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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Remedy Prescribed
by Many Doctors
Compound of Simple Laxa.
tive Herbs Proves Most
Efficient.

DR.. w. A. Evans, writing for the
Chicago Tribune, makes the assertion
that practically everyone, at some
time or other, suffers from constipa-
ton. This applies regardless of age
or condition in life.
The congestion of stomach waste in
the bowels is evidenced in various
ways; bloat, eructation of foul stom-
ach gases, sick headache, languor, all
indicate constipation, and call for
prompt attention, not only to relieve
the present discomfort but also to
avoid possible disease that follows
neglect of this important function.
Harsh cathartics and violent purga-
tives should not be employed, as these
afford only temporary relief, while
they serve to shock the entire system.
A mild laxative such as DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin is far preferable and is
now the remedy generally used and
prescribed by many doctors. It is free
from opiate or narcotic drugs, acts
easily and pleasantly, without gripping
or other pain and is a safe, effective
family remedy.
Mr.. Chas. Schell, 1872 Church ST.,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
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RIGHTLY PROUD OF CITY
Great Metropolis Of New York Worthy
Admiration Accorded It by All
Americans.

New York, as the incoming foreign
er, full of prejudice, or doubt, or hope.
and the returning American, crammed
with guide book and catalogue culture,
see it, or might see it, rises vision,
a mirage of the lower bay, the color
by day more shimmering that Venice,
by night more magnificent than Lon
don.
In the morning the mountains OF
buildings hide themselves, to reveal
themselves in the rosy steam clouds
that chase each other across their
TANKS. When evening fades they are
mighty cliffs glimmering with glisten-
ing lights in the magic and mystery OF
the night. AS the steamer moves up
the bay on the left the Great God
dess greets you, a composition in color
and form with the city beyond, finer
than any in any world that ever ex-
listed, finer than Claude ever imagined,
or Turner ever dreamed. Why did
not Whistler see it?
Piling up higher and higher right
before you is New York. And what
does it remind you Of? San Gimigna-
no of the beautiful towers away off in
Tuscany, only here are not eleven, but
eleven times eleven; not low, mean
brick piles, but noble palaces crowned
with gold, with green, with rose; and
over them the waving. fluttering plume
of steam, the emblem of New York. To
the right, filmy and lacelike by day,
are the great bridges; by night pat
tern of stars that Hiroshige never
knew.
You land in streets that are Flor
ence glorified. You emerge in squares
more noble than Seville. Golden stat
ues are about you, triumphal arches
make splendid frames for endless
vistas; and it is all new and I'm
touched, all to be done, and save fol-
the work of a few of us, and we are
Americans, all undone.
The Unbelievable City, the city that
has been built since l grew up, the
city beautiful, built by men l know
built for people know. The city thai
inspires me, that love. And all Amer
lea is like this, and-all-or nearly all
unseen, unknown, untouched.-JOsepI
Pencil, in Scribner's Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
YOUR GRAY, FADED OR GRAY STREAKED
HAIR EVENLY DkRKEhED
WITHOUT DYES

Do this: Apply like shampoo Q-Ban
Hair Color Restorer to your hair and
scalp, and dry hair in sunlight. A few
applications like this turn all your
gray, faded, dry or gray-streaked hair
to an even, beautiful dark shade.
Q-Ban also makes scalp and entire
head of hair healthy, SO all your hair
whether gray or mott is left soft,
fluffy, lustrous, wavy, thick, evenly
dark, charming and fascinating, with
out even trace of gray hair showing,
Insist on having Q-Ban, as it is harm
less-no dye-but guaranteed to dark
en- gray hair or money returned. Big
bottle SOC at druggists or sent pre-
paid. Address QBan, Front ST., Mem
phis, Tenn.-Advertisem
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
FRENCHW0MENHELP
IS, 449 Enlisted Under Banner OF
the Red Cross.
They Come From WeiI-to-Do Homes
and Have Exhibited Rare Heroism
in Devotion to Duty-Equip
1900 Hospitals.

Paris.-There are now sc, 449 women
in the French Red Cross volunteer
army, equipping 1900 hospitals with
an aggregate of $4,000 beds. The
Red Cross flag now flies above 288
buildings in Paris alone.
The Society for Aid to Wounded Sol
diers, the largest of the three Red
Cross organizations and the originator
of the work in France in 1864, expend-
ed $4,000, 0OOfcs. Csc, 400,000) during the
first seventeen months of the war. The
society has operated 1876 hospitals,
with 67,O81 beds, and given total of
21,O00,000 days care to wounded sol
diers. Besides these hospitals the so.
ciety maintains a hospital of 500 beds
at Saloniki, ninety-three refugees es-
tablshed in the sixth and twentieth
military regions in France, seventy in
firmaries in railroad stations and for
ty-five railroad canteens.
The cost of maintenance of hospitals
varies so much that it is difficult to
establish average cost per capita pei
diem, but as near as can be calculated
this society has brought it's cost down
to little more than three francs (six
ty cents) day.
The Union des Femmes de France
the second in Importance of the Red
Cross societies, has 28,446 nurses
equipping 1855 hospitals, with $4,000
beds, while the Association des Danes
Franchises has $4,000 nurses, in $50
hospitals, with $4,000 beds.
The mortality among the Red Cross
nurses has been remarkably heavy
considering the character of theil
work and the immunity they are sup
posed To enjoy under the internationa
regulations. twenty-five members O
the Society for Aid to the Wounded
Soldiers have given their lives to tn,
cause, some of them killed under shell
fire, others carried off by contagious
diseases. The nurses of this societ,
have received sixty-three epidemi
medals, sixty war crosses and on
cross of the Legion of Honor.
The first Red Cross victim of tn
war was Mile. Susanna GILES, who fel
at Luneville with her chest torn b.
the fragments of a shell that burst in
side the hospital ward where she wa
attending wounded. The next wa
Mile. Cagnard, at Cambria, who is dc
clared to have been shot point blan
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

by a Prussian soldier firing into the
hospital through the window. During
the bombardment of Reims seven
women of the Red Cross became vic
Tins of the bombardment, including
Nine. Fontaine-Faudier, Mile. Cause
and five sisters of charity.
Many women of the Red Cross give
attention to men at the front who
have no one to remember them at
home. One member, Nine. Richelot,
the wife Of DR.. L. G. Richelot, is god
mother to nine hundred soldiers, which
constitutes a record to date.
Regarding the state of mind of
wounded soldiers now in the hospitals
after sixteen months of war, Nine.
Perouse, president Of the Union des
Femmes de France, said:
"They support their sufferings ad-
mirably and are much more anxious
to return to the front than were the
wounded in the hospitals last year
at this time. They talk about active
service with an enthusiasm that is
contagious.
Mr. Justin Godart, undersecretary
for war, in charge of the sanitary de-
partment of the army, has just re
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
LOOK! RESINOL HAS
CLEARED THAT AWFUL
SKIN-ERUPTlON AWAY

Every day, thousands Of skinsuf-
ferers find that the moment that Resi-
mol Ointment touches their tortured
skin the itching stops and healing be-
gins. That is why doctors have pre-
scribed it so successfully for over 20
eczema, ringworm, rashes, and many
other tormenting, disfguring skin dis.
eases. Aided by warm baths with
Resinol Soap, Resinol Ointment usu-
ally makes sick skin or scalp heal
thy, quickly, easily and at little cost.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
also greatly help to clear away PIN
pies and dandruff. Sold by all drug
gists.-Adv.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

placed voluntary women of the Red
Cross serving as nurses in some of the
military hospitals by paid Independent
nurses. TIL. choice of nurses outside
the three Red Cross organizations de-
veloped considerable comment, but
there was in this no reflection on the
devotion Of Red Cross nurses; neither
does it bring their efficiency into ques-
ton. Paid professional nurses are
more adaptable to military discipline,
which must prevail in ell military es-
tablishments
Most OF the wome1 Who devote
themselves to hospital work are from
well-to-do classes; they are necessarily
SO, since they are required to give
not only their time and sometimes
their Ives, but also stheir money to
the Gauge Some of them pay largely
for the privilege of serving the coun'
try as maids of all work; others pay
more dearly for the privilege of work
ing as surgeons aids and as nurses
Few of them were before the war &C
customed to the hard work of house
keeping, and some of them have
learned it's most elementary principles
In the hospitals,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
If Your Baby Has Croupy Cold
Joplin Mothers Can Advise You

a trial jar of Vick's Vap-O-Rub, and
my baby girl, eleven months old, had
severe cold and was threatened with
pneumonia. 1 applied Vap-O-Rub on
her throat and chest well, and covered
with warm flannel cloth, and it
worked like magic. l have four small
children and now if they get croupy in
the evening 1 rub them with Vick's
Vap-O-Rub Salve-and that is all that
is necessary"
Mrs. J. w. Drew, s22 Ohio Ave., Jop-
lin, says-'I have used Vap-O-Rub fire.
quently IN the whole family with
splendid results. 1 think it much bet
ter than internal medicines"
Mrs. s. M. Black, 2O6 Moffett Ave,
Joplin, writes-"Last spring l had
very deep cold with a bad cough and
sore throat. The first night 1 used
Vap-O-Rub the soreness left my throat,
and the third day after had begun its
use my cough, cold and sore throat all
were gone. I think it better than any
thing / have ever used for colds"
| Three sizes-25c, soc and $1.OO.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
DO YOU NEED 4 KIDNEY
REMEDY?

DR.. Kimer's Swamp-Root Is not recon-
mended for everything, but II you have
kidney. liver or bladder trouble. it may
be found just the remedy you need.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause it's mild and immediate effect IL
soon realized in most cases It Is a gentle
healing herbal compounds physician .
prescription which las proved Its great
curative value in thousands Of the most
distressing cases according to reliable
testimony.
All druggists in 50c and LOO sizes.
You may have a sample size bottle OF
this always reliable preparation by Par
eel Post. also pamphlet telling about it.
Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,
N. Y, and enclose ten cents. also mention
this paper.-Adv.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
-Run-do1un?
Tired?
Weak :?

Every Spring most people feel "all
out of sorts'-their vitality is at
low ebb. Through the winter months
the blood becomes surcharged with
poisons! The best Spring medicine
and tonic is one made of herbs and
roots without alcohol-that was first
discovered by DR.. Pierce years ago
made of Golden Seal root, blood root.
&C., called DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Ingredients on wrapper.
1t eliminates disease-breeding poisons
from the blood, makes the blood rich
and pure, furnishes foundation for
sound health.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Private in Yorkshire Regiment
Keeps on Smiling.
Recovery Amazes Surgeons Who Re-
move Large Piece Of Metal From
Forehead and Another From
Behind Left Cheek.

London.-During the present war
medical men have reported many re-
markable cases of the recovery of
wounded men-cases where a fatal ter
mination seemed inevitable-but it is
doubtful if there has been any as
astonishing as the case of Private G.
A. Dawson of the Tenth Yorkshire
regiment, who is now in the King
George Military hospital, Stamford
street, S. E.
Private Dawson has caused so much
interest among members of the medi-
cal profession that he has been seen
by scores of leading surgeons
Enough shell has been removed
from Private Dawsons head to kill
many men. AS Kipling said of the
late Lord Roberts:
IF you stood i'm on is cad
You could spill quart o. lead"
But with it all this Tommy is able
to sit up in his bed, and he is one
| of the brightest and cheeriest souls in
| the ward.
| Private Dawson, who is the son of
news agent of Bishop Auckland, Dur
ham, went to France with his regi-
| ment last year, and after serving five
months in the trenches he was wound
ed on December u.
| He was in a village behind the lines
which was being shelled, and before
he could get to his dug out" a shell
knocked him out.
Unconscious, he was taken to the
base hospital, and there, from a great
hole in the center of his forehead di
rectly above his nose, there were re
moved a large piece of shell, a piece
of wood and part of his cap. For &c
days Dawson lowered between life and
death. His face became swollen and
black and nothing the surgeons could
do seemed to reduce the swelling.
On December 81, Dawson was re
moved to a hospital at Boulogne, and
| there he was put under the X-rays i'm
mediately on his arrival. In the pri
Yates left cheek was found a large
piece of she'll, which must have en-
tered through the hole in the forehead
and passed down the side of the nose
On New Years day Private Dawso.
was operated upon again, and thu
piece of shell, which weighed two ant
three-quarters ounces, was removed
by the way it had entered, so tina
there should not be a scar of any sor
on the private's cheek.
The piece of shell-about a quartz
of an inch thick, with torn and jagge,
edges-is relic priced greatly by Pr
vate Dawson. Another remarka bl
feature about the case is that by
further operation recently at the Kin
George hospital the sight of his lef
eye was saved
? To use his own expression, the piec
) of shell, when passing into his cheel
turned the lens of my left eye over
r A celebrated ophthalmic surgeon ha
righted the lens of the eye, and in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
POTASH FERTILIZER FROM BLASTING,

One of the surprising things of the last
Few years has been the way in which farm
ers nave taken to the of explosives.
Blasting for the tillage of the soil and for
the prevention of erosion has been done to
an enormous extent according to local
newspapers in different sections Of the coun-
try
In the western states alone more than
ten millions of pounds of farm powder were
used in soil work last year. For the whole
OF the United States the figures stand much
higher than ten times this amount
The breaking Of hardpan is of the big
reasons for blasting soil. but in almost any
SOIL blasting brings about conditions Of
aeraton, of drainage and moisture stora ge
necessary to set free the locked-up potash
in soils. The whole subject of the securing
of potash and other plant foods by intensive
ttlfage is covered in a book called Better
Farming" published by the Atlas Powder
Company, Wilmington. Del. This book is
.ne hisnes. autno f ana the most com
Write for 1T. You get copy free by
just giving the acreage Of your farm q
postcard in letter accompanying your
name and address. Adv.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

0AONAOk1Es, N11EON1A 1oN4
Dear Mr.. Editor:
For long time l suffered from back
ache, pain in left side, frequent urina-
ton (bothering me at all times during
the day and night. and the uric acid
in my blood caused me to suffer from
rheumatism along with a constant
tired, WORKOUT feeling. l heard of the
new discovery of DR.. Pierce, of the
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, called
"Anuric." After giving "Anuric" q
good trial l believe it to be the best
kidney remedy on the market today.
I have tried other kidney medicines
but these "Anuric Tablets" of DR..
Pierces are the only ones that will
cure kidney and bladder troubles.
(Signed) HENRY A. LOVE.
NOTE:-Experimen at DR.. Pierce's
Hospital for several years proved that
"Anuric" is 81 times more active than
lithia. Send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial
package.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
GIRL WOULD BUILD WARSHIp
Cannot Be a Soldier So She Starts
Movement to Raise Fund for
BattIeship.

New York.-Marjorie Sterrett, a
thirteen-year-old girl of Brooklyn, has
started a movement among school
children to raise a patriotic fund to
build an American battleship. She
earned the first dime for the fund by
helping her mother in her Homework
and sent the money with letter to a
New York newspaper.
Because she's a girl and cannot be
a soldier she wants to do something
sor her country, for which her grand
father and great-grandfather fought.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

Il am true blue American" says
Marjorie, land l want to see Uncle
Sam lick all creation if he has to, like
John Paul Jones did"
The New York school children have
taken upon the idea with whoop and
already have sent in thousands of
dimes.
President Roosevelt has written her
a remarkable letter commencing her
patriotism, and sending her ten dimes,
| one for each of his four grandchildren
| already born and the six others he
hopes for in years to come. Marjorie
| has refused offers OF $3.50 for this let
| ter.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

lets made of ordinary khaki cloth
ed with peculiar powder, rendering
the material practically impervious to
the sharpest metal points. Thus, a
soldier is enabled to grasp or pull the
most formidable type of German
barbed wire without the slightest fear
of the spikes pentrating the material
and scratching his hands.
The fabric is waterproof, and the
gloves can be insulated for the pur-
pose of gripping electrically charged
wires. The claim is even made that
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
They Recommend the "Outside" Arpli.
cation of Vap-O-Rub Instead of
Harmful Internal Dosing.

Intelligent mothers everywhere real
ize that little children should be dosed
sparlngly, and yet some treatment for
cold troubles is necessary. Joplin, Mo-,
mothers have solved this problem by
the use OF Vap-O-Rub. This is the
external Southern treatment intro.
duced here last winter. Applied at
night over tho throat and chest, the
neat OF the body releases the ingredi-
ents IN the form of vapors, and thus
the medication is inhaled with each
Death through the air passages to
the lungs. Vap-O-Rub. gives quicker
relief than internal medicines. and can
DE used freely with perfect safety on
he smallest child
Mrs. Mabel Hawkins, 1407 Pearl st.
Dplln, writes-"My druggist sent me-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
TO HAVE SUCCESS WITH PEAS
Some Things About Their Planting
and Care That the Amateur Gar
dener Must Remember.

Peas naturally require cool weather
and are likely to do badly if planted
after weather gets hot. They are
about the first seeds to go into the
ground.
One popularity of peas is that they
require to be planted quite deep to do
best. How far apart to run the rows
depends on the kind of peas being
grown. If the low growing varieties
are to be grown they may be planted
in rows not more than fifteen inches
apart. The taller varieties may need
to be planted thirty inches apart The
low-growing varieties have never given
the writer satisfaction and he will
grow them no more The medium
sized vines will produce more peas
and continue to produce longer, but
they have to be brushed" that is
sustained with brush
In buying peas to grow for the use
of the family do not select small ones
like the Alaska. This variety is a
great one for the canneries, for they
cater to the hotel and restaurant
trade, which demand small peas, as
they make a better show.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Publicity Avoided,

80 you have figured in another au.
tomobile accidento'
Yes, but it wasn't very serious this
time
why, l heard your car was com.
pletely wrecked and two young wom-
en- in the party suffered INJURIES
"Oh, yes. That's true, but we man.
aged to keep the story out of the
newspapers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
INVENTS ANTl-WIRE GLOVES
EngIishman Devises Method of Ham
ding EntangIements Without
Danger.

London-Among the inventions now
being tested by the war Office officials
is one credited to George Lynch, a
well-known traveller, of a method of
destroying wire entanglements.
The Westminster Gazette, describ-
ing the invention, says the method
consists of the use of a pair of gaunt-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
What His "story" Would Be.

A certain well-known dignitary OF
the church, who is noted for his caus-
tic wit, early earned his reputation for
saying sharp things.
One of the guests at an undergradu-
ates' party. years ago in Oxford. sang
a song very much out of tune. Then
the future bishop was called upon.
81 haven't a note in my voice." said
be.
We'll, if you can't sing, you must
make a speech or tell a story" de-
clared the host.
eff | must tell a story, said he
with a twinkle in his eye. II think
should say that l should like to hear
our friend sing that song again!"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Much-Abused Lad

stop crying, Bobbie Now tel
mamma how that brute of a Jimmy
Smithers hurt you"
Just as l wuz goin' t. punch him
he ducked, an l skinned my fist on the
wall"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Reqinninu of the End.

You can cook, l suppose?" queried
The leap-year maid who was feeling her
way to proposal
No" was the frank reply, Il never
even attempted it. My parents never
raised me with a view to seeking a
job as cook"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

10 hall pint OF water ada i OF. Bay Rum,
small box of Barbo Compound, and 4 OF Of
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice week
until it becomes the desired shade. Any drug
gist can put this up or you can mix it at
home st very little cost. 1t will gradually
darken streaked, faded gray hair. and re-
moves dandruf. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
it will not color the scalp, is not sticky Oh
greasy and does not rub otf.-Adv
Mutual.
knicker-Nature abhors vacuum
Bocker-Well. a vacuum generally
abhOrS nature
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Makind Munitions

One Of the most remarkable things
about the war is that a woman can
with a few hours of instruction, ap-
parently master trade that it took a
man years to learn-Kansas City
Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Up-to-Date,

Tessie-You are very impertinent
OF course l won't let you kiss me. I've
only known you an hour
Tom docking at watch)-Well, how
much longer must I know you before
can kiss you?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take CrOvo'S

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties OF QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

when made into vests or leggings the
material is strong enough to turn
shrapnel splinters
A company has been formed to de-
velop the invention. The war office al
ready has ordered some supplies and
the substance has been successfully
tested in the Russian army.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Its Effect.

There was no occasion for leap
year in Shakespeare time
Why not?'
Don't you notice his men are al
ways saying, Aye, marry, will I?'''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Advertising German Cities,

German cities have hit upon a new
scheme for advertising themselves. II
is in the form of a brief description OF
the city on the back of a regular mail
ing envelope. Harry G. Settler, Ameri
can consul at Breslau, Germany, re
Gently sent sample to the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce a.
Washington.