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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
"BGy' II, VisIIs "Dad'' I03.

Leavenworth, Kan, May IL
James M. Goldsberry, seventy-two
years old, arrived III Ieavenworth
to visit his father, Herman Colds
berry, an intimate of the Soldiers
Home, who is 103 years old. The
son, however, began drinking and
was arrested When arraigned be
fore Judge Stewart Brewster in po-
lice court he told his age and ex-
planned the reason for being here.
The doubling attendants were pre-
pairing to remand him insisting an
investigation as to his sanity should
be conducted.
That's right, gentlemen" said
the old man, Il came all the way
from Nebraska to see dad, who is at
the home.'
'And how old may your dad be?0
inquired the court.
"Well, if he lives until next Au-
gust he'll be 104."
Go!dsberry unhesitatihgly admit
ted that his grandfather was dead,
but that he lived to be 100 years old.
Goldsberry was discharged.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
HOW TO resist
Chronic Coughs and Colds.

Strong, vigorous men and women
hardly ever catch cold; it's only whcn
the system is run down and vitality
low that colds and coughs get q foot
hold.
Now isn't it reasonable that the
right way to cure cough IS to build
I'D your strength again?
Mrs. Olivia Parham, CT East Dur
ham, N. c., says: Il took Vincl for
chronic cough which had lasted two
years, and the cough not only disap-
peared, but it built uD my strength
IS well"
The reason Vino1 is So ofcacious IN
such cases is because it contains in o
delicious concentrated form all the
medicinal curative elements Of cod
liver oil, with tonic, blood-building
iron added.
Chronic coughs ard colds yield to
Irinol because it builds UP the weak
ened. rundown system.
You can get your money back any
tine if Vinol does not do all we say.
?. S. For Eczema OF Scalp try our
:saxo Salve. We guarantee 1t.
E. Z. Whitehead Company
Scotland Neck. N. Z.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
The Underwood Tariff Bill.

Washington, May 19.-The Under
wood tariff bill which is now before
the Senate, having recently passed
The House unamended by more than
a tWo-to-ore vote. will have the most
unique history Of any tariff bill for
more than half a century, by reason
OF having been passed unamended.
These who are well informed as to
the situation in the Senate, are of
the opinion that the bill will pass
the Senate practically unamended.
Heretofore when a bill is introduced
by Republican Congress few of
the items at least are in the interest
of the public, but when the bill gets
before a Republican House it is
in the interest Of the capitalists and
manufacturer and against the inter-
est Of the consumer or public. Then
when the Republican Senate gets
through amending it, it is indeed a
full fiedged robber tariff divested of
every patriotic virtue. The present
tariff bill is largely the work of Hon.
Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama,
the chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee, and President Woodrow
Wilson. Underwood is undoubted-
ly the ablest and one of the most
patriotic men that has ever shaped
a tariff bill in the history Of this
country, and his matchless leader
ship and statesmanship are having a
telling effect all over the country,
as no industry has been disturbed |
by this bill which will substantially
reduce the cost of living. 1t will
give the people ''free basket by
which every American citizen who
goes to the market and makes his
purchases will do so without paying
one cent of revenue for tariff. The
bill is drawn absolutely and unqual-
fiedly in the interest of the whole
American people, and outside of the
louisiana Senators who are opposed
o free sugar it is probable that
very Democratic Senator and many
II the Progressive Republican Sena-
,ors will vote for it. Indeed, to op-
bose it would expose him as tar
;ot Iot tie american people, as he i
would thereby be opposing their in
erests.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
Ten Persons Biiian.

Clinton, May ia dog belong
ing to Fountain Garter, WellanoWn
white farmer near here, went n-a;5i 9
few days ago and bit ten persons.
six Of these were children of Carter,
two were grandchildren and the
others were son Of J! NJ. Pearson.
a neighbor, and M.s. John Frank.
another reignbor. Mrs. Frank is
the wife of a German settler who re
Gently came here. After the per-
sons We're bitten the dog was shut
up and on account Of its strange
conduct was killed and the head
sent to DR.. Shore, Of Paleigh, who
wired back that the dog was mad.
All the parties bitten will leave
tomorrow for Raleigh to take the
Pasteur treatment. Perhaps so
large number Of patients bitten by
one dog at The same time never
went up for treatment before.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
Nearly 90. GaGs is:FG,la5. Tie Wcr,,I.

Los Angeles, May 17.-Although
e'ghty-six years of age, Mr..
Mary Scroggs has just successful ly
completed a round d-the-world trip,
which required five months OF al
most constant travelling. She was
not sick day, never missed meal,
and to-day, her first at home, she
said she did not feel the need Of rest.
eve started on Friday, December
13th," said Mrs. Scroggs, but hoo
hoos never bothered ne. -
Mrs. Scroggs' son. Dir. Gustavus
Scroggs, q prominent physician OF
this city accompanied his mother on
the trip.
Mrs. Scroggs said she had bat one
regret. She lost Q day at the inter
national date line when she went to
bed on December 2nd and woke up
next morning to fin3 it was Deem
Der oath.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
GD2g The SchCOi HGESgS.

We are astonished to hear from g
farmer III one Of the most progress
sive communities in the South that
the principal of the school in his
neighborhood has refused to let the
Farmers Union meet in he school
auditorium. It is q pitifully narrow
conception Of the purpose Ct q
school house and church building to
think that they are made only for
the preacher and the school teacher.
They are made for al! the people
not for just two individuals among
the people. Both the schools AID
the churches must become real COM
munity centers if education and re-
ligion are to triumph effectually.
The church building should be
open to every meeting for civic, So
cial. or moral betterment; and the
school house, belonging to all the
people, should be open to any body
Of citizens for any purpose whenev-
er it is net in other use. In this en-
lightened and democratic age, it
ought not to be necessary to have
such a law, but if it is necessary,
then every State should have law
the committee to open
the school house for any bcdy Of
citizens requesting it for any lawful
assembly. The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
Vet and Dry Nap.

Some of our friends who profess
to believe that the "prohibition
Wave' has about spent its force and
that henceforth there will be a
gradual return to the open saloon
and high license, would do we'll to
take a glance at the wet and dry
map prepared by the Anti-Saloon
league since the recent spring elect
ions. The map shows that a popula-
ten Of more than 46,000,O0O is now
living under the no-license system
and that of the 1855 counties in the
United States over LOO, or nearly
two-thirds, have abolished saloons.
More than SEQ cities having a popu-
lation of 5000 or more have banish-
ed the open saloon while nine states
have statewide prohibition.
An interesting feature Of the fight
against liquor and one that may
ultimately have a far reaching eff
feet, is found in the Michigan legis-
lature, which has adopted resolu-
ton requesting Congress to submit
to the people Of the country by
referendum vote-an amendment
prohibiting the sale Of liquor any
where in the United States. The
Anti Saloon league, we are told, has
announced its intention of working
for that proposition.
We believe that if the sale Of Ii
quor in the United States is left to a
vote Of the people strong drink will
be banished and that the long-sought
aim Of the temperance people to
make this nation country of sober
men will be accomplished Greens
boro News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
OLD HICKORY CHIPS,
snort and Plihy Sayings on Subjects
Pas! and Present,
In the merry month of Nav.

IN the merry month of May.
Mr.. Wilson qualities also as one of
our best rough and tumble pres
dents when it becomes necessary to
fight in that manner.
UphoIding the immortal ratio,
President Wilson smashed sixteen
precedents in one week or such is
the bitter lament of one eastern
publication.
If at first you don't succeed in find
ing strawberry III the Short cake,
try, try again.
Those Republican Congressman
found their amendments to the wool
schedule We're badly moth eaten.
Uncle Sam recognizes China, and
is still on speaking terms with
Japan.
After burying the hatchet, Mr..
Bryan quietly inferred the cork
screw.
How can the New York athletic
league contend that pie is bad for
athletes, when this, the only pie
eating nation in the world, has es-
tablished so many world records.
Possibly that suggested mothers
parade" would be more effective if
fathers were employed to push the
perambulators.
Everything considered, if Colonel
Roosevelt had not been elected in
1904 there would have been big
lot Of money wasted.
After this country has spent eight
billion dollars 8,000,CO0,0GO) on
good roads nobody will care to stay
around home any more.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
That Picture Before Your Boy.

A visit was once made to certain
home where there were two old peo
pie. They had reared several boys
but they were grown sad were far
away. The old peor told the
stranger that the boys had all gone
to sea and were sailors The mother
asked why it was that ! er boys were
| sailors since they were cared on the
farm and far away fro 1 any ships.
The stranger was surps ised at their
being sailors. but coule.not answer
the question. After aahila he was
conducted to room where he spent
the night. On the walls of that
room were pictures hanging, and
among the number fire picture of
large ship moving on the waters
of a great ocean. Next morning
the stranger asked the mother where
she got that picture which was hang
ing in the room. She told him that
year or t,.-o after her marriage
sailor passed through the neighbor-
hood and spent a night in their
house and next morning gave them
that picture. Later she placed it in
the boys room where it had hung
for many years. The stranger said
to her:
"Now l know why your boys are
sailors. They looked at that picture
until they wanted to get on a ship
like it and cross the great ocean
You made them sailors by placing
that picture before them"
No doubt this was true. The life
of many boy has been changed and
shaped by the ideas set before him
We should be very particular and
careful as to the company the boys
keep and the books or papers they
read. No paper which teaches
wrong views of life should ever go
into the homes of young people. No
paper containing liquor advertise
ments should ever be placed before
The eyes of a boy. You cannot af-
ford to let such papers go into your
nome to be read by the boys. AS
hey read those advertisement they
zee the pictures Of men chipping IL
Iuo1, the picture of nIcn -cceiving
md drinking liquor and it has q ten
lency to incline them to that kind
II life.
Parents, be careful as to the pic
.ures which come before your boys.
Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
SAFER THAN CALOMEL.
DodS0n'S Liver Tone at Night Will
SIFaigiliaa You Gut by Morning.
CaiUEiel May Knock You Out
g)f a Days WGFk.

If you are a calomel user, next
time you are tempted to buy it ask
your druggist if he can absolutely
guarantee the drug not to harm you.
He WCn't do it because he CAN'T
do it.
But here is a perfect substitute
for calomcl which the druggist does
guarantee-the famous DOdson's
Liver Tone. f. 7. Whitehead Com
pany will refund your money with
out question if you are not thorough
~ satisfied.
Go to L. L. Whitehead Company.
whom you are acquainted with. and
find out about the great number Of
people who are taking this remark
able remedy and feeling better.
healthier, and better able to enjoy
life than they ever were when TAX
ing calomel.
Why? Because calomel is pois-
on-one that may stay in the system.
and while seeming to benefit you
temporarily. may do harm in the
end. If you haven't felt these ILL
effects so far, it is because you are
fortunate enough to have strong
constitution.
Don't take the risk any longer.
Get q bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
(50c) and note how easily and natur-
ally it corrects all bilious conditions,
how it clears away that sick head
ache and coated tongue, how it sets
you right without ache or grippe.
The most wonderful thing in the
world for constipation.
All this without the slightest in
reference with your regular habits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
The Boy Go! Spanked.

While doing some shopping in one
of our grocery stores last evening
we chanced to hear a boy ask his fa-
ther who that man was buying the
beans. THAT is our editor" said
the father. "What do editors live
on" said the inquisitive little urchin.
"Why do you ask that question" :"
said the indulgent father. Because
l heard you say you had taken our
home paper for three years and had
never paid a cent for it" To save
the father embarrassment we left
the store, but it is safe to predict
that the child got spanked when the
father got him home. Chapel Hill
News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
North Carolina U0mas 10 The FrGli.

North Carolina is q good State
to be born in" is 8 saying the na-
tives are SO fond Of quoting that
that when some men far away cones
into prominence they look 10 see il
he was not born down home" O.
they haven't been disappointed. Tho
new Secretary Of the Navy. Mir
Daniels, IS, Of course, still Oh the OLD
sod, as the Irish say, never having
left home.
But. when we find that Walter II
Page, Of New York, the new ar
bassador to Great Britain; David II.
Houston, Secretary Of Agriculture;
Commander Victor Blue, just made
chief Of the Bureau CT Navigation;
DR.. Rupert Blue, whom Taft made
Surgeon General all were born in
''the strip Of land south Of Vir-
ginia," it looks Ike the Tar Heels
are coming into their own. And
George Gordon Battle, Senator
O'Gorman's Law partner, is said to
be slated for United States District
Attorney in New York, and another
Carolinian, Captain W. Fl. Osborn,
seems to have the United States
con1n2issionership Of internal reve-
nue. on the STRING
We don't begrudGe North Care
lima one bit Of it. Not since james
C. Dobbin was Secretary Of the
Navy in Pierce's administration in
1853, has she had son IN tie cabi-
net, and the good old State viii rot
put on airs just because she has been
raised to ambassador;al rank. The
down homers' are not al Demo
crats-th there is Uncle Joe" Cannon, |
certainly Republican enough, and |
ex-senator Joe Dixon, the Bail |
Moose leader. They are sturdy |
-horoughgoing Americans, these
North Carolinian5, making good cit
zens whenever they settle. We
know, for we have thousands Of them
n Baltimore.-Baltimore Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
TIE sECRETasOF SUCCESS.
Cen.:ne Merit Required to Win
the Peoples Confidence.

Have ycu ever stopped to reason
whv i. is that 50 many products that
or.E extensively advertised, all at
e, nre, drop aut Of sight and are soon
forr4...n? The reason is plain-the
article G.j not fulfil the promises Of
fba rHaulae.urer. This applies
nor. ~."yic9taE'E TO medicine. A
ne5.... preparation that has real
o,rr..... sa.Er almost sells itself, as
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
To Plant Soy Beans.

Those who grow SOY beans this
wear should not fail to prepare a
good seei-bed. The difficulty Of
getting a stand is perhaps the great
est weakness in the soy bean. The
reasons are that seed are frequently
bad. but more often it is failure to
prepare a good seed-bed or planting
too deep. Test the seed before
planting, make a good soed-bed, and
don't plant too deep. and the stand
is likely to be all right. the Pro-
pressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
.s.-i;70ads Must Gel Busy.

Rale:oh, Nav 17.-Tha conference
Of Governor Craig and tha council
Of state just held relative to the
freight rate situation ia this State
wniie no definite report Of the con-
ference IS available, certainly made
it clear that unless there is forth
coming 6 propose. for amicabe ad-
jostment speedily, the legislature
~H be called together to do some
thing for The relief Of the North
Carolina shippers. 1t is understood
that the wish generally expressed
by the State officers IN the confer
enco was that one cOnvening of the
legislature may serve fer both the
freight rate matter and the consti-
tutianal amendment extra session
that will certainly have to be con-
vened some time next winter. The
late fall is now believed by a nun
Der Of the State officers to be the
time tor both the freight rate and
the constitutional amendment mat
;er5 to he disposed Of. It is urged
That 2 call can be issued for the con-
stitutional amendment matter, ard
taen in view Of the TACT that even
the amendment proposals can hard
iy be disposed Of within the twenty
days limit Of extra sessions, another
call can be issued FIR another special
session to follow right after the first
and in that way forty days session
can be available TO dispose Of consti-
tuionai amendment and freight
Tastters md arg ether business that
may develop. rhis seems 10 be the
most probable program at this time.
---------------- -
Nobody ever received q Carnegie
i 1 r L
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22
Stand by This Institution.

No lover Of humanity n North
Carolina should contemplate for a
moment that the new school for the
feebleminded at Kinston should be
diverted from its original conceD-
tion. Because the members Of the
last Legislature didn't have time to
Investigate this question 8 committee
-. > appointed 10 l.lahe al inyesti ga
tion and report at the next session,
and in the meantime the appropria-
ton committee allowed only ten
thousand dollars for the completion
Of the buildings and nothing fer
opening the school ard taking care
Of inmates. In fact the opening
was prohibited until after the meet
Ing Of the next Legislature. The
committee to investigate and report
to the next Legislature consists CT
Hor c-sble Messrs. Marsden Bella
my, Wilmington; Thos.J. Gold, High
Point; W. Z. White, Hobgood. If
you ere interested in this great hu-
manitarian undertaking and do not
wish it abandoned, write these gen
tlemen and tell them so. After the
have been made ready for
opening and when the crying need
has been SO amply shown, it would
be a crime to abandon this under
taking on the score Of poverty or
anything else.-The State Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22

We are kept busy" says Worth,
the man milliner, creating to t
the demand of the American wc-
men,; Same mere. Mr.. Wol tn, s ,me
here! Washington Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-05-22

Nobody ever received q Carnegie
nero medal fer wearing the first
straw hat of the season Mr.. Car
negie is too narrow in his views.
i7ilicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
: REFUSED TO VOTE
Prohibits Sale of Cocaine and
Morphine.
(Nationai News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2s.- Seven
Democratic members of the House re-
fused to vote on a platform measure
today after Speaker Cook had permit
ted the rules to be violated in order
to have the bill explained. 1t was
Representative Jones bill vesting in
the state the ownership of navigabl
streams. which failed of passage for
lack of constitutional majority and
was called up for a second time today.
Speaker Cook overruled a represent
ative's point of order against discus
sion and the latter retorted that the
matter of abrogation of rules had
gone far enough and was no longer a
joke. The measure was passed.
Darling's bill requiring children be-
tween fourteen and sixteen to be eth
er In school or at work, was defeated.
Senator Traylor's bill reducing the
number of holidays on which saloons
must be closed was favorably reported
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
EFFECTS
OF men ARE FOUND
Hidden Behind Dust-Covered
Records in Treasurer's
Office.

The personal effects of Walter Mar
tin, Sam Kragulich and Mates De
Erico. three men who have never COM
pletely identified and who met violent
deaths in Wayne county during the
past ten years We're found behind
some OF the dust covered records in
adjoining rooms to the county treas
urer's Office this afternoon. The Office
is being thoroughly cleaned and the
articles We're found by one of the at
taches of the office
kragulich was killed Dec. Z, 1909.
near Cambridge City in a railroad acct.
dent. He had little money. revolv-
er, tobacco bag filled with cartridges
and knife.
De Erico was found dead Sept. l..
1910, in Center township. He had in
MS possession several papers, though
his identity was not thoroughly estab-
lished. There is $3.50 now in the safe
OF the treasurer which has not been
claimed by relatives.
The body of Walter Martin was
found near Cambridge City, June 81.
1903. He committed suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid, according to the YER
dict OF the coroner. The effects found
on his body We're a card containing
the name or j. B. Wesker Of Celina.
Ohio. tooth brush, a knife and a
comb.
No relatives of any of the men were
ever located
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
TOO MUCH TRAVEL
BROKE CHICAGO MAN

CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.-Two years
spent in travel resulted in debts total
ing $21,379 with assets amounting to
only 1898 according to Daniel w Kauf-
man who has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. Travelling Kaufman says, was
his only occupation. He found no
difficulty in following it. Hotels, auto
mobile companies, tailors and livery
men all cheerfully charged his &C
counts when asked. His debts as list
ed include those to hotels in all parts
OF the country. Among theme were
the Waldorf Astoria, in New York. the
Bethesda Hotel company at Waukesha,
Wis, and the Congress hotel in
Chicago
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
PUG|LIST'S BRIDE
WILL ASK DIVORCE
Mrs. Bat Nelson Says That
Her Husband Kidnapped
Her-Is Very Sore.
National News Association


DENVER, Colo, Feb 2S.-"Bat kid
mapped me. Yes sir he did. But re-
fuse to stay kidnapped. l am going to
sue for divorce"
Mrs. Oscar Battling Nelson, former
1y Miss Fay King, newspaper cartoon
list, announced at her hotel in Denver
today that the much talked of mar
riage of Battling Nelson three weeks
ago was all a mistake.
II was under great pressure, mental
1y, when Bat rushed into Denver and
grabbed my things, throwing them in
to a suitcase and hurried me off to
Chicago to be married" she said. But
] discovered my mistake.
Bats all right. He's a mighty nice
fellow. l could overlook the cauli-
flower ears. But as husband, well, 1
want no prize fighter in mine.
II want a husband that comes home
at night with dinner bucket in his
hand, not man with flashing dia-
monds and a check suit | want
home of my own. want to lean over
a kitchen stove. l don't want hus-
band you can hear coming a block
away because of his clothes, whose
highest ambition is coming back"
Nelson is now in Atlanta, Ga.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
TO HEAR STORIES
OF LITTLE GIRLS

The case of Lorraine Wyman, IL
years old, who was taken from her
parents Wednesday by the sheriff af-
ter an affidavit had been filed by the
probation officer alleging that the
step-mother and the father of the
child were unfit to have the care of
her, will be heard in Juvenile court
by Judge Fox tomorrow.
The case of Georgianna Doyle, who
was married by Benjamin Hensley a
few months ago. will also be disposed
Of. Both children are now confined at
the Home for Friendless Women.