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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Nr. Il. j. Pope superintendent
of one of the peniten'iary farms near
Halifax, gave THE DEMOCRAT an
interesting account of the years work
on these farms,
On the farm on the north side OF tie
Roanoke there are about $500 acte~,
aud on the south side about 20 acre.
From 500 acres III cotton they Will ct
$50 bales; from l 500 acres IN corn they
will gather 5000 barrels; from $50 acIe>
ID peanuts they will gather 1900 bushelo'
From loo acres In wheat they saSed g.
oO0 bushels. They made HOO gallons
of sorghum. They will Kill A., o.
pounds Of pork.
On the Caladonla farm near TIil"I}
Mr.. Popc's estimate was that from 800
acres in cotton they Will get 300 bale
from 800 acres in peanuts they will gath
or S 0U0 bushels.
On the farms near Halifax there art
800 convicts, many of whom are cleaning
and d,tching. On both tbese farms IT,:
river has been dyked Sd that no ordinary
freshet will injure the crops. The ian
! that are dong the dyking will move L
| the Caladonia farm and dyke the rls"I
| there.
| Mr.. Pope says that on the farm ne
| Halifax he has the finest corn he Ia,
ever seen.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

THOSE 'POSSUMs A number OF clti-
gems went out ION the town Jew nights
ago tor an old time n 'possuu hunt. They
went on horses and buggies some dis
lance into the wood-, travelling along the
road and cross-paths all the time; and by
s,me means they caught the 'possums.
They carried lanterns. How such state
ment would startle the country lad Of 20
year ago.
From details OF the hunt there was only
one thing about it all that favored
an Old time 'possun hunt, and that was
they did not get home until o'clock in
the morning. But times are improving,
Ee know, and perhaps it Is in order to
introduce new tangled notions into pos
sum hunting. Here we 60 all the time.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
lights, Nov. %. 20 and 80, 1892, MIR.
Butts will exhibit in the chapel at the
1iitary School Cold. Pearl and Crysta
Panoramas. They are mostly Bible
scenes, and many who have seen the pain
ings say that they are beautiful and high
" Instructive.
They are endorsed by the pulpits of
be country, appiauded by the people
nd recommended by the press. There
vii be 81 paintings for the three nights.
Admission only 10 cents, and one
nurth of the proceeds will be gwen for
library for the Military School. All
no attend will spend pleasant evening
nd will be highly entertained and well
.ustructed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

THE DEMOCRAT felt the importance
iurlns the campaign OF devoting as mach
1ace as possible to political questions.
luch was at stake, and many times we
ut aside letters Of local news to give
,lace to other matters.
We are now again settled down to
outline work and we hope onr cnrrespor.
4nts will give US the news by letter OF
.nStal card as often as anything occurs
worth mentioning. We want the news
rom every post office in the county.
We prefer that general news letter.
Zach Us by Monday s mail always.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
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EPISCOPAL. CHU RICH.

EPISCOPAL. O1I ~ IL
In the Episcopal church last Sunday,
the rector, Rev. ". J. Smith, preached
from St. Luke, IL: 3; give Us day by
day our daily bread,
Following are some OF the thoughts
gathered from the sermon:
If it is true God has provided rs with
our daily bread aud prosperity and we
should still ask him each day, give US
this day our daily bread" SO We may
train ourselves 10 look up 10 God with
tlanksgivings for his many mercies to-
ward US and leach Us our absolute re-
lance upon hin,
The reason men do not receive their
daily bread is their own mismanage-
ment and not Gods unwllllngness 10 give.
Man should not expect this petition for
daily bread'' to be answered directly
by his prayers being fulfilled without his
exertlon but God sends the ram IN due
season, tue sunshine. strength, and ali
he causes which are necessary TO bring
about the desired end and it is mans
iuty to use these means as far as he can
and leave the rest to God.
Mar ought TO look upon everything be
has as not his own but merely q loan
rom God, and therefore has eason each
day to pray, "Glve Us this day our daily
bread"
Do not burden one day with tie thought
IF many others, bot as each day comes,
pc form the duties and responsibilities
that 1t involves.
In spiritual matters we should come
Zach day and ask God for more deter
.nnation and power to do right, act right
md live right in running with patien sc
he race set before u.s."
Not only IN want, but in ease and
prosperity. especially we should feel
moved to and say often, Give us this
1ay our daily bread.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
In the Baptist church last Sunday the
pastor. Rev. r T. Vann, preached FRI N
he theme: My iather's God and mine -
The sermon was defense of the faith
Of our fathers. 1t is no small thing that
pnr fathers handed down to US their faith.
There is something sacred and holy in
he memory OF the strong faith ola saint
ID mother and the true devotion of a
,odly father.
The God of our fathers is the only
.ope of the world. The young man
n to-day frequently learns all of a sud
len that his father is fool, and ri at
he old fogy notions about God and
the Christian faith are too small thing
ror him to bother with.
What has the world to offer in the
place Of the faith Of our fathers God
md ours? No one has a right to take
.wav mans Christian hope unless
-omething better is substituted.
Thomas Hume set himself to break
Town his old motuer's faith aud he kdld
t. but when she came to die she sent Tor
ler son and begged of him to give her
omething to stand upon, for be had sue
-eeded years before in destroying her
'hristian faith and hope, and so she died
n darkness aud went out into the long
light in awful uncertainty.
Find the man that wrote the book
With this title: Death bed 1riumphs of
nfidels." You can't lind the author;
ne is not living; such a book has not
opeD written hacauSe there has baen no
cath bed triumphs Of infidels.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
he aonvocaaiOn of sas bOrO

Richmond Dispatch.l WELDON, \. &.
,ovemoer 1S.-The Episcopal Couvoca,
ion of Tarboro' closed its session H.
trace church here to day. The services
last night were of a particularly interes-
Ing nature. Rev. q. P. Hubbard, OF
rarbor0, first preached d very fine ser
ion. and was followed b, Rev w W
va kcr, arcGdeae on o! the diocese, on his
MISSIONARY woIk among the colrred peo-
pie. He enphas zed the great re>poD>I-
,Iitv resting pom the ChIiuan ( hurch
this particular field of Ia Dor. Nh
aiker al,O delivered an address TO til,
,l"r,d people here this evening. Mr.
las NJ :Bee, of the University of tn,
.outn, at Sewanee, Tenn, also made a
ny strong appeal last night at She close
Nr. Walkers address, III behalf o,
Christian education aud tie duty of The
hurch In that respect, and OF the great
work now being done by the institution
which he represented. ReY. Mr.. W at
eIson preached the sermon this mornig.
md the closing sermon ofthe convocation
.o-uignt was by Rev. Mr.. Benedlck. o
Narrenton. Rev ". j. Smith, of Scot.
md Neck. Is the new dean of the coDvoca.
non and he makes good presiding fficer
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Exchange.
St. Peter ton Summer vacation, but
ooking after business on this slde)-Set
mere! why haven't YOU been up my way:
Surprised Denizen OF Earth-Why, I'm
tot dead yet.
St. Peter-You deceive yourself; you've
reen dead for some tune, and you are
varv much IN the way here.
Surprised DenIzen-I'll call in the
leIghbors to prove I'm alive and in bus.
IneSs.
st Peter-That's too much trouble.
iere's your local paper; show ne yout
advertisement.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Nv. ss. d. Sana, in ssichm end. .
The Richmond Dispatch of last Satur-
Law said:
Rev. r, T. VanE, Of Scotland Neck -.
!. O., will assist IN special series Of
meetings. at Leigh Street church begins
ling on Monday night. Services begin
promptly at O'Clock. Mr.. Vann is sue
nrssful pastor, and though not bearir g
he title Of an evangelist, has been greats
iv blessed in winning souls. He lost il
MS youth by accident both hands, but
lid not stop to monrD this loss of his
two best friends His achievements
ave been marvellous. He writes good
'and, opens book reaoilv, and without
lands reaches many precious souls. He
sweet singer, a fluent speaker, with
'athos and argument and humor blend,
ing in captivating harmony.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
lh- fslaiu Arulh

L. good enough for Hoods Sarsabarilla
there IS 10 need of emb, lishment OF
>ensationalism. Simply what Hoods
>arsaparillla does that tells the story OF
It's merit. If you have Fever realized Its.
benefits single bottle vii. convince you
It Is good medicine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
Fer 6seadin. Clerk.

Mr.. II, A Latham editor Of the Wash
n ton Gazette Is a candidate for Hou>,
Reading Clerk in the next Lel islatnre
He has served in that capacity two SEES
Sions, we believe. and gave entire sati>
action. He was unanimously electt
last session.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

The DEMOCRAT has received copy Of
turner's North Carolina Almanac. 1t l.
the 56th year Of publication, and Is an
Improvement On all former publications.
1t is brmful Of interesting facts and every
household needs one. Published and
sold by James II. Ennis, Raleigh, \. {,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Itch on human and horses and all
animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ord's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails
Sold by E. 7. Whitehead & Co Druggist,
Scotland Neck n. q. IL 4 92 ly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

To THE PANlTENTIARY- Sheriff Al lis
brook carried two prisoners to the penis
entary for life this week, and three to
5Ae penitentiary farms.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Winston h"d u half mlllun dollar
Dire a lew days ago, but the plucky
business men of the "hustlIog est"
Gown in the State have already made
viii he improved by the disaster, not
sIthstand the blow was severe ore.
The new hullalng. sill be an in
movement on the OH ones.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

The highest praise has been won by
Hoods Pills for their easy, vet efficient
acton. Sold by all druggist. Price d
cents.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

Simmons Liver REGULATOR never fails t,
re3ieve the worst attacks of indigestion
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

,-'r - anr.. '4t,rr IN this ~ec'i-'
OF t'r = u .'t, t''n i ..tper diseases pa
t"k~tr .. a MT me last lew yea
va ipp ~'t |, ~ .ncIrahle. For =.
-r'at mtl. ar;irrt rs promo Inced II
local dlses-e. AMI prescribed !Oca
rm edle~, lrnd nv constantly failing tc cur,
"lth Io'tl Treatment. pronounced
lncHraHit. Nrience has proven catarrt
to be cons 'tuIonai disease, and tehretore
requires Constitutional treatmen. HUI.
CatarIh Cure, manu- Tactured by f. J
Cheney Co.. Toledo, Onlo, Is the OIL
con tnuunn4t cure on the market. |,
Is t. zen IcterlaliY In doses from @ drops
to tra>p 'on-tGl. It acts directly on ,ht
boot and mucous surfaces of the SYSTEM
In offer one huair~d dollars for ANY
cas- u fades T. cure. Send for circulars
AMI te>tIrn ,nI.l<. Address,
f } CHENEY q Co., Toledo. 0.
sss % by Druggist, 75C.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
PERSONALS.

Mrs. R. T. Vann left yesterday TO
Visit friends at Wake Forest.
Mr.. John Morrisett retarded FROM
ne A. & R. junction Saturday.
Mr.. T. F. Pippin of Hamilton was
10 town Saturday.
DR.. Ed. Shields. OF Weldon hse
1een in town several days on a visit
0 his nome folks.
Mr.. w. II. Johnson went down to
Bethel Saturday and returned Mon
taV.
DR.. A. @. Liverman spent some
line last week with his mother in
}ertie county.
Mr.. G. W. Tbreewltts OF Ringwood
pent last week in visiting friends in
he community.
MISS Louise Lawrence OF VII,
iamston is visiting her father, Mr..
J. H. Lawrence Sue wss accolu-
,anied by Miss Pattle Crawford.
DR.. futile. Mr.. Ellsworth. Of New
York, amt Capt, Taylor OF Norfolk,
gent a part Of last week here hon
ing. Tbey were the guests of Maj'
J b. Neal.
Rev. r. L, Vann !ef: Monday NOR
ing for Richmond where be goes t"
pend several days 10 meeting with
Rev. w. l.. Wright.
Elders A. j. Moore and Sslv.ster
IasselI were here Saturday. They
allied To see Mrs. J. G. Pttmap, who
~ qaite sick.
Nj. james. ". Ponell OF Har~
elI>,,!ie came over last SATURDAY, On
vl-tt n her brother, Mr.. t. f..
1e,y~c.>. Sn" vss accompanied hy
'rf ,ngnttr, j IS. +. W. Noo'en
.nd Mrs. Ann Ia. ior OF Aulander
She Eilz 4het1 CIT, corresponds II;
81 IN" Norioik Virginsan s.Vs that
DR. j. II. White has 8 handsome
rev residence Oh Paindexter Street
Or. X hlte lett Scotland Neck a f "
ears ago. and his friends here are
LEASED TO cote his success.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
THE DEMOCRAT
y We Der "a, 90
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

\ 1vertisement@ Of all kinds mast be II
.hls office by tuesday afternoon to m
.ura publication for the current week
Local ADVERTIS EMENTS i cent 2
rar: or cac5 iH>eTt,on-
NanrQey tor i0cu adcertsjnq due aoeeklg
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

= Eds SHOEN at s139. Must b.
n sold at once
y. y. JOseV
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

il papers BY the uuudreds, at THIS office
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24

A SEVERE sToRM,-On last Fri La
nOrning about 9 O'cl )ck a severe storm
passed over the town. 1t lasted for onl
n few minutes. and there was no seriou,
damage from it in town; but on the river
ARMS there was considerable damage.
Mr.. VI. F. Hutterworth says it blowet.
down tenant houses for him and laid fia'
his peanut stacks. HIS loss rroc it VII
he two or three hundred dollars. Their.
was other damage in the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
HELP BRO. ALLEN.

MR. EDITOR Some time ago Bro.
Noah Allen, OF Institute, Lenoir
county, lost most of his cotton crop by
fire. He is a hard working, industri-
GUS man and has large family and is
in need. He has been an ardent
worker for the Alliance, speaking and
organizing, many times receiving no
compensation for his work, leaving his
farm and going out TO battle for the
love of his country. He himself asks
for nothing, but the Alliancemen of
North Carolina will not let a deserving
brother suffer. Each Alliance can
contribute some small amount to the
brother, as he deserves the sympathy
of the entire Order. The loss was al
most fifteen hundred pounds of lint
cotton Help him.
Very truly yours,
CHAs. L. ABEREETHY,
Lecturer, Greene Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
TolLING ON.

The masses of humanity to day are
toiling and pinching and saving from
one ears end to the other, and they
receive only a miserable pittance upon
which to subsist, and nothing is laid
aside for rainy day. We see this IN
our own immediate neighborhoods-
men with families to support, who
barely earn the food they eat, and are
unable to procure sufficient clothing
to keep them comfortable. The out
look is dark to them, that their chill
dren must inherit only hardship and
toll growing more severe with each
succeeding year. Where shall relief
be found? Will the plutOcrat release
his grip on the throat of the tOler, or
the bondsman grow weary of turning
into his Golfers the earnings of his
slaves9 Shall we look to the men who
have brought degradation and poverty
to the tollers to remove the burdens
they themselves have imposed upon
them? History lifts its warning voice,
crying from the shores of Ireland an
alarm made more terrible by contrast
with the happy past. Pauper labor
prevails throughout the old countries,
and the tendencies in this country are
in the same direction. Aliens are con-
stantly securing immense tracts of land
IN this country, and every effort Is be-
ing made to control legislation in the
interest of the plutocrat, and against
the small farmer and the laborer Toll
ing on, day after day, the laborers
have allowed these wrongs to pass un-
noticed, until now their removal will
require herculean efforts. The wisest
counsels must prevail and organiza.
ton must be perfected and educated
up to the hour. There is no call for
anarchy. The American people have
weapons aIl-powerful in the ballots
they are as yet permitted to cast. 1t is
no longer question cf whether this
or that party wins, but human liberty
is at stake, and a revolution must take
place in order that labor may receive
the hire Of which it is deserving. La
boring men, before you is struggle
as sure to come as the revolutions of
the earth. Bare ye your arm for the
work now; to delay means the awful
arbitrament of force. Wait not for the
resolution born OF dispair To day
your blows will be ballots; to morrow
you may SOW dragons teeth ia fur
rows Of a present opportunity All
dnce Advocate. 49,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
BUYING CATTLE TO FEED.

There is a marked difference between
the ideal steer In the eyes Of the expe-
rienced feeder and the one discarded by
him as leggy and hidebound. A writer
In the Journal of Agriculture says:
Taking one year with another, as much
depends upon the cattle we start with
as upon any one thing outside of the
food and the manner in which it is
given. Every feeder that has given
the attention necessary under present
conditions of cattle feeding to realize a
fair profit understands that there is a
very considerable difference in the out
come of cattle. That given the same
food and care, one animal will make a
much better gain than another. So
much is this different that in many
cases it really determines the question
of profit or loss. When the margin of
profit is small at best, every advantage
must be taken and few are of more i'm
portance than proper selection. The
value of the food supplied is the same
as we'll as the labor required to feed
and care for whether the animal is
making fair growth i'm proportion to
the amount of food supplied or not,
and it is therefore very important to
select such animals as will readily
u1dh0 q O41IA5y SIOWO1 IL leu lADCIhlAY
and given good care.
1t is better to pay a higher price for
the better class Of growing steers, as
with them a profit is possible, while
with the inferior feeding animals it is
often time and money thrown away to
keep them. Because an animal is a
hearty eater Is not all that is necessary,
as it is not what an animal eats but
rather what it digests and assimilates
that benefits; and while one animal
may readily eat enough the growth
may prove very unsatisfactory Orc
of the principal objects, if not the IF1n
cipal one, In feeding cattle lis to con
vert the farm product into q more
profitable, marketable product With
thrifty, growing young cattle it is pee
sible to convert much that, to q con il
cradle extent, may be considered waste
products into something marketable.
This is especially the case with corn
fodder, straw and hay But if done
profitably the right kind of animals
must be selected as well as good feed
and care be given. Another advantage
in having good feeders is that they are
always marketable while inferior
grades are often difficult to sell at any
price, and this is not only the case dur
ing growth out also to a certain extent
when they are already TO market.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15

OF mankind are the necessities of life,
without which man cannot exist; fol
lowing these come the comforts and
convenlences and after these the lux
uFIeS or life. The degraded European
peasantry now being crowded upon us
nave Deen accustomed to the neces
stiles OF lite only, and their standard
OF living Is adjusted accordingly.
Laoorers In this country have been ac
customed to obtain the necessities !;
many of the comforts and conveniences
and some OF the luXuTies of life also,
and their standard Of living has been
adjusted accordingly. The chief glory
OF this country and the strength of its
free institutions lies IN it's educated,
moral, socially aspiring laboring peo
pie, and 1T is, therefore, q patriotic
duty, yea, an act of self preservation,
tOdetend them from the eencroachmen 8
OF the paUperized, degraded hordes
that are being poured in from Europe.
Not only the interests of the american
people, but every other worthy inter
est, moral, social, political and eco
nom1c, demands some restrictions upon
foreign immigration. Not only so,
but the interest of humanity, broadly
considered, demands it. The, example
of America with her free, peaceful,
educated, prosperous labor has done
more toward uplifting, amelioratlng
the condition of the millions of each
than any human force of modern times.
The race cannot afford to lose the
example of America, or to see its in
spiring career and influence among the
nations put in jeopardy by the trans
fer to its shores of few millions of
the degraded, pauper peasantry of
Europe. Stock Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-15
A WORD OF SCRIPTURE.

James 5: 1-6.-"Go to now, ye rich
men, weep and howl for your miseries
that shall come upon you. Your riches
are corrupted and your garments are
moth eaten. Your gold and silver is
cankered; and the rust of them shall
be witness against you, and shall eat
your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasure together, for the last
day. Behold, the hire of the laborers
who have reaped down your fields,
which is of you kept back by fraud,
crieth; and the cries of them which
have reaped are entered into the ears
of the Lord of Sabaoth. Yehave lived
in pleasure on the earth, and been
wanton; have nourished your heart,
as in day OF slaughter"
If these verses do not shout of to day,
with the rich becoming richer, and the
DOOR poorer. of what age do they speaks 2
The vast fortunes of to day, used as
they chiefly are-I thank God for some
xceptions-are menace to widespread
and equalized prosperity, as well as an
exciting cause of jealousy and cupld1ty
among the working classes, particular
ly when they realize how many such
fortunes were made; therefore, grow
ing hatred of the rich and powerful
class; and cry, becoming louder and
louder, I'VE must combine as one
man, In order to obtain just recon-
pense, and fair working day" 1t is
a common remark and an accepted
truth to day that the rich criminal tre-
quently escapes, where thee poor one
has not even a chance of doing so.
Does not such injustice cry to heaVenf