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The Largest Circulation O F ANY Halifax County Newspaper. Commonwealth 17 TT Ti The Largest Circulation H K OF ANY Halifax County Newspaper j C. HARDY, Editor and Proprietor. 'Excelsior" is Our Motto. Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1913. NUMBER 34. r ii . "vOL. XXIX. - rrJ Twentv-one Years in suffered for twenty-one nih ne were wi..t S$ S&orfs of time I became, so whit I ''iad to undergo a surgical in New Orleans, which I n 'I ' tt?Cl IUc i"1 .7 w. ........ -'nrmrame back one day I 1 , o ick that I gave up hopes of llvlDKc.,nr11ivRoot and I at once yur.r"r nsinir it. Tne first bot CU" '.' . -,,V, rrr,oH that I nnr. iP Hul me 'iluv' - - 1 ,v second bottle and am feeling 5c a new woman. I passed a grav "tenc as large as a big red bean Id "vera! small ones. I have not Z.3 the least leeling oi pain since Sire vour Swamp-Root and I feel frnvdutv to recommend this great mS-inc to all suffering humanity. Mrs. Joseph Constance, A-ovel!os Par. Marksville, La. pprsonallv appeared before me, 1 13th day of July, 1911. Mrs i- 1 r n n a 1 l-i. n. f-M )e'ih Constance, wnu suustnucu Y.rt,-a statement and made oath that the same is true in substance mil in f net . , ,. Wm. Morrow, JNotary ruDuc. frovs What Swaicp-Root Will Do For Yon. cor.rl to Dr. Kilmer & Company, Bin'hamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince any one. You will a'so receive a booltlet of v-i'uable lnlormation, lemng an anoat the kidneys and bladder. Whn writing, be sure ana mention The Commonwealth. Regular miy cit find one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Letter to I),-. Kilmer & Co. . Bin'liuintcn, N. Y. A.N. DUBOIS Sanitarv Chemist. Office and Laboratory 203 N. 9th St., Wilmington, N. C. Analysis of anything, particular attention to Fertilizers, Cotton Seed an ! Cotton Seed Oil Products, Well Water, Spring and Mineral Water, Canned Foo'i Products, Dairy Pro darU, Urim: .and Earth, etc. ' Minors should nave tneir w en rtalcr ex-ii;; iei at least once ayem, an'J 'ul taat port oi tneir iana mat p'vos pc.'-r crop?, analyzed to find whit i:i niisr-injr, so it can be added to their hnd to make it good and V.")!i!Ct:VC. Ask f )r mv price of analysis, which i not high, and may save you lots of trouble. Art. WbCA. L 1 PARKER'S T&rwrr' rjfr.ir . - i - i z J&-K. K-.ir to it Youtufal Color. 1 1)8. A. L LIVERM0N DENTIST. j8$t 0:!ico tip sta-re in White rfi? head Building. Oifico hour:? from 9 to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. Du. A. D. Morgan Physician and Surgeon Scotland Neck, N. C. Qlfac in the bnildinor fnrmerlv 3'l by Dr. J. P. Wimberley. ! ':r i , TT . . . flfforn.ey-at-Law, Sot'and Neck, N. C. "ticys whsrcv&r his services are required. Forney and Counselor at Law Scotland Neck, N. C. - actices wherever his services are 0n'-y to loan on annrnvp KcnrH-v l-i- . w w, w.. . .J - p. BMlsavaoe OF ROCKY MOTTMT M r. S.ei;t!and Neck. N. C, on l33 third W..i .,i ' l ftepJ!0 l,,AreRt Le diseases of fisrM i ' W03S' lhroat, and fit O. f. Smith sichn and Surgeon "c iuscont rnarmacy, mc Scotland Nofk "M f! No uce. Tllis is .- , anvp!0; "'Jluy an persons having tate J t Tr cTlairns against the es ofHaiif Lewis- deceased, late , idlltax COUntv. NnrtK Pornlino for ?em t0 the undersigned llTOhgtheA5thday of July, 1913. Mrs. Mattie J. Lewis. Wilie li AHsbrook p Life Insurance. iePS2Ln? lhe Metropolitan Life France Co., of New York. rdinary and Industrial Policies ' written. SELF RELIANT HELEN KELLER 8ho Refuted a $5,000 Endowment Prom Andrew Carnegie. The other day Helen Keller visited Andrew Carnegie, and as a pleasant surprise he proposed to settle upon the blind and deaf girl an income of $5,000 a year for life. She refused it promptly. Mr. Carnegie explained that it would be a pleasure for him to feel that he could have a share In her future by providing enough to leave her free to utilize her talents without financial worries.? She thanked him, grateful for his thoughttfulness, but said: "I feel that I am able now to pro vide for myself, and I want to make my own little place In the world. I do not want to feel dependent on any one. I want to give back to the world some service for all that has been done for me and to feel that It is my own con tribution.' Insisting that she accept the endow ment, Mr. Carnegie asked why she should refuse his tender when she had accepted Mr. Iiodgers-' aid in her col lege education. That was different, she explained, ns her family had been un able to meet the heavy expenses of her education, but now that she was edu cated and thoroughly capable of self support she could not accept favors from any ono. A widely known educator, in relat ing this Incident a few days ago, said it touched and thrilled him more than anything he had heard for years this afflicted girl, appreciating the generous spirit of Mr. Carnegie, firmly refusing to accept an endowment that famous men have not rejected. "I regard it," he said, "as one of the finest examples of the self reliant spirit I have ever known. Baltimore Sun. A SEARCH FOR A SWORD. Who Has the Weapon Congress Pre sented to Von Steuben? Search in two continents is being made for the sword that congress pre sented to Major General Baron von Steuben when ho resigned from the Continental army at the close of the Revolutionary war, but so far no trace of It has been found. A joint commit tee of the senate and house is seeking it so that a description of it may be Included in an official story of the un veiling of the statue to the Revolu tionary hero in this city recently. Ap peals to historical and patrotic societies to aid In the search have been issued. It Is believed the weapon, which VVuo -i o' loll -!i i r i O a i. C i. of 1 1 il7 2 i'Liivji" - er's craft, may be somewhere In Franco. It is known that Baron von Steuben willed it to Colonel Benjamin Walker, his aid, and it is supposed that Colonel "Walker, in turn, left it to his daughter, who later was married to a French army offlcei. The weapon was presented to Bnron von Steubea by congress by a resolu tion adopted on April 13, 1784, on his retirement ns inspector general of the American army. It was specially man ufactured in London, and the beauty of workmanship lavished on it Avng the subject of newspaper comment. Wash ington Cor. Cleveland. Plain Dealer. The Newest Brcom. Street cleaning on the general princi ples of sweeping the parlor carpet is rapidly corning into use in Europe. In many cities various types of vacuum cleaners are being tried out. Most of them are motor vehicles, in which the motor operates the suction pump be sides driving tho car. In Milan a street sweeper almost like tho ordinary car pet sweeper is being used. A revolv ing broom, five feet wide and four foot thick, revolves in an iron shell, which fits it closely except for the slot whore the broom sweeps the pavement. Thf motor drives the broom round so fast that it creates a suction in the shell, sucking in dirt Ihnt Is stirred up by the bristles. The dirt is theu carried two-thirds of the way round the shell and thrown into a bin. Saturday Evening Post. Byron's Endowed Memorial. In the "In Memoriam" column of the Loudon Times for April 19 the follow ing advertisement appeared: BYRON. George Gordon Noel Lord Byron Jid nobly for Greece at Mlssolonst April 19. 1324. "When love who sent forgot to save The young, the beautiful, the brave." "The Bride of Abydos." rir Walter Scott, speakins of his death, said, "It is ''as If the sun had gone out" This notice annually Is paid for un der the terms of the will of a lady who greatlv admired the poet and Is to appoar, we understand, every year in the Times until a memorial of Byron is admitted to Westminster afcbey. New York Post. ' His Ground. He Why are you going to marry that old fossil V She--1 love the very ground he walks on. Hp I know, but isn't there any other way cf getting it? London Opinion. Shorn and Dyed. "Then you weren't always n black sheep?" "No. mnm: I started my career as Wall street lamb."-Washington Herald. ma II J1X 1 I ctiveatSeventyl amv oeaofc at meventy Attribute their good 'health to SCOTT'S EMULSION because its concentrated nourlsh AMfttea permanent ' JilWH. V iuijiimirAF. and because It Is devoid of drugs or stimulants. a. notnfiia. M.J. H-H H .. 1 c Ml 111 . I n n 3 Thanks to the ! Weather A Situation That Brought About a Reconciliation. By JOANNA SINGLE. 1 I-H I t 1 ! t 1 I 1 I I I ! H 1 ; uwT It was the weather in the first place, thought Edith very drearily as she watched the rain beat against the win dow. If she and Richard bad not been caught in a sudden shower, to the ut ter ruin of her very prettiest dress, she would never have been irritable and quarreled with him about nothing at all, and she would not have expected him to take the fault upon himself when she alone after the weather was to blame. And now It bad rained for nearly a week, and the inaction was driving her wild. She could only think, think, and vainly try to over come her pride and send for him For the thousandth time she drew from her dress his last letter and re read it: Dearest We have been friends and neighbors and sweethearts all our lives and should not let anything come between us. I love you,Tand If you will Just send one word savins you want me I will come at your call and forget tho nothing wo quarreled about. Should we let anything so childish part us? I look for a word from you. If it does not come I shall know that you really meant to break our engagement and shall of course not trou ble you. But you couldn't have meant it, Edith? Fraternally vours, RICHARD COPELAND. That was all, but she had sent him no word, thinking that In time he would come anyhow, and then she would lot him coax her out of her an ger. But he had not come, and she could not fail to respect him for refus ing to bo played with. So she was very wretched and blam ed her own pride and the weather. The rain beat down warmly and inter mittently, and all nature expanded and throve under its moist influence. Edith looked across tho fields to the south to Richard's home, which one day was to have been ah-r ers, and saw him out in the rain on his horse, coming from the town a few miles away. How often they two had ridden about the country together! And now it was all over. lie would never come back to her unless she sent for bim. Could she do It? It was early in the after noon, and she might send her little brother over with a note. She hesi tated. Then she went to her room and eat down to her desk. It would be a relief to write to him, even if she could not bring herself to send it to him: Dear Richard Will you come to see me tonight? 1 was horrid, and I a"m very sorry. If I had not been wet and cross I should not have thought of caring be cause you rode to town with Fay. Of course you cot;ld not help her overtaking you. She always was forward. Forgive me and come back. You know that I lovo you always. EDITH She sat looking at it Then her heart misgave her. It had been two long months sine they parted, and he might no longer care for her. He might caro for Fay. The neighbors had said bo had been to see her. The letter was altogether too unguarded. Che could not tell him sho loved him. So she carelessly thrust It into her dress with the letter from him. She tried to busy herself about the house, but somehow she could not work. She was restless and felt as if her mother and sister saw it and would know that she fretted for Richard. Shj tried to read in her own room, but it seemed like a prison. Along about 3 o'clock she felt as if the day had been years long. Sho could bear It no longer. She put on some heavy shoes and an old water proof riding habit, wound her fair hair closely under a little cap and stood be fore the glass thinking what a fright she looked and rather rejoicing in tho fact. What was the use of being beau tiful when Richard no longer loved her? She slipped out to the barn and sad dled Ginger, her little mare, mounted and rode quickly, out of the gate and northward, as she did not want to pass Richard's house. Her mother saw her ride off in the storm and wondered if tho girl was going crazy, but it was too late to call after her. At first Ginger wheeled and refused to believe that Bhe was expected to splash her dainty hoofs through such pools of mud and water, but after a few snorts of pro test Edith convinced her with the quirt that this wind and rain were really to be faced, and the little beast settled into a spiteful trot Edith rather rejoiced at buffeting tho storm. The rain and wind cooled her hot cheeks, and the open air relieved tho unbearable tension of her nervous ness. For the first time since the trou ble with Richard he allowed herself the unrestrained luxury of tears. Here out in the open, with the sting of rain drops in her face, she was free from prying eyes. She did not need to keep up her pride, and she could be as wretched as she really felt. She did not look about her, but rode mile after mile, letting tho mare take her own course. After riding an hour or so she no ticed that the storm abated and, look ing np, saw that the clouds were less dark. Here and there was n gleam of blue, though the warm wind still blew Intermit tout drops into her face. She 4rew her t o!!ar closely about hor necl? end pulled her cap over lier eyes and rods on with ber own thoughts. - At last an idea came to her. Why not phone to Richard Just call him up and talk to him in the old way about nothing In particular and. If be mads it easy for her, ask him to come to see her that evening? Strong In this new resolve, she looked to see where she was and realized that after a long detour they were about a mile below Richard's house, which they must pass. She could not go back, for It was probably near evening. The sun threatened to break through the clouds near the horizon. The rain bad entirely ceased. She felt tired, but happier and quiet after tho relief of tears. Then she remembered o way through Richard's fields that they had often taken. She would have to pass a bad slough, but that could not be helped. He must not see her in "er present plight. She realized that her face was swollen and her eyes red with weep ing and that she was covered with mud. Her hair was flying wildly, though the dampness always made it the curlier. She turned Into the pas ture after dismounting to open a heavy gate, and as sho rode along she re moved her cap and, transferring ber hairpins to her mouth, let the reins fall on Ginger's neck while she shook out her long hair and prepared to coll rt more closely. But Ginger gave a sud den jerk, and in calling "Whoaf the pins fell from her mouth into the mud and water. Then she laughed long and heartily and gave the wind its will with her hair. No one would see her anyway. As she ncared the slough she felt very warm and unfastened ber habit at the throat. Ginger was plunging and snorting through the mud and stopped once with a jerk that almost threw the girl from her saddle. The wind caught at her dress: and before she realized it the two luckless letters were spread out In the mud. It was no laughing matter, for Richard would bo sure to find them, and the mud was so deep she could not possibly dis mount. She drove Ginger as close to them as possible and was leaning over roacbing for them so attentively that she did not see Richard till he rode up a' most against her. ncr eyes met his, defiantly conscious of her floating hair and her soiled facj and. above all, the telltale letters. She wished hrr writing was finer. She ccnld see that hateful "I love you" from where she now was. He lifted his hat and was getting down to hand her the letters when she stopped him. "Richard Copeland, you go right away! Don't touch them! I will get them myself." ; "You can't. You'd get stack in the mud. Let me." "If you do I'll hate you." "You do anyway, and, besides, I won't look at whatever it is you seem to value so." He coolly dismounted, but ehe sprang down ahead of him and snatched at them, sinking to her knees in the slush. Ginger started, and Rich ard called "Whoa"!" but gave the poor beast a sly cut with h'.s whip that sent her on a mad gallop for home, ne held Colonel by tho bridle. Edith faced him. "Now, Edith," he said, "hate me or not, you will have to get on Colonel end be taken home. Come, dear!" "I'll die here first!" ne mounted and, riding close to her, suddenly caught her In his arms and drew her, struggling and angry, to the saddle In front of him." "Edith," he said, "I couldn't help seeing tho 'I love you on the letter you were so anxious about. Was It written for roe?" Suddenly she felt that sha could bear It no longer. She turned her face against his shoulder and cried, while ho smoothed back her long hair and held ber very close ner pride wa3 pilte gone. Sho was in tears and a fright generally. She felt that it was positively a miracle that he could still love ber. He kissed tho only available place, which happened to be her left car. Then ho asked her again about the letter. "I meant It for you,' she owned, "but I couldn't send It, and I was mis erable," He laughed softly and bade ber look np, and Colonel somehow understood that he was expected to go very slow. SPLIT ON A TOOTHBRUSH Their Points of View Couldn't Agree; Hence the Clash. When the tall girl found the mistress of the six room flat washing dishes she asked what had happened to Mary. "Mary has left," said the housekeep er. "I insulted her yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and at 11 she packed her trunk and skipped. "We had a row over toothbrushes. Mary exhibited an unparalleled interest in toothbrushes. Every brush she came to was taken up and turned over and over and commented on admiring ly or the reverse. "Finally she came to mine. I could see at once that she liked it, " "Whose is this?' she asked. "'Mine.' 1 said. "She poured out a glass of water and dipped the brush In. "'Oh. well,' sho said, I won't be afraid to use it. then.' "For a moment I stood there literally stupefied, but soon I saw that prompt action was necessary, and I caught Mary's arm In a painful grasp. " 'Put it down this instant. I com manded. 'Put it down.' "Mary drew back and withered me out of the corner of her eye. "Dear me.' she said, "how touchy some folks are! X never work for touchy folks.' "And so we parted. She seemed un able to get my point of view on tooth brush etiquette, and I seemed unable to get hers, so we thought it best to sever our relations." New York Times. China's "Altar of Heaven." One of the most sacred piaccs in China, the "altar of heaven," has been thrown open to the public. For ccu- turies it was Jealously guarded as a ! place where none but the son of heav en could sacrifice. It was scaled from the people and regarded with holy rev erence on their part. But when per mission was at last given for vulgar eyes to pry into the mysteries of the ; holy of hollos great multitudes from Peking poured out of the city to see the sight, which shows the modern trend of affairs in the new republic. ROMANCE OF A DRAMATIST. Jean Richepin's Flight From a Life cf Drudgery to Fame. The story of how Jean RIchepIn came to adopt a literary career is pic turesque. For some time he had pick ed np a precarious livelihood by doing "odd Jobs," including such prosaic oc cupations as that of bootblack and casual porter on the Qu.ii Marseilles. One day he was engaged by a gentle man to carry to the railway station a heavy trunk. Arrived at the station, there was an instant mutual recogni tion. They were old college chums. "What are you doing here ?' asked his friend. "Carrying your trunk. I believe," said Jean. "Why do you do this?" "Because I must." "Where do you live?"' "Come and see." replied RIchepIn. The future dramatist took his friend to his dwelling a miserable room in no attic In the poorest quarter of the town. Upon tho table lay scattered heaps of manuscripts Jean's incur sions In the realms of poetry when the more prosaic duties of the day were over. Looking through them, his friend was astounded at their quality. "Why do you carry trunks and blacken boots when yon can do work like this?" he asked. RIchepIn had never given the matter a thought, no had never deemed these products of Idle hours worthy of publication. Pub lished they were, however, in a very few weeks and created an immense sensation. From that moment Jean Ricbepin never looked back. West minster Gazette, PRACTICAL JEALTH HINT. Treatment of Fever. Only tho most general rules can be laid down regarding the measures to be adopted -in the treatment of cases of fever. A rule which is of very general ap plication and which represents a medical practice of great an tiquity, is that of administering at the commencement of fever symptoms a saline aperient. A dose of sulphate of magnesia or sulphate of soda, will Berve to clear the system and assist in reducing the temperature. Oth erwise a dose of calomel say, two or three grains will attain the same end. Where It is desirable to re duce the fever temperature aco nite may be employed. Fifteen drops of the tincture of aconite are mixed with two ounces of water, and a teaspoonful of this mixture, but no more, may be administered every quarter of an hour for the first. hour and once an hour afterwnrd for three or four hours, by which time the temperature should be visibly affected toward is lowering. By way of hastening the develop ment of the fever, In simple cases, a tepid bath or a mustard bath, ihe feet being placed in mustard and hot water, may as sist the course of the ailment For Veakness and Loss of Appetite Tt, OU Standard general strengthening tonic, CROVTL'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out The German Universities. The German universities manage to keep about ono Jump ahead of those In this country in the matter of attend ance. Recent figures in the education al journals give the 1911-12 registra tion of Berlin university as 9,829, Leip zig 3,170 and Munich 0,797. Colum bia at about the same time registered 9,r97, including the summer school; Chicago 6,400 and MIcLigan 5.G20, these being the leaders. Putting It to Good Use. "I s'pose you've been very carefnf about th' books you let your children have." "Ob, yes. Indeed! There's our Jim we Intend bim for a statesman. Jim was raised on. the Congressional Roe ord." v "The Congressional Record! Well, well!" "Yes; we let him sit on it for yenrs so he'd be raised enough to eat fronj the table," Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sharpens Scissors. Hold a needle firmly by the head be tween the thumb and first finger and with the scissors in the right hand cut back and forth on tho neodlte, as though trying to cut the needle in two. After several cuttings the scissors will be found very sharp. National Magazine, Both Sides. First Commuter It's a perfect little gem. It has been the ambition of my life to buy a nice little place in tho country. Second Commuter Well, I once felt that way myself. At present it's the ambition of my life to sell a nice little place in the country. Puck The Flax Expert. Parvenu (going over his estate wilb his steward) The flax is very short this year. Seems to me they will only be able to make children's shirts with it FllcgftuUe Blatter. If there were no cloud? we would not enjoy the sun.- Old Saying. Put Down Trouble. Willie My father put down a dis turbance last night. Billie-Is that right? "Yes. He ate a Welsh rabbit." Yonkers Statesman. The need of charity is always the re sult of evil produced by men's greed. Tom L. Johnson. Carswell's Liver-Aid New Remedy That's Better Than Dangerous Calomel. Better Than Salts, Oils or Tills, an.l Money Back From E. T. White head Company if it Doesn't Banish Constipation. Oh! what bliss! People in Scot land Neck have no further use for calomel or other slam bang cathar tics that act. harshly on sick livers. CARSWELL'S LIVER-AID has the call these days; every hour in the day; it's troingr faster than the pro yerbial hot cakes. It's changing hundreds of weak, sickly, lazy and overworked livers into healthy, strong and vigorous ones. It is driving poisonous waste from the body; putting an end to indigestion and all stomach misery and causing constipation sufferers to rejoice. CARSWELL'S LIVER -AID is pleasant and harmless; it takes the place of calomel. Children can tako it freely; its gentle action cleans out their little bowels in line shape. It's a splendid remedy for sick headache, malaria and kidney troubles. Get it from E. T. Whitehead Company for only 50 conts a bottle. They guarantee CARSWELL'S LIVEU AID. 3 For dyspepsia our national aiiment use Burdock Blood Bitters. Recom mended for strengthening digestion purifying the blood. At all drug stores. $1.00 a bottle. Many a man who is willing to be a grafter lacks the chance. Cow ine Troju!c Starts. Constipation is the cause of many ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Tablets keep your bowels regular and you will avcid these diseases. Fur sale bv all dealers. It's difficult for a man to collect himself v.'ht n his wits are scattered. Scffercd Eciems Fifty Years OoW Well. Seems a long time to endure the awful burning, itching, smarting, f kin-disease known as "tetter" an other name for Eczema. Seems good to realize, also, that Dr. Hob3on's Eczena Ointment has proven a per fect cure. Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes: "lean not sufficiently express my thanks to you for your Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. It has cured my tetter, which has troubled me for over fifty years." All druggists, or by mail, GOc. Ffeiffer Chemical Co., Phih delphia, Pa., St. Louis, Mo. m TkJc HarirlQm 31 Pirf Dinner Set For m worth $2.49 We have just made arrangements with one of the largest potteries in lha ccuntry to furnish us a tr"vp 'r enhtnt a! and then "overed with a soft, velvety, translucent glaze. m t fd v. Th decoration is French decalcomania roses, connected bv crn ""H filigree A very attractive set in the nicest of decoration. 7 "We Ire :,fcr ve Tour reguler subscribers an opportunity at securing one of these sets for ex actly vthey cos? us. Every set is guaranteed by the manufacturer and ourselves. How to Secure This 31 Piece Dinner Set Pt am 1 Pflvvour subscription to The Commonwealth, plus $2.49. and secure the Dinner Set. pi5 2. If TJl fSSSSy dd your subscription pay for another year in advance, plus i2.40, and Plan 3. Sure aewScHber for The Commonwealth, forward the amount to us, plus $2.49. and secure the Dinner Set. THE COMMONWEATH, Scotland Neck, N. C. I J I 5 , '3 'A a I 5 M !4 a u V; : I": VA P f 13 13 I I; i; U! 4 1 ,1 4 land Neck, N. C.
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