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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
JUDGE CE-4sskS Ruling
the JONES COUNTY COURT.

As there is i"just'ce being done
Judge Clark with regard to a certain
ruling in case in the Superior Court
of Jones county at tae August term,
1886, We have written to Mr.. Thos.
j. Whitaker, Clerk of Superior Court
of jones county, aud below we give
two extracts by clm, tue first an ex-
tract iroru tic record Of The Superior
Court, ami The second from the Su>
preme Court. 1t will be seen by
comparing line 70 i'll tue Supreme
Court reppIts-95 NC. .. 6I2-that
IT was incorrectly reported either by
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

Oxford now has railroad facilities
which are all its people could desire.
There will he grand celebration
there on 18th of April. Distin~
guished men Will participate In the
exercises of the occaslon-Jrdge
Fowle, Gov. Lee, of Virginia, Gov.
Scales. Or. Grlssom, Messrs. I. b
Kingshu-y , j. S. Carr, and Others
We aye IN Ter obligations to Mr.
Eugene Currln for considerations.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

Road leaves Halifax
Returning Scotland Neck \. NJ.
daily Sunday.
n c., via Abemare Raleigh r. II. Daily
Sunday, 90 NJ Sunday, 90 F. NJ arrive Wlamson " c.
p NJ. Returning leaves Wiiamston y c., Daily
cept Sunday Sunday NJ, Arrive Tarboro n. C.
I945 AN" IL 80 A NJ.
n. C. leaves Goisboro Daily
NJ. An
Ife A. NJ. arr Golishoo - Top NJ,
Nashville Rocky Mount Nashville 400 PM
arrives Nashville 44O NJ Sprirg Hope Is Returning
Spring Hope A. NJ Nashville Ills A. NJ, Rocky
NJ daily ntay
Clinton branch leaves Warsaw for Clinton Daily except
at N. Clinton AN
wilson Fayetteville Branch No 81. Nortl>
|bouni is No Sunday,
will at Goldsboro
Train No. weldon all points
oay Richmond and daily except Sunday Bay Line
all North Richmond
washington,
All Wilmington Washington
Pullman Palace Scepcrs attached.
j.. r. JOHN +, DIVINE,
Supt General
r. NJ. EMERSON General Passenger Agent.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

The North Caroita0 Farmer, "a
page monthly journal, published at
Raleigh by Jas. H. Enniss, devoted
to Agriculture, Horticulture and
Domestic EcOnOmy-regular sub
scrip'ion price $I.00-can be had for
so cents b5 subscribing for it with
the DEMOCRAT and twelve pack
ages of seeds will be sent extra.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
EsFl'oRM 1asIsT CINE,

We earnestly hope that the next
legislature will do something towards
changing the present lien laws. 1t
is very injurious to our people. 1t
will ruin the farmer. lahorer and
merchant. 1t ruins the farmer, he
cause he has to pay from fifty to one
hundred per cent. profit on what he
buys. 1t will rum tie merchant.
because by it the farmer is ruined,
and if the buyer is financially broke
the seller suffers cOrrespondingly.
Outside OF the cotton belt. the crop
mortgage is hardly known, and as i
consequence both merchants ana
farmers are prosperous and happy
Rocky Mount Ph0enir.
We are of the same opinion. If
anything can be done whereby the
system of mortgaging may he aba1.
doned it ought by all means to be
done.
Every man agrees tina: the system
is alarmingly injurious to the farmer
aud !aborer, but so few attempt any
reform.
The PhOenic further says that 1t
"makes man extravagant, bluntS
his energies and makes him a slave,n
This is all very true, One of the
leading men of this community made
some calculations with the writer in
this office last Friday, aud he reach-
ed the conclusion that every farmer
and lahorer who buys supplies under
this s. stem paws at least 334 per
cent. m0Ie for what he BUYS than he
would under Il strict cash system,
and la MANY cases he pays so per
cent. and sometimes even more than
that.
Added to all this extravagant per
centsge, the man who trades under
the mortgage system buys at least
one-third more than if he we're to
pay cash for what he buys.
These things all considered make
the farmers and lahorers pay about
100 per cent. more than they would
under a cash system, Then, q man
has very little energy to look beyond
this, he knows the norLgagee will
get about all he makes. and so he
sees little hone of prosperity for
Years to come--cUnstquently he has
little energy to insurc uis success &.
Then again It enslaves him by
compelling him to buy at one place
without any choice of Ills own to 90
elsewhere. 1t does not matter if
Mr.. A. has shoes that he can buy so
cents less in the pair than he can
bay from Mr.. B.. if Mir. B. has Il
mortgage on bin he must go where
his papers are fled against him,
Very few, if any, will attempt to
argue the truth Of this view of the
ADo'NSA anu VI our
sensible men go head long into the
thing all the time. Well, now, why
don't you stop it? Perhaps you saw
it will entail too much economy and
self-denial. 1t will certainly neces>
state q deal of both hut better sub
nit to that for one wear. both mer-
chant and farmer and have prosper
ity afterwards, than to continue the
system to the utter destruction of
the prosperity of the community.
Let all hands call q halt, economic
for one year, work hard. refrain from
gosslping, attend closely to busi~
ness tor one short wear, and if there
is not an Improvement We will write
no more about it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR
HALIFAX co. COURT,
The Home Savings Bank I
of Norfolk; Va,
opoipCf NOtica

HALIFAX co. COURT.
The Home Savings Bank
of Norfolk; Va,
against / Notice
William Fl. Capell ct ais. !
The defendants Frederick Blake, Leo
nard blake, Teresa Blake and Blanche
Blake will take notice that the object of
this action is to subject that lot in Wei
don, N. c., conveyed by deed in trust to
A. D. Blake, registered in book 80, page
100 ard 1O1, Of the Registers office of
Halifax county, to the payment of the
balance due on the debt thereby secured,
which is due to the plaintiff.
The defendants are required to appear
at the term of the Superior court to be
held for sad county of Halifax at the
courthouse in Halifax on the 10th Nor
day after the first Monday in March,
1888, and answer or demur to the COM
plant, which will be filed within the first
three days of said term, or judgment
will be rendered for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
This Sd, April, 1888.
JOHN T. GREGORY,
Clerk Superior Clerk.
r. q. BURTON, JR.,
Plff's Attorney.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that shall apply
to Wilmington Il w eldon Rail Road Com
pany to renew Nos. of the stock of
said company, which have been lost.
This LIST March, 1883,
R, RANSOM,
Administrator
de bonis non of William Whitaker.
3 S-ew
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
NO TICE.

Having this day qualified before the
Probate Court of Halifax county as ex>
ecutors of the last will and testament of
j. II Wood, deceased, all persons hold
ing claims against eur testator are re-
quired to present same to us on or before
the 1st day of March. 1890. All persons
indebted to said testator are requested to
settle. This 1st day of March, 1888.
J.J. WOOD,
A. II. GREEN.
Executors of J. II. Wood, deceased.
2 S-fv
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

HALIFAX SPECIMENS IN STATE
MUSEUM AT RALEIGH.-13 specimens
IRON ore specimen gold ore; Il
specimens common rock; part of
fossil whale and fossil bones lot of
rice and lot of large cotton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

the printer or proof-reader. The Sc
cord extract below, given by the
Clerk Of Superior court Of Jones
county, in jine---of this col
1mn, has the word '"ot," where the
Supreme Court report in line 20 on
page 6l2 leaves it out, and thus
makes the juror Brown say exactly
tbeopposite CT what the extract given
by the Clerk Of Jones county Soperi-
Or Court makes him say.
Let all Who ere trying to make CAPT
tai out Of the matter against Judge
Clark study tn" comparisons ami be
sure they make no mistake. The
Supreme Court sustained Judge
Clark, which ought to settle it any
way.
THE EXTRACTS.
JONES COUNTY, AUGUST TERN
Court.
STATE ! Case settled on Appeal.
vs. Extract from same reIat-
John Z. Green J ing to Juror Benjamin
Brown.
"A Juror by name Benjamin Brown.
was passed by the State, and when chal-
lenged for cause for the prisoner replied
that he had not formed and expressed
the opinion that the prisoner was guilty,
but had formed and expressed the Opin-
on that he was not guilty. The prisoner
aid tender HIM The State Immediate
" asked the court in Its discretion to al
low it to challenge HIM for cause. After
considerable examination by the State
and by defendant, the court asked the
iurOr:'Is your mind s fair and unbiased
that You can hear the evidence and render
a verdict without being in any degree in
duenCcd by what you have heard? The
Juror replied that it was not. The court
shereapOn in its discretion (the jury b eng
not vet complete nor impaneled) and un-
der the authority of St V. Adair Go 2!S-
st V. Jones 8O-415 and St V. Boon 80
4Gl allowed the States challenge for
cause and the juror was stood aside. The
prisoner excepted"
A true copy Of extract, witness my
hand and official seal, at Trenton. n. c.,
March "a 1888. THos }. WHITAKER.
Z. s. Z.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
NORTH CAROLINA, SUI'REME COURT
October Term 1856.
No 215 from Jones.
STATE
Opinion by Ashe. Judge

Opinion by Ashe, Judge.
Extract. "A Juror by the name Of Ben
jamin Brown was passed by the State,
and when challenged by the prisoner for
cause replied that he had not formed ard
expressed the opinion that the prisoner
was guilty, but had formed and express
eu the opinion that the prisoner was not
guilty. The prisoner said, tender him.
The State then imm edlately asked the
court in It's discretion to allow it to chal-
lenge HIM for cause. After considerable
examination by the State and by the
defendant, the court asked the Juror: is
YOUR mind so fair and unbiased that you
can hear the evidence and render verdict
without beng IN any degree influenced
by what you have heard?' The Juror re
piled that it was not The court there's
upon in It's discretion, (the jury not yet
being complete nor lmpaneied), allowed
the States challenge for cause, ard the
juror was stood aside. The prisoner eX~
cepted.''
A true copy of extract, witness my
hand and official seal, at Trenton. n. c.,
March -, 1883. THOs. j. WHITAKER,
G. S. G.
In q private letter TO the editor of
the DEMOCRAT, Mr.. Thos. j. Whit
aker, Clerk of Jones county Superi>
or Court says this The rulings of
Judge Clark 50 far as | heard at
the time of the trial, or have heard
an expression since by any one,
were considered fair and impartial
doing justice to all concerned"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
BUCKLENS ARNICA sALVE

TIE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It's guaranteed 70 give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents per box.
SALE BYGT. WuGTuEAD go
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrator de
bORis non of the Estate Of William Whit
ker deceased, all persons holding claims
against said estate will present them 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 10 said estate will
make prompt payment.
r. RANSOM.
Administrator
de bo,siS NON of William Whitaker.
sew.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
TIE VERDICT UNANIMOUS.

W. d. Suit, Druggist, BIppus. Ind.
teshfies: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy, Every
bottle sold has gwen relief in every case:
One man took SIX bottles, and was cured
of Rheumatism Of ~ years standln q
Abraham Hare, druggist. Bellville, ONO,
affirms. The best selling medicine |
have ever handled in my 20 years ex
perience, is Electric Bitters." Thous-
sand Of others have added their testl-
monv. so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases
Of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a
half dollar bottle at f. I. Whitehead
q Co.'S drug store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05
SCOTLAND NECK MARKET.

Corrected weekly by N. B. JosEY & Co.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13

POISONING from the impure air rendered.
slumber easy, and we found little trouble
in sleeping early and late. The arranging
for rest required very nice adjustment,
and IL any one wanted to change his posi-
ton he was sure to arouse all who were
near him; or, IL he rose up to go for a
drink, he had to take along those who
were chained to him, and was apt TO tread
on his neiShbors, which gave rise to some
warm alterations, with the result of still
further disturbing our slumbers.
We were aroused the next morning
early-as il seemed to us, but really lato
by the opening OF the trap door, and the
delicious shower Of cool air that fell upon
us. AS we looked up we saw the white
head of our old jailer framed in tho open
ing, and heard him saying, in drawing
tones, "Boys, here's your breakfast"
Then he lowered, hand over hand,
bucket Mt tho end of q rope, till it was
within reach, when it was eagerly secured
from below.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13

ss>~src- ~-s~z.ns- WIRES - q friend - ksz2-
waukee that he will soon introduce a bill for
new public building in that city to cost
81, 200, 900, and take charge OF its passage
though the senate.
The Illinois railroad and warehouse com.
missioners filed q report with the governo'
Friday upon the Chatsworth railroad dis.
aster. They find that the Toledo. Peoria &
Western railroad management Is censurabls
for not keeping itself informed Of the coudi-
tion Of its tracks.
At Cincinnati Friday Base Ball Report
ers' association was formed, with the follow.
ing officers: President George Munson, Of
ST. Louis; vice president, Henry Chadwick,
Of New York; secretary. George e. Stack.
house, of New York; treasurer, John H
Mandigo, of New York.
Representatives from nearly all the local
assemblies of the Knights Of Labor in Phila.
delphia held meeting Monday, at which
resolutions were passed recommending that
dc mand be made upon the general executive
board for an itemized account Of its expendi-
lures during the last year.
The issue Of standard silver dollars during
the week ending December 10 was $72i, 0sl,
which is SOS, 069 greater than that of the cor.
responding week Of last year.
The breweries of Dos Moinc,, Iowa, val
ued at 5000, 900, wero closed Saturday by the
authorities The owners, who have no desire
to contest the matter in the courts, have
asked for reasonable time in which to Gloss
out their business, and II Is believed that
tho Prohibitionists will favor the granting Of
this request.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
CHAPTER XVI.
OTHER PRISONERS BROUGHT IN.

OTHER PRISONERS DROUGHT IN.
These most reasonable rcmonstrances
produced no effect, and were not an-
swered. On came the new victims, clam
bcring slowly-there were three of them
--as men chained together were obliged to
do when on such road. stationed my
self ut the foot of the ladder, and made
to them some such safe remark as, "This
Il hard place to como tot" and In mo
ment found my hand caught in warm,
strong grasp, and "Pittenger," "Ross, "
was mutually whispered. 1t was An
drews, Wollam and Ross. I had seen
them chained In front of Leadbetter's
room. Now they were here, and the sense
OF misfortune seemed lightencd by half.
To dio in the company Of friends was bet
ter than to die alone. piticd them and
wished them free; but IL was far better to
be confined together than for us to en-
dure the same suffering In separation. A
whisper more to Ross brought me the in
formation that they had given their names
and character I told my Atory and the
kind OF place into which we had como,
while they gave me tho history of their
adventures since we had parted on leav-
ing The train. There was 80 much to tell
of the past three days history this was
Monday EVENING" that we did not do much
moro in making the acquaintance Of the
East Tennesseeans that night. The hitter
kindly allowed us to take corner close to
one of the window holes, where VIC could
the more readily converse. Ross and
Wollam agreed with mo that our best
course would be to claim, with all our
strength, to be detailed Union soldiers,
not denying what we really did-only
claiming that we were not volunteers, but
were ordered on this expedition with no
choice, and simply obeyed orders. An
drcws also approved, but said that his
case was separate from ours and much
worse
An hour or two passed in such CONVEX
sation, not altogether unpleasantly, and
it came time to sleep. A soldier Is not
particular In such matters, but never had
been placed in such q situation as this.
Laying down in the woods unsheltered
from the pouring rain was bad enough,
but this was far worse. The night before
in the Lafayette Jail 1 had abundance Of
room, air and blankets. The lattice cage
loathsome "hole." We were warm
enough, though we had no bedding what
ever; in fact, one of the first things we
did was to disrobe as far as our irons
would permit. Many OF the East Tennes-
seeans who were not fettered were en-
tirely naked, because of tho intense heat.
But we adjusted ourselves in our corner
SO that our chains might cramp us az little
as possible, and, ceasing to talk, were
soon asleep The others in the room were
already unconscious. The one advantage
Of the terribly close atmosphere was that
the great heat and the slow carbonic acid
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
plvrNns DISAGREE.
A Discussion Not Decided by Prayer
intolerance Of Opinion.

The following is an extract from a
late New York Tribune editorial:
"There is. perhaps, no mental vice so
common Az in, clearance of opinion.
Even such as think they have eman
cipated themselves from the clinging
defect find i, hard to acknowledge
frankly 10 themselves that the opinion
OF some one else upon matter they
have studied ma, very we'll be as
deserving of respect ar their own, j,
it differs radically from their own. l.
we could all get rid of this last in
trinity, not only Of noble minds,
but of nearly all human minds, bow
much less friction there would be IN
life, how much less bitterness and
heart burning AID envy and all
unchar table ness
In an adjoining column of,he same
paper was found the following pecu
liar commentary on the editorial:
"The bitterness Of the controversy
in the American Board over the
question of probation after death was
very great. This rather shocked the
simple minded and earnest foreign
missionaries who attended the ses
sions of the Board one o, whom said
he had alwa's thought such questions
were decided by PRAYER Bur il NE
debate was not altogether Christian
IN spirit. it wis strictly parliamentary
The brethren didn't' forget to put a
copy Of Cushing's Manual in their
valise along with their Bible, and ap-
parentlv some Of them consulted
ohner than the Bible
Is IL fact that there is hut little
federation in this country, and less
than in others?
'Comparisons are odorous.' said
Mrs Malaprop Perhaps we have
been claiming too much for this free
nation.
We must admit that in the pIofes
sions there is yet much of the old
time predjndice against new ideas
Preachers preach the old doctrines
and doctors prescribe the old medi
cines Bitter controversies arise when
ANYTHING new is proposed.
But the march Of progress is not
stayed Men are travelling heaven
ward under new creeds and being
cured by new medicines
Much the same state Of fac seems
to exist in other countries
When DR. Robson, leading physi
clan Of London. formerly Of the
Royal NV. proclaimed that War
ner's SAFE cure was specific in kid
ney arrangements, the hide bound
school TO which he belonged threat
ened to debar him from practice it
he did not recant But he replied
that his statement was based on such
evidence that he could not recant.
Since then. DR.. Wilson. + r S f
editor of Health recognized English
authority, announces in his magazine
that warmers safe cure is of per-
frc,ly safe character and perfectly
reliable " MANY English physicians
are now prescribing il.
The schools in this country still
bar all proprietary medicines But
DIR. Gum. Dean of New York med
ical cnllege, long since published:
Warmers safe cure is a very valu-
able remedy;" and says he knows that
many physicians prescribe it, though
not by name
Good things in creed or practice
are not to be cried down by the fogies
simply because they are new. The
spirit Of federation thrives on opposi
lion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
A Remarkable Combination.

Lord Macaulay, in his History of Eng
land" says Of Sir Isaac Newton: SIN Isaac
Newton two kinds of intellectual power,
which have little in common, and which arc
not often found together in very high de-
gree of vigor, but which, nevertheless, are
equally necessary in the sublime departments
Of natural philosophy, were united as they
have never been united before or since. In
40 other mind have the demonstrative faculty
and tho induotive faculty coexisted in such
supreme excellence and perfect harmony
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
Because Ho Was Honest.

Young Man getting of street car)-Here
is my fare, conductor; you forgot to ask me
for il.
Passenger-Who is that young man who
just got off, conductori
Conductor-I never saw him before; some
crank, guess 1t takes all sorts Of people,
sir, to mako up the world.-The Epoch
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-13
ErpIosIon Of a Gas ROTOR.

Sioux FALLS, d. T., Jan. IA large re-
tort in the new city gas works exploded Mon
day night totally demolishing everything.
Loss. $4,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-03
CONLoN BROS & co
Cloak and Suit Pat|or Floor

This week we have one of our pleasing surpris- es to offer our patrons and the public. Having purchased fifteen hundred Children's and Misses Suits, comprising an importent line of Samples and Manufacturers entire Stock of Misses and Children's Tine Suits combined with our Stan dard Full Assortment, making combined col lection that is rarely found together even in the largest Metropolitan Suit House. Those Cos tunes have been procured subject to all the ad- yantages there is to be obtained for Spot Cash, when that is the all essential thing the manufac turers required. This collection embraces all the latest European and Domestic Novelties, every Costume showing rare Artistic W Workmanship, two hundred of them are Importers Samples, only one of each kind, all that can be obtained fer three times our price. Make your selection while the assortment is complete, as you can obtain Rich, Elaborate Costumes for less than what common' ordinary material would cost. The entire lot will be disposed of from $1 25 to $7.50 each, although ee-fourths of them cost twice. to three times the price we are selling them for Special drives sortment of all the latest tents in plain and com bination effects, from $4.OO to $500 in Woolen and from $1O.75 to $125.00 in Silk, besides any Costume made to order in six hours notice and satisfaction guaranteed. Stupendous offering of Jersey waists in entirely new effects, also Cam bric, Calico, Gingham and Seersucker Warap- pers and Suits. The great sale of Jackets and Wraps continues one week longer, with new and startling bargains being offered daily