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

Professor J. W. Saaborn, of the Mis-
souri, State Agricultural college, has
issued bulletin giving the results Of
experiments made by him, in which he
shows that as ploughing is usually doac
there is great loss Of power rc-u'tIn9
in either inferior work or oYcrt"Xlng
the team, from the improper adjust
ment of plcughs with references to
depth and width Of cut, improper ad-
iustment Of harness, the use Of coulter
Of any form, and the non use Of wheel
or truck uadcr the end Of beam to regu-
late the depth Of furrow. The tests OF
draught were all made with the dyna-
mo meter previously tested for its cor
rectness and its indications carefully
noted so that the results arrived at can
be accepted as correct.
Most farm harnesses have an extern
sion Of the hip straps with a loop at
the end through which thu traces pass
to hold the latter in place when the
team is unhitched This loop is on
about direct line of the trace when
the horses are hitched to a farm wag
on. But when taken from the wagon
and hltched to the plough the double
trees are so much lower than when on
the wagon as to cause an angle in the
trace from where it passes through tho
supporting loop to the whitilctree.
Such conditions he found caused q
serious increase Of the draught. The
least draught is found where the trace
extends in a direct line from its attach
ment at the hame to the centre of
draught in the plough when adjusted
to its best depth for working.
The use Of a coulter Of any kind also
added to the draught, while the use of
a wheel under the end of the beam
now fallen into disuse-lessened materi-
ally the draught Thus, as a result of
several tests, with a1d without truck or
wheel, the following averages were
reached: Average draught per square
inch Of furrow turned with wheel on
4.87 pounds; without wheel, 5, sc
pounds; per cent. of draught saved by
use of wheel IA In the test of coul-
ters the old and the new style knife
and rolling coultcrs were used with the
following results: Average draught
with coulter on per square inch of fur
row turned, ). u pounds; with coulter
off, 4.99 pounds. Loss by use Of coul-
ter in per cent. -. 6 or about the same
as the gain by the use Of the wheel.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
sheep for Profit.

As "crumbs Of farm lore dropped by
my husband" EstelIe McndelI, writing
from Iowa, says:
Any farmer may keep small flocl~of
sheep with prof., and at the same time
make half clear the farm of weeds
For stock to rough it, that is, when
they are kept with cattle or colts,
cross Of Mcrino with some long wool
variety such as Blackwell or Lincoln is
the best.
A flock of twenty or thirty of this
kind with a little pains in sorting "a
matter too little Icgarded) six to nine
pounds of wool and fifty per cent. in
crease may easily be obtained.
The eve lambs will keep the number
good. The wcthcrs at thirty months
old will weigh from 10 to is pounds,
you have two clips of wool, and with
the cash from this and the sale of the
sheep you can we'll afford the keeping
and trouble.
When the lambs bring a good price
sell them, and put the money in ewes,
and fattcn the old ones at three years,
after weaving their lambs.
Use tuIL-bIoou males, but keep the
flock at a given standard, so as not to
run to all wool or all mutton; medium
always pays the best in the long run,
thus giving you q fair amount of both
wool and mutton, and you do not affect
prices by an ovcr-supply of either.
Any man to be successful with sheep
Or any other stock should have in his
mind a standard or pattern of that
which he desires to raise, and then cross
SO as TO come up to it as nearly as he
can. In that way and no other will he
approach to the best. 1t is true that
many who have good standard never
reach it through lack of judgment.
For instance, by keeping old sheep
aud in breeding, a friend Of mine had
ten or twelve fine Cots wold ewes, and
he has kept the same stock for ten
years, until now his flock of forty will
not bring as much as his old flock of
One-fourth the number
He cannot see what is the matter ;
'they are good blood and he keeps
them we'll" l tried to tell him, but he
obstinately asked: 'Where can 1 get
better blood? Mine are from noted
flock"
My friend is not alone in his TO-
norance. Nor are sheep the only stock
thus injured. Many good paying flocks
and herds are so far ruined in a few
generations that the owner becomes dis
couraged or sells out and tries some
thing else.
Another friend, with four fine ewes.
went on the principle that feed makes
wool" So he put them in with his
hogs, where they could eat all the corn
they would. They were very fat an d
rice to look at, but tho wool, when
shearing time came, was a over the
yard, and he had no lambs. Che fol-
lowing year he followed the same prac-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
A Useful SOcietY'S Origin.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children was fr,t organized
about the year 1878. 1t originated in
the visit of lady to dying woman in
tenement house, who wished the lady
to care for her child. The lady applied
to the police, who replied that unless
the child was legally brought before
them they could do nothing for her.
She then consulted several excellent
charitable gentlemen as to what she
should do. They replied: cit is a
dangerous thing to Interfere between
parent and child, and you might get
yourself into trouble if you did so, as
parents are proverbially the best
guardians of their own Children -
Finally, in despair, she applied to the
late Henry Bergh, who fou2d that his
society could not do justice to the in
creasing demands upon it. Accord ing
ly, he laid the matter before his counsel.
and the result was the creation and
subsequent In corporation of the society
as distinct institution. New York
Dispatch.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

tice. and the second winter they died,
leaving him only few pounds Of pulled
wool.
Sheep should be kept well, but not
all tho time up to the last pound they
can carry. When a sheep has orcc been
fat enough for the butcher, and gets
thin, it is Of no use, seldom bearing
lambs afterward, and grain does not do
it much good. Keep your store sh9eP
thriving, but not fat.-.FArm, Field
and Stockmaa.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

In the consumption of hay and clover
there is, perhaps, under ordinary cir
cumstances, less proportion digestcd
and so rendered available IN the growth
or tattening of animals than is gener-
ally supposed. This has been pretty
clearly demonstrated in a series Of di-
gestion experiments that have been con-
Quoted at the Maine station. The COM
position of hay is given as follows: Pro
tcin compounds, s. o.; crude fibre, %. 80;
nitrogen free extract, Al. Al, and fat,
2.67. OF the above there is under or
binary circumstances digcsted protein
compounds, 2,7; crude fibre, 1874; nit
rogen free extract, 81. 9, and fat, IA,
BY the above it appears that only
about onc-half o. the Eutritivc
principles of timothy are digested. In
the case of clover hay tho result is very
nearly the same, the only difference Of
any account being in the fact that
clover hay furnishes about twice as much
of protein compounds as the timothy.
Assuming that 1915 pounds of timothy
is cut from an acre, there will be di-
gested 1916 pounds of protein matter,
while from an acre of 1915 pounds of
clover hay would be digested 238. ?
pounds Of protein, with but little diff
ference in the fat and nitrogen free ex-
tract. As the protein contains the sub
stance for animal tissue, this is i'm
portant in the feeding of growing and
young animals.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
HARDY ElnMcrs.

II flowers arc grown on the old-fash-
toned plan and are mostly hardy, a
somewhat different policy is pursued.
Many Of the old-fa,hioncd flowers, as
Phloxcs, Sweet Williams, Pinks, Holly
hooks, and the ike grow for years and
blossom in the same place. But a
change even with them works wonders.
The common method Of propagation IS
to take up and divide the old roots into
small pieces, then rcpIant. This is done
before new growth takes place and it IS
astonishing what the new life will do.
With such as flower carly in the spring,
this should not be done until they are
through bIoss oming. Dutch bulbs
should never be disturbed in the spung,
and are best left until the foliage begins
to die down, usually before midsummer,
They can then be taken up and really
kept until fall which is the proper
time to plant them. i Prairie Farmer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
Poor Africa:

In answer to q question in Parliament,
the British government has promised TO
use every endeav9r to lessen the evils Of.
if not put down altogether, the liquor
traffic among the native races inLabiting
the British dependencies, The hope was
also expressed that the American govern
ment would, in future, cooperate more
readily than they had hitherto done in
preventing the sale Of intoxicating IL
quors to native races. 1t appears that
during 1885, more than ten million gal
Ions Of the cHest spirits eeer r<1Huactnred
were sent to Africa alone, Of which
England sent 3lI,@et gallons, and Ger
many 1913, 042 gallons, while the Meth
crlands, the United States, France, Spain
and Portugal sent smaller quantities.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.


Some one makes several sensible sug-
gestions in these brief sentences; Raise
your own cows. Keep a milk record.
Select hcifers only from your best milk
crs. In breeding, grade rather than
cross. Use a pure bred bull Of your
chosen breed on native cows. The off
spring will generally follow the quality
or superior power Of the luH. Adopt
the best methods Of feeding with a view
to keeping the greatest amount Of stock
on the same land.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A bushel of corn distilled will make
four gallons Of whiskey.
Redwood pIanks eleven feet wide are
to be seen in California
THE blonde is disappearing both in
this couatry and il Germany"
Glass windows were first introduced
into Eoglaud in the eighth century,
Jim Brown Of Greensburg, Ky, saw
cow swallow three feet OF trace
chain.
R.M. Mills Of Chicago has had an eye
put out by an English sparrow flying n
his face.
Nearly all of the European cmpcrors
and kings are said to be efIlictcd with
scrofula.
\ North Carolina colored man with
heaI so heavy that he can't walk, has
been discovered.
Croesu5 marched against Cyrus of
Persia with an army of 420, 900 men
and so, 900 horses.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kentucky legislature requiring doctors
to write their prescription in English.
The Alcxlndria Wa.) fire department
has been organized over 100 years, and
George Washington used run with the
boys there.
Four wildcats were captured by a
party Of hunters from MiIbridge, Me-,
the other day. The largest was four
feet ten inches long.
A beautiful specimen of the golden
eagle was recently shot by a farmer
near Brazil, Ind. 1t is the only ono of
the kind that has been seen in the state
for years.
A. J. Weisc, the historian, has dis
covered that Uucas, the Mohican chief,
immortalized by Cooper, was born in an
Indian village on the present site of
Troy, N. Y.
Telephones (the musical Instruments
are made of several different kinds of
wood, such as black walnut, rosewood
and a wood known as swamp locust,
which is considered the best.
The Detroit Journal has offered a
prize of $500 to the person who shall
before June 15t name the three days in
July upon which Detroit will undergo
the hottest weather of the month.
In 1860, the English sparrow in Amer
lea occupied the area of a single tree or
trce-box. Now, he disports himself
over an area of So, 900 square miles in
the United States and $50, 900 in Can
ada.
A Kcntuckian had dispute with his
father and brother about an old wagon
box, and while he didn't get mad nor
nothing he concluded to let them alone,
and for thirty-two years never entered
their houses, which were in plain 81 hit
of his own abode
Messenger boys have found E congo
NAL occupation in Philadelphia. They
are hired to take fashionable pets out
airing, aud every morning and evening
. may be seen accompanied by pugs, fox
terriers, collos, poodlos and other dogs
of high degree.
Curious designs in fruit at a California
citrus exhibition were full-sized
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
Didn't Work for Once.

'Will you be kind enough, pa" said
Bobby, in low, well modulated tone
of voice, "to give M another piece of
pie"
mo, sir" replied the old man
you've had enough"
Ma" said Bobby, with a dubious
air, you told me that politeness always
pays
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
IC0PYRIGIIT. 1871

Undesirable feeling of dread, or Of i'm
pending calamity?
number Of ' fhesd i 9T 4y so'' T" are
suffering from that most common Of
American maladics Bilious 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 it has reached, DR..
PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
will subduc it, if taken according to di-
rectiOns for a reasonable length Of time.
If not cured, complications multiply and
GonstmPtIon OF the lungs, skin Diseases
ease, or other grave maladics are quito
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
hEnBRAHD FIFTH WHEEL. --latest ana e. Fqsss
Improvement HERBRAHD CO., Fremont o
ARE YOU SICK
IMPROVEMENT

Do you feel DUH. Ianguid, lOw-spirited,
ffclcss, and indescribabIy miserable both
physically and mentally: experience a
sense of fullncss or blOating after eating,
or of "gonencss," or emptiness of stomach
in the morning, tongue coated, bitter or
bad taste in mouth, Irregular appetite, dir
sight, FLOATING spccks" before the eyes,
nervous prostration or exhaustion, irrita-
bity of temper, hot fusEes, alternating
sent pains here and there, cold feet, drow-
sincss after meals, wallefulncss, or dis
turbed and undressing sleep. constant,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

liable TO set in, and, sooner or later, in
dIICc a fatal termination
DIR. PITHCE'- GoIBES MEDICAL. DIsCDy-
FKY acts powerfully upon tho Liver. and
through that great blood purifying organ,
ccanses the system of all blOOd-ttnt- and
impurities, from Whatever Caus" arising.
II il equally cfiICac!Ous ina acting upon the
Kidneys, ana other CNGetory organs,
cleansing. strengthening, and healing their
diseases. Az an apo tIiug, restorative
tOr.Ic, it promotes digestion ana uutri-
tion, thereby building up both flesh aud
strength. In ualarial distrcts. this won
dcrful medicine has gained grrnt Celeb
rty in curing Fever and hEu", calls
Diseases
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

Il Is related Of the eccentric Earl Of
Bridgewato7, that he took great care Of
his feet. Many people would say that
would be jus. the way 10 iajure them
At any rate, he was an excellent customer
for the shocmakers. He kept large
number q dogs. and had shoes made for
each Of their paws. And he took et
least equal care Of himself. for he never
wore a pair q boots OF shoes more than
once, ami had consequently 365 new pairs
every year. None OF his servants dared
touch the boots laid by, which were dis
trlbutej among them every second year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
The west Shore and the
CatSkiIl Mountains.

The statement that the railroads the pioneers
in the development of the country never more
truly eNempt e tina by the growth OF the Catskill
region since the opening of the West Shore RairC l.
The wonderful progress made by the Catskllls is
most surprising. Before the opening of the West
Shore the number of tourists this healthful noun
tain resort never exceeded 5000 people In any one
season; but since the West Shore opened with its
splendid service, lesse" ing the time between New
York an the Mountains from three to lou hours,
with drawing room running right into the heHi
Of the mountains, the increase in travel has cen
marvellous, and 1t is estimated that not less than
20pD people summerCd I'm the Catskills last SeaS
sumner Homes" handsome ~ illustrated took,
which is published by the West Shore for Tree dis
rbuon, gives great deal of valuable informatio ION
ardng he Cat-kiiIS that cannot q found n any
similar p lblicatiOn, including a list o. over 300
summer homes, the r loc ton, etc. This book will
be iy for distribution about May 18th, and be
had at any West Shore ticket office.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

F5q q @ Street, H"s5 4
I GentJemeIl-FOr several have felt it
I ERD to be my duty to the facts in rela-
RHEUMATISM Taed to t9 f SnIe by Of the 2f Of fg or
Golden Medical Discovery. An elderly lady
Of satThcum tor
of The her
inside
She Obliged TO
adhesive plaste sve ontmeHts and
winter months had to have her hands
The at general
badly affected, paving the for other diseases to
addition sarheun She had used faithfully and with
cOmmendable all the prescribed
by physicians, but without obtaining relief She afterwards
herself by drinking made from bOOdpurfy
and herbs She continued this for several years but de-
Finally about CHANGED read
Dr. Pc small pamphlets setting forth the merits OF his
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

NEARLY all Of the United States Sena-
tors are large men, their average weight
running close to $50 pounds.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

fancy, and that essentially blood purifier
medatey recommended 10 the old lady who bad BE- long
sufferer from She
took one bottle but seemed TO b. no better However rad
that would effect
better and encouraged her 70 continue She then prhzs
to notice an imprvcnent After taking about don bottles she
cured Her perfectly
and healthy as chIds Her general health WINS also PTaty
improved; the left the
almost cured 50 that It ceased t. H. much annoyance She Ina
enjoyed excellent health
return Of either sa-rheum or rheumatism The Dscosy
entirely cradIcacd the saThcIIm
She over eighty Old and healthy for one Of such
extreme
have written this letter. Of which make ay use you
that sufferer cluIcc
OBTAIN relief 'toIGn N'chI Is'Fy
for Golden Hth
the multitude of socIcd patent mcdlcincs
zcalousy Haunted before the public gd Il above the basr
metals. Respectfully
: 21gt
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

Whereas The NJ non Route IL. y. \. q c.
Ry Coz desires to make il known to the world
at large that it forms the double connecting
link of Pullman tourist travel between the
winter cities Of Florida d the summer re-
sorts of the Northwest: and
Whereas, Its rapid transit'' system is IN
surpa. sed, its elegant Pullman Buffet Sleeper
and Chair car service between Chicago and
Louisville, Indianapolis and Cincinnati I'M
equaled; and
Whereas, Its rates are as lowas the lowest;
then be it
Rc$olred, That in the event of starting on a
trip it is good RQLtcy to con rult with r. 0. Nc
Dearborn St, Chicago, for full particulars On
any event send for Tourist Guide, enclose 4c.
pOstage.)
The success of some of the agents employed
by B. +. Johnson x Co., Richmond, Va, is
truly marvellous. 1t is not an unusual thing
for their agents to make as high as SO and $50
a day, and sometimes their profits run 10 as
high as $40 and S50-evcn more. But we hest
tate to tell the whole truth, or you will scarcely
believe we are in earnest. Write to them and
see for yourself what they VIII d. for YOU.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

An Old Field Weed.

stalk, never consider the good it is accom-
plishing in curing lung troubles. 1t presents
In lay lOr's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet G. m
and Mullen the finest known remedy for
coughs, Group, colds and consumption.
One of the newly elected pages of the Iowa
House of Representatives is a ten-y car-oId girl.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
That Tired FEELING

IL r1p~-fenc~>1 ~ almost very ca a: tAs seAe--
az rzAay people resort 70 HcN1s sA-Sa-a~sgsa To
drive AVA - tAnEaor AMI exhzlsfiaa- Tas blood.
lAtea vita IN part VI hich have ae-a sc-a. ain a
fer rnouiAs. moves sll<gasly tnraaEa The YEAS
lie Hlat fa.s - talas sI-sly Al ne bay Is a..
slower g respoa1 Uo1>3 SR-s,YEr u : Jas. - a.
Is needed. L pgr.a-s vltAltr.. and esf.-nes the
blood. makes ~ bead c-~a- create. - 2sse.afe
overcofscs TIA; tired rc~'lns. trars taa uerves as
TEN. and .Ha2sras new s-roasta 49, vlsaE 80 tas
whole ba4r
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

Baltimore, Md, has introduced letter boxes
in the street cars
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

Lungs, Splitting Of Blood, Shortness Of
Breath, Bronchitis, Chronic Nasal Catarrh
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred aIcc-
tons, it is a sovereign remedy. While it
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
ALI, Skin HUMORS CURED by
ROUGH itch

Rough on Itch" Ointment cures Skin Hn-
mors limplos Flesh " nrmS, RINK W orul, let
ter. salt EAeum Frorted j Get, ChllhlRinh ltCh,
Ivy Poison Barber Itch. SCAld II cad. fczeiua
6oc Drug or mail r.. 6 WhLlS, Jersey CITY.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
| BILIOUS
| ATTACK.


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
be established.
golden MEDICAL Discovery cures all
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

humors, from a common BlOtch, or Erup-
ton, TO the worst Scrofula. Sait-rheum,
Feycr-sOrcs," Scaly or Rough Skin, in
conquered by this powerful purifying, and
invigOrating medicine. Great Eating IL
GERS rapidly heal under its benign infIu-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
"COLrMBrs. OHIO, Aug. 1eth, -.

medicine possessing the such nyeterae b
obstinate difficult than Saltrheum.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14

promptly cures the scyeTcst Coughs, IL
Strengthens the system and Purifes the
blood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
In Trouble.

A we'll dressed and finely formed
Young woman held an audience this a.
m. with County Judge Wurzbsch and
poured terrible and cad tale of wrong
ed love and seduction in his listening
ear. She was from Corpus Christi and
was to become q mother In few days.
To hide her shame she came to San An
tonic and wanted to enter either the
city hospital or be cared for by the coun-
ty. She WAS refused admittanoe to the
city hospital and the judge told her all
be could do for her was to send her back
to Corpus Christi, and offered even to
buy her ticket to return with. His
kind offer was not accepted, and the
woman departed, to seek some private
asylum.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
c. Allen, Boston, Mass; Mrs. Thos Ivy,
Hillsboro, Tex; W. 81. Jackson, Effing-
ham. Ills; Rev. w. j. Hobbs, Wheeling,
W, Va.
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your sppe-
title is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you, are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up. but not with stimu-
lants, spring medicines, or bitters.
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whiskey, and which stimulate you
for an hour, and then leave you in worse
condition than before. What You want
is an Alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action Of Liver and
SS s soSr snrS as saes
medicine you will find in Electric Bit.
tiers, and only 30 cents bottle at A.
Dreiss' Drug Store.