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sn.y that I have been a
ii'Vrer with severe pain?
rul was on the verge ot
iwtrtion resulting 1'roni
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ot mine recom
r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
c'.uv for these troubles,
si her advice I began tak--R.-ot
nni began to im
1 had finished the firsl
(..tinned i -i use until I
;on r-ewral b-.-.tt'es and con
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cured. I ni hippy to say
i as well as any woman on
r.d haw been f,-r the past
thanVs to Dr. KHmer's
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ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE IN
THE GREAT AUTO CONTEST.
A r - - -
announcement ot "Competitive Offer," the Last Bonus Votes to be
Uven of Any Kind. The Prize You Win Depends Almost
Entirely Upon Your Efforts During the Remain
ing Days of The Great Auto Contest
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Vrv rrnlv yours,
MRS. ALVA BAXTER,
-Tvi.r,. St., Orange, Texas
and sworn to before
2I-r day of March, 1912.
John J . Ball,
Notary Public.
MAKE YOUR CAMPAIGN A GREAT TRIUMPH OF ENTHUSIASM.
The Prizes Will be Awarded Eager Candidates Who Have
No Doubt of Their Success.
!.iit?r to
r. K !rc- Sr Co. ,
"hat S-YiTi?-Root Will Do For You.
-if.! to Ih'
r::a:i:ton.
. Kilmer & Company,
N. Y., for a sample
w:ii convince any one.
:0 receive a booklet of j
i formation, telling all
;-'i''n?y3 and bladder.
;. ie euro and mention
-wealth. Regular fifty-
dollar size bottles for
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DUBOIS
Textile
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N. Den St
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- of anyridng, particular
t. Fertilizer?, Cotton Seed
r..-;-,l Od Prod acts. Well
nyl r;ineral Water,
.. ' I'r.xiuels, Dairy Prc-
r.n 1 h'arth, etc.
; -V;iM have their Well
r.nne i at least once a year,
::t pirt r.f their land that
.: frops, analyzed to find
so it-can be. added
1 to make it good a r.d
The Competitive Offer.
In o-derto make the finish of th's great race more interesting
and to enable the weaker candidates to work hard this week and
regain lest ground, we have decided to give away ten competitive
or premium ballots for the ten candidates turning in the largest
amount o? money on both old and new subscriptions to The Com
monwealth baforo Satur.ky night, November 22, at 9 o'clock.
The highest ballot wili be good f r 1,000,000 votes and will be
awarded to the contestant turning 1 1 the largest amount of money
regard 1-ra of tho district in which he or she resides. The second
ballot will he gr.od for 750,000, and .vi l cro to the contestant turn
ing in t1 o !sr ( st s mount of mire? on subscriptions from the op
posite di'trict in which ihi lare ballot vyas awarded.
After the two capital ballots have been awarded we will give to
the remaining contestants in each district in the order of their
showing during thin period a 500,000, 300,000, 200,000. 100,000
bonus vote baliot.
The candidates will see the great advantage of this offer, and
especially the weaker ones who up to this time have done little
work.
Candidates, this is positively the last special offer to be made of
any kind whatever in The Commonwealth's Auto Contest. Only
the regular votes will prevail during the last three days of the
contest. The regular votes according to schedule will also be al
lowed on each subscription same as before.
Positively the lat offer.
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and may save you lots
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DENTIST.
X'Ci'.'f up sta'r in White
b.pp.d Building.
houv3 from 9 to 1 o'clock
and 2 to Tj o'clock.
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r'hy.sicia?. and Suracoft
Scotland Neck, M. C.
building formerly
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WHY YOU WANT IT.
It is easy to show every one to
whom you apply for aid, that it
may mean a very great deal to you.
Tell t hem of the prize you Jiope to
gain, ?nd be sure that you fix ycur
hopes high. The higher you aim
the higher the mark you are apt to
hit. If people know that you want
something really worth while they
will be verv willing to aid you. If
thev sive their help it will make I
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H AM. J. a, STATON,
.ifornev-ot-Law,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
-t:oas wherever his services are
required.
Asimv Dunn
hcv and Counselor at Law
Scotland Neck, N. C.
-tices wherever hi.? services are
required.
-l to loan on approved security.
OF H'h'.KY MOUNT, N. C.
; -iinnd Neck, N. C, on
' vudrie.-:d-:iy of each month
v t' treat the diseases of
i -.r, Nose, Throat, and fit
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(CY E. K. LAXGAM.)
The end of the campaign is r
id"y approaching and or'y two
yet remain of the interesting con
test. Unon the efforts of the candidates
during the lat days wi.l depend
their success at the finish.
To nchieve success persistent, con
certed, every moment effort is i ri
pe ratively necai-sary. Keeping ever
la.tirgly at it brings success.
"wouk for the night is coming."
That is a grand old sentiment in a
grand old hymn, and we trust that
rc-.-iders of The Commonwealth will
pardon us if we, for the purpose of
illustration, apply to the last bonus
offer of The Commonwealth's Grand
Pxize Contest.
It fits so splendidly into what
should be accomplished during this
"Competitive Offer" the last re
in -lining offer of the contest.
November 22. at nine p. m., it
will end.
is coming'
The receipt for getting bonus voles
is something like the receipt for
making that popular old Dutch dish
"Uusenpfeffer." First, you catch
the rabbU only in the contest, first
yea get subscribers".
DC n't wait until last moment.
Don't wait until the closing hour
of this offer to turn in your sub-sc-.iplions.
Get them in as early as
possible find avoid the rush of the
iuj;t few hours. Some one is sure to
g-et in their subscriptions too late to
apnly on this special vote offer if
you wait until the last minute.
Don't let it be you. By ail means
do not let anyone discourage you,
but keep everlastingly at it, and
yo j will win out in the end. The
present standing of contestants does
not stand for anything. The lead
er j are not necessarily the final vic
tors. . . ,
Mail subscriptions received bear-
4. 1, l.of..rP 0 O'clock
in," tne pobuuaii - - .
it night will be credited towaru . sounding of the clock sig-
the office all day and receive con
testants at any hour.
must be real con test ants .
Remember, that it is only those
who keep on working and turn in
subscriptions that are considered
contestants. This campaign is for
stayers, not for quitters. If you
want to get one of the prizes which
The Commonwealth offers you must
stay unto the end. You are not in
the campaign if you are not work
ing and turning in subscriptions.
If we do not have any returns from
you for a week we conclude that
you are a quitter and your name
will be omitted from the voting list
This is the universal manner of con
ducting contests such as thi3, and
the only one that i3 fair to the real
contestants that stick and the paper
that is putting up the costly t tours
Otherwise we would have a list of
contestants filling three or four
columns and none of them doing
much work. This is a grown-up af
fair and those who have no inten
tion of hustling have no business in
it. Here are a few reminders, pin
them over your writing desk.
Perhaps one of the greatest assets
possessed by a candidate in a big
grand prize content, such as The
Commonwealth is conducting, is en
thusiasm. No success, either great
or small, was ever achieved without
a great deal of enthusiasm. Some
folks are born with this desirable
characteristic so predominant that
they come to be known as optomis-
tic, but there's nothing to it, it is
enthusiasm pure and simple.
History is filled with achievements
of men and women who possessed
a solitary idea backed by words of
enthusiasm which they themselves
penetrated among their friends and
supporters. The. same conditions
exist in a contest.' The eager, jubi
lant person who is bubbling over
with enthusiasm about his or her
campaign is the person who soon has
ail their friends feeling the same
waj . They fee! that they are go
ing to win; there isn't the slightest
doubt in their mind that the nat
ural result is that every friend be
comes a booster to some purpose.
And right now would seem to be
525 Gold Watch are sure to be
awarded to this district. The Ford
Touring car can be awarded to a
contestant in either district.
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, R. F. D.
Rupert Allsbrook 8,950
Mrs. Enoch Simmons 56,675
Willie Dunn 40,725
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
Mrs. W. S.. Saunders 18,675
HOBGOOD, N. C.
Ermon Edmondson 34,825
OAK CITY, N. C.
T. W. Davenport 50,650
SPEED, N. C
Miss Jessie Parker 3,750
ESSEX, n. c.
J. L. Alston 18,875
VAUGHN, N. C.
Mrs. W. E. Doxey 18,700
AURELIAN SPRINGS, N. C.
J. E. Warren 45.975
LITTLETON, N. C, R. D
Walter Keeter 10,550
RINGWOOD, N. C.
Miss Grace Browning 7,375
Mrs. J. E. Whitehurst 34,400
brinkleyvtlle, n. c.-
Mrs. J. E. Pntchard 39,925
Miss Kate Mathews 70.350
ENFIELD, N. C, R. F. D.
Jesse Lawrence Holiday 66,375
ENFIELD, N. C.
Miss Pearl Knight, 44,800
Miss Etta Brasswell 40,375
WHITAKERS, N. C.
Sarah Taylor 41,525
SPRING HILL, N. C.
Miss Selma Twisdale 57,875
How to Observe Thanksgiving.
FEEL RIGHT AI L THE TIME
Don't Let Periodical Spells o! Lazy
Liver Ruia Your Temper and
Spoil Your Work.
V LIICJl "Ciy li, will ina . ... . . ,
you that much more apt to realize' ., , , , .T T
J available ounce of energy. lhe
your wish. ; i. y..,v,inr. f n-A
HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A STAK.
No one attains anything unusual
who is not ambitious. Now it is
something unusual to secure such a
beautiful prize as is now offered
you. What you need to assure your
success is ambition and energy.
REALIZE IT IS ALMOST OVER.
You should realize that the con
test is almost over and that there is
no more room for delay. The gains
So "Work for the night ! in votes must be made now or never,
" land every promise of all that was
made you earlier must be fulfilled
within the next few days or it will
be too late.
Urge your friends not to put you
off again. The delay consumes
your time, which is worth so much
to you now, and it is probable just
as easy for them to give you the
subscription when you ask for it as
postpone for a longer time.
LARGE RESERVE VOTE.
There is a reserve vote be
ing held back by all the candidates.
These reserves will be balloted on
the last day, Tuesday, when an enor
mous vote is expected to be polled.
It is safe to ballot these votes early
in the day. There will be no way
for anyone to ascertain the con
tents of the ballot box until it is in
the hands of the judges.
If the ballots in the reserves are
cast early, this feature of the con
test will early be disposed of and
leave no chance for a final error
barring contestants from reporting
th
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th3 special ballots, co u , !iizinir the close of the doors
.i j. n niv.nr:ntinn; are in tne .. . , .. t,ie,fonf frep tn
see mat wi cuuo-. - ,.j aSO leave me tuuiraw...-
mans ueiuic
SHOULD A TIE OCCUR.
t M of a tie for any of the
iJi v
prizes offered in
nf the prize
t; d will be equally divided between
u' 1 ndidates who tie for same.
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this campaign the
or prizes tnus
work on the final day for the in
crease of her vote and these ballots
obtained on the last day may be the
ones which will win by a small
margin, the contest for the lively
WTherContest Manager will be in
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Grow
Children
ishment for growth.
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V.'lil laUrest Meiers.
01 tar Cray's Sweet Powders for
cryn rlieve Feverishness, Head
s Sad Stomach, Teething Dteor-ar-d
regulate the Bowcl3
; dwsi.roy worms. They break up
'I in 91 U TT1 Ut, mnfh.
VT Fl3Ui
S era eie,sc , womcn is largely
, cl-silcinccou
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iW k hell, n lKr"rtX!ooJabsorJ Us streak 1
M m cU-lkatcIv Pf-Ji aad tissue and fibre. . J
tr &n& carries it r . ,,s nn-sirensthens
finish. It has shaken off its swad
lling cIothe3, and the "Competitive
Offer" makes it an especially desir
able time to get into the game with
all the earnestness that can be sum
moned. The last offer of The Cornmon
monwealth's prize contest is now on.
Postively the last Bonas Vote offer
to be made so turn in every possi
ble subscription before Saturday
night, November 22. Candidates
should exert every possible effort to
secure the 1,000,000 vote ballot and
win the Auto or other prizes on
November 25. Go to your friends
now. Get their subscriptions. Then
if you have done your best and still
lose you will not reproach yourself
with the words "it might have
been," as you will know that you
did your best.
"Of all sad words
Of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.' "
Here is the schedule of votes that
will prevail during the remaining
days of the contest.
REGULAR VOTES
From November 12th to November
25th Close of Contest.
If your liver doesn't behave right
a'l the time if it sometimes stops
working and you become bilious and
"headachy"- don't take calomel,
but try Dodson's Liver Tone.
You are safe in taking Dodson's
Liver Tone. It's a harmless, pleas
ant vegetable remedy that starts the
liver without stirring up your whole
system as calomel often does. It is
especially good for children who
need a liver tonic once in a while,
but who should not be dosed with
strong drugs.
Dodson's Liver Tone is sold by E.
T. Whitehead Co. This store guar
antees it with a clean open and shut
guarantee your money back with a
smile if it fails to satisfy you. Price,
50 cents a bottle, and your money is
as safe as if you had it in your pocket.
If you need the medicine you need
it badly if it doesn't satisfy you
your money back. Buy a bottle
from E. T. Whitehead Co. today un
der this guarantee.
When the world was younger and
times were harder, people had bet
ter appreciation of the good things
that came to them. Progress, mod
ern invention, and better enlighten
ment along certain lines have in
creased the number of bright days
and shortened those of suffering,
but good times in the old days were
not taken so much as a matter of
fact and people at certain times made
it a practice to render thanks for
(the good things that came their
way. lhen it was no mere perfunc
tory observance. Thanksgiving was
a term that had real significance.
The day is almost here which the
almanac tells us is the time for ob
servance of the annual proclama
tion calling for a day of thanksgiv
ing. As is usual, certain games,
certain annual hunting parties, and
certain other plans for pleasure, not
to omit the hapless turkey have been
long looked forward to in keen an
ticipation by tens of thousands of us
in connection with that date, but
how many will remember the real
significance of the institution of
thanksgiving? How many of us
have preserved the original spirit
that prompts the observance and
how many of us are preparing to
make real expression of thanks on
Tnanksgiving day?
The usual pleasures are natural
results of a year of prosperity, but
that is not all. Every man who
has prospered and is conscientious
in his intentions to properly observe
the occasion can't well do so with
out expression of sympathy for the
unfortunate and the numberless
needy. These classes are found un
der many circumstances and, this
year of all years, when prosperity
has been almost rampart, they ought
to receive a much increased mate
rial support. The orphanage of the
state, these institutions that exist
for the sole object of fathering the
homeless children, that fit them for
the higher duties of life, ought to
find as tender spots in the hearts of
the prosperous public at any cause.
It is good to contemplate how many
children are sent out in life from
them well equipped to meet the
exigencies, but it is sad to contem
plate how many of them might have
been derelicts if they had not been
well cared for and sheltered in their
more tender years.
The cause is more appealing and
it is to be hoped that more people
will mingle a little of the spirit of
giving with the spirit of Thanksgiv
ing worthy of its name.
NUMBER 46.
AN INCESSANT COUGH.
Continued Dropping of Mucus
into my Throat.
A severe cough is always a grave
symptom. It may not indicate or
ganic disease of the lungs. Even
though the cough is a functional dis
turbance it is of sufficient gravity to
demand prompt attention.
The dropping of mucus from the
back part of the nose Into the throat
Indicates nasal catarrh. Sometimes
this soes on a long time before the
pat'.ent pays any attention to It. It
is stated on good authority that mu
cus dropping into the throat in thia
way is apt to excite catarrh of the
stomach. At any rate, the condition
ought to be corrected as soon as pos
sible. Mrs. Bourland. of Frankston, Texas,
found after using Peruna that not
only did the incessant cough disap
pear, but the dropping of mucus into
the throat had also ceased. Read
what she says:
"For twenty-three rears X was a
constant sufferer from chronic ca
tarrh. I had a severe misery and
burning in the top of my head. There
was almost a continual dropping of
mucus into my throat, which caused
frequent expectoration. My entire
system gradually bocamo involved,
and my condition grew worse. I had
an incessant cough and frequent at
tacks of bilious colic, from which it
seemed I could not recover. My
bowels also became affected, causing
alarming attacks of hemorrhages.
"I tried many remedies, which gave
only temporary relief, or no relief at
alL I at last tried Peruna, and in
three days I was relieved of the bowel
derangement. After using five bottles
I was entirely cured.
"I most cheerfully recommend the
use of Peruna to any one similarly
afflicted."
Peoplo who object to liquid medi
cines can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
llcn't Let Him Laugh Back.
Don't "stop" your paper be
cause the publisher doesn't run it lo
suit you. No editor would think of
trying to stop you because you don't
run your business to suit him.
Laugh at the newspaper man, but
studiously refrain from giving him
a chance to laugh at you for thinking
you are ppiting him by being one f
a few who try to starve him lo
death by withdrawing support.
Give the editor credit for bting hon
est and he will give you credit
for having common tense. A
people and their paper have more
interests in common than they hava
things to disagree about, but it is
simply astonishing how many news
papers keep right on i urning afur
two or three people decide to boy
cott them and ruin their business
by the withdrawal of support.
Wilmington Star.
A lazy liver leads to chronic
dyspepsia and constipation. weak
ens the whole system. Doan's Reg
ulets (25c per box) act mildly on the
liver and bowels. At all drug stores.
Term: Price: Votes:
Ten years, $10.00 150,000
Nine years, $ 9.00 124,000
Eight years, $ 8.00 100,000
Seven years, $ 7.00 80,000
Six years, $ 6.00 64,000
Five years, $ 5.00 50,000
Four years, $ 4.00 40,000
Three years, $ 3.00 29,000
Two years, $ 2.00 14,000
One year, $ 1-00 5,000
OPEN EVENINGS.
The Contest Department is open
every evening until 8 o'clock.
Contestants and Their Standing.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
(All of the township of Scotland
Neck One $65 Diamond Ring. One
$25 Gold Watch and two Dinner
Sets are sure to be awarded to this
district. The Ford touring car can
be awarded io a contestant in either
district..
Miss Ida Staten
MissEllia Williams
Mildred Wright
Dr. A. D. Morgan ..
E. L. Brown
Claude Jackson
J. E. Perry
DISTRICT NO. 2.
rtorjmtside of Scotland
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For Sale!
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SITUATE PARTLY IN THE
54,100
16,725
22,675
18.375
8.700
2.175
10,850
Towm of Hamilton, N. C.,
and fronting on Main street of said town.
It contains Three Hundred and Fifty (350) Acres, more or less, One Hunered and
Sixty (160) cleared in a High State of Cultivation.
Best pasture land in the county. An ideal place for a stock farm. A large
quantity of Ash and Cypress Timber. About three-quarters of a mile from the
boat landing on Roanoke River. Two boats per week and good freight rates
Dwelling house thereon with eleven rooms, newly improved at a cost of Four
Thousand Dollars. Bath room up-stairs and down, with an excellent system of
Water Works, which extends to the lots and other parts of the ynr.!. Pure
water from a new weli one hundred and thirty-two feet deep. Ample stables and
barns and other storage houses, all in first-class condition. Contains six tenant
houses in fair condition. The dwelling, stables atid barns could not le replaced
lor less than Ten Thousand Dollars. A handsome home and one of the best
farms in the county of Martin. .
This property is offered for sale, and for a quick deal, tit the price of Twenty.
Tive Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00.) Terms ;)ne-third cash and the remain
0 a n anif. ha rmrrrm.sfr Tf interested write or call upon
y r;i cuiiv v-- - -
J. M. S. SALSBURY,
THIS NOVEMBER 5, 1913. HAMILTON. NORTH CAROLINA
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