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New-York tribune., 1898-12-22
OTHER FEATURES or THE VOLUME.

r-ndo. fhe head OF precautionary orders appear
srs4ru>.o-s 20 all The United Ste go shirs abroad
- .1oy their bmnkers with the best coal obtain
abe ,rf ID keep them full. on February =. be-
- -, o'- hr,ak OF war, Admiral Dewey was
tod 'Tr tAc even; - with Spain. yolr duty
VIII bo TO see that the span - squadron does NOT
Lew The A-ia'lc coast. and tncn ofensy, opera
,'on~ in the Phl-p p.res. Keen the olympia until
further orders" rhr after order Is explained by
the fact that the flagship had been ordered back
70 the United sates for an o,erhau.ing
Admiral Howell then I'm the M'dl,crarcan with
his SQUADRON was told TO wait in neutral waters
FOR orders and the ships In the South Atlantic
,y.rs Instructed to move n0rthward not 20
.xcife snsn'c!On f'hr reports of the famous naval
hottfa of Manila include one rom Consul General
,trictlv rnval character. but July Justified by his
picturesque and uenchar' description Of Dewey's
great victory
MONTOJO'S REPORT or HIS DEFEAT.
Following II IA report 10 his Government on
tho same engagement bv Admiral Montojo the
mniander-in-chief Of the il-faiei Spanish feet
The Admiral depicts the bad ,onditon of the Span
,-h feet and dcfences lie saws that the cruiser
Castillo was inca apahic OF manoruvering account
~ her had condition. while the defonces at The
entrance - subic Bay were very backward With
much disgust he found that the guns which should
have been mounted were delayed q month and .
The herald., 1898-01-09

mans voice choked. and he stopped.
Then he went on: "They shot my only
boy, but I have no right to harm them
myself for that reason, only to bring
them to feel the justice of the law
The time has been, Harry, when I
would have followed them and shot
them down like dogs IL 1 could have
done so. but that time Is past now.
I have lived too long to attempt re-
venge on any man. Revenge hurts the
man who INDUCES in 1t more than 1t
does the man on whom he takes 1t.
But these villains must be brought to
justice, and 1 must attempt it. Will
you help mel"
At first I could make no answer. !
suspected his plan, and I could not
think we'll of 1t. But I had thought a
thousand times, I suppose, since 1t
happened that Robert would not have
been in the bank that day had he not
gone with me, and you may be sure l
had grieved over 1t enough; and 1t
seemed that must not now refuse to
help his father, however hopeless and
dangerous 1t might be.
"If you do not care to, you must not
be afraid to say so," went on the Cap
The herald., 1898-01-09

would be back some day. too. And as
for the crookedness of cave, we'll
have help enough when we begin to ex-
plore 1t in earnest"
The Captain kept on talking all the
way, saying, among other things, that
another reason he had. for thinking
that streams of water went down to
the river in cave instead of in val
ley, was that some of the settlers had
had wells drilled through the rock, al
ways finding water if they went deep
enough, it being three hundred feet to
the bottom of some Of the wells near
the river.
Just as the sky was getting red in the
east we drove into little grove at
the north of small mound, and con-
ceeled the wagon in a thicket Of under
brush. The Captain embarrassed the
horse and turned him loose, saying
that he would not wander far. I put
the candles in the basket with the VIC
tuals, and took 1t, together with the
axe, lantern, and gun, which was a
long, single-barreled shotgun with
powder-horn and shot-fiask; while the
Captain shouldered the coil of rope He
said he thought the most promising
The herald., 1898-01-09
Nose a Detective.

In ordinary respiration the nose rec
ognizes only pronounced odors, fila-
ments Of the olfactory nerves being dis
tributed only in the upper third of the
lining membrane Of it's fossae, and in
ordinary breathing the air passes de
rectly through the lower half of these
cavities. But whenever the air mixed
with odorous gases and noxious par
ticles is inhaled through the nose dur-
ing a few successive ordinary respira-
tions, the olfactory sense rs awak-
ened to a knowledge of their pres
ence through the law OF diffusion
of gases, in virtue of which the
odorous particles are conveyed to
the superior fossae of the nose, and
hence to the terminal filaments OF the.
.olfactory nerve. Thus, to a certain ex>
tent. the sense of smell Is preservatfvo
of health
The herald., 1898-01-09
THAT'S GOOD HOLE TO GET DOWN." CRIED THE CAPTAIN

lead into caves. At last he stopped
pacing the floor and said:
Harry, I have thought much about
this thing, and I have made up my
mind to this: To hunt out those rob-
bers and give them over to the law.
It seems as il it were my duty to do
so.''
"But how can your" asked.
"Ah. shall hit on some way. ]
feel that I can do 1t, ana that I ought
to do it, before they kill other inno-
cent people. But heaven knows that
do not do 1t for revenge. They shot
my boy in cold blood" and the old
The herald., 1898-01-09

cause remembered hearing my father
speak Of a Captain Archway he had
known at Cairo, the Captain being
then master of the New Madrid packet.
The next day I called and was over
joyed to find him the man my father
had known. He gave me most
agreeable welcome, and called me Har-
ry the second time he spoke to me-
which sounded good to my ears. He was
Yankee, born In Maine. and had at
first Followed the deep sea; and later
had gone coastwise Gas he said) to New
Orleans. and from there had got into
the river traffic, His wife was dead.
The herald., 1898-01-09
TO BE CONTINUED.
It is remembered Of the late Thom

1t is remembered of the late Thomas
Adolphus Trollope that he said one
day. with the honest frankness and
simplicity which always characterized
him: my English novels cannot rec
ommend; know very little practically
of English life: but all that I have
written OF Italy and Italians is worth
reading" For over fifty years Troll
lope lived in Italy, and those italian
novels OF his have undeniably mar
vellous truth to life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
SCOTLAND NC.
Catechism for the White M en- Of North Carolina

negro-and Dragged about it, saying
that the white man was the only Dem
ocratic inclined Populist in Craven
county.
Ques.-Do negro Constables arrest
white people?
Ans.-Yes; a negro Constable, not
less than month ago, rode into War
renton with a negro tied with a rope.
In Wake county Ham Jones has a ne
gro Deputy, who recently served a
sub pena on the Mayor OF the city.
Ques.-Do negro Magistrates try
white people?
Ans.-Yes, frequently both white
men and white ladies. Recently in
Newbern a negro Magistrate arrested,
through a negro Constable, two highly
respected white ladies on groundless
charges, and tried them.
Ques.-Have the Republicans filled
the jury box with negroes?
Ans.-Yes; in New Hanover county,
at the last court, jury was empan-
neled with eleven negroes and one white
man on 1t. Often the juries are more
than half negroes-and the negro rid
den counties of the East, and all juries
there have more or less negroes on
them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
Lesson No. 5.
REPUBLICAN DISFRA NCHISE
-MENT SCARECROW.

Question----What are the quallfica-
tions of a voter in North Carolina?
Answer----That he shall be male
citizen and 81 years OF age. Those are
the qualifications In general terms.
Ques.-.-Who fixes those qualifca-
tions.
Ans.---The people In the Constitu-
ton.
Ques.--Who can change those quail
ifications?
Ans.---The people, and only the peo-
pie.
Ques.--How can the people change
those qualifications?
Ans.---By changing the Constltu-
ton
Ques.---How can the people change
the Constitution?
Ans.---The Legislature first has to
adopt tho proposed change by two
thirds majority, and then the proposed
change is voted on by the people at
the polls. =
Ques.---Cannot the Legislature pro-
vide that no illiterate man shall vote
Ans.---No. The Legislature can do
no such thing. The Legislature has
no power to do it.
Ques.---What does the Constitution
say about it.
Ans.--The Constitution gives the
right to vote to every male citizen q
years of age. It then says that this
Constitution shall not he amended, nor
shall it he changed in any particular
except the Legislature first passes the
proposed amendment by two-thirds
majority, and then the proposed
amendment is ratified by majority of
the people at the polls.
Ques.---Is there any party that is
now proposing to amend the Constl-
tuition in this or in any other respect
Ans---No. No party is now pro
posing any change in the Constitution
whatever.
Ques.---Have you not heard that GER
tain campaign speakers and papers
charge the Democratic party with the
purpose of disfranchising the illiterate
voters?
Ans.--Yes, have heard that. But
nobody ever heard any Democrat make
any such statement. 1t is simply q
campaign lie. It is a foolish lie al
that. It is the old Republican scare.
crow. They used 1t to scare the negro
| until he got so FUSED to it" he would
not scare. Now they are foolishly try
| ing it on the uneducated white voters
Ques.--Why is it a foolish lie?
! Ans.--Because all the llilterate white
men IN North Carolina are Democrats
and Democrats would be DISTINGUISHING
a large number of their own voters
and they are not such fools as to dt
that.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

11ANTED-SEVERAL TRUST
worthy persons in this state to
manage our business in their own and
nearby counties. It Is mainly office
work conducted at home. Salary
straight $500 a. year and expenses-
definite, bonafide, no more, no less
salary. Monthly $75. References. En-
clnee self-addreseed stamped envelope
Herbert E. Hess, Prest., Dept. N.
rh,caoo Dominion Coz
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
LAND SALE.

BY virtue of the power in mortgage
deed made to me by William Smith
and wife Susan Smith, said deed bc'n.
recorded in Halifax county in BOns 70.
A page 62, / VIII sell to the highest
bidder for cash In front oI the court
house door in the town OF Halifax on
Monday, November Z. 1888. the tract
OF land conveyed in said deed. 70 satisfy
the notes secured by said Herd.
BEAUFOHr TAYLOR.
S. S. AIsuP, Mol'Ea.c.
Atty for Mortgages. lO At
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

on billiard tables and raised the taxes
on horses, cattle, hogs and farm imple-
ments?
Ans.-The Fuslonists.
Ques.----What party decided that the
farmers falsely valued their hogs, cat
tie, horses, ETC., for taxes, and gave the
Railroad Commission power to increase
the value beyond what their owner
had sworn their true value to be-?
Ans.----The Fusionists.
Ques.---Did the Fusionists empower
the Railroad Commission to increase
the value OF bank stock, solvent credits,
bonds, jewelry, etc? -----
Ans.---No. They only empowered
the Commission to raise the valuation
on the property of the farmers.
Ques.---What did the Republicans
promise about the price of cotton?
Ans.---When Mckinley was elected
President they were to get at least
Genus lOr COLCOQ.
Ques.---What are the people getting
for their cotton?
Ans.---The first year of Mckinley
prosperity enabled them to get 6 cents
and the second they got l-2 and rs
cents. What they will get In the next
two wears no one can tell.
Ques.----What do Republicans say
they have put up in price.
Ans.----Bull yearlings. The great
demand for beef for our soldiers has
run up the price of beef cattle and
the Republicans claim credit for that
and when charged with their misdeed
Cry out that bull yearlings are higher
than ever. They hope to get to the
Legislature riding on bull yearlings.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

$4,000 to a State campaign in an off
year?
Ans.-Because Pritchard and Hol-
ton told him and he saw the point,
that If the Fusionists carried the State
this year it would be easy to carry it
for Mckinley in 1900. Mark Hanra
knows thing or two and always puts
his money out when and where it will
tell the most for his masters of Wall
and Lombard streets.
Ques.-Is there any party in the
State composed entirely of white men?
Ans.-Yes. The Democratic party
| is composed entirely of white men?
Ques-Is there any party in the
State composed of majority of ne
groes?
Ans.--Yes, the Republican party has
about 115. 900 negro voters and about
10000 white voters--nearly four ne
groes to every white man.
Ques-Which is the white party
and which the negro party?
Ans-An idiot can answer this
question. To every negro in the State
the question is easy, yet Thompson,
Butler and Aver pretend to be greatly
puzzled over its solution.
Ques.-ln what way do the negroes
propose to secure negro supremacy in
North Carolina?
! Ans.-By voting the Republican
Fusion ticket.
| Ques.-In what way only can white
men secure white supremacy In North
Carolina?
Ans.----By voting the Democratic
ticket, supported by 155, 900 white
men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

In 1887 Mr.. Thomas Mcintosh Of
Allentown, Tenn, bad an attack OF
dy sentery which became chronic. II
was treated by the best physicians in
East Tennessee without a cure" he
says. "Finally I tried Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
After using about twelve bottles l was
cured sound and well" For sale BY =.
T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
The Best Plaster.

A piece Of flannel dampened with
chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
m to the affected parts is superior to
anv master. When troubled with
main in the chest or side, or lame
hack. give it trial. You are certain
to be more than pleased with the
nrompt relief which it affords. Pain
Balm is also certain cure for rheum
|atism. For sale by E. T. Whiteheae
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
Lesson No. 4. +.
FALSE PRETENSES.

Ques.-What party at the beginning
OF this campaign declared that the
Democratic party had no purpose to
disfranchise the negro?
Ans.--The Populist party issued a
Handbook, edited by Thompson and
Aver, IN which it was stated that the
Democrats had had absolute control of
the State for twenty-three years and
had not disfranchised the negro or al
tempted to do so and that it has no
purpose to disfxanchise him.
Ques.-Who is now charging that
the Democrats will disfranchise the
negro?
Ans.-The Fusion Populists, notably
Thompson and Aver, are now making
this charge, thereby fatty contradict
ing their own statements made only a
few weeks ago.
Ques.-What party is denouncing
the Australian ballot?
Ans.-The Fusion Popullsts.
Ques-What party put in its plat
form in 1894 plank fayoring the
Australian ballot?
Ans.-The Popullst party.
Ques.-Who said in the beginning
of this campaign that he would not be
drawn into discussion OF the negro
question?
Ans.-Senator Marion Butler.
Ques.-Wnat speaker is now devot-
ing most of his time in discussing and
apologizing for negro rule in North
Carolina?
Ans.-Senator Marion Butler. No
,, Radical orator in the State has ever so
delighted and tickled the negro as
Senator Buffers speeches are now de-
| lighting and tickling them.
Ques.-NYhich is the only party that
ever issued a campaign book and omit
ted to discuss in it any of the princi-
pies which that party proiessed to ad-
vocate?
I Ans.-The Fusion Populists, repre-
sented by office-holders Thompson and
Aver. The Populist Handbook, is
sued by4hem this year, neither dis
cusses silver, trust or monopolies, moi
contains the Populist platform, State
or National.
Ques.-Why this omission?
Ans.-Because these ofiice-holding
Populists did not wish to hurt the
feelings of the gold-bugs and monop
ollsts with whom they are trying tt
yoke the Populists party.
! Ques.-What party advocates silver
and votes with gold bugs?
I Ans.-The Fusion Populists are do
ing all they can to build up ane
strengthen the arm OF the gold Repub
lican party in this State and to weaken
disorganize, pull down and destroy TIT
} silver forces OF the State.
Ques.-Who Is furnishing the mon
ey to run the Fusion campaign?
Ans-.Mark Hanna, financial agen
of the gold-bugs and monopolists il
the United States.
Ques.-Why does Mark Hanna Civ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

The sooner cough or cold Is cured
without harm to the sufferer the better.
Lingering colds are dangerous. Hack
ing cough is distressing. One Minute
Cough Cure quickly cures it. Why
suffer when such cough cure Is with
in reach ? It is pleasant to the taste.
e. T. Whitehead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
Lesson NO. 3.
BROKEN PROMISES.

Question.-What party controlled
the Legislature of 1897?
Answer.-Republican and minority
Populists.
Ques.-What party promised to abol-
ish useless offices, reduce expenses and
cut down salaries to the base OF the
price of farm products?
Ans.-The Popullst party.
Ques.-How many Offices haye the
Fusionists abolished?
Ans.-None, but they have created
many new ones.
Ques.-What salaries have the Flu
sionists reduced to parity with gold
standard prices?
Ans.-None.
Ques.-Haye the Fusionists reduced
expenses?
Ans-No. But they have increased
the expenses of the State Government
about 100, 900 dollars year.
Ques.-Have the Fuslonists reduced
any salaries at all?
Ans.-Not one. Salaries, wages and
mileage of the Penitentiary employees
and officers alone cost S9,64468 more
under Jno. r. Smith in 1897 than un-
der A. Leazar In 1896.
Ques-How much more did the last
two Fusion Legislatures cost than the
two preceding Democratic Leglsla-
lures?
Ans.-Si4,032.70.
Ques-How many members are
there in the State Senate?
Ans.-Fifty.
Ques.-How many men did the iii
ty members OF the Senate in the Legis-
lature OF '97 employ to-help and wait
on them?
Ans.-One hundred and twenty
three.
Ques.-What did A. L. Swinson, En-
rolling Clerk OF the last Legislature
say about the extravaganza in that
office?
Ans-He said that be had been
forced by the Legislature to employ
men at a cost of 81 800 to do work that
THREE MEN could have done il
THREE DAYS.
Ques-Have the Fnsionlsts decreas-
ed the expenses of the State govern
I ment?
Ans.-No. The expenses OF the
State Government during the las
three wears under the Fusionlsts exceed
those of the State Government during
the last three under the Democrats
S299 $50. 93-about 100000 year.
Oues.-What party LEVIED a specia
tax on beds, garden seeds and med!
cines?
| Ans-The Fusionists have the hon
or of levying special taxes on thes
articles.
Ques.--How did the Fusionists trea
the widows orphans?
Ans.-They levied a special inherit
ance tax upon the pittance which wa
left them by their husbands and father
and this special tax in addition to th'
reonlar ad yalorem tax. In short, the
Ihaye double taxed the widows an
orphans.
4 Oues.-Who ordained that the bodie
of poor people, without consent OF rels
f tives, might be turned oyer to medlcs
, students to be dissected and cut
! pieces?
. Ans.-This horrible law is the wor
4 of the Fusionists. Verify they spa
, not even the dead.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
Scotland Neck Telephone Exchange

We are prepared to furnish telephone
service to the public and solicit patron
age.
RATES FOR SERVICE.
Business Phones, $Z.W per mOntn.
Residence Phones, 1.5O /"
Two OF either for 3.OO
It is our purpose to give good service,
and to this end we ask all subscribers to
report promptly any irregularities In
the service.
E~Our signed contracts prohibit
the use of phones except BY subscrlb lbers,
and we request that this rule be rigidly
enforced.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03

When you ask for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salye don't accept counterfeit
or imitation. There are more cases OF
Piles being cured by this, than all
others combined. d.-E. T. Whitehead q
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
!,,.jInnps.at A.h, 7Ins;' Wss.It

wish to buy 100 cords 9! Hersim-
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ches and upwards Iii diameter at the
small end. Can be delivered at any
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Scotland Neck railroad.
S. +. DUNN,
Scotland Neck. n. e.
Also l wish to purchase 1OC CORDS of
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inches and upwards in diameter at the
small end. Can be delivered at any
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Scotland Neck Railroad.
s. y. DUNN,
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-14
THE JAEGER TRIAL.
Only One Witness Examined Yester-
day--A musing Testimony.

| LYNCHBURG, VA, August 13-(Spe-
| al)-The entire time this morning In the
| Jaeger trial was taken up with the testi-
mony of Rev. Norman B. Harris, of Hal
| flax county, who went to the asylum the
latter part of September or October and
remained until March, 1898. He stated
that he was chaplain Of the institution,
was in charge of the farm twice, prac-
tically in general charge, and teacher
Regarding the assault OF Dr. Jaeger on
Miss Lucy Page Wilmer, he testified that
it occurred in October 1897. That night at
supper Miss Wilmer came in late, and be-
fore she had finished DR.. Jaeger was
talking to her in such an unpleasant
tone that witness excused himself and
went into one Of the school-rooms. Later
he heard a scufie in the hall, and go
ing there, saw that the accused mad
Miss Wilmer by the arm and was striking
her I'm the back with his FIST while
she was In a STOPPING position, running
around Mrs. Jaeger Her face was dis
figured for several days as q result OF
blows. Witness characterized it as a
ferocious assault.
In describing how, at the request OF
Mrs. Jaeger the witness removed the
guns, &C., note from the former was
read, in which were these words:
Would II not be well 10 get the fire.
arms out of the cottages, or at any rate
TO take out the bullets?" This was on
the day OF the assault, about dinner |
time. and as a result witness removed |
the cartridges from Dr. Jaeger's gun, and |
secured the cartridges in the Office, and |
his razors and his pistol.
Witness stated that the Doctor ac-
cused him Of everything that had gone |
wrong on the place; he was charged
with the loss of the corn crop, the or
chard. the oat crop, and other things. .
He caused considerable amusement
when he explained how a bull. whose
sudden death he was held responsible
for. got hung up in horse-stall and
was choked TO death while witness was
sick in bed. He went into many Of the
details of the farm operations, showing
why the crops were lost, and OF the
many duties which he was supposed 10
perform. Witness stated that when he
eft the Institution the negro children
him off with tin-pans. which
hey beat in a similar manner TO that
which they employed when Sister Sarah
eft. HAD not Or. Jaeger appeared"
iaid the witness. II should have per-
'uaded them to go Off. The children re-
yarded II as picnic: | told them II was
hSi ccpcOtAuis anu OAc Sdiu nc hAc" IL
vas" AS a rule the relationship of wit
Tess with all the children was good; but
here was one negro boy whom he lad
DIRECTED who bore him malice. and said
hat as soon as he came TO be a man he
you'd whip him.
The cross-examination OF this witness
gas exceedingly confusing. The ac-
used spoke so fast and so vehemently
hat at last the prosecution was COM
elled to call the attention OF the Court
0 the fact that II was beyond the
hysical power OF any stenographer 70
AXE down the questions and answers"
here was practically nothing new
rought out by the cross-exemination,
nd the Court seemed relieved when It
Tas called to adjourn until Monday.