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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

Mr.. EDITOR Il have heen read.
ing The DEMOCRAT most of this
year and am much pleased with ITS
progressive spirit, aud independent
utterauces. | note the fact also that
while 1t gives due attention to the
interests Of its own section, it mani
tests an interest in the progress and
development of the whole State
This, | think, is as it should be, for
we are one people, and what tends to
build up one section Of our common
wealth is of advantage to all its
citizens.
Ii is always refreshing to read
what the good people among whom l
commenced what | trust will prove
my life work, are doing. | see from
the locals and advertisements in
your paper that many Of those who
were school boys six years ago and
whom | had the pleasure Of instruct
ing for a short time in some of the
branches of learning that | trust
have prepared them for their life
work, are now actively engaged IN
business. I can hardly think Of
them as men, and yet | suppose that
six years have been sufficient to bring
out the manhood that | found wrap
ped up in them as boys wrestling
with Algehraic Equations and Latin
Syntax. | used to tell them that |
expected to hear from them in the
days to come. L shall not be sur
prised to see them in positions Ut
trust and responsibility,
This IS one OF the oldest towns Of
our State, and was once the most
important one Of piedmont Carolina
1t has been outstripPed in the race OF
progress by Charlotte, Greensboro
and Winston since the war. Several
things, | think, have combined to
impede its advancement Much oil
the real estate has been in the hands
of fogies who have stood in the way
of progress and WHO even prevented
its becoming the railroad centre that
Charlotte now is. Another thing
that has done mach to keep this OLD
town in the background is the ante
bellum prejudice that still lDgers in
the hearts of its people. l have
seen no town in our State where g.
much of bitterness against the North
aud Northern people prevailed. This
may be accounted for perhaps OIL
the ground that this place h2s IeeI
on object OF peculiar hatred to thG
FIRE eaters ot the Nc7thern States
because here was situated one of tho
prisons for Federal soldiers; and
Just outside the corporate limits o
the city is the Federal Cemetery
where the bodies of eleven Thousand
Federal soldiers await The day O
judgement. Bat whatever tee rea
son for the bitterness to which
have alluded there is not a dGub
that it has kept away from this towr
Northern capital and Yankee enter
prise which have been freely invest
ed in some of cur neighborlng cities
[ think tie town or community tha
fails to encour 4ge the investment O
! Northe capital By Northern mel
of en- rprise On account of prejudice
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
FROM REV, C. W. BYRD.

He TELLS OF SALISBUY-ITS Schools
-ITS PROsPECTS-HOw TO BUILD
UP Towns GENERALLY-TnE
DAY FOR PREJUDICE Is PAST
-THE DEMOCRAT En-
COURAGED.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
Halifax County Directory.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
T.u1te-T. L. Emry.
U9uzs--W. II. Anthony, T. H
Taylor.
viii 4. Daniel, County Supt,
Public Schools.
W +. Parker, County Treasurer.
B. l. Allsbrook, Sheriff.
/. Vinson, Register of Deeds.
!. T. Gregory, Clerk Superior
Court.
". B. Whitehead, Coroner,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
Gov Alcorn on the Difference betW cen
the two Races.


a Distinguished Mis3issippian is
regls'e.co at J4e br'227' II - eN'
''F' y ~, 80 1N'o'i - Il A.
corn o ,-so i ,hon+ r. mako . torr nf
the world. The Governor is fine
locking man, now about seventy
wears of age, though looking much
Younger. .poItly and whitc-halred, with
an aquline nose ard keen da7kyes.
Though native Of Illinois he NOV.
ed to Mississippi when young man
and entered upon a public career
which won him the esteem Of the
people Of the State, not exceeded
even by It's most favored sons. lie
was a Wing before the war, and q
conservative Republican ever since
lie has never been 4 Democrat.
II am afraid to 90 to New York,
said he. There is going to be toe
much OF a crash for me, | will stay
in WashiuLton q few days. l have
been here only once since | left the
Senate. When the President re
turns from New York | shall have
the pleasure Of calling upon him.
have never met HIM. He entered
the Senate after | retired from that
body.
Il wish bim success, but he viii
not be able to build up white party
in the South, 1t is born and bred
essentially Democratic and cannot
be changed from without. The Re
publican party missed its opportu
nitv at the close of the war and il
the succeeding years. If it haC
chosen q wise policy then it would
have divided the South. When elect
ed Governor Of Mississippi IN Io6,
there was q large white vote cas-. foI
me and when Ame5 defeated me II
/ 1873 [ received $4,000 more wbIt(
votes than he did. lie was carpet
bagger, anI the people wouIdn'
have him and oYe1threw bis admin
istration. If Grant had sustained
me at the time Of my election, thc7'
wODId have been white ReDublicaI
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
HUSBANDS, STAND TP.


we turn around and read tie nus>
bands q nice little manual Of correct
behavior. 1t Is high time some one
took them in hand but although
have had my eye upon them for
good while, have been bothered to
find ripe opportunity.
In the first place, to plunge right
into the midst Of things without
further waiting, how DO YOU 60 home
to your wife at night' Chapters have
been written as to how she ought TO
receive you; now let me say #Ord
about the other side Of the question.
When you fni tired little woman
who has been so hard at work all
day with five babies and aD incom-
petent gill, callers, AMI nisceilaue~
Gus jobs of mcnding, pastry making
ani picking that she has found 20
time to curl her hair and put Oh her
best gown to meet you, what do you
do?
DO you like a dear old sympathiz-
ing fellow, take her cold face into
warm embrace and whisper in Ler
ear: ''Never mind dca5ie; have got
home, aud well share the cares for
the rest of the daYf Yon 60 and rest
yourself while | put johnnie and
Trot and babie to bed DO you see
that she sits in the easiest chair
while you skip around and minister
to her wants? Do you keep silent
while she reads the evening paper
to heraell), and are you mindful Of
draughts and slamming doors while
she takes her ease IN slippered con-
tent? Do the stars dance the New
port, and does the moon sing psalm
tunes! Just about IS mach as you
10 all this. You expect tie hushc3
home and the slesta with 5Ie paper,
and the slippers for yourself, to he
sure, and if you don't Ct them you
.,..,. .,.-. .,.-;,,,. .:.-ao,, o.,1 to.,
- ana 4aua.o .r 10 tno ol,h 70
escape the noise and confusion, but
you never take it into your head to
oona;dor tbot,ho do, hos hoon i,a.
oa lane md ;,s+ o. t,sr or5 o
,ho,san3 ,;,nos mara rrn oc ne+t,,
oa-os Cor ,,or &C for Va,
va, holt info tbo b,,so ond ,bo
..hi.u.. ..o,, ~ ;a ..,,-},, ,o,,.
a,,nn,r rood.2 ~, 90 r,,,.,-r O. o
toaadr, .C~,o+ co,++r Ca,,,r ,o,
loo,, that oh,r.7 ,,;,4,,o o- uVrhat,s
,ho rsa IF h,,n;o, CO ra,oh coo1e
r, or .ho a1-, W., ara
oro,.,h 70 ,n;n l-,rd.rhoi1, y,
THAT'S the kew note Of the son, Won
o;,~ on3 ro+ ,on ,Iin1, + is draod>
fol If She ever makos remark harsl,
or than tho h,a.+ ,fo Iao.b suo.
noso Won had boen Laodaone ,ah
I.:o. h,or4of 4uo1o nan oool,
- raa.on-on4 oo-,, how r,ra drr
,oods bo,so linder,o, tso taacbnr
ard hosn;+,l nnrsa al comh;nod
fou ,h,o mh,lo da,. la,,o no,II.,,t wan
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

A. White, Mayor, &. ". Dunn !,
Town Constable.
TowN CONMIssIoNERs--J. Y. Saw
age,R. II. Smith, Jr., DR.. r. ~
Johnson W. A. Dunn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

T<rERI0n CoUPT-Thos, n. Hill,
Judge: Z. ?. Hyman and S. S. Nor
man Associate Justices.
). NJ. Gary. Clerk Of Inferior
Court.
J. Al. Grizzard, County Solicitor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
PANACEA WATER

Cures DYSPEPSIA, CHRONIC DIAR-
HioFA. .SCKOFCLA ECZEMA. 1t possesses
rare aud extraordinary Acrit in KIDNEY
All LIVER TROUBLES. a splendid ap-
r..1.r aad blood purifier, Generally re-
usyes HzARr-BUHN instantly. Keeps for
yr2~s and will cure either at or away
from the Springs.
Record OF cures unprecedented.
Ifyour druggist does not keep it send
$40 for a case of 6 gallons f, o. B. at
Lltleton, n. c.
to JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
Head Agency for U. S.,
OXFORD, N. G,
32S #.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

Scotland Neck--TOWn Directory.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

TINE FOR HOLDING SUPERIOR
CoyHr.-NarCh 4th, May 13sh, NoY,
lIth.
March ana November Courts are
'or civil eases only except Jail cases.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
DIR. W. r. Wood, Chairman; W, f.
Bowers, Sterling Johnson, IL. j.
Pope, J. ii. Whitaker.
w. A. Dunn, County Attorney.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16

Now let US sec, Sit nov YOU ems
tertain your wife. N1u sta"u in front
Of the fire and pick your teeth with
a wooden toothpicL until she starts
TO put the children 70 bed, and every
now and then you make q few cheer
full remarks about tie scarcity c5
money and the general cussedness Of
children who run through shoes and
clothes SO fast. When the time
comes that all Is still and everything
nicely adapted Tor chat or game,
you draw out your miserable news
paper and begin 70 read. Aud you
read that paper all to yourself, word
for word, and line fer line, straight
from editorial 10 market report, as if
1t contained the secro. Of youth,
wealth and eternal salvation In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08

that of the Paulist Fathers. The services
conducted in it are Of q lively de-
scription, including the singing OF popu-
lar hymns, some Of which are IN use
by Pr~Otesiants. and earnest, eloquent
preaching. Father Hecker, superior
general Of the Paulists, VINO died re-
Gently in New York, was leader in the
movement which lea TO the organization
of the society, and Father hewit, who
succeeds him at ITS head, was one of his
most earnest cO-Workers.
Augustine Z. Hewitt 10 the sou OF a
Congregational minister. lie was born
at Fairfield, Connecticut. on November
Der y, 1920. In 1853 he was graduated
from Amherst College. He then read
law for a year, but abandoned il in order
to prepare Tor tine Christian ministry.
After n course nj tine Theological Institute
OF Connecticut, then no Windsor, that
State. in 1912 be was licensed to preach.
IN 1sl3 he was ordained a deacon in the
Protestant Episcopal Church and began
work in Maryland. His views at an early
period m his ministry were 50 FAR IN SYM
pathv with those of the Catholic Church
that the Missionary Committee OF his
denomination refused to ratiy his APP
pointment TO accompany Bishop south
gate to Constantlnople. He entered the
Catholic Church in lSlc, and tho next
year was ordained priest and made vice
president OF the Charleston Collegiate
Institute. In 1850 he Joined the ke-
d|emptorist order. to which the founders
OF the PauIist society belonged, and IN
1888 his name was associated with that
OF Hccker in the beginning Of this
powerful and aggressive organization.
Under him It's work will be carried on
with the same vim which has character
lied II from the frst.
from the year 1865 Father Hewitt has
been engaged in active literary work,
besides beng professor Of philosophy,
theology and holy Scriptures IN the
paulist Seminary. IIo las written
many books and las been q frequent
contributor to Catholic periodicals.
From 1869 to 1874 he edited the Cutho-
lie tIDy1d.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
NAME or TnE sUNEEN STEAMER.
the Collision ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Persons Drowned.

by Anglo-American cable TO the Dispatch-l
LoyDov, Februsry 1T has been ascer-
tanned beyond doubt ihst the steamer when
was Junk In collision with the British bark
Largo Bay of Bescby Head on Monday nlRn'
was the Glencoe. beloDg iDg 10 the Glen Line,
Of Glasgow. TIE Glencoe was bound from
Liverpool 10 London. She carried a crew
numbering fuy-four men, all Of whom were
presumably drowned. She bad no passen-
gers. She was lest reported a. having passed
PTawls Point Monday. The Glencoe was
= three. ma-ted iron. screw steamer OF l,gul
tons. She was built IN Glasgow in 1873,
va, owned by McGregor, Cow & Co., and
was rated 100 Al a, The British Lloyds. .
The force Of the collision was 40 great thai
the foremast % the Largo Bay was ierked
OUT and fell acrnss her deck-house, crushing
II. 4 wild tempest was raging a. the time
81 the accident. and snow was falling so
thickly that It was impossible for the look
out on either vessel 10 see the lights OF the
other until the collision was Inevitable, The
Glencoe forged ahead, irving to cross toe
Largo Bays bow, but faIled 10 do 20 snd ran
nj full speed into the bark, demollshing ten
feet q Der bow. The Largo Ray would have
SUM had she not been provided with water
tight sections. The audiences dszed the
crew OK the bark. They saw nothing further
OF the steamer. but could make out her crew
struggling In the water. 1t vas impossible,
however. 10 render them any assistance, all
OF the Largo Bays boats being smashed.
The wind blew rith such force that the sails
81 the bark were torn TO shreds and a boy
was carried overheard. The bark weathered
the storm until rescued and towed into
COwes.
10 Is now learned that the crew OF the
Glencoe numbered tity-two men, Including
tW three Cinnamon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08

LIVERPOOL, February 1-Noon-Cotton firm
aud On cool demand Amerf an miiiling.
5st: sales. 1000 tal's. speculation Nnd 90
port, 1909 bales, receipts. U talr--AN Amcri-
ral. Futuros steady. leDr.nrf. 3 H'nfl
o 40-fid. February all Nan.h. In-tifl tltit .
March and April, 3 fNffa5 HtffI. a'a 3tt+5ii
3aI-5ld. April ami Nay. Elbin5 35ffL Say
AMI juno. o 3tola5 as al Juno and July.
o ln6ia1 5tGli. July Ali August D Lola
b 1854; August and s,picintar. 3 J-in
J1s-ptI.
, ,. M-sales ~ American. 1900 bales.
Quotations: American good miidiing. 81.
niiiiling. SEA. low millIDe, o fiti. eoct
ordinary. 53-lDL ordinary, f3itj. February,
p f-ftL. seller February ans March. bStoii.
yslIe. March AMI April, 5Ytt'a soler; ADrl
ant May. o JIA1fi. seller. Nay ani June,
? Y-Gfi, seller: June aud July b ilo4l, value .
July and Angus, 540t4i., seller. August AMI
september. 53s-6ld.. seller sopt1nDer,0 S-6fi.
soller. Failures qliet but steady.
4P H-februsrY, , 83Jid., t0ler; February
ami March. b3~Gii.. value March AMI April,
o 81-6id. buyers April and May. 5HSti.. buy
ors: May and June, 55i-6ti.. buyer. June ami
July. 53-ffl.. gaiIa July AMI hg2et s3ttii,
SELLER August ali september, Dtbti. buyep /,
september, 8 SOFA, buyegA Futures clossi
steady.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08

up his business and Mrs. HodGson took q
farm, but failed to make it pay. Frances
was given TO writing stories, and one
day she sent a sketch to q magazine.
The publisher said he would use it Il
she did not look for pay. She ordered
it back, and when she was fourteen years
old sent it in company with similar pro-
auctions 10 other publishers. In 1853
she received t~hirty-fge dollars for two
stories. Her pen had found a market
aud has never failed Of M since.
In 1873 she was married 10 DR.. Bur
nett, a young physician OF knoxville.
and soon after went 10 England, where
DR.. Burnett studied the specially in his
profession in which he has since mace a
reputation. He ia a successful o~cculist
in Washington and is yet a young man.
1.-The Howarths," which Mrs. Burnett
regards as her best literaryefior brought
her decided financial success that has
been continued. The public like her
books and the sales OF Der combined
novels have been very large. When in
good health Mrs. Burnett writes foar
hours a day.
In appearance she is below medium
height, with aircomplexion andreddish-
brown wavy hair. Wavy short curls
half conceal her forehead. Mrs. Bur
nett's eyes are a violet hue. and are ex-
tremely expressive and beautiful. Her
form is well rounded and suggestive OF
plumpness. In temperament she Is ex-
citsble. enthusiastic, and ardent. Her
domestic tastes are as marked as her ar
tistie instincts are strong. She is, albeit
a society woman, a devoted mother to
her two young som Her age is about
thirty.aix, aud the probability is she
will write during many years yet with
s1ccasa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
Free Bridge.
To The Editor of The Dispatch:

To The Editor of the Dispatch:
read a month or two ago in the Dis
patch Ia letter from Mr.. Langstaff John
ston, q reliable gentleman aud a good
civil engineer, containing the statement
that the Free bridge was in a dangerous
condition. Do the Bridge Commission
ers and the Common Councils of Rich
mond and Manchester intend to wait
until a number of human lives are lost
before they proceed to put the bridge in
q sound and safe condition?
Gentlemen, this is too serious a matter
to trihe with Let the bridge be closed
at once 10 vehicles OF every kind until it
can be put in thorough repair. You
have been warned by al expert ; there
fore there is . terrible weight OF respon-
sibility resting upon you CITIZEN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08

AARH
Fortune.
"D0c" Smart, a noted western ban
dit, with two confederates, bought all
the playing-cards at FL Paso, at Colds
borg's stationery store, paying for them
SD, and when questioned as TO what
they intended 10 do with them said they
were going up IN the mines and eX-
pected 10 do a great business but II
they failed would like the privilege %
return what ihey did not use. Colds
berg consented, and in a few days they
returned with about half Of them. This
same Golds0erg was in the habit Of
furnishing all the farO-banks IN town
with cards, and upon receiving orders
for them and having none on
hand except those returned by Smart. be
divided the lot between the different
banks" and on the same night every
"bank" in III laso was "busted" hy
Smart and a few OF his confed.mtes.
The last "bsnk broke" exsminodthe cards
and found that every card had been
"pinched." An investigation nd each
"bank" showed their cards "~pinched"
in tho Same manner 10 wa found out
the next day that Smart had returned
these cards 20 Goldsberg. and, OF course,
IL was decided that Smart and his gang
&" ~pinched" them. The town was too
hot for him for several days after. Ii Is
estimated that the winnings were about
Si2J, 900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
AiiYe Win a nrokem NECK.

\ sidney q, " telegram says: Miss
Edith Phelps. daughter OF Mr.. James Phelps,
Of this town, who ~ common but unproies-
sioaal phrase "hroke her neck " a few DAYS
age. bid. fair to recover. When Miss Edith
attempted to raise 3 window sash. which wss
caught last by ice that nsd gathered at The
sill, the obstruction suddenly gave way,
usrmittiog her head 10 fy back with a VIC
lent JERK that dislocsted the yertebre OF The
neck. Her head, no longer sustained by tue
neck, dropped down on the right shoulder.
The surgeon who was called 10 attend her
succeeded IN reducing the oisiocatiou, and
then adjusted around the neck a stout pssle-
board collar, as 1t msv be termed, as an arti-
fclal support for the head IN It's natural
position. II is believed that IN the course OF
months she VIII entirely recover, without
any deformIty Of the neck remaining. So
lar she has suffered no great pain. Surgeons
say that injuries Of the nature indicated, fol-
lowed 10y perfect recovery without deiormity,
are exceedingly rare.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
''THF MAN IL IRON"
New Sensation Connected With tho
birmingham Murders.
Special telegram to tho Dispa;ch.l

Special telegram 10 tho DlspAtchl
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, February There Is
a new sensation In connection with the
HAYES murder case. The mau whose de-
caylug body was found at the foot Of Red
mountain last Sunday is now believed TO have
been Dick thompson, q railroad detective,
and the supp 'sition is that he was
murdered by Dick HAYES. Th0mpson
was formerly in the employ OF the Geor-
gia Pacific railroad as q special detective.
Ii is well known that ne was very Intimate
vita Mrs. Iawes, frequently Waiting her
when her husband was away. Thompson
has not been IN the city sInce the night OF
November 30th, and the Halves murders
were committed or the night Of December
lst. When the deSd lody was found sun
day a book living near It contained the name
OF j. w. Plummer. This man Plummer
WAS found to-day, which tends 10 confirm
the thesry that The body was that Of Dick
Thompson.
when The Halves murders were first dis
covered a search was made for Thompson,
but no trace Of him could be found.
TELL.TALE TRINKEIs.
II Is now remembered that some trinkets
belonging to Mrs. IiSwes were found IN the
WOODS near where the body supposed 20 be
that Of Thompson was found SUNDAY. A
reporter visited Dick Halves in his cell this
evening sud asked: Ibid You know
Thompson, a detective on the GeOrgia Pa
cihcl" Yes; knew be " going 10 see
nv vile. | caught him there once and drove
him away. told him II | ever caught him
there again ] would brain him."
"Well," said the reporter, "he Is dead
murdered by somebody, and left on Red
mountain 10 rot"
Halves shuddered a little and asked,
"When?"
The question vas not answered, but the
reporter went on 10 say "ln the name OF
God, Halves, why don't you confess? After
you are goue-pOssibly hanged-let your
friends feel that at last you showed
some sparks Of manhood and told the whole
truth"
81 am not guilty. II I was l would say
so; but, beng innocent, oil the racks IN
Heaven or hell can't make me say So"
The man is iron. Without hinching and
with uuqrivering voice he said this.
"YOu are then tangled in q terrible net
work OF circumstances" said the reporter.
How can you ever explain that East Lake
trip and The murder OF little May"
ION the trial I'll do that l believe will
have far trial"
The belief that the body OF the unknown
found Sunday was that OF Dick Thompson Is
rapidly gaining ground.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
Ernnrr- mnnasnn nnrnett.

Mrs. Burnett as 4 novelist commands
extraordinary popularity on both sizes
Of the Atlantic, and the dramntization
of one of her works is an assured success.
That Of others IS in progress, and the
triumph Of their author is the conspicu-
Gus literary event of the day.
We claim Mrs. Burnett as an American
writer. as We have a right to 90, she WAS
so young when she lett her native Eng
land for these shores. She was born in
Manchester ana rcsiled there until her
tenth year. Her fathers death lei
to the breaking up OF the homo and
to the coming of the family to this
country. They settled ut knoxville.
Tenn, whore lived au uncle OF
the future writer. Tho war had broken