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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
EXECUTBIX'S NOTICE.

Having qualified as eEecutrix on the
estate of the late j. !. Bishop, deceased.
| hereby notify all pers ms having CLAIMS
against sail eStat- To preSentto NE or ~
attorney, r II. smith, Jr., on or befoTe
the 10Th day o. December, 1881 All
ners,ns indebted to the estate viii please
cake payment.
THIS December 5th. 1890.
RFBECCA PURRINGTON,
u II ct. EAeCu[' IA
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$8433


He sold IN the Rocky Mount market
and says that it is as -ood market As To-
bacco farmers can find.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

Senator Vance sad IN Raleigh
few days $50 that the force bill il
not dead BY any means. There l.
yet da. ger that it VII he passed,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

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.5.-t&r ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
FOR 0vERFIFTY YEARS.

Jan. 18th.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

To BE BIG THING SUNDAYS Aers
& Odsocer says: M j 7. L. Emery OF
Halifax, has been in the city for severa
DAYS IN the interest of securing incor-
poration by the Legislature Of q new com
pany. He proposes to construct a mann
moth canal lust aboveW eldon 1t will be OF
the largest scale of any enter prise YET
started on theRoanoke aud arrangement,
have already been closed fer constructing
several large mill upon it. The surround
ing property will be graded and laid If
for streets anG town lots"
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PARKER's CROSSROADS.
Another Colrade Thinks the OhIo Brigade Saved
Duniam's Brigade.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: believe that
}. h.. Burns, Sergeant 90. X, 9Th Tenn. Cav. is
right when he says that Dunham's Brigade had
surrendered when the Ohio Brigade, command
al by Col Fulcr, came upon the field As
remember ID, we having bad the advance from
jackson, Tenn, 70 Huntingdon, that morning,
Duuham's Brigade was sent forward.
We broke camp about 5 o'clock a. m, follow
ing them. We had marched bni few miles
when VIC heard firing in our front We were
halted, Strengthened out, aud at a Fight-shoulder
shift, double-qulclI, went forward. When we
had gone about a mile aud half the 9th Ohio
4. led right, aud we tthe 39th Ohio came up on
" the right by file into line" on tile left Of the
road, the cd and 43d Ohio supporting.
When we received the command Forward Z"
wo went over the slight incline which hid the
enemy from Us aud We found them As we
reached the crest we saw az a glance tho Dun
ham Brigade on small wooded knoll aud
Forests cavalry, dIsmOuuted, marching up TO
take them Ia. The rebel battery was lust in
our front, so we gobbled that, aud As Forests
men scattered helped ourselves TO a few Of his
horses, some four or five hundred. That some
Of our bullets should have reached Dunham's
Brigade Is not TO be wondered at, as the enemy
were between us aud them, We coming up, as
Capt Johnson states ia their rear.
j remember distinctly what Col. Durham
said as be came riding up TO US on the road
swinging his sword. Ills words were Thank
God! III / amt glad III be -" Meaning. /
suppose, that he was grateful aud thankful for
tho relief. ). LEECH, Co. ID, 39th Ohio, Full
ler's Brigade, LemOnt H.
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Another Regiment Claims 10 Have Planted Its
flag IIr.i on nI..Ionarl Rlage.

Aib'h'f h'Ffmfhi Alalms 70 Have Piantcd IFS
Flag FIRST on Missionary Ridge.
EDITOR NATIONAL TmBUsE: As your col
umns seem always open 10 attack from the
boys in tiur,' % seemed fitting tlat as no
other one has assumed the responsibility 4
should say word Tor a regiment THAR, while Il
was always IN the 'front.' had inscribed on lis
banners all The battles from Pcrryvillc 70 Jones'
bDro GA The Atlanta campaign, supplemented
by tHe battles 81 Franklin aLd Nashville, with
marching and short rAtI0us galore Yet as IT'S
officers sllll living aFg all as modest as lACy
were brave when That quality was most Hoccs.
sarN, u9 public mention has ever been made Of
their hcrOlsm. ! speak of The -5th H.. or. AS
~ Was tanI.lary called the "a Board Of Trade
OF chicago which has Just held most sue
cr-s.ll aud enjoyable Reunion al KaukaEce Ia
this State. many Of the survivors not having
seen one another since they were mustered out
81 service. Their meeting was fraught with
significance that none bal "a soldier could an.
dcrstAud, aad brought back a Good of memories
o. the days WHOM the Nations life hung IN the
balance. However IL was not Just this part OF
the Reunion that j intended writing about.
Our coior-DeaFer John Chccyers was present,
aud alter repeated urging he for the FIRST time,
stated publicly that the ssth's flag was the
first one planted on the ere { Of Missionary
Ridge ca the afternoon Of that memorable 2Jth
OF November, lsG3 by al least two minutes. SO
iar as hc could see up and down the line. He
was 30 near the rebels in the trenches before
they evacuated that he was afraid they would
catch the hag aud drag IL down Instead Of
doing 50, however, they hulriedly evacuated
and be Immediately advanced, followed By the
regiment, aud planted the colors on their last
line Of dcisnscs Before the regiment could
reach the enlofs, which were some istance ia adj
vance, however, another regiment had secured
the coveted position with their fag. and our
cOiors bad 10 take second place iu the Tegi-
mental formation. However, this matters
little whore all wCfc 20 brave.
Much has bceu Sale aud more written ms 10
whether co order WAS ever issued fOr the charge
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SMOKERS FORD, w. VA.
A West Virginia Comraae Thinks the Battle Mis-
managed.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: noticed in
your issue Of the 9Th Of October an account of
the d0ings Of Gen, Early IN lsGi. and a descrip-
ti0n of the battle Of Smokers Ford, w. Va,
July :, 1854 COmrade j. Newton Terrill. Co.
h, lilh N. j., says that Gen. Hunter was in
command when the above battle was fought
lie also says that bis command became democrat
lied. beg leave 10 differ with him. Gen
Hunter was not in command OF the troops
engaged IN the battle, but Gen Crook, one Of
the brayest Of the brave. was ia command:
neither did the boys under him get scared
nearly 10 death, although there were five John
mics 10 one Yank engaged @
think that know, for ! was there on the
skirmish-liue and exchanged many shots with
the Johnnics, but, alas, they got me. While
aiming my gun al rebel officer, a ball struck
Elc ia the left arm above the elbow, SCATTERING
the bone IA 4 terrible manner, causing amputa-
ton near the shouldeT;joint.
IN the opinion Of privates like myself al the
time there WAS grand mistake made la not
sending all the tT00ps-tEat g. the Sixth aud
Nineteenth Comprehensive Shenandoah River
% help Us. DO not understand me 10 say that
] find any fault Of the last-uanicd troops. for no
doubt they were as brave as any soldiers Tie
cOWrade speaks OF some Of our BOYS downing
which is true, but they were not drowned be-
cause OF fear or c5wardice but because they
were wounded and thinking from the superior
number Of J0huuics that could be seen FAR up
aud down their line that they might Be capt
uIcd, they took the chance au1 undertook To
ford tue river but where they entered tho
sparkling stream, below the rifle, they found
the water beyond their depth, aud were
drowned. j was one 0f the number that did
cross the river safely. but with shattered
arm hanging 10 my side leaving a crimson
streak Ia the water AS / went, while the
balls from the rebs fell all around my head,
sometimes spashing water in my face, the rcbs
overshOOting our line, hence the balls would
strike ia the river. That was gloomy time.
but ! thank God for sparing my life through
such trying times while many OF the brave
boys answered their last roll-call on that bat
tclcld.
feel sad when ] read accounts from com
rales ntimatiHg that such aud such troops
showed the white feather. IL such ever was
the case, the time should have passed for Us 10
cndeaV0r TO cast q shadow on the character OF
any soldier OF regiment. We should praise
each other aud stand shoulder 10 shoulder a.
We did ia the line Of battle.
enlisted June !. 1861 at the age or II wears
was discharged Feb %, 1865. / did not put
down the rebellion, but was around the edge
in hearing Of the lannon's roar.-WGLLIAH
EDaoSDs, 20. &, 4th w, Va, WILLIAMSBURG,
". Va
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER R o-TwELvE

saw tie fash Of gun. and lodged, the bullet
passing over him. One time ne did not dodge
and the bullet struck in the works in front OF
him, knocking dirt into his face and eyes. If
yOu can see the fash Of the gun two or three
hundred yards distant and DO not dodge in
the direction in which the bullet is coming, 10
will miss you.
No Defeat at Pleasant HIIi-
A. A. Cook, Co. G, 18th Iowa, Webster City.
Iowa, objects TO Comrade Eeyes's references in
his recent article, THE River Fl0tilla," TO the
disastrous defeat Of the Federal army at Pleas
ant HilL' The writer says that the banners
OF the grand old Sixteenth Corps have never
deserved that the word defeat DO written on
their folds. aud the Sixteenth Corps was at
Pleasant Hill under the eye of Gen. a. J. smith.
The Nineteenth Corps and Others as good were
there also, and il never can DO said that the
result Of their bloody sacrifices on that field
was a defeat The Federal army was not de-
feated at Pleasant Hill.
Graphic Piece Of Writing.
A. +. Fowler, Saratoga, Wyo, writing in re-
gard to the article in the issue Of July o on
Prison Experiences By Robert McCuly, Go.
B. Slst ". Y, says that as a history Of day
life in AndersOnville and Florence ii is unique.
He had read whole books on the subject, aud
has never gained 80 much information as he
did from that one article. For simplicity Of
by 10 NAfAuuood Ot utScFlptlOut anu com plbLe-
acS5 Of detail, it is seldom equaled
Scattering.
John Ogden, Co. f, Sd ". Y. Cav, Middle
town, ". T., says that his regiment was por-
ton Of Kautz'5 Division. Army of the James,
and q years ago, on the 18th Of June was one
Of the large body Of troops hurrying toward
the city OF Petersburg. 1t was a lovely morn
ing and it was hard to realize that they were
on a grand hunt for their feil0w-men. The
writer was mounted on a gaust steed that was
so built that a saddle giTth was almost certain
% slip back. The roads we're filed with in
fantry which they were passing. and while
going up quite a steep hill he found it ncces-
sary % dismOunt and readiust his saddle. The
writer was short. the horse tail and restless
the saddle loaded with an OyRrCoat, horse ra-
tiOns, saddle bags Of ammunition, etc. He
unbuckled the saddle, the horse SHE'D, and one
can imagine THAT be was in quite predCamen5.
At>this iuncture a tall Sergeant Of infantry
came TO his assistance, and after some effort he
was In shape again, and fastened on after his
command. The kindly act Of the unknown
cOmrade is now saved from oblivion, and he
hopes that if he is on this side Of the divide,
peaceful valley Of p years.
James Ross. % Congress street. Amesbury,
Mass, has been a carriage maker and painter
for number Of years, and on account Of his
health would like TO find work in a carriage
shop in some city in the South He Could take
charge Of paint shop, or direct in the building
OF carriages, knowing everything regarding
material, weight and proportion.
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Joua l.synor Niagara, Ontario. Canada. read
VIII pie.'u tie exciting adventures If an
Oh ahiW ate JIG was slipmaJe Of Mr. SOM
nlcra 90 board tAe Dau smith, aud remembers
an iit.lc prize bee speaks Of He would Ike
hlm lo ieli all that happened on board of her
for ile urltoT was one OF the prize crew with
him. Mr. S0mmcm il deserving az great
dcal d credit but he would llke 10 see credit
given whore ID is due. The writer j. the man
who captured those three men be speaks Of IN
fIUL, Oi y .ulsabArg
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As Brave as any.

Timothy DonoghOe, Sergeant. 69Lh NJ ~,
$40 Warren street, Brooklyn, n. Y, thinks that
Gen. Minty is correct in his statement that
there are hundreds Of soldiers out of the mil
lion in active service who deserved medals of
honor for bravery rs much as the bravest five
hundred" Out Of the 100000 men a very
small number of them have received decora-
tions. That Is at the rate of one man to 1000.
Out Of a thousand regiments 1000 men strong
there was surely one brave man TO a regiment
He believes that cut of the !, 200 or 100 that
composed Mcagher's Irish Brigade at Frcder-
icksburg some of them did personal acts Of
bravery. That little brigade was com posed
OF five regiments, aud there were some regi-
meuts rs strong as the hole brigade. They
made SIX distinct charges ut the works on
Marye's flights. and the writer has never heard
that any of these gallant soldiers were deco
rated, or even their names mentioned in dis
patches; but this can be accounted for, to a
certain extent, because many Of the officers
were either killed or wounded. The writer
was wounded about 4 o'clock. and there were
only two officers left, aud they were badly
wounded. The following regiments composed
,he brigade: 69th, s5th and cd n. Y, 18th
Mass, and ll6th Pa.
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DOdged Them Often.

III. c. Denny, Co. ii, 18th Ind, Comanche,
Tex, says regarding the lodging of rebel bullets,
that COmTade Graham does not state whether
lie saw the smoke. or the flash from the hammer
striking the cap of the gun. At the siege Of
Vicksburg the writer was in the pit for AZ
days, and lodged rebel bullets frequently The
distance between the line OF works was con-
siderable at the place where the 18th Ind. was
posted. Before daylight one morning the
writer was firing at the fash of the guns of the
rebels, who were returning the fire, when no
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Worthy Men.

III. T. Harrison, MuTPhysboro, ILL.,, writes in
behalf Of a class of men who rendered good SER
vice during the late war, and vino have never
been rewarded in any way. He refers to Pro-
yost- Marshals and their deputies, many of whom
were killed, wounded. or contracted disease in
the line Of duty which has made them invaIids,
and who are to-day poor. The Commissioner
Of Pensions CONSTITUTES all laws passed by Con-
gress relative TO such officers SO as not TO entite
them TO the benefits of pension. 10 seems to
the writer that if this action Of the Com
missioner was presented stO Congress in the
proper manner, the laws referring to such OIL
GERS would be amended So that the Commissioner
could not construe the law as he now does
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
COUGHING PIGS.
A Light Dose Of sulphur and EPSON
... salts the Best Remedy.

A Light Dose Of sulphur and EPSON
.r salts the Best Remedy.
An old breeder of swine says that
usually constipated, and he gives them
light dose of sulphur. They need not
be physicked, but simply to produce a
light, easy, laxative discharge, and this
should be done in good weather. Civ
ing sulphur in wet, damp weather will
only have a tendency to increase the
cold and cough, as tie sulphur opens
the pores in the skin and they easily
take cold when in this condition. If
the bowels are constipated, EPSON
salts may have to be given with the
sulphur, as constipated bowels are
sometimes hard to move, and if left IN
this condition fever sets in, gradually
getting worse and the hog dies. Two
tablespoonfuls of EPSON salts and a
small tablespoonful of sulphur should
be dose sufficient to remove the OBJ
struction in a bad constipated case.
However, Judgment should be used, as
the size OF the hog and the severity of
the case must be considered. The cold
should disappear in a few days, and the
bowels kept regular that the cough
may not appear again. Powdered
charcoal, ashes and salt, mixed, should
be kept before them in box. This is
essential to their health and well being
and is great assistant in keeping their
bowels in proper shape. = Michigan
Farmer.
The Iola register., 1891-01-30

the other hand, If the wine had leaked
out where was the consequent discolor-
alton of the paper wrappings and Of
the other bottles, ETC.? A detective was
engaged from convenient point of
vantage to watch the cellarmen in the
long hours of the day, when they
roamed at will through the casks, bar
rels and baskets.
The cut tells the story. The cellar
men had common yellow bowl in
which they kept ice for their own use.
When one of them wanted a cooling
draught of champagne he went through
no formalities at all. not even the cut
ting of wire or the drawing of cork.
He simply took a quart out of case,
emptied the earthenware bowl of its
contents, stood an ice pick, point up, in
the bowl and brought the followed bot
tom Of the bottle down with light,
quick blow on the point of the pick. A
small, round, even puncture was the re-
suit, through which the champagne
flowed in steady stream into the bowl
There was no crash or cracking Of
glass, or dirt or noise The wooden
handle of the ice pick prevented the
blow from breaking the bowl. and the
cellarman poured a libation to Bacchus
after carefully replacing the apparently
undamaged bottle back in its case.
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
Influence Of Example.

There are always new illustrations Of
the influence of example" and here is
one of them: The proprietor of large
mercantile establishment in New York
City strides loftily across its floors and
through its various departments daily
looking after things His stride is
strong and impressive, and II is a curious
facl that, in the course Of years, this
stride has come to be uneonsciously
copied by all the employees in his estab-
lishment The heads of departments
initiate his example by striding rapidly
across the floor; so do the clerks on
every story; so do the boys in training
for clerkships. Some of them formerly
walked about in shutting way or in
other dubious ways; but, after awhile,
all of them stride in the proprietor's
style Even couple of feminine type
writers in the establishment show by
their movements that they have felt tha
influence of his strident example
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CONTINUOUS RAILS.
How They Are United and Riveted
gether with Fish Plates.

How They Are United and Riveted To-
.r gether with Fish Plates.
At recent meeting of the Engineers
Club of Philadelphia the secretary pre-
sented, for Mr. Z. Taylor Gleaves, de-
scription of continuous rails for rail-
ways, which are carried upon ordinary
ties OF wood or iron weighted down with
covering of earth, gravel or stone so
that they can not easily move. The
spikes are not driven home by three
eighths of an inch, so that undulations
may take place in the rail without dis
turbing either spikes or ties, and ar
put in at fixed points, such as frogs, and
at the foot of heavy grades, for the pur-
pose of admitting of longitudinal mo-
ton. ..... .......
The author explains how the rails are
united so as to make them continuous
In the case he notes the rails were riv-
eted together with fish plates. He says
that while the riveting was in progress
the expansion gave some trouble,
but since it has been COM
pleted there has not been the
slightest bucking or any per-
ceptible pulling in on the curves. The
ties are covered with red clay contain
ing some loan, and, to prevent dust,
part of the track was turfed and grass
seed sown over the remainder, so that
now he says, instead of a wrench, the
watchman pushes a mower, and the
roadbed looks like pretty green lawn
with two metal ribbons laid across il. 5"
Speaking of the doubts which had
been expressed as to the utility of this
arrangement, the author says that it is
fact that ''there is in Virginia section
of track laid with rails three miles long,
that it has been in service since June,
1889, that it has not been surfaced or
lined since put down, that the only ex-
pense of maintaining it has been the
watchman, that engines weighing 104,-
900 pounds are frequently run over it at
a speed Of fifty miles per hour, that it is
simply ballasted with earth, and that
shall take pleasure in showing it to any
who care to investigate."--Scientific
American.