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THE COMMONWEALTH, PUBISHED EVERY THURSDAY. L. KILLS KITCKIM, Editor and Propmtcr. Zr.t-oreA at the povtofiiee at Scotland Or-k, NT. C, as Second -Ck S3 Matter Thursday, April 8, 1915. BICKETT FOR GOVERNOR. While it is rather early to make any prophetic allusions to the next Governor of this great Common wealth, we can hardly restrain .the mention of our choice. We are for Bickett because Bickett is for the people. Hence, the people and Bickett being for each other, Bick ett will be elected the next Governor of North Carolina. Unshackeled from the political bosses, he is natur ally unaliied with machine politics. This man Bickett builds his hopes of election on Si Hopkins in Slick Rock township voting for him and Josh Perkins in Beaufort voting with Si at the other end of Tarheelia; not on the prospects of the cotton mill magnate swinging his thousands of employees, or the railroads or lum ber interests being for him. The farmers of this State are for Bick ett. And when the farmers are for a man, look out for the farmers' choice. Bickett is some speaker, too, and as a mixer not the political kind you'll have to hand ittoT. W BY WHAT AUTHORITY ? We cannot see what right the County Commissioners will have to donate five thousand dollars to the new school at Halifax. The law ex pressly forbids the expenditure of any money by the county solons ex cept for necessary expenses of the county. If five thousand dollars is to be donated the tax payers of Halifax county should do the do nating. We are heartily in favor of t' school, but we are not in favor of tak ing funds from the pockets of jthe tax payers of this county and handing it over without their approvol. Our County Commissioners have as much right to give five thousand dollars to Shaw University at Raleigh as thev. have to give to a school at Halifax without a vote of the people. With all their astute lawyers in and around Halifax we are indeed surprised that solicitors for this fund have not been advised of their wast ed energy before this. If every man, woman and child in this coun ty signs the petition for the donation ot this reasonable sum, this will not validify the action of the board in the event they make the donation. We are thoroughly confident that if this proposition were submitted to a vote of the people, t hat it would be carried almost unanimously. Let's get the five thousand, but let's get it b a due process of the law. LET'S HAVF A CHANGE. Th3 time is drawing near for the town election. Little discussion thus far is heard of the candidates for the various town officers. Ac cording to rumor two of the present town commissioners are not going to offer themselves for re-election. Whoever these two sre, hurrah for them! If there are four such reti cent ones, hurrah for the four! We haven't learned the attitude of the chief of police as to his run ning again. We do hear, however, that Mr. J. L. Dunn, of rural Scot land Neck, 13 seeking the job of chief of police. We believe Mr Dunn would make a good guardian of the law. We believe that those who are wont to look lightly upon our present laws would view them from a different aspect if our chief of police had their respect. People who do not respect are loth to obey. Take the blue law, for instance, few respected this law, and few obeyed it. Respect conduces obedience Laws are no stronger than those who enforce them. The police pro tection that ws' are enjoying or rather paying taxes for is farcical in the extreme. We should haye two men on the regular police force of this town. We also need a board of commissioners whose duty will be to see to the enforcement of laws. OF INTEREST TO COVER CROP DEMONSTRATORS . K. B. Stevens, Tiie County Agent, Gives Instructions as to The Best of Handling Cover Crops. L-'d This is probably the first year you have used a green cover crop to im prove your soil. We therefore wish to call your attention to a few im portant points regarding the best method of handling your land for the succeeding crop. The state at which a cover crop should be turned under depends upon the soil, weather conditions and the crop that is to follow. Where corn is to be planted on crim son clover land, the clover should e turned under just when the )Ioom begins to appear. The crop at this stage will contain about the maximum amount of plant food. Besides, it will decay much more readily than if permitted to reach full maturity. It may be necessary to turn the clover under a little earlier in order to get the corn plant ed at the proper time, it is some times advisable to turn under earlier on account of the soil being in good condition, whereas to put it off for a few days or a week, dry weather might prevent doing the work as it should be. When the land is to be planted to cotton it will be neces sary to turn the cover crop undei regardless of the stage of growth This will allow a few days for land to settle and to be gotten m proper condition for a good seed bed. The plow should be followed closely with the harrow to pulverize the soil be fore the wind and sunshine dries it oat. Unless the soil is full of mois ture, or there are prospects of an early rain it is best to run a roller over the land to firm it, which will aid in holding the moisture. The roller should always be followed with the weeder or Iij:ht smoothing harrow to mulch the top soil. When the cover crop consists of rye and other grain, it should be urned under when about knee high. If the condition of the soil prevents plowing at this time, double disc the crop a couple of times and this wil prevent the further dr37ing out of the soil, and frequently the soil wil be mellow enough in a few days to plow even if it does not rain. This, of course, is true when clover is to be followed by corn also. Never turn the clover or other crop under without first thoroughly cutting up with a disc hr.rrow, as the material plowed under in a layer seriously interferes with the capil lary action of the moisture in the soil. The effects of turning under in a layer is what is sometimes called souring the soil with green manur ing crops. Double disc the cover crop two or three times withash?.rp disc harrow before plowing; plow well by taking a narrow furrow and edging rather than inverting the furrow; then double disc the land again rather deeply, and no injuri ous effect will result however large the growth may be. This is the im portant point I wish to impress upon upon you: The thorough incorpor ation of the vegetable matter with the soil. Do not get in a hurry and neglect this important part of the work if you expect good results from your cover crop. Use the disc and smoothing harrow until vou have the soil well pulverized and the vegetable -matter mixed through out the soil. If you are in doubt about the fer tilizer ingredients to use on soil thus prepared, communicate with me. Very truly yours, N. B. Stevens, County Agent. Doc. Weatherman believes in div ersnymg too. Since ' 65 we can't remember such a sloppy Easter. England's piratical operations on i.1 1 T . - r i me nign seas as unjustmaoie as Germans invasion of Belgium was. When it comes to viewing deeds and atrocities with "the gra vest concern , aint we United States arsenic? Brother Jones of the esteemed fepuare Deal knows more about goats, slit skirts, weman suffrage, Thomas Cats, hypocrites, and trans parent hosiery than any other scribe in three states. Tfce Constant" Advertiser. "The constant drop of water pen etrates the hardest stone. The constant gnaw of Towser wears away the hardest bone. The constant cooling lover wins the flinty-hearted maid And the constant Advertiser is the one who gets the trade." Ex change. BACKYARD ACTIVITIES LL L IQi i n t n uTeTf ack i -f believe MfJTfi Ajh$W2$&i in A Mimnt.Tf5 some machine. btwW 'went fe"k- jS fihzZ v0aepau; jhHufc ' 'Slit FSrr T K,t '"WitrrrfC '. ' lifTh TnKl j?25 TRADE LMT FALL-' fXWnA I tsL I 4&k. A yoo know, &flRR'6 YWQNUX 1 TL W VS5. A UTTLE PAP LUO TAKES 20 MEN TO SAVE DOG Dynamite, Too, Used to Rescue Ani mal From Cave Into Which He Had Fallen. Newton, N. J. It took 20 men and a blast of dynamite to free Bob, a fox hound, from a cave near here. The dog, owned by Robert Washer, got into the cave through, a small crevica while fox hunting with his master. Then he couldn't get out. Washer worked at the mouth of the cave all afternoon, but couldn't open the way for the animal to get out. The next day he tried dynamite, as large a charge as he dared to use without endangering the dog's life, but the blast only loosed some of the stones at the mouth of the crevice. The follow ing day, however, a score of workers brought crowbars to bear on the rocks and pried them far enough apart to free Eob from his three days impris onment. "1VA MILLION, SAYS BRIDE And So Has O. A. Million, the Happy Bridegroom Who Wedded !va. Olathe, Kan. In the probate judge's "Cupid Parlor," Judge Roberts united in marriage Oscar A. Million, twenty four .years old, and Miss Iva Everitt, nineteen, both of Kansas City. The bridegroom still remains O. A. Million, but the bride blusingly admitted after the ceremony that "Iva" Million In name at least. When the bridegroom asked ths judge about his fee he said he was net used to officiating where Millions were involved and so would leave the amount to the bridegroom. -The bride groom paid the bill, the bride added a Million thanks and the happy numerals left to catch the car back to Kansas City. WASHINGTON VIEWS SITUATION. Death of Thresher on British Liner Is A Grave Matter. Washington. While no official no tification of the death of an Ameri can, Leon C. Thresher, on the British liner Falaba, sunk by a German sub marine had reached the American government, officials viewed the situ ation as fraught with grave possibili ties. Secretary Bryan said he expected ArcDas&aaor rage in Lonaon to sud- mit a full report on the case if ad vices there confirmed reports of Thresher's death but added that no inquiries had been received by the de partment nor had any been made of jMr. Page. In view of the language of the American note of inquiry in reply to the German notification of a "subma rine blockade of England, it is known the facts in this case will be awaited with the greatest interest. mm ALCOHOL 3 PElt CENlT AVegclaDlePrcparaaonforAs-similalingdicFocJaiKiRe&la-tmg Lie Stotnaclis aadTJowlsof mm PMH: twits- Proraofes Dietestfounteerful- ness andRestContains neither Opiuai.Morphiiic norMinfiraL ROT NARCOTIC. JiecijpeofOUSchlTELFirCBER Rmpkui Ssed jllx.Smna. JtocAetteMs- JhiiseSttd Peypermmt - Ik Carbonate Soda WomSeed- Ctamledi ml Aneifect Remedy for Consfina' tion Sour Stomach.Diarrlioca Worras,Coiwmsions.Feverisli ness adLoss of Sleep. IkcSimUe SifJnafKre of The Centaur Compass NEW YORK. Exact Copy of Wrapper. 111! - ia j 1 , HRf III I ENLISTED MEN OF NAVY. Secretary Daniels Tells Where Navy Men Come From. Washington. Secretary Daniels is sued a statement showing where the enlisted men of the navy come from. The figures were compiled as a result of a recent question by President Wil son as to whether most of the sailors were not from coastwise states. Alabama 428, Arizona 39, Arkansas 304, California 12,112, Colorado 520, Connecticut 924, Delaware 212, Dis trict of Columbia 679, Florida 251, Georgia 777, Idaho 98, Illinois 2,480, Indiana 1,501, Iowa 1,016, Kansas 651, Kentucky 738, Louisiana 655, Maine 303, Maryland 1,538, Massachusetts 3,420, Michigan 1,118, Minnesota 594, Mississippi 327, Missouri 1,408, Mon tana 114, Nebraska 540, Nevada 19, New Hampshire 280, New Jersey 2,658, New Mexico 95, New York 7,922, North Carolina 660, North Dakota 126, Ohio 2,328, Oklahoma 609, Oregon, Pennsylvania 5,013, Rhode Island 1,063, South Carolina 397, South Dako ta 134, Tennessee 792, Texas 1,600, Utah 100, Vermont 124, Virginia 1,497, Washington 648, West Virginia 241, Wisconsin 960, Wyoming 43. No resi dence 106. Mexican Forces Gather at Lampazos, Washington. While Villa forces are delaying their attack on Mata moros "pending the arrival of artillery, the stage is being set for another bat tle at Lampazos about 70 miles south west of Nuevo Laredo. Border ad vices to the State and War Depart ment said Villa forces bound to at tack the Carranza garrison at Nuevo Laredo were expected to reach Lam pazos at once, "where a battle prob ably will be fought." Earlier mes sages said Carranza troops were be ing assembled at Nevo Laredo. J. E. Davis Resgns. New York. The resignation cf Jos eph E. Davies as secretary of the Na tional Democratic Committee was an nounced by Chairman McCombs. Mr. Davies was recently appointed chair man of the Federal trade commission. Will Use Diving Bell. Honolulu. Tests with the specially built diving bell designed for use in locating and raising the submarine F-4 lost at the harbor entrance with 21 men aboard, have resulted satisfactor ily. The bell is said to have remained water-tight after being submerged for 24 hours. It is planned to submerge .the bell with a man inside for further tests before lowering it at the point where the submarine is said to be lo cated. The bell is a 54-inch iron pipe jseven feet high and has telephone, glass ports, air, etc. Still a Chance for Him. "That man will leave footprints in the sands of time," said the admirer. No," replied the sarcastic observer. "He'll keep jumping on everything in Bight till he obliterates his own tracks." For Infants and Children. Mothers Know Th; enume Always Bears the gnature of n Use For Over Thirty Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. Castoria 151 M. Ml B mm w IV ft Wanted to Remove Bone in Leg. After suffering for vears with a I running sore on the leg a lady in! Hartford, Connecticut, was inform- j ed that the only cure was to remove eight inches of bone. She refused and used Allen s Ulcerine Salve in- ; stead and it cured the sore complete ly. (Name and address on applica tion.) !ien's Ulcerine Salve is one of the oldest remedies in America and since 1869 has been known as the only salve powerful enough to reach chronic ulcers and old sores of long standing. Because it is so powerful it often heals burns and scalds with out a scar in a remarkably short time. Allen s Ulcerine Salve heals from the bottom up and draws out the poisons. It applied on new cuts and sores it heals in one-third the time that common salves and liniments take. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Co., and other leading druggists. 0000000000000000000000 Classy Printing ! It's plain that all print ing is not good printing. It's graded. Just a little alteration sometimes will change the appearance of the entire job. Let us suggest the change in your next job and put it in the "classy" line. Printing is our business, and we want to show you how well we know it. Will you give us the opportu ty ? We'll see. Satisfied customers are our best representatives, and when you want job printing done let us make you one. THE COMMONWEALTH, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. 000000000000000000000 and see my Mew Store since it has been enlarged and re modeled, and don't forget that I want to sell you some thing while here. Corner Eighth and Main Sts. Next to my New Building. Wilson Aiisbrook Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will rzfund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to care any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. The rst application gives Ease and Rest. 50c 'Don't you think COME IN 1 'Rev. Billy . Sn may be. Well, just suppose there is a hell. It's good sense to get ready then, even for the 'may be'. I don't look like a man that would die very quickly, do I? But I may die, and, on that possi i bility, I carry thousands and thousands of dollars of LIFE IN SURANCE. I don't believe that any man does right to himself, his wife, or his children, if he doesn't provide for them with LIFE INSURANCE, so when he is gone, they will not be thrown on the charity of the world. And, next to my faith, if I should die to night, that which would give me the most comfort would be the knowledge that I have, in a safe deposit vault in Chicago, LIFE INSURANCE PAPERS, PAID UP TO DATE, that my wife could cash in and she and the babies could listen to the wolves howl for a good many years." v Have YOU figured out where YOUR family would be if YOU were to die suddenly ? Every man's estate is impaired more or less . during these days of business depression. Lock over your affairs carefully and THEN talk the matter over with ALEXANDER & SMITH General Agents I G ENOTICE 11 C E This is to notify the public that we will continue to sell Ice and guaran tee the very best service. Ice de livered from wagon to any part of the town every day except Sunday. Scotland Neck Ice & Fuel Company Tiie Season is Opera Have Your Automobile Repaired Now We Have a Charging Plant and Make a SPECIALTY OF BATTERY WORK Birdseye view of Emporia Machine Company. Established 1902. Growing all the time. GRATE BARS and MILL CASTINGS a Specialty MostUp-to-Date Machine Shop and Foundry in the State. We do everything in the way of making repairs and CASTINGS. GARAGE Machine Siioi and Foundry 1 i-ftvf-,; ( c v n 1 r fl M AGENTS FOR BUICK AND SAXON CARS Emporia lviacmne M. Telephone 66 or 59 During these dull sion the merchant should be especially active in his advertising campaign. The Common wealth is a splendid medium for the purpose. nday it possible that there is a hell?" He said, "Yes Pacific Mutual Life SUB x pany, inc., Emporia, Virginia days of business depres Insurance Company 25 y V . , . baidl 5 Cil .... m I i mi Pi 'JV-,1 1 i mm n I
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