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Tiio commonwealtli. . E. HILLTARD Editor. m I tMgaggj Published Every Thursday. Entered at the Poat-Ojjilee at Scotland Neck, N G .as Second Chisa Matter. RHDAV FEBRUARY 12, 1303. A SERIOUS MISTAKE. Newspapers, we know, are held re-J FponfU.!e for many things with which tiiov iMve little or nothing to do; bu it occurs to us that ii a paper cannot , hln a rood cause it would do well to keep f ilent. r, i fr s-a we have seen only two newspapers in the State have said any thing editorially against the great cm sade now being waged by the temper ance people against the evils of the liquor traffic. These papers are the Littletoa News Reporter snd the Char lotte Observer. The News Keporter last week made a gratuitous fling at the petitions that have been sent to roiofnm infant? that those e 1U9 1A;J,10IHVVJ mm who took names to petitions were in- A;crt e TOhthr thnsA who UlUClVilV m- w- w www signed were voters, women, children or eally leaves the liquor traffic as it is in lunatics. The editor ol TJhe Common- State. Its main teature is the re wealth carried such petition but took striction of the sale and manufacture names of none but voters, although of liquor to incorporated towns, with in mpn who nra not old enoueh to out specifying the number of inhabi- vote wished to sign, but we declined to allow them. We took no names ol children or lunatics, but would not have objected to the names of women, for they are vitally concerned in the liquor question. The Charlotte Observer has referred to the whiskey people as the "Morally Stunted" and to the temperance peo- p!e as the "Pure in Heart," and has intimated that the latter claesjthrough the very legislation they propose, may be deprived of getting "sow paw" themselves. While this paper does not pose as the special mentor to the News Re porter, the Charlotte Observer, or any other paper, we think that they might have done a good cause more . nd by commuication in last Sunday's News filling the space we . have refei I to and Observer,if there is no good temper with something else ; or might have ance legislation by the present Legis uaad phraseology that would have been lature those who are Legislators now more appreciated by those who do not agree with them in their attitude to wards the temperance question. REALLY, WHO DOES KNOW A man asked me the other day if I knew where he could get a book setting forth what the General Assembly had done. He could learn nothing from the papers and less by looking on. "There are speeches, reports, readings, votes, motions, committees ; but when do they get a thing done and how can I know it?" Peter Plain in Biblical Recorder. "Peter Plain's" friend is not the only man who wishes to know where he can learn what the Legislature has done. It is easy enough to learn every day from the newspapers many things that the Legislature kis "doing" ; but who can tell what has been done? The time when a certain thing is finished and just what it was when it was finished is one ol the hardest things to learn about the Legislature. Truly who can gay that Peter Plain's man did nOt I speak the truth when he said.: "Thare are speeches, reports, readings, votes. I motions and committees." He might have added that there are bills, discus sions, amendments, more discussions, passing first, second and third readings, then the sending ot the bill to the "other baanch of the body,' where it is discussed, amended, re-discussed and sent oacK w me starting place lor a . i ... . .. . . Yes, indeed, it is a hard question to answer. Now and then the daily pa- rere print a batch of laws which rather relieve the strain of the uncertainty as ... w hoa a . i - -jr nu , and then the same string of perplexi ties befuddle one again. But when It is all over, thanks to types and printers, we can see it all in a book. ANY CHURCH or parsonage or institution supported by voluntary contribution will be given a liberal quantity of ljongman & Martinez Pore Paints whenever they paint. Note : Have done so for twentynaeven years. Sales : Tens ot millions of gal lons; painted nearly two million houses underuarantee to repaint if not satislactory. The paint wears for nerioda nn to eighteen vears. Lin. seed Oil must be added to the mint rA nnM ti then about S1.25 a eailon. Samolea free. Sold bv our Aents. E. T. wtiitwwwat rn - eCSr Ectt; Crcr Thoroughly eradicate! the excess of Uric and Lactic Acids from the .system, itartTthe kidney, into healthy action, cures constipation and indigestion. THIS DONE, YOU ARC WELL Of RHEUMATISM, AND ANY OTHER DISEASE CAUSED BY IMPURE BLOOD. k. a: ,rl it other remedies have failed. RHEUM ACIDE has made its reputation by curing alleged injure the organs of use benefit. Finally m " RHMJMAonw." for It is toy far the best Price i.oo prepaid express, Bobbitt Chemical Co., THE TEMPERANCE SITUATION. The Watts bill was fayorably report- on some days ago.by the Committee, but to most o! the temperance this bill 1b not satisfactory. It people practi- tants. The London bill, or something simi lar, is what the people want. An effort is being made to blend the main features of the two bills Into one. Two other bills have been introduced known as Che Smith and Murphey bills, but thus far nothing definite has been settled upon. The State is ready for some advanced 8teDS in temperance legislation, and no make-ehifts will meet the demands. There is little danger to the Demo cratic party, as a party, temperance legislation or no temperance legislation. The Democratic party will still be dominant in North Carolina ; but as Mr. J. W. Bailey well expressed in a may not be Legislators next time. DOES NOT HURT BOYS. It has been one of the main purposes of this paper for fifteen years, under the present management, to print nothing that would be hurtful to any one. We haye been especially desir ous to print such things as will be helpful to the young. It follows with out saying, therefore, that we highly appreciate the following from Charity and Children, the paper of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville : "The Scotland Neck Commonwealth modestly claims that during the last fifteen years it has printed more tem perance literature than any other seen lar paper in the State, daily or weekly. We dare say this claim is entirely true, and we may add, the columns of no other eecular paper, daily or weekly, contain cleaner or more wholesome matter on any subject than this name Commonwealth. We are grateful to Editor Hilliard for supplying the Or phanage houses with a copy of his high-toned paper, which he has kindlv Hnna fni roora Vn hoa aiTA. twuLn injured by reading The Common- wealth. SAVED HER CHILD'S LIFE. "In three weeks our chubby little boy was changed by Pneumonia al most to a skeleton," writes Mrs. W. Watkins, of Pleasant City, O. "A ter- I rible cough set in, that, in spite of a gooa doctor 8 treatment for several I WmiUI. KTBW WUIHH HVBrV llrt V W R . . - - then used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and our darlin wM ! soon sound and well. We are sure this grand medicine saved his life." Mil- ,ions know II'8 tbe onlv sure cure r Coa8hs' Colds and a11 Lun8 diseases. E-T- Whitehead & Co. guarantee sat- 10 50Ci $1.00. Trial bottles free. ALSO USES THE BLUE BACK. Since The Commonwealth has I brought to notice that Vine Hill Fe- male Academy has adopted the "blue back". Prof. Bethea, of the Vine Hill Male Academy, has informed us that the great and good old book is used in his school also. One by one, no doubt, the schools rally will fall into line. MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POW " DERS FOR CHILDREN, Suceessinlly mad by Mother Gray, I narse in the Children's Home in New York Cre Feveriehne83,3ad Stomach Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, uUhimi-!Imm atx vean ago I be ran to have sciatic, and also a chronic &uT&J "IrieSTumber'of .dyertised remedies vrithout permanent Does not Golds boro, N. C, Aug. 25, 1908. remedy. LOMAX. B. A. LOMAX. or from your Druggist. - Baltimore: fid., U. S. A. OUR LEGISLFTURE, The Woek of the Law-Makeks fob ; Several Days. Following next after last week's re port of the Legislature was a bill intro duced in the Senate to prohibit the wearing of high hats in theatres. In the House Representative Diewry introduced a bill fot the incorporation of a railroad to run from Raleigh to Washington, N. C, by way of Wilson and Greenville. Wednesday, 25th day. Senate. In the Senate two bills were introduced of some importance. Senator Godwin, of Harnett, intro duced a bill to abolish the custom of kissing the Bible in courts on the ground that the Bibles used are dirty and tend to the 'Communication of dis ease from one person to another. Senator Hoey, of Cleveland county, Introduced a bill that will change some things with regard to municipal elections. Itproyides that registrars and judges owlections be appointed by county commissioners. Senator Webb introduced a bill pro viding that when a person has taught seyen years in the public schools and has a first grade certificate, he shall have a first grade certificate to teach as long as he wishes. House. The House passed the fire cracker bill which prohibits the sale of fire crackers over three inches long, toy pistols, spring and air guns and sky rockets. A bill to prevent the spreading of contagious diseases among hogs passed thud reading. Thursday, 26th day. Senate. Senator Durham intro duced a "Child Labor BilV This makes it unlawful for manufacturing establishments to hire any child under I twelve years of age during the public school term of the district : no minor attar t.h nnhliA uohnni iorm rt inns who can not read and write unless he has a certificate of two weeks attend ance on school, and in 1904 increases this to four weeks." After 1905 no child under fourteen who cannot read and write is to be employed unless he has a certificate of at least an attend ance of 75 per cent, on the public school, or has a certificate that non-attendance was caused by sickness. The bill also makes it unlawful for any child under twelve to worfc between the hours of 7 at night and 6 in the morn ing, except such as have been regular ly employed during the working hours of the day preceding. Violation of this to be a misdemeaner with $100 fine, imprisonment thirty days, or both. House. The bill regarding the Tar boro dispensary was disposed of. It was Senator Gilliam's bill providfng for an election in Tarboro on the ques tion of continuing the dispensary. The bill provides that the question be set tled by a majority of the votes cast, but the Representatives from Edge- combe, Me. Daughtridge and Shelton, amended it so that the question of con- nn5nfha At.. uu u mined majority of the qualified voters, ment. It was passed with the amend- Friday, 27th day. Senate. -A bill was introduced to compel railroad engineers to give warn ing of danger to persons seen on a rail road track in front of an engine. The bill was discussed at length and then referred to the judiciary committee. House. Perhaps the most impor tant feature in the House was the in troduction by Mr.Blouut of a joint res- olution authorizing and requesting the Governor to appoint a commissioner to investigate the unlawful discrimina - a ad . won in ireignt rates ; to secure and tabulate lull Information and report to we governor, wno snail tnen take sncn steps as ne may deem necessary lor the redress of any grievances. The commission is to be paid $125 a month ana an allowance no exceeding SB7&.W a month for incidental expenses for as . Taking when yon take Grove's Taste lees Chill Tonic because the fajrjnula 1 "1 . a 1 a., 1 . . . , , , . . . - incurable cases. digestion. iuB tuai. n BiuiiKjr au u fu'tpowoer... It cdies Chilblains. Swollen in tasteless iorm. xoo vure, o x j ltW WW Iff k WW1 1 in the Hardware line, and we reckon we deserve the name, judging from the prices now and three years ago, but we are satisfied with our profits and don't believe you will get mad with us because we cut exhorbitant profits half in two. We aro still up-to-date and Leading the Procession with the best display of Farming Implements, including : : : ..: Acme - Harrows, Disc Harrows, Disc Plows, Disc Cultivators, Wagons, Buggies, Etc., Etc. We have just bought Four Books of New Building Designs, with houses costing from $500 to $5,000, from which you can select any style of house' you may want, which is FREE to all our customers. If you want to build call and get these books, it will pay you. And don't forget the INDIAN ROCK LIME when you build. Nothing better in our market. W. R. Bris tow says he would rather have it at 50c per barrel more, than any other lime ever sold in our town. Remember, nobody undersells us. Futrell-Hardy Hardware Company, Scotland Neck, long as the Governor may consider his services necessary. Saturday, 28th day. Senate. A message was received from the Governor that thirty trustees of the State University are to be elect ed by the General Assembly, becauso of expiring terms, resignations, etc. Senator Glenn introduced a bill to abolish Board of Examiners of State Institutions. House. A bill introduced by Mr. Newland, ot Caldwell, provides, "That it shall be unlawful for any railroad company operating in this Stale to allow any freight they may receive to remain unsnipped tor more tnan nvo days or to fail to furnish cars within five days for any freight tendered said road for shipment unless otherwise agreed between sail company and the shipper, and any company violating this section shall forfeit and pay the sum of $20.00 for each day said freight remains unshipped to the party ag- grieved." Mr- Kin& of Pitt introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor to use bois- terous or indecent language on the public roads. Mr. Parker, of Halifax introduced a bill to allow Enfield's Graded School to iseus bonds to pay indebtedness. ' Monday, 29th day. Senate Senator Justice introduced a bill with the following important features : 1. It imposes a semi-annual tax of six thousand dollars per year on the franchise and business of every railroad doing business between points within the State in addition to all the other taxes, and expressly provides that the tax shall not be imposed on inter-State business or that done for tho United States. 2. It provides that the Corporation Commission shall report to the State Treasurer any act of discrimination by any rail road against any point within the State and in favor of any point within or without the State. 3. That when a railroad is not report ed ollil t it nt an tr rt?arimlnltirn tfA Treasurer shall return or not collect iha . imnaaA 4 If the railroad is reported guilty of the discrimination and pays the tax, and contends that it was not guilty of ! such discrimination it may sue and recover it back. 5. Eyery person discriminated against may sue any railroad which has, by such discrimination, violated the Inter-State Commerce law of the Unit ed States, and recover from the road damages he has sustained and ajpenalty of two thousand dollars. These cases can be brought in the State courts by the bill, but can be removed to the United States courts under the Federal law. House A bill requiring all public 1 jchool children to be vaccinated was T introduced bv Judee Graham. It pro- Vldes that no child or person not yacci nated ehall be admitted into any of the public schools of the State. The school committee may adopt a" resoln- tion excluding children not vaccinated until they are vaccinated, and cost I copies of the notice at least ten days I beforehand. Within two weeks alter IT KEEPS THE FEET WARM V AND DRY. v 1 - iu-uay lor Alien s root-Jtase, a : oweaimg, oore, Acning. Damn f mmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , rr " ' r ' ' i i "The Hardware Hustlers,' such announcement, itjshall be the du ty of the county superintendent of health ro visit the school and vaccinate all children not previously vaccinated. The teacher of the school shall furnish to the vaccinator a list of the children enrolled, and within ten days be shall report on vaccinal status ol the school to the county superintendent of instruc tion, the county sanitary committee and the secretary of the State hoard of health." THE VALUE OF EXPERT TREAT-) MENT. Everyone who is afflicted with a chronic disease expariencea great dif ficulty in having their case intelli gently treated by the average physi cian. These diseases can only be cur ed by a, specialist who understands them thoroughly. Dr. J. Newton Hathaway of Atlanta, Ga.,is acknowl edged the most skilinl and successful specialist in the United States. Write him for his expert opinion of your 3ase, for which he makes no charge. YELLOW POISOn in your blood ? Physlcisns cd it ilalaria! Germ. It can be seen K chaneinsr red bleed yellow urdsr microscope. It works day and ? night. First, it turns your com plexion yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep down ycuv backbone. Vou feel weak and worthless. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC will stop the trouble now. It enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison. If neglected and when Chilis Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen eral break-down come later on, Roberts' Tonic will cure you thenbut why wait ? Prevent future sickness. The manufac turers know all about this yel low poison and have perfected Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, nourish your system, restore appetite, purify the blood, pre vent and cure Chills, Fevers and Malaria. It has cured thous andsIt will cure you, or your money back. This is fair. Try ft. Price. 25 cents. ,TE. T. WHITEHEAD & CO. Notice. Lula Staten Halifax County, vs. Joe Staten.) North Carolina. Action lor Divorce in Superior Court. Joo Staten, the defendant above named, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court for Halifax county to dissolve the bonds of matri mony now existing between the plain tiff and defendant, and said defendant will further take notice that he is re quired to appear at the April term-of the Superior court of said county to be held, at the court house in Halifax on the fifth Monday after the first Mon day in March, 1903, and answer or de mur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the reliei demanded in said complaint. S. M. GARY, 2-12-6t Clerk Superior Court. DoWlit's & Salvo For Pikw, Durnr. Sort. IS Formula tells mWmmmm1 myWK NPteineacfae: a thin spirituous Squid, of a tJnt Mh , Mm tKSS 5fcuV5J5gSI:v-r Extract KUCKLY ASH BARK The best physic. "Once tried and you will always use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets," says Wil liam A Girard, Pease, Vt. These Tab lets are the most prompt, most pleas ant and most reliable cathartic in use. For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, N. C, and Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood, N. C. Give us your orders for Tobacco Flues now. The Josey Hdw. Co. J. W. Perry Co., COTTON FACTORS. " Norfolk, Va., Feb. 10, 1903 Cotton Steady. Strict Middling 9 1-2 Middling 9 3-S Strict Low Middling 9 1-4 Low Middling 9 1-8 Tinges Stains Blues Peanuts Quiet Fancy Strictly Prime Prime Low Grades 2 7-8 OS Machine Picked Spanish If to 2 7U f bushel. $2.75 per batr B. E. Peas Black and Speckle Peas $1.10 Clay and Red Peas 1 00 V l Peanut Bags, in balee-68 in-7 4-lCc. Bagging, Ties and Pemut Bags for Sale. We shall Jceep on hand for the season a full , . supply of Horses and Mules! We buy in The Best Markets and can give our customers The Best of Bargains. Give us a call1 before pur chasing elsewhere. 33iggs & Johnson, Scotland Neck, N. C. the story : mmmmm. - Horses Mi es North Carolina. las We have fine lot of just recoived a SYRUP In quart cans, half gallon and gallon buckets. Also another lot of fine BON TON iVIOLASSES Which we are selling at 40o per gallon, and a barrel of Porto Rican Molasses at 60c per gallon. WE WILL HAVE To arrive next week a big line or Spring and Summer Shirts which we are going to sell low down. ujii onii Al I ODD fl n FY Scotland Neck, N. C. Give us your orders for Tobacco Flues now. The Josey Hdw. Co. -T II E- PlONEEE CtROC r1 Having been the first on to open a FIRST CLASS Grocery Store in Scotl.-iml J Neck, and having for oiglit years studied the wants of the trade, we feel that w' should be in a position f know better than any oik1 with less experience, just llf kind of goods the poop!'1 want. GIVE US A CALL. Satisfaction GU AllANTE L I ) FOR FIRST CL. GROC E R I Ef. O.K. TAYLOR. Scotland Neck, N. C. Willi &I!o TAYLO R Heaannar 50. . r irogglsts and shoe stores. 25c.
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