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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
Fashion Notes.

Fashion inclines to large parasols.
Double skirts are seen on new dresses.
Lace parasols in all colors arc sci lom
lined.
Jetted parasols are both novel and ele-
giant.
Old fashioned sprigged muslins are in
style again.
Wrappers of linen lawn are shown for
midsummer.
Thin veilings make the prettiest of
summer dresses.
Madras scarfs of brilliant tints will be
used as hat trimming.
Limousines mixed with plain goods
make very lovely toilets.
White nuns yelling remains in favor
as nice dresses for misses.
Doylies of fine guipure lace are pre-
ferred instead of heavier materials for
summer use.
Wedgewood designs in table ware are
again popular and in much demand in
this country.
Poppy red and blue serge jackets will
be worn on morning walks with muslin
and cotton dresses.
Plaid sash ribbons and Roman striped
gauze scarfs make gay trimmings for
children s shade hats.
Velvet bonnet-strings are being laid
aside for those of lace and gauzc stutfs,
especially gauze ribbons
High, full bodices of lace over low
bodice of colored silk are very much
adopted for small receptions.
The little drawn muslin hats, which
were formerly only worn by children, are
worn by ladies as garden hats this sea-
son.
Byron collars of solid jet, with two
scarfs of beaded net to tie below the
throat, are shown to wear with black
dresses.
Blue flannel and red flannel dresses are
made for girls country and travelling
suits; they have kilt skirts and sailor
blouses.
Tunics, polonaises and every kind of
drapery used for figured materials are
equally adapted for tlowered lawns and
cambrics.
Many beautiful pattern dresses of
Swiss embroidery are much improved by
being made over colored slip of cam
brio or silk.
Jetted zouave jackets, very short and
beaded in small designs, are worn over
waists of house dresses of black silk,
satin or surah.
Mantles are shorter than they ever have
been, and are little more than shoulder
capes with a narrow part of the front
| lengthe ned like a mantilla
Pretty white muslin and linen lawn
dresses for misses are made with a fitted
basque that is worn with belt of velvet
ribbon that has bow on the side. :
A tucked skirt is in good style for
soft, thin woolens, and should be made
in lengthwise tucks for older ladies and
in horizontal tucks for young ladies and
misses.
Flannel, while making good dress
for long tramps in the mountains, also
for yachting suits, is not suitable for a
travelling dress because it catches the
dust so easily.
Braiding y so much in vogue that
even for midsummer, for travelling and
for the seaside, small wraps Of army blue
cloth will be worn entirely covered with
braiding in black mohair braid of several
widths.
Very rich black dresses for the sum
mer are made Of China crepe embroid-
cred or brocaded for the skirt, while the
overdress is made of lace. either entirely
of piece lace, or of lace f1ounces formed
with lengthwise strips that alternate
with bands Of plain crepe or of watered
silk
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
A Di Eficullt Problem.

Mrs. Blank is rather young woman
with a rather aged husband. He is sci
enlist who spends most of his time in
obtuse speculation, although the neigh
bors say he is compelled to do most of
the work about the house. This view of
the case was recently strengthened by
what lady visitor saw. The wife of
the scientist was at home and greeted
the visitor cordially, who responded:
Chow do you do2 am glad to see
you looking so well. And how is your
husband?"
'He is quite well," replied the wife
of the scientist HE is in his studio
engaged in solving some difficult mathe-
matical problems"
Just at this moment the voice of the
scientist was heard from the kitchen:
'I've got through grinding coffee.
What shall do nextT-,Siftings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
A Queer Superstition.

Abram Reed, farmer living in Beaver
township, Penn, cut down large oak
tree on his farm, and in cutting it up he
found, imbedded in the trunk, seven or
eight feet from the ground, a small glass
bottle and what had the appearance of a
lock of hair. The bottle had been in
serted in hole in the tree made by an
augur, then pine plug was driven into
the hole over the bottle, the hair also
being held in the hole by the plug.
The bottle was corked, and contained a
colorless liquid. Over the plug had
grown six solid rings of wood. beside
a thick bark. There was a superstition
among the early settlers, and it Is held
by many of their descendants, that asth-
ma and other affections could be cured
by the victim standing against the tree
and having lock of his hair plugged in
it while the hair was still attached to his
head. 1t must then be cut off close to
his head, and the afflicted person walk
away without looking at it or ever pass
ing by the tree again. While the use Of
a bottle was not included in this treat
ment, it is believed that the one with
the hair discovered in the heart of the
oak tree was put there in the early days
of the settlement by some believer in the
superstition to cure an ailment OF some
nd.-Lu0sber World.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

Beer brewers in America employ an
army of half a million men; they have
invested quarter of billion dollars in
tEcir business, aud they sell about one
hundred and eighty million gallons OF
bee, year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
Had q "Daisy.,,


"Come out through the back way and
his hands together.
''What! gone into the funeral flowers
business on your own account? Yet,
after all, why note An undertaken might
as we'll furnish the flowers as the coffin. :"
strike you?''
"That's hearse-a new one."
"But it's the daisy was speaking of.
Isn't she spic-span and shint"
Every NICE"
81 should smile. It lays over anything
of the sort in this town, and don't you
forget it! Get in and lie down and let
me bob the springs to show how easy it
rides"
mo. thank you"
"1ou go on! There's points about a
hearse the public ought to know. Get
up on the drivers seat"
''Excuse me, but prefer family car
rage"
skinned, just notice these springs. l
tell YOU it will be positive pleasure to
ride above 'em. The dish of those wheels
is absolutely perfect, and such finish !"
eyes, very nice hearse."
.sYou bet! Say, it will be a proud hour
in my life when hitch a span of white
horses to that vehicle and prance around
to the house of the late deceased.
Lands! but won't the other und ertakers
look blue! Say, feel of these Gu rtains-
pure silk"
s'Tll take your word for it,
"Go on, now! Hang it, but when an
undertaken puts up his cash for at regular
daisy like this you newspaper fellows
ought to encourage him. Just remember
that the old fashioned way of carrying q
body around in a lumber wagon and then
gaze on this! Just notice how these rear
doors open to admit the coffin"
/ every handy"
sHandya Why, man, it's superb
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

The leather product of this country
reaches. $4,000, 600, 900 per annum.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

n.sn in the chill heart of piney glen
/ hat streak d viii hollow gloom the barren s'are
vi Sd 80 thc hannt of greedy guides: who there
Wstcb,d for the coming of adventurous men,
Hil-cIimber-, eager with bold foot to fare
AIbeit TO walk alone they did not dare
In that lone land. Full many such there be:
Experence guides them, but exacts her fee.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
Seeking a Fortune I'm the West.

"My DEAR" said a father to his
daughter, show long ago was it that
George Jackson went West to seek his
fortune2"
"Just year," the girl replied with a
blush.
''Was there anything between you and
George? l sometimes thought he was
fond of you"
''He was, para" and the girl hid her
face on the old mans shoulder. 81 prom
ised George when he went away that l
would wait for him for years if neces-
sary."
II have letter from him"
'Oh, papap" she exclaimed. 'Does
he-er--has he-oh, tell me, what does
he say2"
''He wants twenty dollars to get home
with. ."-Ne,o York San.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
HUMOROUS SKETCHES.
He Seemed to Know Him.

'Do you see that man over in the cor
ner?" said an excited individual rushing
into friends Office.
eyes"
''DO you know him?"
''Never saw him before in my life. Do
you know him2"
''No, l don't, and that's what makes
me mad
whats the matter2"
''He called me liar"
'sWhy, how did he get acquainted
with you2"
''He never did. Didn't 1 just say l
never" Something in the friends face
stopped him suddenly, and he went out
like flash and hasn't been back since.
--Nerchuat- Irareler.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

Why is the mosquito like charity2 Be-
cause it begins to hum. -Sitt'ngs.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
Nearly rs Lively ~ Baseball.

"Smithers. did you ever play lawn
tennis:"
''No, Brown-Jones. you know I don't
go in for any of those easy games. 1
play baseball and lacrosse and football,
and games OF that sort.''
eyes, but tennis isn't easy"
''Oh. rubbish! Why, women play
tennis"
"Well, you just come down to the
court and try a game with me-"
''Well, if you want to see what an ath-
lete will do with your namby- pamby
game, I'll come.
Smithers smiled disdainfully at the
racket that was handed him.
Il couldn't miss ball with that
thing, could II"
"No," replied Brown-Jones.
Brown-Jones served hot overland
cut, and Smithers made swipe that
didn't come within foot of it.
lone striker he yelled.
s'Fifteen-love, said Brown-J ones.
"What do you mean by that9".
"That's point for me-"
"Oh."
Brown Jones served again. This time
Smithers caught the ball terrific right
handler, and sent it whizzing into the
next township.
"Whoop! Home run!' he shouted.
"What's that?"
"Another point for me-"
ooh"
Brown-Jones served again. Smithers
returned it. Brown-J Zones cut It diagon-
ally over the net and close in behind it.
Smithers made q rush and a swipe. He
struck the ground with his racket, broke
it short off at the handle, pitched head
first into the net, and wrapped himself
up in it. while one of tho stakes ran into
his mouth and knocked seven of his
teeth into the innermost recesses of his
being.
"Say, Brown-Jones, he said, when he
had collected himself and found out
who he was: "this game is blamed near
as lively as baseball. ."-P,tck.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16
,,atothat solitary inn one day

And 10 that solitary inn one day
A. pghtfall thro' the darkening hills did wend
Three travellers, by the single narrow way
THAT edged the valley to the valleys end.
These, when they saw above them, in a gray
shysm of mist, the pathess peaks extend,
Beyond whose SHOWS their onwar journey lay
Wlapt in obseurity, resolved to spend
The ght below where, they suppd together,
Their IA K was of the road and of the weather.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

But as regards the weather, it was not
BY means of patents which the state provides
Easy to certify il 'twould he hot
or cold upon the morrow. And, besides,
Afraid of rlsking an unlucky shot,
Authority was retcent The guides
Press'd upon this point, would yoach safe no jot
Or revelation. Coy maiden brides
To craving lovers, so adroit were they,
Each understood them in a different way.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

About the road the guides exhibiting
Their patents by the Burgomeister sign'd)
Replied o many an anxious questioning
With knowledge and authority combined;
Upon that point ermitting no such thing
As doubt or choice. And best it is. you'll find,
The guide by fate assigned yon Church CT king,
orcreei or SCHOOL, with defference due to mind,
If thro' the world you would not miss your way,
Where a who go unguided go astray.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

These two had cross'd the mountain so they said
Each by road as different as could be:
Be cause heir guides, tho both were patented
BY the sal government, couId agre.
On the same road. Thus each b 8 own guide led
BY his own way: yet in the same degree
The two ways were SO difficult to tread
Even with incesSaIt toll of hand and knee,
That each wayfarer. when the goal he won,
Vas just as weary as the other one.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

Rcotless that goal both reach d with bleeding feet
he man who was well covered from t he cold
Had sufferd all his journey from the heat;
He Who at starting his warm coat had sold
Was nearly frozen by the icy sleet:
Yet each, despite the woful tale he told,
Averred that naught in nature could compete
With the mysterious spendors round him roll;d
In solemn rapture by The mighty hills.
Which, seen and felt, repaid thousand ills.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

The first one therefore, of those travellers three
Wade preparat to withstand the cold:
The second fear'd the suns excess: and he
His fur cost to his fe. e.low-pilgrim sold:
The third, mstrustip the utility
of the whole enterprise, and being less bold,
Or more Indifferent as the case may be,
Wen, onwa. d by way which he told,
Though thrice as long, could be more safely
wended;
Stunning the mountain his two friends ascended.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

"And we, methinks, must be content, we three,
Each with the road he chose, who here to-day
Nee all together just as well, You see,
As # we ell had trayeld the same way,
1ou tw have traversed heights unknown to me:
But, missing these, missd the pains you say
helT pleasures cost; have kept my shin bones free
From aches and bruises; have no bills to nav
For doctors stuffs: have saved my baggage, too;
And though admiring, do not envy you.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06


Individually
number
physicians country for analysis and examination and
whatever DR. Aen3
Chemist, letter
absolutely pure from
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With
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

Mr.. James w, Blackwell, one of
Durham's yourg and most enterprise
ing business men, owns most beau
tifnl location in this city and has spent
q large amount of money in beautify-
ing and improving It. For the better
protection Of his property against fire,
he has had a large well dug 8 feet in
diameter and AZ feet deep, into which
water flows freely, standing % feet
deep. Two tanks holding about TO-
900 gallons have been built and these
are filed from the we'll by wind mill
power. In addition more than 1000
feet Of piping will be laid, extending
by the residence Of his father. Mr..
Jas. Blackwell, and his brother Col.
w. I. Blackwell. and some others,
with hydrants placed at convenient
points. While these tanks are placed
high enough to force water Is or 20
feet above any house proposed to be
reached. yet an engine has been placed
at the well, with an ejector, to keep
the tanks filled and give the water
more force in case of FIRE. This will
be great protection to property in
that portion of the city, and will
doubtless lessen insurance rates.-
Daily Reporter.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

wv. H. Vanderbilt, the Millionaire, Is
semi-paralytic.
The Gar Is reported TO have said that
war is inevitable.
Greensboro is celebrating on the Wa
terworks question
The Car has gone to Moscow, sacred
city Of the Muscovites, preparatory todeclar-
ing war.
Its estimated that the confederate pen
sion roll in North Carolina win number
about 1900.
--Ex-Governor Bloxham, Of Florida, has
declined the mission TO Bolivia and has so
notified Secretary Bayard.
The Canadian rebels under Riel has at
tackled Middleton and routed him. The
situation is getting desperate.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
fastest American railway trains are Is per
cent. slower than the English.
Mrs. o. Brien, the giaLtess, wife Of Pat
O'Brien, the Giant of Jonesboro, I'LL, has
added to the family is pound giantlef.
-Talmage says that when Bob Ingersoll
sees the error Of his way and recants his
infidelity, he will invite him to preach his
first sermon in the Tabernacle" as.
II Mississippi editor has formally asked
President Cleveland TO pardon Jefferson
Davis. Cleveland cannot afford TO grant
a pardon, nor does the ex-President Of the
Confederacy need one.
--Russia il vigorously pushing work on
the military road from Penjdeh to Herat
and it will be very short time, unless mat.
| tiers change quickly. before the battalions Of
the Gar win occupy the key 10 India.
Dickson, the Star route jury foreman,
recently tried and acquitted Of the charge Of
bribing the jury, has brought suit against
ex- Attorney Generarl Brewste. for $4,000
damages for defamation of character.
Mississippi may be behind in some thing
but She knows how TO deal with those idi-
OTIS who persist in playing with didn't-know.
it-was-loaded guns. A man has just been
sent to Jail for 80 days for pointing an un-
loaded gun at another person.
Mr.. Kelley says he is gsing 10 Italy
reports to the contrary notwithstanding
Two influential Italian papers expressed
pleasure at the report Of his resignation
and were surprised that the government
should have approved his nomination.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

Raleigh is rapidly developing into
n live tobacco market and the farmers
Warehouse, Messrs. Moore & Proctor
is winning 9 wide spread reputation
and popularity by its fair dealing,
courteous treatment Of its customers
and the good prices it. secures for
those who sell upon ITS floors. We
notice last week seven wagon loads
Of tobacco from Orange county sold
AZ the Farmers. The prices ruled
we'll up to what the tobacco was
worth and the buyers still anxious for
more. The Tuesday break at the
Farmers Warehouse was the largest
ever had in THIS new market ana II
we Judge correctly this will only be q
small one to what We expect ~ hear
Of at this vel conducted wardhouse:
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

Miss Bette Smith, a young girl
moonsLiner, was tried in the United
States Circuit Court ut Nashville,
Tenn, ON a charge of dealing In
illicit whiskey, and fined twenty. five
dollars. The amount OF fine was
secured by three young mountain
gallants, who stood ready TO fight for
her, die for her and defend her honor.
Miss Smith is about seventeen years
old, OF slight figure, dark hair. and
eyes that fash FIRE. She is said to
be queen of her circle, and frequently
shoots squirrels with her rifle out Of
the tallest trees. Several lovers wor-
ship at her shrine, but as yet she has
not given her heart to any particular
one. II Is said she shot and killed q
buck running at full speed at o dis
lance OF three hundred yards from
her. She cannot play on the piano
but those who know her say she can
blow . bugle in q manner that would
make an old army bugler green with
envy. She is veritable Miss of the
Tennessee mountains. ~ ~
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

VOLUME SIXTY FIVE---N0. /.
To days issue of the RECORDER
begins the Sixty-Fifth Volume of this
paper.and we characterize the occasion
BY issuing Double-sheet and Supple
ment. We regret that through mad
vertency the volume and number as
printed upon the first page do not
correspond with the statement here
made. 80 ~$~& *% @@&
The RECORDERS was ushered into
being at Hillsboro. Orange county,
May LIST, 1920. under the editorial
management of DENIM, HEARrr long
since dead, AMI of whose life not less
than thirty years were devoted to
journalism. The name of the paper,
at the. outset, was the Hillsbaro RE-
CoRpER.
Relatively few changes have oc-
CURED in the proprietorship Of the
RECORDER during the sixty.five
years that have elapsed since its first
issue appeared. DENNIS HEARTT
was succeeded by his SON Gnitials for~
gotten); next came C. N. b. EVANS
& Sow, and they were followed by
Col. JOHN ID. CAMERON. The next
c,-partnership was that of HACKNEY
& WEBB, October 9TH, 1881, and one
year later Z. G. HACKNEY became
sole proprietor. The paper was re-
moved from HilIsboro to Durham in
1878 or 1879.
Vast changes have taken place in
the appearance. the circulation and
the advertising patronage of the Re-
coRDER during these sixty-five years
alluded to. The old Hillsboro RE.
coRDEs was a small page, 2O-column
paper-the Durham RECORDER is
now large page. 32-column paper.
and il celebrates its Sixty-Fifth birth
day with q mammoth sheet which
will be read by not less than twenty
FIVE thousand people. To-day's Re-
coRDEgc contains LOGS inches Of read-
ing matter and yI2 inches of a&verti-
sing. or a totafof / 800 inches. Itris an
edition we are proud of. and it indi-
Gates the future policy ofthe paper
that Is: To advance Durham's inters
ests and to make itself acceptable to
the masses ofthe people.
The Durham Recorder il now
the oldest paper in North Carolina,
and its history is so identified with
that OF the State that its files afford q
fair compendium fall that has been
most startling in State history for
nearly two-tbirds of a century. 1t
has survived financial panics, outlived
wars. has chronicled changes of State
and National administration, and at
all times has fought for the right
Among its present subscribers are
several who have been its regular
patrons for fifty yearsor more. and we
fiatter ourself that they could lilly
dispense with its weekly visitation.
The present proprietor has been
untiring in his efforts to make tue
RECORDERS a prosperous paper; a pa
per that should be not only an ex i.
ponent of the interests of Durham
but of all this section as we'll. How
well he has succeeded the community
can best judge.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

Gov. William b. Bate, Of Tenne-
ssee, who has Just had a rousing re-
ception in New Orleans, was distin.
guished in the battle Of Shiloh, when
his color.sergant fell, for graspisg the
fiag and carrying 1t forward far
enough to make him Major General
bat he is even more remarkable for
not having writtef, an account Of that
battle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
TRY A BOTTLE AND BE CONVINCED

who bolng selling to the
Malt Whkey
found the sdds of the best families the
which smoohness ndne and
in TYPHOID FEVER, DYSENIERY, DIARRHel and ALL
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06

T.: s Ps n s n sa ss es@s Ws Gs1 Dr. As"'
The Duffy Mu Wziasy Company: #7=t zIz@ u c..zsss
@ pleasure sstg that have made
aii Xey I careful
sse s ss s
ed as extremely fit for medical p'p1 ay and Consulting ting essn sas
ckey, Attorney Rochester
- ROCHESTER May A. 1884
s ssss. Il s: ss: i:ss S ;
- RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 21 1884
Duffy Maa waaty Company: .~ ~ s .#@
mind you prescribe
D. North Sky Sixth Street
Dear sI have frequently prescribed Malt Wskey
s q . saa and
when so
''s''' ''' S'psS''
7as Dy Msa hz;ssy e@psay Il Baltimore aaha s,i Nd
Read This and Reflect ~y~.. i.
4s5 W Baltimore, September %, 1884
that prescribed your
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dbs ha ia g sae s
remedy prescribe general
ss.s= Respectfully yours, s. G, GiNNER, N. D.
BA1r1nonr, Nd, October D. 1884
careful sample
Whiskey requested find remarkably fee us
other Objectionable materials
day. Its flavor quite pleasant and agreeable
therefore we'll suited all of an alcoholic
simulant, Veryre respectfully YOURS HARVEY RyRn M
President the Faculty Of the Baltimore College,
cannot purchase health hut those who
Whisky and use il Medically all which
ss WI. shG E .
key and strengthening tonic.
1;;
All who sick should apply clerk G. Pn
Tor this celebrated Whiskeyis for sale either
cases Of Chronic
BOTTLE Of Malt Whiskey will the patient of
r. z. MALLORY, Durham, N. C.. .
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