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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
TWO GREAT AND USEFUL
INVENTIONS.
FIRST.

I llSSI.
With business men it is neces-
sity to keep copies Of business letters
and contracts. This is no little
work and trouble according to the
old method of Press, brush and
water, A novelty in the way of a
copying book has been invented, and
is coming into general use 1t is
the Centennial Copying Book and
Ink, manufactured In Cincinnati and
and Chicago; which does not require
press brush or water. It makes q
perfect copy, Is done quickly and is
permanent. 1t has many advantages
over The old method is great time
and labor-saVing invention, end like
ly TO attract the attention of all
business r4en. It's cheapness and
convenience make it a rapid seller
and can be had Of Il. r. Owens,
Scotland Neck, n. c., agent for
n. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

Tndor i've abo~e beading the
Wilmington .".,..,.'," 81 Nfh
saw:
at = NcIJ .u-oSuIIa5 -Ad cLccc-
ing 10 read the resolutions adopted
by the merchants of the towp OF
Scotland Neck, in the Eastern
section of the fine and very long
county of Halifax. They are evil
IDENTITY men OF liberalIty and sym
pathY. They give most practical
turn u their benevoience of feeling,
and set an example that is worthy
of all praise and emulation. If the
people in the counties that are
worst off from failure Of crops will
only exhibit the spirit that anlmates
the men Of Scotland Neck the Sut-
ferers will pull through, and under
Gods blessing Will once more have
their barns filed and their smoke
houses filled, and their cotton
warehouses filled, and their hearts
filled with Joy and 1t also ought to
be, with gratitude and thanksgiv-
ing.
The Messenger is very much dt>
lighted at the course pursued by
the merchants of Scotland Neck,
and yet there should be no surprise.
They are enterprising, intelligent
and Christian and they have full
share of the milk of human kind
ness. But their conduct IS none
the less noble, and should be close
ly copied in this time of trial and
restitution by the philanthropic
and good people in all the counties.
The Resolutions adopted show forth
an intelligent and noble nature.
They among other things declare:
That the situation demands the
strictest economy and the exercise
of prudence and wisdom upon the
part Of all, and absolute candor and
fair dealing between debtor and
creditor.
That we can and will all all of
our customers and patrons the CON-
ing year as we have done in the
past, and we promise that we will
make sacrifices for them knowing
that they will measure their de-
madds upon us by their neces-
sities."
Actuated and controlled by such
impulses and sentiments they de-
serve to receive the praise of all
men, and they will receive, We may
not doubt, the smile of Heaven for
what thev shall do.
The drying up single tear has more
OF honest fame, than shedding seas oil
gore"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
WORTH THINNING OVER.

The Windsor Lcjger of last week
has this to say OF the situation in
Berthe county:
All is cot lost. We daily hear
the question what are we 10 do?
Where are we to look for heIp?"
We would asl, what ale you doing to
show TO the world that you are will
ing and anxious to help yourself
and thereby invite the aid Of those
able to assist you? What prepar>
alton are you making for another
crop? How many acres Of land have
YOU ploughed up? How much COM
post have YOU made? We never
had fairer weather for all out door
work and never has there been so
little done. There is money in the
county seeking inYestmeDt. The
working farmer can get allhe wants.
The farmer whose main labors are
5rumbliag and growing. cursing
the weather and the seasons won't
get help unless be mends his lex.
1t is useless TO pursue the policy Of
the past. Breaking up land in April
AMI putting no manure under crops
has go TO be thing Of the past in
this county. Already two months
have gone By when much could have
been done. Ttere have been no
crops to be gathered nothing to
interfere. Two ldler months were
never spent by the people of Berthe
county. And we daily hesr the
question what are se TO do nexr
year," Get ready for 1t by going
to work at once. Capital is esti
mating your worth and desirabllty
as an ve,tment. Pursue that line
of conduct which will inyite. anC
chtitle You to help.
Help will always come to The dc
iserYlng.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
SECOND.

A simple, practical, cheap, and
reliable Writing-Machine, called the
Peoples Type Writer, just invented.
and manufactured in the city Of
New York. 1t is model Machine,
perfect in its work, durable and
strong. easy to Learn, requiring no
previous instruction to operate it.
1t is small and light; weighing only
five pounds, and can be used ID tie
lap, on the cars or elseW here. 1t
does all Of its work in sight, every
letter showing as soon as prints d.
1t makes more perfect duplicate
copies than the high price machines.
It is cheap, being sold complete for
SIS 90. IL has many advantages
over the high price machines, needs
ouly a trial to prove its great supe-
riOrity and is sold By Z. r. Overs,
of Scotland Neck, n. c. who Is
agent Of n. G. and Va, and solicits
orders from all who desire such a
valuable machine.
Scotland Neck. n. c.,
Dec. Goth 1889.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

nate purchasers more than . per
cent of the amount INFESTED ond
surely this wOald he bat 4 small pro
portionate sum for each memhcr to
give willie the good 20 be done is in
conceivable.
Commend this plan 10 the coAsid-
GRAFTON Of the CITIZENS Of Halifax
and other counties similarly afflicted.
F.-S. STEUILL.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
THE DEMOCRAT.
a HAPPY CHRIS TIIAS AND
A GLAD NES1 YEAR.

Tn DEAocEAr grcets its readers
today 9Th r.shC> 'or uarpy
Christra> ehI :l41 Nro lser.
2bt 9.n3s u arotn,r ;2sr La;e
run through Che hour-9I495 vi tine
and We End ourselves, in the midst
of our Christmas festivities. stepping
upon the threshold Of he New Year,
which will doubtless mark an event.
full era for many Of US, and per-
haps for oil Of rs.
THIS gladstone Christmas day
closes the record Of another long
year, whose experiences baye teen
fraught with surprises OF as varied
effects as have been the shiitIngs Of
The shadows and the sunshine which
have floatcd dafkly above us or have
kissed our cheeks with JOY.
Ia every home throughout the
land some Christmas greeting VIII
be heard.
What q glorious season for all
To-day a kindred feeling pervedes
the hearts Of all eOple from one
end OF this land 10 the othhr The
rich and the poor, the high and the
low, the learned and the unlearned,
the joyful and the sorrowful, the
Respondent end the hope full, the
great and the small, the wise and the
simplc-alI meet together on common
ground, around Que common shrine
where we all think long and ling
eringly over The past, and 'hen turn
for moment and anxiOusly project
ourselves INTO the future.
OF, to think Of the ten thousand
happy childreH to-day Just one
hour when all care is put aside, and
the rapid heart-beats OF tie purity
of childhood end the innocency Of
youth tell Of the completeness Of the
Joy for the time.
A thousand stockings hang IN the
smoky chimney corners where the
luxUrIes of the great folks were
never even dreamed Of. And yet
the ground pea and the luscious red
apple, perhaps the tempting cluster
Of tie winter wtortleterry, than
which no CUstlier gift the little
dgeamer'5 father can find or give, as
completely fills the void that ever
waits for Christmas tide as does the
costly gift of the king or millionaire.
The little innocents expect sone>
thing as a reminder OF the return OF
a happy season when, so far as they
can know, the wide, wide world re-
joices with them. The gifts they
receive meet the expectations, and
so 10 seen aud appreciated the wis
dom of 3 Kind Providence in appor-
tion'ng 10 all the things OF Joy to
suit each little heart in the home OF
the gaudy itch as we'll as in the home
of the modest poor,
And for this brief period of com
mcndable relaxation from toll, and fox
innocent amusement for all, we greet
all our readers q Merry Christmas
and bid them look up Just once in
holy thankfulness to the Giver Of all
gifts for the return of this happy
season that makes us all feel kin.
And for the New Year, as the
shadows of the old year 0oat away
We wish fer one and all bright ray
OF radiant sCnshine that shall rest
like 4 curtain oyer them, CndlSturb
ed, for the unseen coming year.
And now for this glad hour VIC
grasp with loving and sympathetic
touch the hand of every one; We
thank tie Father Of ali for the good
you've sought ard done; and W,
trust that peaceful hcncdictlons NAV
rest upon us all for 1890, The year tC
come.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

J,sttwo wears 400 this paper came
rnder its nresent mar aoement. Many
,ro-- f,;ona. IN the town nronised
oil tho annnort they could Give the
manor TLer know best about how
wcII1hev have kent that promise.
Ooe Of the things that we promised
the rubIc was faithful work for the
,u,srrs, Of Halifax county pa tICular.
=, and : .o,fand Neck especially.
We are perfectly willing to stand
49, 81; y forc ~, pDbhc Er Just
u,.,.Y,emynt If or -orL 49, forts
.,i .,,. ,.-nm,.e .csrs
aoo
Aroog the most important things
shat vc have nersistentIy urged since
the frat issue of this paper under
our management, has been a dtcer
xy, at ministries and local naanu,
ru,t.,;.s We have oiycn our reasons
.,r,c and AGAIN for prgino these
,bincs. We have over and over
aoain said TO our readers tina. 1T ia
dane erous to any community to run
an orc svstem of operations. 1t has
been uroed time after time that there
cor NOT q any real nrogress, such
IS ills busting nervous nineteenth
century will recognize as progress,
whore there are only two classes OF
business, one farming and the other
merchandising.
TLcre can be no quick, pulsating
life in husiness in such a community
even in fairly prosperous times. If
this is true Of fairly prosperous
times what must be the situation
under q general crop failure?
The cues ton needs no answer.
INDEED It is answered to every one
from the fields and meadows. from
Iarde- and burn, from smoke hou e
and crib, from every nook and corner
of this rich and ordinarily plentiful
eastern section, and especially from
every farm and frcside of Halifax
county.
Crops have been almost a failure.
The crop was the only thing our PEG
NE had to depend upon, and hence
the GREAT cry of distress in the land.
SUPPOSE every township in Hall
fax county had a handsome little
manufacturing establishment, how
much relief it would have been this
fall to supplement- the short crop!
These things are what We have
been urging the people to establish
all the while. AS it IS now, there is
hardly a single mandatory of any
kind in Halifax county that can offer
myloyment to q dozen men.
Scotland Neck has within the last
twelve months organized a stock
company for 8 cotton factory and
has nearly completed a handsome
building for it. This has given and
il still GIVING emDloyment to a NUNS
Der of laborers, and has helped 8
! l;t+la olroodv Rut epDpoea This
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
S.Aif EIl ann

With its intense itching, dry, hot skin.
often broken into painful era cks. and the
little watery pImpIes' often causes indie
scribable suffering. Hoods Sarsapamlla
has wonderful power over this disease.
1t puiticS the blood and expels the
humor, and the SKIN heals without scar.
Send for book continuing many state-
ments Of cures, to {. |. Hood 4 Co..
Apothcca1Rs, Lowell, Mass.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
NERVOUS BEREAVEMENT AND
CONSTIPATION.

Alter years Of suffering from nervous
arrangement and constipation, and after
being treated by several leading phySi
cians, from whom obtained no relief.
was induced to Try S. S. s.
Soon after commencing Its use. | found
M appetite much improved, and that
the use Of CatharticS which had taken
almost daily for twelve months, was no
longer necessary.
Since childhood have been subject to
sick and nervous headaches, but since
December !, 1888, at which lime com
menctd tlking 5. 5. S. | have had only
one attack, and that was when | NEGLECT
cd to take the Specific.
do not now have II take purgatiye
medicines. J. \. Reid, BO, ling, Ala.
T0RMENTING SKIN DISEASE.
For twenty years was troubled with
a torlnenting itching skin disease, which
at tunes caused me great annoyance, and
loss ct sleep. ! was treated by the best
local physicians, but received no relief
from them. finally concluded to take
Swiit's Specific s 5, S. half dozen
bottles OF which effected, what | consider
a permanent cure, as have felt no svmp.
toms OF the disease for over year.
VI. /. Cowlcs, Terrlll, Texas.
Treatise on Biood and Skin Disease,
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta ga
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26
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BUCKLENS ARNICA sALyE

THE BESI SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and all SKIN Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t IS guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price 70 cents per box.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

For a safe and certain remedy for
fever and ague, use DR.. J. II. Mc>
Leans Chills and Fever Cure; it is
warranted to cure.
For sale by E. 7. Whitehead d Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

Two hundred acres. two miles
from Scotland Neck. Eighty acres
Fresh Land. Good Dwelling, some
out-houses and orchard, and good
water
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-26

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
MAD AT KENNA AND CIVIL SER
VICE.

The Wheeling Register republish-
es the following attack by Senator
Kenna upon the Civil Service law,
by way of endorsement we suppose !;
WASHINGTON, September "A
published interview with Senator
Kenna, during his visit here last
week, in the course of which he re-
ferred sneeringly to the civil EN-
ployes of the Government, has Great
ed great excitement among the de.
partment clerks. The Senator's re-
marks were aimed, across the backs
of the clerks, full at the civil service
law, favorite target with public
men who drop into Washington
about these days. All employees be.
low the grade of chiefs of bureaus
were likened to transfers in the
rear of an army; and in another
figure of speech the Senator explain.
ed his reluctance to making "clean
sweep" every time a new admins
tration comes, by comparing the old
servants to old clothes which fit too
comfortable to be cast aside. The
injured dignity Of the clerks has
found expression in a variety Of
ways, and one of the weekly papers
quotes we'll known worker in the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
SATURDAY, SEPT. t4th, 1889.
A meaner or more undetermined

A meaner or more undetermined
and contemplate fight than that
which is being waged against Com
missioner Tanner, has never been
seen. Almost every crime which
bitter malice can invent has been
charged against him; no lie is toe
ridiculous for those papers fighting
him to print. am no apologist fol
Commissioner Tanner;he needs none,
He has committed errors, but they
have been in every instance of the
heart and not the head. The only
trouble with Tanner is that his heart
is entirely too big to suit lot Of
close listed curmudgeons, who would
like to to see all the old soldiers
turned out to Craze, instead of being
pensioned from the overlooking treas
ury of the country which they saved.
Tanner isn't the kind of man these
fellows want at the head of the Pen.
sion office. They want man that
will pile as many obstacles as posi-
bic in the path of the poor applicant
for pension and give the wealthy
Government instead of the poor ap.
plicant the benefit of every doubt
which may arise in proving disabili
ty. But there is one consolation fol-
the veterans, the only man who has
the power to remove Corporal
Tanner is Benjamin Harrison and he
is known to think pretty much as
Tanner does on the soldier question
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14

LEwEs, DEL, Sept. 11.-Death and
devastation lie in the track of the
wild storm. Here at Lewes, guar
dian city of Cape Henlopen, the
storm was more severe than the bliz
zard of March, 1888. Twenty six
vessels were driven ashore, five lives
are known to have been lost and two
entire crews are missing. Of the
vessels ashore nine were badly
wrecked. The losses will amount to
nearly a million.
The damage done by the storm at
Atlantic City is estimated to aggre.
gate over 100000. 1t is expected
that railroad traffic between Phila.
delphia and Atlantic City can be re.
sumed today.
All the Southern New Jersey coast
resorts, including Long Branch, AS
bury Park, Ocean Grove and Sea.
bright have suffered severely. At
Seabright several handsome cottages
belonging to New York men were
completely demolished by the sea.
In Sea Isle City half dozen cot.
tages were destroyed, while many Of
the hotels are undermined or other.
wise seriously injured. The Cronse,
Shakespeare and Newlin cottages are
among those destroyed.
Several marine disasters are report.
ed in Chesapeake Bay, but no partic,
ulars can be obtained. Ocean Beach,
Nd, suffered badly. The guests at
the hotel were rescued by a brave
party of men.
The four men who went adrift in
a whale.b boat from the United States
monitor Passaic were rescued on
Chesapeake Bay.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPT
DAMAGE BY THE SEA.

The storm from the sea. which an.
nounced Its coming by high tides
along the coast Sunday night, burst
in all its fury Monday night, and con.
tinued to rage Tuesday. The tides
atDelawareB reakwater and all along
the coast are the highest since 1867,
and the various seaside resorts have
suffered considerable damage. Alarm
is felt in Philadelphia for the safety
of Atlantic City. Communication by
railroad and telegraph was nearly
cut off Tuesday. The water rose
several feet on the meadows back OF
Atlantic City and Cape May, and
the tracks to the former place were
washed away. The latest report from
Atlantic City was that the water
was rising. The monster seas that
rolled in on Coney Island, Brighton
and Rockaway beaches smashed
pavillions, washed away the walks,
flooded the hotels and threatened
them with destruction. The North
and East rivers backed the water up
in the sewers and flooded the lower
part of New York city. Several YES
sells are ashore at Delaware Break
water. The storm was also very
severe on Chesapeake Bay.
Very few cyclonic storms produce
tidal waves of the variety experience
ed on Monday, but the latter appear
to have acquired the vicious habit OF
visiting the Atlantic coast about
once year, and biting off an ap-
preciable slice of Uncle Sans terri,
tory at each visitation. So voracious
are they that within the last twenty
years large portions of the Jersey
coast have disappeared. and import.
ant costly buildings that formerly
stood we'll away from the ocean have
been destroyed or removed further
inland. Probably a careful inspec
ton of other parts of the coast would
reveal similar encroachments OF the
sea, and we are forced to the alarm
ing reflection that our great country
is disintegrating, and that in some
millions of years, should the United
States last that long, the eastern
boundary of the nation may be the
Mississippi river, or even more re
mote geographical line.
simultaneously on the other side
of the world the land is playing hav
oc with the sea, and the French in
Tonquin have, within the time that
those Chinese possessions have been
occupied by them, acquired quite a
respectable territory, for which they
are indebted solely to the diffidenct
of the water and the amazing asSur
ance of the soil. The area OF the
habitable world is, therefore, not de
creasing, as the process of reclaim
ing the bed of the sea goes on muct
more rapidly in the East than does
the invasion of the waters along the
Atlantic coast.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14

Interior Department as saying that
he advocates such measures on the
part Of the clerks of the government
as would put an end to the growing
tendency among all politicians in
Congress to insult officials of other
branches of the government, their
superiors in all things but the pos.
session of money and position. Most
of the speeches and interviews
wherein the civil service law is de-
nounced and Government clerks in.
suited without provocation are given
for political effect at home, and by
men who, no matter what their poll,
ties might be, are too cowardly to
rise in their places in Congress anc
move the repeal of the law. 1t is
inferred from other remarks made
by the same person that it is his in.
tention to notify Senator Kenna
that repetition of such sweeping
attack upon the employees of the
Government will be resented in a
manner more forcible than pleas.
ant
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
NEWs OF THE WEEK.

Eleven men were killed in the
coal mine disaster near Golden, Col.
Five men were killed by the ex-
plosion of a boiler on a farm about
mile from Carbonate. III.
Forest fires in Montana continue
their terrible work OF destruction,
and several men have persisted IN
the flames.
While christening party were en-
Toying a sail on one of the Killarney
lakes their boat was capslzed, and
before assistance could reach them
five of the party were drowned.
An Italian working on the Mid
land railroad near Clarksburg, w.
Va, picked up dynamite cartridge
and began tossing it to companion,
who let it fall and it exploded. Two
Of the Italians were literally torn to
pieces, while others we're seriously
injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-09-14
KILLING OFF GREAT MEN.

The following is printed by thai
French tumble Jack of Polite:
the Wheeling Register, and it would
seem from this that some of the Dem
ocratic party's great men, having
run their race and saved their party
with more political faith than good
works, are now to be killed off to
make room for other sacrificial vic
Tins - Yesterday Mr.. Henry S
Walker, the Secretary of State OF
West Virginia, deposited his haver.
sack at the st. James Hotel. He
lives at Charleston, on the Kanawha
a singular village in the midst of
mountain scenes, where coal mining
and river transportation are the chief
occupations, although some of the
most fertile lands in the State are to
be found in this singular valley. Mr..
Walker began life as journalist.
and he used to edit the Wheeling
REGISTER, the only important Dem.
ocratic paper in the State He al.
ways had natural taste for politics.
and twice came very near being
elected United States Senator. He
Is, however, too strong a man to get
a big place among the narrow condi.
tons of politics in West Virginia.
They are left for negative men with
out forceful records. 1t is now near.
ly twenty years since Henry s. Wal.
ker entered politics in that State,
and his eloquence and Judgment
have done more to make his party
successful than any one man In the
State.
SO the "old stagern and his pard
ct al, are "negatire men, without
forceful records %