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The commonwealth. Jl E. HILIilAIv Editor Published E ery Thursday. PROHIBITION! SOKE TIMLY OBSERVATIONS. Entered at the postoffice .it Scotland Neck, N. C, as .Second-Class Matter. Thursday, May 28, 1008. Publisher's Announcement. It is a Settled point in newspaper ethics that ditorn and publishers are not repoiis;tue I "r the views of correspondents, and the publication of a oraiminicatioi does not mean that the editor or publisher endorses the communication. 1 hk I.'ommonwsaltii adheres to these general pnci-ples. We give editorial space on this page for a clipping from the Raleigh Evening Times on "Commencements Cost." It strikes us that there are many good suggestions in the editor ial expressions by this bright afternoon daily from our capi tal citv. With the high price of corn now prevailing, no farmer can afford to take chances on next year's success by failing to raise corn on his own farm for his teams. Plant corn now. It is a good season for it, and a few extra acres in corn will greatly help the supply for next year. Let every farm er be sure to make his own corn on his own farm. Commencements Cost. NORTH CAROLINA DRY. A Triumphant Victory for State-wMe Prohibition. MAJOSITT PROBABLY FIFTY THOUSAND. People have been talking about "dirty politics" for gen erations, and we presume that there will be such talk for a good part of another genera tion period at least. While ! most of the politicians are per haps entirely above small things, every now and then we may expect some one to deviate in politics a little. It has long been so and will long be so still. The following quotation from some Virginia paper is going the rounds of the press and is too true to be left out of The Commonwealth: "The man who handles the local depart ment of a newspaper learns af ter due experience not to ex pect even briefly expressed thanks from a column of pleas ant things, but he knoweth, as surely as cometh the winter, that a single line in which there is an unintentional repre sentation will cause some one to be heard from as if from a house top. And we may add that when he has made pleas ant mention 000 times of some person, place or thing, but on the thousandth time fails to do so, he must not expect to be forgotten. The omission may have been from accident, inad vertence or even an entire lack of knowledge. It matters, not. The smple fact remains and he will be judged by that." At this writing it is impossible to gather accurate reports from the prohibition election yesterday, but North Carolina has gone dry, and prohibition has won a great victory. The latest reports show that the prohibition majority will proba bly be fifty thousand. HALIFAX COUNTY'S VOTE. Returns have been secured from all but one township in Halifax county as follows: TOWNSHIPS. g Brinkleyville 74 Butterwood Conoconara 16 Enfield 19S Faucetts 52 Halifax 64 Hobgood 31 Littleton 113 Palmyra 11 Roseneath 17 Roanoke Rapids 151 Scotland Neck 162 Weldon 228 108 15 99 78 29 65 Hf. King at Hobgood. (Saleigh Times.) North Carolina is a state of schools and Raleigh is a city of schools. There is no city of equal population anywhere in which the various phases of student life, both scholastic and athletic and social, arouse more in terest or recieve a more generous sympathy and support. The com mencement season is a period of the year that makes its ready appeal to every man and woman who believes in the proper training and prepara tion of the succeeding generation for the business and public problems of the day to be. The special schools that have chosen to locate in the city cannot complain that they suf fer from any want of sympathy and encouragement from Raleigh's towns-people, and the public scfiools found, after the taxpayers had sud denly given them the cold shoulder for once, that certain local patriots were willing to go down into their pockets and produce the imperative coin to operate the grades until the close of the term as a cheerful piece of private benev olence. And yet, this commence ment season has an uncomfortable side, as plenty of good men and wo men know, for the parents or others charged with the obligation of de fraying the expenses of boys and girls about to take a slip of sheep skin and walk out into the world with it. As the years run on the fa ther and mother with boys and girls to be schooled begin to realize it costs a good bit of money to gradu ate in the manner in which the young folks like, or rather expect, to" be graduated. The money equation is a little more every year. No longer will the largest bill of less than two Last Saturday the temperance workers of Hobgood held a meeting at the public school house near Mr. King White's. One pleasing feature of the day was a contest amongst some boys and girls for a prohibition medal. Their recitations and declamations were fine. Rev. J. T. King, Prof. C. W. Wilson and the editor of THE Commonwealth acted as judges of the contest, and they decided to award two medals. Master Hubert Jenkins and Miss Hazel Armstrong tied in the contest, so the committee awarded a medal to each. There being only one medal in hand it was given to Master Hubert Jenkins, nd another was ordered for Miss Hazel Armstrong. After the contest by the children. Rev. J. T. King, of Winterville, de livered a most masterful prohibition address. It was said by a number of persons that it had not been sur passed by any address they had heard except the address delivered in Scotland Neck by Mrs. Curtis, of Sherman, Texas. Mr. King did much strong and effective work in the prohibition campaign. After the speaking a most bounti ful dinner was served by the ladies of Hobgood and the community. He spoke at Hobgood again Satur day afternoon. PLENTY OP PROOF. Prom People You Know From Scotland Neck Citizens. p-rt 22 60 101 113 9 Halifax News Budget. Total 1.U7 742 With the returns at hand and a conservative estimate for the town ship not heard from, it seems safe to say that the county has given a prohibition majority of 350 to 375. Announcement was made through the News and Observer today (Wed nesday) that the majority for prohi bition when full returns are made up will be between forty and fifty thousand. The Rosenssta Rally. (Cor. to The Commonwealth.) Halifax, N. C, May 26, 1908. Mr. Ferrell McMahon, of Norfolk, was on our streets Friday and Satur day. Dr. E. F. Fcnner, of Henderson, was here last week and a day or two this week to see his sick father. Miss Elizabeth Fenner spent last Friday in Tillery. Miss Virginia Hale who has been teaching for some time at Hobgood has come home for her well earned vacation. Mr. J. H. Fenner has been very ill for some days. Dr's Baker, of Tarboro and Ferrebee, of" Raleigh, ppent some days last week at his bed side. He is reported better at this writing. Presiding Elder W. S. Rone of the Warrenton District filled an appoint ment here Sunday, preaching a very powerful, instructive and helpful sermon. The 2nd quarterly conference met in session on Monday morning at the residence of Mrs. Brown. Mr. Albion Dunn, chairman of the Halifax County Anti-Saloon League, delivered an excellent address here on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 to a good size audience. Mr. Dunn spoke for about an hour, outlining and detailing in consecutive order the evils of the whiskey traffic, proving absolutely to all conservative and conscientious voters the neces sity and advisability of voting it from the State. We thank Mr. Dunn for his speech. There was a temperance rally at the Methodist church on Sunday night by the Sunday-school children which was well rendered and very favorably received. W. F. COPPEDGE. On Thursday, May 21st, there was a prohibition rally at Roseneath. Dr. D. B. Zollicoffer, of Weldon, and Dr. W. D. Morton, of Rocky- Mount, were the speakers of the oc casion. They were presented to the audience by the editor of The Com monwealth. They delivered strong and telling addresses for prohibition. After the speaking the large gath ering of people enjoyed a most bountiful dinner of barbecue, ham and other good things prepared by the citizens of Roseneath section and tastily served by the ladies of the community. It was a pleasant occasion for all ! who attended, many people from I Scotland Neck being present. Not How Cheap Sut Bow Good. A brick front painted with L. & M. Paint 25 years ago and not painted since, may be seen at 472 Bergen St. Brooklyn, New York. Paint with L. & M. Brilliant Red and trim with Shaker Green or White. The body won't need painting in 25 years. L. & M. Paint Agents. Hardy Hdwe. Co., Scotland Neck. R. H. Salsbury & Bros., Hamilton, N. C. girl leaving the school-room. As one good practical citizen said, "It seems as though everything connect ed with this commencement business had to be a matter of not less than a five spot. And some of the indis pensable items come to several times that. The boy has to have at least a double ten for his suit. Tho girl generally inclines to the tendency of her sex for good clothes and a dress that comes to much less than that won't suit. And then, there are the incidentals the class supper, and pictures, and presents to this, that and the ether. The last two months of school there's some kind of ex pense every day. No right-minded j man will begrudge his children the legtimate expenses of graduating re spectably, with everything that is needed to make a reasonably good appearance and avoid the tendency to be niggardly about one of the most important days of the young ster's life; but all the same the fact remains that it's a costly experience for the fellow with a good old-fash ioned family of children and thaam Spring Bill Album. The greatest skeptic can hardly fail to be convinced in the face of evidence liko ihw. It is impossible to produce better proof of in?rit than the testi mony of residents of Scotland J.eck, of people who can be seen at any time. Read the following ease of it : Mrs. Chas. Hue, living Cor. Eightu and Greenwood Sis., Scotland Neck, N. C., savs: "I am pleased to rec ommend boan's Kidney Tills in re turn for the benefits my little daugh ter derived from their use. She sufter ered from weak kidneys from infancy, and there was not a night before Doan's Kiddcy Pills were brought to our attention that she was able to con trol the action of the kidnev secretions. We gave her a great many remedies but . nothing seemed to relieve the trouble. When Doan's Kidney Tills were brought to my attention, I pro cured a box and began giving them to the child in strict accordance witti me directions. There was a marked im provement in her condition from the first, I continued giving them to her and they proved of great benefit. The kidneys have been strong, the secre tions cause less annoyance and her general health is much improved. I recommend Doan's Kidney Tills in the highest terms." For sale by all dealers. Trice 50c. Fostor-Milburn Co.,TJuffalo,New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name DOAN'S and take no other. THEIR BAM Ki The relations existing between this p,.,, and its customers, are close and cord ml. y,', esteem it a compliment to have .;,!,. .lv claim to the institution as thkii: B.-uik. With every facility tor good banking vice, your patronage is solicited. In our Modern Savings Department ! cent, (compounded quarterly) is allow !. The saving habit is a good one. Cor,, and let us explain how small deposits w ill - PLANTERS COMMERCIAL BANK, Scotland Na!;, K. !'- i;i 'V u H ii8nmT1 DONE FOR - Out of Town FOLKS! (Cor. to The Commonwealth.) Spring Hill, May 26. 1903. Mrs. Jessie Hardy.of Tillery, visit ed Miss Bettie Parks last week. Miss Laura Riddick visited rela tives m Jamesville last week. Miss Anna Marks and Mr. Howard Twisdale attended service at Daw sons Sunday. Mr. J. H. Pope and Mrs. India Parks attended services at Dawsons Sunday. Mr. W. E. Whitmore, of Norfleet, visited Mr. E. A. Lilley Sunday. Messrs. E. W. and F. R. Pope at tended service at Dawsons Sunday. Mr. W. E. Fleming, of Norfleet, went to Tillery on business Satur day. - Mr. Ahin Twisdale went to Tillery on business Saturday. Miss Ella Lilley is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. W. H. Medford this week. Miss Irene Parks visited friends at Dawsons Sunday. Messrs. C. A. Lilley and W. H. bition to put them all through school j Vanlandinghim, visited friends near somehow, and there are men in Ral-! UaK: Sunday, Bod. Claude Kitcbin Nominated the Fourth Time. At the Congressional Convention in Kinston last Thursday, Hon. Claude Kitchin was renominated by acclamation. This is a high compliment to Mr. Kitchin.showing that his constituents have confidence in him and are glad to have him continue to represent them inthe nation's counsel chamber. Mr. Kitchin is one of the most brilliant of the younger members of Congress, and has made a splendid representative. ''Health Coffee" is really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet produced. This clever Coffee Substitute was re cently produced by Dr. Shoop, of 1'a cinc, Wis. Not a grain of real Coffee in it either. Dr. Shoop's Health Cof fee is made from pure toasted grains, with malt, nuts, etc. JTeally it would fool an expert who might drink it for Codec. IS'o 20 or CO minutes tedious boiling. "Made in a-minute" says the doctor. - Sold by Howard Grocery Co. Southern cotton Association. The regular meeting of Halifax county division of the Southern Cot ton Association will be held in Hali fax next Monday, June 1st. It; is hoped that all the townships in the county will be represented. It is important that the acreage and condition of the cotton crop be given. E. E. Hilliard, Pres. Halifax, Co. So. Cot. Ass'n. Insist upon DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. There are substitutes, but there is only one original. It is heal ing, soothing and cooling and is especi ally good for pdes. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co. J eigh who don't get on their feet for six months because of these com mencement expenses." There is a large chunk of truth in the observation of this man who has been quoted. On a conservative es timate, it costs from $25 the $50 to graduat a boy or girl the way they are graduated now. The good old days of brushing up the Sunday suit that did service for best all winter, or maybe was brand new at Easter, are days that will never return. And the day when the gi-aduate could go through the commencement ordeal without chipping in for all the little side touches of his classmates and yet not get himself disliked by the whole lot of them has likewise pass ed. To use the cheap expression which is, just the same, the most ex pressive expression that can be brought into the argument, he must be in the swim, and to be in the swim he must spend money or have somebody spend it for him. There are scores of families in Raleigh whose income does not go beyond $600 a year and Nwho are trying on that moderate stipend to give the boys and girls a more liberal session with the books than the father and mother were able to get a quarter of a century or so before. The cost of living is high. The necessaries of life are many of them luxuries now, when one comes to think of the de pletion that exists in the family treasury after they have been paid for. The $G00 family cannot afford $50, or even half that sum, for the boy or girl to graduate. It would not be the worst plan in the world another year for the young folks to take the matter into their own hands and decide that diplomas mean just as much when received by a boy or girl whose graduation fixings and "ex tras" have cost a sum within the reach of the average family's purse as when handed to one whose gradu ating day outlay has been on such a luxurious scale that father and mother, and perhaps brothers and sisters, must scrimp and economize a good many days to .catch up ' neces sary household bills that have had to wait on account of this commence ment strain. Mr. Joseph B. Lilly visited his sis ter, Mrs. W. H. Medford Sunday. Mr. P. A. Riddick, of .Tillery, was in town Sunday. Mr. and Mr. J. H. Buntting" visit ed Mrs. E. A. Lilley Sunday. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Scotland Neck Bank At Scotland Neck, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business May 14th, 1908. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $ 82,481.95 Overdrafts 2,138.16 All other stocks, etc 8,500.00 Furniture and fixtures.... 1,025.00 Due from banks, etc 12,477.39 Cash items 225.84 Gold coin 1,000.00 Silver coin, etc 1,263.55 National bank notes, etc.. 3,952.00 Total .$113,063.89 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $ 23,000.00 Undivided profits, etc 6,375.47 Dividends unpaid 182.00 Bills payable 17,500.00 Time certificates deposit. 14,164.16 Deposits subject to check 49,709.60 Cashier's c'ks outstand'g 20.16 Bond tax A1259 Total $113,063.89 State of North Carolina) County of Halifax. )"3' I, Frank P. Shields, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Frank P. Shields, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th day of May, 1903. J. H. Alexander, Correct Attest Notary Public. A. McDowell, N. B. Josey, R. M. Johnson, Directors. A MONEY-flAKER f OR AGENTS DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the muqous lin ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflama tion can 1e taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hear ing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed con dition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any caso of . Deafness (caused by catarrh, tha t cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. .1. Ciiknky fc Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. READY RELIEF. I write to say I have suffered intense ly with womb trouble for several months and could get no relief from any source until a friend told me to try Dr. Hardy Manning's "Ladies' Relief," which I did and in a short time it permanently cured me. It is a remarkable remedy, and I feel it my duty to let others know where they can find an absolute cure for "that horrible disease of the womb. Mrs. B. C. Hamlet, Tarrapin, N. C. Sold by Geo. N. Mumphord, Tillery, N. C. "THE OLD WORLD AND ITS WAYS' I1Y William Jennings Bryan 576 Imperial Octavo Pages. 25 1 Superb Engravings from Photographs taken by Co'. Bryan. Recounting his trip around the world and his visits to all nations. Greatest book of travel ever written. Mo3t Bueccssful seller of this Ktnera ticn. FOUR EDITIONS in 4 MONTHS. The agent 8 harvest. Write at once for Territory" and "Agent's Outfit." AGKST'S OUTFIT FltKE. Send fifty cents to cover cost or mailing and handling. Address. THE THOMPSON PUB., CO., St. Louis, Me 5-21-4t - Just as well as if you purchase. I yourself. Clothing, Dry i!i(u J,'(',:r'! Hats, Groceries, in fact anything t'hap ' may need, will have our persM!a?atYuii';'i! I and lowest prices. All quo.-ti. ?-, ',,, sary, Aauress wun stamp, STANDARD PURCHASING COMPANY, Room 2, 370 Main Street, Norfolk. W Write us for anything: you want, fr .n. 1: v,. a Piano "or Horse and Buggy. Tea, 1 N.B. Josey Co Undertakers' Supplies. Full and Complete Line. Coffins and Caskets Burial Robes, Etc. Hearse Service any Time N. B. Josey Company, Scotland Neck. North Carolina lib - 4- Trim Your Spring Hat With Knife Plaiting', THE LATEST l:AD. " I v . i.--. Ashby WHEN IN TARBORO i il Whether on busi ness or pleasure, 1,1 . '1 j uu miuuiu uionc rsl it a point to call at our Studio and see our Latest Cre ations in the Art of Phctorjraphy. Every day we are pleasing people who have never before had a srood Photograph of themselves by any other Photograph er. 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Will be pleased to serve the pub lic and guarantee prompt delivery and courteous treatment. 6-28-tf House i Thigpcn. of olt special umfrcit f' : 'i MUELLER'S PI GLASSES GRAINS The Greatest and Most Economical Horse and Cattle Feed in i' o One Dealer Wanted in Every Town, mend ft:followin North Carolina merchants buy in car-load lot. i Leno?r;0 P S pSl0?0 Mnose- Newton; Lenoir i -V.-! P. Wright & f Son W 2h: Pl(lmot Feed Company. North r C Woodard Comnant WP' Co" Winston; 11. C. I'm. i Roxobel; Boykln Gro?erro vi M' Kh? Jnesboro; Cw ', ii ; J U., YVllSOn: VVlcririn! f! used also VvC -rid i at The State Hospital, Raleish. N. C. Write at once for Booklet and Sam Address, pie Contract. o E. P. MUELLER, 2 Norfolk, Virginia. O-OOO- Factory. vvxu cure any case of Kidnev or T3iri ff- J Do not or medicine. No medir?- 7r -r it. va.ii mure. .VWTheo4 &CmPay. Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
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