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The Largest Circulation It OF ANY ' Halifax County Newspaper. The Largest circulation OF ANY Halifax County Newspcper. I ;JJY, ZiitUir iii4 Proprietor. "Excelsior" is Our Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year. NUMBER 11. Y,)L XXVIII, SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1912. Commonwealth I lim Kliney fes'sls and St How Xi Out. Fill a bottle cr ".MTiraon glass witkvour iter and let v. s .and : wenty-four hours; a brick duatseui- ii'f ;t oriftt!inT (S'. : . I' :."-ringy or mil&y r.i ' , fsS?)' l V appcuranceoften V'Vy-tTJ1 healthy condi- 'f! iffSV V tion of the kid- 4 Vv y r-iTt !ie's: to fre- vcJLjiVt quent desire to -tfXtMB pass it or pain in back are also svniDtoms tliat tell von ie kidneys and bladder are out of order id need attention. "What To 7o. here is comfort in the knowledge so 1 i A T"v . I i . ,eu exnrcsscu, xnat ur. jvumer s amn-Roo';, tlisreat Kidney remedy, fills almost every wish in correcting miati?r', p'iiii 1:1 the back, kidneys, er, bla J Jer anil every part of the urinary satre. Corrects mabiiitv to hold watei . . t - - . " : 1 j I scalding paia in passing 11, ui uau :cts following use of liquor, wine or tr, and overcomes that unpleasant ne )sity of being compelled to go often !us;h the day, and to cet up many jes'durinij t!:c niiht. The mild and Mediate effect of Swnrap-Root is W realized. It stands the highest be- seof its remarkable ith restoring prop- yegTisuSSSj; heme vou should 1EZ.eM,mmm. the best. SoldbyHRg&j "ggists in fiity-cent 1 ne-uollar sizes. iiom 01 aaanp-KMi jfou may have a sample bottle sent free jnail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing Jnton, N. Y. Mention this paper and iiember the name. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- it, and the address. Einghamton, Y., on every bottle. UL KITCHIN, I Attorney at Law, I Scotland Neck, N. C. t radices Anywhere. Ai-ijion Dunn Lawyer fa t:c j- h-rti whenever hi service? sw-:l' be required. I R. C. DUNN Enfield, . C. i SotVmri Veck. N. C. Jt.';n-'l vv. North Carol in a. ;- . cr,; PI. jn all matters . . . 1 . .-.;. ? Money loaned on approv- :i-ity. 1ASIIBY DlTNX toney and Counselor at Law Scotland Neck, N. C. jractices vherever hi? service?? are requirea. onej' to !om on approved security Thurmm D. Kitchin, M.D. Phone No. 131. phv.n- No. 1. Clark Kitchin Prw-'an and Suro-eons OSi-es in rick Hftel f Office Phone N. 21. F. A. RIFF, OPTICIAN Scotland Neck, N. C. Ives examined FPvEH. Broken matche 1 an 1 f--Hmes repaired II glasae- strictly cash. R. R. L. SAVAGE OF ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. 51! be in Gotland Neck. N. C, on f .1 r 1 1 1 !! third weane-aiy or eacn monti' the hotel to treat the diseases of Eye, Ear. Nwse, Throat, and fit i. I. P. WIMBERLEY, phvsician and Surgeon, S;ot.land Neck, N. C. rric.f on Depot Street. I. O. F. SMITH hysictia and Surge n . ... i ej "i Haiter? & Uommerciai Bank Building 't'nn 1 Neck. N. C. f. C UVERMON, in ... ifi.... "I' ""-'111- I" ';:d' M'lil.Mntt. rH!' !l 'l f'tMI f I o'clock" iini io 5 o'clock. PARKER'S Clies and tK-atitiflea the hate Tl . IfT-TII T I U Tit IfTnWth. Never Arfls to Eertore OjjjJ Eair to i OTiiiii www. PrevKiits hair fatlinir. One an 1 ' l'K i m :t ako health to MOTHER AND CHILD.' vinmlow'9 Sootiu.no Syrcp has been : '-.T SIXTY YKAHSby MILLIONS ot L.t Uicir CHILDREN W-HILB v.i.?i PURl-KCT SUCCESS. It - ::iM. .SOlTEi;S the GUMS, -.. ; CL'KKS W1SD COLIC, and - f. r DIARRHCA. It is al ' rt- and w.z i r "Mrs. " n--. 1 Ke aoptiicr E,.- Of? ATOAy f?EFUV0&. 4Sf 1 REFRIGERATOR CARS. The First One, Running From Ogdena burg, N. Y., to Boston, Was Voted a Great Sueoess. The refrigerator car was never In vented, but just "fixed up." It was the idea of a New England railway man who needed some such thing as far back as 1851. In June of that year the first refrig erator car is said to have made its trip from Ogdensburg, N. Y., to Bos ton. The car owed its origin princi pally to the fact that the farmers near Ogdensburg, who made a great deal of butter, were unable to ship It ex cept in cold weather. A railroad man named Wilder, at that time in charge of the through freight, thought It would be a good idea to rig up "an icebox on wheels," and he told this to the president of the road, who gave orders that the mas ter mechanic should plan several of them. At this time farmers were receiving only 12 cents a pound for their butter. The Iced car was loaded with eight tons of it, sent through and allowed to stand in Boston till the product was sold. It brought 17 cents a pound after paying all expenses and com missions, and the plan was voted a success. In a short time the road had a regular service on, using a number of cars, and the idea spread rapidly. Wilder did not patent his idea, but allowed it to be used by whoever so desired. St. Louis Republic. ODD VOLUMES. They Are Members of a Unique Dining Club In London. One of the most unique dining clubs in London is that known as the Sette of Odd Volumes, which was founded in 1878 and meets once a month from October to June. It consists of twenty-one volumes, or members, that be ing the number of the volumes of the Variorium Shakespeare published in 1821. There are also twenty-one sup plementary members, who succeed to fall membership as vacancies occur. The twenty-one rules of the club in clude the following Any Odd Volume Rising his temper and failing to recover it shall be fined by the president the sum of 5 shillings. Discussions about anthropology, re ligion and politics shall be put down by the praiident. Any Odd Volume piving to another Odd Volume unasked advice shall be fined by the president. No Odd Volume shall talk unasked on any subject he understands. No Odd Volume's speech shall last longer than three minutes. If, howev er, the inspired Odd Volume has any more to say he may proceed until hid voice is drowned in the general ap plause. Volumes have to address each other as "Your Oddship." Argonaut. The Major's Tip. When Major Banks was the best known figure around the race tracks of Cincinnati and the middle west he was extremely generous in tipping oil his friends to "sure winners." One man who enjoyed his confidence and played the horses according to the ma jor's advice lost all his ready money and finally succeeded in reducing him self to the point where he had to sell out his grocery business. One afternoon, following the placing of his last ten dollar note as the major advised, he caught Banks by the arm and said tragically: "Major, you've made me lose my last cent. I'm a pauper, and my wife and family are practically starving. I am now about to go down to the river and drown myself. It's all over for me." "All right," answered Banks, "but in the event you change your mind meet me here at 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon. I think I'll have something good for you." Exchange. New Heroines. The novelists of the day are taking the "new" women for their heroines; women whom life has struck blow after blow until they have learned the art of laughter; women who know how to jeet in the face of disappointment; women who have"a comforting sense of humor Young and old have them. Some abuse them. They get tired, starved. SYMPTOMS: Loss of sleep and appetite, in digestion, irritability, eventually wrecked con stitution. Alcoholic remedies stimulate only. Scott's Emulsion soothes and nourishes, feedsthe nerves. A natural nerve-food, con taining the salts of Hypo phosphites, Iodine and Glycerine. NO ALCOHOL. ALL DRUGGISTS 11-18 ARLKERY IN EftGLAXD. How ErijUsImn'ii TaitqM and Studied 71?e Ib e bf Tr Fkw end Arrtw. ''A fonie's bol'.e is soon shot, and fleeth ofr time. fVr, 'vt th(- f .!e's b.ilte and ihe nvirke f-rv? tims ner." Thus did our f'jrcfHthers compare the re'orf of an isrnrint nan t" the anted arr;v of en unskd'ed arch B'o - is l'-i- explanation of 'h? difTtre' ce between testimony nd frtruf:ient: "T-tim-ny is like lh sh"!" of the ionr-b 'V, which owes its effn cy to the fore- of the o'er; arkurctr.t is 1 k the sh t of 'i ! oss-bow, t-qa i! y forcible, wheth er discViarprt-d i y i dwa-f o a giant " The S'anuiiavUn skalds claim for iheir country's heroes superior skill in archery. Certainly ihe bow was i use throughout the British Isles e-.turie; before the coming of the I mans. Offrid, k-nd of Northum rl nd, was killed hy an arrow in a att e of 633 King Al'ied had a irge number of ;ircners in his army. Edmund, king of the East Angles, net his death from Danish arrows. 1 N"o one could bt-nd the bow of Wd iam the Conqueror. Under Henry II tha bow contributed materially to the conquest of Ireland. In the days of chivalry the usage of the bow was essential in the education of any trf-ntleman. Chaucer says of Thopas: "He was a good archere." Englih nen scorned the cross-bow, as a sign f effeminacy. Perhaps the fact hnt a cross-bow caused the death of ichard the Lion Hearted neiwrhten d the Engii.-h hatred of that weap n. If. the hatile of Cressy (1346) hen a shower of rain wetted the ir gs of the Genoese bowmen mid eventel their usual execution, the s ings of the English l nw-bows vere undamaged. Pr. bably this va because the long-bowmen always pt a canvas bow-case to draw over ei'- b w vhen thy were nor ir? .e 'A? a- y rate, 'hough the ctos w was u.-ed in after years by E g iishinen wh' battled on the sea, it vas eondered unmanly to use it it ;port. In s.-me reu.ns a heavy fi; e as infiicte !2po:i nuy p.rr.-;n '.vi-o fpta cro.-i--bow in 'he. HvU-e. In the thir eenth ceniury every able it died man was command d to own t !ot;-bow, v ith sharp arrows if he Iv.elt without the royal forests, vith round headed or.es if be dwelt i no 'er precaution was f--r the s-ike of the kincr's deer, in he fifth year of Edward IV every !ngiisvni -a: was 'r,mmanriT:d to rime h bow of h s own height. At Ajrin--..urt the English arrows were a fed! v -rn in l.-mx'h. Carew s.:ys ot Cor ni h arrows tr-at "dseir sh.-ift aj a oth yard 'tl length u,d for st length, they would pierce any .r dnary zt no"r, and one R bert As m eel, whom I well knew, could .--hoot welve score paces with his right mnd, with his left, and from behind his head." Tne old ballads say that Robin Hood's men had a hundred "sheafs of goos arrows," each an ell long, and adorned with peacock's feathers. Chaucer, describing the -quire's yeomen, says: "And he was clad in cote and hode of greene; A sheafe of peacocke arrows bryght and shene Under his belt he bare full thrifte ly." Henry VIII showed great skill in archery on the Field of the Cloth cf Gold. When Cavendish bore this monarch news of the deauh of Car dinal Wolsey, he "found him occu pied in shooting and thought it not his duty to troublahim." This king required fathers and guardians to provide bows for all seven-year-old bovs, and masters had to find their apprentices in bows and see that they practiied shooting on every holiday. He once gave Bishop Lati mer five pounds from his private purse because of the following words spoken from the pulpit: "The art of shooting hath been in times past much esteemed in this realme; it is a gift oi God, that he hath gpven us t ) fxcell all other nacions withal. It hah ben Goddes instrumente wiser eby he hath gyven us victories agaynsteour enemy ts. I desire you, my ionles, even as you love hunore and giorye of God, and intende to remove his mdiVnacion, let there be s nt forth some ptoclimacion some s'.iarpe pieclimaci n to the justices of the peace, for they do not thyr du;ye. Just! es now be no justices, there, he manye good actes made for this matter alreadye. Charge them upon iheir allegiance, that this sin gu.ar beutilt of God may be prac tised. In my tyme, my pore father was as diligent Vi teache me to shoute, as to learne any other thynge, and so I thynke other menne dyde thyr children. He taught me how to laye my bodye in my bowe and not to drawe wyth strength of bodye. I had my bowe3 bought me accord ing to my age and strength; for me ine shall never shoote well ex cepre they be brought up in it. It is a i- o? dly arte, a holesome kind of exercise, and much commended in phi ike it wrestleth agaynste many kinds of di.-ea-es. In the reverence of God, let it be continued." The noted Dr Jones,.the Buxton p'-iysieian of E izai eth's time, recom mended to all his patients practice with the long-bow. "This practice, of a' I other ihe manlyest, leaveth no part of the body unexercised, the breaste, backe, wast, ?nd armes, withdrawing the thyges and legges wit- running or going." Is it any wonder that the archer should figure largely in EnglL-h M ay-gam es? Next week the State Normal Col lege girls at Greensboro will tell you a litde about Robin Hood of Sher wood Forest. A BALD-HEADED WOMAN. Shorn of Her Crown of Beauty, Los es in Love and Marriage. Hair is certaitdy most necessary to women. Who could love and marry a bald-headed woman? What charms could one array to offset such a dis figurement? A woman's goal is usually love and marriage. Her crowning glory is her hair. The loss of her hair mars her beauty, happiness, and suc cess. Yet, right here in Scotland Neck, there are thousands of wo men who are neglecting or injuring the-r hair to such an extent that it is only a matter or time when it will be u:terly ruined. Many women destroy the beauty ofthur ha;r through though tless !e?s or igno ranee of certain facts. Th y u-e curling irons over-heate 1, r t excess, which destroys the na tural oi. of the hair, caus.ng it to split, break, :-.nd come ut. They do no; shampoo their hyir ofien enough, or too often. Tney use soap or preparations which contain ingredient- j ositive y hai rat' ji to ihe scalp a.vi s.a i" As a result tif.-uch treatment, dan druff is created, the hair loosens, 1 ses clor, fails out, and baldness commences, unless proper and prompt precautions are taken in tim;-. Then again, microbes and e. main diseases bn? g a out unheal thy sculo ;nd hair conditions. A;f!.ost a.iy w-.man may nd her self of dan'! rutf and dise.i.-ed scalp i-nd hair if she wi:l bu: us- the ri ht rerredy. We have that remedy, and we will positively guarantee that it wid tither cure dandruff and bald ness or it will not cost the user any l dim'. That's a p etty bi oad statement, but we will back it and prove it with our own money. We will return your money if you do not find that Rexall "93" Hair Tonic is an entire ly satisfactory remedy that will pro mote hair growth and overcome scalp and hair troubles; that it will grow hair even on bald heads, unless all life in the hair roots has been ex tinguished, the follicles closed, and the scalp is glazed and shiny. It gets its name from the fact that it grew hair in 93 out of 100 cases, where it received a thoroughly hard, impartial, and practical test. We want you to try Bexall "93" Hair Tonic at our risk. You surely cannot lose anything by doing so, while you have everything to gain. You had better think this over, and then come in and see us about this offer. You will be well repaid for your visit to our store. Remember, you can get Rexall Remedies in this community only at our store The Rexall Store. The E. T. Whitehead Co. Australia's Tallest Tree. The tallest tree in Australia is probably one of the eucalyptus amyg dalimi regnan species, which was found some time ago on a spur of Mount Caw Baw, in Gippsland. Vic torian experts now have ascertained the height of the tree to be 320 feet 1 inch. Its girth at 6 feet from the ground is 25 feet 7 inches. A tree of the same species discovered at Neerim, a'so in Gippsland, while only 227 feet h!g has a girth of 53 feet 7 inches at 6 feet from the ground. Artificial Turquoise. From Ivory, which shows no grain, pieces of the size of the torquoise de sired are shaped and left for 14 days in a saturated solution of ammonl acal copper oxide in water, then rinse and dry them. If the color of the tor qucise is not deep enough, the opera tion may be repeated. For a mild, easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan sReg ulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 25 cents a box Ask your druggist for them. SMALLPOX OR VACCINATION. Smallpox is a Contagious Disease But Vaccination is a Preventive. Smallpox is the most contagious disease in North Carolina. It is "catching" from the very first symp toms to the falling off of the last scab. Infected articles or things that have come in contact with a smallpox patient may transmit smallpox long after the patient has died or recovered. A little over a hundred years ago great epidemics i of smallpox broke out, almost wip 1 ing out whole families and commu nities. Europe lost 400.000 lives an nually from this loathsome disease. There were at least 3o0 times as many deaths from this wretched, reeking, rotten disease as we now have. A great difference between then and now! What has wrought the change? All the medical world, all the scientific world know but one answer vaccination. What is vac cination? Vaccination is one of the simplest surgical operations known. It consists essentially of implanting in the body a small amount of im munizing or anti-smallpox fluid. When one has once had measles or scarlet fever the body usually be becomes immune to a second attack of the same disease. The virtue or value of vaccination is that it gives even better immunity against small pox than a previous attack of measles gives against a second attack of successful vaccination produces but one sore or scar on the arm, whereas smallpox produces hundreds of fes ter iog sores all over the body. For at least five years after vacci nation one is in no more danger of taking smallpox from a smallpox patient than he is of taking a head ache or toothache from an associate. Vaccination to thoroughly protects from smallpox that a vaccinated person may sleep with a smallpox patient and be in no danger of con tracting tho disease. Probably the strongest proof of the protecting power of vaccination is to be found wh-re a vaccinated baby does rot contract smal pox while nursing from its mother, who has the dis ease. AGAINST VACCINATION. In view of these facts, strange as it may seem, there still exist some people who prefer not to be vaccina ted. These people usually urge one or mire of the following objections: Vaccination is dangerous, it is use less, it interferes with personal rights, or that doctors urge vaccina tion for the fee they receive, or that all vaccination statistics are false. Only the narrowest minded people belong to this class those that are penny wise and pound foolish, and those that would sooner risk their life against smallpox than endure the slight discomfort of a vaccinated arm for a few days. Vaccination is no more dangerous than any slight abrasion of the skin. It is not half as dangerous as the pulling, of a tooth or the trimming of a corn, and does not cause nearly as much dis comfort. Vaccination is useless only to the same extent that smallpox is useful. The argument for personal rights vanishes when we consider that com pulsory vaccination laws, where they exist, have been unanimously upheld by the courts, whenever tried. The argument that doctors urge vaccination for the fee does not hold, because they derive greater fees from treating a case of smallpox than from vaccination. The only reply necessary to those that do not believe in vaccination or who do not believe government sta tistics, is that there still a few who do not even believe that the earth is round or that it rotates, and it is a waste of time to argue with such people. Far better to let such per sons be convinced by a case of the disease than to cast pearls before swine. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great reputation and exten sive sale by its remarkable cures of coughs, colds and croup. It can be depended upon. Try it. Sold by ali dealers. Fallen From High Estate. Man has wandered so far away from the path of rectitude in diet that he has lest his instinctive guide. His sense of smell is nearly gone. His ta3te is perverted. He has lost his "horse sense," or monkey sense, and Is left to wander in a wilderness of ignorance and disease. His only hope seems to be to sit humbly at the feet of a wise ape and learn the difference between food and poisons. Good Health. Stops itching instantly. Cures niios pp7fma. salt rheum, tetter. itch, hives, herpes, scabies Doan 's J Ointment. At any drug store. IMlK! - Absolutely Makes Home Baking Easy No other aid to the housewife is so great, no other agent so useful and certain in making delicious, wholesome foods The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No A I am No Li mo Phoophatoa Kongo Tattooing. In the Kongo colonies of Belgium both men and women are tattooed ac cording to their status iu society. A woman of high caste will have a de sign not unlike a zouave jacket work ed upon her back, and it would seem that the native is as content with this mode of covering as If it were a nulc stitute for clothing. By injecting thti juice of certain herbs the scars left by the tattooing process retain a swollen appearance, giving the effect of bas relief work. The thorns of the acacia are generally used as a needle, while a certain black clay is used as a color ing medium. CUnsifier. Was there ever a better example of; the witty and concise form of expres sion than the answer of the grim man who, when asked about the charactei of a neighbor, sontentiously replied: "Mister, I don't know very much about him, but my impression is he'd make a first class stranger." Ex- ' change. j Frigid. Nell That Miss Coplcigh is an aw . fully cold sort of girl. Belle Mercy, yes. Why, she's so frigid that wher ever she goes on rainy days it snows. Boston Transcript. ! Irish Wit. ! "I never give alms to a stranger," said old Shyster to a poor Irishwoman, j "Shure, then, your honor will never relieve an angel," was tho reply. Judge. ! Time and Patience. j No road is too long for him who ad- vances slowly and dous not hurry, and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achievu it, La Bruyere. Looking Ahead. Young Wife (in passion) I'm going home to my mother! Husband (calm ly) Very good; here's money for your railway fare. Wife (after counting it) But that isn't enough for a return ticket. Every Woman's Magazine. Her Bad Habit. "I don't like that woman." "Why not?" ' "She's the woman who is all the 1 time teaching my wife a new way of serving up cold meat." Detroit Tree ; Press. Why It Is So Often Done. j It is a very easy thing to laugh at j Somebody who is trying to do an alto tether new thing. Tjr ?7 good For tures crops - giving a more vian Guano alone. We have never been with the de:siand for want to be sure of securing year write now for our prices and booklet, crammed full of vital information. Peruvian Guano CHARLESTON. S. l? sv: ?u WIPE Pure! The Electric Fan. Back in the early eighties Ir. S. S. Wheeler, an electrical engineer of New York, was experimenting with a small electric motor. Iu the course of his ex periments the doctor conceived the idea that steamboats might be run with electricity If the propellers could be direetly connected to high upeed electric motors, doing away with nil the gears then iu use In steam propul sion. Willi this idea in mind he had a small screw propeller constructed and fastened it to the armature shaft of his small motor. To his surprise the experiment resulted in n line breeze of cooling air which more than delighted the experimenter, for the day wns de rt'le11v hot It Ik tieodlKH t add tht the experiments with screw profiler ended right there, and the engineer took up the study of the electric fan, vith the result that lie soon perfected tbe device until it was a commercial success. Bonnyclabber. New drinks have sometimes a glori ous and brief popularity. Ird Straf ford, willing to I-ord Cottlugtou iu VhiZ, extols innnyi Jabber," which ho says "is the bravest, freshest drink you ever tasted. Your Spanish dou would, on the heats of Madrid, hang his nose and shake his beard an hour over every sop he took of it and take it to be the drink of the gods all Ihe while." No one, however, seems to know the exact composition of the scductivo "bonnyclabber," although from an al lusion to it by Ben Jousou It would seem to have been a mixture of beer and buttermilk. London Chronicle. Willing to Divide. Cobble I should like to lend yon that $lo, old man, but I know bow It would be if I did. It would end our friendship. Stone Well, old chap, there has been a great deal of friend liip between us. I think if you could make it five we might worry along oti half as much.- Life. The Fateful Message. lluM.y lri.In't I telegraph you not to bring your mother with you? Wlfey I could not help It, Frank. She Insisted on coming after tlio'd read your tele tram. Cleanse the fountain if you would pmilv the streams. A leoH. Folly. The fool Is never bo stingy with his folly as tl wise man Is with hl vla loni. on You can buy various ele ments you can mix them as you choose but you can never make a fertilizer for cotton half so as Peiuvian Mixtures. in this fertilizer we have joined Na skill in making to man's skill in mixing. Peruvian Ouano. the principal part of Peru vian Mixtures, consists of the excrement of the fish eating pelicans that throng the coast of Peru and adjacent islands. It contains elements in forms that man can never imitate. Twould be as hopeless as making milk from chemicals to attempt it. And we have balanced this the world's richest plant food with high grade Ammoniates and Potash. Thus, we can adapt these mixtures to various soils and perfectly balanced fertilizer than Peru able to keep up Peruvian. If you your share this Corp. C
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