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The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

Mr.. A. L. SwINsoN, enrolling
clerk of the Legislature, is placed
in a peculiar position
He himself testities that the Leg
islature has paid out $1,000 for S.
worth of work in his Office.
There is scarcely any work to do
in the office of the enrolling clerk
until the last two weeks of the ses-
sion, when measures are rapidly put
upon their fnal passage and quickly
ratified. The number of clerks re-
quired for this work the last two
weeks of the session We're put on the
paw roll as soon as the Legislature
met. They have chewed tobacco,
twirled their mustaches and flirted
with the girls in the galleries, all
the time drawing their S. per diem
from the State for these arduous
duties.
But this can hardly be charged
to Swinson. The legislators had
promised places to their heelers, and
places they must have; and the en-
rolling clerks office was settled upon
as the proper place to put a few
heelers. So the caucus sent the
heelers in, and Swinson received
them.
And when Mr.. Swinson refused
to receive two more negroes, and a
personal representative" of the
Speaker and the Lieutenant Govern
or, these same legislators who had
sent the heelers from the caucus, de
cided to investigate Swinson, and
thr committee on investigation has
decided he was "grossly extraya-
| CANT"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
How the Pardoning Machine Works.

On Tuesday President Cleveland
pardoned murderer, two counter
feiters, one perjurer, and commuted
sentences of two Philadelphia bal X
wreckers. There would be nothing
especially significant in this record
if it were not for the fact that, after
giving scant consideration to the
case, he refused pardon to Captain
Wiborg, who was convicted on a
charge of violating the neutrality
laws by carrying arms and ammuni-
tion to Cuba. The Administration
is loyal to Spain on all OCCASIONS
New York Journal.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

Mr.. HANNA is up to all the
schemes of business and politics, and
he has seen the possibilities of the
boiler plate side of the country week
lies.
A Cleveland dispatch says:
"The chairman of the National
Committee has not been idle during
the past few days, however. He has
a big undertaking on foot. His
plan, recently announced through
dispatches sent out from Cleveland,
of dropping all agitation on politi-
cal questions as far as possible has
been somewhat modified. He now
proposes to make arrangements with
several press associations for the use
of the 'patent insides' furnished the
thousands of weekly and daily cOun-
try papers III all parts of this coun-
try to distribute an enormous amount
of gold matter that will be prepared
by the agents of the National Com
mittee. The terms of the contract
with the various associations call
for from one to three columns of
printed matter on the financial ques
tion in all of the patent insides"
sent out. 1t will cost Thousands of
dollars"
This is not "subsidizing the press. "
Oh, no!
In the last campaign the Republi-
can committee tempted the publish
ers of county weeklies with the
proposition to print half the paper
here free of cost for a few columns
advocating the gold standard.
A few North Carolina newspapers
Yielded. One of them now called to
mind lost large part of its infu-
ence, and has been sold twice; and
those that printed the stuff lost
favor with the people.
Newspal er publishers in this Sec
tion will watch closely for the first
outbreak of this stuff; and then
somebody will hear something drop
If the patent outside concerns
want to break up their business, this
scheme of Mark Hanna's is about
the surest means to that end.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Ieems,s Unreliable Mouth.

The Citizen fears that the uureli-
able mouth of James Montraville
Moody had something, if not much,
to do with turning out Messrs. Reid
and Ransom, Democrats, of Mecklen-
burg, and giving their seats in the
legislature to Clanton and William
son, the Republicans. - Asheville
Citizen.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Thomas A. Edison's Son,

"My father was my college, and !
am still going to that school," said
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., in response
to Chicago reporters query. The
wizards son is twenty years old and
about 5 feet 9 inches tall. He
dresses plainly, sports faint nous
tache and knows himself pretty well
He is an early riser, being out of bed
at 6, and, hike his father, he some.
times stays in the laboratory till 4
IN the morning. Young Edison has
invented hundred articles or more
but ''nothing that counts"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

THE Legislative committee that
has come to investigate the Meek
lenburg system of road-making will
fad much to the county's credit. 1t
is a system of which MecklenbuJg
is proud, and one that few commu-
mites in the country can boast of.
And if these Legislators seek to
better the highways of the State
they can accomplish that end by
extending the Mecklenburg road
law, and giving its advantages to
every locality that is striving for
good roads.
They will also find here in Char
lotte a city where cordial hospitality
goes hand in hand with progress
and prosperity, the Queen City of
the South"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

THE terrible bubonic plague is
still sweeping over India, carrying
off people by the thousand. A ca
blegram to the London Daily Mail
says:
''The plague is getting beyond all
control. Saturday ia deaths were
reported. Even the vultures on the
"Towers of Silence" are dying"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

THE Watch-Tower, a religious
newspaper published in the eastern
part of the State, says:
News has reached this office that
one of our North Carolina preachers
was halted upon the public road by
ruffian and made to get down from
his buggy, dance, curse and swear.
The preacher was compelled to obey
the orders of the ruffian at the muz-
zle of double barrel gun.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
..No Flowers" Please.

Our Republican friends say the
Populist party is dead. 1t may b.
SO; but We are quite sure their party
in North Carolina won't live tC
plant yiolets on our grave.-Hickory
Mercury.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Used in GArD1anv

Goose Grease has been used in Germany
Tor thousands of years for Rheumatism
Neura lgia, sTrains. bruises. etc and found
To be The mos re liable remedy known. AL.
ways SOLD under guarantee IF it does you
no good taxi II back to your druggis. and
Set your money Made only by Goose
dreaSe Llniment Co, Green boro. IL. G.
Apr 10-Iv
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Not Worth the Price.

1t appears that the committee on
elections is of the opinion that Tom
Watson's interference in the North
Carolina Senatorial contest was not
worth seat in the House.-Wash-
ington Post.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

EVERYBODY seems to be pleased
that Judge Norwood was given an
other chance, and from the account
of the court at Monroe this week, he
has taken good advantage of it.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
ASK why God made the gem so
small,

"Ask why God made the gem so
small,
And why SO huge the granite;
Because he meant mankind should
place
The highest value on it."
This was Burns neat compliment
to a rather petite lady friend, but
it applies with literal exactness to
the concentrated, yet agreeable,
minute, sugar-coated globules, known
the world over as DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, which are easy to
take, quick and mild in their action,
and leave no constipating effects.
They act especially on the liver,
stomach, bowels and blood, freeing
the system from impurities and res
toring healthy action of the organs.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
I IE Ut u N tACttU iUSSCS FI,I4S, III *
AVERAGE PER COMPANY
Premiums over losses
$9,488 So
Absent Minded rIcDoweIl rIau.

One of our young men absent
mindedly hugged red hot stove
pipe last week.-McDowell Demo-
crat.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Mecklenburg's Misfortune.

Two Democrats, Messrs. Reid and
Ransom, of Mecklenburg county,
were unseated by the house last week
and Messrs. Clanton and William
son, Republicans, were given their
places. This makes the entire dele
cation from Mecklenburg-three
Representatives and the Senator
anti-Democratic. We do not remem
Der the time before that Mecklen.
burg was without a Democratic
representative in the Legislature
Hickory Times.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

rheumatism is Foe which gives no
quarter. 1t torments its victims dav
and night Hoods Sarsaparilla puri-
fies the blood and cures the aches and
pains of rheumatism
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

Hoods Pills are the best family Ca
thartic an liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

Experience proves the merit of Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t cures all forms IF
blood diseases tones the stomach. buiIds
up the nerves.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

THE jacksonville Times Union
makes this pleasant suggestion of an
occupation for Captain General
Weyler:
General Weyler would make a
good fisherman, he is such a mag
niticent liar"
General Weyler, it will be recalled,
has no monopoly of the business.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

THE Vestibule, the organ of that
undefled patriot, Ged. Kestler, and
one of the bright stars in the galaxy
of Populist organs issued from the
Charlotte newspaper factory. in its
last issue contains this lofty senti-
ment:
"'To the victors belong the spoils.
Turn out every Democrat in the
State, We Legislators. We can't hold
our party together by giving the
Dems Clubs to beat US with"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
Speaks Volumes for Our Fire Depart

mentS.
The 121 insurance companies
working under license in this State.
as per latest re sort of the Secretary
of State, show the following:
Premiums collected 1896 $2,e72 b34 60
Losses paid g l,I24.423 81
Premiums exceed losses $1,l4S,II1.
AVERAGE PER COMPANY.
Premiums collected SIS, ,7e1.27
Losses paid 9,232 rs
Premiums over losses $9,498 So
The State pays $221 in premiums
for each 81 in losses received as ap-
pears from the official report quoted.
Progressive Farmer.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18
TH II
RACHm Hell B mLORS.
TIL B B B B HI Y R

When making will
giant lever that
rchan all
founding while scattering them We
can so cent on their purchases
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-18

Mr.. HANNA is up to all the
schemes of business and politics, and
he has seen the possibilities of the
boiler plate side of the country week
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
DROWNED IN TUCKASEGEE.>

Asheville, N. c., Aug. 3O.-In Dills-
boro, Jackson county, Saturday after
noon, the clothing OF ]. w. Grant, said
to be lawyer from Ruderson, S. c..
were found on the bank OF the Tuck.
asegee river. He had been fishing
with Prof. Williams of that locality.
The latter gave the alarm and had the
river dragged for the body, but so far
without avail.
Grant is said to have told several per-
sons he could not go back to his home
at Ruderson, S. c., where he has a
brother, also lawyer. In his pocket
was found letter addressed to J. H.
Grant, his brother, at Flat Rock, N. c.,
stating he would leave for Flat Rock.
Grant is said to have remarked to
several people at the hotel that he was
going to drown himself. 1t is said he
had been drinking Saturday afternoon,
but was not badly intoxicated. He was
apparently about rs years old and had
just returned from the Nashville Ex-
position.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
BANKRUPT TREASURES.

The News & Observer says that tn,
State Treasury is unable to pay the
appropriations made by the last Legis
lature. It further says that all Jus,
claims against the State Treasury were
promptly paid from the time the carpet
baggers were driven from power until
their return In 1896. 1t gives the
following from the Greensboro Record
which it heard a visitor to Eastern
Carolina say few days ago:
II feel sorry for the people OF that
section. The other day was in the
largest store in good sized town when
young lady came in and said to the
proprietor OF the store that she had
$50 dollarsin county script in her
hand, wanted to know if she could
buy some things at the store. The
man told her that he would sell her
anything he had on as long time "a
she desired, but that he could not take
the script, for not dollar was in the
treasury and he did not know when
there would be. The lady said she
was teacher and had just been paid.
she did not know what to do, for she
said she had to live and look after her
mother and she had no other means of
support. I find in many OF those cas-
tern counties just such state of af-
falrs. Things are in control of the
worst element of the politicians of the
Republican faith-negroes and litter
ate whltes-who have brought things
to pretty pass"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02

"My boy came home from school
one day with his hand badly lacerated
and bleeding, and suffering great pain, y
says Mr.. e. j. Schall, with Meyer
Bros Drug Co., St. Louis, Mo. Il
dressed the wound, and applied Cham
berlaln's Pain Balm freely. ALI pain
ceased and In a remarkably short time
1t healed without leaving scar. For
wounds, spfains, swellings and rheum-
atism, l know of no medicine or pre-
scrlptlon equal to it. I consider it a
household necessity" The 25 and so
cent sizes for sale by E. T. Whitehead
Il Co., Scotland Neck, N. c..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
SAFE CRACKERS.

Mt. Olive correspondence to Will
mington Messenger August 2Sth The
safe at the Mt. Olive postoffice was
blown open last night about 8 o'clock
and $500 in cash and $50 In stamps
taken. Several of our citizens heard
the report and thought that 1t was a
gun. Three strange men we're here
yesterday, who claimed they were
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine
men. One of them sat around John
w. McCullen's wood shop yesterday
and was reading a newspaper, and at
the same time watching around the
shop. His shop was also broken open
and lot of tools taken. The post
master A. A. Smith, coIored, has tele-
graphed for the bloodhounds at Flor
ence. At this writing they have not
arrived.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
LITTLETON NEWS.
ScHooLs-WARREN UNIoN-BAsEBALL
HOTELS, &c.

Correspondence to The CoMMoNwEALTH.J
L1TTLEToN, N. c., Aug. 80, 1897.
Littleton High School opened last
Tuesday, and up to date its numbers
are in advance of last year. Your cor
respondent learns that large accession
is expected this week. Wednesday next
is the time fo1 the Female College to
open its doors, when it is to be hoped a
large number of girls and young ladies
will grace its halls.
The Warren Union (Baptlst) held its
meetings at Macon last week, closing
Sunday when vast assembly was In
attendance-twice as many as could be
accommodated. Good speakers were in
attendance, T. M. Pittman, J. III. Kerr,
N. L. Shaw, T. J. Taylor, DR.. r. D..
Fleming, A. G. Wilcox and others. On
Sunday morning the Sunday schools
were addressed by L. w. Bagley and
A. G. Wilcox, and this was followed by
an admirable dedicatory sermon by DIR.
c. E. Taylor of Wake Forest. The
pastor, Mr.. Kendrick is to be con-
graduated for his success. He has
completed his church at that point and
put In baptistery, has a good Sunday
school and fine congregations.
On Monday of last week a game of
baseball between the Littleton and
Warrenton clubs was played at the
latter town and resulted in an over
whelming defeat of the former. 1t Is Just
to say that those who suffered defeat
had no organized club, while the visit
ors had their forces in good trim.
Our hotels have done we'll this season
especially the Panacea Hotel at the
springs.
Mayor Falcon has not been out of
his room In several days, we are sorry
to learn.
Mr.. J. HI. Evans of Weldon we learn
is to open business here In short time.
Rev. j. I. Edmondson Is to take his
family on a visit to Baltimore next
week where they will remain for some
time.
Several of our young men have gone
and are going to persue their studies at
their respective colleges-J. B. Bagley
to Wake Forest, E. M. Land, Gus Moore
and Skinner Aston to: Chapel Hill,
and D. w. Newsom and Sic Thorne to
Trinity.
Crops III our section are good, as
they have not suffered from drought as
have other parts of the county.
Our town Will soon have two other
line residences, which are already in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
BEWARE OF OINTMENTs FOR CArARRH
THAT CONTAIN MERCURY.

BEWARE OF O1NTMENTs FOR CArARRH
THAT CONTAIN MERCURY
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely deranpe the
whole system when entering it thronph
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on nre.
scriptlons from reputable physicians
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cnra
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and
Is taken internally, actl ng directly up-
on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. En- buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. Il
Y taken internally and is made in Tole-
90, Ohio. by FL. Chenry & Go. Testi-
monials free. -
I Sold By Druggists, price 75c. per
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
NOTICE.!

STATE OF NORM CAROLYN,
snno,,o, I'll HA, II corSrY'
superior Court May Term, ~
4. l.. Joyner, NJ. Hoffman and 9 :,
man. partners trading as N ~ ~ Hos.
& Bro. 80 h' Hoifmao
against
W. I. Joyner and wife r.,,
Noah Biggs and r. NJ. Joh, amy, and
ners trading as Biggs & John son Part.
Henrietta Kuntz. '"'iSoh, and
Under and by virtue Of A..
rendered in the above ent;, Iae decree
at the May term of said Spnor ru action
l o Will, on the 11th day of Sau,o eoan
1897, In the town ofscotlandyeolp'9l'e m nj
sell tor cash to the highest b;d dGn' NC,
tract OF land on which the snid ael tn that
Joyner now resides, known rs ,to W.T.
tract of the said w. I. Iovner 'De home
ing the lands of R. L. Joyner I W!l
Vaughan and Others, conto;n;n" w. l.
acres, more or less. ''''''is SO
s125t CLAUDE Klrcnly
' - o' Commissions,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
JUDGE CLARK WRITES

Judge Walter Clark has written ,
letter to the Charlotte Observer, pro
posing to furnish list OF his visitor
and correspondents whenever the pub
lie interest demands it.
The letter was called forth bv the
TACT that the Raleigh correspondent tc
that paper has repeatedly referred to
visitors to Judge Clarkls house, bis
correspondence, &C., and also by the in.
ference that Judge Clark was the au-
thor of the letters sent to the two rail
road commissioners by Gov. Russell.
which letters are elsewhere printed on
this page.
Senator Butler had, visited Judoe
Ciark's house which was referred to in
the newspapers in way that did not
please Judge Clark, and he refers to
that fact in his letter. He saws that
Senator Butler did call at his house one
night recently, but not having been
there before the Senator knocked at
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smiths door bv
mistake. Mr.. Smith had retired and
the servant directed the Senator to
Judge Clark's next door. The Judoa
in his letter says that Mr.. Smith was
out OF his house partially dressed and
stood behind the gate post until Sena-
tor Butler had passed. Judge Clark
adds:
Gas he had once gone to Washino.
ton to SEQ the Senator and spent aome
days in some intimacy with him ann.
pose he wished to use the opportunity
TO renew the acquaintance, but / did
not understand his haste in not dreaa.
Ing nor his getting behind the eata
post, though this last may have heen
accidental. He reported the Senator'e
visit to my house, possibly without
any evil intentions. It haa haan s.;d
that ne got out Of his bath upon tele-
phone message from railroad official
to watch il Senator Butler called 81
my house. But the character Of both
gentlemen satisfies me that this ls hard
" true" ~
The letter is rather spicy one and
lts tone intimates that Judge CLARK
thinks the privacy Of his home should
not be invaded by newspaper corres-
pondents in order TO find somethine 70 |
write shout.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02
EDUCATION AGAINST CRIME.

Recently we made some editorial
observations concerning the Increase
In crime In the State, in the face Of
temperance societies, educational soci.
ties, Sunday.schools, and the like.
One of our readers, commenting on
the situation, said that he has reached
the conclusion that training the mind
simply is not means of improving
society and citizenship. He said that
the morals of the individual ought to
be regarded along with the intellectual
training.
And this is true. ALI of which opens
the way to say that the teachers of the
land have an opportunity for doing the
State service which they do not fully
appreciate, perhaps. Next to the child's
own parent, the teacher is the strong
est force in shaping and molding char
acter.
Train the mind without regard to
morals and you make it possible for the
individual thus trained to do a vast
deal Of harm, whereas in ignorance
with the sans moral obllquity he
would not have so much bad power,
for he would not SO well know how to
put into practice plans and purposes OF
evil.
We heard strong man before a
great audience say recently that he be-
lieved no one who is not believer in
the Lord Jesus Christ-a true Christian
to teach school. We do not
feel prepared to say quite so much, but
this declaration of strong and vigor
GUS thinker at least furnishes subject
for parents to think over.
And the conscientious teacher, who
is not a Christian man or woman.
thinking the matter carefully and real
izing the possibility in his or her work
to develop the child in moral training
as we'll as Intellectual and remember
ing that the opportunity to do so leads
at once to the responsibility and duty
to do it, may find new reason for the
claim that Christianity and the prin-
;iples of practical religion make upon
his personal life.
After all, the biggest truth with re-
ference to the best type of citizenship
g wrapped up in that strong declara-
ION OF leader of the people in the
evolutionary period-"R Righteousness
llOne can exalt us al q nation"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-09-02

The Winston Sentinel makes good
suggestion in the following paragraph.
every true North Carolinian should
constitute himself . committee of one
to redeem North Carolina from the
clutches OF incompetent, and, in some
instances, disgraceful rule. Efforts
should be directed, first, towards Ieeis-
lative and county Offices next year, and
second, towards the State Offices two
years thereafter"