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THE DEMOCRAT. E. E. HILLIARD, - - - - Editor. Published Every Thursday. THURSDAY, JANUARY '94. Entered at the. Post-Office at Scotland Neck, X. C, as Second Clans Matter. TO DEVELOP THE COUNTY. Beginning with the next i.-.ue Thk Democrat will suggest some things looking to the 'development of the county. Halifax connty U one of the beat and most inviting counties in Eastern Carolina and with the present condition of affairs it is a most opior tune time to take steps towards intro ducing immigration to the county. We shall propose that the county commissioners and magistrates in their joint meeting in June make a small ap propriation for advertising the resour ces of the county. Now, let every one read carefully and consider intelligent ly before he approves or condemns. HA UFA X BEFORE THE S TA TE. It has been the policy of The Dem ocrat, under its present management which has now continued more than six years, to say and do everything pos sible for the interest or Halifax county. .We have persistently labored to put the advantages ot the county before the State and the outside world and have ever been read' to say a word for the county's developement. The interview with a number of farmers and others which we printed two weeks ago has turned the attention of the State towards the prosperous condition of Halifax county. Quite a number of the State papers have men tioned the fact that through The Dem ocrat they learn with pleasure of the happy state of affairs in old Halif ax- that almost everv farmer has "meat and bread and to spare." This sate of things is a most favor able comparison with that meeting that was held in Halifax four years ago asking the Governor to issue bonds for the relief of Halifax county. The bonds were not issued, be it said to the good fortune of the county. We pro tested against such course then and said all the while that the raising of home supplies was the only salvation for Halifax and all other agricultural counties that were falling behind. Suppose these bonds had been issued and had been taken up, Halifax county which is now in better condition finan cially than it has been in many years, according to the statement of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, would be groaning under a heavy debt. We said then that such action would burden the county at a time when it would otherwise be independent; and the present condition of things proves the wisdom of The Democrat's posi tion then. Our people have worked out of their hard-pressed condition, are now independent and the county free from debt ; whereas, with the issuance of the bonds they would have done no more than work out and would now be under the weight of debt. The farmers of Halifax have nobly come to their own rescue and are now independent, and it is a great pleasure to The Democrat to be able to say that the outlook for our people was never better. And with this condition of affairs men who are seeking to in vest money in lands and homes will be inclined to cast their lots here and enjoy the advantage of living where gaunt hunger and gnawing want do not meet them at every turn. About a year ago I took a violent at tack of la grippe. I coughed day and night for six weeks ; my wife then sug gested that I try Chamberlain's Cough Jtemedy. At first I could see no differ ence, but still kept taking it, and soon found that it was what I needed. If I got no relies from one dose I took an other, and it was only a few days until I was free from the cough. I think people in general ought to know the value of this remedy, and I take pleas ure in acknowledging the benefit I haAe recefved from it. ZUadison Mustard, Otway, Ohio. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Drug gist. The Southern States magazine for January, published by the Manufactur ers' Record Co., of Baltimore, is unus ually interesting. It is almost invalu able to every one who is interested in -the matter of developing the South. Much attention is paid to the subject of immigration to the South, and it sought to be widely read. It is doing ?much for our Southern States. . Hood's Sarsaparilla, the king of med icines, conquers scrofula, catarrh, and Rheumatism and all other blood diseas Hood's and only Hood's. WHY NOT AX IXCOME TAX? While it cannot )e questioned that an income tax is just and an equitable form of taxation, some object to it on the ground of its "inquisitorial feature." To be sure it might have "inquisitorial features," but why object to that? Why should a man who is making ac cumulation in money and other thing.-, under the guardianship of the Govern ment which protects his thousand and one rights, object to the Government's seeing and knowing his financial stand ing? It occurs to us that if a man ha income which is honestly and squarely gained he should feel no hesitancy in having it known, and a.s a good citizen, true and loyal to the Government which protects his rights and furnishes him opportunity to exercise his powers and capacity in doing the lest he can for himself in a great and free and happy country, he ought to be willing to pay a reasonable tax on such income. Then this seems to lo entirely equit able. Everybody knows that, apart from what we know as poll tax, there is a large number of citizens of the land that pay no taxes at all. They have nothing for which to be taxed. Then why is not an income tax on those who have income just as reasonable and correct as is the tax on property, real estate, or whatever property-one choos es to possess? Those who have pos sessions must pay the taxes to the Government to take care of those who have nothing. And just here, by way of parenthesis, we remark that a great many people avIio never had anything and who never have paid any taxes more than poll tax busy themselves too much about matters of this kind which never can affect them in the least. But some say that an income tax would furnish such a broad field in which menjnight practice deception. It is argued that they would conceal many facts about their income. Well, we fear that such a thing as deception concerning taxable property would not be altogether new even if we had an income tax. If one should look care fully enough into such things we are of the opinion that he could find in stances where men have not been en tirely unreserved in the matter of giving a full list of taxables. The truth is, "any man who has the disposition to be dishonest about his taxable property has jufct as good a chance now as he would under an in come tax. Why can't a man lie now about his money or land, his notes and solvent credits, personal property and the like, just as well as he could about his income? He can ; and any one with a modicum of common sense knows it. So then this objection fails like all others. The people want an income tax. SEX A TOR VAs CE A S A LEA DER. Clinton Democrat. Senator Vance is the representative Democrat of Xorth Carolina. His bear ing in the passage at arms which occur red during the extra session of Congress has endeared him more than ever to the people of his State for whose inter ests he has ever stood up boldly and uncompromisingly. His is the stand ard under which the Democracy of the State will march to victory next Xovem ber. Xorth Carolina is essentially and necessarily Demacratic and must re main so. There is no disguising of the fact that a powerful effort will be made to defeat the Democracy at the next election. The final effort of expiring populism will be made to carry the State, but the result will be as it was at the ln?t election. There was never any real cause for defection from the State Democracy and many of the best men who left it two years ago are with it now and to stay. State politics and na tional politics are two different things and many who did not realize as much in the heat of the late campaign have more carefully considered their duty as citizens since casting their ballots. The friends of reform can only destroy the possibility of reform by breaking ranks from the Democracy, and can only lose self respect by seeking to attain control of the State by an alliance that wculd be dishonorable, and disgusting to the best element of the secessionists. The persistent cough which usually follows an attack of the grip can be per manently cured by taking Chamber lain's Coughh Remedy. W. A. Mc Guire of Mc Kay, Ohio, says : "La Grippe left me with a severe cough. After using several different medicines without relief, I tried Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,' which effected a per manent cure. I have .also found it to be without an equal for children, when troubled with colds or croup. 2o and 50 cent bottles for sale by E. T. White head & Co. Druggist. LITERATURE DRY1XG UP. In the January numler of The Fj rnrih .Sydney (J. Fisher discusses the effect of immigration upon American literature. His article headed, "Has 4 Immigration Dried up Our Litem-j ture?" classes our great men of litera-i i ture as belonging almost exclusively to Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and Xew Jersey. For these states he mentions only one each for all but Massachusetts, for which lie mentions fifteen. The writer emphasizes the fact that they were all lorn between 1780 and 1820, except Bayyrd Taylor of Penn sylvania, and he was born in lb'2o. The birth-period of these men, says the writer, is embraced in the forty years from 1780 to 1820, and since that period there have been very few men born, even in Massachusetts, who can 1 sty?"i lay claim to literary greatness such as characterizod those who were born during the period mentioned. v',r. Fisher says that after 1820 or 1825 the people lost their real identity, or homogeneity, by reason of immigra tion and have therefore fallen back from the high standard of literary merit which had developed in a num ber of men up to that time. The writer concludes in the following sombre view of the literary outlook : "Massachusetts, once the home of a pure and native stock, has more than 50 per cent of her population foreign, and the foreign element is principally Irish and French-Canadian. Her ho mogeneousness and her literature are destroyed. The descendants of her old people still hold themselves together in a way, and possess in a modified and mediocre form some of the character istics of the past ; and doubtless this state of things will continue for a long time. But the high and the deep tones are gone, and it is not likely that we shall ever hear them again." MR. DA XI ELS' PLA1X TALK. Washington Cor. Asheboro Courier. Here's a sample of Joe Daniels' idea of distributing government pie, and what he is here for : Three persons were in Joe's office the other day ; one was an employe in the classified service, and wanted an office for a friend, and one just happened to be in. The friend of the office seeker had finished his little speech, and Joe, in his good natural, but business like, way said : "Is he a Democat?" The Civil Service reformer saw an opportu nity and made haste to use it. "I can't see the force of that question," said lie, "what difference doe3 it make whether a man is a Democrat or not?" "It makes a dinerence with me," said Joe, "and it is the first thing to settle." Then lie had something to say about office seek ers which led the Civil Service cham pion to say : "Well, Mr. Daniels, you have been some what of an office seeker yourself. You came here after an office and got it." "What !" said Joe in great astonishment, "I came here seeking an office? Not much. Do you think I would come here to ask for a little $2, 000 clerkship? Do you think a few paltry dollars would induce me to come and beg an office? You were never more mistaken in your life. I came here to accept the position of Appoint ment Clerk that I might put a thous and rascals out of office. I completed the job and have now come over here to the Chief Clerk's office to stop you from buying everything in creation, and Avhen I get that done I'll resign and go home.' The Civil Service reformer has not spoken since. I '' The death of Dr. E. Burke Haywood, wv'Hi jroccurred at his home in Raleigh last week, was a sad announcement to the whole State. lie was widely and favorably known and in his death the State lost one of her best citizens and one of her most efficient and successful physicians. The Greenville Reflector is twelve years old, and enters its "teens" with vigor and great freshness and Editor Whichard is to be congratulated. He gave all . the employes of the office an elegant dinner at his own home upon the completion of his twelfth volume. The Reflector is one of the best and most progressive weeklies in the State. Long may it prosper and do good in the land. All who are troubled with Constipa tion will find asafe, sure, and speedy re lief in Ayer's Pills. Unlike most other cathartics, these pills strengthen the stomach, liver, and bowels and restore the organs to normals and regular ac tion. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ENFIELD. ExriEU, X- C. Jan. 22, Rev. Mr. Durant anl wife were hit a very hard lick by the kind joonle of our town last Friday night in a good large pounding. Mr. Sam Smith of this place is very sick with la gi;pje. Mr. Hargrove who lives near this place is ery low frotr a yellow chill. Mr. L. P. Elliott of Norfolk is send ing a few days in tov:i. Miss Malol Curtis is vi.-iting Mr-. H. S. Harrison at Meloe. Mr. Geo. A. Heptiusta'l.of Washington, formally of this place, was married at the home of the bride. Miss Susie Clark in Xew Berne at 8 :'!0 a. in. last Wl- esday. They came p on the 2 :W train to viit his mother in this place. We wi.-h him joy a id extend to him our heart v congratulations. Dr. A. S. Harrison spent part of last Sundav in Wei. Ion. SCOTLAND KECK MARKET. coki:kctkj hki'klv i;v R. C. JOSEY J: CO. COTTON MARKET. (MAKKLT 11 KM.) Stained -Low Middling Middling - - a 7 PEANUT MARKET. (MAKXKT IKM.) Spanish - ' - - 10 Virginias, bright - - -15 to "0 FARM PRODUCTS. Corn ----- :,Q. Fodder 75 Hay 80 Oats 75 Field peas - - - 50 1'otatoes, sweet - - - 40 Ham, old ... - 12.V Pork 7 Lard 12 Reef, on foot - - - - 5 Tallow Ci Chickens - - - 20 to 25 Eggs - 10 Turkeys Putter Pees wax - 75 to 1.00 - 25 - 18 GROCERIES. Flour, per barrel Meal, per bushel Meat 3.00 to $4.25 - 70 - 8 Molasses Sugar Coffee Cheese Salt, per sack 25 to 40 5 20 to 27h 15 - 'JO FITS. All fits stopped free bv Dr, Kline's Great Xerve liestorer. Xo tits after first dav's use. Marvelous cures Treatise $2.00 trial boctle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kine, 1)31 Arch St, Philadelphia, P. February 19th to 24th. SEVEXTH GHAXD -OF EAST a-A.OT,I3rA Fisli, Oyster, Game ai Industrial ASSOCIATION. 30VERN0R GARB OTHER DISTINGUISHED MEX Daily Excursion Trains and Steamers. uildin :s and Grounds-77 -BRILLIANTLY Racine Tnesflay. Weteflay, Tteflay aM May. PURSES AGGREGATE $2,500. Look for attractions that will be mention in this space next week, The Best Dressing AYER'S HAIR fcSfe VIGOR X&rC-'.- l'r vt r.t th l,.ir from 4?-? .'r t.icoiianp tl.ia. falM. i r yi i n lis ricn ji"s. !.:x u r i :uf . , -. "-iiJ v n c il ln-n-l of It ei!r itching l,t:niorv a:.l kei scalj cihA, nioitl, and ! ;t!thy. life tin- Ayer's Hair Vigor, Sokl t y lru;;iu acd lVrf Jinr. -fixe Mules and HfiriES. We offer- S;:::il him -IX- Largs Fins Males, WELL BROKE. DEAFT "PTOHSES, RAFT otlORSES, AND FIXE TfAKNESS TTORSES. iivKXESS ilORSES. Prices low! Prices low! BIGGS & JOHNSON. Scotland Neck, X. C. 1 18 tf SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYE WORKS Afoi RXixo fioons a Stkcialty. Get price lit. Address Scotland Xkck Steam Dyeing Co., 11-2-JHy Scotland Xeck, X. C ANNUAL EXHIBIT THE- WILL OPEN THE EXPOSITION. - r-J 0 v WILL BE PRESEN -Lighted lay Electricity. 1877. N. B. JOSEY. ZLTZEW G-OOOIDS pop Fa an Awim Fall and Winter i I KYKKY DKPAPTM KNT P.KIM win ."ii ai:k p.i:i.i nii.h -on:- Dress : Goods : DeDartment: Triinii :-: Department contains i:ykj;ythin; NFAYTHAT isol 1 THIS SKASoN... HOPSCH KKS, PAN A M A KS, FLANNELS, CASH M KPL FLA N N I : L KTS . K D K N 1 to 1 : o WHIP COP PS, SKPOKS, A-o. IMHI (KM) -: OUR MY "GOODS CM H I ;:;;yankee GLOVE AND HOSIERY ' "J 1 i: pa i: I'M i:n t ' M.i won. Vou siiimiii Sv u ! : :: STANDARD I'ltlXTS " FOR IT YE CENTS. A full line of I Ii u 1 1 Art Clnthiuu' m.nle0 !y the WorM-renown Clothier " .S TR. iUS I! ,( ; R O Til i: R S. HIGH ART YOUTH. HOYS'. MKN'S SUITS.!! ooccc czcczzcccccz Haw tlit Largest slock of Coin in Eastern Carolina. Metalic, Cloth Covered, Zinc Lined, Walnut, Rosewood, &c. Orders ly Wire Promptly Attended. JJESI'E 'TEEI.I.Y. N. B. JOSEY, White Cor. Mjiin and Tenth Stieefs, GENERAL MERCHANDISE COMPLETE STOCK OF DKYOOODS. .NOTIONS ALWAYS I V S I m FINEST LINE OF CENTS' ITKNImIJNC i.ooDs EYE!.' DKorciIT TO THIS MAKE EI. WE CAEEY IX STOCK Charles Heiser's LADIES' KOCHESTEK MADE. PERFECT FUTJNo FIXE SHOES. EA EL tfc WILSON'S COLLARS AND CITES. YOE SHOl'LD SEE Ol'l! LINE OF FINE Our Line of Hats i- Complete. Fine A LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STCCE AL77AYS 127 STCCIT. Call and examine goods and prices. Mar 7 Jy. " S3.BO S3.5Q Will be the price this season of Tait's Extra Early Eclipse peas. Yon are familiar perhaps with the reputa tion of this great tracking Pea, for so many years the favorite among the Southern mar ket gardeners; if you are not, let us suggest that you send to the North Carolina Experi ment Station, at Raleigh, for its report on extra early peas. The Director states that ours are superior to all the fifty standard varieties planted by him in comparative tests, we would be glad to mail you also a copy of our catalogue for reference on this subject. GEORGE TAIT & SONS, Seed Growers, Norfolk, Virginia. C. A. Xash. A. i: ' C. A. IT ASH & SOU, .MAXUEACTUEEKS AND DEALEES IN SASHES, BLINDS, DOORS, MANTELS, MOULDINGS, STAIR-WORK, HARDWARE, PAINTS, &6. Nos. 3, 7 and 9 ATLANTIC AVE. :! - '''" Norfolk, Va. 1894. I I 111.!. AND 1:1 NN,, , n; at imii: i;i of rni. j - 1 1 ; 'i !: ;nois I.N All. Nil A MX o oCnLoPLD sILKs. o V KLYIIS i i; n- , , ' 1 M I's. . -it. - . . : notion;::: -01 Douglas Shoes AND Bay State Shoes, HKAT Til K WOKI.h -FOL STYLE AND WE A K - z c c z z c ; z : : : z z Pan 11, SCOTLAND NECK. N DEALEES JX Men's Fine Shoes. Clothing Kidy M;id r Ma t- Oj.Nw $3.50
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