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THE GOLDEN FUTURE OF THE SOUTH.

Eighteen years ago the war had
been fought ont to its end, and through
out the length and breadth of her
vast territory the defeated South pre-
sented the sa:sdes- Of sa | scenes of
desolation. Everywhere, on every
hand, at every urn, there were ruins,
great ruins aud little ruins, that told
the story of the four years strife and
its disastrous results more clearly
AMI moe pathetically than any
formal, written history of our "war
between the States" can eve tell it,
No people, no country since the
dawn of civil zation. was ever more
reversed in fo tune or more depress-
ell in spirit. There was hardly
household III all the southern land
that did not fear 20 s>e the shadow
of the wolf larhening the door. What
change, what cheering change III
the fortunes of the South has come
since then!
Let US not he understood as mean.
ing TO mply that the southern States
have already regained all that was
lost to them by the war,-that surxlv.
ing veterans OF the COnfe,leI a: p cause
not yet past mi, lie life, are realizing
the ,ull effects Of an industrial rrac'
Lion which. in less than twenty years,
| has bron.Lt back to the old sla e
States prosperity equal to that IN
which they w:re reyelli..I when the
! war camevtn crush them. Eighteen
years iss too short time to brin.,
about such mag nifcent results after
Il period OF such utter prostratiun as
that in which tue southern people
iount them selves at the close oil tb cir
| lill-omened struggle. But while the
| renascent Souti. is aseyet far from .
ull retrieval of her incompatible
,Usses, it is uby ious on ali sides that
she has achieved and is still achiey.
ing astonishing successes in the
stead, progress OF her people toiling
ON hra.ely for recuperation. There
are thousands and tens ofEttn usands
of instances, we know, in viii, h indi-
vi.iua fortunes have been. tut loorly
improved, hut the g"neral a'ival ce-
mt mt must soon tell favorably upon
Zach Of the fa.gre@:ite all.
The truth is that the awful bal tisn of
blood anu tire ;o which the South ~xs
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offend the tastes; all expressions
which sholk sthe ,sensibilities or,
woand the ,feslings, Of those about
them. and all needless violations Of,
the customshands sconyen4ionalities of
society. -. s.E site at.s-- f.a.f...,-..
The following particulars will fall
under AMI illustrate Tia aboye gen
efal Rrinciple,: sssais- s4s
1sts Avoii all sxz22.5ycsaions which
tend to irritate. embarrass. msr..ify.
or pain any 'aember Of the family.
zd' Never alluie to any FAULT or fail
ing. unless WITH the pa rpose to bene,
fit, and then in private. Sd. Ayoi |
rsarcasm, bitter wor>is, .'sore'' subjects
aud references TO any per % .al de-
formity. 4th.. Do not ridicule, nor
hold the opinionof others in contempt
5+h, Give attention when addressed,
and do not interrupt nor speak when
another is talking 9Th. Never con
tradict. 7th. Never scold, 9Th kee,.
your temper. 9th, Never speak in
loui or quernlous tones, nor order i.
arbitrary or arrogant manner child
or servant. 10th. Use no slang phras >.
es nor rule, iisrespectful. pro fame, or
inaccurate language. llth. Never
omit the .'please" and ''thank you
good night" and good morning.
nor fail to gratefully acknowled e by
some word or look every act Of kind
ness and attention. These little
words oil the harsh machinery o.: life
wonderfully. 18th. Do not enter
even your nearest relations private
room without knocking. 18th. Never
slam the door, sit in the win. lows
lum, whistle, or sing in the halls OF
passage; nor scream to persons ou,
of the windows ani up stairwavs
l4th. Peach children to offer prece
dence. to each other and to their su
periors, to avoid awkward positions
and movements, and not to indul3e
in disagreeable or filthy personal
habits, such as yawnin2, scratching
tile head, picking the nose hawking
splitting on the floor. cleaning the
nails in company, ETC., etc. 10Th
Hold the person and personal posses
sions of another sacr d. He WHO ob
serves this rule will not tickle, nol
pinch, nor poke his friend or brother
will not, unless, he has special per
mission, open his letter. rummage
his drawers, mark his books. finger
his clothes. nor use his private prop
erty.-Zion's Watchmun. .
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subjected has, proved 10 have been. an
ordeal through, which she. had TO pas
before entering upon . career aentire.
ly new to Ter. and for which, III vir-
tue of her ines,imatle resources, she
was preeminently fitted as soon as
? was,re iieved from Il. at incunus.
Of slavery Win, = s,s so long :smoth.
cred the enterprise Of Ter people nov
showing rs. If so staunchly in.thein-
dustries which tie long. latent
strength oiIl.er miners al and manufac.
turing ad, ahtages are developing.
The spirit OF the southern peopl.
needed 10 *. let loose fis m the thral;
dom imlo> ed nlon it through the in.
huences Of an institution under which
the masters Of >faves were themselves
held down to an equal participation
in the pro. ress Of the worlds practi-
cal affairs. The immense mineral
wealth, the ..surpassett water-power
for manutaei lTing, the soft. salubri-
Gus climate, the generous soil. the
big rivers and capacious hari>ors, the
vast forests of. valuable timber, all
peculiarly cLaracterizIng the South
as a land blessed t.y nature with
everyzagency and every element OF
prosperity, have BY our own, as we'll
as by other r,olle, been appreciated
and alplieu before, And as result
Of it these southern States OF ours
are rising hcm the, desolation into
which they were lrccipitated 'e'gh-
teen wears a.n, with conf ;ence aud
courage. wits au energy. al lntelll-
gence anil a ~hOldness oil enterprise
that cannot fail to be attended with
achievements in all the fields If for
tunes as brilliant, as extensive, and
as enduring as any ever known IL
the annal, OF mans ma >terl OF the
fopportu,i,ies and advantage proffer'
ed to him, bA hi, maker.
The day for desponsteney amons.
the southern people has gone by.
After the lon-. weary. dreary night
of d. sola, ion the da, las ,:awned,
the sun is rising. mi the dark clouds
| in the sou; ileIn skies a:c breaking up
| and rollln! away forever. Tl,is is not
a day.dream; it is hot tie picturin.
| Of an ideal drawn fiom wishes tOsl
warm aud i,opes too high for the
basis on which they rest l.: is simply
the glad stat, ment OF fact that nc
man can gainsay in the lace Of the
overwhelming proofs of southern
progress as those proofs are every
week colla,ed in the columns OF
this spaper..
The golden future for the South is
unfolding every day. Intelligent and
sauaciors men in the North see it
observing ,apl, alists in Europe see
i and all oi our own people, whose
eyes are .utsstill closed in hopeless
moaning and groaning over tne ire
yocab]e past, must also see it,
NeW SoutH. ......... s......... .... .-.-...
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COUNTY,.

Superior Court Clerk and Probat,
Judge-John 7. Gregory.
Inferior Court--.ieo. I. Simmons.
Register of Deeds. NJ Grizzard.
Soicitor-A. J. Burton.
Sheriff.. }. Lewis.
Coroner-J II Jenkins.
T.easurer-E. b. Browning.
20. Supt. Pub. lnslruction-D Clark.
Keeper of the Poor iiouse-John Ponton
Commissioned Charm an, Al. on Fres
crtt. Sterling johnson. DIR. W. r
W'od. John A. Morheet, and NJ
W itehead.
Superior Court-Every third Monda,
III March and September.
Infer or Court--EveEy third Monday il
February. May. August and November
Judge Of IuEeriOr Court-T. n. Hill.
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BETHLEHEM.
a CHRISTMAS ODE.


The evening sun, grown larger than at
noon, M
Lit up with gold proud Meab's purple
heights.
Eastward of Bethlehem-the house Of
bread
Ephrath Or phratah called-the fruit
Though once m ong Judah's princes least
of all.
Yet destined to be chief among the
chie!est.
Pcrched on the narrow ridge Of Jura hills,
High up above the level Of the sea.
1t now lies bathed in the rich golden light
Of a fair winters eve.--not such an eve
AS Milton paints with Fancy's facile
brush
NO season then to canton with the sun.
a winter wild stripped ofallgau v TRIM
Oldest of all Pi,liStia's towns, she stood
Famous for rc;ghty deeds of mighty men.
Near by. and in fall view, is seen the
tomb
T'.at Jacob reared to his beloved wife,
The Rachel won by fourteen years hard
toll.
His light of life. his first and only love.
Barley yet wages within the fields near
by. ...-..
Where Ruth'S simplicity and artless grace
Captured the heart of Boaz and here too.
David. the shepherd. poet. prophet. prince
Won for his home the name, City Of
David.
Here too. proud Saul. Isreal's first king
once lived.
And yet greater than these shall come
to bless
The spot. hallowed. as no other yet has
been.
| Tis midnight and cloudless Syrian sky
Dispensed it's milder lights of planets.
stars
On sleeping Bethlehem. destined to see
No morrow's sun, till q new light had
come,
Till new star. unseen by mortal eye,
!
And by an unknown path, revealed
the spot
where David. king, had lived and Iavid's
| son was born.
Princes on earth are born mid cannon's
roar;
The changing bells ring out their joyous
chimes:
And welcome shouts announce to all the
world
"A prince is born let all the nations
know ..-
But now, at night. Judea's plains resound-
And echolng hills repeat to listening cars
The first and last grand anthem ever
On earth. since the first morn when the
Together sang, and Sons of God shouted
for joy!
Again the Heavenly Host in concert
s'ng:-
GLORY to God in the highest,
And on earth peace,
Good will toward men -
This day to you is born
In the city of David,
A Saviour, Christ the Lord -
The wondrous sounds, the yet more
wondrous light
Pass suddenly away: in eager haste.
With hurrying feet the shepherds ran:
Wise men from eastern climes rich pres
ents brought,
, And with low reverence laid them at the
feet,
Of Jufah's Prince, of Israe.'s promised
King.
, No: in palace found, in softest raimen
:, clad.
Nor yet in Shimham's humble Inn, bu
wrapped
In swaddling clothes, and IN a mango
!, laid.
Hail, the Heaven-born Prince of Peace
Hail, the Son of Righteousness es..=
LAD.
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AS an instance of the interest
which the female population of
Louisville is taking in the forthcom-
ing Exposition. may he mentioned
the fact that o..e of Louisville 8
ladies. Mrs: Hamburger. is having a
dress made by Sharp & Middleton,
of this city. Of peacock tail feathers.
the price of which is to he $4,000!
t IN. c.
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! + NERAL. DIRECTORY
SCOTLAND NECK

Nayor-W A. Dunn.
Z. mmissioners-Noah Biggs, J. R. Bal
lard, K. NJ. johnson. j. Y. Savage.
Meet first Tuesday IN each month at
O'clock, p NJ.
Chief Of Police-C W. Dunn.
Assistant Policemen A. avid. W /
Shields. {. F. Speed. Sol. Alexander.
TreaSurer-R NJ johnson.
Clerk-J \ Savage.
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FAi.RAGO.

Messrs. Legget and Mullen, the
former citizen Of Scotland Neck
the latter from Hertfora Co, y. c.,
about 20 miles iron your little city,
are both in Louisville attending a
course Of lectures at the Ky. Medical
College. They are both well and
seem to have fallen in love with this
''city of palaces" ~ -. &.
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NOTICE.

WE have one hundred town lots 70,
w saiein this town Some of then
are very desirable. This is rapidly
growing town, and prisons wishing to
secure good places and hus.
rleSs stands. and TO make good invest
ments. Wilde well t0cals ION u.s..
,,,- - = - kiTCHlS 4 DUNN.
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North Carolina has the honor of
having been tire first State from
which there came an application for
space for exhibits in the Grand
Southern Exposition. We think the
applicant hailed from Salisbury.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-17

@1x1xlslHE Sick Hs.d.ehe.
Chronic Diar-
III WOW rfloea, Jaundices
&I I1npnrity oe tho
&VNE Blood, Fever and
49, - xgue, Malaria,
Wa!A:lzl;s s.ss .as al Disease. p. Ss.
raneement of Liver Bowels and Kidneys.
sy,sryOuS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
Bad Breath Pain in the Side, sometimes the
pain is It under the Sh,ndc-blaei mistaken TOT
rheumatism: general loss OF appetite: Bowels
generally costive ,metnes alternating with lax:
tac head is troabled with pain, is dull and heavy:
with considerable loss Of memory, accomPanieo
with painful sensati. II osleavns undone something
which ought to havs; brsn done: slight, ory coIsn
.n.i flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often
mistaken for consumption: the patient complains
81 weariness AM, debility; nervous easily startled;
&. I cold ~ burning, sometimes p:ickly sens.tion
Of the skin exists; spirits are low and respondent.
and although satisfied that exercise would be tene-
G.Ial We, one can hardly summon UP iortltude to
try tin fact dIssrs's every remsss ba. eee, esssa
have occurred when bu, few OF them existed. yet
.ssmrl,ion after death has shown the Liver to
have been extensively drranSed
youas. ,',"ais Ss ~s"s % YER any a Of the as~vs
symptoms appear.
Persons Travelling or living In Tn
hralthy Localities, by taking desc oCcasron-
.Iv 90 Keep the Liver in healthy action, viii II
Ali Malaria, Bilious attacks. Dizziness, Maui
sa Drowsincss, Depression Ct Spirits. etc 1t
,rI inv Ccrate Ike glass ui vine, Out Is lio AA'
tuxicating beverage.
II You have eaten anything hare of
,.i<e-tion. or feel h:avy after meals, or sleep
l,,s i, night take dose and you will be relieved
J,o sovAA
by always keeping the Regulator
in tho Housed
Fo, whatever the ailnert may b., thoroug! ly
s.f: purgative. Alternative and tonic can
/ rcver BE- out CT place The T, medy is harmless
/ sa.l does not interfere with business or
4 pleasure.
IT'S PURELY VEGETABLE.
An! t1S all the power and eftic.cy af Cslou'e' CT
Z inine. without any Of te injurious after etiec;s
A Governors Testimony.
Simmons Liver r gulator has been in use in r'y
fam: f,r me time, and | am satisfied it is
,4.l.,.e addition 10 the medical science
]. Gill SHORTER, Governor OF Ala.
Eon. Alexander IL. STEPHENS, Of Ga.
SAYS: Have derived some benefit iron, the use Of
Simmons Liver Regulator. and wish to give 1t a
! suyth-r trial.
"The only Thing that never fails to
Relieve."-I have used many remedies for Dys-
:, psa, Liver Affection ard Debility, fut never
have found any thing to beneft TO the extent
Simmons i;r~r Regulator has. sent rom Aiin-
nesota to Georgia fl it, ,,nd would send further for
such medicine, and would advise all " no SIM
iarly affected to give il tri.i the only
ting 1aa: tai.s 10 rci",e.
P, NJ. JssNEx, minneapolis, linn
DIR. T. ". Mason says: From actual ex-
petienc- il the CT Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice ! lave ceen and satisfied
and prescribe ii as purgative medicine.
|! TAX" only the Genuine, which always
has Gu The Wrapper the rc,i Z Trade-Nialk
and Signature of J. Il. ZEILiN & CO,
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Miss Betty Chenault, of Lexington, KY, was
paralyZed on one side-cOuld not use her arm or
leg ut all. DIR. Wilbur cured her in five months.
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edges himself To abide NV the nomina

pledges himself to abide by the nomina-
tons, and soo he will appear as a bla-
tant champion for sustaining the public
credit. The Tribune is right in suggest
ing that the Republican party can derive
no substantial strength by purchasing at
so much risk such renegades as Malone
and Chalmers, for the property, the in
telligence and the responsibility of the
South will unite to prevent the rule of
the ignorant masses which compose the
Republican party of the South. The
Southern people are looking after their
material interests as is shown by their
unbounded prosperity. The prejudices
engendered by the wal are forgotten and
have been buried out of sight forever.
But in all elections they regard it as a
clearly defined necessity, which exists
and will continue to exist 90 long as they
are confronted with political power in
the hands of ignorance, to unite for self
protection. We have gone through an
experience not to be willingly repeated
in the administration of our State af-
fairs. The solidity of parties in the
South viii cease to exist when the dan
gers which force it cease to exist. And
this era is fast approaching, for the bet
ter and more intelligent class of colorad
men are thinking for themselves. They
recognize that their old friends in the
days of slavery are their best and truest
friends now, and feel that those whom
they trust for advice in sickness, trouble
and their pecuniary affairs are their best
advisers in politics.
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MEMPHIS
WEDNESDAY, ;: DECEMBER 10, 1sss.
THE MURDER I'm corrAu COUNTY.

THE MURDER I'm COPIAH COUNTY.
The somewhat e~nsanguined account of
a recent murder in Copiah county, Miss,
which we copy into the APPEALthi morn-
ing, is one of the documents prepared and
being prepared by the Cincinnati CoDmer-
cidi Gazette for the Presidential canvass OF
1884. In this shape this crime wears an
ugly look for the Democratic party, but
when it is understood that it has been
very generally denounced by the Demo
cratic newspapers of Mississippi as a crime
for which the perpetrators ought to be
brought, and speedily brought, to judg-
ment the purpose of the Commercial Ga
sete fails, and fails utterly: The killing of
Matthews is a crime that ought to be pun
ished, if the citizens of Copiah county
wish to preserve the good nam they have
always hitherto enjoyed as a l~aw-abiding
people. The Vicksburg Herald is the only
paper in Mississippi that We know of that
has said anything to the contrary, and for
this it has been taken severely to task, as
witness what the Enterprise Courier says,
as follows: 'The Vicksburg Herald is I'M
necessarily severe upon certain OF the State
papers for the stand they have taken in re-
gard TO the killing of Matthews at Halle
hurst. Murder is murder, whether polit-
ical or not, and whether the man killed
is a turbulent character or not. 1t is well
that the papers have the courage to de-
nounce the perpetrator of and the apollo
gists for this unfortunate affair" The
Mobile Register Endorses what the Enter
prise Courier says so well and SO p%ointedly,
and says: at seems to as.that it was not
so very long ago that the Vicksburg
Herald was engaged in lecturing a good
portion of the population of Mississippi on
ehe error of its ways. We are not pre-
pared to say before a trial is held, and at
this distance, that the killing of Matthews
was murder, but we agree with the Courier
that nothing is gained by ~condoning
crime because the man killed is turbulent
character"
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GEN. PRYOR
On the TOadyfsm OF Americans for I'm.
glishmeD, and the Contempt OF
Latter for This COUNTRY.

Gen. Roger A. Pryor, the American
counsel for O'Donnell, arrived home Sun
day on the steamer Germanic. Talking
about ODonnell's case, he said that up to
the moment the judge charged the jury
the second time on the degree of man
slaughter, which O'Donnell had COM
mitted, he felt confident of acquittal, and
the Jury inclined toward the prisoner. But
the judges answer took away any and all
hope, and the jury were obliged to bring
in a verdict of murder. Gen. Pryor says the
defense was absolutely faultless in its con-
duct, and he was perfectly satisfied with
it. Gen. Pryor became much heated
when he described how the English
people held Americans in contempt. at
is time" he said, that the American peo-
pie ceased to crawl on their bellies to
Englishmen. The English have the Hottest
contempt for Americans, and they have
only derision for any Englishman who al
lows himself to be toadied TO by Ameri-
cans. Lord Ooleridge has sunk in the esti-
nation OF his countrymen, and has lost
nine-tenths of the respect which the En-
glish held for him. tits high time that we
ceased to be a nation of 5000, 900 syco-
plants. While the English express con-
tempt for us, they have got a salutary
opinion of the power of this nation.
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The Merry. Merry Chrts,u,a- Time.

The joyous holiday season brings to
mind the elegant gifts presented in the
city of New Orleans on November 18th, py
the l62d grand monthly distribution of the
Louisiana State Lottery, under the sole
care and management of Gems. G.. T. Beau
regard. OF Louisiana, and Jubal A. Early,
of Virginia, when over S265, goo were scat
tered broadcast. The same thing will take
place againlTuesday, January 10, 1854, the
full particulars OF which can be had from
NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. Ticket
No.. 65,5S9 drew the carital prize SO, 200,
sold in fifths az 81 each-one held by Mr..
NJ. A. Sacerdote, No. so St. Louis street,
New Orleans; another by Mr.. n. B. Phelps,
a clerk in the City T~reasurer's office at
New Orleans, La, the others decline publ
cation. No. 10, us drew the second capi-
tl $4,000, also sold in fifths at 81 each
one collected through the Bank of Madi-
son, at jackson, Tenn; another bya party
IN Maiden, W. Va The third capital prize
S!o,oo0 Was won by No. 1920, sold in
niths also, two OF which were collected by
the New Orleans National sank. The
fourth capital prizes, of 5000 each, were
won by tickets No. 14,S9S, and SS, 200, sold
in tfths also, to Robert Alexander, col
lected through Messrs. Lockwood d Co..
San Antonio, Texas; G. G. FAINT, Madison
Court House, Va, collected through State
Bank, Richmond, Va, and so on to the
end OF the interminable chapter, among
them many other participants in the Pacto-
lean stream OF wealth..
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Mcclure, the worthy editor of the sheet.
This interesting epistle is dated from the
House of Representatives and is addressed
to a firm of Philadelphia clothiers. After
announcing that the coming session is to
be "the most important and eventful for
many years" it goes on to say that the
writer has been closely observing the dress
OF our congressman, Individually" and
is led to the conclusion that those
from the Keystone State have
the ascendancy in this respect. "a
marked improvement" We are told,
"exists overlast session as to the Southern
representatives, with the intimation of
many having quietly ~patronised your
domain" Mr.. Randall is said to be back
in his old place, "the objecto of immeasura-
BILE notoriety," and A. X. NJ. has Just
learned that the suit he wears was made
by his sartorial correspondents, adding
that SIT certainly bears evidence of refine
ment and artistic skill" How are the
mighty fallen! Wien the editor and pro-
rrsIrror OF a hitherto respectable newspa-
per is SO hard pushed as to be forced to
replenish his personal wardrobe by a sale
of his signature as an advertisement fol-
his tailor, he must certainly be in an ex-
tremely bad way, either morally or fnan-
cially. The Times should raise its price to
q paying figure.