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; 3 : : , THE DEMOCIl ' ' ,-.ii -. j f4 FAVOMB. RATES LOW. E HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. WE MUST WORK FUR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE VOL. VI. SCOTLAND NECK, .V Til L RSI) AY, NOV KM HER 7, 1SSS). NO. 1 1 ITf N ry Hi w V A iTii MX . JJl Jj i-i LI J 1 I I I , V .,11 . X N " - V i-i- iL O STATE DIRECTORY. Daniel G. Fowle. of Wake comity, Governor; salary :,O0O. Thomas M. Holt, of Alamance county, Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. William L, Saunders, of Wake county, Secretary of State ; salary $2,000. George W. Sanderlin, of Wayne county, Auditor; salary $1,500. Donald W. Bain, of Wake county, Treasurer; salary 3,000. Sidney M. Finger, of Catawba county, Superintendent of Public Instruction; salary $1,500. 'I bco. F. Davidson, of Buncombe county, Attorney-General; salary $1,000, and Reporter to Supreme Court ; salary $1,000. James D. Glenn, of Guilford county, Adjutant General ; salary $coo. , ; J. C. Birdsontr, of Wake county, State Librarian ; salary 750. J. D. Boushall, of Camden county, Chief clerk to Auditor; salary $1,000. Govicnxon's Council. Secretary of State , Auditor, Trea urer and Supt. Tub. Instruction, State Board of Education Governor, Lieutenant-Goveior, Secretary of Slate, Treasurer, ud-. itor, Sunt. Tub. Instruction, and Attorney-General. Sr theme Col'KT. William N. II. Smith, of Wake, Chief Justice. A. S. Merrimon, of "Wake, J. J. Davis, of Franklin, James E. Shepherd, of Beaufort, A. C. Avery, of Burke, Associate .lus t'ces. Salaries of Chief Justice and Associate Justices each $"2,500. Supreme Court meets in Raleigh on the first Monday in February and last Monday in September. Ueti:esetation in Congress. Semite . Zebulon 1. Vance, of Buncombe; term expires March 4tu, 1301 ; Matt. W Hansom, of North ampton ; term expires March 4th, 18S0. IItv.se of Ih-i-reaentatices First District, T. G. Skinner, IKlu.; Se c -ml District, II. I. Cheatham, (co!.) lie p. ; J'ldrd District, Chas. V, Mc('Lmmv, I) ; 1-Vmh District, 1!. II. Bu.i'ti, Dom.; Fifth District, J, M. lkov.vr. Hep. ; Sixth District, Alfre d liowland, Dein. ; Seventh District, John S. lleiiders-on, Kep. ; K:ri. a District, W. H. H. 'Cowles, l)e;.i. ; Ninth District, II. G. Ewart, Jip. halifax County Directory. General Assembly. Saude T. L. Emrv. House W. II. Anthony, Taylor. T. II. Will A. Daniel, County Supt. Public Schools. I. Allsbrook , Sheriff. . Vinson, Register of Deds. T. Gregory, Clerk Superior t. . B. Whitehead, Coroner, Board ok Commissioners. r. W. R. Wood, Chairman; W. E. owers, Menioi Jonnson, 11. J. Pope, J. II. W hi taker. "W. A. Dunn, County Attorney. Inferior Court Thos. N. Hill, Judge; E. 1. Hainan and S. S. Nor man , Associate Justices. SS'M. Gary. C'.erk of Inferior Court. J. M. Grizzard, County Solicitor. Time for Holdino Superior Court. March ith, May l3ih, Nov. 11th. March and November Courts are Tor civil cases only except jail cases. Scotland Neck Town Directory. K. E. Ililliard, Mayor; C. W. Dunn, Town Constable. Town Commissioners W. A. Dunn. It. II. Smith, Jr., Dr. Ii. M, Johnson. M. Oppenheimer. CHL'KCIIRS Episcopal, Rev. Walter J. Smith, Rector. Baptist, Re7. J. D. Ilufham, 1). D. Factor. Metholis Rev. Mr. Harrison, Pastor m charge. Primitive Baptist, Elder A. J. Mojre, Pastor. 1 wo 1-As on street in ;Cot- land Neck :) X 200 feet each. Buildings : One twe-atory carnage hou-e, two rooms above and one below. One goo 1 blacksmith shop with two forges. One wood shop and (jjie lare shelter. Goo 1 well on the iot. Trice and terms easy and known on application. E. E. HILLIARD, Real Eitate Agent, Scotland Neck, N. C. i 15 Oark Day. jjy.KRRKRT TliORNE. (For The D10crat-) The clo'1 Pass 0Ter 'e columns of The wi lnoaus Bit n tne trees, The f3 croa loud in a harsh har- Tne ids call shrill on the leas. TheT 6eems filled with a presage of foe, pmoke comes down to the ground, 'j'jrook's soft pur lings seem mullled and low. mist's dark pall U profound. W life's dark days are the darkest of days, , sun may shine then most fair, .t down, down, deep in the Lait it is dark, ,s rays can never go there. iJut love's warm rays can revive the cold heart, "And build hope's temple in there, But hate's tierce eyes will entangle its chords And raise ruin's prison, despair. Ah! life's rough road is exceedingly drear When foes steal bsst of thy name, And seek like wolves for thy honors best blood And cause thee innocent shame. Encourage Home 1'aperN. The Caucasian ciyesthe following sensible clipping : Mayor McDowell before the Chamber of Commerce, at Charlotte, N. C recently save some sound sense regarding newspapers. Hear him : "Encourage your home papers and help build them up, for the culture, intelligence and public sentiments of a city are often guag ed by the character of the paper it supports. Every place of impor tance must have the mighty aid of the Tress , a journal that will publish to the world its advantages, its life, its wares,-its goods, its manufacto ries ; and reflect like a mirror its daily acts, deeds, intentions, and progress of its people. I make the statement that an able, dignified, conservative ami progressive news paper is of more real benefit toward a Ivcrtising, stimulating and build ing a city than any other one agen cy or enterprise that she can possess.'- M liat lo lu Willi 10,000. A few days since a half a dozeu or more of the citizens of Clinton were severally discussing what they each would do with $10,000 at their command. Some suggested one thing and some another; some would invest it in a soap factory, another a machine shop tmd so on. At lust Mr. D. B. Nicholson, one of the leading attorneys at the Clinton bar spoke up and said that he would quit law, buy a good farm, raise it to i high state of cultivation and make every one of his boys practic al scientific farmers, and that they should never eutei any other pro fession with his permission. Cau casian . Does 1'arming laj? , Economist, We were once asked, and that very lately, when the agricultural conditions were as unfavorable as uow , to name fifty men in Pasquo tank county who were making money farming, and could have named more than fifty. And we last week asked the question as to Currituck county of a Curntuckian of intelligent observation and he called over a dozen scattered over the county who were making money in different branches of agriculture. Oi course farming requires brains to be mixed with the farm work but there is a simp'c process by which a man can make farming pay with out taxing too heavily his brain force. In every large neighborhood there is some man , or meu who is making both end meet and lapping over. Just watch him and do like him. lie's a man to bo watched. Not for the evil but for the good that is in him. Watch him day by day, week by week, night by night Watch bira and do like him. Even the most vigorous an3 hearty people have at times a feeling of wcarinesj and las3itude. To dispel this teeiing take Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsripiriila ; and vitality. it will impart vigor For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Piuiples, Blotches, scaly skin, ugly spots , sores ami ulcers, abscesses and tutLOrs, unhealthy discharges, such as catarrh, eczema, ringworm and other forms of skin diseases, are symptoms ot blood impurity. Take Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsaparilla. For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co. LASH. SOME THOUGHTS ON v The Whipping lost. (Durham Globe.) In many of the Southern States great burdens have been placed up on the tax-payers in the erection of extensive and costly penitentiaries, which load is made heavier by the tremendous annual appropriations tiat become necessary to keep these extensive establishments in exists enre. The State prisons cf the South may be said to swarm with inmates , a very large proportion of whom are those who have been convicted for petty offences. In one instance a negro boy has been sent up for steal ing a chicken that was probably worth in the neighborhood of twenty five cents; again, .a negro woman who purloined a number of hand kerchiefs from her mistress, was given the privilege of living at the State's expense for a period of fixe years. These instances are sufficient to illustrate the point in view; they could bo followed by scores , if not hundreds of additional instances, were it necessary. The conviction, of these petty criminals entails a great expense up on the taxpayers of a State, which is augmeuted by incarceration in the State penitentiary. That this class of offenders against the laws of the State should have punishment of some kind meted out to them goes as a matter of course ; and just what kind of punishment is the most effective in suppressing such crime, and which at the same time does not cost the taxpayer too much, is a question that is now re ceiving a j?ood deal of attention in ths South. It is a phase of prison reform that nee Is aajustment in every State , and this can only be accomplished by wholesome and dis passionate agitation. It is said that there were several measures before the last Xorth Car olina legislature looking to dealing with this class of petty Offenders, and that one of these provided for the institution of the whipping post , which is still in vogue in Delaware, where it is claimed that the per centage of crime is less than it is in any other Stae of the Union. Captain English, who is in charge ofone of the criminal camps n Georgia, has recently expressed the opinion that a return to the whip-piDg-post for petty crimes and mis demeanors would be instantly fol lowed by a great decrease of that class of criminals , a large percent age of whom, he declares, do not mind the chain-gang. He advances the argument that this system would relieve the counties to a great ex tent of tte burdens of a chain-gang-, and b-j the means of qnickly reliev ing the people of the heavy tax for the courts. But Captain English does not stop here. He affirms that the county chain gangs are the great feeders of the State prisons, and that the whip pingpost for m'sdemeacors will not only solve satisfactorily the chain gang problem, but will inevitably work a wholesome revolution it. the penitentiary , where the number of convicts would be reduced by the constant expiration of sentences, and there would be fewer criminals sent to supply their places. "Of course It will be said that it is a barbarous sy&tem," says Mr. Eng Slish, ''but it is not. The negro who is convicted of stealing a chicken, a ham or a peck of potatoe? , b now sent to the chain-gang and his family left to be the real sufferers. In many cases the3' are driven to crime. But,7' concludes Mr. English, "if the petty criminal is givea a few lashes, well applied, he is turned loo3e and will go to work. He is not hurt much , bat he will be exceedingly carefal how he subjects himself again to the whipping-post. The disgracs of it Is no greater than the chain-gang, but it is a more effective punishment.' The Globe does not profess to say that th revival of this system is the proper solution of the question under discussion, because there is to us a semblance of barbarism about it, and it does seem that some more humane and cquall' as effective mode of punishment ought to be devised. We are convinced that a different system from that now in existence has become recessar'. To increase the ccm forts and lessen the punish ment of the ctiUiinal classes is cer tainly not calculated to decrease I crime. THE In Indian' IllMtra.tlon. (Raleigh Advociter) ' An Indian and a white man were both seekers of religion. The Indian soon rejoiced in the hope of a new life, while the white man remained a long time in deep distress of mind. The following exhortation and illo? tratioa of the Indian made the case of bis white brother quite plain: "Oh, brother replied the Indian, "me tell yon ; there came along a rich prince, he proposed to give you a new coat, you look at our coat, and say, 'I don't know ; my coat pretty good ; I believe it will do awhile.' He then oifer ni a new coat; I look on my old blanket; I say this is good for nothing ; I fling it right away , and take a new coat. Just so, brother , you try to make your old righteousness do for some time, you hard to give it up ; but I poor Indian, had rone, therefore I glad at once to receive the righteous ness of the Lord Jesus Christ." jior Ifext it to Jinn. (Oliver Wendell Holmes.) Oflentimes I have seen a tall ship glide by againn the tide as If drawn by some invisible bow line, with a hundred strong arms palling it. Her sails were unfilled, her streamers drooping, she had neither side wheel nor stern wheel; still she moved on stately in serene triumph, as with her own life. But I knew on tLe other side of the ship, hidden beneath the great hulk that swam eo majest ically, there was a little toilsome steam tug, with a heart of fire and arms ol iron , that was tugging it bravely on ; aud I knew if the little steam lug untwined her arm and left the ship it would wallow and roll about, aod drift hither and thither, and go off with the refluent tide, no man knows whither. And so I have known more than one genius, high decked, full-freighted, full-sailed, gay-pennored, but that for the bare , toiiing arms, and brave, warm beat ing heart of the faithful little wife that nestles close to him, so that no wind or wave could part them, would have gone down with the stream and have been heard of no more. Amcriciin 11 ml. (American Farmer.) When the history of the latter half of this country is fully written up, one of the most interesting chapters will deal with the remarkable recu perative power evinced by our peo ple under the weight of crushing disaster. Chicago rose from her ruins more beautiful and majestic than before, and what in some por tions of the world would have entire ly blotted her out of existence, is uow acknowledged to have been a blessing in disguise, and to have made her a finer and more prosper ous city than she would ever have otherwise been. Boston, Charleston and other cities since then bae, to a greater or less degree, followed her example, and we have no doubt but Johns'.own and Seattle will ere long be added to the list of those who have snatched victory from defeat. Already the hum of business is in the air at Seattle, and a year hence that city will be far advanced on the way to more solidity and city like aspect than ee would have reached In many a year to come had this calamity not overtaken her. The Sew Dhcoverj-. You have beard your friends and neighbors tilking about it. You may yourself be oue of the many who know from personal experience just how good a thing it is. If you have ever tried it, you are one of its staunch friends, because the wonder ful thing about it is, that when once given a trial, Dr. Kind's New Dis covery ever after holds a lace in the honse. If you have never nsed it and should be afllicted wth a cough, cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, 6ecure a bottle at once and give it a fair trial. It is guaranteed e.ery time or money re-, funded. Trial Bottles Free at E, T. Whitehead & Co.'s drugstore. Dizzine36, nausea, drowsiness, dis tress after tatins. can be cored and prevented by taking Dr. J. H. Mc Lean's Live.r and Kidney Pillets (little pills.) lor sale by E. T. Whitehead Co. There are times when a feel.ng of lassitude will overcome the most ro bust, when the system craves for pure blood, to furnish the elements of health aud strength. The best remedy for purifying the blood is Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsaparilla. For sale by . T. Whitehead & Co. DEBT. KEKP CLEAN OF IT. WHAT IT I0-. Young man, avoid debt. It ba made more drunkard, peopled more apylurm, filled more jails and ruined more lives than any other oue power on the broad eaith. It tempts men to steal ; it entice then into deception. It s the father of murderous thoughts: the boon com panion of trea2hery; the traducer of character, and the assassin of good credit It destroys conscience; it weakens courage; it makes cowards; it demoralizes honor; it winks at trickery, and embrace rascality. It poisons the mind ; sears the con science; embitters the heart ; robs life of its pleasures, and lilh it with gall It drives men from palaces to poverty ; from sanity to madness; from hilarity to hopslessness ; from heaven to hell. Christian Olsercer. lie had Heller .Move. A Tenuessee editor giyes this ac count of the ditlicultie under which he labors: "Hew n It that our readers epxect us, out here twelve miles from a railroad, twenty rive miles from a river, millions of miles from heaven, about two miles from the devil and on'y two hundred yards from a whiskey shop, to get out a newsy, lively an I interesting paper? 7 He is closer to the devil than he thinks he is. if the ljquor shop is only 200 yards from his place of business. Rockingham Rocket. ih it n the A ppestnture ol" Ilvil. (Carolina Standard.) An old Chinese proverb says: "Do not stop in b cucumber field to tie the shoe." The meaning is very plain. Some one will be likely to fancy that you are stea ing the fruit. Always remember the injunction. "Abstain from all appearances of evil." Do not stop under the tav ern porch to rest yourself, however shady the trees may be, or however inviting the chairs. Some one may fancy you are a common lounger there, and eo your good name may be tarnished. Don't go to public house to get a glass of lemonade , however refreshing it may seem to you. Rather buy your lemons, and prepare the cooling beverage at home, where others may share it with you, probably at no greater ex pense than your Bipgle glass wouid cost you. Someboly seeing you drink ing at the bar will be sure to tell the story, and will not be particular to state that you were drinking onlj lemonade. Then, too, if you are careless about the appearance of evil, you will soon grow equally careless about the evil itself. N i ii i ii ;i at Work. (Charlotte Democrat.) Give us the man who sings at his work. Be his occupation what it may ; he is equal to any of those who follow the came pursuit in silent sullenness . He will do more in the same time ; he will do it better ; he will perserve longer. One is scarcely sensible to fatigue whilst he marches to music. The very ttars are said to make harmony as they reyolve in fietr spheres. Wondrojs is the strength of cheerfulness ; altogether past calculation its powers of endur ance. Effort3 , to be permanently useful, must be uniformly jojous, a spirit all sunshine , graceful from very gladness, beautiful because bright. The Fir-t Nlep. Perhap3 you are run down , can't eat, can't sleep , can't think , can't do anything to our satisfaction, and vou wonder what ails you. Yon should heed the warning, you arc taking tne nrsc siep into nervous i Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restor ing your nervous system to its normal, healthy condition, Sarpris ing results follow the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Yonr adpetite returns, good diges tion is restored, acd the Liver and Kidneys resume health action. Try a boUe. Price bOc. at E. T. White head & Co.'s drugstore. If health and life are worth any thing, and you are feeling out of sorts and tire J out, lone up your sys tem by taking Dr. J. II. McLoar's Sirsaparilla. For sak hy E. T. Whitehead & Cc, WONDERFUL D I S C O We take great delight in heralding the good news. Thi GREAT DISCOVERY rodf l.y Mr. M. Hoffman while is New York in search of hit immeute FALL STOCK. Tbit miraculous dicov?rr emhrace Brgins and o:TVr t the eckrr of CHEAP GOODS the grandest opportunity oT the niu.-tccnth century. 35AK..AIN No 1. Drew Goods HENRI ETTA I5 ' , HK.NRU.1TA SI EI RED 50 - CASHMF.KK 25. i WOOL WORs I F.D 10 . BLACK and MOURNING GOODS from 25 t $125 Our I5c. coucter is complete. Big bargain here. Bakuaix No '2. Drets Trimming PLAIN and STRIPED M'KAil, FLUSH , SATIN , P VSSAMEN IERIi:, BKAl) SKI'S, Ac. Ac. Bargain No S. Clothing MKN'S. YoFniS', BOW aud CHIL DREN'S SUITS from $1-75 t $25.00 Bakuain No i. OVEUCOATS aud FINE HATS. Bargain No 5. FURNITURE, STOVES. CARPETS OIL CL Til. Bakuain No G. GENTS FURNISHING GOODS. Bauoain No 7. BOOTS and SHOES--26 per cent, loss than any firm in town. Bauoain No 8. LADIES' FANCY GOODS. Bakuain No 'J. ZEIGLER SHOES A T COST. We haven't space t" mention the thousand and one other B irgtiui wii have. Wo cordially luvite nil to call and Ma our grand asorlmcnt of rare Bargains aod be convinced that this frtntement is ri;i r. Tntnkf il for past patronage, we solicit continuance- of same , we art'. Yours very truly, 10 10 ly. W. P. WHITE & URO. Have just Opened a FULL LINE OF GENERAL ME RC II AN DISK, AND Invite Customers to Call and Examine their stock. DRY GOODS -White Goods, Muslins, Lawns, Ginghams, Sitccim Embroideries, Laces, Ac, Ac, Ac. NOTIONS EvicKVTiiiNf; in Tiik Link. HATS, BOOTS and SHOES to suit the nuycr in (Quality and Price. Full line of II A HI) W ARK, TIN WAR K, CLASSWARK and CRoCKKKYW ARK. WrCROCEKlES A SPECIALTY. EVERYTHING ELSE TO RE HAD IN A HRST",S RET A 1 1 S 1 RK. Post Office Building. Main St., 221 ly. WHY GO TO HEADQUARTERS, I AT KDMONDSOX & JOSKY'S) When in nee 1 of anything 'n the mercantile line? Our stock is the most varied of any in town and prices to suit al!. Basides keeping a full stock of Clothing. Dry GoodSi Boots and Shoes. Hats. Groceries. kc. &c. ()ur Hardware and HameSS Department is not wanting. We handle the best brands of Cooking an'l Heating StOVCSj Alo agents for the noted PIEDMONT FARM WAGON. WTNSHIP COTTON GIN and CONDENSER, and the LIGHT RUNNING DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE. We make a specialty of FINE SHOES and NICE FLOUR , ho when in r.eed of anything to gladden the heart and comf trt the how, you will find HEAVY bargain with a LIGHT po. ket b ok by exami linii our assortment berore confirming your traie. YTV Ji;Sj)f .-;ttilll v. 3 H 1E. EDMONDSON ,Jc JOSEY. H. J. COIIDLE, WATCHMAKER AND JEWLER, Littleton, N. C. I am now rrett'm a nice assortment of Cold Rings, Goi.k Watch ks ioi.i. SrECTACI.KS. Als S,ILVEKVAKK in sets and separate prices. Old Cold and Silver wanted. All kinds of rep-uring. SaT" Prompt AUcntion given to mail orders. C 13 Cm D. A. (iKANTJI AM, -MANUKACll T.KK ASH PEAI.KK IN- Monuments. Headstones. Iron Fencing AND ALL KINDS OF CEMETERY WORK. GOLDS BOKO, N. C. V K R V . M. HOFFMAN &BRO. ?. u.ASi xn a", .v. (. 1! m DRY GOODS Silks, Laces, Velvets, Dress Goods, Limns Flannels, JMankfts, DOMESTIC COTTONS. WHITE GOODS, PRlfUS, GINGHAMS, H'HSEKV, CLOVES. l.'NUKiiWKAi:, LADIi:.r AND MhE' UKi'. ALS, Kvery first-dans article a Dry ior.U Ho'w sho'ild luve in bow. NioJiuin and lligh-l'riced iood-. One Price tomery one; a child can ruy of n- as cheap at Itm Uri-t judfr,e of Dry (ioo l-t. Th: harne price to thoke who desire to purchase by mail as to those who visit our Stor-. e hare th: lart Store in Baltimore, and carry the greatest variety of ail kinds of Dry oods. Orders for Sample will receire protrj t attention. Customers, when ordtr itK .Sample", will please Kay if Black or ; 1 or are de-ire, 1, and ive us an idea in rrgard to Price. e supply Merchant the heller clas of Dry 'food, not to h had from hers, and cut any length to suit cu-itorners at lowest I'stce price. A At. t vi c i r In tu-ine-js for the past 59 yei ears. ii New Nov 23, 25 and L'7 Haltimore St., NKAK LIOIIT KI I; KKT, WMUK M A Kftr.E !;l Il.lilN'i, PALllMOKh, .MI J. 10 10 3m. IlESTAUKANT. MF'.ALS. F (KNISfl KD PKUMI'TLV AT ALL HOI US Py RTJFFIN THAKP. Main Street Next Doo- Tarhoro House. TA..IJOKO, N. C. Best fresh meats and Norfolk oyster .Supplied iu season, 7 IS ly; Hamilton Easier & Sons
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