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NUMBER I-:.
g. niLLiA-ii, editor ana Proprietor.
"Excelsior" Is Cur HsIJe.
VOL. XXIY. N-jw Serie.Vol. 11.-6-13
SCOTLAND NECK, H. C, THUSSSAY; APRIL 0, im
Thtc Commonw
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidnc-y '.routlc preys upon the mind, riis
."Aftu and lessons ambition; bsauty,igo
ana cneersuiness soon
THE EDITOR'S LEISURE HOURS.
Observations of Passing Events.
Tee Esrtyr.
"She is a woman who has suffered
A Modern. EIcps&6r.t.
Eloper (in a lead whisper)-
Maud.
dtr is liVHiiy
I tacneci: tiopress AH, ya; t t.
I Men Kt-sss.
j . -
sl-! A fox can scent a man half a
'! jrv.xy, if the wind is right.
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' j CREAM Or TARTAR
Papa and mamma :tro
Dear me! What is her belief?" fall
DtTTfTMa t.li nast week the rress dhmatohfis have been telline- how two ! asked Ethel. top Holding it' wavcvuK. i.! a;v
She believes she can wear a No.
ii:in.:m l ;le Kcmeciy, price 1
guaranteed. Put iv; read? f u '
One jq-.pl Heat ion prompt, iviief to ;n.
use can smc-M cheese
V
fr.---t o:ipcsar wnenttie kid- , , .
WrtYk'ri' neya are out of order i t . have been no very serious difference between j 1 snoeoa a ino. o xux.
'Hh-'-. or diseased. SWAZTS a! a DiSCOCRt. . , . 3 . , . -r?
r '..wvv-- irA ,,v.i t., miners and mine onerators on!v some misun- ... -r ...i -r- T:i.. i .
t :.i V, .?-- - . ''"'-J' "u'5 - ,. 1 iiinfrs j.utie l.ivc: rn:s nr nn-ous-
Ll : -tj fi" not upomnfon Jersning about renewing contracts but it is intimated that the' miners j ncsa and tick headache. Tlicy clean
AV ;; c for a child to h: born are at quite a disadvantage in the strike,' for the mine operators antieipat- j -0 8y'enl,II,!f c:l .).'!! -ivku!"
' V n -"-j- '-.'.6uiiiiieuiiMa- . . . , j a.:: l :a.i- a 1 . . -
;.iY- f ,',- i;.k. ujij ..,V. ! ino- what was comintr stored ud sufficient Quantities of coal with which to , h;ad & Co
tes too of-en, if the j eontjnue business for some time. This puts the efforts of the strikers at a
..i-;p.c scalds ths fiesh or if, when the child
i -.ii., ., . I t . i. r... .1 Lii I iL.:. - 3 1 . J- --.,,11
r;a .!H-.5 s;s wiien u s..ouia De ao:e to i aiSCOUni, ior tney uouunes neeu ineix vviiKe miu uciiuiut as wen
Sti&.PdeS uponyS hcltuse"1! j do without it as the mine owners can do without their labor. As in most
t-3 dtff:ou;;y i.-i kidney ircuble, end the first ( case3 the strikers will get the worst of it. Strikes are wrong in principle.
5-o shoi..d be towaras the treatment of! , , . ,
i:nr o. '..r.t organs. ThU unoleasant ! More than once we have held that when an employe becomes dissatisfied
v;Slttltl I with his employer he has a perfect right to lay down his tools, of whatever
i-i-st PfFl suppose. I kind an(j walk off, if he is under no definite contract; but he has no moral
Women as v.'Jl .s men ara made mis- . , , , ... , . ,
. .,.115 wuh kidney and bladder., trouble, right to carry others with mm. Every man should act for himself and on
i,:A. b:;fi need tne same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
J -,va;i?p--Roofc is coon realized. It is cold
The Simplon tunnel still holds the
rocord for !encfh'-
"Dr. Thomas' Krr-ine Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal disease
form of Piles. Sooths ano .
hv E. T. Vvhitcl.ead fe C.
... u
A :m.i may put on a pair ox
Irr jr'.ovc-;.' to fct a steel trap for r. '
.v.-;'.f, i-.'id yet the wolf will scu-K the (
i'rap Lom a distance cf ten feet. !
A deer may he pound asleep, and ;
vet lie will catch the sce:.t cf a
hit.v ; ' - cvtv
The owl is the most solemn looking i ,-.;rson paycir.jv two hundred feet j
bird and the most stupid. ' " t"
Ask For Allsn's Feci Ease, A Powdsr.
It malfes v.-alking cusy. 'u
Cui'lis, I'uniijJV', li'ivi;, j;; :'.' ;:
Swollen and S'.vcatiiig Vce:'. At
Driurarists nd Shoe Store.-. n-xi'i
The rabbit depends more upon his
hi? mv? 1
nt
his own judgment and preference.
-croup. Has been ied x;i success . accept any suWtitnie. ttnp.e I
oars than his nose.
Tffe eoyote ears cc&nt man far ther
ai any oiiier wild animal In Air.cr- i
the iirst smit away
in our family for ei.uht yours.'' Mrs.
L. Whiteocre, Bii(uil. N. Y.
Address, Allen
Y.
Olms
tet ' L1"' :''' on the run, tsousn no one cires :iU,.:n;.v-d
" ' ' ;vv:-r, to shoot him. jv.-!.-: --.id A ''..
Can Pii,: Kev.; dy CMnes ready
put up in ai-oll ip.-iMctube with
t ! -;i li..i . nc appilcatijn prove.
. . . 1 . .....1 . ,S,-fl
i its t;;'i;?. ii'lii -h :iiui in-su.-, mmus
! !r;;l:-...i .-.ai l r .'c s"ri.nes r.n-l
;' mns Piles. Vi".-
:-oM by . T,
Yov may have agrfH ! NO wonder june3 i
:. -r-p. i . ;.r ay mad j--: j things in a long, tedi
a. V rr.c'llct icIl- Hams c Snanip-Root.
No wonder juries sometimes give strange verdicts. They hear so many ;
ous court trial that they are at a loss sometimes to!'
1 ItJi
It Fizzles t&e Jury Also.
know just what is right. The following from ; K$
9Z
ill rbcut it, inclading many of the
!,,;v Vrrers cured, in vi iting Dr. Kilmer tne Sanford Express sivc-3 a pretty clear idea .
': Co., B':.-:himto:i, II. Y., be sore ana Ta- inrv fnf-nl with "Th heln n trmn tr offr-siAnaltv t.k ' K:)
Jen t m.;.-.o any mistake, hut re-:
;v.c-!.-;' ''.-r t'fc luime, Swamp Hoot, Dr. i and fiear lawyers, in handling case-, argue points of law. Etipocially if -
r's tfwa.np I-.oot, and the address J these be bright, wittv, well informed lawyers. To see two able lawyers ' M
T,!:vl;.titon. N. . ., on every buttle. i - . ... , : , , . , . . , . : fiS
. j pitted against each other when eacn mti3t trceiy draw on his tuna ot re- fP-
FHYSICT-VN AND SURGEOX,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
i ricc-3 always r-:..-. npt-
Scotland Neck, N. C.
' . 3-2d-3t
j-sources to 'hold his own' is as interesting and eliciting a a stage play.
nnrrv'wr for nn onenln!? make .i heme thrust makes one
1 - j " ff,;ij
up hi3 hat in the court room. After you have heard : ii
yer you think he has cut the very ground from under fa
To see them after
feel like throwing
the speech of the law
the opposition but when you have heard the argument of the opposing at
torney you are confused and left guessing as to what will be the result.
Tn examining witnesses and arguing cases lawyers sometimes attack, each
other and become ansrrv. but after they have left the court room they
?-S?S$' !Ti- UP f5ta:rs !r W1,lte' ! iWrf-e banda md nil w serene ra.in. The averao-e lavman knows too little
fea Ms h- t'i
h ?m
mm mm- &n
M Vv,-ti v:-;.-,?
mjMm & im
4
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fw'v-ir-.--j i ;v-.-t
1
t'.'.r'j
-t F"
DSN PI Srirv
j about law. If every man was well informed in regard to the laws of his
Oilier, hours from J to 1 orclock j t believe he would make a better citizen."
and to o o clock. , .
n ?.rHX0N,
i a
llr.FR voting Optician,
Vatc'i Maker, Jeweler, En
graver, Seci'iand Neck, N". C.
Law,
2!:'! -221. Atlantic Trust Building
Norfolk, Va.
ic. Bell Phone 700
North Carolina is good for almost anything. For a long time we have j
all thought that the best Democrats at all grow in North Carolina, and ! fjg
L , , . tlius far it has not been successfully or sdren-! -'K-
Hepub lean Stack Rising. , . , - . , p-r.iw tv.!P
uously denied, as v;e snow. Kecentiy the Trf,
x.-cord has gona quite a Dovv-saot beyond the question c a boun-
'M
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The Greatest-Sale Scotland Keen hus
Ci 15-3 t?3. P?i fa
s '-t ?4 PSl
7 m. A. I6i
ta S!3fF5s "S'' n?
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t: :T;-i.-3 a
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G
teous supply of good and worthy and reliable Democrats, for " President
' r u 1. : 1.1 4- V,r -?.Vif l-tnrl r-f o T7 arm J, lii-j t-i -frT Tncf-
j j i u v.' j j-j juj -i
gfAff) L TRAVIS,
Attorxby and Counselor at
Law,
Halifax, K. C.
Farm Lands"!
master at Gaffney, S. C, has found a man at Shelby, N. C, and appointed
him. This has stirred things up over i.i the "PalmettcTScAte," and Senator
Tillman has caused the confirmation of the appointment to beheld up.
This is a most unusual thing the appointing of a postmaster in one State
to manage a postofRee in another. But if in the great scarcity of good
and trustworthy men among the members of his own party Mr. Roosevelt
has to import a Republican to take charge of a postorftce in South Caroli
na, we see no reason why he should not step over the line into North Car
olina and get the man he needs. The Wilmington Messenger suggests
that ordinarily, under such circumstances, a Democrat "to the manner
m
1
50 Pairs Lfidk-s' rincl Cbildroifs ft Fj
Low tutF jj
4 Hit
ti a
150 Pairs' Low" and HiA'li Cats,
regular $1.90 Slice, for
200 Pairs Low and High Cyis,
regular $2.2i Shoe, for...::
150 Pairs Lovr and High Cuts,
regular 'L00 Shoe, for
350 Pairs All Sorts and Kinds at Greatly
Reduced Prices.
3
150 Pairs Low aiici Jii-ii ('uts.
ij rt guilar :.?.5(j. SIk; -or
25 airs Dnrsr i:, '-;vii!;?v 65.00 ft
A tin
value, for
! i r- t ;..o u" i n ,:' t-
5
vanie. lor
150 Pairs W;
value, for
11- ."V---"
: IV-' ' 1. 1 i ,
sJS.sSi
'"---'.J3 ! J Remember the DAI E thai these Slioes
i
iV!-jst be Cdc-te u
.-.li-iir.v i.r..-!na," Ml Hfirm lanub I i ,1J !, k or.n.i nfnH rncfoa' nf BWlrtmof SCMW IhfStftTP me
. ... . - - t Tim r ri v i Avr v. .....q . . . . . ,
V'I'L H J0SEY for a Republican. But Mr. Roosevelt has his own way of doing things
' and those who like his methods can "shake hands, brother," over them, Epj
General Insurance A gent, and those who do not just Q3 weli assume the reticence of the boy over
Scotland Neck. N. C. whom some sort of a calf is said to have paced, once upon a - time. With j jfcj
the President, "Ho! for Carolina," is the word that .brintrs the proper jg
postmaster to Gaffney. Yjti
I! AIR BALSAM
..r-.'.r-'-i!a.3l'-... .. luxuriant CTO.'
l.Sr"-V--: t.Wh'i'i'f Falls to HcaVi-e
:.-SiS.'.r T-.t!n riwasM fc hair tall.
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r'"
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fc-Jr.
1.
or.
mi HI
in
kers'
Underia
Supplies.
Fdl and Complete Line.
Does thi3 sound familiar? A f e- years ago everybody who read the j
newspapers was thoroughlv well acquainted with the phrase. Recently, ! fqj
O. however, it has not been so "frequently usea.
I isltPi!i tj fins." .... .,
' " Rut doe3 it signiy any tiling tnat tnere ai-e six
teen presidential candidates before the people of this country ?nd only
one can be President this time? Isn't this sixteen to one? The presidential
candidates before us are the following: DESiOCRATS-William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska: George Gray, of Deieware; Tom L. Johnson, of Ohio;
W. R.Hearst, of New York; John A. Johnson, of Minnesota; Woodrow
Kit
fa
ft.
mMM
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i
Wilson, of New Jersey; Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri; John W. Daniel, of j
Virginia. Republicans Theodore Roosevelt, of New York (they say);a
William H. Taf t, of Ohio; Philander G. Knox, of Pennsylvania; Robert M. j
Lafollette, of Wisconsin; Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana; Charles E. j
Hughes, of New Yorkj J. B. Forakcr, of Ohio; Joseph J. Cannon, of Hli-jg
nbi3. Of all the names here mentioned, so far as we are informed, Joseph j ffa
t r Un QnooVnr tfii Hnnse in the nresent Congress is the most 1
O.VOllUUU, UFvuav. vww X- " ) WjA
OiiinS aild iaSKetS undesirable. It strikes us that the unblushing profanity and vulgarity rjg
with which he ha3 so of ten been charged in the prints, unfit him to hold j fcgj
Burial Robes, Etc. -
Hra Sovir;r onvTlW position of trust be
w crn peopIe. We have not seen
N. li. Josey company,
an
fore the great civilized and christian Ameri-1 M
n it denied that the Speaker of the House is ; bg
able man indeed, it is weli and generally understood that he is able l
Scotland Neck. North Carolina and. stcmg. but his keen delight in his profanity and vulgarity ought to j
"" .i. ' . r i i- r .& a , u-
' " .. h-and him with the disapproval ot every voter ior any n.gn cmce oi vruu
: .a. 1 m, i . r j l, ..Vv', nvo fr-aa fpnin cnVi crlavhicr Tfllllts.' Thf
3 p a gaigia fiw frl mere are plenty ox gwu men www
-1 I H S I K 8 pLI W H M H I 8 3 eV,n,ilrl ha f nrevfT nassed when a tough in any sense of the word can
ia U K M U f H M n H a H ( wvv... w i
6
t .
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rs i h wt t w
Lroe art! Cor.ir.kie Uaz of NcHors
VlTich Mil st Closed Oul
Long, Lisle and Silk Finish i; 1 Cuys.i Ear.lnnin's High Grade
Gloves, black and white, . Ij j a-.im'i'ow-uur, - .jv.xe.-. ?
value 75c and $1.00. 'iVc ;; .or...- :-
s iianu.urg n.-c-r-
! - v.--..'
0!c. f
W r-:r.u-; liaf, 10c; loc
$2.25
Long Silk GlcyeV, .black r
and white, $1.25 value
10 dozen nice Wa.-.h Bells
aonl-. VJC
10 dozen nice Leather -ij :': V) rarriia,!.' .JU; ..00
SU- RpHs r-neb. '--c. js v:;i..::-.t
C4Jiv ' ' j I
for !i ''1--" - --;
10 dozen Indies' Shirt- 2-,(i..n Alen';; !nss iNeg-
waist Fronts
5 dozen Ladies' Shirt-
waist Fronts '
5 dozen Ladies' Shirt
waist fronts: i;
150 doz. Black Ucfc, fine ... ij
50 doz. Tan Iiose, value fj 1 i.'. uble l irrc.; bjot
or,c for tCC. -:-h.:Uf!i;trOUu;..H!,.'-
50 doz.' Gauze Lile Fin- . li ?r, dc.:-;en Mtn's Ne.rlie
. , .. ...l... rr- ! if '-' 1 !! 1 1 1 r-f C3 UxC
ic-r -7'X Mfr. .'.;! x- . o j. , - ..... -
. .. 1 - - ' .1 .
Am
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'.
ovc.
AA
f j y. .
...
ii vld Wool Vcsb, ?!..0Jto
u.i::e...
69c
'V. I
r4
C
i;cst
Aj -i CaMco , O'iC
. I? ii. ..
1,000 yards Val. Laces and ji - d.. f V o 'V ' 25c
Insertion, 5-10e. value... 0-sc. ;j vi-ue i- r, 2o.:.; p. . JC
Lawns
1 -.Tth.rc
Uv-c. ii .:' lit ano. 'iar.:.
1 1 . . . . . . . , -
1,000 yards White Cambric r, - jion i.ueon.na . J,.
' .j.-m, b- c. t and Saucers, b-jj. st-t
IlltC HJ1 iiiiavJi.v."' .:
i . 1 .. ... I,",.. ' ..... ..
1,000 yards good Bleach-Ci , jj
ing, 36 inches wide ,
..-'if-
- ' . 1 1 . T .f ,.l n.(.i;finn
H S 19 i m?JW W II S Stfi? B a overshadow men who are genue m woru anumuuw . iumu ua.n.-
. tions should of course De wen consiaereu wnen men ciic l-j c1C.lv:u i.wA
;a symptcm 01. anu
Nice Things in Groceries.
Ttcirefly Dr. 8'.ioo'-! Kestorativo. Going cirect
to the slomach nerves, alone brought that success
snl favor to Dr. Khocosnd his Restorative. With
out that original and highly vital principle, up
C'.TOh lusting acconmlishraenH wore ever to be nea.
5lf1iv',SSndwmd0 We 6011 Clieer' Williams, IWderly.'Texas, sayp: 1 Laxa.ivc Cough Syrup has relieved
Lave sunoreu ior years uu .- , j.r, ..i,:T ,.n rmo-
9- and Bladder trouble, using every prep- s . Tto pct9
I amtion I came across ana w.King njf , & v;, - 2"
"rorstoindch distress, bioatins, biiiousne?3. baa yhen a man writes as follows don't i Mr. Wm. II. Anderson, JI. !-, Ol
Tivcath and slirv eomplexio;i, try Dr. Snoops . , , a 54' Afr S fr o t . Tli ctj tint P,r-o
Evstorativ.i-Ts.Mets or Lifiuia and see for your, you think he moans u -ir. r. Kr. ?0ja hpnng?, Ida., S..J- tiiat Li
lully rccoaimend
Five Cases California Peach
es, per can..". ..
Five Cases Cream Corn, high
grade...." '
Five Cases -3-1 b. Standard To
matoes, per can..:
Fifty Cases Nice Dried Peach
es Nice Hams for the next SO
Days... -
22c.
I!C.
Tic.
I5C.
I3C.
Will make- prices to uh. Every dollar cf it
must go. Ccmc and r.'c Ut yomystlh Eve
rybody can have a hat this aa?on. Prices
lower man evei oeioi c. - - 0ur large and nicely assorted stock
. - ii must rro, right now at the begin-
Nifr: ALL SILK RIBBONS Ai 1 0c, 12c, Uc. . ning of th? s-.-:tson.
T 1 1 1 , T
u-J'i-n itiov.ii j list's, piuui
i! ant fr'tfvi, taci-.
j - 25 ' --d't ' Mercerized Under
j! c-k'rt v;.:e fd.25 to $-1.50, for 08c.
! 25 Ladtc-s' Nice Serge and Panama
i; bicris ai ce;-'..
A.-C. PETERSON.
... i, ,i;.,f ni.u -PK1KV-1H.11V recommend it for children.
Ltent After Jt is pleasant to take. Ior coughs,
So S Vial ($1.00). I am feeling colds, hoarseness wlioopmg cougb.
fine ' Money refunded if not satisfied, j Money efundecl U not satished. Sold
Sold by E. T. WTiitehead & Co. j by E. T. Whitehead fc Co. .
,-- .. 1
$1,3UU. WOriil UJ-J-M'-ui; "J i, p5.5U' aid Bays' Cloth-
i in-'. V. e a:v not going t j carry
I over ev-ry ."in, mur't
Leaders in Low Prices, .-. juii. .u, . u
- The Commonwealth 'rrmt, Scotlanii eeK.i. yrry :Ty?y.r-?