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THECOMMOr'IWEALTH.histor.v rather than literaturo, . it gave the award to that per- rnllished Fvry Thursday BY HTLLIAP-P, - - - v vV. Dunn', - A.w't Editor. : :fi :T tne at SoolLiiid Thursday, February 4, 1908. Publisher's Announcement. !!ln settled jxint In newspaper ethics that rdiiors and publishcis are not rtfs,ionsible for tne 1 vi 's 01" correspondents, and the publication of a ; co nm. k-uti.-nciocs not mcai th-.t -.he editor or pj ;snr endorses thR communication. Thk Ci ..mo-jwkalth adheres to thei-e genial prici ,.1 ... STREET IMPROVEMENTS. The Etreets end sidewalks in cur town are in a belter eondi t on than they have been be f re in many years. Fcr the r '.st several weeks the manage iv.ent has had its force of labor e s continuously at work on tltew, with the result that they a3 now in splendid condition, avd the looks of the town are much improved. The manage ment is to be congratulated, and t-e town has cause to be proud o" the officer who has this work charge. JUSTLY INDIGNANT. Some time 'ago the United j I u-ghters of the Confed- j e acy offered a prize of j c ! hundred dollars to the v .rr.an who should write the t si: essay on General Robert 1 Lee. The committee ap p .oted to select the essay, and n :e the award, was composed o Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, of the U iversity of North Carolina; L- Edwin A. Alderman, presi- d C e e; a: ti t'r u of the University of Vir iu; and Prof. Finley, of the umbia University. The or- iization stipulated that the should be a historical one, I should be judgud for its I thf ulness to history rather j .a for its literary merits. The committee awarded the pr ze to a Miss Boyeson,of iliu-1 n- ,sota, a student at Columbia j U iversity. The following are j a ew of the many statements ! of ike nature that Miss Boye t?o i's essay contained: "Ko (General Lee) was a tr nor in that he sacrificed all to aid the enemies of his co miry. But things which are te tmically of the highest crim rii iiy may at times be of the le '.st disgrace. Vou do what he did then, n' v would be treason, for Civil War has since then taught what is right in this regard." She said further: "He (Gen eral Lee) differed from the greater Washington only in choosing the wrong side," and "the slave system with which hn thus took sides was vastly different from the general in stitution of the South." In regard to education in the South before the war Miss B yeson said: "Intellectually the South was practically dead. Most of the people were densely ig-nornant, hence the great re ligious and educational move ments which in the North had built a church and a school h use at every cross roads had swept by them unheeded." She further stated that Gen eral Lee was better known and ' more universally loved for his li'e after the war than for his rf putation as a general during ti e war. The resentment and mdigna t? n that has been aroused a long the people of the South lr the committee's action is fv.dy justifiable, and the ex p' ?ssions of disapproval that h. ve come from many of the u biased Northern people are e: irely warrantable. There if no criticism to be made of j M ss Boyeson herself. It is en Oltfh to Say that had she l j- 1 t. 1 1 . 1 si .aiea amerentiy ana angnt, 1 h: v essay would have been dif- ft. ent, and the committee's 3rd more just. She has st died the perverted histories of Northern authors,and cannot bt expected to know very much of jho South's true history. The committee's action must be looked at in an altogether di ferent light, however. Com pr ed of but three, two of its m mbers were Southerners; notwithstanding this, however, with the duty of judging the esuay from the standpoint of !son whose essay was conspici-j j ous for its historical blunders, i Is it a fact that before the Civil ! War t'e feouth was ajv deai?" I it true that I 'j General Loo was better known ; and moro universally loved for 'hir. life after the war than for his reputation as a general dur tng the war? It is needless to answer these questions for a people reared in this Southland I of ours. Everv heart among us . . i . i Qr,11tl1'fl rlflitirns IS lOJ al TO lUC OOUTII S iraUllIOUb , . , ,;U 1 J and beats with love ana -en- oration for Lee the guileless iman, tne courageous soiuier, ! the beloved general and Chris tian gentleman. His deeus wi:l live forever, and continue to brighten the pages of history in increasing splendor. As to the committee, at leat two of its members either gave their places to some one else, or paid much less attention to the matter than they should have. Resolutions will be adopted by the different chapters censuring the committee's action, and asking, it is understood, that the committee give its reasons for the award it made. Noth ing could be more in order. Some Bread Stories. Correarondorce to The Commonwealth. Halifax, N. C, Feb. 2, '09. Mr. W. H. Melvin, who lives near Heathsville, was married to Mrs. George Crawl ay, near Panacea Springs, on January 20th. Mr. MeJ viii was the possessor of eight chil dren, while Mrs. Crawley was the mother of nine; this makes the grand total of nineteen in one fami ly. At this rate, allowing four bis cuits for each member of the family, what would be the size of the pan required to bake them in? Two darkiss from up near Aure- Han Springs, were in the store the other da-V. and each one purchased a !oaf of bread- and decided to see j who coulu place it away hist. Yveii, t hey sat down by the stove and went if t fb msn hitinor nfr n crui1 Kized'p5ece each time Looking at each otber and payinffthe loaf strict attention, they were racing fairly Wcl!, when, lo, ojt5 was smitten with the hiccouprhs which interf erred with a fair finish. Then Joe said to Tom, "Tom, I didn't know you was gom' I to do lak dat." This reminds me of a little darkey boy several years ago who said he would eat a half pound of soda crackers in five minutes without drinking water. They started him at it, and he was getting down to ! business, when all at once, without warning, he commenced to splutter and spit cracker crumbs all over the store, his two eyes being much sim ilar to noons. In his strenuous efforts to get rid of crackers some went down his wind-pipe, thus caus ing trouble. I have in mind another eating match: a man offered to eat four pounds of sausage and drink the grease if some one would pay for it. Well, the sausage was brought in and he made good, and said he would eat four pounds more if they would stand the price, but about that time the Dr. came by and said if they gave him any more it would certain ly kill him, so he left off. Rev. Jno. N. Cole, of Raleig, Supt. of the Methodist Orphanage, preach ed here Sunday, a very fine sermon, eloquent with appeals for the poor and needy. Rev. Mr. Cole is doing fine work, though limited in space and money but the Methodist churches in the Conference are rally- ing to the support of the institution, and ere long it will be a credit to our church. Master Edward Travis, who had such a sad accident on New Years day, we are glad to say is fast get ting well. Hon. E. L. Travis and Master Louis went up to Raleigh Monday. Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Vipperman and little Ruth, spent Friday, Satur day and Sunday in and around Til lery. $100 Reward, $100. The readers .of. this paper will be P1(ed tl 1?a that there h at least one areaueu ciscase mat science nas been able to euro in all its stages, and that w Catarrh HaH'H Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fratereity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonals. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo,0. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills constipation. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Continued from Page One. SENATE. -r-i t c: i l. HlL C . . r rinay, Jtnuary i.na ocii-i e concurred in the House ame:id-j l - ent t.o tne imjI wrczi'-.rg the eni- j ' ..i- 1 1 n . ' . L'-tecr i rrjyiiiv.s, cur. tr.ut cluci.; i row ! X r.V,K-VI".3f an wiiiioi C i.ptriiaiti i'.ll Oi $2,CC0, bis frmvr salary odug $1,- i 6uU. By a vote of 18 to 14, the Senate tabled the bill by Mr. Kuttz to pro hibit the sending of documents with the "compliments" of officers of State. The Empie bird bill was made a special order for next Wednesday; the Latham drainage bill will be considered next Thursday. Mr. P""ie presented in the Senate an amend rn en t to the State Consti tution, abuIithiiiK the ofiiee of Solic itor and creating1 the office of Coun ty Attorney. HOUSE. A great many bills were introduc ed, most of these being of a local nature. The most important public bills in troduced were those by Mr. Turling ton, of Iredell, providing a general system of recorders' courts, and by ?Jr. Connor, of Wilson, to prevent compulsory insurance of employees of corporations. A bill was introduced by Mr. Un- ! derwood to amend the Constitution in respect to the qualification of voters. With the passage of quite a num ber of bills, the private bill calendar was practically disposed of. SENATE. Saturday, January 30th A bill was introduced by Senator Manning to require fire and casual ity insur ance companies to deposit a certain amount in cash on securities with the Insurance Commissioner in the State of North Carolina. A Senate bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a commission to confer with similar commissions in other states looking to securing uni- formity of legislation in divorce and ! otiier laws entirely within the juris diction of the States, was laid on the table. The House Committee had amend ed the bill by striking out the section i carrying a provision Inat the ex penses of the members of the Com mission should be paid by the State. On this account the bill was laid on the table without objection. HOUSE. Amonqr the matters-of oreneral im- irranee was ihe passage Ox tne on. b" Mr- Curne, oCumyenand, regu- lating the sale of concentrated com mercial feeding studs. This follows the general law regulating the sale of fertilizers, requiring a true analy sis of the ingredients of the propos ed feeds tor animals, with the true weight plainly stamped on each pack age, the supervision of all being un der the Agricultural Department. SENATE. Monday, February 1st A bill was introduced to increase the punish ment forpistol-teters. The act would cover the carrying of any of the weapons as are enumerated in the Revisal, 3708. The punishment pre scribed in the bill is sixty days im prisonment in the county jail, and a fine of fifty dollars, taking the pen alty for a violation of this section out ox the discretion of the court. The weapons under the North Caro lina statute are pistols, bovie-knives, dirks, daggers, sling shots, loaded canes, brass, iron or metallic knuck les, or razors, "or other deadly wea pons of like kind." Mr. Fry, of Swain, introduced in the Senate, a bill to render secure from damage, and notably secure from damage by fires, such wood lands in North Carolina as are situ ated above the contour line of 2,000 feet, and as may be declared to be State Forests of North Carolina. The bill provides for the appoint ment of State Forest Wardens by the Governor upon the endorsement of the owners of the lands to b ; pro tected and with the approval of the commissioners cf the county, in j which a State forest may be situated, j A btate forest may be created under this act upon the application of the owners of such lands. HOUSE. j Session was distinguished for its j absence of debate, and presence of routine business. While but few bills were enacted into laws, the ne cessary passage, on rolls, of bills on their second reading, involving taxa tion, etc., kept the House busy for two hours. These numerous roll call bills will come up for passage on their filial reading tomorrow. A bill was introduced to amend Most cough cures are constipating, because they contain opiates, and you should be careful to take something that does not tend to constipate. You should take Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It not only allays inflamma tion and irritation of throat and lungs, but it drives out the cold from the sys tem by a free, vet gentle, action of the bowels. Chi'dren like the pleasant taste that is so nearly like maple sugar. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co. "TK2 PIANO WITH A SWEET TONE." 15 MEN JT-wo )trh tl- oHice of Presi dent of lh' rn'U'd tute finer: flit; bc-i.' ic ! 'i"r ! the manufac ture ol Tilt- lo'iriiiy I'-ts been through lh:ve .ta ::tii"i .-eve ial 80 ere li uancial pJuUt-H, but the nuikiii of Siief t Pianos bas strsulilyf;rown through them all. This could not have been possible without ftrictly upright dealings nnd the best instru ment. The growth and success of the business is a strong argu ment in faor of your having a Stieff Piano Don't you think so? Sold from maker to user on easy terms if you wish, and saving you a good round sum. Chas. M. Stieff L. C. STEELE, Mgr., 114 Granby St., Norfolk, Va. R. !. JONES, Representative. Scotl.t:;-! Teck, North Carolina. Please mention this paper. Tbe Official Piano Jamestown Exposition. Best Hotel in Norfolk, Va. t. THE LORRAINE t t American L. European PJans X Granby Street L. RSMiHY DODSON, Manager Best Lanth in the tity, 35 Cents the law of 1907 relative to e?:penses of the Governor incurred in the dis charge of the public duties of his orike. A resolution inviting Dr. McCor rnich, of the American Medical Soci ety, to address the General Assembly Thursday night, February 4th, on infectious diseases, and Dr. Wurten bacher, of the United States Depart ment of Health, to address the Gen eral Assembly at the same time on Tuberculosis, was unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Bowie, of Ashe, the bill which was laid on the table Saturday providing that theGovern- or should appoint a commission to confer with like commissions from other States, relative to securing uniformity of legislative acts of the various States, was taken from the table, and placed upon the Calendar for action Tuer-day. Card Parly. 'Reported to The Commonwealth.) The most delightful social affair of the season was the card party .iven by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. John son, at their elegant country home, last Thursday evening. The home dainty and attrac tive within itself was prettily decor ated with quantities of sweet flowers. Chocolate was served to the guests in the dining-room by Mesdames Shaw, Albertson, and J. S.. Bowers. Pretty r;core-cards wrere handed around and then eight merry games cf whist were played. The feature of the evening was the skillfull playing of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith who sat at the head table throughout the entire evening winning the prizes. The ladies prize was a haudsome Mayonnaise dish, the gentlemens' a pearl knife. The booby was greatly in demand cutting for it were Misses Kate Whitaker and Margaret Brwers, Messrs. Mannie Hoffman, J. E. Bowers, Dr. H. I. Clark; J. E. Bowers being the winner of the cigar. An elegant luncheon was served, consisting of chicken salad, barbe cue, pickles, beaten biscuit, coffee and cream. Score was kept by little Misses Bertha Albertson and Annie Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are host and hostess of the old school , extending a gracious hospitality towards each and every guest. Thot.e present were: Mr. and Mrs. G. S. White. W. E. Smith, C. H. Herring, J. E. Bowers, Dr. and Mrs. H. 1. Clark, Misses Kate Whitaker, Anna Clark, Mary and Eleanor Smith, Margaret Bowers, Maud, Pattie and Lena Leggett, Lizzie Hy man, Messrs. Jim, Frank, and Chas. Smith, Joe Cotten, J. A. Pittman, Carres Hill, E. H. Leggett, Stuart .jam and Mannie' Hoffman, C. W.' Albertson. ,-5 ? m s 1 i-JinA s? or i he 1 0 farm, 1 vf:us vi bu r.fs. vith p. 1..; :!. r:-. sit-if trnde every :' uuui v..' hu;) to-tfay OL'O . --t businesses in feeds cotir.liy is the best of '-t .-.-T as to lie snpetior qual--- 1 ' Weed's Seeds. 'Crop SppciaS" . I'- l' Mi'iw uiCTe to eiit'ourajre .;'--M-hie.! 'kririir: and pioti t -!:! market-growing of vesreta ?;rs!S than acy other shx'.'ar :' viiti want the best and most pioti table crops, Plant Weed's Seeds. Wood's Descriptive Catalog :ird n;'jr!'.)i!y "Crop Special," mailed free on request. i, w3 mm a mm, Seedsmen, - Richmond. Va. WE HAVE THEM And as there are more of the Success Spreaders in use in this section than all others combined, it is useless for us to say much about it. Just ask some one who is using one, and they will tell you that it pays to use a Manure Spreader, and that the Success is the Spred er to use. Josey The Pioneer Hardware Dealers, Horses and Mules! A new lot of Elegant Horses and Splendid Mules. Best of attention given to the needs of all our custo mers. See our Stock before pur chasing; your Team. BIGGS & JOHNSON, Scotland Neck, N. C. 1-21-tf For Kidnev and Bladder diseases has no equal. We V,', will furnish fret of cost a case of any other wafer to prove (!):: Buckhorn Lithia is the most active of all water's on the kidneys. Ii ii Jot-i cue k.flam.TVilaa tf ii2V?&&. It For Sale by all Mineral Water Dealers. A v,;-r cr v:-kz cured Fpr ; r ! v::r Co., Benders MR. FARM The Farmers' Storage WAREHOUSE Is now Ready for Business, and will Store aud Insure Your Cotton at the Following Charges : 40c. per bale the first month. 35c. per bale per month thereafter. Arrangements has been made with The Scotland Neck Bank to make ADVANCES on cotton stored with us. Pay your merchant and hold your Cotton. Mr. Law rence Howard has charge of the Warehouse. Respectfully, 10 8 tf Warehouse Committee. m HfiL -ISP Success Manure Spreader. Frame. Second growth white ash. Axle. Cold rolled steel, ii inches in dl:irnrci. Cylinder Drive. Steel pinned chain. iPuvf connected. Pulverizing Rake. Adjustable, act ; tts over cylinder. Thoroughly fines ! .-,.. Cylinder Freeing Device. Stops d .,, -:: ,: and breakage. Relieves strain. Large Wheels. 54 inches in diameter. Makt light draft. Other points. Most important. Catalogue. Tells all about it. Costs nothir,L'. Made for the Man who Buys the Best Come and See It. Hardware Company GET R,D ISfeliS URIC tfJcr ACD - . S. C - 4 k n & Nob rt rj 1 Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syriij Relieves Cc'.ds by working thn: cf the system through a coplcus ; healthy action cf the bowels. Relieves coughs by cleancir.g : mucous membranes cf the throat, el and brcnch'rd ti'bs. 'As pleasant to the taste &s Maple Scsar" Children Like I For BACKACHE VEAK KIDNEYS T'i DeWitt's Kidnej and Bladder Fills-Sure Sold by K. T. WldMirn.l ' , , J. W. Perry 0 Cotton Factop.s ani C'-'M-: SION jrEKCIf.VTS. Norfolk, Vi ii,;;; Quotations January 13, I'.'vP. Cotton Steady Stiet middling !' Middling '' Strict low middling !' : Low middling Low Grades Peanuts, New Quiet Fancy Stictly prime Prime Low grades 7 1-! 2 to 'J 1 i Machine picked Spanish P. E. Peas ?:?.(!() per bn-. Stock Peas $1 per bush Subject to changes of th.' - ":V F. O. H. here: 2 ib "York" Bajrpinp:, 7 1 - r 2 1-4 lb "Hub" HaffKinsr. T"- i i - Ib Rewoven Papging, ? ! tr 2 1-4 lb " " T 4.3 lb New Arrow Tie?. S i r OS in Peanut P.ags $So.imi vr TO in Peanut Dags I'cr Yours truly. j. w. Pi:i:r.vo We Do All Kind OF MACHINERY REPAIRING! And Iron and Brass F dry Work. Sell Engine?, roiler?, Saw Mi carry a full line of Mill S;:; !''u: I'kompt Si:kyi K. Raleish Iron Works Cc-p?5 120 West St., IlakM-h. NX Girls Waniei The Scotland Neck Cot ton Mills is in need of r.t If3f' 30 Girls -Want Eight or Tet Families At Once v.ii'it: or three Girls with each fa ly. Will pay while Icarain SCOTLAND NECK COTTON Scotland Neck. N. C
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