The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10

Woodlands ttat prolaesd on Al
average OF sixty Bushels of corn per
acre now produce nothing at All that
IS utilized by man. We can renem Der
The day ~hen corn cohs we're piled
upon more than : dozen farms o.
greater size than the eo1rt house 10
Halifax. and when two or three
steamers AID bArges were lying o..
every landing on Roanoke river re-
ceiving corn for shipment. Now 81
many OF those landings sal! boats are
selliEg corn by the hundreds OF
bushels to the men who work those
ierllle lands. IL is a sad commentary.
They come from eoanties not hslf SO
well blessed by nature as those.
There is a section OF Bertie county
the BERTHE pocosio. which is SIS
fertile as the richest OF the Roanoke
lands where nothing is nov made. II
comprises about one-fourth OF Berthe
county. The soil Is composed wholly
OF decayed vegetstIon and 10 some
places il is four feet thick. II it was
properly drained it could make
enough corn in one year 10 feed the
State. We have known three hen.
dred and ninety five bQshsls OF curn
TO be made on five scres, and not by
estimation, but by actual measure
ment and one of those made one
hundred and fifteen bushels.
There is little paper published IN
this town which claims to be an ex
ponent Of the democratic party, and
in speaking OF candidate for the
democratic nomination for a member
Of Congress from this district says
that the Hon. +. NJ. simmons has
paramount CLAIMS upon the party as
its nominee.
Rhy should Mr.. Simmons have
any more claims than Capt. ". II.
kitchin? JFe know of none. 'Tis
true that Mr.. Simmons once led the
party to victory. SO did Capt
Kitchin. In 1872 when radica.ism
was rampant all the South, wher
both the State and National govern
ment were in the radical hands. Capt
Kitchln carried the democratic party
throughout lis district. He never
| faltered, but carried 1t when he knew
/ defeat was certain. In 1873 be agar
| carried it and was triumphantlY elect
ed. Capt. kitchin has used his time
his money and his talents in behalf o
the democratic party without reward
or hope Of reward.
While we honor Mr.. Simmons fo
| his services III behalf Of the demo
cratic cause still we can not acknowl
edge that bis claims upon the demo
Gratis are any greater or even as
great as those Of Capt, kitchin. And
We think too thst if the able and bril-
liant editor Of The Obituary Gazett,
and the Base Bali Advocate will gC
| back a few years and read the stir
rlng political times of fifteen ol
twenty years ago he will see thai
some Others have done as much or
behalf Of the democratic cause as hi
favorite candidate and confne him
self TO the still waters wherein b.
can sail easy, and cOnhne himself t.
publishing obituaries and reportin!
baseball matches,
Ex-Mayor A. J. Pritchard has re
moved from town and is now train
ing for the democratic nomination
for Senator from this tue third dis
trict. Mr.. Pritcbard would make al
able senator and could defeat an
man that TIE radicals could put ~
against him. He Is an able orato
and well versed in the politics OF tn
day, besides being very popular wit
both democrats and republicans.
Messrs. ". l.. Valentine & c.
have a large brick yard near tow
and their moulders turn out owe
seventy-fve thousands bricks day
They are now receiving orders fror
all points near here. They will 500
put in q machine which will tur
out hundred AMI fifty thousand
day. HUGH.