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VOL. XXX.
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914.
NUMBER 22.
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BRONCHITIS CONQUERED
Royersford, Pa., Man Tells How.
At this season of year with such
Budden changes, it is so easy to take
rdd and almost before one is aware
there is inflammation in the bronchial
tubes a hard cough ana unless
checked in time chronic pulmonary
trollies may result.
Townsend Young of Royersford,
Ta., eays: "A severe bronchial trou
ble' contracted caused me much dlffl
nlty about breathing. My chest felt
rioted up and
there was consider- ;
able sorer.ess. I tried different rem
edies without help; but I am glad to
my that Vinol cured my bronchial
trouble which had lasted for three
months. My breathing is all right
and the soreness entirely gone from
my chest."
Vinol contains the curative, healing
princioles of fresh cods' livers (with
out oil) and tonic iron. We guaran
tee it to be delicious in. taste ard to
satisfy you with its medicinal effects.
P. S. If you have any skin trouble
try Saxo Salve. We guarantee it.
E. T. Whitehead Company
Scotland Neck, N. C.
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A. M. DUBOIS
Consulting Analytical Industrial nnrl
Sanitary Chemist. Office and
Laboratory 308 No. 9th St.
Wilmington, N. C.
Analysis of anything, particular
atiention to Fertilizers and Fertili
zer Materials. Cottonseed and Cot
tonseed products. Tanning materi
als for Tanners. Iron Ore and Steel.
Chemicals and Dye Colors for Tex
tile Mills, Dairy products, canned
Koods, Earth, Water and Wine.
T Mr. Farmer, please read the fol
lowing carefully: Whenever you
buy Fertilizers and Fertilizers ma
terials for you to do your own min
mg are yousureyou are gettingyour
money's worth. Of course you
th;nk you do, but you are not sure
about that, ONLY AN ANALYSIS
V ILL TELL. The cost of an anlay
S3 is insignificant.considering the in
side knowledge you will gain by, and
may siye you hundreds of dollars.
When you sell your Cottonseed
uu snouid sell it according to its
intents of oil, and not by the bush-
c measure as you now do. If your
2eeu are rich with oil, nitrogen and
Protwrj, you ought to be paid for it.
An analysis will tell you so, and will
you only $3.50 for a complete
udivvsis oi your cottonseed. You
insist to be paid according to
tne real value of your seed . Your
ocat cottonseed buyer will not very
y object to that, as it is as fair
fo
r h
He wants
s money's worth, so
you want
eed money s worth.
For Sale.
One Hundred (160) and Sixty
glares of H. VV. Johns Manvilie
- ashphalt roofing at wholesale
LSw This is the best asphalt roofing
the market and any one needing
rochng will do well to secure same
at the price.
Weldon Sheet Metal Works,
Weldon, N. C.
EXTRACTS FROM CENTRAL
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.
What They Think of Uncle Sam , and
His Mexican Policies.
THEY ARE BITTER AGAINST US.
The following extracts from Costa
Rica papers were translated for The
Commonwealth by Mr. Ashley Bry
an, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Bryan, who is stationed at San Jose,
Costa Rica, in the wireless depart
ment of the United Fruit Company.
These extracts show the sentiment
of the press there in regard to the
attitude of the United States to
ward Mexico. The extracts are as
follows:
The savage transgression which is
now being committed by the barba
rians from the North upon the ex
hausted Mexican nation, is the alarm
call for Central America. Mexico is
the dike which prevents the hordes
of Uncle Sam from their destructive
advance to Panama, and once this
dike has been broken, the sovereignty
of Central America will disappear.
For this reason it is a crime for us
to stand with our arms folded facing
the danger which threatens our sis
ter Republic, who with her heroism
protects our independence. The
cause of Mexico is that of Central
America.
War has not been declared against
this heroic people, but against the
"Spanish Greasers", as we, the
Spanish Americans and descendants
of European adventurers are disre
spectfully called.
The United States will unfold
their absorbing policy slowly but
firmly until their pretentions are
fulfilled; this policy consists in for
menting troubles that discredit and
exhaust us and to that end their
rulers have made the bandits and
traitors who have risen under the
name of politicians, their uncondi
tional friends and disgraceful allies,
who, to our great misfortune, have
come forth in our own land.
;Due to this deceitful and branding
policy, Adolfo Diaz, the "Satrop"
maintains himself, dishonoring Nic
aragua in the seat of power and if
we do not let out our niggardly in
ternal passion and sum up what we
are and amount to against such
criminal intentions, we are nothing
but cowardly go-betweens who re
ceived dignity and independence
from'our brave forefathers to give
our sons slavery and dishonor for
inheritance.
The Notrciero calls for all Central
Americans who can and should give
their helping hand to a good cause.
We should like to see Dr. Coello, Dr.
Irias, Dr. Dieguez, Dr. Cas'cro Ram
irez, Dr. Skiner Klee, Molina Larios,
Viedo, Merios and many other gifted
writers capable of raising the fallen
patriotic spirit, dip i their pens to
save it at this critical moment.
To stop the abuse of lyricisms in
our protest and to start something
more practical, tne JNouciero pro
poses to form enthusiastic patriotic
circles f or.the preaching of boycott
ing Yankee merchandise and will un
furl and demonstrate through towns
end farms the necessity of not buy
ing anything made by our enemies;
men will infuse as they go along, a
sentiment of dignity to our people,
to whom it should be made known
that to the Yankees, human ma
chines without spirit, the only sensi
tive part will be in the falling off of
t heir business and that for them the
only God is "Money" and the losing
of a dollar their only defeat.
We on our side must understand
that every dollar we give them can
be converted into ounets or some
thing worse into a Judas penny to
buy traitors with.
Compatriots, to buy goods from
tne united states is to maKe our
worst enemy richer and at the pres
ent moment common sense prohibits
and patriotism scorns it indignantly
therefore, our reprisal should be to
keep our pockets closed for the sup
port of their industries while Blue
Jackets tramp on Spanish American
soil.
If they want our money, let them
withdraw their soldiers from Cen-
MAIiSMARRESTEO
Many people suffer the tortures of
lame muscles and stiffened joints because
of impurities in the blood, and each suc
ceeding attack seems more acute until
rheumatism has invaded the whole system.
To arrest rheumatism it is quite as im
portant to improve your general health as
to purify j-our blood, and the cod liver 91 1
in Scott ''s Emulsion is nature'sgreat blood
maker, while its medicinal nourishment
strengthens the organs to expel the
impurities and upbuild your strength.
Scott's Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not find other relief.
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
j tral American soil. This is the atti-
I tude the Latin-Tnrlinn enntinesnf
shoud assume --Gerardo Matamo-
res, in El Noticiero, San Jose, Costa
Rica, April 28, 1914.
For three days the arms of the
conquerer have been firing against
Latin America. Mexico is the van
guard of our America; Mexico is
geographically the first people of
our race in the struggle against yan
kee imperialism. He deceives him
self who thinks Mexico is only Mex
ico, as much as Mr. Wilson deceives
himself when he says that Victoriano
Huerta in this moment is only Vic
toriano Huerta. No, Mexico is the
fibre of the soul of America as Vic
toriano Huerta is the fibre and soul
of his country. It is our blood, the
Mexican blood, that the invaders are
spilling. It is our history, the Mex
ican history, that Mr. Wilson mocks.
It is our liberty, the Mexican liber
ty, that' the gringo soldier pretends
to sacrifice. Hidalgo is a brother of
Bolivar and San Martin; Morelos is
a brother of Paez and Sucre; Jaurez
is a brother of Morazan and of Sar
miento; Zaragoza is a brother of
Jurn Rafael Mora and of General
Canas.
Mr. Wilson has lied or erred when
he says that the war is against
Huerta; that the United States has a
profound affection for the Mexican
people. The war, we repeat, is
against Latin America, of which
Mexico is the vanguard. Let the
North Americans take off their
masks and dispense with euphem
isms; let them say that they clearly
believe that this is the opportune
time to despoil us. This much is
certain. To kill a man, it is unheard
of, it is imbecile, to trample and
bleed a people. Mexico does not
like Huerta, but Mexico has a con
science of her dignity and her force
and will never tolerate, will never
consent that North American arms,
or those of any other nation do the
work that she alone can and should
do in a brief or prolonged time.
And what is the rest of the Latin
American nations doing? What is
our-gd"vernriient doing? the govern
ment that is obliged by all mca m
and in all moments to defend our
sovereignty? Let the timid hold
their peace; let them maintain a
neutrality that is not respect for in-
1
ternational laws, but fear of aggres-.
sion 01 what has been called the
'Colossus of the North."
We do not think that Mexico will
be conquered. Mexico is strong and
one of her sons is the equal of ten
North American soldiers. To bom
bard the port of a nation that has no
squadron is not noble, neither is it
difficult. From the sea the invaders
have fired on the four-times heroic
port of Vera Cruz and soon after
wards embarked troops to occupy
the buildings along the water front;
but the defenders of the country
are in another part of the city fight-
ng as only they know how to fight.
In naval maneuvers the North Amer
icans are powerful. We shall soon
see if they have the same power to
combat on the land. We await the
outcome which will be serious. Mr.
Wilson has gone for Huerta, who
knows but what Huerta may go for
Mr. Wilson? From La Republica,
San Jose, C. R., April 25, 1914.
Numerous young men of San Jose
have visited us in our offices in order
to manifest to us that they are dis
posed to go to Mexico to fight in the
defense of the sovereignty of that
noble country. The enthusiasm is
general and sincere. Our young
men are convinced that the only as
sistance that they ought to give to
Mexico at this moment is that of
blood. ' These men that have spoken
to us feel the patriotism and the
strength" necessary to be soldiers in
this contention of races. They do
not believe that weakness will be
sufficient justification that they will
not be able to repel the attacks of
the powerful.
We, naturally, applaud them. To
go into Mexico to defend the race is
exactly the same thing as taking up
a rifle in Costa Rica to defend the
sovereignty of Costa Rica. An
orator in the pro-Mexican meeting
that was held Saturday night in the
Factory Square (Plaza de la Fabrica)
said: "If through misfortune for
the human race (estirpe) in this war
the United States triumphs, hours
after in Central America we would
have Yankee governors in the place
of Presidents of the Republic." And
it is a truth that only the accom
plices can deny and the blind of sou!
can depreciate. From La Republica
San Jose, C. R., April 29, 1914.
Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn
or scald. Be prepared. Thousands
rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil.
Your druggist sells it. 25c. and 50c.
THE BLUE LAW AS SEEN
FROM A DISTANCE.
What
a Wilmington Man Thinks of
Our Sunday Law.
ECONOMIC RECIPE TO KILL GERMS.
To the Editor.
Dear Sir: I have read with much
interest the new Sunday blue law
intended to take away from the
residents of the town the comfort
of buying soft drinks, ice, and ice
cream on Sunday. Such stringent
regulations against the people simply
show the "dictator" disposition of
the representatives of the town,
which all sensible people will disap
prove, and it simply shows that
we need a law that will permit the
voters of a town so abused by its
representatives to vote their im
peachment promptly, as was done
last year for the governor of New
York State for abuse of power.
I noticed also that the said repre
sentatives have made not the slight
est effort to give the people of
Scotland Neck a free disinfecting
formula to kill the "malaria and
typhoid germs", so badly needed in
this time of the year. As 1 have
been many times in Scotland Neck,
and have many friends there, I will
give for the benefit of my friends,
and the public at large, a simple
formula that will kill very quickly
the "typhoid, cholera and malaria
germs", on green slime on the
water of stagnant pools of water,
and also on the green spots around
the house, in fact anywhere having
stagnant waters.
Dissolve one pound of sulphate of
copper (blue stone) in 100 pints of
water, cold or warr.t. This is, as
you can see, a one per cent solution.
Sprinkle the green slime with that
solution and it will kill all the germs
above named as well as prevent the
incubation of mosquito's eggs.
This sulphate of copper solution is
very cheap. It 5s odorless, and can
be made by any one in an old barrel
or tub, and although it is not a very
bad poison in such weak solution, it
is, however, highly important that
it be kept away from the children.
Copper sulphnte can be bought at
any druggist's for about 10 cents
per pound. I believe that if you
will put this formula in your paper
a fewT times that it will do lots of
good for the individual party that
will do it, as well as the town at
large, if the town authorities will
take the matter up, and have this
solution sprinkled liberally where
needed.
Thanking you in advance for my
friends in town, and the people it
wili help, I am,
Yours very truly,
A. N. Dubois.
The Skewarkey Union.
I he bkewarkey union was m ses
sion with Kehukee Primitive Bap
tist church here from Friday through
Sunday. It' is said by those who
have been attending these meetings
that the attendance was larger at
this session than it has been in sev
eral years.
Various topics of interest to the
denomination were discussed by the
ministers present and much interest
was manifested in the meeting.
there being , a number of able ad
dresses at each session.
The next meeting will be held
with the church at Little Creek,
near Conetoe, in Edgecombe county,
beginning Friday before the fifth
Sunday in August.
Among the most prominent min
isters present wTere Elder r. D
Gold, of Wilson, editor of Zion's
Landmark; Elder Sylvester Hassell,
of Williamston, editor of the Go3pe
Messenger, and author of the Church
History, and Elder A. J. Moore, of
Whitakers. the pastor of kehukee
church for nearly forty years.
The people of this community
were glad to have the visitors with
them during the union, and their
homes were thrown open to them,
and the genuine Southern hospitality
prevailed. The visitors were pleased
with their stay here, and declared
their visit here was one of much
pleasure and benefit.
Announcement.
Subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary, I hereby announce
mvself as a candidate to become one
of the Representatives from Halifax
county in the next session 01 the
General Assembly of North Carolina;
and I respectfully solicit the support
of all good Democrats.
J. H. DARDEN.
May 2nd, 1914.
A FARMER'S OPINION OF
THE SUNDAY BLUE LAW.
Draper's X Roads, June 1. I have
noticed with some interest the dis
cussion of the recent drastic Sunday
law of Scotland Neck. Now, I wish
to say that I am not a citizen of the
town and certainly have nothing t o
do with the rules and regulations,
but I wish to say a few words in re
gard to the measure as I see it from
a general standpoint.
Now, does any one think it quite
right to run public business on Sun
day? Let us consider the Ten Com
mandments. There is no law in re
gard to the first nor the second nor
the third except using profanity on
the public streets; but the fourth is
the one in question. Is it right or
wrong to work on Sunday? The
Bible teaches us that works of chaY
ity may be done on that day, but is
the keeping of stores open to sell
food supplies or cigars or ice cold
drinks or anything else, except med
icine, right or wrong?
Why, they are selling only for the
money, while the multitudes are
taking advantage of Sunday sale.
They do not sacrifice as much as one
hour for the sake of keeping Sun
day holy.
Now, it is a very busy time of the
year for the farmers, and would any
one think it right for the farmer to
hitch his horse to the plow or take
his hoe and go to the field on Sun
day and work even six hours to fin
ish that piece of work he left on
Saturday afternoon, or work all day
if the grass is growing rapidly, or
take his dog and gun and hunt, or
take his fishing tackle and go fishing
on Sunday? Why, no! We (the
farmers) would be prosecuted by
some one, and probably by those in
favor of Sunday business.
There are thousands of just as
good citizens as North Carolina holds
residing anywhere from ten to
twenty-five miles of any town that
don't see a piece of ice from the last
freeze in the spring until the first in
the fall, and they are just as healthy
as those who hang around the soda
fountains. I agree that the drinks
are good to the taste and are sweet
and refreshing and healthy, but I
don't think it any more right to sell
them on Sunday than to do any oth
er work.
Now, I will tell what we farmers
do when we get thirsty. We go to
the well and from that "eld oaken
bucket, the moss covered bucket,"
we drink pure water, or we go down
the old hillside to the babbling
spring and in the cool shade of the
beautiful foliage we drink the water
flowing as clear as crystal, then go
back to work, and when Sunday
comes we rest from our labors.
'And now, in conclusion, Mr. Edi
tor, we are all wonting for the
money; every calling in the country
is for the money, and no one is so
poor as to have to work on Sunday
for bread, and as sure as the sun
rises and sets the more we work on
Sunday the poorer we will get; and
if we all get the habit of working on
Sunday (there is too much being
done already) our State will drift
into heathenism, our country will
lose its pride, and it will take a fall
such as we have not read in all the
world, and great will be the fall.
W. D. Knight.
Pleasant Way to
Stop Constipation
Dodton'f Liver Tone Takes tie Place of Dis
agreeable Calomel and its Often Dan
gerous After Effects.
You probably know that calomel
is a poison, a form of mercury, very
dangerous to a great many people
and sometimes causing disagreeable
after-eftects tor nearly everyone
who tries it.
Dodson s L.iver lone is recom
mended as a perfectly safe and re
liable remedy to to take the place of
calomel. This is exactly what it is
made for and has been made for
ever since the first bottle was put
up and sold.
Dodson's Laver rone is pretty
widely imitated. But be careful to
iudee between the loud boasts of
the imitators ana tne plain crutn 01
the original.
Dodson s Liver lone is sold and
cruaranteed by E. T. Whitehead Co
who will reruna purchase price (ovc.)
instantly with a smile it you are in
anv way dissatisfied.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a palatable
yegetable liquid. Its action is easy
and natural, with no gripe, no pain
and the after-effects are pleasant
instead of disagreeable. Dodson's
Liver Tone does not interfere with
your regular duties, habits and diet,
but builds and strengthens instead
of weakening you or "knocking you
all out' ' for days. Try Dodson's and
feel better and brighter, as thou
sands have.
WATERWORKS MAKE
CHEAPER INSURANCE.
How The Property Owners Would be;D.eaf"es8 is caused by n iniiamed con-
Benefitted by The System.
GREAT; LESSON FOR US TO LEARN.
"By their works ye shall know
them."
How will Scotland Neck measure
up when measured in the balance of
public opinion with the many pro
gressive towns in the State? If we
want the town to grow and keep
pace with its neighbors, we must
make it attractive and worth while
or they will not come here to live.
What improvemonts can we make
to add most to the attractiveness of
our town? I venture the assertion,
from opinion formed from talking
to many people on the subject, that
ninety (90) per cent of our people
will say with one voice WATER
WORKS and STREETS.
How can these improvements, or
rather we should term them neces
sities, be obtained? By a liberal
bond issue.
What effect will the issuance of
these bonds have on taxation? This
point would better be answered- by
someone more familiar with tax-.
ation and the taxable values of the 1
town than the writer, but when the '
amount of bonds to be issued have
been determined upon we should say
that this point can easily be covered. '
Speaking from an insurance stand-'
point there will be a material re- j
duction on the rate charged for fire
insurance. I believe the saving1
will average, on business property,
about twenty (20) per cent. 1
I will give you ah illustration of ,
the operation of these rates. Scot-!
land Neck is now rated from an in
surance standpoint, as a fourth class'
town. The basis rate used in mak-!
ing up a premium of fire insurance .
on brick mercantile buildings now is 1
$1.50 on each $100.00 insured. The '
rate for the-same rlzzs of . baildir.a
on a third class rating, as this town
would be rated with waterworks
and a volunteer fire department,
would be 90c. per $100.00 insured.
Understand, however, that the
actual saving would not be as great
on most classes of buildings as thes e
figures would indicate, for the rea
son that additional charges would bo
made for deficiencies in the cor -1
struction of buildings and for specif 1
hazard peculiar to certain business f. '
The basis rate now pertaining on
dwellings under a fourth class rat
ing is 75c. on the $1.00 insured,
whereas on a third class rating the
basis rate would be 65c. on the
S100.00 at risk, or a saving of 10c,
provided the residence in question !
within 500 feet of a hydrant
Consider the above material re
duction in insurance rates, the ad
ded protection to your property, the
great pleasure and comfort to be
derived from a modern waterworks
system, the thorough drainage and
sanitation of the town that would
obtain, the material benefits to
health, the great, great relief from
the awful clouds of dust which we
have been compelled to endure, and
lastly the great advertising value
of such improvements to the town,
and I do not believe that there is a
man in Scotland Neck but who will
go out and work and then vote that
Scotland Neck shall have these im
provements.
Norfleet Smith.
Will Speak at Hobgood.
Mr. J. Z. Green. State Organizer
of the Farmers' Union, will speak
at Hobgood, N. C, on Friday, June
the 5th, at 11 o'clock a. m., and.will
have dinner, a basket picnic, and
the public is cordially invited to at
tend and bring a nice basket.
Constipation causes headache, in
digestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For
a mud, opening medicine, use Doan s
Regulets. 25c. a box at all stores.
METAL
Are Stomiproof
They interlock and overlap in such a way that the hardest driv
ing rain or sifting snow cannot possibly get under them.
Besides this they last indefinitely, and never need repairs.
Another point They're very reasonable in first cost. You can
learn all about them from
T. W. RUSSELL
Deafness Cannot be lured
by local applications, as they cann t
reaJJh the diseased Krtion of the ear.
There is onlv one way to cure deafness.
land that is bv fOiistitntional remedies.
: union 01 tne mucous lining 01 tnft
! Eustachian Tube. When this tube
inflamed you have a rumbling ounl
or impenect hearing, and when it it
entirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the inllanimation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it
normal condition, hearing will be de
stroyed forever; nine eases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is noth
ing but an iniiamed condition of the
j mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollr
for any case of Deafness (caused r
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hal!'
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, f- .
F. J. Ciikney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Tills for consti
pation .
Libby's
High Grade
Goods ! .
A complete line of theso
well known' goods now
in stock, consisting of
Pickles, Soups, Catsups,
and all the various ar
ticles. When you buy LTIi
BY?S you get the gen
uine. RING ON NUMBER
One -Four-Six
when you want your nxt
order for groceries filled
E. W. STAT0N
(Next toxoid postoffice)
Q
1 Ld
Kodakers!
Every day the best
amateur picture devel
oped nnd printed in our
finishing department,
draws a prize.
The competition i.i
open to all and is with
out cost.
Write for particulars.
G. L. Hal! Optical Co.
Saccessore to TUCKER, HALL A CO.
Opticians of The Best Sort
146 Granby Street,
Norfolk. Richsioad. Ljacbborf.
for Sale.
Good red land farm of 279 acres
situated 3 miles east of Hillsbore.
N. C. School on place, church near,
well watered, well timbered, la$K
fine, and is practically free from
rocks. New six-room house, gotxl
barn, well of water in yard, good
meadows, and is great location for
stock or grain farm. 75 to 100 acres
open and being farmed on public
road. Reason for selling: have two
farms and cannon give place prr-pet-attention.
Come look it over or
write me for particulars. Will m-ct
you at Hillsboro on noiice. The
price is $22 50 per acre, and it is
cheap at that. I am the owner, not
real estate dealer.
John W. Bell,
Hillsboro, N. C.
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