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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
No. =.
a <+rc:at loss Of Money.

We ought To get much more mons
ey from poll taxes than We do. Dur
ing 1887 the school census showed
that the white children between 6
and ~ wears were GA per cent. of
the whole census, and the colored
children $40 per cent. which is
about the proportion that has ex>
lsted between the children for four
years. as far back as | have Calcula-
ved it. But it is especially to be
noted that the tax lists for the year
1886 show lips white polls and
only 78,60S colored polls. which
makes the white polls 6S.6 per cent.
Of the whole number Of polls and the
colOred polls only 31.4 per cent,
which is just about the proportion
that there has been between the
listed white and coIored polls for
rour years also, as far back as
have calc2Iotcd it. The United
States census of 1880 showed the
number Of white voters to he 1870, 1872
and Of coored 1O5. $50 Vet
ers Of whom GA per cent. were
white and $50 per cent. col0red. ]
bring these figures together for con,
trast:
White children 624 per cent.
White voters 6S.4 per cent.
White polls listed 6S IS per cent.
Colorcd children $40 per cent.
Colored voters $50 per cent,
COlorei polls listed 81, A per cent.
This evidently shows large fail
ure to list for taxation on the part
Of the negroes, for | feel sure that
the coIored people between 6 and p
years Of age sre not more in number
proportionally to tie Whites than
they are beyond the Az = 81
years, a. which age the polls are
required to be listed. Even if it is
cOntended that propOrtionally more
colored children are born than white,
1t is certainly true that from want of
attention more of them proportionaliy
die before they reach the school age.
These figures tend strongly to show
that instead of 64,60S colored polls
listed for taxation We should have
S4,8O9-2O,2O more than we have, if
the negroes listed as we'll as the
whites.
And further: the property Of the
State in 1886 was $2Oz,752,622. On
this the school TAX is 12l cents On
500, which would amount to $685.
33O.77, which is essentially all col>
lected. The whole number of polls
listed was 205,731. At $3.50 ON
each, which is about the average ap-
Piled to schools, the polls would
give q revenue of $3O8, $3.50. Put
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

Old papers for sale at this Office
at 25c. per hundred.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

in 1882 105, 13G.G2
In 1883 623, 1898
In 1884 6to.243 20
II 49," "'}or 5@2.32
T. i5-" 'lll3.1j
!" }-... 65@,p.jl 81
T." Constitution of 1858 required
Ill. .r.cae Is Of the a-!c5 Of sW rp
.=.sl. "@G tie raCel:-S tiom fines,
81. @..re~, r>H@l-1.a an" certain
n...~ ."".ls 10 be invested as an ir~
IT, '....c tuIl, the ,'l@rcat al which
g. "a- 20 he uSo.t .or school pur~
p@-.
.- Constitutions @m1nied in
.-. ..> Sill Be-" .g5og receipts
t.... 81. -a" -9u 10 be used
5.- .." ln"osa-. gave to the
-. - .-s-.a IS power to dis
~.... -s..s E. Is 10 the coun>
.- IT,. .@....4.a II 1876 the
.-. ...s =: .ctad that the
..f. 49,. lie retained
lie increased
"-s mentioned u
Constitution
.':..... '. q received eN-
'.." t.. .."- pubic lands,
.aJ 1T. .'o.u t source.
=. 1881 to Z al Assembly
0j-.1t.0 la. '"}7 Il slould be
distributed {. I'll" G. ties and con
~e4Ienttv in August 'S8l : ,|istrihu-
Hon 81 ~i!4, >>3.:'1 AS made, and
in Na5om5er 1883. "-"ther of So
1850 W na'1. These amounts
were r-": by t"c coo"ty school an
tA@t.@s during the years 1892, 1888,
ard l>>t a-y ,vellcj the amounts
applied du-.ag those years 10 school
rurnOees. a. sill appear by the fig>
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

imam CPS.

since the war the following dis
huraoments have been made:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
Governor Vance's Letter hooks,

Supt. Public INSTRUCTION..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-27

A FEW weeks ago We made some re-
marks upon the working of the new road
board. Since then we have obtained in
formation from various parts of the Is
lands and we find that there is universal
satisfaction with the new order of things.
The new system works well and satisfac
tOrily to all concerned. Places where
roads have for years never been touched
find that the taxes raised in the district
are really beingexpended upon the roads
they were intended for, and what is more
are being expended to some purpose.
1t is an excellent illustration, this road
board business, of the necessity and adj
visibility of decentralization. Give men
an interest in the affairs of their own dis
trict and the chances are thousand to
one that those affairs will be well admin
istered. The central power should have
a supervising control, but the details are
far better carried out by men who know
the roads of the district. AS the appoint
ments are made now, men are chosen to
fill places on the boards, as far as posi-
BILE, from either extremity and from the
center of each district. The result is
that there is no specially favored spot
and that the work is spread over the sum
total of the roads. Now, on the old sys-
tenn, even when money was spent, it was
put In particular localities, and the result
was excellent roads for three or four
miles from one center to popular land
lng' and the rest of the district had to
put up with bride paths or the ruins of
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roads made twenty or thirty years ago.
Then again, people can get at their road
boards. They can lay their grievances
before them, they can let their needs be
known, and if their wants are not at
tended to they can appeal to central
authority. Such case lately occurred.
A member of a road board spent the
money entrusted to him upon very
small section of the road, the object be-
ing to curry favor with the population of
the little corner in which he lived.
Moreover, the people to whom he paid
the money did very little work. This
was very soon put stop to; complaint
was made, the board was reorganized
and the little game was up. Here was
an instance of the people being able to
obtain redress almost Immediately by
their own exertions. On this count Re
form has done great things for the coun-
trV
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THE DAILY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1883,

TO-DAY is the last of the October Term.
Owing to the greater length of individual
trials as we'll as the large number OF
cases on the calendar not much more
than half of the cases have been disposed
of Several cases of Importance have
gone over for want of time. The crowded
state of the calendar has led to change
in the rule of the Court relative to max
ing up the calendar hereafter. Hence
forth all cases from out of this cir
cult will be deferred till after the dispo-
sition of cases from Oahu. In general
this is just, both to jurymen, witnesses,
and parties. 1t is not always convenient
to bring cases in the other circuits, for
parties as we'll as others, but if they
come here it will be with the knowledge
of the uncertain chances of trial. It is to
be regretted that jury trials do not always
give full satisfaction. The verdict in the
manslaughter case is within this cate
CORY. A more reckless use OF firearms is
likely to ensue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-27

of every school course. The fear that
such use of the Bible would lead to the
multiplication of heresies seems to us
absurd. Most parts of the book from
which debatable Christian dogma is de-
rived would be neither attractive to nor
understood by children. Ii such instruc-
ton in the Bible as we suggest were the
only source from which child should
gather its notions about Christianity,
the one impression it would form would
be a wondering sense of how very far
protesting Christians are from being
Christ-like. But putting all religious
considerations aside, it is, we repeat,
distinct loss to our children that the
Bible is turned out of our schools, and
we should like to see some well consld-
cred arrangement made to restore it as a
text book
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-10-27

Religious Instruction in Public Schools
Mr.. EDITOR: Your correspondent, .
Protestant Layman," thinks that In view
of certain matters of fundamental doc
trine regarding which Catholics and Pro-
testants concur, Z" it would probably
strike an impartial observer that 1t ought
to be possible to arrive at some common
understanding, etc. [ venture to assert
that if the impartial observer" were
also an experienced one he would come
to the conclusion that the adoption OF
common platform of religious instruction
in state schools, a platform calculated to
receive the assent of all evangelical de-
nominations, of Catholic as well as Pro-
testant, to say nothing of others, whose
views are entitled to consideration, is one
of those things the attainment OF which
NAV as we'll be placed in the same cate
CORY with that of perpetual motion, the
discovery of the philosophers stone and
other projects of like nature long since
abandoned as impracticable under the
light of the nineteenth century.
The panacea which / would suggest lit
is not claimed to be Original) is to elm
mate religious instruction entirely from
the mixed classes attending our state
schools, but with the proviso that GER
tain portion of the school hours be set
apart periodically daily or weekly, as
might be deemed necessary during
which it shloud be admissible for accred-
tied teachers representing the different
religious bodies to attend and impart in
struction to such Of the pupils whose par
ents or guardians might desire it. The
attendance of such teachers would neces-
sarily be optional, and any expense &C
yruing would need to be borne by the
several denominations.
The state, being composed of persons
of all shades of religious belief, is unsec-
tOrion, and it is therefore no part of its
duty to expend the common funds for
UNCONVENTIONAL purposes or to influence
in any way the religious opinions of the
people. AS surely as it does so, some
section or other will be dissatisfied, de-
nominationalism will be imported into
politics and all the attendant evils will
follow. Let all be placed upon a COM
mon footing and if this or that sect is I'M
able to hold its own it will probably be
found upon examination that it is be-
cause the good it once contained has de-
parted, and it is no function of the state
to bolster it up. 1 have sufficient faith
in the religious instincts of majority of
the community to believe that if any par
ticular form Of denOminatiOnalism suffer
for the lack of state aid, religion in it's
truest sense will not. G.
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NOTICE.

TURING THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE. OF
~ our Mr.. w G.. Irwin from this Kingdom,
MIR. Frank 2. Hastings will act for our Bank in
all matters of business.
CLAUS SPRECKELS & co.
Honolulu, Oct %, 1883. 1-s-3w
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There was clean sheet at the police
station yesterday up to 1 l p m.
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A New BarristeP.

Mr.. Gardner Wilder made his debut
as counsel in the Supreme Court on
Friday, when his name appears in the
record of a Chambers hearing. Mr..
Wilder is graduate of the law depart
ment OF the University of Michigan (Ann
Arbor), and licensed member of the
Supreme Court bar of that State. He
was admitted to the Hawaiian bar on
presentation of credentials and examina-
ton only a few days ago, and there are
none in the community, probably. that
do not heartily wish him a brilliant and
useful career. He is son of Hon. VIM,
G. Wilder, of the House of Mobiles.
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Finance Department, Oct.
(Circular.)
(CirCular.)
FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
Honolulu, H. l., Oct. 3, 1881


FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
Honolulu, H. l., Oct. 3, 1851
Tax Collector District of. ..................
SIR:-Having been appointed Tax Col
Iector for the District of. ..................
You are hereby requested to file with the
Minister of Finance a bond, conditioned
with the faithful performance of your du-
ties according to law, with two or more
sureties to be approved of by the Minister
of Finance, in the penal sum equal to the
amount of taxes to be collected by you, as
shown by the Tax List, which the Assessor
of your district has been requested to hand
over to you, sending at same time certl-
fed CODY to the Finance Department. On
the approval of your bond, your commits
sion as Tax Collector will be forwarded
with the Tax Receipt books.
Yours truly,
JSigned1 w. l.. GREEN,
Minister of Finance.
(Circular.)
FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
Honolulu, H. l., Oct. 8, 1885,
Tax Assessor District of. ..................
SIR:-On the completion of your Tax
List for 1888, you will please hand it over
to the duly appointed Tax Collector of
your District, sending certified copy to this
Department. Yours truly,
[signedl w. L. GREEN.
l23-iOt l24O-3t Minister of Finance.
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Notice to Creditors.

! appointed and qualified as Admi nistrators
with the Will annexed of the estate of Samuel
Gardner Wilder. late of Honolulu, deceased,
hereby notify all persons having claims against
said deceased to present the same, duly authen-
ticated, with the proper vouchers if any exist,
Esq, at the bank of Bishop l. Co., Honolulu,
within six months from this date or they will be
forever barred. A. +. JUDD,
W. F. ALLEN,
Administrators with the Will annexed of the
Estate:of S. G. Wilder, deceased.
Honolulu, Oct IL, 1888. 124O5t 12O-1m
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Dp Autboritn.
Tax Collectors, 1888.

The following persons are appointed Tax
ColIaCtOrS for 1898.
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advertisements.
A. WEIR.

MOULD RESPECTFULLY NOTIFY HIS
w friends and the public generally that he
has purchased the Blacksmith and Carriage Shop
formerly conducted by A. Morgan at Nos. 70 and
81 King street, where he is now prepared to do
Carriage and Heavy Wagon Work and General
Blacksmithing with promptness and dispatch.
guaranteed 13I-tf
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NOTICE.

~ URING THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF
~ our Mr.. VIM. g. Irwin from the Kingdom
Mr.. w. NJ. Giffard will act for our firm under
power of attorney.
VIM. G. IRWIN 4 co.
Honolulu. Oct. %, 1888. I28-3w
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, opinions expressed by our
CORES DO ndents
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

PLANTATION PHILosoPHY.-It pear like
de meanes' men has de mos 'fuence obel
de bes' women.
Dis would be er diffunt worl' eff We al
had our lives ter live ober ergin, but
doubts eff at de las we would be any better
prepared fur heaben den we now is.
Dat sorter charity dat is only drawed out
by de fack dat de pusson whut needs he'll
longs ter de same secret s'ciety dat verse
does, amt de sorter charity de Lawd lubs
-Arkansaw Traveller.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11
For the SPECTATOR.
1855.

In many dusty tonnes the passing years
Lie row on row upon Life's numbered sheli
All worn and torn from most the grinn1ng
eff
OfIife'E misshapen chance. in mockery leers
wasted timei all futile now the fears
Against the hopes, the struggling greco loi
pelf.
The turned-down page, whereon each writes
himself,
The sorrows penned, half blotted out by Tears
Tenderly now, place last year on the TOP
And all unwritten, reach down 'eighty-elgn'
With resolutions good, we bravely mean
No evil word, or deed, on snowy page to drop
Recording scribe, let time commemorate!
In this vesr,s hook no sin write down between.
linda BARTON HAYS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

A STORY OF LoT's WIFE.-A little five
year-old who had been to Sunday school fol
the first time, came home pulled up VIII
importance over what he had learned.
"Mamma," said he, edo you know about
Lots wife?'
"a little" ste said, ''but tell me what
you know"
So the little fellow told his story very
earnestly, becoming positively dramatle
when be reached the climax and SAID
"And the angel of the Lord said unto Lots
wife, skate for your life and don't you look
hack. but she did look back and turned 9
somersault. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11
Syrup Of Figs

Is the delightful flavor and laxative, ane
the only true remedy for habitual constipa
ton and the many ills depending on weak
or inactive condition of the kidneys, liver
and bowels. 1t is pleasant remedy to
take, both to the old and young; it is gen
tie in it's action and effective; it is accepta
BILE to the stomach, and strengthens the or.
gans on which it acts. Manufactured only
by the California Fig Syrup Co., San Fran
cisco, Cal. For sale by W. Allen & Bro,
Staunton, Va. jan
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

WANTED THE BABY FINISHED.
Nellie, aged three-Papa, why don't
mamma tum to breffast9
Papa-Why, my dear, didn't you know
the doctor brought you a new baby brother?
Little Nellie-Well, why don't it tum to
breffast?
Papa-Why, it hasn't any teeth to eat
with yet.
Little Nellie, after celebrating awhile
Well, papa, l wish you would tell the
doctor to take it back and finish it.-Bos-
ton Globe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

Law professor "What constitutes bur
glary?" Student "There must be
breaking" Professor "Then. if a mai
enters your door and takes five dollar
from your vest pocket in the hall. woul'
that be burglary ?'' Student eyes, Sir
because that would break me-"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

In Chicago. The lady is leaning on the
arm of an elegant and wealthy young man,
and leading her little daughter by the hand
Little Daughter-Oh, ma, ma, look there
See that gentleman on the other side. Don't
you'know him? Ma-N-no, my dear
L. D.-Why, mamma he was papa last
year.-T0pn TopicS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

80 you are to be married?" eyes, and
to the incest girl in the world Charley,
she's worth million p' "You don't say
sol Harry, congratulate you, old boy %
eyes; she's worth million of such girls
as one sees in society p "Oh !" Charley
murmurs as he goes off ''Poor devil, how
pity him !''-- Boston TRANSCRIPT
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

Captain, we are entirely out of ammuni-
tion,'' said an orderly sergeant to his CON-
mander on field day. "What entirely
out of ammunition ?'' exclaimed the Cap
tain. ''Yes, entirely out" was the reply
"Then cease firing" peremptorily said the
captain,-Bdzar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

A correspondent wants to know who the
Dryads were. If he will look into patent
outside newspaper, he will see a number of
dry lads land dead ads. too.-Norris-
tom Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

81 feel quite atone here, how do you
feeI?' as the bound volume upon the
library shelf said to neighboring album.
81 feel just like book" replied the al
bum.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

When man wants to go to the theatre
and is too poor to buy seat, he can easily
satisfy himself by going into his front hall
and looking at the hatrack.-Ncso Haven
NewS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11
Beautiful Women

are made paid and unattractive by func-
tional Irregularities, which DR.. Pierce's
"Favorite Presci iption" will infalliby cure
Thousands of testimonials. By druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

8"What is the meaning of backbiter ~
asked gentleman at Sunday school ex
animation. This was a puzzler. 1t went
down the class until it came to simple
urchin, who said: "Perhaps it's flea p
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

81 cannot say yes. Walter. 1 shall al
ways be sis" ''Sister to me? No, you
won't" Eyes, Walter; your brother
Charles proposed TO me last night and &C
copied him. "-Life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

DR.. Pierce's "P lie s'-the original
''Little Liver Pills" (sugar-coated) -cure
sick and bilious headache, sour stomach,
and bilious attacks. By druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

vvEHGENFA-IN VACA Mn the
uary Sd, 1883,
Garrett ". Martin, in his own right. and as
assignee of Seaton Bridgewater. of Samuel W.
Martin, and OF John a. Martin and A.M.Good-
loe, Plaintiffs.
VIVA B. Smith, G NJ. Woods, W. G. Garth.
John Goudlce. Wilson L. A. Goodloe, James
Goodloe. Hudson Martin. John l.. Long, Q. L.
smith, James W. Rodes, and = Rodes, his
wife (pee Jarman,) Victoria A. Gooch. (widow
of Horace Gooch. decd y Evie B. Gooch, Alon-
20 Gooch, Il. G. Nj .Gooch, and Garrett I. Gooch,
the said four last named being infants under
twenty one years of age, heirs at-law and dis
tributes of Horace Gooch decd, Edward
Coles, and the unknown heirs-at law and dis
tributees of John B. Coles, decd, Marcus Dur
Marcus Durrett, decd. and the unknown
heirs.at.law and distributes Of Marens Dur
c. L.. Fowler, A. L. Loving, Wilson smith
admir- OF william BU-h. decd, William NJ
Bush, jr., Bette B. Campbell. (nee Eush( and J
D. Campbell, her husband, Rodes Massie
Bush, Moliie Bush Josie W. Bush, James e
Bush. ard Edward G. Bush, the three last
named being infants under twenty -one years
of age, Frank Durrett and other unknown
heirs at law and distributes of f. M. Durrett
decd, and all other parties In any way inter
ested in the Albemarle and Nelson Hunting
Party, of White Oak Lick, North River Au-
susta county, Virginia. whose names and res
licences are unknown.
in CHANoERY ON Attended BILL.
The jeot of this suit is to wind up the af-
fairs of the Albemarle and Nelson Hunting
Party, of White Oak Lick, North River, Au-
gusta county. Va, and to obtain a partition in
kind, If practicable, of the real estate lying in
said county, belonging to said Hunting Party
among the parties entitled, or else sale
thereof and partition of the proceeds.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Alonzo
Gooch III. C. NJ, Gooch, Vim. M. Bushjr., Rodes
Massie Bush. Shepherd, are non-resldents
of this Stase, and that the heirs at-law and
distributes of John B. Coles. Marcus Durrett
and r. NJ. Durrett, and all other unknown
parties who are share holders or Otherwise in
terested in raid concern and said real estate
belonging thereto, are unknown. 1t is order
ed that they do appear here within one month
after due publication OF this notice and dc
what is necessary to protect their interests.
Teste, ]. n. RYAN,
White & Gordon; p.q. CLERK.
ian 4-4w
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

"What is your speciality, my frierd ?" in
quired the visitor of dime museum freak.
phenomenal intelligence" ''In what di-
rection does it lie ?'' Pm the man who
always shuts the door"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

Agent Ito man at the door)--Is the head
of the house in, sir Man at the Door
Yes; she's in. What do you want of her !?
Puck.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-11

The brave man is an inspiration to the
weak, and compels them, as it were, to fol-
low him.