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a TROUBLESOME RULE.

1t Is only fair to assume that President
Cleveland had not read the text of District
Attorney Benton's speeches when he REIN
stated him, and consequently did not know
their character. 1t is inconceivable that had
he known how Benton abused his civil ser
vice policy and his financial policy, he would
have reinstated him and in the next breath
have refused to reinstate Stone on the
ground that the latter's speeches tended to
weaken the confidence of the people in the
administration But the circumstance serves
to show what job the President will have
on his hands to enforce his rule that office
holders must not in their speeches abuse the
administration, or say anything to weaken
the confidence of the people in it. Benton is
accused by man who heard him speak of
"humbuggery." Certainly such talk as that
especially when it comes from Democrat
tends TO discredit the administration. The
enforcement of the Presidents rule would,
therefore, require the retiring Of Benton to
private life. But supposing Benton should
say that he was unsupported, and that the
language he is alleged to have used he in
fact never did use. That would create
necessity for an investigation to determine
just what he did say. Now there are great
many Democratic oficeholders in this coun-
try who have a propensity for political
speechmakng, and who win be pretty
likely be make their appearance on the
stump now that the President has de-
cided that they may do so if they do
not neglect the duties of their Office
In the present mixed condition of the Demo-
cratic party on questions Of revenue, civil
service reform and finance some of them are
almost certain to take a different stand on
these matters from that of the adj
ministration other words they are al
most certain to say something that will tend
to weaken the confidence of the people in the
President and his policy. When they are ac-
cused of doing SO, --And there viii always be
enough aspirsnts for their offices to make the
accusations they are likely to deny and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

er direction her family consisted of her
father and mother, herself, and three broth
ers Her mother and one brother took the
disease; her father and two of her brothers
escaped. Sometime after she gave the dis
ease to another person OF whom | Will speak
later To return to the virulent baby on the
hilltop. Mr. and Mrs. S., although they
were not sick, had lost their nurse, and
passed the baby on to Mrs. D.. living in 1.-THE
village. In Mrs ID. IS family were her hus-
band, herself.and three children, the eldest
child hearty young man Of eighteen, the
next girl OF sixteen, and a boy of eight.
These three children sickened within day
or two of each other, and all three died with
in four or five days. Mrs. d.. husband did
not take the disease. The innocent cause of
all this trouble was then taken away to
Nershire by his grandfather and recovered.
These events occurred in October and No
vember Miss l.. S., previously referred TO,
had serious illness, but by Dec lSt she was
able to go away on visit TO anotLer town
she had paralysis of the palate and reeti
muscles. She remained away two weeks.
Immediately after her return, Miss H.,
young lady friend, who. had come to town
during her absence, visited her, spending
two or three nights with her. Five days af
ter, this young slady, MissI H., was taken
sick with sore throat and diphtheretic symp-
toms; in three days she was much better,
and in ten days, as she felt quite well, and
had been told that her sore throat was not
ulpHlu6Iltt, sue Weit 10 luuUiluSc, tll6 ueAJ
town, to Royalton, on the north, to the fami-
ly of Mr. c. S. In this family there were
four persons, a girl of is, boy of II, and
the father and mother In five days after
Miss H's arrival, the daughter was attacked
with diphtheria and lived only three or four
days. The neighbors kept away and the flu
neral was private. The boy came down next,
then the mother and the father; these three
are now recovering (Feb %, 1884. have
not inquired whether Miss l.. S. gave the dis
ease to any of the friends among whom she
visited during the first half of December, or
whether the baby caused any cases in YER
shire, where he was finally carried. In the
town of Royalton, the contagion reported
from Keene was carried by the doctor to his
home, and thence by the baby into every
family that took him in, and finally from one
of his nurses, Miss l.. s., to the family in
unwilling bearer. Outside of this line of
contagion, there was not a single ease, and
there has been none since. These facts / had
from several sources but the details chiefly
from DR.. W., of South Royalton."
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compel the President to make an investiga-
ton, or run the risk of doing an injustice
either to the office holder or his own admins
tration We don't see, therefore, but it will
become necessary for the President to employ
an official corps of stenographers to take
down the speeches of Office holders so that
he can have trustworthy reports of them at
hand to enable him to judge whether they
tend to weaken the confidence of the peo-
nla IN his administration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

The injustice of the law of imprisonment
for debt has been illustrated this week in
Philadelphia, where a man was shut up
while his wife pawned all her valuables, and
finally came to want and sickness in tene-
ment district. The alternative of taking the
poor debtors oath was not open to him, as
he had some stocks on which he could real
lie no money, but which he nevertheless re-
garded as valuable
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

Hon. W. H. Clifford thinks he had all of
Turkey he wants Thanksgiving. He knows
nothing of the proposition to make him
minister at Constantinople said to be under
discussion at the State department There
are few men in the country who have had so
many narrow escapes from having honors
thrust upon them as Mr.. Clifford. No doubt
he will escape again this time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03
THE TIGER
Snrinnfiald IIninn

An Easthampton farmer who owns large
meadow on Manhan river, tells me that the
birds which used to frequent that region in
summer are very much less numerous than
formerly. Last summer he saw only sin
gle bobolink where hundreds sang their
sharp, shrill songs years ago 1t is quite
seldom of late years that he has seen the
"cow" blackbird or the bluejay in his mead
ows. He attributes their disappearance to
the English sparrow, that voracious little
fellow which has come in such numbers and
infests every nook and field, though he is
more of town bird than are our simmer
sOngsterS.I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

As the cost of erecting the proposed monu-
ment to the late President Arthur is to be
borne by personal friends, and no very ambi-
tious plans have been made, the effort is
likely to succeed. The failure to raise
money enough for the Grant monument has
shown that splendid undertakings do not
flourish in New York when there is nothing
but sentiment behind them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

An opinion has been given by Assistant
United States Attorney Dodge, of Ohio,
that no prison official has right to open
convict's mail This is a right that has been
assumed in most penal institutions, and 1t is
not difficult to foresee many evil consequent
ces, which would result should it be denied
by the eonrts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

An attempt is to be made this winter to
break the ice in the st. Lawrence and keep
navigation open to Montreal all winter. This
viii give st. John and Halifax another sea-
son of alarm. To thwart the intentions of
nature on the st. Lawrence would be even
more impious in their eyes than to send the
mail steamers to Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

The Scotch Liberals have followed the
course taken by their English associates at
Leeds. and voted confidence in Gladstone
and his home rule policy. AS the prospect
grows more stormy in Ireland there are
without doubt many Englishmen, who voted
against Gladstone in the last election, now
repenting that they did not support his just
and reasonable policy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

South Dakota still retains her mock State
government, and the Legislature is called to
meet on the 18th instant. South Dakota will
knock at the door of the Union some time
before Democratic House of Representa-
tives win let her in.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

Some papers outside the State having
called attention 20 the fact that from one of
the towns of Maine the returns were sent in
signed with the mark of town clerk who
could not-write his name, Deputy Secretary
Of State Chaibourne has written to the edi-
tor of the Belfast Journal explaining the
case. 1t is the return Of the plantation Of
Winterville that is signed with cross, and
the total vote Of that plantation was seven,
all Democratic One of the extreme north
ern townships Of the State, and settled by
French from Madawaska, it was organized
for election and school purposes only three
years ago. Until that time they had no
school, and the voters never have had any
opportunity to learn. 1t is to the credit of
Of Maine that over five hundred returns, all
but this one from the seven benighted
Frenchmen of Winterville were signed plain
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

Collector Redman's deputies publish card
In denial Of the story that recently appeared
in the Lewiston Journal that he had asked
them to contribute $25e to pay another dep
uty. The Journal Esays it didn't take much
stock in the story when it published it, but
IL came from Democratic source.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

A correspondent of the London Times,
who is writing up the Canadian Pacific rail-
road with great care. and who probably
knows whereof he speaks, states positively
In recent letter that there are additional
lines now projected to secure eastern winter
terminals at Halifax and Portland. Maine'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03
PROF. BROWN,

Has returned, Room los, take the elevator. He
will not remain beyond the middle of the month.
If you desire to make any improvement in your
vision you should call, or send your address to
the Prebe soon. He guarantees N fit i'm every
case, and comes here often. Making specs 10
order for any formation of the face, or any I'M
usual error of refraction is his speciality Please
give your name to his advance agent, Mr. Burpee,
when he calls If you wish to see better, obtain
better fitting frames of any kind. He also inserts
artificial eyes of the best quality.
Please Notice the following Letter;
PORTLAND, MAINE, Oct. 81, 1885.
Prot. BrolCn.
My Dear Sir: In reply to yours of -, am
pleased to say that through the aid of eye glasses
you made for me about three years ago, my eyes
have been benefited and my vision greatly i'm
proved Now am able to use both eyes, while be-
fore was obliged to do all my work with one
eye. Previous to being fitted by you / had several
pairs of eye glasses made through the advice of
good occulsts, but must say that in comparison
with yours they were very defective.
Gratefully yours,
GILMAN M. WILSON.
No. IA Winter Street. dec3dn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03

1t seems scarcely possible that so horrible
a custom as duelling by lot, in which the
person drawing the fatal lot agrees to COM.
nit suicide within given time, could exist
in any civilized country. Yet there is bill
now before the German Reichstag to pre-
vent duels of this sort. The German newspa-
pers, however, ridicule the idea that the prac-
tice exists. OF crime of this sort it would
seem to be almost as difficult to affirm or de-
nv its existence as to prevent it by any law
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8.

We DO not read anonymous leaers and commun
O. ions. The name and address II the writer are
In all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pub
uoation but as guarantee of good faith.
We csnnot undertake to return or preserve
accommodations tina, are not used
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st. Louis Globe Democrat.

the Prohibitionists for their service to the
Democratic party in the recent elections, let
him send the most rigidly absteminous one
of their number to represent the government
in Mexico. The task of trying to find Dem
ocrat with a stomach strong enough TO cope
clearly been carried far enough, and ought to
be abandoned in the interest of national hon
or and decency
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03
wIEsRADEN TABLE SAUCE

The most delicious In flavor; appetizlng IN ef-
tect; and by liberal use enables Dyspeptlcs 70 eat
meats and hearty food without injurious results
For sale by all Gr0cers. NJ A. JEWELL ~ %,
Agents. OctGeOd3m
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CURRENT COMMENT,
FAR IN THE FUTURE.
Nav nrIaanc Gtatac

FAR IN THE FUTURE.
New Orleans States.
When Sam Randall is President icicles
will bangle from the rim of the sun.
WHY SHOULDN'T THEY VOTE?
Ellsworth American
On one street in Bluehill village, less than
half mile long, are fifteen widows In fact
there is only one house on the street in
which there is none, and that is occupied by
two maiden ladies-and these widows, with
two or three others in the village, represent
more than onc-third of the taxable property.
Who says they ought not to vote?
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REWARD THE THIRD
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

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moTu. ERECKLE.- PEMPLEs.

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Is Absolutely Pure Grape Cream Tartar Yeast Powder entirely M
from Lime Am Ammonia and all other ndgestbe inuriO
substances.
Chemists and Physicians testify its purity and
excellence the fact that for 40 the CO
GRES has been the standard bread and cake raising preparation
New England
ferOr baking powder in its stead.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
PATENTS GRANTED

TO citizens Of the Southern States dur
ing the past week, and rcpor,cd express
" for the DEMOCRAT by G. A. Snow (
Co., Patent lawyers, opp. l. 5. Patent
Office, Washington, d. {.
E. D. Rockwell, Jacks onvilie, Fla.
Sash fastener.
W. Paterson, jacksonville, Ky.
Vehicle spring.
A. J. McCord, Louisville, Ky. Ham,
fastener.
II. w. Matthews, Baltlm ore, Md. Corn
and cane harvester.
J. X. P. Shelton, CASTOR. Ala. Cotton
chopper and cul tivator; planter: portable
house and steering device.
F. THAI, Baltimore. Md. Gate for watts.
w. M. Woodward, Sumteryille, Fla.
Spring motor.
j. Henry, Louisville, KY tricycle.,
P NJ. Gurrant. Danville, va. Tobacco
press.
b. A. Grasberger, Richmond, Ga.
Wheel hub.
A. Comacher, Augusta, Ga. Refriger-
ator.
| J. W. Crazy, Bluff Springs. Fla. In
. cassd pile.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
WASHINGTON E.ETTEss.

(From Oar Regular Correspondent
X ashjnc ton ID. C. Nov. 9th. 1886.
T-a recent elections cat.s,d great
surprise in political circles IN Wash
IL, ton. It will he necessary to 60
back to the year ,S74 10 t.nd any
timing compsraEl c in Interest to the
u,heaval il. Congressional districts
il manv Of tie states this year
The control Of the fif.iath Congress
should have been secured by the
party opposed to he I'D nin1stratIon,
arcerliay to tic Las of political
forces, and following the almost I'M
broken 'ille Of precedent in our poll.
1Ic:l !,i.tDr1. EHt the fact is that
so ID Iii Gratis III spite of lnsses SUI
licient to have given the Republic
>:AaS tlc maj rit,f, hive vet made
81. s. il such unlocked for places,
IS to restain control Of the House.
The orderly and peaceful manner
90 in which tie elections were cons
<urcl in the Sou hern States with
here and there Republic gains in
Conoressnen liz that section, Ought
10 bury forever the last tattered
gennat OF the bloody shirt Not 9
single complaint of intimid atioa OIL
violence has come from any district
AMI Messrs. Blaiuc's and Sherman
occupation is consequently gone
Politicians here are still talking
abGut the result Of the elections, anC
it is interest a : to hear their 7a1isui
CONNECTS. They al agree tina
! politics axe unceit.il. Some attri
butte Democratic losses to the fac
that Democrats have not enous b ef
fices under the Administration
while others hold that if they hat
gatton fewer Offices they would hav
elected more CoEgres.men. Thi
! last idea is upon the ground that j
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
DAUGHTERS.

BE YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN
A lady who for years suffered tor
ments worse than death from Utter
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hoea, Suppressions. SC. SO common
among our Wives. Mothers ard
Daughters and had despaired OF
being cured, finally found remedies
which comp etely cured her, after
al else had failed. Any lady can
use the remedies a,td-cure herse t.
without being subjected to a med
zeal examination. From gratitude
she will send FREE, Recipes Treat
Use and full directions Sc led Ads
dress MRS. W. c HOLM ES. COS
Broadway. n. Y. (NAM4 P-PEE)
july 3O-1y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12

On November 9Th we received one case
of the pIettiest dress gms hams ever
brought to this town. Call and see them
f. B. lIIGGs & Co.
"A c0lored man in Halifax county.
Va, stole two chick eas for his wedding
supper, and the ceremony was delayed
until a ten days Jail sentence could be
served out.
The " ilmtngton STR says that there
must have lccn 70, OJ0 or more electors
who failed vote this time and Of these g.,
OO0 were Democrats
We have received very valuable
publication entitled The Care Of the
Eyes and Ears by Dr., Il X. Lewis.
Raleigh. Ii is a thirty-two page pamphlet,
'.intended for those not at all versed in
medic me" 1t will no doubt prove Of
great practical use.
AIR. Will kichm, who has been
living in ChatiieId, Texas, for the last ten
months, returned home last week
Texas certainly made mash
On HIM. He expects to make Texas his
home.
Take time 10 read this and msk
your arrangements accordingly. ]
am bound to call OF. every one who
owe me to c4il on Or before JANUARY
1st and pay mo all tLo>e who fail t.,
do so will fed their claims III tie
hands Of Ma>srs. kitcllin 4 Dunn Oh
the 2nd Of January 1887.
NOAH BIG GS.<
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
general NEWS.

Forty-two new ice factories kaye
been started in the South during the
past nine months.
Thus far, since he took his scat,
the President has contributed 1890
to the campaign fund in his State.
Mr.. Morrison has been twice be-
fore defeated for Congress by his
present successful opponent, Mr..
Jehu Baker, who is popular man
and an effective speaker.
The public debt has been reduced
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12

the satisfaction of everybody. TIE
only way to be without encmi=s is
TO be without power. The man VIII }
has no fa,O t. give mikes no e.l>
emies; but he canpot bestow patrons
;ge on the few without making en-
emies of the many who except AMI
are dis appointed.
Another common explanation OF
he apatsy among Demociat' V. tiers
IS that they thouo ht they !, al 30 sure
i thiss OF it thst they abet. bed
from voting. The lai ter is speaker
Carlisle's opinion with regard to his
own case. lie "a S he has frequen~
Lly warned LIi constituents that the Y
woui! Wnke up some fine m3r.. n !:
and fiLd some one else elected to
Congress il his plAce ail'on account
of their staying ava from Ike POLL.
Ikey seem 70 think he 81 drd, that
| am Sure t. be elected VIII thar an.
bodr votes lor me or not. It. must
be gratifying to the Speaker ta know
Of the sentiments eX9r> ssel by Re
puHlicans IS WILL q. Democrats
wing n it Was believed that lie had
been defeated. Even ultra r opuh
Leans here acknowledged that L;s
loss to Congress rsyll be nation al
Calamity. He is such a hroa., high
minded statesman th;.t his polit, ca
enemies cannet fail to Respect and
revere himnas aa eXsmplar. while
he is straight out, consistent par ty
man. he deals Lone tly and fairly
with his opponents and all they have
even dared to charge against hin
was the crime Of being a Democrat
ALTHOUGH speaker fer the ff>
Uleth Congress will not be chosen fol
more than 3 year, the canyass for i
will actively begin at the appuachine
session and consequently it is {
subject cf immediate interest. 4:
the Democrats will have safe Norl
ing majority III that Congress il l:
certain Tom Reed, tue R~Dubliva.
leader from Maine. will not name it
commi tees as was predicted befor,
| the official courts came in.
Amid there losses the friends @
Free Trade take some consolatio,
from the fact that one of the mos
eminent Of all the revenue refUf mer
has received an endorsement at tn,
hands of the people of New York o
which ony man has reason to fee
proud. It is to ! e GREETED that sue
Il NAH IS Alb ram S. Hewitt woult
be lost to the House Of Representa-
tiyas. lie was especially distin
gulshed for his clear ana pFactica
views and for his eadiae.s to accep
re: sonao1o concessions from op
ponents.
Dir. Hewitt VIII no. resign MS SEES
III Congress until some Tune III Jan
and he hopes even before that tin
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
EEatsisssessE.,E 80 cIa4. 'E'ozset

Darbys PropAylatlc Flnid cures chaf>
ing, eruptions and inflammation Of all
Kinds: cures lntiamcd or sore eyes: re-
lieves pains from bites or stmgs Of IN
sects and sore feet; destroys all faint OF
psIsperation or offensive smell! trom the
feet OR any part of the body; clcanses and
whitens the skin. Used as dent ifricc it
purifics the breath: preserves the teeth
and cures t0othache; sore gums and
canker. y little Of the i1iuid in the Water
used i'll bathing is very refresAin and es-
pecially beneficial to tAe Sick,