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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
HRS. iiayGS Acquitted.

Whiteville, N. c., March 11-"Not
guilty" was the verdict of the jury
late this afternoon, and Mrs. Rosa
D. Hayes, who some lime ago shot
70 death Robert M. Floyd, popular
medical student from Charleston
who had been called to her home to
treat mole on her face, walked
from the court room q free woman.
Her husband who had been charged
with accessory to the murder was
also acquitted ana he accompanied
his wife TO the home in the door of
which Floyd's dead body lay some
weeks ago, with more than nine bull
lets through it.
Never before in the history Of
Whitevilie has the place been so
aroused as it has been by the killing
Of the young man. He had known
Mrs. Hayes before her marriage,
was well acquainted with her hus-
band and had been in Whiteville but
a few hours when his lifeless body
was taken from the steps of the
Hayes home. Standing above the
body was the young wife with a
smoking automatic revolver in her
hand.
She had fred in defense Of her
honor, so she graphically told the
jury, and the twelve men believed
her recital Of the facts and justified
her act. Able counsel for the State
ard for the defense had argued all
OF the day. Every phase of the
case had been dwelt upon. AS a
woman scorned Mrs. Hayes was
pictured by the prosecution. Itwas
attempted to show that she loved
Floyd ard learning that he might
soon be married, shot him. In con-
tradiction to this was the testimony
Of the woman iefendant-the only
eye witness TO the shooting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
Why SChemagS USa The Halls.

TIE postm2s.e .er-generai IS ql2ted
as saying that within few yecrs
more than 100000, 600 has b@el ta-
ken fraudulcnt!y from tie pccY,e
through the machinery OF the post
Office, ard the spread Of the raraI
free delivery system. This is an
enormous amount, but the authori,
ties declare that it IS far below the
actual sum and possibly represents
less than one-half of the total
amount lost through the rascallty CT
the few and TIE blind credulity Of
the many.
The whole nation would rise in IN
dignant protest If cur postal authori
ties attempted TO emulate those ot
Russia by reading the private cor
rcspondcnce of our citizens. IN
schemers know this. and take aavan
tage of it. This done the rest i
easy.-Christian Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
Simmons StifS Opposition.

Washington papers are already
specializing on what effect the vote
of Senator Simmons to retain Sena-
tor Lorimer will have on the cam
paign of the former in North Caro-
lima this summer. The Washington
Times says;
Trouble is already brewing for
some of the members of the senate
because of their votes in favor of
the seating Of Senator Lorimer. 1t
is plain that opposition is going to
be stirred against a number of the
senators who voted to allow Lorimer
to retain his seat. How widespread
this opposition will be, Of course, is
not clearly manifested. But in the
case of two Democratic senators the
signs of political difficulty on account
of their vote in behalf of Lorimer
are apparent. One of these senators
is Simmons, of North Carolina and
the other is Paynter Of Kentucky.
Senator Simmons, in the last
minutes before the Lorimer vote,
arose in the senate and explained
his position. He declared he could
not, in conscience, vote to oust Mr..
Lorimer. Previous to that he had
been informed by some of the house
members of the North Carolina
delegation, who have hitherto sup
ported him. that they could not
sanction vote by him in the interest
of Lorimer.
"As a matter of fact, he will have
the fight Of his political life on his
hands, and his vote in the pro-Lori-
mer column will be used against
him. Governor Will Kitchin, bro
ther of Representative Claude Kitch-
in, is already announced as candi-
date against Simmons. Washing
ton Cor-Charlotte Observer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
WORLDS RECORD FOR A COW.
Seven Tens Milk and Half Ton Butter
In One Year.

Lowell. Mass. March 8-Another
worlds record has been broken. The
new queen Of the dairy is a beauti-
full Jersey COW named Sophie, nine
teenth of Hood Farm here She is
the champion Jersey for milk and
butter fat production Of cows four
and five years of age.
During the twelve months ending
December 81, 1910, on a test authen-
ticated by the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College, under the rules of
the American Jersey Cattle Club,
Sophie 10Th Of Hood Farm gave
IA, 375 pounds three ounces of milk,
testing 1,OO5 pounds eleven ounces
Of butter, or over half a ton. An
accurate account was kept Of her
feed, and her milk sold at ten cents
per quart, made a profit of $3.50. .22.
The United States Department of
Agriculture estimate in round
numbers Of the wealth produced
each year by the 22,0OO,oOO cows in
the United States is S800,O00,0C0. or
an average profit Of S33 36 per COW.
If more attention was paid to feed
ing and breeding it should be easy
to increase the average profit per
COW at least one tenth of the profit
made by Sophie 10Th of Hood Farm,
which would raise the total to
81 .24O, 900, 900, an increase of S44O,-
100000.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
The CHURCH and The POOR man.
II is his Home and HegrthStOne, his
Right Of Abode UEqueStiOned.

It is frequently asserted that the
church too often turns the "cold
shoulder" to the poor man and well
comes the rich. The truth is, how
ever, that such is not the attitude
of the church as such, and that man
ifestations of that sort Of todayism
are not characteristic of the church
as a whole. AS matter of fact, the
"poor man" so called, who pretends
to have a grievance on this score
spends more time complaining about
the attitude of the church toward
him than ne spends going to church.
Most exceptions prove the rules to
which they are exceptions and 1t IS
only coincidence, if it is true, that
the church contains more rich peo-
pie than poor people.
The church can be nothing but
what the people who attend it make
it, and it is illogical to plead an alb
sence of welcome where presence
is not only a right but duty. If
the 'poor man" stays away from
church they are sleeping on their
rights-as the lawyers say-and
their duty as well. 1t is unfortunate
that lines of this sort should be
drawn, but often those who do the
most complaining are the ones who
draw the lines. The church is the
poor mans home and hearthstone
and the question of welcome" is
one Of the smallest problems that
should confront him. To draw such
lines is paying more attention to the
god of mammon than to the God of
love.
On per capital basis the finan-
cial possessions of.th churches today
are very much smaller than many
"poor people" imagine them to be,
for the overwhelming majority OF
CuC CIluI Cli iIiC1llOOIo CAC Iy iO
means wealthy hardly even well-to-
do. Much Of the trouble which has
resulted in the existence of this
whole "problem. lies with the peo-
pie who have aside instead Of going
quietly about dong their rights in
an institution which is their own
quite as much as it belongs to peo-
pie Of wealth. The complaint about
lack of welcome" in the church
is often only an excuse for evading
duties and responsibilities. When
man is faithful to his church and
contributes his mite-though it be
small-it is just as much his duty to
welcome the wealthy man as it is
the duty of the faithful wealthy
member to welcome some other
man. The church is one place where
there can be no inequality of rights;
and that fact has helped the church
to live and flourish through ages
when other institutions have failed
and decayed. Greensboro News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
Keep 1t Up.
100000.

"Gcod roads, as subject, is get
ting to be rather tiresome, but it
wouldn't be so if the farmer took
hold and made the roads, or forced
them to be made.
Good roads are just as necessary
to the farmer as they are to the
automobilist, and more so, for bad
ones only interfere with the pleasure
OF the automobilist, while they cost
money to the farmer and lots of it.
If the people who live on farms
only realized, only stopped to con-
slider the amount of profit that bad
roads are taking from them all the
time there would be an instant
change. But this loss comes in such
shape that it is imputed to some
thing else and the good roads are
only talked about as something to
come in the future.
Admitting that it is rather costly
in some sections of the South to
make good roads, it is more costly
to have bad ones. The man who
has farm and who can use his road
under any and all conditions realizes
the profits from his farm, while the
one with the bad road has to work
harder to make both end meet, and
sometime es the waste caused by the
roadway makes it impossible for
them to come anywhere near each
other.
1t is Just as wasteful to have a
road and keep it in bad condition as
it is to have machinery and let the
weather rack and rust it to pieces.
As a matter of fact, it would pay
the farmers if they were to use all
their income for one or two years in
building good roads and highways.
Their savings in future years would
more than make up the amount the
roads cost. Even the ancients knew
this, for their expensively built roads
constructed centuries ago are to-day
in better condition than the majority
Of the roads in the United States
| to-day
1t is time to wake up on this roac
ouestion. It will have to come to il
some time, and the present is the
occasion. Trucker and Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
SD:i, ouii. FIJI.

Hines, Ala.-In 6 letter from this
place. Mrs. Eula Mae Bradley says:
81 used to spit up ell | ate. was
tired and sleepy all the time. My
head ached and | could hardly drag
around. Since taking Cardul this
has entirely quit, and now | fee
quite fit" Mrs. Bradley suffered
from nervous indigestion. Cardui
builds up the nervous system and
strengthens the womanly constitu-
ton. That's why Cardui helped
Mrs. Bradley and why it will helr
YOU. Try it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

II is Assessed for Taxation at an aver
age Of $3.50 Per Acre.

The table shows that the so-called
pauper counties list their land as
high as some of the surplus counties.
The big discussion over surplus
and deficit" counties is causing
much attention to be paid to assess
ments and to taxation, and there is
a feeling that some strong legisla-
ton must be enacted to secure more
equitable valuation of property in
the State. The report of the State
Tax Commission gives the assess
ment Of property in North Carolina
for taxation. Here is a statement
showing the average values per acre
at which land is listed for taxation
in North Carolina:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
On The Same Level.
One hundred thousand dollars paid

One hundred thousand dollars paid
for a dinner service in New York!
The user of l. & NJ. Paint is on the
same level as the purchaser-he can
get better paint, because none bet
ter can be made; and its cost is the
least because gallons of L. & M.
and three gallons Of Oil added there
to bv the user at cost of about
81 go per gallon will paint cottage.
Thirty-five years use in N. A. &
S. A.
Our sales agents are: Hardy
Hardware Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
tn Rreak in New Shoes hlWGVs Use

Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic
powder. 1t prevents tightness and
blistering. relieves Buni6ns, Swollen,
Sweating, Tender feet. At drug
gists 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, Buffalo, n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

Do you know that all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the cold itself
that you need to fear, but the seri-
Gus diseases that it often leads to.
Most of these are known as germ
diseases. Pneumonia and consump-
ton are among them. Why not
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and cure your cold while you can?
For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
Total average.

What is the true value of land in
North Carolina? Certainly it is
more than $3.50. CASTOR county has
the highest average assessment and
Dare the lowest and Oh
server.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

Stops itching instantly. Cures piles
eczema, salt rheunl, letter, itch,
hives herpes. scabies-Doan's Oint-
ment. At any drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

Occasionally a man gets hard
fall from the bluff ne puts up,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

A woman seems to get most of
her wisdom by studying fool men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

Anyhow, it's about as safe to
trust a stranger as yourself.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

Now for Congress and an increase
in the supply Of natural gas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16

It's long road that has no toll
gate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-16
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGIST

Send 1Oc.. name of paper and this nd for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Childs Sketch-Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT 6 BOVINE, 400 Pearl St.. New York
Smyrna times., 1911-02-01
The Homeric Controversy.

1t was about the year l195 that the
"Homeric controversy" began. About
that date F. a. Wolf. in his Prolego-
mena. argued that the Homeric poems
were composed of Independent epic
songs. collected and arranged by Pei
sistratus about $50 B. G. VOLTS theo-
ry created a great stir among scholars
and poets and inaugurated the fight
which enlisted most of the learned
men of the day. Mr.. Andrew Lang. in
Homer and the Epic" 1898. vigorous
ly defended the ''One author" theory,
as opposed to the idea of Wolf that
the famous poems were composed
through ages by many different per-
sons.-New York American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
PORT READING

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ivirn spent
Sunday in Railway at the Elks me-
mortal services.
c.. A. Rodney spent Sunday af-
~ternoon in New York,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ivirn spent
Sunday out OF town.
Miss Ethel Remmick, of New
York, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. WiIher Turner Sunday.
Miss Julia Remmick spent Sunday
In town with her parents.
Ed. Doody spent Saturday even
ing out of town.
Robert Ivirn spent Sunday in
Elizabeth.
Prof. and Mrs. Deitz and Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Careton, of Perth
Amboy. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. WILDER Turner.
James Craig was an Elizabeth Wis
itor Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner
spent Sunday in Railway at the Elks
memorial services.
Steve Gurken spent Sunday in
New York with friends.
John Turner, of Woodbridge,
spent sunday in town.
Austin Kane, Jr., spent Saturday
evening out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ford en-
tertained friends from out of town
Sunday.
Mrs. William Hess spent Sunday
out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gleason
were Perth Amboy visitors Satur-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
SOUTH RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Rusher,
who have been visiting among rela-
tives in Newark, returned home
Sunday night.
Miss Anna Hanson, who has been
the guest OF Mrs. Michael Jacquart
for the past week, has returned to
her home in Philadelphia.
Wednesday evening of this week
the members of the Baptist church
will give a donation to the Rev. and
Mrs. F. w. Overhiser at their home.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to come out and enjoy the
| evening of pleasure and also help
swell the donation to the Baptist
pastor and his amiable wife.
Mrs. Jonas Franklin and daughter
Eta are visiting In New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Stratton and
Milton Davis. of South Amboy, were
the Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Selover.
The December meeting of the
Building and Loan Association will
be held tonight at the Van Norden
House.
Otto Lindberg, Cy Smith and
James DeHart have returned home
from Fishers Island, Conn, where
Mr.. Lindberg recently completed a
large contract for the government.
He has been working on the contract
since the early part of last summer.
Mr.. and Mrs, Raymond Davis n
daughter have returned to their
home In Highland Park after enjoy
ing a pleasant visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William DeHart.
Leon Luker has opened a lunch
wagon in %Sayreville. William Craw-
ford has charge of this lunch dis
pensary.
Tonight In the Methodist church a
lecture will be given by Rev. Fair
banks S%tockdale, of the First church
of Asbury Park. The subject will be
"Great lessons from small things,
Rev. Mr.. Stoekdale is a magnetic
speaker and a literary treat is in
store for all who attend. A silver
collection will be taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith,
who have been visiting among rela-
tiyes In Newark, have returned
home.
A sale OF fine pieces of embroidery
will start December II at the factory
of Wendell & Lunepp Company, here,
and continue until December Is.
This affords a rare opportunity TO
get handsome Christmas gifts at
bottom prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
MAKES REPLY
TO TAXPAYER
Bitulithic Paving in South
Amboy Causes Comment.
sgsolal 20 tAs EvENINo MEws

South Amboy, Dec. 5:-"Taxpay-
err" in a very exhaustive article In
the South Amboy Citizen, is critics.
ing the action of the council In Civ
ing the contract for paving Broad
way to the Bitulithic Company. He
wants to readvertise. This has been
done, after settlement on bituiithic.
He lays great stress on the $4,000 he
claims would be saved by r~eadvertis-
ing so as to give 1t to the asphalt
block. Would not this be magnani-
nous in our council to get the Btu
lithic Company to show their hand
In bidding and when they are found
to be the lowest bidfers award them
the contract virtually; then readver-
tise to get a bid on something the
majority don't want SO as to be able
to give IT to a certain company?
Truly we think Taxpayer" ought to
be awarded a medal on his sugges-
ton for square dealing.
1t is admitted by those who know,
who are unprecedented and have no
K e to grind. that taken all around
bitulithic pavement is superior to all
others. When 1t rains or
horses are able to stand upon btu
1ithic while on the other kinds of
pavement you will see horses travel
ling as though they were crossing an
ice pond. This Is no far fetched
statement as the writer was in a GER
tain city last week In which the
kinds Of pavement mentioned by
TAXPAYER" are used. On the btu
ltthic the horses had good footing;
no crowding and were apparently
doing their work with ease, while
OF the other kinds they were crowd
ing and slipping continually. One
horse was down on the pavement
while there were about five or six
persons putting a blanket under his
feet and assisting him to arise.
We hone the council will stand by
their integrity and thus retain the
confidence they have inspired in peo-
pie of the city that they are working
for the best interests of South AM
boy as a whole, IRRESPECTIVE of in
dividuals. Give the people a pave
ment upon which they and their
horses can stand when it rains or
SHOWS as well as at any other time;
a pavement that has been demon
strated to the council that after
eleven years service Is still good; a
pavement that will least disturb
when sleeping; a pavement that will
keen cleaner than many others on
account of its uniform surface, being
such that wind and rain will cleanse
the street II given a proDer grade: a
pavement in our oninion that will
give a general satisfaction to all If
we have it pronerly laid. Then let
nc have hifr1ithtc nvan thauph II
does cost a little more as sometimes
a little more cost at the beginning is
the cheaper In the long run.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
SOUTH AMB0Y

Gottleib Straub, of Broadway,
sold his forty-four acre farm yester-
day in S~ayreville township to his
reason for selling advancement in
years and the work to curtali
years and the wish to curtali bust
ness.
Miss Rae Sonnell, of st. George,
Staten Island, spent yesterday with
friends in South Amboy.
Mrs. Harry Spare was laid in
her last resting place yesterday af-
ternoon. Rev O.. s.. Miller Off
ciated at hte burial service. Mrs.
Spare was a native OF this city and
grew up here. She Is mourned by
a host of young friends with whom
she was associated
j. j.. Shields, special agent for
the Girard Fire Insurance Company,
Of Philadelphia, was in South AM
boy yesterday afternoon looking
after the interests of the company !.
Bronislaw Baronowsky, of the
Bronx, New York city, was a South
Amboy visitor yesterday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Cornell, of st.
George, Staten Island, was a South
Amboy visitor yesterday,
James DAWSON, of Hightstown,
was q South Amboy visitor yester-
day forenoon.
Thomas Quaekenbush, of George
street, was a Perth Amboy visitor
yesterday.
Mrs. M. H. Smith, of Borden
town Is visiting among
friends in New York city.
l.. e. Stults, f. /. Suits, Jr.,
and William Anderson, of this city,
assisted In the singing at the Pres
byterian church. Dayton, Sunday.
Mrs. Alex. Wilson, of Perth Am
boy, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rog-
ers, of John street. Mr.. Rogers has
been quite Ill for some time, but is
and still on the line of improvement.
It is expected that the pipe organ
in the John street NJ. q. church
will be In place complete this week,
and tickets have been issued for az
organ recital by Prof. Hammond,
The organist of the First Reformed
church, Brooklyn, Monday evening,
December II, at 8 O'Clock.
The fourth and last quarterly
conference of the conference year
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
W
RESOLUTIONS
ON PENSIONS
Truck Post viii Send Them
TO Congressman Scully.

South Amboy, Dec. 5:-At the
regular meeting of the Gen. William
s. Truax Post, No. 118, G.. A. R.,
a communication was read from
James B. Morris Post, No. As, G.
A. r., Long Branch, requesting
Post No. 11S, to take action in re-
spouse to presenting to the con-
gresham from this district a :e-
a bill increasing the pension Of the
few remaining veterans Of the
civil war. On motion of Comrade
R. P. Mason the following resolu-
ton was adopted. "That the aitu-
tant of Gen. William S. Truax
Post, No. 118, Be instructed to
Scully that, whereas there are COM
communicate with Congressman
paratively few remaining veterans
of the civel war and a greater cart
of those have reached a time in life
when they are unable to do any
thing toward earning a livelihood,
and If they were, they could not get
employment, therefore, His Honor
be requested to use his influence TO
Rave an act passd whereby all that
have reached the age of seventy
years, shall have a pension sufff-
cient to enable them to spend their
few declining years free from anx-
iety concerning their daily bread,
and that If he thinks proper 10 ia
for the passage of the Sulloway
bill, he will have the lasting graft
tude of the remaining veterans of
the war of '61-'65.
An election of officers for the
ensuing year was held and the fol-
lowing were elected: Commander,
Aaron Still well; senior vice COM
mander, israel Ward; junior vice
commander. George H. Seward;
quartermaster. r. P. Mason; sur
geon, Ambrose Treganowan, M. D.;
chaplain, William Ingraham; Off
Ger of the day, Joseph Fenton; Off
Ger of the guard, Tunis Getman;
patriotic instructor, R. P. Masid;
delegate to department eneamp-
ment, G.. H. Seward; alternate, 8.
H. Chatten; trustee, Joseph Fen
ton; color bearer, Israel Ward.