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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

planters borrow TO rails crop, pay
enormous interest. manacle them :
selves with mortgages, and take the
chances Of good o. bad crops to free
themselves If crops be good they
may come out and have little left
fer their years labor, if the crop fail
ruin is their lot, unless they throw
themselves upon the mercy Of their
creditors. and the creditors prove
merci'ul. There 10 not so much of
this borrowing done as there has
been in years past. aud it is growing
less every year, but there is still ten
times as much OF 1t as there should
be for there should be none. No
farmer can afford to borrow money
to r4isc crops especially iThe confne
himself to one crop. And no farmer
who expects to prosper can afford to
cultivate one crop and depend upon
that to pay his obligations and pur~
chase the necessaries of life. 1t is
only the farmer who raises these at
home, enough OF them to supply his
wants and pay his current expenses.
who is travelling the right road to
success The farmer in Union coun-
ty, to whom the Enquirer refers
furnished an illustration OF this, for
while he raises cotton he has the
good sense not to depend upon
cotton alone, but raises enough Of
other things to supply him with the
cash he needs, leaving his cotton TO
add to his bank account. He may
not raise much cotton but whether
he raises little or much he is still an
example that all cotton or tobocco
planters should fOllow.-Progressice
Former.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

Did it ever cccar to the reader
that thore is just as much water in
the ar above him on a clear bright
day as on q cloudy or rainy ones
/ Rain does not come from somewhere
else, or il it is waited over TO you
i from elsewhere, the water that is
over you is simply waited ola to
some other pl,cs. What is said
above explains this. Water is alb
sorhed in the air above US at Gers
tain temperature. and it becomes
Inscnsible. Cool that air by wind
draft OF cooler atmosphere, or By
electricsl or chemical influences, and
the moment the air becomes caoler
+ it give up some Of the wstery par
/ ticles that were insensible or inyisa~
bic 10 the higher temperature These
small particles thus given out unite
and when enough Of them coalcsce,
obstruct the light and show 50
clouds. When enough OF them unite
to be too heavy to float in the air
they begin to descend pair after
pair of them come together until
rain drop is formed. One Of these
minute rain drops is made up OF
millions Of infinitely small watcry
PARTICLES.
Air passing over the cold tops or
mountains Is cooled down so that it
gives up good deal ofthe concealed
watery vapor, and hence little rain
falls in the region along the ice
side of the mountains. Chis is why
so little ram falls IN Colorado and
in other places north aod south Of
that State. The prevailing winds
blow from the west and the cool
tops Of the Rocky Mountains lower
their temperature, and thus take
out the moisture tha! would other
wise fall in cain.--Progressire F?rm-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
QUITE PAEsADOXICAE.

The New York WorId pertinently
remarks: 'Wha. a paradOXical par
ody upon Republican government it
is when citizens are so busy in max
ing money that they will not take
the trouble to protect themselves
from being robbed, swindle3 and
misgoverncd by Z set OF pot-hosse
politicians"
There is more complaint OF the
shortcomings Of officials in New
York tnan in any other city in this
country and yet the fact is that
there are over 10000 citizens, voters
business men and property owners
who never % TO the POLLS t9 vote
bat they complain when thieves get
in office from which thei- votes migh'
keep them,-Progrrssint Fc1m er.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

expressions Of the Tariff they would
not hear its inequalities for day.
But we will leave that point for an
other day. Let us look now at a sim.
pie and easily understood illustration
of Mr. Carlisle He takes window.
glass. An importer obtains from Bel
gium 81, 900 worth of gla's. The
duty is rs per cent. This makes the
glass cost in his store $3.50. This
is what it stands him. The retailer
pays the tag. for it is added in the
scheme of selling The consumer
buys of the retailer, he adding his
profit. So at last the $3.50 tax Is
paid by those who use wiRdow-glass
in their homes and workshops. T he
tax, the transportation the various
charges. are all paid by the conS'tm-
ers, 1his way of doing business
hurts the merchant-the retailer also.
Mr.. Carlisle says:
"When YOU 90 TO purchase glass vou
a'c req ulrcd to pay the same price, sub
stantially the same price. for it, whether
imported or manufactured III this country
If you buy imported glass you pay a tax
to the Government if you bnv the do
mestlc glass YOU pay tax to the manu-
facturcr. The merchant who sells 1t to
you gains nothing whatever by this svs-
TEN. because he VAS also compelled to
pay the increased price when purchasing
the ntOck Of goods. The effect upon his
is that he is required to invest a larger
Of money in order to carry on his busi-
ness, and th.s Is not by any means an ad-
vantage to him. 1t Is precisely tho same
with ali other articles subject to duty
under our tariff laws, such as lumber,
implements and machinery Of iron and
steel, carpets' cotton, WOODEN. and linen
goods, salt, daugS and medicines, and, in
short nearly all the ncssaries of life ex-
cept what the farmer produces himself" "
This will do for another lesson in
taxation. The people must learn
what a Tariff IS and how it burde~ $,
criprles, stagnates and even de
stroys.- Wilmington Str,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
SUGGESTIVE ITEMS.

Here are two suggestive items
clipped from two of our State ex>
changes, the first from the Dmhdm
ToLVcco Plant, The other from the
Monroe Enquirer:
"On the bulletin board in front Of
the court house are posted twenty
one chatte! mortgages and two war
rants of attachment. This looks like
hard times
"Yesterelay an old gentleman who
lives 5 miles from town, drove in
with 4 bale OF cotton on his wagon,
and = gentleman remarked that he
would carry every cent of the money
his cotton brought home with him.
Another one remarked that he never
came 10 town without bringing will
him enough produce of some kind t.
paw for ali that he brought md then
have some left to carry home. He
is an old time gentleman and he fol
lows the ola time system. 1t is
needless to remark that he lives Al
home and has money out at interest
Many of his neighbOrS, who follow
the new system and work as hard as
he does, are mOrtgaged up TO the
very hilt and can't pay their doctors
bills or for their paper. We need 1
return to the old landmarks in some
other things as we'll as religion"
At this sea son of the year lh'
chattel mortgage figures very CON
sDicuously in certain portions o
North Carolina. 1t would be saf
to venture the assertion that th'
givers of the twsnty-One chatte
mortgages referred to by the ToJHcc'
PLout, gave these mortgages for III N
ey aud supplies to raise tODaccO,de
pending on that. and that alone t
redeem these mortgages whea tn
obligations matured. They now hav
to dance 30 music they don't lik
and to pay the piper his price he
sides. And SO it Is year after yea
: through the tobacco and cotton belt
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

In the process of drying grass
into hay most OF the volatile oils
which give green herbage its delic>
a.e favor and odor are lost. Some
farmers have found that putting
clover and other grasses in barns
while rather green and mixing with
them enough dry straw to absorb
moisture, not only preserves the
flavor in the hay. but a portion
is communicated to the straw MAX
ing it muc h better for mil"h cows.
1t is possible that farmers may yet
take to sowing sweet vernal grass
for the sole purpose Of flavorins
their winters supplies of dry hay or
straw.-SaIisbury Hotchntnn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
JEFFERSON S OPINION.

Men calling themselves Democrats
LAKE not learned the first les,oa in
the Democratic hornb3ok They
would not know principle of
I homas Jefferson fit vas place'
before their eveE. Mr, JeGereon
was litersl .ni stsiet eoastruc tion
ist and those We refer - are st the
other pole. You can drive SIX
horse team Of the oh Granville or
Guliford kind through Cons'lta-
tional Interpretation they give 50
wide is the esp IN tire sacred instru-
ment NJ Jefferson believed in
Constitutional initstrons. lie ne
lieved that Congress only hsd such
p1~eTs as were Specifically e4ra~re.~
ated in the organic law. lie SAID
this:
TO levy taxes to provide for the gen
eral wellarc-to consider tins phrase A.
giving a distinct and Indcpcnd"'.' pow OF
Ia do any act they please whIca 81. Sht be
for the good Of the mon, would - nder
all preceding and subsequent enumcr.
atoms of power completely useless. 1t
would red uce the whole instrument % =
single phrase. that Of Institutng a Con-
gress with power to do whatever would
be for the good f the United States.
Certainly uo such power VAS
ever meant to he given them, II was m
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
Farm and Garden.

Itis poor economy not to keep
buildings well painted, for the moist
ure that paint would stop soon
causes rotten boards and tinbers
A mulch Of two inches Of short
manure on the surface around spring
planted trees, will help them more
than anything else to withstand this
drOuths of summer.
Small chickens should never be
kept or fed with old ones. They are
apt to be injured, Have two or
three yards and separate them ac-
cording to size and strength.
The free use Of clover seed and
keeping Of farm stock enables farm
ers to maintain land in good condi-
tion for ordinary cropping without
purchasing commercial manures.-
Ex.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

heard, is the smartest. All always
was keen one. You may be sure
he could work q scheme as good az
anybody"
Columns could not more accurate
ly portray their relationship to each
other. They are both musician 5,
and frequently play at the farm J.
houses where they are entertained.
All Taylor is regarded as one OF the
most intellectual men and one Of the
most finished and powerful debater 5
in the State OF whatever party
There 10 little question Of his mental
superiority to Bob, but he does not
possess that wonderful personal
magnetism for which the latter is
distinguished. This is the first time
they nave been riYa.s for the same
office. In his twenty eighth year
and within week after lie had Sc
cured his license TO practice law
Bob secured the nomination Of the
Democracy Of the First District for
Congress. ALI made strong effort
to get the nomination of the Re
pubhcans. and it is said he would
have beer successful. except for the
fact that PettibOne purchased the
delegates who had been chosen to
vote for him. The CamHaigp was
very personal, but happily nsver
came to blows. Bob spoke on the
stump two or three times day,
and at night played his eddie for
the boys and girls to dance. Somc>
times he would give his instrument
to some one else and dance with the
glrls on the puncheon floor. OF
that memorable campaign he says ::
Il had every woman in the district
and every young man OH my side
the girls never ceased clnvasslng for
me. They mad. their sweethearts
vote for me. AS for the old
w5mer, l had mortgage on them.
1t is solemn fact that at nearly
every point where | went they would
come up to me bringing apples and
cbestnuts for me to take along with
me to the next point. Kissed
every ehlid saw an" hho" Ih"t
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
so1G~ChOIts Noie~

Having washed cnt-2lass articles
tlet them dry. and afterwards rul
them with prepared chalk and >or
brush carefully going into all III
cavities.
After DeelIlS peeches, if the hands
be held over the fumes Of sulphur
matches or flowers or Sulphur, be
fore washing them, the frulc status
will be removel.
IfA wound be made by any iron
instrument, the pain viii be instant
ly relieved by lmmcrsiCg the part IN
I've made from wood ashes. The
liquid must be strained before using.
Mrs. T. SAYS that the fumes Of
burning brown nugar will relieve lie
pain of wounds. The injured part
Is to be held over the smoke.
TO make barbecucd ham cut your
raw ham in slices soak in scaIdIng
water half an hour; then lay TIE
slices fiat in fr} ing pan, pepper
each, aad spred on each one-foIrth
teuspoonfuI Of made mustard. Pour
in vinegar in proportion OF hall
traspoonful to = slice; fry quickly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

1t is well un1erstood that Great
Britain and otlcr pats Of the noftn-
western Europe owe much 10 t"e
warnin. influence Of tie Gulf
Stream. The extent Of the etiec
ha. been given in tue calculation Of
Dr.. James Crol, who la. found that
the amount OF heat con' eyed north
ward in the Atlsntic by this stream
is equivalent to 71479,Gj 900, 900,
100000 foot pounds Of energy per
day, which is equal to all tie heat
received by 1,5GO,93J square miles
at the eqalor, ana more heat tn4h
is conveyed by all the air currents.
The heat Of the Arctic Seas and
North Atlantic would be djminishe d
stuAt much by the stoppage or diver
sion Of the great ocean river.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
BOB AND ALF.
TIE TENNESSEE BROTHERS FOR
GOVERNOR.

At once they surrendered them-
selves to the restfuI lhnuehce ol the
'o'HoiS s'e "' 'ooS
~. .,..,
ororrd +ba,, in s.,oicircla
"What sort of Il 1oy WAS Bob?'
somebody asked of his brother. Aft
rcmoy. Il th7 fraurart weed from his
Inns and turnIng his chair toward
the fire and peerino into the blaze,
while a genial smile stole over his
countenance. satd : swell. he was a
.orepr hoy. 70 BEGIN with"
BE careful AIf." smllinglv in>
tpripctrd his Younger brother.
..Ail right." and then. cOntInu-
in,r..,YeS. he was uueer. Bob wss
always an artrul 9odCer He was
what the bows row call slick artist
veil exrIain Tie was in All man
nar Of mischief at all times but he
had q kno.k Of get,ipo ont of the
Yor.t scronss ritLopt scratch.
49,, VT o,d I,,, oad T .ou,rLt tho
E.e.u IIo notnr.l-h,rD hmm
o5sr md With his drou wave ccnId
trt.l- tln ola f,,l,s limo tinoe ont of
IL ,,,1,a -. i,,+o ,;sohior
o.3,., INST :, +ho niol, Of
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29

and. = .arh an o-ac,r. ran rauMaad
neither -NwaslHt anr respect st the
south.
The agits gon is . ~srioas oas T.
is sowing the w.ni aad max reap
the whirlwIna. Augusta Fhraa.e'S,
D,w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
The FARMERS ARE lsTEREsTEO-REAO.


ing interests of the country, He
knows that no country prosperS with
a depressed or oppressed agrlcult-
ural interest. He considers in his
Wichita Speech the unjust manner
in which it has been treated by the
Republiua party. He shows how
it is hardened and embarrassed by
hostile legislation. The value of the
annual products Of the farmers IS
$4,000 100000 One-tnird is cOn>
sumed on The farms, leaving a large
nurplus to be sold at home or sent
abroad. The farmers 5must sell at
leas1 $500, 100000 to i5rcign coun>
tries every year as there is no cons
sumption for it in the United States.
American wheat must be sol in
markets where the wheat Of very
cheap producing countries IS sold.
Mr.. Carlisle says:
..Thcv maot there the wheat from, ,thc
shores Of the 1lacl Sea and Ifom Hun
,,ary tI,e nr1Jnct Of the poorest paid
agricultural labor IN Europe; they meet
t1a,,I t,vI! ,'i' tpo rroinct Of Iaborers who re-
ccive less than one~half the wages paid
bJ the American FARMERS: ana worse
|,3,.aIl,i '', ali, 70 =, rf ro1,ct,ntly inrr..sn~
quantities Of ", It produced IN British
India by Iaborcra no work for SIX cents
Per Gay ana .ef1 telnSeIFeI, Ia;a ne Ty9., 5
t,oorsst rad laborcr in the world. lie
IeceiYeS SIX q 'IS per uay, To3rs 3.' no gar
in bamboo hut and lives on rice and
mlIIet. lie does not even eat any OF the
eraIn Of II gocz inlt the F1ron~an market
to he sold III competition with the wheat
inar, ,rn N"''>''N' D~N0'''' anu e'Ne" ''i ( III
American farmers have no IDEA
how 0reat c0nnpfition from India
,d,
alone IS IN Ioof' lh''la shlppe0 10
Great Britian vpr,y nearly as much
wheat as IHe ChItt" otAISo sHIIPeo.
" lille the shipments from India are
ron;4l,. ;no-oaa;. ao,, ,oa .,a
c@0" o"I UH"'V
from the United st Ies have been
diminishing steadily In 1880 II.
"I" S'IPI'e" out .s'z0i '2'' hundred
weight "hIIe IN 1851 1t shlPP9d
''Ol = Z h"n"re" "e'S"1S' lie
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
cleveland on the Negro

New York, Aug 26-The Herald this
morning publishes a long interview
with President Cleveland in regard to
his appointment OF Recorder Matth.
ews to succeed Frederick Douglas.
The president says:
81 had only one object in appointing
Mr.. Matthews, namely: to gut the best
man. in the position. The colored race
men. They have accomplished wonders
could not appoint them ell, 80 | was
compelled to use my best judgment to
do service to our colored fellow citizens
and at the same time give the appoint
ment to faithful and able man..
"a colored democrat the reporter
suggested, SIS regarded as o novelty. L
have even heard that q gentleman well
known in Washington remarked that q
colored democrat is political anomaly
or even monstrosity."
"Yes.'' he replied, IL believe there is
some such opinion III the air, but it
is not an opinion of which man has
any right to be proud. A colored
democrat an anomaly and why, pray p
"Well, because southerners, who were
their masters in old times, were nearly
all democrats"
"Irue," replied the president, "but the
last thirty years have brought changes
| in this country. Old relations are
| broken mp and old times can never re-
turn. The north and south are equally
gratifed by this act. You cannot ap-
ply rules which obtained yesterday to
things of today. We are new nation
| The occurrences of twenty years age
belong to ancient history. Now, then
we have two great parties in this coun
try. That is our salvation. Every foul
years those parties have q wrestling
match. It's hot fight through
out the campaign. But
when the fight is over then we forget
the fight and settle down good naturedly
to support the administration IN every
honest effort toward good government
Well, the colored people of the soutl
are just like all the rest of us. Th,
moment they begin to recognize th
duty of citizenship, that moment the,
will begin to form convictions and to b.
} governed by them. Does any reason
! able man suppose thai, when the whit
people of the country divide themselve
between the republican and the demo
/, cratic parties, the colored people vii
|, all think alike and join the repubiica
9 party? This is an insult to the colore
mans brains. It is the sheerest nor
sense, and, more than that, it woul
be q great political calamity
The difference of oplnio
r is not only the charm of the republic
/. but it is also its safety, and [ have n
doubt that when education does il
:. effective work the celored race OF til
u south will wheel into line with the r.
publican party and partly into line wit
q the democratic party. 1t capuot |
!. otherwise 80 long as human nature
a what it is now. have great respect i,
n the coiored people. Again and again
have told delegations which have yisite
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
Dakota Republican Convention.

The Territorial Republican Convention will
be held in Yankton on WEDNESDAY, SEP
TENDER %, 1886, at 10 Of clock a IN. The con-
vent ca will be called to order by the chair
man of this committee. or in his absence, by
some other person to be selected by the mem
bers of this committee present. for the pur-
pose of placing IN ,mination "a candidate f, r
delegate in congress and transacting such oJher
business as may properly come before SAID
convention.
In said convention the representation shall
be one delegate from each organized county,
and additional delegates based upon the popu
latlon of SAID COM ties according to the terri
torial census of 1885, at the rate of one dele
gate to said territorial convention for each one
Thousand inhabitants or major fraction
thereof.
Counties organized subsequent TO this call
and prior to the convention shall be entitled
to one delegate each upon presentation of a
certificate from the proper territorial officials
of each organization.
The following apportionment Is given TO
show the number OF delegates to which each
county is entitled:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
Medical testimony.

100 West doth street, Nav York. June
9th, 16S3.--Having in the course of q
large practice extensively used Allcock's
Porous Piasters in the various diseases
and conditions of the lungs and pleura,
and always with success, 1 recommend
their use in the most aggravating dis
ease, Summer Catarrh, or Hay Fever;
strips of Plaster applied over the throat
and chest will afford great relief from
the choking tickling in the throat,
Wheeling, shortness OF breath, and pains
in the chest. II MCCORMICK, nj. d.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
lust as Good.

Many INSCRIPTIONS dealers may tell you
,hey haye remedies for Coughs and Colds
equal in merit and in every respect just as
good as the old reliable DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup, and unless you
insist upon that remedy and will take no
other you are liable to be greatly deceived
Price fifty cents and $1,00. Sold by Purdy
& Brecht.
MANY MOTHERS are unable to nurse
their children. In such cases the bes,
substitute to be found is Mellin's Food
prepared after Liebig's formula, which
has proved to correspond physiologically
with mothers milk.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28

Something that the parties interested
hope is natural gas has been strnck at o
depth of 1O3 feet in south Omaha, Work
men were engaged boring for water
when their angur broke through into a
reservoir of something else. The new
discovery refuses to burn and declines
to smell as odorous as the genuine gas
does, but it forces itself up through the
earth with considerable power. Possibly
the borers have punctnred bag of wind
Omaha has been accused of harborine
such things.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
A Healthy Rody end a Clear Head.

If indigestion, constipation and biliousness
torment the body, the head cannot be clear.
These disorders react upon the brain most
burtfully, and produce n cloudness in the
organ of thought not experienced by a healthy
man Happily these bIain-opressing maladies
may be entirely dispelled by that peerless
Alternative, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which
nerves, while it regulates the organs of diges-
tion, assimilation and billions secretion. 1t
expeIs the morbid humors which poison the
system through the bowels and urinary passa-
ges, and exerts a powerful invigorating infiu-
ence as we'll Its cathartic action is never irri--
tatng. violent or painful but even, natural
and progressive AS an appetizer and sleep
promoter, the Bitters is unrivalled; 1t mitigates
the inirmities of age, relieves the ailments Pc
culiar to the gentler sex. arrests premature de-
cay and builds up an enfecbled physique.