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The Iowa republican convention
resolved that issues growing out OF
the war can never be called settled
until they are settled right How
about SECESSION No one with a
thimbleful of brains could doubt
that a state had a legal right to Sc
cede, and yet it was settled the 9th
er way by force.
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RSDAY SEP. 3, 1885
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John j. Littleton made the FIRST
thrust at the CITIZEN for trying to
effect a democratic reconciliation.
John j. Vertrees made the next
thrust. Both these John Us see
ruin and starvation before them if
democrats unite. They profess to
be at different ends of the rope but
they are both pulling the same way.
The republican party holds this pair
to draw to in the next election. We
expected both of them to fight the
CITIzEN's offer OF the olive branch
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One reason why the American
wishes only one convention is that
there are not enough members of
Its party to make two conventions.
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Z COMMISSIONER.

Ineor Grated in 1865 for % Yeas by Tho
legislature Tor educauona. and charitable
purpJses- with u capita Of 81 ,OcO, OOU-to
which q reserve fund Of ovor $3.50, 600 has
since been added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote itr
franchise was made a p art OF DO proscnt
State Constitution adopted December %,
a. D., 1879.
Tie only Loa.ty erer Uoted on and csdo,ssI
5y til keQple 81 any state.
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FOR SALE,
Pure German Carp

THE undersigned, having a large stock OF
L the hatch of 1886; will register orders
for delivery about the arst of November next.
Price law as the lowest. Correspondence so
licited. Address,
NJ. P. HARDWOOD, MD,
sep9-8m. Brick Church, Tenn.
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VOL 81
CITE Anlaski Citizen.

LAPS, d. McCORD. Editor.
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Mr.. Tai. R. Morgan has been
quite i'll this week,
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Mr.. r. II. Porter of Mississippi
is here on visit.
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Mr.. Parnell has taken advantage
of the party strife in England to
demand the secession of ireland.
His party holds the balance of
power and can turn any question OF
dispute between the factions, so
that his favor is greatly sought. 1T
is said that his bold stroke will
neal to some extent the strifes of
the royal parties and that neither
will cauntenance his demand.
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

that it was once the summit of the
volcano, and fell on the day
when Atahuallpa was strangled by
the Spaniards. Those who have seen
Vesuvins can judge of the grandeur of
Cotopaxi, if they can imagine volcano
$4,000 feet higher, shooting forth its
fire from crest covered by 5000 feet of
snow, with voice that has been heard
six hundred miles. And one can judge
of the grandeur of the road to Quito if
he can imagine twenty of the highest
mountains in America, three of them
active volcanoes, standing along the
road from Washington to New York.
Here in these mountains, until the
Spaniards came in 1854, existed a civil
ization that was old when Christ was
cruc;hed; civilization whose arts were
equal to those of Egypt; which had
temples four times the size of the capitol
at Washington, from single one of
which the Spaniards drew out twenty
two thousand ounces of solid silver
nails; whose rulers had palaces
from which the Spaniards gathered
80, 900 ounces of gold and an unmeas
ured quantity of silver. Here was an en-
pire stretching from the equator to the
antarctic circle, walled in by the grandest
groups of mountains in the world, whose
people knew al the arts of their time
but those of war, and were conquered by
213 men under the leadership of Span
ish swincherd who could neither read
nor writn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
The Heat in India.

The excessive dryness of the air,
sometimes the humidity being as low az
eight degrees out of possible 100 de-
grees, makes it feel like the blast of a
furnace; it heats any ironwork in the
shade till you can hardly bear your hand
on it, and it heats the bath towels till
they make me gasp as l dry my face
Everything possible is done to keep our
house cool. It is almost Theoretically
closed and only thrown open during the
coolest hours of the night. But though
in this way we kept it down to ninety
two degrees in the day. we cannot get it
cooler even at night; and that is what
makes it SO wearing, that you never get
any respite from the heat. The deaths
from heat apoplexy have been many; but
that is the case every year. At the great
railway stations they have collins in
readiness for the dead bodies which are
sure to be found daily in the trains, dead
not from aun heat but from sheer air
heat. Ny head often feels as if it were
being fried, and all night long 1 keep it
and my pillow well sopped with cold
water. We are having punkah rugged
up out of doors, and mean to dine and
sit out of doors at night, as the temper
ature is always some degrees lower then
in the open air than in the house. You,
thinking of hot English summer night,
will think how delightfully."- cool and
pleasant it must be; but 1 can assure you
it is only mitigating misery; the ther-
mometer stands at 100 degrees.
of Csvilian's Wife In India.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
Elephant Quotations.

The skill now displayed in teaching
elephants, says a New York letter to th'
Troy Times, is certainly wonderful, and
herd of these animals is now necessary
to any first t-class caravan. This has led
to an extensive traffic, and the London
importer sends the following advertise
ment to one of our leading dailies:
BURMESE ELEPHANTS. = Healthy young
under at e175 each; over 1-2 to feet al
92OO each; delivered in London or LIVERPOOL
prices of animals from feet to full grown
on application. Address Burmah, 90 Uppe,
Baker street, Regents park.
The price is certainly reasonable, be
ing equal to 1915 for the small size and
1000 for the large. When one con
siders that this is not one tenth the
price often paid for fine horse, one can
but acknowledge that it is chean
enough. Barnum has invested more
money in elephants than any other indi
vidual, and he has made it highly re-
munerative. At one time he had one OF
these animals harnessed before a plow
and kept busy in his fields at Ivaniston.
The Boston cars passed the place daily,
and the elephant became good adver.
tisement.
Barnum has probably put a quarter
of a million in this kind of stock
including Jumbo, whose cost has been
advertised at $50, 1t is not proba-
bic that it was one half of that sum- A
we'll trained performing elephant is
worth $40. .000-that is, it will attract
enough to make such an investment re
munerative, but show property is entirely
"fancy stock" and there is no fixed val
u:tion. Adam Forepaugh, Jr., is one
of the best elephant trainers in the coun-
try, and his skill has enabled him to rival
Barnum. The latter, with all his genius,
never trained anything. He pays good
salaries, however, to experts, and before
he purchased Jumbo he made an engage
ment with his keeper to accompany him
to America. This man has been with
the famous elephant for nearly twenty
years, and controls him as easily he would
a child,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
Putting 1t to Use.

The petrified wood that is SO abundant
in the United States Territories of Ari-
zona, Wyoming. and Rocky mountain
regions, is rapidly becoming utilized.
In San Francisco there is now factory
for cutting and polishing the petrifica-
tions into mantel-pieces, tiles, tablets
and other architectural parts for which
marble or slate is commonly used. Pet
rified wood is said to be susceptible of
finer polish than marble, or even onyx,
the latter of which it is driving from the
market.
The raw material employed comes
mostly from the forests of petrifed wood
along the line of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad. Several other companies have
also been formed to obtain concessions
of different portions of these forests.
Biologists will regret the destruction of
such interesting primeval remains, and
some steps ought to be taken to preserve
certain tracts in their original state
Blacksmith and Wheelseright.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
NUMBER %.
ArHousANp CHEERS.

a thousand cheers for the blighted life,
The lonely one-we daily meet.
The sad, sad lot-a knight in strife
Is trodden down by rapid feet
He needs our hand in the heartless race,
The voice of love might calm his fears
Our smile might brighten his careworn facs
Inspire his life with thousand cheers
A thousand cheers for the sewing grill
With her tired hands and her heavy hearta
Though pure in soul-unknown in the whir1
OF moneymakers in city mart.
Oh, beautiful flower on the toilsome path,
Oh, jewel rare for tho weary eyes,
Oh, thought sublime that her toiling hath
A thousand cheers from the starry skies
A thousand cheers for the honest boy,
Unearned in schemes of fame and wealth.
Whose steps are heraids of restless joy
The restless joy of rugged health.
The clouds may shadow, some sunny day,
This picture gilt with morning light,
But honor on earth still finds a way
And room enough for deed of right
A thousand cheers for the man of might,
Who brayely strives when others fail,
Who marches to the losing fight
When rights go down and wrongs prevail.
The man who bears the scorn and the frown
And Censures bitter blasting breath,
Receives, at last, dear-bought crown,
A thousand cheers at tho gates of death.
r II. Callahan in the Current.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
A Persian Doctor.

In the East all Europeans are supposed
to be deeply versed in the healing art,
and there is no surcr way of gaining ia
vor and consideration than either to
make some cure or to attempt to do Sc
with as much formality as possible.
When Mr.. O'Donovan, the London Mems
correspondent was exploring the Caspian,
near northern Persia, he paid visit to
the camp of Veil Khan, whose secretary
spoke little French. After some con
versation on general topics, the khan
told Mr.. O'Donovan that he had badly
sprsined his ankle some time before, and
asked if he could prescribe for him.
recommended (says O'Donovan) band
age moistened with cold water and vim
egar, and cold water poured from a
height on the ailing joint every morning.
"We have anexcellent surgeon attached
to the brigade, - said the general, when
L had done speaking.
"Then," said l to myself, "why do
you consult me?'
''He is coming directly" said. the
general; che will be glad to see you"
Shortly after, tall, handsome, intel
lectual- looking man. with coal black
beard and piercing eyes, made his ap.
pearance. He was the surgeon. A con
versation about European politics fol
lowed. After pause, the subject OF
the sprained ankle again came up. J
repeated my prescription.
''On what scientific grounds do you
base your remedy" said the doctor.
explained
"What would you say to a dozen
leeches?" he asked.
Glad to get out of the subject, l said
that the remedy was excellent. Not al
all. No chance of getting off so easily.
81 presume you are an astronomer
went on my interlocutor.
"Well," said, not exactly understand
ing the sudden transition from spraineo
ankles and leeches to the stars, 81 know
something about the SCIENCE"
II presume you can foretell favorable
conjunction for the application of the
leeches, and drawing the blood of his
excellency?"
My gravity was put to severe test
but taking a long pull! of water pipe
which, having gone the rounds of tht
company, was in turn handed to me,
uttered the usual prolonged sigh aftel
such an indulgence, and gasped out, be
tween suppressed laughter and half-suf
location, that regretted my science wa!
not of SO profound nature.
Upon this, the hakin, casting tri
umphant glance around, sank back upon
his heels and fingered his chaplet ol
amber beads. He felt that he had com
pletely floored me, and need not say more
in order to show up my utter ignoranc.
of medical science. l, for one, blessed
the stars that had rescued me from the
ico-astronomical discussion.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
Skill With the LassO.

1t is no credit to cowboy to catch a
bull by the horns, says Forty Keogh
letter, for he cannot be thrown by them
and is simply held as prisoner, but the
skill in throwing lasso is to pitch the
moose in front of an animal when he is
going at full galop, SO that the next
step he trcads into it, The cowboy
tried it on bull while both of our
ponies were jumping along on dead
run. The old fellow was going about as
fast as we were, but the fatal loop shot
through the air at a tangent and fell,
wide open, just in front OF him on the
ground. The left fore foot plunged
square into the circle, the rope was
frightened with sudden jerk and the
steer rolled over in the dust, as cleverly
caught as anything ever saw. The
broncho, too, understood his part of the
business thoroughly, for he bore at the
right moment in the opposite direction,
else he might have been thrown instead
of the bull, to which he was much in
ferior in weight.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
Treatment OF Beggars in England.

For an able bodied man to be caught 6
third time begging was considered 6
crime deserving death. according to an
old law in England, which remained in
force for sixty years. The poor man
might not change his master at his will
or wander from place to place. If out o1
employment, preferring to be idle, he
might be demanded for work by any
master of the 'craft'' to which he be.
longed, and compelled to work whether
he would or no. If caught begging
once, being neither aged nor infirm, he
was whipped at the carts tail. If caught
a second time his ear was slit or bored
through with hot iron. If caught g
third time, being thereby proved to be
of no use upon this earth, but to live
upon it only to his own hurt and to that
of Others, he suffered death as felon.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
An Assyrian Statue of $50 B. G..

About twenty-five years ago there was
shipped to- gentleman in Philadelphia,
from a missionary to Syria, life-size
statue of king. taken from the ruins of
Nineveh at the time of Sir Henry Lay
ards explorations. It had been lost by a
caravan in the desert, and when received
was stored and neglected, until few
days since. 1t represents king clad in
royal robes, bearing in one hand a
basket and in the other fir cone, por-
tion of the stone being covered with
sharply cut hieroglyphics, which Assyr-
ian scholars are endeavoring to trans
late. The statue came from the temple
of King Assur- nazir-pal, famous CON
queror who reigned from SS3 to $50 B.
G., and who was, therefore, sleeping in
his grave when Nebuchadnezzar, King of
Babylon, was yet an infant.
american.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
VOLUME /.
TIE FOUNDRY FIRES

Fee the foundry fires cleaning
With a strange and lurid hsnS
Listen to the anvils ringing
measured music on the night;
Clanking, clinking, never shrinking
strike the iron, mold it we'll;
On the progress of the nations
Each persistent stroke shall ten.
Showers of fiery sparks are falling
Thick about the workmen's feet;
Some are carried by the night wind
Far along the winding street.
Clanking, clinking, never shrinking,
Labor lifts her arms on high,
And the sparks fly from her anvils
Out upon the darkened sky.
In the lurid glow of feeling,
With the anvil strokes of thought,
Men are shaping creeds, and welding
Single truths the age has wrought
Clanking, clinking, never shrinking
Strike the truth and mold it we'll;
On the progress of the nations
taCQ persistent SUioAo She'i' 'N'
Let the sparks fly from your anVlis
In the ways where thought is rife;
Each shall light some friendly fire
On the waiting forge of life;
Clanking, clinking, never shrinking.
Work till stars fade, and the morn
OF a wider faith and knowledge
From the radiant East is born.
Crude the mass the sweating forgemen
At your eager feet have hurled
Centuries of toll must follow
Ere We shape perfect world;
Yet with clanking, clanking, clinking,
Strike the iron, shape the truth,
Science is but now beginning.
Thought is in its early youth.
Think each one his arm the strongest,
Each believe that God to him
Has revealed the fairest treasures
Hidden in His storehouse dim;
Clanking, cilnking, never shrinking,
Ring your sharp strokes, age and you'll
Each must hold himself the prophet
OF perfect form of truth.
lthur w. Eaton, in Youths Companion
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

The moss crop of Florida is said to be
worth moro than the cotton crop, and it
can be placed on the market at less ex-
pense. The demand exceeds the sup
ply, and there is not county in the
State in which the product is not going
to waste.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

There is remarkable absence of pau
perism in Japan, but man with an in
come of $1,000 year is considered
wealthy, and peasant or farmer who has
800 laid by for rainy day is ranked
with capitalists. It is estimated that
there are less than 10000 paupers in the
whole empire.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

The city of Los Angeles, CAL, mas a
population of about 35, 900. It's streets
are lined with eucalyptus and pepper
trees and with handsome business blocks,
which are more numerous and costly
than in most American cities of five times
the population.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

1t is officially announced that the cpl
demic of trichinosis prevailing from
September to December last in the dis
trict of Magdeburg, Germany. resulted
in 4O3 cases of sickness, of which sixty
six proved fatal, was caused by a single
pig. Careful investigation proved that
death was in every case due to eating
the flesh raw.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

The United States sends four iron
bridges month to Brazil.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

The last war between England and
Russia began in 1854.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11

A local government inquiry was held
recently in Manchester, England, to in
quire among other things into an app!i-
cation of the corporation to impose rcgu-
Iatlons Oh the sale of horse flesh. Evi-
dence was given that horse flesh was
largely sold in the poorer neighborhoods
of the city, dressed like beef, cut up into
steaks and sold at five pence and six
pence per pound. Much of the horse
flesh sold was unsound. The corpora
tion. who were supported by the butch
ers' association, desired to impose regu-
tations on the SALE
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-06
The Police Bill.

The strength of the opposition to the
Portland police bill seems to be largely con-
centrated against that feature of it which
allows the patrolmen to be removed without
hearing. Under the present law they hold
Office during good behavior and can be re-
moved only with the consent, of the alder
men after hearing. The opposition say If
the mayor is allowed to remove policemen at
will the inevitable result will be to nullify
the effort to take the police out of politics
which has been going on for some years and
has been partially successful at least, and
put matters back where they were years ago
when every change of administration was
the signal for a clean sweep of the police
force
AT nrst blush this appears plausible. But
1t must be borne in mind that if this bill be-
comes law the power of appointment will
be taken to large extent out of the hands
of the mayor and placed in the hands of a
commission. The commission is to exam
inc the applicants and from the three who
pass the best examination the mayor must
select With commission composed of hon
est and honorable men mayor would find
1t exceedingly difficult to pack police force
with partisans. 1t would be possible, per-
haps, but the process would be so long
and tedious that there is very little likeli-
hood that any mayor would ever undertake
1t, especially with public sentiment strongly
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-06
The Fall of Khartoun.

Khartoum has fallen and Chinese Gordon
is either prisoner in the hands of FL
Mahdps fanatical followers or has suffered
death at their hands. No particulars have
yet been received and the bare fact of the
capture of the city is all that is known.
The English now are undoubtedly in for a
long and costly war in the Soudan. a week
ago it looked as if the object of Gen. Wolse-
ley's expedition had been virtually accom-
plished, that his troops would soon be in the
beleagurered city, and that the only problem
to be solved was how to conduct Gen. Cor
don and his garrison out of the Soudan.
Now English pride will demand that the war
be continued until the False Prophets
forces are put TO rout, Gen. Gordon rescued
or his death avenged and the Soudan re-
duced TO subsection. To withdraw from the
Soudan with anything less than these things
accomplished will destroy English prestige
in Egypt and humiliate her in the eyes of
continental powers. Eventually the Mahdi
will be fugitive and his followers dis
persed, but England's task will not be &C.
complished without the expenditure of large
treasure and the sacrifice of many lives.