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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
Death Of Mrs. j. 7. Phelps.

Mrs. ]. T. Phelps, wife of }. l..
Phelps, died at her home near
Speeds July 5th, and WIS laid to rest
in family burrying ground July 9th.
Mrs. Phelps IS uorn May 18th,
1875, making ,:oc stay on earth 81
years one month and 20 days. She
left husband and eight children to
mon.? her loss. Soon after her
a., two of her children was taken
:. q numbered with her in the
graves. She would often say, while
she was sick, she wanted to go home
She called her little girl the day be-
fore she died and said she wanted
her to come and go with her. At the
time of her death her little girl was
seriously i'll with Bright's Disease
and the following Tuesday her little
soul went home with her mother.
Oh, it was so hard for us to give her
I'D and to part from her loved ones.
I believe our loss is her eternal gain.
| All that loving hands could do was
done, but to no avail, she could stay
with us no longer, the Lord wanted
her with him, so he took her in the
: blessed Beyond, where there will be
no more sorrow and no more pain
We hated to part from her, but the
Lord knew better than we did. The
Lords will must be done, not ours
She seemed to be patient all through
her illness and was ready and willing
to go when the Lord called for hel
to 20 with him she said she was will
ing to go and said the Lord wa:
waiting for her and she wanted t
go. Oh, how sad it was for her hus
band and little ones. She leaves ;
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs. G
= L. Lilly, two sisters and three bro
theirs, Mrs. D. E. Mizell, Of Hobgood
Miss Sallie Lilly, of Palmyra, MIR. F
Z. Lilly, Of Fentress, Va, Mr.. R. S
q Lilly, of Fountain, to mourn the los
Of loving sister. She was a con
slant member of the Primitive Bap
list church at Mount Zion and wa
always ready to attend church whel
her health would admit. She wa
ready to lend a helping hand to an
of her friends and neighbors as lon,
as she was able to get about. Sh
= was a kind and loving wife an,
mother. But weep not dear child
rem for your precious mother.
. In the grave yard softly sleeping
i Where the trees gently waving,
y Lies the one we love SO dearly.
In her lone and silent grave
# Thou are not forgotten mother,
- Nor wilt thou ever be
u AS long as life and memory lasts
Il We will remember thee.
- :. Her loving hands are folded.
~ Her loving face from earth ig gone
Is Her trials are all ended and
l. Her heavenly crown is won
How sweet to steal away from strif
And sleep on natures breast,
To leave a weary, troubled life.
And go to endless rest.
At HER SISTER SALLIE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

And now comes Mr.. E. J. Justice,
of Greensboro, with the announce
ment that he will be a candidate
against Senator Lee S. Overman in
the Senatorial campaign next year.
He will make full announcement of
platform and reasons for entering
the contest little later on in the
campaign. Here is one that will
not support him, it makes no differ
ence what his reasons are for run
ming or what his platform may be.
We are against him from first tc
last.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

1t did not take Mr.. Wilson long to
find out that there was a strong
lobby around the capitol, and yet
there are members of Congress who
have served around the capitol fo1
years who claim that they did not
know it. They surely must be OF
such small influence or blind anc
could not see or hear a thing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

He Reports His Experience in Johnson
Willis Hospital, Richmond.

Richmond, Va, July 2S.-On my
back at the Johnson-Willis hospital,
| am sending Christian greetings to
the editor and all my friends and
brethren as we'll as the readers OF
THE COMMONWEALTH. With agony
of soul which no language that | can
summon can express, sadness at the
grief and distress that the painful
separation brought to wife, and
loved ones. that | was leaving, be-
cause Of the new and untried ex-
perience that awaited me, came to
this place to put myself in the hands
Of these skilled specialists. Drs.
Johnson and Wills. On Wednesday
morning l reported at the institu-
tuition. Soon | was in the hands OF
that noble Christian gentleman, Or.
Preston. who gave me the most
thorough examination ever under
went. and was ordered to report to
the hospital not later than eight
o'clock. This | did and not long
thereafter the preparation for the
operation began.
The next morning was up drink
ing in the heavenly ozone and watch
ing with eager interest the busy
throng as they went too and fro
when suddenly one Of the nurses
these angels of mercy, came to me
and said that they wanted to pre-
pare me for the operation, soon t
take place, and it would be neces
: sary for me to go to my room ant
, to bed. And as obedience to tn
, "powers that be-, is an apostolic in
junction, l at once obeyed. Yer.
soon the janitor, merry, cheer.
soul, a son Of Ham, was on hand, h
said, to prepare me for what wa
= soon to follow, as he told me Of thi
part of the preparation, | though
, needless, but later l found absolute
!, ly essential.
Thus prepared l was put on
rolling couch and carried from thir
l to first floor, where my quarter
e have been ever since. | there IN
, patiently awaited the time for tn
: operation. | waited several hours
During these long hours the pre-
ence of my loved child, Mrs. Mo
l. gan, and that prince Of good mel
|, Mr.. Ben Vinson, was indeed ic
It and delight to me. | insisted tn;
n they so to dinner, and they hf
hardly left the house before | W;
sent for and carried to the opera
l. ing room on the third floor. Reali
IS ing that living or dying | was Il
J. Lords, | placed myself in His han
# and the surgeons. DR.. Willis, wi
:, stands at the head Of the list amor
the most skilled, did the work. 0
- how sick | was for a while, al
3, when over and | was brought ba
a to my room how my soul did ma
n Nifty the Lord for giving such SIX
n to men.
:, | have Eeen on my back ever sir
1 and as patiently as can waiting
re the time when | can go to my low
Ill ones and loved work.
IN A. G.. WILCOX
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

We quite agree with the Whining
ton Star when it says:
after all, about the best way for
a Congressman to act in the matter
of postoffice recommendation is to
pick his man and name him straight
out, without any monkey business.
Hand and letter primaries and suit
cases full of endorsements are snares
and pitfalls"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Secretary of State William j.
Bryan says that he is compelled to
continue his lectures in order to sup
plement his salary to meet living ex-
penses. Well he just loves to talk
any how and the people love to hear
on all occasions.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
A writer that has had occasion tt

observe closely is quoted as saying:
president Wilson is receiving the
most stalwart support from the pub
lie that any president has received
in fifty years, and any Democrat or
patriot who cannot approve the
leadership Of President Wilson
should certainly have his sanity, pa
triotism, or intelligence examined
by an expert because he is evidently
wrong in one or more of these
points,"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

What has ever become of what
little movement there was to placing
a Confederate monument in the
town of Scotland Neck? We want
to see a monument erected in this
end of Halifax county and in this
town. Let us begin action along
this line right away.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Governor Craig calls a special ses-
sion of the legislature to meet on
September oath to be in session for
a period of twenty days. The freight
rate question and that of constitu-
tional changes will be the special
work of the session.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

The Charlotte Evening Chronicle
speaks truth when it says:
Everybody is agreed. unless 1t is
the railroads, that North Carolina IS
entitled to better freight rates. The
thing to do is to get them
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS T. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
iftaken then 40 q tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or sicken. Csc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Some startling information is be-
ing brought out in the lobby inves-
tigation now being made by the
Democratic Congress. Mulhall says
that the lobby worked to control the
entire government.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
Thursday, July 81, 1913.

We are told that a single mill IN
Maine uses 1000 cords of paper
birch each year in the manufacture
of toothpicks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
Two Kinds OF Sin.

That old adage to the effect that
children and fools speak the truth
may explain the answer given by
youngster in one of the parochial
schools when being questioned as tC
the catechism.
"What are the two kinds of sin
John?'' he asked
"Moral and national. he replied
Newark News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiscptic Anodyne. used in
ternally and externally Price Csc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Spend few minutes to find out
whether a thing is worth doing be-
fore you spend hours in doing it.
The Youths Companion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31
THE PRESS CONVENTION.

meeting of the North Carolina Press
Association which met in Asheville
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. The home of the editors dur
ing their stay in the mountains was
the Langren Hotel, situated almost
in the heart Of the city, yet 1t is not
crowded around with buildings to
make it the least unpleasant in the
very warmest weather. The Lam
gren is fireproof building, hand
somely furnished from bottom to top
and the management certainly spares
nothing to make their guests feel at
home and enjoy their stay while un-
der their roof. This hotel is especi-
ally popular with tourists and the
travelling public generally.
The sessions or the association
were held in the large assembly hall
of the Langren. The interesting
program was carried out pretty well
and we believe much good to the
craft will be as result of the dis
cussions brought out, especially in
regard to putting all subscription
list on a cash in advance system.
Among those from outside the
State invited to speak were Mr.. W.
L. Gonzales, of The State, Columbia,
S. c., and Mr.. w. w. Finley, presi-
dent of the Southern Railway. Both
these gentlemen read very able pa
pers that were.teeming with thought
for reflection. Governor Locke
Craig visited the convention hall one
morning, as he said to pay his re-
spects to the press, and was called
for and made a short talk.
The pleasure side of the conven
ton consisted of Dutch luncheon
given by the management of the
Langren hotel; a trolley ride ovel
the city and theatre party at thu
Majestic, by the board Of trade; ant
a trip to Waynesville, given by Tn
enterprising citizens of that growing
hustling mountain town; and las
but not least was the banquet tend
cred the editorial party by the own
ers of the new million dollar hoteI
the Grove Park Inn. Arriving a
the hotel the editors were show
over the entire building, after whic
an eight course luncheon was served
. This hotel is something marvelou
and is a wonder to behold. 1t is Ii
Gated on the west side of Sunse
mountain and is built of rock just {
they were pulled from the mountain
, without any cutting or polishing
and the outside walls stand out in
rough, jagged shape, while the il
side is polished and smoothed u
: The rooms are furnished with OF
furniture. The statement is mao
r that every piece of material and 6
r furnishing that could be procured
North Carolina was used.
There are many things that cou
; be said about the trip, and weste1
8 North Carolina, but our space
limited this week, and we def
some things to write about late
o We cannot close without some wo
of praise for the railroads that c.
e ried and brought us safely, witho
} a single accident or mis-hap a
q short stop-overs. In making tt
trip we travelled by way Of Weldo
n Raleigh, Greensboro, Salisbury a
J. on to the mountains, using the
d lantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Ii
y and Southern Railway. We pra
- the s'bridges' that carried us oy
safely. In all, we travelled son
thing over nine hundred miles in {
ing and coming back and the ent
. trip was one of pleasure and emf
ment.
~ How Germs Travel.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Pretty Stenographer-If l marry
YOU give up salary of $25 week.
Arthur Goodlooks-Not at all. AS
a special privilege, you may keep on
working Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Entered at the postoffice at Scotland
Neck, N. c., as Second-Class Matter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-31

Piles Cured in 9 TO "a Il Il T =
Your druggist Will refund ms sas: NJ ] !.
OINTMENT 9i> fails TO cur" ..,i.r any % A.
Blind, bleeding or Proir re-, I.,c nd Ef'
The lrst application gi'eS
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19

Then followed long list Of the
0ames Of parties who are 10 serve rs
petit Jurors for the week beginning
Tuesday, july 22nd. and the process
verbal IL signed hy N. Delcambfe. D.
v. Mouret' +. g. Komeso Joseph 30
min, aud Jos. 4. Moore, Jury Commits
siuners. and witnessed by =. A. Pelle-
rim and J. A. Deeuir.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19
TRAGEDY At HOPE.

O.,e Of the most remarkable zee
Otds IN the c,,minology Of this
parish ie that whi,h cost the life
Or Peter Currado. an Italian lif"
convict at Hope convlet farm,
from the parish Of vr.milion, NJ
he hands Of Paris White, a neg.n
parlctde and also life r"nsir.
The negro assaulted the Italian
last Saturday night. after the la'
ter had retired 10 his couch, With
. pocket knife, INJECTING several
tai, wounds upon his body Ar
i leealt death ensned The pesi
MsrAing.
Coz RADIO, a few years ago, was u
u, p,,,,neDt member Of tht laiiaI'
Csluny At Abbev,lle. then lttt,ns ~
gagged IN mercantile aud f,,nlt,g
nt,teaits. He was sentenced ~
the l,eititentiary for life f., he
killing or Mike Maltese. on Rnsh
i as. l,lAntation. On June 4'h, 1909
~ .erlarpd that the man he hill
IA susi hla broi her, who was badly
WOuntled at the time, were mem
berH nf the Malta and connected
with the abduction aud murder oi
the Lamana child The trial nj
!, act.d d 4 great deal of atteDtion
Il the time, but the jury, after
hearing . large amount Of ttsil
nony, found him guilty Of murder
without csr,,al punishment. Al
the sli,,a Of H. l,,Ntcltlp, Casiad.
was UUDduc,,lg store ~ '.'an
and hAd III. management II ihs
Olant asiOU. whb |, heiong.h 10 l'
CLer, kte Land t.nIah, ~ ~ y
Or.eaus.
The rem, n,,in- "f The ,nnr'ier.'
man we're si,,i,,.'.l back 4" Abbe
| vltiu fvt inter ment. lie leaves !
i Ire aud Ave children tO mourn
The inexural,le DEGREES Of An unre
len,ing and cruel fate. Thougl
pOesiOly without other force thai
lthat q . coincident It II relate,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19
4 new INDUS
TRIAL UNIT.

The great essential feature necessary
for the growth Of city ~ hamlet is the
number of its pay rolls. When tho pay
roll grows we may expect progress
and prosperity. Therefore, when II is
learned that Mr.. +. A. Conrad has
erected = rice mill On the east side
which will start ita first seasons work
in the next ten or fifteen davs. there
| ahould he cause for cong, g,atulatinns to
this city and aincere thanks to Mt.
Conrad While the new industrial
units pay roll will not he very exten
sive especially at the beginning ut its
campaign yet there is broad field
Of possibility fn, Its future growth,
Encouraged by home people, II will
grow
The new mill IL q thoroughly inde
pendent organization, having no bond
on unien .f interest with any trnet or
combine. Nj. Conrad recognized the
fact that II might he difficult 10 keep
an industrial institution ahoat unde,
the generally existing conditions
that Ia, where the miller would have
To depend upon the open market For
his rough rice and in competition
with combined mills. HIS mill will
not he subject to surh condititshs. He
is himself cultiyating $50 acres Of rice
this wear. and at the present time the
prospects are very promising. lie es
poets TO harvest approximately 1900
sacks from hie own fields, which will
represent about one quarter Of the
Teche rice crop His own harvest md
aeme rice from others will afford his
mill n very fair titst yea, run.
The Tecl,e grown rice n noted M
posseseing In q high degree all of
thoae desirable qualities Of this cereal
1t il the ideal rice. and grows the
closest to perfection of any grown IN
this country. The Tacle rice Ia as
uniaue In ita possession Of the deei,a
ble qualities az is the rerique tobacco
grown In 81. James parish Try as
you may or will, there is n peculiar
blending of merits in the Teche grown
rice tha, cannct he had in rice grown
out Of this district. Mr.. Conrad, he
ing n clever and quick Judge IF rice.
ma we'll as grower, fecogni1ed these
facts and has made study OF them
with the view Of encouraging their lie
velopment TO the highest point,
The management Of THE mill is con
templating the practicability Of put
ting up some of its choicest grades of
rice in sealed packages for family use
These packages may vary in size to
sut the needs Of the customer and its
contents to he guaranteed in both
quality aud weight. BY this means
the superiority Of the Teche Grown
Rice may he thoroughly established
and In most convincing manner and
without fear Of substitution.
The new mill is located on the Hen
shaw tract on the eastside and has a
capacity of 200 sacks per day. The out
pmt Of this mill will be free goods and
may be shipped anywhere In any
quantities and invoiced by the mill To
the consignee.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19

here that he was born on the 1"th
day nf the month, he died on the
18th day of the mouth, and in the
18Th yen, Of The present century,
lie wac abont II years old.
nv faithful and ohedient service
he had gained the confidence If
the r.niten'iaiy authorities to the
extent nf being regarded M \
'u,nsty" Back at his old home a
movement was afont seeking hls
pardon 1t was endorsed hy the
members Of The trial jury and tho
court officials. II was 10 have
been presented ut the next scasion
nf The board nf pardona.
Just what brought about the
difficulty between tn,,ado and
II. nsgrn IL not altogether clear
from the reports coming to na mp
- 'hia W,i,irg. One version,
which has 4 ultusable face. IL 10
tie Effect that Ga.tado VAS assign
~ cr,tain camp duties aud White
waa appointed h,s assistant. Dur
ing The uungiass of the discharge
If these hu',ea the negro became
inanl'ing ~ ntta'ner aud abusing in
langnpe. ~ the point that Gorvado
l"at hia aelt ennt,nl and struck tho
negsn. The latter hided his frat
opportunity for ,eeking ven
g.anoe.
W hite was brought M IL this
rape and confined in one Of the
stnrl cages ni the parish jail 10
await trial for this. probably his
last. oH.nr. against he laws of
this atai. and humanity
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19
MARY STUART"
Three-Reel Edison Adapta-
ton from the Drama by
Frederick Schiller.

Reviewed by Louis ReevesH Harrison.
A beautiful spectacle, character
lied by exhaustive attention to de
tail and splendid acting, this pho
tu.drama ranks with the beat Of
it's kind. The settings are admir-
ably chosen; the Throne Room IN
terror crowns the designer With
glory, and the handling Of those
taking part in the large ensembles
reflects great credit ON the direc
tor. The costumes are among the
most elaborate and becOtning of
any ever shown on the screen.
All tho members Of tho Edison
Company seem to he al their best,
but the opportunity goee to the
PRINCIPALS. Marc Macl)eImott's
Interpretation of the Earl Of lei
cester and Bigelow Ooopct'a Of
Sir Edward Mortimer are beyond
compare, but the Mary Queen Of
scots Of Mary Fuller and the
Qneen Elizabeth Of Miriam Mes
bi.t stand out Ike two exquisite
cameos. Mies Nesbitt is almost
too beautiful in this part. She
gives the great Queen too much
grace and charm for tho expected
role and not enough severe intel
leetuality--the patron saint OF
| EnRland's period Of intellectual
activity made lllnstrious by Shake
sp.are, Hacon, Hen Jonson, spei'
Ger snu sidney was commanding
.rl,it Of high mental attainmen's
rather than pleasing in appear
ance, Lut l suppose Miriam n.
cannot help being what she IL
Mar, Fuller has never appeared
o better advantage. Her natural
,ovel,ness II adequately framed
.nd her acting will surprise he'
bpst friends. When she was n
dip Of a girl, her principal asse,
| sas a pair Of dark eyes that con'd
| ,.ud . wireless thrill, but che has
developed along safe and sane
ines, preserving her natural IN
dow ment, gaining grace Of move
ment with increased strength, aDt
her recent work shows what II
very rare In motion picture per
fornaDce--pure spirituality o
character Interpretation. Ther'
has been some character building
going Oh within herself during he
years Of steady work.
| Ffi,iay. July Goth, at Elks' The
xtre.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-07-19
MISS VERA STANLEY.

Miss Vera Stanley who comes
to the Elks Theatre Sunday July
20th, il very proud Of the fact
that her Grandmother Stanley /,
professionally known, A.. Louise
barnes. was the first Singer to
s.ng, .'Uomin Thfo The Rye and
.Ben Bolt on any etags. She
vas P.ina Donna Of the first
American Opera Company evs'
organized, fn 1898. M,ss a'aDl-,
uss Plima Donna with HrM.
Np,.,nff all the earlier par I"
la.t season, aud in the latter p I
ui tie season she came 10 New
D,leans AZ prinla Donna Ut the
spanish Fort Opera COMPANY, and
played an engagement OF s+s o.
teen weeks, endeaf,ng he. self Q
both Young aud Old. Mlss Sta"
ley haa one of The most extensive
wardrobe Of any singer on the
stage, and makes u specially Oi
changing her costume each time
ti,, sb. sings. She has reper
t,ile IL ovr, Two hundred songs
aud any one wishing to hear
er,lain song dur,0g hpr engage
ma,t IN New iberia can drUp
nae s.,,ng what show they vii
bp ~ the house aud MISS STANLEY
J viii gladly sing their song. A
the close of Miss ,tanley's engage
ment Al EIks lheatre she goes di
rect to Spanish Fort New Orlean'
to fill i special engagement Of tw'
weeks.