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The commonwealth. W a 0 ir TO"' BUS-7 MEM S. ili-LIARD Editor. Published Every Thursday. Entered at the Post-Office at Scotland Neck, N C . as Second-Class Matter. ifu'iiiiniii THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 1904. Physician tatf oatfcelr beat tj mm Jmms WMces, f Dfltaa cases of RHEUMATISM IMIA fQ OIIC VI swwvw at f They all failed UI PRETTY WELL SETTLED. ar mm Tbe action of the New York Demo cratic convention pretty well sett'e3 it t:U Judge Parker vill be the Domr cMtic coxiaee for President. The Richmond Times Dispatch makes this pleasing comment : "The action of the New York Dem ocracy gives assurance that, as far ae cnvthinst in politic J c;n be certain, Jude I'arLer will bft the noiniues c.t the national convention, end that s sound Democratic platform will W prorjiilga'c-d. ' St is a hnppy omen r.nd inspires every Democrat with hope." PAY YOUR POLL TAX. Let every voter remember that if he fails to pay his poll tax by the first of May he will forfeit hia right to vote in th coming elections. It is highly important that this mat ter he attended to in time. No good citizen can afford to lose hia right to vote by neglecting to pay tbe tax which he will have to pay anyway, even if he does not p?y it bv the first of May. Every man ought to feel interest enough m the welfare of his country to desire the privilege of voting ; and every man ought to cast his vote in the interest of good government and not to please some one else. Then let every man who wishes to serve his country by his ballot remem ber to pay his poll tax by the first of May. SATISFIED WITH THE WATTS LaW. Just now certain newspapers and a few small calibre politicians are trying to stir up discontent about tbe Watts liquor law. The little politicians are trying to make an impression that tbe country people are dissatisfied about it, saying that the law as it is disfran chises the country people in the mat ter of regulating the liquor traffic. We do not believe that the country psople are dissatisfied with the Watts Jaw. It takes the country grcggenes and distilleries awsy from their doors and puts them all in tne towns where they can be governed by police force. The people in the country districts have too much sense and enjoy quiet and security too much to raise objec tion to the removal from their homes the many evil Influences that cluster about the open distilleries and tbe un governed dram shops. It is a weak attempt to start a stir just before the time for nominating men for the General Assembly, and the good people of the State, in the towns trad in tbe country, who love order and favor temperance should pay no attention to such a racket except to keep their eyes open and be ready to meet every unfair turn the whiskey interest may take. HAS REACHED THE LIMIT. Yesterday we took a little trip to the country. On the firm of Mr. P. H. Mangum, which, by the way, is proba bly the best managed of any farm in the entire State, were twenty hands picking out cotton, and tbe field was as white as if it bad been November. On the farm of Dr. H. H. Harris, which adjoins that of Mr. Mangum, were at least a dozen picking out the last of the doctor's cotton crop. Ral eigh Times. The foregoing from the Raleigh Times shows certain conditions and tendencies in the matter of producing and saving cotton. The gentlemen whose hands were picking out cotton a week ago are amongst the best farm ers in the State, as The Times well says; and it is pretty clear that they would haye saved their crop of cotton long ago if they could have procured the hands to do the work. In this late gathering in of the cotton crop may be seen one of the strongest evidences that the cotton crop has about reached the limit. It is now planting tme. Many farmers are planting their cotton crop, and almost all through the cotton section the cot ton acreage is being increased. , The Commonwealth does not wish to be any prophet of evil, but we pre dict that farmers next fall and next winter will haye a harder time to get their cotton saved than they have bad for many years. Mr. Mangum and Dr. Harris and other large cotton farmers will do well if they are not picking out cotton again ner? April. We believe the limit of the crop has been reached and we fear tbe increase in the crop this apring will be a source of embarrassment next fall when it comes time to save the crop. MOTHERS ! MOTHERS I ERS ! MOTH- How many children are at this sea son feverish and constipated, with bad stomach and headache. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children will al ways cure. If worms are present they will certainly remove them. At all druggists' 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LeRoy,N.Y. Kodol Dyspepsia Ccro IT CURED HELPLESS CRIPPLE. Mr. Wilkei writes la the course of a lone letter, dited Anentt 18. 1902: 'My leti were drawn back antil mr feet touched mr hipa. I waa aa help leal at a Baby for nearly 12 month. The muscles of my arms and lees were hard and shriveled up.. I Suffered death many times over. Was treated by six different physicians in McColI, Dillon and Marion, but none of them could do me any good, until Dr. J. P. Ewine, of Dillon, tola me to try your RHEUMACIDE. I ocean to take it, and before the first bottle was used US I began to get better. I used Si bottles and waa completely cured." Dr. i. P. Ewing confirms Mr. Wilkes' statement in every particular. PRCC TaiAL BOTTLE SENT ON APPLICATION TO BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO., PROPRIETORS. BALTIMORE, MD FOR SALE BY E. T. DECLARED FOR JUDGE PA RKER In the New York State Democratic Convention at Albany Monday the Democrats declared their preference far Judge Parker for President in the following paragraph of the platform : "The Democracy ot- New York favor the nomination tor president of the United States of that distinguished Democrat and eminent jurist of our own state, Alton Brooks Parker, and the delegates selected by this conven tion are hereby instructed to present and support such nomination at the approaching national convention ; that said delegates are hereby further in structed to act and vote as a unit in all matters pertaining to said conven tion in accordance with the will of the majority of the said delegates ; and the said delegate re further author ized to fiill any . ..caccies which may arise from any cause in said delegation In case of absence of both delegates and alternates." Following is tbe substitute offered by Bourka Cockran in behalf of Tam many Hall, which was lost in commit tee by a vote of 23 Parker votes to 11 Tammany votes : "Tbe Democracy of New York be lieves that the result of the presiden tial election now pending involves tbe very existence of constitutional govern ment in tbe country ; in such a grave crisis it baa no favor to asK of tbe I arty in the nation except the privil ege of serving it. That this service may be most effective, the delegation here elected is left free to take such ac tion at St. Louis as a majority thereof may consider moat liktly to insure the success of the candidates selected by the national convention. Realizing, however, that the electoral votes of New York are absolutely essential to Democratic success, we submit to our brethren throughout tbe country that Alton B. Parker, a Democrat in the prime of life, has been elected by a ma jority of over sixty thousand to the chief position in the judicial system in this State, and for over six years has discharged the duties of his high office with such unvarying dignity, shining ability and scrupulous .fidelity, that if bis term were to expire this year he would undoubtedly be chosen to suc ceed himself by tbe concurring votes of all his fellow-citizens." L. & M. PAINT. Mess. E. T. Whitehead & Co. : Dear Sirs : Oyer fifty years ago, our firm began selling paint throughout the South ; sales have continued unin teruiptedly, and ten times greater than any other brand of paint. Head tbe following : . "Have used the L. & M. Paint twen ty years ; houses painted with it eight j ears ago show better to-day than houses painted with other paints with in two years." A. B. Edgell, Alachna, Fla. "Have used all brands of naint. L. A. M. Pure Paint stands better, and wears longer than any other paint I have ever used in my ten years experience." H. F. Smith, Painter, Concord, N.C. "1 painted Frankenbnrg Block with L. & M. Paint; stands out as though varnished. Actual cost waa lass than $1.20 per gallon." W. B. Barr, Charles ton, W.Va. "I painted our old homestead with L. fe M. Paint twenty-six years ago. Not painted since : looks better than bouses painted in the last four years wun oiner paint." s. 8. Sconeld, Harris Springs, S. C. "Used tbe L. & M. Paint for sixteen years. Painted, three houses with it fifteen years ago ; they have not needed painting since." J. E. Webb. Hfokn. ry, N. C. . ' . . . ' -: - . Respectfully, LONGMAN & MARTINEZ. -This celebrated paint is sold by E.T. Whitehead & Co. MR. HUFHAM FOR LAW AND ORDER. Sunday's papers told how Mr. T. M. Hufham and Judge Council saved, a negro from a probable lynching some days ago at Hickory. Mr. Hufham pleaded with the mob for law and or der at the steps of tbe court house while the negro was spirited away down the b ick stairs and carried to another place of safety. Previous to Mr. Hufham's plea Judge Council had also quelled tbe mob for a time. The negroe's offense was some im proper conduct and talk to a white woman a serious offense, to be sore but it was fortunate that he was saved from tbe hands of the enraged mob. Faint Your Boggy for 75 Cents with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ounces to the pint less than others, wears longer and giyes a gloss qual to new work. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. a Bean the Th K'mdfoUlCT Ahnjs WHITEHEAD A CO. WHAT IS OLD AGE? Indiania State Sentinel. In considering the service pension order of the Interior Department, di rected by President Roosevelt, Senator Carmack of Tennessee quoted the whereas to the effect that old age is an infirmity, the average nature and extent of which tbe experience of the .Tension Bureau has established with reasonable certainty that is sixty-two years. Then occurred the exchange : Mr. Spooner Does the Senator deny that?" Mr. Carmack I do. Mr. Spooner Does the Senator mean to say that old age is an infir mity? Mr. Carmack I do. Mr. Spooner I am glad to hear it. Mr. Aldrich Although you would want some better evidence ? Mr. Carmack I do not know any man who bears bis sixty-two years with more ease and honor than the Senator from Wisconsin, and I offer the honor able Senator as an exhibit to prove that sixty-two years of age does not constitute infirmity. Mr. Spooner I can testify to tbe fact that I cannot do the manual labor now that I could do ten or fifteen years ago. Mr. Carmack I do not believe the Senator' ever could do any manual la bor. Mr. Spooner I have done a great deal. Mr. Carmack I cannot believe it. Mr. Spooner What? Mr. Carmack I cannot believe it. Mr. Spooner Tbe Senator does not doubt my word? Mr. Carmack I am compelled to doubt that the Senator could ever have blgfen classed as a manual laborer. What I was saying is that age may cause infirmity, but age itself is not an infirmity. 'Whether it produces infir mities at any particular time of life depends upon the native vigor of a man's constitution. It must be decid ed with reference to each particular man. Tbe World's Work lor April is very clearly on the side of Senator Carmack, though at tbe time the article to which we refer was written the colloquy above set out had not taken place. It shows that there have been thirty Sen ators who served more than twenty years and that there are now in tbe Senate a good many men far beyond t he age of sixty-two who would probab ly not acknowledge that they are "old." For instance, there is Mr. Pettns of Al abama, who is eighty three years of age ; Mr. Morgan of the same State is almost eighty ; Mr. Hoar of Massachu setts and Mr. Bate of Tennessee and Gen. Hawley of Connecticut are seventy-eight ; Mr. Piatt of Connecti cut and Mr. Stewart of Nevada are seventy-seven ; Mr. Cullum of Iowa is eeventy-fiye; Mr. Teller of Colorado and Mr. Gibson of Montana are seventy-four ; Mr. Proctor of Vermont and Mr. Frye of Maine are seventy-three. There are twenty-five Senators the average of whose ages is more than sevent-three, and among them are some of the most useful members of the body. They are not all rich men, and some haye practically no income bat their salaries. Thus it appears that old age cannot be arbitrarily fixed by the number of years that one lives. Some persons believe that they are old at fifty, and there are others who think they are young at ninety. .While it may not be true that a woman is as old as she looks, it comes pretty near being true that a man is as young: as he feel?. Like the running brook, the red blood that flows through the veins has to come from somewhere. The springs of red blood are found in the soft core of the bones called the marrow and some say red blood also comes from the spleen. Healthy bone marrow arid healthy spleen are full of fat. Scott's Emulsion makes new blood by feeding the bone marrow, and the spleen with the richest of all fats, the pure cod liver oil. . For pale "school girls" and invalids and for all whose blood is thin and pale, Scott's Emulsion is a pleasant and rich blood food.. It not only feeds the blood-making organs but eives them strength to do their proper work. 'Scad for free sample. 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