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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-05

We always have on hanu a fresh
supply of the famous Norris candies.
Court Pharmacy. 2-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
FATHERS TURN TO THINK
Daughters Somewhat Pert Observa-
ton Must Have Given Him
Something Of Jolt.

1--WE oldsters set for the youngsters
higher standard than we set for
ourselves. Forgetting that you can't
make a silk purse out of a sows ear,
the stupidest and ugliest failures OF
parents expect their sons and daugh-
tiers to grow up miracles Of beauty, in
telligence and success"
The speaker was Wilton Lackaye,
the occasion the Lambs Gambol i'll
New York He continued:
Sometimes, though, such parents
are called sharply to themselves. The
jolt is unpleasant.
"A father said to his pretty daugh-
ter one evening with a scornful, angry
laugh:
That young Jamson has the face
to want to marry you! A mere book
keeper!'
But, father said the girl, I love
Mr.. Jamson. What is your objection
to our marriage?'
Why roared the old man, why,
he couldn't support you decently.'
But, father said the girl, neither
can you"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16

80 poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day I
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try it, So l did, and
after l had taken two bottles felt
better and I said to my husband, I don't
need any more,' and he said you had
better take it little longer anyway
So took it for three months and got
we'll and strong" Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many a woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. LYNN. Mass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
A MATTER OF JOBS
DECLARE TRA|NMEN
RESENTATlVES RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES PROTEST AGAINST
RATES OF JUSTICE ACT.
BEFORE RATE COMMISSION
Wages VIII Be Cut, If They Say, and
Hundreds Of Workers Thrown Out
of Employment.

Acknowledgement Carolina railroads
which are fighting the rates named in
the Justice interstate freight rate bill
rested their case with the introduce
ton of the last witness before the
session of the North Carolina Rate
Commission, now meeting in this city.
Two witnesses were introduced by
the railroads and their testimony was
to the effect that the proposed rates
are unfair and ruinous. James III.
Pou, we]l-known railroad attorney,
was on the stand during the morning
and his testimony was of technical
nature, as was that of T. W. Matthews
Of the freight department Of the Sea-
hoard Air Line.
The feature of the days delibera-
tons developed when NJ. G. Toms,
chief counsel for the Southern, stated
that representatives OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, the
brotherhood of Railway Trainnaen
and the Order Of Railway Conductors
desired to make statements to the
commissioners Mr.. Toms explained
that when the bill was enrolled the
Southern invited it's employees to Study
its provisions and asked the three
organizations to send representatives
to the meeting of the commission. He
stated that these men had attended
the sessions and had expressed a de-
sire to make voluntary statements to
the commissioners before the case
was closed for the railroads. 1t was
ordered that they be heard.
M. G.. Thompson, M. M. Albright,
W. B. Smithers and j. A. Bolick ap-
peared as the representatives Of the
organizations named and spent con-
siderable time in making their state,
ments before the men who will decide
whether Or not the rates named in the
Justice bill shall go into effect.
The statements of the railway men
were to the effect that if the rates
are declared effective, hundreds OF the
employees of the railroads in this
state will be thrown out of work, si1
hours will be named as the length O.
working day Of the shops at Spen
GER necessitating cutting of the sala
ries of the men employed there 40 o.
80 per cent, other employees will have
their salaries reduced and railroad
men employed in all of the depart
ments of the Southern will be laid of
by reason of the necessity that tina
road decrease it's force Of men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Winson-SaIem Will Pay Fire Ladies'
in Near Future.

MISUNDERSTANDING o. B. Eat
ON and Chairman Fred Fogle of the
fire committee of the aldermen have
returned from Washington, where
they went to inspect the Washington
fire department with a view of putting
the Winston-Sa fire department on
paid basis this fall. Harry f Mis-
sen, one of the leading volunteer fire.
fighters of the city, accompanied tie
officials to Washington, and IS under
stood to be slated for position of chief
which will carry a salary sufficient
to guarantee his entire time to the
duties of the position and inspection
Of buildings. Mr.. Nissen will remain
in WASHINGTON studying the most
modern methods of fire fighting and
handling of apparatus.
Although the second city in size in
the state, Winston-Salem will be next
to the last of the major cities to in
augurate paid system. Greensboro
probably following close after. If pos
sjb1e the change will be made Sep
TENDER LIST.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Juvenile Court in AshevilIe.

Asheville.-Rev. Crawford Jackson,
Protective Association, is spending
several days here working in the in
terest of juvenile court for Ashe-
vile, and the indications are that
such tribunal will be established at
this city. 1t is planned to conduct the
court in a room apart from the police
court and to eliminate all of the DO
lice court surroundings in the trial of
boys and girls charged with violations
of the law. Mr.. Jackson was speaker
at meeting held.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Work on Tarboro Postoffice.

Tarboro-Contracto have began
work on the new $4,000 postoffice
building in this city. With the exca-
walton started in a short time the ma
terial for the erection of the building
will be combing in and work will go
ahead on the building as rapidly as it
can be pushed The time limit of the
contract is IA months. The building
is to face Main street from the east
side of the town and will be a block
above the present location. The old
buildings have been removed from
the site.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Rains Save Crops.

Mount Olive.-Judging from appear
ances and from reports furnished by
the farmers themselves, this years
corn crop now bids fair to be one of
the best in years; that is, in this sec
tion. Before the rains of the past
few days had fallen, corn was begin
ming to fail fast, an1 the farmers were
downcast and fearful that the crop
would be a complete failure. How.
ever, it seems that the rains came in
the nick of time, as a result of which
no crop in years has at this season
Of the year looked more promising
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Tillage or Mulchinu,

The war still wages between the fac
tons shall it be tillage or mulching?
Inc problem is easy of solution. Just
use little wee bit of horse sense.
Orchadists on sites that erode badly
and where soil fertility is not plentiful
mulch If possible. On sites the re-
verse, till.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Governor Goes to Camp Glenn.

Governor Craig spent few hours
IN the executive office here while on
his way from Asheville to Morehead
City, where, as he laughingly ex-
pressed it, possessing special military
ability and skill, he will inspect the
North Carolina troops in annual en-
campment there. The governor took
part in meeting of the council of
state while here for the purpose of
getting some kinks" out of the ad-
justment of finances for the mainte-
nance of the special work of the state
laboratory of hygiene.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
One Hundred Farmers Institutes.

One Hundred Farmers Institutes.
Director T. B. Parker, of the Farm
ers' Institute division of the state
department Of agriculture, announces
a series of 100 institution to be held
during the last two weeks of July and
during August IN that stretch Of
counties extending from Raleigh all
the way westward to the crest Of the
Blue Ridge Mountains. There are to
be four institute parties that will in
terchange specialists and other ex-
pert institute workers as opportunity
affords. Among the most widely
known institute workers who will take
part in the various Institutes are R.
w. Scott, Col. John S. Cunningham.
and j. P. Kerr, of Alamance: A. l..
French, Rockingham; Prof. G. L. New
man, A. & M. College; DR.. G. l..
Christman, now of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Education Of the Heart.

Education OF the Heart.
/ have read books enough and OBJ
served and conversed with enough
eminent and splendidly cultured minds
100, in my time; but l assure you,
have heard higher sentiments from the
lips of poor uneducated men and wom-
en-, when exerting the spirit of severe
yet gentle heroism under difficulties
and Affections. Or speaking their sim
pie thoughts as to circumstances in
the lot Of friends and neighbors, than
I ever yet met with out of the Bible.
We shall never learn to feel and re-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Eradicator of Weeds.

Experiments at the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station show that hemp is
an eradicator of weeds. Land that was
badly infested with quack grass and
Canada thistle and wild mustard and
other type of weeds was cleaned by
crop of hemp which grew to a height
of ten to twelve inches.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Everybody Praised but Father.

Poor Tompkins never gets any
credit for what he does"
That's the fate of some men"
His secretary gets the credit for
all the sueches he makes, his wife
gets the credit for his manners, and
his daughters get the credit for his
ability to dance the maxixe'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
The RIQht Place,

Man of House-Hi, there! What do
you want?
Tramp-Nothing
Man-Then why are you hanging
about here?
Tramp-This Is where I always get
it.-Boston Ever ing Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
$4,000 Bonds for Roads.

Southport Smithville township
voted $4,000 in bonds to add to $780,
900 formerly voted for good roads
One road that will be improved will
be Wilmington Southport road
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Ahoskie Will Get New Depot

received and forwarded to the mayor
OF Ahoskie plans by the Atlantic
Coast Line for considerable improve
ments to the passenger station there.
the purpose being to secure the ap-
proval of the mayor and citizens for
the proposed changes. The proposed
changes are the outcome of a petition
oy the mayor and citizens to the com
mission for improvements. If the
plans of the Coast Line are acceptable
the commission will make an order
for the work to be done speedily.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Court Will Begin in AUGUST

The fall term of the North Carolina
supreme court is to convene on the
last Monday in August and the prelim-
mary work is being pushed by Clerk
). l.. Seawel. The justices, with the
exception of Chief Justice Clark, are
out OF the city on their annual vaca-
tlons. In the meantime, some atten-
ton is being given to the matter of
the preparation of the questions that
are to be propounded to the applicants
Tor licenses. Indications are that
tnere VIII be 60 or more law students
10 undertake the examinations
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16

got so weak that I
could hardly do my
W ork. w h en- |
washed my dishes |
had to sit down and
when I would sweep
the floor l would get
so weak that l would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before l did my
busting Iwould have
to lie down. I yot
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Several North Carolina Items.

Washington.-The general defici-
ency bill reported to the house con-
tains the following North Carolina
items: Thomasville, for site and
commencement public buildings, S.
900; Edentcn, for rostoffice site, ST.
500; Chapel Hill, for site and com.
mencement public buildings, $500.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Improvements in Health Bulletin.

When the July number of The
Health Bulletin, the monthly publica-
ton or the state board of health, is is
sued it will contain considerable i'm
provement in get up, according to an
announcement made by Secretary w.
s. Rankin of the board, who is editor
In chief of the publication. It will
have specific departments for tubercu-
losis, child hygiene. public health and
sanitation and personal hygiene. In
this way material heretofore printed
IN scattered and haphazarded manner
will be grouped much better.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16

spect our real calling and destiny, un-
less we have taught ourselves to con.
slider everything as moonshine com
pared with the education of the heart.
Sir Walter Scott.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
Quite a Contrast.

Are Tompkins and his wife happy
together?"
"Oh, yes. They are as happy as
anybody could expect them to be, con
sidering the fact that she was a Pen
field of Penfield Manor, and he was
just Tompkins of nowhere in particu-
lar"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16

State Laboratory Hygiene HamEered.
The state department of health is
much stirred over the possibility of
losing just half of the $4,000 that has
formed the basis of maintenance for
the work of the division of the labora-
tory Of hygiene for the current legis-
lattice biennial period, and this same
issue is giving the council of state,
Governor Craig and Attorney Gem
eral Beckett a great deal of concern
and perplexity.
A long session OF the council Of
state failed to settle the difficulty.
The trouble is that Section So, Chapter
81 Laws of 1911 made a specific ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the laboratory
of hygiene, along with provision OF
$4,000 FOR other work of the depart
ment. Then the 1913 legislature
through section IA, chapter 181, en-
acted specifically substitute for Sec
ton SO that specified an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the department OF
health, specifying $4,000 for the lab
oratory of Hygiene.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
GOULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-CouId
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.

Adrian, Mich. -" l suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNl6XSC[lO0L
LESSON

fBy E. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-16
state Must Have Bio Exhibit.

state MUST E1dVe 0I9 -~"'~'
A special from Charlotte says: Is
North Carolina to be adequately rep
resented by an exhibit at the Panama
Pacific Exposition next year or IS the
state to overlook this opportunity OF
obtaining what is generally recogn1z-
ed as the best advertising medium
possible for the resources of the COM
monwealth?
This proposition was presented to
a representative gathering of business
people of Charlotte at a meeting held
at the Selwyn Hotel at which time
brief but forceful talks were made by
Col Fred A. Odds of Raleigh, COM
missioner on behalf of the exposition;
Mr.. Leonard Tufts of Pinehurst, Mr..
J. A. Brown of Chadborun, Mr.. c. E.
Hutchinson of Mount Holly, and Mr.
missioners on behalf of the state ap-
pointed by Governor Craig, and
Messrs. C. e. Hughes, T. w. Alexan-
der, Cameron Morrison and John a.
McRae of Charlotte.
At the conclusion of the meeting
a resolution was introduced and un-
animously adopted providing for the
appointment by the Greater Charlotte
Club of a committee to secure $1,000
from the city for the purpose of
properly exploiting the resources of
the Queen City at the exposition and
also to appear before the Legislature
to urge upon that body the donation
o ia sufficient amount to properly
advertise the advantages of North
Carolina at this great celebration.
The supreme need of obtaining
more people in the state and the de-
duce the immigration from the Middle
West ard West was the keynote of
the meeting. Mr.. ]. A. Brown of
Chadbourn declared that North Caro-
lima possessed greater advanta ges
and derived the least returns there
from of any state in the Union. He
added that North Carolina had a
population of only 100000 whereas
it ought to have and sometime would
have 1O,0O0,000 He cited statements
by DR.. Seamon Knapp and Secretary
James Wilson to the effect that the
section of the country destined to
make the greatest strides in agricul
tural development was that situated
within 100 miles Of the Atlantic Coast
between Norfolk, Va, and Jackson
vile, Fla. Of this favored section be
declared North Carolina stood first
Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27
BRITISH WAR BIRDS ARE EFFECTIVE IN
 THEIR AIR FLIGHTS

LONDON, Sept 26 50 little has appeared regarding the movement ol the British aerial forces that the fol- lowing excerpts from discussion Of its activities by one protesting to oc closely connected with this branch Of Che service is interesting
 Speaking of the sending of thirty siX British aeroplanes across the Channel by air. which was kept se- cret for some time, he says
 "A8 combined flight that sur passed anything ever done in aviation, but it was only part of big move meut; other machines had flown across the previous day, and at Che present moment three full squadrons, Nos 9, and I, each consisting O! twelve aeropanes, besides reserves, spares, and motor transport are with iho Eypeditionary Force But apart from the news of two fatal accidents. and lhe appearance m uie casualty
Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27

days mpegnable for time Philip an infantry assault
Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27
FEAR NORWAY MAY BE
 DRAGGED INTO WAR

CHHISTIANA. Cvia LondonD Sept 26.-Dr Fridtiof Nansen. former Nor wegian Minister to Great Britain, caused a sensation here on Saturday night when he asserted before an as sembly of leading members of the Cab iner and students of Christiana Uni versi.y that Norway's situation was as precarious as that of Belgium
 Dr. Nansen's proposal for one year compulsory service in the army was received coldly by the members of the government, but with cheers from the rest fthe audience. He used the fate of Belgium as am argument for more ample preparation by Nor way
 "lf Belgium had been prepared" he said, Germany never would have vio- lated her neutrality and possibly the whole war would have been averted. Our position is as serious as Bel. siUms We are between two oceans where big naval battles of the war probably will be fought Belgium proved that neutrality without mili tary preparation was not sufficient protection.'
 Dr Nansen's speech amounted 10 a direct criticism of the present govern ment the members of which he re ferreu to as naive. selfadmring polit teal leaders
 "lf among wolves you need youI teeth was 'he text of his address Dr. Nansen said that the longer Nor way waited the more serious her po sition would become He urged hei to be worthy of her sister nation Sweden, which already had a one wear compulsory service
Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27

lists Oi an airmau'8 name aucus tne wounded, nothing authentic has been published concerning the doings or me Royal Flying Corps.
 Even though knew more than a very little about the work of our Army ayiators at Che front ] should not la permitted Co reveal it. yet a few facts may be given without indF eating positions or conditions
 "The evidence points to general superiority of German aircraft throughout and to a desire on tha part of the enemy to create a depress. ing moral effect on the Allied troops by the parade of a vast number of aeropiane which are ever actively em. ployed So far as reconnaissance goes. il is quite unnecessary to make such demonstrations and ,as to Che efiec; on troops of thS small bombs than can be thrown from aeroplanes t is negligible, The German method is 10 keep up a regular system of aero plane flights, the machines starting ai regular intervals and making tour in which it would almost appear that Che regularity and punctuality Of the work are esteemed of greater value than the results obtained
 "The British aviptorH. while work mg by method pursue different tac
Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27

long can you ubs.st ou yourselves .
 "Untu lhe next uarves, is in,' he answered That has all been gone into carefully Our enemies who have deluded themselves into the hope we shall starve will be disappointed n uat as m other things We shall hack somewhat in tea, coffee. cccoa and other tropical products, but of bread. mea. potatoes and sugar we have am pie on hand uu the next harvest We would like some of your cotton though and copper But we have plenty ot h.d4s. Leather coal iron. petroleum. lumber and chemicals
 "Hov win your finance the war;?
 "Withn ourselves. by war taxes and internal laws. For instance Fe have never had au inheritance tax Nov we shall Likewise heavier du ties on beer and tobacco"
 "yol win make no external luals- borrow no money from abroad?'
 "Nu none