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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
OBSCENE PICTURES WITH
CIGARETTES.

This scribe has never smoked a
cigarette in his life, and does not
remember ever having so much as
touched cigar or cigarette, and of
course knows little about the ar
ticles. We have no word of reproof
here for the smoker or chewer, not
withstending We think both could
easily be dispensed with; but we do
mean to say som ethlRg about GER
tain Influence connected with the
cigarette business that is perhaps
more haneful in its effects than the
actual evil that results from the
smoking. We mean the obscene
pictures that are sold in every pack
age Of certain brands of cigarettes.
Recently we were sitting quietly
in a large assembly of ladies and
gentlemen, with some boys and girls
of younger years, and we saw lad
OF some fourteen summers holding
in his hand package of these OBJ
scene pictures which had been hand
ed to him by boy near him, and
with which several boys were anus
ing themselves. We were appalled,
In contemplation of the possible evil
OF such an influence.
Now, this is only one of the tens
of thousands OF such Instances where
the innocent Youths of the country
are being led into paths OF Iniquity
by those who regard no consequence
OF their business SD they make
money.
these obscsue pictures are cal
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29


Road leaves Halifax for Scotland
NJ Returning leaves Scotland Neck at $50 A ~
daily except Sunday.
Taboro, N c., via Albemarle Raleigh r. r. Daily
90 /, NJ NllaInot'l
NJ Returning williamson, \ c., Day a.
Sunday Sunday 50 A NJ. Arrive Tarhor &C.
1915 AN II 80 A NJ.
n. c. Branch leaves Gohisboro Daily except S
Suh6eld 100 A NJ Returning
Ife A NJ. CIOldsbOrO - lOF NJ
Rocky Mount for Nashville
80 +. NJ.
Spring Nashville 1ll5 A M Rocky Mount llj
NJ daily, except Sunday
Train Clinton branch leaves Warsaw for Clinton a} except
at Clinton 40 A NJ
Soulbound Fayetteville Branch No 81 Nr
bound sNo 30. *Daiy Sunday
Train No. hwlls at Wilson, Goltsboo
Train weldon for all points A
Richmond and daily Sunday Bay Line
for all points North via RIclJ
Washington
All Trains run Wilmington and Washington and
Pullman Palace SIccpers attached
| J. r. KENLY John +, DIVINE,
Sup't Trans, General NIl.l
T. EMERSON, General Passenger Agent.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE
WAITE.

Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
of the United States, died at six
O'Clock a. m. on 23rd, after an illness
of but very few days. Mr.. Waite
was known as a man of hightoned
character, though not an aOlc law
yer. His appointment to the Su~
preme Court bench was by President
Grant, in 1874.
Justice Waite was horn at Lyme,
Connecticut, November 80, 1916.
Soon after his graduation from Yale
College in 1887, he moved to Ohio,
where he entered upon the profess
sion of law, and remained a citizen OF
that State until his appointment to
the Supreme Court by President
Grant. He has served his country
we'll IN the faithful discharge of his
duties for fourteen years, and has
had the courage Of his convictions
throughout, Notwithstanding he had
to sometimes differ from his associ-
ates on the bench.
From the earthly court of Justice,
where the short sight and limited
ken of human knowledge often bring
erroneous decisions with intentions
"fourest honesty, the honored Judge
has gone to that Higher Court OF
never-falling justice, where the great
and the small the high and the low,
the wise and the ignorant, the rich
and the poor, the good and bad, mus ST
all be judged by that perfect record
of God's recording angel OF truth.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

culate7 20 impress the minds OF that
class OF oys aud thoughtless Young
men who buy them as pretty. lhey
hand them to another, and to an
other, and so the influence spreads.
The manufacturers who put IN
these detestoble pictures know ex|
actly how their influence operates.
Any man of mature years and OF a
modicum of modestY is shocked at
the sight Of such pictures. There
ought to be law prohibiting the
broadcast disseminating Of such evil
in the minds of the innocent youth
Of the land. Boys, beware of such
influence. Young men, be above
buying such pictures that you would
be ashamed for your sister to see in
Our hand.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
Ransom and Vance Endorsed

Now, before there is any csndl-
date uuthorjtdtiUeLy announced in
opposition to the reelection of Hon.
NJ. w, Ransom to the U. S. Senate,
we want to say that We think Rams
som should be reelected. 1t will be
to the interest of North Carolina
generally, and to the interest of all
her people of both parties, white aud
black, to re elect him, because b e can
do US more good in the councils of
the nation than any new man, and
because he has faithfully represents
ed US in the past. We know that
others would make good representa-
tlves In the Senate. but we do not
believe they would be equal to Ran>
som. No one has yet announced
himself as candidate for Ransom s
place and We hope no Democrat will
consent to oppose him. We have
several personal and political friends
that we would gladly aid in the line
of promotion, but not under present
circumstances. Ransom and Vance
are the best men North Carolina ever
had in the u. S. Senate, and have
done more for North Carolina, AMI
we are in favor of keeping them
there as long as they are willing to
serve. We have never had line
from Ransom or any other man on
the subject we want no office and
have no axe to grind, for all our
tools are sharp enough. We deem
it proper to speak now, before any
other candidate Is announced. The
fact is, we do not believe there will
be any other Democratic candidate.
Charlotte Democrat.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

The State Treasurer of Kentucky,
Jas. W. Tate, who has held the Of
fee for twenty-one years has been
charged with dedication in office,
and has disappeared.
The committee from the Senate
and the House in their joint report.
have recommended his impeachment.
The shortage is estimated to be
between $1,000 and $25O,OOO. The
Legislature adopted resolution Of
ferlng $4,000 for the apprehension
of the defaulting treasurer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
THE NOMINATION.

Everything at present points 10
President Cleveland as the man for
the nomination for the National lead
or IN the next campaign. There may
be some dissatisfaction and quib-
bling among Virginia politicians
about Mr.. Cleveland's nOminatiO Il
but if the delegates at the convention
shall think it probable that MIR.
Cleveland will accept the nOmina
lion, he will be the choice of the
Convention.
President Cleveland has not said
that he would accept the nomination,
neither has he said he would not ac>
cept. Every one believes that Mr..
Cleveland is honest, straight for
ward and that he has the courage
of his convictions. He has too high
sense of honor and too deep regard
for the good of the nation to accept
the nomination, if by so doing be
should see it probable that he would
be in any way hazarding the interest
of his party. If he shall see from
any cause of dissatisfaction in the
party to any significant degree in
any quarter Of the Union that his
nomination will jeopardize the
party's chances for victory, he is not
the man to be recreant of the first
duty to his country's good. In such
event he will say that be is not the
man. He will as any other true
patriot would do, say to his party
| that the re is some one else whom il
would be wiser to choose as stand
ard bearer.
But we do not think that there
will be any such contingency. We
believe that Grover Cleveland is the
man for the Democratic party tC
nominate again to voUchsafe to the
nation another term of Democratic
supremacy. 1t is true that Presi
! dent Cleveland has done some things
during his administration that South
ern Democrats have been displeaseG
with, and justly so, we think. Yet
taking into cOnsidera ton the facI
/ that he came into power at most
critical era of our cOuntry's history
we do not see how he could have
improved on the administration in
macy particulars.
The struggles IN the trying days
of the first organization of the gov
eminent were not equal to the diff,
ticulties with which our Democratic
President had to contend Then
the colonies were all striving to-
gether against foreign power. Wher
Cleveland was made President, the
nation had the responsibility of (.
century's accumulated prosperity
the evils of great civil war to pre-,
upon the nation and last and abov,
all quarter Of a century's puhll,
corruption and maladministration b,
the Republican party. We think W,
have done well and that CLEVELAND
will De our standard.hearer again.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
BREAD FOR ALL.

The great Mammoth Cuban corn. Two
crops year.
An experimental in each State Of the
Union last year-to whom | can refer
says it is the earliest, largest, most pro-
life yellow deep grain stock corn ever
known to the world Silks in Texas in
six weeks, in n. G. in seven weeks. Each
ear has Is to 20 rows. | planted a gill
last year and found the above correct,
made nearly barrel, and was offered
5000 peck by firm in Memphis, Tenn >,
who knew of its origin. [ will sell for
81 90 quart and ship or mail to any
part of the Union. or will sell for half the
crop produced from corn planted.
Samples may be seen at E. 7. White
head K CO.. and at the office of the
DEMOCRAT.
B. ALLSBROOK,
Scotland Neck, n. C.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
-gORTH CAROLINA, ! SUPERIOR
ID IiALIFA x co. COOhl.
} January
{ term, 1888.

Noah Biggs
VS.
6. T. Brown, admir- Of Ella
Sherrod, \. P. Boddle and
wife Leila ct ais.
In pursuance of the decree granted
in this cause at the January term Of
said court, | shall sell at auction, IN the
town of Scotland Neck, on the 26th day
of April next, that property in sad town,
known as the 'Old Parsonage" being
lots numbers ), 6, ! and :, on block ~
according to the plat Of SAID town
This IS good opportunity to secure
valuable property in the most desirable
part of Scotland Neck beautiful town,
located in one Of the most fertile and
healthy sections Of the South; at present
the terminus of the Scotland Neck
branch of the w. & w. K. r. Popula-
ton rapidly increasing; good schools,
good society, &c.
March 10. 1883. \. 3. JOSEY,
/ 1922 At. Commissioner,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
WALLER CLARK.
r.Uertford Democrat" in Murfrees-
boro IndeI.)

1t is no time for party favoritism
or political trickery. We want the
strongest man in the party. A cham
plon, the joints Of whose harness are
well-knIt upon the polished escutthes
one Of whom there is no blotCh, in
whose political record there is no
flaw, and whose private character Is
Ike that of Caesars wife, abOIe 7u7-
picion. a man who can command
and compel The admiration and re
spect of the people whose suffrage
be solicits A man who has his cons
victions OF duty and the moral cour-
aye to do what is right under any
and all circumstances. We want no
man with a cotton string for q back
bone.
Nothing is more disgusting--ab-
solutely nauseatlng than the sickly
sentimentalty and eternal cant so
rife in certain political circles that
the party owes the nomination to this
man or that man. The great Demo
cratic party Of North Carolina owes
naught to any man, much less the
highest office within the gift of tie
free people of sovereign State.
There is one other thing that our
political leaders would do well to re-
member and that is that the best
and by far the greater element of the
Democratic party in the Stale, and
in this section of it especially ar
sick and tired of the nomination Ci
unworthy mon under the cowardly
plea of expediency. The great bulk
of the Democratic party in thisState,
the bone and sinew of the party and
Of the State, ignorant though they
may be, are at heart honest, cons
5cieDtiouS men, and very naturally
they fail to see the justice Of being
called upon to support candidates
whom they do not like and whom
they do not want simply because the
party refused to nominate men the J
lid not want, because it was afraid by
20 dnlnU it would offend q few sorry
snHb-nOsed crOss-road politicians and
worthless court house loafers. And
to this cause alone more than to al
others twas due the dIs2ffectiOn Of
the party manifested in the last cleo
ton. Nominate good, honest men,
Give Us wise, progressive, honest,
God fearing man to vote for as our
next Governor-or in synonymous
terms give US
WALTER CLARK
He is a staunch Democrat, pol
ished gentlemOn. an accomplished
sc holar, On eminent jurist, devOut
Christian man. In his public life
his integrity has never been ques-
toned his ability has been marked
his fearless discharge OF duty hai
elected the praise and admiration OF
every true citizen of North Carolina
In his private life his character ha:
ever been spotless, his reputation
untarnished. HIS executive ability
is of the highest order, as al organ
izer he has few equals. AS for hi'
popularity with the peonle of The
State we will only state that he poll
ed by far the largest number o
votes of any mau on the Democratic
ticket in the last State election.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

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have been selling DR.. Kings "" u
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
3 Is 1t
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

deceased, plaintiff.
W. F. Mosely, B. F. Weaver and wife
Isabella, Lucy E. MOsely, James R.
Horne, Joseph W. jenkins, and Mary P.
Alsop, defendants.
The defendant Joseph W. Jenkins
above named will take notice that a
special proceeding has been commenced
in the Superior Court of Halifax county,
for the purpose Of selling certain real
estate situate in said county for assets to
pay the debts of the plaintiffs intestate.
Said land is that piece or parcel set apart
in June, 1876 to plaintiffs intestate as
and for a homestead; containing about
fifty acres and adjoins the lands of Web
Der * Davis, I. L. Whitaker and
others, portion of which premises Is
claimed by said defendant under deed of
conveyance from said interstate. The out
standing debts of said interstate are two
| judgments rendered and dOckcted at
| November term 1877 OF the Circuit court
of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of North Carolina; and the said de-
! PENDANT will further take notice that he
is required to appear at the office Of the
Clerk of the Superior court for the coun-
| ty of Halifax on the 18th day Of April,
| 1888, and answer OF demur to the CONS
plant filed IN said proceeding; or the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded tn erein. This March
9th, 1855.
! JOHN T. GREGORY.
Clerk Superior Court.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
THE DEMOCRAT
FOR
| s s 5

The DEMOCRAI cN be as good
a paper foq 1883 as it possibly can. It 'r'U
be taithtm to its friends and generous to
ats toes.
We ,cont a correspondent .tIom every pro-
ninent post otice in Hali(ar co""ty- Sent
any ,,eacs item, oJ. pastel card or by 'coy cf
communications The e,ii'or IS not re$Po"St-
die for the rletcs Of correspondents, THIS
paper wW e,,deoror to be ~ prtnciple 'chat
IT bears an name.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrator de
6onis non of the Estate of William Whit
ker deceased, all persons holding claims
against said estate will present theI. to
me for payment within twelve months
from this date or this notice will be
pleaded in bar Of their recovery.
All persons indie bted to said estate will
make prompt payment.
r. RANSOM
Administrator
de boayis non Of William Whitaker.
3 S-4w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
IS THE Word!

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER enters
its THIRD VOLUME at the following rates:
l subscriber. l year $l25
subscribers, year 300
20 subscribers, l year 1000
One copy. year free to the one send
ing club Of ten.
Eight pages. 40 columns, weekly. Send
CASH enlarged prepaid) to
L. Z. POLK,
RALEIGH, n. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
Administrators Notice..
IS.z1c2x1s35gz2a - @1@@@4SsI
\. 3. JOSEY,
Commissioner,

The undersigned having qualified as
administrator of the estate Of lack Pc
well deceased, hereby notifies all credits
ors to present the same to him within one
year from the pub LEGATION of this notice
as the same will be pleaded in bar of a
recovery.
Those owing the estate will please set
tie at once.
EDW ARD T. CLARK,
Administrator of
Jack Powell, deceased.
Halifax, N. c., March 21st, 1888.
3296t.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

DCED Sea Wonders exist in
DEEI thousands of forms, but are
surpassed by the marvels of invention
those who are in need OF profitable work
that can be done while living at hoine
should at once send their address to Hal
let l. Co., Portland, Name, and receive
free, full information how either sex, OF
all ages, can earn from s. to $25 per day
and upwards wherever they live. You
arc started free. Capital not required
Some have made over $50 in single day
at this work. All succeed,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
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Every thing new. No special ability re-
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any one. Write to US at once for full
particulars, which we mail free. Address
Stlnson Co., Portland, Maine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

ITCH, NANCE, AND SCRATCHES Of every
kind on human or animals cured in 30
minutes by WOOLFORD'S SANITARY
LOTION. This never fails. Sold by f.
7. Whitehead 4 Co., Druggists, Scotland
Neck, \. G. de9-6m.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that shall apply
to Wilmington 4 W eldon Rail Road Com
pany to renew Nos.-- cf the stock Of
said company, which have been lost.
This lst March, 1858
r. RANSOM.
Administrator
de bonn; non of William Whitaker.
3 S-5w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
NORTH CAROLINA, | SUPERIOR
~ HALIFAX co. COURT.

j. E. Porter, Admir- of James Mosely
deceased, plaintiff.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

3 s 6w
, 1888-11-04

Far different are the circumstance
under which the poverty stricken fresh
man with an allowance of $500 enters
upon his academic career. He "rooms"
in College house-a tumble down, uncom-
Portable barracks across the street from
the yard. His apartment is unheated
and i'll furnished. The atmosphere,
though cold, is one of hard study. The
young men in whose company he is
thrown ave come to the university, like
himself, to work. They are not frivolous.
They have no money to frivol upou.
Many of them-being driven by necessity
to a a serious view of existence-seek
consolation in religion. In this subject
| may as well remark parenthetically-
Mr.. Gorgius Midas, Jr., and his friends
exhibit little or no interest. 1t is in Col
lege house that the headquarters of the
Evangelical persuasion at Harvard are in
variably round.
Once identified with this laborious ele-
ment the youth becomes known con-
temptuously asa dig and a 'grindr-in
other words, a person whose excessive in
dustry renders him socially ineligible. He
''feeds"-no other word will justly express
it-at Memorial hall, with 600 others, at
$3.50 per week. AT such a price-sup-
posed to be net cost, with no rent to pay
the food, supplied thus by wholesale, ought
to be of superlative quality. AS a matter
of fact, it is wretched. So-half starved
and quite frozen-he goes through four
dreary years of scholastic training, at the
end of which he receives a degree of A. b.,
after delivering, in n shabby coat, before a
large and cultivated audience an Grafton
upon the Advantages of u Liberal Educa-
ton" He would nave less to say did he
know of what small value a college di-
.ploma really is to the young man who has
TO struggle for his bread and butter in an
.unsympathetic world.-Boston Cor. Chi
.cago Tribune.
, 1888-11-04

A most wonderful invention is reported
from Vienna. An Austrian engineer has,
it is said, designed a truck to run before
every railway train, being maintained al
ways at a fixed (but adjustable) distance
N front by the force of an electric current
transmitted along the metals from a dy-
on the engine. The current is CON
dncted through mercury contained in
glass tubes on the pilot truck. If, there
lore, the truck comes into collision the
tubes are broken and the contact conse-
quently destroyed. The interruption of
the current instantly and automatically
applies the breaks on the following train,
1t is claimed by the inventor that two ex-
presses, fitted with this system, might
with impunity be set to run full tilt at
each other. The collision of their pilot
tracks would arrest the progress of both
trains before they could meet. The ele-
ment of human fallibility is accordingly
entirely eliminated, and drivers may dash
Through q whole series of danger signals
without risk, being automatically arrest
ed the moment they reach the spot that is
really dangerous.-St. James Gazette.
, 1888-11-04
Notice for Publication.
NooOO AOA b11odtlUh
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 9. 1888.

Notice is hereby given that
William A. Taylor,
of Hinsdale, Mass, has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. 1920, for the whole of section
4, in tip II, n of r 81 W, before register
and receiver at Cheyenne, Wyo,, on Sat
urday, the 10th day OF November, 1888.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclaim
alton of said land: George w. Welsh,
Gilbert Shapcott. Pharis S. Munich.
Charles Peters, all of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-11-04

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