davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-24
OUR POSITION FCttY SUSTAIN
ED.

ED.
More than seven years ago this pa
Ter marked out pretty clearly what
would be the result of Populism and
fusion in North Carolina.
From the very first signs of third
party in the State we opposed it; and
when the Farmers Alliance began to
show inclination to politics we coun-
seled against 1t, and declared that the
Alliance would tetray its trust and
nulll!y It's mission by becoming in any
sensc ro,itical.
At every turn whenever there has
been any proposition from any quarter
for the Democratic party to compro-
.nise, divide or fuse with the popul,sts,
we have strenuously opposed 1t, as hun
dreds of our readers can testify: and
the final result of fusion two years ago,
bringing disgrace and lnisrule on our
State, fully attests the wisdom of our
position every time.
THE COMMONWEALTH opposed iusl-
on with all its power OF emphasis up to
the Democratic State Convention last
May. The day before the convention
a prominent democratic editor met us
on the campus at Wake Forest and
asked us if We desired fusion. We ans
wered him that we were emphatically
opposed to fusion with anything. We
were firmly convinced that the Dem
ocratic party was the only source of
relief from, whatthe State was suffering.
Our editor friend said to us in the
conversation referred to that he would
not be surprised to hear Democrat
from Buncombe or Harnett county op-
pose fusion, but he was surprised in
deed to hear Demociat from Halifax
oppose it. He said we peferred negro
domination to white supremacy. We
told him that fusion was the thing that
had given us negro domination, and
we preferred to turn away from it as
we always had done.
After the State convention wise
and prominent lawyer, we'll known
throughout the State, said to us that 1t
WAS suicidal for the Democratic con-
vention to refuse to fuse with the pop
ulists. He said the democrats would
be beaten in the election by thirty
thousand, and that it would be the end
of the Democratic party in North Car
DINA. We told him to wait and see.
A few days ago this lawyer friend
said TO us that he has q greater rever-
cree Tor the manhood OF North Car
DINA since the election. and that the
campaign and Its results have surpris-
ed him.
JHE COMMONWEALTH wished dem
ocrat nominated in this, the Second
district, for Congress. We believed and
we believe still that democrat could
have been elected. Some agreed with
us a few weeks before the election and
hundreds believe now that this paper
was correct in Its estimate of the D ossi.
bi!lties and that had our counsel been
followed white man would have been
elected to Congress from this dis
trict.
We confess it is with somo little feel
ing OF satisfaction that we make this
review and Lave 80 many say to us
now that our counsel has all the while
been safe and wise.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-24
WILL CONTEST FOR THEIR SEATS.

It has been given out that three de-
feated congressional candidates will
contest for their seats. Skinner in the
First District, o. III. Dockery In the
Sixth, and Richmond pearson In the
Ninth, will all contest. There is said
to be no shadow of chance for either
of these unless it be Pearson. The
majorites against Skinner and Dock
cry were too large for them to hope to
overcome by contesting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-24
Pretty Wall PAPERS +!

We can supply you with any and all
kinds of Wall Paper in the latest and
prettiest designs, at astonishingly low
prices. 1t is direct from the great man.
ufacturers, United States Wall PAPER
Co., OF Cincinnati, and is the latest and
most up-to-date paper on the market.
e. T. WB.rNE.FAD Il Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-24
NORTH CAROLINA HAPPE ~
{NGS,
A HARNETT MANS TROUBLE.

E.
The News & Observer says that a
man named Stewart, from Harnett
county, Is under sentence OF death In
Mexico. He killed the chief Of Police
in a Mexican town.
The Durham Sun tells how Mr.. E. J.
Snipes carried tobacco to Durham, and
as he was going home his mules ran
away with him and mangled him fear
fully. They ran with him two or
three miles throwing him from the
wagon and literally tearing one of his
feet off. It was thought he would die.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-24

We do good Job Printing and at the
very lowest prices.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Deeds Admitted to Record in This c
Yesterday

Deeds Admitted to Record in This CITY
Yesterday.
The following transfers were record
ed yesterday:
Trustees IF the CLASSIFIED building
Association Ia Fannie NJ Johnson, a lot
with improvements on the south side
of Queen s;rest: $500.
r.. 10. liansell to r. l.. Holland, n
lot with improvements on the plat OF
the Wabb property, Atlantic CI;y
Ward: 5000.
Edmund s. Ruflsn and ]. NJ. Keel
~. special commissioners. TO Will
Lam Hart, property Nos. SIS. 90 and "a
Chapel street: Si.Ol0.
Mrs. Carroll Mercer to r. Kahn. A.
T. Hofheimer and f. Ball. trustees
Tor the Hebrew and English Literary
lnstituta. the LOT fronting 100 feet a,
the Northern line .CE Freemason stq>eet.
near Grafnb street: $4,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
What the Gfsat Insurance !. Companies s.
Would do In The Event Of wat. y stsss
THEIR PRESENT STATUS DETAILED
Most of Them HAVE Restricting
Clauses for such nm Emergency
Some s.nsistics Regarding Death
Rates IN Times of Penco ana OF
war. Es

a question: that has been more or less
mooted all over the country since iine
Maine explosion, and very often asked
or late days in this section, rs What
VIII the life insurance companies do
in case ID war;"
An Investigation made carefully by
The V.rginham reveals these facts:
Taking thirty eight Of the principal
companies, including three Canada
coscelI?s. 1t Is found that SIX of them
have IL clause IN their policies declar-
i3E, them void in case of war; seventeen
companies require permit for which
an extra premium IS charged; eight
REQUIRE permit during the first two
yqWS. After that the holder can take
any risk he plcascs. In six ,nf the COM
panits there IS absolutely 'p1 r,stric-
ton after the first payments has been
made on the policy. Many Of the
smaller comparheS, whose clientage Is
concentrated in comparatively small
localities, might, from motives of self
preservaa zion, declare Gcrfcit the policies
~ those OF It's clients who engaGe In
war
These figures are on policies issued.
In the older policies thiare Is probably
much burger per cent OF prohibitions :
inde@u, noa much over tcea years aga
nearly all the companies had q pro-
h!biting clause. These old policies
would, however, be changed upon APP
piiculiuEh 10 conform WIN more modern
conditions 1t Is probable that even
those companies which do not now
NAVE the prohibiting clauSo would, upon
such application, charge an extra pre-.
inium upon abol.shinE the clause in
the older companies. And it is certain
that all the companies would. In the
event CT war, charge an extra premium
and some of them would probably
writl' no policies at all, except f.sr
those who would contracts mot to fight.
AS n matter Of fact, the percentage
| OF killed ti The entire population Is
small and of course, the percentage
iAf killed to the percentage Of Insured
| would b., stIli smaller.
This statemant IS Il general one
| based rather on what has happened
| than what might happen, Is u pro-
liability, however, that in war to-day
| the execution would be immeas ura bly,
| greater than In any war of the past
| burt fer that very reason hostHIties
would likely come to clasa the sooner
| For instance, Il four years war; such
as that betweun the North and South,
would. In these times. be an in!possi-
blity.
In a general way the annual death
rate in this country in time OF peace
| is about enc IT. seventy. A war as
| disastrous rs the late civil war. would
| l:scTeuse that death rate 10 about one
in fifty But the proportion of IN
sura BILE people of this population Is
| alEa'ut per cent. or, aU the present
20.00o,000, Of whom about 5000 900 hold
| policies. The reader can draw his own
| conclusions
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
SNAKES PICK HIS HOPS
Indiana Man Does Away with Human
Labor, and Incurs Deadly Enmhy.

Indiana Man Does Away with Human
Labor, and Incurs Deadly Enmty
(NcrHillion, Ind, Correspondent Chicago
Inter-Occan)
Hop picking is one of the principal in
duS:"ies of this county, and gives en-
ploymcnt to several hundred persons
:7ach year. In 1896 the employers had
considerable trouble with th= p.ckers
over the question Of wages The nick
crs wished TO be paid by the hour but
the hop growers wished TO maintain
tn" present scale by the piece. The
matter as general proposition Is still
unsettled except by one hon grower.
Jac1b Presley. on Deer Lick bottoms.
He did not hire amy p.cktrs at all this
year. and yet his hops are all picked
and cured. The story is q curious one
and begins in 1895. whcn Mr.. Presley
first noticed two yellow snakes in his
hop fields. His first impulse was to XIII
thf'fn. bat their act.ona were 81 odd that
he Stopped 10 watch them. The snakes
would climb the hop poles and p:ck
every bi@ssors throwing them upon
the grG.nd Then they would extract
q certain amount of hop from the
stalk and pass Oh - t7i, next one This
set NJ Presley sIinking if snakes could
not be utilized instead of men and wo-
men.
In the spring Of 1896 he found n nest
Of thirteen yellow snakes down bv tho
Gro" k and. capturing them alive. he
TOOK them home. In the fall he tried
chem on the hop fields while the men
We're absent, anu with suun success
nc determined to use them this wear.
Accordingly he hired no hands to the
gr'Ha surprise OF his rnighhors. In
stead he turned the snakes loose, nut
tag 100 baskets on 'the ground to catch
the hops as they fell. The experiment
was "a Srsat success, bi7t MIR. Presley has
incurred IN" deadly enm!ty of the Hop
fIckers' Union. the president IF which
Rob HabeTnut. promises to put n boy
colt on Prtsley's snake picked hops this
winter.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
Many Matters Of Interest Around About City
Hall Square.
ALLEGED cORsPlRATORs DISCHARGED
Steward at the Atlantic RzotcI ana /,
Butcher Acquitted of Serious
Charge Cases In tho Police, Cor>
por"'io" ana cR""eers Courts
Arrested for Robbery.

The mast interesting case in tn:
Police Court yesterday was tina;
against Samuel Marx, a butcher in
the City Market and c. r. Bridges
steward of the Atlantic Hotel, an old
and trusted emphcYe of that establish
ment. They were charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the hotal i'm the
weights of meat purchased for it's use
by Bridges from Marx.
AS Justice Tomlio, had heard the
evidence of the prosecution, he had
justice Dalton TO hear the case.
mir. X. ~. Dodson testified that hay
ing reWc:ghed tie ne,ct received from
Marx. since his suspicion was aroused
some days ago, he found Il shortage,
which Bridges said had amounted to
$500 since March LIST
When the steward made q confsss;tEn
stating that Marx hail stated that he
could not protitably supply the meat
used by the Atlantic at the rate in
eiiec,, an arrangement was made by
Whlch he was to accept short weight.
Bridges admitted that the arrange
merit YVES shat he should receive half
OIL the prTits, and said Marx was to
receive the other half and the trim
fnl?Ss besides. The arrangements. he
SAID, were fully carr!sd out He said
that Marx sold him that he (NIrrX)
expected 10 go cut West shortly and
arrange for another grade of meat
with which he could supply Mr.. Dod-
son with profit under the contract, and
mat he would then make good TO the
Atlantic Hotel the ancmnt of bpef he
was saving by the lightweight ar
rangement.
WhelE' Marx took the stand he denied
the charges preferred by Bridges,
claiming that the weight was good.
me retrimming of ths meats causing,
ne alleged, the shortage. The case
was argued by Mr. G. NJ billiard for
the Atlantic. Judge ID. Tucker Brooke
Tor Marx and Judge Wilcox for
Bridges. The court decided that the
evidence was nos strong enough to con-
wet and both prisoners were dis
charged.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
FACTS REG DING COrrON,
ecreiary lIcstcr's Statement OF tho
Words Visible supply.

New OrlaaEs, March 1l-Secretary
liesaer's stat ament of the wards visi-
bic supply Of cotton. made up from sp5l
rial cable and tclegraphic advaces, COM
pares the figures of this week with
las tweek, last year and 1895, the latter
ahe 1861 900 crop Yaar. 1t shows de-
crease during the week just closed of
$500 bales, against q decrease last year
of lO0,S90 and a decrease of 53.6S1 in
1898.
The UNtal visible Is 4,2S32 94 bales,
agi2ii3St 1881 ,901 last week, 3655, 363 las
year and 4,701 ,22S LII 1895. OF this the
aotal of American cotton is 4O02 1874
bales, against 4,O7l091 last week, 3.22l.-
063 last year and 4,3S2,02S in 1895. and of
all other kinds. including Egyptian.
Brazil. India. etc, 2S1 900 bales, against
100000 last week, i3i. 800 last year ard
319,200 In 1895.
The total worlds visible supply of
coNon shows decrease compared with
last week of iS,5O7 bales, avn increase
compared with last year of 62S0 OBJ and
decrease compared with 1885 of Az
S3i bales.
Secretary Hcster's weekly New Or
leans Cotton Exchange statement, is
sued before the close of business to-
day. shows an increase in the move
meat into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
irver the same days year before last OF
$1,000 and over the same time in 1885
Of 10000
For the el;ven days of March the
totals show a~' increase over lasa year
of 900 bales. an !:,crclse over he
same period year before last of 15l, 600
End over 1895 of $4,000.
FIR the 1872 days OF the season that
havE, elapsed the aggregate Is ahca 4
of 1872 days Of last year 2.024 900 bales;
| ahead Of the same days year before last
of 1856, 600 and of 1926 by 1893, 600 The
amoun, brought into sight during the
past week has been l69.7i3 bales,
against l0l ,06S for the seven days end
ing :ih.s date last year. S7,34S year be-
| fore Iasu anil 1883 same time Is, 1895
| For the eleven days OF March IT, has
| been cSiGS9 bales, against l67,7SS last
| year, So,3l5 year before last and ISL.
| 135 sumo time in 1895.
These make the total movemerla for
,he 100 days from September LIST to da,:.s
o.SOi.377 against 7,7T9.SS3 la,st year;
| G,20S,57, year before last and S,771,Gi7 in
! same time III 1888.
| Tbs. m1w,mcEH since September Isl
| shows r,cepGs AZ all United STAT;
| ports 76S0.S9S, against G.l57.T09 las;
| year 4,6O5,425 ye2r before lasu and
| 1907, 195, s,lnne time In 1895; overland
| oscrosa the Mississippi, Ohio and d.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
Suicide Snad be u,,ao,,tc

llr "A Rue. the famous French author
ity on abnormal phcm-rlrtnn and q, pro
tessor In Laval UCIdvcI-sity has. after eS-
haustivc comparison OF facts in France,
ibclGium, England and the UnitcI States,
come 10 the conclusion che incTnntion Ia
Sti cidc is = mania, a:d Is epidemic There
seems TO be strong carrobo,ution Of thi
IN our i-wn country where r,nc suicide
lows another. No learned authority has
as yet discovered with cXactit,ldc whct hcr
malaria Is epidemic or endemic hut i, has
Dcen matter of notuiGsty for rTcarly half
Il century that the most reliable prevents
I've and curative Of the various forms of
malaria Is llostcttcr's Su-mach Batcrs
Restored patients have not only sci thc
seal OF their appreciation upon it in mala
rial cases, hut commend Il for rhcuma-
tism. Kidney and liver g,rouhlc. Ig.vou.,-
proves both appetite and sleep, ana Is n
capi:il miigant of ,alirmity In advancing
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12

Clara Barton, president OF the Red
Cross Society, Endorses DR.. Greenc's
Ncrvura.
What higher communication can a
medicine have, what more convincing
proof, what more positive assurance
that Dr.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy will surely cure, than the
recommendation and endorsement of
the world wide known and universally
loved and honortd Clara Barton, pres.-
deE't of the Red Cross Society.
Suoh Is the world famous Clara Bar
ton, president OF the RS Gloss Society,
and her words I'm praise and recommen-
dalton Of the wonderful curer Of dis
case, DR.. Grcenc's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy. will he n now hope TO
thousands upon thousands of those who
are sick out of health, weak, nervous.
or who suffer from headaches. rheuma-
rsm, neuralgia, or other painful and
distressing disease. nervous affections
on pc!;a and dev.talizcd blood.
Clara Barton says:
>"We have tr!;d Dr. Grecne's Nervurn
blood and nerve remedy and although
the remedy has been In our hands but
Il short time, we judge that the remedy
has all the merits which are claimed
for II. We shall continue it's use, with
the expectation that we shall be able
TO endorse 1T Still more highly.
CLARA BARTON,
President of the American National
Red Gross, Washington, u. c."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
AJUDGE'S SUDDEN DEATH.
Mo Was stricken In Churoh-A. strIk-
ing Lesson to Those who Neglect
Timely warnings.

D.. g. .
"A learned Judge was taken suddenly
Sick in church, December 6, 1897, in the
CITY of Brooklyn. Four days later, in
spite of the best medical aid, he died.
The doctors said the judge had kidney
ulse3Se and had Lived a surprisingly
Tong time, everything considered.
A man or woman may live a1cnE for
years with incompetent kidneys only to
collapse as suddenly as a house o.;
cards when the baby's hand knocks 1t
over. The early indications of Bright S
olsease are sometimes very slight
headaches, dull pains, depressed feel
ongS lack of enerSy-all these indicate
the first stages of Bright's disease and
yet few psople think they mean any
Thing serious, until often, it is too late.
There has never been but one d:scov-
cry known to the world and the medi-
cal profession far checking Bright's
disease in it's beginning or curing It at
ter IT has progressed. That discovery.
which is so popular In Europe, America
and throughout the world Is Warmers
Safe Cure.
uf the learned judge who was strick-
en- IN church. had realized years before
the secret power that was undermin-
Ing his hfe. he might have count4racted
II and lived to q green old age.
But he did not know
And alas! There are thousands of moo
pie Today who are upon the same
dangerous road and wNo do not rsa,izn
1t Wv - ifi>e
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12

tomnc rivers to Norther.1 mills and
Canada, 1,029,167 against 747.565 last
year; 690,640 year bcfora last and 9lS,-
329 sans time in 1885; i-terior stocks In
'SNccss of chose held at the close Of the
commercial year. 3S2,56l; againsa 1885,
$50 lass year 3OS,756 year bsD1re last
and 2S6,255 same time in 1895
Southern mill takb=Cys, EXCLUSIVES of
consumption ut Southern outports. Ill.,
73l. against 679,231 last year; 603, 956 year
before last Isnd $3.50 same time, in
1895.
Foreign exports for lahe waak have
been 177,326, against 1900 last ysar,
making the fetal thus far for the season
5,7+5,395. against 4,S63.9S6 last year, an
.ncreas:' ,c'f SSl 400.
Northerrimiii usikings during the past
seven days sls:w an i.Icreasa of 1921
as compared with rhc corresponding 1,s,-
Rod l2'st year, and thcir total takings
ande September list lhauu decreased
ISL 695
The total takings of American mills
North and South sC,d Cac!adla thus far
for the season have b;,an 1920 104
aEainal 2,102, $50 last year. These include
! ,S9l $50 by Ncrthern spim.lers against
l ,409 ,695
Stocks at 'th:i seaboard and the TWEEN
tyt-.'.ra i;nlilng leading St-aithern int:r-
Cor centres have decreased during the
weeg 1929, against n decrease during
the. corresponding period last season of
10000, and ara now 400. $50 IN excess of
This date last year.
Including stocks left over AZ. por.s and
inieri-r towns from the last cI,p and
the Cnimber OF bales Of cotton brought
into sight thus far for I.'he new crop
'i'he SUPPLY 70 date is 9,940,911 against
S,llS.434 fer this SANS period last year.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
TINE HIGHER COURTS.

Transactions in the Law ars1 Chancery
and Cornsration Courts
In the Corponal,bon Court, Judge
lianckel disposed of the following mat
ters:
Sam Jones, manning: six months I'm
jail.
Walter Hodges, reluoIous cutting:
hung jury.
The petit jury was adjourned tor
the term yesterday morning.
In the Court NJ Law and Chancery
yesterday Judge w. B. Martin tried
the following cases:
Taylor Paint and Oil company VS..
N. j. Powell; judgment for pk1lintiff
for s13S.0S with Interest.
r. j. Morris. trustee, VS. Edward r.
Baird, Jr.; heard without jury and
taken under ADJUSTMENT.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
CITY IN PARAGRAPHS.

Briefest Possible Mention Made OF
Many Matters of Interest.
The Lambert's Point cellulold fac
tory begins operations next week
Mr.. Samuel Frankfurt left for Frees
burgh, y. Y, last evening, whare he
VIII reside IN the future.
The Finishing touches are being put
IN the seventh and last story Of the
Citizens Bank building.
Rev. Father II. ]. Wilson. of Sacred
Heart Catholic church. IS in Denver,
COl at the bedside of his niece, who
is very i'll.
Rev. w. w. Lear, who has been as
s!sting at Centenary NJ. L. church.
Leaves to-day for his home, in Man
chester. Va
''H Heavenly Recognition" was tihe sub
ject of a fine sermon at Freemasan
Street Baptist church last night by
Evangelist Hutso-. The meeting will
close Sunday night
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12

a. lockwood, of Washington, ID, c..
who Is recognized among women as their
m!EhtieSt leader and champion IN all
wontan's movements which mark this
generation, Is raised in the interest Of
woman; when this representative of her
sex ito such an extent that she has been
twice nominated for President of the
United States by the Equal Rights Par
ty, publishes the fact to the world that
she owes her present good health and
strength to the use of 1Cr. Grccnc's Ncr-
Nura blood and nerve remedy. ut comes
as n positive prc3f, n revelation of tho
way OF health to the thousands upon
thousands OF people who tiroop and lam
gu!sh under the burden of ill-health,
"vcr-taXed strength, nervous disorders
and the weaknesses, pains and aches of
female complaints.
Airs. Lockwood says:
Il have used DR.. Greenc's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy and am pleased
20 say that 1t has improved my diges-
| ton. relieved the slceplessncss under n
great nervous strain, during which I
believe that sleep would otherwise have
been impossible, and Seems In every
way 10 have built up my general health.
The attacks of faintness to which | had
previously been subject have entirely
disappeared. 1t increases the appetite,
tends to cheerfulness and general good
feeling and leave no ill effect.
II can freely recommend 1t to all Icr-
sons afflicted with nervous disorders,
or that tired feeling which Is so c3an-
mon. ] recommend II also to nervous
people. aged people and all persons in
delicate health.
Belva A. Lockwood. A. NJ. & p. L.,
Secretary american Peace Bureau. -
Vice-prtS!den of the MaSsa chusetts
Total Abstinence Society Cured by DR..
Grecne's Ncrvura.
Nice-president of the Massa chusetts
Total Abstinence Society, Mrs. S. Louise
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
The Sure La Grippe Cure.

There is ~ use suffering from this
dreadful malady. If you will only get
the right "aInedyt You are having pain
all through your body, your liver IS
out OF order, have no appetite, no liza
1T aCCIbit'-n, have la baG Gold, in fact,
are completely used lnfA Electric BIZ
tiers rs the only re.ndy that will give
E1ou pnompt ard sure relleif. They act
directly on your liver. stomach, kid
ncys, tone up u..c whole system and
make you feel like a new being. They
ara guaranteed 10 cure or prizes refund
ed. For sale at l3urrow, Martin s. Co. s
drug store, o.tSl o0c. per bottle.