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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
Letting Down the Bars.

The tendency in North Carolina
between 1885 and 1910 was to let
down the bars in North Carolina as
to divorce laws Almost every leg
lslature added a new cause for di-
vorce, our court docket became
crowded with divorce cases, and
! this State bid fair TO emulate those
Western States Of which it might be
said: Come in, Divorce while you
wait" There were hardshjps n
each case which caused additional
causes, nearly every one Of which
was to cover a special case. The
constitution will not permit the leg
islature to grant a divorce, and this
inhibition caused resort to the
plan of making q general law to
meet P certain case. which of course,
opened the fioodgates and increased
the number OF divorces. Il had
grown to be a serious evil in North
Carolina and the people became
aroused, delegations came to Raleigh
and after long hearing and much
discussion, the legislature repealed
every new cause for divorce and
went back TO the code. Some good
people wished then to repeal some
Of the causes in the code. but after
long consideration it was decided
to press a return to The code causes
and repeal all others. This was wise
and no act OF the general assembly
in generation has been mere wide
ly approved.
There seems to be a disposition to
reopen this question and add new
causes. 1t is to be hoped this legis-
lature will not take that backward
step. There viii be plausible ereason
urged for granting new causes and
good men will urge them from high
motives bat the door once opened
we shall see still further causes and
the divorce mill will be set in motion.
North Carolina in signal ways has
declared for the code law on divorce,
and to depart from that is to reopen
a pandora box OF evils.--Raleigh
News and Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
Mrs. Gray at Home.

Mrs. r. Henry Gray was hostess
for the young people Thursday Jan.
26;h, at 4 most enjoyable evening of
hearts" in honor Of Miss Bessie
Gray, of Fayetteville, NJ c., and
Miss Mary Woodward, OF Norfolk.
Va The house was beautifully de-
corated in potted plants and cut
flowers. Punch was served by Mrs.
c. Is. Riddick, Of Fayetteville, as
sisted by Mrs. GRAY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
HONORS RESERVED.

The successful contestants
are named to. day as the result
of the official count of the
prominent and distinguished
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

prevailed among the candidates
and participants from start to
finish, calls forth our deepest
gratitude to all concerned.
Upon behalf of the United
Contest Company, of Clc9c-
land, Ohio, I, their representa-
tive, extend thanks to the pub
lie for the hearty support given
the contest from beginning to
the end.
S. DUANE FIDDLER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

why did you not have white
witness at the pole?"
Because after lifetime of effort
! dearly wanted the honor myself -
So newspaper dispatch from Bat
tie Harbor reports Commander
Peary saying.
Poor pcary! He did not under
stand. Life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
LOSE WITH GOOD GRACE.

The candidates will have
been the gamers although their
+: names do not appear on the list
Of winners, for they have in
creased their acauaintances
and have cemented their bonds
of friendship even closer than
when admiring friends placed
their names before the public
as a. candidate for a prize.
Among the congratulations
received by the fortunate are
those of the candidates who
were in the race against them
in the same district, personal
friends, in many cases, who
have come to the close of the
contest lacking a few thousand
votes to win.
It requires a good spirit to
put up battle Of this nature,
, and it takes a good strong will
to be cheerful loser, but we
are sure that this is the way
that the contestants who did
not win in The Common
wealth's contest will feel.
THE LARGEST CONTEST EVER.
With the closing of the con-
test for the beautiful prizes
offered by The Commonwealth
there was ended one of the
largest and most successful
events of the kind ever held in
this section. During the en-
tire ten weeks the contest de-
partment was kept buried in
votes, and as the closing days
began to draw near the friends
of the young ladies who want
ed the prizes grew more anx-
ious and showered votes on the
department, and Tuesday night
the ballot box was almost full,
and it was no small job for the
Judges to count the heavy
mass Of little white papers and
have them filed in time for the
list to-day.
At 8 p. m the last votes had
to be polled, and with rush to
cast just a few votes for their
friends, the contest ended, and
to-day is made known the hap
|py winners of the piano, the
diamond rings, and the gold
watches.
| The result Of these prizes will
make number of young peo-
pie happy for long time, and
they will have cause to remem-
ber long the efforts in their be-
! half. The contest has been a
success from all points of view,
and The Commonwealth de-
sires to thank the contestants
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
THIS Is An Easy Test.

Shake Aliens FoOt-Ease IN one
shoe and not in the other. and notice
the difference. Just the thing to
use when rubbers or overahoes be-
come necessary, and your shoes seem
to pinch. Sold Everywhere, 25c.
Don't accept any substitute. Sam
pie FREE. Address, Allen s. Olms-
ted, lie Roy. N. 7.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
Fails Victim to Thieves.

S. w. Bends. Of Coal City, Ala.
has justifiable grievance. Two
thieves stole his health for twelve
years. They were liver and kidney
trouble. Then DR.. Kings New Life
Pills throttIed them. He's well now
Unrivaied for Constipation, Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia. 25c at E. T
Whitehead Company. Z
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

Sedertary habits. lack of outdoor
exercise, Insufficient mastication of
food, constipation. a torpid liver,
worry and anxiety are the most COM
mon causes of stomach troubles.
Correct your habits and take Cham
bcrlain's Stomach and Liver Tables
and you will soon be we'll again. For
sale by ali dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

gentlemen who acted as judges
and who had no concern in the
contest other than to accept
the invitation of the manage
ment to make a thorough and
complete canvass Of the votes.
The mere mention of the names
of these gentlemen is assurance
of their integrity. They are
well known and highly esteem
ed by their business associates
and by all with whom they
come in contact as thorough
and honorable business men.
EVERYBODY SATISFIED.
That every one might have
an equal chance, no matter
where they lived, the territory
was divided into two districts,
and each one knew that rea-
sonable amount of effort would
bring a handsome reward, for
there were three prizes in each
district. In this way every
one was satisfied, which was
the chief desire of The Com
monwealth.
Slowly at first votes began to
come in, then, as the interest
warmed, they rolled in in such
numbers that the totals soon
amounted to enormous figures.
The friends of the contestants
desired to see them win and
made the fact public by voting
for them, and getting their
friends to do likewise. The
smallest boy or girl joined their
elders in boosting the candi-
dates. More than one man
stole an hour or two from bust
ness, at intervals during the
contest, to make a personal
canvas for some friend. More
than one meal was late, as the
mistress of the household went
her rounds looking for votes.
TO THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR
yRIENDs.
After counting theNotes Of
Tuesday night a-3u eneck ing
and rechecking the votes to
insure absolute fairness of de-
cision, the labors Of the ballot
clerks and judges are at last
over, and the complete results
are announced above.
We are pleased to congratu-
late both the winners and the
losers who participated in the
battle of ballots for popularity
and prizes, the first for their
success and the latter for their
pluck and perseverance-vir-
tues more valuable than mate
rial prizes.
The greatest success of the
contest, together with the good
and friendly feeling which has
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

and their friends for the inter
est taken and the good work
which has been done in adding
to The Commemorative sub
scription list.
The Commonwealth regrets
sincerely that it is not able to
give prizes to all who took part
in the contest, for all deserve
; to win the coveted prizes, and
,, it hopes that those who win
will enjoy them to the utmost.
A MAIN FEATURE.
If there is one class of citi-
zens more interested than an
other in the great contest that
has just closed, it is the busi-
ness men and general adver-
tisers, who have watched with
interest the increase in votes
made by the contestants, and
have drawn their own conclu-
sions as to the great increase in
circulation, which means an
added value to their advertise-
ments. This comes only as a
natural result, since the greater
the number of readers the
greater the value of The Com
mOnwealth as an advertising
medium. What makes Phe
Commonwealth the ideal paper
for merchants is the fact that
a very large majority of it's
subscribers belong to what may
be called the spending class,
people who, when they read of
something they want, go out
and get it. It does little good
to bring ones wares to the no.
tice of those who cannot buy
them.
FAIRNESS OF THE CONTEST.
Disinterested parties every
where, business men and the
contestants, are praising The
Commonwealth for the impair
tial treatment accorded every
candidate. Everything was
done to facilitate the work of
the contestants and their
friends, and the result is that
everything has turned out in
the most gratifying manner.
Some became discouraged
and doubtful as to the outcome
Of the final count, but giving
the management the benefit of
the doubG, which was greatly
appreciated, they had personal
interviews with the contest
department, and learned that
by the method of checking and
counter checking, and the fact
that the books Of the contest
were open for the inspection of
the public, a fair and square
deal was positively assured to
each contestant.
Because of this fact the in
terest and enthusiasm were
greatly increased. It caused
the contestants to put forth
their best efforts so that they
might be declared winners in
the great prize contest.
CONTESTANTS ENERGETIC.
1t must be said in recogni-
ton of the good work done by
the candidates that they de.
voted themselves heartily to
the cause, and through their
efforts the public generally
awakened to the fact that The
Commonwealth is certainly tie
paper for their homes, and to-
day it has hundreds of new
subscribers who are now among
it's staunchest friends.
HONORS RESERVED.
The successful contestants
are named to, day as the result
of the official count of the
nrOminent and distinguished
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

Now, Johnny, what was the SER
mon abou,?"
Weren't you listening mother"
=puncN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09
The Battle of Ballots
Now a Part of History.
The Official Announcement of the Winners of Pr
Figures Showing Complete Returns.

Over Ten Million Votes Cast Faest and Best Contest that Eastern
Carolina has Ever Known Everybody Satisfied Losers Con-
gratulate Winners Hundreds Of New Subscribers Added
to The Commonwealth List Making the Paper One
Of the Best Advertising Mediums in This Section.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-09

Doctors say that kisses carry
microbes"
well make me an invalid for
life. New Yorl: Telegram.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06

Elenis of the season. The same NJ
iractiye idea might IL. much mors. aen-
orally adapted /" Easter than has been
done. Postcards in Easter colors-
white. yellow and green-micht we'll
have appropriate resurrection ard 9th
er Symbols printed upon them for use
at the joyous yet sacred spring fes
tival There. too. are artisiicaIly
adorned Easter poems.
But flower gifts and floral decora-
tions N Easter are the hf,t of ali.
In III" warmer climes ~ cn-isfeu
dom there is an annual floral festival.
Where flowers are abundant II comes
just preceding Lent and is commonly
called the flower carnival In orr
country. cNccrt in California and now
and then in Il southern state. there is
seldom II flower festival Of any kind
although there might well he such
even in the rorthorly part Of the land
in May and June
II IS customary 10 have shinn" lilies.
''pur" lilies of eternal 'eace." in our
churches on Easter Sundny. But even
there the resources of the Easter col
Ors aTo not brilliantly brought out.
Yellow. vivid, radiant. dnzzlin"-is not
that the color of tn" hal" of the saints?
Have not certain cs"tcric cults chosen
II as the symbol of developing spir-
ftnaliiy? And in the colder regions of
this land the splendid daffOdils-"EaE
ter flowers" they are well named-are
often the only ones in bloom outdoors
at Easter time. They are the first
fruits of the awakening power Of the
sun. herald of what is to come
The flashing yellow daffodils are
hardy ns the hardest, They endure
any amount of freezing Their dried
bulbs may also be taken up from the
home garden in til" fall and Inttcd in
sandy earth and put in n dark place till
about Two months before Easter then
brought into the light and tended. and
they will blossom gloriouSly at the sa.
cred fcstal time.
Our Easter church decorations do not
include half enough of the significant
yellow III their color scheme. Neither
at this time do We have half enough
flowers of any kind in our homes. East.
er cards have become tircsome. EXpen.
fivc gifts are meaningless; besides. we
cannot afford them. But flowers, the
most beautiful Of all the Creators gifts
except just little child, are always
there for us. They never weary us
Daflodils. lilies, snowdrops. white nZa-
leas. costly or small in price, may be
sent as remembrances to our dearest
hn
bored Herewith. indeed. the same va
riety Of flower from the same person
to the same year after year becomes Il
badge of unfailiug remembrance and
Signiiicance
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06

shall ierI constrained to include the
Fourth of July and election day in the
list of gift sending OCCASIONS Even
good things may be run into the
ground.
simple presents for children afford
them Joy at Easter. For thrm are
decorated c:,Ga. boxes of sweets. sugar
rabbits or ,;apicr machc ones stuffed
with sweets. Grown people, in ac-
cordance with the exaggerated gift
bcstowin" fashion. often send exper.
sivc jewels and bric-a-brac to Their
friends at Easter. Why they should
II is not easy to discover. for there is
no reason in it.
For st. Patrick's day there were OH
sale pretty picture postcards in vivid
green whercOn to speed the compli.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06

even Gt ia" pry-;'u, ir,-.c ilIe
.b 'ervance Il this particular
festival j. S!t-H1IIaGvd with NOR. f..
less superstition ~. enough 10 lend
TO il the charm Of mystery
Twentieth century maideus don
4 bright yellow gariers. secure in ihai,
belief that .hev will b. eE.accd BE-
fore the year ends. Others give their
trcs~es II hundred siro..e> ;hree times
with ih. brush while thirkln. intenily
Of their hriris' ccSirr. ANA who does
not take good care TO wear her new
things oh Easter day:
Anon: the earliest of Easter GUS
tom. are The following:
At Queens college. oxford, 4 her
rin,, piaced Dy III" cook 10 simulate u
man on horseback is set on Il corn
salad and brought to the table This
is supposed 10 represent Il red herring =
riding AWAY on horseback and is the
last vesiigc of the once popular pag-
eants OF rejoicing.
1t was erstwhile ii habit in English
towns for the boys, after the Easter
service. 10 run into the stree. and
snatch the buckles from the shoes Of
the girls whom they were able to
catch.
Easter Monday. however. it was turn
about. and the women chased the men
If the men refused to pay siXpence
or happened il wear boots the women
tried 10 snatch their hats, and to re-
cover Il hat cost Il SiXpence.
In som" old towns great cakes were
brought I" church and there divided
among the young people.
y singular Easter custom was that
of lifting and weaving A man si;.
ting conicntcdly in his home WAS sur
priscd by the servants and women of
his household. who entered hearing a
great armchair lined with white and
decorated with ribbons and favors.
Tie man WAS forced I" sit in the chair
and h" lifted by the women. to each of
whom he must give Il siXpence. On a
day in Easter week. either Monday or
Tuesday. the man lifted the women
with similar attendant ceremonies.
Edward |. was lifted in his bed by
his ladies and maids of honor. and IL
i''''" Hii'NN 'll'' lIs HlNnl DN
him T." have been some $1,000 in six
ncnccS
In older days in England monks at
Easter acted Plays in churches. the IA
voritc subject Icing the resurrection.
Net only were the plays enacted in
the churches on these festival DAYS,
but there WAS dancing. particularly in
the French cathedrals.
Even th" sun. it is said. dances on
EaSte: Gay.
In l'"ihn;l great preparations were
made for the last day OF Lent. Holy
Saturday. aEGut . O'Clock. Il hen and a
piece of lnc"n were put in the pot. and
ut l. O'Clock there were eating and
much nerryE.akin". At ! all arose to
see the sun dance in honor Of the resur-
rectinn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06
FLORAL OFFERINGS
FOR EASTER T'N1G:
BY KATHERINE BLADES.

I is hard TO see why any holiday
except Christmas should be oh.
u served by sending presents 10
friends. yet we seem to be zen.
orally falling into that custom. whcth,
er the day he New Years. st. Va!en-
tines. st. Patrick's or Easter. If the
fashion spreads Eo doubt ere lcng we
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06

We have a number of the best gar
den hose for sale. Prices to suit your
purse. .-Ked Vance.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-06
SOME CURIOUS
EASTER CUSTOMS

~ ONE of the o!d Easter customs
. are c,lriou>iy ba"Eari,.. and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-23
INDICTED FOR FRAUD
NINE MEN ARE CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY BY GRAND JURY.
Witness Called to Aid Prosecution In
Alleged Alaskan Land Grab Shares
of Others.

Chicago.-The federal grand Jury
Thursday returned true bills against
nine men charging them with having
defrauded the government out of TO-
600 acres of Alaskan coal land.
They were Albert C. Frost, former
president of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric company and promoter OF
other enterprises, who is now in Eu-
rope; Pierre G. Beach, former secre-
tary of the Alaska Central railroad
and at present secretary and treasur-
er of the A. c. Frost company; George
M. Seward, receiver for the A. c..
Frost company; Frank Watson of Spo-
Gle, Ind; Duncan M. Stewart, Seward,
Alaska, formerly manager of the
Southern bank Of Toronto, Canada;
Henry c. Osborne, Gwyn l.. Francis
and Francis H. Stewart of Toronto,
bankers and brokers, who aided
Frost.
The alleged conspiracy began at
Chicago on April 1, 1908. it is
charged, to defraud the government
of large tracts of coal lands within
the Cook inlet precinct and recording
district in Alaska and in the district
Of lands attached to the land office OF
the United States situated at Juneau.
"rhe said coal lands aggregated ap'
proximately 10000 acres. are of the
value of $10,000,000," the indictment
reads.
sit was a part of said unlawful con-
spiracy that by cunning persuasion
and promises of pecuniary reward and
by other corrupt means, persons sew
orally qualified by law to make loca-
ton upon and entry and purchase OF
said coal lands should be induced to
make fraudulent locations of coal
lands, ostensibly for the exclusive use
and benefit of said coal land claim
ants, respectively, but in truth and in
fact for the use and benefit of said
conspirators or some of them"
1t is charged that by this means the
conspirators, or some of them, hoped
to receive and enjoy the benefits of q
greater number of locations and en-
tries of coal lands, and of greater
quantity Of coal lands, than allowed
by law.
The Indictment of Receiver Seward
is a surprise, as he had been sum
moned as one of the witnesses to tes
tify before the grand jury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-23
STANDARD ASKS RETRACTION
John D. ArchboId TeIegraphs EIgIn
Pastor Who Assails the
Company.

New York.-The Standard Oil COM
pany denies that it subscribed to a
corruption fund alleged to have been
used to secure to William Lorimer his
seat in the senate. The following
telegram was sent last Thursday to
the Rev. Milton B. Williams, pastor of
the First Methodist church, Elgin, H.:
Dear Sir: In the morning papers
Of this date it is reported that at a
mass meeting held in Elgin to de-
nounce Senator William Lorimer, you
said that 1925, 900 had been spent in
the recent session of congress to OBJ
tain the acquittal of Senator Lorimer
and that this money had been put up
by the Standard Oil company and
other big financial interests.
Gas the statement is foully and
wholly false SO far as it concerns the
Standard Oil company, I call on you
for an immediate public and complete
retraction and an apology for libel
and SANDER. The heat of public dis
cussion does not protect the plain cit
izen, much less a minister of the gos-
pei, in such unmeasured denuncia-
tions, from the rigors of the law.
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD,
"Vice-President Standard Oil Com
pany, 26 Broadway, New York"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-23
WOLGAST WINS IN NINTH
Retains Title of Lightweight Cham.
pion by Beating George
Memsic.

Los Angeles, Cal.-By out-fghting
George Memsic, the Pacific coast
pugilist, in eight out of nine rounds Of
their scheduled 20-round battle, AID.
Wolgast Friday again clinched the
title of lightweight champion of the
world.
Boxing before a crowd of 5000 peo-
pie in the Vernon arena of the Pacific
Athletic club Friday, Wolgast whipped
the Bohemian into such an AFFECT
state of helplessness that Referee
Charles F. Eyton stopped the unequal
contest early in the ninth round and
awarded the decision to the cham
pion.
Memsic's one f1eeting chance at the
worlds lightweight title came and
went glimmering in the first round.
After the fight Promoter Thomas j.
McCarey, Wolgast, Memsic and Ref
cree Eyton were arrested charged
with violating the state law against
prize fighting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-23
MAKE NOTABLE TEST
DREADNOUGHT WILL ATTEMPT
TO SINK WARSHIP TEXAS.
Sheep, Cats and Pigs to Remain on
Board to Prove Effectiveness
of ProjectiIes.

Washington.-The up-to-date battle
ship New Hampshire will try to sink
the San Marcos, under which name
the old battleship Texas now is
known, in Chesapeake bay, in order
to carry out one of the most notable
experiments ever undertaken in the
history of the navy.
The Texas is to be stationed 10000
to $4,000 yards from the New Hamp-
shire. The Texas is to be anchored
in shoal water. The New Hampshire
will use her four 12-inch guns against
the broadside of the Texas. The
shells are to be loaded SO that there
will be two great tests, the ability of
the New Hampshire's guns to pene-
trate into the interior of the Texas
and the effect of an explosion inside.
The armor belt of the Texas is IL
inches thick at the water line and her
citadel armor is also IL inches thick.
In order to make the tests equivalent
to battle conditions, the New Hamp-
shire, while firing, is to steam past
the Texas at battle speed. This, of
course, makes the problem one of ex-
IRENE difficulty, but in the opinion of
the naval officials it is well worth the
money and possible cost.
The possible cost, however, may
run up into scores of thousands of
dollars. 1t is not proposed to take
the guns of the Texas off while she is
undergoing her martyrdom for the
sake Of naval science. The contract
price for her hull and machinery was
$2,5O0,000.
The guns may be destroyed, or
some of them, and the target" may
be sunk
The only living witnesses on board
the Texas will be some sheep, cats,
pigs and other animals which are to
prove the extent of the shocks in the
turrets or in the interior wherever a
12-inch shell may explode.