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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-06
COTTON MARKETS..
PoR1s,

Seeelnts AT All United states Ports.
PoRts. This This THIS last
day. week. season season.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
Barnum's b,g elephant, Jumbo,

-Barnum's b,g elephant, Jumpo'
was killed by a freight train i's'
week. Mr.p.had been offered $lOO, OOo
for him. He would have escaped
but he ran to the rescue of the baby
elephant, Tom Thumb, and in saving
him lost his own life.
: The Cholera is still raging 4
cross the Atlantic.
From the Star we learn that
robbery of the Postoffice was com
mitted in Wilmington, in Jane
The robber has just been arrested
The small pox is in Canad :
There were thirty three deaths from
it in Montreal Friday.
The richest lawyer in Boston is
Sidney Bartlett. He is reported te
be worth $l2,0o0,O00. Why not take
to law?
A man named Bates died the
other day in Indiana. He was fee
10 inches high.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Ne are in favor Of free schools III
the school distric's where the poor
mans child can goih them
and return in the evening.
We are in favor of making
Chapel Hill nothing but a Uni
yersity where our people who are
ahle and willing to pay for a fin
isi4eI education can go and get 1t.
New we have explained as best we
can our position in regard to the
University, and to the free schools
| OF the country, but he who charges
us as intending to be an enemy to
either makes false charge out OIL
whole cloth, and we so denounce all
; such charges atd zinsinuations. We
believe we have q right to, differ
with our brother on matters con
| corning the public without our mo
lives being impugned and without
being charged with insincerity
| And that which we demand for our
elves we shall cheerfully grant t
! others.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24


Mr.. Cleveland and his CIV, ser
vice commissions ilea of civil ser
vice may be all right and a new
departure Ga the royal road Of hoa-
esty. purity, and strict conscientious
Christian Integrity. $500 8. -.
And it might be a grand success
in ootan;try where eVety man 1as a
true patriot froa his inward love of
his native soil, and an inward desire
10 do all the. good possible to man
kind withsus reward or the hope of
reward and who at the same time
was devoid of ambition, and did not
aspire to promotion. In plain En-
g'ish if men were angels without
spot or bleinish and there was no
relative rank or position among them
and no man aspired to lead or be led,
their ciyi, service notion might be a
success. But upon this mundane
sphere, where every tub ought to
stand on its own bottom, aad where
every man is for self, and the Devil
is running a foot face with lightning
speed for all, it is the most colossal
humbug of the nineteenth century.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
1HE EUNBUG.
others.

There is no doubt that over one
half of The Democrats and Of the
whole people if allowed to vote,
would dispense with the Civil Service
.humbug. The great body of
men do not believe in any such fool
ishness. They think that any office
which>is to be filled. should be given
% a member of the party that is re-
,ponsible to the country for the faith
full work in that Office. There should
be no wolf in the camp: We'~fail*to
see how any one would like, if he is
president or in any way interested, to
appoint, or see appointed, TO office
a person who does not believe as he
believes, who has worked against
him and his party and who will vote
to get him and his party out Of Office
and thus give the government over to
those who advocate opposite princi-
Piles, &c.
Hon. Horatio Seymour respecting
this non-partisan Civil Service has
this to say:
Gas a business man, should not
employ a bookkeeper who was work
ing against my interest and praying
that should fail. The same rule
applies to administering the affairs
Of the Government. In the import
ant offices where bir. Cleveland
must have aid and sympathy in the
execution Of his policy to bring it tc
= successful iasue, none but good arc
tried Democrats silc'ld be appoint
ed
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
FOR ID MAIL ROUTE

There should be :. mail route from
this place through Lewiston and On
perhaps to CoIeraine. Certainly
from here to LsWistah, This dis
tahee is only. sixteen miles and there
IS now q mail from here to Norfeat's
which is six miles. so the line woald
have to be extended only ten miles
A. it is now it takes mail inny sim, =.
tn go from Scotland Neck to Lewis
TN. 1t has to go by way Of Weldon
then to Seaboard, thence to Jackson
and finally to Lewiston reaching the
distance sixty Or seventy five miles
Such a route is very inconvenient,
especially when by extending the
Norf1eet's mail ten miles, we could
have a line only sixteen miles long
for mail Instead Of one now four times
IS long. There is much need of this
ahoit line as there is much mail be-.
tween these two places. We viii
give more space ~ this proposition at
some future day.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

We may ask, what would have
been the result, with the Civil Service
rsferrn st tise back, if Ir. Blaine
was President? How many Demo-
crafts, offensive and ~lon-offansive.
would to day be holding Office un,ier
t1o Blaine administration? The ap
polao.nant OF enc Democrat would
lave piled tits anati,e.nas SO thick O..
Blaine's head that he would have
been Compelled. to resign Or remo"e
the appointed Democrat. ''.ro she
victors belong the spolls,' and when
this is practically carried ou5 peace
will reign in the Democratic camp
,-Washiugt0e Guzette.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

A BAD Aec1DENr.-Yesterday l'e'
Noon ~ Percy Whitaker, son @,
Spier Whitaker, ESD. was racing
his bicycle, he fell at a rough place
at; the corner of South Salisbury and
West Martin street and fractured
his left wrist, so tlIat the broken
bones came through the skin. His
suffering was intense and he lost
much blood. He received surgical
attention as speedily as possible
Nems- Observer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
THOUSANDS SAY so.

Mr.. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes:
81 never hesitate to recommend your Elec
tric Bitters TO my custoRess, they give
entire satisfaction and arc rapid sellers. S
Electric Bitters sre the purest snd best
medicine known and will positively cure
Kidney and Liver cortplaiBts. purify the
blood and regulate the bowels Ne FAM
ily can afford to be Wit 1T them. They
will save hundreds Of doll RS In doctors
bills every year.
/ Sold at fifty cents bottle by E. 7.
Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
GRANTS PEACE.

Grant said, ''let rs have peace
md inmedatly upon the heels Of tiii
secept;ye declaration, what wa
known as the Union Leagues wer'
organized both North and South 70.
he secret purpose Of preventing. b.
unconstitutional, violent, wicEef
means. the contamination of TIA
grand declaration if il had been M
-ered by him in good faith And 81
snon as the leagues were organize
m the South the incendiary torcl
was applied to barns, stables, ei,
houses and dwelling houses al! owe
She South and the colored man wa
taught that the democratic party
vas his life time enemy, and that j
= Is lis duty to do the whites Of til,
.coUt:. all tue damage possible, tt
vote the republican ticket at al
hazards end under all circumstances
lie colorca brother Was compelled t.
AXE an oath TO obey al orders from
he xiaaar.crs and to vote for the re-
publican nominee and against ali
democrats. This Union League gay,
,rigln to what was known as the X,
hlux. Khan. These two organize
ions at once began to offset eacl
osber's wrongs, outrages. insults, Inc,
violent deeds, until Southern society
became disintegrated, and life wa>
@aid to be insecure even in our OWL
State. About this time Grant said
let us have peace" and ordered his
.ools in this State and South Caro-
lima and Louisiana, to suspend til,
writ of habeas corpus, and arrest al
prominent democrats and try them TO-
reason Or murder by "drum-Eead
eur, martial" which would havr
,c,;n the same or equivalent to mus
'ering each man tried. We haze
always believed this move was g cou-
spiracy by the republican party.
with Grant at it's head, to murder al
The prominent Southern leaders,
hoping thereby to smother Southers
sentiment, crush out Southern spirit,
and completely subdue the South l..
a state Of vassalage.
At this time Grant said, "let Us
have peace" But before the words
had passed his lips long enough te
cool, lie ordered his military satral
in Louisiana 10 dispense the demo-
cratic Legislature at the point Of the
hayonet and wear in the defeated
republican candidates in numbers
sufficient to give the republicans s
| majority on Joint ballot, which order
Y as oheved, and United States sol,
diers stood guard iii the corridors d
the capitol Of The State until kellogg 9
vas eiectet by the legislature U. S
Senator. immediately the soldiers
were Withdrawn tile bayonet leg
islaturs dishanded, and the legally
elected members organized and
elected q democrat to the United
States Senate. kellogg and the
acsaocrat both applied for a seat in
tire Seaate, but with the aid OF Wade
Hampton and six other Southern
senators Kellogg was declared le~
gally elected and took and re-
tanned his seat. Still Grant said
''let us have PEACE"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

The campaign in Virginia. headed
by Lee, looks very favorable for our
side, but in Ohio it is still doubtful,
,elaodgh both. sides claim the State by
large majorities-the Democrats by
ten thousand.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
All tIae Difference I'm tho w Grid

The following interesting CONVEX
sation occurred between a Maysville
attorney and witness in case, in
which a certain tree played promi
nent part:
Lawyer-Did you see this tree
near the roadside?
Witncss-Yes, sir I saw it very
plainly.
Lawyer-It was very conspicuous
then?
Witness-Well, I can't say that
saw the tree very plainly, though
Lawyer-Weli, now, I would like
to know why, if it was plain, it wasn''
conspicuous? Answer that, will
yous
! "Well," replied the witness, ut it
this. l come into this Courtroom
ana Glance over the bar. I see you
plainly am, ing the other lawyers, al
though you ains a darn bit conspieu
ous.'--Courier.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Two ears of corn on one joint and
Oh opposite sides Of the stalk may
be seen in our Office. The fruit of
Mr.. Hugh McLean's farm in Beaver
Dam.-Tobucco Plant.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
The Second Place.

"In the first place. BRETHREN said
camp meeting orator last night
eve must be careful of what we say
and, in the second place"-there was
some noise in the congregation caus
ed by people coming in, and the
speaker paused. - .
Gin the second place." repeated
the speaker, and again he paused
and small boy arose and cried out
'Thc Alleghenies arc in the second
place; Cincinnati got licked"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Many enemies to the Civil Service
System are springing up. Let them
show their might, and aboli the
system.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Mr.. Gladstone has issued four
column manifesto TO his stituents.
He compares the work of the recent
Parliament with that OF the preced-
ing Parliament. It is thought that he
will again be the central figure in
English politics..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

The Silver Problem, The Blair
Bill, the Tariff, and Internal Reye
nue. will, we suppose, be thoroughly
discussed this winter in Congress.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

- ztsse no: ienee law doesn't keep up
geese and dogs. If dogs we're cattle
people could raise more sheep with
out taxing the dogs. We don't think
there is sheep killing dog in this
com munity. .: 49,.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

why IS it that every county in the
South claims to have furnished the
youngest soldier in the war?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Ssis 70" thous:sf~ ey some that
TIC silver question will overshadu W
III :: ,ers III Tire coming Congress. :
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
2EI0ni.

.-, -.-.-< .s..--S
REEUnM
>r.,o, while -ucl, a,,larGi1 work O.
,-frr>..c;,,,cu; aud geForHa is iii rr"
yz,..ss IN a!,the ,}eras siaaats III Was''.
;,c;o., under The supervision o. i'r,Ei-
.1cn+ Ci,yciaa:!. vnnil it ho arn's5 anc
-, ~ i;arnorlv with the general g;;nt:
f. .s.n nra.tcss uuir',er Of our peap',
:nr or st:tr officials "a leading
1,,t.!.., racn - pnt tie s;en.HaraSic rfs'
,.hino CT re.renehMeat and reform, il.
,>,ot;oo inNiis State? Il OFT folks
at WASHINGTON discharge their dut!
to she country as they promised thu
neoy.le before their election, they vii
,In.:eh At least twcrte tiiousana
useless places AID get rid OF as many
dead heads, ard thereby save to thu
tax payers at least twenty millions OF
dollars per annum in the the shape OF
salaries to these twenty thousand
officials. We have great faith IL
democratic 'princil les, and democrat
il IL: isis. when they are honest
And we bclic;e our folks at v ash
;ngtnn are honest, although they
E@re ""n.'lIt.ed some big MuHoers'
="-, <,..cr1 o"a - "nd Ee9@n;s,
81: .'..G az r,+..ai.;i.!&. 81 we oeiitS'
t.. Ill raL RI! c!-s;a III tineto SAVE
,t party aud tie country. Now let
cur North Ca" s'ila felix's pat them
Selves y !h> II i"troncilment and
>crt-rir- And the very best possible
s.cglunias taas they can make, Toui>'
Re to abolish the taxes levied on
(,5,na.ercal Fertilizers. A bigger
i-r-,;;i ;o;' ii'incug was never paimett
oil CT any people, The i,tea set sHrhl;
: the t::"::;js CT t:.Is tx, thA' Ii
l.. :ors IL revenue O; tiity thousand
cellars wit;.'tat cost to our people
from foreigners is all stuff, ats has
no foundation 10 stand 81. y lti'
this same Kind or tsise logic the pro
.ec;ionists have deceived anf: hum
h..roed thf. people Of this country for
s..scs s;:;sp .n:ty years. A man viii.
tn. @f@,,.3 IL cu,o.t.sou s<ns. above
1:.., .o,->.. ~ :. 80, .,:nst l<i.cw, t.at
:! -, .;,;i ,9;s: z,..,:ie, riau TO pay
u: So a. 5:l,n <s,a.i dollars for
So .:i@:.t' 81 o,;:l!:.:; us Fertilizers,
-, c~.-',st and Vii: :..>l i. 70 the price
d. &c Fertilizers: rs reduce the Fer
ts''z:rS in vai'ie to Mat amount. 1t
requires TO reasoning or argument
Ia love this It is 4 self evident
i op"slEica, Every business man
viii see aud understand (. 'I+> imsai-
src:'ina department ought TO ha ahoi-
'%h'''5 a; orc W. ~:.nt IL, immigrants
in this State who are not able and
wiling to come here and make Our
si"ie tiiear s>~9e without financial
49,. " ~" more such people of
t;.'~ S''-; '.t:re now titan We need.
y :''t h'l -'s'":: we want TO SEE ahol-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

p. FREE TUITIoN.-The free school
system of the State never contem-
plated free collegiate education, and
it is no disloy atty to that syster" to
oppose the free tuition schemes of
the Chapel Hill managers. The
people will not sustain any such
movement, and~do not endorse the
large appropriations made from their
taxes by the last Legislatu ,e.-Mir-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Senator Harris, OF Tennessee, is
opposei; to the Blair bill.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

Don't forget to call and see the Au-
burn Wagon when you come to town-It
is the best wagon made.
O. W. DUNN:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24
The Mirror is right.

::'Brilliant in theory, bat a practi
cal humbug," is the verdict which
Gov. MAEMApUKE Of Missouri rem
ders OH the Civil Service act.-Phu
;odelnhia Press - ::
Not brilliant at all-merely fanci
ful. No political theory is brilliant
that ean-conflict with the Constitu~
ton Of the United States.-N. 7
Sun, 2<@~"s~ 'rs ~ q, -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

VIE LEAD, CTHERS FOLLOW
LOW PRICES FOR sEAsoNABLE AND DESIRABLE Con!
visit will fully repay the Journey where
will find + Complete and well Selected Stock of
WHIT GOODS NOTIONS Sc. LAWNS, FINE LAWNS EDcr
lOF VARIOUS KINDS LADIES COLLARS AND CUFFS Fay
HArxloKERCH1EFs LADIES AND GENTS HOSE CLOTyT
II JATS AND LADIES AND GENTS W HITE DRESS SHIR
GLASS WARE, CROCKE2Y WARE, TIN WARE, WOODEN WAP
F1I2 Supply GROCERIES every Description, the
makes AND SHOES always hant and in fact e
thing in a frstclass retail be had at
S. ?. BRINKLEY & SONS
Spring HILL Scotland Neck Branch R. \
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

England no longer fears war.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-24

THE GREAT FAMILY PAPER IS II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
The Nicaragua Treaty.

The defeat Of the Nicaragua treaty
in the Senate is on all grounds greatly
to be rejoiced over. Whatever there
is goo in the scheme is thus handed
over to the next administration, which
have to superintend its execution in
any case. Moreover the delay gives
time for some public discussion of it,
The committal of the country to an
engagement of such an extraordinary
character in "secret session. is moth
ing short of an abuse. Though last
not least, some consideration of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty is now possible.
How a lawyer as conservative and
careful as Mr.. Frelinghuysen came to
consider that treaty as actually dead,
and worthy of no further notice, even,
on our side, has not yet been explain
ed, and is difficult to understand. We
need fuller discussion of this topic also.
One of the oldest features in the exist
ing political situation is the rarity
with which the people is treated to a
calm discussion of questions of this
kind i'll the speech of leading politi-
clan. In England, the views of any
man of note on such subject would
have been known long ago to every
newspaper reader in the kingdom, set
out in the fullest manner. Here we
know what Mr. Edmunds or Mr. Sher-
man, or Mr. Thurman thinks only
through vague .rumors in the Washing
ton correspondents letters.-EN. Y
Nation
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
The Weather by Rail.

The Newport Express does not think
much of the proposed plan of announc-
ing the weather. probabilities by toOts
of steam whistles. 1t says: "And who
is going to get up at two o'clock in the
morning to listen for the whistle of the
weather train, so as to know whether
it will be just cloudy enough to go
fishing and too cloudy to go to work 2
What if the train was delayed and the
weather got in ahead of it are the
whistles going to- predict rain just as it
is all over? There are too many COM
plications that might arise through
this ingenious Yermonter's discovery f;
and if the weather keeps on changing
as frequently rs it has this winter the
railroads would need at least 40 trains
a day TO keep mp with it."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
The Ensilage Congress.

ID. ID. +. Moore, an agricultural
writer of rrnown, contributes an arti-
Gle to the Independent respecting the
Ensilage Congress held in New York
city the last of January, from which
we make liberal extracts:
The attendance was unexpectedly
large, indicating growing interest in
the system of preserving green crops
for feeding. which was discovered by
NJ. Goffart. of France, and has of late
years been practiced 10y many intelli-
gent stock farmers in this country.
The presence of practical men from
various sections of the Middle and
New England states showed that the
matter of ensilage was regarded as one
of vital Importance, and the general
desire manifested to obtain definite in
formation as to the management of 81
los, the best material to fill the same,
and how to feed ensilage most advan-
tageously, furnished gratifying evil
dence that many progressives We're
among the delegates to the novel and
useful congress.
Col. \. T. Sprague, President of the
American agricultural association, and
who owns several farms in Vermont,
here he keeps 300 mich cows, being
asked to relate his experience with en-
silage. made few remarks pertinent
to the subject and occasion but added
rhat, if he made any speech, it must be
later. when the congress had before il
some interesting topic for discussion
III which he would gladly participate
ii lac could Inpart any information d
value to brother members. Col. {
! W. WOlcOtt, of Boston, suggested tina
some experienced ensilagist be selected
to Toe catschized touching variou,
I practical points pertaining to silos anc
ensilage whereupon Mr.. A. A. Reed
of Rhode Island. was called to til,
/ platform, and, in reply to questions
gave the audience many facts of ia
/ terest and value. which had been de
rived frem his experience of seyera
! years. A number of other practical
ensilagists took part in the discussion
which followed, the proceedings tax
ing somewhat the course of an expe
rience meeting. Several of the gen
tlemen present had experimental Will
corn, rye and various grasses, mixed
but most of them preferred corn ensi
lage alone. The conclusions arrives
at, as the result Of the days session
and past years experience, are em
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
SOME DAY.
BY FLoRENcE PERCY.


You smooth the tangies from my hair
With gentle touch and tender care, ....
And count the years ere you shall mark
Bright silver threads among the dark
Smiling tine while "a hear me say.
You u thnk Of this again some day
Some day 2"
do not scoru the power OF time,
Nor count the year Of fAdetesA prime
But no white CLEANS viii ever shine
a mong these heavF locks OF mine;
Az laugh az gRiiy as you may,
You'll think of this again some day
some day!
SEINE day shall not feel as rosv.
Your soft hand move about my brow,
l shall not slight YOUR light commands,
And draw your tresses through my hands
shall b. silent and obey
And you-you viii not lau2h some day
SOME day
know how long our loving hands
WIN hneer 10 these glossy bands.
When you shall weave ms latest crown
Of their.ibick masses long ard brown;
But you will see NO touch OF gray
Adorn their shining length that day
Some day
Aud while our tears are falling hot
Upon the lips which answer not
You'll take from these one Il ensured tress,
And leave the rest t. silentne-s-
Rememb Der that I used 10 say
Youii think II this again some day
some day :"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19
Horses to be Watered Before Fee

Bearing in mind that the stomach of
n horse is small in proportion to the
size of his frame, he requires feeding
often, and though three times day is
sufficient, four times is better. IN
like human beings, horses should
drink before they eat, because, owing
to the conformation of the horse, water
does not remain in the stomach, but
passes through it into a large intestine
called the cpcum. If horse he fed
first, the water passing through the
stomach will be likely to carry with it
PARTICLES of food, and thus bring about
colo. Whatever a groom may say,
let IL horse drink just as much as he
likes. If he be watered four times a
day he will never take very much, or
too much to be good for him. A horse,
it must be remembered, is fed on dry
food, and this, with the strong work
done by hunter, always produces n
feYerishness, which sul1iciency of
water tends to aliay.-IThe London
Field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-19

Persons who read the death notices
in the newspapers from day to day
mnst observe that whenever the
weather grows suddenly cold the NOR
tality among old people greatly in
creases. This occurs 80 often that it is
hardly a coincidence. Indeed, it seems
to bear ont fully the assertion of many.
physicians, that the secret of long life
after three score years and ten is to
keep warm.