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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
Hound 10 Dispute About the
Tariff

When l was in Washington the
first winter Of my Congressional life
| found myself sitting alongside a
man l didn't know. l turned to him
and said: Whats your nane?'
Said he: sIy names Allen, and
I'm from Mississippi l know who
YOU are well enough you are Gov
ernor Curtin of Pennsylvania. the
great tariff S!afe.'
"Well." said Mr.. Curtin Allen, .
as we are going to sit together.
guess We might as well be friends" :"
and, said the speaker, I'VE are
friends to this day
"Speai1ing of the tariff. though"
said Mr.. Allen. ."down in Mississippi.
Governor we don't know any thing
ABOUT j., and the more l think about
it and the more l read about IT the
less | know alout it. ard the more
confused / get, and l always feel like
kicking a man who talks to me about
it. 1t reminds NE of man down in
our sectioa who was arrested for as
sauIt ani t.tterv, aRd who was re-
la,ing his story to the Judge:
a traveller on horeeba.k rode up
one evening to this mans house and
asked for supper. horse feed, and
Id.lng, Il of which we're cheerful
IL accorded with irne Southern Loss
pitality. A fter supper the stranger
insu!ted the lnets', wife, and Judge,
said he. i Stood that because he was
INV guest. Then he wanted to kiss
my daaz zhte- and chased her cat i'll
to tie kitchen and then back again,
and, Juigo, l stood that because he
was .nder my roaf ard ha,Ss eaten
sat q, my tale. Then lie ran on.
i. to tl.e ya:,a and heaved q stone
through tt e window, ahd, Judge, l
stood f at because was De term ined
10 be hospitahle. But | wet out TO
the fellow; and l says to HIM, Now.
see here, Cd fel.u~. I've gwen you
supper and fed yous horse. a2d IN
rt ttarn you've lnsulted my wife,
chase., my daughter, and keavea a
stone through ttie window. but III
overlook all that because you are
my guest, if ,ou'il only ccme int"
he L8us,. behave yourself, and 60
% bed. Then I'll give you good
nreakfast I'D send you off rejoic>
ing" Aud by tlunters Judge, what
10 , on think he d d the? Why, az
sure as you're alive he put his finger |
into my hnttonhole and ~an'ed to
discuss tie tariff with ne, and then
l-n him, [ hit him From Re.
cent Speech BY Governor Curtin.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12

Sheep breeding could be made
proftab BILE industry ii North Carol rs
if it were not f,r the docs that de-
troy them. There is not county IN
the State where they could not lie
raise t" profit were it not for this.
The ranges are ample, TIC pasturaee
GOOD, the summer rot to- warm. and
the winters 50 mild ut little or no
housing is necessary. Some efforts
have been made at bIeeaipS sheep
of imtrovea brs seds which have been
broueh ht into the State at coRsidera>
BILE cost to the breeders, and they
have met with some success no.
withstanding the dogs, because they
watch their sheep and protect them.
but hundreds of fine sheep that cost
much money have been de-tl oye',
involving not only loss to their
owners but discouraging Others who
feared to venture when the chances
were SO much against them
Winston Farmer
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
THE HU MAN FA MILY.

There are at least 1,45O000.O0O
human beings living now, and the
Philadel ,,hia Record says that these
are distributed over the earth's
surface so tbs now there is no con-
siderable part where man is not
found. In Asia, where he was first
plan .e3, there are now approximate
ly about eco 100000, densely crowd
ed , on al average 12O to the square
mile. In Europe there are 320,0O0,-
600. In Africa there are 21O,OO0,-
600. In America, North, and South,
there are 11O.OOO,OO0. relatively
thinly scattered and recent. In the
islands, large and small, prob"bly
10,0O0,OG0. The extremes of the
white and black are as Eve to three :;
the remaining 700,OOO,cO0 inttr,nsd~
late brown and tawnv. Of the race
500, ,O0Q,O are we'll clio. he'd, that is,
wear garments of seme kind to cover
their nakedness; 7O0.0O0.OOO ar,
clothed, covering inferier parts o.
the body; 250.O0O,OO0 are practical
lp naked. OF the race 500 OOJ,0 600
live in houses partly furnished w!ti'
the appointments OF civilization ;
500, 100000 ia huts or caves with 1T
furnishing; 26O,OOO,OOo have novhing
that can be called home, are bar
iarous aud savage. The range Is
from the topmost round-the Anglo
Saxon civilization, which is the
highest known--down TO naked
savasery. The portion Of the race
lying below the line of human con
dition is at the very least three-ffthi
of the whole, or 0OO,OoO, ,OOO.--Nev
York Star.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
HOW TIMOTHY INJURIES.
LAND.
Limerick Square p. O.. Pa.

Timothy is hard on land especial
ly if the crop IS sold from the farm.
This is the general verdict OF
farmers Of much experience. But
analysis shows that it takes less
valuable plant food from the soil
than clover, which is regarded as a
renoyating crop The small root
which timothy has as compared
with clover explains much of this
different effect of the two crops.
The timothy root feeds mainly near
the surface. Clover root strike IN
to the subsoil. Clover not only gets
plant food inaccessible to most ga II
crops but after its removal it nc S
sarily leaves a great deal Of fertllI-
zing material which Timothy stub
bic does not haye.-Progyessice
Farmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
True BJSI ESS PRINCIPLES.

1t is S e..sv 10 5e rich man as
a roor one Half the energy dis
played in keeping ahead that is re>
luired to catch up when behind
would save credit, give more time to
attend to business, and add to the
profit and reputation Of those who
work for gain. Honor your engage
ment. l. YOU promise to meet a
man, Or to do cep&i in nome It, he
ready at the appointed time. If you
goon business, attend promptly to
matters or hand then as promptly
go about your own business. Do
not stop + tell stories IN business
hours. n you have a place of busi-
ness, be found there when wanted.
No man can ever get rich 10y citing
around stoies. Never "fOol" on
business matters. Have erder, sys-
tenn, reg, l<r.tv, libe.ality, prompE-
ness. Do not meddle with basine So
YOU kao~ nothing OF. Never buy
an art c1e YOU do not need simply
because it is cheap, and the man
WHO sells it will take it cut in trade.
Trade is money. Strive to avoid
harsh words and personalities. Do
n.,tk:ck everv stone in the path
more miles can ha made in day by
going steadi y on than by stopping
to Kick. Pay as you go. man ui
honor respects his wora as he does
his bond. Aid, but never beg, Help
others when you can, but never
give what YOU cannot atford to. slm-
DIV because it is fashlo liable. Nc
neressity for snapping It out in dog
fashion but say 1T firmly and res
De t.ul =. Have huJ few cenfidents
and ,hc fewer the Fetter. Use your
own brains rather than those q
others. Learn to think and act fol
yourseIf. Be vigilant. Keep ahead
ra h-r than behind the time. Young
man. cut til IL out, and il there b'
folly IN the (argument. let US know
Ibl 4. -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
THE COINAGE OF TUE WORLD.

The whole amount OF gold coins
IS sued trom the mints of the world
in the year 1885 is stated to be, IN
round numbers, So, zoo, 900. and of
silver colos 81, 800. 900. OF the
=, ld $37,50O, ,O99 was coined by
Great Britain and her colonies and
s25, 900 900 by the United States
leaving S10,OOOOO0 as the product
of ali other tOuutfies. OF tue silver
Great Britaln, Au-tria and India
coined $4,000, 600, the Unite dStstes
$4,000, 600 and all other countries
SO, 100000 Iu adl!tion to these
amounts stamped ingofs Of both
metals We're issued fOm various
mints, This makes the increase OF
the geld coinage of the world for
1885 aboat l per cent. and OF the
silver between 2 and 8 per cent.
The gol coinage of the world is now
estimated at So 25o,O0O,CO0, and the
silver. including total Gil ilculation,
S2.755, 900, coo. The total vaue
of gold and silver produced
throua hout the world from the dis
covery of America to the year 1915
is estimated at $4,000, 100000 gold
and Sc 100000 600 silver an ag
gregate of S1o,SOO,oOo,OOo. Since
1875 the average annual product OF
the two metals together has been a
little more than 5000 OoO, 900
so that tie present total for the
world would be nearly $13 5000, O,dOO,-
900, The United States have pros
duced in the last forty years S1,615,-
| OOn 900 worth o. gold and $675. 900,
coo. ofisiver-a total of 81, $50, ,OOO,-
| 600 Up to the year 1879 the annu-
al product of gold excee ded that of
silver. bat the reverse IS now true,
the figures for 1854 being $50, ,SOO,-
900 Of goL' $4S, 500. 900 of SILVER
! ISy
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
THE: OLD BOTHER.

Honor the de>r old mother. Time
has scattered snowy 1aes on her
brews, plowed deep burrows GA her
cheeks, but is she not sweet and
beautiful now? The lips are Tain
and shrnr ken, but those are the
lbs which have kissed many bot
tear frcm the childish checks, and
they are the sweetest lips in the
Wo: Id the eye is dim, yet it slows
with the soft radiance that can new
er fade. All, yes, she is dear old
mother. The sands of life ara near
ly rua out, but, feeble as she Is, she
will 90 further and reach down low
er for you than any other person on
earth. You cannot enter prison
whsse bars can keep her out? You
cannot maunt scaffvlI too high
for her to reach that she may kiss
and bless you in evidence of Fer
aeatAless leve w hen the world shall
despise and fo~sake you; when it
leaves you by the wayside to perish
unnoticed. the dear old mother will
gather you in her arms and carry
YOU heme and tell you Of all your
virtues until you almost forget your
soul is disfgured by vices. Love
her tenderly, and cheer the declin-
inc years with holy devotion.-Wil>
son 1Tirror
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
SURFElT IN E0RSEs.
Pomeroy's Democrat.

Pcmer0y S Dem0craC.
The slrfeit is 8 common disease
in horses that have bsau cruelty
treated. Sudden changes from heat
t. cold, plun2ing De p in cold wat' r
and drinking after peirg hard work
ed, unsound food, being turned from
warm stable out into the cold sir
nigi slews, etc, often produce sur
felt. s. il7rtons; Tie surfeit first
makes L appearance WITH may fine
ard small lumpa under the ST. in, a
falling off Of the hair AID a copstat t
itching at lergL III i eres5 uamber of
scabs arc formed, and unless S some
remedy Is Hse6 tie whole coat of
hair falls eff and the harse is then
covered with scabs. Remedy .Bleed
plentifully, give mash Of one gal
Ion of bran. one tablespoonful Of
sulphur, one ,easpoonfnl Of saltpetre
and a quart Of hot sassaIras tea mix
ed together three tires a week, not
permitting him TIA drink six hours
after a mash is given.
j. b. LONGAKER.
Limerick Square p. O.. Pa.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
EsINEEfDEsE2lN HORSES

Tie loofs of young horses often
gro e out too lorg. This gives a
leverage which or lard roads with
fast driving or heavy pulling strains
the muscles of the leg end causes
ringbone. 1t is especially liaLle to
attack young horses lard at work,
since they lave not strength CT mus
,.les to resist Xtra strains. PaTlng
and shor ening ia front of the hoof
is the remedy. 1t will enable any
h0se to work or travel with less
liability to injnry.-Progresslce
Furmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
NOR TIL CAROLINA.

1t is indeed and in truth magic
land. for here apples grow and ripen
and mellow twiUe on the sama tree
in one year, for summer brings to
these sun.kissed wales all OF the
sweetest and b&lmiest Influences of
its gorgeous and lu.uriant wealth,
and scatters as her ircense and her
fOndest trihate to this beautiful
shrine of plent Gus lanl--favorcd OF
God aiil loved Of man. 1t. land
where the goldea sunlight Of iforn,
aroused by the merry prattle and
rippling laughter Of splashing bil>
lows. scatters the first sparkling
shadows Of living light, and makes
gorgeous with Crimson sllcndor some
of the Iove.i>t wales that were ever
stretched out beneath Tic broad
canopy of Heaven. 1t is a land
whose vale, tkr@ AIDED with sllvery
brooklets and do ted with fowery
grottoes. make ole dream Of 3 new
Florida, a new creatlch: where flow
ers grow in richest bloom and sweet
est fragrance where birds sing ii 2ir
merry roundeiay frem early morn
till late at night, making the whole
year vocal with notes of glsdness.
and causiag portions Of every month
ef Winter t. resemble fo8 6r-
Wrcathed child or fragrant Spring..
l. is lanA whose high raount@in
tops, cat'hing all the crimson g!or-
les Of gorsecu~ sanset@, preserve f"r
mans deleetatioii AID rapture tto>e
ezqlijsite tintiHys ef he&nty. sc6m>
ingly made orlv for visions OF The
blest in the encha ted realms OF
Paradise. The scents Of be MY,
seen IN the tangled al. the Yiae-
draped grotto, and the civ>tal
streams, as they CLEAN in all tie
wild maanifi.euce OF thsir f ost
wrought co oriDg. woiilt, ttzz1s =, 4
hewiIder the brains Of all th~ Titians
and all the CI.uie Lorraines who
ever naintad with enchanted brush
1he rich creations + their roetie
hosoms
Yes # i = I,.d rich !, s.na,
like these. f.t1Ara na+nra .bs,I,faI,
soprts n a.,.tv III d ,,in+ ,,tS ofI
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
RLANKETING HORSES.

Horses hard at work need blanks
citing while at rest at this season
nearly )r quite as much as they do
in the winter, when cold weather
prevents much sweating. When
ever horse is moist be is Liable to
serious illness if chilled by expos
ure to wind. Always pu5 horse
in his stable to eat even If he has
very short time for that purpose. -
Progressive Furmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
COED e CTS.

If Mr.. Blaine :.n1 Mr.. Powderly
repeat their attacks u2on tie Sout h
concerning the wages pail ncgrne
labor in this section, they mus be
deliberately Iptent upon evil. The
Chattanooga Time< justly rides H.
self upon. SO far. having ,piked The
gun Of the Maine orator, hv its time
lr contradiction OF his faisehoo is
1t is O:.e OF tie inarvc.S Of oar ace
that + Mr.. Blaine would make false
assertions that penetrated, y tele-
graph, tie who'll country, those as
ser,l ms, b similar process. could
be, next day, in every mock and cCr-
ner, by telegraph and the neWSp%-
pers cramneel dDwa his throat. / he
old time magiciuns never preformed
wonder like nat or dream 4d Of its
possibility.
Tie Times returns to the charre
and proves not only that negro labor
at the South is & we'll COMPENSATED
as the same kin1 Of labor at the
North, but that the negro labor OF
this section is not near as much an
object Of charity as the white labor
of the sections beyond us. The prs
gress Of the Southern negroes in the
mechanic arts, during the last fiftt eli
yea $. is SC metaiHs stupenaou and
the harmony exttHing between the
oilers OF both races is not less amaz-
ing and sati5factory.-Auyusta !
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
CHILD WIDOWS IL INDIA.
TWO MI LIONS OF WOMEN CONDEMN,
ED TO PENANCE,


The recent telegram announcing
Lord Dufferin's decision regarding
Hindoo widow marriages, receives
emphasis from the outbursts of fan
atical hostility which are ael.atins
Northern India.
The decision arrived at is char
acueristic alike Of the statesman who
now presiies over India, and Of the
new point Of view from which the
Indian government reg ards questiO S
of internal reform. Lord Duf'erin
EXPIRE sse5 genuine sympathy for
the party Of progress, but he does
not al.o" his sy mpathy 20 blii,a him
TO the grave p Itical difficulties of
the case.
There are over 1000 600 of widows
in tndia, and 2,0O0,Co9 Of them be-
long to ca>tvs who practice child
marriage and insist CD the celibacy
Of their si,!ewr. These Gust oms are
not enforced with equal rigOr in all
parts of India, nor amorg all tae
castes who f:llow them. But. broad
Iy speaEing: there are ABOUT 2.0O0,~
900 Indian W,men Of coed family
who At. conie emued to a life of pea
ance or ef sham.
THIS; iitwever, is very mild state
:aeIt of thu case. For it must be
rem M ered th.t the cruelty Of Ell
.orocd wldo qacod il Irdia is { g
.ravated =, tll> circnin sta2ce tlat ii
vast Hitfher Of uiiows have only
heen wives in name. r. aengal 27l
9iado, gills out of every theusard
bctweeu the ages Of Az and ten are
married, and IL fewef than n6a are
e.urnel as Il arried b. tween the
ages OF Ten ana loITteen. 1hlS al
Pies TO the general Hirdoo poTul;
alton. Bat amt n5 the h'siIer ea>tes.
VINO ecIorce the G. %InacX OF the2r
"."o"s, the proportion is much
h7h'r' - cIleaily every Hindoc
: ri "i good caste - either wife or
4 widow bore she re chas the age
. icurtee2' In thousands, In e, q
IN hHnHr~"s 81 t"onSants OF cases,
the tlIIt has never kn'jwf What it is
+" se VI 1le n 'st9 t@oaox ldea
Is that . III >hou.'' Ue green III mar;
riage before .tle sense of natural
mod~sty sri-e+ For can"nical pnr-
poses til Was taken to Ler e nth
year: The thtrriage - not cons
summdted till she reiche; the age Of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
Rotation Of Crops.

Tha org iments in favor of such
ysteu. :re numerous and unanswer>
able. 1t needs only little thought
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
Kindness TO Horses.

"Senex," in communication to
tie Barnesville. Ga, Gazette, says:
Edgar Jet never wrote tFuer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
A Bogus Butter Lobby.
Washington Special

During the past week a number of
oleomargarine manufacturers have
been here working for the defeat of
the bill which has been before the
house committee on agriculture, re-
quiring an internal revenue tax of 10
cents pound upon all imitation but
ter, and that it be so colored and lab
eled SO that it can readily be distin-
guished from the genuine article. The
manufacturers of imitation butter in
their various arguments before the
conn ittee on agriculture, went into
an analysis of oleomargarine and
showed how and of what it was made,
claiming that it was more cleanly
and wholesome than butter from the
cow, and that, as Secretary Bayard re-
Gently wrote to congress, 1t would
generally be adopted for use as soon
as the people understood its compo-
sltion and get over their squeamish-
ness.
A very strong lobby Is arranged
against any discrimination in opposi-
ton to imitation butter. This inter-
est has now become large. There are
imitation butter factories all over the
country and the proprietors of them
say the market for their products in
this and foreign countries has so great
~ increased that it is a necessity, that
the COWS cannot supply the demand
for butter. The fight has reached the
condition Of the laboring classes being
arrayed against the farmers, the for
mer having been enlisted by the man
ufacturers. If the farmers and legiti-
mate butter-makers expect to throttle
the oleomargarine interests they will
have to organize and make a firm OPP
position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
MaXims For Every Day Life.

Too much Importance is self impor-
lance.
You may cheat others now, but your
self also in the long run.
The great honor that man can rem
der to God is to be good to himself.
What a man is deficient of in senses
he usually makes up in mulishness.
Nature is frank and will allow no
man to abuse himself without givin Q
him hint of it.
Remember this: However small you
consider your possessions there is some
one who envies you.
There is 40 luck, but there is such q
thing as hard work and knowing how
to make it answer for what others call
''luck."
The only talent that man under all
circumstances has succeeded in hand
ing down to his son is how to judge
prime whisky.
Too many young men believe that
the world owes every man living
and that it requires no effort on man S
part to make the collection.
No matter how low a man may get
there is not more than one in every
100 of them but will prove true to q
small trust if his pride be strengthened
by your seeming faith ia him.
Much of the world is preiudiced
against facts, because facts stick to the
text and don't 60 out the way to con-
coct a palatable medium for the
worlds on genteel taste and wise opin-
ions.
Simple believing the truths of relig-
ion doesn't make you religious. You
may appreciate right and yet not do
right: weeping Over martyrs is not as
heroic as having had your lamp suffer
ed at the stake.
One breach of faith will always be
remembered. no matter how loyal
your subsequent life may be. People
May imagine that they trust you, yet
all the time they have an eye to the
former break.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
A Clock of Clocks.
Pail Mall Gazette

The Famous clock OF Strasburg is
put completely into shade by 1.-THE
great World clock or the ten thousand
year time Indicator" at was con-
structed in Germany during many
years labor by Mr.. Christian Martin,
clockmaker.' The clock marks the
years and leap years, and will run
for 100 centuarleS, when as the bill
frankly admits, It's mechanic works
will have to be changed The face of
the clock is about ten feet square. and
has large number OF aials and little
inches, where 122 little figures have
their abiding place. These latter, as
the ever-ready bill explains. arc ito
allegorize human life." Every minute
sorrowsul looking angel hits bell
with siedge-hammer. When he has
done this Is times another angel in a
red robe strikes the first quarter.
''The Genius, F" dressed in Louis XIV.
costume turns dial so that the figure
is shown. At the same time the
figure of child appears at lower
door. At the second quarter youth
appears; at the third a middle aged
man with spectacles and nigh hat,
and at the fourth decrepit old wreck
with white wig. While all this is
going on below, death, in the shape of
Comanche Indian with wings, has
been vainly endeavoring to hammer
bell in an upper niche, but an angel
has headed him off in every case and
protected the human family ''by rails
ing the right hand in an categorical
relation" as per programme, until the
fourth quarter. Then death gets the
better of the struggle, strikes the hour
and bundles the old man off into
eternity. The twelve APOSTLES are
trotted out each hour. Above them
is figure of Christ, ''who blesses
with both hands each APOSTLE in
passing" as the bill states, with
mathematical exactness. At morn
ing, noon and night number of bell
ringers ring their respective bells
with vindictive energy, and an old
man drops upon his knees as if some
one had kicked his legs out from I'M
der him, All these and many other
wonders, exposing the family secrets
of the zodiac, the heather gods, the
seasons, the moon and the globe, all
run regularly. The whole structure
is surmounted by cock which crows
at and IL o'clock.