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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS FIrT1X.

Old Peter MoGatt always had an apt reply on the
tip OF his tongue for any query serious or foolish,
that was put to him by the village ways. His ready
Irish wit never deserted him. were he drunk or sober,
and though his repartee not always OF the incest
IL came quickly and it generally smart enough to
tickle the maginatons OF his audiences. 1t grew to be
a standing bet in the village that no one could pose
old Peter by question, abuse him without getting
as good or Better than lie gave.
one day the old mans wife died and he married a
buxom young lass within month of the funeral.
The village was somewhat scsndalZed by this, and
though old Peter a general favorite, the young
men of the town decided 10 give him cllaTivar1-
shvereeo they called II. So they gathered up all
the tin horns bells and old pans they could find
and started out for the old mans house. Surround
ing IT, they began 20 raise terrible racket, which
soon woke the happy pair from their slumbers. Be
fore many minutes old Peters head appeared at a
window lie was greeted with dersive howls that
were kept up for some time When the noise stopped
one OF the crowd heard TO say 10 another;
IN bet you two 20 one old MOtfatt won't have any
answer ready for this occasionI"
an 20 you In Dimes replied another, and then
all eyes fixed on old Peter, who was looking the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28

make sure that next organization divided
Grst and second classes
The fact that the teams supposed NewYork
against Boston In the 1nterey League suffered
defeat does not by that
this city lehlnd those Massachusetts in point OF
skln Had the game taken place In NewYor the result
would probably have been different
Notwithstanding the poor display OF the silenders the
series OF for the championship have aroused
husasm the followers Of the various clubs and
each is watched with and the chances OF
the leaders eagerly discussed There many who
believe that the old rivals the Staten Island and Man.
haitian clubs will be the only clubs left in the fight
at the end but the Berkeleys may yet themselves
to action and the New-Jersey Athletic Club will make a
bold bid for victory while the Cosmopoans aud Paer-
have already shown good work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
i CHANCE FOR SOME MERCiFUL YORK.
MUCH CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ON TRANSIT
LANTIC VOYAGES.

MUCH CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ON TRANsAr-
LANTIC VOYAGES.
II. Ballou has written the following letter to the
cocio-v for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
dsra IN ascertain the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals has jurisdiction over the MANNED
animals that here on foreign steamships or over
the officers OF such steamships responsible LOT cruelty
7, nor has the United Government any jurisdiction
The White star steamship Nomadc. which arrived
hove last week had on board OF valuable horses
The stalls had constructed in an unstable manner
In gale beset the ship for Tour days lour horses
wsre killed outright. Fifteen horses were cfueiy
MANNED their flesh cut to the Done' VI uese ioui uou
on arrival at Ncw-York
was on board when OF the animals died at the
wharf Its back had nearly been broken; 1t was
covered with bruises and deep cuts the hair had oeen
partially torn of from its tail and BODY ana IL dleu
I'm evident agony.
Another horse I saw led out by humane customs
official Its back was so strained that It had no power
TO back up; its legs and feet dragged and Its
hoofs were partially torn its flesh was cut to the
bone in places and it was bleeding pfoiuSey' Ahere
were cases that slckening.
Captaln Nichols declared that these were FACTS Of
Providence" declare that they were the result Of
inefficient construction Of stalls The ceat agonst when
the horses brace their hind feet way at the hrst
lurch OF the ship the padding or the sides o, the stall
was thin: the partitions thrown down The horses
AZ each rou OF the vessel thrown violently from the
stalls piled upon another, cut, bruised and manned
against sharp palSs
II It be true that foreign steamship companies ard
their Officers are auenabe 20 the jurisdiction OF tn,
United States courts and cannot be prosecuted In this
country Tor acts OF cruelty committed under foreign flag
II time that matter be brought TO the attention oil
the state Department that American representatives al
another session OF an nterhauOha co"Nss.ou may u9
nand Jurisdiction.
would like have all the facts in your possession
in reference to ponts involved, and to know why
officers Of the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty "a
Animals are not stationed the wharYes to examine
into the condition OF live stock it, arrival here
WIN. HOSEA BALLOU.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
suorLD ONE TELL THE TRUTH TO DECEIVE,

Il wouldn't have believed 1t Of Nellie.7 said one
Of two young women on train bound for this city
one morning recently
tone.
Didn't you hear how she deceived all US girls about
her engagementl"
No. / didn't ! know that the day Of her mar
rage is announced but she has said all along that
she was engaged
Yes that's Just It," went on the first speaker. with
an indignant FIRE in her brown eyes "she always
Jokes about everything, and when ! asked her II It
was really true that she engaged she answered
with a smile that 1t was. Now, every glrl-nearly-
denies that she is engaged when she IT, of course
thought Nellie Joking. she knew, too. when
she told me that wouldn't believe she was In earnest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
PERsoNALLY-CoNDUCrED TOUR TO cRESsoN
TENN

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run
spec al Personally onducted Tour TO CressOn Penn.
July I'd. and those wishing to participate therelt
from New York can do so by taking a. M. train on
that date from COrtlandt DcsbrOsses ss., arrvias
at Cress0n " 6:lJ p. m. Tie low rate OF 80 80 foi
the round trip offered for this Excursion will doubt
be taken advantage q by many who desire 20 zee III,
beauties OF the famous mountain resort, and Will prov,
excellent opportunity for spending the Fourth Of
July out OF town. Excursion tickets will be good 10,
ten DAYS from date OF Tour, and will Include ont
days hotel board ut Mountain House, CreSson, Penl
"a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
whr sho told rou ths truth about the afair,

@why. she told you the truth about 'ne a"a"'
didn't shei How did she deceive your
She knew I wouldn't believe her when she SAID
II. She told me so last night Isn't u oecelvlns
when you knowingly give people iaise iNp'eS
II was your fault That You drew false concnSSSn
from what She said" replied Nelhe's chhnplh AZ
told you the literal truth, didn't sne' "'i"' ''N
you expectf" m 10000 A., S.u,e had
The brown-eyed woman still insisted fhat Meme l%
uurposey deceived her by telling her tne truu 1VVa
was reached the two had not settled the nice pon'
in efh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
WHIT CRICKET MEN ARE DOING.

When the Metropolitan District Cricket League was Or
gsnized the big st OF clubs which became members
made necessary division vino focsaw the oisdu I'LL
age Of the song and weak playing together advocated TWO
classes. The short-sighted. however. would not nave
ms and they were ia the majority the spectacle II
nov presented Of clubs competing against opponent
against whom they have not the slightest possible chanel
Victory. In Section OF League the Harlem cluu
Is 80 clearly ouesssed that the vctors try only TO make
ex scores their averages The League should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28

crowd over cooy. He hesitated for moment Only
and then drawled out with peculiar nasal ana piah
You Young cubs ought 10 be ashamed OF your.
selves Who raised yOu, anyway Amt you gou
any better idea of what's fttin' tran 10 come rtslnS
such a racket round Inc house so soon after Tie
funeral?" L., ,oA
The boys skunk away rather dazed by me an4 3
preternatral sense of what ttn' displayed by
old Peter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
i've FOR THOUSAND ISLANDS

with the adoption Of the summer timetable June ~ w.
the NewYor Central VIII nave Csn Tg Isl Station 10
NJ M and e:l5 D. Through wagner drawing
room and sleeping carss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The grand-sand patronage at Eastern Park is about
one half the total attendance. This speaks well for
the class Of people who attend the Brooklyn games.
sharrott's shoulder was disocated and ne may not
be able 10 pitch for month.
Ruse is truly the pitching wonder Of the age. lie
is appauded at the conclusion Of about every inning
The spectators like 10 watch those wonderful curves
and always tnrong grand stand directly behlno the
home plate when Ruse pitches. 80, =. 4,
Richardson,s infeld work Is remarkable. III Is
seldom that drive goes through his territory -.
Thomas Day. BroOkyn's clever catcher. Is aS es
the sureSt back stop In the country in capturing o-
cult foul flies ~
Whistler's trOuble seems TO he nervousness, lie
Goes not after grounder with the proper eOnnoehGS
Keefe may be released by the New-fork cl1o. lie
Trip.
The death Of that clever catcher Brokaw VIII De a
severe blow TO the Princeton team. Brown. VINO IS
now catching for the Manhattan A C. team VIII c~"oh
Tor Princeton next year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12

sapllng, though tough, was Slen Ter
Ny weight SO laI up disturbed the
center or gravity. The top sagged
ald bent. Ny feet lost their grir
and | hung suspended, some fifteen
feet from the ground.
In vain | struggled 10 regain ms
tootholi. vas too far from the
slender trunk. | strained every
muscle in tie attempt 10 get my
feet around the tree. bnt | Hoped
my legs wildly and valnly. Once |
caught glimpse of the bear He
had risen TO his feet, and | actually
thought | saw a look OF astonIsh-
ment creep over his features as he
gazed upon my Startling gymuastic
evolution in mid-alr. It was evi-
IDENTIFY his first circus, and he was
plainly enjoying it. ceased kick
ing and began TO hold on for dear
life.
knew that 1t was only a guess
ton Of time until dropped like a
ripe perslmnOn into the bear 5
mouth. | thought of great many
things while hanging there. | re-
mem bered that had a Chattanooga
union card in my pocket and it
made me very mad TO think how
tlckled two or three of those fellows
would be over the tact that my un-
dertaker had boine all the financial
expenses even to a free cemetery
lot, aud so saved them an assess
ment- Then | reelected bow pied
my form would be when Gabriel
played the thirteenth trump, pro
vlded the bear ate and digested me
ana should afterward be killed
himself and distributed around the
nelg hbOrh0od to be eaten and oil.
9ested by ever so many people
some of them black, at thai, These
thoughts com bined with the STRAIN
on my arms to make me tired. !
felt my fingers slipping, slipping,
and my hair began to crinkle. /
Was Internally scared. | will leave
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
ODE TO COLD WATER.

o, fair is the virgil Lymph, fresh from the
fountain,
Sleeping in crystal well,
LeaIing i'll shady dells,
Or issuing clear from the depth Of tho
mountain.
Sky-nated, related, earth's holicst
Daughter,
Not the hot kiss Of wine
|. half so divine
As the sip Of thy lip, inspiring Cold
Wate1,
As chaate as the SHOWS on the sky
piercing.
Alpine top
Now sparkling in dews,
Now nearing the hues
OF the raiabow, born Of the ray and the
rain-irop,
In health and in sickness, all seasons,
all weather,
Men may qualr thee, and laugh, and be
happy together.
Q see, how all Nature claps hand and
rejDices,
What greenness and g.adnese,
For provinces and sadness,
What music and mirth from infinite
voices
Herds lowing, cocks growing, ten thou
sand tirds singing.
Sweet mu' mutlns rllis,
And sPi"sai7g5 Of mills.
AhN foGm}ng cascadeS, gems ana JeWe's
ulilIngl g;
The winds, all tae leaves from their sick
Slnmbers waking,
th hlSpera and kisses,
And breathing Of bllsses,
From the blooms al perfumes on the
bnxom air shaking;
sew beauty returning to grass, tree, ard
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12

it TO anybody who has never sat up>
on q petit jury if he would not be
;ared at the prospect Of dropping
ont OF tree and confronting q hun~
gry bear with no other weapons than
his tefth and toe nails. / felt that
| could hold on no longer. | let GO
and dropped-not into the mouth Of
the bear but into lot of dead black
berry bushes.
Ferociou, reader, you have heard
of The sharp arrow Of renorse. You
may have felt their sting. If YOU
ever drank MaconW ekey you have
Well, the sharp arrows of remorse
are not patching to the sharp
thorns on a dead hlackterry bush
1t was absolutely agonizing the va,
in which these thorns songht cut The
tender parts Of my system. The,
jabbed into all the nerve ceuters
and sent thrills of acute pain chas
inc each other sll over my frame
But | didu'r dare move, for the hear
was still sitting there, and | knew
nv Only chance now was 10 feign
death.
Twas iust at the point Of swoon-
ing away with fright and pain. when
I heard a shout and wild Fl ure.
waving a tremendously long club,
leaped upon the bear. La the ex-
citement Of the moment | rose 10 my
feet. The wild looking man had
selzad the bear by the ear , and was
buckling q large brass collar around
his neck addressing 10 him at the
same time selections from ctoice
stock of assorted English and Ital
ian profanity. Thea the truth flasl :
ed over ne, and | came out Of thosr
bushes. The bear which had caused
me all this anguish of mind an,
body was only q tame dancing tear
one Of three or four which some
strolling Italians were exhibiting
through the country. He had sliF-
ped his collar during the night and
ran away from camp.
| went over to that dago and
offered him millions of prospective
wealth and present pay ment of 9
plug Of tobacco to allow me TO take
his pole and hammer that bear 10
nv heart's content. He eazod Upon
my bleeding hands, torn clothing
and Wild features, and / think he
became Suspicious and uneasy, At
least be remarked, "Me no speka
Inqlis," addressed another short
OVATION in Italian to the bear, hit
him q few clocts over the head with
his pole. and, picking up the
chain, disappeared with bis captive
ct rapid gait.
As for M, if | ever again find
myself face to face with sleepy
locking bear in Georgia wooa,
may the gods grill me if | do no,
walk up to Lin and kick him through
his pants. And If that part.cnls,
dsgo and that particular bear ever
come through ny town when | al
home, Ruiini will have a chan:e to
demand another indemnity OF thl:
government. JOB LOFTS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
SCOTLAND NECK, y. G. HURSDAY. NOVEMBER II lS9

question. Flight alone remained
to be considered. can smile now.
bat right then | was scared | look
ell up at the pine tree under whicE
/ was lying. The gigantic trunk
was bare OF limbs TO height OF
forty feet. One of cur Simian an
cestors, Of whom we read in the
gospel, according to Darwin, might
have climbed it. Unfortunately, my
name is not Simeon. I gave the
pine tree up as bad JOB. There
was no chauce. | was laying at the
bead Of a slight depression in the
ground, Which deepened as it reced-
ed. On one bank of this little gully.
about thirty yards away, stood a
sapling which | believed | could
climb, were | near il, before mh
bearship could weigh anchor and
get under sail.
was anXIously measuring the
distance with my eye, when a fly
stung the bears snout and he
sleepily brushed it off with his paw.
That settled it. ] knew enough Of
fly nature to be we'll aware that
that fly would never leave off tick
ling that snout until the bear woke
up and put an end to his playful
and indelicate attentions by par
alyzing him. | Immediately start
cd backward down the gully. Did
you ever crawl backward on your
stomach over ground covered with
pebbles, pine straw and black berry
thorns! If so. know that you
sympathize with a cat whose tur
is stroked the wrong way.
l had covered some twenty yards
in this painful style, when the fly
again jabbed his pro5ocIs into that
OF the bear, wbereupon bruin awoke
from his deep dream Of peace and
fetched mighty blow at bis tor
mentor. simultaneously with this
move Oh the bears part, | broke
cover and put for my sapling l
am conscious only OF touching the
ground once in the remaining ten or
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
& 0Eeler Worker.

Mr. Frank Huffman, a young man OF
Burlington. Ohio, states that he had
ben under the care Of two prominent
phvsisianS, aud used their treatment un-
til he was not able to get around. They
pronounced his CAGE to Consumption and
mcurable. He was persuaded to try
Dir. King ) Ndw Discovery foL C9msum
pti Coughs and Colds and at that time
vas not abb to walk across the street
without resting. He found before he
had used half Of a dollar bottle, that he
was much better; he continued to use
it and is to day enjoy ing good health.
II you have any Throat Lang Trouble
try it. we guarantee satisfaction. TrIAl
bottls free at +. T, Whitehead 4 Co.'S
Drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12

! twelve yards. My only reason for
not going faster was the reason of
the soldier who was rapidly making
his way TO the rear during hot
engagement in the late war. "Hl.
there?" shouted an astonished
superior whom he sped past. "N hat
the devil are you running that way
fol?1 Cos | amt got wings, you
darned fool = yelled back the scar
ed conscrlpt, as he dived into the
tall timber
But am not sure that | could
have bettered my time if had had
wings. When got nearly to the
top of my sapling and looked down
to see my infuriated pursuer gnash-
ing his teeth beneath me, he wasn't
there at all. He was sitting on his
launches right out in the same old
place. Presently he moved a little
closer and sat down again. Just
then it flashed over me that a bear
can climb a tree when he wants to
about as quick as cat.
The cold sweat broke out all over
the. I said brief prayer and look
ed up the sapling to see how much
higher could go ifthe bear started
ap. And then | recalled a long
forgotten character in one of Sut
Lovinggooi's stories who rode a
wild bull over preciplce into q rlv-
er AMI was last seen having climb.
e to the end Of the bulls tall as
they cleft the air in their downward
flight, reaching vainlv for more tail
to climb. | laughed right out, and
the laugh did me good. | wasn't
half as nervous afterwaId. The
bear sat still and so did I. | began
to think over all the bear stories
had ever heard. 1 dimly recalled
one / used to hear in Sunday school
about young Dayid-how he rent a
bear which came nosing around
his fathers sheep one morning, and
| thought how gladly l would rent
my bear to any responsible party
who would take immediate posses
sion aud move 10. Just as | reach>
ed this point in my train ofret1ection
the bear fixed his cold little eye
upon me and opened his mounth to
Its very widest extent. | took a
casual survey Of his interior works,
and Immediately moved several
fes farther up the tree. In doing
so | committed a fatal error. The
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
LIZ non IL tXI
HleMan,. kl-l.M. M.LAlLa-

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For all sick ard nervous headache,
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Ladies, Tor natural An thorough or
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
Ee Knew The Glass It Belonged
Tc.
(Chic1gO Tribuncl

jChicago TribuncD
The Old professor 8 little nee!>
sighted end the boys thought
hey woUll fool lin. They got
9iace~ OF cloth and fxed them up III
the shape Of most wonderful bug.
Then tbcy got some real bugs aud
hrousht the whole 10; to the pro-
frs 81.
He examined first one and then
tie other and gave the popular and
scientific names Of each. together
With little tax abo1t the pecnliar>
lilies Of each, an the noys appeared
grateful in the extreme.
Tea tie came to the cloth bug.
He looked a. in puzzled way for q
moment aud then went to the cabi.
net for his microscope, but the boys
b Il removed t. II c,mo back 70
tie toble, adjusted his glaS>cs, a d
sctutlnize b: hug more closely
than b h4tO~e.
',!a it rare specimen, professor ~
a ked one Of the boys ioaoccntly.
The professor said he couldn't re-
member that he had ever seen its
Ike before
"SGl!',' said be, looking extremely
wise, II notice certain pecolisrities
that convince me that I know the
class to which it belongs"
but you wouldn't care to give the
hug q name, wouli you?' asked the
-loI2esm An, while the Others tried 10
look so!ema,
why, yes,' said the professor,
bIandIy. For such an examinsti, n
a. an able to make without a m
croscope I should class it as hum
bog
Then the loTs looked at each 9th
er and solemnly filed Ont without an
~wering the professors invitation to
c Ii again when they secured anoth>
- rare specimen.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12

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