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

the older doctcrs that if his theory
proved perfectly successful in practice
he would be able to give his method Of
cure in writing for the benefit Of the
medical world-at present, he said that
it vas utterly impossible for him to in
telIigcntly explain his ideas. However,
he guaranteed that the attempt would
be perfectly harmless to the patient and
the doctors stood by ready to pre-
vent any undue or dangerous expert
mcnt. For myself, have rot the least
idea to this day just what the means
were which Ramsay employed to pro-
duce the end he had in view, nor have
I any theory to advance. The whole
thing was a strange affair to me then
and appears just as strange when l look
back upon it from the present moment,
with all the experience which I have
gained with fifteen years practice.
Ramsay first of all administered a
draught to Grace Thorneycroft, who
was seated in a reclining chair y few
moments later he made small incision
in an artery in the patients right arm,
which movement he followed by max
ing a similar incision in an artery of his
own left arm. The two arteries he
then connected by means of a small sill
vcr tube Facing his subject, Ramsay
tapped her head, near the base Of the
brain, two or three times with his
knucklcs, and then gazed into her eyes.
Ten minutes passed slowly by and no
perceptible difference was noticeable IN
Grace's condition. Ten moro minutes,
and a CLEAN of intelligence seemed to
be forcing its way into the face Of the
poor grI-but, strange to relate, wi d,
far-away look was settling upon Ram
say! Another cen minutes, and Grace
Thorncycroft recognized every one in
the room, including myself, while John
Ramsay was led away from the newly
conscious girl, raving maniac.
AS have before remarked, l have no
explanation to offer-I can only chron-
icle bare facts. Ramsay was a man Of
geniIs, surely, though in the one act of
his life in which he proved that genius,
he partially failed; and, in that by
losing his mind he was unable to give
his theories to the world, his genius
will never benefit posterity.
Habershon married Grace Thorney-
croft two years later, and they have al
ways taken the best of care of the man
who saved woman's reason at the ex-
penso of his own. - Detroit Free Press
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
4 Curious and Valuable Book.

Perhaps the most singular curiosity in
the book world is 4 volume that belongs
to the family Of the Prince dc Ligne,
and is now in France. It IS entitled
The Passion Of Christ" and is neither
written nor printed. Every letter Of the
text IS cut out Of leaf, and beng in
terleaved with blue paper, IS as easily
read as the best print. The labor and
patience bestowed upon its com position
must have been excessive, especially
when the precision and miauteness Of
the letters arc considered. The gen
eraI execution IN every respect IS indeed
admirable, and the vcllum IS Of the
most delicate and costly kind. Rudolph
H. Of Germany offered for it in 1910
II, 900 ducats, which was probably
equal to 60, 900 at this day. The most
remarkable circumstance connected
with this literary treasure Is that 1t
bears the royal arms of England; but
when it was in that country, and by
whom owned, has never been ascer-
tanned - The Bookworm.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Warming the Shivering Poor.

In many cities on the Continent in
days of extreme cold, the municipal
governments, from a fund previously
set apart for the purpose, place at inter
walls among the crowded neighborhoods
of the poor large iron braziers which
are kept filled day and night with hot
Goals. They are circular upright recep-
tacles, about the size of a barrel, with
an open top and with holes pierced in
the sides for the purpose of a draught.
They are placed upon the pavement near
the sidewalk at the corners of streets,
where crowds may collect about them
with the least obstruction to traffic.
During the bitter cold weather crowds
of half frozen people huddle about these
braziers, - Boston Advertiser.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
An Expensive Request.

A Philadelphia lawyer was appointed
solicitor for a certain business house in
that city, At the end Of the year he
was asked to send in his account, which
he did, by Jumping everything, simply
saying, $50 and So, DR.. to Professional
Services, $4,000. The manager was a
great stickler for form, and sent back
the account, asking for an itemized
statement. The lawyer did as requested,
and at the bottom tackled on the follow
ing: "To preparing itemized state
ment, 800" After murmur of horror
and astonishm9nt, it was paid.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Fate Of John Ramsay, M. D.
BY W. II. s. ATKINSON.

am a physician. have made life
long study of the human brain, and
may, perhaps, be pardoned if I say that
my opinions upon diseases of the mind
now carry considerable weight among
members of the profession.
1t is only a week or two since I was
called to large asylum for the insane in
Northern Ohio to examine case which
batlled the skill of the local doctors.
After disposing of that matter took an
unprofcssionaI stroll through the insti-
tuition in company with my old friend,
the superintendent.
The asylum over which I now made a
tour Of inspection was most beautiful
building, resembling in its appoint
ments the homes of the wealthy and
opulcnt We wandered through room
after room and along successive halls
and corridors where men and women in
every stage of insanity passed the time
in various harmless amusements, or were
restlessIy confined in the care of ward
crs and nurses. OF all the misfortunes
to which humanity is heir, this loss of
reason IS, to my mind, the saddest by
far; and, though l might be expected to
have grown hardened by long years of
familiarity with ali phases of weak in
tellect, l never cease to feel devoutly
thankful for that greatest of all benefits
conferred upon men by beneficent Gre
ator-a sound brain.
We had passed through the greater
part of the enormous institution and
were approaching that portion of the
building set apart for the residence of
the experimenting physician-my
friend, Dr.. Habershon. Taking from
his pocket key, DR.. Habcrshon in
serted it in the keyhole of door. Be
fore turning it, he looked at me in
strange manner and said: elf you
were not an old med, Hartly, and as
familiar with strange cases as I am my
self, should warn you to keep your
countenance and betray no surprise on
entering here. And l speak, anyhow,
so as to be on the safe side" So say
ing he turned the key in the lock and
opened the door. We quietly entered
very neat but plainly furnished room,
and I confess that, although I have
witnessed queer, weird, wild and, oft
times blood-curdling sights, l never felt
so startled in all my life as l did at that
moment. The room was not by any
means dark, for it was we'll lighted by
large window running all along one
side, but placed above the reach of
man, even though he should stand upon
a chair; yet at the farther end of the
room [ noticed 4 students lamp burning
over a plain pinc-wood table, upon
which rested human skull and some
writing paper. Seated at this table,
pencil in hand, was a man about the
same age as myself and DR.. Habershon
40 years. gazing intently upon the
skull What startled me so severely
was the fact that when | had last seen
that man more than fifteen years since
had seen MIN in exactly
such position, with precisely similar
surroundings. And yet, what a diff
terence! Then he had just graduated
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
The Wild Animal Trade.

There is scarcely anything goiag q
in the trade this year" recently OBJ
served NJ. F. J. Thompson, who il
perhaps the largest Wild animal dealer
in the United State, and who resides in
New York. You see, this year. Ao
continued, lis the presidential year, and
like theatrical business, our trade IS
seriously affected. In oil years circuscs
and other shows put in their heaviest
work, while in years like this the coua-
trymen, when they have 4 holiday, in
stead of going to the circus go oil to
mass meeting or to see the parade.
"But the wild animal trade has never
flourished a it did before 1873" added
Mr.. Thompson. 1T was during the
war times and imme diately after, when
every one was flush of money, that the
greatest seasons were expcrjea ced.
Then there were hundreds of circuses,
big and little, and various side shows,
which patrolled the country from ocean
to ocean. Out in the west, too, many
of the small shows had gambling at
tachments. which helped materially to
rake in the money. \ proprietor Of
one of these thought nothing of paying
$1,000 for any animal which happened
to strike his fancy.
'But many of these parties made
money so fast that they shortly closed
up business and quit. Then came the
financial crash of 1878, and the stagna-
tion of every kind of business, and the
failures of most of these circus and
showmen remaining. Then the new
men who came into the business di / not
have much money, and could not afford
valuable specimens. SO it has been ever
since, with consequent stagnatioa in
animal trade.
Another thing which has affected the
business a good deal is the growing
scarcity of certain kinds Of wild ami
mails, and the closing of some of the
C%CpOGS 1OI IutII COIlCCIlOu dIu tA-
portation. Nubia and upper Egypt,
for example, for a long time were the
great headquarters for the supply of gi-
raffcs, lephants, hippopotami, and the
double horned rhinoccri, with many
other wild animals, but since the
troubles there, subsequent to the death
of Gen. Gordon at Khartoum, absolutely
nothing has been received from this re-
gion, which is now barred, for an in
definite period by the impending Italo-
Abyssinian war. And then again the
depot in Sou h Africa are beginning to
close because the hunters have to GO
such immense distances before they can
reach the lairs of the wild animals, hun
| dreds of miles from their former haunts.
The cause of this is the eXtcrmination OF
all kinds by the so-calIed sportsmen,
who pour into that region like they did
| into the United States when the buff
faloes roved the plains. "-[New York
| Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

People who are going to build may
like to know that "a three-thousand-
dollar house" is one that the architectu-
raj paper says can be built for 50, $50
81; costs 50, 100, according to the ar
chitects estimate; is worth So 700, the
carpenter says, to build; increases in ex-
pense to 81, 500 during the process O:
erection, and makes you draw your
check for s., 953. % before you move in
and get your first bill for repairs. -
journal of Education. =
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

Owing to i'll health, says Bill Nye, the
humorist, l will sell at my residence in
town 30, range IS, west according to
government survey, one pushed -rasp-
berry colored COW, aged years. She
is a good miIkstcr and not afraid of
cars-or anything else. She is a COW of
undaunted courage and gives milk fire.
quently. To a man who does not fear
death in any form she would be a great
boon. She is very much attached to
her home at present, Ly means of a trace
chain but she will be sold to anyone
who will agree to treat her right. She
is one-fourth short horn and three
fourths hyena. Twill also throw in a
double barrelled shot gun which goes
with her. In May she generally goes
away somewhere for a week or two, and
returns with a tall, red calf with long,
wabby legs. Her name is Rose, and |
prefer to sell her to a non resident.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.


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Experiments on the speed o' me e'eo-
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Inc eNPeriheh Is "hIeh were Su''eSs.
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from al oI'ln"'S eua H"F0 oceA -
pea'o" oy lll' III AIS" government y
OfeA'iI-' -'o@1'nS no "''N'' "a' Foi"''' ."
Ia 3o' oI '"C''' S'''' t'''o' 80
metres away Inc smell eAP'o"e" 0"
contact and comp1etely des'foyed 'he
'AlhS'
y wonderful fire proof paint has been
invented by y. Jameson. According
to the Electrical Review, ''shanty" OF
dry pine wood was covered with the
paint and by means Of oiled shayings
TWO attempts 70 "0.n 1t "e'o '''a'''' ',''
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Iand IN MS SNIP me A0ll"'ic-
DR.. Brown-Sequard, who has been
! preaching that bad ventilation anu poor
and monotonous food are the great
causes of phthials, has exhibited to the
Par5 Academy oi science FentiIatln6
apparatus oi ms lnVehuon. y reversed
tunnel, the shape OF lamp 'hade ]"
( p'aced at the emu Oh 'uo9' 50 alFah 8e"
IN Its curves ana angles that "heh
placed beside Del the reversed luahe'
VIII be above the sleeper ana ara" up
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The average watch is composed Of
one hundred and seventy five different
pieces, comprising upward OF two
thousand four hundred separate and
distinct operations IN ITS manufacture
The balance has eighteen thousand beats
or vibrations per hour twelve million
nine hundred and sixty thousand and
eighty in thirty days, one hundred and
fi!ty-scven million SIX hundred and
eighty thousand in one year; it travels
one and forty-three onc-hundrcdth
inches with each vibration, which is
equal to nine and thrcc-quarter miles il
twenty four hours, two hundred and
min cty-two and half miles in thirty
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
The New Universal Language

II love, thou lowest, she loves" in
Volapuk, the new universal language, is
"Lofob, lofous, lofof," and They will
have been loved is 'Pulofoms. "
''The knowledge of ones self is the best
foundation of all virtues" is, in Vol
apuk, 'Itisevam ebinom stabin gudikin
tugas Yahk."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
A Successful Crusade.

Every afternoon, between five and six,
an understood man with a nervous but
decided air boards a Wabash avenue
cable car at Washington street and rides
south. Probably not one out of twenty
five Of his fellow passengers recognizes
him as the hero OF desperate fight
against the City railway company.
Chicago grows very fast, and the seHsa-
tion of yesterday is hardly the memory
of to-day. This is d. B. Fisk. When
the City railway company, about a
dozen years ago, Tut ''bobtail' cars
Gears in which passengers drop their
passes through a slot into a box, on its
lines, Fisk, singlc-handcd, began a cru
SADIE against the bobtaiIs, aad ceased
only when the cars were removed. How
did he go about it? He simply refused
to pay his fare except to a conductor
The drivers on the line came to know
him and ceased jingling their bells
for his fare. He used to enter car and
offer to pay the fares of all the passen-
gers-to a conductor. The result was
many a carload of people were hauled
free. Fisk found few nervy followers;
the newspapers took up the battle, the
public joined in, and the result was the
complete subjugation of the company
and the removal of the obnoxious We
hicles. The fight, it is SAID, cost the
company hundreds of thousands in lost
fare and cars left on their hands, which
they were obliged to sell at prices away
below their cost - Chicago News.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Rubber OyerShOeS,

"What becomes of all the rubber
overshoes? The factories in Nauga-
tuck alone turn out $4,000 pairs of
shoes daily, or, counting 300 working
days in the year, 4, 500. 600 pairs. Con
sidering what rubber shoes are made Of
nowadays, perhaps it is not SO re-
markable, after all. - [Ansonia Conn.
Sentinel
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
Indignant.

After church:
Spoggs-Was it not disgraceful, the
way in which Smiggs snored in church
to-day?
Stuggs-I should think it was. Why,
he woke US all up.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12
How 1t Happened at Last.

Have you heard that Lily IS engaged
to young Fiedgelyl7 asked Maud.
NO" replied Ella. Il thought he
was too bashtul ever to propose"
"Oh, lut it's leap year you know"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-12

New Jersey swain calling on his
girD-What makes the house shake so,
darling? Girl-Its pop, up stairs. He's
got the fever 4 ague agin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Sevannehians and OTHER People Who
Come and. Go.
L. Moore of Midwife is at the screven.

L. Moore of Midwife is at the Screven.
T. G. McLendon of Atlanta is in the city.
w. P. Smith of burden is at the Harnett
Z. s. Richardson went to Atlanta last
night.
J. s. Crummey of currency is at the
Marshall.
J. S. Short of Waycross is stopping at
the Screven.
J. W. A. Parker of Millenis stopping at
the Screven.
J. C. Salovin of Augusta is stopping at
the Screven.
J. S. StovaN Of Augusta is registered at
the Marshall.
F. F. Lewis of st. Augustine is stopping
at the Screven.
J. w. Cabe of Willacoochee is stopping
at the Marshall.
G. w. Dean and W. W. Beach of Bailey
are at the Screven.
@. NJ. Chase of Townsville is registered
at the Screven house.
w. C. McCrimmon of Lothian Is regis
tered at the harnett.
James Council of Mount Vernon was at
the Marshall yesterday.
Capt. s. j. Whitesides left for Macon last
night, via the Central railroad.
c. E. Green, of Greenlees, Russell & Co.,
of st. Joseph, Mo-, is in the CITY.
Mrs. James Parker, Jr., Of Rocky Ford =,
is stopping at the Screven house.
Maj. A. L. Hartridge left for New York
yesterday, via the Atlantic Coast Line.
t. j. Brannen, one of Amerlcus' most
prominent citizens, was in the city yester-
day.
The many friends of Mrs. s. P. Hamilton
will be glad to learn that she is improving,
after an illness of two weeks.
The Booth-Barrett combination is now
playing "The Merchant of Venice" at the
Fifth Avenue Theater in New York. The
World, Graphic and other leading New
York papers, in abiding to the play, speak
of Lawrence Hanley's Lorenzo" as one of
the features. The Graphic says that Mr..
Hanley makes capital Lorenzo" and the
World says that he attracted much atten-
ton in the part by his fine figure and grace
full department Mr.. Hanley is the only one
Of the company, except Booth and Barrett
and Miss Gale, mentioned by the World.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
ON RAIL AND oaoasTIa.
Local ana General Gossip in Railway
CirclsS

John Macleod, Esq has been appointed
general manager of the Louisville Southern
railroad.
Supt. w. II. McClintock, of the Column
bus and Western railroad; Supt. w. w.
| Starr, of the South western railroad, and
Supt. D. d. Curran, of the Port Royal and
| Western Carolina railroad, were in the
city yesterday.
| Mr.. B. B. Strait has been appointed train
dispatcher and car accountant Of the
| Orange Belt railway, vice l. T. Brewster,
resigned. Mr.. Jeff Cook has also been an,
pointed travelling freight agent, with head
| quarters at ST. Petersburg. Both appoint
ments took effect Nov /.
Capt. T. a. Hooper has recently been ap-
pointed agent of the Central railroad at Bal
tlmOre, vice I. W. Cough, resigned Capt
Hooper is we'll known in Savannah, having
at one time been captain on the steamer
VIM. Lawrence. He is very popular in
Baltimore, and will make the Central rail
road an efficient officer.
Application has been made for a charter
for the Cordele, Waynesville and South
Brunswick Railroad Company, to be con-
structed from WaYnesvilie to Cordele, Ga
distance of 125 miles. The capital stock
is fixed at s., S75 900, and the incorporators
are William F. Penniman, president; Nal
lory P. King, vice president, and Henry R.
Symons. secretary, who are also directors
The projected road will run through Wayne,
Pierce, Appling, Coffee, Irwin, Wilcox and
Dooly counties.
The surveying corps of the Silver Springs,
Ocala and Gulf road completed their work
between Ocala and Palatka last Monday
week, and the distance is just 49, miles, as
against 70 by the Florida Southern The
surveying party report a fine section of
country through which the road passes, and
are confident that it is the route of travel
and trade for the future. The timber
struck between Orange Springs and Palatka
is among the heaviest on the route, and
cypress trees Is feet in circumference had
to be tunneled, to permit the surveyors to
take correct bearings and run direct line.
-Ocdla (FId) Banner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
DAVIS BROS.
GEO. BECKMAN, the Sixteenth Lucky Person
Drawn in DAVIS BROS PIANO CLUB.


GEO. BECKMAN, the Sixteenth Lucky Person
Drawn in DAVIS BROS PIANO CLUB.
The following is list of those drawn ther
address, and the date:
A. T.. SMITH, OF Smith Bros, Aug. 8, less'
w. T. WALKER, with Blodgett, Moore q Coz
Aug. -.
S. STERN, Commission Merchant. Aug 20
G. c. LEBEY, with Simon Gazan, Aug. "a
MRs A. NJ. CHARLTON, 1895 Taylor street,
Sept. 8. - ....o,
MAX STERN, of Reiser & Stern, Sept. II.
K. X. HERNANDEZ, Sept "a. a,,
JAMES SULLIVAN, Cashier Southern banA'
Oct. /.
j. A. SULLIVAN, Contractor, Oct. 8.
A. DALSIMER 81 Henry street, oct. IS.
MISS j. L. HAZEL, Price and New houSVon
streets, oct. 30. M
MRs. W. N. BEEBEE, Guyton, Ga, Oct; ~
J. H. CAVANAUGH, 55 Henry street, Nov D.
BLAKE DANIELS, Nov II.
GEORGE BECKMAN, Nov 10.
The following Is n list of those who nave ~, NJ
waited TO be drawn but who have doubled then
payments 20 get pianos at once: Mrs. 1. u
Harvey Savannah Col. o. T. Rogers, SaVan,
nah; w. g. Thomas. Tennille, Ga; JOSEF
Ferst, OF NJ. Ferst q Co., Savannah H. y nm
lard, Savannah Prof. J. w. Beardsley, Muslc sa
Director; q. II. Huntings, Savannah; h. hNeIs
a Bros, Savannah; Joseph Cops, SoutheLtu
Bank, Savannah; Miss Lizzie Ryan, Savanna
nah; Mrs. r. h. Scott, Satla Bluff, Ca; Nathan
Nathans, Ocaia, Fla; @. A. Gregory, savanna
John Seller, Savannah; DR.. j. @. GoodnAu'
Lelon, Ga. NJ. A. Northrop, savannah
Call or address DAVIS bhSo1.
Savannah, Go
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
Happenings on the South Carroll
Side of the Savannah.

Happenings on the South Carolina
Side of the Savannah.
The mortality in Charleston last week
was 37-9 whites and % colored.
Mrs. s. F. Chaplin, who has been expected
in Charleston for some time, arrived late on
Saturday night.
meeting of the stockholders of the
West Point Mill Company was held Mon.
day for the purpose of confirming the pur.
chase of Chisolm's rice mill, which, as
stated at the time in the NetUs and Courier
was bought by syndicate composed of the
West Point mill, Benefits mill and the
Merchants and Planters mill
S. c. Eckhard (colored), who died in Jack.
sonville last month, was a leading South
Carolina democrat, and was one of the col
ored people who followed the fortunes of
Gen. Hampton, and was nominated on the
legislative ticket from Charleston in 1876,
when Hampton was elected governor. That
ticket was defeated, but at special election
in 1877 the democratic ticket. on which
Eckhard's name again appeared, was
elected, and he took his seat in the legisla-
ture. He was again chosen at the election
in 1873 and so served until 1880.