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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
Notice of Land Sale.

By virtue Of the power contain
ed in certain mortgage dated
May 4, 1915 executed to F. S.
Register Mercantile Co., Inc. Of
Tarboro, N. c., by Irene Hussev
and her husband, Braxton Hus-
sey, which is recor ded in the Reg
lister Of Deeds office Of Halifax
county in Book 1852 on page 266,
we will, on SATURDAY, the Dist
day of OCTOBER, 1916, at II
Q 'clock, noon; in front Of the
Postoffice in the town Of Scotland
Neck, N. c. sell at public auction,
for cash, to the highest bidder,
the following tract of land, to
wit: That tract in Palmyra town
ship, Halifax county, beginning
at the run of Jarvis swamp and
running with f. P. Shields line
South 691a w. 1874 chains to q
sweetgum; thence with the line
Of j. P. Ware as follows: South
1872 E. 1880 chains to a sweet
gum; thence North STU b. $40
chains to a large sweetgum
thence South 1924 r. II chains
to a stake; thence South 66M E.
s8.45 chains to a small pine on the
east side Of farm road; thence
South 1872 b. $40 chains to a
pine on the south side OF said
farm road j. P. Wares corner III
F. P. Shields line; thence with
F.. P. Shields line North 1914 e.
13 chains to a small cypress Of
the run Of Jarvis swamp; thence
with said swamp as it meanders
to the beginning and containing
eighty and eighty-seven one-hun-
dreths acres. This being the
same land conveyed to said Irene
Hussey by J. P. Ware by deed
recorded in Register Of Deeds
office Of Halifax county in Book
21O on page 273, to which refer
ence is made.
This Sept. Fl, 1916.
F. S. ROYSTER NERO. CO., Inc.
9-22 70; 1O-6 ID Mortgagee.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
THE LEGEND OF EVIL.

0By Rudyard Kipling)
This is the sorrowful story
Told when the twilight fails
And the monkeys walk together
Holding each others tails:
Our fathers lived in the forest
Foolish people were they;
They went down to the cortland
To teach the farmers to play.
"Our fathers frisked in the millet,
Our fathers skipped in the wheat
Our fathers hung in the branches,
Our fathers danced in the street.
"Then came the terrible farmers,
NSthing Of play they knew,
Only they caught our fathers
And set them to labor, too!
''Set them to work in the cortland
With plows and sickles and fails
Put them in mud-walled prisons
And cut off their beautiful tails!
"Now we can watch our fathers,
Sullen and bowed and old,
STOPPING over the millet,
Turning the stupid mould.
'Driving a foolish furrow,
Mending muddy yoke,
Sleeping in mud-walled prisons,
Sleeping their food in smoke
eve may not speak to our fathers,
For if the farmers knew
They would drive us out of the fores
+ And set us to labor, too!
This is the horrible story
Told as the twilight fails,
AS the monkeys walk together
Holding each others tails"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
Executors Notice.

Having this day qualified as execu-
tor OF the last will and testament Of
Mrs. Minnie f. Lawrence, deceased,
late OF Scotland Neck, N. c., hereby
notify all persons indebted to said es-
tate to make immediate payment TO
me- Persons having claims against the
decedent will present the same duly
verified to me at my Office in the city
of Raleigh, N. c., on or before Sept.
Y, 1917, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar Of their recovery,
B. F. MONTAGUE.
Executor Of Mrs. Minnie
p. Lawrence, deceased.
Raleigh, N. c., Sept. %, 1916.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
HUGHES WIXT AND BE-
TWEEN

Why it has seemed necessary
for Judge Hughes, throughout his
entire candidature for the office
OF President, to attack every item
OF constructive legislation that
has been enacted during the tinle
that President Wilson has held
the relns OF office is one of the Dllz-
zling things Of this election cam
palgn. Had it been that the leg
lSlature was; not in the interest of
the public veal, there might have
been some room for attack, but i,
is a we'll recognized fact that nev-
er in the history OF d single pres
ldent has SO much good for the
people at large been accomplish
ed IN the very short period Of a
little over three years, and this
despite the fact thai this country
has been the battle,,ore Of the war
parties ofthe count lies, and also
this country.
Let us look into some of the
charges made by Air. Hughes
against the policies and legisla-
ton Of the president. First he
says that Mr.. Wilson has been
weak in his international policies;
that he, had he been president.
would have protected American
lives and property in Mexico, and
upon the high seas, with frmness
and determination, that would
have impressed the world, and, if
now elected, he will do this very
thing. Such a declaration can
have but one construction. If he
calfss upon the Central Powers to
cease their submarine warfare,
and they disregard his note, what
then? War: Of course, for when
an ultimatuln is given, and then
disregarded, the agrieved party
must be in a position to enforce
obedience by the other, or the
whole thing falls to the ground
and his statements, and protesta-
lions, Of what he Will do is mere
drivel.
Suppose Mr.. Hughes does pro
pose war against Germany, anC
her allies, where does Mr. Hughes
stand, and will he do, and explain
with the hyphenates, the German
Americans and Instantaneous
whose vote he is now pleadin.
for? What would Mr.. Ridder thu
leader of the German faction, anC
Mr.. OLeary, the self appointe<
leader of the Irish III this country
say about a declaration Of wa
against the central powers, and l
must not be lost sight OF tina
when Mr.. Hughes gets into powe
ne will have the same old croWt
bf stand patters that were III pow
Ter so long under Republican, rule
But that is but one item OF abus'
of the president S administration
What are the others? The Labor
dispute, which he will settle IN an
other way. He will give us pro
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY

In the early days of the repub-
lie there was an accepted saying
couched in the picturesque Ian
guage Of the pioneer, to the effect
that a tickling Of the soil was all
that was needed to bring the
laughing Of a harvest. How far
may be gathered from the fact
that, in 1914, the value of all fer.
tilizers consumed in this country
amounted to more than $15O,OOO.
600.
This is the outstanding item If
the most exhaustive report tha1
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20

IF us and asked observe
Individual selection
Guided this collection, it doubtful whether could
have exercised greater discrimination
very 70
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20

King &C ton was the strong fea
ture on tie market, both at New
York and New Orleans, and the
price bounded up on Wednesday
$3.50 per bale, owing to the tro-
pical hurricane that visited the
Gulf State and struck the cotton
region in southern Alabama and
Louisiana. Yesterday however
the prices steadied themselves
owing to a rather determined sell
ling short, and was about fifteen
points under the closing prices Of
Wednesday on the New York Elk
change, January middling clos
ing at IS 80.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
has vet been made on the fertili.

has yet been made on the fertili-
zer industry, which has just been
issued by the Federal Trade Com
mission. Not only is it the first
Of its kind to appear, but it is Of
exceptional Importance to the
South on account Of the relation
it holds to the crops of that sec
ton, particularly cotton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
CHURCH SERVICES.
Methodist Episcopal Church

Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. L. T. Singleton, Pastor
Sunday School-9:45.
Morning Service-1l:00.
Evening Service-7:45.
Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting
.7:45.
Baptist Church
Rev. R.sA Mcfarland, Pstor
Sunday School-9:45.
Morning Service-ll:0O
Evening Service-7:45.
Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting
TAB.
Episcopal Church
Rev. Reuben Meredith, Rector.
Sunday School 9:45.
Morning Prayer and sermon-l1:O O
Evening prayer and sermon-S:oC
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20

Mrs. Frank Burroughs, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bryan and Mr.. HUI
bert Riddick left Wednesday for
Wake Forest going through the
country, spending the night there,
and Thursday at Raleigh, attend
ing the Fair.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
Friday, October 20,
1916

The opening bill at Madry S
Opera House last night was d very
clean, entertaining show, and was
well attended considering the
very uninyiting day The people
around town are expressing them
selves very favorable this morn
ing at the good appearance Of
the theatre, and the cound carry
ing capacity Of same.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20

tective tariff with special priv
leges to none. He will change the
Regional bank act; the rural loan
act, and probably abolish the
trade commission, and and all this
to be done, mark you, without the
aid of the pork barrel, and accom-
plished in the face Of the stand
patters who will head the impor
tant committees.
Boies Penrose will, by virtue Of
long service, and hold upon the
special interests, will head the IT,
nance committee, while Lodge,
McCumber, SmOot, Gallinger and
/ Clark will have their fingers in the
pie as they have always done, and
it is a very safe bet that these
men will control the president
rather than that Hughes will con-
troll them, so that all the protes-
tations of Judge Hughes is but
frOth that has no virtue III 1T.
What has Hughe s record been
for constructive legislation, and,
of course, we can only state as to
his work in the State OF New
York, while he was governor, and
this about the difference between
the proprietor and the office boy,
as between governor OF state
and president Of the United
States. Let us take a reprint
from the New York Sun, a repub-
lican publication, at the time OF
his acceptance Of the Supreme
Court judgeship, as follows:
''At the close Of his term
of leadership in the Execu
tive chair, not equalled In
length since the days Of Da-
vid B. Hill, there is behind
him only wreck, shattered
unseaworthy and badly dam
aged craft answering no helm
and the creature OF every
wind. Yet however much OF
praise and personal integrity
and the personal ability Of
the Hon. Charles Hughes b.
Hughes may command now
and hereafter, the fact re-
mains that in the great task
imposed upon him he has
failed.
Such then is the past history OF
the man who is trying to make
the people Of the country believe
: he has the power to WELD the ba
!, ton of government OF this country
. at the time that danger beats al
our very door, and the war demon
! is ready to pOmce upon us at the
! first chance. If, we say, this maj
could not handle the affairs Of {
: state, when his entire party wa:
: behind him, and in peace time
: what may be expected under ;
war pressure. We believe thu
: people are too far sighted, ant
too well satisfied with the safet,
they now enjoy, to take chance
: upon so unsound thing as promi
ses.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, June 20. - Car ranza officials plans for Latin-Amer- ican mediation in the Mexican crisis collapsed without reaching the stage of formal proposal to the United States. Secretary Lansing has noti-, fled Bolivian Minister Caldron that Washington sees nothing to arbitrate. Caldron later said the time seemed inopportune for arbitration. The Unit ed States is awaiting Carranza's reply to the note demanding the release of prisoners taken at Carrizal Formal announcement of the intentions of the war department nave called for . greater haste in getting militia to the border. The house passed the annual appropriation army bill today, adding S26.0O0O00 for use in emergency. Railroad traffic experts are to work with army quartermasters in routing trains to the border President Wil- son expressed his appreciation today of business houses which are permit ting employees to serve with full pay, retaining their positions.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28
By Associated Press.

By ASSociated Press
 NEW YORK, June 26-Charles F. Hughes wired Secretary O. K. Davis. of the Progressive national committee, today welcoming the Progressive support. He arraigned the Wilson administration for weakness and in certitude" Hughes published letter to Roosevelt, declaring that the nation was indebted to the colonel flor quickening the national spirit and de- mand for out-and-out 100 per cent Americanism.'
 Hughes said today: q welcome the Progressves' support. We want a revival of the American spirit and the nation restored. The most seri- ous difficulties of the present admin istration are due to weakness and in certitude 1 am convinced that by prompt and decisive action, which ex- isting conditions manifestly called for, the Lusitania tragedy would have been prevented. Unpreparedness in the midst of Mexican perils is dem onstration of unpardonable neglect for which the administration is re- sponsible. No intelligent man is de- ceived by the temporary prosperity due to abnormal conditions. No one will fail to appreciate the ploblems when the war ends. Industry must have proper protection if labor IS to be safeguarded.
 "Tne sober truth, as l see it, IS that as we go forward we must make the Republican party the instrument of our advance We want deeds, not words, and far-reaching national | policies"
 Hughes decided upon Ralph F., William, Oregon Republican com i mitteeman, as vice-chairman of the Pacific Coast, with headquarters prob ably at San Francisco.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28

nominated me for president, l now communicate to you my reasons for declining .he honor. which l so deep lv appreciate Since the adjournment of the convention l have received be tween two and three thousand letters and telcgrams from men who had supported me for the nomination, the majority expressing the desire that would refuse to run, while the minor ity urged that I would accept the nomination. As 1t is a physical i'm possibility to answer these letters and telegrams individually. l beg of the courtesy of the senders that they will accept this public statement in lieu of such answers.
 Before speaking of anything else. l wish to express my heartiest and most unstintcd admiration for the character and service of the men and women who made up the Progressive convention in lol6. I can give them no higher praise than 10 say that in all respects they stool level with the men and women who in 1912 joined at Chicago to found the Progressive party. These two conventions, Tn character in disinterestedness. in vision. in insight, in high purpose and in desire to render political service to the people. typiiied exactly what such bodies ought to be in great self governing democracy. They repre- scented the spirit which moved Abra- ham Lincoln and his political associ- atcs during the decade preceding the close of the Civil war.
 The platform put forth in 1912 was much the most important public document promulgated in this coun- try since the death of Abraham Lin coin. It represented the first effort on a large scale to translate abstract formulas of economic and social jus tice into concrete American national ism; the effort to apply the principles of Washington and Lincoln to the need of the United States in the 20th century. No finer effort was ever made to serve the American people in a spirit of high loyalty to all that is loftiest in the American tradition
 Events have shown that the Pro pressive party in 1912 offered the only alternative 10 the triumph of the
 Democratic party. Moreover. these
 events have shown that the applica
 ton of the principles which we ther advocated is even more necessary tC this nation than we at the time sup
 posed.
 The results of the terrible world
 war of the past two years have now made it evident to all who are willing
 to see. that in this country there mus
 be spiritual and industrial prepared
 ness, along the lines of efficiency. O ] loyal service to the nation, and O
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TEDDY URGES PROGRESSIVES TO SUPPORT
 HUGHES; FINALLY REFUSES NOMINATION

a program before election. but will resolutely and in good faith put il through ii elected
 This was. in effect, the same state ment that l made in my telegram to ex-Senator Jackson. pending the con vention, which ran in part as follows: Can we not. forgetting past differ ences, now join for the safety and honor of our country to enforce the policies of genuine Americanism and genuine preparedness? Surely we can afford to act in accordance with the words of Abraham Lincoln when he said. May not all having a common interest rc-un;te in common effort to save our common country! May we ask those who have not differed with us to join in this same spirit to- ward those who have| As far as my own soul is known to me 1t IS in this same spirit that at this time l make my appeal to the Republicans and Progressives assembled in Chicago.
 In addition to these public state ments l had also stated my attitudes verbally. and in letters during the weeks immediately preceding the con vention to scores of leading Progress sives from all parts of the country including many of the leaders at the convention To these men l express ed my earnest hope that the Rcpuh' licans would so act as to make It pos sible for the Progressives to join with them. I stated to them. now ever. that in view of the attitude oi some of the Republican leaders, Il was at least conceivable that WIG should be put in a position where our highest duty. our fealtv to the coun' try. our sense of what patriotism de- nanded in a great crisis would make f imperative upon us to run separ' ate ticket: and that whether m sucn event it would be necessary for me to head tnat ticket could not be deter mined in advance. I stated in these interviews and in these letters with the utmost emphasis that the decision of this point. like the whole matter oi running separate ticket. would have to be determined bv what the inter ests of the country demanded Tn view of the action finally taken by the con vcntions at Chicago.
 At the time many of the Republican leaders asserted that my statementSS were not made in good faith; that really intended to insist upon my own nomination by the Republican conven ton ani that ii I was not so nomi mated. I intended to acceDt the Pro oress;ve nomination and run on a third ticket. Of course, my fellow Progressives were under no such CT TOT. They knew that I spoke in good
 (Continued on Page Two)
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position to do what we regard as the very best. It remains for us, good humorcdly and with common sense, to face the situation and cndeavor to get out of it the best that 1t can be
 made 10 yield from the standpoint of the interests of the nation as whole.
 This was the situation at the open ino of the present year. It was evi
 dent that unless a cataclysm occur red. the presidential election would
 result in the choice of either the Re- publican or the Democratic nominee. The present administration. during its three years of life. has been guilty of shortcomings more signal than those of any administration since the days
 of Buchanan. From the standpoint of national honor and interest, 1t stood on an even lower level than the
 administration of Buchanan. No ai-
 ministration in our history has done
 more to relax the spring of the na-
 tional will and to deaden the national conscience. Within the Republican party conflicting forces were at work.
 There were men among the organlza-
 ton leaders who advocated course
 of action such as offered no improve
 ment upon the Democratic position
 and advocated the nomination of can
 didates whose election would have
 represented no improvement upon the
 continuance in office Of NIT. Wilson.
 If such a course were followed, Il
 would obviously become our duty to run third ticket. But it was plainly our duty to do everything honorable
 in order to prevent such necessity;
 to do everything short of sacrificing our most sacred convictions in order
 to secure the alignment under one
 leadership or the forces opposed to the continuance in power Of NIT. Wll- son and the Democratic party.
 Under these circumstances the Pro- gressive national committee at Chi cago. in January. outlined our duty to seek common action with the Repub- lican party. using the following words: Our people are seeking leadership ] leadership of the highest order and most courageous character: leader ship that will draft to itself fOr the countrv's benefit the unselhsh and pa triotic services of its ablcSt citizens. 1 The surest way to secure for our country the required leadership will be by having. ii possible, both the
 Progressive and Republican parties ] choose the same standard Bearer and l the same principles l Six weeks later, on March Eth m
 my Trinidad statement. I asked tor similar combination against the Dem. ocratic party. on a platform ot
 'Clean-cut. Straight-out National
 Americanism" and for a candidate l "who will not merely stand for such
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EASTERN TRIP

Mrs. James O'Brien and youngest child left last evening on a two months trip to visit her husbands relatives in Wisconsin and then visit her parents in New York. none of whom sne has seen for l9 years. Mir. O'Brien. who is superintendent of the Big Ledge Development Company s properties hear Humboldt. was in Prescott yesterday with his wife. He is planning to join her in the Fall and make the return trip together.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28

practical application of the preccpt that each man must be his brothers 5 keeper Furthermore. it IS no less evident that this preparedness for the tasks Of peace forms the only sound basis for that indispensable military preparedness which rests on universal military training and whicn finds ex- pression in universal obligatory ser vice in time of war. Such universal obligatory training and service arc the necessary complements of uni versal suffrage and represent the realization of the true American, the democratic ideal in both peace and war.
 Sooner or later the national prin ciples championcd by the Progress sives of 1912 must in their general ef- feet be embodied in the structure of our national existence. With all my heart I shall continue to work for these great ideals. shoulder to shoul- der with the men and women wno in 1912 championed them. and l am sure that these men and women will show a like loyalty to the other, fundamen- tai ideals which the events of the past two years have proven to be vital to the permanency of our national exist ence The method by which we arc to show our loyalty to these ideals must be determined in each case by the actual events. Our loyalty is to the fact. to the principle. to the ideal. and not merely to the name and last of all to the party name.
 The Progressive movement has been given an incalculable impetus by what the Progressive party has done. Our strongest party antagonists have accepted and enacted into law or em- bodied in their party platform very many of our most important princi- ples. Much has been accomplished in awakening the public to a better un- 1 Iderstanding of the problems of social and industrial welfare.
 Yet it mas become entirely evident that the people under existing condi- tions are not prepared to accept a new party.
 Ii is impossible for us Progressives to abandon our convictions. But we are faced with the fact that as things actually are. the Progressive national organization no longer offers the
 means whereby we can make these convictions effective in our national life. Under such circumstances our duty is to do the best we can and moi
 to sulk because our leadership is re iected. That we ourselves continue to believe that the course we advocat
 ed was in the highest interest of the
 American people is aside from tnC
 question. IL is unpatriotic to refuse
 to do the best possible merely be
 cause the people have not put us il