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The commonwealth. ; Ljm U EL BOXAAJRD Editor Published Every Thursday. Entered at tho postoffice at Scotland Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Matter. Thursday, September 17, 1908. Publisher's Announcement. It Is a settled point n newspaper ethic? editors and published are not responsible for the views of correspondents, and the publication of a oommunicatioo does not mean that the editor or publisher endorses the communication. 1H Commonwealth adheres to these geaeral prici p'es. The opening price of cotton this season is a great disappoint ment to the farmers. They all planted cotton seed last spring and made their calculations on a basis of 10 cents for cotton. Uoav with the crop cut con siderably short in this region by Uie hsavy August rains and the price two cents below 'last year's opening, the prospect is not pleasing. MR. HISGEN IN NORFOLK. The editor of The Common wealth was in Norfolk Thurs day night and heard Mr. Thos. Ilisgen, of Massachusetts, the nominee for President on the Independence ticket. He was accompanied by Mr. Clement Pollard, who delivered the first speech of the evening to an audience of about 800 in Odd Fellows Hall. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Rid Oick, Mayor of the city of Nor folk, and he introduced the tweakers in words of welcome and in terms of appreciation of their visit to the South. Mr. Pollard spoke easily and somewhat nuently, declaring that the two old parties have failed to give the people of this nation the proper government, and that the new Independence party stands on a platform of reform that vill not take every thing out in promises. He was heard with close attention. Mr. Hisgen, the candidate and nominee for President, fol lowed, his arguments in the main being that the Republi can party supports and perpet uates the trusts, and the Dem ocratic party is following Bry an who changes his opinions end policies so often that the people do not know what to ex pect of him. Mr. Hisgen claims to be fighting single-handed the Standard Oil Company, and seems to think he will whip it out after a while. THE CASE WELL STATED. With no lack of appreciation of courtesey and politeness in those who practice it, the fol io wing editorial paragraph from Charity and Children is pointedly suggestive. "A good deal has been said and written about the failure of women to appreciate and re cognize tne Kinaness oi men who surrender their own com for tfor their accommodation on crowded trains, but the snbject needs a good deal more atten tion. Again and agian we have seen men yield their places without so much as a smile of reward on the face of the one who has been favored. In fact, tho expression on the face of the woman would sometime in dicate that the securing of a gjod seat was an offense for which the law ought to provide suitable punishment. No won der some men retain their place a?:u loos out ot the window vihile women stand in the aisle. A polite "thank you," o some slight recognition of the courtesy of yielding a seat would produce a fine effect which the ladies would profit Dy. lne women are not all given to this rude behavior. but the few who are in the hab it of throwing cold water on their benefactors make it hard on the whole sex, and lower th dignity of womanhood. What if the man who gets up and gives his place to a lady is not well dressed, is that any reason why she should not be polite? Courtesy is a beautiful grace and it is quite as attractive in a woman as it "is in a man. Schoolgirls who travel much about this time of the year ought to give this matter sober consideration, and we would suggest to the faculties of our colleges that they would be do ing a fine service to the young women in their classes if they would, along with French and German and music and paint ing, teach the girls -the all-important lesson that gratitude for favors, however small, is an unfailing sign of gentle breeding." Selecting Seed-Cora for Larger fields. (N. C. Experiment Station.) The practice of selecting seed-corn from the tarn late in the spring costs the farmers of North Carolina, in decreased yields of shelled corn, an amount equal to more than five mil lion dollars annually. Just so long as thi3 method i3 followed, just so long will the corn-growers of the State lack this amount of producing what they might with the same treatment under identical conditions were they to use better methods in the selection of their seed-corn. The proper place to select seed for planting purposes next year is in the field this fall. One day spent in the field in selecting seed-corn properly will pay better in increased yields than most any labor perform ed during the entire year. There are many ways in which this work might be done satisfactorily, the ex act method depending upon local conditions and practices. Economy of performance of the operation is always to be looked after but not at a sacrifice of efficiency. Where corn is gathered from stalks in the usual way, a good method for the corn grower to U3e is to sling a cotton picking bag over the shoulder or take a basket in the hand and go through and make the selections from the field of corn which he has that is a little above the average in productivity. Take two rows at a time and select seed from those stalks which have two well-developed ears per stalk, remembering that in the selection of seed one should select from the stalks that will yield the largest amount of shelled corn per stalk. The reason why it is ad vised selecting from two-eared stalks is because in studying varieties of corn during the past eight years on the Experiment Station farm and elsewhere, it has been found that the best yieldera of shelled corn per stalk and hence per acre were those that averaged near two ears per talk. Take both of the ears if they are good ones and reject both if they xte not. Do not give much detailed attention to the shape of the ears and grains during field selection, but reserve this for some rainy or snowy- day during the winter and have the young boys around to help, as there is no form of farm work that will interest them more or lead thern to take a deeper interest in the work of the farm. One reason why so many boys leave the farm is because they are not taught that there is some thing more in farming than the mere drudgery connected with it. When going through the field select ing these eara it might be well to have the boys along too if they are old enough to appreciate the value and importance of what is being done. A cart or wagon might be at one end of the rows and when you get there each time empty the bas ket or bag. Enough corn should be gathered in this way eo that when the more careful selection i3 made during the winter at the barn, hav ing in mind the best shape of the ears and kernels, enough will be left for planting, after throwing out the ears of poor shape and those having ears not up to the proper type it is wished to use for planting Select from the field three to five times as much corn a3 it is expected to be needed, so that a very rigid selection of the ears may be made during some winter day. Make se lections from stalks that not 'only bear two well-developed ears, but from those that have a good leaf development and large root system Select ears that are borne at a uni form and convenient height, for such ears are more easily and cheaply gathered; they ripen more uniform ly and are less liable not to have the embryo grains fertilized, as the tar selling of all stalks will be practical ly at the same date and the pollen from all will be given off at about the same time. The ears should be held not upright, but in a rather drooping position, a3 such ears are less liable to rot, as they will shed the rain rather thn admit it into the ears, a3 they frequently do when held in an upright position; especial ly is this so if the husks (shuck) do not cover the tips of the ear3 com pletely. Also, it is well to discard all ears that have the tips poorly covered with husks, even if all the other characteristics are up to re quirements. When, during the win ter, the corn thus gathered is gotten out for more careful selection.choose those ears of cylindrical shape and those which possess deep wedge- shaped and large-germed grains which completely and deeply cover the cobs and which are arranged in parallel rows. Select heavy, well matured ears that have medium siz ed cobs with kernels that are heavy in weight and medium roueh in in dentation, and which have the butts and tips fairly well filled out. Keep the seed stored in a dry place until pianiing urne. If you have not selected your seed corn before from the field in the way indicated above try it this fall. You may be a little doubtful of the value of this extra effort, but give it a rair trial and we feel sure that vou will never go back to the old and less profitable method of selecting seed corn Trom uie Darn. EOANOKE RAPIDS. A Town cl Wonderful Growth ana De velopment. Several years ago the editor of The Commonwealth spent a night and a day with Ma j. T. L. Eairy on thej hiils which are now graced by part of the enterprising town of Roanoke Rapids. The rolling hillsides across which now stretch the pretty streets of the interesting town were in the virgin forest, yet untouched by the axe and saw which first cleared away the forest growth for the good town that was to be. Maj. Emry's forest heme was crude but com fortable, and his generous hospital ity was as free on the wild hill3 of the roaring Roanoke as in his splen did home with its urban-like sur roundings in his home town of Wel don. lie was doing the first work then of building a dam across the rapids of Roanoke river at that point for the utilization of the great water power there. The growth of the town has been a source of wonder and pride to the people of Halifax county and other people of this region. The town has grown into a great manufacturing centre from which, is exported a large and splendid output of various cotton goods. Millions of dollars have been in vested there by capitalist both South and North, and a vast water power still goes to waste unutilized. New improvements are being made all the while and additions are being made to the plants which were first installed. The latest enterprise is a large pulp mill which takes the crude pine logs cut and hauled from the surrounding forests and converts them into pulp and then into finish ed paper. The editor of this paper spent a few few hours in Roanoke Rapids Friday, but had not the time to gather accurate statistics conc-emir g the great work of the various enter prises establishad there, rrora the progress made; since the town was a wild forest a few ye.irs ago there s every reason to believe that Ra- nake Rapids is destined to become one of tha largest and most prosper ous manufacturing town3 in thi3 part of the State. We found the good people"of the town in their usual mood of clevei- ss and kindness and we shall evr hold in grateful remembrance the uniform courtesy which they have ever shown us; and we take this method of thanking them for their good words and liberal patronage. Edgecsmbs Court Tkl3 W8Sl. The Tarboro correspondent to Sun day's News and Observer gave the following forecast of matter in Su perior court oi lidgecomue una week. "Judge W. R. Allen, of Wayne county, will preside over the Septem ber term of criminal court, which convenes here Monday. "A large number of witnesses will be summoned and several big legal battles will be fought, which will at tract many spectators. , "Many leading attorneys will bat tle in the case of S. W. Sparks, who will be tried for the death of R. Bithel O'Neal, at Lawrence on Thurs day night, August 6th. It will be remembered that this was one of the most bloody fights in the history of Edgecombe, O'Neal dying the fol lowing day from several knife wounds. Physicians stated he was the worst carved man they had ever seen. "In defense of his mother and sis ter, Mack Jone3, aged 14 years, shot and killed his father, Jesse Jones, No. 13 township, Wednesday even ing, August 19th. "Lula Coffield and Nora Gay, col ored, will be tried for the death of a child at Macclesfield. It was alleged at the time that the child was choked to death and then buried in the rear of the hut. This was a most brutal crime. "Melvin Randall, colored, will be tried for burglary. He entered the house of Dr. George L. Wimberley in Rocky Mount and secured money and jewelry, "Allen Lewi3 will be tried for rob bing John Faithful last Saturday night. "The case of criminal assault is against Ed Powell, colored. The complainant 13 his step-father." The Windsor Ledger makes the following editorial men tion of the late Hon. F. H. Bus bee: "In the death of Hon. Fabius H. Busbee, of Raleigh, the State loses one of its ablest sons. He was a brilliant lawyer and orator. His death occurred in Seattle. Washington, where he was attending the American Bar Aasociation. It is one of those unfathomable mysteries that he should die in the dis tant state where but a few years ago his bosom friend and class-mate Hon. Patrick Henry Winston died." See Us ABOUT Tucker, Kali & Co., The Expert Opticians, 53 Gran!y St., Norfolk, Va. CsUlorus oa Application. A Nlgnt Id Weldoa The Haanment UaicHed To-day. The editor f The Commonwealth always finds the people of Weldon clever and courteous. He spent a night in that good town last week and was the recipient of many kind nesses both in expressions and in patronage of this paper. The people of the town are jubi lant in their anticipations of the pleasures of ;h.2 exercisei to be held to-day (Thunday) at the unveiling of the Confederate monument to the ! sV.diers aiid sailors of Halifax and I N irthampt.on counties. ! With favorable weather this will 'b3 a grent day for Weldon. The pjople thero are expecting great ci'o.vasirom oier piacej ana vac surrounding country. They sent by U3 a generous welcome to the people of Scotland Neck and hone to see many of our good people there. Doubtless all who go will greatly enjoy the occasion. Bering's C21.nct Ee Cared by locl applications, as they cannot roach the diseased portion of the ear. I There ii only one way to cure deafness, I and that is by constitutional remedies, j Deafness ir, caiisofi by an inflamed con i (iition of the mucous lining of the Kustuchian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can foe taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be des troyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which in noth ing but an inflamed condition of mu cous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Kail's Catanh Cure. Send for circu lars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O ' Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Fills for consti pation. Wood's ISgh-Grade Seeds. Crimson Clover Tito King of Soil Improvors, also makes splendid fail, winter &sd spring raiin, the .-.r!iiit grsn f?ed, or a good hay crop. CRIMSON GLOVES will In crease tho rrorlucUyejeess of the land more t:ian twenty times as much aa the tame amount spor.t In commercial fertilisers. Can bs sown by itself or at Uie last work ini: of corn, cotton cr .other culti vated crcpfl. ' Wosd's Trsdo R!;rrk Crimson Clever Seed is the bet quality obtainable, of tested germication, and free from in. parities tnd cbjec ti enable weed eoetls. Wiita for "Wood's Crcp Sjjcc-ai" givipp price3 ar.d iDfornj&tiri ubout Crtitison Clover and other t'tasonab'. Seeds. , w. wood a mm, SodsmR, : Richmond, Va. vygrrs: HAVING leased from the owner the NICHOLSON TRACT OF LAND, thereby acquiring1 exclusive control, I hereby give notice to all persons NOT TO HUNT, TRAP OR TRESPASS in any manner or form, under penalty of the law, on this tract of land as described below and known as the Nicholson Land: The extreme eastern part of the original Clark estate and bounded on the west and north by Ganua' Gut, on the 30uth by Clark's Canal and Roa noke River, on the south and east by Roanoke River, J. Davis Reid's and Mike Hardy's land, containing eleven hundred acres, more or less. 9-17-lm J. P. FUTRELL. STORE CLOSED! Our shore will be closed Satur day, Sept 26th. will open at 6 o'clock, p. m. M. HOFFMAN & BRO. L A PHAAtr 'tscs ha no rcr Sidney will furnish free of a case of a..y other water to orcve that Buckhora Litn &e majt Cfitjvc cl a.1 waters cn trie moneys. 1 it dees no: cure ukfimiMiJc& cl ths bhiidv. b e?U you nothing, For Sale by all Mineral Water Dealers. Ask o; u ksLr V.-ris &cO. t&&2 offer sjid bookiei. - i , A Lltr.rn I.?flii3 Wa?T C2- Eejie?SCS. . - ' fHTJX'S KITCHEN, j Nexf Door to S. A. L. Ticket Ofticc, Weldon. N. C. nVCTPnCt Served on Short Notice. Any Style IW$TFRS' UlolE.iv! Full Dinner 50. Hot and CM UIOILAJ. Lunches. A First-Class Dining Room for Ladies and Gentlemen. I LaUy Clerks ia Aiien'Jar.ce. Oil 115 x'f AKS b- ys i-uvc SCHOOL 1SOS NFIEL.D, N. Headquarters Our market is now in full blast. We arc ready and anxious for your tobacco. Our splendid corps of buyers are all on and want all grades. Prices are good on all desirable tobaccos and especially so on tobacco with body. Come to see me with your next load and it will be my pleasure to send you home pleased. I will be here at all times to see that your tobacco is packed and put on the floors to best advantage and your interests looked after in every way. We have as good market as any in the State, so when you get ready to sell come to Enfield and to Clement's Ware house where highest prices always prevail. W. T. CLEMENT, Prop., Enfield, M. C. Land for Rent. On October 16th, 1908. I shall ex pose publicly for rent to the highest , 0f the estate of Penina J. Ms bidder, in the town of Scotland L,ooc,i i1;.;af n Neck, N. Cat 12 o'clock M., rent!"' ,th.'0 " to .notlfy. a,U to be payable in good lint cotton, miaaiHij? lvosis. trie iciiowing ties- cribed land: That tract i f land in Farmr ' of which the late Wilson Lesrgeit died sc:zed and possessed, lying cn Roanoke River and adjoin ing the lands of L. J. 15aker, W. R. Cherry and others containing fifteen horse crop cleared, about fifty acres cleared lying across Roanoke river. All personal property, including team, farming implements, etc!, now on said farm will be for sale aboul January 1st, 190'J. This September Mfh. 190S. Mrs. Margaret Lkggett, Guardian. 9-13-4t REPRESENTATIVE WANTED: We want a representative to handle FORD automobiles in Scotland Neck and vicinity. Live hustler, with or without previous experience, can easily clear $2000.C0 in season. Write with references at once. Ford Motcr Company. Dept. II, Detroit, Michigan. 1 POCOSIN LAND. All persons are hereby forbidden under penalty of the law, to Hunr lrap, Fish or Tresspass in any form or manner whatsoever on my land known as the "Pocosin Land' con taining about 1200 acres, and bound ed as follows: By the land of Chas Pender, C. W. Albertaon. tre river Ferlfr? S?Fi lF'1 to Edwards' Ferry, the land of G. K. Moore tnon the Ben Smith land) and the Chaa. Turner place' Let it K understood that this notice apnli topefnendandfoer equal We 'jaC-vt--! Goad Heals ai AH iiours. l- .1 lor Llli , Z'M li :-:-z I 7 for Hign FT r rices. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified a3 administrator Mad iy, de- person? navirfif ciainw against said estate to j present mem to me auiy veriiiea within tweive months from thisVate pleaded in b; i of their rcovery. All persons in- ; footed to said estate will make lrn- mediate payment of rame. 1 his August 27. 1908. D. A. Madry, Ad'm. S-27-6t Notice. North Carolina Halifax County. ' In the Superior Court d or, Before the Clerk. Bowers & Company vs. M. F. McMahon. Notice of order to show cause whv execution should not issue. The defendant above named w ill tace notice that an order iti tie aooye entitled action was i.ue l hv . Gary Clerk of the Superior Court for Halifax comity, on Sep tember 2d, 1008. against said de fendant to show cau?e why execu ti.'n should not issue agsinst said dt- -ih? above entitled action upon that judgment of record in tro court for Halifax county which wa? ttly riCcCre,d in !aid acion 2 July 6M, I90o. for the sum of Thret 3S?;.iAnrHt ta d defendant fur- .V.W nouce tiat he is renuirei! mkw cause why said execution shen d ?ail ,SIeJ?8aim,t h'm' nnd t if he Si!2?iU aPP'yto the Court fcr ThSSf manded in his portEra. Thw the 2d day of Sept.. 1908. ' 9-l(Wt n , S. M. GARY, io-4t Clerk Superior Court' "Par n?iore li-s Honor, of in ary' Uerk of Superior Gur n'fS Conoy Pn tho 5th day of October, 1908. then and twi Jh t MS., v5 Union f) At at" rV.V.Ir.r 0i: IS 1 11 Company. Assets Oyer f-0.0:v,f.-;: Why net K :vo 0 6 ? 12; r.T'Tar!''? it the Lowest Coil? . The Uiik n Cc the preat Divide;; 'I-Pav . .. company, ana -to are as good as c n I For Liii iifcrc-i!-; rates cn 3nv !c:r.d d us vou v-i .-li, cte or r :J !r F E. rill a ' A v- i t 3 C. I'.CC-. rirt2s r, T. - A. . 11 S ' Department i- I ft . 1 i 11 j 1 will continue our itore. ve '." Mi3 Lccli In ,-.1.: i and -cv.itor.:c:s ci.'J will coiilir.uc to her '.! patronage they have Mo 11 11: S IvTT 0 tf ;- who 1 &i T h (; t ( ' ' Xcr. F.:..v v- ii Ci i-Vt 1 ,.. 1 : I-' iy rU-t.:." I) -.I.v. We lieep cn Hr;J mmM usesi AH Kind U -"1! AlSO CO!:? tit' i " llp.'Ja:-::.. 7 f c .... i I i5.1'i C u C i I Viv r. ) or to acOOJl'H:'. invl the Vul Scotland Nor . (i , ('; I' NoJit All parties ru- ' " all n-.y lanjj !-: belonged To the N and 1 forbid him: 17 passitijf of any K.. Mr. S. F. D.tr.n. ctta all parties i" lawfully. II. II. r's:' S. F. Dunn, Atrei-t 9-iO-tf r tFvTa&sifeS -.1.' rn w it-. -. t f ffH- . - 4 e-.? 'Jr 1 a - .-f 1 y A or i : 1 : ' I k y y
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
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