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I ADVERTISING IS TO BUSINESS -WHAT STEAM IS Machinery, That Greai Pbopeuunu Power. THAT CLASS OF READERS THAT YOU Wish your Advertisement TO BEACH is the class who read this paper. PROFESSIONAL. D r. w. o. Mcdowell, Office North corner New Hotel, Main Street, a Scotland Neck, N. C. T" Always at his office when not professionally engaged elsewhere. D R. A. C. LIVERMON, OFFiCE-Over J. S. Bowers & Co's store. Office hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to 4 o'clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK. N. C. JJAVID BELL, Attorney at Law, ENFIELD, N. C. ' Practices in all the Courts of Hali faxand adjoining counties and in the Supreme and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts oi ine state. A. DUNN, A TTORNE Y-A T-L A IF. Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services art raquired. D R. W. J. WARD, Surgeon Dentist, Enfield, N. C. Office over Harrison's Drat Store. JjjDWARD L.. TRAVIS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. fi&'JIoney Loaned on Farm Lands. H OWARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, HALIFAX, N. C R. C. A. WHITEHEAD, DENTAL Surgeons Tarboro, N.C. SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYE WORKS Mourning Goods a Specialty Get price list. Address Scotland Neck Steam Dyeing Co. 1-24-ly Scotland Neck N. C BRICK! HAVING INCREASED MY FACIL ITIES I AM NOW PREPARED TO FURNISH DOUBLE QUANTITY OF BRICK". Also will take contract to furnish lots irom 50,000 or more anywhere within 50 miles of Scotland JNeck Can always furnish what, ' you want. Correspond ence and orders solicited. D. A. EZADDXlir, 1-10-05-ly Scotland Neck, N. C. MENTION THIS PAPER. ISAAC EVANS, GENERAL CARPENTER. A specialty of Bracket and Scroll work of alLkinds. Work done cheap and every piece guaranteed. 7 1y Scotland Nww- V. C. ' Warning Totapw! gjCT ALL PERSONS are notified that trespassers upon the lands and timber of this Company will be prosecuted. It would be well for those of whom tim ber has been bought to examine their contracts before cutting anything. The law is strict and can be found in Acts of 1889, chapter 168. The Com pany has instructed its attorney to see that U enforced. " " , - - - J3 V. C-I ?: r H v J E. E. HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XTT. flew Series Vol. 1. THE EDITOE'S LEISUBE H0T7BS. Points and Paragraphs of fibgs Present, Past and Future. The origin of county, or agricultural l ura, can be appropriately given just at this time, as it is the season for them. They are said to have been hrst held in Holland and were intro duced into England by William of Or ange. He popularized the idea of ag ricultural periodical festivals, and this was followed by-three-day shows. Tne first day was for athletic sports, the s3cond day for manufacture and the tnird day for live stock. It has been stated as a matter of his tory that the planting of rice in Ameri ca was commenced in Ib93. A brier from Madagascar, on her. way to En gland, came to anchor o! Sullivan'; Island. Thomas Smith wiiit on board and received from the contain a bag of beed rice with information of its cul ture in the East. He divided the seed among nis irienas, experiments were m made on If eient soils, and thus this good c4op of North Carolina had its beginning. It is not uncommon for gospel evan- geiiu to preach sermons "to men on y, and sometimes they preach "to vorcen only:" but Mr. Bryan, the Democratic candidate for President, is tne nrst man in tne history oi the na tion, or of the world so far as we know, who has addressed an audience of 'women only" on matters purely po itical. He did it in Minnesota last week, and captivated his fair audience. Mr. Bryan has often declared in his speeches that the women of the coun try are as much affected by financial oppression as the men and that they eel' as much interested in the ques tions of financial reform. There has been a great change m the manner of conducting political campaigns, formerly it was expected that the candidates of the two political parties would meet each other in the fo rum for debate ; but now in many places the opposingcandidates do not meet each other a single time .during a cam paign. The multiplicity of parties and consequently the multitude of can didates for the same office, make it in convenient for joint debate, for it would tike a two days' run at each speaking to hear them all through. But cer tainly a good deal of the "snap" of a campaign is taken out by the failure of opponents to meet each other in ora torical combat. A gentleman of much observation and wise in many things remarked to us that with all the bad things we have to contend with just now political ex citement, poor crops and low prices, there is one encouraging; thing in North Carolina, and that is the liberal patronage that is given all the schools of the State. And it is even so : the report from the schools of all grades shows increased attendance. The col leges are well filled and the academies have a good patronage, and the educa tional interest among the people seems to be growing. Let it be so ; an intel- igent people ought to be a prosperous and happy people. The following discription by the Witness fits the idea of a good many people in this county besides John Chinaman: 'Charley Lee, a Chinaman who keeps a laundry in Patterson, N. J., certainly believes in combining poli tics with business. He has swung acrosJthe sidewalk in front of his laundry a Chinese flag. On one side of the flag is the inscription: "Vote forMcKiriey and Hobart." On the other side is the inscription : "Vote for Bryan and Sewall and free silver." Charley has the Republican side of the Banner facing Park avenue, along which many prominent Republicans reside, while the other side of he ban ner faces houses on lower Straight street, which neighborhood is consid ered a Democratic stronghold." C Goa SCOTLAND Written for Tn Commonwealth. A LETTER FROM JAPAN. MANY VOLCANIES. About Idols and Belitfon. VIII. The-original name of Japan is Dai Nippon, meaning great dayspring. Japan is part of the chain of volcanoes stretching from Kamtschatka into Chi na. There are eighteen active volca noes in Japan and earthquakes occur continually. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and alf types of vegetation. A pic-nic in Japan is called a "flower-viewing," and several times a year the whole population turn out tor no other purpose than to visit places noted for certain kmas of nice blossoms. Around these, the na tive holidays revolve. The natives eat rice as a staple food, bread being al- most unknown to them. The poor !eople in the country eat millet, wheat, barleyTand radish : Buddhism forbids their eating meat, but some ot them eat it anyway, thinking it will not be Known. They call a deer, a mountain whale, venison is sold in the market as fish. The natives are bright and quick and frank, faithful and kind ; but lying is a national vice with them. They will often lie rather than be impolite to you. The Japanese are supposed to have come from Korea. There is a large idol in Tokyo, the capitol of Japan, and there is an iron grating enclosing one of these figures, on which hang many straw shoes. Belonging to the mam apartment of - the temple is a shine, where men, women and children pav their devotions. They toss a small piece of money in a box, four or five eet long, and place their . hands on their heads and repeat a tew words in low voice for about five minutes, then give room for others. Not far from the shrine is a wooden image, much worn by robbing. A person with a sore hand rubs the hand of the mage, one with weak eyes rubs the eyes of the idol and so on, in hopes that the afflicted members will thus be healed. The image of Buddha at Kamauna, thirteen miles from Yoko hama, is made ot bronze and is Jorty- bur feet high. It was caste and erect ed over six hundred years ago. In front of the idol are vases and a bronze basin where incense is burned day -by day, for the pilgrims who are constant ly coming dressed in white garments with broad hats and little bells fasten ed to. their girdles or staves. The Ainos are believed by many to be the original inhabitants of - Japan. They are now found .only in the northern part. of the empire. There are more than fifteen thousand of these people. They are ignorant, but very kind, gen tle, and more truthful than their more civilized countrymen They have beautiful brown eyes and straight black hair. In winter they wear coats and hoods of skin, in summer long coats of basque cloth. All the women tattoo their faces. Their customs are much ike the Japanese and they are despised by them. At one time it was against the law to teach any Ainos to read and write. They think that there are good and bad "Angels" and that there will always be a difference in them. - They have no direct intercourse ' with ixoa and pray only when they are In want ot something. The man is always afraid of his wife's prayers, that is if he does not treat her right. They never think ot the future. They claim that there are three heavens, the "High Skies," "Foggy Heavens," and the "Star Skies," and that there are six worlds below this one. I went to church one Sunday in Yokohama accompanied by a mission ary, who had asked me to attend and see how intelligent some of the Jap anese were and how they were learning to worship the true God. I will always remember this aay. There were over two hundred Japanese in the church. The boot of Acts was read, then a song was sung and at prayer all of them joined the mission aries in prayer for the Holy Spirit of God. Almost every missionary board has established a mission in Japan, hut there were not enough missionaries to supply the demand. Towns that would have welcomed them were leit un tauerht. Then from some political cause, there came a popular feeling of opposition to everything loreign, put thA Jananefle christians generally re mained faithful. The Japanese are the kindest peo ple in the world. I say this because I have been with them and know it to be true. C. T. Cukbie. Old People. Old people who require medicine to regulate their bowels and kidneys will find the true 'remedy in Elecric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and can tains no whiskey nor other intox icant, hnt acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bow els, adding strength ana giving tone w ha nitrons, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of the functions. E-iu.fi-ift Dittem ia an excellent appetizer nA .Mt rHovmtinn. Old People find lit not. mraAtiv whutlhev need. Price 50 iut SI. 00 Tier bottle at E. T. "EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1896. Gold by the Yard. Pearson's Weekly. The beatine of the innumerable, lit tle square pieces of gold which are . us ed to cover domes and signs, and so on, forms a distinct industry in the gold trade, which employs a large number of hands and requires ho small amount of skill 4 The long low building in which the work is carried, on is filled throughout the day with the sound, of hammers, On every side little boxes containing tiny rolls of gold are to be seen, which, although only measuring jan inch and a half in length, are each worth about 10. The gold is received in bars one- eighth of an inch in thickness, an inch in width ana weighing Z4U penny weights. This is rolled oat into ribbon thirty yards m length. ., it is then giv en to the workmen in strips measuring seven yards, each of which is cut up into 180 pieces. These are now ready to be beaten out by hand. They ' are placed, protected by fine skins in a tool known as the "clutch," and are thor oughly pounded out on a great granite block set in the ground in such a way that there is absolutely no vibratory movement. The process is repeated several times, the gold as it spreads be ing continually subdivided - until it is of the exact dimensions required. The skins in which the gold is beat en are so delicate that they will tear as easily as-paper, nevertheless they are of so fine a quality that they will with stand the continual hammering for sev eral years. The gold which is finally beaten down to 200,000 of an inch is rubbed with "brine" before being plac ed in the skins, in order that it shall not adhere to them. Easy as this work of beating out the gold may seem, it is, in reality, an art of a very delicate description. The workman must know to a nicety pre cisely how hard or gentle the blows of his hammer must be, also the exact spot on which they should fall. Ac cordingly, a very superior class of men are employed in the business. A Story About Stanley. Atlanta Constitution. When Stanley was writing t his "Through the Dark Continent" in Lon don he used often, from want of a flat surface, to spread his maps and charts upon the floor, and one day thereat of the house, which had taken an extra ordinary liking for the great explorer, and passed most of . her time in his rooms, went to sleep on a chart that was spread out on the hearth rug. By and by the chart was wanted, and one of Stanley's assistants was going to turn puss off it, when "the man who bund Livingstone" slopped him. 'Don't disturb the cat," he said, "we can get on without the chart till she wakes up. It you only knew how good the sight of that English cat, cosily curled up in front of that fire, is to me, you would never let her move lrom where she is." He had just come back trom a weary and trying time among uncivilized tribes, and the sleeping cat was to him the symbol of comfortable security, peace and of home. DID YOU EVER MAKE MONEY EASY. Mr. Editor. I have read how Mr. C. E. B. made so much money in the Dishwasher business and think I have beat him. I am very young yet and have had little experience in selling goods, but have made over eight hun dred dollars in ten weeks selling Dish Washers. It is simply wonderful how easy it is to sell them. All you have to do is to show the ladies how they work and they cannot help but buy one. or the oenent 01 otners x win state that I got my start from the Mound City Dish Washer- Co., St. Louis, Mo, Write to them and they will send you full particulars. I think I can clear oyer d,uuu the coming year, and I am not going to let the opportunity pass. Try it and publish your succe3 for the benefit of others. J.F. C. Seventeen daily papers are publish- ed in Berlin, Prussia. CHURNING DONE IN ONE MIN UTE. I have tried the Lightning Churn, you recently described in your paper, and it is certainly a wonder. I can churn in lees than one minute, and the butter is elegant, and you get con siderably" more butter than when you use a common churn, l toot . tne a eeucv for the churn here and . every butter maker that sees it buys one. I have sold three aozen and the best of satisfoction. I know I can sell 100 in this township, as they churn so quick ly, make so much more butter than common churns and are so cheap. Some one in every township can make two or three hundred dollars in selling these churns. By addresseng J. F. Casey & Co., St. Louis, you can eet circulars and full information so ou can make big money right at home. I have made $80 the past two weeks and I hare new sold anything in my US before, - . A JTAsaosu IF? A Lovers' Quarrel Ended. Richmond Dispatch. Thirty jrears ago James Barton jmd Malinda Jenkins, who lived in Han cock county, . Tenn., were betrothed, and quarreled over some trivial-matter. She sent him a letter of explanation, which was left on his table in his ab sence. He-returned home after flight and threw the pajiers, fncluding her let ter, into a box. He was thus ignorant Of the fact that he had written to him and resolved that their courtship should be at an end, unless she made srme explanation. Sne also resolved to make no further explanation. Thus mauers were leit, ana they uvea on friendly terms, but neither married. A few days since Barton, in looking over some old papers, accidently discovered Miss Jen kens' letter. He immediately went to her with apologies for his con duct, and, without further ado, they procured a license and were married. Thus pride had kept Jwo good people apart for over a quarter of a century. Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, 111., was told by her doctors, she naa uonsuption ana that there was no hope for her, but two bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery completely cur ed her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St. San Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold approaching Consumption, tried with out result everything else then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is such results of which these are samples, that proye the wonder lul efheacy of this medicine ih Coughs and Colds. Free trial bot tles at E. T. Whitehead & Co 's Drug Store. Regular size 50c. and $1.00. from Zr.S.Jomat of XtSUbtt rroi. w. H. Feeke, who makes m specialty of EDilensv. baa without doubt treated and cur ed more cases than any living: Physician; his success is astonishing:. We have heard of cases Ot so years' standing; tie of his absolute cure, free to any sufferers who may send their P. O. and Express address. We advise any one wishing- a cure to address fXU&W.B. T.J4 Hew York JEWELRY SILVERWARE!!! WATCHES AND CLOCKS PUT IN PERFECT REPAIR. We have engaged the seryices of Mr. J.D.Perry, from the Chicago Watch Ma kers' Institute, where he took a thorough course, and is prepared to do ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING And Engraving. His office is at our show window in front. All work is guaranteed. GIVE HIM A CALL V E. T. WHITEHEAD & CO., 4 25 tf Scotland Neck, K. C. JudiciarSale. By virtue oi the power contained in a decree of the Superior Court of Halifax County, N. C , rendered at March term 1896 of said court in . the action entitled Minerva Jfittman against John T. House and his wife, Francis A. House, I shall sell at the court house door in Halifax, for cash, on Monday the 23rd day of November, 1896, the real estate described in the complaint filed in said action, situated in said county of Halifax and described, as follows, to wit : One tract of land lying in and around Palmyra, bounded by the lands of William R. Cherry and others, containing one hundred and seventeen acres, more or less : and an other tract of land lying on the Palmy ra and Tarboro road, containing two hundred and forty six acres, more or less, situated in said county. Both said tracts of land are now fully described in said complaint, and in the mortgage from said J, T. House and his wife, Francis A. House to N. J. Pittman, recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Halifax county, N. C., in book 76 A, page 92, to 'which reference is made far a particular des cription of said, realty. This Oct 9, 1896. - v --Hjsnbv Johnston, lOlbCt. 0?r. feorn IFainf J y Cures CORNS, BUNIONS and WARTS SPEEDILY and WITHOUT PAW ? FOR SALE BYALL DRUGGISTS. ? X LEETHAN BS0THE2S, Prtp'rs, (y Llppman's Block, SAVANNAH, 6A. & 111, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $i.oo. NO. 46. The Davis s ROCKY r.lOUNTPJ.'C. I desire to say to the Tobacco Grower? of Halifax nnd adjoining counties that I am better prepared than ever, to get yt a the veryJITIOlIKST MARKET PRICES for vour tobbacco. We have plenty ot Buyers, nnd with more than SEVENTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE in the Warehouse business T do not hesitate to tell you that Rocky Mount is the maritet'and the Dayis Warehouse the place, to seil your tobacco. JSGIVE ME A TRIAL AND I WILL PLEASE YOU. "PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL SHIPMENTS. Your Friend, 9 10 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICEET. FOR president: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT : ARTHUR SEWALL, OF MAINE. State Democratic Ticket. For Governor : CYRUS B. WATSON, of Forsythe. For Lieutenant Governor ; THOS. W. MASON, of Northampton. For Secretary : CHAS. M. COOKE, of Franklin. For Auditor : R. M. FURMAN, of Buncombe. For Treasurer : B.'F. AYCOCK, of Wayne.- Supt. Public Instruction : J.C.SCARBOROUGH, of Johnston. For Attorney-General : F. I. OSBORNE, of Mecklenburg. For Supreme Court Judges : A. C. AVERY, ot Burke, G. H. BROWN, of Beaufort. FOR CONGRESS SECOND DISTRICT FRED. A. WOODARD, OF WILSON. Comity Democratic Ticket. For the Senate CLAUDE KITCHIN. For tho House W. H. THORNE, DR. R. A. PATTERSON. For Sheriff C. W. DUNN. For Register of Deeds J. FRANK - BRINKLEY. For Treasurer B. F. TILLERY. For Coroner J. H. FITZGERALD. County Commissionere W. C. Daniel, E. W. Hyman nd Whit. i. Johnston. MyMsioIOHPl! I am prepared at my new quarters to serve my old rienos ana customers from North Carolina with the best Tonsorial : Service. You get a QUICK AND EASY SHAVE, -AND YOUR. HAIR CUT AT ANYTIME CCTUemembering your liberal patron age in tne past x nope to receive it still. No. 62 Roanoke Avenue near cor. of Avenue and Main Street, Norfolk, Va. DOLISON WHITEHEAD NOTICE 1 In pursuance' of an order of Court made in the special proceedings enti tied Amos Cherry vs Levy Cherry and others, nowv pending in the Superior Court of Halifax county, I will on the 17th day of October 1896, sell to the highest bidder in the town of Scotland Neck, that store bouse and lot in wmcn Albert Hill is now doing business, be ing lot No. 12 on Block 46 according to the plot of said town. Said sale is made for the purpose of partition among the devisees of the will of tne late Wiley Cherry. . - This 14th day of Sept. Claude KxrcHrjr, 9 17 5t commissioner. IF YOU ARE HUSTLER you wttL ADVERTISE YOUB Business. Send Your Advertisement in Now. Warehouse, Buctaier Davis. English Spavin ".Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and and Clemifbes from hornet, lllood Spavin Surbs, Splints. Sweeney, IMng worm titles Sprains and Swollen Through, Coughs, Etc. Save HO by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wondrful Blemism Cure ever known. Sold bo E. T. Wnitehead A Co., Druggists, Scotland Neck, N. C. lOllv. FOR OVER FIFTY YEAKS An Old and Well-Tried Remedy Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Drug gists in every part of the World. Twenty five cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and auk for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. (R) 9 26 ly WANTED A gentleman o! stand ing to represent Combined Contract comprising two of the largest invest ment and life insurance companies in America. Address Thos. A. P. Champ lin, Sup't. First Floor (Rooms 12 to 15) McGill Building, Washington, D. C. &UUEF IN SIX HOURS. Distressing Kidi;ev and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder r kidneys; back and every part of the urinary passages in male or fe male. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immedi ately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by E. T. Whitehead and Co., Drncrirista. Scotland Neck. N. C Designs sent to any address FREE. In writing tor them please give age ot de ceased and some limit ns to price. All work'warranted strictly first-claas and entirely satisfactory. . 3 liar Work Delivered at Any Depot. MENTION THIS PAPER. S. E, ALLEY, PHOTOGRAPHER Tarboro, N. C. NEW STUDIO OVER JOHN BATTLE'S SHOE STORE. SIDE ENTRANCE. "WILL BE GLAD TO HAVE ALL MY FRIENDS AMD PAT RONS CALL AND SEE ME. Reasonable Prices -'.-' .: ". AND " All Wcrk Guaranteed Flrst-clss. 6 27tf "C i - ' " " ' "" - . K
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