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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
A MOOr's Palace in Morocco.

1t was the palace of the Moor, Altar,
into which we were invited. We
stepped from the crampcd and dirty
street, incapable, oae would have
thought, of even hiding luxury or gran
dcur, through an unpretentious door
way, and found ourselves at once at the
foot Of a broad staircase, broader, in
deed, than the street from which it led
We here conducted to the central patio
of the palace, its floor covered with
tiles, and its walls with tiles and carved
woodwork. The Moor left no space
undecorated, and, where opportunity
was given his woodwork was painted
with endIess, changing design and
Arabic letters, so suitable to SYMMETRY
cal ornamentation. The wives had been
dismissed Lefore our entrance and we
saw that this court opened on to their
rooms, fitted with divan and couch.
Furniture in our sense was entirely want
lug with the exception of the divans and
many mats and carpetings. and, in the
women apartments, large mirrors. No
pictures or portraits adorned the walls
OF were found in the carving. The
Koran forbids. In the masters apart
meats there was as little, and In the
balcony overlooking the garden, a
divaa and tea tray were all that be-
tokened habitation. Railways led from
these apartments into the loag open
bathroom with marble sides and shallow.
running water, and before reaching the
garden we found other rooms belonging
to the MASTER with open courts and low
ceilings. All were alike ornamented in
graceful conventional carving and paint
ing and in colorcd tiles, so familiar in
the Alhambra. These Tetuanese retain
the secret oftl eir manufacture and can
still reproduce this prismatic metallic
lustre on unicolored surface. i New
York Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
Sa!tEor stock.

a French governments commission APP
pointed to inquire into the use of salt
for domestic animals reported on the
matter as follows: I. Salt ought to be
given to domestic animals to replace the
saline matter washed out of their food
by boiling, stcaming, etc. 2. Salt
counteracts the ill effects of wet past
ures and food on sheep, and prevents
foot rot. 3. 1t increases the flow Of
saliva, and therefore hastens fattening.
4 In making mixtures of chaf, pota-
toes, bccts, bran, oilcake, etc, salt
always ought to be added. The daily
allowance recommended by the com
mission was; For a miIch COW or OK,
ounces, for fatting stall fed OK, 2 ID
to 1-2 ounces; for fatting pig, to
/ 1-2 ounces; for a lean sheep, 1-2 to 3 4
of an ounce for horse, 1 ounce.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

Concerning wood ashes M cxperie nee
is as follows says a correspondent Of the
Florida Dispatch: l hired three good
negro men at 81 per dag each, a1d Civ
ing them sharp axes, went into the
woods. l cut and burned hickory in a
low hummock near home, and at total
expense Of So got 400 pounds Of clean
white ashes | found it necessary to
cut the logs not more than ten feet long,
sling the tops on them as they burned,
md getting as many trees as possible on
each heap, thus avoiding spreading the
ashes too much then cut some oak,
mostly blackjack, and l believe it
makes more ashes to the amount Of
wood than the hickory; but as l wa
clearing land, taking up stumps, &c,
could not estimate the cost. Am sure,
however, that 1 can make black jack
ashes, pure, at less than $27. so per ton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

The garden should be of ample size so
as to raise an abundance of vegetables
for summer use, and have a good supply
for winter. A surplus can usually be
disposed of to good advantage; if there
is no demand for it, the calves or other
stock will make good use of it. A load
of carrots will be just the thing for the
colts and horses, and lot Of bccts are
a great help for the cows and sheep.
When one does his farm work with
horses, a colt or two can as we'll be
raised as not; it should also be point
to raise few calves, pigs and lambs
yearly. Fodder corn is very important
crop and ought not to be overlooked.
If not needed to feed green it can be
cured and put in the barn or ensilaged.
The practice of sewing it broadcast has
nearly gone out of date. 1t is
usually sown in drills now,
although l prefer to plant mine
in hills-about eighteen inches
by three and one-half feet apart. For
a market crop one year with another
the potato is about as good crop as l
can raise to turn off. True the beetles
require considerable attention but the
cultivation is all done with horse and
cultivator. Crops should be arranged
so as not to conflict with each other and
yet keep the help and teams busy, al
lowing some for stormy weather, because
it is almost sure to come, and if we lay
out work enough to keep US busy all the
time and then have a week or two of
bad weather at time when our crops
demand attention it will be apt to set
Us back so that we cannot catch up d ur-
ing the whole season. If there happens
to be a leisure, Improvements can be at
tendcu to- New York Herald.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

The fifth annual report Of the bureau
Of statistics @, laeor, Of tie state OF
New York. has been presented 20 the
Legislature. Almos, every conceivable
phase of the labor question j. discussed,
and the statistics of strikes, &c. are
carefully prepared DUnug the year
1887. Go cstabl .sAments were closed ANA
3 partly closed on account of strlAe=,
against 572 reported closed during the
preceding year. The boycott. Mr.. Peek
says, i discouraged by the more adj
vanccd thinkers in the ranks Of labor.
The whole number Of boyco;ts in 1857
was 242, Of which 10l were successful.
and 105 are now pending, The amount
Of wages lost u men on strikes dUnaE
the year is placed at -, o13, 229, an av-
erage loss TO each man engaged in strlk-
in- Of $3.50. The reports furnished TO
the bureau show that s, 116 persons lost
their positions permanently - the result
Of strikes. On the other side - Inc
question ,he commissioner estimates the
annual gain in wages TO II. 412 strikers
at 1914, 632, or $50 per man. Allowing
full credit for this amount, the net loss
in wages to workinqmen for the YER on
account # Strikes alone, was $l,0GS,
59., and over 5000 men lost their places
permanently as stated.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

The question whether the roughencd
patches on the skin Of potatoes is due to
disease or to any injury is one of con-
siderable importance, as the potatoes
ere rendered unfit for sale by the I'M
slightly blcmishes. The damage is only
skin deep, not affecting the quality of
the flesh in any way, and is undoubtedly
due to an abnormal growth of cortical
substance intended to cover and repair
a wound or caused by some obscure dis
ease. In some respects it is analogous
to the cxcrescences of the bark of a
tree caused by injury and to the black
knot of p,um5 aud cherries.
The writer has been experimenting
for several years in pursuit of the cause
of this blcmish in potatoes. From the
first he was conviace that it was not
due to any fungus, for a large number
of careful mlcroscopical examinations
failed to detect any trace of fungoid
growth. This belief was con-
timed every season and although sever
al practical and scientific observers
stated the contrary this belief was
never shaken, and has always been
stoutly maintained for some years past
in these columns, as our readers will
well remember. The results of our own
work in this respect have pointed to in
jury by some insect or Gas we believe so
far to the so-called wire worm, the
well-known myriapod or thousand legs,
and this belief is corroborated by the
following evidence: % Potatoes
planted in pots in soil carefully freed
from wire worms were quite free from
scab, while (2) those planted in pots in
which wire worms wer3 introduced
were all more or less scabbCd (3) Po-
tatoes grown in soil MANFRED with rich
COW manure, and others with poultry
man,re in which wire worms plentifuIly
abounded, were badly damaged, scarce
ly one tuber escaping, and the majority
being wholly covered with the scab.
a. Soil which had had no manure for
five years, but which had
been in corn four years previously
and which had been fortified
with chemical manures, produced
perfectly clean and smooth potatoes,
and not one wire worm was found either
in the cultivation or the digging of the
potatoes. 60 Of the scabbed potatoes,
Dakota red was the worst, Early Rose
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
..Didn.t kno.r II Was Laaded.-
The young man fell dead
A Ar-..--.-A ]. 4 ! -

The voung man fell dead
A friend had pointed q revolver at him
He dut know il was loaded ~
We often hear II state that man IS not
responsible for what he does MOI know. The
law pTesupposes knowledge and therefore
ccnvlcts the man who excuses crime by
ignorance
d" II had only known" has often been an
unfortunate mans apology for some evil
unknowingly wrought. but in & matter OF
general IHterest-as for instance that lauJ-
aaum IS a poison, that uapLrha Is q deadly
explosive. that blood heavily charged with a
winters examinations Of he waste OF the
system, IC IS ones duty 70 know the fact and
the consequences thereof. Our good Old
grandma hers knew Tor instance. that the
opening o. spring was the most periIous pc
ROD of the year.
Why.
Be-, ,use then the blood stream is sluggish
and chile bv the COLI weather, and II not
thinnet a good dea and made % flow quickly
and BEAUTIFULLY through the arteries and
veins, it IS impossible to have good vigor the
rest Of the year. Hence without exception.
what Is now known as Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsapariila was plentjful!y made and re-
HglOusly gwen TO every member of the fam
lily regularly through March, April, Nav
and June. It's a matter Of record that this
prudential, preventive aud Fp>torajiye Gus
tom saved many . IL Of sickness. prolonged
life and happiness 10 vigorous old age and
did away with heavy medical expendi-
lures
Mrs. Maggie Kerchwal, Lexington. ~,
used Warmers log Cabin Sarse p rita for
nervous sick headache # WHEN had been a
sufferer for Yeats, It ha, been a great benefit
to ne Capt. Hugh Harkins, TIA S 18th
st, Philadelphia, Pa, SAYS 1T purified nv
blood and removed the blotches from my
skin" Mrs Aarea Smith, Topton, Berks
Co, Pa. says she - was entirely cured of
skin disease of the worst kind by Log Cabin
SarsapariIla. Bad skin Indicates a very lad
condition of the blood.
If you would live and be we'll GO 10 YOUR
druggist to-day and get Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsaparllla and take no other,-there's
nothing like it or as good,-and completely
renovata yo"f impaired system with this
s'mple, old-fashiOned preparation of roots
and herbs.
Warner, who makes the famous Safe Cure,
puts it up, and that is a guarantee Of ex-
cellence all over the known world. Take il
yourself and give it 10 the other members of
the family, including the children. You will
be astonished at its health-giving and life
prolOnging powers. We say this editorially
with perfect confidence, because we have
heard good things of it everywhere, and it's
name is guarantee that it is first-class In
every particular
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1851.
In one county Of Pennsylvania twelve
million chickens arc artifciaIly Matched
every year.
A crazy quilt made of sausage was on
exhibition in WIlmington's DeL) show
beef market.
Some astronomer has figured out that
the sun will furnish US light and heat
for only 10, 900, 900 years more.
A stanza sung at the Welsh festival
in New York contained not a singh
consonant; its first line wa7-"O'i view
wv wau a a-oi Ia"
/ T. Harper, of Victor, Ia, owns
St. Bernard dog that stands 80 inches
high, Is GO inches long from tip to tip
and weighs $50 pounds.
Grinnell, Iowa, enjoys the distinction
of never having saloon aud OF not hav-
ing furnished an inmate of the poor
house or penitentiary for twenty-eight
years.
The city of Naiyen, north OF Ming
Pc, which was submerged 1000 years
ago, has recently been partly exposed to
view, and number of vases, plates and
other utensils of the Sough dynasty have
been recovered by the natives.
A sick cat in a Miss ouri iowa walked
into a drug store and after shutting
around among the jars and packages
picked out a paper of catnip and
gnawed it open. Every day she re-
turned for some of it until cured
Henry Huckins of Nebraska City,
Neb., in fit of passion several years
ago made a VOW that he would never
speak to his wife again, and, although
he lives in the same house with her and
sees her every day since, he has kept
his word
The Bank Of New York has a check
yellowed by fire which was drawn by
Aaron Burr August IA, 1874, and also
another check drawn by TaIleyrand
and Gulian Verplanck. 1t is now near
ly one hundred and four years since the
bank was established.
The three Ewing brothers, of Law
renceburg, Ind, were born at the same
time fifty four years ago. They are said
to be the oldest, largest and best looking
triplcts in the United States Abel
weighs 225 pounds, Joshua 243 and
Putnam 248; total 716 pounds.
There being a scarcity of small change
at Galveston, Texas, it was proposed to
utilize car tickets for the purpose, SO
the street car companies increased their
issue, and now the merchants find
themselves with enough car tickets on
hand to give the entire population a
ride for several years.
Farmers living near Bakersville, Cal,
built jack-rabblt corral, shaped like
the letter V, recently, and then
secured thu fields on horseback, driving
the animals before them into the trap.
Then for two hours a general massacre
of the pests took place, in which 5, 075
of them were killed.
II the monastery of st. Ale xander
Nevski, in st. Petersburg, is massive
shrine Of pure silver that weighs two
tons. 1t is pyramidal in shape, deco
rated with the most beautiful chased
work and is surmountcd with angels
the size of man moulded of solid sill
yer; the monastery also contains the
crown of st. Alexander and the bed on
which Peter the Great died.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
A Rude Awakening.

She had been rhapsodizing about
Browning for nearly an hour to young
Mr.. Waldo, and as she sat there in the
flckering freight, shading her eyes
with one shapely hand, he thought he
had never seen fairer picture
She was about to 60 on, when her
little brother opened the door.
Penelope" he said, Cant I have
some of them cold beans you put away
to cat after Mr.. Waldo goes home2"-
New York Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
How 90 Select u Wife,

Good health, good morals, go sense and
good temper are tie four essentials for goo
wife. These are the indisp ensable3. After
looks, accomplishments, family position, etc
With the first four, marie life Will be com
i0T5a table and HAPPY Lackn9 either it viii be
health dep nds largely good temper and good
look and TO some extent good sense also, as
the weakness and whim5 attendant on frail
health. Young man. if your wife is falling
into Il state of invalidism, first of all things ry
to restore her health. Il She is troubled with
facilitating fem lie Weaknesses, buy DIR
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t will cure
her.
Pinkerton's special police force now out
number the army of the United States.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
The Pulse of "a Pig in His Tail.

An authority on pigs says that he
never thinks of cutting off the tails of
his pigs. The tails arc the indicators Of
the porker's condition. II piggy doesn't
feed well, if his food doesn't agree with
him his tail begins to straighten. The
sickcr the pig the straighter the tail,
and the healthier the pig the tighter the
curl. The Old theory that it takes a
bushcI of corn to fatten an inc. Of tail
this pig raiser scorns. The pigs tail is
his pulse therefore never cut it off.
[Omaha Herald.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

known and used by Physicians all over The
world. SCoTT's EMO SION not only gives flesh
properties, but creates an appetite for food that
builds up the wasted body. Il have been using
Scott's Emulsion for several years, and am
pleasant and palatable. and all grow stronger
and gain flesh from tn use of it. l use it in all
cases of Wasting Diseases, and it is specially
useful for children when nutrient medication
Is needed, as in Marasmus. -. w. PIERCE,
III D. Knoxville. A Ia
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

THE Sabbath is our safeguard as a ma
ton. Take the history of nations, study
them carefully, and see if Il wicked and
ungodly nation could tumple Gods law,
and maintain its position among the ma
tions of the earth very long.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
EIaIfRnte Excursions to Kansas, Sebras
lIn. Arnnsns and HpXns.

The Missouri Pacific Railway will run excur-
miles west Missouri River points, at above
rate, April 24th, 18th; May 8th, 9th, I'D %
June 5th, 9Th, 10Th. 10Th. Missouri Pacific Rail
way and Iron Mountain Route will run "Xcur-
siOns to Texas and Al kansas at the same rates
April 25th; May 9Th, 23d; June 9th, Amplt
limit of tickets and stop-over privileges w. f
Hoyt, Z. p. A. :9l B'dwav, \. y. II. c. Town.
send, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Ag't, st. Louis, NJ
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
fCopYRfn1fT. 1es-. l

indescribable feeling of dread, or of i'm
pending calamity
II YOU have all, or any considerable
number of these symptoms, you arc
suffering from that most common of
American manifestations Dyspepsia, or
Torpid Liver, associated with Dyspepsia,
or indigestion. The more complicated
your disease has become, the greater the
number and diversity of symptoms. No
matter what stage II has reached, In.
P1EHCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
Will subdue it, if taken according to di-
rectiOns for a reasonable length of time.
If not cured, complications multiply and
Consumption of the Lungs Skin Diseases,
Heart Disease, rheumatism. Kidney Dis
ease. or other RraNo 1naladins nrn nlIitn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
Itching Piles,

ymptoms-Mcisture; intense itching and
singing; worse by scratching. If allowed to
continue tumors form, which often bleed and
ulceate, becoming very sore. SwAYNE's ONT
MENT stops the itching and bleeding, heals Ill
ceration, and in many cases removes the tu-
mors Equally efficaCiOus in curing all Skin
Diseases. DR.SWAYNE Il son, Philadelphia.
Sent by mail for Scots. Also sold by druggists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

PRESIDENT ]. c. PRICE, of Livingston
College, n. c., declines the position Of
Minister-resident Of Liberia, rendered
him by President Cleveland, because he
feels that the work Of negro education
needs him in this country.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

liable To SGT in, and. sooner or later, in
duce Il fatal termination.
DIR. PtEKCEs COLDER MEDICAL DiScoF-
fnY metz POWERFULLY upon the Liver. and
through that trrcat blood purifying organ.
cleanscs the system Of hH hiood-taiuts and
impurities. from whatever thts's arising.
II is equally cficaCious in acting upon the
Kidneys, and other CXcrctory CrRhns.
cleansing, strengthening, and healing their
diseases. AZ an arpetNing, restorative
tonic, it promotes digestion and nutri-
ton thereby building up both flesh and
strength. In maIagial districts. this won
dcrful medicine has gained great c"leh-
rity in curing Fever and Aguc, thiIls
and Fever, Dumb Aguc, and kindred
Glennsps
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

our representatives unfer the. heat Of dis
cussiOn, on going ott catches cold, contracts Il
cough, hoatseness and pain in the chest and
threat follow. TayIor's Cherokee Remedy of
Sweet Gum and Mullen cures coughs, colds
and consumption.
Don't neglect your teeth, they are too valu-
a iln IlnnN's Innrl Innfh Som
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
ARE you SICK ?

Do you feel duh, Ianguid, low-spirited,
lifeless and indescribably miserable, both
physically and mentally; experience a
or of "goneness, or emptiness of stomach
in the morning, tongue coated, bitter or
bad taste in mouth, irregular appetite, dir
illness, frequent headaches, blurred eye
sight, floating specks - before the eyes,
nervous prostration or exhaustion. irrita-
bility of temper, hot flushes, alternating
with chilly sensations, sharp, biting, tran
sicnt pains here and there, cold feet. drOw-
sincss after meals, wakefulness. or dis
turhed and nnrnfreshino gloon CONSTANT
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

Pierce's Pleas mt Purgative Pellets Possess
Powerful POten y, Pass Painlessly, Promote
Physical prOsperltY.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

The Scottish Home Rule Association is flood
ing the United States with circulars.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
Cousump,ion Surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Piease inform your readers
that | have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY it's 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-
umption if they will send me their Express
and =. 0. address. Respectfully,
T.. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c.. ISL Pearl ST., \. Y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is
the fountain of health, by using DIR.
PIERCE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
and good digestion, a fair skin, buoyant
spirits, and bodily health and vigor viii
be established.
GOLDEN MEDICAL Discovery cures all
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

Nearly 10000 bills have been introduced at
this session of Congress.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10
In the state House

The immense locomotives Of the Central Pa
citic railroad have been changed to burn wood
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

An ugly cornpl -xion male Nellie a fright,
Her face was al pimply and red
Though her features were good, and her blue
eyes were bright, ...
What a plain girl is Npliiet' they saff.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

If afflicted with ore eyes use DR.. Isaac ThOmp-
sons Eve. water Druggists sell at 5c per bottle.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

As Nellie walks ont in the fair morning light,
Her beaut attracts every eye.
And as fur the people who called hera fright,
''Whv, Nellie - Handsome they cry.
And the reason Of the change j that nellie
which regulato het liver cleared her com
plexidn, made her blood pure, her breAth
sweet, herftl C fair and rosy, and removed L2
by drugg sts.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

Lungs, Splitting Of Blood, Shortness Of
Breath, Bronchitis, Chronic Nasal Catarrh
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred alice
tons, 1t Is sovereign remedy. While il
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

But il w, as by fnaefc, plain Nellie has grown
AS fair a. - artists bright dream;
ffnr face Is as sweet as flower uew-b.o"n,
Her checks are like peaches and crca IA.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

humors, from a common Blotch, or Erup-
ton, to the worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum,
" Fever-sOres," Scaly or Rough Skin, in
short, all diseases caused 10y bad blood, are
conquered by this powerful, purifying, and
invigOrating medicine Great Eating IL
cers ranidIY heaI nuder It's beniRn infln-