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ADVERTISING IS TO BUSINESS -WHAT STEAM IS Machinery, That Great Propellix Power. THAT CLASS OF READERS . THAT YOU Wish your Advertisement TO REACH is the class who read this paper. PROFESSIONAL. D r. w. o. Mcdowell, Office North corner New Hotel, Main Street, Scotland Neck, N. C. ffAlways at his office when not professionally engaged elsewhere. D R. A. C. LIVERMON, OmcE-Over J. S. Bowers & Co's store. nffi hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to i o'clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK. N. C. D AVID BELL, Attorney at Law, ENFIELD, N. C. all the Courts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and m the o . Vfvlfirftl Courts. Claims ouuieiuo , , , . . collected in all parts of the State. y A. DUNN, ATTORNEY-A T-L A W. Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. D R. W. J. WARD, Surgeon Dentist, Enfield, N. C. Office over Harrison's Drur Store. DWARD L. TRAVIS, Attorney and Connselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. 'Money Loaned on Farm Lands. H OWARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, HALIFAX, N. C. R. C. A. WHITEHEAD, DENTAL Surgeon i Tarboro, N. C. SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYE WORKS Mourning Goods a Specialty Get price list. Address Scotland Neck Steam Dyeing Co. 1-24-lv 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 trom 50,000 or more anywhere within oO miles of Scot land NecK Can always furnish what, you want. Correspond ence and orders solicited. d. a. rzADDirsr, 1-10-95-ly Scotland Neck, N. C. MENTION THIS PAPER. SAAC EVANS, GENERAL CARPENTER. A specialty of Bracket and Scroll work of all kinds. Work done cheap and every piece guaranteed. 7 1y Scotland Nf V. f!. JOHN SKIP WITH, BOOT and SHOE-MAKER. D Groceries AND CONFECTIONERIES. One Door North of Stern'$, Main St. 7 5 ly Scotland Neck. N. C it tt Ti H M E. E. HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. "EXCEfLSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $i.oo. VOL. XHL New Scries Vol. 1. SCOTLAND NECK, N. P., THURSDAY, JANTJAR"? 21,1897. NO. 5. - " ' " ; ' " i 1 ' t 1 '"" " .-, . - """ggg THE EDITOR'S LEISUBE HOUES. Points and Parafljapns of Things Present, Past and Future. Bread Is used as a dally article of food by only about one-third the population of the earth. , A correspondent from Hertford to the Norfolk Virginian Saturday said that a gentleman who is making a trip around the world on a wheel, stopped there and said nice things for North Carolinians, It has been asserted that fair-haired people are becoming less numerous than formerly. The ancient Jews were fair-haired race ; but now, with some exceptions, their hair is mostly dark The same thing is obseryea of the Irish. As late as 150 years ago a dark-haired person was almost unknown among the Irish, but many of them are dark-haired now. It is stated that there are fifty-two penitentiaries in the United States and one thousand seven hundred jails. It cost five hundred million dollars to build them, and nearly a million per sons have been imprisoned in one year. All this sounds like it is a good while before the millennium, and there is no account given of the great army of evil doers who deserve to share the fate of those who have been punished by im prisonment. Between trying to keep up with the Legislature now in session In Raleigh and the Congress in session at Wash ington, the people of North Carolina who are inclined to study public affairs will be kept busy along that line for the next few weeks. And judging from the activity that has generally been manifested in political affairs for the past few years, one woud suppose that most -free voters in toe State have their attention turned either towards Raleigh or Washington, or both. There is great depression in the country and many failures in banking and other businesses have been reported during the last two months. A trav- Uing man of considerable observation said in Scotland Neck a few days ago, that if Bryan had been elected Presi dent and as many business failures had been reported as have been it would all bave been "laid to Bryan." Said he Some one would bave killed him before now." We do not know about that, but we do know that the promised prosperity has not come with the election of McKinley. There are many ways of getting profit out of lun, but the latest is given in the following : W. J. Green, a Pittsburg grocer, having had his supply of city water shut off as the result ot a dispute with the rate assessor ; bethought himself ot well in his yard and a tank on his roof. To fill the one from the other seemed to necessitate a lot of work, done either by Mr. Green or by his coal heap, but, after prolonged study of the situation he rigged up a swing over the well, connected it in some subtle manner with the pump handle and then invited the children of the neigh borhood to come and have lots of fun. Thev came and had it, and the tank keeps full all the time." Thk Commohwealth would not lay any severe strictures upon any United States Senator or Representative in Congress for leaving Washington a day or so to run down to Raleigh and look in upon the Legislature and offer some uggestions to their party friends. That would be natural. Of course they were interested in the senatorial fight ; but for Senators Butler and Pritchard, and all the Populist and Republican Repre sentatives in Congress to come down to Raleigh and remain ten days out of their seats in Congress, is more than can be excused. They have no right to leave their duties in Washington so long for purely partisan purposes. This paper said two or three years ago that whenever a member absents Himself from Congress for his own personal in terest his salary ought to stop while he is away, and we stick to it. COL THE LEGISLATURE. INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. What the Law-makers are Doing. SIXTH DAY TUESDAY, JAN. 12TH. The most of the day was spent in joint session between the Senate and House for the inaugural ceremonies. A few general bills were introduced in both branches. The following State officers were sworn in by Chief Justice Fairclotb : Hal. W. Ayer, State Auditor. Cyrus Thompson, Secretary of State. Wm. H. Worth, State Treasurer. Zeb. V. Walser, Attorney-General. Chas. Reynolds, Lieutenant-Governor. Daniel L. Russell, Governor. Governor Russell then delivered his Inaugural address, whicn is too long to print in full. At the close of the Governor's address members of the Senate repaired to the Senate chamber, where Senator Sma- thers introduced Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds. He spoke briefly and sensi bly as follows : Senators : In assuming the duties of presiding officer over your distin guished body, I do so with the single purpose in view, to know your wishes and serve you to that end to the best of my ability and I shall hope always for your kindly assistance in making the duties of the office as light as possible. For my predecessor I will say that if I can avoid criticism and retain the es teem of this body and my fellow citizens as he bab always done, I shall consider myself more than fortunate. I do not know that it would be be coming in me to call your attention to any special line of 'legislation, but I may be permitted to hope that the course of this Legislature Will be such as to encourage immigration and invite capital into our State. When we think of the boundless wealth hidden in the storehouse of our Western mountains, the wasting ener gy of a thousand streams, our unrivaled woods, the splendid possibilities of our Eastern gardens, our fisheries wonder ful, though undeveloped, our magnifi cent climate and matchless scenerv, what an opportunity is ours I Let us forget all party lines and re member that we are sons of North Car olina. It we do this we can give such a feeling of security to all kinds of in- estments, such hope and encourage ment to labor, such an imnetus to new enterprises that will insure the opening of mines, the development of our water powers, the improvement of our public roads, the building of railroads and turnpikes, and in fact will secure every kina and character ot development that s possible in our State. Blessed as we are by heayen with such possibilities it is your province, and I feel it will be your pleasure, to make North Carolina a most inviting field to capital and the paradise of the workingtnan. A part of this great work must be the encouragement and improvement vin our free school system, until it reaches that point when the humblest citizen can secure an education that win nt him for any calling in the State. I will not detain you longer except to assure you that, if wisdom prevails in your conuncils, you will see the begin ning ot such an era of prosperity as our people have never dreamed of, and for which your children's children will rise up and call vou blessed and your con stituents will greet you on your return home with tbe plaudit of "Well done thou good and faithful servants." Senator Smathers introduced the fol lowing resolution which was adopted by a rising vote : Resolved, That the Senate extend to the retiring Lieutenant-Governor Doughton a vote of thanks for his im partial ruling as the presiding officer of the Senate, and extend to him the best wishes of the body. SEVENTH DAY WEDNESDAY JAN. 13TH. House. L. A. Abernethy introduced the following resolution : "Resolved, By the House of Represen tatives, tbe Senate concurring, that a committee of five be appointed, three from the House and two from the Sen ate, whose duty it shall be to investigate and ascertain the salaries now received by all tbe state officers and all tbe sala ries of officers of State institutions, with a view of reducing the same, so as to conform to tbe existing prices of farm products." There was a lively debate as to how many copies of Governor Russell's inau gural address should be printed. Some wanted 10,000 and others wanted 250. The News & Observer said of tbe debate : Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, offered a resolution ordering 10,000 copies of the Governor's inaugural address. Mr. Schulken amended with 2,500, and Mr. Nelson with 500 ; Mr. Sutton, of Cum berland, 5,000, withdrawn in favor of Brown of Jones, who had the. same imonw; amendment. Mr. McCreary, of Davidson, said he did not want to make political material for the ooponents. Only 500 copies of Governor Oarr's message had been print ed, though he had voted for 1,500, an ticipating this very message. He moved its reference to committee. Mr. Schulken didn't care a rap for political effect ; he was after what was right yes, he was ; thought the news papers largely a sufficient medium ; he wished to place the Governors upon an equal footing. Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, wanted to make political capital, and thought Russell's message the best way to do it. Newspapers wouldn't get it right. If Democrats could make any capital out of it, they are welcome. Mr. Blackburn didn't exactly agree with his "young friend" from Davidson, won't afraid ot campaign orators. He stood for fairness, and was in favor of reference. Mr. Nelson (Democrat), had favored more than 500 of Governor Carr's mes sage because it contained the pith and marrow of the different State depart ments. The House should not know any parties in matters of legislation, it should not descend to such methods. and men who did so were not patriots, and he did not believe the great part of the members on the other side would do so. Mr. Candler (Rep., Buncombe), agreed thoroughly with Mr. Nelson, and didn't believe this to be the place for political capital. The best political capital would be to cut down expense and let the people see it. Ferrell (Pop., Wake), agreed with Mr. Candler, as to political intents here, and was ior economy, and voted for 250 ot Gov. Carr's message solely from rea sons of economy, and was in favor of reference. Col. Lusk, had been in favor of 2,500 copies of Governor Carr's message ; he wanted to be fair to the Democrats ; he was in favor of the reference. The res olution was finally referred. Senate. Mr. Clark introduced a bill tor the relief of the people by establish ing reasonable passenger, telegraph and telephone rates and to establish a uni form standard of time for this State. The other bills and resolutions were of a local nature, and would hardly interest The Commonwealths' general readers. EIGHTH DAY THURSDAY, JAN. 14TH. Senate. Bills were introduced By Senator Sharp, to abolish the office of cotton weigher in Edgecombe. By Senator Butler, to license foreign associations and other corporations. The bill passed its third reading to incorporate the town of Millbank, Wil son county. The following were appointed on the senatorial bribery investigation : Sena tors Atwater and Smathers. The following Cuban resolution, as modified by the committee on federal relations, was adopted : Resolved by the senate, the house concurring, JLhat we are in sympathy with the people of Cuba who are strug gling for liberty against such over whelming odds, and we assure our senators and representatives in congress that any action they may take looking to the independence of Cuba will meet our hearty approval. House. Among the bills introduced were the following : By Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, to carry out the true intent of grantors and testators and to abolish tbe rule in Shelley's case by providing that when ever an estate in land is conveyed to one for life it shall not' be construed to confer a fee simple estate upon the lile tenant. By Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, to prevent the spread of contagious dis eases among live stock in North Caro lina. It provides for three commission ers forming the North Carolina live stock sanitary boird. Mr. Dixon of Cleveland, filed the pa pers and notice of contest by A. J. Field of Granville, for the seat now held by W. J. Crews. Mr. Cunningham filed the papers and notice of contest by N. B. Brounhton for the seat from Wake now held by James H. Young. The bill passed making the unlawful taking of a legislative bill or other pa per a felony. The bill passed in regard to suits or actions of quo warranto.providmg that in trial for title to any county office or other local office it shall be sufficient for the person desiring to bring such action to give bond to save the state from costs, and such suits shall be placed by the clerk at the head of the docket or calendar. The bill to fix tbe term of Justices of tbe Peace elected in 1896 the term to end on first Monday in 1898, and to qualify within 30 days from notice. All acts by said Justices of the.Peace performed are valid, if qualihed before CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGEl LIFE'S REALITIES MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS. CHAT WITH BOYS AND GIRLS. Some Rambling Thoughts. BY "NEMO. (Copyrighted.) (These "Thoughts," by a layman are read in five huudred thousand homes, scattered in every State of the Union. In this "county they will be found week by week in the columns of this paper only, as we have made ar rangements with the author for their exclusive publication.) Why not strive to make this the most satisfactory year of life? "Yes", you say, "but failure is found in many that have gone before." Well, let us talk it over, for I know too well what it is to mourn over bad execution after good Intention, trifling results alter great purposes, and ignoble acts after high ideals. Two things are holding you back : j-ou regret the wasted past and lose heart because of it : you are careless in the present because you and its duties seem insignificant to yourself. . As with the slow boy in class, whose chance to spell has passed him before he knows it has reached him, so it is with us. The hurrying years tarry for nothing. We are not afflicted with a leeling un common to men, when we rub our eyes to see if it is a fact that a whole year has passed since the blare of horns frightened off the ghost of 1895. All the generations before us have felt' the same alarm. Yet the past and the present are filled with lives that have accomplished much, though subject to the same onrush. Bear in mind then for your encouragement, that what has been done can be done again. They accomplish most, who spend no time repining at circumstances. See ing things around them to be done, they take hold and do them well, just because they come next to hand. I verily believe the secret of all true greatness is found in faithfulness to the present duty no matter how small and insignificant. Peter Cooper made good glus and trom small beginnings grew great, used his greatness well ; and the glue-maker ranks high among the world's philanthropists. Even as the caterpillar in a physical sense comes to tbe wider, freer sphere by doing the things necessary to growth day by day, so shall we in a moral sense. To be faithless and complaining over little duties is certain! v no guarantee that greater duties will be better done. While it is not fair to sav that all faith ful ones become prominent, it is fair to say that patient, out-of-sight wont, must be done to ensure prominence of a last ing character. Humanity itself is our teacher; twenty-five years of body building pas3 before we are mature enough to stand the strain of real life. We must try to take a saner view ot life. Then can we understand that the little acts make up in large part the world's progress. Thus will our own work take its proper dignity. A few great deeds show forth in history here and there ; but built ot them only the world's total gain would stand up like the naked frame work of a lofty build ing. As a matter of fact, clustered around every monumental deed are innumerable small ones that have been well done and that have made the greater deed possible. No general ever wins with an army of disaffected sol diery. No wide stretching bridge is built merely by the mind of the engi neer : to his aid is brought the sullen strength of stone and iron that winter, in and out, will steadily do it3 work. No great onward step is taken in any country unless there is an upheaval of public-opinion. You and I, obscure ones, are public opinion. We are in all great progress if the spirit of progress is in us ; just as the boiler is a thing of power because of the steam within and the steam is a thing of power because of the boiler without. Pray mourn no more over your hid den state. Do your "little" and do it well. Then wnether you come to great ness or not, you can not be robbed of one great thin?, the real usefulness of your life. It needs but a few words to remind you that our great nation islike a huge body, with interdependent parts. Let me emphasize your possible impor tance from your own bodies. A drop of blood, moving hither and thither in your veins is a small thing. Yet your health as a whole is closely related to its duty-doing. It carries oxygen from the lungs, or nourismentfrom the stom ach and the intestines ; then gives that up somewhere brightens the eye, pei hape or strengthens the brain. Once . , , poisons that come from wasted muscles , in health, it discharges those poisons in the breath you exhale, or the secretions that leave the body. then dear man, dear woman, disappointed often, per haps neither eye nor brain of this great country ; may you not possibly be a globule of its most essential blood, or a minute lung cell, working to save it from wasting consumption, weakness of character, loss of liberty. Further more, if within you is working the high motive of good-will to your race because of some fragmentary understanding of the good-will of the All-Father to you then, in truth, need not your heart be troubled because of the little things you do. When sturdy legs come bur ning in the door, and a little puggy fist grasps tight a withered dandelion, or a tattered daisy that has been carried a long way as a posey for you, never judge the value of the love by the size of the gift. This way of regarding the deed is, I reckon, nothing but a faint reflection of God's way of looking at you and the good works, but small, that you do. Have 1 grown altogether too serious? It is well to be serious some times. Full of laughter, though I am, I can plainly see that the man who is never in earnest is never of influence. Then ll not too serious, 1 will finish this little chat by addressing the younger ones in the family ; tor they often meet with real burdens, and unless there is an ideal of life within, these burdens make the heart sick. You girls read a book full of delusive thought regarding love and marriage, and you rise from Its rosy and delightful pages to be met with the necessity of washing one more of the never ending series of dishes that fall to your lot. Theo you pout and sulk, and I am sorry for you ; since dish-washing does seem terribly monot onous. But suppose you think of dish washing as a means of making your mother's burdens lighter, and as a train ing for yourself in patience and perfec tion. Then its burdens will be almost entirely lifted. The ideal before you has changed it. Again, you bonny boys, eager with the spirit of ad venture, entering heart and soul into Indian adventures (in books) or the hair breadth escapes of some rollicking sailor lad, I sympathize with you when you feel angry at being called back to duties, that look dull-gray to you all the time. But laddie, if you think ot your work in the fields, as the means of making you strong for the battle of life, or if your shop work is thought of as a means of making you dexterous in all you do. then the way will not seem so hard. Caught on Quick. "What is your name?"asKed a teach er of a boy. "My name is Jule," was the reply ; whereupon the teacher im pressively said : "You should have said J ulius, sir." "And now, my lad," thrning to another boy, "what is your name?" "Billious, sir." Great Offer. THE COLUMBIA BUSINESS COL LEGE, ot NORFOLK, VA., offers a full course in Stenography or Book keeping and Penmanship for only $25 (Time Unlimited.) Just think of gaining such an educa tion for so small an amount. This of fer is good only until Jan. 10, '97. Write for particulars to Columbia Business College, 11 20 3m Norfolk, Va. JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE!!! WATCHES AND CLOCKS PUT IN PERFECT REPAIR. We have engaged the seryices of Mr. J. P ; Perry, from the Clv' go Watch Ma kers' In..tute, where he took n thorough course, and is prepared to do ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING And Engraving. His office is at our show window in front. Ail work is guaranteed. TGIVE HIM A CALL E. T. WHITEHEAD & CO., 4 25 tf Scotland Neck, N. C. UPSON'S ENGLISH KITCHEN, 187 Alain St., NORFOLK, VA. Is the Leading Dining Room in the City for Ladies and Gentlemen. Strict ly a Temperance Place. All meals 25c. CJHrdson'g Surpassing Coffee a i gpec7aitv. 116 1 j anu neres, and lor your maintenance IF YOU ARE HUSTLER you wn.t ADVERTISE YOUB . Business. Send Your Advertisement in Now. English Spavin .Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and and Clemishes from horses. Blood Spavin Surbs, Splints. Sweeney, Ring worm tilies, Sprains, an? Swollen Through, Coughs, .Etc Save 50 by use of one bottle. Warranted " the most wondrful Blemism ' Cilia ever known. SoM bo E. T. Whitehead A Co., Druggists, Scotland Neck, N. C. 10 1 3 v. THE NEW HOOK SPOON FREE TO ALL. I read in the Christian Standard that Miss A. M. Fritz, Station A., St. Louis, Mo., would give an elegant plated hook spoon to auyone sending her ten 2 cent stamps. I send for one and found it is useful that I showed it to my friends, and made 13.00 in two hours taking orders for the spoon. The hook spoon is a household necessity. It can not slip into the dish or cooking vessel being held in the place by si hook on the back. The spoon is something housekeepers have needed ever since spoons were first invented. Anyone can get a sample spoon by sending ten 2-cent stiimps to Miss Fritz. This is a splendidjvay to make money around homo, cry truly, Jeanette S. FOR OVER FIFTY YEAKS Ak Oin and WeMj-Triet) Uemkht Mrs. Winslow's Soothim? Svnin baa been used for over fifty years ' by mil lions of mothers f r their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain curds wind colic, and ia the best remedy for l.)inrrhva. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by Drug cists in every nhrt of the World. Twenty five cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. (K) 9 20 ly A DAJTDY THING T( .SELL. I have been doing so well this sum mer selling combination dippers that I think it is my duty to tell ethers about I have not made as much money as some I read about, but I never make less than and !f'r a dav; the dipper can be used as a fruit jar filler ; a'plain dipper ; a line strainer ; a fun nel ; a strainer funnel ; a sick room warming pan, and a pint measure. Fhese eight different uses makes t ho dipper such a necessary article that it sells at nearly every house, as it is so cheap. You can get a sample by send- ng, ns T did, IS two-cent stamps to pay postage, etc., to V. 11. Uaird & Co., Station A, Pittsburg, Pa., and they will mail you a dipper, and you can ga ight to work. Anyone can make Tj or $1 a day anywheie. A Rkapku. WANTED A gentleman ol stand s to represent Combined Contract comprising two of the largest invest ment and life insnriince companies in meiica. Address Mios. A. I . ,Jjam- lin, Sup't. Fust Floor (Rooms 12 to 15) McGill Building, Washington. I). C. -Al.IEF IN SIX IlOUIiS. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by the "New Great South Amkkica?; Kipnky Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, 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., Driiffu'isijj. Scotland Neck. N. ( BBBSraelrS55iS?M n . i r TT 1 XT' In - - writing ior them please give age of de ceased and some limit as to price. All workarranted strictly first-class and entirely satisfactory. 8 1 ly Work Delivered at Any Depot. MENTION THIS PAPER. SL II ALLEY, Tarboro, -ft. C. mw STUDIO OVER JOHN BATTLE'S SHOE STORE. SIDE EM TRANCE. WILL BE GLAD TO HA Villi ALL MY FSIENDS AND PAT RONS CALL AND SEE ME. Reasonable Price? AND . All Work Guaranteed First-clr 6 27 tf
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