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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
OUR CORN CRIB.
NUBRINS OF THOUGHT FOR MEN WHO
WILL THINK,

Thought is the tlghest and finest
evolution possessed by the human
race.
Every man is a slave who bears
the hurthen Of debt.
It is time men were In earnest
when home and happiness stand in
peril.
Men and women are Vet only chill
dren il the knowledge Of human life
and it's magnificent possibilities.
Intelligent discomfort 10 divine.
Truth can afford to wait the yer,
dict of the people.
The earth IS the great reservoir
that is constantly giving and receiv-
ing ell that humanity possesses.
There is no grander attribute than
the heroism of ones convictions,
Parental conditions bias the mind
of the future man and woman more
than all subsequent education and
influences.
The brains of eight millions of
tillers of the soil in active service
will effect a more radical and per
manent reform than all the troops OF
organized welfare.
One often meets persons who, #
they are not especially brilliant, are
vastly deceived IN their estimate OF
| themselves.
The sublImest oratorY Is from
the chIdren OF nature; the finest
rhetoric is in the skies, the fields
the trees, the flowers, the pebbles
in everything which God hath made
In the histories of all the past "a
! tioDs. the first step toward dcspot>
/ ism is in the gathering in of all the
rural homes into vast landed estates
Every homo builder is an artist
working early and late at the ease
painting pictures in the hearts oi
loved ones which may gild eternity
with their beauty and brightness.
If our republic Is ever redeemet
it will be through
the organize5, united, intelligent
action of its honest, sturdy yeoman
ry st the ballot box.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
Spe cinlen Cases.

s. II. Clifford New CASSIE, Wis. .
was ,roubled with Neauralger and
Rheumatism, his Stomache was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away.
and he was terrible reduced in flesh
and strength, T0ree bottles of Elec-
tric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburgh, III,
had running sore on his leg of
eight years standing. Used three
bottles of EIectrick B!tters and seven
boxes of B1ckiln's Arnica S-lge ond
bic leg is sound and we'll. John
Speaker, Catawns, o had five lagf
Fever sores On his leg. uocctors SAID
he was lncurable. One bottle Elec
tric Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnica Cured him entirely. Sole BY
4, I. Whitehead 4 Co. Drug stole
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
The Pulpit and the stage.

Rev. F. NJ. Shrout Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says. II feel it my duty t. tel whit
wonders Dr.. Kings Nen Discovery
has done for me. My Lungs were
badly diseased, and my parishioners
Thought ! could live obly i few weeks
l took five bottles of Dr.. Kings New
and am sound and well, gaining 26
lbs. in weight"
Authur Love Manager Loves Funny
Folks Continuation, writes: AFTER
a through trial and convincing evi,
dence, an confident Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, heats
'em all, and curhs when everything
else fails. The greatest kindress
can do my many thousan dsfrIends Is
to urge them to try it, Free trial
bottles at +. T. Whitehead & Co.
Drug store. Regular sizes SOC and
$1.00.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
The Mother 9 Grave,
By HERBERT THORNE.
For the Democrat

For the Democrat.l
The following lines were written
soon after reading a selection in q
recent number Of THE DEMOCRAT,
on "The Mothers Graye."
Yea, watch, 0 pines, and burst, o clouds,
III tears,
And bloom, o flowers, through all the
coming years,
And moan, O.winds, there cease t. rave,
Blow gently DER my mothers grave.
And you, O stars, 50 sublime and SO
cold,
Keep constant guard till Judgment's
books unfold;
And you, O moon, will battle with light
That spot through all the stIllY night.
Q sable wings of night, when skies are
black,
Let darkness keep intruding spirits back:
o sun, at morn throw there beam,
T will not disturb her happy dream.
Send down tender, living, brilliant ray
At noon. to mark and warm the cold red
clay.
Give it kiss at mellow eve,
And you, 0 dews, cease not to grieve.
O tender whip-poor- will. when all Is
still
Desert the silent, gruesome. wooded hill,
Go there and chant your thrilling lay
Till morning hurls the night away
And you, o birds of day, take up the
strain,
And ev'ry day through sunshine and
through rain,
Go sit upon the myrtle's spray
And sing till western skies are gray.
BY far the dearest spot to me on earth
No piles of gllst ring gold can state its
worth
Is where my mother litelass lies
T. await the summons from the skies
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

IS TO BE MORE PROSPEROUS
UNDER A CHANGED SYSTEM
OF AGRICULTURE.

r. X. Moreland IN American Agricul-
turist)
There are ia Virginia, the Caro-
linas, and some other Southern
States, large areas Of abandoned or
partially abandoned lands. In these
districts the plantations have been
gwen over to scrub osk, Old field
pine, and hrambles, because the
former system Of agriculture did not
pay. or because a long continued
robbery of the soil resulted in such
mpoverishment that cultivation al
last would not produce q livelihood
for labor expended. Land that has
been Impoverished by tobacco-one
of the most exhaustive Of CrOps-oT
by cotton, as has been lone in The
South, NAV be restored bY a change
Of agriculture, and this restoration is
even now going on. Fruits and
vegetables Will ne largely cultivated
in the Southern States on account OF
the good markets for such products
in the large Eastern citiee. 1t viii
also be found profitable to raise cat
tie, grain wool. and dairy products.
The result Of thus changed system Of
agriculture will make the South even
more prosperous than it was in the
palmiest days Of plantatlon life.
When all the desirable agricul-
tural Ian d of the West is coupled
which is but a question Of q few
year8-then these lands in the South
ern States will receive attention.
Our population is increasing rapid,
and the time will come when these
farms will have TO be suhdjvided
The average size of our farms in this
country is four times that of the
farms IN France, and in Belgium.
Holland, Germany, and England,
they are still smaller. While to-day
10 many sections farms Of IS and
100 acres will barely pay for cultlva-
ton, the time will come when farms
Of one-third or one-fourth that size
must pay. 1t is useless to argue
that it can not be done; such farms
are cultivated in way to pay even
to-day, and must become even more
generally profitable In the future. 1t
would be wei! for the respective
State departments Of agriculture TO
establish experimental farms in these
neglected sections. Such experiment
farms should he conducted 10 n man.
ner to demonstrate to the unspccess-
ful farmers of the State how they can
take their worn out farms and rem
ovate them how they can carry on
an industry that has hitherto appear
ed to be unproftable in 4 way tC
show a satisfactory balance sheet
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

We're not waiting for the bats and
moies but for men and women who
have eyes and and use, them who
nave brains ard reason There's
new world for tbem--snlieriug AMI
sickIy as they area new world
craated from the Of a skilIfal phTsi>
cana discovery the "Godien Med
ical Discolery."
Years ago DR., Pierce found out
that the secret Of all scrOfula bronch-
lal, throat and lung troubles lay
IN the beginlng at least-in impure
blood and the weak nervous system !;
that the way to cure tbes effects was
to remove the cause, that human
nature being the same, the same
results might he looked for in nearly
all cases. SO conf ient was he that
the exception were uncomon that
took the risk of giving the Medicine
to those it don't benefit for nothing,
and the results have proved that he
gas right.
And "Goldeu Medical Discovery"
is the remedy fer the million TIE
only guaranteei Liver, Blood and
Lung remdy. Your moey back if 1t
doesn't help YOU.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
G~andest Wan On Ehe Globe.
FROM AN ADDRESS BY REV. DIR. T. L.
GJYIER.

The most remarkable man that
ever trod the streets of Washington
walked into a store in Spring field
when he was a Young man, carrying
a carpet bag IN bis hand, that held
all his worldly effects, He said to
the storekeeper: "Specd, | an com
ing to Springfield to practice law. |
want room and a little furn -tuce--
table and he'd ard wsshstand
and 4 chair or two. How much will
it cost, Speed?" Speed figured IN
it while and then be said "Abe,
it Will cost you 81" II haven't IS
much money as that IN TIC world"
II tell YOU, Abe" said Speed, "what
I'll DO. I bave double bed up
stairs come up and bunk with ne
TIL Won get money enough to baY
the chairs and the bed" The tall,
gan It voung man, with the great
soft eyes that were s. mile deep, went
upstairs tossed down bis carpet
bag. came down and said be :
Speed, In moved" Laugh
That was all he had, luaC was the
start of the career that sent hiu on.
carving the great heart Of America
with him. till he stood before the
throne with 100000 broken man
acles in bis bands and when re was
zone the Car of R2ssia. told ny .
! TREND OF the news, stegaered uL
from his chair and said: "Good
God is Lincoln dead? He was the
grandest man on the globe -
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
He Knew His Rights,

"Don't you try to run over me !"
retorted the pedestrian.
The conversation took place al
muddy crossing on " eslern aTente
Yesterday morning between the red
whiskered driver OF delivery wsg-
% and raw boned msn with q has
In on his arm. Tue latter, TO avoid be
ing run over, had seized the horse
by the bride and stopped the AMI
u mal with 3 suddenness that nearly
threw the driver off his seat,
Keep out Of the way if YOU ,.@ul
want to get run over ye-se- the
red-whisered jthu.
"My friend, Answered the man o.
the crossing, still holding the horse
by the hite,' don't yo- know that
This crossing belongs to the people OF
C4itago2"
"You let 60 of that horse !"
"Now, be reasonable, nv dear sir.
This crossing IS merely cUnunua~
,,,, or tho sidewalk II heloaos
to the pedestrians. ! have the rlgut
of wav. sn3,,
"If YOU don't let go of that I'll"
,u4,13on moment Do,,t oet
axc,,od nv friend The law is oer-
factIv clear on this nolnt. The courts
havn decided fine AMI aJain that a
narsoo vino !. on . street CROSSINGS
.syon Iet 90 of that horse or III
nreak vonr head =,
Ore clam NV friend. Preserve
<our eonjlibrim. 1t is the case of
Warner vs.. Neberran.44th III. page"
"Take thatn roared the iDturlarf d
driver ,tr,kino at him with ina vb,p
..l,co ro-a ask vo, mn, to oct
a~,,.oa - answered 1ha mun on fro
.ros.ion doo,,os tho win, ,.Y,,
a,ii eot nv refarrino IN rhe well.
r,oopo case of Skean ~ Dnckro, b.
s-,h III mao 3t"
s.u7banI,t
Tha -od.uhisl-oro5 drivar lo,de8
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
STEEL & ALEXANDER,

For the purpose Of conducting a GEN
ERA l. FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
B JSlNEN>, at the stand lately occupied
by the firms of Wm, H. TappeY, Tappey
i Delaney, Tappey d Steel and Tappey,
Lumsdcn {, Co. tor The past 40 years, and
having been associated with them as fore
man for 3oyears and book.keepcr for IS
years. we feel confident that IN entering
upon this enterprise we do so with thor
"o3h and practical knowledge ofthe busi-
Ie.s, and trust to have a share Of public
aUonage. Very respectfully,
X. }. STEEL,
5l5 1y. WM. ALEXANDER
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
DRINK MURDERS.

DR. Drysdale, lectuung in London
on the superior longevity and health
Of toral abstajners, quoted statistics
showing that whilst those persons
hvlng at the age of twenty had an
expectation Of torty-four years OF
hte, PERSONS Of intemperate habits
had only an expectation Of fifteen
years.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
THE PEOPLES TYPE-WRITER.'

THE PEOPLES TYPEWRITER"
TE1HF LAST INVENTED ahead of all
L others in simplicity, cheapness. and
capacity for maniloIdiDg, The only low
price Writer ever invented using RIB
bon. For m,nifolding It has no superior,
regardless OF price, and has many adj
vantagcs over the high price machines.
ANY body can use it IN few minutes,
Subject to any test desired. Price. with
three extra ribbons, complete and ready
for work, only $500. Address.
R. r. OWENS, Agt.,
= 3m Scotland Neck, \. Z.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
DR. W. Q. MCDOWELL.
HR. c. G. CHRISTIAN.
SCOTLAND NECK, Nc

~ Can be found at his office
over Josey Brothers store WREN not
professionally engaged olsewbero
2l3 If.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

"HoI1 on moment. Don't get
excited my freud. The law is per
fectly clear on THIS point. The courts
have decided time and again that a
person who is on street crossing"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

8 28.e11y
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

you let go of that horse or I'll
break your head 7"
"Be clam, my friend. Preserve
sour equilibrium. 1t is the case OF
Warner vs, Nebergall,44th III. ., page"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15

NJ HFIIPr0"-n g.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22
IGNORED PROTESTS.
Old Buncombe in His Great Act of En-
tightening Manufacturers.

Old Buncombe in His Great Act of En-
Tightening Manufacturers.
When the Mckinley administrative
bill went into effect, on the first OF
August last, European manufacturers
entered vigorous protests against some
of its provisions, especially those relat-
ing to elements of cost. When the
other and worse Mckinley bill went
into effect, on the 9th of October, there
were still more energetic protests from
the same quarter. Mr. Blaine thought
that the foreign manufacturers, like
American consumers, 'didn't under
stand the BILL" and he set about the
work of enlightening them. His first
step was to instruct our ministers to
all the leading countries to inquire into
and report upon the real effects of the
new legislation. Evidently his object
was to instruct benighted foreigners,
for American consumers have no need
of reports from our foreign ministers to
inform them in regard to the effect OF
the Mckinley tariff upon prices. The
reports, it is stated, are now coming in.
and in course OF time they Will be
printed. But we may venture to ex-
press a doubt whether foreign manu-
facturers will then understand the bill
any better, for they must necessarily
learn something about it from expert
ence, and upon them must our foreign
representatives depend for whatever in
formation they get to embody in their
reports. The consuls have been more
usefully employed under Mr.. Blaine's
direction in preparing reports on the
duties charged upon American mer-
chandise imported into the countries
where they reside, and on export duties
charged upon merchandise shipped
from those countries. These reports
may be of some use to Americans in
the foreign trade, since they are likely
to deal with facts, and to be something
better than mere apologies for McKin'
leyism.- Chicago Herald
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22

few large ones out nor hold the dis
tance between us. Several of the
small ones dropped out Of the race,
but five of the larger ones steadily
gained on us.
We gave sigh of relief when we
rounded the last point of land and saw
our elevated log cabin in the distance.
But there was no sign of help there,
and our hearts failed us. The guides
were either sleeping or out hunting.
A groan of despair followed our sigh
of relief. The foremost alligator
leaped toward us and snapped his jaws
within five feet of the canoe.
Another attempted to reach us, but
failed. Then they settled down to
work again, but we were so paralyzed
with fear that our arms could make
only Intellectual efforts to paddle rap
idly.
"We're lost" groaned James, "un-
less we can frighten them"
Our guns not being loaded proved
practically useless; but we both
jumped up and tried to strike the
saurians with the paddles The crea-
lures stopped for a minute and swan
in circle round the canoe. They
knew that they had cornered their
prey, and they seemed to be gloating
over their coming feast. Our attempts
to frighten them, however, were inef-
fectual, and when we struck one on
the tail, he turned around and snapped
savagely at the paddle. We saved the
canoe by jumping back and giving
the frail craft slight lurch to one
side.
Our brave fight would soon have ter
| minated disastrously for us had not
another creature appeared on the scene.
There was slight ripple in the water
a short distance off, and then the huge
fins of an ugly-looking shark glided
through the water. The heavy floods
had made the water in the inlet so deep
that the finny monster had ventured
far inshore after food. The noise OF
the battle had attracted his attention,
and he was approaching the scene.
| The five alligators waited expectant'
ly for the new enemy, and when the
huge shark turned over to seize one OF
the creatures the heavy saurians re-
turned the attack. The battle was evi'
dently a surprise to both parties. Ihe
shark was unaccustomed to such tough
skinned enemies, and after the first en-
counter he regretted his rashness
But it was too late to retreat then.
The alligators, pressed on with hunger
surrounded the huge fish and soon tore
him to pieces. The red blood dyed the
water for many rods around, and the
splasling of the heavy tails told the
story of the fierce conflict going on.
The shark was gamey to the last, ane
before he succumbed one of the huge
saurians was floating on his back deat
and another swimming painfully TOWARD
the mangrove swamps badly injured.
We lost no time in getting away from
the scene of the conflict, and when WI
reached the camp we were completed.
exhausted. The remembrance OF tha
race. and how the shark saved us, i
ALWAYS before our minds when WI
think of the sunny land of Florida
George E. Walsh, in Yankee Blade.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22

IN THE MIDST OF A LARGE SEA.
oa' we were too much for him, and we
'uaeched the bird almost out of his jaws.
nafied and angry, the huge saurian
%Iapped ~ his jaws together fiercely, and
uea opening them again, he made to-
"afo us as If intent upon crushing our
,auoe 10 pieces. We never realized that
:. ~ were running any danger until the
NV e creature turned upon us. He
"s the largest alligator we had seen in
s.ral se'eral weeks, and the close encounter
inghtened lis.
MI. ne rushed through the water like a
sn1iwlnd, but sudden twist of the
saaaie brought the canoe about so that
M NJ mlssed striking the side. We picked
To. ~ our paddles instantly and began
~ h'Aing the boat out of his reach. But
s aS saurian was not so easily baffled.
~ Ser and hunger made him return to
sn;. attack, and he started in rapid pur-
s.a Ihe cries of the wounded peli-
ora s seemed to increase his desire to
wa ..ake us, and he doubtless felt that
Nv we're robbing him of his game.
,.a, nc could not hold our own in the
~. ~ ana the monster oyerhauled us
,loy loot he was close to US, and
a.h.s uss ready to open his jaws tor au.
'~S saarge when I thrsw ons Of the
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22

witnessing the wonderful development
of Mclean county, these tenants hava
at last realized that they must have
cheaper lands, hence they propose to go
in great droves to Iowa, where "rents"
are cheaper than they are in Illinois
They want new landlords, as my friend
expressed >it, landlords who will not
charge them for house rent nor more
than a dollar or two dollars an acre for
the use of land"
There is no place in the United States
which affords a better field for single
tax laborers than Central Illinois, and
particularly Mclean county. The five
hundred people who have already deter
mined to become the tenants of Iowa
landlords are not all of those who arc
discontented. 1t is reasonably certain
that hundreds of others in Mclean and
adjoining counties, to escape the grasp
ing greed of Illinois landlords, will fol-
low as soon as they can. In the mean
time something should be done toward
raising funds to use in sending single
tax missionaries through this country.
The thousands and thousands of ten
ants and discontented farmers in Central
Illinois were never in better frame of
mind than now to receive the light OF
the new political economy. The field isa
grand one for single tax workers, and it
would be a lasting shame to allow it to
escape further attention. Something
ought to be done at once. Good speak
ers should be secured to canvass every
town and village in the district,-J. Il.
H., in q letter to the Standard,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22
FREE RAW MATERIALS.

GIaring Misrepresentation of the Repud1-
ated Roarer for Protection.
1t is asserted by Maj. Mckinley that
we have practically got free raw ma
terial, for private citizen can buy his
raw material abroad, pay a tax on it at
the custom house, manufacture it in
his factory, and the government will
refund 90 per cent. on the manufactured
article, keeping per cent. as its per-
centage for handling goods" Citizens
acquainted with the provisions of the
law quoted will understand in what
manner the truth has been concealed
by a partial statement. The drawback
is only to be paid to those manufactur-
ers who seek foreign market with
their goods. If the products are to be
sold to buyers in the home market.
then no 80 per cent. is repaid by the
government. Mr.. Mckinley well knew
he was stating falsehood, but he was
relying on that ignorance of which he
has complained since the public repudi.
alton of him and his revenue monstros-
ity.
But there are other facts connected
with this provision made for the ben
eft of pets of republican legislation.
Not only must the goods manufactured
from these imported raw materials be
made for export, but they must be
made solely from imported raw materi
ais. 1t is policy telling the Ameri
can manufacturer that if he would gain
advan tage of this law he must not pur
chase the products of protected Amer
lean mines; that he must refuse te
handle the products of American in
dustry, and must be careful to put into
his boiler-tubes only steel imported
from other countries. 1t is notoriou.
that this policy has for years forced one
of the largest concerns engaged in th'
manufacture Of tubes tor boilers to inn
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-04-22
port its raw materials IN order that 1t

port its raw materials IN order that 1t
might compete in the open market with
it's products. But it has done more, for
until the passage of the Mckinley bill
the amount of the tax refunded was
but 90 per cent. and the 10 per cent tax
was taken from that possible fund to
be divided between labor and capital
arising from the difference between
the cost of the raw material and labor
and the selling price of the product.
These were facts well understood by
the voters of the Bay state who refused
to submit longer to the impositions OF
the protective system.
There is another consideration to
which the attention of protectionists is
called. In the same speech from which
this claim is drawn, Mr.. Mckinley says
that the tax levied at our custom house
is paid by the foreigner fer the priv
elege of trading in this country. This
is the persistent claim of the high tax
er. The foreigner pays the tax. Then
will one of the organs which halls the
Mckinley speech as an eloquent de-
fense Of protection tell the people by
what right the government pays to a
private citizen that money derived
from those who would trade in this
market? If in levying tariff tax on
the imported steel for boiler tubes the
government has secured a portion of
the 81, 100000 day needed for its sup
port, why should it paid to private
citizen? This question has been pro-
pounded from every rostrum of free
trade and has been published in every
organ devoted to greater liberty of the
people, and has never yet received re-
ply from devotees of a system only sus'
tanned by fraudulent pretense. 1t is a
lying pretense, and by their silence the
tribute-take have confessed Their
crime.-Chicago Times.