The Commonwealth.
B. K. HILLIARD. .... Editor
Published Every Thursday.
Entered at the Pott-Office at Scotlan
Keck, 2V C . Second Class Matter
THURSDAY, JANUAKY 31, 1901.
SHALL. WE HAVE A GRADED
SCHOOLt
The question of a graded school is
being seriously considered by the peo
ole of Scotland Neck. As will be eeen
Isewhere in the report of a meeting
held in Futrell's opera house a few
nights ago, a spcial commltte has the
matter under consideration.
Th Commonwealth belives that
graded school in Scotland Neck would
be a long stride towards & .1 develop'
meat that is much needed uere. And
aside' Irom what this paper thinks It is
Its province to speak of the matter as an
Item of news; and we are fully convinc
ed of the fact that a large majority of
the citizens of the town desire a graded
achooL The sentiment of the meeting
referred to was strongly in favor of It
and we have heard very few persons
express any opposition to it.
If steps are to be taken during the
alttlu of the present Legislature to
make such a school possible, the special
eommitte appointed in the matter have
no time to lose ; but need to make
this investigation earnestly and quick
ly in order to give the desired informa
tion when another meeting shall be
called.
There are many good arguments
for a graded school. A well managed
graded school would certainly im
prove the educational advantages for
the people who live here already ; ana
it would be tbe means of bringing
many other good and first class people
here and keeping some here who will
probably move away if tbe graded school
Is not established. Then it would be in
keeping with the progressive education
al spirit that Is coming t3 the front all
over North Carolina.
Can Scotland Neck afford to fall any
farther behind than it already is?
Is an important question and ought
be settled wisely, bat q uickly.
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TEANUTS AND THE Si'ATE
FARMS.
To the Editor : The question of
growing peanuts on the state farm
is being discussed on the columns of
your paper. It is generally concede
that the state is producing one fifth
the Spanish peanut crop. A fair yield
of 8panish peanuU Is forty bushels per
acre. At seventy-five cents per busbed
tbe farmer realizes thirty dollars per
acre. 11 tne state were not increasing
the production one fifth, the farmer
would realize ninety cents per bushel or
thlrty-elxdollays per acre .This is a cie .r
loss of fifteen cents per bubbel or nine
ty-dollars on a erop of fifteen acres, the
usual money crop to the horse. To
make a safe estimate admit they would
be worth only ten cents per bushe
mora, Instead of fifteen, there is still ;
loss of fonr dollars per acre or sixty do!
lams to the erop of fifteen acres. No w , Mr
Editor, If every farmer in the state were
paying the additional tax of from forty
to fifty dollars even on the horse crop.
to meet this competition of tbe
pte farm, there would go up at once
tothe Legislature no w in session, peti
stone from every township in the state
to abolisb state farms and let us sup
port the convicts to do notning. But
we do not say do nothing.
Mr. Winston's bill to give each eon n
ty its convict farm is a good one.
farm on which to raise a support
A
for
the convicts, and in addition to the farm
work improve our county roads thereby
giving us the ene thing most needed
andnot bringing the whole state convict
force in competition with the few pea
nut farmers, at such a great loss to
them, and such a small profit to the
many farmers and taxpays of the state
Now, Mr. Editor, we are not asking for
elate legislation to protect our infant
Industry Spansih peanut growing
but that a few farmers may not sustain
such a great loss incompetition with
state. Much more might be said on
this subject.
Yours truly.
L. J. Baker.
Palmyra, IT. C, Jan. 29, 1901.
Pepsin preparations often fail to re
lleve indigestion because they can di
gest only albuminous foods. There
la one preparation that digests all class
es of food, and that is Kodol Dyspep
sia uure. it cures tbe worst eases of
indigestion and gives Instant relief, for
it digests what yon eat. E. T. White
heaa and Co.
Mr. Chas. H. No well becomes owner
and editor of the Rocky Mount Argo
naut. He is among clever people and
nis first work as editor of the paper
howawell.
1st KM Yn Km
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION PROPOSED.
Correspondence to The Commonwealth.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 28, 1901.
Five of the most important measures
f legislation proposed (most of tbem
i ace my last letter) are etill pending.
hough two of tbem will probably b
iijpoeed of this week. All of these
Hills originated in the "upper house."
I refer to tbe Aycock bill pending
for state adoption of a uniform series
jf scbol books ; tbe school bill ; the
Brown bill to prohibit the sale (not
manufacture) of cigarettes in N. C. ;
the Ward "anti-trust bill," and tbe
Henderson bill pending lor alimony
(at discretion of trial Judge) in cases
of absolute divorce. Each of these
measures is of great importance to
tbe people of the entire State.
The Aycock bill is probably tbe most
important of all, for a uniform series
oi school-books, through State adoption,
is one of tbe great needs of our people,
because it means cheaper school-books
and avoids the necessity oi purchasing
different books when children change
from one school to another.
The system proyided by the machin
ery of the bill for selecting and con
tracting for these books (through a
State commission, with tbe Governor at
its head and the Supt. of Public Instruc
tion as its Secretary), will open the
doors of competition to all and the
"book trust" will therefore not be able
to control tbe supply.
BILL DON'T SUIT BOOK TRUST.
The Johnson Publishing Co., of
Richmond, and other independent
school book firms, have stated through
their attorneys, to the legislative com
mittee 01 education, that they are sat-
sfied with the Aycock bill and would
be glad to eee It made a law althougn
it is not exactly what they would have I
suggested.
The attorneys of the University
Publishing Co., and the American Book
Jo., both of New York, and which
imecla'm are the leaders iu thetrust,"
)ppo.ed the Aycock bill at a joint meet-
ng of tbe two legislative committees
bekl Thursday eight a n.eeting that
la-tel till one o'clock a. m. Friday
morning. Tbe bill is now in tbe baud?
of a pub-Rotnmittee and will be reported
back to tbe full committee tomorrow
( Tue.-tday) evening. The bill will be
reported favorable to tbe Sonate ibi
eeek. Jud,e Connor will seek to
jmend it by exempting graded schools
of tbe town? from its provisions but it
is doubtful whether tbe committee will
take that course.
Tne Rf form school bill introduced by I
Senator Broughton of Wake la still in
tbe li Hilda of the Senate Committee ou
Pe-:al and Charitable Institutions. It
will be reported favorably, after being
amended in several particulars, later on.
During tbe past week the two commit
tees beld a joint meeting and were ad
dressed eloquently and atgumentativeiy
by advocates of the measure, including
the president of tbe lit form atory As
sociation, the president of the W. C. T.
U., the Secretary ol tbe State Board of
Charities, U. S. Commissioner Nichols
and others.
The Ward "anti-trust biil" has been
succeeded by the Robinson bill (tbe
latter being accepted as a substitute),
it being a copy of the Texas law on tbe
subject of trusts, etc. The Senate com
mittee on tbe Judiciary held
leugthly meetings during tbe
two I
past
week and considered this measure The first of these was the bill to estab
wiihout getting through with even the Hah tbe North Carolina veterinary
fiist section (which defines a cone pi r- Medical Association, and regulate tbe
acy) and tbe bill is still before that practice of veterinary medicine. Sev
committee. What is to become of it is erl of ne members feared that tbe
hard to foretell at this juncture.
While all the lawyers on the com
mittee (and every one of its eighteen
members is a lawyer, and they all good
ones too) recognize that an effective
law which would reach trusts and
monopolies would be very desirable
and is badly needed, yet, with few ex
ceptions, it seems to be their opinion
that these monsters, cannot be reached
by State legislation or State control ;
that national legislation, by Congress
is the one and only means of effectively
reaching a monopoly or "trust ;" that
while we might frame another bill
(there are two already on tbe statute
book, designed for the same purpose) to
'satisfy popular clamor" or "for pol-
meal effect (I am using the expres-1
sions oi committeemen; it could not I
be used effectively to reacn the "con-
spirators we most want to get hold of
. Ui6 wucniuB cuartereu in oiner i
States and controlling the prices of oil,
sugar, fertilizers, tobacco, etc, here and
n oiner mates while the large "home
lnaustnes" of our State could be reach-1
ed and would be, the first ones "pulled."
"We cant prevent the Virginia-Car-
olina Chemical Co., or the Standard
OH Co., or the Armour Co., or . the
American lobacco Co., for : instance.
rom shipping their goods into North
Carolina in the original packages, but
we could indict such concerns, for in
stance, as the R. Reynolds Tebacco
Co., and others and run them out of i
tbe SUte. Now the question is : Do
we want to do that ; would it be wise
to take that course?"
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THE LEGISLATURE.
(Continued from first page
FRIDAY. JAN. 25.
The Morning Post.
SENATE. The Board of Agricul
ture got a skinning in tbe senate yes
terday.
senators Scott or Alamance (autnor
of pending bill) and Woodard of Wil
son (one or tbe best lawyers and bright
est men in the "npToer house") led in
the official cuticle stripping act.
Neither appeared to enjoy the work
overmUch, but stoically performed it as
a public duty as one Senator declared
in commenting on tbe occurrence.
Senator Woodard declared that the
$65,000 spent by the Agricultural De
partment made as little showing in re
turns as any similar sum ever expend
ed in North Carolina, and tnat the
hoard was not doing the work expected
of it.
Senator Scott declared that tbe ob
ject of his bill w&s to rid the Board of
Agriculture of broken-down or incom
potent politicians who Knew nothing
of farming and cared little for the far
mers' interests.
He also alluded vigorously to the
button-holing he bad been subjected to
since introducing bis bill, saying he
bad never received so many attentions
belore, and previously had no idea he
was a person of such importance.
This bill required that only "practi
cal farmers sb all be eligible as members
of tbe agricultural board, and created
some warm comments from several sen
ators. The bill was finally re-com
mitted in order that it might be
amended (upon consent of author of
bill, Senator Scott) so as to leave the
selection to Governor without saying
In so many words that "none but prac
tical farmers shall be eligible" to ap
pointment and service on the board.
HOUSE. In the House tbe contest
ed election case of J. W. McNeill (Re-
publican) against H. L. Green (Dem
ojrat), from Wilkes, was dicided in
favor of 'Mr. Green, the sitting mem
ter.
S palpably clear wao Mr. Green en
titled to tbe seat that he received the
v..te of two Republicans and Populist
iremhers of tbe House when the ballot
was taken on the result.
Aside from the charges of irregular
ity of thewunt of the vote, there was
a constitutional question involved,
wbicb debarred Mr McNeill was assis
tant postmaster at Wilksboro at tbe
time of the election, and tbe Constitu
tion o North Carolina says any person
who holds a public position of profit
shall not be eligible to election as a
member of tbe General Assembly.
This violation of the Constitution was
so plain that Mr. McNeill's contest was
voted against by members of all par
ties. SATURDAY, JAN. 26TJI.
News & Observer.
SENATE. The only general legis
lation enacted by the Senate was a bill
restoring the election of keeper of the
capitol to the Board of Public Work
and Grounds, which is constituted by
the Governor and other State officers.
An effort to give back to tbe keeper of
tbe capitol the appointment of janitor
o! tbe Supreme court building failed
and that position remains in tbe hands
of the marshal of the Supreme court
and tbe Keeper of tbe capitol jointly,
HOUSE Two bills of general inter
est caused some little discussion, which
resulted in each case In the bill being
re - commutes lor iunner c onsiaeratioa
measure would limit the profession to
such an extent that some districts
would snffer lor want of a veterinary,
Mr. Daugbtridge said that in his coun
ty where dairy interests were growing
tnere was no veterinary surgeon , and
diseases among cattle were i ccreae-
ing.
Mr. Wmeton explained that the ob
ject of tbe bill was to protect the peo
ple from quacks, and that it did
not prohibit from practicing those who
had formerly doctored horses and cat
tle.
THE DOG TAX.
The bill to tax all dogs in the State
fifty cents a bead, in order to raise
more money to educate the children
was debated with some humor.
Mr. Rothrock, who introduced the
bill, said its object was clear. It was
to help the State in its present aitua.
uon, ana making it possible to annro.
pnate more ior the children of the
State. Moreover, he had manv of the
best citizens of bis county at his back
in the matter.
Mr. Bountree offered to amend i h
bill so as to make its provision WI.
He stated he was heartily in favor of
the bill.
J udge Connor said he was pleased
to have the opportunity at last of sup
porting a measure to tax dogs, but the
bill should be amended so that it would
have effect it was intended to have. He
feared, as it stood, that it was . not . In
proper legal form.
Mr. Rothrock said he was deeply in
terested in the bill ; but of course he
bowed to the lawyers in the matter of
iThi tad Yw Haw Alwys Ba
the legalty of the bill, and very gladly
accepted the amendment oi Judge Con
nor.
Mr. Rountree moved to commit to
the Committee on Judiciary. He said
- 1 he would lite to have
a full vote cn
this bill.
MOJQDAY, JAN, 28lH.
SENATE. In the Senate one of tbe
most important measures was the bill
introduced by Senator Glenn lor high
license on bar rooms in Greensburo It
provides bat liquor license may be
$1,000 in Greensboro.
HOUSE. The House met twice be
ginning with an ante-breakfast session
at 7 30 a. m.
The early legislative session which
had no terrors for Speaker Moore and
forty-seven members of tbe House,
was not barren of good results. For
the first time since the Legislature con
vened the Speaker was enabledto break
the news that tbe calendar had been
exhausted.
The house met promptly at 7 :30 a
m. and did a good nour's work before
adjourning for breakfast. At 10 :30 a.
m. tbe second session began and lasted
for two hours, when tbe calendar wa
cleared.
A notable fact connected with the
session was that more bills were passed
than at any previous session and not a
debate resulted. The majority of tbe
bills were of a local nature and the
measures that were State Interest were
sidetracked for one cause or another.
The bill to make compulsory the read
ing of the Bible in public schools was
given a soft berth on the table in short
order.
Thr Post Alhahac and Encyclo
pa edta sent out by the Washington
Post is a valuable publication, and one
who has seaa it and used it one year as
a reference book will not be willing to
be without it aga'u. Its fund of in
formation is full of interest for e-. ch and
very citizen in the land. Price 25cts.
Washingto i Post. Wasington, D. C.
Thousands Hare Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with vour !
WAter SnH lt it stand ttm.ntir-fM k.,,... - !
.. . w...j VUi iwuisi m
sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi
tion of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is alsn
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the tniwMm
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's SwamD-
Root, the great kidnev remedv fulfills
wish in curinsr rheumatism, ruin In thj
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in 50c.. and $1. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonaertui discovery
and a book" that tells
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail.
iiaarcss ut. turner Home of Swamp-Root.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
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It is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting
and Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters wlli quick
ly cure such troubles, "I suffered for
years with kidney trouble," writes Mrs.
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4t
We buy direct
from the Western
Stock Yards and
Farms and can
save you money.
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Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 15, 1900.
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mother talked with our druggist, who advised her to try Warner's Safe Cure.
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Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 9, 1900.
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Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct. L'o. !KiO
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211 PchemerLora St.
Mini
1901 finds us at the "same old stand" selling
first-class Hardware at reasonable prices.
We buy from the largest dealers and manufactur
ers in the United States. We endeavor to keep the
very best goods and buy them so they can be sold
cheap, and that is why our trade has increased so
during 1900 and 'promises to increase the more
during 1901.
"Keen Kutter" Axes, Grub Hoes, Ditch Axes, Hand
Saws, Chisels, Auger Bits, Hatchets, Hammers,
Drawing Knives, Farming Implements of all kinds,
Cook and Heating Stoves.
Don't fail to see that new style Buggy Harness ;
and if you want a first-class Buggy give us a trial.
We sell them almost as fast as we can get them in.
If you need anything in Hardware, Mill Supplies,
Cart and Buggy Material, Tin, Steel or Paper Hoof
ing, give us a trial and we will convince you that we
can sell you as cheap as any any other Retail Hard
ware Store.
BICl'CLES. We will handle Bicycles again this
season and can suit you in price and quality,
Yours for business,
G-.C. WEEKS.
With It. C. Josey & Co.'s Hardware Store.
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Extra Fine Mules and Horses
always on hand.
Reasonable Terms.
We sell Very
Cash or on Time.
Low for
Prince fc Co.,
One Block South of Hotel, op
posite Ray & Co.
Cure uoid in Msaa.
Kermoti's Chocolates I,axathv Ouinice. easv
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See us before
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Eice-Ctap oi mi
Norlce in herpby jiiwn ih it j
tion will be madi to ll.c ih xi sr-i (
the Legislature f Noitfc ( '. nl n i
amend ti e charter of tbo town I s.-, !
land Neck. By rder f the I! aid d
Commi.-sloners.
W. T. CLEMENT. w,:.
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1-iO-it
Lomber For Mi I
I hayo on hwnl :
150,000 ft. No. 1 1'Io. rivr.
200,f00 ft- i l NT:,r,on 1
ond Cn!ls.
25,000 ft. Cyr ra IJ ,,,!.
75,000 K. I" ri;s.
75,000 ft, No. 3 ( ci !!-.
Car Load No. 2 cvui-.i-.
Car Load T- i'inn-.
Parties wtebing to buy j.'c r
quicklv, rs I am goinj: t i-cl!,
that cheaply.
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N31IC3 13 111 ?m !
This is to Notify tbe Tax payors o!
Halifax county that the Tix c !! ' t ,r
will be required to settle 1!'
hy the 1-t Monday in May, 1!"!. 'I ht
Tux. payers are. therefore, rcfj.ir-itsi I
pay promptly and Pave the collector1
trouble.
By order of the Board of (' .nn'
Commusiouea. J. II. NORM X. Clerk
Jan. 9. 1901.
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We will keep con
stantly on hand a goo
lot of Stock to sclec
from, and will give ) o
Bottom Prices an
most favorable terms
BIG-GrS dfc JOHN S0
l-17-tf
A Watch Talks !
Wind me up with care
And let me have fa'r play,
And I will surely tell to y"i
The precious time of day.
If within twelve months I sbonkl
And forget ao give the hour,
Take me back to Mixon'a hop
And he will give me power.
You will also find a r.:
line of Watches, Clocks. J(
elry and Silverware at
CRUMPLED & MIXON'S
Jewelry Ht
Under Hotel Lawrence, .
Scotland Neck, North Caw-'f.V.
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