The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26
There's magic in q lady's foot,
And we'll the ladies know it:
And she who has a pretty one
Is pretty sure to show it.

sencc and Rev. Mr.. Dowcll's sickness. on
Sunday morning, Rev Mr.. Rose, Of Pal>
myra, preached an agreeable sermon in
he Baptist church, and in the afternoon
IN the Methodist church,
What was, few weeks ago. good
wheat prospect, has come to be @ ve,v
.aor one. The Sudden freezes have been
articularly severe on the late sowed
heat, and the farmers assert that a great
| cal oft has been kllled.-Ex.
| Jefferson Davis, the only President Of
the Confederacy, said to q newspaper res
| porter the other week, that J. G. Calhoun
vas the greatest man he had ever known.
aud that Albert Sidney Johnston was the
| ne greatest character in the Confcderacy.
There ought to be just five good street
lamps between Major Ncal's residence anu
s.e brick mill. and they ought to be kept
veil filled and regularly lighted every
night Every other street in town on which
mere Is general passing at night. ought to
have street lamps.
| Thursday and Friday nights at Edmond
-on's Hall. which, by-the-way, meets the
demands CT travelling troupes excellently.
| dacA and Bartineo entertained their au>
Ilenccs, as we have learned, highly. Let
more ,roupes come any time. Good ones
will always be fully remuneratea.
~ II
tnt bachelors we KNOW, we give 1t as Ba>
con authority that unmarried men have
,cen among the great leaders IN the
worlds great r,en. He says unmarried
men IL AXE the best masters, best servants
! and the best friends.
Alamance county boasts Of sheriff,
'eg lister Of deeds and clerk of superior
court, whose aggregate height IS nineteen
feet. Well. if they had grown little tall
er perhaps they would have missed poll
tax down here, as their heads would have
been i'll some upper county.
Mr.. j. A. Perry who Is manufacturing
bed springs which he will soon furnish to
the public at reasonable prices. showed
Is sample Of his work and we pronounce
1t one ofworth. W c commend these springs
md feel quite confident that they will give
satisfaction to all who purchase,
The best thing to give your enem,
5 forgiveness ; to an opponent. toier>
ince to friend. your heart; 20
;nlld, asood example; to a father,
reference; to your mother, conduc,
hat will make her proud OF you; 10
your self. respect; to all men, charts
yy.-Er.
Rev. NJ. j. Hant returned from Florida
asst week. He does not seem any too IA
vorably impressed with the Land ofFlow-
ers. Although he left the gardens .eem
ing with early vegetables, the orange
,rees laded with golden fruit and came
nome to find things all white with snow
| Ex.
Senator Connor. Of Wilson, has III
uroGuced and ably sustained. Bill
&c grant Railroads the power of build
ing branch roads without a charter,
| We, of Scotland Neck, can we'll ap-
precIate the good which will accrue
20 the State in general by its passage.
The DEMOCRAT received the other night
= let OF music both words and notes. We
nave been to singing school. so you can
guess we appreciated our music. Now we
write and sing. Singing is not our fort,
as A. Ward Jr., would have said, -bat
still We will teach one music On demand
If he is an apt scholar.
The gypsies have been duping the cred
, uious w.sltes and ignorant negroes of Der
sic for some weeks One man is reported
10 laVe given them nine hundred dollars,
and the consequence Is, they have so i'm
poseu npon his credulitv that he now dis
likes ms own children. We DO not wanl
the lmDostors any nearer, we hope they
Will lengtlen the, distance between US.
1t is reported through some of the pas
pers that an Englshman has invented a
spring by which a sewing machine may
be run without the use OF the feet. By
winding the spring once for about every
nour 1t will Go perfect work. If this is So
many an honest woman Of daily toll will
breath benedlctIons for this inventor as
: she lies down at night not TOO tired to
rest
There is a Latin saying that the rustic
waits for the river TO flow away We
think him simple, but riaHy tlmld young
man (anI OLD man too. as to the matter
vi age waits for the difficulties before him
10 move away OF themselves: whereas Ii
}. lie nad plunged into them he c,uid have
waded through them before they began To
Decoine fewer or Tess. In fact. the dltfi>
cuiLleS before a man who is worth Inuc,i
~lii be ike Ins RIVER before lae rustic
tAeY Will never clear away. He must
! lg,t through them or fall.
Gene ration i'zs 50 away.