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The common wealth. ft. i. .IILLIA&O, ... - &&ziut. Published Everv Thursday. V 4? '4? jf vjr 7 1 Entered at the Post-Office at Scotland freak, V C . as Second Class Matter. THfTKSn.Y. MARCH 17, 1004. DO PEA XUTS IMPROVE LAND? R:nc-3 Ti e Commonwealth .isl:ed this qrostion t-vo weeks pgo it Las beer, dlscnsse:! sona by the farmers, and all who have roen'ionei l! a raatfer Lave e:ii i !h H '. ha Jatvl i-? irl improved bv t pes cut crop H the vices are ttfcen cff. They s'y thtst pebar$ the land will hold it? (.' n if Uc vires nre left in the field ani .Mlcsecl to go b:;ck as a ferti lizer, t-nt to t.;5;e tl-ena c-fl will tend to impoverish th3 hm3. Ifera ih? 'i'rrssrs biv.-ri.:biy take thr Tines off tfcs Sand for st-ek feed, a ad sr the crop m-jfe.d of being an improver becomes an frnpoyeiisher oi the land. Aa bits been observed before, this is nu trifling question, because the peanut crop of this region is an important one, and its effects on the land ought to be studied and known bv our farmers. "STILL BUY M EAT AlSD HAY.' For a numLer of years The Common wealth has been urgirjg the .farmers of this community to raie all home sup plies. Perhaps some have thought that we have made this subject a hob by, so often have we written about it ; and we mnst say that our convictions on the subject are such that if we havt made it a bobby we think it abuut Os good S3 we could have selected. We are reminded to say these thing by an observation of Dr. Hufham som' days ago. He has been away fron Scotland Neck a dozen years and viitb the general improvement m methods of agriculture throughout the State doubt less he expected to see signs of certain improvements here. He remarked, however, "I see they still buy meat and hay here." The fact that there is cauie for such observation proves conclusively that there is stiii room for improve ment in ih'-s xarticular. We may be fiiyiag it for the hundredth time, bus that doe not n'ifcr the fact, that no farming can be called juccessfu! in the highest sense which does not maintain a pystt::n o: come supplies. lo mat ter if c !;Oii has been selling for 15 and 16 cents, iLc farmer who proposes to make cotton with which to buy Lis corn and hay and meat make.5? a great mistake, whatever may be the price of these products. And just as long as they ''still buy meat and hay' just so long will the farmers in this community find themselves loaers by such a system. Home supplies first and money crops BEGINS WORK With the first dose, cleansing the blood of all the poisonous acids that produce RHEUMATISM, driving out all the dangerous germs that infest the body thajt is the way cures are effected by Cther medicines treat symptoms; Rheumacide rtmtvtstbt cause, and, therefore, its CURES ARE PERMANENT. Helps the digestion, tones up the system. Sample bottle free on application to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Pro prietors, 316 West Lombard St., Baltimore, Md. FOR SALE BY E. T. WHITEHEAD A CO. BEAKS ABOUT AHOSKIE. 1 venturing Windsor Ledger. In the vicinity of Ahoskie bear :racbs wero plainly visibie recently on the premises of A. Mitchell, a justice f the peace of Hertford county. Small lunting parlies have endeavored to follow (be route of the sagacious brute, but without success. While the grizzly had been making inroads upon pigs and other small do mestic animals, the women and chil-i-en of the community had been ter rorized and we.e fearful of ar from their homes. Bat the limit was reached early this morning:, when the wife of A E. Gar ett, sheriff of Hertford county, paw a ear in her yard, and several people reported seeing him through tbs night, ind about seven o'clock this morning i number of citizens gathered to in spect the footprints in the mo?f, and a ; - vour.g army that would rival the com- nalants in the Far East, was soon rals- Bears the ed. J. B- Garrett, a prosperous mer- Signature ehrnt of our town, was elected Keceral.l of md J. A. Copeland, the famous fox , hunter, captain. The company hur !idly entered the ranks and marched to a piece of woods on the east part of he town ; as they passed out you oii'd eea breech loaders, rauzzle-load -is, single barrel and double barrel, long guns and short guns, Remington riflps, relics of old Nat's war, and other J mplements ot war, too numerous to uention. After marching several hours ar.d pending out scouts, our hardy soldiers camped in the yard of tbe farmer where his majesty, the t ear, had I esn a few hi.-urs before. The !:ste t advice from the front say the enemy has not been sighted, rjd night fettles down without a drop of blood having been shed on either side. Where it will end remains for the fu ture to reveal. TO IT TO-DAY." The time-worn injunction, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, is now generally presented in this form : "Do it today !" That is the terse advice we want to give you about that hacking ceugb or demoral izing cold with which you have been struggling for several days, perhaps weeks. Take some reliable remedy for it today and let this remedy be Dr. Bouchee's German Syrup, which has been in use for over thirty-five years. A few doses of it will undoubtedly re lieye your cough or cold, and its con tinued use for a few days will cure you completely. No matter how deep-seat ed your cough, even if dread consump tion has attacked your lungs, German Syrup will surely effect a cure as it has done before in thousands of appa rently hopeless cases of lung trouble. New trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. At E. T. Whitehead & Cos. The Kind Yoa Have Always Bought faint Your Buggy for 75 Cents with Devoe's Gioss Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ounces to the pint less than Clay and Red Peas 90c. bu J. W. Perry Co. COTTON FACTORS, Norfolk, . . Virginia. Quotations Mar. 15, 1901. COTTON Quiet Strict Middling 16f Middling 16 Strict Low Middling 16 Low Middling. 16 Tinges 15 Stains......... .. . Blues ....... PEANUTS Firm. Fancy 4 (o 5 Strictly Prime 4 to 4f Prime 4 to i Low Grades ...... 3 to 3f Machine Picked 3 to 4 Spanish $1.12 f bushel. B. E. PEAS $3 00 Bag. Black and Speckle Peas $1.00 bu. & s .- ' w 1 1 Kl Ik K W 1 1 If t; is a Buggy you want we can vuu ujj wit either a Flannagan or a Hackney. If lis a Wagon you want we can sell you a high gra)re Hackney or a medium grade Chase City. If youtre a little short of cash just remember we can sell you a Buggy or Wage for half cash, balance next Fall or will sell you on the Installment Plan. Now, if you want a set of Buggy Harness we are 'just in it," and can put you in, too, if you will just look at our line. Just ike a peep at our store and YOU will see WHO carries the stock. 3 I "The Hardware Hustlers," Scotland eck, Noith Carolina. ml 1 0 Br 1 Si h Mi DU JjS L" L-l others, wears longer and gives a gloss : equal to new work. Sold by E. T. afterwards, is the motto which should j Whitehead & Co. control every farm in the land. Peanut Bags, in bales 68 in 8 Bagging, Ties and Peanut Bags for sale. DUTY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. This is a year in which many per sons will offer themseIve-3 as candidates for public office. The old time way of letting the office seek the man has been discarded, and now the man seeks the effice. We are not writing to question this Btate of affairs, but to give some sug gestions about the duty of those who offer themselves and are accepted. It wa3 Mr. Cleveland, we believe, who gave currency to the declaration that a public office is a public trust ; and there has been nothing said that means more. The fact that the people select a man for a public office and then cast their votes for him, means that they trust him with whatever interest they have in that offise. It means that they are willing to trudt him with the duties of such office, and that they ex pect him to discbarge his duties faith fully. For the most part there is nothing to be implied or inferred concerning how faithfully such officer will per form the duties which he assumes in askirg for and accepting the office; for he generally makes broad and liber al promises to do his duty "to the best of his ability." A man under such circumstance? offering his services to the people, promising to do his duty well and the people trusting him with their suf frage assumes an obligation that it grave in proportion to the importance of the of the office which he seeks. In view of the fact that the candi dates are numerous for the various elective offices this year, it is perhaps not out of place to call attention to these things before the obligations art: assumed. "Wouldn't hurt a baby." Rheuma cide is entirely vegetable, and instead of hurting the digestion, tones up the the entire system. W JIY NOT TAKE A TRIP THIS WINTER THROUGH Florida to Cuba? This beautiful State and Island has been brought within easy, reach by the splen did through train service of the Atlantic Coast Line, The Great Thoroughfare to the tropics. Winter Tourists Tickets are now on sale to all points in Florida and to Havana. For rates, schedules, maps, sleeping car and steamship accomodations write to W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pas. Agt., Wilmington, N. C. "What to Say in Spanish and How to say It" sent 0 to any any address upon receipt of a 2 -cent stamp St. Vincent's Hospital and Sanitarium, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. COST OF BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT, HALF-MILLION DOLLARS. CAPACITY, 300 PATIENTS. ,?'Ist eluaWe climate on Atlantic coast; salt air tempered by proximity of Gulf Stream. Fully equipped with every modern improvement for the treat ment of disease. A full corps of Specialists in every department. Special department for cases of confinement. Most approved X-ray apparatus. Thor ough system of Turkish and Russian Baths. Ward Rates, 7 per week; Private Room Rates from 910 to $30 par week. For Catalogue, etc., address - . Ths President, St. Vincenf s HcspHsl end Ssniterlsm NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. Formula tells the story : Not a patent medlar c : a thin spirituous liquid, of a pleasant bitter taste, made of i.mi BIMttnrE AM D Att7 T"l -J T . . Flini A T Cm Fluid Extract PERUVIAN BARK Fluid Extract BLACK ROOT Fluid Extract DOG WOOD BARK Fluid Extract POPLAR BARK Fimd Extract PRICKLY ASH BARK FMd Extract SARSAPAIULLA It Cures the Chills thai other Chill Tonics Don't Cure. TS Best General Tome. No Cure, No Pay. Prfce. 50c Thursday, Friday CS JL . K' U HH WW l I II I f I II fill J . 11 II I Thursday. Friday. PREMIUMS : MORRISETT 1BJROTBLTEK.S' i F MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Every purchaser of a Ladies' Hat is entitled to one guess at a Nice Gold Watch. The most up-to-Cate Millinery Novelties and at the lowest prices ever seen in town. GOLD WATCH BICYCLE MUSIC BOX SILVER THIMBLES WE 1 D Er PA RTM ENT Fortified by early contracts we are prepared to save you io to 15 per cent. Is it worth saving ? Tken come and get your wants supplied and save money. Everybody who spends as much as $10 in the month of April we will present a Sterling Silver Thimble. Wear the American Beauty Corset. Best $1 Corset in town, and you may get an $85 Music Box. Prices below will tell of the Dry Goods. D Ei P-A RTM ENT Every purchaser of a Suit has a guess at a 3SicVcf or SoW IDatcfi. Who will ride 5tt?-7f 'S,5Mo? S r n "yS T6 be conced that the bottom has fallen out The "Great Shirts and "Eclipse, eclipses all others. Everything is up-to-date to make the young men look nice. Come and see for yourself. F Don't forget tfW &reat QHreffa Safe Slow n $1.50 Umbrellas (only 100) Table Oil Cloths 12 Sea Island Percale Cannon Cloth Pacific Lawns worth 10c 10-Cent Ginghams 12-Cent Ginghams Beautiful Chambray Mercerized Great Drive in Pearl Buttons Gold Eyed Needles Pins Sterling Silver Thimble. 3 Thimbles.. 4 Pair Heavv Half Hose ' Great Drive in Ladies' Lace Hose Pearl Shirt Waist Set Nice Sailor..... ' 7 Cakes Octagon Soap Monday morningjoniy 6 Packages Starch Monday morning, onlv " nt, s,;4- ..4-v. -i n nn "? J Men's Suits, worth f 9.50 ....iii!!!!!!!"!''' 98c. 15c. 10c. 10c. 08c. 08c. 10c. .12 05c. 01c. 01c. 49c. 05c. 25c. 15c. 05c. 19c. 25c. 25c. .98. .49. 49( Thanks for past favors. Scotland Neck, N. O. See our Great Shirts... "u"fOC - IK - , . , . 60-Cent Voile (new shades).:: AUU 8nd 15-Cent Cotton Voile.... Vo ' aP -Ribbons ""...."."....".".... 10? nci Japanese Silks 7V &?Kie8 m s)........;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;; AmericanCalicoes...'.';.' ' J-' U- S. Bleaching '(; ioo816?88 Embroidery;.:;.;; in,.' Beautiful Lace Bands.... One Bale Rugs Ladies' Vests....: R5r Ladies' Gauze nom.Z'Z'. 2-' Good Garter Webb Jew Quilts left - Hair Pins per box ' Homespun Plaids 2- Souths' Suits, worth $9.00 fV o I tU30RKISETT BROS.. V. V.. Lieaders in Low Prices."
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