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The commonwealth. 11 B. HILTilARD,...- Editor Published Every Thursday. Entered at the postoffice at Scotland Neck, N. C. , as Second-Class Matter. Thursday, October 1, 1908. Publisher's Announcement. It is a settled point in newspaper ethics that editors and publishers are not responsible for the views of correspondents, and the publication of a communication does not mean that the editor or publisher endorses the communication. Thh Commonwealth adheres to these gemeral prici ples. GREENSBORO'S HOME COMING. Greensboro's Centenial and Home Coming Week will be held October 11-17. It prom ises to be a most unique and interesting occasion, for which a most elaborate programme has been arranged, and the many North Carolinians who will come from their pres ent homes outside of the State, as well as many other visitors will doubtless enjoy the great occasion to its fullest extent. THE STATE FAIR. The North Carolina State Fair will be held in Raleigh Oct. 12-17. Among other things the following features are noted from a circular letter: "Premiums have been increas ed and the agricultural, indus trial and educational displays will be unexcelled. The Coun ty exhibits will be a feature ; Haywood county will show the resources and possibilities of the glorious west, competing with counties from the east. "The Virginia Horticultural Society will have a magnificent display of fruit, simply for ex hibition purposes and not com peting for premiums. Cattle will be here from Kentucky and poultry from all over the coun try. "The attractions will include Beachy in the marvellous Strobel Air Ship navigating the dtos4s. His ship under perfect control, sails as easy and grace fully as a bird. This is the ship that set Washington wild and broke up a session of Congress, the members rushing from their seat to see the wonderful sight." Forecast if Probable Presidential Cab inets. The Washington Post gives the following forecast of the probable Bryan and Taf t cabinets: A POSSIBLE TAFT CAINET. Secretary of State Elihu Root. Secretary of the Treasurer. Geo. Von L. Meyer. Secretary of War General Luke E. Wright. Attorney-General Frank B. Kel logg. Postmaster-General Frank H. Hitchcock. Secretary of the Navy George C. Perkins Secretary of the Interior James A. Garfield. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus. Supreme Court Justices Kohl- saat, Pritchsfrd and Gray (?). A POSSIBLE BRYAN CABINET. Secretary of State Richard Olney, m i Massacnusetts. Secretary of the Treasury John A. Johnson, Minnesota. Secretary of War Alexander S Clay, Georgia. Attorney-General Joseph W, Folk, Missouri. Postmaster-General A. J. Monta gue, Virginia. Secretary of the Navy Theodore A. Bell, California. Secretary of the Interior Nathan btraus. New York. Secretary of Agriculture Govern or Glenn, North Carolina. Secretary of Commerce and Labor John Mitchell, Illinois. Supreme Court Justices George Gray, Alton B. Parker, William Gay nor. State of Ohio, City of Toledo Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ne is senior partner of the lirm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay the iflm of ONE HUNDRED DOT.t.atjh for ear and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv the use of Hall'i Catarrh Cure. Fhank J. Cht.witv Sworn to before nie and subscribed in my presence, tins Gth day of Decern ber, A. D. 188G. rav at i A. W. Gleasoii. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O Sold bv Drucerists. 75o. Take Hall's family Pills for const! pauon. JUDGE PEEBLES' STATEMENT. He Gives Bis Reasons For Dismissing The Case at Bryson City. The following letter by Judge R. B. Peebles, which was sent to the News and Observer, explains his ruling in the Sunday-school case at Bryson City: Murphy, N. C.,Sept. 19th, 1908. My attention has been called to an article in your issue of August 27th, 1908, headed "Protest Against Judge's Decision," and another al lusion to it in your issue of Septem ber 13th. I write to say that said article con tains a false and defamatory state ment that is calculated to, and has done me considerable harm. I never said at Bryson City, or elsewhere, that 'A Sunday School was not a re ligious body." The true facts are these: Henry Branner and Merrett Beck were indicted under section 3706 of the Revisal which is in these words: "If any person shall be in toxicated or shall be guilty of any rude and disorderly conduct at any place where people are accustomed to meet for divine worship, and while the people are there assembled for such, whether such worship should have begun or not, he shall be guilty ef a misdemanor, etc." There was no allusion to a Sun day School in the bill of indictment. The defendants plead guilty. Wheth er for the want of money to employ a lawyer or because of bad "advice of friends," I have no information and as is usual in cases of submis sions, witnesses were examined for the purpose of enabling the Court to fix the punishment, and when it de veloped that the disturbance occur red at a Sunday School, I suggested to the Solicitor that there was a fatal variance between the allegation and the proof, and that following my un iversal custom, I would have to strike out the plea of guilty and order a verdict at not guilty. The only argument the Solicitor made in answer to this was, that Sunday Schools opened with prayer. replied that that was a mere inci dent and not the purpose of the Sunday School. That the main ob ject of the Sunday School was to teach the children the Bible. That he purpose of the meeting gave character to the meeting and not its ncidents. That each daily session of our Legislature opened with prayer, and the Lord knows no one would say that the Legislature met for the purpose of worshiping God. Whenever a person from poverty or ignorance fails to employ a law yer and pleads guilty, and it turns out "that in my opinion he is not guilty, as charged, I strike out the plea of guilty and discharge him. I have heard of a man who plead ed guilty to the charge of abandon ing his wife, and the evidence show ed that his wife abandoned him, and yet he was held to his plea of guilty and was sentenced to work on the public roads for twelve months. This is not my idea of justice. At Ashe- ville a poor man pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy. He had married the second time while his first wife was living. lie thought he was guilty of bigamy. The evidence showed that his first wife had desert ed him fourteen years before his sec ond marriage and he had not heard from her during that time. Upon this state of facts, he had not violat ed the Statute. I ordered 'the plea of guilty stricken out and a verdict of not guilty entered. If I had done less I would knowingly have punish ed an innocent man. I do not be lieve the State wants to punish an innocent man. I do not and will not if I know it. It is not every religious body or meeting that is protected by said Statute. It protects those only which have met for the purpose of divine worship. I can find but one case in our Supreme Court reports bearing upon this subject. It is State vs. Fisher 25' N. C. Reports, page 111. Chief Justice Ruffin wrote the ODin ion. 1 think m absolutely 'sustains my views on the subject. No one, I assume, will deny that a "Quarterly Conference" is a religious meeting, or body, just as a Sunday-school is a religious meeting, or body, and yet Fisher was indicted under a similar statute for disturbing a "Quarterly Conference held in Church," and our Supreme Court held that he could not be convicted for the reason that tne quarterly x Conference had not met for the purpose of worshiping God. It opens with prayer just as Sunday-schools do, but prayer was not the object of the meeting, but one of its incidents, as it is an inc dent of a Sunday-school, while the purpose of the meeting is to teach children generally small children- the Bible. For many years we had no statute against incest, for the reason that no one thought there was a person in North Carolina brute enough to commit the crime. No one is expected to attend a Sunday school except the teachers and pupils, and no legislator, I suppose, has thought it required a penal statute to make them behave, and hence no statute has been passed especially for that purpose. At school enter tainments a promiscious crowd is ex pected and the legislature has passed an Act for their protection Section 3704 of Revisal. In this Act, after certain meetings are mentioned, are these words "Or any meeting what soever peaceably held." If the de fendants had been indicte J under this section, I would have held the indictment good, but I would have done so with some misgiving. Worcesters Dictionary says: "Worship consists in the perform ance of all those external acts and the observance of all those rites and ceremonies in which men engage with the professed and sole view of honoring God." "To adore," "To honor," "To pay supreme homage to." Are these the objects for which little children are invited to attend Sunday-schools? Surely not. They are invited there for the purpose of being taught the Bible and to learn something of the attributes of God in order that they may better under stand how to worship Him when they grow to maturity. But suppose I was mistaken in my views of the law, have you and those who through you have made a public protest against my ruling, pursued the proper course? If my ruling was wrong, the State, and through it the friends of the prosecution had the right to carry the case to the Su preme Court and test the correct ness of my ruling. I set aside the submission of guilty upon the ground that there was a fatal variance between the allegation and the proof, and this gave the So licitor the right of an appeal to the Supreme Court. Neither he nor those who instituted the prosecution offered to appeal. If they had, the case would have gone to the Supreme Court, and if my construction of the Statute was upheld, application could have been made to the next General Assembly for an Act to cover such cases. There is another way to test the correctness of my ruling. If the said defendants are indicted under section 3704 of the Revisal, and they plead former acquital, the question will be squarely raised as to whether or not they could have been lawfully convicted under the former bill. If those who have made this protest really believe they are right, it is not too late for them to test the question now by having said defendants in dicted at the next term of Swain Su perior Court under section 3704 of Revisal. Besides my ruling was not binding on any other Superior Court Judge. The life, liberty and property of the citizens and the peace and good order of the State depend, in a meas ure, upon the integrity of and the respect given to the Judiciary of the State, and he who attempts to lesson the latter, in my opinion, commits a crime against the public. I ask that you publish this com munication in as prominent a form as you published the communication of Mr. E. L. Middleton. See also State vs. Bryson 82 N. C. R. R. B. Peebles. A Paper Is a Paper With Some People. (Smith field Herald.) So much has been said about read ing and education the past few years that most families hold the idea that they should at least take a newspa per but many seem to care but very little what kind that they take. whether it is a weekly or monthly, whether it is printed in the county or State or several thousand miles away, whether it is sold for ten, fif teen, twenty-five or fifty cents or one dollar per year makes but little difference. Nor does it matter If it contains articles which poison tho minds of the young as is true of many of the cheap story papers. An unprincipled firm may send out an advertising sheet which recommends only humbugs but if it has a worth less story in each issue it is called a good paper. If any paper is taken it is almost impossible to sell another no matter how good it .may be. A paper is a paper and anything called by the name is considered good enough for the home reading. No wonder so many young people have foolish notions and are so hard to control when they are allowed to read such trash. In the selection of papers for the home some thinking should be done. People do not buy farm implements and household goods without giving the matter con siderable thought. It does look like the literature of the home deserves at least a3 much consideration. We advise you not to take cheap papers and do not take such of any kind as stand for nothing. What is the use of reading unless something is to be learned from it worth know ing. Take papers which have prin ciples and stand by them. Take as many good papers as you can read. Had a Close Call. Mra. Ada L. Croom, the widely known proprietor of the Croom Hotel, -Vaughn, Misa., says: "For several months I suffered with a severe cough, and consumption seemed to have its grip on me, when a friend recommend ed Dr. King's New Discovery. I be gan taking it, and three bottles affect ed a complete cure." The fame of this life saving cough and cold remedy, and lung and throat healer is world wide. Sold at E. T. Whitehead Com- I pany's drug 6tdre. 50c. and $1.00. 1 Trial bottle free See Us ABOUT GLASSES Tucker, Hall & Co., The Expert Opticians, 53 Granby St., Norfolk, Va. Catalogoc on Application. PHOTOGRAPHS! 1 am prepared to do all the up-to-date work in The Photographic Art ! at very reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gallery east side of Main street next to Planters and Commercial Bank. All work first-class in every particular JOHN M. COX, Scotland Neck, N. C. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Scotland Neck Bank At Scotland Neck, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of busi ness September 23, 1908. RESOURCES, Loans and discounts $93,918.09 Overdrafts 2,rt8.94 Stocks, bonds, mortgages... 8,000.00 Furniture and fixtures 1,025.00 Due from banks and bankers 12,G01.80 Cash items 78(3.45 Gold coin 1,000.00 Silver coin, etc 2,328.74 National bank notes, etc 3,266.00 Currency account 2.0O0.00 Total $127,595.68 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $25,000.00 Undivided profits 7,372.24 Dividends unpaid 122.00 Bills payable 30,000.00 Time certificates of deposit.. 19,106.67 Deposits subject to check... 45,860.42 Cashier's checks outstand'g. 21.85 Bond tax 112.50 Total $127,595.08 State of North Carolina,) County of Halifax. )ss- I, Frank P. Shields, cashier of tho 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 29th day of September, 1908. J. Harter Alexander, Correct Attest: N. B. Josey, G. Hoffman, R. M. Johnson, Directors. 3.90 To Raleigh, N. C, and Return VIA Atlantic Coast Line Account North Carolina State Agricultural Fair, October 12th-17th. Tickets on sale October 9th to 16th inclusive, final return limit October 19th. Tickets include one admission coupon to Fair Grounds. For further information call on ticket agent or write. W. J. Craig, P. T. M., T. C. White, G. P. A., 10-l-2t Wilmington, N. C. Oats, Rye and Barley. k We are not only the largest deal-O era in Seed Grain in tne boutn, but we sell the best, cleanest and heaviest qualities. 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