The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

Der, we DeDcVe. W t uSlSt upon II mat
here is no need in sending boys away to
school with such 4 school at home as we
have. Let the Trustees do all in their
power to assist IN building up the school
and thus give one more stroke to the
| boom of our community.
NASH COUNTY MINE.-The Mann
Arlington mine, in Nash County, is NOV
| ing steadily along. Machinery Is going
iii place. and it is confidently expected
that the property will at an early day be
producing bullion at rate that will as
tonish those who have not given the dis
trict that amount of study due it Raj
eigh notes IN Carotinia Hatchman.
He COT I'M ALL THE sAME.-We
have it about this way. Some days ago
IS the force in Mr.. Ed. Shields store Oh
corner of Main d 18th streets were look
ns the other way, negro who wanted
some clothes walked in at the back door
and took a suit and lightly walked out
| with them. Upon discovery of his bold
ness, Mr.. Shields gave him a fOot-race
Down the street tOwar1s Gallberry, and
| succeeded in running upon him before he
| rot outside the corporation. The negro
| made fight with a knife and ShiCl Is turn
ed back to his store, jumped upon a gray
horse Tor mule and in swift, hot haste
pursued the cheeky chap and ovcrhauIed
aim Just after the fellow reached the
woods, and presented arms to him and
| ne gave in. Mr.. Stern came up at that
| time on gray horse Tor mule) number two
and they escorted their prey back to
| town, and Constable Perry soon passed
on to the lookup with a braggadocio
! look on the back of his head, and re
tr.butiye justice" swing of his cane, and
| the next train took the culprit to Halifax.
OUR PROBLEM.-The DEMOCRAT never
fooled over the hen egg puzzle that went
the rounds recently, for it would not
have paid us a cent had we given the
correct solution. If newspaper readers
will solve the following and act upon it.
some body Will certainly be benefited:
If half the delinquent subscribers who
read the papers of half paid editors
throughout half the world would pay
half what they owe and do half less fault
finding with the half amount of breath,
how long before half the editors of the
country would do half as well as other
people, pay half their prin tiers half what
they promise and have half a loaf of
bread at the end of half the week?
Answer by paying hat your subscrip-
tion and you VIII have done half as well
as you ought.
One Of the most essential things to do
to secure settlers is to treat the pc. pie
COurteOuSly when they come to Visit us
with the view to invest aud locate. Moth
ng IS more highly appreciated by a
stranger than meritcd attention. COLI
Leaf,
We clip the above for the very truth
that is IN it, If a stranger comes into our
town, the best thing for HIM, the best
thing for the town, and the best thing for
each individual who meets hum is to treat
the stranger with becoming politcness.
Take the question to yourself " ere
you ever away from home where peoi lie
were not courteous: Did you pass per
sons On the streets who looked at yon
with an air of wOndcrment and who cast
at you a what-On-earth-is-y business
here look? Wei, then YOU doubtless re-
lav Lot Lot
Now. don't look that way at strangers.
but shake hands it'll them if convenient;
and if that is not convenient at least pass
them with pleasant good morning."
WHAT OUR SUBSCRIBERS SAY.-A
>taunCh Democrat of this county says,
Il could not do without the DEMOCRAT"
A colored man says, 1t is as good as |
want" y subscriber i'll a private letter
says, Let it come every week | would
not be without it for twice the cost. E"
Mr. W. W, Kitchln kindly says. Il
think newspapering is your proper
work." \ subscriber at Washington
says, "Lct me congratulate you on the
Improvement IN the DEMOCRAT" A
god old farmer near Scotland Neck saws.
II wish the DEMOCRAT had 5000 subs
scrIbcrs."
The Biblical Recorder says, at is one
of the most reliable papers in the State. -
DR.. Hufham says, you are doing a good
work with your paper"
Mr.. Tanner at Whitakers says. Il like
your paper very much" DR.. Pope of
Crowells says, Il am pleased with your
work"
The above kind words of commenda-
ton have been received during the II st
few days. They are truly encouraging
ami we shall do our best with the DEMO
GRAFT.
DROWNED. Of the saddcst and
most severe sh chs f,lt in this commun
ity for a long time W3~ caused by the in
telligcnce of the untimcly death of Mr..
Guy Raspberry, son of our highly esteem
ed countyman, Mr.. II. II Raspberry. The
sad accident occurred on last Sunday
Afternoon, at Halc's m,ll-pond, near
.