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THE END OF THE MUGWUMP.

Who is it that's been sat upon and dropped what
a sickening thud?
Who is it that's called Dennis, and likewise MIR.
Mud?
who is it that soaks in Salt River his highly
swollen head?
Who is it that is deader than the dudoi in his bed?
Who is it that is badly off his feed and off his
chump?
Who is it that is busted? The poor, forlorn Mug
wump.
Once he held his head up proudly, waddled sta
tely as goose;
Said politics must be run his way or he would
raise the deuce:
Strutted, stamped his foot majestic, clustered,
beloved, boasted, Dragged,
With cheek that never softened and a tongue
that ne'er was Jagged:
Raved and ranted like maniac, kicked as vicious
as mule,
Sure that he alone was good enough to give the
country rule.
Round the wheels of politics he buzzed, though
Thought the root and very linchpln OF the world
was his Said l;
Thought that he could smash machines up, make
or mar the finest Slates
Put up or down at his sweet will all kinds of can
didates,
Use the parties as his plaything, be the general
Grand Mogul;
But the people saw straight through him, knew
him for an arrant gull.
By-bye and a long goodbye to this little tin god
wheels;
As the people put him away how he yells and
screeches and squeals:
Good bye to the owl-like face. and the long jack
ass cars,
Goodbye to the monstrous mouth and the eye
that lies and leers;
Goodbye to an utter nuisance. good-byets to a tota
chump;
Good bye and goodbye forever to the poor little
lorn Mugwump
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A SURPRISED ENGLISHMAN.

A few months ago an Englishman
ambled into a jewelers. store in Lam
pasas, Texas, when the following con-
versation ensued: cave you got h'any
good, hold Henglish time-pieces in the
nature of clocks?" asked the English
man. "We have nothing but American
made clocks" replied the jeweler.
"They are by far the best, and of sup
erior workmanship" "Ho, no, you are
mistaken. If l cawn't get me Hen
glish clock l must send hover to Hen
gland and ave me own family piece
sent hover by steamer, you know"
The jeweler said very well, and the En-
glishman went home and wrote fer this
marvellous family time-piece. In due
course of time it arrived, and as the
Englishman was conveying it up from
the express office he dropped into the
jewelers. to exhibit it. "Aw, now," ne
said with his face wreathed in smiles,
sslook hat this for a minute. 'Ere's a
time piece which has been in our family
many year, and has always kept per.
feet time. Look hand see hif you don'l
consider hit superior to American
clocks" The jeweler examined the
exterior of the clock, and then opened
it. Brushing the dust from dimly
printed label in the back, he revealed
to the astonished Briton the following
label: "Seth Thomas. Bridgeport
Conn.,, U. S. ALSO.
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WHAT WOMEN GAN DO.

The Contesse de Paris is an expert
riheshot.
Miss Wheelock makes a living
teaching whilst in Minneapolis.
Mrs. M. Thomas is a practical
shoemaker, living in Camas, l. T.
Mrs. Lyman Beecher has given
$50, 900 to the Baldwin University.
Queen Emma, OF Holland, is trans
acting business in a mastery manner.
ItCynthia Leonard lives four years
longer, she intends to be a presiden-
tial candidate.
Rebecca Collins, aged eighty three,
has been a minister in the Friends
Church for sixty-fve years.
Mrs. Louise Curtis was fo1 year:
the leading manufacturer of Masonic
and Odd Fellows regalias.
Mrs. Roger Q. Mills has liking
for politics and keeps we'll posted OF
all questions that come before Con
gress.
Miss Braddon, who has writer
fifty novels during her fifty years @
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that they would be heroes in the eyes
of the fairest of mountain maidens when
they had once been out with squad
that had killed man. One of the very
handsomest women in Logan county
WIS the widow of Joe Glen. Joe was
murdered by Bill Smith. one of the
Hatfield gang, and .hen the widow mar
ried Cap Hatfield, the most bloodthirsty
man of the lot; she would probably
have married Smith himself, had not
Cap been a bolder and bloodier suitor.
lin Mccoy has wife of unusual in
teligence as well as beauty, but Jim
says he never got a heartier welcome
home than he did when he returned
from the raid in which Bill Dempsey
fell to his gun.
"She's right good soldier, Ireckon."
Jim said, in speaking of his wife on that
occasion.
The mountain fighter shoots his
enemy from behind safe ambush, and
would not be counted brave away from
the mountains, but here the brave man
is he who has shed human blood, and
as such fills the maiden's measure of a
hero. Girls make haste to win such
men, and such men, of course, are fire.
quently OF the sort to make unkind hus-
bands.
While the mountain men are gener-
ally unprepossessing in appearance,
having thin frames, thin faces, thin,
scraggy boards, and trembling, open
mouths, the young women are fair.
Their cheeks are red, their forms are
plump and rounded, their limbs taper,
and their carriage is graceful. When
they laugh, which they do frequently
and heartily, they show white teeth, in
spite of the tact that they learn to smoke
stoneware pipes with fish pole stems at
an age that would compel Northern
man to marry very young lass If he
would have a wife with a bearable
breath. The forms Of the mountain
girls are such as nature provides. There
are thousands OF them who never saw
corset, and who never will neither do
they bang their hair, but they are no
less attractive, even to Northern eyes,
on account of either peculiarly, and il
one doubts this, let him come down
here and see for himself.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-24

"Mr. Watterjones," called the night
editor down the speaking tube, " this
editorial, "A Rascal Unveiled must
have been written under a mistaken
idea. 1t charges Col. Bilks with hav-
ing committed gross frauds in stuffing
the ballot box and intimidating voters
in Bourbon County. Colonel Bilks is
the chairman of our Congressional
Committee in that district. You've
got him mixed up with some other
man."
"Ha," exclaimed the editor, that
will never do. Add to the article, this
of course, is the infamous campaign lie
that has been circulated for politlca
effect by the venomous and scound
reilly enemies of that incorruptiblt
patriot, Colonel Bilks,' and change the
heading to Another Lie Nailed.'"
The chief Ingredient in patent wash
ing fluids is lye-vide advertisements
Truth.
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life, objects to having her portrait
published.
The latest statistics from London
show a marked increase in the num-
Der Of women employed in the differ
ent trades.
P. T. Barnum has given his grand
daughter, Mrs. H. P. Clarke, of
Columbia, S. c., 500, 900 with which
to purchase plantation.
Victoria Woodruff has returned to
one OF her former fads, and now is
sues pamphlet on the scientific pro-
pagation of the human race.
Mrs. Lynn Linton says that the
finest trait in Disra ills character was
the unfailing and grateful constancy
with which he stuck to his elderly
wife.
According to the Rev. Elizabeth
w. Greenwood, there are 4, aga ply
sicians and surgeons, I65 ministers
and IS lawyers in this country who
are women.
Carrie Bauman, the youngest
daughter of a New Orleans carpen-
ter, is being educated by patroness
who makes the prediction that she
will rival Patti.
One Of the prominent features OF
Philadelphia social circles is a society
of ladies who devote their attention
to the study and discussion of liter
ary, artistic and musical themes.
The widow OF Admiral Dahlgren,
who is well-known figure in Wash
ington, has iron-gray hair, parted
smoothly over high forehead, and
blue eyes which CLEAN with intelli-
gence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-24

For rainy day, and not sqhander it in
doctors bills. Ayers Sarsaparilla, at a
dollar bottle worth five dollars -
is the best, most economical, and refia-
Bile Family Medicine You can have. Ii
is a specific for diseases of the Blood,
which comprise a great majority of all
the complaints that atf1ict humanity
81 have been IA great sufferer from
Dyspepsia, but have cured myself, and
saved the expense of doctors bills, by
the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. j.
Bodemer, Cambridge, Mass.
."As a safe and reliable Spring and
Family Medicine. think Ayers Sarsa-
parilla invaluablc."- Wm. X. Ferree
/ Chatham ST., Boston.
81 have used Ayers Sarsaparilla, as q
Spring Medicine and Purifier of the
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Save Money Cur Yourself

Of Bilious Dhrbances, Boils, Catarrh,
Dyspepsia, Dlity, Erysipelas, Ecze-
ma, Headache,eart Disease, Humors,
Indigestion, Ja'lice, Kidney Troubles,
Liver Complain Malaria, Neuralgia,
Nervous Prostran, Pimples. Rheuma-
tism, Scrofula, S, Diseases, Stomach
DerangementS, Urs. or whatever other
complaint you lnalave that originates
in impure blood, the use of Ayers
Sarsaparliia-the D Tonic, Alternative,
and Blood-purlher " discovered.
my health has en- very much i'm
proved by taking twbottles of Ayers
Sarsaparilla. 1t gayme a good appe-
tite, induced rcfre;ur sieep, and,
although / am over wears of age, so
strengthened and migrated me that |
can now do my work VII little fatigue.
This remedy is the bs Family Medi-
cine known to me.
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'e"0 Tep0Tts OF ops from farnaers arI0 haze used
&. W. KNNARD & cos
FERTILIZER


JAMES FRENCH reports 2215 bushels aye
from q. w. Kennard Co.'s Phosphate, a At
improvement on previous crops; buys the a
fertilizer again this fall.
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Miss Maria Davis

Formerly OF Mitchell, Ontario, having decided to
make Elkton her place of residence will give
lessons in instrumental music, either at the home
of the pupil or at the residence of Mrs. A. L.
Wilkinson. Terms IS per quarter. Sep1-3m
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THos. BLAckIsToN, on the Pippen farm, repol
80 bushels to the acre; says he can buy his goo
cheaper from G. w kennard * Co. than anyo
else, and has always grown big crops from the u
OF their goods. Wants no other and takes pleasu
in recommending it.
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a lew among our many pleased customers
| awe have more to come. Remember we do moi
Rsh and republish old testimonials; every
u new and true. Call on US early. We bought
ca filled our house early, saved in buyins
ealand from the way orders are coming in ex
pee do large, early and fine business. ant
sdf'r customers money.
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Druggist-Yes, I want clerk. Have
you a diplomat Applicant-Not ex-
actly, sir, but. Druggist-Can you
run a soda fountain1 Applicant-Not
very well, sir, but l can learn. Druggist
NO, l guess you won't dol might
let you practice putting up prescriptions,
but 1 can't afford to Isk an inexperien.
ced hand at the soda fountain,
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Much pleased:with results.
Report a remarkable result.

GEORGE W. BOLTON reports very large crop
on the Big Meadow farm and is much pleased
with results. We have his order tor TALL fertilizer
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JNo. N. DoDD and JNo. LoLLAR Esqs., report
a remarkab result on corn ground, seeded late,
and consequently winter killed. the wheat branch
ed greatly and the head was from to II inches
longer than other wheat sOwn in his tallow, where
high. priced brands OF fertilizers, made ~ other
,arties, were used. Mr.. Lollar says that no other
,rtilizer hut Kennard's could give such a won
,rful result. He knows their worth, having
ways grown a crop rom their use.
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Every N cher

should take it, and give to her chill
dren. Mrs. d. A.Vickery)over, n. H.
Mrs. S. Embury, II N.ton Place,
Holyoke, Mass: says " Fomore than
two years / have suffered
from Headache and Indi,stion. <
little over month ago hnd urged
me to try bottle of Ayers Ssaparilla.
l did so, and before l had fished the
second bottle, my headache dippeared,
my appetite returned. my foodigested
properly, and my health was cnpletely
restored As a safe and reliaL Spring
and Family Medicine, it is byar the
best of any"
81 have suffered much from 'anker
humorS. At times. l was unableo eat
or swallow solid food. Last Sling |
began the use of Ayers Sarsapilla,
and quickly
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AREy0U FlRED a5 aiez zAz5as 7116n. IS;
FOR YOUR
FlElWIIlIXERS?

- e you tired of growing small
crop Do you want good, honest,
wellade Fertilizer, at much low
er pr1 than others ask for an article
no bet, or even as good? Try our
Fertili, this Fall, save money, grow
goodop of wheat and you will be
happy. =. =. =. =.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Bust so,

One Of our Western exchanges
says that a practical revivaIist re-
questcd all in the congregation who
paid their debts 70 rise Inc Using
was general. After they had taken
their seats a call was made for thos c
who didn't pay their debts, and one
solitary in(jiyi:lral arose, who cx~
planned that lie was the cGItOTs and
could not, because the rest of the CON
g7cgatIon were owing him their sub
Notwithstanding Times.
Newspaper subscriptions are not
considered debts hysome, AS the above
plainly shows. However. that IN.
fortunate editor held q diff ont
opinion. We wonder If all editors
do not agree on it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Spring EsEs-E4.

Fhe citizens Of Spring Hill held a
meeting on inc End Of February for
The purpose OF de- ising .@eaA7 Tor
raising funds to build Q house o.
worship. Mr. w. $. Biggs donated
= IT, for the legation, The house is
also to he used as 4 @3sI~o.5h"use. J.
II. Darden was elected Chairman Of
the meeting and j. r. Weeks Secre
tary. Tne following trustees were
ap"o'"ted:
f. c. b}ggs, !. =. rar1tn, W. T,
Rlddick, A. +. Pope AMI }. z,
Weeks.
J. II. Darden was made pcrma-
nent Chairman ard j, r. Weeks
Secretary atl Treasurer, There
will be another meeting Oh 10Th of
March.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Repea Il.

\ man out of town asked Mr.. Nor
fee. Smith the news. NJ. Smith
said. take the DEMOCRAT and You
will keep posted" The gentleman
said he would and we have since
entered his name on our list. You do
something like Mr.. Smith said, and
our list will soon be much longer
Scotland Neck DEMOCRAT.
Some of our friends might In like
manner help to increase our clrcula>
ton 1t will cost you nothing t.
speak a good word for us now anC
theu.--Carthage BLode.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
AlOEDhY.

MoNDAY.
The commissioners met on Mon
day OF this week ard transacted the
following:
Liquor license granted t. ". IL.
Anthony.
Accounts allowed:
". II. Hackaday for bringing An
drew ftockaday from Edgecombe to
Halifax jail, 5000.
Simon Smith conveying Mary
Smith from Spring Hill to Hahfox,
81 60;
J. L. Station To- bailding bridge
over Deep Creek between NJ B.
Pitts and W. X. Whites, S8l.94.
!, \, Harrell stationery for Su>
perior CUdr3 "'e'b, 1914.
Brown & Carraway drttGs sof poor
house, $16.2S.
". : f,iveSav repairing bridge
over Quankey, $z3.G".
Hall & Sledgc for publications *>tT
HaIifa3 county, $76.24.
J. II Pon ton services at poor house,
$4,000.
,Jno. Fenner work for court li0nsc;
IS cents.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
WORTH KNOWING

Mr. W. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake
CITY, Fla. was taken with q severe
cold, attended with distressing Cough
and running INTO Consumption in It's first
stages He tried many so-called po-
puiar cough remedies and steadily grew
worse. Was reduced in flesh, in breath
ing and was unable to sleep. Finally
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption and found immediate relief, and
after using about half dozen bottles
found himself well and has had no re
turn of the disease. No other remedy
can show so grand a record o. cures, as
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump'
ton Guaranteed to do Just what IS claim
CT for it-Irial bottle free at L. 1
Whitehead d. Co.'S Drug store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Seriously Eat.

Mr.. c. B. Everett, near Palmyra,
seriously cut his foot with an AKA a
few days ago. He was cutting posts
near standing tree and by striking
the tree accidentally, a glancing
lick caused the cut. He was not
able to walk without crutches. The
Cit was & bad ono and keeps Nj.
Everett from his hnsincS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
4 0VsFt1 <"Eorcd 1Ean.

We have it from good authority
that Henry Smith, formerly a slave
Of Mr.; Peter + Smith. las within
the last six OF ei&ht >ta7s: bought
and paid for ahoct 2jO acres OF iaH1
near town. In 1881 before he owned
any land lie sold s bales Of cotton
for the Ff'Ontr end carried nearly all
his money lone en1 went 20 "5re
and before night his house and his
money were all consumed by fire
Henry Gent t" work again and soon
saved money enough to pay Cash III
so acres Of land a, SO an acre. He
continued to work until be had laid
up 800, ait he'ng IN town one day
in 1887 when some land was h6ln5
soli under mortgage, he bought it for
$50, and to the establishment Of his
colot2d brcthtta, he paid $500 cash
On it, He now has nice two-room
framed house well plastered and com,
Portable and paid for. He stays at
home. His wife makes all the cloth
es f. 7 The fpmrIy. They DO not wear
store Clothes; The vile works in the
ieIl and then spins her oohcc Of
cotton at night She makes her girls
and boys all card and spin at night.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
Clothes Burned eH-.

We learn that Mrs. Alexander
Strickland was seriously burned On
28th ult. at her home while atten@-
ing to the fires around q wash pot
Her clothes caught by passing too
near the fire and were nearly all
burned off her. The burn is though,
not to be fatal but it probably
would have been had it not been for
the f1anDel she wore,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08


says:
Capt. Bob Southerlani, who has
been on the local freight between
this place and Fayetteville for the
past two years, has been promoted,
and assigned to duty on the nam
line as conductor on the passenger
train. During his stop over" in
Wilson Capt. Southerland has made
many friends-in fact he made 8
friend out of every one WITH whom
he came in contact, and we have
never seen a person more highly es-
teemed or more universally liked"
Mr.. NJ. II, Daniels, Of the Rocky
Mount Cotton Mills, paid our sane
tum a very pleasant call last week.
Mr.. Daniels was editor of the wilson
Adc0"ce during q part Of 1850. He
was happy in his management of
that most excellent paper, and the
newspaper fraternity lost much when
he retired. He is wIde-awakc to the
interest of our party, is posted in
politics, and makes you glad that
you have talked with him, We wish
TO see more Of our young men Liter
ally alive to all the interests of the
country.
Miss Mamie Perry left last Thuss-
lay for Lexington, n. c., where she
will spend several months with her
aunt. Mrs. Wilborn,
we are sorry for ftiss Mamie to
be absent from the town so long.
She is one of our brightest and most
raining young ladies and the
young people OF tbs to*ns With the
church and Sunday school, will miss
her very much. The DEMOCRAT
Joins her other friends in wishing her
delight.tI ard happy visit away,
and also in anxiously awaiting her
return.
Rey c; s. Farris ofW AXE Fores.,
filed Dr.. Hufham's pulpit last Sun
day. He preached fine sermon in
the morning and also at night.
In the morning, his theme was
'dcing good" Fer man to be any
thing he must DO s0mctI:iug: for him
to be much he must do much. 50
for him to be good he must do good.
At night his subject was faith, Faith
! is The fo"Hd"t;cr stone Of ali hope.
No man can hope to be saved uElhsS
he has faith in God. The unCOn>
vertcd man who says he hopes to be
saved when he dies. does not hope
any such thing. lie las a s.rt Of
desire to re saved, but he has no
faith upon which to base his hope.
The large congregations that heard
Mr., Farrls were highly Flease" 9TH
hun. His discourses were sound
thoughtful, and logical, and his de-
lyerance almost fauItless.
Uccasiona!l5 rising - th" heights
of true eloquence, the speaker would
carry his audience within view of
the city CT Sod and to those whose
treasures are laid in Heaven the s2uI
through the eye of the heart YVES led
to grasp hands with the loved ones
"nyer there"
Truly ali @bo he6rd ehbrl1 abound
in more good works, and strive 10
attain unto stronger faith in Goa
and his Christ.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

The question of practical import
ance to our farming friends Of Way,
ne is; When will they move their
smolte-houses from Cincinnati to
chelr Uwn faTmsF--Hsodtigd'.
You are right, brother, but so
many farmers think we Editors know
so little about such questions The
trouble is thew don't know their
lesson after they learn it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08

at Ringwood bliss iia7@ kycat
died on last Monday, ana on We'd
resdaY following Mrs. Lucius John
son died and both corpses were in
the honsh together.
Mrs. johnson was buned IN ,he
Episcopal Cemetery at Ringwood,
and Miss Avent was buried in Nash
county
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08


''' ''FueT "ie ''ul'e olSR sowing 'ats
an" "ah'ng preparation, lot p'anuhs
crops. Let the good work be pushed.
D3a..,...Io.1
wv C .o'' o., I, ,''o 'o'''' u ~ '19
Weeks OF 9PFing filH. IhSy have line
horseS'
,.,, -,
- 10y 80, l.9:' u 80 -.'N''S ,. nv
.n'ofms Us 'hat Shero IS 4 woman living
old has no descendants
We have recently received letter
aa,,,ot ,,,Il;.1 pIa.eo 9o,,,, ,..,,u ,o,,.a
..',.t. ,ao t.- ''''' -
i private letter from Dawson's saws
that there were big fires in the woods in
that community last week. and that the
niue" u""5eF OF OeIn6 ouIneu'
NJ " IT Shields recently lost . rico
tbree-vcar-ojd mare and ca,Te near Ios-
ing mule al>o. The death of The mare
was caused from having eaten too many
The Snow I'LL E"erPr'S1' edited by
Rev. W, J. Fulford, suspendS for the
lack of patronage, and the Crecnvine
9e3l.5.,. w,1, ha cent to oil tho ,;,ovr;,,,1
x,,,sou,,,.,o,, ~ - ''' '''' INV 49, ''' 90
SUBSCRIPTIONS
4 housekeeper in town said that She
" Eoold bay :, so and so at White, PAUL. 4
,dv ",H 'so1 some +I Ine n, neSao%c
said the housckccner. ~ Df-'''' IA l.
We made a short visit to PALMYRA last
week. The DEMOCRAT acknowledges
the kind words We reco,vod thoro 80
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-08
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

Advertisements of all kinds must be in
'bis office Nv T"ee'}av afternoon to in
sure publication for the current week.