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the e on m. o r w e a lt ht r cotland Neck, Scotland Neck, N. 0. HE An nneomnromising Democratic Jour- wealth al. Published every Thursday morning. Advertising; Bates t J. B. NEAL, Temporary Manager. 1 inch 1 week, 1 " 1 month, Subscription Kates ; E. E. HIliLIARD, Editor. "THE LAND WE LOVE." Terms : $2 00 per year in Advance. Contracts for any space or time may be made at the office of The Common wealth. Transient advertisements must be paid Irr in advance. 1 Copy 1 Year. $2 00. $1.00. 0 j.uoiuii!, VOL. I. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11. 1883. NO. 19. HE COMMON WEALTH. Common CEA'BKAL DIRECTORY. SCOTLAXn HECK Mayor W A. Dunn. i . i o: T T? "Ral Commissioners oan . lard K. M. Johnson, d. x. oaaSt. . J.T. i. .1 aieet first Tuesday m each monm at o'clock, P M. thiefof Police-C Y. Dunn. Assistant Policemen A. David, A V f Shields. C. F. Speed. Sol. Alexander. Treasurer R M Johnson. Clerk J Y 8 Savage. CHURCHES : Baptist-J. D. lu nam ,, u., rvices every BtV " W" , lectins every Wednesday night, bun lay School every Sabbath morning. ' Primitive Baptist Eld. Andrew Moore. lstor Services every third Saturday : d Sunday morning. "Methodist Rev. J . Crowson, Pastor. orrv pcond and fourth bun ys at 11 o'clock, A. M. Sunday jiool every Sabbath morning. "v Jpiscopal-Rev. II. G. Hilton, Rector f rvices every first, second and third ndays at 10J o'clock, A. M. Also at 1 jtman's Hall every first and third ! jbbath evenings at 4 o'clock. Sunday t jhool every Sabbath morning. Services at Hamilton every fourth Sun V iy morning and evening. Sunday school : V 9 o'clock everv Sunday morning. 2 jeeting of Pible class every fourth Sun i y at 4 o'clock p. m. 'Baptist (colored.) George Norwood, listor. Services every fourth Sunday armng. jrning Sunday ocnooi every uiuumu COOTY. Z penor Court Clerk and Probate Judsc John T. Gregory. Jerior Court--Geo. T. Simmons. gister of Deeds R. J. Lewis, .ficitor A. J. Burton. rifi J. T. Dawson. )rouer J H Jenkins, -easurer Dr. L. W. Batchelor. t ;,ir.t Pul). Instruction D C Clark teper of the Poor Carter. llouse W. W. jnmissioners II. J. Harvey. W. II. Shields. F. M. Parker, J. II. Whitaker, Sterling Johnson. tenor Court Every third Monday h March and September. rior Court Lverv third Monday m J'ebruary, May. August ana .Novenioer -o- E.wia:i,i. I Ivor B F Whitaker. w Commissioners John J. Robertson, E T. Branch. J. B. Hunter, R. B. '.fcritt. Citable J. C. Derr CHURCHES. lethouist Lpiscopal Services every Vt Sundav. at 11.0J A. M., and 7.00 1 k. M. Rev. W. II. atkins. Pastor. .Santist Services every second Sunday, -at 11.00 A. M.. and 7.00 P. M., and third iday at 7 30 p m. Sunday school at - y 9 30 am Rev. W. J. Hopkins, Pastor. . Protestant Episcopal Services every econu and third Sundays at 11.00 A. M. Kev. A. S. Smith. Rector. . Methodist Protestant Services every fourth Sunday, at 11.00 A. M.. and 7.00 M. Rev. W. II. Wills, Pastor. 4, bounty Appointments M. E. Chucrh vlst. Sunday, at Eure's School House, at 3 ' "P. M. . 2nd Sunday,at Pierce's, at 11.00 A. M., 1 Cfld at Smith's, at 3.00 P M. 3rd. Sundtsy, at Ebeneezer, at 11.00 A. M. 4th. Sunday at Haywards at 11.00 A. M. Communion at each appointment in Feb lay. Aug. and Nov. Rev. W. ll. Wat- ins. Pastor. f M. P. Church 1st. Sunday, at Brad rds. at 11.00 A. M., and at Reid's fchool House. 3.00 P. M. Whitaker's Jhapel, every second and fifth Sunday, at 1.00 A. AI. Roseneath, 3rd. Sun day, 11.00 A. M. I Baptist Church. Every first Sunday at Sonoconary at 11 00 a rn and 7 30 p m lach third Sunday and the Saturday pre eeding at 11 00 a m. Prayer meetinsr each V ednesday at 7 30 p m Sunday school at E 30 a m. I Dawson's Church, Dawson's X Roads, rery lourtu feundav at 1 1 a m and 7 30 im and the Saturday proceeding the fourth inuay at iiiwa m Prayer meetme mrsdays 7 30 p m Sunda school at ) a m. Rev W J Hopkins, Pastor. Colored Churches 1st. baptist Everv rst Sunday, at 11.00 A. M. and 7.00 P. rs. Oibbs, Pastor. ! 2nd. Baptist Everv serrmrl Snnrlair ot .00 and 7.00 P. M. Rev. W. R. sl.aw. Pastor. ! A. M. E. Church Every fourth Suuday 1 11.00 A. M. and 7.00 P. M. Rev. J. H erricK. rastor. LODGES. KllisrhtS of ITonnr Mpnt oT-orTT ca.a.J Vnd fourth Tuesdays, at 7.00 P. M. Regions of Honor Meet every first and xuc&uays, at seven f. M. EXPRESS AND FREIGHT. I Southern Express Officer-Open all day. I ,V .v hitaker, Agent. w ,ar , r,eight' and Ticket Agent, V . Batch plnr No freidit for s);rnm ,.;,.j rt. TELEGRAPH. Western V lailroad Warphonco-In f.m e nn A.. M to . p. M. T B Hale, Operator. NOTICE ! ERS0XS wishing to buy. sell, lease. ' mi or Pxcnansrft roal isuti nnv- m mis vicinit.v. will fin wp I tn oiiimunicate with us. Terms moderate. KITCUIN & DUNN, Attorneyst-Law. Scotland Neck, N. O. Juaaa-th. 1S82. A LIE SXErCH. BY H. N. H. Along a smooth and flowery way, My youthful feet unheeding trod, Nor knew, or feared, a clouded day, Or thorns within that velvet sod. I sought to climb no lofty mount, Or "read in fashion's giddy s:iare, Nor cared to drink of pleasure's fount All through those days devoid of care. I only asked a happy home. And love to be my guide and shield, Life's rudest blast can never come, I said, within this sheltered field. I turned to see my sky o'ercast. And heavy fogs began to roll. I shrank, bei'ore lha c idling blast. Ah, me ! it frozen very soul. No stop, no sar, I stumble I on, Scarce even liee ling w iore wnt. All hope, and light aad i vy wjra gjne. Such sorrows ne'er by 11 javeu were sent. vVar filled our land with grief and gloom, And e'er its feanal wr.c was lone Our darling filled a patriot's tomb. The brother dear, the only son. Dear father bent baneath the blast. But struggle I on wit'i car and pain, Then laid imn dow.i in d-jat l to rest, Too iaiat to hit his load again. A while I bore snef, toil a id care, Then hone, and heart anl nealta gave way, -TaVe home thy child, O Father dear ! Take me to realms of endless day."' Not yet. My child, keep near My side, I'll lead thee through the way so drear, There are wayward steps for thee to guide, There are weary ones for thee to cheer I grasped the hand outsretched to save, And struggled oack to nope anu lite ; A faithful friend my Father gave, To help me in the weary strife. Our nv.ther's step grew faint and slow. She meL'Kly bore her grief and care. But crus ied beneath the double blow. She gladly went her crown to wear. One sister dear still claimed our care, The last olall that household baud, A fragile tlowor. so pure aiu1 fair. Scarce fitted for this weary land. As sorrow's waves had o'er us swept, Till side by si do we closer cluiig, Together iiad we smiled and wept. Until our heart-throbs seemed as one. A voice she hear.l, the message said, My weary, suU'ering coild, come home, Lome now and join your iviudred dead. Come up on high no mce to roam." One pitying glance, one yearning look, She gave to all in parting love, Then smiling turned, and calmly took The angel's hand to soar above. I fainting cried, "'O. Father, spare My last, my faudly cherished one, One little hour of dar djspare. O give me strength ! Thy will be done. With her I went so near that home. Where ne'er can enter grief or sin. Out through the gate the glory shone, When angels let my darling in. I mourn not now those loved ones dead, or piue tor all tnese vanis le 1 joys, But gather up each broken thread, And lay away their scattered toys. 'Tis sweet to know they're ''safe at nome. " And when my work on earth is done, So free from harm, loss and pain, Oh, then, with joy, we'll meet again. Now like a weary chastened child, I'm resting in my Father's arms. He'll lead me throusrh the desert wild. He'll keep me safe from all its harms. Ut-Hft.irvtU rVx 1- 1 T 1 T .1 uwu,blu 1U1 cacn uour i Know lie ueive. it i om seeK lor needed grace. He'll help me for His name to live. luciisccuis iane anasmg ins praise, 'WOMAN, GOD BLESS HER." Mark Twain's Speech at the New Eng- lonlCA.!.t.ll j. mix u Kjuuicty axianijueu The following is the speech in full of Mark Twain at the dinner of the New England Society in New York last Friday night, the toast to which he responded hftinrr "Woman bless her!" "The toast i nclndp t.hf ao-v nn?. versallv it is tn wnmiin frtmnroimn. sivelv wheresoever she mav be found T I L-et us consider her ways. First comes the matter nf Thi jQ a most important consideration, and must be disposed of before we can intelligently proceed to examine the profounder depths of the theme. For text let us take the dress of two an- tipodal types the savage woman of Central Africa and the cultivated daughter of our high modern civili- zationi' Among the Fans, a erreat negro tribe, a woman, when dressed for home or to go out shopping or calling, does not wear anything at all but just her complexion. Laughter. That's all. It is her entire outfit, Laughter. It is the lightest cos- tume in the world, but it is made of the darkest material. Laughter. It has often been mistaken for mourning. daughter. J it is the trimmest, and neatest, and graceful est costume that is now in fashion, It wears well, is fast color, doesn't show dirt, jrou don't have to send it down town to wash and have some of it come back scorched with the flat-iron, and some of it with the but tons ironed off, and some of it petri fied 4with starch, and some of it chewed by the calf, and some of it UotteJ with aoils, aiii some of it ex changed for other customers' things that haven't any virtue but holiness. anri ten-twelfths of the pieces over charged for, and the rest of the lozen 'mislaid' laughter, and it always fits. It is the perfection of a fit laugluer, an 1 it is the handiest tress mi the whole realm ot lasaioti. jit is always ready, alwavs 'done up.' "When you call on a Fan lady and send up your card, the hired srirl never says. 'Please take a seat ; m i l ame is dressing ; she'll be down in three quarters of an hour.' No: madam is always dressed; always readv to receive; ana Uetore you ca:i get the door-mat before vour eyes she is in your midst. Laughter. Then azain. tli.j ran lilies don t goto church to see what each other has on. and they du't go back iiom and describe it and slander .t. Laughter. Such is the dark child of savagerv as to every -day toilets. and thus, curiously enough, she finds a point of contact with the fair daughter of civilization and 'high fashion who often has 'nothing to wear' ; and thus these wide-separated tvpes of the S3X meet upon common ground, les, sushis the Fan wo man as she appears in her simple, unostentatious, every -day toilet; but on state occasions she is more dressy. At a banquet she wears bracelets ; at a lecture she wears ear rings and a blt ; and ut a ball she wears stockings, and, with true feminine fondness for display, she wears them on her arms laughter ; at, a funeral she wears a jacket of tar and ashes lauz'iter ; at a wedding the bride who can afford it puts on pantaloons laughter. Thus the lark child of savagtry and the fair laughter of civilization meet once more upon common ground, and these two touches of nature make their whole world kin. 'Now, we will consider the dress of our other type. A large part of the daughter of civilization is her dress as it should be. Some civili zed women would lose half their charm without dress, and some would lose all of it. fLautihter. The laughter of modern civilation .dress ed at tier utmost oesr, is a marvei oi exiuisite and beautitul art and ex pense. All the lands, all the climes and all the arts are laid under trib ute to furnish Iter forth. Her linen is from Belfast, her robe is from Pans, her lace is from V enice or France, her feathers are from the re mote regions of Southern Africa, her furs are from the remote home of the icebem and the aurora, her fan from lapan, her diamonds from Brazil, her iracdets from California, her pearls :Vo:n Ceylon, her cameos from Rme She has rems and trinkets from buried Pomoeii. and others that graced comely Egyptian forms that, li.ive been dust and ashes now for forty centuries. Her watch is from ueneve, her card case trom Uhina. her hair from from I don't know vhere her hair is from I never could find out much laughter that is, her other hair, her public hair.her Sunday hair I don't mean the hair she goes to bed with. Laughter. 1 Why, you ought to know the hair I mean ; it s that thing wind) sue calls a switch, and which resembles a switch as much as it resembles a brickbat, a shot-gun, or any other thing which you correct people with. It's that thing which she twists and then coils round and round her head. bee-hive fashion, and then tucks the end under the hive and harpoons it with a hairpin. And that reminds me of a trifle. Any time you want to vou can glance around the carpet of a Pullman car and go and pick up a hail pin. but not to save your life can you get any woman in that car to acknowledge that hairpin. Jsow, isn't that straaie ? Bat ii's true. The woman who has never swerved from cast-iron veracity and fidelity lier wlole life, will", when confronted with this crucial test, denv her hah- pba. Laughter. She will deny that hairpin before a hundred wit- nesses. 1 have stupidlv got into more trouble and more hot water try Ui co uunc UP uie OWUcjr ot 8 uair" . - I A - I .. 1 ' pin m a Pullman car than ny any oher indiscretion of mv life "Well, you see vhat the daup liter of civilization is when she is dressed, and vou have seen what the daughter of savagery is when she is not. Such is woman as vo costume. I come now to consider her in her higher and nobler aspects as mother, wife, widow, grass widow, mother-in-law. hired girl, telegraph operator, tele- phone hellooer, queen book agent, wet nurse, stepmother, boss, profess Uonal tat woman, professional double headed woman, professional beauty, and so forth and so on. Laughter. We will simply discuss these few. Let the rest of the six tarry in Jericho till we come again. First m tue list ot right, ana nrst in our gratitude, comes a woman who why, dear me, I've been talking three- quarters of an hour, I beg a thousand ' pardons. But you see yourselves that I had a contract. I have ac complished so ttething, any way, I have introduced ray subject ; and it I had till next forefathers' day, I am satisned that 1 could discuss it as adequately, and appreciatively, and nobly as it desrves. But, as the matter stands now. let us finish as we began, and say without jesting. but with all sincerity 'Woman, God bless her !' " Applause.! "THE SOUTH IS THE GARDEN OF THE GLOBE." In all the lands of the world in which population has so multiplied to be crowding upon the space and resources around it, there is all the time a growing movement in the lirection of America. And it must continue to be so for many years yet. This countrv is pre-eminently the objective point of the i migrant, for various reasons : It holds out to him the great inducement of lands so in tinitelv cheaper than those to which he has been accustoiaed that he at first finds it difficult to credit the story as told to him ; it presents to him a system of civilization and a state of society so old in appearance in a conntrv so new. that he can lardly realize the faci as he finds it fully established by proofs which he an not controvert ; it bewilders him with the charm of that civil and religi ous liriertv. practical Iv illustrated. which he has been taught bv tradi tion and trained bv experience to re gard as really having a habitation, whatever may be its name, nowhere outside the realms of romance and tne chimerical theories of political philosophers with more philanthropy in their hearts than brains in their heads. And. with all these attrac tions to draw him in this direction, and all the repelling influencies of hard work and low wages, oppressive goveriment and crowded population to break the hold of his native land upon him, it is no matter ol wonder, with all the access to information afforded him in these enterprising times, dissatisfied with his surround ings, should find himself turning to the new world as the laud of promise for him. livery year, every month, even week, almost everv dav is adding to the population of this country by im migration from foreigh countries and the title of this immigration flows mainh into the western States and territories. V by is this so r It is because the lands of the West are lower in price than tiiose in the older portions of the Union ; but this, appearing to be a satisfactory am sufficient reason, is not the only one The iuiigrant landing on the shores of America goes West Deause the capitalists of the North, who own the the lands in the "West, induce him to go there ; because he is told that there the population is sparse and the lands cheap ; because every ign-post he sees in the North directing the lm- igrant as to the way he should go. points in the direction of the West If equal efforts were made in favor of the South bv men with financial in terest in the South to be promoted by immigration the South would soon supersede the West in the imigrants estimation, and have the tide turned from that section t ) this. Measuring their value by the value of their p.o ducts after they have reached the markets, the lands of the South are the but cheaper, much cheaper, than lauds of the West. And it the eigner coming to this country search of a new home could be truthfully informed and advised as to the commercial facilities of the of the South as to the soft and health ful climate of the South, as to the peacfulness, the established order. the toleration, the security for pesron and property in the Sonth, it is un reasonable to be asked to believe that he would prefer to go to the wild West notwithstanding its dis tance from the great niamets of the East, notwithstanding i s harsh cli mate, notwithstanding its new, un certain and often unsafe state of so ciety. As to the inherent advanta- ges of the two sectious, in all that makes one region ot the earth more attractive than another to man, the Sonth is so far superior to the West that to determine the choice of any foreigner between them we would ask nothing more than an impartial ex hibition of the physical characteris tics of each of them to him. As the heading of this article we quote the words ' The South is the Garden of the Globe." The quota tion is made from a promLient edito rial in a recent number of the New York Herald. It is a strong phrase, but it is literally true ; there is no ex aggeration in it. The South is.indeed the garden of the globe, ihe quick, shrewd eye of enterprising capital in the North is begining to see the South in hat light. The annihilation of the institution of slavery was like the removal of a curtain that had concealed from the world the great resources and capacities of the States in which the institution existed. The world, too, had been prejudiced against the South on account of sla verv. and even of those outside who were to some extent aware of the vast and varied resources of the old slave-holding States there were, not a few who. in the oitterness of their hostility, refused to recognize or con cede them. In truth, the South her self, with all the intelligence of her wealthier classes, under the soporific influences of slavery was not cogni zant of her own immeasurable ele ments of wealth and strength, her own physical superiorities.her wn in computable capabilities, for leader ship in the march of the world's pro gress and power. 1 he South is the garden of the globe ; and as soon as northern capi tal becomes interested in southern enterprise as it has so long been in the advancement of the West, imi grants from all quarters of the globe wjll be enquiring for the garden. In- dustrial South. HOW ACTRESSES KISS. An Old Thespian talks Learnedly and liong on tne Art. Prosy Smacks Poetic Sweetness 31iss Neilsoit Artistic Per rom ances and Mrs. Langtry's Cold Salutations. ' The fact that an actress cancelled her engagement in St. Louis the other dav because the star insisted upon kissing her in a manner too natural to be congenial induced a Times reporter to seek, through the channels of professional authority, some points about the practices of prominent actresses and peculiari ties which mark their differences of opinion as to the most effective and expressive sort of a kiss to bestow upon an ardent lover on the stage. ARTISTS wnO KNOW HOW TO KISS. 'So the art of love-making and the art of kissing," continued the old stager, "have been carefully studied by the leading actresses of the day and each of them have their peculiar methods of meeting lips with lips. Pretty Miss Neilson used to hang about Romeo's neck with an .ecstatic abandon that was almost frantic at times, and when the kiss came it stayed a long while. Mrs. Langtry, it is said, doesn't impress the spec tator with the idea that she wants to be kissed, as she allows her leading man to touch her lips respectfully and seems very ill at ease while she is ia his arms. Miss Mary Anderson is rather difficult to kiss nicely, be cause she is too tall to nestle down upon Mr. Downing's broad chest. She kisses in a good, straightfor ward way, however, as though she isn't ashamed of it. and there is no nonsense about the performance. It's in the part, and she does it with out putting any very delicate touch to it. Miss Catherine Lewis, whose sprightly wraps in t pera bouffe win for her hosts of male admirers in every city she visits, has evidently iven a great deal of thought to the art. She wraps her arms about the necks of her mocK-lovcr as if she wanted them to go twice around, and when she is sure of her grip she gives a hungry snap, and all is still for a few seconds. Suddenly there is a loud pop and the operation is over, tier sister, iuiss ucmcjs Lewis, is something like her, but her methods are more subdued. A favorite bit of business of hers is to bn ve her lover sit in a chair and she eomts Deiore mm. one wam; r. ' , " CI.. - 11, cautiously around him nrst, as though she were watching for a place to ligbt on. With a whirl she falls on her knees and bends backward over his right knee, tossing her arms about his neck and drawing his face olnae ro hers. For a moment sue looks into his eves and then pro ceeds to business. The kiss ts long, quiet and dreamy, and means whole volumes. THE MODJESKA PICTURESQUE KISS. "Modieska kisses in an intellect ual fashion. She prefers to be kiss ed rather than to kiss, and her grace ful movements make her an easy person to act with. 1 here is no un- necessary clutching ana clawing to hold on to her lover, bhe rests upon his bosom in a picturesque wav that is very pleasing to the eye. T.nt.ta hist necks at a fellow's face and is liable to strike anywhere be tween the eyes and chin, lhere is a jump, a smack, and that's all. It's the worst kind of a kiss, because it enn't. be anticipated, and the actor nnlir realizes what it is when it's all over. Janauschek has very little kissing to do. but she never tarries over it when it is to be dope. She places her favors on the forehead in a maternal sort of way, and doesn't appear to elicit nor bestow much Hflt.iRfa.et.ion. Sara Jewett. the lead ing lad' of theTJrfion Square theater, is said "to bestow a kiss as soft as velvet, and has become noted for the grace with which she can pose within a pair of manly arms. Her scenes with Chas. R. Thome were always pretty, because she is about the rightrelative height to his. Maud Granger's kisses are bestowed with her head reclining languidly on the shoulder of her lover and a magnifi cent pair of arms entwining him Fanny Davenport "is much too large foi a man of ordinary statute to look well with him in her arms. She generally assumes the entire respon sibility" of the kiss. Alice. Oates spreads her arms out wide and goes right for the objective point with a will and the labial sound is noisy and indelicate. When the kiss is given, a long-drawn sigh, a shake ol the head, and perhaps a backward kick indicates her delight. Phila delphia Ti'iies. CHEAPER POSTAGE. We congratulate the American peo ple, without distinction of raie, sex. or "previous condition of servitude," upon the prospect th-it the postage on letters ere long will be reduced to two cents per half ounce. It mat ters little that the Postmaster-General hesitates to recommend the re duct.on, since the proposal is sup ported by an almost overwhelming public sentiment, and Congress ap pears to be in the mood of adopting the necessary legislation. It is rare, indeed, that the press and people of the" country are so nearly of one mind upon any sulject as they are upon this. The revenue of the Post Office De partment for the . j'ear ending June 30th amounted to the enormous sum of $41,876,000 an excess over ex penditures of $1,500,000. An illus tration of the rapid growth of the country in population, business and social intercourse, is sen in the fact that the postal revenue has increased in two years by nearly $10,000,000. Some of the important sub-divisions are also self-sustaining. This is true especially of the money-order and postal deliverv pystems. The re ceipts of the former increased during the last year by eleven per cent., while the expense ot the latter is de frayed in full by the extra cent charged for drop letters. This shows that the system of house-to house delivery should be extended to many of the smaller cities and towns. where it would be a great public con venience. The more than $2,000, 000 snatched from the Star Route thieves can be expended for no bet ter purpose than this It is, of course, to be expected that the reduction of letter postage to two cents will ior a tune bring the revenue of the department below its expenses ; but this will be nothing new, and experience has shown that postal business always increases in proportion to the decrease of the postal rates. It is probable that in two or three years at furtherest the receipts would again show a surplus over expenditures ; and it is by no means that in twenty -five years from now the rate may even be reduced to one cent instead of two. The importance of the postal service to the commercial, political and social development of the coun try cannot be exaggerated. It tends directly and powerfully to bind to gether the people of different sections of the country by giving them a keener sense of benefits received from the National Government. It strengthens the social ties and the business relations which are one of the chief supports of national unity, and it tends to increase the popular intelligence, which is one of the strongest pillars for the support of Republican institutions. The people are not ready for pos tal savings banks or the postal tele graph ; but they arc ready for two cent postage, and if the present Con gress desires to win their gratitude, let it respond promptly to their wi sh. We furthermore express the hope that it may be found expedient to make at least some slight reduction in the rates of postage on newspapers and other periodicals. Frank Leslie. Professor Beal, of the Michigan Agricultural College, concludes, after careful experiment covering several years, that posts set in a position the reverse ot tbat in which they grew in the tree, last no longer than if set the other way. We are glad to see Shelby contin ues to improve. Lpt it continue to improve by havir.g a Graded School for the 3'oung, aud a large cotton factory for the unimploed. A Graded School and cotton factory are conducive to the growth and p-os- perity of every place. Aurora. Agricultural Commissioner Lor ing's annual report shows that 2, 500,000 packages of seeds were dis tributed last year by his Bureau. The yield ot the country for 1882 is estimated at: Corn, '1,635.000,000 bushels ; wheat, 410,000.000 bushels ; oats, 470.000,000 bushels; barlev, 45,000,000 bushels; rye, 20.000,000 buckwheat, 12,000,000 bushels. The corn crop of last year is esti mated by Department of Agriculture at about 1,750,000,000 bushels. The Farmers' Review, of Chicago, thinks this estimate too high ; but the Cin cinuati Price Current, on the other hand, insists that it will reach, 1, 800,000,000 bushels, and says that "whatever the measure be in bushels, it is not less than 50 per cent, great er than the preceding year." THE DISEASES OF YOUTH and MANHOOD A GUIDE TO HFAITH WITH OUT MEDICINE. . .15 Y Af HYS1C1AN of 25 rear's (.i-et.nl Willi TlrilfrB- llllf- tra "V Mils Book and avoid Quacks, "Prescriptions free ' and fclecme iHMt Hum bugs, which it exposes. Price 25ct. Address THE PUBU9HER, 2M MwwIm Wife For Dyspepsia, Cos tiveness, Sick Headacbe, Chronic Diar rhoea, Jaundice, Impurity of the IMood, Fever and , . I ii mi nf iiw, mautriit, Kjg! "r 11 1 y and all Diseases ti caused by De rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys. SYMPTOMS OF A DISFASED MVER. Bad Breath: Pain in the Side, sometimes the pain is tilt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for Rheumatism ; general loss of appetite ; Bowels generally costive, sometimes alternating with lax; the head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy, with considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful sensation of leaving undone something which ought to have been done; a slight, dry cougn and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often mistaken for consumption; the patient complains of weariness and debility; nervous, easily startled; feu cold i r burn ng, sometimes a prickly sensation of the skin exists; spirits are low and despondent, and, although satisfied that exercise would be bene ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to try it in fact, distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred when but few of them existed, yet examination after death has shown the Liver to. have been extensively deranged. It should he used by aU persons, old and young, whenever any of the above symptoms appear. Persons Traveling ov Living in Un healthy Localities, by taking a dose occasion ally to keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid all Malaria, BiUous attacks, Dizziness, Nau sea, Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits, etc. It will invigorate like a glass of wine, but is no in toxicating beverage. If Ton have eaten anything hard of digestion, or feel heavy after meals, or sleep, le&s at night, take a dose and you will be relieved. Time and Doctors' Bills will be saved by always keeping the Regulator ' in the House t For, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly safe purgative, alteriitive and tonic can never be out of place. The remedy is harmless and does not interfere with business or pleasure. IT IS PUF.FT.Y TFOF.TABL,E, And has alj the power and efficacy of Calomel or Quinine, without any of the injurious after etiects. A Governor's Testimony. Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my family for S'.me time, and I am satisfied it is a valuable addition to the medical science. J. Gill Shorter, Governor of AU. lion. Alexander H. Stephcps, of Ga., says: Have derived some benefit from the use of Simmons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it a further trial. "The only Thing that never fails to Relieve." I have used many remedies for Dys pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never have found anything to benefit mc to the extent Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from Min nesota to Georgia fur it, and would send further for such a medicine, and would advise all who are sim ilarly affected to give it a trial as it seems the only tiling that never fails to relieve. P. M. Janney, Minneapolis, Minn. Dr. T. W. JIason says: From actual ex perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in my practice I have been and am satisfied to use and prescribe it as a purgative medicine. SSif-Takc only the Genuine, which always has on the Wrapper the red Z Trade-Mark and Signature of J. II. ZEILIX & CO. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. A NEW DEPARTURE, FROM THE SAME OLD STAND. 'Competition is the Life of Trade.' TTAKE this method of informing my Friends. Present and Former Patrons and the public generally, that l am still at tue SAME OLD STAND at UllEEN- WOOIV whr-vo I :nn t ill rimnrr kind of work usually done in a Country Shop. i . i n: r' i anu at an ia i isiui us as any viuuu Workman will do it. VEHICLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND, MADE TO ORDER. REPAIR1G NEATLY, QUICKLY and CHEAPLY DO-N'E. NICE PAINTING A SPECIALTY. UNDERTAKING AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. COTTON GTNS REPAIRED, AND SAWS WHETTED AT BOT TOM PRICES. Fire Arms tly Repaired. Also Agent for the Excelsior Cook Stove. 1 mean business, if you don't bcliev ine just call and sec for yourself. Very respectfully, J. V. SAVAGE, Scotland Neck, N C. mil. KITCUIN & W.A.DUNN, ATTORNEYS AND COUfiSELLORS-AT-LAW. (: o :) ErOnice on 10tl Street, first dor above Main. E. T. BRANCH. DAVID BELL. BRANCH & BELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ENFIELD, N. C. Practice in the courts of Halifax and djoining counties, and in the Supreme and Federal courts. Claims collected in any part of the State. One of the firm will always be found in the office. DR- E. 1.. HUNTER, Siirjgeon I)entit? ENFIELD, N.C. Pure Nitrous Oxide Gas for PAlKLEfiS Extracting always on hand. K 3 I I I I UIUUU i -. uiwii. ct. j....... ..... uiaikv v. ... I.... Tilood, and Trill completely change the blood in tho entire m-stem in three srront.lis. Anvperson who -will t.'.:! i pill rrh nisht from 1 tc 12 weeks niavlie restored to sound health, i f such a thing bejo?-ib!o. Sent brimil for 8 letfer stamps. J. t. tJOTTXSOX fc CO., lioslon, Maaa., formerly J!" ntfor, Arf",rTC Tf 3 HTCn EVERYWHERE to sell b'-il I O Viii-.l I CU tiiebestKamilyKnit-t;r5.-? 3I:i; ?iit :R "-r invented. Wi:i kmtapairof ftYOm-'s, Wit. ItiliECi ana TOE complete, in S.0 m.r.nzi s. It wi.i i.eo kcit a great variety of iancy- , Tt-orH f"r v.-bii !i there is alwavs a ready market Send -for rfrculur un 1 terms to the Twombly KuJttinfr mfw mm rs nnm r-v
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 11, 1883, edition 1
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