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rrs . commonwealth ., Crfc' CHRISTMAS. .aiLUAR'J, - - - - Edkor. Vtiblirthed Every Thursday -I nerrd at the Pvii-Office at Scotland k V f; . Srt-ond Clans Halter. TH1MWPA f, DECEMBER 18, ld02 pair THE CURISTMA S TIME. The Commonwealth will not ap- -.WW 1 I I J .. n next wees. Aveg'.va auuuajr t,-j printers, an i si a week ia aivance we tealar Chrlatnw srea'iai to all our reaiers. We sin3re!y wish evary oae a "Aleiry Christ nu' aal trust that while all mike anrry duriir; th"n fai jlve season, we may all keep constant ly in reverent remembrance Him in whose nam9 the day and season are celebrated. It is a sad reflection that ao many people have fallen into habits and practices at the Christmas time which dishonor God and inaalt the very name of Christ. The real significance ol the day and lh9 rime has baea forgot ten by so many, llevelry aud drunken ness disorder and bid coadiut eeneral- lv is the only thing that some put into or got out of Christmas. May thare be lea of such this season, aud uiay the people all rememb3r the giad tidings ol great joy and the peace nn arth to men which tue birth of the h )ly child Jasa, brought to earth 111113 toe n hundred yeira ago! With this wish aad this hope we ra- l3:it a "Merry Christmas" to all ! Obsen 'ha custom which has prevailed in this oKice every Christmas r.ut one since the paper passed into the present management, we shall give ,,rir,tr,4 ho'i.i.iv next week. There t ill Lena other issue ol this paper, herefore, usuil January 1st, 1903. It takes mighty eo.-e aud faithful work.eveu in a weefclv newspaper office, to get out a paper regularlyon schedule j time for a whole year; and tLe i ritu- ri w !x. Ho it are entilkd to a little surcease Iroa the rwiud t daily toi the summer the farms! ia..s by hi; crop .Ki t can tais a ur-j.-miiug e-t.... Ukeuis? tbe tnerchaat, in theMinnnsi months, wheu trade grows dull, can t.tke some weeks off and to toe hills .r t whnrf tr rast niiii recti issrale, . but rf :'ijiffir tjeor.-ls Kiii st keep at - . .,rk ail ihe time teliiog what hapjeu- lid where others go. But at Chriet- nas time, so many things are done, tise and otherwise, and so many peo- t!e go and come, it is we'll nigh impos-1 ,'ble to chronicle ali the events, so we night a well pass over it all." Meanwhile we wish a happy Cnrist- to all our readers and hope to ;reet them on tin.e on the first day ol he new year. LETTER TO E- T. WHITEHEAD & COMPANY. Of Smofeing Affected My Heart So I Had To Sit Up To Breathe. Dr. Miles Heart Cure Cured Me. 8BBU3 TW U nnthincr that has a more deleter ious effect upon the cardiac or heart nerves than the excessive iise of tobacco. 1'am and tenderness around the heart, an oppressive ,t ; ,). -rhpet. rhnkir.fr sensasjon ni the I hrnnt fVsrntr.rnrt fronl Sic. nir.2 tn the le:t .ide and sinothe: mg spells at night when tee sufferer has to tit up in bed to breathe are of a weak heart. Hit HlUCi J J- - J 1 Smokers w ho i eel these symptoms anu wu Ho not understand their meaning should be warned in time, by the following experience: "I was greatlv troubled with an affection tf the heart, due I think to excessive smoking. On writing to you for advice 1 was directed to begin a course of treatment which in cluded Dr. Miles Heart Cure, Dr. Miles Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills, together with bathing, etc 1 taittilully lonowea uie directions given and am pleased to say that my cure is completead permanent. Be fore beginning the use of your remedies I was so nervous I could r.ot keep my hands still and suffered greatly from severe pains around the heart. Many times at night I would be forced to assume a sitting posture to get my breath, and for the time being it would seem as though raj heart had stopped beating. From the splendid results acnieved in my case I can cheerfully recommend Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, Restorative Nervine and other remedies to all sufferers from heart or nervous troubles." Yours truly, Elijah Hall, Dothan, A!a. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Women as Well Hsa Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor . and cheerfulness 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 born P afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the chiia reaches an age when it should be able to tmi thft nassae-e. it is vet afflicted with hoH-wfitiine. denend upon it, the cause ot the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first ctV.n should be towards the treatment of imnortant oreans. This unpleasant trrvihle is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as n.it np.nnle SUDDOSC Women as well .s men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, anrf hoth need the same great remedy tk mild and the immediate effect of c;w9mnRoot is soon realized, it is sow by druggists, in fifty- cent and one aonar sizes, i ou may nave a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- Home of swauip-Root. ing all about it, including, many oi u thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and nention this paper. Feed pale girls on Scott's ririiulsion. Notice. By virtue of power in me veste-i by tho will rf William Hodces which is Wo do not need tO give all ot reCord in the office of the clerk of l, rsnnc whv Srott fi It he Simerior court for Halifax county, I'. 1 V- l-fc 7 M I T - I I shall sell for cash at auction in Bcot 'and Neck, on tbe 10th day of January, 1003, between 12 and 1 o'clock, the Dear Sir: You havd taken the agency of Devoe Lead and Zinc paint the "Fewer-gal tons; wears-longer paint. f It is fair to tell you that it ia going j your town lor eacn jjd ; out it n b lug to more-tban-double the satisfac tion that people have found m other paint ; and you are going to mcreaae your business by getting more job. It has never failed to do it. W. B. Arnold & Co., Walerville, Mams, l.iught ?10." of Devoe lead and zinc in 18J8. Xa 1901 they bought $1155 IXrtg Drothers of Towviile, N. Y.. bought $2U in 1S9'J. In 1901, $1991 Fowler & Sellers, White Piains, N. Y 1S93,$IC6; 1901; $1762. Leggeti A Teddie, Glens Falla, S.. Y. 1899, $332 ; 1901, $3796. Write to .them. You can't know too much about a paint that's going to increase bneines like that, and do so'much for the peo ple of yo.ir town. Yotira truly, F. W. Devoe Co., New York. .Emulsion restores the strength tnd flcsli and color of good lealth to those who surfer rom sick blood. The fact that it is the best preparation of Cod Liver Oil, rich in nutrition, full of healthy stimulation is a suggestion as to why it does what it does. Scott's Emulsion presents Liver Oil at its best, fullest in strength, least in taste. ' Young women in their " teens " are permanently cured of the peculiar disease (&f ithe blood which shows itself' in paleness, weakness and nervous ness, by regular treatment with Scott's Emulsion. It is a true blood food and is naturally adapted to tlie cure f the blood sickness from which so many young women suffer. We will be slad to send a sample to any sufferer. T.e rare t!;at this picture in tli t. rm of a Libel U on the wrapper oc rvery bot'.le ot Emul-iun you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., New York. 11 T Tl STOPS PA on Athons, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1301. Erer since the first appearance of ray mrnsos thpytrere very irTpgiilarnl I fnfferc.i vrith great pain in my hips, back, stomach ami lejrs, Trith terrible hearing do-.vn pains in the abdomen. Surinir the past month i hitre been tskiPK Winoif Carrlni pnl Thedford's l--l"-r;i!v:lt. and 1 paest"l the month ly pcrinil without pain for the first; time iii rcar!. Nanjiib Davis. A Golden Rule of Agricultures Be good to your land and your crop will be good. Plenty of Potash in the fertilizer spells quality A and Quantity in the har- i vest. Write us and Q a will end YOU. x. free, by next mail, our money winning books. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nanm SUM, New York. Am IN SUPERIOR COURT, rmica Sanders ) against following described real estate, to-wit : That tract of land known as the Hacknay tract, containing sixty acres more or less; that part of the tract ol land known as tbelStrictlaud tract not heretofore set apart to the devisees cf the said William Hodge?, and contain ing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less, and seventy-seven acres of land, a part of the William Hodges home tract, bf inning at a .gjpail sweat-gum thence South fifty-five East thirty, thence South eighty-six East thirty, iherice South six West forty-five,Mortb eighty-one West twenty-eight to the beginning. Also the mill, gin housp, press and engine now on the Hodges plantation. This December 11th, 1002. J. W. LEGGETT, Executor of William Hedges. 12-18-tr.-l-S. Three CAUTION ! This is not a gentle word but when you think how liable you are Dot to ourchase'the only remedy universally Known and a remedy that has had tbe 'argest sale of any medicine in the world since 1863 for the cure and treat ment ol Consumption and Throat and Lung troubles without losing its great popularity all these years, you will be thankful we called your attention to Uoschee's German Syrup. There are so many ordinary cough remedies made by druggists and others that are cheap and good for light colds per haps, but for severe Coughs, Bronchi tis, Croup and especially for Con sumption, where, there is difficult ex pectoration and coughing during the nights and mornings, there is nothing like. German Svrun. Ihe za cent fei.e has just been introduced this year, R32ular size 75 cents. At all druggists Executor's Notice. Having qualified as executor of the nitate of MissEmma L. Howard, de ceased, before the Clerk of the Super ior court for Halifax county, all per sons haying claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to me at Scotland Neck, N. C, on or be fore the 20th day ol .November, 1U03, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Ail persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate settlement. J. P. WlMBERLEY, Executor. Nov. 18,1902. 11-20-Ct. North Carolina Halifax County )rphie Sanders ) alias Jenrv Thorn is Action for Divorce Ori-hie Sanders, tbe defendant above lamed, will take notice that an action a titled as above has been commenced ;n the SuDerior court for Halifax jouuty to dissolve the bond of matri nony now existing between the la'ii iff and defendant, and .the said defn iant will further takenotic3 that he is required to appear at the February ,erm of the Superior court of said ;ountv to be held at the court house n Halifax county on the sixth Mon lay before the fifth Monday in March L903, and answer or demur to the com plaint in taid action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief lemanded in said complaint. S. ftf. Gary, Clerk Superior Court. 1211-Ct. HI HI lis . ' Undertakers ' Supplies Full and Complete Line. We will keep constant ly on hand a good line of Stock to select from. You will find that we now have some of the best horses we ever handled. Gome to see us, we want and are deter mined to please you. Not a more complete line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness in the County. TJp-to-Date-They are. What is life worth to a woman suffer ing like Nannie' Davis suffered? "Yet there are women in thousands of homes to-day who are bearing those terrible menstrual pains in silence. If you are one of these we want to say that this same UlHIE"CAftDUI will bring you permanent relief. Con sole yourself with the knowledge that 1,000,000 women have been completely cured by Wine of Cardui. These wom en suffered from leucorrhoea, irregular menses, headache, backache, and bearing down pains.. Wine of Cardui will stop all these aches and pains for you. Purchase a $1.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui to-day and take it in tbe privacy of your home. Kor adTice and literatnrp. aiUlrro. BiTinc symp tom. Tbo toies Advisory lep:imiient," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. BETTER THAN A PLASTER. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain'd Tain Balm and boucd on the affected jarts, is better than a plaster for a lame back and for pains in tbe side and chest. Pain Balm has no superior as a liniment for tbe relief o deep seated, muscular and rheumatic pains. For sale by E, T. Whitehead fc Co., Scotland Neck, and Leggett's Jrug Store Hobgood. - TAYLOR -THE- Pioneer Grocer Having boon the first one to open a FIRST CLASS Grocery Store in Scotland eck, and having for eight years studied the wants ot the trade, we feel that we should be in a position to i i-jj .i snow Detrcer tnan am one with less experience, just the kind of goods the people want. GIVE US A CALL. Satisfaction GUARANTEED e eaaanarters FOR FIRST CLASS GROCERIES. 0. K. TAYLOH. Scotland Neck, N. C. DR. WIMBERLEY'S CERTIFI CATE. This U to certify that I have used Hancock's Liquid Sulphur in my prac tice and haye tested it sufficiently to snow it to be a remedy of great merit. Hare used it with curative results in i'ases that nothing else would benefit. J. P. WlMBERLEY M. D. Scotland Neck, N.C., Oct. 27, 1902. Reasons Why you should Patronize your home Optician: 1. You do not have to pay his expenses from one town to another, high price hotel bills, etc. 2. If you find that your glasses do not suit you after wearing them awhile or that the frames need a little adjusting, you do not have far to go to find him and pay another price to get what you want. The foregoing is proof enough that I can sell you the same lenses for less money, or better frames for less money than the travel ling optician can. I use nothing but the Best Lens. H. w. cviixoiy. Scientific Optician. Scotland Neck, N. C. NEW SPAEKLES. AT E. T. whitehead & Go's A NEW SUPPLY of every thing in our Jewelry Depart ment. We have Fine New Clocks; Watches, Scarf Pins. Ladies LacevPins, Babies' Pins, Cut Glass, Birthday Presents, Wedding Presens, a Big Lot of Silverw e, and Full Tra ys of ma h er Spark ing Beauties. All pretty, attractive and V H E A P. ti.T. WHITEHEAD & CO. Coffins, Caskets, Burial Robes etc. Hearse service any Time N. B; JOSEY, Scotland Neck, N. C. Notice. - By virtue of a decrae ol the Superior court of Halifax county rendered on th? 20th 3ay of November 102 in a special proceeding to fell land for div ision wherein N. H. Shearin, J. V. Bobbitt and others were plaintiffs and R. fi. Morris and Wm. H. Morris were defendants, I will on the 20ih day of December, 1902, sell to the highest bidder for cash in the front of R. H. Morris' store in tne town of Littleton the following described land : One lot in the town cl Littleton bounded on the north by New street, ou tbe east by Olive White, on the south by Mrs. Jackson, ou the west by J. J. Williams, being the residence of the late J. J. Babbitt, containining acre. Oce other lot in Littleton township iu the aforesaid. State and county bounded on the north and east by the Halifax road, on the south by Howard Browning, on the west by the Alston Road, containing 21 acres known as ths J. J. Bobbitt field. This the 20th day of Nov. 1002. S. U. Daniel, Commissioner. J. W.Terry Co., COTTON FACTORS. Norfolk, Va., Dee. 10, 1902. Cotton Steady Strict Middling S 7-16 Middling 8 5-1G Strict Low Middling 8 3-16 Low Middling tinges Stains Blues Pean u ts S teady Fancy Strictly Prime Prime 2 Low Grades If to 2 Machine Picked 2 to 2J Spanish ' 72i bushel. B. E. Peas $2.75 per bag. Peanut Bags, in bales-68 in-7c. Bagging, Ties and Peanut Bags for Sale. Fine Farm for sale. 260 acres five milej from Halifax and seven miles from Fnfield. 5 hor&e farm open land, 25 acres well timbered, and 100 acres of fine tobacco land Good buildings, small orchard and ex cellent water. Terms : One third cash and balance in one, two, tbree and four years. Price made known on application. HILLIARD& HOUSE, - 7 9J ( McDcffie's Turpentine and Mutton Suet Lang Plaster is a certain cure for woooplng cough, easy and comfortable $100 KEWABD IflOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Curejis the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally .acting directly upon tbe blood and mucous eurfaces of tbe system, thereby destroying tbe foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up tbe constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have no much faith in its curative powers i hat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to care. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. Ohenney & Co.. Toie do, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Good farm in Warren. A good farm for sale in Warren county 2 miles from Macon, N. C 400 acres. 200 acres cleared, balance in woods well timbered with cord wood Good land for Tobacco, Cotton and Corn. Tenant houses and good water. l'erms : One-fourth cash, balance in me, two, three and four years. Apply to BILLIARD & HOUSE. Scotland Neck, N. C. PAUKEU'tl HAIR BALSAM fo) fo) n i (p i uu U uvJ Ik? Scotland Neck, N. O. It tsfon't chop Wood 51 Ft but Sargent's Gem Food Chopper will chop raw meat, cooked meat, vege tables of all kinds, fruit, crackers, bread, eggs, cheese, nuts, figs and other foods, nd them all rapidly, easily, coarse or fine, in uniform pieces, without mashing, squeezing, tearing or grinding. FXU'RELL-HA'R'Dy HA R 2 &j HE CO. "Uhe Hardtmare HujtUra" Scotland Jfeck. It i&iti chop I ; ! To the Public: I n view of the approaching fall season wo htg respectfully, to call your attention to our facilities for transacting a general banking bus iness. We have correspondentsin New York,Phila delpbia, Baltimore, Richmond, Petersburg and Nor folk. Va., and in the principal cities in this State. We make collections with promptness, and at low banking rates, and are desirous of being of use to the business community in this section of North Carolina. We allow interest on deposits in our Sav ings Department and compound the same twice a year on sums of one dollar and upwards. The First National Bank of Weldon. The only United States Depositary in. tfrs section of Eastern, Jlorih Carotina. POSITIONS GUARANTEED. Under 93.000 Cash Deposit. rHCVI"fl TOBACCO SPIT ILJCJIVI I nd SMOKE Too caa secured easily, be made sew life end vivor bv that aakes . weak men strong. Uiav fraiS tm posads in ten dey. Owr MtflO, Out cvred. AU &rmrint. Cure Kuaranu-H. Book
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