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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Green Manurtng.

; Or. c. Harlan, Wilmington, DEL, in
an essay on green manuring read before
the last Ensilage Congress, described at
length the process of using the various
crops for green manure, showing by &C
tual experiment remarkable success in
raising large crops by means of green
manures. He stated that in twenty
acres Of Hungarian millet, costing $50,
there is as much nitrogen as in 1000
tons of stable manure. One ton of green
clover contains twelve pounds nitrogen,
two and one half pounds OF phosphoric
acid, and nine pounds of potash. eve
can have, by the middle Of June" said
he, 'fifteen tons to cut down and
plough in for wheat, or if left on the
surface second crop will grow up and
the two together, roots and tops, by
August Is, will amount. TO twenty five
tons per acre.. Seed at ten dollars per
bushel'makes nitrogen cost one cent per
pound, and the green clover ten cents
per ton, and it will take 600 tons of
barn yard manure to furnish as much
nitrogen as in twenty acres of clover.
1t IS cheaper to manure with clover than
with manure out of your neighbor's
yard"
- Green buckwheat stands high. Ac-
cordiDy to the same authority, one ton of
green buckwheat contains eight pounds
of nitrogen, three pounds phosphoric
acid and eleven pounds of potash. In
1875 DR.. Harlan raised, in fifty one days,
twenty seven tons per acre. 1t
was sown July IA, and cut and
weighed September 3. Farmers say
sltpoisons the land, but pillow it into the
500 Esand it will antidote the poison One
can pillow In three or four green crops in
one year. In July plow and SOW rye and
buckwheat together. When the latter
is in blossom, cut it down in the rye
The buckwheat acts as a mulch for the
rye, and both together protect and i'm
prove the soil. By May Is the rye will
be in blossom, and should be cut down
and second crop will spring up, and in
six or eight weeks may be as large as the
fist. Then pillow all in together, and by
August put in sowed corn or buck
wheat as mulch for wheat. Buckwheat
is also an excellent mulch for clover, an6
lnsures good crops when sown with it in
the spring. Cut it down when in bios.
som.
The covering of land by the seashore
with seaweed benefits it very much. A
wise concentration of fertilization will
increase the price of the and two-fold
BY green moving, and by the folding
and soiling of animals is accomplished
the concentration of plant food, which
will always insure success. Following
IS table prepared by DIR. Harlan, show
ing the nitrogen in green crops general,
used, in comparison with other fertili
Zers:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

SOFT GINGER BREAD.-One egg, one
cup of New Orleans molasses, one small
teacup half full of butter or beef drip
pings, half cup of hot water, one tea
spoonful of soda, one dessert spoonful of
ginger, one pint of sifted flour. Bake
slowly.
A DISH FOR DEssERT.-An easily-pre-
pared dessert is made of tapioca; it
hardly seems appropriate to cali so dain-
ty a dish pudding. Soak a cupful of
tapioca for an hour in cold water. then
boil, adding warm water enough to al
low it to expand; when tender sweeten
it: and take from the fire; add an orange
cut in small bits for favoring. Serve
with cream.
STRAWBERRY PREsERvE.-Take the
finest berries, cap and weigh them, al
lowing one pound of white sugar to
every pound of berries. Take the in
fcrior berries, crush and squeeze them, and
strain through jelly bag; to each pint
of juice allow one pound of white sugar;
put all the sugar in preserving kettle
and pour the juice over it; boil and
skim; then drop the berries in and boil
until soft: lift them carefully out on a
dish and let them cool; continue to boil
the syrup for ten minutes; put the ber-
ries in again and boil until clear; take
them out and boil the syrup five or ten
minutes longer; then put the fruit in
jars and pour the syrup over them.
PEA Sour. pint of whole dried
peas, or more, according to the number
of persons. Soak them in cold water all
night; next morning pour off this water,
put the peas into a saucepan with a
quart and half of water, few carrots
and turnips cut up, a small onion and a
little pepper. Let this stew very gently
until tender; when half done put in a
picked pigs foot, or very small piece
of picked pork or bacon tthe latter be-
ing not SO good as pork, and continue
to simmer until the meat is done. If too
thick, the soup can be made thinner with
a little coiling water. Turn out into a
deep dish. 1t is very cheap dish, and,
if properly and slowly stewed, is ex-
tremely good. In all towns pigs feet
are to be had very cheap.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Household Hints,

Coffee made with distilled water is
said 10 have greatly improved aroma.
Peach and cherry gum, dissolved in
good vinegar, make excellent mucilage.
When the burners of lamps become
c.ogged with char put them in strong
soft-soap suds, and boil awhile to clean
them.
None but the best size should be used
for attaching paper to walls. Many a
fever has been caused by the horrible
nuisance OF corrupt size used in paper
hanging the bedrooms. The nausea
which sleeper, in such case, is aware
of. on waking in the morning, should
be warning needing no repetition.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Food and Butter.

The winning card in dairy competition,
says an exchange, has been quantity OF
butter in given time. The butter rec
ord, to the quarter ounce. is the medal
of honor. Nothing has been considered
but quantity. The addition of one ounce
to the best record instantly adds thou
sands of dollars to the value of the cow
that produced it, elevating her to queen
ship. But is there nothing else to be
considered but quantity? Economy of
production shall hold the sceptre over
everything. All breeds must come under
that. When it shall be proved, by care
full experiments, that large numbers of
COWS of a given breed produce butter at
the least cost of food, the COWS of that
breed will be as eagerly sought as those
of the largest quantity are now. Who
can say which breed will triumph under
this test? There has often been claim
of economy of production put in for the
Ayrshire. Let the promoters of that
breed carefully test herd of ten or
twenty head for an entire season, taking
grass in its season and grain and hay in
their season. There is hay and grain
feeding enough to give that fair test.
1t would, however, give a better hay and
grain test in spring, when the COWS were
fresh. There is generally one month be-
fore grass. The hay and grain should
be carefully weighed, each COW should
also be weighed at the beginning and end
of the experiment. The milk and butter
should be most carefully WEIGHED. There
must be no element left unconsidered
that can effect the question of cost of
milk and butter. This question is press
ing. and we hope tests will be made the
present year among the breeds. May the
hest win.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
'Pe0pIe (:ofu1 wc.t

Seeking homes, health, investments, en-
ployment or recreation, can obtain maps,
descriptive pamphlets and information abou1
cost of tickets, By mail, free, upon appIlca
ton to }. w. Morse, General Passenye,
Agent Union Pacific Railway, Omaha, Ne.
braska. State where you saw this item and
whether you wish to go to Kansas, Nebraska
Colorado. Wyoming, Utah. Idaho. Montana
Oregon, Washington, Nevada or California
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

| CAN SAFELY recommend Ely's Cream
Balm for the cure of Catarrh, Cold in the
Head. etc. Before have used the first bot
tie purchased find myself cured. At times
| could scarcely smell anything and had a
headache most OF the time.--HENRY LILLY,
Agent for the American Express Co, Grand
Haven, Mich. Price so cts.
ELY'S CREAM BALM cured me of Catarrh
of many years standing---r restored my sense
of smell. For colds in the head it works
like magic.--E. Fl. SHERWOOD, National State
Bank, Elizabeth. N. J. Easy to use. See adv
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

The parest, sweetest and best Cod Liver
vi IN the world, manufactured from fresh
healthy livers, upon the seashore. Itis All
solutely pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken 1t prefer it to all others. Phvsi.
clans have decided it superior to any of the
other oils IN market. Made by CasweII. Haz.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
A Sad Case of Poisoning

is that of any man or woman afflicted with
disease or arrangement of the liver resulting
in poisonous accumulations in the blood,
scrofulous affections, sick headaches. and dis
ease of the kidneys, lungs OF heart. These
troubles can be cured only by going to the
primary cause, and putting the liver in a
healthy condition. To accomplish this result
itself SO efficacious as DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" which has never failed
to do the work claimed for it. and never will
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

According to one estimate, the number
OF tramps in Germany last year amounted
to zoo, 600, and the expense they caused
to the community 81, 800, 900.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Tale Bearing.

IT signifies little what we say of ou1
acquaintance, So that wcdo not tell them
what others say against them. Tale
bearers make all the real mischief.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

At the end of 1884 there are ss5 ooo
miles of railway in the world. VIII 'ch
would make line from the earth to ria
moon. with 30, 900 miles to spare.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

CLERGYMAN dying from a catarrh diseased
throat was saved by curious Persian Pre-
sc'7ptaon and has given means for sending it
TO others. Address DIR .Kennedy, Auburn N, y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

SKIN Observation-Disclosures AROMATIC ALUM
SULPHUR Soar" cures letter, Salt Rhenm,
hngworm, Sores. Pimples, ali itching Skin
EruPtl0ns. Is cents by Druggists, or by
mail. VIM. Dreydoppel. Phil adelphia, Pa.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

CHApPE1 HANDS, face, pimpIes and rouph
hx ns Su.en 1y ns,ng Juniper Tar Soap. made
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Down should come the paper at any COST

or 1nCOuVeuieHCc. =
When roasting chicken or small
fowl there is danger of the legs brown
ing or becoming too hard to be eaten.
To avoid this, take strips OF cloth, DIP
them into a little melted lard, or even
lust rub them over with lard, and wind
them around the legs. Remove in time
tn allow the LEGS to brown delicately.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Trough on Rats.,,
o osaLs out rats, mice, reaches flies. bedbugs,
nts'sKunks, chlpmunks, gophers. l5c. D'e'sts
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

f#None genuine without buncb :,
green hops on the white label. ShuD al ~ III
vile, poisonous stuff with "Hop" Or @Hor ,gs
in their name.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

What can be more disagreeable, more dis
gushing, than to sit in room with a person
who is troubled with catarrh, and has to keep
coughing and clearing his or her throat of the
mucous which drops into its Such persons are
always to be pitied if they try to cure them
selves and fail. But if they get DR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy there need be no failure.
WHAT'S in n nomn2 Ahout tho hoffoe4
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
80 Buchu.Pntb0,,

''Buchu.Pniba.,'
Quick. complete call Kidney, Bladder 1
Urinary Diseases, Scalding Irritation, Stone
Gravel, Catarrh of the bladder. 81, Druggist
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Never. spend many of your evenings
away from yuur family.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Frazer Axle Grease.
Inc Frazer Axle Grease is the best and in
trlnslcally, the cheapest. Don't work your
horses to death by using poor grease. Try it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
" Rough on t,oru.,

ASK Tor Wells Rough on Corns. '15c. Ouic,
complete cure. Hard or soft corns. warts
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Having experienced great deal Of
trouble" from indigestion, SO mucb
that came near losing my
Life!
Ny trouble always came after EATING
food
However light
And digestible,
For two or three hours at a time I hal
go through most
Excruciating pains,
"And the only way ever got'
"Relief!'
Was by throwing up all my stomach =.
tanned. No one can conceive the pain ~ Us
had to so through, until "'
cat last"
/ was taken! $50 that for threa vao,
lay in bed and
Could eat nothing!
My sulferings were so that l CALLED
doctors to give me something that r,n rs'
stop the pain; their "I
Efforts were no good to me.
Al last / heard a good deal
About your Hop Bitters!
ana determined to try them"
tents of '00A LIS con
One!
Next day was out of bed, and have ~
''Sickln
Hour, from the same cause since
| have recommended it to hundreds ~ al
ers You have no such - w
Advocate as l am."-George Kendall A.
iston, Boston, Mass.
Columbus Advocate, Texas, April 81 "
Dear Editor:--I have tried your Hon Bit,to =
and find they are good for any cornnlsia:
The best medicine [ ever used in nv f'f faa
lily. w
H. TALEsEs
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

- Rupture radically cured, also
pile tumors and fistulas. Pamphlet of par
ticnlars two letter stamps. Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association Buffalo, N. Y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Mover speak in contemptuous manner of
womankind.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

Beau---Why do you prefer wood fire.
Belle--'Cause it pops.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07

What's in n name? About the hottest
country on the globe is Chill.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Downright Cruelty.

To permit yourself and family to
''Suffer!'
With sickness when it can be- NOV,
and cured SO easily ''''
With Hop Bitters Il!
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
This remedy contains no injurious Drugs.
Ely's Cream BalmCAIARRH
Not a Liquid or Snuff

A few applications relieve
4 thorough treatment mii
cure. Agreeable to use
Price 81 cents by mail or a
druggists. Send for circu
lar.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
4 NORTHERN 7zEyEPE33s.

New York Tribune Feb. eth
Duluth has no right to disgrace the
North, if it pleases to disgrace itself
Years ago, in order to secure harbor
improvement, that city sold as many
bonds as the market could be made to
take. The money was spent for the
permanent benefit Of the town. Then
the town secured from a Legislature
of criminal dishonesty or criminal To-
norance, re-incorporati0n as Il village,
and thus repudiated its bonds. New
bonds at p cents on the dollar were
offered, which some residents of the
town were willing to accept. Others,
including many who were poor and
dependent upon these investments for
support, pleaded in vain for justice.
The United States Court declared that
their claim was lust, but that there
was no means Of enforcing it. The
Legislature had helped the swindlers
by providing that the claim could be
enforced only by service on the Mayor,
and the people had taken care not to
elect any Mayor. In one case a poor
widow, who had invested all her means
of support in these bonds, foolishly
supposing that the people Of Duluth
would not turn out to be sceundrels,
was left dependent upon others, and
how many more such eases there may
be no enc knows.
And now this same town, Duluth,
begs the Congress Of the United States
TO spend some money in improving its
harbor. 1t is to be hoped that there
are Senators and Representatives in
Congress who will, for all time to come,
refuse any appropriation in which Du-
luth Is interested, until full payment
with interest shall he made Of the
money which Duluth borrowed, spent
for its own benefit, and then, with
meanness not often found in ordinary
swindlers, refused 10 pay, though now
abundantly able TO pay every cent.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
Cicve,anu silver L@fter.

chicago Time, Washington Correspondent
The publication Of the letter is very
annoying to the Democrats. 1t puts
an end to all hope that, in view Of the
vote in the house on Thursday, and OF
the dispatches sent from here to Alba
ny since the letter was received, Mr..
Cleveland would modify his express
ions, if not his views, on the question.
Worse than this, the letter was made
public in spite Of all the freely express
Ell advice OF Democrats in congress,
and 1t shows that Nj. Cleveland has
not only taken up 4 permanent posi-
ton on the silver question, but that he
is not going to be very amenabIe to
the ADVICE Of Democrats in congress.
To many of the latter the pospect IS
extremely gloomy, and ii Is profoundly
feared that Mr. CleYeland is going to
prove intractable, and that he will not
allow his policy to be regulated by n
steering committee of senators and
congressman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
Information o. Rent les.

Charles G. Abbott, writing in Scheme,
asserts that the Information of reptiles
varies much according TO the SEVERITY
of the winter. Many turtles take
refuge in the deep holes of ponds, and
Doctor Abbott asserts that, in the Sc
yerest cold weather, he has caught tue
swapping turtle, the musk turtle and
the box mud turtle in deep holes and
about large springs that charge their
waters on level ground.
As fish have been found partly eaten
when taken in nets in mid win Ter, Doe
tor Abbott concludes that the snapper
takes an occasional meal Al the same
time, he does not deny that the species
found active in winter hibernate under
certain conditions, and that the other
species Of turtle hibernate
Snakes which live in water do not
sleep so deep winter sleep rs DO the
black snake and others which frequent
the uplands.
The true water snake (Tropdonotus
sipedon) may often be found in water a
foot or two beneath the sand OF any
spring hole, and IS not slow to swim /
when thus disturbed. This species ami
the common garter snake are the first
to appear in the spring.
The upland snakes may be literally
broken into pieces without 9 wing cYi-
dence of life, so thoroughly torpid ars
they
Toads aud tree frogs, terrestrial anl
arborcal animals, are more sensitive l.
cold than the water living frogs anl
salamandegs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
TIKI, IN AIGs RAJ.

The imposing ceremonies incident
TO the Inauguration of a new presi-
dent, are over, and Grover Cleveland
is now the chef executive of our
union. His inaugural address has
been given to the world. In it he
gives expression to ideas, and plans
for his future course which, if carried
out, will give good and safe admin
istration Of cur affairs. If he is hon
est in what he says, and insists on be
ing president-in fact as well as in
name, we believe that all will be well.
We rather like his address, and are
ready TO give him fair and impair
tial trial.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
. 81 hat H. HeHs2s''

It might not be easy to state in one
short paragraph, just what "news"
consists Of. But scandalous or scnsa-
tional items are not news in any prop
er sense. Perhaps it would be more
acceptable to our readers, as we'll as
easier for US, to tell where it is instead
OF what it Is. The Milwaukee Senti-
mel is one of the best examples Of q
paper which has discovered the secret,
and given the result to the public, In
that paper we have, every day, a com
plete record Of the worlds doings for
the past twenty four hours, without
sensational features but with greatest
prominence and space given to the
most important events. Its editorials
are instructive and trustworthy, and
hence, the paper pursues straight
forward and consistent course. In adj
dition to this. il is a family paper
Tor each number contains, choice mis-
cellaueous selections, embracing liter
AIRY, religious, poetical, humorous, ed
ucationaI agricultural and scientific
subjects. From this wealth Of mater
ial The Weekly Sentinel is made, and
it is the best weekly newspaper pub
hshed, especially for Wisconsin read
ers. It's premium offers are all arti-
cles of real value, at startlingly low
prices, 80 low that the paper could
never afford to make them, if its i'm
mense circulation did not enable it to
order in quantities which secure for it
special wholesale rates.-Waupun
Times.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-07
Unexpected Company.

Years ago my husband and | went to
visit u cousin living some twenty miles
away. We did not reach her home
until past her usual dinner hour. She
seemed much pleased to see us, and
soon said she supposed we had not
dined, and then, eNcusing herself, dis
appeared. Time passed on. We were
shut in the cool. close, seldom used
parlor, and amused ourselves. as peo-
Pile generally do under such circum.
stances, in looking over albums. No
sound reached us from the distant
kitchen. After long, long time, we
were ushered out to dinner, and such
q dinner-as elaborate as we should
have expected at any country hotel.
while our hostess, tired and warm, did
the honors of the table rs gracefully
as she could under .he circumstances
How much happier we should have
felt and how much more we should
have enjoyed ourselves. had we been
treated to bread and milk, or bread
and butter, and cup OF tea
Again, not many years ago, my hus-
bands mother and | went out To spend
the afternoon, and our hostess soon
after or arrival got Il dish of apples,
and after pairing and cutting them,
proceeded to make them into pies for
supper-not because she had nothing
else, but because what she had did not
suit her. Now in case of sudden sick
ness woman may get oat OF food, but
there is no other excuse for such an
emptiness OF the larder as to nece ssitate
cooking when visitors come in, how
ever une Spectelly. As | have said be-
fore. never allow the bread jar or cake
DO to become empty; and whore one
has q dining room, with table set all
the time, it is a good plan to keep one
or two places ready for the unexpected
friend
People in cities have the advantage
OF rs country people in one thing; they
can scad out and ge bread meats, cake
and pies of al sorts at a moments no.
tice all cooked and often warm. We
can no. do it,, and are more liable to
company at mealtime than are they;
therefore, it becomes us TO be on our
guard, and by all means let us set be-
fore our friends what we have on hand
rather team spend the chief part Of the
time they are with us cooking. Good
bread and butter, baked apples, cheese.
or bit of salt fish or q few crisp
pickles and a basket of cake, cookies,
or even good new gingerbread, with a
pleasant hostess. are all that IS needed
to make an en- 'oyable time. Less eiaho-
rate meals and more conversation, less
cooking and heat and more comfort.
should become the fashion s. u. Sac
ger, 5q Country Gentleman.