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The advocate., 1895-04-03
A Dollar Library.
Cheney, Kas.

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Government Ownership Of Railroads, Ca
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Direct Legtstton, Sullivan. ................. 20
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Bondholders and Breadwinners, King .2e
The Dead Line, Clemens. 10
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The advocate., 1895-04-03
There Is Danger Ahead-Avert 1t!

LlpplQcOLCS IOr t6Dru8ry, Is well
founded, it would seem that one of
the most pressing duties on the part Of
everyone interested in the welfare of
our country would be to exercise all
possible means for the prevention Of
its ful6llment.
He says: "The agricultural popula-
tion of this country will in fifty years
be poor and illiterate, made up of
hired laborers on great estates, of ten
ants and of proprietors of small patches
of ground which they will cultivate
with the spade and of whose produce
they will eat only what cannot be
sOld."
The above is certainly dire proph-
ecy 1t is a statement that is at least
calculated to cause the thinking man
or woman to pause and study upon the
probable future of the nation.
Reliable statistics undoubtedly show
that the number of large holdings of
land is steadily increasing. A very
pertinent question to ask is, Why is
this so? Are men and women less
anxious to own their farms than they
were thirty or forty years ago? Ger
tainly not. The love of home is as
strong as it ever was. Why, then, is
it true that the small land-holders are
decreasing in numbers, as statistics
show they areP The answer to this
question, if given by a majority of
those who have in any way been dis
possessed, or who are likely to have
to dispose of their holdings, would be
inability to make the farm produce
enough to support the family, educate
the children and keep up the expenses
Of the business.
But why is it that the small farmer
can not noW,as well as in former times,
make his business pay him all of his
expenses and lay by something "for
rainy day." 1t must be because the
money lender has his grip on his throat.
But, says the objector, the farmer, of
all men, is the one who ought to be
independent. That is true as theory,
but it is not true in fact. There are
many farms in the United States that
have been under mortgage for ten and
twenty years. That is to say, debts
were contracted that long ago when
the outlook was much more rosy than
now, and when the natural desire of
mankind for good homes and pleasant
surroundings could, apparently, be
gratifed with safety.
Take, for instance, the year 1875.
That year, according to the reports of
the department of agriculture the aV-
ersge price of wheat was 81 per bushel,
and for two or three years thereafter
it was even a little higher. Then,
twenty to forty acres of wheat lin the
wheat belt) could be counted on to pay
all expenses and leave the small farmer
a surplus. The man who at that time
placed loan on his "quarter" had a
good reasonable show to redeem it.
Of course, new farming lands were
being opened, but the number of those
who ought to be consumers was rap
idly increasing, and the demand for
the product of our farms should have
increased even more rapidly than the
supply, and this, if the legitimate law
The advocate., 1895-04-03


cereal up to 81 per bushel.
1 am speaking now of the United
States, which is a legitimate way in
which to handle this subject, for we
do not produce more than we would
consume if all were able to have
enough to eat, and it is therefore right
to reason from that which is the true
demand, Ii. {. an adequate supply for
our own people), and not from that
basis which is fixed over the seas
where less than five per cent. of our
product goes.
In 1875 our product was 292, $4,000
bushels, and our population was about
40 millions. In 1894 our product was
400, ,267, 900 bushels, and our populs-
tion about So millions. The number
of bushels per capita, when wheat was
81 per bushel, was seven and one
third, while in 1895, when wheat went
down to so cents, the per capita was
about six and one.third bushels. Where
is the law of supply and demsndP And
at the same time it is competent to ask
where is that "home market" which
was to have been established for the
products of our farmsP
The answer must come that the in
exorsble law Of supply and demand
has been suspended and our home
market is established over in Liver
pool. Under a continuance Of the
present system, it will be strange if
the American farmer does not come to
that condition which the writer quoted
predicts.
In view of the awful lessons which
we have been called upon to learn in
the last two decades, it would seem
that the very instinct of self-preserVa-
tion ought to urge us to put forth
every means at our command to arrest
the terrible devastation that is going
on in our rural homes.
The currency of the nation ought to
be replaced on the same footing which
it occupied when the debts Of this peO-
pie were contracted; and that means
the reconciliation of silver at its old
legal ratio, and the issuing by the gen
ersl government of sufficient full legal
tender paper money to bring the
amount up to $50 per capita. This
should be put into circulation by pay
ing all salaries, pensions and all ex-
penses of the government in its own
currency, instead Of by checks against
the money already in existence, and
should be receivable for all internal
dues to the government. Then public
improvements, in the way Of govern
ment railroads, telegraphs, and, in fact,
all the public utilities should be insti-
tuted by the government. Banks of
issue should be abolished, and banking
institutions should be restricted to
their legitimate business. The un-
earned lands granted to corporations
should be reclaimed and converted
into homes for actual settlers, and
lands owned by aliens should be con-
demned if necessary, paid for, and dis
posed Of to actual settlers.
With the supply Of money restored
to what is conceded by all good au-
thorities to be only necessary to the |
prosperity of the people, and work be
v,,p an tb0ea oroat ;ronroraroan4, ~ ~
The advocate., 1895-04-03
That Single silver Song.
Phillipsburg, Kas.

EDITOR ADVoCATE:--Thea advisable
ity of narrowing our platform to a
single issue has been discussed by
ssges and philosophers, by graybeards,
office seekers in our party, and by
those in dire straits who welcome re.
lief of any kind though but for an in.
slant. May young man be heard
who belongs to none of these classes,
who cast his first vote in 1890, cast it
for the Peoples party, and has ever
since worked and voted, spoken and
written, hoped and prayed for that
party, as embodying the political prin.
ciples through which alone liberty can
be preserVedP
Ours is party Of young men. We
cannot afford to work for temporary
success. Our young men are trying to
settle the struggle for many years to
come. They have entered the Popu-
list ranks with three well.dehned OBJ
jects: To reform the land, trsnsports-
tion and money systems of the present.
They do not wish simply to cut off one
claw of the mOnopolist paw.
Wellington's old guard formed q
hollow square which Napoleon could
not Vanquish. We have a triangle,
each side of which is invulnerable to
the foe. Some prefer the land side.
Some are found in the transportation
line. Others give battle in the money
phslanx. While all are willing to have
their rear defended by comrades, many
are unwilling to be active in the de-
fense except on one side. We can gain
by stretching out in single
line, inviting surprise from behind.
The self-constituted leaders Of the
new silver movement are men of
wealth. That class would control
everything in the event of election to
office. Il won't call it success.) They
care nothing for our land and railway
principles. Where would these beP
Senator Sem says the republicans took
advanced ground on the land question
in 1854 and 1856. But they abandoned
1t and where is their land reform ?
Just where ours will be tWenty-fi or
thirty years hence if we give up to the
one'plank plan now. Intrench men in
office and their fear Of becoming
statesmen without jobs" will cause
them to oppose every attempt to ad-
vance new principles because 1t will
cost the votes Of the rich and power
full or the prejudiced, as Kansas Popu.
lists can well bear witness.
We have for years said that no new
principle is advanced by an old party,
hence the hopelessness of old parties
our principles. Will human
nature change after we have won on q
silver issueP For my part 1 want the
battle fought now. 1 don't want to
lelp fight the land and transportation
questions twenty or forty years hence.
Caste lines will be rigid then, as they
are in Europe. Temporary relief would |
Oe pleasant, but this pssting and plas-
,ering the cancer with one local sppli- |
,stion after another is wrong. 1 be-
ieVe in heroic treatment. want the
cancer cut out to the roots.
Free silver viii give us more money.
Z his the bankers, the landlords, andthe |
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
The Art Of Forgetting.
SfIpctei.

SrIected
A lady. whose life III a certain we'll
kaown educational institution has not
been without Its trials and vexatlons,
wa. talking about her experience to
her friends at home.
Are al the peop'e at the institute
50 perfectly lovely asked listener
With bright smile she answered,
Somehow | remember the pleasant
things and forget the others"
40 doubt this was in part an acqulr-
ed grace l. it not one ~ell worth cul.
tivating if only for our own peace OF
mind?
a child begged for the story Of Dan
Iel one night at bed time.
Il am afraid, said the mother, you
will dream about lions"
"Oh. no :" returned the little one, i
will dream about Daniel and leave out
the lions"
our lives might be If we, too, couid
leave Out the lions. 1t Is true that III
much Of our lite the sweet and the sad
are 50 interviewer we cannot separate
them without destroying the entire
fabric. We would not forget the grief
which opened to us the heart OF a
friend, nor the parting which was not
All pain, nor the dying glory which we
saw through tears. Over such eXpe-
riences we pray, Lord, keep my mem
Dry green J" but the cutting remarks,
the cold neglects, the unkind act, Lord,
help Us to forget.
It IS not worth while to cherish the
memory Of our mistakes and failures.
Let them serve their purpose Of pre-
yentjon for the future and be forgotten.
They should be stepping stones, by
! means Of which we may attain a higher
level, and not wall 10 impede oul
progress.
ooh, Emeline let Us forget the past
and begin anew" This exhortatlon
was found on a fragment OF a letter
written by some unknown person, and
was often repeated to nee half Jocosely
hv the ts&or It might be we'll 'or Us
to take lie words as Il motto. Forget
| the past and begin anew - not the
kindness and friendship and JOY of the
past, but its bitterness, its yeXatlOns
| it's mistakes.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
Family Importance.
Youths Companion.

I'OuM's Com p0niOn.
In the old days of slavery in the
South, the negroes who had been well
treated Identified themselves entirely
with the affairs Of the plantat' on.
They constantly referred to ''Our hOrs-
esq 'our COWS" and "our crops" and
seemed to feel an ownership in the
prosperity they helped to create Le-
titia NJ. Burwell says in her "Girl's Life
in Virginia. that among the visitors
at her fathers plantation was an aged
kinsman, q bachelor of eighty years,
who was always accompanied by his
negro servant, as old as himself
Both were named Louis, and they
had been so long together that 1t SEEM
ed as If they could not exist apart.
Black Louis rarely left his master
side, and he Joined in the conversation
if the other Louis became perpexed or
forgetful When his master was talk
ing IN the parlor, black Louis always
planted his chair on the middle of the
doorsill, and held himself in readiness
to help his master out of any difficulty
'Now, marster," he would say, 'dat
warn't Colonel Tayler's horse dat won
dat race dat day. You and me was
dar."
"Now, marster you done forgot all
| bout dat. Dat was in de year 1879
an dis is de way it happened"
Then he would proceed to tell the
story himself. All this was done most
respectfully, but it was evident that the
Cd negro IN a manner possessed his
master. and assumed entire charge and
command Of him.
The negroes loved dearly to brae
about what "our white people" die and
had. One day, two white children
were riding a short distance in q public
conveyance, aud a small colored box
VINO helped III then fathers dining
room, also got in. The children closed
their eyes, to keep out the dust, and
two old gentlemen, sitting opposite
supposed them to be asleep, and began
| talking about themH.
'Those children Will spoil their
Sunday bonnets," said one
This reused the little colored boy.
'Umph ~ he snorted. You unk
denis my mlstresses' Sunday bonnets
Umph YOU jes' ought to see what dev
got up dar on top de stage in dar hand
box !"
This was pure invention but it saved
the family honor, and he was content
A Sunny Disposition.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
CONDENSED SCHEDULE

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 3.43 p m, Halifax 400
. m, arrives Scotland Neck at 400 p III
Greenville 6.37 m, Kinston 7.35 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston 7.2O a m.
Greenvile S.22 a m. Arriving Halifax
at HOO a M, Weldon ll2O IN,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 100 a IN, arrives at Par
mele $40 m, returning leaves Parme-
lie 61O p ~, arrives Washington 7.35
D M Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
& Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
4.4Op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, us p M, 4.2O p. M, Ply
mouthS.3O p m, $40 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday,
600, a. m. Williamson 100 m
9.5S M Arrive Tarboro 1910 m
11.2O m.
Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Favette-
vile Branch leave Fayetteville $50 p
N, arrive Rowland III M Return
ing leave Rowland 1856 a m, arrive at
Fayetteville 9.19 a m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train on Midland, n. c., Branch.
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfeld 100 a m
Returning leaves Smithfeld 500 a m !,
| arrive Goldsboro $50 a m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 6. 20 p N. arrives Nash
7.15 p M, Spring Hope 7.4O p N.
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 a
M, Nashville $50 N. Rocky Mount
9.15 a M, daily, except Sunday.
Train on Clinton branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily except Sunday
at $40 p m, and Ills a m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at $50 a M, and g.
10 p M connecting at Warsaw for Gin
ton, daily, except Sunday at go p m.
and lilo m. Returning leaves Gin
ton at 500 M, and $40 M. con
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and IS.
Trains No. 81 South bound and Ia
North will stop only at Rocky Mt
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No is makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
All rail via Richmond and daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except sun
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN f. DININE,
). Il. kENL1, GENERAL SUP'T
SUP'T TRANS. T. NJ. EMMERSON,
Gent Pas. Agt.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
"Tain't a Dog. y
ALKALINE w. STERLING
n. Y. Star.

~ Y. Star
Miss, you can't bring dogs irto the
car" SAID third Avenue conductor to
a young woman, who tenderly held a
wriggllng little object wrapped up in a
shawl
.'Tain't dog" snapped the young
woman, ana the discounted conductor
retreated to the rear platform amid a
general litter He studied the case
lew minutes. and then, returning to
the Young woman, said: Miss, vou
c'a bring cats III neither
FAINT a cat" said the young won-
an, sad; Its a rabbit" and the long
ears emerged in confirmation of her
assertion. At this the conductor
looked puzzled for a moment, and then
sand: We'll, that's accordin' to the
rules of the company dogs is dogs and
cats Is dogs; but rabbits is insects; so
you can stay"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
Selected.
a Sunny Disposition.

Selected.
There are some persons who carry
sunshine and happiness, by their very
presence, wherever they 90. TIE ills
Of life sit lightly on them they make
the best OF everything. They inhale
and ENJOY the fragrance Of the rose
while it lasts, without pausing to lament
that to morrow its leaves will be with
cred. Their hearts swell with delight
at the many-colored rainbow, and as its
hues quick. fade, they say to then :
selves, never mind, it was a bright bow
Of promise. anyhow.
Such people are the true, practical
philosophers. They find in the fact
that life is short a conclusive argument
IN favor OF enjoying as nearly every
moment OF it as possible.
They are not only the happiest Of
people themselves, but they do a great
deal to make all around them happy.
Their presence Is everywhere welcome ::
their absence. is felt and regretted.
They help the world on, and contribute
to make it joyous.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
CastCria,

''Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly tod me of its
good effect upon their children
DR.. G. Z. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. I hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostru1ns which are
destroying Their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves
Dr.. ]. F. KINCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Centaur Company, ~
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
Mention this paper.

FITS.-All fits stopped free by DIR
X lines Great Nerve Re8torer. No fit
after first days Use. Marvellous cures.
Treatise $500 trial boctle free to Fit
eases. Send to Dr. Kline, 93l Arch st
Philadelphia, i.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
CastOria.

CaStOria.
"Castora is SO we'll adapted TO children thai
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
Fl. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n Y
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside pracNce with Cassoria.
aud although we only have among ON
medical supplies what is known as regu'-r
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it,
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
ucray Street, New York City.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
What is

Castori is Pitchers prescription
contains neither Opium, Morphine
Narcotic substance. a harmless substitute
for Paresorc, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor
1t is Pleasant It's guarantee is thirty by
Millions of Mothers Castora destroys Worms aays
fevershness. Casioria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
Diarrhoea and Wind Collie CastOria relieves
teething troubles constipation and fatuency.
Castcria assimates food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep Cas-.
toria is Children's Par acea-the Mothers Friend
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14

taken to Spokane last Wednesday
evening and placed in the Sisters
Hospital of that city. Mrs. Hem
minger was taken i'll on the even
ing of October 26. Her trouble
5affled the skill of local physicians
and she gradually grew weaker and
continued to sink until little hopes
were entertained by her friends of
her recovery. Her condition grew
so alarming that on Wednesday the
attending physician gave her up
and it was decided to send her to
Spokane for treatment as a last re-
S ort, She was sent to Spokane in
care of Annie G. Hone, trained
nurse, and she is now being attend
ed by DR.. N. Fred Essig, one of the
leading physicians of the city. Mr..
Hemminger received letter from
the nurse today stating that DR.. Els
sig pronounces her case very critical
but that he felt certain he could
effect her cure. Mrs. Hemminger's
many friends will be pleased to
here this welcome news.
Major and Mrs. j. 1. Barnes,
Mrs. Mark Wells and Miss Annie
c. Hone were passengers who came
in on the Nelson Monday evening.
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Wells were
on their way TO California whore
they will enjoy six or eight weeks
of CALIFORNIA; delightful winter
climate. Major ]. l. Barnes accom-
panied them as far as Spokane.
Miss Hone was on her way home
from Capt. Rykert's where she
was employed as nurse in care Of
Mrs. Rykert during her recent
severe illness. Mrs. Wells il
Mrs. Rykert's mother. She goes
r to California for her health. The
lady is the widow of the late MARI
Wells, distinguished AS being ont
, of the founders of the Wells, Farg'
. Express Co. She and Mrs. Barne;
have a delightful outing ahead
which the HERALD hopes they ma.
. thoroughly enjoy.
! Mr.. L. A. English has beel
succeeded as night operator by MI
a ]. 7. McElroy. Mr.. English ha
been here several weeks and ha
q made many friends. He intende
moving his family here in shor
!. time. Just what was the reaso
! for the Company's action in thi
matter we do not know. but it wa
through no fault of his while her,
# and he leaves the road with a goo
!. record while in its employ.
IS -Messrs. w. w. Bush, Loui
is Fitzpatrick and Thos. Desmon
d were in town today on bushes
l. connected with their new scho'
ID distri ct, No. 40, of which they a
" the trustees. AS their district
" cut off from the district of whiC
lie Bonner's Ferry is part, it becom
is necessary to figure up the resourc
l. and liabilities of the old distri
of and make a settlement.
to The river is again free fro
ice and open to Navig alton. T.
Hays took d 200-ton cargo to Ka
- 10 during the week and the Nels
. came in last Monday as usual.
es Buy your Christmas presen
! of Hemminger. He has everythil
lie the holiday trade requires.
,e The Str. Hays returned
port today.