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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
A BTRNING DISGR4 CT.

The Legislature of the good and
much praised State OF North Carolina
has been reduced to the necessity OF ac-
knowIedglng the disgrace Of prolonged
and continued drunkenness in their
BODY. Senator Westmoreland Satur-
dav introduced the following resolu-
ton
WHEREAS, We as Senators elected by
our respective districts to transact such
business as may come before us, do ful-
" agree that it is our duty to give our
time and talents TO that end, and
WHEREAS, Information comes to US
that one of our number has been seen
on various occasions under the infiu-
ence OF intoxicating liquor, to that ex-
tent that his seat has been vacant Tor
many days past, and his constituents
thereby deprived Of proper representa-
ton which by law and justice they
should have therefore, be it
ResOlued, That a committee OF three
shall be appointed to investigate such
conduct and if they find the truth as
set forth, shall prefer charges In legal
manner against said member and cause
him to be properly dealt with accord
ing to law, to the end that justice may
be done to his constituents and that
such conduct shall not reflect dlscredlt
upon this honorable body.
The name OF the drunken Senator
was not given, but whoever he is, he
ought to be expelled from the body
and sent home and an election order
ed to fill his place instonter. He ought
not to receive any compensation for his
time, and if anything has been paid
him he ought to bs compelled to pay
it back, be he Democrat, Popullst or
Republican.
And this incident leads us to say
that it is time the people of this great
and glorious and much lauded Amerl
ca we're beginning to see the necessity
of doing away with the liquor fiend en-
tirely
In these DAYS of rigorous weather
when suffering lifts up its wallin&
voice from every street corner anC
cross roads, we pray, "Gol, pity The
DOOR" How many of us fully realize
who are the really poor and that neet
help and relief at our hands? How
many of us stop to inquire who they
are or the cause of their suffering
Would you know who they are anc
whence their suffering and want
Well, turn into some place where there
Is actual want, and retrace all the step:
of a lew years tnar nave led to this
state OF affairs aiIu you VIII nUU NC IUns
in finding the fountain-head Wher
ever intoxicating drinks gurgIe across
the counter there starts the stream O.
evil that ends in untold suffering thai
writhes in the alley or that crouches
in the howell by the way-slde.
When will the people of this great
country who profess to worship God
and to live by that part of the holy in
junction of the Son of God, Glove thy
nelghbor as thyself" we say, will
they rise to the dignity of life of pro-
fessed righteousness and good deeds
towards their fellow-men and help live
out of existence every influence and
prejudice that fosters the liquor traffic !
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

NoRru Carolina is itr
trpu~ed ou The lines s. a3.
res than ever The roru
New England cotton mu
south has begun % s,lf "a
thi. subject and North Cae
no lagcari In doing her m
southern Development
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at
Toledo, Washington, says she has new
err been able to procure any medicine
fer rheumatism that relieves the pain
so quickly and effectually as Cham ber-
laln'S Pain Balm. and that she has also
used 1t for lame back with great sue
cess. For sale by +, T. Whitehead &
Ca. Druggist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

Catarrh is a constitutional disease.
Hoods Sarsaparllla is constitutional
remedy. 1t cures catarrh. Give it a
trial.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29
President board of managers, Nation
al Home, D. V. S.

LETTER FROM GENERAL BRECKENRIDGE
Washington, D. c., May o. 1895.
Hon. c. E. Faulkner, chairman com
mittee on Homes for Soldiers and
Sailors, Atchison, Kansas:
Sir:-I am in receipt of your kind
invitation to the National Conference
Of Charities and Correction, to be held
at New Haven, Conn, on the Gath in
slant, and regret that the pressure of
official business will debar me from at
tending.
l have no doubt that full and free
discussion by persons practically en-
gagged in the work of managing the in
stitutions established for the shelter
and comfort of our nations wards,
would result in much improvement in
the methods now largely the result of
Individual experience. A suggestion
having practically the same end in view
appears In my recent report p. A, on the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers. Is it not within the province
of your organization to consider wheth-
er the benefits of Communication or out
door relief which is given to some 80
per cent of the veterans upon the rolls
of the Washington home, might not be
extended TO all the national homes.
Vide, page IS Of report above referred
to.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

The report received covers a period
from October 8, to December %, 1894,
and is a comprehensive sketch of exist
ing conditions.
The officers conducting the affairs of
the branch homes are credited with an
encouraging degree of enthusiasm, zeal,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29
Totals 4aa7 s234577 81 81 1911 100 30 sld0l, 708 Il


Average number of members pres
ent during year, Is col
Average number of members pres
| ent and absent ....................19 Is, 23S
Whole number cared for. ... .23, Sis
| Deaths ..................... 1,05U
Average age of members CARED for59. 23
| Average age of those who died.. 641O
Average length of residence of
| those in the Home who died. $50. TIC
| SUPPORT.
Per-capita cost for current sup
port, exclusive of items for con-
struction and repairs for aver
age number present .......,....$ 1927 As
Total per-capita cost for average
number present ................ LAT %
PENSIONS.
Total number of pensioners
in membership of Home.. 15,117
Amount paid to families
Through THE Home. ..,.....$ 4O9, 231 IS
Amount paid to pensioners. 4, 637, 27S 10
Average amount of pensions
paid during year............ 1928
ACCOMMODATIONS.
The Board of Managers report that
the conveniences of the several branch
es Of the Home are exhausted, and that
only two of these branches can be
properly enlarged to wit: The Marion
and Pacific branches,
Admissions to the Home are suspend
ed either on account of lack of room,
or when there Is danger that the funds
appropriated for the current support of
mem hers is insufficient
INSPECTION.
The inspection of the several branch
es of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers is secured by the
war department for the information of
Congress through the office of the in
spector general of the army, and for
the information of the board of mana
gers through an officer reporting to said
board. Application was made to the
war department for a report of the
latest official inspection, which was du-
ly forwarded under the following letter
of transmittal.
War Department, Inspector Generals
Office, Washington, D. c.. April 20,
1895.
HON. G. e. Faulkner, AtchlSof, Kansas
Sir:-In response to your circular of
March /, 1895 as chairman of the COM
mittee on Homes for Soldiers and Sail
ors, Of the 22nd National Conference of
Charities and Correction, l have the |
honor to inclose a report of the inspec- |
tor general of the army, on the several |
branches of the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers, also his re-
port of the inspection of the Soldiers |
home near this city. Respectfully,
j. c. BRECKINRIDGE,
Inspector General
The report received covers a period |
from October 8, to December %, 1894, |
and is a comprehensive sketch of exist
ing conditions.
The officers conducting the affairs of |
the branch homes are credited with an
degree of enthusiasm, zeal,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

womanP Man works from theory only
Why do tens of thousands of women
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
telling their most secret thoughts ?
Because they know that their letters
go straight to the hands of woman, are
opened, read, and answered by woman,
who as woman has made woman's ills
life study, and because she never fails
them, and cures cases which the doctor
cannot. ts
The lady who asks that the following
letter be published, gives concisely the
uniform expression of gratitude cons
tanned in thousands of other letters in
Mrs. Pinkham's possession.
"For eight years suffered with neu-
ralgia of the womb, backache, severe
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

should advise every woman to take Lydia
E. Pinkhdms Vegetable Compound who
has any female trouble. / had friend
who was to go under an operation. |
advised her first to try the Compound.
She did, and is now so much better
and stronger she has given upall thoughts
Of the operation" = MRS. M. WILDE,
2197 Park ST., Tioga, Pa.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

pains all through
anybody, and kid
ney trouble.
None of the doc
tors did me any
good. / took
twelve bottles Of
your Vegetable
Compound, and
cannot thank
you enough for
the relief 1
found.
~ am now
we'll cured of all
those Mains. I
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03

witnesses did not have in mind these
sales that had been proven that they
must return verdict of not guilty
and the prosecuting witnesses and the
assistant attorney general both swore
positively that they did not have
these sales in mind.
How eau any man cenSure a jury for
not cOnyicting under such circum-
stances unless it be the attorney gen.
oral, who is looking about for an ex-
cuSe to justify himself before a lot of
Topeka cranks who are the everlast-
ing enemies Of Wichita. He demand
ed the poll o the jury which was con-
sidered an unusual proceeding forthe
state in a criminal case and every
man Of that twelve stood I'D clothed
in the imperiShable garb of Ameri an
citizenship and boldly declared that
that was their verdict.
The jury were not out of the Jury
room long before the reporter learned
that when they went into their room
the first thing they did was to strike
out ten counts which only left one,
which was maintaining a nuisance.
The first vote stood StO 4 for &C.
Quital. When they came to discuss
the matter it was found that all
agreed that the building had been
properly located and that the evil
dence showed that liquor bad been
sold in the building, but it failed to
show that Jack Davidson had kept or
maintained il.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
Proceeding to Collection

Topeka, September 26.-Attorney
General F. D. Dawes is taking the
preliminary steps towards the COL
lection from counties and school dis
trictS in the state the amount of de-
linQuent bonds, coupons and state
taxes. In many instances the sever.
al counties of the state are delinquent
to the amount of several thousand
dollars and the state treasury is clear
ly entitled to and should be paid all
such amounts due on account of the
above mentioned resources.
The attorney general is now pre-
pairing letters to be sent out to the
county clerks in counties where the
money is delinquent asking them to
proceed at once towards replenishing
the state treasury. Among the
things contained in these letters is
the question: rs there now in the
hands Of your county treasurer a
sticking fund created for the purpose
of paying these bonds and coupons?
Ii not has any provision been made
for the purpose of paying them by
the collection of insufficient taxi"
! With regard to the bonds and coupons
the attorney general says: 81 pre-
slme the state school fund commits.
sioners will be willing to accept re-
funding bonds to take up those now
due and would suggest that where
this is desired correspondence be had
with the proper officer, Hon. E.
Stanley, state superintendent"
Many of the bonds which are now
due were issued several years ago by
the districts for the purpose of erect
ing school houses, but the bonds are
interest coupons and are in a good
manv cases delinquent. The cause
for these delinquents is the failure of
the proper officers to make the levies
for the payment of the interest and
coupons. In this it has been suggest
ed that perhaps the members of the
boards Of county commissioners NAV
be beld responsible for the amount,
which should have been paid to the
state. This will be determined, how.
ever, when the cases are taken to the
courts on mandamus proceedings.
which will be instituted by the at
torney general if he finds it neces.
sary to force the payment.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
The Waterw orks Tested Again.

The water committee of the city
council made its final test of the
waterwOrks last Thursday afternoon.
They were accompanied in their
rounds by Attorneys W. W. Schwinn
and A. E. Parker as the representa-.
tives of the waterworks company.
The four so it lines were located
at the Etna mills, the corner of
Lincoln and G, the court house cor
ner and Washington and Ind, but the
latter one was moved during the test
to Hunters elevator corner. The
company had fOrty-eight hours to get
ready for the test and they improved
the time in flushing their hydrants
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
Wichita's Prohibition Fight,

The jury in the first whiskey case
tried in the district court at Wichita
by the assistant attorney general
brought in verdict of not guilty yes
terday. In the Eagles account of
the rendition of this verdict appear
the following significant paragraphs:
They had heard men testify that
they bought and drank beer in that
place but they took with them to the
jury room the instructions of the
court which told them in unmistaka.
bic language that if the prosecuting
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
Furniture at Wholesale Prices

We represent the largest manufac-
turers of household furniture in The
world, and sell to any body at factory
prices. All shipments direct from the
chicago factory, Our large furniture
catalogue mailed to any address or re-
ceipt Of 9 cents in stamps to pay post
age. Our special baby carriage cata.
ilogue, showing 50 new styles, mailed
1ree. American Furniture Agency.
retail prOft-Smashers. Galena. Kansas
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
All Editors are Delegates.
Topeka Capital.

| 1oPOhaNaPl1dl'
Not only every newspaper man in
Kansas, but throughout the west, is
especially invited to attend the ses-
siOns Of the Western States confer
ence. Every editor must consider
himself a delegate and all will be
welcome at the conference.
1t was suggested to Governor Nor
rill that an official invitation be ex-
tended to the newspaper men to at
tend the Western States conference
in this city. The governor exclaimed:
Invite the newspaper men. Why.
certainly. However, they do not
need an invitation. They are all
welcome and l hope to see a large
number Of them here. They repre-
sent one of the most powerful ele-
ments in the United States. and l
hope to see :many of them here. If
an invitation is necessary, l heartily
extend it,
Mayor Charles A. Fellows said
1.-THE plan of making the newspaper
men of Kansas delegates to the west
ern states conference is capital one
and should be acted upon at once. l
am thoroughly glad the suggestion
has been made. The best friends of
Kansas are her newspaper men, for
they plead for the best interests of
the state from the first day of Janu-
airy to the last day of December.
They know as much about this ques-
ton, if not more, than any other
class of our people and have done
as much to make the deep water har-
Dor on the gulf coast success as all
the rest of the people combined"
General S. B. Bradford said: 1.-THE
idea of making all of the newspaper
editors Of Kansas, irrespective of par
ty, delegates to the Western states
conference to be held at Topeka.
October, |, 2 and 3, is certainly a very
good one. This conference is mainly
for the purpose of disseminating in
formation among the people Ga the
subject of deep water on the gulf
coast. To change the course of trade
from the east to the gulf is a matter
of education of our people, and there
is no better way to get this lntOrma-
tiOn to the people than through the
newspapers; in fact, it is the only
way it can be done successfully. If
these newspaper people are here, and
hear the speeches and suggestions
that are made, they will have more
information possibly than they now
have on the subject. and will 60 home
prepared to enlighten their readers
on the subject of the advantages to
be obtained in having deep water on
the Gulf Of Mexico. 1t would be we'll
if every newspaper man in the state
of Kansas were present at this con-
ference"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
,-za. .ss1 ...s 49, =,
and getting all their machinery in


The best possible shape.
The franchise of the company pro-
vides as follows: "The pressure from
the elevated tank alone and its capac.
ity shall be'ssufiicient to discharge
through fifty feet of hose from any
four hydrants. four one inch streams
to the height of siXty-fiye feet for
two hours continuous use without the
aid of the pumping machinery, and at
all times said tower or tank shall be
supplied with sufficient water to com.
ply with said requirements" When
the test began the tower was full to
the very top. But in a few moments
after the water was turned on, the
pumping machinery was put to work
for all there was in it. Parker Rad
the gall to claim that the pumps
were being used only to keep the
tower full and that their use did not
add to the pressure. But the COM
mittee had placed Ed Gibbons at the
pump house and he made a record of
the pressure at stated intervals,
which shows the fOOlishneSs of Park
ers claim. For instance, at 4.35 the
water tower was running over, after
the water had been running an hour
or more. The pressure was then 80
pounds. The pumps were shut down.
The pressure dropped to 70 pounds
The pumps were put to work again
and the pressure went climbing up
again to the 10 mark at the time the
measurements were being made on
the Hunter elevator.
Under these circumstances. with
fifty feet of hose, the elevator was
wet fully sixty-five feet high, but at
no time did the stream" exceed fifty
in height. OF course such a test is
OF no real value in deciding whether
or not the works comply with the
ordinance.
When it came to the direct pressure
test, the pressure was run up to 100
pounds. By reason of some misunder-
standing of directions given and by
reason of the failure to hear the
whistle which was sounded as a sig
nal only one hose of 200 it., instead
fisk of them. was turned on. This
was at Hunters elevator. The high
est it got a drop Of water was not
over seventy-tive feet. The require
ment is six Streams" eighty feet
high.
One thing, however, ought to be
said for the water company. Its
pressure yesterday was the best it
it has furnished for years and years.
Had it always done as we'll at fires.
there never would have been any com.
plant about its failure to comply
with the ordinance. The query is:
If the works are capable of rendering
such service right along, why is it
that the city has had such abomina-
bly, poor service in the past. Can it be
that Attorney Parker was correct
yesterday when he said Gown at the
elevator corner that J. NJ. Thralls,
the manager of the company. had not
been paying any attention to the bust
ness during the past two or three
years?-Mail.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
Bargain in a Farm.

l have got a great bargain to offer
10 10 a choice half section of land near
Corbin. Remember the old axiom
that If you would make money luy
WI when other people are anxious to sell.
Ihere is big money in Kansas lands
al present prices. Come in and talk
with me about this Bargain. a lot of
stock and implements go with it.
LYMAN NAUGLE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03

The Santa Fe company has issued
circulars showing the benefits to the
farmers to be derived from the deep
water move. 1t shows the difference
between the rates of shipment by
rail and by steam and conclusively
shows very large saving to western
farmers by making deep water har-
Dor at Galveston. All western ship.
ments ofexports will then 60 by way
of the gulf instead of by the way Of
New York.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03

The case Of Frank Scudder. charged
with having perjured himself in the
Anderson Gray murder trial in the
spring. came up for trial last Mon.
day iu the district court, and after
consuming four days in trying to get
a jury, the case was dismissed at the
request Of the county attorney. This
case, it is claimed, was identical with
the Raine case in which the Judge Or
dered the jury to bring in a verdict Of
not guilty; and such being true, we
can hardly see how the county attor-
ney can justify himself in consuming
four days Of the courts time. and run.
ming upa cost bill of several hundred
dollars, when the twin case that pre-
coded this one had been so summarily
dealt with by the iudge.-New Era.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
A Bad Case of Poisoning


Z. A. TeSh was up from Perry last
Thursday and told the sad story of the
poisoning of his family some two OF
three weeks ago. Mr.. TeSh formerly
lived near Cicero, this county, until
the opening of the Strip when he
went to Oklahoma. Some three
weeks ago a bad case of poisoning
occurred in his family which resulted
in the death of three of his children
and the terrible suffering of all the
members of the family, His wife had
been baking bread for some time for
man named D. W. Horner, also
we'll known in this county, having liv-
ed at Belle PLANE for a number of
years. Mr.. TeSh's family had been in
the habit of using some of the bread
baked from Mr.. HOrner'S -four, as it
was the agreement that they should.
Everything had been going all right,
until one day after eating some of the
bread made from Mr.. Horner's flour,
the whole family and Mr., Horner
himself were suddenly taken very ILL.,.
They did not suspect that it was the
bread, however. The next time they
ate the bread, it served them the
same way, but still they did not sus-
pect that it was the bread. The
third time they ate the bread, they
also fed some Of it to the chickens,
and it killed tue chickens. They
then knew what the trouble was. too
late 10 save the lives of three of the
children. The flour was found to
contain arsenic. How it got in the
hour is a mystery. Some suspected
Mr.. Horner at first, but such a theory
is idle, as Mr.. HOrner ate of the bread
and came near dying from the effects
of the poison it cOntaiued. He is now
walking on crutches from the effects
OF the poison. The fact as to how
the poison was put in the -four or who
put it in there will always be a mys-
terry and the murder of these people
and the awful suffering of several
Others will perhaps never be avenged
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-03
Ladies, Don't Read This.

why will you suffer with painful
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tricity will relieve youth five minutes
or no pay. For sale by Haltiwanger.