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I 1 ! V r if 11 i - V ? II it ii Ii SI. "V n ( A I 9':: a R 1' ! 'it I lis' m ft I?? ii IIS Pi m I: I'm: THE COMMONWEALTH. HONEST ADMINISTRATION. Corn! Corn! Corn! Published Every Thursday BY E. E. Hilliard, - - - - Editor. Ashby W. Dunn, - Ass't Editor. Entered at the postotfk-e at Scotland Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Matter. Thursday, April 1, 1008. Publisher's Announcement. tied point in uewspaver ethics thHt publishes are m rts"'iisillr f - tlie -p-sim nd'-ins aiil the uh!u-iti vf a It Is a settl editors and impv4 nt cruras t nrYini.iiir.TiH.n ones not 'in.-a:i th.it the o'iti-r nnhliMhfT entiorses (hi- co"ii"Uiiii :iti Common vH'alth ailliercs to the-e pies. I Mi' l!l al pi".-" THE PAYNE TARIFF BILL. On Thursday, March IS, .lv ta it. bill presented by Mr. Payne, of Nev York.and referred to the Cmmitte. on Ways and Me --. v -s P back without anu-n.iiue n', and Tuesday, March 23rd, the discussioi of the bill was begun by its author, and continued throughout the day. Hon. Champ Clark and other repre sentatives have been heard on the bill, and the argument still contin ues. It is not known just yet how long the free discussion will continue. As concerns North Carolina and neighboring States, they are most affected by the items relating to cot ton manufacturers of the coarse-i grades and to lumber, says Sunday 't Charlotte Observer. The tariff or single yarns up to No. 15 has beei reduced from 3 cents a pound ti 2 12 cents. Beyond No. 15 the o!c schedule advanced them by 1-5 cent a pound a number; in the new sche dule they are advanced by 1-6 cent pound a number. The reduction. are slight, and in their bearing havt little importance. As concerns lumber, undre.-se; lumber has been reduced from $1.00 a thousand feet to 50 cents. Diet ed lumber, ranging on the old lis? from $1.00 a thousand feet to $3 5; ranges in the new list from 50 cent: to $2.50. On rough lumber the re duction is 50 per cen1-. As is clearly apparent the Paym tariff bill as it now stands is purely and simply protective in its nature, just as the Dngley bill is protective As the Charlotte Ooerver says m the same editorial, "it is a readjust ment rather titan a reduction." PATRIOTISM AND LOYALTY. Patriotism is the love of oneV Country and the devotion to its wel fare and interests. It directly in volves one's loyalty to his Country's dead heroes as well as faithful alle giance to her illustrious living, for these are they who wrought in the Country's uplift, who are furthering and promoting its interests. Without patriofi-m art-i l.ynfy r country is what it &h..u.d be, a. d cannot remain long what it is, hence the necessity for both. To inculcate patriotism into the hearts and lives of those around us, "we must be pat riotic, with that patriotism that show s itself in outward expressions. All sermons are good and powerful, but no sermon is so forceful, mighty and lasting in its influence as is the ser mon of a living example. If there is a cause to defend, an interest to promote, a country to love, we should defend, promote and exhibit love with deeds. Is there the birth of a patriot to celebrate, his deeds to commemorate, then we should do so in beautiful and appropriate out ward expressions. Strew flowers on his grave, hold exercises in hishonor, pause in the midst of the continuous grind of our labors to pay him loving tribute. Suspend our schools for a dav. Let the children know, let the world know that there is a patriot dead, and a patriotic people to commemo rate him. Your patriotism will be strengthened and loyalty to "your country's institutions will be intensi fied, and your country will be carried still higher in its stage of develop ment, for as the years come and go your children and your children's children will grow stronger in their patriotism and more loyal in their devotion. True, such remarks as these are not especially called for at this par ticular time, butit is good to remem ber them now, better to remember them when a day comes reminding us of one that was born, who lived, wrought and died, for his country's weal. "Honesty is the best policy," and in the affairs of government, as in all other affairs, is the one and only policy to pursue, and if there is one way that is better than all other ways in which to assure honest ad ministration in government, it is by keeping the lights turned on the open pages of the government's books, be that government national, state, county or municipal. Dark ness and honesty do not go hand in hand, nor, as a rule, do a profitable and laudable administration and closed books. "For every one that ft.eth evil hatedi the light, neither .'..meth to the light, lest his deed. 'oiild be reproved " Witness V iMiiduion of atTairs in the Capita City. For many years under the pres h ,t administration the taxation ha ic-er idcre.tfed rtiir.u i y at the ra f $10,000 a year. No improvement. nave been.made.and Raleigh's inter ests have not been furthered. The News and Observer has charged that there is a discrepancy of $1,700 be tween the fines imposed by the police justice and the amount turned over to the county treasurer by the Chief of Police. Records of Chief of Police Mullins have been destroyed, and as yet the guilty person has not been aught. In a word, affairs have reach ed such a state in that city that tht papers and many of the citizens have vvaged a fight to oust the presen c ty officials on the ground of ranl inntness, and all the time the books lave been closed in the dark pig-on nles of the city's adminisrra tion, until finally destroyed by s me one, whi it is natural to sup pose secured the key to Chief Mul iins' room from one of the city offi cials who are the only persons whi have a key to the place. It is pleasing to know that Raleiiih i -t waking up to its danger, and plac ing in office men who are honest, nen who are capable, who have ti.e interest of that city at heart. National, State, county, town, ano til other officers of whatever nature are representatives of the people, and the people have a right to know vhat the officers do, how much noney they have, how much mone they spend, and in what way the spend it. Any officer who is unwill ing to render such information to those he represents should be turnei out of tffice, and some one substitut ed in his place who is willing, whose leeds are open and above board. Whenever pecple realize that con ditions in government are such as to be a cloak for dishonesty, and tha !ihonesty in government leads t( extravagance and corruption, the sh'iul 1 rise up in their rights and de mand that conditions be changed. G ve nment has been instituted by tie people for the people, and if ii esty in government id econom in government, as it undoubtedly is. the people should put those men in office who are honest, who w ill as sure an economic administration. Don't forget to plant a big corn crop this year. I believe it will pay you and be a good thing for the country. Try some well known kinds this year on rich land and make almost enough on one stalk to feed a horse with one time. But of course I do not mean road team. Some kinds of corn has produced as much as twenty five barrels per acre on good land and what has been done may be done again. Some corn is extra for the table use as it comes a tittle earlier t han many other kinds and at the same time it is also good for general use as it. yields so well on good land Scotland Neck sect ion needs a big .orn crop this year. For it begins to loiik like that it will soon take about all our farmer friends make to buy mules arid feed for them. C-ir load after car load of feed stuff comes to Scotland Neck which should be raised at hehe, and let this money -fay in circulation here instead of iei:iing it all away to Western mar kets to pay for feed bills. The quick er this is stopped the quicker the country will be in a better condition. A big corn crop will not only reduce the price of feeding road team but will also reduce the price of mules. J. D. Ray. 'THE PIANO WITH A SWEET TONE.' Mrs. J. W. Whitehead. One of the greatest recommetida- tions of the artistic Stieff Piano is that instead of selecting one of the hundreds of c heap and indif ferent pianos sold everywhere, people of musical taste who want the best, purchase the sweet toned Stieff Piano The best equipped Colleges and Conservatories in this coun try use the STIKFFon account of its beautiful singing tone and wonderful durability. Don't be deceived by schenies used to sell iow grade phnos. o reputable dealers resort to them, and they are romleiiineii by the nin-ic trades, hTIKFF PI ANOS are sold strict ly on their merits. Chas. M. Stieff L. C. STEELE, Mgr., 114 Granby St., NORFOLK. Va. R. I. JONES, Representative. Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Please mention this paper. i r The Official Piano Jamestown Exposition. Justices Of the Peace for County. Halifax Early day animals coming back t Kansas. Indian uprising in Oklaho ma. Roosevelt in Africa. Cause and effect. (Enfield Progress.) Another mother in Israel is gone. The spirit of Mrs. Louvenia White head has passed over to await loved ones on the other shore. She was he wife of Mr J.W. Whitehead, and 'he mother of Messrs. A. L., J. D. ind J F. Whitehead, of Enfield, and W T. Whitehead, of Weldon, also one daughter, Mrs. S. L. Locke. These survive to mourn their loss vlrs. Butts, a grand daughter, rear ed by Mrs. Whitehead, and a num ber of other errand-children grieve for her. She has two living broth ers living, Messrs. A. A. and King vVnite, of Scotland Neck. She was about eighty years old, ind a member of the Primitive Bap- ist church, having joined at Deep Creek t irty or more years ago. Smce then she has been a faithful member, attending its meetings as long as she was able to go. She was levoted to her family, and they to ner. it is rematKaoie now cieariy the children loved her' Theirs is a sore loss, it was so patnetic to see er aged companion, now very feeble, so heart-broken as she was taken away. May God bless him and all the sad mes in this dark hour, and point them to Him whom she loved and followed. "On earth the broken ci rcles. In heaven the perfect round " She had lived rut the days allotted to ner in spite of the fact she had been a .rreat sufferer for several years, and still it was hard to give her up. But on the other side the broken circle may reunite, and there will be no more good-byes over there. Let lis all look that way. The writer was assisted in the urial service by Dr. D. B Zollicof fer, of Weldon, who came down to be present at the buri .1. J. E. HOLDEN. The following are the justices of the peace for Halifax county ap pointed by the General Assembly: T..:1,1t.t .Ill-i TAmnctlin X7 TT XJl V II IC X J Jioinjy If. 1K7 Hays. H. B. Quarrels, G. S. Sledge, J. C. Cushwa. M Enfield-J. Wilson Pittman, T. S. h Pettitt (4 years), J. S. Barnes (4 ' years), F. L Pitts, S. Meyer, John Wpj Beavai s, R. A. Britt, (4 years each) 'p S. G. Wnitfield, J. J. Robertson, Bal- g6 f ur Dunn. TiL 1TM0S DS THE PLACE! Josey Hardware Company's is the place to get the JOHN DEERE WALKING CULTIVATORS, the great labor saving implement that is so well known and popu lar in this section, and the New Century Riding Cultiva tor, which was shown and proven to be a success as a riding cultivator here last Saturday. Ok Implement are both full of Peanut Planters, Corn Planters, Disc Harrows, Smoothing Harrows, Weeders, Guano Dis tributors, etc. We ask that you examine our line and see if you do not agree with us that we have the best line of farm implements on the market Josey Hardware Company Scotland Neck, North Carolina. j : -A Shelter Lot weidon j. e. Branch, e. l. Green The Pioneer Hardware Dealers, ( 4 vears eacM. Scotland Neck-J. H. Smith. IjgSgpgSggSg Roseneath Moses Strickland, Cul- : len Allsbrook. j . n Butterwood-C. U. Hamill, J. R. j ifllC OT KCcllTy. Liles, W. E. Nicholson. I Halifax-R W. Carter. M. H. 1 By virtue of the power and author Q-CC-C ooooooooo oooooooc-ooo- Clark, S. A. Mullen (2 years). Littleton W. J. Morris. "THE PURE FOOD STORE. thrlstian Endeavor Union to Meet. The papers and the people in Ral eigh seem to be in dead earnest ii their efforts for better city govern ment. They are attacking all sus picious objects with gloves off, and with the vim and determination that accomplishes results. Good for the papers, good for the people. W hope it will all redound to Raleigh's good. Gave Racital at Uuivmity. The following clipping taken from the Raleigh Evening Times of March 27th will be of interest to many readers of THE COMMONWEALTH: The first of the graduating recitals was given in the auditorium of the Baptist University yesterday after noon by Miss Sallie Spruill Baker, oi the School of Elocution. Miss Baktr has completed the course of study prescribed for the dramatic school. Since she has been at the University she has been heard in a number of recitals and her talent as a reader s well known. There was a large crowd present yesterday afternoon to hear her in terpretation of Robert Browning's beautiful little drama, "Pippa Pass es." It was given with a good deal of dramatic power and all its beau ties were brought out by Miss Baker. She received many congratulations on the success of her recital. The annual convention of the Nor t h Carolina Christian En ieavor Un:on vvill be held this year in the First Presbyterian church of Winston Salem, April 23 25. Every Christian Endeavor Society in North Carolina is urged to send as large a delega tion of members as possible. Pastor. of all denominat:ons are cordially in vited to attend. Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., President of the Unit ed Society of Christian Endeavor, ma iounaer or tne society win De present. "Christ and I'ijvill be the central theme of the convention, and the importance of this companion ship will be emphasized at every ses sion. Mamie Bays. Supt. Press Dept. Scot Si Emmsuoit of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo phosphites should always be kept in the house for the following reasons: First Because, if any member of the family has a hard cold, it will cure it. Second Because, if the chil dren are delicate and sickly, it will make them strong and well. Third Because, if the father or mother is losing flesh and becoming thin and emaciated, it will build them up and give them flesh and strength. Fourth Because it is the standard remedy in all throat and lung affections. No household should be with out it. Send this advertisement, together with name of paper in which it appears, your address and four cents to cover postage, and we will send you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT & BOWNE. 409 Pearl St, New York QUALITY is the standard by which our goods are measured, theref oi e if you buy your GROCERIES from us you get the Quality Kind, and they cost no more than infe rior goods. All orders promptly attended to. J. ROBERTSON CO. TELEPHONE NO. 78. itv contained in a decree of the Su i perior Court of Halifax County in a Special proceedings entitled B. F. Shelton vs. Tallan Sherrod and oth ers, I will on Monday, May 3rd. 1909, at the Court House Door in Halifax, N. C, expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash, the follow ing described lands to-wit: A certain tract of land, situatt near Hobgood, in said county, ad joining B. F. Shelton, W. T. Jones R. H. Gatlin and others, and cor -taining 80 acres, more or less; anr being the identical land conveyed t( Tallan Sherrod by Celia E. Hymar by deed recorded in Book 136 a page 282 of the Halifax Registry, t which deed reference is made fo Darticular description. And beint also described in following deeds: Patience Sherrod to B. F. Shelton, Book 192, page 477, and Mack An dews and wife, Lula Andrews to B. F. Shelton. Book 192. page 479. of the said Registry. The said land is to be sold subject to the dower right of Patience Sher rod, w-hich dower right has been conveyed to B F. Sherrod. This March 22nd, 1909. W. O. Howard, Commissioner. 3-25-Gt. GO EVERYBODY TO NORFOLK AND ENJOY THE BIG CARNIVAL. The First Annual Home Coming Celebration, under the auspices of the 200,000 League, will be held at Norfolk, Virginia, April 12th to 24th. Thi will be the biggest event ever held in Vir ginia. For blocks the streets will contain endless variety of attractions and amusements in progress every hour, day and night. Col. Francis Ferarrs Great World Uenowned Wild Anijial Exposition in numerous tents will give continuous perlormances, and . there will be Baby Shows, Military Parades, Games, Concerts, etc., and Git EAT FREE ATTRACTIONS DAY AND NIGHT Nothing like it ever held before. Be sure to nt tnnd. For lurther information, address, 200,000 League, Norfolk, Va. For Special Radroad Rates, apply to your local agent. ATTENTION, RMER MR. FA It Will Pay You to Use Only High Grade Guanos i You Can Get Them From The Scotland Neil; Guano Company in the Following Brands: Josey's Cotton Seed Meal Cotton Grower. Josey's Cotton Seed Meal Tobacco Guano. Scotland Neck's Cotton Seed Heal Favorite Gunno. Josey's High Grade IG per cent. Acid. We Use Only Best Fertilizer Materials. The Scotland Neck Guano Co, N. B. JOSEY CO., Mgrs. and Selling Acjcnls. ooooooooooooo oooooooo-c o-oo VALUABLE PREMIUM Given Pree at Edwards & Go's. 3 ' OOOOOOOOOOOOO 00000XKKH)000 A Buggy Ton-Day? V You can get one any time, for I keep them in stock. All Repair Work Done Promptly. Best Workmen employed all the time. W. A. BRANTLEY, Scotland Neck, N. C OOOOOOOOOOOOO For the remainder of this vear we will jrive Premiums in exdnm :v ' cash tickets, which we give with each Cash Sule. rfW Ti.-la-ts arc i saved from time to time until they ajrgrejrate an amount notice t $o.uv nor more man jiuu.uu. rremuims jriven as folio .vs : $ 5.00 in Tickets gets a nice Glass Lamp. 10.00 " " " one set Cups m.1 Saucers or fVo T'.-t V r 15.00 " Solid Oak Center Tab'e or Mnuiiuir. K 30 00 LargeOakR.K-keror8-.layCi.H-K. 50.00 " " " Nice China Wash-Stand Set or ' Rug 3x6 feet. 75.00 " " " " Set of 6 Cain-Seat Oak Chairs. 100.00 " Handsome Writing Desk with Kronen ! led Mirror. The above Premiums will be Given for Purchases of Anything in Stock, except Groceries, Feed, Fertilizers. Fencing and Conl. Come in our Store and examine these Premiums, also our FuH Complete Line of General Merchandise, which we are offering at the ' Lowest Prices. New Spring Goods almost Daily Arriving and the the Prettiest v i ever shown. Don't be uneasy about Premiums giving out. We will ketpa 1 Supply of Prizes on hand all the time Yours to Please, 8-18-3 1 Edwards fc Co. iiHUX'S KITCHEN. Next Door to S. A. L. Ticket Office, Weldon, N. C. OYSTFR f Served on Short Notice, Any Style. f VQTF R ': I ' UIOIEJVO: Full Dinner 50c. Hot and Cold UlMtm . Lunches. A First-Class Dining Room for Ladies and Gentlemen. Lady Clerks in Attendance. Good Meals at All liars. ;
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