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VOLUME 8. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1899 NUMBDII 4 1 V M W ipif I Whtt docs It do? It causes the oil glands In the skin to become more active, making the hair soft and glossy, precisely as nature Intended. It cleanses the scalp from dandruff and thus removes one of the great causes of baldness. It makes a better circu ' lation in the scalp and stops the hair from coming out. It Prevents osd Ei Cures Baldness Ayer's Hair Vigor will surely make hair grow on bald heads, provided only there is any life remain ing in the hair bulbs. It restores color to gray or white hair. It does not do this in a moment, as will a hair dye; but in a short time the gray color of age gradually disap pears and the darker coIorf of youth takes its place. 1 Would you like a copy of our book on the Hair and Scalp? It is free. If you do not obtain all tho benefits you expected from the use of the Vigor write the Doctor about it. 11 Address, DR. J. C. AYER. . Lowell, Mass. WallPaijor 1 have severs styles of Wall Paper on ht c ' hich I will sell cheap. . H. Conner, -Rich'Square, N. C. NftTIflF. ftF mSSni.TTTTfiN ' TL. partnership .heretofore exist- imu under the - firm name of W. J. Lassiter & Co., is .this day dissolv- ad by mutual consent. Any claims gainst said nrm must be presented at once to either of us for settlement W. J, Lassiter, S M. Lassiter. For Rent. One 7room new, dwelling, with uthouses, lot and garden, iu the town of Rich Square, within 100 yards of Expross office- For further Information applr to Mills H. Conner, Rich Square, N. C. The Jcksoi nd Rich iare Telephone Co INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. Splendid serv.ee. Polite agems. lias cour.eetion with Jackson, Rich iquare, Bryantown, Lasker, Pote isi aud Woodland. Messages sent to any point on the line for 10 cents. Connects with Western Union Tel agraph Company at Rich Square. DR. W. P. MOORE, President. J. M. WEAVER. Secty. and Treas. Generai offices: Jueksou, N. C. Job Printing. J. H. Parker & Co., Wood land, N. C, are now prepar- ed to dO your Job Printing . of 1 r ttt rotpa t ii u" Millinery Goods. I wish to announce to my friends and palronsgenerally that my FALL and WIN TER line of Ladies. Misses aid Childrens Hals, Caps, J Ribbons and MiLLINEltY GOODS in general is now i-oropiete, and I cai please any in style, quality and prices. 1 I guarantee to give satis faction amLgood goods at the very lowest prices. Call and tee me before youpui chase. Mfcs. W. J. BROWN, tf Woodland Depot, N. P. Cured - age. V I have a lot of nicely cured put up in 5 and 10 ocat packgs, fr sale. This sage was grown anu pui up by G II. Barnes of Roxobel U supply the larKe demand for it. Let me sell you. - Mil.r H. CON NEK. P HOW TIMES HAYE CHANGED. Why the Farmers Fi l it Diffl cult to Persuade the Boys to Itemiiinlon (he Farm. It is within the recollection of the middle aged that if a person by prudence aud economy, by tiard work and self deuial, had ac cumulated a little surplus anu was anxious to know hovv toiL vest it forXa time of t,eed, and sought the advice of his neigh bors, the advicewhich nine out of ten would give would be invest your savings in reai estate. Farm lands can't run away, and they are a safe investment which you can fall back on and feel that you will have a home whatever may happen to you in the future. The individual who would now ad vis his friend lo purchase a farm with his savings wouid be regard ed as an ignoramus and letters of guardianship should be appli ed for without delay for both the advisor aud his victim. Laud i like ??eif righteousness; the mor, you have tno worse vouareoff You cannot hide it from the tax iratheit -.rJ In some of the older alates, like yirgimu, iMas achu yl'tts aud Vertnout. thousands of f irms have been forfeited ioi nonpayment of taxes The own :rs have ,. bandoned them with trie improvements aria givei; ih- m up to bo itocxuplel by lb w i Id b as s w ho w t; re d e p ri vt-d of their idr. The 'o'.d folks, " worn'out bv hard work, have passed away and the you tiger oes have gone out in search oi . some employment that will atiord a better living for them and their depeLdents. Thousands of men of enterprise and thrift have left the homes and graves of their kindred and locat ed themselves upon the rich allu vial lands of the West. Not being able to employ Abo fertilizers t keep their farms in proper condi tion, it is only a question of tini( 1 i 'Ml . wnen tney win surrender tnem t the occupancy of tho e who have robbed them of their fertility. It is a crime for a farmer to leave his land in a poorer condition than ho found it. The lands in the old ,,nT. s wbir-h wpta nnm r,ro,WHv have lost their fertility and are lit erally vorn out, and iu many cases the dwellings and barns and fences have gone to decay, bcrub oaks stunted pines and sedgebmsh oc cupy tho once fertile fields. "WV are squandering our patrimony and robbing posterity of their just dues. Many farms cannot be reu; -ed for enough to pay the taxes. They are literally confiscated. We boast ot the great wealth of the United States. That which sad dens the patriot is the inequitable distril ution of the products of la bor. The tillers of the soil are the chief contributors to the nation's wealth, and they have but little to show for it. One sows and another gathers the harvest. It is a noticeable fact that those who contribute the h ast to swell th volume of human comforts have tho largest shaie. By excessive tax levied uutqual in tiu ir operation, by financial-legislation, by a robber banking sys tem, by combinations and legaliz .'d- monopolies, ihe rich are grow- ing richer and tho poor 'more ab j- et. In the meantime mother earth is growing more sparing of . r o i, , i7 .: .i.. .:n ner j.vAls uicn iMipuensues snii more creators of tho necessaries of lite. the old farmers who have spent their lives in clearfni awwy the for est and providing homes for them selves and their dependents, findi it difficult to persuade ot e of the boys to remain at the homestead to shaie with -his patents in thr cultivation of 'the fu in i.iid emo the fruits of their labors. , ho eu terpiisiug youth, having an educa lion acquiitd in th- commoit school is ambition- -u get a. posi tion that wilt "pay letter th ;n fol lowing tho plow. Ho would pie-r tor to be a clerk u a -ioit , a con ductor on a railroad or any place wtieie he, can get moro money. Possibly he may aspire to beco:ne a lawyer or doctor or preuch.r, cr a 1 v luiuu uv cn Atw l luui jl uu ac - - , . , uues lor emplo3ment are almost infinite and constantly multiply- -u8' Tne land owners are subject- ed to the payment of au inequiia- bio and therefore unjust portion of j the taxes. Bank stocks, railroad bonds and stocks and other divi dend-paying investments consti tute much the larger portion of the country, yield much more profit and pay a mere trifle to the sup port of the Government. The ac cumulation of property in the av av av bands of the few and th decisioi of the Court that aggregate wealth is exempt from tax levies aggra vate the difficulties and embarrass ments of the farmer. The middle class is diminishing in numbers and financial indepen dence. ThE ery poor are gaining recruits from those whe have been in better circumstances, and the very rich, who gather in the bonds and stocks, who contribute noth ing by industry to eniich the state, are absorbing the wealth of the country. Where the levies for Government support are made up on the consumption the poor, whoso necessities are overwhelm ing, are visited by the taxgatherei while the rich, who have need of nothing, are a privileged class.The Astors and Rockefellows contrib ute less to pension 5the dependent soldiers than the driver of their carriages How long will this con dition be 'olerated? CincinattiEu quirer. a When and Where Does the Day Begin. As we travel eastward, the day begins earlier; near the equatoi starlight appears an hour earlier for ea'jh one thousand miles go mireast. Wnen it is sunriso in New York, the people of Europt have had sunlight for many hours. and the Californians are still in their beds dreaming. Evidently the day has a first beginning, and at the eastward. But how far and where? What are the people who see the first light of Monday morning? It is the sun which brings the day; where does he first bring Monday? If we could travel with him, we miernt nnu out. Lie t us s u ppose the case. We will tak( an early start; at sunrise on Sun day morning, with the sun just at the point of peeping over the hor izone behind us; we travel west ward. As we go, the people give us a Sunday greeting, we bring Sundav with us to Pittsburgh, St Louis. Salt Lake, San Fran Cisco At San. Francisco our faitt ful chronometer informs us that we have been on the tramp abou five hours. But we started on Sunday morning and it is Sunday morning still. We go on, still on Sunday morniug. Will this Sun day morniug ever end? The quiet Pacific knows but very little of Sunday, or any other day. and our question scarcely receives an ecbo for reply. When we get to Yokohama in Japan or Shanghi in China, wo search for some Yankee, wide-a wake in trie early morninsr, ana we are told for the first time tha Monday has come. Everywhere now we bring Monday, and in twenty four hours by the chro uometer after starting, we are in New York again, and find the merchants taking: down theit shutters, and the Monday news tapers telling us what had hap pened duriug ou r absence Sci e otitic American. Pointiiiff Out His Career An old Dutchman had a beauti fui, boy, of whom he was ver proud, and he decided to find ou the bent of his micd. He adopt a novel method by which to tes him. He slipped into the little fellow's room one morning ar placed on his table a Bible, a bot lie or wnisKy -ina a silver aonar. "Now," says he, ''vt n dot bo comes in, ef hedakes dot dollar he's goiu' to be a beesniz man; e he dakes dot Bible xn breach er: ef he dakes dot vvhisUv he's not goot he's goiu iv) Uv. a drunk art," and he hid behind the door to see which his sou wouid choose In came the boy, whistling. He ran up to the table and picked u the dollar and put it in his pccket he picked up the Bible and put it under his arm, then he snatched u p the bottle of w hi sky and took twoor three drinks, and wen out smacking his lips. The old Dutchman poked his head out irom otnina tne aoorana exciaim ed: "Mine gracious hes nolns to" be a boliticiao. "Boston Traveler. The Reliffious Believers of America. We copy elsewhere a summary of the statistics of the churches and variousiudependent .-eligiou bodies, as grathered with jsvu' and commendable industry i he Independent. "They that 27,714523 religious believtt are diiectly affiliated with these organizations at the present time, and that their increase during 898 was 862,000 or something over tnree in a nunaeea. it is not a rapid growth, but it i progress. Of the total membership to ward one-third, or 8.395,178, is Ro an Catholic. The Protest ant religious denominations com ing next in magnitude' are the Methodists, with 5.898,094, and the Baptists, wih 4,364,527, or to arether 10,262,521, More thai. two-third of the .religious believ ers of this country, therefore,ar- iucluded iu these three churches The dominant religious forces here, so far as numbers go, ar the Roman Catholics, and, on th side of Protestanism, the Baptist and Methodists. Thev represeni the great mass of American reli gious sentiment i and conviction. Immigration has been the mail source from which has been ae- cruited the vast strength of th Roman Church. The two leading Jenominations of Protestants u. deWved the impulse which sent them to the f rout form the wide- sweeping religious revivals of thr earlier history of this country. The remaining third of the re ligious membership and varying belief of idiosyncrasy is distrib uted among 45 distinct denomina tional families, which are subdi Vided into 88 separate branches oftentimes with the lines of di vision so marked as to make them substantially distinct commun ions, ui tnese iamuies me great est is the Presbyterian, divided into 12 bodies, with a total mem bership of 1,542,401. Next come the Lutherans. 20 bodies, with an aggregate membership of 1,526 552, and the Disciples Of Christ or, as they have been called the Cauripbellites, lollow with 1,085, 615. These three denominations like the, Baptists and Methodists. belong to what is known broadly as the "evangelical' family, but they have a mem bei ship which in the aggregate, is less than that of the Baptists alone. Next come the Protestant Episcopalians with 689,347 members, and the Con- grtgationalists, with 625,864 Th: Keiormed, with agree; with the Presbyterians in their Calvinistic doctrine. The United Brethren, with 285,940, are "ev angelical" also; and in that b oad family of old fashioned faith. therefore, are to be included al the Protestant denominations o any considerable strength in this country. The Unitarians, representing the liberal school, muster only the insignificant number of 75. 000 i!n the whole Union; the Uni versalists onlv 48,856. The first have suffered by losses from botl their; extreme factions, becaust of their far ad vancd liberals go ing over to agnosticism and their conservatives to the Episcopa church, in Boston, more especi ally. The Universalists are los ing their reason for distinct ex istence because of the tendencv of orthodoxy to ignore the doc trines of hell. Toe remaining societies aro many in number, but none o them is notably strong or partic ularly deserving if comment so far as Christianity goes. We set that the Christian Scientists aro put down as 70,rj00 The Spirit ualists once made loud boosts o their prelalence, but in this tabk they are reduced by their own records to 45,030. The membei- ship of Jewish synagogues. 1,200. 000 is only guessed at, . Dr. A. S Isaacs, who writes on the subject saying that it is impossible to give more than approximate fig u res, and his total of the member ship includes his estimate of th whole'Jewish populatiou,of who 400, OqO are in New York. The great majority of Uu American people, tneretur. are Protestants, and generally of the j form kuown as evangelical; while i something less than one-third o i the whole number of believers are Roman Catholics, New"York Sun. N!akes the food more delicious and wholesome BERTE COUHTY The Commissioners to Reduce Ex penses of Count v Affalrs-Chm Spruill States his Position Thtj expenses of managing thr public affairs of Bertie, , like mos other Counties, have not been it duced to cdr respond with the re duction in the earnings of those who pay the bills, brought abou by the low pricesof the products of the County. Recently there have appeared in tie Windsor Ledger commuui cations frm Ex Representative A. S. Rascoeand others pointing out whereexpenses can andought to be reduced. L This has brought fourth from Chairman Spruill, of the Board of Commissioners, a communica tion iu which he outlines the poli i cy ne win pursue, wnicn wiii doubtless be adopted oy th- Board. - ! I In the Windsor Ledger of last week he writes as follows, which our Northanipton readers wouid do well to consider: ! ! I see in your last issue a com munication from the Hon. A. S Rascoe setting forth some of tht needed reforms which meet with my hearty approval. In regard to the jailer I will say that I was not aware of the fact that it re quired any notice be given bin as to the compensation he should receive. It is far eyond our ex pectation to allow him more thai seven dollars and a half a month And iu my opinion six dollars is aplenty. I know of a number of school teachers only paying vt and six dollars a m' nth-who get three meals a day and as good as the land affords, with good fur- nished rooms and water I and .... i i' wood fires, etc. If this cm be done, say at six dollars a month. i- : it s! rikes me it would be a plent to allow the jailer who gives the prisoners only two meals a day And in my o inion there are num bers of people in the town of Windsor who would contract to do it for that amount and who ait in a position to feed the prisoners as they should be. Aside from this the jailer gets I extra fee: which amounts to considerable it the run of a year. As to computing and copying the tax list I would say that, ir ray iudo mnt, two hundred dol iirs is sufficient to alkw for this work. I' learn that it takes as much time to correct the list tak eiswork, or very near as much, as it does to do the balance.of tbt work. I shall move no list-take i be allowed any compensation whatever in the future until his work is correctly done and ii proper shape. I am opposed t paying twice for the same work, and especially at a fancy price. As to extra fees allowed the of ficers of the court I would say 1 shall for one object to allow an more than the law provides. It regard to general fees of the of ficers of the county, my opiniof is, wd should ask our representa tive to Jnsist that they red uc them one-half of what they now are; at least most of them, and a great many of them s duced three forth s. h.uld be re These fee were established by law wa back in days of prosperity whei the products of the farmer wen worth three or lour times a.s - ! much as they are today and pes haps a great deal more. Each in dividual should bear bis just pro portion of the burdtu. And .;1 fees and salaries should be riduc ed on a plant with 5 cent cntlon.- A.l agree with my frier.d, Mr Rascoe in evry particular. Tnvn wu never a time in the hUt.r Of th -i county When the striekes e oomy vvms more needed n very department than todav We will be :iad to hear sugges tions from the ptO)le of the com ty, pointing out to us in every XJarticular where retrenchments can be made to the benefit of tho the lungs and prevents any ten den masses. I stand read v for one. " cv toward pneumonia. Fur sale by 'and am sure my associates aro mm i with me. tocarrv out, with offec! j e 'ivry thin withiu our jower ! he best interest of Ber'ie com It is a X)itivi fet that ever one who does a little public wort expects two to four times much pay as ho would from irivate individual for the sam amount of labor. We had such r rush of business at ourJfirstjtwc meetings we really did not feav the time to give any matter th proper consideration. Some cuts perhaps, could have been mad then that were not As we have been elected by th best element of Bnrtie county t serve them tt their best interes' t will be our greatest pleasure to do so in every instance. I C. W. Spruill, Chm. Board Co. Com Bertie CounU A Cuban Speculation. Thie fate which may befall pre mature attempts to make raooey is indicated, in a story told by j correspondent of the Detroi News, in Havana, of Uie specula tion of a Texan whom we may cal Perkins since that was not hi name in goats for the Havana 1 . -market. Just j after the lifting of th blockade Mr. Perkin's partner was in Havana. The house was considering chances to make money there. Perkins had been in Havana, and knew that ordina rily the people used goats' milk He telegraphed from Texas: ' Whatconld you do with a few goats?" The i partner cabled back; "Might try a hundred." A hundred! This set Perkins wild. If a hundred could bs us ed. agood many more could b He bought five thousand goats in Texas at a dollar apice, and load ed them on a steamer. His part ner dumbfounded to find such an army on his hands, went to see the butchers, and told them what a nice consignment he had. The butchers were very poor and so were the people of Havana aid all they could offer them foi the goats were fifty cents apice In spite of the most persevering efforts, that was all that he could get for them. He consulted Per kins by t cable, anjd it was agreed to sell the goats, to pocket th loss of twenty five hundred dol lars, and let it go at that The partner went to get the goats, and then found that the Spanish custom houseauthorities demand rd two dollars apice be fore the goats should be landed I He did everything he could to to evade this charge, but quite in vain. ! I That night he went aboard the steamer and tried to stampede the goats off the deck into Havau-.t harbor. The goats had too much sense to be frightened into sui cide. Every one of them re mained aboard. He took the steamer to Jamaica, and not one of them was wanted there. Here the captain of the vessel, said that he could not stand it any longer, as the goats were eatiLg up his rigging, and he was afraid they would eat up the whole ship Then they steamed back to New Orleans, and here they were not permitted to land, as the quaran tine authorities held that the goats had had an opportunity to become infected with the germs of yellow fever in Havana, It took a grva. deal of expensive cabling and a long delay to get them re leased at last, and obtain perm is sion to land the goats and give them away at New Orleans. Thug endtd what was perkaps the most unprofitable speculation fur its size iu history. Youth's Compauiot.. Wbeu you cannot sleep for cough ing take Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. It always gives prompt re lief It is most excellent for colds, too, as it aids expectoration, relieves John Baugham, Rich bquare, N. C. From Factor? to TlrtiU. .But tfcla a a a i la Walla U 1 -W tm Yj 94, 4.a y KaaffiIt4 la either 5 fackaa. Itin m inch pillar.!, tiler. GttiM4te trMgcM mi wm 4m, Oar mat i6-mk cauWo tDa aaas of ttunim la r nmitura. ClMali onf, crockery, Vtlrervara, Searing Clocks. Uphotsterv Coed. DaW ivcuiwir riuna, ntmn, tra waaa Stoves, etc., a ixl in bay in f from m.'fwm mm from 40 to to par cent, oa aTarytklat iaal - . . a' We publiaa a I!thofTpKal eatalagaa af Caa pet, Rugs. Art Squaras, IVtiarai a at Waf vamiaa dk inoai axact oaaina la paiBted color aalacttoee caa Va factorur as though ?m Hera's tha aeleWta4 Hioea Se-viog Mackiaa bom better aud. Guar aateadforao yaara. Cat. k(ue taua to au aboat it. Phca (j Dravar Stfla), 013.23 Wily hira tra ClttaaaaTC la every part al tha Vai ted State, ia Caaa4a. Mexico. Beraiuda, Caaa, PfSMA DIM ..J fr as Australia aad Saata 5fr Africat ScsMlforaar rra f Mm Catalogues. Thy viU taUyaauAiliaai M Jaliua Hinco Ci Cor BALTIUOREs UD. Dipt It 3. Bright Prospects for the "New Year." Listen and you will hear air alizing prices. 11.25 umbrella CV 05c. 4 qt. galvanized oil cais IT window shades 121 to 25c. 12.00 shoes fos $1.50. Ladies skes cheap accordingly nice; hemp car ft He. yd, table oil cloth 15a yd. tall knives aud forks 39c. to $2.25; to spoon ' 3 to 45c. Japanese bowjj and pitchers 35c. slop pails (Jap cd) 30c. school crayon 8c. pr bosf ladies fine all wool vests $1.80 palij men's odd wool pants $1 00 pair; to dies $1 50 trimmed hats 90c cheapep 75c; laces froml to 15c. yard; towjP crash 5 to 10c yaid: J wool wcrsU$ 10c; alt Wool fancy worsted 25 to 41 yard; beautiful brocade black Ma; gents $1.25 hats for 85c. A few mora? boys sui s at cost; also headquarters for bargains in ladies capes and UaV derwear, notions of every destrip tion,)tinware, druggist sundries ai& lots of things before advertised; b to cap the climax a pack envelope and a quire of paper ferolj 4 Mity Thanking the public for past IV vors and soliciting your future psa ronage, , ' I am Yours Truly, MA TTIER. C0PELAND Pr& New-York Racket 6lo- - WOODLAXD, N. C. mmr tipliiit. Diarroea, loose bowels,cramp colic cured with Dr. David's! uro. At al' the stores FOE BUGGIES CARRIAGES HANDUABE HARHED BRIDLES SADDLES &0 at reasonable prices go to W. T. PICARD'S Jackson, N.C., VSL- Handmade Harness at a the price you have to pay fat chine made. Agent for Wrenn's Bugflo Hides! Hides ! Hides ! - - I am in tha market for Hid w Green or Dry for which I pay fc highest market price. If you hat an for sale one or a dozen and D is cot convenient for you to coma my piace of 'bnsiness write n ir card and I will make you an offa. M.. H. C0XX23. at Depot t'Ch Square, K. O TAST ELECT I S J 1 4T A3 C009 POn ACC.C ,-ta)!;B&Cobt.Loala,aio. ... . Wtaiea:-W aoM tavi Taar, K9 aaaSn Al , w.'V.;-H TASTiiLEia CUELX TOHIO aaat 1 iiiw irrcaa airaafly UUa ya. xa ai v m. t-U ycira. w ut anaj . r .i an arucla that mi aocto iJtSJua. fa uur Tools. sen' truly. I ft 1 1 l!
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