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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04

Mr. 7 IT Futreu went 10 Peters
burg on business Monday.
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Miss Cohen OF Enfield was IN
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Mss GeorEjana Stcp.oe who has
been in Virginia for a year has
returned.
Mrs. \. Is. J"Sey, who has visited
her parents at Wake Forest, recurn-
ed last week.
Moss y Famon1s,n anjH y
Tosov are away nurrb,.fnr fall and
winter goods.
NJ. Sranav =. Orens has gone fo
Roanoks u We wish him snrress
in nj, new hope
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Edmonso3 Z Jos,v
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,hes7rs' N non man {" h'o'
Mr. y r wL,tahaad took o
w.,
and returned this week.
Mess, j. ID. Huiham and Noah
Biggs returned Monday from a
Bantist Union Meeting at P3ctolus
Mr. n. J. Lewis who has been
visiting mis- father for some weeks
IeIurheo 10 MS nome III fiofida
saturday.
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MI M Ilollhan returned IRON
-ho Northern markets Saturday.
lie will tell his customers about his
goods through TIE DE,rocRAT.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
4 GRAND Reunion.
THE OLD SCOTLAND NECK
MOUNTED RIFLEMEN MEET AND
ENJOY A DAY TOGETHER AFTER
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
SEPARATION.

GA 18th Of last July the surviving
members Of the old Scotland Neck
Mounted Rlfemen, who live in Scot
land Neck, met together and issued
q call for . grand reunion of the old
company in Scotland Neck on Au-
gust 9th. Capt. W. II, Smith was
made Chairman and Mr.. J. y. Savage
acted as secretary, In the meeting
that issued the call, there were thir'
teen members present, and it was
agreed to ascertain If possible how
many of the old company were still
alive, and to send al invitation to
every one, which was done.
On Wednesday Of last week
27th of August, the reunion was held
in the large grove just outside of
town near the old Episcopal church,
and a gay day it was for tie old
soldiers.
Early in the day they began to
come in ana by 10 o'clock the town
was astir with preparation for the
big barbecue and Brunswick stew
and the pleasures Of the day gerer
ally.
At II O'Clock the old soldiers had
seated themselves in the pleasant
shade around the speakers stand,
with the New Scotland Neck Mount.
cd Rifemen just behind. The old
flag which was presented to the old
company on Nov. Il, 1859 foated to
the breeze, bearing the yet distinct
and patriotic motto: "PTo oriS ct
.focis."
Capt. W. Ii, Smith introduced Mr..
L. L. billiard who, as Mayor Of the
town, extended 3 welcome to the old
soldiers and all others who had
come to enjoy the day with them,
PRESENT AND HEARD FROM.
Sergeant w. E. Whitmore of the
old company called the roll as be
dId III the old days of war. OF the
roll which originally consisted of
$50 members, 10t are still living, AZ
were present and Is were heard from
by letter.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
- EZE $50

We have the Sep,cmbo number Of
TIE LYcEU3E published at Asheviile,
\. c. This is NUN Der four Or first
volume. It is literary monthly
and bids fair to become prominent
literary Son.hc!l journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Irregular C0rrcsp0ndencc.)
Washington, D. c., Sept. l. 1890.
Senator Edmnnds has exposed the
cloven republican foot by his rosolu-
ton for q Congressional recess, in
steal Of adjournment, from Sept
ember 10, TO November 10. Having
by various methods succeeded in get
ting q date set fer the disposal Of tue
tariff bill-the most unjust financial
measure Of the age-the republicans
now propose that Congress STALL
meet again after the Confessional
elections in order that it may pro-
ceed to do what it does not dare to
do before those elections This sc
ton Of 1Ir. Edmunds was taken be
cause Mr.. Harrison refused to as
sumo the spOnsibility Of calling al
extra session for the sole purpose Of
enacting odious political laws aud
making unnecessary appropriations.
First and foremost, if the repul-
licans are allowed to carry out their
programme, and they will not, unless
the united legitimate efforts Of the
democrats shall tail to prevent il,
will come the Force bill, upon which
the republicans are already banking
to carry tic Presidential election Of
'02-t1eir Leaders expect to lose tie
next House; hat ore raising a large
fund to try and save Themselves
from defeat by the aid of the elect
oral votes Of four Southern States
which they calculate can be carried
with all Of tie election machinery in
the hands Of Inscriptions Federal
agents.
>-,,., will oo.oo.to ro-uuoo.:,.,
11,o.,,l-o1 ,l1Ia 11t l-',l ',-''I
'.n,9 49, 80 1p I;I - o.'o
1ue.;1 W., y, .hl n'--' - ~ 90
republican party. If only the guess
ton Of r.gn5 and precedent were
considered this superintendent wOGId
he left for the Fnty-sec0nd Congress
to deal With--sO it has been since
the foundation Of our govGrnment-;
but the republican party has never
been in the habit Of letting little
things like right and precedent stand
in its way, and 1t is too late to eX-
pcct it TO reform now.
Incidentally if is Dronose9 that .
laroe number Of hills carrvino LARGE
authorizations which the sIrewgd
LEADERS, Of the party temporarily side
tracked early in the present session
are to be raiIroaded throuob and in
order to carry this Programme cut
successfully 8 quorm Of republican
Senators have, according t. ) e0ator
Frye, who ought to be good r3pub,
licau authority, agreed to adopt q
gag rule for the Senate similar to
the one with which Speaker Reed
has bound the House hand and foot.
Another n,oo 1itt1o o,ha,,o :, oo,
,oct,on yTith 49, r rnooag h '--1 - Go--
thot the nretoneo 10 - bo aa .,i,..' 4baf
thn naaenrns - ~hiob no Tlarn,o~o
A nianco and tho Gahor oraaniIa.
tons are interested, similar to the
compound lard bill, the amendments
to the eight hour Law, and to the
alien contract law already passed Oy
the House cannot he acted upon I'M
less those extra three weeks are
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
SCHOOLS.
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GCDTIAND NECK = O.


Next Session begins third Monday
Ia August.
1t is hoped that all who expect to
attend will enter first day.
Charts, costlog $4,000 have re
Gently been added to the improve
ments.
Tuition moderate, from SIP 30 to
$4,000 per term OF twenty weeks.
Board in Academy building so.
per term.
No students will he received I'M
less they are entered for at least five
months.
For catalogue apply to
G2Gtc. W. c. ALLEN, Prln.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04

eruor Ellis their services for the acar
the war as long as it.should last
and not for Z stated period as did
the other companies in the State.
1Ir. Smith referred to the day
when he presented to the company
the same flag that was before him
while lie spoke. lie patheticalIy
referred to their dcparture,- how
fathers, mothers, brothers. sisters,
aud friends. all were sadjcncd at
/ the parting. He reviewed the history
Of The company from its first organ
ization on through their entire
term Of service.
Mr.. Smith read letter from Col.
Roger Moore, who was in command
Of the regiment at the close Of the
war. Col. Moore quoted q letter
from General Bauinger, in which
The latter said of the regiment TO
which the Scotland Neck Mounted
Ri1emen belorged: "It was the
only good fighting on that Inflated
day, indeed the last good fighting lie
saw. It is some consolation 10 feel
that in that terrible hour when ruin
bcfell our noble army, pressed with
overwhelming numbers, my brigade
offered q gallant resistance, and
your regiment especially stood firm
to the last, never leaving the field
when all was terror and confusion,
until ordered off"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Smiths
speech, he addressed few words to
the new Scotland Neck Mounted
RiIlemen. He said to them that he
could not predict the future; but
whatever that future may be he urged
them to maintain their organization,
and be ever ready to be true and
faithful citizens and as true patriots
in their devotion to their country.
MR.. KITCHIN SPEAKS.
Hon, ". II. Kitchin was next
introduced. He spoke more Of the
present than the past. He said that
the same spirit of patriotism Which
prompted the soldiers of 1861 to go
ont and do battle for their country
must still be kept alive in our breasts
to enable Us to do oar duty as true
AnerIcan citizaDs. lie referred
in complimentary terms to the Old
soldiers present, and thought that it
would be a beautiful close Of the
days pleasure for the members Of
the old company to take the guns Of
the now company and, according to
military discipline, fire salute over
tie graves Of those of the company
whose bodies sleep in the cemetery
near by.
He closed by urging the members |
Of the old company who still survive,
as well IS those Of the new, to re-
member that there is another service |
to he rendered besides tlst ii coun,
try, aud that is service to God. He
hoped that the veterans nefore him !;
might close their days in as true |
service to God a5 they bad rendered !,
to their country in the dark hours OF !
war. He hoped also that the young
men IN the new company would re-
member the same, and always be
found al their post, both in service
of country and IN service Of God.
\ NEW TURN.
1t was announced that temper
anCe man would take the old company
aside and give them q drink, when
W. Z. Whitmorc called cut for them
to come on and get refreshing
draught Of lemonade,
THEN DINNER.
A bountifuI dinner Of barbecue.
Brunswick-8tew, chicken pie, lamb,
cakes, pickles, &C, had Seen prepar,
ed, and the old company was hand
somely entertained at the first table.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
aFlEEE;{IgiI. Persons

And those t~oUb!-3 Aith nervousness resulting
LOM care of uScTWorl win be relieved by taking
BrctU?,'S EFC13 Filters. Genuine
has trade marx and crossed red lines on wrapper,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04

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company fea0 letters from the fo!'
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-''--i-i' IN HE "AN'
secretary Savage read the letters
sept by those who could not attend
tue reunion, all OF whom expressed
ueeP reStet7 At not pelng able 10
attend. Tic also turnlshcd list OF
those killed in the war:
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
ANOTHER TREAT.

There vas quite a heap Of tie
finest watermelons that co1ld be
gathered from the melon patch Of
Mr.. John 7. BrinkIey, the champion
melon raiser Of this community.
They were opened and all were filled
To satisfaction.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04

TIE DEMOCRAT is pleased to sec
Sir. r. S. Hall, Of Florence, 5. c., IL
town for a few days. lie gives
ugly reports Of the political situa-
ton III the '.PaImettO" State. and
says he can not see how the III
NANTES and straightout democrats
can come together.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
4 NEW TURN,

1t was announced that temper
ance man would take the old company
aside and give them q drink, when
". +. u hitmorc called Cut for them
to come on and get refreshing
draught Of lemonade,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24

There is q terrible story coming from
North Queensland about man who was
lost in the bush. lie used up all his
water and then dropped his billy" in
the agony of his thirst. by and by,
fortunately. he came to q water-hole,
where he slaked his thirst and found the
road again. He had still some thirty
miles to 60, however, and he had moth
ing whatever to carry water in. Oi
course.i it would have been madness to
attempt to travel thirty miles on foot
under North Queensland sun withou,
any water, SO his ready invention came
to his aid. He had been Mortified a
short distance back by the skeleton of a
man who had evidently been dead sew
eral years. He went back and got the
skull, plugged up the eye-holcs with
clay and filed 1t with water. He then
tramped that thirty miles on the water
contained in the skull. Can any. novel.
ist imagine a more CHASTITY and fright
full idea than this, for which we car
vouch.-Pall Mall Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24

Let the person whose name you visa
to know inform you in which of the up
right columns the first letter of name is
contained. II it be found but in ono
column, it is the top letter; il it occurs
in more than one column it is found by
adding the alphabetical numbers Of the
top letters of these columns and the sum
will be the number of the letter sought.
by taking one letter at . time, in this
ways the whole name can he ascer-
tanned. For example, take the word
Jane. is found in the two columns
beginning with b and II, which are the
second and eighth letters down the al
phabet; their sum is ten, and the tenth
letter down the alphabet is J, the letter
sought. The next letter, A, appears in
but one column, where it stands at the
top N is seen in the columns headed
with Il, ID and NJ, these are the second.
fourth and eighth letters Of the alpha
bet, which, added, give the fourteenth,
or n, and SO on. The use of this table
will excite no little curiosity among
those unacquainted with the foregoing
-Des Moines ua.) Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24

The anxiety of society women ia
achieve notoriety was aptly illustrated
last week when Mr.. p. F. Collier re-
ceived letter from lady in st. Louis
inclosing her portrait and requesting
the editor Of Once a Week to publish it
with . biographical sketch of the lady's
career in society. In postscript she
offered to pay any price that was asked
for the service. The photograph was
returned with polite letter saying
that money could not influence the Sc
lection Of portraits Of social leaders in
any way. The following week brought
another letter with An offer to pay $500
il the portrait was placed on the first
page Of the paper. No reply was made
to this letter, but the applicants face
did not figure in the gallery Of st. Louis
society women which was subseq uently
published. Women are peculiarly sen.
sitive to the flattery Of . published por-
trait-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24
Reproducing Power Of the Liver.

A scientific fact of great value, and
one which should bring comfort to le-
gions Of that large class Of persons who
are weary Of the caprices of An cratic
or tardy liver had proved that large
portions Of the liver can be removed
without serious disturbance to the ami
NAL functions Of the human body Tho
explanation Of this curious fact seems
to be that the liver has wonderful
power of reproduction. Ponfick found
that, within q few days Of tho removal
Of portions of the liver, the work Of its
reproduction began, and that it pro-
ceeded with great rapidity to compile
ton. In certain cases he found that
within a period of few weeks as much
has been reproduced as has been re-
moved, and this amounted occasionally
to twice as much as had been left be.
hind. These Investigations have an in
terest altogether outside Of that which
is absolutely scientific, because they
can not fail to influence the develop
ment Of abdominal surgery, il it is un-
derstood that large portions Of the liver
may be removed without serious DANCES
" IlA-Richm0nd Despatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24
FULL OF FUN.

-Tramp-''Could you give me . lit
tie to eat, madam?' Madam-'Oh,
how lucky! The cooking club has just
gone, and you can eatall-." But the
tramp had fled.-N. Y. Sun.
Above Suspicion.-s'See here, John
Asterkin, your nose is as red as beet.
/ believe you've been drinking"
"Dcn't sphose I drink-ic through m
noshe, do you?"-Binghampton Repub-
lican.
-Wickwire-"What board do you pay
at your new placer" Yabsley-'Three
dollars a week" Wickwire - "YOu
must get rather simple fare for that low
price?' Yabsley-''O. no. It's quito
complicated-mostly hash, you know"
-Terre Haute Express.
Teacher ito new scholar)-''What is
your name, sonny?" Boy-'Gunn." 4"
'Give me your full name" 'JOhn g..
Gunn." ''What is the q for?" 'Get-
yer" "What do you mean by that?'
''Well, all the boys call me Johnny Get
yer Gum, anyhow. Texas Siftings-
Clothing Salesman-''Well, how do
you like this pattern?" Customer
Cant you give me something little
quieter? You see, l frequently come
home after midnight, and it is matter
of some Importance to me not to wake
up my vile. le."-Burlington Free Press.
Mrs. We're de Vere-'Don'ty you think
that this about sectarian schools is quite
futile?" Mrs. Malaprop-''Indeed do.
Boys and girls went to school together
when was q child, and it is all nom
sense to say that they can't do the same
thing now. w."-Boston Post.
Tho new Mrs. Brimley (as the car.
riage leaves the house)-''Whad yo' set
tim on de fio' for. Claudie?' Mr.. Brim-
ley-'I doan' objec' = d. ole custom oh
fingin' shoes at d. bride, but seen dat
low-down Briggs coon a-pryin' som'pn
offn' he's mules foot Jess fore We
stahted."-Judge.
How to Decide.-"I am devoted to
phrenology, and love the study and
pursuit of literature. and am puzzled as
to which should make my life work, :"
said the student. MY dear boy" re-
turned the professor, ''why don't you
toss cent and decide the matter that
way? Heads, phrenolOgy; tales. let
tiers. s."-Harper's Bazaar.
MIR. Garrick-''Glad to see you, old
man. You're just in time to help me out
of a difficulty. We're starting q new
amateur dramatic club, and call our
selves the .ROscians.' We also want q
short motto, which will be printed with
the name on all programmes. Some
thing terse. you know, and Shorthand
well-sort of half apOlOgetic, you know.
Now what would you suggest?" Mr..
Cynic-''Something short-and apprO.
priate-and apologetic-um-let me sea
how would Don't Shoot suit your
Boston Beacon.
-''Well, mum, must be afther LAWN
yez," announced the cook. what do
you mean? Why are you going?" asked
her astonished mistress. II am going
to be married next week." was the re-
ply. but, surely, Bridget. you will
not leave me SO suddenly. You must
ask him to wait for few days. 'Oh, 1
couldn't, num-" "Why not pray?"
'.Sure. mum, I'D loike to oblige you, but
I don't feel we'll enough acquainted with
him to ask such thing. London Tit
Bits
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24
Flower aud the Children.

There are but few children who are
not attracted by the beauty and sweet
ness of flowers. We have often watched
with great interest the seemingly
natural tendency Of young children to
admire flowers Frequently we have
seen them gazing with rapture upon the
picture OF flower. and smelling it with
apparent disappointment that it yielded
no perfume. The child appears to in
stinctively know that q flower is deli
cate, innocent and pretty; and it may be
laid down as . general rule that boy
that is brought up among flowers will
develop into better man than one who
is . stranger to flowers. II we could
have our way. we would adorn with
flowers the homes from which come our
criminal classes. They would not ban
ish crime from the community, but they
would greatly lessen it. Flowers make
people gentler. softer and better. and
the father and mother who do not
neglect to provide this holy influence
for their children are doing them a
service that perhaps the eternities alone
will tell the value of.-Western Rural
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24

WHY SOLDIERS DESERT.


Officers Think Man In the Ranks an In.
ferlor Being to Themselves.
The following extracts from a soldiers
letter received by the writer will show
what life at some of the army posts is
and how recruits view the efforts Of the
Government to find out the principal
reasons for desertion:
Il have had the blues worse than is
usual with me, and that is saying great
deal, for have had one continued fit Of
the blues almost ever since came here.
Upon my word, life here is without ex-
ceptiOn the deadest, dullest, and most
miserable l have ever experienced.
The same routine day after day, no
change or variety of any kind, and the
only thing we have to look forward to
is that the winter is drawing to a close.
Lately there was a Board of Inquiry
in session for a long time for the pur-
| pose of discovering the causes of deser-
tiOn. What conclusion they arrived at
l do not know. but will say that any
enlisted man of ordinary intelligence
could give many reasons for the great
number of desertiOns which occur every
year. The idea of a number of high Of
ficers of the army determining the cause
of desertion is ridiculous If for only this
reason: Deserters are not given q
| chance to state what caused them to de-
sert. and the men who remain (many OF
whom only stay because they are afraid
| of the consequences). and who could
give the board plenty Of information on
the subject il they were allowed. have
no opportunity to air their complaints,
and, as you see, the men who are most
ly concerned are not asked for their
opinions.
During the summer of 1889 articles
were published in several New York pa
pers in regard to food supplied to
recruits at David's island, saying that
an officer of high rank had been inter-
viewed and said that he would be
satisfied to eat the same food as sup
piled to the soldiers there. After being
stationed there four months, l am COM
petent to Judge, and do say that at the
very best the food was such as only
very hungry man would care to eat
This is easily proved, as nine-tenths Of
the men actually spent the great ter part
of their pay in order to get something
they could eat, and for which, by the
way. they were charged double what
they would have to pay in any town or
city. And IS you will see. no board Of
officers alone will ever determine the
true cause of desertion. Officers think
4 man in the ranks an inferior being to
themselves, in fact to he general dog
robbers
I've had a desertion last night. A
man who was on guard at the stables
deserted his post The relief at q. m.
found his gun and belt but no sentry,
and when you consider that men find it
necessary to leave in the dead of win
ter in North Dakota you may consider
that there is something rotten in the
State of Denmark IN. Y. Times.