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'a,, ' '. ; i." .' " - . -v''-,.' "-'b-.f " -"-J-'- - : .." ' ' "r,v-t t'-d- ....... . s - . it rr4 . ". .- . ,-j AT STEAM IS' Machinery, That Great Profelijso Pora. -TcLASS OF HEADERS THAT YOU Wish your Advertisement TO EBACH is the class who read this paper. Fifty Years Ago. president Polk in the White Hons chair, While in Lowell was Doctor Ayer ; Both were busy for human weal One to govern and one to heal. Ind, as a president's power of will Sometimes depends on a liver-pill, Mr. Polk took Ayer's Pills I trow For his liver, 50 years ago. Ayer's Cathartic Pills were designed to supply a model purgative to people "who had so long injured themselves rcith griping medicines. Being carefully prepared aiid their in gredients adjusted to the exact necessities of the bowels and liver, their popularity -was in stantaneous. That this popu larity has been maintained is well marked ia the medal swarded these pills at the World's Pair 1893. 50 Years of Cures. For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Scot Land Neck, N. C. FEQFSSSI02TAL. 0 R.A.C. LI VERSION, OFFicE-Over the Staton Building. OSce hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to 1 o'clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. JAVID BELL, Attorney at Law. ENFIELD, N. C. Practices in all the Courts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and in the Supreme and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parti of the State. A. DUNN, ATTORN E Y-A T-L A W. Scotland Neck, N". C. Practices wherever his services are required. JJK. W. JAVAKD, Surgeon Dentist, Enfield, N. C. Office over Harrison's Druf Store. pWABD L. TRAVIS, Attorney and Connselor at La HALIFAX, N. C. t&" Honey Loaned on Farm Lands. IJOWARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, LITTLETON, N. C. JK-C. A. WHITEHEAD, m UtlilAL Surgeon, Tarboro, N. C. WUXD SECK STEAM YE WORKS aciKG (Joods a Specialty .Prieelirt. Addr3 cutusd Xeok Steam Dyeing Co. Scotland Neck N. C ttew and Pretty Sil verware h fee "id BeUJ L,!I)l8hes J Grange, Cof m MeatT, poons ' Oyster, Fruh SCe rkliTom.atoi Jy LJ L 7 W I 7 S ,VA ' II ro M it II m iii it II w ii II hi x i ir-a n n lj I - V E. E. HILLIARD, Editor andrbprietor. VOL. Xm. Kew Scries Vol. 2. THE EDITOR'S LEISURE HOURS. Points and Paragraphs of Things Present, Past and Future. Some one has made the following calculation about what is contained in a bushel of corn when turned to the wrong use : "From a bushel of corn a dealer gets four gallons of whiskey, which retails lor $16. Of this the Government gets $3.60, the retailer gets $7, the distiller gets $4, the railroad gets $1, the farmer who raised the corn gets 40c, the con sumer gets ten days or more in 'the cooler,' and the policeman and judge get good salaries for sending him there ine "sanctified bands are giving great trouble in the extreme eastern part of the State. Such is the trouble they are causing that the Governor has been appealed to for relief. It came to us straight that a good man said he knew three clever young women in one community who have beea hopelessly ruined by the influence of these "holi ness crowds. Good people ought to put up every break-water possible against their influence. It is no compliment to our grand "Old North State" that we lead all the States iu the manufacture of liquor ; but such is the record. The liquor traffic is the monumental evil of this age ; and it is beyond our comprehen sion how a man who loves the interest of his State can be indifferent to the great tide of evil it rolls oyer our land every year.. We can't see how any true patriot can fail to throw his strongest influences against the traffic. Count us in for the war against it to the end ol the chapter. The Senate chamber inthe national capitoi is shut off from sunlight or di rect draught of air from the outside. It cost $96,000 to ventilate it last year. Being so deeply enclosed and cut off so completely from fresh sunlight and pure fresh air, some one remarks that it is no wonder tariff scandals flourish in such unwholesome atmosphere. It seems a pity that the place where so much Important brain work for the natiou has to be done, should have so little good light and good air. And now Necola Tesla announces that he can send electric messages to any point of the globe without tele graph wires. It is done by means of the earth's electrical current. Being interviewed on the subject as to what will be the result, he answered that it is almost incomprehensible. Said he, "This electrical disturbance by means of certain simple instruments can be felt and appreciated at any point on the globe. In this way messages can be sent the entire earth around and be taken up at any point of the earth without the aid or intervention of wires in any way at all." The following strange bit of News was sent out from Dubois, Pa., a few days ago : 'Within the last few days four deaths have occurred among the employes of the Falls Creek tannery, two miles from this city, and several others are reported very ill. Some time ago the tannery company received the first in voice of 100,000 hides, imported from China. The hides were started through the proceess of tanning, and the liquors drained into the creek. Not long after wards several head of cattle running at large died, and up to the present time a score have gone to the bone-yard. It was discoverd that the. cattle drank water from the creek. "Some of the tannery's employes were subsequently taken sick, and four have died so far. Investigation reveal ed that the hides were infected with bacteria. "The disease proves fatal in from five to eight days. Considerable alarm ex ists at Falls Creek over the fatal effects and possible spread of the disease. The matter has been kept as secret as possi ble, but it is understood that has been referred to the State I- ad of Health, and that an investigation will be instituted." -ARE YOU OUT OF SORTS. Who is not at times, during this sea son of the year? How can one 4 help being out of sorts when one is carrying around in his blood all the impurities that have accumulated during the long winter? No wonder you can hardly get up the steps. But there is relief for this sort of thine. - The blood can be relieved of its load. What will do it? David's Saraapariila. , Sold at Dr Whitstesds Dsrus Ctort. : , , - SCOTLAND LADS IN LOVE. NEWS SECOND LETTER. STEP CAUTIOUSLY, LADS. Some Rambling Thoughts. BY "NEMO. (Copyrighted by Dawe & Tabor.) To young men in love Admitting the truth of all I said to you last week about the compelling force of love and its moulding influence, so strange that purified thought has torced out groes- ness, so transforming that music is in your soul and poetry on your tongue so volcanic that the rust of selfishness thick over your heart is rent asunder and a stream of though tfulness for an. other gushes forth admitting this, I say, you must concede another fact that exists in every Christian civiliza tion. Every young fellow, no matter how lowly or lofty, no matter how un educated or learned, no matter how badly or well brought up, gains from his feeling of devotion to one dear woman choice of his heart a glimpse at least of the real grandeur of living and a ray at least of the sunshine of life possible to all of us forever and ever through woman, the weak-strong com plement of man. This gift of better understanding of the responsibility of existence comes to all who truly love : with some it lingers for aye, with oth ers it vanishes like the dew on a sum. mer morning, uut to all it comes, whether treasured or disregarded. ' Please now for here my heartfelt appeal to you whose steps are springy with hope must begin look around you. Look well at many of those who having loved each other and truly, years ago passed into marriage, a state which in your present feeling seems the one thing above all others to be desired. Study them closely, for may hap you are looking in a prophet ic mirror ! The youth of ten summers ago goes to his daily duties now like a machine, and like a mere machine he turns homeward at night. Buoyancy has disappeared. He plods much like a horse plods, with no motion taken unless forced to it by external necessi ty. Where he once obeyed a gentle voice with alacrity, glorying in sacri fice, leaping to her tasks, (he was just as sincere as you are) he is apt now to grumble at even the harnessing of the horse for her to drive. He approaches the maiden of ten years ago more often with complainings than with praise. At eventide he wraps himself up in si- ence, doing cothing to enliven the hours, or away he goes to the society of the club or the grocery or the saloon or worse. The ordinary courtesy prompt ed by civilized feelings towards women is forgotten when with his wife, and he finds in marriage merely permission to be rude to one woman without fear of rebuke. The fragrance of love that exists in tiny attentions like opening the door, raising the hat, and saving choice portions for her at table, has evaporated and left, no trace behind. f occasionally he (his name is Legion) thinks backward along the way he has traveled, his puzzled heart will admit with a groan that no matter how sweet the uncertainties and hopes and dream- mgs of courtship, marriage with its knowledge and intimacy has scattered all. Sunshine has been followed by gloom ; the rosy tints of the dawn of ove by the unrelieved stretches of a. dun colored day. " - So lads, though you are likely to deny such a thing and probably ready to argue with me most vigorously about it, there is a possibility, not very remote, it we may judge from others, that your heart's feelings will change and the glorius oasis you are resting in, (capable of becoming a beauteous king dom under your care,) will witness your back turned on its pleasures and your face set towards a dreary, desert journey, like the one you haye traveled before you found your dear love. As fellows traversing but once the path way of life, let us talk with our hearts close together. " . To avoid-the misery I depict, you must keep alive in your heart its pres ent conviction that perfect love con sists as much in communion with her dear mind and spirit as it does in secur ing contact with her precious body. I know you have felt this way and ought to still, for you like to think as she does ; opinions and beliefs expressed by her tender hps and her bright eyes Mr.Natanael Mortonson.a wel-known citizen of Isbpeming.Micb.nd editor si-marine Posten.who for a long time, suffered from the most excruciatting pains ot rheumatism, was cured, eight years ago, by taking Ayer's Sarsapa- rilla, having never felt a twinge oi since. " EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1897. i nave Decome ior awnue more real touches of Divine wisdom than you think you overheard before. Of course she is not the wisest mortal, but the effect on you is just as good as it she were ; for it draws you to her side and you both rejoice in being together. If this feeling can be made to last, your future will be one of beautiful growth in wisdom and happiness. ! To avoid the misery I depict, bear In mind that fire is a good servant but a frightful master;. that the added free dom of marriage will have a tendency to confuse your thought so that the minor function a function whose gratification has not hitherto been es sential to your happy communion with her is in danger of . becoming the major feature of the united life, "in stead of being a subordinate enjoyment, merely added that the mental and spiritual attachment may be more firmly welded, it will, like a cuckoo in the home nest, grow and fight for the mastery of all and will succeed unless you watch. The dividing line between love and lust is easily crossed, and then, like a paralysed king in the lower floor ot his three-storied palace, it will be hard to reach the higher stories of her mind and spirit, in whose beauties you once gloried. Where there is a com plete surrender of the best of each to each, there will neyer be contentment with grossness ; the completion of love will remain lofty and sanctified. But where the act degenerates into lust, it becomes as unlovely as the satisfied grunjing of breeding swine. Then our ittle Eden will become closed to us by the flaming sword of the outraged higher qualities.' When cultured Athens, art's historic flower, Too softly nurtured to retain her power, Yielded her treasurers to barbaric war ; ike gilded galleon reft on rocky shore ; Rude Roman soldiers spoiled her sacred v shrines And drained from priceless cups their common wines. Over her choicest gems quarrelled and fought, lm And found in purest art but sensual thought. Thus ever will the coarse, untutored mind Degrade God's saintliest gilts, to beauty blind, Drag from their holy haunts things pure and chaste, And all the wealth of garnered wisdom waste, And even stain where high it shines above The lofty lustre of ennobling love. Bear with me further. You will of course say that there is the woman side of the question to consider. True, but at present I am not writing to women. That will come later. I have more to say to you. Things We Ought to Know. That sewing silk is soaked in acetate of lead to increase the weight ; conse quently, it should never be passed be tween the lips, as lead poisoning has been known to result from this habit. That a child should never be trotted on the knee by mother or nurse. It is sometimes diastrous in effect. That a child's nursery should always be on the sunny side of the house, and should be kept neat and clean and al ways cheery. That blankets should now be washed, so that they may be ready for the first cool days of early fall. That cream will whip more easily if grain of salt be added. Love your enemies but do not forget vour friends. Volunteer economy is wealth, orced economy is poverty. There is no wisdom in the world like knowing how to keep your mouth shut. The"man who gives his baby pare goric at midnight may be . depended upon to add several drops for good measure. That black cotton stockings should never be ironed, as the heat of the Iron will cause them to fade rapidly. That black stockings should always be dried in the shade, r Something to Depend On. Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm oi Jones & Son, Cowden III., in speak ing of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last winter his wile was. attacked with LaGrippe, and her case grew so se rious that Physicians at Cowden and ana could do nothing for her. It seemed to develop into hasty Consump tion. Having Dr. King's New Discov ery in store and selling lots of it, he took aZbottle home, and to the surprise of all she began to get better from the first dose and a half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do this good work. Try it. Free trial bottles at E. T. Whitehead and Co's Drag Store. , - - - THE RED MEN. INDIANS AT SCHOOL. They Are Natural Musicians, Fond of English Names and Good Clothes. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A recent visit to the Phoenix Indian school, California, was a revelation in some respects. The writer has known the Pima Indians on their reservation as a fierce, sullen, obstinate and cruel lot of savages, with a record second to not even the Apaches for horrible butcheries of white settlers, and un speakable barbarities upon their ene mies in warfare. It was, therefore, a surprise to see over 150 of the boys and girls of these desert savages come march ing into the chapel with military pre cision, dressed in handsome, neat-fitting garments, wearing linen shirts, and with their hair brushed with as much nicety as that of a city dude. But the surprise did not end there. When the opening hymn was announc ed, one of the Apache Indian girls that ten months before was running wild on the desert south of the Gila, readily turned to the number, and, handing the writer the book, asked in good English if he would not take part with them. Some of them sing splendidly, and Professor Hall, the superintendent of-the school, says they are natural musicians. Several of the younger ones have learned to play the organ, and with the French harp they will make an average city gamin ashamed of himself. Hugh Patton, one of the monitors, plays the piano very well, having picked the accomplishment up without any instruction. This Indian is a peculiarity in Indian life. Some years ago he had learned the English language and acted as an interpreter from that time till the-opening of the school, which he entered, where he has since remained He discarded his In dian name and assumed an English one, and in the three years has acquir ed a good English education. He is of medium size, rather dark, but with the appearance of a student. He has done much to induce his people to adopt civilization, and is, ot course, a warm friend of the school. An advantage here is that the boys and girls are in close proximity to their relatives and friends, and are allowed to visit back and forth, which could not be the case in a foreign school. This is of double advantage, for the educated children visiting their parents, brothers and sisters tend to raise them in the plane of civilization, and the change on the reservation during the last year is marked. The boys are al lowed to go home two weeks in the summer, and several are allowed to go and assist in planting the crops. When they leave the school they are given their Indian clothes, but they never fail to return wearing better or at least more expensive clothing than the school furnishes them. At times the Indian boys are allowed to work on the fruit farms adjoining the school, and they are given their wages to spend as they please. They usually invest them in clothing, and some of them have expensive suits. They do their work well, and their labor is preferred to that of the Mex icans. When they are out working this way, they not only earn the wages, but they learn to depend upon them selves. This idea of the industrial branch of the school is .the conception of Pro fessor Rich. His theory is that it is impossible to take a savage and so educate him in letters and science that he will be able to successfully take hold of any of the higher branches in life, or, in other words, that it is impossible to make a Greek professor out of a half naked savage. But he does argue that they can be made good citizens, able to read and write, and, more than . all, to support themselyes by tilling the soil. After this point is reached they will rise higher themselves and of their own inclination, until the last instinct ot the savage will have disappeared. That a teaspoonful of ammonia add ed ohce a week to the water with which you water plants will greatly stimulate the growth. v Old People, Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bit ters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey nor other in toxicant, but acts as a tonic and altera tive. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding Na ture in the performance of the func tions, i Electric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old Peo ple find it j list exactly what they need. Prine 50c and 1.00 per bottle at E. T. -Whitehead & Co's Drug Store. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Si. NO. 35 A Morehead Adventure. JV. Y. Dispatch. x lauBrmen irom tne snore in the vi cinity of Morehead city,.N. C, tell of a thrilling adventure of one of their comrades, W. L. Kennedy, who was towed in his little boat for miles at sea by a mammoth shark or some other great fish. Kennedy was fishing in the sound for drum with hook and line, and had been out in his boat all the morning. About 1 o'clock in the afternoon he drew in his line and moved on up the sound for a few hundred yards to a lit tle inlet where he hoped to find better luck. Arriving at the inlet Kennedy threw his line, a very large, strong cord, overboard, and made the end faet to the painter on the boat. T P ..... a a iew moments tne boat gave a sudden lurch and immediately shot forward for the open sea as though propelled by steam. The 6eas were roUing high, Kennedy says) and he ex pected every minute to be his last. Kennedy soon realized that he was be ing towed by some big fish, and, despite his tireless efforts to keep the boat straight and pull against bis rushing tug, the chopping seas soon swamped his little craft. For more than three hours Kennedy and his waterlogged boat were towed to sea, and would have been lost had not the line chafed and parted near the fish's mouth. The boat's painter was a chain fastened with stanles under the cap ot the boat, and the fishing line was made fast to the end of the chain, so that Kennedy was prevented from using his knife to sever the twine. Clipping AND Washing. We are prepared to clip your horse j or wash your buggy at the following prices : Clipping Horse entire, $2.50 Clipping Mane and Legs, 50 ! Washing Horse entire, . .50 j Washing Buggy, ... .25 Washing and Oiling Harness, . .25 j Good work guaranteed. PITTMAN & GRAY, Liverymen, 7 15 tf. Scotland Neck, N. C. JUST LOOK ! GOODS MUST BE SOLD. We have been rushed with trade, selling goods at a profit. We expect a big rush during August, because we are going to throw several thousand dollars worth of goods on the market at and below cost. Many of these goods were bought at two-thirds regular prices, and We are Going to Sell Them for Just What They Cost Us. In order to get the pick of these goods our aayice is ior you to come at once. We give a few prices : Several hundred yards floor matting to close out at 5, 6 and 7c. Very wide percale at 6c. 39 styles dress goods 3, 5 and 8c. Men's fine straw hats for half regular prices. Ladies' hats, ribbons, laces, silk mulls going for almost nothing. Men's collars, late style, 45c. per dozen. Ladies' shirt waists 15c. each. Lambrequins, 2 yards long, fancy colors, 8c. each. Ladies' vests 3 for 10c. Ladies' Oxfords, must be sold at some price. A large lot lace curtains, prices will surprise you. Think about it 1 yard wide silkoline drapery, fancy flowers and -colors 4 and 5c. Did you ever hear the like, very wide mosquito netting tor 3 and 4c. per yard Duck dress goods, white, black and colors 7A and 8c. Window shades and curtain poles closing out stock on band for less than ever before. Several hundred yards white dress goods 4 nd 5c. Some of these goods worth 10c. A large stock boy a pants 15 and 20c. We have lots of other goods to close out during this month. REMEMBER WE PREPAY FREIGHT ON ALL GOODS BOUGHT AT ONE TIME AMOUNTING TO $5.00 AND OVER. H. C. SPIERS & DAVIS, August 5, 1897. Weldon,N. C. Pepsinagogue cures dyspepsia, Tones up the heart and steadies the nerves. Makes old people strong. Taking 40 to 50 drops doses for several months curesAsthma. If your druggist does not keep it send 50 cents to Dr. Hyatt, Kinston, N. C, and get a bottle by mail. -.: IF YOUJARE HUSRE) YOU WIU ADVERTISE - YOUK Business. Send Youk Advektisembnt ih Now. No.lL-Poltehed Soild Oak 5-Diaw-er Chiffonier. 63 inches Ugh, SC,V inches kog. 18 inches deep. It is well constructed and has good locks on each drawer. Special price, (Orders promptly filled). ft $3.39 our success is not accidental. It la the reward of 48 years of honorable business. Our experience in the Fur niture and Carpet business is yours for the asking. Our immense illustra ted catalogue of Furniture, Oil Clotha. Baby Carriages, hel rijrerators. Bedding-, Springs, 8teei Beds, etc.. is frt e to all who write for it, and we pay all poet age. If you ask your local dealers' advice you will not send for our -t-logue, as he will lose a customer. If you consult your pockit-book and want double value for your dollars, Sou will deal with the manufacturers end your name on a postal now. JulinsllinQsASnn - ---ww w W W I BALTIMORE, MP. For CASH Oily. I am prepared to furnish brick In any quantity, but POSITIVELY I WILL FILL NO ORDER EXCEPT FOR CASH. Good Brick on Hand all the time. D. A. nADnr, l-10-95-ly Scotland Neck, N. C. MENTION THIS PAPEK. AND AND GENERAL MARBLE AND GRANITE WORK AT Lowest prices. , Write for designs and mices. T. R. HUFFINES, Kocky Mount, N. C. (Mention The Com iron wealth.) 3 11 tf. Vice El! hsk fokj. INCORPORATED 1812. A BOARDING & DAT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS. Next Session begins August 30. Careful instruction in every denart- ment. Music department under a- skillful musician from New England Conservatory of Music. Elocution and Physical Culture under a student from New England Conservatory College of Oratory and Emerson School of Orato ry, Boston. Terms very moderate. For further particulars address the principal, . MISS LENA H. SMITH, 7 15 tf. Scotland Neolr. K: C. TILLERT Dining Hall, FOR WHITES. Meals at all hours for 25 cents. JACOB D. HILL, Tillery, N. C. 3 25 tf GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA. The Fifty-Second Session of this College begins WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8th, 1897. Advantages of College and Conserva tory offered at moderate cost. A Faculty of Specialists ! AMPLE EQUIPMENT. A PLEASANT HOME. Catalogue on application. FEAOOCZ. Prcddsri. jj si M011ITS .1 t.rt f1 3 I
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