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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
Bishop Lyman discovers II rem
edy for InsomnIa
From .Nert- fasrrsr
RALIIGU. y. c. Match 10.

RALTIou, y. C.. Match 10.
th.nk have made a very valua
blc discovery. and am anxious
tina, others should also enjoy the
benefit OF 1t, For nca ly two years
| have been suffering greatly from
slecpleSSucss n night. and frc
queutly have no. been abe 10 sleep
more than one or Two hours daring
the nlg' I. | have tried great
number OF proposed remedies. some
of which have helped me little,
but not for any length Of time. y
l:ttle more than fortnight ago,
while steylng at the ho"r" ~ "
friend, IN the country, my good
hostess brought into the parlor,
qalte late in the evening, bounti-
ful supply Of freshly roasted pea
nuts AS | am very fond OF them,
when they are not too much cooked,
ate quite freely on them, and soon
after retired to bed. | found the
next morning that | had enjoyed
the best sleep had experienced
! for over month. | attributed tins
at once TO the peanuts and deter
mtned to try them again the fol
| lowing evening. | did so, and also
! drank IA glass Of fresh, sweet milk
after hai finished the peanuts
! That night | slept still better. and
now, for fortnight, have partak-
Ell of the peanuts and tLc milk
cr~rp njyH, and have not only
slept remarkably well, but have
also fully recovered from a slight
attack of indigestion which had
! troubled me before. now find
that peanuts curc foNp T0oefcd and
not oror donc, so as to be at all
burnt, are surely a remedy for
Slceplessness, and also for that
form of indigestion which is one OF
tbo nro,Iucir., causos If o1.,,,o.y
nose
/ Thoro 10 ,o,,lor ;n,-. .,or
thot noonu,s ~, ind;oos,irIo Ian, 7
have nov:r founa the,n co pnloss
thov were too ,,ucL roosted ar had
bnon roos,cd ,o,o, ,5,,,, borore
Whom FOO nncI, coo1-o1 orr u,on
r+o,o tho,, cer+,irI,. a,o ,a,,;,o.D,o
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
REpREsENrATIoN IN CoNGREss.

Senate .-Zehulon b. Vance, of
Buncomhe term expires March 4th,
1901; Matt. W. Ransom, of North
ampton term expires March 4th,
1889.
House Of Representotires-First
District, T. C. Skinner, Dem; Sc
cond District, II. u CheathRm, (coi.,
Rep; Third District, Chas- ".
McClammy, Dem. Fourth District,
b. II. Bum, Dem; Fifth District ,
J, NJ. Bcower, Rep; Sixth District,
Alfred Rowland Dem; Seventh
District, John S, Henderson, Rep.
Eighth District, w. II. II. CowIes,
Dem. Ninth District. e. G. ENart,
Rem.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

" ell, Vile, have stu led IL over, I've
give it good deal of thought,
I've reckoned the cost and requirements,
the trials which at ease will be fought;
I've looked DER the pages Of trouble, and
j)tted the items all down,
And at last I've deci led we'd better be
moving off to town,
II know the old place Is a relic that we
always intended to keep,
And we shall, for well rent it to some
one who knows hsw to plow and to
reap;
Yes, well rent the old homestead, not
sell 1t. so you needn't begin with a
frown,
Then, after the thing is all settled, We
will take our departure for town.
This matter long have considered, and
now then think it is best,
That we rent out the lands and the house,
and seek this new Eden of rest.
We must try to be up with the fashions
%; pshaw' we're not any too oh,
I'm sixty and you're about fifty. Not q
very big figure al told.
I've purchased a house of a towns
man, it's fully two good stories high.
l got it at pretty low figures, SO thought
it would be best to buy;
There's every convenience we're wanting
both insi lie the man. ion and out,
The whole thing was bought at bargain
tor think know'd what | as about
You see we can take Up our quarters
and you, if good fortune attends,
! Can put on your best new apparel and
| call on your fashionable friends;
While I, with my latest cut trousers, and
| YOU with your new pin-hack gown -
Why the papers are bound to take no
tice, and say we're rcsldin' in town.
ITO be sure. well be ever so tony
guess that's the word that they use;
They'll invite rs to dinner and supper
and be mad if we dare to refuse.
Wen rent new church-pew and buy
new books, and should the good peo>
! pie desire
Our assistance, well lend to the calling
and send forth our notes i'll the choir ,
So the farmer, good soul, found tsnant
man that could see 10 affairs,
And he rented th+ premises safely anC
dropped agricultural cares.
He drew up the Ientatle papers ant
copied them off in his book,
And now that the business Is settled, lets
go into town for look.
"Why, Solomon! what is the matter, is
there anything cut of the way?
I've been thinking I'd tell you of some.
| thing, and | guess will do it to day
You know attended the social-thcy
didn't give me an invite,
And my feelings were never so shattered
as they were on that very same night
Il heard one pround feminine critter
make different remarks about NY face,
And one Of 'em sail how my speeches
didn't fit in their natural place;
| never ii sleep with grammar, so
tried to keep perfectly cool,
But | guess how if dared say it, | cou!C
o'told which Of US WAS the fool"
And the farmer agreed with his help
mate. he'd trial of similar kind,
He said il haI badly hurt, and was prey
in lust then on his mind.
And taking affairs altogether, combining
the grammar and face,
Why. he thought that ''.f Betsy wa
wilhn' they'd just move back on th'
place" Tx.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

Mayor Weston, now Of Grand
Rapids, before he became Wealthy
was newspaper man in Denver and
used TO stop at the old Planters
hotel. He had q mining deal to
write up fo7 the paper and connect
ed with the deal was Georgetown
superintendent whom we will adj
dress as julius II. C4vvyo. Mr..
Cayyyo was to Furnish the particu~
lars to Mr.. Weston, bIt early in the
day he began TO meet old acqnalnt-
ances and to cement their friendship
by means OF a powerful solution
known rs embalming nGii.
So, at ii o'clock, Mr.. Weston pat
Julius II. Cavvyo to rest on his own
little bed at the Planters ard went
out to prosecute his researches in
relation to the Hold Up Mining and
Improvement company. The Oh
Planters hotel was lot exactly like
the Hoffman house or tie Gilsey
house. You could te,lthc difference
almost as soon as you sat down at
the table. If you spoke to the wait
er about the tenacity at the steak or
the longevity Of the butter, he would
give you tart reply, and you wouid
have t. get along WI h that fox d .sser' .
One man muCmured about the steak
and said it Was too tough, SO there's
fore he would not eat 4.
"You won't eat it?" calmly replied
the loose jointed waiter. you say
&, ,ou won't eat it?'
Il say so because l cant cut it
No man can cut that steak, You
can't cut it with ac,ds. Sol WON'T
eat it,"
We'll, you will cat it," said the
waiter. reaching around as if IN the
act Of adjusting his hustle. "You
will eat it. or I'll wear it out on you!'
He ate it.
But among other things there was
q big alarm bell in the tower Of the
Planters, which was won't to ring
for fires, funerals and ether enter
tainments. II Q rope hu7-c in the
hall and when tic heID o. lie popu>
lace was required in order to sup
press a fire or a riot, the first man to
the bell rope salutcd the snowy
SUBMITS Of the Rocky mountains
with :Eis wild alarm.
While Mr.. Weston was getting
his Information On the streets, the
great bell awUke the echoes in the
fastness Of the canyons twenty mile
away, and the excited populacc
swarmed to the Planters to learn
what great calamity had bcfallen the
new city. Mr.. Weston got there at
last, and, Cu, of breath, rushed up
10 his room. In tie hall he found
Julius II Cavvyo ringing the bell
His srspenders were drapid and
oapsui. were dripping from his
chin and the tip of his Venetian red
nose.
"What has happencd:" painted
Weston. What aro You ringing
that b,ij for, Juliu 2"
"WclI, what do yon s'pose I'm
ringing the bell for? l am ringing
for clean towel or q funeral. If ]
get the towel there Will be no funer-
al, but If | fail, you just wait here 6
minute and I'll give you the FIRST
view Of the corpse for your bright
and racy paper,''-Bill Nye in New
York Word.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
4 Daring Isur2arly.
(Nilson IirdRcr.

Wednesday night of last week
the bo,oest robter, pcrhaps. in
the history of Wilson was perpctra-
ted. The house of DR.. \. b. Her
ring was entered and $50 in bills,
some specie, two or three dollars)
a gold watch AMI chain, a pocket
knife, and a case Of surgical instgc-
ments wcia stolen from the Dr's
room. The circumstances were a.
follow. DR.. Herring went home
alont 7I.20 His raon i m thr
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

Nashville Arg0nout: We learn
that the Rocky Mount Cotton Mills,
in this county, are making rapid
progress in cnlaTging and increasing
their capacity. y track is being
laid from Rocky Mount to the mill
so as to give better faciljtics for
shipping. The splendid success Of
this mill serves to illustrate the ex~
traorlina1Y advantages this LOCALITY
affords for cotton manufacturing.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
SUPREME COURT.

William n. H. Smith, Of Wake,
Chief Justice. A. S. Merrimon, OF
Wake, j. j. Davis, of Franklin,
James f. Shepherd, of Beaufort. A.
{. Avery, Of Burke, Associate JUS
tees. Salaries of Chief Justice and
Associate Justices each $4,000.
supreme Court meets in Raleigh
on the FIST Monday in February and
last Monday in September.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
Boy" Compoaision on Girl.

Carthage Bl0de.
The following amusing compost
ton written by some one of the
smart youths of Carthage, and
which was doubtless intended to be
read at school, was picked up on the
street last Friday by Blale re-
porter: "GirlS is strange animals,
not SO big as their mamm'as, least
ways they aint till they get grown.
Most Of them awful stuck up and
wears busSclS and cOSSeSts. Their
buSsels is sometimes bigger'n they
is, and | never cOuld see no good IN
em, ceptcn to set down on. Girls
thinks they Is mighty smart, and
they get grown at -, and chews
chewjnggum AMI looks sOrter like
COW chawlns her cud. Some
girls is petty anG some is ugly,
mostly ugly, Bat all Of them think
they is pretty and pits on airs and
powders and pants AMI wants to
get married. Girls aint got much
sense cause they loves boys and
boys don't care nothing bOnt them
I'm mighty glad aint a girl cause
they cant go in swimming and have
fun like boys. And this is all 10
about giIlS' cept my girl and she's a
daisy. ."-CUppcd from Sanford Er>
| nr4SS
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

see him planted. In The FIRST Placa
Ola Pete owed Us two dollars bor
rowed MONEY instead o. or owlpg
him. Ia the next onr sunday pant>
aloons needed patch ahou. foa-
feet square at the end opposite the
bow, ani We id not ca:c 20 subject
ourselves 10 riiicule for the sake of
showing of. We can keep our back
behind Us in cur own office until
better times arrive, and thals what
We are trying 10 do. We haze sen,
u San Francisco for n patch the
color OF our pantaloons, and when
it arrives aud Is welded on to the
spot, Richard vii! be himself gain,
and ready to rustic at funerals or
address a public meeting on the
topics IF the day.
MUST TAKE THEIR CuANCEs.-
Three times during the past month
We have surprised ourselt eni She
pubic by mopping the floor with as
sailants, while on two occasions VT
have ANONYMOUSLY took to fight.
We state it as phy s;ological fact
that there are t.mcs when We had as
lief fight n dozen men, and other
times when we'd run from q good,
sized boy. Parties planning to lick
us must lie prepared to take their
chances. We may fight like lion
or run Ike q jack-rab5it.-Ex.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
GOyERNOR's COUNCIL.

Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
urcr and Supt. Pub. Instruction,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

BOARD OF CoAINIsSIONERs.
DR.. W. r. Wood, Chairman; ", F.
Bowers, Sterling Johnson, Ii. j
Pope, J. II. Whitaker.
W. A. Dunn, County Attorney.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
halifax County Directory.
GENERAL A SEMBLY.

GENERAL A SENBLY.
Suoto-T. L. Emry.
House--W. Ii. Anthony, T. II
Taylor.
VIII \. Daniel, County Supt,
Public Schools.
W. +. Parker, County Treasurer
B.I. Allsbrook Sheriff.
l.. Vjnson, Register Of Deeds.
j. T. Gregory, Clerk Superior
Court.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

TIE FOR HOLDING SUPERIOR
CorRr.-March 4th, May 18Th, Noy,
llth.
March ana November Courts are
for civil cases only except Jail cases.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

Goldsboro Arg',s: Last Sunday
there was a general meeting of the
O. S. Congregation of this city, and
although their Rabbits term does not
expire until next September they
unanimously reelected him for an~
other term, at the same time giving
him q Summer vacation Of three
mO0ths, which DR.. Moses will spend
in Europe. This speaks we'll for the
Doctors popularity among his peo-
pie.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

A. White, Mayor, Z. ". Dunn ,
Town Constable.
T0wN Co21MISSIoNE2s- 7. Say
agc.R II. Smith, IL, DR.. r. NJ,
Johnson, ". a. Dunn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
CHURCHES.

Episcopal, Rev. Walter Smith
Rector.
BAPTIST, Re7. J. D. uufham, d. b
Pastor.
Methodist. Rev. Mr. Harrison.
Pastor in charge.
Primitive Baptist. Elder A. }.
Moore, Pastor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Governor, Lieute nant-Governor
Secretary Of State, Treasurer. AUDI
iror. Supt. Pub. Instruction, and
Attorney General.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
GENERAL NE w S.
y NIIAT Is ASSING IN AND OUT OF
THE STATE, AS CULLED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
The Wilson Cottoa NILS will soon
be enlarged.

Windsor Le7qer: Mr.. Scot Grf~
fin. Of Woodville, has setter Pup
three months old, which is considers
ed by sportsmen to be the most pre-
coclo3s canine youth t1cy lave ever
seen. Points we'll, and is a. excel
lent retriever. Mr.. q. could be in
duccd to part With him only at a
fancy price.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

Durham Plunt; Rev. r. T. Vann
says: The man that dies a swcarer in
this world, will tc a swearcr in the
other world, and The man who dies
a drunkard in this world will have
the same appetite in hell hut let
me tell you that you need net want
to 60 to hell, for | can assure You
that hell is a dry town"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28

Scotland Neck--TOWn Directory.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
Court.

". 3. Whitehead, Coroner,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-12

Sec. 20. Any person who shall. Irevi-
Gus 10 an election, willfully deface or
destroy any list Of candidates posted In
accordance with the provisions OF this
act, or who, not having voted ballot
delivered TO him by a supervisor OF cleo
tion. shall neglect or refuse TO return such
ballot 10 the supervisor before leaving
said enclosed space or who takes or re-
moves or attempts TO take or remove any
ballot from the polling place before the
closing Of the polls, or who, during an
election, shall willfully deface, tear down,
remove or destroy any instruction sheet
or specimen ballot printed or posted fS
the instruction Of voters, or who shall
during an election willfully remove or
destroy any of the supplies or conyenien-
ces furnished TO enable voter TO prepare
his ballot, or shall willfully hinder the
voting Of others. shall be punished by
fine OF not less than fifty nor more than
two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for not more than three months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. "A. Any person who shall falsely
make or willfuly deface or destroy any
certificate of nomination or nomination
paper or any part thereof, or any letter
Of Withdrawal; or file any certificate OF
nom ination or nomination paper or letter
Of wi hdrawal, knowing the same or any
part thereof TO be falsely madej or sup
press any certificate Of nomination or
nomination paper. or any part thereof,
which has been duly filed; or forge or
falsely make the official endorsement on
any ballot; or willfully destroy or deface
any ballot; or willfully delay the delivery
Of any ballots, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment for not more than
one year, or by both such fine and Inn
prisonment.
See. 20. Any public officer upon whom
a duty is imposed by this act, who shall
willfully neglect TO perform such duty, or
who shall perform it in such way as to
hinder the objects of this act shall he
punished by fine Of not less than fifty
nor more than one thousand dollars, or
by Imprisonment for not more than one
year, or y both such fine and imprison-
ment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-12
MILLIONS~ OF RABBITS.
AustraIla's Extensive Trade la rhe skins
of the Little Crop Destroyers

AustraIl,'s ExtensIve Trade la The skins
of the Little Crop -Destroyers
When the acclimatization SOC ietics
OF Australasia introduced the Iabbit
some years ago they thought they were
accomplishing "A good work and little
anticipated what "A serious injury these
rabbits would effect In less than ten
years, and that their determination
would be n costly and impossible work.
Rabbits have so increased now in Aus
trala and New Zealand that the
colonists are at their wits end how 10
repair the evil. The extent OF the in
jury done 10 the pasturage required Tor
sheep may be inferred in some measure
from the enormous number OF rabbit
skins exported, which. however, prove
a blessing 20 the cheap furriers OF Eu-
rope and America. a local industry
has also sprung up In the colonies in
making soft felt hats from their fur.
Coney wool was encouraged and valued
in England $50 years ago, and Is now
worth "a cents pound.
The damage done 20 the crops In
the Australian colonies by the little
animals that furnish the skins for ex-
port has become OF such magnitude az
20 furnish the subject Of parliamentary
legislation there From the single
colony OF New Zealand there has been
exported about 20, 900, 900 skins, valued
at nearly 81, 100000. But the property
destroyed by these rodents Is estimat-
cd by millions, and this industry OF
rabbit skins is one which the people
there do not wish TO see prosper In
Victoria the colony Is asserted to have
sustained loss of about $l5, 900, 900.
The cheap Innings OF coats and ladies'
cloaks and many OF the dyed articles
OF fur are due 10 rabbit skins, home
and foreign. In the last ten years 30
600. 900 rabbit skins have been export
ed from Victoria.
In addition TO the exports from the
colonies, many have been used locally
by hat manufacturers and others and
large numbers have doubtless been de-
stroycd or allowed to decay. The cx-
tcnsive supply from Australasia has
Hooded the English market and the
trade has on hand supply sufficient
10 last for year or two. The En-
glish rabbit breeders also found it TO
their advantage To kill rabbits mainly
for their skins. and the supply OF home
skins Is said to reach $4,000, 900 an
nually Belgium, which supplies us
with the tamc-brcd rabbits so largely
appreciated and imported for food
sends away over 1000, 600 rabbit skins,
but then, these skins are much larger,
Of Il finer color aud better fitted for
furs than those Of the wild rabbit In
some OF the Australian colonies at
tcmpts were made 10 preserve their
flesh in tins for food. Ohc company in
South Australia employed forty or fifty
trappcrs and thus prepared 5000 or
1000 rabbits "A day. But this utilizing
process has been dropped since tho
Wholesale poisonings have been re-
sorted to. journal Of tho Society Of
Arts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-12
GEORGE WENT HOME.
How Country hoy Was Cured of ~ Pen
chant for city Life.


In Is wonderful what II facination n
large city has for boys and young
men. | was visited by bright young
fellow from Iowa this week. He had
been to the city before, but this time
he had leisure to walk the streets aud
look about him. After the first day he
said: IL wish had employment here,
and | would not go home" lie soomcd
to be taken with the ease Of office work
and the light duties Of store clerks. l
decided to take him inside and let him
look out. Would you like to visit
one OF the big banksP' | asked him
Yesterday. Very much,n he replied.
We went in. After looking around l
approached the cashier and asked:
"Do YOU wish any additional help in
your task? My young friend here is a
fairly good accountant, and would
like place" I'VE have twenty
such cases day. What possesses the
boysP Why, we put our boys Mt work
here Mt twenty-five dollars Il month.
and they have to grow with the busi-
ness. They do well To get fifty dollars
ut the end of three or four years, and
never get well paid till they get up
into the responsible positions, which
takes half lifetime. The city is over
stocked with that kind OF labor" We
walked out. ] made no commcnt but
let the cashiers words do their work.
My young friend hnd studied drugs
some, and so | stepped with him into
n downtown opcn-all-night drug store.
a young man with sparse hair re-
ceived us. The proprietor was out
WELL" thought |, 'thc clerk will do
as we'll" | told him that George
was prospecting, and asked IL
they needed help. 1--WE need help,
but we will not get IT, have been
here five years. am on duty seven
days in the week, keep doors wide
open till eleven o'clock, with one even
ing in the week of. and am subject to
call on prescriptions at all hours of the
night. am getting two dollars a day
for all this. Yes, we need help; !
would like some one to help me out OF
the businessw Ii was dinner-timc. and
we went home. The next day George
said: II believe can do better in Iowa
than in Chicago" He was sensible
Chicago Journal.
A novelty in stationery is the new
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-12

From the last report OF Krupp's es-
tablishment at Essen IL appears that in
1888 thoro were only nine workmen,
and in 1913 sevonty-four. In July,
1883, the establishment employed 20. =
900 men, OF whom l3. 626 were ut Es-
sen. Including the families OF tho
workmen they support population Of
40, 900 souls, OF whom 2i.l93 lived in
houses provided by the firm. There
are at Essen i.l96 furnaces OF various
construction, 2S6 boilers, % steam
hammers OF from 100 TO $4,000 kilos,
$40 steam engines. with total OF 81
600 horse power, l,72i different ma
chimes, and SOL cranes. or coal and
coke 2,735 tons are daily used. and IL
high furnaces OF the latest construction
produce GOO tons OF iron per day. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-12
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE Ol
RHODE ISLAND.

Passed at the January Session, A. ID
1889.