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The morning times., 1896-06-01
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Almost a Double Drowning Near
Moore's Wharf.
andria Art school Exhibition.
Other Local Matters

The funeral OF the late William II Price,
whose death was mentioned in The Times
yesterday, WILL take place at O'Clock
his afternoon. The funeral services will
be in charge OF Alexandria Council. No.
62T, Royal Arcanunl, which order VIII
attend in d body The members OF the
fire department will atteuG the funeral
II full uniform,
Mrs Esther Keys, widow OF the late
John Keys. died suddenly, at her home, on
Duke street yesterday morning, OF heart
failure The deceased had apparently
enjoyed good health up TO the time OF hez
death She was well known and beloved.
4 lady aGd gentleman from WaShin gtOn,
whose names could not be learned. came
near rbeing drowned III the rlvern ear Moore ;
wharf about / 2 80 O'Clock yesterday morn
.ug The couple had been left by the PentZ
at River View, aud in their desire 10 reach
their home secured small boat aud came
70 this city When they landed at Moore's
wharf and attempted TO get out OF the
boat the craft was upset and its occupants
were thrown into the river Several young
men in the neighborhood hurried 10 the
scene and rescued the lady and gentleman,
who were nearly exhausted. TIE couple
went TO Washington ON the steamer Potomac
which happened to be It Reeds wharf IN
loading freight.
An illustrated lecture will be delivered
by Rev. E. Fl. Youuan, c. :. P, on India at
the Opera House tonight for the benefit
Of St Mary's Church.
The exhibition by the students of the
Alexandria Art School at Peabody build-
ng, Saturday night, was largely attended.
The exhibits were much admired.
Mr.. j. E. Norris has resigned his position
on the Gazette and accepted one on the
Alexandria Times.
The condition Of Mr.. f. H. Hawkins,
who has been I'll for Some time, is somewhat
improved.
Rev. T. II. Rice, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church, who is in Memphis.
Tenn, will return home tomorrow.
farewell reception will be rendered Mr.
Rice Wednesday night by the Young Peo-
PIES Union, and on Friday he Will leave
FOR Europe, where he viii spend several
months.
Commonwealth's Attorney Marbury has
removed his family TO the country for the
SUNNI er.
Rev. Angus Crawford, Of the Theological
Seminary, will lecture on Jerusalem" in
the lecture-room of Trinity Church, Ports
mouth, tonight.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
RFEW MUST NOT RING.

The city council of st. Joseph, iu the State
of Missouri, has felt itself called upon to
relieve the parents of that town partially
Of the control of their children 1t has or
dained that boys under fifteen years of age
who are found on the streets after D. m.
shall be arrested and locked up like apy
other "vag'' or bum" 1t is not stated
whether written permit from a boys par
ents to remain out after the council hour
would prevent his arrest, or be taken in nliti.
CATION OF punishment, but the presumption
IS that St Joe's city fathers want nc Ut
cbins on the street after hat hour, parents
or no parents.
OF course, the whole business is wrong
While there should be a general police sur
VIGILANCE on all persons in the public streets,
both by day and night, to see that they do
not behave improperly or in oontravention
of law, it is all foolishness for public au-
thorities to seek 30 arrogate rights and pow
ers which nature and common sense con-
cede TO the parent. If children are found
aStray and the police ascertain that the
parents cannot or will not exercise proper
control over them, they should be placed
under official guardianship, but ordinarily
any interference, such as St Joe's council
has decided upon, is vicious aud mischie-
vouS in the extreme.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Probably il is just as we'll that the
public library bill passed without the
much fought over sixth section. 1t has
now legal status, like any other part
Of the District government, and when
Commissioners submit their estimates fer
the fiscal year ending June so, 1888,
au item for the maintenance of the library
40 douh; will he q part Of them. Until
then we shall have TO get along the best
way we eau but should get along great
deal better IL some of cur wealthy men
were To indicate the interest they must
feel in such an Institution either by con
tributing books or giving money with
which 10 buy them. 1t will occur to most
people that a library without books is
not a very valuable possession.
There are few large cities in the United
States that 90 not enjoy the advantage
OF free public libraries, which, Tor the
most part, had their origin inthe generosity
Of men Interested in the education Of tie
masses, or who in il general way, aprrc-
ciated the great benefits such institutions
confer upon The community. In many
cases, as for instance the Astor, Lennox,
and Tilden libraries of New York, and the
Enoch Pratt library, of Baltimore, the
GonorS also made endowmentS which yielded
revenues Tor the maintenance Of the libra
ries, although The cities in question have
also made proper provision for their sup
port in the annual estimates. The latter,
as already Indicated, will unqUestionabIy
he done, as soon as the next District
appropriation hill is passed by Congress-
In the meantime, however. hundreds, if
not thousands. OF volumes can be spared
from the Inany private collections OF books
in Washington, which would form import
ant additions to the nucleus already eStab-
lished ny the Washington Free Library
Association, whose collection, ii is under
stood, VIII be turned over to the city
library as soon as the latter will have
been organized.
There is good ground for the hope that
the next Congress VIII deal more gener-
ously in this matter than this one has
done, and a lively interest ON the part of
our people in the proper starting of the
library cannot fail 10 make good i'm
preSS!ou
The morning times., 1896-06-01
More Money" Cry in the South.

What reduces enterprise to n standstilI is
not want of dollars, but want OF confidence
When Northern capitalists send certain vel
low disks or certain green paper slips to
the South. what they are really lending the
Southern people is bricks and mortar and
clothing and shoes and bread and meat
The dollars serve only as claims upon those
things, claims which the capitalists have
accumulated in the course of years by
abStainlEg from CONSUMING them at the
time. Double the number of dollars in the
world, and you will not add thereby a lot
to the sum total OF The things which really
go to starting up productive enterprises
The trouble is that people would rather
hold On To the dollars that is, TO claims
on these things in the future than to in
vest them in places and in ways that in
volve uncertainty of getting back an
equivalent and superadded profit. They
would rather furego all chance OF present
profit than run any risk of loss of the
capital itself. Hence there is plenty
of money lying idle, and it is not more
money that is wanted but more security
for the money already existing. IL the
South knew its own interest, it would be
the most eager of all sections of he country
FOR complete settlement of the currency
question ON S0und-money bass.-Balti-
more News, Dem
The morning times., 1896-06-01
FEAR IT Is IMPERATIVE
Citizsns Protest Against the Eek
ington Road Resolution.
They Say 1t VIII Let the Compa nies
Concerned Fritter Away Two
Years in Experiments.

The Joint resolutions reported favorably
to the Senate ON Friday last regarding the
change in the motive power Of the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home, Belt Line and
Maryland and Washington Railway Com
pauies, has called forth protest from the
North Capitol aud lexington Citizens As
sociation. -
TIE executive and railway committee of
the asSGciati6n.met Saturday evening and
adopted the following communication TO
the House Committee on the District:
The passage of this resolution as q
substitute for senate bill No 292S, which
has passed both houses, is now conference
committee andis-sa satisfactory 10 the people,
would, it is confidently beFfeyed, be
equivalent to no legislation at all, as far
as effecting permanent results Is concerned
in the moderniZatiOn Of the lines of said
companies within the time fixed in the
resolution. II simply authorizes these com
panies to fritter away two years in eX
pcrimenting with untried motive powers,
aud,i fat the end of such Experimental period
none OF the systems tried shall prove TO be
satisfactory, makes no provision fer the
adoption of any of the other systems which
have been demonstrated by actual test to
be in every respect practicable and success
full.
while the resolution authorizes and
requires these companies To equip their
respective lines within two years from
the date Of its passage with such pucu-
| matte or other modern motive power as
said railway companies, respectively, ma y
deem best it provides no penalty for
failure to comply with tue terms of tie
resolution, and therefore is equivalent
to leave it entirely 10 the option of
the companies to comply with its pro
visions or not and this, too, in the face
of the numerous instances of flagrant
violations OF law and disregard uf statu
tory requirements on their part
The resolution is loose in construction,
indefinite in terms, and uncertain in re-
suits. No legislation is preferable to bad
legislation, and therefore we earnestly
pray for its defeat
The morning times., 1896-06-01
THE FIRE BELLS.
Dedicated to the Firemeu's Benefit, Ia
fayette Opera House, June 8, 1896.

i
Hark. the fire bells break the hush of night,
Filling the air with dread alright;
The engines rattle along the street;
Behind the clatter of horses feet;
And the people run and race and YELL
Rushing along in a wild pell mell,'
The sky is painted with lurid dyes,
And volumes of smoke and sparks, arise.
'Tis therei through the red hot, crumbling
wall,
The fireman is seen to battle and fall:
To fall like n warrior, staunch and brave.
Aud sink in seething, fiery grave;
Doing his duty, tireless and true
Dying alone for his home and you'll
Pity, oh, pity his orphan child
And his widow stricken with grief so
wild,
Who're left alone in this world Of care
In their funeral garb so plain and bare;
And out of your store of idle gold,
Let Charity help with its means untold,
And over the fircmen's memory raise
A shaft for the eyes of future days;
To tell to the world that duty ,lone
is the grandest glory beneath the sun.
JOHN A JOYCE.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
| IMELY AND
~HUMoRoUs.
Why She Fell from Grace.

Mrs. Brown Jones is no longer an ad-
vocate OF the faith cure
What caused her change of hearth
'You know she wears false teeth?''
Eyes"
''Well, she was convinced that with
proper faith she could grow a natural
set
Ibid she sucCeeda'
mo; that's what caused her to doubt
She thre W her false teeth a AWAY, and, after
waiting six months for the new ones t0
sprout without any encouraging signs, she
finally proclaimed her contempt for the
whole system, and then went to the den
lists and procured a brand new artificial
Spt >,
The morning times., 1896-06-01
Drawings that Paw

she-Mr De Graft is very successful in
his rawlings.
He-I wasn't aware that he was an
artist.
She He isn't.
He But you
she-He has drawn the capital prize
twice.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
A Few Fashion Notes.

BoIting cloth will be much in vogue
among sound money Republicans at the
st. Louis convention.
Mckinley men prefer suits OF Canton
flannel -.,
Populists find paircloth vests very ef-.
feCtiye.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
ErSTa Fitted.

''Wouldn't S shakespeare have made a
champion latter day pugilist?''
81 don't know; Why"
..He had such a flow of Iangua ge."
The morning times., 1896-06-01
He Needed It.

II arise for information" demanded n
backwoods member the other day during
discussion on the money question.
You look like you need it, came q
voice from tue gallery.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
The Usual Accompaniment.

We'll. boys, where have you tcen?"
"Swimmin'."
what have you iu that bundle?"
The kid vot got de cramps
The morning times., 1896-06-01
An Irish Bull.

How true it is said the widow Nc
Ginnis, after losing her husband and only
child, THAT single misfortune nivver comes
alone.' et
The morning times., 1896-06-01

THE INDEPENDENT ICE
co. S yellow wagons deliver daily
to all parts of the city and Mount
Pleasant their superior quality of
KENNEBEC1CE at lowest rates.
Office 910 Pa. ave. and 31O9 Wa
The morning times., 1896-06-01
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the state
ment below will show that
the circulation sworn to is a
bona fide one.
1t is easily possible for a
newspaper with an elastic
conscience TO swell its legit-
innate circulation enor-
mousIy, in order to deceive
advertisers, by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re-
turnable, and which are in
fact returned, but neverthe-
less are included in what
purportS to be an honest
statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers,
however, judge by results,
and bogus circulation don't
give them.
The family circulation of
The Times is many thou
sands in excess of any other
Washington paper and is
believed TO be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
The morning times., 1896-06-01
keaI Estate Sales

The Times Real Estate Bureau offers
property for sale at the exact prices quoted
hry4 10
The morning times., 1896-06-01

We are indeed fortunate in the East in
being comparatively exempt from such Il
wild rage OI The elements, and in reading
over these fearful accounts from the West
we are very apt 10 murnur to ourselves
with a good deal of thdnkfulneSs: The res
90 place ike home -''-Elmira Advertiser
The morning times., 1896-06-01

The storn-scourged people in Michigan
aud other Western States are 10 be pitied.
They should have the sympathy Of the
rest OF the country, and iibc raj assistance,
If such is ueCessary.-W Wilmington News.
The morning times., 1896-06-01

The center of population would move
toward the Pacific much faster IL the
weather OF the great aud expansive West
Vere a little more subdued and net quite
eD tickle. Cleveland Leader.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
Norfolk Man Suicides.

The firm Of Savage, Son K Co, of
Norfolk. has been we'll known in Scot
land Neck and to the readers of TIE
DEMOCRAT for many years. Sundays
Nirginian gave the following partlcu-
lars of the sad death of one of the firm
"Mr z. II. Savage, one Of the best
known business men in this city shot
himself in the head at his home, No.
l27 Freemason street, yesterday after
noon about / 80 o'clock, dying from
the effects of the wound at 3 40.
Mr.. Savage was member Of the
firm OF Savage, Son 4 Co, commits
sion merchants, and was highly respect
led. He was at his place OF business
yesterday morning and went home
about noon to lunch. On reaching his
residence Mr.. Savage met his mother
in-law, Mrs. Elliott, in the hall, and
without uttering a word, drew a pistol
from his pocket and was IN the act OF
placing it to his head, when Mrs. Ell
hott grabbed his n to prevent him
from dong So The pistol was eXplod-
ed. but through Mrs Elliott's interior
ence the ball missed Its mark, and en-
bedded itself in a door near by. Mr..
Savage had determined to take his life,
and Immediately he again placed the
weapon to his head and fired shot,
which proved fatal, Notwithstanding
The efforts OF Drs. Nash and Leigh.
Mr.. Savage has been an i'll man
since February, when he had an attack
of the grippe, and has suffered intense
IL at times since then. For the past
two or three weeks he has been unable
to sleep at night, averaging but few
hours. He had greatly reduced N
flesh. Yesterday morning while appa-
rentlv in better spirits, be stated ct his
office that he had bad night, having
had but a couple Of hours sleep. due
principally to weakness. He started 10
his residence for lunch about II o'clock
and it is presumed while temporarily
insane from his illness, he committed
the rash act. There is no foundation
for the report Of any financial or bust
ness troubles causing his sad act. The
business affairs Of the firm were all IN
good shape"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
News From Plymouth,


alsaee to THE DENocrAT1
ErgMoUTu, d. c., May Is. 1896
r Thos. :. Armstead has been Sc
for several days. His pres
uon is critical.
sell ID soon to begin the cree
efa large brick building on " alter
Joining the Hornthal building
5a Of the building when com
SILL lie occupied by a new drug
hich I am told Is to be styl-
1.-The per Drug Company.
il. Norman after long and
Illness died At his home IN
u 18th inst. IN the death OF
maa plymouth loses 4 valuable
ana .he Methodist church 9
ont member ~ a cltlzen ne
hful as christian true. lie
u known more by his works
n. words. To the poor he
oalI a friend. He leaves a
n 5or d daughter Mrs
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21

DfED.-Niss Jane burlington died
last Friday An obituary by Re-. W
J. smith VIII appear next week.
NfSE HHL FEMALE AcADruY-Tbe
commencement exercises of Vine HI
Female Academy will be held Wedne--
day and Thursday nights, Nav 9th
and 18th.
orr JOB rFI>T.-We are doing more
Job printing now than ever before. and
all or patrons are pleased with Or
work and say i i tie cheapest for the
quality they have had.
| TnASKs TO Mr.. WooDARD-TnE
DEMOCRAT acknowledges from Hon. l..
\. Woodland the receipt Of some yalua-
be documents containing certain Con
gressional reports
SOME HhIL.-TEere vas considerable
hail here sunday night, but it did not
last long enough to DO much damage.
some tender garden plants were torn
by IT.
Losf a HoFsE.-Mr. \. E. Pope had
Il horse to fall in a gully or ditch sun
day and die. He turned him to Craze
Sunday morning and at night he found
him dead
SEND ~ THE NEWs.-We want a cor
respondent IN every township Ia the
county, and we shound be glad to have
correspondents from points outside Of
the county. If anything happens near
you that would be a matter of news
please send It on postal card
Scotland NECK BREEDING Harm
This enterprise begins to put on quite
an air Of business with nearly twenty
horses at work, and two away, one at
Hamilton and one in Hyde. A new
brick yard has been opened NJ, which
with wood-choppers included makes
the payroll number about %. This is
not bad for new business.
CoFREcTIoS.-On the first page IN
Ger Editors Leisure Hours, the print
er made Us say that Col J. f. Bruton
delivered the memorial address at
Washington We wrote it Whining
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
PERSONALS.

NJ ". i. Le.get of Tarboro was
homo f.-+ ,eeeL - ,.i.,th ra-a,,t.
Nr 7 Travis ~ Ha1ifax r,.. gael-
=, u, r
ao,,A y. T;iia-,...e,.. Sd. -
Mes. DAVID and >am norman went
hr. a. Mcdowell went r Baltimore
On business Hesday.
Mr. Lamb. son q NJ v g. Lamb
81 Wllllamston, was here Iuesday
III + q caal = Macon "a
here on visit T. bis brother and "a
Their
Miss Monte Hoffman is home from
her year STUDY. II Y oman : College Of
richmond.
Mr. Aaron Morris ~ Tarboro LAT
week Yl9ltef the family u MI. NJ. Holt
man
Mr. A. II. Smith Of WjIIjam-ton came
10 Saturday On a visit 10 his brothers
mere.
Misses Alice and Eva Simmons came
Monday from Edqecombe where fhev
have been teaching
Mr.. J. A. Pope Of Crovells was here
j few DAYS ago to visit his son Mr.. v
W. Pope.
trip South in the ieterest OF the South
ern Sweet Gum CO.
y, W . p,,,o.
=
3.,
49, , - i''' =
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Miss Annie Howard who has been
- - 80 = " - n 1' 'il'
~s;lI;.o... ~ er..a5 = " 49,
Miss Lizzie Savage OF Como, \. g.,
has returned to Rev K. |, Nann's after
spending q lew days with her brother,
Key. w v Savage OF Iarboro
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
/. At Fayetteville.

Stopping over a few hours in Fay
etteville last week, it was 3 rare pleas
1re to meet brother Oates. editor Of the
North Carolina Baptist He was very
courteous and clever and much inter
ested in the work of the splendid pa
Der he publishes, to the temperance de
partment of which he pays special at
tentlon and makes It quite strong.
Brother Oates kindly took Us around
70 social gathering of B. Y. z. I, OF
tho Rantist church and feasted Us on
cream and cake. We shall be glad to
pass that way again.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
Iommencem entS.

LIttleton Female College commence
ment will be held May 27-2s. The an
niyersary sermon BY Rev g. A. Ogles-
BY. Annual sermon by Bishop Gran
berry 9th at II a. m. Literary adj
dress by DR.. J. 5. Bassett of Trinity
College May 2Sth at II q. m
The commencement OF the Chowan
Baptist Female Institute at Murfrees-
boro will be held May 26-27th.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
Resu1rs Tell the Story.

A vast mass of direct, unlmpeachable
testimony proves beyond any posslbll
;+rof do1lhrt hot Hoods Sarsaparllla act
naIly does perfectly and permanently
cnre diseases caused by impure blood
rs record Of cuses IS unoquallea ano
these cures have ofton. been accomplish
al after all other preparations had
failed.
Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills, bll-
I,ouscess, jaundice, indigestion SICK
headache.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
A T RIP TO SAMPSON.
Promising Crops and Good people

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from, t,o +,rnan4f,a oroha,a. oa,.r,a3
nc tool, - ,b;i44o.d,. .,.l,.
va ...nnffad tho hreo1e" y.itb ia ro.i,,
smell and gamboled IN the sandy dell.
| We were hosnitahlv entertained for
the NIGHT in tho home n Mr. Williams
whose good w1fe with himself and 9th
ers Of his family gave annreciahle caro-
to make our stay with them pleasant.
for which We felt under many obliga-
tiOns to them.
on Friday We were present At tbe
onanino axorciso. ~ tho cor,,nenco
rant Of I-nion HnI Acadarnv nro.,ded
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
o prove The County JAN,

70 appointment TIE county
met in Halifax Monday
the improvement OF
riding to the plans adyer-
weeks ago in TIE DEMOCRAT
et the contract for the work t.
lam q the Pauly Works OF
The Old cells Of the jail
cleared away and replaced
ones of lie latest and safest
Ja file lrst floor some Of the
work VIII lie used. On the sec
cells Mill be pat in and
ard upper tIoors Will be made
cement There viii he con
Sewer pipes leading from the
a whole work will be on the
"a most modern plan.
5@tE pays NOW about 800
haze the filth removed from
ns to have it guarded. The
be Improvements contracted
a bout $500, to be paid IL
lua lnstallments.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
Which is Yours ?

A vain mans motto is: Win gold
and wear it generous mans is Win
cold and spare it a protligate's Win
gold and spend it; brokers': Win
cold and lend it; FOOLS: Win gold
and and end it. a gamblers: Win
gold and lose it; wise mans; Win
gold and use it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-21
WEAK, TIRED
PEOPLE

should take 7 = F., Iippman's Great
Remedy, without DELAY While not
actually sick. Won feel weak and tired
ready to get sick, and what you need is
strength to drive ont IF vour system
that which is the cause Of Spring Fever.
7. +. +. is necded at once
Mrs Hattie Myths, Of - Ea~. seth
street. New York, says shat Size wa in
poor health, and that her case dcytI-
Oped into nervous prostration. She
suffered from nervous headaches, and
at times was unable 10 do any work
at all. She could not sleep. and was
50 nervous that She would have to get
up at all hours Of the Il --At autI walk
the floor, and the opening - q door
would start her. But her weakness
and nervousness is all gone. l. +. H.
was what saved her Her appetite
improved. her nervousness Is a tf.-u1r
Of the past and Size flar IS + II H..
Lippman Great Remedy. fsr her com
plcte restoration T. hea .th