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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18

''You see, my FRIEND" said the happy
caterer, "that treat my guests well. |
served under Garabaldi and | know
what a good dinner is. Igive my guests
a good dinner, everything the very best,
although the portions are not very large.
They can dine a Ia carte or table d'hote,
rs they please. My table d'hote at
twelve cents is equal to many dinners
given in this city for seventy-tive cents,
the only difference being that l furnish
my guests no napkins or toothpicks.
They are practical people and don't care
about such things.'
ttOf what does your twelve cent table
d'hote consist?"
'We give soup, fish, one kind of meat
chow chow, coffee, desert, and plenty Of
bread and butter"
mo wine2"
''No, sir; this is a temperance house2"
t'How many persons take meals here
daily?"
''Hundreds Italians, Germans, Ameri-
cans and Irish, but principally Italians.
Some very respectable people come here,
men who have seen better days and
some who are in comfortable circum
stances at the present time. Lawyers,
doctors and others of that class drop in
occasionally from curiosity, and all pro
nounce my viands excellent" ;"
"You make money!"
81 clear from SIS to $12 daily. Satur
days and Sundays we are always crowded
but some days are dull. Taking the
year round / make net profit of over
$40 per week.
GLOW can you undersell to such re-
markable extent other men in your busl>
uesse"
''I buy my meat at the slaughter
house, where can get it from thirty to
forty per cent. cheaper than in the
market. Beef sold at eleven cents per
pound in Washington market buy for
eight cents per pound. l buy pigs heads
at two cents per pound, mutton for stews
at four cents per pound, and veal at
three cents per pound. l cannot give
big plates, but with large custom
can make money by selling at my prices,
as little calculation will show. There
is no reason why eggs should sell at
five and ten cents each, when they rarely
cost over one cent each, If you buy
large quantity. Last month good mack
ercI sold for twenty five cents per 100. !
laid in a large supply, which l salted
down, and can sell them at handsome
profit at four cents each. | have now
let YOU into some of the mysteries of my
business" concluded the big lieutenant.
ssMy customers are more than satisfied,
and myself and wife are content and
happy"
And he looked happy.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
"THE LITTLE DELMONICO."
A UMique Italian Restaurant I'm Ncxv
York.

UMlque Italian Restaurant I'm New
York.
The New York Mail and Express saw
that persons who are not accustomed to
economical living are frequent in their
expressions of astCnishment as to how
men who labor for wages ranging from
seventy-tive cents to a dollar a day can
contrive to keep body and soul together,
Ihere are several hundred Italian resi-
dents in the sixth ward, on Mott, Null
berry, Baxter, Pearl, Pell and Bayard
streets, who do not earn over Sc per
week, who never sc hungry and who al
ways sleep under roof, except in the dog
days. when they reposc on the upper side
OF the roof. Many of these men not
only pay their way on the Sc, but put
small sum aside every week to meet the
rainy day.
How do they live2 As far as the sim
gle men are concerned, this question was
fairly solved by Mail and Ecpress re-
porter in visit paid yesterday to a
queer little restaurant located on one of
the business thoroughfares of the ward.
The landlord calls the place the Little
Delmotlico, while his patrons designate
it by the title Of the Tramps' Delmon-
leo. A number of men, most of whom
wore threadbare garments, were scat
ed at the tables. which were
covered with oilcleth. The dining-room,
which would seat about two dozen per-
sons, was as clean and neat as many
places of higher pretentions. The land
lord, who has served as lieutenant in
Garibaldi's army, was quite affable. He
entered with swelling pride into an ex-
planation of the system by which he
furnished yiands at ridiculously low
rate and made money, prefacing his re
marks by producing the TO lowing bill
of fare:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
Died Fighting.

A wild story comes in from Periban,
Michoacan. Three we'll mounted and
we'll armed men stopped at an inn to pass
the night. The woman who kept the
place advised the authorities that three
suspicious men had called at her house.
The president Of the city council and the
jud ge, with few citizens, went to the
house to see the suspicious characters.
But the three men locked themselves in
their room and refused to be interviewed
A crowd of citizens was collected, but
when they appeared they were greeted
with a volley from the three men. An
assault was then made on the room, and
the prisoners breaking out of the door
fought their way through the crowd,
using their revolvers and daggers. The
crowd followed closely after the fugitives
and many shots were exchanged.
Finally one of the fellows dropped:
even while dying he turned over and
fired on his pursuers. A second fell a
few steps further on, fighting hard. The
third sheltering himself behind rock:
made it warm for his pursuers, and
though often wounded. fought on With
scarcely enough strength to draw his ritlo
to his shoulder. Called on to surrender,
he only replied with bullet, which re-
deved the president of his hat. The
crowd closed in round him as the death
mist was passing over his eyes. Still he
tried to pull the trigger of his rifle for a
parting shot, but life and strength failed
him. The corpses were buried in Peri
ban. They were supposed to be part
of Marcial Braves bandit troops. During
the fight the citizens had fired 200 shots.
and of these nearly twenty had taken
effect on the bandits, who were torn 20
pieces by terrible storm of lead. Scs-
eral of the citizens were wounded. Th.
bandits died like Legendary heroes -
Too Republics (City Of lMerico).
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
Growing Gold Mines.

The famous Comstock lode is still
growing; that is, the causes which pro-
duced the great vein are yet in opera
ton, though with diminished activity.
The lode was probably millions of years
in reaching the condition which it had
attained when 1t was first discovered,
and In millions more. il left undisturbed,
all the great chambers that have been
robbed of their ore might again be
filled. In all the softer ground where a
drift is run movement is seen toward
the closing of it. This movement is
called by the miners the swelling" of
the ground. In many places it amounts
to more than mere swelling-amouuts
to degree of motion that is almost
startling in its energy. Belts of pecu-
liar kind of clay that have been cut by
drifts have been known to rise from the
floor until more than thirty feet have
been cut away.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18

The total population of the British
Islands is &c, 500, 600; of the British EN-
pire. 80, 225, 900; of Russia, 100, O36,~
542; of Germany, As, 234, ,oe1; of France,
81, ,672, 048.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18

New Orleans was founded by com
pany of French adventures in 1743.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18

The mosquito always makes himself to
hum.-Bost0n Star.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18

A music expert says only one man in
1000 can whistle tune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Hufu, j Chldrr>>. zoe, and
magazine writer. aud wcli.Lnowu
resident of Louisville, Ky, has Become
insane.
\oyrl, constitute ujuc-tcuths of the
book read i'm EJgaud. and n.nrtccu-
twentieth, of th, book, read iu the
Wlulr world
ihc loulou newspapers have u
eur ON, etiquette tv.ik,,huy one t.
ciihcr g".'c or comment upou auvthin.;
that appears u the columns ct another.
Ida Lewis. "thc Grace Darling of
Lime Rock. near Newport. H. l.. has
Ncut 20 contribution 20 The treasurer OF
the Grace Darling monument fund i'm
Euglmd
Rulu, Choat,. when ~omcbo ~
threatened tp challenge hi vote ON thu
ground that hc could not write. an
sWcrcd: IA You do lWill give YOU u
specimen of my handwriting, aud chnl-
lcugo YOU ON tn ground that YOU can
NOT read. \. J. Commercials 1drey-
NNrr
MIR Naron,. thr New Nork pho
to2raphrr although over sixty wears OF
age. rich and very fond OF >kctching i'm
charcoal and chulk- ion the Tile and
Solmagmdi Clubs ot which hc is u
member still attends personally To
posing the sitter, i'm his great establish
mcnt n J. PoNt
"liill Nyc invites Che Prince of
Wales son. who has lust como of uor.
To hr his guest when he visit, this coun-
try. II tender YOU. he writes, the
freedom of my douhlc-barrelcd shotgun
during the prairic-Chickcn holocaust.
AL h.
ranl,r~t and the wild hen matches hcr
Young.
The new book, The Money
makers which Is said To bc a reply To-
"Ihc Broad-winuers. hns Just been
published, and u has been generally
understood that Congressman Martin
A. Foran, of Cleveland. Is the author:
but that gentleman denies the report.
and there promises to be the same
mystery about the book n there was
about Tho Bread winners 49, Chjcdgo
Inter OccGp.
The late David Kimball of Ports
mouth, y. H., had ON several occasions
during hi, lifetime the rare experience
of seeing under the roof-trcc of the old
house at Topsliold, Mass, scyon gene
rations Of his own blood, namely. his
own great grandfather, grandfather.
father, mother, his own generation. his
own and his brother children and
grandchildren, and his brother great
grandchildren Boston JoHrHd
Policeman Richard l.. Eldredgc, Of
New York hne been retired from the
force and will hereafter receive pen
sou of fifty dollars per month El-
drrdge has been i'm continuous service
for lifty-twO wears, and d, now eighty
seven years old He was one of the
four men who stood guard at Castle
Garden when General Lafayette was re
ccivcd 10y the citizens of New York, and
was the officer called by the mob after
the murder OF Helen Jcwctt many years
ago II was he who found the hatchct
with which the murder was committed
and the cloak OF the murderer. N Y
StD
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
DELIGHTFUL DAKOTA.

rt~, Charms ,r rht. ,,,,,,,,., ,..,..,.... A..
u.icnt, ncscrlbcd-,,e Nc,S, n,.co,-
crcd site ~ tho Garden of rdcn.
ps,ctc i h, u,,,,., ,-.r., ,.....A
s.l .....,.t....
-, - ''. '''''''l'' OF 'n'
'S.'9h' the garden spot oi tho "onu-
'e&I tao ifupcual wheat belt of the
globN % Is y more than ruNN realm.
wl!,a ,u ,e,r, ouo MN. up,,.
pl,,,I ,rJ ,l,,,',., ,,,,t.,,.,,,. ,,l.,l.i.,,
'' NV" "
'''''' '~' ""' "'''"N' N""'N re-
Sioh "I romance and oi fable. IL d, "a
peerless hat modest land, that mower
sounds the ti-hh,rn of 10, own fame
II IS the world, tuc Wonderland.
wh"rc no storm, aud tcmpo,ts ever
blow. aud whcrr all the brc.l,- are
trained TO sing psalms u tune, iu piau-
iN>imo style and I'm oven h'ttcr tmc unG
rdNmc than the rendering ut The Or-
| der of the FUR Moons | heard Just
now
Our Widest bElard>, 90, mruNght-
cned duWn-Eu~tcr- sometime. term
thcm, are used 10y gentle mothers To- lull
thoW babes to sleep. The sun ~hinos
over with mellow >ploudor that calls
TO mud the iUr-iamcd Happy NullrN Of
"Ra,~clu~, and there !. lust frost
| enough I'M our wmirrs to turn the elm
| leaves golden. Nu summer druuih~ or
winter Hoods spread devastation over
| the folds and hopes of our husband
mon. No army worms or gra~-hopp,r,
sweep those fertile plains and valleys
with uibhling dcsolHtion 40 hail
storms rHttl" their destroying mu~kruy
| upon the grains and fruits and plato
| glass windows of that clysium except,
now aud then, just enough to furnish
! business to our ambitious young home
hail insurance companies
Bananas bloom in November and
Young oranges are picked the day be-.
fore Christmas Roi-iu~, striped stick
| candy, tim horses and india rubber
dolls, llpcn alwaN, Justin time for Santa
Claus pcddlcr wagon, with his reindeer
team and his little round stomach
| that shakes when hc laughs like a howl
iuI ol Jelly. Pincapplcs aud figs grow
spontaneously ON Canada thistle bushes
! everywhere, while the cottuu-Voods
and dog-icnncl tree, yield brook trout.
/ nectarines and pcrsimmous. of large
size aud llayor Il canal boat-load TO the
| acre spring roses blossom ON the
plain, gentle Annie, ior New Year,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
AT TIE FlPESIOe.

Nrc>'uF tn' hearth oher ia,ing stores sud
l.tt'- VIud~ DO lloV.
h'n g. ihc wiut-y woids ave wrapped ia
~htoud o. widest snow.
" hen closer to bins doth hl- rag the sh.vcr.
INK outcu.t draw.
Who dream, uot OF o single meal aud rre,s
Pile ou moc logs the brIrh;c. taat our
chcory hearth Doth glow
Tho moro our hearts shall warm tu those Who
ho such blessings kupw
A' hearth nnd home ami kth aud hin ANA
Poor wanderers. who on mi, earth no jot of
Joy can und
Foor We may lee get not SD poor hut that a
We have for such; ond know, @ Lord We lcnd
Who H'dcth NOT hi- hrOthpt. Whom IA. ku,,.L,tb
ut the door
Is mono Of Thine. Tor Thou. Lord vn,t
gracious TO tho poor
Pile on moro log~; draw closer in. o grand.
, sire. gray aud Old;
climb toddltus darling. 60 his knee, aud las
'pon his breast, and lstcu whilst the fair,
OF the E.du Queen who holds bcr co,rt ,,,,ii
the huwcrhclls
Now youths aud maidcns one aud an. i'm swcc,
homc. tasks engage.
Smiled on upprovlugly hy those who own a
No harm can inJurc those who safo at the
home anchor ride.
no worldly pleasures Weld to peace that gilds
the home -tlrc-idc.
our own trp~ldc. our bright nre-idc th,rp's
music ion the sound.
hthrt sunshine in each wCll-luNcd face our
table grouped around,
hle'N Ihou, o Cod that irrsldc dear. that il
may happy ho.
since every blessing We enjoy we owe that
room TO Thee
Chambers Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20

leave his base of operations and attack
Us IN ours On the other hand the
tontcdcrateS entered ON an aggressive
campaign with divided counSC!s. The
second I'm command was half sick. had
no faith iu an assault and no cNpccta-
tiou of success,
General Grant apparently insist, that
the Federal force, were not defeated ON
the first day BUT we thmk a., facts
dO not bear out this claim Ills front
had been forced back nearly or quito
two miles. General Prcutj>,' division
had been captured ca ma>sc -. POO oil
cCrS and men The Federal camps were
n the possession of the enemy What
the Confederate, could or would have
done on the morrow it their
leadership had remained uu-
changed must always remain "A mat
tor of opinion That the wcaricd
assailant~ could have driven the Federal
forces into the river, or cut of their re-
treat, and enforced their surrender. il
TO us incredible. even ii the Federal
army had not been reinforced ON the
morrow 10y part of General BuclPs
forces, and 10y the gmboat>. But the
attempt was not even made The death
of General johnson dcvolvcd the COM
mand on General Bcaurcgard; and the
change of commanders BROUGHT "A
change of policy At the council of
war on Saturday afternoon General
Bcaurcg1rd had urged that the army
withdraw TO Corinth On Monday
morning he ordered that withdrawal to
take place. The first DAYS battle of
Shiloh was II Confederate attack luder
one commander The second DAYS
battle was NJ Confederate retreat under
another commander Both were meas
urably successful. 1t is, indeed. rarely
the case that a change of command and
a change of policy takes place ON the
Held of battle with SO little resultant
disaster 10 the army as resulted to the
Conicd'ratcs from their change of COM
mandcrs and policy at the battle of
Shiloh.
This battle sngulurv illustrates how
lar the fortunes OF war depend upon
what we call accident II General
Johnston had lived he would have pm-
sued ON Monday the aggressive policy
OF sunday and his army would have
either won victory or suffered a rout.
And that he did not live was due TO ac-
cidcnt. stray shot cut an artery n
hls leg. An eNtemporized tomniQuet
NN"lN H'N' NtopI'h INC blttO NJ. bNi
half an hour earlierhe had dismissed the
surgeon, who up to that time had nc
companicd him, to attend wounded
Federal prisoners There was no ono
present at the moment who knew
enough to tie up the artery. and General
Johnston blcd TO death His humanity
to Federal prisoners cost him his life.
On the other hand, General Grant, Col
oncl MCPHERSON and Major Hawkins,
reconnoitcring the field together, sud-
denly found themselves subjected TO "a
sharp muSkct fire from n concealed bat
terry. Major Hawkins lost his hat; Col
oucl McPhcrson's horse was shot
through the body and lived Just long
enough To take him out of danger. and
the -caDbard of General Grants sword
was taken OF by ball If the one bail
had missed General Johnston and the
other ball had struck General Gruul.
the commander Of the Federal forces,
not of the Confederate force, would
have been changed, and the issue OF the
battle OF Shiloh might have been diner
ent ChltshaH iHtDu
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
HUMOROUS.

This bed is too short, said the
tnlI man. on being shown 10 his room.
you must rcmcmbcr,' said the boy,
that when you are iu there will be
two feet added 10 H. Merch0ht Trar-
eier
Look here, this piece OF meat
don suit me It's from the back OF
the animal IS neck said a man TO a
I German butcher. mine irien'. ali dot
pccf vat ! sells is pack OF dot neck
Derc vo- nOdding but horns in front of
dot neck. a. s. IndcDeDdcHL
"Do you manufacture truck, as
w"'l rs roller skatesP "Oh no."
But was down 40 your factory this
morning and saw several put together 80
"Oh, those were NOT trucks Mo-
40, they are the Kind Of skates we arc
shipping 10 Chicago Bostou Past.
$50 you didn', succeed very well
with your school in llinois2' mo;
J had 'o give DO up aJ Oh" end Of the
'rs month 'Did You use the black
board much'' mo: it was too large.
But used all the other furniture about
tIo room that wasn't nailed down. '.-
81 Gy0phi..
Aunt Jaur. is ID quito true Chat
lHdy may ask gentleman to marry her
~ ID i- leap FoaIh' "Nc-. my dear.
I'll i- quite uu. "But if hc don + want
io marry her, Aunt Jane. what must hc
du iHon" "llc must give icr ucN
b.acs ,la dress. my dear and then .hr
understands "Oh' Am Jnuc' Aunt
J ur' Now ! know why tou hnyc
many black -i.L dresses Clrggo
Jrillu,
"Alait what doe. this mrau
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
TOBOoGANlNG.
some speculation. "a, to How the Nc,t
CraIc wiz Catch You.

some NptCulatiuuH Hs t0 How the NrNt
'ralc win Catch You.
Toboggnuiug. The coutagion of which
seems 10 have come from MontrcaTs
two winter carniyals threatens 20 be
the next popular craze Already aiti-
fetal hills are being built. where natural
ones do not exist. and some provision
for giacial surface when ice is not TO
be had viii doubles Doe forthcOminV
n is wild whirling sensation that
takes hold iirmcr and holds ON longer.
perhaps, than the roller skate. 10 is
thus described.
Imagine yourself at Inc summit of
q slope -ix hundred feet in height. and
ct at an angle Of sixty dcurcc- For a
long distance it falls sheer a- night
mare, dazzling white. each little grain
of the snow -cintillatiug like dia-
mOnd. You -traighten your tubogoan %
bead. and your lady companion bc-tows
herself iu the bow. tucking her skirts
tightly around her dainty fcct aud
drawing her nubia down 90 shield her
eyes and face You cu-aoucc Yourself
behind her. ON one hip IN YOU will. with
Che other foot trailing as % rudder.
though my experience teaches me 90
tho near no.ghborhOod OF the rcarwmd
buttons Of Angelina sDcyuc. one hand
trailing on cuch side. by whose pressure
(a small section of broom tick i- 10 hc
commended iu thi. cOuncciouJ up
frail vessel l- guided
"AIl being i1 readiness you gently
push your iOboggau tY tho olgc of che
prccipico. The slender wood crraks.
D. U..NI 81
assume 5000 almost perpendicular 100.
ait ION. and 'ln neither world seem. fU
rise up and -mI'o YOU .u Ihc face.
Nothing Boo tHc universe resemble thi-
first dII/f swOyu So I0w is the sled
and 500 light 'f fabric. md .D rrmeuI.
Du- iuo impetus Instant. attained. THAT
ihc impro ION Is one OF sitting still
while the universe flies up at Eou The
sharp edges of the -'rtuuu-board cut
rainbow of snow Chat hiss af YOU. and
cover your beard with chilly d.1mouds
and Angelina haiI with priceless
jewels. from either side lhe grinding
CRYSTALS 'Iy behind you iikc spark. from
% 2r.nds'ouc You have hardly wall
lowed your heart again whom you are
af t1c foot of fIc op. 9nd with flc
bound ol shark touched with Ife
steel Che sled. striking thc IcscI -ur.uo.
dozen feet into Ihn #.r rud .aud.uv au
ih. level NOW .rH speed onward with
scarcely Ic-ouiuu speed 600 600 IH.t it
.DV mor. .ban m... Huat from ...
N..' wNrUu. F0U tart i .ui WIur. NOW
tu. great Pine IaU, Dixie -euDbt uu-Ie.
ln muu.. Eou hove gou. H mile and
90 aauorI"r. and realized the dizzy plunge
of Hn.mora aud tHe long. m uD
H.| O. D.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
\ TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.
Mrs. Badger Tells Her Husband
All About 1t.

uIl,o,...,..,
"'' "'''"'"I'' 'N-
'''''," wi n""A'' as She bounced
mo 'he sitIing room. sank into an easy
chair and gaspcl for breath
What is the ma.tcr. my deoI.o in.
uuircl Mr.. B,d.r.,. D.. loil L., I,;.
noy,s,,,,.,r 49,, -, ''''
sup. 81" prepared TO listen
i"'. '' nice way TO speak to a
woman after She has just seen a sight
that CA died her blood Oh my l" cN-
claimed the worldly lady as ,b, cov,rcd
,c,.. .,,;,,l. r,.,..,,;.i.; 80 ~
t,,,il, aII;,.;.,,. .,' ,''''' K '"' ,''
ava ''' moment oI lhe
'"'' INA. me TWO coior7 formed "a very
ihhmmoniou> contrast Il can see il
before me now / don't believe | will
ever fo.rr' 70. ever
.C,,.,.,... ,..,,,...l,
''' "'"'' """
''' ''i' an '"o"' It,
nat is the way with YOU men. s.
responded Mrs. Badger q. she removed
her hand, from her face and began un-
buttonng her gloves. You have no
feeling. You don't know what scnti-
mcnt j.. II YOU had passed through
what have to-day the first int nation
would have OF ~ would hc an unusual
Cdor about your breath You would 20
INTO saloon just as if nothing had
happened and talk the matter over with
friend, and 10y the time YOU rot home
YOU would forget all about 10 Compose
myself. indeed ! know shan recover
from the shock for six weeks. IL / ever
viii
Here the excited mairon paused to
allow her husband AN opportunity to
interrupt her again, but that individual
wisely rcirained from taking advantage
~ ll.
When ! got through my work This
noon YOU know we had company for
lunch; Mrs Simpson and h.rdaughtrr
were here How ] dctcst that woman,
know she came here on purpose TO
make mean remarks about her new
~ivcrwarc. By the way. Isaac that
silyewar is wearing very badly The
plating has been rubbed OF iu three
places ON our coffee pot mI,n ly That
come, OF buying your tableware at "a
tea astore alway- knew YOU were no
iudgc OF -uch things. The next time
perhaps You VIII let me buy stun for
IS own house But YOU always thiuk
y3J know o much about thing 80
one can teach YOU anything III YOU
would take your wife advice once or
twice q year. instead Of that miserable
Jim Wilson. itwould be- lc.tcrfprt YOU
aud M" too. ! suppose now YOU viii
go and tell that odlOu- man Just what
I've said. That is the way you always
do. lou know YOU do. The la-i Time
J told You the truth about him you went
right OIL and repeated it to him like q