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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

Opinions of feeders differ pretty wide
ly as to whether straw can be fed with
profit or not. The best dairymen are
strongly opposed to any straw feeding
to cows giving milk. One OF them said
to us recently: (" never let my COWS
get taste of straw if | can prevent it.
1t is used for bedding, and they will eat
some, no matter how we'll fed, as it is a
change; but l had much rather they
would not" He feeds brewers grains,
a ration very stimulating to the pro-
duction Of milk, but not very rich in it
self, and not making milk of very high
quality, though it is the best that the
people in bccr-making cities are likely
to get.
Feeding straw successfully probably
requires peculiar conditions not gener-
ally found. 1t is 4 dry feed, and there
fore lily adapted to making milk 1t is
not rich food in any respect, much of
it being a woody fiber of no more nu-
tritive value than so much sawdust.
What it has of nutrition is
mainly carbon or heat giving, and
if it were even richer IN this it
would not alone keep an animal in Wig
orous health. And yet there are feeding
uses for straw in which it serves an ex-
ccllent purpose. Given with linseed
meal or cotton-seed cake it furnishes
the bulk which those excessively con-
densed forms of nutrition require for
safe feeding. As it is bulk rather than
nutrition that is needed, straw may be
well substituted for hay. This has
been found true in practice by those
who have given it trial
There is great difference in the
quality Of straw. That from early cut
grain retains more freshness and be.
comes much less hard and woody. Too
often straw IS considered scarcely worth
caring for, and cut late and poorly
stacked it rots down into very poor
manure. 1t may be better even thus
than to be relied Oh as a staple for win
ter feeding unless there are large sup.
plies of foods rich in albumin oids tc
give with it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Corn and Cob Meal.

Among the recently reported ex-
periments tried at the Iowa Agricul-
tural college was one to test the rela-
tive value of corn meal and the meal
of corn and cobs ground together in
fattening swine. The first experiment
was made with animals in the last
stages of fattening. Pigs Of the same
breed and tho same age, and as nearly
as possible the same weight, were Sc
lected and fed one week to accustom
them to the food selected. They were
then given all they would eat up
clean, half of them of corn meal and
half of corn and cob meal, the grain
being carefully weighed, and also the
hogs at the enl of each week for two
weeks, when they were sold.
The corn and cob meal, seventy
pounds to the busheI, made 10 05
pounds of pork per Dushel, and fifty
pounds of the clear corn meal made
11.O7 pounds to each bushel fed. The
hogs were sold, at So 80 per cwt. and
gave 45. 70 cents per bushel for the corn
ground with the cob, AMI A "a cents
for the clear corn. The experiment
was repeated with lot of hogs in the
early stages Of fattening, and returned
10 90 cents for the corn and cob meal
and 44.92 cents for the corn meal,
reckoning pork at So 80. This result
may seem strange to many of our readers
and many will doubt its accuracy, as
there is probably little or no nutriment
in the cob of corn. But its chemical
value lies In the fact that it seems to
aid the gastric juice to act on the corn
meal and thus secures a more complete
digestion. The use of coarse food, as
hay and corn, is thus found to be of
value to stock aside from the actual
nutriment that it supplies.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Rather [ ni,ind.

Tremendous efforts were made for
months TO create in England a boom for
the Prince Of Wales silver wedding day,
similar TO that which marked Queen Vic
toria's jubilee year, but the scheme fell
through ludlcrously. Scores o. corpora
tions and other public bodies rejected
motions in favor Of presenting the royal
couple with congratuIatory addresses and
presents. At Bangor, for instance, un-
kind things were said about the prince
personal character, ana one member sald
if they passed the m ton, h would
move that the present take the form Of a
statuettc Of John l.. sullivan, or Of some
buresque actress. This was IN Wales,
where, ii anywhere, the prince ought to
command respect. In some other places,
notably in the manufacturing towns Of
the North, even harder things were said
Of the prince. until at length word went
forth to stop the attempts to deal with
public bodies in the princes favor
Tel. Ger. Ne,o Iork Paper.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

An exchange remarks that farmers
will never be entirely agreed whether
manure should be hauled out in the win
ter, the fall, or the spring, but ono
point may be regarded as settled, which
is that every bit of manure in the barn
yard should be used on the farm. The
writer goes on to say:
There is not an acre of land that is be-
ing cropped that does not need con-
tinued fertilization, If any one doubts
it, the experiment is easily made of put
ting manure on part of the field and
leaving the remainder unmanured and
watching the result. But whether to
haul out the barn refuse in the winter
or wait till spring will be a question.
On the one side is the fact that it i'm
proves the manure to stand in heaps and
rot, or rather it improves its condition
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
A Mysterious Well.

Last July, Farmer Hathaway of Sierra
County, Cal, sank an artesian well.
At the depth of 300 feet he struck water
which flowed at the rate of 200 gallons
minute; but it was hot water-hot
enough to cook an egg in three minutes.
The water from the well flows for halt
mile over the sandy desert, then forms
pond several feet in depth and sinks
into the sand. The other day one of
Mr.. Hathaway's children told him that
the pond was full of fish. Her father
laughed, but the child was right. The
pond contains hundreds of mountain
trout from one to three inches long.
Where they came from Is problem.
All the water that flows into the pond
is boiling hot as it comes from the
ground; there is no spring anywhere
near the pound, and no one has stocked
its waters with small fry.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
The German Ruler.

Frederick III, is the first Frederick
since the king surnamed the Great. But
no numerals can properly be added to the
name Of Frederick. by which Inc viii ruLe
over the cen"erjes Of states that Wa cal.
the German Empire, Neither in theory
nor fact. is the present German Empire
the continuation Of the Holy Roman Inn
pire, which received It's death blow at
the hands Of Napoleon l. Were It that
empires successor it would include 30
hemia and the German-speaking pro
FiuCes Of the Cis-Lelthau half Of the Haps
burg monarchy. In that case. too, the
new emperor would not be Frederick III.
but Frederick ".
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
CIeYeland's insurance.

THE President" said Gel. Lamont,
Ensured his life some time ago, for sum
which he considered ample, and since
that time, and especially since he has been
in the White House, he has repeatedly
declined to be approached by life in
surance agents. IN this case an agent
came to me to know if the President
would consent to have his life insured in
a certain company and l said that he
would not
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
RE MEDAL HOME.
FULL STAFF OF
EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS.
Many CHRONIC DISEASES sue
ce6SfuIIy Treated with out
Personal Consultation.

WE obtain our knowledge of the patients dis
" ease by the application, 10 the practice Of
medicine, Of well-established principles 81 modern
science. The most ample resources for fronting
lingering or chronic diseases, and the greatest
skill, are thus placed within the easy reach ~
invalids, however distant they may reside. Write
and describe your symptoms, inc4csing ten cents
in stamps, ard complete treatise, on your par
tcular disease, viii be sent you. with our opIn-
ion as to its nature and durability.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Itching Piles.

Symptoms Moisture; intense itching and
singing; worse by scratching. If allowed to
continue tumOrs form, which often bleed and
ulcerate, becoming very sore. SwAYNE's OtNT-
MENT stops the Itching and bleeding, heals Ill
CeratiOn, and in many eases removes the tu-
mors. Equally efhcacious in curing all Skin
Diseases DIR. SWAYNE & son, Philadelphia.
Sent BY mAil for SCOTS. 4 lSO sold by drnggiStS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

On account of their inability to digest food, will
find most marvellous food and remedy il
SCOTS EMU SION of Pure Cod Liver oil witt
uypophosphtes. Very palatahle and easily dj-
gested. DR.. S.W. COHEN,Uf Waco, Texas says
Il have used your Emulsion in Infantile vast
ing with good results. 1t not only restores
wasted tissues, but gives strength and increas,
the appetite. am glad to use such a reliable
article"
Live Oak Lodge X. of p, Of Oakland, Cal.
has $4,000, 900 il its treasury.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Consumption Surely Cured,

To the EditOr:-Please inform yUur readers
that have positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. |
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their Express
and =. .. address. Respectfully,
IA. SLOCUM, NJ. c., Isl Pearl St., y. y.
Three French physicians went to Australia
to killrabits with chicken cholera germs.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

Always follow the sale of Tavlor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen, which is
strong testimonial for any cough medicine.
1t sells we'll with us, and parties using it al
ways recommend ii, is the experience of Daven-
port, the druggist of Americas, Ga.
If afflicted with ore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye'water Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle.
The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere 25C
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

A robber got into farm house in
Iowa without disturbing the sleeping
people, but big dog tackled him and
tore his throat so that he bled to death.
He was identified as Justice of the
Peace,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Don't Hawk, Spit, Cough,

suffer dizziness, indigestion, Inflammation OF
the eyes, headache, Iassitude, inability to per
form mental work and indisposition for bodily
labor and annoy and disgust your friends and
fensive breath and constant efforts to clean
your nose and throat, when DR.. Sage's Ca
discomfort and suffering, and your friends Of
the disgusting and needless infections of yOul
lCathsome disease
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
And she soon might have died,
aNTh,Ilz+-Ar !

That acted like magic, and then she got we'll
The magic 'Pellets' were DR., Perce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets fthe original Little
Liver Pills. They cured Mrs. Peters, and now
she wouldn't be without them.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Children Stnr,inQ to nenth

Pope LeO's jubilee presents are valued at
S32,0O0000. Jubilees are very nice things.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Satisfactory ResnltS

To boycott workman in New York by a
Union, is q crime in that state.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
R0IIGH5

Cures Piles or Tlciaprrhoids, ltcht1E f0''rud-
ing. Bleeding Internal and external Ten'Iy
10 each package. sure cure, @r, lfuftE1h
or mail r ). WELLS, jersey tty y y
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
TIL Experience of Mrs. Peters.

Mrs. Peters b1d MS,
Mrs. Peters had chills,
Mrs. Peters was sure she was going to die;
They dosed her with pills,
With powders AMI squills,
With remedies Wet, aud with remedies dry.
Many medicines lured h r,
But none Of them cured her,
Their names and their number nobody could
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

a PLEAS SAINT
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
STRUCTURE.

OF inexperienced physicians and surg,
urinary fistulae, and other complicatic
relief and cure. That no case of this
skill OF our specialists is proved by {
Irated treatise on these maladies, to
70 lntrust this class of cases 10 phvs
Is dangerous proceeding. Many a
life by so dong, while thousands ann
unskillful treatment. Send particul
cents IN stamps for large, illustrate
testimonials.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
CAUTION.


scOpcaI examination of the urine. for medicines
curative in one stage condition DO ppsitUe iujlB
Being constant receipt Of numerous inquiries fOl
work on the nature and durability Of naladics,
style to be easily understood. we have published q
trated Treatise these diseases, which VIII be sent
dress receipt of ten cents in postage stamps.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
BLADDER
DISEASES.

binary success. =
Pamphlet on URN
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12


OF structures, many of them greatly aggravated
ny rnE. .aEsI.s. -. -.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11

whose interests can never be those of the
public at large"
'Why, then, wouldn't the abolition Of
duty on all raw materials be bencfcial2"
think, Mr.. Bass said after u pause,
"thc tariff ought TO be modified as to por-
init us TO manufacture at the lowest posi-
BILE cost, which would give us foreign
market, prevent the violent fluctuations
that now disturb manufacturers and in.
crease the demand for articles, 80 that in
turn there would be greater demand for
labor. This is the great point TO be con.
sldered. We want our home labor TO have
the maximum Of benefit every time"
Tho workingmen would be benefited,
then, in your opinion2'
That's my view OF IL as large employer
OF labor and | am tolcrably certain,
too, that our workmcn hold similarviews.
| may be mistaken. but | don't believe
that here, in Fort Wayne, you will find 10
per cent. OF the wage carncrs, who are
afraid TO try the Mills hill, and this is n
large manufacturing city. They under
stand as well IN you and that the tend.
ency OF an excessive tariff is simply 10
increase the profits OF the manufacturer,
who always gets his labor on free trade
basis. There is no use IN attempting TO
deny this. No amount Of talk can change
this ireiutablc fact. In my judgment,
under reduced tariff We should make
moro goods for foreign consumption, and
this increased demand would ncccssitato
more labor, aud hence labor would bc bet
ter paid The general tendency Of poll
icy which chcapcned raw materials and
placed our people on an equal footing with
foreigners would be 10 enlarge our markets
instead Of keeping Chinese wall around
us. And, IN said before, an increased
demand for labor means an advance in
wages. Ergo, tariff reduction by tie sim
plest process Of reasoning, means more
money for our work people, and that again
means general prosperity.
81 am glad to see the eastern press dis
Guessing this thing from n business stand
point II Is an economic question aud
politics ought 10 bc purely secondary. The
country produces moro than IL can con-
sumo. Other countries would be glad oi
our surplus as We should hc glad ot their
surplus Of woods and other material, but
We cannot sell 10 them because We can.
not buy from them In return. This Is the
present situation and il ought To and must
be changed"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11
~. Louis, ArItnnsns 4 Texas.

A St. Louis correspondent gives an in
telligent account OF the reasons why the
Cotton Belt' railroad was sold to the
Gould party. The company was getting
into difficulties through lack of money to
pay interest and to buy rolling stock. 1t
found great difficulty also in floating the
100000 first mortgage bonds required to
build from Maiden to Delta, as Europe
was full Of American railroad securities,
and the New York market was dull. II
was out OF the question, therefore, to sell
the bonds still in the treasury-second
mortgages on the new branches Yellow
fever was delaying business also; and in
view OF the circumstances, when all other
measures seemed exhausted, the officers
OF the road decided to sell these bonds,
give stock with them in like amount for
nothing, and give the purchaser
control OF the road for 5000, 600.
Then Mr.. Gould and his friends GOT a
property that cost seven times as much.
and that owing to its very low bonded
debt and the splendid country through
which II runs is capable of being devel-
oped into one OF the finest pieces of rail-
road property in America. The $1,000
600 will be applied to the betterments
mentioned, rs well as TO paying the float
ing debts, including employees wages, and
meeting the maturing interest promptly.
About $50 miles OF heavy steel rails will
be laid, the new branches will be bal
lasted, and some heavy engines and
new freight cars and few new
passenger coaches bought. These i'm
proycments will put the road in shape
TO earn big money. The line from
Maiden to Delta viii be completed No
yember /, or December /, at the latest,
and this will bring the Cotton Belt into
St. Louis over the Iron Mountain. The
vacancy in the Bondholders' Committee,
caused by the death OF Colonel ]. w.
Paramore, was filled by the election of
Louis Fitzgerald, president of the Mer.
camille Trust company, purchasers OF the
second mortgage bonds, and who conse-
queutly advanced the money so urgently
needed. Mr.. Frank Pendlcton resigns, and
Mr. Russell Sage will be chosen, and Mr..
Cappell will give way 10 make room for
Mr.. Gould, thus giving the Goulds three
members out of five.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11
OCTOBER CROP RETURNS.
Corn a Full rage-Buckwheat, Pota-
toes, Tobacco and Wheat.

hS'Hg AOOhNNO anu Nhthbs
WAsHINGToS, Oct. l0.-The October
crop returns show that the condition OF
the present corn crop has been cqualcd
only three times in ten years, and is ex-
ceeded materially only by that Of 1879,
when condition was 9Sand the subsequent
asccrtainod yield % bushels. The present
average OF condition is 92 against 0i.2 in
September. There has been no decline in
the northwest, and the status Of the great
corn surplus States remains as ON Scptcm-
Der /. The indications favor result rang.
ing little from 20 bushels per acre, making
q lull average.
The condition ofbuckwheat has declined
heavily, from 937 last month 10 7D.l.
mainly from irosts.
The average condition Of the potato
crop Is about 81, a decline Of less than 4
points.
tobacco has fully maintained the con-
dillon OF last month, averaging f0r all
kinds SS.3.
The returns OF wheat are those Of yield
per acre ly counties As consolidated,
the general average for winter whoa, IS ~
bushels per acre, and for spring wheat
slightly over 10 bushels. The former has
Welded better than the early expectation,
th latter much worse. This Is Of course
in measured bushels The quality is much
below the average, which will still further
reduce the surplus, ~ will be shown more
exactly hereafter. from testimony OF in
,pcction aud millcr' weights. The winter
wheat averages oi States OF considerable
production are:
New York al, Pennsylvania 1877,
Maryland li.5, Virginia 81, Texas H.,
Tennessee %, Kentucky ILL.,, Ohio ll.2,
Mich an li.j, Indian ll.3, Illinois l3,
Missouri 1916, Kansas ~, California l2.7.
Oregon 1873.
Tic spring wheat averages Minnesota
81, Iowa 1913, Nebraska los, Colorado
40, Dakota o., Montana 1915, Washing.
ton Territory ls5, Utah 1913. The spring
wheat Of the New England States range.
| from Ia 10 10 bushels.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11
KILLING A CATAMouNT.
A Fierce Fight in Yalobusha County,
Miss.

flcfCe right IN NalODuBha County,
Miss.
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
CorrERvILLE, Miss, oct l0.-Mr. Lcvi
Womack, one of lalobusha county's best
farmers, had an exciting adventure with a
huge catamount last Friday evening. A
pack OF hounds belonging to gentleman
who resides near Mr.. Womack bnyed the
cat in the hills near the lattcr's residence,
aud Mr., Womack Immediately repaired to
the scene. When he arrived the dogs
were seemingly encouraged, and immcd-
atcly attacked the snarling beast. Then
followed n scene Of utter confusion, and ~
tho combatants rolled ON the earth one OF
the most terrible fights on record WIS wit.
messed. The hounds were knocked in all
directions, and great red gashcs cut In their
sides 10y the long, sharp claws, but for u
time they yaliHntly returned 10 the
charge, onlyto be- again severely wounded
The barking and snarling made perfect
din. which would have been welcome
music 10 hunters ears, but which was
not particularly rlshcd by Mr. Womack,
who has no inclnnliOns that wav. The
farmer had his gun aud would have quick.
" despatched the beast. but was afraid
Of killing the dogs, aud 40 ho had
nothing 10 do hut stand and look
on. Presently the tight ceased the dog
had enough, and, ns they ran back to Il
safe distance, the catamount spmng into d
tree aud was out OF danger should the
hounds have concluded 10 renew the hat
tie. Although Wlc from the dogs, the
beast had only sealed lis own doom, as
Mr. Womlrk was now afforded an oppor-
tunity TO shoot. Raising his gun, hc Tired.
aud, with AN uncarthly -crccch. the cata-
mount spmng outward and downward.
falling dead at the farmers feet. On being
measured, It was found Ia be- two feet
high aud very near four feet long. The
following day MI Womnck brought ono
oi the front feet into town, and after hnV-
ing inspected It, Tur Arrr,l correspond
cnt WIS not surprised To learn oi the ter
riblo whipping the dogs had received.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11

EprHiIl Dispatch Go lhr Apr,aL
liuTNN, Ak, oct. IN. This afternoon
delegation Ut members Of tbr chamber
Of commerce 81 Helena left iur S. Louis
iur tho purpose OF getting the officials ui
lhr &c. Louis, Iron Mountain q Southern
railway a. resume ihr running ul their UC-
,ummulliiuu train iwm Forest city tu
tl.a punt Tie running ui thu trains 90
pua. .ut ig ui no accommodation tp tHu
people living along the route who desire 200
irIH here. uud, as u consequence, pu.i
HuI ui tsIilr that hw hitherto como iH
Helena hu# hruu diverted Into Mumr..s
channels The dJmHyu thus done caused
ilr .H.pIu Boo thiH community tu make o.
tIHUf.uH kick
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-11
prisan Reform.

LONDON, Oct. l0.-The report Of the
Howard association for promoting the best
methods of treatment of criminals and
the prevention Of crime has just been pub
lishod. 1t warmly cuIogizcs Mr.. George
KEENAN, for his thorough and conscicn-
tious work in investigating the Russian
prison system. Mr.. Remnants articles In
The Century M0gdsin,, giving the results Of
his studies in Russia and Siberia, are
praised for the iaithiulncss and impartiali-
" with which the Russian prisons and
Russian prison life are depicted. BY this
great work, the report declares, Mr. Ken
nan has rendered an important service 10
the cause of humanity.