ADVERTISING IF YOU ARE HUSTLER IS TO BUSINESS -WHAT STEAM IS TO Machinery, That Gee at Propelling Powek. "Write up a nice advertisement about your business and insert it in The Commonwealth- d vouH "see a change in business an ground. PROFESSIONAL. D it. w. o. Mcdowell, OSfice North "corner New Hotel, Main Street, Scotland Neck, N. C. 3T Always at his office when not professionally engaged elsewhere. D U. A. C. LIVERMON, Office Over J. S. Bowers & Co's store. Office hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to 1 o'clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. D AVID BELL, Attorney at Law, ENFIELD, N. C. Tmctices in all the Courts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and in the Supreme and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of the State. A. DUNN, ATTORN E Y-A T-L A W. Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. R. W. J. WARD, Surgeon Dentist, EXFIELD, N C Office over Harrison's DruJ Store. E DWARD L. TRAVIS, Attorney and Connselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Money Loaned on Farm Lands. JJOWARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, HALIFAX, N. C STILL HERE JOHNSTON The Jeweler. With a thorough knowledge of the business and a complete outfit of tools and material,! am better prepared than ever to do anvthmg that is expected oi . - -i - 1 a first class watcn-maiier ana jeweier. A full line of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Spectacles and eye glasses properly fito tn the Bvfl free of charge. All work guaranteed and as low as good work can be done. Sewing Machines adjusted and re paired. 36yLook for my big watch sign at the New Drug Store. W. H. JOHNSTON. Scotland Neck. N. C. 10 6 tf BRICK ! HAVING INCREASED MY FACIL ITIES I AM NOW PREPARED TO FURNISH DOUBLE QUANTITY OF BRICK. jpgAlso will take contract to tlS furnish lots from 50,000 gCFor more anywhere within gjSF50 miles of Scotland Neck Can alwavs furnish what, you want. Correspond ence and orders solicited. D. A. I3ADDRY, 1-10-95-1 v Scotland Neck, N. C. JfENTIOX THIS PAPEK. ISAAC EVANS, I GEN ERAL CARPENTER. A sneclaltv of Bracket and Scroll work of all kinds. Work done cheap and every piece guaranteed. 2 7 ly Scotland Nw-- Ci VJanted-An Idea Of MM nmpa thine to paUo.tr Protect yoor Mom: thyjmy WifWiwg. H ET. E. HIL.LIARD, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. "ETT New Series Vol. 1. THE EDITOR'S LEISURE HOUES. POintS antt Paragrapns Of Things Present, Fast and Future. That newspaper correspondent who wrote from Raleigh that there are large quantities of partridges this year be cause June was a dry month, must - t have been napping. A paragraph in the Virginian says : "1 he most expensive parliament in Europe is that of France. The two chambers cost the nation 81.500.000 an- n o j j erunnn i I uumij. opam speiius fuw im ur representation ; Italy, $650,000 ; Brit- ain, $750,000." js.nowieo.ge ana careiui ooservaiion -r r . j 1 r . l . - 1 mav lie dormant for a loner time, but . , , I to tne trmy great minas tney are a treasure in the end. Galileo made his observation OI tne lamp swinging in the Metropolitan church at Pisa when I iib cigxnccix "-j afterwards he applied it to the theory I of the pendulum, and his name has been read and known around the world. The disciples of Izaak Walton will perhaps be interested in the new divice patented by a Chicago genius, adding a labor saving department to the angler's sport. It is a rod and holdei cocked on a strong spring. The fasherman sim ply baits it, sets it in the water and lolls in the shade. When the fish bites the contraption falls like a spring trap, seizes the fish, and by the uncoiling of the spring throws it upon the shore high and dry. Tbe Lowell News says that an Ital- ian in New York employs about 125 boot blacks to work for him on the va- rious ferry boats. He pays them $3.50 a week and they turn oyer to him all the money they take in. He pays them their $3.50 a week, we presume, whether they have made it or not. They are thus sure of a fair salary. However, at the end of each week he is in some hundreds of dollars. "Necessity is the mother of inven tion," they say, and it turned out a most useful invention with Mr. Wm. J. Fergurson, chief engineer of the Equitable Building, Philadelphia. His invalid wife spends much of her time in a rocking chair, and he has invented a fan which fastens to the rthnir. and whenever she rocks the fan moves and keeps her cool. I he mo tion of the rocker operates the fan, and such was the success that the contriv ance has been patented. After all, hu- manity does not always sutler lor naught. Perhaps that inyalid's suffer- ine- mav be the means of comfort to o w others ten thousand-fold. There has long been a feeling with persons who are especially afraid of I st. nlane durme a thunderstorm. - Re- ceuujr " . 1 1 ? ? .1 1 been almost ridi- culed by the scientific reasoners, saying that there is no more protection on a feather bed than anywhere else in the HAiieA mi r it a ri t"C T i. I But an occurrence at Bonne Terry, TIM . fftw mcrhts aco will give ine feather bed advocates a new argument It is said lightning struck the house, At firfi to the shuck mattress on which a feather bed was placed, but the feath ers diverted the lightning from two women who were sleeping on the bed ti oovAfl fhfiir lives. dUV . . The adage that "a man must get me irmiinn of his wife to succeed in the LV 1 world," seems to oe ver.uu of Mr. Bryan, the Democratic nominee for President. His wife is said to have had much to do with his brilliant ca reer, and has helped in almost all his work, v It may be set down as a fact, that some men rise to their highest pos- patby with their work and render all the aid that a tender, womar,l y natae can ; but never a man has risen to the hnirhtj.nf his best powers when his . i wife was unsympathetic ana mamer- xew m n llir an. oreciate their influence over their bus- f.r.ia Tter. erood souls, your - influ- r truer diner Go SCOTLAND THE SCARECROW. Ttrta A VAmilnw risks AJwvwv mm am Made on the old and well-known plan- A. cross oi oi sticks m a garb forlorn That stood on guard in the field of corn. And indeed it made the old farmer smile As he put it up and whistled the while. It would look to the crows so very fero cious, I i. 1 i: . f-ii i.riiiv uuiiiiiiiiiitiii ii mi ti r i mi a 7 " ,y "Tr ... 6. " . "r. . ' . they Would catch a glimpse and flutter away. We1 two black crows on . tre And the young crow said to the old one: "See! I v - .. .. .rt .1 13 tnat "ignrau inmg out there" x., enouh anv honest ornw to -care ! But the old crow chuckled and then looked wise, shook his feathers and winked his eyes, Something tickled him. but if t'was a ' joke Jie.aidn t show it a Dit when be spoke, jxs, luuKing uuwu at ine younger crow, He aaid . what Is it?" Ah, don't you know ? Whv. that .sta we wise on aa all simnnHfi. Is the special patron saint of the crows ! tit a 1 r i. . i wo worn r taf niu nnmintr avorv voqf To tell when the feast of corn is here See how he stands with his arms strech- He ig camnug he croW8 flQm about! Such a kind invitation is most alluring, So very cordial and reassuring ! I think we'd better accept, don't you !" And down to the field of corn they flew. Farmer's Magaziue. About Patriotism. Norfolk Landmark, July 4th. It cannot but be admitted, however reluctantly, that there does not appear to be the same widespread manifesta tion of national pride and hearty pa triotism in these days as there used to be. There is plenty of noise and an abundance of fireworks, but the peo ple as a whole do not take the same interest that thev once did. Thev do nQt t the little cares of the mo ment in their excitement over the lm- port ot great holidays such as this. They think of the Fourth of July as a day when the boys will buy toy cannons and crackers and when tne toy cannon and cracker dealers will keep their stores open to supply the demand. Very lew look forward to the event with any pleasant expecta tion of laying aside the routine of dai ly labor. Many, we venture to assert, do not think once from sunrise to sun set of the Declaration of Independ ence. Call back to memory the old days when the Fourth was a great day in the true sense of the word. Remem ber the picnics, the barbecues, the utter forgetfulness for the time being of anything except the magnificent significance of the occasion. We have noise now, but the old spirit is not with us as it should be. Business goes on pretty much as on other days and a great many have not the time to make merry eyen if they wished. There is no reason why this should continue. It is a tenden cy which is easily cnecicea now, due wmcn migni be dangerous if it were suttered to grow, ijet us revive our 01a customs and make the Fourth of July more than a mere name. Let us have real celebration, "speechifying," recreation, bluster, "iingoism," if you like. ' Let the people get together and make each I other s acquaintance as they listen to J . . . . .. country and its ability to whip all the rest of the earth. Let us eniov our- eelves mentally and physically. It is a terrible thing for the citizens of any land to forget the bright pages is a sad one when the great soldiers and statesmen who gave their lives to strengthen the country in its infancy are not remembered with'the reverence and gratitude which they deserve. xu owttOT 1Ja,D "J reached such a condition yet, but the inclination is undoubtedly in that tio we should reverse it while there is time. I Americans are proud of their nation I - . -it. t i I and tnev sfiouid oe eiaa 10 exnioit I ffiaiv TM-irJo at. loaat. nnpfi a. Vftar. The f - .g this We do not mean by what we have I - - saia to suggest more nuisw and more I firQ uw do we mean bv this qualification that there should not be any noise or any nre ; but , we oo mean selves constitute patriotism. Your Boy Won't Live a Month. So Mr. Gilman Brown, of 34 Mill St., gfo Gardner, Mass.j was told by the doctors. His son had Lung trouble, ,vn'i nr Tvnhnifi Malarie. and he spent tnree hundred and seventy-five doUan, - 01 I m0ntn He tried Dr. King's New Discovery .and a few bottles restored I. . uv 1 nMul him tn im mm ""7 - - , health to use I tO WOTK H UBllOTUJ TTinir's- New - Discovery, and i.ftWf, u to be the best in the world I tn T-n mr trouble. Trial Bottles ivree 1M0NW: 'EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. NECK, N. Q, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1896. APHORISMS. FUN AND SENSE. Poor Richard's Almanac. Recorder. v In December of the year 1732 Frank lin commenced the publication of What he styled "Poor Richard's Al manack" price, 5 pence. It attained an astonishing popularity, and at once. Three editions were sold within the month of Its appearance. The aver age sale for twenty-five years was 100, 000 a year. He was sometimes oblig- j ed to put it to press in October to get a supply of copies to the remote colo nies by the beginning of the year. It has been translated into nearly every i written language, and several transla tions of it have been made into the French and German. It contains some of the bess tun, as well as the wisest counsel that .emanated from his pen. Here aie some of the aphorisms with which the almanac abounded : Fish and visitors smell in three days. ' Diligence is the mother of good luck. Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. Let thy maidservant be faithful, strong, and homely. He that can have patience can have what he will. Don't throw stones at your neigh bor's windows, if your own windows are glass. Good wives and good plantations are made by good husbands. God heals ; the doctor takes the fee. The noblest question in the world is, What may I do in it? There are three faithful friends an Kold wife, an old dog, and ready mon ey. Who has deceived thee so oft as thy self? Fly pleasures, and they'll follow you. Hast thou virtue, acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue. He that would have a short Lent, let him borrow money to be paid Eas ter. Keep your eyesv 'wide open before marriage ; halt-snut atterward. As we must account for every idle word, eo we must for every idle, silence. Search others for their virtues : thy self for thy vices. Grace thou thy house, and let not that grace thee. Let thy child's first lesson be obedi ence, and the second will be what thou wilt. . Let thy discontents be thy secrets. Industry need not wish. HatDV that nation, fortunate that age, whose history is not diverting. To bear other people's afflictions every one nas courage enougn to spare. Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that have not wit enough to be honest. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright. The sleeping fox catches no poul try. There is no little enemy. A new truth is a truth ; an old error is an error. Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. Deny self for self's sake. Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee. Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason. Sal. laughs at everything you say, Why? Because she has fine teeth. ' An old young man will be a young old man. ' ' k He is no clown that drives the plow, but he that does clownish things. Forewarned, forearmed. If vou would know the value of y money, go and try to borrow some. Hold on. Reflector. . Hold on to virtue it is above al mice to vou. in all times and places. TTnlr! nn to vour erood character for it is, and ever will be, your best wealth Hold on to your hand when you are abor t to strike, steal, or do an improp er act. k . Hold on to the truth, for it will serve well, and do you good throughout eter nity. Hold on to your tongue when you are just ready to swear, lie, or speak harshly, or use an improper word. Aim ITS cURB To the Editor : I have an absolute jemedhj for Consumption, By Ksyusd thousands of hopeless cases have been already permanently cured. So prcKJpositiye laml of its power that I consider ft my duty to und twobottUs fru to thoseof yrreaders who have CoosamfaTbrpTjehor Lung trouble, If ! JJJ prs and postoffice addreau J. afoi (TI EAETH Electricity's Eivals. Mannfacturert Record. . Those who have studied closely the question of motive powers will ac knowledge that it may be only a ques tion of a short time before compressed air, and possibly hot water, are largely substituted for electricity, wonderful as has been the advance made by elec trical engineers in adapting it to the use of railways. Several of the largest corporations in the country, including the Westmghouse Company, at Pittsburg, H.-K. Porter & Co., of the same place, and a company at Bal timore, Md., are making an elaborate series of experiments, sparing no ex pense, in order to perfect the best de vices for the use of compressed air. A special street car operated by com pressed air ii now giving good service in Worcester, Mass., and, as already stat ed in the Manufacturers' Record, the Eckington & Soldiers' Home Railroad Co., at Washington, is haying its first motor cars completed for use on its street railway lines in that city. Ac cording to the present plan, power is to be supplied to the locomotives from a tank carried in front on a low truck. This truck is coupled on at the power house and replaced after each round trip, the capacity of the tank being equal to the requirements for this dis tance. Ten of the motors are being built by H. K. Porter & Co., of Pitts burg.' As yet but little has been heard of the hot water motor. Tnis, however, is being tested by the New York Cen tral Kailroad Co., which has fitted up a plant, which has been in operation for nearly a jrear. Prest. Chauncey M. De pew, of the company, states that exper iments are nearly completed, and there is Reason to believe that the use of hot water will eventually revolution ize traffic on railroads. It is expected that the experts in charge of these ex periments of the Central will make a report in a few days, and tnat if it is decided to make-a practical test, that one of the suburban lines of the New York Central extending out of New York city will be used. The Enchantments. Shawen in Robesonian. There are times when even the most practical minded of us grow tired of the monotonous and dull routine 61 life, and would throw off the harness of work-a-day existence and for a brief spell revel in lazy dreams. There is in expressible delight in the complete re laxation of body and mind which are momentarily treed irom the struggling elements ot thought and action. In this happy indulgence of spirit we re alize that it is not all of life to be inde fatigable workers and unceasing toil ers, for these are moments of supreme delight more soul-satisfying than all else among the enchantments and mysteries of the dream-world, it is less wearisome to till the long furrows with a stretch of light meadow-land in view and the glimpse of sunny slopes bounding the limits of the vision. After a season of arduous toil there is enchantment in the glorious beauty ot spring time which smiles upon the world. Her perfume-laden breath and wealth of promise which nature gives with lavish hand makes the heart grow young again, in the ecstasy of hope, There is enchantment in the lazy dreaming of a summer afternoon, drows ing on the mossy bank of some winding stream, watching tbe play of sportive minnows in the water's edge, made transparent by the rays of sunlight through the trees overhead, or watch ing the sudden bubbles and wide-spread iner circles alone the current of the - - w stream which tells of the artful cun ning of the hvny tribe as they coquette with the hook and line. There is en chantment in weaving garlands o woodland flowers and dreaming over the happy hours of childhood, when the heart knew naught of sorrow and bitter disappointments. There is en chantment in looking up throuch the branches of shimmering green and etch ins: brizhl cicturea asiainsfc heaven's blue, dreaming of tbe restiul peace u a which is nromised to the faithful in that far-off world beyond the skies. 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Deprired of every suggestion of comfort they sleep at night not in beds even of the hardest sort, not on a pal- et of straw, not even on a bare board, but in coffins, narrow and grim and black. These gruesome" resTingpTaces are not cushioned or even lixd, and year in and year out the devotees occupy them for the betterment of their souls and in order that they may more thor oughly forget the vanities of the world. They subsist upon bread and water, and, to vary the wierd monotony of. such living, they spend hours of each day bent in prayer, about ad altar in a darkened chapel, their necks la den with chains of great weight. This strangest ot all religious com panies was founded by a Dr. Jacques. Years ago, when the smallpox epidem ic killed off hundreds of the people of Montreal, Dr. Jacques had among his 1,500 patients the family of Aubin. They were persons of good social standing, and after the disappearance of the smallpox they set about the ful fillment ot vows they had made during sickness. Father, mother, and five daughters, they withdrew entirely from the world, and live now in the house of Dr. Jacques,' who himself is the head of the sect. The upper floor of the house is di vided into 'rooms or cells, bare of car pets or of furniture saye the unsightly coffins, plain, unpainted tables and tin washbasins. In the room used for pur poses of regular worship there stands, in the shadow of the altar a post, with heavy chains hanging from it. The prime motive ot these recluses is to intercede for the souls of their ' sis ters of the world whom destiny has thrown in the way of temptation... So when the social season arrives, when parties, balls and festivals are in pro gress, then, in the Aubin household, all the rigors and deprivations ot mon astic life are redoubled, and the clois tered family fast faithfully and spend hours of each day upon their knees in urgent prayer, their necka -weighted with heavy ox chains. Even in the fierce cold of a Cana dian winter they have no fires in their cells. "I anTso Tired." Burlington News That expression finds vent with al classes and while often used idly, there is much in it ; in fact the mere speak ing of the four words seem to give rest more especially it they are heard by a Bvmnathizine laborer, or bosom com- panion. Tired, yes, tired ot the monotonmng tread mill of labor, tired of walking the same streets many times a day, tired of all except loved ones and life. Life is the last thing a sane man tires of. For many there is no rest from the tread mill, for by it the body is fed and clothed, and to stop to rest is to stop existing. Those who can rest often will not, for the sake of saving a dollar and others who would cannot afford it, The American system of working dav and nieht. and studying on Sun day how to work more, grows on the people, and a man cannot pus his business without losing it. and can't rest. God pity us all. down Tired We have just received a shipment of Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic It was bought with a distinct under standing between the manufacturer and ourselves that each and every bottle is guaranteed to cure any of the following diseases : . lst-CHILLS AND FEVER. 2nd-BILIOUS FEVER. 3rd-TYPHOID FEVER. 4th-HEMORRHAG10 FEVER. 5th-DENGUE FEVER. 6th-MEASLES. , 7th-NE UR ALGI A. 8th-LAGRIPPE. ff"Now, we are willing to sell to you on the same conditions we buy it on. We will guarantee one single 50c bot tle to cure any of the diseases above enumerated. 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