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THE COMMONWEALTH. Published Every Thursday BY i. C. HABDY, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the postoffice at Scotland Neck, N.O.,aa Second-Class Matter. Thursday, September 11, 1913. COTTON ANTHRACNOSE. We learn from a bulletin just sent out by the State department of agri culture that the disease that has made its appearance in the cotton fields throughout the State is called anthracnose more commonly called pink boll and boll rot. The symptoms are that bolls de velop from sunken spots that en large to about half an inch and de velop a pink growth over the sur face. Affected bolls split open pre maturely. Seeds from infected bolls are infected internally, and are the chief mean's of dissimination. Bolls may be infected at any time from the blossoming period until they are almost grown. The bulletin says that the main thing in the control of this disease is to avoid planting infected seed, and that sound seed must be planted where diseased cotton did not,-grow the year before. If any of our readers desire to find out more about this dFsease they can drop a postal to the de partment at Raleigh asking that a copy of the bulleting pertaiping to the disease be sent to them. It is free and you get it for the asking. Ex-Governor Glenn says he will let us knowjater what he wants. Surely Charlotte must have been asleep on the night that the lynch ing of the negro, Joe McNeely, took place. The Supreme Court recently turn ed out sixty-seven new lawyers. Wonder how they are going to make a living? . Secretary W. J. Bryan says "A progressive is a man who is ashamed to be a Republican and hasn't the courage to be a Democrat." Now we know what a "progressive" is. We often wonder why a man will keep on his lot or farm a lot of scrub hogs and cattle when it costs no more to feed the very best breeds. The first cost is the only real outlay. The Durham Herald puts it about correct when it says: "When all of them get into the. race for Governor they are going to find that Mr. Bick et is the man they will have to beat." Since Postmaster General Burle son assumed the duties of his office he has appointed 5,765 postmasters This makes his average something over 32 a day. And the end is not in sight. Governor Cole Blease started out in his campaign for Senatorship last week, and his first attack was upon the church. Wonder how much longer the people of South Carolina will stand Blease? We have received a copy of the first issue of The Granville Enter prise, published at Oxford, N. C, by the Granville County Publishing Company, with Jno. W. Hester edi tor, and J. Ben Comer manager. The first issue is very neatly printed and carries a line of wholesome reading. Kenedy Hosae for Orpbans. The Kenedy Memorial Home at Kinston, the eastern branch of the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage, will be ready for; use by January 1st. Mr. Hartwell Scarboro, of Mur f reesboro, has been appointed super intendent, and will enter upon his duties September 1st. Provision is being made to accommodate fifty orphans at first, but it is expected that many more will be cared for later. The ground, about 1,200 acres, is the gift of Captain and Mrs. W. L. Kennedy. The boys dormitorV beinir hllilt in hv nnnnlsr subscription, while that for the girls is the gift of Mr. Noah Biggs, of icotiana week. state Journal. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Ttj Iti Yea l!sn Afcijs Cjfct Bears th Signature of 49 The Storm Was Sevsra. One of the worst wind and rain rain storms visited this section Wed nesday morning of last week that our oldest inhabitants " have ever seen. Great damage was done the crons. especially to the corn and cot ton. The damage to these two crops is placed at from fifteen to twenty five per cent. Trees were uprooted and limbs broken off, houses unroof ed ."window lights in feveral of the stores were blown out, telephone and telegraph lines were put out of commission. One of the large oaks in front of the residence of Mr. Chas. H. Her ring was blown across the southern end of the porch, tearing it down and doing considerable damage but fortunately the family was in the rear of the house and escaped un injured. Nine large oaks were blown down in Mr. J. H. Durham's grove and five on the northern side of the Episcopal cemetery. Mr. B. F. Tillery lost all his pret ty shade treesln his front yard with the exception of one. The storm was generally severe throughout the county and through the eastern and central part of the State. It makes one feel sad to see the destruction by the storm, espe cially to the crops, but we are thank ful that it was not any worse. The Compulsory Scbool Law. We give below the section of the school law touching upon the at tendance of children between the ages of 8 and 12 years: "That from and after the first day of July, 1913, every parent, guardian, or other person in the State of North Carolina having con trol or charge of a child between the ages of 8 and 12 years, shall cause said child or children to attend the local public school in the district, town, or city in which he resides, continuously for four months of the year. This period of compulsory attendance shall commence at the beginning of the compulsory period of the school term nearest to the eighth birthday of the child or chil dren, and shall cover the compulsory period of four consecutive school years thereafter. This period of compulsory attendance shall com mence at the beginning of the school term unless otherwise ordered by the county board of education or by the board of trustees in the town schools." Tin uracil School Opens. New Census Feature. William J. Harris, director of the census, has introduced a new feature in the method of reporting cotton ginning statistics. Hereafter each county agent will give out to the local papers the number of bales ginned in his county, for publication on the same day as the consolidated figures are given out by the census bureau and published in all the daily newspapers. For instance, on September 3rd, the government agent in each cot ton growing county will furnish to the county papers the figures he has sent to the bureau, showing number of bales gir.ned up to September 1st. The itemized figures for each gin will not be given, but the totals. The object of this change is to prevent any possibility of the ma nipulation of the figures. Once in the past this was done with the re sult that certain Wall street opera tors made a rich haul from having advance knowledge of the manipu lated figures. Hereafter it will be possible to check up the returns for each State and county. Exchange. RIngwood Hems. Rev. J. E. Pritchard held a revival at the M. P. Church last week. Rev. R. C. Stubbins was his help. Mr. Stubbins delivered several fine ser mons and our people are always glad to have him with us. Mr. J. E. Whitehurst left Satur day for Washington, N. C, for med ical treatment. Mr. Paul Moore and sisters, Misses Mary and Annie, from near Red Oak,spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. J. E. Whitehurst 's family. Miss Marie Whitehurst, from near Rocky Mount,, spent several days here last week visiting relatives and friends. Rev. R. C. Stubbins, wife and lit tle daughter, Louise, who have been spending some time with Mr. C. A. Williams and family, returned home last Friday. Miss Lillian Mabrey, of Essex, has been spending some time with Miss Grace Browning. (Too late for last week's paper.) Do Tea Fear Coumnption. No matter how chronic your cough or how severe your throat or lung ailment is, Dr. King's New Discov ery will surely help you; it may save your life. Stillman Green, Mali chite, Col. writes: "Two doctors said I had consumption and could not live two years. I used Dr. King's New Discovery and am alive and well." Your money refunded if it fails to benefit you. The best home remedy for coughs, colds, throat and lung trouble. Price 50c. and $1.00. ftiiArnntwvl Hit V. T Whitehead Co. ' The Scotland Neck Graded School opened its fall session Monday morn ing under most favorable conditions. Superintendent Everett had been at wk on the grounds and building for over two t weeks and the sur roundings looked clean and attrac tive. The enrollment the first day was 295 and the second day 299 and there, are more to come. The force of teachers for the ses sion is as follows: Superintendent Prof. C. J. Ev erett. High School Grades Misses Stella Blount, of Plymouth; Helen Hilliard, of Scotland Neck; Mary Pettitt, of Whitakera. Seventh Grade Miss Annie Dunn, of Scotland Neck. Sixth Grade Miss Pearl Lea, of Blanche. Fifth Grade Miss Bessie Hellen, of Grifton. Fourth Grade Miss Cornelia Jo sey, of Scotland Neck. Third Grade Mtes Louise Josey, of Scotland Neck. Second Grade Miss Eleanor Smith of Scotland Neck. First Grade Miss Mattie Phelps, of Merry Hill. Mrs. W. R. Bond and Miss Nannie Shields have charge of the music department. Cover Crop Clubs. Wanted One thousand farmers in Halifax county to join a "Coyer Crop Club." There are no fees or dues attached to the work. All that is asked in return for assistance ren dered is that the farmer report his crop. We want the name and ad dress of every farmer in Halifax county who has never grown a cover crop and those who will increase their acreage. Arrangements have been made with the United States Department of Agriculture to furn ish free of charge inoculating mate rial to all farmers who will agree to use it. If you are interested in any kind of a cover crop or want to in crease the efficiency of your soil please write me at once. Yours very truly, Geo. R. Bennett, Agent Farmers' Co-Operative Demonstra tion Work, Enfield, N. C. CurritucK Man Shot. Elizabeth Citv, N. C, Sept. 4. News was received here this morn ing that Leon White, an aged white man of Poyners Hill, in Currituck county, was found lying in his bed at his home at that place with a bullet hole in his head, he was in an unconscious condition and cannot tell anything x about the tragedy. His wife was the only person in the p'ace and no pistol could be found. An investigation is now going on to determine the murderer and suspi cion rests upon his wife. Mr. White is the father of Mrs. Chas. Steptoe, of our town, and she with her husband left for the home of her father upon receipt of a tele gram telling of the tragedy.) Capita Bad Cold. "Last winter my son caught a very bad cold and the way ha cough ed was something dreadful," write." Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan, of Tipton. Iowa. "We thought sure he was eoing into consumption. We bought just one bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and that one bott'e stopped his cough and cured his cold completely." For sale by all dealers. Operatives anted Machinery is now being installed in the new No. 3 Mil of the Rose mary Manufacturing Company, and this machinery will require about 300 men, women and children to operate it. We prefer large families of indus trious people who are seeking per manent homes, but will be glad to communicate with large or small families, whether trained or un trained in the mill work. Our mills are splendidly equipped, the houses and the village are excep tionally good and are lighted by electricity. All water in the village is from deep drilled wells. The vil lage is kept clean and the health of the people is exceptionally good. For full information concernig the villapre, mills and work, apply to T. W. Mullen, Superintendent, Rose mary Manufacturing Co., Rosemary, North Carolina. 8-21-4t Excursion to Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., via The Atlantic Coast Line. On Tuesday, September 23rd, The Atlantic Coast . Line will sell round trip tickets from Scotland Neck to Jacksonville, Fla., at $8.50, and to Tampa at $10.50. limited returning to reach original starting point not later than midnight of Tuesday, September 30th, 1913. Proportion ate rates will be made from other points in Virginia, North and South Carolina. Ample Pullman and coach accom modations will be provided for all passengers, and everything will be done by the management of The At lantic Coast Line to make this a first-class excursion. For tickets, Pullman accommoda tions and schedules Fee the nearest agents or address T. C. White, Gen eral Passenger Agent, or W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. How's mis 7 We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney. & Co., Toledo, O We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and . . i it -.il believe him perfectly nonoraoie in a:i Hiiainoss transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm W awing, ivmnan c Marvin, Wholesale druggists, xoieuo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter n illv nctinsr directlv upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials pent f rc. if nee, t oc per bottle. Sold by all druggists, . . . . -i i ---n p Take Hall s Family mis ior con stipation. Special Announcements. FOR SAT, ft. THE MORRISETT house and lot on the corner of 12th and Church streets. Apply to J. B. Edwards or Jas. Cotten. FOR SAT.ft MY RESIDENCE in Scotland Neck, N. C, and the Wnlatnn farm flhoilt 1 miles from Scotland Neck in front of Mr. Webb's avenue, containing about lb acres, more or less. Mary W. Hilliard. FOR SALE. THREE HORSES, four bue-eries and harness, onesurry. one 1-horse wagon, one dray, four plows and harness. Apply to Mrs Anna Morrisett or J. B. Edwards. I AM STILL WRITING ALL kinds of Fire Insurance and can place it with the best of companies. See me before insuring your Cotton Gin. Bernard Allsbrook. WANTED. AUTO OWNERS TO send your tires to us for Guaranteed Vulcanizing. If this ad. accompa nies your letter you will receive 5 per cent discount on your repairs. Auto Tire Repair Co., Raleigh, N. C. STRAYED OR STOLEN FROM my lot about two weeks ago, one pale red milch cow, with end cf one horn broken off. Reward for her return. J. E. Bowers, Scotland Neck, N. C. WANTED. A GOOD SECOND Hand Cotton Press. Must be in e?od condition. N. B. Josey. O-CEDAR MOPS. GET YOUR O-Cedar Mops from Josey Hardware Company. A VALUABLE 9-HORSE FARM for Rent. One and one half miles from Scotland Neck, N. C. Six room dwelling, good outhouses, orchard. good well of water, large pasture tor hogs and cattle. No one need apply unless able and competent to run the place. Write to Leon 1 Vaughan, Nashville, N. C. SEE OUR NEW HEARSE, WILL go anywhere and at any time. M. Hoffman & Bro. FOR SALE-CAR LOAD JUNI- per Shingles. Baker & Harrison Bros., Palmyra, N. C. CLEE VAUGHAN, DEALERS' agent for the largest and best Tornb stone Quarries in America. Quality best. Prices lowest. UNTIL WE CAN GET ANOTHER jeweler we will take great pleasure in having all jobs promptly and care fully done by an expert New York fixer. Prices as low as can be had anywhere. E. T. Whitehead Co. Wood's High-Grade Seeds. c nmson Ci over The King of Soli Improvers, also makes splendid fall, winter and spring grazing, the earliest green feed, or a good hay crop. CRIMSON CLOVER will increase the productiveness of the land more than twenty times as much as the same amount spent in commercial fertilizers. Can be sown by itself or at the last working of corn, cotton or other cultiva ted crops. We are headquarters for Crimson Clover, Alfalfa, Winter Vetch, and all Farm Seeds, Write for prices and Descriptive Fall Catalog, giving information about all seeds for fall sowing. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. Notice. North Carolina ) In Superior Court Halifax County S Nov. Term, 1913. W. N. Herring, Plaintiff vs. Erin Herring-, defendant The defendant, above named will take notice that an action entitled as above hag been commenced in the Superior Court of Halifax . county for the 'purpose of obtaining a di vorce; and the said defendant will further take notice that she is re quired to appear at the term of the Superior court of said county to be held on the twelfth Monday after the first Monday in September, at the court house of said county, in Halifax, North Carolina, and answer or demur to. the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This 2nd day of August, 1913. S. M. GARY, Clerk Superior Court. jn.f i aui XVlLiriHIl, Attorney for Plaintiff. t''nfeO&8g ItLtmmsmv. g Wm (EfiiiiMi gteasojl The farmers are now getting ready to put their Cotton Cine ; U5j ill i: order for the Fall season and we are prepared to furnish All Kinds of Belting, Pipe Fittings Valves, Pulleys, Shafting, anything in the Hardware and Supply Line. Our stock is more complete than ever before and we i want h SI your business. We have just received a car load of Lime and I a I we have the best grade Finishing Lime in bags as well as the I Rock Lime in barrels. A car load of Old Dominion Portland M Cement just received. See us for most attractive prices, Hardy Hardware Company, "The Hardware Hustlers." 11 The home of Purb Drugs' WEDDING GIFTS Why worry what to give? Just telephone us and say what you want it to cost, and we will select something that will be appreciated and ad mired for its beauty and qual ity, also pack it free of cost. We carry a full line of the famous L. E. Waterman Fountain Pens. Also a full line of his new styles. E. T. Whitehead Comp'y, DRUGGISTS, WE DO IT RIGHT AND QUICK Telephone Seventy-Five. Posted ! ALL persons whatsoever are here by forbidden under PENALTY o the law to hunt, fish, trap or tres pass in any way upon the following lands, lying in Palmyra township, on and adjacent to Roanoke river: The J. Davis Reed land, known as Urquhart Swamp, bounded bv the lands of Mike Hardy, Wilts Veneer Company and Roanoke river: the iviiKe naray iana. bounded bv the Wilts Veneer Company, J. Davis Reed and the Roanoke river: the mtcnin-jpuiren iana, bounded by the lands of Wilts Veneer Cnm nanir Mrs. J. D. Arnold and Mrs. Patter son; the Wilts Veneer Company land bounded by the lands of Kirehin- Futrell, Mrs. J. D. Arnold. Judge waiter viarK, . uavis neea, Mike Hardy, Mrs. Patterson and the Koanoke river. FRANK P. SHIELDS. Notice of Election. Pursuant to an act of the Legisla ture of North Carolina, session 1913 Hnnao Rill 90Rn Sonafn T:ii entitled "An Act to authorize the issue oi lownsmp Donas tor improve mpnt nf roads in TTolifov . . " """ wuniy, ' voters ot Halifax township, noticelis ii 7 u u.j . election is x , i.,eiu m nantax tovm- shm. North CamUnn u.. day of October, 1913 to determine tne question of whether or not Hal ifax township shall Issue bonds to run 30 years, bearing 6 per cent Sr52nannnfI,3r.t0 Amount nntlof, &-t0 mlke improvements Done this th;iaV W?'P ber. 1913. UA oeptem Boarronnmmissioners of Halifax t W Sy W- R' Harvey, Chm'n J. H. Norman, Clerk. es. Sale of Land f orTai thl S1111 to the hihest bidder at the court house door m WoiJi Monday. Oct fi lfl? Halifax on cost iri i h55p ' 913 for taxea and cosj m Halifax countv N r L. R. Morris, 145 acres, $20 60 Arpnt fin e. i. r. McQuire Agent, 60 acres, $1.66. ewsom, Tax Col. Butterwood Township. L STOVES! To reduce our stock of Oil Stoves we will sell at the following prices As Long as Stock Lasts for balance of summer: 3 burner with hitfh shelf and cabinet and with oven, former price $18.00, present price $12.00; 3 burner with out cabinet but with oven, former 'price $12.50, present price 7.00; 2 burner with oven, former juice $8.50, present price $5.00. Above "break neck prices" mean for cash. Josey Hardware Company, Pioneer Hardware Dealers, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. The Habit of Saving. Habit is the deepest law of human nature. It is cither our supreme strength or our most miserable weakness It will make or break us. Our whole scheme of civilization arose from our habits. A baby born today, in one or two score yeara will be the victim or triumph of his habits. And you, also, through your habits, are moulded from a pulpy baby into a successful man or a noble woman. Now, of all habits; the habit of westing is the most ruinous, and the habit of saving is the most precious. You can waste your tal ents, your time, your strength your whole life if you do not form the habit of saving the profits of your labor. This habit of saving is not an easy habit to form. But once formed it replaces the old fear of the future with confi dence. It creates ambition and provides the mind with the elation of independence. To spend all we earn seems to be as natural as breathing until we grow so wise as to reflect that we will stop earning long before we stop breathing. The habit of saving is real pleasure when it is once acquir ed. Indeed, there is a real fascination in it, just as there is in watching crops grow in the field. But it is not in holding the habit that there is difficulty, for if it is once formed it is likely to have a permanent and beneficial effect on the character. The difficulty is in creating the habit. It has been said that "an early and provident fear is the mother of safety," and this fear will cause the wise to protect themselves with an armor of defense and no armor is more secure than the saving habit. Out Of the Savin W hnhff nrill u. karate tVinf nrecal- - V fflll 1 UTT Utlll JCUl? CUlated to add elements of Rtroncrth n vrmr fharacter. lOU io securuy is ieit Dy the expenditure ot every aouai income by the wage-earner. But greater earning power is created by the saving habit, and thus there will he more power of enjoyment, a wider sphere of mental and physical consump tion, and, what is most important of all, there will be more to save. WE WILL HELP YOU TO SAVE. CALL TO SEE US. EVERY COURTESY EXTENDED CONSISTENT WITH GOOD BANKING. FOUR PER CENT ALLOWED ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. TIME CERTIFICATES ISSUED, TAYABLE THREE, SIX, NINE OR TWELVE MONTHS ALTER DATE. THE SCOTLAND NECK BANK, Scotland Neck, N. C. Capital, $25,000.00. Surplus, $13,500.00. A. McDowell. President. J. Harper Alexander. Jr., Cashier P. C. Gregory, Vice-Pres. Hugh Johnson, Assistant Cashier. ! Subscribe tn TJi CnmmKThh Halifax JJounty s leading weekly newspaper. One dol lar the vear.
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