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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-01-30
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF, ACHING JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with a small trial bottle of
old st. Jacobs Oil
Stop "dosino" rheumatism.

ptUP UUSIHg 1tIIEI-IIsiCIaIII.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating est. Jacobs Oil' right
on the tender spot, and by tie time
you say Jack Robinson-out comes the
rheumatic pain. st. Jacobs Oif' is
a harmless rheumatism cure which never
disappoints and doesn't burn the skin. 1t
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones; stops
sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia.
Timber upl Get % cent bottle
of old-time, honest est. Jscohee OH:
from any drug store, and in moment
you'll be free from pains. sshas and
Rass ses' - - -!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-01-30
STOMACH TROUBLEs

II you have trouble with your stom.
ach you should try Chamberlain g Tab
let's. So many have been restored to
health by the use of these and their
cost is SO little, rs cents, that it is
worth while to give them a trial.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

pioneers. Like Mr.. Jones. M !.
owns nice farm. Reuben Gaina. -
one Of the wealthiest men in this tau, !
and county. He owns several NM sn
and lots. He has had the mlisfortrss.'
OF having some Of his propertv . y
burn down. He owns nice "a rm 80 =
Abba, operated by his son-in-law n. 3
Hill. There are so many farmers tha Il.
! cannot name them all at this t;n,s
Suffice to say that most Of then, ! !.
conducting up-to-date farms and ~
ing well. Mr.. Josh Billings Z nv ~
tailor, also undertaken. DR.. /. r w VIZ
lis is the only colored dentist hsrs
He has large trade, also a lova,,
wife. j. Z. Lucas fine bakery w s
burned down and he is now worL;ns.
in the bakery at the company stora
Buxton's clubs, secret societies and
other civic organizations consist -
about veery known society in II.
country and most Of them are we'll
attended. Mr.. VIM. Bailey is news
agent for the Register and Chicaoo
daily papers.
We have written our Observations
this year under great deal Of diff.
culties, as we have been very busv
with other matters and did not keen
them as regularly and as promptly
as we have heretofore.
Wishing all Of our readers a Merrv
Christmas and Happy New Year
with fond recollections of the courteu,
treatment, ! bid you adieu for 1917.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

well. Mr.. H. H. Harris owns 1 big
farm of about forty acres. Only q
quarter Of amile from town. He has
a beautiful home and big barn and
many out houses. He had splendid
crop of corn and other products this
year. In fact he had just finished
gathering in his corn when ! visited
him. He said some Of it went eighty
bushels per acre. was so astonished
at the sample Of corn that saw in his
crib that he gave me several ears and
they now hang in my Office to be ad-
mired by those who come in. Some
of the ears measure fully eighteen
inches and believe there is none bet
ter raised in Iowa. Mr.. Harris wife
is of great assistance to him on the
farm, as she puts up lots of fine jel-
lies and preserves Of all kinds. 1t is
indeed pleasure to visit this farm
home and enjoy the hospitality Of this
well-to-do and well conducted farm.
Another good farmer is Mr.. AM
brose Morris. He is an industrious
yuong man, doing well. Mr.. Woodford
owns a nice farm, also Mr.. J. w.
Jones, who is one Of the highly re-
spected and oldest citizens in this
town. He came from Muchiknock and
from there here. At one time he was
mail clerk in the legislature. He has
fine family, all grown. Most Of then
are married and doing we'll. Mr.. Sid.
ney Foster is another one Of the old
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

good friend. Ed. Mills. This building
cost moro than $2O, 900 and it has been
mecca for literary and secret socl-
ETY. conventions which are held here.
The theatrical companies also hold
their plays in this building. They
have three school buildings here EN-.
ploying about twelve teachers, OF
which eight are colored and four are
white. The principal at one school is
Mrs. w. HI London and Miss Georgia
Blackburn as principal of one and q
white lady has charge of the other.
They are mixed schools and colored
and white children go to all schools.
The large meat shop which is permit
ted to be on the grounds is owned by
Kobe Armstrong, who is considered
one of the wealthiest colored men in
Iowa. He owns over 1900 acres Of
land in this and other counties in
Iowa and some Of the land in this
county is assessed higher than any
other land, so says the county treas
urer. Mr.. Armstrong has made most
of his money from operating his meat
market, which is located by the side
of the company store.
There are several colored restaur
ants here. Mr.. Andrew Jefferles has
run one for many years, but he had a
fire which destroyed it. He now serves
meals at his home. John w. Moore
has nice restaurant, also Mr.. G..
Bradshaw. Mr.. Emanuel Lobbins is
still managing a feed store, doing
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
{ Continued from Page 6.)

CONTINUED from Page 81
ing camps within . radius Of from
8 to 20 miles. In fact this coun-
ty. Mahaska and Lucas are the center
Of the mining districts of Iowa and in
most all Of the camps there are col
ored miners. y
Buxton has been very unfortunate
in that some of her best and finest
buildings have been burned to the
ground within the last few years. The
large company store was completely
burned a few years ago. The two
hotels, one being built and owned by
Anderson Perkins, the other owned by
Reuben Gaines, $4,000 structure,
all modern, built of cement blocks. It
was burned last year and at present
hotel accommodations are very hard
to find. We find that the colored peo-
pie now living here are prosperous,
making good wages and many are
saving their earnings. The present
company store employs about thirty
people, of which about five or six are
colored. Miss Gussie Mardis has
charge of the dry goods department.
She is also the Bystander agent. Miss
Smith is cashier. cannot name all
Of the ladies in the different depart
ments of this store. DR.. E. A. Carter
is still the company physician and is
doing well. Indeed, he has very fine
and lucrative patronage. The other
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

colored doctor is C. G. Robinson, who
has been here several years and has
a good practice. He has recently pur-
chased an auto, as also has Doctor
Carter. The only peculiar thing about
Doctor Robinson is that he is still q
single man. Perhaps he will not al
wvs be so. Hon. Geo. H. Woodson, the
nestor of the colored Iowa lawyers,
lives here and has been looking after
the legal needs Of this county. MI.
Woodson has practically retired from
active practice, his health not permit
ting him. He is now attending to ms
financial and personal matters. he IS
well fixed financially and is still
single man. He has seen service IN
the United States army many years
ago and has practiced in this county
about twenty years and is well known
in the middle west. He has the honor
Of being the first and only colored
man that has received the republican
nomination for member Of the legls-
lature, but was defeated at the gen
eral election by small vote. Key. =.
B. Woodland has charge Of the MT.
Zion Baptist church and has the larg-
est church in this town. He is an able
minister and is well thought OF in
this community. He has a wife and
family and is one Of the leaders here.
The pastor Of the A. NJ. E. church,
Rev. j. j. Evans, is a new man OF
Mis- conference. He is a man OF
years experience and thor
Christian gentleman highly
ougsS1 and very interested in the de-
!. cu,tur of our race. He comes
veiopmen east, where he has been
from the tlerround for more than
one-half cent? use grey locks It adds
pulpit with the the people that he is
the conviction toy his race is worthy.
9 power Of which I'd here this year
His wife just mo-. tesults from Bux-
and we expect good
ton.
The Y. N. g. A., Vps.. the state of
colored Z. N. G. a. n ,f s doing
Iowa that we can boast, ion Of our
nicely under the superylA
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
GasIioht in Oil Lamp.

A war time substitute for the kero-
sene oil light has been provided in
Germany in the form of a carbide
candle which supplies the old lamp
with acetylene gas, the Columbia State
notes. The candle is a cylinder having
a suitable gas burner at the top and
removable cover at the bottom, and
holding two or three ounces of cal
cium carbide. 1t is set into the lamp
after the oil burner has been removed.
In operation the font of the lamp is
about half filled with water and the
carbide filled candle Is placed in it
when the moisture reaching the car
bide causes the generation of acety-
lene for q considerable time. The rate
of emission Of gas is regulated by vary
ing the amount of water. A chalky
residue is left on the exhaustion Of
the carbide, but this is easily removed
when dry or with suitable care, while
still wet and in this state giving off Il
small amount of inflammable gas. The
average cost of the carbide used is
stated to be about a quarter of a cent
an hour.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
When Cows Sold at SIS.

How the increase in the cost of liv-
ing has progressed in the last thirty
or forty years was discussed by Gov.
]. Il. Kendrick of Wyoming an old
stockman, who has watched the march
of events. Today a chicken is worth
more than n turkey was a few years
ago; turkey more than hog; hog
more than a cow used to be worth, and
cow more than a horse. This illus
trates the increase in the price of
food stock.
'In March, 1879, went down to
Texas to look over two thousand head
of steers in Matagorda county, south
ern Texas" Governor Kendrick said,
according to the Washington Post.
"While I was down looking over the
young cattle I was asked by the man
ager of the ranch if 1 cared to buy
some older steers. The owner, 1 was
told, had a number of SiX-year-old
steers that he would sell, although he
was not anxious. He was going to
hold them until he got his price, he
declared. The manager impressed
upon me, however, that 1 need not
hope to buy unless 1 was willing to
pay the owners price.
81 asked the price, and was told
that he wanted fifteen dollars head
Think of Fifteen dollars head fol
six-year-olds, and today calves are
bringing eighty-fve dollars"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
AK. of K" Feared Drowning.

Lord Kitchener had a sort of fore
boiling of an accident at sea. So
much was this the case that he never
crossed from Dover to Calais without
wearing a lifebelt waistcoat, one that
he had specially made for him in
Egypt before he made his famous adj
vance to Khartum.
Though so often on the sea and an
excellent sailor, he detested sea trips.
and never felt comfortable on board
ship. He complained that the sea
affected his sight.
Another curious point was that while
he always acquired curiOs in any part
of the world in which he. might be,
he took care never to allow his pur-
chase to be on the vessel on which he
was a passenger.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
TWAIN MADE PAPER FAMOUS
Virginia City Enterprise, Now Defunct,
Printed Some of the Best Work
Of Great Humorist-

To only the old or middle-aged will
there be anything significant in the
announcement that the Enterprise
newspaper at Virginia City, Nevada.
has passed away. The Enterprise was
not potent as a molder of public opin-
ion. It's circulation was not notable,
and outside of the state few people
knew of its existence. But 1t had once
one member of the staff who made it
famous In his day and who himself
later became famous.
1t was the Enterprise on which Mark
Twain first used that name which af-
terward became a household word
He had contributed articles from min
ing camps under the pseudonym of
"Josh," but when he Joined the staff
he adopted as sobriquet MARK
Twain" "Reminiscences OF his pilot
days. AS new STRIKES" were made the
newspaper Office was moved first from
Genoa to Carson and later to Virginia
City.
One can visualize Mark In the En-
terprise Office of the '60s, his long legs
twisted about the tilted chair, the old
hat on his great brush of hair, writ
ing some such matter as "Mr. Bloke's
Item" swapping stories with Dan de
guile, or listening to the quaint YER
nacular of visiting miners or prospec-
tors. 1t was there he began the first
of those experiences which were to en-
rich the literature of the country and
to teach a tired world how to laugh
The Enterprise is gone, but so are the
Oil City Derrick the Laramie Boom
erang, and the Danbury News, at least
no one now hears of them since the
humorists who made the regulations
of those journals have passed away.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Why a Weather Rureau2

Fair and colder" is not the only
prediction that the United States
weather bureau makes. The "why"
of its existence is founded upon the
collection of many statistics for farm
ers and the issuance of warnings
when the weather promises to be dan
gerOus on land and sea. Every year
the much abused weather man fore
tells cyclones, floods and severely cold
or hot weather. His predictions are
particularly helpful to mariners.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15

Recognition of an American woman
sculptor has come from the govern
ment of Venezuela. Mrs. Sally James
Farnham of New York has received a
commission from the South American
government to make a statue of Simon
Bolivar, the liberator. in equestrian
form, that is to be presented to the
city of New York by the Venezuelan
government as a token of friendship
and admiration. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars is to be spent for the work.
Mrs. Farnham is responsible for the
beautiful frieze on the Pan-American
building in Washington, d. c., COM
memOrating the discovery of America.
1t was her first big success.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
A Conservative Estimate

The following story is told by Bish-
op Weldon in his recently published
RecOllections and Reflections: A gov
erness once tried to give her pupils
some idea of the relative size of GER
tain distant countries by saying, Cam
bodia is about as large as SIAM" But
when one of the little girls attempted
to repeat the information in a written
exercise. she put it thus: "My gov
erness says that Cambodia is about "a
large as she is"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
Another Political Emblem.

''What I propose" said the man
who gets very much in earnest, els Il
political organization that will be free
from all selfish interest. labOring only
for the highest ideals"
IL know" interrupted the rude per-
son. you're going to start one of
those sea-serpent parties"
"Why do you refer to it as a sea-ser-
pent party?"
Because there amt no such ami
NAL"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
New York Land Reforested.

Five thousand acres of state land
and 5000 acres of privately owned
land in New York state has been re-
forested this year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15

would
with ready and willing Already number of girls
military cooking waiting will be drafted
hartford school,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06

ing during a real battle?" I asked.
"UnIess they told US there was a
fight we probably wouldn't know il"
he said.
"But if the ship was sinking"
Cain shrugged his shoulders.
"Gou could count on every man
down here staying at his post as long
as there was a chance to get the ship
ashore If the worst came, we'd get
out of the engine room in orderly
fashion and take to thesmall boats"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06

The tnatchock mu~ket was Invented at
Nurcmbrrc Bavaria. Just 4HO years ago, in
11i1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06

Recent events have shown that the
Germans instead Of Con to Paris, ]"
are now singing, "Home, Sweet
H0D7p
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06

Next to voting against the draft
bill, the worst thing was not to vote
at all, and that's precisely what
Vardaman did.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06

Whatever else may be said about
them, no one will deny that the legls-
lators were eminently qualified to
visit the insane asylum.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04

Mr.. Andrew Stevens, of Albany. The
marriage VOWS were impressively
read by Rev. T. M. Galloway in the
presence of a large assemblage of
relatives and friends.
During the ceremony Miss Jessie
Martin played "To a Wild Rose"
Mr.. Floyd Jennings sang "At Dawn
ing" just before the ceremony.
The bride wore a handsome travel
ing suit with harmonizing accesso-
ries. Her corsage was of white or
chids and valley lilies, while the ma
iron of honor carried pink roses.
The bride is a young woman of cult
ure and many lovable traits which
have endeared her to d large circle
of friends.
The groom is a prosperous and
popular citizen of Coffeeville, Miss.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for a trip through Flori-
da. They will make their home in
Coffeeville.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold before the court house door in
Dawson, said county, within the
legal hours of public sale, on the
first Tuesday in January next, 1918,
the following described property, to
wit:
City lot No. in block seven of the
w. C. Paschal northeast addition to
Dawson, Georgia, as per plat record
ed in book S, page 644, of the deed
records of said county of Terrell, on
which is located a One-story frame
dwelling and small frame store house.
Levied on and sold as the property
of Willie Richardson to satisfy a tax
fl ia in favor of the city of Dawson
for nOn-payment of city taxes for
year 1917. Tenant in possession no.
tilted.
Also at same time and place will
be sold one vacant lot described as
follows: bounded on the north by
property of C. M. Langston, on the
east by property of George Moore,
on the south by Twelfth avenue and
on west by property of Anderson
Moore, said lot being so feet wide
and $50 feet deep, located in the
Paschal addition to Dawson, Georgia.
Levied on and to be sold as the prop
erty Of C. B. Moore to satisfy a tax
fl ia in favor of the city of Dawson
for non-payment of city taxes for
year 1917. Tenant in possession no.
titled.
Also at same time and place will
be sold one vacant lot containing
one-half acre, more or less, known
as the Lizzie Pittman property in
the W. C. Paschal northeast addition
to Dawson, Georgia, bounded on the
north by property of Andrew Davis,
east by property of A. j. Baldwin,
south by Fourteenth avenue and west
by Flint street. Levied on and to be
sold as the property of Lizzie Pitt
man to satisfy a tax fl ia in favor
of the city of Dawson for non-pay-
ment of city taxes for the year 1917.
Defendant notified. This De. l, 1917.
C. H. PEDDY, Chief of Police of
Dawson, Ga, ex-Officio City Marshal
City of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
CARL MGREGOR KILLED BY
ACCIDENTAL SHOT OF Gun
Well-Known Here Where He Has
Visited His Many Relatives.

Carl McGregor, the 12-year-old
son of Rev. and Mrs. W. D. McGre-
COR, of McRae, and grandson of Mrs.
c. NJ, Davidson, of Dawson, was in
stantly killed while out hunting a
few milesffrom his home late Thurs
day afternoon.
In climbing a fence the gun which
young McGregor was carrying was
accidentally discharged, the entire
load entering his head, completely
severing it from the body. A Younger
brother, who witnessed the horrible
accident called to some one passing
in an automobile, and the body was
taken back to McRac.
Carl was quite well-knOwn in
Dawson, having frequently visited
relative here with his mother, who
before her marriage was Miss
Blanche Davidson. He was a bright,
manly boy, the pride of his fond pa.
rents, and much sympathy is felt
for the families eaddened by the dis
tressing nature of the child's death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
DISTRICT LAYMEN TO
CONVENE in DAWSON
COL. w. B. PARKS, LEADER FOR
DISTRICT, WILL PRESIDE.
BIG ATTENDING URGED.

The laymen of the Americas dis
trict will hold a meeting at the Meth
odist church Thursday morning at
ten o'clock. Lunch will be served in
the annex by the women of the
Methodist congregation.
Col. w. B. Parks, lay leader of
the district, will preside and DR.. L..
Lamar, lay leader, of the Dawson
church, will look after the comfort
of the visitors. Rev. .. B. Chester
will be present. Mr.. w. B. Stubs,
conference lay leader, and probably
other officials from Savannah will
have a part in the deliberations of
the body. The meeting will be COM
posed of representatives from each
of the churches in the district, and
subjects looking to the deepening
and broadening of the work of the
kingdom will be considered.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attendPhis all-day meet
ing, which is expected to be both ed
vocational and inspirational. 1t is
especially desired that all the men
of the city be present.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
A PRETTY HOME
WEDDING SOLEMNIzED
MISS LOWREY BECOMES BRIDE
OF MR.. JEFFREYS, OF COZ
FEEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

Notably beautiful and characterize
ed by exquisite taste in all the ar
rangement was the wedding of Miss
Nancy Elizabeth Lowrey and Mr..
John Madden Jeffreys, which took
place at the home of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lowrey,
Wednesday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Mesdames Henry Stokes. M. H.
Harper, R. l.. Saville, ". l.. Baldwin
and Miss Alice Statham, relatives of
the bride, welcomed the guests, and
we're assisted in entertaining by Mes
DANES NJ. c. Edwards, Charles Stan
ley, W. H. Barnes and Misses Eliza
beth Patterson, Estelle Melton and
Mamie B. Crowell. The ceremony
took place in the front parlor, where
an altar was fashioned Of Palms. The
soft light of Cathedral candles glow
ed above the altar Suspended be-
tween these was a basket filled with
white carnations. Baskets of chry-
santhemums on pedestals were plac-
ed at intervals about the room and
the walls were gracefully draped
with Southern smilaX. In the recep
ton hall, where the bridal party en-
tered, a gateway of ribbons was
formed. Frank Harper and John
Shields, Jr., acted as sentinels, open.
ing the gate for Carolyn Lockett and
Ruth Hamilton, ribbon bearers. Next
came the little sister of the bride
Martha Lowrey, carrying the ring il
the petals of large rose. Elizabeth
Edwards and Minnie Roberts a
flower girls preceded the bride, wh'
came in with her sister, Mrs. Ro,
Jennings The bride was met at tn
altar by the groom and his best man
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-12-04
Drinking of Water
,(BY W. LUCAS, NJ. d.

The general conclusions of the latest
Medical Scientists proves that drinking
plenty of pure water both between
meals and with ones meals is beneficial
to health. 1t has now been proven
by means of the X-rays and actual
tests upon many healthy young men
that the drinking of large amounts
Of water aoith meals is often bene-
fetal. Therefore if you want to keep
healthy drink plenty of pure water
(not ice water), both with your
meals and between meals. If you ever
suffer from backache, lumbago, rheu-
lnatism, or any of the symptoms of
kidney trouble-such as deep colored
urine, sediment in urine, getting out OF
BED at night frequently and other trouble
some effects, take little Anuric before
meals. These Anuric tablets can be
obtained at any drug store, 6Oc.