THE COMMONWEALTH.
'Published Every Thursday
FY
J. C. HAHDY, i:jitor and Proprietor.
fJntf rod at the postcflice at Scotlrid
Neck, N. C., a3 Second-Ciass Matter.
Thursday, June 8, 1911.
Help us to talk and work for good
roads.
Senator Lorimer is to face another
investigation at the hands of his col
leagues. It appears now thet Gen. J. S.
Carr, of Durham, will enter the Sen
atorship race.
There is great need in Scotland
Neck of a Civic League. What say
our ladies to forming such an organi
zation? If it is contrary to good democrat
ic principles to allow a small tariff on
lumber it seems that the same rule
would apply to wool. Why not?
President Diaz, of Mexico, has at
last resigned and Senor de la Barra
becomes provincial president. It is
hoped that peace will now prevail.
President Taf t appointed a demo
crat judge in South Carolina. This
is another case of not finding any
one in the republican party of the
state suitable for the high position.
If the steel trust makes rails for
Australia at $24 a ton, and for the
United States at $28 a ton, sks
Collier's Magazine, which of the two
countries it the beneficiary of the
American tariff?
And the President has denied the
applications for the pardons of
Charles W. Morse, of New York,
and John R. Walsh, of Chicago, two
of the moat prominent bankers ever
convicted and sent to the Federal
penitentiary under the national
banking laws. We say good for
President Taft.
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of
New Jersey, was an honored visitor
in North Carolina last week. lie
spoke before the graduating elf ss at
the State University and spent one
day in Raleigh where he also de
livered an address. Governor Wil
son renewed old friendships - and
made many new ones while in North
Carolina. He is quite popular as a
presidential candidate in this State.
The Henderson Gold Leaf is re
sponsible for the following:
"Have you ever observed how little
talent and standing it takes to be a
first class 'knecker.' You will find
that in about nine cases out of every
ten the fellow who has accomplished
little for himself and done less for
the community in which he lives is
the one who wants to 'knock' every
body and every thing. When you
find that you are just bound to give
vent to your pent up feelings by do
ing some 'knocking' get you some
sort of an implemen and go to the
field and knock clods."
The following article is clipped
from the Reidsville Weekly and was
written especially for the people of
that town, but since it applies just
as strong to Scotland Neck, we re
produce it without apologies. The
Weekly Says:
"Now that summer has appeared
and the warm day3 of this season are
given to disease causes, let every ci
tizen of Reidsville make it a part of
his duty to assist in the founding of
proper sanitary condition?. When
it is remembered that every case of
typhoid, yellow or malarial fever,
dysentery, cholera and infections of
the alimentary mucus membranes
are preventable, the suffering and,
perhaps loss of loved ones, in the
past should spur us to greater ef
forts in keeping clean our own door
..i j j j- .i
yiu, aim uemanuing mat our
neighbors and the city governerins
body use every - precaution possible
on their own part. It is a duty we
owe, not only ourselves and our
loved ones, but to our neighbers.
Keep from the premises all forms of
decayed vegetation as well 2s animal
matter, place dry dirt in the. stag
nant pools, bury or burn all wastes,
and .let it be said that Reidsville is
the healthiest 'town in the State.
Back store lots,' livery lots, ware
house lots, are all the breeding pla
ces of every nature.- ' We want less
preven tabled llness if not sickness of
all kinds and eachone who has - the
interest of .the city ateart and a
thought for his loved ones will j .not
allow a warning to pass as a sounding
brass and a thinking cymbal;'? .
THE BOY'S LORN ULUSS.
A Good Cnance for Several Industrious
Boys to W!a Prizes.
Raleigh, N. C, June 3 At the
December meeting of the Board of
Agriculture there was appropriated
500 for prizes to the boys of the
State who made the most corn on an
acre of ground. Rules and regula
tions governing the contest were
pent to all applicants. Since then
there has been subscribed by manu
facturers of fertilizers about $500
more, making about $1,000 to be
given to the boys who excel in grow
in it ff.rn. Tn manv counties the
number of boys entering the contest
has been disappointing. In view of
this I am going to hold my books
open through the month of June,
and will enroll any boy of the right
age who sends in his application.
There is yet a fine opportunity for
some boy who has not entered to do
so and win a prize. There will be
about $100 worth of prizes to each
Boy Corn Club district. Only. 90
boys have tent in their applications
from the Second District, as follows:
Gates 11; Hertford 8; Bertie 17;
Martin 5; Halifax 2; Edgecombe 30;
Wilson 3; Warren 18.
So far Wilkes is the banner Corn
Club county in the State. The
County Superintendent of that coun
ty, Mr. C. C. Wright, has sent in 132
applications. If every county in the
State would do as well as Wilkes we
would have more than 10,000 boys in
the contest studying corn growing
and.laying the foundation for better
and more profitable farming against
the day when they shall become men
and undertake the responsibilities
they will then assume. What a
state, agriculturaly, North Carolina
might become in a few years if we
had 10,000 of her best boys now
studying how to grow more corn and
incidentally learning the foundation
for" better farming along all lines!
Enough county pride should possess
every progressive person in the dis
trict to encourage him to give the
movement the benefit of his or her
influence. Let the fathers and
mothers of the boys in the district
encourage them to enter the contest
and see how much corn they can
row on an acre. The experience
will be worth a great deal even
though they should not win a prize.
Besides, we hope to continue this
work, and if a boy fails to get a prize
this year he stands abetter chance cf
getting one next year if he enters
te contest now than if he waits
until 1912 to enter.
I shall be pleased to send blanks
to any boy who wishes to enter the
contest. Do not write to me to- en
ter-your name, but ask for a blank to
fill out, as only those who have sighed
applications in my office will be con
sidered members of the corn club. I
will send with the application blank
one of our Boys Corn Club buttons.
T. B. Parker,
Director Boys Corn Clubs.
Essex Notes.
Essex, N. C. June 5. Rev. A. P
Mustian hlied his regular appoint
ment at Harris' Chapel Sunday. His
sermon was very interesting and
soul stiring.
Mrs. G. W. Sexton and family, of
Nick, spent Saturday and Sunday at
Mr. J. L. Ellington's
Mrs. T. B. Browning, of Ringwood,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H
Mabry. .... '
Miss Arline Williams, of Littleton
Female College, and Miss. Mary Pru
den, of Peace Institute, Raleigh,
have returned home. "
Mr. W. E. Knight and sister, Miss
Lela, attended Prof. Forlines's lee
cture on '."God's Glory in The Sky"
at Bethesda church last Monday
night. -
Mrs. Ella Mabry spent last week
with friends at Areola.
The ice cream supper given at Mr.
TTT A Tll - a. 1 1 .
w. a. Islington s rriaay nignt was
enjoyed very much. The music was
especially enjoyed.
Messrs. E. L. Lee, J. W. Powel
and deputy sheriii i. L. Knight at
tended-Commissioners Court at Hali
fax Monday.
1 he Greenville Keflector looks at
it this way;
it a good wing costs no more
then a bad thing, it looks like the
part of wisdom to have the good
thing. Yet there are people, who
prefer to have bad roads, when it
would co3t them less to have good
roads."
An old bachelor says flattery -merely
deodorized slander.
is
" Every man wants "his inning like
wise also a occasional outing.
Fair First-Aider (of ambulance
class) I say. what's the poison for
which you give an epidemic? Punch.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hare Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Archibald Jobnsoh's Estimate of The
Candidates.
There is every prospect for the
most interesting political scrap we
have had in many years when all
four of our candidates for the Sea
ate get busy. Senator Simmons
is a very adroit man as well as a wise
and far-seeing politician. He knows
North Carolina from side to side.
As an organizer he has few equals in
the country. His record as a Sena
tor is his best asset. He has been
diligent, faithful and honest. He
exerts a tremendous influence in
Washington and by his personal
power has secured much important
egislation for the State. Governor
Kitchin has had large experience in
public affairs. He is a hne cam
paigner, and is much more effective
than Mr. Simmons before the peo
ple. He is a man of very attractive
personality, and his record is entire?
y clean. Nobody doubts his hon
esty. Judge Clark can turnisn as
much brain power as any of them.
He is also diligent and skilful. A
large element or our people are a
ittle afraid of the judge, however.
They believe he lacks poise of judg
ment, and that he is too radical and
rash. He will have a large follow-
m . 1 1 1 1 . "
ing. out ne woum Detter nor. resign
his present position. Charles B.
Aycock is the ablest and the best
oved man in the public life of the
State. He has no money, but he has
a warm and loving heart, and his de
motion to his State amounts to a pas
sion, we are tree to say mat we
wish the people would rise up as one
man and put him in the Senate. He
would at once take his place among
the leaders of that great body. We
have no other in his class, but this is
aot saying that he is going to re
ceive the nomination, ine people
want him, but the people do not al
ways get what they want. Whether
Mr. Aycock wins or loses he will not
spend a red cent to influence any
man's vote, and he would not do this
if he was worth a million dollars.
Charity and Children.
Death of Mrs. James A. Whitley.
t
Glenview, N. C, May 26. Death
seems sad in all its'forms, but it does
?eem sadest when it comesand takes
iway our loved ones without a mo
ments warning. And we much, re
gret to say this was true of Mrs.
James A. Whitley.
On Sunday morning the 21st of
this month (May) the last enemy
that shall be destroyed sent its angle
and with its icy fingers clinched the
heart of this noble woman and she
was numbered among the dead. No
one knows when the end came. Her
husband found her dead in bed just
as the daylight was breaking in the
east which told of the return
of the king of day, but all in
dications were that had not been ex
tinct many minutes when it was dis
covered. "Although she had been in
failing health for sometime she was
able to do all her work in the house
She worked all day Saturday making
preparations for her children to at
tend services at Central Cross Sun
day. She retired as well as usual
that night. Heart trouble is sup
posed to be the cause of her death.
Mrs. Whitley was born near En
field October, 14th, 1878. When
about two years old her parents
moved to this community where
tiey have since resided. In the
year 1895 . she professed faith in
Canst and joined Central Cross
church in which fellowship she re
. 1 ! . 1 T .1
mamea unui aeatn. in tne year
1897 she was united in marriage to
Mr. James A. Whitley, of this place,
where they have since resided. To
this union was born 5 children, four
of whom, with a loving husband, an
aged farther and mother, two bri
thers and one sister survive her.
Mrs. Whitley was the oldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Williams
Her death was a great shock to her
people, friends and the community
at large. Her youngest child being
only 10 weeks old makes it the more
sad. She was laid to rest in the
Methodist cemetery Monday, "the
23nd, 10:30 a. rp. to await the return
of our Lord. v .. .
To the bereaved ones we would
say God alone can heal the wounded
heart look to him and he- will send
you the heavenly comforter that
will speak peace to your hearts, and
will, dear husband, aid you in taking
care of and rearing your little child
ren in which you are so much inter
ested. - W. D. K.
Mrs. Cook Tells Truth.
uexter, Ky. in a signed state
ment, Mrs. Cook tells the truth
abouthsw Cardui brought back her
health and strength. She says, "I
couldjiot get any relief until I tried
Cardui, the woman's tonic. 1 suffer
ed more or less for ten years, and
was so weak and nervous I could
hardly do my house work. Now I
am in betterh'ealth than ever before
am regular as clock , work, do not
suffer at all, and gain strangth every
day." Thousands of women have
baen helped back to health by Car
dui. TryiC
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Graded School for Aurellan Springs.
Mr. Dunn's Address Appreciated.
Halifax, N. C, June 6. Mr. D. J.
Milikin went up to Richmond for a
day of two last week to see his son
who was operated on about two
weeks ago for appendicitis. He re
ports that the young man is getting
along fine, and will be able to come
home in a few days now. ,
B. HfHale, a prominent farmer
four miles south of here, spent a day
last week in Richmond.
F. C. Froelich is this week in South
Richmond visiting his people.
J. H. Watkins, a popular "Knight
of the grip," was a visitor here a few
days ago.
Miss Bessie Twisdale, who has
been visiting her cousin at Spring
Hill, will return this week.
W. J. Clements, of Lynchburg,
Va., w?s a caller here this week on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellen, of near Cro
wells, spent Sunday here with Mr.
and Mrs N. L. Steadman.
Rev. J. T. Draper, of Aurelian
Springs, was a visitor here on Mon
day. Pastor Draper looks well, and
says the health of his family is most
exceellent in that community. He
serves a most excellent people, and
they will be loth to give him up when
the Conference sees fit to move him
elsewhere.
There was quite a delegation of
Aurelian Springs citizens here Mon
day at Commissioners Court. They
have recently held another election
up there with reference to the
graded school, and this time a ma
jority was-gained for the school to
ward making it a permanent fixture,
and there is much rejoicing over the
fact. The people in that community
have good reason to be proud, and
there is not a doubt that those good
citizens will in the future years see
many results of the work so recently
done. Rev. Mr. Draper, Messrs.
Walter Brewer, J. R. Liles and all
the Liles family, and many others
have been energetic in working for
the school. By the way, this is the
very best country graded school in
Halifax County, and has enrolled
about 130 pupils.
Mrs. Walter Burwell, of Hender
son, is this week visiting her mother,
Mrs. George Gilliam, and her sister,
Mrs. Sterling Gary.
Mrs. W. A. Sater has returned
from Clinton where she spent several
delightful days with her daughter.
Mrs.' Clay.
Mr. and Mrs.. William Leonard
Harrell passed through here last
Wednesday enroute to Scotland Neck
where they wifl make their home,
after spending a part of their honey
moon in the North.
Misses Margaret and Louise, and
little Thomas Stephenson left last
week for Norf ojk where they will re
main for some time with Mrs. B. A.
Mabry, Masters Edward and Frank
left for Rocky Mount to be with their
father.
The much needed rain which fell on
last Wednesday. Saturday and Mon
day of this week was appreciated by
all our people. The crops around
here are in a good condition, clean of
grass, looking well, and our folks are
hopeful.
This scribe.would like right here
and now to express his appreciation
of the Memorial Address of Mr. R.
C. Dunn, of Enfield, delivered on
May 10th, at Scotland Neck, to the
Buck Kitchin Camp, U. C. V., which
has appeared in The Commonwealth
in two installmentst thereby placing
it before its large family of readers.
We are inclined to think that many
of its readers have been very much
pleased with this thoughtfulness on
the part of Editor Hardy in thus
putting it in print, while they have
been thrilled with the eloquence of
Mr. Dunn. The address was a grand,
masterly effort, and no doubt will
linger long in the memory of those
so fortunate as to have heard it.
I would like to offer Mr. Dunn my
personal thanks for the speech, and
you also Mr. Editor, for your .kind
ness in publishing same.
W. F. COPPEDGE.
Three in Thirty.
You use L. & M. Paint on your
house only 3 times in 30, perhaps 40,
years; and each time at less cost
than any other paint; for you make
1 gallons of paint ready-for-use by
adding of a gallon of LinseecTOil
to each gallon of L. & M and thus
reduce actual cost -to about $1.60
per gallon.
All painters know and recom
mend it.
Our agents are Hardy Hardware
Company. " ,
Terrible Picture of Suffering.
Clinton, Kyi Mrs. M. C. McElroy,
in a letter from Clinton, writes:
"For six years I toras'a sufferer from
female troubles:' I oould not eat,
and could not fetand on my feet
without suffering great pain. . I had
lost hope. After using Cardui a week
I began to improve. V Now I feel
better chan in six years." Fifty
years of success in actual practice,
is positive proof, furnished by thosi
who have tried it, that - Cardui can
always be relied on for -relieving
female weakness and disease. ' Try
Cardui, today, now! -
I Omit ''Iphiic M - is (
Hardy. Hardware
Swearing by Proxy.
Bishop Olmstead of Denver, tells a
story illustrative of the fact that cler
gymen must keep ere" much farther
away from evil than, the ordinary
man. The bishop tcis once talking
in Olmsteadville with an old fisher
man about a neiehborine divine
"A very good man, the bishop Baid.J
A very good man, yes," assented
the old fisherman. "HVe swears a good
bit for a preacher tbtoiiga."
"Swears!" eptclalnjed Bishop Olm
stead. "I can't believe that." -
"But I Beard him" said the old fish
erman, obstinately. "I tat beside' him
at our Thanksgiving treat, you know,
sir. We were bolh hacking away at
a turkey leg. His got away from him.
It slid across tlm table toward me,
and a lot of cranberry sauce was scat
tered about."
"I said to him, isympathetic like, for
I could see he wa worked up: 'These
legs are damned iough, ain't they, sir?'
" 'Yes, George, they certainly are.'
Now if that ain't swoarin' " concluded
the old fisherman, what is it?"
Patriotic Names of Ships.
Three foreign vescels bearing pa
triotic American mmes came into
port the other day witli plenty of bunt
ing on their masts rcd much Amer
ican music in their dining saloons
and on deck. The Gksorgo Washing
ton of the North Gorman Lloyd line.
the biggest German steamship in thisJ
port, came in from Bremen. While
she was steaming up to her dock in
Hoboken the American steamship
Martha Washington came into quaran
tine. After George and Martha got
out of the way the Scandinavian
American steamship United States,
from Copenhagen, came up the Nar
rows with flying colors. The ar
rival of these ships together on Inde
jpendence day was not planned for the
ioccasion. New York Tribune.
As It Actually Happens.
.. "Cholly thought he was going to net
.engaged a number of. times duritfg Jils
two weeks at the seashore."
"And didn't he?"
' "He got engaged the flr3t week all
;right enough, but it took him the
whole of the second week to brexik
it off."
Silence is often the strongest pro
test that can be offered
Sober second thought may Eot
show up until the morning after.
for Sale!
One good as new electric sewing
machine motor. Reason for selling
can be used only in connection with
Scotland Neck current. Price, $10.
Mrs. K. Jenkins,
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Sale of Land for Taxes.
I will sell at nnhliV mioHnn of i
court house door in Halifax on the
nrsc Monday in July, 1911, the
ioiiowinsr tracts or narct s nf anA
satisiy tne taxes and cost for 1910:
x- muu IU
BUTTERWOOD TOWNSHIP.
Mrs. H. M. Hentinsrnll aqi
residence, tax and cost, $28.31.
JN. K. jnewsom, Tax Col.
Butterwood Township.
NOTICE OP SALEoF
.COTTON SEED MEAL
The Commissioner nf A.:..ii."
hKiS iT11 se" for sh to the
hiehest bidder at tha , wie
door in Halifax, Halifax' county T
30 bags of cotton 'seed Veal 'the
analysis of which is 7.73 rS-'o
ammonia This cotton sed mea
was seized and is offered for salete
cause the same was offered for safe
without the proper ffi,J9nv!
without the inarms-! .
attached. rVra?
attached. W "a r.S.oc"
(IflSo why worry, yourself by walking this
warm weather? IJCall us up for an Oil
Stove, Ice Cream Freezer, Water Cooler,
or, best of all, a Hammock to enjoy a nap
out in the open where the breeze can keep
.youcool. We will "deliver the goods."
"The Hardware Hustlers."
BEBEEESZaG
AN APPLICATION OF
K
WOULD ABOUT
wife.
K. ELITE
You
Should
Use
li. Elite
we will see
Scotland Neck Guano
Scotland Neck, n n
Chinese Laundry
I do all kinds of T.n linrlMr cunt.
Collars. Cuffs, Clothing, 'etc. Satis
faction given every customer. My
Laundry is located in the Tillery
building near MarWa ou...
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uive me a tnai.
darMayeir5ethdy buSineS Won-
r. JUNG KI,
- Scotland Neck, N. C.
flee for Pic-Nics I
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and other occasions.
furnished in any
quantity. See me 1
at the Ice House
Jiear J. M. Morri- 1
sett's Stables. Ice
sold customers in
large or small lots. . J
C. X. EVERETT I
THE ICE MAN. ' J
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ThrfixLadSr,y WRed
hereby posted aealn;tH;,ft;Z,r,es;
irespajgtno. Kr" muus or
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K. ELITE ftives the stalk .-i .: I;!;y
and vigorous growth.
will prevent the ; ! : in,
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of Cotton Squares and Dolls.
K. ELITE will mature vom i n il
Holls.
K ELITE will assist lmtuif il"
opening of Cotton.
K. ELITE will restore drown. ' ml
yellow Cotton to its natural m!o: .
.Each ton or K. ELITE has in i: l"
pounds of quick acting material .
Analysis 1) per cent Ainrnom.i. ."-.".i
Potash, y 00 Avail. Phos. Acid.
Ask your merchant for
K. KLITE.
If he will not supply you writ'- : ::!:!
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'THE PIANO WITH A SWLLi TCNL'
The
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Southern H: v:c,
- All -true southern - :
to buy and u?o s-n;:.. ;;:
ductions provided ; '
those of other focti I'
measure this rmy :.. . '
the triumphr-nt succ-
STIEPP p?a:
mde in the south. . 1
rnost popular" piono "
Equal to any supti i ' , !
many. Sold direct f. :
to home on easy terms. i 1
for price list.
CHAS. M. ST
L. C. STEELE, M.-r.
lUGranby St., Nokk
Va.
R. I. JONES, ncprc.MT.!.
Scotland Neck. . K..,;
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