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NO 41
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worse, I left there with my wife to visit my
sister-in-law, Mrs. T. A. Kirby, at Roanoke,
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OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS.
The Raleigh Evening Times writes as follows under the heading "Selfish
Women," and we do not feel capable of adding to the good sense by any
Ashamed of Her Home.
"One
straining for wealth and the appearance of it is to make extremely selfish
the young women for whom such superhuman efforts are made. When
a girl knows that all in her family make sacrifices to give hex. that which
they cannot afford, and when she knows that others go without necessities
in order that she may have luxuries, she begins to think, after awhile, that
she must be somebody of great importance, and that everything must
point toward her and all the family arrangements be made with reference
to her comfort aud convenience. Too often she becomes dissatisfied with
her humble surroundings, and thinks her home a bore, a place to be avoid
ed as much as possible. Not long ago we heard a young woman of this
kind actually say that she was ashamed of her home, although ber mother
had made untold sacrifices for her, and had robbed herself and her home of
many things they should have had, in order to enable her daughter to make
a fine appearance. This catering to vanity is what ruins many women and
makes selfish wives."
tut
"A man who recently moved to this place to put bis children in the con
ton mill, was asked the other day if he would't send his children to school.
4ISo,' said
'they were
That Mean Man.
Such a news item appeared recently in the Sanford Express, and that
man has been roundly abused by the press, and deserves it. Now, the man
does not deserve abuse because he wished his children to work simply, for
children ought to be taught to work and ought to work when it is necessa
ry ; but the mean spirit in the man was his declaration that his children
"must support" him. No man who is able to worjc ought to be allowed to
make slaves of his children for his own ease.
t t t t
A tew days ago in Halifax a gentleman gave us the particulars of the
killing of Josephine Pugh by the train some nights before. He said
she had bean 'drinking and perhaps lay down on
Still Another Argument.the track He added: .,Thi8 is another argo.
ment tor temperance." Yes, and the lollowing newa item which we
clip from the Tarboro Southerner is anothor argument :
"Will Hilliard, colored, some time Saturday night was rnn over by a
train at Battlebero and was killed. He was quite drunk in the afternoon
and it is believed that he either fell on the track or went to sleep upon it."
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. Nbvfp hofrvro in tbo history nf thi.-i country bavft Southern nratnrfl haan
in such demand to speak in the North. It is a high tribute to the ability
South? rn Orators In the
North.
has there been puch a demand for their help in the North in discussing the
great questions of a political campaign. The Morning Post said editorially
Sunday :
"In the matter of furnishing public speakers to discuss the issues of the
campaigu in Northern States, the South is doing nobly. Nearly every
statesman in Dixie who is physically able to do so has taken the stump or
is preparing to do so. The South has ever been the nursery of American ora
tory, but too little of Southern eloquence has been heard in the Northern
and Western States. The campaign sets a precedent which people up
North will not wish to have set aside in the future. Southern orators
are welcomed in the North and West ; they are listened to witn respect and
they are proving effective vote getters. Wherever these men of the South
have appeared they haye made a 'hit' and the natural consequence is that
the National Democratic Committee is overwhelmed with requests for
their eervices."
Judge R. B. Peebles is again under seyere criticism for some of his ,udi
cial acts. Some weeks ago the clerk of the Superior Court of Warren
county resigned and the people of the county de-
Judge Peebles Criticised. 8ired that exSheriff T. &t 8houid be ap
pointed as clerk of tho court. Every member of the county Democrabc
Executive Committee of Warren county, except two, asked that Mr. Rod
well be appointed clerk, and it seemed to be the general desire of the peo
ple of the county. Judge Peebles refused to appoint Mr. Rod well, but ap
pointed another man. The general opinion was that J udge Peeles refused
to appoint Mr. Rod well on some personal grounds. Later Judge Peebles
wrote to the chairman of the county Democratic Execntiye Committee,
saying that he refused to appoint Mr. Rod well because he was a defaulter
in the office of Sheriff some time ago. This brought out the declaration
by Mr. Rodwell himsell and by others who knew that Mr. Rodwell settled
every cent of his obligations to the county as Sheriff and that neither the
county nor a single one of Mr. Rod well's bondsmen lost a cent. This put
Judge Peebles under the blast of severe ciiticism by Mr. Rodwell's special
friends, and the people of the county generally and by the press of the
State. Mr. Rod well's reputation has been stabbed by the charge of Judge
Peebles and he and bis friends feel keenly aggrieyed by it. At this writ
ing nothing has been heard from Judge Peebles in answer to the denial
of his charges against Mr. Rodwell.
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Some two weeks ago there was sent from Tunis, in Hertford county, to
the News and Observer one ot the most sensational news letters that has
appeared in print in North Carolina in perhaps
Public News Statements It 8tated that three weeks prior to that
Should be Truthful. tfme three y0Qng men who were excite(j 5y in
toxicatlng liquors went from Weldon into the neighborhood of Margaretta
yille in Northampton county to a respectable colored man's house, and at
the muzzle of a pistol took his daughter from her home to the woods, as
saulted her and hung her'up by the head and heels and left her for dead.
This news shocked all who read it.but soon there was a denial of it all, and
when it was investigated it was found to be wholly a fabrication, and the
News and Observer made the correction. Now, there is no blame attached
to the News and Observer lor printing what it considered reliable news, but
severe punishment ought to be administered to the one who fabricated and
sent out such a story. The correction of such gross falsehoods can neyer
overtake the swift course of their influences. Hundreds and hundreds' of
people read and heard o! the awful story who will never see or hear of the
correction. Such stories go beyond our borders and make false impressions
on minds that will never know better. Persons who send news to newpa
pers should be careful to make only truthful statements.
" Lulu Stanhope, St. Lenta :
t Kim a hnrrid comnlexion
"I used
. I took:
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and
am called the prettiest girl la thecity..
Tea or tablets. 35 cents. B. T. White;
word of comment. Hear the Times :
of the many unfortunate results of this
ha, 'I took care of my children when
small ; now they must support me.'"
and power of our Southern speakers that their
services are in such demand. The South has
been the home of many great orators, but never
From indigestion, aches and pains,
Your system will be free, '
If you'll but take a timely drink
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The Quest of the Infinite.
By David James Evans." -
Released from slavish toil and dull
routine,
From pressing, painful cares ot daily
life;
I hasten to the silent forests green,
Which seem imbued with Nature's
spirit, rife 1
Away from the learned doctors, teach
ers all :f:
Who cannot teach my hungry heart
to know "
The secret of the thoughts that oft
appall, .
Nor one clear ray the certain way to
show ! t
For, oh, so distant is theGod, unknown
Whom oft I seek to know and seek
to gain
His saving Grace. But I am still alone,
Betide the promises high-sounding,
vain !
What is the truth ? Ureat God, why
this suspense?
To me no dogma doth the answer
giye;
I want to know the whither and the
whence,
And when I die, do I begin to live?
What lies beyond? For aye, the human
race
Chaldea, Syria, Egypt, Greece and
Rome
Have crossed the crest to that uncer
tain place,
Yet know we naught of their eternal
home !
Man has an answer to this question
sought
What lies beyond the portals dark
and wide?
Mankind have gone and go with
anxious thought,
Across the summit ol the Great Di
vide !
Across the Great Divide the Indians.
BAM
Wide prairies spread their happy
hunting grounds !
Does not the pale face's creed with
theirs agree,
Who sees beyond a heaven vast,
profound !
Reveal the trutb, Almighty God above 1
Unveil the secrets ot eternity ;
Then will I live a lile ot truth and
love,
And all that life I'll consecrate to
Thee!
We Get What We Give.
Sunny South.
"Always a wheel within a wheel?7'
croaked the man with the suspicious
eyes. "If a person does you a good
turn it's for gain to himself in some
way you watch and you'll find it so,"
he concluded with an "I know-don 't-
dispute me" air.
Yes, this is true. We fiad what we
seek, and if we are all tbo time ex
pecting to be falsely dealt with we are
quite apt to prove correct in our reck
onings. We get what we give. If we
give suspicion, we'll get it back. You
know the old saying, "It takes a rogue
to catch a rogue." It does not occur
to the honest man that he will be
cheated in the deal with his neighbor
he does not expect to.
A man I know who raises thorough
bred stock never locks the door to his
barn, nor does he lose bis property. A
thief would be ashamed to rob one
who, by leaving bis buildings unse
cured against him, by bolt or bar, is
virtually saying to him, "Neighbor, I
expect you will treat me as one gentle
man should treat another."
We are always creating our own con
ditions and are largely responsible our
selves for the way the world knows ns.
The red-handed Iibmael is ever at war
with any whom he encounters. The
burr thinks all the world deals in
hooka, while the pansy sees only smiles.
We always find our own coming back.
The atone e hurled in anger at an
other has rebounded and hit us in a
vital spot. It we persist In view
ing the f world through smoked
glass we will not see a bright spot any
where. "Look for goodness ; look for glad
ness; you will find it everywhere."
Greet the world with a smiling face,
no matter how heavy your heart, and
your burden win grow jess, uonnt
your mercies and be grateful. Take a
lesson from the old woman in the poor
bouse who had lost friends, home,
money everything. Visitors asked
her the meaning of her, happy face ;
she said she had so much to be thank
ful lor. When asked what that was
she said the only two teeth she had
left met so that she could chew. Be
lieve every one to be good until he is
proved otherwise. Expect the best
and the worst will not reach you. As
we have sown we shall always reap.
Hand out love, truth and honesty lav
ishly and it-will be in return your own
to enjoy.
"Cast thy bread upon the waters :
By some magic, play or plot,
Twill return in time for supper,
From the oven piping hot."
" . -: r ( ; Hermit.
Leary, Calhoun CountyGa.
For eruptions, sores, pimp'es, kid
ney and liver troubles, constipation,
indigestion,- use- Hollister's - Rooty
Mountain Tea. Carries new life to
every part of the body. Tea or tablet
form., 35 c$nta. E. T. Whitehead &
CP
A
QUESTION
Appeals to all the Pecple.
ABS WE LIVING TOO FAST?
Raleigh Times,
Are we living to fast? This is a
question that sometimes presents itself
to tbe mind of every thoughtful man.
We scarcely can glance over the col
umns of any one of our great metro
politan dailies without seeing tbe
graphic account of some suicide or the
breaking down of some life as the re
sult of the rapid pace at which we are
moving. We know that insanity is on
the increase, and no one doubts that
this is caused largely by tbe strenuous
lives we are living. Why is it we are
compelled to run at this break-neck
speedjn order to keep up with the pro
cession? The procession is moving
and we must keep up. Is it because
our neighbor is in the procession and
we are all striving to outrun our
neighbor? We frequently have too
much false pride and are trying to make
as good an appearance as our
neighbor. Wa . commit the
crime of being unjust to ourselves
by living bevond our means, or at least
beyond what prudent economy would
advise. This necessitates over-exertion,
caie and anxiety ; a waste of nervous
energy and a general breaking down of
our physical natures.
Here are ibe causes wirch Dr. James
P. Lynch says will make all civili.od
inert insane la 7GU years :
"Drink, tbe use of drugs, the mad
race for gain, the worship of the dol
lar, the neglect of religion.the constant
over-exertion of physical endurance,
mental gluttony, the lost art of tbe to
tal relaxation of mind and body, tbe
high nervous tension of life, and the
present condition of woman as wage
earner and mother.
"The society woman and the work
ing woman both live a ttrenuous
life of con3tant exhaustion. The
gay life of pleasure ofj the one wo
man and the drudgery of the other aie
continuously decreasing their nervote
strength and energy, aud when brain
fagged and mentally exhausted ttey
marry, they become the mother, of
physical starvelings, who develop i;.to
men and women unfit for the burden
of lile, who, in their turn, live in tbe
manner of their parents, weaker and
even less able to stand the nervous ten
sion of work and dissipation. These
people are often predisposed to insanity
and nervous diseases, while often the
result is degeneration and imbecility.
"When men make it possible for wo
men to return to their proper place of
borne and motherhood, and they can
cease their pitiful struggle for exist
ence, leaving the obtaining of a liveli
hood to the the men of tbe family
then the conditions that produce in
sanity will diminish.
"Among the foreign laborers bad
whiskey and beer cause more in
sanity than does anything else. Tbe
reason is that tbe drink is 'doctored'
with cocolus indicus, or 'fish berry,'
that is used by tbe Chinese in catch
ing fish. In other word drugs and
whiskey combined are a good combina
tion on which to build a lunatic."
"It is safe to estimate," said Dr. Os
car S. King, "that 70 per cent, of the
present insanity is from predisposi
tion. That from 30 to 80 per cent, is
due to inheritance.
"People in cities live artificial lives
and violate most of nature's laws. A
person who feels himself going to
pieces from nervousness should first
get a firm grip on himself. Eat regu
larly, go to bed early, work as regularly
as possible, take long walks, but not
too long, drlye in tbe country if possi
ble, get plenty of fresh air and play
golf one day in tbe week at least. And
when he feels that be has done enough
stop no matter what happens, stop.
And when be feels tbe best he should
be the most careful, for that is the
time he is apt to overdo."
Sick headache is caused by ft disor
dered condition of the stomach and is
quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets. For sale by E.
T. Whitehead & Co.
The I Young Man Do you think
you could be satisfied with love in a cot
tage? The Adored One Yes, if there's
room for hope of a mansion some
day. Chicago Tribune.;
A JUDICIOUS INQUIRY.
A well known traveling man who
visits the drug trade says he has often
heard druggists inquire of customers
who asked for a cough medicine, wheth
er it was wanted for a child or for an
adult, and if for a child they almost in variably
recommend Chamherlain's
Congh Remedy. The reason, fur this
ia that they know there is no danger
from it and that it always ures. There
is not the least danger in giving it,
and for coughs, colds god .croup it is
unsurpassed. For salt ;0y E. T- Whlte-
PRESIDENT COHERCIAL CLUB.
OF LOUISIANA. SAYS:
"THERE IS NO FINER MEDICINE THAN PE-RU-NA."
ftT W WA.SHBURN
PRESIDENT LOUISIANA COMMERCIAL CLU2
Suffered With Kidney and Liver Trouble I
for Twelve Years Pe-ru-na Cured
UJm feels Better Than for Twenty
Years.
Hon. William Watdon Washburn,
President of the Louisiana Commercial
jlui), and a very well known man of
New Orleans, La., writes from ft"? Canal
street:
" 1 am satisfied that there is not a finer
medicine placed before the public to-day
than Pcruna. I have been troubled for
nearly twelve years with kidney and
liver trouble, and at times I have been c
pretty sick man, unable to attend to my
duties. I had aliout made up my mi ad
that 110 medicine could help me, when
one of your booklets was brought to my
bl'.ii'.e tt hi'li I jru4 in u. luliiire hour, t
thei. decided to give reruns a trial nnd
found that I had at last secured the
Reading Aloud.
Medical Talk. i
There is one form of entertainment
and instruction which is within the
reach ol every home. ' home or conduces more to the hi a'tli
Reading aloud from some good bcok, I and comfoit of the family, than tl:e
magazine, or newspaper. It may be a careful washing of the dished and prop
funny story or an interesting romance, 'er care of cloths and towels why,
a good sermon, or a bit of news. Any
thing, everything so tbe hearers are
edified, instructed or amused.
Tbe one who can read best, at first
bad better do the reading ; the rest sit
around and listen. After dinner or in : out in the sun, since in the summer
the evening or at any other time when time they will quickly sour. "Any
it is convenient. But sooner or later old thing" is often telecteJ for this iin
evtry one should take a turn at the portant purpose, even to old koc'hu, aud
reading. by housewives who deem themselves
Tbe world is full of excellent maga
zines. Books are very cheap. The
father or mother who have quit read
ing such things can do no better than
to join this reading circle. A dash of
sentiment or romance won't hurt any
one.
No more beautiful or inspiring sight
can be imagined than a femily gather
ed around in a reading circle, one
member reading. It is instructive to
the ones who listen and an excellent
development to the one who reads.
To read well and fluently is tbe high
est form of accomplishment. It can
only be acquired by constant practice.
Reading aloud every day a little.
Where father and mother, daugh
ter and son, laugh together at the same
amusing aneciote, cr are touched with
sympathy by some pathetic story,
where such things occur happiness and
prosperity are always certain to be
found.
Better than the theater, more inspir
ing than the average sermon, more
conducive to home fraternity and
harmony than the most brilliant lec
ture. A home reading circle. Read some
thing in which ail members are inter
ested. It is a habit very easily formed,
tbe value of which can scarcely be
overestimated.
RYDALE'S STOMACH TABLETS.
Rydale's Stomach Tablets are made
for the stomach ad organs of assimi
lation and are not Intended for a "cute
all." They contain concentrated as?p-
, j t
Pf f-111' Pu P?!. "LV
dlges'.ive agents. They cont tin power -
.,1 .t- iM ,!ita i.h..t
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uuve a speciuc tsu.ee. uu tus ewmai.11
and organs of assimilation and which
aid nature in reconstructing the broken
down cells and strengthening the flcid '
muscles of tbe walls of the stomach
and other digestive organs. Rydale's
Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach
medicine, they relieve at once and soon
cure the worst forms of stomach trou
ble. Price 25 and 50o a box. K. T.
Whitehead & Co,
rljjlit medicine for me. 3'r two months
I used it faithfully and then felt so well
1 wa like a yonn man once hore.
This wi'.a over a year ao and I have not
had my trouble si'nee. Although 1 am
in the seventh s f feel be(t-r and inoro
active than I did thirty yenrs s)."
W.W. Washburn.
Most derangements "f the kidney aro
due to catarrh of the kidneys. lVrttna
is a e.itarrh remedy. This explain
why it Is that IVrtina cures a :rcat
number of kidney diseases in which
-the usual remedies fail.
If you do not receive prompt and sat is
factory results from tho use of Peruna,
write nt once to Dr. Hart man, giving a
full statement of your case, and ho will
be pleased to give you his valuable d
vice gratis.
Address r. llartmsr, President of
Tho Ifartman iSanita- ium, Columbus, O.
Seep Clean lish-ClctH?.
Medical Talk.
Though apparently ir slgnilicant,
nothing is more important in the
death, in the form of typhoid germs
has been known to lurk in an unclean
dishcloth ! Therefore, when servants
are employed they should bo required
to wash, scald and hang them to dry
the "pink of neatnefs." Tbe writer
prefers porous material, and nothing
is more so than mosquito netting.
Fold the same four or more thick:.rss
es and quilt with a coarse thread. Ue
ing such inexpensive goods, new
dish cloth may often be obtained.
Some housewives place dish-ci!l:d
and towels in the regular weekly tv;'i-h-ing
; but this seems uncleanly tho
writer. Would we not deem it ory
unclean to use hand-towels and under
wear after havitg been used a weak
to wipe one's dishes? Then why is it
cleanly to throw dish-towels in with
such soiled things, and then v.;,hh
them together? A separate washing
for tr.ble linen and dish-towels i. by
far the better way. IfideeJ, to the
writer a large basket of soiled clothes,
many of which contain foul emana
tions (if not real disenr;p) from the
!ody, is unpleasant, but doubly s i if
tablecloths, napkins ro.l u.sb clots,
are embedded therein.
A twino dish mop does very well for
glass and chinaware but cannot aiisw. r
lor a quantity of cooking utensils.
Some prefer a wire dish cloth for ket
tles. The writer finds the aw rage do
mestic averse to washing the outside
of skillets and kettles, hence they too
no reason for using a separate dish
cloth. They also strenously object to
rinsing said utensils, notwithstanding
that they are usually washed after all of
the other dishes Fannie L. Faucher,
Dodge county, M ich.
Friet.d Hello, old man, how aro
' yuu i A liCI i unto ni iiiicu
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