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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-27

Charley Welcker, the Irish comedian of this
city, is determined TO 20 ALVIN Josin one
better in the diamond business. For his next
tour he is going to wear as an ornament Il
hen, get with diamonds
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
The Dude" II Judicially Dc
1Aod.

Let me state to you first. Judge
that am dude, and am proud Of
it. You ought to use moderation in
my case on that account. / plead
guilty, but I think, sir. that the JUS
tice you dispense shuold be highly
seasoned with mercy, for am . dude
and not entirely responsible"
The foregoing statement came
Edward Pekins, whom the old sailor
officer with ships and things done in
blue on his wrist had just led up to
the bar of the Yorkville police court
yesterday morning, charged with
larceny. He was q dude that had
seen a good many hard winters. and
had q quit Of clothes that had evident
ly reposed in IN ash barrel.
''Of course you know what dude
is, Judge" he continued.
II do" replied Justice German,
"but it don't bear q red nose, nor a
weeks growth Of beard like you. A
dude is q good suit Of clothes. with
nothing in them. You are not Q
dude and you are held.'-N. York
World.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
How Plug Hats Are Made.

To make the silk stovc-pipe hats,
large square of muslin is dipped
into shellac, wrung out and then
stretched over a wooden frame to
dry. Alter drying it is cut up into
sizes and shapes suitable for the va
rious parts of the hat. Some pieces
are cut on the bias for the crowns OF
hats. others arc stiffened particularly
for the brims, while the muslin for
the central cylinders, which are the
sides, is cut into oblong squares.
The material for a dozen of these
hats is then given to a workman, who
draws the frame of the hat together
around the block and fastens it by
means of hot iron.
The she'll of the hat, as it is called,
is then vanished and then dried.
making it stiff, and then the silk
plush is put on, man ironing it to
the shellac covered shell and spong.
ing it with every stroke Of the iron.
Girls sew in the crown and the brim
after the sides of the shell have been
fastened, and then the seams are
gone over with hot iron, which con.
ceals all traces of them. The brim
is then curled, as in the case Of the
felt article, and then the hat goes
away to the luering machine, where
polish brushes, revolving rapidly,
give it high polish. From the lu-
ering machine it goes to the hands
Of a girl, who trims it and puts in the
lining g.-Chicaoo Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
wild Horses OF the Wost.

The wild horses Of Wyoming and
western Nebraska are compact
little animals, weighing 500 to LOO
pounds. The majority of them
stand fourteen hands high. In
color they are usually brown, soRrel
or bay. A grey is seldom seen, un-
less it is a horse that has strayed
away from civilization. Their tails
grow long, frequently dragging the
ground, but their names are like
those of other horses and not flow.
ing to the knees as arp represented
in some books. The eye, probably
from being constantly on the watch,
is larger than the eyes of the do
mestic horse, and even when tame
the eye remains distinctive mark
of the horses origin. Wild horses,
when captured or tanned, are SUI
perior to horses of the same size.
Many of them are used by the cow>
boys, and others are broken to har-
ness and driven as carriage horses,
being entirely trustworthy.-Scot-
tish Agricultural Gazette.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Family Trouble.

A boy IL years old reported to 8
policeman the other day that rob-
berry had occurred at q house under
very mysterious circumstances. The
sum of $25, which was in a china
vase on bracket, had taken wings.
"Were any of the doors or windows
found openT'asked the officer.
"No."
"Any visitors in the house who
might have taken it?''
"No." .
"Aud you havn't picked up any
clues, eha'
"That's the trouble, sir-there's
clues until you can't rest. want
to go off and camp out, and cad
thinks I cribbed the money. Dad
wants to go to Chicago, and marm
thinks he's got the Doodle. Marin
wants a new summer wrap, and dad
says she clawed them ducats for
sure. The hired girls going to be
married next week, and dad and
marin and me believe she rake in the
stake to 60 on bridal tour. Tell
you what, mister, when I see how
many clues can be picked up on a
little case like this it makes me anx-
ious to know which of US will come
out on tOp."-COn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
A TURTLE "AS is A TURTLE"
A MARINE MONSTER WEIGHING SEW.
ENTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS CAP.
TURED AT THE HEADS.

Yesterday afternoon a two>horse
express wagon drove up in front of
the CaU Office on Montgomery street
containing load, covered with can>
vas, and six Italian fishermen. Re-
moving the covering one of the lar
gest turtles ever seen in San Fran
cisco was displayed to the view. The
monster was alive, and was tied to
the floor of the vehicle with ropes.
1t was nine feet long and seven and
a half feet around the girth. Its
head was larger than that of man,
while its fippers looked like large
hams. Its weight was seventeen
hundred pounds. The turtle is of
the leather~back species. On Thurs
day noon, as the fshermen's smack
Catalonia was cruising outside the
Heads, near the whistling buoy, the
turtle was observed floating, asleep,
on the surface of the water. The
six fishermen in the boat immedi-
ately set about its capture. The end
of boat.hook was driven into one
of its hind fiippers, while running
moose was fastened on one of the
front ones. The turtle now awoke,
and a desperate fight Immediately
ensued. in the melee before the
turtle was landed on his back on the
deck OF the craft, the mast to which
the end of the rope was fastened was
broken, and one of the fishermen was
knocked over with eft.hander from
the turtles flipper. A blow from an
Ak On the creatures head finally so
dazed it that 1t gave up the strug>
gle. The turtle was fully alive and
vigorous by the time it got ashore,
and more difficulty was experienced
in getting it into the express wagon.
It handles its fippers like a marine
John L.. Sulliyan.-San francisco
Can
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
What Did Mr.. Cleveland Whisper?

The crowd at the Presidents re-
ceptlon yesterday was not so large
as usual. In the middle Of the
stream of visitors was a small, rather
loudly dressed lady Of uncertain age
who was leading little girl baby by
the hand. The little thing stood
scarcely two feet high. The mother
smiled sweetly upon the President as
she grasped his hand, and the Presi-
dent smiled upon her. Encouraged.
perhaps. by this. she stood still. and
then remarked. indicating the two
feet-high cherub: "This is my
baby"
"And pretty little thing It is,
madam replied Mr.. Cleveland. the
smile still visible around his lips.
"And it's only 2 years DID," per-
sisted the mother. won't you kiss
itp"
The President looked At the crowd
yet to be shaken, looked at the little
mite he had been asked to embrace.
and the smile fell with a dull, sicken>
ing thud. He whispered something
in the lady's ear and she retired
Washington Post.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
The Severn Tunnel.

The recently completed Severn
tunnel is one of the greatest en-
yineering works of the age. It was
built by the Great Western Railroad
Company of England, to give di-
rect communication between their
British line and South Wales. It is
UNIQUE as q work of the kind, inso-
much as it passes under an arm of
she sea. The tunnel extends from
New Passage to Portskewet, q dis
tance of about two and one half miles
under the water, its entire length,
exclusive of approaches, being about
four and one half miles. The work
has been in progress for thirteen
years, and the total cost cannot fall
below ss,eoo,ooo. The principal
difficulties encountered in the work
were not from the water of the es>
tuary itself. but from subterranean
springs in the rock itself, through
which borings we're made. Several
times the works were filed with
water. On one occasion body OF
water which gushed forth at the rate
of 1000 gallons per minute was
met. Pumping apparatus, however,
capable Of carrying it off was erected
and the difficulty obviated. The tun.
rel opens q new chapter in engineer
ing of this class. 1t may furnish the
suggestions upon which tunnel
under the Hudson can at last be sue
cessfully bored.-Con.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

kissing the cook, . pretty girl, by
the by and resolved 50 detect him in
the act. After watching four days,
she heard him come in one evening
and gently pass through into the
kitchen. Now, Katie was out that
evening and the kitchen dark. Burn
ing with jealousy, the wife took some
matches in her hand, and placing
her shawl over her head as Katie
often Gid, she entered the kitchen by
the back door, and was almost imme-
diately seized and embraced and
kissed in the most ardent manner.
With her heart almost bursting with
rage and jealosy the injured wife
prepared to administer a terrible re-
buks to her faithless spouse. Tearing
herself loose from his embraces, she
struck match and stood face to
face with Katie's beau, one Of the
neighbor boys. Her husband says
his wife has never treated him 80 well
since the month they were married
as she has for the past week.-Dan-
bury Post.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Uncle Isom and the Ghosts.

Uncle Ison was whitewashing an
old, dilapidated house on Whitehall
street yesterday. The interior had a
ghostly appearance, and gentleman
said to the old negro:
"Isom, amt you afraid Of ghosts3"
mo, sah ; dat l amt, young mars
ter" was the reply, as the old mans
face loomed up with smile.
"You are not?"
''No, sab. Oar ane no ghostls.
How do you know9"
"Case, sab, when a pussun dies
dey goes to heaben or purgatory.
one."
"Yes."
"An' eff dey goes ter purgatory
aey can't get er way; an eff dey goes
Ter heaben dey don't wanter get er
way an cum back 'er scollopin 'roun
ols wurl. Use too ole fer to lei
uat kind er mesmerisin' bizhess bod
Der me" Con.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
He Paid.

81 notice by the papers," he said.
as he waited for the froth on his beer
to settle, that a man in Chicago
saloon fell dead just as he finished
drinking glass of beer"
Il see dot same thing in der papers,
too," replied the saloonist.
Curious, wasn't it2''
..Vhell, don't think so. You see
be brand oop dot beer und said !:
.Sharge it to me = und der barten-
der he prings oudt his club und taps
him on des headt. It vhas almost
eafery day somebody drops deadt
here !"
He laid an hickory club on the bar
and looked the man full in the eye,
and the beer. was hardly down before
it was paid for.-Detroit Free Press.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

to another front gate. where there
were other peach bloom cheeks, and
other lips as sweet and just 80 many
stars to count. And now I have q !.
front gate Of my own and girl ofmy
own with peach bloom cheeks, who
counts the stars with the boy of the
girl whose VOWS made with me 1t the
first front gate we're broken. But he
is true. good boy. and my girl is .
good, true girl, and Heaven bless
them both as they stand tonight
at the old front gate.-St. Louis
Magazine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
FOR ALL WHO DIE.

lThe following poem was regarded by
Edgar A, Poe as the most beautiful and
touching of its kind in the language:l
1t hath been said for all who die
There is tear,
Some paining, bleeding heart to sigh
Ger every bier;
But in that hour Of pain and dread,
Who will draw near
Around my humble couch and shed
One farewell tear.
Who'll watch the fast departing ray
In deep despair,
And soothe the spirit on its way
With holy prayer?
What mourner round my couch will come
In words of woe,
And follow me to my long home,
Solemn and slow?
When lying on my earthly bed
In icy sleep.
Who then by pure affection led
VIII come and weep?
By the pale moon i'm plant the rose
Upon my breast.
And bid it cheer my dark repose,
My lonely res2
Could l but know when am sleeping
Low in the ground
One faithful heart would then be keeping
Watch all around,
AS if some gem lay shrined beneath
That cold sod's gloom,
'Twould mitigate the pangs Of death
And light the tomb.
Yes, in that hour if could feel
From the halls of g!ee
And beauty's pressure one would steal
In secrecy,
And come and sit or stand by me
In nights deep noon,
Oh! would ask of memory
No other boon.
But All! lonelier fateis mine.
A deeper woe;
From all I've loved in youths sweet tim,
soon must go!
Draw round me my pale robes of white
In dark spot
To sleep thro' deaths long, dreamles.
Lone and forgot. might,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
The Girl at the Gate.

Heaven bless the girl at tho front
gate with peach bloom on her cheeks
and love light In her eys. Men
would shut her out of our literature,
but I am not one Of them. The girl
at the front gate can never grow old
to those who have been there with
her. Years may come and go. bat
the music OF the low voice at the
front gate will not be stilled and the
memory Of the cherry lips we kissed
at the front gate will hold, out faith
fully to the end. What il the old
gate does sag and its hinges rattle
and its latch refuse to hold 1t shut2
What if the posts are shaky and
some of its pickets are gonef We
love the dear old relic still. We
love it for the sake Of the girl who
used to stand out there by it with
roses on her cheeks and nectar on
her lips. We held tue gate and
and counted the stars and bade good.
by and then counted the stars again.
How many times Of night was
good-by said?-How many times
did lips meet DER the old dear gate?
The old gate knows but it will never
tell. The old front gate may have
counted the kisses. but never did.
And am not sure that the girl with
the peach bloom cheeks never did.
And what of tue girl with the peach
bloom cheeks2 All, mel She mar
ried another. She forgot her vows
at the old front gate, as some girls
will, and married . richer, and hand
somee man. And II Well, 1 vent
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
The Effect Somewhat Marred.

When Vestryman Green bowed
his head to read the responses of the
litany last Sunday. he was very
drowsy indeed, and he had repeated,
"Lord have mercy upon us miserable
sinners but three times when he fell
fast asleep. His wife nudged him
with her parasol without success.
When the minister reached "And
now .seventeenthly my beloved breth.
ren," "-Vestryman Green awoke, and
being unconscious of the lapse Of
time, responded in a sonorous and
fervent voice:
''Lord have mercy upon Us, miser>
able sinners."-NeaU York Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Bad Penmanship.

In spite of theory Of bad penman
who wrote sprawling hand twas it
not the first Napoleon7) that the
poorer a mans handwriting is the
more character it has the majority
Of letter-writers, authors, scholars
and journalists are envious Of the
clerk and copyist with their art
for writing clear and beautiful hand.
As a nation, We have sadly degener
ated in the art Of using the pen.
Comparing the beautiful and uni
form handwriting Of the last century
with the skim-along spider-track
rail.fence style Of the present day,
one almost regrets the fact that the
gooscquill has gone out of fashion
and stiff and awkward writing i'm
plement been substituted In its
stead.
A fortune awaits the man who will
invent flexible writing~stick-not
a gold pen tipped with platinum-of
some noncorrosive material. It is
80 hard to break In pen and hav~
ing worn down the points to suit
your style. they are likely to snap
OF splutter before you have tossed
of a dozen pages Of manuscript.
Then there is the annoyance of get
ting fiber between the nibs, anal
ogous to that of getting a bit Of meat
between the bicuspids at the dinner
table and nine persons out of ten
will wipe the pen frantically on the
occiput to rid Of the filament-and
catch hairl A new steel pen 10 "a
awkward as a phenomenally stiff
collar, or = pair Of new shoes and,
moreover, as the average Penman
Is in 4 continual danger of "impa ling
himself on his own pothooks," per-
haps the only relief is found in the
typewriter. which seldom betrays
one into loose aud slovenly style Of
handwriting.-H. Tan Santvoord IN
The Current.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
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Tive Kicker1.

"Just my luck I" he groaned as he
came down stairs,
"Lost anythingr
Everything l wanted Brown, on
the third floor, to sign ., note. with
me. When l got to the second land.
ing l met dog coming down."
'sAnd you raised your haiti"
"Alas No raised my foot"
"And it was Browns dog?"
st was, and he was looking over
the railing"
"Why didn't plead ignorance?'
II did, and SO did Brown. Hanged
if he didn't kick me three times and
then pretend to find out who I was !
Under the circumstances I couldn't
ask him to sign, you SEEK
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

Four brothers, who have been in
business. together ever since 1850
without keeping elaborate books or
any accurate. account of the money
each has drawn from the enterprise,
have filed deed in San Joaquin
county, CAL, providing that. as it Is
impossible to straighten out their af-
fairs, their heirs shall never ask for
an accounting, but divide the prop
erty equally.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
NOTICE.

-- 20: --
50 YEARS AT THE BUSINESS
Look to your interest and don't be
DECEIVED.
NEW MAN hut an OLD BUSI-
NESS
r. B. Pierce can be found at Mr..
2. f. Smiths shop where he has q
Good Stock of the best Material
which he will make up in Buggies,
Wagons, Carts, &c. at short notice.
and offer the most reasonable Terms:
Horse Shoeing a
SPECIALITY
Call and see me, it will be to your
Interest.
Respectfully,
r. B. PIERCE.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Preserving ones Health.

Physician(to patient)-You should
take two grains Of quinlne every hour
or half hour.
Patient-Great Scott ! doctor isn't
that rather often.
Physician No. Take it in little
whiskey.
Patient-All fright. Two grains
every-how often did you says
Physician-Every hour or half
hour. =.
Patient-All right, doctor. Two
grains every half hour.-New York
San.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

Good Advice from q 1xulMOr1st.
To young men Bob Burdette has
this to say:
You take a basin Of water, place
your finger in it for twenty-five or
thirty seconds, take 1t out and look
at the hole that is left. The size of
that hole represents about the im>
preston advice makes on a young
mans mind.
Don't depend too much on your
family-the dead part, I mean.
The world wants live men; it has
no use for dead ones. Queen Vic
toria can trace hor ancestors back
in q direct line to William the Con-
querer. II yon cannot get further
back than your father you ore better
|of. Your father was a better man
than old William; he had better
clothes to wear, better food to eat,
and was better housed.
If you are q diamond, be sure
that you will be found. Cheek,
brass or gall never gets ahead Of
merit.
Hove q young man who is straight
forward. Ask for what You want.
If you want to marry q rich man =
daughter or borrow $500 from him,
ask him for it; it amounts to the
same thing in the end. 1t is always
better to astOnish q man than
to bore him.
Remember that In the morning
| of life come the hard working
dsys.-Hard work never killed a
man. 1t is fun, recreation, relax
alton, holidays that kill. The fun
that results in q head next morning
so big that tub could hardly COW
er it is what kills. Hard work new
or does.
You can't afford to do anything
but what is good. You are on
dress parade all the time.
Don't be afraid Of pounding per-
sistently at one thing. Don't
be afraid Of being called . one-idea
man or a crank. If you are one
idea man or q crank you are more
than most men. 1t takes q smart
man to be q crank.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

and they would 60 through the re-
harsal. Finally, tie time for Dutfy's
examination came, and Senator Ear
nest hsd to 60 to Camp Randall to
assist. A question would be pro-
pounded to Peter, and he would turn
with great gravity and earnestn ess
to Mr.. Earnest, who sat by him, and
ask:
"What do he say Jinf' Then Jim
would bawl the question into Duny's
of ear. The examination went on
first rate. only that Earnest nearly
died trying to keep q straight face.
Finally came the last test. which
generally caught the impostor. DR.
Hoyt turned with great disgust to
the examining surge0ns and said.
"Gentleman, we don't want this
bump on log. He can't hear any
thing. think we had better leave
the blankety-blank wooden-head at
where his family could attend to him
and see that he don't miss the resnr
rection."
This was said In q low tone Of voice
to catch the unwary Irishman, but
slowly he turned to Senator Earnest
and gravely inquired:
"What do he say, Jlmf"
Then Earnest red in the face with
suppressed emotion, beloved into
Dufy's best ear:
The doctor-says-you-can't
|-hear-anything. He-thinks-you
-had-better - stay - here-where
neutrality-suspicious.
attention - to- the resurrection H.
Bill Nye, in Ne,o York Mercury.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Afraid Ne Would Shoot Himself.

"Now that I have bought = pistol
wife, we need have no fear Of bur-
glars. Have you placed it in . con-
yenient place3"
Eyes. I've locksd Il up in my
empty trunk, and I've thrown away
the key"
What did you do that for!"
because was afraid you'd shoe.
yourself" Boston Courier.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
LIFE and FIRE
INSURANCE.

I am representing the strongest,
most liberal, prompt and reliable
companies n the U. S. Call at my
office, take out a policy and secure
your property. A policy in the Etna
Life Co., is more secure than all the
Banks in the Union.
j. H. AWRENCE,
Scotland Neck, n. C..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
The War Ended.

"Ye don't mean ter say that the
rebellion is all crushed out, do you?''
said a surprised old fellow from
Way back.
"Certainly."
mo fightin' nor nuthin' going onp'
NO"
."Well, I swami I've been readin
the Trybune for good many years
but never saw nuthl n In it bout the
war bein' over."--C0n.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
A Chllds Prayer.

A Texas lady said to her little
daughter:
This is your grandfather's birth
day, Mamie. You must pray that
he will live to an old age"
Mamie-"No, ma he is old enough
already. .In just pray for. him to
grow younger instead Of older"
New York Telegram.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

Remember that can sell you bug
gies Is cheap as you can buy anywhere
in the world. sell the celebrated Wrenn
work.
G. W. DUNN.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chspped hands, chilblains
corns, and alt skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required: 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price IS cents per
box.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead Il 90.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
HOUSE,

SCOTLAND NECK, N. C..
MRS. LAURA BELL. PROPRIETBEss
Good beds, polite and attentive servsnts,
the best table the market affords, and
good water. Neatness one OF its special
sims. Stop at the Railroad House.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
Kissed the wrong Katie.

A certain lady near here suspected
that her husbond was in the habit Of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

Another car load Of Stoves just rccciv-
ed 1t F. SteENs