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Fourth monthly report of Pearce-
vile school, for the month commencing
Feb. 3, 1885, and ending Feb. 27, 1885;
number enrolled during the month AZ;
average number attending each day
20 $40; those who have not missed a
day are: Owen and Lily Miller, Peter
Loso, James and George Osborn. The
above named pupils have been present
every day during the term. Daisy
Miller missed one day. Visitors are:
Mrs. E. l.. Loso. VIM. Prentice, Willy
Berry of Sullivan county, Mr.. Adam
Anspacb, Mr.. Henry and Charley Os-
born, Mr.. George Simler, Miss Della
Hollcroft and Willy and Eddie Berry
Mr.. Anspach is a years old and notices
the difference in the school room of to-
day and when he went to school. He
favored the school with some very IN
teresting remarks. Number of pupils
enrolled during the term 46; average
number attending each day % HIP.
AMY D. MILLlKES, Teacher.
Fourth monthly report of Bald Knob
school, district No. 4, township 63,
range II tor the month commencing
Feb. 9th and ending March 18th, 1885,
Number of pupils enrolled for the
month Sc, average number of days at
tendance by each pupil ~; per cent.
of attendance S3; number Of DAYS
taught p. The names of the pupils
attending every day during the month
are: Harvey Broyles, Anna Cory, Cal
tina Dolan, Patrick Dolan, Honor San
dry, Matte Sandry, and Eta Sandry
The names OF those attending 20 day
during the mouth are Martin Cory,
William Cory, Charlotte Cory, George
Dolan, Robert Dolan, Mallnda Dolan
Martin and Clnda Truitt. The visitors
were too numerous to mention.
For The term commencing Nov. II
1884, and ending March 18th, 1884
number of pupils enrolled IS; average
daily attendance 33; average number
of days attendance by each pupil Sc
number of days taught 80; the names
of the pupil attending during
the term are: Anna Cory, Harvey
Broyles, Patrick Dolan, Honor Sandry
Matte SandrY and Eta Sandry.
REMARKS.
A splendid dinner was given on tn 6
last day. and was heartily reIished and
enjoyed by all present. At night WE
had literary entertainment in which
scholars and all OF the participants ac.
quilted themselves very eredltable
The number of visitors including chill
dren at the dinner and entertainment
nun bered more than 80. The mum.
ber of pupils present were "A. The
parents of this school will ever be kind
ly remembered by me, for the kind
treatment, and hearty cooperation in
my educational efforts, which | recelv-
ed while among them. May peace,
prosperity and happiness ever attend
them on life's Journey.
J. 0. TRUlTT, Teacher.
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Grand Opening.

Grand otening at TniFs G0lIe,y
eoery day EXCEPT Sunday, Hi are in
9ifsG.
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Another car los6 CT the Dewitt roll
ler mills -four just reeeiges a. Murphy
& Nicholson'S.
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Clover Seed.

Brassfeld & Kellogg have on hard a
nice lot Of choice, well cleaned clover
seed.
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Money to loan at a low rate Of inter
est on real estate by ]. c. Thatcher.
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Professor to student. Is there any
thing new nnder the Student
There wss Monday.-Pr What?-
Student. The new moon. Pass.
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Walking Cultivators from $l7 up to
SIS at BEcKToL & SNYDER.
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Grand Opening.

Grand opening at IalPs Gallery
euery day exefpt Sunday AH are in
pitel.
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The Best.

The Studebaker wagons are the
best For sale BY Carothers & Green.
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Have your teeth cleaned and made
pearly white at r. L. Jourdau's, dem
tist.
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20 lbs of Rice for sl.O0 at L a. VII
lard's.
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Wilson Waits were not received at
this Office until last Friday morning
day OF publication.
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We publish the following cure for
potato bugs for the benefit of our
friends who may be troubled with
them. 1t won't cost much to try 1t,
and it may do some good: A sure
cure for potato bugs is claimed to have
been found by Wisconsin farmer.
His plan is to plant one or two fax
seed in each hill of potatoes. He
says that the bugs will shun it every
time, and for ten years he has thus
been successful in growing potatoes
while others have failed
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A rural poet furnishes the following ::
Oh. the hog, the beautiful hog. curv-
ing his back as he watches the dog :;
defying the law for his bread and
meal; roaming at large through every
street; hunting, gruuting, nosing
around, till the open front gate is sure
to be found-with its hinges broken
and ruined qnite, by the lovers that
hung there Sunday night it won't stay
shut, 1t won't hang level; so in walks
the hog and raises the devil.
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MARRIED.

f OYD-MOoRE-Att The residence Of the o1itii.
Ing minister. W h.. Fletcher. March 18th. :.
Mr. Milton Floyd to Mass Fannie Moore, Gil Z
Adair county.
FOR SALE-A fine horse. Chieag
a Road Cart, and set of single harness 8
Hinton & Graves Livery Barn.
F0k SALE-A first class plyiui
Il business, situated in LaPata. NO, ant
estab ished Tor three years. Small capital regnrsi
Call on or address, T. o. FILLMORE.
Tapttfa no.
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"Once morer' 'Tis
said that Pollock &
Thompson are still
ahead, selling grocer,
les cheaper than any
house in North Mo.
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Third monthly report Of fearceville
school, tor The month commencing
Jan. 6, and ending Feb. End. Number
enrolled during the month az; average
number attending each day 20 40;
number of days taught 20, names of
those who have been present every day
are as follows: Oren Miller, Daisy Mil
Ter. Lily Miller, Peter Loso, James Os-
born and George Osborn. Names of
visitors: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. HolIcroft,
Mr.. Hollcroft is the clerk OF the district
and James Berry, of Sullivan coun-
ty. Have had large number of call
ers. Call often, We are glad to see
you. AMY D. MILLlKEN,
Teacher.
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"AMONG THE BREAKERS

By the X. NJ. G. Society, on Friday
evening, March 9th. This famous
society will present for the first time
the above entitled, most excellent
drama. The same to conclude with
the most laughable farce on record. 1t
is the purpose of the management to
make this one of the most enjoyable oc-
caslons of the season. Reserved seats
25c: gallery 15cts. Tickets for sale at
the Normal Book Store.
r.: STEEL, Pres.
EDWARD MooN, Committee of
MARY B. Curtis, Arrangements
T. F. PoLsoy.
BY contracting a severe cough and
cold, was compelled to give up my
daily work ana keep to the house. A
neighbor recommended me to try a
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup: 1t
was procured and used; to my aston
lshment relief was instan taneous.
Epw. w. CLAYTON. Wavelly, Mo.
Willard Brothers want all the butter
there is in the country.
Understand B. w. Ross will not be
nndersold BY anybody.
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Willard Brothers want all the butter
there is in the country.
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more thoroughly engendered among
the farmers, the term, ignorant farmer
would 60 out of use and the Amerl-
can farmer, tilling his own soil, would
be what the English farmer IS, "a
country gentleman" as far above the
city dandies in intellect. as the stars
are above the earth.
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Understand B. W. Ross will not be
nndersold BY anybody.
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Notice.

Kirksyilie, Mo-, March Ord. 1885.
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46-4t
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Stories About Shiloh.

"The strangest experiences at Shiloh,
said one of the listeners at a recent sit
ting of veterans of the war. ''were among
the wounded after the battle. There
was one case that came under my own
observation. Ma jor Oliver Denslow was
surgeon of Missouri regiment and was
caring for the wounded on one of the
boats. He came to volunteer of a
quick trip from his home and who had
Joined his regiment just in time for the
battle. This man had been wounded in
the foot, and the surgeon was at work
amputating the shattered member, when
he discovered that the wounded soldier
was Oliver Denslow Pease, his nephew,
whom he had not seen for eighteen
years"
"Speaking of Nelson" said anoth
one OF the quartet, 81 saw him meet his
match on one occasion. He was given
to experimenting personally the crossing
of rivers, and on one occasion he made
eight men jump into the water and drag
out half drowned mule After an ex-
perience of this kind he came upon a
wagon train stuck in the mud. Major
Igo, quartermaster of the Thirty-ninth
Indiana regiment, was working as hard
as man could work to get the wagons
out, and had his men in position for a
lift when Nelson rode up. Pushing his
way close to the major, Nelson roared
out: Blank you, sir, what's the matter
with that wagonr Raising his hot face.
the major roared back: you get out of
this, blank you. The wagons stuck in
the mud. Any blank fool can see that ,
DO you know who l am, SIRE shouted
Nelson, In fury. Certainly d. re-
sponded the major; you are the pot
Deliied quartermaster of that Ohio regi-
ment in front, and you can't boss me
around. Nobody but old Nelson himself
can do that. After receiving his reply
Nelson INDUCED in a chuckle and r.
away. "-C Chicago Neaos.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
More Precious Than Gold.

AFoNowiHg are the slames of those
nactalslvalued at over 81 900 an avolr-
dupois pound, the figures given repre-
settling the value per pound:
"A anadium-A white metal discovered
inls3o, $4,000. -.
: Rubidium--An alkaline metal, So
caf4ed for exhibiting: dark red lines in
the spectrum analysis, 80, Q70.
Chromium "A metal obtained from tn
mineral zircon and hyacinth, in the forln
Of a black POWDER $4,000
Lithium-An aka inc metal; the light
est metal known, $1,000.
Glucinum-A me in the form of q
grayish black powder, So, 400. ::
Galcium-The metallic pc base OF lime,
81 800.
Sarontium-A. nalleablo metal of :.
yeAowish color, $1,000 >, j.
Terbium Obtained from the mineral
gadolinite, found IN Sweden, 81, ose. Z
-tlttri,tae-D iscqxefed in. 1923, is of a
eta yish bIack color, ard its luster per
&c ec az metallic, sf.,US0. ssiS..s . 8.
Alaiss.s metal found .asseedatvd
with yttrium, S., 400..<a ...,..xs,~s,.,s.,,
c,erium K metal ST high specifi
gravity,,a grayish white ECO, or. and a la
mcllar texture, S3, 400
Didymium-A metal found associate.
with cerium, So, 200.
Ruthenium -Ofagray color, very hard
and brittle. extracted from the ores 81
platinum, So, 400.
Rhodium-Of white color and me.
tallic luster, and extremely hard and
brittle. If requires the strongest heat
that can be produced by wind furnace
for its fusion 80, 800.
Niobium-Previously named columb.
| mum, first discovered in an ore found al
| New London, Conn.,, So, 300.
Barium-The metallic base of baryta
| 81, 500
Palladium-A metal discovered ir
1902 and found in very small grains, o
a steel gay color and fibrous struc
ture, 81 400.
Osmium-A brittle, gray -colore
metal, found with platinum, 81, 300.
| Iridium-Found native as an alloy
with osnium in lead gray scales, and i
the heaviest of known substances, 81, 0eU
Gallery Engineer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Recipes.

LEMON SAUCE. Boil together for fif-
teen minu cs one cup of sugar and one
cup OF water; when cooled add two table
spoonfuls of lemon juice.
BATTER PUDDING.-One and a half
cups of flour, one teaspoonful Of baking
powder, one teaspoonful of salt, quarter
OF a cup of butter, three eggs, one pint
of milk. Slit -four, salt and powder to-
gether; rub in butter cold, add eggs and
milk; stir all well together, pour into
butter mold and steam one hour. Serve
with sauce.
IRISH STEw.-Put two pounds of NUT
ton on to stew in water enough to cover
it. Salt and pepper. When tender take
out of the kettle and cut into small
pieces; have ready one dozen potatoes
sliced and three sliced onions; put all
together in saucepan and stew till the
potatoes are done; then stir in enough
flour to make thick gravy.
Potato DuMPLING.- dozen large
potatoes, six tablespoonfuls of flour, two
tablespoonful of baking powder, one
taiiespoonf' of butter, three eggs, salt
an nutmeg. Crate potatoes which have
been boiled and skinned the day before
mix with the flour previously sifted to-
gether with baking powder, and the
melted butter and eggs one by one, and
salt and nutmeg to taste; form into balls
about the size of a small apple; put into
boiling water, which has been well sailed.
| boil fifteen minutes.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19

"GREYSTONE. !"
The Country Home Of Samuel J'
EiIden DcS ri5ed.

Greystone, saws the New York Com
a1ercioL, stands on the summit OF a knoli,
its gray tone visible long distance. The
building Is huge pile of gnelss rock,
quarried from the neighboring hills, ana
is impressive from its very size. 1t con
tains ninety nine rooms, and has 'front.'
age of four hundred feet. In the center
is tall square tower. Its effectiveness
is in its massivencss, and one might
scour the banks of the Hudson without
finding its equal i'll this and man. DINER
respects. The editice stands in a park OF
100 acres Of magnificent woodland slopes,
broad meadows, scquesteied lawns aiio
lovely glades and glcns.
From the uppermost room OF the tower,
four hundred feet above the surface OF
the Hudson, the scene is magnificent.
To the north are the Peekskiil mountains
and the environment of West Point; 10
the west are the Palisades, to the s0ath
the upper part of New York city ana the
hills of Staten Island. while to the east
are the sail -fccked waters of Long lslanu
sound On every hand the prospec5 Is
not less beautiful than vast. Near the
house are several large silver frs which
Mr. Tiden imported from Greece. lhese
are interspersed with a unique and beau
tiful collection OF trees and shrubs, among
which are golden oaks and elders, purple
bccches. and eveFgreens from the deepest
shades of green to the richest shades OF
gold. Chief among the latter is a bea'lti-
full specimen of japanese arbor-vitP.
From the rear vcranda the grounds DC
sccnd by a succession of six terraces 10
the Hudson, four hundred yards distant.
Standing directly west Of the manslen IS
an oak Tree that towers above the other
monarchs of the forest. 1t Is symmctrl
cal almost to fault, and never fails to
attract attention. The spread Of its fob
age is seventy feet.
The main hal of the building extends
completely across it, from east to west,
and is lofty and wide. On the right Is
the secretary's Office The secretary, as
he sits at his desk. can look at portraits
| O'Connor and Samuel j. Tilden.
Next to this room is wide stairway,
and next to it the dressing room. At the
end of the hail is the entrance to the real
f! piazza and on the left side one may en-
| ter the reception the dining room
/ OF the library
Mr. Tilden's sleeping apartments and
the chief guest room are on the second
foor The furniture of the latter Is OF
satin-wood, trimmed with bamboo. The
room is forty by twenty feet i'll size, and
is perfect. in its appointments. Not TAI
| from this room is another fitted up with
q shandsome billiard taRle -and1e therTe
| quIlements Of the game. s.: g.. .
The third floor is entirely occupied by
sleeping rooms. In walking through
the grounds, "A visitor. can make; fEssass
/ with two magnificent ST Bernard< do3$
| owned by Mr.. 1ilden.E N'huge mastil
las his liberty restrained by fine stee
chain .. ~ s
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Farm and Garden Notes,

A little salt (say spoonful to bush)
scattered under bush will be found
beneficial to raspberries, blackberries.
currants and gooseberries.
In planting red raspberries for propa-
CATION. remember that if set in rows
seven feet apart, the roots will meet in
two years, and by the third cover tho
entire surface.
Give the poultry cabbage for green
food. Give them warm water every
morning. Feed them literally all sorts
of food. Keep the house clean and
warm: then you will get eggs.
When cornstalks are dry and. hard
when cut, it will not pay to mix meal OF
other fine feed with them for feeding.
Cattle will nose them over to pick eff
the meal, and finally leave much of it to
be wasted
An Indiana practical farmer saws: Yet
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD


The great number and variety of dis
eases which affect fruit trees are all trac-
able to starvation. 1t is a matter OF Ger
tain knowledge that epidemic diseases oil
men and animals follow periods OF star
walton, and that pestilenccs always fol
low famines. There is an analogy be-
tween animals and plants that is closer
than is thought. A starved tree suffers
from disease Peaches perish from yell
lows, pears from blight, apples from gen
eral decay, plums and cherries from
black knot, and no doubt the prevalent
mildew of grapes is due to the same
cause. The sici>ly creatures become the
prey of parasites, which sweep them from
the face of the earth, leaving only the
robust TO survive This is Il law OF ma
TUE. And all these diseases OF trees are
parasitic. Potash is the great need OF
trees; the weed ana leaves and brush
contain large quantity of ii, and 1t Is Il
scarce element Of most soils. And, as
might be easily supposed, liberal APP
plcation Of potash seems to prevent
these prevalent diseases of fruit trees. -
Netc l0lE Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
s---*- trssssnsing OF. -Go3d> -. y,

- p - = :
Mrs. Astor's supper to twenty Of her
intimate friends was given Monday mis- ht,
says a recent New York letter to the
Cincinnati Enquirer. On this occasion
the famous service of solid gold was
used. These yellow dishes are seldom
brought out from the Astor vault. .asThey
cost 500, 900, it is said, though 1 have
heard the figures exaggerated to $3.50, 900.
Anyhow, there is no great extravaganza
in them, for the metal can at any time be
melted into good bullion and only the
work manship lost. have attended many
of the Astor entertainments, but never
one when the gold utensils were dis
played. A friend who has had that in
estimable privilege declared that she
didn't enjoy the experience very much.
after all.
'In the first place." she said, ''the
eatables were completely overcome and
dominated by the plates on which they
were served. The daintiest morsels
seemed to have no flavor at all, and after
awhile | fancied that they became i'm
prcgnated with a peculiar metallic taste
And then got it into my head that the
man sitting opposite me was detective
in disguise, placed there to see that |
didn't slip plate into my bodice. He
was afterward introduced to me. and I
had reason to believe that his covert
glances had been purely sentimental, but
they spoiled my supper all the same. No,
thank you, fine china ware is good
enough for me-"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
The Wrong Man Cured.

It is said that an army surgeon, once,
during campaign, was kept awake at
NIGHT by the distressful coughing OF a
sentry outside his tent Unable at last
to bear it any longer, the surgeon turned
out and made the sentry understand that
his coughing must somehow or other De
stoned. and to effect this he would mix
him a draught which he must take at GER
tain prescribed intervals. The man was
quite submissive and the doctor turned
into his tent and concocted the strongest
and therefore the nastiest draught his
chest afforded. He then came out, some
what appeased by his own artistic sue
cess, and ordered the sentry to swallow
the mixture. The man, protesting vehe-
mently that he did not want 1t, at last
tasted it, but refused it again, and was
only finally induced to swallow it by
means of the most fearful threats and
aspersions on the character of his mother,
! grandmother and his great grandmother
The surgeon returned to his damp floor
conscious of having done a good act.
The result was evidently satisfactory.
The sound of coughing ceased in the
camp and the surgeon went to sleep,
thankful that he had been brought up in
country of scientific attainments and
decided measures. The next morning
he was sent for by the general command
ing, who said to him: ''How is this, sir!
hear serious complaints about you with
| regard to the sentries. One of them has
reported that in the middle of the night
you came out of your tent and abused
him in the most awful manner; and an
other reports that you made him swallow
a dreadful drink which he is sure must
have been poison" The guard had been
relieved while the surgeon was compound
ing the mixture, and he had cured the
| WRONG man.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19

Mr.. Louis Edwards, Sexton of Mt. Yer
non Place Church, Washington, D. c.,
ctrtifes that for several months past he
had been suffering with severe cough
which distressed him day and night He
was very much debilitated, with constant
pains in his chest. After trying various
remedies he used the Red Star Cough
Cure, which gave him entire relief.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
into dry place, as it keeps better aftet

into dry place, as it keeps better after
shrinking.
By rubbing with damp flannel dipped
in the best whiting, the brown discolora-
ton may be taken off cups in which Gus
tards have been baked.
Carpets, after the dust has been beaten
out, may be frightened by scattering
uDon them corn meal mixed with salt,
and then sweeping it off; mix salt and
meal in equal proportions.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19

'Alittle fire is quickly trodden out
Which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench."
Procrastination may rob you of Tina, but
by increased diligence you can make up the
loss; but if it rob you of life the loss is ire
mediable. If your health is delicate, your
appetite tickle, your sleep broken, your MUD
depressed, your whole being out of sorts. de-
pend on it you are seriously diseased In all
such cases Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery'' will speedily effect genuine, radi-
save you from the fortunes of lingering dis
ease.