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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Milk Uccom:s viti,tel when its Sc
erection is ovor,tjmulated.
Itis best for the av rage farmer to
have but one kind Of chicks
Pull of the shoes Of work horses
that are to have run at pasture.
Hive you completed your arrange
ments Tor your srly spring Iamb,2
P rcAos II be two or three riches
Wild, with the upper corners slightly
rounded.
No other Legitimate business pays half
so we'll as n stock OF bees juIiciously
cared for.
Now lay the foundation for good
crop next year by doing a liberal
amount Of fail p,owins.
Millions of pounds Of honey ere lost
aauuauy for the want of sufi lent
stock Of bees to gather it il.
Sell off the surplus cockerels and do
not retain the Iatc-hotehed pulIets, as
they Will not lay before spriog.
If the sows are to bring a second lit
ter, care should be taken against becom-
ing too thin before the pigs are wca1ed.
satisfactory results cannot be expected
from q SOW that is a walking skeleton.
Stock farming must be the founda-
ton of all long continued, successful
farming. Any other system is one O
slow exhaustion and ultimate sterility
Ignore the sh.op, the hog and the COW
and the land will grow poor inevita bly,
The use ofryc to occupy the soil AM
50 store and save the nitrogen which
largely converted into soluble nitrate
during mild, moist and genial weather
in early autumn, will pay on any sol
/ although most on clay because Of tn
Y meIlowing effect. In soils NATURAL
/ mellow, nitrifcation takes place mo
Y readily because Of the more ready an
T complete access of air, which is one
t the needful conditions for the proce
Il moisture and mild temperature bein
= the others.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
An Unexplained Phenomenon.

". c. S nm ms, of NJ Olson cou2ty,
g., says that on north hlIIsi lie near
his house are a dozen or moro circles
on the srou d. varying in size from
three to sixteen feet across. In the CEN
tire Of each circle the grass seems to be
creencr than anywhere else, while the
Grass in the track is dead and dry as
chip. What has caused the circles to
annear on the ground in this way is
mystery. They are perfectly round,
and the track where the ground Is dead
is the same width all the way round,
being about eighteen or twenty inches
wide.-[ Chicago Herald. .--.-.-~------
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
Systematic Punctuation.

In Boston newspaper 0 ice not long
ago the chief proof-reader had been
greatly annoyed by an extraordinary use
Of commas that cropped out in coca
sonal takes" on his proofs, and, find
ing that they occurred regularly under
a ce. tain 'slug." he went to slug
Fifteen9" frame to e>po>tu ate with
him. lie found that the man was a
new Sub, " who said he had come lately
from Nova Scotia, and had learned his
trade in frst.cIass ONCE in Halifax.
''For PHYS sake, " eNc.a N d the proof
re- Ser, what sort Of sy~ten OF
punctuation do they employ in Halifax
"1h rule in our ONCE" replied The
composltor, with patronizing air, IVA
to put in about three commas TO line
-Blsty7 IrunS-yipt
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
The Careless Bananicide.

ssBanariciIe" is a new word colned
bv the Martha's Vineyard Herald. 1t /;
a good one and refers to the thoughtles'
or malicious-pcrsons who, whenever
they spend a nickIe or hang up the
dealer for a banana, advertise the 1ac'
by spreading the peel over as muci
sidewalk as possible, where It's preSeoc'
is felt though not always seen. 3 ma
nacides" should be tripped up at thei
own game.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

uDid it ever occur to you that jerks
must be very narrow minded person"
said Il travelling man to his wife
Mr.. jerks who has but one eyc9'
.Ye,: YOU mention the popularity
uDoa which I base my conclusion"
DO you think him necessarily mar
row minded simply because ne hasn'
two eyesl'
Exactly"
sBecsuso he's a man Of one eye,
dear."-rM reliant Traveller.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

pecarus pratolsl3, IAea1o" +'A'N''
phleum pratcnse, timothy 5 lbs 40ta'
Al LIS.
Ia thi, list TO- pasture the timothy
and white clover may be increased ana
the proportion Of the other seeds les
scacd, but all are well adapted to any
situation where Jlao gras, will grow
and they viii give cary, medium ana
late iced. O. course, for dry hIl.siie1
very sandy soils, or wet laads, other
varieties should 10 grown, notably on
dry hills or sandy soils the sleeps
icsque, the hard fe que, the venaL grass,
the dog,tai aud willie clover shou,6
predomi ate in the seeding. AID On
VT sols, fowl meadow grass, fox tail,
Pegs ~, red top and alsihe should De
the pred dominate z grasses.
For solling Iu poses or for carly hay
IN xsuro of c--;larI a7d meadow oat
grasses Is WY desirable, as these are
the earliest and strongest II growth OF
any cultivated for hay il this country.
So ear arc they that thy are totally
unfit to grow with timothy, az bo.h
would be ripe, hard, dry and almost
worthless lie ore the timothy wcu / be
fit to cut I have Therefore exc udcd
them from the meadow mixtures just
named. /, -. Case, OF New Hart ord
Caclda coulty, has a fed of mixed
orchard and oat grasses that he mow'
twice cvcry season and sometimes pas
lures in autumn. Ga the queetion OF
mixed grasses in meadows it depends
somewhat on the purpose for which
tho hay is grown. II it IS
raised for sale il city markets
then the Luycr must have timothy hay
REGARDLESS Of the nutritivo value OF other
grasses. for such a customer a mixture
of timothy and Italian rye grass would
pass, as the panicle Of the latter, when
drv. would not be distinguished from
the timothy heads by the average pur-
chaser; while the Introduction oil Italian
rye in any fair meadow would nearly
double the hay crop, provided tha'
sufficient seed of rye grass is put on the
land. Unfortunately this strong
growing and nutritious grass
only q biennial. But to re
turn to the question OF permanen
meadows and good hay crops. 1t mus
be admitted that our present system o
constant seeding with timothy and
cl ,ver only IS very expensive an often
not successful. 1t is next to impossible
on some soils, to get good stand o
GRASS from such restricted sccdlng- AM
vet many think that these two grasses
are the OF Y kind that should be so"i
in meadow. and That. to-, n0twl i
standing the fact that many tiol Is thu
seeded will not produce more than tw
seasons moving without re5ocdlng
II fact a clo.e moving, followed b
dry, hot Weather viii often de
.tr,v the dubious roots o
the timothy almost entirely, so that tn
aftermath viii be weak ami oaly appar
'. eft in tclas. Timothy stools b'
little and til, a(tergrow-h from II
! young bulbs Is always weak and thi.
thus showing that to keep this va,uao
:. grass VII in the erouad, especial
- where it IS likely to heavo Gu. wit
fro,ts, it on n. to be grown with sD'
-. other grasses a, will form protectin
- swarI and come on ev.nly with Il
. timothy to the hay harvest.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
Letter From the EN-~herin of Chautnuauh
Couu y. New ork.

am glad 70 say, from long personal eA-
Derfeuce with ALLeoCKs PoRoUs PLA>fths'
that am able to endorse all the good things
that have ever been said about them and sup
plenent these by saying that frankly believe
their value cannot be estimated Their breadth
Of usefulness is unlimited, and for prompt and
sure relief 10 almost every ache and pain that
flesh is heir to. 10 other remedy, in my opinion
either external or internal, equals them In Ger
tainty aud rapidIty. l nave used th@-n At one
time Tor rheumatism. another for bo2knche'
again for bronchitis, always with the same re-
sult-a speedy cure. L. 7. HARuNGIoN-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
THE BRICkLAYER'S TRADE.
THE OLDEST CALLING IN THE HIS
TORY OF CIVILIZATION.



While br:ck-Iavinr is not the oldest
trade, N tho vvo Il il is certainly the
rox.t1 10 oldest There must have
r.o9 b~,cL,-rrake-s he ore there were
hrlr.,-.qro-s hu+ with this one exception
he oarl're- i nerhaus The oldest II tile
history of r.vi ilat.0D.
TIE rover Of Babel was built with
I-,-.. ill.,, that ,,sri IN America 10 day.
The ,ffr.4 ,.,..a Of the eleventh chapter
l,a-, -ea.s.
t.t-3a,.I.o ra sa;1 n his neighbor,
.r.o-,-'. a., .s ~, H.. i,r,rl, and bake them
,,;+h ++ra ,..~d trrv :. a BRICK instead Of
o,..l e1;.,, ,r,s.,..,l of mortar"
70, ++,.. 49,, ord If t,en.,- however.
,--'I-.'.s-,.s ~, Ia, NJ the ureat anti
..;.,'f +t,,s ,,o,,+ion II a1uears that .
tI,' ',,.i5ars If R4r,yIon u>ei brick al
1''0 [,.t,l, +I,.c STONES Thee are
~ va fnI,r5 in various place, very
,..c.,,,r+s.f the pabvl6nian brick
I IoIi tor'7 a,~d he manner IN viii h the /
-, - ,,..-,.,o.J Thayva Is IF Baby .
VI 'A''->II ,'.(.,o .;,.3 ,biaa- hv 7Iavcs
IoI ~" a..',I - ,,..,.Sos bnf who were
~ l..,-lI a,,1 r[I7b21 - a rate OF pav I
w. tl'to-I,,+Iatf th,.- ,,ol,a of q bulhcI .
/ ",'- 1I,Linh ,~ou.d mean some /
! I..,. ,.or fnrtv cents a dav.
1Io,,. ,,ba+ he m .dcrn brick !
1s ,+, for ora hours work. The
| I3SoI 1.,1lI., ,,.o-, ,,,I,ri,p1 from sun
,,;Se ~ sunset and their overscers were
, ,-sI ID with lnshes to keep the un-
far+r,'o+os nm 70 their task. 1t seems,
i io' +id,+ Ir;c,-Iarers soon came 10
i i,o" raco'','iloi rafher as artists than
ar+.s ems and into heir hands was com
r,i+t"d +ha history If the country. The
t.:'-r 81 No. po,s;a1 Fmnira ,enented
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

The dry weather should be utilized for
doing any needful dttching aud draining
Of low land, digging peat, drawing sand
and securing bog nav or sedse grass for
a winter protection for teds Of straw
berries, spinach and other haLf-hardy
nLanfS
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08
QUAINT AND CURIOUS
MIST Of the flowers Of Montana have

clared in 1910.
\ G.orgia peach tree has borne l0u1
crops this season.
An irfrmary for dumb animals IS TO
be estabi,hcd in PhiIads phia- /
R.rho-s lived in Greece in the fifth |
cepturv and at Rome in the third cen /
turv B c,
There are laws against using profano
Iononauo nv telenbonc in all states ez-
ao,4 Connecticut.
IT,. o,h,oi low machine j, said
+oh.v. been invented by Joaa Duncan
n G, esoov in 1904
.-.sao pro = +bo oldest
49,, - 49, 1-.i+,a c.oto, fort bovjnc
low" IL VIC 'C-.-....,, -
80
ao.;.oa
y Jan 1907, ordbod
W ., --.l.;.o .ho hoo+
tle cc'' il1'HS P'''0' 1890
% IL '-l0 'F--
a series Oh earthquakes IL 1'1'7 -aa
IuFNes Tan i"'' Ca 49, iai,r.
s'0D0
ing "oo"0n 81 00'D'''
a garden maGaA'n0 S"y' nv
tenth oil the people o. ''i0 : -'-''~'
ever tasted an APRICOT ye' 'Hey may 20
successfully grown "H'I0' ~
grow.
A colored woman in Atlanta Ca IS
the youngest of thlrty-s ven chll1roh'
and althou-h not yet thlrty-elsht years
old, is herself the mother OF twenty
seven children.
Miss Amanda Perry, a daughter of
Cantain Braytcn Perry. one of the pat
riots who heIpel throw the tea IN Bos-
ton haroor, and relative OF the famous
Commo d ore Perry, is an Object OF CHAR
itv in Cincinnati
Huro mirrors, mounted as Screens in
the dinino-room of the Clifton House,
NIAGARA, reflect this falls in the most
oranhlc and realistic manner, so that
one may dine and WV one of the great
est Of natural wond Is simultaneous Iy'
The two most skilul arc hitects il al
the world arc the bee and the spider.
The one puts up neat packages Of
sweets and the other builds asIaughtcr
house for flies. S, iIcrs arc Va liable,
inasmuch as they destroy noxious il.
s,cts.
Anuccet was recently found in TIL
Sierra Azul district in So'ora, Cal.
that wel,hod 3 pounds, 2 5-8 ounces
and contained $500 in gold. 1t wa
taken from the old placer digging
which have been worked Tor many year
NV the NJ .xlca3s.
% .-..i1o~+s of III
,.Lar, ware elects.
oaI & .,t.inod IN It GREAT offic
,.o,o3o 1.-Two GRO of 80 Three militar
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Awoman suffrage club, woman's press
club, and a woman's paper, have Just
made their appearance at Cincinnati.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Soran the dire warning which Dante read on
the portals of the Inferno. 80 runs the cruel
verdict Of your friends if YOU a. oyertaken by
the first SYMPTOMS Of that terrible disease, con-
sumption Leave hope behind! Your day are
numbered," And the suggestion against death
is given uJ in despair. But while there is life,
there Is hope. Dr. Picrce'9 Golden Medical Dis
covcry has cured hundreds Of cases worse than
yours; and it will cure %on, if taken in Tune.
a wasted lung: the "Golden >1edical piscoN-
cry" however. can and viii arrest the dIscaae
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Charleston. s. G.. has appropr atcd 5000 fol
the erection OF two free bathing houses.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Much Pain and Suffering may be 2V"i"c1j, ny
Child bearing woman by the timely use oil lie
Mothers Friend.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08


81 funds collected from
North Carolina Policy Hold
ers, less North Carolina's
gh re- OF the Death Losses
and Expenses are invested in
North Carolina by q Board Of
Trustees composed Of six North
Carolinians Of undeniable abil-
ity and integrity,
Call and tax the matter
over with me.
Policy with me would BE-
a great protection to both your
family and yourself,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

Offensive breath vanishcs with the use Of Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-08

me FgyptIans taUSnJ DTl0N lay .H5'
along with the other ats Of civilization,
to the Greeks, and Athens, Sparta. ID
the towns of the peninsula carried the
work to high degree Of eNceIle &c.
The creeks used three kinds of brick,
or rather three sizes, the deloron, tetra-
don, and pentadon which were combined
II thn .nmn buiLdinU rOm --reeCl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
White Specks in Butter.

Your correspondent says in substance
that white specks are occasioned by
dry cream. With all her precautions.
If she will place in the churn with her
cream a quantity of thickly-soured
milk she will find corresponding
quantity of white specks. as sour milk
is the one and only cause of white
specks. The sour milk forms a sub
stance like cheese curd. which is sepa-
rated only by the process of washing.
while washing witha barrel churn the
specks can nearly all be eradicated. She
takes great stock in water setting, and
here we will agree with her. on the
ground that when milk is set in cream
erthe cream is taken from the milk while
the milk is perfectly sweet and free from
any sour milk to form white specks, and
from our experience we have become
thoroughly convinced that no farmer
can profitably conduct dairy withou,
good creamery, especially a winter
dairy. as the loss Of cream in extremely
enld weather viii more than offset the
expense of gqsl creamery, - Coanira
fsatismaA
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
The Handsome Nutmeg Tree.

"The demand for nutmegs is increas-
ing every year, said an importer to a
reporter recently. "Nutmegs come
chiefly from the Malay Archipelago.
The three little islands composing the
volcanic group of Banda produce the
nutmeg to perfection. The soil there
seems to be peculiarly adapted for
their cultivation. The island is shady,
and the excessive moisture for it rains
more or less every month in the year)
seems to exactly suit the nutmeg trees,
which require little or no attention.
They flourish all the year round. and
ripe fruit can be picked every month
The nutmeg tree is very handsome.
II grows to height of twenty or thirty
feet. bearing small yellowish flowers.
The leaves are glossy and the fruit is
the size and color of peach, but
rather oval 1t is tough. but when
ripe. splits open. and it shows the dark
brown nut within. covered with Grim
son mace This mace covering is val
liable. and finds a place in the spice
box of every good cook. ~ j. Hal
asd Express,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
Food and Morality.

Prof. F. I. Miles. OF the faculty Of
the University of Maryland, delivered
a lecture to large audience of young
men recently, on Food and Diges-
ton" In the course of his lecture
Prof Miles. in speaking Of the effects
of an insufficient quantity OF food.
said: ''The fat disappears first then
the muscles waste away. and finally
the bones come through the skin. The
brain, the spinal cord and the nerves
are nourished to the last. Like king
in beleaguered city to whom his loyal
subjects give up their food, the nobler
organs are longest nourished. In
starvation there is not simple hunger
of the stomach, but hunger of the
whole body. 1t is not strange that
when hunger presses on people they
will do strange things. 1t produces
insanity, and they have been driven to
eating what has been called strange
fesh;' that is to cannibalism. There
are millions of people who have not
enough to cat. 1t is at the bottom of
anarchy. The police may give them a
loaf of bread, but the whole body is ill
nourished, and restless feeling re-
suits. Not much can be done with the
grown-up people of the criminal
classes, but the child criminal comes
first. The criminal classes are called
dirty, lazy and ugly, Of course they
are. They are dirty because they have
no spare heat to let 60; lazy, because
the muscles are weak and nature tells
them to keep still when hungry.
You would be astonished to know how
much of the beauty of the fairest
women is made up of fat. The GRIM
inal classes are ugly becauge they have
no fat. How could child whose mus
Giles and nervous system have been
partly starved be expected to have all
the sympathies and instincts of a high
err class Of society? An everyday Sab
bath-school with a breakfast before the
lesson would be a capital thing for
poor children. Some say the poor
themselves are to blame for their con-
dition by living too luxuriously. One
of the most intense cravings of the
Greedy Arctic party was for sweet
meats. Tea and coffee do more good
than harm. They stimulate not only the
brain, but the activities Of the whole
body. There will be great missio
to the poor some day to see that they
get enough good food. Baltimore San
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
PROFIT IN POULTRY,
Facts and Figures Furnished by a Success
full Farmer.

Facts and Figures Furnished by Success
full Farmer.
During the last year have kept 60
hens and sold from their produce
1914 dozen eggs, at an average price
of 16 3-5 cents dozen. | also used in
my family and for setting purposes 1884
dozen. Besides this, have used in
my family and sold in all $3.50 worth
of fowls. Hence the income gained
from these hens stands as follows: 367b
dozen eggs sold at 16 3-5 cents per
dozen, SOL; 1884 dozen used in the fami-
ly and rated at the same value per
dozen, $20.50 chickens solo, 49, so;
chickens used in the family, 81; total,
$S9. The whole number of eggs laid
aggregated $3.50. Each hen laid say
SO eggs; value of the egg product from
each hen for the year, 81. 48. The en-.
tire cost of keeping hens on my farm
does not exceed the value of II bushels
of corn for each hen, say So cents
leaving profit of So cents for each
hen, or $3Z 80 profit for the 50 hens as
above.
Aside from the above figures, l set
the value of the manure at at least
fifty cents for each hen. Mixed with
ashes, plaster or even rich earth, in
the proportion of two to one of the
trst two, or hall and half with the
earth. paiyafized and thoroughly
mixed. the product is an excellent fer
tilizer for corn, equal if not superior
to the best phosphate. We seldom
use it upon other crops, because it just
meets our wants for Indian corn. A
large spoonful in each hill increases
the growth of the stalks and the
amount of corn at least one-fourth.
In fact should keep a flock of hens
if there were no profit from them ex-
cept from the manure.
My hens are fed little else as regu,
lar feed except corn. say one-half gill
each hen twice day, in winter, fed
warm with occasionally few wheat
screenings and the scraps from the tn.
BILE. In summer the hens run at large
and are not fed but once day, say one.
half gill of corn. My farm and garden
crops are so located that the hens can
do very little damage. Bosto,
| R,tdoef
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
RID KNIFE

was typical Indian war; or and cut
throat. The history of his raid, and
of KIT CARsoN's skill and heroism in
meeting the perils of the occasion, is
begun in No. of the New York
Ledger. ROBERT BoNNER's Sons have
issued millions of sample copies of
this number of the Ledger, but there
are, probably, persons who have not
yet had a copy, and we are informed
that any one who has not had one of
these sample copies can get one free
of expense by simply sending his
name and address to the Ledger office,
at the corner of William and Spruce
streets, New York. This is certainly
an easy and cheap way to get a speci-
men number of the greatest Indian
story ever published.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-03
AvARlCE AND PERJURY.

A Short Sermon by Rev. whangdoodlo
Baxter, of Austin.
Bcrlubbed Bredderen and Sistern:
De subject oh dis ebenin's discourse am
abarice, in other words, stinginess.
Oars lots OBJ stingy folks in cherry
kermunity, but de wust case of abarice
ebber heered of was dat of a man in
Alabama. He tried ter pawn coat oh
tar and fedders dat had been presented
ter him by his nabors.
has heered oh anudder case dat was
mos as bad. A chile drank about a
pint OBJ kerosine by mistake, and his
mudder. who was mighty close
CONAN, ran a wick down de chile's
froat, and used that infant for lamp.
Yes, bredderen and sistern. dar's a
gennerman oh my acquaintance who
am afeared ter buy lead pencil, be-
kase he can't be purfeotly shore dat de
lead reach clar fruit
Oars man libbin in Western Texas
who Paris-greened his later bugs ter
def. and den he raked up dar carcasses
and tried 'em out ober slow fire in
order ter git de Paris green outen EN-
ter sell hit back ter de drug stoah.
De stingy man am alters miserable.
If he walks around he trimbles when
he remembers dat he am wearin' out
his shoes. Ell he sits down he wares
out his pants, and dat makes him wish
he was dead.
Fashinabie folks am not all berry ex-
,ravagant, Fl yer looks inter a ball
-reem ya,. kin see fer yersolf da. dc VIM
men folks cut things down CESS as low
as possible
Some OBJ de rich men am as close as
dc closest Tread in paper dat a
faithful workman, engaged in some
kind oh extra dangerous work, hurt
his hand mighty badly. When de doc.
tor was tendin' ter de hand, de foreman
came in hurry and says; "Sam. what
time was it when yer get hurt? wan
ter know when ter dock yer wages"
Man amt de only stingy animile.
Hits true man will run arter dollar,
but de dog will run arter scent
Heah! Heah!
At de same time l don't berleeve in .
man bein' too generous. for de horn OF
plenty viii soon empty onless hit.
corked wild erconemy.
Don't be stingy wild what don't cos
yer muffin, SIGH as perliteness and goot
advice. -7eJas Siflings