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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

duu oil OV6I Lu6 place.. Wn0U
he gets tired, wind up your reel and land
him at your leisure.
/ assert that the ugly man should Be.
come popular institution, principle. Q
habit-in short, necessity. He is not
30 spoilt as the handsome hero who
trades on his looks. He is less "oft.
hand" more assiduous. and his manners
are always more charming, for he do
ponds upon them to a certain extent To
make Roadway to q pretty woman's
heart.
From what have written, you might
think had nothing to occupy my time
except flances and admirers. I have.
though. distinctly. For instance. have
ambition want to act for the cinema
in California, the wonderful land beyond
the prairies and the mountains. I have
never been there. yet feel its loneliness
intuitively.
Americans from all parts Of the Omitted
States have been my good. hospitabls
friends, and am very fond Of them as 4
race. Il know some Chicago people who
are intensely charming. New Workers
as body are like their own great city,
cosmopolitan and delightful.
My present iance-no. not IN real life.
merely on the stagel-is an American.
Raymond Hitchcock Is an ideal comedy
lover, because-he is not good-looking!l
He is just as popular in London as he isl
across the ocean. expect ''Mr. Man
haitian will last for an age yet. Every
one seems to think SO.
love antiques, If you are still inter
ested in my tastes. But whether you arel
or not. my fiance will have to be-which,,
In this case, means that he must become
a connoisseur in all old things There
is one possession. which is not am
antique, l want this wonderful man to
get for me: A string of pink pearls! Yes
| am mad about pink-rose-p ink-pearls.
The string will cost about 100000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

him - his courtship
began and ended with
the offer!
When l was In New
York | knew six of
the dearest boys i'm
aginable. We used to
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

trust and admire him in preference to
the man who is simply good-looking. The
ugly man is far more likely to be en-
dowed with that almost indefinable quail
ity we call fascination than the mascu.
line biped who is only a male beauty.
Doesn't pretty woman have enough
of prettiness in her own attractions with
out wishing to confront 1t in a mans face
across the breakfast table? Surely TEN.
permanent, cleyerness and force of will are
infinitely more suited to a man who ia
l1u fh,p
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

meet every Saturday night at
Sherry's and have supper. /
felt that was engaged to all
six. They were simply sweet,
every one of them. l suppose
I always have had soft place In my
heart for Americans. When / was a
little girl wanted to marry a cowboy
In sheepskin trousers.
! developed this passion through going
to the cinema shows. There was some
thing I couldn't resist In the 1.-the, hard.
faced heroes who rode mustangs and
rescued pretty maidens. The sheepskin
trousers added the finishing touch to
my feeling OF admiration Yes, I was
mad about the cinema horsemen of the
Far West. They left such vivid i'm
preston on my youthful Imagination that
/ was keen on going to America because
1t was their country. When l actually
got there. I found the six dear boys of
the Saturday night supper parties. They
proved an excellent substitute for my
Buffalo Bills. Sherry's was quite nice,
too!
came to the Shubert Theatre one day
and said he wanted to sketch me- Come"
he said. BE quick! We will go to the
Aston to teal" But didn't realize that
he was famous artist and so / re-
fused-I've been sorry ever sinceI
Another artist. Harrington Mann, did
lot of crayon sketches of me. believe
they are still In his studio. One after
noon he made a sketch of me, before I
knew how clever he was, and l touched
1t up in places myself! When he saw
what had done, he was horrifed-and
so was I when l learned that he was so
very well-knownl Ahem, shall never
marry an artist!
think it is absurd for any fiancee to
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

allow her fance to be tickle. One thing
I can say! No fance OF mine could ever
be tickle. II he we're, you see. he would
cease to be my hance!
There is not scrap of use falling on
a mans neck and saying you love him
madly. 1t serves the purpose OF the
novelist and the dramatist but 1t is no
good to an actress-off the stage. An
actress has a heart just like anybody
else: still, she must have head. too.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

me after breakfast! He gave me direc-
lions In his note to look for him in a
certain box at the theatre. I did! Alas,
he was very handsomel So didn't like
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

~ VIM q uONi"k UoiOH POut
fe bon motif, you have to give
the man as much tackle as q
fifty-pound salmon! Let
him take the bait In his
mouth and dive into the
depths, up and down stream.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

really a man imam FEATURES
of classic mold. don't
think any pretty woman
in her heart wants a pretty
man. A thousand times,
MOI
While an ugly man may
have a fascinating person
atty, his ugliness may be
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

a fascination in itself. OF course, there
are degrees of ugliness. The kind which
suggests determination or brain power
coupled with sex. is irresistible and would
defeat rival, where am concerned, with
the beauty of an Adonis My ideal ugly
man must be charming, though, and
rather amusing. Part of his fascination
would certainly lie in his genuine at
tachment to the things to which / am
attached.
For example, like horses, dogs and
flowers I adore sailing. Could he very
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-08

meet every Saturday night at
Sherry's and have supper. I
felt that I was engaged to all
six. They were simply sweet,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
MISS ANNIE CHERRY SUPERVISOR
RURAL SCHOOLS IN HARNETT
H., COUNTY.

The Commonwealth takes the follow
ing article concerning one Of the for
mer residents of Scotland Neck from
the News & Observer:
Ellington, April 14.-Harnett coun-
s board of education took another
forward step in its last meeting when
it elected Miss Annie Cherry super
visor of rural schools, and appropriated
$3.50 for the furtherance of canning
club work in the county.
Miss Cherry's home is at Scotland
Neck For several terms she has been
teaching in the Dunn graded schools.
An effort was made by the board at
the first Of the year to secure her SER
vices for the work she will now take
up, but at that time the Dunn school
officials would not consent to her leav-
ing their schools.
The sum appropriated for canning
club work is merely a starter, this be
ing the first year that the school board
has taken an active interest in the
work. Other appropriations will be
made as needed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
WAR SPIRIT.

The Manchester (Eng.) Guardian
publishes the following: A little knot
of people was gathered, gazing intent
" at two particular points of light
that were visable above the adjacent
chimneypot: and interesting arrivals
were impressively Informed on inquiry
that the objects of popular interest
were British airships guarding the
port Of Liverpool. Two men, who were
late arrivals, shared the interesting
news; then one exclaimed to the other,
g Heavens alive, they'v taken Venue
and Jupiter for airships!'
~ know was the quiet response,
s'but don It say it out loud. We don It
want to be mobbed for proGermans! -
Pathfinder.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
MANY APPLICANTS FOR PRES
xDENCY OF A. &. M. COLLEGE

Raleigh, april 15.-with every mem
Der present and Governor Craig pre-
siding as ex of1icio chairman, the trus-
tees of the North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts be-
gan yesterday the consideration of ap-
picants for the presidency of the col
lege to succeed DR.. d. H. Hill, who re-
tires to write the history Of North
Carolina S part in the Civil war for the
Confederate Veterans Association.
It was found that there are thirty
| seven names proposed for the college
presidency and their endorsements con
stituted big suit case full. It Is un-
aerstood that there viii be no election
at this meeting and that there Is only
preparation for final action at the May
or commencement meeting by getting
line on a few of those considered
most desirable and centering consider
alton on these III preparation for the
final vote.
The board would give no intimation
as to the standing of those being con-
sidered among the members of the
board who are to finally name the new
president.
The board devoted much time to the
consideration of the bills pending in
congress for the establishment of en-
cheering experiment stations similar
to those already maintained for agri-
| cultural purposes and to the bill for
extending the military features Of the
schools of the country. The board ap-
pointed Messrs. D. H. Hmm and C. W.
Gold as committee to look after the
interests of the college in connection
with this legislation.
President Hill stated today that the
college student body passed its annual
military drill inspection yesterday, the
inspection being by Capt. J. B. Schu-
adle, representing the war department
It was pronounced the most creditable
the college has ever held.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
APRIL.

April is lady, with lady's moods,
Seeking thronging cities, seeking soil
tudes;
April is a lady, looking down the years
With world Of happiness shining
through her tears;
Eyes abrim with laughter, heart abrim
with song,
Throwing clover blossoms as she comes
along,
Throwing to the roses largesses Of
April is a lady in a garment new.
April is a baby, three years old or so,
Running in the sunshine, checks and
lips agiow;
Both hands full of blossoms, then the
flash of rain,
And the blooms are beaten, down into
the plain!
baby's cheek,
And baby's grieving far too much
to speak
Then flash of sunshine, rainbows in
the skies,
And a CLINT Of gladness in the baby s
eyes!
April is earth 3 gladness that the win
ter IS gone,
April is earth s happiness at the sum-
mer s dawn,
April is prairies carpeted with
blooms,
April is a zephyr laden with perfumes,
April is carefree, laughing at all
truth,
April is the sweetness that walks out
with youth,
April is all sweetness, with heart of
gold,
April is a lady one can never hold.
Judd Mortimer Lewis in Post.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
A SURE CURE FOR LOVE.

These things can be had at the
apothecary house Of Understanding,
next door to Reason on Prudent Street.
III the village Of Contentment.
Take twelve ounces Of Dislike one
pound of Resolution, two grains Of Ex-
peirence, one sprig of Time, three qts.
of cooling water of Consideration, set
these over the gentle fire of Love,
sweeten with the sugar Of Forgetful-
ness, skim with the spoon Of Melan-
choly, put it in the bottom. of your
Heart, seal it with the seal Of clear
Conscience, let it remain, and you will
quickly find ease, and be restored to
your senses again.-EX.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
THE OLD LOVE SONG.

Play it slowly, sing it .lawlt; =
Old familiar tune!
Once it ran in dance and dimple,
Like a brook. in June;
Now]is sobs along the measure
With sound of tears;
Dear cid v6ices echo through it,
Vanished with the years.
Play it slowly-it is holy
As an evening hymn;
Morning gladness hushed to sadness
Fills it to the brim,
Memories come within the music,
Stealing through the bars;
Thoughts within its quiet spaces
Rise and set like stars.
Ripple, ripple, goes the love song
Till, in slowing time,
Early sweetness grown completeness
Floods its every rhyme;
Who together learn the music
Life and death unfold
Know that love is but beginning,
Until love is old.
Singing, singing through the roses
Went our lovers twain
Was there ever such a rose time,
Could there be agains
Now they tell US Five-and- Twenty
Junes have seen them blow;
Every June's completef, sweeter-
Well we lovers know!'
w. G. Gannett in Pittsburgh Chron
icle Telegraph
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
For House of REPRESENTATIVES.

I hereby announce to. the Democratic
voters of Halifax County that I am a
candidate for the House of Represen-
tatives from Halifax County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary to be held on the third day of
June, 1916. I promise, if elected to
that position to do my best to repres-
ent the best interests of said county in
the General Assembly. The support
of the voters at the primary is cordially
solicited. Yours for service,
J. L. ASTON. Essex, n. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18

erly introducing each season little in
novations which make for comfort, con
renience, and -becomingness. AS the
home IS the woman's business, the
house dress marks her as efficient or
inefficient.
The novelty cottons and linens are
effectively used i'll these dresses, fig
ured material being trimmed with a
plain, and vice versa. The breakfast
dress illustrated above is fashioned of
of daintily figured wolfe, with ribbon
edged cape collar of plain white wolfe.
The house dress, which could quite as
well serve for street frock, developed
in serge or linen, is fashioned of dark
blue madras, trimmed with bands of
white wolfe. Both designs are simple
practical and becoming.
Copyright, 1916, by the McaCll Coz
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
THE DEFENSE.

According to legal records, defense
put in by a leading Milwaukee attor-
ney whose client was called upon to pay
for a borrowed soup tureen said to have
been returned in a damaged condition,
was briefed under three heads, as fol
lows:
''There are three points of defense:
First, we contend the tureen was brok-
en- when we received it; second, that
it was i'll perfect condition when we
returned it, and third, that we never
had it. Lawyer and Banker
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
TOWSER AND ROUSER.

For the protection of his cottage, a
suburbanite bought a big watch dog
Of, German dog fancier. About a
week later the house was entered by
burglars who pillsged the place while
the big dog slept. The suburbanite
HE'D him to the dog fancier and told
him about it.
''Vell vat you need now,' said the
German, els leedle dog to wake up
der big dog. Boston Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18

guimpes, white or colored. These lit.
tie dresses are often piped with efaer.
aid green or turkey red.
Breakfast Gown and House Dress
Not the least important detail, by
any means, is the well dressed woman g
wardrobe, is the house dress. 1t may be
the morning dress of the woman who
merely supervises her household, or it
may be the workaday dress of the wo-
man who really keeps her own house,
but 1t is as necessary as the afternoon
frock or the evening gown. Fashion,
too, takes hand in its designing, clev.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
For State Senate.

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for the State Senate, subject to
the action of the Democratic primaries
election which will be held on June 3.
The support of the Democracy of Hall
fax county will be appreciated by me.
Apr17* w. L. LONG.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
Announcement,

[ hereby announce myself as can
didate for the House of Representatives
from Halifax County, subject to the
Democratic primary. Ny record in the
last General Assembly will show that
[ was faithful to the interests of the
people of the county. I will appre-
ciate the support of all Democrats.
J. 81. DARDEN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
THE HOPE OF THE HOMELESS.
prof. Lewis J. Johnson, of Harvard
University

prof. Lewis J. johnson, of Harvard
University
Among the items important to a good
home, may be mentioned a. A suit
able lot at an uninflated price; CO..
uninflated first cost for houses; 90
reasonably low annual carrying char
ges; (4) fair possibility for the occu-
pant to save enough to pay for the
good home, and to earn enough to swing
it after he gets it. I think a little
consideration will reveal that we now
force our assessors to act most power
fully against good homes in all four
Of these respects.
Through our present tax laws, We
direct the assessor: ~ to lay taxes or
building materials; (2) to levy an an
nual tax on the house and tributary
improvements; go to put higher taxes
yet on well-bujlt, safe houses a. to
pile taxes highest of all on fire proof
houses.
We go even further in obstructing
good homes with taxes. We discour-
age saving up fer home by laying
taxes on savings, even to taxing saw
ings bank deposits tax none the
less a tax because it is paid by the
savings bank and the depositor is un-
usually unaware Of it. We tax food
clothing and other commodities, with
the result that less still can be saxea
and the day Of buying, building or of
renting a good home Is rendered still
more remote.
The only persons favored by our
present extraordinary tax policy are
a certain few landowners-unprodu
tive land-owners-and their hangers
On. We may, for short and for want
Of better name, call the whole GROUP
by the term land spectators. They
include, besides hangers-on, not only
those who are holding valuable land
q for q rise,'' but also those the pre-
dominant part of whose income con-
sists Of tribute-to use the word APP
piled by the United States Supreme
Curt-from fellow mortals for permits
sion to have a spot on TINS earth on
which to work and live. The work
thus permitted may be that of run
ming a bank, a factory, store or a
farm; the home thus permitted may be
palace or a howell. All classes of work
ers are thus levied upon to the extent
the traffic will bear. 1t is solely il
order thus to substitute a few who rem
der no useful service that we lay re
pressive taxes upon savings, on build
ing materials, on houses, on farming
and on useful industries Of all kinds
Do not blame the land Spectator
except in far as he deliberately an(
persistently opposes a change, regard
less of the havoc now wrought in orde
that he may get his something TO
nothing. The land speculator merel,
handles his land in the manner mad
most profitable by present laws.
The heavy taxes on other things re
suit in relatively light taxes on the sit
value Of land which is the portion O
the value Of land due to natural I'D
vantages and to the presence and act;
vities of the community. Heavy tas
cs on Improvements and tho consequent
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
SOME BALL GAME.

Saturday afternoon the Whites x
Roads baseball team defeated the Daw
son s eatm by the score of 35 to 81.
The game, although slow at all times,
was quite interesting. The game was
staged at the new diamond at White s
K Roads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
DIED FROM NEW DISEASE.

Saturday night a colored man in the
Spring Hill section died from pneu-
monia. Init his colcred friends stated
that it was not pneumonia that be had,
but that his death was caused by
g GUITAR in the head, and his fever
went up to 1O6 and baked his brains.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
WHAT BRAIN FAC DOES.

A cubic inch of air can contain a
million microbes, announced the doc
Tor.
"'And yet some people complain of
feeling lonely remarked the patient,
svao was suffering from brain fag.-
Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
NORTH CAROLINA SEVENTEENTH
IN SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS.

Raleigh, April 16.-The State Board
Of Health today announced final fig
ures on the sale of Red Cross seals.
North Carolina made big increase in
sales and stands seventeenth from the
capita sale of only 80 as against 229
for Rhode Island
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
For House of Representatives.

[ announce to the voters of Halifax
county that I will be candidate for
the House of Representatives, subject
to the action Of the Democratic pri
mary to be held for Halifax county this
year. f. M. TAYLOR,
Brinkleyville, N. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT THE
Commonwealth office, sc bundle.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-17
ARRANGEMENTS
 NEARLY COMPLETED
TO RUN 4 SPECIAL BOAT TO AND FROM PRINCE RUPERT FOR
 CELEBRATION.

The advance agent for the Fourth or July celebration committee, Mir. H. Stackpole. returned this morning from Prince Rupert where he had gone to make arrangements for an excur- sion from here to Prince Rupert and return with the baseball boys. MT. Staekpole reports success in every respect as far as he was able to as certain at the present, but was assur- red that everything would be done to complete the arrangement To that end. the C. P. R. agent promised to send word as soon as he could find out whether a boat could be secured.
 It is reported further that the peo- pie at Prince Rupert are very en- thusiastic over the proposition and will come over in large number with the return of the people from Ketchi- kan.
 Both MessEs. Stackpole and Henry. are highly pleased with their recep- tion at the canadian city.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-17
SHEER EXHAUSTION
 CAUSES VERDUN LULU
AN ENTIRE DIVISION WAS USED UP IN ONE ATTACK ON
 THE FRENCH.

PARIS, June r. The fighting around Verdun has once more died down from sheer exhaustion of com batants.
 An entire division, half of whom were Bavarians and half Pomeran- ians, was used up by the Germans in 12 separate attempts Monday to storm the positions north of Thiau- mont. From this position the French fianking fire prevents the enemy from advancing on Vaux plateau After desperate struggle a footing was ob- tained in some of the trenches on Hill No. 321, a half mile west of Thiau- mont and a mile east of Bras.
 An effort was made to increase this advantage yesterday, owing probably to the losses on Monday, which, ac- cording to prisoners, were exceptional ly heavy. A man belonging to the 18th Bavarian infantry said his regi- ment had been held in reserve for a big offense against the last forts of Verdun, but that It had been thrown in to support the troops attacking Thiaumont and had lost nearly one third of it's electives.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-17
SOLDIER WITH WOODEN LEG
 ENTERS BRITISH ARMY

LONDON, June 17.-When it was announced sometime ago that man with a wooden leg had entered the British army, most readers thought it was a joke. But private J. L.. Jones, army ordance corps, who has an artificial limb, is really about to go abroad on military duty.
 He is a strapping Liverpool man, more than six feet tall and 23 years old When examined by the army doctors at the recruiting office he sue cessfully concealed the presence of the wooden leg and marched past them without limp.
 On the discovery of the deception the army authorities let Jones give proof of physical stamina and march ing power and then accepted him out right.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-17
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STILL SEEKING HARMONY.

WASHINGTON. June 17-The re- publican and ogressive-factions. the members of which have just returned from New York where a conference was held with Justice Hughes and re- publican leaders, are still seeking to re-unite the old party. To that end, intermediary work is being kept up between Hughes and Roosevelt. Mir. toms on New York, is spoken of as the coming secretary of the party. It has been proposed to induce Roose- welt to take charge of the coming campaign. but Roosevelt thus far has refused to talk politics.