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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Fire Has Been Burning 80 Years.

Our friend, Mr.. J. c. Wrenn, who
was a welcome visitor last Saturday,
told Of a remarkable family. There
is family by the name of McKees,
living in Orange county, near Little
River Church and by the way among
the very best people to be found,
who he says. has had the same fire
in the fire place for more than sc
years, and possibly longer than that
The old fork on which the pots were
hung in olden times is still hanging
in the fire place and is known to have
been in use for more than 10 years
They own mule, which is doing
good work, that is known to be a
years old. They are not much OF
style or fashion, but just to be il
line score or more years ago the.
bought box Of matches, and tn
box is still full.
These good people buy nothing
which can be made at home or raise
on the farm, and are setting thi
generation a good example.-RoS
boro Courier.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Forms Of Lime and Their Equivalents

There are three principal forms of
lime used commercially other than
gypsum Gland plaster) or su!phate
Of lime. Each of these forms is
known by goodly number of names.
The forms and synonymous names
are as follows:
% Caustic, quick, burnt, build
er's rock, stone, or unslaked lime;
~ Carbonate, agricultural, mar
BILE. limestone, mari, or air-slaked
lime;
81 Water-slaked or hydrated
lime.
AS all three Of these forms Of lime
are suited for agricultural purposes,
/ it becomes important in purchasing
to know the relative equivalents in
actual lime Calcium oxide). Wher
178 pounds of good grade of carbo-
nate of lime is burnt in the kiln,
about 100 pounds Of quick or caustit
lime is secured, the remaining rs
pounds of the original substance i
driven off into the atmosphere a
carbon, dioxide or carbonic acid gas
If the above 100 pounds Of quicl
lime, secured by burning, is exposed
to the atmosphere for some time, i
will absorb carbon dioxide agail
from the air and will, when full
satuated with it, weigh 178 pounds
If the burnt or quick lime is water
Stacked with just enough water t
complete the chemical change, 10'
pounds of quick-lime will take up i
chemical combination about 3
pounds of water, thereby increasing
its weight about one-third by water
slacking.-C. B. Williams, in Ra
eigh IN. c. Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

There ought to be more observance
of the Sabbath in Scotland Neck.
AS it now is those of our merchants
that sell soft drinks are allowed to
enter their stores on Sunday and
dispense soft drinks at all hours and
as a general thing when the store is
once opened you can buy most any
hing you ask for.
It is all wrong to sci! these soft
drinks on Sunday, and besides it
leads on to something worse and
there is no telling where it is going
to end.
Cut out all soft drinks, cigars, to-
bacco, apples, oranges, other
words pass law against man en-.
tering his store on Sunday unless in
case of absolute necessity. Viii
our town commissioners pass such
necessary laws as will give the town
a better Sabbath observance, anc
then will our Mayor see to it thai
such laws are enforced?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
How Reading Pays.

Does good reading pay? Let us
take for illustration, modern dis
covery which has done SO much for
dairying, the Babcock test for but
ter fat. Who made this discovery?
Did the practical dairyman give this
60 his business? No; it came from
the scientist in his laboratory end
was given to the world through
books, bulletins and papers. Not one
in a thousand now familiar with this
great discovery heard of it first in
school or college.
Again, let us take the question OF
plant foods and fertilizers, especially
commercial fertilizers, through
which by spending $5O,OO0,OOO an
nually we are able to maintain our
crop production although our soils
have been depleted because Of our
igronance of agricultural knowledge.
Who made this development posi-
BILE? The chemists, starting with
Liebig and coming down through
the modern Laboratories. In no
sense is the farmer the pract-
zeal farmer-responsible for this
development. How has this knowl-
edge been spread? By word of
mouth or by schools? No, it mas
reached the masses through the
printing press and the reading habit.
Was it the practical dairyman who
found out why milk sours and ty
pointing the method of handling to
prevent this, added millions to the
wealth of the dairyman, or was it
the bacterologist in his laboratory!
How has this knowledge been made
the common property Of the masses!
By the agricultural press in the vast
majority Of instances. 1t is useles:
to multiply illustrations, for the con
clusion is inevitable that if the mass
es are to become educated it mus
be through the extension of tn
reading habit.-Raleigh On. c..
Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
A Good Move.

Milk constitutes the sole food of
infants in their early months, is Of
ten the only food of invalids and is
much consumed by people generally.
There is no substitute for milk as a
food. The very life Of many people
is dependent upon it. Therefore,
Health Commissioner Schenck has
taken step in the right direction in
preparing an ordinance designed to
prevent the sale in this city of i'm
pure, adulterated, diluted or I'M
wholesome milk.
Pure, wholesome milk is one OF
the best guarantees Of the health Of
community, and that city which
Goes not see to it that the milk
which is sold in it is pure and
wholesome is neglecting the heath
and lives Of its people. Nothing Is
more apt to contain impurities thai.
milk unless it's production and sale
are properly safeguarded and moth
ing else enters quite so generally in
to the food Of all the people, unles;
it be bread.
The health department of New
York City also is getting ready t.
put into effect more stringent rule
governing the sale of milk there.
1t may be that the milk now beinl
sold in Norfolk is Of a good average
but that should be no reason VIII
steps should not be taken to insur
its goodness for all time.-Norfol
Landmark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Notice..

By virtue Of power vested in me
as commissioner by order of court
in that special proceeding now pend
ing in the Superior Court Of Halifax
county, North Carolina, before the
Clerk, and entitled. John j. White
and wife, Linnie A. White, Joseph
L. Joyner and wife, Ella F. Joyner,
Richard L. Joyner, Paul II. Joyner,
Rex. F. Edmonds and wife, Penina
Edmonds. Paul Cherry and wife.
Hester M. Cherry. Montgomery Lu-
cas- and wife, Alice R. Lucas, Laura
V. Joyner and Kate L. Joyner, and
Ernest L. Carlisle and Lovira r..
Carlisle. the last three being infants
without general or testamentary
guardian, appearing by their duly
appointed next friend, Ashby w.
Dunn, ex-parte; | will on the 25th
day of March. 1911, expose to sale
for cash at public auction to the
highest bidder. in the town Of Scot
! land Neck, North Carolina, the fol
lowing described real estate. to-wit:
/ That tract of land in Halifax coun.
ty, North Carolina. bounded on the
east by the main run of Deep Creek
on the south and west by the lands
of Mrs. Manila White, and on the
west and north by the lands of A. P
Kitchin, containing one hundred anC
eighteen acres, more or less, being
lots Nos. 5 and 6 in the division OF
the lands of Joel Joyner, deceased
which division is of record in the
Office of the REGISTER of Deeds fol
Halifax county, N. c.. in book % a
page 277. also being in addition
eighteen acres conveyed to JOSEPH
L. Joyner by Levi Howell by deet
recorded in said Registers Office il
book "a at page Is.
Bids on said land will be opened a
two thousand six hundred and sixty
two dollars. advance bid on said lant
by J. w. Leggett.
This February 22nd, 1911.
STUART SMITH,
Commissioner.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
OFFICIAL Is A MURDERER.
Chief Of Police of DalVl!ie wanted ii
Georgia.

Richmond, Va, March Edgar
Stripping, who under the alias OF +.
p. Morris, has been chief OF police
Of Danv1lle, this State, for the past
ten wears. was arrested this after
noon by Sheriff Smith, OF Harris
county, Georgia, for a crime OF
which he was convicted and senten-
ced thirteen years ago. Smith and
Stripping left tonight for Atlanta.
Stripping was farmer living IN
Harris county. He and his brother
,n-law. Terrell Huff, were given a
life sentence in the penitentiary for
the murder of w. J. Cornett, who
Stripping alleged insulted his wife
and threatened to kill him. Stripping
managed to escape before he was
taken to the penitentiary and made
his wav to Virginia and for a dozen
years had been highly respected
citizen of Danville.
A month ago Stripping met mar
from Georgia who recognized hin
and later reported the case to the
Harris county authorities. HUFF
the brother-in-law, served a portion
of his sentence and was pardoned by
the governor two years ago.
There is considerable sympathy II
Danville for Stripping and the people
Of that city will make an appeal t.
the governor of Georgia in an en-
deavor to have him pardoned.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Don't Give Up.

An aged woman was supposed to
be on her deathbed. Her life had
been one of particular usefulness in
many directions, she had worked
hard, age had come upon her, and
she felt her service was past, and
there was nothing more for her to
do, so she began to regulate her af-
fairs and prepare for the end. AS
she lay on what she thought was to
be her deathbed, her son came into
the room. The feeble woman raised
her eyes and looked upon him as she
murmured, "My dear boy, my time
has come"
"Why do you think so mother?''
he inquired. because there is
nothing more for me to do, "she
YEARLY exclaimed. ooh, yes, there
is, mother, something more for you
to do, some one wants your help.
An aged Jew was here yesterday
begging for your assistance. He is
in want; can you not help him?'
On hearing this, the apparently by
ing exclaimed, II shall help him,
shall help him, send for him immed
lately" When the old man came
she arose from her bed to ministe
to his wants. She now felt tina
her usefulness was not past; sh
willed to do more, so the vigor O
, life returned to her limbs and sh
lived eight years longer to help al
who came to her door for ministerial
assistance or helpful advice Th
Christian Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Be a Manufacturer.

High prices brought down by use
of L. & nj. Paint, because you make
nearly half Of it by adding of a
gallon of Linseed Oil to each gallon
Of paint.
1t costs then 81 go per gallon.
Besides you won't need to repaint
for about Is years.
Thirty-fve years general use has
proven it.
It's all paint, real paint, reliable
paint, and the best paint that can
b. ma lie.
Cur sales agents are: Hardy
Hardware Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
HELPLESS As a Baby.

Valley Heights, Va.-Mrs. Jennie
B. Kirby, in letter from this place
says: Il was sick in bed for nine
months. with womanly troubles. l
was so weak and helpless, at times
l couldn't raise my head off the pill
low. l commenced to take Cardui,
and saw it was helping me at once.
Now can work all day." AS a tonic
for weak women nothing has been
found, for fifty years, that would
take the place of Cardui. Try 9
bottle today. 1t will surely do you
good.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Senator Joseph w. Bailey, Of Tex
as, created sensation in the Senate
Saturday by rendering his resigna-
ton as member of that body. He
l. Ter reconsidered the matter and
w thdrew his resignation. Senator
z LEY lost his temper at the meth
DDS of the business in the Senate
ever since the Lorimer filibuster.
HIS colleagues ought not to do things
that so displease the Senator from
Texas.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Senator William Lorimer, the
junior Senator from Illinois, is al
loved to retain his seat in the United
States Senate by a vote Of 46 to 40 OF
that body. Party lines were entire
|, ignored in this vote. A strong
fight has been urged against Lori
mer for weeks charging that he
gained his seat in Congress by fraul
ard corruption.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Good roads, good streets, a clean
town and some protection against
FIRE. Above all a getting together
On the part of our people. The
town of Scotland Neck and the com,
munity at large needs these things
in order that we may prosper anC
go forward in many ways. Who
will say yes?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
Keep Your Carriage or Buggy New.

Keep your carriage or buggy look
ing bright and new with a can of L..
& M. Carriage Varnish Paint in va
riOuS cOlOrS.
= It's cost is small per can.
One can makes a buggy look as
fresh as though just from the maker.
ANYBODY can use it.
Get it from Hardy Hardware Com
pany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

1t is by far easier to say what the
legislature did not do than to say
what it did do. We hope future
Legislatures may profit by the ex-
rerience of the present legislature
and get to work on important legis-
lation at the very beginning of the
session
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Senator Simmons voted for Lori
Iner to retain his seat in the Senate
while Senator Overman voted against
eeating Lorimer. We are inclined
TO believe that Senator Overman
moved better judgement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Presiding Elder Underwood ConductS
Services. O!lcc items.

Halifax, N. c., March 7.-Kev. j.
:. Underwood, presiding elder OF
the Warrenton district, preached
Two uplifting and extremely help
full sermons here Sunday morning at
the Methodist church and at the
Baptist church in the evening. His
appointment happened to conflict
with Rev. Mr.. Willcox's, so the SER
vices were arranged as above.
Mr.. Underwood is one of our very
strongest preachers, and always
with pleasure his visits are antlcl-
pated, and many days thereafter his
wise council and earnest pleas Tor
the higher, better, greater and more
consecrated life live in our memory,
and keeps alive the incentive to make
heroic effort and aspiration for the
holier life.
The first quarterly conference was
held on Monday morning and the
work seemed to be in fairly good
shape and the pastors report en-
couraging.
MANY of our people have been not
so we'll for the past three or four
weeks. Many colds, sore throats'
and other slight ailments have inca
FACILITATED some for duty. The ap'
proach of spring will soon Danish
these slight indispositions, for soon
old mother earth will put on her new
dress of green, introduce the sweet
odored flowers to our notice, induce
the birds to sing their sweetest
corals, while old King Sol will wenc
his way little farther up the heav
ems and swing himself nearer the
north as the long spring and summer
days one by one come and go. Thel
we will forget the chill-winter'
blast. colds, sore threats and othe
things will be relegated to the past
Miss Mamie Gary has returned
from a most pleasant visit to Peters
burg and Henderson.
Mrs. Mary Day Faison has return
ed after spending some time in RAJ
eigh and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Butts and Mrs
Chas. Hale spent Sunday in Roanok
Rapids with relatives.
Mr.. Frank Faison, Jr., left SUI
day for his home in New York, afte
: spending several days with his fail
er, Colonel F. S. Faison.
Miss Nell Nelson left for Ricl
mond Saturday to remain this wee
Mrs. Walton Worthy is here
visit her mother, Mrs. Safer.
Mr.. Lewis, who is prescriptit
clerk for the Furgerson Drug Cor
( pany, spent Sunday in Rocky Noun
t Mr.. J. H. Bats and children spe
Sunday in Whitakers with relative
, Mrs. Eustis Norheet, who h
been visiting Mrs. N. L. Stedm
for some time, left few days a!
for her home in Wilmington.
Mrs. j. T. Dawson was here Nc
day returning to Littleton, aft
$ visiting her farm west of here.
d Mr.. F. H. Gregory, our. popul
IS bank cashier, left Sunday for NJ
York and will spend some time
the Bermuda Islands before his
o turn. He is on a pleasure trip a
IS has earned his vacation.
w Rev. ]. E. Holden and Mr.. R.
~ Britt, of Enfield, were here Mond;
:, Quite large crowd attended co
~ missioners court Monday.
Peach trees will soon be in f
bloom from present indications.
~ Nearly everybody around h.
~ seem to have lost all their sw
re potatoes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

The resignation Of Richard A.
l'allinger, as Secretary Of the Inter-
Tor, was sent to President Taft Tues
day, and the same was accepted, and
Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, was
s,ppointed as his successor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

The State primary law failed to
LASS the legislature. There was
s rong opposition to such law
from the democrats of the Western
part of the State and it may be well
that it was not forced upon them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

With the adjournment Of Congress
last Saturday, "Your uncle Joe Con-
non" stepped down and out as pre-
siding officer of the lower house of
Congress.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Col. Beneham Cameron has been
elected president Of the North Caro-
ina railroad, succeeding Major
Charles M. Stedman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

The present legislature has Great
ed two new counties making our
lumber an even hundred.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Congress will meet in extra session
April 4th. 1t will then be speaker
Champ Clark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

The legislature failed to pass g
trust bill with teeth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09

Elastic currency may be all right,
but what most people need is adhes-
i've coin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-03-09
We Sell all kinds of Hardware and Implements at Bottom PRICE,

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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1911-04-21

totdle 2oger I'll forffielliee gie1neo
'fie1fd mango 8eIgb, fom lite er
0iberegnet; tbi leg fan foriifre eber
en-, at Ri bar alorig Ia6et en- peroig
traneet 2anosmano eller 6omilie
banfe poo Dor Der forgiebes.
>Sioen 5amfun6ets @tiftelie bar
Der fun peret opfrepet 100 Msies.
ments Glenn og en- balm / Maret),
bpilfet bepiier, at Set Danife @ro-
beriamfun6 er en- al De billigite Or
manufacturer, bpob Msiurancen or-
gaor, og set bill oerfor bore %foroeIag-
ttgt for enbber eret 2an6smor6 fom
enifer at foriifre fig ielp og fin So
mile / epentueIle &iIfeloe al eng
bonn elIer 9bosfal6, at lutte fig til
en- iaaoan Screening.
@amfunoet bar tiIlige ct @oronti-
fon6 iom Sifferbe6 for Msiurancens
l16betaling / Tilfel6e al, at en- itgrre
9e6eIiabeo ifl1l6e inotreffe, og bette
Son6 eier for Gi6en ober $140,000.-
90, % itiger me6 ca. 100000 ON
Moret.
Seq Daaber, at 6en1e forte 5fil,
Bring af Samfum6ets @irfiombeo og
6orntaal bill bt6rage til, at ereoe
2on6smeno nil obertenfe @ogen og
ill1tte fig til os, enten beo at in6tre-
Sc | en- af Sc 1ofale 2oger elIer neo
Sprettelien al npe 2oger.
Soet ieg til SIutning foriitrer
enbber ON, at obenitaaen6e 6remitil,
ling og @amfln6ets @irfiombe6 oe
Sormool / enbber @enieen6e er fulot
paalioeligt, og at enbber Goreipbrg.
lief be6rprenoe Set Danife 8ro6er,
iamfltnb meo Sorngielie bill blibe
teiparet pr. omgaaaen6e beo &enben=
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Omaha, Neb.
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Chicago, S1I.
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Council Bluffs, Soma.
81. 81. Sbrgenien, 0per=Eilli6s
mon6, Sot1on6, Gal.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1911-04-21
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