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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
To Hi" E'0int Again.
Charlotte CkrOnIcIe.

Charlotte Chronicle.
With the advantages or a mid
climate, cheap Labor, cheap fuel and
cheap raw material. there are hun
dreds Of articles which could be
manufactured in the towns of North
Carolina, which are now brought
from a distance. Many of these
articles require very small capital
for their production. Soap, black
lug. ink, brushes, tubs and pals
washbOards aad all kinds Of wood
en-ware. Furniture factories, wag-
on factories, knitting factories and
many others could be established d
to great advantage and made to
pay. well.
With many Of these articles the
principal cost Of the plant is the
power. An inducemeEt could be
offered for their establish ment in
many instances by the formation oi
a company to furnish the power
Let a few citizens unite and put
down power sufficient TO run large
number of these establishments and
rent the power at moderate price
or for part of the profits.
The establishment OF one factory
would promote the establishment oi
others, aud by proper effort al
most any town could secure a mum
Der of these small factories, which
would add very greatly to its pop,
ula'ion and business and be Ofgrea
benefit to the whole community
We hope the press and leading citi,
zens of North Carolina will take
this matter up and push it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Washinton Cor. Wilmington Messenger.
Here's new story about Senator
Vance. His first wife was q Presby-
teran and very fond Of church work
Zeb says he is one Of her converts.
Some years ago he married for the
second time and got q wife who is a
Roman Catholic, One of Zeb'S
Presbyterian friends in North Caro-
lima said to him recently: 81 hear
your new wife is a Catholic. How ,
in the name Of common sense. did
you come to marry a Romanist? 1t
caused much sorrow IN the church"
"Well," said Zeb, ~ had tried rum
and rebellion and l thought would
like to try Romanism."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
The Eau2Ia That EsinSs.

A vonno man who is craditnd h1,
hi. friends with hoino GOOD dpa,
of . nb;IoSonbor nonnod mo nm II .
cor,ar ,odav and horonnoad mo os
fa,,oms
.Did won ovor s+r1r +bo 1,un,o,,
Io,ob 90 on indov to hnmoo ohar-
oo+or9 II t,son inf,IIihlo +os+ nav
hov Di1 Won evor know a man
vIo ei,oa,ud end oiooIod 1;r,o .
o,rI who wosn,t q snoak in h,o
Lo.rt9 And ON +bo oo,+rorn d,d
Won over know q fellow who Iangh
"a conoro1u ont rith . oooa honoo+
roor who WASN'T +ho nr;noo or GOOD
f,1,ou-sq
"a shriu lonob ts Indicative Of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
TIL Big Trees of California g.

The mammoth evergreen and red
wood trees Of California, have a
worldwide notOriety. They are
found III small groves in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains. At height Of
t so above lhe sea level. In Cal
averas county there is a grove OF
l03 trees, each OF winch MEASURES
from seventy TO ninety-three feet in
circumference. The grove III Marl~
pOSa county contains 134 trees of
over fifteen feet in diameter, many
of them being from twentV-fiv to
thirty-fye feet, and nearly 300
smaller ones. The Tulare Fresno
forest, which is seventy miles long
and about ten miles wide, consists
mainly of these mammoth trees.
On one occasion ten men on horse
oack attempted 10 form a circle
around one Of them. Each horse
stood with his head close to the
tail of the one before him, yet they
reached but half around the tree.
The height of the largest trees is
from 300 to 400 feet and some OF
those which have been felled indi>
cate an age Of from 1000 to 5000
yearS-Seiectcd.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
A Good BED.

Apart from those conceded requi-
sites, q good conscience and good
digestion. there IS another indjap"a-
sable necessity to all cho cove.
sleep, and who have passed the hey
day Of yoath and the buoyant health
which yoath claims as its peculiar
dover, and that, need We say is q
good bed. Whea W remember thai
the one elixir OF life, daily repeated,
and constantly efiicacious in its b.
ucfccnt results on brains and nerves.
aod within reach Of the poorest IS Of
the richest, free as air, sunshine and
water, IS 8 good nights rest, it is
strange that We take 50 little thought
about the means Of getting it-Iiar-
pcr's Bazaar.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
NeafEaess in Girls.
(ChTistian WOmen.)


Neatness is good thing for a
girl and if she does not learn it
when she is young, she never will .
1t takes q great deal more neatness
to make girl look we'll than it does
to make a boy loo@ passable. Not
because a toy to start with,is better
looking than girl, but his clothes
are of a different sort, not so many
colors in them and people don't ex-
pect boy to look so pretty as girl.
A girl that is not neatly dressed is
called slOven and no one likes to
look at her. Her face may be pretty,
and her eyes bright, but if there is a
spot Of dirt on her check and fingers
ends are black with ink and her
shoes are rot laced or battoued up
and her apron is dirty and he- collar
is no! buttOned and her skirt is torn,
she car not be liked, went into a
little girls room once aid all Eer
clothes were on the floor, and her
play thlrgs, too. Learn to be neat
and when you have learned it, it will
almost take care OF itself.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Fast E.iyin .

(Headlight.)
There is one feature Of fast living
that Is ever q puzzle One may enter
the establishments that pander to
vitiated tastes and Gee there day after
day the same faces-young men
fashily dressed, fippant in their
manners careless OF their speech
and reckless Of squakdered time or
money. The questions at once arise :
What is the source of supply? Who
furnishes the "wherewithaf' for these
spend-thrifts and have these devote es
of folly any other engrOssment any
business besides pursuits Of distrac-
ton? There certainly seems to be
no effort On the part of these young
men at an honest livelihood. AT
least such is The inference from their
constant appearance a the billiard
or pool tables, etc.
SO one Is led to presume that psren
al indulgence is, in q large measure
responsible fo- this waste of time
and money. But this presumption
does not reach conclusion in the
matter. There are numerous instances
of young men known to pursue q
legitimate calling during the day
who devote the bulk OF their Income
to paying the piper at night. But
as we observe the frequency with
which that obnoxious h abit of s'treat-
ing" occurs, as the result Of game
varies, which also includes payment
for the defeat, We are compelled tc
admit that salaries are larger than
| they should be, or-what? That is
as we have stated the overcoming
puzzle. For we have only to in
vestigate the amount raid the aver
age Young man for services TO see
that this of itself, employed to is
utmost limit will not be sufficient
to pay for all these indulgences.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
No Bald Headed Women.
(MariOn Free Lance

(Marion Free LanCe,)
A PENNSYLVANIA editor answers a
correspondent who propounded the
qnery: Did you ever see q bald
headed woman? in the following
strain: No, we never did. Nor did
we ever see woman Waiting
around town in her shirt sleeves
with q cigar between her teeth. We
never saw a woman go fishing with
a bottle in her hip pocket, sit around
on the damp ground all day, and
go home "boozed" in the evening
Neither have we seen woman yank
off her coat, spit In her hands, and
swear She could whip any man in
town. All of the foregoing priyi.
leges are reserved for men.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
'zsIue Back kicking.

Lenoir Topic.
The blueeback spelling book, if it
has TO 60, is gong out kicking.
Some of the teachers refuse to allow
it in the schools as a textbook. A
patron of one of these schools came
to Register Of Deeds Palmer, last
week, and wanted to know if there
was any law for setting aside the
blue black speller. Palmer searched
the laws Of 1899 carefully without
finding anything there enacted rela>
tive to the hlue-5ack and he called
on US to know how this venerable
photographed work stands before
the law. We do not know and We
respectfully refer the matter to the
blue back spoilers recognized cham>
pIon, DR.. J. Z. Caldwell, Of the
Statesville LGndDarb.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
Improv ng Land

Nature is always slow. Only man
is in hurry. Whoever talks about
improving land in the natoTal way
talks nonsense. 1t took nature some
thousands of years more or less, to
produce the virgin coil that the peO-
pie Of this country have been ex>
haustjng. When it is exhausted what
is to be done? Nature will do it if
given time enough, but it may take a
few hundred or even a thousand
years to restore old conditions. Man
can DO this in much less time and
with mankind time is money. There
fore, the agricultural way is che nper,
as we'll as better, than natures way.
BY heavy manuring the market gar
dener makes Iaad far more produc-
tive than it was IN its Original virgin
fertility. In other words, man ex>
GELS nature, which Is not strange, as
man has been improving on natures
work nearly ever since ne has been
on this planet.--Selected.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
The Ii:nr Has Pa-sld Il

American Farmer.
The time has passed for farmers
TO depend ON muscle aud hard labor
alone. They mast use their hralus
As well a hands, They must do
more thinking and planning if they
desire to receive The best results.
The lawyer stuilcs law. The doctor
medh-!ne. The merchant must
study commerce, the lass Of sup.
ply and demand. anu the banker
must acquaint himself with the
principles and details Of finances.
Jus, so the farmer must study farm
ing, The experiments Of last year
in crop raising and breeding must
be remembered aad put 10 practical
use this year. Not only his own
experience but that oil his co-labol-
ers should be his TO profit by. Farm
ing is a science, and there are many
new things TO learn in it yet, and
the best and cheapest way to learn
those things is by study. Take
agricultural papers. read in then
columns the experiences and obser.
vations OF others and avail yourself
of the many useful hints and sug
gestiOns.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
Oh, Vain Man. u.

When a sly little hand
You're permitted to seize
With a velvety softness
About it,
Do you think you could drop it
With never a squeeze:
Well, maybe you could, but
| doubt it.
When a sweet little waist
Is in reach Of your arm
With a wonderful plumpneSs
About it,
Do you argue the point
'Twixt the good and the harm?
Well, maybe youdo, but
| doubt it.
When a pair Of red lips are
Upturned to your own
And no one to gossip
About it,
Do you pray for endurance
To let them alone?
Well, maybe you would, but
! dOnbt.
And if by such tricks
You win a young heart
With a WOmanly calmncss
About it,
Would you guard it and keep it
And act a good part?
Well, maybe you would, but
| doubt it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Cor. to Clinton Caucasian.)
The canning factory he's shut
down, as the fruit season is over. 1t
has been demonstrated TO be a prac~
teal success. Tomorrow the stocks
holders meet to hear the reports Of
the officers and to organize under
the charter just granted by the clerk
Of the court. The reports will show
q handsome profit on the Investment.
This winter toe company will enter
into contracts with the farmers to
take all the tomatoes they can pros
duce On q given number Of acres, at
stipulated price. There is more
money il raising tomatoes a, p
cents per busael than there is in
raising cotton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
BEN ROHT.
IS HONORED BY HIS
COUNTYMEN.
Highly honored.

IL rdAJ LOACANA'
My countymen love me, and l
am glad. Is it net a good feeling
to feel that you are prominent7
They have elected me schoolcommit
teeman for my disttict-No. As
township. OF course | accepted.
| sit on my pinnacle of honor and
con ntemptuOusly watch the common
herd pass, and rejoice because l am
not so insignificant and obscure as
they arc. Pitiful is poverty eacum
bered with incospicuosity. | pity
some Of the poor fellows whom |
know feel awe inspired in my official
presence. | almost cry when think
they are destined to be "hewers of
wood" and will never he honored as
have been, by their countymen;
but to save my life | do not know
what to do with the Office now |
have it. | would not swear, because
wicked men swear, so | affirmed. |
| have been to the school house twice :,
as supposed visiting the school to
be one of my duties. The first time l
went | thought would tell the
teacher how to run her school, but
she looked so much like concentrated
acidity | din not dare to open my
| mouth. but sat on a bard back
breaking bench the whole afternoon
and rubbed my hands. | left and
had said nothing but "howdy" and
good bye" | heard that she said /:
"The coanty board of education must
all be fools to give the school com =
mitteemanship to that ape. He
came to the school and did not have
sense enough to open his mouth :"
| That was too much so [ went again,
aiming to make a speech IN eloquent
tones which should echo back from
the Tafters and raise every hair on
| , .
the heads Of her sap headed pupils
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
''PrOEessOr.'
Ben ROIIT

In these days almost any one can
be called 'professor."
a correspondent to the Lexington
Dispatch expresses his appreciation
of the commonness of the title thus ::
"The teachers are largely st fault.
Macy of them are not good teachers;
and yet some of them want to be
called professors If they held posi-
ton IN a college or university. We
have been IN several different coun.
ties in thisState, land in no other than
Davidson have we heard of Com
mon school teacher being called pro-
fessor. 1t is disgusting and, as the
Urls say. makes Us sick. In former
times, this character was called the
school master AID We are disposed
10 think this a better appellation
than professor. Let US not have this
sickening term applied to one of ouI
school teachers again
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
Twin Cty Daily

Twla Cty Daily
Ia this age of adya1ccment Of tie
arts aud sciences. aui i'm our own
country which Is the home OF tbs
material progress 1t isa notable
fact tharwe are Suffering from liter.
ary decay,-not that oar people are
not 4 reading people. not that our
country does not alIors literature III
abundance, bat that this literature -
not ouly lacking in those things that
are eleyating aud cnnoblinC. bat l..
IN many instances, cyeI OF such
character as 10 be injurious. demoral
izlng and degrading. Of course 80
do not pretend 10 say tia, we have
no good literature. but there is en-
tlrely too little that is good and too
much that is trashy, and it seems
;Gat the production of the latter is
-" 1"' ''"''' ""''e 'aa' oI IHe
former is declining.
We do not propose 10 attempt 20
assign reasons for the existing state
Of affairs. nor. AT any length To sug-
eeS' ieihedies' lhls much IS rs true
IN regard TO literary productions as
oI any article OF commerce, that tho
supply IS regulated by the demand.
That oar county - flooded with
such vast amount Of worthless and
Injurious literature Is not altogether
the fault OF the authors who produce
1t, but, 10 great measure, OF the
people Who encourage their produc~
uohs.
The character OF the mature indl-
vldual Is always indicated by the
character OF the literature which en-
tertaIhs hlm ahd which he Delights
10 Tead, and IN mature years wo
usually cling to those things we learn
T." love In youth. 1t Is Of greatest
Importance that the utmost care
should be exercised by you2E people
IN tie selection Of the matter they
real. Ibe youthful mind IS - sus-
ceptlble OF impression, and the bet
ter nature 40 easily chpked, ana iAe
uodcVel"ped taste 50 easily c"rTupt>
! ed, that 1t IS exceedingly DANGEROUS
to indulge In reading much OF GERS
tain class OF the cuirenl literature
OF to day.
1t IS unfortunate for any oae to
form the habit OF reading worthless
and lrjarIous trash, to indnlge then
selves because IT pIehse5 and eN-
cites for moment until they have
acquired morbid craving that can
be satisfied with nothing else, and
to which pure literature Is revoitIng.
TO reach this point is unfortunate
because it destroys in large measr
ure the usefulness Of the individual,
and deprives him Of the pleasure ho
otherwise could have derived from
that which is really good AMI beanli-
ful In literature. Cannon farfar has
said that he who can real the Eng
li8h language enjoys and invaluable
privilege. Our language IS r.ch in
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
.AHEALTHY GROWTH.

Acker's Blood Elixir has gained firm
hold on the American people and IS &C
knowledged to be superior to all other
preparations. 1t is a positive cure for all
Blood and Skin Diseases. The medical
fraternity indorSe and prescribe it.
Guaranteed and sold by e. I. Whitehead
q Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Williston, Florida. Sept. 7th. 1886
Messrs. y. T. Shallenberger & Co.
Rochester, Pa. Gcnts.-I have
tried the bottle of Pills, for Malaria,
sent me, with the most wonderful
results one dose cured a case oftWo
months's standing. Please send me
one dozen by mail, Immediately g,
with some advertising matter.
Very truly,
j. Z. EPPERsoN,
Dealer in General Merchandise.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Faults Of digestion cause disorders
OF the liver and the whole system
becomes deranged. Dr. j. Ii. Nc
Leans Sarsaparilla perfects the pro-
cess Of digestion and assimilation,
and thus make pure blood.
For sale by Z. T. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
A CHILD KILLED

Another child killed by the use Of oDia-
tes given ~ the form of Soothing syrup.
Why mothers give their children deadly
poison Is SURPRISE ny when they can relieve
The child of its peculiar troubles by US
ing Acker's Baby Soother. 1t contains
no Opium or Morphine. Sold by Z. T.
Whitehead i Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

The most delicate Constitution can
safely use Dr.. }. II. AcLean's Tar
Wine Lung Balm.I, is sure remedy
for coughs, loss of voice, and all
throat and lung troubles.
For sale by l.. 7. Whitehead Go. -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
HAPPINESS AND CONFINEMENT

Cannot 90 hand in hand if we look on the
dark side Of every little obstacle. Moth
inc VIII 50 darton life and make it {
burden as Dyspepsia. Acker's Dyspep
Sia Tables viii cure the worst form o
Dyspepsia, Constipation and Indigestion.
and make lie a happiness and pleasure
Sold at % and 81 cents by L. I. White
head Il Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

No need to take those big cathartic
pills: one of Dr.. J II. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Pillets is quite
sufficient and more agreeab BILE.
For sale by Z. 7. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03

Dealer in General Merchandise.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
Character i'm Typewriting.

According to the st. Louis Globe.
Democrat, the use OF the typewriter
does not battle the writing expert.
Men and women who use typewriters
show nearly as much individuality in
t8eir work as they would do if they
used n pen. 1t is harder to detect. but
that is all the difference. ANY bust
ness man who is used to reading cor
respondence from concerns which en-
ploy several t%ypewriters can tell at a
glance which n of the half dozen
wrote the letters he receives. Signs of
carelessness, haste, ignorance of pune
tuation or the profuse use of punctua-
ton marks, n wide or narrow margin
around the writing. some popularity
in capitaliziny-ali these things carry
meaning to the expert examining type
written copy.
But the personal characteristics of
the typewriter are better concealed by
the typewriter than the person using
the pen. Nervousness can be discover
ed. but the qualities depending upon
temperament cannot. You II tell a
hopeful, Respondent. generous. close
listed nan by the work he does WITH a
pen. but when he does it with the ma.
chine he hides himself.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
"~StrlnginG" n Granger.

In Illinois, as in many other states.
there is n law which provides that a
railroad company cannot be made TO pay
more than s., 900 for killing a person,
though there Is no limit TO the amount
for which n company may be sued for
merely manning n rerson. o 10 day
Senator Henry Ii. Evans, who likes a
joke better than n meal, was telling one
of his rural constituents about this law
MS they were riding together from Aurora
To Chicago.
WAL" said the granger finally, "it's
a durn sight cheaper. then. fur them TO
Kill a man than TO cut off his arm or lis
leg"
"Of course it is," said tho senator.
and then lowering his voice 10 n whisper
he sa d In the pranger's eur: you see
that NIX mp %tiiere3"
Yes whispered the constituent.
looking ut the tools carried in the car
Tor use in case OF need.
We'll. said the senator, 'tthey carry
that 10 Kill men with in case they are
hurt in accident"
Wall. | swum." said the ranger.
"that's the awfulest thing | ever hecrd
Of"