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ADVERTISING IS TO BUSINESS WHAT STEAM IS TO- Machinery, That Greu Profemin' Power. THAT CLASS OF READERS TlfAT YOU IVish yoiir Advertisement TO BEACH is the class who read this par3i PROFESSIONAL. D R. AV. O. McDUW iiiiL-, Office North corner New Hotel, Main Street, Scotland Neck, N. C. Alwavs at his office when not professionally engaged eiscwhere. 0 R. A. C. LI VERSION, DISSS' OFFiCE-Over Camp & Andrews store. Offiee 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. Practices in all the Courts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and m the Supreme and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of the State. A. DUNN, A TT ORNE Y-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 Druf Store. DWARD L. TRAVIS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Money Loaned on Farm Lands. OAVARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, HALIFAX, N. C. to R. C. A. WHITEHEAD, Surgeon, Tarboro, N. C. SCOTLAND NECK STEAM DYE WORKS t Mourning Goods a Specialty fet price list. Address Scotland Neck Steam Dyeino Co. 24-lv Scotland Neck N. C BRICK! U.VING INCREASED MY FACIL ITIES I AM NOW PREPARED TO FURNISH DOUBLE QUANTITY OF BRICK. $f"Also will take contract to J2furni.sh jots lrom 50,000 g&or more anywhere within gs?""50 miles of Scotland Neck: i always turnisn wnac,Eg li want. Correspond- e and orders soiicited.J: D. A. EIADDHY, p-95-ly Scotland Neck, N. C. MENTION THI3 PAPER. will keep constantly on. hand a assortment of orses and Mules, IITABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES Ul at Low Prices. sail on us before buying and save BiS & Jfltosoa. itland Neck, N. C. - 1 14 tf DENTAL E. E. HIL.LIARD, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. TTT New Series Vol. 1. THE EDITORS LEISURE HOURS. Points and Paragraphs of Things Present, Past and Future. The papers have given out that Mrs. McKinley's outfit for the inauguration is to be very costly. Her entire ward robe for the occasion will cost as much as $8,000 according to statements gi yen out from Chicago where the outfit is being prepared. This no doubt sounds steep to many who voted forMcKinley, but it is the way, you see. Chairman James K. Jones, of the National Democratic Committee, is arranging to begin the fight for silver in 1900. He emphasizes the work of college leagues and will organize in every part of the country. It is intend ed to make the University of Virginia the head of tne work in the South, Harvard in the East, Chicago Uni versity m the West, . Nebraska Uni- versitv in the far West, and the Uni versity of California on the Pacific Coast. Milwaukee is to have a novel method of exchange. It is to be so arranged that a person producing any article of value may deposit it, take a warehouse receipt for it, with which he can secure some other article of equal value which has been deposited by some other pro ducer. While this is something new in the way of trading, the novelty consists moie in the manner in which the ex change is made. It is the same prin ciple on which a farmer carries pork to the merchant and takes coffee and sugar and calico and such like for it. Wonders will never cease. Recently the Youths' Companion said that at a meeting of the Royal Society Prof. Mc. Kendrick described a method by which it was possible to stimulate electrically the sensory nerves of the skirr"so that some of the elements of music rythm and intensity might be perceived and even enjoyed by those who have be come deaf." Tnis is truly a wonderful statement, but science is just fairly sweeping down the skeptical. We may not say what can or can not be done. General John B. Gordon on a recent visit to Boston, says Leslie's Weekly, was entertained by a well-known law yer, who showed him the sights. They visited the cyclorama of tne battle of Gettysburg ; the brave old Confederate general admired it as a work of art, but said very little. When the two came out of the building and were on their way down town the lawyer inquired of the Georgian : "Well, general, what did you think of it?" "What did.1 think of it?" said the general, coming to a stand still and striking a defiant attitude "Let them paint Bull Run !" . Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va., is to be congratulated that the Hon. William L. Wilson is to b3 lis president alter his term expires as Postmaster General. Mr. Wilson is a ripe scholar, a man eminently qualified for the high position for which he has been chosen. There are always places waiting for men of ability. Young men who hesitate to make sacrifices to obtain an education would do well to remember this. However,, let them not think of the waiting places as simply iM3itions of ease : but let them look for ward to preparation for ,. filling high positions in order that they may be useful to the world and helpers to hu manity. "What is Socialism ? A writer in the Witness recently ask ed the question, and the editor gave about the clearest definition we have seen. He said that in its technical and only clearly defined sense socialism means collectiveism. It involves col lective public ownership of lauds, and mdustries and all means of transporta tion. It aims at the abolition of capi talists as a class- by monopolizing in the bands of the people collectively the means of producing, or creating capital. One does not have to reason long to be convinced that any system of politics, morals or religion resting on such basis could not be free from danger to the law of accumulation or independ ence according as one merits over an other. COMMOI SCOTLAND EDUCATION AGAIN. MOST VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS TO TEACEERS. Some Rambling Thoughts. BY NEMO, (Copyrighted.) Let us dismiss the idea once and for all that a school ought to be a sort of brick machine to force the children into definite, pre-arranged shapes. Yet this is too often attempted and too largely successful. The result, de struction of individuality. In a crowd no two faces are alike, though, only the slightest differences are discoverable, perhaps, when indi vidual organs are compared. Yet to suit the shape and appearance of the face barbers and milliners go to elabor ate pains and we willingly submit. But when it comes to the training of the mind and the preparation for a successful life, though we know the various members of the family are dia metrically opposed to each other in tastes, ideas, temper, disposition and intelligence, yet we quietly surrender them to the educational machine, with possibly a slouchy ill-trained youth or a self-sufficient miss at the lever. The grinding and forcing begins by those who ignore completely the physiology of the child and, and with no knowl edge of any hereditary influences, pun ish in like manner the most different natures. Like the off -shoots of an Espalier fruit-tree, every tendency towards individuality is carefully trim med away by the machine teacher, in slavery to uniformity. Graduation day comes, and your son or your daughter stands up with others, all having trav ersed so many pages of arithmetic, so many boobs of Virgil ; and possibly stumbled over the Pons Asinorum (The Bridge of Asses) in geometry. Then the poor things are flung out into the world with a finished education. There in the midst of a merciless crowd with no time to give them individual study, they have to "find" themselves and discover their own possibilities in most painful fashion. Lay your hand on almost any biog raphy and you will find that in many. instances the subject has been kept away for years from the main purpose ot life by this ' self-finding" process. He gropes this way and that, and is as effectually barred from his real func tion in the world, as the average youth is forced into army service. At fifteen or twenty it is altogether too late to begin looking for indications of the line 3Tour child is best fitted to follow. From its cradle onward you have been in a posi tion to note a hundred signs that could have told you its mental bias. But like love that is showered on a eorose, your interest is awakened only after the individuality has been killed by violence or starved by neglect. You must recognize that the magnifi cent battle for universal education has been made a victory by Horace Mann, Di. Barnard and a host ot lesser note in this country. But we are not to stop. Like the traveller in a hilly region, the higher we climb the further we can see. Relinquishing then not one par ticle of belief in "education for all" we press forward to "individual study of each". Were you in a position to read all the educational publications, and follow the speeches at the various Teacher's Institutes and the National Educational Association, you would find this "child-study" the burden of the exhortations to the teacher. But I write unto you, parents ; ' be cause vou are many, ana oecause you are essential to the new purpose ot education. ' Between the parent, worthy of paren tage, and the teacher, mental saviour of the race, a most complete and confiden tial feeling of common interest ought to exist. It would be most daring, and -probably as incorrect as daring, to assert that any parents are deliberately. opposed to the welfare of their children Your first interest is your child. For it, as mother, you would even forego food needful to yourself; for it, as father, you work that it may be fed ard cloth ed. This deep, underlying interest of the parent in the child, must now be appealed to strenuously, as an aid to the teacher. In your home it has shown forth its peculiarities ; then when you entrust it to teachers, also the greater number of them sincerely anxious for the welfare of their charges it is your place to give to the teacher for the good of your child the total of insight you have gained. In school, thrown in wjth other children and compelled to struggle in a little world, further neculiarities will show forth. These c Watch the crowd at Whitehead's Drue store buying Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment. Best on earth "for Pains, Strains, Rheumatism and every thing where a first class- Liniment ; is requirea. r or man whi uevw. EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. NECK, N. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1897. the teacher, in confidential , relations with you, ought to divulge, so- tbatn together you may discuss the best way to train and control the little restless being, with such fateful possibilities within it. In its course upward through the various grades, each teacher should give the next one ail the knowledge so far gained of the child ; and thus until graduation. Think over this outline for a while and see how much of gain ' there is involved in it. It will mean fewer cmel attempts to fit square pegs into round holes ; fewer high-spirited chil dren tamed down at the sacrifice of their individuality, fewer solljv natures nagged at until a smoldering fire of re sentment burns out all that is beauti ful and possible in a sturdy nature, fewer shrinking little hearts terrified into perpetual nervousness. It will mean that more of our national hopes will step upward from school into definite lines of work or profession for which they are fitted, rather than downward, as now, into a bewildered, floundering struggle. Because you were subjected to all that wa3 ill-advised and imper fect in your upbringing, or because you have "found" yourself and come suc cessfully upward, it is surely not within your heart to say "Let others be treated as I have been." The world moves, my beloved. Go back, to your child hood and starting from that point, trace some of the advancement in im plements, in home comforts, in build ings and other things that have come under your notice. Good.- These things you can see and handle, are only a part of the advancement the world has been making. It has gained also in humanity, towards child life in econ omy of effort by co-operation of parent and teacher in perfection of method. For further progress you are needful. "Papa Dets Drunk." Selected. My friend was walking up Stale Street, late one afternoon when he en countered a short sermon on temper ance. The air was Keen and cold, with symptoms of snow. He had pulled his cap down over his ears "as far as possi ble, and buttoned up his overcoat cloee to keep out the stinging lake wind and was hurrying to a place that might rivel Weston's when he nearly ran over a little child not more than four years old who had fallen on the side-walk near him. "Heigho, sis !" he exclaimed, lifting her safely up to her feet again. The little ragamuffin put up a grieved lip, and was going to cry ; but stopped when he spoke to her. "Whew, barefooted such a day as this !" with a low whistle " why don't you go home, sif, and DUt on your shoes and stockings before you freeze your toes?" "Don't dot any shoes and stotins." "Don't got any, eh ! How does that happen ? Don't your father buy you any shoes or stockings?" "O, no?" she answered, with a tone that meant "of course not," and a man ner indicating that she considered the reason amply sufficient ; "no, my papa dets drunk." Belongs to the Grave Yard. Selected. A printer walked into a certain store in his rounds and noticed a drummer standing by the counter with his sam ple, case ready to open. "Anything you want to say in the paper this week ?" said the printer to the business man behind the counter. "No," said the business man, "I don't believe in advertising." . The drummer waited until the printer was half way to the door, then slowly taking up his sample case he remarsed, "Well that lets me out, I don't care to sell on time to any man who, at this age does not believe in advertising. I prefer to deal with live men. When I want to strike up a trade with a dead man I'll go to the -fgFave yard. Good day." Cleared the Court Room. Durham Sun. A good example is that recently set by a Louisville judge in clearing the court room of everybody except the witnesses and the attorneys when a trial case full of indecencies was going on. It all the cnmnal court judges in the land would adopt the same rule of exclusion, not even excepting the news paper reporter, A the idle and vulgar might be induced from sheer necessity to look about for object lessons that have more of an uplifting influence and a tendency to purify the social at mos phere m which they moye and walk about.. 1 BM Condi ni uu. rtisrWsr""! r TMtaseooa. uai i 0 WEAI THE LEGISLATURE. A CONDENSES REPORT OF What the Law-makers are Doing. From Wilmington Messenger. THIRTY-FIFTH DA Y TUESDAY, FED. 16 Senate. A petition was presented for the establishment of a colored nor mal school at Charlotte. BiPs and resolutions were in! reduced : By Senator Person, to incorporate auxiliary boards of health ; also to es tablish a board of steam locomotive and boiler inspection for each county of the stale. By Senator Ramsey, lo give smtors time lo brms: suit after adverse decis ions of supreme court. By Senator Grauf, to authorize the acceptance of bonds given to railroad, express and telegraph companies, when given in an indemnity company perfectly solvent. The social order was taken uj, be ing the bill to provide f-jr the general supervision cl railroad, steamboat, canalboat, express and telegraph com panies, (to make passenger rates 2 cents for first class and 2 cents for second class per mile, and to reduce freight rates in proportion, also for bids any issue of free passes to public officers"). Senator McCarthy moved to table the bill. The roU call was demanded and the bill was tabled ayes, 24 ; noes, 23. The bill passed to revise the jury lists ot the state. House. Among the bills introduced were : By Mr. Roberts, to prohibit the sale of liquor within two miles of political speakings, (this not to apply to cities and town where there is a police lorce.) By Mr. White, to provide that if any person shall perform the marriage ser vice who is not authorized he shall be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor ana upon conviction shall be fined or im prisoned. By Mr. Price, to allow any justice of the peace to provide himself with a seal and to attest by the same his offi cial signature and making any -official act so attested by real valid in any county and to Jje received and acted on without ' further attestation of its gen uineness, the fee lor such seal to be ten cents for each attestation, in addition to the fee now allowed. By Mr. Chandler, to allow preachers to vote without ninety days' residence in the county and thirty days in the townships. By Mr. Harris, to provide for work ing public roads in Halifax county. By Mr. Hauser, to allow the people of Lagrange to vote on the liquor ques tion. By Mr. Meares, to establish a dis pensary in Bladen county. Bills passed as follows : Incorporating the town of Winters ville, Pitt county. To allow Greene county to levy a spe cial tax. To allow Nash and Perquimans coun ties to levy a special tax. To incorporate Saratoga, Wilson county. To allow Nash county to levy a road tax. To provide that in any county where there is a law to work convicts of the county, a convict who has moved bis case f-'.iii be worked in the county froiiVwhich he moved it. At noon the special order, the bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina railroad, came up. There was a ma jority refjort favoring the bill, figned Dy six of the seven members of the special committee anda minority report, sinned bv Aiken (republican) Of the Committee. Ths vote wis 53 to 62, o the minor ityrepojt fniiecl to pas.. There was a ratti ng volley of applause as the result of tMc vote was announced.' NIOHT SESSION. At 7 :-s0 oVlwk !ha houe met am a ouco took no the calendar. B-'U passed as follows : To incorporate the Mutual Benevolent A.-socintion. To amend the charter of Ilia Atlantic and .N;ill Carolina Railway i-n that tho presence 'of the state proxy shall l3 necessary to make a quorum. Tljj bi!l to provide for tho fuMoiiists lading charge of the penitentiary came up and was explained by its author, Mr. Docbery, who said it simply rein states the democratic law of 1893, and that the republicans ought to control the penitentiary because it is largely composed cf republicans; that in divi sion of spoils it fell to the republicans, while the populists were very properly given the insane asylum, ; He said that the democratic law under which the "I will wait on you new" said the polite attendant at Dr. Whitehead's Drag store as he handed - out 5 boxes Dr. David's Liver Pills for a dollar. Best on earth for all Bilious and Liver troubles. , SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00. NO. 10 All Planters of Fine TOBACCO -0- Guaranteed Ammonia - Available Phos. Acid Potash K 2 O From High Grade Sulphate . -o- FOR SALE BY penitentiary was so snccessfully gov erned for twenty-five years was a good one. Mr. Duffy reminded Mr. Dockery of the fact that the democracy was not dead and would never die. He added that Mr. Dockery himself confessed this was a revolutionary measure. Mr. Schulken said he knew of no such division of pie as Mr. Dockery alluded to and wanted to know when it was made. (Mr. Dockery said it won'd be made after this bill passed.) He said that after the republicans bad gotten In by aid of the populist party it was high time the latter went in the asylum upon seeing what a fool it had made of itself (Applause). He op posed the bill. Mr. Hodges, bolting populist, said if Mr. Schulken really Knew nothing of thedivision of this pie he mnst indeed be a Rip-Van-Winkle ; that the repub licans had all the pie they wanted and the minority populists more than they could consume ; that if the majority populists would rescind the resolution not to take pie they would be given pie. The bill passed ayes, 59 ; noes, 3C. Aiken, republican, voted "no" and so did the majority populists. ' The bill to give the f usionisls control of the agricultural department and the agricultural and mechanical college was then taken up. putting it under control of sixteen directors, fourteen of whom shall be nominated by the gov ernor. THIRTY-SIXTH DAY WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17TH. Senate. Bills as follows : By Senator Hardison, to prohibit the sale of liquor in two miles of Cole, in Craven county, and in four miles of Stumptontown in Onslow county. The special order was taken up, be ing the bill to establish a reform school for youthful criminals. It; provides that two schools shall be built, one for white and one for colored, to be placed where the most money and land is given. The bill passed its second readiug ayes, 41 ; noes, 8. Among the transactions of the after noon session were : ' ' To incorporate the Bank of Pitt County. To provide a dispensary .for Loule burg. To repeal eections of the Code re quiring thirty days' notice to be given before prohibitory liquor laws can pass. By leave Senator Moye Introduced a bill to establish graded schools at Greenville. House. Bills : . By Mr. Ormsby, to require sheriffs in sale of mortgaged l.nd for taxes to give notice of such sale to mortgagee. By Mr. Parker, of Perquimans, to di vorce the Agricultural and Mechanical college from the agricultural depart-. ment and put it tinder control of four- teen directors. By Mr. Dixon, of Cleveland, to pro tect freight shippers by requiring rail ways to pay cost price of goods if there is great delay. By Mr. Dancy, to incorporate the auxiliary board of health of Edgecombe county. By Mr. Bryan, of Cfiatham, to give the governor the appointment of the clerk of the railway commission ; also to repeat the act making $10,000 appro priation for the geological survey ; also to repeal the act cf 1891 making $15,000 appropriation to the university ; also to protect coal miners. By Mr. Lnsk, to allow judges of su preme and criminal courts to appoint stenographers and regulate their pay. Mr. McKeuzie rose to a question of inquiry, saying he was informed that last Friday bill passed theouse to repeal the stock law in Halifax county during certain months in the year ; that a motion was lodged to reconsider ; that to-day's journal showed the bill had been ratified and be wanted to! know what were the safeguards thrown . CONTINUED OX SECOND IJAGEl IF YOU ARE HUSTLER YOU WHX ADVERTISE ' YOUB Business. Send Your Advertisement in Now. 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