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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

Johnnie" said prominent mine
operator to his youngest the other day,
IN give You dollar if you'll dig mp
the front yard all ready for your sisters
new garden
"All right said Johnnie. thought
fully; but | shall have to ask for %
per cent of the contract price in ad-
vance. Not as an evidence of good
faith, but for working capital
Work What do YOU meanp'
well, YOU see, l guess I'll just bury
the quarter somewhere, and tell all the
boys in the neighborhood that "A pirate
hid some treasure round there. When
they strike that quarter they'll make
the dirt fly, can tell YOU. In that way
can clean up about 10 per cent. In
fact, /"
Well whatP"
In faci.I don't know hut what | can
also arrange SO as to find Jhat quarter
myself. III work it lust like that salt
ed mine You were telling mamma
about unloading on the street, last
night
And the father wept tears of Joy as
he thought what cold day it would be
for JAY and Rufus when his boy grew
up.-Dtrriek DoGl IN Puck.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
BERMUDA NOT FERTILE.
Onions the Only ArticlA That Is Raised In
Abundance.

Bermuda brings to the minds of most
people a vision of tropical luxuriance,
says ''Templeton" inithe Boston Herald.
1t is not tropical island at all. 1t is
only semi-tropical. The tropical trees
and plants here, with the exception of
the banana, live just as long as they
are cherished and watched with care
full culture. There is nothing spontane-
Gus in their growth and they never
spread to much extent, even under the
aiding process. There are limited
number of palm trees of the different
varieties and few handsome ones are
among them. The palmetto and paw
paw are seen. The India-rubber and
the calabash tree are represented by a
few specimens and the former in one
or two cases has grown to great size.
But none of these trees looks as if it
belonged in Bermuda. Their appear
ance is very much as if they were set
out in one of our own gardens in the
summer season. l scarcely saw
an orange or lemon tree on the islands.
In fact, there is but one tree that seems
indigenous to the soil Of Bermuda. 1t
is the cedar. This grows to a consld-
cradle size and it grows spontaneously,
If there is any other tree that does, 1t
escaped my observation.
The soil everywhere is thin. COM
posed OF red loan, and it is not Ter
tile. Instead of the luXuriant richness
/ expected find the islands barren.
They grow nothing in abundance but
the onion. Not even grass is raised to
any extent. The tomato comes to
useful maturity and limited number
of potatoes are raised, of which white
and sweet are both good, but the
islands import everything else. ASIDE
from the banana, which - smaller I'D
size than that to which we are ac-
customed there is no fruit nere which
has not been imported. | have not
seen Bermuda orange or lemon 10
say nothing of figs or pomegranateS
An islander would almost have 10 IN
uuire what a strawberry was II he saw
it; the peach, the apple, the plum are
here only by importation. You see
everything in air and climate to Sug-
gest fertility, and the soil denies II an.
Bermuda is far behind Boston IN Inc
possession of fruits, vegetables, meats
and game for the table, except always
the ail-pervading onion. They do not
even keep cows enough to supply lhe
people. aud for their eggs and poultry
they send very largely to the continent,
looked at least to the fish Tor some
compensation. Here, too, was ulsaP,
pointment. The ocean fish are noI
anything like as good in Bermuda as
either in Boston or New Orleans
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
Diving, or the Florida Coast.

"The seas are famous for their fishes,
and many were beauties, being striped
with bright green, yellow. blue, and
red. Others had. long streamers and
looked like the harlequins and column
bines in pantomimes. | noticed that
there was the greatest difference be-
TWEEN them in their habits. Some were
shy, and darted away at the slightest
motion; while others seemed TO think
me huge fish, and came near me as If
curious to see what was like. Some
swan over my arms and let me move
my hands toward them. But most
were shy. AS to the stories of sharks,
they are in the main not true. have
had a shark come within five feet of
me. and when | raised my ARR y dart
ed of in such hurry that the boiling
of the water nearly threw me off my
feet. OF course, there may be cases
where very large shark might attack
a diver; but if he should attack one
wearing the modern divers helmet or
armor, | think the shark would have .
hard time of it-copper and glass would
not make very good mouthful, said
the diver. laughing.
"A friend OF mine had funny ex-
perience. He was walking on a sandy
bottom, when suddenly he was lifted
upward. then thrown backward, and,
but for his pike. would have fallen.
For few seconds the water was not
clear. Then he saw that the cause Of
his upset was a big skate that had
been lying partly buried in the sand
asleep, perhaps. He had stepped
with his leaden shoes right on its back.
Among the strange things that
may be seen by divers is the ocean for
est, off the eastern coast. The sandy
bottom there is covered with the hard
ened roots of great trees, and in some
instances parts of trunks are standing,
showing that the coast there must have
settled, and that the sea has rolled in
over the land.
Sometimes We so down At. night
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
TWO COPPER CENTS
How They Found Each Other Af,.w
Iears.

We were min.ed the same dav :,
1855. One of US bought a paner :. ~
most, as soon as we left the mini tn.
other went into rich Young f.llo,.i.
pocket 'for luck, he said. The vonns
fellow was on his way to Europe Tbss
cent that bought the paper pouobt
cents WORTH of milk for the new1hor.a
mother. Then the grocer paid il crs
to an expressman, with some silver 7.
got In with its betters, and was uncom'
Portable until It got into bar-room
till" After that it led lowly lifa
For years the owner of the bar. room
Kept it on the table when he PLAYED card.
with his customers. He said it was hi.
'lucky penny" ''
One night, late, a middle-aged man
came in begging. Without thinking
its owner for fifteen years tossed if r.
the beggar with an oatn. That was all
he got there. The cent went into hi.
pocket. He was poor. From thattime
he began to grow rich. The cent GOT
credit Ter his good luck. Though I'm.
fortunate itself, it had always brought
luck to others. 1t never left its las,
owner. | saw him grow from poor
to rich man, and from middle-ared
to an old miser. The more he rot Tho
more he wanted. There was NOTHING
short of murder he would not do for
money. He robbed his best friends
and they never knew it. lie passed for
a good man. He was the greatest
the most magnificent hypocrite that
lived. This is what he used to whis
per to his smooth, shining, and lucky
penny.
Well, the other penny stuck to the
young fellow on his way through Eu.
rope. When he came back after hap
Ply years of wandering he had velvet
case made for the lucky cent. The
first day it left his pocket for the case
he was killed in runaway. His things
went to this one and that, and the cent
was SHOT at in shooting gallery for
number of years. No bullet ever
struck it. Everybody knew that and
everybody wanted it. So it was finally
sold for 81. and lost by the gambler
who bought it, and found by the miser.
and it went into the latter's pocket
and found its twin after fifty-fve
years Two nights ago the miser
choked to death on a piece of hard
bread. They came and placed him in
a coffin. They could not close his hor
rible eyes until they thought of two
copper cents.
So, here we are, in our coffin. divided
by nose, holding down the lids OF
dead mans eyes. Clutter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

and then the scene under water is often
beautiful sight. Every jelly-fish and
living creature seems to be abiaze with
light; your rope appears to be on fire,
and every motion makes the water
gimmer. The crabs and fishes sparkle
many with light of their own. SO.
you see, instead of being a dark an
barren place. as the majority of people
seem to regard it. the ocean. even -
the greatest depths, is probably mad.
bright by the very animals that mos
need the light. '-Oarles Frederick Ho'
{. r, in 81. Nicholas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
A Great subterranean River.

Near Meirs. in the department OF the
Lot. between Auvergne and the Oar-
pone, the course of a subterrahean
river has been traced in boat Tor a
distance of over two Automatically
6, 500 feet. Seven small lakes ana
thirty-two waterfalls were passeu u. ~
the exploring voyage made in Il Sn ma.
boat. 1t is estimated that the uuuel-
ground course isfulIy seven kllomelers,
the stream Joining the Dordogne near
St. Denis Martel. 1t is to be reiielI-
bered that all that region IS OF iilne5
stone formation. - Engineering u'''
Mining Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

The use of electric lights is increasing
with great rapidity among the s. LON d
don shopmen. A walk down the otr tDl
mr. oxford street after dark will show
that every second or third store has
now given up gas. when wou'u Ina
been entirely superseded some tlne
ago il if it were not so cheap. Many
Of the other cities in England are nov
using the arc light and At Brighton "
V almost universal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
Boys by the Cord.

In the neighborhood of Harris road,
Fla there are two families with six
tee one having nine and the
oth, al noae of the parents
are Yet 40 wears old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

A girl down in Maine regularly shaves
her grown-up brothers.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY.

On the night of March 20, 1889, in
the city of Buffalo, N. Y, one Will
liam Kemmler, common drunkard.
quarreled with and murdered Matilda
Ielgler. Eighteen months before
he was married in Camden, n. j., to
Ida Porter, who then had a living
husband. Three days later Kemmler
eloped with Matilda Ieigler the
wife of Fred Ieigler, and lived with
her in Buffalo until be murdered her
with a Ratchet. On May 10, 1889
be was convicted of the murder.
This was the first conviction Of
murder in the State Of New York
after the first day of January, 1889,
which circumstance made Kemmler's
the first for execution by electricity
under the new law which went into
effect in New York State at that
time.
Tue time for Kemmler's execution
by electricity was fixed to some day
of the week beginning June oath,
1882.
BY various pleas and writs and
stays the condemned mans time of
execution had sbeen deferred until
Wednesday of last week, when he
was executed by electricity in the
city Of Auburn at 40 O'Clock, q. N.
1t was the first execution by elec>
tricity and it is now thought it will
be the last. The electric current
was turned on the man for II Sc
conds when it was taken Off and be
was pronounced dead, without pang
Or any consciousness Of pain.
Soon he showed signs Of returning
life, and the CHASTITY spectacle sick.
cned some Of the witnesses. After
some bunging Encouragement the
current was again turned Oh, and
everybody was so excited that no
one knew him long it remained. Il
was not taken off until the mans
body began to smoke and smell. And
it was found that tue body where the
button rested on the spine was cor
slderably charred. Tie brain was
hardened just under the part of the
head to which the electricity was
applied.
The great metropolitan papers of
the country have said that it was
failure, and speak against any more
executions by electricity.
Those who read the daily papers
are already familiar with this matter;
but we have given this much of our
space for the benefit of those who
cad only weekly papers.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

+. A. Woodland, Esq, Chairman OF
the Executive Committee for this
the Secoud Congressional district ,
announces that the Executive Conn
r1ittec met in Wilson last Thursday
They selected Kiuston as the place
and Wednesday. at IL O'Clock, 8. m ,
Sept. 3rd, the time, for holding the
Congressional convention,
A special train will leave Colds
boro on Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock and return the same evening.
Delegates who are convenient TO the
main line of the W. & w. railroad
can take the "ohoo fly" train Wed
nesday morning and reach Colds
boro 10 ttme--for the special and re
turn on the "shoo fly from Colds
horo on the same evening, reaching
Enfield at nine O clock.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
EgEzl CEEAzsE.ESTON.
WEAVING EoNANDy 0RrOEE1.

Several months ago TIE DEMO
GRAFT called the attention of It's
home readers especially to the fact
that there was strong probability,
according to newspaper reports, Of
a through line of railroad from
Charleston, S. G. to Norfolk, Va,
by way Of Wilmington.
1t is now an assured fact that
the road will be built: and we urge
now as we did then that the people
Of Scotland Neck and vicinity see
to it that we do no not miss this
opportunity.
The survey has been made from
Charleston to the North Carolina
line, and it is highly satisfactory to
the parties concerned. The survey
will be continued and there is a
chance to bring this road by Scot
land Neck. It Will cost little to
make the effort, and if we make the
effort and succeed great good will
result to our town and community.
Gien are now making investiga-
tons between Wilmington and
Norfolk, and the best thing Scotland
Neck can do is to give some thought
to the matter at once.
Ihe men vino have money here
and who are engaged in business
here can not atfOld to be careless
about this matter. We have an
opportunity now ana it is not vet
lost; but if we treat the matter care,
loss}y the opportunity may be lost
before we know it.
THE DEMOCRAT is ready for any,
thing that will engage the attention
and interest of cur people in this
matter. What shall we do? What
can we do? What will we do?
Who VIII move first?
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
,sxzy. ROANOKE LAMBS
AGAIN.

Il is no longer question OF doubt
as to whether or not the redemption
of thC Roanoke lands is a matter OF
any Importance.
4 private letter to the editor
from that wise and scholarly jour
nalist Of Asheville, Col. John D.
Cameron, says that it is we'll worth
the attention of all the energy and
effort that can be put upon it,
Gentlemen from many sections of
the state have written and spoken
t. us on tie subject; and every one
agrees that the the Roanoke lands
are the finest corn lands in North
Carolina, and are therefore to be
considered fayOrably with reference
to retaining them by state aid.
now, what we want to do first is
to GET every man in the Roanoke
section sufficiently interested to
take some active interest in this
work. We hope the Farmers AL
lance III these counties will take
hold OF it and push it. Let there
be meetings held in the various
townships along the river and the
matter discussed. Then if it meets
the approval Of the people, let
delegates be appointed to conven-
ton to be held at some convenient
point Just before the opening of the
next Legislature to appoint a proper
committe TO lay tGis matter before
the Legislature and ask the state
Of North Carolina to lend some help
to this, one of her greatest resources
for her people.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
HOW'S THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that canrot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, ..
We. the undersigned, have knoxn F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
Ieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by their
firm.
WEST { TRUAR, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
", acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by al Druggists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Irregular CorrespondenCc.)

Irregular Correspondencc.)
Washington, Aug, 18th, 1890.
Truely Que might ask, under what
form OF Government DO We live?
Oliver Cromwell found it necessary
% use regiment of soldiers to dis
perso the Eaglish parliament; but the
myrmidous Of speaker Reed, without
tie strength Of armed body, attempt
to control the actions Of democratic
members Of this House by sheer
audacity. What a spectacle for &
free country
It is now apparent that the infao
nous Federal Election bill is to be
raiIroaded through the Senate by
force Of the party whip Justify WELD
ci by that s2Gctimoni0us son Of
New Eagland, Senator George T
Hoar. 1t has been reported to the
Senate and put on the calendar, and
in order to facilitate its passage the
resolution providing for tbs adoption
Of 8 gag Rule, to cut off debate, has
hocn Introduced and referred to the
committee on Rules. The talk about
the bill having heeu modified by the
committee is bosb;it has been sinpli-
fed TO s. certain extent, but it re-
mains one Of the most obnoxious
measures ever attempted to be forced
upon a defenseless people. History
will rightly characterize it as an at
tempt to Poll nderize the South.
SeDator Vance stirred up the re-
publican Senatorial Menagerie on
Saturday by showing how IN
Just the tariff bill as it now stands is
to the agricultural interests of the
country. Mr.. Vance made an IN
successful attempt to have certain
clauses amended and the republic
ans, as if to make the bill still more
I'm iust to the South, adopted an
amendment raising the duty on cot~
ton ties.
The republicans of tie House,
particularly Mr.. Reed and his
cOterie, have perslstcntly antagOniz~
Ell the woTkjngmen Of the country
during this entire session of Con
gress ana if they 90 not hear from
it st the coming elections it will be
strange indeed. The employees Of
the Government printing office are
threatening to make trouble because
an amendment providing for the
erection Of a new building for that
establishment was stricken ont in
the House. The need Of this new
building is conceded by all but it is
referred IN order to enable the repub~
licans to pose as economists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
a FRESH CALLEOR IXIECHIS.
WILL He CONE BACK?

Mr.. EDITOR Will the Democrats
elect the Congressman from the 2nd
District thi. year? This is q ques
ton daily asked, and | for one beg
! leave to say in answer thereto, that
we can do so, and whether we will or
not. depends upon the white men Of
the District and to large extent
upon the action Of the Congressional
convention.
We have great ODDS against US
10 WIN we must work-and 10 work
we must lave q leader-aud one
who knows the people, and whom
the people hnow-One whose inter
! cst8 are the interests Of Us alone
who car. who will make q bold. fear
less and aggressive campaign, ard
above all, one in whom tue people
have confidence and faith. CouG-
dcnca that he will do all he can to
secure bis election, and faith that
| when elected he will be true to their
Interests.
Can the Democrats afford to have
8 contest over the nomination? No.
Our object is or shall be. TO defeat
the Radical candidate, no: to excite
enmlty aud strife among our leaders,
to name as our standard bearer, one
whose efforts we all can second, and
in whose success we ali will be pleas
jed.
Can not the Democrats select
such a man?
We have many true and tried
Democrats in the District. Mr..
Ki.chIn and Mr. Simmons, it is sta
ted, have Withdrawn from the contest
for the nomination. Their action
should be applauded-they well
realize the fact, that we can stfOrd
no strife for the nomination. They
both have fought and won the battle
and we'll know how vain would be
the contest this year, should there
be first fight for the nomination,
Their action leayes only Mr.. New
borne in the field. 1t is not the
writer's pleasure to know him, Some
say he has always been Democrat,
others say not, Some say he is the
Alliance canuIdate. Nor do | know
as to this, but I do know that the
Alliance men are true Democrats,
and that they and all of us wish for
the nominee one whose Democracy
is SD pure and strong that no one
can dare to question it. / he writer
regretted Mr.. Kitchin's withdrawal.
In common with many Others l hat
hoped that the nomination would
come to him as with one yOiCe-We
thouqLt he was the strongest man
in the District, we knew his interests
we're ours-tbat his Democracy was
as his second nature, that the party
had had his service time and time
again and that throughout the State
his name was known from the good
work he has always done for Our
party. We knew him-his worth
and his qualities, and thought that
he was the man TO lead Us in the
fight: and even now, | for one Will
ask The question, is he not our
strongest man? And can not the
Democrats Of this District fight and
win the battle with him TO lead us
with more certainty, than with ony
other?
The battle can be won--he has led
as. Should we not ask him 20 Do it
again? He will fight Radicalism,
tyranny and despotism-and this is
what we want. WELDON.
Weldon, \. G.. Aug. 18th.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
SEEE7. ANOTHER GALs. 8'ssgE
E&aECEEzS.

EDITOR DENOC2AT.,-It was with
much pleasure that [ read the two
communications in your last issue,
one from BrinkleyvIlle and the
other from Halifax, urging the nom
nation Of the Hon. ". II. Kitchin
as the standard bearer of the Dem
ocratic party in the coming Con
gressi0nal campaign. Certainly if
ability, unWayering devotion to
Democratic principles, and services
to the party, are to count for any
thing, a better man could not be
found. We can never forget that
he first redeemed the second dis
trict from Republican control, that
i'll he last gubernatorial campaign
he probably did more than any
single man in North Carolina for
the success the Democratic ticket,
and that upon all occasions when
demanded, his services have been
0nstintingly and willingly given ID
the cause. | heartily join in the
demand that W. H. kitchin be made
the nominee Of the party for the
approaching contest.
ENFIELD DEMOCRACY.