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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12
LOCAL RREvITIEs.

Father Crimont came as far north at Juneau on the Admiral Evans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12

Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver mans the tailor. Telephone 198.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12

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Just arrived from Chicago Hold heet" -lectric stoves, $2.75; alumt- mum percolator, $2.50, at the En- porium. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12

Art leather goods make apprOpri- ate Xmas presents. See Valdez Drug Company. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12

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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-12

Suits pressed for $1.O0 at Silver. mans the tailor. Tel, phone 198.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Agronomist and Botanist
Result Certain,


Foote could not bear to see anybody
or anything succeed in the Haymarket
theater but himself and his own writ
ings, forgetful that a failure Of the
new scheme might possibly endanger
the regular payment of his annuity
His pique broke out sometimes in
downright rudeness. One morning he
came upon the stage during the re-
hearsal Of the Spanish Barber" then
about to be produced. The actors
we're busy in the scene Of a piece
when one servant is under the infiu-
ence Of a sleeping draft and another
of sneezing powder.
WELL" said Foote to the mana
ger, how do you go on?"
Pretty well,' was the answer, "but
I cannot teach one Of these fellows to
cape as he ought to do"
Cant you?" replied Foote. "Then
read him your love comedy, The Man
of Business and he'll yawn for a
month. London Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Vaccinate AGAINST All Diseases,

A discovery OF the highest impor-
tance as to a substitute which con-
fers immunity against disease was
communicated to the Academy of Sci
ence of Paris by Professor d'Arsonval
few days ago.
Since Bucchner in 1890 gave the
name Of alexine to this discovery a
great amount Of investigation has
been devoted to the subject, but the
active principle of the serum had al
ways remained unknown.
Doctor Tissot of the Museum of Na..
ural History has succeeded in ana1yz
ing it's elements, defining accurately
it's action.
This opens the way to the realiza
ton Of immunity from such diseases
as tuberculosis and syphilis, as well
as greatly improving the efficacy OF
the seruns already in use against
lcckjaw and diphtheria.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Free Vest Pocket Booklet.

We are pleased to announce that
anv of cur readers can secure an iE-
t eresting vest pocket booklet and
calendar by sending three one ce1
stamps to D. Swift & Company.
Washington, D. c. This booki.
states the popular vote cast IN 81, i
State in 1912 for Wilson, Roosevelt
and Taft. the number of Democ' ais
and Republicans elected BY each
State to the Senate and House. a'su
gives the result Of the Pre side nrial
and Congressional elections Of 1903
and 1910, q synopsis Of the life OF
each President from Washin gton to
Wilson. 1t also gives much other
useful information, such as house
hold recipes, business laws, he
population Of each State in 1890,
1900 and 1910, and the population of
the six hundred largest cities in the
United States. This handy little
booklet would sell for twenty five
cents at a book store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
NOTICE TO FARMERS
OF HALIFAX COUNTY
Probability Of There Being Larger
Quantities of Bad Clover and Other
Seeds This Fall. Should Have
Them Tested.

The European war is likely to
cause much old seed Of crimson and
other clovers, as we'll as of hairy
vetch, rape, and so on, to be thrown
on the market this fall. You must
be careful, therefore, to have your
seeds tested before sowing in order
that you may know how much more
of these old seeds to SOW to get a
normal stand.
Better look out for poor seed oats
also. Better let US germinate them
for you before sowing. Many COM
plants came to US last fall and spring
from failures to get stand of oats
due to poor seed. Address all seed
packages to the North Carolina Seed
Laboratory, Raleigh, N. c., and put
your own name and address inside
the package.
JAS. L. BURGESS,
o~l
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Executors Notice

Having qualified as executors OF
the estate of Handy Todd. deceased,
late Of Halifax county, North Caro-
lima, this is to notify al persons
having claims against the estate CT
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 18Th
day Of July, 1915, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment. This July 16, 1914.
ASHBY DUNN
EDWARD BYRD
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator
Of the late J. c. Bass, this is to no.
tify the parsons having claims against
his estate to file same with me on or
before the 9th day of August. 1915,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons owing
said estate viii! please make imme-
diate payment. This 9th day of
August, 1914. II: Z. BASS,
3 6-6t Administrator.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
MASTER JIMMIE LAWRENCE
AWARDED HERO MEDAL
Given by The RdlSton Purina Hero
Commission, St. Louis, Mo-, for
ReScuing Drowning Companion at
Smiths Mill Last May.
Reported to The Commonwealth.

Friday evening at 8 o'clock quite
a party of citizens and members Of
the local council of Boy Scouts as
sembled in the office Of Mr.. Ashby
Dunn to witness the presentation of
a bronze medal to Master Jimmie
Lawrence awarded by the Ralston
Purina Hero Commission, of St.
Louis, Mo-, the presentation address
being delivered by Mr.. Dunn. after
which the young hero was showered
with the hearty congratulations of
every one present. Mr.. Dunn in his
address counseled the youth that it
was as much of deed of heroism to
refrain from low and dishonest and
cowardly things as it was to risk his
life in rendering service to another,
and that true heroism consisted in
being uncowardly in all things and
under all circumstances.
On May %, 1914, while bathing in
Smiths mill pond, a few miles east
Of Scotland Neck. Enoch Davenport,
a youth about fourteen years of age,
became exhausted in the middle of
the pond, and was fast disappearing
from view when the other boys, a
large majority Of whom were Boy
Scouts, noticed the dangerous posi-
ton of their companion and heard
his cries for help. An alarm was
sounded and Jimmie Lawrence, who
was some distance away and out of
sight Of the drowning lad. hastened
to his rescue without giving q
thought to the great risk he was
taking. Other boys started to the
rescue, but Jimmie being a rapid
swimmer outdistanced them and
was first to reach his companion,
succeeding in getting him to safety
before The other boys could render
assistance. Being Boy Scout him
self with the assiS .ance OF the other
Scouts, they applied the first aid
remedy, in which the boys had been
drilled, and soon had the unconscious
lad out of danger.
The incident was published in sew.
eral Of the State papers and one Of
them fell in the hands of some one
connected with the hero commission
above referred to. A few weeks
afterwards Jimmie receivsd a letter
from the commission with instruc
tions and enclosing an application
blank. The full particulars of tn
occurrance were given with the dat
and signed by three reputable citi
zens of the town and returned t.
the commission.
Some days ago Dr.. A. D. Morgan
| VINO is the Scout Master Of the loca
council, received the medal with in
structions to present it to Jimmi
, Lawrence 1t attracted much at
, tention among the citizens of th
town, this being the first medal eve
awarded a Scotland Neck person fo
a deed of heroism.
On the diverse Of the medal is tn
2 following inscription, Hero meds
, awarded James Lawrence May Is
1914, by the RaIston Purina Her
Commission, St. Louis, Mo-" 0
r the converse is the embossed fgu1
, of a woman standing with an ou
!, stretched hand holding over tn
K head Of a kneeling hero a laur'
s wreath, and an inscription, "F(
service to Others
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
ON THE JUMP.
Outline OF One Weeks Work Of Whole
Time Health Officer.

a liedltIl Oll1CeI anu no county IS so
rich it can afford to be without one.
The trouble with counties having
health officers is they try to kill their
health officer. They seem bent on
him to death. Here is a
part of a personal letter from the
Nash county health officer which
shows how they appreciate health
work there:
Il am still busy with my typhoid
vaccination campaign. The past
week was the busiest I have ever
spent I believe. Twill mention some
Of the things that l did. On Mou-
day | spent the day in the Mount
Pleasant community trying to or
ganize them SO as to obtain the COM
munity work being done by the
Rockefeller Commission. On Mon
day night I gave an illustrated lee
ture at Middlesex, % miles away,
getting home at 2 o'clock the next
morning On Tuesday morning
spent the time preparing advertise
ments for new dispensary points and
on Tuesday evening l read a paper
before the fourth district medical
society at Tarboro. On WEDNESDAY
| held my dispensary at Middlesex
and on Wednesday night gave an
illustrated lecture at Momeyer. On
Thursday morning | conducted the
dispensary at Spring Hope, in the
afternoon spoke at the joint annual
meeting Of the Juniors and Wood
men of the World, held at Rocky
Cross. 10 miles away On Thursday
evening | had q dispensary at Mo-
meyer. On Friday morning l con-
Quoted the dispensary at Rocky
Mount and on Friday afternoon Wis
tied Red Oak to attend q meeting of
the health committee Of the com
munity. Today l am conducting a
dispensary at Nashville and hope to
go to Sharpsburg this evening"
At these dispensaries the principal
work consists in giving anti-typhcid
treatment, = examining for hook
worm and giving the treatment, II
vaccinating against smallpox, lee
turing on health matters and ex
planning details Of sanitation, such
as construction of sanitary privies
anti-maIarial work, etc. Time never
hangs heavy on their hands.
1t has been shown that if these
health officers did nothing but wipe
| typhoid out of the State or greatly
reduce it, which is an easy possibili
ty now that we have the anti-typhoi(
vaccine, they could save at leas
200 lives annually. These 1,20t
1 human lives valued at 81 700 apiece
would be S2,040,GOO or over AO'
1 times the cost Of a good first elias
health officer for every county
Every county should have healt]
officer. Does yours have one?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

What would have happened at
Liege if Belgium had been devote q
to militarism all these years inste; q
of to neutrality and peace?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

We Americans in our fixed deter
mination to be neutral should be
careful in hotels to stifle preferences
for Ere ench fried" or German
friend'' potatoes and order the m
served plain.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
COLLEGES FIGHT TYPHOID.
College Presidents all Over State to
Offer Free Anti-Typhoid Treatment.

An open letter has just gone out
to all the college presidents in the
State calling attention to the in
creased danger from typhoid at this
time of the year and to the value Of
the anti-typhoid vaccine now furn-
ished free by the State. The college
authorities were quick to see the
Importance Of this preventive meas
ure and by return mail over twenty
replies were received, while others
are arriving in every mail. With
out exception every college presi-
dent thus far has agreed to arrange
to offer the treatment free of charge
in their respective colleges this fall
to all students who can be induced
to thus protect themselves.
President E. K. Graham, of the
University, writes: 'We shall be
glad to avail ourselves of this oppor-
tunity to secure anti-typhoid vaccine
for the University students next
year. Last year l think half the
students took the treatment and
during the past summer several
hundred summer school teachers
were vaccinated."
President D. H. Hili of A. & M. i.
writes: "Our institution arranged
nearly a month ago to have every
thing in readiness to offer to all new
students the anti-typhoid treatment
and to do this free of all charge.
The college physician Will admins
ter the treatment as part Of his
official duty. We thank you for
your kind interest in the natter
Rev. Geo. W. Lay, of st. Mary's
School, says: 81 shall take pleasure
in offering this treatment to our
students and urging it upon them
l am both grieved and angered when
I hear from time to time of the death
Of some person in the prime Of life
and vigor with promise for usefu
future being taken away so unneces
sarily by typhoid when the sure
means Of prevention without pain ol
sickness is so easily at hand
| President r. IL. Wright, Of the
East Carolina Teachers Training
School, writes: Il will not only bt
glad to have every stndent take i
but | will talk to them about tn,
importance of it and insist upo1
their taking it. | feel that the stu
dents should take this treatment am
that they should spread the new
throughout the State.'
President w. A. Harper, of Elol
College, says: Il thank you for th
offer to furnish US anti-typhoid vac
cine for our student body free 0
charge. l will appreciate your send
ing the vaccine to our college ply
sician"
President Julius !. Foust. Of tt
State Normal and Industrial College
| writes: Il am sure our college ply
sician will be glad to offer anti-ty
e phoid treatment free of charge t
all our students"
;, This represents the general tor
r of all the replies received thus far
regard to the States offer. No or
e appreciates more than these me
} the responsibility of having undt
3 their direction the young people {
n our State nor do any class Of peop
e except physicians and health office
' have keener sense Of the dang
j and utter needlessness of this pr
n ventable filth disease than these c;
lege presidents.
, Parents sending their sons Al
| daughters to college should if pos
| BILE have them take the anti-typho
| treatment before they go or at lea
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

You needn't rejoice Johnny, for
although a number of teachers have
been stranded in Europe there will
be enough to run all the schools
this fall.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to any case OF Itching
Blind, Bleeding Protrudng Piles in to IA days.
The FIRST application gives Ease and Rest. ooc'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
COLOSSAL GLASS DOME FOR PALACE OF H0R1lCUL-
TURE AT WORLDS GREATEST EXPOSITION.

Palace OF at
international Exposition at San
The ebuidn
1856 IN helsht ana lo@ ee'
IN At night searcgh placed within the ouong
of giving appearance OF
with all the coors OF the raoo"'
The building willie
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

With both vast supply Of grain
and demand for it in sight, the
c llamity prophet cannot expect q
very svsmpathetic audience.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

You haven't heard of any of the
Russians in this country trying to
get back home, have you?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

Even the militants couldn't have
brought about greater smash than
the one in Europe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27
Mr.. KLTCHIN REPLIES To
Mr.. DARDEN'S letter

By Declaring His Position Nit. KitCh.
in Says He Has Done What Should
Have Been Done Before the Pri.
mary Election.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-08-27

Italian, Vermont and Georgia
Marble of highest grade, and the
best grades of granite. Will save
you money and guarantee quality.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
KILLING PRIZE FIGHT GAME

The news from Hamilton, regarding
the attitude of the people of that
thrifty town toward prize fighting is
encouraging. Despite the fact that
prize fighting is legalized by the Kiley
law S O called, the Bitter Root people,
it seems, do not care enough about it
to support it. md the surest way to
kill the game is to starve it. The
lack of financial support will repeal
the Xiley law more effectively than
any ballot.
And thus it seems that the Montana
enemies of the referendum have lean.
ed upon a broken reed for their staff
in the fight against the enactment of
laws by the people. OF course, the
adoption of the Kiley law as the goat
in the endeavor to deprive the people
OF tile state of their rights as makers
of laws, is merely a subterfuge. In
some respects, the choice of the sub
iect upon which the experiment should
be made, was clever. This selection
lodged the c22robrium which would
have attached to the movement had
It been brought in connection with
the luetals-tax measure, the compen
satton act or the consolidation bill
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
INDIAN GETS PARDON
Convicted Of Murder in Montana
Thirty Years Ago

Washington. July latter "a
years behind the bars under life sen.
tence for murder S. Spopee, a Black
foot Indian, was Internationally par.
doned today by President Wilson. He
will be released Immediately from the
federal hospital for the insane here
to return to his daughter at Brown.
ing. Mont, whom he has not seen
since she was a baby.
Spopee was charged with the muir
der of a white man nea the Canad.
ian boundary north of the Montana
line. 1t is believed by the depart.
ment of justice that the murder prob.
ably committed in Canada and that
the territorial courts of Montana
which tried him at Fort Benton had
no jurisdiction. Moreover, it is now
believed that Spopee committed the
murder in self defense. He and an.
other Indian. Good Rider, asked a
white man for food. Their request
was denied and the white mar de.
nounced Spopee, finally assaulting
him with an ak. The Indian contends
he fired in self defense and his story
is credited by the department of JUS
tice.
After Spoppe's conviction for the
murder at Fort Benton and sentenced
to death, he was removed to the fed
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth
While awaiting execution, the Indian
maintained absolute silence. His cor
duct was so unusual that he was be
lieved to be insane and after two
years was removed to the federal hos
pital here, where he has been held a
prisoner 80 years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15

Eut the Kiley law doesn't possess the
popular interest which any of these
other measures holds, and it was
thought that the movement might
get by" without a recognition of the
animus behind it, were the Kiley law
made the
But the work was too oarse. There
is not a voter in he state of Mon
tana who does not understand fully
just what motive prompts the action
which involves a principle so impor-
tant to the people Of this state and
&C dear to their hearts.
But the Kiley law, so report says
from all rarts of the state, is dying
a natural death. any way. If the peo-
pie of tile state wanted prize fighting
they might make a fight for the meas
ure. But they do not want it. There
has not been the expected attendance
even in Butte, at any of the recent
fights which have been pulled off un'
der TIC provisions Of the law. The
fighters are not making meal-ticket
money and when they can't eat they
wor t fight. If the Montana public
doesn't want tc see them fight they
will 20 somewhere else to display their
prowess.
And Kamilton's club is ready to sur
render. There are others that are
almost ready. The prize fight business
in Montana is about dead. The prize
fighters will soon be an extinct spe-
cies, even if the law remains in force.
The utter indifference of the Mon
tana public in this matter is an en-
couraging sign. The whole affair Is
regarded as not of sufficient impor-
lance to warrant any action. Let the
prize fighter go if he wants to. No
body here will interpOse to keep him
in this neighborhood.
But this Indifference, marked though
it is regarding the prize fight, e
not extend to the referendum princi-
pie. There is vital interest and real
concern in that. The public is not de-
ceived by the fact that the Kiley law
furnishes the basis for the action
against the referendum law. The pub
lie is wide awake as to the impor-
lance of the situation. Developments
are watched closely. A list is being
made of the folks who are fighting the
Observation-Disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
An Pillow

Inventions are now in the making
that will radically modify the econ.
omic status of the farmer. Many ag-
ricultural problems will be solved by
new machinery of development.
Take blowing for example. Most
laborious and most expensive of all
agricultural operations, it uses up
more of the farmers time than any
other work he has to do. The ques.
ton naturally suggests itself, can not
we find some easier way to turn the
soil over and stir it up?
An Omaha man named Jardine,
himself a farmer, claims to have solv-
ed this problem by the invention of
an entirely new continuance for the
purpose, which, a~ccoring to the inven
tor, requires less than half the power
used by the mold-board pillow. So i'm
portant does it appear that the presi'
dent of the Union Pacific railroad
after seeing a rough homemade model
at work, turned over to the inventor
the facilities of his great shops at
Omaha, and placed at his disposal the
services of his chief engineer, in or.
der that the device might be perfect
ed.
The pillow is an automobile. Its
! principal feature is a big cylinder,
feet long, 5 feet in diameter and
weighing six or seven tons, which
forms the hind wheels of the ma
chine. The cylinder is covered with
sharp pointed steel teeth, s, 9 or 10
inches in length. AS it rolls v the
and carry the latter up over the cylin'
der. A second cylinder, close behind
likewise provided with teeth, rakes
the earth off and drops it back in a
finely %pulverized condition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Interesting and Instructive

Montana led all the rest of the
country in railroad construction in
1913 with a total of 375 miles. Texas
came second with 256 miles. In 1912
the total construction in Montana was
1915 miles. The longest continuous
line built last year was an extension
of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul,
from Great Falls. Mont. to Lewis
town. 1876 miles. Present indications
are that Montana will be very much
in the lead this year.
1t is estimated that after the Pan
M canal opens the government will
require 5000 permanent employees in
the zone. The estimate cover the op-
Grating staff of the railroad. but en-.
cludes the soldiers for the proposed
garrisons and forts. Any possible
profit on our investment will be de-.
voured by the expenses.
The United States capitol at Wash
ington is one of the most majestic
buildings in the world. 1t was first
begun in 1898. when the north wing
was founded. This was finished in
1900, and the south wing was begun
in 1911. The building was burned
by the British in 1914. and rebuilding
did not begin until 1917. In 1851 the
new extensions began. the house of
representatives first occupying its
present hall in 1857, the senate its
present quarters in 1859. The dome
was constructed between 1856 and
1865. The cost of the building has
exceeded $50. 900 900.
The value Of the sunflower is not
generally recognized by our farmers.
1t is easy to raise and the seed affords
an excellent food for all kinds of poul.
try. The sunflower requires a rea'
sonably rich soil in order to produce
a good crop. 1t may be planted at
any time in the spring and up to the
middle of June. SunfOwers do not
require any cultivation after the
plants grow 5 or 6 inches high. as
they will outgrow the weeds and keep
the weeds down if planted pretty
thick.