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GERMAN gMPRRORs CONDITION.
Latest Bulletins Very DIscouraging-Fears
of the Worst.

BERLIN, April lS-The improvements
in the condition Of the Emperor con-
tinued yesterday evening, although his
fever increased q little.
The Emperor had tolerably good
night. His sleep was somewhat inter
rupted by coughing. The fever has not
yet disappeared, He arose at $3.50
o'clock and attended to business.
At1:l2p. m. the following bulletin
was issued: "The condition Of the EN-
peror is almost the same as it was yes
terday. The fever has not left him, but
his strength is satisfactory"
The physicians held consultation
this morning. Prince Bismarck visited
the Emperorat II O'Clock, and remained
an hour. The Crown Prince slept at
Berlin last night. This morning he re-
viewed the troops in the Templehofer
Field. HO was enthusiastically greeted
in Unter-den-Linden, where the troops
defiled. F.--ir,4-..-,---ss-----l1.-
The consultation held by the physi-
clans thismorning showed the Emperor's
condition to be less satisfactory than 1t
was yesterday morning, but better than
last evenings feverish symptoms in
dicated. Last evening his temperature
rose to 80 Celsius. To-day it has fallen
TO 3S rs degrees. During the night DR..
Howell inserted a wide canula. The
physicians have again sounded the EN-
peror's lungs and found that they are
not affected. This strengthens the opin-
ion that an abcess has formed in the
trachae.
At half past three o'clock this after
noon the following official bulletin was
Issued; "The Emperor had fairly
quiet night. Otherwise his condition Is
the fever continuing"
THE EMPEROR IN DANGER.
a. m.-The condition OF Emperor
Frederick has changed much for the
worse. His life is considered in danger.
During the afternoon the Emperor's
increased and his breathing
He had scarcely. any cough
and there was littlo expectoration.
Tho doctors remained in attendance at
4 late hour. The canula is long,
but does not reach the bronchia.
1t is reported that Prof.. Senator was
The first 10 suspect pyaemis, and that DR..
Mackenzie and the other doctors now
have the same fear.
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CHICAGO, April 49, Elections were
held in many Illinois cities yesterday,
the principal feature being the struggle
between the temperance and saloon ele-
mGnts. In large number Of places the
anti-license ticket was successful and in
several others high license candidates
were elected. The license and low IL
cense tickets met with success in sew
eral Of the larger towns, but in few Of
the smaller placcs.
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THE BREWERS STRIKE.
Claim thnt the Men are Iieturning to Work
The Strikers Penccable.

Tie Strikers PSaeoabie.
New YoRE, April ls.-The beer situa-
ton Is practically unchanged. On the
part of the boss brewers it is asserted
that they can supply all demands for
union beer; that thirty car loads will be
received from out Of town breweries
this week, with u promise Of 1000 bar.
rels more. AT the employers head
quarters it is reported that 50 to rs per
cent OF the old hands have returned to
work.
The reports received from the strikers
pickets state that few men are at work
portion Of the drivers have re-
sumcd their places. The men claim that
customers are being supplied from stored
stock which will soon be exhausted.
The men are orderly, and do very little
hanging about the breweries.
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WABASH, IND, April ls.-The depot
OF the Cincinnati, Washington & Siichi-
gan Railroad Company ut this place,
was blown up with dynamite early yes.
tertlay morning, presumably by citizens,
though lust who were implicated in the
net Is not known. The destruction Of
the depot is the outcome OF . grIdge
which the people Of the city have had
against the Railroad Company. The
building was n cheap frame structure
and had long been an cye-sore to those
residing near there.
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A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Tries to Arrange Plan of Action for the
Discussion of tho Tariff Bill.

Tfleh 10 Arfilnko IIun ot Achuh AoE tAA1
Discussion of tho Tariff Biff.
WASHINGTON, b. c., April 1s.-Pur-
suant to call the Democratic members
Of the House met in caucus tonight to
consider the length OF time during which
the debate on the tariff bill shall con-
tinue. The caucus was well attended,
40 members being present, including
Speaker Carlisle and Mr.. Randall. The
proceedings were confined to ex-
pressions OF opinion as to the
length OF time to be allowed for
the tariff. There appeared to be feel
ing in some quarters that il would be
unwise to adopt q cast-iron rule which
might operate to deprive tho more I'M
portant committees, such as the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, OF the
privilege OF taking advantage OF any in
tervals in the tariff debate TO press their
favorite measures to the point
OF action. There was, however,
no spirit Of controversy developed and
very moderate tone characterized al
the speeches on the subject. 1t was
generally admitted that the Republican
minority should be afforded the fullest
and frcest opportunity TO discuss and
amend the pending bill, and the eau
Gus closed by adopting the following
resolution:
Resolysd, That the Democratic mem,
bcrs Of the Ways and Means
Committee be requested to confer
with their associates on the commit
tee and endeayor 10 reach an agreement
as to the time during which debate on
the tariff bill shall continue. 1t is the
understanding that another caucus will
be held after the Democrats OF the Ways
and Means Committee shall have ascer-
tanned the feeling Of their Republican
Associates In tho matter Of which a def
mite order OF business will be arranged,
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rnlh IllnoIle,l nInr,Inr.

ST. LOUIS, April ls,-About 9:sO
o'clock yesterday morning Samuel A.
plar was called to his door and assassi-
mated at his home in West Mexico, Mo.
No cause is assigned, nor is there any
clue 10 the perpetrators. A noise was
heard in the yard. He left his bed, and
as he opened the door was shot through
the breast, dying in u few moments.
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THg FISHERY TREATY.
Tho Senate Committee Decides to Report
Adveraely-A Pnrty Vote.

Advcrseiy-A Party Vote.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April lS.-The
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
has this morning decided by party
vote to report the fisheries treaty ad.
versely, II is understood that this aC-
ton was taken on the motion by Sena-
tor Frye that Senator Edmunds, chair.
man Of the subcommittee on fisheries,
bc instructed to report the treaty back
to the Senate with the opinion TINT the
committee ought not to be ratified and
that he be requested TO secure as prompt
action us possible upon it.
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LOxDoS, April ls.-1n the House OF
Commons this afternoon Right Hon,
Edward Heneag moved the passage oi
the bill tolegalize marriage with de-
ceased wiis's sister. The motion occa.
stoned q sharp debate, but was finally
carried by.R vote Of 239 to 1872.
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JERSEY CRY, n. j., April i8.-Wil-
liam E. Griffith, one Of the officers ofthe
Central National Bank, New York, COM
mitted suicide this morning by shooting
himself at his residence, corner OF Sher-
man place and Summit avenue. No
cnnsn Il known for his action.
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BAIrrMoRE, Nd, April ls,-Thc
monthly meeting Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company was held to.
day. Mr.. Charles o.. .sculi, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, was promoted
to be General Passenger Agent. A semi.
annual dividend OF 4 per cent on the
stock OF the Washington branch was
declared, and was allowed on the main
stem. a+
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poulnnrcr,. Forthcoming aIanifesto,

PARIS, April lS.-The Figaro says that
Gen. Boulanger will shortly issue sig
niicant political manifesto in which he
will propose the revision OF the consti-
tuition. Another attempt was made last
night TO hold an 0pportunist meeting at
Bordeaux, but the Boulaneists again in
terfered and forced the suspension.
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They T:ndorred cfe,rtnnd.

SALEM, MASS, April lS,-The Seventh
District Democratic Convention to-day
elected as delegates to the National Con-
'yention Jacob K. Huntington, Amos
Burr, I. II. Devine, Of Salem. Resolu-
tions endorsing Cleveland were adopted.
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HARTFORD, coxN., April ls.-The Rev.
DR.. Israel W. Andrews, ex-Ptesident OF
Marietta College, Mt Marietta, o., and a
teacher there since 1899, died at the
residence OF his brother Rev. S. W. An
drews, in this city this morning, having
been taken Ill while on visit to the
,..k
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PIrrsDuRGH, Pa, April l7.-Thc large
Touring mill owned by Rambaugh 4
Brinkcr was burned to The ground with
all its contents at an early hour this
morning. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
Origin unknown, but thought to be in
rnnlinrv
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Special Dispdteh 10 TIC LaIoliOeacr.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April iS.-Tiie
postal route from Clarksburg to West
Milford has been changed 40 that the
mail will leave Clarksburg daily except
Sundays, at l o'clock and return by 1880
mt NIGHT.
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Chicago Dame-1f your life is 60 mis-.
cradle why don't you get a divorce?
New York Dame-Divorce? Horrors
We were married In Westminster Ahbey
and the Prince Of Wales sat in the royal
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BuTFAI9, N. Y, April 1s.-At the
Democratic eaueases In Buffalo tonight,
evelandaelegates were elected in all
the MardslRith no opposition.
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TRIUMPHANT soSos, Gospel Hymns
No, 8, Epworth Hynnal, Gospel Choir,
by the dozen or single copy, at
STANTON & DAYENpnRr,a..
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"rvE got it at last" said the fellow
who found his cough subdued by bot
tie OF Dr. sRulrs Cough Syrup.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
Children in AIgiers.

The boys, when running about, wear
nothing but long white chcmise and
dark blue vest, but of al, bewitching
creatures in the world the little girls
can scarcely be surpassed, says f. A.
Bridgeman, in writing about Algiers in
Harper's Magazine. They are every
where, and must strike a stranger, GER
tainly an artist, as prominent feature
of interest. Some arc going to the ba-
ker's, carrying unba6ed loaves piled on
plank on the head; others with little
brass bound buckets trimming with
milk; singIy, N crowds, always fasci-
mating; not only pretty, but arrayed
in an infinite variety of cos tumes, they
dart from shadow into sunlight, and
disappear in a twinkIjng round corner
or through doorway. They wear, first,
a white chemise with gauze sleeves, over
it a gandOura, or chemise without
sleeves, and reaching nearly to the
ankles, usually of printed calico, glar-
ing in color, and with spots, stripes,
birds, branches, and leaves: this gan
doura is sometimes of rich brocade or
light silk. Over the first they often
wear a second gaudoura of tulic with a
design in it, ordinarily nothing more
nor less than common white curtain
stuff. All the materials hang limp and
flutter when they run; round the waist
a broad ceinture, and over the shout
ders litt,, bodice On the head conf
cal cap, always of crimson velvet, more
or less Ornamented with gold thread;
children and unmarried girls wear
them with a strap under the chin; mar
ried women tie them on with a co,ored
handkerchief besides the strap. Their
hair IS frinsed square, just over the eye
brows, and plated down the back. The
operation of dyeiag it dark brownish
wine-color requires several days, during
which time they appear certainly at a
disadvantage. Uenna is made into q
mushy paste and plastered al over the
head, as much as the hair, being tied
up al over, can hold in place---and even
more, for it runs down the neck, the
cheeks, and into the ears. The process
gives somewhat the appearance of
head modelled in wax with the hair
studied in masses. The palms of the
hands, fingers, and the feet and toes,
are also stained.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09

vaptages: % It provides an e1ectual
check on the work Of the mixers,
which. in consideration Of what has just
been said about the consequences Of in
efficient milking, Is matter Of vital i'm
portapce. especially il the larger
dajries. when hired mixers are
cmD.oyed. ~ 1t furnishes re-
liable indication as to the gen
e-al health Of the COWS, the milk yield
of which Is affected by the sLightest all
meat. Oh 4 most valuab e result OBJ
tanned Lv the regular weighing Of the
milk, is the exact estimate it enables
one to form Of the comparative values
Of individual cows in the herd, not
only in regard to milk yield, but when
a proper test IS regularly applet, OF
butter production also, matter OF the
utmost importance in Sc. cotton, which
IS at the very foundation Of the dairy
farmers success, tho use Of inferior
cows re- cmJing the working with i'm
perfect machinery, at sacrifice
both Of labor and produce. a.
The daily milk yield Of thocow, supple
mented with particulars Of the butter
contents of the milk in ou2cos per gal
lon "a natural system having been per
fected by means Of which the necessary
testing can be done in an accurate, in
expensive and expeditions manner,
these together provide the details for
record of much value, not only for the
dctermIn alton of the merits Of indigid-
ual cows, but also furnish tho basis for
a system of proportional feeding advo-
Gated by Sir J. B. Lawes, and the de-
tails of which have since been worked
out for practical use.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09

Galcn Wilson says in the New York
Tribune: Much has been published in
regard to the barbarity OF the usual
mode Of washing sheep before shearIug.
They are timid animals and particularly
fearful of getting into water. It's very
difficult to drive a flock across a stream,
and when one does succeed in doing so,
they invariably jump it. They have an
innate dread of wetting even their feet.
1t is not so with other farm animals.
Then when sheep come to be plunged IN
by the washers and retained five or ten
minutes, what must be their feelings?
1t must be a shock to the system, and
shocks a.e always bad. This heroic
treatment is downright cruelty. Wash
ing removes only the loose dirt from the
wool, and it is doubtful if that embraces
two per cent. of the whole weight of
fleece, yet buyers deduct from % to 30
per cent. from unwashcd wool. Washed
or unwashcd it has to be secured before
manufacturing, and hence why wash it
at all? Farmers do it simply
to save such an outrageous deduction on
the price. Three years ago a friend
with a flock of sixty sheep did not wash,
and SAID he should not again; Tut when
he sold his wool he was compelled to
submit to a discount of 90 per cent,
amounting to about So, and now he
has returned to the old process. At
a woolbuycrs' store l have seen unwashed
feeces thrown into the general lot and
it is doubtful if manufacturers make
much difference if any. In the absence
of desired information as to the true in
wardness Of this woolwashing business,
it must be concluded that somebody is
taking advantage of the woolgrowers
who fail to present washed f1ecces. AS
soo2 as they can get full price for I'M
washed wool minus the weight Of dirt
washing takes out, just so soon will they
be glad to rejinQuish the unnatural pro-
cess 1t would be we'll to test one or
two fecces this season by washing after
shearIng and then one could know just
what shrinkage there is.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
The Greatest of the Three.

When the Gar Alexander visited
Wilhelm at Ems they used to sit down
in the Brunnen promenade and chat to-
gether. As soon as it became known
that the two great emperors could be so
easily seen, tho promenade became
quickly crowded. The car was
troubled and Initiated by the public
curiosity, and wished to move away, but
the kaiser never fe,t any distaste for the
.oyal swarming of tn. German people.
However, one morning, ia order to COM
ply with the cars wish, he rose to 60,
when he caught sight of Prince Bis
marck coming along the promenade.
All" said he, "now We shall have
quiet" ''Why sol" asked the car.
look there responded the kaiser,
pointing to Bismarck, ''yonde- comes
the man whom they will think greater
sight than eithe- of US. When the peo-
pie catch sight of Bismarck they run
after him and leave Us alone. "-.New
York P.e3s.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09

One of the best products of the farm
in an ordinary way Is eggs, and the
market is always open for all offerings.
Roup is produced by a bad cold,
neglected. can ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure" Don't neglect
cold, as it is much more easily cured
than roup.
Geese may be picked every six weeks
in warm weather, hut they must be well
fed with a moss of meat once day.
When they are picked often they do
not lay, as the growth Of new feathers
weakons and debilitates them.
An excellent cgg-producing food is
one part cornmeaI, two parts bran, two
parts ground oats, one part ground
meat and one part middlings, to which
may be added a small proportion of bone
meal and salt; scaId it AMI feed early in
the morning.
Meal fed to poultry should always be
mixed with boiling water, which par
TALLY cooks the food. A common error
is to make the food too wet and soft
in which state it becomes injurious to
the fowls, compelling them to take
more water than their nature requires.
The farmer who keeps a flock of
twenty-five CT thirty hens, with the
usual accompaniment of a hundred or
more lively chickens, and allows them
to share his domain in common with
himself, his other stock and farm utcn-
sis, tiuds perplcxity aud most abomin-
able company at every turn. The hen
at large, in her multiplied form, is
worse than an army Of Iocusts, and her
following as offensive as pestiloncc,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
Slave Traffic in Africa.

The latest accounts from the east
coast of Africa leave no room for doubt
that large mum bcrs of slaves drawn from
the Lake Nyassa district are now rcgu-
larly exported to Madagascar. \ re-
cent eye witness Of some of the atroci-
ties committed by the Arabs states that
they have no regard for human life or
suffering. Large numbers Of kidnapped
villagers who are taken to the ports oa
the coast are conveyed in dhows to Mad
agascar MojanGa is the headquarters
of this nefatiou7 traffic, and there is too
much reason to believe that few Eu-
rOpeans, as we'll as q large number Of
British Indians are concerned in these
ventures, Being well acquainted with
the movements of the ships of war; the
foreigners at MoiaHga are always able
to warn their Sakalva or Arab ac-
completes Of impending danger. The
Hova authorities are bou1d by treaty to
prevent the landing of slaves, and it
would be interesting to know what
reasons they give for relaxing their
vigilance. There is a general opinion
that things will not improve until a
greater amount of consular supervision
is exercised on the west coast of NADIA
gascar. London News.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
First San Francisco Fruits.

The first fruits offered for sale in the
San Francisco markets were from the
pear trees of Santa Clara and San Jose
missions, and from the mission grape
vines of tho same localities, and of Los
Angeles county. These grapes packed
10 sawdust came up the coast by steamer,
and were then reshipped to the mining
camps, arriving for the most part in
good condition, and were very popular.
1t is recorded that 1900 tons of these
grapes were sent from Los Angeles
county to San Francisco aud tho mines
in 1852 A another instance in which
thrift FOLLOWED neglect IS seen IN the
fact that, in 1853 Don Andres Pico,
who succeeded to the possession of the
orchard at San Fernando mission did a
considerable business in drying pears
and other fruits, using the labor of the
Indians.
At the present time vestiges of the
old mission orchards still remain, the
pears and olives still bearing, and in
some cases the old date palms guarding
the desoIato scenes, or stan ding as re-
minders of the old regime while the
new life of California is surging up
around them.-tOverland Monthly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09

\ Scottish authority, Mr.. J. A. Ste
pheuson, in lecture lately delivered
upon butter-making and marketing, has
this to say about milking aud the record
of milk;
In addition to having suitable food
and pure water, dairy cows should be
provided with properly ventilated
houses, constructed in such a way as to
resist the heat of summer and coIdness
Of winter, and to ensure a circulation Of
fresh air without drafts. Uniformity Of
temperature is very largely conducive to
6 regular milk yield, and if its quantity
is dependent upon the kind and
amount o. food consumed, its quality is
affected by the kind of air Inhaled. So
far as concerns the purity and flavor of
milk and butter, there need be no hest
tatiOn in asserting that the expense and
study devoted to a proper system Of
feeding is largely thrown away in the
case of cows kept in an nl-ventiIated
building and breathing a initiated atmos-
phere, charged with carbonic acid gas
and ammOnia-the products of decom-
position. A due proportion of oxygen
in the air breathed is essential to the
purity not only of the blood of the ami
NAL, but also of the milk, which is q
secretion from it.
The milking should be done in a gen
tie, thorough and clearly manner. Milk
or ''strippings' left in the uddcr
through careless or Incomplete milking,
are either re-absorbcd into the system.
tending to the fatteniag Of the COW and
her spOliatioa as L mixer, or become
sources of irritation aud disease. Were
any conclusive Investigation practicable,
it would probably appear that diseases
of the udder have very largely resulted
from this cause alone. In order to
have proper cleanliness, pail of water
should be provided, in which the mixers
may frequently rinse their hands.
As an item of good management and
economy, the weig hing the produce of
COWS at every milking is very strongly
to be re commented, which, with the ap-
planes now to be had for the purpose.
can be done with the minimum of time
and trouble, and with the following ad-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
Who is Never Crazy !

There are many firm believers in the
theory tina: mast people are cray At
times. aud facts seem to support their
belief The following. from u source
unknown to the writer. will likely re
mind a number Of our readers Of some
incident in their experience. which At
the time Of it, occurrence seemed 70
them most uuaceountabIe.
- wise man Will step backward fl a
porch or into q puddle. a great uhI,o-o-
1her viii hunt for the srecks that are IN
his hand or on his forehead, a hunter
will sometimes shoot himself nr his. 7as-