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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

Pelieans Robbed bs sea sulis.

Two immense pelicans found .htls
way in through the Golden Gate On
Thursday morning, and Immediately
commenced fishing operations of Fort
Point. They were apparently very sue
cessfuI for while, and had il oil their
own way. Their sense Of sight must be
exceedingly keen, as they rose IN the air
to quite height, then grac fully ojrcled
about until they saw fish, when they
suddenly descended, and, like n la Ii,
thrust their bills into the bfinv deep,
seldom failing TO secure a catch. They
evidently thought they had good thiag
of it, but as with mortals sometimes, the
good thing did not last long. \ small
flock of voracious sea gulis OBJ
served the pelicans at work, and few
toward them to share in the plumber.
As soon as a pelican lowered for a
fish and caught it, the sea gulls
swarmed about the fisher, md with
ear-splitting clatter attempted to seize
the game, in which they were tstaliy
successful. Other gulls, attracted by
the struggle, continued to gather,
until large space in the bay was liter
ally covered with them, Some sharp
practice then commenced, forcibly
reminding the observer that the
struggle for existence" was as bitter on
sea as on land. At times a pelican
would rise with its plu1der
and soar away up in the air
to enjoy it, but 100 guIls followed
in close pursuit, and being, evidently,
swifter in flight than the pursued, soon
overlook the larger bird, and cncircling
it literally tore the fish to pieces, The
struggle lasted quite a while, the guIIs
in the meantime screaming thems I've 5
hoarse. They kept worrying and at
tacking the Vslicans until the latter
seemed to leave in disgust, and sought
peace from their tOrmentors by flying
out to sea The sea gulls act IS if they
had a monopoly of the bay, an Il every
intruder from the ocean is iealou ly
watched and either driven out or ac-
tualiy worried to death. = San Francisco
Examiner.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
A Curious Custom in Algeria.

A correspondent sen Is to London
Notes and Queries particulars Of curl
Gus Passover custom in Algeria. He
saws: During the Passover week, in
the present year, | noticed that many
Of the houses in the Jew quarter in
Oran and in TIcmcen were marked on
the outside with the impressions Of
the human hand. These impressions
yellow or blue; and in no instance, as
well as / can reCollect, were they either
upon the side posts of the doors or upon
the lintcIs, but always upon the walls OF
the houses In some clses there was
one impression only, in others there
were as many as five; and, further, In
others they were arranged somewhat
in the form Of a branch, having three
hands at the summit and three at each
Of the sides. At Tlemccn | saw a man
marking an impression with a brush and
ordinary red paint. This custom does
not appear to be H1own among the Eng
lish Jews, for. after many inquiries, /
have met with none who has even heard
of it." The spondcHt asks: Is II
not an outgrowth or survival from that
ceremony which was performed on the
night of the flight of the I,raeIitcs from
Egyptz and may not the branch-hke
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
COnyersing With Flowers.

The young people in Tahiti have a
custom of conversing with flowers, not
unlike the 0rientals. If GOODNESS has
sprung up between young pair, the fe-
male will separate a flower partially
down the centre. One half of the split
flower Is intended to represent the man,
and the other half the woman, and it is
meant typlcaIIy to imply that, though
separate bodies, they are joined together
at the heart. II the lover puts the flow
cr in his hair, it j. sign that he wishes
10 preserve her favor, bnt, if he tears it
ssunder, it Is d token that he has lost
us regard for her aud wishes to be en-
'irely separated.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
4 Driver in Russia

A driver in Russia holds the reins in
both ands and carries no whip He
manages his horses entirely by talking
to them and if he belongs to an aristo-
cratic family, he never raises his vo1ce
above wel-bred tone. His talk, how
ever, is curious If the horses 60 well,
he praises and fatters them, calling
them all sorts Of affectionate names; but
if they are lazy, it is quite different; he
then sco.ds them roundly, shames them
ami calls hard names. 1t sounds very
droIl to people whose coachmen guido
almost entirely by relns and whip and
scarcely open their lips.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
The Land of TOYS.

The vicinity of the Black Forest, says
the American Agriculturist, is a veri-
table land of toys, while the pleasant
town of Sonneberg has been termed the
great toy capital, nearly everyone of the
Inhabitants being engaged in the manu-
facture of playthings. Wooden toys are
the speciality, and each family has its
own particular branch. Thus one
makes nothing but animals, another
nothing but wagons, etc. Each toy
passes through half-a-doz:n hands. and
even the tod i,4 little ones share in
the work Half a million dollars worth
are shipped from there every year, and
as they come to US through Holland are
called "Dutch toys Hence the old
couplet:
The chill OF England take pleasure in
breaking
What the children of Holland take pleasure
in making"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
A Machine to Set Type.

A machine to set type, or rather by
the use Of dies prepare a matrix ready
for stereotyping, is described in Wood
and Iron. The dies, niaety-one in num-
Der, comprising all the characters that
would be used in printed article, are
impressed against the matrix by cleo
tricity. The machine is something like
a type writer Detroit Free Press.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
The Tired Boots.

A little Boston boy, ged six, is OF a
very imaginative temperament. Quite
recently his mother noticed that at bed
time each night he laid his little boots
together upon their sides, instead of set
ting them upright
Pray tell me why you always place
your boots that wayY" said mamma; and
the child replied;
"Because they must he tired walking
SO much all day; | lay them sideways Sc
that they can rest
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
Tommy Knew.

YES, Tommy" said the teacher Of
the infant class, that Is right; vege-
tables come from the ground; and now
can Willie Waffies tell US where meat
comes fromI'
.Yessun." responded Willie, with
the air Of one familiar with the subject
''meat comes from the butchers" "
-TFDOch
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

A South American Country That
Exists Only in Name.
How Its Marauding Savages
Were Severely Punished.

There used to be place called Pata-
gonia 1t appears on our biographies
now as ga drear and uninhabitable waste.
upon which herds Of wild horses and
cattle Craze, that are hunted fer their
aesh by few bands of savage Indians
Of immense stature" am quoting
from a school book published in 1886,
and in common use in tn. country. The
same geography gives similar informa-
ton about ''the Argentine Confedera-
ton" 1t makes the Argentines roar
with rage to call their country ''the
Argentine Confederation A bitter,
bloody war was fought to wipe that name
OF the map, but our publishers still
Insist upon keeping it there. 1t is not
confederation; it is Nation, with big
M like ours-one and inscparabIe,
united we stand, divided we fall, and
all that sort of thing---the Argentine
Republic. To call it anything else Is an
insult to the patriots who fought to make
it SO, ana q reflection upon our own in
telligence.
Several years ago Patagonia was di-
vided between Chill and the Argentine
Republic, the Ministers from the United
States to those two countries doing the
carving. The SUBMITS Of the CordlI-
leras were fixed as the boundary lines.
Chill took tho Strait OF Magellan and
the STRIP along the Pacific coast between
the mountains and the sea; and the
Argentine Republic the pampa3, the
archipelago OF TERRA del Fuego
being divided between them. Suc.
the partition ranchmen have been pu IL
ing southwark with great rapidity, and
now the vast territory is practically
occupied, There are no more wild
cattle or horses there than in Kansas,
and the dreary, uninhabited wastes Of
Patagonia have gone into oblivion with
the "Great American Desert" The
remnant of vast tribe of aJorigines still
occupies the interior; but the Indian
problem of the Argentine Republic was
solved IN summary way. There was
considerable annoyance on the frontier
from bands of rovi3 3g slvages, who
used to come north in the wiater-tim
steal cattle, rob and dcspoi and the out
posts of civilization we're not safe.
General Roca was sent with
a brigade of cavalry to the frontier,
to prevent this sort of thing.
East and west acr oss the territory runs
the Rio Negro, a swift, turbid stream
like the Missouri, with high banks.
Fifty miles or so from the mountains
the river makes turn in its course, and
leaves a narrow pathway through which
everything that enters or leaves Pata-
gonia by land must go. Across this
pass of fifty miles General Roca dug a
ditch twelve feet deep aud fifteen feet
wide. The Indians, to the number of
several thousand, were north when the
work was done, raiding the settlements
As spring came they turned to 90 south
"a usua', IN long caravan, with their
stolen horses al cattle. R0ca gal
loped around their rear and drove them
night and day before him. When they
reached the ditch they became bewi1-
dered for they could not cross it, and
after a few days of slaughter the rem
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13

Fish make very roor correspond
ents, observed Squilding.
"WhereforeF asked McSwilligan.
They are never anxious for any oue
to drop them hne.'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
A LITTLE HERCULES.

Away back in the sixties | was tinan-
cially interested in two or three Texa,
enterprises with man named George
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
Cts.izfng The Er1nfY Tssres.

An Enghsh magazine lately tdii chs
story Of the keeper Of q wine shop ir.
Paris named Drog who, In 1871, q; the
ciose Of the var with Germany. found
himself utterly ruined. add, with has
family. On the verge II ssArvatsor. Ia
his cellar was a heap a empty sasaine
boxes. II occurred 70 TN, tilx3 tie soldsr
might be removed from them and sold
and the tn boxes Themselves coaTer;~f
into Little metal toys for ci1ik3rsn. 10
set at work, succeeded, ard "a a year or
two had established fsc;cry In which
tbou2nds II waste sayczns boxes wee
hsaght, melted and szn: oct again. gsoTi-
os,s m paint. riding and vs-Ii<h, ~ ~
sldiers. aninaa1s. eiIar,oss, veo~tian iz:.-
terms AID bG;:oxA-Ycuia' Ccu24s-aSs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
bv a crowd af SPECTATORS n bat

surrounded by crowd af spectators bat
walls were thrown outward, sending O
shower of bricks and timbers among the
spectators. Eighteen persons were killed
seven fatally injured and a number less
seriously hurt. The mill was three story
structure, built four years ago at a cost of
100000, and was operated day and night.
When the flames broke out about fifty
men were in the building The alarm
brought several hundred people to the
spot, who crowded as close to the burning
building as the intense heat would permit.
About 100 while the building was a mass
of flames the explosion occurred without
warning The roof of the building was
thrown upward and outward, the walls of
brick crumbled, crashed into the street
and in an instant scores of men were
burid by the heavy debris.
There was a moment of silence then &
cry of horror went up from the multitude.
The first strong impulse to fly from the
possible further danger was soon over
come and hundreds began the work OF
recovering the bodies OF the dead, res
cuing and caring for the injured. Body
after body was found crushed and
mangled by the great timbers and masonry
almost beyond recognition and removed to
the city hall. The injured were carried to
the neighboring residences or TO their
homes as soon as their identity could be
established
Tie dead are as follows: John Moore,
Joseph Bridges, VIM. Gueltz, Thomas
Dourgas, Frank Shelter, Gilbert Mericle,
Frank Mandover, Frank Minemeyer,
Chris Laighouser, John Leichowger. Kohn
Hoffman, Lewis Roesch, Joe Bull, 10.
Nelk, Thomas letters, Sylvester Jeizhome,
one man unknown.
Fatally injured: Albert Hoschmer.
Benjamin Grouse, Joseph Smit, Joe Smith,
John Suilon.
The loss on the building is 100000, in
surance s52, 900.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
Ensland's Army and Navy.

Since the year 1855. just upon the close
o? the Crirean war. up 10 1S57-a period
Of thirty-two years-the army and navy
Of Great Britain has cost-now, what do
you think? Nine hundred and twenty
five million eight hundred and fifteen
thousand six hundred and ffty-fes
pounds sterlingl Can the mind OF man
grasp such a gigantic sum, and conteIn-
plate it satisfactorily In ali its tearings7
Nearly IS, 600, 900. 900. Imagine tha,l
To hear army men talk, one would think
the army had been self supporting, and
had been able 10 get along only through
the supreme military geniis Of it's of!.cera.
According to them the army has been dc
MED the common necessar.es Of life
Now, what has been done with ali this
money! Where has it gone 70. What
has become Of III Il there nothing 10
show for it, There has been no great
war in which England has been engaged
10 account for the legitimate expenditure
OF such gigantic sum of the peoples
money. Has il given the army g-nerar
Let Us stop again for a moment and
reflect on the enormous magnitude Il
this sum Of money squandered, ap-
parentiy with no results. Five thousand
millions Of doilarsi Why. the national
debt Of the United States On Aug. 81.
1863, when the civil war had been going
On for two years, was. after deducting
the cash in the treasury, not quite
81. 600, 600, 900. The great CRY nov Is
that tho army and navy arc ipefHcsut.
and unable 10 keep the French out II
England whenever they choose 70 como,
because they are no; gwen any money.
But what Ia the use Of giving them
money! It h IKE pouring water into
sieve. Nothing ever coraes of it,
Cockaigne's London Letter In Tie Ar
gonau.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24

The proposed satst.:-sfin Ct .neia rub
ter fox metal n to axrszkzetzae q
boxzsaAos h bascd upon vaxscs zzp-
posed advantages. Gpe q nns hezng shss
tie former enables knr0 . @ eax<iy
over al kinds a scsds and Suogh sx dip
peyy sround without diy5h& he curI-
ttyaros bsnshA fcrvs4 ID Oh pr,-
pose ID snch . 20 otris1s n - kukSrcs
to DscuEify q rnkae % tD -. vhtcA
can b moved r,oG,oae4y Wkpu a.
hsnS ID ros t<<-szrx - On ~ p
uses: vtHn dc bone u lid e;sh q sun
s.ca.-Nxasexxi 4eUR
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
VALUABLE REGISTERED LETTER
STOLE.

New YORK, Aug. A-Dstectiyss and
other pcs'osf1es officials are engaged earn
estly endeayoring 20 rua DOWN the thief
who stole d registered package Of tio0e
IN Monroe while II was being transported
from Portland, Oregon. 20 the Chemical
National tank, this city. The stolen
money was contained in q pouch WIKI
ffty--iges others and is i0ss was ohfy
discovered when the pouch was regularly
opened u TIE registered letter department:
Il New forA pa.Atosfiee Frt6aY Iass-
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
AT PTTTGpTRC
AT DETROIT.
avFRDlCT OF MURDER

ST. JOHS, y. p. Aug. 23.-The eoroner's
inquest into the death Of Mrs. 8 /. Howe
who was shot while canoiag On Tobqus
river Is closed. Ambrose Lockwood. an
Indian guide. idcnt.fed Henry Philipire
stump during he shooting The jury re
turned a verdict that Mrs. Howe came 70
her death from bullets fred from a rife in
the hands % William Day, Frank Traaou
and Henry PhilEpins and that they had
wlIlfuily murdered her
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ON CANA
DIAN DISCRIMINATION.
A Lengthy Exposition of His Ideas
of international Rights
and Privileges.
The Senate Scored for Rejecting what He
Considers is a Number
One Treaty.
An "If-you-make-a- play -carry-it-thrOugh'
DOcument-Retaliator Meas
ures Advised.
WEATHER BULLETINS

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Aug
23-The highest temperature was oi.50
the lowest 59.S and the mean 69.50.
The wind was light, NE. to Sc. and the
weather fair with falling barometer.
The maximum velocity OF wind was NE,
16 miles per hour at 900 a. m.
Mean barometer, reduced to sea level
30 1876 inches.
Mean humidity 6S.5 per cent.
FRED l.. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Aug 23.-The indications for thirty-six
hours, commencing Thursday, August "a,
at a. IN. are as follows: Ioca-
For Missouri and Kansas: Fair; mer;
rains in southwestern Kansas; war
variable winds, generally southernly.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
MAJ AAYsNc G

Losros. AEg. S3.-Advsces from Zarzi-
bar ssy that the action o. the German
company IL assuming the administration
o. the Zanzibar coast line has CRAFTY
irTitsted tie popuisos. u - re
ported that AZ armed Force iaa1sx.
81 BAxzrso- from the German gun boat
cut down Suit2a's fAxstad ard removes!
fas flag. Armed parsses are slAo aid 70
hare ssodsd 81 other posBs~ anG acted Ia
similar arc1.EasoTY Las.lsE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
A SURE CURE FOR PILES.

DIR. Kinks German PIE Ointment has cured
Blind. Bleed n and Itching Piles. when all othe.
Continents have failed. II sts0rbs the tunor.. al
lays tho itching az @ &C. acts as a poHlilcc. give,
instant rei.eT. Or. KirA's German Pale Ointment
is prepared Only FOR Pies tic ing OF the private
parts. and nothing else. Every box g. Warranted.
sold by druggists sent by mail receipt % price
SOC and Sl-o0 per box. Sold Dos Hettiager Bros aui
Adrich & Brown. Wichita X mas
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
STONES RESIGNATION.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug 23.-General Man
ager Holdredge of the Burlington & Mis-
souri, railway was called to Chicago last
Saturday to take the place of General
Manager Stone during the latter's absence
in the east. \ prominent railroad man,
who desired to have his name Withheld said
he thought that Mr. Stone had been called
to attend a meeting of the directors who
called for his resignation. Unless matters
are fixed up in the meantime, which is not
at ali likely, Mr.. Stone is to step out about
September Is. Mr.. Holdredge is to take
his place and General Calvert is to succeed
him as general manager of the Burlington
& Missouri rive.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
STORM DAMAGE.

PITTSBURG. Penn. Aug. 22-The rivers
had receded TO eighteen feet this morning
in their banks The residents of the inuu-
dated districts are now busy clearing away
the debris left by the floods around their
houses Mills are preparing 10 resume
and railroad traffic is partly resumed, but
is still badly impeded, and it will be sever
al days before trains will be running as
usual.
ZANEsvuLE, O., Aug. 23-The rains
Tuesday caused heavy damage from foods
all over the country. y small bridge oyer
Salt creek was washed away and number
Of culverss DESTROYED, and much damage
done TO crops in the lowlands. The B. s C.
l. Il. has dozen washoats between here
and Caldwell The loss TO the railroad
company will amount at least 0,0u1
Other roads have no serious damage.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
HINGE THURMAN.

PoET HURON. Mich, GAS is his Gus
tom Judge Thurman slept late this morn
ing. The program OF the day includes 8
visit 10 Hurouia beach. a couple OF miles
from the city. where 3 large crowd OF
Columbus people are spending the sum-
mer, and trip into the country 70 call on
Judge Buuse, 4 Democrat los years Of axe.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
aTE99IHLE ExplOSlOD.

NErxaH. Wis, Aus. Z--At iISso ias.
evening large paper mill. owned By Geo.
Whiting. situated on an is!s1d txtxeea
this city and MenAssa, was destroyed by
FIRE. While the banning structure was
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24

We have just completed large number
Of sets OF school records including the new
book (as required by law. register OF war
rants presented to and paid by treasurer
Orders filed promptly.
The WICHITA EAGLE
dl07-tf' Wichita, Kansas
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
DENIED.

Boston, Mass. Aug. 23-At the Offices
of the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy rail-
way the report from Omaha that General
Manager Stone had been deposed and
succeed by Geo. H. Holdredge, was denied.
The officers of the company declare that
there never has been any talk of deposing
Mir. Stone except in the newspapers. Mr..
Stones management has been very salts
factory. His position second only 10 that
of the president OF the company.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24
Couuty sup-r,ntenaent-

Take the new short line, G. x IN
Rock Island route, 10 Kansas City, st,
Joseph. Chicago and st. Louis lift
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-24

manufacturing states of New York and
| New England has, therefore, not been
one-half so rapid 81 that of the six
agricultural states, which ! have named.
They have not, il is true, the same amount
of cash TO the credit Of the wage workers,
but they have in great and iourlshing
cities, in long lines of railways, in i'm
proved farms, in the increased values IN
great cities, in new towns, in the prodig
Gus products of grain, in the countless
fiocks and herds. in the agricultural
wealth to the expense OF the western
farmers under revenue tariff bears the
slight comparison that it can hardly be
stated. Lastly. to the objections to the
conclusion present comes from the south
ern Democrat VINO, forgetting the interest
of free trade, he considers that
the south has been robbed for the
benefit OF the north, and hugging this
monstrous delusion be strives 90 place the
union back under the free trade systems
Of the anti-bellum period, yet the bene-
fcient effect Of a protective tariff
can be ever better illustrated By
the receut history and developement Of the
south than the progress OF the north the
census OF so seventy one years after the
federal government was organized, the
southern states, OK 10 describe them more
accurately, the slave hoiding states
of the union. had acquired property
la IHc HS-Er-f4Nc " FNfF1~'fF|"f
eg1 One-third OF this total amount. or
certainly over 2,eoo 600 was reck-
oned as the value Of the
negro slaves. Eleven Of these states
went into rebellion az the ED
Of which they had lost the institution OF
slavery, with ali It's assured money value
They had used up four annual crops for
war purposes. They had lost all their
ready money and their stocks. They bad
lost quarter OF million ct the
youth OF their land and had disabled Is
many moe They had subjected al their
fair and blooming section 70 fhe biight.nS
ard deyastiny influence OF the sword 20 Is
great degree as the seven years war had
afflicted Prussia, or the Sspoieouic strug
clers had France
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-17
How Camphor is Made.

Camphor is made in Japan in this
way. After q tree is felled to the earth
it is cut into chips, which are laid in
tub OF large iron pot partially filled
with water, and placed over slow fire.
Through holes in the bottom of the tub
steam slowly rises, and heating the
chips generates oil and camphor, or
course, the tub with the chips has u
closely fitting cover. From this cover
a bamboo pipe leads to succession Of
other tubs with bamboo connection,
and the last of these tnbs is divided
into two compartments, one abov,a the
other, the dividing floor being per-
forated with small holes to allow the
water and oil to pass to the lower cUm-
partment. The upper compartments is
supplied with straw layer, which
catches and holds the camphor in crys-
tai in deposit as it passes to the cooling
process. The camphor is then sep
arated from the straw, packed ia
wooden tubs and is ready for market.
The oil is used by the natives for illu-
minating and other purposes. CHris-
tan at Work..