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XHE COMMONWEALTH. ; Published Every Thursday BY E. E. HlLLIARD, - - - - Editor. Ashby VV. Dunn, - A Mr. Kitcliin's Speccli. rnT u'epy T. JESKIXS. Th3 Laid Captain W. T. Jenkins. A comrade and friend of Capt. W. T. Jenkins, who died a few days ago In. I, Editor. ;ee:t of this. T3 ihu writer's duty as tdror : wishes .Entered at the pototli-o at Seot!ar Neck, N. C, as Second-Class Mutter. Thursday, lv 13, 100!'. (News and Observer.) j SCiber 30, 1839 613J 1, 1999.! T 1. 1.1.. "P.,rMf,rf AllAllt"! i in nis wetiiiy wiuwici, Congress" in the last Collier's, Mark j Sullivan, discussing the speeents that have teen m..ue on the subject of tariff revision. speeches 01 tne scores 101 bii ii . we put pen r.f,mmpn,' JltlOll. lie SZVSl I r?iVi rr..iv !r(-li:nne Sorrow trail '.ve Jiu Li:e uy "fa "Thn l.oaf tanr m'hac (Iplivoiod Uv.,..3 6nr.,',tin,"in.T t r .'if- --t.h i niattOX: t'Ut a! SO to tell O in the tariff debate up to the date of cf nUr true and tried and long-time i in connection with his capture on .r5fmr ro th-v- of Sereno E. r.,,u, w T .Wan bo ! that fateful April 9th morning. His l:iio "i'"ft il iCiLU, i. it; i , i , ,. . . -, J . .-.o J.;r(ih:-n ivirace aiiO. division one" ;.er. to chror.i single out ioui f anv pevsons. ;IeCial ,-. r!i ncn tn TV.i.er 1 . i - , . . . A 1! . Cnrirfrc During the past twenty years it atms none near Aurenau to mention not tuny known to many and should be known At no time have to ail viz : That he was in command j ' " 11 i f "I 1 r-. fori n-l.n ! thi.-j duty j or a small parry oi Anieuwwfv j v,., r the verv ast iurtslm at aprj- m HERE YOU A M O (J S w Publisher's Announcement. It is a settled point in newspaper ethics that editors and publishers are riot responsible lor t.ie view" of correspondents, and the publication ol a communication does not mean that the eciier or publisher endorses the coninumioat'on. Ihk Commonwealth adheres to these geiieni. pru-t-ples. PROTESTS AGAINST NEW COURT HOUSE. l'ayne, of New York; Champ Clark, of Missouri; Francis V. Cushman, of Washington, and Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina. Practically every member of Congress has made a long set speech on the Tayne bill. For filed ML lilS IIOIII" UCcli Springs, May 1, 1909. Captain Jenkins was perhaps the most universally beloved citizen of Halifax county.- For many years have we know him, have enjoyed the the most part they are dreary and of ! sp!enj;j hospitalities of his mode little value. The Southern members j h'orrie have had the pleasure of his Since Mr. Butterworth's ar ticle appeared in The Common wealth and was copied in the 1 the bulk of them made up ot pages run to poetical quotations and fervid outbursts in the manner of the ora tors of a generation ago. The speeches of the Northern members, as a rule.are dull beyond endurance, p. esence in our own home, have met him in social, religious, political and industrial circles, but never a word against his life in any way have we heard uttered by any one. stiff fighting, had been ordered to fall back towards Appomattox court house and he was called upon to take the 4th N. C.and his own regiment, the 14th, and cover the retreat. This he did till he reached a cluster of houses, when as his men were falling so fast, he ordered them to the rear, but before doing so called for volunteers from hi3 regiment to j do what they could to hold the enemy in check until this was accomplished. On My Way -TO- i t . i a. wls. I onM He was indeed a model man, cour- j A Rout uvcnty-nve rspi.uLu Capt. Jenkins used to say tney maue V'hde this was iw. rrvca 1. 1 . : o; vec oi v- i of undigested statistics and long 00113 in war. gentle in peace, even , ,1 npajsnsmor pxtracts. But tne speeeii- arnr nhVm-ir.tr in disposition, a lively racket. pl several letters nom iul-h m , "-"-i . - 'i"-' -t? . . , h.Jps nf iho four men mentioned are I in kind to those 111 going on word was : the county who approve mep" , , ., , - ine cuuuiv i. il LwmPiv wnvih while. Pavne's 1 ,i all a hhrh-tor.ed 1 General Lee had si stand he has taken, v rom the r.nrf U iho. exnosition of ! !-,7...: '.:!" iio;, ,Uot.W I nnon he ordered his H. B. GOLDSTEIN Merchant Tailor Where Perfect Fit is As sured. H. B. GOLDSTEIN, Washington, North Carolina. letters these men have written, it seems that the sentiment in most sections of the county is strongly against the building of a new court house. People gen erally seem to think that with $5,000 or $lO,iO) the present court house can be remodeled to suit the needs and conven ience of all the citizens of the county, and that if the money is to be spent at all, it could be spent much more effectively for good roads, or some other purpose: We think the people are right in their opinion. his own bill. And Chairman Payne does know his subject. The Demo cratic opposition leader, Champ Clark, in opening his formal attack on Payne's bill, saM: "'I want to be fair. The chair man of the Ways and Means Commit tee (Mr Payne) knows more about tariff schedules than any other man on top of the ground -I think his conclusions are frequently erroneous, but he knows more about exports and imports, and he knows more about what the rates have been." "The speech of Mr. Clark himself is not only well-informed as to tariff facts, but is richly touched with hu- t . 1 ii n . . - . ; mor. It nas tne navor 01 a racy per- We were reminded agamMon-, , hnnn1. in niiai;MpS crated to the service .ent him that! irrendered,where-! ;v men to cease ; tr ,.-r n,..l r.nrl !irino and raised the white flag. It; w . VJ .'V .-.v . ' - - LINN'S Needles and Shuttles to fit any ma chine. No necessity to send back West, wait two weeks, then no ht. i: . .I.I i ir, yr.t""i.. - -V- A Needles. Shuttles and Dobbiii3 io, use in All Makes ol Sewing Machines. Anything from a Bobbin to a whole NAME YOUR MACHINE AND WE No more worry ar,;; anxiety cl getting Needier. Skillies for ycur machi r.c, have Yr.1 .. untiring in his efforts for the up building of the Kingdom of Heaven : n earth. RECORD AS A SOLDIER. Capt. Jenkins' noble and beautiful i ife was especially marked by his rcc ord as a soldier in the Confederate Army. We have at hand the follow ing facts concerning his war record: He entered the service of the Con- is possible that the enemy did not , see the flag, as they continued to fir-., so Capt. Jenkins and his men vvtre forced to open fire again and they f..ught until surrounded and f ;il.-pn tn frpn. CttUlUiUU. Al n i. v. " ! Sherman's headquarters and tnere they remained until about sunset, not having even the po'r consolation j I of being included in Gen. Lee's sur ; render, for they were told by their day of Scotland Neck's great need of an opera house. AVe would be glad if some of our i citizens would discuss this mat ter through the columns of our paper. A town hall with mar ket, store, opera house, mayor's office, etc., would fill this need quite satisfactorily, and other needs too the need of a market for instance. The programs of the twenty sixth annual session of the North Carolina Teachers' As sembly to be held at Morehead City, June 15-ls, have been is sued, also the programs of De partments and of the Woman's Betterment Association. They present much interesting mat ter for discussion and deal with straightforward business mat ters, matters that are of inter est to every teacher in North Carolina. Every teacher who can should attend the meeting that is to be held. It will be of inestimable value to those who do so. Sergant. The company was first or dered to Weldon, then Garysburg and organized camp of instruction under Col. Wm. D. Pender, later General Pender. Afterward the The appointment of Judge Connor to the United States, district judgeship for the East ern district of North Carolina will be hailed with approval and satisfaction by the people of North Carolina generally, with the possible exception of the North Carolina Republican leaders. Judge Connor is a Democrat out and out. For the past ten years he lias occupied a seat on the Supreme Court bench of the State: previous to that he was judge of the Supe rior court, lie wrill assume his new office thoroughly equipped to perform faithfully and well the duties it imposes. The Marietta Celebration. Charlotte, N. C, May 12 With the near approach of the twentieth of May celebration, which will be held in this city May 18th, 19th and 20th, Charlotte is completing all de tails for welcoming and entertaining the thousands of visitors who will be her guests on this historic event. Hotel and boarding house accommo dations are being enlarged to such an extent that the enormous crowds will suffer no inconvenience what ever in being entertained. This city boasts of the best hotel facilities of any town in this sectiocuof the coun try. The several committees, who have in charge the celebration have about completed their work. The mam moth grandstand has been practical- lv completed and the four large wet come arches on the principal streets of the city will be finished by the latter part of this week and within a few days the entire city will be decorated in nags, bunting and my riads of electric lights. One of the specially attractive features of the decorations will be the display made on Independence Square.in the which make even a tariff speech readable. For humor, though, the speech beyond comparison is that of Francis W. Cushman, of Washington, Cushman could make a better living as a professional humorist than as a member of Congress, and the coun try would be his debtor for the change. The judicial temper of his views on public indicated by this quotat; ,. m his tariff speech: " 'I am a protectionist, without any qualifying adjectives. I am not only a protectionist, but a high pro tectionist. I believe in it like the heathen believes in his idol." "But as a teller of stories which are at once funny and apt, Cushman is decidedly the best in Congress, and the distinction is sufficiently rare in d somber world to deserve well of his fellow men. The speech of Claude Kitchin is scholarly and interesting in its discussion of those Democrats who have voted with the Republicans for partial protection. It is inter spersed with debate and repartee brought about by interruptions from Mr. Fordney and other Republicans. Any person interested in the tariff, or, in a broader way, interested in public speaking and debate would do well to get these four speeches. Reprints of them, as well as of any other speech delivered in Congress, can be had by a request to the mem ber who delivered it." Since the above high praise of Mr. Kitchin's and the other three speech es, one other notable speech has been made on the tarriff that by Mr. Dolliver, from Iowa. His colleague in the Senate also made a good speech. These two Republican Sen ators didn't leave an argument even with crutches for Aldrich and Payne to stand upon, and exposed the pre tence that the pending bill has any purpose except to further enrich the trusts at the expense of the consum ers. The high praise from many quar ters of Mr. Kitchin's speech is grati fying to the people of North Caroli na, it shows that national recogni tion comes to the man who makes a great speech, and that the only way to win reputation and distinction is for a representative with ability to ?- JT , A XrX cantors that they would be shot fori lzeu at Uiueiuu aim wao m.. i, , v w? crrpn- ilij itiu; ami intv new dered. And there is no telling what their fate would have been had not that gallant and generous Federal officer Gen. Custer in passing seen them and ordered their release. The 14th N. C. T. in which Capt. Jenkins served had for i ts first colonel LUNCH ROOM AND RESTAURANT Nos. 16, 18. 20. Granby St.. Prompt Service ! Popular Prices! The Place That's Different q NORFOLK, VA. Wo also liavo a Needle Threader that j will do its I work in the dark. Trv one. "Boye Needle Threader f A company was organized into trie 4th Regiment under Col. Junius Daniel, later General Junius Daniel. of this county. later near was elected 1st Lieutenant. During r.ai.s year v ua; ! in.-gii.uui -', . e l in battles oi V ihiamsburg, Seven I.- . O T V..,..' T?; U( A nr ii " t . . f mt, 1 mt vi enn .1 kins, and in "lalnax county tnere xhs no citizen more respected and . IO ,( lie '. York towr. Capt" i,U j ll'Llj a a j - - lent and served in a crack brigade (Ramseur-Cox). Inere was no braver and better soldier in Gen. Richmond, Cedar Mountain, Manassass, South Mountain, Sharps burg and Fredericksburg. Ia the soring, Hooker raade ;i fight against an army below Frederick-burg and in that skirmish Capt. Cherry was kill- j ei and Lieut. Jenkins promoted to the : Captaincy of his company. The same night with Jackson's corps he left Fredericksburg for Chanceilorsviile and was with Jackson next day in nis memorable flank movement. He was in the battles of Gettysburg, Wilder ness, Five Forks, Spotsylvania Court House. On the morning of the 5th of April beloved. W. R. Bond, Scotland Neck, N. C. 'THE HOME OF PURE DRUGS.' S YOUR Kills ta Slap the Fiend. The wor.- foe for 1- years of John iky, of (d.ubvin. V.ich., was a run :iiig ukvr. Hi p;dd doctors over ,;. liio.oo vithout fx'iH'iit. Thou Imck-!-n's Arnica Halve kiiiod the ulcer and cured hint. Cures Fever-Sores, Boils, Felon, Eezoi!);-i, Salt Rheum. Infalli L!e for Piles, Burns Scalds, Cuts, Corns -oc. at K. T. Whitehead Loir.iiiny s. '65, they were moved from the rear j to the front and were engaged in the j ITH p,AN0 W,TH A SWEETT0NE. last charge at Appomattox. He was 5 captured with a squad of men afier he') the flag of truce went through was several times wounded. Returning from the fields of car nage, battle-scarred but not depress-1 ed, he with the thousands of other j Southern heroes, took up the j work of making the South ajj greater section than it had ever c been, and he lived to see hisjS hopes for this fully realized. In 1?67 j i he married Miss Sarah Margaret ! Carter, who lived with him to bless and make useful his noble life until ? two years ago. i Capt. Jenkins had no children of: his own but took into his home two'c of Iris brother's oiphaned children, j Bessie and Carrie Jenkins, now Mrs. Liles and Mrs. Browning. Mr. and j Mrs. Browning have lived with him "The Piano Willi The Sweet Tone.' There' world of meaning in that sentence. It was smd by an admiivr of the STIEFF I'lAMO vears ago. nnd r.o one has ever tlirputed it. Not only is the tone sweet, but enduring. STIEFF PIANOS stand more land usage than any others. We have lots of letters from people saying their STIFFF PI ANOS have been giving splendid service i'0, :.'o, 40 years. When any one exchanges an old Stieli for a new, it i to get a later style of case, not a better instrument. 'The Piano with the sweet -how about one lor you ? System Suffering Be cause of Impure . . . . LOOD? Then begin NOW to make the blood pure: The season when chronic Ma laria is most prevalent is just beginning, so now is the time to get th BLOOD in condition to light it. Hot Springs Blood Remedy contains certain salts combined with standard organic remedies emr loved in the treatment of BLOOD and SKIN diseases. if 1.00 The Bottle. PATCH TEO J FEB. 11 -06. - DEC. 1 'Oil Simple, durable, nnfomatic. it threads any needle itseifevrn ia the t.tr'K, Most valuable of "11 1 Muclirniuf. No twlstint'. bitint'C -routiint; U;n.aii. . .fust the thin it; f. r thrj'adiiM:1 : noodles, o!' help o-randii thread lier A Great Convenience, a Time Saver, 0n!y N. B. JUSaX LUiVH 'AN 1 Scotland Neck, North Cirt;:;. Whitehead's Hair Tonic Removes Dandruff E. T. Whitehead Co. DRUGGISTS, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKjOC oo Pretty Printing Pays ! I I That's The Kind We Do. Letter Heads! ? Note Heads! Bill Heads! Envelopes ! Statements ! Business Cards! Invitations! Fosters, etc. ! Anything in Printing g o o At Lowest I Prices ! I LET US PRINT FOR U. THE COMMONWEALTH, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. OOOOWXKXKHXXKKXKJOOOOO 'TliC PURE PC0D STORl Do You Eat If you do, WE want T to see you ; if you do F not, YOU want to see us, as our line of Gro ceries consists of the MOS 1 APPETIZING DELICA CIES, and if you buy hcrf you get the "Quality Kino, ' as this is characteristic o; our store. Just come in and look. See Our Calies and Candies i J. ROBERTSON CO. TELEPHONE 1-0. 7S. for Soja Beans or J.;pan V sale at SI. 00 per bushel. .$1.50 per bushel. Apply to CiiAx. J. S t. 4-20-3t Sc-.th-.ii-! tone' be true to his convictions. Aurelian Springs, N. C, May 11. Mr. Editor: In your last week's issue of The Commonwealth I see a communica tion from Mr. Butterworth which every tax payer in Halifax county is interested in. Now, Mr. Editor. in my younger days I was taught that the Democratic party was the party to practice economy and was the white man's party, consequently in 1SG8 1 cast my first ballot and from then until now I have voted what was called "Democratic," and in all of these forty years little did 1 dream of ever seeing a decent and honorable white man debarred the privilege to vote, but to my great surprise, I now see such. Mr. Edi tor, some two years past, here in this since the death of his wife two years ago and have cared for him tenderly during his feeble health. On Monday, May 3rd, at 1 o'clock the funeral services were held at Tabor M. E. Church, of which he j J had long been a leading member, j There he had labored in church and j Sum 'Jv-sc-ifKi lor thr i vo'enmonr ! of the highest and best in humanity. The services were conducted by Rev. J. T. Drake, p?:-or of the church, assistel by Rev.W.il.Brome, of Littleton. From Tabor tl re mains of this good and noble man were taken to Littleton and laid to rest in the family square of the cemetery, the pal '.-.bearers being Confederate Veterans, his compan ions in arms more than forty years ago. The Daughters of the Confed eracy cf Littleton, went in a body to the grave, the Junior Chapter being represented by twelve little giris who carried flowers, which were tenderly laid upon the grave. Other floral, offerings were large and beautiful. , CHAS. M. STIEFF 114 Granby St., Norfolk, Va. R. !. JONES, Representative. Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Please mention thi.s paper. The Official Pianu Jamestown Exposition. t 1 rfcj LAS This is the last time we expect to call your attention to Til H JOHN DKKII K g WALKING CULTIVATORS this season. We have had four shipments of the- - m great LABOll SAVING IMPLEMENTS THIS SEASON, and now o?dv hae a left. ror-k ins:,-. re ;1- :3 business center of the city. Several ! section, a good and honorable white nf thp United States flairs (there will I gentleman died, leaving one son and be 600 used in all) will cover this j Ave girls.and upon the sen.of course, historic spot and strings of electric lights, numbering several thousand, will furnish a canopy at nisdit giving the effect of a huge umbrella. Thfi United States troops, who have been ordered to report here for fell the responsibility of takimr care of mother and sisters. Yes nobly, manfully and faithfully has that young man carried the burden, with their help of course. He being 21 years of age wishes to cast his first .oloKrntirm. w 1 arrive in the oauot, oui our nonorame registrar citv next Sunday night or Monday ! says, "No, you cannot register," mnrnine- and will be stationed at the ! and the noble young man today fair crrounds. Durinsr the celebra tion they vill give daily exhibitions of infantry and cavalry drills with out cost to the sightseers, stands debarred of the white man's privilege. If this is Democracy de liver me. C. T. D. H IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW m weight, strengthen your weak throat and lungs and put you in condition for next winter, you 3 would begin taking it now. Take it in a little cold milk or water 50c and $1.00. All Druggists 00KKKOOOOOOCKKX00K0J l Something Different ! 6 When you make a present, jim like it to be "something dif- o f.-'.vr.t" from the ordinary. 9 Tli'w is an advi'r.tagc we give 9 you. 9 Wo not only keep a great ruany tliinjrs not found in mail er stores, but especially in Silver ware, a numher of exclusive patterns. You pay im more on this ac count, for, quality considered, our rice are lower, because, doing- a larye business, we buy from, iirst bandri. We derive income also from discounts and from rents of our turner floors, which much more than pays what our be. Write for Catalog. Wo send goods on approval and prepay charges on all mail order pur chases. Paul-Gale-Greenwood Comp'y (iXCOlirOKATElO Jewelers and Silversmiths, Ciranbv St. & City Hall Avenue, Norfolk, Va. 6 0O-CHKOKOCK Do not delay, but come and get them while our m selling iuite a number of the NEW CENTURY HIDING CULTIVATORS, the ,n!v riding cultivator that we have seen that is a SUCCESS. All fanners who have ! i 4 K$ seen them agree with us ICE CREAM FREEZERS & REFRIGERATORS! I m O 5- i v i i i v. ,ti " " " v " ' T ft A 1 & The summer is coming when you will need ice and ice cream. Ice will be cheap, you know, and we can afford to use it freely, therefore wcmviU need refrig erators and cream freezers. Be sure to get the best. We have nf oti,,... r -- v inj uiiici refriger ator but the ODORLESS, and no other freezer but the FIVE; MINUTE WON DER. We sell no others because we have found these to be the REST Josey Hardware Company The Pioneer Hardware Dealers, - - - Scotland Neck, North Carol Kid.
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