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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

An observ7Dt metropolitan barber saws that
ne can tell ones physical condition by the
state Of his hair.
The Bible tells Us that with his hair gone
Samson lost his strength. The Rnmar- con
sldered baldness serious afiieti0r ard Julius
CHsar was never quite satIs Il with himself
because his noll was bare
The face, ho=ever. is tie open book, AMI
one can ~ MY trace IN It's yar.0 eNprcs-
SONS, lines, changes anl complexion the state
VI the system.
The eye that is unusually bright AMI vet
mas a palhd BRIGHTNESS, the face upon who's.
cheeks nature pants rose OF singular beauty
and flush, more marked i'm contrast with the
alabaster appearance OF tie forehead ana
nose anl lower part Of the face Is one Of
those whom the skilled ThrsCian viii tell YOU
VIII some day dreai tus Iunercal month of
March, because 1t is then that consumption
reap i{7 rlen~at harve t. Consumption they
tell Us IS caused by this, that aud the other
thing. by microbes IN the air, by micro-organ-
lsms in the blood, by deficient nutrition. by
thousand and one things but whatever the
cause, decay begins with a cough aud the
rene iy that vii eff-ctu1lIv stop the cause Of
that cough cures the disease OF the lungs.
That is all there i Of IT,
The cough IS an evidence Of a wasting. To
stop it efectuaIy, a remedy must be used
that will search ont the cause. remove that
and then heal the lung and do away with the
cough. This Is Jhe power. special to Itself,
possessed alone by Warner Log Cabin Cough
and Consumption remedy. Ihis IS no new
tangled notion of mar. otIc5 and pOisOns. but
an oldfashioneI preparation OF balsams,
roots and HERDS, such as was used by our
ancestors many years ago, the formula of
which has been scared exclusively By the
present manufacturers at graac trouble and
expense. 1t is not a mere cold dryer. 1t is
system searCher and upbuiIder and a con-
sumption eXpeIiant, Where others fail, it
wins, because it gets at the constitutional
cause and removes 1t from the system.
J. W. Hensaw, OF Greensboro Pa, on Jan.
-, 1855, reported that - ne had derived more
real benefit for the length of time, from
Warmers Log Cabin Cough and Consump
ton remedy than he had for years from the
best state physicians
If you have a cough, night sweats. posi-
hive assurance in your own mind that you,
oh-yOu, have no consumption and yet lose
flesh, appetite, courage, as your lungs waste
away. you may know that soon the funereal
month of March will claim you, unless
promptly and faithfully you Use the article
named. II other remedies have failed try
this one thoroughly. If others are offered,
insist the more on trying this unequaled
preparation.
Some persons are prone to consumption,
and they should never allow the disease to be
come seated
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

All the difference in the process OF
tanning hides with and without the
hair is in the use of lime, by which the
hair is looscncd for removal. By steep
ing the hide in water for cleaning and
scraping it and thea using the decoction
of bark, as is usual in tanning, the hair
will remain on. But where bark is not
easily procured the hides may be tawed
(not tanneU by the use Of equal parts
Of salt and alum dissolved in water, in
which the cleaned hides are stepped.
For deer-skin one month is sufficient.
The solution should be changed once in
10 days, as the alum and salt are abb
sorbcd by the skin. Afterward the
hides are smoothed by rubbing with
pumice stone and chaIk.-LNcw York
Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
4 Persian Midas.

When passing an Arabs tent met
man from Shu5tcr, who related several
anecdotes to me, among which was the
following version Of the story of Midas
and lis ASS ears. King Shapur had
horns, OF which he was greatly ashamed
Fearing that his subjects might learn
the fact and Cat his dignity might be
thus compromised, he ordered every
barber who shaved his head to lie put
to death Immediately afterward 50 that
the secret might not transpire. At
length one who was about to experience
this fate succeeded in persuading the
king to spare his life, and to employ no
one else, so that the secret, which he
took a solemn oath not to reveal, might
remain with him alone For three
years he kept his oath, but at last, the
secret becoming too heavy a load
for him to bear, to release himself from
it he went to the mouth os a we'll and
called out: 80, we'll! Know that
King Shapur has horns.' Shortly after
ward shepherd passing by the we'll cut
a reed growing at its edge to make him
self pipe to pipe his sheep. The first
time he played upon it, instead of music
there only came from it the words:
"Shapur has horns! Shapur has horns !"
The king soon learned that his secret
had been betrayed and sent for the bar
Der, who confessed that although he
had dlvulged it to Io one, according to
his oath, he had been compelled in con-
sequence of the intolerable burden of
keeping it to deliver himself of it at the
mouth of the well. King Shapur ac-
cepted his excuse and graciously par
doned him. Early Adventures in
Persia
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
Cotton | Tres.

Notwithstanding the general idea taa,
cotton s capable 0I spontaneous lgGItlou.
il j. nevertheless a fact that this pLa-
uomenou has never Vet occurred Owing
to the recent tittT disasters. Mr.. DUpre,
chemist IT Liverpool, England, was
commissioned to ascertain the cause ot
the burning Of the packet boat. City
of Montreal Without any success, he
made all possible experiments t. provoke
the spontaneous ignition Of cotton. Ae-
cordin@ to the chemical analysis, j. w.s
admitted that Indian cotton would he
more H1ble to spontaneous Combus ion,
however it never iguited, the American
and egyptian cotton having alone tits
unfortunate privilege. We are sure now
that CO ton is quite IS infammable as gun
powder; a spark falling on g hale at the
moment Of its being put on board or ul-
loaded on the quay, will suffice for
fire 10 break out at SEA, on - quay, or
even in the factory. Cotton often burns
slowly, stopping smoke and smell, and
fire does not burst out often for some
time The remedy consists IN avoiding
the presence Of fire of any kind in the
locality OF the cotton, and in inclosing
the bales with q more or less cCmbusuble
matter. The result is perfectly satisfac-
tory for Indian cotton, which never IL
mites when the bales are inclOsed in u
special wrapper Of linen cloth, manufac-
tured at Dundee, Scotland. Moreover,
the bales should be lighter, like those OF
India, 50 that they could be more readily
manguvred without the aid Of hooks
which tear the covering .-ErrHct paper
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

When calves first come, tic them up
in small stalls and feed them in indi
vidual troughs. I have a small box of
middlings in a convenient place and
drop a little in the milk at first, and in
a short time they will eat all they
should have Then, at the time of
weaving, you will have no trouble
teaching them to drink At that time
1 get some white middlings or export
-four which can be bought for 81 per
hundred pounds. mix it with equal
quantity of bran and mix all with water.
And give no whey to your calves, give
it to your pigs, as it is a very good sub
stituto for souring swiIl. i Racine Agri-
culturist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
Cod Liver Oil.

Prof. Joel, of St Petersburg, calls
attention to the Justification of cod liver
oil, by petroleum. This spurious pro
duct bought at druggists, contained
80 degrees of mineral oil and yet showed
no suspicious signs from its outward as
pect, taste or smell. The sick person
who had been taking it had a rising in
the stomach which smelt of petroleum.
This caused the fraud to be suspected.
According to Prof Joel the adultcration
of olive oil by petroleum is also much
practiced in Russia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
A Rapid ~ ak.

Attention is urged by a writer in
Wallace's Monthly to the walking gait
as the first to be developed in a colt or
young horse, and by which a great de-
gree of practical proficiency is attain
able. He cnforccs this idea by esti-
mates and examples: owe have known
numerous road-bred horses that would
walk from four and one-half to five
miles in an hour without urging, and
many, in fact. Most we'll bred road
horses could be taught to cover greater
distances than this in the same time if
it were not for the perniciou3 custom
Gas we think) Of putting the colts to the
trot as soon as they are in the harness
and before they are really bride wise.
Every farmers boy knows that he can
do better job of work---plowing, har-
rowing or cuItivating corr---with a fast
walking team which makes the dirt fiv
than with a slow one. The saving on
a farm when the horses walk
three miles an hour, or even when they
walk two and one-half miles, is twenty
per cent. or, in other words, the fast
team can rest whole day in the week
and yet do as much work as the slow
team-do it easier ard do it better
When work is pressing or weather IN
certain the fast team is a treasure.
While every effort has been made to in
erase the speed of the trottor, the draft
horse men have been working for pounds
with little regard either for muscle or
walking speed. - 1t is a very great mis-
take to suppose that the draft-horse can
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
rarm ana Garden Notes.


Keep your stock UP, feed them well
and regularly.
1t should not be attempted to keep
geese and ducks where water is not &C
ccssible.
Milk, potatoes, meal and other food
for swine should. be fed to them directly
after mixing.
Exercise care IN buying grass seed to
get that which is pure. No one c@a
afford to SOW weeds.
Never allow nail or splinter to pro
trudo from any part Of the stall. BY
guarding against such 1t may save
valuable animal.
When breaking in young colts put
them beside fast walking horses. The
first few lessons will N axe a lasting i'm
preston on them.
lou will save your horse the pain of
S. mouth If you viii always dip the
b.. 4 a bucket of cold water before put
ting it in his mouth. This takes the
frost out of the bit.
A COW is in her prime at six and for
three or four years after, according to
the COW, and the manner in which she
has been fed. High feeding wears
COW out fast.
There is just as much in knowing how
to feed hens as there is in knowing how
to feed any other farm stock. This is
the next important item to look after as
soon as good houses shall have been pro-
vided.
OF two colts similar in disposition
and sense one may develop into a steady
and valuable family horse, while tho
other may be everything that is vicious,
treacherous and unsafe-all because of a
difference in the men handling them.
Hickory and cherry require growth
of 30 years before they are valuable for
timber, maple 30 years and becchcs and
birches Is years Black walnut, how
ever, will produce trunk IA inches in
| diameter in as many years from the seed.
Fowls cannot possibly thrive and do
well if they be compelled to stand
| around in the mud and filth all day
long. They must have a place to
scratch and exercise. The horse stable
is most excellent place for them to
/ Ill,
A lamb will begin to eat when it is
from ten days to two weeks old. There
is nothing better for them than whole
oats. Place them IN shallow troughs
where the lambs can run and the Old
sheep cannot. Keep them growing and
you may command fancy prices.
When a COW is choked with an apple
the best thing to do is to hold block
of wood on one side of the gullet, and
strike with a mallet on the other a smart
blow to crush the apple. This is better
than trying to force it down, or to lose
the COW. The throat is not seriously
hurt
What the colt wants is plenty of cx-
ercise, clean place to sleep, shelter
from bitter storms, plenty of good grass
of different varieties, good clean hay
without dust, and good, sound oats.
Colts raised in this way will not look so
we'll nor win as many premiums, nor
sell for as much money, but they will
last.
One of the principal causes of heaves
in horses is the feeding of dusty or dirty
hay, Ordinary clean hay can always be
fed with safety if properly cut up,
moistened and mixed with ground
grain, but to feed the musty or dirty
sorts is very injurious. Clover, owing
to its liability to crumblc, often gets
dirty, even after storage, and should
never be fed without being previously
moistened.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
y.,uc of Straw as Manure.

Aside from the value of sound rice
straw for feed, it Is also useful as bed
ding for stock and should be transferred
from the stalls to the manure pile. As
a mulch for plants, especially straw
berries, it will also be found exceeding
" valuable, 1t must be remembered
that every pound Of straw or fodder
taken from the field and not returned
robs it of its proportion of nutFitive
elements.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
Polite Amenities.

Business Man with his feet on his
desk, to small applicanD-Boy, don't
you know enough when you enter a
gentIeman's office to take your hat off,
Boy (taking off his haD-Yes sir.
Where shall 1 hang it, on your feet2
The boy is still looking fol- job
New York Sun.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
QUAINT AND CURIOUS,

Blankets were first made in England
in 1910.
There are about 90, 900 houses in New
York City.
Very few young ladies grow after
they arc II.
Fools Gold' is bisulphide of iron,
commonly known as iron pyrites.
The knitting of lace originated il
Germany about the middle of the six
teenth century.
The first sea fight on record was that
between the Corinthians and the inhabi-
tants of Corcyra, GG4 B. c.
A horseshoe was found imbedded in
the heart of tree three feet in diam
eter, that was cut down near York
Springs, Pa, recently.
Rear Admiral Louis Hutton Vesturmo
Of England, recently committed suicide
by heating a poker red hot and thrust
ing it into his bowels.
The largest nugget ever found was
called the Welcome Nugget, and was
found at BalIarat 1t weighed 1874
pounds and was sold for SO, coo.
"The Valley of Death" is in the Island
of Java, and IS simply the crater of an
extinct volcano half a mile in circum-
ference and filed with carbonic- acid
gas.
Calico was prohibited as wearing ap-
parel in England from 1900 to 1921,
cambria for wear in 1745, and its use
for any purpose totally prohibited in
1853.
Keep the piano or organ closed when
not in use. Not only dust, but moisture,
has an unfavorable effect on them and
should always be carefully guarded
against,
Veneering is the name applied to the
practice of laying very thin sheets of
more valuable wood upon the surface of
a less valuable one, in order to gain SUI
pe-ior effects at reduced costs.
A man living near Macon, Ga, was
attacked by Texos pony which he was
leading, and would have been killed if
his wife had not run to his assistance
and stunned the animal by striking it
with an axe.
A Bible printed in London in the
year 1G42 is in the possession of II
Frank Petit of Camden, n J. Names
that were written nearly 900 years ago
are still plainly visible on the birth and
marriage registers.
The bones of animals were used as
skates and sledge-runners in prehistoric
Europe, and it seems they are still so
employed in northern Germany. The
sledges consist of a board resting on
the bones of a horse, and the skates
have for runners the lower jawbones of
cattle
Near Burwell, Neb., is a we'll 100
feet deep, with plenty of water, Some
days the we'll sucks any small article
near to the depths below; on other days
the suction is from the bottom, so
strong at times that it makes a whistling
noise that can be heard fifteen rods
away.
A rooster owned by an Orrington
Me) man took up its quarters in the
barnyard of a neighbour who fed and
cared for it. After a period of four
weeks the ncichbor sent in bill for
keeping the fowl in feed, but payment
was disputed. The matter was finally
settled by the neighbor's taking the
rooster in payment of the account.
For several years one Of the Nashville
penitcntiary coayicts has employed odd
moments in making large frame for
cabinet photographs. 1t is made of
beautifully carved wood and only with
the aid of & pocket knife. In this
frame, which is elaborate in design,
there are 20, 314 distinct pieces, each
being neatly fitted and dovetaiIcd into
the other
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

And General Debility. Doctors disagree as t.
the 7. lative value Of cod Liver Oil and Hyro-
phosphites; the one supplying strength and
flesh, the other giving nerve power and acting
But il SCOTTS EMULSION of Cod Liver OIL WITH
the two are combined. and he
effeC is " Ond rful. Thousands who have dc
rived no pc manent benefit from other prepare
ions have been cured by this. SCOTS Emul-
sion is perfectly palatable and is easily dige t.
ed by those who cannot tolerate plain cd Liver
Oil
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

not be trained to. walk rapidly. We
have been breedingia Percheron for four
years thatroften walks nine miles in one
hour and fifty minutes over billy road,
and his coIts.are all rapid walkers
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

To the EditOr:-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its 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-
sumption if they will send me their Express
and =. .. address Respectfully,
T. "A. SLOCUAI, NJ. c., ISL Pear St, n. \.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

The three RS brough- Regret Reproach and
Remorse to great political party in 1884. The
tive Pc let's bring Peace to the mind, Dresser
walton and Perfection of health to the body.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
The Prince of Wales.

Why is the Prince of Wales like a cloudy
day? He is likely to reign. Taylor's herokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen is now the
king Of all cough medicines, and is a Group pre-
VentiVe.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

Flora would fain be a fashionable dame;

Flora would fain be a fashionable dame;
Scholarly Susan's selection was books;
COluettish Cora cared more for good looks;
Anna, ambitious, aspred after wealth:
Sensible Sarah sought first for good health.
30 she took DR.. PIerce's Golden Medical Dis
cOvery and grew healthy and BLOOMING. COrt's
beauty quickly faded; Susan's eyesight failed
from Over-study; Flora became neyOUs and
fretful in striving after fashion and sicRIy
family kept Anna'S husband poor. But .Hsi-
Die Sarah grew daily more healthy. charming
and intelligent, aud she married rich.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

The recent New FORK blizzard cost the New
York, New Haven and Hartford r. r., 100000.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
Consumprion Surely Cured.

The amount on deposit in the savings banks
of the United States is S1,235,2i1,37l.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19
BartIiOIdi's Grnnt NNnrk.

The statue of Liberty cnlightening he world,
which stands on BeGloe's Island. in the h2Tbor
OF New ork, IS one of the most sublime artis-
tic conceptions Of modern times. The torch Of
the goddess lights the nations Of the earth to
peace prospe rltE and progress, through Ll5er-
". But 'nherty' Is an empty word to the
thousands of p 2or women ensIavcd by physical
ailments hundredfold more tyrannical than
any Nero. To such sufferers D.. Pierce's Fa-
vorlte Prescription holds forth the promise Of
speedy cure. 1t is specific IN all those de
engagements. Irregularities and Weaknesses
which make life a burden to so many women.
The only med cine sold by druggists under a
POSITIVE guarantee from the manufacturers,
that 1t VIII give satisfaction in every case. or
money viii be refunded. Sc guarantee printed
on wrapper encios NJ bottle
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

BY building a 500 culvert at ChatswOrth, Ill.
it would have saved $4,000 damages.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

Best, easiest 10 use and cheapest. PisO's Rem
edy Tor Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

During one week in Chicago. IL. a dozen men
and women committed suicide
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-19

Florida estimates say. that G0.O00 tourists left
S6,U00,00 there during the season.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-15
BRIEFLETS.

Christian W H Schubert, of this city
has been granted a patent on table
Davenport will introduce instruction in
cooking in her public school the comm g
year.
The county offices were closed this af,
ternoon from , until out of respect to
Mrs. T 5 Silvis.
NJ NJ. Sturgeon has broken his camp
on Nandrutf's island and turned his tent
and camp utensils over to several of his
friends for few days.
The Hon. P O'Mara and Mai j. NJ.
Beardsley left for Illinois CITY this morn
ing, where they are booked TO address a
meeting this evening.
Mrs. Mary Paulson, widow of the late
Matthias Psnlson, has received from the
D. 0. II. 500, the amount of her hus>
bands policy in the beneficiary fund of
the order.
Dr. and Mrs c. C. Carriers little son
has been very i'll at Pawtucket. Rhode
Island, but is now thought to be out of
danger. The doctor is expected home in
about week
Moonlight excursion on the steamer
Libbie Conger Wednesday evening. Aug
20, for the benefit of Lend a. Hand
club. Tickets % cents, for sale at the
Harper house drug store.
A new time card is to 60 into effect on
the c, R |. II P on Sunday the 26rh
inst Uhap II IL unlarstlNj tho A,l.-,s-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-15

People are mostly disappointed in the
August meteors because they rather ex-
peCt metenric shOwers-such as they
vaguely remember to have heard of in
the thirty>three year periods of the No
vember meteOrs. The August meteors do
not shower; If the sky is clear, hundred
or more shooting stars may be seen in the
course of some hours Occasionally they
are brilIiaht-as bright as first magni-
tude star-and few of them leave trails
of luminous vapor in their wake.
OF course, shooting star" is not, in
fact, a star. A star is fixed sun, often
larger than our own sun. The shooting
star is body, moving in space, which
strikes the earths atmosphere, and is
burned up by the heat arising from fric-
ton with the atmosphere. Space is full
of such bodies, of all sizes. Occasional>
ly one is so large that it is not entirely
consumed in passing through our atmos~
phere and it is able to reach the earth
but mostly they are consumed before they
approach within fifty miles of the EARTH
surface.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-15

Mr.. J. II. Yore's removal from the
city will naturally involve his resignation
as a member of the school board. The
charter under which the common schools
of Rock Island are organized is peculiar
on this point 1t provides that ''if be-
tween the times of the annual elections,
any vacancies shall occur in said board,
by death, resignation or removal from
the limits of said district, the remaining
members shall fill the vacancy by ap-
pOintment, and the person so appointed
shall hold the office until the next annual
and until his successor shall be
elected and qualified" So that the
board will be obliged to appointa success
sor to Mr.. Yore to serve until one year
from next spring.