1 DE MOCK AT THE DEMOCRAT. The Advertiser's MOM. RATKS LCTW. E. E HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. WE MUST WORK FOli THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE. NMbrrlpan. II.K) irr 1 rrir. SCOTLAND NECK, N - C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 18SS). VOL. VI. NO STATE DIRECTORY. Daniel G. Fowle. of Wake coanty, Governor ; salary $3,000. Thomas M. Holt, of Alamance county, Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. William L, Saunders, of Wake county, Secretary of Slate; salary $2,000. George W. Sandcrlin, 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. 'ihco. F. Davidson, of Buncombe county, Attorney-General ; salary $l,0'j6,and Keporter to Supreme Court; salary $1,000. James I). Glenn, of Guilford county, Adjutant General ; salary C00. J. C. liirdson? , of Wake county, State Librarian ; salary 750, J. I). Uoushall, of Camden county, Chief clerk to Auditor; salary 1,00 J. ( 1 u v i : UN oil's Co i; Nr j l. Secretary of State , Auditor, Treas urer and Supt. Pub. Instruction, Stati; Boaui of Education. Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer. Aud itor, Supt. Pub. Instruction, and Attorney-General. Sr ritKMK CoruT. William X. II. Smith, of Wake, rhipf .lnsticp. A. S. Merriraon, of Vake, .1. J, Davis, of Franklin, James F. Shepherd, of Beaufort, A. C. Avery, ot" Burke, Associate Jus tices. Salaries of Chief Justice and Associate Justices each $2,!00. Supreme Court meets in Raleigh on the first Monday in February and last Monday in September. Pi:rni:sKNTATiON in Conokess. K.nuifp . Zobulon B. Vance , of Buncombe ; term expires March 4t.i, 1391 ; Matt. W. Ransom, of North amnton ; term expires March 4th, 18S9. House oj Representatives First District. T. G. Skinner, Dem.; be- on il District, II. P, Cheatham, (col.) Ren.: Third District, Chas. . McClammy, Dem. ; Fourth District, B. II. Uunn, Dem.; Fifth District , J. M. Brower, Ben. ; Sixth District, Alfred Rowland, Dem. ; Seventh District, John S. Henderson. Rep,; Eighth District, V. II. H. Cowles, Dem.; Ninth District. II. G. Ewart, liep. Halifax County Directory. G ex i:n a i. Assembly. S laile T. L. Emry. House W. II. Anthony, Taylor. T. II. Will A. Daniel, Couuty Supt. Public Schools. W . F. Parker, County Treasurer. Pi. I. Allsbrook , Sheriff. L. Vinson, Register of Deeds. J. T. Gregory, Clerk Superior Court. W. B. Whitehead, Coroner, Boi:i ok Commissioners. Dr. W. R. Wood, Chairman; W. E. Bowers, Sterliu Johnson, II. J. Pope, J. II. Wbi taker. W. A. Dunn, County Attorney. Inff.kiou Coltt Tho3. N Judiie: E. P. Hyman and S. S Hill, Nor- C3 man , Associate Justices. S. M. Gary. C'erk of Inferior Court. J. M. Grizzard, County Solicitor. Time Court.- kou Hold ino Superior -March 4th. May loth, Nov. 11th. March and November Courts are for civil casus only except jail cases. Scotland Neck Town Directory. E. E. llilliard, Mayor; C. W. Dunn, Town ConsUU'e. Town Commissioners W. A. Dunn. R. II. Smith, Jr., Dr. R. M, Johnson, M. Oppenheimer. CHURCHES. Episcopal, Rev. Walter J. Smith, Rector. Baptist, lie r. J. D. Ilufham, D. D. Pastor. Metholist, Rev. Mr. Harrison, Pastor m charge. Primitive Bapliat, Elder A. J. Moore, Pastor. coach shop. .FOR SALE. Tvo lots on Main street in Scot land Neck 50 X 200 feet each. Buildings: Uae two-story carriage house, two rooais above and one t e'ow. One good blacksmith shop with two forges. One wood shop and one large shelter. Good well on the lot. Price and terms easy tnd known on application. E. E. HILLIARD, Real Estate Agent, Scotland Neck, N. C. lie Wouldn't reatl Hie Iaprr. He didn't like baseball; And he wouldn't read the paper?; They had nothing at all, He said, but such capers; They had nothing at all Hut just murders and ball; And he frequently vowed ia a manner quite loud, That he wouldn't read the papers at all. So he sold all his hops At a dreadful roduction, And the price of his crops Hrous't financial destruction. He sacrificed crops, 11 is corn, wheat and hops He hadn't iead of their rise in value and price, And he actually slaughtered his crops. And he sunk in a mine Thirty-nine thousand dollars, And was left with but nine Cents and two paper collars; And the papers had nine Hundred times, I opine, Uome cut loud and broad and exposed the whole fraud, I don't know but nine hundred and nine! He was killed by a shot From a cray man's pistol, In die old Maynard lot By the turnpike in Bristol. 15ut the papers a lot Had described how he shot, Oiven three columns" space to a map of the place Still he died in the old Maynard 1 t! S. W. Foss in Yankee Blalc. l-'eiuale Influence. There is a mystery about the rich, unseen power which woman posesses o.er the human heart that cannot be penetrated ; and yet it goes on ever working, influencing the great tide of life and stamping itself upon natious. Young women, remember this as you e;o forth to bless your race. The evils of society can be removed only by the culture of virtue. Let your supreme ambition be to make individual men nobler. All railroads and steamships, and telegraphs only hasten the ruin of a nation, unless its citizens are virtu ous. Those who ride, not the cou veyance ; what the message is, not the wire ; these are of supreme im portance. Knowledge alone is indeed power ; so is steam ; and bothj without a wise engineer, are iain to their possessor. B 'Mi more an. IVIiat Kf porter .Must Ire. The Western Journalist says te following of what a reporter must be; A reporter on a small paper has to be a strange compound. He must have a keen nose lor news and when he has secured his items, he must have the intelligence and abil.ty to put them in shape without making mistakes. To do this suc cessfully, he wants a knowledge of all social topics. A little of litera ture and art, a smattering of sci ence, with a tiugo of sporting, tarming and commercial life ; must know the last joke and the latest story ; m short, b2 has to be a walk ing encyclopedia. If he goes on an agricultural paper he is required to know all about cabbages and potatoes, the right way to milk a eotf and which is the kicking end of a mule. Perhaps his next en gagement will be on a social paper and then he has to become acquain ted with the movements of the fashionable world, the correct art o! dissiug, the proper curve of a hat brim and tho right' length of a sacque. Just as he has acquired all this knowledge the paper dies and the unhappy reporter gets a berth on a paper edited by a sport ing or olitical crank. Then he is turned upside down, the old ideas e uptied out of him and new ones poured in. No wonder the average reporter gets bumptous and cranky, and has his ovu ideas about run- ! ning the universe. Who is Dr. A. T. Snallenberger? He is a prominent physician of Rochester, Penna., who graduated at Jttferson Medical College in 1S4G. In 1817 he announced the theory that all Malarial disease was caused by living germs in tho blood and demonstrated its correctues? by his Autidote for Malaria, which cured when all else failed. The microscope now reveals these gertus, bud phy sicians accept the fact. If you have Malaria in jour sstem, get the medicine and be well. Dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, dis tress after tating, c;n be cured and prevented by taking Dr. J. H. Mc Lean's Liver and Kidney Pillets (little pills.) lor sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Sick headache, biliousness, nausea, costivcness, aie promptly and agree ably banished by Dr. J. II, McLean's Liver and Kidney Pillets (little pills.) For sal by E. T. Whitehead & Co. SAMSNOKES. HURRAH FOR THE FAIR! Come one, come all, or anybody else who has a horse and buggv that they want to trade for a good steer, meet me at the Fair at Fay etteville, Vov 21st. and if we don't make a trade it will be because you are no judge steer llesb. I shall be there, on hand, prompt ly the tirft day of the Fair for the purpose of swapping horses, and, if I have time to look him up, to see what sort of a looking fellow "Old Jef. Davis" is. Don't stay at home, to pick out your yellow cotton , on a grand and glorious occasion like this ; but bor row all the money you can from fellows that won't co, saddle up your trading stock , ride into town early in the morning, and let's give old Fayetteville a "Boom" that shall be remembered arter we have passed into a world where every thing's fair. This is going to be tho biggest fair that has ever been m Xorth Carolina. More people, will be there than can be creditably accommoda ted. Eyery body 'round here is mighty busy fixiDg up for tho Fair, and trying to collect every shilling that is owing to them. One of my neighbors came over tbis morning and asked me lor a quarter that I have been owing for five years ; but he didn't get it, I told him that I didn't have any change , less than three five dollar bills, I don't see how a fellow can have the brass to ask for a debt that has been owing so long, even if he is going to the Fair. I have been fixing up too. I went over to the store the other day, aud bought me a new straw hat and a second-hand Seersucker coat, as good as new : so I guess I am about ready to hitch up and start. I say again, come everybody to the Fair, and you shall be welcome , as far as I am concerned, to any thing you are able to pay for. I will say to Mr. Rip Van "Win kle, wherever you are, I especially invite you to the Fair. Come, sir, and witness the horse-swapping, see the pretty gals, and then see if you will go off and make fun of our State again. And, blame it, come piepar ed to take back what you have said about North Carolina, sir, or you will go home with the button off your fihiit collar. (liOOlI 1 llOUllt' When we are the object of flal tery , or witness its being adminis tered to others, we should examine and consider well the character and circumstances of the person offering it, in order to judge if the act be an offence against good morals, and, if so. how far it is so. If it appears to proceed from base motives , let it be treated with open contempt; if from the wish for a return, pass it as a weakness ; if from gol nature or excessive appreciation, excuse it for the sake of its amible source. Try T!ii. A certain young man in Durham went to see his inamorta the other night , anil she, wishing to get rid of him, used this device : She gave him a paper aud pencil with one of her sweetest smiles, and said "Now make a row of eleven ciphers; now make a perpendicular mark downward on the right of the Grst cipher, upwards on the right of the fourth, downward on the right of the filth, upward on the right of tho seventh aud eighth, downward on the right of the tenth." She then asked him to read what he had written. The eilect wa3 electrical. The marks are to be made half and iuch lon. Durham Sun. It-niirlii!le ICeiie. Mrs. Michael Curtain, PlainGeld, 111., makes the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hope less victim of consumption and that no medici.ic eould Ler. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's N ewDiscovery for consumption ;she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself beneficed from first dose. She cons tinued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well , nov (ioes her own housework and is as well as she ever w.as. Free trial bottles of this Great Dis- covery at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s drugstore, large bottles 50c. and fl.j I'ropnsnlins Coltom Heed. DISCOVERY OF A SOUTHERN PLANTER WHICH WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE CULTIVATION OF THIS STAFLE. By telegraph to tie Herald. Charleston , B. C. , Nor. 4. 18S9. A South Carolina farmer, Mr. Theo dore Ferguson, of Spartanburg, has made a discovery that will have an effect Lpon the agricultural interests of the Sooth that none can yet fore tell. He has produced a plant that yields cotton seed in great abaud-. ance, but without a sign of lint. II is process has been tested sni has been found satisfactory. It has been manipulated by the deterioration of the amount of lint to the multiplica tion of the seeds. This has been ac complished by the gralual, careful and critical breeding of the plant. The resalts obtained by Mr. Fer guson have been through scientific breeding. There are male and fe male cotton plants, the male being designated, he thinks, by the red stalks. I'ROr A GATING THE MALE PLANT. Mr. Ferguson commenced some time ago to pick oat the male plants and with the eeed extracted from them planted another patch separate ly. When this crop was ready for picking the male plants were again selected and their production of seeds planted separately again. This process of selecting male plants was kept up until at last the lint refute to germinate and nothing is left in the bolls save a large amount of seeds. The amount of seed contain ed in the boil is more than equal to the weight of the lint and seed found in the average sized boll of Cotton. Mr. Ferguson believes that he can produce four hundred bushels of seed to the acre by this new diss covery where only thirty-Gve bushels are now gathered with the lint. He has been very careful, in producing the results giyen above, to obliterate all vestieea of lint from a boll of cotton and lias succeeded in a most remarkible m inner. The boll or pod of this new plant has the appearance, both on the ex terior and in the intenor.of a regular boll of cotton after the lint has been pinked out. The seed is a little larger thau the common cotton seed and is perfectly free from any sera blance of lint. The bolls are filled with this seed, which is as numerous as okra seed in a pod of okra. It is also a valuable point in this new dis covery that the bolls grow iu greater profusion than usual on cotton. WILL SUPERSEDE THE PRESENT PLAN. The hull of the seed contains a full amount of substance exactly similar to tnai louna in cotton seea now used in the oil mills. It is thought that this new staple will pan out in such a manner by judicious cultiva tion that it will supersede to a great degree the present kinc. If it is cultivated by the agricolturists in the near future who can tell the benefit that will arise therefrom? It will supply the demands for the oil mills and enrich the farmers. It will, if Mr. Ferguson's calculations are correct, yield to the planter $80 where he now makes only $50 as suming that one acre of cotton will yield 50. The $80 will be obtained from four hundred bushels of cotton seed, at twenty cents per bushel, that being the present price paid for the raw seed. New York Herald. Happy lIooiers. Wm. Timmono, Postmaster of Ida ville, Ind., writes : "Electric Bitters has done more for me than all other medicines combined, for that bad feeling arising from Kidney and Liver trouble." John Leslie, farmer and stockman , of same place, says : " Find Electric Bitters to be the best Kidney and Liver medicia. made me feel like a new man." J. W. Gardner, hardware merchaat, same town, says: Electric Bitters H just the thing for a man who is a'l rua down and don't care whether Le lives or dies ; he found new strength. Zona appetite and felt just like he had a new bease on lite. Only Qc. a bottle , at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s drug tore. Even the most vigorous an I hearty people have at times a feeling of weariness and lassitode. To dispel this feeling take Dr. J. II. McLean's Sarsaparilla ; it will impart vigor and vitality, For sale by E. T. Whitehead b Co. Pimples, Blotches, scily skin. ugly spots, sores and ulcers, abscesses and tumors, unhealthy discharge?, 9uch a9 catarrh, eczema, ringworm and other forms of skin diseases, are' symptoms ot blood impurity. Take Dr. J. II. McLean's JSarsaparilla. For sale by . X. Whitehead I Co. GOLD. A GREAT FIND. (Watchman.' Gold represents concentrated wealth, hence the finding of largs quantities of the precioas metal it the test of news in a purely worJlj senae . Ma. Carter, a gentleman living in Montgomery county , came to Salis bury, last week and reported most wonderful stories of a big find of gold near his home, saying that over a bushel had been taken out in the last four weeks. The statement seemed so fabaloos that before giv ing it to the world we concluded to send a representative down to the place (it being only thirty five miles) and fiad out the facts which are as follows ar.d which we can safely vouch for : The discoyery was made on a piece of land controlled by Mr. P. C. Saunders, but which belonged to a brother in Texas. The discovery was made accidently by a joung man who was out turkey hunting, and work was fat once begun in wash ing the surface. While this was be mg done three little stringers or veins were uncovered which were nearly all gol 1. The find was kept qaiet as long as possible, but when ii came generally known the brother was telegraphed for. and he replied to stop the work at once until his arrival. Onr representative happen ed on the ground at a very it-oppor tune time, being only a few hours after the hands had been ordered to stop work, and for this reason could not see the work in progress but from interviews had with the men, and from what he saw he does not hesitate in saying that Mr. Carter's statement in regard to the bushel was correct. About half of this gold was taken out of the top surface and the re mainder from three parallel string ers or veins about eight feet apart and about one-half inch in thickness. Two of these veins have been sunk to the depth of about 20 feet, while the other has a depth of only few feet. The people in the neighborhood are all very much excited over the find , and very naturally so. They now talk of gold by the pound, while heretofore it was only by the grain. He liad (lie 4;ltlue The editor of the Lincoln , Neb., Call ev idently had a bad fit of the " blue t'' when he wrote this: We mix in the great international jam ; we crowd and push and rush and worry. And all for what? Over in the graveyard , yonder, lie the hope3, amb!tion3 aud dreams of a thousand men who iushed arrd worried, who toiled and struggled only to find a narrow prison cell where no hope or thought or love can come. And does it pay? Ought it to be the base metal cf a fluctuating commercial value or the priceless coin of pleasure and content that we poor mortals shou'd strive to secure? Buried cities, centuries old, are found covered with the dust of human beings. They yield up their treasures, and vandals dig among the bones of the dead without a sa:red thought, that they ma find a bit of gold to satiate their greed. And the man who pauses to reflect upou the cau;e of it all picks a bare bone in the glare of his neighbor's clustered diamonds. Western Journalist. A To'ijh Cut Story. (Carthage Wade.) Some time since Mr. Arch Mc Millan discovered that his cat was eating chickens, and thought to be rid of him, and got a negro to take him four miles in the country one afternoon, but he was back t break fast next morning. The cbicken killing continued, and something had to be done. So, one morntng about six weeks ago the cat was locked in n box car loaded with which car went strht. rosin, throa2h to Portsmouth, a. Im agine Mr. McMillan's surprise to see the cat bick at home Jan Thursday at noon. It had traveled more than 240 miles, and beea six weeks on the road. Several neighbor", as well as the owner identified It a? the same cat sent away. The poor thirg is hardly more than skin and bones. There is no miracle in tLe fact that it walked 210 miles, bnt the mys tery is, how it knew the direction. This is a toagh story, bat is never theless true. WONDERFUL D I S C O We take great delight in heralding the good news. Thi GREAT DISCOVERY made by Mr. M. Ihiruna wLiIr ia New York in search of his immense FALL STCK. This miraculous discovery emhrac Bargains and o:!Vr to cckr of CHEAP GOODS the grandest opportunity of tbe nineteenth century. lUn.iAlN No 1. Dip" Goods HEN i'l K IT A '25'. II K.N HIE I TA SIRIFKD 50 . CASHMERE 25-- Wool. v OK l l.D 10 " BLACK and MOURNING GOODS from 25- t $1 25 Our lie. cout.t?r is complete. Bi bargain her. IIaroain Xo 2. Dreas Trimming PJ.AIN and SI IUPLD MTCVH, FLUSH , SATIN , l'ASSAMKNTElUE , BEAD SETS. Ac, Ac . Bakoain No 3. Clothing MEN'S. VOITHS', BOYS' aud CUIL 1) REN'S SUITS from $1-75 to $25.00 Baloain No 4. OVERCOATS and FINE HATS. Uaroain No 5. FURNITURE. STOVES. OARPI.TS, OIL CLullI. Bakoain No 0. GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS. Bakoain No 7. BOOTS and SHOES--2' per cent, less tLar. any firm in town. Bakoain No 8. LADIES' FANCY GOODS. Bakoain No 9. ZKIGLER SHCES AT COST. We haven't space to mention the thoniand and om other lUrg.nun have. We cordially invite all to call and oa our raud axof uncut of rare Bargain and be convinced that thU atatemcn'. la Till v.. T.iankful for past patronage, we solicit continuance of am ; , we aro. Yours very truly. 10 10 ly. w. p. white & imo. Have just Opened a FULL LINK OF GEN E R A L M K RC 1 1 A N I ) ISK, AND Invite Customers to Call and Examine thiir atoek. DRY GOODS -White Goods, Mmlius, Lamia. Ginghams, SiU-ena Embroideries, Laces, Ac, Ac., Ac. NOTIONS Everything in The Line. HATS, BOOTS and SHOES to suit tho buyer in l lnlitv and Price. Full line of IIAKDWARK, I IN W ARK, ib ASS WART, and CROCK KRY W ARK. lorciROi'KUIKS A SPKCIAI.TY. EVERYTHING ELSE TO HE 11 At) IN A FIRST". A S RETAIL STRK. Post Ofllco Building. 221 ly. WHY GO TO HEADQUARTERS, v AT KDMONDSON k JOSHV'S) When in nee I of anything tIl(- mercantile line? Our stock is the most varied of any in town and prirc.-s to suit all. Besides keeping a full stock of Clothing. Dry Goods. Boots and Shoes, Hats, Groceries. &c. &c () ir Hardware and Harness Departmeat is not wanting. We handle the best brands of Cooking and Heating StOVO.'i Also agents for the noted l'l EDMONT F A KM WAOON. WINS1IIP COTTON GIN and CONDENSER, and the LIUHT lil'NNINO DOM EST I C S E W I N G M AC II I N E. We mnke a specialty of FINE SHOES an I NICK FIR.'li , ' in need of anything to gl idd-jn the heart and comfort t'.e ho'n, you will find HEAVY' bargains with a LIGHT po.dtet-book by i?iatninin our assortment be'ore confirming your trale. Yerv Ii;8DC.-tlull v. 3 U lg. DRY GOODS Silks, Laces, Velvets, Dress Goods, Linens, Flannels. Blankets, DOMESTIC COTTONS. WHITE G003S. PRINTS, GI1GHIHIS, IIOISKKY, fJLOYKS, I N I K it W V. A It. LADIES' AM) MISSES WRAhS, ALSO, Every first-class article a Dry fiocd House should haTe in bow. Xlciii.iii and High-Priced (jlool. One Price lor every one; a child can buy of us as cheap ai the best ju'Jye of Dry Joods. The same price to those who desire to purchase by mail 3 to those who visit our More. e have the largest .Store in Hal timbre, and carry ... . ...... tti rf a ll W-iii'i-i cf llrv l lie groicM ii"i' - j i (ioods. Orders fur .Sample will receive j prompt attei.fon. t'u.-t iiners, w hen ordtr-, ing Sample?, wisl please fay it Rlack or j C dors are de-ired. and g.ve us an rJta j m regard to Pi ice. i e eupply Merchar.U the belter das r ii il ,1 j t, h e h-i frnrri drill. : ber, and cut any lenpth to suit customers at lowest Piece price. In business for the past 59 jears. ill i f i i i itLri3. iiv. . ' - - New Nos. 23, 25 and 27 Haiti mf.rc St., NEAU U'iUT fTKKKT, WHITE MAUliU llUIUilNO, JJALliMUKK. Ml). 10 10 3m. ESTA U 11 A M MEALS FURNISHED PROMPTLY AT ALL 110 L ilt- By HUFFIN THARP, Main Street Next Door Tarboro IIou3e. TAP.liOItO, N. C. Best fresh meats and Norfolk oysters Supplied in season. J 7 IS ly. Hamilton Easier & Sons, V V. R Y . M. HOFFMAN &BRO. Main St., St.o U.AM Ml A, M. , NOT EDMONDSON k JOSEY. II. J. COKDLK. WATCIIMAKKK NH JF.'TI.P.K, LlTTI.f TON, N. C. I arri ri'W t:f-'t'n? a mc a-.ior'tn -r.t ff i, KlN';-, ;.m Wa'I''JIJ. "M Sl"K "I ATI.KS. A MI.VKl'.U'AI'.l. fl set and separate pr.ces. :d 'iold and SJut wanted. Al! kinds of repairing. Prompt Atten'i n given to rniil orders. 0 U ;m. a voice - : t rr ! ia , I'm w w - ll ' " " '9 ' '" ' rm ; em . f.t.f -f K w I . TO mry A v-l. " ! ,T i i-f s mm1.. ti ft ; j K 1 - Shall we Mrt Ol in Ibit buif. . l f if f'-! B..fc3'l-'."' HW 1 U , 4 t M ! t - ..win. r iM..'lU.l.rit.l H.B-'i .t-l I. !..r: i-rw.t f t,'.?f.r-' -- I '" a' m , V ht .-. ,4. ., ! ..rru. lJ.4,-.o..i - ' ''' .M m..i .. mmj ... " "" ' , . -r,. -.r w-li. t-rr Mm. rlx-o,. rm mt. 1 .!.-. Blt-i... Itoo. AKtt ''" L. t. ALLtS to, Atult. Mlfc 0 2V Ix. Pa r