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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS.
Inc Coming, Going and Wherea.eu?s OF Cyr
People end Other Folks.

Mr.. E. B. Josey, of Tarboro, wa
here Tuesday to vote.
Mr.. Cleve Taylor, of Robertson
vile, spent Sunday here.
Miss Era Lee Station returne,
home from Keniy Friday.
Mr.. T. w. Fenner, Of Raleigl,
p Mt Monday and Tuesday here.
Mr.. Wilmer Hopkins, of Tunis
was here Sunday to visit relatives.
MIR. A. w. Darden, of Farmville
was here this week to see relatives
Miss Mary Neville, Of Rock,
Mount, is visiting Mrs. N. 1. How
ard.
Miss Anna C ark spent Iasj FRIDAY
and Saturday with friends in Tar,
| boro.
Mrs. r. c. Josey and little Sam
Arlington Dunn spent Monday ir
GreenviI!e.
Mr.. S. B. Moore and son, Stilman
of New York City are visiting Mrs
w. R. Cherry.
Miss Lucille Aiken, OF Durham,
has been here on visit TO her bro
Their, Prof. J. 3. Aiken.
Mr.. Frank Moore, who is employ
ed on the A. C. l.. Railroad, has
been here the pas; week visiting rel
atives.
Mr.. T. T. Whitley and daughter,
Miss Bonnielyn, attended the fune-
raj Of Mir. Whitley's nephew at Par
ele last week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. P. Kimberley, of
Rocky Mount, were here several
days since our last issue. Their
many friends were glad to see them.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. P. Aston, and
Messrs. r. T. Jones, Of Portsmouth,
James McBryde Webb, Of Norfolk,
and Ben and Charlie Webb, Of Roa-
noke Rapids, have been here the
past week with their aunt, Mrs. A..
3. Goodloe, who had q stroke Of pa
ralysis last Friday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
Size I.Gwa?d. Sil0.

! The readers Of this paper will be
! pleased to learn that there is II least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in nil its stages. and
that Is Catarih Halls Catarth Cure
Is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. CatalTEl being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment Halls ca
tallh Cure Is taken informally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces 81 the system, thereby de-
stroyng the foundation al tho disease
and giving tie patient strength by
building NJ the con Etitut;on and assist
ing nature iii doing It's work. The
pronrieto.s have 50 much iaitl, in It's
curative powers that ;hcy offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il
fails IL cure. Scrd for list 81 tcsti;no-
mails. Address, +. j. Cheney < Co,
Toledo. .. Sold By druggists, 155c.
= Take Halls Family Pills far conat;-
patton
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The Read Drag.

There is nothing On earth that
does a dirt road as much good as
does the split-Iog drag. is won
der. It crowns the road, making it
easy Of drainage, and fills every rut
and mudhole, The DRAGGING, should
be done when the road IS wet. The
dragging process causes tae mud to
pack together so closely that water
ca hardly penetrate it. The drag is
mighty easy to build and very cheap
". Get your neighbor5 interested
and build drag aud use it. 1t will
pay you big dividends. Lexington
Dispatch.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
United Daughters Of Co1faderacy

Washington, D. c., flov. 1916.
On a ccount Of the above occasion
The Atlantic coast Lin will sell
round trip "trip tickets from al
points on its lines, on November g,
g. 10. Il, i. 13 ard 4. from Scot
land Neck, n. G., TO WASHINGTON, y.
C., at $7.1O with return limit to
reach original starting point nos
later than midnight Of December
i, 1912
For further particulars. schedules,
reservations, etc, apply t. 1pD L..
Brown, ticket agent, Scotlanl Meek.
II c., or address 7. c. White, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, or w. j.
Craig, Passenger Traffic Manager,
Whining. On. Il. @.
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StriCnland-Lnlg.

Mr.. Samuel L. Strickland. Of this
place, and Mis- Mabel Long, Of Oak
Cite, were married in Greenville
last Sunday night by Rev. NJ. Nc
Daniel, pastor of the Greenvil}e Me-
thodist church. This marriage was
a great surprise to the many friends
of both. Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland
came here Monday and for the pre-
sent are making their home with
the groom's father in Greenwood.
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rG;sO piCG's Few wonder.

From far away Porto Rico comes
renorts Of a wonderful new discoV-
erv that is believed viii vastly bene-
fit the people. Ramon I. Narchan,
Marchan, Of Barceioneta, writes
DIR. Kings New Discovery is doing
splendid work here. It cured ne
about five times Of terrible coughs
and colds. also my brother OF q Sc
we're cold in his chest and more than
20 others. who USED il Oh my advice.
We hope this great medicine will yet
be sold in every drug store in Porto
Rico" For throat and lung trouble
it has no equal. A trial will conVln-
&c you of its merit. Soc and Sl,Qy
Trial bottle free Guaranteed By j.
7, Whitehead Co.
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Trip!e!s Twice.

Franklin, Pa, Nov. 2-SiX coil
dren in little over IS months is the
remarkable record of child bearing
Of Mrs. StephenNageotte, OF French
town Crawford county. She has
Given birth to Is children in Il
,e.rs 13 OF whom are living.
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This is Soma farming.

When the boys corn clubs prove
that they can make 500 clear profit
per acre in growing corn, what is
the value Ct an acre Of land that can
be made TO do that? What is the
value of the method that will accom-
plish this result? What is the worth
Of the boys who achieve that result
and show us what can be done?-
Wilmington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
A PROMINENT CITIZEN PASSES.
hr. william I. cherry Dies After a Few
Hours illness.

Last Friday morning our tow
was shocked when it became known
on the streets that in the earl
morning Mr.. William r. Cherry hat
had stroke of paralysis and wa
critically i'll. Many friends hur
RED to his bedside, there to have
their fears confrmed-th the enc
was near. The absent members O.
the family were sent for, and al
that could be was done for him, but
at 1910 the grim monster, death
finished his work and Mr. Cherry
was gone.
r William r Cherry was born il,
Pitt county, December Is, 1913, and
50 was GO years CID. He was the son
OF the late Mard and Cena Cherry.
and his boyhood days were spent on
his fathers farm. Thus coming
from good parentage, and having
the best OF early training. the farm,
he grew Up to be "a steady and sturdy
young man, we'll thought Of by all
who knew him.
On February 70, 1872, he was hap
PLY married to Miss Elizabeth Z.
Moore, daughter CT mir. and Mrs.
t,noch Moore, OF Pitt county, near
GreenViile. There were born to
them eleven children, six boys and
i've girls, five Of whom are now
living and six dead.
In 1905 Mr.. Cherry moved his
family to Scotland Neck, and has
lived here ever since, becoming a
useful and valued citizen.
He was plain, open and frank in
his habits and manner of life. What
he had to say he said t. the point.
lie was simply what he was. lie
always dealt with his fellows in the
same way. # z man was his friend,
he showed plainly his appreciation.
L there was cry one thing in this
world that he hated it was decor
ton.
While Nj. Cherry was not cor
nected with any church, yet he had
an abiding faith in the Saviour and
was regular attendant upon the
services of tho cif1rct
His home life was beautiful, and
each member OF his family was the
special object Of his love and care
This was clearly shown in their alb
solute dependence upon him. He
was as gentle, tender and thought
ful Of his wife, the companion CT his
young r1arhood, as q mother could
be Of her child. Together they had
journeycd through life, sharing all
that it brought 10 them, and thus
thay came hand in hand on to the
end, neither Knowing or suspectino
that the end was so near. While he
lived he ever sought to tighten her
burdens, and was always found in
her company, only when duty called
him away.
The funeral services were held It
the house, after which his body was
taken to the cemstary, and there
surrounded by is children, brothers,
sisters and other iinsfoIk, q large
number Of lis brother Masons, and
q tremendous host Of friends, it was
gently laid away with Masonic rites.
The grave was banked with beauti-
full flowers, thus in q small way ex-
pressing the esteem in which he was
held by SO many.
Mr.. Cherry viii be greatly missed
by Us all. His pleasant, jelly, cheer
ing words viii be heard no more.
But the kecrest less is to his family.
God only knows what it all means
to them. May His grace be found
sufficient. bearing them up through
the coming days.
N. G.. YEARLY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
Card Of Thanks.

We wish, through the Common
wealth. to thank our friends for the
many kindnesses shown to, and to-
kens Of love and sympathy for US IN
our sad affection. These expressions
help us bear our sorrow.
MRS. w. r. CHERRY and family,
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II Ycu Aae a Trifie Sensitive

ahout the size of your shoes, It's
come satisfaction to know that many
people can wear shoes TIE smaller
qy shaking Aliens. Foof-EaSe INTO
tbom Just the thing for Patent
feath.r Shoes. and for backing IN
New Shoes. Sold Everywhere, 2o2.
Sar1nle free. Address, Alien ;,
OImsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-07
Many Children are SiCkiy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children Break up Colds in "a hours
relieve feverjshness, Headache,
Stomach Troubles, Teething Disor-
ders, and destroy worms. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed free.
Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LIE Roy,
n. 7.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-11

loI1IoIIo1 [1EI6 1fS 1I0.z 11.,.@ al
sxer{ 100 isu1Io< ne s1r.s
Tine slight excess - mater So.
re1rs a The native white boD6|. I'o1
t'.s r1Ilo Dei1G Io17 males . fo5 &
I1eles ~ ~ 1t1r6 population, 81
t'Ie other hand tie IeM6ISS t1|n@@|
~ ~ m1Ies ~ ! f1lIo 81 Io0 IS
c6ss q males. 103.5 & so0oS[s1 VIII
100 females Ths ohi6SsS q I6S
ls.z.les 80 rs'.o benz 4 q Wiz
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-11

Ton q e6cI EeosFSplIc1I division s.
TIE country tie males 6n[n',m 6sIs.|
(1e females. a tie nf161 b01,I| Is l|oiI
|EI 11Te4 divisions hoNerer. namely
the New England. the south Atlantic
and the eest south central States. the
females oQlnuubefe1 the males
Among the fifff cifI6s having Io6.-
o99 DopVl1tiQn q over there we're
twenty I61t n which TIE males OUT
1rUnered Tie feIn6les. Il, thirty.
Eine e these cities tie proportion 81
males VS. greater ID 1910 tan Il n6s
. decade earlier while Il eleven the
proportion Nos less Seattle showed
the largest ratio d males % <sm6;6s
1861 and Portland. Ore. vas onlr1
sII8Atlt behind Il viii fSfi6 81
l{f.5 NaeIyiII e showed the smallest
proportion d males. namely. 196. of|
the eight cities with 100000 81 more
inhabitants, Baltimore hed the IoIr-
est ratio Of males 70 females. namely.
89.6. while Cleveland had the hfnheef
VIZ, 1866 being closely followed by
LhicagQ with ratio q 1861 males
% 100 females The population st
New York City As whole showed - /
almost even division 81 sex, there Be- /
I1g 5.S99 ~ males 10 z,1S@.40i e.
males. Among the bor0nghs Of the |
great city Brooklyn was the only one
showing prepon1efance 81 fennaIes
Bradstreet,s.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Army of Employees.

A large American circus, in addition to the
army Of Iaborers and mechanics, employs3T5
performers and 40 clowns to say nothing OF
a large force OF advance men and Office work
ers- Some OF the " artists " receive salaries
as great as are paid to the leading perform
ers in vaudeville. Several OF them command
as much as $500 week, and even the ordinary
acrobats are paid an average OF 500. The
clowns receive all the way from $50 to SIOO
and one famous funmaker is paid $500 per
week. Most OF these people play the vaude-
willie circuits during the winter, so they are
busy practically the whole year round.
Concession men with the circus, peanut
venders, popcorn men. etc. are paid e SAL
aTy and commission. The income derived by
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Circus Employees Get Big Pay;
Nearly Every Trade Represented.
By DON WILSON.
By DON WILSON.

HE Ringing Bros. circus employs | 80
workers. The list includes canvasmen,
cooks, and the cookhouse gang
concession men, drivers. carpenters,
electricians, harness makers. black
smiths, hostters, bill posters-men Of as
many trades. in fact, as can be found in the
average small city.
The " razorback." or ordinary laborer. Is
paid an average OF $40 monthly and given
board, bed. transportation. and medical
service. The workers with trades are paid
the regular union scale. and are likewise
fed. housed. and carried by the show. OF
course the employment IS not for the year
round. but the mechanics easily find work
during the winter, and during the circus sea-
son Of approximately forty weeks they are
able TO lay up money. because they have no
living expenses. Practically every man Of
them IS able TO boast at the end OF the season
Of having more money in his pocket than he
would have had plying his trade in any city
and paying his own
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

total wage cost up to about s. for class 1
and $3.50 for class . The wages for repair
work for classes and are 13 cents an hour.
the hours being from 7:3O to 7:5O. with IL
hours at noon and Is minutes for coffee in the
forenoon and afternoon.
Each workman pays a weekly fee Of Il
to "a cents to his union, receiving during \
strike a weekly payment Of S2-S5 II unnnar-
ried. $3.50 II married with no children, and
s. II married with three children Each
member Of the employers union pays 5
pfennigs Q.19 cents) weekly into the strike
fund Of the employers union for each work
man employed. and during lockout re-
ceiyes 2s cents q day for each workman for
whom he has paid. This Is done to help some
Of the smaller tailors. who could not other
wise withstand a strike This payment.
however, does not start until the fifth day Of
a strike or lockout. AS soon as the funds Of
one organization or the other are exhausted
the parties are usually ready to arbitrats.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
British Postal Deposits Increasing
By JOHN L. GRIFFITHS.

1T will interest American workers and
other postal savings bank depositors to
know that during 1910 the cash received
4 by the British postofice savings hank
from depositors amounted to S224 SEQ SCI,
including 100 251 realized from the sale OF
government stock, S2.S34, $50 OF dividends
credited to depositors, 1850, ,19O credited as
payments under annuity and insurance con-
tracts. and 81, AS, al government stock trans
ferred to the depositors' own names in the
books OF the Bank OF England. Repaynents
in 1910 totaled S223. 1s3 a37, the balance due
at the close Of the year to all depositors. in
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
American Tailors Better Paid
Than German Garment Makers.
By SAMUEL H. SHANK.

I T may interest American taIlors to know
the rate Of wages paid garment makers
over in Germany, where 1900 workmen
Of that class are out Of employment as
a result Of the lockout recently declared
by the General German Employers Union
for TaIlors. The lockout is the result Of a
strike in 30 cities where the workmen refused
to accept the wages offered. The men de-
manded an increase Of 20 per cent and the
employers offered a raise of about 5 per
cent the highest being Z per cent, offered
in Berlin. The employers organization has
. 500 members with branches in 15s cities.
Employers are divided into four classes
and pay wages according to their classif-
cation. the wage tariR being different IN
each city. The prices paid in Mannheim for
making an evening dress coat are: Class 1,
$685.; class ?, S5.47; class g. S5.l2; class 4.
S4T6. Additional charges are made for try
ing on. changes, trimming, etc, bringing the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

elusive OF interest to Dec. 81. being Ss21, ,9O7.-
151. The balance brought forward at the be-
ginning OF 1910 was $sO.OO6, 40 The amount
given in respect Of payments include Sl3, 49,
COZ invested on behalf Of depositors II the
purchase of government stock and the COM
mission and fees. S2.471.4T6 withdrawn as
purchase money under annuity and insurance
contracts, and S144S. AL Of government stock
transferred to the depositors' own names in
the books Of the Bank Of England. Warrants
issued but not cashed on Dec. 81 represented
S5O4B3s- The cost of management and ex-
penses during 1910 totaled S2,96S,265.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
|M!IIii5Ii!!iIS
How | Reduced Living Expenses
In City with Back Yard Garden.
BY WALLACE ELVEIGH.

soil being rich IN organic matter and eonss-
quentIy in nltrates, the plants showed a
tendency TO an abnormal growth Of vine,
while the production OF fruit was notioeably
retarded I have since learned that It -
useless to attempt to grow any plant that
produces pods and fruit with the possible
exception Of the tomato, on soil that in its
unmolested state will grow a dense and per-
sistent crop Of weeds.
A neighbor who had spent a few years OF
his early married life on the farm had told
me not to spade the ground TIL the Jumps
turned up by the spade could be easily and
finely puIverized by the garden rake This
time came about April 10. I spaded the
ground to a depth Of about six inches and
puIyerized the upturned soil till It was as
mellow as the proverbial ash heap.
Ipurehased my supply Of seed from a sub
urban grocer who carried q complete assort-
rnent OF garden seeds put up in small pack
ages by a reputable seed house. followed
the directions printed on each package as
to the time and method Of planting. begin
ming with lettuce and radishes and finishing
the planting season with tomato plants which
were obtained from a nearby greenhouse.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Few Telephone Systems.

The telephone and typewriting machine
were once considered luXuries In most OF the
large European cities. For long time It
was only the first hotels that boasted Of hav-
ing private telephone service. As a German
hotelkeeper told an American lady, " One OF
the reasons why Americans like to come to
our hotel is because We have telephone serv-
ice" He forgot TO explain that the appa-
ratus was so large and complicated that Il
took some time to learn how to use IT. Every
large business in Europe today Is provided
with telephones many OF which are OF Amer
ican make, though the private switchboard
is still little used. In France II is even now
consideSed a great luxury to have a tele-
phone in ones home
II Is the American business men who went
abroad taking their secretaries and often
their machines with them that taught Euro
peans the value Of a typewriter in the con-
duct OF business
Gradually foreign business men realized
how much time they lost by writing out all
their business correspondence in longhand.
Now there is scarcely a business house or
hotel without a typewriter OF American man
Ufacture. All the companies have their agen-
cles in Europe. Their ofices are crowded all
day with travelling business men debating
correspondence IN nearly every hIlO"u IAN
guage and sending It to all parts OF the globe.
Another popular American machine is the
linotype, though in some Of the German and
Italian cities type is still set by hand They
are also using American Quadruple presses to
print papers. Half OF the newspapers OF
England are printed on American presses or
on English presses made after American
models
Even in more practical inventions and man
ufactures most of the Europeans have been
quick about adopting American ideas. Some
ten years ago baths and elevators were ex-
tremely scarce in the largest cities. A IA
mlllar sign printed on hotel omnibuses. de-
signed TO attract Americans. was Baths
and a lift" which meant baths and an ele-
vator. Many Of the hotels in Germany. Eng
land, and France were remodeled and torn
down 10 provide these American comforts.
The new apartment buildings are providing
for these American comforts, though few Of
the Office buildings have more than small
hand power elevators.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

-OR they can conquer who believe they
= can.-Virgil
Everything is difficult at frst.-From
the Chinese.
Who accepts from another sells his
own freedom.-From the German.
Accident is commonly the parent Of dis
order.-Gibbons.
That which we acquire with difficulty We
retain the longest.-Colton.
Act in the valley so that you need not fear
those who stand on the hill.-From the
Danish
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Net Profit Was 1910.

To my surprise found the task OF cult
waiting the different plants comparatively
easy one. BY devoting one hour each ever
ing after working hours kept the garden in
excellent shape. The mellow. fertile soil,
the warm sunshine. and an occasional rain
did the rest.
Ny wife was so deeply interested in the
venture that she kept an account Of every
thing produced by the plot. Her dgures are
almost unbelievable.
Counting what We used on our Own table.
together with fresh vegetables sold our
neighbors. this small plot OF ground yielded
S76 30 in vegetables. The actual time con-
sumed in preparing the ground. planting the
seed. and tending and harvesting the crop
amounted to $3.50, leaving a net balance
Of $50 10 profit.
Adding to this very satisfactory pront the
value Of the fact that we had fresh vegeta-
bles for our own table. It can be seen that
my venture was by no means disappoInt-
ment.
One OF the surprises OF the attempt was
the income derived from the sale OF sweet
peas. From a trench eleven feet long my
wife sold ST.6O worth OF flowers The green.
house proprietor from whom purchased my
tomato plants was eager to take all the
flowers We had for sale.
This year have permission TO groTy vege
tables on an adjoining lot 6Ox15O feet. ex-
pect not onlS to produce enough vegetables
including potatoes. cabbage, celery. sweet
corn, and squash. to supply Us for year, but
TO have enough to sell the neIghbors to me-
me a reasonable compensation for the time
consumed in growing and caring for the
crop.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
American Business Methods
Are Being Adopted in Europe.
By JOHN TRAINOR. =

TWENTY-FTVE years ago all the con-
tinent, and even the British. were so
overpowered by our manufactures and
trades that they did not like TO hear
about them. They laughed at our am
bition and asked Of what earthly benefit are
so many trades and enterprises.
Today Europeans are no longer frightened
by the term strenuous Americans: and
are eager TO learn all they can as to how
business is conducted in this country All
Of the nations Of Europe except Great Brit
ain are sufficiently radical that when they
discover the superiority OF our ways, they
are ready to adopt them. The first change
came when the old fashioned .coupes were
ousted for the more luxurious and fast speed
ing Pullman.
Some ten years ago Germany started build
ing corridor trains. As soon as the other
countries learned that Germany was build
ing her cars after American models they
also undertook the same work. The special
trains used by the ocean liners to carry pas
sengers from the cities to the steamers were
the frst to be run as express trains
Most OF the European railroads are owned
by the government and It took the officials
some time to learn. that in oar country a
parlor car to be worthy Of this title must
have luxurious seats. Instead Of having
upholstered seats that can be turned at will.
most European parlor cars have small COM
partments with two benches that hold from
six to eight passengers. usually resulting
in a contest as to who shall get the seats
facing the engine