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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
MILD AUTHORITY.
The Autocrat of the Club In the City OF
London.


London.
The police regulations in England are
very different from those common in
this country. The policeman there is
not nearly so autocratic as he is here,
and would never think of using club
or striking a man except in self-defense.
J. Gilman Speed gives this story of their
mild sway in Frank Leslie's Weekly:
Upon one occasion a man came into
my office and created disturbance. l
ordered him out. He declined to go, so
l sent for a policeman. A sergeant
came. l said to him:
This man does not belong here, and
refuses to leave my office. Will you
please take him Out?"
I expected the sergeant to tell the
man he must go, and then, if he did not
move on, 1 expected to see the officer re-
move him by force. Not at all. The
sergeant said: You had better leave
here, sir" and his tone was as respect
full and civil as though he were asking a
favor.
The man manifested no intention Of
| leaving, and the police officer began an
| inquiry as to his reasons for wanting to
stay. This so exasperated me that put
the man out myself, greatly to the as
| constituent and apprehension of the Of
| 4icer.
He explained to me that l had no
| right to interfere in the matter I had
brought to Ills attention; and that
! doubtless the intruder would get out a
warrant against me and have me ar
! rested for assault
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
SELLING A TITLE.
q. Grand Duke Renounces His
Title for a Wealthy Bride.
His Bride the Daughter of serf and the
Widow of a Former Tradesman-
Financial Straits the
Incentive.

Now that the car has reduced by
one-third, and in some cases even by
one-half, the allowances and annual
grants from the imperial exchequef TO
the various grand dukes the latter are
endeavoring to find rich wives, says the
New York Record. And inasmuch as
the majority Of the marriagable ladies
Of roval blood are blessed with great
pretensions, small purses, and even
still less beauty, it is only natural that
the Young cousins Of the car should
seek wives outside the imperial circle.
The latest case Of this kind is that OF
Grand Duke Nicholas Niccolaiewitch,
who led TO the altar the other day, at
Toula, Mrs. Bourinine, the enormously
wealthy and still prepossessing widow
of the former head of the great Moscow
and Toula trading house OF that name,
What renders the match all the more
sensational and astounding in the eyes
! of the Russians is the fact that both the
lady and her first husband were born as
/ serfs. When Alexander II. emanclpated
the latter in 1862 l doubt whether he
ever dreamed that the time would come
when one of his own nephews would
become the husband of the woman born
in that degrading state OF servltude
yclept serfage.
Grand Duke Nicholas was only per
mitted to contract the marriage in ques-
ton on condition Of renounc1ng his
title of grand duke, his predicate Oh
Imperial highness," his allowance
from the imperial treasury and his
command in the army. Henceforth he
las RomanOH.
The surrender of those empty honOrs
and dignities is more than counterbal
anced in the eyes Of the ex-grand duke
by his relief from the pangs of shabby
genteel poverty. Hitherto Nicholas
and. in fact, his entire family have beer
in terrible financial straits, and have
experienced the utmost difficulty IL
making both ends meet
His father, the late Grand Duk'
Nicholas Nicholaiewitch, uncle Of thu
present car, died two years ago with
out leaving anything but onerou
debts. This was all the more aston
ishing as the grand duke in question
had come very near getting cash
Tered at the close of the Turko-Russial
war in consequence of the gross per
sonal dishonesty and wholesale robber,
which characterized his command II
chief of the imperial forces in Europe
= No one will ever know the exac
: amount of the enormous brides whic
he received during that conflict fror
1 fraudulent army contractors. Wher
the money went to no one seems t
S know, unless it got into the hands O
> the English groom's wife who figure
0 for so long at ST. Petersburg as h
e belle annie and as the mother of thre
of his illegitimate children. She le-
g Russia almost Immediately after h
f death, with her olive branches and a
t her belongings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
ORG an .

1HO>INGER.-
Sold 10 the SontE ior
thirty y-ars- Eighty
Thousand III use.
Honestly made. Low
ia Pei"c.
er1sni & Votey.-
A new favorite. Sim
ole Ia make. Sweet
in tone. Durable and
heap
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22


= .;esis- ~ 81 oGr ri 'zer7
that for voars 81 have been selling
DIR. Kin NJ. - -cnF4ty fsr N
sampt or, Jc k'r2's New L'fe Pills
Bu, kleu's A1ulo- SAFE ald I'll ctrlc
Bit.era. ard have never Daad.ed
+medies that sell ~ well, or that
aaee given .nct 0rtvrI-si s1tIaiset-
lga. We do ret t,,}lsts 10 guaEa"-
tee them every time, aud We =ta"d
rn-5r to refnnd 'h* purchase 3.r'ee
il :. t.sfactory results 10 Mt !"5t'"
.thtir shs'c o.e. ire-" feost ..f-
Ia e 70" Their -ceat popei .rl.f
,.are!, N tb.Ir nrg.T~ r. ]. ;, B.. ~
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
Rats Like Gooseberries.

A Milnthorpe (Westmoreland, Eng
land,) man says that ripe gooseberries
disappeared from his garden very rapid
~ this year, and he supposed that the
mischief was done by blackbirds. One
day his attention was called to rat
taking the fruit off with his mouth, and
dropping them to other rats below
Presently another climbed the bush
and helped to gather the fruit.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
LAND = Al

By virtue of power in me vested b.
that deed Of trust which was executed
to me on the 9Th day OF January, 1887,
by W. E. Jones, ana which is recorded
in the Registers Office Of the County Of
Halifax, in Book 10 ''B"., on page 435,
I shall sell for cash at auction IN Scot
land Neck. on the - day Of January,
is he following described land. to
wit. That land in Palmyra township,
tornfcd ~ ;Hc lqnds OF NJ, ID. Ais
brook, Mic A. Arlington, and others,
aud beginning at pine on the Palc3yIa
road, thence along The road. n. 53 w.
57s, to q stake, " hitmore corner, thence
along WbitmoIe line, n. %, Z 100 poles
to Steptoes mill swamp, thence down the
various courses Of said swamp about 50
poles to a black gum lii the month OF
little branch about 46 poles to Il maple,
thence 81, Z. l3 poles to a white oak,
| thence s. 80, W. - poles to the hginnlng,
| and Containing sixty nine aces. more or
less. ". A. DUNN,
Trustee.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
II ~ L1N4IN1oE7'
JUST "OLD TIMBER"
The Famous Ship Eoudroyant' Sold and
Broken Up.

The famous old Foudroyant, one Of
Nelson's tlagships in fact, the only
one. except the Victory, still in existence
has come to an ignOminiOus end. The
Foudr0yant was launched at Plymouth
III l198.
Had she been launched a month
earlier, says the Viking, the Foudroyant
.-ould have been flagship at the Nile.
! il was. she had the honor of captur-
;,sr the Genereux. ~, and the Guillaumc
-.1l. 80, the only line-of-b battle ships
which escaped from the bay of Aboukir.
~le served first under Sir James B.
Warren. in 1898, and helped to defeat
Commodore Bombart's squadron off the
.oa9t Of ireland, when the Hoche, IA,
was captured. She then Joined the
'-Ie,iiterranean fleet blockading Cadiz,
aud afterWard engaged in watching the
French ships in ToulOn. On the escape
If the latter she was dispatched to
--o,e1aS to reinforce Lord Nelson, who
then transferred his htR Uo her from
the Vanguard. The FOudrOyant NOW
became the seat of government of the
kingdom Of Naples, and was for a con-
si>ltra Die time the residence of the king
and queen, and Of Sir William and Lady
Hamilton. 1t was while in the Fou-
droyant that Nelson captured Rome
with his Ships" and in her he subse-
Quently flew his flag as commander in
chief in the Mediterranean.
The ship has, however, other associa-
tons hardly less interesting than those
connected with Nelson. On the 22d OF
March, 1901, in the bay Of Aboukir,
where she had so narrowly missed bear
Jag glorious part three years before
the received on board Sir Ralph Aber-
cronby, who had been mortally
wounded in the battle Of the 21st. IN
spite OF all these historical associations
the British naval authorities have solo
the Foudroyant, and she has beer
broken up as old timber.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
Discovery OF Missing brother Among
Hail Innntas.

I'm going to join the army and will
be gone three years" Thus wrote
young man to his dear old mother and
sisters at home. The boy, says the
Salem Statesman, was under sentence
to state prison when he wrote the letter
that he supposed would quiet all in
quiry as to his whereabouts He had
been found guilty of forgery, and the
judge in prOnOuncing sentence upon
him gave him three years at hard labor
This was several months ago, and the
young man is by this time well &C
quajnted with the mOnotOnous routine
of life in the Oregon state penitentiary.
On recent Sunday afternoon couple
OF young ladies, sisters, new arrivals in
Salem, visited the prison.
They arrived too late to be admitted
to the services, but were given seats in
the waiting room. At the first sound
from the choir they were interested,
but as the music of the song filed the
chapel and resOunded throughout the
corridors, they recognized familiar
sound IN the sWeet-tOned voice that
carried the air. They advanced nearer
70 the chapel, impelled by they knew
not what and CHANGING through the
barred doors recognized among the
>!'i~-ra wearing the stripes the absent
brother whom they supposed to be
serving his country in the army. The
recognition was mutual and it was pit
.fn!- The shock was more than the
1e1c2te nerves of the young women
'o o.i - ;2srE. But it issdnIeone incident
o1 the malay. The prisonsis full of sad
romances and expectations that are
never realized.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-31
DRTnLLTsTG7S
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-31
WE GTAEANSEE AK BONS
$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any
case Of Liver Cnmplaint, Dyspepsia,
Sex Headach Indigestion, t'onSttp pa
tlou or Costiveness, we cannot cure
with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills. when
directions are compiled with. They are
purely Vegetable and never fail to give
satisfaction. sugar coated. Large box
es containing 30 ills 25 cents. beware
Of counterfeits and init ons. Sold by
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-31

DIR. f G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
a SUtrautrei Spariti tor
= sferia. Dizziness, SDuvu lstnnS, ttts,
y, rvous Neural si4, iieata ne, Nervous
PfaStYaltion cause hv the use OF alcohol
o- t..l ,cco, Wt1efsllu 80 Nenta De
pre- ION Softe nag If ahe Brain result
..- u in~anitvan leading - nj cry,
4uc.t ana death Premature old Age,
tiarrenness, Loss OF Power III either sex
voluntary Losses and Syer . atorrhtea
.tused By oyer-e Nertinn OF the or'lu,
selfabuse or over-indulhance Each
box contains one months treatment.
81 40 box or six boxes for $500. sent oy
mail prepaid on rece ipt OF prces.
WE GTAEANSEE SIX BOXS
70 cure any case. With elch order re-
ceived bv US fpr six un1 IS, Dmpaa-
led with $780, will send the ,urc haser
our written guarantee TO reIunI me
monep if the treatment does not effect
cLre. Qua anteeS Issued only by w. II.
CHEDIC, Sole Agent, Carson City, New
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-31
Quick TINE, CHEAP RATES!

DatIy Express and Passe ger rains
maRe nron}pt ron iections with the
several railroad lines in the Fast
,.uilnlan lace Sleening Cas- ana
TayI i. sleeping Cars ,its'ched TO all
train .tii.ing Cars attached TO fast
mail I,IhS between True 3e and Og-
cen.
Iicke, sofa, sleeping car hfrihs Sc
cure,I, Anc other IniorInati gwen On
application 10 the Co.'S Agt. at keno
where paS>e gers ca!fins raon can
securr choice 0f routes, --tc.
Richard cray, scr. Ira Mans
+. IA tI.ipIDM AZ.
Gen
san Frupt .-t'O. al.
ilne
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-31
The .UYERS CutA,Eis

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
A TRUE PORTRAIT.
Carl Schurz's PORTRAYAL of Giro
yer Cleveland.

| certainly do not pretend that Mr..
Cleveland is the ideal man or the
greatest statesman of all times. He
no doubt has his limitations, weak
nesses and shortcomings. But be
possesses in uncommon measure
those qualities which are especially
desirable in public servant charg-
ed with great responsibilities. He
has a conscience He has a will
He has patriotic heart. He has a
clear head He has a strong sense
of right. He has knowledge of
affairs. He is party man, but not
party slave. He is true to duty
regardless of personal interest. This
is not only the judgment of his
friends, but also of his opponents,
who, in a campaign like this, wish
they might not have to admit it..
There is to-day no public man in
America so widely and well known
and so generally and sincerely re-
spected as Mr. Cleveland is. Even
those politicians of his own party
who opposed his nomination had to
respect him for those very qualities
on account of which some of them
thought him Objectionable as a
President.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
The State Meeting in Session Mt Park
ersburg-GoOd Attendance.

The Baptists of West Virginia as
sembled at Parkersburg Thursday
noon in annual State meeting of the
General Association, which organiza-
ton has in charge the missionary
and educational work ofthe denomi-
nation in the State. The association
elected Col. Dan johnson, President;
Rev r. r. Sadler. Secretary, and w.
F. Atkison, Treasurer
The annual sermon was preached
by Rev. Ross Ward of Morgantown.
Text, "Jno. A, "a" Subject: "The
True Worship. of God: essentials
Regeneration and obedience" Rev.
Kerfoot, D. d., professor in the
Southern Baptist theological semin-
airy located at Louisville. KY, made
an eloquent plea for that institution.
Rev. E. W. Powell, corresponding
secretary, read the report Of the
Board of Managers; Money collect
ed for State mission work, So, 70l. 80;
amount expended, 81, SOS, SO, twenty
nine missionaries were employed on
mission fields, four church buildings
were erected, six churches were or
gained; Sunday Schools organized,
thirteen; nearly fifty church build
ings in all are in course of construc.
ton. The receipts of the Home
mission Society were 1927. This
comes back of the State, with one
third added in the aid which this
society renders the weaker churches
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
A Great Meeting at Wadestown.

WADEsTowN, Oct. IA great politi-
cal meeting was held here to-day. Early
in the morning people began to assemble
and by II o'clock a vast crowd thronged
our streets. About this time Hon. VIM.
l.. Wilson arrived and his presence was
the signal for much activity. Every one
wanted to meet Mr.. Wilson and they
gave him regular ovation. The old
men, the ladies', the young men, and the
children were all anxious to see and heal
West Virginia's favoiite son. Many peo-
pie without regard to politics called to
pay their respects to him.
About noon procession was formed
a mile down the road and it came with
bands of music and banners marching
through the streets, shouting for Cleve-
land, McCorkle and Wilson.
At O'Clock the assemblage was called
to order at the grounds near town where
a stand had been erected for the speak
er. j. z. Hagan, an enthusiastic young
democrat, was made chairman Of the
meeting. pat as he is Familiarity called
made a very witty ten minutes speech
and very gracefully introduced Mr.. Will
son who, as he always does held his au-
dience spell-bound for over an hour and
half.
A striking feature of the parade was a
big wagon with eight horses on which
was erected hickory pole about 30 fe ct
high. About 20 feet from the base a
small boy hung to the pole waving lit
tie flag and shouting for the democracy.
Probably the most attractive feature
of the parade was the Mt. Zion cornet
band, of Mt. Zion, Pa, which furnished
the brass music for the occasion. The
band is led by Joseph Hoffman who is
an excellent fellow, and all the members
are of his class.
The meeting was attended by an earn
est, thoughtful lot of men who went to
learn the real issues of the campaign.
The visitors were cordially and hospit-
ably received by the people of Wades-
town and the writer OF this is positive
the visitors were much pleased.
Long may the people OF Wadestown
and of Battelle wave
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
Blacksville Budget.

BLAcKsvILLE, Oct. 17.-Our people
still complain of dry weather and scare
ity of water for their stock. The farmers
are fast husking their corn and report it
much better than they had expected it..
Quite sad and fatal accident occur
red here about noon last Saturday.
Johnny, son of Wesley Woods, had been
hunting few days before and by acct
dent broke the stock of his-shot gun
which had been made shot gun out OF
an old musket and after repairing the
stock had on Saturday put in a load to
try it, but after loading it remembered
that there was already load in it. He
then asked his father to shoot it out but
he refused to do so and told Johnny not
to do it, but regardless of his father re-
mark went out in the yard and fired the
gun which resulted in the breech pin
blowing out and taking effect in John
ny's temple and passed through his
head. He died about II o'clock the
same night and the remains were inter
red in the Blacksmith burying grounds
on Sunday. He was quiet, kind heart
ed and industrious young man about 16
years of age, and the father and mother
with the rest of the family have the
sympathy of the people in their sad be-
reavement.
The roller mill of this place, which
has been fora short time under the ex-
elusive management and control of L..
w. Morgan, is fast building up an ex-
tensive trade. The mill is doing very
satisfactory work and we see people from
beyond West Warren and almost to
Freeport coming here to mill Lowry
+says it is not uncommon to have $50
bushels of exchange work a day. His
last weeks custom averaged 95 bushels,
and he can exchange any day 200 bush
els without keeping any people late in
the evening. Lowry is good miller
and having one of the best mills in the
state will do his customers good work
We learn that Howard & Lester will
soon have a stock of general merchan-
disc in the new rooms in the Minor
building. Come on boys, competition is
the life OF trade.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22

While the speaking proceeded the
arranged Interruptions Of interrog-
atories by Republicans did not pan
out well az all. Messrs. Wilson and
Martin showed that they were pre-
pared to answer any questions, and
SO they were not asked any by the
ratified opposition.
A few indiscriminate yells for
Harrison did not cause the vocifer-
Gus join in expected and they sub
sided. For it was truly Democratic
day and they had it their own way.
The people showed that they
could not grow weary of hearing
Mr.. Wilson speak. The only disap-
pointment he made was by stopping
at all.
Every district in the county sent
a delegatian, people being here
who drove % miles from way up in
Battelle.
The Democratic cadets heading
the parade set the marching time fol-
ali who followed. They never APP
peared to better advantage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
Colonization Difficult.

1t has been supposed that the alb
sence of any registration law would
render the colonization of voters an
easy practice. But several legislative
enactments stand in the way of it..
1t is curious fact that there is a
constitutional prohibition of regis
tration. From the organization of
the State down to 1870 the repuhli-
cans had control, and under their
administration a registration law,
with accompanying test oaths and
restrictions, was used oppressively,
and so lncensed the people and pref
udiced them against the registra.
ton of voters that when the revolu.
tion came and the constitution of
1872 was formulated this clause was
incorporated: Article 4, section IL.
mo citizen shall ever be denied or
refused the right or privilege Of yo-
ting at an election because his name
is not or has not been registered or
listed as qualified voter" 1t is
not unlikely that large majority of
the people would now be glad of a
proper registration law, and the Leg
islature has done what it can to sup
ply the place of one. A residence of
one year in the State, or sixty days
in the county and thirty days in the
election district is required to enti-
tie man to vote In thinly popu-
lated districts stranger is likely to
be detected. Nor is that all. The
last Legislature enacted law which
will give the republicans, if they
have any sinister designs, much more
trouble. In each county there is an
assessor elected by the people who
makes an annual valuation of all
personal property. The act of 1890
makes it the duty of these assessors
to make list of voters in the coun
ty. Under the constitution it is not
necessary for man to have his name
on this list to entitle him to vote,
but the list is in the hands Of the
judges of election, and whenever a
voter presents himself whose name
is not on the list he is regarded as a
suspect and put to his proof.