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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
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1t is curious trait IL poor human
nature to envy those who occupy
places Of honor and respectability.
Whenever mar, either by his own
native t8leats or by the partialjty of
friends. comes to the front, either as
q leader Of thought or a captain OF
work. be IS sure to excite the envy
and jealousy Of small men. They
do lot realize that their conduct
more certainly than their words
reveal the littleness of their souls.
It ought to be a consolation to everv
man who is honestly doing his best
that he is not judged or awarded by
his critics. This carping may be
annoying, but it cannot injure an
honest man. Every man who ever
did anything worthy of praise has
been about as much blamed for it by
contemporaries as honored. 1t is
never worth ones while to waste
time freittlng over the stings OF
gnats and mosquitoes. just work
away and forget stabs and blows
and you will be none the worse for
them. A well known dialect poet
often says 8 great deal ia a few
words. In his peculiar vernaculaI
b. comforts hore.; workers in these
lines:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
A General Tome and Blood Purifier.

J. W. Johnston, Proprietor cf Nclan-
dine;-Darin5 the last twelve months
have had frequent opportunities OGtesting
The curative properties of your Vegetable
Nol&ndiuc in the following diseases. and
in not a single case cid it fail to accom-
p5sh all that you claim for lt:--Dyspepsla
aa1 other catarrhal affections ofthe stom-
acn and bowels, catarrhal affections OF
lue a:dncys and bladder, uterine catlrrh
and Irregularities, malarial complications
and habitUal constipation; and as a gems
cral ecuic and Alternative have found il
vcrT eticlclUu-. Yours truly,
JAS. :. GARLiCK, N. D.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
Cares Dropsy oftheChest andAbdomen.

The very nigh character Of tle testl-
monIals atteoting the merits of y0ur veg>
ctabie preparation, Nolandine, induced
me to make test Of your NoIandine pro-
per in very desperate case Of Hydroth-
TAX idropsy Of the chesti, combined with
Asci.es dropsy of abdomenl. The usual
remedies known to our profession had
been most skillCully administered without
producing anticipated effects. The dis
eases yielded to the action of your No
landine. | very gratefully state that my
patient IS now enjoying the blessings Of a
restoration to good health and now. four
months since administering Of yourN GLAND
me, there Is not d symptom Of recurrence.
know that | viii incur the displea5Hre
Of the profession BY departing from its
usages, but candor and fac,s compel me
to call the attention Of nay professional
brethren to the valuable properties Of
your preparation and trust that
prejudice vii rot deter them from is use.
have found the action Of your Nolaudine
on Che liver and scCI etIOHs more than
equal to CalOmtl. which i an additional
rcconmeuda ion. Very respectfully,
4. G. JONES. ". D.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
X. &C, THURSDAY. MARCH -. 1890.

ants OF the lower class, worbing side
by side with the Others, sre forcing
themselves into the avenues Of
wealth; agriculture. business OF all
kinds and the professions. The pre-
sent generation of the TWO classes
associato and inte-narry without =
thought OF former distinctions; the
physical types Of personal appear
ance are rapidly vanishing away;
and within few years it will not
be possible to find proof OF the ex-
istence OF such former types, except
in those districts most remote from
all changing influences. Social
equality exists nowhere. There are
social distinctions IN the South as in
the North, but they are formed in 8
different manner, and rest on q DIFF
ferent basis from those OF days be-
fore the war. AS was stated above,
the young man Of the South today is
the produCt or the tremendous
changes which We have briefly de
scribed. He recognizes social dis
tInCtions; lives In them; but not with
social classes. lie is doing all kinds
of manual and mechanical labor =,
aud pushing himself into all classes
Of business. into all the professions,
Holitics and Legislative bodies. He
is ready to a. any work, engage in
any business, or hol1 any office.
Whatever he does he does cheerfuliJ
and hopefully. Young mel, descend
ants of parents who were rlch before
the war. may now be found cheerful
ly and uncomplGiningly performing
hard manual labor as 8 necessity Of
living. They may sometimes speak
Of the9ormer times and say they
wish they had them back; but sell
dom IN that tone or manDer which
constitutes a complaint. The young
men of the South are courageous In
undertaking. No matter how great
the work or how hard, if they under
stand its nature they will undertake
it courageously and work through ii
patiently. They are hopeful. AS they
compare the present condition of the
South with It's condition twenty
years ago, they see great gain; and
they base their hopes for the future
on the promise Of the past. They
are not dlsheartened by temporary
set backs and losses. They have
been accustomed to them and have
learned that temporary loss is not
crushing defeat
They have not enjoyed and do not
now enjoy the advantages for cduca-
ton which the young men of the
North have; but they work more
while having them, and use them
more eheotually in the practical
business OF life. The young man OF
the South lives in the present and
hopes for the future. He cores no
more about the past than the young
man Of the North, and studies the
causes of the Civil War in the same
manner. Our personal experience
with the young business men of the
South is that they are upright and
honorable in all their dealings. They
have just regard for the value Of a
good name.
To sum up, the young man of the
South of TO, day presents q character
to be admired; g character which
promises to build up good business
and social fabric. The young man
of the South Is really the hope Of his
part Of our common country.
a NORTHERN SETTLER,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
PROOF OF MERIT.
READ WHAT EMINENT DOCTORS
HAVE TO SAY.
Cures Diseases Of the Liver.

| have used your vegetable preparation,
NOlanGjnc, and find it a valuable age2t ip
the treatment of functional diseases Of the
liycr.-Its action on that organ and Sc
creting glands is eqnal to that OF Calomel
substitute for this time-h0nOred remedy
It is, furthermore, entirely free from con-
the use Of mercurials; and in many cases
where mcrcuIiaIs have been incautiousIy
administered, have witnessed the bene-
fetal results OF Nolandine in eliminating
and modifying the most distressing after
Symphonic.
cheerGully recommend trial Of No
Iandine to the profession, believing that
it will stand their test. Very truly
yours, \. TREAT CLARKE, NJ. d.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

Mr.. 10. V. hnstJn-Dcar sir:i have
used YOUR Noiandnt aud would cheerful
~ recommend it as a valuable medicine
for tnalarial diseases and for promoting
appetite, and 4 splendid tonic. For the
reli,f of the aims consequent upon female
wca.ne~s aud irregularities | Consider it
without an equal. Resp c,fuIv,
Mrs, l.. ~ BELL.
For sale by E. I. Whitehead q Co.,
Druggists, Scotland Neck, n. g. 327l3t,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

JOH3tst0n'S VcOcf0-
bic NOIUJadj}tc, atltcT-
ccUcd rs Il tonic, Hrcr
pcgatI0tOF OI;d byOOd
pWyifcy. FO3' safe by
UU dr10OjstS. IHc No
JUnt{iltc Co., Rjch-
3lt Cnd, w.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

Ifyou are suffering with weak OF
infamed eyes, OF granulated eyelids,
YOU can be cured by using DR.. J. Il.
McLean's Strengthening Eye Salve.
For sale by f. 7. Whitehead 4 Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
Significant why.

Why shrink from dying when you
know it opens window in heaven
for your passage into the paradise of
unending life?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

J. ". Johnston:-I feel it but just to
recommend your valuable medicine. No
}audinc, toT any tronble caused by torli /
liver, OF constipation produced by NOR
phine or any d. ug used to subdue pam As
a tome for delicate females it is uu>lr
passed
Th~ above jou are heartily welcome t.
IL all, w@g you oeem hest, au1 | vii
prrSon25iY tell any one what il viii 40 o"
Application. he>pc, tjHiiy,
MIS-. y. +. ANTICNI.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

If ,oti feel ''"ut of sorts," and pee
ylsh-take DR.. J. McLeau's Sarsa
parllla; cheerfulneSs will return anu
life will acquire new zest.
For sale by E. 7. Whitehead L Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27

1T goes Tigut TO The SPOT" said 81
o;d nan, WAC was rubbing IN DR.. j
II. McLean's Volcanic OH Liniment
t.. relieve rheumatism.
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
KindWords from scme of our rladyftiends


Sir. J. w. Johnston take pleas
ure m crdorzio, the above letter send
YOU from Mrs. Laroche. want YOU to
see how much GOOD YOUR medicine did
which Won 50 Kindly Gave me last summer
for thiS moor family, went to see Them
a number of times and found them in a
dcplorab1e condition. Mr.. Laroche had
to lake five bCt,lcs of NoIand;na before
he bccan to iu,rr0ve. he then went steadl.
Iy on until entirely restored to health. 7
h9vausnd NolanlIaamv.nIfand members
Of INV reo.;I,, hq,,n r..d !. N evo,y ;o-
stance we Nave been Greatly nanafittnd hv
t,nso 7 Viva 9irt19 n, +sd oil oII W., 81
Lir,iIv c-avn ma Co,, The 1oor and 1,oyo 1-ot
10 haor The first onr sat, fhaU n1nro Dot
benefited Nv i, nsn lam rarv
rcsDectrallv. Mrs. NJ. BAKER
Prcli4ent La4ios, Citv Mission
PiChmcnd u
rn,
DeioW Is al ,.s2 GAdSC copy o' MIS- La
IoGn9 I2( ; I5CleI- ne "oi'i5i"' heI letrC
III co WY - 1.ltIut !oI az In7 3oou 40
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NolanGlne, CaIloTna, February Ist.
dear good knd lady, take my pencil
in my hand 10 write you few lines to
cell you how we IS getten along you know
how bad OF Ms al was Ween you GIN uses
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
Why 1900 Is Not a Leap Year.

The following explanation will show
you why the year 1900 will lot be counted
among leap years: The year.is 365 days
hours and 40 minutes long eleven min
utes are taken every year to make the
year 1851 days long, and every fourth
year we have an extra day. This was
julius Casar's arrangement. You may
ask: "Wherc do these eleven minutes
come from?" They come from the fu-
ture, and are paid by omitting leap year
every 100 years. But if leap year is
omitted regularly every 10C years, in the
course of 400 years it is found that the
eleven minutes taken each year will not
only have been paid back, but that u
whole day will have been given up. So
Pope Gregory XIII., who improved. on
CAESARS calendar in 1852, dccrecd that
every centurial year divisible by four
should be a leap year after all. So We
borrow eleven minutes each year, more
than paying our borrowings back by
omitting three leap years in three cell
turial years, and square matters by hav-
ing a leap year in the fourth centurial
year. Pope Gregory's arrangement is
70 exact and the borrowing and paying
pack balanced so nicely, that we borrow
more than we pay back to the extent of
only one day in 1856 ycars.-&. Louis
Republic,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
The Terrapin Trade.

The principal demand for terrap:n
comes from the national capital when
Congress is in session, although there is a
fair demand from New York and Balti.
more. The Bostcnian finds less costly
food in baked beans, and the
Philadelphia contents himself with
more frugal fare than the Georgia terra.
pin, In New York, ever, when rich
men dine, the terrapin Is favoritc dish,
and il dinner is not considered complete
among statesmen at Washington without
the terraPip.- 4 che3Gho understands
how to properly serve the esculent sau-
riau will command as high salary as the
Congressman who foots the bill for the
dinner.
A Morning Ne,rs reporter visited the
tcrrapin pens at Thundcrbolt yesterday,
and found about 1000 at Pfaff's place,
and from 1000 to $500 at Henry Ambos's
place. They arc kept in enclosures built
for the purpose, and are fed on shrimp
and fish. At present there is no demand
for tcrrapin, but the dealers keep them
in stock, and have boats and men
engaged in terrapin fishing.
The price of tcrrapin is high, owing to
their scarcity. They are worth all the way
from SIS to S25 per dozen, and the Gle.
mand always exceeds the supply. They
are, strange to say, sold by measurement.
A tcrrapin measuring 81 inches or less il
not sold as one terrapin, but three Of
that size arc sold for two. Two terra.
pin measuring over 81 inches would sell
for three.
Thunderbolt is the terrapin hcadquar.
tiers. The animals are brought there In
fishing sloops, and command as high as
SIP to SIS dozen, delivered there.
They are shipped in barrels to the North
in their season. They are easily kept III
confinement, and in the sheds where they
arc kept they are let run on the ground
floor. Plenty of water is furnished them.
They are fed like hogs in pen, and soon
learn to know when the feeder is about.
After short confinement they will come
at call for food.-&rannah (Ga.) NeeS.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
Mci-hin@ Ills Wife.

Two jolly old boys whose combined
avoirdupois would reach somewhere
above 500 pounds occupied two seats in
Third Avenue Elevated train. They
Just beamed with happiness and good
nature, and exemplifed the wisdom o.
the old cxhortatior: Laugh and grow
fat
They compared notes on weight. One
declared that when he and his two
"boys" got on the scales they tipped the
beam at $50 pounds, but his wife was so
thin that she formed no obstruction to
the sunlight and cast no shadow.
Both laughed uproarously at this and
then the other old fogy declared that he
could never get his better half to step on
the scales and be weighed, because she
is 50 ashamed of her adipose tisse.
''But l got the best OF her. chuckled
the fat boy. Wheeling automatically. 81
got her in. my grocery wagon the other
day, and on a pretcXt that / wanted to
talk with Pcttigrew, the coal dealer, ]
drove up in front of his Office. She
didn't notice, but | stopped the horse
Just as the wagon was square on the plat
form sales in front Of the Office. Then l
motioncd to Pcttigrew and he weighed
the whole shebang. AGterward came
back alone and got the wagon weighed
with only myself in, and subtracting the
result from the first weight l found that
l had 2974-pound wife.
"But l cant have any fun with her
about it. she's so mad at the trick |
played on her. though [ keep a-tellin'
her that love her by the pound. "
Both the fat boys laughed so heartily
at this that they almost choked to death
in concert, to the great alarm of the
guard. who called their station out Of
place in order to get them off his train
so that they wouldn't die on his bands.
.-NcD Yor& World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
COunterfeiterS.

Counterfeiters, unlike most other classes
of "crooks, are drawn from all ranks
of society. Many persons of worthy
antccedents drift into. crime almost by
accident. A fine engraver, for instance,
in moment of thoughtessness, tries his
hand at an imitation of Government
note as mere fest of skill. Success in
deceiving his friends, perhaps by way of
Jest, gives him dangerous impulse on
ward, and in an hour of weakness the
temptation to use his powers for bad,
and finds him ready victim. The same
may be true of die-cutter or metal
worker who makes matrix for coin
even for the adornment of bit of
jewelry or as an advertising device. The
policy of the Secret Service has been
uniformly to discourage everything of
the sort. The statutes of the United
States on the subject are very sweeping,
and their Interpretation by the courts
correspondingly broad. Where there is
plainly no fraudulent intent person dis
covered making anything which co>rd
possibly be mistaken for Government
coin, or note, or bond, or stamp, or, in
deed, for any part of one, is quietly
warned from headquarters to cease. If
the work is finished it is ordered de-
stroyed. and on noncompliance declared
coutraband, and confscated. This often
seems like serious hardship to innocent
makers of fancy goods, but the majority
of them yield gracefully enough when
the principle underlying the rule is ex-
planned to them. -PiHs6ury Dispatch.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
4 Remarkable War History.

1t cost Thomas 5. Townsend twenty
eight years of labor and S25, 200 in
money TO compile from newspapers and
periodicals, and from national, State
and biographical records, history of
the late Civil War. Il covers the period
from 1860 to 1865; comprises nearly
100 volumes, and contains GO, 900 pages.
Mr.. Townsend paid $4,000 solely for the
newspapers and periodicals from which
he made his clippings. The compiler
places the value Of the collection ut
$45, ,0Oo, and among the men who have
testified to its worth were General Grant,
General 3caurcgard, William Cullen
BRYANT and the Comte DC Paris. In the
last Congress Senator Hawley intro
duccd bill for Tic purchase Of the
ubrary.--.Net7 Iors; Post.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
Kent Moving,

It is better to be born lucky than
rich. Probably Mrs. Teepell, Of Ter
nulay street, is of this opinion. She
occupied house on ttih1- site of the new
City Hall, and of course her home was
appropriated when the ground for the
building was selected. Having bought
o house and lot as future residence,
she was presently pleased TO hear that
it would form part of the site for the
new drill shed. Her next venture was
n house at Beverley street, and now
this will be expropliated in order that
the street may be widened. The fourth
attempt to secure permanent resi-
dence may, in The course of q year or
two, find her an obstacle in the way CT
some other city improvement. -Toro'1-
to MdiL
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
WORDS OF
A man who is not led of

need Pos Pot bs S1s ssid 9@ early sondsion 90
AHer all, tbaRg of success do not
Sass! SasPIjss llDIA ! attends the patient
Hope is itself a species of happiness,
and perhaps the chief happiness the
world affords.
Familiarity docs not breed contempt,
except of contemplate things, or in con-
tcmptibc people.
A man never sees all that his mother
has been to him tillit's too late to let her
know that he secs it.
Happiness isa perfume which one can
not shed over another without few
drops falling on ones self.
Have purpose. A worthy purpose
will speedily fix the mind and spirit Of
the mumps and measles, dyspepsia and
languor.
You find yourself refreshed by the
presence of cheerful people; why net
make earnest effort to confer that pleasure
on others.
Praise never gives us much pleasure
unless it concurs with our own opinion,
and cxtol us for those qualities in which
we chiefly excel.
There are certain ignobic facts in life
which we can best combat by ignoring
them. A slight of almost any sort ceases
to be when you cease to consider it.
1t takes so little to make a child happy
that it is pity, in world full of sun
shine and pleasant things, that there
should be any wistful faces. empty hands,
or lonely young hearts.
When the term education is used it
should suggest to the thinking mind this
question: To what? for weeds may be
cultivated as we'll as useful plants, and
also good and evil both can be taught.
If the principle of teaching is merely
TO assist one in the obtaining of knowl-
edge, for what purpose is the effort made
to ruide the mind, when it is the very
essence Of liberty to seek whatever knowl-
edge the mind cravcsi
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
Deafness Can't bc Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is only
one way to cure Deafness, and that is BY con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by
IN Il. famed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. Vixen this tub; gets in.
famed you have rumb ing sound or imper;
feet hearing, and when 1t is, entirely closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the infiam.,
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
to It's normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroycd forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrb. which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by Catarrh) that wo
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for cir, ula g, Tree.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
EW Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
THE FASTEST TIME ON RECORD,

direction Of a
troubled disease
deranged its attendant impure blood and therefore need
as Dr. Perce Every scrofuous Skin and
Scalp Eczema Epeas rheum letter sy eI1s senag
remedy druggists under positive guarantee Of benefit
affections Whte
swngs pnt Disease Ulcers yield to its wonderful cura-
Indigestion and Dyspepsia con-
vegetable @ Dose small and pleasant to taste Contains
alcohol
therefore the stomach interfering with digestion
medicine all like ch in composition or effect 6 d9seTre %
"just good why don't their vendors - m t
Golden Medical FGr the good reason that such plan
Discovery" To purify the blood Ngor the liver promote Digestion
WORLDS DsPENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Petor No. 6es
Main Street, Buffalo, N T.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02
Britten Mt Oxford in an hour.

|rltten Mt Oxford IN an hour.
lerly had made an appointment
IG pupil whom he was coaching for
fhe annual commencement. The pupil
failed to keep his appointment, and
while waiting for him the piece came
suddenly to his mind, and it was writ
ten then and there. One of the strange
things about the song was that it was
in the heyday of its popularity about
the time of the Princess Alice disaster.
1t was being sung on deck just before
the vessel went down. That fact was
printed in all the English newspapers,
and the song suffered temporary
check in it's ! opularity, but thousands
of copies of it are now sold; not only in
Great Britain but through Australia,
Canada, and in fact wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken. Mr.. Wealth
eriy is the author of scores of other
songs that are not so we'll known. He
has been wiring songs ever since he
was an undergraduate, twenty-five
years ago. Philadelphia Times.