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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
SLEUTH HAS VERY HARD JOB
Is Going to Ask the Legislature to
Pass New Law Making Burglary
Capital Offense.

Policeman Mccarthy Of the Union
Market station, saw three men loiter
ing in the vicinity Of Goldstein &
Miilnger's jewelry store on the Eas,
side at three o'clock in the morning
"Aha:' he says, "1'll sleuth some
And he did. He hid in a doorway
Soon he saw two Of the men boost the
third over the front transom.
"Aha!" says he, "Tll pinch EN-
But he didn't The two fled, leaving
the third inside the store, making a
most careful inventory Of the stock
as is done by all burglars in the best
sets.
Come out'r there!" ordered McCar
thy, but the burglar merely hoisted
his hand to a position at right angles
with his face, placed his thumb
against his nose, and wiggled his dex.
ter tingers-a most uncompromising
position.
Come in and get me, yer big stiff,'
he finally muttered.
THAT l will, me bucko, and twill
be no ladylike reception you'll re-
ceive when l make your acquaint-
ance," muttered Mccarthy. The rob.
ber's fingers continued to sway back
and forth.
Mccarthy got a box and tried to
climb over. He couldn't reach the
transom. The robber advised him
% set a ladder. So Mccarthy got a
barrel and put his box on top of it.
Thus he managed to reach the tran
som. The burglar encouraged him.
You're doing fine, you big stiff,'' he
remarked.
You'll be doing finer when I reach
reach you," puffed Mccarthy. Then
he tried to wriggle in, as the bur-
glar had done The robber was vol
lble with advice. Move a little to
he left, fatty" he jeered. Keep on
coming, or wait until I get some
grease and oil your sides.''
Thus encouraged, Mccarthy came
through until he was amidship-and
hen he stuck, for no human being
ever said Mccarthy was syIphlike.
The robber got busy. He collected
nice little missiles llike Jumps of
2oaO and bcmbaTded the wedged.in
Mccarthy.
Come on; yer doin' fine" he
leered.
There was (. supreme effort, and
with a mighty "Oof!" Mccarthy wrig-
gled through and, like a ton Of bricks,
.anded upon the little robber.
Charles Schwartz, nuchly battered,
s held On burglary charge, and Nc
Carthy is going to ask the legislature
TO pass a law SO ne can be sent to
he electric chair.-Pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
On Safe Ground.

Whenever, on one Of his rare holi.
days, Captain Goldby went to the
city, he took some young relative
with him as special treat. On one
such occasion he told his seventeen
year-old grandson, whom he had
with him, that they would "dine at
real rest rant, and get taste of
fancy cooking"
When they were at last seated in
the great dining-room, the grandson
waited impatiently while the captain
reak the bill of fare completely
through without omitting single
article, whether domestic or foreign
in title. At last he sighed, and
handed the card across the table to
the boy.
You choose what you like, sor-
n.y." he said, with a sigh. "As for
me, | reakon as I've already eat
more herrin' than any other man
livin', l might as well stow away
little more. It's al'ays agreed with
me. 80 far. THE Youths Compar-
ion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
D0yI POISON YOURSELF WITH MERCURY
That's What You May do if You
Take Calomel Because Calomel
is Form of Mercury.

If you ask druggist for hi-chlo-
ride of mercury, he will give it to
YOU in a red label bottle marked
POISON. Calomel is also chloride
Of mercury, as your doctor will tell
vou and, as everybody knows, mer-
curry is poison.
When you think you need dose
of calomel, instead of whipping your
liver up with the mercury it con-
+ains 90 to E. T. Whitehead Com
panv's drug store and pay fifty cents
for p hottie of Dodson's Liver-Tone,
a nure vegetable liquid that starts
tho liver TO action just as surely as
calonel does and is perfectly mild
and harmless, with no bad after
effects No restriction Of habit or
diet is necessary.
Dodson's Liver-Tona gives such
nerfect satisfaction in curing consti-
nation and torpid liver that E. /.
Whitehead Company will give the
money back to any person who tries
E and does not find it perfect sub
stitute for calomel.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
FEEDING BABIES.
Needless Slaughter OF The Inn0CentS
Results from Improper Feeding.

One hundred and sixty babies will
be born in North Carolina tomor-
row. Thirty-two Of these will die
within year. Over half Of these
deaths will occur becaust of improp-
er feeding. Breast fed babies have
ten chances of living to the bottle
fed baby's one. Mothers should
nurse their babies il they possibly
can. Mothers milk IS the only natu-
raj and perfect food for baby.
Immediately after birth do not
give artificial food while waiting for
the milk supply to come. Give him
nothing but cool boiled water.
Never give ice water. During the
! first forty-eight hours after birth
his greatest need is rest. Give him
all the water he will take; at least a
tablespoonful three or four times a
day. He will not starve.
Nurse the baby by the clock.
meals at all hours" cause indiges-
ton in babies as we'll as adults. Do
not feed the baby every time he
cries. Crying is usually a sign of
discomfort. Nursing may mean
more discomfort. Often he is thirs-
ty. Do not think he is crying from
temper until you are sure there are
no other causes. Feed new baby
every two hours during the daytime
and once or twice during the night.
After he is four or five weeks old -,
nursing every three hours during
the day and once at night is suffi.
cient.
1t you suspect that you have not
enough milk, that your milk does
not agree with the baby, or if any
other question arises, ask the doctor
before changing him to the bottle.
He may be able to remedy the diff
Guilty. Your own diet may be too
rich or too poor in certain food
properties. Perhaps you are over
worked or worried, OF you may lacl:
sleep: fresh air, or exercise. All
these affect the mothers milk sup
ply and may make it injurious to the
little one.
Do not be content with advice OF
neighborhood erandmothers con.
cerning the baby. Know the best
life saving and health giving me.
thods of child hygiene and apply
them faithfully. Secure a copy of
Holt's Care and Feeding of In
fants." rs cents, or write to the
State Board of Health for their free
bulletin on the same subject.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
PROP PER HOUSING OF POULTRY
Chief Requisites Of Building Arc
DryneSs, Perfect Ventilation and
Plenty OF Sunlight.
(By y. L. CELEBRITY

Frequently poultry keepers COM
plain bitterly Of the failure Of their
owls TO show profit. when the whole
,ault lies in detective housing.
Poultry lead an entirely artificial
ife when they live penned in a run,
oT even when at liberty and provided
With sleeping g-house-that is to say
hey have their food provided them
and do not sleep in the trees, as their
natural instinct would teach them.
It is simply the difference between
sleeping in & house and sleeping in
:rees that upsets them. When they
10 the latter. they may not lay well
out they keep their health. More than
12f the diseases modern fowls suffer
are caused primarily by this defective
housing.
The chief requisites of house are
hat it should be weather-proof, so
nat whatever the inclemency Of the
season, the fowls keep dry. It must
1e provided with ample ventilation
and SHOULD have a sunny aspect.
The sun is life to all animals, and
ne more fowls set OF it, the better
Yet, sometimes. fowl houses are
placed in dark, secluded corners, and
Quilt to admit hardly any light. A
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT OXFORD.
Whlskey Paetaken by Accused and
Jurors While Case is Goiaq On.

Oxford, May 2.-Quite an unex-
pectec turn was taken in the case
being tried here, state VS. Dock Al
ken and Raul Tingen for breaking
in the Seaboard depot at Creedmoor.
About II o'clock when tie solicitor
was speaking in the case it was dis
covered that the defendant Aiken
had engaged room the night before
at boarding house for himself and
friends as he expressed it TO the
iandlady. 1t turned out that these
friends were two of the jurors sit
ting On the case. One OF the jurors
had received by express a package
of whiskey and both last night and
this morning the three were known
20 have been drinking together in
the room, one Of them having slept
last night with the defendant.
AS soon as the matter was present
ed to Judge Carter he dismissed the
case and ordered the defendant All
ken and two Jurors, J. A. Adock
and j. D. Burchett, in the custody
of the officer. He also ordered bills
Of indictment to be drawn to be pre-
sented to the grand jury. The
jurors were put under bonds Of $500
each and Aiken $500 in addition to
the bond IN the original case against
him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Her Personal Plate,

A young girl who has great many
valuable small belongings and never
loses any of them, says that it Is
solely because OF her plan Of marking
everything distinctly with her full
name and town and country address
For her parasols and umbrellas she
has a set of small silver plates OF OBJ
long shape and with screw equipped
ends, which are readily detached from
a handle and put upon another one
Her golf sticks, tennis racquets, hand
luggage and the valuable collars which
her dogs wear are marked in the
same manner and on all OF her toilet
articles she has plate markings which
cannot be obliterated or easily
wrcnched Off.
The first cost of these plates was
not very great, although all are OF
solid silver, ard they were accumn
lated so gradually that the money was
not missed from her allowance.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
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'@" ".~~, -, - f.h f.h. .y-~---

= co'ory-house thai supplies plenty
II fresh air 70 The chicks. Six feet
eng, GHo feet SIX inches wide, tWo
;ee+ four inches nigh in front, eighteen
ncfes high in The back.
3oultry-housc should always, if pos
sib!e, be placed on ground sloDing
slightly away from it, then in tile wet
,,,.~,a41-- tl4c 4.s44I GEe.Iiio NAY II me
ground is quite level the rain off thu
'oOf shows q tendency to remain in
he form CT puddIes.
A trench should be dug to carry it
away, or better still, there should be
q spout on the roof to carry the wet
away down 10 a down spout connected
WITH 2 surface drain.
It IS important that the ground
around tEe house, as well as the house
itself, be kept DRY, as fowls never do
vel on vet land.
Special attention should be paid to
the roof. The caves should overlap
some three inches, and It is al the
better # built Of stoutcc wood than
the walls.
There is nc necessity to cover the
roof with faIC, provided it receives a
good dressing of tar at first and z
further coat each ysar. On no ac-
count make the roof Ct corrugated
zinc.
Such 9, house -iN be cold in the
winter and hot in the summer. Il the
poultry-leepcr has some sheets Of
this very useful a-ticle-f0r such i
certainly js-make o Toc1 OF tim
boards and put t1a zinc on top.
Fer lle floor, the earth needs to be
beaten down quite hard and q dress
ing OF some inches OF sand or light
dry earth PVT On top. II the soil is
clayey, it. is better to have q wooden
fioor, for il must be dry.
N any case, observe scrupulous
cleanliness. removing al droppinSs
once a week and taking care there is
never any smell.
Ventilation is a subject better IN
ferstood now than formerly. We IL
dulge il mere Of it for ourselves and
more for the fowls. Yet for them as
for ourselves, We must not forget that
the thing can be ovardone and that
good deal depends upon the location
Of the house and the outside tempera
ture.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Unreasonable Wcman.

Although much has been said and
written on the subject, we do not yet
realize how desperately lonely won.
an can be in thinly settled farming
community. Probably no one can ever
realize il except the woman herself.
They had taken Seth Hodgkins
wife to the state insane asylum. The
day after she left him. Seth-who had
been a good husband to her from the
date of her tin-wedding anniversary
to the date Of he? silver-wedding, and
through ali the Intervening anniver
saries-Which there had been no par
ties to elebrate-received a visit OF
condOlence from his nearest neighbor
two miles away.
Seth turned from sink piled high
with dirty dishes, TO clear a chair fo1
his guest.
Il shall have to hire more help. II
year." he said.
Il always supposed that Harriet en-
ioyed good health said the sym.
pathizing friend.
Harriet Hodgkins' husband looked in
dazed and futile inquiry from the
spraWly pattern on the bright new Oil.
cloth that she had bought with the
carefully saved egg-money to the view
from the kitchen window, wide
snowy field, some tall, funereal ever
green-trees and a patch of darkening
Sky. The kitchen did not face the
road.
Il cannot understand he said
what allied Harriet She has hardly
been out of this kitchen for fifteen
years."-Youth's COMPANION.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Is II EcoEGDy ?

The other day | saw a big head
line in q St. Louis m3rhet paper,
"Arkansas cattle 1T 81 So" The
price was q record. Yet the same
paper had ether cattle from Missou-
ri and Illinois %8. There was only
one thing made the difference anu
that was a bull. Arkansas saved
the PAIGE on one bull and lost $40
per head on carload Of cattle. Is
that economy? They saved $50 first
cost in the bull and lost 500 on one
carload Of cattle w. p. Harmed, in
The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Let The Child Grew Up With F!oWers.

Don't you know that little child
whose mind from the beginning IS
filled with beautiful and interesting
things concerning the growing world
about her, will not grow spiteful or
envious or unhappy? She will be so
busy and happy grubblng and sing
ing in her garden that she won't
have time to speak i'll Of her neigh
Dor. When she thinks of her it will
be to carry her flowers and fruits.
Of course my system Of child train
ing has drawbacks. You rever saw
alovelier clump OF Chinese sacred
lilies than | had been saving for an
entertainment. ] heard Margaret
singing down by the COW lot and
went down there for her, just in
time to see the last sacred lily bud
disappear down the Jerseys throat,
/, and by the way, never saw cow
smile before, but / give you my
word that beast was so pleased, she
was smiling. | was there and | saw
her.
Of course the child knew no bet
ter, so | tried to explain, telling her
cow didn't eat flowers, that for
her dinner she had grass
But this isn't her dinner, you
know. Aunt Lucy; it's cow party,
and at cow parties, cows always eat
lilies. Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, i'll
The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Cotton Manufacture

Tic cotton manufacture was IL.
troduced into Europe by the Arabs
EI5l1rahm hma1 III, about the year $50,
caused it to be commenced in Spain,
frcn which country it spread slowly
t. other European LANDS. He also
established extensive manufactures Of
silk ana leather, and Interested him
self much III the culture OF the silk
worm. The Arabs were also the au-
thors Of the art Of printing calicoes
by wooden blocks, a great improve
ment On the old operation OF paint
ing by hand.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Paid Eron,rtionate Share.

4 peer fellow having with ditnoulty
procured an audience OF the duke Of
Newcastle. told his grace he only
came to solicit him for something to-
wards a support, ard as they were Of
tie same family, both being descend-
ed from Adam, hoped he should not
De refused. Surely not" said the
duke, surely not-there IL q penny
for You, and If all tho rest OF your
relations will give you al much you'M
be a richer man than / am"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Cannot Eliminate Love.

A periodical devoted to the drama
pleads for plays based on some ono
ton other than love. The di1hculty
In producing such plays is that every
play must have hero. and In making
e hero The playwright. as we'll - bis
audience, almost inevitably adopts the
view expressed two thousand yearo
ago by q scribe on one Of the dead
walls of Pompeii: "lle who has never
loved woman Is not q gentleman"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
UnWise Comment,

How much wiser would a man Ap-
pear il he reserved his comments.
The othcc d2y woman said, X hear
thar Valenciennes lace IL going to be
the wear again" is it?" gro~!ed
her husband "l'll bet you an oil we'll.
then, it's something that doesn't cost
cent under - cents a yard" Ana
his wife, seeing that he had cinch.
was silent, and would not stay in ana
call Eiin,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Point 20 RcmemhAr.

It was the ballet master who spoke.
The occasion was the rehearsal In
London OF the Walpurgis scene In
GroEods Faust" He chided: "Loi-
dies. loidies, take yer 'ands OF yer
lis, yer not dancing on 'Amrstead
cath; yer dancin' in ell"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09

"I told that dub he was foolish TO
he counting so many girls
How did it turn out?'
"As you might expect. His expenses
we're SO heavy that he got behind win
his board and had to marry his lano'
LADY,"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Q [>z2EGGo Of Many
5:,cff GS,rf + .Igezs Deaths.
v ayT~yTfgE
VII. ~ y Ill

e j. q disease prevailing III this
~vrno@e dangerous because SO decep-
-I \ tt!Ay$ tive. Many sudden
r :. E....t==3=4 deaths are caused
3 ,-@>i-5 by it-l1eart dis
III Ei</ ~ case, pneumonia,
= }>t ~ : heart failure or
.- f.. \ u, = aPonlcxy arc often
! lN< \SI thc result of kid
Il I E5 rev disease. Il
Il ! X i--i kidney trouble is
- ,l53 i - aiioWcdtoadv
~. ~,1-~ r., neutrality-suspicious.
>-...-..~~--0 8, ed blood viii at
.... ,..4l organs, Causing catarrh of
adder. h:.,y'--;,,:5t or sediment in
-.ac, l-col o-.-c. back ache, lame
,.iz..l25s, >l~-n- -css-1ess, nervous
.- t'5c Kidneys themselves breaL.
a...l o.-r-S oV-cy cell by cell.
,.4r .-@ra-cs almost always result
e ,.-r,., t-.lc-,t Cf the kidncvs and
p E--... that organ Is obtained
~. .,.F'. 1c- treatment Of tie KID
.--.s1.z- root co-rects Inability to
81. .t.. ..-- e-->+--tt, i'-'@4t III passing IL,
~. .,.f th2t unpleasant necessity
..--3el 20 50 often through
-..-. 70 Gct uT many times during
b. he mild and immediate effect
IT,. ->oo-. lie great kid;ley remedy
y r-.---11d. i stands the highest be-
L, -e-,'c~,,2hlc health restoring
--- = t-;al viii convince arvC1.s.
..,,-2oo- is r,c&sa1:t to take and is
,E- I'll rug ;i@ts il fiftv-ccIlt and
,,,- .,.s bo,tle5. You NAV have a
. Re md Z book t'Iat tells all
'.r,.' sit free ~ mail. Address,
..sl.a~ T. &c., bl1gI,antor,, \. Y.
v--...-.r :--c"tion reading this gen
..-r ~ It's paper. Don't make
-..--rs,e, l..,t remember tiia name,
--.r Gtt Go.i { let = dealer sell
..- ,..,..g - r --.~a oS .5Warlp-Eoo--
,s r. g., vi. &c disappointed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Dir-uroirted CF.ce Soekers.

a man viii gc3 SO mad because tho
lob he wanted was given to sn'heone
alse that he VIII spend weeks fight
ng the appointing power. purely on
principle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
Tha+ Ia Natural.

Mrs Townsley-So Hiram sharp
pirl Fife has become q music teacher.
Hepzibah-Yes; we call her LII
Sharp.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
I;re fcr YO.r Ewes

Use icr Your Eyes.
Our eyes are meant for more than
preventing us from falling over ob-
stacies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09

Do Won take The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09
lE6lTH 70 MOTHER AND CHliO.f

f"~rov'a SooTIIG,G SYRUP has bccn
... .-r SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS ot
..' a,~ thc.r CHILDREN " Hll~lt
r.l'.2 PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t
- CETLg. GOFTI.NS the & MS:
AIN. CURES WIND COL1C, and
..,.~iy f. DIAER-EC:A. 1t is alb
.~s. PC sure ard ask for Mrs.
...r S,-rup,'' ard rake 10 other
-.1 ,cIlts bottle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-09

= co'ony-house that supplies plenty
II fresh air 20 the chicks. Six feet
eng, EHo feet SIX inches wide, TWO
:ee+ four inches high in front, eighteen
nci1es high in The nac.t.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-15
ARTIST
 IS WITH Us

The Vancouver World speaks in the following glowing terms Of Con rad selmyhr, who arrived in skag- ssy yesterday to sketch some of the beauty places of the district.
 MT. Conrad selmyhr, one of the worlds foremost artists, Is in Van couver awaiting the departure of the Princess May for Alaska, where he goes to procure material for his eel ebrated paintings, which he expects to exhibit in one of the great art sa- Ions in Europe. together with sever al he has painted in the United states, since his arrival in America, last April.
 NIT. selmyhr has visited and pro duced repiieas of some of the won derful scenery in the Glacier Nat ionai Park.
 Mir. James J Hill, the railroad msgnate. whose collection of art pie tures. worth t100,0OO, is reputed to be incompatible in America, became interested in Mr. seImyhr. and was fortunate enough to secure his fa- nous painting "The Norwegian Fiords," one of the great artists masterpieces picture which lives.
 "I have heard so much of Alaska and it's scenery that I feel I must go there. I do SO hope ! shall get sunshine and not rain as fear, from what hear, that it is wet there, but I am very hopeful and think shall return to Vancouver with some good sketches" said the artist when interviewed in his apart ment in the Vancouver Hotel last night. This is indeed beautiful country"
 Mr. selmyhr comes from Tromsoe, Norway. "the land of perpetual sun. He is an artist in every sense of the word and A glimpse oS one of his works was an enyiable treat He was awarded gold medals at the Brussels University in1900. and at Buenos Ayres Centennial In 1e19- HIS.
 The scenery in parts of America he has visited is, he says, very like that in his own land and he can see no reason why artists should leave America to obtain portraits as there Is unlimited beautiful scenery here,
 Mir. selmyhr went over the White Pass today as far as Bennett. He intends remaining here for several days until nc can sketch some of the moro interesting scenic places in the skagway district, where he has discovered that the sun shines almost continuously
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-15
TAFT VETOES
 TARIFF BILL

Washington, Aus l5-Presiden' TaFs. at a late hour yesterday after noon vetoed the steel biu recentls passed by congress, which provided for a reduction oT the tariff on that article oG manufacture. He gave as his reason for vetcing the bin that he believed it's passage would bs disastrous to the steA industry cf tb' United States.
 Auer the measure was returned hy the president with his disaPPro- vat. it was immediately taken up by inc house and passed by a large ma. foritv vote It is believed that the senate win follow the wishes Of the president and refuse to pass it over HfS head.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-15
DENIS. NOMINATE CoLoUITTE
 AND SHOUT FOR BAILEY

El Paso, Aug. Ex-Governor Col quite was renominated yesterday al the Democratic state convention During the nominating speech tho name of Senator Bailey was mention ed which caused a storm of appiaus For thirty minutes the convention members shouted and threw up thei hats for the popular senator. The demonstration was the widest ever given . avorite son in the Lone Star State.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-15
CALLS BOWERS
 4 LOBBYIST

Washington, Aug i5--Senator Hitchcock In speech before the Senate yesterday charged the Alaska Fish Commissioner Bowers with lobbying in an effort to delay action on the bill affecting the proposed treaty with Great Britain. Japan and Russia for the protection of the seal off the Alaska coast.
 Hitchcock says that Bowers is un- der the influence of Senator Elkins who is interested in the Northern Commercial company which has con troI of the Pribilon Islands