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LIYERMOX, OmcE-Over the Staton Building. Office hours from 9 to 1 o'clock ; 2 to i o clock, p. m. SCOTLAND NECK, X. C. jjAYID BELL, Attorney at Law. ENFIELD, N. C. Practices in all the Courts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and in the fcupreme and Federal Courts. Claims collected in all parts of the State. A. DUNN, ATTORXE Y-A T-L A W. Scotland Neck, N. C. Practices wherever his services are required. JjR.W.J.:WARD, Surgeon Dentist, ENFIELD, N. C. Office over Harrison's Dnif Store. JDWARD L. TRAVIS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. tfilonetj Loaned on Farm Lands. 0WARD ALSTON, Attorney-at-Law, LITTLETON, N. C. 'JK.C. A. WHITEHEAD, DENTAL Surgeon, Tarboro, N. C V r ; ' - V-... SCOTLAND XECK STEAI TK WORKS MomrxG Goods a bPEcuLTY price list. Address 8CWU5D Neck Steam Dyeing 1-24-ly Co. Scotland Neck N, . C ew and Pretty Sil verware Jl!Zi!! re.ceived the largest nZrrr- sniPment ot silver- Bane pS ? 0r tomers. anrf L Dlshes 5 nge, Cot- Mem tbv: i na '' ystr, Frui ClJ and Uravv Ovai iJ, 6ar A0DS8 5 uream, THE EDITOR'S LEISURE HOURS. Points and Paragraphs of Things Present, Past and Future. It is stated that Spain has over 4,500, 000 goats, and they are quite valuable there. In England they pedigree the goat as we do the cow here, and some of them have a good record. A quart of milk a day is a good record tor the best. It is claimed that goats are less liable to disease than cowa ; can be kept on much less and in locations where cows cannot. Strikes and their influences are al ways to be regretted. Labor is depend ent upon capital.for employment and capital is dependent upon labor for in vestment. It is therefore a great pity for the labor and "also for the capital of the country that there cannot be perfect harmony. The strikes in Pennsylvania, Illinois and other states have, during the past few days, put thousands and thousands of miners out of employment. Mark Hanna'e) miners do not obey his wishes as did his political pensioners in the last campaign. It is to be hoped that these labor troubles will soon be set tled. When Mr. Walter H. Page delivered his much-talKed-of address at Greens boro Normal and Industrial School commencement on "The Forgotten Man," every one seemed to think the phrase was original. It turns out that Senator Mills of Texas said a good deal about "The Forgotten Man" in a tariff speech. Neither of these gentlemen gave credit for the expression to any one else ; but the Waterbury (Conn.) American puts them both in the posi tion of careless quoters, il not plagiarists, in the following reference to Senator Mills' speech : ' Mr. Mills is indebted for this striking phrase, "the forgotten man," to that remaruable little book of Prot. Sumner, of Yale, "Social Problems", although in the newspaper reports of his speech Mr. Mills does not seem to have men tioned its orgin. The "forgotten man," as Prof. Sumner describes him, is the quiet, responsible citizen, who goes ahead without fuss and pays all his own bills without complaint, and who has also in the end to pay the bills of all the other fellows who make the fuss and the complaining, and the onus of their extravagant legislation falls at the last on the forgotten man's pocket book or on himself. A long and arduous tariff debate was closed in the United States Senate,Wed nesday July 7, the vote being taken at o'clock, p. m. The result was affirma tive 38, negative 28. The following interesting history of the debate, which lasted several weeks, ppeared in the Norfolk Virginian the day after its close : The tariff bill debate began on May 25th, on which day Mr. Aldrich, on be half of the Finance Committee, made the opening statement on the bill. The actual consideration of the bill began the next day, May 26th, when schedule A. relating to chemicals, was taken up. The debate has been continuous since then, coyering six weeks and one day. It has been notable in some respects, although it has lacked many ol the dramatic and oratorical features mark ing past debates. From the outset the advocates of the bill refrained from set speeches, and the discussion was nar rowed to a consideration of rates and schedules, rather than general princi ples. Mr. Aldrich's illness took him from the chamber after the first day and since then the bill has been in lm mediate charge of Mr. Allison. Tne op position has been directed in tne main bv Mr. Jones, of. Arkansas, and Mr. Vest, of Missouri, while Senators White, Caffrey, Gray and Allen have frequent ly figured in the debate. The bill as it goes back to the House re-enacts the anti-trust section of the Wilson act, whiio thp wwinrocitv and retaliatory provisions are substitutes for those of the House. One of the most important now Tvrnviainns added bv the Senate is that placing a stamp tax on bonds, de bentures and certificates of stock. "Asidfi from these important changes tha Kin as it. coen hank to the House, has 874 amendments, of various de grees of importance, which must be re conciled between the two branches of Congress." t rv. mrtrini Cough Byrnn. XantesGood. Ui tn time. Sold or arvsta. -1 IN SWEET CHARITY. SHALL ONE ACT DAMN? TWENTY-FIVE YEARS VS. FIVE MINUTES. Some Rambling Thoughts. BY NEMO. (Copyrighted by Dawe & Tabor.) Is there not in your neighborhood a person whose past has a blot, on it, and whose name is mentioned with a lool ot holy horror by cronies when together for a chat? It is of such persons I would write this week, and may my pen be dipped in power for the task. It a man commit a crime, be given a fair trial, be found guilty, and be con demned, what becomes of him ? He goes to prison and works out his sen tence. And then? Then he is guilt less in the eye of the law, and he is as though he had done no wrong thing. His retention in prison has expiated his crime ; he is a pure member ot society. But what says society through you? The answer by deeds is this : The stain of that wrong shall stay on him forever ; he shall be hampered in every way ; ne shall be prevented irom getting an honorable position by med dlesome tongues reviving the story of the past ; he shall be hounded by the voices of those who say, 'I am holier than thou' ; he shall be made to feel that the world is too small for him to hide himself, and the grave too shallow to purify him ; for the stigmata of crime shall fasten even on his children after him." If a man commit a sin and no one knows it, he is as pure as the unsullied snow in the eyes of the world ; but if it be known, though he weep over it un til its very substance is washed away by the flood of grief, though he agonize with regrets, though he spend his last effort to right a wrong, yet m every neighborhood are those whose memo ries are long as death or whose hearts are hard as adamant, whose cool, cal culating ways save them from sin or whose clever concealments save them from discovery, these Pbarisees, I say, will summon the ghosts of a man's past from the graye, though it all be buried deep beneath accumulated years of re morse and unhappiness. Like mythic al ghouls and real hyenas, these lovers of carrion will dig till they find the treasure they seek, the sin spot ; and they rejoice with howlings that all the world can hear. If a life of probity be lived for 25 years or more, and tne aeeas ot gooa be plentiful as grain in harvest-time ; if the citadel of character be held by keen conflict with evil, until some weary moment of sloth, and eyil then rush in through unguarded spot, though only ior a few moments, the world through the deeds of the world, says that the years of probity count for naugnt: Thereafter the spot shall be arger than the character it is on, the fragment be larger than the whole, the five minutes of evil blot out the whole memory of a quarter of a century of good."An earthquake rends in a mo ment the works put up by a patient process of accretion, and there is noth ing then but dust and disaster where beauty stood before ; and so is it with the dazed man who is the sufferer from the moral upheaval of bitterness and uncharity in a community. One mo ment he rightly stands before them all, worthy ot confidence and recognized as a power ior good, the next moment his character lies bruised and mangled, never to be well again so far as the Levites and Pharisees care, never to live and move and haye lull being again unless some barred-out Samaritan with goodness, tar' excelling that of these aloof ones, comes to the rescue with sympathy andlove. If a girl kept intentionally ignorant of herself, by those who train her, and who know not the difference between ignorance and purity, makes a faux pas under the stress "of feelings that she does not understand and the pleadings of the man who ought to be worthy of trust, then her own kith and kin too often turn on her like ravening beasts, driving her out into the world to fur- thor wrnnsr-doine and certain destruc- tion. Upon ner neau, ian auu . , 4 - . perienced, are visited jthe sins of omis sion committed by those who raised no warning voice to tell of the pitfalls of life. ; - ; ' If the All-Father takes note of the tall of a sparrow, and tenderly bears with bur misdeeds, giving solace to the Thin or giay hair and bald heads, so displeasing to many people as marks of am mav be averted for a long time by TToii'a Hair Benewer For sale uaiuft .uou w by E. T. Whitehead & Co. wounded spirit when those who should cherish it turn from it, how grimly must He smile when He sees little mites ot humanity, and frail as small, usurping the power of God and dethron ing Him to sit themselves in harsh, unforgiving, unrelenting ludgment on their fellows, whose conditions of stress and temptation none but the All-Wise can know. And those of us whose hearts have sorrowed , and suffered, whose feelings have grown tender under affliction, whose feet linger nearer and nearer the source of all S gentleness and kindness, meekness and peace, have the growing sense that much, of the evil in the world is fostered and strengthened by those who falsely conclude them selves to be good, barring as they do by their sacro-sanct manners the way of hope and life and labor nd happiness to the sinner, who sorrows and would do better. The wandering one grows hardened at exposure, callous to the gam of the race once hon ored, fierce in enmity to society ; and so on from bad to worse until the end confirms the evil theories of tne pro fessedly good. Though uplifted, Freely gifted With the power of prophecy, Naught availeth Him who faileth In divinest Charity. Boldly spurning Stripes and burning, Striving to live righteously ; Each endeavor Lacketh ever, If untouched by Charity. Dove-eyed maiden Pity laden, Greatest of th' abiding three, All-forgiving, Ever living, Holy, blessed Charity. May all nations Pour oblations To thy sweet divinity, Hailing others ( Friends and brothers, In the name of Charity ! Hints to Farmers. Philadelphia Record. In 1850 the average annual yield of milk per cow m this country was 1,400 pounds ; in 1890 it had increased to 2,600 pounds. But to be yery profita ble a cow should yield during the year at least 5,000 pounds of milk. The burdock, considered a nuisance in this country, has been cultiyated as an article of food in Japan for centuries. The roots, leaves and tender shoots are cooked and eaten, and the annual value ot the burdock crop is said to be about $400,000. The chemists at the New Jersey ex periment station claim to have prov ed by analysis that a crop of - crimson clover six inches high has accumulated nitrogen per acre that would cost $15 to buy ; at 13 inches high, $25.50 per acre, while at full maturity the nitrogen j taken from the air by the clover is worth $30 per acre. It will pay any farmer to read about his business ; no matter how experienc ed he may be there are many things he will never know from his own ventures. Especially m such work as dairying is reading beneficial, because there are so many problems which require scientific attainments, and which many farmers can hear of only through constant reading. At the rates at which wheat bran al ways sells for in spring it is quite as profitable for feeding to buy wheat and have it ground whole without bolting. If this makes too heavy a feed some more bran added to keep it from cloy ing the stomach, or perhaps some oats ground with the wheat, may be added. Yet lor the nutrition afforded the whole wheat ground makes a cheaper feed than does the bran, and for both horses and cows it can be safely fed with cut hay, cut cornstalks or cut straw. A good milch cow has broad hind thin head quarters and thin forequarters, and deep neck, pointed withers, pointed between the horns, flat and fine boned legs and fine hair. Choose one with udders well forward, wide apart and large enough to, be easily grasped. A medium-sized cow will give more milk in proportion to the food she eats. Dr. King's New Discovery for , Consumption. This is the best medicine in the world for all forms of coughs colds and for cousumption. Every bottle is guar anteed. It will cure and notjdisappoint. It has no equal for whooping Cough, asthma, hay fever, pneumonia, bron chitis, la grippe, cold in the head and for consumption. It is safe for all ages pleasant to take, and, above all, a sure cure. It is always wen to taKe xir, King's New Life Pills in connection with Dr. King's New Discovery, as they regulate and tone the stomach and bowels. We guarantee perfect sat isfaction or return money. Free trial bottles at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. ABOUT CHARLIE ROSS. A GREAT MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED. A Story of Twenty-Three Years. Recently in a paragraph The Com monwealth referred to the death of Charlie Ross' father and the mystery of the strange abduction of the little lei low 23 years ago. We recently clipped from the Wilmington Messenger the following interesting facts about Char ley's abduction : The death at his home in Philadel phia, of Christian K. Ross, father of Charlie Ross, whose abduction from his parent's home was one of the most mysterious and sensational crimes ever committed, has recalled public atten- tention to that remarkable occurrence. Just twenty-three years has passed since the crime was committed which wrecked the life of Christian K. Ross, cost him a fortune and made his name a household word all over the world. On July 1, 1874, Charlie and his elder brother, Walter, were playing in front of their home on East Washington lane, Germantown, when two men came along in a buggy or light spring wagon. Charlie had, according to the storv told by Walter, asked the men for a ride. The men told him that they would give him a ride from the top of the hill, and also promised to give him some fire-crackers. The two boys walk ed to the top ot the hill and they were then taken into the wagon. Walter wanted the men to take them to Main street for the fireworks, but they said they would take them to "Aunt Su sie's," a fictitious person. The men plied the boys with candy while the team was rapidly driyen to ward Kensington. Charlie cried and begged to be taken home. At Palmer and Richmond streets Walter was giv en a quarter and directed to get the fireworks in a cigar store. The boy obeyed, and returned to find the wagon, the men and his curly haired brpther gone. His tears brought a crowd and in the crowd was JtL. J. ireacocK, a friend of the family, who took the boy to his parents. Walter told an accurate and cohe rent story of the abduction and gave a full description of the abductors. The police were unable to discover any trace of the child and it was not until July 4th that anything in the nature a oi ciew came to me searcners. ah is was in the shape of a letter from the supposed abductors. - It was grossly il literate and evidently purposely so. It informed Mr. Ross they held the boy so securely that no earthly power could reach him, and that he would not be delivered without the payment of a big ransom. The father was warned that any attempt to recover the boy by de tectives would result in his instant death. The writers promised to com municate with Mr. Ross within a few days. Two days later they wrote demanding $20,000 ransom for the return ot the boy. This sum was promptly raised by the friends of Mr. Ross, but the po lice stepped in and asked to be given the conduct of the case. This was granted and Mayor Stokley offered a reward ot $20,000 for the arrest of the kidnappers and the return of the boy. This immense reward attracted world wide attention and set thousands of detectives at work and millions oi tongues wagging. During several weary months Mr. Ross received sixteen letters from the abductors, but they were so carefully disguised that no clew could be found to the writers. The entire community had become intensely excited over the case, and vol unteers stood guard over almost every letter box in the city, but with no re sult. Public interest was at fever heat and meetings of citizens were held in every part ot the city. The true solution of the question (to the satisfaction of the police) came mnnv vears aero. Superintendent of Police Walling, of New York, found a clew that ended in fixing the crime of the abduction on William Mosher and JoRfinh Douelass. two notorious bur- " 1 ' w glars, who had long had their head quarters in Philadelphia. Detective Sharkey and his surviving partner, De tective Charles F. Miller, of Philadel phia, were convinced of the authentic ity of this clew, and confirmed it to the satisfaction of nearly every one connect- Some people are constantly troubled with pimples and boils, especially about the face and neck. The best remedy is a tnorough course of Ayer's Sarsapa rilla, which expels all humors through the proper channels, and so makes the skin become soft, healthy, and fair. Sold by E.TC.. Whitehead &. Co. Scotland Neck, N, C. ed with or interested in the famous This confirmation came through Wm Westervelt, a brother-in-law of Mosher, who acted as go between in the at tempted negotiations with Mr. Ross and the burglars. Westervelt was evi dently willing to sacrifice Douglass, but wanted to save his brother-in-law. The police of the country were looking for the two burglars when the residence of Judge Van Brunt was entered by bur glars on December 14, 1874, and were attacked by a brother of the judge and several servants. One of the burglars was shot and the other was mortally wounded. They were Mosher and Douglass, Mosher. was dead when their slayers reached them and Douglass was in death throes. The latter easoed : "It's no use lying now, Mosher and I stole Charley Ross. Mosher knows all about him." The dying burglar was told that his partner was dead. "Then God help his poor wife and family," gasped the dying man. "He knew about Charley. The child will be returned in a tew days." The child was never retuined. The bodies of the dead burglars were iden- fied by Walter Ross. Former asso ciates of Mosher and Douglass were ar rested all over the country, but they could or would not, throw any light on the mystery. Westervelt was taken to Philadelphia, tried and convicted of complicity in the conspiracy to abduct the boy, and was sentenced to seven years in the eastern penitentiary. In the presence of detective Miller the wife ot the convicted man begged him to tell what he knew of the crime, and it he ever knew anything he neyer told it. He served bis sentence, and is supposed to haye refurned to New York. Don't Start Rumors. Durham Sun, Damaging truths are bad enough. Damaging untruths or truths per niciously exaggerated or purposely col ored are worse still. In these times. when business confidence is none too p. ... i i.n: i ... . mmijr esi.aiusiieu, it in - Decomes any man to endanger by word or insinna tion the confidence that may exi:?t be tween creditor and debtor. Many a bank has gone down in consequence of a run excited by false alarm ; and the shores of commercial history are strewn with the wrecks ot countless firms whose downfall was brought about by the sudden commercial demands of suspicious creditors. Business is built on credit. Credit is built on confidence. There is no surer way of undermin ing a man's business than by giving credence to and circulating rumors about him. The man who stealthily applies the torch to a building is no more despicable than he who applies the firebrands of distrust to the repu tation of a business establishment. It is with this thought that we say that those men who indiscriminately disseminate incorroborated rumors are guilty of an act for which there should be a fitting punishment. That Good Name. S. S. Times. Integrity is prized by those who lack it as well as by those who have it. There is a certain commercial value in personal character, even though it can not be purchased with money. Many who are themselves not willing to be bound by the laws of right, have in creased confidence in those who are thus bound. A band of robbers would want, an honest roan for their treasurer. The reputation of unflinching fidelity is a power in the world, even though so few are ready to strive for it. It is in this sense as well as jn another that "a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches." He who is in a position of responsibility before the world needs "clean hands" and "a good report of them that are without." If a man does not realize this himself, those whom he represents should realize it for him. 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