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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
EXTRACT FROM VANCE'S SPEECH
AT RALEIGH AS GIVEN IN
CHRONICLE.

1T is, l suppose. generally known
to you," SAID Senator Vance, "that
I'm something OF sore-head.' He
did not approve Of every ching that
Mr.. Cleveland had done and did not
think that he would object to some
honest criticism from his best friends.
'If he (the Presidency did he is not
worthy to occupy the position that
be holds" '.And if l." said the
Senator, s'for fear Of offending the
President, shonld withhold such
criticism, / would not be worthy of
the position that occupy" / have
disagreed with the President in his
silver policy and In his views on the
so-called civil service reform. But
I'm not going to quit theDemocretic
party OF that account. 'But, ,then,"
said the Senator, with merry twin
kle in his eye, 81 have thoasht that
perhaps the President knews as
much about it as l do.' He said
that Mr.. Cleveland was an honest
man and was fearless in the perform
ance cf what be considered his duty
The departure from Washington of
those rascals and thieves who have
hung around the Capital in former
years is evidence OF the character
and ability Of the Administration
He said that Mr.. Cleveland was
hull-headed, conceited and obstinate
out he th~ught he would soon get
over that as lie had just married.
The Senator closed his speech,
which was apout one and quarter
hours long, with the advice to stick
10 the good old Democratic party
which had done SO much for the
people and was ABOUT to be in posi-.
ton to do SO much more.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
POOR FARM | NG.

A system Of agriculture which has
ruined many fertile farms. In go
Ing abeut the country we see many
farms where the grass is cut off year
after year aud no dressing put on
the land to keep up it's fertility.
This is deliberate attempt to cheat
nature. No one las ever yet SUE
ceeded and no one ever will succe ed
by doing this. However. year by year
the crops become less until in a few
years, the land will bec5ihe 50 run
out as TO be fardly worth moving
over. 1t is very mistake to attempt
such farming. What is worth doing
IS worth doing nells This @sxium
is as applicable to the farm as to
any other department. If a man
can not make money for the neees-
sarv dressing. he surely eau not by
withholding the same; ;and had better
give up the business and seek some
other occupation. II by moderate
use of dressing, ore can make a
profit on every acre cultivated. tt en-
by a free use of the same he may
make a still larger profit. Why
should any man NOV over four acres
ef grass to get four tons of hay,
when, by propes. methods, he MaS
get the same amount from Oae acre?
Few farmers, except few markt t
gardeners near the clties. have ever
fully tested the capacity of their
fartns to prodiice. Thet hear Of
large crops, but never attempt to
sec ure them. Most farmers are un-
willing to expenG the money to
bring their FARMS tip to the highest
state Of cul ivaticn. This is a
mistake. VIA would be thought
of a manufact urer who should bald
hr purchase large end costly mill
and never run it up TO its fullest
capacity, possibly not do more than
one half Of what it was capable of
doing? Most men Voc. think him
very foolish. We link 1t safe to
gay that not one II hundred farms
are made to produce even one half
of what they are capable of doing.
Young men could dnd full ana pro
ftab!e scope for all their enterprise
On the farm if they would only take
hold Of the business in proper
way. If young men NIo 80 West
would b cont IL TO suff the same
hardships IT home that tEey DO at
the West il order - WIN success,
they woul make as III ich money
and secure other advantages We
wish more c,,untry boys could be
led to see this matter in the right
light, and take hold and r,iuyenate
some sf the old and ne lect cd farms
and make tAe:n as II former days.
and even more profita bic.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
OFFICE HOLDERS ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS

A Cabinet Minister was asked to-
dav as to what, in his opinion. was
the proper Interpretation to put on
the Presidents order rela tive 20 the
political course of Government Of
ficials. He said he had never dis
cussed hat subject with the Presi
dent, and therefore he did not feel
authorized TO undertake to express
the meaning of the President. AS
10 his own views, they were decided
enough. and he had 10 obi lection to
giving utterance to item. He did
not helieAe that any power existed
to forbid to office-ho ders the same
privil. ges as pert aimed to other citi-
zens to express and to advocate
their 10 ;ticsl convictions. If any
officer of the Government saw pro
per to address his fellow citizens in
public on current political issues, he
did nj see that it would be any
crime or call for any censure. In
his own department he certainly
would not venture to call to account
any one who should do this. The
casting of ballot was just as much
the expression of an opinion as
would be sdvocacy Of it by word of
mouth, and one was as much an in
alien2ble right as the other. When
he entered the Cabinet he did not
surrender his rights as a citizen, and
had always expressed his political
views VI hen the occasion called for
1t. He had also contributed to cam
paign funds, as had the President,
and he would not take from ethers
the ri .hts which he exercised him
self. If Government employees
at; ended faithfully to their duties
lurlpg office hours, IN his oplnlon
j4rj sd .ction over them ceased when
they were off duty. 1t would be
thought uoyt strange if the Govern
ment should assume to prevent one
of its employees firm speaking in
church or leading at a prayer meet.
1ny, and citizen has IS much right
to his political as his religious con
victions. lie thought that it woul
We safe to leave conduct in such mat
tcrs to the individual sense of pro
priety of IhOse From
Baltimore San.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
POULTRY NOTES.

Those who can get plenty Of mill
will find it most valuable adjunct
in feeding young stock.
Plaster Of Paris scattered over the
floors of the fowl houses is power
fal absorbent. preventing the smell
which arises from the droppings.
The nests must occasionally be
renewed and kept clean. Straw is
better than hay. Tobacco stems
covered with straw are an excellent
proven tion Of insect breeding, espe>
cially when hens are setting.
l tried rice for young chicks this
year, says correspondent, and
think it is the best food found for
them Did not have one to die that
was hatched out. l shall thorough
ly test it's merits and adapt ability
ne19 season. 1t is cheap article,
too.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
A Short Biography OfThe Oyster.
Baltimore Am2ric an.

The oysters is again irt our midst.
The oyster is good thing t., have
in our mi lst, It. creates feeling of
comfort aid content an, answers
completely the old question as to
whether or not life is worth living.
There may be better aquatic things
than the oyster, but their names are
not known. Ihe gentle bivalve Is
the very essence OF goodness.
The oyster is mankinA's friend. 1t
is as modest as it is useful. In it's
Youthful days it aff1xes itself to an
object and stays there until com
PEELED to leave. 1t does not visit or
CAD al out. Or go On excursions.
[. sticks closer to its perch than
a politician does to a sinecure.
All it does is to be there and get
fat. AS the tides pass by it opens
is mouth and takes in whatever OF
nutriment the current b ings it. 1t
is the picture of otiuno cum dignitate.
For months and months it stores
away the succnlence Of the salten
seas. Then some frosty morning it
jumps into dredge and leaves its
watery home. 1t comes to the city
takes up its residence in the raw box
AMI when the sable gentleman with
a knife threatens to cut its throat. il
comes out of the shell, crawls uron
tie prongs Of a fork, AM after pass
ing through yawning cavern. takes
a last, long dive into some human
depth from which no traveller re,
turns. Its little life is gone, but the
man who takes it utters bene lie
ton, and C Ills for another half do
zen.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
The SECOND TERM.

A SKILFUL REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN
THINKS CLEVELAND WON'T GET IT.
From an interriesc wHh the Hon. W. ".
Dudiey, lately Commissioner Of Pens,ons-
'Do you think Cleveland will be re-
nominated?''
mo, do lot. | am almost alone
among my friends in taalng this view
but | have been all over the North dur
ing the summer, and haze made careful
examination of the possibility of opposi>
ton to Mr.. Cleveland within his own
party The leaders do not like him, and
The people with whom he is popular are
not enthusiastic over him. am conf
dent ne will not be renominated. The
feeling in New York especially 1 know to
be very stroug against him. IN. 7. Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
Chicken Cholera.

The symptoms OF cholera are great
tslrst, q nervous anxious expression,
grcenish dropDlngs. and rapil pros-
tration. Its work Is done quickly,
usually killing the birds in twenty
four hours or less. When it attacks
a fl )ck the sick birds must be sepa-
rated from the others, anl tho
rough cleaning and dIsInfectien of
the whole premlses-yards, csoPs.
and even the roosts aad neste-must
be ma le by sprinkling with water, to
every g"llan Of which an onnce of car
bolic acid is added Although hun
dreds of remedies have leen pros
posed. it is doubtful if sure cure
has as yet been discovered f,r this
terrible scouree of the poultry yards.
The best mode Of treating a large
flock of fowls is to allow them no
drinking water at all. but add
a teaspoonful of strong liqaid car
bolic acid to quart of water. and
use this water for mixing the soft
food, which should consist of twt
| pounds of corn meal, ole pound O.
parched flour, half pound of fenu
greek and an ounce of bread soda
Boil a pound of the inner bark o
| thered oak tree IN half a gallon o
water down to aquart. Take .
mound of the mixture. pour in q gil
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
TRUE, BROTHER.

The people Of North Carolina need
TO pranare for the more thorough
education Of the children of the
S ate. Give lis men ir every posi-
ton of power and trust who are in
thorough accord with the progressive
IDEAS Of the times. Give US men
ho te;i-ve in the education and
el yation Of the masses of the mass
es of the people. We need true and
honest men in the halls Of Legis>
laton and in every political Office
Golf Leof.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
The Ss.aNDERER.

There is 90 more cowaraly assas~
sir that wa lks the farth than the
character 1-murierer--ths shiny and
slanderou.-topgued sossieer whose
delight 1T is to -epeat every idle wo-d
that is wlspered IN tEeir ear-to
spew out and enlarg, upon to the
first listening frle end they meet the
lstest "what hey say the veno>
nous and viporous-hearted scandal
monger whose business it Is to tar
nish the good name and traduce the
character Of their fellow-men, wheth-
er by direct charge or insinuatloa.
With knowing wink and signid-
cant shake Of the head, they are ev-
er ready to pcddie the .:ucws" about
but always with soft reminder not
to say l tclI you 80 and 80. These
pieu. hypocrites infect every COM
munity and ply their nefarious
practice of Misunderstanding
wherever they go. Heaven pity such
miserable wretchss as these, and
willie this sort Of cha ~acter calls for
condemnation of the seveEest kind
let US rather pity them and leave
them alone in the hands of HIS CHER
Power before whose judgment bar
their 1lacksned and pnny souls must
some day be called to sccoust. lie
who undertakes to run down a SLAM
derer shows himself waiting in good
judgmen'.. but ae who lives it dow n
proves Il chorsct, invulnerable to
the attacks of t=s t. OughtlesS and
maiicinur.--H u u>on Mirror.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
A Contrast.
Philadelphia Record

The Southern Democracy are
c. argei by james 6. Blaine with
awlessly AMI systematic lily sup
pressing the right Of suffrage that
belongs to tie colored voters. Yet
two negroes one from South Carolina
ard the other from North Carolina.
have seats in the prese mt Congress.
and these are jast two more negroes
til: have been elected to Congress
by all the Republicans of the North.
If what Mr. Blaine asser.s be true,
how did Robert Smalls and James
E. O'Hara get into the present
House Of Representatives! And if
Northern Republicans have so great
; desire for the political elevation of
their colored brethren, why do they
not send an occasional negre to Con-
qre6 y the State Legislatures? 4
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
CLOVER.

The experience of the farmers of
Catawba Of establishing the value OF
the clover crop and its adaptation to
the soil and climate Of this sectio.
Volumes hove been written On tie
clover plant and it's great value te
the farmer. 1t seems to combine
many remarkable advantages. On
stock farm it is indispensable IF a
cheap food for raising young animals
or fa tening oil ones. AS y fertil
er it is very valuable and comes
higher than any other plant to solv~
ing the problem which gives Pause
to'modern chemistry-the problem
how to estract..trom the atmosphere
the Invaluable nitrogen which lies
around us in an ocean of boundle>s
protusion, and which yet refuses to
respond to any Invitation from any
chemical substance to combine with
it for the use of plants. Glover
, ass,milates nitrogen from tie air
and fixes it in its own substance so
that it can be added to the soil by
the mere mechanical process Of
ploughing under the plant. AS
nitrogen Is the most expensive fer
tilizer, being the most difficult to
obtain, 1T is evident upon mere the
Ory that clover is OF a great value
as Il fertilizer, and the facts more
than sustain the theory.
Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom of the farmers of this section
to send North for their seed or buy
it from dealers supplied from th~
! Northern States. This is now I'll,
about to be changed. The MeSsrS.
Sigmon, of this county. have a
clover huller which is in operation,
and the Me srs. Suttlemyre have
also a huller attachment to their
thresher. which thev are success
fully operating. The seed from ar
average acre Of clover at present
prices is worth as much as the
wheat from an average acre of th..t
crop, with this immense advant:. g.
J in favor of the clover. that the ii s.
and valuable Gu ting Of clover i!
saved for feeding the stock of th'
farm, and the seed allowed to ma
lure on the second crop, which pos
. sesses little value as a feed on &C
count of les salivating properties,
f With these facts in view it i
pretty certain that the clover crop
: is bound to receive attention from
, the farmers of the Piedmont coun
J itrY. They eanuo. afford TO mcgee
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
TO TAKE IsRUISES OET OF
FGKNlTU7sE

Vet the part with warm water .
d, uale a piece of brown pspsr FIVE
or six times, soak it. in warm wa.,r
and lay it on he place; apply on
that Il warm, but not hot. fat iron,
till the NOS, ure Is evaporsted. II
the bruise BE- not gone, repeat the
process. After two or three apptl-
cations the dent or bruise will be
raised TO The surface. If the bruise
be smsl. merely soak 1t with warm
water, and hold = red-het iron near
the su~r.c", keeping the surface con-
tinuall, wet. The b,uise will soon
djsappe ar.--rrogressire Farmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
LIFE On The Fks,n.
A HUMOROUS WRITER TELLS WHAT
HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.

Oar bow wels mes with mercy tC-
wards these Sudras Of the soil,
whom the high and haushty Bra
Minis Of commerce and cei n Isl urn
with the foot as a stranger cur" We
know their sorrows and sufferings !;
the trial of temper in stnmpY fields 4;
the vlleness Of planta in, the wicked
ness of weeds; The deceit of cookie ;
the "uirth~ SIM in wild onion. While
the average citizen can hardly hold
his OWE against the world, thc flesh
and devil, the unhappy prisoner
of .'land measure'--perch, rod and
rood-is tolmented by the Apacnes
Of the VEG etable, mineral and amin al
kingdoms.
The farmer has our pity. He is
the drudge--the helot Of political
economy. Everybody rlies him no.
body carries BIN. lie IS the victim
of hog cholera, high tariff and fraud
ulent fertilizers. Pastoral poetry
may delude him, for the moment
into a q cam of rural bliss, but the
sheriff rudely wekes Linn to AIS
wretchcdness.
lie can't strike for increase O
wages or SHORTER tine Of toll. Th,
mechanic has his gui d, fixes hi;
own pay AMI hours for work. Th,
cobbler is "knight;' - the plowmar
a damb driven OK. The man of tools
follows aie trade often in warm fac,
tory and always sheltered from tnt
weather. The farmer mu:t rise witt
the dawn. face the storm, and for
sake the f.eld only with the depart
ing day. In city or town. superio
schools tra IN the child of The poores
llborer for ten months iu the year
Short sessions, and frequently In
diGerci.t Instruction and furnishe,
{. the coIntry patron. And indee'
| the body can be- spared but Tor
}brief period from tie farm.
A war tariff IN these years Q
~ sDeao tlunde. s. by hundred cur
Ining devices the landowner. Th
I''robber nErons" of monopoly ha,
him by taf throat and their hand
ss. : . .
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
Doesn'i Like Grover lllc Great

The followi, e is a letter fom an
old Democrat to Prmeroj s Demo-
cr0t
II have been for nearly thirty years an
act i've, earnest an | consistent Democrat
"a personal friend Of President Pierce.
Thomas Ii. Seymour. Mcclellan, TIlden.
Hendricks and Hancock. l wrote the
EMANCIPATION Hymn which Cleveland
accepted by letter, and the Inauguration
Committee published in their official pro
gramme. But must say, after careful
survey of his A administration. that. II
Grover Cleveland and Democracy be syn
onvmous terms, then may the good Lo d
in Nls infinite mercy deliver me from all
future Democracy.
Fortunately. l am not driven to such a
conclusion. David B. Hill lives, and
can say with HIM. II am a Democrat
JOHN ANKETELL, a. VI.
New YORK CITY.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
APOser for Dan Lockwood.

Washington, Oct. 28.-The Presi-
dents bouncing Of DistrctA ttorneys
Stone of Pennsylvania and Benton
of Missouri for making speech at
a political meeting, raises public ex-
pettution to frenzy about what will
be done to Dan Lockwood in 1888?
Dan will and must inevi ably make
the nominating speech. and will Mr..
Cleveland bnunce him?- From the
Null md Frpress.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
WISE WORDS.

Improve opportunities.
Ill doers are i'll thinkers.
All men can't be masters.
Agree, for the law is costly.
Care and diligence bring luck.
Hatred is blind as we'll as love.
ldleness always envies industry.
Heaven is worth the whole world.
A great fortune is great slavery.
Idle men are dead all their life
long.
Honors come bv diligence riches
spring from economy.
No man is more severely punished
than he who is subject to the whip
Ol MS UW II TeulOESC.
When the forcnoons of life are
wasted there is not much hope of a
peaceful and fruitful evening.
How noiselessly the snow comes
down! You may see ii, feel it but
never hear it. Such is true charity.
Tie an i'll thing 10 be ashamed Of
ones poverty, but much worse rot
to make use of lawful measures to
avoidi..
To &C ucliatc is so Infinitely more
agreeahle than to offend, that it is
worth scme sacrifice of individual
will.
1t is often said that second thoughts
IT. best. So they are in matters of
judgement, but not in matters Of
Conscience.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05

Tie Democratic party IS the
friend Of the people-it is composed
OF the people, end the inteIlgeD mt
people. The Republican party is
composed Of a few bosses AID a
large her1 of ignorant, superstitiens
blacks wLo r,s"ond to he Call OF the
few selfish shepherds with the fidel-
ity of the most fal,htul sheep
" Ilson AdUncc.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05

An old sheep raiser Of Mas>achuS etts,
says: II have two pastures of twenty
acres each | have kept sheep on one of
them about seven years III ten and the
ooher three in ten. The one | kept sheep
on the most IS worth twenty-five per
cent. more than the one pastured with
cattle. have an orchard Of four or hvc
hundred trees, or about five acres When
the apples are the size of walnuts I turn
sheep in, they pick up the green fruit
which has fallen to the ground. thereby
des troylrg many worms, allow them
to remain until the middle Of July, and
| think they benefit the orchard more
than one half the expenses of their past
uring through the scason.''
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
In Raleigh-Never.

An article is going the rounds Of
the papers f..titied 'Whsn not to
drink AZ man who was was in
Raleigh at the circus and was fear
fully 'dry'{ ard couldn't get drink.
would an Fcr-''ln Raleigh-never."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
WE MUST WORK FOR THE PEOPLES WELFARE
SCOTLAND NECK. N. @. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3 1886.

a crop which viii fcrtilise the sell :.
feed and fatten live stock and ptl6
money directly and indirectly in the
farmer plirse.-Hiekory Press.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-05
RATHER A SLICK BURGLARY.
Some Bold, Bad Man Abstracts
@372.5O From Il. Il. CIute's
Office.

One OF the most adept burglaries COM
mitted hereabouts was performed on E..
r. Clute's coal Office, on Main street, last
night, and resulted in loss of $372s50 to
Mr.. Clute. Mr.. Laron Cummings had
just finished balancing cash, and had
put the money and checks in a canvas
bag, with the intention of placing the bag
in Remington, Johnson & Co.. safe.
Before starting out with it, however, he
remembered having occasion to step into
the barber shop next door, and accord
ingly left the valuable parcel on the
desk. He had been in the shop but
moment or two when it occurred to him
that he had been somewhat careless in
leaving the money SO exposed, and he
Immediately fastened back to his Office.
1t took him but minute to discover that
the bag with its contents was gone, and
and he rushed around almost bewildered,
in search of it, but all to no purpose, for
it had been effectually removed.
Mr.. Cummings feels certain that the
thief must have been watching him while
he put the money away, and that on his
leaving the office had popped in and out
again with all possible haste. A great
deal OF the money was in checks, and Mr..
Clute has notified the banks not to pay
any of them if presented, and by this
means it is hoped the guilty party may
be traced up and caught.
Mr.. Clute was seen at late hour to-
day and stated to reporter that he had
not yet succeeded in obtaining even clue
to the thief or the whereabouts of the
missing money.