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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27
READABLE PARAGRAPHS,
Culled from our Exchanges Through
out the Country.

out the Country.
PAID.-A lawyer, and sometimes
a doctor, settle a bill in an unexpec-
ted way:
A butcher enters a lawyers of,
flee.
"Sir," he.. ..asks, ''when dog does
any damage, is not his owner re-
sponsible?" ...:...
"Certainly.'
'That being the case, as your dog
has just carried off a magnificent
leg of mutton from my shop, you
owe me two dollars"
"Nothing could be more iust,'
replied the lawyer; "and fortunate
| ly, that is exactly the price Of the
consultation [ have just given you.'
A PACK OF CARDS WELL EARNED.
l-"Why do you pick that up?" asked
a reporter of a man who had just
stopped down and taken fugitive
nine Of clubs out of the mud. He
was carefully cleaning the card with
his pocket.handkerchief.
'It's habit | have Contracted
he said. laughing. Long ago | no>
ticed that day rarely passed that [
did not see playing card lying in
the street, I wondered if it were
possible to make whole pack by
picking up all saw. I went to
work to try it. At first it seemed
easy enough, and picked up plenty
of cards OF different kinds, but IS my
collection grew larger the task be-
came more difficult, and found cards
of the same sort over and over again.
1t took me twelve years to find the
last four cards / wanted-the five Of
diamonds. the eight of diamonds, the
king of spades, and the four of
hearts. Two Of these years were
spent in looking for the eight of dia-
monds, which was all I wanted to
complete this pack. l found it three
,nonths ago in an ash barrel on Bax-
ter street, and l have now the entire
pack. l was just eleven years and
two weeks collecting it, and / would
not sell it for 81 ,OOO.-Neeo lor&
Sun.
He WANTED A THUNDER ROD
s'You see," said the farmer to the
lightning rod agent, "It amt light
ming that I'm afraid of, it's thunder.
Thunder alters paralyzes me. l don't
want no lightnin' rods'''
"Well," admitted the agent, Il
think myself that thunder is more
dangerous of the two. What you
want is thunder rods"
Have you got thunder rods?"
"Oh yes the brass>tipped rods are
for lightning, and the nickel>tipped
for thunder; but the latter cost lit
tie more,
II guess yon kin put up a few of
them thunder rods,'' said the farmer.
II don't mind payin' little extra so
long as I feel safe.''
Mr.. Thoman, of the civil service
Examining commission whose most
marked characteristic is frmness
gave some applicants for Office the
other dry question like this, "What
is the compound interest at 9 and
three elcvenths per cent per annum
on s., 479, 216, 1888, 462. O4t, 556,
497, 241, 728 for years, ? months
7 days, 10 hours, Al minutes, and
% and one nineteenth seconds?' lie
ought to be hanged.
FIXING Too HIGH A VALUE
Wife Il wish you would getyour
life insured for $4,000, my dear
Husband-I was thinking OF get
ting it insured for $4,000.
Wlfe-Do you think you can:
| Husband-Certainly. Why not?
Wife-I supposed the companies
refused to insure anything for more
than its worth.
n LII To
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-27

The Scotland Neck DEMOCRAT
has thrown away its patent outside.
Dollar Weekly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
A Cure For Snoring.

1t is related of Sir Humphrey Davy,
an eminent scientist, that among his
minor discoveries was theory of snor-
ing and way of curing it. He attrib-
uted snoring to dry or parched state
of the larynx caused by mouth-breath-
ing, and in an inveterate case he tried
to cure it by putting piece of CASTLE
soap in the mouth of the sonorous sleep
er. He found that this plan was success
ful--the oily ingredients of the soap lu-
bricating the larynx, while "the soda of
the soap is forcibly expelled in the form
of strong alkaline language by the
snorer, who awakens the moment the
decomposition begins" Soft soap is
said to be a more powerful remedy for
the same purpose. SnorerS who prefer
to escape the application of this means
of cure may do so by retiring with a
handkerchief tied under the chin and
over the head, which will keep the mouth
shut and the throat moist. Health
M0nttly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
PERCHERoN STATIONS.
Why Farmers Buy Them.

During these hard times, when near
ly every farm product is so low in price
that it hardly seems worth raising, we
sec many of our most intelligent and
progressive farmers, who have not
hitherto been interested in horse breed
ing, buying finely bred high priced
Percheron stations. This to many is a
source of establishment, but is the re-
suit of observation that large, well
formed active horses always have been,
and necessarily must continue to be, in
active demand at large prices on ac-
count of the scarcity in the United
States of suitable stations for their
production, all such having to be i'm
ported. The yearly increasing demand
for such stations is the best evidence
that such investments are profitable.
And to this fact is due the development
of large importing and breeding estab-
lishments, notably among which and
largely exceeding all others is that OF
Mr.. M. w. Dunham's "Oaklawn
Farm" at Wayne, Illinois.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
An Electro-GIass Piercer.

A method of piercing glass by the
electric spark has been brought out by
M. FACES. A rectangular plate Of
ebonite has hole drilled in it, and a
pointed wire put through from beneath,
until the point is flush with the upper
side of the plate on which the glass plate
is placed. This wire is connected with
one of the poles of an induction
coil, giving spark, say, of twelve cen
timeteis in length. A few drops of olive
oil are put round the point of the wire
on the upper end of the ebonite plate,
before the glass is laid on, care being
taken that no air bubbles are left in the
oil. Another wire from the other pole
of the induction coil is then brought
over the glass plate just opposite the
wire through the ebonite, and when the
coil operates spark will pass between
the points of the wires, piercing the
glass. In this way, by displacing the
glass, q series of holes can be pierced in
it. CaSSeWS Magazine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
4 NOVEL STRIKE.
How Woman Conquered Her Husband
and Fathor-in-Law.

and Fathor-in-Law.
A novel kind of strike is reported. A
little Yankee girl married German
farmer of Pennsylvania, who had his
father with him in the house; and for both
of these the little woman was expected to
''do." One Monday morning, her baby
being then few weeks old, she thought
over the work she was expected to get
through that day unaided-her child to
care for, the wash to perform, including
the pumping and carrying of the water,
three meals to get for two hungry men,
and the beds to make.
She struck at 5 a. m. and sat quietly
in her room until seven, when the two
big farmers came in to breakfast, raven
Gus. No fire in the kitchen-stove; table
not set; nothing to eat; the lady in her
room playing with the baby. "You mar
ried me-" said she calmly to her huS-
band, "and now you've got to support
me; needn't work unless wish to.
They tried coaxing and threats with
out the least effect. She starved them
into just and rational division of the
household toll. They discovered, to
their great surprise, that even married
woman has rights which she can enforce
if she will. We admire her pluck.
! ?. Ledger.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
MLoye Sc \ No Faults."

It has been said; but when woman Is
dragged down, emaciated, wan, and shad-
ow of her former self, with never cheer
full word, she can be no longer beautiful OF
lovable. Nature may have been generous
in her gifts, and endowed her with all the
charms of her sex, but disease has crept in
unawares and stolen the roses from her
cheeks, the luster from her eye, and the
sunshine from her heart But to be well
again lies in your own power. Take DR.
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" it will
cure you; thousands have been cured by it
Nothing equals it for all the painful mala
dies and weaknesses peculiar to women
Price reduced to one dollar By druggists
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

"A Vassalborough Quaker sold q
man pair of cattle, and told him they
had never troubled him by breaking
down fences or walls. The next day
after buying them the purchaser found
them in neighbours garden. They
had broken over the wall, and were
tramping down the vegetables and eat
ing the corn. 'Look herer' said he to
the Quaker, Il thought you said those
cattle never troubled you by being
breachy." "Friend," said the Quaker,
81 never allow such things to trouble
me-"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

There is an old mountaineer over in
Costumes Township who has a couple
of trained cats and dog with whose
help the old fellow provides himself
with number of gray squirrels every
day. He takes them all out with him
in the woods, the dog trees a squirrel
and the cats climb up the tree and chase
the squirrel down, and the dog catches
it and brings it to his master. San
Francisco Call.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

The recent census in Massachusetts,
shows that out of about $50 towns $50
lose in population. The gains are in
manufacturing centers, the marked
losses in the agricultural districts, and
certain compensatory gains in towns
which would be expected to lose are due
to their being convenient homes for
those whose business is in the cities.
Nantucket threatens TO becoms depopu-
lated in time. The population of the
island has fallen from 1904 in 1856 to
S,l4S in lSS5.-BOstoH Journal
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
Four Firm Facts.

No one can take morphla or other poisons
without injury.
No morphia OF opium is to be found in
Red Star Cough Cure.
No case of cough that can not be cured by
Red Star Cough Cure.
no Hrnedy is cheaper; it costs only TWEEN
SJ-tive cents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
A MANS temper, unlike the kindling in o
stove, is often fired by bad match.

A disease Of so delicate nat
ure as structure of the urethra should only
be entrusted to those of large experience
and skill. By our improved methods we
have been enabled to speedily and perIna-
nently cure hundreds of the worst cases.
Pamphlet, references and terms, three let
ter stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

THE great diaphoretic and anodyne, for
colds, fevers and inhammatory attacks, is
Dr. Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart
Weed; also, cures collie, cramps, cholera
morbus, diarrhea and dysentery, or bloody
flux. Only 80 cents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

AN Omaha man advertises for buggy
horse. What strange tastes some people
have.-ChicdgO Mail,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS curein minute 25o
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautihes. 20c'
GERMAN Conn REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

A MAN with a noisy dog calls him
Tree" because all the bark is on the
outside. oil City Derrick.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

A TRANSFORMATION that is really won.
derful-When horse is turned into .
pasture.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

In cold Northern countries, by wise pro-
vision of nature, the mountains are clad in
firs.-GOlden Daus.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it, 25c'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

PIso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeabl
to use. 1t is not liquid or snuff. SOC.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

THE locks on door are worn perfectly
plain. 1t is the door that is banged.-M r
Nail
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

A MINOR event-The birth of baby. But
the parents don't think so, of course.-BGr-
bers' Gazette.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
SCrOfuIa Of Lungs.

lam now 40 years old and have suffered for the last
fifteen years with lung trouble have spent thou
sands of dollars to arrest the march Of THIS diseases
but temporary relief was all that obtained. / was
unit for any manual labor for several years. Afriend
strongly recommended the of swifts Specific (s.
s. S., claiming that he himself had been greatly
benefited by its use in some lung troubles. resolved
totry 1t. The results are remarkable. My cough has
left me, my strength has returned apd weigh sixty
pounds more than ever did in my life. 1t has been
three years since stopped the use OF the medicine,
but have had return OF the disease and there are
pains or weakness felt In my lungs do the hard
est kind of work T.J. HOLT.
Montgomery, Ala, June 25, 1885.
Swift's SPECIFIC is entirely vegetable Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ca, OF
157 W. 23d Street, N, Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

n EN- - for free Catalogue Of Books OF Amuseinents,
NSpesters. Dialogues, Gymnastics, Fortune TelerS,
UNDrcam Books Deaates Letter Writers, Etiquette,
veto. DICK & FITZGERALD, ! : Ann s.. New York.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

an a The mOst beautiful ana nnei tOned
IHgHs "A MN in the world. Lon prices, easy pay
UNUHlS ,Se!t Send for sq5lalogqEe address S:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

naaulifui RED on Cotton TUrkisa Rubrum.
SSAShiHI Samples free to every person sending
address to L. Il. WHITE, Eaton Rapids Mich
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

n MfVNN Treated and cured without the knife.
Eb Hl.Ek Book on treatment sent free, Address
VnNVAtN F L. POND NJ. D., Aurora, Kane Co-lh
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

"A n HA Wigs, Bangs and Waves sent c. q. D. any.
ID "a IA where. Wholesale and retail prce-listJles
EhhAHka b. C, Strehl Co., iI} Wabash-ay, Chicago
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10
1oaI| Fellow Sufferers !

,, ,rr now convnlescing from
I.t one who has been there,
d,c You his experiences ana i'l-
:. if Won would be speedily res
q eat plenty of apples, and drink
cider freely. As diet, rare
A .t,ok and hroil chicken with
r,b, bread; eggs and rich milk
,,Jonrr. THEN follow right al
rj. with II dose of fuckers
,,r 10 digest and a,similatc your
,ool. and this, at last is the secret OF
ID mn good digestion, which means
.uutaclurr of blood, aud that is
,um of man, whereby the wasted
t..nc depleted by disease is built up
Ind the yigor aud the ROSY hue OF
,or former selves once more asserted.
qr, IT, oar word for it. NouWilI
newer live long cnouglto cease thank
,ug your freud W. l.. 'IrcKER.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10
DROPPED DEAD. "
The Fate that O,ercamc ''Iitttc Wpc'
mud two nIhcr t.nNnrmnrs

AuprppOS of fine su1Ipu 1pufh tf
GEN Geo. f.. Mcclellan. we mote thot
the New YORK. sun roints ONT the
singular fact. that Governor DcWitt
Clinton. Governor slim, WRIGHT. Gov
crnor William l.. Marcy Governor
and Chirf Justice san ford T.
Church. and e., vernon f. + E.u,nu.
all of New York state. dtnunrd dead
of heart disease. and under quite
identical Circumstances rn,h.nlthrm
diving while reading "a letter. cXccut
Marcv. who was prru.iru CoNp,r'-
poems,
lIold Your hands again.t the ribs
on your left -idr front the rcrul,r
steady hcating Of IA, gr.aj force
pump" of the system. run b, nn un-
known and my stcriou- engineer i,
awful in it. imprcs,iNuc-~
Few persons like to count th,ir
own pulsc-h,ats. and fewer pci,nu-
still enjoy marking the 'iNuh -thuD'
of their oWn heart.
what il il should skin "A beat r'
A. "A matter of tact the heart /.
/ the least susceptible to prImnrN Iii,
ease of any If our vital organs II
is. however. very much Injured II,
iccrtain long-continued congestion ct
! the vital organs. like the kidneys.
| liver aud stomach Moreover. blood
filled with uric acid produce, rhcu-
ui4tic tendency, and il very iuiuriuu,
to hcalthful heart action it often
proves fatal. and. of course the uric
acid comes from impaired kidney ac-
tior.
Roberts, the great English author
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

medals, to be awarded as premiums
Mt the fair, They are very elegant in
design and are valued at $1,000.
II appears that the parties who
raised u hurrah ont Oh the Bosuuo
a few days ago, are Henry Staudotrr.
John Henry Wyatt and brother. Fos-
Ter Crawford, and Ed. Atkinson
hey rode through an old mans
house, created quite stir around
Mrs. Irirc', place. aud had biz
Time. : andcier was riding Atkin-
sons horse. and in his attempt to cs-
cape from the officers his horse took
u header into n ditch aud broke it,
back. They have not been taken II
was all on account of "buoIc."
The best place to get the best beer
finest imported brandies. wines and
cigars, is at "}ismarck'-," ON south
Third street. Every body drinks beer
there because he has the finest in the
city
The hook and ladder horses ar,
very backward in guingtorward. They
took spell of the balk yesterday. oil
Austin street, and they required .
great deal of by no means gcntl,
su,ion to inJucc thc,u ia novc
Have given TongaIinc a thorough
trial in seven cases of neuralgia -
cured relief in from one 10 foul
hours. W. u. Johnson, NJ. H.. Ra
leigh, Ind
The box sheet of the W. /. | enter
tainmcnt is at Van Dulcn's musi,
store. and i, huinU nm rnnidly m,
entertainment is uiycn for a var,
worthy cnusc and ,honld hc lih,r,ll,
p4tronized. Look ont for HIS M
local characters.
Cards are out for the WEDDINGS q
two of our prominent Young men
Mr.. Thco stark West is t1 marry Nil.
Maud Swar.zwacldrr and MIR linz
Scctt. Miss Augusta Swnrtzwnrldrr
This double wedding will tnkr nI,r,
at Shephcrdstown. W Va ON th,
18Th inst. AT Trinity church.
The annual election of officers Of
the Will took place at the nrmnr,
last nipht. The officers elected nre ~.
follows Cantuiu Tbouu,. Woitns
" \ Fort first lirutruout S,,u II
popc. second lieutenant. scrrrtnr,
uud treasurer ed \ Marshall. Chm
lain. Rev. Frank Il. S,nor: surgeon
DR.. II. :. Inylor, onartcrnrstc.. II
steiner. After the election the MON
bcrs went TO an oyster treat with tn,
officers elected. Next Tuesday wccl
the company will have "A general re
union and hop. to which all of it
friend. are cordially invited.
There will be exhibited nj the faj
this week Il horsc hat actually crosse,
England to New York. He is a spot.
ted brown. thoroughbred Sir Archer
and i, owned bv Major Ilinchmu
and kept on his South Bosuur farm
The major viii also have four fin,
brood mares. double buggy team
one or two trottiuy horses. and fin,
disploy of farm inlulcmcut,. etc on
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

'ROIND ABOUT TOW

THE EXAMINER is pleased to note
the fact that its largely increasing
business has ncccssitatcd MI addition
to our regular force. MIR. Tom q. |
phnkctt has been added to the force
of solicitors, aud Mr. James f. Shop |
herd To the rcportorinl corps.
Hot coffee al farrcls
Order your coal from Palmer.
"l'ilgrim' flour Mt Wood ~ Co.'S.
Look out tor Ellis moving wagon |
The prices OF Highlands goods defy |
competition from any quarter.
Dcanc', cabinet photos are unc-
Iuallcd.
RESERVE your seat for Bandit
| King o.nigh.
Ragland has the finest assortment
of jeWelry and watches ever brought
to this market.
Get your brackets, scroll-sawing,
| band-SaWing aud turning done nj
| Loving " SWan>ons planning mill
The dudinc WOODEN dress goods in
the newest novelty in that line, Il full
assortment at Il. llabcr
Coffee tea and chocolate at all hours
al farrcl's
Reserve your seats for the w. l.. |.
MINISTRIES early, and prevent a rush.
Baltimore oysters, Plant oysters,
oysters on the counter, and oysters nj
ii r.nts nor dozen to rnrrv home. nj
Alry Hrnlr's
Inst received nj w II. McIauuh-
Inns ~ fine Int of dried beef. MICS feet,
imunrind IIollnuI herring. Swiss
cheese new crop syrup. new buck
wheat. new coffee. crnnbcrrics, fresh
rur, md butter.
Season tickets for the fair and race,
now ON sale at the market. Price So.
The New Orlrnn, cNposition opens
to-morrow.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

which enables the stomach to throw oil the
yoke of dyspepsia isc il,cted through the all
of Uostetter'. stomach Bittcts n most efficient
ally in warning with AL disorders which affect
the digcs tive orgads. the liver ana The bowels
when the dyspcptic experiences heartburn.
wind on the stum ch or nuy of the Other IN.
miliar symptoms of his mHHdy. n windglasS
ful of this Inatchlcss stumuchic viii dissipHte
them, and pursuance OF this remedy bring
about cure Constipation and biliunsuus,,
cv Is to the relief of viii, h Hpcri uts and
cathartics are inadequate, also yield tu this
fine Alternative The restoration of appetite
and nightly rcpOsc AID the III appearance oi
those nervous symptoms That hnbiuully All
uoy the chronic sufrrrr from Dyspepsia Hls1
cnsue upon the u,r of the bitters, which is Ike
wise Il standard remedy and preventive OF
fever uud Hgue rh 'umHtism kidney and blai
der troubles aud debility.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

Notice is hereby given to all persons having
clam, against NJ. puchart, us-iguur lUlrl5
doing business in Waco. Texas To present the
same with the vouchers thereof duly verified
To the Undersigned who has been Il .ly AZ
pointed assignee of the said assignor on tho
bench at his creditors at my Office in the city
of AGO. Texas, on or before the nflh day OF
May l,s6. and also aid creditors, cunseuting
To said assignment are instructed tp make
known to me their consent, IN writiug.o on or be-
fore the nith day of MHrch. l-,h
Dated ~ Waco this, 18th day of October. 1855.
JSo. J. WAlroN.
Assignee OF 4. VI, DiucuHrt
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

Whittaker's mild, sugsr-curcd hams
at G. {. McCulloch's.
Fresh dried beef, Clipped, at c. C..
McCullOch',.
Fresh, snow-whitc, pure lard at G.
G. McCulloch'~.
Fresh roasted and ground Mocha,
Java aud Rio coffee, at L. {, McCul-
lochs.
No. Shore mackerel at c. &, Me
Culloch's.
Dried apples at twenty pounds for
81, at {. &. McCulloch'-.
The bost retail stock OF grocerio'
ever bought for central Texas, at {
{. McCulloch's.