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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

him as a man of honor, courage and
regard for constitutional Democracy.
That the people were willing to
trust him, but that he is not willing
to trust the people. If he is
willing to thus stand before 56,00O,-
900 of sovereign citizens, law ma
kers in their own right. SO be it,.
Presidential terms are shorter than
is the life, the backbone, the cour.
age, the patriotism and intelligence
of any one man who becomes Pres
ident.
If President. Cleveland is really
earnest in this matter and in favor of
Civil Service Reform as he calls it,
let him issue proclamation in which
shall occur this paragraph:
II. Grover Cleveland. President of
the United States, being of sound
mind and fair understanding, as
certified by civil service commits
sion in order to carry out to the
full extent the aim and idea of civil
service reform, do hereby forever re-
nounce all right to appoiut any per-
son, whomsoever, to any position
whatever. And I do hereby give
over, and peacably surrender all right
to appoint cabinet, foreign minis
ters, postmasters, ETC., ETC., that the
entire business of appointing to Office
and selecting government agents may
be taken out of politics and turned
over to civil service commission,
contenting myself with drawing my
salary, signing pardons and acting
as figure head l also wish to
thus express my opinion of the mil
lions of Democrats and others who
elected me, and hereby favor the
giving Of all matters pertaining to
the government over to the rear guard
Of the Republican party, in proof
that the people do not know enough
to elect, and the elected does not
know enough to appoint to fill vacan>
cies! In consideration Of the supe>
rior fitness of the head of the Civil
Service Commission to officer and to
man the ship of State, hereby ask
him to come up higher and take hold
of the reins of Executive Govern
ment while I step down and inform
the Democratic party that neither ]
nor the government have any further
use for it,
If Mr.. Cleveland is tired of being
President, let him resign n!-U. S,
| Democrat.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
INHABITANTS OF CENTRAL
AFRICA.

A more remarkable or unique race
does not exist on the continent of
Africa-indeed, l. might safely say
in the two hemispheres. In their
physique, manners and customs
and religious beliefs they are dis
tinct alike from tile true negroes and
from the Gala aud Somali' They
are the most magnificently modelled
savages have seen or even read of.
Beautifully proportioned. they are
chara cterized by the smooth and
rounded outline of the Apollo type,
rarely showing the knotted and
brawny muscles Of the true athlete.
The women are very decently dressed
in bullock's hide. They wear by way
of ornament, from 20 to 80 pounds of
thick iron wire coiled round the limbs
arms and neck, besides a great as
sortment Of beads and iron chains.
The men wear only small kid skin
garment round the shoulders and
breast, that being of somewhat more
ample dimensions among the mar
ried men. The most rem arkable dis
tinctions characterize the various
epocbs in the life history of the Mas al.
The boys and girls up to certain
age live with their parents. and feed
upon the curdled milk, meat and
grain. At the age of twelve with
the girls, and from II to IA years
with the boys, they are sent from the
married mems kraal to one in which
there are only young unmarried men
and women. There they live till
they are married. At this stage the
men are warriors, and their occu-
patton is cattle lifting and amusing
themselves at home. The young
women attend to the cattle. build
the huts. and perform other house
hold duties. Both sexes are on the
strictest diet. Absolutely nothing
but meat and milk passes the lips.
Spirits and beer, tobacco and veg
etable food are alike eschewed. So
peculiar indeed are they in their diet
that they will not even eat the meat
of any wild animal. Moreover the
meat and milk are never taken to.
gether. For several days the one
is their dict, to be followed by the
other after partaking of a powerful
purgative. On killing bullock
they drink the blood raw, which
doubtless supplies them with the
necessar salts. In eating meat they
always retire to the forest in small
parties, accompanied by young
woman. So pleasant does the Nasal
warrior find this life that he seldom
marries till he has passed the prime
of life and begins to find his strength
decline. The great war spear and
and heavy buffalo hide shield the
sword and knobkerry. are then laid
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
CuriOsitfes of Nature.

A lemon weighing four pounds
and thirteen ounces was recently pick
ed at Panasoftkee, Fla.
On recently cleared land in Kan
sas red clover has grown this season
that was seven feet high, and white
clover five feet six inches high,
A Holstein calf belonging to E.
W. Albety, of Pittsburg, Kan, has
grown one hundred pounds in the
last month, which is fifty.three
ounces per pay, or over two ounces
per hour.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
20 them entirely.

20 them entirely.
Resolved, That the head of every
department should have power to
dismiss any employe whose work is
unsatisfactory, without any trial OF
investigation or any other reason than
that in his judgment the good of the
service requires it.
These resolutions embody the
principles of an honest civil service
reform, and we commend them to
future Conventions that may be de-
sirous of expressing themselves
frankly and squarely upon this sub
iect.-N. Y. Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
MISCELLANE
NOTICE.

33 YEARS AT THE BUSINESS
Look to your interest and don't be
DECEIVED.
NEW MAN hrh m OLD BUol-
NESS
r. B. Pierce can De found at Mr..
p. f. Smiths shop where he has a
Good Stock of the best Material
which he will make up in Buggies.
Wagons, Carts, &c. at short notice.
and offer the most reasonable Terms.
Horse Shoeing
SPECIALITY
Call and see me, it will be to your
Interest.
Respectfully,
R. B. PIERCE,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

aside. For month he dons the
dress of an unmarried woman,
and then becomes a staid and
respected member of Nasal
society. He goes no more to war,
but devotes himself to the rearing
of a brood of young warriors. His
diet changes with his mode of life
and he may indulge in vegetable
food. drink beer or spirits, and
smoke or chew tobacco. At death
the body is simply thrown out to the
hyenas and the Through
Nasal Land-Joseih Thomson.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
Mistakes of Great Men.

In another column will be found
the Eaton. Cleveland correspondence.
whereby the President lets one
weary Civil Service bird go free.
Let us look at few of the salient
points each presents.
Eaton says that changes made in
the law by the President have added
to their force and efficiency. By
what right under the law does the
President make changes Of laws and
rules? Every change is in-fraction
upon law. If the President can cut
from the corners he can cut from the
centre, as we'll.
Eaton speaks of the examination
of candidates all over the Union, to
see if applicants are fit to hold officer
No one objects, but all favor the ex-
animation of Candidates as to their
fitness to hold Office under the gov
ernment. But what sense in having
a government, then having a com.
mission to govern the government?
Why not abolish the government
and turn all this matter of selection
and examination and appointment
over to this new-fangled returning
board newly y-named Civil Service
Commission?
We contend that schem the people
elect Congress, a Senate, President,
they have put in motion sufficient
machinery to do all the hing
required without the necessity of
having little government.for-a-C cent,
to act as dog for a blind man,
wnen the man is not blind and
knows the way quite as well as does
the dog.
Eaton himself declares that the
Civil Service Commission is intend
ed to jerk the government away from
Congress, and to prevent the Presi-
dent being controlled by that body
That buck won't ram. 1t signifies
a new wheel-a new form of govern
ment.
When we, the people, desire to
change our form of government, we
will give due notice and make the
decision known by means of the bal
lot. For several years the govern
ment ran on without any power be.
hind the curtain to hand in names to
the President except the power of
Senators and Congressman and well
informed people generally, and we,
the people, will not have any third
party to control the will Of the peo-
pie as oppressed at the ballot box.
The Civil Service system is no es.
toppal of the spoils system 1t is
simply taking the rights of those
who are duly elected entirely away
from them, and converts politica]
parties into cats-paws, for roping
chestnuts out of hot fires for the
delectation of Civil Service monkeys
Come we now to President Cleve
land. In the first place, his election
as an expression of Democratic sen
timent, told plainly that the people
were tired Of Republicans and thei
applicants and appliances.
That the people had confidence II
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
That Owl.

Two of our townsmen uptown saw
an owl on telegraph pole on Mon
day night, and. procuring an air~gun,
hred about forty shots without bring.
Ing down the bird. A boy climbed
The pole and ascertalned that the
supposed owl was an insulator lit
Tie out of place. TX.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
All for Love.

"Good night" he said, as he at
last tore himself away and stepped
out upon the porch. "Wait min
ute," she said ''until I chain up the
dog. It is about time for the milk
man, and they are not the best of
friends. ds."-Saratoga Edgle.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
LIFE and FIRE
IN SURANCE, i,

I am representing the strongest,
most liberal, prompt and reliable
companies N the u. S. Cali at my
office, take out policy AMI secure
your property. A policy in the Ntna
Lie Co., is more secure than a.. tae
Banks in the Union.
j. II. LAWRENCE,
Scotland Neck. II. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

II say, Bobby" whispered Feath.
erly, "was your sister pleased to
learn that I had called upon her?''
eyes indeed she was," replied Bobby
sWhen mother told her that Mr.
Featherly had called while she was
out she said, Thank heaven p
Neu York Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
Not Dead, hut Speecllless.

els he dead7" was the inquiry
made about an Irishman who, in
company with hod of bricks, had
fallen to the bottom of the ladder.
"Oi'm not dead" explained the in
jured man, feebly, "but oi'm knocks
ed spaichless."-Neau York Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

"Say," said the editors smart little
son, as he entered store, ''do you
keep knives?" ooh yes" responded
the storekeeper, "we've kept them for
years." "Well," returned the boy,
starting for the door, "you ought to
advertise, and then you wouldn't
keep 'em so long" Boston Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

'Do you buy your music by the
roll9" said gentleman to the dea-
cons daughter.
"No, sir" she sweetly replied; ~
always wait until Sunday, when ]
can get it by the choir."- York
Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Remember that / can sell you bug
gies as cheap as you can buy anywhere
in the world. sell the celebrated Wrenn
work.
G.. w DUNN.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
n ABROAD HOUSE.
SCOTLAND NECK, N.

SCOTLAND NECK, N. G.
fNRS. LAURA BELL. PR0PRIETREsS
Good beds, polite and attentive servants;
the best table the market aftordss and
good water. Neatness one OF Its speclai
aims, Stop at the Railroad House.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08
DAVID a. MADRY.-

BRICK MANUFACT CTURER.
Will take contracts for furnishing Brick
as cheap as the next man, and give better
work. Satisfaction guaranteed. The
best brick in the market made by him at
lowest prices. Give him tria'o
Brick always on hand and for sale in
any quantity: -o,-
Scotland Neck, N. c.. June 25, 1856.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-08

Another car. load of Stoves just recely
ed at F. Sterns
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
WEST WASHINGTON.

Subscriptions and advertisements. for The Critic
Teooiced at c. II. F1cliiaq's diUg store.
SUNDAY-sCIIooL Pickle. - The. steam
packet ii. G. Wagner left here this MORN
ing carrying the Concordla Sunday School
on an excursion to Great Falls.
DISTINGUISHED EXCURsIoNIsTs.- Ger
man Minister and party went up to the
Great Falls this morning on the steam
packet Excelsior.
A TREAT.-The pupils of Lnthicum In
stitutc who were at the School-room last
night thoroughly enjoyed their treat of
strawberries and cream. Speeches were
made by the successful gentlemen who
carried off the prizes OH Friday night.
DEATH or Mn. HARRY.-Mr. William
Harry died at o'clock last night at his
home, on Brooks farm on the Conduit
road, aged 81 years He was member of
Decatur Lodge No. 8, Knights of Pythias,
and also of Logan Tribe No. 8, |. o. Il.
NJ. The funeral will take place to-mor-
row afternoon, at 1 o'clock, and will be
conducted by the Knights of Phthias. In
termcnt at Oak Hill Cemetery.
A DECIDED SUCCESS. The festival and
musicale entertainment for the benefit of
the Gay Street Baptist Church, given at
the church last night, was perfect sue
cess
THE RIVERS CONDITION. -Tcmperature
and condition of water at 7 q. M: Great
Falls, temperature, ~ condition, 3; re-
ceiving reservoir, temperature, rs; condi-
ton at north connection, .; condition at
south connection, 30; distributing rescr-
voir, temperature, "A; condition at iniluent
gate-house, 36; condition at eiruent gate
house, SO.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

A coLoRED politician named Sinclair
Burley died last night.
THE Columbian Law School commence
ment will take place on Tuesday, June g.
at p. III.
HEAR the great lecture of Mr.. W. d.
Hughes against intidelity i'll Masonic
Temple tomorrow night.
ABOUT 200 people went out to Bright
wood Park Yesterday afternoon to witness
halfa dozen races, including trotting and
running, one of them being q mule race.
MIR. ARTHUR PADELFoRD has purchased
the residence of Hon. S. S. Cox, No.
Dupont Circle, completely furnished, to-
gether with the fine adjoining lot, for S5O,-
600 cash.
CHARLES $. VILE, workman at the
Champlaine avenue shaft of the new
water works, who was struck by the cage
in the shaft some days ago, died of his in
iuries Yesterday at Providence Hospital.
His spine was broken and he received
other serious injuries.
THE Pilots~Association of the District,
at q meeting ut Bauer's Hall last evening,
decided to ask permission to appeal to the
Secretary of the Treasury from the dcci-
sion of the local inspectors in the case of
William A. Moore, charged with obtaining
pilots license under false pretenses.
THE Clan-na-Gaels will tomorrow deco.
rate the graves of the Irish soldiers in
Mount Olivet and the old Presbyterian
Cemetery, appropriate addresses being
made by Francis McNerhany and others.
Conveyances leave Clan-na-Gael Hall,
Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue, at 1870 p. III.
To-morrows Sunday Gazette will pre-
sent unusually interesting matter to its
readers. Colonel Wood has a carefully
prepared article, in which he discusses the
'irrenularitiesn i'll the Departments In
visible's letter on the Civil-Scrv-
ice contains news of much moment
to Government employees. The Sunday
Gazette is one of the newsiest and most
outspoken journals in the country. It's
editorial comment is always well put,
fearless and acute. The Sunday Ga:ettc. is
the only Republican Sunday paper in the
city that contains the Associated Press
dispatches. Don't fail to buy it to-mor-
row
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT News.

CONTRACT FOR GRADING.-John III. Muir
ply has been awarded the contract for
grading North Carolina avenue.
Musr REBuILp.-The proprietor of the
National Roller Skating Rink on Il street
has been notified by the Building Inspec-
tor to rebuild the front walls of the two
bay windows, in consequence of their
being sprung from the perpendicular
BUILDING PEpsuTs.-Permits to build
have been granted to G. Eisenbaum to
erect dwelling and store at 1918 Mary
land avenue northeast, 500. l.. II. Bates,
erect dwelling and store on Seventh
street between Pennsylvania avenue and
q street southeast $500.
TEMPORARY APPoINTMENrs.-The Com
missioners have made the temporary APP
pointments in the Engineer Department
for three months, the appointees to re urn
to their present positions September |
next r. y. Beggs, now inspector at 81 200,
to be inspector of asphalt pavements at
So per day; H. Il. Bradbury, now over
see, to be inspector at 81 200 per annum,
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
Graduating Exercises of the National
~, i..n...il.. 4 s...l..-.i

Graduating Exercises of the National
University Law school.
Judge Macarthur and Judge Shellabar-
ger addressed the graduates of the Ma
tional University Law School at Fords
Opcra-lIouse last night. Justice Bradley
conferred degrees upon the following;
Master Of Laws-Walter H. Acker, d.
G.; Charles A. Burnett, Ind; Campbell
W. Bushnell, d. c.; Samuel NJ. Cutler,
KAN Horace w, Eaton, n v; james
Frank z. McDcrnott, u. G.; Patrick
O'Farrel, tonn,; Edgar J Pullman, Pa;
Thomas g. steward, IN; Watson Smith,
Iowa; Stanton Weayer, Ohio; Walter NJ.
Wilson, Ia; Everett X. York, Neb.
Bachelor of Laws Charles f. Bacon,
Mich; Henry S. Berlin, d. c.; oliphant
y. Brown, Iowa; Edmund II. Brown,
Md; Samuel II Chase, D. c.; Albert r.
Henry p Farnham. \. y; Thomas NJ.
Field, Pa; Walter II. Foss, n. H.; Jas.
y. Hnzlott, Iowa; Alonzo u. Helm, Ind.
James y; Holman, Miss MeIleen {.
Hooker, IT.; George Y. Jennings, N. Z;
Koonce, \. c.; Frank A. Law, d. O.; Ed
ward 7. Lccch, ~ y; Edward o. Leech,
u. c.; Lawson Lindsey, II. c.. Gustavus
Il. Maynadler y. c.; Perry G. Kitchener,
Ind. William II. Myers Ohio; George +.
O'lIarc Ind; Louis u. Phillips, n. ".
Edward L. Pool, n. c.; Daniel l,amey
Pa; Robert II. Reed, Pa; Alexander II.
Semmcs. u. c.; Frank A. Warner, ~ ",
Charles il. Williams, Ohio.
Judge Macarthur announced the fol-
lowing awards: University gold medal
for best post graduate examination, TO
Walter NJ. WILSON, Macarthur gold
medal for best senior examination, to Ed
ward o. Leech, and silver medal for best
junior examination, TO II. O. Weller. So
lcitor-Gcneral Goodc addressed those to
rpr coIonrp men scuoo1.
At,ho M;nor Soi,noi I,,i,l;ro l,st u;,,,,t
r, ,rad,at;,,, W l'9r IaSSod
W;gS sch""i wor r hcid Tho S' rra U
iiISli '2Nr rr}i WY nul1;, ny S'nu.'"VVH
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
CITY HALL NOTES.

The German Pleasure Club has filed
certificate of incorporation with the Re-
oorder
Judith f. Tousey prays for divorce from
Granderson II. TouScy on account of his
misconduct and cruelty.
Marriage licenses have been issued 10
Robert Hunter and Alice Vine; Fontaine
Maury and Elizabeth V. Blackjack.
The will of the late Gurden Snowden,
filed with the Register, leaves the estate to
the wife, Sarah Snowden, and their son.
Mary Fischer has petitioned for divorce
from her husband, Philip Fischer ali
mony and the custody of their children,
The question as TO whether the various
classes OF dealers in the Centre Market are
subject to license tax in addition to the
rental paid is to be made test in the Court
in General Term, the case of Geo. Emmert
having been carried up from the Police
Court by certiorari for that purpose,
Newman a. Ransom of Chicago, H..
ard the Railway Register Manufacturing
Company of Buffalo, y. ~, by bill in
equity, filed yesterday against the Com
missioner of Patents, claim that the cont
pnny as assignees OF Ransom, are entitled
10 patent for Ransom's fire register, and
ask that the court so decree.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
WHY They Crowded,

The Corcoran carried the Growers of
Washington Lodge No. . and about 800
friends to Marshall Hall last evening.
the steamer got fairly under way. Some
growled because the wheels did not turn
in opposite directions. Others because
the storm yesterday passed northward and
did not reach them. A subject
for assiduous growing presented itself at
most every turn. Mr.. Harry G. Bowers,
the ex chief growlcr, who came all the
way from New York to attend the cxcur-
sion, growled because he was the re-
cipient of handsome lodge pin, ilnbcddcd
with diamonds, presented by the members
of the lodge in token of the high
esteem in which he is held by them. lie
managed to growl out his expression of
thanks for their appreciation. The
party returned about u o'clock.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
Tie New Wigeie-Wnggle.

The new wiggle-waggle, which is equal
in its way to the Grecian bend, or the tilt,
tress" and saddle, and not possible with.
out them. II is a movement, a sort of
swing from side 10 side, which seems to be
quite independent of the body, and to be
executed only with the machinery of the
drcssskirt. and this is very nearly the
case. An inclination forward and Slight
determination in walking from one side
to the other, sets the machinery in motion
and produces the funny result which any
one can see who happens to walk behind
n Acknowledgment girl on Broadway.
If a girl had to look and act like that she
Would be q pitiable object, but as It is Il
matter of choice and dependent upon ca
price, which will demand some new form
Of self-immolation shortly, II makes little
difference. But no carioature could do
more than justice to the dude and the
belle, rs they appear in the street In this
year Of grace, loS5,-LJcnnie June,
The Washington critic., 1885-06-06
The Trouble with the Local o nices.

selecting men to fill District positions than
with any other appointments he has to
make, according to the correspondent of
the World, who says she is obliged to con-
slider these cases himself, as they do not
properly belong to any of his Cabinet as
sociates. He finds strange condition of
posea--and probably still is~to make ap.
pointments from the resident population.
But he finds himself embarrassed in max
ing the simplest selection by the strong
influences which pull for and against
every name mentioned. He probably
would give better satisfaction to the coun-
try and secure q better management of af-
fairs here II he went outside of the District
for the majority of these appointments"