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The COMMONWEALTH Published Tuesdays and Fridays leleplume dumber 5. C. F. CAKKOLL, Editor & Proprietor. Entered at the Postoffice at Scot la ad Neck, N. as second-class mat tor under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. SubEO ipW .rice: One Your $1.50 fciix .Months .7 j Thn-c Months , .50 (Payable Strictly In Advance) Tuesday August 25, 1016. Pardon the intrusion, but are you a subscriber to your homo paper or do you "just get it'" Of course, Judge Winston is man enough for the job, but what the dis trict wants is the man for the job. Getting down to brass tacks, are you a decoration to this town or just an ornament? Which, and if so, why cum? In their haste to get back home for breakfast, those Germans may have attacked one of our ships by mistake. Who knows? We are sorry to note the death by strangulation of an English sparrow who tried to take a dust bath on Tenth street this morning. Things that didn't happen: Farmer Jones was on the tobacco market here today with a load of fine tobacco which brought him 25c per pound. Yvliy Doesn 't Scotland Xeck put in a petition to the government to estab lish an armor plate factory here. It doesn't cost anything that is the petition. We are selling this paper at one dol lar a year. You get it twice as often any other county paper, which insures you more news and fresher news. Get the idiom? a street sprinkler? The streets of this town are more dusty than a rundown eountry road. Every time a little gust of winds comes, the germ-laden dust iloats around in space until it finally land?; in our throats are in the business houses on the goods. A fly screen does not shift the dust, neither does a pray er for rain always bring it. Speaking about sanitary conditions, we are in formed that more people die of the white plague and typhoid fever in this state each year than from any other1 diseases. Scientists of note long ago discovered that dust contained more deadly germs that prove fatal to the human being than ever emanated from a market stall that han an odor, al though the latter is disgusting to the sense of smell. We are not rising to the rescue of any person in business in the town 's market but a recent invest igation on our part revealed the fact that this institution was not near so black as it was painted. We had a conversation with a market man and we quizzed him generously. We asked him about the possibility of infeetuous meats caused by the fly and he told us that very few insects gained admit tance. He was under the impression that all this agitation regarding the market house came from persons, di rectly and indirectly, affected by the recent edict of the town commissioners making it a misdemeanor to sell or of fer for sale meats at any other place than in the city market. As we just said, we are not taking up for this market man ; in fact we think he could improve conditions around his place of business, but let it be remembered that the whole town is to blame for the un sanitary conditions generally, and they can not bo remedied until we go about the undertaking in a sensible way. This thing of howling oftimes results after a lick has been hit. And the public of Scotland Neck is not at all ignorant to this fact either. Let us dampen the dust so that it will not fly down our throats, damage our goods and ruin the opinion of strangers who some times have occasion to drop in our town. Money .appropriated for a town sprinkler will be well spent. You mr.y think you're the stuff, Su sanna ; but this burg has heard you gas before. You should take out a li cense if you want to discuss things. this if not satisfactory. Could Be an Annual Affair. It is well for the people of Wil mington to note that their intention to make the Feast of Lanterns an annual fete occasion is meeting with hearty approval trom people in dif- (Note) render will please re arrange j fcrt,lit , f th Bt , . , hows ti;at there is no reason why it We have before xis a copy of pre mium list of the First Annual Rocky Mount Fair, which will be held Octo ber ."!, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1916. A feature of this fair will bo the exceedingly lib eral purses for horse racing, no less than !f"4,.00 to be given. The officers and directors of the Rocky Mount Fair Co., are men of integrity and ability to make it a winner. Mr. W. E. Fenner, a Halifax boy, is president. As it is a fair for this whole section, it is proper that Halifax make preparations to particijiatc in it. Mr. Sam A Dunn of Scotland Xeck is a director and Mr. J. E. Bowers, our county treasurer, is an honorary vice-president. A LIAR STALEST!! FORTH We herewith extend our sincere thanks to the person or persons who is maliciously scattering the report that The Commonwealth is "on its last legs." The news has just reached us via the usual route, and although we fain would learn the identity of the prosylite, we will lose no sleep on ac count of the failure to locate him. We offer no reward for his capture, would not sue him for damages should we know him; yet we would like to hold him up to the people as an ex ample of the modern Annanias. It is an open secret that business is not booming here so far as newspaper patronage is concerned, yet the Com monwealth rejoices that it has a most splendid patronage from a majority of home merchants. To each of them we extend thanks, although we believe the quality and quantity of matter we pro duce for the public's perusal is beyond criticism, considering everything. On March 24, 1916, the Common wealth launched itself anew upon the sen of journalism with the only semi weekly edition in five adjoining coun ties, with one exception the only one in the district, and THE ONLY SEMI WEEKLY not printed in , t'iily office. We have steadily gained supporters since that time, and to each of them we extend felicitations. They know that we are producing the goods, and as an attest, they arc interested suffi ciently to pay for what they get. We have the only bona-fide subscription list in the county. That is another feather in our cap. We have an equipment se cond to none, that enables us to give you quantity. To everybody who is not a subscriber, we say: "Come on in, the water's fine." To our enemies we have a feeling of sympathy. To the prevari cator who would do us harm by broad casting untruthful rexorts, we feel a deep pity. Our business is open and above board; these columns contain all remarks we have for our fellow man. The fact that we continue to receive support from liberal merchants and business concerns in increasing quanti ties is no doubt displeasing to some, there are others who rejoice to see that we are ."4 years young and going good, good. si.ouid not tome to pass. As other places have expositions or fairs tiicre is no reason why Wil mington a.ul Wrightsvillo Beach &iiouiu iioi, nave a yearly event, a w! j Feast of Lanterns will be exceptional, too, in that it will be an annual sum mer event. Showing that the State will help ! out we were struck bv an editor i.il reference made by Editor Siiarpe, of the Lumbcrton Bobesonian. After expressing regret that he could not be present, ne observed that there should be no obstacles in the way of having such an annual fete, saying: "The town of Wrigntsville Beach, with the citizens of Wilmington coop erating, purpose to make the Feast of Lanterns an annual State-wide sum mer event. And what they have pur posed in their hearts to do they will do; of that there can be no doubt; for the people who have their local habi tation in those two towns know how to do charming and delightful things, things that hit you straight between the eyes and make you gasp with won- uer and uelignt. Aua even so, we doubt not, was it with this Feast of Lanterns." We acknowledge the tribute made the folks of these two towns and we are sure that they will endeavor to live up to their reputation. Continu ing, in approving and "pulling" for the event to be a mixture, Editor Sharpe cleverly save: "A sort of Mardi Gras they intend to make of this Feast oiT Lanterns, i d by hm loss, Major wandered up and down Europe studying plague when ever he found it in the hope that he might discover a cure for the disease which had bereaved him. Spain, Gcr manyj France and Russia were visited by him. He settled in 1665 in Kiel, where he was made professor of botany and the director of botanical gardens. He made frequent voyages, however, always in quest of the remedy for plague. Finally m 169.1, he was called tn Rtnclchnlin to treat the queen of Charles the Eleventh, then ill with plague. But before he could render her any service he contracted the disease and died on the third of August. The bubonic plague of today is iden tical with the black death of the Mid dle Ages. Primarily a disease of rod ents caused by a short dumb-bell shap ed microscopic vegetable, the pest ba cillus, it occurs in man in three forms; the pneumonia, which has a death rate of almost 100 per cent;the septicaemic, which is nearly as fatal, and the bu bonic in which even with the most modern methods of treatment the mor tality is about 50 per cent. It is a disease of commerce, spreading around the globe in the body of the ship-borne rat. It is estimated that every case of human plague costs the municipality in which it occurs at least $7,500. This does not take into account the enor mous loss due to disastrous quarantines and the commercial paralysis which the fear of the disease so frequently pro duces. The disease is now treated by a serum discovered through the genius of Yer sin. This is used in much the same way as is diptheria antitoxin. Plague is transferred from the sick rodent to the well man by fleas. The blood is taken by the flea which, leav ing the sick rat, seeks refuge and sus tenance on the body of a human being to whom it transfers the infection. Since plague is a disease of rodents and since it is carried from sick rodents to well men by rodent fleas, safety from the disease lies in the exclusion from the habitation of man but also from the ports and cities of the world. Those who dwell in rat-iroof surround ings take no plague. Not only should man dwell in rat -proof surroundings, but he should also live in a rat-free sur roundings. The day is past when the rodent served a useful purpose as the unpaid city scavenger. Rats will not come where there is no food for them. Municipal cleanliness may be regarded as a partial insurance against plague. The prayer that no plague come nigh our dwelling is best answered, however, by rat-proofing the habitations of man. Modern sanitary science has evolved a simple and ellicient weapon against the pestilence which walketh in dark ness and striketh at noonday, and the IT. S. rublie Health Service has put this knowledge into practical operation and thus speedily eradicated plague wherever it has appeared in the United States. SALE OF LAET FOE TAXES. I will sell for cash to the highest bid der at the courthouse door at Halifax, N. C, Monday, Sept. 4, 1916, the follow ing land, to satisfy taxes and cost for the year 1915 in Palmyra township, as follows: - Palmyra Township White. XIEPGKT DEUTSCIILAND IS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED On Her Beturn Trip to Germany From The United States. London, An. 24. The German merchant-submarine- Dcutschland which ar rived at the mouth of the Weiser river on Wednesday was slightly damaged, Mrs E B Hussey, 80 Acres Ware land says an Exchange Tclegrapli Uispatcn, XtSttti The Oftener the Better $17.92. Colored. Allen Mabry, 3S acres Pocosin laud, $5.06. Bryant Smith, 250 acres Burrell land, $:;9.i6. Helen Smith, 5 acres Piney wood, $2.1:5. Geo. Shearin, 10 acres Bryant land, $7.95. John Ilarr, 6 acres Piney wood, $2.13. John II. Ilarr, 250 acres Dawsons, $24.76. Joe Harris, 1 acre Piney wood, $1.57. Tom W Harris, 2 Ferrall land, $5.69. Eobt. Ferrall estate, 15 acres Piney wood, $1.62. Martha Ames, 2 acres Piney wood. $1.17. Alex James. 11 acres, $4.35. Martha James, 10 acres Tineywood $2.13. John Knight, 2 town lots Hobgood, $3.62. Mrs. Pattie King, 5 town lots Hob good, $4.76. . Mrs. Olivia Lucas, 1 town lot nob good, $1.17. Lula Moorr, 1 town lot Hobgood, $1.5S. J. F. Savage, 2 town lots Hobgood, $1.89. Joe Shields, 25 acres Bulluck land, $3.74. Frank Tootle, 53 acres Piney wood $3.32. Nelson Clark, 1 town lot in Scotland Neck, $4.06. W. C. ALLSBROOK, Tax Collector Palmyra Township. PROFESSIONAL CARDS from the Hague today. The voyage from Baltimore to Ger many was made in 23 days. A Ger man wireless dispatch picked up on the English coast says that all mem bers of Captain Koenig's crew were well. Reports from Bremen state that the Deutschland's arrival surprised the di rectors of the ocean company, as it was not expected until a later date. Captain Koenig is being feted as a national hero and has been summoned to headquarters by the Kaiser to re ceive Cue Kaiser's personal congratu lations. The "Dcutschland" traveled 4200 miles on her homeward voyage. At the beginning the sea was stormy, but later it became more calm. The "Dcutschland" proved to be able to navigate the stormy sea3 excellently. Tier engines worked faultlessly. No icebov-v;; were passed on the journey. The American srovernment. says the dispatch, acted in a correct manner as j a neutral, rigorously enforcing respect for its frontier from British and French warships, by the employment of its own men-of-war. After the British cruiser entered Chesapeake Bay at night even more effective measure were takn to en force neutrality. No lss than eight British warships, t is siaid, were on the alert surrounded by numerous small American vessels which had been chartered for the purpose of plac ing v.cts and obtaining information as to the movements of the "Deutsch land." Nevertheless the submarine suc ceeded in leaving undetected. A dis tance of 10(1 miles was traversed under water without difficulty. Will Send it Round Right Away, and it Will Be Exact, ly As Ordered. The Very Best Quality and Fresh. Qee Vaugiian Both Phones 174 Both Phones QUALITY CLEANLINESS SERVICE Largest Retail Fancy Grocery Busines s in Halifax County. JESSE VAUGHAN Representing Harvey Oil Co. Cleveland, Ohio Lubricating Oils, Greases and Prepared Paints. Prices & Terms Hig'st. DUALITY GUARANTEED DssonotivsFd BR. P. F. KERL (Successor to Br. A. C. Lhermon) Br.7TIST Scotland :ec!i, 1ST. C. Office Upstairs in the Whitehead Bldg. OTlTice Hours: 9 to 1 & 2 to 5 O'clock. From 7 to 9 P. M. by Appointment GOLDSBORO LAWYER FINED FOR ASSAULTING SCHOOL SUPT. Goldsboro, Aug. 23. J. L. Barliam, the Goldsboro lawyer who several weeks ago assaulted School Superin tendent J. W. Huffington, was yester day fined $25 by Judge Stacey, presi ding over superior court here; The provocation for the assault was Mr. Huffington 's punishment of Mr. Bar ham's nine-year-old boy. Mr. Barham had cautioned Mr. Huffington 's prede cessor that he did not countenance corporal punishment of his child in school. IIHe lost his temper when the little fellow told him he had been whipped. Yesterday he expressed re gret both for the assault and for the language he used to Mr. Huffington. LEVIS B. SUITER, With THE NEW YOP.K LIFE INS. CO. WELDCN, N. C tf. BERNARD ALLSBROOK F5RE INSURANCE Scotland Neck, N. C. Office Phone 122 Residence Phone 121 June 6 6 mo. 11 b I just issued, tells all about Crimson Clover, Alfalfa and all Grass and Clover Seeds for Fall Planting. Wood's Fall Seed Catalog also gives full and complete infor mation about Vegetable Seeds that cat-be planted to advantage n.i'l pi-..-r;t in the iate Summer and Fa-!. It is rdtogcther the most uso f?l and valuable Full Seed Catalog Mn:!e! free to Gardeners, Market Groweru and Farmers on request. Write for it. it I r. W. WOOD O SONS, SSiiiEN, - Richmond, Va. MODEL BARBER SHOP J. D. Smith, Prop. Skilled Barbers, Sanitary Methods, Sharp Steel, Best Service Electrical Shampoo and Massage Machines. : : ENTERTAINMENT WHILE YOU WAIT tt it it tx t II it ii in n i i I Si 8 n it xl ti it T4 Si t it The Wondrous No Work Fr eezer 8 il :t 8 No Turning No Cranking No Bother No Worry Freezes Ice Cream an d I ces to suit the most fastidous taste. Size 1 Quart $3X0 Size 2 Quart $3,50 2 m -r j-a -w X X JU i U JN Kj U ,U Lt iii Kx i A Well established, well equip ped, and very- prosperous school for girls aud young women- term begins September 20, 1910. For catalogue, address J. M. Rhodes, Littleton, N. C. Try one and the old way. di ispense wi ith WORK RESUMED ON NEW HOSIERY MILL we understand fete days that will draw unto Wilmington and Wrights villo Beach folks fiom all over, even as the great New Orleans event, es pecially from the entire South and most especially from all parts of North Carolina. It will be a 'sort of a bolom in' cosmorolous, ' in a manner of speak ing, and from henceforth nobody in the State will dare to miss it. ' ' Why not ? Why should not North Carolina have a yearly fete for the en joyment and profit of which thousands would gather from all over the State and from other States? And every body knows that Wrightsville Beach is. the ideal place for such an event. "It is our own guess that the Feast of Lanterns has arrived and will oc cupy the center of the stage every August, and that the fiery-eyed dragon shall on these joyous occasions eat up more gloom than all other months of the year can gather. Selah?" Contractors Keel and Eussell have resumed work on the Crescent Hosiery Company's new plant, which is in course of erection near the old plant on Ninth street. Scarcity of material or rather failure to get same has delayed the work to some extent. ALTHOUGH THE SUMME! BEFORE WE CEOKE! Instead of calling upon the town con.missioners to rout the city market, which has been unjustly dubbed "the town 's disgrace, ' ' would it not be a a daughter good idea for the people to petition The following year, his yorng v,iC that honorable body to appropriate a. was stricken with, plague, and died af sufficient amount of money to purchase ter an illuess of eight days. Distract It is a remarkable fact, confirmed by many observations, that many physi cians who have devoted considearble labor to the study of a particular dis ease have themselves died of that dis ease. One of the most interesting ex amples is that of John Daniel Major, born August 16, 1634, in Breslau, a physician and naturalist of no mean ability. Bitten early by the wander lust, he studied at Wittenburg, took courses at many of the schools in Ger many, and finally went to Itaty where he received the degree of doctor of medicine at Padua in 1660. Returning to his own country, he resided for a short time in Silesia, and in 1661 mar ried at Wittenburg, Margaret Dorothy, of the celebrated Sennert. NOTICE. By virtue of the power vested in me by degree of the Court in that Special Proceeding, pending in the Superior Court at Halifax County, North Caro lina, and entitled "R. G. Allsbrook, Adm'r of Allen Mabry, Jr., deceased, against Lizzie MaWy Knight and Mag gie Lee Mabry, the last two being in fants, without guatdian of Allen Ma- bry, Jr., deceased." I will on the 2nd day of September, .1916, sell for cash at public auction to the highest bidder in the town of Hobgood, N. C, in front of the Bank of Hobgood, at 11 o'clock, a. m., the following drscribed real es tate, lying and being in Halifax Coun ty, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at a stake on the Hob good Tarboro Road; thence along said road S. 40 W., 4 78-100 chains to a stake on said road (This stake lies S. 60 W., from a large elm in Allen Ma bry 's yard) ; thence S. 18 W., 52.25 chains to a gum in the Downing line; thence along said line, -N. 45 E., 7.91 chains to the dividing line; thence along said line N. 18 W., 46.96 chains, S. 7iyo W., 1.40 chains N. 37 W., 4.50 chains, to the beginning, containing thirty six acres, being the same land alloted to Allen Mabry, Jr., in the judgment in that action entitled Allen Mabry, Jr., by his general guardian, Hugh Johnson, vs. Allen Mabry, Sr., said judgment being docketed in the offico of the Clerk of the. Superior Court at Halifax County, North Carolina, in Judgment Docket No. 10 on page 211. I This the 31st day of July, 1916. 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