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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
Quickly Cures Coughs, Colds and
Catarrb.

If you, dear reader, could spend
an hour looking over a few Of the
thousands of testimonials that we
have on file, you would not go on
suffering from catarrh, that disgust
ing disease that will surely sap your
vitality and weaken your entire sys-
tenn if allowed to continue.
You would have just as much faith
IN HYOMEl as we have. and we
have SO much confidence in it's Won
derful curative virture that it is
sold the country over under a posi-
tive guarantee to cure catarrn,
Group, sore throat, coughs and colds
or money back.
No stomach dosing when you
breathe HYOMEI. Just pour a few
drops Of the liquid into the inhaler,
and breathe it in.
1t is mighty pleasant to use; it
opens up those stuffed-up nostrils
in two minutes. and makes your
head feel as clear as a bell in short
time.
Breathe HYOMEI and kill the
cata rrh germs. It's the only way
to cure catarrh. It's the only way
to get rid of that constant hawking,
snufling and splitting.
A complete HYOMEI outfit, which
includes a bottle Of HYOME1 and a
hard rubber pocket inhaler, costs
S.OOat E. T. Whitehead Company
and druggists everywhere. If you
already own a Hyomei inhaler you
can get an extra bottle of HYOME]
for so cents.
eve have used HYOMEI in our
family for the cure, and breaking
up Of coughs, colds, sore throat and
| catarrhal affections, and can say
that it is a grand remedy worth its
weight in gold" Mrs. John Cooper
South Wayne, Mich.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
use MODERN METHODS.
Are You Trying to Farm Without Having
Sufficient Power?

AS a general rule, we believe that
notwithstanding the greater first
cost, it is cheaper for a man to dc
his work with improved and elabor.
ate than crude and simple imple.
rnents. The most expensive plowine
is not that done with big gang and
a gasoline engine, but that done
with one little mule and a one-horse
plow. 1t is cheaper to use the bind.
er and the threshing machine than
the sickle and the fail.
That is why we believe it is to the
interest of the farmer to unload just
as many as possible of his tasks on
the machine; why we have urged
him to get the stumps out of his
fields and fill up the bitches and use
bigger plows and harrows and cult
vators and more harvesting machin-
cry; why we have advised him to
put the burden of just as many as
possible of the tasks in and about the
home upon various machines the
pump, the cream separator, the
washing machine, etc. instead of
upon his wife and children. And
since to run all this machinery power
of some sort-horse, steam, gasoline,
electric-is a necessity, we would
insist again that no reader make the
mistake of trying to run his farm
without sufficient power. Many i'm
plements which might be used to
advantage on their farms, many
farmers must wait for because they
can get along fairly well without
them, and because they have not at
present the money with which to buy
them; but we doubt if it pays any
farmer to 'economlze" in power.
The insuficiency of the work stock
on most Southern farms makes the
cheapest and the most effective
farming impossible, and along the
same line we would call attention to
the many exacting and wearisome
tasks on the average farm which
could be done with small gasoline
engine to the great relief, as we'll as
to the financial benefit, Of the farm
el' and bis family. There are some
farms where by taking advantage Of
i water power now going to waste,
an electric motor could be made to
do economical and wonderfully use
full service: but on most farms the
gasoline engine is propably the best
source of power for the doing of
numerous "odd jobs" and for some
Of the steady ones. We do not be-
lieve it is too much to say that every
well-equipped farm should have an
engine or motor Of some kind; and
that this power should be considered
along with the question of more
team force.-Raleigh On. c. Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1911
TOrrens System Facts.

The Torrens system of land titles
is one whereby the State has par
ticular piece of land surveyed, then
has the title examined by the States
attorney, and then issues guaran-
teed title in simple form (which
may be transferred practically with
out cost like the stock certificates
of a corporation. This certificate,
carrying the States guarantee, puts
a period to all examination Of the
titles, and therefore saves expense
and s;mplifies all transactions in
land. Originating in New Zealand
the Torrens system has rapidly made
headway all over the world. especi-
ally in new countries. It's simplicity
and utility are assurance that we in
North Carolina should adopt it now,
and shall surely adopt it at no dis
tant date. The question is simply
how long we shall pay the vexing
costs of the old method and still suf-
fer a degree of uncertainty; or how
soon shall we begin to save the cost
of having titles examined over and
over again. every time there is a
land transaction Of any nature.
Under the Torrens system the new
deed or certificate is instantly trans
ferable for sale or for uses as collat-
eral. It's use temporarily for collat-
eral involves no publicity, any more
than the stock certificate Of cotton
mill or any other corporation does.
Bankers and building and loan peo-
pie want it because it saves costs
and simplifes loans on real estate.
Farmers want it because of the no.
publicity feature. The Torrens sys-
tenn insures the title beyond ques-
ton. and yet there are no mortgages,
records or mortgage costs.
Being purely permissive, it is never
if any one would rather
keep in the old rut there is nothing
to hinder him from doing so. These,
in brief, are the principal outlines
of the Torrens system Charlotte
Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
Saved Her Own Life.

Lebanon Jet, Ky.-Mrs Minnie
Lamb, Of this place. says, Il believe
| would have been dead by now, had
it not been for Cardui. hay en- t.had
one of those bad spells since l COM
menced to use your medicine"
Cardui is specific medicine for the
ills that women suffer. Cardui is
made from harmless vegetable in
gradients. 1t is a safe reliable med
icine, successfully used by suffering
women for more than fifty years.
Try it to day. For sale by all drug.
oistS
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
Tortured for IS Years.

By a cure-defying stomach trouble
that baffled doctors, and resisted all
remedies he tried, John w. Modders.
of .Moddersville. Mich, seemed
doomed. He had to sell his farm
and give up work. His neighbors
said, "he can't live much longer"
Whatever | ate distressed me-"
he wrote. till l tried Electric Bit
ters, which worked such wonders
for me that can now eat things /
could not take for years. Its surely
a grand remedy for stomach
trouble" Just as good for the
liver and kidneys. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only SOC at e. T.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

and sister. She lived an active,
blameless life, and dying, said, Il
have nothing to take with me, not
even a grudge." She died on De-
cember 14th, 1910, and was buried
at 4 p. m. on Christmas day, in
Louisburg cemetery, in the midst Of
q large concourse of those who had
known and loved her. A number Of
old family slaves showed their love
Tor her by voluntarily assisting in
her burial.
Goodbye, dear friend, until we
meet in a fairer world than this.
T. j. TAYLOR.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
Falls Victim 10 Thieves.

S. w. Bends. of Coal City, Ala.
has a justifiab1e grievance. Two
thieves stole his health for twelve
years. They were a liver and kidney
trouble. Then DIR. Kings New Life
Pills thrott;cd them. He's we'll now.
Unrivaled for Constipation, Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia. 25c at E. T.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
This Is kD Easy Test.

Shake Aliens Foot-Ea5e in one
shoe and not in tire other, and notice
the difference. Just the thing to
use when rubbers OF overshoes 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. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain Liniment and bound
on to the effected parts is superior
to any plaster. When troubled with
lame back or pains in the side or
chest give it a trial and you are
certain to be more than pleased with
the prompt relief which it affords.
Sold by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Mrs. Hen was in tears; one of her
little ones had been sacrificed to
make a repast for visiting clergy
man. Cheer up, madam" said the
rooster, comfortingly. "You should
rejoice that your son is entering the
ministry. He was poorly qualified
for lay member, anyhow. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

When her child is in danger wo-
man will risk her life to protect it.
No great act Of hero'sm or risk OF
is neces- ary to nrotect child from
group. Give Cha nberIain's Cough
Remedy and all danger is avoided.
t'or sale by all dealers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

English Girl-You American girls
have not such healthy compilations
as we have. l cannot understand
why our noblemen take a fancy to
your white faces.
American Girl-It isn't our white
faces that attracts them, my dear;
it's our greenbacks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Sedentary habits. lack Of outdoor
exercise, insufficient mastlcation of
food, constipation. 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 TABLETS
and you will soon be well again. For
sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Elsie-(aged seven)-Ma, / want
q penny. Mother-What for derr?
Elsie-I asked BERTHE Jones to pre-
tend we're getting married, and he
says he won't do it unless | have a
doWry!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

The automobile being out of or
der, the head of the family took the
children out in the old family car
riage behind a nag that was in need
# exercise. When the horse began
10 snort and cavort, the younger
ooy sad. Pop, you'd better shut
If the cur, ent ard fix him. He's
missing fire. Every body's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
Wife Got Tip TGD Advice.

"My wife wanted me to take our
little boy to the doctor to cure an
ugly boil" writes d. Frankel, of
Stroud, Okla, II SAID put Bucklen's
Arnica Salve on it. She did so. and
it cured the boil in short time"
Quickest healer of Burns, Cuts, Corns
Bruises, Sprains. Swellings. Best
Pile cure on earth. Try it. Only
25c at E. T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil for such emergences.
1t subdues the pain and heals the
hurts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Won't you try a piece Of my
wife's angel cake?"
Twill it make an angel Of me?'
THAT will depend on what kind Of
a life you have led."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

you can't see my husband. He
is not at home.''
But madam, | want to see him
the worst way"
well, if that's the way you want
to see him you'd better sit right
there on the steps until he comes
from the club. Houston Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

Agent Madam, have you 4 piano?
Housewife-Yes.
Agent am selling an attachment
which | am sure
Housewife-We have one.
Agent-W What make is it?
Housewife 3Sheriff's.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an un-
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
build up sound health-keeps you
well.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23

He who continually imposes on
his friends soon wonders what has
become of them,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-02-23
PAYS DEATH PENALTY.
Granville County Brute is EleCtrOCuted
In chair at State Prison.

! Raleigh, Feb. 15.-Nathan Monta-
que, the negro whose fiendish crime
Of criminal outrage upon Miss Mat
tie Saunders and murder of her and
her father, j. L. Saunders, and little
niece, Irene Overton, in Granville
county, and the burning of the
Saunders home and bodies of his
victims to cover his crime, stirred
one Of the biggest sensations Of the
year, paid the death penalty in the
electric chair at the States prison
this morning at 10 o'clock Monta-
que made a full confession, admit
ting that he perpetrated the foul
crime in all its revolving details with
out the aid of an accomplice. For
nerly he had claimed that two other
negroes, who have been in the pris-
on for some weeks-Lonnie Bridgers
ard Alvin Cook-were with him and
that he merely stood by while the
others undertook to rob the house.
He says he helped about the house
December 10Th, at cutting wood and
other work, and made his plans for
his att ack on Miss Saunders. Some
time after supper he was told by Mr..
Saunders to go home. He refused,
quarrel followed and he knocked
Saunders in the head with chair,
then killed the little girl with the
chair and pursued Miss Saunders
into the yard, where he completed
his crime Of assault and murder,
bringing the body back into the
house and pouring oil about the
house to burn the place.
Among the witnesses of the elec-
trocution were Hart Overton, father
Of the little girl murdered, and
Willis Saunders, brother of the
young lady murdered.
MONTAGUE CONFESsEs.
Raleigh, Feb. 14.-Nathan Monta-
que, the negro who killed j. L. Saun-
ders, Irene Overton, Saunders
grand daughter, and Miss Matte
Saunders, Saunders daughter, whom
be asau|ted, then setting fire to
their home in Granville county last
december in order to conceal his
crime, and who will be electrocuted
here at the State prison tomorrow
morning, today made a full confess
sion. He says that he went to the
saunders home on the evening Of the
TRAGEDY to see about killing some i
hogs. While there he chopped some
wood, and while so engaged Miss
Saunders came out and carried it |
into the house. He then planned |
he crime. Words passed between
Saunders and Montague when the
farmer told the negro to go home.
The negro then grabbed chair and |
struck Saunders over the head, kill
ing him. He then killed the grand |
daughter. Miss Saunders ran out |
into the yard and he followed and
seized her. He says he had to cut |
her with a knife and beat her into |
insensibility before he could accom-
plish his purpose, after which he |
dragged her body into the house
and fired it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19
PADS AND FASHIONS

Skirts are actually wider; fall mod els from the greatest manufacturer are cut so as to give narrow effect but measure two and half yard; around the bottom.
 Overskirt effects are used on manJ of the skirts of the afternoon dresses the petticoat being of some contrasting color or of the material. which is aise employed for the trimming.
 The Coronation, followed by the coming Durbar, responsible for al. most barbaric jewelry vogue. What ever is large is favored, and great or namentS have a real place in fashion
 Nadine faces are particularly popu- lar in waist ornamentation, IS we'll as the heavy Venetian and macrame. and combinations of both arc seen on some of the more elaborate waists.
 When sleeves are of the peasant type, large folded back cuffs are us- ually employed as trimmings with perhaps narrow undersleeve of some sheer white material net or alI-over embroidery.
 graceful Georgian fall of lace necessi- tate a neckband, and the latest collar have an all-around frill of pleated lace mounted on a narrow guipure inser- tion.
 Black or dark blue taffeta tailor. made trimmed with fringe are one of the inventions of the year. Taffeta # coming into more and more favor and a strenuous vogue for it is undoubted1y. ahead.
 Fashion insistently demands thai the color and jabot shall correspond. If the collar is Irish lace the jabof must not be Cluny, or versa. What ever one is~the other must be or Fash ion is outraged.
 New designs in dainty collars of real lace and Irish crochet, with high necked Bonitou samples almost cover the shoulder and show deep square back and front, while pretty black and white collars, embroidered here and there in gold or aluminium thread are very smart 1shg@1si fisa os e5ifss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19
Hill In Peril
 With Congressman
Narrow Escape From Injury or Death on Old Dominion
 Railway

Washington. Aug 19-A party of members of the House of Representa- tfves and a member, of the President s cabinet had narrow escape from se- rious injury and possibly death Thurs day night in an accident on the Old Dominion and Great Falls Railway. Attorney General Wickersham, former Speaker Cannon, Minority Leader Mann, Chairman Mckinley of the Re- publican Congressional Campaign Committee, Hampton Moore, MT. Olm- sted of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinds of Maine, MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, MT. Mccall of Massachusetts, MT. Mr. Hill of Connecticut were in the party.
 They had gone to Great Falls as the guests of Mr. Olmsted for a chicken dinner. They occupied a special car and on the return trip while the car was speeding through Virginia at a lively clip the party braced themselves as the airbrakes were applied and a few seconds later were jolted as the car came to stop with bump. They found the car had stopped on trestle spanning a deep ravine. Un- derneath the forward trucks was wedged the body of "a fine Holstein COW, which in attempting to cross the tracks had fallen through the trestle The COW was killed instantly, but that the car was not derailed and thrown down the embankment seemed a mir acle.
 The Congressmen assisted the crew in removing the carcass of the animal and after half an hours delay the car proceeded in safety to the city. No one was injured in the shakeup, but all regarded their escape from a very serious disaster as little short of miraculous
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19
SURPRISE FOR MR.VOLDERAUER
 EVENT IN BLACK ROCK

A surprise party was rendered to Ernest Volderauer last evening at the new home of his parents, on Grasmere Among the presents were large bou- quets, birthday cakes and five dollars in gold, which was given by F'ted Vol derauer, lately appointed a special mo- torcycle police for the town of Fair- field. Joseph Hafner rendered some fine solos. Supper was served.
 Among those present were Misses Sylvia Poole, Katherine Mohan, Altha Wright, Alma Volderauer, Catherine Stokes, Katie Stokes, Mrs. Ray La borde, Katherine McGee, Elsie Wilkin- son, Greata Gallagher Bessie Galia- gher, Phoebe Wilkinson, Vera Bertil- son and Mrs A '.Volderauer, Messrs Ernest Volderauer, Fred Volderauer, Allen Cffrosher, Philip B. Wilkinson, Richard J. Litsch, N Doty, Sydney G. Hudson, John Franklin, Rlbert Ander- son, Oscar Bertilson, John Gallagher, w. M. A. Evana, Ray Labode, George Squinabol, Louis Lespinasse, and B. VOlderauer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19
Fire Chaplain
 Faces Angry Mob
Father Mclean Shields Driver Who Killed Boy by Ac-
 cident

New York, Aug. 19-The Rev. Fath- CT Mclean, Fire Department chap laln, stood yesterday afternoon be- tween the driver of an automobile truck which had killed a young boy m Harlem street and a crowd surrounded the driver and threatened him. The priest held off the crowd with appeals to it's humanity and com mon sense until policemen called by telephone arrived
 The boy was Harfy Orchistree, years old, of East 10Sth street. He was playing ball in Fifth avenue, close to his home, just before tle storm broke yesterday afternoon. His mother, who sat watching him from the front steps, had called him to come in because of the coming rain, but the boy, along with his compan- ions, had waited until the last minute before seeking shelter.
 AS the first drops of rain fell the game was abandoned. Harry Orchis- tree turned toward his home, lodged one automobile and in doing so step- ped directly in front of an auto truck driven by Frank Schaussert of POI East Seventy-third street Schaussert did not have time to stop. The heavy ran over him.
 Mrs. Orchistree had seen the whole occurrence. She ran out to the street and seeing that the boy did not rise from the pavement began screaming vengeance against the driver. Neigh bors came to her aid until there was a formidable crowd of threatening, ges- tfculating folk about the truck, which had stopped.
 Father Mclean had come along in buggy with his driver, Fireman John Dougherty in time to see the acci- dent. The priest and the fireman picked up the boy, found that he was dead and then the priest elbowed through the crowd. He explained that he had seen the boy run down and that it was clearly an accident. The crowd didn't take kindly to that view of the case and Father McGean sent Dougherty to a telephone to ask for police help. While the fireman was gone the chaplain talked to the crowd. arguing and pleading. Then three or four policemen came from the East 104th street station and arrested the driver. He later was remanded to the Coroner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19

should get off trolley car facing the way the car was headed.
 That a practical demonstration would not be a great expense to the company goes without saying. For example, an exhibition might be gtv- en on Barbour street, near the en- trance of Keney Park, and othsrz on Prospect avenue, at the entrance of Elizabeth Park at the junction cf Windsor. and Albany avenues, and at certain f1ouf!sn no The whole thing can be done in a day. including the prac- tical demonstration in front of the City Hall. No exhibition need take over fifteen minutes.
 It goes without arguing that q practical illustration of what is meant by the correct art of getting If trolley cars will be more effective than if volumes were printed upon the subject. There are some peo- pie who don't read newspapers an6 there are, unfortunately, many other who cannot read them, but what they see done they can initiate.