The Commonwealth.
.MILLIARD, - - - . Edit.r
Published Every Thursday.
E ntered at the Post-Office at Scotland
Ke.k, N C .as Second Class Matter.
SC
)TLA ND XECK PROHIBITION
LA W,
Tne House bill 82 of the Gen
er 1 Assembly of North Caro
lina, prohibiting the manuf ac
tive and sale" of spirituous
li-; iors in Scotland Neck, was
hu t Saturday ratified and sent
to the office of Secretary of
t5Lte. ,
We have not at nand the
text of the bill and so can not
print it. Neither do we know
wium it goes into elfect; but,
all the circumstances consider
ed . we presume that it goes into
eff ect from the day of its rati
fication. So the people of
Sc otland Neck are now living
uider the law of prohibition
against the manufacture and
sae of intoxicating liquors.
in securing this legislation
th Te has been quite a contest
between its advocates and those
w..o opposed it. For a number
of years, thinking it would be
good for the morals of the town
an I for the best interest of the
eeumumty in a broad sense,
soine of the citizens in Scotland
Neck have labored and have
given their influence for abso
lute prohibition. The Com
monwealth has been an ardent
supporter of the measure from
the very first, with no earthly
motive but good to those now
in active life and safety and
protection for the boys and
young men who are to grow up
in our rnidst.
rfVith equal earnestness have
others opposed any effort made
ac tinst the saloon system,
prompted by motives which
thoy considered sufficient rea
sons' for the course which they
ptoued.
Now, that the question has
been settled by an act of the
General Assembly, it becomes
every citizen in Scotland Neck
to support the law, whether he
has been a temperance man or
w aether he has been a whis
key man.
EVERY POUND OF C OTTOS
SEED SHOULD BE FED TO
STOCK.
Some two months ago The Common
Wi lth said :
will be made. Cotton seed meal, cot
ton seed, cow-peas, cow-pea hay, etc ,
are of distinct value in tbie respect
while cotton Feed hulls, corn stover and
corn are relatively low.
FERTILIZING VALUE OF FEED STI FFS.
To show the variation in fertiliz.bg
values of feeding stuffo, the following
table is srranged and tne valuation is
maie on tbe basis of msterials Jound
In ordinary cotnmerieal fertilizers :
POUNDS AND VALUATION PSK TON.
Feeding Stuff. Nitrogen. Potash. Val.
Cotton-Bfed meal 136 58 17 $22 08
G'liten meal U2 8 1 16 04
Wheat bran 53 53 32 11 10
Wheat middling S3 15) 13 - 8 71
Corn meal 36 14 S 5 0?
Ci rn eu.-ilHge 0 6 7 1 24
Clover hay 1 7 43 7 81
Oafs 41 16 11 0 85
lIt?rroaia 71 27 33 12 39
this table shows that tbe market
price of co? ton-seed meal and its fertil
izing value ere approximately tbe
same Constqnently when this ma
terial is used as a feeding stuff, the
manure is very rich in fertilizing con
stituents. Comparing it with corn,
to-i for ton, there is a difference in tbe
mammal value of $16.10. While this
factor in Jeeding is Very important In
deed, it is usually overlooked.
A POINT IN PRACTICE.
It has been shown by repeated ex
penments that a pound of cotton-seed
mefll is tquivulent to 1 13
pounds of corn, and that a pound of
cotton-eetd is worth 1.75 pounds of
corn for fattening purposes. Taking
this in connection with the above
table, we will realize the immense
value of the cotton seed products for
feeding and manurial purposes. It
teaches the student this important
Jesson . He cannot afford to sell cotton
seed and buy Corn as a substitute, even
though tbe latter is cheaper in price
per ton. A loss follows both in feed
ing and in tbe manure produced.
The Legislature.
DAWSON ITEMS.
"Some days ago when cotton
.aed were Belling at 25 cents per
iushel we saw a farmer sowing
orts on which he put forty bushel
of cotton eeed to the acre. Now,
Inequation often comes up whether
ct not it is better to sell cotton
Steed and taue the money and pur
chase fertilizers or cotton seed meal
and put on tbe land or put the raw
(seed on the land as the farmer in
question was doing.. We leave this
question to our farmer readers, and
vve will be glad if some one would
ocake the calculation and let other
farmers know through The Com
moswealth what they think about
it. This is an important matter,
tnd one in which every farmer
-?ho makes cotton should feel a
keen interest. We leave tbe aues-
ion open. Who will answer it?"
The Progressive Farmer now takes
up tbe question in answer to our ques
t'.rni anq gives the following interest
ing discussion, which we reprint for the
benefit of the farmers :
The truth ia that neither cotton
Beed nor cotton eeed meal should be
used as a fertilizer, but we ought to
keep stock enough to consume the-e
products and thus get two profits from
them. The following editorial in Tbe
Progressive Farmer some months ago,
is worth reprinting :
In North Carolina, over $6,000,000
of commercial fertilizer are anuu
arly purchased. Fully half of this iro
nic 38e amount is expended for cotton
seed meal. We are taking a feeding
stuff and using it as a fertilizer. It
should be used first as a food lor farm
animals and then when it becomes,
manure Jet it go to the soil.
A ton of cotton-seed meal is worth
f 20 for either feeding or for fertilizers.
It that ton is applied to the soil, it is
wi rth but twenty-one dollars . to the
user. If it is first fed to animals, the
usor gets twenty-two dollars returns as
food. But the animal has used but
one-fourth of the elements in tbe ton,
or rive dollars and fifty cents worth.
TLareisleft through feeding, sixteen
do lars and fifty cents worth of manure.
DOUBLE PROFIT IN FEEDING.
The user, then, has a double profit
in first using as a feeding stuff and
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nv.PK toe vuiuings as a manure as
for'ows:
Value as a feeding stuff $22.00
Valne as a fertilizer - 16.50
Cor. to The Commonwealth!
Dawson, Jan. 30tb.
Miss Lena Wilkerson, of Scotland
Xeck, spent Sunday here tbe guest of
her corsins.Miss Leli:t and Iver Weeks
Mr. J. Wiley BrGnill of NeaU,
passed through Saturday en route tc
Enfield.
Mr. Archie DeBerry spent a few
days in Weldon last week.
Mr. Jacob Burns Stein.of Whitaker,
made a shoit call here a day last week
Those who were on the sick list last
week were : Misses Minnie Dunn and
Annie Lawrence.
Mr. T. D. Laurence, of Whitaker-
town, has purchased the "King" farm
from Mr. J. D. Lawrence. He is build
ing a nice residence and will move im
mediately there.
Little Tbad, the 3-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris, Vas badh
burned Saturday morning and it came
near being a eerious accident. He i.
reBting quietly and it is hoped he wiil
rapidly imDrove. The anxious mother
has tbe sympathy of the entire commu
nity. Mr. J. C Branch, of Enfield, is hav
ing rooms added to the various houses
oa his farm here.
(Continued from Firet Page.
TWENTY SECOND DAY, SAT., t.KS. 2$TH.
(Reported from Morning Post.)
Senate A mntjg the measures pass
ed were the following :
Joint resolution inviting General
Robert F.' HoLe to vitit the General
Assembly on any evening he will name
and be tendered a reception. Senator
Long of Person caid ha felt that this
L?g'elatu e would'like to pay this hon
or to the most distinguished liying Con
federate general.
House BillsintroduceJ : Mr.Hr
rison of Halifax To provide a teeth' d
whereby indigent prisoners confined in
jail to await trial in misdemeanors and
certain crime leser.than capital cases
be allowed to perform labor upon pub
lic roadn inste..d of remaining idle in
Jill.
Matters passed : Substitute resolu
tion requesting our itepresentaiives
and Senators In Congress to support
the Hepburn-Doiiyer bill.
A bill 'o prevent drunkenness in
Chatham county.
To prevent tbe hedging of fish iu
he waters of Palmjra township, Hali-
Ihx county.
TWENTY THIRD DAY M OS DAY, JAN. dU.
Senate Among the bills introduced
was one by Senator Long of Person to
eatablis-h a State laboratory of hygiene.
The till provides that for the better
protection of public health, nd to pre
vent the tpreud of comrouicab'e dis
eases there shall be estribli-he 1 a state
!atornt:)ry ol hygiene, the same to bt
noder the control and management of
tbe St ite Board of Health-
liousE Nothing of much import
ance was done in the House. The day
passed without incident and not much
was done.
TWENTY FOURTH DAY TUESDA Y,JAN.31 .
Sfnate The Long liquor bill was
&l for this dy, but tbo introducer of
the bill said he wished to support tbe
-Vard bill, which is a substitute. The
latter was not reached before adjouri
ment. House The bill providing for a
new trial in criminal cases on newh
discovered evidence pending an appeal,
Catue up at 12 o'clock. After consid
erable discussion it passed second read
ing by 48 to 47.
Is It Right?
Is it right that a property-owner
should lose $1.20 to let a dealer make
50 cents ? A dealer makes 50 cents
more on fourteen gallons of ready-tor-use
paint, at $1 50 per gallon, than
our agent doss on eight gallons of
L. & M. paint and six gallons of linseed
il, which make fourteen gallons ol
; he best paint in tbe world, at $120
per gallon ; the property-owner loses
just $4 20. Ia it right?
It only requires 4 gallons of L. & M.
and 3 gallons lireeed oil to p.int a
moderate sized house.
Ten Thousand Churches painted
with Longman & Martinez L. &, M.
Paint.
Liberal quantity given to churches
when bought from . T. Whitehead
Co.
svj
At
MMTIlt: jj
If your Dealer cannot Supply
You, Write Us.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that on, Jan
uary 19th, 1905 the undersigned duly
qualified as executrix of the last wil
and testament of tbe late F. H. Whita
ker, and any person holding claims
against tbe estate of the said testator,
is notified to present tbe same
for payment to the undersigned on or
before the 23rd day of January 1906.
Persona indebted to said estate .are
requested to make prompt settlement.
This Jan. 23rd, 1905.
Annie H. Whitaker
Executrix of will of F. H. Whitaker.
1264t
Notice.
The people of Scotland Neck will
;)sk the General Assembly at its pres
ent session to pass a law establishing
prohibition for Scotland Neck and
vicinity. This January 14th, 1905.
W. A. Dunn and others.
l-19-6t.
UME
Anchor Irand
A Letter of Interest to
Users of Building Lime
''Richmond, Va., Jan. 9, 1905.
"Josey Hardware Cpmpany,
"Scotland Neck, N. C.
"Gentlemen . It may be gratifying to you
to know that the Anchor Brand Lime received
the Gold Medal at the St. Louis Exposition,
as it did in Chicago in 1893, In fact, every
where the Anchor Brand has been exhibited it
has always received First Prize. Therefore,
you can well understand that when selling the
Anchor Brand Lime you are selling the best
Lime manufactured in the United States.
"Yours truly,
"MOORE LIME CO."
I
We have just received another car of Anchor Brand
Lime.
Josey Hardware Co.,
The Pioneer Hardware Dealers
Scotland Neck, - . - - - - North Carolina
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Many Thanks !
E take pleasure in
lUj thanking: our
friends and cus
tomers for their liberal
patronage in the past.
We have had a good
trade and feel that we I
have no right to com-
Elain. Our stock will
e kept more complete
than ever before, hence
we will be better prepar
ed to satisfy all who call
on us. If you don't know
what we keep just call
and see; it will pay you
to visit our place oftener.
Try it if you wish to
save money.
Wilson Allsbrook,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
The Good Old Way.
A severe cold or attack ot la griippe
is like a fire, the sooner you combat it
the better your chances are to over
power it. But few mothers in this age
are wlllinsr to do ibe necessary worn
required to give a good old-fashioned
relinbSe teatment such as would le
administered by their grandmothers,
backed by Boschee's German Syrup,
which was always liberally used in con
nection with the home treatment of
colds and is still in greater household
favor than any known remedy. But
even without the application of the
old fashioned aids German Syrnp will
cure a severe cold in quick time, li
will cur 3 colds in children or grown
people. It relieves the congested or
gans, a'.laya the irritation, and effecti
vely stops the cough. Any child will
takb it. It is invaluable in a house
hold of children. Tril size bottle, 25-j :
regular size, 75c. For sa'e by E. T.
Whitehead A. Co.
Your Plotoppl
BEST WORK
IN THE ART!
FINE LIGHTS
AND SPLENDID
E F F E C T S !
Work Done Promptly
AND ALL GUARANTEED!
Best equipped Gallery in Eastern
Carolina.
S. TL. ALLD7,
farboro, - - North Carolina.
(Mention this paper.-)
FARMERS' MEETING AT HALI
FAX NEXT MONDAY.
Total $38.E0
Hid th's cotton-seed meal simply been
nfeed a as fertilizer, there would have
been a loss of sixteen dollars and fifty
cents per ton.
Every feeding Btuff contains plant
food ; some are very valuable a fertili
sera, others relatively poor. If an an
Let all cotton growers and businrs
men interested in tbe production, mar
keting, manufacturing and selling of
this commodity be sure to attend tbe
Farmers' Convention at hahfax next
Monday tbe Cth of February.
W. C. Whitaker,
Jan 31, 1905 - Enfield. N. C
ANCIENT AND MODERN ADVICE
ABOUT HOW TO ACQUIRE
WEALTH.
Tbe ancient
wealth" was.
sages "sure road to
'Be temperate in nil
things, be economical alwavs." Mod
eru 1-ie wiiii us -rnsn metnoav in
business requires that "keep healthy"
db aaaea to tne oia adage.
Jiverynoay knows how to be tem
perate and most people know how to
be economical, but lew know how to
keep perfectly healthy. Over eating,
irregular habits, neglect, et. deranee
the stomach, liver and bowels, causing
indigestion, torpid liver, constipation,
etc. Rydale's Tablets are nature's best
ally wben such conditions exist. Tbe
btomacn Tablets will digest your food
strengthen your digestive organs and
cure your indigestion
Tbe Liver Tablets will arouse your
liver, stimulate your bowels and eatab-
rlish a regular, healthy habit. Rydale's
nal fa fed nob food, rich manure -wilt j Tabfeta insure good health. E. T.
Bank Statement,
Report oi tbe condition ot Tbe Scot
land Neck Bank, at Scotland Neck, irt
the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business Jan. .11, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loins and discounts, $117,978.65
Overdrafts , 3,164.87
All other stocks, bonds and
mortgages l,y00.00
Furniture and Bxtures 1,135.54
Due from banks and bankers 12,569 88
CaRh items 9 464 13
Gold coin 1 500 CO
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency 3,067.!!)
National bank notes and
other U. S. .notes 9,000 00
investment account 2.000 00
Total
$161,381 06
LIABILITIES.
Capital pa:d in 24,700X0
Undivided pronts, less cur
rent expenses end taxes
paid 2SS7 69
Bills payable 16,500 00
Time certificates of deposit 6,1 16 47
Depo-Us subject to check 110,584 28
Certified checks 592 62
T-Hul
$161,381 06
State of North Carolina, m
County of Halifax.
I, Frank P. Shield?, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to tne
best of my knowledge and belief.
Frakk P. Shields, Cashier.
Correct Attest : R. M. Johnson
JN. B. J.K-ey, G Hoffman, Directom.
8ab3cribed end sworn to. before me
this 21st day os January, 1SC5. .
Notice.
North Carolina' ) In the Superior
Halifax County, Court.
John G. Daniel, Adm'r of MacRaa
Allen, Deceased,
vs.
Norman Allen, Mrs. Stella Hedgepetb,
Nannie Christy, Mary Christy, James
Paul Gary Allen, and wife.MissonriGary,
heirs of Mrs. Jennie Bailey ; Jno Allen,
Mrs John Nortbington, W.C.Allen.C.D.
House and wife, Lula House ; Virginia
Allen, Edwin House, John Taylor and
wife, Mary Taylor ; Cbas. Dowden and
wife, Sue Dowden : Frank Allen, J. L.
Onsby and wife, Elizabeth Ousby.Wui.
LOW, John K. Johnson, B. H. Hale and
wife, M. C. Hale : Walter Northington,
Geo. Vick, Chas. Viek, John North
ington, Jesse Northington, Cbas-Nortn-lngton
Gus Northington, L H. Hale
and wife, Virginia Hale; Willard
Northington, Claude Whitehead, -and
C. H. Hale guardian ad litem for Hen
ry and Edwin Whitehead.
Tbe defendants above named will
take notice that an action entitled at
above has been commenced in the Su
perior court ot Halifax county before
te clerk to sell the lands of MacRae
Alien, deceased, to make assets, and
the said defendants will further
take notice that they are required to
appear before the clerk of tbe Superior
court of said county on the 23d day
ot February, 1905, and answer or de
mur to tbe complaint ot the plaintiff.
This 23rd of January, 1905.
S. M. Gary,
Clerk Superior r!ourt.
l-26-4t
Mr. Will E- Marks will have charge of onr shop this year. II
you know his work you know what we want all to know. Give him
your orders for carts and wagons made just like you want.
H orses Shod, and Mules, too,
Repairing of all Kinds.
Work must be satisfactory or ho pay. Mr. Marks will appreci
ate a trial, and so will
Prince & Company,
Scotland Neck, -
Notice A few nice Horses and Mules.
and Wagons. We are anxious to sell.
North Carolina
Big lot of Butrgies
rapair or remodel any kind of buHdino, f Send
for our MTaUMt of buiidinq materials, aaeh.
dears. Mine, hardwire. mmtels.eeints. qless. fas
& electric fixtures 4c
FRAKK T. CLARK COodJ
aEsfaefislis4l871!. H3RF0LH.VA.KJ
J. W. FERRY Co.
COTTON FACTORS,
Norfolk, - - Tirsinia
QUOTATIONS JANUARY 30, 1905.
COTTON - - - Steady
Strict middling 71
Middling 7
Strict low middling........ 7
Low middling..... 6
Tinge
Stains
Blues -,-
PEANUTS - - - Steady
Fancy -.4 to
Strictly prime 3J to
Prime 3 to
Low grades .. 2 to
Machine picked ..2 to 3
SPANISH 85c Bnshel.
B. E. PEA8... 93.00 $ bag.
Black A Speckle Peas $150 bu.
CUt & Red Peas. . . . . $1.30 ba.
lroMatBav63!ii.bJM .
FEMALE
WEAKHIZ88
MSl-S Conrreas St.
PoraAKD, Maims, Oct. 17, 1901.
I consider ..Wine of Cardui snperior
to any doctor's medicine I erer used
and I know whereof I apeak. I Buf
fered for cine months with suppressed
menstruation which completely pros-.trat-sd
me. Pains would ahoot thronah
my back and aides and I would have
blinding headaches. My limbs would
wall up and I would feel so weak T
could not stand up. I naturally felt
discouraged, for I seemed to be beyond
the help of -physicians, but Wine of
Cardui came a a God -send to me. I
felt a change for the better within a
weak. After nineteen days treatment
I menstruated without suffering the
agonies I usually did and soon became
regular and without pain. Wine of
Cardui is simply wonderful and I wlah
that all suffering women knew of Its
good qualities.
hUJLJU
Treasurer, Portland Economic League
Periodical headaches tell of fe
male weakness. Wine of Cardui
cures permanently nineteen out of
every twenty cases of irregular
menses, fcearinsr down pains or
any female weakness. If you are
discouraged and doctors haye
failed, that is the best reason in
the world you should try Wine of
Cardui cow. Remember that
headaches mean female weakness.
Secure a SI .00 bottle of Wine of
Cardui today.
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OF CINCINNATI, O.
JOHN Me PATTISON, Pres.
IS THE GREAT
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