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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
Farm and Garden Notes.

Skim milk is good for young chicks.
Be on tho watch to destroy caterpil-
lars nests in tho orchard.
Lady bugs do great good in Do
stroying aphides or plant lice.
Good healthy bracing roots arc of
more importance than symmetrical
top.
The average farmhouse cellar will be
the better at this season for thorough
cleaning out.
Feed colt and keep him growing,
no matter if it takes as many oats as
a grown horse.
Cultivate a less number of acres than
usual but cultivate them better; your
returns will be greater.
Many take great pleasure in raising
dahJias from seed. Sown ROW, the
plants will bloom in the fall.
Bone in the food, either ground or
cracked fine is advised as an excellent
preventive of leg weakness In fowls.
Eggs for Matching should be kept in
a cool place, turned over every day, aud
the hen given comlor table place for
incubation.
A good agricultural journal will give
you hint for every day in the week,
worth as much as, or more than, its cost
if rightly hooded.
The Jersey COW comes in earlior than
any other, but it is not best to allow
them to breed too early. They should
have time to fully mature.
"Manure strawberry beds, working
fine compost between the rows" ad-
yises American Agriculturist, "and ap-
ply a mulch before dry weather comes
on"
For the first meal to little chicks q
prominent poultryman recommends
boiled eggs chopped fine, shells and all,
with baked corn cake crumbled into
scaldcd milk.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
Currants and GOOseberries.

The common red currant is wild
throughout northern aud temperate Eu-
rope, and in Siberia as far as KANT
schatka, and in America from Canada
and Vermont to tho mouth of the river
Mackenzie. 1t was unknown to the an
Gent Greeks and Romans and its culti-
WALTON did not begin until during tho
Middle Ages. 1t was rare and had no
namo IN England in 1897.
The goose berry is a native of Europe,
but it is found wild not only in temper
ate Europe but in the Himalayas and in
northern Africa. In Germany, Holland
and England 1t has been cultivated
from the sixteenth century.-LGood
Housekeeping,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
WettIng Feedis VgastefaL.

A writer on this subject says ne
changed from dry feed of grain for his
cow to putting it into pail of warm
water night and morning. At the end
of three months she had lost fifty
pounds in weight of flesh, and her milk
had fallen off nearly onc-half. She
seemed to be getting little benefit from
her rations, and there was a general run
ming down in condition. He then
changed the food back to dry, and in
three months the COW regained all she
had lost in flesh and milk during the
preceding three months. While feeding
this he could never detect any waste Of
food IN the foces; but in the wettod food
he could. Feeding horses wet food
sometimes produces dangerous attacks
of collie, but in COWS there is no danger
Of it.-LNew York Tribune.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
Fowls and Fruit.

Every one who undertakes the care of
poultry, says q writer in the Nav York
Tribune, sooD finds how much thoy suf-
fer from cold, and how their produce is
reduced or stopped off altogether, II ex-
posed to it. And yet heat is greater
trial to them; they need some summer
screen. The shade of trees and bushes,
with good dust-wallow in the shadiest
spot, is great aid and comfort, and the
trees are doubly benefited by the ar
rangement-frst in a free supply Of
effective manure and suppression Of
weeds; and, secondly, by the destruc-
ton of many insect enemies. Plum
trees do better in a poultry yarI than
elsewhere, aud tall sorts of raspberrlcs
and blackborries flourish there
with little care or outlay. Some
times, however, it is found neces-
sary to shut the fowls off from these bv
wire netting or otherwise, just when
ripeniug fruit. We have found no sum-
mer shelter so perfectly comfortable to
chickens as an asparagus bed convenient
OF access after the cutting season is over
and growth shot up. With roomy runs
OF such a kind there is little or no dam
ger Of disease among the feathered
stock. Women folk, desiring open air
occupation, will find this culture Of
small fruits and poultry combined capa-
BILE of yielding sure and not illiberal
profit, if a piece of good land can be
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
FAMILY CRESTS.
Devising Coats-of-Arms For the
ParVenu Rich.
a ShreWd Harness Manufac-
turer'S HeraldiC College.

Newark, y. J., IS the great harness
centre Of the world. There IS mere
harness turned out every year from the
leather manufactures Of tina. city than
from any other one spot in the world
There is one concern that makes spec
ialty of crests for equipagcs. 1t IS
turning out several scores Of prominent
people. If the names could be d.
vuged, people Of rank and Influence in
half dozen cities would be recognized
at once. Boston leads in the demands
for harness crests and New York IS
good second Washington stands easily
third, while Baltimore and Philadel-
phia arc tie. Chicago is beginning to
send in a good many orders since Geo.
n. Pullman was knighted by tho King
Of Italy. St. Louis will soon sport
coats of-arms on handsome silver har-
ness, while several families from Louis
willie, Cincinnati and New Orleans have
ordered insignia for their horses.
The selection Of tho crcsts is left
largely to tho Newark concern. So
great is the demand that one Of the part
ners does nothing else but hunt up
coats-of-arms. He has all the books on
hcraldry and also cndeayors to trace
back his customers ancestry far enough
to find family tree and family crest.
1t isn't an easy job. Half the would-bo
Rristocrats have no trace Of their great
grandlathers, while in nearly every in
stance the record disappears somewhere
in the eighteenth century, Occasionally
q clear case Of family tree i developed,
and then the search is easy and the crest
is soon concoctcd. 1t would surprise
the public, however, did it know how
many of the insignia now prevalent on
harness and carriages originated here.
Tho man that orders a crest
for his carriage and is willing
to foot the bill, will always be accom-
modated. If there is no crest in tho
books, a clever Newark brain will de-
wise some sort of diabolical sketch
that will look unique enough to have
originated six hundred years ago.
Legitimate family arms may be hard to
fnd, but arms of some description can
be procured.
"You would be surprised" said the
harness making student Of Lcraldry, ''to
know tho number of persons that come
here to see about crests for harness.
Their names often appear in connection
with great social events all over the
land. There seems to be q penchant for
Crests in the large cities. Here is
crest for a gentIeman's harness, 1t is
going to Baltimore"
1t was bit of silver, flat on one side
and convex on the other. 1t repre-
8ented a human arm, with closed fist
and strained muscles, sticking up from
what seemed to be the Dough of tree.
The coats Of arms of numerous English
aristocrats have been exactly initiated
for families in Boston, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Chicago and st. Louis. Some
of the crests must look odd as harness
decoration. Among the assortment
shown was phoenix in flames, the sail
of q ship, boar head, horses saddlcd
and brldled and panthers head be-
tween two branches of an oak. -LMail
and Express.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
Crinnie6 hY q Kiss

A little boy, a cripple, was being
wheeled past a Centre avenue store,
when gentleman who noticed the IN
fortunate child, said: That little
boys misfortune is the result of kiss.
When he was baby his sister, on COM
ing into the house, went up behind the
high chair in which he was seated, and,
catching his head suddenly, gave it a
turn aud kissed him. The shock il
jured his spine, and he is going through
the world a cripple for life. Bay
City (Mich.) Tribune.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
A Twenty Years Experience

RIO broadway, New York, March II, 1885.
have been using ALLCOCK's POROUs PLAs-
TLRs for 20 years and found them one Of the
best of family medicines. Briefly summing up
my expience, say that when placed on the
sm-li of the back ALLCOCK's PLAsTERs fill the
body vi nervous energy, and thus cure
fatigue brain exhaustion, debility and kidney
difficult IS. Fer women ana children L have
found them inva, Uab c. They never irritato
the skin or cause the slightest pain, but cura
sore throat, croupy coughs, colds, pains in
side back or chest, Indigestion and bowel
complaints. G. d. FREDERICKS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
TerrOriZed bY Tigers.

Man-eating tigers have become so nu-
merOus along a certain road in Malacca
that panic has seized foot travellers,
and they will not go along ii unless they
can dc SO in company with a string of
carts. The number of people killed by
tigers in Sungei Ujong during the last
half dozen years must be enormous, for
as many as three men day have been
taken eff along the twenty-four miles Of
the principal road. One brute has for
the last five months taken his two or
three men week regularly, and
another has done the same at another
place for three months, while at five or
six other spots on the read men are FREE
qUentlY taken of.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
QUAINT AND CURIOUS
The saez canal was opened in 1859.

The Suez canal was opened in 1859
Hooks and eyes are nearly all manu-
featured in New England.
8 Michigan man has been q railroad
baggage master for tbirty-seven years.
Coaches were first used in Eaglaad in
1869, and tia telescope was Invented in
1890.
A Georgia minister made a sensation
BY preaching his own funeral sermon,
recently.
Shakespeare died in 1919, four years
before the Pilgrim Fathers landed on
Plymouth Rock.
GarilalIi, the Italian patriot, had
command of a corps called the Vo,un-
teers Of the Vosges in the Fganco-Prus-
sian war.
A feature Of the Cumberland county
penn. Agricultural fair this year viii
be the marriage of two couples, who
have been promised complete house
keeping outfits.
Lace of very delicate texture was
made in Flanders ia 1920. Its importa-
ton into England was prohibited in
1888 but it was used in tho court cos
tune of Elizabetb's reign.
The managers Of the Cincinnati expo
sition have obtained number of gon-
dolas from Venice, and propose to have
them on exhibition on small lake at
tached to the fair grounds.
In Augusta, Ga, the other day, a
tree was cut in the forest at o'clock
in the morning, and by night it had
been turned into printed papers and the
people wore reading the news Of the
day.
AReading Ponn.) horse that was il
the habit Of scratching its nose with its
hoof, got its foot in its mouth, and it
remained there one whole night before
the animal was relieved from its IN
comfortable prcdicament.
Steilacoom, Washington Territory,
although very small town, is incor-
porated and under the laws Of the ter
ritory receives 5000 per month from
liquor licenses. although there are but
two saloons in tho place,
There is the Bachelors Club at Mi
lersburg, Ky, of fifty members, and
the rule is that when mcmbcr marries
his late associates shall contribute $40
each to tho bride Q2d groom; so the
first ono to marry will receive $500.
Yellow diamonds are made blue Of
the purest water, for the time being, by
being colored with a common indeli5le
blue pencil, equalizod by a rubbing
with cotton or linen. A magnifying
glass will fail to show the fraud, but al
cohol, turpentine, or benzino will wash
off the color.
Hannah Weston, q full-blooded
Flaundrau Indian woman living in
Moody county, Dakota, is roputed to be
118 years old. She was a child of six
when the revolutionary war broke out.
Her father was chief who fought with
the English and silver modal which
he received from King George III. is
still in Mrs. Weston's possession.
Mr.. Charles T. Gunther of Chicago.
has one of the finest collections of Bibles
in this country, surpassed by none, I'M
less it be that in the Lcnox Library,
New York. Among others he has
WyckIyffs and the Bishop Bibles, and
those strange examples of errors il
printing known as the "Wicked," the
'Vinegar' and the 'Brcechos" Bibles.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19

Doctors disagree in all countries; but
in Hindostan they settle their differ
ences by the decision of the "tesbih''-
chaplet with which the NIussulman
consults fate. This is analogous to the
stichOmancy or divination which was
resorted to in circumstances of doubt or
danger by such different persons as
Richelieu and Louis Nv, Charles Stu
art and John Wesley, Leo X, Martin
Luther, Marie de Mcdicis and her name
sake, the famous Mary Queen Of Scots.
Whitefeld and other leading covcnan-
tiers habitually consulted the bible in
this fashion-tho sortcs biblical-and
Sir Walter Scott has familiarlzed us
with it in the pathetic story of Ellie
Deans.-lChicago News.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Clover "a an Egg Food.

The clover plant contains more Of the
necessary elements for egg production
than the grains. All the lime for the
shells can be procured by liberal sup
ply Of clover, as there Is alarge amount
Of lime in its competition, and it Is also
rich in nitrogen, SO important for the
uso Of the hen in providing the albumcn
Of the egg. True, 1t IS no: as concen-
trated as wheat or corn, but the hens
can eat a larger quantity of it,
as it quickly digests, It will also
serve to keep the hens in good laying
condition, as it does not fattcn them so
readily as will grain. We think clover
chopped fac one of the best aad cheap
est foods that can be used il the poultry
yard. New York Herald.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19
A Skeleton Subject.

Father-'1 don't see what makes that
boy of mine so thin. He seems to get
worse and worse every day. Doctor, I
wonder if l turned him over to you, you
could do anything with him"'
Doctor Certainly; l could dissect
him. Life.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19

obtained near town, and the resolve
be carried out to allow 10 weeds at a.!
On it. After tho ground IS once planted
the after work is light; but there viii
constantly be found something to do
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-19

Longs Pearl Tooth soap prevents decay.
Try it. pc. q box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
A VOMAN ALL IN FLAMES.
LEApING HEADLONG TO THE STREET.

STREAK OF FIRE FROM THIrp'sroRf "iNDo"
FALLS CRISP AND MANGLED BODY.
A number OF persons who were in Leonard-st near
the Tombs half an hour before noon yesterday Were
excited by seong a woman raise a thrtlstory WINDOW
Of the tenement house No. 149 Leonardst and throw
herself to the sidewalk fifty feot below Hcr dress
was OH fire and she was wrapped IN flames from head
TO foot when she fell to the street. An alarm OF nre
was sounded but before the firemon responded icw
men had rushed to TIE unconscious woman and had
partly oxtinguIshed the flames in her clothing. Tho
firemcn had to break into her rooms to put out q
slight fire there.
call for an ambulance was rung on the nearest
signal box and o surgeon from tho Chambers street
Hosuita soon began to work tho woman In full
view of crowd on the sidewalk. Her skull had bsen
fyactusod by the fan and portions OF her body hAa
been burned almost to crisp. The woman was MIS-
Alice Mccarthy, q widow Of middle age. She had oc-
cupied neat set Of rooms In the
house with her two sons, Patrick ana
Timothy. Patrick I, nineteen years OF age ana Is
employed In a neghborlng type foundry Whlie I'm
otby Is a schoolboy twelve years of age. Mrs. Nc
Cartby had locksd herself In her rooms and was pre-
pairing get dinner for hersen anu her soh0 "n0 '
set fire to her clothes. ,,, 49,, A..
An oll can near the kitchen stove explained how the
accident had occurred. Tho fire was low and she 1901,
ishly had tried to hasten 1t by pouring keroS1ne uil
fire 10 the room and to her dress. In her pam anu anu
fright she probably first trod to get out OF ao1r, ou
fo,Ind IL locked and forgot that she hau lochou IT,
Then she had rushed to the WINDOW crazeu WIN iesi
died i quarter of an hour after being placed In one
~ the hospital wards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
POST OFFICE ROBBERS FOILED.
CRACKSMEN IN LONG ISLAND CITY.
FIFTY DOLLARS AND SOME WEDDING CAKE THEIR
ONLY PLUMBER.

FIFTY DOLLARS AND SOME WEDDING CAKE THEM
ONLY PLUMBER.
Long Island City is excited over daring post
office robbery committed there yesterday morning,
just before daylight, ii is supposed. Fortunately,
the safe combination bat1ed the cracksmen and al
though thoy drilled four holes near Vhe handle,
they failed to open it, The drills, Of the newest
pattern, were found upon the floor. The only
plunder secured was $50, taken from the money
order drawer, which was forced OPEN There was
81, 800 in stamps in the safe.
An entrance was effected through an alcyway
in an adjoining yard. There was cut from the
fence ct side space largo enough to permit
Of the passage of o man to the post office yard.
In the fence adjoining peephole was bored Tor
LOOKOUT. The robbers next sawed panel out OF
the rear door Of the Office, thus gaining easy ad-
mission. The men were evidently fully &C
quainted with the premises. a hole was then
bored through the counter partition in the Tree
mail delivery department., giving the lookout there
full opportunity to watch the street and give an
alarm should the police appear He was per
fcctly screened from the view Of any one passing.
Within two feet OF this Partition hole was
bored through the floor Through this
was run cord down into the cellar, up through
the grating and into the hands of the watcher.
There was thus connection between the Waterman
and the general Office, where the cracksmen We're
at work upon the safe. JERK upon tne serlns
was sufficient to convey to all hands the fact that
there was danger This arrangement was diseoy;
cred by the postmaster who found the strings stu
in full connection. The burglars left the place
before daylight, without attracting any attention.
Postmaster Mckenna said to a reporter yester-
day: Il went home unusually early last night
II was o'clock when reached my house. Luckily
/ took with me a package containing $1,000 IN
hostage stamps On my arrival my wife told me
that somebody was watching the house, but
laughed at the idea. l was told Of the robbery
shortly after o'clock. None OF the mail 81, was as
might contain jcwelry. 1t was addressed to Mrs
NJ Powers, of Hunters Point and held Wedding
cake This the robbers partly devoured. oah Inc
nostmaster reported the robbery to the Post once
authorities, and Inspector Stewart is investigating
the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
TWO FREIGHT TRIMS IN COLLISION.

New-Haven, May 10 CSpeciaD.-Thero was col
lision Consolidated Road to-day at MILFORD, Dc
tween the freight that loaves this city at 20
a. m. I'm charge Of Engineer Clark and Conductor
Hayes and the freight known rs the second extra
which leaves Harlem River early in the morning with
Engineer Lewis and Conductor st. Clair In control
The trains met with great force and the two empty
fat cars we're completely wrecked and thrown from
the track Engineer Clarks engine was rendered
unfit for service while the box and the engine
IN charge Of Conductor Lewis were but slightly dam
aged. All hands escaped without injury. The acct
dent was evidently caused either by the neglect Of
Gacman to fag tho Harlem River freight or the neg
lcct OF tho en- neer OF that train TO notice tho signal
Trains were considerably delayed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
TO PROTECT CANADIAN FISHERIES.

Ottawa Ont, May 19-In the House OF Commons to-
day Mr. Jones' of Halifax said he was sorry to see that
the Government intended to reduce the vote for tho
fisheries protection service by s25 ooo leaving 1t only
s1oo oOO The Canadian fisheries would require to be
thoroughly protected this year.
Minister Foster said that reduction did not imply
that tba proection would be less efficient. About tho
same number of vessels would be employed as last
YEAR and the protection service would be equally vGor-
ous and efficient Mr.. Mitchell. ex-Mlnster OF Fish
cries hoped that instructions not to harass or annoy
AmerIcan fishermen unduly would be given to the pro-
tecion officers and that everything would bo done to
nrevent irritation while thoroughly protecting the
EEanadian coasts He did not want any more pulling
down of hags. or that kind of thing Tho appfopra'
passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
ALLEGED CLAN-NA-GAEL PLOTTING.
THE BRITISH POLICE PROFESS TO HAVE MADE A

GREAT DISCOVERY.
London, May 1o.|rhe Central News announces
that It is ofciay informed that tho police have re-
ccived news Of Clan ma ss plotting which contem
plates the commission Of crime similar to the
tragedy Of Phoenix Park Dublin In which lord
Frederick Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke lost
their lives. Tho police for somo time watched the
movements of Thomas Brennan and found him con-
ferring with q man named Walsh, who afterward
made a pretonce Of going TO America He osten
tatousy announced his intention Of going to Omaha to
see Brennan and really did sail for Havre. ostcnsibly
TO take the steamer to NewYork But after reaching
Havre he went on to Paris, where he has been living
under an assumed name in an obscure hotel The
police have advertised description OF walsh ana arc
Mot Further details OF the plot arc promised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
BALFOUR FURNISHES A HOME-RULE TEXT.
Mr.. GLADSTONE REPLIES TO HIS STATEMENT ABOUT
INCRrAsFp sENTENCEs.

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INCREASED sENTENCEs.
London, May l9.-Mr. Gladstone, replying to tho
statement OF Mr. Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland
that the practice of Increasing sentences on appeal
had boon rcsorted to in Ireland while tho Liberals
were In power, writes
al have censurcd and will continue TO censure tho
practice in Ireland Of enarging criminal sentences
upon appeal and incting cumulative punishments in
such a way to defeat the evident intention OF Par
Lament that should receive moro than months
Imprisonment under the socaod Crimes Act without
the power of appeal When tho subject was debated
in Parliament the Government who ought to have In
formed themselves, gave intimation that thorc
were preccdcnts for the shameful practice which Is
contrary the spirit of criminal Jurisprudence is
adjudged to be within the words OF tho statute; Is
conrary to the spirit Of criminal Jurisprudence is ex
cluded believe, from the powers Of the higher and
most competent courts and is in direct opposition, so
far appeared TO universal practice in England
We now however, informed that the same thing
was done in former years when the Liberals were In
power. 1t was without our knowledge and 1t is with
knowledge in matters not directly Of executive action
that responsibility begins. / rejoice that the dis
covery has been made. We do not now, as in the
days described by Lord Cornwals, employ torture and
murder as instruments of Irish government Dul prac
tices seem TO survive which disgrace the name OF
Justice and which would not for moment be toler-
ared on this side Of the Channel ! hope MI Baiour
every evil usage which, unknown to u.s. has dsgraced
Irish judicaturc or administration. He Will thus
apply new proofs Of the necessity and advantage OF
investing the Irish people with power over aIaaS th
shall be governed are, in national, and not
in an unnatural spirit"