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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
THINK DEUTSCHLAND STILL IN
THE BAY.

Norfolk, August 5.-British author
tiles here declare that the German sub
marine Deutschland has not yet actu-
on the fact that the sounding apparatus
on the British warship has not detect
ed the submarine passing
It is declared that these devices
would have recorded the presence OF
the submarine if she had been within
ten miles of warship. There is 8
report in marine circles that the Deut
schland is hiding in the bay after hav
ing made a dash out of the capes as il
to go to sea.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

If You know an item Of news, send
it. to The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
CHURCH SERVICES
Methodist Episcopal Church

EIet1od1st episcopal Church
Rev. L. T. Singleton, Pastor
Sunday School-9:45.
Morning Service-11:O0.
Evening Service-7:45.
Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting
Baptist Church
Rev. R: A. Mcfarland, Pstor
Sunday SchooE9:45.
Morning Service-l1:
Evening Service-7:45.
Wednesday evening Prayer Mectiny
Episcopal Church
Sunday School-9:45.
Morning Prayer and sermon-11 90
Evening prayer and sermon-S:0o
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
RELIEVES THE PRICE OF
COTTON WILL 60 UP
DallasEXporter Thinks Present Ten
dency Will Not Continue

Long.
M. II. Thomas, Dallas cotton export
er and a close observer of conditions
see the merit IN the present bearish
spirit and predicts higher prices. He
gave the News the following inter
view:
81 have seldom seen the producer
and those who are the recipients of
the profits that come from the produc
ton Of raw cotton so extremely bear
ish as they are at present.
CATER careful inquiry I find that
they all confess that it is the price of
cotton that frightens them They think
as a unit that 13c. is high for cotton,
especially at war times.
''In 1910 middling cotton was sell
ing for 15c, Hnters were selling at &c,
rags at 1-4c, wool at from 1Sc to Soc.
Today middling cotton is selling at 13c,
inters at 7c, rags at &c, the cheapest
wool at 24c and the best at $1.O7. The
war has lasted two years and during
that time 100000 bales Of cotton have
been ground up into powder or made
into tents, wagon sheets and other ar
ticles that are useless in time of peace.
''This cotton has been taken away
from legitimate consumption and can
not be considered as performing the
function that normal trade conditions
recognize. Therefore the worlds sup
ply of cotton has been reduced by a.
100000 bales that have been virtually
thrown away so far as consumption for
wear is concerned.
"The war with all it's cruelty and
barbarism has not destroyed 100000
people. The world grows at the rate of
49, per cent and hence the world is
larger now than when the war common
ced two Years ago. Wars are always
followed by hard times and depres
sion. Those who have suffered the
most by war will be compelled to wear
the cheapest commodity. They cannot
go uncothed. Cotton can and does take
none of these can take the place Of
cotton.
"What will the consumer use when
dictated by economy? Best cotton is
15c, cheapest wool 24c to $1.07, linen
SOC to 4Oc and silk So to So.
"The eastern hal of the cotton belt
has met with calamity, first in lack
of fertilizer and recently by torrential
rains. I advise Texas and Oklahoma
producers to sell sparingly on the scale
up, as I look for much higher prices.
'They will be amply able to do this
as for the last two years they have
followed more closely the doctrine of
The News diversification, live at
home, and never come to town that
you do not bring more to sell than you
buy. dallas News.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

* I: i Is : ..-a j q i j $ IN
VIII cure EsE2-> sszz71;a2tisz,. Men.
ra'gia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic
,zzprains: Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, letter. Ring Worm, Ec-
zena, etc. An4iseptio Anodyne.
used internally Or externally. Csc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate of the late H. L. Shields, this
IS to notify all persons having claims
against the estate to present same to
me before January 81, 1917, or this no
tee will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery.
All persons indebted to the estate
will make immediate payment.
This Jan. 31st, 1916.
C. T. LAWRENCE, Admr.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

roads, across vast, sun-bakcd
stretches, these Saxon ssSixes"
proved 70 the world their won.
derful strength and stability
And now-with these things in
mind, knowing the difficulties
these Saxon "Sixes' had ia
overcome-you will know more
clearly how remarkable is the
time Of 6 days, IS hours and 1g
minutes for this ocean-to-ocean
dash, and you will realize more
wildly than from any words
what a truly wonderful motor
car Saxon "Six' really is
Yet, after all, the real lesson to be
drawn from this does not concern
itself with the time nor with the
speed nor with the duration trip.
but with the fact that these Saxon
Skies did no more thar: your
Saxon "Six" can do.
On the floors Of over 1000 Saxon
dealers throughout the co,lntrr.
you will find Saxon "Sixes"
identical in every detail with
these 39 cars III the great trans
continental race. We urge you
to see them at once.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

stock model Saxon "Sixes,'
with regular equipment. Not
tuned" or "doped" for rae
ing purposes.
consider that 81 stops were
made and precious time neces-
sarily lost at each stop.
consider that the pilots were
rot professional racing drivers,
but Saxon "Six' dealers.
consider that the schedule was
through in less time than had
been estimated would be ncces-
sary by the Saxon Motor Car
Corporation.
consider that the terrific rate
OF speed at which it was neces-
sary for each Saxon "Six' to
be driven made the wear and
tear on each car equal to that
Of hundreds and hundreds Of
ordinary motoring.
consider that not a single me-
chanical fault developed TO
delay the progress Of this thrill
ling trans-continental trip.
consider that these Saxon
Skies met and surmounted
every possible obstacle of read
and weather. Through deep
and heavy sand, over new-made
country roads, across streams
and up rock-strewn mountain
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

WANTED: A Subscription Solicitor
and correspondent in every town in
Halifax County. Good proposition to
right party. Address The Cannon
wealth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
Saxon ''SiXeS'' i'm Worlds
Record Run NEW YORK to FRISCO
6 DAYS IL HOURS 10 MINUTES

Precisely at 10 80 Saturday morn
ing, July Is, Saxon "Six"
swung through the doors Of the
New York saxon salesroom, sped
swiftly through the crowded
traffic, crossed the ferry, and with
its radiator turned to the west
struck into record breaking
speed.
The eager driver bore a message
from Mayor Mitchell Of New
York to Mayor Rolf Of San Fran
cisco.
One hundred miles further on an
other Saxon Six driver took
up the message and the race
against time. Sc on and or until
the 35th Saxon Six in the At
lantic-Pacific relay race drew up
at Mayor Rolls office in Frisco
at 4:40 Saturday morning, July
%.
And the time was s days, Is hours
and 10 minutes-t:ie fastest tirae
ever made By automobile from
New York to San Francisco over
the Lincoln Highway.
A wonderful achievement, you
say? Yes. But wait. e you
would know just how remarkable
this time really is
consider that all 38 IF tilc cars
participating were literally
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

Be sure the gun is loaded before at
tempting to teach the young idea how
to shoot.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
At meeting of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committe ,eehld at
Halifax on the Tooth instant it was
ordered that the Primaries for the
Nomination of Candidates for the Coun-
ty and Township Offices, and Members
of the County Road Board be held on
Thursday, August 3rd
The Polling places in each Precinct
will be open from A. M. to 6 P. NJ.
All Democrats who expect to abide the
results of the primary are invited to
participate in the primary and vote
for the candidates Of their choice
G. D. HOUSE,
Oh IN. Dem. Elk. Com. Halifax Co.
Thelma, N. c., July II, 1916. If.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08

The man who marries widow sell
dom says anything about his wife s
first husband, but there are times when
he regrets his demise.-Chicago News.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
safest Place for Jewels.

A few years ago one often heard
that women who possessed jewels OF
value were becoming afraid" to wear
them owing to the risks which &C.
companied displaying their property
in public. 1t became the custom to
seek some place Of security where the
more precious possessions could be
deposited. Jewels were banked" or
committed to the protection of safes
and strong rooms. But gradually the
sense Of security has in some degree
departed. The modern woman has no
capacity for matching the resourceful
ingenuity of the modern thief. The
most astounding cases of Jewel rob-
berry show that no precaution is be-
yond being intelligently anticipated
After all. 1t 10 not surprising that those
who possess jewels Of value are begin
ming to realize again that their safest
place IL that for which they were In
tended and are wearing them more
than ever.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10

as Norcross. My rule was always
straight sitting at two dollars q head,
an no extras. faxed 'em, of course.
But heartened 'em up. l handed 'en
good advice. l kept silly fool girls
from goln' to the bad. l gave weepy
old widows the only real recreation
they ever had. An here, right at the
end. comes an honest piece of money
60 big that l could have played crook
ed all my life, an never even got a
chance at anythln like 1t. An last
March come into my money. l closed
up shop an sold my test books an
stopped this medium business, an
started TO be lady. Six thousand a
year amt too much to do that Job in
New York, even when you don't have
to pay house rent.
There was six months income wait
Ing for me when the lawyers settled
everything up. an put that into
things that wanted all my life.
ut wasn't till last week that
looked myself over an found l wasn',
happy. To make no bones of It, bein
q real lady-which I'd wanted to be ali
my life-jest bored me to death. Well
last week set down and had 4 GOOD
long dispute with myself. You can,
60 back to the business says I. Rosa
lie L. Grange. you've got Jest what
yes'vs always wanted. an YET 70,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
TELLS PRESENCE OF POISON
pharmacolooist Of Southern univer-
sity Reports Invention Of Vaiu-
able Appliance.

BY means OF an appliance devised
by Prof. W. W. Abel, head Of the de-
partment of pharmacology Of the
Johns Hopkins university, 1t has been
made possible, it Is declared. to deter
mine whether persons thought to be
suffering from the effects Of poisons
are really under the influence OF drugs.
and to be able to discover almost i'm
mediately the poison they have taken.
The contrivance consists Of q series
of coils and tubes which are sub
merged in saline solution and its &C.
asn is said to be the same as that Of
the kidney.
In making the test for poison 1t IL
necessary to have the blood stream
fiow through the tubes. This 10 done
by connecting the tubes with the jugu.
lar vein and the carotid artery.
The blood passes through the tubes.
which are then immersed in q pan con
tanning a warm solution. BY means OF
q porous substance connecting the
glass tubes the foreign and poisonous
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
CHAPTER u.
The Chief.


Inspector Martin MCGEE, tho middle.
aged solid executive Of the New York
detectives. sat in his businesslike of.
hce running over the reports on the
Hanska murder. now less than a cal.
endar day old but already the subject
Of those innumerable extras which the
newsboys were shouting under his
windows. Nothing in the formal doc.
uments before him served to give him
any new light. Lawrence Wade-that
looked like the man. Wade was miss.
ing from the Curfew Club when the
police arrived: however. through the
good memories OF a taxicab driver and
q ticket seller. he had been traced to
Boston and there arrested in the very
act Of engaging European passage.
The formal documents in the Han.
ska case Interested Inspector McGee
less, = great deal less. than an infor.
NAL verbal report made that morning
by the sergeant In command of the
reserves.
I'VE didn't know nothing about her.
Chief" he said. except that she had
an order from you telling US to keep
our hooks of her. Forgot the name
something French with 4 lie behind
1t. 1t was all right, wasn't it,"
Inspector McGee understood at
once: and the information brought a
little thrill. He had given only two
such papers In his career: and the
other was held by a man. So Rosalie
LIE Grange had bobbed up again-Rosa.
lie lie Grange. trance, test and clair.
voyant medium. follower Of a small
half-criminal trade but friend Of so.
ciety against larger criminals. How
curiously that woman had glanced in
and out of his life, and what luck she
had brought!
As he bent over his desk in unac.
customed meditation. the doorman
brought card-"Mme. Rosalie Le
Grange"-and behind him she ap
peared
We'll. welll" exclaimed Martin Nc
Gee. rising as though to some great
parsonage. back again! Say, you
Just couldn't keep out of big doings
could you? And how pretty you looi
-prettier and prettier all the time!
What hauled you into the Hansks
case?"
II amt In the Hanska case at all,
responded Rosalle lie Grange, answer
Ing his second question frst, "at leas
not deep. Martin McGee." She flashed
upon him her dimples, snapped q
him her great gray eyes.
Nearly svefybody that's lived IonI
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
Esesaetly.

De Bragg. the actor, was boastipx
Of thrills.
Why" he said. war has NO ter.
rors for me any longer. I have been
where the shells were bursting to
the right Of me, to the left of me, be-
fore me. behind me. so that was
even struck by small fragments, Al.
though. fortunately. not seriously
wounded by them"
oh. l remember that time" said
quiet man who had not before
opened Ais mouth. ut was when you
opened to Hamlet" eight years sxo,
threw one ss these eggs myssl9.s
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
CHAPTER i-cont,ous<,

While Rosalie lie Grange was pre-
pairing to move the invalid On the tor
noor. the police and the Coroner
Strengthened out Affairs a little. There
was much man in Tommy North. II
he had played the craven in the frst
rush of his gruesome discovery. 1t was
because he had wakened to that state
OF tense depression which comes with
the sudden departure Of drunkenness
He became defiant now; whereupon
the police began to bully. While they
we're trying to make Mrs. Moore ad
init that she had not seen Tommy
North come up the stairs, . detective
sergeant put sneering question to
her
We'll. who else could have done 1t +!
Who else has been here?"
And the thrush Of memory brought
little shrek from Mrs. Moore.
"Ar. Wsds-ths gentleman who
called tonight!" she cried. All at
once her suspicious left the branded
Mr.. Nsrth. Mr.. Wade had come late
II the svening-and that. In the doc
tors opinion. was Just about tho time
when Captain Hanska must have died.
Mr.. Wade had called two or three
times before. always at night. Trem-
bling. she found his card, Lawrence
Wade. Curfew Club" In the plated
tray at the hall door, Suddenly Miss
Harding. who had been refusing all
light on the events of the evening,
gave 4 little ahriek
why. they we're quarreling when I
went" she cried. Then she stopped,
as though fearful Of her own words.
The police turned on her. In 4 tumble
Of words and emotions, she told what
she knew. Mr.. Wade's late call, the
high words. the fact that none had
heard a sound from Captain Hanska's
room after Wade left the house-that
was enough for the Coroner and the
detectives. They packed Tommy
North-sober. pale. but now thorough
ly collected-into the patrol wagon,
sent the hue and cry to the Curfew
Club after Mr.. Wade. put the house
under guard, and called their days
work done.
And the rest of the Moore establish
ment. having first received dreadful
warning concerning the fate of ab.
sconding witnesses. finished that un.
easy night under the ministrations Of
Rosalis Le Grange at Az.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10

the end He vas . brilliant man. He
might have made . good living In any
one Of . variety Of ways. But he
simply would not work. He preferred
to live by his wits. Cards mainly. It
was long before realized that. He
was very clever at concealment. and II
never occurred to me to doubt his
word. In fact. did not realize 1t all
until after our marriage. We were in
New York" she hesitated again.
Shall tell you the details!"
And now Rosalie Le Grange. Who
had been sitting In unaccustOmed d.
lence. spoke for the nrst time.
You'll excuse me. Inspector" she
said with an asperity 90 well assumed
that Martin McGee wondered for .
moment whether she was really offend
ed. but Mrs. Hanska don't seem to
know her rights. She hasn't seen any
lawyer. A person don't knock around
this world for forty years without
Eettin' a line on what her rights are.
I've learned. An I'm goin' to be your
lawyer here, Mrs. HanskA. Now ~
long a. you tell tho truth. which OF
course you will, it don't matter about
details. What the Inspector IL after
il who done this murder. an anythin'
touchin' on the facts. 1t don't matter
how you learned 1t. but you did learn
that Captain Hanska was . crook"
Mrs. Hanska WINGED visibly ut the
ugly word which finished Rosafe's
charge. But she managed = nod Of A.
sent.
Thank you. Mrs. L. Grange. Yes,
I learned that he was a-not entirely
honorable. In time I realized that he
was using mo % lure for his opera
tions in cards-and other things. We
were ON our way around the world.
Wherever We went, he made me en-
tertain men that they might play cards
afterward-and be swindled. The end
came at shanghai"-she stopped here
and made a little effort before she
went Ont was = young Australian
foolish, and with \ great deal Of
money. Shall I 90 into that!" she
paused here, and her gaze travelled
with another appeal to the face of
Rosalie Le Grange.
Now. Inspector" said Rosalis. Il
don't see why this lady has to tell all
that. It's enough that the game was
crooked. You left him, of course"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10

or . burglary or something In th'
same block. 1t was bound to happeI
to me in time. 1t happened: and In
stead Of mindinE my own business like
the rest. butted straight in. Wher
tho reasons for thing get too tangled
up for you and me to follow. We stici
label on II an call 1t luck But
there" she checked herself. this ID
just one OF my platform inspirationa
talks like used to give the sitters in
my test seances. Only then l laid 1,
to the spirits. Now lay 1t to Rosalie
Ls Grange"
Used to-" echoed Inspector McGee
Does that mean you've cut 1t OUT!
We'll. do these clothes and this ave
dollaran-hOur massage on my poor old
face look like l got 'em from sitters
at two dollars throw" inquired Ros
allie LIE Grange. Say. ask me about
it. please. I'm dying to tell"
"All right; I've asked" responded
Martin McGee. = kind of dull fire illu
minating his clean-shaven jowly police
| countenance.
Now" said Rosalis Le Grange, I'm
going to astonish you. Marty McGee
| got 1t from Robert H. Norcross-the
railroad king"
McGee's :ace fell. This mascot OF
his. this curious good fairy who had
skipped In and out OF his career, scat.
tering golden successes. was . kind
Of an ideal. That she should work
. doddering millionaire-as Norcross
had been In his last years-for the
tainted coin of aged folly. was . blow
to what idealism an Inspector Of de.
tectives may hope still to cherish.
Rosalie. skilled from youth to catch
and interpret the unconsidered ex.
preston of the human countenance.
read his emotion at once.
Nov, l don't mean at all what you
mean. Martin McGee," she said. List.
en-. 1t don't matter what did. or how
l did it-but saved this Robert H.
Norcross from maxim about the big
gest kind Of fool out Of himself. Do
you remember" she asked suddenly,
that they probated the Norcross will
secret! Nobody ever knew exactly
what he did with his money, except
his nephew got most of it"
Il remember" said Inspector Nc.
Gee. And then, on 4 sudden burst of
laughter. Gee! Wouldn't the news
papers give q heap to get this story
you're going to tell"
They would" responded Rosalis La
Grange. and that's why you'll never
breathe word to a soul. But there! !!
l always knew who l could trust-an'
you're one Of 'em. The reason was
. codicil or whatever you call it. He
left me-in token of service and
friendship" 1t said-an old house he
owned over by North River, an
stocks-well six thousand . year to
make one bite Of it,"
Good Lord! He did?' cried Mar
tin MCGEE.
Rosalie nodded solemnly, but her
eyes shone.
Now played that medium game
on the square. you understand" she
said. again and again. l passed up
chances to hook Just such old dopes
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
substances In the blood filter through

substances In the blood filter through
into the saline solution.
The solution being Of the same tenn.
perature and consistency as the lymph
In the blood, the natural ingredients
which make up the blood are not TAX
en- up by the solution Of salt.
After allowing the blood to flow
through the tubes for a given time a
specimen of the saline solution 10 TAX
en- and then 1t is but a simple matter
OF chemical analysis to find what pol.
son or foreign substance Is present In
the system of the patient.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
svMoes,s.

Tommy North. returning TO his room In
Mrs. Aoore's boarding house at 80 \. m.
discovers the body of Capt. John Hanska =.
another roOmer. with a knife wound on
his breast Suspicion rests upon . man
giving the name Of Lawrence Wade. who
had called on Hanska in the evening and
had been heard 1uarrelfflg with Hanska.
During the excitement a strange woman
who gives her name as Rosalie LeGrange.
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all of Mrs. Moore's
boarders. including Miss Estri!la. an in
valid. who was confined to the room she
occupied and whose brother WAS q favor
ots among the other boarders.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
Out Of His Sphere Of Influence.

Father Farrell was addressing a lit.
tie group Of boys at the mission one
night, and 1t wasn't long before all
but one Of them had been moved to
tears. The good priest watched this
boy closely. but he remained perfect
ly possessed. Finally, pointing fin
ger at the lad, he called out. why
aren't you crying? oh" says the
boy, Il don't belong to this PARISH.
Judge.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
CHAPTER III.
Mrs. Hanska's Story.

Mrs. Hanska's Story.
The 6rst was tall and big. But her
height was mainly the superb carriage
Of her shoulders. her size but the ripe
roundness of goddess figure. she
was dark: she was young: she was
beautiful. Rosalts Ls Grange, oopnoie-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
Real Prophet,

They say cool waves coming"
Yes, know It Is; forgot t,
match that sample for my wife"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
Real Hard Luck,

What are you crying for, Willie?"
I've got a toothache and there amt
no school to stay home FROM"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
pierce,s Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver. bowels and stonach.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10

II you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes. use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
A Ton At = Time

DO you think coal will be high this
winter?'
Not very high. in my coal bin"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
We Have.

Money talks"
Yes. and have you ever noticed
that Poverty likes to listeu?'
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-10
Snubbed,

Snubbed.
JACK Blunt-Shall We get married?
MISS Bright shall. What you do
Is Of no interest to me.