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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
The UNDERWORLD.
But There is Hope Because CT the
Crave Ones Eh0 Stand.

The tragedies of this summer
have been of remarkable frequency
and in many instances have been
most cold blooded and cruel. They
have been, for the most part, the
tugging of the underworld where
the devil sits enthroned. Lust is
rampant. Virture is discredited
and dishonored. Youth has beer
matched by maturity in this shame
ful debauchery and the sacred mar
riage tie has not restrained those
who have been lured to the under
world. 1t is somewhat of trail to
the faith of those who believe in the
integrity of the race The anchor
of the soul to purify and honor
seems to have broken its hold. But
it only seems so. We are on a wave
of social degeneracy, but we must
not mistake this wave for the depths
Of the sea beneath us. The froth
and foam are all we can see but they
are light and powerless. The ocean
rolls on, thank God. Let no man
lose his faith in his felloms because
now and then one IN whom he had
confidence is dragged into the un-
derworld. For every one who falls
there are thousand who are stand
ing strong and true. But this is a
good time for our pastors to cry
aloud and spare not. Our home life
is threatened but it will not be SUBJ
merged. The Virginia jury who
returned the verdict against Beat
tie sounded note of hope to the
world. They are sneered at by
those of the underworld who hate
virture, but they will be honored by
all men who love the right. The
Press has spoken out strongly on
this matter. A righteous public
sentiment has been aroused that is
growing stronger day by day. Our
boys and girls deserve our protect
ion and they will have it. The un-
derworld must be kept under
From Charity and Children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
HOW a Little Read Work Helps.

The road question will grow and
continue to be foremost in the pub
lie mind, in the winter time at least,
until better conditions exist. While
the roads are fairly good we forget
the winter Of discomfort when the
roads will be in fearful, wretched
condition, which every one breads
so much. A reasonable amount of
work on the roads now would help
wonderfully in the forthcoming
long season of mud and slush. Good
bitches where needed and some
small drain pipes or wooden bridges
or culverts put in wet or low places
where springs and streams have
heretofore flooded the roads, caus-
ing deep mud holes, would bear
beneficial results when winter sets
in. A leveling up and rounding up
the roads will be of great benefit.
If the officials whose duty it is re-
fuse to do this much needed work,
then the people themselves should
in different communities
and do the work. From Ashboro
Courier.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
Good Roads Value-MakerS.

We note a Mecklenburg farm ad-
vertised thus: Fourteen acres for
81, 300, four miles from court house. :
That is nearly $10O an acre, and the
reason is, ION macadiam road. J"
Some people say they don't want
good roads because it will make
their land go up and they will have
to pay more taxes. The history of
tax assessments in counties where
good roads have sent values flying
upward is that there has been COM
paratively little increase in values
for taxation; but even if good roads
did so increase values as to make a
man pay more tax, it seems strange
that anybody would turn down a
proposition that would double or
treble or quadruple the worth of
his property. Good roads make farm
lands whole lot more valuable
than the same lands are worth on
mud roads, -Catawba County
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
SluShy Weather the Time for the Split
Log Drag.

There was no use talking about
the virtures of the great split-log
drag while the drought was on, for
nobody would listen. Now that
roads ankle deep in dust have been
replaced with roads half-leg deep in
red mud, perhaps it would not be
unwise to say a few words about
the drag, which is distinctly a wet
weather weapon.
The roads are bad now and they
are going to be worse. 1t has beer
demonstrated time and again in
Davidson county that an inexpen-
sive split log drag will make the red
dest. softest road dry and passabIe.
An example of it may be seen on the
Salem road, north of Lexington,
through the farm Of Grimes broth
ers, where systematic dragging has
been carried on for many months.
The road is smooth, compact, we'll
crowned and no water stands on the
surface. The average country road
with few hours work, would look
as we'll and with little systematic
dragging would make as good a
road.
Try it. 1t will not cost you much.
The drag costs but little and you
can do the work when it is too wet
to p.ow. Organize a split-log drag
club and drag the road from your
home to the church, to the neigh
borhood store and mill and to the
school house. You will be surpris-
ed at the change it will make in the
life Of the neighborhood.
Don't wait until the roads get
hard and dry again. The split-log
drag does not work we'll in dry
weather. Just as soon as the rain
slacks up a bit, get busy and smooth
out the ruts, crown up the old dirt
roads and begin to enjoy life. It |
will pay you.-Lexington Dispatch.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
ALL SAY FIFTEEN CENTS.
UtherS Declare Gotten Should be Ware.
housed and Held.

Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 15-Five
hundred farmers and as many bank.
ers, congressman, United States
Senators and business men, repre-.
sentlng every cotton-growing state
1eclares IN convention today that
the farmers cotton is worth fifteen
cents a pound and resolved that the
farmer should hold his cotton for
that price. The resolution followed
a committee report that the crop in
America would not exceed IL, 500 900
bales.
For financing the crop of this year
resolution was adopted to the ef-
feet that the farmer should deposit
his cotton in a warehouse and use
his receipt as collateral until he
could sell his product at not less
than fifteen cents. There was also
a resolution that the several state
legislatures provide system of
bonded warehouses.
Declaring that organization among
farmers and cooperation among
them with the bankers and fnanciers
was the solution Of the problem, the
convention resolved itself into per-
manent organization to be known as
the Southern Cotton Congress and
adjourned to meet in Atlanta at the
call of the president, E. j. Watson,
commissioner of agriculture of South
Carolina.
The meeting in Montgomery is to
be followed by a similar convention
in every Southern State, to be called
by the commissioner of agriculture
Of each state. By these conventions
the action of the congress is to be
ratified and reinforced by further
steps to await a better price for
cotton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
BRONCHITIS CONQUERED
Seventy Years Old and Praises
Wonderful Hyomei.

Il had a severe attack of La
Gripre. 1t left me with bronchitis
and catarrh of my throat. | became
quite deaf in one ear so l couldn't
hear watch tick. l commenced
using your HYOMEI and inhaler
and soon got relief, and believe that
it saved my lie. [ have recommen-
ded it many. | am over seventy
wears old. I have told several
prominent doctors what it did for
me-" VIM. H. Mowder, Washing
ton, n. j., R. F. D., March l6, 1911.
Fer catarrh, asthma, bronchitis,
coughs, colds and catarrhal deafness
HYOMEI is guaranteed by +. L.
Whitehead Company. Complete
outfit including inhaler and bottle
HYOMEI $1.O0, separate bottle
HYOMEI if afterwards needed 5o
cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
Now You're Talking Sense.

Why not give us few moving
pictures of the girl who helps moth
er? They are worth more than the
Nan Pattersons, the Evelyn Thaws,
and the Beulah Binfords who appeal
to nothing but morbid curiosity and
a taste for. tragedy or depravity
Why don't the film makers pay big
prices to the real heroines to- pose
for human interest pictures? From
Wilmington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
Subscription Price $I.OO Per Year.
But Wasn't That Gratitude?

A Western editor received the
following letter:
please send me a few copies OF
the paper which had the obituary
and verses about the death of my
child a week or so ago. Also pub
lish the enclosed clipping about my
niece's marriage. And | wish you
would mention in your local columns
if it don't cost anything. that have
two bull calves to SELL Send me a
couple Of extra copies Of the paper
this week. AS my subscription is
out, please stop my paper. Times
is too hard to waste money on news
papers"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
STOMACH TONIC.
Puts the Stomach in Splendid Shape
and Supplies Vim, Vigor and Vitality
to the Whole Body.

If you feel run down, out Of sorts,
nervous and depressed, go and get a
50-cent box of MI-O-NA stomach
tablets today.
Take every one of them according
to directions and when they are gone
you will feel like a different person.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets will rem
ovate your disordered stomach and
bowels; they will put life into your
inactive liver.
They will Danish nervousness. brain
fag, dizziness, headaches. night
sweats, and sleeplessness.
MI-O-NA will stop sour risings,
gas and heartburn in five minutes.
Large box so cents at E. L. White
head Company and druggists every
where.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
Where the Old Fashioned Mother Is.

where is the old-fashioned moth
err" inquiries the New York World.
Apt as not she's at home washing
the dishes so her daughter can go
down town and show off her hobble
skirt and new spring hat. She does
not want the girl to begin training
to be an "old-fashioned mother" be-
fore she has her day.-Wilmington
Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
IT'S Equal Don't Exist.

No one has ever made salve,
ointment or balm to compare with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the one
perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eye
Cold Sores, Chapped Hands or
Sprains it's supreme. Unrivaled for
Piles. Try it. Only 25c at E. T.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

Can't look well, eat well or feel
we'll with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with
Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply,
take exercise, keep clean and you
will have long life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

vi9or and cheerful
ness soon disappear
VIXEN tic kitiI vs. are
out of order or dis
cased.
Kidney trouble ha,
become so prevalent
that II IS not unconi.
mon for q child to b.
born afflicted wit,
weak kidr,arc Iff,,n
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

Lame back is one Of the most COM
mon forms of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications of Chamberlain 5
Liniment will give relief. For sale
by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

Don't use harsh physics. The re-
action weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation. Get Doan's
Regulets. They operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure constipation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

An Infallible Signify husband
is fearfully stingy. have had the
same automobile nearly year.
Fliegende Blatter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

Comedian-Is your play still run
ming? Trsgedian-No; but the mar
ager is. is.-Everybody's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
NUMBER 80.
Nomsa as Wei Is i;lal sIa Eaas i ss.shIa
Ly Kidney cid D!.ltGr Trsabl,.

Kidney trouble preys upon thc mind,
discourases udlessciis ambition; lcauty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05
Coles Original Hot
Blast Heater

i-e 6. nest, the easiest to care for. users
~ ~ coal must remember that the ordinary
smoke and ashes entail busting, curtain wash
ing a and carpet sweeping. Think then OF tne
Tqy operation end the cleanliness OF core
e,r, 60 bIast. This heater has guaranteeu
rsa14Se-proof ra feed door through which a cur
.'eht t'ht Of air draws the smoke directly across
tre fae Top Of the stove to the stove pipe,-away
ai oioA the opening. Contrast this simple,
nea1er. Side doors used on other stoves per.
n nilt the escape of dirty smoke, unpleasant
1sSes 1e and accumulated SCOT drops from IL.
70 70 the floor. The air-tight feature embodied
IN IN toe's Hot Blast Heater is an everlasting
ts.h,Eahtage in its favor. Allow us to show yoH y1
'n's perfect heater before you buy, (H-a1A
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

by druggists, d i'll fifty
cent and one-dollor
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
aI1,,< C.o G
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

child urinatest too often, if the urine scalG.,
the flesh, or if, when the Child reaches a.,
age when it should be able to control tn.
passage, it is yet afflicted with bcd-wet-
ting, depend upon it, thee of the diff.
Guilty IS kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatm ,nt os
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition
the kidneys and bladder and 40. 10 Z;
habit as liiost people suppose.
Women as well as men are made l.iise-.
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect &c
SwarnrsRoot is soon realized. 1t is sod
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-10-05

y O"slI1II 1>OVt, TIone OF Swan p-Iiort.
including many of the thousands OF testi-
monial letters received from cufre-ers
who found Swanp-Root to be Just the
remedy needed. IN writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghainton, n. y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember thc name, DR..
Kilrner's Swarnp-Root, and the address,
Dlngha1uton, y. y, OH every bottle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-11
State EaIr Open AZ Ninht

The Indiana state Fair. at lndianap.
oils the week Of Sept 4. viii be open
at night in number of departments
and II will be the first year in the his.
tory Of the exposition that the night
displays have been undertaken on
such extensive scale. The coliseum
with its horse shows. and the big
brick barn for horses adjoining II
have for some years been gay with
light and coloring after night. and
in one or two years the Fine Arts hall
has been open for about two hours in
the evening. But during the coming
Fair. the coliseum show and the brick
barn will not only be lighted and
open TO visitors. but the Fine Arts
Agricultural. Horticultural and poul.
try buildings, all Of them arrayed with
their wealth OF Indiana farm and
home products. will be brilliantly
and open to all visitors
without extra charge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-11
Washing Embroideries.

Bran water baths are good for
worsted and cotton cmbroideries.
They should be made by adding a
quart OF fresh bran to three quarts
Of water. Boil this for half an hour,
strain and then pour into a couple
of bowls, add cold water until il is
lukewarm, put in the embroidery
and rub till clean, rinse in clean
water and then place in the second
basin of bran water, drying the ar.
ticle as quickly as possible. Always
iron on the wrong side.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-11

For sage tea take two ounces Of
the newest dried garden sage and
two ounces Of green tea. Put in an
iron pot (be sure that you use an
IRON one) and add three quarts OF
boiling water. Let simmer slowly
until only two quarts are left. Re-
move and let stand for twenty-four
hours. Then strain and put into
bottles. Apply to the scalp every
morning and night, massaging gen.
tly for five minutes. This.is a splen-
did tonic for the hair as well as dis
timely a stain for restoring iron
gray hair.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-11
POI IN HAWAII.
This Peculiar Food Is to the Nativ. a.
Bread Is 70 Us.

What bread is to the American or
European poi is to the native lla-
walian. No meal is complete with
out it. and Tor the great majority
OF the natives ii forms the princi-
Qol article If Dict. While they prob
ably could at the present time live
without this accustomed dish. the
time once was, before the advent of
the whites 20 the islands and the in
PRODUCTION Of new foods. that life
without Il would at least have been
prcearious
Poi is made from the tuberous
root of the taro plant, a species Of
the caladium family, Of which the
well known elephant ear plant is
also a member. The tuber, which
averages in size that Of large
sweet potato. is baked and after
ward pounded up with water until a
smooth white paste is obtained.
much resembling a wheat flour
paste, except that the color is q
pale pink or purple, dependent
upon the variety Of taro used. This
paste is allowed to slightly ferment.
or sour, when it is ready for use.
In olden times each family prepared
its own poi, the work being done by
the men, as In fact were most other
cooking operations. AT the present
time poi factories in which machin-
cry grinds the taro and mixes it on
q large scale have largely supplant-
ed the old hand method. The Chi
nese of the territory have come to
be the leading manufacturers of the
product.
Many Of the white residents of
the islands eat poi to almost the ex- /
tent as the natives, but the taste is
largely acquired, and strangers sell
dom care for it. Poi has a high
food value, and, since it formed the
article Of diet of the old
Hawaiians, some persons have cred :
ted it with the splendid physical
Development of the race.
Poi was always eaten from wood
n bowls, or calabashes, and was
conveyed to the mouth by the fin
gers, one, two OF three being en-
Dloyed, according to the consistency
Il the food, which also establishes
! designation Of one, two or three
niger poi. White poi eaters now
Usually employ a fork or spoon in
leu of fingers, although it is still
common even in the highest fami-
les to give native dinners. or luaus.
It which knives and forks are Ia
,ooed and fingers only used. There
5 as much etiquette among the HG-
Faiians in eating with the fingers as
With modern table implements, ana
he graceful motion by which por-
ion Of poi is twisted upon the fin
'ers and transferred to the mouth
Tould not shock the sensibilities Of
he most refined. An invitation to
real luau, at which poi, baked pig,
sh baked in leaves and cocoanut in
arious forms form the principal
art of the menu, is something that
J always looked forward toby every -
isitor 20 Hawaii and always pleas
ntly remembered afterward.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-11

Algy Jones Cat the week end farm)-
Look here! You know. GEORGE. I can't
milk these ConfOunded COWS. The
beasts keep turning around AMI nib
bling ut me
George-Lor', sir. but YOU mustn't
blame en-. The critters do Ike a %.
o. green stun Sketch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-04
STOMACH TIED IN NOTS
Awful Suffering of New jersey WOm-
am-Lastcd Five Years.

When you don't want your break
fast your stomach is out Of order.
stomach trouble is either caused by
weakened rundown system. or will
certainly be followed by that condi-
ton.
Mrs. L. ID. Cook, yineIand, y. j.,
says: Il was sick FIVE years with in
digestion. MY stomach seemed to have
"a heavy load in it and Mt other times
it seemed>to be tied in knots. Nobody
knows how 1 suffered.
II tried great many doctors and
a great many kinds OF medicine but
nothing did any good until 1 took
Vinol. 1t has helped me wonderfully
am improving fast, feel better and
am getting my flesh back again.
vinol has done me world of good"
we know the great power of Ninoi
in curing chronic stomach trouble and
building UP all weakened rundown
persons, and that is why we guarantee
1t as we do. stone * Mercer, druggists
Clarksburg, w. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-04
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
CIarIzsburg People Have Absolute
Proof OF Deeds ut Home.

It's not words but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Clarksburg kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation
Proof lies in the testimony OF
Clarksburg people who have been
cured to stay cured.
Mrs. n. D. Mcmillan. 2o7 Bridge
St. clarksburg, w. Va, says: ''Doan's
Kidney Pills brought such good results
In our family some years ago that We
publicly endorsed them. At this time
we can do so again. A member of our
family had weak kidneys and com
planned great deal Of backache.
When we saw Doan's Kidney Pills adj
vertlsed we got supply at the City
Drug store. After they were used
there was no further cause for COM
plant"
For sale by all dealers. Price %
cents. Foster-MiIburn Co., Buffalo,
.Sew York, sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the namo--Doan's-and
take no ether.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-04
SALEM MAN
Is among Those Who Have
lust Been Granted
Federal Patents.

WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-Patents
have been granted to West virginians
as follows.
Wilbur S. Mayors, Fairmont, re-
ducing wheel for engine indicators;
MarceIlus II. Liston and a. G. Pit
man, Grafton. rotary motor; Ross
Shodgrass, lJacksonburg, lid litter
George H. Trainer, Salem, gas well
construction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-04

Protect your race and hnnds from
III effects OF wind and cold. use Lo-
gnn's Lily Cream. for all redncss and
rouGhncss of the skin OlnpPcd hands
or face and cracked lips heal ike
magic. AT leading drug stores Csc
trial size 15c.