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tjo vomer C. E. KILLIATID. - - JT': - BdSor. Published Every Thursday. Entered at the Poit-Opce at Scotland ffeehtW O , Second date Matter, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1902. THE GREAT CANAL. - For nearly four hundred years, men have beca scheming and planning and projecting for a great canal, which will practically shorten the distance fcetweer the Atlantic and Pacifi-3 oceans. The plau3 and schemes have allbeen to con struct a canal across the narrow strip oJ land that joins Nbith and South Ameri- . ca.Thia of course would greatly ehortec the time of passing from one to ihi - other. The accomplishment of thu scheme has been the hoi 6 ' navigM tors and capitalists and governments all these hundreds of yfars. Bat nature's barriers have been mul tiplied as men have sought more close lv and carefully what the means and what the labor for the accomplish ment cf this object, until Mont Pelee't late eruptions have about put 'the last touch upon the mountain o! obstruc . tion to the construction- of ' the long dreamed and much desired inter-ocean- - ic water-way. After being discussed and appiopriated for by various gov ernments and embarked in by various investing companies it has come dowr to the United States Government t build the canal by order and apprcpri ations of Congress. The most serious qnestion seems to be a decision betweei. what aie now well , known as .tire Nicaragua and Panama routes. Tne United Statea government , ie committed to the project, but the ques tion foi immediate decision seems to be whether to construct the canal by the Nicaragua route, which would bf one hundred and eigbty seven mile. long and would require thirty tbres hours to make the run, or by the Par ma route, a distance of forty sevei miles and which would require twehv hours to make the run. Various arguments are used pro and con for each route. Senator Hanm-. in a speech in the Senate a few dayr ago intimated that to construct the ca nal by the Nicaragua route woull be to invade the home of volcanoes ; for te said in Lake Nicaragua through which that route wculd pass, are two vol canoes, cce bf which has been known to be actiye recently.' - - Senator Hanna is therefore opposed to the Nicaragua route; for he called forth the example ol Mont Pelee's re cent eruption and asked if it is wise it, view of the recent Martinique horror, - to put aside such considerations. Ii this strain he asked, "If there were nc. other objections except the danger from volcanoes and seismic condiiions.would not any party or corporation pause and consider before it began an expenditure o! $700,000,000?" And to an ordinary layman, it must be confessed Senatoi Hanna's question ought tocarry weight. The playing with seven hundred mil lions of public money to make a canal - which any day may be filled up witl such 3lu2 as destroyed St. Pierre is ni slight thing in the minds of those who : pay the taxes. But how about the Panama route? Well it is only forty seven miles, bo: " it turns cut that this is also a place ol great danger from earthquakes. Dr. - Eugene Murray-Aaron wrote from Washington; D. C, to the Scientific American under date of May 24th thai "Panama has sudden shocks and quiv ers ihat would, crack the pyramids of Cheops in twain." He says that news . paper writers who stay about the Pan ama route only a few days and then go away and say there are no seismic dis turbances down there, just simply don'i know what they are talking about But against this position by Dr. Mur ray-AaroD, the Scientific American ed itorially declaaes it strange that for close upon half a century there has been a railroad in that region -from rea to nca. '. . - All arguments considered and all newly arising fears reckoned with, The Commonwealth is of 'the opinion that there is yet some reasonable doubt about eithar route being hurriedly fin Ished. There will be much more lime consumed in considering these qner. tions before it is done with. Moat Pe- . lee's recent activity seems to, have put ' - anew phase of the' matter before our , tlaw makers at Washington. v. '- HcBiTFFiE'a Turnentine and Mutton Ltcng Plaster is a certain "ewe for -wopTng congb, easy and comfortable ?-TTtj wbile you sleep. . ; V? new re meiy lor eos.ivene Ilr. Thos. Q.TTorQaet has been. one bf the eoanty commissioners of Bertie eounty for many yean, bat a fe v"3iyi ago refotti to accent the office agiio. Of his retlrennnt the Windsor Lodger well says: In his retirement from the Biari of county commissioners, Mr. Thos. S. Norfleet carries with him the esteem of all his coantymaa. He has made an ideal county -commissioner andjs a gentleman of the highest repute. We believe we know the S3ntimnt of Bar tie county pretty tairly, aid when we siy that U was unanimously in favor of keeping. Mr. Norfleet on the Burl as long as be would' sDrve the county, we fear no contradiction. . He is one A lha best citizens of our county, and tua county contain? some of the best there are iu North Carolina. He has jarv id his county and people well." FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Editor The Commonwealth : I wish to suggest to the voters of Hali fax county the n imes of three - men to be voted for at the next- elestioa for county cimmissi uer ntmeiy, ut. R. M. Johnson, of Ss U in Neck ; Mr. GSeorge B. Curtis, of Enfield ; and "Mr. R. W. Brown, of Weldon. It is generally concluded, I believe, bat the finances of the county are not n good shape and that there is need of a change. I have no objection person ally to the presant board, they are clever gentleman. Turn about is fair play so let us have a change and see it the finances of the county can not be improved. S. KING WOOD- NOTES. Cor. toThe Commonwealth. Bingwood, June 8, '02. We need rain, althongb If it come in a few days crops will -not have suf fered much. Crops are about average Most apples, peaches and plums bave fallen off. -ft -ft ? Miss Marie Williams has - returned rom St. Mary's. Mis-es Ruth and Mary Bulluck have returned from Loaisburg Female Col- Both received mednls for profici- ' . ency in some of. the branches, - It was Children's Day at Batheada", ,n pi;rapeu. Tei!;j how Martiniqbe. esterday and a large crowd enjoyed the nterestiag exercises. ? We all have preferences for men for positions of trust. I would like Judge fark for Chief Justice, believing he has splendid talents and great learning tad is honest, just and true. ForSapsrior Court Jui3e, who is more decrying than Peebles? Endowed with fine business powera and possessed or profound legal erudition he would make a model judge. For Solicitor W. E. Daniel ba3 no jeer, and no truer officer ever defended the dignity of the State." ' CLUBBING OFFER! The semi-Weekly Journal, of Atlan ta is an jip-to date, eight pxge, seven column paper. -We will sen! you IBeCommonwealth and the Semi- Weekly Journal one year for $1.75 and give you The Southern Cultivator, of Atlanta, one year as a premium. We will do this to any who wilt pay up arrears to The Commonwealth or to my who wish to subscribe an;v. Big jffer. Take it up now. "Postmaster of So. Glen Falls, N. Y.,ties cribes a condition which thous ands of men and women find identical with theirs. Read what he says, and note the similarity of your own case. Write to him, enclosing stamped ad dressed envel ope for reply, and get a per sonal corroboration of what is here given. He says regarding Dp. Miles' Heart Cure: "I suffered agonizing pain in the left breast and between my shoulders from heart trouble. My heart would, palpi tate, flutter, then skin beats.- until I could no longer lie in bed. Night after night I walked the floor; for to he down would have meant sudden death. Mr condition seemed almost hopeless when I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, but it helped me from the first. Later I took Dr. "Miles Nervine with the, JEieart Cure and the effect wait aston ishing. I earnestly implore similar suf- 'ferers to give these remedies a trial." Sold by all Drussiats on guarantee. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, fnd. FILTHY TEMPLES IN INDJ A. Sacred cows often defile Indian tern pies, but worse yet is a body that's pol luted by eonsti nation. Don't permit it. Cleanse your system with Dr. King's New Life Pills and avoid nn told misery. They give lively liven, active bowels, rood digestion, fine ap- J L. D. Palmer. -V Kidney trouble-preys epon the Rad, O--courages and lessens amMttat; ks2ty, vfssf ana cneartuxaess soon disappear when the kid neys are. out of order or diseased. . , Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it Is not uncommon for a child to be bora afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the Child reaches an age- when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with Lbed-wetting,. depend upon it the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also rjamohlet tell- Hon of ing all -about it,- Including many of the thousandsof testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. K.umer h, Co.. Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and uentton this paper. OUE-CLUBBING OFFER. All who will pay the eash can get The Commonwealth once a week and the Charlotte Observer twice a week a whole'year for $1.75. The Charlotte Observer is an eight page paper, twice as large as The Com monwealth anil you get it twice a week for 75 cents. That is, you can get The Commonwealth for $1.00 as usual and four times as much ' reading mal'er witb it for 75 cents extra. The Observer gives the leading news of the world. This is a fine offer and we hope our readers will take advantage of it. Notice! Notice! "THE VOLCANO'S DEADLY Work from the Fall of Pompeii to the Destruction of St. Pierre," bv Prof. Charlej Morris L. L D. Most intense- ly Interesting book ever -.-published. Vompiete tbriiiing and accurate ac- imnnt n iirniluct Hitieler that Amr r ... "hnmitn ;:lf.eer- ovei, oae of the most -teanliful islands in the world, was suldenly transformed into i veritable hell. About 500 pages proiusely illustrated witb photographs taken before and after disaster. Prac tically the only "Martinique Book" in the field, for every one insists on hav ing Prof. Morns' nook and no other. B-t author, largest book, Ikjs t illustra ted, scientifically accurate. Price $L0, AGENTS WANTED. Enormous pro fit for those who act quickly. Most liberal terms. Outfit 10 cents. Don't lose a minute. Send for outfit IMME DIATELY, and be at work. The chance of a life-time for making money.- - Clark & Co , 222 S. 4th St , Phila delphia, Pa. Mention this Paper. 5 29 It. Ice in all Quantities! Ice HQDse Open All TIiB Time Next Door to Gray Bros., Store. : fl"-All-quantities over 2U pounds delivered. . Suud iy Hours : 8 to 10 a. m., 5 :30 to 7 p m- R. V. KITOH1N. Norfolk's Only 1 SfSr- . . tS-T la 0PTIC1L STO E E . Eye Glasses and Spectacles Ac- ' enrately Fitted and Adjusted. TUCKER, HALL & TR1YL0R, The Expert V ODticians, - . , 69 Plume St., Norfolk, Va tu-Z4-jy. JNear JNew rostoflice. Laundry. . Having purchased the outfit ol the Scotland Neck Laundry I am prepared to do urjt class work in every way per taining to laundry Clothes cleaned and pressed. ' . W.E.EVANS, -Scotland Neck, N. C . G 5-rra.' THIS WIUi' INTEREST MOTHERS Mother Gray'a Sweet Powdery for Children, Cure . Feverishness, : Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, Break up Colds, move and regulate the Bow els and Destroy Worms. They never fail, over au,uuu testimonials. At al druggists, 25 cents. Samnle mailed Free. Address Alien S. Olmsted, Le C:' rr . SmuttPB0Qt. KEEP COOL court hones doer in Halifax, ca I day, Jnly 7tfl, the lcUowlas ral C-tit toaatUfy taxes in Halifax .. county lac . " BBiHfcfjrrriixE towkship. J. ,H. Arriagton estate Burn- ' coat Nacres Dayld A. Breaer 3 acres part Sbearin tract taxes and cost f37 Mrs. 8. J. Hardy 15 acre New . Eoad taxes and cost , ?UD4 Ual vine Harvey 10 acres White- . . ' oak taxes nd cost 93o i. J, Macklia estate two years - -tax 123 acres Hills Boads axea : and costs " " - - f 6 13. J. 0. Newsona 22 acres New Road taxes and cost - f 1 21. J. W.Powell 60 acres Fishing Creek: taxes and cost f 1.85 Jesse Richardson Sr. 14 acres - Howtree taxes and cost . , $103. Cary Solomon 52 acres Bear r' swamp taxes and cost 2 05. S. A. Solomon one town lot -Ringwood taxes and cost- . $118. Dr. Bagott Browning 57 acres G. H. Lee place taxes and cost $200. Nelson Davis 48 acres Bob Tucker place taxes and cost $1.85. This 4th day June 1902. W. J.MOHOKN, Tax collector for Brinkleyville town ship." Notice. Having qualified as executors of Mary P. Edmondson, all pereons hav- ng claims - against her ettate are notified to present tbem to us on or before the 10th day of May 1903, or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery; Persons indebted to her es tate are requested to make immmed iate payment. This May 5lb, 11'02. , R. C. Josey W. A. Dunw, Executors Mary P. Edmondson. 63-6t. - Call on Day & Hedges - For First Class livery ser- ai av al vice. otajDies open an tne time and good teams alyvays ready. - Day & Hedges, Tarboro, N. 0. 8-22-tf. Why Suffer With Your Eyes Eyes , When perhaps a prop erly fitted pair of Glass e Tested And will give you instant re- Examlned lief? I have successfully Fkee ! filled for the worst formp Pbices - of defective vision and Low and can assist you. I furnish Qualhy only one grade ol Lenses High! THE BEST. H. W. MIXON, OPTICIAN, Scotland Neck, North Carolina Stationery! A Great ' Sale! Box Paper going at Cost. Come while it lasts. Great Bargains. - E.T. WHITEHEAD & CO., Scotland Neck, North Carolina Mii mi Mi Raisers Do you find stock raising" as profitable as it should be? If not the fault is your., own. Call on your merchants, Mess Futrell-Hardy Hdw. Co, Scotland Neck, N. C. Ask Them For a DcrtlQi published by the -American Stock Food Cor, of Fre ' . : ; mont, Ohio. ' Ton-; Arc Frc3, It will tell yoyhow to make y more money in stock rais ing. Also how to Savo 25 Per Cent. Feci as well as how - to prevent diseases. The only Stock . remedies manufact-. ured that are gnar - . - : an teed. " None ecnaine without the picture of Uncle wun, ana nanniaaurea at f remotit, Ohio. For aale by - , - -s : FDTML-IMDYKGQ -av om j5eouas3 ntk, n. p. Mn Tarta Dot ra V!i Ci FslIIa b tDw 4xt we bares and -7 -s Accortmont -.of - ; - G80B3 What we have will eulj all, and e ait offering At Very : r Easy Prices. LATEST WEAVES in Black Goods for Sairts. . some Special Attractions For The Ladies. , Don't miss them. Scotland Neck, N. C. ' t ItisDifficult To prepare a Sat isfactory Breakfast without Good Flour, Lard and Butter. We Have the BEST of these goods that an Be - Had, and why need accept any thing not so good, when the Very Best costs o nj y a trifle more, and is Always Satisfactory? DON'T BE M 1SLEAD, but buy where you know the BEST GOODS are kept. TaylOi s Grocery Store. These have JUST ARRIVED N. C. Ttoe Herrings, Old Glory Syrup in two and four quart buckets, Orange Sy rup, New Orleans and Porto Rico Molasses in barrels and jugs to put it in lot of nice La mps, Glass, Crockery and tinware, see our Buggy Whips before you buy, big lot of Shirts, Drawers and Pants.: at .flow- down, prices, full stock of groceries all the time. We can SAVE YOU MON EY on many things, K call here for what ou , want, and save time and money also, Yours truly, Wilson NaUce. : Hflvinx qualified. aa executorr of Amanda Uonre, all persons bold!n claims against her estate era herein notified to prerent tbea to aa on ot before the lOlb dy of llay, 1C03, cr this notice will be v pleaded ir bar' of recovery. Persons InSabted to her estate are jrrqwKtad .to'maie immediate tlltemqt. ThiaUry tii, 4 Allsb rook : v. v a. s , .brc eggs, "other foods, 4 I I. - If maw Jhem all Tapidly, easily, coarse or fins,'; In uniform pieces, without mashing, z squeezing, Xti-Hnj 0r grinding. , . v SemHan 'United States Repository. The First ITational Bank, of Weltlba Has been selected by the Secretary of the Treasury as one of two banks in. North Carolina to receive Ono Hun dred Thousand Dollars public moneys on deposit. Officers of Wm. H. S. BURGWYN, . SAM'L F. PATTERSON, - JAMES T. GOOCH, - - JOHN M. 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