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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
NIR. CLEVELAND EXCEED
lNGLY POPULAR.

Hon. Frank Hurd, Of Ohio, -
here. Speaking of the adninistra-
ton, Mr.. Hurd says: "Mr. Cleve>
land is exceedingly popular. No
President in any day or generation
has been as popular among the peo-
pie as he is; 1 know l am not mis-
taken in this. 1 have been right
among the people, and know how
they feel. There never was an ad-
minls:ration as popular as this.
Amosg g Republicans as we'll as among
Democrats Mr.. CleveIana is strolg.
There can be no mistaking the pop
ular feeling.'
Then this points to his renemlna-
tion and election?"
"Oh, l think so. l know many
people who voted for Blaine before
who would vote for MI. Cleveland
nOw''
This corresponds with what Gen.
Clark, of Missouri, Clerk Of the
House, told me heard manv Repusll
csns say at the Virginia Capon
Springs and with what another
prominent official ot the House. from
Georgia. said to me a dav or two
ago. 1t is what is heard every now
and then from intelligent men who
do not have purpose in m'srepre-
senting The President on the princi.
Piles of civil service reform. Read
ers Of the Messenger are warned
against statements telt graphed frsm
here or appearing in antlreform
and anti-administretion papers. The
President Is popular with all except
elan of politicians who feel that
they are about to lose their vocation
by the way things are working. -
Goldsboro Messenger.
There is some truth in the above
and some untruth. 1t is both de-
ceiving and misleading. 1t is ar
unfair statement. Cleveland is poE
ular with one wing of the Demo-
cratic party and also with one wirs
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
PLAIN TALK FOx YOUNG
MEN.

Remember, nv young friend, that
the world is older than You ale by
several yeas: that for tn )usands Of
years it has oeen full of smar er and
better young men than yourself; /;
that when they died the old globe
went whirling on and not one man
in ten millions went to the funeral
or even Leard of the death Be
smart as you can, of course. Know
as much as you can. Shed th,
light of J our wisdom abroad ID tue
world, but don't try to dazzle or as.
tonish the people with it. And
don't imagine a thing is so simple
because you may happen to think
it is, Don't be too sorry for your
father because he knows 80 much
less than you do. He used to think
he was as much smarter than his
father as you think you are smarter
than yours.
The world has great need of
|oung men, but no greater need
than the young men have Of the
world. Your clothes fit you better
than your fathers fit him; they
cost more money; they are more
stylish. He used to be strai ght
and himb'e, and perhaps thought
his father old fashioned. Your
moustache is neater, the cut Of your
hair IS better, and You are prett er
oh, far prettier!-than pa But
young man, the old gentleman gets
the biggest salary. and his homely
scrambl.ng signature on the bust
ness end ola check will! drain more
money out of the bank in five min
utes than you could get out with a
ream of paper and copper plate
signature in six months.
Young men are us:ful and they
are ornamental, and we all love
them, asd we couldn't engineer a
picnic successfully without them.
But they are 20 novelties. They
have been here before. Every gen
Grafton has full supply of them,
and will have to the end Of time ;
and each crop will think them
selves quite ahead of the last. and
will live to be called old fogies by
their sons. Go ahead. Have your
day. Your sons will. by and by,
pity you for your old, old ways.
Don't be afraid that your merit will
not be discovered. People all over
the world are hunting for you, and
if you are worth finding they will
find you. A diamond isn't so easi
ly found as e quartz pebble, but
people search for it all the more in.
tently. Boltimoredn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

heus-s of pleasure tho thea res are
wide open, the mills of desl uctlon
are grinding health, honor. happ-
ness hope out Of thousand lives.
The city u,.der the gaslight Il not
the same under Gods sunlight
The a!lurements ana peri!s and pit
falls of night are a hundr- d. 70 d
deeper and darker and more de-
structive. Night lite in our cities
is a dark problem whose depths
and ahys es and whlrlp9ols make u
start back with horror.-Er.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

"Already people are talking about
the can didate for Governor in 1888.
l will name the neminee in less than
five guesses. He will ba either
Judge Walter Clark, Ex-Gov. Thos.
j. Jarvis, Maj Sidney NJ. Finger,
or Capt. Jos. ]. LAWS would be the
nominee, but he doesn't want it and
prefers quiet home life. He is a no.
BILE man and whenever | have spent
an hod- with him 1 feel that l Lave
rot only learned much but that l
have been perceptiblv Impressed
with the necessity of right doing. ]
know no man in North Carolina who
for So many years has been &C ctively
in politics who has maintained his
Christian character in its purity as
las Captain Davis. He would be a
strong candidate because. as the
poet puts 1t?
His strength is as the strength of ten
Because his heart is pure"
Chronicle.
Well our brother may be a proph>
ct. we are not b ut we can guess at
one guess. and that reats the broth>
er, who will not be the nominee.
Now listen,it will not be Thomas j.
Jarvis. Tom Jarvis has been gov
ernor of North Carolina almost two
ter ms Of four years each. he now
holds a commission as Minister to
Brazil at a sa.ary of $4,000 per-au-
mum, and we think he has cen hon
ored enough for a while at least. and
had better continue to draw his fat
salary until the end of Cleveland 5
ADMINISTRATION. There are some
other worthy men in the State he-
sides Ex-Governor Jarvis.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

'sLet the people rul - is the best
motto. They may get wron5 for
while but theY VII oct right az In,
They are genarallv m>re apt to be
lkkt than the office seekers or rings
who wish to cOntrcl them. We are
,Iwavs satistied with the cN,re ssed
wishes Of a majority Of ths people.
though they be contrary to Onr own
.,recoEcaived opinions.-Wayereson
Headlight.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
TITE HEIGHT OF g skEAT
MEN.

n correspondent INV alcu VI Us u
thee is any truth in the general be-
lief that the Leaders of any particu.
lar age a-e large men. Ger is it mere
ly superstition?'
There IS modicum of truth in
it. While there are numerous ex>
ceptions, it seems to be a fact thai
great poets, essayists, scholars and
philosophical thinkers are as rule
small; while great generals. orators
and politicians those who are en>
crossed In doing rather than think
mg-are. as rule, above the aver
age Size of man. There is a reason
for iU, those who possess the most
vitlitv are art to make the biggest
noise IN the world. Washington
was large man; so were Cor:ex.
Charlemagne and Wellington; so
we're Webster, Clay, Tom Corwin,
Tom Marshall, Lincoln, Chase Sun
,ler; so are Glads5@ne, Bismarck,
Ferry, Cleveland, } smes G. Blaine
and GIN. Sherman. When men WHO
ave won distinction are "O5 tall,
they generally maize 1t up in reai'th
ike Bonaparte. Step.,en A Dou .I:'s
and She-i Ian.
The thinkers of lha weld h I'VE
generally been snail; rs C,c-r,.
Aristotle, Bacon, Alexander Pope,
Alexander, Hamilten ard Ois'
Wendell Holmes. TIL members u
he senat,., ever since that opiy Wa
IS abli he'd, nave teen: 1t is lie-c:'.
out an inch tal1er tLaa the asti-
a.e heis 1T of American men. SUE
,.essful American editors have zrs,-
orally been tai men, averaging SIN
eet high and over 1CO pounds, -
the elder Bei n tt, Ihurlow N".'t.
James Watson ebb. Horace Gree
ly. Wilbur F. Storey, Murat lIal>
stead, Joseph Medi:l, Whit.law
Reid, Je eph Pull zer, and Charles
A. Dana all fine specimens OF tull
grown men.
Great orato:s are almas. alw..s 5
large msn, AMI such specimens a.
Joseph Cook. Henry Yard Beeeile:
Col. Rohert G. Ingersoll, Mr
M.ody Roscoe Conkling AMI j..
Wit C. Tal.nage ale familiar to- the
eve of the PRESENT generation ot
Americans. These orators a'e ns1
not only like in weighing 225 pouus
apiece. but they further Assem- DE
each Other in possession a kee,
,ease of both hunor and pathos
and in being coarse grained-of tht
earth. earthly. If taey had not beer
coarse OF texture they would have
lied young, and if they were nc
large they would have lacked th'
physical strength to surpass IL tin
sharp competitions of their time
In New York 1t is proverbisl ths
the great merchants outweigh thei
cl.rks.-Wa hirgtoa Post.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
LIME As 4 FERTILIZER.

In reference to the use of lime as
a fertilizer. there is great differ
ence of opinion among practical
farmers. whose opinions are TO be
received with respect; but this is
observed, that whereas formerly
lime was used in great quantities at
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
EARNEST woR RkeRs.

Every W4u Hhel ut VFSt SeLS OuL
to achieve success in any work sees
innumberable difficulties looming
up in every quarter to discourage
him by a knowledge of his limit
ations and this is the reason so
many relax their efforts, moderate
their zeal, and finally abandon al
together their undertakings.
1t appears like presumption OF
lacF of sense to persist in any
scheme or pursuit when upon ma
ture reflection it does seem unatta tain
able, but thie disbursement may
arise from two sources-elther from
a false estimate of our abilities, or
lack of courage tn confront Oh
stacles and battle with them.
God, however. never stimulated
man to do more for Him or his fel.
low man than he has commanded
him. All tnat He demands of US is
to be earnest in our life work.
whet her great or small and to per-
form 1t 20 the utmost of our ability,
He whose powers are limited and
whose range Of thought, acton, and
inflaenca is bounded by insep .rable
barriers, and yet who is faithful and
true to all. required of him is far
more acceptable agent in the sight
Of God than IS he who is dowered
with the richest facilities for the ac-
cemplishment of all he undertakes,
and who looks down d,sdainfully
upon others whose possibilities for
good or evil are inferior to his own.
1t is impossible for US all to be
workers in some broad field or
mighty cause or to have our names
aud talents the theme of every
tongue. This may be what man AS
pires to, but not what God would
accept as the only effective service.
In the great civil contest that de-
sofa ed our country a quarter Of a
century in the past our women could
not go cut to the carnage field and
bear their country's ensign amid
those leaden tempests dealt out by
our foes, mar could they fill up the
gaps Of the dead and dying; out
they did their WORK of love and duty
at home as hcroically and faithfully
as our soldiers an,d the shock of
battle. They stood bravely at their
posts of danger, and were true to
every trust, however; grand or low
ly, till life of stint and multiforp
suffering Was closed BY the merciful
hand of death.
No mother dries her tears. closes
her vigils, and ceases to pray for
the helpless little creatures Of Eer
love and care because her work of
sacr. fee and hard ship is not herald
ed by ev>ry passing breeze to an
admiring world, or because it is a
small thing of common occurrence
the world over for all true ,uothers
TO submit uncomplaingly to their
lot as decree of necessity.
Every mother cannot give to the
world a Lather. a Calvin, Wesley,
Westinghouse maternal care and
affection are as earnest in their ef-
forts to develop and cultivate the
latent powers of each little one as il
such noble reward were to crown
her efforts.
We must be content to be earnest.
hopeful, faithful toilers without the
anticipations Of mans recognition
The great good deeds live no longer
in grateful hearts than the smaller
ones. and in the great day of inal
reckoning the faithful. patient
watcher at the couch Of human suf
fering. will be a crowned victor as
well as the Landed hero of score O1
battle fields.-The Bdltimoredn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
An ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES TaLyIsG.
WHAT TRUE DEMOCRAT THINKS OF
THE PRESIDENT.
Special to the LOai<vfle fourier
Jvuru2,.

.7p'Siai 10 CIe IO"l L: Olrltr
Jouru2i.
Washing tot Nov. 2S.--jIou. J.
II Ri.g-, of Illno's, l. n"e # Ii
oest Democrat, in t:e coun-rr.
Your CORR poHaena inief>s.w W i
n,m as follows ves,,rtaN:
Nv hat is the cor .'ition % ;ha
Democracy of Illino;e?"
81 have not hee,i in an part Of
tn" State except my oesn district
lnce l went home. Judging ~
1hat there Is considsiaHlg di<-..tss-
'actlon-considerah!y apatny Vt
! most of the Democrats wt'i yA4,n
ave talked believe ia C!evrI IL -
sincerity and honesty: aciirye q
kinks he is dang the hest thlnr lor
ais country and party hu' the. ciiE-
fer with him as 10 his ptiicY. |
nave talked with but one man who
nnqusl6ediy approves cl the At
ninistration. 1t would he nOuscu7e
to say that Illinois Democrat ap~
,,rove tue Presidents act IN prcIlct-
iug the Morrison surplus resolution,
Though the Trta sury has don ana
Is aiseu5 doing that thing now T4ev
sre not satisfied with his ap, Ijratj0n
IF the evil service law to Diaces
which it does not apply. It is uon-
sense t., think that any course vhic.
nay be pursued by this Admlpls-
ration viii in3lco any considerable
| ,u"oser OF R:put iicans 10 vc,c with
the Demo rats ia I, na;ional coutest.
10 Illinois they are as much attach-
I'd to their party as they have been
heretofore, anl will csme IS near
ynting for lit a mas a. eve. b.
FORE"
"rher you think the De,n"cratic
party is approa ching cr'sl* il Us
| ,istnry?'
.sYes, sir, should we be beaten
in 1888 it might prove fata'."
.Supposing such disaster as
Republican victory then. WI | the
r publlca permit The Democrats
in Office to remain tiiere!'
They vii threw ont all i1emo~
Gratis; the. openly Sd, So.'
Mr. Ri g closed his N er 'ew
by saying:
"iile fd.s,. idea OF inis Adam MS
tratlon is that if on put anili III
o;iice he is sract cav t,.1bIlluia t.
advocate Democracy. SOW. II q
nocracy is right he "uSilt not to
in. tOrhiddei, to advocate Il g: i ! !
wro g ne ought not to ave ii f.
tice won d not submit to 1t as
far as i am G cerheh "ent
oef re the people ana ln>l>tri that
/. jGBlOtldtN W AS II hU th' T. 't''|
said amen Ne would have Deno-
racy. and the Administration
leaves Republicans in Office
"What course would You ryc'm>
mend The President to pursue.'
To faithfully and censcientlous-
H. enforce civil service reform;
where applicable sut hhnest Dh.no-
Gratis in office and make a Demo
| cratic Administration of It. That
was the decision of the peopl- in
1884. One Of the bes things he
has done was bis lett-r to Stone
s'Is not the tariff the only issue?"
''In my part of Illinois it Is the
dominant Question:
And, therefore. you think 1t ne
cessary Congress should take deci-
Sive action according to the plat
form of 'S49"
Yes, | do. certainly.''
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

al enemy 10 Democracy, fourth
class man and unfit to be at the
head Of the grand, and glorious
Democracy.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

the hands of Secretary Manning for
eighteen months. DR.. Ham,ltOn the
Superintendent of the Marine Hos
pitil Service, Came very near being
removed more than year aoo
through the efforts of the late Vice
resident Hendricks, but was assur-
ed by the President that he would
not be disturbed.
There have been no changes in
the War Department., which. like the
State Department. is the strengholt
of hold-over Republicans, except
such as have been made necessary
by death. All of the old appointees
hold on, from the private secretary
and chief clerk down. TIE same is
the case in the Navy DEPARTING ut.
Few Of the civilian officlsl, have
been disturbed.
In the Post Office Department.,
Third Assistant Hazen is a menu
ment Of mercy, although le used to
he famous for his "pernicious activ-
i,y" under Republican rule. and was
a faithful henchma an of the Gamer
ons. jameson, tue Superintendent
of the Railway Mail Service; Me-
Donald of the Money Orker Bureau,
and about twe-thirds Of the old
cniefs of division still remain.
In the Interior Department Major
Lockwood. the old Chief Clerk.
seems to have made himself solid
with Il c Secretary, and Hanna, the
private secretary of a namber of Re-
publican Cabinet officers, is still
spared. There are large numher
vi cniefs Of division still holding
over, but more have been removed
than in any other department.
The Attorney General has made
more removals. but his Office con-
tains many Republicans who could
be spared yhe same is the case in
the Depart nent Of Agriculturr.
where nearly all the Republican
clerks, including bro her of james
@. Blame, are still permitted to
draw their salaries.
A Democratic Congressman who
has taken the pains to make an iu-
vestigation, a>serts that only about
per cent. of the employees of the
Government in Washington draws
ing salaries Of $1,000 and upward
have heen changed 81 ice Cleveland
was inaugurated. OF those drawing
! $1,000 and upward. about 50 per
cent. have been remoyed,so that at
least ha.f of these places are still
held by Republicans. The same
Congressman ls authority for the
statement that more changes were
made when Grant and Hayes came
into power than during Cleveland S
term thus far, and quite as many
uhen Garfield was inaugurated>-
/ Sun.
Is there Democrat on the top
side of Gods foot>steol, after read
ing the above, can sa. from the
bottom side of his heart that he
endorses such an administration!
If there is then, we do not come un'
der that head. II the civil service
cranks think we are alone in ou.
opinions. we beg them to stop and
consider the foolishness OF then
master. for we are not alone but
have quite multitude as our lead
ers.
We are very sorry we can't all see
things alike. But we can't help it
We have done our best to become
Mugwump and civil service le'
: former, but we can't come it. W.
arn't built that way.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

sELF-.UFflCIENCY.
True independence consists In t''
possession AID improvement Of re-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
SCOTLAND NECK. n c.. FRIDAY DECEMBER 10, 1886.

although his resignation has been in
the hands of Secretary Manning for
eighteen months. DR.. Ham,ltOR. the
Superintendent of the Marine Hos
pltil Service, Came very nea: being
removed more than a year acc
through the efforts of the late Vice
Pre- sident Hendricks, but was assur-
ed by the President that he would
not be disturbed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10

The Attorney General has made
more removals. but his Office con-
tains many Republicans who could
be spared Ihe same is the case in
the Depart nent Of Agriculture,
where nearly all the Republican
clerks, including a bro her of james
@. Blame, are still permitted to
draw their salaries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Miscellaneous.

Commodore Davidson has sold to eastern
parties the southeast corner of Fifth and
Robert streets for 100000. This property Is
just 100 feet square, which makes the price
81 900 per front foot. This is the second
piece of property in ST. Paul that has sold for
that price. The commodore also sold twenty
five feet on the north side of Fourth street,
between Cedar and Minnesota, just west OF
Slater g. Riley's for $500 per front foot
These two sales may be regarded as point
ers." These are not the only pieces of bust
ness property in the lower part of the Second
ward and above Third street that have been
sold within the past week. The inquiry foi
business properly is very vigorous.
J. B. Pugsley has just negotiated .sa lie
whereby the German-American Real Estate
and In surance company sells 10 Russell X
Dorr fifteen acres in West st. Paul for $l3, 600
This tract is outside the city limits and neal
the stock yards.
The RAMSEY County Life and Trust com
pany has sold to William NJ. Bushnell and
9th ers tract in Reserve Park garden lots for
SCI, $50.
A J. Setter has sold to William F. Setter g
tract in section 8. town %, range 20, and lots
/ to Z, block 3, in Eisenmengers 8 addition, for
$4,000.
Ansel Oppenheim and others have sold tC
r. A. Smith and others lots to 10. of Greve
s. Oppenheim' Rearran cement A. for S40,.
600.
The St. Paul Real Estate syndicate has sold
to ]. R. Parsons lots to so. block 50, Syndi-
cate Addition No. 5. for SIS, 200.
D. Tice has sold to A. NJ. Lawtou and 9th
ers several lots and blocks in Garden Place
for $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. %, 1856.
A meeting of the commissioners appointed
by the legislature to locate a second state
prison. will be held at the Capitol in this city
at 10 o'clock a. m. on WEDNESDAY, Dec. 80,
1885. All parties interested are invited to be
present, and will be heard.
JOHN s. PILLSBURY,
President of Commission.
WILLIAM CROOK, Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
ST. PAUL REAL ESTATE
Notwithstanding Christmas Week, the
Real Estate Market Continues Just
as Active as Ever.
Rather More Effort Now Being Made to
Secure Good Business Sites Than
Heretofore.
81. Peter Street Coming to the Front
as Business Thoroughfare of
Importance.
A Brief Mention of Some OF the w ORR
That is Being Done by Our
Architects.

Notwithstanding last week was Christ
mas week and to certain extent the atten-
ton of people was largely diverted to other
matters, the business Of buying and selling
real estate was just as active as it has been
at any time during the season. The desire
to secure good building sites seems to have
increased somewhat during the period re-
ferred to, and number of pieces OF this
kind of property have been sold in the
business part Of the city, between Wabasha
and Jackson and Third and Seventh streets.
Some of these sales have been made to per-
SONS who will erect thereon business houses
in the spring, while some have purchased
because men of means saw an opportunity
to secure valuable property upon Whlch
they were sure, in the immediate future, 10
realize a handsome advance. Strictly
speaking the selection and purchase OF busl-
ness property has not been confined TO par
ticular locality. Though some of the heaV-
lest sales have been made during the week
in the district mentioned in the Second
ward. business property has been sought
for in other localities. st. Peter street.
which, like the lower part of the Second
ward, has been considerably neglected. is
now good deal sought after as business
property. Men of business, who watch the
tendency of trade. see that st. Peter street,
from its location. is destined to become a
business thoroughfare of great Importance.
They are accordingly looking up property
In that direction. The same may be said of
a large part of that property below Broad
way and south of Seventh street. Those
who are in the real estate business or who
watch the market with carefulness. recOg-
niZe the fact that unusual attention has
been paid to business property during the
past week. One of the largest sales Of the
season is that of William Lindeke TO the
Northern Pacific road. whereby Mr.. Lin
deke transferred, TOR $50, 600, strip of
land running from Fourth to Sixth streets.
= in Kittson's addition. down near Trout
brook. The Northern Pacific buys this for
the purpose of improving the curve on
which that road now comes around into the
depot. Mr.. Lindeke has a large property
left down there now, part of which he
will improve. He is engaged IN the cree
ton on Seventh street of -four mill of $50
barrels per day. This will front on Seventh
street, and will be supplied with all the
most modern machinery used in the manu-
factuTe of -four.