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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10

country swain not being up in parcel
post regulations and wishing to send
the admired one q suggestive, live,
OF bantam chickens by the parcel post.
The postmaster at the country post
office. not having read carefully his
instructions, or perhaps having q fel-
low feeling. allowed the tiny cock and
hen to come to Washington, and they
were so cute and the cock crowed 80
Justify on his arrival that the parcel
post man delivered the pair to the
intended one. Besides these, a pair
of rabbits came through in the same
way.
Since the rage for picture postcards
began valentines largely take that
form, and as addresses are often de.
fect1ve, and there are no return marks,
these are turned into "Cupid's morgue"
In the dead letter Office, where they
are carefully looked over, sorted out.
put in packages and by the help of a
list furnished by municipal officers,
sent around to the various charitable
institutions and hospitals. On reach
ing this final destination they are dis
tributed among the inmates and pa
tients in the wards, of course the
children coming first
This Is a wise and cheerful DISPOSE
ton of them that Uncle Sam has
thought out, as they bring sunshine to
| many little child and older person,
too, who may have been overlooked on
st. Valentines day. And though the
gift is bit late. it is enjoyed just as
much, as was illustrated in tho case of
an old sailor in one of the hospitals,
who was moved to tears of Joy at the
sight of the valentine. explaining to
the nurse that it was the first he had
received in years. The last one
reached him in a foreign port, he ex-
planned. and since then there had been
silence.
Flowers and fruit are distributed in
similar way after being kept for a
reasonable length of time In the large
ice box which was installed in October
in the new city post office for that
purpose. all perishable goods being
put in this II delivery is belated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
SELLS AN EGG FOR $1,000
Mrs. Gilfort Sends One, Laid by
FabIed Roc, to Denver
Museum.

Orange, N. J.-Thrifty housewives
who blame their grocers for demand
ing 60 cents a dozen for eggs may
congratulate themselves that they are
not compelled to make their purchases
from Mrs. Robert Gilfort. Yesterday
she disposed of her egg supply at the
very satisfactory rate of $4,000 a
dozen.
The transaction was not as extern
sive as Mrs. Gilfort may have desired.
however, since it involved but one
egg, that of the tabled roc, OF Arabian
Nights fame, and the purchaser was
the Denver museum. Technically, it
is the egg of the Aepyornis, the fossil
bird of Madagascar. but three of which
are to be found in this country
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
lts Origin In Doubt,

Many hold firmly to the belief that
the celebration by the youth of both
sexes of st. Valentines day has some
connection with the Roman saint Val
entinus. the bishop or presbyter who
was beheaded in 270, during the reign
of the Emperor Claudius. But this is
doubtful, though. according to Wheat
ley, st. Valentine was a man Of most
admirable parts. and so famous for
his love and charity, that the custom
of choosing valentines upon his festi-
val took its rise from thence"
Be this as it may. the association
OF this lovers holiday with st. Valen-
tine. though accidental. may have had
it's origin In his wise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
CRAIG ENDORSES
LOUIS bRANDE|S
Al0H TYPE OF PATRIOT-"NO
HOLLOW journalist" SAYS
GOVERNOR. ].
DISPATCHES FROM RAJ ElGH
oeinos and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina Peo-
pie Gathered Around the state
Capitol.
RaleiEh.

Governor Craig received a letter
from Abraham Freidlander, editor of
The Chicago Sentinel, asking for an
expression of views as to confirmation
Of Louis D. Brandeis for Supreme
Court Justice. The Governor wrote
Mr.. Freidlander warmly commencing
the appointment He said:
II favor the confirmation of the
appointment of Louis D. Brandeis,
unless the imputations against his in
tegrity be defined and established.
His prominence should have revealed
any serious dereliction and it is in
conceivable that the President of the
United States would have named a
man for the supreme judicial trib-
unal whose character had been faint
ed by dishonorable conduct.
"Mr. Brandeis is Of the ancient line
age that has given to the world men
who have illumined the annals of the
race, sacred and profane with the
genius and dedication OF high resolves !;
and he Is no hollow Journalist, but
would help in the development of the
human sympathy and the strength
born of steadfast purpose.
II would never commend those re-
forming agitators who would arouse
Class hatred and array prejudices
against any legitimate business how.
ever large or successful. They, too,
are malefactors, whether their wealth
be great or small. In the struggle to
wrest this country and her enterprises
from the grip Of organized greed Mr.
Brandeis has been man to the fore
whom the giant combines were forced
to consider and he has been named to
the high place because with signal
ability and efficiency he has stood for
freedom Of and opportunity against the
defiant power Of unlawful privileges
Governor Craig sees nothing of the
ordinary agitator in Brandeis, but
considers him patriot of the high
est type and one of the nations great
est lawyers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Nine Million Dollar Increase,

The farmers of North Carolina on
January 1, 1916, were nearly nine NIL
lion dollars richer in horses, mules,
milk cows and swine than in 1910,
when the census was taken. They
had $4,000 more horses, $4,000 more
mules. 1000 more milk cows, and
$4,000 more swine. Our rate of in
crease during this five year period
were 9.6 per cent in horses or nearly
two and half times the rate of the
country at large; mules IA per cent or
nearly times the general rate; and
swine q 80 per cent increase
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
state Takes High Health Position.

State Takes High Health Position.
That the North Carolina State Board
of Health ranks third in point of ef-
ficiency as based on her per capita ex-
penditure for health work is the posi-
ton given her in a rating made re-
Gently under the direction of the
Council on Health and Public Instruc-
ton Of the American Medical Asso-
citation. This survey, made in 1914 of
all the state. boards of health, by DR..
Charles V. Chaplin, Of Providence, R.
l., gives in tabulated forU the essen
tial facts regarding the activities,
equipment and accomplishments of
all the state health departments and
affords comparative study of all pub
lie health work in this country.
The rating sheet prepared from the
survey reports North Carolina in no
bad light. In fact, she ranks highest
among all southern states in public
health work. While eleven states sur
pass her in gross number of points
regarded as efficiency, only two states
have lower rates per capita expendi-
ture, Ohio and Indiana, rank higher
in points Of work done, or in eff
cheney. North Carolina received an
extra ten points for her work against
nostrums, and In her bulletin, lecture
| and newspaper work she came up to
the required standard.
Getting down to her per capita ap-
preparation for. health work in this
state, it was. pointed out that .026 is
spent ON each individual in North
Carolina, and in tbis, the state takes
| rank as twentieth in the United
States
In the section of the report given
to North Carolina, recognition OF DR..
R. H. Lewis Services rendered while
| in connection with the board, is given
as follows: 1.-THE present activities
and progressive attitude of the North
Carolina department Of health are
largely due to the self-sacrif1cing eff
forts of the former secretary, DR..
Lewis, who voluntarily resigned so
that full time executive might be
| appointed. Until 1909, the appropria-
ton had been but $4,000"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Many SiIos Are Belna Built,

Our state commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, Major w. A. Graham, reports
115 silos built in North Carolina dur
ing the last year. In II counties in
which the farm demonstration agents
have been at work, 45,73O acres of
land have been improved or brought
into cultivation by drainage, 32,S37
acres of new land have been brought
into productive use during the last
year. In the last five years 1897 rent
ers have risen into farm ownership.
while only 102 farmer owners have
fallen into tenancy
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Annual Statement Of Banks,

The North Carolina CORPORATION
Commission has issued its annual
bank statement, showing business
done to December 81, 1915 The re-
port shows APO banks The loans
show an Increase over 1914 of $4O4S,-
1882. Banks had increased their
capital stocks to 68,598.29, a gain
Of $274,888.80. In total resources the
banks have gained $1O,565, 1902 and
stand at the very respectable total of
$92,348,S $500. The reports shows in
creased business along every line of
banking
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
FALLS IN LOVE WITH PHOTO
Then Man Meets Girl When She Goes
West on Visit and She
Stays.

Denver.-A photograph of a pretty
girl displayed on the mantlepiece in
the home of DR.. and Mrs. H. d. Sewell
at Chama, N. M, a year ago. resulted
In the marriage here of Miss Blanche
Kaufman Of Johannesburg, Pa, and
Miguel A. Gonzales, wealthy cattle
man of Abiqun. N. M.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Cheese Factories In State.

The state department Of agriculture
makes public most creditable report
of the opening of two new cheese fac
tories in Western Carolina the past
season and their successful operation
for the season. One was opened at
Cove Creek, in Allegheny county at
a cost of $500 and used 1O4,19O pounds
Of milk in the manufacture of 8,972
pounds of chees that sold for IL 1-2
cents per pound, aggregating $1,588
It IL estimated that the milk used
could not have been otherwise dis.
posed Of for 5000.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Medical Inspection Of School.

Medical Inspection Of School.
The medical inspection of the
school children of Northampton coun.
ty is just completed and 651 defective
children were located. The physi.
clans found "a per cent of those ex-
amined defective, the deficiencies in
Guiding 42S with defective teeth, II
with defective vision; II with dis.
eased tonsils; 33 with adnoids, and 6
with defective hearing. DR.. c. A.
Bulla was in charge of the work. In
all the cases found the parents of the
children were notf2ed Of the defects
and treatment recommended.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Bulldog Kills Three Deer,

Aberdeen, S. D.-Wylie park and the
city of Aberdeen are out three deer.
A bulldog got into the Enclosure
where the deer were kept at Wylie
park and when the caretaker went
to feed the animals the next day he
found all three deer dead. The old
buck deer had made valiant fight for
life, but had been worn out by tho
tenacity of the dog.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10

IF l should meet that girl l know
| 1hould fall in love with her" said
Gonzales when he FIRST saw Tho nhoto-
graph.
Last fall Miss Kaufman went tn
Chama to visit her sister, Mrs. Sewell
She never returned East, but STAYED
in the West to marry the man who fell
in love with her picture.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Welded LOVERS Valentino

When daffodfls began to blow,
And apple blossoms thick to snow
Upon the brown and breaking mold
Twas in the spring-we kissed and
sighed
And loved. and heaven and earth defied
We were SO young and bold.
Alas! we are not now so young,
Yet love to US hath safely chung,
Despite the sorrow, years and care
But. ali! we have not what we had.
We cannot be 30 free, SO glad
So foolish as we were,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
New Prison Warden Named.

S. J. Busbee, in charge of the con-
vict camp at Whitney, was elected
warden Of the State Prison to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.
T. P. Sale which occurred recently.
Mr.. Busbee is native of Wake
county and has been an employee at
the State Prison for eighteen years or
more, for the larger part of the time
as a guard.
Speaking of the selection Superin-
tendent Mann said that Mr. Busbee
was fine, capable and dependable
man.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Home Economics Bulletin Issued,

The department of agriculture has
just issued valuable bulletin known
as Extension Circular No. Z devoted to
plans for community club work in
the study of foods and household con-
veniences. 1t was prepared by Miss
Minnie L. jameson, assistant in the
home demonstration work, and in
cludes series of lessons or lectures
on home economics. 1t is really in
tended as guide to agents who have
the older women of the farms organ.
lied in cooking
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
State Teachers ENLARGE Ranks,

STATE eachers Enlarge HANKS.
The North Carolina Teachers AS
sembly, which meets again in Raj
eigh this year, choosing Thanksgiving
week, will revive a moribund division
Of the assembly and create one.
The old association of colleges and
academies will be restored and the
new association of city and county
school boards will be formed. These
two will add perhaps 200 new mem
bers and bring to the next assembly
delegates enough to run the grand
total up to 1000.
These two acts of the Joint meeting
of executive and program committees
of the assembly, we're the important
things in the two-day session.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10

American Tree In Europe.
The locust tree was one of the firs>
American trees to be taken to Eurona
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Original Hornpipe.

Hornpipes are SO called from their
having been performed originally to
the Welsh pib-corn. or hornpipe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Certificate Of Merit for Club BOYS.

Governor Craig signed the certifi-
Gates of merit for so North Carolina
corn club boys who produced 100 or
more bushels of corn on an acre the
past season. The certificates will also
bear the signatures of State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction ]. Y.
Joyner, DR.. D. H. Hill of the A. & M
College; Commissioner of Agriculture
w. A. Graham and the state and
county corn club officers. The big
gest yield was by John Hugh Wors-
ley of Rocky Mount, he having prod
uced 143 IL bushels on his acre. All
so Of the boys will receive handsome
all-star gold embossed corn club pin
that is an especially coveted trophy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
Attend Meeting Of AGENTS,

Messrs. B. P. Folk, R. w. Freeman.
A. K. Robertson, T. E. Browne, A. G.
Oliver, R. s. Curtis and w. C. Crosby,
all connected with state departments,
went to Waynesville to attend the
meeting of the farm demonstration
agents of the western district last
week.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10

Secretary Grants New Charters.
Charters have been granted by the
Secretary of State to Adrian Manu-
featuring Company of Mount Holly
company that is to manufacture and
deal in cotton yarns, ETC. The author
lied capital stock is 100000 with
$4,000 paid in The Johnson Whole
sale Company, Spring Hope, whole
sale general merchandising. Paid-i1
capital $500. The Fairview Depart
ment Store, Inc, Winston-Sa1em, ST.,
900 paid in. Knoll-Acre Realty Com
pany, Asheville, to do a general rea
estate business
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10


w. 8. Falls, state highway engi-
neer, when completing final arrange
ments for the annual good roads in
stitute being held at Chapel Hill this
week, beginning Monday and ending
Saturday, February IL, said:
III the road commissions and
county boards of commissioners of
the state, could only be brought to
realize the great value Of these in
stitutes to all road-builders, the at
tendance would tax the capacity of
Chapel Hill. A county road official
would acquire information worth hun
dreds, perhaps thousands of dollars,
to hts county, by attending. Yet there
the some road commissioners that
county boards of commissioners that
withhold the little sum of $25 or $50
necessary to pay the expenses of their
road officials at the institute and
thereby lose thousands of dollars"
Mr.. Falls announces that educa-
tional campaigns are being planned
for Wilkes and Robson Counties and
that other counties will be reached
in course Of time. Road experts, arm
ed with stereopticons and fine road
scenes, will tour these counties and
lecture in country school houses.
Road essays contests will be conduct
ed in all of the schools and handsome
and valuable prizes awarded
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-10
StorminQ SudeI Farm.

Then came the opportunity sought
by the devils; they began their attack
against the center of the German posi-
ton, which was Sudel farm. They ad-
vanced under cover to within about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-05
Others Failed But
the Appliance Cured

Mr. G.. i. Brooks. Marshall. Mich
Dear Sir. Your Appliance did an YOU
claim for the little boy and more. for TT
cured MIN sound and we'll We let
aiin wear II for about a year tn all all
tAouEA u cured him 3 months after he
nal begun TO wear H. We had tried
sew eral other remedies and got no re-
lief and I shall certainly recommend f.
20 friends, for we surely owe Il ~ Won
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM PATTERSON.
no ll1 S. Main Street, Akron. o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-05
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-09

school, graded schools, charitable and
penal institutions, a tax on civil ac-
lions, railroad taxes, piank-road taxes.
street-railway taxes, telephone taxes,
street licenses, trust-company taxes,
boom-company taxes, hawkers' and
peddlers' licenses, notary-public fees,
taxes on legacies, sales of books, in
terest on deposits in state banks and
the appropriation by the federal gov
eminent for the Wisconsin Veterans
home at Waupaca. The receipts for
this fund for the year ending June 30,
1916, were S1O,85S, 209.98, and the ex-
penditures $11, 800 ,945.93. At the be-
ginning of that year there was bal
ance on hand of 1921, 464.24, and at
the end Of the year, June 80, 1916, the
balance was $1,000, 1920.
The report that the bonded debt Of
the state, which dates back to 1861-63
and which was created for war pur-
poses now amounts to $2,151 900. $780,
900 less than a year ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-09
Blind School Attendance Grows,

The greatly increased attendance
at the school for the blind this year ID
one of the features of the monthly
report on population of state institu-
tons issued by the state board Of con-
troll The school has an attendance of
1872, Of which II are males and 81 are
females.
There is a slight decrease in both
of the state hospitals for the insane
over the September reports. The re.
port for October gives total popuIa-
ton at the Mendoza state hospital of
654 as compared with 65S last month,
and the northern hospital has a popu-
lation of $50 this month as compared
with $40 last month.
The population at the different insti-
tutions for October is as follows: In
dustrial school for boys, 400; state
prison, 920; state public school, 1870 ]
home for the feeble-minded, LAP ,
state reformatory, 277; state tubercu-
losis sanatorium, 100; hospital for the
criminal insane, 100, and the Toma-
hawk camp for the care of tubercular
patients, 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-09
Ordinary Nuxated Iron viii Make Del
icate, Nervous, Rundown People
200 Per Cent. Stronger in TWO
Weeks Time in Many Cases.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Most people
foolishly seem to think they are going
to get renewed health and strength
from some stimulating medicine, Sc
cret nostrum or narcotic drug, saiG
DIR. Sauer, a well-known Specialist who
has studied widely both in this coun-
try and Europe, when, as a matter
of fact, real and true strength can only
come from the food you eat. But peo-
pie often fail to get the strength out
of their flood because they haven't
enough iron in their blood to enable
it to change food into living matter.
From their weakened, nervous cOndi-
ton they know something is wrong
but they can't tell what, so they gener-
ally commence doctoring for stomach,
liver or kidney trouble or symptoms
of some other ai1ment caused by the
lack of iron in the blood. This thing
may go on for years, while the patient
suffers untold agony. II you are not
strong or well, you owe 1t TO yourself
to make the following test: See how
long you can work or how far you can
walk without becoming tired. Next
take two five-grain tablets Of ordinary
nuxated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself
how much you have gained. l have
seen dozens of nervous, rundown peo-
ple~who were ailing all the while,
double their strength AID endurance
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-09
BADGER STATE NEWS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD
IN A FEW LINES.
RUFUSES CUT IN SALARY
Oshkosh Satisfaction Postal Agent Re-
signs When Wages Are Reduced
From 5000 to $3.50 year.
Nobody Wants Job.

Oshkosh-Because F. w. Mueller OBJ
jected to having his salary of 5000 a
year reduced to $3.50 by the postoffice
department, he refused to act longer
as agent of the postal station estab-
Others did not want the job, and 1t
went begging, with the result that the
south side of Oshkosh is now without
this special postal service. Mr.. Muel-
Ter claimed he had increased the office
receipts 40 per cent and should get an
increase, instead of cut, in salary.