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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-06
FRIGHT CAUSES HIS DEATH
Thrown In Water, When Gasoline
Motor of Launch ExpIodes.

George Jacobsen of Chicago ex-
PRED Of fright, according to the
verdict of a coroner's jury at Pts
takee Bay, when gasoline motor
on a launch back fired and exploded.
OF the several persons in the boat
who were thrown in the water Jacob
sen was the only one lost. An au-
topsy showed there was no water in
his lungs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-06
WISCONSIN TREASURY
MAKES LARGE GAIN.

A statement of condition of
the state treasury for the ifs
cal year ending June 80 has
been made public by State
Treasurer Henry Johnson. The
balance in all funds July 1 was
$4,S00,S54S1, as compared with
$1,924,S9O.6S on the same date
in 1913. Of the total balance
$3,167, 103.5S comprised the gen.
eral fund, which fund one year
before contained only $780,
256.S5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-06
BLAME CARNIVALS FOR VICE
Racine Officials Turn Down Petition
for Street Fair.

AS a result of the vice hearings
before Judge Shielding, instituted by
Miss Rose Weber, police matron, the
Racine city council decided to refuse
a petition from a fraternal organiza-
ton for permission to hold street
carnival.
The council believes the downfall
OF a score of young persons is due to
several street carnivals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-06
STRANGE Seeks senatorship.

John Strange of Neenah, former
lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, has
announced his candidacy for United
States senator on the Republican
ticket.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
More Than Even.

A certain lady suspected her hus-
band was in the habit Of kissing the
cook, pretty German girl, and re-
solved to detect him in the act. At
ter watching four days she heard
MN come IN one evening and gently
pass through into the kltchln.
Now Katie was out that evening
and the kitchen was dark. Burning
with jealousy, the wife took some
matches and hastily placing her
shawl on her head, as kaLle oILen
did, she entered the kitchen by the
back door ana was almost Immediate
ly seized and embraced ana kissed IN
lue most aruent uIailIler. Win her
nearJ UursLlng Win rage, the lnJ ureu
vile prepared TO administer d lerIl-
bic reDuke to her spouse. Tearing
herself from his embrace, she Struck
d ma1cn and stood face to face with
Katie beau, one Of the factory boys
her husband says his wife has never
treated hlm so we'll since the tirsl
month they were married as she has
Tor the past week.-National Weekly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
EayW00ds Items.

Haywoods, May 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
H M. Pittman spent day in Wei
don last week.
Mr.. w. F. coppedge,9 of Halifax,
was at Haywoods Sunday school
! May 3rd.
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Stephenson,
of Rocky Mount, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. Stephenson's parents
this week.
| Miss Winnie Burt, teacher Of the
Pittman school, spent the week END
at her home near Enfield.
Mrs. T. E. Stephenson and Miss
Mamie Stephenson were in Weldon
one day last week.
Mr.. R. H. Reade and sisters
Misses Glenn and Myrtle, were il
Halifax Sunday.
Mr.. J. J. Wade, of Halifax, visit
ed in this vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Baines and Mrs. Liz
zie Hargrcve were In Weldon on,
day last week.
Mrs. J. E. Stone, who has beel
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. E. Fleming, returned to her hom,
in Raleigh last week.
Mrs. M. L. Shearin spent Sunda,
at her mothers, Mrs. S. Trueblood
near WeldJn.
MIR. J. e. Fleming spent Saturda
in Enfield.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07

Oh! that l had the power or ingen-
lous skill of some unknown process
of mental telepathy to convince you
of this!!!
My Own! until l am assured of
your love for me, and that am your
chosen mate, will continue to be
held in the relentless clutches of un-
certainty and in the swirling vortex
Of discontentment. Forsooth! if
this awful suspense continues much
longer mental arrangement is bound
10 f<lIow in its wake, for all the
mental dexterity that l was once en-
dowed with has been usurped and
kept in constant buzz Of admiration
and thoughts Of you of late. l sell
dom ever fall in love; but, whence
once my old heart. has been fel,ed
the momentum is well-nigh perpet-
ual.
Although the trend of this love-
linked communication may sound as
if it were written without the con-
currence Of a responsible will, and
you, perhaps, may infer from the
general flow of OK tail soup herein
contained that it was written during
a lucid interval-still, l was never
soberer in all my life. There is not
word or sentence in this letter in
which | can ever be accused of being
regardless of the claims Of consci-
ence; nor could | lie guilty Of the ir-
retrievable faux pas" in not again
asserting how utterly true each ard
every Individual breath of it is.
If had the slightest semblance of
a thought that what l Fa..c ritter
you in this communication wou.G
fall from your listeners in wanto,
waste, the reflection of it would be
as poisonous as the juice Of the
Madagascar Tanghan, which would
destroy and engulch my momentary
happiness.
byron was certainly no slouch
S4nen he said: Truth crushed t.
earth shall rise again" In this cas-:
if ! lose it will be love once stifleo
shall again assert itself thousand
fold. Yours,
Tom.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
The ShdnkS ShGWS.

The Shanks Show which gave its
il itial performance on E E. Pow
ellis lot Monday night played to &
crowded tent and the patrons were
We'll pleased with the high class
Va udeville acts which MIR. Shanks
offered under his large waterproof
tent. The show is we'll worth the
price of admission, ten cents. Mr..
Shanks in his opening announcement
Monday night said his players were
ladies and gentlemen and "that he
catered to ladies and gentlemen. y
Mr.. Shanks has this week lived uI
to those words and the play-goine
public of Scotland Neck have showr
their appreciation by a crowded
house at every performance of the
show. 1t is high-class, clean. ane
clever aggregation of vaudeville
artists. If you pass up this show
you miss a good opportunity for al
evenings real enjoyment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
Dawson Notes.

Dawson, May 5.-Mr< and Mrs.
J. l.. Sinonons and little son, Luther
Earold, of near Scotland Neck, spent
the week end with relatives here.
Little Miss Pattelona Partine suf-
fered quite a painful accident Sat
urday p. m. by stepping on a pitch
fork which pierced her foot about
two inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bell, of Norfolk,
are visiting Mr.. Hassel Bell and
family.
After attending school at Rose
Hill Miss Sarah Barnes has returned
home for her vacation.
Mrs. S. A. Partine spent few
pleasant hours in Scotland Neck
Saturday with Mrs. M. W. Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Lllley Of
Spring Hill spent Sunday p. m. with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Partine here.
Our school at Whites Cross Roads
taught by Miss Kate Joyner came
to close Friday .. m. May 1st with
a social entertainment which will be
pleasantly remembered by the pu-
pills and patrons. Cream and cake
were served and several hours spent
in social converse; various games,
music and innocent amusements
were enjoyed by the younger set.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07

For a mild, easy action of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a mod
ern laxative. 25c at all stores.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
The Work OF Construction Commenced
This Week.

The bricks for the Municipal build
ing have at last been shipped and
Contractor Mauney is busy this week
with his big crew of briek-layers
sending up the walls Of the latest
building asset of Scotland Neck.
The contract for the building was
let some time ago and the excavation
work was done but the bricks could
not be obtained until this week
when the construction begun.
This building will have a white
brick front and will be continuation
Of the Post Office building, being
the same number of stories high.
On the bottom floor will be NOV
ing picture show, a barber shop and
the Mayors Office. The second floor
will be rented for offices.
The cost of this new building will
approximate six thousand dollars
and will be equipped with all the
modern conveniences, water works,
electric lights, and steam heat.
Mr.. A. Paul Kitchin the owner
will not be held back on account Of
the expense in making this an alto
gcther modern and freproof struc-
ture. The contract calls for the
completion by the first day of Aug
ust and the probabilities are that it
will be finished several weeks before
the expiration of the contract if the
contractor is not laid off many days
on account of bad weather. This
will be the second building Mr..
Kitchin has had constructed in the
past three months, the postofice be-
ing completed about the first of
February.
It is rumored that the moving
picture show will be operated by
parties from Norfolk, Virginia, and
will be on the. best circuit Of any
small town in the State, getting the
pictures running from Norfolk TO
Raleigh.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
CENTRE ROW OF TREES REMOVED.
Rene Regrets Heard Expressed But no
Objections Offered.

Mr.. Ernest Winslow, that young
captain of industry, with force of
negroes last week mutilated the
center row of trees that split the
Main street of commercial Scotland
Neck. Mr.. Winslow, anxious for
the removal Of this unsightly detri-
ment to traffic, contracted to do
away with the row of trees, at fig
ures which would be a losing propo-
sition with him, busted himself the
minute the word was uttered by the
City Fathers with the hewing down
Of the shade trees and this week the
trees are gone; the stumps uprooted;
the holes filled up and now Scotland
Neck has made the first stride to.
ward beautifying and improving her
main thoroughfare, The whole
town seems as one in proclaiming
this long needed improvement.
AS yet there have hsen no kicks
registered against this Improvement
project, although some of the hu-
mainland marks of the city were 8
bit sad when they saw the handi.
work of their youth in planting
these trees fall before the strong
arms of Mr.. Winslow's axemen. But
these who were a bit reluctant in
favoring this project on account OF
sentiment admitted it to be great.
ly needed improvement for Main
street. With street like Scotland
Neck now has as a thoroughfare
traffic can flow in its accustomed
channels without the usual conges
ton on busy days.
With the trees out of the way Mr.
| L. r. Mills of the Municipal light
plant is waiting for the arrival Of
new light poles before taking up the
old ones. The new ones will be
placed on the west side of Mair
street.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
VOL. XXX.
The Greatest Kidney Remedy
On Earth," ;" Says a Crate
full woman.

want to tell you how much good
vo11r Swanp-Root did me. About
}0Tr wears ago | suffered from what
1he doctors called fstula and for two
lars Of that time I endured what
M tongue can tell. | also had in
Summation of the bladder and l
+r;pa doctors medicines without re-
ceiv;ng any help. Someone told me
about DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
After giving it a thorough trial, l
received relief. so kept on using it
and today | am a strong and well
woman, If I ever feel badly or out
Of sorts, take Swamp-Root and it
always straightens me out. | hon
estty believe that this medicine
would cure all troubles you recon-
mend it for and it is pleasure for
me to send my testimony and photo
Graph to you. | think DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root is one of the greatest
medicines on earth.
Respectfully yours,
MRS. JOHN BAILY.
West Main St. Portland, Ind.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of July, 1909.
G.. A. BENNETT,
Notary Public.
Letter TO DR.. Kilrner & Co., Biughamton, N. Y.
Prove Wha. Swamp Root Will Do for You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for sam
rle size bottle. It will convince any,
one. You will also receive a book
let Of valuable information. telling
about the kidneys and bladder.
When writing, be sure and mention
the Scotland Neck Weekly Common
wealth. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bot ties for sale at all
1rnp- stores
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
HOW CHILDREN GROW

Children grow by nourishnent-not
overloaded ston1achs Or rich foods but
qualities that are readily converted into
ife-sustaining blood; too often their
digestive powers cannot procure these
qualities from ordinary foods which results
il weakness, duIiness and sickness.
If your children ere urder-size, under
weight, catc1, cola easily, are languid,
backward. pale or irail, give them Scott 8
Emu1sio1lw.3ichi Is pure medicinal nourish-
ment It si1arpers the appetite, builds
healthy flesh, firm muscles and active
brains SCOTS is growing food for
children. Refuse alcoholic substitutes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
Your Money Back
If You Want II,
Leading Druggist Will Refund Purchase Price
Of Dcdson's Liver Tone if You're Dissatisfied.

E. T. Whitehead Company may
not be willing to guarantee the safe
ty and reliability of calomel for
constipation and sluggish liver, but
this store will and docs stand back
Of Dodson's Liver Tone with an un-
conditional guarantee to refund the
full purchase price (50c.) instantly
without question if you are not sat
istied IN every way with Liver Tone
and its results.
If you take calomel, perhaps you
will seem to get temporary relief,
but it often happens that the after
effects are at least unpleasant and
sometimes dangerous. Calomel in
large doses. is a poison and actually
deadly to some-perhaps to you
and hence its use means taking
chances.
With Dodson' Liver Tone you are
always safe. Its reliability is so Ger
tain that it can be sold with the
money-back guarantee. 1t is a veg
etable liquid, pleasant to take, an(
it cannot A1arm. It clears up tn,
dulled and aching head and clean
ou the clogged system in what man.
have found to be a wonderful way
Dodson's Liver Tone will do for yo1
what it has done for thousands
you run no risk in trying it. as
E. T. Whitehead Co. about Dodson
and the guarantee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
Stringent Sunday
Blue Law to be
RigidIy Enforced.
(Editorial.)

(Editorial)
By vote of three to two the
City Fathers on Monday night
closed Scotland Neck up alright
Sunday. No more drinks; no
more merchandise; no more ice
with which to make cream for
your Sunday dinner. In fact, we
don't know whether we can use
the telephone in calling the doc
tor should there be sickness in
the family. If you want medicine
and your doctor is out of town,
thus rendering it impossible to
have him write a prescription.
you might as we'll lay down and
die; thus saith the City Fathers.
By such a ridiculous enforce
ment of the so-called Blue laws
three of the town commissioners
have queered their chances for
reelection. Instead of cooper
ating with the drug stores and
regulating Sunday business they
have slammed the door in their
faces.
The larger towns of North Car
olina have long ago solved this
Sunday problem by making all
drug stores close during church
hours. Why dsd not the COM
missioners use a little flexlb,lity
in enforcing this law? These
stiict endorsements will last just
] about as long as the majority Of
] the gentlemen who passed this
/ law. In all probability the same
: men who voted to close the drug
! stores On Sunday and shut up the
! ice houses will keep some poor
ne5ro working all the Sabbath
! freezing cream Or rubbing down
. his horse for a Sunday afternoon
/ drive. Consistency thou art
/ jewel" There are several people
| who wor1 hard all the week who
] do not have time to get a soft
| drink until Sunday; and now
! when they come in to wrench
! their dusty throats before going
J 20 church the nothing doing"
sign Will Hseve them away.
! These same men will let any
!. cheap show in the country come
] to Scotland Neck as often as they
! seek license. This they have Civ
i en- US a good demonstration Of.
| The carnivals and other low-brow
] forms Of entertainments take the
] money away from the working
] man and from the merchants.
] Every merchant in town has kick
ed about the commissioners allow
I ing these venders of fakes and
] catch-penny frauds to come here.
] They have strained at gnat and
] swallowed a camel" If the three
| commissioners could only realize
! the stupendous- and quixotic folly
] they displayed in their vote Mon
| day night we are sure they would
| resign in tWenty-four hours. The
/ truth of the matter is: if these
! drug stores and ice houses would
disregard their foolish ruling and
continue to do business on Sunday
as before and fight this thing out,
there is not court in the land
that would hold against them; it
is unconstitutional aud has been
] held so. These same commission
ers Will let green stagnant pools
| of wateI stand on Main street and
| breed mosquitoes enough to IN
!. fest the nelp lphborhood with ma
lara; but they won allow a mar
TO indulge in the innocent pastlme
If drinking a chocolate milk or
Sunday. They go sporting by
Lake Bacteria" on Sunday ant
never see 1t; tuey come into toWI
sunday morning and see every
body pointed toward drug store
!! Absurd! notwithstanding ar
the words.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07
Banana Skin Law In Brazil

During Southwark inquest, In
which It was suggested that an old
man had slipped on banana skin. a
Juror said he had been In Brazil. and
there II a policeman saw q person
throw banana or orange skin on the
roadway that person WIS at once ar
rested and fined or sent to prison.
London Daily Graphic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-05-07

Heavy, impure blood makes a
muddy, pimpiy complexion, head
aches, naueea, indigestion. 1hln
blood makes you weak, pale and SICK
Iy. For pure blood, sound digestion.
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Sl.W at
all stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-22
MORGAN'S N'SMEMOR|AL
Candle, Weighing 400 Pounds, to
Perpetuate Memory.
Gigantic Taper Will Be IS Feet In
Height and viii Stand In Vatican
at Rome to Be Lighted on
All Souls Day.

New York.-Just imagine having to
use a derrick Is feet high to dip q
candle! This is rather an unusual
performance, to be sure. as candles
16 feet tall and weighing 400 pounds
are not manufactured every day. The
particular taper in question was re-
Gently made in this city by A. Ajello
& Bros, and ultimately Is to stand In
the vatican at Rome, where 1t will be
lighted once a year, on All Souls day,
in memory of the late j. Pierpont Nor
gan. At this rate 1t will have an en-
durance of quite 3.2S5 years-provided
1t will be left to burn the IL hours Of
the day.
But why, you will probably ask. dip
a candle in this advanced age? Well.
here's q chance for some enterprising
individual to help the candlemaker.
because he has not yet been able to
discover q method of making pure
wax tapers that can come up to the
old-fashioned one Of dipping. Bees.
wax, unlike paraffin, stearin, etc., can
not be cast in a form, for the simple
reason that it sticks to the walls Of
the mold and cannot be gotten out.
Therefore the need Of the derrick.
which was kept busy four weeks be-
fore the body of the Morgan candle
had grown to the desired proportions.
This time element, however, varies
with the season Of the year. Under
the most favorable circumstances six
teen dippings can be made in a day;
but as the taper in question was
built" in warm weather. one hour in
stead Of 30 minutes had to be al
lowed after each lowering Of the wick
into the nearby vat to give the wax
sun1cient time to cool and harden.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-22
NEED OF CUPID IN n. Y. MET
Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. G. A. to Bring
Lonely Young Men and Women
Together.

New York-"If the two associations
the Young Mems and Young Wom-
ems Christian associations-can give
lonely men q chance to met congenial.
lonely girls socially at dances and
elsewhere" said William Fellowes
Morgan. at q Joint dinner Of the or
ganizations, I'VE viii be doing much to
solve one of the greatest problems In
New York sociology-loneliness."
This suggestion by Mr.. Morgan. who
is president of the New York Young
Mems Christian association. met the
hearty approval of Mrs. James Stew
art Cushman. head Of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association.
"As an experiment" Mrs. Cushman
said. I'VE have recently invited mem
bers Of the West Side Young Mems
Christian association to socials at our
recreation center for girls. The plan
worked admirably and I think We
should both act upon the result Of the
experiment, and increase its scope. 1t
would be another way In which the
strange boy and the strange girl could
become acquainted"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-22

Candle, IS Feet Tall, Weighing 400
Pounds, to Stand In the Vatican In
Rome and to Bs Lighted Once .
Year In Memory Of J. P. Morgan.
Now for the wick Of this unusual
candle which tapers from q base one
and q half feet in diameter to six
inches at the tip. How to bring about
q uniform fame from beginning to end
was the problem that faced the chand-
lers. The wick needful at the 6-inch
tip would never do for the 111-foot
base, and vice versa. Why not q ta-
pering wick? In this way the mass
of the wax and the number Of fibers
in the wick have been 30 accurately
proportioned that the burning quality
will remain constant. And a. for
dripping or smoking-that's out of the
question.
The real work, however, from the
candle makers standpoint, did not be-
gin until the body was finished and the
artists took up their task. This In
volved the painting Of . portrait of
Morgan and his favorite flowers
American Beauty roses and lilies Of
the valley-in oil. and the modelling
Of Q design in relief about the base
and the picture.
Fifteen hundred dollars n the price
that was paid for It BY grateful Ital.
ians-members Of the Church Of Our
Lady Of Mount Carmel Of jersey City
that have offered this truly wonder
ful memorial candle In commemora-
ton Of the great 6nancier who Wa
the benefactor Of many Of their peo.
PIE IN their nst1vO land
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-22
TANGO A CURE FOR NERVES
Makes Old Folk jolly, and That's The
Reason, Says Gotham Ply
olelan.

New York-The tango and maxixe
are curing that most common Ameri-
can OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
DR.. Frederick Peterson. who upheld
his theory in IN address 1t the Colony
club.
Il have noticed . marked decrease
In the number Of nervous cases among
the people who are dancing this year"
he said. 1T IL because the new dances
appeal to older people ~ well a. to
the young that its benefits have been
90 noticeable. suppose.
Miss Rachel Crothers spoke on
"standardising" the new dances, and
declared that It didn't mean taking
away all the fun from them By putting
them into stereotyped form.
Among the 800 women present were
many members Of the Parents league.
an association Of mothers and fathers
whose object 1t II to simplify life for
the more fortunate children. It n
said that this league had intended to
bar the new dances from their parties
this year. but altar seeing the innoeu-
Gus method Of the standardized new
dances they decided to Lift the ban.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-22

became and shouted for help His
turning accidentally poked his friend
IL it.
knew what happening the who weighs close to
pretes those and
after surface and heard HE
nd shou1ng shore The nsh