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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
4 CHANGE N BOYS.

We have recently seen stated that
the standard Of morals has been low
cred. We do not think 80. Ii has
been in some respects changed, and in
scme cases very much for the better
Many things that our fathers did. with
out fear and without reproach, would
be inadmissible in this day. lndeei
| the biblical narrative recites many
things in connection with the early
worthless, which would be considered
reprehensible now.
Morals have not deteriorated. The
blessed work of our holy Christianity
is going on, and civilization is advanc-
ing with every revolution of the wheels
OF Time. OF course we know that
Morals and Christianity are not the
same, but men would have no faith in
our religion if it did not ennollc life
and make Decent regard for the OBJ
servance of Morals an essential of exa,.-
ed character.
"Our boys are not as good as thoy
used to be-" is sometimes referred to as
showing the decadence of morals.
Admitting the fact, while doubling Is
truth, it may be observed that boys are
not what they used to be- A boy of
six years is more in contact with the
world and knows more of "the pleas
ures of sin now, than lad of twelve
dared to think of in the DAYS OF our
father and young American of fifteen
has sounded depths and scaled heights
that men of that early day never
dreamed of in their widest moods but,
IN the grand aggregation of life, the
mighty mass of humanity is moving
upward and onward
There are more Christian mothers
than ever before, and 1T would be
contradiction of all history to assume
that mothers influence is not supreme
in shaping character. She may not be
able to make her child model Of piety,
mould his manners and influence Lis
character.
Tell US not that In expressing these
opinions we are optim1sts. We are
optimists in it's broadest sense. We do
believe that all events are ordained for
the best-but we are very far from be-
lieving that whateyer is is best. There
Is much that is wrong in this life very
much that is evil IN the world, but go
sure as day follows night, we are ap-
preaching the time foretold by seer and
prophet when the wilderness shall
blossom as the rose.
Maternal influence, educational facil-
ities, church privileges, civilization in
its higher development, and agencies
of which we know nothing, ere working
out the grand problems OF life and
drawing man nearer to the good, the
beautiful and the true
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
SCOTLAND NECK. N. c.. THURSDAY. JANUARY "a 1896
THE SUNNY SIDE.
Be Ever Hopeful.

Selected.
There is no greater man than he who
is true to himself when all around deny
and forsake him.
There is no WORK so humb BILE that
taithfulness in it will not be noticed
and rewarded
Notice in any path in life the most
successful figures walking in it, more
often than not, you will find that they
are people who have failed more thar
once.
when EmersOn's library was burn.
ing at Concord" relates Miss Alcott
II went to him as ne stood with the
freight on his strong sweet face and
expressed my sympathy for the loss OF
his most valued possessions, but be
answered cheerily Never mind, Loui-
sa, see what a beautiful blaze they
make We will enjoy that now The
lesson was never forgotten, and in the
varied losses that have come to me l
have learned to look for something
beautiful and bright"
None of us realize that hopefulness
is not only delightful quality to meet
with in others, but positive duty in
cumbent on all of us. st Paul, the
most practical of writer's on life and its
difficulties, brackets it with faith and
love as the chiefest of Christian virtues
It is not mere accident of disposition
whether we persistently look on the
dark and gloomy or the brighter side
of things, but a habit of mind which
we can cultivate or allow to die through
want OF use.
Begin with small things, and the
habit will grow on you In greater ones
Steadfastly resolve to look for the
bright place in every event, and il
your path in life is gloomy and difficult,
look not only on the thorns and stones
of the way, but fix your mind steadily
on the helps which come in the dark
est lot, and the sun and stars which are
always shining above, if we will but
lift our eyes and see them.
1t is not yourself only you will serve
by the formation of hopeful views and
habits you will be perpetual cordial
and tonic to all those among whom
your lot is cast.
Exercise strong will to secure tran
quilllty. If we worry about the past
which is gone, or the future which has
not come, the blessed to-day, which is
all we can be sure of, we never have.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Az OtD AsD WrII~TWrD REWfpY
been used for over fifty wears by ull-
lions Of mothcr- for ,heir Children
while teethlng, with perfect -ucce- II
-oothe- the child, -oitcus the gums,
allay4 al pain cure wind collie and Il
the best remedy ior Diarfhna j.
pleasant 10 the taste ~old by Drug
gi-ts IN every part - the World.
Twenty five cent? a bottle ~ value
j. incalculable BE sure and a.k ~ M--.
Win-low'- Soothing syrup, and tlc .
no other kind.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

English SPAWN liniment removes
all Hard. soft or Callou-cd I.ump- and
and Clemi-hes from hor-c- Blood
SPAWN ~urbs. Splint-. Sweeney. Ring
worm titles, Sprains, and swollen
Through, Coughs, Etc save - hy
use Of one bottle Warranted tho
most wondrful Blcmism Cure ever
known Sold bo + + Nhitohcad &
Co, Druggists, Scotland Neck \ 6.
10 | ly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

| Total number OF people injured II
Senator Butler has introduced bill
which puts money packages of express
companies on the same level as United
States mail matter, and it is believed
that if it becomes a law ''hold ups"
will be Of infrequent occurrence. Train
robbers seldom interfere with the mails.
They have more fear of the United
States authorities than of the State
authorities. They know that to touch
any piece OF mail matter is to set in
motion a band of trained officers who
have ample means with which to pursue
them to the lands end, whereas local
means to pursue and punish them.
SO, when they have to take chances of
detection and conviction they prefer to
incur the penalty of the State law
rather than Of the Federal law. And
then, of course, they know that they
are far more certain to find currency in
express packages than in mail matter.
If the United States Government
would undertake the carriage of money
packages and would insure delivery, it
might have all of this carrying business.
But this the government has always
declined to do. If the Post Office De-
partment will not do this business why
should not Congress extend its protec-
ton to money packages carried by
express companies? If it would do SO
we should soon see the companies
returning to the old rates perhaps to
rates lower than ever before.
We are not familiar with the details
of Senator Buffers bill, but unless it is
liable to some objection that does not
occur to us, we should think that it
ought to pass In the instance of the
Aqma-creek robbery we see how difficult
and costly it is to pursue train robbers,
and how troublesome it is to bring
back for trial prisoner who has been
arrested IN another State. This, too,
Notwithstanding the fact that Governor
O'FerralI has made untiring efforts to
bring the guilty to judgment.
Indeed, if the executives OF all other
States which have been the scenes of
train robberies had pursued the rascals
with the same vigor and determination
that Virginia's Executive has pursued
those who held up the train at Aqua
creek, this form of crime would have
disappeared long ago. But experience
has shown that in some States the au-
thorlties are not very dlligent in pur-
suing such offenders. The fact is that
takes money and men to follow these
desperadoes, and to overwhelm them if
they show fight, and too often the
| officers of the law have considered their
detection and punishment more a mat
ter that concerned the express compa-
nies than a matter that concerned the
general public.
Shake the deciduous and evergreen
shrubs after each heavy snowfall.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
John Wesley and the Farmer.
Onunrd.

Onunrd
A farmer went to hear John Wesley
preach. He was man who cared lit
tie about religion on the other hand
he was not what we call a bad man
His attention was soon excited and
riveted Wesley said he would take W
three topics OF thought he was talking
chiefly of money. His first was, "Get
all you can" The farmer nudged a
neighbor and said: This IS strange
preaching; I never heard he like be-
fore this is very good That man has
got things in him it is admirable
preaching." John Wesley discoursed
on ''industry," activity" Giving to
purpose" and reached his second divis-
ion, "Save II you can" The farmer
Decdlue more excited. W as ILeTe
ever anything IKE thls?" he said.
Wesley denounced thriftlessness and
waste. and he satirized the wilful wick
edness which lavished in luxury and
the farmer rubbed his hands as he
thought, ''All this I have been taught
from my youth up and what with
getting, and what with boarding, it
seemed to him that salvation" had
come to his house. But Wesley ad-
vanced to his third head, which was,
Give all you can "Ah, dear, alb,
DEAR said the farmer, she has gone
and spoiled it ALL"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
A1LcAN CIR WIZ cmrArlN

When druggists DO not keep Blood
Balm-and they are icw--~oud 500
for large bottle. OF $500 for -iS bot
ties. and il will bc sent to you freight
prepaid, bv the Blood Balm 60. Atlau
Ia. t;a. Book Of wonderful and marye-
Ion. cures of blood and skin diseases
-ent free. send FOR Il and read adyer
ti-ement in another column.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
Knights Of tha Macca bees.

The State Commander writes us
from Lincoln, Neb., as follows "After
trying other medicines for what seem
ed to be very obstinate cough in our
two children we tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery and at the end OF two days
the cough entirely left them. We will
not be without it hereafter, as our ex-
perience proves that it cures where all
other remedies fail"-Signed F. w.
Stevens, State Com.-Why not give
this great medicine trial, as 1t Is
guaranteed and trial bottles are free at
E. T. Whitehead & Co.'S Drug Store.
Regular size Soc and $1.OO.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
Hog Cholera.

The famous Major Hog Cholera
Cure, which cures and pre1ent- cha'crn
in hoes and poultry j. on sale a' \ u
Jo-ey'- and at T. I Whitehead Drug
store The medicine b. highly room
mended by many western tanner =
sure cure Try package AZ y y
Josey'- and Drug store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns. and all skin Erup-
tlons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. it is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 20 cents per box.
FOR SALE By f. +. WHITE
HEAD & co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

Shake the deciduous and evergreen
shrubs after each heavy snowfall.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

Itch on human and horse ana an
animals cured Ia 30 minutes hy Wnol-
ford'- Sanitary Lotion This never
fails Sold by r. I Whitchcaa & co.
Druggist Scotland Neck y G.
II - ly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

Everybody seems to be saying good
word for the bush and lima bean.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

Judge.
Mrs Lease-Qooklng up from her
newspaper)-Willlam, does it not make
your blood boil to read Of these combi-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24

Ride we out at the dawning Of day
Gray are the hills and blush on the
sky
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

The camp is quiet, the fire low
and the cauldron SINNERS not not
withstanding the number of can
didates might be greater than the
leaves of Vallombrosa. The ex-
citement. if there be any, exists
only between the gentlemen seek
ing position and honor, but, for
instance, why should the people
suffer trouble and harbor care in
the selection of Hancock's next
clerk when the present one has
been satisfactory and he is willing
to serve another term? The race
for sheriff's Office is void of inter-
est by reason that everybody is
not ignorant of the name Frank
j. Ladner and the many good and
broad qualities of its owner, and
in general all competitors are de-
fed. For treasurer Hon. Joseph
Favre is the man who will serve
in this important capacity. He
is a solid citizen and has no op-
position. The county is solid for
Hon. E. j. Bowers for the Sem
ate, and present indications point
to the success of Hon. George
Arbo as representative. Our
supervisor will be no. other per-
son than Mr.. Louis S. Bourgeois.
The other races are extremely
dormant and cannot even be con-
jectured. The governorship is
eliciting very little if any interest
at all, McCabe and Vardaman
are occasionally mentioned but
one seldom hears of McLaurin
unless it be some adverse COM
ment or criticism of his fallacies.
Local politics are to great ex-
tent overshadowed by those of
the State.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
GOLD BUGS.

If people generally unders .ood
the fact that the "gold bugs" are
simply in favor of maintaining a
financial system under which a
silver or paper dollar is just as
good as a gold dollar, they would
all stand upon the same platform
with us. Many of them, though,
believe that the policy of the gold
bug is to do away with silver as a
money. This is not true. The
sound money men realize that
silver is essential to the success
of our financial system, and that
we can't get along without it, but
they want the parity between gold
and silver maintained-which can
not be done if our mints are
thrown open to the world for the
free coinage of the white metal at
the ratio of 16 to /. The finan-
cial history of all the ages is
against such policy. We can
no more afford to experiment
with our financial systemthan we
can afford to allow a doctor to
take an eye out just to see if he
can replace it and make it grow
back in the head all right.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

Notwithstanding the energy and
jealous efforts of the city marshal,
the way solicitors of pat
ronage obstruct the right of
way of passengers alighting from
trains at the L. & N. depot is a
shame on the style of the city's
decorum and utterly uncivilized.
We have repeatedly dwelled on
this subject and recent observa-
tions and complaints which have
just reached us, renew the cru.
SADIE. What are you going to do
relative thereto, gentlemen? IT.
your duty.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
The Value of Good Newspaper.

A good newspaper is the best pro
perty county can have for the mon
ey il costs. We do not say this sim,
| ply because we publish newspaper.
We will prove it. A newspaper gives
aid some way to every kind of busi-
ne's and public endcavor. If mer-
chant begins TO sell off his goods at
an especially low rate lie announces
II through the newspapers and the
subscriber saves enough in his pur-
chase as result of that one an
nonncement to pay for his paper for
a year. If you want 10 huy goods
at any time your newspaper tells you
the name of the merchant that has
them for sale. The merchant who
does not advertise must necessarily
have an old stock OF goods and out
of date and shelf-worn. This is
true because he does not push his
business and hurry his stock to sale
and replace 1t with new. II man
comes into community to buy
wheat or farms, the farmer who has
these for sale learns of it through the
newspaper. II a confidence game or
swindling peddler attempts to de-
fraud the people, the newspaper ex-
poses him and runs him out. II
there is crime committed or fraud
being practiced the newspaper IS the
first to ferret il out and expose it and
thus it prevents more crime than the
officers of the law. If a revival is
started the newspaper spreads the
good story and aids in bringing IN
the multitudes. II railroad Is to
be built the first place The promoters
visits.in the newspaper Office. If a
political campaign comes up the peo-
pie look to the newspaper for guild
auce in exercising even the high duty
of voting. II q new kind Of cattle
or horses or chickens or potatoes or
corn has proved special value the
people learn Of it through the new
paper. II a school is started the
principal burden is on the papers for
carrying the enterprise through. In
fact no subject Of real public concern
can exist without the newspaper.
And it is often valued to a commune
ty not by what it publishes but
what it refuses TO publish. 1t is not
too much to say that he who does
not read newspapers is set down as q
blockhead and an ignorant dullard
whenever he attempts to converse
with bis neighbor. Take newspapers
out Of this country and all kinds of
business will be in confusion in five
years and the profit of all Iessened
more than ten per cent. annually
Nebraska City News.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The Vicksburg Post is doing
valiant service in the interest of
sound money and party harmony,
and is ever vigorous in its efforts
to bring Mississippi to the front.
The Post pales the stuffed argu-
ments of the Clarion-Ledger into
insignifcance. The Post and the
Jackson News go hand in hand in
this respect.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

Senator Perkins, of California,
hassoffered a bill in Congress for
jury reform. He believes tn ere
arestwo changes which should be
effected in the conduct of crimi-
nal trials. One is that a unani-
lmous jury ought not to be re.
quired in verdict. The other is
that the accused should no long
er be considered innocent until
proved guilty, and thus lose the
benefit of the presumption of in
nocefice which is so much insisted
on,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29
Gen. calhoon's Speech.

Following is an extract from a
speech made by Judge Calhoon on
the money question at Vicksburg
last Saturday night. 1t shows a
deep comprehension OF the great
question now before the American
people, and the facts of which 1t is
composed are irrefutable:
I deny that the decentralization of
Silver has had anything to do with
the prices of the worlds great pro-
ducts. These are regulated by the
great law of supply and demand.
The "crime of 1878" is not respon-
sible for the present low price Of
cotton. II is your ten million bale
crop. Many values have increased
since 1873 showing that silver has
nothing to do with it. Do you know
that two thirds of the railways in the
world were built in the period from
1873 to 1876? Do you know that.
Senator Stewart voted to take silver
out of circulation? Silver was then
at premium and no one was heard
to complain about striking it down
in price about fifteen per cent. Did
it injure the debtor class in 1873 by
enabling the man who owed money
to pay his debt in gold coin which
was cheaper than silver. Under in
creased production silver fell and
fell and then came the wall from the
four silver States and they have kept
IL up until they have convinced large
numbers Of good people that there
is something in their cry. The Bland
Allison act of 1878 requiring the
coinage of two million dollars per
month was passed TO bolster up sill
yer and failed. The Sherman act
of 1890 required the Government 10
purchase and hoard, in bullion, four
and half ounces of silver por month,
and still the price went down, down.
But the Sherman act of 1890 did one
good thing, it repealed the Biand-Al-
lison act. Under the Sherman law
we piled up silver until the nations
became alarmed and tabooed us.
Then came panic.
The repeal Of the purchasing clause
OF the law Of 1890 restored conf.
dence and prices have begun to ad-
vance. Iron has gone up S1.50 per
ton; cotton has advanced. But be
not deceived, no government can
make big price for big crop, If
you make ten million bales you will
have small prices, il you make five
you will have large ones. Under a
deoascd greenback currency, goId
was cornered and we had 'sBlack
Friday" We had ro tramps until
after the passage of the Bland ALI
son act.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The free silver wing of the Demo.
cratic party having stolen one of the
cardinal planks of the Populite plat
form, the latter are beginning to fear
that they may filch others, such as
government ownership of railroads,
telegraphs, etc. The Pops should
have their platforms copyrighted so
they might have protected it. -Copl-
ah Signal.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The Cosmopolitan magazine, it
is currently rumored, will with
the next number be available at
10 cents per copy. For various
reasons the reduction being made
by our standard literary publica-
tions is not at all to be commend
ed and the followers of the move
will yet locate their folly.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

Hon. E. j. Bowers, candidate
for the State Senate, is entertain
ing the voters of Hancock, Har-
rison and Jackson with powerful
speeches. He will speak in Bay
st. Louis prior to the time of
elections.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29


We do not teach book keeping with
dry text books because all thew con-
tain is unlike real business. 4H the
transactions are unreal, fictitious and
wholly imaginary. The text boo k
student does not make a record of
any real transaction; he gets no
practice at doing the real work that
is done in business.
BY our System of actual business
practice we can give student ten
times more actual business know.
leoge in three monthsthan any text
book scnool can give in ten months.
Send for Circulars.
l.. A. WYATT, President.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The receipts of the Jackson
street cars have decreased IS per
cent since the saloons of that
town have closed, so it is learned
from reliable source.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The Clarion-Ledger could not
withstand The Echo's gold poll
cy, grew mad and has ceased its
visits to this office. just like the
silverites; they are easily weak
ened and fade within the silent
precincts of oblivion.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The Commercial-Appeal as
sumes that this country has known
no general prosperity since 1873.
We presume it has just awakened
from a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

The Delta Advance has discovered
IN the new discovery of extraotins
alcohol out of sawdust, a fresh
''9uOle !. for prohIbitionist.. Says the
save' ~. sa. what sort Of chance
mas any prohibition law when a mar
can go out with a rip saw and 90,
drunk out Of fence rail2" -
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

President Cleveland's lily pond
at buzzard's Bay lisa failure, and
he is going to fill it up with sand
-Picayune.] There are a great
many political ponds whose silver
ripples will ebb no more. There
is lot of sand in the President :
make up.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1895-06-29

Editor-''Did you see the compli-
mentary notice 1 gave you yester-
day?"
Grocer--"Yes, and / don't want
another. The man who says l have
got plenty Of Sand, that the milk /
sell is of the first water, that there
are no flies on my sugar. and that
my butter is the atrongest In the
market, may mean we'll, but he is not
the man want to hatter me Sec
ond time.