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minr Siibsi-ription $150 per year. WE MUST WORK FOE THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE. W. II. Kitchin, Ower VOL. 1. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1885. NO. 45. : FACES. There are faces as cold as the ice. ' i facos as warm as the sun; There are faces all marred with vice, And faces we ever shun: There are faces vacant of thought, Fair faces, but nothing more; There are faces with sunlight fraught, .Sweet faces we half adore. There- are faces so hard, we shrink To greet with a word or kiss; There are faces from which we drink, And faces we ever miss; There are faces as dark as a cloud, Portending a storm of rain. And faces that are gay and proud, Kevealin& a soul all vain. There are faces with a love . That reflect the love benign The love that shines from Heaven above. And is of a friend the sign, There are faces that wear a frown. Driving the world away : And laces that tell of a crown As bright as a cloudless sky. There are cynical faces mean, Th?.t sneer with many a word. And faces composed and serene l?v the power of the truth once heard; lore are beautiful faces oit, I at not of the chalk or paint; There are faces pure and sou. The faces quite of a saint. TTe chisel our thoughts in the face, Emotions paint unawares. With our miuds and hearts ever traco Our joys and griefs and cares: It is love, it is hate, we write. Whatever we think or feel; It is doubt, it is faith, or light, Whatever is woe or weal. Tl DONE BY A YANK. I must tell 3'ou ray mother lived the Luray Valley of Virginia, close upon the great caves which had become bo famous during the war. "We had a comfortable cabin, and 1 went away to war leaving a brother about fifteen years old to look after things. He fell sick and died iu lfiG2, and from that on the poor old woman was all alone, and had to manage tb.9 best she could. Yoa must know that the Luray, as well as the Shenandoah Valley, was early occupied by the Federals. These valleys were fighting grounds. The Federals would come up and the rebels would come down, and there was hardly a week that the valleys were not changing hands. You may guess that, between the two armies and the camp followers and guerillas of both, the women and children fared pretty hard. Along in the spring of 1864, while I was attached to Lee's command as a scout, I was sent to the Shenan doah with dispatches to Early, and given permission to visit my old mother in Lurav. I had not been 4 home for nigh on to eighteen months, and you may reckon l was in a hurry to git there. Once in a great while I had received a letter in mother's old-fashioned, scrawling hand, conveying good or bad news. but it had now been seven or eight weeks since I had received word or line. Well, not to bother you with de tails, let me say that 1 reached cross roads within three miles of home one afternoon just at dark Spring was just setting in, and the rain came down in a steady pour and there was mud wherever there was dirt. There used to be a sort o tavern here, but 1 looked lor it in vain. The few blackened timbers left on the the site told the story of fire I wa3 ready to push on again when a cripple named Seth Smith whom I had known for many years came down the road on his mule helloes at him, and he helloes back and then he calls out in the dark-. ness : "John Williams. I reckon I know yer voice?" "It's me, fur sure.'' "Goin' home?" "Yes." "Well, I'm afraid ye'll be too late Four or five Yankee foragers and bummers rid ud the road about- an hour ago. They is stealin an' tduncWin' nnd doin' WUSS. Thev shot the old man Davis up thar' by crack of carbines and revolvers, but I was so badly done fur that 1 could ;o no faster. W hen I finally did reach the gate I found two dead horses tying beside the fence. As I entered the yard I stumbled over a dead man. Half way to the door was a second, and almost on the door-step wa3 a third. The door was shut and the house dark, but the Srst thing I knew there was a blaze of light, and a bullet passed through my hat not an inch above my head. I dropped to the ground mighty fast, and I did a heap o' thinkin' fur the next three minutes. At the end of that time I called out : "Hello ! the house ! Hello ! Moth er ! 1 heard a move inside right away, with the song of voices, and when I had called ag in my blessed old mother sans: out : "Praise God ! but is that my son John?" "Aye. mother, it's me." She struck alight and opened the door, and next minute I was inside and she was crying on my shoulder. What do 3 ou reckon I saw as I looked around? No more nor less than a Yank in fall uniform, sittin' on a chair in front of the winder, revolver in hand, head bound up, face white but full o' grit, and one leg useless, with a bullet in it. It took me some little time to un tangle the skein. It seems that the Yank was a scout. He had stopped at the house for a bite to eat, and when the raiders came in and began to cuss and threaten and lay violent hands on my old mother, lie gets up and orders 'em out. That brings on a fight, and he jist dropped three of em as aead as crowbars and killed two of the bosses. The rest of the gang didn't want any more of that and got out. Afraid they would return to play him some trick, that jlucky Yank, all wounded and bleeding as he was, insists on stand- ng sentinel at the window, and it was him who mistook me for one of he raiders and sent a bullet fur io a d. You can imagine mv astonish- nient, indignation and gratitude. In n hour we had him comfortably fixed up, and durin' the rest of the night I stood sentinel without beiu' disturbed. "T A. ? . 1 V .Lexi, mornin' wno. should come ridin' up but a squad of Early's men j. uey uuneu Mie corpses and 1 gin them all the perticklers, and what did they do but demand the scout There he was, painfully hurt and helpless as a child, but they were going to take him away as a xiris- oner. Did they.' Well, not much! iner were seven ot 'em, but 1 Had a Winchester and two revolvers, and they hadn't the sand to face 'em. Howsomever, they rode away to jit more help, and I realized that must make some other arrangements to keep the Yank out o' their hands. lie was jist as cool and nervy as axx old veteran, and it didn't take long to fix up a plan. I had the back door off in a jiffy, and we laid him on it and propped him up us well as we could. 1 hen mother and I nicked him ud and toted him fur half a mile up the side of the mountain and left him in a cave. We fixed him a com fortable bed, left food and drink at hand and were back at the house by the time the soldiers came. There was a hulj company this time, and there was a high old time fur awhile. They took me prisoner and carried me off to Early's headquarters, but they couldn't find the scout. I wss held prisoner for two weeks, and they tried hard to make out some sort of a case agin me, but finally I was re leased and sent back to Lee. This left mother alone to care for the scout, but he was not neglected. The' got spies to watch her, and they scouted the neighborhood fur days, but they had their trouble fur their pains. It was nigh on to ten weeks afore that Yank got well 'nuff to walk off to his lines, but lie got there safely, and from that time on mother was protected by Sheridan and the pantry kept supplied by his Quartermaster. X. The Gamblers' Victim. The steward said it was quite like old times. In the main cabin were five or six card tables and there was a crowd at ever' one. When the play grew hot the gold and green backs.began to show up and by and KSCII5IO-,M AS A. MAI1IET. COTTON A. WOMLf'S SHREWDNESS: It Advantages GSrowtli And Prospect In Tills IKrcction. HOW A YOrNG LADY EXPOSED AN fMPOSTOB AND THIEF. "I'm a man of feeling and I'll do anything for a person in want, but Extracts- From Cleveland's To Eaton. Letter I HODGES & HODGES, WHOLESALE When our friends in the North desire protection for any special en- just now I feel like giving you the terprise or article, even if its estab- Uiickest thrashing you ever got by there was from $300 to $1,000 on lishment or origin ante-dated the The speaker was Mr. William Pulley, every table. One of the player at- war of 1812, they speak of it as an who shook his rather muscular fist tracted especial attention. He was "infant industry'' and clamor for its under the nose of a cringing man in a man of about 30, genteel and well encouragement. Judging by this the parlor of his residence, No. 302 educated, and he bet with a reckless- standard, surelytthe cotton trade of east Pratt street, yesterday morning ness to astonish everybody. Some- Richmond might properly be called This was the end of a story, the first how we all began to feel personally in- one of its infant enterprises. If so chapter of which began on Saturday terested in his luck and when he won however, it has thrown off its swad- On the morning of that day a respect- we rejoiced as much as if he agreed dling clothes, ver-leaped the days ably-dressed man, of pleasant ad- to divide up pro rata. In two hours of its youth, and at one fell bound dress, and clean-shaved face, called he was 2,000 ahead, but then his sprung into a very lively manhood, at the coal office of Pulley & M ax- uck changed and before midnight This article is written in no strain well. 110 Boston street." He said ie was dead.broke. Then his watch of over-confidence and with no desire his-name was William Pulley, and and ring and pin went, and he rose to exaggerate. It contains only facts wrote his address as 124 Capital St., up as thoroughly cleaned out as a that can be solidly substantiated. St. Paul, Minn. His story was that gambler could be. A Mate representative this morning his father had emigrated from Vir- "Gentlemen," he said, as he turn- had a conversation with Col. W. A. ginia to Ohio, and thence to Minne ed to us, ''I am much obliged for James, largely engaged in the cot- sota. His business ia Baltimore was your words and wish each one of ton trade, and gleaned some readable the search for a brother who had left you well. I have lost $600 entrust- encouraging, and truthful items, home in May, and his mother was so ed to me to deliver to a party in New Cotton is begining to come in very worried at not hearing from her son Orleans, and I shall not go any fur- well, and a big trade is expected af- that she prevailed on the other to ther. Goodbvel" ter October. The receipts in Rich- visit Baltimore to seek him. Mr lie was on deck like a flash and mond are heavier this year than for Pulley remembered that he had rela we heard a splash in the water as we any previous one. Most of the cot- Uvea who also had left Virginia lor ran after him. None of us returned ton handled is from North Carolina, Ohio some years ago and had drifted to the cabin. Wc sat down to talk but shipments from the far South into Minnesota. Suspecting that his os. T I. I' A . j .1 I ? l I 1 4- ' Tt. it over and tor an nour we ieic uau are m imure expected. visitor was peruaps a relative, no real bad. We erected a monument Richmond is now the second cot- offered the hospitality ot his home. and carved an epitaph, as it were, ton market in the State, and prices The visitor thanked him, and said he and every man went to bed sad-heart- range from to of a cent higher would make a thorough search of the ed. than at any other market. hotels for his missing brother before Well, next morning, when the boat The demand . for spinners in the accepting the offer. About noon he reached Natchez, I ran across to the city is good in fact, the supply is returned and said it was too hot to captain and remarked on the sad oc- not equal to the demand. continue, whereupon he accompanied urrence. There hove been no receipts for Mr. Pulley to ni3 residence, was m- "See that chap?" he replied, point- the; past few days, owing to an acci- troduced to the family and asked to ing to a man climbing up the hill. Why, that looks chap !" 'Certainly it does, for it is !' "But he went overboard." H A T-S -19 Commerce Stkeet, Nokkol k. Va. "Executive Mansion, Sept. 11. 18S5. Hon. Dorm an B. Eaton My Dear sir: I am in receipt of your letter tendering your resignation as a uernber of the Board of Civil Ser vice Commissioners. I cannot re frain from expressing my sincere re EN WOOD SCHOOL. withdraw from a position in the public service where your intelli gent performance of duty lias been of inestimable value to the country. and all those who desire good gov ernment fully appreciate your de votion to the cause in which you early enlisted; and they have seen, with satisf'actioH,that your zeal and faith have not led you to suppose that the reform in which you were -THE FALL. TEKS- Of Greenwood School will begin on the 1st Monday in August, 1SS5. MISS SALL1E SPEED, Principal. DENNIS & HORN Keep constantly on hand Buggies, Wilson. Carta &c. which thev Will selfchean for Cash, or on time to re engaged is unsui ted to the rules Uoonsible parties. We are thankful which ordinarily govern progress U our friends for past favors and in human affairs; or that it should at once reach perfection and uni versal acceptance. . Seasonable toleration for old pre judices, graceful recognition of ev- iioe a continuance oi uiu sttuio. DENNIS & HORN. OOKIIERE! STOPM- W. II. KITOIIIN. 100 ll.tifers Wanted from ojw to throe yeavs oiu. Also, ivij oixeia uuui uu tn thvi.. vn.!ir old. All Dei'hOnS Wllilll j-k-ri- oi.-l "oin cililrv n i".ili'7oti P'jrid il.i.i-. pil! mi V 1 V tltui IU. 1 1 11 I ' IV. V A V t V 1 I it. -1 ; l y III I lV43t ' 1. 1 . v... instrumentality that promises as-1, A, T sistancc, and constant enorc to tie m on strata the" advantages of the 1T AG'S II E A 1) . new ordor Oi things, are. t lie means Snlendid and safe Sea Bathing, Fish 1 . i ? r , , I 1 by Which this rciorm movement and bame m abmmance. ivury uawK, " II !. f nml nllidl- 11iolnri S!lIV wiiirutucnuureociariuerauMiiic- rounah easily accessible. The only ed, the opposition of incorrigible reliable route to this delightful Sesiue n C7JlXOlXlViJ. lWlllVlUU lllVUVVt'UlU uil the cause placed upon a sure foun- dation- . i . . - . . . r- . I . , 1 . T il SI.. dent on the i'leamout Air-lane near ieu at uome. in uie evening ivir the verv Ch-rrlottc, N. C. By this the delivery -Maxwell, partner ot ALr. ruiley, es- of a number of bales kas been delav- corted him about town. Next niorn- ed. Much more cotton could han- ing Mr. Pulley took his new friend died in Richmond if dealers could to Washington-St. Methodist Prot I I . . i i i i . i ii P,osh ! He tossed over a choir have rapid transit and manutactures estant cnurcn wuere ue piaceu a uoi- and then slipped down below !" rates. lar in the collection lor the winter s 'And he didn't lose $600 which Cotton cau be shipped from Rich- coal. Mr. Tulley saw in this act the f . . , ,,. -I i a i i: i. ii.. was entrusted " mond :n the evening and delivered open-ueaneunsss peculiar w me jtui t tin ; j o noiuwr I in t.hf V.nlf.imnrp tiii ll-vnrd !i.o nrnrt. lev farailv. and thought it another for the. o-arcblers and played to in- morning without breaking of bulk evidence ot their relationship. rWn (rrponlinms to noma in !" De-ov extra handlinsr. and at a less ex- i-ne same evening tuere was com troit Free Press. Not So warm One of the hottest days this sum mer a suburban granger came into this olfice, and the editor remarked, in his usual original style : "Is this hot enough for you?'' "Oh. I don't know." was the off pense than from other market. pany at Mr. Tulley's, among whom An accessible point. was Miss Coleman, residing on fcx- i 4i-. i.m.. ir:.- In nUiH tr tho Wl .ml UnlM. ewr street. Alter awniie, ij.isa wuiu I man wlin i nvirfont.l e n. indorp of more demands inquires are being lmman nat ure. remarked to Miss In constantly made by large shippers, ley that she did not like her guet. Richmond is a most accessible noint She was sure he was crooked. -Are for such shipments, and it is on en- yoa surG hs. narae is Pulley? Have terprise that will not down. Ther "Yes,'' continued the visitor, con fidently. "Much?" Traveler. USE. ME.-VSJStlCJiS. An Ananias Trick. "Dat is a Annnias trick, tis a An anias trick," said an old colored wom an to a merchant whom she met at the corner of South Front street yesterday evening. "What trick is it?" inquired the merchant. "Whv de mill men sav de won't UUVSU U11V tit U t. - 4. I ----- the hano-in'-rock, and I seed 'em fire sell a poor pusson less dan a bushel three or four times at the Widder Scrivens, kase she fought 'em away from the corn-crib, I reckon they'll pay yer poor old mammy a visit." "They won't dare to harm her.' "Mebbe not, but don't you depend on it. I reckon they may be Yankee deserters. Leastwise, they are full o' whisky and mischief, and dare do anything. Better push right along." I didn't stop to ask any more questions, but pushed right along ou a log trot. It was a horrible road, hut I let nothing stop me, I found two dead mules on the road the critters havin' been shot down by the raiders aud I had to nass three harns winch they had sot on tire. of meal. I jist come from dare and dey say dey made a wow not to sell less dan a bushel. Ananias made a wow and dis is anudder Ananias trick. Dev say dev do it for de merchants to get more customers, but its a Ananias trick all the same. He made a wow and he couldn't stand, now how can dese.men stand God said it would be easier for a cannon ball to go frew de eye of a needle dan for a rich man to enter into heaven, and he was right. De merchants may make a wow den a poor pusson cant get less dan a bush el of meal. Well, if dey think de can stand let 'em go on making dese wows. Its a Ananias trick, dat wat asked the suameious maiaen. Miss ruuev quality of cotton handled is remarka- nouii not venture an oninion about bly good, and snippers may rely on bis name and nad not looked into Quick and profitable sales and prompt ,; hot- hand reply, "there was ice at our returns . lo-day a shipment was ! am "oing to look into it," said place this morning, when I got up. being maae to laHimorc. iuis snip- Misa Coleman. "Men carry their ..-.- oi. i ., -i i I menu, uu uuii;n;3ui;ii v;tiueuii wuui- n(imiQ thorf " Krth Inrlips c.t.qrrpn "Io?" said the editor, in su'nrise. . ' names mere. liotu lacues utareu ' nnsr. win De aenvereu in tae juonu- j fftlini tho hnt nim w wiping off the perspiration with his I mental mill-yards to-morrow early, viaible. MUs Coleman's fingers sleeve. Well conditioned, and riht SKteni) ncori ,mnni thn innwhd nfth witncare. upon tne wnoie tne out- heaa cover aad fouml a piece of lOOK IS not Only encouraging DUt nuner n.mnwliiol. roar tlifl fi.llnw n-r. It is hoped that the effort wrJtten in nencils "Consolidated to make Richmond a first class cot- r.n,n r.mnanv T.omvt. Xr. Salahps. 'Not much. About five pounds, ton market will-be successful. Rich-hsjame t ward One overcoat S3" The ice man brought it.7 Merchant monu enters into a generous rivalry The ladies told Mr. Pulley, who, with her sister cities. It is m no however, said nothing. There was mercenary spirit but a single desire iittie 8ieep among the Pulley family to enlarge her resources, and a de- t hat, nio-ht. as all exneated to hear sire not to be confined to any branch their guest move in some mysterious oi uusmess. JLet tuere oa an emuia- Uro,r Arr Pniior'o pntnm ia t. ar Your Uncle Thomas Hendricks is tlon without envy. There is enough to his om'e carl in the m0rnin2. but a constant source of trouble to the trafhc lor all and to spare. Rich- yesterday he remained home until Civil Service reformers. One good ,u""u vuuu uuulo wen as sue his guest came down. Smiles ana thing about Hendricks he is not a M ff-l", G at Peasant words were profuse from irnh0iiflwn.i the xnn.ruyr? --.0 y .uc tu. tne visitor, who, alter breaiuast, ujiiw. sprigntiy -jocKaae, ana an other cot waiked out of the front door, intima- trine, "To the victors belong the ion marts. ting he would return, Hardly had spoils," and he talks it right out m it only needs encoukagemenT. 1 he gone half a square when one of meetiosr. Chicaho Mail. In addition to Mr. James, there Mr. Pulley's daughters announced are several other parties engaged in that her bureau had been robbea ot Another Strong Convert. handling cotton in a smaller wav. a small sum ot money. Mr. ruiiey md all give encouraging reports as put on his coat and started in pur I i m 1 a .1 . 4 I I n r -i rw-v Inn v-v rfnmrf I -l 1 C n r ri. -NT v u nr.i: to tne aavantaffes. crrowtn nrosDects suit, nc oawms uiumS mouh. a xicif luitt yjriuiHLiK) ia nic , o c i j. i -1 -n i , . . -r-v . I x- i , Ul 11IUUUIU1IU ttS id CUtCUU CCUlie. 'T ui,..i.v,. kwum in.; latest emouraiic journal oi btauu- T . enternrisQ onl finnoilP Mr. Pullcv behind, he turned up Reg ing and influence to aver its beliei, Po-ement. - ester street. Mr, Pulley hastened backed by solemn arguement, that Richmond flour ranks A No. 1 in his steps, suspecting the fellow had the Civil Service law is unconstitu- all markets. The Indians of Calcut- taken his heels. V hen Kegester ts-i o,i vn,Mp?;,flrPno? ta, the Hottentots of Africa, the street was reached the thief was not uutenmen oi Amsteraam. Kotteraam to ue &ccu, uuu xui. x unc v ucluuluv Express. and other nlaces nav tribute to him in a plumber's at the northeast hfir matphloas trhfiinn' hprirnn o-onrls corner of the street. He walked in, The Boys wouia tct iiir one. Qf all description her papef her collared the man, and made him woodenware, are all sought after, march back to where he had stolen Wnnrlor lmw Hip hnv? wnni ana tne traue in eacii is constannv uuc """"'J1 "" " Wonder how the boys would like ..ntr . . . iio m.a . - a renort from the familv. who were to nave neuunuKs iu ciiuigu ui me f th sreate3t cotton markets ia the all engaged in finding out what their appointment machine while Cleve- country. losses were, when he expressed him- ALB EM All LIS & KALEIGII E. R. Roppokc Steamer Plymouth to E'.ie-i:toii, thence over Norfolk and Southern IX. ii. tn F.lrnhotli Uitv and thenee by Old Do- minion S. 8. Company's Steamer Shen- amioah every balunlaj'. . Schedule tor JSS. m ciiect liiur.aay June 25. Passengers will leave Taiboro "You will agree with me, I think, that the support Avhich has boon -ivrn the nrftsen .', adm i n ist ration in ..,,, i ovorv fridav at ( p. m. on nixnlav train, itsellorts to preserve and advance U-,,L ,t ilead on Saiurdnv at this relorm, bv the iarty restoretl p. m. iictuming the bhenaudo v.i leaves to nover after an exclusion for Nag's Head every ' Monday, We i lnesday to pover aittl an exeuiou ioi Saturday morning;, making close con- manv years, alter iniiticiiiiinoii in n nr. Kiizabotn city wauiram ior uicpiacc t- tut 1' ""-- "vl'Zr- Tarhoro to Nas's Uead and srvifto: ftomroiiteu witii a new - & i nt ' uikcw joou ior tne oca- 11 1 tern precluding redistribution of son. The Conductor - on ai!. a . , Ralcisrh Jlailroad will sell tidets n ti.uu ot such places iu its interest, cawed to .j getting on cars at Stations le nnon to Riirreiifler tbft advantages low TarboVu, upon same terms aud con- N EW A IJ V ERT i SEM EXTS. food water. Nerdncss put oi ius s-peviwi aims. Stop at the llailroad House. i j.: ... 1.:.. l.lifinnc n Ii-Olll Lariioro. wuien perNeriuu. p;irii,ituaiuip u,,..:. iKTTV, ivn. Supt, taugiitine American peooie uk. , r,T axdLEK. (Jen. F. a V. A-'t ..;.... 1 - . 1 I v.."- suspicion always raiseu in suun uu. emergency that their rights in the conduct ot this relorm had not been Ri-.rimnlonslv reirarded. should re- - eeive due acknowledgment, aud ?A1LK0AD HOUSE, should confirm our belief that there xt is? a sentiment among the people Scotland neck, is. c better than the desire to holdolliee, mrs. LAURA BELL, I'KoyniETKEss ami a patriotic impulse upon w men f. , , , , t d atte:it-;-fe. Kvaufau 4- 4-1... .i-.-.m.-.4-.T ..4-I . ...... . n um.y saie-iy xesjt uie uiivguy "J1 the best table the uiarKet wwa1 institutions and tne strengtn ana i)erpetuity of our government "I have determined to request you to retain your present position until the hrst day ot .November next, at which time your resigna tion may become operative. "I desire to express my entire confidence in your attachment to the cause of civil service relorm, and your ability to render it effici ent aid: and I indulge the hopsrand expectation that, notwithstanding the acceptance of your resignation, your interest in the object for which you have labored so assiduonslj', will continue beyond the official term which you surrender. "Yours, very truly, "Grovkr Cleveland." AVID A. MAURY,- The MugwLinrD Pedigree- The Mugwumps were sired by George William Curtis and damned by the Democracy. Chicago Tribune. He Will Be- Half a mile from home I heard the lit is. New Berne Journal. land rusticates in the Andirondacks? Galveston News, "That's a pretty dress that Mrs. Brown has od," remarked Mrs. Fogg ; "beautiful color, is'nt it? It bears on a green." "I don't know," replied Fogg, glancing at the dress, which was unnecessarily low iu the neck, After haviner made a brilliant start self as stated in the beginning. The let not the sun of its glory set while man said he had taken only the it is still day. But metaphor aside amount missea, ana appeareu very and coming down to practical talk, penitent. It was an irresistible lin the cotton trade of Iiichmond is pulse, he said, he could not control, nro?ressino- and withoroDer encour- Mr. Pulley ordered him out, and gave .iirfiTnnnt.it-. will tint nlr.nt. hfi n.a a I BIS description 10 lUc police. -V tlour and tobacco centre that Rich mond is famous, but her trade in Prohibition's Obstacle cotton will be by no means the least important factor in her onward prog- J ye anu(je to the litte brown jug As Ohio is between Foraker and the Deep Sea, Iloadly is apt to be the next Governor. S. Louis Repub lican. "Prisoner," said his Honor, "the cv. iidenceis conflicting, but you were evidently drunk, and I fine you $25." "Thanks your Honor," replied the prisoner. ''May I ask a favor of What is it, said the Judge, "I would like some I go." The Judge was taken aback, but said with a smile : "Do you prefer any particu lar kind?'' "Yes, your Honor," re turned the prisoner, with a grin. "I would like my fine cut.". His Honor saw the point and made it $10. Bus ton Courier you?" good naturedly. tobacco before D BRICK MANUF A CTURKR. Will take contracts for furnishing tinvjs. as che-p as the next man, and give oetter work. Satisfaction guaranteed. The best brick in the market msiOo by at lowest orices. (Jive him a .?.:vt Brick always on hand and for sale in any quantity. Scotland Neck, N. C, June 25, 18S5. UIFE and FIRE NSURANG I am representing tho strongest, most liberal, prompt and rf-.H&bUi companies ui the U. S. Call at my oilice, take out a policy and secure your property. A policy in thy yEtna Life Co., is more secure th?J dl tLo Banks in the Union. J. II. LAWRENCE, Scotland Neck, N. C. MISCELLANEOUS- NOTICE. 33 YEARS AT THE BUSINESS Look to your interest and dont bo dec i:ivku. NEW MAN but an OLD BUSINESS. "I should say that it bares on the reSs to future wealth and ProsPeri-4a,a Journal shoulders." Boston Transcript. ty. Richmond State. S EVEXTEEN MULES For Sale by W. II. KITCHIN. Remember that I call sell you bug gies as cheap as you can buy anywhere in the world. I sell the celebrated Wrcnn work. C. W.Dunn. R. B. Fierce can dc found at Air. 1 E. SMith's'shop where he has a Good Stock of the best Material which he will make up in Buggies Wagons, Carts, &c. at short notice and offer the most reasonable Terms Horse Shoeing a SPECIALTY Call and see me, it will be to your Interest. Respectfully R. J J. HKEXE, W. H. KITCHIN. W". A. UUNJ, KITCHIN & DUNN, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Scotland Neck, N. C CSPOineo on 10th Street, rst door above MainJ Another car load of Stoves just receiv ed at F. Sterns. De!