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THE COMMONWEALTH.
Published Every Thursday
J. C. HAKDi, Editor p.atl Proprietor.
Entered at the postoffice at Scotland
Neck, N. C, as Socond-Chss Matter.
Thursday, June 20, 1912.
The "steam roller," properly
adjusted, always does its work.
The Loriraer case will come up be
fore the Senate for a vote on July G.
Col. Roosevelt now says that he is
in favor of Woman Suffrage. What
next?
The State Convention endorsed
Overman for voting against Lorimer
and Simmons for voting for him.
This looks like going two different
ways at the same time.
A Boston Professor has succeed
in fasting for thirty days and a
Boston Doctor applied the other day
for permission to cease wearing
clothes. The cost of living must be
unusually high in Boston.
There are 4,600 registered auto
mobiles in North Carolina. Putting
the average cost of these machines
at $1,000 this number of machines
represents an outlay of approximate
ly $5,000,000. This is no indication
of hard times or a scarcity of money.
Col. Wade H. Harris becomes edi
tor of the Charlotte Observer suc
ceeding Deacon Hemphill. We con
gratulate the Observer Company up
on securing the services of Colonel
Harris for he is one of she ablest
editorial writers in the State. Here
is wishing Brother Harris and the
Observer much success.
We are anxious to see renewed in
terest in the building of a Confede
rate monument in Scotland Neck.
As was suggested by Mr. Ashby
Dunn this monument ought to be
located on the campus of the graded
school. Let us all get to work and
erect this monument during the
coming twelve months. The Com
monwealth stands ready to assist in
any way it can.
THE PEOPLE TO SPEAK.
In regard to the Democratic State
Convention passing the resolutions
endorsing Senator Simmons the Kox
boro Courier sizes up the situation
as follows:
"It is a strong platform that will
meet with the hearty approbation of
uie vuters ui tne uemocraac ucKet
as far as the platform utterances
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are concerned but the bringing in of
the senatorial question was unwise,
and by all laws ot tairness and de
cency should have ben left cut.
There was strong opposition to the
endorsing of Senator Simmons, not
withstanding that Governor Kitch
in's administration was also endors
ed. This matter having been pre
viously settled by the convention,
that is to leave the matter to a pri
mary and let the people say whether
they endorse Senator Simmon's acts,
it was decidedly unwise to bring the
matter up in the convention. But
the Hon. Cam. Morrison knew that
the Simmons' men were in a majori
ty in that convention, and he was
just the kind of a politician which
could not let any opportunity go by
when he thought the advantage lay
with his man, regardless of justice
or right.
' But mark you this very act of
the Simmons men will work to his
hurt rather than to his good. We
all know that every one, including
Simmons' manager, has said this
question was not to come up in the
convention, and then to try to stifle
public sentiment and make it appear
that the democracy of North Caro
lina was satisfied with the votes of
Senator Simmons will only make
those who are 'old line democrats'
standing on the platform of pure de
mocracy all the more alert. The en
dorsement was a farce, pure and
simple, for it endorsed both senators,
when their votes have been exactly
opposite.
"But the people will be heard and
on November 5th, will show that
they have a will of their own and
will register that will by giving Gov
ernor Kitchin the biggest vote ever
given any man in North Carolina."
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Our 4 Next Governor.
HON. LOCKE CRAIG,
of Ashevtlle.
Opposed to Reciprocity.
Representative Steenerson, oi
Minnesota, does not favor reciproci
ty. Neither do his constituents.
Recently they sent to Senator Clapp,
also from Minnesota, a petition ask
ing for its repeal. Mr. Steenerson
received a letter from the man who
secured the signatures to the peti
tion, saying that it had been sent to
Senator Clapp and Mr. Steenerson
could use the petition if he so de
ciroii An ormortune moment ar
rived in the House for Mr. Steener-
son to present the petition and he
hastened to Senator Clapp's office to
get it.
"There is no such petition here,"
declared the Senator's clerk. "The
only thing we have from your cor
respondent is a barrel of apples that
we haven't opened."
"Apples!" shouted Mr. Steenerson
who was in a hurry to get back to
the floor with the document. "No
thing of the sort. That is a barrel
of protests against reciprocity.
Where upon Mr. Steenerson jump
ed on the head of the barrel with
both feet, scattered the papers, in
which the document was wrapped,
around the floor, secured the docu
ment which was nearly two hundred
feet long and rolled up on a stick
like a map. He got back to the House
Chamber in time to be recognized by
the Speaker, where the petition was
formally referred to the Committee
on ways and Means.
HawRins Case Eods in Acquittal.
Asheville, June 12. The jury in
the Hawkins case at 11:15 this morn
ing filed into the Hendersonville
court house and announced a verdict
of not guilty rs to all the defendants
in the case on all counts. It had
been out since 8 o'clock last night.
The verdict was agreed to early this
morning, but Judge Fousheo was
out riding, and it was sometime be
fore the court convened. Tho ver
dict was greeted with a great dem
onstration by the people present.
The defendants were Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. McCali, George and Boney
Bradley, Dan McCaU. Mrs. Lizzk
Shaft and Mrs. Nora EritL
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DFQWDSd ill Til" Kh'Sf.
Rocky Mount, June 15. While in
swimming in Tar river at 9:30 this
morning, Roy Moore, the 1G year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Moore,
was drowned when a pair of water
wings on which he was floating
sprung a leak and the air went cut.
The young man was about middle
way of the river and when the air
went out oi tne wings, he was un
able to save himself. Besides him
self there were only three boys
present, all of them smaller than the
drowned boy and none were able to
save him.
Sifsngta cf Democratic Cacdidates.
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Clark 514
Wilson 204
Underwood 84
Harmon 48
Marshall SO
Baldwin 14
Burke 10
Unpledged 190
Total 1094
The South needs more livestock,
but she does not need them badly
enough to feed them on bought hay.
Therefore, the growing of forage
from legume crops and grasses be
comes of great importance. The
Progressive Farmer.
Eors This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any caae of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Chen-ey fe Co!, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. Wailing, Kinnan &
Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c
per bottle. Sold by all druggists,
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
HALIFAX COUNIY EOABS.
Good Work Done ft'itft Convicts Bui Not
Systematically as Yet.
The following communication by
Mr. Jno. L. Patterson, of Roanoke
Rapids, president of the Halifax
County Good Roads Association, ap-
reared in the Charlotte Daily Ub-
enrvpr some davs aero, and we take
the liberty of reproducing it here
The article is as follows:
"Good roads is a subject very dear
to the writer, also, and he wishes it
were possible for him to report
more progress along this line in our
wA0,ia0 c,rcfom nf workine-
our county convicts on the roads,
which is the only way tor counties
to adopt if they want to Duiia im-
proved highways at the lowest cost.
labor
shouW omy bo used for building the
highways, or where there is a big
rennir iob to be done. After the
hiff'mrauQ arc luiilt. thev should be
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maintainea uy section sa"s-
. . i mi.
"Our convict lorce nas duuc, m
several localities in the county, a
few miles of good sand-clay or grav-
eled road, but as yet no systematic
i.i i . .i cm a nnrx-1
VVOIK nas Veen uuuei laivcu, emu tun-
.i v.; on Imnrnuprl
euueiitijf uiciciiuv ""v
road ot any consmeraDie lengui m
Till lL I
the county.
"Out of the five hundred miles of
public roads, we probably have, at
points, as much as thirty miles im- o
proved, sand-ciay and graveled road,
and in other localities we have some
fairly good dirt roads.
"There was an attempt made last
fall to have an election to decide
whether the county should issue
$300,000 of bonds for building trunk
lines of improved highways through
out the county. The attempt fail
ed,, but we hope within the next
twelve months to carry an election
of this kind, which would insure us
three hundred miles of improved,!
gravel-surface roads, and put the
county abreast of the more progres
sive counties in the State which have
already greatly improved their
highways.
"The projected 'All-Capital Higt
way' passes through the upper part
of our county and crosses the Roa
noke river at our place, wdiere we
have the best highway bridge across
the Roanoke from Danville to the
sea. Most of this highway through
our county is n passable condition
throughout the year, and a part of
it is always in good condition.
"In the opinion of the writer, the
question of improved highways is
the most important one that con
fronts the American people to-day,
and their adoption throughout t'
country will do more towards re
ducing the present high cost of liv-
itig, and ;n tnat way subdue the po
litical and labor unrest, than any
other one influence.
"The more one studies the ques
t.ion, tfce more confident he becomes
that the benefits of improved high
ways are far-reaching and almost
nity, county. State or Federal gov
ernment has spent judiciously for
building reads could not have been
invested better.
"Our association wishes that all
the papers in this State were as
wideawake to the issue as your esti
mable paper; in which event, there
would be a marked improvement in
the building of roads, as the papers j
oi a fctate nave a great mnuence in
educating its people to the advant
ages and necesities of such a move
ment." A Card.
To the Editor: We take this me
thod of expressing our deep and
heartfelt thanks to all those good
friends and neighbors who were so
kind and thoughtful of us and our
dear daughter, Etta, during her re
cent illness and death.
We can never forget these minis
trations of love and tender kindness
es so bountifully showered upon us j
by many willing hearts and hand3
We know that we shall never be able
to show to each one our appreciation
in full measure; but, we are humbly
grateful to all, and this we would
have you know.
( Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Allsbrook
June 14, 1912.
There is little chance for failure in
the livestock business in the South
if the feeds are produced on the
farm. Don't get the livestock be
fore the feeds have been grown. It
is more profitable to sell feeds than
to buy them at present prices. The
Progressive Farmer.
There is considerable testimony
which indicates that, ditches not
more than six feet deep can be dug1
with dynamite much more cheaply
than in any other way. This may
not be true in all cases, but it cer
trinly is in stumpy or rocky lands.
All who have ditches to dig should
investigate dynamite and its possi
bilities. The Progressive Farmer.
Stork Partial to Tiir.er's Domicile.
There seen:s io be an especial af
Inlty between the stork and the faffi
ly of Frank Bcrtofsld, a miner at
Dickson City, Pa. 'In ten years the
ird has brought 12 babies, including
Jiree pairs of twiiis, and one ret of
riplets. Ten cf the children are lives.
Glsering In Dcses.
Doctors are now studying the idea
f sleer,inK for a sborter time and
Dftener. By division of tbe hours of
lppr new stimulus for worK is garaea
and new energy both physical and
mental must result. Harper's Week
ly.
STOMACH TROUBLES
Cured Bv Vinol Here is Proof
anl
&go it gQt gQ bad T had to
work j ha(1 tried various medi
Cjne8 without relief, and was finally
induced to try Vinol. After taking the
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me work- Am rapidly gaining
weio-hi- snfl strength." Edw. Nie-
Lnn.
it la tho rurative medicinal ele-
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monfe thf cods livers, comDineu
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.t cfTonc-tripniTia- nroDerties oi
contained in Vinol which
makes it so successful in restoring
perfect digestion and at the same
timn it hniifja ut the tired, over-
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m i,ftT Vinnl with the nn-
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We know that the unusual
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for the money than other offer
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find nothing did any pood until I tried voir fJ
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pS liniment quickly cured her. I hare reeoru-f-jS
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The Ice Man!
I desire to sive notice to
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Floral Designs at short
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prompt attention.
H. STEIN METZ
FLORIST
Raleigh, North Carolina.
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