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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
TIL Ely CAPTURED THE CUB
Al EXCITING EXPERIENCE WITH
TWO BEARS IN A HILLSIDE
CLOVER FIELD.


Chandler Bennett were moving a
piece Of clover on steep hillside
In Madison Township On q cloudy
day last week, they had an experi>
ence.-which they will never forget
The hill faces the west, and on
either side Of q clearing, q little
more than half mile away from
where they were working are two
dense forests Of several hundred
acres in extent They began work
on the north side Of the field, now
ing up the steep hill and walking
down when they had finished their
kRatbaa. While they we're whetting
~ hes At the top Of the hill
= afternoon, and were talk
lD06s their ability to complete
81 ssk that day. they were surprised
Rgs5 be hear and half.
IS 4h tramping into the
OD0sh the pa,r Of bars
ll4loEsh left down. The bears
d6afe their way across
@ Az apiece of woods
Nj crest in the south
- -, - sharp stubble
kPps llsd het Clubs feet. and
IL Asde, e6s| \anabout it that the
snAo5 sd B6t she co.1ed the
1tD along a. she walked ahead Of it.
Fer course raining directly toward
Covan and Bennett. IA the animal,
approached the men, Cowan said &c
Bsnne.t;
"Lets capture the young Teller and
take him down to the house."
~"An right" replied Bennett
7f You think we can do 30 without
making the old bear mad we'll tackls
Rin right away. But what if the ole
oiiy Shows aghts"'
: Beunett then asked Covan how b,
proposed to capture the cub. Cowar
flad 9 leather belt around his wais
kds6s he unbuckled it, and took il
6oshs. said,
Wouldn't like to get the ole
e6r down on me. for she NIGH
aeked things almighty lively for u,
I both If che got real mad. I'm goin,
70 buckle this strap around the young
!, Fellows neck,and want yoar sus-
psnders to hitch to she strap, so tina
I can lead him down the bill
after l have captured him. jim, at
tract the old BEARS attention, while
qopeky with the little one.'
hepnett tken an6uttoned his sus
= R7Rasks and tossed them over t,
~Co~9puln1fhe mother near was six .
eight roo ftom them, and til
cub rs ~ yards behind hes
Cowa1 4d!Q2 5@h the hill short dis
anoe aud circled around behind th
Old bear and directly in front Of tn
cub. while Bennett dashed up to
vard the mother bear, danced arosn
IN 'front.' Of her. and undertook to d
vert her attention tom ber prosen
% himself. He succeeded immediate
". The sight OF Bennett angere,
Ser in an instant, and she made 70
hD, greatly to his establishment
3sor the moment Bennett attrace
Her entirs atteAtion-puch more @
it than he wished he had, he va
obliged to move around pretty livel
IN order to keep out Of her grasp, 70
she had forgotten all about her ca
when she saw him.
The cid bear had compelled him
etrsak several yards towards th
.aash. and he vas prancing aroun
ID tho uncut clover when an unexpet
I'D runpus u the rear Of tho oil
teAr caused her 10 turn ouickl
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
REDWOOD SCHOOL,
FALL TERN

OF Greenwood School will begin IN the
LIST Monday in August, 1885.
MISS SALLIE SPEED, PRINCIPAL.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
Notice,

Ny friends who owe me will please take
notice that | am compelled to have What
is due me this winter. All that do not
pay me by the first day Of Jan. 1885.
will find their claims in the hands of =
lawyer. l am compelled to mako thus an
nouncement and shall carry it out With
out fail.
NOAH BIaGs.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26

COTTON COTTON! am prepared
and will pay the highest cash price
for bale cotton. Can be found at the
Office Of N. B. Josey 8 Co.
NOAH BIGGs.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
Wimin gton & Weldon r
r. Co. ~
Condensed Schedule.

Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
DATED July. II, 1885.
Daily. Daily.
Leave Weldon 215pm 53snm
Arrive Rocky Mount 3 33 d"
Arrive Tarboro 455pm
Leave Tarboro IL 50 S
Lave Wilson 4O5pm Sc pm
Arrive GoldsboIo 454 1856 y
Leave Warsaw 554
Leave Burgaw 700
Arrive Wilmington $50 955pn
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
D. Dsi iy: 6 6ail;
Lv. Wilmington 927am S53pn
Lv. Bnrgaw 1913 6 8 50 ;"
Lv. Warsaw 1117 s. IL OF"
Ar. Goldsboro II 16 m l3O4am
Lv. Wilson o. s. I25S"
Ar. Rocky Mount 81 6. 80"
Ar. Tarboro 455pmI
Lv. Tarboro II 50 m
Arrive Weldon 3O5pmI2 45am
Train on Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Halifax for Scotland Neck at 3nn
P. M. Returning leaves Scotland NocE
at 9 80 A. NJ, daily.
Train No. 43 North will stop at all sta
tons.
Train No. 40 South will Stop only at
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. Al makes close connection a,
Weldon for all points North daily. All
rail via Richmond, and daily except Sun.
day via Bay Line.
Trains make close connection for all
points North via Richmond and Wash
ington.
All Trains run solid between Whining
ton and Washington, and have Pullman
Palace Sleepers attached.
JOHN F. DIVINE,
Gen'l Superintendent,
T. Nj. EMERSON, Gea'l Passenger Agent.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26

Have you seen the bargains az F.
Stern's.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

hanging up insthe wardrobe in the ante- chaznher. They had, therefore. to pat on what they had with them ia the sit- ting-room. Morosoff put on light sum- mex oveycoat. Olga, tlzyew over her shouldefs a wooden scarf, to prsseet her Isomewhat from the cold. In order to deaden as much as possible the seends IOf their hasty footsteps, which might arouse the attention of the sentinel in the profound silence of the night, both of them put on their g0isst<s, which, being elastic, made but little noise. They had to put ttsssR SS asxs ss sAcir sscckings, although it was not particularly agreeable at that season, for they were in their slip pers, their shoes having been purposeiy sent into the kitchen to be cleaned for the following day, in order to remove all suspicion respecting their intentions.
 Everything being prepared, they re- mained in readiness, listening to every sound made by the landlady. At last came the changing of the empty paiis. She went to the little room, threw open the door, and began her work. The mo- ment had arrived Morosof cast hasty glance. Oh, horrorl The empty pail scarcely projected beyond the threshold, and the door was at very acute angle, SO that even from the door of the sitting room where they were part of the interior of the kitchen could be seen. He turned towards Olga, who was standing behind him holding her breath, and made an energetic sign in the negative. A few minutes passed, which seemed like hours. The pumping ceased the pail was full. She was about to place 1t on the floor. Both stretched their necks and advanced step, being unable to control the anxiety of their suspense. This time the heavy pail banged against the door and forced it back on its hinges, a stream of water being split. The view of the kitchen was completely shut out, but another disaster had occurred. Oyer- balanced by the heavy weight, the land lady had come half out into the corridor. She has seen us," whispered Morosoff, falling back pale as death. "No," re- piled Olga, excitedly ; and she was right. The landlady disappeared into the little room, and moment afterwards recom- menced her clattering work.
 Without losing moment, without even turning round, Morosoff gave the signal to his companion by a firm grip of the hand. and both issued forth. hastily passed through the corridor, softly opened the door, and found themselves upon the landing of the staircase. With cautious steps taey descended, and were in the street, ill clad but very light of heart. A quarter of an hour afterwards they were in a house where they were being anx- iously awaited by their friends, who vel. comed them with joy more easy to im- agine than to describe.
 In their own abode their flight was not discovered until late in the morning, when the landlady came to do the room.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

bad example before their eyes will surely turn out badly, and when yone poor wife very properly rebzkes yon, instead of heeding her counsel, you jeef af her. Oh, you wxefch Ps s The happy peasant sknad with aD.- mouth, almost dumhGounded at the torrent Of ab9sa fFem the psiaenes. W;nk. ing slylY at the prince, the happy peasan, punched him with his inverted dumb iu the ribs, and remsrkeA . he moved of
 eJast such anothee She-desil as nv Molly. You don't know how much fun there is in ssose for gon."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31
Another Happy One.
lTexas Siftings,I

A German prince was oa his bridal tour. He was, of course, accompanied by the princess, his bride. The happy couple travelled incognito, leisurely through the beautiful black forest, stop. ping day or so at the little village where they could stroll about in each others company unobserved and unknown, en- toying the beautiful scenery.
 While sitting under the shade of a tree near the road side the prince, placing his arm around the waist of the princess, just as any ordinary mortal might have done under similar circumstances, ex- claimed in an ecstatic voice, looking up- ward:
 "I wonder, dearest Louisa, if it is possible for any other two living hrns: beings to be as happy as we are ?"
 The young wife sighed a happy sigh, and then they indulged in speculative theories as to the possibility of couple being as happy in an humble cottage on a small salary as in a gorgeous palace, and living on princely avenue. lust at this crisis, sturdy peasant came up the road, singing . merry roundeIay.
 Suppose we ask this rustic if he is really happy" suggested the princess.
 Come hither, my geod friend, I wish to ask you something" said the prince, adjusting his eyeglass.
 Propel," replied the happy peasant.
 Are you really as joyous as you seem to be 2"
 What arc you givin' me2"
 merely wanted to know if you are really in as beatific a frame of mind as you appearr
 "Yes, l guess l am as happy as most people get to be. get enough to eat and drink, and I've got an appetite as big as that of letter carrier. Wife and children are in good health. haven't got anything in particular to grumble
 "Then l am to understand that you have no cause for annoyance"
 The happy peasant scratched his head, and replied:
 Nov, that come to think of it, there is little improvement might suggest. You sec, work pretty hard during the week, and on Sunday I don't ob;ect to going to the tavern and moisteninE my clay with glass of beer. Old friends come in, and then worry down second glass and after a while . third, and by the time l go home I've generally man. aged to surround eight or ten glasses And then my wife Molly goes for me. May be she doesn't make 1t tropical in that immediate vicinity. Nov if 1t were possible to have her temper toned down . lttlA, don't think that l should ob- ject vezy much"
 Shame on you I" exclaimed the prin- cess indignantly. ~According to your own statement, you arc little better than . drunkArd. You guzzle beer, thus the money you should spend on your vie and children, who with your
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31
Do You Know a Man

Whose wife is troubled with debility, nervousness, liver complaint or rheuma- tism9 ust tell him ii is pity to let the lady suffer that way, when BTown's Iroa Bitters wiIl relieve her. MrA L. B. Eagerly, Dexter. Me, says, " Browns Iron Bitters cured me of debility and pal- pitation of the heart.s Mrx. H. s. Hc- Laughiin of Scarborough, Me, says the bitters cured her dehilify. Mrs. Hand ing of Windham Cen:1e, in the same state, says it cured her of dizziness in the head. So it has cured thousands of other ladies.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31
Insurance.

Insurance is good thing whether ap. Plied to ife or property. No less . bless. ing is anything that insures good health. Kidney-Wort does this It is natures great remedy. It is mild but efficient cathartic. and acting at the same time on the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, it relieves au these organs and enables them to per- form their duties perfectly. It has won derfal power. See advt.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31
The Fl Maiady.
lRiehard Grant White, in Atlantic. |


 Although a very large majority of the subjects of her most gracious majesty do say 'otel, and most of them, yet much smaller number, do say hoyster, to as- sume that all of them do SO would be un- warranted and injurious. Those who say hotel are, it is true, not many, nor easily found but those who say hoyster, although very numerous, a vast multi tude, forming, indeed, the bulk of the people of England, arc much fewer than those who, on the point in question, violate, in degrees various but less atro- cious, the now-accepted standard of speech in that country. These two words, thus pronounced, represent the two extremes of the H malady. An Eton and Oxford bred peer may q do not say always does :; far from it) say 'otel; but hoyster and the like are heard only from those whose associations in their early years were with people in the lowest con- dition of life.
 For 1t is always to be borne in mind that H in England is shibboleth dis tinctive of birth and breeding. No. only men of wealth, but highly educated men, scholars and men of scientific ac- quirements, who write capital letters after their names, drop their h's" in England just as in America men of like position have a nasal twang, and say !" Mu'ica for America and the like. Not long ago l heard the president of one of our colleges say fambly" for family and chimbly" for chimney, half a dozen times in half an hour. Habits of speech acquired in youth are almost, if not quite, ineradicable. They are surely 90 after twenty years ot age. The British H malady seems, however, to be the most irremediable of all the ills of speech. have had opportunities of ob- serving that it cannot be removed by long residence in this country, even under conditions the most favorable for the requirement, through contact and example, of a correct enunciation in this respect if not in any other. One man whom have known well for many years, and whom supposed, on my making his acquaintance, to be American born and bred, startled me in the first five minutes of our conversation, by saying, Be came into my office."
 l saw at once my mistake; and dis covered afterwards that he was born in a remote rural county in England, that he had never been in London, and had not left his native place until he set out for Liverpool, to emigrate with his family to this country. He was then only four or five years old but although he was edu- cated here, and his associations were always with intelligent and educated Americans, he had not at thirty-eight years of age acquired the ability to say "he, " or to utter the aspirate before any accented vowel. Another man, of equal intelligence and much greater acquire ments-for he was a member of one of the learned professions surprised me by revealing his birth as suddenly and in the same manner. He was an elderly man; and leaned from him that he had been in New York no less than fifty years! But the speech of his native country and of his infancy clung to him through the attrition of half century.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

Remembering the poor is well enough ::
 but 1t E much better to give them some thing.-M o. P1eykse.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

The ice man may not be much of q skater, but he is able to make fancy 6s- ures on ice.-Bosk0H Pest.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

the Russian law was liable to the penalty of death.
 Greatly emboldened by this lucky meeting with her friend, Olga, without saying word, conducted the police to the Ismailovsky Polk, one of the quarters of the town most remote from the place of her arrest, which was in the Nevsky district. They found the street and the house indicated to them. They entered and summoned the dvorsik (doorkeeper), who has to be present at every search made. Then came the inevitable ex- planation. The dv0,sik said that he did net know the lady, and that she did not lodge in that house.
 Upon hearing this statement, Olga covered her face with her hands, and again gave way to despair. She sohbingiy admitted that she had deceived them for fear of her husband, who was very harsh, that she had not given her real name and address, and wound up by begging them to let her go home.
 aWhats the nse of all this, madam p exclaimed the fyiskdv. Don't you see that you are doing yourself harm 6y these tzicasf I'll forgive you this time, be- eanse of your inexperience, but take care you don't do it again; and lead us at once to your house, or otherwise you will repent it.
 After much hesitation, Olga resolved to obey the injunctions of the briskav. She gave her name, and satd she lived m one of the lines of the vasili Ostrov."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

and opened the door of the little room.
 Neither Olga nor Morosoff could do this, for If, under some pretext, they opened it, they would, of course, have to leave it open. This would immediately arouse suspicion, and the policeman would run
 after them and catch them perhaps be- fore they had descended the staircase. Could they trust the landlady2 The temptation to do so was great. If she consented to assist them, success might be considered certain. But if she re- fused Who could guarantee that, from fear of being punished as an accomplice, she would not go and reveal everything to the policef Of course, she did not suspect in the least what kind of people her lodgers were.
 Nothing, therefore, was said to her, but they hoped, nevertheless, to have her un- conscious assistance, and it was upon that Morcsod had based his plan. About eleven o'clock she went into the little room, where the pump vas placed, to get the water to fill the kitchen cistern for next days consumption. As the room was very small, she generally left one of the two pails in the corridor, while she filled tho other with water, and, of course, vas thus obliged to .eave the door open. Everything thus depended upon the po- siticn in which she placed her pail. An inch or two on oae side or the other would decide their fase ; for 1t was oaly when the door of the little room was wide open that 1t shut out the view of. the kitchen and concealed the end of the .nte-chamber. If not vide open, part of the cutter door could be seen. There re- mained half an hour before the decisive moment, which both employed in pre- paring for flight Their wraps wsrs
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31

IOOlS WSfc at once cleared with the utmost rapidity, so that the fate of the person arrested, which was sure to be a hard one, and was now inevitable, should not be rendered more grievous. When all was ready and they were about to leave, Morosoff staggered his friends by acquainting them with the plan he had thought of. He would remain in the house alone and await the arrival of the police. They thought he had lost his senses; for everybody knew, and no one better than himself, that with the terrible accusation hanging over his head, if once arrested it would be all over with him. But he said he hoped it would not come to that-nay, he expected to get clear ofF with Olga, and in any case he would share her fate. They would escape or perish together. His friends heard him announce this determination with mingled feelings of grief, astonishment, and ad- imitation. Neither entreatics nor remon- strances could shake his determination. He was firm, and remained at home after saying farewell to his friends, who took leave of him as of man on the point of death. aas es x
 He had drawn up his plan, which by the suggestion of some mysterious in- stinct perfectly harmonixed with that of Olga, although they had never in any way arranged thu matter. He also had determined to fsign innocence, and had arranged everything in such . manner a to make it seem as though he were the most peaceful of citizens. As he lived under the talse passport of an engineer, he covered his table with heap of plans of vaxious dimensions, and, having put on his dressing-gown and slippers, ct diligently to work to copy one, vhile
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-13
KHARTOUM CAPTURED.
THE FATE OF GENERAL GORDON I'M
KNOWN

LONDON, Feb. 5-12:3U p. M.-The
War Office has issued the following
Telegrams from General Wolseley an
nounce that the fall of KhartOum TOOK
place on January 26.
He says Colonel Wilson arrived at
hhartoum OF January 2S. and was
greatly surprised TO find that the enemy
were In possession of that place. He
immediately started on his return down
the river, and proceeded under heavy
ire from the rebels. When some miles
below the Shuhlaka Cataract Colonel
" NllsOn steamers were wrecked. but he
ana his whole party managed to reach
an island In safety. where they are se-
cure. A steamer has gone 10 bring
them back to the British camp near
Metemneh
General Wolseley says he has no in
formation regarding the fate of General
Gordon, and does not know whether he
Is dead or alive.
a native reports that the Mahdi had
$4,000 men in the vicinity OF Khartoum.
and that he introduced number of his
emlSsaries into the city. Tue emissa-
rlcs mingled freely with the native
troops under General Gordon, and. by
orlbes, threats and working on their re-
'S'Ouo ASCithRo, luuuCtu them To mutl-
ny. Seven thousand of the garrison de-
serted TO the rebels. leaving General
Gordon only $500 faithful soldiers
with this small force he attempted to
hold the city against the Nahdi's great
army but, after severe lighting. in
which large number of the rebels
were killed, he was compelled to surren-
der.
When Sir Charles Wilson reached
khartOum he found that Mabdi's forces
occupied both the town aud the citadel
lie tried to land and ascertain the fate
of General Gordon, but this step he
found impossible. The enemy's guns
were turned upon him in full force
lie was, therefore, compelled to turn
his back upon ttr fallen citv and re
turn 10 Gubat without finding ont
whether General Gordon as dead or
alive.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-13

Mr.. CLEVELAND spent the last three
days of last week in New York for the
purpose of enabling prominent Demo-
Gratis in Congress, as we'll as others who
would journey to that city, to make
known to him their views in regard to
the selection OF bis Cabinet advisers and
other matters relating TO his admins
tration of public affairs. We carefully
looked over the newspaper reports OF the
names Of the men in public and private
life who called on the PIesident-el elect.
and took notice OF the axes they want
ed ground, and we were lost in utter as
tonishnent At the vast amount of good,
sound Cabinet material that is living
around loose in nearly every State from
Massachusetts To California. Mr.. CIeye-
land listened patiently to what the
friends Of this, that and the other aspi-
rant had to say in his behalf, but ne
didn't commit himself in favor of any
one OF the large number paessed upon
him. nor was it expected that ne would
dc so. In regard to his Cabinet Mr..
Cleveland's greatest trouble will be in
getting the right kind of men for the
Treasury and Interior departments. 1t
is SAID that the former must be given to
New York, but we are at loss for anv
sound reason Why it should be so. Mr..
BayaTd is better Gtted for Secretary of
the Treasury than he is for the State de-
partment, for which he is so generally
named and which he is likely to get if
he will take il. There Is more rough
stealing and swindling ih the Interior
departmtnt than in any other branch of
the Government, and a man of stein
and iuhexible integrity is required Ia fill
lt. AT. Cleveland knows this as well AZ
any one and we fell certain will max,
No mistake in the mau he will select Tor .
the position. The make Dp OF MS Cab!-
net Will, ge Believe viudicate his reuu-
TALON fOr sound Judgement aud .stld,g
common stnsr