to the with
in statement and made oath that the
same Is true in substance and in fact
CBAHLEs WILSON,
i@ts.r 10 Notary Public.
The new era., 1911-11-02
Pseudonyms Of Women Writers.

Pseudonyms Of Women Writers.
The preference of many women
writer's for a male pseudonym is
doubtless survival Of the old super
stition that to engage in the task Of
authorship was "unwomanly." The
Bronte sisters set the fashion in ap-
pearing as Currer, Acton and Ellis
Bell respectively. Their example was
followed by George Eliot. But George
is name to which the distressed lady
novelist flies as to city Of refuge.
We have had George Egerton, George
Fleming, George Pastor and a host Of
others. Then, too, there have been
John Oliver Hobbies. Ralp Iron, Frank
Hamel and Frank Dandy.
On the other hand Mr. Oliver MADDOX
Hueffer shares with the late William
Sharp the distinction of feminine
disguise, for he was known to the
novel reading public until quite re-
Gently as Jane Wardle.
The new era., 1911-11-02
o. Eys NC" Riss,; *s9.;
ay,s xuieL relief sys rtssss d.st
This Time for a Friend.

'"Tis a wise man." said Robert Ede-
son, who knows when to ask ques-
tons. The other night l was standing
inside the railroad station when an
Irish cab driver came up to me and
asked me how soon the next train
came in. l told him and he said thank
you and went away. In about five
minutes he came back with the same
question. I told you not more than
five minutes ago. 1 said. I know It,
( answered cheerfully. but it's not
friend Of mine outside th't has to
me th't wants to Know this time. It's
watch his horses and can't come in
an ask yez himself!' Young's
Magazine
The new era., 1911-11-02
They're All About TaiIors.

"All criticism" said Professor
Brander Matthews in one of his bril-
liant Columbia lectures, lis. to a GER
tain extent, personal and biased" He
paused and smiled. 1.-The Tailor and
Cutter, a weekly paper" he resumed.
said in a recent leading article:
"'Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus," Mere
dith's Evan Harrington and Kings
ley's Alton Locke" will te great
classics when the ephemeral novels
of today will have long since per-
ished'"
The new era., 1911-11-02
Grapefruit Greenery.

Effective greenery for the dining
room table may be made by planting
the seeds Of grapefruit. Sow them
thickly, and in two weeks, If the earth
is good and has been kept moist in a
warm place, the little shoots appear.
Two weeks more and the leaves un.
fold. and very soon there is mass Of
rich. glossy green, which is not af-
fected by gas or furnace heat.-Subur-
ban Life.
The new era., 1911-11-02
An Intimate Acquaintance.

Mabel am sure he must have
loved her very dearly.
Maude-I should say so. He mar
ried her in spite of the fact that he
had been out in the rain with her all
one afternoon, was seasick with her.
and saw her Unexpectedly at home
the morning after dance.-Puck.
The new era., 1911-11-02
seizina the Opportunity.

Crabshaw-If you insist on this
new gown I'll have to get it on credit.
Mrs. Crabshaw-As long as it's go
ing TO be charged, dear. l may as well
get more expensive one-Life.
The new era., 1911-11-02

JOE lie De1Or6 1 CrleQ
Lydia E. Pinkham's
w ege t a BILE Com
pound. 1 was In such
q nervous condition
II could not keep
8 till. NJ y II m b 8
were cold, I had
creepy sensations,
and / could not sleep
nights. 1 was finally
told by two phys
icians that I also
had a tumor, / read
The new era., 1911-11-02
Sometime. Not at Home.

Charity Worker-You poor soul!
Does your husband always hang
around the house all day?
Mrs. Tenement (cheerfully)-In-
dade, no. Half the tonne he's in the
lockup.-Tit-Bits.
The new era., 1911-11-02
Letter to
Dr, kllmer b Co.
BinHhAAton, n. 7.
Prove What Swamp.Root Will Do For You

Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send to DR.. Kilmer G Co., Bingham
ton. N. Y, for sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet Of valuable informa-
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at
all drug stores.
The new era., 1911-11-02
SHIFT
II Your Food Fails to Sustain You,
Change.

None sort Of diet may make a person
n Ntpondent, depressed and blue and q
change to the kind of food the body
demands will change the whole thing.
A young woman from Phila. says:
"For several years I kept in run
down, miserable sort of condition, was
depressed and apprehensive of trouble.
l lost flesh in a distressing way and
seemed in a perpetual sort of dreamy
nightmare. No one serious disease
showed, but the 'all-over' sickness was
enough.
Finally, between the doctor and IA
ther, l was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream, as it was decided must have
nourishing food that the body could
make use of.
1.-THE wonderful change that came
over me was not, like Jonah's gourd,
the growth of single night. yet 1t
came with rapidity that astonished
me.
During the first week 1 gained in
weight, my spirits improved, and the
world began to look brighter and more
worth while.
"And this has continued steadily, till
now, after the use of Grape-Nuts for
only few weeks, hm perfectly well,
feel splendidly, take lively interest in
everything, and am a changed person
In every way" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. Ttey
interest.
The new era., 1911-11-02
His Losinqs.

What did you lose on that wrest-
ling match?"
About >Ine-tenths of my respect for
the human race"
The new era., 1911-11-02
Not in Vain.
sighted Mount Ararat.

Noah sighted Mount Ararat
AT last" he cried, the mountain
resort with an ocean view!"
Herewith he felt the voyage was not
in vain.-Puck
The new era., 1911-11-02

Judge-You should have known bet
ter than drive fast while crossing that
bridge; didn't you see the sign Walk
your horses?"
Prisoner-Dat's right, Jedge; but
dem was mules what we1e driving.
The new era., 1911-11-02
WHAT
INVENT
THROUGH
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Natick, Mass. cannot express
what I went through during the change
The new era., 1911-11-02

have gained thus far sacrificed to Tur-
kish politics. The Jew is in Palestine
to stay, even though the present re-
suits Of Zionism have not fully justi-
fed all hopes.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The new era., 1911-11-02

1t is quite possible for a man to
he hot-headed and still get cold feet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
ITEMS FROM BEACON
MR., AND MRS. VERNH SILVER
THORN NOW CAT HoME"-ccM.
ING AND GOING OF MANY PEo-
PIE OF TOWN AND VICINITY.

Miss Mary A. Phillips is spending
her vacation with friends in Colfax
and Des Moines.
Miss Kate Jeffreys, of Hiteman,
spent several days last week with
Miss Mary Ann Phillips.
Logan Drury, of Hiteman. spent
Sunday at the Mrs. Sarah ]. Phillips
homo
Andrew Sheldon returned to Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. Will Bowen, of Ottumwa, was
recent visitor at the parental w. NJ.
Bowen home.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Smith have
moved to Ottumwa.
Mrs Jennie Taylor and baby are
visiting at the parental Husson home.
Nj. and Mrs. Vern Silverthorn are
at home at the parental Silverthorn
home. -t .-+' -. q II '"z =.
Mrs. Fin Ream is papering this
week for Mrs. John F. Jones'
Mrs Frank Shoemaker and daugh-
tel, of Oskaloosa, spent Sunday with
friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-25
EDDYV|LLEETCH|NGS
RAIN INTERPRETERS WITH GLASS
PLAL AND IT IS POSTPONED
MRS. sIPEs HOME FROM VISIT
IN MISSOURI.

Eddyville, May 23.-Mrs. Allie Ram
sey, of Denver, and Mrs. Chas.. OFT
of 9lbia, returned to Abba Saturday
after short visit with the formers
brother and brother-in-law, T. A. Ott
and family.
John Werner and Wesley Donegan
were Oskaloosa business visitors Sat
urday. " --."
Misses Ruth Morris and Chloe Cav,
ley were Ottumwa business visitors
Saturday. '..r
Mrs. Frank Akers spent Sunday
with Abba friends. =.
Miss Freda Chitwood spent Sunday
with Ottumwa friends. @ss--
On account of the storm Friday
evening the Senior class play, Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" has
been postponed until Tuesday even
ing. it~
Mrs. John r. Sipes has returned
home from an extended visit at the
/ parental Richardson home in Stan
berry, Mo.
Floyd Taylor, of Avoca, spent Sun
day with his uncle, VIM. Myers and
family.
George Chitwood, who has employ
ment in ottumwa, spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chitwood, of La
konta, spent Sunday at the parental
Chitwood home.
Miss Fay Watkins, who has employ
ment in Abba, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Eph Watkins.
George Chord spent Sunday with
his uncle, Dan Chord, of Oskaloosa
who has been sick TO over two
months. He was sorry to find his
aunt sick.
Miss Eva Emanuel, of Charlton
spent Sunday at the parental Bert
Emanuel home.
Carl Besco, of Oskaloosa, spent
Sunday with his cousin, J. r. Roberts
Jr, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Lucas spent
Sunday out at the Walter Deseln
| home east of town.
Miss Nellie Van Cleavern. who has
employment in Oskaloosa, spent Sun
day with her parents west of town.
Frank Epperson accompanied his
wife as far as ST. Louis Sunday even
ing on her way to Arkansas to visit
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Barnett.
Misses Goldie and Minta Mater
spent Sunday with Abba relatives.
Misses Roxy Mcmahon, Bess Chan
bers, of Ottumwa. and Doris Edison
OF Eldon, spent Sunday at the AL Nc
Mahon home.
Miss Johnson. of Cliffland, spent
Sunday at the J. p. Anderson home.