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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
ZEE EsOSOEsED.

On last Thursday thousands Of
warm-hcarted men and women Ct the
South were in Richmond to witness
the unwilling Of the Lee monument.
Thousands were there from the
North. also, some as brsthcra and
friends and some as critics and
enemies.
Tie city was aglow with life and
LOYALTY to the Union, not"lthstand-
ing the Wild cjaculations Of come
Noftlern hot heads, 8ho hate the
South with more than civil hatred.
Tho South will perhaps never see
such 4 day again; but the demonstra'
tons Of the day in Richmond, IN
stead of showing disloyaltY, as some
Northern idiots seem to think, IS the
strongest possible proof Of the
South's loyalty to the Union today.
It shows how tenaciou8ly the South
ern people hold to the conviction OF
right and principle. They thought
IN 1861 that it was right to secede,
and they have respect now to their
honest convictions then. They think
IN 1890 that it is right to be loyal to
the American Union, and so they are
doing all they can to become frater-
nlzcd with the North. We ale all
brothers, and hope to be at peace
indeed when such men as Shepard
and Ingalls, cease their foolish il
yeotiveB.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
ROANOKE bikes.
WHAT TIE PEOPLE SAY.
RoxJHEL. \. c.. May 3Ist. 1890.

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reading your paper very carefully
during the last Ie" weeks ana am
glad 10 see tAaI you are advocating
Tue reoul!olng Oh the cams "hicu form
cry protectco Inc fIch Iahos o. the
hoanoSe &"ey rom IAe ocYasita'
ting fes4eI7' IAi' secItch u DEL I.e
county IS very nuon interested 10
TINS matter. Ia lCtmer lImeS these
Iahos almost suppled Tie people OF
the PIH0y "ood9 country wiz corn;
large I1a"''I-e9 Oh Io9s were T"'9eI raise,
ana SOFA also ana no corn or PORK
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
PERSONALS.

Mrs. J. L. Neal and daughter
Emily visited relatives in PIT
conntv last week
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J. D. Blggs, ESqr,. OF Williamson,
was in town last Thursday.
Drs Z r Sceed and &C. Chris.
t,an attended The Medical conven-
4ion at Oxford last week.
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
EsEs. 'aEFSKNHNS EOks EEEE2
SEISATE.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT :-Soeing some
names mentioned for the next
General Assembly l Will give you
one for the Senate. A man that has
done more for the laboring class Of
people than any man IN Halifax
c0unty-one that has no superior in
any capacity-onc who viii be a
blessing to his county--one who has
worked for the Democratic party
since the war-One who lives in the
center Of the county and who will
serve his people if nominated--Dr.
w. ii. Perkins is the man, \ X X.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
OLD UNCLE ssES.
Our Southern HOme.)

Our Southern HOme.)
There is now living in Mecklen>
burg county about 5 miles from
Mount Holly in Paw Creek town
ship, an old colored man that was
born in the year 1871, which would
make him now 1l3 years old. There
can be no mistake about his age, as
it was put In his masters family BIZ
BILE at the time OF his birth, snd
there is net any doubt as to his won
derful age. He is still good for sev
ersl years yet if 10 accident Details
him.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
Everybody Knows

THAT at this season the blood is filed
VITA impurities, the accumulation Of
months Of close confinement in poorly
ventilated stores, workshops and tcne>
mentS. All these impurities and every
trace Of scrOfula, salt rheum, or other
dlscase may be expelled BY taking IIood's
@af@aparllla, the best blood purifier ever
produced. Itls tho only medicine Of
which 100 doses one dollor" Is true.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
NOTICE.

Application hiss been made to the
Superior court Of Halifax county to
amend the charter Of the Scotland
Cotton Mills SO as to add to the
business Of the corporation the right
to manufacture or knit hosiery Of all
kinds, vests, underwear and such
other goods as are usually manufac-
tured by Knitting Mills, and the
petition Will be heard by the Clerk of
the Superior Court al his Office in
Halifax On the 7th day of July, 1890.
SCOTLAND NECK COTTON MILLS
BY W. A. Dunn, Attorney.
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
vESETGgsS ANab STRANGER

One Of the first things necessary
20 the building up Of q town is that
il shall nave Il goou rame-that 1t
shall be pleasantly spoken of by
visitors and strangers. Then this
good name ought to be maintained.
Scotland Neck has a good name
with May people away from this
section, and 0cscrvedIY by Sc; but
there is an important question that
TIE DEMOCRAT wishes to ask the
people Of the town both gentlemen
and ladies. 1t is this: as every
visitor and every stranger to the
town shown the courte8lcs aud atten-
ton he or she is entitled to-"
Or coarse TIC asking OF this guess
uon on our part implies that We do
not think so. If we thought that
this were done on all occasions and
under all circumstances, instead of
asking sach question We would be
rejoicing in the fact that We think
this is done and would be heralding
il to every reader as one Of the most
rUmmendablc things amongst our
people.
1t is true that Scotland Neck has
a fine reputation for social excel>
Icncc, and it is deserving to some ex
tent; but at the rlfk Of being called
i divulgcE Of h0mc secrets, We give
space and UtteraECe on this our ed>
itoriai page TO what we believe to be
an important subject as q factor in
building up the interests Of our
town.
There is nothing that SO commends
one to your esteem as politencss and
becoming courtesy. What is true Of
individuals is true Of communities.
Nothing so Commends q town aud
its people to the outside world, and
nothing has more TO do with inducing
people to move in and become lden>
titled with every interest than the
pohteness and courtesy of its people
Shown to yisitors and strangers.
We write Of this because we feel
it as much our duty, as q journalist
tailoring fo7 the public good, to
guard our social interest IS we do to
guard our political or financial in
terest, so far forth as it equally af-
fects our prosperity and happiness.
We urge upon our people, then,
the necessity Of paying attention to
visitors aud strangers. The women
Of any community are not to be left
out in these considerations. Let our
ladies see to it, then, that the visitors
to their neighbors, the strangers at
their churches, and all who come and
60 may have pleasing impressions of
orr hospitality and our considera>
tjons for others.
It is a fact that these things are
sometimes neglected. If the editor
Of the town paper should pay as
little attention to the coming and
going of others as his neighbours do
oftenlimes, he would he sharply
criticised, and be ought to be.
Little social kindnesses 60 long
way toward making any community
or town desirable place for visiting
as well as for residence. We hope
to see all the wholc-souled social
feelings in our community that our
1,AAr.l 10 ,rn.lIt
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05

BY virtue Of power in rue vested
by deed Of trust executed to me by
w. X, Howard, which is OF record in
the Registry for Halifax county in
Book - A. on page 400, l shall sell
for cost at auction in Scotland Neck
on the 28th day Of June, 1890, be
tween eleven and four O'Clock, to
satisfy the balance due on the two
notes in said deed mentioned, the
following described land: one par
eel bounded oy the Iapds Of r. II.
Whitaker, the Dick Allsbrook land
aud the land of said Howard and
wife, containing seventeen acres
more or less, being that land where
said Howard lived at the time of the
execution Of said trust and where he
nos lives. Another parcel known
as the Atkins land, bounded by the
lands Of John L. Lawrence, Sallie
Price. and the widow Seasons and
containing - acres more or less.
". A. DUNN,
) 204t. Trustee.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
LEEGEsx.E Appreciated.
WHAT A HOME SUBSCRIBER THINKS
OF TIE DEMOCRAT.

WHAT A HOME SUBSCRIBER THINKS
OF TIE DENCCRAT.
EiE. EDITOR Il have occasionally
noticed in your columns Favorable
comments Oh your paper from yopr
different readers, and I have often
thought Of adding my word Of praise.
Permit NE, then, to speak Of just one
Of the many good qualities Of TIE
DENOCRAT. It's moro! tone, it has
always seemed to me, is excellent.
Seldom, if ever, does anything appear
in its columns that would bring q
blush to modest maideD's cheek, or
shock the moral sen8ibilltie8 Of an
innocent 10y. This. unfortunately,
can not be said Of the majority OF
our nowsaper5. AS g rule they pub
lish far too much that should never
Gc permitted to see the LIGHT Of day.
The detailed cC0Cnt8 Of crime that
are daily and weekly scattered broad
cast over our country must he de-
moraizing IN their effect, and often
no doubt are the direct cause of some
OF the very crimes which the pub
fishers themselves SO much depl0re.
Your course, It seems to ne. GIr.
Editor, is The better, and may You
never regret 1t. A SUBSCRIBER.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
liberated Sore Throat.

Two years ago | had liberated Sore
Throat, and was SO weakened and rcduc~
ed in flesh thai my friends thought it im>
possible for me to recover. I was attends
ed by the very best physicians, but their
cndcavOrS to relieve ne were futile. Nv
mother seeing SWIFT7S SPECIFICS, 5. s.
so highly recommended, decided to give
me 4 course Of it, and after taking the
first bottle | was greatly relieved, and
after taking several bottles was entirely
cured. | have not had any signs Of a re
turn of the disease since.
CLIFT. BLONTON, Williamsburg, Va.
Ihe Grandest he Ever Saw.
MIR. W. J. Colman, a prominent citizen
Of Gainesville, Fla, writes the following
under date Of Feb. 10, 1890. II contracted
a severe case Of Contagious Blood Poison
that gave great deal Of trouble, and baf
fled the physicians of this place. | was
finally advised to try SwIFT'S Specific
8. 5. S., and can say, with great pleas
urc, that a few bottles of il has entirely
cured me. | have no hcsitancy in saying
that 5. 5. 5. is the grandest blood medi~
cine | ever saw, and can cheerfully re-
commend 1t to any one suffering as /
was"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
LIFE AND ADVENTURES
Stanley in africa.

Al The people are now eagerly looking
for full and authentic accounts of the
very latest explorations, discoveries and
adTenttoresThe White Pa>ha'a9g finder Of
STANLEY STONE
the rascuer of F1IIN PAsHA and The
greatest living traveller. Thrilling new
and wonderful experiences. daring ex-
PLOTS, terrible prlvations and heroic BRAY
cry. Fully Illustrated. Agents wanted.
PLANET BOOK HOUSE,
Box 5000, St. Louis, No. OF Philadelphia,
Pa, , y Gm.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
II 9 T ] 9 s

BY virtue Of power vested in ne
by q mortgage executed % ne by
Solomon Steptoe. which is Of record
in Book IS, On page I51, in the
registers office for the county ofHali-
FAX, I shall sell for CASH at auction
in Scotland Neck on the
28TH DAY OF JUNE, 1890,
the land in said mortgage described
being that lot with small home
thereon near the depot in said town
adjoining the lots wherein J.
Stern is now building 4 house.
This May =, 1890.
Y. :. DUNN.
) 20 1t. MOrtga2ee.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
Pubic Sale Of Land,

6 ) Jt.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-24
THE GREEK WOMAN.
She Is Beautiful When Young But Shows
Age Rapidly.


The Greek women have all the quick
ness of their race, the features mobile
and the eyes superb. But they lose the
gracefulness of form early. There are
many forms of the Greek beauty, from
the mixed race of Albania to the semi
Latin women of Terios or Scio, or the
semi-Asiatic Greek of ASIA Minor. They
have all the heroism of their ancestors,
and more courage, as | am sometimes
inclined to think, than the men. At
the siege of Missolonghi the wife of
Tzavellas, whom l saw in boyhood, ac-
companied her husband at the head of
the sortie that cut its way through the
Turkish lines. She was of short stature,
child, and with her right hand
brandished naked scimiter. I'm
fortunately for the full development
of the Greek woman's character, as some
might think, she is still ruled by Oriental
matrimonial methods, and hence is par
TALLY an Oriental. Marry she must,
Surprising family of three sisters and
seven brothers; not one of the brothers
marries until the sisters are provided
with husbands. Hence in Greece themen
generally marry late in life and women
wed men far older than themselves. A
girl of sixteen or eighteen marrying a
man of forty-five to sixty is the most
common thing in the world among the
Greeks. Marriage is also with them a
question of money; there must be some
property on both sides. Love is no con.
sideration and plays no part in Greek
marriages, notwithstanding that Eros
was Greek god.
The marriage cerem ony of the Greeks
and Armenians is tolerably long. 1t al
ways occurs in church, no pews nor seats
of any sort are permitted; the densely
crowded aisles are filled with incense
and by the time the long-haired priests
have chanted and prayed two or three
hours every one is ready to fall with ex
haustion. Before closing itmay be add
ed that our missionaries have repeated
edly married natives of these eastern
countries, and those unions have, to al
accounts, resulted alphabetically
Citizen.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-24
FIXING THE DAMAGES.


While we were waiting at Trenton for
the Long Branch train a lot of baggage
had to be transferred. The manner in
which it was handled excited the indig.
nation of score of passengers, but no
one wanted scene" and no protests
were made until the last trunk was
reached. 1t was an ordinary zinc trunk,
we'll strapped, and stout enough to go
around the world with fair usage. The
man on the truck ended it up, gave it a
twist and fling, and it struck on end
with crash and burst open. The own
err had been quietly surveying opera
tions, and as the climax came he step
ped forward and asked:
"How much will it take to repair that
trunk?"
"Damfino," was the reply, followed by
chuckle
"Then | will post you in your bust
nessl" quietly remarked the passenger.
He was a solid, road-shouldered man,
with one grab he had the baggageman
by the hip and shoulder and held him
aloft as if he had been bundle of hay.
whats the damage?" he asked, as he
prepared for heave.
"Here-stop-hold on-don't!" shout
ed the terrified destroyer of baggage.
"What's the damage to my trunkP"
Give d-dollars, and I'll pay it!'
sob, you will? Very we'll"
His victim had scarcely reached his
feet when he fshed up a IS bill. His
face was winter than flour, and he trem-
bled so that he had to sit down.
Don't you forget that passenger S
trunk has all the rights Of passenger,
said the man as he turned away to light
cigar and walk up and down.
"Who is hep" | asked of the man on
my left
Don't you know?" Why, that's Null
doom, the wrestler and trainer!"-De-
troit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-24
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
To Hoard and Store is the Reverse of Wis
dom and Generosity.

uOm ana generosity
True economy does not lie in over
much saving. The thrift that fills attics
and closets and store rooms with cast-off
clothing, dislocated furniture, odds and
ends OF stuff of all variety isnot economy
at all, but extravaganza and waste. The
only mission of things in this transitory
world is to be of service to the people,
and the power of rendering service de-
ponds on conditions. 1t is wasteful and
useless for the city woman, whose
and expensive modiste, to put by half
worn dresses with view to their being
made over again. The expense of their
being ripped apart pressed or cleansed,
and sufficiently freshened to be avail
able in combination with new material,
will quite equal that of getting new
goods to begin with, to say nothing of
the trouble involved. At the same
time such dresses given to women who
do the work for themselves will hold
some value, and that is the truly wise
economy which places things where
they will do somebody some good.
There is very wide gulf fixed between
this careful and thoughtful attention to
details, seeing that nothing is really
wasted, but goes where it can be of some
service to some one, and meanness or
niggardness. Lydia Maria Child, who
sometimes wrote to her friends on the
backs of old envelopes, was never un-
able nor unwilling to assist those who
needed assistance. AS Emerson said of
Alcott, ''He was rich because he was
always able to help some one
poorer than himself" 1t is a
very easy matter for the
wealthy woman to subscribe gem
erously on public subscription lists, and
costs far less than does often the contin-
ued and perpetual thoughtfulness of the
poor woman who is unable to ever give
any thing of special significance at any
one time, but who, nevertheless meets
many daily needs of those Immediately
about her. A lady whose largo posses
sions and generous thoughtfulness
seems almost equal, remarked recently
that she had not store-room in her
house; every scrap and object of any
kind left over in her household, from
clothing to furniture, or kitchen
utensils, was at once placed where it
would do some one some good. A chair
or couch grown too shabby for her beau
tiful rooms was given to the family
whom it would well serve, and where
skillful fingers could repair or renew it
and make it valuable adjunct to the
furniture. So with household linen,
dishes and a thousand things all the
time accommodating in an elaborate and
luxurious house Here was true and
wise economy, There are hundreds of
households where attics and store-rooms
are crowded with things that are of nc
earthly use, or will ever be to the pos
SCISSORS, which attract moths and insects,
and are the burden of the semi-annual
house cleanings; but which, if they had
been given away at their freshest and
best, might easily have served some
purpose we'll To hoard and store is the
reverse of true economy Bud
| ret
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-24
Some Excellent Maxims.

Keep up your spirits by good thoughts.
Enjoy the pleassnt'company of your
best friends, but in all enjoyments be
temperate. Learn the art to be pre-
ferred before all others, of being happy
when alone-which consists in the en-
couragement of good hopes and ration.
al pursults-in leading an industrious
life, and in having constantly before you
scme object OF attainment In your
converse with the world, be ever care
full, for the sake of peace, to speak i'll
of no one, to treat your known enemy
with civility, and to shut your ears
against evil reports of all kinds-N. Y.
Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-24
GLAD TO MEET HIM.
A st. Louis Mllllonaire's Warm Reception
ofthe Genial Bunco Man.

A recent experience of Giles T. Filley,
the millionaire iron manufactures, was
told by one of his friends at the South
ern to the amusement of the
company. 1t will be appreciated
by most of the many men, young
and old, who have shaken hands with
Mr.. Filley. There is great deal of in
dividuality in his handshake, especially
when he is in a hurry and when the per-
son whose hand he holds shows any en-
thusiasm in the outset. He has four
horsepower muscles in his right hand,
and by grasp which seems to him no
more than an expression of sincerity in
the act he makes sensitive person
change color several times, while his
hand and arm twitch with pain. When
he takes the hand of young man who
thinks he has something of grip him
self, the slender, bony hand of the iron
merchant closes with something of its
real power. The enthusiastic young
man begs off every time before that
power is half exhibited. There is not
another such grip in the country. Mr.
Filley is more than seventy years old,
but his hand is stronger than 1T was
thirty years ago. He wears his white
hair rather long, and his form is slight
ly bent He is small man, with mild
blue eyes, and his dress is always plain.
A few days ago he got off the train at
Denver, and, with valise in hand, start
ed uptown on foot. The young bunco-
steerer was on guard, and Mr.. Filley i'm
pressed him as a very promising subject
from the country. He approached the
venerable iron manufacturer with all
the smiling amiability of the successful
long acquaintance. He bowed low and
Mr.. Filley grasped his extended hand
as the steerer exclaimed delightedly,
my fathers old friend, Mr.. johnson, Of
-; I'm delighted to see you"
'Well, I'm glad to see YOU" replied
Mr. Filley with pleasant smile and q
look that betrayed nothing except pleas
ure at the meeting.
"You don't know how glad am tc
see you," replied the young man.
"And you don't know how glad | an
to see you," returned Mr.. Filley, his
eyes flashing with satisfaction.
Pm always" began the young
man, but by that time the grip of hi'
fathers old friend" which had beer
tightening gradually, had become Re
markable, and he drew back with, 'Bu
my hand"
Yes, but I'm so glad to see you,
broke in Mr.. Filley as he set down hi
valise to show that he was not in hur
ry.
But you're crushing" began thu
young man.
But you don't know how glad I am II
see you," rejoined Mr.. Filley.
By that time the young man saw tina
his fathers old friend" understood
his game, and he was tying himself in
knot in his effort to get away. Mr.. Fill
ley kept on till he brought tears in tn
young mans eyes, and as he released
him added: "Young man, I'm glad t.
see you, but don't take me for Mr.. John
son again ST IOuiS Renuhlic