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m III m i Subscription '$1.50 per year. WE MUST WORK FOR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE. W. 11 v :--rr. VOT. O SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1885, Fhv ccrt.-s a ;.-. doe-? any one think That i;- reahv tho price of a drink? Five c :;ts a K'::"-v? L iW:xr yu sa Why! :i:-u isr.'t very much t; pay. Ah! no n.iii'oi, "tis a very small sum, You sir? vi?ing over twixt linger and thumb And if i'nat was all you gave away, It woul.Iu't be -.try much to pay, Tiic prie3 of a drink let him decide, "7ho has List his couras-j and lost his pride, And hes a groveling heap cf clay, Not far remove.l from he;ist to-day. The price of a drink let that one tell, Who sleeps to-night in a murderer's cell, .And ft els within him the fires of hell. Honor, and virtu?, love and truth, All the mide and glory of yoir h. Hopes oi' ma: hood, the wreath of fame, li-S endeavor, and neb'eaim, These are the treasures thrown away, As the price of a drink from clay to day. Five cents a glass, how Satan laughed, As over the bar tha young man quailed, The beaded liquor, for the demon knew The terrible work that drink would do, And before the niorniag the victim lay With his life's blood ebbing swiftly away, And thai is the price, he paid, alas! For the pleasure of taking a social glass. The price of a drink, if you wish to know "What some are willing to pay for it, go Through that wretched tenement over there, "VYit.h diagv window and broken stair, v uere ioiu tiiset.se ue :i umpire crawis . With outstretched wings over mouldy i Willis; " ! There slamo in a corner crouches low, j There violence- deals Us cruel blow. t .:'d i:;:.'ije?ic ones rrc- thus aecursod i To pi.' the pea j of aiiof.ur's t'lirs:. I. Five nts a glass, oh! if that was all, j Ti:e s.'Ci :iice would indeed be small, I x-ut the r.-or.cy"s worth is the least i :::ii-J'l:t j "V , pa'.". .. i whoever will keen av-onnt "W :i le.-M-n tne tc'-nbro , i Five ci.s's a glass, do3 &av'on: think, That is ival'y the price of a driiih.? (Tlie above poem is not original but clipped ft ont a tract book obtained in the j bsudwich Islands by our friend, whose j fcKu.i:i na-iuis Senor Don Arturo S.n v... -1 v, . , , I'ais Aboukah Hancos. 'Ed.) (For the Deniocrt.) Ijioxg the Japanese. A, day In Yokohama Oa Siptetaber 2nd 1383, while the c ; ; c rc a i. (M 11- IS!jO"i we senaing -ion i-.icu 5n a: v neuis. v- ;!!: i, lurew.ril to the baautic'u! shares of tin'-.S.Mvd-.tK-h Island-, r.n:t sloo 1 oat is Sva hoaial lur Yflcn (iistra:'. stood vatcbiag tlie Hawaiian shores until the da-kof the night Liu them from our view. Our stay there had passed so pleasantly and quickly we could hardly realize we were leaving and had a long sea vojage before us. And as night bid the islaads from view we turned away wi'.li a sigh, as we remembered the warm friends we had parted witii perhaps never to meet again on earth. September 12th having crosjed the ISOth Meridian of West loagitade and entered East longi tude September the 13th wa? drop ped, it being then the 14th with U3, This is the point where we lose one day in circumnavigating the giobe. We had a very pleasant vo3age with occasional showers of rain, until October Sth when the falling barom eter guve notice of a storm. Every thiug was put in readiness to meet the st.irm which t truck us nest day, The hitches were b-jtterod down, decks r.aa'ied, life linos stretched and every thing movable aboat the df.cks .Gnnly secured. About 12,15 j 1 2f. the wind stsrled to blow audi went dI! aroaad the compass until it arrived at North Ea.-t,and at iP.Jl t'i?. fail fury of the storm was-pon as. Vfe wero ia one of those terri ble typhoons" which blow off the coasts of Japan during the fall month.. . lie lure we coul d take ia sail three of oar largest sails were blown to pieces. The wind blew .so furiously that the orders of the Capi tain, although issued through a trum pet, were unheard. Heavy seas would wash oar decks lore aad aft. Kn dues were running full speed vrbli the ship's h?ad to the wind, yet w- were unable to make any head-j vr:;y, aad during the three days this s'.orm iaste 1 we were blown near!7 500 mil or, out of our course. We,were 100 miles from Yokohama when the typhoon struck us, during the heav iest part of the blow the wind gauge loggM 85 miles per hour. After the wind had abated the ship labor ed very heavy in high sea, rolling on her beam ends, the heaviest rolls boinrj 53 degrees . each way. It seemed almost impossible for a ves- to remain arl at in such a storm, she boing under the water half of the time, hut our good ship seemed a thing of life as nsiug on the top of a wave she seemed to shake the '.va lors from her, only to be pnried tlie next moment, in. a tremendous sea which would sweep the decks lore and aft. How joyfully we hailed the sua as it came out-bright and warm on the morning of the fourth day. Old ocean's wrath had subsided into long swells, and we were able toopen our hatches and ports which had been closed for three days. At daybreak Oct. 11th we sighted the shores of Japan and soon after we passed No Sima lighthouse and en tered Yoddo Bay, while steaming up the bay many strange aridpiet nresquc sights met our gaze. Tow ering mountains on each side, green and fertile valleys dotted with little villages with. their quaint and pretty houses, rice and tea grow h:g in abundance, now and then vre -;ee a steamer bound out flvicg tea Japanese flag, a while flag with a ted ball in the centre, the hay is f':!I of iishiug crafts called jumps ve clumsy looking vessels with vae or two heavy masts and large -a -a boo ai!s. We h ive to keep a ::?- IrirvkrKf-. in i-.r2.-ii".f t-., n - I .- . . ,i;o;n iioira. -f. er aboat five bears steaming V the Yeddo 12 iy we arrive at Yo- .v::V.aa, and as our anchor is let go, is:1'- s':a1 i surrounded by Japanese their small boats, called ssnnaas all elarooriug to et oa board with . w ;v:u,:i:w id sea ero ics, provis- !-aS clothinir. curiosbies. and riv tiii;,g you wish to bu vj they spread i'a'-ir wares out on the decks aad re--ia ou hoard an hour or more three chr.es a day. We do not remain to examine t heir wares as we are impa ih i't to get ashore after such a long voyage. At la.-t we manage to get m asanpan, and on looking aroand wo think it almost impossible to jiefc 'through the circle of boats which surround vB, but wc are soon out of the circle and on our way to the ra Ti.e bat- is full of vessils :V ;:a every part of the world. Tin Japanese propel their boats by sculling, thatis with a large oar ov -rjjis stern working it from side to side, sending them through the water at a !ivelyr ate, while sculling and when working continually, they maks a hissing no"i3e. As we step oa the wharf we are accosted by a Japanese who exclaims "makee lido," and tv her, we answer 'all right 'he con ducts us to a small covered vehicle with two wheels, called a jinrickisha, they have double and single jinrick isha's, which can be hired for 8 aud cts., Japanese money, per hour Te caca enter a jinrickisha,and look around for the hordes, who we soon perceive, is a Jupanese, with thesbafts grasped firmly in each hand starts off in a lively manner. While being whirled swiftly along we are able to notice the dress and mannero of these queer people. The men wctr their clothes yery tight and a long coat confined at the waist vviih a sash, they do not wear hats, only those who have to work out doors wear a large hat resembling a wash bowl, and only in rainy weather do they wear these hat? ; their shoes resemble sandals and have pieces of wood about three inches high at the heel and toe. The majority of th-people wear silks, as it is about a? cheap a, cloth in our own country- Tim dresses of the women, look ike numerous square pieces of silk thrown over the shoulders and con- fined at the waist by a h-rrad bright colored sash, their are like those worn by the men, they do not wear hat3, the umbrella is used in Japan as a hat, their umbrellas are made cf paper and will stand the heaviest rains. The men's' hair is very black and course; they wear it cut short, the women wear their hab: done up very fancily, with little ving-s of iiair back of each ear. They are small of statue; it is very amus iwz lo watch them walking about on Ihcir high shoes. They are much fairer complexioaed than the men, and some are very pretty. "When meeting an acquaintance on the st r.t. i.h.-v r!o not stop, when they arrive side by side, they each bow and pas on. We inform our Lorse we wish to visit a tea house, he sooa arrives in front of a small two story house, while leading the way he incites us t ? enter; we eater a larue room where a number of Japanese are sitting around a square box 1111 ed with ashes and a charcoal fire burning on top, we look around for chairs to sit upon but they are things the people of this country are unacquainted with, so we follow the example of our jinrickisha man and set on our heels. Tea is served ia very small cups, they do not use milk or sugar, we eent our jinrickisha man to purchase some sugar, and when is arrivad invited the Japanese to join us in a sweeteued cup of tea. When one of their number who could speak a little English informed us, after tasting the tea, "No good, spose Japanee drinkee, he makt'e soon die,? we could not persuade them to join ti3. They have no furni ture whatever in their houses. Each floor is one large room, but can be divided into two numerous apart ments by having screens across the room. A mattress placed oa the floor is used for a bed, for covering, a q tilt with sleeves in it is used, their pillows are small bags itujd A-h-h hair about lea inches long aad six Inches ia circumference resting on a small block of wood aboat six mcues high. The neck is rested on this small pillow while sleeping. Chop sticks are used ia place of knife aa i fork, smaii round sticks ab;;ut eight iuchee long, which they dexterously use. When li:-ey enter a house they leave their shoes at the door, where they re main nadis'arbed, a tki-ves are tin known among tiiem. When trvhi to speak iviglish if they bdi to in vito you an stairs they say, "ten side can do," down stairs, ' 'bottom si-'e car. do." They are very courteous and hospitable to strangers, a::d ara very iond u Americans; the; natured race 1 nave ever When taking our departure, on asking the amoaat of oar bill we .wore told, it was nothing, and invited us i.o coil aaani. We now informed cur tar. a we wished to visit the bazaars, when he turned into a long wide street aud sooa c; ima to a halt" in large store with gay colored Japaa ese characters all over the front; we aiightcd and were met at the door by a Japanee who iaviteds as to enter aud examine his goods, he procedod to show us what his store contained, and seemed very much pleased at expressions of admiration while ex amining his specimens of beautiful workmanship, and oa inquiring the price we were surprised at the re markably low figures that was asked for them. A3 we are oaly sight see ifig we do not purchase, he does not seem very anxious to sell, aad treats us politely ss if we ha spent two or three hundred dollars with him, we thank him for his trouble, and are invited to call again. While being whirled along in our jinrickisha we pass a large building surrounded by a beautiful park and on inquiry we sre informed it is used by the ministers of foreign na tions. There are some very fine buildings in this city, the custom house, post-office, hotels and club houses of dhferent nations. We enter a street and imagine our selves ia our own country, the street is narrow; the houses two and three stories high, of brick and stone, are built on the plan of our hoascs, here we ask the name of the street and arc informed it is Mala Street in the European quarter of the city the streets here ar no as wide as those in the Japanese quarter. "We notice a great many familiar names dis played oa the signs. There are a great many European and American merchants here dealing in the prod ucts of this country. Mntsuhit , the Mikado or King of Japan,- and his Queen, Yosiiiko, live in the palace at Tokio, the capital, about t.wen'y-five miles from Yokohama. Several trains run between the cities each day. The United States have a hospital at Yokohama, aad the English have a naval station. The water front is protected by a stone sea wall, sever al canals run through the city through which the waters from the mountains pass. The volcano of Fussiajama can be seen from Yohokama oa a clear day with its snow covered peak. Tokio is situated near the foot of this vol cano which is now extinct. While riding through tho streets, we notice the the happy contented look of the people as they pass to and fro, or stand in their doorways watching us as we pass by. Nov and then we notice a woman with her child tied to her back, this being the manner in which they car ry their infants, they are very cun sii l queer . looking little things. Thinking we have had sight seeing enough for one day, we order our jinrickisha man to convey us to the wharf and upon arriving there we give him a paper yen, the dollar of Japan, (about seventy-six cents in our money.) which pleases him ex ceedingly, he takes his leave after niauy bows and words of thanks. We enter a sanpan aad are soon once more aboard the ship well pleased with Japan and the Japanese. A. St C. B. RUNAWAY ROOSTER- IIcw a Section of a Great City was Thrown into Con fusion. For the short ,'-pace of twenty minutes yesterday Clay street, be-Iot-' San.some, was the scene of a comedy most amusing to those who witnessed it. A large rooster that had escaped from a coop that was! being unloaded from a wagon was cause primarily of the outbreak of; confusion and ' uproar. As the fowl, with a vigoron.-i crow of ex ultation, gained ids liberty through a loose .slat aul .started down Clay sheet at a fifty-inilcs-an-honr ; pace, one of the employes of the commission house owning the fowl grasped a long pole with a hook ox one end and ran after the feathered truant. The latter, by the way he dodged in and out be tween horses and wagons that came in his path showed that he was by no means unaware of the principles of modern infantry tactics. The man with the pole was' ia a very few seconds joined 1)3' a crowd of twenty or more person"?, who tele it a personal duty to see that the rooster did not escape. The lirst result of the chase was when the pole man, in an attempt to catch the rooster's legs in the hook, poked a stout, elderly gentleman who was passing along the sidewalk, in the stomach, Hastily withdrawing his pole he, with the rear end, swept the front ranks of bis assistants, and three, of them fell into the slush of the street. At the same moment a dray came rolling down the street and charged into the midst of the army, causing a gen eral scattering. The pole man be came twisted up with his weapon, and sprawled on the pavement, hitting and breaking a store win dow with his pole as he went down. Then the rooster, squawking his delight at the fun, ran afoul of the dray, and the driver drew up his horse suddenly in order that he might get a whack at the fowl with his whip. Tableau: The fowl dash- j in g unhurt across to the sidewalk, ' and there searing a Chinaman who is passing, the driver of the dray banging to his shaft, he having overreached himself, and the horse galloping toward the ferry. The next scene was where the pole man was once more to tbe front, and with a horde of boys and men at his back, attempting to corner the rooster. He was not in favor of corners and ran into an office and upon a desk, up setting ink-bottles and causing everything movable in his path to topple to the floor. Out he ran again in a twinkling; still chuckling, and up the street from whence he had come. A second attempt on the part of the pole man to snatch his prey was followed by a rip and a tear as the horde on the pole caught a lady's dress and tore the flounce half off. The fowl e vident ly knew when he had had enough fun, and in the midst of the confu sion he ran back to the store where he belonged and quietly allowed another man to capture him. From 1 he bars of his coop he viewed hia late pursuers complacently, - as much as to say: See vvhafc one little rooster can do in a few min utes," San Francisco Chronicle. . PUBLIC NOTICE. The Governor of Oahu shall cause a Bell to-be rung at the Port of Honolula, at nine and a hal o'clock of each evening, as a signal to all Mariners at that time on shore without his permission, to return on board their vessels ; and it shall be incumbent upon them to do so, upon pain of two dollars fine, if appre hended at or after ten o'clock of the evening, when said Governor shall cause the Bell to be again rang, as a signal for their apprehensions. Whoever furiously, or heedlessly of the safety of others, rides any horse or other animal, or drives or conducts any vehicle, though the personal safety of any person be not endangered thereby, shall be pun ished by a fine not less than five dol lars nor exceeding one hundred. Whoever is found drunk in any street, road or other place, from the use of intoxicating liquor, shall, on the first conviction for such offense be punished by a fine not exceeding six dollars, and ou anv conviction of anv like oEUnse committed after the first conviction, by a fine no' ex ceeding twelve collars, or by impris onment not more than tl?e mouths. All loud noise by nigiit is taboo. Whoever, after sunset, shall, br hallooing,, singing in the streets, or in any other way, make any disturb ance or diosrderiy noise, in any village, town orpia t of tins kingdom without justifiable cause for so doing shall be liable to summary arrest -und imprisonment by any constable or poilce ollicer, and upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars. Any person not authorized In law, who shall carry or barmed wit a any bouy-knife, sword-caue pistol, air-gun, slung shot, o" other deadly weapon, shall be liable to a fine of no more than thirty dollars and no less than ten, or in default of payment of such fine,to imp'risoiiiner.t at hard labor for a term not exceeding two months, and no iss than fifteen ilova nnnn onnrt-Mnn nf KMfh nf fense before any district magis trate, unless good cause be shown for having such dangerous weapons: and an3r such person may be imme diately arrested without warrant, by the Marshal, or any Sheriff, Consta ble, or otjier office" or person, until he can be taken before such magis trate. Every foreign seaman, of whose desertion froaa anyvessel due notice shall have been given, and every seaman discharged contrary to the provisions of the article, shall be ap prehended, and if not returned to his vessel, shall be put at the disposal of his proper Consul o? Commercial Agent; but if he refuse to receive him under charge of his Consulate, said deserter shall be put to hard labor until he quits the country. Every seaman who shall be found on shore after the sixty davs limited by his permit have expired, will be arrested as a deserter, and confined n the fort until he shall ' leave the kingdom. Whoever rescues any prisoner. or persons lawfully hold la custody on conviction or charge of ar.3' of fense, or a3 witness on a criminal charge, or aid or assists an' s u h prisoner; witness or person so held in custody, in his design or endeavor to escape, whether his escape be or be not effected or attempted, or con veys into any fort or other prison any disguise, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted to facilitate, and with intent to facilitate the escape there from of any such prisoner, witness or other person, shall, in case the aforesi'da offense or criminal charge be capital, or punishable by impris onment for life or for ten years or more, be punished byr "imprisonment at hard labor not more than three years, and by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ; -; in any other case he shall be punished by impris onment at hard labor not more than one year, and ffao not exceeding oue hundred dollars. (The above Is an exact copy of tlie law of Honolulu, You will observe that the law is very strict Ed.) ! o At a recent political gathering in Tuseoinbia, Ala. General C alien A. Battle related the following touch ing story in the course of his speech: During the winter 1863-64 it was in- fortune to be president of one of the courts-martial of the Army Northern Virginia. One bleak De cember morning, while the snow covered the ground and the wind howled around our camp, I left, my bivouac fire to attend the session of court. Winding for miles along un certain paths, I at length arrived at the court ground,' at Hound Oak church. Day after' day it had been our duty to try the soldiers of that at ray, charged with violation of mil itary laws , but never had I on tmy prcvious occasion been greeted by such anxious spectators a3 on that morning awaited the opening of court. Case after case was disposed of, and at length the case of t!,e Confederate States vs. Edwaid Cooper was called charge, deser tion. A low manner rose sponta- ueously from the battle-scarred spectators as the young artillcr.' -man arose from the prisoners' bench and in response to the question, 'Guilty or not guilty?'' answered -Xoi cuilty." Tac judge-advocate was proceeding to o;:en the prosecution vshon tho court, observing that the prisoner was unattended by counsel, inter posed and inquired of the accused 'Who is your counsel?'' He rcplh"-:; "I have no counsel." Supposing that it was his. purpose to reprcsco-iji.sj'i-i.ims.df before the court, the jady- " adve-cato was instructed to proci-e b j l'-- livery charge ana speaueatir-r: against the prisoner was susto-i .--!. The prisoner was then told to intro duce his witness. He replied : I have no witnesses.'' Astonished :.!; the calmness with which he seeraed to be r-.ubimttiug to what he regard ed as inevitable fate. I said to him -iiave v , u no defence? Is it pos sible t-h-.l you abandoned your eom-rr:l.-3 and deserted your colors in tho pr-osence of the enemy without any reason?" He replied : "There was a reason, but it will not awii aie before a military court." I ssid : "1'ehaps you are mistaken ; you are charged "filth the highest eriu.e known to military law, and it is your duty to make known the causes that hinuenced tour actions." For the first time Ins - manly form trembled 3nd his blue eyes swam in tears. Ap proaching the president of the court he presented a letter, saying as he did so, '-There, General, is what did it.7' I opened the letter, and in a moment my eyes filled with tears. It was passed from one to another of the court until all had seen it,and those stern warriors, who had passed willi Stonewall Jackson through a hundred battles, wept like- little children. Soon as I sufficiently re covered my self-possession, Irral the letter as the defence of the pris oner. It was in the words : "Dear Edward : I have always been proud of yoa ; since 3-0 ur con nection with the Confederate army I have been prouder of you than ever before. I would not have roa do anything wfong for the world; bat before God, Edward, unless yon come home, we must die ! Last night I was aroused by little Eddie's cry ing. I called and said, 'What is the matter, Eddie? and ' he snid : 'O's mamma, I'm so hungry !' And L'ley, Edward, your darling Lucy, she never complains, but she grows ti.hver and thinner every day. And before God, Edward, unless 3rou come home, we mast diev Your Mary." . Turning to the prisoner, I aske 1 : "What did you do when yoa re ceived this letter?'' He replied: 'i j made application for a furlong'), and it-was rejected ; a third time I raad opplication and it was rejected ; aud that night, as I wandered backward and forward m the camp thinking of my ho sac, the mild eye of Lucy look io un to me, and the burning words ofMarv sinking in my brain,!; I v,"nS no longer the Confedeate so! dicr, bt;t I was the father of Lucy and the husband of Mary, and I would have passed those linc3 if ev ery git a in the battery had been fired upon me. ita' ran out to meet me, her angel ar,ms embraced me, and . so giau you got y must have ft-it nv turned ns pale :is :! iiig hf-r breath : b n.ho i. ; o!;r b-k! iron said, "Have you ..:..:.; :t:ou furlough? 0;j ! i";-v;t;ti, en back ! Lot mc r-.nd i , go down to tho irravo ; bits. . heaven's sake sayo ' oar name 1" A:: i .3 t.lenmn, not . .. s : ? U- y , power, but in ob.-:1. : 10 and of Mary, to ahi.b- t:, of your court." Every officer of thai l-o felt the force of the prison?.:-' Before them stood, in beitlac the eloquent plc.' lc. tV : and a father's wrongs ; in;t f :: been trained bv the 0.1-v'..:-y .ilhd WOi.'U '. v in '.!s y h-a ioa-.ter f a? tv :r-,.-,-l :a..u - ltcbt E. L-e to tread the p.u though the lisrh'nii!-; Ash the ground beneath '.heir 1 each in his term pronour.co;' diet guWty. Fori-; lately Z ity, nnd foi4tun:t:-b acv, the proci'.-iiiii. reviewed by tlx- j al, and np.-:u Lac : IK; Vit! :t to T'-c . --.'v bruises, s.u-...'. ; . ... t:--y . nv.-l 'r cv.v .t 1 11. ATXOiiN'iYS i'' rOiiV'- on 10: aboyc riaiti 7 AiLitOA!) f.ors-:, nj . SCOTLA'.'T r 1 - p , iv Jj vv !t .1 - - MItS. (;.:.! the in-? got w .11:11.;. AVID A. Bi'ICII I'-i A 1 V i Will take c.)..Lv,ict-i ' as ciitiui) x'. t 1sj hhl iii!...- ..i work. Sutixiuctn-i! ur.i. best brink ia the niivvl w. Brick a' ways oa !.:;:::! :vr! ?tnv au?.ntiv. j m lotiand Nook and if 2 a ita rJ 2 - : I am riJorev;:tS'i th:; nioso lii'urai, prc..r:pt ;nvi comoanios u th: II. ("'! office, take out a pobcy f-i:.; year proj'orU". A pfdivy h. 'Jy Lifi Co., is raw ?c.f.ii; 1 ' . jjaaks in tlie Uir.oa. j. ii. r,A.viij:::';rb Scotland Nc-.::-:. . -'Mi r.a. L - - - 1. A 33 YE.vTIS AT NEW 'I IT. :h E. SVT Good Sf NESS: 01 ano on!: r- '-t t i'.i 7. ; lj -V I . ; iii tore.-'.. DSli HIS Kc'.) con-. 1 Wagons, G;irt ,'": .. v sell ch''"p f;" Ca-'I- sponsible pr.rtio ?, . to our friendi r.o ;' hopo a contiaaan-j' of -, .l T' jte"!cr.ibcr v.n.-. i c-::; jries a-5 c!i--p y.u vv.i in ilvi worl i. l.-iol; ti:': c ! work. 0 ;-,.-V.
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