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CHURCHES:

Baptist. D. Hufham. D. D., Pastor.
Services every Sunday at IL O'Clock, A.
NJ, and at Z, P. NJ. Also on Saturday
before the first Sunday at IL O'Clock, A.
NJ. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
night. Sunday School on Sabbath morn
ing.
Primitive Baptist Andrew Moore,
Pastor. Services every third Saturday
and Sunday morning.
Methodist-Rev. G. W. Byrd, Pastor.
Services at 3 o'clock, P. M. on the second
and fourth Sundays. Sunday Schoolon
Sabbath morning.
Episcopal-Rev. H. G. Hilton, Rector.
Services every first, second and third
Sundays at 103 o'clock, A. NJ. Sunday
School every Sabbath morning.
Meeting Of Bible class on Thursday
night at the residence of Mr.. P. E. Smith
Baptist-(colored,) George Norwood
Pastor. Services every second Sunda,
at IL O'Clock, A. NJ, and z, P. M. Sun
day School on Sabbath morning.
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SENATOR JONES' START IN CALIF0R-
MA,

Senator Jones of Nevada, had gone
to California with thousands Of 9th.
ers when the wonderful discovery of
gold in that far.off land thrilled every
hamlet and village. Among those
who went to seek their fortunes there
was a man named Hayward, from
Vermont. Hayward had claim on
the mountain.side that as yet had
shown no particular promise still he
stuck to It. One hot summer day,
when the Red Hills were quive"ing
with heat, Howard came to see Jones.
Said he: '.atr.
"Jones, am very near the wonder
full vein. know it; feel it, but l
am fiat broke. I want $4,000; with
that I will make both our fortunes" :"
"Now, old fellow" said Jones. II
have known just 1000 men who were
in exactly your fix. They only need.
ed$1 ,OOO, and sometimes$100 to make
their eternal ALL" Finally Jones said
81 will give you this money. have
So, 900 buried under the fireplace,
and when the fire goes out, l will get
it out for you, but don't ask me for
any more"
Hayward got the money; and said
"When I strike 1t I will give you q
quarter interest"
One afternoon about month after
this happened. Jones was sitting in
his cabin when Hayward suddenly
burst in as white as sheet. "JOnes,'
said he. II have struck it -
They went together to look at IT.
and sure enough Hayward had struck
an immense bonanza, or ''pocket," Of
almost pure gold. Jones with his ex'
perience, saw it was the richest mine
in California. Hayward sold to Wells
Fargo and some oilers for $5,OOO.'
900, and the day the sale was made
he gave Jones $1.25O,O0O- Jones at
terward married Hayward's daughter
E-Loseisv;lIe Coxriez.J Josssaa.--
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"Have you card, sir p asked the
door-keeper of the House. The man
looked little surprised. and ans
wered, "Card ? No, I don't carry q
pack" "Where are you from ?" In.
ouired the door.keeper. "Nothe
Caroliny," was the reply. "What do
you do in North Carolina when you
90 visiting? Don't you send in q
card to the man you want to see Z"
The "tar.heer' laughed outright.
"Lor' q massy!" he exclaimed.
"W'y, we ride up to a fellers fence
and holler to him to tie his dog. and
then light and go ip."
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From Raleigh News-O -Observer.]


The editor of the Clayton Bud
took census of the editors during
the recent convention, and found
only three members over fifty years
of age; ten over forty; thirty-fve
under thirty, and five under twenty.
The greater part of these had come
into the profession during the past
ten years and the press of the State
has greatly improved during that
period. The Improvement cannot
be measured with precision, but per-
haps we would not be far out of
the way in saying that'the corps has
increased in numbers q hundred per
cent; that it has increased in ability
a hundred per cent, and that it has
improved in high tone at least a
hundred per cent. The idea we wish
to convey is that there has been a
very marked change in all these re-
spects, Bnt that is not all. The
best point is that young men Of tai
ent, ability, and good character have
taken to journalism within the State
as their profession and calling in
life. It is hard to- learn old dogs
new tricks but young men are open
all the while to improvement. They
catch the spirit of the age. Ihey
will make editors not as their fathers
were-but as the wide.awake editor
of the future must be. Their purpose
lie to stick to the paste.pot ana
through their instrumentality the
profession of journalism will be ex-
alted in the State 50 that the success
full editor will rank in his community
along With the most eloquent divine
the most learned lawyer, the most
esteemed business man.
Our corps Of editors are dest'neo
to become 4 great power in NORTH
Carolina-and they will prove their
fitness to WELD all the influence they
may ppa9ea4sz7z aga 4 49,. a..
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aAu exceedingly nara. Wnen put
under the point Of a knife and press.
ed upon the worm slips from under
the steel and flies through the air as
though made of rubber. Imagine q
white half inch screw having a point
ed black head instead of the usual
slotted one. That is a fair repre-
sentatlon of the screw worm.
The flies have been blown by
southwest winds into Kansas, where
they have attacked men and women.
One case, reported in medical jour.
nal, is worthy of note. The patient
hau long suffered from ozena. On
the evening Of August p. 1882, this
man complained of tickling sensa.
tion at the base of the nose, that
was promptly followed by exhau stive
sneezing. This in its turn was fol-
lowed by intense pain in the region
of the eyes and cheeks. The physi
clan in attendance mistakenly sup.
posed that the pain was the result
of ozena. The discharge from the
nostrils was purulent and tinged with
blood, and exceedingly offensive.
The breath of the patient was revolt
ing. 1t may be that his condition
was so extremely offensive that the
attending physician did not make an
examination that would have reveal.
ed the presence of the disturbing
cause. For two days the man suf-
fered intense pain. All remedies ad-
ministered failed to give relief. On
the evening of the oath of August
there was a sudden and profuse dis
charge from both Of the nostrils and
the mouth. Instantly all pain ceased.
There was no longer any involuntary
discharge. The pus was with diff.
Guilty expectorated. The soft palate
had been destroyed, and the tongue
could no longer be used in speech
When this stage of the disease had
been reached screw worm, much to
the astonishment of the attending
physician, fell from the mouth of the
dying man. One after another, ir
obedience to the laws of their nature
full grown screw worms, wriggled
from his nostrils and mouth unit
$50 of them crawled from the honey
combed head and throat. The mar
died. An examination showed thai
the fleshy part of the interior of biz
head had been almost devoured. By
throwing back his head and dcpress
ing the swollen tongue, the vertebra
were exposed to view.
There were other cases in whicl
the worms were removed by forceps
and the patients, though dilapidated
recovered. ALI those attacked hae
catarrh.-Er.
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YOUNG MEN.

The destiny of this world has been
largely determined by the energy and
resolution of young men. Alexander,
at thirty-three years Of age, "wept for
want of more worlds to conquer.
Sciplo Atricanus had finished a Ca
reer of glory" before he was thirty !.
one. Pap,nian became an oracle of
Roman law at thirty-four. Charlie
magne ha6 made himself master of
France and a part Of Germany at
twenty nine. Raphael was not thirty
when he began to be called Divine
Raphael. John Calviro, says Bancroft.
secured an immortality of fame" be.
fore he was twenty eight. Milton had
written his best miscellaneous poems
at twenty-six. Isaac Newton had
reached the pinnacle of his knowledge
and fame at thirty. Harvey discov-
cred the circulation of the blood be-
fore he was thirty-four. William Pitt,
the elder, waged war with Walpole at
thirty.seYen. Napoleon achieved his
victories in Italy at twenty-eight, and
the imperial crown at thirty.dve. By
ron produced his most brilliant works
at thirty -four. Pollock, the author
of The Course of Time" died at
twenty EIGHT. Mozart. the great Ger
man musician. died at thirty-fve. La.
fayette was but twenty-three at the
siege Of Yorktown. and was comman.
der.in.chief of the French national
guards at thirty.two. Hamilton was
Secretary of the United States Treas
ury at thirty.two. Summerfield was
only twenty-five at the period OF MS
greatest fame as q preacher.
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COUNTY.

Superior Court Clerk and Probate
Judge-John 7. Gregory.
Inferior Court--Geo. T. Simmons.
Register of Deeds-J. NJ. Grizzard,
Solicitor-A. j. Burton.
Sheriff.. j. Lewis.
Ooroner-J II Jenkins.
Treasurer-E. D. Browning.
Co. Supt. Pub. Instruction-D G Clark.
Keeper of the Poor House-John Ponton.
Commissioners-Chalrman, Aaron Pres
colt, Sterling johnson, DR.. W. r.
Wood, John A. Morheet, and NJ.
Whitehead.
superior Court-Every third Monday
Inferior Court-Every third Monday in
february, May, August and November
Judge of Iufsrior Court. N. Hill.
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A CONTENTED JOURNALIST.

Farming is slow way to make
money, but then there is a lew of com.
pensation about every thing in this
life. and farming has its blessings
that other pursuits do not have. The
farmer belongs to nobody. He is the
freest man on earth and the most in
dependent. He has house in the
country, with plenty of pure air and
good water. If he makes but little
in the field, he has no occasion to
spend but little. He can raise his
own hogs and sheep and cattle and
chickens. His wood costs nothing.
and the luxury of big back logs and
blazing fires in an open fire place all
winter long is something that city
people long for, but cannot afford.
My own farm cost me $1,000. have
12O acres Of open land in good con-
dition, and it yields me on an aver
age IS an acre above all expenses.
Say 9 per cent. upon the investment.
Well that is mighty little, consider
ing my own labor and supervision.
I've seen the time when 1 made five
tines as much without any capital
except my head. But then we have
to keep pair of horses to ride around
an1 they have to be fed from the
farm. There are little leaks all round,
but still we are happier on the farm
than we were in the town, and feel
more secure from the ills of life. We
fear no pestilence or disease. nor
buglars or thieves. We lock no doors
and Mrs. Arp has quit looking under
the bed for a man. I love to hear the
churn dasher splashing in the butter
milk. 1 love to hear the roosters
crow and the peacock hollor, and see
the martins sailing round the martin
gourds. love to hear . neighbor
stop and talk about the growing
crops, I love to take the children
with me to the water mill and fish be
low the dam amid the roar of failing
waters, or paddle around the pond in
an old leaky batteau. 1love to wan
der through the woods and glades
and wear old clothes that can't gel
no older or dertier, and get caught
in shower Of rain it I want to. Old
man Horace remarked about 2.OO(
years ago that the town was the bes
place for a rich man to live in, ane
the country was the best place for
poor man to die in, and inasmuch as
riches w.re uncertain and death wa
sure, it becomes a prudent man t.
move to the country as soon as n
can get there. Farmers have thei
ups and downs, Of course, but the.
don't collapse and burst up lik'
tradesmen. They don't 60 dow
under panic.-Atlanta Constitution
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NERAL DIRECTORY
SCOTLAND NECK.

Mayor-W. II. Shields.
Commissio1ers-Noa Biggs, M. Hoff.
man, r. NJ. johnson, K. Allsbrook.
Meet first Tuesday IN each month at
O'Clock, P NJ.
Chief of Police-R. j. White. .
Assistant Policemen &C. W. Dunn, w
E. Whitmore, G. Speed. Sol. Alexander
Treasurer-R Nj johnson.
Clerk-K. Allsbrook.
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THE UNDULAToRY THEORY OF LIGHT.

In the last of series of lectures
just closed, by Professor Tyndall on
Light and the Eye" he explained
why the undulatory had supplanted
the emission theory of light. The air,
which was the medium of conveying
sound, might, he said, be compared
with the luminiferous ether pervading
al space. The ether's movements
were undulatory, though the waves,
like those of water in the chaotic foam
of the Niagara Falls, might cross and
recross in every direction. Newton's
emission theory was first opposed by
the celebrated astronomer Huyghens,
and the no less famous mathematician
Euler, and no scientist of any repute
now upheld Newton's conception of
light as an infinite number of projec.
tiles impinging upon the eye. When
tested by the facts, that notion had
utterly broken down; whereas, not
one of the facts had been left unex-
planned by the undulatory theory. It
accounted for all the phenomena of
reflection for all the phenomena of
refraction, single and double for all
the phenomena of diffraction for the
colors of thick plates and thin, as
we'll as for the colors of all natural
bodies. 1t accounted for all the phe.
nomena of polarization, for all those
chromatic splendors exhibited by
crystals in polarjzed light. Thous-
ands of isolated facts might be rang.
ed under each of these heads ; the un.
dulatory theory accounted for them
all. 1t traced and illuminated paths
through what would be otherwise the
most hopeless jungle of phenomena
in which human thought could be en-.
tangled.
This, said Professor Tyndall, was
why the foremost men of the age ac-
cepted the luminiferous ether, not as
a vague dream, but as a real entity
substance endowed with inertia,
and capable, in accordance with the
established laws of motion, of impart.
ing its thrill to other substances. It
was DR.. Thomas Young, his own pre-.
decessor in the chair of Natural Phil.
osophy in the Royal Institution in
the first year of the present century,
who finally overthrow the emission
theory. Young never saw with his
eyes the waves of sound, but he had
the force of Imagination to picture
them. And he rose from the investi.
CATION Of the unseen waves Of air to
that of the unseen waves Of ether, his
belief in the one being little, if at all,
inferior to his belief of the other.-EG.
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.NoTfCE.

WE have one hundred town lots for
w sale in this town. Some of them
are very desirable. This is rapidly
growing town, and persons wishing to
secure good places for residences and bus
mess stands, and to make good invest
nents, will do well to call on us.
July 9Th, 1852. as = 10 -
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SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDE
PENDENCE.

is apt to call before him an august as
semblage gravely seated around a
table, with the Declaration spread
upon it, and each member of the Con-
tinental Congress in turn taking a
pen and with great dignity affixing
to it his name. Nothing, however,
can be further from that which actu-
ally took place. Very few of the del.
egates. if indeed any, signed the orig.
inal document on the 4th, and none
signed the present one now in Inde-
pendence Hall. for the very good rea-
son that it was not then in existence.
On July 18th Congress voted that
Declaration be engrossed on parch-
ment. Jefferson, however, says that
New York signed on July 18th. Con-
sequently, New York must have sign
ed the original copy of the Declare
ton before it had gone into the hands
of the engrosser. On what day the
work was done by the copyist is not
known. All that is certainly known
is that on the I'd of August Congress
had the document as engrossed. This
is the document in existence now in
Independence Hall. It is on. parch.
ment, or something that he trade
calls parchment. On that day (Au-
gust p it was signed by all the mem.
bers present. The original Declare.
tion is lost. or rather was purposely
destroyed in Congress. All the sig.
natures were made anew. When the
business of signing was ended is not
known. One. Matthew Thornton, from
New Hampshire, sigaed it in Novem-
Der, when he became a member for
the first time ana Thomas Mexican,
from Delaware, as he says himself,
did not sign until January, 1777. In.
deed, this signing was, in effect, what
at the present day would be called a
"test OATH" The principles of many
of the new delegates coming into Con-
gress from The different States were
not known with certainty some of
them might be Tories in Disguise
and thus each one was required on
first entering Congress to sign the
Declaration. In January, 1777. an
authentic copy, with the names ofthe
signers, was sent to each State for
signature-a fact which may have
put stop to the business of signing.
1t shows, however, the little impor-
tance that was attached to this cere.
mony, that Robert r. Livingstone
was one of the committee of five that
reported the Declaration, and yet did
not sign it, unless his signature is
lost with the original document.
The truth is, the Declaration Of In
dependence was considered at that
time of much less Importance thar
now nor did the signers dream of itt
becoming shrine almost OF Worship
at the present day.
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ADVICE TO A BRIDEGROOM.

al ' 4OU ~ n DNAOGuAsVVM.
To become q husband is as serious
q matter to q man as 1T is for a wo.
man to become a wife. Marriage is
no child's play; it brings added
care. trial, perplexity, vexation, and
it requires great deal of the hap
|piness which leeitimately springs
out of it to make the balance heavy
in its favor. Very few people live
happily in marriage, and yet this Is
not because unhappiness is german
to the relation, but because those
who enter 1t do not know, first, how
to get married, and, second, how to
live married happily. Yo6 have al.
ready made your .hoice-wisely,
am bound to believe. Those quail
ties of character which have attract.
ed you to choose as you have should
make you- love grow daily while you
live together.
AS to the second point: If you
wish to live in harmonious union
with your wife, start out with the
avowed recognition of the fact that
she is your companion and copartner.
Marriage usually makes the wife
neither of these. In many instances
she sees less of her husband than be.
fore she married him. He comes, he
goes, he reads, thinks, works, and
under the stimulus of business brings
all his powers and faculties to the
surface, and is developed there-not
always symmetrically, but vigorous
ly-not always harmoniously, but
with increasing power. Married
men do not usually shrivel up nor
put on a look of premature age, but
women frequently do. and it is plain
to me why they do.
Married women are shut up in
houses, and their chief care is for
things that have NO inspiring influ.
ence. Their time is taken up in
meeting the physical wants of their
famllies-cooking, washing dishes,
keeping the house in order, sewing,
receiving company.-not one of which
has in it tendency even to culture
and elevation Married women are
devoted to the house, and this means
a life of vexation and pettiness. 1t
gives no sort of stimulus to the
spirit. So the husband, who is out
of doors, active, interested in meas.
ures which effect the public good.
coming into contact with men greater
than himself, who inspire him to bet.
ter purposes and nobler ends of
labor, develops into manly beauty
and grows IN character, while his
wife at home, who has faithfully per.
formed her share of the work, with
ers and decays prematurely.
Treat your wife exactly as your
self would like 70 be treated if you
had to live under like circumstances,
and you will not go far wrong.
Do not entertain the silly notion
that because she is of different
lgender from your own that she is
Therefore different in her wants, feel
Iings, qualities and powers. Do moi
be the victim of social policy. Stanc
up bravely for the right, give YOU
wife chance to live, grow, and b.
somebody and become something.
Try to be thoughtful considerat'
and forbearing. You will have nev
duties, and they will bring new trials
Take good care of your health ant
hers. Be simple, both, in your hab
its; be careful in your expenditures
be Industrious. If you keep goo'
health and are frugal, blessings viii
come from your united love, AM
you will grow happier and bette
day by day as the wears pass.-D'
James c.. Jackson.
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EOE Dy0PWPoAoD
&C ostive n ess,
SylEIyEkSykkSS Sick Headache,
Chronic Diar-
Z~ 1hoea, Jaundice.
~ Impuritys Of ths
ZNN Hood, Fever and
Ague. A1Alasaa.E
0aa941za4 :::.:s ::s u P;;';;:: :; T.:
,.nrement Of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys.
sYn1ProHs OF A DISEASED LIVER.
B.d Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes the.
pan i. felt under the ShouldeF-blade, mistaken for
rheumatism: general loss Of appetite: Bowels
generally eoshve, sometimes alternating with lax:
with considerable loss Of memory. accompanied
with painful sensation Of feaving undone something
which ought to have been done: slight, dry cough
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often
Of weariness and debility: nervous, easily startled:
feet cold or burning, sometimes Prickly sensation
Of the skin exists: spirits are low and despondent.
and although satisfied that exercise would be bene-
6cal, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
try it-in fact, distrusts every remedy. Several
Of the above symptoms attend the disease but cases
examination after death has shown the Liver to
have be<aS Esensively der.nesd
1t sh06N bs used by al persons. old and
young, whenever any q the above
symptoms appear.
Persons Travelling or Living In Un-
healthy Localities, by taking 4 dose OCCASION
ally to keep the Live. in healthy action, win avoid
sea, Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits. etc. 1t
will invEorate like glass Of wine, but 10 no In.
toxicatinS beverage.
II You have eaton anything hard OF
digestion. or feel heavy after meals, or sleer-
less At night. take dose and you viii be relieved.
Tine and Doctors' Ellis Win be saved
BY always keeping the Regulator
In the Housel
For, whatever the ailmsnt may be, q thoroughly
safe purGstive, alternative and tonic can
and does I not &C interfere With business y OF
pleasure.
II !S PURELY yEGErAnLE,
And has al the power and eneaey Of Calonel or
A Governors Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
family for some time, and i an satisfied il is
J. Gill SAoRrHR, Governor of Ala.
Hon. Alexander III. Stephens, Of Ga.
says: Have derived some benefit from the use Of
simmons Liver Regulator. and wish to give it .
1.-THE only Thing that never falls to
Relieve."l1 have used many remedies for Dys-
pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never
have found anything to benefit me to the extent
Simmons Liver Regulator has. !! sent from Min
nesosa to Georgia for it and would send further for
such medicine, and would advise all who are sim
arly affected to give if trial a. il seems the only
thing that never his g orekeve:
p II. JASNEr. Minneapolis, Minn.
DIR. T. ". Mason says: From actual ex-
pe,ienee in the Of Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice l have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it As purgasive medicine.
6Take only the Genuine. which always
has on the Wrapper the red z Trade-Mark
and Signature Of j. H. ZEILIN h CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.