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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
NUMBER 25.
THE HEART OF THE HOME.

Be the homo where it may, on the hill, in tho
valley.
Hemmed in by the walls of the populou,
town,
Set fair where the corn lifts it's plumes to the
rally,
Or perched on the slope, where the torrent
rolls down,
Still ever the heart of tho home is the same,
Still ever the dearest of names is the
name,
And ever the purest Of flames is the fame,
Of the home-queen the mother, whose gen.
tie command,
Unchallenged, bears rule in our beautiful
land
Be the home what it may, whether lofty or
lowly,
The mansion, the cottage the plain little
room,
'Tis the heart beat of true love shall make
the place holy,
'Tis the outlook to heaven shall keep
from gloom.
For the heart of the home is the same, is the
same,
In hall or in hut, there is ever one name.
Which kindles the torch of a swift leapins
fame,
As we bow to the mother, whose gentle
command
Is the sceptre that sways in our beautiful
land.
Oh sweet with the dawn-fush of morning
upon her,
She cradles her first born in tender en-
And sweeter, when age brings her glory and
honor,
She smiles with the glow Of ife's eve op
her face,
We are glad of her praise, we are sad at her
blame
Her name was the first for our child lips to
frame,
And Loyalty, proudly all homage we claim
For the home-queen, the mother, whose
gentle command
Is potent and strong in our beautiful land.
Margaret E. iSangster.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Census Of Occupations.

The censss of 1880 gives the number
of persons engaged in gainful occupa-
tions as II, 1872, o90. or 47.a1 per cent. of
total persons over ten years old. These
were engaged in the four chief lines of
occupation as follows: Agriculture,
100000; professional and personal
services, 4,074, 900; trade and transpor-
tation, 1910, 900: manufacturing. me-
chanical and mining industries, $685.
900. In 1870 the number engaged in
occupations was IL, sos, 900. Of those in
1000, 2,6 900 were women. The num-
ber of persons over ten years of age is
36, 761 600, leaving 10, 800, 600 unac-
counted for. The latter number is about
equal to the number attending school or
physically incapable of labor. The cen
sus shows an increase over 1870 of about
thirty per cent. in population, bat an in
crease of thirty mine per cent. in the
number engaged in occupations. This
increase in pnmber in occupations over
the gain in population is accounted for
by the growth of the factory system
tScieati1sc american.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Lincoln and the Railway Pass.

The Mechanical Engineer publishes the
following letter written by Abraham
Lincoln on the subject of renewing .
railway pass:
Blank, Esq.-Dear Sir: Says Tom to John:
"Here's your old rotten wheelbarrow. I've
broke it, usen on it. wish you would mend
it. case shall want to borrow it this after
noon
Acting on this as a precedent, l say:
sHere's your .old chalked hat I wish you
would take it and send me new one, case
shall want to use it the first of March
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
why She Wouldnt Have Him.

"And SO she wouldn't have you2''
'Tndeed she wouldn't"
t'How'd that Gomez"
"Well, sat down alongside of her
and took her by the hand, as heaved a
sigh too deep to sound"
''How was that?"
''It didn't make noise enough. You
see, alwa's do my sighin' in'ardly, an
breathe through my nose.
"WeIl. what then?"
81 felt her hand futter in mine, an |
could hear her heart thumpin' like
Waterbury watch. I thought that
meant SAY the word an I'm yourn, an
so l said it, but 1 got left"
"You don't tell me. How'd it hap,
pen?"
swell, she fired up like hornet, an
said she wouldn't never marry no man
what popped the question as though he
was referrin' tc split fish,"
"Weil, that beats all. How in the
world did you do it?''
"Well, sorter give her hand little
squeeze, to show her | was cheerful. an
then l says, quite glib like, says l. Mir
andy, can you stomach me?"- Chicago
Ledger.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
He Doomed Too Hard.

A Detroit firm employed new COL
lector few days ago, and among other
bills he was given one which had long
been classed under the head of ''doubt-
full" He was informed that the chances
of his getting anything were extremely
dubious, but was promised half of all he
could collect. In two hours after start
ing out he was back with the money on
the doubtful bill, and when asked how
he succeeded so well he replied:
''After getting into his Office locked
the door, pocketed the key, and told him
he'd either got to come down or I'd
break every bone in his body. He shelled
out, and both of us are $40 ahead"
The next day the firm paid $75 to set
tie case of ''extorting money by
threats of violence" and the collector
was kindly informed that he could have
a long vacation for the benefit of bis
health. Press.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
MY WIFE AND CHILD.

rTbis ro,in was written by Henry nootes
Jackson, the recently appointed Minister to
Mexico, curing the Mexican campaigns IN
which he ook part II then went the rounds
Of the press, and during the civil war by some
ehance it got into the current OF the Southern
nr,ss, and was attributed to Stonewau Jack
SOIL
The tattoo beats; the lights are gone,
The camp around in slumber lies;
The night with solemn pace moves on;
The shadows thicken DER the skies;
But s'eep my weary eyes hath flown,
AMI sal uneasy thoughts arise.
think of thee, oh, dearest one!
Whose love mine early life hath blest;
OF thee and him-our baby son
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast.
God Of the tender, frail and lone,
Oh, guard that little sleepers rest!
And hover, gently hover near
To her whose watchful eye is wet
The mother, wlfe-the doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love, SO deep and clear
And cheer her dropping spirit yet!
Now, as she kneels before thy throne,
Oh, teach her, Ruler of the skies!
That while by thy behest alone
Earth's mightiest powers fall or rise;
No tear is wept to thee unknown,
Nor hair is lost, nor sparrow dies;
That thou canst stay the ruthless hand
OF dark disease, AMI soothe its pain;
That only by thy stern command
The tattle's lost, the sohiier slain;
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bringst the wanderer home again
And when uron her pillow lone
Her telr-wet cheek is sadly pressed
May happier visions beam upon
The frightening currents of Ter breast;
Nor frowning look, nor angry tone
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest!
Whatever fate those forms may throw,
Loved with a passion almost wild
BY day, by night-in joy OF woe
BY fears oppressed OF hopes begui!ed:
From every danger, every foe,
oh, God! protect my wife and child.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Old, bat Good

The Cincinnati Gazette a number of
years ago published a good story on a
distinguished lawyer named BenhanI, of
that city He was fine orator. but
much given to display of his vast cias
sical learning. In a murder trial he
warned the jury to not allow public
opinion, which was against his client,
to influence the verdict. In concluding
his appeal, he said: 'sGentlemen of the
jury, give up; drop all feeling in this
important matter, and be like the ancient
Roman in his adherence to the truth.
who in its defence eioquently declared: :
'Amicus Cato, anlicus Pluto, am:cus
Cicero, sid major veritas' q am friend
to Cato friend of Pluto, a friend of
Cicero, but greater friend to truth).
The papers the next morning reported
the eloquent lawyer as having closed his
great speech to the jury by finely saying:
4 may cuss Cato, may cuss Pluto, | may
cuss Cicero, said Major Veritas. )"
This is something similar to story
that has been going the rounds OF the
press concerning General Sherman. He
was walking along the streets of st.
Louis with friend and was very pleas
antly accosted by a gentleman whom the
general did not quite remember. The
gentleman, seeing how it was, said in a
low voice: "Don'c you remember me.
make your shirts" "Oh, yes" replied
the general smiling, then tuning to his
friend, said: ''Colonel -, allow me
to introduce my friend, Ma or Schurtz. !"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Hill Nxe onE1 Mahdi.

This great heather and fuli-blown
prophet was once poor boy, without a
dollar in his pocket. Years ago when
little Mahdi used to snare suckers along
the White Nile, no one thought that
to day he would be the champion heavy
weight prophet Of the known world. 1t
shows what can be done by brave,
courageous little boy even in foreign
land.
In appearance he is brunette of about
the style of the successful meerchaum
pipe. He does not dress as we do, but
wears white turban that looks some
like an Etruscan hens nest. On chilly
days he adds other articles of apparel to
this turban, though during the summer
months that is sufficient for evening
dress. In the morning he puts on his
turban, buckles six-shooter around his
waist and he is dressed. 1t doesn't take
Mahdi long to make his toilet.
Years ago he decided that he would
retire to lonely island in the Nile and
put himself in training for prophet, so
he crawled into cave and lived there
on whatever he could get hold OF. While
others were down at Khartoum. having
good time at the skating rink, Mahdi
remained in his gloomy cave, setting up
the pins to go into the prophet business
and murder the kings English.
Some people began to hear of El Nah
di, aud as he put card in all the morn,
ing papers of the Soudan, he at once had
all the propbesying he could do and had
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
HUMOROUS SKETCHES
Hoist by His own Petard.

81 have here" said the drummer, as
he entered the grocery store, '.a wonder
full baking powder: beats. anything you
ever saw for raising"
"We," responded the keeper, cit may
be pretty good for raising, but Iye got
Q powder keep here would raise rock. !"
"What is it calleds" demanded the
drummer.
"Blasting powder, sir; blasting pow
der.'
And then sort of never advertise 81
lence crept over the group that fingered
about the raisin box and cracker barrel.
Boston Post
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Not AlOnes

A Galveston female school teacher was
ON intimate terms with the male teacher
in the same school. He was in the habit
of strolling into her room during the re-
cess and chatting with the object of his
affections. His name was Smith
One day the lady teacher endeayored
to make the class comprehend the omni-
presence of God. She explained to them
that God was everywhere
'sNow, my dear children, suppose you
all go out of the room, except myself.
and l stay in here. Am alone?" asked
the female teacher.
"No," exclaimed one. of the little
girls, 'Mr. Smith will be with you."-
Sittings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14

The number of plant specimens known
to botanists has been placed at 100, 900.
but there many still unknown.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
RICH, YET POOR,

Rev. W. Hay Atkins, of New York,
has been giving the rich men of that
city some midday talks within the
last few days. On Friday old Trini-
ty church was crowded with brokers.
bankers and merchants to hear what
he had to say. In the course of his
interesting talk he said: ''Do you
never think you've got to die, you
rich men ? It's often healthy oc.
cupation to think of it. Do you evel
think of the tiny line among the
death notices, for perhaps you will
not be worth an obituary notice
Think of yourself in that hour when
you are sinking, sinking, sinking
good God where! 20 most poor
rich man, blown like a leaf into the
darkening void. Sinking into ghast-
~ depths with the cry of terrible ag-
ony on thy lips-lost lost lost
Thejaws of death cape to swallow you.
And yet your soul might have been
satisfied if you had wished. What are
you worth! That's the question you
hear and you ask everywhere. 1t is
not what your banker has. You only
seem to possess what you own, fol
you are worth only what you are, and
there is a bankruptcy court on the
other side OF the Dark Valley"
The rich men elsewhere than New
York might read these words and
ponder on them with profit. Why
should a man struggle throughout
his whole life to accumulate far more
than he has any need of, only to have
it wasted perhaps after his death.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
q be 3tlarietta 9ournal.
MARIETTA, GA,
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER II, 1885.
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

Often in important matters and
questions involving the public veal
there is manifest disposition to shift
individual responsibility.
1t not unfrequently happens that
questions of weight are sprung in
communities, in which questions, all
are interested and would be glad to
see carried to their ultiInatum, but
the responsibility of which few will
assume. Sometimes movements
which tend to sap the very founda-
tlons of the morals of a people, are
unsurpassed because no one will as
sumo theresponsibility of taking the
iniative in its suppression. Out Of
this fact have grown serious commu-
nifty troubles which might and could
have been avoided had isolated in
dlviduals promptly shouldered the
individual responsibilities devolving
upon them and stood square to duty.
1t is fact too patent for denial,
the there is greater responsibility
resting upon each individual, touch
ing all questions affecting the body
polite, than many of us are disposed
to concede; and it is equally potent
that, to accomplish the great ends
and aims of life there must be a re-
cognition and assumption of this in
dlvldual responsibility. To further
and foster any community interest as
it should be, and to push to success
tul completion any community enter
prise, each person involved must take
upon himselfa prorata, of the burden,
must assume his individual response
bility, must know for himself that he
has part to perform for him. This
personal responsibility is a conse-
quent OF life in this world and no
man can free himself from it and full
fill his mission, no matter what NAV
be his efforts to do so.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
MARIETTA. Cas- THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. a. 1885.
NINE YEARS ABLAZE.

The immense fires in the coal fields
of the Powder river country, Wyo-
ming, are still raging as fiercely as
ever These fires were first known
in 1876 by the Whites, though the
Indians say that for many years the
Great Spirit has kindled fires here
for his Red children to warm by dur
ing the winter. In the year referred
to Thomas Antin, a well-known pros
pector and miner, and one of the late
fortunate finders of the Bonanza Oil
Spring, led a party of men through
the Powder river section, and one
evening the party found itself in the
midst of what seemed to be an outlet
of Sheol. Heavy masses of smoke
obscured the sun. Cinders and ash
es obstructed the way, sometimes
marking the mouths of broken and
heated pitfalls, and through the I'M
natural gloom spouted and flashed
jets, streaks and columns of flame. 1t
was coal field on fire, and one of
mammoth proportions at that. Over
thousands of acres hung the palling
smoke, and for miles the surround
ing region was marked by the glow
ing fires. Millions of tons of coal
were in flames, and the exhaustless
supply has kept the confagration up
to its maximum force ever since. Mr..
Antin not long since passed again
through the burning fields, and says
he can see no decrease in the fires.
Further to the south, below the
mouth of the Clear Fork of Powder
river, is another heavy subterranean
conhagration. Though not so extern
sive as the first one, the heat thrown
out is even more intense. Mingled
with the dense smoke is a greasy,
pltchy SCOT that sticks and cllngs
with horrible persistency, and the
air is redolent of the factory and fur
mace.
The broad and deep coal veins that
traverse this portion of Wyoming all
cross the Powder river country and
all show themselves. The surface of
the country alternates between coal
bed and coal-ledge. To form its june
ton with the main stream the Clear
Fork of Powder river forces itself
through a vein of solid coal thirty
feet OF which it leaves in sight on
either side Of its cleaving waters, and
the ebony cliffs flash and sparkle in
the midst OF the flying spray. Petro-
leum is hidden by all of these coal
veins. Asphalt, the sure test and
indication of petroleum, is seen
everywhere in quantities varying
from the flake the size of the hand to
accumulations covering miles in ex-
tent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Columbus Enquirer Sun.

There is hardly anything in life
that is of more serious consequence
than misunderstanding.
This is true, and at the same time
men all admit in a general way that
there are very few things which they
thoroughly and completely under
stand. Whether it be a fact or a pro-
cess in nature, social question or
simple object, they feel their limita-
ton and acknowledge that their
knowledge is but partial. When,
however, they come to consider some
of the most complex, delicate and
difficult of all problems-namely, the
thoughts, feelings, intentions and mo-
tiyes of other people, they no longer
retain the same modest opinion of
their ability. Here they feel compe-
tent to Judge and decide. Here they
think they understand, if net wholly,
at least enough to warrant them in
approving or condemning. Espec-
tally in their own relations to other
people do they entertain this self
confidence. They undertake to read
every page of ones conduct toward
them and to discern the motives that
prompt it; to interpret every change
of manner, and to attribute to cor
rect sources every thing he may do
or say. To be sure they do not
avowedly make this claim, but their
conduct usually shows that they make
it in reality.
Yet of all things in the world, the
heart and intentions of another per-
son are the hardest to understand.
When men look into their own Sc
cret natures and see the wonderful
completely of desire and motive and
aim that reigns that they cannot
honestly declare that they understand
themselves. But when they consider
how much more hidden from their
gaze is the mind of another; how
many influences, of which they can
know nothing, combine to make him
what he is and to lead him to do as
he does, it seems the height of pre-
sumption and folly to attempt from
their own standpoint to fathom or
expound it.
1t is not the lack of understanding
others so much as the presumptuous
MISUNDERSTANDING that lie at the root
of most of the bitterness, heart burn
ings, dislikes and contention that
aiilict and disgrace mankind. 1t is
the men will not admit their ignor.
rance of what is in their neighbor's
heart, but go on confidently making
up theories to account for his actions
on the basis of their own small and
limited experience. Of course in
this way, they frequently, if not hab.
itually, misunderstood and misjudgc
him. 1t is thus that many friend.
ships are broken, and many more
have the bloom oftheir love and trust
rubbed Off
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
For the Marietta Journal.
The Mysterious Stranger in Black.

There was stranger came to live with us,
He ne'er was known to speak single word
Always so trim so dignifed and neat,
Yet where he came from we had never heard
For fifteen years he wore the self same suit
1t did not rusty grow or have thread barr
spot;
ltoften rained and snowed-yet with it all
An oyercoat our boarder never bought.
This suit he never changed by night or day
| know you think he was hard old case;
Yet often through the day he'd brush hi.
hair,
never knew him fail to wash his face.
He always ate whate'er put before him,
And seemed to think that everything was
nice;
I've noticed him draw near warm bright
fire
But never saw him fan or ask for ice.
He had way that all might initiate,
He never sought to hunt up care or sorrow
Seemed satisfied with what he had to-day,
And had no anxious care for the tomorrow
| never saw him write single line,
No letters ever came to his address
Who were his chosen friends and who were
not,
We did not know-we only had to guess
Some one had told me that he had a sister,
He did not visit her when she was ILL.,
He did not tell me anything about her
Wasn't he uufeeling strange and still
He never worked and never paid his board,
Yet with it all could not treat him bad
He never meddled with my home affairs,
Or did thing to make the children mad.
At last he went into slow decline;
He seemed to have some trouble with his
head
And one day when Game home from the
market
| found my friend, Old Tom, the Black Cat,
dead E.R.T.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
WHERE IGNORANCE WAS BLISS.
Arkansas Traveller.

a city directory compiler called at
a cabin and asked an old negro, whom
he found sitting near the door, "Who
lives here 7" Il does" Il know
that, but" Den whut yer ak
fur?' Il want to know your name"
eyer wouldn't know eff | wuster tell
yer. | ain no promernent man.
THAT makes no difference. | am
getting up a directory and l want
your name" "Kain' glib it ter yer,
sir. | wants it mysef. Good day
When the man had gone the old ne
gro unused: Us got his racket down
finer'n silk. Glib dat white man my
name an de fust thing | knows da' d
hab me up fore de gran jury er 'cuzin
me o takin' things whut doan long ter
me. Oh, Use sharp"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24

No young farmer, should be dis
couraged because he has not got rich
the first year of farming. The young
man who has been brought up on a
farm and is egotistical enough to
think that he knows all that can be
known about farming will find by ex-
perience that there are many lessons
in store for him. The other day, in
conversing with an old machinist
who has made fortune in his bust
ness, he said: Il have been learn
ing all my life and old as | am | find
new things yet to learn" This de-
sire and aptitude to learn is one Of
the secrets of his great success
What is true of the of the machinist'
calling is just as true of the farmers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24

4 number of petitions from Iowa,
which were presented to the House Of
Representatives at Washington last
week, ask Congress to place the coin
age Of silver on an equality with that
Of gold, and ask that the coin certif-
Gates be continued that "a reissue
be made of one and two-dollar notes,
and that the public debt be liquida-
ted as rapidly as the revenue of the
government viii permit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24
Frank LesIie,s Popular Monthly

For January, 1886, has articles
and illustrations by host of persons
eminent in literature and art, and
covers wide range of subjects. 1t
is essentially the Popular one of our
monthlies, suiting the tastes of the
many. Christian Reid, the favor
tie American novelist, contributes
short story, "a Matchmaking
Scheme" Brander Mathews, the
standard dramatic authority, writes
OF the ''Kembles' Eta W. Pierce,
too well-known to need praise, be-
gins very attractive serial entitled
Daughters of Cain" laying the
scenes in cultured Boston and the
cattle ranges Of the West Henry R.
Dorr, of family of writer's, tells of
Bermuda, tempting readers to Wis
it storm yexed Bermoothes. Miss
Lily lliggin, favorite with Ameri-
can readers, draws The Upper Ten
Thousand in England" Noel Ruth
ven tells the story Of Opera in New
York Vernon Lee gives Tuscan
Notes W. L. McCann, Mrs. Sarah
X. Bolton, and l. Y. Crawford sup
ply stories and sketches. Published
By MIS-. FRANK LESLIE, 50, So and
81 Park Place, New York city, at 25
cents rpmber or $500 a year, post
paid.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-12-24

When woman, especially young
woman, makes up her mind to get
married, she generally carries out her
intention, and the greater the oppo-
slton the more determined the pur-
pose. Bolts and bars are disregard
ed and even the walls of prison have
no terrors for the girl who has her
mind set on getting a husband.