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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
SILVER.

The Silver question bids fair +,
become the paramount issue between
The eastern gold men and the ives.
FERN silver men, with the South iii.
vldcd between the two. The onl,
trouble is the administration seems
TO he afraid of getting too many sill
yer dollars out in the hands of the
people.
Now the president and his finan.
clal secretary, say they cann't ge;
the silver dollars in circulation and
it is becoming very expensive to
store 1t. Well let's see if that
trouble cann't be obviated. There
is we will say S2OO,OOO,oOO of sill
ve- in the treasury. The current
expenses of the government are, say
26O,O00,000 Of dollars.
Now pay the navy, the army,
the civil service. and all the mem
bers of the Congress and ev-
cry other man who serves
his country in silver dollars. This
would relieve the government of ali
It's silver dollars. A senator, colo
nel Or secretary had as we'll be paid
off with silver as the merchant, doc
tor and laborer.
But says the administration. if
this is done the country will be
flooded with too much money. Here
Is their mistake, if they will make
gold dollars and silver dollars of
equal purchasing value, it will be
utterly impossible to have too many
of them out in circulation. The
value Of either gold or silver or BY
the value of both. And if they are
equal in value, no conceivable
amount of both in circulation could
result in harm to any body, or to
any interest in the country. But
if this country should stop the coins
age of silver, which will surely de-
m,netize silver, then the amount Of
o. suffering which will follow Can
not he estimated.
Gold will increase in value and
silver will decrease in value, and the
aebtor class will be at the mercy Of
the creditor class.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The author of the Federal peda~
gogy bill, Blair by name, is -evi
IDENTIFY dissatisfied man, a COM
'plete moralist, perhaps a crank. He
is a New Highlander and talking
about strange notions. he has them
What reformer he is! No wonder
lie is in favor Of Federal free schools.
The N. Y. World has the following !:
-,"Senator Blair is on hand to re-
form things. He wants the Consti-
tuition of the United States amend
ed SO that women can vote and men
can be prevented from drinking
wbiskey.s Mr.. Blair would doubt
less like to have the privilege of
writing an entirely new Constitution
for us.''
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The Observer says that nearly one
half of the male population of Char
lotto were losers by the failure of
the Mutual Self Endowment and
Benevolent Association of Amer
ica." The scheme was a very en-
ticing one, and there must have been
but shade of difference between it
and some of the more open eam>
bling concerns so popular now. So
far the writer has heard no com
plant among our people On this
5corc,-Watchmnn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

GREAT EXCITEMENT AT f. SrERN,s
Last night in the absence of the propri>
etor two men stole into his store and
owing to hard times and scarcity of
money mrrked the entire stock down 20
per cent less than sold heretofore. After
a thorough examination they proved to
be two clerks in the employ of F. Stern.
and owing to above facts all goods will
be sold hereafter at above deduction.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

We supp o:e by the time this issue
of the DEMOCRAT gets into the hands
of its readers, the line of Presiden>
tial succession will have been deter
mined. The secretary of the State
coming after the Vice-President and
the other members of the Cabinet
following in order. This mas been
one flaw in the executive part Of our
government. We are glad that it has
been remedied.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

". W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester.
Ind, writes: Zone of my customers Mrs
Louisa Pike. Bartonia, Randolph Co.
Ind, was long sufferer with consump.
ton, and was given up to die by her phv-
sicians. She heard of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, and began
buying it of me. In six months time She
walked to this city, distance of six
miles, and is now SO much improved she
has quit using it. She feels she owes her
life to 1t -
Free trial bottles 1T E. L. Whitehead
4 Co.'S Drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
NEVER GIVE UP.

Ifyoa are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirit, loss Of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak consti.
tuition, headache or any disease of .
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid Improvement
.ha' will follow; you will be in. PRED with
new life; strength and acrivit. will re-
turn, pain and misery will c. ase. and
hencnf'rth you will rejoice i'll tie praise
of Electric Bitters.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by E, r..
Whitehead i Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

civil service humbug, and what cal
explain the positions of the remain
ing admirers we know not, unless
with republicans it is to keep theil
friends in and, too,unless with dem
ocrats it is because they are dissat.
isfied with their own success in
the party and don't want to see true
democrats in the front and there,
fore they too wish the republicans
kept in Office.
The Cab;'.et officers are exempt
from the civil service examination
because the people have conf
dence in the Presidents sense and
discretion to select competent men
The foreign ministers are exempt
from the humbug of examinations
because it is conceded that the
appointing power has sense and dis
erection enough not to select either
an idiot or a tyrranical demagogue.
The assistant cabinet officers
stand no examinations because it
is believed that the President and
the cabinet officers have sense and
discretion enough to make no big
mistakes. All this is right. Jefferson
and Buchanan and Hendricks be-
lieved in this.
And now the civil service act adj
vocate comes and plainly and un
questionably says,for actions speak
louder than words, "Mr. President
and Mr.. Cabinet officer, you have
sense enough to make an appoints
ment which it takes education.
brains and craftsmanship to fill
but yon have not got sense enough
to make an appointment which
needs only business qualities in the
officer, therefore l say we ought to
keep an official in for life when we
get a competent one. You will,
If left by yourselves unrestricted
select focl.an incompetent man. an
'gnoramus, a hotheaded, reckless
partisan demagogue." Thus SAYS
the c. S. reformer and our Presi>
dent Cleveland in his message has
said and his cabinet too. eyes
Curtis & Co. you are right :
We need law to keep US from act |
ing FOOLS" Shame, shame upon
democracy. A Jackson is not cur
President, a Jefferson is not our
President. What a pity! This
British system Of life tenure of Office |
is the first seed of despotism and
monarchy. The Blair bill is curse
1pon the individuality ofStates and
persons, the civil service act is
curse upon the name OF Repub-
ic,
The civil Service reform that was
proclaimed from every democratic
stump in 1854 meant putting honest
men in and cutting down expenses.
MI knew that the Offices, a great
many of them.were filed by corrupt
nen. All know that corruDtion
nd e1trnpdguHce were used in the
lvil service to a great extent. Re.
orm as un lerstood ny every dem
crat between the oceans consisted
nj consists in righting these
wrongs, in turning the rascals out
nd 1n- placing the civil service
pom a more economic basis. Who
lenies this?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
THE POWER TO TAX IS THE
POWER TO DESTROY.

lie privilege to assess our property
for its value is an implied right to
take all if the emergency should
seem to demand it. The Constitu
ton gives Congress power to raise
by taxation money enough 70 defray
the. necessary expenses fthe govern
ment, and if these expenses Snail!
continue to increase, it will not tske
prophet to predcsshe time when it
will take all the available, commend
able measures ofthe people to delrav
the expenses of, the government.
We are both disappointed and morti>
fed that our President, in his NANTES
to to Congress, did not dwell on, and
urge Congress to reduce the expenses
CT the government, by ahoiishing
many useless offices. and reducing the
salaries Of many more. But he is as
dumb as an oyster and as blind as
bat, on this all important subject.
Instead Of coming up to the demands
of the times and the pledges of the.
party, he has advised the increase Of
the salaries of many of his ap>
polEtees and the creation of some
new Offices. Instead oflevying forty
million dollars less this fiscal year
than the republicans levied the last
fiscal scar, lie and his secretaries
have demanded of Congress thirty
three million more. This is redu.-
ing expenditures and tightening the
burdens of tue people with vim,
and keeping the democratic pledges
to letter! Dir. Manning in his re-
port TO Congress says the war tariff !
ought to be reduced. We think so
too. But our President does emit think
so if he does he cid not say 80. With |
the same force, we think both the !
President and his secretaries miott
have said really the salaries Of
the government agents and officials
were liked during and immediately
at'@r The war, under reLuhiican rule,
anu onGbt 10 be reduced. They
could in truth hay- said that durino
tla period the increase was from
sixty millions ;.r-:.i,nut three hundred
millions. Now why not cut down
these expenses and abolish many of
tn: sinecnre places. as we'll as cut
down he war taxes. We think they
GO log; her aud ou~ilt 10 be cui. down
an'Loff as o?e and 81 the same time.
Ii required sixty millions of dollars
To run this government under Buch-
anah per annuni, from 1S57to 1861
making tw" hundred and forty mill
1ons Tor the tour years. We had a
p"pula' ion then of about thirty mill.
lohs OF pe"ple, we have now abont
MY eight millions. Now it takes
ahont t"o hnn'ired and sixty million
OF dollars. Before the war it ,nonir-
e'l under Wing or democratic admins ,
lstciilon about two dollars Der
capita to run the government; now ,
under republican and democratic adj +
ration about seven dollars DER ,
capita. Is 1t not time the peonle
who live by the sweat of The
face had opened their ewes? Ia
1t not tiale they had awakened from +
their leshargy anu thrown off The in f;
cuous that weighs them down, and 6
Is squeezing and pressing the +
energy, viual;;y- and life out of !
them.
A man can now live on half of o
what ne could Ten years ago, and ,
'ne fourth of what he could during
,he war.
Ii is time everything had sought a ;,
evei aud every body put on an equal o
,ooting in the race of life. !,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The Philadelphia Ne,os says there
are 43 Congressman named Viii.
liam and that that fact must ac-
count for the number of bills.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Some of our contemporaries are
for Hill and Lee for 1888. Both
David B. Hill, Governor of New
York, and Fitzhugh Lee, Governor
of Virginia, are good Democrats.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

We notice that Elder 2. d. Gold
of lions Landmarks had political
editorial last week. Something
strange, of course it is all right for
all men are interested in politics. He
is Civil Service Reformer, we are
surprised to learn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

The Statement OF our State treas
urer shows receipts for The fiscal year
ending in November to be $50, 700
against $4,000 last year. The ia
crease is accounted for by vigilance.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

1t is rumored that Miss Rose Eliz-
abeth Cleveland wrote that part of
the Presidents Message in regard to
MOrmOnism. =
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Vanderbilt was the richest man in
the world being worth two hundred
millions of dollars. He had an in>
come Of $40 per minute.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

There are agents IN s. Carolina
who are trying to persuade the ne
groes to go to Kansas and Arkan-
sas. Its tried every year and lot of
our happy coIored people are hmm
plugged away from home.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Mexico is having a little war. II
is around Monterey. The little c1un.
tries keep UP racket all the time.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Cut down the tariff.

Cut down the tariff.
Up to Saturday night there had been
417 bills introduced in the Senate of the
United States.
In England they have mugwumps now
The Democratic party sympathizes with
England.
Fanderbilt's two oldest sons get $780,
600, 900 apiece for their inheritance.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

NJ. DeLesseps says he'll live to
sail through the Panama canal. This
canal is rapidly nearing complies
ton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
A GUARANTEE FROM THE MANJ1>
FACTURER

A GU ARANTEE FROM THE MANU>
FACTURER
| claim that these shoes are made of the
best leather that can be produced; there
is no shoddy in them; they will wear
equal to any custom made shoe that
would cost you $500. There is a de-
mand for an honest shoe at low price
warranted by the manufacturer. l claim
these shoes to be stitched with the best
OF six, and the bottoms are scwed on
with best of Barbour's thread which is
from Scotland. These shoes are
made on the latest improved lasts, and
you will find them an easy fit; after YOU
nave tried one pair, you viii wear none
that are not stamped on the bottom.
A. A. BATTL 1S' 81. so SHOE.
E. B. H1aGs & Co.
Sole agents in Scotland Neck.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Emperor William of Germany is
80 years old.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Cleveland. in his message did not
refer to the. Mississippi river appro-
priations.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
We LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW

PRICES FOR SEASONABLE AND DESIRABLE Cow,
Store will fully repay for the journey. where v
will find a Complete and we'll Selected Stock of
WHITE GOODS, NOTIONS, &C. LAWNS FINE LAWNS Encn,
OF VARIOUS KINDS, LADIES COLLARS AND CUFFS E,y"
HANDKERCHIEFS. LADIES AND GENTS HOSE. CIOruTn
HATS AND LADIES AND GENTS WHITE DRESS SUpr
GLASS WARE, CROCKERY WARE TIN WARE WOODEN WIZ
Supply GROCERIES, Of every Description olso thu t.,
makes OF BOOTS AND SHOES fact en
thing in a frst.class retail be had at way
S. p. & SONS
Spring Hill. the Scotland Neck Branch R D
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Silver should always be along
side gold as money.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

There are only two colored men
in the U. S. Congress now. One is
Smalls Of South Carolina, the other
IS }. f. O'Hara, of this district.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
EkseCivil Service Reform,

EcC Civil Service Reform.
RAJ We prefer Democrat to Repu6-
lean of equal character.
1D~No honest and true Republican
asks to beretaned, and none other should
be retained. In the South a sweep with
clean broom is demanded by all Demo-
Gratis
EY@''Turn the rascals out.''
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

Abolish mugwumpishnes from our
country.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

T. I. R. o.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17

OZO
Number Of school districts for whites
IL, for colored II,
Number of public school houses for
whites IA
Value OF public property for whites.
P285l, for colored $4O9Or
D. C. CAAEK,
Co. Supt. Pub. ms.
Madison times., 1885-01-10
SUICIDE OF A HORSE.
Strange Actions Of an Animal that Evil
IDENTITY Wanted to Die.

There was very sudden and remark
ably singular equestrian suicide commit
ted in our village few days ago. The
horse had been worked but little in
single harness. A young man was
driving her, and stepping in front Of
Rainwater's store called for him but as he
was busy at the time and could not leave
the store room conveniently. he request
ed negro man who was in the store to
90 out and take the young gentlemars
horse and hold her till he could step il
and see him. He did so, and in les
than two minutes the animal made al
effort to get loose by rearing up and fall
backwards on the buggy. This the boy
prevented by pulling her down to the
ground between the shafts. Soon there.
after the straps and traces were loosened
and she let out Of the buggy, whereupon
Immediately she sprang up, pulled back
in effort to get loose from the negro, who
still held to the bride, reared up on Der
hind feet suddenly, jerking the bride
from the boys hand, and fell backwards.
and in ten minutes was lifeless. The
horse belonged to negro near, who haC.
traded for her only a few days before.
Sparta, Ga, 1shmaelite.
Madison times., 1885-01-10
SLEEP AND HER COUSIN DEATH.
The Relationship Between the Two
Couditfons of ofUnconsciousuess.

The Relationship Between the Two
Conditions of Unconsciousness.
The relationship between sleep, thu
cousin of DEATH" and death itself, Is
probably real as well as apparent. The
distance which separates them is great
but there are intermediate connections.
rades of dissolution as of development.
among these the similar states of tranc'
md Information are worthy of specia
,otice. For sleep and for trance, on'
.arlse, the exhaustion chiefly of the nef'
GUS matter, but more or less of ever
,rgan and tissue, is assignable. The
hysterical stupor is the sleep of nerve
,enters worn out vita the assault and
orflict of stormy reflex action. Health
leep is the rest of physical element
vearled with the same strain applied
more gradually.
Cases have been recorded in which
somnolence, continuing for days without
cessation, has resembled trance in its
iuration, while preserving all the ordi-
nary features of natural sleep. Various
acts support us in associating the hiber
,ation of animals with the same train Of
,rganic or functional changes as the
,ther unconscious states which we have
been considering. 1t comes like habit;
it has, one may say, annual return; Its
apparent cause is the oppressi n of ex
ernaI cold, and the animals it affects
ire mostly those which, from bodily
tructuIe or habits, are subject to great
,eriodic variations of temperature
Vital tissue is exhausted and function j.
n part suspended, probably because the
numbness of cold has taken upon the
'adicles of the outer circulation, and o
that of the brain surface which is con
nected with it by numerous anastomoses
| In such a case anam'a would seem to b'
ahe cause OF the winter sleep, as there i
evidence to show that it is also the caus,
of that temporary starvation of brail
which lulls without arresting its action
the natural repose of each night.
We may even regard the lethargy
'nded by de.th, into VIII ch man fall
when exposed to great cold as shor
md mortal bibernation. The same in
duence acts upon him rs upon the bea
or fish, but the power of its shock
.reater on his finer ard less accustome
sense than on their comparatively coars
organization. So likewise in other rt
gions and forms of life, In the wearines
Jaralysis, atrophy, and gangrene oflimt
IN the leaflesss hibernatlon of trees, an
n their decay. beginning in the termin;
twi2s, the same teaching Is evident, tn;
vascular nutrition, in its periodic warn;
tons is the parent of activity and OF res
as It's absence is of death. 1t is no
therefore, altogether surprising to me'
with occasional instances in which deaf
is simulated by some deep degree
stupor. British Medical Journal.
Madison times., 1885-01-10
that the nair were engaged to be married.

that the pair were engaged to be married
For while matters went very smoothly
with the new firm, and great deal OF mon
ey was made with futures" Then came
reverses and money began to to take wings,
owing to heavy losses.
This was very displeasing to Miss Lotta,
who is a very frugal little lady. But loss OF
money was not her only trouble. A eharm-
ing lady in this place had attracted the at
tracted the attention of Randall, who was
widower, and the actress discovered that ne
was paying more attention to his new name
than an engaged man should.
Lotta, melted it is rumOred, by jealousy
and angered by the loss OF very large sum
of money which had been l0St In Ine Dusl-
ness Of the firm of Randall d CrabHee,
opened fire on Randall.
The little actress did not begin as woman
generally do, by scolding her alleged be-
trothed. She took more prudent course
and invoked the aid of the law:
She sued Randall for about S2O,OOO claim
ing il as due her from the business as trans.
acted up to that time under the condition OF
the contracts of the firm as signed by ooth at
the time the partnership was begun; ,..or
James NJ. Morton, of this city was attor-
ney for Lotta, and ex-MayOr Bragley for
Randall. The suit was finally got INTO tne ne
Chancery Court, with Simon Borden, OF
Fall River. as Master. He brought IN re-
rOrt that S12, 900 or $4,000 was due Lotta.
This was disputed by RandalPs attorney,
and the case was carried to the supreme
Court. which sustained the rendering OF the
Master in Chancery.
The matter was again disputed and was,
through Randall's lawyer, got into equity;
and has since been assigned for trial several
times. Still, nothing ever came OF It: IL
looked very much as though "one was AFRAID
and the other didn't dare"
Thus matters went on from time 10 t,me
until Lotta played an engagements last
week. -,
Previous to the performance Lotta visited
Randalps house. The latter is now married
to the ladv who was Lotta's rival. 1t is said
that the little actress was greatly excited
during her visit, but just what was said Is
not known.
The result was that an understanding was
effected, and settlement agreed upon on
private terms.
Randall whose wife is reported to have
bppn the cause of the dissolution of the firm
of Randall & Crabtree and OF the estrange-
ment of Randall and LOtta, lives in an ele
CANT mansion on Prospect street.
Randall has recently made the assertion
that Lotta is not over thirty-hve years OF
age.
Madison times., 1885-01-10
Ii Astonished the Public

to hear of the resignation of DIR. Pierce
~ a Congressman to devote himself
-olely to his labors as a physician. Ii
was because his true constituents were
the sick and afflicted everywhere. The!
will find DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" beneficent use of his scien
tihc knowledge in their behalf. Con,
sumption, bronchitis, cough, hear
disease, fever and ague, intermittent
fever, dropsv, neuralgia, goitre or thick
neck, and all diseases of the blood, are
cured by this world-reHowned medicine
It's properties are wonderful, its action
magical. By druggists.